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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
SENATE TO PROBE R R.
! LABOR DEPORTATIONS

r. Investigation of the deportation
from Harrison. Ark on April 10 o:
slabor organizations is 10 DC started
next month by the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee. according to
assurances understood to have been
given yesterday by Senator Cummins,
chairman of the committc, to Martha
&c. Carey. vice president of the Order
of Railway Conductors; L. NJ. Eddy.
vice president of the Order OF Railroad
and w. e. Horn. repre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
What the Redistribution
Bills Provide
STERLING.HRHLBACK BILL.

STERLING.HEHLBACK BILL.
/. The salary schedule goes into
minute detail. giving seven rules
for the liking of salaries and makes
no provision for amendment or
modification OF these rules except
by statute. y '''--- 1892 a.
2. The Civil Service Commission
Is charged with prescribing uniform
efficiency ratings for all depart
ments.
3. The liking of salaries depends
upon the schedule provided for in
the bill and 10 wholly dependent
upon statute. The Secretary Of tho
Treasury is to approve the action
of all administrative officers.
4. This bill extends the statutory
bill and in a general way makes all
Government positions statutory. 1t
corresponds to the Wood-Smoot bill
with regard to bringing the lump
sum" services within the general
classification.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
Our Liberal Credit Terms
Are Arranged AS You Ask


individual customer and make such will be most helpful to the
with the elsewhere married couples
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24

willing to oppose Gompers. II he re-
fuses to run another man satisfactory
to the conservatives" will be sc.
lected, it is stated.
Each spring rumors crop up Of a
movement to GUST Gompers.
Veteran labor men here say the
new movement Is hot air." like thos,
which have preceded 1t, and predict
that Gompers. who has the signal dis
tinction of having retained his lead,
ership OF the largest labor movement
In the world for 40 years, will hole
his own in the next convention, be ns
still poppy" enough, in spite OF his
II years. to give the youngsters d
rum"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
DR.. BELLS AIDE IS
ADMITTED BY j. s.
State Department DiscIaims
Objection to Secretary Denied
Entry at vanceboro, Me.

In reply to a request from the De-
partment OF Labor, the State Depart
ment last night announced that there
was no objection to the entry into
the United States of Miss Catherine
Mackenzie, a Canadian, secretary TO
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, tele-
phone inventor.
DR.. Bell, his wife, and the score
tary, were forced to spend the night
in a detention building at Vance
boro, Me-, when immigration authori-
ties refused to admit Miss Mackenzie
to this country.
State Department officials denied
that DR.. Bell had made a protest.
Miss Mackenzie has lived in Wash
ington for a number OF years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
Postpone Polo Tourney.

+ Wet weather yesterday afternoon
caused postponement OF the first game
of the spring polo tournament of the
War Department teams. scheduled for
Potomac Park grounds. The game
will be played Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. The Fort Myer first
team Will oppose the War Department
Green team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24

senting the railway employees depart
ment OF the American Federation OF
Labor.
These men and other labo. leaders
were ordered to leave the Arkansas
town by members of a so-calied pro-
tective association of business and
professional men during the progress
of a railroad strike.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24

AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES
Grown by GUIDE are nationally known
1914 F.--Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
LIGHTNING BOLT HITS
HOME OF DIR. SCHOENFELD

A bolt of lightning yesterday ef-
ternoon struck the home of DR.. Fl.
SchoenfeId, 344S Thirty-fourth place
northwest, setting the roof ablaze.
Firemen from No. % Engine Com
pany extinguished the blaze.
DR.. Schoenfcld estimated the dam
age at 5000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-24
Seamen's Strike Averted.

Definite assurance was given. Gov
eminent officials here last night that
an agreement has been reached be-
tween the Marine Workers and the
American Ship Owners Association.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15

