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u. s. REPORT SENDS
COTTON SOARING
Crop Estimate and Ginning
Figures Surprise-Both
Are BuIIiSh.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Cotton
prices scared $3.50 a bale in exciting
trading on the New York Cotton Elk
change today, after publication OF the
Government crop report, which was a
surprise both as to the crop estimate,
being about half a million bales be-
low expectations. and the ginning fig
ures. which reflected very late crop.
Buying orders poured in from all quar-
tiers. prices jumping quickly from 55
to IS points above Saturdays final
quotations, with maximum gain OF
$3.50 a bale.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. August % CP).-
Cotton futures opened steady: DC.
tober, 1874: December. 1853: January,
1857; March, 1880: May. 1888 bid.
The market opened steady today,
despite lower cables than due. with
first trades showing gains of to s
points. Prices gained a point on
most months in the early trading,
but soon >eased off under pressure
of pre-bureau liquidation. October
trading down to 1852. December to
1886 and January to 1851. or II to
10 points under the opening figures.
The market then became steadier.
recovering to points. The Gov
eminent report due this morning is
expected to be bearish.
The Government report on the cot
ton crop condition proved a great
surprise to traders. the condition
average of 63.5 and the indicated
yield OF 15.24S.000 bales being both
smaller than expected. On the re-
sumption Of trading October shot up
to 17.45. December also to 17.45 and
January to 17.40. or 81 to 95' points
up from the pre- bureau levels. an
advance of Sd to $4.75 a bale.
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NEW DOCK TO OPEN.

CLEVELAND. August %. - The
opening Of the new 500-foot concrete
dock near the mouth of the Cuyahoga
River this week Is expected to boost
Cleveland's position as lake port
The dock will serve as a connecting
link between the boats and the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Locomotive cranes.
electric magnets. clamshell buckets
and other equipment will facilitate the
handling of all cargo except iron ore
a nd coal
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NEW. YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Privzte Wire Direct to The Star Office

were looked upon with favor. ana
such issues as American Light ana
Traction and Mohawk and HUDSON
were up a half point to point. inc
rise in Northern Ohio Power. whicn
got under way last week was not
resumed. On the contrary. the mar.
ket for that stock felt the effect OIL
profittaking sales.
Coal shares. under the lead of Glen
Alden, which went into new hlgh
ground at IT'S, did better. This was
true of Lehigh Valley Coal and Lehigh
Coal certificates. The market for the
oil shares gave a better account of
itself, with special strength develop
ing In Humble Oil, which was bid up
: points at one time. Standard of
New York and many of the independ-
ent issues were disposed to rally
somewhat, although no change in the
OIL situation to account for the better
tone. The best opinion was that in
view of all the Federal developments
which had taken place in the indus
try during the past year. the market
Tor these stocks had far from discount.
ed this Improvement.
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SALES SHOW INCREASE,

NEW YORK, August % R.-An
increase of per cent in sales of or.
binary life insurance in the United
States during July compared with the
same month last year is shown in sta
tistics of 81 companies compiled by
the Life Insurance Sales Research
Bureau of Hartford. The total was
SOP, 10000. A decline of per cent
was shown in the middle Atlantic
States, including New York, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey Sales for the
seven months this year were per
cent ahead of the same period of 1925.
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BIG TRANSFORMERS IN.

NEW YORK. August % LR.-The
Philadelphia Electric Co. recently in,
stalled in it's Schuylkill station the
largest self-cooled, single-phase trans
formers built to date. They were
manufactured by the General Electric
Co. at it's Pittsfield. Mass, plant. and
shipped assembled in their permanent
tanks. immersed in dry oil, thus elm
mating the usual drying process.
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WOOL TRADE BROADER.

BOSTON, August % Especially
Wool trading appeared to be a little
broader at the start of the week. with
a slight increase in the movement of
territory sorts and some stable guam
titles Of Ohio medium f1eeces selling.
Domestics three-eighths blood woods
are outstanding, although the general
buying is hardly large. Prices remain
firm at previus levels.
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PRICE TENDENCY STRONGER.

