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The New York herald., 1921-01-23
SEEKS RELICS IN PALESTINE.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2e.--Announce-
ment was made to-day by thc'University
OF Pennsylvania museum that II has de-
cided TO begin excavations In Palestine.
at Beth-Shan. In the Valley OF Megiddo,
next juno. Permission has been granted
by the civil authorities. the announce
ment said
The site has teen excavated and II Ia
expected many relics will be found which
VIII throw Hight on the early history Of
Palestine.
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
Some Heavy Booking. OF Bar.

\ few makers Of cold finished steel
bars are making fairly heavy bookings
for early delivery. but others who re-
port limited demand are those who cater
10 the automobile and allied industries,
which. 1t is expected. will be inactive
for considerable time. 4 few requests
for cancellations continue to come from
those customers which contracted for
their supplies at high figures but SO
far as reported no adjustments have
been made. The carload price on cold
finished steel bars remains at 3.60c.
base. Pittsburg. with csc. additional
added for less than carload orders
Some interest in the tin plate market
has been shown through several users
coming into the market for material 10
be made up for the second quarter.
Some new contracts are being placed
and the trend toward Improvement is
further marked by some new inquiries.
Some vegetable packers are beginning to
line up their requirements but generally
they are disnclined TO anticipate their
wants. and as June approaches usually
become exceedingly anxious TO have their
shipments. Although some have large
stocks on hand as carryoVers. IL is
thought that this year will be no excep.
fon and that within few months they
will be begging for tonnages. Some
present business is coming from manu-
facturers OF kitchen utensils. although
miscellaneous can makers furnish the
bulk. ono large Independent mill is op-
Grating It's thirty-two tin mills at about
30 per cent OF capacity. while the Steel
Corporations tin mills are continuing on
fhc basis Of approximately so per cent
The price remains stationary at So a
base box of 100 pounds. Pittsburg
There has been slight increase IN
demand for wire and wire products by
2 well distributed line OF users and
manufacturers consider such business
moro desirable than If the total ton.
mage involved made up one order. II
Is stated that some jobbers inventories
have not been completed. but that when
they are finished the wire mills can look
ror considerable new business. Re
newed interest Is noted In galvanized
wire and galvsn zcd barbed wire. on
which prices are 3.e5 and 410 cents re-
spectively. INQUIRIES for two carloads
NJ the latter we're received recently from
Canada. but the matter Of exchange
rates decreases interest In business from
the Dominion OF Canada Mill opera
tons by the leading interest continue
90 be at nearly capacity. but indepen-
dents are down 70 % per cent
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
SFABOARD CLEARANCES
RAIL WAGES REDUCED.

HArTrEsBuRo. Miss. Jan. 22.--wage
reductions ranging from 10 to 80 per
cent, effective February 1 and applying
TO every person on the payroll includ-
ing officers and general managers. were
announced to-day ny me Mississippi
Central Railroad.
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
CHICAGO PRICES.

Continental buyers took about 1850
600 bushels of cash wheat In yesterdays
market for export. No countries were
named, but II was declared that Ger
many and italy we're again active in
that market. Business was very heavy
when Il is considered that the session
was a short one Exporters also worked
about 10000 bushels of corn to Europe.
Those foreign purchases were n factor
In the futures markets. leading shorts
to cover and advancing prices. Domes-
tic markets remain dull. with little de-
mand for flour. Some Western advices
quoted another drop in flour.
NEW YORK PRICES.
wHEAT-No. 2 hard. s1.90. and No.
mixed. durum. si.ss. c. 1. e.. New York,
January shipment.
CORN-No. > yellow, s5isc. No. . mixed.
s5c.. c. 1. T., New York. ten days shipment
OATs-No. I white was quoted at 56c
No. white, 55c.: No. white. 54c; No.
white. 52c. fancy clipped, white. SIC.
ordinary clipped. white. 54d55c., all elevator.
RYE-Market steady: No. . Western,
Si.s4is. &. o. b.. and $f.Tgis. c. !. T., New
BixSRLEy-siarket dull; feeding. seassc.;
mating. 93c .dtf .0t, c. l. T.. New York.
BUCkWHEAT-Market dull: sound milling,
s.. 20, nominal 100 lbs.
HAY-Market steady; No, I, $f.s5d1.1J:
No. q. :55g .65; No. Q. si.4oa1.5o; ship
sTRXw--sisrkct quiet; No. ! rye. si7ais
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
PRICES OF FINISHED
STEEL ARE STEADY
Specifications Against Con-
tracts and New Orders Be-
low December.
OUTPUT OVER BOOKINGS
Most Orders Being Placed at
Full Quotations, Although
Shading Occurs.
OUTPUT OVER BOOKINGS

