Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1924, Page 31

- FRESH PORK AND EGGS * FEATURE OF MARKET g Prices Rate Better Than Quoted in Other Meats and Dairy Products. FEW CHANGES NOTED TODAY /'D C. Provisions Supply About at Normal Figures. The condltion of the market frésh poris and eggs in the jobbers today was much than the other run of meat and dairy products moditics was very good high as a quarter for th a range of T cents for the latter. Other aned up fairly Strong. although not in the dealers expected. Beef, lamb and veal did not change in price. as far as could be learned The live stoc With commissior about the Hens were but receipts awere clos ive. calves about 11 and on Business in these two com- and poultry m-rket ) nts, respees Vegetabl ported by the partment of A culture o w Apples— Supy o Slow: market dull: very few Masyland, Virginta and West Vir No. 21, inches up, Winesap: 5.50; Ben Dayis. 2.25a3.00: Nordhwestern, Wi extra medium to large size, sUs—Supplies light. demand market steady: tern shore, land, two dozen bunch crate <izes, 3.50a5.0 bunch crates, hoice, 2.00: 1.50. Cabb: mand mod Carolina, mostly ales inia 1500 he rancy ara- Mary - some ordinary quality Supplies light, de- ate, market steady; South Wakefields, harrel orates. iround Virginia, pointed 1y tly w stock: suppli mostiy 2.2 W stock: supplies 1il mand good, market double-head barrcls, Spa i sto mirket ‘ks, Russett . some poor 5 per sack: New York, . gacks, round whites, U, S, 3.00 per sack. Heavy Supply Strawberries. Strawberries —Supplies mand moderate market North Carolina, -quart ¢ dikes and missionrays, 3.00a1 higher: closing Thursday \irg 32-quart crates missiona dikes. 8als per at Supplies moderate; market strong - Nor! and South Caro- lina, bushel hampers, green. 1.5005.00, few higher: Georgia, bushel hampers, groen, mostly around 5.00 *Supplies he demand market weaker: North Carolina, el hampers, small, 1 o <upplis upplies verrip. moderate, ripes and heavy: de weaker; klon- fow nia String Beans— demand moderate, stock light: otted: demand *: Florida, s eondition light - de’ iv: Flor- Lettuce— . mar- peck ham- t mostly around 1.00. Canta- ight: de- v. Me mon tints, ida, crates, white, Supplies liberal ket dull; North Car 5 pers head lettude 50; ary condi ico, standard crate 5.00a5.50 Carn on Track at 8 AM. Washington freicht, 1 nbroken cars on track boat. cight, 44 Today. Al Celery 4 rapefruit Florid: 3 and 2 broken cars on (North Caroiina freight, 217 Virginia boat: 1 broken cars on track. Mixed broken cars on track. Mixed fruit—1 broken car on track. Onions—1 crate Virginia boat, 2 unbroken ecars on track. Oranges—1.California, 2 lorida freight: 3 broken and 6 unbroken cars on track. sley—5 barrels Louisiana baskets and 145 22 rates export. Potatoes Florida, 2 Michigan freight barrels Virginia boat: 2 broken and 4 unbroken track. Strawberries—3 North ¢ freight, 2,300 crat export, crates broken cars on track. String beans— 78 buskets South Carolina_ export. Tomatoes—1 Ilorida freicht, 3 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. — = LIBRARY IN CLARENDON WILL BE OPENED JUNE 1 ! Woman’s Civic Club Will Hold Benefit Entertainment To- morrow Night. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va.. May culating librar: Clarendon by the Woman's Civic Club of Clarendon about the first of June, according to an announcement by Mrs N. Rex Hunt, president of the organization. The club has accepted the offer of the Clarendon Citizens' {Association to use the downstairs ‘meeting room of Clarendon Citizens' Hall to house the library. Mrs Hunt states that the library will start with an unusually zood colle many of which have bee the cause. The club has about completed ar- rangements to present an entertain- ment tomorrow night at Clarendon Citizens' Hall, the proceeds of which Swill be used 'to defray expenses in- cident to getting the library under way. A one-act farce entitied “Those Husbands of Ours,” will be the out- standing featur tertainment which will als munity singing led by I piano duets by Robert Det- wiler; reading, by Mrs. Robert Reed; fancy dancing, by Elizabeth Taylor, Eloise Sunderman and Ma et Me- Intosh; plano selection lorence Lelighty; banjo solo, Teading, by Mrs. and solo, by I W. Swift. The principal characters of "the farce are to be portrayed by Mrs. C. E. Leighty, Mrs. Vaughn, Mrs. C. R. Taylor, Mrs. N. Rex Hunt, Mrs. Robert Prender, Mrs. W. F. Sunderman and Mrs, N. Hynes. and 1 unbroken veretables—2 16.