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' Building Permits Utucd
Saturday
Number of structures 10.
Total value f 14200.
Total value . for year to
data (806.546.
' Weather Houston and
Vlolnlty t
Sundsy Fair and cold.
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VOL. 38 NO. 307- . . .
HbUSTON TEXAS MONpAY FEBRUARY 5 ; 1 923
. ' PRICE 5 CENTS
MEiU
U U 5 11 'v' U M ::U' ;'5y
TURKS
COTTON
FUTURES
NERVOUS
i ........
Foreign Developments
. Keep Market in
" .Uncertainty
PRICE FINALLY '
CLOSES HIGHER
World Politics Clear De-
mand Shows; Strongv
CojnebaclT
' By SWAN HUNTBR-
Houston Post Financial Editor. ...
: Tha cotton market last week was In
a decidedly nervous condition with
long factors trying for supremacy
. against many - depressing - developments-
but at the close coming In
' Strong for net gains'. In the futures
trading or Is to 40 points. Houston
spots closed 26 points up from last
. : week at 28.10. ! ' . . ..
. r The market' Was comparatively
- strong on. each end with a lit sag In
tha middle. In this decline-reaching
its full force Thursday March New
Orleans was carried down to 10.74
while the same month in New York
dropped to 26.83. Mors distant months
shewed comparatively the a same
changes with - tha . exception . of Oc-
tober which did not tnde as widely
after the technical movement at tha
close of the week before. '
' ( Every Influence known to the mar-
ket entered Into the week's tradiag.
Foreign news probably had tha great-
er play In fluctuations the Near East
controversy depressing - tha market
' during the middle of the week and
then when a settlement was rumored
becoming the prime factor In turning
the trend.
- Significance of settlement of the
British-Amerlean debt controversy
apparently .did not affect the market
greatly until the Turk squabble had
' cleared. When Near East problems
neared solution greater Interest cen-
tered on the agreement and the mar-
1 ket responded with blgher quotations. '
i Hush to Cover. ' .
Increased demand largely .affected
-"""-the market as the week opened to-
gether with a rush to cover of short
Interests who had participated In the
assault on tha market the week be-
- fore. ; Foreign news was not as bad as
possible under the Influence of French
occupation measures. It wss agreed
x. end rains throughout the belt were
needed ifor preparation of the new
crop."- . .i . '
' The market began to break Wednes-
day after high levels in some months
' for the week had been set on the pre-
vious day. At first the slump was at- i
tributed to -a general . reaction and
- frof it taking as the declines were
moderated but by Thursday foreign
news had turned serious and the mar'
ket was In a bad way. Efforts to bold
the market up were made frequently
but were met by a. constant stream of
discouraging reports principally from
the Ruhr oasin snd from Lausanne.
Hain was common all over the belt
and i reports circulated freely that
preparations were being made In
Texas to plant a much larger acreage
next year. . a.
When (he Turkish situation cleared
a. slight reaction set' in culminating
with a sharp advance on the report
that a treaty actually had been signed.
while the report never was confirmed
this proved the turning point and
prices1 mounted steadily until the
close except for a little 'Unloading'
now and then. .
Distant Months Laa. .
After the evening up- process the'
latter part of week before last (lis
tant ..months did not. respond to In
fniencea as much as the near deliv
eries. -This is interpreted by sortie to
m aa that crop predictions for next
year -not only are guesswork but that
' an actual shortage of cotton can be
expected if world political conditions
are worked out . satisfactorily. . In
' other words traders are awaiting the
outcome before taking action. On the
other hand some believe that Inactiv-
ity Of the distant months Indicates
i uneasiness and that the condition
would suggest breaks.
After 'the break March futures In
New Orleans rose to 7.83 this point
being attained Saturday. ' Reacting
slightly quotations closed at 27.7a.
Highest prices In this month at New
.York were posted-Tuesday with 28.49
although the advance Friday and Bat'
urday took It to 28.0S on the latter
day. The close was at 27.94. Revere
ing the order. May reached the highest
figure at New Orleana on Tuesday
and at New York on Saturday. Fig-
ures were 27.85 and 28.15 respec-
tively. . -
Increased torders and Inquiries from
southern mills contributed to the ad-
vance iot the market during the closing
1 " (Cent o on Pg. 2.) - "
Educational Leaguer
.. Lectures in Georgetown
Houston Post Special.
GEORGETOWN Texas Febr .
Elder A.- W. Young secretary of the
Texas Educational league of Austin
lectured here on "Genesis vs. Evolu-
tion." . The lecture ras wen attended-
and the speaker held the close at-
tention ft the audience throughout a
lengthy discourse.
