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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

FOR SALE-Housekeepi furniture
and house for rent. Inquire 116 JEFF
ferson st. Else
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

WILL cut in February, several acres
OF black locust trees, sizes in to
10 in, lengths as long as rs IT,. and
straight as an arrow. Order the size
you want and they will be cut. H.
w. Dorman, Caldwell. I-aho. F28
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

WANTED-Sewing; will 60 out or viii
sew at home. Phone 27S3. FIX
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

FOR SALE-Registered Percheron
stallion, years old 10th of May,
1919, weighs 1900 now. Dark gray,
almost black; heavy bone. splendid
individual. J. H. McClenahan, Boise
Phone 70-R-4. F17c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

WANTED-Poultry. Will call for them
Boise Poultry Co., Phone zoe. F2l
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

FOR SALE-Rabbits. New Zealand
Red does bred SIS; bucks $3.50: Bar
red Rock eggs for setting 10 cents
each; 50 per hundred. Address ]. W.
Erwin, Caldwell Idaho. F2S
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

CALL JACK FOSTER. 1so5-w for
loose hay. M11
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-17

Livestock

YOUR choice or all mixed dairy herd.
Holstein and Guernsey fresh. milk
Ing and springing. r. o. box 296.
Meridian. O14o
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29

Time for Reporting 7'ax
on Fuys Extended for
Thirty Duys

Fur manufacturers need no. make their
first return of the 10 per cent tax on
manufactured furs, whicn went into eff
feet February %, until May 81, accord
ing to a bulletin sent out by the AS
sociated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.
Edward Fillmore. counsel to the
association, received word from Com
missioner Roper of the Bureau CT In
telnal Revenue yesterday that the
bureau had decided to grant an exten-
sion of thirty days for the making of an
initial return by manufacturers taxed
under Section 900 OF the new revenue
bill
In the ordinary course of events
these manufacturers would have made
their first return on April 80 covering
their sales for the month of March and
the few days in February. Tie re-
turn to be made May 81 Will cover all
sales up to and including April 80.
Definite instructions as to the manner
of collecting the tax or specific rulings
on debatable points have not yet been
issued by the Bureau Of internal
Revenue.
The National Committee of the Fur
Industry. of which Mr.. Fillmore is
counsel, is continuing it's fight for the
repeal of the fur tax. Mr. Fillmore
starts for St. Louis to-day to interest
fur men from all parts of the country
gathered there for the fur auction, in
the repeal campaign
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Better Hardware Sales
Due TO Spring Planting

Seasonable business in hardware was
reported as good by several wholesalers
yesterday. The bulk of transactions is
in garden tools, agricultural implements
and chicken wire.
Last weeks cold weather. it was stat
ed, has thrown the season back. but
this is regarded as of minor impor-
tance, as the sales lost during that
period will easily be made UP with the
return of steady warm weather. Re-
tail dealers, however. are not stocking
up, but are buying frequently in small
lots.
A considerable increase in the sale
Of machinists' tools is expected with
the resumption of building and con-
struction operations. A slight improve
ment in the sale Of this character of
goods has taken place within the last
week. These orders are for replace
ments of worn-out materials. and do
not indicate any distinctive trend tow
ard the buying of additional tools.
Hardware products, with the excep-
ton of tools, are declining in rrice.
Slight reductions have already been
made in wire rods, brass products, riv-
cts, bolts and screws.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Buying Staple Fabrics
Coat and Suit Makers Make
Sure of Sunnly

Manufacturers of womens coats,
suits and skirts who are purchasing
their fall materials say they are doing
SO because they want to be sure of
having materials on hand when they
are ready to proceed with the making
up OF fall garments. The bulk of the
orders placed now by the women's
wear manufacturers call for the staple
rather than the novelty fabrics, and
since fall colors in woolens have not
yet been determined upon the BUYERS
adhere closely to the blues, browns
and blacks, which always play a prom
lnent role.
Several new lines of staple woolens
slight variations of the velours OF
other days introduced within the past
two or three weeks, have been with
drawn from the market, the sellers
having sold their mills possible pro
ductlon within a short time.
Womens wear manufacturers who
order serges, tricotines and the lighter
weight woolen fabrics specify June OF
earlier delivery when the mill agents
wlll accept orders that way. Although
the spring and summer manufacturing
season IS declared officially CLOSED
alter Easter, there are always a few
houses who have late orders to finish
so short is the present supnly of avail
able materials that the manufacturer:
are willing to cut into their fall suppl,
they can get portion of it deliv
cred early
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Blames Shoddy for
High Woollen Prices
Texas Retail Clothiers Told
Label Should Be Adopted
To Show pvesenca
to Show Presence I

