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New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Copper Plan Expected To-day

Formal announcement of the Copper
Export Associations plan for financing
foreign sales is expected to-day, fol-
lowing meeting of the directors. The
National City Company, it was said
yesterday, will head the syndicate that
proposes to sell for the producers some
$40000,000 of debentures that will be
issued against 400,000,000 pounds of
copper metal as collateral. Whether
the Cerro de Pasco Copper Company
will supply part of the metal to form
the basis for the offering of the de-
bentures to the public, it was said,
will depend on the outcome of to-day's
meeting.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Gold STANDARD for Mexico
Treaties. Giving Better Trade
Position Are Urged

Ell PASo, Feb. Adoption Of a
gold standard for Mexico's monetary
system, the drawing up of treaties with
other nations that will give her bet
ter trade, and social position in the
world and the abolition of ell excise
taxes were urged in resolutions adont-
ed to-day by the convention Of the
Contederated Chambers of Commerce of
Mexico IN session in Juarez.
Inc convention also declared In favor
of large, free international bridoa
connecting Ell Paso and Juarez and the
establishment Of moro agricultural
schools in Mexico.
Delegates from nearly every cham
Der of commerce in Mexico are attena.
ing the convention.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Mexican Bonds Strong

Mexican government bonds, which
sprang into prominence last week when
news came through announcing that
New York bankers had been invited to
Mexico City to discuss plans for resum
ing payment on the Mexican debt, went
ahead further yesterday. The 5s ad-
vanced to 46A, new high for the
movement, while the 4s touched 81.
Dealings in the two issues aggregated
a par value of $125,OOO,OOO. ' Y
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Chilean Loan Negotiations

Last week the bankers here thought
they had the $25 100000 per cent
Chilean government loan practically
arranged. Eleventh hour delays, how
ever, have developed and after a
meeting of the South American bank
ing group yesterday it was announced
that the operation might be postponed
indefinitely.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Cassenave Sails for France

M. Cassenave, Director of French
Services in the United States, will sail
for France to-day OF the Cunard liner
Albania. He expects to remain in his
home country for about month, when
he will return to his duties here. 1t
is understood that while in France he
will get further information en- the
French financial situation which may
have bearing on plans for new French
financing in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
London Metal Market

Tin-Standard spot, s166 los, and fu-
lures, S172, with sales OF 200 tons SPOT
and ESQ tons futures. Copper-Stand-
ard spot s72, and futures, STE rs Sd,
with sales of 80 tons spot and 1850
tons futures, and electrolytic, spot, s77,
and futures. 979. Lead-Spot, s22 i2s
sd, and futures, s23 Is Cd. Zinc-Spot,
S24 l6ss and Sasuxsas Gas 1os.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Would Buy Farm Loan Bonds

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Treas
ury would be authorized to purchase
$100,o0o,0o0 If bonds of the Federal
Farm Loan banks during this and the
next fiscal year under an amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill
introduced to-day by Senators Swanson
and Glass, Democrats, of Virginia.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Fewer Accidents ON Southern Pacific

That the efforts of the railroads to
reduce accidents among employees are
meeting with success is shown in
ngures compiled by the Southern
Pacit1c, indicating that last year
deaths by accident were reduced 1872
per cent, compared with 1919, and OF
per cent ,contrasted with the preceding
year. This record was established not
withstanding a large increase in loco
motive miles and the yardmen's strike
which necessitated taking many new
men into the company's service.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Louisville & Nashville Financing

New financing plans of the Louis
vile g. Nashville Railroad were an
nounced yesterday. The company has
applied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to issue
$11 ,025,000 61s per cent equipment
trust certificates, maturing in fifteen
annual installments, and to sell the
same to j. P. Morgan & Co. at
not less than 95.70. The certificates
are to be secured by the pledge of
equipment costing $14,933,379.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
London Money Market

LONDON, Feb. 7.-Bar silver, 36d per
ounce; bar gold, lois; money, 5 per
cent. Discount rates: Short and three
months bills, 6S per cent. Gold
premiums at Lisbon, 14o.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Paris Market Reacts

PARIS. Feb. Prices reacted ON
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, 81 francs 25 centimes; exchange
On London, Sd francs s5 centimes; S
per cent loan, 80 francs 95 centimes,
The dollar was quoted at 14efrancs rs
centimes.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Equipment Trust for l.. & N.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company
applied to-day to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority to as
sume an equipment trust agreement
and aauipmens laass for s1&,BS3,3To.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Bid and Asked