Special Despatch to TIE NEW YosK HERALD.
PrrrsBrRG, Jan. 22.--Finished steel
prices this week may be described as
steady. Specifications against contracts
and strictly new orders are running
slightly below those of December, which
applies to the United States Steel Cor
poration and Independents. The differ
cnce is very slight and total bookings
Is a great deal below the production rate.
There is some shading of prices in occa-
sional instances, but OF such tonnage as is
booked the great bulk is at full prices
namely. those of the War Industrial
Board of March II. 1919. The present
steel prices represent two reductions
from the war control prices, that OF
December 1918. and that of March, 1919.
1t is believed firmly by the trade that
steel prices will be lower eventually, but
that the next move along that line will
come from within.
Annual production of steel ingots is
rated at about 2S,OOo.OoO gross tons,
or two-thirds of the average rate ir
the first nine months of last year OF
present production about fourth is by
independents. The Steel Corporation has
between Al and AZ per cent. of the
country's ingot capacity. 1t is receiv-
ing fewer cancellations than in Decem-
Der and with no additional specifications
could operate probably at approximately
Its present rate for two months more.
Independent mill operations in the next
few months will depend chiefly on new
booking or releases. In many quarters
in the steel trade the feeling as to con-
ditions a few months hence is distinctly
more sanguine than 1t was in the closing
months of last year, but in several places
the seriousness of the .readjustment in
business generally that has been in
progress for several months is being
realized
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
SAVANNAH HoNons NEGRO.

SAvANNAH. Jan. 22.--For the fret
time in the history OF the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange it's flag Is flying at half
staff to-day in honor os a negro man.
Phillip l.. Smith. negro, for forty years
ing.
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
SUGAR STOCKS.
CHEMICAL STOCKS.

Canadian crop was sold on the trees
under contract. They brought from So
to 81 a barrel and apple pickers re-
ceived $3.50 day. the highest wages
for this work I'm history.
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
Pig Iron Is Stasnant.

The pig iron market has remained
stagnant. except that there has been
little buying of foundry iron. which has
developed a $3.50 lower price level. 1t
seems to be the present natural gait OF
the pig iron market that prices are
stationary only when there is no in
quiry the opportunity TO effect any sales
resulting in furnaces showing willing
ness TO shade former asking prices. II
Bessemer and basic no sales. or even
inquiries. have been made. the result
being that those grades remain quotable
at the reduced prices with which they
began the year. The market Is quotab.e
as follows: Bessemer. s32; malleable.
sS2; basic. sac: foundry. $3.50. Those
prices are (. o. b. valley furnaces freight
10 Pittsburg being s1.96.
For contract furnace coke in general
Sc is the accepted figure. Furnaces
could contract at that price for the re-
mainder of the half year if they cared
10 do so. although just now very littl.
interest is being taken. For prompt or
spot coke. even the extreme variety OF
spot coke known as distress" coke on
the other hand. the minimum is So.
which is being obtained even for heat
Ing coke. Foundry coke is in better
demand in the spot market although
at $3.50 to 81. One or two producers OF
medium grades Of foundry coke have
done a little contracting at s6.75. a
new price for contract foundry coke.
The market as whole is thus quotable
as follows: Spot furnace. s51s5.50;
contract furnace, s6.00ia spot foundry,
$3.50 qs7; contract foundry, 1915 q $40.
Makers of merchant steel bars have
been doing their utmost to obtain busi-
ness since the new year set in. but with
little success. as new orders are scarce.
Some mills are operating on curtailed
schedules and others are shut down. in
dependents not being able to show bet
ter than 80 per cent. OF capacity. Re-
ports OF concessions OF 81 under 2.35c
base Pittsburg, the price named by the
Carnegie Steel Company and most in
pendents. continue to be heard. but are
not substantiated. One sizable order
for bars which went to the leading in
terest this week was reported as OBJ
tanned bv an independent mill for 225c
base. Pittsburg. A few suspensions con-
tinue TO be received on refined iron
bars but makers are able to operate on
basis of 40 TO So per cent. of capac-
ity. Varying prices are quoted from
3.15c. TO 5.25c base. Pittsburg and the
maker OF low phosphorous melting bars
Is quoting s105 ton. T. 0. b. his mill
The New York herald., 1921-01-23
FOREIGN BONDS.

