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The Washington times., 1921-03-30
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Trade Developments of the Week

Business continues to progress
quietly. ~. - ?
Slow, but satisfactory prograss
was made during the past week
in the textile and allied Indus
tries, although business is still
hampered by uncertainties and IS
affected by u multiplicity OF Cross
currents. Definite trends are lack
ing. In some parts of the coun-
try, particularly the Far West,
the recovery Is more marked
than in the Mississippi valley and
the South. The East continues
to wrestle with unemployment,
which, however, is showing signs
of Improvement.
Opinions concerning the impetus
given business by Easter trade dlf-
fer widely. In the main retnlerS
assert that a fairly satisfactory
volume of business was done in the
two or three weeks Immediately
preceding Easter
The presence Of a large numne.
of buyers for reSail estabtt shmenss
all over the country in the whVt
sale markets of New York Iast
week, when normally they Wou
be at home experimenting the Sell
ing of Easter goods, gave further
evidence for the contention iah ua
the retailers are operating WIN
small stocks end are prospectiNs
purchasers for large QUANTITIES ID
goods. of
the retailer to work as closely as
possible to bare shelves and to al
low the wholesaler and mlnuta.-
turer to carry the burden OF stochs
IL unshaken. .A
The two latter factors IN 'nS
manufacture and Distribution OF
merchandise are averse to carrying
heavy stocks as well, with the re-
suit that trade is based more close
ly on the current consumer demano
than for some years past;
Outside Of cotton ana a SoI,on
isss ESSds; week. pIeesB BoiS saS~sa raw and
primary cloths, such as pTint
Cloths. etc. for the converting
trade had a good rally. starting az
the beginning Of the week ana
carrying through the middle, ,u.
mess tapered off. but prices were
firmly held, particularly in cotton
The effort to lift prices Is strong
in many quarters and Is based On
the contention that some common
tiles are too low.
Extremely low prices have served
to move goods, but they aave nor
enabled sellers to make what they
Consider decent margin of profit.
Retail trade, particularly In ap-
pareI lines, is fairly steady.
Merchants are inclined 10 tns
view that Easter has not marHed
the peak of spring selling and an
ticipate that spring purchasing by
Consumers will extend throughout
Efforts are directed toward hold
ing prices frm following Easter
and rot to give way to the usual
post Easter sales. Retail purcnas
ing. il is declared, is confined main
ly TO the medium-priced goods
which consumers appear to be buy-
ing in larger quantities than last
year. '-....
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
CALLS EARTH ONLY
PLANET PE0PLED
French Astronomer Asserts In
habitants of Mars Are
Wholly. imaginary.

PARIS, March 30.-Thar the earth IS
the only humanity inhabited planet and
that within some seventy million
years 1t will be replaced by new
world is the idea of Able Moreux. ia
nous French astronomer. director Of
the Bourges Observatory.
Able Moreux made this prophecy
during the course of very Interest,"
ing conference to the ex-students OF
the Lyons Central School. with the
help of perceptive pictures. he took
the audience for trip around the In
conceivable immensity of the astr y
nomic universe, through the dust II
suns which cannot be counted, wherein
the earth appears only as an imper-
ceptible point. but a thinking point.
This is what must give mankind
reason to be proud" declared Able
Moreux. Men have the right to be
proud. since despite their littleness
they understand the mechanics of
heavens. and can weigh worlds on the
scales OF their intelligence"
Another eminent French astronomer,
Camille Flamarion, believes some
planets are inhabited. especially Mars.
Able Moreux, on the contrary, is in
clined to think that the sun, with tts
av rage temperature of 5000 degrees
centigrade, could not be inhabited
while Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and
Uranus are gaseous globes. Mercury,
he said, is a chaos of metallic rocks,
with oceans of lead and melting tin.
Venus, the sister of the earth, possess
ing water and an atmosphere veiHng
herself, might perhaps have animals,
but no human beings. The moon, our
closest neighbor, is rocky, cold
a
Mars, nothing should be expected from
the alleged inhabitants, as they exist
only in the ina gination of a few novel
writer's or astronomers
"All these planets" concluded Aboe
Moreux. "will eternally be lacking of
something, to be in regular living con-
ditiOns."
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Jewelry

