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The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

W/HlLE the quantities nearly all other classes of
w manufacturing material imported show big fall
in May, 1921, compared with May 1890, silk
imports show big increase standing for the month OF May
1921 445Sooo pounds against only 25o6ooo in the same
month of last year. while artificial silk imports stand So2
pounds against $4,000 in the month OF last
and silk manufactures whole stand at So 10000 value
against s. 5000 in May 1870.
Meantime the Silk Association of America announces
that the quantity OF silk in the warehouses the lowest
since began compiling statistics upon this point and that
apparent consumption during June is the highest
reported" 3o,S77 bales.
The growth of the silk industry in the United States
has been surprise throughout its history Bringing all OF
it raw material from the other side OF the globe and
uacturn for many years exclusively for the people OF the
United States the value OF the outturn OF the silk factories
grew from $40 900 900 in 1900 in 1900 $Io7
600 in 1000 500 in 1910 $2S4oooooo in 1914
and S68ooooooo in 1910 The sums paid in wages for
ansformng this foreign material into form for use
BY own people adv anced from 100000 in 1880 to $lS
900 in 1900 S2loooooo in $5ooooooo millions in
IoIo IoI4 and probably not far from $780,
100000 in 1910; though official figures on TINS point
not yet available. -.
Meantime our silk factories have so perfected their
systems of ranufa rc as be able compete with those
of other countries which uru,cry supplied the silk manu-
factures entering nal trade Our exports OF silk
manufacture have grown in yalue from little $1,000
600 in 1913 to $8sooooo in 1917 $Iooooooo in 9IS $24
100000 in 1910 and 100000 in 1920 while the exports
of articles manufactured from artificial silk, chiefly hosiery
have grown from little $Ioooooo dollars IN 1917 the
first yearly record, to ovef SIooo 900 in 1920
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
OIL FIELr OPERATIONS IN JUNE.

During June in the oil fields covered by the Oil
City Derricks monthly report, there 2o71 wells
completed ninety than in the previous month
The initial daily production credited to these wells
was 2I2ooo barrels, decrease of 1896 barrels when
compared with the May figures.
The divisions that reported more competitions than
during the preceding month Lima, Indiana, Cen
trail Ohio, Kentucky Tennessee, Illinois, Kansas and
North Louisiana The greatest difference in the fig
ures for the two months recorded by Kentucky
Tennessee, where it aggregated I54 The increases in
the other districts follows: Lima i6; Indiana
g. Central Ohio 36; Illinois, S; Kansas 2S and North
Louisiana, H.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Canadian Trade Notes.
Lower Freight Rates.

OTTAWA Ontario-As a result OF the confer
ence held here between representatives OF the i've
stock industry and the railways an important reduc
ton in livestock railway rates on all Canadian lines IS
very likely 1t is expected that the railways Will
submit their offer to the railway commission in
week
Chinese Like Ice Cream.
VANCOUVER. British Columba-Thousands OF
gallons of ice are being shipped every month
from this port China the frozen dainty being Tor
warded in specially constructed containers holding
about 500 gallons each This fact was brought out IN
the of investigation to discover whether the
prohibition era had any effect the sale of ice cream
and soft drinks
New Gold Discovery
ANCHORAGE Yukon Territory-Strikes OF gold
quartz apparently bearing than $Ioo to the ton
in a district thrty-nine miles south OF here are re-
ported Prospectors stampedng to the area OF the
discovery. Men returning from there said dozen
big assures Of quartz heavy in gold have been uncov-
cred within region twelve by seven miles The FIRST
strike reported at Grdwood
Gasoline in Arctic.
EDMONTON, Alberta-Gasoline is being
made at Fort Norman oil camp, far down the Macken-
ze toward the Arctic, and at the most northern point
ir the world for that process. message received on
June by the Imperial Oil Company, Limited reported
that operations were begun at the Fort Norman well,
where oil was struck last August From the gasoline
maQe motor DOat mas Deen SOU HlleS 10 FoIt
Smith. Gasoline is being turned out at Fort Norman
at the rate of thirty-fve gallons per day
Lumber Exports.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Exports of
lumber from Vancouver during the first six months of
1921 totaled 728Isooo feet In addition to this, A.
100000 shingles and 15,Ioo tons of box shocks
also shipped The six months being high compared
with 8o,7o2,24I feet of lumber shipped during 1920
Big Wheat Crop.
;,rb
rapidly maturing is general through the prairie prov
inces. The reports of the Northwest Grain Dealers
Association show conditions almost equal to that of
the bumper crop year Of 1915. With this improve
ment many sections that did not produce good crops
then will have record yields this Some cutting
has commenced in southern Manitoba and Saskatche-
and harvest will be general ten days earlier than
usual
Strike Oil.
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta--It is reported by
the secretary of the Grande Prairie board of trade
that the Imperial Oil Company has struck heavy
flow of gas and oil depth Of Iso feet Ro'lo on
pqNnnE Gamma RiveH
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
WELSH COAL EXPORTS.

