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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
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MRS. WILSON.


MRS. WILSON.
of shades. Of course. to countenance
such a thing. Yet only the wife of
the chief of state Is in q position to
do it. For nearly half century no
one society woman, however brilliant,
has been consistently enough in pub
lie view to have the reputation Of set
ting styles. Nine. Poincare is a re-
publican. So 1t came to be known,
simply, that whatever she wore might
confidently be taken for the right
thing, tho elegant thing. the new
thing.
Just like that.
Today, for example, she wears. I'M
doubtedly. those new lanes tissues
having designs Of gold and silver
thread woven into the silk, and which
run to $25 per yard, not only for
evening costumes, but even for after
noon tunics and the upper parts OF
gowns. Yes, too. she accepts after
noon gowns pearled, and pearled
lot: and evening costumes fairly
cleaning with artificial pearls. scin-
tillating with jet, or flashing with
iridescent tiny metal slivers, pail
lettes, sewn and sown in profusion.
But there are creations of outrageous
expense Gin these days Of individual
war profltings) where the elegant
ut In
over her pinkness, to the heartburn
ings of modest merit and the Joy OF
commerce.
It Is SO hard to know what is right!
Made -to-measure shoes have run
(shoes run) from 325 to $40 a pair. as
any one may Judge from the ready
made article. at SIS to $22 in Paris
shop windows. The most modest silk
umbrella goes up umbrellas go up)
to $12 and SIS, absolutely ordinary,
and smart ones are raised to $2S, $35.
$50. SOS. The pull of the least pair of
gloves is $40 and up to 81. Thread
linen having practically disappeared,
even the fastidious consent to SILK
lingerie, pongee or crepe de chine. Sc
to So in the big shops. ready-made,
and double, treble, in the Rue de la
, Paix. Take furs. The SO called cas-
tor (beaver) now fashionable. fur
of no real value, sells in sccond-rate
establishments up to $50 per skin fol
the collar of a lady's mantle. wher
, s12 would have been a fair price, no
before the war; but before the vogue
quite recently. A nice but moderate
, feather boa sells for $50 in the bis
, shops, and such as Nine. Poincar'
, loves (she really did bring feathe
c boas into style again) costs any
t where from $50 to $50. Think of it
5 Feathers are extremely dear, yet the.
+ are even trimming gowns with feath
j crs
X X X X
AS for tailored suits, the struggling
newspaper correspondents wife q
she has mannequin figure, which som
haven'D pays $50 ready made If sh
wants a decent tissue. Advertiser
catalogue prices of little, skimp
suits of thin material ready to shrin
. and wrinkle begin at $50, will
frankly, "the same in better serge
at 500. know a stingy dame VIII
! considers herself badly let in with
big shop. fancy tailored. navy blu
o. gabardine at $50. made in series. A
h for ready made tunic gowns Of tai
is fetas Cor. say. biased with serge an
e a little tulle collarette), the mode!
seeker hesitates. fearing $45 to be ia
Ie cheap, it cannot be possible.
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NINE. POINCARE.

Illustrated neutrality-suspicious. o
Paris.
France puts country chateaux OF
the former kings at the disposition of
the president. Fallieres and Loubet
did little but invite men to the presi-
Dental hunts-shooting of pheasants,
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HA.SNiy-. StvI~<. PHoyoS!

