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Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
NO AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

The Chamber of Commerce has been
requested by the Director of Sales OF
the War Department to deny the per-
sistent rumor that the government is
disposing of large numbers of auto
mobiles by auction or private sale at
reduced price, and in many cases to
brokers. At the present time he an
nounces there are available no pas
senger automobiles for sale, and that
new cars will be turned back through
the original manufacturer in every
case where practicable.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Mrs. w. N. Clark and two children,
If Joplin, are house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Campbell of East Fif-
teenth street. Mrs. Clark is a sister
Of Mrs. Campbell and will remain in
this city a week or ten days after
which she viii 90 to Bristal, Va,
whsTe she win make her home.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28
RED CROSS TO o..
REWARD WORKERS

A few applications have been made
E or the Red Cross Awards; the Local
c ommittee believing there are others
"a TITLED TO these awards have extend
et this time to Friday; any one who
q n claim 800 hours or more, work
nj II please notify the chairman Of the
"a riOus departments by 5 P. N. FRI
q y, February 18th.
The number Of hours worked must
~ sOmpauy each name
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Everett ENTER
tanned at dinner Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hill and daughter,
Pauline.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Mr.. Homer Michener and C. NJ.
Johns were Joplin visitors yesterday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-28

Mrs. Samuel Van Dyne and son,
Sam, left Monday evening for St.
Louis.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Leather
Sheepskins Firmer, With
Surplus Stock Going
to England

For the last two months or so the
price of sheepskin in this country has
been gaining in strength until now
it is relatively as high as any other
raw material in the leather market.
In explaining this condition yesterday,
one big tanner said that during the
war the United States government was
importing a considerable quantity Of
sheepskins from New Zealand. These
skins were made into jenkins, leather
vests, for wear by American soldiers
during the winter campaign. 1t was
Planned to equip each soldier with
three jenkins and as it takes two skins
to make a vest the number of skins
required by the government can easily
be figured
When the armstcc was signed the
country was flooded with shcepskins.
During the last few months, however.
these skins have found a ready mar
ket in England, with the result that
the situation here has been alleviate d
to a great extent.
A few leather merchants reported
yesterday that the export situation has
already assumed roster tone due to
the lifting Of the import restrictions
by the French government. One man
declared that the opening Of the
French trade helped materially to off
set the detrimental influences that the
Brooklyn shoe strike had upon the
leather market.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Chemicals
Delay in Adjusting Con.
tracts PrOUes Hardship
in Chemical Trade

Unless prompt action is taken by the
government in the matter of contract
adjustment several chemical manufact-
urlng companies will be forced into
bankruptcy, according to the state
ment made by a leader in the industry
yesterday. The chemical companies so
threatened have tied up large amount
OF capital in production for the gov
eminent, frequently on verbal or tele-
phone orders from the heads of Fed
eral departments, and now find it i'm
possible to secure payment because of
the delay in the passage of the con-
tract validating BILL action upon
which may be postponed until the call
ing OF an extra session by the Presi-
dent.
1t was stated by this authority that
many chemical companies proceeded
with the execution of orders at the re-
quest of government officials who them
selves demanded immediate action. be-
cause they knew that it would take
weeks and perhaps months before con-
tracts were finally approved, and they
needed the materials ordered at the
earliest possible moment for the proper
prosecution of the war In several in
stances, it was stated, contracts be-
tween the government and chemical
companies were entered into on verbal
or informal written order, the mate
rials produced, delivered and paid for
by the government months before the
Federal contract ever came through.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
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Silks
Canadian Buyers Make
appearance in the Silk
Goods Market

