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The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
DAVIS DISCUSSES
VALUATION TERMS
OF TARIFF MEASURE
Evasion Will Be Easy,
Tells Senate Finance
Committee.
CONFLICT IN RATES
Mark in Anti-Dumping Sec
tion Valued at s.O11a; in
Exchange at SOS.

Evasion Of the American vaIus-
ton featured Of the Young emer-
gency tariff bill will be easy. the
Senate Finance Committee was told
by George Davis. chief special agent,
United States Customs Service. yes
terdsy.
lie said Germany will export al
goods to the United States through
Switzerland. Holland. Denmark Or
other countries, IL the exchange ad-
justmcnt plan is enacted -
We will get no more goods val
ued in marks" he said ALTHOUGH
German-madc goods. the value,
will be- in Swiss francs and Other
monies that have not deprecated
like the mark"
Conflicting Values.
Davis pointed oJt that under the
bill there will be two confiictinE CA
change vslues-one for the anti
dumping section and one for ex-
change adjustment. In the hrSt
place the mark would be valued a.
lis cents. and in the other az
cents.
1t would be very confusing and
difficult" he said.
lie recommended the reckoniRg
Of duties on the current export price
TO the United States converted into
American values at whatever the
rate might be.
Members OF the committee safo
after Davis testimony there may BE-
revision Of the plans proposed in
the Young bill.
lnenciency Of the consular serv-
ice and tarih commission was
charged by Senators Penrose, Smoo,
and McCumber. This followed
statement b. Davis ths. these
agencies were Of no value whatever
TO the custom service in getting
foreign production costs and other
tariff information.
All they do" said Penrose. Is
print a lot OF reports that nobody
reads and that contain no valuable
information"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
CAPITAL COMBINE.
FORMED TO CRUSH.
LABOR, SAYS LAUCK
Financial Firms of N. Y.
Control Main Roads,
Economist Claims.
Debated FARMERS
Instances Told of Manipula-
tion Which Has Precipitat-
ed Labor Stagnation.

CHICAGO. April ia huge
banking-railway-i industrial combine
has precipitated industrial stagna-
tion to crush labor, w. ]. Lauck'
labor economist, charged today.
Lauck's statement was prepared
for presentation to the Railroad
Labor Board last week. however,
the hoard decided the national
sgreements question before Lauck
could present his argument and the
statsment which he had prepared
Iras made public by the unions. II
vas not presented to, the board
He alleged that through interiock-
a., Jirectorates financial institu-
,jens in New York virtually con-
troIIed principal railroads. railroad
souipment companies and basic IN
dustries.
Cites Instances.
This interreIated capital group
snnIied the unemployment cure TO
gubiugate railroad labor, declared
Lauck. .s,
..Tbe combine deliberately denat-
ID the farmers and then undertook
nv precipitating Industrial stagnS-
ton to debate labor. IN
The capitalist group has dello-
erateIy maintained high prices oI
steel, coal, cement and other paste
materials"
.aThe consequence was a general
constructive policy practiced Dy
every branch of the giant capltai
combine, beginning with the con,
strfction Of bank credit ITSELF
Iauck said.
"a brake has been clamped upon
all Industry precipitatins an army
Of unemployment.
On Strike Against Society.
CAPITAL is on a strike against So
ciety. Lauck charged.
.-The strike, capital has decided
shall 20 on until labor comes TO lts
Lnees and consents to sweeping re-
duction of wages and surrender OF
Its right to bargain collectively
with employers" the witness sara.
twenty-five capitalists allied with
l. p. Morgan & CO. are directors
on ninety-nine railroads represent
ing So per cent OF the American
TRANSFORMATION system, Dsuck said
II was asserted that T. Dewitt Guy
Ter. president of the railway execu-
tiyes association, and W. W. AtteE-
bury, alleged labor policy director
of that body. are members Of the
inner banking circle"
Lauck charged the railways haYe
been paying over 200 per cent ek-
cess profit to railroad auxiliary sup
ply companies
Repair work has been diverted
from railroad shops to those of pri-
vate concerns aud the railroad
shops closed, he said.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Canned Vegetables.