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 2S.-
Present high prices of woollen goods
and clothing were charged to the un-
revealed presence of shoddy in fabrics
by Alexander Walker. vice-president
Of Strong, Hewat & Co., woolen
manufacturers, in an address here to-
day before the Texas Retail Clothiers'
Associations convention.
Shoddy, said Mr.. Walker, is menac-
ing the reputation of the clothing
manufacturers and retailers, stran-
Cling the sheep industry and imposing
hardships upon the consuming public
The unrevealed presence Of a sub
stitute always does three things" he
continued. at decreases the produc-
tion of the genuine article by imposing
unfair competition; it permits and pro
notes profteering, thus elcvatine
prices, and lowers the quality by elm
mating the incentive to excel in
worthlness."
Two-thirds of the worlds clothing
according to Mr.. Walker, contains re-
worked wool. He made plea for the
labelling or otherwise designating the
presence and amount of shoddy used
in the making of every yard of wooller
goods, and told the retailers that it was
their duty and their salesmen's duty
to know what sort OF fabrics were put
into the clothes they were selling.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Textiles
No abatement .Sh0ivn in
Demand for Cotton
Goods

Brisk buying Of all kinds Of cotton
fabrics was again under way in the
local market yesterday Visiting buy
ers thronged the leading salesrooms
during the forenoon, but later many
departed to view the military parade.
Some of the leading concerns stated
that recent robust buying, coupled
with curtailment due to strikes, had
made for scarcity of various lines of
colored fabrics. Ginghams were in
large demand. and buying of fannels
used in making nightrobes was also
active.
Jobbers as we'll as retail dealers
placed large orders for bleached goods,
some Of which were advanced l to 2
cents yard. Towels, tablecloths and
napkins made from cotton and linen
were in good demand, and it was stated
that the fall buying season had opened
six weeks earlier than had been ex-
pected.
Trade in gray or unbleached fabrics
moved at rapid pace during the morn
ing, but toward afternoon buying sub
sided. Supplies of unbleached cottons
suitable for use as lining were reported
as being scarce
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Silks
Actiue Demand for Spring
SILK Goods Still IN
Epidence