' Mr. Young among other things de
clared that Genesis records that God
mads ys world end all forms of life
snd gave a definite law of reproduc-
tion and that all claims and theories
to the contrary ran afonl of this law
of God aa laid down In that book; that
the claim that one ergsntsm ever pro-
duced something else Is proven false
in the experience of every person for
lv made has never been accepted that
the experience of r " ih never
so recorded. 1 .
ALL ABOARD FOR
FIRST SHOW AT
NEW PLAYHOUSE
Tonight's the night. :
Eight fifteen sharp Is tha time. '
The Palace theater is tha place'
"Up In .Mabel's Room" Is tha at
traction. - ! ;-v .
And the Majestic. Players will make
'their formal debut.- "
-This tells the story of the gala open
lng performance of Houston'a newest
stock organisation.
After an extensive week's work dur.
lng which the Falace theater was com-
pletely ' redecorated and renovated
throughout the Interstate Amusement
company through Its Houston repre-
sentative. Edward Renton. announced
that all plans had been completed for
the opening perfoamance and that
the Palace stood ready to receive its
first stock audience. And It will be
a record breaking audience at that
according to "Chubby" Holmes i the
box pffice man who early Sunday
afternoon hung up the well known
-gold Right Out"- sign. .
"Tickets for the opening ' perfor-
mance of Up In Habel's Room' In fact
for the ; whole week- went like hot
cakes" chirped Holmes. "Plenty of
unions have made permanent reser-
vations and It looks like a really busy
stock season from where we sit" ha!
added. - '
Ronton Manager W; H. Rudolph
and Stage Director Walter B. -Gilbert
tthe '-big three" of the Majestic
Players all are enthusiastic over the
prospects for . the new company
"On all sides we have beard nothing
but the highest praise for the new
company and of course this makes
us work alt the harder to give Hous-
ton class A stock productions" cho
rused the trio.- y " -
'"We have the option on all the re-
cent -stock releases" added Renton
"and this will; make It ey' to give
Houston the very best' that New York
offers in the way of stellar entertain-
ment j .vvi ".;. .s '''-'.(''"-.
"The productions we bring here pre-
serfted by this company. I am sure
will -make a big hit with Houston
patrons of the drama as well as open-
ing up an entirely new field In stock
production" concluded Renton to
which his two associates nodded as-
sent . ." - i
We'll be there tonight' In all " our
glory. Will yout
STANDARDIZATION
MADE POSSIBLE BY
VALLEY EXCHANGE
7 ' . " y -' - 1j'-.'-ik---V'V'-v
Packing Plant Contains
Every Agency for Sue
cessf ul Marketing
By MRS. HARRIETT OSBORNE
' Houston Post Correspondent
. BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Feb 4.
The need of a citrus pocking plant
was felt last year when the first at-
tempts were made to market citrus
fruit in competition with . California
and Florida. There was a lack of
uniformity In Use and quality with
no assurance that the delivered goods
would be of the grade designated In
the order- There was no standard of
grade but despite this the Valley
fruit was received with act-lam) 'be-
cause Of our first venture into out-
side markets. It was as a child who
first ventures to walk alone the on
lookers applaud not because he -does
it wen out oecause ne uoes ii i au.
With increasing years he does
better. '- Ho . the Valley with Increas
ing years and : experience . real
hted that in order to compete satis-
factorily with other citrus regions
there must be a standard pack and
a uniformity In the fruit Offered the
public : The outgrowth of last year's
experience was the organisation of the
Valley Packing company with H. R.
Mills of Wealaoo and C. B. Wood of
Hariingen as tne prime movers in tne
enterprise. These two are responsi-
ble for the successful outcome of the
idea and It is to them that the thanks
of theJ producer and consumer alike
may be rendered.. It la through the
puckery that a - market has been
opened for all the fruit sold through
the exchange.
. interesting Process
'-f
To follow the fruit from Its first ar-
rival at the plant to Its final place
ment fh the packing boxes Is an in
teresting experience. . :
The Brogdex method Is employed.
which has been proven to be the most
efficacious manner yet employed ' of
preparing fruit for the market. It was
evolved sfter a series of experiments
and has been In use for about three
years.
I have stated in a previous article
that fruit that Is to be marketed
through the exchange is picked by
men who hava bean trained for this
work by an expert of long experience.
It Is clipped and placed In a canvas
bag which In turn is emptied into the
field crates In which It is conveyed by
train if the orchard Is not In the Im
mediate vicinity of HarUngea. A re
duction In rates has been secured by
the exchange on the trait including
the field boxes which are sent out
from the nackerv.
After the filled boxes have -arrived
at' the plant the fruit la started
through the processing by being
placed on the dump through the roll-
ing slats of which any loose dirt drops.