Fashionable silks were in active de-
mand yesterday, with the largest sales
In satlns and foulards. The most lib
eral orders were placed by merchants
doing business in the Western and New
England states. Canadian buyers also
were active ir the market. All of the
buyers at the leading showrooms
seemed to be optimistic and ready to
purchase freely for prompt shipment.
They reported that the dictates of
fashion, extensive displays and liberal
advertising have stimulated retail trade
Manufacturers. anticipate good de-
mand during the remaining weeks of
the spring selling season. Fall fabrics
now beng produced will not be shown
until the end of March Neither buy
ers nor sellers seem disposed to oper-
ate on fall merchandise owing to un-
certainty as to the new seasons prices.
One of The leading silk manufacture
ers stated yesterday that their two
representatives in France and England
have sent in Substantial orders for
high class fabrics. This concern also
reported -he receipt of good sized or
ders from South America
Raw silk both here and in Japan is
IN limited demand. American manu-
facturers prefer to buy The raw ma
terlal In accordance with the immedi-
ate or near future requirements. The
mills are approaching the end of the
spring season. AS silk is in fashion
1T is thought that manufacturers will
not suspend operations at the end of
March.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Cotton Goods Buyers
Seek Weak Spots
Ask Prompt Shipments on
Small Orders; Jobbers
Well Stocked

Small orders struggled into the mar
ket for unfinished cotton goods yester-
day. Agents selling finished fabrics
reported that buyers who appeared in
that branch of the market also seemed
content to purchase goods in small
quantities, though insisting upon
prompt shipment of the merchandise.
II the commission merchant indicates
THAT shipment cannot be made in less
tran three or four weeks the prospect
i've customer is wont to come back
with the statement that prices within
months time or less may be lower
than at present. In the circumstances
there is a good deal Of shopping for
weak spots. Some iobbers are reported
to have relatively large quantities of
goods in hand and these, it is con-
tended, must be cleared out before
business with the mills will improve
materially.
While the mills are holding quota
tions on the basis of 8 cents a yard
for the standard cloth, scme of the
brokers reported that business had
been placed yesterday at Sa4 cents a
yard. The Association of Cotton Tex
tile Merchants of New York has re-
Quested its members to encourage the
curtailment of mill output.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Rubber
Business in Mechanical
Rubber Goods Is
Hesitdting

Pending some definite activity in
other lines, the mechanical rubber bust
ness just now is in a dormant state.
according to the sales managers of sew
eral large concerns. Some business il
doing, of course, but it Is considered n
be at the low ebb stage.
"Our line. like many others. is par
ticularly influenced by general business
conditions,' said the head of one big
selling organization yesterday I'VE
are just travelling along in a sort OF
hesitating manner, waiting for the big
break. 1t is unfair to make compari-
sons of present business with that OF
the last year, for conditions are vastly
different now than they were, saw. six
or eight months ago. In my mind, everv
industrial or commercial line, like our
selves, is playing waiting game. Some
thing is bound to develop, but when
is the big question. Nothing has oc-
Cured lately to cause an unusual de-
mand for any line of mechanical rub
ber goods"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Cloak and Suit Trade
Has Jobs for Soldiers
manufacturers Body Begins
Systematic Effort to Place
EX-Service Men i'm Industry

Tho Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufac-
turers' Protective Association, COM
posed of more than 250 of the leading
cloak, suit and skirt manufacturing
firms IN this city, yesterday began a
systematic effort to place returned SOL
dlers in jobs in the industry.
Louis Wizard, general manager of
the association, after meeting with
the ways and means committee of the
organization had the members called
on the telephone and asked how many
positions were open in the factories
OF members which might be filled by
returned soldiers.
The first forty members called re-
ported that they could use the follow
ing: Seventeen pressers, 118 finishers,
lO cutters, 20 operators, sample
makers, fellerhands, piece tailors,
3 button sewers and 2 liners.
AS soon as the census is completed
MIR. Wizard will communicate with the
proper authorities so that former en-
ployes in the industry who have been
discharged from the army may obtain
positions Immediately.
"Our members have booked big
orders and they are busy producing
the merchandise to fill them" said Mr..
Wizard yesterday "They need help,
and they would rather take on men
who left the industry to enter the
service of the army or navy than any
ether workers. 1t is just a question
of bringing the men and the jobs to-
gether. Many of these positions pay
as high as $40 a week"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Japan 1nvades
US. Market With
Copied Machinery
Seeks Also to Replace Amer
lean Products i'm Foreign
Trade With Cheaply
Made Duplicates

