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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-25
u. S. Supply Of Oil
Held Near Half Gone

Washington.-Forty per cent
Of the total known oil supply In
the United States, exclusive of
oil shale deposits in three
states, has been exhausted, &C
cOrding to estimates transmitted
by Secretary Lane to the SEN
ate commerce committee In COM
pliance with a resolution pre-
sented by Senator Ransdell of
Louisiana, and made public by
the committee.
Up to last January /, Mr.. Lane
said, a total Of 4,598, OO0, 900
barrels had been produced, while
the known available Oil re-
sources, not counting the shale
deposits. in the ground and In
field storage were estimated at
6,740.O00,O0O barrels. Distilla-
ton of shale deposits In Colora-
do, Utah and Wyoming, how.
ever, would produce 70.OOO,O0O.-
600 barrels Of oil, the secretary
said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-25
viii BE Safe Then.

Los Angeles, Cal.-"Tm all right
when I'm sober" c. f. Scott told the
court, admitting thefts. "Good. you
a go to the pe%nitentiary till the
states dry" said the Judge.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
COLORS---Inrcstigafing
German DYE Industry

Word was received here yesterday
that the American Chamber OF Com
Merce in London will soon be in pos
session Of valuable information regard
ing the situation in the dyestuffs in
dustry in Germany. Two investigators
have been sent to join the committee
Of the dye and chemical group of the
London Chamber Of Commerce now in
speeding German and Austrian dye
stutFs plants. This committee may also
visit Russia.
The purposes Of the mission are TO
study German methods Of production
and tina possibilities of German i'm
port and export competition with the
United States and Great Britain. The
committee. in It's final report, is eX-
pected to make recommendations to
restrict Germany from dumping goods
OH the market either direct or through
neutrals. The question Of protection
beyond the measures already taken by
the British and American governments
will also be studied.
Local dyestufTs manufacturers are
anxiously awaiting some report of con-
ditions at tho great German factories
Some dealers stated yesterday that
/ American Investigators had made a
study OF the anon. of dyes stored in
Germany, report of which is TO be
published soon. 1t was the unanimous
opinion of traders and man uf acturcrs
that more definite information as to
the situation in Germany is essential
Plans for business, especially in the
j export field, cauu OF be made far ahead
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
iEXTlLES--Deiter Buying
by illumination Of Speculafor

lhe gradual curtai ilment of specu-
i&tlve operations in cotton goods has
brought about period OF healthy buy
ing. Many mill agents and commits
SION houses are determined to prevent
II possible further requirement Of
goods by spectators. 1t is not be-
leved, however, tha. spectators will
pay 1872 cents yard. yesterdays
quotation, for Il standard gray cloth.
Commission houses arc instructinc
their statesmen to sell colored goods
only to old customers among the estab-
hshed wholesale firms. This is being
done not only in an effort to prevent
speculation in those fabrics, but to
provide the regular customers with
merchandise badly needed. The cut
Nng-up trade, which chiefly embraces
garment manufacturers, are findinC it
difficult to buy many lines Of colored
goods. especially ginghams, as the COM
mission houses argue that such buy
els cannot be regarded as steady Gus
toners, saying that their purchases
quoting the lowest prices. On The
other hand, jobbcrs can be relied upon
10 buy from them throughout the year.
Transactions in gray goods con-
tinued to be the dominant feature Of
the market Yesterday. Several large
interests who refused 10 buy goods
when they were quoted last week at
Is cents & yard placed large orders at
lo'2 cents q yard, with the statement
that prices are not going 10 be lower
for some time. \ consensus Of opinion
was that 64-6os. the gray goods stand
ard. would reach is cents by the end
Of the week. Thare were few, however,
who believed that advances beyond
tnat figure would be recorded.
Converters reported Z steady demand
for high grade printed goods, cspe-
ciaily voiles. These fabrics, being sold
for spring delivery, were bringing from
32i2 cents to $l.25 yard. The shortage
OF fine print cloths remains as an OBJ
stacle in the way Of maximum pro-
ductions. and converters are exerting
strenuous efforts TO obtain them. One
firm which recently sent q buyer to
England IN search of goods stated that
tAe trip was not altogether successful.
as that market was as devoid Of ner-
chandise as the local one. a small lot
Of fabric for conversion into printed
voiles was secured at prices about 20
per cent lower than those obtaining
i-,l-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
FS RS-Fox Skins
.Votc ia Greet Demand