Trade IN silks was fairly good yes-
terday, most of the business being
TRANSACTED in the forepart of the day,
many concerns closing in the afternoon
in order to give their employees an OPP
rortnnity to Wow the parade of the
l66th Infantry, Travelling statesmen
sent in a satisfactory number of or
dcrs for the popular fall weaves. and
visiting merchants from the middle
wcst and south bought fancy spring
fabrics in n way that pleased the sell
lng agents, 1t was reported that tho
inccssant demand for spring goods had
greatly decreased stocks. particularly
of high -colorcd satin fabrics.
Printed foulards for lining womcns
coats were said to be in exceptional
demand and it was stated that buying
of material suitable for making wo-
mems undergarments was also rather
large.
The advance in the price Of raw
silk seems to have convinced buyers
of the stability of prices for the manu-
factured weaves. Some of the large
retail dealers would place considerable
orders for future delivery, but mum
Der of the manufacturers are not anx-
ious to fill their books with business
which, in the event Of sharp drop in
the price of raw silk, might be can
celled
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
international Fur
Sale at St. Louis
Brings High Prices
Over 400 Buyers Attend
on First Day; Japanese
Pelts in Great Demand;
Blue Fox Brings 5000
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.--The spring fur
sale opened on the International Fur
Exchange this morning with over 400
buyers in attendance.
Sealskins opened at SS1. Paris took
some fine pelts around 500. London
also bought. Russia bought mostly
medium grade sealskins. The bulk of
the selling was mostly around $50 to
$40. Wigs attracted much attention
and sold at remarkably high prices. In
one hour and a half the sum of approx
imately 100000 was received for
United States government sealskins.
Blue fox proved sensational, fine speci-
ments selling around 5000 and even
higher. There was exceptionally keen
bidding on blue fox and sealskins. A
small lot of fitch, exceptionally choice,
sold over $6 Japanese furs went ex-
ceptionally we'll, Japanese sealskins
selling at from $50 to SGT, Japanese
marten ranging from SIS to SIT, Japa-
nese mink from so ceAts to S1.50, while
bulk of the selling around $5 or $40.
Kolinsky went quickly, ranging from
$l.70 to $4.20. Ring tail cats proved a
surprise, bringing the highest prices
ever paid, opening at s. 30 and closing
at $l,95
House cats we're very active, ranging
from 10 to 30 cents apiece. Exception
ally keen bidding marked the entire
days transactions, with the largest at
tendance ever aeated on the Fur EN-
change, The aeling up 20 q y, m.
totalled Sh0bs 900. The official state
ment Of 'he market followa:
Alaska eealskins, 80 per cont higher
than last October. blue fox, so per cent
higher than last january; Fitch, 100 per
cent higher than last January; leopard
cats, 20 per cent higher than last Janu-
ary; hair seals. unchanged, mountain
tion, unchanged; Kolinsky, % per cent
higher than last January, house cats,
20 per cent higher than last January
ring tail cats 1925 per cent higher thar
last January; Japanese fox, Is per cent
higher than last January; China coon
unchanged; Japanese marton, SO per
cent higher than last January; Japa-
nese mink, 60 per cent higher than last
january; flying squirrels, unchanged ;
white hares, unchanged; China mink
quantity too small for comparison.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
New England Cotton
Mills Operating
Almost to Capacity
Difficulty in Recruiting
Working Forces Reported;
Orders for Print Cloths
Booked Up to September
Business Ne1os Buredm
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. April IS
Except for the fact that it REQUIRES
tlme to recruit their working forces.
the big cotton mills of Fall River and
New Bedford to-day would be running
on full time and at capacity rate. with
few exceptions. For the first time since
the signing of the armistice the whin
hand has passed from the buyers to
the mill agents and the latter are now
able to dictate terms to a certain ex-
tent Up TO the time the mill men
went to New York to attend the con
vention of the National Association Of
Cotton Manufacturers, the selling last
week was spirited. and at an advance in
rates all along the line. The demand
LOT nne goods covered nearly all STYLES
SILK mixtures, fancy muslins and
shlrting' plain and fancy lawns, voiles
ana sateens have all continued IN favor.
Ahe PRINT cloth market IN Fail River
also Is active, with prices up a frac-
tion OF cent over u week ago. and
aeilVefles booked as far ahead as SEN
temher. Some mill men are stiil hold
ing aloof from deliveries more than
two months ahead in antieipafion Of
Sull better prices before TINT time
rolls around. Something in the neirh
horhood Of se0,oo0 pieces were sold
IN ran River last week in snite Of
the absence of many mill agonts Tor
several days. Nearly all constructions
IN PRINT cloths together with .satecns
anu '"''iS are figuring in the sales.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29

bills remarked yesterday that pub
hshed stories that the hills were ready
were not correct. They are atill ION
their way; they are expected any day,
within the next week. probably, but
even that ia not stated az certain.
Meanwhile conflicting reports coma
from the acceptance dealers. Most of
them find the market not 80 good rs il.
has been, with few bills coming out.
and tho necessity for good deal of
work IN selling them. They find also
that nine'ty-day bills have to be held
for hftcqn days, until they can become
seventy day bills, before being
sold. Gall money ruled at 3 per cent
yesterday, but even that rate would
be too high for the health of the ac-
ceptance market if it were permanent.
But one or two dealers reported a few
more bills appearing on the market and
fair demand for them.
R;lls arising from the shipment of
cotton seem to be most frequently met
with now. The packers are borrowing
a little bit more.
Fifteen to sixty day prime trade ac-
ceptances were quoted at 5d5A per
cent; sixty to ninety days, 5W5M per
cent; indorsed trade acceptances, AZ
per cent, all maturities.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29

vest good por ton of it in these
notes, but even If the trade had not
been so prospero as l am sure that the
fur men of the city would be support
ing the new loan as literally as they
did the first four
I'VE are not going to rest when we
have taken the subscription of every
fur dealer and manufacturer in the
business. This loan is going to be rep
resentative of the entire trade. en-
ployes as well as employers. We are
organizing every fur shop in the city
into Victory Loan Club, and every
worker in the trade will be given an
opportunity to subscribe to the loan,
and after our veteran corps of loan
workers get through there viii be few
who will refuse to subscribe. Every
big man in the fur trade 10 devoting
most of his time these days TO the cam
paign. They are visiting their rivals
factories, making speeches to the work
ers and soliciting subscriptions from
every hne they meet. Much of the sue
cess of the trade in the previous loans
was due to these interchangeable work
ers"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Stops Speculation
I'm Artificial Silk
Niscose Company Fixes Maxi
mum Prices at Which job
hers MaN Sell