Machinery manufactured in Japan,
duplicating exactly the products of
American plants is now being offered
for sale in this country. Furthermore
it was learned yesterday from un-
questionable sources, the Japanese
are now negotiating with several
American exporters for the sale of
their copied machinery at lower prices,
c. i. f. South American and other
foreign ports, than the -Xporters can
buy f. o. b. mill in the United States.
The products they are offering in
clude all forms of mining machinery.
such IS cranes, buckets, etc. Besides
this the Japanese representatives have
assured American dealers that they
can sell wire rope at prices cheaper
than are quoted in this market, de-
spite the fact that the steel wire and
rods used in the production of the
rope have been bought in the United
States.
1t is the opinion of leading export
ers that the time has come for Amer
lean manufacturers to take concerted
action in the matter of safeguarding
their newly created export trade,
which is still in it's infancy, against
the threatened invasion of their newly
won markets. 1t is generally recog
nized that should Japanese duplicates
of American machinery and other
products gain foothold in foreign
markets it would be difficult to dis
lodge them, because of the advantage
they possess in cheaper labor. For
this reason American exporters are
strongly in favor of drastic measures
being taken by the manufacturers to
safeguard their interests in the Unit
cd States as we'll as abroad.
In catalogues which have recently
reached this country from Japan
large power-driven mills are offered
for sale. Other catalogues offer all
grades of wire screens, nettings and
ropes. AS far as the catalogues them
selves are concerned. it is said that
they are made up almost entirely of
the contents of American catalogues,
a description of each machine in jap
anese being merely added.
In this connection it was stated by
leading manufacturer yesterday that
he has positive knowledge that goods
sent from his plant to Japan were re-
packed and sold to Australia as Jap
aneSe products.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Jewelry
Demand for Diamonds So
Great That Imperfect
Gems Are Scarce

The demand for diamonds has been
so large that even yellow and imper-
feet stones. which formerly were on
the market in large quantities, are ex-
trcmely sc&rce. Considerable quaint
ties of these have lately been sold and
will In short time make their appear
ance in retail stores.
The scarcity in high grade stones has
reached point where many dealers
will be unable to do business because
of lack of stocks. 1t was said by one
large dealer yesterday that there are
at least twenty customers for every
diamond that is offered for sale. For
this reason, also, travelling statesmen
have been held back from the road.
There is no immediate prospect of
stocks coming into the country, and
the scarcity will last for several weeks
at least, it was stated yesterday. One
of the principal reasons for the pres
ent world shortage is that so many
men died of influenza in the South AT
rican diamond mines that some of the
mines were forced to shut down for
weeks. This is also accountable for
the fact that many sizes of stones are
not ob.ainable at any price.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
COlOrs
Brighter Shades OF Dyes
Being Ordered by
WOoIlen Mills

Orders from the woolen industry for
the brighter shades of aniline dyes
are being received in greater quantity
by local manufacturers. A greater vol
ume of business is expected in March,
when new lines of cloths will be
opened.
The carpet industry is also expected
to be in position to place substantial
orders soon. Recent purchases of car
pet wools in the hands of the govern
ment by the leading carpet manufact-
urers indicate that this industry is
resuming and will require large guam
titles of dyes.
Inquiries for colors from paper and
leather mills are light. but greater de-
mands are expected from these quar-
ters in the near future. Such demands
as come from the paper mills are for
colors that were used in the produc-
ton of paper before the war, indicat-
ing that resumption of work on pre- wa
orders is taking place. Cotton con
Verters are not asking for dyes at
DreSent
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
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New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Why the Public Must Paw
High Prices for Footwear
Leading Dealer Says Wages Paid Skilled Shoe
possible to Keep Down Cost of Production