Recent reductions In prices have
stimulated the retail demand for
some varieties of canned vegetables.
and the heavy consumption of Maine
style Maryland packed corn has had
a strengthening effect on the rest
OF the market. At the same time,
few buyers are inclined to antici-
Pate requirements TO any great ex-
tent, and business consequently
continues more or less of a routine
character. Fancy peas are selling
with a fair degree of freedom, ana
numerous sales in small lots of
string beans are reported The de-
mand for tomatoes. however, Is not
better than average. and spinach Is
in only moderate call.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
GENERAL TAX TO
RETIRE FLOATING
DEBT PROPOSED
Rep. Fess of Ohio Spon-
sOrs New Sales
Measure.
MEETS OPPOSITION
House Members Interrupt, and
Are Joined by Western
Senators.

A general sales tax to provide
funds for the retirement OF the
floating debt was advocated by Rep
resentative Fess, Of Ohio, chairman
Of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee. yesterday, in
Il speech in the House.
Opposition to such tax was
made manifest both by members OF
the House who interrupted Fess
and also in a movement which was
started among Western Senators. A
conference took place during the
day attended by a number OF Re-
publican Senators from the Middle
West and West II was declared
that a canvass of the situation had
disclosed twenty Republican Sena-
tors squarely opposed to sales
tax. The belief was expressed that
thirty Republicans could be counted
upon to line up against 1t. which.
with considerable number OF the
Democrats, probably would be suf-
fcient to defeat sales taxi legisla-
ton.
Limits of Measure.
Fess proposed that the sales tax
be limited to a period OF one year.
during which time he. said 1t should
yield enough to pay off the floating
deft. which amounts to more than
$500, 100000.
Fess opposed the plan advocated
by many Republicans Of funding the
floating debt into long-term bonds.
Such program, he contended.
would injure the credit of the gov
ernment and further depreciate the
market value of Liberty bonds.
As a substitute for the excess
profits tax and the lowering of high
est surtax rates, Fess proposed
either a tax on undistributed profits
Of corporations or an increase OF
the 10 per cent corporation income
tax to about Is per cent. He indi-
Gated that part of the loss in reve-
nue. could be offset by a reduction
in expenditure.
Fess introduced a resolution au-
thorizing the President to appoint
a commission Of eleven members to
consider the subject Of taxation and
report recommen to Congress
not later than July l. The commits
sion would be made OF three Sena-
tors. three Representatives. and IKE
additional members from outside OF
Congress. The resolution would ap-
propriate s25,000 for the expenses
OF the commission.
Favorable Action UnlikeIy.
Favorable action upon the resolu-
ton is not anticipated, inasmuch as
it is considered to encroach upon the
authority of the House Ways and
Means Committee and the Senate
Finance Committee. The resolution
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee. which is expected to
take adverse action.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
CzechO-SL0Udkia Removes
Ban on Cotton Imports

Czecho- -Slovakia has removed the
ban against importation of cotton,
II was announced at the Department
of Commerce yesterday. Cotton
will be admitted free of duty here
after. Import license will be
granted automatically.
Normal importation on cotton into
Czecho- -SIovakia for her big tex
tile Industry is 100000 bales a year.
Reports received yesterday from
India estimate that this years cot
ton crop will he SO per cent under
last years yield. The estimate yield
is 1856, 900 bales. Widespread lack
Of rain is blamed for the decfcase.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
STATISTICS SHOWLOSSN
BANKS TOTAL RESOURCES
National Institutions Suffer 81, ,060, l48 600 Re.
duction Over Preceding Call.

The compilation of the returns,
shown by the reports of condition
of all reporting national banks in
cluding S,139 member national banks
in the United States. and 4 nonmem-
Der national banks in Alaska and
Hawaii, which has just been COM
pleted in the office of the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency shows a reduc-
tion in the total resources of these
banks. exclusive Of rediscounts, as
compared with their resources on
December 90, 1920. the date of the
preceding call, OF Sl,060,14S,oO 900 and
a reduction in resources as COM
pared with the returns of a year
ago, February IS. 1920, of s1,554,-
$4,000. National banks in the city
of New York reported the greatest
reduction in resources, which
amounted to s455,679, 900. while the
reduction in resources. which took
place in the national banks Of the
city of Cleveland. Ohio, amounted
to s153,2s6. 900. due to the fact that
two national banks in this city went
into voluntary liquidation, between
December 90 and February 81, and
one national bank consolidated with
another national bank.
The resources of national banks
in the following cities were reduced
to the extent indicated in this pc
riod:
Philadelphia. s42,667,000
st. Louis. ..... 35,411,0 900
Boston. 35.306.00o
San Francisco. 3l.765,000
The reduction in the resources OF
national banks in the other sixty
one reserve cities, ranged from
S17.0OO.Ooo to s12,OOo,ooO. while the
country national banks in only IL
States reported small increases in
resources. the greatest amount be-
ing reported by national banks in
the State of Michigan, s4,572, 900.
and the smallest amount by ma
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20

