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The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
FOREIGN HOLIDAY
BRINGS Dull MART
Shutdown in Liverpool and
Thorough Liquidation Cause
Slight Easing Off.

NEW YORK, May 16.-There was
not much doing in the cotton market
today owing to the Liverpool market
being closed for the Whitsuntide
holidays and the uncertainty of the
foreign political situation with re-
gard to Silesis holding back much
new business. Prices went off only
very little from last Saturdays clos
ing quotations, to be exact only a
matter of . to 4 points. despite the
disappointing condition which has
developed between the French and
British governments after the recent
settlement of the German indemnity
and reparation question. Liquida-
tion seemed to have been fairly
thorough among lool and Wall
Street operators in last weeks SELL
ing movement and decline in price.
At any rate there was little fur
ther of such pressure noticeable
from the opening of the market to-
day despite the somewhat anxious
feeling which prevailed in some
quarters over these new unfavorable
developments since the close of the
markets last Saturday.
In the early small decline above
referred to May contracts sold at
1e.2S; July. 12.6S; October, 1924. and
December, 1884, against 1857 for
January. The only outside selling
of Importance cFme from some scat
tering or orders from the South.
notably New Orleans. during the
forenoon. Against this were enough
1ANal 10
and some of the spot houses to hold
the market.
During the late afternoon prices
rallied on covering of shorts on a
moderate amount of new buying by
Wall Street houses. This movement
continued until prices had been car
ried up about points over Satur-
days closing for the near months
and Is to 20 for the distant de-
liveries under the lead of December
and January. May contracts went
up 12& cents on this advance, July
to 1880; October. 13.45. and Decem-
Der to 1876 by 3:20 o'clock, while
January sold at 13H cents. Port
receipts for the day were about 20
900 bales, while export clearances
Appropriated nearly $4,000. South
ern spot markets were steady and
1 generally unchanged.
Some private reports are now COM
ing in showing the new crop has got
late and rather poor start over
most sections of North Texas and
eastward to the Atlantic States
from too much rain or late and
unseasonably cool temperatures. es-
pecially at night. AS a result IT is
claimed much replanting will be
necessary. particularly. in parts OF
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
| GenrUia
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
WHOLESALE PRICE
DROPS RECORDED
/ In PAST MONTE
General Commodities De
cline Over 5 Per Cent,s
Report Shows.
FOOD DECREASE
Edibles and Clothes az Per
Cent Below Last
Year. e.

A further decline In wholesaAs
prices took place during April. sS-
cording TO figures published yestss-
day by the Bureau OF Labor sts-
tisties Of the Labor Department
The bureaus index number for
general commodities dropped from
'Isz in March to 154 in April. eQuivs-
lent to a general decline Of nearly
5 per cent
The April ngure is nearly q. per
cent lower than the figure Of a year
ago. and nearly 45is per cent bslosr
tn high peak of last May.
Farm Products Drop.
Farm products again showed large
price decreases. the decline from
March TO April being per cent.
Food articles decreased s per cent
and clothes and clothing a litue
over per cent in the same time. In
the group OF fuel and lighting ma
terialsy the decrease was about 80
per cent Building materials were
about ga per cent lower in April
than in March. while metals were
only about q per cent lower. For
chemicals and drugs a drop OF 4 a
per cent Was reported. House fur
nishing goods showed practically no
change in price. while a decline OF
- per cent took place in the group
of miscellaneous commodities, in
GLIDING such important articles az
cottonseed meal and oil. lubricstinE
oil, jute. rubber. newsprint and
wrapping paper, soap. tobacco. and
wood pulp.
Comparing prices in April with
those of a year ago, as measured by
changes in the index numbers, foods
and cloths and clothing have de-
clined over a. per cent and farm
products over So per cent Building
materials. measured in the same
way. show a decrease Of 4o1 per
cent and metals and metal products
a decrease of 2sL per cent Fuel
and lighting materials were sA per
cent cheaper in April than In the
same month of last year. house
furnishing goods were l7k per cent
cheaper. and chemicals and drugs
were eo& per cent cheaper.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

