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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Business Items

I. s Jerry. United States Trade Com
missioner for South America has resigned
effective November ]. and Will take charge
Of the Latin American department OF the
Textile manufacturers Alliance. Inc, IL
Thomas Street Mr.. Jerry connected
with tho textile trade before entering tho
employ OF the government.
j IT. Nixon has resigned as first vice
president and general manager Of the No
mours Trading Corporation. Robert Pen
ringion. chairman OF the board OF directors
of tho corporation. ana Charles &. Dick
aon. also member OF the board. have
been elected as Vice presidents and will
assume Mr. Ntxon's managerial duties.
sporting goods moor will be opened
In the Bush Terminal Sales building tho
first OF next year. according to
rouncement yesterday. The Bush company
VIII act ns manufact ur~rs' agents for some
Of the arms and oihers viii have their
personal representatives on the floor. In
announcing tire new department the com
throughout the country IL on the increa ",
due To the outdoor habits formed by the
mon In service during tho war Approx
mately 20. 900 stores In this country now
handle sporting goods the statement adds.
Plans have been perfected by r. b. Ter
hune whereby American shoe and leather
producers may obtain representation In tho
American shoe and leather division at tho
international Buyers Fair at Lyons next
March. The American industry Ii alert to
possbilitica Of world trade. and II la gen~r-
ally acknowledged that the opportunity for
contact with foreign buyers at this fair
In so great az to be worthy Of serious con
alteration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
German Public Expects
Assistance From i. S,

BERLIN, Sept. 80 (By The Asso-
ciated Press .-Pessimism of many
financial writers about the industrial
future of Germany is in sharp con-
trast to the general optimism of the
people, who stubbornly cling to the
hope that America will sooner or later
grant huge credits. and who overlook
the fact that American capital is still
shy of German loans.
One of the most important German
industries is the textile industry and
those interested in obtaining raw ma
terials at the earliest possible moment
or the credit with which to buy them,
are gradually more and more alarmed
at the olossaltsmuggling through the
occupied territory, for it indicates to
them that England, France and to a
lesser extent America. want to swamp
Germany with manufactured goods and
will withhold raw materials as long
as possible.
crmany had succeeded in the SUNNI er
of 1918 in mitigating the dislike for
clothes made Of paper, bu2hardly was
this dislike gone than the armistice
came, and the we'll paid workmen and
others preferred to pay the enormous
prices for foreign textiles, enormous
partly because they came from coun-
tries whore prices are higher than in
Germany, partly because of the low ex
change value Of the German mark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
SmOkeless Steel Plant
Is Frenchmen' Objective

An American tourist in after the war
France was struck by the fact that
no smoke was seen coming out of the
steel mills in the north which seemed
unframed by the invading army. Meet
ing M. Eugene Schneider, head of the
Crcusot Steel Works. which employs
more than 10000 men, the foreigner
asked for an explanation.
M. Schneider, who is now in the
United States and head of the French
commercial mission to America, re-
piled:
"There are two reasons why you saw
no smoke coming out Of plants which
appeared to be in good condition. In
the first place, there was no way for
you to ascertain the real status Of the
plant from the outside. The building
may have been in good condition. but
very likely the machinery was either
demolished or removed by the Germans
during the war
'In the second place, If had my
way you would never see black smoke
coming out of steel mills. The coal
ought to be consumed so efficiently
that no black smoke would come out OF
the smOkestacks"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
BUYERS Arrived

