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Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-03
CHAPMAN TAKES
 STAND IN TRIAL FOR MURDER
QUIETLY DISCUSSES CRIMINAL CAREER WITH PROSECUTING ATTORNEY-DENIE HE KILLED SHELLY

HARTFORD, April 3.-Gerald Chap man took the stand yesterday in de- fense of the charge of murdering po- liceman Jas. Skelly, at New Briton, October F. He was cool and collec- tive and spoke so quietly he had to be urged to raise his voice. Chap man denied he was ever in the store where Skelly was killed.
 He discussed his spectacular crimi- nal career candidly and dispassionate- ly with Prosecutor Acorn When he was questioned concerning the mail robbery in New York, Chapman star ing Alcorn i'll the eyes, said, T don't 2 want to argue this matter with you and don't want to go into the case at all, as it has nothing to do with this charge of murder"
 Chapman declared he shot at a po- iceman at Muncie, Indiana because he had forty-seyen hundred dollars and thought the policeman was a holdup man.
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DOLLAR LINE TO CONTROL SHIPS
 ON THE PACIFIC

SEATTLE April 3.-Herbert Freish- acker, president of the Anglo-London and Paris National Banks, and Morti- mer Fleishacker, president of the An glo- California Trust Co.,, all of San Francisco, yesterday were elected di- rectors of the Pacific Steamship Com pany which is said to place back the Dollar interests. The total assets of those banks exceed two hundred mil lion dollars. The Dollars are appar- ently trying to control the American shipping of the Pacific, presenting one fronts to the flags of the rest of the world Herbert Fleishacker is associated with Stanley Dollar in his enterprises and they are trying to wrest five President liners from the Pacific Mail Line of San Francisco.
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URGES CLOSER TIES BETWEEN
 THE CHURCHES

MONTEVIDEO, April 3.-Gabriela Mistral noted Chilean Catholic intel lectual, addressed the Christian Con- gress today and pleaded for closer re lations between the Protestants and the Catholics in South America.
 He said: 'Let us be ardent in the search for similarities and let us try to avoid differences" Doctor En- rique Molina of the University of Chile declared that Catholicism in South America had degraded into Journalism with the consequence that it's reli- gious influence had been lost and thinking South America had resorted to rationalism instead of athical guid- ance.
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NO SYMPATHY HELD FOR
 SPRIGHTLY cOCkROAcH

LONDON, April 3.-The cockroach has come under official ban in London, and his elimination is to be sought in a drive to be undertaken by the Col lege of Pestology, formerly the Yer min Repression Society A kill that cockroach" campaign is to be started in London this week and will be ex- tended throughout the country.
 The cockroach sWarms with bacter ia and vermine which disseminate di- sease, aver the College of Pestology. and it has been suggested that even smallpox, scarlet fever and cancer as we'll can be broadcast in this way.
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Attorney Scores Witness

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Apr. 3.-In an argument in behalf of Gerald Chap man, Attorney General Groehl exec. riated Walter J. Shean, the states star witness, who testified that Chap man induced him to accompany him on safe footing expedition in a de- partment store. Shean declared the cracksman who killed Policeman Skelley in shooting his way out of the store, was Chap man.
 The Attorney General called Shean ''weakling," "our angel friend" "a piker," ''lobbygoW," and rascal"
 Shean is the son of wealthy hotel keeper of this city.
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NEW LIQUOR SCHEME
 FOUND BY RAIDERS

' BROCKTON, April 3-Dry agents swooped down on the home of Bolis Massod and began a search. Four or five hours failed to reveal any evi- dence. When the raiding party was about to leave one of the raiders acci- dentally kicked the power part of a door and the threshold moved.
 Investigation revealed large cop per tank in the walls from which ra- diated small pipes. When liquor was desired, according to the police, the doorstep was removed, string was pulled and the liquor flowed freely.
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PARIS, Apr. 3.-The Chamber of Deputies today voted confidence to Premier Herriot 53O to 26 Minister of the Interior Chautemps, after the cabinet meeting confirmed the an nouncement that Monzie, the new fl. nance minister, had changed his pol icy regarding the vatican: Monzzie opposing that Herriot has always ad, voted in retaining the French embas- sy and the vatican
 ClementeIs resignation followed re, marks by Premier Herriott in the senate amounting to disavowal, after Elemental announced that the govern ment issue four billion paper francs, which would further initiate currency.
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SHIPPING BOARD
 VESSELS BEGIN
 TOSHOW PROFIT