NEW YORK. August % (R-The
price tendency in iron and steel scrap
is reported to be slightly stronger in
the Chicago district. with expectations
in the trade of an advance in most
grades this week. Dealers are said to
be inclined to hold out for Is to so
cents a ton above the prevailing levels
of S14 to $14.50 a ton for heavy melt
ing steel
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OPENING NEW MILLS.

NEW YORK, August % P).-
Youngstown Sheet and Tube this
week is expected to have under power
at least half of it's new tin mills at
the Indiana Harbor plant in the Chi.
cage district, consisting Of II units.
The others will be started about
October l.
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BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Received hy Pr

NEW YORK. August GA larger
number of issues came in for atten-
ton at the start of the week on the
curb exchange although no change
IN the character of trading was
noted. 1t was still a highly profess
sional affair with the opposing ele-
ments gaining a little advantage in
either direction. The recent selling
OF the speculative industrials had
strengthened the technical position
OF the market to an extent where
covering operations were induced
and these We're reflected in a slightly
higher price level
General Motors new moved for
ward in sympathy with the old stock
on the big board crossing $40 in the
afternoon for gain of more than
points. Operations for the rise
again made themselves felt in Du-
rant Motors. but they were not as
aggressive as they were last week.
The public utilities. in view of their
nigh rate of earnings and operation.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Followiny
IS an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
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GRAIN EXPORTS DROP.

BALTIMORE. August % (SpeciaD.-
The Maritime Exchange report OF
grain exports last week show that
cSS. 900 bushels were exported, 200,0
bushels below the last report. Flour
was represented by 4.SS1 barrels,
against $40 the previous week. Cop
per exports totaled 5.626.7 67 pounds.
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CAR LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. Angus, % CP-Car
loadings on Canadian railways in the
week ended August IL were $3.50
cars against 1851 the preceding
week and 5l,s79 for the same week
last year. Receipts from connections
were 360l6. against 36.161 in he pre-
ceding week and 1885 in 1925.
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PRODUCTION DROPS.

NEW YORK, August % CP).-A de.
cline of $500 barrels daily in produc-
ton of crude oil in California, in the
week ended August 81. brought the
drop for the last two weeks to 10000
barrels. the lowest production since
the week ended July 10. Last weeks
daily average was $4,000 barrels
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PRICES ON PARIS B0URSE.

PARIS. August % UP.-Prices i'm.
proved on the Rourse today. Three
per cent rentes. 40 francs 80 centimes
exchange on London, 172 francs 80
centimes; per cent loan. SO francs
60 centimes. The dollar was quoted
at 35 francs IS confines
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COTTON GOODS STEADY.

NEW YORK, August % (SpeciaD-
The cotton goods market started the
week quietly at unchanged price lev
els. Print cloths were quoted at 7ss
for 64x60s and Si2 for 6Sx72s. Raw
silks held steady.
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PLAN IS OPERATIVE.

NEW YORK. August % (SpeciaD.-
American Writing Paper Co. an
nounced today that the plan for re-
organization. dated July /, 1926, has
been declared operative.
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RUBBER STEADY.

NEW YORK. August % (SpeciaD.-
Crude rubber. smoked ribbed sheets.
remained unchanged at today's noon
quotation OF 40A. This compares
with Al a month ago and SO year
ago.
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BUTTER IS LOWER,

CHICAGO. August o3.-Butter low
err: receipts. 11.141 tubs: creamery ex-
tras 39%; standards. 39i4; extra firsts.
3SI7a39; frsts. 36a37l2; seconds, 33a35.
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Money to Loan

Secured BY first deed of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph I. Weller s sSe Wa" s:h l. wv HW
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RAIN PLAYS HAVOC
+. WITH MANY CROPS
Nearby Tomatoes Particu-
IarIy Badly Damaged.
Prices Reduced.

