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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, December 4 (SpeciaD.
Potatoes. new, 100 pounds, 1.0Oa150
barrel. 1.50a2. %; sweet potatoes, bar
rel, 2.00a5.00; vans, barrel. 3.50a4. 90.
Beans, bushel 4.50a6.00. Beets, 100.
4.00a5.00. Broccoli and kale. bushel.
5Oa60. Brussels sprouts, quart. 12a15.
Cabbage. 100, 3.O0a5. 90; savoy, bushel
50a65. Carrots, 100, 3.00a600. Cault-
flower, crates, L.25a2.75. Celery, crate,
1.75a4.00. Cucumbers, bushel. 2.50a
6.bO. Elephants, crate, 3.50a5.00. Let
tuce, bushel, 75a1.25. Onions, 100
pounds, 1.7Ja2.25. oyster plants. 100,
7.00aS.o0. Parsnips, basket. 5Ga60.
Peppers, crate. 3.50a5.oO. Pumpkins,
100, 15.00a25.00. Spinach. bushel. 75a
Loo. Squash, crate, 2.50a3.5O. Toma-
toes, crate. 3.00a6. 90. Turnips, bushel.
75a1.00.
Apples, packed, barrel. 25oa7.O0;
busheI, 75a2O0; loose, barrel, l50a
800; bushel, 50a1.00. Cranberries. box,
Grapefruit, box, 2.00a3.00. Oranges,
box. 2.50a4.00.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot.
1.62A; No. 2 red Winter. garlicky,
domestic. 1.62; No. red Winter, gar
licky, 158.
Corn-Cob. new, yellow. spot, $50
per barrel; track corn, yellow, No. .,
1.35
Sales-None
Oats-No. ,. new, 61a61L per
bushel; No. 8. 60a6O1a
Rye-Nearby, 1.IOa1.25; No. 3 rye,
spot, 1919.
Hay-Receipts. II tons. There is
a limited demand for the better
grades Of timothy and choice light
clover mixed hay. of which class of
stock the supplies are not excessive.
Medium and low grade hay of all
descriptions is in ample supply and
hard to move at any price.
Quotations today-No timothy,
1e.50a2o.50; No. 3 timothy, l6.OOalS.OO;
No. light clover. mixed. 1S.60alS.0O;
No. l clover. mixed, 17.50a1S.00; No
clover, mixed. 15.00al6.O0
Straw-No. 1 rye, 1300a140o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO. December 4-Rains in
the domestic Winter wheat belt tend
ed to ease down the wheat market
today during the early transactions
here. Weakness of wheat quotations
at Liverpool counted also as a de-
pressing factor. Heavy offerings
from Argentina, India and Australia
were reported. Opening prices here.
which ranged from II to IL lower.
with May $50 to 1901 and July LAOS
10 1.41, were followed by a rally that
in some cases went above yesterdays
finish.
Corn and oats both showed strength.
Stormy weather in the corn belt, to-
gether with unfavorable corn crop re-
ports from Argentina, were RESPONSE
BILE. After opening at Il off to 9s up,
May 1.22 Il to 1881, the corn market
scored good general gains.
Oats started at Il to Il higher, May
5s12 to 596s, and then continued to
ascend.
Provisions were responsive to the
upturn in corn and We're Influenced
only in a transient way by lower hog
yalues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
DAIRY PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, December Especially
Live poultry-Young chickens. 1Sa
25; leghorns. isa22; old hens. 16a24;
leghorns, 16a17; old BOOSTERS, Halls:
young turkeys. 35a37; old. poor and
crooked breasts, %; ducks. 16a22:
geese. lSa25; pigeons, pair, 30; guinea
fowl. each 40as0.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys 32a4O:
moor and crooked breasts. %: chickens.
23a27; old roosters, 15a16; ducks, goa
%; geese, 20a2S.
Eggs-Receipts. 1,4S5 cases; native and
nearby firsts, dozen, quotations, So
Butter-Creamery good to fancy
40a4S: prints, 4Sa50 nearby creamery
3Sa42; ladies, 30a32; store packed, 23
a24; process butter, 33a34; dairy
prints, 24a25; rolls, 23a25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
WALL STREET NOTES.

