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The Washington times., 1926-10-15
Ex-Dividend Stocks

NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-The follow
ing stocks sold ex-dividend today on
the New York Stock Exchange:
Allied Chemical and Dye common.
81 quarterly; Amerada Corporation
common, so cents quarterly; Amer-
can Home Products, 90 cents month
ly; American Smelling and Refining
common, 2 per cent quarterly; Ana
conda Copper. rs cents quarterly;
Associated Dry Goods common. 81
cents: Baltimore and Ohio Rail COM
mon, " per cent quarterly; Cont
mental Motors common, 20 cents
quarterly; Crucible Steel common,
~ per cent quarterly: Moon Motor
Car common, 371s cents quarterly:
Packard Motor Car common, 20
cents monthly; Pittsburgh and West
Virginia Railway, IL per cent quar-
terly; Sears, Roebuck & Co. COM
mon, 621S cents quarterly; Sterling
Products, $1.25 quarterly, and
Vivaudou W1 preferred. Ia per cent
quarterly.
The Washington times., 1926-10-15
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Today's s'lip-
ping demand for hogs was strong
and the market was firm for best
grades. Early top was $14 for sew
eral loads of hogs. The supply was
posted at 10000.
Cattle sold steady on q small
supply. Good steers were so to Is
cents higher than a week ago.
Cows and heifers were unchanged
Lambs were quoted steady.
Hogs - Receipts, $4,000; market
steady. Top. $14.0o; bulk. $1l.5o0
1885; heavyweight, $12.b0014.OO;
mediumweight. $13.250l4:OO; light
weight, $12.90@13.90; light lights.
$11.75@13.40; packing sows, 10000
11.S5: pigs, $11.00@12.S5.
Cattle - Receipts. 1000; market
steady Calves - Receipts, 1000;
market steady. Beef steers: Good
and choice, $10.00@1I.25; common
and medium, $7.OO@s.00; yearlings,
81. OOm12.5O. Butcher cattle: Heifers,
S5.50@11.0O: cows. $4.75@s.O0: "ulls,
$4.5O@75O; calves, $12.0O@14.5O;
feeder steers, $6.00@S IS; stocker
steers, $5.5O0S.50; stocker cows and
heifers. $4.OO@6.00. Western range
cattle: Beef steers, $6.0009.50; cows
and heifers, $4.O0@7.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market
steady to strong. Medium and
choice lambs, $13,5O@14.50; culls and
common, $s.OO@10.O0; yearlings,
So. COOLIES: common and choice
ewes. $6.OO@7.25; feeder lambs
$12. 50M13.75,
The Washington times., 1926-10-15
MURPHY & co .
OFFICES OPEN
By RICHARD HATTON

Another strong brokerage house
was added to the financial district
of Washington today when G. M. +.
Murphy & Co., of New York, mem
bers of the New York Stock Elk
change, began active business in
the offices formerly occupied by
John l.. Edwards & Co.. at 1416 II
st. N. W. The New York firm
acquired the business and goodwill
of the Edwards company after a
series of negotiations which we're
concluded this week.
The firm of G. M. P. Murphy
a Co. was founded by Colonel
Murphy in 1911, and the present
firm was organized in 1921 at
which time Colonel Murphy again
became actively identified with me
business.
had long experience and contact.
and at the present time are identi-
fled, as directors. with many large
corporations, including the Guar
anty Trust Company, Of New York;
New York Trust Company. Farm
ers Loan & Trust Company, of New
York; international Acceptance
Bank, Inc, Delaware & Hudson
Railway Company, New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad; Pere
Marquette railway, New York, On
tario and Western railway, Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation. Cuba Cane
Sugar Corporation. All American
Gables, Inc, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company. the Omnibus Cor
poration, Intercontinental Rubber
Company, j. G. White & Co., Elec-
trio Refrigerating Corporation,
Royal Indemnity Company, and
numerous others.
Murphy a War Veteran
Colonel Murphy, the senior mem
Der of the firm, is graduate of
West Point and served with dis
tInction in the Philippines.
After resigning from the Army
he became senior vice president of
the Guaranty Trust Company, and
while in that position was selected
by the late Henry p. Dawson as
the first European commissioner
of the American Red Cross.
Resigning this position at the
time Of the active entrance of the
United States into the World War,
he received the commission of lieu
tenant colonel and was assigned
to the Rainbow Division.
After the war Colonel Murphy
returned to the Guaranty Trust
Company, and since that time has
been one Of the leading figures
in financial and industrial matters
in New York. city.
By a strange coincidence, the
Navy also is represented in the
The Washington times., 1926-10-15

