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The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
1 NATIONAL MARKETS .Es,E.5zs5]T
SHIPBUILDNG

Almost 1.o00.ooo gross tons of steel
steamers, independent Of those being
built for-the Shipping Board, are now
under construction In the shipyards
of the United States, The belief of
American industry in the future of
the American merchant marine. IL op-
Grated on business principles free of
government control Is reflected in
rhis volume of orders, all for private
account.
THE tonnage actually building to
the order Of private enterprise today
Is almost equal In volume to the en-
tire sea-going shipping of the coun-
try.iat the outbreak Of the great war.
and IL is seven times as great as the
ship construction of all types under
way In this country at the beginning
OF hostilities.
For months past shipbuilding to
government order has been steadily
dwindling and these months have been
crucial ones for the. American ship
yards. With the chaotic condition of
foreign exchange, rendering II prac-
tically impossible to secure orders
from foreign sources, American
yards have faced the necessity Of OBJ
tanning contracts from private enter
prise at home or ceasing to operate
as Shipping Board orders were COM
pleted. cancelled or suspended. And
the seriousness of the situation was
accumulated by the fact that the gov
ernment had upon its hands millions
of tons OF completed vessels for
which it was seeking purchasers on
easy terms-an additional element of
competition for the shipyards to face.
Under these. circumstances II is in
teresting to note that the private
construction of steel steamers now
under way is practically equal to the
full decrease in the work Of = similar
type for the Shipping Board. In other
words. the yards so far have been
able to replace with private orders
the shrinkage caused by the compile
ton of government steel contracts
and IL this car be kept up the future
of American shipbuilding on its pres
ent basis Is assured"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
FARMERS DISSATISFIED

While agitation for shorter hours
ana more pay continues in the indus
trial field. q state Of dissatisfaction
exists among the farmers over the de-
cline which has taken place since last
summer in some Of their products.
Reports are almost unanimous in their
showing Of dissatisfaction among hog
raisers and disposition to sell brood
sows and definitely decrease breeding
for spring crop. The losses to feed
ers Of both hogs and cattle during the
past six months have been very Sc
we're, and the feeding industry Is go
ing through . period OF discourage
ment.
The grievance Of the farmers Is that
the prices OF what they have to- buy
do not 30 down with the prices Of
what they have to sell. and this COM
plant is commended to the attention
Of all who think that the prices or
manufactured goods can be maintain
ed after the prices Of farm products
have generally declined. The purchas-
ing power Of the farming population
is in the prices OF farm products, and
as they decline they will pull down
the whole wage scale and price Level.
Labor leaders may say that present
wages will never be reduced, popular
opinion may theoretically approve
and employers may assent, but IL the
purchasing power Of the great inter-
ior districts of this country declines
those districts will buy fewer goods
unless thosa Roods come down cor
respondingly. The prosperity of the
farming district has been a very large
factor in the demand for labor in the
manufacturing cities. So long as en-
ployers are able to add wage increases
to the prices of their products they
will grant the latter. but employment
and wages depend at last upon the
purchasing power of the consuming
public. The entire price and wage
situation might change rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
COTTON CONSUMPTION

During the twelve month period
ending July, 1919, 5.765.936 bales OF cot
ton and 457.90l bales OF linters. a to-
tal of s,S5.s57 bales. were consumed.
This was the smallest amount re-
ported for any year since 1915, and
compared with the total OF 7.6SS.329
bales in 1918, a reduction of nearly
100000 bales, about 10000 of which
are accounted for by the reduced
consumption Of linters. due TO the
cessation OF hostilities in Europe. OF
the cotton consumed during the year.
51,1S bales were Sea Island. l26,0S7
Egyptian. $3.50 Chinese. 9,12s Peru
Wan and 7.OaS other foreign.
In the quantity of cotton consumed.
Massachusetts, led all other States
with LEA, SIS bales; North Carolina
with l.G5.17 bales being second;
South Carolina with 1914 bales.
third. and Georgia with 7O2ge76 bales,
fourth. Massachusetts, with Il.sSo.3S
was first in the number OF cotton
spindles, being followed by South
Carolina with 4.g55. .765; North Carolina
with 4.7@.S22; Rhode Island with .,
e7S.lsO and Georgia with 2.5lS05S. The
installation of new spindIes in the
cotton growing States continues to
show increase. the total spindles for
this section in 1919 being 1886 81 COM
pared with 1900. ~ for 1914
The estimated production OF cotton
seed from the crop of 1918 was $50.
900 tons. OF this quantity, LS7SS0S
tons were used in the manufacture of
cotton seed products. The, production
of crude products during the season
was as follows: oil. I76.71l, 900 gallons.
valued at sz21, ,31s. 900: cake and meal,
2.I7O.o0o tons. valued at Slls, $4,000;
hulls. 1,137.OoO tons, valued at sl7.9lI,-
coo: and linters valued at 81. .22S. .O0o: a
total value OF s3s5 ,ooO. This is a
remarkable illustration OF the utiliza
tion of what was formerly considered
q waste and in many instances a nui-
sance During the twelve-month Pc
riod there were 23.S27s7s gallons Of
cottonsecd oil and l55.S> tons OF cake
and meal exported. These quantities
compare With exports Of 42.44s.s7o GAL
Ions Of oil and 1856 tons Of cake
and meal for the season Of Is1i-15.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
INVENTORY OF u. S.
RESOURCES MARCH |

