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New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
40 Discuss Rail Wage Cut
Executives Plan Drastic Steps to
Reduce Costs

The whole subject of a revision
downward of ra lroad wages is expected
to come up for discussion tomorrow at
meeting in Chicago of the labor com
mittee Of the Assoc iation of Railway
Executives.
Railroad men declared yesterday that
the policy of the government in delay
ing payments to the railroads of the
amounts owing them until final ac-
counting had been effected had made
necessary further drastic steps toward
operating economies. A cut in the pay
roll of the carriers, it was int mated
may be the next move in that direc-
tion.
Although the application made to the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic, a
small Southern road, for permission to
cut by so per cent the increase in its
pay roll that has gone into effect since
1917 is regarded as an isolated case. it
is still looked upon as having an i'm
portant bearing on the whole situation.
Th S road has announced that it is un-
able to earn its fixed charges under the
present wage scale.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Exports TO Porto Rico
Increase $33.088.l74

Commerce between the United States
and Porto Rico is greater than the
trade of the United States with the
whole of Central America or with any
South American country, excepting
only Argentina and Brazil according
to the National Bank Of Commerce In
New York. In the fiscal year 1920 the
United States took SO per cent Of the
total value OF goods exported from the
island and supplied "a per cent of the
imports.
Total exports from Porto Rico were
valued at $50, 449, an increase of
s7l 600 000 over 1919, of which $51,-
900, 900 was accounted for by the in
crease in the value of sugar exports
Total imports amounted to $o6,388 534,
an increase of S33, ,9sS,l74 over 1919.
The principal increase was in cotton
goods, which were valued at slS.02l,-
275 in 1920 compared with s7.l22.932
in 1919
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Reds to Open Petrograd
As Free Port to World
spco.al Cable to The Tribune

copyright 1921. New York Tribune Inc
PARlS, Jan. 26.-Engiand again mott
ned France at the premiers' conference
to-day OF her intention to open up Rus
sls commercially, and it is probable
that in month the Soviets vii haue
signed the Anglo Soviet commercial
agreement. Messages from Russia saw
that with the beginning of warm wealth
er Petrograd will be opened 10 the
commerce Of the world as free port
open to all who wish to trade with
Russia.
1t is said that considerable excite
ment has been caused among the starv-
ing people of the former capital bv
the announcement. AS the center Of
Russian trade, Petrograd is likely to
become the seat of the representatives
OF all banking companies wishing to
exploit the Russian market.
Reports received here say that Com
munism will not be allowed to rule the
city and that foreign banking com
panies will be able to establish
branches with complete security.
The Sovlets hitherto have done all
their trading with the outside world
through Latvia and Esthonia, but those
two countries recently have become
less friendly to the Bolsheviki. The
russians, under treaty with Latvia,
we're TO have free passage to the ports
OF Llbau and Riga, but several recent
incidents have marred the relations be-
tween the two countries. and on one
occasion the Let's caused great irrita-
lon oy stopping the Soviet agent,
Ganetski on the frontier. 1t is be-
lieved that these recent incidents have
much to do with the Soviets' decision
to open PetrOerad
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Program Completed
Many Speakers Chosen for Re-
tail Dry Goods Convention

The complete program for the com
vention of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association at the Hotel Penn
sylvania on February 0, 10 and II was
issued yesterday Several prominent
speakers have been listed to address the
business sessions and the banquet.
VIII, ,ch will be held on Thursday night,
February 10 These include Edwin f.
Gay, publisher and former dean of the
Harvard School of Business Admins
tration: Theodore II. Price, financial
editor; Isaac Marcosson, Francis n.
Sisson William C. Redfcld and others.
gct-together smoker and round
table discussion will be held on the
night Of Wednesday February 9. Meet
ings Of the traffic group, controllers
group and educational departments Of
the association will be held in conjunc-
tion with the convc ntion.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Oo7e Calf Demand Strong

An increased demand for ooze calf
and glazed kid has been noted by tan
ners While the orders received have
been small, the aggregate has been
very encouraging. The prices Of both
articles have remained firm and slight
advances may be made, although the
prices are still far below normal. A
report from Boston received by q
leather broker here stated that while
conditions have shown considerable i'm
provement, the writer was unable to
verify the reports which have been prev
alent to the effect that shoe factories
had increased production and were
working almost I'D TO normal
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27

in London was read at the meeting,
end the new organization, which has
for It's object the furthering of trade
relations between the United States
and the British Empire, was declared
formally in order The chamber begins
work with 122 members.
Officers were elected as follows: Ed
ward F. Darrell, of f. F. Darrell & Co.
president; Charles w. Bowring, of
Charles Bowring & Co., first vice-presi-
dent; Robert Y. Hebden, manager Of
the Bank of Montreal, second vice pres
ldent; James Brown, of Brown Bros. &
Co, third president; Robert R Ap-
pleby, manager of the Bank of British
West Africa, treasurer, and G. NJ. Mas
sey, manager Of the Manchester Ship
Canal COMPANY. secretarv
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Mutual Life in 1920

The Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York, reporting yesterday on
1920 operations, showed insurance paid
Tor amounting to S423 677. .71o. a new
record, comparing with s35t.422 1873
paid in 1919. The total outstanding
insurance of the company at he end
Of the year was s2,357 973121
Among the. payments to policy hold
crs were $50 397 4S3 in death claims,
81 7s@. $50 in endowments S26dA.72 in
annuities and S21 976.566 in dividends
to policy holders-the company las no
stockholders. being purely mutual. The
total payments to policy holders we're
ss7 ,523.l6o. and the total received
from policy holders was $85.652. .598
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Siberian Peasants Deprive
SOviets' Forces of Food

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Reports that dis
turbances which broke out recently in
oloeria are assuming an alarming char
acter are contained in Helsinpfors
dispatch to the Central News to- day.
The peasants, it is declared, are be-
sieging towns held and fortified bv
Soviet forces, cutting off the supply Of
foodstuffs
On the other hand, the advices are
that in eastern Siberia the Bolsheviki
have begun great onslaught on the
peasant communes and that terrorism
is reigning over large area.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Cotton Mills Resuming

The renewal Of activity in the cot
ton textile market is reflected in re-
ports from the mill districts of the
South that st least fifty cotton yarn
and hosiery mills in North and South
Carolina have resumed productive op-
erations within the past two weeks. AL
though a few Of the mills have reop-
cned on short time schedules, the ma
jority are running near or at full
~,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Commercial Credit

opotty conditions are reported in the
commercial money market. The d.
mand for commercial funds YESTERDAY
was not as active as the day previous.
ana TINS was reflected in both the mar
ket tor bankers acceptances and com
merclal paper. The unsettled business
condition IS given as the chief reason
for the lack of steady trend in the
money market.
Rates for commercial paper remained
steady at p to per cent, with only a
small volume of paper going at these
Two ngures. by far the largest volume
is being d scounted at 7aa per cent.
Bankers acceptance rates Quoted vas
tefday by the American Acceptance
Council were unchanged, as follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Wheat Ou.nut leads AGAIN

The United States again led the world
in wheat production for 1920, accord
ing to the National Bank Of Commerce
in New York. Wheat produced last year
amounted to 100000 bushels, or
100, 100000 bushels more than the pre-
war average anA twice as much as was
raised by any other country for which
statistics are available. The aggregate
output of these countries declined H.
100000 bushels below pre-war aver
ages, while at the same time this coun-
try's crop was nearly $50 100000 bush
els less than the 1919 record.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
R,;s;r Prices Steady

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - Retail
prices Of rasins remained practically
stationary during December the De-
partmcnt of Labor announced to-day in
correcting an erroneous published re
port that the price had increased 3d
per cent during the month The sc
per cent increase was noted for the year
from December, 1919. to December
1920, the department said.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
iowa Roads Ask Injunction

DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 2S.-Twelve
railroads to-day filed an application in
the United States District Court asking
an injunction to prevent Iowa officials
from interfering with the collection of
a passenger fare of SO cents mile,
rs authorized by the Interstate Com
merce Con mission recently. and an in
crease Of so per cent in Pullman rates
between points in the state.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Acceptance Business Grows

The Discount Corporation of New
York did business of acceptances ag-
gregating $1,780,943 651 in 1920. ac-
cording to the annual report issued
yesterday, compared with 1854 ,986,121
in 1919 The company bought accept
ances to the value of 1891 1872, ,054 dur
ing the year, and sold $3.50, ,596 It's
net profits from operations were $780,
$40, out of which dividends OF 100000
were dishursed
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Advances Check Buving

Advances of as much as 90 per cent
in yarn prices over the low levels
prevailing at the end of the year have
checked buying on the part of under
wear mills and other users of yarns
Slight recessions from the new adj
vanced prices are reported in somc
quarters, and the impression in the
trade is that prices were showed up
too sharply,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
British Chamber Formed
Definite Organization of Trade
CrOup Cnu,DIcfed

Definite organization Of the British
Empire Chamber OF Commerce in the
United States Of America was complet-
ed yesterday at meeting In the rooms
Of the Downtown Association. The
charter granted by the Board Of Trade
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27

.onest and intended to attain political
rather than commercial ends.
mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. repre-
senting the American Women's Emer-
"ency committee, spoke for the. Rus.
sans, s..a MISS Lucy Branham urged that
'he Russian blockade be lifted"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Dividends