WASHINGTON, D. C., April B. Palmer, president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, conferred with the President yesterday, but declared his interview with the President had no bearing on the sale of the Oriental liners. He added, however, that shipping in general had been discuss ed and predicted that the Shipping Board vessels would be bought by pri- vate interests as additional lines had begun to show a profit
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South African Gold
 Output 1924, 9,597,53O

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.-The Department of Commerce reports that the South African gold output for the year 1924 was 9,597,534 ounces, beat ing the previous high record of 9,372,- 726 in 1916.
 One South African mine is the deep- est in the, world, ore being taken at a depth of 1000 feet below the surface.
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EMERY DUST IN BEARINGS DOES
 MUCH DAMAGE

SAN PEDRO, April 3.-Emery dust placed in the main bearings of the Guyana, oil carrier attached to the battle fleet in the Pacific. disabled the vessel and damaged the engines to the extent of seventy thousand dol lars.
 The dust was placed in the machin- cry by ,disgruntled sailor, who skip ped the ship after his act. Work is being rushed to complete repairs, the Guyana sailing tomorrow for San Francisco.
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SOCIETY JOINS
 LIST TO CODlFY LAWS

GENEVA, April 3.-The American Society of International Law was add ed to the list of associations invited to collaborate in the task of progres- sive qualification of International Law. started here this week. World iur- ists here declare that wars break out because peacetime laws are little known and not agreed upon by the various nations.
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KIRBY ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
 ISSUING FALSE STATEMENT

CLEVELAND April 3.-Joseiah Kir- by, founder of the defunct thirty mil lion dollar Cleveland Discount Com pany, and it's president, were acquit- ted of the charge of issuing a false fi- nancial statement.
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METAL AlRPLANE COMPANY
 IS RUSHED TO CAPACITY

DETROIT, April 3.-The Stout Metal Airplane company, announced that they would be unable to furnish airplanes for the proposed trans-At- lanticParis-San Francisco flight, be- cause all of their planes built and now building are sold
 The company has orders enough ahead to keep them busy for the next two years.
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France Will Pay

PARIS, April 3.--Clementel, addres sing the House of Deputies, explained the gravety of the financial situation in France He declared that the gen. eral liquidation problem necessarily involved the arrangement of payment of the French War Debt, and said, France is honest; she will pay but it remains to be determined in what manner"
 He hinted that France was already on the road to a satisfactory agree ment with the United States.
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STEEL RAT TRAP ACTS
 AS GUARD FOR LIQUOR

BOSTON, April 3.-Liquor raiders in Quincy ran into a new wrinkle in booze protection.
 In the home of Matted Pariso, a raiding officers hand touched some thing metallic in a hole in the ceiling and quickly drew his hand back, hear ing sharp clicking sound.
 Flashlights revealed a steel rat-trap behind which was a gallon can of al cohol.
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 DUCKS CAUSE
 BIG STAMPEDE

EUGENE, Ore, April 3.-Hearing of gold nuggets the size of peas being found in the crops of ducks near Mar cola, William Simons, of Springfield, over seventy years old, and George Carson, Springfield youth, have gone prospecting in the hills where the ducks wandered.
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BE MADE
 IN ALASKA RESERVES

WASHINGTON, D. O., April 3.-The Interior Department has ordered sur veys this summer, to encourage devel- opment, of areas adjacent to the Ton gass National Forest at Taku and Eagle Rivers, describing the lands as valuable for fox farming, industrial plants, homes and timber.
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SHEPHERD AGAIN
 DENIED FREEDOM

CHICAGO, April Civilian D. Shephard again was denied his free dom under bail. His arraignment is set for April ninth The attorney for the defense stated that they would appeal to the State Supreme Court to obtain bail.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Passen- ger ships purchased by the Dollar Co.,, will be operated by the new shipping corporation, financed and managed in California and Pacific coast cities, Herbert Fleishacker announced on his return from Washington.
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TURKISH TROOPS DRIVEN
 BACK BY REBEL kURDS

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3.-The Turkish troops were driven back by the rebellious Kurdistan forces and large territory was lost to them. A number of important positions fell in to the hands of the rebels.
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WILL REQUEST
 NATIONSSUBMIT
 PLANS PAYMENT
FRENCH PREMIER RESIGNS AND REST OF GOVERNMENT MAY CONCENTRATIONS MUST MAKE SOME EFFORT AT PAYMENTS

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The fail. ure of France to find some means of payment for her war debts to the U s. has led to the revival of agitation here for an affirmative step. The be lief is expressed that a formal note soon will ask all debtors of the na- tion to submit funding plan
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SOVIET POLICY
 WAS A FAILURE
 ADMITS SMILGA

