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The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
PITCHER UHLE TURNS
BACK ST. LOUIS CREW

Cleveland. May George Uhle.
the Indians sandlot recruit. pitched
his team mates to a 4-to-2 victory
over the Browns today. Score:
81 Iouis HAOEIr1ey.land AbHOAE
The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

St. Paul, s: Columbus. 3.
Milwaukee. 1: Toledo. 3.
Kansas City. 1; indianapolis. 3.
Minneapolis. 3; Louisville. 2.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
All games postponed by rain.

where They Play Today.
Boston at New York.
Phillies at Brooklyn.
St Louis at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati At Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
Major League Statistics
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland. 4: St Louis. 2.
Chicago. 8: Detroit 3.
washington-Boston. rain.
New York-Athletics. rain.
where They Play Today.
Washington at Boston.
New York At Philadelphia
Chicago at Cleveland.
Detroit at st. Louis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
TRADE EXCURSIONS WILL
BRING BUSINESS HIRE
Port Smith a Western Railroad
and Merchants VIII Co operate
In Bringing Trade Prom
the East and North

NJ Arthur d Mts feee'sef Pr sts
rarf smifh a Wesiera nilfoad. uas
IN fhis e.iY iasi nlghf. bai oAtnr fo
unfer sen matters ~ lmloHsnre D.
went 10 Fort smith lhls mofnlnE
Iis i.ft assurance. hD0eYsr. ihst II
Cuihris Merchants and bua.nsss msn
Interest themselves ID making his - 3
a trading point FOR v.aiors from fae
eae and north territory thruaxh which
he railroad lines run. the Rad ~t-sia
COO aerafe TO fs bef efforts In every
manner and arrange Tor trade sRcurr
sions over lfs lines whenever Gufhris
has special sales on. - special sales
'ays % msrohandise ln order that W.
iiors may BE- Induced - vIit the eifY
ana take advantage u these events
Mr. Mills said thar Tor any attractive
event par on by tho citizens here ~
com anY would arrange Tor excursions
Al reduced rafes and al that h. asked
xas that suce events b. properly "a :
verqised In the territory trade Or visit
orr sre expected 10 come from.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
lack Johnson
Says He Laid
Dorm 10 Willard

sasana Cuha Nsreh n~fssk
4ahnsee farstsr hsssf,ssl al'i sisse'
pen. ln sIanna ssaisHneni aissn ta
ths Assaeistst ersss fenishi tssisf
81 ,sst hla fsht <gh lsss ~Hafa ~
ihls elif faaf fsafs aso ~as a pfs
arfaH0sd affsif and tnst - aiie-ssf
~Niafa fa ~tn ia stt.ten a. thf
aum - sac eco entrs nanfs A. tHr
nesina p.,tsfs fNns ia tsfops snt
31 "a psr tsnt ~ ths nfesssds ffam
ihsif s,h.hItlen In ths uaHsd states
snd G naaa sfe rsnslenea ~ lahn
son teastaff .s.th tHe pfenilss - s'f
81 settle lohesans d.ffeslilss rita
enc feasfal autnorfss rs chlesao. 81
that ths posliiai riehi rstafu ,Hsfs
50 reclaim ~ pfersfiY ant sss ~
rfa,hsf
iohnton declares ln hls sfaisesni
that g ~as arranged that 30 ahaaii
lose ia ths isnta fpunt pris lfst
Niiard's showing ~aa sath aa e.
iatffY "a tat ihaf 4 twNiafi saa
doloa rFset,ssliy noihina be ~as
fcfcsa to sait fhe uaasi sarssd
upon ~at given la ths oth fouet
4ehoson states but hs ~aitss unti
the edth rouna as al.s MluarA ~
opporiuol', 70 make aoee ,ha.. 20
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
GAS RATE HIKE WILL
NOT Be PERMITTED
Corporation Commission Held
That Supply and Service Rem
dered Not Sufficient To
Justify Higher Rate

