Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1923, Page 23

———e e - BRAZIL NEEDS LOAN UPON COFFEE CROP Planters Must Have Aid or Wide Changes in Prices in U. S. Are Likely. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispateh to The Sta NEW YORK, May 30.—"And a cup of coffee.” Scores of millions of meals wind up in just that way daily throughout ! the United States. But the sum which that cup of coffee will cost in the next six weeks or two months de- cnds largely on whether the repub- lic of Brazil can borrow a large sum of money from some other nation. According to the Department of mmerce, the United States now has nly suflicient coffee in store here ind bound to American ports to sup- 11y the country for five weeks. The coffec cups of this country require ).000 bags a month to keep them < The price in Brazil, from whence this country draws its main supply, is higher than the v for raw cof- | fee in this country. Brazil is at- tempting to keep it up through the process of valorization, which simply Mmeans an attempt to give an arbi- tiary market value to 4 commodity 1arough rnmental interference thods may include purchase of by the government to Keep it n from coming on the world market or the making of loans to producers v hich will enable them to hold their crops RBumpaer Crop in Prospeet. Under ordinary circumstances, with enly five weeks' supply on hand or in. prices for coffce here normalty to at least the level main- Brazil. howe \per crop in prospect. indicate an out-turn 12,000,000 bags from the distriet alone and for the whole coun- 1y more than the world can consume in’ the coming As u result werchants are present. believing that would rise importers, brokers and | not buying coffee at lower prices FINANCIA HARMONY PREVAILS IN PIGGLY DISPUTE Saunders ~ Announces Plan for Chain of Wholesale Grocery Houses. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 30.—The pro- posed organization of a company to establish a chain of wholesale gro- cery businesses was announced last night by Clarence Saunders, president of Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc., who declared at the same time agreements had been signed between himself and members of the “pool” which financed the recent sensational trading of the stock of the company on the New York Stock . “Harmony prevail asserted Mr. Saunders, between all out-of-town Piggly Wiggly interests and himself. The Piggly Wiggly executive will | given further time to meet his loans for which he placed stock of the c pany as collateral s unders the agreement provides. He is al- lowed until September 1, next. to liquidate half of the loans. the other half to be met on or before January 1, 1924, it is understood. The proposed chain of wholesale houses will extend through the south and west, Mr. Saunders declared. “This does not mean that I will lose my identity with Piggly Wigsly.” I said. “nor” that Piggly Wiggly will be sidetracked. My new plans will allow both businesses to be operated on a joint 1 that will reduce the expenses of both.” _ SEES PHOTOGRAPHY AID IN DIAGNOSING DISEASE “Next Step Belief of Director of Research Labors tory, Who Is Testing. BINGHAMTON, N Y. May 30— Diugnosing discase by means of pho- tography will be the next step in medi- cine if tests being conducted by I Alfred Hitchins, director of the Ansco arch Laboratory are suc- cessful, In an address before the Broome County Academy of Medicine Dr. Hite? ins declared each disease has a specif photographic reaction which, if properly studied, will identify _the ailment from in Medicine, B. Re ‘¢ hound to come. which a patient is suffering. The possi- Theie is an entire lack of con- [bilities of the di ery are manifold. the fielence in the present situation on ldoctor said, for now, in addition to ob- the nart of brokers and coffee mer- |serving cell structure through the “hants in the United States in view | microscope differences of spectral L1 the prospective bumper crop in | sorption and transmission can be detc Hrazil” H. J. Fallon of the large | mined e coffee firm of Lamborne Hutchins & | Dr. Hitchins said the new method will Co.. said today open up an entirely new ficld of physical Already it is known that Brazil { diagnos has been refused a loan by Great Fritain to finance the coming crop | i prevent it being poured on the | FORCE GREEK REFUGEES market with « consequent break in i The only other alternative Chie men sew for Brazil would be | TO KEEP CAMPS CLEAN to buy the coffee from the planters | - - by means of an issue of paper notes | ATHENS, May 30.