NEW YORK, December 4.-Ship-
ments of the international Shoe Co.
in the fiscal year ended November 80
exceeded $4,000, 900, compared with
s10s,922,73S in the preceding year, It
is officially announced.
Samuel M. FELTON,, president of the
Chicago Great Western railroad, es-
Inmates that the roads surplus after
charges for 1924 will be between
$500, 900 and 100000 November gross,
he said, would be about the same as
last year. S2.1e9.651.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY INV fSSUCIuTcU I-Ttss.
NEW YORK, December 4-Foreisn
exchanges firm. Quotations Gin
United States dollars): Great Brit
ain, demand. 1854; cables, 469; 60
day bills on banks, 4.66; France. de-
mand, .0552; cables. .0552k Italy,
demand, .0432%; cables, .0433A; Bel
GUM. demand, .O500h; cables, .0501;
Germany, demand, 1881; Holland, de-
mand. .4045; Norway, demand, .1497;
Sweden, demand, 1884; Denmark, de-
mand, 1865; Switzerland. demand
1897; Spain, demand, 1887; Greece
demand. .01gil4: Poland, demand
.19A; zeohoslovakia, demand
.0301k; Jugoslavia, demand. .0147;
Austria, demand, .0ooo14A; Rumania
demand. .o049; Argentina, demand.
1852: Brazil, demand, .116o; Toxic
demand. 3Sl4; Montreal, SO 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
CAR LoADINGs GROW.

BALTIMORE, December Especially.
Although freight car loadings on
the Seaboard Air Line Railway showed
a decrease of two-tenths per cent dur
ing the last week in November. the
record for the month showed an in
crease Of 81 per cent, 1858 cars
being loaded. as compared with 170.-
PA during the corresponding month
of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, December 4-Butter-
Unsettled; receipts, 6,09S packages.
Creamery, higher than extras, 46a47;
creamery, extras (92 score), 46; do,
firsts t5S to 81 score), 39aS5
Eggs-Steady TO firm; receipts, s,4S2
cases. Pacific coast whites. extras,
67a70; do, firsts to extra >firsts. 6Oa66.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS. December 4.-Prices were
firm on the Bourse today
Three per cent rentes. so francs
So confines.
Exchange on London. 81 francs
90 centimes.
Five per cent loan, 81 francs az
confines.
The dollar was quoted at IS francs
Is confines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
RAILROAD BONDS
AGAIN co HIGHER
Semi Speculative Issues
Squirt UpWard-0ther OBJ
legations Rally.
BY GEORGE r.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 4.-Specu-
lative rails were again the leaders of
the bond market today.
While bonds Jagged behind stocks
they too were stimulated by the ac-
ton of the st. Louis-San Francisco
board in putting the common stock
on SIS dividend basis and by the
excited speculation in low priced
stocks such as Seaboard Air Line.
The latter's bonds were all strong
and new high records were made by
the adjustment 6s, which, selling at
IS, were up a point and three
quarters from yesterdays close. The
refunding As and the consolidated
6s eQualed their highs of 1924
Burst OF Early Buying.
There was burst of buying di-
rectly at the opening OF St. Louis
San Francisco income 6s and adjust
ment IS. and both made new high
records. Interest on the incomes is
paid only once a year, but on the
adjustments It is .disbursed semi-an-
nually. 7. G. n. adjustments was
another speculative railroad bond to
make high record, un above a point
on the day. There was n brisk rally
in all the st. Paul group, while
among the high grade convertible is
sues chesapeake and Ohio convertible
5s were strong, above 102.
Traction bonds were second only
TO the rails in activity. There was
very high trading in New York Rail-
ways issues at higher prices. Chicago
Railway 5s jumped more than a point.
Among the industrials Pierce Arrow
Sc made new top at 95. Cuba Cane
Sugar IS were fractionally higher.
Failure of the directors to act on a
dividend on the preferred stock helped
the bonds.
Liberties Unsettled.
Investment bonds were dull and
neglected. Liberties moved irregu-
larly, the selling of Wednesday in the
Treasury Az not being repeated to-
day. 1t was announced from Wash
ington that subscriptions for the new
per cent Treasury bonds of l944-54,
for which cash and certified maturing
December Is this year has been ten
dered in payment, exceed $500, 100000.
Foreign bonds were generally heavy.
Argentine 6s sold in large volume
down fractionally to the price of IS,
at which the new S30,0O0,000 6s Of
1924 series Il. were offered. The new
French IS sold within Is of a point
of the Offering price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
Klansmen Find Tires Slashed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FOLLi.NSBEE, w. Va, December 4.
While Klansmen were attending a
revival at the Methodist Episcopal
Church here some person or persons
slashed tires Of 80 automobiles in
which the white-robed men had been
convened to church
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

o the On he
n
In
p quot will b ION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04