Nothing of startling Importance
has developed In the jewelry trade.
Retailers report a steady volume
of business, while wholesalers have
not as yet felt the effects of the
sales which have been coming in
TO retailers.
The stocks of jewelry in their
hands are slowly being consumed,
and IL Is the opinion of trade lead
ers that the retailer will not order
in so large q quantity as he had
formerly done.
Although stocks of jewelry are
said to be uncomfortably heavy,
leading silverware manufacturers
asserted that this condition does
not exist in their line. Retailers
OF silverware, they declared, are
not overstocked. Prices continue
to remain Arm. although in the in
ferior grades of diamonds, slight
reductions have been noted. Silver
ware prices have reached ,he bot
tom, in the belief of trade factors.
Silver workers who have been
out since January l have not as yet
reached an agreement with their
employers. New help has been en-
ployed by some of the silversmiths
affected.
The good and welfare committee
is taking steps to check the loss
which has resulted from mislead-
ing marks and. false stamps placed
on jewelry articles. Numerous
complaints which have been re-
ceived by the committee have
prompted this action, it is said.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
SUCCESS IS COSTLY
TO BERNARD SHAW
Playwright Desires That No
More of His Dramas Be
STAGED in Hungary.

LONDON, March 30.-George Ber-
nard' Shaw has just learned that a
Continental success is something that
costs money instead of making 1t.
On account of the exchange and
taxation in various countries, Shaw
has written protesting against the
production of one of his plays in
Budapest, saysing. 81 really cannot
afford any more Continental success"
The following is an extract from
pest attorney.
best is naturally gratifying to me as
an artist. / have to thank you for
having lodged to my credit in the
Anglo-Austrian Bank the princely,
but platonic. sum of 1,0s3 kronen for
few performances of my shortest
play. a trifie in one act.
Consulting the current rate of ex-
change, / find that this amounts to
exactly fifteen shillings (about $500
on which I shall have to pay five
shillings income tax and super-tax
to the British government.
What will remain of my 1.0S3
kronen after it has paid Hungarian
taxation l do not know; probably
your government will take the ! ,0S3
kronen out of the bank and send
me a bill for the balance.
Under these circumstances, / must
beg of you to do what you can to
prevent any further performances
taking place, as really cannot
afford any more Continental sue
cesses ."
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Apparel

The women's wholesale apparel
business showed some signs OF
slackeMng last week, out manu-
facturers are anticipating more
purchasing for the late spring sea
SON.
NJ tbe spring season with Easter
vary considerably. ConservatlNe
however, assert
that retailers purchased lightly and
have been able to sell most OF the,r
stock and therefore will be IN the
market for additional goods pc
tween now and the summer season
Women's wash dresses are sd SEA
ing well in wholesale circles anu
some manufacturers have more or
ders than they can handle.
The Infants and childrens wear
manufacturers also have peel eN-
ceptionally busy, but this cusiness
Is expected to taper off by the mio-
die of next month.
The mems clothing race is Ia
ly busy completing spring oroers.
Fall samples will be shown oy
some houses next month
Advance reports on prices are III
freouent. but apparently manufac-
turers are not anticipating mucn
Of a decline from the oreVauihs
spring prices.
r. the medium priced variety has
been moving exceptionally well.
Mems clothing retailers report
some resistance to present spring
prices, but in the main assert tnat
The early business has been salts
factory. Top coats nave ocen
strong sellers.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Cottons

Following the show of strength
toward the close of the week pre-
vious, primary cotton goods con-
tinued to advance last week. reach
ing a point last Wednesday about
10 per cent above the low of the
week before. At this point buying
became less active, but prices held
firm.
The rise was considered too rapid
by many traders, who asserted that
much more business could have
been placed II prices had bean held
to a low level.
On the other hand, large mills
selling goods in the gray, OF un-
finished state, assert that the low,
prices were below the cost OF pro-
duction and refused to sell ut those
figures. The trading was confined
mostly to coarse print cloths.
Few fine goods or fancy weavos
were in demand, and some of the
fine goods mills In the New Eng
land section are said 20 be conSid-
ering closing down or curtalltng
production. again.
Business in finished goods is
spotty. Ginghams are still strong,
and new prices made. for fall de-
livery were on a par with those
for spring, and in the case nf ole
particular fabric a cent yard
higher.
Branded bleached goods are well
sold for>-~ome time ahead, but un-
branded goods have been Tagging
during the last week or two. Wash
goods are moving well. according
to some converters, but IN this
division trade also is Of decided
ly spotty nature.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Brindell Must Serve Term.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Supreme
Court Justice BLUR yesterday denied
!. certificate of reasonable doubt to
|; ;obert p. Brindell, labo- leader. con-
\. .cted OF extortion in connection
" ith the building trust investigation
4 I'd sentenced TO five to ten years in
tate prison.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
MARKETING
COUNCIL PROPOSED