pace with the advance of materials.
The workmen employed in the making
of high class shoes are not calling so
much for advances as those engaged in
the turning out of machine made shoes,
but the high wages now demanded by
the latter type of workmen naturally
has had no little influence upon the
condition of the hand worker. 1t can
hardly be expected that the skilled
hand shoemaker will be content with
his $50 or S32 a week wage when he
knows that the machine man, whose
skill is comparatively limited, is re-
ceiving about $50 a week.
GAS the wages of the machine op-
orator have advanced SO has the labor
cost of the custom shoemakers gone up.
One result of this has been the more
general use of machinery by the higher
class factories.
Industry Loses Many Workers
Not so long ago the ordinary shoe
maker felt satisfied with his SIG or S18
a week wage, but now he is receiving
almost double that. Ten years ago we
paid our workers 80 or 80 cents for
operation alone costs US 81 1t costs
us $5.25 to put soles on pair of satin
slippers. The labor increase has been
all along the line
Even at the present high wages
there is an appreciable shortage of
labor. We lever had enough good
shocmakers even before the war, and
now the situation is worse than it ever
was. The war has denuded foreign
countries of shoes, and many shoe
makers who went over with our army
VII probably remain abroad, where
believe the opportunities in the shoe
making field at present are greater
than they are here. Since the signing
OF the armistice the American shoe
INDUSTRY has lost a number of men to
other countries.
Going back to the cost of materials
SINCE the war Innings have increase d
over 200 per cent, Russia leather AZ
per cent, glazed kid SIS per cent and
sole leather about 100 per cent. So
you see labor has not been the onlv
factor in our problem"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Textiles
WOOlIens in Great Variety
VIII Be ShO1ue IL, the
Neat T1uO Weeks

A great variety of woollen cloths for
fall use will be shown to the trade in
the next week or two.
The American Wooden Company to-
day will show for the first time this
year fall serges, cheviots, unfinished ID
worsteds, clays and French backs.
These cloths will interest both the
manufacturers Of mems and women's s
apparel. All of them are suitable for
use by the coat, suit and skirt trade,
and the serges, .heviots and unfinished d
worsteds are standard fabrics in the
mems wear industry. The prices named
will give more of a hey to the price
trend the big company has adopted
for this year than prices quoted on any
of the cloths it has offered heretofore
this season. 1t is announced that the
company will show cloakings for the
women's wear trade early next week.
Strong, Howat & Co. will offer mems
all virgin wool suitings next Monday.
The HoldenLeonard Company, catering
to the women's wear trade exclusively
will show new fabrics about March 7.
This company is the originator of the
silvertone and crystal cord fabrics,
which have been in vogue during the
past few seasons in womens coats and
suits. Their fabrics this year are de-
velopments of those popular materials
and are trademarked under the fol-
lowing names: Tinseltone. Tinseltone
Twills. Chameleon Cloth, Chamceon
Cord, Heathertone, Duffedown and
Rintintin.
The Thames River Woollen Mills will
show ovcrcoatings and suitings for the
mems wear trade next Monday. The
overcoatings will include plain cloths
and mixtures, many of them with fancy
backs. The prices will range from
S1.522 to S3.10 ward, which the sell
ing agents for the mills claim will give
only small margin of profit.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

