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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-24
FARM LANDS

JOIN OUR EXCURSION
TO THE LAND OF
SUNSHINE AND
BIG CROPS
If interested in land. don't fail
TO go with us to the famous
Three Rivers district OF the
Yakima country.
GOOD LAND. 500
AN ACRE
Already under the ditch and
supplied with an abundance
OF water.
Prosperous, contented. sue
cessful farmers all around
you. Three transcontinental
railroads To haul your crops
to the big markets.
Growing season OF almost six
months: 200 days OF sun
shine year. Richest kind
OF alluviai deposit soil. Pro-
ducez an average of q tons
of alfalfa per season. Great
country for hog raising and
dairying.
Lots OF work in this district
at good wages.
Investigate at once. This land
Is selling rapidly. on easy
terms.
WESTERN PACIFIC
SECURITIES co.
s03-i-5-6 Hoge Bldg.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
WHERE ARE YOU
GOING TO
LIVE THIS FALLs

with thousands out camping. thou
sands in Alaska and east of the
mountains. and thousands coming.
rents are sure TO be higher than
now. so why not make II your
business to investigate these prop
critics today which are for sale.
Just little down. and balance
like rentg
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ON MERCER ISLAND
4 beautiful modern five-room bun
galow. nearly new. and painted in
pure white. Has all built-in feat
urcr. including refrigerator. a
large living room, 1890. with
large fireplace; the floors have all
been ground. polished and stained
Has large bath, sleeping porch
trio lighting and wiring il OF the
very latest having fixtures for
cooking and heat In every room.
The lot " one acre, mostly all
cleared: some small fruit trees;
the front ir all parked In lawn and
flowers Of all kinds. 4 winding
brick walk leads from the street to
the house. Close To school. dock
and ferry. A very pretty home.
and the price IL only $500. on
terms.
CLIFFORD LAND COMPANY
Gil Third Ave. Elliott %
GROOM. 900
large. light rooms: bath; light.
water and gas: all improvements
In and paid In full; walking dis
tancc TO graded school and Franz
lin High School. Price $4,000;
$500 cash
p. VAN ARsDALE g. co.
Main 80. 1919 Third Ave.
S2.t5O-NORTH END
rooms and bath: lot of berries:
fruit trees: lot 75xf00; improve
ments in and paid. $3.50 cash. ball
ance easy terms. See Mr.. stem
berg. with
II. T.. NELSON
e27 Seaboard Bldg.
f-ROOMS. cOWEN PARK-sis0
Located on 10th Ave. n. T.; walking
distance TO Cowen Park car; 4
room cottage. cement foundation;
small basement: lot 60xl00: II
large fruit trees; good level lot.
Price $500: $500 cash.
i. VAN ARSDALE g. co.
Main 90 1919 Third Ave.
EAST CAPITOL HILL
broom modern bungalow. near car
line; only $4,000; easy terms.
CLINTON BECkMAN
Elliott 230f SIS Seaboard Bldg
GROOM COTTAGE: 4 LOTS: ONE
third acre: eth Ave ~ f.. near
18th St Price $500: cash 800, and
SIS a month. T.. a. Scholz. 726
New York Block.
GOOD 7-ROOM HOUSE. LOT 100x140.
at 30i6 Gath ave. W. i6 bearing
fruit trees and raspbcrries. Call
North 3fls or Main 60ss
NOTHING TO SELL BUT SERVICE
J. ". HOLTON CO. Real Estate.
220 Marion ST. Main 3i52.
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ACREAGE
FINELY IMPROVE