—A cir- donated to e ADVANCES IN RAW SUGAR. NEW YORK, May 16.—Further ad- vances were recorded in the local raw sugar market early today. with Cubans Tor prompt shipment selling at 5,84 duty paid, and for June shipment at 5.90. No details were available on the prompt sale, but for June shipment 30,000 bags were sold to local operators. Active commission house buying in raw sugar futures was influenced by the firmer ruling of the spot market, and prices advanced 13 to 16 points. Realizing checked the upward move- ment, and midday prices were off sev- eral points from the best, but still 6 to 9 points above the previous close. No changes occurred in refined prices, whi 0 for fine gragu- jated. A good inquiry was reported at the lower figure. Refined futures were nominal. » BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS. N. NEW YORK, May 16.—Bar silver, ©5%; Mexican dollars, 49%. 3 LONDON, May 16—Bar _silver, 8311-16d per ounce. Money, 1% per cemt. Discount rates, short bills, 2% a3 cent; three-month bills, 3a < 1-16 per cent. Ny hands of | stronger | manner : demand | an uth Carolina, dozen Slossal, 4.00; fancy, 3.00: barrel . supplies teady: tus No. 1. nd klon- | Best | crates, | will be opened in| tion of books, | BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. Speeial Dispateh to The Sta W YORK, May 16.—Active trad- ing in a few specialties saved today's curb market from what would have been the dullest session so far this year. One of the outstanding features as Tennessee Electric Power sec- ond preferred, which continued in demand at new high prices. Re- cent strength in this stock fore- shadowed the action taken by the directorate late Thursday, in declar- dividend of $1.50 a share. It is generally believed this declaration Mlishes the stock on a $6 fter allowing for all charges and dividends on the first and second preferred stocks, the last report of the company showed a balance of 1.79 a share available for the com- mon The demand for Lehigh Valley Coal certificates subsided and realiz- ing sales made themselves felt. Huwever, they were readily absorbed NEW YORR an official list traded on Tay 16. of “honds the New Following is and stocks in York Curb « 1:15, 1 Allied Pac 56 @ Allied Da 1 Am Gas on Gas Balt 7 Cas Talte 36 Intl Mateh 6 19 Kenneeott Copper 7. 1 Lehigh Power 6e.. 15 Narth St 1 Ohio ¥ 2 Webst Mills FOR! 1 French s 43.. STANDARD 0IL in units. 100 Atlantic Tobos resebh ME new ble O & R new Imp Ol of Ca %0 Prairie P L. 14100 S 0 Ind . 100 8 0 Ky S 0 Neb Washington Stock Exchange. SALES. hington Gas 5s—$1,000 at 953, $1.000 Bih §10000 2% $5%, $000 at Wi, $1,000 58—$1.000 at 97%, $1,000 at §73%, $1.000 at 6714 Capital Traction Co.—10 at 831, 10 at 93%, 10 at 93, 5 at 93, 4 at 63, ". & P. Telephone. Mergenthaler_Linotype 20 at 133, 10 at 1: National Mtge. Capital Tr C. & P. Te Washington R Monotype—10 at 74, 10 at 74. Washington Gas Light—10 at 48, 20 at 48, 20_at 48, Washington Gas 55—$500 at 95%. Money—Call loans, § and 6 per ceat. BONDS. Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel. & Telga. 4s. American Tel, & Telga. 4% & Potomac 5a.. & Potomac guar. 5s.. Pow. g m. & ref. ex. & Mt. Ver. s Washington Wash. Ray. & El MISCELLANEOUS. Southern Rldg. 6ls.. Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage Wardinau Park Hotel s. STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel Capital _Traction. Washington G Norfolk & Wash. Wash. & Terminul Taxi com. NATIONAL BANK. Capital 2 Oolumbia Commercial 1 TRUST COMPANTY. American Security & Trust. Continental Trust Merchants' Bank National Savings & Trust.. TUnion Trust, Wasningion SAVINGS BANK. Commercs and Savings. East Washington. Security Savings & Com.. Seventh Btreet. United States. Washington Mechanics FIRE INSUBANCE.- American o Natiosal Unlon. TITLE INSURANCE. Colombia _Title. 'MISCELLANEOUS. slilel EREL.E et 1 Mtge, O1d Dutch Market com. 0ld Duteh Market pfd. Lanston Monotype . rity Ste . Washington Market . Yellow Cab.... *eEx. aividesd. ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office and the loss was fractional. Activity in other coal shares was less pro- nounced. Superior Oil Corporation, A and B stock warrants, were admitted to trading, sales taking place in both instances at 200. The A warrants represent a “call” on the stock at up until August 15, 1924. After this date, these are vold and the B war- rants become a “call” on 200 shares of the common at 4 to run until February 26. After this latter date, ghe price is advanced $1 a year up until 1929, Superior Ol is selling on the stock exchange around 4%. Ome of each warrant was attached to each $1,000 bond of the company recently offered for subscription. No further data came to hand con- cerning the present oil trade situa- tion and there was little or no in- centive to come into the market on the buying side. But professional operators did not renew operations on the selling side. Chesebrough Manufacturing, new, responded to the declaration of an initial dividend of 621 cents a share, with a rise of a half-point. Sales INDEPENDENT OlL STOCKS, in hundreds. 1 Ark Nat G arib Syod . 1 Citles Serv pf . 14 Cities Serv U R $2.000 Cities Service s 0 Mex Panaco Mount Prod . Moutual Oil vot cfs 10k 2 New Bradf Oil wi 5y New Mex Land.... 6 Okla Nat Gas 2% 2 Omar Ol & Gas Pear 0il Corp. . Peon Reaver 01l 2 Pennock 0l 8% TexaxKan Loy aperior Il war B 200 wperior Ol e w A 200 TN Cittes Cor AL 201 Wilcox 01l & Gas. . Woodley Pet... INDUSTRIAL & E new wi Atlantic Froit wi Torden & Co pfil ris Brookiyn City R It trooklyn Cily KR dy Prod Cor wi Colorado Pow & Lt Com Pow Cor Doeh D ¢ Co wi. R Dubilier ¢ & Radio 3 Durant Mot 3 1 Du Pont Motors Kl B & Shopfd.. . Fairh M & Co wi kY Alden vodyemr Tire ... Hudson Co pfa. 0] 1 Int Contl Rul 1 Kresge Dept Ktor i i 2% ] 1 1 Mid West Tt Miss River P at Tea Co.... ... 3 Y Tel Co pfd.... Radio Corp ... Radio Corp pfd. .. sl Pron vie wi 3 enn Elec Tenn El Pow 2 ptd 5 Thomp Rad vie Tobacco Prod Union_Carbide uger . Hecla Mine Tron Bloxsom New Jermey Zine Ohio Cop ~.....o.. Plymouth Lead Mins Red Warrior ... Rocky Mtn 8 R.. Rocky Min § R S0 Am Gold & F Spearhead told Stand Siiver Lead. .14 Tonopah Diside . Tonopah Extens Tri Builion Trinity Cop Tnited Eastern CTaity Gold . Walker Mininj 9 Wenden Copper 10 West End Ext .... WALL STREET BRIEFS. By, the Associated Press. ‘The Consolidation Coal Company has declared a dividend of 812-3 cents on preferred stock for the period from April 19 to May 3, payable June 2 to stock of record May 26. Shell Union Oil Corporation earned net profits of $5.362.096 in the first quarter of 1924, equal after preferred dividends to 50 cents a share on the no-par value common stock, against $3,418.143, or 39 cents a share in the same period last year. Gross income showed a gain of almost $5,000.000. Profit and loss surplus totaled $14 567,603, a gain of more than $8.000,000. Several offers have been received for the corporation’s stockholdings in the Union Oil Company of California, but no action has been taken, according to J. C. Van Eck, vice president. The ability of oil stocks to forge ahead despite reports of fncreased crude production has been attributed mainly to the series of favorable earnings statements for the first quarter of 1924. Virtually all inde- pendent companies who have reported results of this period’s operations have shown decided gains over last year. Fallure of the large producers to follow up recent price cuts by small companies also has been cono- sidered significant. Stocks of sugar In Cuba, at port, on plantations and in transit to port as of May 10, are estimated at 1,724,- 648 tons by Willett and Gray, authori- ties on sugar production. This is an increase of 506,908 tons over the same date last year. Stocks of United States Atlantic ports were 186,034 tons, against 201,631 and sugars afioat to the United States total 146,000 tons compared with 87,000 the same time last year. —_— BOSTON STOCK MARKET. BOSTON, May 16—Following is a list of today's highest, lowest and closing prices for the most active stocks dealt in here: High: Low. Close. g 1 1 | obtain good will it MAY 16, 1924 BONUS BILL FACTOR |$766,000,000 PLEDGED|PLAN TO DECREASE IN TRADE SITUATION s Coupled With Japanese Exclusion Act, Measure Instills Element of Extreme Caution. EXPORT BUSINESS IS HIT American Business Man Discusses U. S. Relations With Japan. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, May 16.