deduced that MIS-. llSOn anu MHie'
Poincare cannot average less than
500 to $3.50 for tailored suits III the
Rue de la Paix and Rivoli, which is
the fact. The "Iittle afternoon robe"
in taffetas or foulard begins at $14o
and runs gayly to 5000, where there is
embroidery ct histories: and If the
French presidents wife can find now
adays five afternoon reception gowns
per season" at an average of $12O
double what she was supposed to pay
under this enigmatical heading before
the wary it would be very kind of her
to tell Mrs. Wilson the name of the
establishment.
AS for evening gowns, even before
the war we heard currently of the
robe of 1000 francs" but today we
see 1t currently-the robe de solr'
perle, at $500, and above.
So the presidents wife's budget (if
she satisfies commerce and the aspira-
tions of the capitaD will be likely to
run to something as follows:
20 evening dresses. average $500, total. 5000
- street suits for each season. at $11O.. $3.50
10 afternoon costumes per season. re-
ception and calling, at, say. $17o.... $500
80 blouses, at $40. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2oOO
Hats land less Of them). .............. 1000
Lingerie. gloves. shoes and accessories. 5ooo
Furs land less Of them) ............... 4eoo
rot., $50 $50
So. the two presidents wives. Mrs.
Wilson and Nine. Poincare, were talk
ing it over together.
"It is so hard to know what Is
right" said she.
How truew she answered.
This is very interesting.
But is it?
President FallIeres (who preceded
Poincare) Immediately after his inau-
guration sent away the Elysee's man
ministrations), took a woman cook
and jobbed the state dinners, because
Nine. Fallieres. an excellent lady, on
in years. had it fixed in her head that
man chef is wasteful and annoying
he prevents a wife from ruling in
the kitchen and keeping an eye on all
X X X X
Here was AN example of saving and
economy. Yet look what the poor
woman in the back streets said
: president Fallieres has only a WON
an cook. Why not charwoman"
France wants the presidency to b.
brilliant. and it seemed agreeabl!
magnificent to the Fallieres to SCI
traffic stopped by the presidential
d! limousine and police military "serv
y ice of order" follow them every
: where, free, gratis and for nothing
The Poincares restored the man che
and the interior pomp of the Elyse
n was as great as under Felix Faure
q caring to bother a lot of police an
j.. military, stopped the Service Of or
:. der" And the poor women in tn
:, back streets grumbled! This was jus
:. before the war Now that it is re-es
tablished. for other reasons, it is no
:, likely to be reabolished.
Under the Poincares the garde
~ parties Of the Elysee became agai
notable. All French presidents Civ
le few of them. The noble old park 1
IS mid-Paris lends itself to splendi
L functions, and when they set up
ST artistes Of Theater Francois an
20 Opera (who are state ,functionaries
1t Is q double page subject for the 4
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This estimate was. doubtless. made
in the Rue de la Paix; but, as doubt
less. they had got nicely started. The
war stopped it. but in the first week
after he had technically entered Office
as president Of the French republic
M. and Nine. Poincare appeared at
three balls. The most brilliant was
that of the st. Cyr students. as If
President and Mrs. Wilson should
open the West Point hop.
Three days later they graced the
artistic fete of the university at the
Trocadero Palace. They had not yet
taken possession of the French White
House before they announced two
grand balls at the Elysee; and ma
DANES day" when she began re-
ceiving, was SO thronged by fashion
ables and aristocrats president
Poincare being one Of the forty i'm
mortals Of the French Academy
which has it's party of the dukes")
that the mere list Of names set Paris
dressmakers and modistes dreaming
Of q possibility Of something which
had not happened since the Empress
, Eugenie-styles set by the wife of the
,sAief OF state ..t=l.- .4-t-4 q
Nine. Poincare, had, too much sense
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IN THE SHOPS.

ON some of the new georgette frooks
sashes Of the most gorgeous of the
new ribbons are worn. The ribbons
are of all colors, with metallic en-
broidery and bright tinsel threads
woven in them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
GAINS AND LOSSES
DIVIDED ON CURB
Business Moderate in Volume,
With Price Movements
Narrow
PETROLEUM GROUP ACTIVE

New York, Oct. 4.-Dealings on the
Broad street curb were moderate in
volume and price movements were com
raratively narrow, with the changes
about evenly divided between small gains
and losses.
General Asphalt was in good demand,
ranging from 128 to 1854, and United
States Steamship, which had reacted in
the last two days, moved up about /
point, to 53s, on purchase of about
10000 shares. American Tobacco Sc
curities, when issued, were less active,
selling at 7SA to 7S.
A steady tone was shown in American
Safety Razor with sales from 17A to
16A. Loft, Inc, was also steady, sell
ing at 17% to 17h. Overland Tire
continued strong, ranging from 27A to
27A. Submarine Boat was steady, sell
ing at 15A. United Retail Candy was
again in supply, with sales at 20A to
The feature Of the petroleum group
was the activity in Simms Petroleum.
which advanced from 81 1a to above 32.
Shell Transport, which has applied for
listing on the exchange, was traded in
at "a to 76as Sinclair Company rights
ranged from a to 1. Stanton Oil was
steady, with sales at IN to 2. Union
Oil, which has also applied for listing
on the. exchange, was traded in at 3012
to gOH
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WORKERS RETURNING
TO WESTERN MILLS
Conditions in Steel and Iron
Trade Show Improvement.
General Business Good

