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The Washington times., 1924-03-29
RAILWAY BRIDGE CRASHES;
ENGINE CREW MISSING

NEWARK, Ohio, March ga
Baltimore and Ohio freight train
crashed through a bridge at Locust
Grove today. The bridge was
weakened by flood waters.
Engineer Louis Kastla and Fire
man H. F. Gardner are missing
and 1t is feared they are buried
beneath the wreckage.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
NEST
COUPLES
ROUTED
Follows Complaint of Mother
Her Daughter Was Being
Made Drunkard.

Acting on the complaint Of a
mother that her beautiful young
daughter was being turned into an
habitual drunkard by bootleggers
living in the same apartment
house, the rental agents for fash
ionable apartment near Sixteenth
and s streets northwest, laid a
trap which is said to have bagged
two prominent bootleggers.
Maintains Love Nest.
Following a quiet investigation
subsequent to the mothers COM
plant, the rental agents found out
that the bootiegger who was fur.
nishing the young girl with the
liquor, lives in the apartment house.
They also learned that he main.
tanned a love nest in a Sixteenth
street apartment. a
Stealing into the bootlegger's
apartment, the rental agent discov.
cred that liquor transaction was
to be essayed at night. Hiding HIM
self in the back, he watched and
saw two automobiles drive up with
liquor. Fearing the publicity that
would ensue through arrests, the
agent asserted himself and told the
bootleggers that they would have to
AASw hwpNAA a H..
apartment and then pack their be.
longings and get out"
Has Been Arrested.
The bootlegger in the case is the
one who a few weeks ago was ar
rested In another apartment on Six
teenth street northwest by members
Of the local Police Department vice
squad and Lone Wolf Asher. Al
the time the blond was in the apart
ment, but was permitted to &c
without having a charge placed
against her. >
The bootlegger Is said to have
told the police that he had diplo
matte connections and was immune
from arrest at their hands. The
police checked UP on this statement
and found 1t to be untrue. Later
on the liquor dealer denied that
he had ever made any such state
ments, and the legation with which
he claimed a mythical connection
said that he was practically un
known there.
Complaint Of the mother, whose
daughter was being led into a dis
solute life by the bootleggers, wat
made to the agents for the apart
ment house and not to the police.
The mother is said to have bit
terly assailed the interruptions
LIQUOR law violators who were sell
ing their stuff to, her daughter
daily. She threatened to bring tn,
law down on them" IL they dix
not stop the practice.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
50 TRACK MEN
BURIED UNDER
SNOW
Caught by Huge Slide In
Provo Canyon, on Denver
and Rio Crande Railroad.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March
29.--Fifty track workers on the
Denver ana Rio Grande Western
railroad are buried under huge
snowslide in Provo Canyon, accord.
ing to reports received here shortly
before IL o'clock today.
A large force of rescue workers
are being rushed to the scene. =
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
SENATOR LA TOILETTE
IS REPORTED IMPROVED

The condition of Senator Robert
M. LAFollete Rep) Of Wisconsin,
who IL III with pneumonia, was re-
ported today az improved.
It was stated that no bulletins
would be issued by his physicians
during the day.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
NOW CONTINUE.
Continued from Yesterday.