It then passes over - the rollers the
gentle movement still further . assist-
ing in removing dirt. As the fruit
reaches a set of long brushes It re
ceives sn application of liquid paraf-
fin designed to still -further clean the
fruit and seal the pores. The brushes
are about x or seven feet long con-
stantly 1-evolving. and between thene
brushes -the fruit receives a gentle
manipulation which spreads the paraf-
fin evenly over the surface. This also
removes scale and closely adhering
dirt. V - ;
' After the brushing" process the fruit
passes over a long roller elevator to a
canvas belt called the drier. After
circulating over the canvas belt the
opera t tot. taking -lj"lm
application of parafTIn becomes; fully
I. 1 tCoafd on Pg. I.? .
ENGLISHMAN SAYS
PORT OF HOUSTON
DESTINED TO GROW
''."'(-':.."-" . 1 - aass ii ii iisise-ssa -' u' . ;
.."vr'v '. f'1 '
J. T. Stokol Arrives ; in
Houston on'Business
. j Study Tour
HARBOR GROWTH
IS EXCEPTIONAL
"As long 'as the Interests of the
Unljed States and England are so
very similar their aims must He closer J
together and oo-operatiOn between
two peoples of such close kin as ours
Is absolutely necessary both as a
protective and as an exemplary meas-
ure toward the rest of the world"
was the opinion- of J. T. Stokoe an
official of the English firm of Nobels
Inc.: who s in this country on a leave
of absence to allow him to meet again
his -American friends and to Investi-
gate the sales methods of Industries
In this country. .
According to Mr. Stokoe .English
commercial life compared to that- of
the United States is not so highly
developed along lines of specialisation
because of the diversity of its products
and the also of the undertakings which
It sponsors.. .
Mr. Stokoe -came to ' the United
States on the liner Berengaria and
landed at New York about a week
ago. - Arriving at Houston Saturday
night he expects to leave for other
points of Interest Tuesday night.
Considerable interest was manifested
by Mr. Stokoe concerning the shipping
operations -In Houston. When Informed
that Houston was the largest - spot
cotton market In the United States
and given an Idea of the enormous
Increase in shipping that has trans
pired) here in the last two years he
remarked "It quite takes one's breath
away:
"Your ship channel here as far as
(Cont'd on Pg. I.)
FEDERAL AGENTS
CAUSE SENSATION
- IN ORANGE -RAIDS
Citizens Astounded at the
NumEer of Law
Violators -
- Houston Post Special.
ORANGE Texas Feb. 4-t-Tbe larg-
est harvest in arrests of liquor law
violators since the days Of open Sa-
loons occurred here Saturday when
the county Jail was filled to overflow
ing from raids made by federal en
forcement officers headed by L. B
Manas group head with . Houston
headquarters. -. -
There were II languishing behind the
prison bars at noon Saturday' and In
the meantime the five prohibition offi
cers; operating with the sheriffs de-
partment and the city police depart
ment were scouring the 'city and?
country over . for other violator for
whom from one to seven warrants
were held.
A considerable amount of whisky.
wine and neer was included In the
confiscated articles. One (0-gallon
still was taken la the raids maid In
.North Orange. '
Manss Leads Raid
The raldlna- was done under the
supervision of L. B. Manss? group head
of prohibition enforcement with Hous
ton headquarters. Others of the pro
hibition enforcement -delegation were
W. H. Myers Bracey Melton K. Hines
and E. L. McCauley who were assist
ed by Sheriff Helton and deputies and
Chief of Police- Denman and police
men. . The officers organised them
selves Into four raiding parties - who
covered the city and rural districts
like a blanket. - They went Into the
byways and the hedges and compelled
violators to come in until the Jail was
taxed for space .
Lawyers were ' sought hither and
thither by friends and relatives of
those who had come within the strong
arm of the law. Lawyers apparently
were not sufficient in number to fill
the demand for the time being and in
many Instances they shook their heads
when they learned that their would-be
clients had federal charges pending
against them which necessitated that
bonds be arranged with the federal
authorities In Beaumont.
In some Instances parties had both
(eoerai ana state charges to face-
Divide Charges: '
The federal and State eases were
divided with possession and sales as
the basis - possession cases going to
the federsl courts awhile the sales
went to the local courts.
Justice of the Peace J. 3. Ball re
ceived 77 cases filed In his court all
growing out of the wholesale raids
mane by the dry agents.
While the people milled throua-h' the
lobbies of the court bouse pausing
now and then to observe a new face
and then te listen to the plaints of
parties implicated and those interest-
ed through relationship or friendshio.
the population assembled In numerous
groups through gae city to eXDress
their utter surprise to learn that there
were that many people Implicated In
handling liquor. Churchmen were
ehided as to whether or not their lead
ing members were Included In the
list accounting -to the law for alleged
infractions of the liquor laws. -
Their discussions brought on the
question as to how ft sll happened. To
many If seemed to dawn upon them
that mock of the trouble of erettln
caogtit was due to the friendly rela
tions entertaineo oy scores with a
certain man censpimoiM for his un-
wually portly proportions. It
rain that this man. who was Suro0ed
to be here; to enjoy the blessing of
' (Cont'd on.Pg. X.)