way. with bond OF $4,000. The petit
ttion for receiver states that the alleged
pankrupt l,,7I operates crates chain Of stores in
and the liabilities are s425 900 and assets
S35000O.
GOLDMAN & BURNsTIN-Judge a. N.
Hand appointed Arthur Y. Dalziei receiver
for solomon Goldman and Abraham Burn
stln trading as Goldman Burnstln, furs
and skins. 100 West Twenty-ffth Street,
with bond of $4,000.
Schedules in Bankruptcy
The following schedules in bankruptcy
District Court:
LYONNETTE SILKS, 1NC-The sched-
ules Of Lyonnette Silks Inc. against whom
petition was iled august 2S 1929, show
aye unsecured claims $40 900 secured
claims and $1,000 taxes; assets of $3775O,
of which $4,000 Is stock In trade. s450o
machinery. tools, etc. $4,000 stocks, nego-
table bonds, ETC., and S20.5O0 unlquidated
claims
BENJAMIN BRUCKER-The schedule.
io2 West Twentyeighth Street, show
liabilities Of s161, 1925, Of which s7s,s32 are
sec, secured ID claims se2,oS unsecured claims
sS.496, Of which $500 Is stock in trade,
1920 debts due on open accounts and
s1.6S7 deposits Of money in banks and else
SILvERMAN KISSELOFF The
schedule of Silverman & Kisselof, against
whom a petition was filed September /,
1920, show liabilities OF s76220, OF which
SS9,41S are secured claims, $17,07S un-
secured claims and s19.723 notes and bills
assets of $9.777, of which S6.177 is stock
in trade and $4,000 debts duo in open ac-
counts.
SAM ELISH-Thc schedules of Sam
Eiiish, against whom petition was filed
January 6, 1921. show liabilities of $7,906.
or which S4,906 are unsecured claims and
$4,000 secured claims; assets of $500, of
which $4,000 Is stock in trade and $500
machinery tools, etc.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Widow Considers Desirable Switch

Question: read your daily column with
interest and, hope. profit I would like
to have your good judgment on the ad-
visa bility of selling or holding shares of
the Delaware. Lackawanna e. Western, at
1877 and Southern Pacific at 98 (both com.
am wholly dependent upon the interest
derived from these two named. together
with some Liberty bonds left me by my
husband two years ago. No doubt they
were good business investment and at
tractive as to price then, but certainly
very bewildering to woman entirely un-
used to deciding these questions now. Is
1t better to sell them now with no loss of
principal, or better to hold them as an in
sold probably when 1t was up to 255. but
l was wrongly advised, l fear l would
very much appreciate your consideration
Of this matter. for it is my only income.
A. +. r.
Answer--Southern Pacific and Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western might
have been good enough for your hus-
band to hold if he had an income out
side of their dividends, but we are Of
the opinion that they are too specula-
tive for a widow dependent, as you
say, on their yield. At the prices you
mention Southern Pacific yields you a
little more than 6 per cent and the
Lackawanna little less. You can sell
them now and invest in good preferred
stocks or long-term bonds to yield you
more than that. You will not be 50
concerned with price changes, and your
income will be stable.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Business Troubles

The following petitions in banlsruptcv
were we're filed yesterday in the United States
LEO GORDON SHOE COMPANY. INC.
An involuntary petition against the Leo
Gordon Shoe Company. Inc, shoes, 2o9
Ll Broadway, on behalf of three creditors.
CLAIMED are: State National Bank of
Lynn. $4,000; Parsons, Wadleigh e. Grow
ley $1,000, and Edmund G, Joseph, 81 900.
GOLDMAN & BURNsTIN--An involun-
and Abraham Burnstin. trading as Gold
man & Burnstin, furs and skins, 13O West
Twenty I've Street, on behalf of r. Beck.
as 100000 and assets as $500
JOHN b. MALATEsTA-A voluntary
a peal,lon by John b. Malatesta, superin-
who places his liabilities at s4o.os$. OF
which SAC, 7os are unsecured claims. and
assets at $500, carriages or other vehicles.
MARTIN ,. BABcocK--A voluntary
petition by Martin B. Rabcocls superin-
places his liabilities at $5.1o6, oil unse.
cured claims. and no assets.
The following receivers in bankruptcy
we're appointed yesterday in the United
ADOLF DE JONG, INC.-Judxe A, N
Hand appointed Robert b. w. Elliott tenn.
porary receiver for Adolf De Jong, buying
Columbus Avenue. with bond Of ss.oot'
LEON RICHARD---Judge A. N. Hand
sappo'ntsd sdpo Percy Buttenhcim. of Middle
n,ih ,aniss wear wear and Dry goods. Middletown
NEW YORK PAINT AND COMPOST
lion COMPANY-Judge A. ~ Hand nm
pointed Waiter l.. Bryant temporary re :
Geiver Tor Morris BarbaneH and L. Wcdell
Larsen. trading az the New York Paint and
Composition Company paints and rruIa
rr1pper. ~ nnar. % stone Street, with bond OF
LEO GORDON sHoE coMpANu INC
wmg a. N. Hand appointed Percival
wIus temporary receiver for the Leo Cor
uon '9noe Company Inc. shoes. aD9 Broad !,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Cotton Goods Continue
To Lead i'm Recovery
Prices Advance Steadily as De.
mand Increases; Finished
Goods Go Well

