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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-06
TWO GIANT
FACTORIES
SPEED UP!
General Textile Industry Re.
covering Slow, but Fall
Outlook Is Good
BY ALBERT APPLE

Two giant manufacturing ergani-
cations are now working fun time,
enjoying boom. They are:
1. American Wooden company.
which is operating its entire system
Of mills at ss per cent capacity,
2. Henry Ford. who will make
more cars In July than In any month
In his history.
Other auto plants have slowed
down. hut auto makers now say
that. in considering the condition OF
their industry. Ford cars must be
excluded, since Fords have become
necessities like jack.knives.
The general textile industry. which
was hit first by depression, Is recoV'
ering slowly but the fan outlook Is
good.
Railroad traffic continues 90 In
crease steadily. In the week ended
June II, latest reported BY American
Railway association. number Of cars
loaded with revenue. producing freight
was 7sS,99T. against So1.ae5 cars
same period 1919 and 930.sT6 cars
same period 1890.
Freight ioadings now would be
much bigger than two years ago II
II were not for low coal shipments.
soft coal production so far this
year 81 100000 tons behind same
period 1890.
Akron rubber tire plants at half
capacity.
Steel trade dead. Many mills will
close for July. Steel prices. creeping
down as price war starts, now aver
/, age only 81 per cent higher than in
1919. Pig iron can be bought as low
As $40 n ton. against war-high OF
44<3s and si7.i3 In 1919.
Big sugar crop and probable sur
plus keeps price falling. White re
fined sugar WHOLESALERS under cents
Z pound.
Copper industry quiet Price. IL
cents pound. against war-high OF
Is. Present price Is > cents a pound
under 1919 price.
Southwest has earliest wheat har.
vest In years. Farmers there are
1quidating loans rapidly.
& Cost OF producing bushel of corn
this year AZ cents against " cents
last year. and other crops about
same proportion. In southeastern
South Dakota. says NJ. r. Benedict,
secretary OF farm bureau federation
there. Due largely to lower labor
cost
Pacific coast and southern lumber
Industries report output and ship
mcnts less. but orders better.
May building activity. measured In
Collars. q tenth better than April.
says +. w. Dodge company. Allow
for lower prices, and actual con.
stxuction shows big gain.
Cotton exports last week three and
= third times as big as same week
list year. best showing OF any week
- far this year with two exceptions
Cotton In New York has been selling
At lowest price since before the war.
Crop prospects improving.
Some brokers believe that terms
under which British coal strike was
8 settled may mark end Of downward
movement in stocks.
Germany In next few years ap-
parently will be Americas best ex.
port customer. Hence Germany's
finances will be growing factor In
stock market
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May Kill american
Valuation" Scheme

Defeat OF tho so-callcd american
valuation plan. which is a clause OF
tho present tariff measure. and
which provides that nd vaiorem duty
shall be paid by importers on the
selling price OF goods in America.
rather than on their cost In the coun-
Try Of eTpost II forecast by Repre-
sentative John II. Miller In n letter to
tho Seattle Chamber OF Commerce.
49,
received yesterday. Representative
Miller also said both the house and
senate seem unfavorable 10 the so
called Longworth plan OF making i'm
port duties effective on the day OF
the bln'a Introduction.
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Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Tcrminai-rier A. ctr Key
stone state, ctr Ardmore.
Pier n str wenatehes. str silver
state.
neu street Terminal Destroyer Rene.
str Northwestern
Pier it=Str rcuccr.
Pier s-u r. n Thompson. destreyera
sArauar. stoddard. kennecy,
Pier s-Str Redondo. str Victoria
Pier n.-str Admiral Rodmaa.
PIER n-Str Dewey.
Pacific Coast Coal Hunkers-u. 4. I. r
Swtftaure.
u 4 shipping Hoard MooFings Str
Eastern Glen. str Deirosa. str ieonlrml.
a,r Westward ITO. str West uartiand.
str Anna y. Morse.
East waterway Dock q Warehouses Str
West iaon.
Todd nry pocks-str West Jester. sch
Admiral Mayo.
prummond LiEhtsrage pock--sitr Alas
Kan.
Puwet sound bridge a Dredging Co.
STR Pattcrsone.
Ames Nard.-Str Roosrveit
Nettletsn MN nork--Sohr Spokane.
Heffsruan Dock-str NsideH
stream-ship Chiiiicothe, battieship Ida
no.
Fishrrs Nui--Sir Effinghsm.
stimaon MIN pock-schr Vancouver. sehr
Watson A. West
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S0v|ETS START
BUSINESS WAVE
$780, 900, 900 Worth Of Sup
plies Bought in Europe
BY LLOYD ALLEN

