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Sk eee THE EVENING WORLD, Sees: MAY 23, 1921, ‘Whe stock market opened irregular to- , Continued bear pressure and others rising @ few fractions on the { strength of inside support. ‘There | Were few features in the first hour, | 4 » teading being a little more active than on the dull closing day of last | , Week. The mixed character of news over yesterday and to-day produced | little effect, either good or bad. ‘The oils showed signs of life, Mexican | Petroleum going to 147, up 1148, a few minutes after the opening and , © them to 1491-4, Pan-American act- ed in sympathy, going to 651-2, a gain of one full point, and then to 67. Pan-American B gained 2 ~ points. @here was very little activity in the ~ mail group. No further reports of cancelled dividends have reached the market. Dividéhd action will prob- ably be taken this afternoon by the directors of the Lackawanna, and New York Central directors will meet | in the middle of June. Reading was ‘the strongest in this group, the ap- proval by the United States of its) segregation plan creating more con- fidence. Whe tobacco list opened firm, Amer- can, ra going (o 66, up 13 aod 573-8, up 11-4, exchange opened easter. ing was at 3.97 3-4; francs, | 30857, amd marks, .0165. fWheat sold off from 1-2 to 11-2 at the opening. f 11 TO 12. Whe whole list strengthened in the’) second hour, Mexican Petroleum continuing its rise of the first hour, going to 160. Asphalt and Crucible , both made gains of 2 points and ,, toward the close of the hour, United States Stee! gained 2 points on the strength of relatively heavy buying orders. Corn Products, General Motors, Studebaker, Texas Oil, Bald- win and Asphalt also showed gains. ‘The rails came out of their lethargy and Reading went to 711-4, up 1; Northern /Pagific to 703-8, up 7-8; Pennsylvania to 35, up 1-8, and New Haven, after selling off 1-1, went to 19, a net gain of 5-8. Chesapeake and Ohio, after selling off 1-8 im the opening hour, went to 671-2, a net gain of 1-8. Studebaker went to 778-8, up 3-8. Kelly Springfield, Chalmers and General Motors nrade gain's of up- ward of 1 point. Bethlehem B and Republic Iron and Steel made gains of approximately * 1 point. Wheat rallied sharply in the second our, gaining 1 to 2 cents Oats and pai @ollowed this lead. Weather re- rts showed lack of rain over the) inant belt. | Losses in cotton were extended after | opening losses of 4 to 7 points, to 9 to 17 points on futures. Spot month | ‘prices sagged to 12.18 on move 12701, f “The spurt which took place in the second hour continued through the third hour affectipg oils and motors chiefly. Considerable interest was shown in Hide & Leather shares, preferred, which went up 11-4. A rumor from Chicago states thit Congress will soon put a high duty on hides retroactive to the extent of making hides How !n transit subject to the duty. Money renewed at 7 per cent., the rate at which it opened, TT0 7, After a rise bad gotten under way affecting practically the en{ire list, » a bear drive was started shortly ¢ after 1 o'clock on motor stocks. * ‘Studebaker, which had léd the way upward, tpok the lead’ downward falling to less than 74, a new low for the year. Chalmers and <en- ‘eral Motors both lost their earlier « fell off nearly 3 points, jAnnouncement was made by the Stock Exchange that the new $100,- 940,000 French Government Twenty- Year 7% per cent. loan will be for- mally offered to the public at ! next Wednesday by J. P. Morgan & Co. and a country-wide banking syndicate, eThe bear drive of the fourth hour 4 contiuued up to the close on motor shares, Studebaker, General Motors and Pierce Arrow being the cipal objects of attack shares rallied from time to time but heavy selling orders prevented * their