Next Is mushrat skin cor the max
ing a. Hudson seal, foxes Of ali varie-
ties are the most wanted furs in the
market, according to local skin dealers.
In an otherwise dull market, sales Of
foxes are giving the skin dealers some
thing to do. The demand for foxes
seems centred on the dyed variety of
which there is limited supply in the
market. Rel foxes, which can be dyed,
are fairly plentiful. but the dyers are
so rushed with work that they are un-
able TO put foxes through the dyeing
process in sufficient time to meet the
present demand. Because Of this fox
skins already dyed, particularly in
taupes, browns and blues, are bringing
nigh prices.
Many first class dealers report that
they are sold out of muskrat skins
and are unable tc obtain new supplies
at present. Some of them have taken
up stocks OF rabbit and coney, which
can be converted into sealno, near
seal ana the other various substitutes
for Hudson seal. These furs are III
creasing in value because of the strong
demand thSo@n on them in the r1uslsrat
shortage. Formerly they were handled
mostly by the small dealers, who oper-
ated chiefly in cheap furs.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

SPRINGFIELD Mass ". r. Kimball.
sTATGsVII,fB. n. c-wallace Bros.
Co II Walace. drysoods ana no1iors.
sr 1.oI'Is 7 Meyer, general rrdse.;
coillr.edore.
Z. I<loos, manager. Ie Cooper square
ST LOUIS Sonnenfeld's. 4. Kosenthai
skirts ae4 Ftitn yyenue. tenth floor
Woif, upholstery, draperles. 40 Fourth
Avenue.
ST IoUIs--B. Nusent & Bros. Miss
McGreevy ladies' coats suits; MISS Sui
lvan, rnisses' dresses. coats. suits: Mr.
Harris. nierchandise manager, 5. SOLO
n.on. 470 Fourth Avenue.
SIFEPlOK. Wis --Crawford & Co; M
Crawford. mems furnishings. ork.
SYRACUSE +. oswald Co. II. +
Oswald, drygoods. ready TO weac. Holland
House.
eACvsn- cersbacher. general
sYRAcrsf--syraepse use Dry Goods Co.
g. ). Barnard president and buyer mus
Thiri s-iourth street.
SYRACUSE Central CITY Crocleery 60; ;
l.. r. Nelson. crochery hotel furnishings
Herald .SQnare.
Snow. general mdee.. Pennsylvania
TRENTON. y. } VAR Miss x hs en-
ready to wear; Hart, Ross d Flanagan.
rRoY. L. i, SO molutosh. furnishing
goods; Continental!
WAsiIINGToN-l.sns BROS: NJ.
Ia ~, nsH9Tgn !, ~ a-rgs9od4; PennsylHans
sons Mr. Freedman. paaer. woodenwsre.
etc. Herald square
WATENBrRl. conn Scot''s Cloak
House; ". y. Scott, cloaks. suits. cossets,
Grand
NHNEIlNC. w Va-S Whit Co: s
Whit. womeA's furnlsh.ngs Mar borough.
WICHITA. KAN. Gihert. nousv Iur-
nisAintS krssiin.
WpRclSTER, Mass Barnard. Sumner
4 Putnam; ". Dorsen. gloves, i9t Eoulth
Avenue. flth floor.
WORCESTER. Mass. A Wander prl
knit underwear. mems Furnishings. hosi-
cry. 40i Fourth Avenue, Navarro
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
sHhS-~High Prices Paid
For Goods Of Lo1c Quality