CHICAGO, March 30.-Julius II.
Rsrnes, head of the United States
Grain Corporation during. the war,
believes that problems bearing oil
the marketing of the nations grain
crop could be satisfactorily solve
ty formation of national market
ing council. Through this council
producers and dealers could work
out their differences.
Mr.. Barnes bases his plan upon the
successful operation of the United
States Grain Corporation. He de-
ciared that there Is no reason for
| Legislation such as proposed in bills
before Congress, which would pro-
hibit futures trading and thus de-
stroy the economic functions of the
grain exchanges.
ILLUMINATION of short selling OF
grain" said Mr.. Barnes, In dis
cussing a proposed law now before
the Minnesota Legislature, would ~
my best judgment destroy the pres
ont ready market for grain.
"The great difficulty lies in the
fact that advocates OF dangerous
| legislation fail to offer an efficient
substitute for the present system
under which grain Is distributed at
a smaller margin between producer
and consumer than any other food
stuff"
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Silks

Raw silk, especially the Italian
and Chinese grades, was advanced
slightly last week In sympathy
with the growing strength in Ital-
ian and Chinese exchange. Japan
ese grades were more firmly held
In consequence. but quotations were
unchanged nominally.
The stiffening in the market
eliminated the disposition of some
sellers to shade prices. The fact
that new crop will be coming
along in May is a deterrent 10 a
sharp rise at present, according to
local manufacturers.
On Saturday cables we're recsiv-
ed In this country announcing that
the bill to grant the Imperial-Silk
Syndicate an additional loan Of
30,OOO,oOO yen to carry on its opera
ti0ns In pegging the price Of raw
SILK had passed the Japanese Diet.
Finished silks are still selling in
good volume. The strong dems nj
for taffetas has subsidized to some
extent, but this has not bothered
those who have been in business
long time, as 1t is regarded as
"A revival in taffetas is anticipat-
ed in mid April. Canton ,crepes
and crepe de chimes are leading in
sales now, with more activity in
the sheer silks as the summer sea-
son approaches. ......
At the annual meeting of the
SILK Association Of America last
week reports from various sections
of the industry indicated improve
ment in general conditions. From
dation for belief that another boom
in silks impends.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
DENIES PASTORS CHARGE
THAT DEVIL RUNS TOWN

2 WORCESTER, Mass, March 30.-
Former Alderman Wilhelm Forsber.
one of the oldest residents of Quirs
sigamond, resents statement made
by the Rev. Joel Fridfelt, pastor o!
the Quinsigamond Swedish Congrcsa-
tional Church, that "the devil has -un
Quinsigamond long enough
sQuinsigamond Is one of tie most
peaceful D spots in Worcester" says Mr..
EorsberR.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Condemned Criminals in
Nevada to Be Cassed
In Their Sleep

CARSON CITY, New, March ga
bill providing for the use of lethal
gas in executing the death penalty
in Nevada was signed here yeste:-
day by Governor Boyie. This
abolishes other forms of capital
punishment in the State. Hitherto
condemned men had the choice Dc
tween hanging and shooting.
The bill gives no details concern
ing the cell. but sponsors for the
bill said II was understood that IL
was intended that IL provided am
air-tight cell, fitted with windows oi
thick glass, and equipped win
valves to admit air. II was planned
that when the condemned man slept
the air valves would be closed ana
others, admitting lcthal gas be
opened, life being taken without
the prisoner awakening.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Fms

A sagging tendency an raw fur
prices was noticed last week. Large
dealers were reported 10 be selling
some Of the stocks purchased at
the st. Louis and New York winter
auctions at prices that showed
them no profit.
possibility that the spring sale in
st. Louis may be abandoned, out
the New York sale will go forward
as scheduled according to all re-
ports.
Manufacturing furriers are still
buying skins sparingly and are
ticipa ton Of the fall season. Bush
ness in spring furs, although small
er in volume than last year and
the year before. is fairly satisfac-
tory.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
PITTSBURGH DROPS
SMOKY CITY TITLE
Effective Work of Abatement
Has ganished Clouds OF
So0ty Coal.