Following are the closing bid and
asked quotations of stocks listed on the
Stock Exchange in which there were
no transactions Yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Yester- Year

Bank Clearings-Bank clearings at
New York yesterday were: Exchanges
s424 1853 ,37S; balances, $72,42s,757.
silver--London, BED; New York, DO
mestic, bar, 991ac; foreign, 601Sc; Mex
ican dollars, 453sc.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Money and Credit

Call money loaned on the Stock F; Ex-
change yesterday at 8 per cent. Inc
narket was comparatively inactive
one, owing to the dullness OF trading
on the exchange. The beginning OF the
week found no change in the time
money market. Borrowers are plaolns
z and 71a per cent for loans nue OF
e...;.r.n a ra Iicrht
New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Dividends
Holders

Pay OF
Rate. Period. able. Record
Aomo Tea LIST pf.1%% @ Mar Feb is
Nat Biscuit pf. las O Feb ~ Fob ID
Hollinssr Gold A.-a& II gse % .---.-
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
GERMAN PROPOSALS
RETURNED BYHUGHES:
HE URGES NEW TERMS
Secretary Sends Note to Berlin Saying Present Offer
Affords No Basis Acceptable to Allies and Advis-
ing Direct Dealing With Entente Powers
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON May 2The German
n a note to-nigh
Mr. Hughes make
prompt
question
Huges
tonight II o'clock Iong
left Dr. Smons the
April H. relating
finds itself
basis for discussion acceptable the allied
proposals
prompt settlement OF question
adequate which
communication public
position
cuon and that
a
time
with the Allies in atoms
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
PuIpmakers Strike.

Having refused to accept wage reduc-
tions and the addition OF one hour to
their working day. 20, 900 union workers
In paper mills from Maine to Minnesota
went on strike yesterday and forced a
Wholesale shutdown in more than twen-
ty-flve OF the largest paper manufactur-
Ing plants of the country. The men on
strike are members of che International
brotherhood OF Paper Workers and the
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sui
phite and Paper Mil Workers.
Representatives Of these unions met
mill owners in a conference at the Muir
ray Hin Hotel early In April to draw up
new contracts for their men. effective
MAY 1. The demands of the owners for
80 per cent. reduction In wages and
the lengthening OF the working day from
eight 10 nine hours were rejected by the
union men and two weeks later voted
down in a referendum to the locals. The
strike is now tho result.
The companies already affected are
me Minnesota and Ontario Paper Conn
pany, International Falls. Mimi the
Fort Frances Pulp and Paper Company.
Fort Frances. ont. and the International
Paper Company, with mills in twenty
two towns in New York, northern New
England and Quebec.
The strike may spread to factories OF
the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Com
pany. tho Abitibl Paper Company. the
Union Bag and Paper Corporation. the
ST. Regis Paper Company and the Rem
lngton Power and Paper Company when
Continued on Fifteenth Page
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
Nationwide Walkouts by
Printers, Paper Makers
and in Building Trades.
PRINT SHOPS CLOSED
Many Newspapers Affected
by Union Demands for
A Hour Week.
BUILDING WAGES ARE CUT
International Paper Company
Workers Numbering 10000
Protest Pay Reduction.
BUILDING WAGES ARE CUT

Nearly all the industrial centres in
America felt in considerable measure
yesterday the general strike move
mente in the printing trades, the
building trades and the paper making
business. 1t was estimated that
scores of thousands of building trades
workers walked out in cities in New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois, while
sporadic strikes In smaller municipal
ties in many States added to the tieup.
Printers quit work in commercial
plants all over the United States in
their protest against enforcement OF
the forty-eight hour instead of the
forty-four hour week. In a great
many places. however. it was asserted
by union officials. strikes We're avoided
when employers signed agreements TO
observe the forty -four hour week.
Twenty thousand workers in the
mills of the International Paper Com
pany from Maine to Minnesota went
on strike against a 80 per cent. wage
cut and an extra hours work day.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
FRANCE SENDS OUT
CALL TO MOBILIZE
Class Of 1919 Ordered to Rejoin
COl0rs by Premier BRAND,
Still in London.
RAISES FORCE OF 200. 900
Military Machine Is Put in Mo-
tion for Possible Advance
Of Army in Ruhr.