OVAU1AAuCU 1EVAAl IOSVOtU1ys
II don't understand it at all.
A girl as young as you are
These things you refuse are ex-
actly what other girls want. Even
Barbara. You can't go on like
this"
But I'm tgoing to, Mr.. WIN
man. Being young, \ have iets
Of time
Have you some great ambi.
ton, then, that makes sacrifice
necessary? Are you some great
dreamer. Miss Bryce? Or the
apostle OF a new religion"
mol think not"
They had moved slowly to the
crest of a. little knoll. Hills
rolled and swept to the feet of
the mother mountains, and these
rose with an inspiring lift to a
flame touched sky. Whitman
pointed. He took Chickie's arm.
THEY. too, have beauty. The
mind rejoices to acknowledge it..
I, too, am looking for a dream,
Miss Bryce. I haven't found it
mot yet"
They came into a view Of the
house, serene in it's white, dream
Ing peace. He said suddenly, as
though following aloud his
thought: "But if / accept all your
terms, Miss Bryce; IL l look on
you merely as some lovely
statue" the quick smile enlivened
his face, I'VE can be- frineds.
"Yes-but you must know that
I mean completely what l said"
Alone in her room, Chickie
stood at the window, letting her
face press the cold glass. Her
pulses knocked as though she
had been running frantically. She
said to herself: IT should go;
Ia better CO." A numbness fell
upon her mind. She turned list.
lessly, walking back and froth.
Mott wouldn't make any diff
ference: do no good to leave.
Wherever she went 1t would be
the sarne--shutting men away
from her: turning her heart from
Wal Ahbu GSIlo
on alone-always.
She looked down the bleak
stretch Of years, fighting back the
terror Of her thoughts. She came
back to Lee Whitman, the vivid
mess Of his. hand pressing hers
against the moist leaves. She felt
the charm Of his eager, restless
youth; the passion of young ideals
about him. It would be cruel If
he should care for her
She said to Barbara that eve
ming: well, Mary Elizabeth shall
be wandering on her way very
soon" -
MARY Elizabeth shall do
nothing Of the sort. She hasn't
answered one single letter vet.
Helena, you wouldn't do a mean
trick like that, would your"
But I'm not to be your COM
panion for life, am II" o.
Maybe you are. Listen--I sup
pose you're bored to death with
me. That's why / asked Lee to
come out over the weekend.
You've only been here five DAYS.
Why, I'd miss you more than
ONOA ASW.s OO dIOHC NOM
morning till night. In a week or
two you can go. Please-you
won't :"
Norp whitman decided the mat.
ter again. He phoned: "If it's
agreeable, Miss Bryce, I'd like you
to remain"
Barbara told Lee. He came To
Chickie. He said humbly: pleas
cont go on my account. You're
wonderful for Barbara. Didn't I
accept your terms? Didn't YOU
say we could be friends? Then
let's be- 1t. He reached out his
hand with boyish impulse.
ChicEe smiled "You remind
me of jimmy"
Who is jimmy"
my brother"
sOh-"
Yet he kept his word. He over.
/ CONTINUED on Page I2O
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Start With 'CElickie'
on Her New Life
and Adventures
BY ELENORE MEHERIN.
A RESUME OF
'THE STORY OF CHICKIE."

81
'"rhe story Of Chiclie," the gripping
@ovel by Elenore Meherin which pre-
ceded THE Sequel to Chickie," came
90 thrilling conclusion. 'The Sequel
90 Chickie" is continuation of the
life story of remarkable heroine.
For those who missed reading 1.-THE
story Of Chickie," below is printed q
tabloid synopsis which will help in
continuing with "The Sequel Of
Chiclxie. q healthy. modern young
9irl, decides to set out ION her own"
ana seek her fortune in industry. She
obtains job as stenographer, and
meets with Janina, Jake and Barry
Ounne. Jake IL hall fellow, we'll
met, with plenty of money and . love
OF the high lights" of life-
But along comes Barry Dunno, and
Chickie IL strongly smitten. Many
pleasant times are had, and 1t 10,
therefore, distinct shock to Chiclxie
Mnen Barry informs her he has mar
sled Ida Moore. Crushed in spirit,
ana fearful for her unborn child-herS
and Barry's-Chickie attempts to COM
NIT suicide. but her plan IL frustrated.
one leaves the city, and. in little
cottage In the country, the tiny life
comes into the world. A telegram an
nouncing the serious, illness of her
mother causes Chickie to leave her
baby. sickly child; in the care of q
physician. The infant dies, and Chicl1ie
mas difficult time convincing a coro-
msers jury she did not end the little
lie. heIStory Of Chickie' ends with
the Vindication of the little mother.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
HUNDREDS
Of HOMES
swept
~
CycIonic Storm Outs Wide
Path Through, Town-WhoIe
State Affected.
BY international News Service.