recovery. Mexicau Oits held thelr gains the opening hours, Mixican Petroleum eaing over 150, The rails w!so held well and Tébacco stocks were strong. There was little activity in ndustrials and equipmenty. all money rates dropped to 1-2 in H » the closing hous, day, some issues falling off under | Products reaching | Brooklyn, who weighs about ¢ sains and Plerce Arrow preferred)’ Yexnrr tows Prom 2 P, ta ae k ian i is ‘oa, 14 8714 W714 | 10,00 (4 ae BT 8728 UOT UN 20 We Me G8 68 N EXCHANGE—3 P. M Sterling, 8947-8, off 41-2. |franes, 088%, off .004%. Lire, .0541, loff .0015. Belgian francs, .083%, 0041, Marks, .0162 off ,0007. pt MM ah a |FIVE IDENTIFY Victims of Hold-Up Say Prisoner | Is One of Bandits Who Got $4,000 Jewelry. | William Treffry, alias “Canada | Bill,” was positively identified to-day |as one of five men who held up and robbed on May 25, 1920, the jewelry store of David Gumbiner, No. 274% broadway, and at the point of revol- vers, got away with jewelry valued at from $4,000 to $7,000. The jew- eler, his wife and son and two me- chanics who were in the store at the time of the robbery, are said to have identified the alleged hold-up man. Treffry was arrested yesterday at Central Park West and 84th Street while with a pretty and fashionably at- tired young woman. At the linc-up at Poliée Headquarters this morning In- speetor Cowshlin instructed his men to note Treffzy well. “Ke is one of the most dangerous criminals ever brought into Police Honadqvarters," said the Inspector. ‘Treffry is twenty-nine years old and was once a bank clerk. “The police say that in his aparttent at No. 33 West S4th Street they found a most elabor- ate wardrdbe and also a list of towns, with their population, banks and the number of police. He is declared to have operated with “Whitey” Johnson, who was killed a month ago and who participated jn the hold-up of Arnold Rothestein and/others last year, — WOMAN MEDIUM JAILED. Rev, TAlHan Bashear Goes to Work- house Rather Than Pay 8200 Fine. Fined $200, or given the alternative of thirty days in the Workhouse, the Rey. Lillian Basheag of No. 340 West Sith Street decided go to the Work- house to-day, The woman, who de- scribes herself as @ Spiritual Scientist, paid a $200 fine in West Side Court on April 18 after having tolg the fortune of a policewoman, She was arrested lasat week on the complaint of Mrs. Mary Rollins of Brooklyn, from whom she had obtained $250 on & promise to tegch Mrs. Ttol- lins the business of baifig a medium. Released In | Court! she had a hearing to-day before Magistrate McGeehan. Fined again, whe declared she would not pay—and wast started for the Isla Her attor ney, Lorenzo Carlino, announced he would apper caasletaliaditeth cade BROKE HIS WIFE'S RIBS. Twe red Pe Kaeeliang on Woman, Sent When County Judge May in Brook- lyn heard that Benjamin Davis, twen ty-four, of No. 348 Thatford Avenue, Pounds, and wa under a suspended sentence for petty larceny, had ‘been abusing his wife, Anna, nineteen, who Weighs about ninety-five Doundi, the Judge summoned Davis to court appeared to-da penitentiary May's informati casion knelt 6 four of her “I shall dd all in my power to see that you stwp in the penitentiary for to Davis, a SAYS STARS BROKE UP HOME.) kent With Astrolouy. Mrs. Grace Buono, of No Litreet, Browktyn, to-day Justice Callaghan in Brookivn for week alim y and $500 counsel ft ir connection with her sult tion from Dr. Giovanni Buen a ph felan living at No. 118 n treet Mrs, Buono say* her husoand has an [income of $10,000 a year, Dr. Bueno |dénies this, Mrs, Buono charges her husband vé fused to ablde by 4 separation agree ment and advised her to sue for wha she wanted, (Dr, Buono denies this Jand asserts his wife's Jealousy and her |preoceupation with ustrology drove tim |from the house, Justice Callaghan reserved decision 400 Gein Calm Wire ¢ of the six-story loft bi West 21st str this afternoon in eight minutes was i reached the street that the At was not @ fire dri caused the wighal The buildin cupled by D. Sicher & Co., facturers of en's miustin The engineer, Charle | diwovered the dire in’ the celta damage resal H > Prices realized on Swift & ranged, trom 14 Voda Gla oar oe dmwave'® *** | Kanaan City Bo Kanme Gity Co pt Kelly-Springt: al Kenmtontt Copper, 1200 Amal Leather Ade Rumely 44, 1200 Rema SiO ee 8 1100 DL & W Coal... 1500 Bureke Crosse... 54 | !ackawanna Stoo! . | lake Brie Went 4700 Mamptre Food hoazett & Meverw 1000 Reading Coal riw 100 Reading Coal 000 Bouthem Coal & Lrou 1000 Gold Kewana Car & Foun. eM \ Car & oun pf 104 4000 Gold Zone ‘ 1000 Armour & Co fa...) 6 ace, 5000 Beaver Board §* J a0 ‘0000 Beth Stee Bend 1400 Tenn Ry L & P | lente & Naweritie. 1000 Tena Ry L & P pf 190 Teele Mining 1900 Tron Blossom 1200 Jumbo Extension 7500 Knox Divide . 500 U 8 Ship Corp. STANDARD O1Ls. \Mo Ken & Ter . 10 South Penn Ol 500 8 © of Indians INDEPENDENT O11, 100 Meter Lode now 4000 National Tin. | North Amer Oo ., | National Conduit Nat Kowa & stp. Am gmelt & Ref 100 Arkansas Nat Gas : sae de J 000 North sta: 5 5 | 5000 Kennenott C ts 2800 Boston Wyoming . Cons O10 | New York Central, New York Dock |NYNH&a Hw Norfotk Soutien Norfolk & Western ve 1900 Stiowess Min 1200 Engineers Petroieiun RR of MM of W000 "Ponopan Cash Bors... Owene Rottling Fe ec E 700 Noo O! pf * AU, Galt & wi, 100 Producer & Meiners 100 Salt Creek Prod 1000 Stmmé Pet | “CANADA BILL” ; A Man Attempts t Bnd SP Bue oe By Women and Ch High, Low. Last. | 1900 White Cape i iM ' Surrounded by women and child 1100 Corter Silver ........... TH 78 5 dala: . J ic ntis, thirty-four, of 3 900 Cresmon Gold ....... % 1% FORKIGN BONDS reet, slashed his throat 1290 Dolores Raperanz 4... 1% 2% French Gor 4% 9 9% under the arch of the comfort station In ‘ atic “ot Swiss 8) | Columbus Park, Hester and Mulberry 2 2 | 4000 Allied Packer us 1 41 AK | Streets, to-day with a razor, He was 54 10000 Am Agr Chem 4s ™ %'4 95!) moved to Bellevue Hospital in a ser- F Crane er enren (| 4 | 25000 ae a ae ition | "eb Oeste Plan ay te pets ons ing to the police, De Santis re- 1000 Gold Cone... t 09 10 0 the pi i t 000 a ai 8% Heal ald, insisting upon awast. 1390 Goid Devel. te 1 4 | 7000 Aneconda Cop Oe tM fe the a paseport dated 100 Gajdtied Florence... 5 : 000 Anaconda 7s % ra OE Se ane ship ticket to Italy: in 1900 Anglo Am O11 7148 10 tw {May 19 and a amship tel “tn con : Pruenirure. Psat 1000 Copper 4000 Copper Exp 3000 Galena $0 12000 G ‘Trunk 619. 2000 Gulf oil 1000 Heinz Co Ts 47000 Humble Oil 7 4000 Inter RT ta ssid 7 ¢ | 10000 Liggett Myers Cod fT gee outs: cine wee eh fooe Souara Ky 809 Tomo Divide veeecccee 1 ive soON = 100 Tonopah WA ieee Ma 1 8 iio Seo) Mawes ty 100 Monopa BID eeesoccss Na COLUMBUS AVENUE zpah hime | s Sfontana s Fh 14 Heth Steet 8 p © N 0 Texon O & L. 0 United Tex Oil bitte & Superior. . Caddo Cont Oi | 1000 Baston & Mont 5950 Candelaria Af Calumet & Arizona Canadian Vacitic Central Leather Panta Aloe Sag Corre De anc ME BET waite, Cau enohe oe DAY. FREE Witter. gr Heading le pt Ohi & Aston Ry OM & St PRR CM & SP RR ot Remington Type. Rep Irn & Stoo Chi RL & P Ge of StL & San (Fran CRIA P Te of., Chie Gt Westem pf ‘Shattuck Arizona. Col Fuel & Tron Col Gas & Ble. Cohmmiha Grape So Porto Rico Sug. QUICK SERVICE—LOW PRICES Stand Oil of NJ Stand O81 of NJ of Con inter al Min, ¥ Tenn Cop & Cem Cuba Cane Sagar pf o Consol Distributors Coban Amer Sumer 2 fee jected, Tlvered, stored eter UPHOLSTERY FACTORY 39W. 14thSt.. (Opposite Rothendery's) BRONX BRANCH, 15665 WILK! BROOKLYN BRANCH, 149 418) Badot Johonon Fed Min & om. United Pood Prod Unit Retail Stores. 