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Evening star., 1924-12-16
COTTON FUTURES
Stronger TODAY
Quotations Advance on Spot
News From South and
Foreign Reports.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 16.-Cotton
prices advanced further in today's
early trading, owing to reports of
continued firmness in Southern spot
markets, relative firmness in Liver
pool and reports of improving trade
in Lancashire.
The market opened firm at an ad-
vance of - to 23 points, and showed
net gains of 25 to 27 points before the
end of the first hour, January selling
up to 1915 and May to 24-52. Offer
ings increased somewhat around the
"a IA cent level for May, and consid-
cradle commission house realizing
caused reactions of 10 or IL points
from the best. Enough covering and
trade buying, however, gave the mar
ket steady tone on the setback.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, December 16.--
The cotton market opened with a
squirt Of activity and at q good ad-
vance in sympathy with higher
cables, Liverpool reporting that i'm
porters were lifting hedges freely.
First trades showed gains OF IS to
% points, and right after the call
January traded up to 24.15, March to
24.17 and May to 2443, or % TO 33
points above yesterdays closing.
There was good trade buying and
shorts covered freely, finding con-
tracts scarce. The main cause of the
advance was the strength Of the situ-
alton in spots. Sentiment appears to
be Increasingly bullish.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
NEW HIGH RECORDS
IN BOND MARKET
Loan to Greece Taken-Buy'
ing in UtiIities-Liberty
a Las Lose Ground.
BY GEORGE IT. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 16.-The
event of the day in bonds was the ad-
vance oversubscription to the new
Greek loan, which will be offered
Wednesday to the amount of 81, ,000.-
600. with per cent coupon and priced
at 8S to yield s per cent. The British
portion of this Greek loan was so
largely oversubscribed that allot-
ments were cut down to about az
per cent and 1t appeared that might
be duplicated here. In London the
bonds went to a 7-point premium.
Foreign Group strong.
Whether it had any connection
ture in other foreign bonds today
was the advance under heavy trans
actions in Hungarian 71zs. Probably
a Hungarian IA per cent bond at IS
looked out of line with Greek Z
at the same price. 1t Is Characters
tic of the present market, however.
that a new issue is almost certain to
sell higher than a seasoned bond of
approximately the same investment
rating. The Chinese Railway 5s rallied
sharply after the break following an
nouncement of default on the interest
due December Is.
Continued heavinesS featured the
high grade investment list. The
United States Government list was
steady except that the Treasury 4As
were lower, while the new As changed
bands at about the same premium
as on Monday. After the first of the
year heavy purchases by the in
surance companies are expected TO
strengthen prices in the investment
field.
Traction Lines Firm.
fractions were nearly all firm. In
terboro bonds and notes went higher.
as did Chicago Railway SIS. Among
the industrials Wilson & Co. first IS
gained about point and A half and the
convertible 71ss went along.
Speculative rails were compare
lively dull. None which was obtain
able. as to the st. Paul refunding
plans and the bonds were heavy.
Todays new issues included s2,7o0,-
600 Philadelphia Rapid Transit 5h
per cent equipments to yield from
AIS to $50 per cent, which went re-
markably we'll, and s2.50O.000 Fed
eral Light and Traction 8 per cent
debentures due 1854 to yield $40 per
cent.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks irregular
Jersey Central scars 21 points
Bonds firm: several public utilities
and industrials at new highs.
Foreign exchanges easy; sterling
fractionally lower.
Cotton steady; export buying.
Sugar lower; large offerings
Coffee firm; better spot demand.
CHICAGO. - Wheat higher; in
creased export demand.
Corn steady; poor grading of ar
rivals.
Cattle higher.
Hogs easy; heavy receipts.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
CLOSE IS UNSETTLED.
Heavy Selling Takes Place in Late
Trading.
ny the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Violent
hullish demonstrations in several spe-
cialties, rejecting the operations of
speculative cliques, featured today's
stock market, which closed irregularly
higher. Jersey Central scared 81 points
and several industrials were run up to
10 points. Total sales approximated
1880, 900 shares.
The closing was irregular. Heavy
selling for both accounts took place in
the late trading, standard industrials
and rails holding fairly we'll, but num-
Der of minor specialties falling below
yesterdays final figures.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Electric 1st 5s--S1 600 at 100
Liberty National Bank-10 at 10.
Union Trust Company-10 at 172.
Lanston Monotype-2 at rs, 10 at IS, so at
49, 80 at 76, 80 at as, 132 at 761s, 10 at 76,
10 at 76is.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s '33-IO0 at 1oia
Washington Gas Light-10 at 53s4, at
53&4 10 at 63Ss.
Washington hwy. & Elec. pfd.-10 at 1914.
Washington RWy. q Elec. $500 at 76i4
Wsshington RWy; & Eisc,, lies, e. 60 oco Z. 6s StI SST
S4, 600 at e8Js, 81, 600 at 90. So 900 at 99h.
Capital Traction-lo at 9lls.
Ianston Monotype-1o at 76ls, IL at I6h.
Capital Traction $500 at 9sts, $500 at
esss.
Money-Cau loans, and per cent.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
DAIRY PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, December Is (Spe-
cial) Live poultry-Young chickens,
per pound, 14a23; Leghorns. 14a18; old
hens. 14a22 old roosters, 14a15: young
turkeys, 33a35; old, 3oa31; poor and
crooked breasts, 24a25; ducks. 14a22
geese, 1sa23: pigeons, per pair, 80
guinea fowl. each, 40as0.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound, 80
ass; poor and crooked breasts, 24a25
chickens, 20a24; old roosters, 15a16
ducks, 2Oa25 geese, 20a25.
Eggs-Receipts, S45 cases native and
nearby firsts, dozen, offered, SO; bid,
none quotations, 81.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy,
pound, 40a45; prints. 44a46: nearby
creamery. 37a42; ladies, 3oa32; store
packed, 24a25: process butter, 33a34
dairy prints. 25a27 rolls, 25a27.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
NEW STOCK OFFERING
SOLD VERY QUICKLY
az the Associa ted Press.