firm Edward o. Mcdonnell is a
graduate of the United States Naval
Academy and Is possessor or the
Congressional Medal Of Honor. he
was the first American oTt'cer 70
fly over the Alps, leading a squad
ron Of airplanes In this desperate
venture. Other members or the
firm are P. Erskine Wood. Gus A
Glazebrook, jr., and b. T. READ
John T. Pratt and FREDERICK "
born are special partners. :.
The present organization and OF
flee facilities of John L. EDWARDS
and Company will be continued.
+ William Harrington, who be-
came associated with the firm Of
John L. Edwards & Co. in 1912
and has been manager for the past
eight wears. will continue in similar
ca pacity for G. M. P. Murphy d
Co. Mr.. Harrington is a member
of the Washington Stock Exchange,
Washington Board of Trade and
National Press Club.
Another Navy Graduate
John E. Parker, who carne to
the local investment house last
wear from the New York office of
Hornblower & Weeks, will continue
on. He is a graduate of the Naval
Academy, resigning from the navy
as a lieutenant He is a member
of the Chevy Chase and Army and
Navy clubs and the Washington
Board of Trade.
Charles Carroll Morgan, manager
OF the bond department, will con
tinue in this department. MIR.
Morgan is president of the Wash.
ington Bond club and a member
of the Chevy Chase Club and
Board of Trade.
Robert C. Jones, with John L.
Edwards & Co. since 1919, will con-
tinue direction of the floor bust
ness. Mr.. Jones joined the staff
Of the investment house following
his discharge from the army as
major. He is a member of the
Army and Navy Club.
Albert Chester Father, formerly
assistant trust officer with the
assistant trust officer with the Amer
lean Security & Trust Co., but with
the investment bankers since 1922.
also will remain. Mr. Father. who
served in the navy during the
world war, is a lieutenant com
mander of the fleet reserve and is
a member of the Chevy Chase and
University clubs.
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EWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL Markets

former low point to sell at ASA
down 3N: Mack Trucks lowered It's
low price record to 93A, and the
cheap motor shares like Moon ana
Jordan were sold at concessions OF
to "a points from the previous
close.
The Nickel Plate rails lost a good
portion of yesterdays advances,
Chesapeake and Ohio declining )
points to ITO. The balance Of the
rail list was steady. Coca Cola.
Electric Refrigeration, General Elec-
trio and other market leaders sold
off about a points in the active
trading. Coppers and oils were
steady, with a comparatively small
err volume of trading.
Call money 5 per cent.
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Daily Treasury Statement

The daily statement of the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, S1.0S2, 71S.
973.15.
Income to date last year. $1.OO7.472..
09268.
Increase, SIS. 246, 880.47.
Income over outgo this year, $1S5.
PSI, 62494.
Income over outgo last year 1907.
134.675.S1.
Balance general fund today. $3.50
go, 613.4S.
Increase s3355S265O,
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Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Clearing
house statement: exchanges, 81,
O4O ,O00, 900; balances, $147 900, 900.
Federal Reserve banks credit bal
ance, STA 100000.
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Chicago Grains

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Wheat opened
kc to &c higher today, showing
poor response to the strong cables.
Yesterdays buyers were sellers on
the bulge.
Corn was unchanged to 1sc
higher. with mixed trade.
Oats were &c higher, with small
trade.
The Washington times., 1926-10-15
Coffee Market

NEW YORK, Oct 15.-The coffee
futures market opened fairly steady
today. Initial prices were 20 to 20
points lower. December opened at
STATS, down 20; March 14.4O, down
rs, and May 14.15, down 20.
The Washington times., 1926-10-15
DECLINE
IN MARKET
BY international News Service

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-A sharp
decline in prices of the motor stocks
at the beginning of trading today
made short work of yesterdays
closing rally, upset the calculations
of the bulls and sent prices of the
speculative leaders scurrying down
ward from 2 to 8 points in the
first period.
The conspicuous weakness of Hud-
son Motors and Mack Trucks near
the close of yesterdays session. n
contrast to the strong market For
the rails and industrials in general
indicated that a good volume of
stocks Of these companies was still
"overhanging the market" An
overnight cut in prices of Hudson
Motor cars did not help the situa-
ton.
Within the first half hour of
trading, General Motors declined q
points; Dupont crashed 8 points to
327; Hudson broke through ITS
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12:46 Prev
Nigh Low P NJ Close
Wright Aero. 28H N1S Tx 2sk
YeI'cw Truck. 31sl 81 81 32K
Yellow TT pr. 1o2 1o2 1o2 1O45%
Yout.e 8 at. 81 931s S31S s4sl
SEx.Dividend
HOURLY SALES
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High Low JcIo~,
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&EVOLUTON or SECURITY Ne 8
First Mortgages