Inventory of United States re-
sources in manufactures, mines.
quarries. oil and gas SELLS. and for
estry and forest products, will begin
March l. it was announced by the
Census Bureau yesterday. Twelve
hundred enumerators, in $50 dis
than LOO enumerators are wanted
at Sc day and four dollars a day
expenses when travelling.
Headquarters in each State were
announced as follows: For Arizona,
Prescott; Alabama, Birmingham
Arkansas, Fayetteville: California,
San Francisco: Colorado, South Da-
kota and Wyoming. Denver; Della
ware, Philadelphia; Florida, Tampa
Georgia. Savannah and Atlanta;
Idaho, Nevada ana Utah, Salt Lake
City; Illinois. Chicago, Peoria.
Cairo and Rock Island; Indiana.
Evansville. Terre Haute and Fort
wayne; Iowa, Des Moines; Kansas,
Topeka; Kentucky. Louisville
Louisiana, New Orleans: Maine,
Portland and Bangor: Maryland,
Cambridge and Baltimore: Massa-
chusetts, Boston; Michigan, Detroit,
Grand Rapids and Petoskey; Mime
sofa. Minneapolis and Duluth
Mississippi, Aberdeen; Missouri, Kan
sas City. st. Louis and Joplin: Mon
tana. Butte and Salt Lake City.
Nebraska. Omaha: New Hampshire.
Manchester; New Jersey. PhiIadel-
phia, Newark and Trenton: New
Mexico. Denver and Albuoueroue
New York. New York City. Kings
ton, Albany, Rome, Syracuse, Roch-
ester and Buffalo; North Carolina.
Raleigh and Ashville; North Dakota.
not determined; Ohio. Cleveland.
Cincinnati. Dayton. Portsmouth. Co
lumbus. Canton and Toledo; Okla
homa. Tulsa and OKLAHOMA CITY;
Oregon. Portland and San Francisco;
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. Allentown, Scranton, Lewis
ton Bradford. Oil City. York and
Reading; Rhode Island. Providence.
outh Carolina. Columbia: Tennessee.
Louisville, Nashville and Memphis;
Texas. Dallas and Houston: Yer
mont Rutland: Virginia. Richmond
and Big Stone Gan: Washington,
Seattle. Spokane through San Fran
cisco; West Virginia, Kihgwood.
Charleston and Clarksburg; Wis
consin. Milwaukee. Madison, Grand
Rapids and La Crosse.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Revoke License for Taking
Excess Profits on Output

julius II. Barnes. United States
wheat director and chief OF the cereal
division of the United States Food Ad-
ministration. announces that the
licenses granted to the Saginaw Mill
ing Company. Saginaw. Mich. with a
branch at Richmond, Va. had been
revoked. effective at noon January
y. The wheat director license was
revoked in its entirety and the Food
Administration license in so far as the
dealings of the above company in
wheat and wheat products are con-
cerned.
The Food Administration licenses of
this company were revoked for viola
tion OF the food control act and the
rules. regulations and requirements of
the Food Administration, particularly
including failure to keep accounts and
render reports as required, and taking
unjust and unreasonable profits in ex-
cess of permitted margins above
proven cost of production. Wheat di-
rector license also was revoked.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
SOUTH AFRICA