BAITIMoRE,-B iumberg Bros H.
BALTIMORE-W F.. I.ohmcyer, mems
furnishings, underwear. neckwear; Meal
BAI.TIMoRE-Bla ustcin & Catzen; S.
Blaustcin mfrs. caps; Alcazar.
BALTlMORE-B b. Fleishman &, Bros; 3
Fleishman mems. wonens clothing; ISL
BINGIIAMTON. y. y.-Fowler. Dick &,
Walkers G: Fowler msrchandise managers
BIRMINCHAM. Ala.-Odonl, Bowers &
White; w. w. Odom ana IT, H. Whitc.
clothing furnishing goods, hats; McAlpn
nosToN-A. Abrams; clothing Brozte IL.
BOSToN-F. A. Gordon Co; +. y. Cor
don, woolcu dress goods, cloaklngs' Bres-
BOSTON A. Riley, mems furnish
BosToN Colonial Hat ManufactuT,ins
Co, S NJ. Rubin, mfr ladies mats Nc
BRlsToT renn.-E W. King. CO., D.
e Brunnit. notions; 956 Church Street.
room 81.
McDonaid' dress trimmings. buttons yarns,
fancy knit. goods. children head YEA.
leather goods photo goods; ~ Leonard
strcAt room 1905.
ceICAGO-G l." Hammons Co.; 6.
CtIICAGO- Marshal Field r. S. Hubble,
china; llo7 Broadway.
CIIicAGo.tlillman :; IL. Hillman job
coats q; Fifth Avenue.
rIIlCAGO--H. ". King Co. F. King
clothing; Somerset.
p l.. Hurwitz. mfrs. overails' Broadway
Central.
Ciilr'AGO-Kobbns Halpern Cap Mfg.
CO.: - flalporn hats. caps dealers and
CiNc1NNArI-II Wolf Sons, J Wolf.
hosiery, mems, wolnen's knit underwear;
'-S GrE filIs;p Bailey Co. b f. Knip-
penberc. boys clothing 81 West Twenty =
CoIUMBUs-M. ] Federman Co; G.
Melancon. general buyer aud mdsc; 81
West Twenty sixth Street ,.or,.
COLUMBUS-F r. lazarus; 5. l.azarus
general dry goods. mems. womens chii
drcn's clothing. furnishings; 225 Fifth
Avenue, room S2S.
F. l.ackcy mems clothing. furnishings.
IN bpErRolr- Smith & Allen; s Smith
'''s GREAT FAL1.s. Mont.-paisls Royal,
Mrs Mqsp re"4 Snn to T Eic M Mas1 Co. r.
Kolodmcy. mfrs. silk waists; McAlpin
WARTroRp. conn.-sage -Allsn CO
INDIANAPOLls- Lewis. Meier & Co,
r. severjn, mfrs. shirts. oVerails, pants,
" MIiLwAUKEE- Blumenfeld Locher co
L. F LochsT hats: frames so srIndw'y
korrick. general merchandise ll6 West
Thirty second Street. 18th floor.
PHTLApELPHGA-Ros Wholesale ard
FoKrLANp Me-. H schlossbers,
San FENNcIsco- strauss. Levi & Co .
~ H. Larson. mems furnishings; Az
Rr9sGW s, a, r, Nn :, rn.,,n
HtruStrln dry goods. shoes. hats. drugs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
COTTON COODS-Finer
Goods Are BECOMING Scarce

Buying of cotton goods tapered off
yesterday. largely because of the half
holiday, but prices in all lines re-
manned firm. Retailers and iobbers
in the market were searching for fine
goods mostly, with but fair success
The finer goods in both beached and
colored fabrics are becoming more
scarce every day and sellers feel
Justified in asking advanced prices.
Fine combed lawns, for instance, were
quoted at about Is per cent more than
they were earlier in the week One
we'll known grade was advanced from
80 cents yard to 35 cents.
Printed voiles in cottons seem to be
keeping pace with printed georgettcs
in silks in demand for spring use. The
campaign among waist makers to boost
the sales of cotton blouses is expand
ing the field of use for voiles and
similar line yarn cotton fabrics.
AS is usual on Saturday, the gray or
unfinished goods market was rather
lifeless. Prices held firm, however
and the few converters and printers
who wished to obtain rough cloths for
either immediate or future use were
compelled to pay the prices established
on Friday. The standard construction
of 64-60s continued to be quoted at
10 IA cents for immediate delivery and
1914 cents for next springs delivery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Subsidiary Business
Transacted in Silks

Business in silk goods yesterday was
heavier than is usual on Saturday, in
dlcatlng that the demand for goods
continued as strong as it had been all
week. Sellers talk more vehementlv
>of a shortage of goods for Immediate
use and also of paucity for spring
because of the reduced working hours
and other labor difficulties at the
mills. In addition to this, the avail
able supply of raw silks for months to
come appears to be much below nor
NAL. AS an example of the condition
some mill agents are in, one of them
said yesterday that his show rooms
contained exactly eight pieces of a
certain brocade. Ordinarily this firm
carries from 1000 to 5000 pieces of all
kinds of silk in stock.
Raw silks continued inactive despite
reductions of about five cents a pound
on most grades. The reduction came
about as result of falling off in
price in the Yokohama markets re-
ported by cable here. The reduction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
German Dyemakers
Pessimistic at Outlook
Strides Made by L. S, and AL
lies During War Expected
Kill Old Monopoly