1t has been a good many years
since the first man borrowed money
from another, pledging his real
estate as security, and during that
time the development of the idea
of the First Mortgage has passed
through many stages. In the days
of not so long ago, the transaction
was purely personal one between
borrower and lender, with the
necessity of the latter having to
look after all the details, including
the value of the property securing
the loan.
Today, the modern investor may
purchase a First Mortgage note
through Swartzell, Rheem & Hen
sey Company, with the assurance
that all those details have been
looked after, and with the knowl-
edge that he will receive the in
terest promptly on the date due
and that the principal will also be
repaid without delay at the date
of maturity. He knows his money
is safe and being looked after with
all the care which fifty-seven years
of experience has afforded.
And he also knows that the in
terest he will receive each six
months will be at the rate of 612Ro.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-16
Bystander Is Shot
 During a Quarrel

Following a shooting affair near Burkhart Alley, Cordova, a few days ago, Alice Johnson, known as Mae Jones, proprietor of a bath house in the alley, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault with dangerous weapon. Bail was fixed at S1,OOO.
 A complaint was also sworn out against Jack Lopez charging assault not been located by the time the pre- and battery. but the defendant had liminary hearing was called before United States Commissioner Boyer. Officers are now seeking him.
 Paul Cortelli, bystander, was shot in the calf of the leg this morning when the battle took place and is now in the hospital.
 Lopez and the woman are said to have endeavored to settle an argu- ment by force on the street. Lopez is alleged to have beaten the woman, whereupon she drew a revolver and fired. The shot went wild and struck Corgtelli.
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TEN CANDIDATES HAVE FILED FOR
 THE PRIMARIES

hTe filings of candidates, with the Clerk of the District Court, for the primary election Tuesday, April 27, are as follows:
 For egate-Frank A. Aldrich, R. Dan A. Sutherland, R., Juneau; Harry G. Mccain, R., Ketchikan; Gilbert A. Adams, D., Nome; Frank A. Boyle, D., Juneau
 For Territorial Senator-Arthur Frame, R., Anchorage; A. J. Dimond, D., Valdez.
 For House of Representatives B. Dean, R., Ben A. Grier, R., Martin Lockwood, R., Anchorage; Jos. H. Murray, R., Mccarthy; Thomas s. Scott, R., Cordova; Sumner s. Smith R., Anchorage; John F. Coffey, D., ot Kodiak; J. s. Holman, D., Seward |; Thomas C.. Price, D., w. A. Sherman D., Anchorage; c. H. Wilcox, D., ot Valdez.
 In the Fourth division there were five filings for the House of Repre- sentatives, all Republicans, as fol lows: J. H. Groves, Fred B. Johnson Thomas J. McCroskey, Hosea H. Ross and Joseph Ulmer. There are no par ty candidates for the Senate, nor are there any Democrats seeking election from this division.
 There is considerable conjecture as to who will file independently. SC far there has been but one declared John Dunn of Ruby, who will seel reelection as senator from the Fourtl division. The holdover Senator is Harry E. Pratt, Democrat.
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Blames Judiciary Systems In Alaska for Reimbursement of Laws Governing Illicit Traffic-Says Agents
 Are Helpless In Running Down Dope Addcts
sl5 BAH. SET FOR THOSE CAUGHT TRAFFICKINC DR]
When Protests Ensued Over Nominal Figure Placed As Bail, Sutherland Said That the Courts Raised the
 Sum to S7,5OO-Andrews Answers

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 16. (AP)-Delegate Dan Sutherland of Alaska said today that the judiciary system responsible for the laxy of enforcement of the prohb
 on and narcotic sales in Alaska He told Secretary An drews that enforcement agents connected with the h. ena Revenue department not responsible for vice conditions, and that apparently nothing be done. simply told Andrews" the Delegate continued, "the ob staces his agents must overcome in the enforcement of the law in Alaska"
 Narcotic smuggling was quite extensive in the Bristol Bay district, and last fal fifteen smuggers were arrested. The Commissioner placed their bail at $15 each but after vigorous protest the amount ra ed to S5OO each He also said he was not conemplat- ing having Investigation made of the judicial system as he doubted if it would accomplish any benefits.
 It later learned that Delegate Sutherland late yesterday requested Chief Andrews to string ent preventing narcotics being distributed in Alaska. He quoted saying that narcotics menace in two districts "-evidenty aluding at the Third and First Divisions.
 In answer to the above, Dry Czar Andrews said: q prepared to investigate the narcotic situation in AL aska presented by Delegate Sutherland but added that he uniformed to conditions except through the Delegates representations.
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WILKINS ADVANCE PARTY STALLED IN HUGE SNOWDRIFTS ON TANANA RIVER
HEROIC EFFORTS BEING MADE TO RELEASE SLED FAST
 FREEING IN ICE
MEN SUFFERING FROST-BiTE|
Injunction, Restraining Outside Pho- tographers from Taking Pictures
 Dissolved By Court.