Business conditions are reported
to be very, good throughout the
Union of South Africa, with agricUl-
ture flourishing and the factories
running at full time. According to
a late census there are now about
5000 factories in the union with an
annual output of goods worth about
$500. .O0O. 600.
Rhodesia has about 5000 acres
under tobacco. the largest acreage
in the history of the country. and a
record crop is expected, estimated
at between 100000 and 1900. 600
pounds.
The future demand for agricu!-
tural machinery is expected to bc
heavy, in view of the much wider
cultivation throughout the coun-
try. There is considerable activity
in the building trade and much con-
struction is going on in spite OF the
high cost of materials.
The government of the union pro-
poses to use its own vessels to i'm
port wheat and to grant reduced
railway charges for -four from
South African produce which is up
to standard quality.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing

John Bullough, superintendent of
section g. has been absent for the
past week on account of illness.
Mrs. May Dimmick, Of the stamp
perforating division, is very sick with
influenza.
Miss Lena Kefauver, of the stamp
perforating division, has been absent
for the past few days on account OF
the death of her father.
The sick list in section Q includes
James Thomas, E. W. McRae, C. d.
Mccarthy, E. ]. Boyle. o. ]. LeBeau,
A. e. Clark, w. ]. Devine. ]. A. Haw7
kins, w. g, Van Horn, E. e. Heinrich,
ID. E KulD, d. F. Dierdorf and L. g.
Stewart The wetting division sick
list includes: Miss Susie Swami, Mrs,
Gibbons, Miss NJ. Hagerman, Mrs.
II Hengenspach, Miss Mary o'Connor
Miss Mary Rick. Miss H. Shelton,
Miss Dt Sowerbutts, George Bauer.
Frank Bauer. ]. Connolly and A. Dale.
Frank Rey has been reinstated as
a plate printer and assigned to sec
tion q $50 shift.
MisS Alice Brewer, Miss Mary Dorr.
Miss Mary Dutton, Miss Mary Oliver
and Michael Sexton. of the stamp per-
fora1ng division, are Ill
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
ANTHRACITE

The country's supply of anthra-
cite is produced by two general
groups of operators. One group is
that of the so-called railroad coal
companies" relatively few in num-
ber. producing from seventy to
eighty per cent of the total output;
affiliated to some extent with the
principal railroads which serve the
anthracite field; owning, as a class.
vast reserves of coal land; mining
only.a part of their lands and min
ing a relatively small part of their
coal on a royalty basis from coal
lands not owned by them, and con-
trolling. in a large measure, the
marketing of their coal to the re-
taller. and sometimes even to the
ultimate consumer. The other group
Is that of the so-called ''independ-
cnt" operators. They number about
ten times as many operators as
there are railroad coal companies" :"
and produce from % TO % per cent Of
the total output; own. as a class. but
little coal land, and mine most Of
their product on the basis of roy
atty payments; operate usually on
a relatively small scale. and sell
most C. their product to whole
salcrs.
Federal Trade Commission.
In the report just published are
set forth in detail the circum-
stances which led TO the allow
ance to the -'Independsat"< opera
tors of a different.al of seventy
five cents per ton on certain sizes.
over the prices allowed to the
railroad ccaI companies" There
is also set forth in detail infor-
nation concerning the royalties
paid by the operators. Summarized.
this information shows that sixty
five independent" operators who
produced about 100000 tons in
1918 paid an average of forty-fouF
cents per ton in royalties for coal
taken from lands owned by others.
and showed depletion charges av-
craging thirty-five cents per ton
for such coal as was mined from
their own lands. while nine rail
road coal companies" who pro-
duccd about $4,000. 900 tons in 1918.
paid an average of twenty cents
per ton on royalties, and showed
depletion charges averaging seven
teen cents per ton.
The reasons for the differences
in price regulation policy concern
ing sizes of anthracite adapted to
domestic use. and those used for
industrial purposes (steam sizes)
are discussed in full in this report,
and it is shown how the falling
off of the industrial demand for
steam sizes. following the armis-
tice. made it necessary to place
the entire burden of the increased
cost, due to the wage increase
which went into effect November !,
1918. upon the prices of domestic
sizes.
The general conclusion to be
drawn from the facts and figures
in the report are that the in
creases in price of anthracite coal
since 1916 have. on the whole. been
closely proportional to the in
creases in costs of production. of
which the increase in the labor
cost-about ninety per cent-has
been the most significant.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
BANKS
BANKING
ARGENTINE LOAN