BERLIN, Sept. 80 BY The Associ-
ated Press). - German trade experts
are pessimstic over the prospects of
selling German dyes in. foreign mar
kets. Part of this is due to the peace
terms and part to realization of the
fact that the Entente Allies learned
how to produce dyes while making ex-
plosives for the war.
1t is asserted that the industry has
been further harmed by the contisca-
ton, by France, of factories for dyes
and chemicals, by the seizure, by
America, of German patents and their
distribution to Americans SO that Ger
many would be guilty of breach of pat
ent if it attempted to sell dyes in the
United States again. In addition 10
which England and America are eX-
pected to erect customs barriers max
ing German competition impossible.
Fears are expressed that foreign
countries will be able to push Germany
out of the market with mass produc-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
LEAIHER-Hig. Prices Make
The CObbIer Pros porous

Shoe repairers report an enormous
volume of business. Much worn
women's, childrens and mems shoes
are finding their way to the cobblers.
Shoemakers assert that the prosperity
they are enjoying is the result OF high
prices for shoes and the prediction OF
retailers that still higher prices viii
prevail this winter. That the repair
ing IS not being done for the poorer
classes alone is evident from the fact
that many of the finest makes can be
seen in the repair shops.
The price of repairing has increased
proportionately as much as the price
of new shoes. Leather solcs which
formerly cost from Sloo 20 sl.25 a
pair are now bringing $3.50 to 50, while
leather heels now cost from IS cents to
rs cents a pair. The steady advance
IN the price of leather has naturally
compelled the repair men to charge
more for their work. Owing to these
advances. many people are turning to
the substitute rubber soles and heels.
These soles and heels are made of a
composition of rubber and leather and
cost considerably less than the pure
leather kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Department Stores Paw
Bonuses to Employees
Non-Selling Help to Receive 10
Per Cent; Salespeople
Larger Commission

Stimulation to greater effort of the
salespeople and other employees of
the store during the approaching busy
system of payment to employees estab-
lished by Abraham & Straus, Brook
Ign department store
In announcing the extra cmolument
yesterday the store management said
that flat bonus of 10 per cent of the
salaries will be paid all non-sellng'
help from next Monday to December
"a. The bonus will be distributed on
the latter date. Those who enter the
employ of the store after next Monday
will be paid the 10 per cent according
to their periods of service, but all en-
ployees will have to remain with the
company until December "a to obtain
the bonus.
The bonus to the salespeople takes
the form Of one-half of one per cent
extra on their sales quotas. At pres
ent all selling help in the store is paid
on the commission basis, and quota
is set for each salesperson. The COM
mission percentages vary in different
departments. In addition TO this they
receive aicommission on all sales above
the set quota. The new bonus applies
only to sales up to the quota. For ex-
ample, if a salesperson is paid 2 per
cent commission on quota of $500 a
week, the weekly salary, if the quota
is reached. is SIG. With the extra half
per cent which becomes effective No
vember ! and will be continued indcfi-
nitely, the weekly salary will be in
creased to $40. The commission for
sales in excess of the quota remains
the same as heretofOrc
GimbcI Brothers also announced yes
terday that their non-selling help will
be paid a 10 per cent bonus from last
Monday to December pa The sales
people in the store, it was said in the
announcement, already are paid on a
liberal commission basis, and are prac-
tically profit sharers in the concern.
Gimbel Brothers employ close to four
thousand neODIc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Custom Tailors Open
Community Work shop

With the object of reducing manu-
featuring costs, about dozen Fifth
Avenue custom tailors have opened a
community workshop in Brooklyn and
have dispensed with the largo work
The new workroom. or factory. Will be
in operation some time this week. The
tallors expect the savings gained from
the centralized manufacturing to be
large. They have figured, for instance,
that under the community plan of OPP
GRAFTON it will cost them $l2 less than
at present to produce sack coat De
spite the tailors' strike, sufficient loyal
employees have been found TO man the
new factory.
With lighter operating expense the
tailors expect to make inroads on the
readyto wear trade. where prices even
now are about on par with custom
tailoring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
How Schneider Keeps
French Mills Strike Proof
Steel King Urges Giving the
Worker Greater Stake in
Worlds Goods

