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Evening star., 1924-03-01
TAXNEWS REPORTS
HELP BOND PRICES
Trend Upward in Rather Dull
Trading-U. S. Government
Obligations Strong.
by GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. March 1.--Definite
news that the House had voted
for the Longworth compromise tax
bill by an overwhelming majority
market today. While no unusual ad-
vances were registered and the vol
ume of trading did not increase, the
trend was upward.
Liberty bonds were strong all
around. United States Treasury 4As
sold at approximately the highest
level of the week, large blocks of
government bonds changing hands.
Foreign government bonds were
steady around recently quoted prices.
In the coupon bond list seasoned
investments, such as Canadian Pacific
As and New York Central IS, were
fractionally higher. Seaboard Air
Line bonds continued their upward
movement. on the other hand, North
with the stock. which went to a
new low for the year on poor earn
ings for January.
Weeks Market Reviewed,
During the week Just ended the
main activity in the bond market was
in the speculative issues, in which
wide fluctuations occurred in some
instances. A sensational advance in
Norfolk and Western convertible d
per cent bonds and an equally senSa- :
tional decline in Virginia Carolina
bonds were the outstanding features.
The former went to a new high rec
ord price for the year on rumors that
the pcnnsylvania railroad would
lease the road and guarantee the
Dividend of the stock into which the
bonds are convertible Virginia Car
of Il definite suspicion that the COM
pany will be reorganized and bonded
indebtedness scaled down.
Much activity prevailed in specula-
tive railroad bonds such as SeabCard
Air Line securities, all of which went
to new highs for the year on Il
very large turnover. the Southern
very large turnover; the Southern
which advanced.
Foreign Issues Move Up.
The trading in foreign bon,is also
was heavy and prices had an upward
trend. French rs and SIS registered
year and Belgian IS also sold al
the highest level of the year. The
advance of those issues was on eX-
pectations that the Dawes commits
sion would accomplish something
tangible on repardtions
New financing was on a small scale
this week. the aggregate having
the month was s422.567.1 100. or an
average of more than 100000. 900 d
week. So far this year new financ-
ing has aggregated Sh33. IL, 900, COM
pared with $l,oO6.o33.O7G the COR
responding period of last year.
Evening star., 1924-03-01
Washington Stock EXCHANGE
AFTER CALI

AFTER CALL
Washington Gas IS '33-slo0 at la0as
Washington Rwy. * Flee pfd-S AT - 10
az .i%s, 10 at d4a-. 10 at .ias 10 OF 14a.. 10
- at T4l4 80
Capital Traction Coz at o., 1 at 95
UNLISTED DEPT
Chaplin Sacks 20 Dfd-5 at 10
Evening star., 1924-03-01
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.
Hinh Low Clnrn

| CHICAGO, March 1.-Following is a
report of today's sales, high, low and
closing quotations at the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
Evening star., 1924-03-01
N. Y. Stock and Bond
Averages.
Friday, February 20.

STOCKS.
Total stock sales, $4,000
shares.
Twenty industrials averaged
1856: net loss, 81.
High, 1924. 1Q1.24; low. 94sS.
Twenty railroads averaged
S3.7S; net loss, SIS.
High, 1924. $3.50; low, S2.74.
BONDS.
Total bond sales (par value),
$10,O57,ooo.
Ten first grade rails averaged
S5.53; net gain, .12.
Ten secondary rails averaged
$3.50; net gain. "a.
Ten public utilities averaged
S6.75; net loss, .05.
Ten industrials averag d
1912; net gain, .o9.
Combined average, 1888: net
gain, 10.
Combined average month ago,
SS.07: year ago, S7.63.
Evening star., 1924-03-01
ToDAY,s CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, March Influenced by
reports that the wheat tariff would
soon be raised. wheat averaged a
little higher in price today during
the carly dealings. Demand, how
ever, lacked volume. What pur-
chasing there was came chiefly from
commission houses and was met by
sales from pit traders. After open
ing unchanged to 4 higher, May
1.IOa1.1OA and July 1.10ss, the
market scored slight general gains.
Corn and oats showed a downward
tendency. The corn opening. which
varied from the same as yesterdays 8
finish to Is lower, with May SOS to
SOH, was followed by moderate
general setback.
Oats started at u lower to shade
advance, May 48a to 1875, and then
underwent something of a sag.
Provisions were weakened by lib
eral deliveries on March contracts.
Evening star., 1924-03-01
Enrejrn Exchange.
Business Barometer