American Brass Compapy-An extra
dividend OF p per cent share on the
common stock has been declared. In addt-
ton to the regular quarterly dividend OF
x per cent a share both payable February
Is to stockholders of record January 81.
Standard Oil Company OF Caiifornia-Ar
extra dividend of 81 share has been de-
cIared in addition to the regular quarterly
dividend OF SO share the common
stock both payable March s to stock
holders OF record February IS.
Regular Declarations
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
orto Rico were
Refinery Is Closed
Tex,

GAINESVILLE, Tex. Jan. 26. = The
Empire Refineres Corporation to-day
announced the closing of its refinery
here, in line with its retrenchment
policy.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27

Call loans against acceptances. 6 per
cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27

II B. Calhoun formerly OF w. A. Harri-
man Co. Is now With Bonbrght 4 Co..
Ino.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
FINANCIAL
NOTICE OF SALE OF WATER WORKS
EXTENSION BONDS

Notice is hereby gwen that the Board
of Directors OF the Marin Municipal Water
District docs hereby call for bids for the
sale of 800 Serial Water Bonds of said
Marin Municipal Water District of the
denomination OF One Thousand Isl 000.00)
January lst, 1921. bearing interest at the
rate of fye go per cent per annum, pay
able semi annually on the first day Of July
and the first day of January in each year.
Said bonds shall be numbered from one (ll
to i've hundred lbQOl Inclusive. and ara
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11

Americans are lot leisurely in
their habits of action or thought,
and most of them have never recog-
nized the Importance of ieisureliness
in reading. Some of them devour
books and magazines with sort OF
furious 3llsto; most of them when
they read, skim the surface. taking
in only so much as is necessary for
rapid and general comprehension
of the authors thought. Reading
that is essential to mans work is
of course done in different spirit
with care and application But
reading fol- for the sake of deriving
impressions or for enjoyment or even
for the higher purpose of self-culti-
walton is usually cursOry and often
scampering Good books should rot
receive DlusQue treatment. Indeed,
a really distinguished work Of liter
ature had almost as well go unread
as be read with Swimming eye and
a mind intent only on outlines.
For the appreciation of poetry es-
pecially, the reader should dismiss
all preOccupations, should free his
mind from thoughts of time and
place and give himself over with a
sense of spacious leisure to the poets
work. He should read meditatively,
with mind and ear receptive. There
is not much Use in snatching a few
moments to read poetry unless you
car put entirely cut of mind the
necessity of getting the poetry read
within those few moments.
| So it is, to a less degree, with the
reading of good prose Only the
! reader, who is willing to be lels-
urely will carry away the WISDOM
of the great writer's and enjoy the
cadence and magic Of their style.
| What is called light summer
reading demands no leisureliness-
only leisure. Try 10 choose frr your
summer reading & few DcoKs to
which you will be willing to accord
not only some of your leisure time,
! but also the lelsureliness OF splrl'
with which you sit down tc talk
with a well-loved friend.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11
LABOR NOW FEELING EFFECT
OF DEPRESSION

AS illustrating the effect of the
present depression and the drop in
the tobacco market, d Bourbon
county farmer cites the following:
During the days when labor on
the farm dictated its own prices.
and linen in the tobacco fields
were demanding ard receiving from
$500 to $500 per day, the men
thought the good thing would last
forever, apparently. Now thy arc
not only willing but anxious for
work in tobacco. Yesterday 1 re-en-
gagged a number of men WHO had
been stripping tobacco for me, at a
price considerably less than they
had been receiving before. This was
their own proposition, too, for l had
hot mentioned the subject of wages
They all wanted work and were will
ing TO name their own figures, at
which 1 engaged them. 1t used to
be the men were hard to get, and
would name their own terms, but
now it is different, owing to the
slump in tobacco"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11
EDITORIAL FILINGS OF THIS,
THAT 'EN 'TOTHER

II is to be regretted that tobacco
is selling below the cost of produc-
ton, but the decline from last year
is not as great rs either cotton or
corn
# the. tobacco manufacturers re-
fuse To pay reasonable price for TO-
baccO, the public can retaliate By
refusing to buy the manufactured
article at a high price. It's poor
rule that won't work both ways.
A correspondent writes THE
NEWS to know whether under a
commission form OF government the
commissioners are named by the
newspapers Our indignation is
such that we cannot come back
with the answer he deserves, but we
will say that he's an inpertinent fell
low!
1t is probably a good thing for
some of our prominent citizens who
can either drink It or let il alone
! lionid form. The stuff they drank 1T,
the good old days called for ice wa
ter the next morning. This present
day stuff calls for embalming fluid
afterward.
! When you buy goods in the stores
of Paris you get the service of peo-
pie who have spent their lives l.,
studying the needs of this colnmu-
nifty. When yo'. send money away
10 a distant city, you put your hand
into a grab bag and take what you
happen to get. This was evidenced
in hundreds of cases preceding the
holidays.
THE NEWS isn't the only pape,
in the State in which an error )cca
siCnally appears. For instance. A
Scott county man writes to mis-
home paper: "Please correct the
marriage of Tip Brown and Ida
Scrogham, which is a mistake, a.
you. had his age as S3, when il
ought to have been 49,"
Charles FothergiIl says since the
Odd Fellows have installed new
PLAYER piano in the lodge room
there IS great rivalry among the
members as to who shall have the
honor of presiding at the instru
ment. But as a player piano does
not require musical genius to ope'
rate it the question of operating tht
canned music machine" ought to be
one of easy solution.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11
WOMEN'S CLUB MEMBERS To
GUARD PAROLED GIRLS