SPECIAL Cable to THE NEW Yonx HfmNp
CopyrVhs, 1871, bv THE NEw YoRx Hnpnp-
New York Herald Burcau,
Paris. May 2.
Frances military machine was set
in motion at 10 O'Clock tonight on the
receipt here OF a telephone message
from Premier BRAND, in London, au-
thorizing the recall of the Glass OF
1919 to the colors. Immediately Louis
Barthou, Minister of War, signed the
mobilization decree. Daybreak to-
morrow will see gendarmes and special
postmen delivering the individual or
ders of mobilization throughout
France, and 1t is expected that a ma
jority of the conscripts will have
started for the mobilization centres
before nightfall This order involves
the mobilization OF about 100000 men.
The military chiefs insist that they
could have had the troops ready IN
less than the twelve days allowed by
the Allied Supreme Council.
Although the Communists continue
believed that any serious opposition to
the mobilization will develop among the
French public. The Government has
promised not 20 let the families Of men
who are recalled TO the colors suffer. and
legislation will be enacted forcing em-
ployers TO take back workers when these
workers have fulfilled their duty to the
nation. Agricultural workers. students
and those In what are listed IA tho es-
sential trades. such as munition work
ers glass workers and wine makers. are
10 be granted exemption unless condf-
tions in Germany necessitate more than
100000 troops being sent to Essen.
Orders have been issued already to
bring al units in the Rhinelsnd to n
war footing The first detachments
from garrisons In the interior of France.
particularly cavalry. left their stations
for the Rhincland early this morning
They will take over the outposts along
the oridgeheads on the frontier and win
be ready TO lead tho advance into the
Ruhr. an advance which can be pre-
vented only by Gerrnany's acceptance OF
the allied ultimatum before May IL.
The class just called up IS no, 10 b.
kept for garrison Guty in French cities
but as soon as the mon are clothed and
equipped they win be formed into suc-
cessive attachments and sent !mmg-
diately to tho concentration cer,rcs, a
majority OF them going directly to pus-
seldorf Ruhrort, Cologne, Tri,r and
Degoutte.
The War Ministry tonight expressed
douht whefhnr Marshal Foch wo.lid 20
TO Mayence until the advance was defi-
nitely under way. preferring TO direct
affairs from Paris.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
CITY OFFICIALS ELUDE
MOTORCYCLE BANDITS
High Speed Car SaUes Them
From Being Held Up.

Four officials of the city Department
OF Finance in an automobile were ac-
costed by two motorcycle bandits armed
with automatic pistols Saturday and
only escaped being held up and robbed
BY speeding away. II was learned yes
terday The officials were Charles r.
Kerrigan. secretary or the department !:
#. j. Moynahan. a veteran of the Sixty
ninth Regiment, collector OF city reve-
rue: A. J. Rim. appraiser OF real es-
tate. and Walter O'Neill. a special ex-
aminer for the department.
The party left New York BY automo-
bile to supervise sale OF real eetate
owned by the city in Mount Kisco.
Rounding curve outside the village.
their automobile dashed into The anSbus-
cade OF the bandits. who stood beside
their motorcycles at the side OF the road.
Both men drew weapons and called.
Hands up y
Mr.. Kerrigan shouted TO Walter
ONeil. driver of the car. 20 'let her
have tho gas" lie did
The property sold by Mr.. Kerrigan
and his party was one half acre In the
middle OF the village. acquired by the
city In connection with the development
of the city's water supply system. with
an upset price OF $4,000. the property
brought s31 900 at auction.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
ARTHUR S. BURDEN
ASYLUM PATIENT
Brother, James, Petitions Court
to Have Committee Manage
Sufferers Affairs.
TROUBLE TRACED TO FALL
Mental Degeneracy Follows
Paralysis After Accident
in Polo Game.

