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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-23

Rockford - Several wooden keys
were found in the cell of Wiley II.
Dohrer former Lieutenant in hos
Pitdi company at Camp Grant lie
IS being held on a federal charge in
connection with alleged sale Of dis
charges to enlisted men. Authorities
say he admits being implicated with
otleF prisoners in plan 10 escape.
bohrer is said to have been waiting
money from his wife before attempt
ing to escape.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-23

A man who buys blind horse
should also consult an oculist.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-23

bahVlile r. Howard Andrews Of
'atiih anu J. 5. Hadlock of Grbaua
We're Killed when their automobile
Vas struck at crossing at Catliu
by the Kansas CITY FLYER on the
Wabash railroad.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-23

Dut9uoin r. 4 file smuegled into
jan mere resulted in The escape Of
lhree prisoners. one of them wa, at
forwards recaptured Another pris-
ohef Who refused to join tile escape
confessed. The prisoners dug q hole
IN the wall and crawled out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

The commercial paper market yes
terday was affected by the holiday
spirit The last business day Of the
week, it was used by number of banks
for clearing up, as on Saturday. and
little buying was done. One banker re-
ceived visit from only one CONNER
cial paper broker. There was no change
in rates. Trading continues dull. The
demand still comes mainly from the
out Of town banks. The New York banks
continue to repeat that they have other
uses for their funds, and that they are
taking no paper at per cent. A few
dealers admit that they are selling
very little of any kind of paper in New
York, but say they sell as much at 5
per cent as at any other rate.
There is a difference of opinion as
to what the effect would be of offer
ing the banks higher interest. Some
dealers seem to believe it is mainly
question of rate, as always, and that
banks would want Il good deal more
paper at So per cent than they do
now; but others maintain that it would
be senseless to offer the banks a bet
ter return, as it would only result in
much smaller supply of paper even
than now. and would not increase the
demand, for the banks simply do not
feel that they can spare the funds. An
increase in rates, according to one
broker, would mean good deal to the
business man and very little TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Jewelry
Buyers for Large Je,celry
Firms on the Way to
Europe for Fresh
Supplies

Representatives of several large
Jewelry houses which are importers
OF diamonds and other precious stones
have LETT for Europe, while others are
making preparations to visit the jewel
ry manufacturing and stone cutting
centres abroad with the object of buy
ing up all the merchandise they pos
sibly can. The departure of many of
these buyers has been FASTENED by the
serious shortage of high grs de jewelry
which has developed in this country.
Arrangements have been made bv
some jewellers to go to Prague and
other large cities now included in the
newly created nation of Czecho-Slo-
vakia with a view to bringing out
stocks of merchandise which were
purchased before the war, when the
country was still a part of Austria
hungary, and which. have been held
there ever since. Large quantities Of
semi-precious stones were formerly
imported from Austria, and if the ne
gotiations for the delivery of pre-war
orders are successful jewellers are
confident that the shortage in the
American market of this class of goods
will be relieved in a reasonably short
time,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Plan Greater Use
OF Panama Canal
Western Business Men Expect
Water Shipments To Be Large
Conditions Good

The Panama Canal is soon to get its
hrst real test to meet the demands of
business and transportation, in the
view of John S. Drum, president of the
Savings Union Bank and Trust Com
pany OF San Francisco, Cal, who was
IN New York to attend the eighth an
nual banquet Of the trust company sec
ton of the Anne rican Bankers Associa-
ton, which was held in the Waldorf
Astoria Thursday night. In explaining
his point Mr.. Drum said that the canal
was not in actual working condition
more than six months before the
United States got into the great war
and for that reason it had not had
thorough testing out as an aid to bust
ness and transportation.
Mr.. Drum explained that the business
men of the Pacific Coast are planning
to make greater use Of the canal than
ever before in shipping goods from Pa
clhc ports to the Atlantic seaboard.
Due to the fact that San Francisco and
the other Pacific ports did not expert
ence any great war boom, with the ex-
ception of the shipping industry. Mr..
Drum explained that there was very
little change to make in business from
war to peace conditions.
Banks along the coast are ENJOYING
prosperity, money is easy and every
one is looking on the future with an
optimistic view. The bankers feel that
there IL great need along the coast
for development and expansion, and
they are doing everything in their
power to bring these matters to sue
cessful head.
Employment, with the exception of
some localities, is good according to
Mr.. Drum
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
ColOrs
Chemical Foundation Is
Organized to Take
Deer Enemy
Patents