Drastic steps have been taken by
the Viscose Company, sole manufac-
turers of artificial silk in this country
to stop speculation in this product
The company has fixed the maximum
prices at which jobbers may sell the
yarn to manufacturers and " binding
the manufacturers to whom the com
pany sells direct to an agreement not
10 resell their product without the
consent OF the Nlseoae Company. Let
terS TO this effect were mailed 1obhera
and manufao turers to whom the com
pany sells its product late last week.
"The speculation in artificial silk
yarn" said S. A. Salvage. director of
the company yesterday, "has arisen
from two sources, Some Of the eight
or nine jobbers through whom we
distribute part of our product have
been reselling to other jobbers who
sold it to others, and so on. each sue
cessive Jobber taking a profit, Of
course. Then. too, some Of the cotton.
silk, hosiery and other manufacturers
who use our yarns have been reselling
at profit. Many complaints have
reached US, and we have determined d
TO keep down the price as far as lies
within our power"
Under the threat of refusal to make
deliveries and to cancel existing con-
tracts the Niscose Company has asked
the jobbers TO sell the yarn at a profit
of only 90 cents pound. Thus the
Jobber pays $3.50 for the highest grade
of yarn and will be permitted to sell it
! at So, less than per cent discount
ne Jobber also is requested not to
sell to other jobbers, but only direct
to manufacturers.
The manufacturers who obtain their
yarn directly from the company have
been asked to limit their orders to
amounts required by the consumption
OF their machines.
We are compelled says the letter
to manufacturers, ito make it a condi-
ton OF all contracts Of sale that if for
any reason the manufacturer does not
wish TO consume any merchandise
bought from US, he must agree to first
offer the merchandise to US for resale
at the price paid for it, and receive our
refusal IN writing to purchase the
same before offering it elsewhere
All sales to you will be made sub
Ject to this provision, and if in any
case we find it is not observed by you
we reserve the right to refuse to make
any further deliveries and to cancel all
contracts with you.
I'VE are addressing this letter to all
OF our customers, and We would re-
quest from you a statement in writ
ing, signed by an officer of your com
pany or member of your firm, that
you are not buying and Will not buy
any OF our production except for your
own use IN manufacturing before fur.
ther quotations can be made"
Mr.. Salvage said that in many cases
jobbers were getting as high as ST 8
pound for artificial silk yarn. The Wis,
cosc Company is making every effor,
TO increase its production in order t.
supply adequately the existing demand
he asserted.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
RIISINESS NEWS BUREAU (:
Tribune Building
I54 Nassau Street
New Loan Units
Being Organized
Among the Trades
Workers in Rainbow Divi-
sion Extend Efforts to
Fresh Fields to Swell Vic.
tory Subscription Totals