LONDON, July s.-Soviet Runsia'e
business invasion Of Europe has
started with a boom, according ia
the Russian trade delegation here
today. SO far $4,000. 900 worth OF
goods have been purchased In Eu-
rope and $4,000, 900 worth from the
United States.
Fifteen mixed cargoee Of merchan-
disc were shipped TO Petrogrsd from
England last month.
The bolshevists' purchases arc
made thru ARGOS. the all-RusEia co
operative society. European saies-
men, In the midst Of business de-
preston. are said 70 DO welcoming
this ready market and TO be be-
sieging the ARGOS offices. despite
door plates decorated with battle.
flags Of the soviet legionB. ~
America L. represented by floods
Of samples with quotations on every
thing from sewing machines To-
pipes.
Leonid Krassiri. soviet ernissary n
London. gives the following ngur.
Of bolshevist purchaSes in Westcrn|
Europe and America:
Germany. 100000, 900.
England. 3z0.0o0.0oo.
Sweden. $4,000. 900.
United States. 10000
Total. 500. 900. 900.
How In Soviet Russia going TO
pay for these goods7' the ARGOS
headquarters was asked.
we have set aside definite surr<
OF the Russian gold reserve for fot4
eign purchases" was the replA4
Russian mines are going 10 furnisf.]
new gold right along"
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Public Market
aOITH End

SOUTH END
stafl -. butter. use 10. eggs. use dor. (:
peanut butter. ms 7bc- Stall 1. bread.
! ioaves use. butter horns. for tse,
donEhnuts. zoe doz Stall ~. pot roast.
loo 10. lamb roast. loo ~: bacon. z5c
N. Stall 20. salad oil. zoe at. zoe corn.
cans zSc. salmon. Sc can. Stan -.
lamb stew. &c NJ. shoulder lamb. ioc NJ.
good bacon. lie 10. stall .. Peggy's
Lunch, business mems lunch. 40c.
WEsTLAKE
Stalls 80. boiling beef, i2hc n: lamb
stew, Toe n. Stall i0f, home made cot
tags cheese. ms z5c; k!ppsred salmon,
s5c 10. stall 1906. cans salmon. z5e. .
ms. 40c coffee. 800; 2 cans corn. zSe; 2
ms prunes. CSC. Stall 1z3, orange mar
naiade. zoe NJ: peanut butter. t2e 10
sharp or mild cheese. acc 10. Sugar
stall, 4s-ro. sack Northern Light flour.
$500; 10 lbs. cane sugar. Csc.
PIKE PLACE
0taii IT. ms pure American cane
sugar. csc, ms. Sic. Stall 1927. lamb
chops. MS z5c; hams, half or whole.
SSc 10. Stalls 27-zo. hamburger and
oAusags. Q ios. use: ms pure lard 3oc.
Stall IL. Ivory soap, large, for Csc; In
can Rogers baking powder. 2ic Stall 81.
White soap. zDc.
ECONOMY
Stan 80, best cane sugar lbs. 7se. Z
Ms sic Stalls 57-3s, 2 cans corn or
peas. use; 15c pkgs. corn flakes, 23c;
ms fine head rice, zbc. Stalls 7-s~s.
5-fb. can ~. J. -. II brand coffee. 95c. .
Call cans Alaska salmon. 25c: t3-ib. sack
patent -four. s1.sS. ms sssdless raisins,
l6e: bars Bob White soap, zoe.
CORNER
etail 1o-. fresh peanut butter. Toe n
~ m. can Golden West coffee. ssc. reg
uiar 35c coffee. zoe 10. Crescent bskinf
powder. s5c 10. Stall 2. sugar cured
hams. zoe NJ; summer sausage. z5c fb
pfcnics. f5hc N. Stall ~. King salmon
isc n. Stall IA. fiR bars, fbs zsc.
SANITARY
Stall 100, best cane sugar. ms. 1sc.
Tbs. Bic: Royal white soap, bars 25c
Borden's milk, tall cans 53c. fresh
milk. &c at. ftsil ~. Too, elass Heinz
Jelly OF Jam, i0c. 1a-6z 1sc Stall a.
msyonnslss dressing, zoe n. potato
salad. zoe pt stall 102 mild cream
cheese. zoe m; fresh ground peanut but
tar. MS. ioc.
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WASHINGTON. July s.--Thc
army air service today started an
informal investigation Of the broad.
casting OF stories TO the effect that
the air service Is planning a great
national military airway system with
terminals In hundreds Of cities. Let
tiers to this effect have been sent
from New York to cities Of 10000 or
over. II has developed
In each case the writer states the
particular city has been selected as
a terminal. The army air service de
mics any connection with the person
or persons sending the letters
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Portland Banks
Make Reports

