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Envelopes at tho Courier Office.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-24

FOR SALE-A 44-acre farm near
Grants Pass nearly half mile river
front, 20 acres ready for the plow,
"a acres in timber, good house
and good well, Is acres fenced
with Page wire fence. Easy terms
Apply No. 332 care Courier. 04
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WANTED-A situation by exper-
fenced woman cook in logging
camp. Inquire 1905 East J Sa. 04
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WRESTlE WITH IRCONF TAX

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FOR SALE-1400lb work horse,
price, 800. Inquire II. It. Cart,
Wonder, Ore. Phone Wilderville
Central. 04
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Mems W ear

BIDDEFORD. Me.-Benoit Dunn Co.;
]. j. Dunn, clothing and furnishing goods
and shoes; Breslin.
BINGHAMPTON. n. Y.--Fowler. Dick G.
Walker; f. l.. Snyder. mems clothing;
HoRNELL, n. Y.-c. Gardner. mems
wear; Cum berland.
Los ANGELES-Foreman & Clark: w.
A. Foreman, mems and boys clothing,
hats and furnishing goods; Commodore.
MAHANOY CRY, Penn.--P. Coffee
clothng Broadway Central
MONTREAI4--L. Adler Co; L. Adler
clothing and furnishings; Broadway Cen
louisville. Penn - M Refowich
mems wear; Albert.
READING Pa. S. Hornberger &
Co: A. S. Hornberger. clothing; Bristol.
ROCHESTER, N Y.-Mabbepp & Nor
gan; G. E. Hammer. mems furnishing
goods; Manhattan.
RUTLAND. vt.--C. Kantor. mems wear;
Broadway Central
SAVANNAH, Ga--B. II. Levy Bros.
Co; $. H. Levy. mems hats and furnish
ing goods; 1lea Broadway. caro- OF He'll
TROY. N. ". NJ coveriy Clothing
Co; w. H. Kenna, mems. boys' and chill
drens clothing, furnishing goods. hats,
leather goods; Hermitage.
Wilkes BARRE. PENN. Rosenthal
Co. l.. Rosenthal, clothing: Pcnnsyivania'
WILKES BARRE, Pa.-The Hub; A. j.
Barber. clothing; Pennsylvania.
WILK Es- BARRE, Pal Rosenthal,
mems clothing; Pennsylyania.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Absence of Plunging
Features Current Trade

Data based on 10000 separate trans
actions that took place throughout the
United States during the current week
show that purchases decreased three
tenths of one per cent from the preced-
ing week and 1.8 per cent from the cor
responding week in 1918. Indebtedness
arising out Of these transactions, ac-
cordingto the Credit Clearing House,
increased 1.5 per cent over the week
before, but declined 2.7 per cent
from the week ended May 10, 1913
Payments did not show any change
from the preceding week. but compared
with the like week last year there was
an increase of per cent.
Extending the comparison back to the
corresponding week of 1916 and 1917
the Credit Clearing House points out
that payments during the current week
were on a level with the earlier periods,
but that the indebtedness was less
Transactions in Pacific Coast sections
of the country, as we'll as in the North
agricultural and Eastern regions, de-
creased from last week, while compared
with last year activities declined in
the Northern and Southern agricultural
sections.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Foreign Dealers Buy
Skunk at St. Louis Sale
Keen Interest Displayed, With
Prices 20 Per Cent Above
Last January