ny huVcEHaVlOutl NSWB ScFVlCOs
SHAWNEY, Okla, March 29.-
Ten persons are dead, twenty
seriously hurt, two probably
fatally, and sixty others slightly
injured today as a result of the
tornado which swept through here
yesterday.
The path of the tornado was
two blocks wide and nine blocks
long.
200 Houses Down.
Approximately 200 houses were
swept down in the best resi-
Dental section of the city. causing
heavy property damage.
Four hundred students narrowly
escaped serious injury or death as
the school building from which they
had been dismissed only a few
minutes was demolished. Only the
janitor was in the building and he
escaped injury, being at work in
the basement.
Two companies Of national guard
were ordered by Adjutant General
Charles F. Barrett to do guard Nuty
at Shawnee. Company G, infantry,
and the Howitzer company, in com
mand of Capt. James Green and
Major c.. M. Howell, respectively,
were the companies ordered to the
scene.
The storm took a northward
course from here, striking Prague,
twenty.three miles from here,
where considerable damage was re.
ported. Two persons were injured.
but no fatalities were reported.
The storm area was said to have
covered Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma.
Missouri, and Arkansas. Telephone
and telegraph communication was
badly crippled. A cold wave was
spreading throughout the South.
west in the wake of the storm.
The dead are Thelma Wilson,
twenty: L. M. Huddleston, eighty;
Miss Wilson's grandfather; Miss
Elizabeth Demgler, sixty-five; Mrs.
Myrtle w. Cunningham, twenty, of
Oregon; J. g. Gallam, Elsie Gal.
Ian, four; w. d. Dix, e. j. Ellison,
Mrs. John Payton. and a small
daughter Of Louis johnson.
Whole State Affected.
The storm swept with fury over
the entire State, reports of heavy
damage being received. Telegraph
and telephone communication was
at a standstill for many hours this
morning and the full extent Of the
disaster has not been determined.
A section of high-power line be.
tween Lawton, OKLA, and Geronimo
was blown down but was repaired
soon afterward.
More than 700 telephones were
out of order at Shawnee today.
A heavy rain preceded the cy.
clonic winds which struck Shawnee
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The rain and wind was general
Throughout the State, temperatures
dropping to around freezing.
Five persons were injured on a
farm ! near Noble. Okla, about
twenty-five miles south OF Oklahoma
City. Several farm houses and
Continued on Page q Column s.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Ute SEQUEL 70 CI1iCl3ie III
WEATHER

Showers this afternoon
and tonight; Sunday fair
and much colder; south
shifting to west gales.
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Chicago Produce Market

inlCdSO, req. \.
Wheat scored material upturn in
price today but proft-taking sales then
led to a reaction. The advance was
due chiefly to buying based on belief
that the United States import duty on
wheat would soon be Increased 50 per
cent. The market closed unsctt led at
&c lower to &c gain. May 1.l0s9i to
! .103 and July I.10s TO ll0s. Corn, al
though easing back little with wheat.
finished 3G4 to &c up. oats unchanged
to &C higher, and provisions unchanged
to a rise of 12c.
Highest prices of the day in the
wheat market were reached after def
mite announcement that the federal tar
iif commission had reported the cost Of
producing wheat in This country was
S!c to s2Hl9 a pushed compared with
5@C TO sl.l9 in Canada. However. long
before the definite figures in the re-
port We're available IL was widely
known that the findings Of the com
mission were such as almost to make
certain prompt advance In the wheat
tarln. Some buying also was due 10
from Illinois and Ohio. On the other
hand. the subsequent setback was EN-
phasized by word that Pacific coast
offerings of wheat to the Atlantic sea-
board We're at q sharp discount COM
pared with Chicago.
Most receivers Of corn reported a de-
cided off In the Volume NJ country Of
ferings to arrive. BESIDES, OPINIONS
were circulated that the peak OF the
mid-minter movement Of the crop had
been passed. and that the end OF March
would find commercial supplies TO be
a good deal under the average for that
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by Beck

creamery higher than extras 51s q 50;
creamery extras. 81 score. 81: cream
cry iirsts. IS to 81 score, 49a q sos
packing stock current make No 2S.
fresh gathered lrsts 39M 10: do. sec
onds and poorer S5mGSa: New Jersey
and other hcnncry whites closely Sc
ICctcd extras As; state nearby and
nearby western hennery whites firsts
70 extras aga 45; nearby hennery
browns extras iG.
rOTAToES-Dull; Maine bulk per
$50 pounds 2.7bM4.00; Long Island $40
q 40: New York 3.25n $50.
BBAGES-Steady: New York bulk
red G0.00M $500; southern per hamper
1.00ft l.50; Long Island per head &c
Gee.
Raw sugar was easier today but de-
mand was light and no actual business
developed. Cubas were offered at CON
ceSSions of &c. or Oh the basis of 734
duty paid.
Renewed liquidation and selling by
houses with Wall Street and Cuban
connections, prompted by the increa Sc d
spot offerings, accounted Tor opening
losses of nine to . points in the raw
sugar futures market. The decline
brought in considerable covering and
commission houses support and prices
later rallied. rcganing nearly all the
carly losses. Final prices were I'M
March closed $50, May $50, July 500
September $50
The refined situation was without
change. While new business contin-
ued' light Withdrawals proved quite
heavy. Prices were quoted at $50 to
300 for fine graduated.
Refined futures nominal.
At the close there was sale of 100.
900 bags of Cubas for Fcbruarr and
March shipment at 7.2s duty paid.
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FINANCIAL NEWS