MOSCOW, April 3.-Ivan Smilga, Vice-president of the State Planning Commission, admitted at conference of trade officials, that the internal policy of the Soviet government had failed, and blamed the campaign last year against private trade, for the failure. He pledged drastic reforms for the coming summer.
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UNITED STATES ARMADA
 CONCLUDES WAR PROGRAM

SAN PEDRO, April 3.-Sightseers from score of nearby towns of Cali fornia, thronged the heights overlook ing the ocean to wave farewell to Un- cle Sam's armada, leaving on a six months cruise to the other side of the world. After visiting Honolulu. the fleet will go via the Philippines to the orient.
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MANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS IN
 WEST

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3-The Bureau of Public Roads disclosed at in a review of highway accidents in Washington, Oregon and Montana, that Washington had the most acc- dents, totaling 1906 killed in the three states.
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BOOTH RELEASED ON BAIL

WASHINGTON, D. C., April B. Booth pleaded not guilty in the Super
 for Court and was released on bail of ( one thousand dollars. He was ar-
 rested in connection with tax assess.
 ment of 432 million dollars.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.-The shipping board, by majority of one, rejected the motion of Chairman Pal mer to hold up the sale of five Presi- dent vessels operating from San Fran cisco to the orient, to the Dollar in- terests, whom the Pacific Mail Line, present operator, is fighting.
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REGISTER TONIGHT

The registration offices will be open tonight and tomorrow night from the hours of eight until ten, for the benefit of those who wish to register for the coming city election.
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J. H. Kline, general agent for the Admiral Line, returned from a round ~fip to the westward, continuing to Juneeu cn the Watson.
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Clementel Resigns Post

PARIS, April 3.-Minister of Fi- nance, Clementel resigned and his resignation was accepted. Senator Anatole Demonzie was named as his successor.
 A dispatch to the London Exchange Telegraph from Paris says the gov ernment has decided to resign. follow in the resignation of Clementel.
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FEUD IS CAUSE OF
 KILLING ACOSTO

MEXICO CITY, April 3.-The au- thorities declared today that the as- sassination of General Acosto was the result of long standing feud.
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Join the Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
DETECTIVE HELD
|. IN BLACK|NA|L
CHARGE
Charles A. Mcdonald Under
$500 Bond on Complaint
of Fred Jones

An attempt to work both ends
from the middle" according to. the
police, resulted in the arraiO nTnent
in Police Court today. on q black
mail charge. OF Charles A. McDon-
aid, head of the Columbia Detective
Agency. 1924 n street northeast.
Despite frantic efforts by At
torneys WEelan and O'Connell to
show that the warrant was in error
and that there was nothing to hold
the man. Judge George III. Mac
donald held him under a $500
bond for action OF the grand jury.
Mcdonald was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the complaint Of Fred
Jones, proprietor Of a garage at
2400 Sixteenth street northwest,
who claims that Mcdonald obtained
$50 from him under threats OF vio-
lence If the money was not pro-
duced.
Metropolitan police badge No.
1922 was found on McDonald's per-
son. It was one that he found. he
said, and had the numerals inserted
afterward. Number 1922 belongs
to Policeman J. p. Weber of the
Twelfth precinct and has never been
lost,
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
DOCTOR DIXON
DENIES DEATH
CHARGE
Washington Physician Tells
Jury Nurse Died Of
Natural Cause

In voice trembling with emo
ton, Doctor Henry M. Dixon, Wash.
ington physician. on trial in Rock
vile for manslaughter, today took
the stand, testifying in his own de.
tense. His trial is the outcome Of
an alleged criminal operation on
Miss Mary A. DeVoe. Washington
nurse, who died October 81 in the
Bethesda sanitarium.
Doctor Dixon's first signs of emo.
ton came when he testified that
he would, be fifty-five years of age
tomorrow the day when it is ex-
pected that the jury will return a
verdict based on the testimony Of
fered yesterday and today in the
trial.
After relating the highlights Of
his thirty years Of practice in Wash
ington, he told the court Of the
circumstances leading up to his par
ticipating in the case.
Tells Of Visit
Miss DeVoe, a total stranger to
me-" he said, came to my office
October 10. She confided her deli
cate condition to me and with tears
implored me to assist her. She
said that she expected her baby in
about four months.
IT told her to come back the
following day and i would see what
/ could do. Meanwhile I communi-
Gated with the Bethesda Sanitarium.
where / had other patients, and
arranged to have her admitted.
ION Sunday took her to the
institution, going back on Monday
and Tuesday to minister to my
other patients and calling on Miss
DeVoe. @
ION Wednesday, officials at the
institution called me about 6 o'clock
and said abe was worse. went
to see her about 8 o'clock and
found her condition critical. She
died thirty minutes later without
any operation at all having been
performed.
Doctor Dixon declared that the
girls death was primarily caused
by her delicate condition brought
about through the forces Of nuture'
and bitterly disclaimed that medical
science had been brought into play
to save the girl from motherhood.
Substantiating Doctor Dixonss tes-
tinony that the girl had died from
natural causes, Doctor j. Thomas
Kelly. noted Washington surgeon,
testified in Doctor Dixon's behalf.
He qualified as an expert by ties.
tifying that in thirty years practice
he had officiated at the birth Of
$500 babies. At the present time
he testified he has an average Of
four maternity cases q day.
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
IN DOMINO
TEST To BEGIN