Total sales stock. 436.3tO shares; 'o'ai
sales bonds S1a6.0O0 par value
Sells cents share. 'Odd lots.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
9 LIVES
IN BIG Blizzard
1sh.InoA Snewfall IN New York
Hpairs TfaAspsrta6on
Facilities,

New York. Feb. 31.-New York's
millions Of workers, faced with i'm
psired transportation facilities as
. result Of the LIN inches Of snow
which winter loosed on Sunday,
experienced Aifhculty and suffering
in getting 10 places Of employment
today.
Commutsr service from outlying
districts was hampered BY snow
drifts two to ten feet in depth. In
sections close to the heartsof busi-
ness travel was impeded to great
extent. Thousands Of men were at
work in an effort to clear q way for
traffic.
The storm. which began before l
o'clock Sunday morning, continued
unabated until shortly after 10
O'Clock last night. Nine persons
lost their lives, either directly or
/ indirectly as . result Of the storm
and hundreds were injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Give UP PLAN TO
SHORTEN HOURS
Chicago Federation Of Labor Falls
to Find Paaacea for Unemploy-
ment Situation.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Plans for al
leviating the unemployment situa-
ton by shortening the hours OF men
now at work were abandoned today
when the Chicago Federation Of
Labor failed at its meeting yester-
day to act on the proposals sub
mitted two weeks ago.
Charges were made by President
John Fitzpatrick that "the men
with snug jobs are uninterested in
the fate Of their less fortunate COM
panions."
when We talk about open shop," !"
Fitzpatrick told the delegates to the
weekly. meeting, "the delegates.
fearing it may interfere with their
jobs, turn out in force, but when we
assemble to talk about unemploy-
ment, it's simply a case Of every
man for himself"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
FOILS ESCAPE
4PR|S0NERS
Chicago Jail Delivery Frustrated
Through Information Given
by Cell Inmate.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-The escape Of
four prisoners. three Of them
awaiting transfer to penitentiaries
to begin serving terms, was frus-
trated in the Jail headquarters last
night through information given by
an occupant of an adjoining cell,
John Salaman, held for the author
tiles of Gillespie. ILL.,, for wife de-
sertion.
The top bars Of the cell occupied
by the four had been cut almost
through with saw, and an escape
had been planned FOR early this
morning, Jailer John ]. Murphy
found.
Frank Brown, awaiting return
to Joliet for life sentence; Fred
Brown, under 20-year sentence to
Joliet; Frank Motto, awaiting re-
turn to Sing Sing prison. New
York. and Hyman Barden. held on
suspicion. had planned the escape.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
APPROVES new!
TARIFF PLANS
Harding Puts Imprimatur Upon
Legislation Proposed BY Ways
and deans Committee.

Washington. Feb. 21.-President-
elect Harding has approved a pro-
gram of tariff and tax legislation
for the, extra session of congress
comprising two tariff bills, a tenn
porary and a permanent measure,
with tax legislation sandwiched in
between, Chairman Fordney Of the
house ways and means committee
announced today on his return
from a conference with Mr.. Hard
ing at st. Augustine.
Mr.. Fordney said his committee
would turn its attention to the new
program as soon as the pending
emergency tariff measure was out
of the way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
DEBS NOIONCER
PRIVILEGED TO
i, SEE VISITORS
Attack. Upon Presi-
dent Occasions Ne1u
Rule.

Washington, Feb. 21.-(United
Press. ID. 8. Dickerson, superin-
tendent Of federal prisons, today
said the privilege Of seeing visit
ors had been Withdrawn from
Eugene v. Debs. Socialist leader
colfned in Atlanta penitentiary.
This step was the result of a
statement Debs issued attacking
President Wilson at the time the
president turned down a recon-
mendation for Debs' pardon, Dick
erson said.
.,"Debs will be denied all visitors
for such time as the department of
Justice sees f1t," said Dickerson.
The prisoner will not be allowed
to reinstate himself by making an
apology. No such provision is in
cluded in the order sent to the At
lanta penitenuary."
Dickerson today was preparing
q complete public statement SET
ting forth the circumstances of tho
incident. 4
Shortly after the refusal of par
don, Debs issued a statement to the
effect that it was President Wilson
who should be a candidate for par
don and not Debs. Dickerson let
1t be known today that he regard
ed it as overstepping the bounds of
propriety for q federal prisoner to
attack the president Of the United
States.
Dickerson also made plain that
Debs would not be allowed to leave
the prison to make speeches OF
sec attorneys or friends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
CHARGED. WITH
MURDER OF SON
Husband and Father Runs Amuck
md Tries to Kill Family
= Slashes Threats.