Buyers who were IL the market yes
terday searching for silk goods with
which 70 repla = stocks consumed dur
ing the late summer months willingly
paid high prices ior "soco-d- shat is,
cid and redvca stock and other goods
ordinarily regarded - undesirable.
The prices paid were IN some cases
equal 10 those commanced ty first Qral-
ity merchandise last spring ~ was &
question Of getting any sort OF stock,
however, and deals were quickly made.
Concerns which we're wiring 70 the
LEGAL .narke. .ssAIng for price protec-
tion eight months ago, now show !1ttie
disposition { TO question price. Now
they seek only protection on deliveries
Of merchandise. Severa! manufactur-
ors received communications from Gus
toners ure.rg that the usual quantity
os goods previously bought Tor spring
delivery be reserved fer them, Vl'h no
mention being made cI prlce.
Jobbers Of silk o.aperlos we're busy
irving TO meet the requirements Of
nNvers from retail firms and furniture
manufacturers. These latter concerns
are placing extensive orders for uphol-
sterics, paying from S5 to Sl4 yard
Tor them. Draperies selling from So
10 IS were in derable demand
from retailers. Orders requesting de-
livery after January l were accented
on the basis Of prices to be established
at time of delivery.
SILK nanufac' urers reported a brisk
business with jobbers and millinery
firms. These concerns are buying their
spring stocks row, but delayed produc-
ton will prevent deliveries beng
made before January at the earliest.
Ordinarily these goods are shlpped 4n
December.
BECAUSE of the limited output OF
jacauard silks tie manufacturers have
turned to satin striped tatfeta as q
substitute aAd jobbers We're .ne re-
cip,cnts Of many orders for this fabric.
Prices averaged about $l.a5 yard.
Tnero was a slightly increased de-
mand for raw Silks yesterday and
dealers were more optimistic than they
have been for many days They do not
generally believe that mills are yet
ready to make extensive purchases, but
feel that with the ever Increasing de-
mand for finished silks the efforts to
increase production viii DO reflected
in the sales OF the raw product.
While business was not OF large
volume most Of the dealers reported a
fairly steady demand, but with trans
actiors confined 20 small lots.
There were 10 late COMMUNICATIONS
received from Japan, but iu was be-
l.eved shat the market in Yokohama re-
NAMED fairly active. All quarters
agree that prices will surely remain at
t2eir present levels and some look to
materiul increases when local buying
is resumed.
A committee representing a number Of
the leading mills of Paterson met last
ntght to consider the demands OF en-
pioyes for an additional ~ per ccn'
wage Increase. Their decision. which
/ viii DC final, Is TO be given out to day
|, is believed that tho advance Will be
GRANTED.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Saloon Is Held Up
Twice by Sailors;
Nothing Is Stolen
Two seannen Tell llle Police
Jewel Was Taken From
Them Larry IN Evening;
Customers Are Searched

After Joseph Barro;t and Frank
Mullen, sailors from the United States
transpor. Mount Vernon, had held up
Gallagher's saloon. NJ Forty-thir,l
Street and Eighth Avenue, twice in an
hour 4ast night, the patience Of Charles
Toner. the bartender. began 20 crack
under the strain.
During ne]'her Aold gp did the des-
perate seamen taAe anything, but
Toner claimed that tho rromiscuous
showing OF automatic pistols in the
-aees OF customers wa- bad for trade
So after the second ..sit ~ the blue
jackets. he followed fIen out ard
asked q policeman to arres. them.
IAc sailors visited the saloon early
IL the evening. went away 4or while
ana Canse lack az "a l.erAclt when
Toner wa alone n the place. Barrett
produced a 0-cai.usc automatic plS-
tol and tod Toner 10 hold up his hands
He searched the bArkeepor bat took
nothing. and after al unsuccessful at
tempt % onen the cash reg ster, he and
las colnpanlDn dlsappeared-
Later, -he persistent bandits came
back again This time Mullen held
the pisto! while SIX customers and the
prosecuted bartender were ranged up
along the wall and searched BY Bar
rett. Again, nothing was stolen and
the bueiachets left. heading for Broad
way and followed Wy Toner, who
pointed them out to Patrolmen Lana
gan and Thompson and had them ar
rested
AT the West Forty-seventh Street
station, The ioliy tars explained THAI
they weren't holdin~ ~ the saloon for
practice or yet for sport Aev
brought diamond lavallere INTO the
place eariy last evening. they sad
and tried 10 sell i bat someone got
away with H. They sad the trnket
was worth $500 and .h~t they had got
= m Germany
BON were locked ~ CHARGED win
attempted rooberr
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

