Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1923, Page 10

. 10 RAILROAD SHARES | 1 SLIGHTLY HIGHER N arket Leaders Change But Little in Today’s Brief Session. * Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. ¥NEW YORK, April 7.—Trading on e stock exchange today was quiet ®pd resulted in only slight price anges. LiReallzing -sales were. golng on in Some directions at the same time that Pools were busying themselves with & dozen or so special issues. The re- It was a mixture of small gains d losses without any general tend- c¥ one way or the other. ‘ Leaders Hardly Moved. ““Buch leaders as United States Steel common, Baldwin Locomotive and Studebaker were as near stationary as such specuiative issues can ever be. Some of the rails did better, gain- ing a half point or so. This, however, was a very faint recognition of the publicity given to the preparations for a record-breaking traffic voluie in,_months to_come. Stocks of the shipping companies were rather weak, showing that the recent rise had been due nors to the running in of a short interest than to the slight change for the better in earnings. The market closed irregular, but in the main steady with ner advances and declines about evenly divided. i North American Active. North American new stock today attracted further active buying in anticipation of favorable dividend ac- tion and in view of the report for the »vear ending February of $5.42 a share on the new sto. This is the equiv- alent of over $27 a share on the old 250 par value common which was split up into five $10 par shares. Di- rectors will meet some time before the third work of May to declarc an inftial dividend on the new stock. It Is expected that dividends beween $1 and 32, a share will be authorized. “5The 1922 report of the Ikastman Hodak Company and its subsidiaries owed a surplus after dividends of ,007.651 as compared with $5,782,704 r 1921 and a total surplus at the d of the vear of $63,129,690. This atement threw further light on the cent strength in the company's ock. i ® Submariné Boat at New Ttop. Submarine Boat today sold at its st ot 1928, largely due to the re- Pewal of activity on the part of the ool w understood to have lgperated in the stock since it sold be- Jow $10, a couple of months ago. Fhere upprared to be no-fresh ex- g‘ana(mn for the continued strength this stock. but people who are ullish on Submarine Boat point to e 1922 statement, which proved sur- prisingly favorable and to the cur- which are increasing satisfactory. Moreover, the com- ny expects an additional settlement Fom the government, which will help its treasury position Its profit gentals continue profitable. BUILDINGS BOMBED; BLAME KLAN FOES 8hop Where Ku Klux Paper For. merly Printed and Advertiser's Office Are Attacked. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 7.—As the result of two bombings yesterday, the police are searching for a man said to be an enemy of the Ku Klux Klan and a former emplove of Tolerance, an anti-Klan publication. One of the places bombed printing shop where Dawn, a Klan publication, w: sued until'recently. The. other building bombed was the basement office of F. W. Gilliland, a roofer and an advertiser in Dawn. | J. L. shop, admitted membership in the| Klan and expressed the opinion that | enemies of #he organization were re- sponsible for the bombing. COST $2,000 TO SAY HE WAS AMERICAN False Application Passport Brings Fine to Magneto Property Purchaser. was & for By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 7.—Martin E. Kern, who recently purchased the pat- ents and assets of the Bosch Magnetor Company from the alien property cus- todian, today pleaded guilty to perjury in representing himself as an American eitizen when applying for a passport and was fined $2,000 by Federal Judge Goddard. The sale of the Bosch patent to Mr. | Kern, federal officlals said, probably | would be revoked, as the alien enemy act prohibits the sale of confiscated enemy property to an alien. e " AUTHOR TO TAKE BRIDE. Roland Holt to Wed Miss Mackay, Pageant Writer. NEW YORK, April 7.—Roland Holt, 61 of Henry Holt, the publisher, and nstance d'Arcy Mackay, widely Hown writer of pageants, have ob- ained a marriage license and will be married at Grace Church next Wed- pesday. 4 Mr. Holt, who is fifty-five, described imself as an author and publisher. is fiancee. who was born in Eng- | and, the daughter of Robert Glen- enning Mackay, Eave her age as hirty-six. Miss Mackay was director of the @epartment of pagéantry and drama of the War Camp Community Service in 1918-19. She has written pageants for several cities, including Baitimore and San Francisco. :'BANS DEFAMING BOOKS. i ‘“Hsconsin Excludes School His- tories Reflecting on Nation. : MADISON, Wis.,, _April 7.—Gov. Biaine has signed the Cashman bill, passed by both houses of the legisla: ure, prohibiting the use in Wiscon- #in schools of history text books hich defame the nation’s founders r contain propaganda favorable to any foreign government. This act will take effect upon publication within the next two days. bARON CANTONI ARRESTED 1 'Cntton Operator in Italy Charged | With Misappropriating Funds. LONDON, April 7.