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index Of volume Of trade even when
price changes are taken into account.
Very iarge proportion Of bank clear.
inRs M result Of speculative activi-
ties which are frequently greatest
when actual trade u beginning To do
cline.
INDuSTRY-sIac Of indus.
trial activity during July. August
and early September VII help rather
than hinder general Industrial stabil'
ity OF nation. Men. rnanagrrr and
machines nced a good rest and gen
erai overhaul in preparation fof crit
icaI condition Of coming year.
Present unemployment tank mould
b< discounted. People have appsr.
entity forgotten that before wsr IN
dustrinl activity always elackened
during midsummer. just ~ they for.
got IN May that merchants alwayf
cut prices AZ end OF spring. 2 {
CROPS Improved crop prospects
M result Of almost unprecedented
GOOD growing conditions N cheering.
but do~s not furnish sound basis for
iower price predictions.
Analysis of compoxits reports on
all crops Indicates that a. best we
sinli have only barely M much "A in
1919. n hafvcpt conditions should be
very unfavorabie we shall have much
hess than In 1919.
Acknowledgements political cam
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Vessels in Other Ports

rokohama-saiisd July IL; Str Horai-
san Maru for Seattle.
san r~dro--Arriwsd July ssi Str Ad-
rnirsl bchisy from Seattle VIA porta
sailed Jufy IS; ser President FOR Seattle
via aHn Franchises ear NosthiAnd for No.
attic via San fraociscs.
saa rrsnciseo-Arrtve July IS: STR
Admiral ns~ey from Seattle ~ . .. tn
Sailed July IS: str West Hirnred for So
attic at 10 a m. str Klamath fos 5~essfs
81 sf7o a. m
Assorfs--srrtved July - Str ronfiurs
Aaru from s~atti. at . IN SAILED July
&c. str Argus for Seattle At n IN
Port Towrseud-Pas~ed In July 70. s.y
Admiral rarrswut for Seattle At 1875 p.
m: ssr Prince Rupert for Seattle at i''s
o m.
Tscoma--Arrtvef July 81 ctr Admiral
rnrr~xut from Seattle. Arrived July -;
SIR chuiiwack from Britannia Beach. n.
G.. at a m. Sailed july as Ssr QuadrA
for Britiah coiuusb ss ports At . m-
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO. July y@HcEs~-r~c~,rts
t.soe head. market ttc 90 .te lover
Bulk os sales. sis.tk9ttis; hgtshsrs
ti1.Tsgfsis. psokinF. tiiwtss light.
uiss0itie. piE> tiiTsSis; revshs
NaTs0isN
castfs--nsesipss. issss head. marks,
siov ana lower. beef. stsefs.fS. butcher
stern. ts.ssHifbes c@nn.rs and cutters.
D.Ttsfste. stoekers ana feeders. ts FsG
sis.s,: cows. tt.tec i7se. calves. tiats
oisse.
shssp-wars~s :sees head. marie, 70
steady 10 use lover lambs. tii.se0
Isss swes o. 50 % tek 50.
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jaiv ,s.--Forsixn ex-
change vas firm ct the ov~nins today.
Demand sterling opened at tsHTA. up
Ne. franc checks. ifsse. Up 10 ceasinss
lire checks. tsc3c. 40 a. csntiaes. BEL
gian csbiss. is.ese. w % eentisiss.
dian doIiara sf.ssn
Demand sterling AZ the close vas off
Nc net a. ttftAs flame ehscks. ~ ofo.
up rs c~htlmss net. lire checks. itiso,
up Is e-ntfnss. marks demand 1sc. ca
biea .sTe. Canadian dollars. tT.soc-
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name CLAUSEN
ON COMMITTEE
Consider Trade for Guate-
maIa

John Clauscn, vice president Of the
Union National Bank of Seattle. has
been named by ID. r. Houston, sec
retaxy OF the treasury Of the United
Dtatds. TO head the permanent group
cumniftee for Guatemala" appointed
70 consider means to carry out the
Recommendations of the first and
second Pan American conferences
with especial references to Guatemala.
Membership Of the committee. one
u which viii be appointed for each
q the Central and South American
republics. viii be composed Of IL
men interested In the development Of
trade with those countries. Every
effort will be made 10 enlist the ser
vices of those who are not able to
attend the first and second con
ferences, Ciausen says.
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$500 in Whisky
Seized in Transit