According to the South Wales Journal OF Com
Cardiff for June g. exports of coal cargo
from South Wales in May negligible. This was
only to be expected in view Of the prolongation of
the coal strike In order to conserve, in the circum-
stances all available supplies for essential home pur-
poses, the authorities responsible for the delivery and
shipment of coal generally refused grant permission
to export One exception, however a cargo from
Cardiff to an Italian port.
Exports from the South Wales ports in each
month of 1921 up to May ywere January o24434 tons;
February, s62,s52 tons; March, os2,44a tons; April
2o26OI tons; May 3sIs tons total of $2o4s637 tons
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

The War Finance Corporation has agreed to
make advance of 100000 to a Western bank
for the purpose of assisting in financing the expora-
ton of provisions to European countries =
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Czecho- -Slovakia Co-operatives.

Sovakia dates back from $4,000. 1t was Kam-
pelik, physician, who started the propaganda in
favor Of rural organization the creation OF parocha
Citations and that of land banks though the latter did not
make any real progress until after 1900,
The Czech agricultural cooperative movement com
prises $500 cooperative societies OF 10000 members with
capital of 7oooOooOo While in other countries
buying and selling cooperative societies being found
ed in Czecho Sovaka land banks and still savings
banks of Raiffeisen type also called "Kampelicy were
being multiplied The Rafeisen societies the basis OF
the cooperative in Czecho Slovaia. According
the statistics of the Central Federation OF the Czech Co
operative societies of Bohemia in 1912 OF $4,000 men,
bers so per farmers IS per cent artisans and
farmers per cent artisans per cent workncn, and
per cent members of various other occupations. !
According official data. in January 1913, there
SI7s cooperative organizations in Bohemia Morava and
Silesa of which sI23 had restricted collateral The diff
ferent types were follows: 1881 savings banks of the
Schutze- -Delsch type Oil consumers cooperative
ctes, and 4876 agricultural cooperative societies The
latter which represent 90 per cent Of the total number OF
cooperative societies comprise So3 agricultural societies
of the Kampelik type, and 1923 other societies grouped
in eleven agricultural declarations.
The condition Of Buying, Selling and Producers CO.
operative societies 1918 is shown by the following table
Cooperaave creameries llo
Cooperative societies of Kitchen, Gardeners and
Fruit Growers. Cooperative Cellars Is
Distiiieries ..,...:.. oi
Cheory drying houses .!..................-4... 81
Manufacturers of fecua a........................
Buying and Selling Cooperative societies. 10Y
Flax Growers Cooperative societies. ......... rs
Cattle Rasers' Cooperative societies cooperative
pasture lands) ........................... oS
Threshing Cooperative societies es....:....... 'I3o
Electric Cooperative societies. 70
Consumers Cooperative societies S2
Tenants Co-partnershp societies .............. IS
Miscellaneous ............................ AZ
Tha the hlNIno nd C
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

The most prosperous the buying and selling CO.
operative societies. chcory drying houses, dslereS and
the creameries Especially in Moava) Cooperative
cees of kitchen gardeners and fruit growers are in the
process of development The threshng and the flax
ers cooperative societies have met with little success
Electric and also Mers Cooperative societies de-
veloping on the contrary very satisfactorily One can
cite especially large electric establishments at Drazice
Bohemia and at Hale, Morava, which supply the
rounding districts with electricity The Electric Coopera
tive societies of the district of Kraoy Hradec united
in federation which furnishes electricity to twenty-five
districts The farmers show great deal Of interest i'll
these enterprises.
In 1918 ga cooperative societies had Ioot764 MEM
bers Deposits of 2o3ooooo crowns reserve 100000
crowns in 1900 100000 and 100000 crowns respec-
tivcly)
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Silk Industry Grows.

