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New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Capper Blames
Distribution System
For High Prices

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The farm
ers' side of the high cost of living
question was presented to the Senate
to-day by Senator Capper. Repub lican,
OF Kansas, who declared that, while
farmers are selling their products at
loss in declining markets. the con-
sumers are paying rising prices.
Faulty distribution was blamed
largely for this remarkable spectacle, ,
and the Senator urged a number of
remedies to increase production. He
depored the numerous industrial
strikes and the small representation
given agriculture in the industrial
Conference.
"In our efforts TO get rid of the
high cost of living disease" said Mr..
Capper. II fear we are in great danger
of dying Of the remedy. AS result
of Washington's effort to reduce high
prices by breaking down entirely the
cost of food. we have the remarkable
the cost of living, coincident with
market drops tina. are putting live
stock raisers out of business and caus-
ing serious losses to other producers"
Illustrating the anomalous situation
of farmers aud consumers, Senator
Capper said farmers are selling their
wheat at loss, adding:
"lt takes four. and q half bushels
of wheat to make a barrel Of -four
The wheat raiser gets about sS.37 for
the wheat. the miller S12.7O, the baker
$3.50 and the hotel keeper here in
Washington, as it is doled out in thin
slices, s5S7."
The government, through the Grain
CORPORATION. Senator Capper said. prof
tied s23,000,000 at the expense of
farmers last year. the farmers selling
at from 20 to 20 cents less than the
guaranteed price.
The situation Of the livestock
farmer Is even more deplorable.' he
said. Farmers are selling their grain
fed beeves and hogs for less than it
cost to produce them. but the con-
sumer finds little or no change in the
price of meat
"While everything a farmer must
price of his commodities, the cheapest
foreign embargo and government
guarantee.
without visibly helping the con-
sumer we have brought about crisis
in our most fundamental and vital in
dustry by forcing the producer to &C
cept prices at which he cannot con-
tinue to produce, while he and the
consumer are compelled to pay prices
at which they are forced to curtail the
homo demand"
Executive departments" he said
should seek by every means at their
command to open wider markets to the
farmer by lifting the embargo on
wheat and wheat -four to Europe, by
extending credits to European govern
ments and by lowering ocean freight
rates"
LEGISLATION to free the livestock
producer of alleged control of the mar.
kets by the packers also was urged by
Senator Capper, who suggested estab-
lishment of cooperative farm selling
agencies.
~ ice-making in necessares Of life.
he said, SHOULD never again be left
to the gamblers Of the exchange or
to corporate monopoly"
Among the remedies suggested by
Senator Capper were cessation OF
Federal government propaganda which
tends to bear down the prices of farm
products"
Farm wages have doubled, land values
have risen enormously and everything
the farmer buys, he said, has fisen
from so to 800 per cent
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Recorded Mortgages