ST. LOUIS, May 9.-The Interna-
tlonai Fur Exchange devoted all of the
day to the sale of 100000 Skunk pelts,
which brought more than 100000.
Quotations showed an advance of 90
per cent over January. Sales to date
totalled s9,717,7s9.
Many additional buyers presented
themselves. this morning, so that ca
pacity crowds appeared on the floor.
discussion was rife before the sale
opened as to whether skunk would con-
tlnue to be as fashionable next season
5s as II has been for several years past.
lo-day's prices were emphatically af-
llrmative in deciding this question.
Paris and London both bought many
high priced lots, the respective pur-
chasers saying that there is excellent
demand for this peculiarly American
1ur throughout Europe. Australia, too,
took some skunk, likewise South Amer
ica, so that distribution was practi-
cally worldwide All buyers partci-
pated actively, with no one buyer being
especially prominent.
The opening lot Of $50 mixed first
and id second grades, black and. short
AN"AAoAo pCiCo, OiouSHI PO.GU, Wnlle laCer
on similar lot brought $7.7O. A
string of lots OF 400 each of seconds,
Kansas and Minnesotas mixed sold at
S4.7O, then $4.75 and then $3.50. The
highest price for mixed Iowas and Min
nesotas, firsts, black and short, was
$3.50, while $3.50 was paid for mixed
trsts and seconds, Kansas and Ne
braska, black and short.
lot of 234 tirsts, black, short,
mixed Minnesota and Iowas, sold at
SS.25, while a similar lot of black and
long brought only $3.50. Kansas Sec
onds, black and shorts, brought S6,
while the same long sold for $3.50.
Skunk with broad or long stripes were
comparatively neglected, with the
profitable demand being confined to
black and short. First grade black
and short mixed centrals brought ST.,
while similar in broad and long
brought but So. A mixed lot of Wis
consins, North Dakotas, Centrals and
Southerns sold at $3.50. Long Min
nesotas, firsts, brought $3.50, $4.l0 and
$3.50. Firsts and~seconds were we'll
contended for throughout, but thirds
and fourths were neglected, the latter
selling around 20 to 27 cents. The
bulk of the selling averaged between
$3.50 and S.
Bidding was very active throughout
the day and interest we'll maintained
to the close. Skunk totalled $711,218,
bringing sales to date to $9,717,7 ,799
Official market statement quotes
skunk advanced 20 per cent over
January price.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Textiles
Buying OF Large Volume
in All Cotton Goods
DeDnrfKnpntS

Cotton mill agents booked a large
volume of business yesterday, colored
goods being purchased in a liberal way
by manufacturers Of dresses as we'll
as by jobbers. Export trade also ex-
panded. Several of the leading pro-
ducers of colored fabrics temporarily
withdrew their lines of ginghams and
flannels from sale, and one Eastern
manufacturer reported that some
grades of ginghams had been sold out
for the spring season of 1920. Produc-
tion of these fabrics has been greatly
reduced by the adoption of the forty
eight-hour week at the mills, and as
most buyers have only covered their
actual wants it was intimated that
many of them will find it difficult to
get these goods later on.
representatives of the bleached
goods mills stated that orders we're
excellent, and that business had come
from every section Of the United
States. Most kinds of unbleached
goods we're bought freely, and even
print cloths, demand for which had
been quiet, sold in larger volume.
Activity in clothing lines continued
and only small quantities OF these
fabrics are available for prompt de-
livery. Considerable yardage in sheet
ings was taken by bag makers, and
manufacturers of automobile fabrics
bought drills, mohairs and sheetings.
1t was stated that deals for the sale
of sheetings to China were pending
but that lack of speedy cable service
was delaying the consummaton of
transactions with that country.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
The Tribune's Page Of Business News
Price Decline Halts!

rEHE decline in commodity prices
which began with the signing
of the armistice and continued
without interruption until the early
part of last month, has been halted.
The general level of prices, as rep
resented by Dun's index number,
covering wide range of commod-
tiles, is mounting again. On May
it stood at 222.193. On April
it was 219.973, having declined to
that point from 230.529 on Novem-
Der /.
The average of prices in four of
the seven groups of commodities
represented in the index was higher
on the first of May than a month
before, while in three groups the
declining tendency had not been
arrested. Metals were more ex-
pensive, and so were meats, dairy
and garden products and clothing.
Breadstuffs were somewhat lower,
as were miscellaneous articles and
other foods. not including meats
and dairy and garden products.
The index number is based on
wholesale prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Rubber
Rubber Specialties Used
by Automobile Trade
in Big Demand

Manufacturers of mechanical rubber
goods are receiving such large orders
for specalties, such as pedal pads for
automobiles and motorcycles, special
tubing, ETC., that this business has
helped materially to offset the lack of
demand in other lines. The orders re-
ceived from concerns dealing in motor
vehicle specialties have been exception
ally heavy of late.
During the last year or so manu-
facturers were prevented from turning
out this line OF goods because Of tho
wartime restrictions placed upon the
rubber industry. Until comparatively
recently the factories could not mako
new moulds to cover additions to the
specalties lines. Now the factories are
introducing new lines regularly, and 1t
is said that they are hard pressed to
keep up with orders.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Predicts Cotton Shortage
Senator Harris Tells President
European Demand Will Ex-
ceed u. S. Supply
ceed II. s