eight months OF the. year, whereas
the relief in higher rites to the car
rier covered only four months. To
indicate the effect of this he con-
structed an income account for 1920
in which the wages increase and the
rate increase were both extended
over the full twelve months. This
resulted in a net railroad operating
income of sl,05S,652,3 ,30S, which is
quite different from the amount of
s62,264,421 that was actually real
lied. In his testimony were several
other instances of laggard action
or Of rulings in terms too broad,
or classifications too embracing, not
sufficiently responsive to local cir
cumstances or changing conditions,
sub as national abor agreements,
inhexible jurisdictional distinctions
among the crafts-all Of which must
be classed as failures in the tech
nique Of regulation but not neces-
sarily in the principle. For the
practical man these defaults of tech
nfque or administration are indis-
ttnguishable from failure of the
principle itself. but over a period
OF time they should be worked out
or much minimized. Since the in
qufry was limited to revenue and
expenses, questions Of property and
capitalization were not raised. II
was not always possible in the in
quiry to avoid the specific matter
now before the labor tribunal in
Chicago. though this was the de-
ciared intent of the Senate Com
mittee.
While Kruttschnitt's testimony
was clear and carefully presented,
except where it referred to the un-
economic, subsidized competition of
water and highway carriers, II no.
where made any new contribution to
the solution of the problem. In the
emphasis on the uneconomic re-
strictions placed on management by
infiexible wage and price schedules
the witness failed to properly stress
the fact that cost Is composed OF
the two terms, price and quantity
consumed, and of the two the latter
Is the larger term in controlling
the net outcome. The largest test
OF management Is how effectively
1t used men and materials. The
price or rate of wages, while of
vital Importance, is not the con-
trolling factor. The testimony FORM
ally submitted concluded with the
usual exhortation to leave matters
to the chartered pilots,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
Committee FaUors u. S.
Control of Coal Industrg

The Frelinghuysen bill placing
the coal industry of tho United
States under the Secretary of Com
merce was favorably reported to the
Senate yesterday by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
His bill providing for seasonal
reduction of rates on coal to stimu-
late production and purchase of coal
during the warm months was re-
ported Saturday.
Senator Frelinghuysen told the
Senate the bill providing for sea
sonal. reductions on coal rates had
The approval of the Interstate Conn
nerce Commission. which body de-
Fired Its passage so that prefer
initial rates on coal could be or
dered this summer.
The bill reported yesterday, Sem
itor Frelinghuysen said. would not
Fest the Secretary of Commerce
With any regulatory authority over
he coal industry, but would enable
I'm to make a thorough study of
pal conditions and to take steps
prevent shortage and high prices.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
1876 VESSELS SAIL
IN SPITE OF STRIKE

In spite of the seamen's strike,
tse American vessels sailed from
united states ports in the first two
weeks OF May. the Department Of
commerce announced yesterday.
American steamers unable to sah
142.
The greatest number sailed from
New York, 120 leaving that port
From Philadelphia ninety sailed and
sixty from Los Angeles.
In New York five vessels were
held up for lack of crews. At Nor
FOLK nineteen ships were held and
at San Francisco fifty-fve steam
ers were unable to sail.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

One prominent commission house
offered bit OF Information which
might easily have explained the
weakness in Endicott johnson stock
today. IL was stated in this quar-
ter that 10000 shares of the stock
were sold by the Endicott estate
on the recent advance; that this
stock had gone principally into
speculative hands and was being
unloaded at this time. The decline
Of about ) points in the stock this
morning could have been skcribed
TO the markets general weakness
IL II were not for the fact that
similaS weakness was not noticed
In the leather stocks with which
Endicott advanced last week.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
COFFEE MARKET.

wv. H. Hibbs 4 Co.. members n,
York Cotton Exchange.b
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

fnoes reahzed on Swift q Co. sales of
carcass beef to Washington for week end.
ing Saturday. May IL. 1921. on shipments
sold out ranged from 10 cents to l75 cents
per pound and averaged 1923 cents per
pound.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

NEW YORK, May 16.-Oniy one
item Of news was received in the
coffee market today. and this fell
fat as a business stimulant. In
fact, the market was virtually deao,
long periods elapsing without the
slightest effort to do business on
either side.
Owing to the holidays In Brazil
nn Friday and Saturday, .here were
no public quotations to stir up any
activity on the call. Hence, bids
were unchanged or lower. and as
offerings were scarce. trading was
limited to one lot of September at
one point advance. Later September
gained another point, while a few
lots of July sold at 3a4 points ad-
vance.
|. Spot markets are dull. with
prices nominaIly unchanged. viz:
Rio Is. 5Ka6c: Victoria Is SIS, 5%a
sac: Santos Is, Iashc.
Early in the afternoon futures
were slightly more active. hut
without noteworthy changes. De-
cember and March sold at points
advance. High. Low. Close
July ....... SOS 500 s.ssasoI
September E. S.I1' s.a7 s.3sae.s7
December -. $50 s.s5 s.s4as.ss
The market closed unchanged to
3 points lower.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
Breadstuff Movements