STATE SHIVERS.
IN CLUTCHES OF
SEVERE NORTHER
Lowest ' Temperature of
Season Felt in Many
" " ' Localities 1
SNOW AND SLEET
COVER GROUND
- Most severe weather of the year
settled over Texas Sunday afternoon
and night culminating in a siege of
cold extending from North to South
with a blanket of f reeling tempera -
ij.
ture accompanied by driving winds
and blisxards.
; In East Texas all 'the way to the
coast temperatures of 20 to 28 degrees
by morning have been forecast with
the exception of the Rio Grande Val-
ley where the range was expected to
be 24 to 80 degrees. . Preparations for
crops and oil field operations are at
a standstill until the blast passes.
Rains have fallen all over the State
and along with the severe cold prob.
ably will cause much suffering to -cattle
but are Just what is needed to
properly season the ground for crops.
- Frssse Due; Here - ' -
Houston weather ' bureau officials
late Sunday night advised that pre-
cautions should be taken against
freese until the temperature rose.
Especial urge was given to out off wa-
ter where pipes are -exposed and to
drain radiators of automobiles. Clear-
ing skies are - predicted by Monday
morning although moderating weath
er still is several hours away."
Almost an inch of rain had fallen In
Houston when the clouds barren to
break Sunday: night.) Temperatures
were dropping but had not reached
the figures expected by morning. Dur
ing the day Sunday the thermometer
hung Just below the freezing point
and sleet fell In quantity giving roofs
a whitish glow$and leading late sleep-
ers to believe that snow had fallen
during their slumbers. No snow was
recorded here however. . -
Snow at Dallas
Considerable snow fell during the
day at Dallas where the temperature;
dropped to 12 degree. Taylor and
Henderson and surrounding territory ;
also - experienced v moderately heavy
snowfall with temperatures around 22
to 26 degrees. ;; - v . j
A mlety rain -falling In the Rio
Grande Valley i prevented 4os in the
citrus orchards . reports indicate.
BaesnwvlUe reported Sunday tnet -th
thermometer - had ; not reached- the
fi-eesln point and that a light rain
bad fallen over the section. In an-
ticipation of a further drop In the
inorcury however warnings were (is-
sued to light up smudge pots to with-
stand a possible light freeie.
i Galveston reported the heaviest
ralnfalL with J.4 inches In 24 hours
ending at noon Sunday. At that time
it still w'as raining but predictions
were that skies would clear. Tha tem-
perature on the island -had not
dropped as far as at Houston and
stood at 2f degrees.
Georgetown in Central-East Texas
reported a snow and sleet storm in
that section -with the temperature
down to 18 degrees and stirl falling.
Old residents declared-the weather the
most sever In years. . At noon Sun
day snow and sleet Still were falling.!
Orange Cold Toe.
Orange shivered Sunday under the
approach of the bllnard which origi-
nated around Dallas Saturday night.
Rain for a time fell In torrents end
the thermometer dropped rapidly.
Some suffering Is being experienced
) (Cont'd on Pg. S)
U. S. PORTS HANDLE
80 MILLION TONS
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON Feb. 4. Port of th
United States during the fiscal year
tnded last June 30 handled incoming
and outgoing foreign commerce total-
ing 80220962 long tons according to
a report made public -.today by th
hipping board. Of thi total cargoea
landed amounted to 43.t4S.942 tons
and cargoes discharged to 24885004
tons. -. '
The report supplemented a nrevlous
analysis of port operations which the
board said had not shown ports of
original loading- or final 'discharge.
and. therefore could not serve as a
criterion of actual port activities
By districts foreign cargo' move
ments through the 46 principal ports
during the last fiscal year war given
as follow: . -
North Atlantic ports. 18.2M.274 toks
loaded 1802112 tons discharged:
South Atlantic porta; K10.12J tons load-
ed 741.63S tens discharged: by gulf
ports 11421 1H tons loaded 1406781
tons discharged. -
Of the ports covered In the report.
the 25 which handled the greatest
amount of foreign commerce during
the year were ranked with the total
tonnage of Incoming and outgoing car
goes as follows: -
New York lll.009.i41: New Orleans.
7S60417: Baltimore. 6.14.Slu: Phila
delphia 6141. Z80; Port Arthur 4.795.
231; Galveston 2.790818; Baton Rouge
2.3517; Boston 226.224; Norfolk.
2.27242; San Francisco. 210128;
Portland Ore. 1.550282; Seattle 14.