This week Last week.
Stock sales 3,420.130 1851 .531
Bond sales. s42. 1901 .490 $58, ,26S. .554
Average Closing Prices.
Evening star., 1924-03-01

IParty extra. sPayabe in preferred stock
Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
Iatest quarterly o: half-yearIy declarations.
dividends are not included
Evening star., 1924-03-01
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. Md, March 1 ISpe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Turkeys, pound.
1Sa30; young chickens. 24aS6; leg
horns, 24a2S: old roosters, 16; old
hens. 23a2S: leghorns, 23a24; ducks.
e4a32: geese, 19a25; pigeons, pair, 40a
45: guinea fowl. each, 50a60.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound
lsa30: chickens, 20a32: ducks. 2Sa32:
old roosters, 16a17; geese, 20a24; ca
pons. 32a36.
Eggs Qoss off)-Native and nearby
tirsts, dozen, 25: southern, "a.
Butter-Creamery. good to fancy,
pound. 46a5O: prints. 49a51: nearby
creamery. 43a45; ladies, 32a35; rolls,
29a31; store-packed, 90: dairy prints,
29a31; process butter, 3Sa39.
Evening star., 1924-03-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. March l Omitted States
Department of Agricultural. Hogs
Receipts, 5000 head; 10 higher; de-
srable, 200 to 800 pound butchers.
7.2Oa7.3O: top. 80: better grades. 100
to 100 pound averages, 7.00a7.2O; pack
ing sows. 6.25a6.50; strong weight
killing pigs. 5.75aG.25; estimated hold
over, $500 head.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head. Com
pared with week ago: Beef steers.
stockers and feeders unevenly, 20 TO
40 higher: extreme top matured Of
ferings. 1900; best long yearlings.
II so; fat she stock. 25 TO soc higher;
canners. cutters and bulls steady,
veal calves. 50a75 lower. Week s
hulk prices: Beef steers, S.00a10.00;
stockers and feeders, 5.50a7.25; fat
She stock. 5.O0a7.OO; Gamers and cut
;ers. oS5aS.65; vealers. 10.50a12.00.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: re-
ceipts practically all direct; compared
week ago, fat lambs and yearlings
mostly rs higher; aged stock, 25 to so
higher; feeding lambs around LOO
higher Bulk prices follow: Fat
wooIed lambs. 15.50a16.35; clipped
lambs, l325a13.7J; yearling wethers.
I3.OOa13.75; aged wethers. s.00a10.75;
fat ewes, 9.00a10.00; feeding lambs.
14O0a15.00.
, 1924-09-15
ST. GROIN Sat ON

ST. GROIN SAT- ON
Ant qua, Sept. 18th is ExccIlency
1t. Co. T.. X. St. Johnstor, C.. NJ q. re-
turned yesterday from q visit OF H. NJ.
S. Vai,rian with supplies TO the Stands
Athlete / by the late hurricane. He was
ACCOMPANIED by the Archbishop Of the
West indies. Ii is repor ed that the
destru ton of houses in al the stands
and es )~ecially in Montserrat and ortola
has been very great and an additional
list of iiIIed has now been issued. 1t is
estima ed that d minimum of 0 ,CQ0pds.
will be- required to enable the home
less people Of Il e poorer classes, whose
crops nave also been ruined to have
some little. assistance each towards re-
building their homes. Many Of the
houses have been literally broken up by
the force of the hurricane and the tim
bers scattered in. different directions
leaving only a few stones of the fOunda-
ton to show where a house once stool.
The practical sympathy of the Trinidad
and Barbados Governments shown by
their generous gifts o. 5000 and 5000
has been much appreciated, as have
also gifts of clothing and foodstuffs
from other British, French and Ameri-
cnn colonies.
st. Johns, N. F., Sept. l0th.-The Mo-
, 1924-09-15
LOCAL

The U. S, S. "Grebe" arrived here
from St. Thomas al 4 p. m. on Saturday
bringing as passengers Miss Williamson
and Mr.. Douglas Biackwood, The ship
sailed again for St. Thomas at 8 a. IN.
Yesterday with the following passengers:
His Hon. Judge Payne, Miss Nelthrnpp,
Victoria James and twenty-five enlisted
men.
2 of a line of rain was measured at
the Fort yesterday morning and the
same amount this morning.
The S. S. Parma" will leave Freder-
iksted for New York this evening.
The Native Brass Band rendered its
promised concert on the wharf last night
which was much enjoyed by a large
gathering.
The S. S. Catherine arrived at rred-
, 1924-09-15
D. HAMILTON JACKSON