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The fol-
lowing shows the movement -
breadstuffs at New York TO-DAY In
bushels Of grain and barrels of
flour: RecaIn,,
Wneat .......... 10000 ss. 600
oats ............ $4,000
,rIour ........... $1,000 $4,000
The export clearances for The
seven principal ports OF the Allan
nc seaooard New York, Boston,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Newport
News. Galveston and New Orleansl
thus far this week as compared
with the corresponding day Of last
week have been as foIlows:
Flour. Wheat Corn.
Today $4,000 Ass. 900 Ell. 900
Last week. $4,000 2.sos,ooo
Exports of wheat from the four
ports tNew York. Boston. PhiIadel-
phia and Baltimore) were $4,000
bushels; last year sss.0oo.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

adVanced 70 December 81.
fLast year Of private tion previous the war
tFirst year Of private operation after the war
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

Another sharp decline in Pierce
Arrow common brought the stock
down approximately Is points be-
low the high OF last month on the
movement which sent nearly all the
motor stocks up rapidly. An at
tempt was made to stem the tide
Of selling with a prediction that
when the directors meet for divi-
dend action late this month they
will declare. the regular quarterly
dividend on the preferred even
though IL was not earned durins
the FIRST quarter. The house from
which this story originated is in
close touch with the financial end
OF the motor industry and has been
correct in a majority of it's fore
casts pertaining TO the motor stocks.
When, the story, was taken up on
the outside. however. Il was em-
bellished to suchc an e1ten that
things were made to appear not
quite so blue for the company. On
this latest reaction in Pierce Ar
row a huge short interest has been
built up.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17
Iieum. Consolidated Gas. and Central
Leather.

1t was reported in Wall Street
today that a number of the inde-
pendent steel companies will seek
the re-establishment Of the prefer
entiai freight rate applying before
the waron steel SHIPPED from Pitts
bursh TO New York for export. Ex-
port steel commands the same rate
ss that wifch is destined for do
nestle consumption. The railroads
received $3.50 a ton under the new
schedule. whereas there existed be-
for the war a preferential rate OF
sz.1o ton. The present high rate
will be cited as one case where
high rates actually stine railroad
trafic. The verbal arguments on
an Implication for the establish
ment Of the preferential rate will
probably go into the danger Of the
foreign market for American steel
being captured .by German pro-
ducers. who are reported to be un-
derseiling American tool manufac-
turers on goods consigned TO Amer
ican cities.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-17

while consenting to the regula-
tory functions set up by the law,
hruttschnitt found that the perform
ance under the law So far did not
square with his expectations. He
cited specifically thai the labor
award against the carriers covered
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-12
FERNS LOSES CHANCE
Foe DEMO. cHAiRMAssHiP

Vash ngicn. Oct l2 Scott Ferris
of Oklahoma. being cha riian oi th@
Democratic national committee. Went
eEmmering today when the AcAdeD
eing - the party decided 20 stand
osss uni.I the last for Daniel +. RofeS
for the chairmanship. The NlcAdoo
orrositlon 70 Ferris IS hased on tn
facts. as expressed Ay Roher, Mool
ley. thick and thin NcAdoo maH.
that Ferris az the chairman e IA 5
congressional camyaign COMMITTEES ~
the disastrous year Of 1918 Is ihe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-12
WANT ApvssrlsES1srs

