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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-22
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Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State OF West Virginia.
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The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
Italian Financial
And Trade Conditions

In his monthly cable, under date
Of April 9, Commercial Attache III.
c. MacLean. of Rome. states that
defiation of currency is occurring
The banks are reported to be In
safe position due to the increase
in checking deposits. The security
market is dull.
The total value of exports for
the year 1920 amounted to 7.so3.oot
lire. The trade balance is station
ary. Stocks of import commodities
were lower in March. 1891, than In
March, 1920. The prices Of staple
imports remain about the same as
during the previous month. The
market is overstocked with export
commodities, export prices Of raw
products remaining about the same
as during the previous month. Un-
less unfavorable weather conditions
develop soon, large crops are pre-
dicted, especially Of wheat.
Increased activities of American
business houses Is evidenced by an
increase of American statesmen In
Italian markets.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
sS kEg : : 3 Z Z
Monthly Bituminous Coal Production

Probably there Is no better index
Of industrial activity than the pro-
duction of soft coal. A year ago
productidn was averaging about
4o.ooo,oo tons per month. with a
heavy demand far in excess of the
ability of the mines to fulfill. The
trouble at that time was lack OF
transportation. The railroads could
not supply sufhcient cars to take
care OF what the mines produced.
The situation was so serious that
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion issued drastic orders regarding
the use Of open-top cars for other
commodities. At that time more
than so per cent OF the loss from
full-time output was caused by
transportation disability. Later on.
this trouble was partially remedied
largely through the Increased EN-
cheney Of the railroads themselves
These results are shown by an av-
erage production of more than 5o.-
00o, 900 tons per month during me
last four months Of 1890.
Since the beginning of the year
the demand for coal has dropped to
the lowest level for: many years. At
the present time approximately so
per cent of the full-time output of
the mines is lost because of no mar
ket. -...
The big consumers of soft coal are
the railroads, the coke ovens and
Industrial plants. The fact that
these concerns are finding II un-
necessary to buy coal in their usual
quantities shows how severe and
widespread the present Industrial
depression Is. Figures recently pub
lished by the Geological Survey
give a means Of showing the rela-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
open SHOP DRIVE
CALLED REACTION
OF UNION DICTUM
G. w. Sisson Defends
Course of Employers
Before Paper Men.
WAGE CUTS UPHELD
Declares Labor Must Bear
Share of Business Defla-
tion by Taking Less,

NEW YORK. n. T.. Aprfl IL. -
The open shop movement" is q nat
ural reaction 90 the extremes prac-
ticed by CLOSED shop unionism-" @.
w. Sisson, jr.. president Of the Amer
lean Pulp and Paper Association. In
convention here. declared In his an
nual address today.
The spread and support Of this
movement is NOS the result Of
conspiracy Of employers as has
been charged" sisson said. 1T is
formal notice from the American
people themselves that individual Sc
curity and opportunity must be rec
ognized and preserved.
Grave problems are Inevitable in
a period OF resdtustment such as We
are now undergoing. and one OF The
most important Of these IL the rels-'
tion that labor bears 10 the cost OF
production. In this connection there
must be opportunity for Individual
initiative and development by the
workers"
Sisson decrared that. with the de-
msnd for lower prices on finished
products. labor must bear its share.
of denstion by accepting lower
wages.
But in reducing wages employ
ers must be careful to make the
necessary adjustments conform with
the cost Of living" he said. There
is no time for employers to take
any undue advantage Unless both
employer and employe follow strict
economic lines in bringing about
these adjustments. industry is bound
to suffer.
The Underwood resolution pro-
viding for amicable discussion OF
such matters as the Canadian pro-
posal that pulpwood be withheld
from the American market failed 20
receive President wilson's sigma
ture. but will be introduced at this
session OF Congress and will, we
believe. result in some action" Sis
son said.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
PRESENT TARIFF MAKERS
FACE GREAT DIFFICULTIES
Most Crucial Period in Law Making History
Declares Chairman Page.