IS being remedied as rapidly 3 pos
sible by the training Of crude help.
Manufacturers are devcting large
portion of their time to evolving train
ing methods and systems. in order to
bring new labor into the industry and
mould 1T over into skilled quality"
Patent leather shoes, which have
sprung into demand as a result Of the
dancing craze in England. according to
these men, are the shortest Of all
stocks now. During the war few or no
patent leather shoes or pumps were
made and the supply of this leather in
the country was extremely small at
the close Of the war
American leather of all kinds has
risen as much as 500 per cent in Eng
land. Leather that used to cost from
10 to 25 cents foot now runs from
III to $3.50 a foot. Shoe prices in this
country are slightly under British
prices for the same quality, but the
difference in exchange brings the two
prices to about the same level, said the
British shoe merchants.
Despite the shortage Of shoes in
England" said Mr.. Skinner, british
crs will not accept American styles.
They won't wear the long narrow lasts
and pointed toes so fashionable over
here. They want medium lasts and
toes. The foreign and lower class elc-
ments still demand the short vamp
shoes of Continental cut.
''English women are going in for col
ored shoes. Last summer was the
greatest color season in shoes we ever
had. Gray and blue shoes were ex-
trcmely popular. We look for an even
stronger run on colors next summer.
Our women are fond of low shoes, or
oxfords, as you call them over here.
Fully IS per cent Of the shoes sold
the year round are of this type. Pumps
are also worn by the best dresscrs
among the English women"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

aeratei waters. etc, Eohert T. McAhahor.
Francis i. Thomas Joseph Ttc,s. f.ancere
= urc-il. 10 spruce -Afeaee. Aocrest r.
p y Motor spndcss Corporation. sss.~
200. MenaAt1an esyld b. + flsgerance. y.
Kabet'e i. "a santn- siery \. hogan.
10 Nroaawar. New iora Ci,s
i.el.f. ftcat- com rr,r..-. f-lc 4 Noo MAJ;
haitian. Max steinfe i. Martin J.. keller.
Irving heller, 100. Fcrty ninth street.
Wicke Auto Repair shop. Inc t1ooc.
Bronx; Mac a Nicise, fQrrseann Nicke.
barry Il. WieAs. Jr. 80 Rogers Place.
Bronx
Thomas American Motor ca Company.
Iae.. sl.-5o. Marhaff.i.t Ciails9 = Col
'-.s, George G.. I.AsLs. la:-. T. .ic- -zSl- -f-.
1s4 Broadway Nsv N7rA '.f-
Tho Nani-se Iearht- cog Co.. Inc
5000. Manhattan; -.o1is t-as8n. Maurice
amend. IjsviA D-als-0r--. 4-lt Eighty
rfsA s>rcet. HrooB.yI.
Aueio-Alnerlc4a S' ndics't. iac. 100
00p. MsNhaltaus eNf,or--fs ;-,. torters anc
genera! traders. etc.. l!ank g. N.lles.
William !. Rapp. Nl-Han n : noiles. -
East seventy ninth Sfr..-. \ew 44.. cltN-
ReiIsteln Etelson and school. guc. So
600. Manhattan, FL: bus'nsss. Byln.an Eiei
son Aaron school. Abr. !. Sci1ls-eiI,. 1871
tifiietn street. Brooklyn.
:. p ard Real-y Co. nc. $40 600 a.
Manhattan: David sl.v,.iaan Harry NJ
JOS ph Eeuh-1 PoiarsAy So son Penn
Fordham Taxi Service lnr $1,000:
Bronx. Edmund simpson. Matilda Siusn-
son. Frank Rowland. 1913 Topping Avenue
15ionx.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
CHEMICALS Prepare
For Cold y eothe, IUs