Eugene Schneider. the steel king of
France, has his notions about indus
trial peace. The application of the
ideas he expounds has kept the great
Creusot Steel Works, of which he IS
owner, strikeless, with two exceptions
since 1870,
For twenty-five years." said NJ
Schneider, who is head of the French
mission to the International Trade Con.
ference which was held at Atlantic City
all week. 1--WE have had a system of
workmen's delegates in our plants
through whom they could express their
views regarding all matters affecting
them.
"Whenever feasible, we try to accede
to the workmen's requests. But if we
find them impracticable we explain
very frankly to the delegates our rea-
sons for rejecting their proposals. We
terchange of views. And, as result,
even if unsuccessful in their plea, the
workman representatives leave without
coarse minds"
NJ. Schneider was asked whether he
meets outside union leaders in this
way.
"No," he replied eve have not in
the past discussed purely internal
questions with outsiders. Many of our
employees, however, belong to unions,
and we in no way interfere with their
membe rship"
The French industrial leader, whom
many observers regarded as the out
standing personality at the conference,
explained his wish that automobiles
were more generally owned by work
ingmen, adding that the real way to
XIII Bolshevism was to give the labor
ing classes bigger material stake in
society. Although wages in his plants
have increased three or four times,
NJ. Schneider expects them to stay UP,
and expressed the hope that wealth
would become more widely distributed.
M: Schneider confded one of the
OF his relations with labor When l
meet abroad Socialist who attacks
me most bitterly at home, he said, he
greets me as friend.
My father and my grandfather be-
fore me ran the works." he said, land
built up tradition. sent my sons
to the same schools where my work
mems sons went, and warmth was thus
injected into the relationship between
employer and employee"
The first strike in the Creusot
" orkS came IN 1870, and was political
in origin. The second came in 1898,
the year the present NJ. Schneider,
then an extremely young man, came
into control. The Creusot Works had
already been known as Gibraltar
immune to strikes, and radical labor
leaders felt that the time to break the
prestige of the establishment was at
the moment when a young and untried
owner was about to take the helm.
NJ. Schneider said that, although at
present, he is in fear of no industrial
Trouble. his plants will not be strike
proof, if all France should be stirred
with political and economic uprisings.
A general uphcaval, he asserted, how
ever, can be averted if America helps
France to get her industrial processes
functioning normally again through
extending credit and shipping raw ma
terals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Many Counterfeit Coins
Circulated in Bel giun

BRUSSELS, Oct. l..Small counter
felt coins made of zinc are being passed
Mt face value in the Belgian capital.
Much of the current coin, especially
the pieces from five to fifty confines,
is made of this metal owing to the
scarcity of nickel. Zinc evidently is
conducive to counterfeitipg. fer there
is in circulation much Sunnuthorized
money made of this metal. The gov
eminent is said to be aware of the
practice, and when nickel become
cheaper new coins mny be made to
take the place of the bad ones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Less Cotton Cinned
Than a Year Ago

WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Cotton
ginned prior to October IS was 4,s79,-
4S5 running bales. including 55,575
round bales: 1888 bales of American
Egyptian, and 1,79l bales of Sea Island,
the Census Bureau announced to- day.
To October Is last year, ginnings
were 6.Sl1.351 running bales, includ-
ing l1l.605 round bales, and 1858
bales Of Sea Island
Ginnings by states follow:
Alabama, 3S2,565; Arizona, 1906;
Arkansas, 272.271; California, 1924 ;
Florida, 10425; Georgia. 1.lO9.S52;
Louisiana, 143.231; Oklahoma. 265 ISL :;
Mississippi, 4o2,92S; Missouri, 14,44o;
North Carolina, 354.132; South Caro-
lima, S35,954; Tennessee, S0,554: Texas,
$685.; Virginia, 1856. All other
states, 941.
Ginnings of Sea Island by states
We're:
Florida, 1.1os; Georgia, $50; South
Carolina, $685.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
JEWELRY-Large Shipments
Receired bv Retailers

The arrival of several large ship
ments of jewelry from Providence and
Newark was reported yesterday by re-
tal!ers. These shipments included
rings. watches, stickpins and some sill
verware. Although New York manu-
facturers have been compelled to can
eel many orders for jewelry. retailers
have refrained from out town buy
ing as much as possible and are order
ing sparingly from Providence and
Newark manufacturers. Some jewelry
is also coming into the trade from
Boston and Chicago. but local manu-
facturers assert that they will have
little difficulty in regaining this trade
when conditions again become normal.
Manufacturers in other jewelry cen
tcrs, they declare, realize that the New
York workers strike, if won by the
union, will affect their own factories
and for that reason are filling the re
talers' orders not in a competitive way
but to lend helping hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
HOLIDAYS This Week

