Show NEW YORK By James McMullin P Powerful sponsorship behind the stock ma market Is prepared to stand any necessary gaff gat in maintaining stock prices for six weeks more They are all aU set to wait at least that length o of time for indications of improving business business busi busi- ness to make themselves felt If It business business busi busi- ness doesn't come across it will be a question of deciding between the exigencies ex cx- of at the political situation and the possibility of incurring losses through market support support- e The speculative pot is still boiling busily but trading is being done on thin capital margins which makes make keen observers wonder whether i imay it may not boil over and put out the fire The United States Slates seems to be the focal point for world speculation a at present present- Trading orders continue to come in from abroad in considerable volume S There is no fear of ot a sudden col col- col lapse The low volume of brokers brokers' loans indicates an absence of the type of business which would be hastily closed out on a drop of a few points e Brokers are so much happier these days they are b beginning ginning to jape a bilOne bit bil One broker recently called up a ell ellent client cli cli- ent and said Listen Bill Bm I haven't haven put you into anything for over a year but I can put you into something now at 42 and you can get out today a at Good Goad stuff said the client client- What is Isit it A Fifth avenue bus bw I 0 Sources close to the American legion le Ie gion doubt whether Hanford MacNIder MacNider Mac Mac- NIder will get far in his mission o of bringing the the- veterans back to the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican fold MacNider is still popular popular pop pop- ular with the legionnaires but has ha lost much of his influence since he stepped out as national commander His usefulness s may lie in developing a split between the members who still stil have jobs and a conservative viewpoint viewpoint view view- point and those whom economic conditions conditions con can have disaffected OW Commander Waters of the B. B E. E F P. recently became a member of the American legion legion le Ie- gion posts have joined In an effort to have him come to Portland to speak lat at the convention There is even an undercover movement In favor of ot hi his candidacy as national commander fo for forthe the legion Waters has a strong dislike dislike dis dis- dis like for communists and refuses to have anything to do with the khaki shirt organization a aThe The B. B E E. E F. F News Is still being published pub pub- I fished but the B. B E. E F. F as such ha has never gotten cotten a nickels nickel's worth of revenue revenue reve reve- reve-I reve nue from the paper Its official status statu has therefore been terminated a a a aWilliam William Greens Green's Labor day speech in Pittsburgh attracted attention in New York The financial district is quite sympathetic to Green and gives him much credit for restraining the ranks of labor from the adoption o of left wing policies Such ideas as unemployment Insurance ance and heavier inheritance and gift gif taxes which taxes which he advocates advocates natural natural naturally ly arouse no enthusiasm in moneyed circles but hut his opinions are treated with respect Several well informed observers believe he Is forecasting an Inevitable Ine legislative trend a a a aAn An important nt mall malt order house recently recently recently re re- re- re ordered dozen mens men's shirts from one of its Us manufacturers The manufacturer ne nearly fainted tainted He stands to lose plenty on the contract if cotton prices go up because he did not have th raw material on hand The house which bought Is covering its requirements through the winter season on all merchandise where a major part of ot the cost is In the raw materials materiaL Where labor is the majorIty major majorIty Ity no forward commitments are S 'S being madl t |