NENANA, Alaska, Feb. 16. (P)- The supply party has been stalled in snow drifts on the Panama river, near Minto for the past thirty-six hours. They have succeeded in re- leasing five sleds which were frozen in The men are making heroic ef- forts today to free the remaining five sleds and hoped to reach Campbells roadhouse on the Nenana-Tanana trail tonight.
 Several men have suffered frostbite caused by the high winds, with tenn perature ranging around 15 below zero.
 FAIRBANKS, Feb. 16. (P)-T e District Court dissolved the injunc- tion restraining other photographers from taking pictures of the Wilkins expedition holding that the undertak- ing was a public enterprise.
 The plaintiffs were given five days to file an amended complaint The defendants were Suratt and Merl La voy, Pathe and Fox Film photogra- phers, respectively.
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JUDGEMENT OF FAIRBANKS COURT
 EUPHELD BY COURT OF APPEALS
When Postmaster Fails To Change Combination of His Safe Upon Assuming Charge He Is Guilty of
 Negligence-Court of Appeals.
Case Grew Out of the Big Fairbanks Posofce Robbery In 1921 When 9,90O Were Stolen from Reg
 istered Mail Packages-Never Found.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Feb. 16. (AP)-When a new postmaster does not change the combination of the office safe upon assuming his post he is guilty of eg gence according the United States Circuit Court of Ap banks trial during the last of court Registered mail packages were red of nine thousand nine hundred dol lars and magazines substituted in the pouches for curren cy at the Fairbanks postoffice five years ago.
 Postmaster T. H. Deal and the bonding company lost their suit which was brought against them by the Unit ed States Government to the missing money which was deposited with Deal at Fairbanks, Sept 1 l921 Deal and the bonding company sued the United States on writ or error but during the trial the courts judgment was upheld Julien Hurley, District Attorney for the Fourth Division presented the to the Court of Ap was confident of the ultimate decision of the higher court
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OLMSTED TRIAL
 COMING TO CLOSE

SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 16. (P)-G. H. Behneman, private investigator, denied he had accepted thousand dollar bribe, but admitted he told Roy Olm- sted that his telephone was being tap ped. Behneman said that the many conversations testified to by Prohibit tion Agent Fryant had not taken place. He told of listening in with Fryant and said Fryant had admitted to him the only voices he could identity was that of Police Lieutenant Comstock, head of the dry squad, and that many times Fryant asked him who was talking.
 Behenman testified he volunteered as a defense witness because he had been informed Fryant gave false evi- dence regarding the whispering wire conversations, and that two persons overheard it. He said he put the ori- ginal tap on the Olmsted telephone for the Government.
 Comstock and Patrolman Christy de- nied the conversations attributed to them by the Governments witness.
 Asserting the evidence "could not be used in either apprehending or pun ishing the law violators," District At torney Revelle refused today to give Mayor Browns evidence against cer- tain policemen. Revelle said he was contemplating other prosecutions.
 It was announced as the last wit ness, E. J. Hutmaker was called to the stand at the request of his own law yer, and testified upon examination that he knew liquor was stored at the Velie ranch. He was looking for a place to raise chickens, when Herbert Fletcher, defendant, employed him as a caretaker. This was in 1924.
 He also declared that Tony Naka- gawa, an employe of Olmsted drove truckloads of liquor from the ranch OlmSIeu, ullHSell, OH July #, 15A4, came to the ranch, loaded big automobile from the stock in the basement, Hut maker said. Until this, he didn't know liquor was stored in the basement, he admitted. In the summer of 1924 he remembered telling Whitney that he didn't know the owner of the liquor found under the floor of the garage on the ranch, he testified and added 'but there is no doubt in my mind it belonged to Olmsted"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-16
ANDREWS TO INVESTIGATE NARCOTIC SITUATION IN ALASKA
Nominations Confirmed