Toronto woman has just had ex-
tracted from her foot pen-nib which
she swallowed as a girl at school 81
years age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by W b. Hibbs 4 Col
Nominal. Selling checks
gold value. today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-04

tPartIy extra. tPaysble in preferred stock
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yeariy declarations.
Unless otherwise noted. extra or special
dividends are not included.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
Brewster Does Not
Believe Rival Is i'm
Pact with Catholics
(Special to Kennebec Journal)

(Specldl 10 heIHeDeC JOuTudlJ
Dover-Foxcroft, May 10.-My OPP
ponent for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor has stated that he
has been charged with being in al
lance with the Roman Catholic
church in this State. Such charge
I believe to be unwarranted. The
fact that the position of my oppon-
ent upon the school question is in
some respect the same as the official
position of the Roman Catholic
church, and that Roman Catholic
citizens are therefore, to some extent
supporting him, does not seem to me
10 warrant any insinuation that he Is
in alliance with them or that he Is
under especial obligations of any
kind to them.
NV opponent and Roman Catholic
citizens of this State have a perfect
right to oppose the constitutional
amendment which I have proposed
prohibiting the appropriation of pub
lie funds to sectarian schools. In
Justice to the Roman Catholics OF
Maine It should be said that many
OF them take the position which Sem
ator Walsh and Martin Lomasney
and many other Roman Catholics
took in Massachusetts and support
the proposal to cut off appropriation
of public funds to all sectar1an
schools alike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
FRENCH RADICALS
DEMAND END REIGN
PRES. MILLERAND

Paris. May 10 (By A. P.)-Presi-
dent Millerand is now the object of
almost the entire attention Of the
Radical and Socialist press, which in
the absence of indications as to how
the three parties Of the successful
coalition are going to be able to
profit from their victory and what
their programme is going to be, in
sistently demand that the chief
magistrate of the republic give way
to a new man.
The leaders Of all three parties,
Radical. Socialist and Republican
Socialist, are much annoyed by the
excessive demands of their followers
and are endeavoring to calm their
ardor. Paul Painleve who though
recognized as the Republican Social
lists chief is not a member of the
executive committee. complains that
the militants in that organization
Continued on Page aCol. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
METHODlSTS NOT
SATISFIED WITH
ANTI-WAR REPORTS

Springfield, Mass. May 10.-The
preliminary skirmish of a coming
battle Of debate occurred at the
Methodist Episcopal general confer
ence today when reports on the
church's attitude toward war-by
many called the most important is
sue the delegates have faced or will
face-were made by the committee
on the state Of the church. The ma
iority and minority recommends
lions of that committee were reject
ed as unsat. sfactory and the board
of bishops was asked to appoint a
special committee to consider and
report on the matter.
Both reports are a great dis
appointment" William w. King. OF
Kansas City. Mo-, said. Both con-
tain implications that all wars are
and have been wrong, that Jesus
Christ taught it was always wrong,
and that our fathers, who fought
that principles of right might
triumph, were wrong. Many people
who have read the reports in the
papers have telegraphed to me pro-
testing that they put a premium on
slackers."
The majority report declared that
the church would separate ltseit
from all wars. and the minority one
executed wars of defense.
CONTINUED on Page @Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
Vermont Village
Swept by Fire
With Loss $15O,OW

West Charleston, vermont, May 40
Fire swept this village today DE.
stroying sixteen buildings before II
spent Its force at the OUTSKIRTS ., .se
p,vsr Hotel. the postoffice and Wey-
months store, the general store IN
the heart Of the village. and numer-
Gus dwellings were destroyed by fire
which caused a total loss estimated
Fire brigades were rushed over r
country roads from Newport islanu
pond, and Derby but the firemen Mer rs
hampered in their work ny s cone
Of water and the difficulty OF COM
Sa+t;ny a blaze driven by strong
wesferiy wind. The mail SACKS IN
the postofiice and the greater par. OF !
the mail matter was saved before the
h,:iIding in which the post ONCE was
located was burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
Bill Restricting
Long, Short Haul
Passed by Senate