PITTSBURGH. March so.--smoko.
destroyer OF health snd property
(bsrrier to vegetation and the curse
ri civilization), is disappearing from
this city. The huge black mass.
poured from the stacks of industries,
no longer Is considered an index to
prosperity. Through the efforts of
Smoke abatement societies through
out the country. smoke rs being cur
tailed. With ii is going the depress-
ing psychological effect scientists as-
sert 1t harbors.
Pittsburgh, known the world over
as the Beautiful City OF Dirt" re-
sents this cognomen now, and civic
leaders claim IL to be free from the
menace as Is possible for a manufac-
turing area of its magnitude to be.
Figures presented by engineers dis
closed that waste of coal alone In AL
legheny county before abatement ef-
forts were introduced was M,O63,OOO
annually. Damage to machinery and
properties would run into millions.
To this would be added the loss Of
labor by depressed workers.
LAUNDRY BILLS LOWER.
But OF extreme interest to the COM
munHy was the size of laundry and
cleaning bills in Pittsburgh as COM
pared with other cities. Before
smoke precautions were taken Pitts
burgh led other cities in the per
capita laundry expense caused by the
sooty atmosphere. The average ex-
.pense for dry cleaning then was esti-
mated at from 10 cents to 81 a month.
A schedule presented to commit
tee on smoke abatement showed a
NJ ri ~ hill NJ cog the IrV clea ming
Of women's garments in Pittsburgh,
as compared with S5 in Buffalo. Au-
thorities believe Pittsburgh compares
favorably today with any other To-
cality.
Other effects OF smoke that were
needed to awake the apathetic public
were the cost to the household, such
as painting, artificial lighting. etc.
Damage to merchandise in stores
meant higher prices and the aggre-
gate loss reached into millions annu-
ally.
BAN ON SOFT COAL.
When the smoke abatement league
began it's crusade II met with discour-
aging results, but constant recommen-
dations brought about the desired
chance. No soft coal is burned by
railroad engines within the city lin
it's and fremen are carefully instruct
ed to bank fires to prevent smoke
within the restricted area. Installa-
tion of oil and coke burning ma
chinery and smoke consuming devices
are the two main features of the
work accomplished by the league and
now enforced by the bureau OF smoke
regulation.
Investigators learned that smoke
<,f
I per cent of the fuel used and great
~ prolonged the life of machinery.
More work and better feeling has
been obtained from workers by the
absence of smoke. Authorities on
psychology condemned smoke as de-
pressing and disastrous in it's effect
on the natures and abilities of work.
ers. similar to the dependency often
produced by inclement weather.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
.FASTS COME TOO OFTEN
IN PILLAR OF FIRE Cult

DENVER, March Collie in the
Pillar of Fire cult is just one fast
after another, according to Mrs. Alex
ander Searle. of Denver. former MEM
Der of the Pillar or Fire, of which
Mrs. Alma White, of New Jersey, is
bishop. Some of the rules of the
cult, according to Mrs. Searle were:
Dying all white clothing blue.
Twenty-four hours a week without
food.
Spending the first Tuesday night
in each month on the knees, in
prayer.
Giving all money to the church
treasury.
Refraining from reading news
papers.
The name of God in HebreW Is
The Washington times., 1921-03-30

Mt Chimborszo, Ecuador. South
America, ig the highest volcano in the
world, vi 400 feet high.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
CALDER PRESENTS
HOUSING REMEDY
More Fuel, Credit, and Better
Transportation Solution o.
fered by Senator,