SAME property; same to same: Or rntge
$4,000 Oct i; yrs, c; atty, same.
UNION Av, I'll, W S, 25x1oo; Helen Ciau-
sen TO Harry Lowsnhemer. 3ss E Ford
ham I'd; pr mtg $4,000; Oct 6; yrs:
c; atty, T 9 & Co, 176 Broad
cKoToNA pKwAY. aoss. 5. 47'4x74' sE.74o
Crotona Pkway; pr mtg $4,000. oct 20;
1nstals; c; atty. T G & T Co, l76
AK irreg; Michael j Bigicn to Herbert
Chute. 14ls Boscobel av, Oct II;
YRS; ~ c; atty. G e. CO, 176
wBBsTER Av, s. 5oi.11 $ Gun Hill iiH'GyI rd.
6sx4ox irreg; Margt Wright to Sophie
pr mtg 50 900; oct g. yrs: s p c.
W. atty tx, 7 rs G & r Co. 17s Broadway; $4,000
WhlTLOCk II AV; $. 100 " Fale st,
Constrn Co to w c p Realty Co 40s
Ifsth Mst ST. ,oSo pr mtg $1,000; oct lo;; due
samuel Bitterman, 3os Broadway. 5000
FREMONT AV. Webster av. 18th st ami
Garter Garter av the & bIock Psasant Anus
mont av; pr mtge $4,000: Sept 30.
yrs 5'2 c; atty. G. & 60. ~
FOREST Av. W g. $50 Home st. 2ox
s76; Max KalIin and ano to Cepas Rie
ger lil9 Forest aV; pr mtge 5000; Oct
yers 7 & CO loo Bway -. $3.50
AMVNDSON AN. w g, 325 Nelson av. 25N
100: Herman Goldman to sophie Lauren.
3s4o Amundson .av; pr mtge $4,000; Oct
Il installs without int: atty. 7 G r
BRIGGS Av. " 3, $50 n 1ssth st, 2ox92s
Bronx National Realty Corpn to Hanson
c Gibson. 27 North Washington Square;
Oct l yrs, c; atty, H c Gibson As
PAuLpINCI Az cor 227th st. 5oSios. ii's:
FTank 5 < nsma st = and To an? to Ei7 smith
atty, Geo Price. as1 e l4sth st $500
CORLEAR Ay. 3l33, s. 5xl23.4; Harry
Calm to John Dorohue 52S w ls3d st:
Tet Co III yTs gway c. atty TITLE ossr ss5cS q
CORLEAR Az 1851 S; lots. each
25x- same to same; mtges, each
$1,000; Oct 2l; yrs, p c; atty. same.
$4,000
Ss.1SIoa7: Mae Nae, nleweti lev o'' to Es az
Froman, ,2ol1 Morris av; pr mtse S., 500;
Oct f5; Wis, c; atty Samuel He'll
1RVfNE sT' g s9s' S. 251ioo; Aaron Biiiow sn'eUS
70 San Gath Ia Zsmpini ssS irvine ct pr mtgs M
Guar ( 7 CO, lis Bway ...'..'''s5 ' $50
UNIVERSITY Av. e s. 5ss 1881 st, 677x
ll5,llxlsllxlo5a ~ s,LSl Midred HaIifsd to
Guar 3 r Go 17s Bway ........s14.5 500
BR1sTow ST, 1880 IS; - 2o1ioo. Nsttie
Loan 6 Savings Assn, 2s7 w 34th st :
Oct le lnstals. { p {; atty. Title Guar &
PARK Av. $ $, part lot 50. map Morris. Norris
ania s5x14oxs5xi5o, American SILK Label
Mfg Go to Mariana Hey, $3.50 Park av;
oct Fl; yrs; 5 D c. atty. Chas j w
Meisel. 14i broadway ............ s2l, 900
LOTS Il. %, SO. 10. ia, l51 and 1872, map
Benz stern: ABR Gilman to Larktn Lum-
Der Co t0l Manhattan st; Oct Il: due
Jan II, 1920; - C. atty, Robt Hopper,
LOTS ia ana is. map NJ Morgenthau'
John Waworth TO First Universslist
Society Of City Of Bklyn, Grand av and
l1eferts pl; Oct 21; 3 yrs; y c; atty.
II l. Brant. 3S Park Row 81, 500
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
.JEWELRY-Eren LO,p Grade
Diamonds Are Scarce No,u

The demand for diamonds has been so
large that even yellow and imperfect
stones, which formerly were on the mar
ket in large quantities, arc extremely
scarce Considerable quantities of these
stones have been purchased within the
last few months and many retailers are
now selling them in rings, pins,
brooches and lavalliers.
The scarcity Of high grade diamonds
has reached point where many dealers
are unable to do business because Of the
lack of stocks. One large dealer said
yesterday that there are at least twenty
customers for every diamond that is
offered for sale
There is no immediate prospect Of
stccks coming into TINS country as the
foreign markets are almost entirely
bought out One of the principal rea-
sons for the present world shortage of
diamonds is that the South African dia-
mond mines are working with about half
t.e former number of men owing to
better working conditions now offered
these men by other industries.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23

to find employment in her own country
for her abundant supply of labor, the
value of which yor will be the first to
appreciate"
Long Speaks for Washington
Secretary of State, in expressing
message of welcome from WASHINGTON.
declared:
The conference comes at a time
when the serious thoughts of serious
men can do much to rehabilitate the
damaged structures of the world
Trade is based on credit, credit on con-
iidence, and confidence only exists,
where law is settled and supreme.
There must be an established order.
The ordinary process of law must OBJ
tain and the orderly activities of an
organized society must precede busi-
only under an established government,
properly functioning as a political or
ganization and capable of asserting its
authority"
The most overt conflict of the con-
ference developed earlier in the day
when representatives of the French
mission met the American committee
on shipping, of which p. A. S. Franklin,
pres ident of the international Mercan-
tlie MARINE, is CHAIRMAN. ne TeHCn-
men made a strong plea for the return
to France of those ships which the
United States government seized in
American ways when the United States
entered the war Besides those of other
countries, ships that were being made
for France were commandeered and,
according to the delegates, 80 per cent
of them already had been paid for. In
adjusting the same issue with Great
Britain and other countries, he United
States returned the money, but a none
tary settlement is unacceptable to
France.
Says France Needs Ships.
In an interview, Julien Potin, of the
French Mission said:
Yes, the United States has offered
to pay US back the so per cent that we
paid. but we need the tonnage We
need it to haul coal, food and all kinds
of reconstruction supplies. We must
have ships to do this. Money will do
US no good if we do not have the ships
The United States has taken the stand
that since the monetary settlement has
been made with the other countries,
the same manner of settlements should
be made with us. They said' if they
give US the ships the other nations
will come back and demand tonnage in
stead of money"
The Americans replied that the mat
ter was purely a government matter
and that the decision would have to be
made IN Washington. q
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Business News