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16 CAP Flash)-Ihe Sen ate late this afternoon confirmed the nominations of Judge Lomen for the Second Division Fred Harrison, as District United States Attorney Second Dvision Harvey Sulvan United States Marshal, Third Dvision and Lynn Smith, Mar shall for the Fourth Division The first three mentioned suc ceed themselves in office
 The Judiciary Committee held up nominations of Judges Rche and Reed also District Attorney Shoup and Albert White for Marshal of the First Division
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Stolen Checks Float
 Ashore Kodiak Island

Word from Kodiak regarding the recent mail robbery, is to the effect that the checks which were stolen from the mail pouch and which it was at first said by Walter Spurvaloff, who was arrested and charged with the theft, he had torn up and thrown away, were picked up on the beach some days ago. It appears they were thrown intact over the side of the small mail boat and, in due time, floated ashore. Two or three hundreds of dollars in currency was taken, which, with the exception of a small amount was re- covered.
 spurvaloff has been bound over to the grand jury. The robbery took place on the boat plying between Ko- diak and Afognak. The pouch was slit open and registered mail stolen.
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Scouts To Camp Out for
 Period of Three Days

The Seward scout troop decided at their last regular meeting to hike out to the Orlander cabin, at Mile z, which has been kindly turned over to them for few days, on Friday evening. One of the assistant scout masters will be in charge of the troop. The boys plan remaining at the cabin site un- til Sunday evening. Hikes will be made each day and wood craft taught. But one gun will be taken along and that will be in charge of the scout master. 84
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Vaudeville Performance
 At Liberty Tomorrow

Song hits, dancing and a comedy sketch will compose the vaudeville acts which will be presented tomorrow eve ming at the Liberty theater. The pur- pose of the special acts, which will be given between the comedy and the feature film, is one of raising suffi- cient money to cover the expenses of the Anchorage high school basketball team which will arrive in Seward to- morrow evening. They will play three games with the local high school girls team, returning to the Inlet town, next Monday. Owing to the long stop over the expenses will be greater than the usual inter-city games.
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Hair Seal Is Caught
 Trap Columbia River

LONGVIEW, Wash, Feb. 16. (P) Bush yesterday caught a young hair seal weighing 70 pounds, in fish trap in the Columbia River. The seal is the first one caught in this locality, alive, for many years. It was brought here for exhibition pur- poses in a bathtub and put in a de- partment store.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-16

Mrs. Ollie Gray, Anchorage resident who has made two trips back to the Mayo brothers hospital at Rochester, during the past six months, left Sew ard yesterday on her way to her home the Inlet town. Mrs. Gray returned to Seward from the States on the Northwestern.
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Eskimo Keeps Telephone
 Line Open on Mt. Rainier

SEATTLE, Feb. 16. ,(P)-For the first time in history, the telephone line between Longmire and Paradise, Mt. Rainier, has been kept open by an Els kimo and his dogteam hauling his re- pair outfit on a sled. Heretofore trucks have been tried which were unable to get over the roads
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INDICTMENTS ARE UPHELD NAVAL
 OIL LEASES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16. (P) The District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld the indictments charg- ing former Secretary Albert Fall, Har- ry F. Sinclaire and E. H. Doheney of conspiracy in connection with the na- val oil leases.
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CHARGES ANTi-SALOON LEAGUE HAS UNDUE INFLUENCE OVER
 PROHI AGENT APPOINTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 16. (P) Charging the anti-Saloon League with exercising "insidious influence" over the Treasury department in the appointment of prohibition officers, Representative Britten, republican of Illinois, introduced resolution to in- vestigate the activities of he league.
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BLAMES TAXES AND FREIGHT RATES FOR SLUMP MIDDLE
 WEST AGRICULTURE

WASHINGTON, D. o., Feb. 16 (H) Representative Shallenberger, Dem ocrat of Nebraska, said in radio ad- dress the political revolution of the Republical party portends turnout the middle west, which is the result of thecondition of agriculture.
 He based his assertions on the grand chorus" and protests agaInst the high tariffs, taxes and eXorbitant freight rates.
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YOUTHS FRANKS
 TAKEN SERIOUSLY
 BY COLLEGE GIRLS

PEORIA, H., Feb. 16. (P)-A youth was found tied to a tombstone in a cemetery here with a tattered sheet at his feet He told the police that girl students at the Bradlet Institute tied him up after he had tried to freighten the girls, who were being initiated into the sorority. He said his ghost-like attitude and fearsome groans didn't faze the girls bit.
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SON OF SHIPPING MAGNATE TESHORT
 IN HIS ACCOUNTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 16. (P)-Officials of the Honolulu Plan- tation company filed a charge against Walter J. Watson, son of a shipping of this city. The son is said to be short $3OO,OO0 of the company's account He had held the position as secretary and treasurer of the com pany for the past year.