Continued wet wether has played
havoc to growing vegetables in near
by Maryland and Virginia and the
District It has been particularly
severe on tomatoes. and watcr-ciIcked
ones have had to be sold at greatly
reduced prices, top quality tomatoes
bringing increased prices.
Numerous housewives. taking ad-
vantage Of the reduced price OF the
affected vegetable. have started can
ming and making catSup and other
reliSheS in which tomatoes form so
inrportant a factor.
Because of the wet condition of the
ground. ii is stated. nearly farmers
and truckers have found 1t next TO
impossible to harvest potatoes. ana
dealers are depending largely upon
shipped stock for supplies.
Butter and Eggs Firm.
Late potatoes will not he ready for
digging for some time. growers report
and late tomatoes should begin 10 an
pear in a few days. possibly shorty
after a change in weather conditions
is experienced.
4 continued firmness Of the butter
aud egg market is reported. Due TO
the continued wet weather ana BAD
condition Of country roads leading 10
the state highways, it is stated. there
was a. cnnspjcu0uS absence of egg
haulere over the week end. the SllShl
shortage keeping up prices. :,
Cantaloupe supplies continue hhera!
and pricaS are chcaD. Wet weather
has affected the quality of some near
hv stock. dealers state. hut there -
pNeanty good stock 10 meet deliia'i"
at prices reported low.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Putter-Fancy, 1-pound prints 4"a
as. tub. -: store packed, 81.
Eccs-FreSh selected. *: hcnheI!'
IS: current receipts. 26a@S.
Poultry. alive-Turkevs. 80: Spring
hrnilers, 3Oa33: White Lcghorns. 25a
&c. fowls. 2Ga27: ROSTERS, %: ducks
,.o,lnr. 90: old 10: keats, Young, IVA
50; old. ISAAC. Dressed-TurkeXs, ~:
hroilors. isaac: keats, young, 9oal.oo'
old 40ao0. 90.
live stock - Calves. choice, L.;
medium. 1Oa1l; thin, 6aI; lamhs' 10
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
~eretables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agriculture
Economics says:
Anples- Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: bushel
baskets. Maryland and Virginia OH
Rivers and Summer Ramhos, medium
n large size. 1.ona1.s5; various Varle-
ties. small size. 5oa75.
Cantaloupes Supplies moderate:
demand limited. market Sigh'N
weaker: Delaware and Eastern Sh"re
MARYLAND. Salmon Tints and l1Mk
Meats standards. 36s. l.5oa "a
tumhos. 3Gs. o.O0a2.25: extra !umhos'
ass, 2.5Na2.7a: fats. All sizes, 1oa %
S::ranes-Jomogro supplying
the market for Eastern stock.
Lettuce Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. New York market i!rn; :,
dozen crates, Big Boston tyne, nest
mostly. 200: out Of storage, 1.'o; Colo
RADIO. market fairly steady: crates Ice
berg tvpe. all sizes. 4,25a4.3".
Onions Supplies light: demand light
market dun. NTassa chuSetts and Ohio.
1oo.pound sacks Yellows. Z. s.. No. J.
Rest mostly 80; some fair condition,
c.00a2.25.
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Peach Market Unsettled.

Peaches-S Supplies light; demand
moderate. market unsettled; Virginia.
hushel baskets F,lhertas. medium size,
.. 50a2.7I: GS F,lhorta" and tiaieS,
largo size. 215a3 90: bushel baskets
Bellies. medium TO large size, 2.50a2.l':
host mostly 80: New jersey. 6s FL
hertas. ripe. and IS Hileys, medium to
large size. 2.00a2.2o.
Potatoes Supplies moderate: de
rand moderate. market fairly steady:
New Jersey, 150-pound sacks Cobhlers.
L. S. No. !. 800; Virginia. East Shore,
cloth.top stave barrels Cobblers, L.
s. No. l, 5.00a5.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
mand moderate, market firm; North
Carolina. Cloth-top stave barrels Vel
lows. No. ], 6.o0a700. according TO
condition.
Supplies light; de-
mand light. market dull: no early
sales reported.
Corn-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market slightly stronger home
grown. sacked. per dozen, sugar corn,
25a35
Cucumbers No sales reported.
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Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
:, Maeha at ioi "a Us 'i oo0 a' iof a.
- Wash Vas Rw IVY / Flee: 6. r 6s-sl 900 at
0c,tni,al TracttorNiO at lo4 90 at 1o4.
10 al l04. 10 at l04, = at lO4 10 at 10+i4
Potomac Pow. pfd.-5 at 1885,. 3 at
10Slc. 5 at 1885,. 5 at 1857.
Commercial National Bank. at "@6
Ianston Monotype-10 at 90.
Mergenthaer linotype at LOG u, 20
at 1U6 y.
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AFTER CALL