Washington. May 19-The Gooding
bill, restricting the interstate COM
merce commission in its application
of the long and short haul clause of
the interstate commerce act. was
passed by the senate today, "a to %.
The bill is the first important one
on railroad questions to be passed
at this session by the senate and
concludes a fight carried on more
than twenty years by the inter-
mountain rate territories. The meas
ure had been under debate for
week
The interstate commerce commits
sion has for years maintained its
power to permit a common carrier to
charge less for a long than for a
short haul included in the long haul
when the carrier has shown after
public hearing that such authority is
necessary for the maintenance of its
service. The measure passed by the
senate would permit departures"
only in the cases of circuitous routes.
in the making of expert and import
rates and with regard to block eX-
press rates.
Sponsored by Senator Gooding. Re-
publican, Idaho, the bill was taken
up for final debate Immediately after
the senate had disposed of the soldier
bonus bill. Senator Mclean, Repub-
lican, Connecticut. asserted the bill
would not aid the inter-mountain
states. The'present law was ample.
he insisted, to protect the welfare of
the inter-mountain section, and was
a guarantee that the rates must be
fair and non discriminatory to the
shippers. The courts were open to
the shippers, he added, to protect
them in these rights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
CIGARETTE STARTS
$4,000 FIRE IN
MORSE SHIPYARD

Noank, Conn.,, May 19-Fire be-
lieved to have started from a ciga-
rette carelessly dropped into pile OF
shavings, totally destroyed the ship
yard of the Charles w. Morse inter-
ests here today at loss of approx
mately $4,000.
The spread Of tho flames was rapid
and famed by a westerly wind, en-
veloped the entire properties of the
company within an hour despite the
efforts OF pumping engines from sur
rounding towns and from Westerly,
r. l., to throw streams upon the
flames. Low tide seriously hanipered
the operations Of the apparatus and
there was little force to the pumps.
five fire boats from the Merritt
Chapman e Scott Corporation came to
the assistance OF the pumping engines
but were unable to do more than assist
in saving the fleet of menhaden
steamers and fleet of small pleasure
craft tied up at the wharf.
The government tug General Rich
ard Arnold was badly burned before
she could be gotten off the waya into
the water. =. ~
Two wooden hulls OF the Ferris type
owned by the Emergency Fleet Corpor-
alton were totally destroyed at the OUT
set Of the fire which wrecked the saiaht
ways In the yard. A third huIrTWas
saved. Five buildings used In ship
and two houses also fell
victims to the flames but the machine
shop and galvanizing shop were saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
3,O38,283 WILL BE ENTITLED
: TO INSURANCE POLICIES BONUS
BILL; 389,583 Get $50 CASH

Washington, May LIT is esti-
mated that 3,03S, 2S3 veterans will be
entitled to the insurance policies pro-
vided by the soldier bonus bill enact
ed into law today. while 3S9,5S3 will
be paid cash of $50 or less. The bill
also provides for payment to de-
pendents of deceased veterans of the
amount cf adjusted service compen-
sation to which they would have
been entitled.
Adjusted service compensation is
figured on the basis of 81 a day for
home service and $1.25 4 day for
overseas service. The first sixty days
cannot be counted. Also a maxi
mum Of 500 days would be allowed.
All veterans up to and including
the rank of Captain in the army and
Marine Corps and lieutenant in the
navy are eligible for the bonus.
insurance policy would be valued at
1862 while the maximum value of the
policies would be about $1,000 for
overseas service and $1,000 for home
service.
The value of the policy would be
equivalent of the amount which the
adjusted service credit plus % per
cent would purchase at regular in
surance prices based on four per
cent interest compounded annually.
To determine the latter computation
a table of factors has been compiled
by experts. Multiplication of the
proper factor by the amount of adj
justed service compensation due the
veteran, plus 25 per cent would give
the face value of the insurance GER
tiffcate. Each certificate. Of course.
would vary according to the length
of service of the veteran and his age
at the date of issuance of the policy.
The policies would be dated next
January
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20
Cost of Bonus