—The Milan cor- espondent’ of the Times reports the Rrrest in that city of Baron Costanzo ‘antoni on charges of unlawfully ap- ropriating about 1,000,000 lire. He as director of the Cotton Transpert Association, whose failure was an- ounced yesterday. The correspond- nt describes him a¢ a business man well known in the cotton trade, both in Italy and abroad. i —_— . Prague is to have the first gasoline lling station (built on American eg) in Czechoslovakia. i Ches & O pf w Cuba Cane S pt Cuban Dom'can. Davidson Chem. Erie1stp Fd Mines&S pt. . Fit Av Bus wi Freeport Texas. . Forcum, owner of the printing ' Gen Am Tk Car. Gen Asphalt. ... Gen Asphalt pf . Gen Cigar. Gen Electric. . Gen Elec spl wi. Gen Motors. {Gen Motors pf.. Gen Mot 6% deb. Gen Mot 7% deb. 103% Goldwin Corp Goodrich. Goodyear pf. Goody prpf wl.. Granby Consol . Gt Northern pf Guantana Su. . Houston Oil. . Int Cement. . Int & Grt North. Int M Marine pf. Intl Paper Jones Tea Jones & L'gh pf. | Kelly-Spr Tire. . FINANCIAL. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Open. High. ‘Low. 570 70 69% Ajax Rubber. 14% 14% 14% Alaska Juneau.. 1% 1% 1% Allied Chem.... 74% 7o% 74% Am AgrChem.. 26w 27% 26% AmAgChmpf.. b6 b6la B4 Am Bosch 48 48 48 AmCan..... 98% 98% 9% Am Chain A 25 25 25 AmChicleCo... T 7T Th Am Cotton Ofl... 14% 4% 1% Am Cot Ofl pf 28 26% 26 Am Druggist. 6 [3 6 AmH& Leath.. 11% 11% 11% AmH&Leapt.. 66% 66% 66 AmInternat’l... 32 32 30% Am Linseed 82% 82% 82% Am Locomo 185% 135% 134% Am Metals...... 52 52 .52 AmRoll Millpf. 97 87 97 Am Safe Razor.. 8% 8% 84 18 184 18 64% 644 99% Am Ship&Com. . Am Smelting. 645 Am Smelt pf. 994 994 Am Steel Fdy 395 40% 39% Arm Sugar. 80 80 RO Am Sugarpf.... 107% 1075 107% Am Tel & Telg.. 122 1224 122 Am Tobac (B).. 1562% 150% Am Water Wks. 34% 34% 570 1024 Air Reductfon. . 60% 14% Am WWk6% pf. Am Woolen Am Woolen pf.. Am Writ Prpf. Anaconda Arnold Co Asso D Goods Assoclated Ofl. . Atchison. ... Atchison pf. .. Atlan Bir&Atl. . Atlan Cst Line. Atlantic Gulf Austin Nichols, Auto Knitter Baldwin Loco. Balto & Ohio. . Barnesdall (A). Barnesdall (B). Batopllas Min. . Beechnut Pack. Beth Steel Bklyn Edison. Bklyn Rap Trn Bklyn R T ctfs Brown Shoe Butte Copper. . . Butte & Super. 82 Calif Petrol.... 981 Calif Petrol pf.. 104 Callahan Zinc.. 107 Canad'n Pac . 148Y Carson H Gold. % Central Leath... 85% Cent Leath pf... Td% Cerro de Pasco.. 48l Chandler Mot 0% Chesap & Ohlo.. 69% 102% 21 4% 234 40% 81% 841 33% 80 9015 28% 28% 25 114 101% 897 2% 116 281 30% 26 139% B1% 25 1815 T 74 663 - 1% 3% 3 63 915 Chi & Alton. ... Chi & Alton pf.. Chi Mil & St P Chi Mi1&StP pt. Chi & Northwn. . Chi Pneu Tool. . Chi R1& Pac. Chi RI &P6%nt Chi RI&P 7% pf. Chile Copper Chino Copper. . . Cluett&Peby pf. Coca-Cola. kit Colo Fuel. 28 Columbia Gas... 108 Columb'a Grap.. 2% Com SolvB..... 20 Comp Tabulat.. 804 Con Gas new . 65% Cons Textile. 12 ContCan....... 47% Continental Mo. 10% Corn Products. . 128% Cosden & Co. 58% Crucible Steel... 80% Cuban-Am Sug.. 36% Cub Cane Sug... 16% 61% 10% 31 70% 264 121% 42% 121 £ 113% 64% 8% - 113 11% 18 88 49% 9 14 18% 69% 4 9% . o91n - 180% 11% 15 88 89 1 Deere Co pf De Beers . D Lack & Wstn. Dome Mines Dupont (ET). Dupont deb. Eastman Kod Elec Stor Bat. .. Endicott-John. . Endicott-J pf Erle. Famous Pla Fisk Rubber. 5% 38% 50% 96% 31% T4% 32 28% 1% 100% 1 88% 40% 36% 67% 29% 3% T 384% % 20% 31% 41 26% 2414 9% 4035 143 b24% 35% 18 L 1 6114 1074 17 21% 543 39% 58% do0% 9% 225 30% Great Nor Ore.. Greene-Canan. . Gulf St Steel. Harbishaw Cab. Hartman Corp. . Hayes Wheel Househ'd Prod. Hudson Motors. Hydraullc Stl. .. Indian Refining. Inspiration. ... Interboro pf. ... Interb Rap Tr. In Ag Chem pf.. In Combust E Int Mer Marine. . Int Nickel. .. Intertype Corp Invincible Oi1 Iron Products. Island Oil. . Kansas & Gul Kansas City S. Kansas C So pf. . Kayser (Julius). Kennecott. Keystone Kresge (SS) . Lee T & Rubber. Lehigh Valley. . Lima Locomo. Loews Inc. Loft Inc. Loose-Wile: Louls & Nash. Mack Truck: Mack Trucks Macy Co. .. Mallison & Co. Manat{ Sugar. Man Elev serip Man El inv guar. Manhat Shirt. .. Marland Ol Martin-Parry. Mathison Alkili. Maxwell (A). Maxwell (B). May Dp Storet Miami Copper. Middle St Ofl. Midvale Steel MoK & T (new). MK&T pf clA ) Mo Pacific. Montg'y W'rd. Moon Motor: Mother Lode. Nash Motors. . Nat Biscult w i Natl Biscuit pf. Nat Conduit. Natl Dept Store: Natl Dept Sto pf. Natl Enamel. Nevada Copper. N Or Tex&Mex. . N Y Air Brake. . Close. | Lo 49 93% 19% 18% 110% 22% 112% ) Open. Hij 50 50 . 93% 94 19% . 19% 18% 18% AIrBrik(A).. N Y Central..... NYNH&Hartfd. NY O&Western. Norf & West.... 110k 110% North Amer 22% 28% North Am (old).. 112% 116 North Pacific... 75 5 Oklahom Prod.. 2 27 Ontario Sflver.. 7 7 Orpheum Cir. 19% Otis Steel 13% Owens Bottle. 50% Pacific G & El 79 Pacific Mail. . 10% Pacific Oil. . 390 Packard Motor. 14% Pan-Am Pete. .. Pan-Am P (B).. Panhandle. . Panhandle pf. Pennsylvania. .. Penn Coal & e Penn Seabd Sti. Pere Marquette. Philadelphia Co. Phillips Pete. Plerce-Arrow Plerce-Ar pf Plerce-Ar pri Plerce Ol Pitts Coal. . Pltts & W Va Postum Cereal.. 122 Produc & Ref. .. Pub Serv of NJ. Pullman Co Punta Alegre Pure Oil Rap Tr Sec w.L.. RapTr Sec pf wi Ray Con Cop. Reading . .... Reading 2d pt Rels Robert. Remington. . Replogle Steel. . plIr& S Reynolds Rey Tobac (B) Royal Duteh t L Southwn Cecil Sug Savage Arms. ears Roebuck \pper Stmmons Stnclatr Oil. Stinclair pf. Skelly Oil. . Southern Ry Spicer Mfg Co St Oil of Callf. .. St Ofl Calif rts. Stand Oil of NJ. . StOil of NJ pf.. Sterling Prod Stew't-Warner. Stromb'g Carb. . Studebaker. . Submar'e Boat. . Supertor Oil SweetsCoof A Tenn Copper. . Tex Company Tex & Pacific. Tex & P C Oll. Tide Water Oil Timken Bear. Tobacco Prod. Tobac Prod A. Tobacco Pro pf. Trans Cont Ol Union Ol. . Unlon Pacific. .. Union Pac pf.. United Drug. ... Utd Ry Inv pf. .. L'td Retail Strs. . USCastIrPpf Food Prod. . USHoffman M. . U S Realty U S Rubber..... U S Smelt&Ref. . U S Smelt&R pt. U S Steel.. U S Steel pf. Utah Copper Vanadium Cop.. Va-Car Chem. .. Va-C Chem pf .. Va-C Chem(B). . Vivadou........ Wabash........ Wabash pf (A).. Waldorf Sys. West Elec pf. Western Md. Western Md 2d. . Westhse EI&M.. Wheeling&L E. . White Eag Oil. . White Motor. WilsonCo...... Willys-Overld. . Will's-Overl pt.. ‘Wisconsin Cent. Woolworth. 214% 217 Worthington... 87 37% 37 *37% HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. 11a.m. 217800 12m 407 800 —_——— SHORT-TERM SECURITIES, (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) 41 15 46% 12 21% 9% 308 42% 112% 12% 24% 594 9 28% 571 { 85% 84 424 112% 125 24% 59% 8% 28% 573 85 8 67% 67% 3% 3oy | Aluminum Co. of Amer. Aluminum Co. of Ame: ‘American Cotton Oi] 63 1924 Amerlcan American Aweric 5 ; ‘Anaconda Copper Gs 1929, Ansconda Copper Ta_1920. Anglo-American_Oll Tias 1925, Armour & Co. Ts 1030. , Bell Tel. of Ca Hethiehem Steel Not. & Central Les C.. C.. C. & Bt. L. Us I Chicago Tel. 58 1023 Du Pont T%s 1831, Goodyear T. & R. 8s 1031 Great Northern 7s 1986, ifbeking Valley 6s 1024 Humble 01l 5i%s 1932 Kansas City Term, 64 1023 Kennecott Copper s 1030, Libby, MeNell & Libby 7s 163 M.. St P. & 5_8. M. 6ias & Ca. 1930, Penna. R. It 78 1030.. = . Paul Union Depot 5iis 1023 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Ts 1923.. Standard Ofl of Calif. _— TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Kedmond & Co.) ~—Close.—, Bid. Offer. 0% 100 2! 99 1316 215-16 100 152 So%s-16 100 .52 24 100 1-16 98 98 9118 99316 Rate—Maturity. 3%s June 15, 1028 ak- September 15, 41 September s’ December 15, 1923 4% March 15, 1624 558 June 15, ‘1924, Gigs September 13, 1024 4% March 15, 1925 4igs June 15. 1025, 438 December 15, §%s March 15, 162 43 Beptember 15 3138 December 15, 1027 WORK AND WALLACE PLAN ALASKAN TRIP Three-Month Tour to Be Made by Secretaries During Coming Summer. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 7.— Secretary of the Interior Hubert ‘Work has definitely decided he will make a three-month tour of Alaska this summer, and.Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace has accepted an in- vitation to accompany him, Mr. Work announced here last night on his ar- rival after a four-day inspection of Indian interests in this state, ‘The Secretary sald that plans for President Harding’s proposed trip to Alaska have not matured, but added that his last information was to the effect that the President would like to make the trip and Wwould make arrangements for it if possible. Secret@ry Work said that he plans to leave Washington early in Jun Before salling for the northern ter ritory he will visit the larger na- tional parks In the west and “several reclamation projects” in which his de. partment I8 {nterested. ) INLIERTY BONDS Decline in Government Issues Feature of Today’s Short Session. BY GEORGE T. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, April 7.—The feature of today's short and comparatively dull sessfon in bonds was the decline in Mbertys, which carried them down to a point where all yesterday's gains were lost. United States government bonds closed strong Friday after having lagged behind the general market all the week, Today's quotations seemed to show that-the price had become high enough to induce further liqui- dation on the part of large holders. Outside of libertys the general bond market held fairly firm. Price changes were not large and there was no great activity. Atchison General 4s and Atchison Adjustments improved tractionally and there was some de- mand for bonds of the grade of Le- high Valley Consolidated 43%s. Specu- lation centered around the new Mis- souri Kansas and Texas adjustment. Here trading was on a large scale. Foreign bonds continued steady, with City of Greater Prague 7% gaining. The weekly statement of the 717 member banks of the federal reserve system showed a gain in commercial loans of about $26,000,000, while the 108s in investnients of about $30,000,- 000 was confined entirely to United States securities —— SURPLUS OF BUTTER SENDS PRICES DOWN New Zealand Shipment ' Largely Responsible for U. S. Mar- " ket Conditions. HUGHES. ated Press. CHICAGO, April 7 —Unexpected surplus caused this week's butter market to become weak after open- ing Monday uniformly firm. Forelgn butter was largely re- sponsible for the excessive supplies and sensitive condition. New Zea- land butter wa's in competition with domestic stocks at New York and Philadelphia and it was necessary for the latter market to divert some of its domestic receipts to other cen- ters. Western butter formed no smail part of the receipts at the four l.-ad- ing butter markets, and, beinz: cf fnacy quality, sold quite readily aut only small “concessions under the corresponding scores of regular re- ceipts. Uncertainty regarding the quantity of far wesiern butter which ‘might be expected and the ossibility of further imports, were mportant factors in keeping the markets not enly very sensitive, but also weak. Prices on 92-score stock at leading markets closed yesterday as follows: Chicago, 48, 21, -point loss; New York, 493, 1%-point loss; Bos- ton, 51, 1%-point loss, and Phila- delphla, 50, %-point loss. TODAY’S COTTON PRICES. Week-End Evening Up of Con- tracts—Business Light. NEW YORK, April 7.