BY the Aesocia ted Press.
NEW YORK, December 16.-The Of
fcring of 100000 shares of class A
common stock of the Weston Eleetri-
cal Instrument Corporation at s25 a
share, which was made yesterday
morning by a syndicate headed by
Hornblower & Weeks, was oversub-
scribed, and the books closed The
price was $25 a share for the A stock.
with 4 of a share of common given
with each share of class A purchased.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
BELGIAN CEMENT SALES.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 16.-
Considerable quantities of Belgian
cement, which in spite of import
duties still undersells American ce-
nent, are being used by Pacific Coasi
builders. Weekly shipments averag.
ing 5000 tons are being made bv
Belgian plants to San Francisco and
OAKLAND.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
WINNIPEG WHEAT
SELLS ABOVE S1.73
Nv the Assoclated Press.

AkEOCIdLeu FfebB,
WINNIPEG, December 16.-Continu-
ing it's steady upward trend the price of
wheat again established a new high
postwar mark, when the May futures
reached s1.73ss during a furry of buy
ing this morning.
The strength of the market was fr-
huenced by higher Liverpool cables and
strong export demand, Offerings were
comparatively light and trade volume
email.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
LIVE POULTRY PRICES.

CHICAGO. December 16.-Poultry
alive, unsettled; fowls, HAAS; springs.
1874: roosters. 14is; turkeys, 30:
geese, 16; ducks. ie.
Evening star., 1924-12-16
So DIVIDEND VOTED,
PUBLIC UTILITY.

INDEPENDENCE, Kans.. December
ia dividend of SO per share has
been declared by the directors of the
Prairie Pipe Line Co.. payable Janu-
ary 81, 1895. to stockholders of record
December a. 1924.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
ARIZONA POLITICAL CONTEST
PUZZLES STATE OFFICIALS

Officials at the state capitol are
puzzled over the effect Of the contest
which has just been filed by Scott
White against the democratic primary
count that has given nomination as
corporation commissioner to w. D..
Claypool. Whites right to a recount
is admitted, but it is urged that the
necessary procedure, involving consid-
Grafton of the ballots of many pre-
cincts by a court hardly can be fin
ished in time for the date on which
the ballots must be printed, namely Is
days before the date of the regular
election, November a.
The secretary of state appears to
have no alternative save to include
Claypool's name on the ballot. In the
event that Claypool is declared not the
nominee, there appears to be no means
by which Whites name can be substl-
tuted legally. In this event, Corpora
ton Commissioner D. F. Johnson
might continue in office for lack OF a
legal successor.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
STEALS GIRL AND TRUCK;
PAW WANTS. ONE OR OTHER