PORTLAND. ore, July e.--Latest
reports Of Portland banks made pub
lie In response 10 call of the con.
trollcr OF the currency. shows the
following as Of June 80;
Officials believe the process Of de-
flation Is for the most part accom-.
pllshed.
Deposits show n decline OF is Is
per cent since June. 1890. altho tho
shrinkage WIS less between April Is
and June 80 than for any similar
period within the past year.
Loans and discounts OF the banks
have been cut down one per cent
since April rs.
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GRAIN MARKET
COMING BACK

CHICAGO. July 6.--Grains rceov-
cred some OF their big losses Of yes
tcrday on tho Chicago Board Of
Trade today. due Co reports Of I'M
favorable crop conditions In the
grain belt.
Provisions were irregular.
July wheat opened at ti.iG. off
"a c. and closed up l NC. Septe mber
wheat opened Oft lie at Ills and
closed up Inc
and closed up another &c. Septem-
her corn opened off &c at 6sae and
closed up lac
July oats opened at stMc. off NC.
and closed up NC. September oats
opened at a6he. Off nc. and closed
- c higher.
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Chicago Board of Trade
esln~.dsy'. Quetations)
H. M..A.a- n al


CHICAGO July s~-itoKs Receipts.
iseee Market active. .@e higher. Haik
% safes. ss0ofo butchers. tsss 0s e.
packing. is.S00g. iixhi. is0sTe. pigs.
saTkupss: roughs. tsitUsso
CattIs--Rscsipts 5000. Market strong.
steady. Beef. 81 sovsAs. butcher stock.
ft.sgs: eAnners ard cutters. 81 So
as. stackers and feeders. - 7suT.s /.
cows tss0e 50. calves. f7.te o 30.
esp-Rscsipts. geo. Market mostly
use higher Lambs. ssgtsss eve. ts.Ts
gsIs
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LOADS BOX SHOCKS

On her first voyage 10 Puget
sound. the new steamship Manuki
OF the Matson line is loading boz
shocks and lumber at the Bloedei.
Donovan mill nj Beliingham- She
In expected 10 shift Friday 10 Seattle.
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. July s.-Foreirn er-
change opened slightly lower today.
Sterling. i1iTh. off ~ francs. ioe7st.
lire. io.0tTs. marks. to.eiss. kronsn-
sisss.
Closing 1uo;stions: Sterling. it.7es
francs. ss.e7sis lire. ts.osTti marks.
te.oi1t.
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San Francisco Produce

SAN FRANCISCO. July s.--Buttsr--
ErtFsx. ESQ 10. prime firs,s. s7ae ID. I.
seconds. .7s ~.
Ergs-Ertras zee Dos; firsfa hkc
dos No. 1 dirti~s. ale dos. sr,ra pull
lets. ;5e dor. vndsrsised pgiists. ~ nc
dos
chs~-e-caiifornia nsts. fancy. sec ID.
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NEW YORK. Jelly t.--saEaf-Ffrrn.
ra~ 81. delivered. Refined. firm. Gran.
uiAtsd. tsse0sto.
cofss-So. Mo. SPOT. So az: No.
4 santos. 80 GbA.
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Expungc the accounts Of mans In.
humanity 10 man from the worlds
history. and n small volume would
contain the rest
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Solitude h better than company
when the company Is not congcuial
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Cash Wheat