by the report of the Otis steel Com
pany. one of the small producers.
showing January production of %
I56 tons of finished products, the
highest since May. 1920. and more
than Is above that of January,
1925
A run-in OF the shorts in American
Wooden sent that stock up to "a 5-S
but it slipped back later to Is rs
up 80 on the day. New high records
for the year were established by
Fisher Body. which touched 20j:
otis Elevator. which crossed $50,
and Congoleum. which sold at Gi "a.
purchase of the International
Great Northern stock by the New
Orleans. Texas and Mexico road
sent the price of the former up J
points. Southern Railway made n
quick response to the publication OF
the 1923 earnings report. showing
Sl0.11 share earned on the COM
mon stock. but it was unable TO
maintain its gain. dropping from
~ SIS to 40 IS. Seaboard Air Line
issues were very active and closed
at substantial gains.
Trading i'm the foreign exchanges
was rather quiet. All rates sagged
at the opening, but made irregular
recovery later. Demand sterling
held fairly steady around Si30 Ii
and French francs Just below 4.50
cents. Belgian francs touched a new
record low at so lie, but rallied
about points later.
Call money opened at "a and
then dropped to 1 Il. Time money
and commercial paper markets were
quiet with rates unchanged.
Brisk trading activlty Ia, the new
Japanese 6 ID percent bonds, listed
on the stock exchange on n when
issued" basis, and their ready ad-
vance above the offering price. in
spired confidence in the bond mar
ket today. The Improvement was
reflected in gains throughout the
high grade list with particular
strength in the bonds of copper COM
panies which are expected to profit
by orders from Japan.
Bankers tonight expressed their
satisfaction with preliminary reports
on subscriptions and predicted the
complete success of the loan on
which books will be- opened tomor-
row. The United States Steel Cor
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NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York. Feb. 14.-Stock prices
dipped to lower ground in the early
part OF today's stock market as n
result OF bear raids on the oil shares,
but the widespread distribution of
supporting orders around noon start
cd rally which continued through
the late dealings and made closing
quotations irregularly higher.
Growing uneasineSs over the SEN
ate oil investigation was reported to
have inspired much of the early
selling. bear traders succeeding in
uncovering q number of weakened
marginal accounts and forcing
Standard Oils of New Jersey and
California, Sinclair and the Pan
American issues to new low levels
for the year. the extreme losses
ranging from l to > Il points.
Strength of the copper shares was
one of the features eff the session,
buying of these issues being pre-
dictcd on the belief that Japan will
be big buyer of the red metal,
which Is now quoted at IL cents a
pound. up j -4c. as n result of the re-
cent increase in the foreign and do
mestic demand. American Shelters
crossed 63 for net gain of more
than points and Anaconda. Ken
necott and Utah each closed a point
or more above yesterdays final quo
tauons. the last named touching a
new 1924 high at 81 "a.
Late buying of the oil shares was
inhuenced by the weekly report of
the American Petroleum Institute
showing a reduction in both domes-
TIC crude oil production and imports
ior the week ending February g.
tacltic Oil rallied from II IA to
o. ~. up l Ia: Royal Dutch closed
point higher at 81 II and the
early losses in the other issues were
materially reduced.
steel shares held relatively
steady. holders OF these issues being
encouraged by the statement of T..
H. ~. Gary that Japan will be a heavy
nuSer OF steel here this year. Fur
.her confirmation of the improve
'hent In the industry was furnished
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country especially at the present
time when there is a shortage Of
dwellings. The cost OF construction
rose steadily from 1915 to 1920. The
following year there was a decline IN
construction costs due TO reduced
prices OF building materials. In 1929
wages declined.
Rents were quick to respond to
these changed conditions. In 1922
and 1923. the rate Of increase in
rents was less than during the period
1921.
Construction costs are again on the
upgrade. Unless there IL decline
within the next few months. rents
VIII again turn sharply upward, II Is
predicted.
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CLASSiFIED.DlSPLAi
$500 Gets Furnished Home
And equipped farm near Town

Place the whole family would like: ca
acres on improved road close depot
village; dark loan fields. l0-cow pas
turc. estimated 500 cords wood, 5o,ono
#. timber: sugar and apple orchards.
plums, berries: comfortable S-room
house. running water lh-cow barn.
owner unable operate $1,000 gets il.
furniture insured $1,000. horses, colt,
COW. cream separator. rI!i implements,
winters hay. vegetables. etc, included.
Only $500 needed Details and how
farmer netted average $el1..G month
ly from 10 cows page - Big Illus.
Bargain Cataiog money mak:ng farms.
best sections United states. Copy
free. STROUT FARM AGENCY, 900
J. Old South Bldg Boston, Mass.
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Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents IS