Somewhere in Arizona, presumably,
is young Orville Mason, who should
advance far in this earthly struggle
for existence.
0rville got a good start toward sue
cess when he procured for himself a
good automobile truck and a good
young woman. He stole both, however.
He was employed recently on the
C. H. Turner ranch, three miles east
of Tempe. 1t was noted by the neigh
bors that he had taking ways. The
16-year-old daughter of T. W. Acker
who lives on the Turner ranch thought
so, especially.
Last night Orville took Mr.. Tur-
ner's truck and Mr. Acker's daughter
and disappeared in the great open
spaces of the west.
Mr.. Turner says he can have the
girl if he returns the truck, while
Mr.. Acker is willing for him to keep
the truck if he returns the girl. Or
vile, however, doesn't seem to intend
to do either, for neither Mr.. Turner,
Mr. Acker, nor Mr.. Jerry Sullivan, the
sheriff, have been able to find Orville,
his truck, and his girl, and they pre-
sumo by this time he has stolen a
home and ranch and his winter crop
IS welt under Way.z
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
ATTEMPT TO BAR ANDY GUMP
FROM THE COLORADO TICKET

Secretary Of State Carl S. Milliken
of Colorado, has asked for an opinion
from the attorney general of that
state, on the placing of the Andy
Gump ticket on the ballot at the gen
eral election. The filing of the ticket
was regular in every way but in his
request for decision on the matter
Secretary Milliken says that it would
be a sad commentary on the election
laws of the state if such burlesque on
the serious intent and high purposes
Of the qualified electors were to be
condoned and that a movement such
as this which is manifestly an attempt
to ridicule the dignity and sancticy of
the ballot should succeed.
Secretary Milliken adds that the bal
lot will be unusually long and that un-
necessary expense will be incurred by
adding the names of non-existing and
fanciful organizations.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
PHOENIX WOMAN FOUND
DEAD FROM ASPHYXlATION

Death due to asphyxiation from
gas, was the report of DR.. Harry j.
Felch, county physician, to Coroner
Nat r. Mckee, Of the West Phoenix
precinct, following an autopsy per
formed upon the body of Isabella
Campbell, who was found dead in her
bed at 438 West Washington street,
Phoenix, Sunday morning. Coroner
Mckee stated that an inquest would
be unnecessary.
The body was discovered by her for
mer husband, Joseph Bacigalupi, who
summoned DIR. Frank j. Milloy.
According to Baeigalupi's statement
to Coroner Mckee, he married the
woman two years ago. Mrs. Campbell
he said, secured a divorce a year later.
AT the time of Mrs. Campbell's
death she and Bacigalupi were occu-
pying different rooms at the same
hotel, the latter stated.
Bacigalupi stated that he went to
his former wife's room at about I
o'clock yesterday morning and found
the door bolted. He then went to the
screen porch, which was unoccupied,
and, entering her room from the porch
found the gas jet turned on and the
woman PROSTATE, he said. He then
carried her to the porch and called
DR.. Milloy.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
GENERAL
WHY SHOULD SHEEPMEN
VOTE AGAINST SELVES?

With the wool growers of the coun-
try protected from the Importation of
competing cheap wool by the republi-
can protective tariff, John w. Davis,
democratic candidate for president, is
officially on record in favor of COM
pletely breaking down the tariff wall
protecting this great American indus
try.
The wool grower hasn't any too easy
time of it, anyhow, government fig
ures show. Yet, while he was mem
Der of congress John w. Davis made a
speech in the house declaring that it
was fallacious to believe that the life
of the wool growing industry depend
ed on tariff protection.
The democratic campaign book, COM
menting on this same speech of Mr..
Davis, says:
"No veteran orator or tariff expert
of congress spoke with more telling
effect against the tariff on wool"
The campaign book adds that Mr..
Davis speech against the wool tariff,
made some years ago lis just as appli-
cable today" as it was then.
In other words, Mr.. Davis and his
party are for free wool.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
PEDDLERS MUST PAY
THE PRICE IN PRESCOTT

A license of $25 month will be
taxed all peddlers and solicitors for
out -of-town concerns in the future, ac-
cording to an ordinance recently
adopted by the city council. This will
apply not only to peddlers and solici-
tors, according to City Magistrate J.
H. Robinson, but to all who take or
ders and receive payments on accounts
for goods to be delivered at future
dates.
Heretofore these solicitors have been
in the habit of coming into Prescott,
competing with local merchants with
out paying any license, have been get
ting part payments and, in some cases
failing to deliver the merchandise.
The new ordinance, which is framed
to follow the lines of one in use in
Portland, Ore, has been declared con-
stitutional by the supreme court and
not in conflict with the interstate COM
merce commission rules. = Prescott
Courier.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
HEARD WILL GIVE HUNT
THE RACE OF HIS LIFE