TO measures that would seriousl,
impede commerce.
Considerations operating against
high import duties are:
Public opinion is averse to du-
ties fixed unnecessarily high.
While the high tariff is supposed
to stimulate industry and in turn
make possible higher wages. such 9
rexult Is necessarily delayed. while
its Affect on prices is Immediate
Our position as a creditor nation
on a great scale calls for caution
in putting narrow LIMITATIONS on
imports. MIR. Page says that while
we may extend credit. postpone in
terest payments and accept foreign
securities. payments can be made
only in goods or services.
Many important industries would
face irretrievsble ruin IL they were
now deprived of a vent abroad for
their products.
A high tariff rigidly excluding
foreign goods is likely to provoke
retaliation. Already bitterness snc
resentment has been aroused by the
emergency tariff bill recently passed
by Congress and vetoed by the
President.
Besides the high tsrin and the
low tariff factors, Mr.. Page observes
that there are some special perplex-
ing features such as:
The unequal working Of ad val.
orem duties on similar products
from foreign countries, due partly
to abnormal exchange conditions
and partly to abnormal industrial
conditions abroad.
Duties that would be suficiently
protective against undue competi-
tion from England would scarcely
stem Importation Of similar goods
from Germany.
II We make a bargaining tariff'
wherein We should concede to in
dividual nations special rates or
their products in return for special
favors to our commerce. IL would
result in unbearsble confusion and
controversy.
A>brovision for levying additional
or penal duties on imports from
such countries as refused us treat
ment equally favorable with thai
given to any other nation may re-
suit in merely penalizing ourselves
Heavy duties on bUrlap, nickel OF
natural camphor are examples.
Mr.. Page suggests that power
should be vested in the President
to investigate infringement OF oul
the rates OF ADDITIONAL. duties and
the articles on which they are to b
imposed.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
ENORMOUS STEEL
MERGER RUMORED
Duncan Oil News Declares OuI
Independent Companies
Will Be United.

DUNCAN. Okla, April II. y The
Duncan oil news. which claims 1t Is
reliably informed. declares in
copyrighted story appearing In its
current issue that all independent
steel companies of the United states
are now being merged into one or
canization ''in order to compete sue
cessfully for the worlds trade" The
new organization will be known az
the American Steel Corporation, ac-
cording to the paper.
The Independent Steel Companies
which the paper said are behind the
project, include Jones and Laughlin,
Pittsburgh; Marks and Company
Chicago; Spang and Chalfant. Pitts
burgh; Inland Steel Company. East
Chicago, and L. A. Belle Iron Works,
Steubenville.
The writer of the article credits
p. A. Rockefeller. nephew OF John
d. Rockefeller, ST., as the master
mind who conceived this Independent
steel amalgamatfon."
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
Anthracite Shipments
Fall Off During March

The shipments of anthracite in
March, as reported to the Anthracite
Bureau of Information, amounted to
5.737,771 gross tons. as compared
with 5,ss6,101 tons during the pre-
ceding month of February and g.
077,s21 tons in March, 1890. The de-
crease last month is attributed to
the result of the abnormally mild
weather of the preceding winter and
of the month itself, and to the pol
icy of consumers of holding OF pur-
chasing for future needs on account
OF uncertainty as to prices which
might be put into effect at the be-
ginning of the new coal year, April
1. Many consumers Of anthracite
had sufficient supplies on hand to
carry them over the month, and by
far the larger part of the shipments
made was stocked in the yards of
dealers and not distributed to their
customers
The total shipments for the coal
year ending March 31 amounted to
ss.3ss.731 tons. as compared with
ss,s15.o34 as reported for the coal
year ended March 81, 1890, a de-
crease of 44s,303 tons. which, con-
sidering the mild weather of the
past winter, is remarkably small,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
u. s. Debt Redemption
Not in Nelo Budget