Capital Traction 5s-$l 900 at 101.
Money-Call loans. 5 and 6 per cent.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Stately en-
tertained in their box at the Bal
Boheme, Monday evening. Judge Oscar
+. Bland of the Supreme Court of
Custom Appeals and Mrs. Bland
Representative and Mrs. Carl Chin
bolm of Illinois, Representative and
Mrs. James O'Connor of New Orleans.
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trict of Columbia, and ranking second
in order of formation in the entire
Junior organization. was founded by
the late Mrs. Daniel Lothrop.
Little Miss Gene kincheloe, popu-
lar and talented young daughter of
Representative and Mrs. David II.
kincheloe, will also entertain in pres
ent-day dances. which include n
charming Spanish number and a
captivating selection "Eccentric"
The Washington assembly to be held
Wednesday evening, January 27 in the
Mayf1oWer ballroom is planned as a
yearly occurrence in the National
Capital, distinguished gathering of
representative men and women of
prominence, dressed. for the most
part, in historical costumes
The assembly is purely social in
character, a beautiful ball given for
the honor and glory of the city of
Washington, and revival of an in.
tereSting old custom here. 1t is also
patriotic In interest, the board of gov
ernorS having arranged in advance
that the surplus funds each year shall
be given for different patriotic cause
OF national Importance. This year the
net proceeds will go toward the fur.
nlsh1ng of Monticello as a national
shrine
The most distinguished list of
patronesseS for the Washington as
sembly is announced by the board OF
governors, with Mrs Coolidge. Mrs
Dawes Sonora dc Riano. Sonora dc
lueyrredon, Mrs Taft, Nine. Wal
| lenberg, Nine SimopouIos. Nine
lrochnik, Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford
Mrs: Harry S. New, Mrs. William NJ
Jardine, Mrs. Peter q. Gerry, Mrs
George Wharton Pepper. Mrs. I<ouis
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La, and Mr.. Harold Peacock of Lon
don, England
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Klein, Miss Mary L. Mckinney, Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs. J. Gar
field Riley, Miss Fay Bentley, Miss
Katharine Pike, Miss Julia Coonan,
Miss Amy c. Leavitt, Miss Olive
Beatty. Miss Jessie Lane, Miss Julia
Bannigan, Miss Clara l.. Smith, Mrs.
A. h. Stewart, Mrs. Frank Gregory
Stewart. Mrs. Mae Z. Bates. Mrs
Marie Stair Lawyer, Miss Alice }.
Whitcomb, Miss Mate II. Lewis, Mrs.
Gertrude l.. Reid, Miss Laura Ber-
rien, Miss Mary c. Oursler. Miss Hen
rietta Gliding. Miss Ethel Pollard,
Miss Helen Barnhart, Mrs. Halsey'
Miss Emma Atwood Mrs. /. NJ. Blood,
Miss Tillie Steiner, Mrs. Eunlce
Wright, Mrs. II. b. CAN'T. Miss a. w.
Stewart, Miss Beryl Ingram and Mrs.
Guard. Mrs. Linkins will be hostess.
The officers and committee chairmen
Of the Mississippi Society will meet
Friday at the residence of the presi-
dent, Mr.. Charlton NJ. Clark, 1920 Kill
bourne place northwest.
The next meeting of the society
January 81. at the Washington Club,
will be in honor Of Army, Navy and
Marine officers from Mississippi, ana
their wives. Col. Ephriam G.. Peyton,
L. S. A. is chairman OF special com
mittee of officers arranging the details
Of the meeting.
The Georgia State Society VIII give
an entertainment and dance at 24oo
Sixteenth street, Meridian Mansions,
Friday evening, in honor of Miss Jes-
sic Dell, civil service commissioner
The reception will begin at S:4o
o'clock. \ short musical program
has been arranged. which will be FOL
lowed by dancing and cards. All Geor'
gians and their friends are asked 10
attend.
interpretations of the terpsichorean
art of the period of the American
Revolution and of the modern VIII
present an interesting contrast Mon .
day night at the d. A. X. BAH, or
which Mrs s. Austin Mccarthy Is
chairman general
The stately minuet to be danced by
we'll trained youthful artists from
the Capital society, Children OF the
American Revolution, IN costume,
will be under the expert leadership OF
Young MIR. Trimble and Miss tlza-
beth Sawtelle. familiar TO Washing
ton audiences. This particular So
ciety. the first of its Kind IN the DIS
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Roberts
have had as their guests since New
Year their son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cade Wilson, jr,
who left today for their home on Long
Island, making the trip by motor.
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governors and all committees, also
friends of the hospital, are invited
informally TO meet for a social dis
cussion of the hospital, it's work and
needs
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LEGALITY OF ANTI-KLAN
LAW UPHELD IN NEW YORK
Court of Appeals Affirms Right of
State to Require Filing of
Membership Lists.
" thc Assoclated Press.