The Arizona Labor Journal occupies
the unique position of being the off
cial Arizona publication of the LaF'ol-
lette- Wheeler. ticket while at the same
time enjoying all the privileges and
emoluments of a democratic paper.
The editor of the Labor-he who
presumably writes those stirring La
Toilette editorials, while villifying
John w. Davis, gets himself elected to
the democratic county committee and
then by a bunch of boobs is chosen
member of the state committee.
Evidently the LaFollette organiza-
ton has decided on course of "bor-
ing from within" The first step to
bring about the disintegration OF the
democracy was to elect several of their
members to the party organization.
Now, like rats, they can spend their
time gnawing at the vitals of the ship
on which they ride.
The democratic party is today con-
fronted with the stiffest fight it has
had in years. d. B. Heard is certain
to give Governor Hunt the race of his.
life, while the DETECTION of LaFollette
of that element of the party that has
always been known as "Hunt demo-
Gratis is making it anything but cer-
tainty that Davis and Bryan will carry
Arizona.
With this hard fight ahead of us, we
find hundreds of Hunt supporters in
all parts of the state shouting for La
Toilette and the editor Of the only La
Toilette newspaper in Arizona is hav.
ing the gall to appear as member OF
the democratic state central commit
tee.
An organization that sits supinely
by and permits these rats to crawl into
the inner workings Of the party is not
worthy of the name. These men could
have been openly denounced at the re-
cent meeting of the state committee
and invited to leave the party for its
own good.-Dunbar's Weekly.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
PAUL BURKS
DIES IN LOS ANGELES

Paul Burks, judge of the superior
court, died last Thursday in Los
Angeles, after struggling since Au-
gust 13, last, to recover from intes-
tinal complications which followed an
operation for appendicitis. He was
stricken during his campaign for nom
ination.
For several days his condition had
been so grave that the attending doc
tors had given up hopes for his re-
lcovery and the end came with mem
bers of the family at the bedside.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon with burial IN
Forest Lawn cemetery. There was a
double service, Rev. Ray 0. Miller
conducting the first at 200 y. M, at
st. Paul and ST. Barnabas Episcopal
church, and Wiltshire Lodge, No. 445,
f. & A. NJ, conducting the second in
the Little Church of the Flowers at
the cemetery. Pallbearers were named
from representatives of the superior
bench. the Bar association, the Ma
sonic fraternity, the Optimist and
California clubs and the Santa Fe
railroad.
Judge Burks served on the super
ior bench from September /, 1928,
when he was appointed by Governor
Richardson, until he was stricken with
his fatal illness. Despite his illness,
friends went ahead with his campaign
for nomination and were successful.
The breakdown occurred at one OF
the first meetings of the judiciary
campaign. Judge Burks was stricken
during a meeting at which he was ad-
dressing employees of the Santa Fe.
He was rushed to the Santa Fe hos
pital.
Judge Burks was we'll known in Ari-
zona, having lived at Prescott for a
great many years while attorney for
the Santa Fe. He was a most lovable
man.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
ARIZONA BUSINESS CONDITIONS
SHOW INCREASE OVER 1923

Arizona business conditions took an
other upward swing during September
and most lines of industry showed i'm
provement over September 1 of last
year, according to officials of the Ari-
zona Industrial congress who have
completed a survey of conditions
throughout the state.
They reported advances in the cot
ton market and favorable prices for
hay and grain, and declared the agri-
cultural outlook for the state was
promising, with the exception of dry
farming districts in northern sections
where crops suffered because of the
lack of SUNNI rains.
Range conditions remain unsatis-
factory, it was reported, although re-
cent rains have served to start the
feed growing and reports by stock
men indicate that with the usual sup
ply of autumn rainfall normal con-
dition soon will be restored.
The copper market made a slight
recession in the month, although pro-
duction and development work con-
tinues normal, according to the re-
port.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
GOVERNOR ISSUES RED
CROSS PROCLAMATION

Whereas, the American Red Cross
is the greatest agency In the world
for relieving distress and rendering
aid and relief to suffering humanity;
and,
Whereas, every war and other dis
aster which causes human suffering
finds the Red Cross with its trained
workers ready to instantly answer the
call of service; and,
Whereas, the American Red Cross
will open its annual nationwide roll
call to enroll members for the year
1925, on November 11th, the anniver-
sary of the never-to-be-forgotten
Armistice day of six years ago which
silenced the guns of the World war,
Now, therefore, /, George w. p.
Hunt, governor of the state of Ari-
zona, by virtue of the authority vested
in me, so designate Armistice day, No
vember IL, 1924, as Red Cross Enroll
ment day, and call upon the citizens of
our state to enroll and contribute lib
orally to this most worthy cause and
organization.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
WOOL GROWERS TO HAVE
HEADQUARTERS AT PHOENIX