—When (- which would mean a weakness infyohn Smith. some 400 yoare nso Brazilian exchange which would be {{down the rile that the entlenn Bhound to, affect the ountry detri- | tlers of America couldn't cat unle<e mentaily th worked, h et a pa which flort to Limit Shipments. Deoples of o much older civilization 5 ort To helng muade to Testrict |&re following today in Grees X Bniente to SAntos A 1o o 1oe | FeSUIt of the Xmerican Tied Crost 000 bags a day. but if this is done]oPerations among the million or mor it will put tremendous pressure on | ¢ whose flight nearly over- the planters who would have to[Whelmed the count Stof the unsold production and An application of the famous Smith Who have little chance of borrowing | on it except from the government. | “The valorization plan in 1 was { successful, but in that ar _output ar below expectatio whereas year weather conditions have been ideal and a tremendous crop is probable.” The new crop will begin to ¢ ne on the market about July 1. If Brazil can- float a loan before that time and vide her planters with enough <o that the crop will come on market only in small amounts, kers and dealers feel shat lower are in prospect. Consequently not buying coffee at present prices and they hope that present stock will last until a flood of coffee not rule is described in a report from the Saloniki district to Col. . P. Bick- nell, director of foreign oy ns of the American Red Cross oo In Saloniki and environs therc 130,000 refugees, of whom 100,000 being fed by American charity. refugees in most cases are housed in huge barracks, and when the Ameri- can Red Cross came in sanitation was as badly needed as food or cloth- ing. IEach camp or refugee area was put under a director, and failure to fulfil! his regulations, the refugees wcre tol. would bring a_sudden end to their food supplies. Each group of 100 peo- | ple were called on to supply one each day for the sanitation for from the mew crop comes on the | “qh ST RGOS RRE TN Wi (e There admittedly is a narrow marg(nl""“u;es were carefully explained sn these calculations and if the stocks | the Tefugees saw that the forced de- Tun short there is a possibility of tem- [!all was for their own good and re- yorarily higher prices even though Bra- { SERiment ceased at once. = ¢ zil does mnot successfully negotiate a | The sanitary measures are but Joan {part of the emergency relief progr In" addition the of the American Red Cross for which zilian ports to this country is not a short one and coffee shipped as soon as the new crop comes on the market, would have a limited time in which to reach American consumers provided the pres- ent stocks do not hold out. Dixcuss Bullding Situntion. Leaders of both employers and work- | ers in the building trades in many sec- tions of the country spent much of to- ) discnssing the wage and cost ations with the Sistants in an ef- | to arrive ut some upon | 1+ definite settlement may be | without checking progress in | sreat industry. General indications { were that ther would be no \\'"lcv' spread stoppage of work June 1 1 1 TO GET FARM LABOR ®pecial Dispatch to The Star, T. PAUL, May 30.—Railroads in this section now are considering a Epecial reduced fare to induce farm laborers to come to the northwest land values in Minnesota are re- turning to former levels from the slump which attacked them after the war. More than 100,000 acres located Zn sixteen counties in Minnesota have i Teen sald since January 1. Passenger | trafic_on the upper Mississippi will be rvevived June 2 with the arrival | the first steamer of the year from | St. Louis. = 1 i | OIL EARNINGS $3,554,938. ST. LOUTS, May The net carn- Anzs’ of the Shell Union Oil Corpora- tion for the first quarter of 1 announced e 5 Raldwin Locomotive p Chile Copper Tune 5— North Ame w235 | ! ay Compan Mackay_Companics’ pf.. a. n Beet Sugar pf., q, n Locomotive, q. AAmerican Locomotive pt., q.... Uhesapeake & Ohlo, ». &, Chesapenke & Ohio DE. Calumet & Arizona, q.’