~ oUNlkY banks especially in the buvnp
paper actively although the
On the Pacific Coast
cent only the
York the rediscouu rate a tho rder. p
Bank unchanged esterday - -
There appears be borrowing figures
showing the accounts New
$622o367o0
week Fart OF
Inc TACT 'nat the loan account has steadily last three
months
many
red stock ather
the trade bankg
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
slo,Ooo,0oo Silk
Purchase Made bv
New York Concerns

ne largest transaction ever made in
'eAeles was consummated last night
when the Bush Terminal Company and
.ne McLane Silk Company signed a con-
tract with representatives of the Ord
nance Department of the government
LOT the purchase Of vast quantity of
SILK cartridge cloth.
Onoer the contract the government
releases TO the firms named $4,000 900
worth OF SILK and gives them an option
on the balance, about $4,000 900 worth
Inc Bush Terminal -McLane Silk organ
!. ~ Ii nu. c aslrg he material d the
pilCes PAD Tor 1t by the government.
Inc SILK will be processed and con-
verted into great variety of designs
ana finishes. advertised and sold, and
the government will receive, in addition
70 the cost price, so per cent of any
pfofts that may be made.
Available for 200 Uses
Inc matt made to with hstand
goVerhment tests, possesses extraordi-
nary tensile strength, and experiment
tatlon has proved that it can be utilized
tor more than 200 purposes, including
many forms of wearing apparel 1t is
expected when this silk is put on the
market the shortage now existing will
be relieved.
In statement issued last night
Irving T. Bush said, in part:
The disposal of so large a quantity
OF lew fabric was a serious problem
when it was first taken up for con-
slderaton, and the work hich has re-
suited IN the present contract reflects
great credit upon those connected with
the War Department who have had the
matter IN charge. The officials have
refused to be discouraged by appar-
entity unsurmountabl difficulties, and
after many months of laboratory work
have developed the possibility of a
wonderful fabric.
Benefit to Public Asserted
"The result will be that the GOV
ernment will receive large return for
an apparently unstable product, and
the people will be able to buy at a
moderate price fabrics of beautiful
finish; but what is better than any
thing else at present, an article Of
wonderful strength and wearing quail
tiles.
"The successful carrying out Of The
operation means creation Of a new in
dustry for the United States Both
Mr.. McLane and | are very happy to
be associated with the work, for it
seems one of those rare opportunities $
where it is possible to carry through
reasonable business transaction, and
at the same time be of substantial as
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
LEATHER-Shortage Of Skins
Nav Cause Higher Prices

Glove manufacturers declare that the
shortage of sheep and goat skins has
become so serious that higher prices
are inevitable for the winter season
The shortage is worldwide and affects
French manufacturers just as much as
those in this country.
Shoe manufacturers also have felt
the scarcit Of these feathers and it is
reported that in some cases they have
been buying. leather from the glove
makers at ices that net the latter the
same profit they would have made
through the sale of finished gloves.
Importers assert that it is almost
impossible for the French manufacture
ers to get sufficient glove leather to
meet normal requirements. With q
move on foot for the conservation of
cattle so that stocks decimated by the
war may be replaced, manufacturers
do not look for the supply to increase
in the near future.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Bonus for Saks EMPLOYEES

Following the granting of bonusus
70 statesmen few weeks ago. Saks
& Co., specially shop. have IN
augurated q similar system to apply
to non selling help in the store. At
the end of every three months an
amount equal to that earned by the
selling help in commissions will be
divided on basis of regular salaries
among al! the non-selllng employ s
The first bonus will cover the period
from July l to October |, 1919.
1t is expected that the bonus will
amount to about 10 per cent Of the
salaries. Checks will be distributed
as soon as the figures are computed.
IN announcing the new bonus plan the
store urges all non-selling employees
to perform their tasks AS we'll as nos-
siblc in order that sales ma be in
creased, with the result that their
own salaries may be larger.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23

tan e.. l-12 yrs from April /. 1918:
attys. F1uegelman s. T. 50 Bway $4,000
7TH Av, 230-274, all: NJ AbraAanls Realty
Company to Frank Brunella. 446 Cen
traI Park West. and ano; u yrs from
Nov l. 1919; atty. Leo Porrino. 652 West
Bway .....-. ................ $17, 500
34TH ST, 155 W. Sd floor: The James
Realty Company 10 Irving Weinberg,
premises yrs from July IA.
1919 .-....,-..- s-tOVu
9TH Av, 3t2. all; Charles T T .rks to Ma
than Becker. 4se Convent av from Jan
!. 1920, to Sept 80. 1870 address, NJ NJ
Becker 3o9 Bway y..-.....-..-...S6 5000
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Satisfied Judgments