The Arizona Wool Growers asso-
citation will transfer its state head
quarters from Flagstaff to the Berry
hill building in Phoenix, November |,
according to an announcement to n. B.
Embach, secretary of the organization
Mr. Embach, in a communication to
f. K. Kerby, acting supervisor OF the
Tonto national forest, said that the
association is making an effort to Sc
cure an emergency rail rate for the
shipment of sheep from the northern
summer ranges to the winter valley
feeding grounds.
An emergency rate is needed badly,
according to Mr. Embach, on account
of the shortage of feed in the Pres
colt national forest due to the summer
drought. More than $4,000 head of
sheep are driven from the north to the
southern valleys each year, and if they
are shipped this year it will be the
first time in the history of the indus
try in Arizona.
Phoenix forest service officials be-
lieve that the rains of the last week
may result in quick growth of feed
in the lower ranges of the drought
areas so that the sheep may be driven
through as has been the custom in the
past. Tonto forest conditions also have
improved considerably in the last few
days, it was stated.
Many members of the association
are planning to attend the Western
Wool Growers convention which will
be held in San Francisco November 6
and 7.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
FRONTIERSMEN FROM GLOBE
RUN FOUL OF PHOENIX POLICE

Frontiersmen and their wives from
Globe, arrived garbed in wild west
clothes and bristling with hardware"
captured Phoenix Saturday in a fore
runner of the Ayers celebration in
Globe on October 81.
Unfortunately some of the police
did not understand the cause of the
advance of prairie schooners and their
contingent of merry-makers and took
five of the visitors to explain their
appearance.
Chief of Police Brisbois allowed the
demonstration to proceed after some
explanation, but the victims did not
escape without mock trial. The cele-
bration went on, lending Phoenix an
aspect it had in reality in the 9O's.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
GLOBE AND MIAMI BE-
LONG TO STATE OF TEXAS

Prohibition officers from the El
Paso headquarters, led by G. A. Ham
mons, made sudden descent on the
Globe and Miami district and gathered
in nine individuals charged with boot
logging or with manufacture of intoxi-
cants. Two large distilling plants and
truckload of material were found at
the Silver Pick mine, in the Sleeping
Beauty mountain section, where four
Slavonians were arrested.
Two Mexicans especially were un-
fortunate in losing a valuable auto
mobile, from which they were retail
ing 'white mule" on the Miami
streets. Mrs. Kate Margudich is
charged with retailing from her board
ing house, in which four gallons OF
liquor were found.
Globe and Miami are excepted from
he Arizona prohibition district.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
ARIZONA GUARD COURT MAR
TAILS POWER is UPHELD

Right of military court martial of
the Arizona national guard to impose
prescribed penalties for disobedience
of orders to report for drill duty was
upneld iii al opinion handed down by
the state supreme court.
The opinion resulted from the prose-
cution by state attorneys of an order
by Superior Judge Fred c. Struck
meyer dismissing from custody Clark
H. Altman member of the national
guard, who had been sentenced to a
fine of SO or 10 days IN Jail for dis
obedience OF an order to report for
drill.
The action Of the supreme court re-
verses the Judgment of Judge Struck
meyer who released Altman from GUS
tody on writ ! habeas corpus. Alt
man had pleaded that he was unable
to report for drill without losing his
job.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
SPEND $1,000, 1000 FOR
EQUIPPING DAM

The Salt River Valley Water Users
association through Chief Engineer C.
C. Cragin, has awarded contract for
purchase of about 81 100000 worth of
electrical equipment, mainly for in
stalation in connection with the hydro
electric plant and transmission lines
that will center at the new Horse
Mesa dam.
The S. Morgan Smith company has
been given orders for three $4,000
horse power vertical turbines, and the
General Electric company will furnish
three 1920 kilowatt generators and
transmitters under which the new line
load will be raised from $4,000 to 100,-
900 volts. Switching equipment and
lightning arresters will cost 100000.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-17
HENRY HALL PIONEER
SHERIFF OF PINAL DEAD

Henry D. Hall, one of the best
known men in Pinal county, died at his
home in Florence, after an illness COW
ering a number of years, on Tuesday
morning, October 7. Deceased is sur
vived by his widow, seven daughters
and one son. Mr. Hall was active in
local politics. For a number of years
he officiated as deputy sheriff in Ray.
In 1915, following the death of Sher-
iff MCGEE he was appointed to fill the
unexpired term. In 1916 he was elected
to the office of sheriff and was again
elected in 1918, serving until 1920.
Mr.. Hall was a native of Texas. He
came to Arizona about IL years ago
and was first employed by the Ray
Consolidated Copper company.