That the remedy for the scarcity OF
"a million homes in the United states
lies in providing better transporea-
ton, abundance of fuel, credit 10:
loans, and full information on the best
methods of construction is contender
by Senator William M. Calder of New
Rork, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Reconstruction. in report
made public today.
To accomplish the desired ends, SEN
,ator Calder has recommended to Con-
gress ten legislative measures. They
are as follows:
A bill to establish in the Depart
ment of Commerce division Tor the
gathering and dissemination OF infor-
nation as to the best construction
practices and methods, technical ana
cost data. and matters relating to city
planning. etc, in order to encourage
STANDARDIZATION and improved build
ing practices throughout the country.
WANTS DATA PUBLISHED.
A bill to provide for the gathering
and publication by existing Govern
mental agencies of current facts as to
production, distribution, available
?upplies, standards of quality, costs
and realization Of coal.
An amendment to the tpansporta .
ton act directing the Interstate Com
merce Commission not to declare with
cut hearings an emergency which Will
give preference of priority in trans
rPrtation.
An amendment to the Federal Re-
serve act to permit the Federal Re.
serve Board to direct the use of saw
ings and time deposits of national
banks for longtime loans. thus Civ
ing such deposits greater security and
1Ixrlx nf Oft
money for home building.
A home-loan bank bill to provide for
district home loan banks which may
sell, under Federal supervision. bonds
secured by the aggregated loans de-
POSTED by the member banks
An amendment. limited to Ave
Gears, to the revenue act of 1918, to
provide for the exemption from excess
profits and income taxes of the profits
on the sales of dwelling houses where
such proits plus an equal amount are
reinvested in dwelling-house con-
5truction.
AMEND REVENUE ACT.
An amendment to the revenue act
Of 1918 to exempt from taxation in
terest on loans up to $4,000 on i'm
proved real estate used for dwelling
purposes, when such loans are held by
IN individual.
An amendment to the revenue act
of 1918 limiting the taxation of profits
,rom the sale Of capital assets by pro-
v;ding for their taxation as of the
years of accruaI rather than as of the
year of their sale.
An amendment to the revenue act
OF 1918 to limit the surtax upon saved
income to an amount not in excess of
20 per cent of such income.
An amendment to the postal savings
law increasing the limitation on de-
posits as to amount and time and au-
lhorizing the rate of interest to be
changed from time to time and pro-
viding for compensation Of postmas-
tcrs for the extra duties.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30

The name of God in Hebrew is
"Elohim," or "Eloha:" in Chaldaic,
"Eliah;" in Assyrian, "Eleah."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-05-05
Shepard News.

Another big rain fell Thursday
night.
Frank Graves and Neal Payne have
both moved to their new homes.
''Sorryn but Happy" has been on
the sick list and has not bean able to
appear for couple OF weeks.
We understand r. M. Connor has
been appointed as Justice of the
Peace, which was neeed in this
neighborhood. We have been with
out Justice since the death Of Amos
e. Westerman.
Mrs. 8. w. Barger has been having
some dental work done.
Will Schrum, son-in-law OF w. l..
Cofer, who has had lis leg taken of
just below his knee caused by tuber-
culosis, Is talking about returning to
st. Louis to secure his artificial foot.
Will served short time in the U. 8.
Army.
Mrs. r. Rencehausen has had her
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-05-05
In the South.

I was gone ten days, travelled In ten
states, visited in New Orleans, La,
Georgetown, Ky., and Cincinnati,
Ohio, not to mention one day spent in
st. Louis. April 10 attended the an
nual meeting of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the Baptist Bible Institute, Of
New Orleans. I Ispent the next day
attending to some matters of business
in connection with the Institute, and
had the pleasure of addressing the
faculty and students in their morning
assembly. Returning by way Of the
Southern, I stopped off at George
town and visited Saturday and Sun
day with my son, Robert, who is there
in college. Here also, the president
of the college drafted ne for an ad-
dress to faculty and students. Satur-
day night my son, Dudley, came down
from Cincinnati, only sixty miles
away, and on Sunday the two boys
and myself were delightfully."- enter
tanned for dinner in the good old way
OF Kentucky hospitality in the home
of Doctor Adams, president of the
college.
Ispent day in Cincinnati with
Dudley, where he is travelling passen.
ger agent for the Frisco. Here at
tended the Minister'S Conference, and
had the pleasure of making brief
address to this body. DR.. Jno. F.
Herget, pastor OF the Ninth Street
Baptist church, the largest church in
Ohio, took us in his automobile over
into Kentucky, and drove us to the
old home farm where I was born and
reared, and through beautiful High
land Cemetery, where my parents,
grand parents, aud other members OF
the family are buried Many Of your
readers will remember DIR. Herget as
our Assembly pastor few years ago.
Billy Sunday is in Cincinnati, but as
he did not preach the day I was there,
! failed to hear him. 1t was Monday.
his rest day.
1t is good to get away from the
grindstone, even though one worke
while away. But the amount Of cor
responaence and other work that
piles up in q few days. absence makes
one almost resolve that he will "nev-
er do SO again." ! am writing this
as do most of my copy for the Bap'
tist Home and other articles for pub.
iication, on the train.
MILFORD RIGGS.