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New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
IeWelry

With the passing of the greatest year
in the history Of the jewelry industry
manufacturers, johbers, whole saers
and retailers are now in the midst OF
q busy reconstruction period The
taking Of inventory. the ordering O.
new stocks and the rcdressing Of many
show windows are now in order. Prac-
tically every large manufacturer has
sent scores of statesmen on the road
and enormous orders already are being
received. Owing to the greau~ de
pleted stocks many of the retailers
throughout the country are carrying
these salesmen. have started on l. or
routes almost a month earlier than in
other years.
Much anxiety was caused in the local
.jewelry industrv last week by reports
from Providence stating that posters
had been pasted THROUGHOUT tie lily
calling mass meetings Of jewelry work
ers there for the purpose of declaring
Ia strike : Providence manufacturers
were reported to have been astonished
at theses notices, which were signed
"Orgauization Committee, International
Jewelry Workers Union," as officers OF
that association disciaimed any knowl
edge Of sthc strike movement. Heads
of this association declared that the
so.called., organization whose stamp
was printed on the nandDliiS is COM
posed of group of strikers from New
York and the purpose of the meetings
is to organize in Providence along
radical lines and cause discomfort
among the iewelr.' workers in that
city. Although the factories in Provi-
dence have been working on the forty
eghtssour week basis, compared with
the forty-four hour week in eff,ct in
New York, manufacturing jewelers. in
that center claim that their employees
are satisfied with present conditions.
T. Silverware manufacturers reported
larger orders on hand at the end of tho
week than all of those for the first two
months of 1919. If this rate Of bust
ness is to continue throughout 1920
manufacturers will have to make stren-
uous efforts to obtain a great many
more skilled workers than are on their
pay rolls at present. As an induce
ment to attract workers from other in
dustries to become silversmiths several
of the large companies hevc advanced
the salaries of their employees 90 per
cent. This increase brings the total
advance sinca 1918 to Sb Del; cent
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
: Business Trouble
Petitions in Bnnruptcy
- Petltions in bankruptcy filed in the
L,nited E}afes Dist rn4 fSx,s,.t ss.4.,..s e.,

r.I,ttn petitions in bankruptcy filed in the
wnlted init States District Court Saturday
e, q CHARLES Potash petition
s,ed S,rdo, against inst Charles Potash. l6 ESSEX
ss4a sS$ ras f5ss9!s
SAMUEL MAcHoW1iTZ - 1nvoluntarfy i ist
psaiton Pet a st filed against sRmuel Machowit7
$500 The Principal creditors are David
Louis Gursbowitz s5s The petitioners tI, '
attorneys are Cohen Rosenthal & Shapiro
REpUBIfc .fSA TRADING COMPANY
Involuntary petition nied against Republic
Trading Company. SO South Street. The
liabilities and assets are NOT stated The
n. and G. Taylor Company and James B.
Stephens The petitioners attorneys are
e6ss DAv1D SWIFT. WM1TEsToSE@Vo1SSntar neti-
tion filed by David Whtestone. SO West
1th Street The an,ss are
Princess Realty Company. $3.50; Leopold
Schwartz, 500. and David Leberman. 800
The petitioners attorney Is Charles
HESRY l. LIpNicK-voluntary petition
FLED by Henry I. Lipnick trading as the
nrdndsi CSstsms sn x,,'.,. Ess
$9.4o6 and the assets $S5. The principal
creditors are Edward J, Mdehsam. 81 90
N. George klosty $3.50. ana ": b. S.
torney is Benjamin b. Greller. 2s9 Broad
way.
Schedules in Banruptcy
Schedules in bankruptcy filed in tho
United States District Court Saturday were
as follows
BAER & CO. o.INc.--schedules OF Raer
& Co, Inc. 683 Eighth Ave7rue and 4srOs
Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. show iabilities 5
OF {si,7s6, and assets Of $4,000. The
fand. $780, Simon Dress Company
s2,7s0. and J. & NJ. Yellcn, s5,7le The
petitioners attorney is Abraham H. Sara
sohn. III Madison Avenue.
Receivers in Bankruptcy
Receivers in bankruptcy appointed in
the United States District Court Saturday
SAMUEL MXcHowIT3-Judge John. G.
Knox appointed David ,Hirsh receiver for
Samuel Machowitz under bond OF. $500
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
WOOlens

Great frmness of prices was exhib-
tied in the woolen goods division of the
textile trade last week. in spite of the
dulness which prevailed. Attention is
being centered on the coming offerings
of fabrics for next fall, and both buy
ers and sellers are wondering where
the price level will be- Much depends
upon the attitude taken by the Ameri-
can Woolen Company, and many sellers
frankly admit they are waiting to see
what the trade leader does before shap-
ing their own selling policies. Based
on labor costs, wool prices and yarn
prices, cloth prices should be slightly
higher than they were when spring
goods were offered late last summer,
and much higher than when fall goods,
were offered last February and Marchs
Some mills in the mems wear divil
sion are still delivering winter weight
cloths, although the clothing manu-
facturers have swung into spring pro-
duction. The clothing makers are TAX
ing in the late goods and holding them
over for the next winter season. +.
Women's cloak, suit, skirt and dress
are working. their way
into the spring manufacturing season
cautiously. They have not sufficient
goods on hand to carry them through
the spring season, and mills. except in
rare cases, are not in q position to ac-
cept more orders for spring delivery.
This will throw the burden of demand
on the jobbers in case an active season
in women's outer apparel materlallzes.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
New Steel and Wire Company
Formed by Consolidation

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 11.-Of-
fetal announcement will be made to-
morrow morning of the acquisition of
the Wickwire Steel Company, Buffalo,
N. Y, $5,OOO,O0O corporation, by the
Clinton Wright Wire Company, $16,-
100000 Massachusetts corporation.
The consolidated interests, which will
be the second largest steel and wire
industry in the world, will be known
as the Wickwire- Spencer Steel Corpora
S20,000,000.
The principal officers will be: Presi-
dent. T. Harry Wickwire, Buffalo; vice
president, Ward A. Wickwire, Buffalo;
vice president and general manager,
George M. Thompson, president of the
Clinton Wright Wire Company. The
headquarters Of the corporation will
remain in Worcester.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Silks

Raw silks were more active last week
despite the fact that new high record
prices were established. Silk goods
mills held off buying new stocks Of
raw materials as long as possible. and
many of them were forced into the
raw silk market to keep their ma
chinery supplied with materials Or
ders were placed for deliveries running
into April, at prices 10 per cent or
more above those of the previous week.
Buyers continued to exert pressure
for more goods against mill agents
and jobbers who have some supplies
on hand. Some retailers we're in the
market, and garment manufacturers
also were fair buyers, the fact that
hagrlinr with the unions formed IT,
principal occupation of the apparel
makers having little effect on their
silk buying activities. ,
Manufacturers of mems clothing and
necktie makers were ready last week
to place large orders for the entire
production of hundreds of looms for
the coming year. Apparently the mems
suit makers intend using greater guam
titles of silk Innings than ever before,
Silk manufacturers are working on
the new offerings for fall to be made
within the next two or three weeks.
Higher prices seem unavoidable when
viewed from the labor and raw ma
terial costs standpoint at present
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Judgments Filed
In New York Coun1

Astoria Veneer Mills and Dock
Cos Rubenstein ........... *l.os4o2
Apartment Equities Corporation
II. Sugar1nan :........ 1.06o.41
lord Motor Truck Co.., Inc... 440.54
Cornell, Chas J--C. G. Koss ct al 1S54S
Ege. Oro CT A. Richmond &
y, CO. Inc. c.......:..,; -:.....:.. 5.14s.2o
Fishman. Harry. and Sam Ship
per--s. Herman ,............ ss2.ss
Guarantee Co)-R Moore - 111.7o
Garinkle & Simon, Inc.--S. War
Glass. sophia-G Hurwitz: costs ios.75
Celfaell, John E.--A L. Thorne 1856
Gujlbert. e. j., and Kansas State
tan Trust Co, Of n 7 City. City. s,a7s.os
Hoyle. Matthew VA H.. smith @l27.
Humphrey Andrew B.-H. Ell
UOlL 370. 72
Hall & Ruckel. 1nc.--M. NJ. Hall
ct al ....... ......,............. 13.452s5
Samoa Hall ............... .173, 1872. 90
Sainc-sarne .................. 45.635. .95
Same-M. NJ. Hall ............1 .106, ,757.77
kapIon. Annie-Joseph Cohen &
inc. ...................'. 1.4t7 80
w. Lynn ct al ..... .....'..... 1861
Moore. Geo. W-Grcat Atlantic
& Pacinc Tea Co. Of National
Newman g., Cohen Inc>--M. Hit
N. =. Overseas co.-A.' william A'''''
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12

son ct nj .................. 31,l93.32
Rockwood Nash---Fidelity and
Casualty Co, of n. Y......... S1s.45
= G. sullivanNB. soylc. ...... " sal.25
tate CO. ..................... ''Do~ .. 49, $3.50
man man trucking co.5--J. Murphy 1880
III Bronx County
nepea"'e'' berg u'a"s' -'.e .115o4s
" NJ %. saviano ,is,ro' ............... ~. . ~ 1880
Marks Harry-Armour & Co. -, 65.05
s. Waid ...'....:.......... o.s.a ~: '' "a. s2s4
an'S., mns ..'...1r....... A''A"..'.. -. . so7o
Sheet Metal Cor,ractors, Inc. sloo7
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
FINANCIAL MEETINGS

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Annual Meeting Of the Stoc ckhctders OF
the WOMAN CITIZEN CORPORATION
VIII bs held at the Office OF the Company.
No. III Madison Avenue. In tho Borough
OF Msrfhattan. in the CITY and State Of
New York, the 18Th day OF January.
1870, at 10 o'clock H. NJ. for tho purpose
o3 eIecttnG directors for the ensuing year
and tor the transaction OF such other
business a. may property como before said
meeting
Dated New York. January 3, 1890.
MORA NEWELL. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Furs

Almost all furs of American origin
advanced slightly in price last week.
although manufacturing furriers have
just begun buying new stocks from the
dealers. A fairly large volume of bust
ness was done in the trade, most Of the
rercha ndise passing from the hands c'
the dealers and collectors to the smaller
skin merchants. Some retailers are
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12

The first name is that af the debtor.
the second that OF the creditor and date
when judgment was filed:
In New York County
Electric Welding Co. of America.
1920 1vacated) ............... ss11.2o
A'eo'i!f q i9f7 .................. 1919
s. Levin; Dec. 27, 1e12... l7o.s7
Afford. William J.--W. Harrison;
Dec. ls. 1918 ................ 7,14s.61
Southwick. Ada H.. and Charles
Iicbling-Rhinelander Real Es-
tate Co.. May 6, 1911......... 1.1S1.o4
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Coutons

cotton GOODS seen, to be in a
- stronger position han at any time
during 1919. The willingness of buy
ers to enter into long term contracts
at prevailing or higher prices is re-
sponsible. The standard $3.50 gray
or unfinished cloth used by the cotton
printers gained full cent and half
in price during the week. In the first
half of the week large orders for all
kinds of gray goods were placed at full
market prices, % cents for the 64-60s,
with deliveries running into July. De-
spite the efforts of mill agents to hold
future commitments to as short q
period as possible, buyers continue to
press for deliveries far into the future.
Retailers were in the marSet last
week and endeavoring to pick up more
goods to supply their depleted reserve
stocks. Jobbers lave smaller stocks
than usual with which to supply this
demand, and mill agents take orders
only under pressure. Most of the or
ders going into mills now come from
the large buyers and users. The little
buyer has small chance to secure goods
from these sources.
Although the continual price ad-
vances are not checking buying, large
mill owners and jobbers feel that the
situation is growing more tense. From
the producing end all indications point
to still higher prices, but pressure for
lower prices is being exerted by the
government and other factors. In re-
tail circles advancing prices have not
checked consumption to an extent suf-
ticier. to exert a reaction in the whole
sale field.
Jobbers and mill agents expect a
A. =.
with the meeting of the National
Wholesale Dry Goods Association here,
which will bring most of the jobbers
from other centers. to the market.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12

MEETING or THE srocKHoLpEns OF
the Special Bcrvice Flooring Corporation
viii BE- heid al ~ o'clock noon, January
izth, 1920, at. 1883 Grand Central Ter
% ofiinsrs and any other basness iIsp" whicm may ~
he brought before meeting. Special Ser
ytce Flooring Corporation. 263S Grand
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
lsternat,uaa! Agrleu,yf,l corta .,tIua

New York. December IS, 1919.
The Board Of Directors Of the Interna
tfonaI Agricultural Corporation has this
day declared Quarterly dividend of
and onc-qusfter per cent. IH%) on tn
bio January 18th. 1920. TO. stoekholdars
Of record at the close OF business Decem
ber 2ist 1919. The transfer books will
not be ciomed. ,<fs Hft
JOHN J. WATSON. JR.. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Satisfied Judgments

Union Railway Co. and Tide
water OIL Co.-A. c. Hahn.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Bad B Handwriting
Causes Many Errors

IN the catalogue of errors made bv
brokers' and their employees illegible
handwriting takes leading place. Per-
maps the old legend that good penman-
snip will never make fortune for YOU
IS true, but bad penmanship has cost
many Stock Exchange firm large bags
Oh real money. Take the recent expert
ence of firm that has q reputation
for exceptional efficiency.
This house bought 1000 shares Of
tobacco Products rights at IA. But
the selling broker wrote his memoran-
DUN lllegibly to look like 100 shares
and the clerk at his Office took it to
mean the smaller figure. In sending
around comparison slips the seller
specified 100 shares and the BUYERS
CORK .. KID. it Normally the buyers
comparison slip would have hal to
nave been approved also, but in the
pressure of business the double check
was not used. Delivery of stock is
made the next day, but this was mere
tract was not delivered until the clerks
got around to it five days later. Then
the broker who bought first discovered
the error, and when he called the at
tention Of the seller to it the latter
produced the buyers stamp of approval
on the comparison slip specifying 100
shares. The broker who actually took
the order on the floor, however, ad-
mitted that the request was 1000
shares.
Meantime the rights had gone up
points to 18, and the difference
amounted to $4,000, which the purchas-
ing broker had to make good to his
customer. The dispute was settled by
the board of governors of the Stock
Exchange, and the loss divided by the
two brokers. Brokers lose on their
mistakes much more often than they
win, because in most cases they are
acting as agent for their customer
and not principals, and therefore cam
not get the benefit of selling stock at
price higher than the customer in
structed, although they must make up
any difference on the unfavorable side.
In firms doing large business, annual
losses incurred through mistakes nor
mally run from $4,000 to $4,000. al
though some houses are known to have
lost as much rs $4,000 on one mistake
There are bogus errors as we'll as
real ones. Floor members Of the ex-
change have a sense of humor, and
the new members are the goats of
many practical jokes.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Excited Trading
In Phantom Stocks

When "green" man first trades on
the floor there is usually thriving bust
ness in "Pennsylvania preferred"
Utah preferred,' ETC., although in re-
ality no such stocks exist. The old
timers, pretending to want to throw
business to the newcomer dump count
less orders for such non-existing secu-
rites on the novice, and by the end of
the day he has made tremendous
"paper" commissions. Perspiring from
high tensioned labor during his first
day on the big board, one member, ex-
cited and perplexed, confided to some
Of the older brokers that he forgot the
names of brokers who bought and sold
through him. Showing the spirit of
big brothers, they took him to the Sec
retary's Office and showed him group
picture of all the members and asked
him to pick out those he had traded
WITH = ~s,....
:, Another favorite joke on the virgin
trader is to manipulate the indicators
at the various posts. For example. the
newcomer may have an order to sell
Steel at 105. He may be busy with
Royal Dutch or some other stock, and
finally discover that Steel had reached
105 and already gone to 104. Tremen-
dously agitated, he will rush to the
Steel post and execute his order at
point loss. to his firm on each share.
After. he has writhed in shame and dis
gust with himself for not watching the
market more closely, the other men,
bers will tell him that Steel is really
selling at 1906 but that the indicator
had been changed merely to tease him.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
METROpOLITsN TRUST COMPANY

OF the City At Ncw York. u
The annual rneeting OF tho Stockholders OF
this Company for tho election Of Directors
will be held at the Office Of the Company, go
Wni Htrnet, nt twelve O'Clock noon on tho
twenty frat day Of January. 1890 Tho
stock transfer books Will bs ciosrd Mt
+. NJ. January 9th and re0pcncd at 10 A. NJ.
Jarunry 22pd, 1920.
0EOftHE N. HARTMANN, Secretary.
Now York. January 10th, 1890.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
DIVIDEND NOTICES
SANTA CECILIA SUGAR
CORPORATION

COmTnon Stock Dividend No. 3
dividend OF one and one-qua~ter per cent.
upon the Common Capital Stock OF this COM
pany has been duly declared, payable Febru-
AIRY 2. 1920. to all Common Stockholders OF
record at the close OF business January Q.
1920.
Transfer books win not be closed.
ROBERT l.. DEAN. Treasurer.
Neso York, January Q. 1920.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17
Heroes Once, Now Interned

within the city limits of Norfolk be-
tween a. III. and o p. IN. This is
their limit of freedom.
Word was smugglcd out and an
investigation was made by man
i'll sympathy with the long struggle
of the Czechs for liberation from
the Austrian tyranny. He went to
their place of detention to learn
from the soldiers and their officers
the reason for their fall from the
status of returning heroes to that
of dangerous aliens.
He learned it. The men told
him that when their ship reached
San Francisco they were forbidden
to go ashore because, as was eX-
planned to them, that their pro-Soviet
beliefs made them dangerous to
the population" Their next stop
was at the Panama Canal Zone, and
here the resident authorities had
spread the report that if they came
ashore all women ought to go
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17
Other Unions. Giving Support
to Strike at Rialto Theater