": Newport-New. 122222: Fall River
757005; Portland Me. T44.271; Texas
City 722.42; Tacoma S4fi.Hl; Mobile
825287; Sabine Pass. (02.422: Tampa.
557712; Los Angeles 55474s : Perth
Amboy 628978; Beaumont 620.12; Sa
vannah 817526; Houston 502798.
FIND AIPK MELONS. -Houston
Post Special. "V '
LUFKIX Texas Feb. 4.-J. D. Mas.
ten. living nine miles south of Iufkln
reports the finding of two ripe taety
aatermelons on bla farm. The melons
ere In tell grass and wtr produced
by last year vines i
mZ fw?p
after 'napping
- Houston Post Special.
DENTON Texas Feb. 4. Dr. and
Mrs. F. M. Bra Hey of Denton take par
ticular pride In the culinary accom.
plishments of a dusky hued cook who
Yiolds forth - In their kitchen. : Dr.
B-alley .former State superintendent
of sehools and now president of the
College of industrial Arts has become
a particularly discriminating connois
seur of foods through numerous rfc-'
ceptlons-tendered hi... at the school
demonstration cottages. '
List Sunday Mrs. Brallay left her
family disconsolate and. dined out.
Along kbout dark the appearance of
the day strikingly similar - to early
morning and 7:46 classes the deserted
president and his little son prepared
to forage a cold supper. - Uly who
finishes her day's work on Sundays at
noontin. nd loved to nap made a
i sudden appearance. After a reasonable Uhe inni f i. C V..il- .i.
. .i. .. nut - ki. A.Ailnt turn ot events in the foreign sit-
"" " """" " " "
were called tq tempting repast ; of
waffles. crisp bacon eggstoast and
coffee. Joe BUI addresses the room In
general. "Thla lg . awful funny but
we like It." -
Pr. Bralley addresses himself more
particularly to Uiy "This Is Just like
oreaxiast uiy.-
Lily registers - surprise and doubt;
rubs her eyes and stammers "A-a-alnt
this hare breakfastT" -
TEACHER EXPLAINS
WREN'S INFLUENCE
ON ARCHITECTURE
Wul mvff 1 T . ana uerman reparations on an uncar-
. W. W atKin Institute tain basis It has been most difficult
r . ' Ito foresee the course of thi egohsnges
rrotessor l ells or
London Man
Rising to fame through th circum
stance of designing reconstruction of
public building and churches in Eng
i
land after the great London fire
Christopher Wren contributed
tent factor of architectural lnfluenoes
ot his age declared William Ward
Watkin. assistant professor of aschti
tecture at the Rice institute. Mr.
. Watkin' lecture wa the fifth Of six
teen lecture iv w. owvwn w
physics amphitheater at. the msti
tute.": He aid fh part: ' ' . -
j:bftrcl)lteoUire i af seventeenth
centurjTBngland was continued in the
architecture of the -American colonies
It represented the most Influential
contact- with the architecture Of the
old -world and it extended In th colo
nies from the Carolines in- th South
to Massachusetts In the North. Our
traditions concerning those early day
of th colonies and tne valued o-
clatlort with th events of th arly
republic have given to the- landmark
of the generation preceding the Amer
ican Revolution a respect ana entnu
siasm fully a great as their form
commands. There aid exist in tne
greater buildings' of that period
quality i V? 1m.
They were built In the .tyle of t
u
of real architectural merit
America mis otyio woe hmo.4 win i
economy wi.n
common sense
Th plrlt of th cUssIo revival In
architecture did not become generally
present In England until the archltec-
furr. of iZSrSSr The n-
classic that 1. to say. It bad pa.sed
Into extreme formality. The knowl
edge of the Italian renaissance 1n
t7-i.j ..ii i. il.ti f Inlvn .Iaimi I
and Sir 'Christopher Wren had been
what we might can tne hearsay evi-i
dene of the style. By means of th.
Indention of printing th English
n.m.n h.d ti.n a nartlal knowl-
edge of the plans and of the exteriors
of the buildings but particularly as
exs'mples Af the rules of the more
celebrated lite Italian architect.
These -were rule applied to th
arclilt.ntnre of Rome which could be
i..i.t.tiv understood in .ltalv. where
mine nt Roman architecture remained I
and could be Intelligently compared lr every day inside Or outside the
with the architecture of the renais- j church. -The knowledge is In th pes-
nance in Italy. . For England thes esslon of any on wbo care to have
rule applied to condition of building I It. W should try to make u attrac-
which were neither native nor usual I tlve end effective. ' ; w-
to the English manner of construction 1
The two sreat names In the history
of English architecture In this period when we have labor disputes and treu-
are the names of Inlgo Jones and Sir ble between nations? Does It product
Christopher Wren. Jone preceded reeultsf What ar wa going to do
Wren nearly a full generation com. 1
olefins his greater work about 151.