Chicago. Oct. 4.--Conditions in the
steel and iron trade throughout the
West show some improvement, more
men going back to work, but the reduced
production is beginning to be felt in
many lines dependent on securing sup
plies of steel. Buying has been checked
but not entirely suspended. orders be-
ing accepted only with qualifications
contingent on progress of the strike.
SO far. the motor companies have
not been pinched for supplies. but will
be shortly in some cases. There has
been some delay also in securing ship
ments of structural material and this
will be serious matter. especially at
Chicago. where the delayed building
program was just nicely getting under
way.
General business conditions show no
change. The volume of buying of all
kinds of merchandise shows virtually
no abatement. In drygoods and general
store articles, the total volume of sales
did not quite equal the total for Au-
gust. but was the largest September
business with Chicago wholesale houses
in their history. Buyers are remain
ing at the leading distributing markets
in large numbers, taking the offerings
MS they are made. Advance orders for
spring goods are the largest ever known.
M indication that next years business
will continue of big volume
At Chicago. the building boom is we'll
under way and is stimulating activity
in all allied branches. There is big
tonnage of building material being
moved by the railroads to the local
market. With the boom in building.
real estate activity has increased.
REPORTS from all through the West
and Northwest indicate prosperous con
ditions prevail in both industrial and
farming communities. Bank deposits
are increasing steadily, and there is no
scarcity of funds in any quarter.
The corn crop is made and to n great
extent harvested. with every prospect
for the early movement of this grain
which will increase the money in cir
culation. The movement of hogs from
the farms will soon start on It large
scale. but other livestock marketings
may not be heavy for II time.
Money rates hold steady. Chicago
quotes rates on collateral 51a M6 per
cent; commercial paper. 5A M51a per
cent. and per cent over the counter.
Collections are said to be extremely
good.
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RESULTS OF STRIKE
FAVOR STEEL TRADE
Virtual Certainty of Fact That
Backbone of Movement Has
Been Broken

New York. Oct. 4.-The second weel,
OF the steel strike has come to n close
and the results have all been in favor
of the companies. Reports which are
being received at the various local off -
ces indicate that there have been de
pletions from the ranks Of the strikers
and that in many sections men have re
turned after it has been demonstrated
that they are to be protected by the
authorities
What was probably the greatest de-
vclopmcnt Of the week was the return
of men to the mills located in the
West. The union leaders and organi
zers made their greatest effort west OF
the Ohio river and in this section their
showing was better than elsewhere.
However, even in the West. the men
hnvc been returning to the plants and
all signs point to the early end of the
strike. ms il is virtually certain that
the backbone Of the movement has al
ready been broken.
Last Monday the much talked of
walkout Of the workers in the Bcthle-
hem Steel Corporation and the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Company. the two
largest Independent concerns. was
scheduled TO take place. and although
some union men left their jobs both
companies reported virtually little
or no interruption in their operations
OF course, it is felt that had the strike
against the United States Steel Cor
poration been successful, there would
have been more trouble for the two
independents. but nS the strike was al -
rno1y known IN l,n,., fn,1
ton of the Bethlehem and Jones &
Laughlin workers in holding to their
jobs was only what was expected.
The present steel strike has demon
strated one thing and that is that
collective bargaining does not collect. -
to use the word of one steel trade au b
thority, It will be recalled that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company was
the first steel concern to enter into an
agreement with its workers for collec
tive bargaining and this was followed
about year ago by the Midvale Stee
and Ordnance Company. The Colo
RADIO company has been hardest hit in
the West at its Pueblo plant. while al
.IohnstOwn. Pa. the plant of the Cam
bria Steel Company has been shut
down by the strike.
When the "collectivc bnrFaining'
plan was first adopted by the Colorado
company it was the impression that all
industrial companies would do likewise
but officials of many Of the steel com
nnnies assert that they are treating
directly even with individual workmrn
and insisted that it was not necessary ia
follow th" smaller companies as they
did not believe that even collective
bargaining would prevent trouble
ftbntp x,in,,.g g. 4
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Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Receipts. 50 sos bush. The
market was unchanged. Tho quotations.
Car lots, in export elevator. government
standard inspection, standard prces-No. /
red winter. 81. 80; NJ. 1 northern spring,
81 39 No. I hard winter. $3.50. No. / red,
winter, garlicky, s2,s7. No. rco smutty,
United states Grain Corporations purchases
OF wheat were based the following schcd.
ule Of discounts; No. wheat. &c under No,
wheat. iOc under No. l. No ) wheat. lac
under No, /. For AL wheat otherwise CON
forming to the specifications Of No; or
better, but deficient In test weight. the dis
count from the No. price will he &c per
hushrl for each one pound deficiency in test
weight. Wheat grading below No, > for
reasons other than denciehcy in test wei ghts
will be bought on It's merits Smutty wheat
viii he discounted according to the degree OF
smut, but in no case less than &c per bushel
under the corresponding regular grade. Car
licky wheat will be discounted just as here
toture, &c per bushel from the regular grade.
Mixed wheat will be discounted from &c TO
oc, according to quality and condition OF
mixtures, but unless otherwise instructed the
trade may count on our taking No. mixed
wheat ct Philadelphia Just as heretofore,
l. e, &c under the corresponding regular
CuRN-Reccipts, $500 bush, The mar
ket WAS quiet but steady under moderate
OFFERINGS. Quotations: Yellow. In car lots.
Tor local trade. as to quality and location,
To- arrive 81 d5@l.70; spot. nominal, Sl7O
quiet and prices were without important
change. Quotations: Car lots as to loca.
tion: No. I white. SOY 6pSllac: No. .
white. 70ls a sOhc No 3 white, 1874 %
IOiec, No white. 78i9 @17hc.
-, ,FLouR-Receipts. 1881 900 lbs in sacks.
There wGs little trading and prices were
without important change. The quotations:
Fer l0o lbs. packed in 140-lb. jute sacks;
winter straight, western, new, $40 100
1910; do, nearby. new. S975q1O: Kansas
straight, new, sill 25@i sos do. short pat
ent, new, S11. .756l2,25; spring first clear.
i220; de- short patent, new, Sl2 50W l3:
fancy spring and city mills patent family
brands. s13D13.T5.
RYE FLOUR was quiet but firm. We
quote ot S7.S50S,05 per bbl.. in sacks as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION,
Communion VIII Be Held Tomorrow
In Christ Reformed Church

