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Evening star., 1924-05-09
ACTIVITY DEVELOPS
IN BOND SALES TODAY
Strength Prevails Almost Uni.
formly Throughout List, For
eign Securities Alone Excepted.
SLIGHT RISE IN q. S. ISSUES
Special Interest Taken in the
High-Grade Rails.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 9.-Ac1ivity and
strength prevailed almost uniformly
throughout today's bond market, the
only exception being in the foreign
list, where French issues dragged un-
certainly. In tho general market,
the improvement was directly trace
able to the lower rates for money.
The banks today offered time funds
for ninety days at per cent, a re-
duction of Il of l per cent on the
years quotation. Loans from four to
six months were obtainable at Az
per cent, and for from thirty to forty
five days a few transactions were re-
ported at ga per cent Another fa-
vorable development was the remark.
ably quick sale of the new $7,000,00l
Florida Western and Northern per
cent bonds, offered at par. The un-
derwriters reported a large over
subscription
U. S. Loans Slightly Higher.
United States government lo:ns
were fractionally higher, but the
most interest was taken in the high
grade rails, mduStrialS and utili EIes
New York Central 5s crossed SO. sell
ing in large volume. Great Northern
Is were very firm at los, almost the
high of the year. American Tele-
phone and Telegraph debenture 5hs S
trust SIS sold at approximately the
high prices of the year. Western
Electric debenture 5s went above the
Offering price. In lower grade bonds,
there was heavy trading in hudson
and Manhattan refundng SIS which up
to today have been compaI -atively
neglected Missouri Pacific 6s
equalIed the high of the year and
were very much in demand at that
price. Southern Railway As went
above 72, while more than par was
bid for the 6s.
Speculative Rails.
In the more speculative rails all
the New Haven issues were firm
around the best prices recently at
tanned. Seaboard adjustme nts, on the
other hand, broke rather sharply,
partly because of the competition of
the new financing and partly because
only the regular 214 per cent was
cent accumulations to be cleared off.
Other Seaboard bonds were slightly
lower.
In utilities, Commonwealth Power
Corporation IS crossed so for the
first time this year. Indnstrials were
more irregular. Wilson, & Go. bonds
did a little better. but Pierce Arrow
IS were still heavy.
European Bonds Depressed.
European bonds, especially the
French issues, were depressed by the
uncertain tenor of the news from
a broad. City of Copenhagen 51zs,
however, sold above 80 for the first
time on this movement Brazilian OBJ
liga tions furnished the strong fea-
ture of the South Americans
Besides the Florida Western and
Northerns, already referred to. new
issues of the day included s1,5o0,000
Pacific Steamship Terminal Is at par
Evening star., 1924-05-09
RAW SUGAR STEADY.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Raw sugar to-
day was steady and unchanged at
$50 for Cubans, duty paid. There
were sales of 5000 bags Cuban for
June shipment to an operator. After
opening to z points higher on COM
mission house buying and covering,
raw sugar futures met increased of
ferings, and prices at midday were
close.
Refined sugar was unchanged at
z 40 to 7.50 for ffne granulated-
Refined futures we're nominal
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 9.-Unfavorable
private crop and weather advices ap-
peared to make more of an impression
on sentiment in the cotton market today.
Buying on reports of low temperatures
IN the south and need for additional re-
planting in the southwest was stimulat-
ed by relatively firm Liverpool cables.
Inc market opened firm at an advance
or TO 81 points, and soon showed net
advances of 33 to AZ points, May selling
up to $3.50 and October to 25.04 before
tne end of the first hour.
Pnvate cables reported Liverpool had
advanced on heavy covering due to less
favorable weather reports from the
south, although there was less spot de-
mand and some selling on weakness in
Egyptian cotton. Liverpool and New
orleans were active buyers here early
Offerings increased around the twenty
nVe-cent level for October, and later
realizing brought actions of IA to 20
points from the best. May sold off to
30-33 and October to 29.40. but business
became less active on the setback, and
the market was steady at midday owing
TO continued complaints of unfavorable
crop conditions from the south and
further covering.
FYrtn
Evening star., 1924-05-09
BALTIMORE DAIRY PRICES.