Aitho no report has been received
at the local prohibition office. It In
known that T.. J. Larsen, OF Sc
attic, has been arrested by county
and federal officers on Pacific
highway between Chehaiis and Cen.
traiia with $500 worth Of high.
grade liquor In car.
The liquor Ia said to be Of Amer.
lean manufacture. and In believed
to have been stored in Canada
when prohibition became effective
in the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
BANK CfEARINGs
Seattle
King to Discuss
Drop of Prices

Arc Prices Going tn Drop viii
be the subject Of talk by II. r.
King. president Of King Brothers
and member Of the executive board
Of the National ciothierr' association,
before tho Seattle Advertising club
At Bon Marchs grill Tuesday noon.
o. C. Graves. Of cheasty's. and priest
dent Of the Washington Retail Cloth.
isrs' association. will Introduce King
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Fight With Hammer
gW Leads to Arrests

Charged with fighting. II. II. Bull.
icne, 81. master mariner. ana Leon.
ard Ncrkgauer. 81. secretary OF the
shipping board employment office on
the Grand Trunk pier, were arrested
Monday. NofksAucr was treated at
city hospital for cuts on the head.
He h alleged to have attempted TO-
htt Bullene with . hammer. Both
wore released on tss bail.
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Reported by Wireless

July ;t--ssr Northwestern OFF Be1a
Bella. seuthsound. AZ a. m; ctr city
Of Seattle aheam Cape LAxo. southsound.
~ t.fe o m.
q. =. NAVAL Characterization
July fs--str Cape May Los miles VET
- Fia,tsry. bound for Yokohama at .
o. m: str Western Cross. Yokohama to
Ban Francisco, s.w miiss from san
rrsaeiscc 81 .. M str oisn. Kohs for
Portland. i.sfs miles from Columbia river
~ .. M: str Deuel.. Seattle for roko-
hams, 81 miles from Csp> Fiastsry at
o. m: str Alaska. cordova for Juneau.
as miles west Of spencer at .. m: str
Latoaehe IL miles from Seattle at y IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
Urges Playfields
for Rainier Valley

Mayor Caldwell recommended 10
the city council Monday that the city
sell some OF Its idle lands for the p,ir.
pose OF purchasing and equipping
piayfields Mt the Rainier valley and
Georgetown schools
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Fruit Juice With
Kick Anglers Sleuths

Federal Information charging l.. r..
Evans. Of Bremerton. with possession
OF 30 gallons Of orange and logan.
berry Juice with too hefty 4 kick"
was dismissed upon motion Of the
government in the United states dis
tict court Monday. Lack Of cvi.
dence connecting Evans with the In.
toxicant was given as the reason.
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Sartori Building
Sold Once More

Involving Transaction of over
100000, the sartori building. Second
ave. s.. between Main and Jackson
SITS. was sold for the second time in
n year by West a Wheeler. The
five-story structure was sold by the
Hanson. Miller company 10 an ore.
gon corporation. which In buying
the building rs holding investment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
Northwest Merchants
to Meet in Portland

PORTLAND. July z6.-The Pacific
Northwest merchants convention,
which is TO convene In this city
August . TO IL. promises 70 be the
best attended In the history OF the
organization. invitation have
brought over 1000 acceptanccs. and
aeIegutes are coming from greater
distances than ever before. Alaska
win be well represented. and mer-
chants are coming from east Of the
Rocky mountains.
In connection with the convention.
v6e eighth annual buyers week, In
augurated by the manufacturers and
Sobbers OF Portland. viii be held
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
Seattle Arrivals and
Departures

AgUve0
yufv se-esy Admiral Hehree from ssa
Francisco via Ocean Fails. n. G.. at 1880
q. m str City Of Seattle from sauth.ast-
erp ports at ssfs . IN. str Arxus from
Portland at t.ss . m.
JUN ss--sssr Admiral rarraeus from
San Diego via San franchise at sitt q
m. ctr prinee Eupsrs from rrsnee Ra.
pert. H. C. Via ports at $50 p m.
sauea
July .s--r. r. ~ Minr-sots. ". a n
south Carolina. u. = a Michigan. q. =. y
Kansas. u. a n New HAmrshtr~. y. a. n
Connecticut ana z. 4. y. cniEua for An
rsrohs via San Fr.ret-ce and rerts at 10
a. m. STR Admiral rsrrsxut fer Tacoma
at q m
Jul, ss-sNr Tonfurs Mar, for snan-
hivia. and Portland q, sac o m. ctr
Horace X Baxter for Hen fresrrisre at I
a m: str Gedney For Southeastern
Alaska motor srhr Apes for Southeast.
ere Afsstas str Prtrc~ Rupert Tor Prince
Rupert. u. C. via ports at II y. IN
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San FRAScIsco. July ss.--Buttsr--
per ID.
EgE.-Er,fss. Gle per dor: srtra pull
lets. sec per dox: dirty No. I. stbo per
dor. underlined pallets. tio per dos.
cheess---csIifornis flats. fancy. ave
per ID. ftrsts, 3ozc per III.
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Pays $50 Fine for
Possessing a Still