—Exporters who are opposed to the Japanese e clusion act becoming effective in the immediate future exerted themselves in final opposition today, but business in general paid far more attention to the future fate of the bonus bill. There is no question but that each was a factor in the business situation, and that together they served to in- still an element of extreme caution into operations by business me: al- though the final effect of the fate of each is expected to be more psycho- logical than actual. Exporters who have spent years of effort and large sums of money Ih in- troducing American goods in the orient were outspoken in thelr opposi- fion to the congressional methed of xettling the Japanese situation, al- though some of them are known to fuvor Japanese exclusion. Jnpanese Problems Disenssed. . Ralph P. Merritt, president an managing director of the Sun Maid Raisin Growers' Assoclation, one of the most advanced of the co-operative marketing organizations of the coun try, who has just returned from Japan, said that the present tonnage of raisins sold in that country could be doubled in the next year with proper adjustment of the controversy. “We have several problems yet to bs solved in Japan,” he said. = “The most im rtant at the moment is that of international relations. The treat- ment of the Japanese people by our politicians has a direct bearing upon the ability to sell American products in their country. The unnecessary attacks of our politicians upon the Japanese people and the Japanese government in the discussion of the fmigration act has seriously injured the sianding of Americans in Japan and the ability of America to do busi- hess with the Japanese people. Duty of Pofiticians. < business men we should de- mand of our politicians that they car- Tv on the discussion of international problems with dignity and courtesy and for the benefit of the promotion of American business abvoad. If we do mot sell 10,000 tons of raisins in Jupan in 1925 and 1926 it will be be- cause of the offense given to the Jap- Wexe people by the Tuthiess discour- tesy of our politicians. In order to is not :mflc‘"n or us 1o open our doors to Am itiaanshin for Japanese or Japanese land holdings. It is necessary. ho fver, that we reach our conelusions with dignity and justice and that we deal with the Japanese without sep- ling them from other nations by atory clauses ’m'"lpnr'u s claimed to see ®ig- in the fact that & tre- volume of Japanese silk hed this country in the last Week. shipmenta totaling over $13.- £00.000 having been forwarded from Seattle, while other consignments are echeduled before the time tha ex- lusion act would become effective. They also point to the MI nt (Wbry. chase of freight car equipmen e apanese from the Canadian Car and Foundry Company and the East- ern Company_of Canada of 4.000 Tailroad cars and the fact that ex- port demand for lumber from the orient has slackened WModified View Expressed. Mon who deal in some other ar- ticles of trade which normally go to Japan, however, indicate they think the effect of the possble action by President Coolidge and Congress has been overemphasized. The bonus question 1s one which has found American business men bitterly partisan. Blame for various happenings and _contingencies has been piled upon the bonus and prob- ably will continue to be. Extreme emphasis was placed today by manu- facturers on the President's state- ment that the bonus bill would end all_hope of tax reduction. Falling off in employment s be- coming slightly more apparent. The trend is most noticeable in the auto- mobile, steel and bituminous coal seetions, but the stocks of most man- ufactured goods are small so that re- covery from a slight recession neces- sarily would be prompt. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY SEATTLE, May 16.—The lumber mills of the Pacific northwest manu- factured about 96,000,000 feet in the last week, sold $4,000,000 feet and ship- ped 100,000,000. Production is 11 per cent above normal capacity. Lumber manufacturers figure midwestern buyers will continue to hold back, an- ticipating further price concessions. HOUSTON, May 16.—The South Texas Cotton Oil Company has pur- chased the plant and business of the Magnolia Provision Company at a cost of over $500,000. BRUNSWICK, Ga., May 16.