The first nane Is that of the debtor.
the second that of the creditor and date
when judgment WAS filed.
In New York County
Totten. Harry N-A, ". Turtons
Sept. is. 1919 .......,...... tS330S
Mcnde son, julius - Ludowici
Ccladon Co, july H. l9l7. 7ll-ss
Julius. Harry--Godcnberg Bros.
Co. Oct. g. lsl6.......... 93s77
La Tour. Felix's. Feinb"rg; Feb
2s. 1914. ......-............, i4t-be
Belmont, Geo. H.-National Rad
iator Co; Sept. IL. l9le..:... L2o2el
Gug giielmo. Thomas--N. Phillips.
July 10, 1912. ...-......e..... l6V.oe
Goldman. Barney-Wheeiing Cor
rugattng Co: Dee. 2. l9i2.,.:. lS7.oo
one Hundred and Eighty Eight
Street g. Washington Avenue
Coy. Field. Feb. s. 1919 49,. l,ot6l
MAzzone, Anurew. and National
Surety Co.--People. &c. Feb
IA. 1919 tvacated) .........-- 1000. 90
Jones- GeorEe--Fisk Rubber. city
OF y. =. Feb IS. 1919. $500
In Bronx County
Pennold. William WI. Wcth-
erorn ct al. Feb. 20. t919.... tl7o.N
Silverstcin. Meyer-L. Glasgow;
Juno J0 1916 ..-<--..------.. 7ss.Vf
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Assignments "A of Mortgages

Frederic W Carpenter: same TO Wiile.te
Carpenter. -al5 2 18th st; atty. Wilson
2n 81 FTwS 5 B. vii rle st Guar ru.t 'lsSq9 s
Courtlandt Nicoll, $40 Lexington av; al
dress lss Bway ...........-......$s IS, 900
22D ST. 262 w City Real Estate Co, to
Grace c Townsend, w s1st st. $40. O0o
atty, l. r & T Co. so Bway.,...sl6,o 900
sTH AV. SSl; mtge $4,000 Isaac We'll
and ano. exrs, TO Jacob NJ Weinstock,
567 w 149th st. atty, Frank l. Well, Ill
PEARL sT. l3s; zsppordh Frazer to Law ~
i1TH ST, ESQ W, Emlgrant Indust Saw
Bank to Title & Mort Co. 1873
Schleslnger to e II Blumenstie $50 w
alst St. atty. Sidney Noriinger. 100
BowERY 50 to ssla mtge s2,6oo Nor
ris Morrison to Harry and Annie Rusak.
1855 Lexington av; atty, Julius Cohen,
27T Bway .................... 81
vERMlLYEA Av. l4o. wmco Realty
corpn to YIN Cohen, SIS Park ayy;;
FOX ST. W s. 254 + 1s7th st. 2 lots. each
7.5xloo assfnts; Rose schwartz to
.y, Title 8 Mtse Co, la5 Bway' atty n ny Y
UNION .Av. Y 5. so n Dawson st. 25xloo
Leopold solnger to Franz Friscn. s211
Perry 5ss; sw; and ano atty; Harry Lowen-
AQUEDUCT AV, $3.50: Grace c Burnham.
adrnx, to Libbie w Lyon. $50 st James
pt. Bkiyn; attys, Merritt. T. 100
AT EDuCr Av. 2$3e-s: same to VIM "
Johnson, els Bway. Yonkers. Y,
trus, Al y snfnc. ..-...-..... $500
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Recorded Leases
Manhattan

GRAND ST, 200. cor str: Hamlet and ano
TO Esther Frank. "a Bowery: yrs frcm
May /. 1920. address. 267 Grand at So $40
BROADWAY. S7s4; = Il b lb7th at. $50 W .
United Cigar Stores CO OF America to
from May /. 1920; attys. RabenwoId &
=, 81 bway ..s:.:......:.... IS, 900
STH AV. cor 30th st front str and
part b. l0xi0; II NJ WE'LL Co to Louis
Haims. 1884 7th av yrs IN months
from April /, 1919. atty. Max Cohen. laa
GRHND ST. as7 b; Abr bernhard. ;',SUs exr
70 Esther Frank. ~ Howery: yrs frun
May !. 1915: yrs ext at 81. $50, address.
N..ti'i ~ -. .aoV
5sTH ST. SO f, east stores. SO r. s9th
st Corpn 10 Cusmans Sons. 40 Manhat
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
judgments Filed
In New York County