ALBANY, n. Y. January 13.-The
constitutionality of an anti-Ku kIux
Khan law, enacted in 1928, to require
Kan groups throughout the State to
file with the Secretary of State lists
Of their membership, was upheld yes
Terday by the Court Of Appeals.
The appeal was taken by George
". Bryant, an alleged official OF the
Khan in Buffalo, who was arrested at
The direction of District Attorney Guy
j. Moore of Erie County on a charge
of failing to comply with the pro
visions of the statute.
Bryant was unsuccessful in an at
tempt to gain his freedom through a
writ Of habeas corpus, and after the
appellate division of the State SUI
preme Court had upheld the judgment
of the lower courts denying the writ
he appealed the case to the highest
court.
In the opinion of the court. written
by Justice Cuthbert W. Pound, the
legislature may take notice of the po-
tentialities of evil in secret societies
and may regulate them reasonably
without depriving the members there
of Of their liberty without due process
of law"
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HITS PLAN TO ELECT
EDUCATION BOARD
Burleith Association Indi-
cafes Opposition 10
Gasque Bill.

The Burleith Citizens Association
last night Went ON record against the
principle of election of the Board OF
Education 10y popular vote in Dis
{ tri"t of Columbia.
The resolution offered and defended
ny Carl Smith, and defeated after
spirited debate, did not mention the
GaSque bill. hut would have placed
til" association on record faVoring
HE principle OF election of the Board
Of Education by the people. under
proper regulations and safeguards.
X. VI. IIcth. president of the asso-
citation. assailed the proposal. deciar-
ing that il would be "a great mistake.
and would prove Il boomerang against
real franchise"
Mr.. Smith coutended the change
Was in line with the American prin-
Ctplc of the franchise, and would i'm
prove the situation in Washington as
regards schools, as well as giving one
Vote TO a voteles city.
Scores Garbage Collections.
City officials were attacked for the
irregular and iGfrequent collection of
ashes. garbage and trash in the com
munity, and a resolution of protest
against conditions was unanimously
adopted and ordered sent to the Dis
NiItJ IpulIGlnE
Lively discussion OF the subject
brought out charges that city officials
IN charge OF such collections had no
knowledge as 10 what was going on
among their own employees, who were
said to he operating on irregular
schedules widely different from those
arranged at the District Building.
Although officials had given informa-
rion that garbage was To be collected
three times each week, ashes twice
and trash once each week, it was
charged that nothing like this sched-
nle WAS maintained.
Asks Favor of W. X. & Il. Railway.
The association asked that the
Washington Railway and Electric
60. allow transfers at > 2centS
between busseS and street cars at
Connecticut avenue and q street and
Seventeenth and X streets.
Regulations prohibiting busses from
stopping at the downtown terminal,
Tenth and T. streets, except for I'M
loading and taking on passengers
were criticized, as they We're said to
interfere with the heretofore regu-
iar and very satisfactory schedule
which had been maintained by the bus
line.
The Zoning Commissions proposal
10 restrict undertakerS' establish
mentS which would require approval
OF - per cent of all citizens within
, 700 yards OF the proposed site was APP
proved.