Arthur Scott Burden, identified for
years as a patron and devotee of polo
and hunting on Long Island has been
in Bloomingdale Asylum for thirteen
months and is an incompetent, accord
ing to petition fled yesterday with
the Supreme Court by his brother,
James A. Burden. The petition seeks
the appointment of committee to
look out for his affairs. particularly
an interest In the estate of his mother
Mary l. Burden, who died Decem-
Der 28.
The brothers petition states that Mr..
Burden was thrown from a horse dur
ing a polo game in December, 1913. at
his country place in Jericho turnpike.
The fall is alleged to have caused
atrophy OF the brain. bringing about
gradual degeneration in his mental con-
dition. The petition states that Mr..
Burden was taken to Bloomingdale April
2, 1920, after having lived for some
time in the care of nurses at 402 West
l5ith street.
When Nr. Burden was at Aiken, S. c.,
two years after the accident, he became
paralyzed from the waist down. The
stroke was laid to the accident. and II
was feared at the time that he would
die from hemorrhages which accom-
panied the stroke.
Mr.. Burden. who is Al years old. and
his wife, who was Miss Cynthia Roche.
daughter OF Mrs. Burke Roche, are well
known in New York society. His wife
is as prominent sport enthusiast as
lie was up to the time of his accident.
Mrs. Burden and her 14-year-old daugh-
ter. Eileen Burden. are in Europe.
Mr. Burden is the youngest son OF
the late James A. Burden. He belongs
to the knickerbocker. Racquet. Meadow
Brook, Piping Rock and other clubs. He
was graduated from Harvard in 1909.
Under the terms of his mothers will.
which has been filed but not admitted
10 probate, Mr.. Burden will receive one
third of her estate. He is also heir
to one-third OF the undivided trust left
by his father Against his share OF
the inheritance from his father Is
charged net sum Of s22.Se1, advanced
to him before his fathers death. This
sum had been s77,73s, but advances or
presents made BY Mr Burden TO other
heirs reduced II TO that amount. the
petition stated.
James a. Burden the petitioner, gives
his address as "Woodside." Troy.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
$40, 900 BRACELET LOST
IN TAXICAB, SHE SAYS
Mrs. d. c. Taylor's Gems
Once Belonged to Duchess.

Mrs. Dorothy Caldwell Taylor. Of $40
Park avenue. reported to the police
yesterday the loss of n bracelet. set with
diamonds and sapphres and valued at
about $4,000. which she believes be-
came unfastened from her wrist while
she was riding In a taxicab on Sunday
night. According to Mrs. Taylor. who
was formerly the wife OF Claud Graham
White. the aviator who is now the hug
band OF Ethel Levey. the bracelet was
once the property of the wife OF the
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. II was
insured for $40 900.
Mra. Taylor told the police that the
bracelet formed part OF necklace,
but because Of It's size she had removed
portion of Il anil wore II as a. brace
let. She Is certain that she had II on
her arm when She left a friends home
at 4Sa Madison avenue. Sunday night
and got into the taxicah When she
reached her own apartment II was gone
The insurance company has begun r
search for the driver Of the taxicab.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
AFIRE
WITH 2OOOABOARD
Municipal Vessel Manhattan
on Way From st. George to
South Ferry i'll Peril.
SWIFT TRIP MADE TO SLIP
Chemical Extinguishers Fail
and City Engines Put Out
Blaze at Pier.
SWIFT TRIP MADE TO SLIP