Sir Christopher Wren followed him a
the leader In the new style. -
The fortunate circumstance of the I
fire of London gave to him the op
portunity to' Implant the new tyl I
very solidly In the city of lxinaon ana
through it the opportunity to turn th
architecture of England completely
from Its medieval forms Into those of
th . renaissance. . Sir Christopher
Wren the only son of Dr. Christopher
Wren dean of Windsor college? was 1
born October 20. 122. At an early g
he showed uncommon genius In the I
riudy of mathematics. When he wti
14 years of age be was admitted to I
Wadhsm college. Oxford university.
At the ase of 18 he received hie bach- I
elor of arts degree at Wad ham col-
leaaand In 1858 the degree of master
leaa an
of arts
s. in iw ne was cnoeea pro- i
feasor of astronomy In Oresham col
lege. London and in 1880 SavlliaR pro- I
feasor of astronomy at Oxford univer
sity.
4n 1881 he was admitted te the de-1
gree of doctor of clvfl law. and Inl
180 wa elected president of the Royal I
society in speaxing or pir ennsto- I
pher Wren It Is my Intention to apeak I
of him simply an architects H
approached architecture from th side
or tne surveyor no was customarily i ut
referred to tn his day aa the surveyor. I
HI approach to architecture was from I
the side of mathematics and construe- I
tlon rather than an approach after I
be manner of th Italian architect a I
from great skin In either painting.
sculpture or slIversmMli work.
It I I
th contrast of th approach of theldtiv tn Victoria on Saturday after-
ergineer as com pared with the an- I noon which was followed by a banquet
roach of the artist. He wa a mem- I at
her of s royal commlrslon (rested In I
182 for the pnmese of exeedltlng the I
(Cont'd oa Pg. X. . 1 w
SITUATION
RENEWS STABILITY
IN STOCK MARKET
Bearish Tendencies Held
s Down by New Pacts l
In Europe J
FINANCING NOW
EASIER ABROAD
Associated Press Report'
""l.-rT"1""'-
NEW YORK.' Feb. 4 With Indus-
Zl '.'V.Vl' ".lZZ
uatlon at the eloeo of the past- week
During the first few dsys the for-
tiga exchanges showed acute ws-ik.
ness. French franca suffered partic-
ularly and financiers In foreign coun-
tries displayed considerable anxiety
over the crisis la tha Ruhr the French
note td Turkey and the possibility
mat tne tfritien cabinet would not
accept the American commission's debt
funding terms. Announcement of tha
British acceptance however brought
an abrupt change of sentiment and
with more optimistic reports res ardinsr
tne tns possibility of a Turkish set.
tlemsnt resulted in a sham rally In
the exchanges and In. foreign bonds
in tne financial district operation
were unanimous with respect to the
conservstlva aspects of the British
agreement - It was pointed out that
one of the chief deterrents to the re
vlval of international trade and the
restoration of foreign markets bai
been the war's legacy of huge Inter-
national obligations. With these debts
snd German reparations on an uncer
or to Judge th nature of foreign
credit risks.
Pact Stability Results.
Such a situation naturally mak for
wide and unsettling . fluctuations In
the exchanges -dlacourag thrift
. (Cont'd on. Pg. f .)
DR. GRANT TELLS
CONGREGATION HE
IS NOT A PARROT
f cTV C.-T-J Crl'tJ t
nisi tJCnUOIl winCC 15I1
op's Rebuke Scores
"Bible Repetitions"
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK. Fob. Rev. Dr Percy
Stlckney Grant rector of the Protest-
ant Episcopal Church ot the Ascension
In his first sermon since Bishop Wil
liam T. Manning Informed him that he
would not be tried for heresy today
told Ur congregation that ."1 do
ot 0eom; m clergyman to become a
'"il?"
j became
a clergyman" h said.
'so I could help my fellowmen and help
solve some of th problems of fclvll
life tine thing about a clergyman I
that hi associations are with the peo-
m' ttl
f? 2 "h5i- -
Dr. Grant - took aa his text the one
hundred and forry-second psalm
ver louni men no mini
ld "d Jhlldran. praise th
"""' - . ' i. !
' w'.fcnLUv?5 M? "1 "d
"nttho hnm of all extraordinary
knowledge" Dr. Ofant said. "I am an
jmrmatlve kind of a parson. There
has to be a little clearing of th ground
btor you can construct." - -
'"W must ask for the Incoming ot
u the light and each much enlarge the
visiting of plritual good" he con-
tlnusd "there Is no such thing a splr
itual complacenctt. It must be Strong-
"Wa say- Jesus tsught us we ar an
brothers. What Is the practical result
aoout it 7
COLLEGIANS FLUNK
WHEN AIM LAGS
Associated Press Report. 7S
CHICAGO Feb. 4. Th failure ot
college students I attributable to three
.