—The cotton market was quiet and rather irreg- ular during today's eirly trading. There was further realizing for over the week end. and after opening steady at an advance of 6 points to a decline of 1 point the market sagged oft slightly, with May declining from 29.62 to 20.52, or back to yesterday's closing quotations. The prospect for a renewal of unsettled weather in the southwest led to scattered buving of new crop deliveries, which heid rela- tively steady, with October selling around 25.48. or about 7 points net higher during the early trading. Practically no rain was reported in the south yesterday, but the outlook was for local showers in eastern belt sections tonight or tomorrow, and there was a low barometer in the west. The bulk of the smal] early business was attributed to evening-up for over Sunday. Cotton futures opened steady 29.60; July, 28.63; October, 25. cember, 2500; January, 24.65. spot steady: middling. 30.00. Cotton futures closed steady; May, 29.76; v, 28.88; October. 25.58; December, 25.13; January, 24.86, NEW ORLEANS, April 7.—Cotton opened steady: May, 28.85; July, 28.55 r. 25.00; December, 24.58; Jan- 24.43. 'Cotton futures closed at net advances of 13 to 30 January, 24.60; May, 29.17; October, 25.14; December, the May, De- Cotton points July, 28, Spot cotton steady on the spot, 620 bale: none; low middling, 2 29.50; good middling. 30.00. NEW YORK, April 7.—Cottonseed oil closed firm; prime summer vellow, 11.90; prime crude, 10.50; April, 11.90 May, 11.84: June, 11.80: July, 11.83; August, 11.84; September, 11.71; Oc- tober, 10.76; November, 8.80. Sales, 6,700 barrels. NEAR EAST CONFERENCE ASKS U. S. PARTICIPATION Allies to Go Ahead on Presumption America Will Take Part. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 7.—The question whether the United States will partici- pate in the near east conference when it is resumed next week at Lausanne, created considerable interest in allied circles here. The powers which called the original conference—France, Great Britain, Italy—are proceeding in the assumption that the United States will come in as before, and Signor Massigli, the secretary general, proposes to noti- fy the American government as soon as the date for the reopening of nego- tiations with the Turks is officially fixed. *The impression prevails here that the United States government is await- ing the turn of events befare finally deciding on the question of participa- tion. PARIS MILLINERS STRIKE. Men’s Tailors Also Quit, Threaten- ing to Tie-Up Spring Finery. PARIS, April 7.—The strike of men's tallors and the miillinery workers threatens to leave Parisians without their spring finery. The strike began about two weeks ago among the pleceworkers, and now has spread to the garment employes, including the irls and women who work in the Place de unchanged; sales ales to arrive, middling, ‘ashionable shops in the 'Opera. The workers are asking a wage in- crease of from 10 to 20 per cent. The employers contend that the strikers are taking advantage of the spring season to enforc® their demands. _— In Slovakia there are 3,000,870 in- habitants. In Russinia therd are 604,745 inhabitants, ! Sinclair Oil 7 Wire (Sales are in $1,000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. i{Fraction represent thirty - seconds. Exampls 101-1 means 1011-32.) Sales. High. Tlow. Close. Lib 3% 193 101-4 101-3 101-4 Lib 1st 4% 22 98 97-30 97-30 Lib2d 4%s... 366 97-30 97-22 97-25 Lib3d 4%s... 490 98-21 98-12 98-21 Lib 4th 414 534 98-9 97-28 98 Victory 4%s. 4 100-1 100 100-1 US4%s1952. 44" 99-6 99-2 99-5 FOREIGN. Sales. High. 10 15 23 20 Low, Close. 102 102 9915 99% o5 96% 99% 100 91 91 7% 8% 80% BOY% 93%. 93% 101%,102 99% 100 100% 100% 99% 9O% 98% 98% 4 103% 103% % 102% 102% v 103 “fih % 111% 111% 90 Argentine 7s. Belgium 714s. Belgium 6s. Belgium 8s. Bolivia 8s. . Brazil 8s. .. Brazil T%s. ... Canada 5s 1926 Canada 55 192 Canada 55 193 Canada 5¢ 195 Chile §5 1946 Chile 85 1926. Chile 85 1941 Christiania 8s. Copenhagen 518 Cubaslgswi.. Czechoslovakia §s. Denmark 8s. .. Denmark 6s Dutch East I 65747 Dutch East I s '62 Framerican 714s. . French Govt 8s. . . French Govt T1;s. Haiti Gs ctfs. Holland-Amer 6s. Japanese 1st 4435, { Japanese 4s Jergen UM 6s Lyons 6a....... Marseilles 6s. . Mexico 3s..... Montevideo 78 Netherlands 6s Norway 8s. . Norway 6s e Paris-Ly's-Med 6s. Prague 7348 > Queensland Queensland Rio de Jan 8s 134, Rio de Jan §s 194 Sao Paulo,City.Ss. . 5a0 Paulo,State.8s. Seine, Dept of. Ts. . Serbs Crotes Slo 83 Sweden 6s. .. Ud Kingm 51 '29. Ud Kingm 5135 '37 Ud Steam Copen 6s 81 3 ™% 1% b5% 56 851 851 9915 99% 110 110% T 9Tk 73% 8% 7% 8% 106% 106% % 100% 100% 92 92% 93% 93% 98% 98% 9815 98% 86 86 691 69% 104% 104% 114% 115 103% 103% 90% 90% 85 5 90% MISCELLANEOUS. Ajax Rubber §s... 18 98 Am Agr Chem 7335 39 100% Am Cotton OilGs.. 2 66 Am SmIt&R 1st 58. 89 Am Sugar Ref 6s 102 AmT& Tev 6s. 115% AmT& Teltrds.. 97 AmT& Tcltris.. 