With the com|nz of sprlue alsa
comes ths good ne~s fhai the threat
ensa rise r. fAe price - natural sas
viii. noi ae allowed tae corporation
commission. In q hearing held jest
erday. declaring that the supply %
aimed - the new ssooo.oeo pipe line
i0 fhe Cement field was not sanl
Gent 20 Iazlfy any hike ia he pfeseaI
price.
TIE gss company vas allowed a
raise of : ~ cents recently on the
showing that the corporation was
serving tie dear people a. starvation
Fztes and were promised an
other raise - q like amogni when
they could convince tie corporation
commission that they had gas al
cqsste to the neels o. the consumers
TIE hearing yesterday wa beid in
order 70 get the additional price. bu;
the commsssioG found that he nsw
line zas only connected With one Eell
and that this well produced less taa-
zoe 600 additional feet per dsy for ths
consumers IN tie cites to be supplied
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
GUTHRIE CAGtRs AGAIN
DEFEAT OKLAHOMA CITY
Guthrie High School Took Al
other Step Nearer State Cham
pionship In Two Hard Fought
Games Az Edmond Meet

r.e Cahre lilra sctool hoss teoA
aus step BEARER ihe state champion
.a.p m haska hau lssf nishi ~aen
taes asfesiei oAiateHa Dlfs in q East
ana exciting game - fhs Edmond
Hea. % tte score oi 81 fo is. ani D
doing 50 pan E championship ot che
tth Congressional District # was ere
.est game Nal Guihfio haa p'aAe-
tfls ysar and she deserved io win ~
5 lsr.s score. saf Inability - thfav
49, frre thropA afes ioNis bad heen
called ou Okialo "a Cfy hoid aosE
fls seefe Toe BOYS simply ~ent n
ana outglayci okia oma clt, AZ every
department ~ the game rhelr speei
and psssina aas .ne hrsi of tao sea
sen and Osiaaoma CITY was hsNid
.rea MOST 81 the ums tryiae fo seep
- ~ltt is, tightening fssf p'ays 81
fte ioral boys Iiad thr Guthrie boys
hssu ah.e 'o have saof baskets as ns.
aa' fhef wcua have nm 40 t.-
atore
In tAe pfei.a lnaries ln the after
naon. Gai r.e heat Fdm ni ana silu-
aafer aas beaten hy Oklahoma ety
A large crowd 81 Guthrie people went
anwn and supported iae team strong
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
GET The BOYS HOME,
CHIEF GRY IN FRANCE
Conditions In Europa Briefly
Surveyed By Z @ Niblack.
Just Returned Home
Prom Europe


nf ihe muliir # apfeN.
and tfs- eoing nH hHfopr iHe
m'si i'sis'tni IS oei ibe heN
hnmr ,tid lh NIhlaek of lhf
leai.r nho reinfari heHr ast
meht aIi're foNr mouths sniann
eu 'he continent ~ NiAlaef N
~ ifem llHtfe ~ ~" iork on
fhe ffenDh linn knlnmheaA
ltr hnehanlnr4i sA "a bard hn'ifi
passenger iner Naf she saN" hff
lAae,'ffffs sfirrnl RfiN hNNre
"hrn sh' oiieoniIifrfi q tnrfirtnr
Nii TIE AtafH- lDt transport
i0'HI l1faf Nilh E''" .H'diffs
a'oaH u.s. i",i i"f iiNe aaNe ln
lh'. Storm " hAhanh'Hu PSI
He hfhi3 laden. Was in-sed about
like f1rs nn fhe mountainous
wave. ani sprung . leHk onf
la.s'netr "nd >-efa' i|ie hmfs
wen" swept aNaf
Wa fars HId Nr Nin'Htf
fars ii'ien. NJ Amenean ra
pefs raffv Nl lWmi iines reading
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
nus AMY ntRflV a GUARD
uHptR Alltrs rgRma