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artists. still wearing the little black
dominoes. will appear in the. Wash
:ngton Times.
Readers Of the Times win cut the
photographs from the paper and,
after six artists have appeared. will
send their lists Of identifications to
the Radio Editor of The Times.
The reader who Identifies the larg-
est number of artists wiIl receive
Il prize OF SIS in cash. A second
rrize OF a years subscription for
The Times. and a third prize Of six
months subscription. will also be
awarded. In cases of tie. neatness
and originality in submitting the
clippings will be the determining
factors.
The final artists in this series will
appear Saturday night. and their
Eictures will be published Monday
Dec. IA. in The Times.
Lists of identifications will be re
ceived until D. m. Wednesday, De-
cember 16.
This will not be guessing con-
test. but an opportunity to try to
identity persons by their perform
ances over the radio or their pic
lures in the paper or both.
Listen in at $50 tonight on WRC.
kroadcasting station Of the Radio
Corporation of America, for the
Stars in Donlinoes.
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
MRS. KNOXSUES
EX-HUSBAND

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daughter has been iiving with her
ever since she was divorced from
her husband.
She adds that in 1914 and 1916
her husband was in very different
circumstances financially from what
he is now.
At that time his father, the late
Secretary, was living and he did
not receive any income.
After Secretary Knox's death.
her husband, she continues, re
ceived from his estate $4,000.
which he placed in trust in the
Union Trust Company, Pittsburgh,
the income from which was to be
used for the maintenance Of their
child. Mrs. Knox claims, however,
that 81 900 of this money belonged
to her. It is ! claimed by Mrs.
Knox that the child has to be
maintained on less than 500
month, which. she declares, is not
sufficient.
BY the disposition Of the estate
of her husbands father, she adds,
Mr.. Knox enjoys now an annual
income OF $4,000, in addition to
whatever private income he may
possess, Of which Mrs. Knox has
no definite knowledge.
The child being older, Mrs. Knox
points out, requires a greater
amount of money for her support
and education. The mother says
she has found it impossible to prop
erly care for her.
The petitioner recalls that since
she obtained divorce, Mr.. Knox
has remarked. and is now living
with his second wife at New Haven,
Conn.,, where he is reported to be
connected with Yale University.
Papers were served on Mr.. Knox
~ Attorneys Lamber & Yeatman,
Who were accompanied by deputy
narshals at the Lafayette Hotel.
Mr. Knox had come to Washing
Lbn to visit his daughter.
The Washington times., 1925-12-08

And when the day was done and
the jostling crowds were going home,
laden with white. mysterious pack.
ages, not to be opened until Christ
mas, Bessie Wood went to her room
at 74S Rock Creek Church road and
choking back her grief, swallowed
poison.
Yet she was young, and the will
to live conquered her SORROW. So
she went with trembling step to the
people downstairs, told them what
she had done and sank, half-faint.
ing, in a chair.
Dazed and lethargic she was
whisked into an automobile that
broke all regulations in getting to
Emergency Hospital. The interncs
and nurses there worked over her
through the night to save her life.
This morning, when she awokc,
young Mrs. Wood--sihe is twenty
three-found herself still living out
q life OF separation and Of sorrow.
year ago. she told a reporter, but
we're not entirely divorced yet.
He has the little boy. have the
little girl-she's three years old.
and she's out in Anderson. w. Va,
with my mother"
Where is your husband living?"
she was asked.
az don't know" The tousled,
curly brown curls shook YEARLY
around the pretty, tired face.
Somewhere in town."
Isn't there any chance OF q
reconciliation"
bessie Woods lips closed resolute-
ly.
''None Whatsoever she said.
"And when you leave the hospital,
what viii you do-go back to West
Virginia?"
The stern lips quivered, and the
dark lashes dropped MOSTLY.
NO." said the gentle voice. III
lust 20 on worrying
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
Is ARE ARRESTED IN
FLORIDA GAMBLING RAID