Large quantities Of cuinine, Formal
dehyde, lnenthol aud potassium permau-
Ganale are being purchased iN the
chemical market atrrcsent as & prepar-
atory measure for the wave OF winter
sickness. such AS influenza, grippe and
colds, which ny sweep over the coun-
TT, with the Arrival Of cold weather.
Qo.nipe has advanced about Is cents
al ounce during the week 20 81 O5 and
SLOT Orders received are for large
quantities, several tor 1000 10 10000
ounces being noted. Depleted stocks
on the spot market and heavy demand
have forced up the price Of menthol
from $3.50 and SS.25 to $3.50 and 50
a pound.
Last Saturday formaldehyde, an I'M
portant disinfectant, was advanced 2 II
cents Il pound to 2214 cents. The de
mand for all these chemicals holds up
we'll despite price changes, and dealers
say that the amount of winter sickness
this year will eclipse all previous rec
ords. Influenza is already raging in
several sections of the country.
Little business w&s transacted in
heavy chemicals yesterday, the demand
apparently having changed to refined
chemicals. The largest order noted
was for 800 tons Of bichromate Of soda
for export. Prices for this chemical
nave been weak during the last lew
days and inquiries sent out for the fill
ing of this order apparently have failed
SO far to stimulate price advances.
Bleaching powder is reported in good
demand, especially from paper and
textile mills. There is little spot goods
on the market and prices hold firm at
$2.25 q hundredW eight.
Large purchases Of aniline oil by
manufacturers of anilinc dyes has
cleaned the market OF spot stocks, eX-
cert for small lot purchases at 81 cents
pound. Producers are contracting for
November delivery at 26 cents a pound
for less than carload lots and 2G e and
27 cents Tor carloads.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Germans Blame
Imports for Big
Drop in Marks
No Export CounterbaIance,
Says Official; Denies Gov
ernment Intends to Con-
troll Foreign Exchange
NetD York Tribun.

Specsnl Cable Sc7p,cc
BERLIN, Sept. 1S.-A rumor was
circulated on tho Bourse to-day thAt
the government was about to take
measures to control foreign exchange
rates as the result of the low reco1d
reached yesterday by the mark. This
report, however, was authoritativcly
denied.
Exchange impro| d to-day after
yesterdays deroute. Amsterdam bills
dropped TO Il, Copenhagen TO Is, Chris
tiania to 80.
The flood Of foreign delicaces int5
the occupied area OF Germany is re-
ducing the volume of trade through
Bremen and Hamburg. one of the high
est officials of the German Ministry of
Finance said day Five billion
lions Of marks, arc among the luxurics
which have reached Germany recently,
he asserted.
The only thing that can save Ger
many financially now" said this Off
cial. "is for Americans to regard con
iidenc, in the German
Present Moment Promising
"Only if Americans extend credit or
buy German exchange is there any
chance for Germany TO begin the proc
ess Of recovery. The present moment
is promising for the beginning of such
action. The workmen even in the
extreme parties have grown weary of
strikes and revolutions and have be-
gun to work more regularly and the
output OF labor is increasing."
The official said the fundamental
cause CT the recent drop in marks lay
in the necessity of importing into this
country enormous quantities of goods,
whereas Germany can export little or
nothing to counterbalance purchases.
When foreign speculators opened
their attack on mark exchange, this
official said, the Reichsbank was
wholly unable 20 intervene to nrotcct
the value of the mark by & counter
upon the bears. Its sold stock was
far too slender and its holdings Of
foreign bills are steadily kept at q
minimum.
German spectators in the occupied
territory, the official said, when they
saw the mark losing steadily in value,
bought foreign moneys on the Cologne
exchange in enormous amounts as in
surance against further losses The
speculation there in German currency
has been in huge volume, he said.
Complaint About Customs
"Onc unfortunate influence on the
mark, said the official. SIS worked by
the Allied authorities in tho occupied
area, who refuse to recognize Ger
lnany's right to collect customs in the
equivalent Of gold values, alleging tha.
this is an infringement of the terms
Of the peace treaty. AS a matter OF
fact, the treaty makes no stipulation
on that subject, giving only the right
to collect the same values in duties as
before the war.
"The Allied commanders ere evident
~ quite aware that their policy IS
wrecking their own hopes Of obtaining
indemnities from Germany. What
they are doing is making al immoral
attack upon Germany's financial stabil-
ity. Germany has protested to tho Al
lied governments, but thus far with out
success. Further representations will
be made"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Financial Items