.. .. .. R. L & Pacific 65 pt.. ¢RI T & Pacific 7% pf., Kennecott Copper. g.... Mother Lode Coaition, s. vutional Enam. & Stamp. pf., q.. Niagura Falls Power. q orthern Pipe Line, 8. & Stromberg Carburetor, q. . —_— DIVIDENDS. Pas- Stock of Company. Pr. Rate. able. Record. Allied €h & D pf...q 1%% July 2 Juve 13 Amer Can pf. T #1785 July 2 June 13 Amer_Tobacco b $1.50 Tune 9§ Amer Tobac.. . 4 R Burl & Quin.sa Jum June/i9 e W Tune 30 June 19 June 15 June 1 1 exnolds Spropf ¥ Jene 11 o Penn Pipy June 15 #£ Torto Rico June 15 ~oungatown § & T a June 30 Tune 15 \oungstn S& T pf q June 30 Jyne 15 |52 600,000 has been spent in the pur- chase of food and for medical and Lospital supplies. $3,000,000,000 SPENT ON BUILDING IN 12 MONTH More than 00,000,000 has poured into th wriction of new homes, apartments and business build- | gs in the United the last twelye months in an liminate the nationwide shortage of or. Permits to_erect buildings valued at an average of approximately 000,000 are being issued each month in prinei- pal cities, it is shown_in a suryey J completed by the Federal Rescrve Board. The survey covered the numbe and value of ail building permits issued in 168 selected cities. Two-thirds of the money expended. as shown by the permi is going into the construction of dwellings and other places of domestic shelter. War-time rental standards are disappearing in many cities as a result of the opening of new homes and apartments. RAIL MILLS RUSHED. GARY, Ind.. May 30.—Rail mills here have unfilled orders that will keep them § busy during the next twelve months, it i% announced. The mills are operating en a sciedule equal to that maintained during the war. —_—— B. R. T. PASSENGER RECORD. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit subw nd_eclevated lines last yvear ca 7 nge or practically opulation of the entire D the pe BUSINESS AT GLANCE. CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 3 Williamson, ecofton manufacture Burlington, N. C., and associates purchased the Royal mills in Ch. ton, 8. C. The property has spindles and 192 looms for the many facture of sheeting, bag moods and yarns. Enlargements are planned. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., The City Watey Company has nounced a prodram for spending $150,000 on improving its plant here. The company has bought 50,000 feet of water pipe, already in the ground, from the government, connecting the May 30.— Chattanooga system and Fort Ogle- | thorpe. NEW_ ORLI May 30.—Fifty automobiles containing merehants of this city will leave June 5 on a fou: {day tour through Louisiana towns to| improve business relations between business men of this eity and those of thirty-five towns within 100 miles’ | radius. Members of the party are affiliated with 'lsl\e wholesale " mer- chants' bureau of the Association of Commerce. DETROIT, May 30.—Indications based on estimated April output of motor companies in the Michigan area, including South Bend and To-! ledo, are that total output of passen- ger cars and trucks for May will be 839,450, compared with 321,255 for April, an increase of 5.6 per cent. FASCISTI SHOT AIMS TO KILL. © 30 (Jewish Teles —Prof. Jacobovici, acting rector of the University of Klausenbers, had a narrow escape from death veste day when a bullet was fired at him b one of a crowd of fascisti students. Prof. Jacobovici is one of the teachers opposing the enforcement of the per- centage rule agalnst Jewish students, A number of university professors in Jassy, among them Prince Cintacu- zene, have received letters tnreaten- ing them with death for persisting in siding with the Jews, The | an- | _THE HEAVY SHIPMENTS | OF STRAWBERRIES Cantaloupes in Market Gain in Apple Prices Dur- ing Week—Cucumbers Up. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, May 30.—Despite a re- fduction in acreage in a number of early and intermediate states another rge cantaloupe season is on, says the weekly report of the United States bureau of agricultural econom- ics. The first than last season, arrived from imperial valley, California, on May Shipments since have been received from Florida, Texas and Mexico. Prices are moderate. There were heavier shipments dur- ing the week of new and vld potatoes, ! strawberries and cabbage. Prices de- clined for most products. Old pota- however, held nearly steady and eled apples advanced. The week's movement of strawber- ries was the heaviest of the season. Ithough total shipments were some 1,000 cars behind that of last sea- son because of the late start. The argest shipments moved from Ten- ce and Arkansas. Maryland, Vir- and Delaware formed another urce of supply, while Florida, Louisiana and North Caro- exceeded their quotas of the Alaban fina have last season. “Onions were weaker. hles: New Jersey aspa Scuth olina ne b Florida cucumbers highe MONEY OF STOCKHOLDERS Other vege- gus steady; ns steady; Salesman Testifies at Trial of Michael Garvey of “De Luxe Expeditions.” NEW YORK, May 30.