IN rs effort to escape the blight Of
nrsersubscription the advisory trades
.ommittee of the Rainbow Division
yesterday began to stretch out INTO
.rorganized fields. Edgar Higgins. as
s;stant TO Morris X. Parker, OF the
advisory trades committee, has start
a N form q machinery, machine tools
and railroad supplies committee TO
hslr swell the volume Of subscriptions
to Victory notes.
Forty-one trades in the city that up
"a the present have had no loan or
a.rization will be included in the new
.ommittee, with headquarters IN 81
wall Street. The new division Will
herin TO function by the middle OF TINS
week and viii bring the number OF
committees up to eighty-seVeh'
Organize Coal Barge Owners
Moreover, coal barge owners and
towing people OF the Port OF New YORK
are being organized by Lie baron d
Willard, chairman of the coal trade in
dustry eommlttee -,
"They are so closely affiliated with
us and have done aUeh splendid work
in other drivea OF oura," MIR. Willard
said, THAT We can count ON them 10
ne of great assistance TO US in raising
our quota of $4,000. 900"
Iegdors OF the Rainbow Division eN-
nressca confidence yesterday that the
o,gansgaton would warm up thia week
end secure subscriptions fast enough
10 bring the committees up to their
sehedulo. Subscriptions totalling more
than $i,000000 were reported yestcr-
day
Five more firms in the Wholesale dry
eoods industry of the metropolitan dis
trict received industrial honor flags for
retting 100 per cent of their employees
to subscribe to the loan. They are
Charles Kasefang. Doull Miller Com
pany. Converse & Co, United Knit
wear Mills and J. Grossman e. Co, Ltd
Under the leadership of Mrs. John
purroy Mitchell the Hospital and Sana-
toriums Committee has realized more
than 80 per cent of its quota of $780,
600. New subscriptions yesterday
brought the total OF the Woman's Clubs
Committe up to SS69,70 Its quota is
$3.50, 600.
The Business Women's Committee
Of which Mrs. Jacob A. Riis is chair
man, reported its aggregate as S7S.90O
Domestic workers nave subscribed
s74450 through the Patriotic House
hold League Committee. The Export
Import and Shipping Committee an
nounced a subscription OF S1,0Oo,00C
from ". R. Grace & Co.
Publishers Subscriptions Large
Approximately $4,000 was sub
scribed Yesterday by members Of the
Children's and Infants Wearing Appar
ell Committee. which has already raisec
more than half its quota of Sl,1S8 600
Arthur II. Scribner, chairman of the
Publishing, Printing, Advertising ant
Allied Trades Committee, reported tht
following new subscriptions: Ameri
can Book Company, 100000; Grosset
& Dunlap, $4,000; Charles Scribner':
Sons. $4,000; Doubleday. Page & Co.
$4,000; G. P. Putnam's Sons, $4,000
c. s. Hammond Company, S2,500 ant
R. R. Bowker Company, $3.50.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Chemicals
Federal Saluoge Board TO
Offer Large Quantities
OF Mixed 4c;ds

Bids on from 100000 to $1,000 600
pounds of mixed acids and $40 tons OF
phosgene poisonous gas) are asked py
the chemical division Of the Ordnance
District Salvage Board. The acids Of
fered for sale are of the following
grades Of mixture of nitric and sui
phuric acid: 70i9o. 60 40, $3.50 and
SO. Mixed acids were used in large
quantities for the manufacture of ex-
posives during the war, and the sur
plus stocks are now available for the
manufacture Of intermediates for dye
making, The Salvage BOARD - looking
for bids from consumers in preference
to those from dealers, and viii dispose
of any part or all of its entire stock,
and for the convenience of buyers will
make delivery over period of thirty
TO sixty days.. according to Charles Bar
ban, chief of the Division of Chemicals
and Allied Raw Materials. Bidders will
be furnished an analysis and samples
of the products offered for sale. Mr.
Barhan stated yesterday that, while
the government was anN ious 70 dispose
of its mixed acids. il VIII not do so at Il
sacrifice. Any reasonable bid. however,
will be considered, he declared
Phosgene, the poisonous gas used
with such deadly effect on the battle
fields. now enters into the manufacture
Of such dyestuffs as Victoria blue. J.
is also used in the manufacture OF
pharmaceuticals and as bleaching
agent. The 500 tons offered by the GOV
ernment are put UP in iron containers.
each holding one ton. This material
can also be bought in whole or in part.
and the government prefers to dispose
of it to contractors who would be able
to help stimulate the wider use of this
material.
Sales of government stocks of chemi-
calls through the Salvage Board are IN
creasing every week, declared Mr.. Bar
ban. During the week ended April 10
the sales organization disposed of ap-
proximately S22500o worth Of acids.
alcohol and coal tar products, and. ac-
cording to the chief Of this division,
all sales were made at good prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Jcwelry
Back Orders Keep Jenelry
Factories Going Full
Blast to Catch I'm

While retail sales are slightly lower
because of the Victory Loan drive
Jewelry manufacturers are working
their factories TO full capacity in an
effort to catch up with back orders
Business still flows to the local manu-.
facturers from all sections of the
country, with the demand continuing
for the higher priced articles. The
scarcity of some materials and Of labo,
is still handicapping the industry and
1t is said that there is little possibility
Of any Improvement in this situation
developing in the near future.
All branches Of the industry are
sharing in the big business Watch
makers report that their production
is taken up by the retailers just as
soon as it is released at the factories
The same condition holds true with the
silversmiths, who are now working
on silverware for delivery to dealers ir
time for June sales. Ring manufact-
urers ara compelled to regulate the
extent of their business by the amount
of diamond stock available and M
plants are recorded from all qu RS
about the scarcity of precious stones