MAN-Wanted for permanent connec-
ton with old established wholesale
coal corporation to solicit carload or
ders for finest quality anthracite and
bituminous Goals from combined con-
sumers for shipment direct from
mines. Big saving for users. Stores.
factories, schools, institutions, homes
are easily sold. Our men making
$4,000 to $4,000 yearly. Some work
ing capital necessary in the begin
ming. No experience required. Boyl-
ston Coal Co. Bosch Bldg, Broadway
and Goth, New York.
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Furnished tn the Kennehec Jour-
raj through the courtesy Of J. A.
Carnage IL Co. Of Augusta and
Watervi!le.
Washington, Feb. 1i--R en- 8
throughout the United States during
1923 stood at level % percent above
the level Of 1914. according to data
collected officially by the L. S. De-
partment Of Commerce.
Wages of building workers showed
on increase OF 1O3 percent above
1914.
Prices OF building materials were
reported as lug percent higher than
In 1914.
The cost OF construction largely
determines rental standards of the
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New Y0rl, Produce Market

New 1Ork. Feb II.
WHEAT-Spot steady: No. ! dark
northern spring c track New York
domestic 1.42l. No. = red winter do.
1.2Sg No. . red winter 1.o73:
No. ] Manitoba do. I.1s7; No. mixed
du-um do. LIZ.
CnRN-Spot steady: No. yellow
= + New York rail Is: No. white do.
l.6G ana No. mixed do. 81.
OATS-Spot barely steady: No. .
white 80 n so.
LARD-Fiim; middle west 1860
bis
Other articles unchanged.
BtTTER-Easy; receipts iL5Se;
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Chicago Cattle Market

CHIcdBO, Fed. II.
CATTLE-Reeeipts 5000: beef steers
and fat she stock unevanly higher, top
matured steers 1855. average weight
1857 pounds: other natured sterrs
100: best baby beef warnings, mixed
steers and heifers 1850. weighty steers
1915 011.25; desirable beef heifers %
up in spots: fat she stock 10 10 Is
tisher: butts firm: .veaiers so lower:
bulk 10 packers s.s0a $50; stocRsrs
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and feeders steady: slightly improved
action on better grarles. ts
HOGS-Rcceipts 10000. opened 10 tn
10 higher, closed very slow with most
Of early advance lost: good and chpics
250 10 32j-pouHd butchers 100 to t;5;
desirable 10 to 235-pound average 700
G7.20: hest grades $50 to l60-pound
average 6.SQv7.05; packing sows 5000
g00ge.95; estimated holdovef $4,000. u
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000: fat lambs
generally strong: sheep and<yearlings
strong To 25 higher: feeding lambs
steady: fat wooded lambs b.4a@ 4.aG:i
top 1900: choice clInped lambs i:.50:.
hest yearllng wethers 1926; sgtAds
wetbers 1900. hulk fat ewes s.50Mj
300; feeding lambs l3.0DG 1854.
A CLASSIFIED sd . day keeps the
hlIAineaa dncInr n MaN
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pOratiOn'S order W3S understood to
he for S1o.00O0O0 worth of the
bonds and numerous $1,OOO.OOU sub
scriptions were received from cor
porations. Present Japanese 4 1-2s
were active today and touched new
high levels for the year ut 81 Is.
Announcement that negotiations
had been completed for the sale of
Internationally Great Northern to the
Gulf Coast Lines was responsible
for a sharp advance of almost >
points in the International and
Great Northern adjustment Us,
which will profit by the accompany
ing guaranty OF / percent interest
payments. Seaboard Us and adjust
ment Js were other conspicuous
strong spots in the railroad list,
which generally was stronger.
Liens of the copper companies
gained on expected improvement in
business likely to accrue from ia
pans purchase for rcconstruction
Cerro de Pasco SIS gained more than
a point, Independent stcels also
were stronger. Considerable foreign
buying g these issues was reported.
Atlantic Fruit Is displayed another
sporadic burst of strength with a
sharp advance of 4 points.
United States government issues
held steady with little trading activ-
ity.
Total bond sales. par value. Sill
n23. 900.
Total stock sales. 9S2. 100 shares.
Twenty industriais averaged
100. III: net gain ~.
High. 1924 1O1 -: low o. SIS.
Twenty railroads averaged S4.4l:
net gain 10.
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Int. Mer. Marine Gs ..........
New York Central 6s ......
Pennsylvania gen. AS ....
Reading A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Southern Pacific CIV. A. .....
Southern Railway CIV. Us ......
Union Pacific Is .........
L. :. Steel ref. IS ............
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date. Other authorities. however. con-
tended that advices az consignInents
indicated a pig movement get. oats
were ruled BY the action Of corn.
Prov isions averaged higher IN line
with hog values. and on purchasing
credited to foreigners.