CHICAGO. July e.-CAHh wheat
No. red. ti.iah No, red. ti.isis
v l.so; No. J red. fi.i5h Silfs. Ne
: hard. ti-isis.
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A wise man always bets On topV
dogs and bottom facts.
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REFLECT ALEXANDER

II, H. Alexander. OF Tacoma, was
reelected president OF the Pacific
Steamship Co. and A. +. fiaines was
reelected vico-prcsisent and general
manager at Portland. Me. Tuesday.
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Ship News
Tides in Seattle
WEDNESDAY
July q

JULY
first iiigh Tide
sgss a. m, III r.
FIRST low Tide
ttata IN. As a.
second itikh Tide
eet ~ m. iss r.
second low Tide
iiiAa y. M. es a.
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thiB;
Pleasures. dancing. movies. money.
more pleasure.
The former ambassadors 10 the
court Of Beezlebub then inhaled tbr<
pure air Of peaceful Zion
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RSDAN


JULY Z
FIRST nigh Tide
tths a m. II Z II
FIRST low Tide
itfsp a m. zb a.
Second High Tide
f3ee 3. m. isT a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-20
Will RADlUM AT LAST
OPEN THE DOOR Of
THE GREAT UNKNOWN

II you are alex aud want to Get
Well and Keep Well write for liter
aturc that teiis How and Why this
almost unknown and wonderful new
ei.msnt brings relief 20 80 many
sufferers from Constipation. lihcu-
matisfu- Seiatiea CouS Seuritia
High Hood Pressure and diseases Of
the Stomach Heart lnnga Liver.
kidneys and other aiimenta Tou
wear Degnen.s Radioactive Solar
Pad day and night receiving the
Radio-Aetivs rays eonunuousiy Into
your system causing q healthy cir
culatioh overcoming siurgishnesA
throwing off impurities and rcrtor-
ing the tissues and nerves to . nor
NAL condl tion--and the NEXT thing
you know you are getting we'll
Sold on test proposition You
ar. thoroughly sAtisfiod IL IL help
ing you before the appliance IL
yours Nothing to do but wear IL
No trouble or expense. and the most
wonderful fact about the appliance
liz that "a ~ sold so reasonable that
u ~ within tho reach OF all. both
rich and poor.
No matter how bad your aiimcnt
or how long standing. we will be
pleased TO have you try 10 at our
risk. For fun information write to-
day--not tomorrow. Radium APP
piiance Co. 40 bradbury Bldg. Los
Angeles. COLLABORATION
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SPECTATORS GARNER
Fortunes FROM u. S.
SHIP SUPPLY CREDIT

triet directors wcre selling the peo-
pies supplies TO tho junk ring at
absurd prices. extending credits
without proper security: making
contracts. In fact which tho gen
enal director himself had no au-
thor1ty TO make-and Washington
knew nothing about all this until
shipping board special agent Ed. j.
Blaney uncovered these conditions
at New Orleans and Jacksonville
by following leads gavo his de-
partment
After supplies then not de-
clared surplus had bcen sold
under blanket contract In South
ern territory mt 1874 cents on
the dollar. the supply and sales
director OF thai district In
structed his various representa-
tivcs TO sell these materials
for account OF the junk dealers
''wherc II. ~ b." nj nm enor-
nous profit over prices paid the
shipping board. thus using tho
peoples organization costing
tuutt'Vr wv otsfNsset W pSOtUsNu
profits Of junk companies
Onc such company thus
profiting was the Southern
Scrap Material company Of
New Orleans. Another was
the Scameu q Mcnkc company
OF Jacksonville, Fla
Appraisals OF values wcrv hap
hazard. according 10 Miller. In
myriad cases supplies started for
certain shipyaris were In the haste
OF war construction diverted IN
transit two and three timcn- Finally
used In ship construction and the
construction paid for. thcne SUP
plies two years afterward were car
RED on headquarterr' books charged
10 the original consignee.
This set up losses IN settle
mcnts. In raies. In overhead. which
went 10 swell tho millions looted
and wasted from the public treas.
ury M result OF this incxcusnbiy
inefficient method OF handling these
supplies.
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Street Car Killing
Probed by Coroner