'"
FINELY IMPROVED
LARGE ORCHARD; CLOSE IN
Large tract; all cleared: fenced :
small house: poultry house and
pens. store house and wood sh ed !:
splendid young orchard in bear
ing, cherries. apples, pears. plums.
etc; fine grape arbor; all kinds OF
berries. ornamental shrubs and
choice roses: beautiful hedge: good
water; less than two blocks from
grade school. owner compelled to
go To Montana to look after large
interests there. Price s1,750; terms
to responsible party. Convenient
for anyone working downtown.
BURKE a FARRAR. Inc.
203 New York Blk.
ARE YOU a SHIPBUlI.DER?
Here's your 10-acre farm near salt
water. on county road. with pro-
ductive soil. timber for buildings
and fuel, good water, 1oc fare To
navy yard at Bremerton. Big Pa
cific fleet assures lots of work.
Government advertising for more
men now, Price $500; terms $50 to
500 cash, balance over "A period
OF five years. or any time you can
this land. Charles Somers Co,
Alaska Bldg. $. A. futile, 305
Washington ave. Bremerton.
LARGE TRACT
5-ROOM BUNGALOW
Large tract; good soil: mostly
cleared; excellent 5-room bunga-
low; wood shed; splendid water:
good pump: fenced: close in for
anyone employed in city. owner
must sell Immediately. Big bar
gain. Price for quick sale, 81, $50:
easy terms arranged Take IL.
Madison car and county ferry to
kirkland and inquire for John
Breneman at brick bungalow Of
flee at kirkland dock.
o o o o o q o o o o o o o o
% AT DUNALL o
o acres; acres cleared; g. o
% room house: berries and o
@ fruit: close to town. Price q
% $3.50: 5000 cash. balance TO @
o suit at per cent. o
20 CARTER, MCDONALD & o
% MILLER, Inc. o
o 2OS Columbia st. Elliott $3.50. o
Q o Q o O o o o o o o o o
YOU CAN'T BEAT II
10 acres loan soil: no gravel: with
trout stream 660 feet from Des
Moines highway; $500; easy
terms. T. II. Gillian, owner. 90s
Seaboard Bldg. or phone Rainier
l20-R evenings.
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% FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

O. II. WILLIAMS co.
SASH. DOORS AND MILL WORK
Our custom made screens will last
longer. Made in our own factory.
and covered with galvanized wire.
q. In. by II. . in. screen
Cedar siding, Ain. and Gin. for
your garage or small bunga-
low. at SIS per thousand feet
See our line OF French doors. In
our large illustrated catalogue No.
30. Sent free on request.
We sell anyone-ship anywhere.
One price to all.
o. b.. WILLIAMS co.
1913 First Ave. S, SEATTLE.
MONEY MAKER
Fully equipped re staurant and lunch
counter: ine business. clearing
5000 net every month: good Local
ton: rent $50. including living
rooms. partly furnished: price
1880, half cash.
SEE MIR WALSH AT
G201 CORSON AVE. SYDNEY 1875
POSITIVELY highest prices paid
FOR DIAMONDS. gold. silver.
Old or broken jewe1ry. watches.
MONEY LOANED ON SAME
SMITH JEwELRY co.
az IL G. Smith Bldg. fourth floor.
MOTORCYCLE PARTS
Parts for 1913 Indian. 2-speed. in
chains. forks. magnetic. etc. Call
Main 500. Circulation Dept. ask
for Chuck. or North 2s12.
PHONOGRAPHS OUR SPECIALITY
FOREIGN RECORDS
MUSICAL RECORD EXCHANGE
1916 Westlake. Elliott 267s.
Opposite New Times Bldg.
THE LIBERTY CABINET SHOP
General contractors. Store fronts.
fixtures. furniture repairing. show
cases. etc. Main 1854. sos Second
ave. 8.
NOTHING. TO SELL BUT SERVICE
j. v. HOLTON CO. Real Estate
go Marion 81. Main 3152.
BEST PIANO AND PHONoGRAPH
values at FINGERS Plano House.
1922 Third ave. Elliott zS07.
NEW PIANOS FOR RENT. RENT
applied on purchase. Meyer
Toner. 40 Union.
KAvANAGH'S HATS. $3.50. 1105 ist
SEWING McHs. RENTED. ELL 1915.
81 WORCESTERSHIRE
Blake Furniture Co. 4os Pike. ". 65ls
So FOR SALE-FURNITURE
GOOD LEATHER DAVENPORT.
rocker. arm chair. library table,
book case, dining set of 10 pieces.
dresser. Haviland china set. VIII
ton rugs. 1927 Bellevue court.
Apt. D-i0. Ben Lomond. Phone
Capitol 2211.
FOR SALE RAND SQUARE
Stetnway piano. Inquire Mrs.
Haxton. 500 Rainier ave.
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I FOR sALE-AUTOMOBILEs

HAVE YOU REALIZED THAT
AUTOMOBILES ARE CON
STANTLY GOING UP IN
PRICE,
MANUFACTURERS ARE I'M
ABLE TO FILL THE De
MAND--WiTH NO LET-uP
IN SIGHT FOR A YEAR TO
COME.
A CONDITION LIKE THIS
SPELLS BUT ONE THING
FEWER USED CARS ON
THE MARkET--AT AN IN
CREASED PRICE.
If YOU ARE GOING TO BUY
A USED CAR. BELIEVING
THE MARKET WILL COME
DOWN. PAUSE - THINK
THEN ACT. 1T WILL RE
PROFITABLE TO DO so.
I'LL SAY so.
EDDY.
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II. S. TURNER
REAL ESTATE COMPANY