TO study export trade posi- bilities
and to devise ways and means to III
troduce American made dresses in
Latin America and Europe the Asso-
ciatcd Dress Industries of America has
appointed 81 committee of six prominen.
New York dress producers.
This committee will gather for the
first time next Monday at the asso-
cations headquarters in the Holland
House When the work of the commit
tee is completed after a series of meet
lngs final report will be issued to
members of the organization for their
guidance in engaging in export trade.
The report also will contain specific in
structlons regarding the proper pack
ing OF export shipments.
The committee consists of Samuel
Floersheimcr, of Samuel Floersheimer
& Brother, David !. ullman, NJ Rent
ner. o. NJ. & II. Rentner; julius Gross
man, /. Ginsbere, OF Ginsberg & Bros,
and Benjamin S. Ginsbcrg, OF Lyman
v, Ginsberg, Inc.
get-together dinner 1or the fur
trade is being planned for October l
at the Pennsylvania Hotel. A COM
mittee representing the various raw
skin, dressing and dyeing, manufac-
turing, iobbing and retail association
OF the trade is being formed to arrange
the details Of the dinner. 1t is expect
ed that the meeting Will be used to
launch the American furs for American
women movement, which has been a
frequent topic Of discussion in the
trade for some time. The dinner will
come the week before the opening oi
the New York Fur Auction Sales Cor
poratlon. when most of the dealers and
big manufacturers from all parts OF
the country will be in town.
S. w. Meltzer. resident buyer for l.
Jonas & Co., Nashville, Tenn, it was
announced yesterday, has been appoint
ed general manager Of the New York
bureau Of the recently formed Aneri-
can Wholesale Garment Association
whose chief aim is to eliminate the
losses sustained by leftover stocks OF
worlens garments at the end Of each
season by the Interchange OF merchan-
d)so among members.
Nr. Meltzer, who viii retain his con
neetlou with the Jonas company. viii
use bis present Offices at 432 Fourth
Avenue as the New York headquarters
/ OF the association until next February
! when it is planned to take an office
building loft where it will be possible
for the New York Office to receive
stocks for distribution among tbs
lmembara.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
JEWELRY-Fe1u Good
Diamonds NO,c AuniloI,ic

Diamonds have become so scarce in
the tn United States that cutters consider
supplies enough to keep them goinr
from day to day. Not only is the sup
ply exceedingly .t',e. low, but, according to
importers, the quality of rough stones
being received from the foreign svndi-
cate is not as good as formerly. Small
cut stones Of good quality are especial
" hard to obtain, the importers say, as
the demand from all countries is so
great the diamond cutters abroad are
forced to rush the gems, and as a result
the workmanship is not what it
should be.
The rising costs of stones due to
this scarcity and the increasing
cost of labor, both in this country and
foreign diamondcutting centres, have
not affected the business of gem deal
ers to any great extent; in fact, they
say the demand is increasing steadily.
Some Of the larger concerns are said
to have enough orders on hand to carry
their business good many months.