—All but forty per cent of the money obtained from stockholders of the Black Star line went to pay the expenses of de luxe sales expeditions, Harry R. Watkins, | salesman-in-chief, = testified at - the {irial of Marcus Garvey. head of the line, who is charged with using the Pmails to defraud I The witness told of trips to Wash- |ington. Baltimore, Philadelphia, At- ptic City and other points in nearby Garvey's entourage. as he de- it neluded twenty-piece i corps of planta 1 minstrels, Ates. seribed band several speakers, ( rard. Marcus Strong reporter. his seeretary, Amy Jacques: now Mrs. Garvey, his sales st A huge banner bearing the name of faarvey, “Provisional President of the 1 Republie of Africa.” always was b at the head of the procession, | Watkins | Watkins and_one of his aides were tarrested at Youngstown. Ohio. for { violation of the blue sky- law. but | Garvey escaped by hiding behind a tree, aecor # to the witness. Re- i 1 on_$300 hond. the two returned 1to New York, where, Watkins said, { they were fronted by Garvey with a demand for the hond mone; The: refused it and Garvey had them { rested. he said. ! Watkins testified he and his sales- men continually violated blue sky {statutes of Virginia and Ohio and that Garvey knew it COURT UPHOLDS RULING. Finds American Cotton Exchange Maintained Bucket Shop. ALBANY. Y.. May 30.—The court { of’ appeals has affirmed the conviction i of the American Cotton Exchange of I New York of a felony in that the ex- ! ehange maintained a bucket shop. i The exchangey incorporated in 1916 junder the membership corporation | law. with 640 members, largely non- | residents. maintained & room Broad strect. The exchange was tenced by a lower court to pay a fine of $1.000 and receivers were ap- pointed ' Well Knit Figure and Dexterity. Impresses Spectators With d Pres YORK ir. X squash tennis In black tigh ed yesterday Hew outdo of the Whitchall buil home of Standard Oil. Besides im- pressing spectators with his well knit physique. he showed dexterity l:mrl speed in covering the court. He played twenty minutes, and lost, 16 to 13, to Walter Kidde, New Jer- sey highway commissioner, who de- | signed the court, one of the largest {in the country. 'Mr. Rockefeller ini- { tiated the building of the court in order to have a handy place for his { ravorite excrcise. | e POPE GRANTS AUDIENCES. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts Among Those Honored. May 30.- private A, _O'Hern, *the A NEEW Rockefe ng sRyserape May John epinz fit on top _of nd jer- the open- court on top ing. near the . Pope Pius yester- audience to Mgr. rector of the n Colleg who presented young pricsts. ten of whom | were ordained last Saturday and who shortly returning to the United The pontiff <poke paternally regarding their work and im- them the: apostolic bene- ROME. ave Charles Americ twenty pted audience to Senator <h, former Governor of ichugetts, with whom he con- cordiall length. Sepator fterward was received by rdinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state. { MONUMENT DEDICATED. Chief Justice Taft Speaker at Cere- monies Honoring Salmon P. Chase. CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 30.—Dedi- ation of the monument erected to almon P. Chase by the American Bar Association was a feature of Cineinnati’s Memorial day celebra- | tion. William Howerd Taft, Chief jus- tice of the United States, came on from Washington to speak in eulogy of the famous anti-slavery statesman, 1 war cabinet member, Chief Jus- and Ohio governor, who was laid rest fifty vears'ago this month. notable jurists were to at- to Many tend the services. among them Judges Jones, Day, Robinson and Matthias of the Ohio supreme court and a dele- gation from Cleveland, headed by Paul Lamb, city solicitor of Cleveland. — e e HELD AT ELLIS ISLAND." | 8ix English Passengers Not Allow- ed to Land. HOBOKEN, N. J., May, 30.