Doheny, in New York IVES given as
an added reason for tbs strength OF
Mexican Petroleum. Texas Com
pany, California Petroleum, Pan
American. Royal Dutchs Sinclair,
Cosden, Caddo and General Asphalt
were featured with advances OF / TO
points today.
The advonce in oil shares gave
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
enough impetus to carry IL forward
in spite of the revival Of bearish
rumors about the preferred stock
dividend. The directors will meet on
April IS to take action. On Febru-
AIRY "a they met and decided to de-
fer action for sixty days. Since the
February meeting the Street has
not heard of any development which
would suggest that the company is
now in any better position to pay a
dividend than II was two months
ago.
The first March railroad earn
ings' statement came out today. II
Was that Of the Kansas City South
ern. This road has been making
remarkable progress ever since the
new rate schedules went into effect
last September. The March state
mont shows gross revenue OF 81
S0S.740. compared with Sl.706.436 in
February. 1920. Net operating in
come was S3S7.2Op. compared vita
s2G0.40o. For the first three months
= this year net operating income
totaIed S1.252.70o. against ss34.3oO
in the corresponding period of last
year. On the strength of this state
rlcnt Kansas City Southern COM
mon stock advanced fractionslly,
while other railroad stocks were
easing under pressure.
Despite the withdrawal of S3-,-
500. 900 of government deposits from
the banks in the New York Federal
Reserve district today. funds avail
able for call loans on the Stock Ex-
change were so plentiful that the
rate declined from to 6i4 per cent
around midday. IL was the FIRST
time that call money had loaned at
less than Z per cent since April 8.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Economic Disaster
Grips South, Claim,

.Economic disaster Of un-
paraIeIIed intensity now In grip
ping Southern states, according
to n resolution adopted here yes
terday by the southern Tartn
Association, representing nfty-
seven industries. The resolution
which is n plea for equpiiEation
of tariff. will be forwarded to
the House Ways and Mems
Committee.
Members Of the association
also are TO appear before the
committee today to urge tarih
duties on agriculture, manufac-
turing and mineral products,
which, they say, will cause mil
lions to he invested In the south.
The delegation from the associn-
ton is to lay n similar plea be-
fore President Harding at q con-
ference today noon.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
CASH GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, April 19. Wheat
No. hard witner. s1.3sa1.37; No. 2
hard winter. S1.34; No. . hard-win-
ter. SI.32: No. l northern spring,
s1.3sal.4Ok No. northern spring
Sl.37k.
Corn-So. mixed. 56h a5s%; No
mixed. SAX a55hc: No. 4 mixed
53k a54c: No. mixed. soc: No.
yellow. 57a57hc; No. 8 yellow, 54s
a56c: No. yellow. 53ha54c; No.
white. SIC; sample grade. 36a5oc.
Oats-No. 1 white, 81 sa37%c: No
. white, 3715a37Ec: No. white
56a36Ac; No. 9 white. 35a35Ac.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Favorable Action Unlikely.
War Surplus Property
Sales Total 81, ,A5, ,875,OH

The Collector of Sales of the War
Department announced yesterday
that sales of surplus property to
March 81, 1921, totaled S1.445.S75,-
O27.o2. estimated in cost price to the
government.
Transfers of surplus property
from the War Department to the
Navy, Agricultural Treasury and
other governmental departments to
that date amounted to sl56,sS6.715.
The amount Of surplus property
remaining in the possession of the
War Department on March 81 is es-
timated at slS3.707, 900.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Irregularities PerUade
NelD York Coffee Trade

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Irresular-
ity and unsettIement were the CHIEF
features today, prices responding
readily to small orders on either
side. AS so often the case recently,
they generally moved within mar
row limits on either side of Mon
days final figures.
Although the strong trade sup
port. which was the feature yester-
day. was not in evidence. the OPEN
ing was fairly steady. May started
a fraction easier under light liquid
ating pressure from cotton inter-
ests. and March was likewise a lit
tie soft. On the other hand. inter-
mediate deliveries opened a shade
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
]. c. Penney Company.

ended noon Joday were'l.sIO head
against Lass head last week. Light
supply; market higher on good
kinds. Calves. s5sIo.7S: extra. Sli.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
GARFIELD PICK-UPS