-r ' J -r
tr tnlrersity of Chicago officials
which wna made puMlo tonight.
The most Important. Dean David Al.
lien Robertson .said. Is lack of purpose
I Other reasons are had training and in-
anility to "read intelllgently.-
As college student ar not "nagged
on" or teachers aa In grade and high
schools he added students having no
particular aim naturally lag la their
studies.
lan Robertson' predicted that soon
only tha select of American youth
would have the ftrlvllege of a eollese
education because of the over-crowd-
lng of the colleees and th corresoond
lng necessity for weeding out the un-
V -i
T. P. Ai OKI VI A tUCCKSS.
''"H ' Houston Post Specie. H
VICTORIA. Texas. 'Fets. 4 .Post O
Texas division of the Traveler Pre-!
tectlv association held a membership
the Denver hotel at f o'clock Set-1
urriay night. Many new member war I
secured in the drive and the banquet I
a vary enjoyable affair. twi !
Near East Peace
Meet Definitely
Fails of Purpose
Curzon Leaves Lausanne j Specter of War Hurled as
s Drarpatic End of Negotiations Break : Italians and
French Make Desperate Effort to Save Day by
Offering Further Concessions.
' s ' . ' ' . ' '
' .
Associated Pres Report
LAUSANNE! Feb. 4. The Turks have refused to sign th Near'
Eastern peace treaty and the Near Eastern peace conference ha
definitely collapsed. v
- Tha Turks refused to sign tha capitulations snd economic clsuees
of the treaty.. :1 '
Lord Curaon the chief British delegate has left- Lausanne. As the
Turks emerged from the conference today they told the Associated
FREIGHT CAR POOL
IS DISFAVORED BY
' RAIL EXAMINERS
' . VI I ' ' ' ' .
Cornmittee Scores Plan as
Uneconomical inl
Report"
Associated Pros Report
WASHINGTON. rb. 4. Plans for
creation or a national pool of railroad
freight ears under direction of a eon-
trai agency representing all railroads
which hav been presented to con
gress and th Interstate commerce
commission by the Nationad Associa
tion of owners or Railroad Securi-
ties wr unqualifiedly condemned to-
day la a report of th American Rail
way association. Its Investigation of
th proposals th association declared
determine the scheme to be "eco-
nomically uhsoupd impracticable of
an application not In the best Inter
oats of th ahlpplng public and con-
trary to th fundamental principle of
privet and competitive operation of
Ameflfcsn railroad." Both house and
saaat committees on interatate com.
merra . indV.the Interatate commerce
e'timmrsslon have' been presented with
copl of th report. . '
Kllmlnat Cr Shorag Aim.
As worked out by th security hold
ers' association the pooling plan wa
aimed at th elimination of ear short
are and at th reduction of th
luirts m' and at the rriiininn f th
mount of capital tied up in railroad
roiling stork under the present joondl.
tlon by which each road attempts to
buy and keep (nought oars to handle
it own business. it was th theory of
proponents of the plan 'that a central
agency owning cars could mobilise
them in definite pert of the country
as traffic needs required and arrange
for repair Inspection . financing and
purchas at less expn than indi
vldual railroad also keeping them In
lucrative operation a greater propor
tion of their active lire.
With all of these claim th rail
way association report made by a com
mlttee headed by J. K. Roberta trans
portatlon superintendent of th Del
aware and Hudson took sharp Issue
Th whole plan It wa contended
would "Increase and tighten up re
(Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
DEMAND FOR STEEL
. HITS UPGRADE
Associated Press Report.
NEW TORK. Feb. 4. The demand
for steel has been very active and
producer re having difficulty In keep-
ing! up with their orders. Foreign In
quiries are also Increasing because of
condition In th Ruhr district and
th market as a whole continue very
firm with an upward tendency. Pig
Iron 1 In good demsnd and price are
firmer with foreign offers growing
scare.
Copper has ruled firm. Sale for do.
fnestlo consumntlon during the last
1 days of January have been' tl
mated at - approximately 40.000000
pound for deliveries extending over
the next three or four month.' Ex.
port sale a also showed a moderate
Improvement and recent buying ap
pears to have strengthened the supply
situation. Producers are. reported firm
at II cent or th highest price since
October 120 with some asking a fur-
trier advance of 1-1 cent for forward
shipment.
Tin crossed the 40 -cent level with
consumers showing more concern en
scoount of the tight position ot spot
Straits and th upward trend la Los-
don and the East.
Lead strong with a continued active
sonsumptlve demand. Stock ar nht.