Substituting . pisa OF guilty for a
plea In bar. Ben Lyons vas fined
$3.50 by Federal Judge Frank II. Rud.
kin in the United States district
court Monday morning. Lyons was
charged with possession Of a suil and
l75 gallons or raisfn mash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
New York Coffee and
Sugar Quotations

NEW York. July ;s--coff..--Sa. :
RE. isAe per ID: No. I san,os. isA q soc
per ID.
susar-rsv. issse per ID; GRADUATED.
7i9s:He PEE ID
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To Build Concrete
Tankers at Oakland

WASHINGTON. July ss.-The
shipping board today asked for bids
on the two concrete tankors now
under construction at the yards Of
the San Francisco shipbuilding com.
pany, Oakland, Cal.
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II may bc foolish TO kick against
the inevitable, but one seldcm dis.
covers that Il II The inevitable untl
after the kick has been Registered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
Los ANCELESIS
QUAkINc AGAIN
Two New Shocks Strike
City Early Today

los ANGELES. Cal. July TO-
Earthquakes disturbed los Angeles
aerlin early today. The FIRST shock
was felt At saa. followed by cns nj
tsis. SOL
Poi,ce reports early today indicat.
ed the tremors csused no damage.
Many people fed from their homes
Ia their night clothes and there was
slight confusion.
Los ANGELES. July es.--Beyond
calling forth inso the bleak gray
dawn a magnificent exhibition Of
night attire worn BY persons with
scared faces. Los Angeles latest
EARTHQUAKES At Az a m. today did
litti. or no damagr. according TO re-
ports at the FIRE and police depart
ments at O'Clock this morning.
The nrst scnb'or. perhaps the
heaviest Of the series felt here s'nc-
week ago Friday. was followed a
few minutes latet by a very lieht
shake. Before the second arrived.
however. many persons had len their
R'oe f'@AtlAilN AAtt'l am HF"Bbs w
ugc in the streets.
LOOKED LIKE BACK
TO NATURE" PICNIC
In the apartment house district One
tembior was most severe. Il " be-
twvesi.
westiake park. IN the exclusive
residential district, looked like a
huge back.so-nature picnic" shortly
after the tembicr was felt, according
to the version Of one hiase citizen.
Lot 'em conner was the comment
Of one tired apartment hunter today.
Perhaps II will scare some Of the
tourists away: then I can ind a place
10 liver ....f.
PASADENA. CAL. July To-
Downtown section Of Pasadena was
slightly startled By . sharp shock
early this morning. Falling plas
tor appears 10 have been the only
damage. ~
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A@<as& hSH&Vtsoo
Among the significant facts pre-.
<IIgSkd are:
KIHNf--Thss the vslse ~ lmrs~tn frssa
~ l. ioie. - Jsss 80. isse. w~s two
4nFes ersatew than 81 lmperss frosa Juiy
- 1918. - june 80. ists.
QGrONn--rhas the v.i~e ~ expcrss
~ ehe same period. irssead 81 showing
- tnere~se. stood Aheut ssin Or drvvred
tew nattiicus.
TuIRp-rhat the veiame es imports
oguoghs 10 United states poets In ves~cls
= Ansrtcsa registry aesbied In The enc
vOURrH--rhat the volume e erpsr<s
enRvted from this csantry In vcssets Of
eaaayupasd In the same pested. nesvtsh-
oonR1ing the fact that the Teal ef en-
UpRss seesd still
Imports for the first II months Of
the fiscal year 1890 reached . total
value Of sass. T4s.o 900. with tenta-
1--WE figures for June bringing the
total TO about 5000. 600 900. For tho
precsding year the total Of imports
reached only ss.oss.sT&.sSt.
LgxURIES ACCOUNT
Fun MANY IMPORTS
~ very itfkc cNtSnt WIS I'M
erease In imports was OF luxury
\nr(tcles. subject TO the higher tariff
bche6uleu. The result was the vir.
k>nl doubling OF customs collections.
which Increased from sis5.tfs.6,lTs
- e323. sss. 2os.s2.
In these figures are reflected. Il
- declared. the era Of extravaganee
Ind reckless spending thru which
ythis country has been passing. and.
Ialpo I fair index OF the extent to
which the industry OF Europe Is get
0ng o. It's feet again.
Tho slight decline In exports.
which for the year ending July /.
J 1ote. amounted in value 10 s1.2ss..
o34.sis and which In 1890 just about
tnppcd the s1.eoo. 200. 900 mark
seAnt1ng officially at ss333.sit.s3,
- the FIRST II months. also indicates
greater reliance by Europe on her
Ovn production To . marked de-
! nxee raw materials for manufscfure
Foplaoed in 1870 heavy shipments Of
foo1seuffs that boosted tho export
sotAl IN 1918.
6gpite the heavy increase IN I'M
torts and the slight. slipping IN ex.
portu. the fiscal year 1920 adds APP
ygoximateiy $4,000 900. 900 to Uncle
Sans balance Of trade. In account
With the world
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Admiral Flashes
Thanks to Mayor