The present discussion In the Ar
gentine Parliament with regard to
granting a substantial loan to the
allies is likely to be OF interest to
grain dealers in this country. Al
though the proposal has net taken Its
final form, 1t seems to be the general
opinion that some kind of a loan will
be floated, Argentine has a lively
interest In the prompt shipment or
the large surplus of grain, which
either exists at present or Is expected
from the crops now being harvested.
The extent OF these surplus supplies
can not be estimated definitely. but,
according to Broomhall, they will GER
tainly exceed o0,0OO,000 bushels and
may reach 4so0o0,O00 bushels.
The terms of the present proposed
loan provide that $2o0,Ooo.000 in gold.
or it's equivalent, shall be loaned to
England. France and Italy for term
of two years with interest at 5h per
cent per annum, payable quarterly.
The loan Is to be made to the three
allies conformity, who are to pay In
gold at Buenos Ayres at the end OF
the two years -
OF the sum loaned, at least 70 per
cent is to be used for the purchase
of Argentine wheat and corn. The
Argentine government will be author
lied to fix minimum prices. for the
1s1S-1s1s and the 1Sl9-1s20 crops. which
are destined for exports. Under the
terms Of the proposed loan all prod
uce purchased shall be shipped before
February 20, 1921.
II Argentine can persuade the allies
to accept such terms, there would
seem to be no reason why, this loan
should not go through. Argentine
would assure the prompt sale Of her
surplus grains at good price; she
would be obtaining a good rate of
interest on the money advanced with
the interest payable quarterly, and
the loan would be secured by the
three allied governments. or course
the terms may be distinctly modified
before the loan is actually floated.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Navy Yard

! stanley Condo. and william II.
Clark are spending a ten-days' va
cation in West Virginia.
, Charles Hunter. a vaudeville ac-
I tor. formerly an employe of the
/ yard. was killed in a fall in the
Garden Theater, at Philadelphia.
/ Pat Breen. of the seaman shop.
| is i'll with influenza,
Bill Jaws. of the hauling shop.
underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis.
Howard Brett. of the erecting
shop, has recovered from a week 5
illness.
| Randy Horn, of the breech shop,
has influenza.
Lorena Wood. accounting once,
/ has recovered from recent illness.
Gilbert Colarossi. of the optical
shop. is visiting his mother. who Is
very i'll at his home in Rochester.
Bill Sweeney, Of the miscellane-
Gus shop. has returned home after
an absence of three months, due to
an injury to his eye.
Roy Dobson. of the primer shop,
is i'll with pneumonia.
Tom Pearson and Jim Carver. of
the gun shop, are visiting friends in
Cumberland, Nd.
Leo Shifin, of the tube shop, is
i'll with flu.
Sis" Grey and Bob Forte. of
store No. ,. report some very good
sport coasting on Charges Hill. in
Benning.
The Broadside Mount Shop team
defeated the Tube Shop team two
games out of three in the Navy
Yard Bowling League last night.
Henry T. Ball of the broadside
mount shop north. is entertaining
his brother and family from the
Philippine Islands, at his home on
Maryland avenue northeast
Lew Field of the proof shop. is
the proud father of a new. baby
boy.
Miss Jean Casey of the ordnance
office is visiting her father and
brother in Martinsburg. w. Va.
Miss A. c. Haas of the ordnance
Office has resigned and returned to
her home in Buffalo. n. Y.
Miss Helen Murphy of the store
office is ill at her home with the
flu.
James Wills of the hauling shop
has moved to his new home in
Baltimore.
Bill Graves of the hauling shop
has resigned on account of ill
health.
William Burns of the broadside
mount shop has been transferred
from the day shift to the 4 to IL
shift.
Peter RockelIi. of the seaman shop.
recently became the father of twin
girls.
Julio Soltano and Rudy Vogeler. of
the torpedo shop. got two ducks Mon
day on their shooting party.
Charles Burke, of the seaman shop.
is i'll at his home.
Earl Davis, of the miscellaneous
shop, was severely injured while op-
Grating a screw machine.
Jack Herman, of the broadside shop.
has returned after a weeks illness.
James Reset, of the gun store, is i'll
with influenza.
Marvin Cube, OF the outside shop,
has been promoted from laborer to
general helper.
Howard Hickman and Bob Gerder, of
the east shop have resigned to enlist
in the navy.
Miss Eva Wren. of the drawing-rom,
is i'll with influenza.
Henry T. Ball, of the bradside mount
shop, and Earle Eckendorf, of the
drawing department, have received a
miniature gold football from the Rex
Athletic Association. They are men,
bers of the team which won the Dis
trict championship.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
ALEXANDRIA
The Herald Bureau.
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Alexandria. Va. Feb. by mu-
tual agreement the drug stores in
Alexandria are closed on Sunday,
except at certain hours.
One physician this morning re-
ported to a representative of The
Herald that owing to his inability to
find any of the drug stores open
early this morning he was COM
PEELED to let q, patient suffer.
This physician suggested the va
rious stores alternate in serving the
public on Sunday.
Miss Mary Emma Middleton, of
Prince George County. Nd. and
Robert F. Featherstone. formerly Of
Amelia County, Va, now living in
Alexandria. were married yesterday
afternoon at the parsonage of St
Mary's Catholic Church The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. L. r.
Kelly. After February is the cou-
of Mr.. and Mrs; w. H. Thorpe Brad
dock.
1t is expected that a large num-
Der of persons will attend the mass
meeting tomorrow night in Odd
Fellows Hall, when a Citizens As
ISOLATION will be organized.
Divisional Secretary Roddo, BaltI-
more, has written a letter to Mrs.
]. d. Hellwege, of the Salvation
Army here. complimenting her on
the work done recently in caring
for a number of young women who
were taken in custody by the Unit
ed State Public Health Service. She
saved the young women from going
to Jail, pending an investigation or
their cases by the health authori-
ties.
Henry W. King. 81 years old, died
last night at his residence, $50
South Patrick street. He was a
machinist His funeral will be held
at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from
his residence.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma A. Nor
ris, who died yesterday morning at
her residence, 3OS South St Asaph
street, will be held at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning. from st. Mary's
Catholic Church.
The second night of the bazaar OF
the Chicago Club of Alexandria
Lodge of EIks, will open tomorrow
night.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02