COTTON goods continue to hold the
center of the stage in the new buvinr
movement that has appeared in the the
wholesale textile markets. Under =
continually broadening market gray or
unfinished goods, used by converters.
printers, ETC., yesterday made further
advances, 64-60, 38la-inch print cloths
moving up to cents yard for Eastern
goods for March and April delivery, and
Southern goods bringing 81 cents for
the same deliveries. This is recoy-
cry Of u cents from the low price
reached in mid November.
In finished goods selling agents are
rapidly becoming "sold-up" on goods in
stock or to be made during the next
two months. Several lines of staple
glnghams have been withdrawn from
the market. Fruit of the Loom muslin
also has been withdrawn, and two prom
lnent sellers of percales announced that
they have nothing more to offer for the
time being. M. c. D. Borden & Sons
have advanced prices on percalcs and
other printed goods a cent a ward
above the low prices named on Decem-
Der 81.
Sales Of cotton goods by the mills in
Fall River this week amount to 800 900
pieces, against 100000 pieces last week
and an average Of 10000 to 10000 pieces
during the last two months
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15

later on. II they. maintain the 10 per cent
dividend, they should be quoted consider
ably higher. Why is Union Pacific always
c{fc c?--J, B. s.
Answer--lt is not possible to fore
cast dividend action on the railroad
stocksT::sW hile rates have increased,
busnbsgShas fallen off, so that the net
resE5eSks 3not altogether pleasing. SO
ar .aS7 :Union Pacific 4 per cent pre-
ferrs1 tSteck is concerned, we regard
1T aA a.Epod investment. The company
mafhged to earn its common dividend
by &ssHhod margin during government
opsSatIoh, but this dividend of 10 per
cenk:jsxnot entirely from railroad oper-
atia Part of it is from its invest
merits in other properties. If dlvi-
dcnds are materially reduced on the
stocks which the company owns, it
would affect the Union Pacifc's income.
On ACCOUNT of this uncertainty, the
common stock sells on a highly at
tractve> basis. Therein lies the specu-
lation.%.- Canadian Pacific is not gov
ernai. ~, the railroad law of this coun-
try,2N u.s. the only railroad now being
operafsa 2sindepe in Canada. 1t
has .s$Awn slight margin over the 10
per- SSHt dividends lately. However,
we knoSy of no present reason why the
diyide4d should not be maintained. We
Ydsghoth Union Pacific and Cana
diaa1 Pacific as very fair speculative
nvestmKnts, provided one is in a posi-
ton togpnrchase such securities Based
upon recent earnings Union Pacific is
entitled to sell slightly higher than
Canadian Pacific.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Maxwell Creditor Sues
For Fixing of ALI Claims
Motor Car Company's Answer
Concurs With Statements
of the Petitioner

DETROIT, Jan. IA petition ask
ing that claims of creditors and assets
of the Maxwell Motor Company be
established, and that seeks an injunc-
tion restraining other creditors from
interfering while suit for the recovery
of $6,064 is pending, was filed to-day by
the jerks e. Muirs Manufacturing
Company, Of Detroit.
In the bill of complaint the manu-
featuring company states that about $50
other creditors hold claims against the
Maxwell company. These claims aggre-
gate about $4,000,000, the petition
states, and that other Indebtedness in
the form Of loans brings the company's s
total liability to $16.000,000.
The Maxwell company has assets, the
petition continues, aggregating more
than 25,000000, but these could not be
converted into cash without great loss.
The plaintiff contends Immediately
realizable assets are not sufficient to
meet claims Of creditors.
An answer filed by the Maxwell COM
pany concurs with the petition Of the
plaintiff for an injunction restraining
creditors and for establishment Of
claims Of creditors and assets.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
FailuEes Take Big Jump

Commercial failures in the United
States for the current week, reported
b. R. G. Dun & CO. and by Bradstreete,
show large increase compared with
the previous week and the same week
in the last few years. The cause Of the
increase is believed to lie in the finan-
cial strain occurring at inventory time
and the refusal of the banks to carry
some weak members of trade further
in the face OF large inventories.
bradstreet's report 52l failures for
the week ended January 13, against
422 last week, 1913 in the similar week
IN 1920. 1877 in 1919. 23S in 1918 and
335 in 1917.
r. G. Dun & Co. place business fall
ures in this country this week al
5l4, against 379 iast week, 36l in the
preceding week and $50 the correspond
ing week last year. Failures in Can. ian.
ada number "A, against IL last week, 80
the preceding week and II last year;
OF failures this week in the United
States 122 were in the East. 1874 in the
South, 100 in the West and Al IN the
Pacific states, and 256 reported liapii-
ties of $4,000 Or more, against EOS 1881
week
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Commerce Oranges Merge