Monday-Tn Guatemala, India and
New Zealand
Tuesday-ln Guatemala and Venez-
uela.
Wednesday--In Guatemala.
Friday-In Japan, Norway and Ne
vada.
Saturday In Algeria. Argentina
Austria Hungary, Belgium: BOLIVIA ne
Brazil. Canada (Quebec). canary ISL
ands, Chilli, China, Colombia. pom'n'-
can Republic. France, French Guiana
French lndo-C China. French Vest IN
dies. Germany. Gibraltar Guatemala
Hayti, Honduras. Madagascar. Malta
Mauritius, Mexico. Monaco, Morocco
New Zealand Marlborough Nicara
qua, Panama, Paraguay. Peru Philip
pine Islands, Salvador, Spain. Turkey
United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venczucl'
and Louisiana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Commodities
Cotton

Nervousness over the labor situation APP
peared to be unsett!ins sentiment after
the sharp advances of the earlier week.
and there was heavy realizing of iGuida :
ton. The continued bullish character OF
crop and spot advices promoted slight
early rallies, hut the advances met in
creased offerings and the lowest prices
OF the EaN We're reached in the late trad
ing when March contracts sold at 1898,
or - points net lower and 166 points be-
low tn" high level of last Wednesday.
That delivery closed at 3S.9S. with the
general list closing easy at net decline
The Census report showing 4s79.4s3
ba:es sinned prior to October is this
yg&r' 0olaP Jared with ss1l.30l last year.
ana 9'o73 SOC Two years ago, was just
about in line WITH forecasts and created
no fresh sentiment. 1t indicated a ginning
II about 100000 balcs between Septen-
Der IS and October IS. or almost the same
as last year in spite of the unsettled
weather. and there was some comment on
pared with Texas rms. Of course. re
Elected the lateness and uncavorab.e pros
p ltetvn for ne Texas crop which is also
Nanded for cotton In the Southwestern
markets
on the whole. however. the report led
TO no change OF opinion as TO the size of
the crop and ginning returns are not gen
orally considered of sufficient Importance
to Justify estimates of the yield until re
turns have been received up TO Deem
Der l. or even later in the season.
The market opened barely steady. at a
decline of to 10 points, and quickly sold
80 TO SIS points below Fridays closing
figures. There was trade buying and COW
ering for over the week to cause rallies
of 20 or 80 points but the market soon
weakened with active deliveries selling SIS
TO 81 points net lower late in the morn
ing
The close was few points up from the
lowest on renewed covering and trade buy
ing Ineasiness over labor conditions was
probably increased by the easier ruling OF
the stock rt<et and of the selling
may have been in anticipation of luil in
spot demand after the big business of the
last month
The local spot market was quiet and 30
points lower, 81 90 for midding. No
sales reported.
Range of prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Chile Appoints Delegates
To Financial Congress

SANTIAGO, Chile. Oct. 25.-Chilean
delegates to the Pan-American hnan-
ciaI conference at Washington have
hocn Amounted as follows: Alberto
Edwards. chief Of the statistical bu-
rcAI: former Minister Luis kquerido,
a prominent politician. who was dc e.
gate to the PanAmerican financial
conference at Washington ~ l9lb;
tician, and Jose Frcta, manager Of
the snanish Bank. II is considered in
financial circles that the delegates have
been we'll chosen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
The News of Business

" 0se OF tne week brought change
winch has been recently York; vicinity There
oeen more activity in the Middle West
business those
than the
IL is reported that there is practically
Waning rates OF discount cent
with slightly lower that lower
rates call will
De more interest both acceptances
There of
oers which banks
on bank acceptance for the week fol
Spot delivery: days
ada
nchglple bank bills 514 a
FOR
at -l6 eligible
bills 6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Skirts for Bachelors

1t was once the custom in Corea that
a man was not allowed 20 attain TO the
dignity Of trousers until he married. A
bachelor WAS forced 20 wcac skirts as
oMa who possessed no definite position
II society Moreover. the law proAib-
tied marriage unless the man was able
- support wife in the station TO
whicsa she was used, so that the skirt
also served az an index to income.