Very little new paper is coming on
the market. Rates continue to become
tirmer. but this is reflected more in the
quantities of paper which can be sold
at different figures than in a change Of
rate itself. The s per cent level has
been passed. Banks which Tuesday
were willing to take paper at 5A
per cent would yesterday take nothing
under 5E. There is a small demand
for 5M per cent paper in banks outside
OF New York City, but brokers say
even that does not amount to much.
How little commercial paper the New
York banks are now taking is Indirect
ly indicated by the latest New York
Federal Reserve Bank weekly state
ment, which shows an outstanding vol
ume OF commercial paper behind Fed
eral Reserve notes of $795,700, 900,
against $837 100000 the week before,
which is to say that the new paper
the paper that matured by SAL 100000.
One acceptance dealer yesterday
raised the rate OF bank accept
arces by lie per cent. The same
house did the same thing in Boston,
The other dealers have kept their rates
unchanged. They affect not to under
stand why the rate was raised, and
say they called up the house and told
them that they themselves would take
the acceptances - that rate, and save
the house the tl~ublc of going to the
banks.
Few new acceptances are coming on
the market. A strike now on in Argen-
tina is holding up a large number Of
ships with cargoes for New York. 1t
is believed that when this strike is
settled and the ships released, about
SO, 100000 worth Of merchandise will
be unloaded here, against which an
equivalent amount of acceptances will
then be issued
Members of the Clearing House AS
sociation were yesterday officially ad-
vised of an amendment effective March
l regarding collections outside of New
York City, whereby accep.ances paya-
BILE in Federal Reserve cities or cities
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Furs
St. Louis Dealer Not
Looking for Lo,uer
Fur Prices

Commenting on the report that deal
ers expected the downward course of
prices in other commodities to result
in a decline in the price of furs,
George B. Herzig, representative in
New York for Funsten Bros. & Co..
under whose auspices the big St. Louis
opinion that the chances of a drop in
the prices are slim.
Mr.. Herzig declared yesterday that
fur prices are now higher than thew
were when the auction sales were held
IN New York and st. Louis this winter
and that he believed they would stav
firm for some time to come. at least
during the remainder of 1919. Mr.
Herzig said that the rapidity with
winch SKINS are being removed by the
buyers at the Funsten sale provides a
good indication of the markets de-
mands
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27
Metals
Improved Demand Causes
Further Slight Rise
in Lead

A fractional advance in the price OF
lead as quoted by the independents,
who asked around $40 cents pound
for the metal, was ascribo1 yesterday
to speculative inquiries, although ac-
tual buying for consumption is also
strengthening the market for this
product. The opposite condition pre-
vailed in spelter, which suffered a
fractional decline, with little demand
from any source in evidence.
as far as copper is concerned, trad
ing is practically at standstlll. |.
Small sellers continue to quote Is
cents pound for the metal, with sales
light, while the large copper producers.
who have been doing business around
151a cents, are looking il. vain 1or
buyers at that quotation. Several IN,
ouiries are reported to have appeared
for fairly substantial amounts below
current quotations.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-27

Between marked shortage of
workers and constantly increasing
labor and material costs, shoe manu-
facturers, especially those producing
the higher grades of footwear, in
which hand work is an important
requisite, are confronted with a seri-
Gus problem. They recognize that the
general public is looking for decline
in prices, but conditions are developing
daily that tend to add to the cost Of
shoe manufacture.
In discussing the situation from the
viewpoint of the high class factories,
John Slater. president of J. & J. Slater,
retailers and custom boot makers, yes
terday made some interesting compari-
sons of labor and material costs in
before the-war days and now. Mr..
Slater declared that it was the desire
of shoe men to crafty the expectations
footwear, but laid that at present it
was an impossiblity.
"To begin WITH" said Mr.. Slater,
"the natural tendency or all manutac-
turers is to keep down the cost of pro-
ducing their goods. Just after the
armistice was signed it was believed
that the time had arrived for prices in
general to take a downward movement.
People were complaining that prices
were too high and they believed that
with the war virtually over reduction
was logical and in order We wanted
to meet that condition and not be in
the position of selling goods that were
advancing when the general impress
sion was that they should be coming
down.
All Leathers Are Higher
"But leather has continued to 90 lp
in price every day, and that means all
varieties of leather entering into the
making of shoes. The cost of material.
however, has not been our biggest
problem, for labor charges have kept