—Seven- ty-five per cent of the farmers in Brunswick County will plant cotton this year and thus, it is belleved, will double the production of last year. The wheat crop in_ the county will be 90 per cent normal. . <ome nifie: ANLANTA, May 16.—Georgia early vegetables now are moving to north- ern markets in carload quantities, and state agricultural authorities report prices are satisfactory to growers. DULUTH, May 16.—Representatives of Henry Ford in the iron range are reported to be negotiating for iron ore lagds to supply a steel plant in connection with the new Ford factory at St. Paul. The receiver of the Su- perior Coal and Dock Company, own- ed by the Maynard Company of Co- lumbus, Ohio, announces the Ford in- terests have offered $650,000 for the company’s properties. \ PITTSBURGH, May 16.—Sheet mill operations in the Youngstown distriet are reported at the lowest in two years. The present ratio is about 44 |eper cent, compared with 70 per cemt ten days ago. YANKTON, 8. D., May 16.—Gasoline prices have been reduced by all com- panies here 1 cent a gallon to 23 cents at filling stations. BOSTON, May 16.—The wage reduo- tion of 15 per cent made by the Rox- bury Carpet Company, which affected 800 workers and was accompanied by a corresponding price reduction in goods, has stimulated business and the plant is now running 100 per cent in the carpet department and 75 per cent in the rug department. YAKIMA, Wash, May 18~Wool growers here seem disinclined to cept the range of prices at which business has been transacted in east- ern Washington, 33 to 34 cents a pound, and probably will store con- siderable of their clips at Portland pending higher blda N. Y. Exchange Bans Election Bets NEW YORK, May 16.—The board of governors of the New York Stock Ex- change yesterday forbade its mem- bers to hold or place election bets for customers. In previous years mil- Hons were said to have passed through the offices of exchange houses during ciyt, state and national elections. Non-member firms are not affected by the ruling. e sbvain = | purposes to April 1 was $18 T TO R. R. BETTERMENT Companies Representing 96 Per Cent of Country’s Mileage Pro- vide for New Equipment. By the Assoctated Prove. CHICAGO, May 1¢.~—Raliroads rep- résenting 96 per cent of the mileage of the eountry, up to April 1, had authorized expenditures for perma- nent improvements and new equip- ment to bé made in 1924 aggreguting $766,000,000, !t was announced at the Glose of a joint meeting here of the American Rallway Association and the Assoctation of Railway Execu- tives, atténded by presidents of most of the rallroads of the country. The mount actually expended for these 00,000. ese figures show a reduction in appropriations for Improvements and equipment as compared with those made in 1923, the appropriations up to March 15 ‘last year being $1,100,- 000,000 and the amount actually spent was 1,059,149,436. The appropriations for 1924, Rowever, are larger than for any period iIn the last ten years ex- cept 1923, the executives’ statement said. The statement intimates that the reduotion in appropriations for im- provements is due to threstened leg- islation, declaring: “It must be re- alized that the cafriers cannot con- tinue the effectife work they have been doing or make the necessary preparation to meet the requirements of commerce If the assurance of a fair constructive policy on the part of Congress is withdrawn.” The statement warns shippers that & tendency today to delay shipments may increase both the dificulty and the cost of transportation in the peak period. Referring to the program adopted by the two organizations at & meeting in New York in April, 1923, the statement says that during the time since elapsed “the railways have handled successfully and ef- ficlently a volume of traffic greatly in excess of that ever previously handled during a similar period and have done so with practically no car shortage and with no car congestion.” MILLS OMIT DIVIDEND. New England Textile Group Drops Out Preference Stocks. BOSTON, May 16—Dividends on the prior preference and preferred stocks. both cumulative, of the New England Southern Mllls for the first quarter of this year will be omitted, President S. Harold Greene announced in a letter to stockholders made public last