An inquest to fix responsibility for
the death OF Mrs. Jessie Waugh and
Mrs. o. II. Hattlemark. who were
instantly killed Friday evening by n
Rainier ave. street ear at Rainier
ave. and State St. was 20 10 held
Wednesday morning 10y Coroner w.
III. Corson-
The third member OF tho party.
Chris Hoydc. who was at first
thought fatally injured In the acci.
dent. is In a critical condition In city
hospital.
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IN FREE
SWIM CLASS
No More Enrollments win
Be Allowed

with moro than $500 Seattle KID
dies enrolled In the citys free swim.
ming classes. Instructor Ernie Wells
announced Wednesday that further
registrations would not be accepted.
Il am sorry that we Will be unable
to take care OF beginners from this
time on" Wells declared. but the
work Is progressing so rapidly that
we will be unable. to undertake the
instruction OF new pupils."
II Is estimated that practically all
OF the pupils now enrolled In the
classes will be able TO swim before
the conclusion Of the course.
Thursdays classes are as follows:
North Green Lake. boys. 10 a. IN. 20
ii:3o a. m. girls. 1870 A. IN. 10 1850
y. m.
South Green Lake. boys. $40 TO s
.. M: girls. . to . p. m.
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Forestry Problems
to Be Investigated

Forestry problems win be investi-
gated next Tuesday and wednesday
by a committee from the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the United States. at
morning and afternoon hearings. to
which representatives OF the lumber.
Ing industry hare been invited. The
party will arrive next Monday night
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To Give Hearing on
Rail Rate Advances

Al 10 A. m. Friday. In the federal
building. a hearing on proposed rail
rate increases in Western Washing
ton will be held by the interstate
commerce commission and the state
department Of public works Ship
pers will be represented at the hear.
ing by y. j. wetirick. attorney for
the transportation bureau OF the
Chamber OF Commerce.
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Fish when they swim make
noise that can be detected by
Telephone.
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Oriental African
Golfers Arrested

When Chinese take up African
golf. something usually happens. Pa
trolmen N. =. Anderson and r. r.
Baerman found 10 Cinnamon play
Ing with galloping dominoes In a
room ut 2i3h Washington st. Tues
day night and the Celestials are now
in the hoose-gow. Anderson and
Baerman seized set Of dominoes
and three dice. besides a pot" Of
s49.05.
The Chinese under arrest arc:
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Low Auto. Sc: George Hing. IS: Bum
Toy. SO; Bowl shce, 40: Fong Lee,
81: Sing Lee. so; All Lee, IS: All
Chin. IS; All Dong. 80. and Chin
Chin. 10. They are held for $40
bail each.
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DIVORCES GRANTED

Parker. Eugene from Nora
Johnson, Alice 81. from Ernest
Low. Ethel from Fred II.
Sitka Hula from Barney.
Trahey, Carrie s. from George
corson. Andy J. from verah-
Hatem. Aagot NJ. from Ncls.
Habeli. Albcn from Ada
Dickinson. Hattie from Thomas r.
DEATHS
Gregsr Aasm ss I'm vaisntins n,
Andrews. John. 50. 223 Pontlus ave
Jenness. Josie. 4s. 233 26th ave. n.
Cargili. Dave. 81, 241t First ave
Waters, Ann. 6s. 2447 w. 6ist 81.
Gillespie. Charles. 81, 3417h Fro
mont ave-
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Read NY Article I
Saturday. star
WE
BOTH
WIN