The Chemical Foundation is the
name of the corporation which will
act as a holding company for all
enemy-owned dyestufF patents and
which will license American manufact-
urers, after the payment of fee, to
produce colors in this country by the
methods covered by the German
patents. The name and other details
concerning the company became known
vesterday from papers of incorpora-
',on fled on Thursday in the Office of
ihe county clerk at Dover, Del, under
he laws o. which state the company
vii operate.
The capital stock of the corporation
has been fixed at 100000, Of which
100000 is preferred stock and $780,
Poo common. Provision has been made
20 that none of the stock NAV be
transferred without the consent Of
he trustees, the object being to force
retention OF the shares as far as pos
bic in the hands of the original
holders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Textiles
Buyers Pur.
chase Finished Cotton
Goods in Fairly
Large Quantities

Moderate Improvement was descern-
IDLE IN the market for cotton goods
yesterday. Even the houses that failed
to share in the betterment expressed
the conviction that more satisfactory
trading conditions we're in sipht
Southern buyers now in the citv took
FINISHED goods, pla;ds and cheviots
used for dresses and shirts. anita
freely. Prompt shipments were re-
quested. Standard ginghams. carrvin O.
Well known trade brands, were dis
posed OF IN pretty good quantities and
1t was reported that retailers have
only small stocks of such goods on
hand. va
Unfinished cotton goods were also
ordered in somewhat larger volume
yesterday. Buying was for PROMPT
Shipment, and in few cases goods
were taken for delivery within the
next sixty days The mills arc unwill-
ing to sell goods at present prices
Tor delivery three to four months
renee. Agents for Southern mills
state that outputs in that section are
llkely to undergo a reduction of 80
per cent, and in some instances the
curtalment may run as high as so
per cent. 1t is said that never before
IN the history of the industry has the
South given such strong indications
OF it's determination to limit pro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Business Money

banks, under conditions as they are at
present.
The market for acceptances is very
slow. For this the cali rate on Stock
Exchange loans, which rose yesterday
as high as per cent is held largely
responsible. The further factor max
ing for dulness yesterday as that it
was the end Of the week, and banks
were mainly concerned in settling Aup
over the holiday. Dealers expect
much better market next week than
enjoyed for the last fortnight. One
reason for hoping for better market
on Monday was the fall of the call
money rate yesterday to y per cent
But it is felt also that "the atmos-
phere has cleared" and that a better
market may be expected for the next
few weeks. During the past fortnight
the government has been making heavy
Withdrawals from the banks, and large
sums drawn from various banks have
made most of these institutions eau
tious. 1t has been the experience of
acceptance dealers that during a Lib
erty loan campaign the money market
becomes stabilized. one reason being
the greater cautiousness of the govern
ment in it's handling of funds.
The range of rates for call money
remained unchanged yesterday from
Thursday and week ago: Two, three,
four. five and six months paper 5M5h
per cent
Prime trading acceptances, running
from fifteen to sixty days, we're 5@5h
per cent. Sixty to ninety day accept
ances were 5M5h. Endorsed trade ac-
ceptances were AK per cent for all
maturities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
BUSINESS NEWS BUREAU:
Tribune Building
154 Nassau Street
American Woolen's Sales
Heavy in Last 3 Weeks
Lower Prices Bring Many Hest
tant Buyers Into
Market