915 Anaconda cv db 75177 103% Anaconda 1st 6s...125 97% Armour & Co 4%4s. 85 Bell Tel Pa 5srets ‘ Beth Steel pm 5s Beth Steel s £ . Brier H St 15t 51558 Bklyn Edison 7s D Bklyn Ed gen 5s.. Bush T Bldg 55 '60. Central Leather is Chile Copper 6s Con Coal Md 1st 55 Cuba Cane cv dSs. Dery (D G) . Du Pontde N Tizs. Duquesne Lt 7125, Duquesne Light 68 E Cuba Sug 7%s. .. Empire F&G T Fisk Rubber §s. Goodrich 612 . Goodyear §s 1931. Goodyear §s 1941. Humble O&R 5135, Indiana Steel 5s. .. Int Mer Marine 6: Int Paper 1st 53 A. Int Paper 1st 58 B. Julius Kayser s Kelly-Spring Lackawa S 55 '50 Liggett & Myers 7t Liggett&Myers 5s. Lorillard (P) 7s. Lorillard (P) Manat! Sug sf 7 Marland Oi1 7%y Marland O] 85 w .. Mich St Tel 1st 5s. *14\':1]9 Steel 55. Montana Powe: New Eng Tel 5s. N Y Edsn 1st 613 N Y Tel 65 '41. N Y Tel41is... N Am Edison 6s. Northwst B Tel Otis Steel 8s. Paclfic Gas &7El 55 Pac T & T 58 '52. Phila Co ref 65 A Pierce-Arrow Sg.. Producers & Rf 8s. Public Service 3s.. Punta Alegre 7s. 97% 98 100% 100% 6515 65% 887 89 1017% 1 5 8 1 4 4 91% 91% 102% 103% 9T 9T% B4 841 978 9T% 89 B89 97% 9% 92 927% 10714 107% 95% 96 88% 88% 991y 99% 100% 100% 86 86 95 95% 69 69 108t 108% 107% 107% 101% 101% 1061 106% 93% 93% 105% 105% 1001 100% 108% 104 116% 117 . 9T% 9T 9915 995 87 87Th &6 86 85 .85 105% 106 108% 108% 90 9015 115 115 % 954 954 113% 113% 95 95 100 100 100% 100% % 155 155 997 100 88 88 95% 95% 97% 97% 1084 108% PN PODNDI - BresSniiant 5. 100% 898 89% 88 88% 100 100 791 79% 106% 106% 83 83% 119 119% i 100 100 98% 984 861 86k 91% 92 5 100% 100% 105% 105% 100% 100% 923, 93 102% 1028 5 106 106% 96'% 97 m 1 85t 851 102% 1028 9015 913 823 83 4 1025 102 5 108% 108% 99% 991 SamaRan wRase 1 an Sin Crude Oil 5 Sin Pipe Line 5s. South Bell Tel 5s. . So Por Rico Sug 7s St Ol of Calif 7s. Steel & Tube Ts Tenn Elec Pow 6s. Tide Wat Ofl 635 Toledo Edn 1st 7s. Union Bag & P 6s. Unit Drug cv §s. Rub 1st rf 5s > Va-Car Chm Warner Sugar West Union 6%4s Wilson & Co 1st 63 Wilson&C ev Tis. 100 100 Winchester A T1;s 101 101 s FORD HOPES FOR VOTE ON MUSCLE SHOALS BID Wants Chance to Develop Tr mendous Water Power, He Declares. By the Asscciated Press. ALBANY, Ga., April 7.—Henry Ford believes the next Congress will act on his bid for the Muscle Shoals prop- erty and give him a chance to demon- strate what he can do with the tre- mendous power that can be developed, he declared here. Mr. Ford will meet Mrs. Ford, who is coming from Flor- ida in their private car, here, and they will proceed northward. Declaring the potential power at Muscle Shoals has been estimated to run as high as 1,000,000 horsepower, the Detrolt manufacturer said two- thirds of this would be used for fer- tlizer manufacture, leaving the re- mainder for Industrial uses. He pointed out that only 125,000 horse- power is required for his vast plant at Detroit. Many uses would be found for all the power at Muscle Shoals not used in the manufacture of fertilizer, Mr. Ford asserted. . FRENCH BOND ISSUE. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 7.—Subscriptions to the new issue of French treasury three, six and ten vear 6 per cent 9 ' bonds probably will total 7.000,000,000 frances, according to estimates made by officials twenty-four hours before the closing of the list. Up to today, jt_is estimated the subscription reached 6,500,000,000 francs. $2,000,000 IN SILVER. DAWSON CITY, Y. T. April 7.— When the first steamer reached Mayo landing with the opening of nlvi%l. tion this vyear, approximately 8,000 tons of silver ore from the mines of Keno hill will await shipment, it is announced. This will represent the winter haul. Another 2,000 tons may be moved during the summer. Such an output -would be worth $2,000,000, it ix estimated here, HE .EVENING STAR,’ WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 19 FURTHER SELLING | [z <o BONDS o sxcwee] = Direct te The Star Office. RAILROADS. Sales. High. .7 86% 8% 8 8% 954 6% 101 80% 74 943 63 74 743 9015 90%4 86% 114% 112 78% 8314 887 86 82 511 85 99 8% 50% Close. 86 8% 85 8% 96% 6% 101 80% 73% 94% 63 7 74% 903 90% 861 114% 111% 78 83% 88% 85% “Low. 86 8% 84% 78% 954 T6% 100% 80% 73% 94% 63 7 T4% 9015 901 85% 114% 111% 7% 83% 88% 86% 82 1'% 85 98% 8% 50 €015 67% 83 66 % 5 7914 107% 81% 784 8815 114% 72 101 4 102% 82% 84% 98% 52 551% 103% 45% 104 113% 108% 988, 8215 81 57 100% “ 69% 904 44y B4t 944 89 Atchison gen 4 Atchison ady B & O Toledo 4 Bklyn R T 68 Bklyn R T 5s ctrs. Bkiyn R T 74 '21 BKIRT 7821 ct. Bkl RT 75 '21 ot ot Canadian North 7e Canad North 614s. Canad Pac deb 4s. . Central Pacific 4 Ches & Ohio cv 55, Ches & Ocv 4148 Ches & O gn 4145, Chi & Alton 3s. . .. Chi B&Q &n 45 "33 Chi B&Q Ist rf 55, Chl & ETI gn 5a. Chi Great West 45 ChiM&S Pregys, Chi M&St P cv 5., Chi M&St P 4 25, Chi M&S P ov 4155, Chi M&St P 4534, CM&StPgn4iys Chi& N W 7s Chi Rya 55 Chi RT & Pac rf 4s ChiUn Sta 450 Chi Un Sta 6145, Chi& W Ind cn 4s. CCC&StLrf6sA. . Cleve Term 538 Colo & Sou 4345, .. Dol & Ha 1st rf 45 Del & Hudson 5155 D&RGlstrecs . Erie 1st con 45 Erle con ext 75 Eriegen4s. Gr Trunk sf ab ¢s. Grand Trunk 75 Gr North gen 75, || Gr North gen 5154 Havana ERL&T 55 Hud & Man ref 55, Hud & Man aj 5s. . 111 Central 5359, . Int Rap Tran s Int R Transit 15 Int & G Nor aj g5, Kansas City § g | Lake Shore 4s '§ Lake Shore 45 '31 . Louis & N unf 4s. . Louis & Nash 75 Market Stcn 55, . 99 8% - Ha N RNERO RN BB AL D Do ~D O Lo 0 19 9 WNSSASRawnLAn Mo Pacific gn 45, New Or Term 4s NOTex& Min 5. N Y Centdeb és. . . i Y Cent deb 4s. et NYCentriss,, 5 New Haven d 4s 57 iow N 4 State Ry 4338, :2", Y W & Bos 41,5, 437% 1 Norfolk & W cn 48 87 Norfolk & W cv 6 e orthern Pac 2a. .. i lasn orthern Pac 4s. . - orthn Pacri ¢s. . 135’. Northrn Pe s ret. 5 O Short L cn 5s *46. o Ore Short L ref 4s. Ore-Wash 1st rf 45 Pennsyl gen 5s. Pennsyl gen 43 Pennsyl 614s. - Pennsyl gold 7s Rapid Tran 6s w .. Reading gen 4s. . 