PARIS, May 8 (By The Associated
ss).-Senator William j. Harris, of
Georgia, who is sailing on the trans
port Mount Vernon to take part in
the extra session of Congress. called
by President Wilson, had long con-
ference with the President to-day, in
which he informed him of the results
of an investigation into the increased
requirements of American cotton, grow
ing out of the restoration of peace.
Senator Harris made an extended
tour of investigation of the cotton sit
uation. He says this shows that Jugo-
Slavia, Poland and Italy, which were
largely cut off from cotton during
the war, now have large requirements
which, with the normal demands of
other countries, will be greater than
the amount America is able to supply.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
TELEPHONES:
Beekrna.a 8243
Beekman 5000
Wholesale Price
of Shoes Goes Up
Is to so Cents
Advance Will Cause An
other Increase of so
Gents to ST. a Pair in
the Cost to the Public

As result Of advances in the whole
sale prices of shoes announced yester-
day by manufacturers the public will
have to pay from so cents to 81 more
for its next fall and winters footwear.
For some time past shoe concerns have
been making constant but relatively
slight raises in the cost of their prod
uct to the wholesaler and jobber, but
within the last few days the larger
manufacturers have issued new lists,
becoming effective Immediately, which
advanced prices on practically all
grades of shoes from 25 to 80 cents
a pair. In making up merchandise
bought at the new prices it is expected
that retailers will make increases up
to 81. In some cases it is believed
that the consumer will have to pay
as much as 81 moro pair for shoes.
In explaining the revision of their
price schedules manufacturers de-
ciared that action was imperative from
the viewpoint of good business, as the
price of leather, hides and skins had
taken unprecedented upward bounds
during the last two weeks. Hereto
fore the increase in the cost of raw
material has been gradual, but recent
~ there appeared to be no limit TO
the advance of the market. Even the
prices established yesterday and
Thursday are not sufficiently above
old marks to cover the igher cost
OF leather, shoe manufacturers assert.
They also declare it is possible that
the new schedule will again be changed
in the near future.
Views of Hide Dealers
Dealers in hides do not all agree
with Fred A. Vogel, president of the
Tanners Council, that the recent
sharp advance in prices of leather has
leen due to speculation. Some of them
declare the market is not speculative,
but an open one into which the tan
ners are forced to go for their raw
material. The fact that they are con-
stantly buying stock indicates that
rosing of their leather product to shoe
manufacturers and other users, say
the hide and skin dealers.
One dealer pointed out yesterday
that present high prices are the re-
suit of the unusual demand for hides
and skins from Europe. He said that
European buyers were paying 44A
cents Tor Buenos Ayres dry hides in the
South American market, while sales
were being made here at 80 cents.
Compared with other commodities the
price of hides and leather, he con-
tended, is not high alongside of pre-
war quotations. During the war
government restrictions prevented
oranges in leather prices, while other
commodities scared. With these re-
strictions lifted and leather dealers
permitted to resume export business,
it is only natural that prices should ad-
vance, say the hide importers.
Despite the shortage of leather shoe
manufacturers report that they are
doing an exceptional export business
One of the largest orders placed
here in some time FOR foreign trade
covered 100000 pairs of shoes to be
consigned to concerns in Christiania,
with the stipulation that 100000 pairs
be shipped Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Silks
No Trouble to Get Orders
Say Silk Statesmen,
Back From Trips

Transactions in silks yesterday were
not 80 large as those of preceding
days this week. Many out of town
merchants had departed, so as to
spend the week end at home, and be-
sides a number of the mills have SOLD
their outputs as far ahead as October
Is next, which renders it unnecessary
for them to take additional orders.
There was a good demand for plain
georgettes, which up to two weeks ago
had been sold in relatively small
volume, the printed fabric, now in
scant supply, having had the. prefer
ence.
Statesmen for leading silk mills as
serted that while on their trips they
found it comparatively easy to get
orders for large quantities of goods
Prices are being advanced and it was
stated that further increases will soon
go into effect. Leading manufacturers
of silks suitable for mems shirts are
as strongly buttressed with orders as
are the dress goods concerns, the only
bar to increased business being lack
of supplies. The activity in shirting
materials was ascribed to the return
Of former soldiers to civil life.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Hard to Book Orders
For. w omen's Underwear
Manufacturers, Already Work
ing at Capacity, Turn Down
New Customers