Exceptionally heavy orders have
been booked on the cloths which the
American Wooden Company has of
fered for sale during the last three
weeks, it was said at the local Offices
of the company yesterday. Although
these fabrics consist for the most part
of overcoatings and are commonly
termed the dow end" of the line, they
were offered at prices which served to
withdraw the buyers from their shells
and to induce them to place substan-
tial orders.
This explains in part the statement
Of a Boston banker, made yesterday,
to the effect that, whereas the Ameri-
can Wooden Company would have been
satisfied three weeks ago to close up
its mills, the situation is reversed to-
day. No statement of the volume of
business booked so far or how it COM
pares with the company's business in
corresponding periods of former years
could be obtained.
1t was intimated, however, that the
orders taken on the lines already
shown are large enough to keep the
mills making these particular fabrics
running for some time.
Confidence in it's ability to produce
cloths and to sell them is indicated in
the companys plan to show a compre
hensiye line of staple cloths, including
standard serges, next Thursday The
showing of these cloths will be by far
the most important event in the wool
len trade so far this year. Upon the
prices of these fabrics the trend of the
entire market can be gauled to a great
extent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
A PitfaH Ahead in the
Spring Millinery Trade
President of Retail Association Saws Women Have
Been Buying Spring Models in Midst of Winter
but Believes Business Will Be Good Anyway

Both wholesale and retail milliners
are warned to prepare for a decrease
in business during March. At pr sent
the demand for women's hats is little
short of phenomenal but slump is
coming next month, according to Harry
S. Bernhard president of the Retail
Millinery Association of America. The
expected March let-up will not neces-
sarily mean that the spring millinery
season is at an end.
Mr. Bernhard, who, as manager of
the millinery department for Gimbel
Brothers, New York store, has an op-
portunity to feel the pulse of the trade,
declared yesterday that if confidence
is retained the spring business can be
continued into May, but he cautions
retailers as we'll as wholesalers to
avoid being led into an obvious pitfall.
Mild Weather a Factor
Heavy buying Of millinery, Mr.. Bern
hard explained, has been in force ever
since hostilities ended last November,
and the women throughout the coun-
try Immediately wont in for more styl-
ish clothes and headdress than they
had been wont to wear during the war
period. The mild winter weather has
stimulated the appetite for style, and
winter hats were soon discarded for
the spring models. Thus the pitfall to
which Mr.. Bernhard alluded lies in the
possibility of the trade comparing this
seasons sales with those for the cor
responding months last year and draw
ing the wrong conclusions.
First, let us look back over the bust
ness last spring" said Mr.. Bernhard.
1--WE find that business during Feb
ruary of 1918 was poor. The reason is
not hard to find. We had a season of
heatless Mondays, which cut into the
business, and much Indictment weather,
which also tended to keep women from
shopping. March, however, was a big
month in the millinery line, merely be-
cause Easter came in that month
April showed a falling off again, the
usual Easter trend.
"Now, this year we arc confronted
with new set of conditions. February
records will show wonderful business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Chemicals
Chemicals
Export Demand for Anler-
lean Potash May Take
Part of Nebraska
Output

The export demand for American
potash, especially the Nebraska prod
uct, is increasing. Orders are coming
in in good volume from the West In
dies and from some of the neutral
countries in Europe which find it i'm
possible to draw any supplies from
Germany or Alsace Lorraine.
The domestic consumption Of potash
can now be met by the output of the
American-made product, according to
a leader in the industry, and it is con-
sidered probable that Nebraska pro
ducers may have a stable surplus for
export this spring The Nebraska pot
ash analyses about rs per cent actual
potash *, 20) which IS in the form
of sulphatc of potash and carbonate of
potash. a compound which is desirable
as a plant food for the reason that it
contains 10 injurious ingredients, such
as most potash salts. The latter con-
tain some chlorine. which is poisonous
and particularly detrimental to the
growth Of tobacco and fruit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Tremendous Business
I'm Infants Clothing
Approach of Spring Causes Re
vival; New Infants Wear
Departments Opening