Rooms . to II. Downs Bldg.
Phone Main 34s2.
1904 Fourth Ave. Phone Elliott 4326.
Corner Juneau and California Ave.
Phone West 1875.
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$3.50 DOWN

Price s2.350. buys n new s-room
modern California bungalow. lot
f0xi5o: II blocks from paved
streets and car line: full cement
foundation: double construction
large front porch. Balance $50
per month. including interest.
$3.50 DOWN
And s25 per month. including inter-
est. buys a semi-modern cottage
OF rooms and giassed-in sleep
ing porch: lot 40xli0; all cleared (:
part basement: city water; city
light. Price only $3.50.
ss25
Fine view lot. 50x12o: two short
blocks from paved street and car
line; $50 cash and $40 per month.
Take Fauntleroy car. No. ?. or Gate
wood buses. on First ave. to W.
Juneau 1T. Inquire at the little
white office on the left~hand side,
Statesmen there every day from 10
a m. To y. IN. and all day Sunday.
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FURNISHED HOUSES

s-RoOM MODERN FURNISHED
houseboat. suitable for young
mems club. $50 per month. lease
one or two years. iii FairView,
"Cottonwoods."
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bIsCHARGED sOLDTER. MAR
y fied. wishes house somewhere near
university or some place where he
i. would be near his work in town
and attend university. Call West
41fS3-M
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Is SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE

FORMER OFFICER. JUST RE-
turned from overseas. married.
N are ~. selling experience. also
office experience. returns to have
hts former employer say he does
not want him to come back to his
former position. what have you
future for plenty of hard work
and LOYALTY? Address B-1s. Star.
HONORATsLY DISCHARGED CHIEF
petty officer. age IS. desires cler-
zeal position with large firm Have
had ~ years experience book
keeping and ledger work with the
Canadian department OF the naval
(. service. References. Address Bit.
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Ex-SERVICE MAN WANTS WORK
few hours after 8 p. m. also Sat-
urday and Sunday. Prefer driving.
Former truck and tractor instruc-
tor at Camp Lewis. Address B-2i.
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KEAN BROS.
IN BALLARD
ON MERCER ISLAND

eo2s Market ST. Phone Ballard 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

manufacturers Of butter, Swift making
10000, 900 pounds a year, but denied
that between them they could control
the price of butter, though he admitted
that they could probably influence it."
With regard to poultry, the witness
said Swift & Co. had 1900 poultry buy
Ing stations throughout the country
and Armour & Co. $50.
Returning to tie proportionatc shares
which the five packers carried Of the
expenses for the joint fund, including
the secret salary paid Mccarthy. Mr.
Heney read into the record letter
from Veeder to Arthur Meeker. vice
president of the Armour company
showing that the percentages we're:
Swift Co., 35.751 per cent; Armour {:
Co.,. 1926 per cent; Morris & Co.,
1888 per cent; Cudahy & Co., 10 per
cent. and Wilson & Co., 10 per cent
Undoubtedly Earned" His Fec
Quoting from. the letter, Mr.. Hency
said Veedcr wrote that "McCarthy had
he had undoubtedly earned it," This,
said Heney, referred to the time when
the Rorland resolution providing for
an Investigation of the packers was
pending in Congress.
Analysing Armour & Co.'S statement
of earnings, Mr. Heney called attention
70 the fact that whereas the statement
for 1918 included in the figure for CAPT
tai investment the investment of the
company in its South American proper
ties, it did not include in the figure for
net earnings those properties, which,
Mr.. Armour admitted. amounted ap-
proximattly to $10,0O0,OO0 Added to
the net earnings Of more than $751;
100000. the total net return on capital
represent 16 per cent instead Of 8 per
cent, as set forth in the company's
statement. To this $4,000, 900. he also
contended. the company should have
added 100000 which it had deducted
for taxes. in which event the earnings
would be 20 per cert.
The committee will conclude it's
of Mr.. Armour on
Monday, after which Louis Swift, Of
Swift & Co., will testify.
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Only 3 Important
Items to Clear Up
In Revenue Bill
Conferrees Expect to Com
pose These Differences
Monday and to Complete
Measure Tuesday Night
Ne1o York Tribune
WASHINGTON Bureau