West Plains, Mo-, Febs 21.-W. =.
Fultz was arrested at his home
near Moody today charged with the
murder of his 6-year-old son. whose
death Was discovered last night
after Mrs. Fultz and a daughter,
their throats slashed. appealed for
assistance at q nearby home. The
boys throat also WAS cut.
Neighbors who went to the Fultz
home found it in flames. and ac-
cording to testimony at a coroner's
inquest, Fultz, unaware Of the
escape Of his wife and daughter,
declared they had lost their lives
In the fire.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
HARDING SAYS
DAUGHERTY HAS
CABINET POST
Ohio M a n Selected
for Attorney Gen q
eral.

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. 21-
Definite announcement that
Harry II. Daagherty of Ohio
had been chosen for the attOr.
ney.generalshlp under the com.
ing administation, was made
here today by President-elect
Harding.
The selection was announced by
Mr.. Harding after . conference with
Mr.. Daugherty. There was no for
NAL announcement OF acceptance
but the appointment was regarded
as good as settled.
When his attention was called to
recent newspaper. attacks. on Mr..
Daugherty, President-Elect Hard
ing replied:
"The opposition to him has made
me more than ever convinced thal
! would Ike to have him in the cab
inst
St Augustine, Fla, Feb. IL
Presidsnt-Elect Harding began the
last week Of his pre-inauguration
conferences here today with several
important questions regarding the
makeup and first steps of his ad-
mtnistration still undecided. Selec.
tions for three of the 10 cabinet
places are yet to be made and al
though there are Indications that
Mr.. Harding has about made up his
mind in regard to two of them, he is
understood to be far from a final
choice on the most troublesome oi
all, the secretaryship Of the navy
He also has most Of his inaugural
address during the week, and in ad-
dittcn must come to q decision on
various other subjects with which
he will have to deal as soon as he
takes once.
The president-elect virtually has
but six working days left before in
auguration. He is expected to leave
here next Sunday night for Marion
where he will spend a day winding
up personal affairs and receiving 9
formal farewell that has been ar.
ranged by his neighbors and friends
The next week will bring to St
Augustine several more Republican
party leaders Of first magnitude
probably including some of the mer
who are to sit in the cabinet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Wife;
SLASHESHER
WITH KNIFE
Shot From Police Revolv.
er Quiets Vranessvich
Murder Plan.

Timely arrival Of police prevent
ed Nicholas Vranesevich from mur-
dering his wife at 1880 last night,
in their home, 452 Forty-fifth street.
Vranesevich was armed with q
butcher knife and he was not quiet
ed until Officer Gus Kirsch fired his
revolver. The bullet did not wound
Vraneeevich but it ended the as
sault.
The woman's cries had attracted
neighbors and they called the po-
lice. Officers Krsch and Fftzsim-
mons responded, and forcing their
way into the house found Vranese-
vich standing over his wife with a
butcher knife. He had trussed her
up with a clothes line and had in
flicted q severe cut on her fore
head, and was evidently preparing
to torture her to death.
AS the two policemen made for
the man, who was acting like y
maniac. he turned on Officer Kirsch
and made a thrust at him with the
butcher knife, dripping with his
wife's blood.
Revolver Shot Quells Him.
Kirsch whipped out his revolver
and fired shot between the mans
legs. Firing of the gun in such
close quarters had an immediate
effect. : While the bullet had not
touched Vranesevich he thought he
had been hit. Overcome with fright
he fell over on the floor and in an
instant the two officers had him
overpowered. The butcher knife
was taken away from him and In
his pockets the officers found a
pocket knife with the blade open
ed.
Tho woman was united and while
she was not dangerously hurt the
shock Of the ordeal was such that
she waS unable to appear, against
her husband in police court this
morning. =
Vranesevich, who is an excep-
tionaily strong built man. gave the
oncerh little trouble after his first
attempt to use the knife on Off
Ger Kirsch. He was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate D. ]. Cleland this
morning, and as his wife was moi
able to appear he was remanded
to the county Jail pending a hear
ing Friday. The charge was made
one of assault with the intent to
commit murder and bond was set
at $4,000. The man Is said not to
be demented, but it is believed
that he had been drinking.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
SHOT HUSBAND
after QUARREL
egvtere Owner at -Menphis, Re-
ssay Indicted, Probably Fatal Z
n Wounded-TWo Arrests.