—Six British first cabin passengers were not permitted to disembark from the Steamship President Monroe when it docked last night because the im- migration quota for England has been filled. The ywere sent to Ellis Island. The disappointed passengers includ- ed Mrs. Ada Thomas and her two daughters, who were en ronte to | Wampus, Wis to join Mr. Thomas, and Mrs. Alice - Robertson, en route. to_Chlcago to live with & daughter. v must be approved by a special board of inquiry to be admitted. shivment, a week earlier | MISUSED, WITNESS SAYS at 1 JOHN D., JR., SQUASH STAR! BANKERS ELECT CHICAGO MAN NEW PRESIDENT {Also Demand Limitation Upon Is- suance of Non-Taxable Securities. By the Associated Press. FRENCH LICK, Ind, May 30— Craig H. Hazelwood, vice president of the Union Trust Company of Chicago, was elected president of the National Assoclation of Reserve City Bankers, at the closing session of the conven- tion here. Other officers elected are: E. Howard Wolfe, cashier of the Philadelphia National Bank, Philadel- phia, vice president. Directors: Righ- ard Bean, president of the Mu(lvfile ational Bank, Louisville, Ky.; George V. Drew, assistant secretary, Equita- ble Trust Company, New York city W. R. Green, vice president, Guardian Savings and Trust Company, Cleve- land, Ohio: J. U. Lademan, vice pres |dent, Second Ward Guardian Savings Bank, Milwaukee; W. L. Lamb, tre; urer, Trust and Savings Bank, Toled | vestors, is sure to follow the issuance of too ‘great a quantity of such se- curities, several speakers declared. —_—— CLEVELAND DISCOUNT CO. RECEIVER APPOINTED | Richardson, jr.. of this city, has been appointed permanent receiver for the Cleveland ~ Discount ~ Company by Judge Hugh M. Morris in the United States district court. The permanent receivershlp replaces the temporary receivers appointed by the court March 1, when Mr. Richardson and William " L. David of Ohio, were named. } _The court also issued an order di- irecting that all individuals or con- cerns ~having claims against the Cleveland company, file them with the court on or before August 15, NEW ORLEANS EXPORTS $25,000.000 A MONTH ] Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW ORLEANS, May 20, —Heads of banks here are unanimous in declar- ing that there are no evidences of over-expansion in this territory and that business is on a sound basis. Country institutions have ample funds to finance the crops and city [ banks have all the money needed for commercial purposes avallable at rates well under those usually pre- vailing at this season of the year. Exports through this port are run- ning at a rate of well over $25.000,000 a month. _— SAVINGS DEPOSITS UP; FEWER FAILURES NOTED By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 30.—Savings de- posits in the seventh federal reserve district have mounted steadily during the last twelve months, the gain being approximately 11 per cent. aceording to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chi- cazo. April business statistics for the dis- trict indicate a reduction in the num- { of failures as compared with Maurch, but an increase in liabilities, those being approximately 63 per cent heavier. The number of insolvencies for the first four months of 1923, a compared with the same period in 1922, declined more than 29 per cent. while liabilities have increased about 35 per cent. EIGHT MEN IMPLICATED AT TRIAL FOR FLOGGING Confession at Hearing of Kidnap. ing Case in Which Health Of- ficer Is Complainant. ' i { 1 | i I By the Assoc BIRMINGHAM. Ala est J. Jad alleged band which kidnap J. D. Dowlin officer, in May, third ‘day of ted Press. May 30.—Ern- member of the d and flogged Dr. and county health 2 tered upon the his trial here today. | Continuing to take evidence, it was the belief of court officials that the case would go o the jury some time tomorrow. By a confession that he was a member of the kidnaping band. Charles W. Tyson yesterday connecet- cd up eight of the nine meh now under indictment in_the case. The defense made an effort throughout the afternoon to impeach T:son's testimon Tyson said he had struck the health officer. and stated that Jacks. who operated a dalry, had complained of the manner in which. he said. Dr Dowling was treating him. H. B. Perkins and J. H. Pike, milk inspec- tors, told the court they had trouble with Jacks over his non-compliance with dairy regulations, and for that reason had to withhold a’permit for a considerable time. —_— PLAGUE IN PARIS. Cases Reported—Epidemic Thought to Be Ended. PARIS, May 30.