night. The letter says that the textile in- “is still passing through a period of unprecedented depression.” and the directors deem it wise to omit the dividends of $157,500, although they “have been mere than earned.” in order to conserve cash for working capital. ‘or ‘the quarter ending March 31 last, he says, the corporation earned $226,000 after interest and depreciation, adding: “This result includes no earnings from the new plants of the company, which are now coming into production and should be in full operation by early fall. The experience of the past four months fully justified the confi- dence of the directors that the group of mills can successfully compete for business and can operate under normal conditions at a substantial profit.” ALEXANDRIA, May 16 (Special).— Automobile licenses will not be han- dled in Alexandria after June 1, un- less the state department establishes here a bureau direct from the Rich- mond office. City Manager Rich in- formed the state department that the handling of the 10,000 automobile tags here annually was too much of a burden on the city. He made his decision known to city council yesterday. The council concurred in his action and said that & formal request for the establish- ment of a bureau would be made. In his letter Mr. Rich said that the 4500 allowed for clerk hire and other expenses incident to the handling of license tags for northern Virginia was insufficlent to defray the ex- penses. He estimated that the actual cost was well above $1,000, while the work of searching titles and han- dling the money—more than $130,000 —added to the unattractive features. Cost of mailing a similar number of tags from the Richmond office would amount to $600, he said. James M. Duncan, jr., president of motor company, No. 5, was appointed assistant fire chief to_succeed Leo Deeton, who resigned May 1. Dun- can’'s appointment was confirmed and his term of office will begin June 1. Failure of householders to co- operate with the city in_its scheme of garbage collection has caused City Manager Rich to ask council to provide him with an ordinance which would require certain regulations to materiaily expedite this work, which is becoming a large item. Without proper legislation, he said, the city might be forced to discontinue the free collection system. Lack of evidence yesterday resulted in_the nolle prossing of the case against John Williams, colored, in- dicted In comnection with a leather theft. The case was called in cor- goration court before Judge Howard . Smith. Williams jumped his bond and was subsequently _rearrested. Another charge of attacking a col- ored woman is being held against him. A delegation of Masons from Alex- andria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, is visiting Doris Lodge, in Toronto, Can- ads, returning a visiit paid the local lodge last fall. The delegation con- aigts of C. Phillp Heishley, A. C. Moss, C. Page Waller and Wililam Lewis Allen. The odor of whisky on booze- soaked paper securely gealed in a half-gallon jar constituted the evi- dence upon which James Smoot was held for the action of the grand jury on a charge of violating the prohibi- ion law. Capt. Durrer testified that when he gave chase to Smoot the bottle of whisky was thrown to the ground. ‘The paper surrounding the package was saturated. This, with bits of broken glass, was saved as evidence. ‘Washingtonians who aided mate- rally in the fifteen-day celebratiop of Independence day here last year ‘will be robbed of further opportunity to annoy citizens if proposed legisla- tion regarding a safe and sane cele- bration is passed. Miss Fannie S. Herbert and forty-nine other citizens yesterday petitioned council to abol- ish all ireworks within the city. The matter was held in abeyance. Mrs. Mary Quinn Hicks of Freder- icksburg was elected worthy grand matron of the Virginia Grand Chap- ter, Order of Eastern Star, before the convention adjourned here last night. Other officers are: F. Spencer Hold- croft, Richmond, worthy grand pa- tron; Virgil C. Davls, Alexandria, as- sociate grand patron; Mrs. Percy E. Clift, Alexandria, associate worthy mnh dl)ml.nu‘l,lll“ Mrs. :{enrh!!fl M. Bar- ur. ville, grand secretary (& teenth term); rs. Gertrude (B‘:Iuli Bristol, grand conductress; Mrs. W. P. Lee, Lynchburg, associate