ISL M9H109fJ Of Ff3U' OOH
No one requesting the word further
1st discussion closed.
1st Member for Ftederiksted Country
District (Flening) moved and it was sec
onded by 1st Member for ChristlaaSted
Country District UesSen), put to the vote
and unanimously carried that End dis
cussion be opened.
2nd discussion was opened.
The amendment introduced by LIST
Member for Frederiksted IOWE (Jack-
SOM was put to the vote with the result
that 9 mambars voted for; 2 against.
The Vice Chairman remarked: The
Amendment is adopted.
Ii was moved by 4th Member for Fred
er.I5tal Country District (Anier5en),
seconded by Isl Member for Christian
sted Country District (JesSen) and car,
ried that Pad Discussion be closed.
2pd discu 38ion closed, the Secretary
read the mony bill in its amended form
and the Vice-C Chairman put same to the
vote with the result that 10 members
voted for; l against.
The Vs2e Chairman remarked; The
money bill is adopted and goes to Gov
ernmeLt.
Next was brought up Money Bill for
the department of Health, Municipal
Hospital, Cn~ristiansted Item %. Change
ID 0IDiLN t595 t0sl} PIpiI Nlrses etc.
The Vices Chairman remarked: Gov.
ernnant's remark on the previous bill
applies TO this bill also.
TO be c%oRtjRued.j
, 1924-09-15

Some American indians arrived at
Fredel iksted on Saturday by the $. 5.
Cath tine' numbering Il meD, women
and children. 1t is said that i is q con-.
pany Of some 81, the other 30 is expected
to arri ye with the "Guiaoa' which is
que or Wednesday. The company con.
prises singers and actors.
, 1924-09-15

eriksted on Saturday afternoon. She
brought so bags of mail for this town
and the following passengers from St.
Thomas: Christine FkurIard ard D.
Noll. From Porto Rice: Pete Zury.
Tennis Jury, Gus Zury, Stephen Zury,
Kitche Zury, Mary Jury. Anita Zury,
Fepa Zury, Lee Zury Maria Jury, Lena
Jury. Cathrine Zury, Steve John, Pete
John, Alex John, George John, Amelia
JOHN, Cathrine John, tMary John, Rose
John, Rachael John. The ship sailed
again yesterday afternoon taking the
the following passengers torSt Thomas:
Mrs. A Thape & Infant. For Porto Rico:
Rev. Father Pfeiffer and Ernest Feigle.
The S. S. "Baracoa' arrived on Satur-
day from New York via st. Thomas.
She brought mails for both towns and
the following TassergeIs from New
York: Halvor Hansen and Alfred Ed
wards. After discharpIuR her cargo for
this island the ship sailed at 4.20 p m.
for the southern islands taking mails.
Passenger Tor GaudeIoupe Mrs. Alder.
A new Dairy has been established in
Frederiksted by Nessrs. Esmann and
w. H. MacKay.
, 1924-09-15
for the Fiscal year from July l, 1924 to
June 30, 1925

End line, After the close quotation mark
following the word add change the
word an" to "and".
Bird line change Frcs. O,5O0 to Frcs.
10, 250
2I9I24
, 1924-09-15

A new Dairy has been established
Frederiksted by Nessrs. Esmann a
w. H. MacKay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
PREVENT WARS BY GREAT FORCE,
 ADVISES FORD
Muscle Shoals Is Center Of Latest Power, Says
 Manufacturer