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The ten
sion of yesterday among the revenue
bill conferrces was followed to-day by
noticeable degree of relaxation.
I'VE have now reached agreement"
said Senator Simmons. chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, after the
single session held to-day, ION all ex-
cept three of the questions that essen
TALLY divided US. 1t is quite possible
that the remaining differences will be
composed on Monday In that event
we may clean up minor differences and
reach a general agreement by Tuesday
evening"
The Senator admitted that there was
a very serious deadlock yesterday.
What broke the deadlock is not known
and no direct information was given
out as to what the three remaining
differences are. They are. however
generally believed to be phases of the
excess profits, estate or inheritance
and second class postage subjects. The
excess pronrs rates, 1t is understood,
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which the Hoover statement was mis-
leading was obvious,
MI. Armour admitted that the regula-
lions permitted returns to b made OF.
eacn amount of borrowed working
capital, but denied that Armour e. CO.
had svailed itself of the full profits
possible under this arrangement.
"Joint Fund" Again
With regard 70 the "joint fund.- sub
scribed to by the big Five" packers
for the purpose Of protecting their
common inteests, Mr.. Armour sd-
m'tted that the proportionate share of
the expenses was approximately the
proportion each carried under the
famous "Veeder POOL" Of 1898. which
was dissolved when the government
undertook injunction proceedings. This
pool was formed, Mr.. Armour admitted.
10 control the supply Of live cattle
arriving at the stock yards, in order
to prevent break In prices for meats.
Ae also admitted that the joint fund
now subscribed to by the packers was
handled usually by the same Henry
is there not similar mutual pro-
lection arrangement between The .Rfv
rive packers and Jelke l. Co.. In Tho
Soieomargarine busincssM" asked Mr..
Heney. 'A'
Hardly pool, but quite. q natural
arrangement to divide the expense"
Mr.. Armour replied. -.
The big Five" control about so per
cent OF the oleomargerine business, and
Jelke Co. about rs per cent. Mr.. Ar
mour said. He said he had tried re-
Pentediy to find out how it was that
Jelke & Co. were able to get 80 much
OF the business.
Oleo Follows Butter Up
:, Jelke & Co., he said, bought most Of
their supplies from Armour 4 CO.
Asked how the price Of oleomargarine
was fixed. tho witness Said 1t Dope nded
more or less on the price Of butter. n
butter was high, tho price Of .oleom.r-
garine followed It upward, though it
was always kept just below the butter
price. He admitted that Swift & CO.
and Armour Co. we're every large"
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the regulations of the food administers
ton were favorable to large hidden
profits in favor Of the packers. Mr..
Heney drew from the witness the fact
the food administration had furnished
the packers with the figures which, for
instance, tn ~ should use as values in
making up inventories of their packing
products for the purpose of determin-
ing what they should be allowed to
earn on their capital assets
These figures, the witness admitted,
were approximately Is cents a hundred
pounds under the prevailing market
price on these products, the rs cents
representing the judgment of the ex-
perts Of the food administration as to
the expense of marketing the products.
This inventory value, he agreed. ap-
peared on the books of Armour G. Co.
and the other packers at the figure fur
nished by the food administration. He
admitted that had the administration
estimate of marketing expenses turned
out to be too high, or where the subse-
quent sale prices on these hog prod
ucts increased above the market value
at the time the inventory figures were
furnished, the resulting increment of
profits would never show on the books.
Mr.. Hency also said that, whereas the
iOOU dIlO!I Ildu klNcn we I'M
preston that the big packers had not
been allowed to earn more than per
cent on capital invested actually they
were permitted to earn much more.
Didn't Take 1t All
"lndeed." declared Heney to the COM
mittee, "the lberalit yof the food ad-
ministration was such thta the packers
did not take as much as they could have
under the rules laid down"
Whereas the statement Of Mr.
Hoover, Henry saidu gave the impress.
sion that he referred to the fixed in
vestment Of the packers at the begin
ring of the fiscal year. actually Mr..
Hoover permitted them to earn 9 per
cent on each additional amount of
borrowed money as working capital.
As it was the practice of the packers,
he said, to turn over this working
capital every two weeks, the extent to
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packers who could serve on the food
administration in the regulation of the
meat packing industry.
The transport Maui, which locked at
hoboken just before dusk, was the la st
one in. Her troops were kept aboard
the ship and will be larded to-day,
when they will be taken in special
trains to Camp Merritt The majority
OF the men had gone through the fight
ing at Champagne, st Mihiel and Cha
teau Thierry
Sergeant William J. Kolmel. of Broad
Channel, Long Island, was one of the
lost battalion" Private Charles E.
Muhlon, Of 3'5 West 124th Street. was
N the company that rescued it.