Zinc la less active and a shade
eesler although th trad Is anticipat
ing a much larger consumption.
Antimony firm on the spot owing to
light offerings.
Four Children Burn to
Death in Pennsylvania
Associated Press Report.
WATNESBURO Pea-. Feb. .
Four children were burned to death
today at Spragg. near here ween fir
destroyed the farm bouse of East Tea-
nant father of the victim. T he dead
ar:
Dorothy aged years; Cleft i June
t and Earl Jr. i.
The father waa tn the bam feeding
the stock when the fir broke out. He
waa burned on the hands and face
when he made a desperate effort te
save the icnlldrea. .
9 Press that peace seemea unpos-
Uhle ' . .
Th final session of the eonftrence
was dramatlo In th extreme. Lord
Curson M. Bompard and tha Marquis
Dl Garroni evoked the specter ot war
and declared th Turk would be re-
sponsible. After th break desperate efforts
were mad to reach an agremnt.
Th Italians and French said they
were ready to make further oonces-
ions on eoonomlo capitulations which
had caused th rupture and dispatched
representatives to the Turk who had
returned to their hotel but later they
announced the complete collapse of
the negotiation.
METHODS OF FORCE
TO DESTROY RUHR
ENGINEER CLAIMS
Finely Constructed Mech-
anism of Valley Un- .
der Strain
ESSEN; Feb. 4."To eaa punch a -hoi
through th wall of a hou with
such vlolencs that th wall and per-
haps' th whole atructur Will rol '
lapse. ' Yet you can cut a hole care- .
fuiiv thrnuah a house In such a way -
that th wall and the building will re-
main -firm." . I
Thla simile wa ussa today oy a
German engineer in Essen to sum up
hi Impression of th Freneo-Belg'an
attempt to obtain reparation In coal
by occupying th Ruhr. Th lefttimeht
expressed by th engineer Is typical
of that qf a majority of the Germans .
with whom the correspondent of th
Associated Press has discussed the
situation In this region sine occupa-
tion began some three week ge.
.Th engineer reviewed th situation
from the practical standpoint and con-
cluded with the opinion that th mech-
anlsm of the Ruhr's lndustry-rnining f
and traffic "Is so finely constructed. -that
any rude Injection of a technical
foreign element such aa th appUca
tlon of military force la bound to re- '
suit In seriously throwing tt. out of
gear." ; v V- '
Across from th efflce of th n si-
nter lay Essen's central railway sta '
tlon one of the 1 depot tn th city. -The
attendanta la th station were
busily engaged tn answering th In-
quiries of travelers for Information as
to means for reaching their destine
lions by whatever dstours might" be -necessary.
-
The order of th railway men that .
work should cease In the stations
where th French and Belgian were
forcing occupation waa being strictly -carried
out.
The result was that who Essen'
central station remelned operative -stations
at near-by points were closed '
to traffic. Tha electrio suburban
Unas however continue to run mak-
ing It possible to reach any part of
the Rhlneland. -
Although a similar situation of stop. .
page prevailed at many points in th .
occupied territory today there stlU
were many tracks evsr which Intra.
Ruhr trafflo was busily proceeding.
On these routes th Germans war
hustling coal trains as rapidly aa pes-
slble between the mines and Indus
trial works with the purpose of get
ting tne latter storked up to their ot.
most capacity with fuel In the vent
tha French and Belgian should soon
attempt to enforce In the Interior the
stoppage of coal train Instituted on
the first of the month at the eastera
edge of the Ruhr area-
One of the latest problems to de.
velop for the occupying forces ha
been how to move train halted at
border points. When the military be
gan blocking of coal and eoks train .
aeerinen to naocewptea u arm any m
number of these trains a well aa
train with other freight shipment
were bteught to a standstill by tha
ring of bayonets which formed a
picket fence around the Ruhr. Ap-
parently believing their Interest
would be served by permitting the
halted loco mot Ires to be aacoepled and
returned to the Interior of Germany .
to return with more trains the scra-
pe tlon auUiorttlea permitted the en
ginee to be driven oft The locomo.
Mv never came back and now there
ar scores of enak'eltke freight trains
draws np at the new customs frontier
with their enxlne heads chanced att
and gone.. .
The French admit that a temnorerv
dilemma had been caeaed by this new
phase of obstructive tartlca. and tbat
they apparently could merehr ait baefc.
and await the arrival of locomotive
either from across the Rhine or other -
locomotives that might be seised with-
la the Rnhr. Meantime after the
German found their firs eoei ship. -meats
thus Mocked they discontinued '
permitting trains t come within Ins
grasp of the border guard. r.-
from interference of thie kind la the
Interior et the Ruhr the Germane p4
np -the deHverr of real and coke t
faetoriea and ether consumer leak!
that area.
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