BALTIMORE, May (SpeciaD.-
Poultry-Winter chickens, h., 40a45;
springers, 45a55; Leghorns, 40a50;
young stays, 25; old hens, 27a2s; Leg
horns. old. 25; roosters, old, 16a17;
ducks, 20a27; pigeons, pair, 45a50;
guinea fowls, each, 40a6o.
Eggs Qoss off)-Native and nearby
irsts, doz., 2242; southern, Il Il; duck
eggs, so.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy,
36a40; nearby creamery, 33a37; prints,
40a42; ladies, 2sa30; rolls, 26a2S;
store, 25; dairy prints, 26a2S; process
butter, 33a34.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
STOCKS EX-DIvIDEND.
NEW YORK MONEY RATES.
CORPORATION.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Call money
rate, 3k: closing bid, 35z: offered at
3A; last loan. 311; call loans against
acceptances, az. Time loans easier;
mixed collateral $3.50 days, A; As
months, An; prime commercial paper.
Az.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Bar silver.
65A; Mexican dollars, 49A.
LONDON, May 8. - Bar silver,
SO 11-16d per ounce Money, 1k per
cent Discount rates: Short bills,
2Ha3 per cent; three-month bills,
3a3 Lis per cent
Evening star., 1924-05-09

NEW YORK, May 9.-Foreign ex-
changes Irregular. Quotations, in u. S.
dollars: Great Britain, demand, 4.36S;
cables, 1865; 60-day bills on banks,
434H. France, demand, .o5s2; cables,
.05s3. Italy, demand. .0446; cables.
.0446h. Belgium, demand. .o4s1;
cables, .o4s2. Germany, demand (per
trillion), .2sM; Holland, 1874; Norway,
1893; Sweden, .2645; Denmark, 1902;
Switzerland, .1778; Spain, 1880; Greece.
.0213; Poland. .00000012; .Czechoslo-
vakia, .0293A; Jugoslavia, OLA;
Austria, .000014h; Rumania, .0051 "
Argentina, 1895; Brazil, .1130; Toxic,
40; Montreal, .9S 9-32.
Evening star., 1924-05-09

tPartly extra. tPayable In preferred stock.
Dividend rates given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special
dividends are not included.
High. Low. Last.
Call Money. ..... 3h 31s 3ls
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS
IL a-m..... 1925 1p-m. -29S. 100
IL M. 218,200 2p.m... .349.100
Evening star., 1924-05-09
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. May e.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
Evening star., 1924-05-09

Ever notice that the fellows who
try to get rich quick are always
broke?
Evening star., 1924-05-09


NEW ORLEANS, May 9.-The cotton
market opened rather active and with
a firmer tone, first trades showing gains
over the previous close of 20 to 81
points The stimulating influences were
higher Liverpool cables than due, re-
ports OF cold rains in Texas and gen.
orally lower temperatures in the belt
than were considered good for the new
crop. Prices continued to improve after
the opening under active covering by
shorts until July traded up to 2S.31, Oc-
tober to 24.28 and December to 2402,
or 81 to AZ points above the closing
levels of yesterday.
LIVERPOOL, May 9.-Cotton-Spot,
quiet; prices steady. Good middling,
1892; fully middling. 1887; middling,
1887; low middling, 1862; good ordi-
nary, 1852 ordinary, 1902. Sales. 5000
bales. including 1000 American Re
ceipts, 1000 bales, including 1 400 Amer
lean. Futures closed steady. May. 1913;
July. 1870. October, 1864; December,
1922; January. 14.12; March, 400.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
Personal Mention.

City Company. who was partially
blinded in tennis competition last
Saturday, has left the hospital with
his sight fully restored, and returned
to his office this afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-05-09

TOTAL SALES {Par vaIus):
II a.m.. 4005 600 IL noon 655o0oo
Pm. s 038000 2p.m... s62looO
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co
SaI1i oh
Evening star., 1924-05-09

Der, 24.75; December. 24.25; January, 2s.s5.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
GET SIXTY DAYS.
FOR TRYING TO
FIGHT DUEL
Taxi Driver and Maryland
Farmer QuarrelIed Over
Woman's Affections.