omphis, Tenn. Feb. 2l.-H.
90 Nolen, drugstore owner, who
80 I've others, was indicted On
nay on a charge OF receiving
\ - property in connection with
e ale here Of $255, 900 Of Liberty
-. stolen in Brooklyn. was
~ this morning shot and prob
~ Atally wounded BY his wife.
4hel Wycko6 Nolen. The
ng took place ut one Of No
lt dsusstores.
Nslen and . chauffeur who
~ % have ben IN the store ut
tans have been arrested Nolen
Ashespital. and physicians nv
- has little chance ce-recov-
Illnesses told ths police that No
Neulning from . ride. entered
n 20 and began Quarreling With
He, had .. pistol IN his
~ q vas said, and Nm. Nolan,
z struggle. took II from him
= him through tAe s1pmAch.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Save the Juices
From Canned
Foods

!, The entire contents Of cans
containing fruits and vege-
tables is placed there for use.
It, would be wastefuf to
throw away even the liquid.
The mineral salts.and other
soluble substances which
peas, beans and other vege-
tables possess partially es-
cape into the water while
cooking, 10 that the favor and
SAVIOR OF the vegetable is i'm
paired IL the liquor is dis
!. carded.
Z Cook the vegetable in its
5liauor, use the latter for max
the sauce or dressing; or II
the vegetable h to Be served
In some way not requiring .
sauce, reserve the liquid for
soups, salads, or sauces.
Our Washington Infogma-
tion Bufsau win forwsrd =
neatly printed booklet con-
taining 3le original recipes
for serving canned foods more
attrac4ively to any one who
.ssads : cents in stamps tor
return postAgAr
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
!SuES COMP ANY
ION WAR ACCOUNT

New York. Feb. 21.-The United
States government through Assist
ant United States Attorney Earl B.
Barnes. nled IN the United States
district court here, today . suit in
equity to obtain IN. accounting
from the Postal telegraph systsmI
for the money paid to that com-
pany as agent Of the government IN
operating the system for. .one fysar
during the war. s
Mr.. B4fnes said that the amount
in dispute between the government
and The Postal Telegraph company
totals approximately S2,900,0o0.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
THE WEATHER

Somewhat unsettled tonight and
Tuesday, warmer tonight: lowest
temperature tonight about 81 de-
grees.
Highest temperature yesterday.
36:. lowest last night Is.
Wind velocity at Z q m, miles
per h0uS.
Precipitation. none.
13m. 7p.m. am.
yester. .yester. today
Wet bulb temp. j.. .25 % "a
Relative humid. I51 81 70
River stage s, . fall Of i last 4S
hours.
FLOYD D. YOUNG.
- xeteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
FOUR KILLED IN
TEMPLE CRASH

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb 21.-Four
men are dead. two are dying, and
three others may be crushed to
death beneath heavy stones and
timbers in the collapse Of three
floors Of the old Masonic Temple
building. which crashed. into the
basement this morning while hun
dreds OF men were at work raxing
the building.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

MINERS REFUSE
TO REPORT FOR
DUTYLN KANSAS
Special Order Of, In
dusfrial Court Is
Ignored.

Pittsburg, Kan. Feb. n. Mines
H and ] Of the George X. Mackie
Fuel company remained idle today.
The Kansas court of industrial re-
lations last Friday issped an order
for resumption Of work at the
mines this morning after q strike
Of two weeks.
The order was made in connec-
ton with q decision awarding Karl
Mishmash. q former employe Of the
company, money alleged to be due
him in increased wages. A contro-
versy over the Mishmash claim
caused the calling Of the strike by
Alexander Howat and the execu-
tive board Of the Kansas miners
union.
The mines were ready for opera
ton this morning, but the 200 min
ers employed there did not report
for work. The industrial court
sent the order for resumption of
work to the company, the LEGAL
unions involved and the district
board Of the union. When the or
der was served on Howat on Satur-
day, he refused to sign the receipt
Of the papers, saying that he had
not had any relations with the in
dustrial court and would not have
any.
Howat, in a statement on Satur-
day, declared that the miners
would not 60 back to work until
Mishmash had received his money
from the Office Of the Operators
association here. The money
awarded to Mishmash was paid tc
Mrs. Edna N. Burns, clerk of the
Crawford county district court. OF
SATURDAY. and she made an effort te
locate Mfshmash SO that she could
send the money to him. Mrs
Burns this morning had been un'
able to find Mishmash.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
SELLS CATTLE
And vAN|ShES

Clinton, ILL.,. Feb. 2i.-Aiffed
Conners, farmer Of Wapell0. three
miles from here. has mysteri0usly
disappeared, following the sale Of
all his livestock, for total amount,
approximately $4,000. Domestic
troubles are believed to have led
Mr.. Conners to sell his, cattle but
his disappearance was unlocked
for. and d causing -anxisty.