Privea0 p. r. Stein. of 21O West
1lNh Street, another Maui passenger,
saw service with the 26th Infantry at
SCISSORS, Verdun and St. Mihiel. Later
he Went into the Argonne
Stoutly insisting that the large COM
panies had been of distinct benefit to
the cattle producers and the consumers
IN the matter Of prices and service,
MIR. Armour told the committee that he
would favor the consolidation of the
entire meat packing industry of the
ton under government supervision.
IF it were possible to do this" he
told the committee, land the live stock
men could be taken in, and the single
monopoly were placed under govern
ment supervision, so that the packers
would be allowed fair margin of
profit. it would be of distinct benefit
both to the cattle producer, who would
get more for his livestock, and to the
who would pay less for his
meat. 1t would then be possible to eff
possible, as, for example, in the matter
of delivery systems and sales costs.
Drift Toward big Three
as it not fact" Mr.. Heney asked,
that the present tendency of the big
five packers is TO drift toward just
three companies-Armour, Wilson and
Morris ?"
owe heard some talk Of it," smil-
ingly replied he witness. who had adj
mtted shortly before that he con-
trolled 70 per cent Of the common
stock of Armour & Co., the rest being
divided among the other members OF
the Armour family.
Questioned by Mr.. Heney and mem
bers of the committee, the witness ad-
mitted the ownership of Substantial
though not controlling" interest in the
Chicago, Milwaul ee & St: Paul Rail,
road, of which he is director, and
that he was a stockholder and director
in other railroads and in several banks,
the National City Bank, of
New York.
He was required to relate in detail
the circumstances of the formation OF
the National Packing Corporation in
1902, since dissolved, and the interest
in the project Of the National City, E:
II. Hartman and Kuhn, Loeb Co., of
New York.
Mr.. Heney sought unsuccessfully to
make the witness admit that his in
terests in various railroads and banks
enabled him to bring discrimination to
bear against small packers who did not
own their own refrigerator cars or
those seeking loans.
Figures Favored Packers
In his efforts to make it appear that
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have been tentatively agreed on with
the large end of the settlement in ia
vor of the House plan, which means
higher rates for 1918 profits than the
Senate desired.
One of the subjects perpleNing the
conferrees in the matter of consolida~
lions and reorganizations. The Senate
amendment provides that IN such case
it shall be assumed that there has
been no gain in the par or .ace values
of new stock issued in exchange fot
old This practically means that If
number of companies unite. they can
not issue more stock in the resulting
single company than there was IN the
old companies. without subJectinS
their shareholders TO income taxation,
both nominal and surtax-
The Federal Reserve Boards pro
gramme of favoring consolidation OF
national banks in communities where
il considers that here are too many
will be obstructed by this measure.
A related situation Is that if an IN
dividual turns his business into cor
porate form and capitalizes II fer more
than the actual capital invested, the
difference between the former valua-
ton of the business and the amount
of the stock he takes VIII be treated
as gain, and be subject to income tax.
Some of the tax experts contend that
70 attempt TO tax the difference in both
OF these situations is TO tax enhance
ment of value rather than income.
Another curious phase Is that II an
exchange is made Of properties. which
though of equal value at the time of
exchange have increased in value since
their original acquisition, both parties
TO the exchange have the difference
treated as gain and subject to taxation
Thus, if two men each bought house
two years ago. the valuation of each
at that time being $4,000. and should
now trade houses. with the present
valuation of each fixed at $4,000. each
man would be assumed to have made
profit Of $4,000, which would be sub
ject to taxation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
Loans to Allies Lowest
Since u. S. Entered War
No Great Change Looked for
Until Congress Changes
Plan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-America's
job as banker for the Allies has been
lighter this month than at any time
since the nation entered the war Only
s17o000,00O has been paid out as Allied
loans since January l, the Treasury
reported to-day, although payments on
this account for long time ran around
100000 900 month. The reduction is
caused principally by the curtailment
OF shipments of food for payment of
which the American credits had been
largely used
Until Congress enatts the pending
bill, advocated by the Treasury to au-
thorzc loans to the Allies for other
than strictly war purposes, officials do
not look for much change in the pres
ent low rate Of demand on the Amer-
can government.
Total credits extended by the Treas
ury now amount to $8,58S,77 900, but
only s7,854,S16. 600 has been actually
paid out under these credits. Greece,
Liberia and Rumania have never pre-
sented claims for payments Russia
still has s13f 100000 to her credit on
the Treasury books, although she has
not appealed for money since the revo-
luton.
Credits established and payments
made up to to-day were reported as
follows: