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Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
MONEY.

New York. May 23.-Mercant.le paper ( l-2. Exchange strong; sterling SC day bills 3S0 commercial 65 day biIls 3.19 1-2; demand 3.S4 II; cables S :: France demand 1888; cabes 1866 Bel gian francs demand 1922. cables 1920. Builders, demand 56 3-S; cables 36 1-2. Lire, demand 1907; cables 1905. Marks. demand 239; cables 240. Government bonds firm. Railroad bonds steady.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 National League. Pittsburgh l. Brooklyn 0. Philadelphia ?, Chicago 10. Boston {, Cincinnati o. New York 1. St. Louis G.
 American League. St. Louis 2. New York 3. Philadelphia 2. Cleveland l. Chicago l, Washington 3.
 Eastern League. Hartford l6 Waterbury l. Albany 0, Worcester g. Bridgeport f. Pittsfcid l. Springfield 1, New Haven 2.
 American Association. Indianapolis ,. Minneapolis g. Louisville ?, St. Paul .. Columbus F. Kansas City T. (1o innings) Toledo g. Milwaukee 2.
 International League. Jersey City T. Reading l. Toronto f, Buffalo g. Akron 3, Rochester Q. Baltimore 8, Syracuse 7.
 Other Games. Norwich K of C. 7 Bradford 2. American Thread Co. 2, Fafnir Dragons I.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
SCOTT ALLOWS REDS THREE
 HITS, BRAVES WINNING GA7
Cincini ati (Nl

Cincinnati, May 23.-Scott allowed the Reds only three hits today and Boston won from the champions, ' to 0. Score
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24

(xl Battcd for Cocoue in Sth.
 (xxl Batted for McMulin in 9th.
 Score by innings: Chicago . t.......O 0 % l O-1 Washington ........0 x-3 Two base hits. Weaver. Leibold. Jourdan.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
St. Louis (A)

Totals go 2 F Il Totals g 5 q
 Sccre by innings: St Louis . .O 70 Q O-2 New York .... ......0 0 0 2 0 x-3 Twos base hit, Williams. Home runs Jacobson, Ruth.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24

The Rockville team defeated the Taft
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

opened barely steady. July 37.55; Oct.
 34.67 Dec. 33.60; Jan. 32.75 Marcn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
COTTON

,'ew Fork, Nay 22.--Cstton futures
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
JEWELRY-Shortage Of
Watches Is RpDOrfed

Watch manufacturers are far behind
in filling orders on their books and
with labor conditions at the factories
showing little sign Of becoming more
favorable serious shortage in all
kinds of timepieces is predicted by
some interests The demand for high
grade watches during the present Len
ten has exceeded even the business
transacted in the Easter period of 1919
AS result retailers are carrying low
stocks and are urging the early deliv-
cry of orders so that they will be in
position to handle at least part of
their summer trade.
Many of the larger retailers have
been in the market for some time plac-
ing orders for goods to be delivered in
June Manufacturers, however, refuse
to make promises on deliveries, and
these retailers confess conside Die
doubt as to otheir orders being deliv-
cred Watch factories are working
short of skilled labor, and this
coupled with the enormous demand for
Easter goods, has caused general
scarcity Of watches.
Importers of Swiss watches are
receiving fairly large shipments from
the other side, but the demand for this
kind of timepieoe is not as great as
the call for American made watches
According to reports received good
demand exists in Switzerland for
watches of American make and design
and this demand, together with the
Swiss manufacturers inability to get
the American goods, has left Swiss
markets practically bare of this make
of watch.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
House Committee to Act
Soon on Soldier Bonus

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Soldier re-
lief Legislation was considered by the
House Ways and Means Committee to-
day IN executive session, but no agree
ment was reached. Members said the
discussion indicated that every effort
would be made to avoid bond issue.
Early action on some kind of measure
was urged by most members.
Representative Bacharach, Rcpub-
llcan, of New Jersey, committee mem
Der. announced a new plan Of soldier
relief. Under it $500 cash bond
would be given every ex-service man
who was so disabled during the war as
not 10 be "a good insurance risk" All
others who served in the army, navy,
or marine corps would be given. with
out charge, Il twenty we year endow-
ment life insurance policy of $1,000.
Zone thousand dollars or more twcn-
ty-five years from now in all probable
ty would be far more preferable to the
ex-service men than $500 or $500 now,'
Mr.. Bacharach said. "in the meantime
policy holders, if obliged to do so, could
take advantage of the loan or cash sur
render feature of the policy"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
S1LkS-Trading in Ra,cs
Dull. but Prices AIro1ce

Some importers Of raw silks report
better inquiry from the manufac-
turers of silk goods, but buying of
raw stocks has not materialized on a
large way SO far. Advances in the
market in Yokohama have been re-
t'ected by slightly higher quotations
here. Quotations, however, are uncer-
tain and much of the business in raw
silks is being transacted on q bargain
ing basis, according to both buyers and
sellers. Average quotations from Shin
shiu No. /, standard grade, range
around $3.50 a pound, an advance of
from 20 to 25 cents pound compared
to last week.
Recent cables from the Japanese mar
ket indicated that the available supply
on hand there amounts to 10000 bales.
against 20,200 bales at this period last
YEAR. The new filiature season in Japan
Is beginning and stocks are expected to
increase from now on.
More sales are reported in the Canton
market 10 European buyers. Ameri-
cans are understood to be out of the
Canton market because Of the high rate
OF silver EXCHANGE
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
COTTONS-Buyers Consider
NeU Percnle Prices LO,p

Lower prices than the trade antici
pa'ed nave been made on percales by
ieaolng selling agencies. M. c. d. Bor-
ueh q Sons have issued new price list
20 the SHIRT manufacturing trade, quot
ing $3.50 percales at 80 cents yard.
net; 6S-72, at 331a cents, and so squares
at 44ia cents. These goods are to be-
used by the shirt manufacturers for
the spring, 1921, production Deliver
les VIII be made from September
through December. New prices on dark
ground percales for delivery to the drv
goods Jobblng trade up to September i
nave been made by Lawrence & Co. at
prices about level with the open market
IN january, but considerably under the
present market, figured on current
prces for gray or unfinished goods.
Ap<rently an effort has been made
by these and other factors in the trade
70 keep prices as low as possible.
SHIRT manufacturers are understood
to regard new prices being quoted on
madras for spring as above their expec-
tatlons. but selling agents report that
about 20 per cent of their estimated
production already has been ordered.
Dry goods jobbers, according to mill
agents, are taking all the dark ground
percales they can buy for delivery be-
lore next September One house re-
ports that its entire production for the
fall season was sold up in two davs.
Jobbers now in the market assert that
their stocks are low and that the pres
ent rate of business in the retail trade
Will clear out the shelves of the retail
ers IN time to force them to come to
the Jobbcrs for more goods in due
season.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Ice Trust Probe
Ordered by Mayor
TO Prevent Raise
Hylan Declares City Will
Sell Commodity if Neces-
sary; Charge Handlers
Plan Profit of 10000

Mayor Hylan yesterday directed Ed
win J. O'Malley, Commissioner of
Public Markets, to make an imme-
diate investigation into the plans Of
the ice trust to raise prices this
summer.
"If any profiteering is found in ice"
said the Mayor, "the city will take
vigorous steps to stop it, and those
steps will sound the death knell of the
ice trust as far as New York City is
concerned. Ice is an absolutely neces-
sary commodity, and the people must
not be preyed upon. II necessary, the
city will purchase ice and sell it to
consumers"
Commissioner OMalley said the
Mayor told him to get in touch with
Wesley NJ. Oler, president of the
Knickerbocker zee Company, and to as
certain just what plans the ice com
pany has for distributing ice in this
city. Mr.. OMalley said an investiga-
tor of his department had made tour
of the ice harvesting territory up the
Hudson River, and reported that the
knlc ckerbockcr company and Burns
Brothers had rented a great many va
ice in them in order to create a short
age. although the companies repre-
sentativcs declared they did it to
stabilize prices.
Commissioner O'Malley said that
just prior to the decision of the
Mayors committee which is handling
the 100000 surplus army food fund
that !: would not use any Of this
money for the purchase of ice he had
entered into negotiations for the pur-
chase of 100000 tons at less than 81
a ton. He declared this ice could be
brought to the city and distributed
to the people with a profit to the city
at s. a ton. The Mayor, he SAID. ex-
pressed regret that the committee had
decided not to use the money for ice.
The surplus fund committee was op-
posed to buying any commodity for
resale by the city or any of its officials
but, nevertheless, Mr.. O'Malley said
$50, 900 would be set aside for the pur-
chase OF ice to be distributed to the
poor.
From information which he has re-
ceived Commissioner O'Malley said the
knickerbocker Ice Company proposes
to charge $40 ton wholesale for ice
this summer, and that the retail price
would be considerably above $12 a ton.
Ice sold last year at retail at $40.
An investigation of the department the
Commissioner said, reported to him
that during the harvesting season this
year the ice companies were paying
from 65 to 50 cents a ton for ice. The
cost of bringing it to New York and
distributing it would be less than ST.,
the Commissioner asserted, so that the
ice handlers apparently propose to
make profit of approximately So a
ton, or 400 per cent, on ice sold to
wholesalers.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
LEATHER-Business Dull
In Wholesale !SAoc T'rnde

Business among wholesalers and
yobbers of footwear in and around New
York has not picked up to such an ex-
tent as to warrant unboundcd optimism
as to the volume for the season ahead.
Mail orders have been coming in good
quantities, but many Of these are of
the special lot variety.
There is a heavy demand for brogue
oxfords for womens wear and this is
one line of business where goodly
sized volume could be run up, were it
not for the scarcity of this kind of
merchandise. Wholesalers say they
have substantial stocks of these shoes
in the making or almost ready to leave
the factories, but retailers want the
shoes at once and are shopping all over
town trying to get fifteen and thirty
day deliveries, which at present are
almost unobtainable
Statesmen travelling in Southern ter
ritories who represent local jobbcrs
have been quite successful to date.
Most of them have been out but a short
time with their new samples and the
volume of business that has come in
from the Southern cities thus far
would seem to indicate this section is
in most prosperous condition.
Plans of the larger wholesalers are
IN the direction of a well-outlined and
definite program which provides for
carrying more women's low shoes for
fall than ever before. The various
walking types Of low footwear, the
brogue and sem-staplc models with
military heels and the like are ex-
pected to cut into the usual demand
for high shoes to large extent Quite
few high shoes for women have been
carried over and are now OF the floors,
so the big effort toward providing
stocks of merchandise to fill retailers
needs for fall is toward the low shoe
oOA
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Milk
Inquiry Begun;
) Summoned
Jefferson County League
Members Must Explain
Resolution Urging That
Farmers Gut Production
Action Was Expected
Declared To Be Scheme of
Metropolitan Dealers To
Break the Farmers''
.Special Dispatch to The Tribune

SPec'dl DtspOtch to The Tribune
WATERFOWL. April l. - Assistant
United States District Attorney Henry
A. Cutler, of New York. to-day took
the initial step in probe Of the
Dairymen's League by ordering five
jefferson County dairymen to appear in
New York to explain resolution
passed at league meeting here in
March urging farmers to reduce milk
production. The men are not under
subpoena, but are asked to attend a
conference at the league headquarters,
at which Cutler will question them.
Those asked to go to New York are
among the biggest dairymen Of Jeffer-
son County. They include C. A. Had
ley, OF Black River; J. A. Kilburn, of
Cape Vincent, and B. J. Ives, of Water
town, who constituted the committee
that prepared the resolution. The other
two are Archie c. Ryder, of Three Mile
Bay, Jefferson County. chairman of the
Republican party, and Brayton A. Field,
former county judge of Watertown
These two men were at the meeting
and each spoke briefly. Neither urged
any radical action, and they spol only
along general farming lines, exp. essing
the belief that the chaotic conditions
of the dairy industry would soon sub
side. Both Ryder and Field own farms.
Ryder was not league member at the
time of the meeting, but in it ex-
pressed willingness to join.
Against High Priced Grains"
The resolution passed by unanimous
vote by the $50 farmers present called
upon league members to discontinue
the use of high priced grains" so
as to reduce the amount of milk pro-
duced, because indications at that tlm G
were that the league would have to
accept lower price for April. The
farmers claimed this would reduce the
cost of production and reduce the
amount produced. thus providing a mar
ket for those who lost their market
with the dropping of condensery plants,
due to low European exchange rates.
Mr.. Hadley was the principal advo-
cate of the plan and delivered speech
saying that farmers could save $780,
600 on feed bills between that date
and pasture time by discontinuing
grains. A similar discontinuance Of
the use Of grain through the whole
state, he said, would bring grain prices
tumbling.
A local league officer to-day charac-
terlzed the summonng Of the men to
New York as another move on the
part of metropolitan dealers to break
the farmers He blamed the activ-
ties of the Federal attorney on the
dealers. Some action on the part of
government officials has been expect
ed in this section, as the rapid growt h
of the league and its power to practi-
caHy dictate milk prices and terms
generally by threat Of strike has given
the impression that it borders close
upon being trust.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Republicans Fail
To Agree on Excess
Profits Tax Repeal
Full Membership of House
and Senate Committees
Will Be Called Upon to De.
eide OIL Taxation Policy

From The Tribunc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Failing to
reach an agreement on the suggested
lican members of the Senate Finance
Committee and the House Ways and
Means Committee to-day, in joint ses-
sion, decided to call the full member
ship of the two committees together to
discuss the revenue question.
The Republicans would like to know
what the Democrats think about repeal
ing the excess profits levies, and the
full committees are expected to meet
soon definitely to determine action on
restoring the governments taxation
policy to a peace basis.
Sentiment Of the Republican mem
bers present at the conference seemed
profits tax, but almost invariably those
whe indorsed the repeal asked the ques-
tom What kind Of q tax will We
adopt as substitute ?"
1t was considered doubtful whether
any other tax could be devised that
would yield anything like the revenue
obtained from the excess profits lcvies.
1t was generally agreed, too. that the
repeal of excess profits taxes might
not be especially popular with the
mass of the voters in the coming Presi-
dental campaign.
House members appeared to be some
what less enthusiastic over the pro
posed repeal than the Senate members.
They pointed out that he governmen.
would ned all the money it could get
from the present law, and thought it
would be inadvisable to let go of any
sources Of revenue with the soldiers
bonus bill staring them in the face
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Poultry Ship pments
Held Back to Raise
Price, Swami Says
Criminal Prosecutions Are
Threatened as Inquiry Into
Alleged Conspiracy at the
Washington Market Begins

Tho District Attorneys Office has
started an investigation into complaints
that dealers in West Washington Mar
ket have combined to hold back ship
ments of live poultry into this city
and force up prices, when the demand
by the consumer Is extraordinarily
heavy due to the Jewish holidays and
the Easter season.
Samuel Markewich, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. assigned to the inquiry
by District Attorney Swami, announced
that he had questioned George Brown,
vice president Of the Commission Mems
ASSOCIATION, concerning a notice which
was posted in front of Browns stall
in the market last Tuesday announcing
that no poultry would be unloaded here
yesterday.
Mr.. Markewich, who announced that
he would summon witnesses in his in
quiry to-day and would start criminal
proceeding if he discovered that any
combine had been entered into for the
purpose Of forcing up prices, said that
Brown took down this sign after he
visited the market day before yester-
day.
Brown explained, according to
A'AeAA ~ '" iN'' NHoO iOo \ehI AOAuo VI pcuA-
try had arrived here on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of this week, and
at the request of the wholesale deal
ers the commission men had agreed
not to unload additional cars on Thurs
day because of the fear that the mar
ket might be glutted and the price
break.
"This morning I learned that after
removing the notice. the merchants,
knowing that about thirty cars Of
poultry were on the track headed for
New York City, telephoned their rep
resenta. ives in Buffalo to hold the cars
up there. This, am informed, was
DONE" said Assistant District Attorney
Markewch.
GAS result some of the smaller
men who had expected the shipments
to come in found that here was a short
age and were forced to buy Of the COM
mission men at any price demanded.
"Thc price of poultry now is 46 cents
n pound to the wholesale dealer. 1t
should be much lower than that and
bring big reduction in price to the
cotsumer. If | find that there has
been conspiracy for the purpose Of
forcing a shortage and jimmying up
the prices, ! shall start criminal action
against those responsible"
Commissioner Of Markets O'Mallcy
is cooperating with Mr.. Markewich in
the inquiry.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Buyers Arrived

berg, ready to wear: Rreslin
PRoNIpENrE-M. shapiro. general mer-
RICHMOND. Va.-cohen CO.: J. r. Cohen,
,, ready to wear: 1880 Broadway. 9Th floor.
RlCMMoMn, va,mMiller 1i. & Rhoads; c. o.
SAN ANToNlO. TEX p Peek Co.. :G.
f. Piper. upholstery. carpets, rugs, Nc
san DlEGO-Holwasser Inc; j. l..
Detmar. cotton goods. draperies, bed :
= dings: 252 Fourth Avenue
san FRANCIsCO-Cooper, Coate & Casey
san FRANClscO- Raphael wetn & Co.:
Mrs Van Nark, furs; 10 East Twenty
sCHENEcTADY. y. y.-wallace Co.: p.
j i M1r9d T., rugs carpets draperies;
T1J.E-Frederic< & Nelson v IT,
Hutchinson, womens ready to wear,
furs. children's wear; 45O Fourth Ave
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Forbes & Wallace
a: Alexander, linens white goods 230
CT Fift Avcnu" syndicate Trading Co.
Lynch. carpets. Oriental rugs; 11o7
Broadway.
ST LoUIsI IscruEgs: vandervoort & Bar
Ffth Avenue; Assoc Mdse Corp
ST, hoGdsmMrs. NJ wiihers, notions:
sYRAcusE-A. NJ. Wolfe. tailoring goods
Bresln.
Upton. Ca.--H. Kulbush Co.; II. Kul-
bush dry goods and clothing; Broadway
Central.
TROY. y. Y.-slver & Levy; c. NJ Silver.
dry goods. notions. linoleums, Broadway
Central.
UTICA. N. Y.-Rathbun & CO.: v j.
Crowncr. underwear. hosiery 50 Worth
Street.
WAsIiINGTON-Ho & Hermann: B.
kietiner. carpets, furniture; Pennsyl-
Vana
WASHINGTON-La France Shop; a. Reed
women's wear, 40 West Thirty four, h
Street.
WILkESBARRE, -McLaughlin Bros
j. Mclaughlin, general merchandise :
IonEacre.
l. l.. Small, carpets. rugs: Tho Annex.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
FJRS-Test to Come
In Spring auctions

In the opinion Of several leaders
in the fur trade the spring auctions
in St. Louis, New York and London
the latter part Of this month will
form crucial test for the trade as
a whole. Many of the smaller dealers
who are being hard pressed by their
bankers and the larger dealers from
whom they buy furs, have been forced
by the dullness in the trade to place
their stocks in the auctions and to
draw advances against them to meet
their current obligations. This has
enlarged the spring offerings to a
greater volume than usual.
Manufacturing furriers are buying
fresh supplies sparingly and in the
opinion of the trade leaders will fol.
low the hand to mouth method of pur-
chasing for some months to come The
retailers as yet are not showing a
disposition to buy made up fur gar
ments for fall in any large quantities,
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Butcher Kills Butcher:
Alleges Self-Defensc
Business Rivals in the Bronx
Meet at Meat Market and
Shooting Follows

"A cut-price war between. business
rivals which provoked series of quar-
rels found its end yesterday. accord
lng to the Bronx police. in the murder
of Charles Russo. butcher of 700
East 214th Street. George Volpe. pro-
prletor of market at 704 East 2l4th
Street, TWO doors away. is charged
with the killing. He says he shot in
selfdefense.
Volpe is charged with shooting
Russo after dispute in front Of
Armour & Co.'S warehouse. at 643
Brook Avenue. Both butchers had
gone there yesterday 10 purchase meat,
I'd after an exchange of bitter COM
ment Nolpe. it is said. drew a revolver
end fred. Russo died instantly. the
shot penetrating his neck and lodging
in his brain. His assailant fed, pur-
sued by crowd
The chase ended when Nolpe ran up
to Patrolman Frank Grady. of the
Morrisiana station. at Westchester and
Courtlandt avenues, and surrendered,
handing over his revolver. Grady WAS
compelled to draw his own revolver
to protect his prisoner from the
pursuers.
When Russo's body was examined a
loaded revolver was found in his belt
and his right hand was in his pocket
New-York tribune., 1920-04-02

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