—Five cases of ague. the last breaking out six {days ago, have been reported to the { health authorities in the last ten {days from St. Ouen. a suburb. Two of the cases were fatal, but the other three are considered cured, and the ministry of health savs the outbreak is apparently ended. Spread of the discase was prevented by immediate isolation of those infected, and vac- cination of the persons with whom they had come in contact. Those {stricken were residents of the slums, and are believed to have become in- i fected from a rat. { _— | ADOPT REICH BUDGET. Deficit of 12,400 Billion Marks Shown. BERLIN, May 30.—The council of the reich vesterday adopted the bud- get for 1923 as passed by the reichs- tag. The budget shows a deficit of 12,400,000,000,000 mark: PLAN LONG FLIGHT. Americans Among Group in Russia Preparing Long Trip. By the Associated Press. £ MOSCOW, May 30.—Three Ameri- cans are among eight passengers un- dertaking an experimental air trip linaugurating one of the world's long- est_commercidl flights from Moscow to Tiflis, 2,000 miles. They are Wal- ter Ambrose of Baltimore, E. W. Mc- Caffray of Cambridge, Mass, and Randall Swain of Painesville,” Ohio. All of them are connected with the Near REast Relief at Alexandropol, Armenia. | They were: at Moscow on vacation and are returning to duty. Four planes of German type will be used; they will be piloted by Ger- man aces and make four stops on the way. Recently a successful ex- perimental flight “from Moscow to Teheran was made by the same pi- lots. ¥ NOT AIDING GERMANS NOW. During 1921 6,872 Gerhans migrated 1o Brazil, 4.000 of whom hiad their pus- sage furnished by the Brazilian govern- ment. As the Germans. however, did not take kindly to the conditions of life on the coffee fazendas. the Brasflian government in 1922 ccased subsidizing immigration from Germany. Between January 1 and March 27 of this vear 10.818 ~agritural immigrants entered Braszil through the port of Sanigs, i i { i i Five H | Im | 1 EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 19 NEW BANK PLANNE FOR TAKOMA PARK Maryland Commissioner Gives Approval—Mt. Vernon Bank Has Annual Dinner. The bank commissioner of Maryland has approved the articles of ‘incor- poration of the new bank to be opened in Takoma Park, Md. and according to James L. Wilmeth,! mayor of the town, little time will e lost in opening the new institution. Associated with Mr. Wilmeth, who has been deeply interested in the proj- ect for several months, are Judge R. James Ringold, ident,” Uni [SENER National Bamk: Denver. Cofor |D- Lillie, H. B. Hendrick, Luther S| Dallas, Tex., was selected as the|Cannon, H. G. Kennedy and A. L.! 1924 convention city. Although adopt- | yayaip, { {ing no formal resolutions, the bank- F - in s emphasized the need for a limita- | According to plans, the bank wil { tion upon the {ssuance of non-taxable | be located near the intersection of i sccurities. Inflation that would be jCarroll and Laurel avenues. It will] |injurious, especially to small in-|have capital stock of $50,000 and surplus of $12,500. The entire amount has been subscribed by residents and property holders in.Takoma Park. It will be known as the Citizens' Bank of Takoma Par The opening of this institution will be the second in the community, the Takoma Park Bank having organized about_six vears ago, with capital stock 4 of $25,000. It has grown simce that Evthe Absbelnt SY Preos. time until today its resources are now WILMINGTON. Del.. May 30.—John | in excess of §2.000,000. Officers and directors of the new bank has had many and for a long pe bureau of engra ent plans call for the cr bank building, but the be housed in temporary a time. Mount Vernon Bauk Dinner. Displaying a_spirit oo ip and friendly feeling, for wht is attributed much of the success of the institution. officers. directors and em- ployes of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank gathered at their second annual dinner at the Harrington Hotel last night. R. years' experience, od was director of the ng and printing. Pres- :tion of a small stitution will for auarters iolden Donaldson. chairman of will' be selected soon. It is most prob- able that Mr. Wilmeth will be chosen | first president of the