Convicted recently on charges Of
carrying deadly weapons, following
an alleged fight in the southeast sec
ton Of the city, when both are said
to have drawn huge pistols. George
w. beavers, a local taxicab driver,
and John II. Harris, Maryland
farmer. were sentenced by Judge
John p. Mcmahon in Police Court
yesterday to serve go days in jail
each.
Harris was committed for the
sixty days, but beavers, who could
not get out on bond. has already
been in jail for forty-one days, so
was sentenced TO serve nineteen
days more to make up q total OF
sixty.
At the time the men were tried it
was testified that they were rivals
for the affections of a woman who
lives in the same section Of Mary
land where Harris makes his home.
Harris was bringing the woman to
town, according TO the evidence,
when beavers met them on the road
and, refused an audience at that
point, followed them into the city
limits.
Both men then got out Of their
cars and drew revolvers. One shot
was fired but the court was unable
to determine who fired it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
PROTESTS FARE INCREASE

Disapproval Of the request Of the
Washington Rapid Transit Com.
pany for an increase in fare and
also for any increase in fare for
any transportation company was
voiced last night in Ludlow School,
Sixth and G streets northeast, by
members of the Northeast Washing.
ton Citizens Association. The hear.
ing on the bus company's request
will be held February 20, at 1890
o'clock, in the District Building.
The association Endorsed the petit
ton Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations for a reduction in the
rates and tolls of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
A hearing on that petition will be
held February rs.
A contribution Of $40 was voted
to the fund being raised to retain
Conrad Syme as attorney in the
prosecution Of the Districts plea
for surplus funds in the Treasury.
Evan Tucker presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
CAPTURE
FIRST STEP
Of MAN
Civilizations Beginning, Is
Theory of University
Professor.
By CHESTER b. Balm,
International NeMa Service.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Feb. 49,
'They treated 'em rough, with
caveman stuff" and right then
and there civilization, as marked
by autos. free thinkers, radio,
millionaire, fur coats, flaDpers
and Santa Claus, came into being.
This was the substance of a
lecture by Professor J. c. Duvall,
Syracuse University. who traced
wife capture which our fur-bearing
forebears INDUCED in several thou
sand years ago.
In those good old days, when
man was the boss Of the family
cave, relationship was traced
through the woman, said Professor
Duvall, because daddy, the trifler,
might have one wife today and
another perfectly good one tomor-
row.
The "old man" used his club as
a persuader when the fair one of
his fancy refused to listen to his
love songs with favor. and so the
progeny, not having much conf
dence in the tickle main meal
per, the professor said.
Thus, when father had a whole
set Of wives and "a flock of husky
kids to beat off the sabre.tooth
tiger when he came around to pay
his morning call and to look for
some human pork chops for
breakfast, his mind had a chance
to work, Professor Duvall said.
He sat around the cave doing
some heavy thinking, said the pro.
fessor, and as a result he sailed
out, got another flock of wives by
main. strength and started in plant.
ing gardens and tanning dinosaurs
on a big scale, having plenty of
help to do the heavy work.
Thus pop" got rich and began
trading with his friends and neigh.
bors. Then he took up the writing
craze and lots of other things. and
thus, said Professor Duvall. civil.
zation was well on the way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
SCHOOL BOARD
IS FACING
I PROBE
Congressman Said to Be Inn.
patient of Bickering Which
Obstructs Progress.

Congressional investigation of the
wrangling in the Board Of Educa.
ton today looms as a probability in
the near future.
Members Of the subcommittee on
the teachers pay bill of the House
District Committee have become
aroused over the pickering which is
obstructing the progress Of District
school matters, and several members
are known to be in favor of sum-
,moning the more turbulent members
OF the, board to appear before them
and explain their actions.
Congressman Florian Lampert;
chairman OF the school committee,
has promised action on the salary
bill as soon as he can clear up the
work now facing the special com.
mittee on extension of the District
Rent act, of which he is also chair.
man. This committee yesterday
held morning and night sessions
and this policy, it is expected, will
be followed until the bill is dis
posed Of.
The Washington Chamber Of Com.
merce and the Washington Board
OF Trade have both set dates for
meetings Of their school committees
with a view to probing the conduct
OF the Board Of Education.
The Federation Of Citizens As
sociations has received several com.
plants, 1t was announced today by
Charles A. Baker, president, and is
expected to take a definite stand on
the matter at it's next meeting Sat-
urday night.
The school committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade will
meet Thursday afternoon in the
board rooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
SCHOOLS HONOR
MEMORY Of
LINCOLN
Exercises Are Left by BaIIou
to Teachers-PIays, Music,
and Addresses.