i''f Aaf'H "ff"anfa Afmlt
N"''' ''l'ti HaH.a'f i'N'lH'na -
~. 'h'H if'A'f NNl He H''NinE mere
'NHh a Fasfi affan'tt' l's $40
wv N' lhi'''i iH l"'f 'hhH nH' iHHa
i'a 'h'nsani "f'fr'# HNi hs Nhii-
-. enc Ih' f'fnit''on +" aalii'''aal
.fpf" H'' H' epNfiffaIf iefh''iA
''h''i.i'Hn F." z" N' Htfr'i
'aNhti' N.H H''h''.tai'"a nf nc 'ief-
''H ''f i"f' W Hht '"'fFF
''s'''''f b s'e'''' hhrH' A. Nhs
H' aH 'H' 'iHaAA #NfffhmHHt
Nttls nsH i' a''A' i''Aet.ei ia-
Nian.H 4AisH. fsa'f'iHh
fHa'1 fan Nfi penak ATT %
ff'f'
Rhf "'N'' ''sfH'H afmf oitfiai
't.h'h'ff "' Nf 'Tsif'ffi cpm
'...t fhr'" mA'i Z" ~ tsachiaf
'' "af te'f".r 'Hos ~ A.sf- .aiHtA'
~ 'P' p "''f'ti' aapsi'sss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
SPEAKER or HOUSE BRANDS
REPORT THAT he Is oP
POSING PRESIDENT VII
SON IN his LEAGUE or
NATIONS PLANS AS LIE
OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH
HAS NOT VET DECIDED ON
HIS STAND IN MATTER
SAYS MISSoURlAN

Atlanta. ca Narsh f3-chsug
Car. e. speassr - tns noass q rvp
resentstises - saneo ststrr'sr'
eIssn ou' hers lass rssni. oeriss tha'
ns haa sser sac she lsaaue q ra,son,
hAd 70 eh&nee 10 be ratltea ~ ths
lnaes States senate
Ar 1ocs 49, says tnat ssic
Pres cert ~iser's league e na,i0ns
hss as much chance o. beng rat'so
ss 30 nave 81 be'ns pope % Rorae. "a
a mal,eiaus liar"
The former speaker 1eciarros "a
have s;ud.cusiY avoided a.seassion N
ras lectures Or IN lnterse~s though
ssseo q % - IN boih
= save as q reason thsi as ttsog
ia ,he soeiecs anc shs ar1ulnenss Or
beth oes ,herooshs wher fhe
rs-s came over % the house the as,
= sns - ne ssssior that fry senators
nac senes a roanu room against r. 9
sac sna' TIE 'easue q peace ooslu not
&c rs,fiss eeesess q taxes nSo thlrss
&c ra;ify-Snat . unless tneY changed
tnsr r.snds. because e. amendments
O. for otner rsasons-aI % ~hicn s q
rtatnsmaiieai oenorsfrston.
= neser spcss e censress-aan
NAYS - fhe suelees in ~ life
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
ONLY THREE uOnI
DAYS Of atNtI

Remember, Saturday i N. very iasf
day on which 70 file your income fax
statement After thai date you are
subject 20 a heavy fine and possible.
imprisoument SO get busy today Or
tomorrow. There ia al agent q fha
Internal revenue d. artmenf a. fbs
Federal baliaing. " YOU call on him
b. vii help you I'll oai ihe necessary
blank and take your check Tor ihs
amount you owe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

- ~
u.fas Mach % ~ehsssss tnas sns
Assassinaiian ~ Afrhduke Fraasls
rsrtInana sea ~ ~lfs 'ss aatehsss
~ liehsnhsfa ~ naralssa an lsn. "a.
ieft ~st ths result - asilhsrsis pist
lsH ~ ths ate ceunt flssa. fernssf
uun0afian pfsslsr 49, made -
rsfnpfi,i ~r'ffsa ~ priest ~lo sas
lhs sniataai adviser - me autthe.a
- Hohsnosfa. a,softIog % VspHs
dlspsich e. lns ffsaAfaf' casst,s fss
psrphiss sntiusa Hrhs aarslssa nur
ass and Cosnt tlssa's Responsibility
~ no World waf" IL sali 70 hass
naas prafeuaa impression - hus
tfla
y 10 asslarsa tl,si rrsnts Ferdinand
fspsa'salY rsfpsss % o. % safslsso
afe = 49, oniY sa anpsal - h,s cpar.
ies 'has lntussa hlaa ~ mats tns
tflp
The waai elementary precautions
vsrs omitted. q 10 sisted b. ,hs priest
"fe Simply isa lnta a tsaa prepared b.
me f'ar' a. vienna me Hurgsrsn a..
is'asasf headed bY cssni flafsr
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
SPRING STYLE SHOW
BEGINS THIS EVENING
Store Windows Display Many
Novelties FOR Spring A Wen
As Dependable Merchan-
disc Music Smokers