grand conductress; Miss Amanda Wilson, Richmond, warder, and Hugh Clem- ents, Norfolk, sentinel. Success of the Belle Haven Golf and Country Club project was assured last night when the required number of 160 signatures were received by the business men's committee. - An organization meeting will be held next Tuesday night, after which it is thought work will begin immle- diately. e course and clubhouse will be ready for use next spring. Former Police Justice William 8. Snow last night was elected first lieu- tenant in the Alexandria Light In- fantry, local National Guard unit. fsmraaa Befere You wtv-r no:le:l t‘hn the hunv-ul ‘who &o Quigk are alwars BISHOPS REJECTED Methodists Vote Down Propoml Urging Against Filling Five Vacancies. . 8-YEAR TENURE IS DEBATED Cannon Says Southerners Will Bolt ‘Wet Democratic Ticket. By the Associated Prem. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 16.—A motion to decrease the number of Methodist bishops was defeated at the Methodist Episcopal conference today by a vote of 461 to 344. A report of the committee on episcopacy reducing the Episcopal areas by one was adopt- ed by a large majority. The defeated motion, calling for re- committal, instructed the committee not to fill the places of five bishops made vacant by death or retirement in the last quadrennium. “Is this a time to retreat? cried Dr. David G. Downey of New York, chairman of the committee. “In God's name I say ‘No." Appealing for confidence in the church's leaders, Dr. Downey swept the house from’ its feet as it was about to recommit the report. Stirred by Eight-Year Rale. Much interest is manifested as to how far-reaching will be the action of the conference yesterday in Instructing the committes ‘on episcopacy to keep in mind the principle of the elght-year ten- ure for bishops in preparing the new list of assignments, offering as it does possibilities for assignment to new areas of several of the oldest and most prom- inent bishops. “It 18 not a wise move, but if it is the will of the church, so be it,” said one bishop. The action taken was a reflection of the so-called pastors’ revolt, a move- ment which has been germinating for many months, and aims at decided re- strictions upon the powers and tenure of the bishops. Memorials for ending the life tenure of bishops and substi- tuting the eight-year term and for re- moving them to pastors of churches the right to appoint district superin- tendents are in the hands of the stand- ing committees, Want Text Books Studied. A belief that many of the text books in use in the church schools and colleges were undermining the fundamental faith of young people prompted a resolution, approved by the standing committec on education, which r mmended to =ne confer- ence that ministers have the right 10 review text books before the adoption, a function now exclusive with the board of bishops. Many “liberal” doctrines, based, in part, on Darwinism, were to be found in the text books, said the Rev. Harold H. Sloan of Haddonfield, N. J.. who supported the resolution. He and others urged that the rank and file of church have the right to ap- prove or disapprove text books previ- ous to the bishops' findings. The anniversary meeting of the board of Epworth Leagues was held last night. Wet Plank Means Bolt, Bishop James Cannon or t odist Church South addressed the delegates yesterday, and as he wax introduced, the audience, mindful of the north and south church unific tion recently ratified here, broke into the hymn “Blest Be the Tie Binds.” Declaring himself a Democrat, Bishop Cannon said he x:u]l:adhn’akl a}vn)’dh‘fim that party if lers insisted on a * 3 - A wet” plat. “If the Republican part tinued, “should name a man for Pres ident who was squarely for law-en- forcement, I think T can rely on my friends in the south in declaring for prohibition enforcement and break- ing down party lines.” —e- CITIZENSHIP CAMPAIGN TO BE OPENED SUNDAY Manq:'s Drive to Naturalize Ev- ery Foreign-Born D. C. Resident Announced by Backers. A movement to bring into Amer- foan citizenship every foreign-born resident In the District of Columbia will be inaugurated with a public meeting Sunday night in Central High School by the Washington Board of Trade, which plans to con- duct its campaign for one month. The board today announced