The cost OF the bonus has been
variously estimated at rom $2,2so.-
100000 to $4.OOO,OOO,OOO treasury OIL
Gals making the higher estimate.
The only cash provided for is $50
to each service man not entitled to
more than that in adjusted service
credit; others would receive a paid up
twenty year endowment insurance
policy. '~'N
The cost for the next fiscal year,
when 1t Is figured the cash payments
will be made, has been estimated at
$150,00O.00 which proponents Of the
law say can be taken care of md
taxes reduced Mt the same time. Az
ter the next fiscal year the cost is ex-
pected to decrease slightly and It Is
figured that an annual appropriation
of $100,00O,000 will be necessary to
meet the cost over the 20 years.
Continued on Page 3-Col. y
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| dead, 2 Missing
In Violent Eruption
Kilauea Volcano

Hilo, r. H.. May 19.-(By A. P.)--
Truman 8. Taylor. a bookkeeper OF
pahala. injured by q stone thrown
from Kilauea volcano on Sunday. Is
dead. and two soldiers, Private Ed
ward Hineman and Private Howard
Simmons, who are believed to have
visited the volcano on the same day,
are missing.
TAYLOR Is the first victim in history
OF kilauea. He had both legs crushed
and died from the shock of amputa-
ton.
An engineer who remained at Vol
cano House overnight has telephoned
that there was @ slight eruption at
$50 this morning and another at
seven this morning.
Superintendent Boles has ordered
the park closed and vacated untli
the violence steps. The air Is high.
" charged with electricity. All
leaves within two miles of the pit
have been pierced with ash pebbles.
Telephone communication is spas
mOdic,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-20

Moscow, May 19.-(By A. Ply
More than thousand delegates,
representing every district in the
Soviet Federation. will assemble Fri
day in the gold and mirrored
halls of grand Kremlin Palace for
the annual convention of the Com
munist Party. which, in it's bearing
upon the political fortunes of the
country. is scarcely less important
than the American national conven-
tons of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
This years meeting of the Com
munists is especially significant, be-
cause 1t is the first full congress to
be held since the death of Premier
Lenine. The party leaders will en-
deavor to remove the dissensions
which have divided the various fac
tions since the famous leader passed
away.
This congress has been preceded
by local party conferences through
out the Union, in which responsible
party leaders delegated by Moscow
have pleaded the support of the
party for the governments policy
as set forth in resolutions which will
BIO presented to the congress.
= The principal subjects to be dis
cussed are, first, the. recent currency
reform; second, the question of in
ternational and foreign trade. in the
light of the campaign to heck the
growth of private capital, which at
present controls more than so per
cent of the wholesale and 81 per cent
of the retail trade; third, the pro-
1etariZatio1 and Strengthening of the
party in consequence of the admis-
sion of 100000 new members:
fourth, extension of state facilities
to cooperative trading organizations;
fifth, the rarty's attitude toward the
policy of the Third Internationale
many, and, sixth, education of
Communist youth in the principles Of
Lenine.
The leaders expect the convention
will produce greater harmony with
in the party and common policy for
dealing with the national and inter-
national problems which confront it.
Discussion of internal problems, it
is believed, will bring about certain
changes ir TIE government. Some
of the political experts predict that
Leon Trotxky, minister of war and
marine, may assume the chairman
ship of the supreme economic coun-
. Gil so as to direct the reconstruction
O. Soviet control of internal trade,
while M. Djerjinslky, present head of
the supreme economic council, ac-
cording to the same authorities, may
be nominated to fill the portfolios
held by TrOtsky.
Recent additions to the Commu-
mist party have brought its total
strength to more than 100000.
Despite the relatively small num-
Der of Communists, about 75.W0 in
Moscow, the population of which is
estimated at 100000, the Bolshevik
authorities assert that the Commu-
mist Party "is able to govern the
country, thanks to the support of
the non-party workingmen, who
trust the Communists uncondition-
ally"
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Mass Meetings
In Toxic Protest
Ian Exclusion

Toxic, May 19.-(By A. Po-Iwo
mass meetings. attended by thous-
ands of persons, were held today 10
protest against the passage by the
american congress of the provision
of the immigration bill excluding
Japanese from. America me nrs.,
under the auspices of the younger
members Of the diet, passed a reso-
luton pointing out the menace OF
the legislation to Japanes SEA. nsr.i,n
s;on sows the seeds for future rae
ial war;"
people of Japan to appeal to the
younger people OF America "e''''
the exclusion of japanese.
The second meeting. held by the
Young Mems Buddhist Association
passed a resolution urging seif-res-
traint and the avoidance of the mop
shirt" hut expressing a determine
tion to continue its attempts 10
eradicate this great dishonor.