"/HlLE the quantities nearly all other classes of
w manufacturing material imported show big fall
in May, 1921, compared with May, 1890 silk
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Strike Oil.

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta-It is reported by
the secretary of the Grande Prairie board of trade
that the Imperial Oil Company has struck heavy
flow of gas and oil at depth OF ISo feet at Ro;Io on
ths F6unt coups RiveH
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

Raps "No Par Value" Stocks.

no TOcK without par value, in my opinion is step
in the wrong direction and toward speculation
instability and confusion Of the public mind
Evening star., 1921-06-23
The American Polo Victory.

Rated before the series as tam
potentially powerful, but probably not
up to the exacting task before them,
the American polo four-playing' ag-
gressive, confident and heady polo
have, by their successive clean-cut
victories at birmingham, restored the
cup to America and won for them
international sport. Such scores as
II to on Saturday and 10 to yester-
day tell q glad story. Admittedly bet.
ter mounted than the British veterans
selected to defend the trophy, there
were, before the first match, grave
misgivings as to the steadiness and
team strength of the American COM
bination. Every report of the two con-
tests has served happily to establish
the lack Of basis for those doubts. The
speed and training Of their ponies un-
doubtedly played a fair part in the
victory, but to it was added that su-
periority of human dash and skill
which alone could have lifted the cup.
To Milburn, Stoddard. Hitchcock and
Webb go the hearty congratulations Of
their countrymen.
Rejoicing in the victory. frankly in
dulged in on this side Of the Atlantic,
will not be misunderstood by the
sportsmen Of England. America has,
during the past year, endured with
eroo<1 orooa q eorias of International
reverses in sport which threatened to
shake that quality Of confidence es-
sential to successful competition. Our
victory at birmingham. in a sport at
adept, is. in the light Of that fact,
doubly sweet. Our pride in winning
is in itself a tribute to British polo.
So the cup comes back. First offer
ed and played for at Newport in 1886,
the score of the matches held since
that time today stands: America, a;
England, 4-sustained competition so
evenly matched as to satisfy every
desire of true sporting blood. And
when the English players next invade
Long Island for the ninth match it is
the hope of America that. short of
lifting the cup, they may carry away
with them those pleasant memories Of
fine and generous sportsmanship and
hospitality which we know are today
cherished by each member Of the
American team in souvenir Of their
stay at birmingham.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

by Pennsylvania by one minute and
forty.four seconds and established the
phenomenal time Of fourteen minutes
and seven seconds. This wonderful
crew took the lead at the start and
held it without real challenge to the
finish. It rowed at thirty-two-stroke
pace throughout, with little variation.
It gained on virtually every stroke.
The real race was between Cornell and
California for second place. California
winning. There is sad aspect to the
Navy's victory, for Immediately after
the race the crew disbandsz. is MEM
bers hurrying away to report for duty
on battleships. Those eight men will
probably never again row together in
a boat, but they have the supreme sat
isfaction Of having won world honors
at Antwerp and on the Hudson. estab-
fishing q speed record that will per-
haps long stand unapproacned.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
The President and His Task.

The restful week ends on which the
President has decided and entered
should prove helpful to the full extent
that he may need that sort Of help.
And, fortunately for him. he can
vary his indulgences as the humor
strikes him. Last week he tried a
river trip. and enjoyed it with few
friends. This week he will try visit
over in New Jersey, as the guest Of the
senior senator from that state, who
is one of his cronies and can steer him
up against golf course.
The President is thus enabled to
escape shop" He leaves "shop" be-
hind-lets it slide for the time, and
take care Of itself in his absence.
Patronage. legislation, treaties, and all
the rest Of it, will keep. and may even
benefit from these respites. Refreshed
by the breathing spells, the President,
when he returns to his duties from
one Of them, is able to do all the more
work, and do it better than had he
gone on with an uninterrupted grind.
AS all are aware-since attention is
called to the fact so often-the presi-
dency is no holiday job. The chief
servant of the people is servant. in
deed, and works hard. He must turn
from subject to subject with celerity,
and his table is always covered with
subjects.
Mr. Harding is strong physically and
works with a will. But his task is
such. and so much depends on its ex-
ecution, that he serves the public's in
terest as we'll as his personal comfort
in arranging to keep as fit as possible.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Charles H. Taylor.