1 8 Realty & Imp | Vanadium Steel Va Caro Chem pi ‘bail in’ West Side Make oar Board Reem your market headquarters or call us on the telephone. About 40 out of every 108 now customers come to wus from old eustomers. indicates the value ef eur Wheeting & 1, Tell us the New York Curb Market stock im which you interested amd keep yeu posted. Ask fer “lnvester & Trader ”— our 12-page weekly, contains Jate market pews and tions on active New ‘urh Market steake, charts, special articles and « com cise review of general conds- tions and market trend. » Acouhed of Teter Mer Mar Potal wales, 057.500. |$50,000 CITY FUND TO FIGHT HT TYPHUS | MEYER COMMITTEE PROBES IN SECRET Said to Be Looking Into Payments | Dr. ¢ Ponsa! Banna Governme nt on Coniracts Said to Be for Port Conditions in —phone~write for EW434 tor: Appropriation. Conveniently located efibese: a BROAD STREET New witnesses were called before the the full three years,” Judge May” sald and Budget Committer investigation of Swtimate | ministration was res hearing is prel Pye ‘Tel. Commissioner Copeland. to-day criti- | Mee. iat TA 80 Offices in 8 primeipal. cities Direct Private Wires JONES & BAKER Berger and Leonard Wa! committee, decti Sued, Declares Wite Was tein, counsel to th: to reveal the line along whieh they w tioning their witnesses. 49 in which the « to be interested is th * payment on $3.000,000 in plumbing safeguarding this pi “It is a crime against ramanity a mmittee is known reason ‘back of transfer to Hotimon Island of at Investiguted and reporte » only means of this necessity FUNERAL DIRECTORS. Some of these contractors a —— FOURTEENTH STREET Established 1827 WEST OF FIFTH AVE, Today ‘ Tomorrow 565 LINGERIE BLOUSES AND SMOCKS Were $2.94 ta $3.24 Dozens of the season’s newest, prettiest styles in smocks and blouses go to make this assortment as re- markable as the low price itself. . Blouses are of French and domestic voile in | Smocks are of linon, crepe tuck-in and overblouse models frilled, lace | and voile in high or delicate trimmed, hand drawn, fancy stitched and embroidered. Hues sae ee sage of which are picture an eature 5 stylish seat oteln of long lines ‘and slen- embroidered and hand- derizing look. | stitched. shades and combinations. Many are beautifully hand ~ Regular Sizes, 34 to 44 Extra Sizes, 46 to 54 NO EXCHANGES. NO RETURNS. See Pages 4 and 17 for Other Hearn Advertising figured in the Lockwood Committee dis Hettrick combination. ‘The witnesses dalled by Mr. Wallstein. nto Palle Department | | ping it in barrels. This ix a disgrace | and a mena closures of the who ts digging hington pleading, " “a tayor Hy? | moved to action unless they ny of them hail trom. = Bi | TRIED AS FOURTH OFFENDER. thon the | $50,000 requested A gong that announced a fire drill caused six hundred girls to maren out Iding, No. 45] » CORNBLIUS DU ini Brooklyn Supreme Court to-duy on al wy assault and grand Al services on Wednesday afte ———————— 4 |_Losr. FOUND AND REWARDS. compulyory sentence |= HPEPTHPRINGTON.—On Sunday and locked up in 4 No. 186 North bi n robbed the house jou | identified Gurney pasitively in emure torday ‘DIAMONDS—JEWELRY ae ee 8. ROSE A BOR, a bok yoga ae DUNENPS wa acmaig\ waain mane asee ee to the Churah’ ef Fy Soleus Feguiay head wi 20 0 Viucee DANCING ACADEMIES, >| | DANCING CARNIVAL ST. NICHOLAS RINK 66th Street, near Broadway P.M. to 1 3 Lessons (iiss!) 390 Tastruction Evening, er rb Suadays, 2.30 2.30, Lady Floor Mana, ou to suitable part DIAMONDS, }\\"!''° ON CREDIT NO DEPOSI’ r RE QU URED for danc. tar institutio: Roller Ska Dancing on Second Floor, a | WEEKLY 5000 Libby MeN & LS $e : OPENS AN ACCOUNT BET.103° 2104 Sts. Dancing Every Afternoon and Not necessary to take lessons, Learn to dance at this Popu. ¢ on Ground Floor,