institution. He! the board of the ban toastmaster and paid glowing tribute to the bank. which today boasts: depositz of slightly less than $2.500,000 after but three years of operation. A major portion of this success Mr. Donaldson attributed to the work of W. R. Baum, vice presi- dent and cashier of the institution. Talent from the bank offered « icd asvortment of entertainment Guring the evening. but first hon in this direction went to the Washington faverites, George O° Con- jnoer and Matt Horne i Speakers included William 1. Muchl- civen, president: Fred Hewitt. Inter- Association of Machinists vice president and cashi Charles T. Frail coun E. Hutehison. un {timable emplove: E. . Davison. president: Robert T Highfield, “ictant cashicr, and Hayden Johnson {counsel. Joxhun Evans, hua Evans. jr presided as v national R W dr. Named. has been named nationsl councillor to represent Bankers™ Association of the Dis of Columbi the Chamber o States consists each from commercial and in dustrial organizations making un the { rational chamber’s membershin. It scrves as an advisory body to the board cf directors. The council holds a special meeting preceding the an- nual convention of the national chamber to nars on the program and t select councillor occunies liaison officer between chamber and his own n_important questions. The Chamber of Commerce United _States claims to Ju new the t Ca nmerce of the Unite l Tie national jore representativ more than 1.100 council of tional a ‘commit the n of the be the the world. Its obiect is to encourage trade and commerce, increase the of- ney of American business organ- ations. to obtain uniformity and ecquity in business usages and and te get proper considerati concentration of oninion on ques affecting the financial. commercial. civic and industrial intercsts of the 147.000 LABORERS LEAVE of the § a nominating committee. | Five Arrested and Liquor Seized ergarization | trongest commercial organization in | country at large. FOURTEEN SEEK SEAT LEFT BY KNUTE NELSON Nine Republicans, Three Farm-Labor Men { in Race. By the Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. May —Nine republicans, three farm labor are candidates to fill term of the late United ator Knute Nelson from Minnesota. Yesterday when the filing list for the primary on June 18 closed four- teen aspirants were shown, as fol- lows: 2 Republicans—Thomas D. Schall, Ex- celsior; Ernest Lundeen, Minneapolis: Oscar Hallam, St. Paul; Sydney An- derson, Lanesboro; Gov. I. A. O Preus. Minneapolis | | Chicago Parade Includes Every Nationality in World. CHICAGO. May 30.—Chicago’s ob- servance of Memorial day. beginning | | | | "fll dawn. will reach its el y afternoon in a great p triotism in which will participate three generations of fighters—veter- ans of the civil, Spanish-American and world wars. Nurses, Salvation | Army lassies. various military and civil organizations and juvenile groups will hold prominent places in the pa- rade. Every nationality in the world will be represented. When half of the route has been traversed the marchers will halt while 300 veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic swing triumphantly into | the lead. 3 Graves of more than 30.000 Amer- ican soldiers in France also will be decorated today through efforts of local American Legion officials. —_— CLUE TO KILLING. Man Resembling Alleged Slayer of Policeman Seen. SUPERIOR, Wis.. May 30.—A man sald to resemble pictures of John L. Whitefleld, alleged slayer of a Cleve- tand, Ohio, policeman, yesterday ate breakfast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hanson at Hayward, Wis., accord- ing to a message to the Telegram. On leaving the Hanson residence he set out toward Spooner. He was described as wearing blue trousers, a light shirt and carrying a package under his arm. So far as the Hansons know, he had no automobile. ROCK ISLAND REPORTS. CHICAGO, May 30.—Net revenue from rallway operations of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company for April, was *$1.809,363, compared with $1.547,293 in the preceding month and 51,341,423 for the corresponding month last year, it is announced. Bpl- ance of income, after deductions, to- taled $49.905, compared with n deficit of $£153.007 in March. and with a deficit of §332,222 in April, 1322, 3 5 Two Democrats, | dixtr Victor L. Power. | cation PAGEANT OF THREE WARS.! | Thomas J. Fisher & Company, Inc 23. $130,000,000 AUSTRIAN LOAN PLANS ADVANCED Details on Amount to Be Raised in America Not Yet Fully Determined. By the Assocluted Press. PARIS, May 29.