15; RioG Westcl4s. .. 5 StL IM&S R&G 45 25 StLIM&S4s'23. 13 StL&SFpl4sA. g StL &S Fincé6s. . StL&SFadjés. . StL&SFplesC. StLSWist4s.. .| San A & Arn P 4s. Seab'd A L 4s sta. . Seab'd A Lref 4s. . Seab'd A L adj 5s. Seab'd A L con 6s Sou Pacific cv 4s. . Sou Pacific ref 4s Sou Pacific clt 4s. . Southern Ry 1st 58 Southern Ry gn 4s Southern Ry 6%s. Third Averef 4s. . Third Ave adj 5s. . Union Pac 1st 4s. Union Pac Ist rf 4s Union Paccv 4s Wabash 1st 58 Wabash 2d 5. 3 Western Pacific 55 Whel &LE rf 4135, ‘Wisconsin Cent 4s TOTAL SALES (Par Value): 1la.m.. 3984000 12 noon. 6801000 | FOREIGN EXCHANGE. April 7, 1923—11:30 a.m | (Quotations furnished by W. B, Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling checks gold value, today. 5 4,868 081, 086801, E 4T, AN'M‘\ 1894 8414 66% 634 314 99 4% 2 5534 445 32 €6 o1 | faly 8014 95% 67 4 lDlln‘ 58 | 85% | 89%, 82% 95 9435 H 854 20% 51 Bt London. pound . Montreal,” doliar Paris, franc Rrussels. franc Ierlin, mark . Rome," 1ira . Zurich, franc ! Athens, drachiia Madrid, peseta . Yienna, crown t,_crown Prague, crown Warsaw. mark . Copenbagen, Christiani crown Stockholm, crown By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, April 7.—Foreign ex- changes irregular. Quotations (in U. 8. dollars): Great Britain, demand, 4.669-16; cables, 4.6613-16; 60-day bills on banks, 4.64 7-16. France, de- mand, .0860; cables, .0660%. Italy, demand, .0495; cables, .0495%. Bel- gium, demand, :0568; cables, .0668%:. rmany, demand, .00004734; cables, 10000475 Holland, " dembund, -3925; cables, .3928. Norway, demand, .1799. Sweden, demand, .2653. Denmark, demand, .1901. Switzerland, demand, -1835. Spain, demand. .1530%. Greece, demand, .0118. Poland, = demand, -000024." Czechoslovakia, demand, 02983 * Argentina, demand, .3680, Brazil, demand, .1070. Montreal, —_— BOSTON STOCK MARKET. BOSTON, April 7.—Following is a list of today's highest, lowest and closing prices for the most active stocks dealt in here: High. . 122 Low. Am Tel & Tel . A Amoskeag. Arizona Com . Boston & Albany Bor Copper Range ¢ Butte . North Butte Swift & Co Shoe Mach U S Bmelt . U-8 Smelt Yentura 01l ‘Walworth uz i st AR CHICAGO STOCK' MARKET. CHICAGO. April 7.—Following is 'a report of today's sales, high, low and closing_quotations at the Chicago Stock Exchange: Sales. High, 700 Armour Leather .. 8% £00 Armour of 1l pfd 823 300 Armour of Del pfd 021, 2850 Continental Motors 10, 15 Diamond Mateh .. 118 1050 Godchaux 25 440 Montgomery 500 Public Bervice . 2050 Btewart-Warger .. 400 Un Carb & Carb.. 65 Yellow Mfg B ... 80 Yellow Taxi Total sales, 20,000 share: —_— Over 60 per cent of the total ex- penditures of Great Britain is for wars, old and new, Close. P oty 10% i 241 102% N 291 i Low. & 24 102! Close. '" FINANC Live Stock WHOLESALE MARKET. There has been very little fluctua- tion in prices this week. Dealers cleaned up on eggs yesterday after- noon, leaving the market strong and with no apparent decrease in prices in the near future. Choice beef Is plentiful and in de-| mand. Lower grades, scarce, are also in demand at increased prices, whils market on lambs is weaker. Increased supplies of early vege- tables are expected the coming week. There has been a decided decrease in receipts off Florida cabbage, while as- paragus from the south is more plentitul. Eggs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- dled, per dozen, 23a26; average receipts, 24; southern, 24. Live poultry—Roosters, per 1b., 18: turkey, per Ib,, 30a40; spring chickens, per Ib., 80a65; winter chickens, per 1b., , young, each, 60; fowls, per Dressed poultry—Fresh-killed spring chickens, per Tb, 7oas0: winter ohic ens, per Ib., 45a50; hens, per 1b,, 32233 roosters. per Ib., 19a20; turkeys, per Ib., 45a50; keats, young, each, 70a80. Live stock—Calves, choice, per Ib.. 10; medium, per Ib., 9a9%: thin, per 1b, 6a7. Lambs, spring, per Ib., 20. Live Digs, 3.00a5.00 each: live hogs, per Ib.. 9. Green fruits—Apples, per bbl., 2.00a .50. California oranges, per crate, 4.50 86.50; Florida, 5. Lemons, per box, 3.50a4.00." Grapefruit, 3.50a4. Vegetables—Potatoes. per bbl, No. 1. 1.50a2.00; per sack, 2.50a2.75; No. 2, 50a 1.00. Sweet potatoes, North Carolina, 1.00a2.00; nearby, 2.00a2.50. Lettuce, per crate, southern,’ §0a2.00; Romaine let- tuce,’ per crate, 1.50a2.00; Iceberg let- tuce. “per crate, 3.50a4.00. cabbage, per bbl, 1.50a2.50: southern, 2.00s2.50 per basket. Eggplants, Dngr crate, 4.00a5.00. Tomatoes, per box, Florida, 3.00a4.00. Beans, 3.00a5.00 per basket.’ Peas, 3.006.00 per basket. Pep- pers, per crate, Florida, 4.0026.00. Kale, per barrel. 2.00a2.50. Spinach, per bbl. 00a2.75. " Celery, per crate. Florida 0a3.00. Brussels sprouts, 15aZ5. quash, '3.00a4.50. Florida lima beans, 4.00a5.50 per basket GRAIN AND PROVISIONS BALTIMORE, Md., April 7 (Special). —Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 50a1.65; 150 pounds, 1.50a3.00; sweets, barrel, 1.25a2.00; bushel, 50a75; yams, bar- rel, 1.5022.00; bushel, 50a75; aspar- agus, dozen, 4.00a7.00; beans, bushel, 2.00a3.25; beets, 100, 5.00a8.00; cab- bage, hamper, 1.50a2.50; carrots, basket, 50a60; caulifiower, crate, 2.25 2.50; celery, crate, 1.75a3.75; cucum- bers, crate, 3.00a5.00; eggplants, 3.00a 5.00; horseradish, bushel, 3.00a3.50; kale, bushel, 65a75; lettuce, basket, 75a2.00; onions, 100 Pounds, 1.50a3.75; spring onions, 100, 1.25a2.00; peas, Lushel, 2.00a4.00; peppers, crate, 2.75a 4.50; radishs, bushel, 