Orders from new customers are be-
ing turned down by some of the larger
manufacturers of women's muslin un-
derwear Most Of the manufacturers
are finding it hard to produce enough
merchandise to fill the orders now on
their books. Few concerns have more
than 60 per cent of their machines
working, it is said, because of the
shortage Of labor in the industry. Lo-
eating branch factories in smaller
towns outside of New York has not
solved the problem, as the trade re
quires highly skilled help which is
difficult to obtain in the smaller com
munties
Deliveries at present run from four
to six weeks after the order is taken
in most cases A few of the larger
houses are making up stock in advance
of orders and are thus enabled to make
immediate deliveries. The stocking of
merchandise by muslin underwear man
ufacturers is relatively new depart
ure in the trade, and is growing daily.
Some of the manufacturers are sub
letting their work to contractors in an
effort to catch up with their orders,
but this is said to be rather unsatis-
factory.
The efforts of the manufacturers
are centred on building up their staffs
of workers to take care of the big
business expected around the middle
or latter part Of July, when the buy
ers visit this market to place their or
ders for fall merchandise.
Little export trade is being done in
American made muslin underwear at
present, but few manufacturerse are
considering going after foreign bust
ness in the near future. Several in
quiries have been received for sam
Piles from Canadian and South Ameri-
can firms within the last week.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Business Money

The commercial paper market fell to
extreme dulness yesterday which
brokers varously attributed to the
small supply of paper, to the irm call
money rate, and to the fact that yester-
day was the last full banking day Of
the Victory Loan campaign, and banks
were too much concerned about that
operation, and too uncertain of it's out
come, to be interested in paper.
The rate continues easy. 1t is owted
by some brokers at 5A @5h per cent,
though an increasing amount of paper
is moving at per cent. There is more
paper at that rate now than there was a
week ago. 1t is the belief in some
quarters that on Monday a great deal
Of paper now marked 5A and 51z per
cent will drop to 5 and 5A as the com
petition of the Victory loan will be out
of the way, and the banks will know
their position.
The low rates for commercial paper
now prevailing have not induced any
more borrowing. Business firms do
not seem to be interested in the rate.
They simply do not need the money.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
General Merchandise

AKRON-M O'Neil Co. dry goods: n.
O'Neil. representing; 81 w. Twenty sixth
Street. Sth floor
BALTIMORE-M. Lavine Co; NJ. La
vine, general merchandise: Pennsylvania.
BALTIMORE-J. Shapiro Co. ]. Sha
piro, general merchandise; Broadway Cen
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.--A. Collins, gem
eral merchandise; Colingwood.
BLOOMSBURY. N. y. X. Evans Co. ;
]. X. Evans, general merchandise; Herald
Square.
BosToN-washburn, Bros. Co.; G. F.;
Smith. dry goods, clothing. carpets and
general merchandise; Park Avenue.
merchandise; Marlborough.
DALLAs-G. Green. clothing. dry goods
and notions; Bresin.
DALLAS-Duke. Teal &. Ayres; N.
Ayres general merchandise; Bristol.
KALAMAZOO. Mich.--A Speyer, general
merchandise; York.
KANSAS CITY-M. Davis. general mer-
chandise; Herald Square.
KNOXVILLE-Wood e Taylor; r.
Woods. mems furnishing goods. clothing,
hats. shoes and wornen's ready to wear !;
Imperial
LEE CITY. Ky-J II. Dunn & Co.; c..
Dunn, general merchandise; Hermitage.
MINI EAPOI4IS--Dayton Co.; Mrs A.
OKOLONO--J. Rubel & Co.; j. Rubcl.
dry goods. notions (wholesale), Commo
dorc.
PHILADELPHIA w Hess. general
merchandise; Pennsylvania.
SAVANNAH. Cas-. Levy, general mer-
chandise; Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
The Unacceptable Fur Tax


Purchasers of furs cannot avoid
payment of the 10 per cent tax on man
ufactured furs by buying raw or
dressed skins from dealers and then
taking them to a furrier to be made
up into garments, the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue has ruled. Since the
tax went into effect, on February 25,
it has been the impression among the
fur trade that the ultimate consumer
could avoid the payment of the tax in
this manner, since nowhere in the
transaction did fur manufacturer
actually sell the merchandise. Local
officials of the bureau were said to
have ruled that a manufacturer only
was required to pay the tax, but the
latest ruling from Washington upsets
this first impression,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