A fire on board the municipal ferry
boat Manhattan, plying between South
Ferry and st. George, Staten Island.
caused excitement among the 1000
passengers who were making the east
ern trip early last night and forced
the engine room crew to put on all
possible speed. The extinguishers on
board failed to check the flames, which
originated in the woodwork of the up
per deck on the starboard side, and
when the Manhattan ran into her slip
at st. George great clouds of smoke
were rolling from the hurricane deck
near the funnel.
The Manhattan was two miles from
St George and about midway between
Bedloe's Island and Robbins Reef light
when the smoke first was seen. The
passengers who noticed 1t quickly re-
ported to deck hands. Chemical ex-
tinguishers were brought into action.
but they made no impression on the
flames because their streams failed to
reach II.
The burning wood seemed to be pro-
tected by the heavy panelling OF the
cabin. Before enough Of IT could be
ripped out to uncover the Are, the blaze
had gone through 10 the hurricane deck
and was out OF reach. BY that time
many OF the passengers had become un-
easy and were calling on the pilot to
increase the speed
II was record trip that the Man
haitian made as a result Of the fire. Her
plight was seen by persons ashore and
by the time she nosed into the slip fire
apparatus was on hand to take UP the
hght The flames were put out after
damage estimated at $1,000 had been
done
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
Philadelphia Building Stops.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2. - Virtually
every building operation of conse-
ouence was tied up to-day. the first
day of the strike in the building trades.
As some employers were engaged in
denouncing other employers for max
Ing an agreement with the workers,
the union men engaged In plans to
try to bring the strike to an end
Employers estimated that about 15,-
900 men actually stayed away from
work this morning as a protest
against the "a per cent. reduction in
wages. That estimate was made on
a basis of 10000 men being members
of the union. The union leaders. how
ever, asserted that the strike involved
81. 900 men and that about $4,000 OF
that number had actually been en-
ployed.
Efforts will be made by the union
leaders 70 ask Mayor Moore to intervene.
as the strike will affect public works
like the free library. the art museum,
repairs to police stations. the laying of
sewers and the paving Of streets. all
work that is let out 10 contractors.
The Mayor either will be asked TO take
q hand In settling the strike or TO ask
for bids on contracts for city construc-
ton work The leaders say that once
the city let's the contracts the contrac-
tors win need men. and thus be able to
agree to higher scale OF wages.
The employers. however. apparently
are standing firm on the scale of wages
adopted by the committee Of twenty
three. There have been defections from
the ranks of the employers. notably the
employing plasterers. who have re-
newed the old scale of sl.25 an hour.
Upward Of 100000 men are on strike
In the CITY for various reasons
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
IS, 900 Out in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. May 2.-Between $4,000
and 10000 men. employed in more than
twenty crafts affiliated with the Build
ing Trades Council. left their Jobs this
morning Immediately after reporting for
work on building contracts controlled by
the Cleveland Building Trades En-
ploycrs Association
The mems demand for a continuation
of the wage scale for the year ending
yesterday was not met by the employers.
who insist that new schedule propos-
ing a 20 per cent wage cut shall go into
effect at once.
Labor leaders In the building trades
say they will continue in their efforts
to obtain separate agreements with en-
ployers and will return TO work sepa-
rately az the agreements are reached.
The employers say thay will stand as a
unit. however, to enforce the new wage
schedule
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
WOMAN IS ROBBED
OF S625 RENT ROLL
Attacked in Hall After Max
ing Collections.

Holdup men attacked Mrs. Frank
Lob, wife of a retired builder. OF rs
Fourth street, Weehawllen, y. j., in
hallway on Fourth street. near Palis-
ade avenue, yesterday afternoon and
took from her $500 and check for s25.
the rentals from several apa artments she
owns. The men disappeared before her
shouts for help aroused persons in the
house.
The Weehawken police believe Nthe
robbers knew Mrs. Lob would collect the
rents and hid In walt for her The
house in which she was robbed was at
207 Fourth street the last Of row
owned by her and her husband. The
men were not masked or armed.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
SAYS RIFLE IS MAKING
CANNTBALS OF INDIANS
Anglican Missionary Asserts
Same of Esquimaux.

MONTREAL. May 2.--Introduction Or
the modern long range rife, resulting in
depletion ar Wild game in northern Que
bee is forcing Indians and Esduimsux
into cannibalism. the Rev. ". .. wall
ton. Anglican Church missionary IN the
northland declared here to-day
The clergyman related an Incident In
which police OF the Hudson Bay region
refused TO arrest man suspected OF
murder. because TO do so would have
left his family to starve TO death.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
COMMONS KEEPS TAX
ON TEA AND LUXURfES
House Adopts All Budget
Resolutions.

I,oNpoN May 2-The House OF Com
mons this evening adopted all the budget
resolutions. In the course of the de-
bate free trade members tried
hard to get the Government TO remove
the war duties OF seven pence on tea
and the one-third ad yalorem duty on
motor cars. clocks. watches and musi-
cal instruments. The ground taken
by the free traders was that the duties
were imposed In order TO effect economy
in tonnage and discourage spending
money for luxuries, and that this no
longer Maa necessary.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
Six Killed, II Hurt When
Train Hits Coal Cars

RLUEFIELD, w. Va, May q
Six persons were killed and
twenty-seven injured, nine seri-
ously, late to-day when a Norfolk
and Western Railroad passenger
train, backing up from Gary, w.
Va, to Welch, w. Va, ran into
an open switch and crashed into
four loaded coal cars.
The New York herald., 1921-05-03
WEATHER FORECAST.
Ship Afire and Sinking,
Says Wireless Message

MARSHFIELD, Ore, May q
- The Japanese freight steam
ship Tokuyo Maru is afire at sea
and sinking fast, said wireless
message to the naval communica-
tions service here late to-day.
The message gave the vessels
position as latitude 45.40 and
longitude 124.59 west. between
the Hawaiian Islands and the
American coast. The Horace X.
Baxter was reported as going to
the Japanese ships assistance.