There i eyeff inaeaiiou thar fhf
spr|ns siyle hca beginn.u farirht p1
D. ne most Fasefssfai .n fhe h|stor,
ol fhe cry Loeai retail merchants
have completed H.aas f1r the bf
eVeni and uanY SURPRISES 90. ln sier,
for 10. storie uho come down ~
nlFh' 90 49, fhe exhibit. ~ rsa and
naoay wearing arel
ShoW Windows were unveiled as'
nishi aad large crowds - aeopIs F.lu
ID the arflsc effect Displayed
There wss cnrs Iderahis fri.niIy rs-
aiFy among he merchants 90 hag.
fhe best dressed window
Tonight viii oa oren hoase 90 aH
Jarl music p1neh smakers suf dane
iHs VII b. re- feafane ~ fh. fo.
nlghf Entertainment some store.
vlI distribute xfs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
AolrRs ORCHESTRA IS
BECOMING POPULAR.

silsf orchestra 't frsphE fhs o.
eafi nf mtns ihe hssf musical ser
tIeo IN central oklahoma. and ha
hesn secured fnr entertainments aI
ta,aceni saturday n|sht and 81 rash
un boat Monday rirhf
The orchestra Flssa fhp besf 81
mas.r ant satisfaction wherever called
end 'a io d. COM lImsnied 80 is .,
oamllnn from other foWns aad oilsa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
WEST SIDE GANG OF
TOUCH BOYS SPOTTED
Bad BOYS MUS Watch Their
Step In Future. Or Officers
OF the Law Will Grab
Them


~ Isl =
The sheriifs office. and te pol. 2
force are on the trail q the West side
gang = bunch of young iouehs. ran
ming from IL to 20 years Or age wao
have patterned their actions afts:
the Clip The Blood form. and pa
IN iaeiF time swassering around look
Ing for trouble
Several cutting scrapes. and anmer
Gus assaults with weapons have been
pulled OF recently by the gang. ana
one Of the leaders j. IN The hands q
tae law The officials give IL out cold
that such business must stop. an
special efforts all be made to ap
prehend and convict any and all mem
hers Of the hoodium class
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

~lsuaf Naerh "a The esf~,sa
delegates e. ths peats soef.fseee ~iu
~ eavni ean nFesstefff nAesssa 80
fefsl1r etio sisf o. gt~aea ossls.
r'slautr socialist 80 nrst prssssa,
- me natlnnai ssasmhiy o. Aasiph
- sfbufe pr ABOLISH Nsiisa. MINISTER
ta n~lsssfisHd Pref walter A
sfsusssleo ~ Nsftseu Urlssss.ss aua
lteff ceisbsf1 nHnlsfsf ~ noft aad
telegraph "a ths pfatssan narlssfy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
NAItii COMPANY StI~
~i,Ii INN ION Nl. .0uO

ln fhs dlsinef epuri ih.s mnfn
lnF ihe lnon Match as 81 nunth
miun f'ed ~ petition against Want
a c. ehoisaalo haase % Hhaanee
fa feotef 'he sam 81 fsIaa far ss'ts
lo'a aa1 delivered defendant hY plain
ear
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
War Drama Wipes out
Last Hopes of Fond Sister

CobienE Germany. NarCn IS a pa
fheflc 8eroancemsrt 60 ons - ~
vsrs coan;iess traeeiie has come g.
the Rhin4 valley sifh sirns - aNak-
srlng q sVr.nr There sere only 9
- actors in the drama which ~ 20
ouf ne lasf fart hogs - a fond
sister and trusting bride J. might
seen trivial cr-n azr.t Nl-h fke zrsa
march of events. vef TIE ams humble
drama by differ-nt riayers i Que e
h. played n many corners - ne great
var is told
one. afternoon lasf Jaua when ~
Anericsn FIrst Division wss ho'd.n9
CzntinEy ! wenf % Creresnes Parqae.
q spot on the froni where q German
sI-riar@ rad been shof d0wr 10 'he
erove whe-e he giant trees had ben
SHATTERED ty s1siis were xreckei
fsnks ~Irb fheir erevsome freight IN
removed. q stately chateau rddled
With gaping hoes and many unbaried
Eclriers 2 re 1llf lliforn % France
o. fhe green q Germany mingled in
ciscrininzteiY showing the desperafe-
nsss q rhe fEhf n which he French
drove ogt ne Germans
Save. Scissors Papers
Near one q the twisted bodies was
= Cerann bein~t- This ny chaffeur
picked lp - q so1venir. such beimefs
beng less numerous then than now
Beside the body ~ pile u rs7ers
q TOP Of shich Ess TIE photogrs n o.
. Toung nan n uhifs collar and civil
izz ci0ihez and q a roand- faced zirl
TIE dad Gernaa. non half frip7ea
of rs anlforEa. N one q hIs happier
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
"MaHciOuS LIAR"
Says Champ Clark
of League Charge
Ex-kaiser Sam
Handwriting
On The Wall