The following judgments we're filed yes
terday, the first name being that of the
dphtOr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-17
AGED MAN TAKES OWN
LIFE IN PETERSBURG JAIL
Held for Examination as 10 Hts Sanity,
George Hanson Hangs
Himbelf.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA. June 10
George Ransom. about seventy-eight
years old, was committed TO jail sum
day afternoon for examination by h
phys ician az 10 his sanity, During
the night he committed suielde by
hanging himself in his steel cell, from
the top OF which his hody was found
suspended this morning. a leather
waistbclt. unbuckled from his body,
WAS the means by which ne ended his
life. The deceased aud his wife resided
in Lafayette Street In this city, and
both worked in the British American
cigarette factory.
Sunday afternoon his wife received
a letter from him in which he bade
her good-by, stating that che would
never see him again. which alarmed
her very much and gathering some
friends together search was made for
him. He was found on the banks of
the Fcrndaie Power Canal, was taken
into custody, and was cnmmitted to
laii where, after IL o'clock last night,
ne ended his life.
In !. letter addressed to the superin-
tendcnt of the factory in which he
worked. he gave him directions as
10 the disposition OF his pay, and
stated that he had been married four
times and had twenty-four children
living in North and South Carolina.
An inquest was held on the body,
and death by voluntary hanging was
the verdict. The spinal cord had been
broken at the back OF the neck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-17
To Remove First
Signs of Old Age

"The infaliiblc first sign of age Is
the sagging cheek muscles" says Nine.
CAVALIER, whose fame rs beauty
sonEstress. These are more diff :
cult and serious to treat than wrin-
kles.' she continues. 'rhe sagging
muscles indicate they have grown too
weak to remain in place: they must
be assisted. strengthened"
The best way to strengthen them is
by bathing the face in a lotion made
by dissolving an ounce of powdered
This creates freer circulation to tho
parts. besides causing muscles and
skin to contract. Saxolite, procurable
at every drug store. has long been
known by complexion specialists to
gent properties, valua bile in treating
fabby tissue and wrinkles.-Adv,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-17
G A TARRH OF HEAD,
NOSE AND THROAT
KEPT HER HAWK
ING ALL THE TIME.
DRECO GAVE
RELIEF.

Read the words of Mrs. W. O. Boho.
who resides at 34S Oak Street. Athens,
Ga. one of the most highly respected
women OF that community:
"Dreco is unparalleled for relieving
pain. sickness and suffering. No one
knows how l suffered from that awful
catarrh OF the head, nose and stomach,
and the collection OF mucous I'm my
stomach. which nauseated me- and
caused vertigo and ringing noises in
my head that nearly drove me mad.
When I rose in the morning almost
vomited from the droppings that would
cause me to gulp and swallow. MY
throat and tonsils became raw-all
swollen and red I felt miserable all
over; tired and nervous.
when ] read about Dreco it meant
nothing to me except medicine
spoken highly OF, but, oh my! 1t is so
different now, want to tell you all,
take II like did, and SEQ You will
be convinced and ovcrjoyed by the
results"
Dreco Is made from juices and ex-
tracts OF many medicinal herbal plants
which act on the vital organs in a
pleasant and prompt manner.
Dreco Is highly recommended In
Richmond by Tragle's DruS Store
Grant Drug Store; F., a. Morrison
Petersburg; chelfs Drug store
Georges Drug Store, HopeweiL-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-17
HOW TO ACQUIRE HAIR BEAUTY

You can enjoy n delightful sham
poo with very little effort and for q
very trifiing cost. il you get from
your druggists package of can
throX and dissolve teaspoonful in
Il cup of hot water. This makes a
full cup of shampoo liquid. enough
so it Is easy to apply 1t to all the
hair instead of just the top of tho
head. Your shampoo Is now ready.
just pour Il little at time on the
scalp and hair until both are en-
tirely covered by tho daintily per-
fumed preparation that thoroughly
dissolves and removes every bit of
dandruff, excess oil and dirt. After
rinsing the hair dries quickly with
fuf1ness that makes 1t seem
heavier than it Is, and takes on
rich luster and a softness that
makes arranging it pleasure
Adv.