I am now devoting
my entire time TO
my dental practice.
Having now served
the people here for
twenty years. and
made good by doing
dental work that ]
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can guarantec, and making my
guarantee good.
I do not compete with Cheap
Dentists. nor do operate on your
ton. l give two dollars worth of
Dental work for every dollar / re-
ceive--so you save a dollar, I make
a dollar. and our interests are mu-
tual--we both wiD'
Open evenings TIL and Sundays
TIL 1880 for people who work.
EDWIN }. brown. ID. u. =
Sesttle's Leading Dentist
lOe Columbia 81
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Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

Ms.,ussun.ss.; reuuSsro. ;:ss First
Sane. otomatsu. col yesier way. girl
Denny, Milton. ssis brooklyn. Girl
okasaki. Shukichi. boy.
Lewis. Albert. s7ts fsth ave. s.. boy
noroh. Isaac, al sSth ave. y. girl
Fender. Martin. 1875 w, 5sth. girL
hopkins. Theodore. ssst Island
Sane. fukua. 1873 10Th ave- n. boy
raksacht Yoshi,suxu. sssn Main St,
shuisr. Iran, sTis raia,in. ave, siri
Knapp. Paul. ssis Eighth ave. n. r.
stalisrd. Frederick. i7ss 18th & W.
York. Claude. isss I,,h ave. girl
steele. T.. 1870 Boren ave. boy.
Brltton. Frank. Tst Belmont pi. boy
uehids. shlnso. =. o. box III. sky.
komish, boy.
Hosner. Glare. Lacey, wash. boy.
Inc. Torakich. X r. ID. Box is,
r;s.ss,.s K.ixo. r. F. D. SAT
rwahashl Yonsro. i,s. Yesier way
Quinn. Frank. ssss ,s,h ave- N. r.
Peterson. NJ. 4nT ,s,h sv. s. w.
Tracey. Clyde W.. s:ii 18th ava ~
rronyer John g. is,s Jackson St
weller. Arthur H siis n. seth St
Guy. william. io:s Jsffsrsoa st
Mcdonald. A. Stuart, Tacoma gsri
stanton. Louis q. 1895 Seventh ave
NV, w e SRI o,, NJ ,s,, MAI. =, s,v
connor. Barnard w Kent. boy.
Bishop. William A. soe3 s<th ava
Hood Gecrrs. Renson. girl
Hall De We're c. Alderwood Manor
Byxsee. Edgar <t:s w. Massa-
chusetts st.. girl
pcnohue. Howard W. so7 N. 7tth 81
girl
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By j. F. Richardson

,fcrmc~iy . member NJ the u. r. ship
ping Hoard special inv~stts sting com
mittee and an erpert On shipping affairs)
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JOHN w. vAUx becomes vice
president and general manager Hill
Syrup company, succeeding r. r.
Kenyon. who goes to Pacific Hard
ware Manufacturing company.
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tI0rmorty . mesnbev 0f Tie v. ~ hhtr
ping Hoard special investigating cea,
mittee and an espest en shippsns affairs
SAN FRANCISCO. July co.
Three humlrv~i and fifty millions
worth of surplus ship materials,
paid for by the people. made tho
plaything Of junk ring spccull.
ton. whfic utter Incompetence
In keeping Of accounts resulted
In errors mounting 10 the mil.
lions.
Materials divvrted two and
thrtr times In transit. finally
used In boats. and settlements
made for tho boat construction.
still charged on shipping hoard
books 10 tho original consigncc
iSsstcad Of the actual consumer.
two ycars after shipment.
Millions Of doilars' worth Of
material sold 10 the Junk ring on
rs~sie credit basis without proper
security. serving the ends Of
spectators.
Materials In tho millions sold.
and sales not credited on tho
headquarters material hooks.
BIDS for supplies refused. tho
supplis~ Immediately sold 10
lower bidders. and by them 70
sold 10 the higher bidders nj .
profit.
These amazing admissions arc
made by n u. Miller. former
director NJ tho shipping board
supply and sales department.
When II. II. Miller r,cccedo
J. Leo Allen as director Of nhii
ping board supply and sales d.
partment while the Barde lumI
sum sale OF materials wns pcnS
ing. Miller found the books an
accounts Of the department IT
rotten shape" according to his az
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