Nasn nafor. Nargn Ntfaana =
NhenEefirrn. tso rsooths befors tne
arnIsiice ~as ssnec pianned a.
a. 4rs r S~eaen eui ~as preNsnt
90 freri sQIns fo that cosntrS - tff
tre S~ro sh 1csernnaent a.plena lc
ass mace psblc t1daf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13
Murder of Archduke
Deliberate Plot To
Precipitate War

if.AfN NoRLEMAN KNEW
PLOT WAS on TO KILL HIM
BUT BRAvED ALL DANGERS
AND TOOK CHANCE PLOT
WAS FRAMED ny COUNT
rIszA PRIEST. WHO WAS
SPIRITUAL ADVISOR or
DuchEss rEi.l.S THE
STORY GERMANY SENDS
DELEGATES TO PEACE
MEET
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

Charles riffman sho has served
ihiffy days In lali ~hlle awaiting trial
on 3 charge ~ unlaefailY eeannx the
taiied States army un.form. vas Re-
ieasei ln me feieFai comrf Yesterday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

New Orleans. Ia, March i3.-sro-
night and Friday cloudy: probably
rain Or snow. colder. freezing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

Camp Phys biological Belts and A.
domlnai Supporter. fof men and wo-
men 0rays Drug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

write 60 soldiers. feidbecA ffeid
hoosl. showing hs service .ei q Ger
nan testament These vtre thrown
aside among hundreds 81 oih.r paaers
snf sers forgotten nnfl one day af'er
coming 70 Germany / noticed them
The soldiers name a. Frfz Hli-
rasrfness. - Bsuanarsusse. Prank
ier' q "a miles from Cob.cnz
one morning last week . young e.ri
plainly dressed and with faded cotton
sioye- - her hant and expectancy
p her eyes came 10 the hotel Break
% hsd 5asf been finished when wss
1.d that shs was waiting y the parlor
The sunlght was streaming in from
an open window and birds were sing
ng in The trees outside. The sar
"a rosy and ne horrors % Tar
seemed Is have been Ter FAR behind
ASS News q Brother.
= an Fraeuieln Hingaerfner aBa &
have cone for ny brothers papers
she said Tssr~ cane 20 her ewes
y m she sax he ain-siained letters.
scme o. rsich she herself had srltfeH.
That u my hro'her and his bride.
he said. picking up the photograph
That Is MS testament TOO They are
al IA VITA the falnfest sh1ddsr
she PICKED a. he teidbsch. ne exi-
tence u the eerrice which took him
away. and then nerved herself Tor TIE
qsesii0n shich she hardly dared %
utter Did yOu talk wFh ny
brother.
AsfOnlshsd ne aossi5ilify thai sac
lCS~ti1o<5 % Psss Eashu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-13

IN ihe case 81 man ana ulfo. ths
io.ni exemption ~ fz.0Y allowed a
married couple replaces the individual
exemption allowed each odkY If fhse
1--WE together Unavoidable abssne
~ . wife ~ husband 81 sanHarlan.
or asylum on account ~ Illness does
no' preclude claiming ihe exemption
However. II ihe husband conilauoasis
and voluntarily makes bis home -
one plaee ana ihe wlfe AZ ansthe-
each mast f'ie an individual return ..
net income u si.vs or more an
each Is assesss1 On the amount % ne.
Income IN excess o. HOO"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-02
Stock In Packing
House Passes Mark
Fixed For Success