and are not included in the boycott
Information has been received a..
the local musicians headquarters
that Mr.. Won Herberg, manager of
the theater trust, was standing in
front Of one of his "scab" theaters
in Seattle, when a tire on a passing
automobile blew out. The report
stated that Mr.. Won Herberg has been
suffering lately from restless con-
science, and thought he was shot.
Immediately flashes were sent all
over the west by the Associated
Press, saying that an attempt had
been made upon his life, intimating
that the attempt was made by strik-
ers. Another theory is that Mr.. Won
Herberg thought some ultra-patriotic
American had forgotten that the war
is over, and not liking his name, took
shot at him. But it was just an
auto tire, the report said.
The morale of the local strikers
was never better than it is today,
and all are confident of early vic
tory, but like General Grant. they
intend to flight it out on this line
if it takes all summer"
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17
SHAMROCK AND RES0LUTE GET
AWAY TO SLOW START AT LAST

trifIe ahead, but was unable to cross
Resoluto's bow.
The Resolute increased her wind
ward advantage to third of a mile.
The Shamrock continually staged off
to leeward in order to outfoot the
defender, but although she forged
ahead somewhat she was too far to
leeWard to profit by it.
The Resolute was leading at 1886
by quarter of a mile to windward
but somewhat astern Of the Sham
rock. a few minutes after 3 o'clock
the Resolute went away on the port
tack. The Shamrock followed i'm
mcdiately. The wind, which had
been streaky and uncertain, in
creased to five knots an hour and
it looked as though the race might
be completed, although finishing
very late.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17
Mine WORKERS OPEN FIGHT
IN WEST VIRGINIA FIELDS

Williamson, w. Va, July IL
District No. II, United Mine Work
ers of America has opened the fight
to organize Mcdowell county.
Eleven local unions have already
been formed This county contains
approximately 10000 miners.
Mcdowell county is second only
to Logan county, III viciousness and
southern coal field of West Virginia.
Sp-called guards and deputy sher-
ifs" masquerading as legal officials,
and drawing salaries as public Off
GERS with bigger salaries on the side
from the coal companies, rule this
county with an iron hand.
Entrance into Mcdowell county
for any man claiming the rights of
free speech and peaceable assem-
blage is as dangerous as entrance
into Logan county. The only diff
ference between the two counties is
that the guards" in Logan have ma
chine guns while the gunmen in Nc
DoWell are contepted with high
powered rifles. The fight to organ
ize Mcdowell county has not yet
'"NSi1 va NoiS oellouo Plopol tAoH', I,
when it does the guards may in
crease their armaments with ma
chino guns.
The thousands of miners in Nc
DoWell county have repeatedly
begged for organizers When the
strike of the 5000 miners in Mingo
county was called on July 1, the
spirit of organization swept through
McDoWel
At the convention held in William
son June 1884 at which the dele
gates of the Mingo miners decided
to strike unless their demands were
granted, several delegates from Nc
DoWell county appeared and begged
that the efforts to organize be spread
to Mcdowell county.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17
Coroner S Jury Finds Killing of
Kron1ka Justified; Woman Freed

That Mrs. Max Kromka was JUS
tilted in the shooting of her hus-
band and that there would be no
prosecution of the case, were the
decision reached by the coroner's
jury and County Attorney N. A.
Rotering, following the inquest held
yesterday. One of the chief reasons
for the exonoration of the woman,
it is said, was that Kromka was a
member of the I. w. w. and, ac-
cording to witnesses, Kromka had
made his will in favor of that or
ganizaton. Witnesses on both sides
of the question, however, agreed
that she had committed the act in
self defense, and that she was
justified.
Mrs. I<romka took the stand and
stated that she and Kromka had
been married in Missoula some
months ago, following his release
from the state prison at Deer Lodge,
where he had been serving time
for alleged completely in crime
committed in Judith Gap. After
they came to Butte, she testified,
kromka gave all his money to the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-17

The Womans Protective Union and
the local Workingmen''s union pulled
their members out OF the Rialto thea
ter today, in sympathy with the
locked-out operators in Jensen-Von
Herberg theaters in Tacoma. This
means that the Rialto will be minus
janitors and cashiers.
The electricians, local No. SIS, at
their regular meeting last night, lev
led fine of $25 upon any member
patronizing or doing any work in the
theater, thus giving their unqualified
endorsement to the strikers. The
measure passed without argument
and without dissenting vote.
The proprietors of other business
establishments in the building have
made complaints that the boycott on
the theater is hurting their business
The strikers wish to have it clearly
understood that the only unfair firm
is the theater, and that the boycott
is not intended for other business
concerns in the building. The cigal
stores, confectionery shops and bar.
ber shops in the building are fair