The following wireless was flashed
from the flagship Connecticut ms the
"middics" squadron Of battleships
steamed out OF Seattle harbor Mon
day morning.
Mayor CALDWELL: ~.
Elm taking leave OF Seattle. wish
to express once more to your honor
and tho good people OF Seattle the
warm appreciation OF officers. mid
shipmen and men OF the many cour.
iesies extended to the squadron.
Hilary +. Jones, Vice Admiral"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26

The American people have much -
be thankful for. No other country
on the globe can produce six varieties,
Of weather In 10 minutes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
UJEGAL POssESsJON of IIouo,

brought fine Of $3.50 upon Rob
ert Scott, when he pleaded guilty
In the federal court Monday.
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PUGET SOUND
STEAMERS
ALL LOCAL ROUTES
srEAmens LEAVE Prom cor,aAxl
DoCk. yoOf or MARION B11kEf,
sssss,. ilnefr 1se,s,s
'vssssnA. =. c..-psrs 3s~sssAs-Rsni
.sc- T.-s..ss. xss..ss s cas:s
sight lana victoria
dssiy sDess nst ~ shrul
s1eept he vsetsrsA "a sSspf
sss1ss ssavfns sssstis htsr.1
day night
f7ssaM f6ssss~R KSS1ss - 5yys7S
ssesam IWa6ngtao fee fa-i 10 .ooun)
~ team coma firset, efsameri f,ssuua]
f.sspm svsry fwo heufs. ssei s:ssSm
s;sspm single trih u ssshA <:s4pAl
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Most men are aware that the hand
e tate y gioveiesA
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July 70
rIrst 1tigh TIDE
fs,sc a m. iei r.
ftv~s Tow Tide
fsst Q. m. es ~
Second htah rissc
sse =. m. ie,i n.
sec~na low Tide
sal y M. 10 n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-26
BALANCE OF
TRADE ISUP
BILLIONS
Value Of imports Increases
BY Two Thirds, While Ex-
ports Mark Is Same
ny HARRY n HUNT

WASHINGTON. July ss.--An In
dox 70 Uncle Sans domestic AFFAIRS
and also to the reviving industry OF
European nations Is furnished In
figures now being compiled by ex.
pPrts Of the bureau OF foreign and
opmestic commerce covering the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1890.
Altho final items covering the
month Of juno have not yet been
completed. the tahu,asion h suf.
elciently far along 20 GIVE a depend.
ahle basis upon which to make com.
pArisona.
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It's worse than useless 10 advertise
for lost faith
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ShipNeWs
Tides in Seattle

JULY ~
Ir~~s High tide
lao a M. 80 r.
Ftrsl Inv rtde
stss a m. % ~
s~re~d ll,gh ride
tits r, m. itv ~
second vsw rtde
siN y IN. VI n
New-York tribune., 1920-06-17
Woman Overcome by Gas
Dies; Man Will Recover
Policeman Finds Couple Uncon-
scious in Paterson Store;
Both Fully Dressed

Patrolman Fitzpatrick, of the Pas
sale. N. j., police force smelled gas
early yesterday morning as he was
passing in front of the store at 81
Lexington Avenue, Passaic. He broke
in a door and found a man and woman
lying unconscious on the floor
BY the time an ambulance from the
General Hospital arrived the woman
wes dead. She was Mrs William F.
Pohlig, twenty-eight, of 81 Prince
Street, Paterson. The man, who is
recovering in the General Hospital, is
Harry Cheren. who was to open the
store as q jewclry shop next Saturday
night. Both were fully dressed
Lighting fixtures had been installed
in the store Tuesday. The jets in a
large fixture in the center of the store
were turned on.
William Pohlig, Of Paterson, said
that he did not know that his wife was
acquainted with Cherer.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-17
80 Z1Q New Telephone Stations
G09 1AO Since January First