NEW YORK, July o0.-Henry Ford who sailed hopefully for Europe during the great war on his famous but futile mission of getting the boys out of the trenches hy Christmas" now has new neace formula. He would have the limited States prevent war by armlng herself in greater strength than the world has ever known.
 Fords latest views on war are re, vealed in an interview with Samuei Crowther, in Golfers, for thls week Whereas. in the old days. the automo' bile manufacturer believed in peace by morality alone, he believes now that wars can be ended by Uncle Sam wleld- ing the big stick-and developing Muscle Shoals.
 The potential nitrate production of Muscle Shoals, Ford declares i'll the in terv;ew will make the United States in denendent of Chilean nitrate. This wouId enable us to manufacture hlgh exnlosiyes on a colossal scale, undream- ed of by munitions manufacturers, and tbus ..deyelop war power beyond any thing that has ever been known"
 .In the interests of peace, Ford adds. "it seems that we shall have to do it."
 Tells of Air Possibilities
 In view of his record in automobile produetion, special interest IS attached to Ford's prediction that commercial airplanes eventually will be built by the thousands or by the millions. Ford believes airplanes can be developed for commercial purposes "as soon as they are taken up in commercial way. Ground at the Dearborn plant has been given over to an aviation field and Ford predicts that "as soon as we know as much about airplanes as we do about automobiles-and that will not be long then they can be built by the thous ands or by the millions
 Reyerting to war, Fords holds that the institution is not inevitable.
 "The world does not seem to be tired of war" he told the interviewer, ''in spite of the fact that everybody lost and nobody won in the last war. People are still thinking that force, and force alone, is important, and they are going to go on thinking in that way until q force appears which makes the biggest forces they can muster trivial In com parison."
 Muscle Shoals Is Solution
 That force is latent in Muscle Shoals the manufacturer believes, and must be developed unless an enormous ex' penditure is to be totally scrapped.
 Petty larceny wars," according tc Ford, will die out of themselves. WC cannot prevent all war, but we car prevent great wars"
 International justice is very apt tC be power balanced against power, in stead of right balanced against right, he continues. The queer combination of banking and business abroad results in war as a contest for markets, 1T Ford's belief.
 "The home market is our chief con cern," he concludes. "We have no temp tation to make war for trade purposes.
 The manufacturer describes the boost ing of the price of nitrates as "pOor petty business" and declares that nj trate profits could be multiplied readi ly1 by selling nitrate products to thu farmers as cheaply as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
WARRIOR LINE
 IS REORGANIZED
(COntinued From Page One. ]

through official channels were allowed to be disposed of upon the initiative of local operatives.
 Headquarters for both the Mississippi and Warrior river branches of the barge line are now at New Cleans. The if nance and accounting departments are headed by John Powell, auditor of the lines with Lester l.. Polk, operative as- sistant, in charge of the operating de- partment. W. M. Hough is chief of the traffic department. It is not be- lieved that the order issued last night and effective at once will mean the abandonment of any services now main tained from Mobile; nor will be the cause of quitting the present joint ten day service from St. Louis and Chicago The weekly service from Mobile to New Orleans and return probably will not be affected, while the Warrior river serv. ice to Birmingham will remain status quo.
 It is deemed possible that new equip ment will be allotted to the Warrior river service. At present the section is operating three. towboats from Mobile and number ofNbarges, on the Warrior river proper. The increase of business be tween this city and Birmingham, seer as the immediate result of the separa tion of services, probably will require the services of additional cargo car rierS, and prOpellors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
WILMINGTON HAS
 RECORD RAINFALL
Five And Half Inches In Six
 Hours DeIuges Carolina Town

WILMINGTON, N. C.. July 20.- The heaviest rainfall in the history of the Wilmington weather bureau fell here today, bursting culverts, and flood ing basements and lowlands. A total of five and a half inches fell during six houses, according to bureau officials. The property damages to- streets, high ways and buildings, it is estimated, will run into thousands of dollars.
 An early morning drizzle changed into a torrential downpOur at o'clock and continued almost without cessation until early this afternoon. Streets in the lower section of the city were i'm passible and ice wagons were utilized to remove marooned wOrshippers from at least one church.
 On Market street, in the heart of the residential district, hundreds of young sters, in bathing costumes, dlspOrted themselves in the water, which stood three feet above the level of the side walks.
 More than a hundred residents re- ported damages to property by reason of flooded basements and porches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
Road Mop Of Carolinas Was First McLeary Clue
Sister Found Name Of Confessed Slayer In Brief Case Of Air Major

the value of the clue and the clue that immediately caused Kings arrest came from another source. The sister of the late major is holding the map as evidence to be used in the trials in con nection with the staying.
 People Sympathetic
 MT. Amesworth told of the search for the missing body that required sev- eral days and a march through North and South Carolina. People all along the route were sympathetic and thought full, he said, and provided comforts and cheering resting places for the search ing party and the members of the fam fly, who accompanied them. Rooms for rest were furnished at various towns through which they passed, he said, and in many instances they were decorated with flowers. The mayor of one town called a mass meeting of citizens, he said, and in every place all possible aid was given the searching party.
 Mir. Amesworth was asked to conduct the searching party by the McLeary family, while he was in New York reporting the democratic convention for several newspapers, for which he is Washington correspondent, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
CALIFORNIA FIRES
 ARE UNDER CONTROL
Only One New Forest Blaze Re-
 ported During Week