Want sdvettismsris IN the LeAas
-r- Re IN the office by i~ei's
o'eloes T. classification 10 des'rea'
ra.s.,f,ss ads are cash. except where
a.r,,e. have regular accounts al tae
Leader office. The Leader eoslee'o"
s,ye experienced 50 much trouble 10
ocst,pg many partes VITO ha's
aAoued in wants. that I: ls necessary 70
invoke he cash h-in-sdsanee system
.,eep, where regular accounts Ate
maintained Memoranda q what y
~.,,es- or ~for sale" etc. psy ~
,.,, :, the Leader business office ani
sare viii be converted in'o form s's
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~ c9ESc TO sELL-Brick bldg.
lot IL. blocx as. Z @ Opposite
,one Hotel. For $500. terms Two
s,sr~. sud fsn basement. J 8. Hall
or VI. L West
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-12

man responsible for the Wilson 50
peal for q Democratic congress-. an
because OF that fart a. the naiionAl
chairman he would revive again IN
independent opposition which Wa
brought into being then
~ he same tlme Il became knows
that Chairman George White has 10
intention 81 re4igning and L r. be i.
lieyed that he las votes enough TO
prevent his being dethroned Al s.
Louis when the committee m ..s No
yeultef
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ron NAlF ma pagsSs Al enc 80.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-12

For kidney ana urafder 'rolhls
gravel weak aud lame back. rheu
nstism aud irregularities OF The kii
ucys and bladder Regulates hiai
dor troubles Ia chIldren II not sa.t
~ druggists mail slgs. Small bot.
70 often cure send fog sworu 'en'i
n.oniais. Dr. E. ". Hau. 792e Olive
street. ~. Louis, Mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-10-12

Flsh industries OF California bo,l
in faiue aud volume exceed those 81
any other state
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Montreal d planning new hessi.
costing saua0oeo

Forty six per cent OF The lnf no 81
lhe assfaae American iamss IS sraNf
Tor food
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own YOUR OWN noMe


offer for saie dandy aesslY
new room. modern haas" on s'sao
corner lots. rar.ee eistern. hen
house. So 600 %
A room honse close in one lot
only $4,000
one of the best SE corner rest
dences IN Guthrie close IN cons A.
ing OF rooms garage and clstern
IS 0o1 90
A good room house and loi
near car lire. 81 10000.
have some choice building sites
at very reasonable prices
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CLASSIFIED WANTS

FOR SALE iy owner, - room
modern honoe ~ lots. Well
c,sesn. eie. a. south Firsi For
rent after 2oih
FOR SALE 2sistiNery cars pay +ti+
down and litie each month ,
n Hough,oA.
FOR SALE Heater wood rut n
your order now before colt weather
Phone sal
FOR SALE A Ruby Gafland heatlnr
stove inquire 1920 " Mansur
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F0N tAtN cnnpinia scholarship 10
urAHrAoa tgaeihai business col
lesa. Oklahoma Tny This "a ne
hest bueienan ea'lasn la ihs sosis.
wast rae Leader sathfI@
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Leader classified ads ss, results
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
BLOW OPEN five SAFES
THUGS GET $4,000
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Five safes
were blown open and loot which may
total $4,000 was taken by four rob-
bers from the Offices of John Magnus
and company, iewelry firm early to-
day. According to John Magnus, head
of the firm, the cash loss may total
$4,000 while securities taken we're
valued at $4,000 Much of the latter
was owned by employees.
While two men supposed to be for.
mer employees from their intimate
knowledge of the building, forced the
night watchman to make his custom
ary rounds to the nine burglar alarms.
two others worked for several hours
over the three safes, neglecting ten
other safes in which were stored valu-
able merchandise.
"Officials of the company estimated
their loss at 100000 in currency and
money orders
shortly after 5 o'clock the watch
man released himself from the bonds
fastened when the robbers left and
called the police. but squads of officers
securing the wholesale district found
no trace of the men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
AIR mai. FLYERS ARE
CROSSING CONTINENT
(Ry Associated PreSS)

CHICAGO, Feb. %. - Completing
more than 1900 miles of flving. Jack
Knight, plotting an eastbound trans
continental mail plane from Iowa
City arrived mere at $40 a. m. Twenty
minutes later Joe Webster took up the
flight for the east.
HAZEI.HURST. n. NJ. Feb. 90
]. c. Webster, pilot of the transconti-
mental mail airplane which left Chi.
cago at 8 o'clock today, was expected
at Hazelhurst at o'clock this after
noon. postal officials here said. Pre-
parations were under way for recep-
ton to the flier.
OMAHA. Feb. 23.-The government
mail air services first attempt at a
continuous day and night flight re-
mained unbroken this morning so far
as the west-to-east flight Is concerned,
when Pilot Jack Knight, manning ship
No. 1S5 hoped off for Chicago at 1:59
a few minutes after he had landed
from North Platte, and without taking
any rest The mail he carried was
that taken from the plane of Captain
w. +. Lewis, who was killed at Kiko
New, yesterday morning as he took
. off for the first lap of the flight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
HUMANITARIAN DIES
IN new YORK CITY
(Rv 4 Associated Press)