A program of musical numbers
and recitations by the pupils Will
be given in the chapel hour Friday,
Oct. %, in the Senior high school
auditorium.
Helen FOssenkemper was named
leader of the Fourth Patrol in the
meeting of the Garfield Troop OF
Girl Scouts held in the activities
period, Friday, Oct. IA. The scouts
studied for their Tenderfoot Tests
in this meeting. After their study,
they played Three Deep on the
school grounds.
Hostesses for the faculty lunch
cons served this week by the SA4
Practical Arts Girls were Lucille
McMahan Monday; Elizabeth
Schultz, Tuesday, and Margaret
Bicknell, Wednesday.
The boys and girls of the Know
Your Own City club, led by MISS
Hieger and the boys in the Travel
ers' club with Miss Wilson walked
to Earlham college, Friday after
noon, Oct. Ia, in their activities
period and spent the remainder OF
the afternoon visiting the museum.
Making Bingham aprons for the
kiddies in the Day Nursery occupies
the time in the activities period for
the 81 girls who are members of the
Dorcas club which meets with Miss
Parke. The aprons, already cut, in
sizes 2. 4 and s, were furnished the
girls who are making them on the
school sewing machines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
BIG 'Y' OPEN HOUSE
FOR ALL BOYS TO
COME OFF OCT. 29

Every boy in the city up to 10
years is invited to attend the open
house held at the Y M. c. A. Satur-
day afternoon and evening, Oct. ~.
The evening is a masquerade AFFAIR
and every guest is asked to come
masked. That there is more than
one way to catch fish will be prov
ed-PERHAPS!--in the afternoon
and this doesn't refer to the old
fish pond game either. It's a stunt
planned by Mr.. Thomas P. Wilson,
boys swimming director. Games
will be played in the gym during
the afternoon.
Spooks Are Promised.
1t is very likely that the evening
guests may see ghosts and other
strange apparitions, Mr.. Perry VIII
son, who is in charge of the affair,
announced Wednesday. Peanut
hunts, bobbing for apples and other
Halloween games will be played in
the evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
JUNIOR MUSICIANS
FURNISH PROGRAM
FOR MILTON BAZAAR

Six Richmond juniors, members
of the school orchestra, went with
Miss Longman, music teacher Oh
Garfield to Milton, Indiana, Satur-
day, where they furnished pro-
gram of music for the afternoon
and evening at a bazaar given by
members of the Christian church.
The trip was made in automobile
and the players were very well en-
tertained by the church people.
Dime was enjoyed about o O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. +.
Jones. Five of these juniors are
members of the Garfield orchestra
and one, Lena Reddington, Is a
member of the Starr school orch
eStra,
Those who went on the trip were
Lloyd Outland and Barney Redding-
ton, violins; James w, Coe, flute;
Sherman Bullerdick, clarinet; Nor
man Pilgrim, trombone; Lena Red
dington, cornet.
During the program Saturday ait
ernoon a flute solo was played by
James Coe and a duet by Lena and
Barney ReddingtoD. In the even
ing Lloyd Outland and Norman PHI
grim played solo numbers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
BOYS PLAY SOCCER

Eighty-eight boys of the city
went to the South Twenty-second
street playground Thursday after
noon, at 3 o'clock where they play
ed a game of soccer or old fashion
ed football The game was arrang-
ed by Perry A. Wilson OF the Y. M.
C. A., because the day was holiday
TO- many boys in the city. The
sides were called the North and
South sides, on which the boys
were lined up according to whether
they lived on the north or the south
side of Main street.
Thursday afternoon, the North
Siders won the game by a score OF
6 to 2. After the game the boys
who were on the winning side went
with Mr.. Wilson to the Y. NJ. c. A.
where they had swim.
Friday afternoon the South Siders
won with GA score.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
Fire PLAY GIVEN

The Trial of Fire. "a little play,
was read and acted out in all the
sixth grade literature classes in
Starr school last week. The play
is a clever one and the juniors
showed much interest in presenting
it.
Carelessness, in the play is the
very worst criminal to be tried and
he is found guilty, AS a result he
is given the sentence of exile, and
is banished from the country, which
In the play is America.
This play was a part of the
schools celebration of Fire Proven
ton and Safety weeks which are
being celebrated in school all over
the United States in October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
BOYS MEET SUNDAY
IN FAlRVIEW NJ. {.