To enable one-armed persons to
eat eggs. an Englishman has invent
ed a wooden cup with rubber feet
that keep it from slipping. b..
The number of American seamen
has increased from a little more
than $4,000 in 1916 to approximately
$1,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
STOCK DIVIDENDS.

The Supreme Court is expected to
hand down a decision on the taxation
of stock dividends today. The expecta-
ton is due only to the fact that -the
time is approaching when the citizens
must make up their income reports
and they ought to know how to treat
their stock dividends.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02

1t is a noteworthy fact that
shipments of butter are being
received at New York from
Denmark. The premium on ex-
change is factor in this move
ment.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02

The colonial government of the
Dutch East Indies proposes to build
1000 miles of railways during the
next fifteen or twenty years.
Horses in Iceland are shod with
sleeps horn. In the Soudan a kind
Of sock made from cameTs skin is
used.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Require Actors Real Names.

London.-EngHsh actors must regis
ter their true names in addition to
such stage names as they affect under
the business names act, according to
a court decision.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-02
Wholesale Selling
Price of Beef in
Washington

Prices realized on Swift & Com
pany's sales Of CARCASS beef on ship
msnts sold out for periods shown
below, as published In the news
papers, avenged as follows, showing
the tendency Of the market:
Week RANcEPER cwT. A-.Pries
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-17
ORIENTAL JUNKET
 NOW MYSTERY

Washington, June 17.--IProspects for big expenses in China have dampened the ardor of members of Congress who seriously look Forward to the junket across the Pacific arranged by Rep resentative Randall of California.
 War Department officials have in- formed those planning the-party that the steamer Great Northern. on which the congressman expect to go, will stay only one day at the Chinese port.
 Members hoped to lay over for two or three days and then catch the steamer. Now they find that if they lay over at all it must be for 30 days, as another transport will not come along sooner. Thirty days in China would add a greal deal more to the expense of the trip than the congress men counted on. While aboard the steamer they can fare at cost, being officials of the government.
 Censorship on the names of those listed for the junket has been clamped down by those in charge. Several members are said to be planning to take their families, and evidently are afraid for the country to know they are going. Latest reports have it that there are 73 members of Congress Tentatively signed for the trip. In quiry was made yesterday at Gen. Hines office in the War Department for list of the names booked for passage on the Great Northern. The request was met with a flat refusal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-17
LEAGUE BACKS LA TOILETTE.

Madison, Wis, June 16-The Wis consin branch of the Non-Partisan League, meeting here, adopted today a resolution declaring that the league endorses the stand on national questions taken by Senator Robert M. La Toilette.
 The meeting named a full ticket for state officers and adopted a plat form which includes blanks for the initiative, referendum and recall. and the immediate repeal of the es- pionage and extradition acts. Ii scores the Esch4Cummins railroad bill, urges leaving prohibition to be handled by referendum, declares for public ownership of railroads, utili- ties and packing plants, for compuls- ory attendance of children under 16 years of age at school and urges the development of cooperative trade and industry