Observances Of Lincoln's birthday
in the public schools was left to
the individual teachers, DIR. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools, announced today.
Such action is in line with a
policy instituted when he came here.
In DIR. Ballou's opinion. the indi-
Vidual teachers are better able to
plan the observance than admins
trative officers.
In the individual schools the form
Of the celebration took on many
aspects. In some there were short
plays and Rotations. In others,
there was general assembly of the
students to hear a speaker eulogize
the Emancipator, while In some the
services consisted Of the singing of
songs and the pledge Of allegiance
to the flag.
The colored schools in particular
gave emphasis to the day. In every
colored public school, the teachers
and principals paid homage to Abra-
ham Lincoln. His humble begin
ming and his stalwart stand for
what he thought was right, regard
less of the price Il cost him, was
pointed out in incidents of his life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
c. \. Us DRIVE
FOR FUNDS
To GO ON
Collectors Report 1919, 100 Of
100000 Sought, Has
Been Obtained.

After raising the total in the
George Washington University
81 100000 endowment fund to $370,.
D0.50, with a report Of $S9,146 yes.
terday. the $50 teamIworkers decided
unanimously to continue as an or.
ganization until their goal is reached.
All workers Will meet tomorrow
at 1880 at the Willard to make
reports, and again on Friday.
The opinion was generally ex.
pressed at the meeting which was
the most enthusiastic yet held. that
the response of the people Of Wash.
ington to the project is so good,
and the time for canvassing has
been short, that the teams should
keep on until all who want to help
build the beautiful colonial univer.
sity center have had an oppor.
tunity to do so.
Thanked By President.
President William Mather Lewis
thanked the workers for the in
terest they are taking.
"In behalf of the University
want to say that have never been
more affected by a meeting than /
have by this one," he said. II
thank you for the most loyal, most
efficient, most effective service l
have seen in any community pro-
ject."
Herbert Shannon, real estate
man, said that he believed every
man, woman and boy in the city
ought to help build the institu-
ton. E. J. Henning, national chair.
man for the campaign said that
alumni all over the country are
watching to see what Washington
people will do and their aid will be
commensurate.
Some Large Donations.
The largest gift Of the day was
from the Misses Elizabeth. Sally
and Mary Sharp. for $4,000. The
F. H. Smith Co., gave $4,000;
among the $1,000 gifts were those
of A. Lisner. Shannon and Luchs,
Eugene Mayer, jr., Mrs. Ann Arch.
bold and Judge Edwin Parker. An
additional gift Of $500 was made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Aspin.
wall, making a total of 1000.
A gift of $500 in memory OF
Daniel X. Jackson, graduate Of the
law school, who lost his life in the
.Knickerbocker tragedy, was made
by Mrs. Jackson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
BABY GIRL DIES
As CLOTHES
BLAZE
Playing With Matches Near
Rockville Fatal--Easter
Sunday Wedding Falls.

ROCKVILLE, Feb. 12.-Mildred
Mills, four-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hezeliah Mills, of Ounce
Orchard, is dead as q result Of burns
sustained when her clothing caugh,
fire, either from a stove or from her
playing with matches. The child
was alone In the house, and when
her mother, hearing her screams,
hurried back into the house all the
clothing was burned from the child's
body.
About the time Of the accident,
the child's four-year-old cousin, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mills, on
an adjoining farm, was kicked by a
horse while at play in the barn.. His
jaw was fractured and he was other
wise hurt.
Mrs. Eleanor May Brown, of
Washington, is defendant in a suit
for an absolute divorce filed in the
circuit court here by Judge Edgar
Brown of this county, who charges
that more than three years ago he
was deserted without just cause.
The couple, according to the bill,
were married on Easter Sunday,
1918, and have no children. Attorney
Albert H. Bouic, of Rockville, rep
resents the plaintiff.
The funeral of William T. Dow
den, who died in Baltimore on
Friday, took place Sunday after
noon from the Presbyterian Church
at Neelsville, this county, the pastor.
the Rev. o A. G1llingham, conduct
ing the services. Burial was in the
cemetery near the church.
Percy Cline, Of Cleveland Park,
D. c., was pinned beneath an au-
tomobile he was driving when the
machine skidded and upset on the
slippery pike near Bethesda, this
county, Sunday, and an hour or
more elapsed before he was extrica.
ted. He sustained a painful in
jury of one leg, but was otherwise
unhurt. Three companions who
were in the car with him escaped
injury. They made vain efforts
to lift the heavy car and release
Cline, and finally notified Policeman
Leroy Rodgers, who summoned suf-
ficient assistance to right the ma
chine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
HOUSE VOTE ON
|. MELLON PLAN
SOUGHT
Leaders Expect Hitch to Come
Over Acceptance Of Surtax
Rate Feature.
By InternatIonal News Service.