The Memphis packing house is no
longer a hope, but Is an established
fact. This is true by virtue of the sale
up to date of $452, 500 worth of stock
in the Memphis Meat Packing corpora
ton. 1t was announced that the pur-
chase of the stock would not be con
sidered binding, nor would the project
be carried out, unless at least $780, 00
worth of stock was sold. A time limit
of six months after the beginning of the
sale a fixed for the placing Of the
required sum. The sale a now been
Yin progress but two months.
The splendid initial success of the
project was announced to the board OF
directors by Thornton Newsum,, presi-
dent, at a meeting at 3 o'clock. Mr..
Newsum stated that the sale of the
fourth series Of the shares will begin
Saturday and that it is expected the
$500, 900 mark will be reached on tina
% counties of Alabama, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Tennessee. A number
of persons have bought $1,000 worth
and over. There are yet 80 counties
in a 150-mile radius of Memphis tc
work. (,
Tie original intention was to sci
$500, 900 worth Of stock, but because o.
the great success in selling Mr.. New
sum will propose to the directors tina
the corporation be enlarged by the sell.
ing Of an additional $500, 900. However
the creation of the packing plant will
proceed with the sale of the first $500,
900. and If the additional stock is to bt
sold, it will be used for extension o
operations and expansion of the plant
The plant, according to plans alread!
drawn, will be On the unit system, 81
that it can be added to with the cas-,
that a section Is added to a sectiona
bookcase.
selection of a site. In this connection
one of them has expressed the hop
that the Chamber of Commerce nigh
be induced to turn over the 20.7-acr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-02
LUMBER TO SOON
GET SHIP SPACE
Opportunity Is Great to Elk
port American Lumber,
Says Commissioner.

A vast Improvement in he volume
of tonnage available for exporting
American lumber will take place after
June 80, in the belief Of John R. Walk
er. United States trade commissioner,
Mr.. Walker arrived in Memphis Fri
day morning from New Orleans on a
nationwide tour to inform lumbermen
OF the results Of investigations of lum'
Der conditions in Great Britain, France,
Belgium and Holland. He was in con-
ference during the morning with J. Ii,
Townshend, secretary-nanager OF the
Southern Hardwood Traffic association,
Mr.. Walker was counsel for this asso-
citation before going to Europe Is
months ago.
The opportunities for expectation Of
American lumber, especially hard
woods, to the countries he visited, are
larger han ever before. Mr., Walker
said. The chances are particularly good
for oak and red gum. There is a large
accumulated demand in the building,
furniture and car-making industries,
because OF the exhaustion of stocks
during the war. Besides, native forests
have either been greatly depleted or
the woods are unavailable because Of
chaotic industrial conditions. Amerl-
can red gum will have to be largely
substituted for French walnut, and Il
great deal of American oak will have
to be used where formerly 1t was pos
sible to employ British, French or Sla-
| vonian oak.
In the opinion of Mr.. Walker a great
deal may be done at this time by
American lumbermen by the exploita-
ton Of their woods in Europe, Before
the war American woods were chiefly
used as substitutes for European woods.
This because they were cheaper and
available in larger quantities. But
he believes American lumbermen should
institute an aggressive sales and ad-
yertising policy and demonstrate that
American woods should be used for
their W merits. He recommends the
creation Of large export lumber syn
dicates, which can establish offices IN
the European lumber centers. He
would have lumbermen of this country
get away from the policy of selling
largely through British lumber brokers
and go out and get trade on their own
hook. The British brokers handle al
kinds Of woods from all over the world
he said, and are not interested in push
ing American woods more h a any
other kinds. Consequently American
goods have received virtually no exploit
tation.
Mr., Walkers opinion that shipping
conditions will improve is based on thu
following facts: The appropriation fol
American food relief will stop June 30
putting about 600, 900 tons OF shipping or
the market being used by Hoover, ant
European harvests will begin to come
in and less food will be exported
Great Britain, the United States, France
and Japan are still building a grea
many vessels, which viii further aug
ment the tremendous tonnage of tht
world. He believes that there vii
actually be a large surplus of tonnag,
In the world In about the middle o
the year. Lower rates will be a nat
ural consequence of this plethora o
bottoms.