EstiRstes Of sppropriatiens re-
quired by the Bfitfsh gevernnest
for the hscsl year April I, 1871.
to March II, 1872. have been fn-
trodseed In Pariianent. and. in-
eludtrg the navy reaairements,
aSgregate ff .03sy So go, the civil
service being allotted f4eo, ,000,-
600, the conselidated fund f37o,-
00dl000. the army f1ee,31S, 100. the,
navy fs2,47s. 900. and the air min
istry 10000 900. This tetsi
makes no allowance fer debt re-
demption, esfimated at f11o,O00,-
900 per annum.
The estimate Of fios, $4,000 fer
the army shows q decrease Of
fSs,A3S. 900 compared with the
actual expenditure for the eur-
rent year, this, however. was
largely In excess Of the estimate
thesefOy. which was pat at f12s,-
100000 and actually reached
fle4, 4,750,O00. or the totaH array
vote for fs2f-2z, f2s,5oo, 900 is re-
quired for troops In Mesopotamia
and Palestine. War charges stflt
outstanding total ffo.70o. 900,
part being In MesepstamiaD aside
from this and the eest Of eeeupy-
ing Palestine and Mesopetamia,
the net army prsvisien for 1871
n is fes.11syboo. compared with
27,sls. 100 In 1el4-15.
The navy estimate Of fs2,47s,-
900 n equivalent to prewar
Agure Of IA, ,50o. 900, whereas the
sum voted for 1S14-1S before the
war) was fSS,57Sy00o. II may be
added that navy expendfture fer
the year ended DeeenbeP n, 1922,
was f1o,4Ssy y0S4 In excess Of the
grants.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
LABOR SITUATION
FELT BY COTTON
Prices Forced Down By Pres
sure from Local Sources
And South.

NEW YORK, April 14.-with no
sign of any relief in the British
labor situation, cotton was forced
down further today by pressure
from local sources and from South
ern wire houses. Dealings in the
pit today were light. The board
of managers of the New York Cot =
ton Exchange today refused to per-
init members to ballot on q propo-
sition to close the exchange on all
Saturdays during June and JulyI.
Considering the bearish nature of
the cables, the market here opened
steady, with prices only one to
eight points net lower, due chiefly
to support from Wall street ard
trade interests. There was hardly
trading enough to test the tone Of
the market during the first hour.
Fluctuations were narrow. Quota
tions sold about eight to sixteen
points lower right after the call.
Closing cables from Liverpool
showed rallies Of twelve or thirteen
points from the bottom.
After ruling dull most Of the
afternoon, selling increased late in
the day and prices dropped into new
low ground for the session. Final
covering and light calling by the
trade rallied the list only slightly,
and 1t finished barely steady at q
net loss of 2S to 10 points.
Spot here was quiet with middline
90 points lower at 12c; there were
no sales. Spot at New Orleans was
quiet with middling Ac lower at
lie; the sales wer 3fS bales.
Receipts of cotton in bales. at
some OF the leading points today
were: Galveston. 7,0sl; New Orr
leans, 2,sss; Savannah, 1875; Mem
phis, 1856; st. Louis, 2,432.
Quotations were m follovs.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15

The Geological Survey is now
sending out its annual question
lAire on the stocks Of coal on April
I. It Is believed BY many who are
In close touch with the situation
that railroads and Industrial plants
are consuming their surplus now.
and that any marked increase In
Industrial activity would result in
a serious coal shortage. It Is very
obvious that We need better CO.
ordination between producers and
consumers. SO that production could
be more evenly distributed through
out the year. The coal miners. on
an average. get only about $50 days
work per year. With a better dis
tribution of demand over the slack
months. our coal could be produced
with far less men and at much
lower cost.
Copyright, 1871, BY wsshingtsa Hsrsld.)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
tBy The WashiaEtes

According to the last reports Of
the U. s. Geological Survey. the
production of bituminous coal. Is
still declining. The output for the
week ending April was only
5.7s7.o 900 tons. or a daily average of
less than 100000 tons. Three
months ago We were pro-
ducing twice this amount per
day. Production figures for the last
four years show that only once has
the output of these mines reached
such a low level. That was during
the great coal strike in November.
1919.
The following table gives the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
OLIVE INDUSTRY
SADLY IN NEED OF
ADEQUATE TARIFF
Would Meet Entire Eco
nonic Demands, Says
California Lawmakers.
URGE HIGHER DUTY
Curry and Osborne to Seek
More Levy than Provided
For in Measure.
URGE HIGHER DUTY