BY International News Service.
A clean-cut record vote on the
Mellon plan, for a rs per cent
maximum surtax on big incomes IL
to be had in the House, If Admins
tratton leaders can find way to
bring it about, they stated today.
Their task is not an easy one.
Following the usual course Of leg
islative procedure the votes win
come first on substitution Of q
higher rate than that carried in the
tax bill. It is the announced in.
tention Of those opposed to the Is
per cent rate to move substitution
of Al per cent maximum. Failure
Of this rate will be followed by
forced votes on 1 per cent receding
rates until rate has been reached
which will command a majority
vote.
The committee bill reported to
the House is in essential features
the plan Of tax reduction recon-
mended by Secretary Mellon. There
was added to it at the suggestion
of Chairman Green, Of the commit
tee, provision cutting taxes by Is
per cent for the past year. The Re-
publican leaders feel that Secretary
01OAAOh DC 1NSOAAOA SAAO WA
tesy Of a vote by the House on his
bill.
Congressman Garner, leader Of
the Democratic tax makers, sug-
gest that the surtax maximum
should be decided by the House be-
fore the normal rates are consider
ed. With the maximum surtax rate
fixed, he says, it may be possible
to reduce still further the normal
rates so that the tax burden win
be lightened further on those with
smallest taxable incomes.
His suggestion is not acceptable
to- those Republicans in charge Of
the bill, who will force votes first
on the normal rates and thus lead
up tn the surfaces.
The bill is to be taken up in the
House Thursday. 1t was stated to-
day that only 1875 Republican mem
bers had teen counted WHO would
stand cut for the Mellon 25 per cent
surtax. Congressional parry leaders
may be able to change a numi'cr OF
Republican Congressman before the
vote on the income tax schedule is
reached. This will not coma prob
ablY for two weeks or more,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
Palestine Records
Bear Out Tale
OF Exodus

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12.-
Stella from q fortress set up in
Beisan, Palestine, the Beth
Shean of the Bible, during
the Egyptian occupation Of
the land, are on the way to
the University of Pennsylvania
museum.
The stella and the ruins Of
the fortress were found under
q Byzantine church wrecked
by the Arabs. The fortress was
built in the reign of Seti l.,
about 1900 B. 6.
In one line Of his stella Ram
eses III relates how he gathered
the Semites to build for him
his city of Rameses. This is
almost a parallel passage to
that in Exodus, which records
that the Israelites were forced
to build for Pharoah stone
cities, called Pithom and Ram
eses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
WAR CLOUDS PASS IN
BALKAN COMPROMISES

SOFIA, Feb. 12.-Another Balkan
war cloud has been dissipated by
the recent success Of negotiations
between the countries on several
irritating issues, the dominant one
of which was the attack on the
naval attache Of the Serbian EN-
bassy at Sofia. Serbia demanded
SOC, 10000 levs indemnity, and q
compromise of 800 100000 levs was
agreed won, to be paid in three
yearly installments.
Other matters, including extradi-
ton and indemnifications for war
damage. were amicably settled. The
two delegations feted and congrat.
ulated each other on their success
in aiding the peace Of South
western Europe"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
PERMIT FOR ANDERSON
TO CARRY PISTOL REVOKED

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.--City Judge
Boote Of Yonkers announced that
he had revoked the permit given
to William H. Anderson a month
ago to carry a revolver, and that
he would notify Mr.. Anderson at
once that he Is no longer legally
permitted to carry a gun. When
he procured the permit the former
head of the Anti.Saloon League
said that burglars had been operat-
ing in his neighborhood.
There is nothing personal about
this" Judge Boote said. 1.-THE law
requires that a person receiving a
permit must be Of good character.
Mr.. Anderson has been adjudged
guilty of crime by the community
and can therefore no longer be re-
garded as Of good character"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-12
Judge Defies Jurors
Who Declared He
Was Drunk

ANDERSON, S. c., Feb. Il.
Special Judge Charles G.
Simms, whose recall was asked
Saturday by thirteen members
Of the Anderson county grand
jury, who alleged in a special
presentment that he had been
under the influence of liquor
while on and off the bench,
has refused to receive the
presentment.
He said action Of the jurors
was illegal because the grand
jury had been discharged 0nd
its members were without au-
thority to reassemble.