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O-With only one new fire reported, and with other serious blazes that have been sweeping through California's forests declared by forestry officials to be burning out under control" the red menace appears less acute than it has at any time during the last five weeks.
 The new fire is in the PIumas na- tiOnal forest, but is not considered seri- ous, though 75 men are battling the flames on this front.
 The Tahoe and Sierra national forest blazes, where more than 1000 men have been kept on fire lines. were said to be completely in hand. There are no fires in state forests.
 Meanwhile, the situation is being watched with unremitted vigilance bv the federal and state foresters. The re. quest for 250 soldiers for use in patrol duty in national forests is still under advisement by military authorities. and no concrete action has been taken.
 Twelve army airplanes will be press ed into patrol duty service should the situation again become critical. it was t~announced by federal officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
FAMILY FEUD ENDS .NDOUBLE KILLING
Arkansas Man Shoots Father And Mother
 To Death

MONTICELLO, Ark, July 20.- Stories of a family feud which culmi- mated in the killing of Mir. and Mrs. D. s. Piffin by their son, Cloy Piffin, aged 30, late Saturday were told by witnesses at the coroner's inquest into the tragedy.
 The elder Piffin shot and killed Joe Freeman, aged 20, brother )f Cloy Piffin,'s wife last December during a quarrel, it was said. County officials said that the quarrel arose from the fact that some one had been playing practical jokes on E. $. Piffin--tam- pering with his farm machinery and similar acts-and that Piffin sus- pected Freeman, the quarrel and killing following.
 Before the elder Piffin was brought to trial, he was fired upon and slight ly wounded from ambush. Later he was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary.
 Recently he was granted a ten-day turlough to return to Monticello and wind up his affairs. He informed citi- zens that Governor McRae had assured him that if he left Arkansas he would De pdFuOneO.
 He and his wife were in Monticello yesterday, circulating petition to have the governor grant an extension of the furlough. They were returning home when they met their son on the road.
 Cloy Piffin, according to his alleged confession, declared thaA his father threatened him verbally. He quoted the elder Piffin as saying:
 I've run you out of this county once and now I'll make good job of it."
 The son, officials say, claims that his father then reached down in his buggy as if to seize a weapon and Cloy Piffin opened fire, the father dying in stantly.
 In the alleged confession. the son quotes his mother as saying well he didn't finish you, l will"
 He shot her in the breast, officials say, and she died almost instantly.
 Cloy Piffin claims that he was search ing for his livestock in the woods and came out in the road, meeting his par ents. A statement by county officials declared that search of his fathers buggy disclosed no weapon, only a pen knife being found in the elder Piffin's pocket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21
IRISH NAVY LOSES
 FIRST ENGAGEMENT

LONDON, July 2O.-The Irish re- publican navy has fought and lost its first engagement.
 When the White Star liner Megantic anchored in Queenstown harbor on her way to New York, the republican ad, miral went out on his flagship, rowed hv four captains, ascended the lowered gangway with other visitors to the ship and seized young Irishman who had embarked on the liner at Liverpool
 The captive put up fight, but his five republican captOrs were holding their own and might have taken him aboard the flagship had not a ships officer been attracted by the noise.
 The admirals statement that the pas nubiic did not impress the liners of ficer. He threatened to have the ad; miral and his crew arrested and turned over to the free state police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-21

rough hombres among these dicks.
 I waited until the dick was out of sight and then went in by a round way and got rid of the stuff. I had won on no pair-thats poker saying which some of us bootleggers use.
 You can't learn things like that in college. l have known five or six men who have been through college who were too dumb to learn high-class boot logging. Two or three of them are still in the business, but they are only hams.
 All the same there is a good chance in the business for men who are good at figuring out ways of doing things, such as inventors, engineers, mechanics, etc, and good man in those lines always-has a chance to work himself up.
 For instance there is the case of the Blue Jay. For the last four months the Blue Jay has been landing lot of stuff from Rum Row at Fire inlet. Almost every time she comes in, some revenue cutter pulls up on her and looks her over. The revenue dicks come aboard and ask Captain Peters what has he got aboard. He says noth- ing and asks will they have a cigar and to make themselves at home, etc. Then they look all around and look for dou- ble bottoms, etc., and don't find a sim gle bottle. Then they give Captain Peters a mad look and leave. But the Blue. Jay steers straight up to her drop at Fire inlet and lands big load of stuff.
 How is it done, the public will ask I will put it in here. just how they do it. but first I will tell about Scrub Will kins and ho whe did one of the best things ever done for the bootlegging business.
 Tomorrow: Sscrub Invents a Con. traptiOn,