w NHTlbt NCIOTT0tu SNuFCH
Special services commemorating the
sixtieth anniversary Of Christ Reformed
Church. Green street below Sixteenth,
will be held this month. Prominent
members Of the clergy will be present.
The anniversary communion, with a
sermon by the Rev. John H. poorman.
member of the congregation who has
entered the ministry, will be held to-
morrow. Sunday. October IL, the pre-
anniversary service will be held, with a
sermon by the Rev. Dr. Allan II.
Bartholomew. Friday, October II, will
be- devoted to the anniversary recep-
ton Sunday, October 10, has been
chosen as anniversary day both for the
church and for the Sunday school. The
sermon will be preached in the morn
ing by the Rev. DR.. James Crawford,
and in the afternoon the Sunday school
rally will be held. Sunday, October 20,
is to be the day of the post anniversary
service. with n sermon by the Rev. Eu-
gene l.. Mclean.
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Mahanoy Carmen Strike

MahanOy City. Pa. Oct. 4.-When
the motormcn and conductors of the
Schuylkill Railway Company house
their ears at the completion of last
nights run at midnight strike will go
into effect until the company grants an
increase in wages. adjustment of work
ing conditions and reinstatement of sew
c nj discharged men. The trolleymen now
receive forty cents an hour and demand
fifty five cents. The company will make
no attempt to operate cars.
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Strike Closes Berwick PLANT

Berwick, Pa, Oct. 4.-Notices were
posted at the Berwick plant of the
American Car and Foundry Company
that after 4 O'Clock yesterday the entire
plant would be closed indefinitely, with
all material orders cancelled or shin
mcnt delayed. When the strike Of
union workers went into effect Thursday
morning approximately 1900 men were
employed; about sc per cent remained
at work
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FINANCIAL BRIEFS

The average price of twenty active
industrial stocks declined 90 per cent
yesterday to 10S. 90. while twenty rail
roads decline 0.56 per cent to S0.05.
Corporation financing in September
reached total of $233 .O92 .O10. COM
pared with $3.50, 103, 420 in August. OF
this total S13G 1914 .O1O was in stock and
So ,1S3 100 in public utilities securities.
Anxiety as to the effect of Argentina
seeking to dispose of surplus corn to
purchasers in the United States instead
of Europe has loomed into sight this
week as the dominating faCtor in the
corn market here. Largely as a result
prices this morning. compared with n
week ago. were lsc to ! isc lower.
whereas oats showed gains of 1c to
13sc. Net changes for the week in
provisions varied from 3JC decline to
81 go advance.
The New York Stock Exchange has
received the following applications to
list Stutz Motorcar Company OF
America. Inc. $4,000 additional shares
capital stock without nominal or par
value Southern California Edison Com
pany, S21 900 900 common capital
stock. Chandler MotorCar Company,
21O 900 shares of common stock without
nominal or par value, in lieu of 10000
of 500 par at present on the list /;
Union Oil Company temporary certiti
Gates for ,000. 900 shares capital stock
without nominal or par value: the Shell
Transport and Trading Company. Ltd,
temporary certificates of the Equitable
Trust Company of New York for 80,
600 American shares. so called
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Temperance Speaker Sails