—Preliminary ar- rangements for the American share of the proposed $130,000,000 Austrian government loan were completed vesterday at a meeting between the ustrian __loan commission and ‘homas W. Lampnt of J. P. Morgan & Co., who has had numerous discus- sions’ with the commissioners since his arrival here three weeks ago. Baron Franckenstein, Pierre L. Bark and ¥. H. Nixon represented Austria. Mr. Lamont said that details as to price and interest of the offering of $25,000.000 in America had not vet been fully determined. but would probably ‘be made public in New York within a week or ten days. It is understood the American bonds | will bear 7 per cent coupons. I COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY EVELAND, May 3¢ of multigraphs are falling off slightly due to seasonal reasons, according to | President Osborn of the American | Multigraph Sales Company today “Our buriness reaches its height in | March and October,” he added. “If | busriness continues as expected the | calendar year will record maximum | sales for multigraphs. ! PHILADELPHIA, May 30.—~The 1 cal transit company now is havine built new cars. which will add 300,000 passengers to the daily capa ity of the roads AKRON, May 30.—Tire plants here preparing for a slight falling off ar in sales. It is expected that this will be due to a slackening of demand for original equipment rather than for replacements. ~Unusually 1 conditi in west and Washington indie: abundant crop of lo : berries. blackberries and cher- | 1 the Pacificnorthwest this vear, according to W. . McCaffray, | manager of the al Fruit Can- | ning Company, e | { TOPEKA. F . May 30.—Cool | weather has retarded crops. and con- { siderable of the corn acreage in this and adjoining states will have to be replanted. CARTHAG May 30.—After a deadlock caused by desire of both buvers and producers to have the other make the first move in determin- ing prices. business in the tri-state lead and zine fields W being con- ducted on & compromise hasis with | prices at 335,40 a ton for zinc ore and $90 a ton for lcad { FARMS IN MISSOURI Mo., May - 10 mcn have left s for other occupations, | To offset this, only 24,000 took up| farming in this state, or a loss o1 23,000 workers to the farms. Higher | wages d shorter hours were th-l causes the farm hands gave for leav- g, according o a report of tic agricultural department CANADIAN BEER SCOW ‘ CAPTURED ON BORDER at by Michigan County i Sheriff. : | By tie Associated Press. DETROIT, Mich., May 30 izure | jof 400 cases of Canadian two | trucks and an automobile orted today by Sheriff ith of Macomb county 1 on u Canadian the mouth 1 ount Clemens. en and a woman were taken into custody and two others escaped. Word had been sheriff that the scow and he had posted for its arrival men arrested was W R City, who was ing Van which, ) ome from that « deral azents visited ict yesterday. stopy mobiles coming out of what is known “Hog alley nd seized four tive rter-barrel of received would ent squad of Among Allman_of | ree of aj men | i | i the 4 4 1l hee the Ecor: two auto a cart [ | TRIBUTE TO THE AUTHOR standard bearers and two democrats | the unexpired | States Sen- | | Dedication of State Park July 4 on OF ‘OLD KENTUCKY HOME’ 97th Anniversary of Stephen C. Foster’s Birth. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, K as a state May 30.—Dedi- park “of Federal Hibbing: Martin J. Martin. Min- | Hill, near Bardstown, where Stephen neapolis: J. A. A. Burnauist. St. Paul. {Collins_Foster wrote “My Old Ken- and Halvor Steenerson. Creokston. !gucky Hom hax been set for July | Farmer-labor—Charles A. Lind- 13 by members of a commission which ! bergh. Pike Creek: Magnus Johnson.ihas been in charge of the work of | Kirgston Township, and IL. Allpreparing the grounds and colonial Friteche. New Tlm. . imansion for transfer to the state, it _Democrate—James A. Carlev, Plain- |was announced to view, and Francis C. Cary. Min-{ The dedication be held on the neapolis. ninety-seventh anniversary of the —_— 1hirth of Foster. and Pittsburgh. his birthplac has been accorded a prominent place on the program. 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