with an adequate protective tar
IN the olive industry Of this country
in a few years would become self
supporting and capable Of supply
ing the entire domestic demand
both for the oil and the fruit. ac-
cording to Representatives Curry
and Osborne, of California, who ex-
pect to urge a higher duty than
that provided in the emergency tar
in measure now before the House.
With 10000 acres of land In Cali
fornia and Arizona under intensive
cultivation, the olive industry In
this country produces between soo.-
900 and 100000 gallons Of olive oil,
while more than 100000 gallons
are imported, mostly from Spain
and Italy. Mr.. Curry said.
Law Carries Tariff.
The Underwood law carried a tar
liz of 20 cents q gallon on olive oil,
Representatives of the olive indus
try appeared before the Ways and
Means Committee when hearings
were being held on the emergency
tariff bill early this year and asked
for q tariff Of so cents a gallon
for oil in bulk and 10 cents in small
containers. A duty Of cents q
pound was asked on dried black
olives and Is cents q gallon or
picked green olives.
The emergency tariff measure, az
finally passed. however. provided
only for the re-enactment Of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff SO far as the
olive industry was concerned. II
provided 40 cents q gallon on oil
in bulk and SO cents in containers
Of less than fve gallons. On olives
in solution q tariff of Is cents q
gallon was granted, but only
cents q pound was placed on dried
black olives and olives not in solu-
tion.
Origin Of Olive.
The olive was brought to Cali
fornia about the same time as tn,
grape by the old Franciscan monks
Mr.. Curry said. Many old stone vat
in which the fruit was placed {,
crush out the oil are still found II
many parts of California. Mr.. os
borne said.
The production now In California
and Arizona in q normal year q
10000 tons. according to the Cali
fornia Olive Association. Twenty
six commercial olive factories ar,
In operation. Together with tn,
olive groves, bearing and young
trees, the domestic olive industr,
represents an. Investment Of s2s,
100000 to $4,000. 900. Between 500,
and 5000 people are employed II
growing and manufacturing div,
products in California and Arizona
In brief filed with the Way,
and Means Committee. the Califor
MIA Olive Association said tn,
American olive industry could no
expand IL compelled to compel,
with cheap Mediterranean labor
and with ocean freight rates tina
will permit the landing Of olive
and olive oil at New York at les
cost than the same product can b,
transported from California by tn,
railroads.
with an adequate duty, tn,
olive industry of this country will
be anorded protection of Il,
large present investment, which
viii encourage the expansion of tn,
producing area and thus create ,
substantial addition to the food re
sources Of this country" the brie
stated.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
GRAINS AT LOWEST
in SEVERAL YEARS
European Labor Disturbance
And Weakness in Stocks Has
Depressing Effect.