1.00a2.00; spinach, tushel, 50a60; squash, crate, 3.00a4.00; tomatoes, crate, 1.50a4.00; turnips, basket, 50a60. Apples, pac bushel, 1.00a ‘grapefruit, box, box, 3.50a6.00; 20a50. d, barrel, a box, 1.50a2 2.5024.00; oranges, strawberries, quart, 3.0026.00 Selling Prices at 12:30 Wheat: quotations 1.41; No. No. 1 red winter, spot, no No. 2 red winter, spot, red winter, spot, no Quu- tation: No. 2 red winter, garlicky, 1.38; No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot, no_quotations; April, 1.38. Sales—1,500 bushels of No. winter spot, at 1.41 per bushe lots of No. 2 per bushel. Corn—Cob corn, new, 4.50 per bar- rel; contract, spot, 4 per bushel; No. 2 corn, spot, 8412; No. 4, no quo- tations; track corn, vellow, No. 3 or be 90 per bushel. s —1,192 bushels of No. low. at 90 per bushe Oats—White, No. 54a54%2 bushel; No. 3, 533 per bushel. Rye—Nearby, $ta%0 per_bushel; No. 2 western export, spot, 807 per bush- €l; No. 8. no quotations. Hay—Receipts, 10§ tons; demand for good hay is fair at a range of 17.00a21.00 per ton, with general re- ceipts ample for trade wants. Straw—No. 1 tangled rye, 15.00a 16.60; No. 1 wheat, 12.50a13.00; No. 1 oat, nominal, 14.00a15.00. 2 red ; car red winter spot, at 141 el- per DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE, Md., April 6 (Specia —Live poultry—Young chickens, small and Leghorn; 30; winters, 40a45; springers, 55a60; old hens, 28; small and Leghorns, 26; old roost- ers, 17. Ducks, 30a34; small, 25. Pig- eons, pair, 35a40. Guinea fowls, each, 40a5 Dressed poultry — Capons. pound, 42a43; medium, 35a40; small slips, 33a35. Eggs (lgss off)—Native and nearby firsts, dozen, 24; southern, 23; duck eggs, dozen, 30 Bufter—Creamery, faney. 52: printe, 52a54: nearb: 45a48; ladles, 40a42; rolls, 38a3 packed, 38; dairy prints, 38a40 ess butter, 45, CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 7 (U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture).—Hogs—Receipts, 16.000 head; fairly aoctive, 5 to 10 lower; mostly 10 lower; bulk desir- able, 160 to 220 pound averages, 8.40a 8.50; top, 8.55: bulk 240 €0 325 pound utchers, 8.15a8.35; fow packing sows, 7.25a7.40; medium Digs, 6.50a6, mated holdover, 5,000; heavyweight hogs, 8.10a8.35; medium. 8.3028.50; light, 8.25a8.55: light light, 7. H packing sows, smooth, 7.307.6! ing sows, rough, 7.15a3.0 pigs, 6.5026.65. Sheep—Recelpts, 2,000 head, mostly direct. Compared \week ago: Fat lambs, 25 to 40 lower: matured sheep, steady to strong; closing top wooled lambs, 14 Week's bulk prices: Wooled lambs. 14.00a14.65; heavy, 12.50a13.50; feeders and sheare 13.75a14.25; fat shorn lambs, 11.25a 11.85; heavies, 9.50a10.00: wooled wethers, 9.50a10. wooled ewes, 5.00a8.75; top, 9.00; California spring lambs, 15:00: seconds, 13.00; odd lot native spring, 20.00a25.00 to small killers. Cattle—Receipts, 1,000 head. Com- pared week ago: Beef steers and best heavy yearlings, around steady; week's extreme top, 10.40, weight, 1,339 pounds; best 1,450-pound steers, 10.35; bulk steer run medium and good quality; best 1,070-pound year- lings, 10.25; medium’ and good light yearlings numerous, 25 to 50 lower; bhutcher she stock around steady bulls around 25 lower: few heavy bolognas closing up to 5.00: veal calves, 1.00 to 2.00 higher: Mght kinds up most; stockers and feeders, dull, 10 to 25 lower. Week's bulk prices follow: Best matured steers, 8.00a 9.75; stockers and feeders, 6.75a7.76; beef cows and heifers, 5.75a7.75; can- ners and cutters, 5024.25; veal calves, 8.7529.75. » pound. 51a proc- killing igh. Low. X 1.21% 120% 119 118 117 % 3 Close. 1.23 1204 118% 45% 48ig R 1145 1165 11.42 1162 1142 1162 11.42 1045 $300,000 LOSS IN FIRE. Explosion of Ammunition Causes Blaze in Ottawa. OTTAWA, April 7.—Heralded by the explosion of 100,000 rounds of small arms ammunition stored in the base- ment of the Hurd Sporting Company’s store, fire early today destroyed the building, spread to the Butterworth block and damaged the Sparks Cham- bers, causing & total 10ss of more than $300,000. Fifty wholesale and retall business establishments in the damaged buildings suffered loss. Two firemen were injured and a number had narrow escapes when the roof of the Butterworth block col- lapsed. % 10.50 "10.45 in, Produce and| Nearby | IAL. EFIGENCY KEEPS UP WITH WAGES Greater Production Vital Factor in Connection With Advances in Pay. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, April 7.—Industrial concerns of the United States in many Instances have increased wages, but the workers of the United States have increased efficlency. That is the most encouraging factor in the business situation today. Steel plants have been raised to an unprecedented power of production. despite a scarcity of labor which has sent labor agents scurrying all over the south and throughout the popu- lous cities in recruiting duty. Almost entirely because individual prices have been raised the number of fee! lumber produced per man per day in the mills of the country has almost doubled in the last two years. The mills of the American Woolen Company are running every spindle and loom for the first time in histor. and the company evidently Is sa fied with its employes because Presi dent Wood has just announced that $500,000 has been set aside to enable the company's workers to buy their own homes, Equipment Partly Responsible. Up-to-date methods of shop prac tice and new equipment is responsible to some extent for the