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec.
S.-TWelVo men were out under
bond and eleven other men and two
women were confined in the local
Jail today, following a raid on a
boarding house here which resulted
in the arrest Of the twenty-five per
sons and the seizure of 1000 quarts
of liquor and some gambling ap-
paratus. All twenty-five were
scheduled to appear before the
municipal judge today.
The raid came when a man
stumbled into police headquarters
yesterday complaining he had been
robbed at the house. County and
city officers united in the raid.
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
so CITIES SHOW GAIN
IN POSTAL RECEIPTS

Postal receipts, regarded as a
barometer Of business conditions,
showed an increase OF 1879 per cent
in November over those in No
vember, 1924, in so industrial cities.
the Postoffice Department announc.
ed today. The totals were $2,970.
365 and $2,626,616, respectively.
The largest increase was reported
by Tampa, Fla, amounting to 44.06
per cent, the totals being $68 1863
in November as compared with
SCI 1874 in November, 1924
The Washington times., 1925-12-08
local Produce Market

BUTTER Fancy, lib. prints, %
Oslo; tub, 53@54; store-packed, ~
EGGS-Local. fresh, fancy seIect-
ed. candled, Coo; average receipts, %
056c; storage, 36@37c.
POULTRY = Alive: Turkeys, top,
SO a. 4Oc; small and thin, 35c; spring
chickens, 28@30c; fowls, 26Q2Sc; leg
horns. 20@22c; ducks. Csc; geese,
25c: keats, 60@75c; rabbits, top. z5c.
seconds, 15c Dressed: Turkeys, top.
#A3@45c; small and thin 80 W5ec:
spring chickens, 33@35c; fowls, 2Sc:
leghorns, CSC: ducks, Soc; geese, SVc'
keats, SOc@S1.00.
LIVE SToCK-calyes, laei- hog3,
11Q12c.
loins, 30c: pork shoulders, zzc; 1resn
hams, Csc.
APPL ES moderate; de-
n,and moderate: market steady. Bar
rels: Delaware, = inches up. Black
1,wigs. fair quality, $500: Virginia
and MARYLAND, Al ~ inches up.
Stayrnans. $6.5OQ6.75; A 2h inches
up. windfalIs; $500; Romes, $5.OOQ
&. 90. Boxes: washington, medium
to large sizes, extra fancy Delicious,
So. so; Staymans, $2.75@3.0O. Bushel
baskets: New York, Spys, orchard
run. $3.50: Virginia, "a inches up.
Winesaps No. 2, $1.OO.
CABBAGE-Supplies lighti de.
mand light; market steady. New
York, bulk per ton Danish type,
mostly $4,000.
CELERY-Supplies liberal; de-
fnand moderate; market steady Cal
ifornia, crates. So dozen, mostly
g. Sc, New York %, crates, $500
3.75. ia
LETTUCES Supplies steady, Cali.
fornia, crates Iceberg type, 80
dozen, $5.6006.25; mostly $500;
Florida, IL -bu. hampers, big Bos-
ton type, $3.2503.50.
ONIONS Supplies light; demand
light; market steady, Michigan,
100-lb. sacks Fellows, U. 8. No. 4,
large size, $500.
POTATOES Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady
Michigan, 160-lb. sacks Russell Ku-
rails, u. 8. No. /, mostly $780, New
York, 15O-lb. sacks Round Whites,
u. S. No. 1, mostly $500.
SWEET lPOTATOES-Su Supplies
liberal: demand moderate; market
about steady. North Carolina, cloth.
top stave barrels Fellows, No. 4,
$5.O0@5.5O; Porto Ricans, No. i,
$4.O0@4.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mod
crate; demand moderate; market
steady. California, crates. $2.75Q
2 90.
foMAToEs-No 1obbing sales re-
STRING BEANs-supplies light;
demand good for good stocks: mar
ket firm. Florida, M-bushel hamp-
ers green, few best, $4,000 $50;
mostly fair quality and condition,'
$3.50@4.50; wax, fair quality, $500
$3.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES light: de-
n1and moderate: market dull,
Florida, pepper crates fancy stock,
fair quality, $3.O0@3.50; some poor
condition, rough, Scared, low as
$500.
OKRA, SQUASH No supplies on
market; no sales reported.
PEPPERS-Supplie light: de-
mand moderate: market firm. Florida
pepper crates, fancy stock, fair con-
ditlon, $3.5O@4.00; few, $3.50; n
bushel hampers fancy, good quality
and condition. few sales, $500.
CUCUMBERS-Sup light; de-
ynand good; market steady. Florida
square bushel crates, fair condi-
ton, $3.50.