Manufacturers of Infants wear are
doing g phenomenal business at the
present time. The demand for rom
pers, creepers and bingham play
dresses is keen. This is owing, in large
measure, to the approaching spring sea-
son when children will not be confined
so closely to the house. In children's
garments pink and blue continue to
rule as the favorite colors, although
champagne and lavender are finding
great favor with both retail buyers
and ultimate consumers.
There is noticeable increase in
the number of special departments ca
tering to children being opened up in
stores throughout the country A
prominent Los Angeles furniture store
recently opened department devoted
exclusively to children's furniture
another Western shoe store has opened
an infants and children's department.
According to Mrs. Flora Hoffman,
manager of the infants wear section
in the Bush Terminal Sales Building
here, at least fourteen infants wear
sections have been opened in as many
stores throughout the country in the
last five days. This movement is not
contir1d to any one locality, as the
new departments are located in such
1,
North Carolina, Michigan. West Vir-
ginia, Montana, New York, Oklahoma
and Georgia. Four new infants wear
departments have been opened in Geor-
gia stores within the last five days
and two in Canada.
Mrs. Hoffman explained that the war
created a shortage in seamstresses who
used to be called in to make the chill
dren's clothes. Women who would
enter a home and sew for $3.50 day
found munition work more profitable,
and once having tasted high wages are
unwilling to go back to the old sched-
ulc. 1t is cheaper for the woman Of
the family to buy her children's gar
mcnts ready made. This accounts for
the growth Of the separate department
for children's clothing and furnishings.
Among the new garments FOR small
children is slip-over pinaforc Of sheer
white material, dantily shocked in
colors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Return of Popular Priced
Standard Shirts Secuted
Makers Say Material Costs Pre-
cIude Sales at Sl.5O
and $500

The suggestion that retailers are
now able to buy new lines of standard
shirts cheap enough to enable them to
return to the custom of placing these
garments on sale at the popular prices
of so and $500, is secuted by leading
manufacturers. The S1.00 shirt of pre-
war DAYS, according to several of the
largest makers in the country, will con-
tinue to sell over the retail counters
for about SITS to $500.
One shirt maker whose product has
been standard in the trade for many
years is said to be putting out line
with the minimum price fixed at $500
a dozen, wholesale. This is the lowest
price he can quote, and the shirts at
that figure are designed especially for
the department store trade and pro-
bably will be used as leaders" The
cost is figured as low as possible, but
TO retail these shirts for 81 or even
so is obviously impossible.
Another manufacturer who says that
the index on raw materials in the skirt
ing trade is the price of 80 square per-
Gale. cites the fact that this material
advanced from Genus a Saru IN tne
pre-war days, to a high level of 32 y
cents. and now is selling around %
cents Not more than per cent of the
shirt business of the country was done
at the 321a cent basis, he says. While
manufacturers bought materials at that
price, the finished garment was figured
lower ir view of the falling cotton
market The manufacturer simply cut
down his profit to fit the new schedule.
The point he brings out is that most
shirt manufacturers took a price level
of % cents or 22h cents as a staple
basis for shirts for next Fall, and the
Spring Of 1920. They feel confident
that the cotton fabric market will not
20 below the level indicated by 80
square percales at 221a or % cents.
Manufacturing costs, it is said, have
not decreased, but are tending to in
crease. Raw materials of the chea. IT
Grade have come down, and reductions
on the lower class shirts have been
made, but it is said that there is moth
ms in the market to indicate the re-
,urn of the old standard $3.50 and $500
shirt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Metals
Trade Wants Government
fiction to Relieve
the Tin Market
Situation