unprecedented outturn. A glimpse into the factories of the country and at the order books of the machinery companies shows to what extent old methods and old machinery have been junked and re- placed with new devices. In no industry is that tendenc prominent as in transportation. Tr equipment companies know they ca: count on $1,000,000,000 worth of new business from Amerlcan railroads What they do not know s when they can turn out the work, for stee and labor supplies are dominant fac tors in the situation. Tremendous Railrond Purchases. To take but one road as ple, the Northern Pacific ‘lnr;";uxntc!:d today a program involving immediate expenditure of at least $5,000.000 Which included $1.500,000 for raflwa: equipment; for 'signal appliances $500.000; then $260,000 for sewa: construction in preparation for a lion-dollar coach yard and comm sary, $200,000 for track changee. 1 addition, the compagy has an order for $14,500.000 worth of locomotives and freight cars. The Chesapeake and Ohio is ex pected to order twenty-five more 'o comotives, costing more than $2 000,000, in addition to the $2,804,% order placed this week. The Baldw Locomotive Company has more thar $75,000,000 worth of orders on it books, and will be operating at 140 Per cent capacity by July 1. Textile Plants at Top Spee With recent wage adjustments cotton mills situation has steadied te |an even keel this week, with pranu. | facturers certain of long mill runs to (Al present ord:rs. Woclen mills are turning out goods at a pace neve: 'befo.'e equaled, and reorders alread are beginning to come in. Raw wo. is strong and growers certain of m: ing extraordinary profits this seaso: Silk this week touched the highest point since early in 1920, with every indlcation that prices will show littir recession until the new year's cocoon are opened about July 1. Demand is exceeding supply. In svmpathy wit the artificial siik production with record flgures today. Lumber and Copper Steady. Rubber also bids fair to rema stesdy, as does lumber, in which th. export demand is compensating fullv for any check to domestic sales caused by the increased costs of building construction. Copper mines jare increasing their production, not only by adding to pay rolls, bu: through installation of improved re duction methods Domestic demand is so heavy tha falling off in buying by Germanm and France has s been felt Rumors are in circulation that Ford is in the market for a property which will insure him a direct supply of the red metal sufficient for all his manu- tacturing needs. Paper mill workers again are de manding increased wages and de mand for the product is such as to make present price scales of a purely temporary character for cer- tain grades. Employment on Increase. PHILADELPHIA, April 7 (Spe- cial).—Employment in general in- creased 2.3 per cent in this city in the last month. The largest growth was recorded in the steel industry. where it amounted to 7 per cent Textile plant pay rolls increased 4 per cent, those of leather factories, 1 and of producers of food products, per cent. Inability to procure labo caused falling off in output of chem- ical and paper makers. Dock Plans in New Orleans. NEW_ ORL April 7 (Spe- clal).—Pians have baen made for the expenditure of $1,500,000 at once to fmprove dock and feright terminal facilities at this port. The dock board will put $300,000 into new wharves and the Louisville and Nashville railroad will spend $1.- 000,000 for new freight terminals. {CLINGS TO BABY AFTER PLEA FOR ITS DEATH Mother Who Could Not See It Suffer Has Change of Heart as Official Calls. FORT WAYNE, Ind, April 7.—Af ter pleading yesterday with ety health authorities for a “death pili” for her five-day-old baby boy, Mrs. Saxona _ Edgell, twenty-year-old mother, has experienced a change of heart and declared that she would inot part with the child “for any- thing in the world.” * Mrs. Edgell’s request for the “death | pill” was made to H. E. King, deputy inspector for the board-of healtl, when he called at the home in re- sponse to a letter. “I was nearly distracted when I asked that the little fellow be put out of his misery.” Mrs. Edgell said yesterday. “He has not opened his eyes since he was born and has taken no nourishment. 1 just could not bear the thought of having him go through life sightless or _possibly become a public ward.” Police and_health officlals express the belief that the child was not welcome and that the mother's re- quest was the result of a desire to have it taken from her. The family is in straitened circumstances. ¥ siclans declare that the boy. seems | hormal. ASKS $30,000 ALIMONY. Mrs. Stokes’ Plea for Increase Tak- en Under Advisement by Court. NEW YORK. April 7.—Supreme ! Court ‘Justice Guy has reserved de- olsion on & motion by Mrs. W. B. D. Stokes that, in connection with the divorce action instituted by her hus- jband, realty operator, her alimony be increased from $18,000 to $30,000 a year. She also asked counsel fees of 330,000 and $10,000 additional ex- penses pending trial. Frank C. Laughlin, counsel for Mr. Stokes, opposing the increases, mini- mized his client's wealth. Samuel Untermyer, representing Mrs. Stokes, asserted that Mr. Stokes was a man of abundant means. While Mrs. Stokes was living with her husband, Mr. Untermyer sald, she received an annual allowance of $16,000, and she shouwld continue to enjoy the luxury nd refinement to which she had been accustomed. |