Merger of the Argcntine-A American
Chamber of Commerce with headauar-
ters in this city and the Chamber If
Commerce of the United States in
Argentina was unanimously ratified at
the annual meeting Of the former or
gsnlzation here yesterday. The Ar
gentlne chamber authorized the ANAL
gamation several months ago.
The merger was hailed as the be-
ginning of better relations between
business interests of the two coun-
tries. The Argentine Chamber as a
separate body succeeded in settling
$50 business disputes during the last
year. With more intensive coopera-
tion at this end, it was predicted more
adjustments would be made.
f. Fl. Downes, Daniel Lindo NJ A.
Oudin, F. D. Asche and John II. Allen
were elected directors
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Improved Tone Noted Here
by Statesmen; Fancy De-
signs in Mems Footwear
Offered for Spring Trade

Fully s1o,o0O,O0O worth of shoes
we're Sold by manufacturers during the
four days of the convention of the M
Itlonal Shoe Retailers Association in
Milwaukee this week, according to re-
lorts reaching here yesterday. Soma
of the manufacturers of women's shaes
put up signs on their show booths that
my hao no more shoes to offer for
delivery before April. The buving If
mems SHOES was on q smaller scale.
Local salesrooms of shoe manufac-
turers also reported a decided increase
IN business during the current w,.ek.
hfetallcrs IN placing their orders spec
ny delivery "at once" which means as
soon as the factory can produce and
ship them. Some factories are readv
TO make delivery within ten davs nrt
the majority of the members Of The
trade are deprecating this rush busi-
ness, asserting that it is making for
sipshod methods of manufacture.
AN interesting feature of the mems
snoe business is the number of heavy
shoes, IN both high shoes and oxfords.
.haI VI retallers are buying for sprins 2
snow,ng. 81 Hlghly trimmed shoes, such
as plnked and punched tips, wing tins
and wing ball straps, are finding favor
WIN the retailers, who anticipate a
ssrong demand for fancy footwear
among men.
James P, Orr of Cincinnati, was re-
elected president Of the retailers as
soclation at the close of the conven-
ton in Milwaukee. Other officers
elected were o. K. Chisholm. vice
president; H. A. Rosenbach. second
v!ce-president; A. Katchjnsk, third
president; C. E. Williams, fourth
vlce-president; Frank P. Meyer, treas
rrer,. and T. c. Nirkil, secretary oom-
missioner. A lease has been takeX on
Madison Square Garden, New York. for
the convention next year.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Must Get Used to Jolts

-, Question-Last winter I bought some
shares Of the Famous Players-Lasky Com =
pany at ss. did so because it was pay
ing per cent and was said to have a
surplus Of $40, 100000. 1t went down, and
continued to do SO until now 1t Is at 43.
l. cannot understand 1t. Is there anything
wrong with the company? An per cent
stock ought not to be down SO low unless
something Is wrong.-J. B. L.
Answer-The Famous P,ayers-Lasky
Corporation reported for the nine
months ended September 80 last net
earnings after Federal taxes of S3,417,-
600, the equivalent of $17.S6 common
sshaEee after preferred dividends. But
the fact that the company earned that
equivalent does not mean that the
common dividend will be paid. On the
contrary. the decline in the stock in
dicates that there is strong opinion
in some quarters that the er cent
dividend on the common will either be
cut or passed. You hold speculative
stock in an enterprise which is essen
TALLY speculative, and must get used to
such jolts.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Nash Motors Earns
$l33.42 on Common
In 1920; Big Cain
Net Profits for Year of
$7,OO7,47O, an Increase
of Nearly $2,OOO,OOO;
Cash Holdings Are Large