Tin importers are impatient for the
government to take steps to relieve the
market situation of that commodity
The recent order Of the War Trade
Board prohibiting the Importation of
tin ores and concentrates, while placing
importers and refiners on the same
basis. has given practically no relief
Trade Board order was issued. refiners
could import ores and concentrates and
produce pig tin for sale in the Ameri-
can market at a substantially lower
figure than the 721s cents per pound
asked for the metal now on hand in
this country, and the Importation of
which is prohibited. 1t is the opinion
of the tin importers that the govern
ment should take q loss on this metal
in the same manner, they declare, as
it will eventually have to dispose of
it's accumulations of copper at fnan-
cial sacrifice
A feature of some interest in yester
days metal market was the further
fractional advance of the price of lead
This sold at 500 cents pound, a rise
of 10 points of Thursdays sales price.
Meanwhile there is very little copper
trading in the domestic market The
small sellers yesterday again quoted as
low as Is cents and even 1914 cents
pound, some small transactions being
recorded at the latter figpre. The large
producers, while still n6minally hold
ing to the 17-cent price. are reported
to be willing to do business at lower
figures for large orders. Consumers,
however, are showing no disposition to
buy and are still waiting for a further
reduction before going into the market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Deny Copper Sales
By French Government
Reports of Marketing of Metal
Here Without Amy Foun-
datioD

Reports that the French government
had sold or was intending to sell its
great accommodations of copper in the
American market and lay it down at
the consumers doors at price which
was said to be almost 10 cents below
the present quotation were character
lied as entirely unwarranted by r.
Wilson, of the United Metals Selling
Company. 1t can be authoritatively
stated that the French government
will do nothing that might interfere
with the local metal market.
Another report which has gained
considerable currency in the last few
days is to the effect that France would
be able to recover almost two billion
pounds of copper from those terri
tories over which the war ragged for
four years. This report was charac-
terized by one of the leading copper
producers as ridiculous"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22

for the month. The weather has been
almost springlike and women have been
taking advantage of it to buy and wear
spring hats. Almost every woman who
can afford to buy new spring hat will
have bought one by the end of this
month. March, then, is going to show
slump in the business. Right there
IS where the danger comes. AS a rule,
when business falls off in this trade
retailers and wholesalers begin to cut
prices and try to show something new.
usually going into next seasons bust
ness. They begin making up and show
ing fall hats. Now, want to warn the
entire trade against any such policy
this year. 1t will not be necessary, for
we have Easter coming along in April,
and | feel sure that those women who
bought their spring hats early this
year Will be ready for second hat by
Easter time. There is to be a big
business during April, as | see it. The
impetus gained by the business before
Easter will carry the trade along into
May.
Trying to beat last years record,
month by month is all right if all the
conditions are taken into conside ration.
The conditions this year are vastly
different from those Of year ago, and
it would be we'll for the entire trade
to watch them carefully and figure its
future plans accordingly. If, when the
March slump comes, wholesalers and
retailers Will only take it as a matter
of course and bide their time until the
Easter business sets in and not rush
the season on fall hats. they will find
by the end of May that their total
sales for the first five months of this
year will far exceed those of the CORE
spending period last year.
Then, too, they will have disposed
of the greater portion of their sum-
mer stocks and will not have to take
a heavy loss at the end of the season.
Also, their fall business will be un-
touched and they will have the cream
of that yet to come"
Women's spring and summer hats
this year. Mr.. Bernhard said, are bring
ing good prices because they are really
trimmed. The women Of the country
have shown disposition to turn from
the rather severe hats which were
shown during the war period The
campaign to put more trimming on
hats, conducted by the Retail Millinery
Association of America, has been a
good business stimulant, he added.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Better Call for Domestic
Laces and Embroideries

Lace and embroidery goods are be-
ing bought in fairly large quantities
by Southern and Western buyers. The
large department stores provide most
of the business thus far placed for
spring delivery. The smaller mer-
chants are practically out of the mar
ket. Domestic goods predominant.
Imports from Switzerland--bcforc the
war great factor in the trade-are
negligible. Switzcrland's production of
cmbroidcrics has been largely cur
tailed by lack of coal, raw cotton and
labor troubles. The United States has
taken an important. position as pro-
Queer Of embroidery the low price OF
cotton goods and plentiful supply
having facilitated the progress of the
industry in this country.