Sunday, Oct. % at 2:9O o'clock
will be held in the Third M. b.
church. the first of a series of Sun
day afternoon meetings for boys.
These meetings will be held in
various parts of the city and will
be conducted by the Y. M. G. A.
Mr.. Perry Wilson, boys secretary,
will be in charge of the meetings.
Music and short talks will make up
the program of the meetings.
Since the Third M. e. church rep
resents such a large neighborhood,
great number of boys-from $50
to 200 according to Mr.. Wilson
are expected at this first meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
ART CLASS STUDIES
PERSPECTIVE BY
STREET DRAWINGS

The special art class which is U.S.
ually held on Saturday morning
with Miss McAlpine was postponed
from Saturday Oc.. % to Saturday,
Oct. 20, on account of Miss Meal
pines absence from the city. The
class is for those juniors who are
especially interested in art.
Perspective is the subject being
studied now by the class. In con
nection with this subject, class
members are doing street scenes.
Members of the class are ELF
abeth Stevens, Lorraine Clark
Clara Monroe, Junior Hodgin, Cleo
Homrighous, Florine Mitchell, Rol-
and Robinson, Myron Winder, Su-
san Dickinson, Geraldine Wells,
Emily Jenkins, Edward Hamilton,
Leora Norton, Maude Chenoweth,l
Evelyn Cramer, Louise Krone, Ma
bel Burton and Merritt Ashley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
DOMINATES
WEEKS STORY HOUR

Apple stories a subject SUIT
able TO the season. were TO De
told by Mrs. Brandon Griffis, Sat
rday afternoon, Oct. %, from 2:5o
to $50 o'clock, 1t was planned TO
tell the stories in the childrens
room of the library. The stores
which were given were, Johnny
Appleseed, story of history; me
Apple Tree, by Hans Christian An
derson, and The Magic Apples. a
Morse folk tale re-told by Abble
Farwell Brown.
Other stories on this subject
which may be found in the enid
ren's department, as well as sew
erai on the subject of fire proven
ton and safety, which will be con
sidered next week in the schools,
are: Prometheus "a legend OF how
fire was brought to mem in Ola
Greek Stories, by James Baldwin;
Atalanta's Race in Greek Myths
and Their Art, by Charles &. Mann;
The Choice of Paris, a story from
the nliad, as told. by Alfred }.
Church; The Apples of Hesperl-
des, or the Eleventh Labor OF Her
cules; Sure Pop and Safety Scouts,
by Roy Rutherford Bailey, and
Safety First for Little FOLKS, by
Lillian M. Waldo,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
TOY ANIMALS Sent
TO KINDERCARTENS

Resembling a zoo perhaps more
than anything else the office OF
Miss Payne, supervisor of the
grade schools looked very inviting
last Tuesday afternoon.
Real life-like appearing giraffes,
and horses, elephants and camels
and some real human looking dolls
filled the large table in the middle
of the room. OF course, they were
only wooden, but they made splen-
did toys. They were for the chill
dren in the school kindergartens
and first grades and were delivered
to those rooms Wednesday and
Thursday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
WANTED-BRokEN TOYS!

Those old toys that you have
around home, what are you plan
ming to do with them? Would you
like TO take them to some one who
would fix them up free of charge
and then give them away to the
Day Nursery or other children's
homes in Richmond? If you would
like to give your toys away like
this, and if they are broken, take
them to Mr.. Schauch in Garfield
Junior high school or, if it is more
convenient, bring them to the Jun
ior Palladium office and we will
see that they are taken to him.
Mr.. Schaugh is leader of a club in
the Garfield school, called the
Santa Claus club which is spending
it's hours when their club meets
fixing up broken toys to give away
to Richmond children just by way
of helping Santa Claus out. They
wished to make this announcement
through the Junior Palladium in or
der that children in the city who
have broken toys and would like TO
have them fixed and TO give them
away may do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-22
twelve JUNIORS IN
STARR'S ORCHESTRA

Owing to an error the list of the
members of the Starr school orch
estra published in last Saturdays
Juniro, was incomplete.
The following is the entire mem
bership of STAIRS orchestra:
Violins - Edward BeanblosSom,
Mildred Thomas, Roland Paust, 10
sephine Thorne, Leroy Ellis, Carl
ton Baird.
Cornets-David Lacey, Lena Red
dington, Ralph Shurley.
Piano-Helen Reddington, Jaun-
tia Clark, Edith Hollarn.