Charles H. Taylor, who died in Bos-
ton yesterday after a brief illness. was
one of the veteran successful journal
lists Of this country, having been
identified with publications in that city
for nearly sixty years. He went into
the printing business as a lad, inter-
rupting his training on the Traveller
to enter military service, in which he
was wounded. He returned to his
work. turning from typographical to
reportorial activity. and after sue.
cessful service in that line he founded
a magazine which was successful until
the great fire in 1872 destroyed the
plant. After a brief interval he re-
turned to journalism. being selected to
take charge Of the then unsuccessful
Boston Globe, with which he has been
continuously identified ever since.
Under Gen. Taylor's management and
editorial direction the Globe became
not only prosperous, but widely infiu-
ential. He made it a power in New
England. He made it force for pub
lie betterment. He gave it his inti-
mate personal attention and he kept
his active connection virtually to the
time of his death, relinquishing regu-
lar duties only short time before his
illness. Such a career is tri-
umph. Gen. Taylor's name was known
throughout the United States in news
paper circles. He preferred to concen-
trate upon his journalistic interest and
held aloof from other activities in
which he might have broadened his
fame.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

ward to the event with keen pleasure.
Now their happiness of anticipation
is dimmed. They are not certain that
when they get to the ticket offices at
the ringside they will be admitted.
They may have a squad Of expert en-
gravers scrutinize their "pasteboards"
and pronounce them false and refuse
them admission. For a gang OF coun.
terfeiters and swindlers has been busy
for some time past manufacturing
bogus tickets and selling them through
out the country. Half q dozen Of the
crooks were arrested yesterday. The
promoter Of the fight has declared that
the counterfeit tickets are so close to
the genuine in appearance that only
skilled engraver can tell the diner
ence. Nobody knows how many Of the
fraudulent tickets have been sold. But
even. if only two or three hundred have
been disposed of they suffice to throw
doubt upon the whole issue Of admis-
sion tokens. If the counterfeits were
crude and easily distinguishable there
would be little trouble. Everybody who
has bought a ticket lately has reason
to be apprehensive. Early purchasers
undoubtedly have genuine tickets. But
they have no assurance against the
presence in the seats their tickets call
for Of other persons, bearing coupons
that look genuine, when they arrive to
settle down upon their high-priced but
uncomfortable benches in time for the
big bout. 1t Is all very provoking.
Perhaps before Saturday week a way
will be found to guarantee sure ad-
mission and undisputed access to their
seats of the genuine ticket holders. If
not. and if the counterfeiters had
fioated considerable number of fakes
before being caught. there may be a
battle in Jersey City that exceeds the
Dempsey Carpenter affair for rancor
and bloodletting. -
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Nayy's Great Race.

For many years the intercollegiate
rowing regatta on the Hudson at
Poughkeepsie was marked by q mo-
notonous succession of victories by
Cornell. Occasionally Cornell slipped
back into second place in the varsity
event, but it was usually Cornell first
and somebody else second and third.
Since the passing Of Courtney, Cor.
nell's great coach, the Hillmen from
Ithaca have not been SO successful,
and other crews have had chance at
first honors in the big event. Curious
ly, however, the Naval Academy,
thoUsh occasionally a competitor, has
never till now won a race at Pough-
keepsie. Last year at the Antwerp
Olympic games a crew from Annapolis
outrowed all competitors. Yesterday
that same crew appeared at Poughkeep-
sic and swept the Hudson. 1t won the
varsity event with remarkable ease,
with five lengths lead at the finish. It
broke the championship three-mfle
record made in 1888 on Saratoga lake
Evening star., 1921-06-23
The New "Prairie Schooners."

The prairie schooner Of other days
attains an Elysian development in
the caravan of automobiles sched-
uled to leave Brooklyn in July for
Idaho. BY this means of transit one
hundred and thirty families will cross
the country to form a farming COM
munity in the western state.
Is not this pioneering de luxe, with
all the improvements of modern civil
lization? 1t may be supposed that
many of their stay-at-home neigh
hors will envy them the prospect
There is the pleasure of the trip. the
1--WE of the far west. and back of II
all the innate desire Of men to go on,
pilgrimages and start a new conf
munity.
More important than the fortunes
or fate of this particular caravan
colony is the spirit which it exempli-
ies Is it symptomatic. and will
there be others like it? Motor-car
transportation supplies an attractive
means of getting away from the con-
eested centers. And with this incen-
tive on the one hand, and tho stress
OF high city rents on the other, why
should not the example inspire imi-
tations? Why should it not actuate
a new and wider ck-to-the-land
movement?-New York World (demo.
Cratic).
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Fake Fight Tickets.