CHICAGO, April 14.-Crftical con-
ditions in the labor situation abroad,
combined with the late weakness In
stocks were disturbing factors in
the grain and business situation ana
made for lower prices than at any
time this seaso.4 and in recent years.
The fact that grain prices have
been on the downgrade for nine con-
secutive days with the greatest
liquidation in recent years, led to an
unsettled feeling. Lowest prices
were made early and created a be-
lief that a rally was due. It came
after the nrst hour and met liberal
selling again IN the last. At the
close wheat was Y to 1Ac lower:
corn, Y to hc higher; oats, 4 to NC
higher; rye, NC lower to 1hc lower.
the latter on May and barley nc
lower.
Provisions declined and closed
with losses of 35c on pork and short
ribs 17h to soc lower for the day.
Liquidation in wheat was on at
the start with a cleaning up of weak
holders on a drop in prices to lower
levels with My down to $1.Ish and
July s1.o5. Good buying developed
In all futures, especially in July,
from strong operators, and there
was also active covering to take
profits by the largest traders. After
the break a better feeling developed,
1t being assumed that the market
had been oversold and a covering
movement set in, which brought to
rally.
Export business was reported as
light although there were good pur-
chases Of futures by the seaboard
and after the close 100000 bushels
were reported as being sold for ex-
port. Cash wheat prices in outside
markets were around 1c lower at
the last. Winnipeg continued weak
with farmers selling more freely.
Gulf prices were y to 1c higher with
reduced offerings.
Local traders who sold oats freely
early were buyers later and assisted
In making an advance of 1kc from
the inside. Cash prices dropped lie
early and recovered. Shipping busi-
ness improved to 236,000 bushels
with arrivals Of sixty-one cars
Rye holders and shorts were good
sellers. forcing prices down to
sll2h for May with a I1zc rally at
the last. July closed &c over Me
previous day and September was
ss11c at the last, gaining Nc. No
fresh export business was reported.
Quotations were as follows:
wheat oncn- High Low. Close.
saly ..... .-o7 i.e7k LES Los
sxrs E.n 80,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
INT. HARVESTERCO.
CUTSPNCE lO%ON
STEEL MACHINERY
President McC Cormick Ad-
vocates Restoration of
Trades Equilibrium"
STEEL "CUT" CAUSE
Declares Recent Slash Means
Step in Right Direction
Towards Readjustment.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE first ef-
feet of the slash in steel prices was
felt here today when straight IL
per cent cut i'm price on all farm
machinery, made in part of steel
was announced by the international
Harvester Company.
Increase the priee of what the
farmer sells and decrease the cost
of what he buys to assist in the
restoration Of the equilibrium In
industry.
This was advocated by Harold r
Mccormick, president Of the Inter-
national Harvester Company, In an
exclusive statement to the United
Press
The statement was made In con-
nection with the reduction of 10 per
cent in the price of all farm ma
chinery. composed chiefly of steel
announced today by the Harvester
Company
MeCormiek's Opinion.
Thelhead of the Harvester Com
pany was asked by the United
Press for a statement for his opin-
ion as to the general Industrial ef-
feet of the cut in steel prices. He
said:
1T is hardly to be expected that
the reduction in steel prices will
prove anything like a panacea fol
the country's present Industrial ills.
However. I believe 1t to be step
toward readjustment. 1t will en-
able manufacturers of goods in
which steel is the chief element to
lower their prices even IL. as in the
Harvester Company's case. their
goods have already been made AT
previous high levels of raw material
prices.
Il think the principal trouble
with industry in the United State,
is that, by the severe and sudden
decline in prices of farm products,
agriculture. the basic industry has
been thrown out of balance with
our other industries. RESTORATION of
the equilibrium can be Assisted by
Increasing the price of what the
farmer sells and decreasing the
price of what he buys. or by both
processes.
The reduction in steel prices en-
ables manufacturers of articles
chiefly composed of steel to reduce
prices and do their share toward
this restoration
sGlad to Do IT.
The Harvester Company was
glad to be able to reduce prices of
its steel lines and did so immedi-
ately on learning of the reduction
in steel prices"
The reduction applies chiefly to
harvesting machinery. covering rice
and. grain binders, shock, reapers
ands push machines, mowers, hay
rakes. side delivery rakes, tedders,
leaders. corn binders, huskers, pick
ers, and silo fillers.
A reduction of 10 per cent in
prices on all farm machinery COM
posed principally of wood and iron
was announced last month by the
Harvester Company.
The announcement said that the
reduction comes IN steel prices at
a time when this years product has
been provided for and will have no
effect on the cost of machines sold
this year.
However. il does establish a low
er replacement cost" the statement
continued. "and serves as the basis
of q price to which our customers
are entitled and which we are will
ing to accept"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
N. Y. Money Market.

NEW YORK, April 14.-There was
Practically nothing doing in the
time money market today and rates
were purely nominal. All Industrial
money was quoted at s%a7 per cent.
and MIXED collateral loans shasx
per cent. Liberty bond money was
unchanged at 8 per cent. but there
was practically no loaning Of this
character.
Acceptance bills also were quiet
and unchanged at from SIS to So
per cent. discount depending on the
date Of maturity.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
CASH GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. April 14.-wheat-Rel-
atively nrm- Shipping sales, $4,000
bushels. Track Chicago: No. . red,
s153%a1.241s; No. red, s1.2s; No.
5 hard. s1.23h: No. 1 hard, sIsIh.
Corn-Steady to 1c lower. Ship
ping sales. $4,000 bushels. Track
Chicago: Sample grade. 4sc: No. 6
mixed. 47c; No. 5 mixed. 4sc; No.
4 mixed. 5ohc:' No. mixed. s1ka
53Hc: No. 6 yellow, 47kc: No. 4
yellow. 4sx a50c; No. yellow. szK a
Sac: No. , yellow, 55ka55xc: No. 6
white. IKE: No. white. soa50Hc:
No. . white, 52zc; No q white. 54ha
55hc.
Oats-Steady to 1c lower. Ship
ping Ales. 10000 bushels. Track
Chicago: No. white. 34ha55c; No.
8 white. 3sKa3shc; No. . white,
sskc: No. 1 white. Sc.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-15
Feature OF New Law.
Petroleum Production.

The American Petroleum Institute
estimates that the daily average
gross crude ell production In the
United States for the week ended
Aprfl . was 1.2ss.sfe barrels. as
compared with 1.2e3.37o barrels for
the week ended April ..