The Nash Motors Company, which
yesterday declared a dividend Of $40
share on the $4,000 shares of no par
value stock. reported for the fiscal year
ended November 80, 1920. net profits of
s7,oo7.47o, compared with $5,oS9, 9,o36
the preceding year. After allowing for
preferred dividend requirements last
years surplus was equivalent to $133.42
a share, cohtrasred with $95.06 q share
earned in 1919.
Sales last year amounted to more
than $57,000,000, compared with $41,-
754,003 for the preceding year. The
company produced IN 1920 37,263 pas
senger cars and 3,S4S trucks. Notwith-
standing adverse exchange, increased
duties and embargoes, the company ex-
ported 2,700 cars and trucks, exclusive
Of shipments to Canada and Mexico.
The company's balance sheet as Of
November 80 last showed accounts
payable of only s1.o74,22s, against cash
lin banks of s12,4O9,27S. The report
pointed out in this connection that the
company had been able to take all cash
discounts on its purchases and has had
no occasion to borrow dollar from
any of it's banks.
C. W. Nash, president, informed
stockholders that the company had re-
tired an additional 5000 shares of it's
preferred stock and increased the au-
thorized common by. O like amount, Of
which $500 shares have been sold to
employees. He said that other pur-
chases of preferred stock have also been
made so that the amount now outstand-
ing stands at s3,399,2Oo, compared with
the original issue of SIS 100000.
Mr.. Nash stated that while there
was a keen demand for the company's
cars in the first nine months of the
last fiscal year, sharp drop was ex-
perienced in the last three months,
causing a shutdown of the plants for
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
knight Mills Resume

About half of the B. B. & r. Knight
Mills, producing plain cotton goods
and now under the control Of the Con-
solidated Textile Corporation, are re-
ported to have resumed operations on
full time. There are seventeen mills
in the Knight group in Rhode Island
and Massachusetts,. Converse & Co.,
selling agents for the Knight Mills, ad-
vanced the price Of Fruit Of Loom
muslin, one of the best known Knight
products, from II to 171a cents yard
early this week, and have since with
drawn it from further sale.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
usiness News
$lO,0OO,00O Worth of Shoes
- Sold ait Retailers Meeting
RdlU Silk at Bottom.
Says Ting Ju Ling

Prices Of raw silk are at the
bottom and will go no lower, in
the opinion Of Ting Ju-ling, one
Of the largest silk flature owners
in China and head of the Chinese
delegation to the International Silk
Show to be held next month.
"All over the world" he said
yesterday, "stocks of raw silk have
become depleted to such an extent
that buying must be resumed.
Since my arrival in this country l
have received cables from Shanghai
telling of recovery in prices
there during the past few days"
The silk industry passed through
the depression in China better than
most other industries, said Mr..
Ting. Prices dropped approxi-
mately so per cent from the peak
yeached early last year, he added.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Commercial Credit

The supply Of commercial money
available to business men continues to
increase, although commercial paper
rate rates are still held firmly at 7M and 8
some of the trades that are showir q
unmlstakable signs of improvement at
present, and few houses whose bust
ness IS on a firm foundation find it
dlfilcult to obtain cash or bank credit
with which to carry on current opera
tions. SpN'
NO change was made yesterday in the
open market rates for bankers accent
ances, which now are about as of l per
cent below those of last week. The
rates quoted by the American Accent
Cncp l.Ql1noil 1lc.x
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
BUYERS COMING

LT1MORE-American Wholesale Corp.
ii. s. Messersmith. remnants: II. Quell-
malz' cotton piece goods; S54 Fourth
Avenue; expected January II
GH-McCreery Co. j. n. Bur
nett. mdse mgr: l.. A. Dempsey. up
holstery. VIM. Diack notions aud sta
tioncry: Clyde Root. mems and boys
furnishings. A. Il. Morsbach. leather and
toilet goods. silverware; Mrs. c. w.
Nestor. muslin underwear and negiirees
MISS N. Oman. laces. veiiings, nrclSwe es r
ana trimmings; Miss L. Hansen, waists
and petticoats; - East Twenty -aix th
Street; expected January H.
lArTsBuRd Mccreery Co. g. NJ.
hrice trunks and bags; Miss NJ. wo-
tnake. ribbons: Mrs. q. O'Neiu. iewelrs
2s Mast Twenty-sixth street; expected
January 10.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Investment
Information

Questions Of general interest to in
essto1s spi1 b ansa0ered in this est-
w1sm, In schich case only initials will
30 used. Others s0iU be answeyed BY
mail. Add~ess oil inquiries, inc!ss.
ixg stsmped, addressed envelope. to
Financial Editer, The Tribune, lS1-
Nassau Street, Ns,0 York City.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Utility Issue Sold

The United Gas Improvement Com,
pany HAS sold an issue of s7.5oo,Vs,,
of per cent two year coupon goa
notes to Drexel & Co, of Philadelphis'
and Harris, Forbes & Co.. OF New YORK.
The issue was placed with investor,
yesterday at 9e.45 and interest. 10 yieia
approximately $50 per cent. The com.
pany has properties scattered all over
the United States.