the program for the meeting. It will in- clude the following speakers: Sen- ator Sterling of South Dukota, Repra- sentative John C. Box, Raymond Crist, commissioner of naturalfzatio Miss Maude Alton, principal, Amer: canization department, public school system, and BEdward' F. Colladay, president of the Washington Board of Trade, Chief Justice Walter I. Me- Coy of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia will preside. Music will be furnished by the United States Army Band, and Mme. Marie Zalipsky will direct community singing. Boy Scouts from Troop 73 have volunteer. ed to act as ushers. The board ex- tends an invitation to the public. There will be no charge and no cards of admission. committee promoting the movement is headed by A. J. Driscoll, Bates M. Stovall is vice chairman: D. A. Edwards, secretary, and the mem- Meth- " he con- bers are: 'Francis G. Addison. jr.: Charles W. Arth. David Bacr, Frank W. Ballou, Charles T. Clagett, Wil- llam Knowles Cooper. Herbert L. Davis, Charles H. Doing, William Phelpe Eno, Maurice F. Fivnn, E. . Graham, Gifbert I. Hall, Holcombe G. Johnson, J. Leo Kolb, James T. Lioyd, B. W, Murch, Willlam P. Normoyle, Louis Ottenberg, Charles F. Roberts, Edward C. Robinson, Thomas S. Ser- geon, Charles S. Shréve, H. I Thorn- . Geor, rciolo, S. W and John H. Zapel LWtk Vil TR GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, Md., May 16 (Special). —Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 75a1.7 150 pounds, '1.25a2.75; new potatoes, bDl, 6.0029.50; asparagus, doz., 2.25a 4.50; beans, bushel, 2.50a4.50; lim: beans, bushel, 4.00a5.00; beets, 100; 5.00a3.00; kale, bushel,’ 40a50; cab- basket, 2.00a2.50; carrots, 00a7.00; celery, crate, 4.0025.01 cucumbers, 3.50a5.50; eggplants, crat 2.50a5.00; lettuce, 'hamper, 75a2.50: onions, 100 I1ba, 50a150; spring on- lons. 100, 1.25a2.00; peas, bush 22.00; peppers, crate, 2.00a5.0t ach, bushel, ' 25a35; radishes, 2.00a3.00; squash. 'crate, tomatoes, crate, 3.50a4.50. Apples, packed, bbl., 1.75a4.50; box apples, "1.75a2.50; grapefruit, 1.75a2.50; oranges, box, 2. strawberries, qt., 14a30. * Settling Prices on Grain. Wheat—No. 2 red winter spot, 1.13%; No. 2 red winter, g-r)(ck_v.m:lo- meetls, L13%; no guotations on No, 4 . ‘winter, 3 N e garlicky. No rm—Cob, new, 4.2584.30 per bar- rel forsyellow, and 4.10a4.15 per bar- rel for white; No. 2 corn, spot, 853%; No.. 3 corn, spot, 82%; .track oorn, yellow, No.' 3 8990 asked. No sales. Oats—No. 2 white, 58%a59; No. 3, white, new, 5734a58. 755 e—Nearby, 70a75; No. 2 rye, spot, Hay—Receipts, 132 tons. No over- supply in the receipts from day to day of said hay in spot trade of tim- othy and clover mixed for which there is fair demand at full quota- tions. Low grade and damaged hay in ample supply and slow sale at ail sorts of prices, Quotations—No. 1 _timothy, 20.00; No. 32, 28.00a28.50; No. 3 timothy, 25.50a36.00; No. 1 1ight. 25.00a26.00; No 1 clover . mixed, 27.00a27.50; No. 2 plover, 24.00a25.00. Straw—No. 1 straight rye, 24.00 25.00 per ton; No. 1 tangled ry: a20.44; No. 1 wheat, 18.00a18.60 oat, 17.50a18.08 FINANCIAL RAILWAY NET EARNINGS SHOWN FOR YEAR 1923 Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Increase Exceeds Million. Chicago & E. I. Report. By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 16 Net earnings of the Minneapolis, S Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company, inciuding the Chicago di- vision—the Wisconsin Central rail- way—were $1,065,947.86 more in 1923 than in 1922, the annual report of the road reveals, Gross earnings of the entire system in 1923 were $49,345,336.54, of which $20.388,241.53 was from the Chicago division. Net earnings for the sy: tem were $11,730,202.32, including $4 662,211.84 from the Chicago division. 1923 was $37.604,189.74 of $2,074,667.98 over ger revenue was $7.66 an increase of $2, previous year. CHICAGO, May 16 operating Income of the Chicago and Eastern 1llinois Railway Company for the year ending December 3§ 1923, was $3,324,116.57, the annual r port shows. ' Operating revenues were $28,405,407.73 and_operating expenses were $24,279,111.76, a net revenue from railway operations of $4,128 295.97, The gross income was $3 769,047.49 and the surplus for the year was $1.111,961.72. 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