A veoss from Saturday two men will
Inject In the prize ring at Jersey City
for the world championship in bruis-
ing. Tremendous public interest is
aroused. An immense amphitheater
mas been erected to accommodate many
thousands Of flight fans" who have
Tor weeks been buying their tickets ut
high prices. They have looked for.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

From various sections Of the map
come the annual announcements Of
war on the mosquito. Science has as
much difficulty in bringing war to an
end as diplomacy.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Demagogic Criticism.

The comment of some newspapers
in the United States that the gov.
ernment's Mexican policy Smells Of
t the very We sensible and wholly just
requirements made by Secretary
Hughes as a condition precedent to
the restoration of diplomatic rela-
tions with the southern republic.
No one could state any good reao
oil rights if it be wholly valid and
a quid pro quid was given for Its
purchase is not to have the same
manner Of protection as is given any
other property.
iustifiable dislike to the Standard Oil
Company because it was monopoly
Abundant oil development has long
c'ncn -ohbed 1t Of that character. but
to hold a prejudice against oil prop,
critics in general because one on
wicked. would be rank absurdity.
Whether it be SO or $10.000.ooo
that an American or an assoclation
Of Americans have invested in Mex
leo, and no matter whether 1t oe
oil, minerals. railroads: ranches or
What else, the principle that gives
them the right to protection Is the
II is demagogic and silly that this
manner of criticism should be made
by Americans of Secretary Hugnes
firm stand for American property
lights against threatened Mexican
confiscation.-Nashv Banner dn-
dependent).
The summer wash tie Is here. So Is
it's enemy, the red raspberry-Cedar
Rapids (Iowa) Gazette.
Some of the bathing girls sunburn
badly, but the brave little creatur1s
grin and bare it.-Baltimore Evening
Sun.
If we don't stop singing about Co
Inmbia being the gem Of the ocean
0enne prodteer Is going to get it,
New Orleans States.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

When Col. House remarked that it
was time to tranquillize he not only
uttered a great truth, but Immediately
proceeded to take the benefit Of his
own suggestion.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Triffn' Day.
A triflin' day
Comes wanderin' by;
The sunbeams play
Across the sky:
The perfumes float
On breeZes slow;
The robins note
Grows faint and low;
The shadows round
The thicket deep
On the warm ground
Lie fast asleep.
We may not flee
The cares Of life:
Days there must be
OF toll and strife.
With now and then,
To ease the way
OF plodding men,
A trif1in' day.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

Many members Of Congress are long.
ing for the old days when, even under
the most extravagant circumstances, a
billion was as high as any legislator
was expected to count.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Preserving an Appetite.

"When was boy my parents did
not allow me to read dime novels" re-
marked q serious citizen.
Neither did mine." replied Miss
Cayenne. I'm very grateful to them
for not allowing me to indulge in SEN
sational fiction to an extent that might
spoil my taste for the modern motion
picture thriller"
Evening star., 1921-06-23

Several smaller nations are evidently
inclined to disregard any plan OF dis
armament which does not provide a
means of taking their weapons away
from them.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

Occasionally a Mexican official shows
signs of being more interested in the
oil business than he is in statesman.
ship.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

The Dempsey Carpenter fight may
be brief. but the suspense has been
prolonged and most readable.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Joy Riding.

The industry we should admire
We often flout with mirth unwise
One man works hard to mend a tire,
A crowd stands by to criticise.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

A safe and sane Fourth of July is
with reference to impromptu
oratory as we'll as fireworks.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

A few financial operations call for
the kind of business doctor who is an
expert in graft surgery.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

The near east is as usual in a state
of near peace.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

Jud Tunkins says the first thing q
business doctor does in order to es-
tablish confidence is to prescribe plenty
Of golf for the boss.
Evening star., 1921-06-23

Even earthquakes do not disturb the
Ytslian peace Of mind so much as the
oolitical agitations.
Evening star., 1921-06-23
Partial Retribution.

do you approve Of a prize fight?"
"only fifty per cent. always feel
that the one who loses deserved ex.
actly what he got"