In spite of almost nsurmounable obstacles this Company
January installed York
almost telephones there City, ooken and
BayOnne combined
We would have been Of such installation normal
tunes when materials plentiful and quickly Obtanabe and
when the demands moderate
to have accomplished the task the face the obstacles
conduct of business that have confronted this
just they have other organization the
SIX months and stamps the work Of the biggest jobs
this or other Company has done.
Yet big this accompshme is and regardless of efforts
nave made and making the abnormal
demand for service, applications
provide the necessary facilities
New-York tribune., 1920-06-17
ElWeIl Known
In Kentucky as
Good Spender
Turfman Lef. kentucky City
Hurriedly OF May %,
With Hotel Bill Unpaid,
but There Was No Scandal
Always in Good Humor
Police Ready to Give New
York Detectives Every Aid
in Hunting Down Slayer
spociol Dispatch to The Tribune


LEXINGTON. Ky, June 16.-Two
questions stand out mere tonight in
regard TO possible Lexington clew
to the murderer of Joseph B. Elwell
in New York One is Who were the
young man and woman who were seer
talking with Elwel in the lobby of the
Phoenix Hotel tie night of May 28
last? Question 10. is: Why did Ell
we'll leave the hotel suddenly without
paying his bill?
The story has become current, since
the receipt of dispatches from New
York, that Elwell had been threatened
with violence by the father or brother
Of young Lexington woman with
whom ne had been unduly friendly.
There is no clew here to the identity
Of any such person. In fact, there is
no trace Of the connection Of any one
with the Elwell case
Leaves Hotel Hurriedly
Elwell came here durng the winter,
left and returned late in April, re-
manned two weeks or possibly longer,
then left again. Finally he came here
from Louisville May 28 and took a
room at the Phoenix Hotel.
Late that night a clerk saw him
talking to woman and man who were
Sti diiStlS W NIe tlclh. 1Ncy seemed 10
be chatting amicably, he says. The
clerk did not see Elwell again, but on
June Elwclls room was checked at
the desk as empty. Where Elwell went
when or why he went, is a mystery
The hotel company sent a bill ad-
dressed to o. B. Elwell, New York
June 5. The account was not paid, nor
was the letter returned, indicating that
II must have been received by Elwell
Elwell was popular here with society
people. He came first from Pain.
Beach and spent some weeks here laet
fall, playing whist with various people
he met in society.
In the spring he was invited about
a great deal and gave the impress on
Of being a wealthy man. He spent
money freely and went to many social
functions, but so far as can be learned
he did not take any part in anything
which could cause undue criticism.
No woman is known to nave been
mixed up in his affairs here, nor can
any one be found who might know of
such an occurrence. Flwol associated
freely with the younger social set here
and although he was older than his
Lexington friends, he seemed to put
himself out to be agreeable.
Often Seen in Groups
Chief of Police Reagan was inclined
not to attach much Importance to the
Lexington end Of the case. He said
to-day, however, that the local Police
Department would cooperate fully with
the New York detectives if called upon
New-York tribune., 1920-06-17

been removed with acids and the name
Max Haber" substituted The amount,
originally s3l.46, had been raised to
$lS0.50. The date also had been al
tered from June 10 to June II.
With this evidence the Pinkertons
enlisted the aid of,the New York police
and yesterday Boland and Swersky
were taken into custody. Each had a
roll Of bills and Boland was exception
ally we'll dressed When his room was
searched, Wagner said, enough silk
shirts were found TO outfit half dozen
men. The operators also found the
check perforator Bo,and had purchased
the day they spotted him, and eradi
eating acids, check books and inks
also were discovered.
Letter box thieves and forgers," g"
Operative Thornhill said yesterday.
"have victimized merchants and banks
Of this city for yer We have watched
them closely and We think that at last
we have rounded up one of the leaders
Their system is to take a stand out
side business building and watch for
the mail carrier After he leaves they
open the hall letter boxes and steal
the mail. They then throw away all
letters excepting those conta ming
checks, which they zeep because Of sig
natures they might need. The rest
OF the process is simple for them, if
they are clever"
Arrested Seven Times
Boland has been arrested seven times
since 1905. and July 6, 1910, he wac
convicted Of forgery before Judge Faw-
cett, in Brooklyn, and sentenced to
from four to eight years. Swersky has
been arrested five times and three