New York. Oct. 4.--The Rev. Dr.
John Steele. of Pittsburgh. associate
secretary of the Board of Temperance
and Moral Welfare of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. will sail
today for two months temperance
tour of the British Isles at the invi-
tation of the British National Temper
ance Council.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
PROVISIONS

Trade was quiet and prices were un-
changed, The quotations: Beef, In sets,
smoked and airdrcd 5ic. beef knuckles and
lenders. smoked and air dried, 55c, pork.
family. 5Sc; hams, S. =. cured. loose
SO1a G3l iac; do skinned loose. Goa 32c;
40, do, smoked. 81 q 34c; hams. boiled,
boneless +Sc; picnic shoulders, s. p. cured,
loose. 22c; do. smoked 23c; bellies. in pickle.
loose. 30Ct hrenli IA ST hnc HSc, lard A0c.
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Alexander McCalLum

Northampton, Mass. Oct. ALEX
andcr McCallum. of this city, president
Of McCallum Hosiery Company, which
has mills here and in Providence and
philadelphia, died Yesterday in Albany.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS

CANADIAN PACIFIC
1910 Increa so
Fourth week Sept. $4,000, 900 81. 753 OO0
From January L 80 121 176 900 13, 035, 900
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. CHEESE--Flne stock ruled steady under
light offerings. but trade was quiet. Quo
tatons; New York. rhole-milk flats, fancy,
SIN, whole-milk fancy, 81 Y c; fair to good.
S3c
RuTrER-Fine butter ruled firm, with the
Jobbing demand cleaning up the offerings, but
the under grades were uui"t Quotations
Creamery fancy. high goods. ~ %
6sci extras 60c; extra trsts G2 2@B5c; firsts
hhWo oOc; seconds 81 q hic; sweet creamery.
choice TO fancy GSGp70c: fair to good, 30 a
G1c; prints jobh!ng at T2@74c for fancy and
5S@7lc FOR fair to good.
EGGS-t'h hulCC fresh eBEs were scarce and
hrm, with q fair demand The quota
tons follow; Free cases, nearby hrsts, $40 20
fair to good. si7, ,4O6is; western, extra
hrsts $ln 20: crs's $tSTtS 80; nearby and
western seconds $40 20@l7.lO: inferior lots
lower fancy selected eggs jobbing at II q
I3C per CO2rn
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UNDERTONE SOFTENS
ON COTTON EXCHANGE
Market Nervous and Unsettled.
Slight Upturn Follows
Early Losses

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York. Oct 4.-The following tenn.
pteraturns we're recorded in the cotton belt
nlS ,nornlng; Chattapooga. 81; Macon
ana nd, knoxyil.e, 60; Nashviiie. Gs:' shreve-
nort Little Rock Memphis. Vicksburg.
Iensncola and Augusta 10, Fort smith,
New Orleans Montgomerv Atlanta
Ghomasyille and Wilmington. 70: Abilene,
AMI Hfn.9Gnio, Oklahoma city. Savannah
GslyGs,o1 Is There was aS@0I q, i,S inch "oq oq
ptecipltation ut San Antonio! 90 NJ
E6Ii'V.pNft. Memphis and Chatta nooRa;
NcKSourg and 90 at New Orleans.
New York, Oct, 4,-Thc cotton mar
Ret was very nervous and unsettled to
DAY, with periods of weakness and
strength. but the understone at the end
was softer, last quotations showing fur .
thCr losses.
More encouraging news with regard
to the condition of the President. an
unfavorable weather forecast in the
western belt and reports that Offering of
the spot article were being withdrawn
promoted an uptu x in values follow =
ing losses early in ,.c session.
The first wave of offerings was due
to cables from London to the effect that
the National Union of Railway Men
had rejected the government offer to ar
hltratc the strike, and to selling in the
South.
Last prices were easier at net de
cline of l5m25 points
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

The market was quiet but firm with lig
Gnerings on basis of &c for nne gran