There are some predictions of an in
crease in borrowing two or three weeks
from now, but the wish may be father
ing the thought
Paper is moving freely; in fact, brok-
ers cannot hold it long. A big demand
for notes is reported from Western
centres, and demand has improved in
New York banks.
The bank acceptance market was
equally quiet yesterday, for the same
reasons. One or two dealers did not
sell bill. A substantial amount of
buying is expected next week, though
perhaps not on the first day, for dealers
think it may take a few days for the
banks to get used to buying again.
The American Acceptance Council has
issued a booklet of its organization
articles. 1t contains rules and regula-
tions, active members of the council,
officers and executive committee, and
various subcommittee. Practically all
the leading national banks and trust
companies of the city are represented.
Fifteen to sixty day prime trade ac-
ceptapces were quoted at 5 and 5H per
cent; sixty to ninety days, and 5h
per cent; indorsed trade acceptances,
72 per cent, all maturites.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Miscellaneous

BALT1MoRE-M steinbergcr Co. NJ
Steinberger hats and capp: Pennsylvania
:, BooNvILLE, n: y.-1capron Co; Mr..
Capron. representative: Herald Square.
CHICAGO--Sears Roebuck & Co; Fl. A..
Grossman, childrens coats; t15 Fifth
Avenue.
ciNCIN,SAT1- ~. I.ovy Sons; j. Levy.
HARTFoRD--wise. Smith Co.; ID.
Olschefske' toys; Jay Co, 4o4 Fourth
JACKsoNvILLE. Fla. - NJ. Twetzkei
Co: NJ. Twetskej. wholesale hosiery
LANSING, Mich. - Briggs Coz Mr.
Briggs. building materials; Pennsylvania
Los ANGELEs-L. Apfel. coffee and
tea; Grand.
at Gin, novelties; Herald Square.
PROVIDENCE, r. I.-W Loeb e. Co.; ;
w; and W. A. Loeb, mfrs. jcweiry; Penn
syivania,
J. perst, bakery supplies; Latham
ST LOUIS. Mo.-~Harrfs Polk Hat Co. !;
w. n. Rust. gloves Breslin.
TuPpIR LAKE. N. Y.---M. Carnes. gro-
ccries; Cumberland.
.sTATEsviLi.E, Ga.-.-M seligman Co. ;
n. sclixman. drygoodc, clothing etc.
broadway Central,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Jewell'y
Prosperity in Je,Velry
Trade Reflected in Small
Number of Failures

Because of the exceptional demand
for all classes of jewelry in the last
six months, the industry is in flour
ishing financial condition. According
to the records of the National Jewel
lers' Board of Trade. there were only
six financial embarrassments in the
industry during the month of April.
These troubles involved three retail
ers, one instalment house, one retail
optician and one manufacturing jew
eller, and establish a new record for
monthly failures.
In commenting on the financial show
ing for April, Fred c. Backus, secre-
tary of the Board Of Trade, declared
yesterday that in view of the fact that
there are 10000 retail jewellers, 1000
jobbers and 1000 manufacturers in
the industry, the credit record was
unusual. Prior to the present period
of prosperity it was nothing unusual
for six or more failures to be reported
to the board daily. The main problem
of the jewelry business now, said Mr..
Backus, is to get sufficient skilled
workmen to turn out the merchandise
demanded by the retailers. In some
branches of the trade there is short
age of material, but in all lines the
scarcity of workmen is Embarrassing.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Rainb01U Division viii
Go Over, Colgate Says
chairman OF Advisory Trades Committee Issues
Final Call for Last Great Strain to Bridge
the Cap to Victory by the Hour of Midnight

NEW YoRK's business men cannot
fail the nation in it's final call for
war funds through popular subscrip-
tlon, according to Craig Colgate, chair
man of the advisory trades committee
of the Rainbow Division.
Asked for final day message to the
thousands of workers in the division
Mr.. Colgate said last night: "The Rain
bow Division has always done it's dutv
up to the hilt and, no matter how much
toll is involved, it will go out among
the, trades and industries TODAY and
seek the subscriptions necessary to
carry it over the top.
I'm the fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign the Rainbow Division secured
one,,sevcnth of all the subscriptions
filed throughout the entire country. II
gained the reputation through hard
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

work of being the greatest selling or
ganization in the history Of the coun-
try. Its part in the governments war
programme is all but completed. 1t
must not fail at the last moment
Victory notes, aside from their enor-
nous patriotic appeal, are conceded to
be exceedingly attractive as an invest
ment, and business men ought to be
the first to buy them. With other units
in the district reporting endless
streams of subscriptions, the Rainbow
Division must fill its allotment
My final message to the loan COM
mittee chairmen and their splendid as
sistants is to strain themselves to
bridge the gap by midnight-to crown
splendid achievements in the second,
third and fourth loans with equally
notable work.
"One long, courageous, collective
pull and the Rainbow Division will go
over the top"