NEW YORK. Feb. 23-Mrs. Ellin
L. Spever. humanitarian. philanthrop-
list and wife of James Speyer, bank
or. died here early today Of bronchial
pneumonia. She had been an invalid
for two years.
Mrs. Speyer was born in Lowell,
Mass. the daughter of J. Dyneley.
Prince and Mary Travers Price of
Baltimore. She was twice married.
Her first husband was John A. Low
cry, who died in 1892. She opened a
tea room in this city and five years
later married Mr.. Speyer.
Thirty-seven years ago she started,
with several other women here the
first working girls club in the United
States. She helped organize and was
president for II years of the New
York women's league for animals in
connection with which she had erect
ed model hospital. She vas active
in many child welfare societies and
was identified with a number of well
fare organizations during the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
AMERICAS PROTEST
ON MANDATES Laid
BEFORE LEAGUE BODY

PARIS, Feb. 23-America's note of
protest relative to the mandate ques-
tion receipt of which by Hugh C. Wal
lace, American ambassador to France,
was announced to the council of the
League of Nations yesterday. was laid
before the council when it assembled
today. 1t was the first subject under
discussion by the members of the
council The action of the United
States in asserting its right to parti-
cipate in the disposition Of mandates
arising under the covenant of the
league of nations created certain
amount OF interest in the meeting of
the council, which hitherto had been
absent. Some newspapers. today in
dulged in mild speculation relative to
the official text of the communication
and what differences might be drawn
from the fact that it had been des-
patched to Europe.
"Some statesmen" said the Petit
Parisien, "see in the note the possible
reentry of the United States into the
league. Others, more prudent, remark
that President Wilson will quit office
on March 4 and the Republican party
has spoken too madly of the league to
be able to speak we'll Of it between
today and the time when Mr.. Harding
becomes president. Time must be
allowed to do its work, and we think,
with others, that the gardens Of Lux
emburg palace will undoubtedly see
more than one spring before reconcil-
iation blossoms forth
The American note was presented
to the council in English. and in view
Of its considerable length. it was de-
cided to have it translated into French,
SO that each member might have an
understandable copy before him when
1t came up for discussion. 1t was un.
derstood the note probably would not
be given out until late today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
VIGOROUS MEASURES
ARE TAKEN IN ITALY
TO COPE WITH TYPHUS

ROME, Feb. 23-Vigorous measures
are being taken by the Italian govern
ment to prevent the entrance to Italy
of infectious diseases especially typhus
fever, Signor Gorradin1, under secre-
tary of the interior, declared in the
senate here today.
He answered interrogations from
Senator Lustig regarding measures
adopted or contemplated to protect
the country and declared the govern
ment was fully aware of it's RESPONSE
bility. He recalled the bitter struggle
carried on during the war against cpl
denies which he declared had been
successful in protecting the country.
Given Close Attention
Signor Corradini concluded by de-
failing the instructions given maritime
and port authorities on the exclusion
of persons suffering from infectious
diseases. He assured the senate the
hygienic problem had been given the
closest attention by the government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-23
REPRESENTATIVES OF
UNIONS IN C0NCLAVE
TO DISCUSS ATTACKS
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-Represen-
tatives of the 109 national and inter
national unions affiliated in the Amer
ican Federation of Labor gathered
here today in an extraordinary con-
ference for the purpose of organizing
to meet attacks on the union labor
movement.
The conference called by President
Gompers, is considered one of epochal
importance and is one of the few of its
kind ever held in the history of the
federation.
The first business was the presen-
tation by the executive council of a
bill of rights, and recommendations
for a labor program. The council
framed its report after being in con-
tinuous session nearly all day yester-
day.
Provides Campaign.
While the councils program was
not made public, it was understood to
provide for campaign by organized
labor to combat anti-union shops
wage reductions, compulsory arbitra
ton, labor injunctions, and open
shop" propaganda
One of the proposals before the con
ference, it was said, calls for a pub
licity campaign by the federation to
offset the propaganda of the enemies
of union labor.