The first active step of the Ken
lucky Federation Of Women's Clubs
in assisting parole agents OF the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
ton was taken last week when rep
resentatives IF tho clubs in this lis
trict met With the Board at the
House of Reform, Greendale.
Under the plan of cooperation
adopted by the Federation at its
last convention on" member OF each
local club will keep in touch with
the home conditions surrounding
paroled prisoners and inmates Of tht
House of Reform.
This branch of the Federation S
activities will be under the jurisdic-
ton Of the Department Of Philan-
throphy, of which Miss Rebe:"a
Gordon Averill, Frankfort, is chair
man.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11
INCOME TAX IN A NUTSHELL

Who? Single persons who had a
net income of 1000 or more for the
year 1920; mar, led couples who had
let income of ,0C0.
When? March Is, 1921, is the
final date for filling returns and
making first payments
Wtere7 Collector of Internal
Revenue for district in which the
person resides.
How? Full directions on Form
1040A and Form 1910; also the law
and regulations.
4 What? Four per cent. normal tax
on taxable income up to $4,000 in
excess of exemption. Eight per
cent normal tax OH balance of tax
. able income. SurtaX from 1 pei
cent to SIS percent on net incomes
over $4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11

Powell Bosworth. Of Lexington,
has announced as candidate Tor the
office Of Sheriff of Fayette county.
Mr.. Bosworth is a brother of former
State Auditor Henry NJ. Bosworth, of
Lexington, who held office during
the administration of Governor Jas.
B. McCreary, and is one of the most
popular nen IN Lexington. He
married a Bourbon county girl,
Miss Griffith, of Paris, which showed
he has remarkably good judgment.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11

The average man likes to meet
strangers because he hopes to meet
one some day who will laugh at his
old jokes.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11

When you see young man carry
ing a pink plrasol for girl it's Il
sign they are not married.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-11

Every dollar d your income tax
goes into the common till for the
common good. Pay it to-day.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-20
Why Women uffef.
fany ShepherdstOwn Women @e
Learning the Cause.

Women often suffer. not knowing "'
cause.
Backache, headache, dizziness MT
vousness, 49,,
Irregular urinary passages "e'>
Each a torture'of itself.
Together hint at weakened ki1hen,
Strike at the root-get 10 eau
No other remedy more hig,nV {"
dorsed than Doan's Kidney PITS
Recommended bv thousand
Endorsed at home.
BY a Shepherdstown citizen {,
Mrs. Frank Carter, Princess ,ssy
says: "Last fall suffered win MIN" i.
trouble. Nv kidneys were veL "a, a.
regular in action and annoying IN r .,Ss
WAYS had dull, stealV IA
through the small OF my back 70 y.i,sy
! had often heard Of Doan.s; NJ
Pills. got a supply at HilPs Pnar'', 90
The first box helped me am NE
tinued their use until cured From ;oy
results obtained in general, | Ger" sre
think Doan's Kidney Pills are
kidney remedy" ~, s'm.
Price Coo, at all dealers. pen ! s get
ply ask for kidney r;r7euH ,E1.
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same q
Mrs. Carter had Fostcr-MH'' "
Mfrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-20

Itching, bleeding, protrua '"Tn o,r's
blind piles have yielded 10
Ointment. coo at all stores
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-20

VI Ho''hs us peSullarltleS and
numorlng them. The human factor
plays a very large part in success. The
ranch contains from one to five acres
and as far as possible the natural en-
Vi1onment OF the fox is reproduced.
The favorite location is in a piece Of
thlnned bush where mixed hard and
soft woods will both shade from the
summer heat and allow an early thaw
OF snow and ice and whose elevation
permits good drainage. AS the fox i,
extremely sensitive to noise, the farm
should be removed as far as possible
from roads and houses. The ranch
is usually enclosed by a double wall
OF board and wire netting with the in.
ner wall some distance from the outer
boundary. The latter is designed 10
keep out disturbing intruders and also
TO prevent the escape Of straw foxes
who may get out OF their pens. The
inner space is divided into pens. and
there is double wall OF wire betw..,
each. The best-sized pen for a single
male measures 20 by sc feet and 40 bv
81 feet is considered necessary for a
breeding pen. Between each row Of
pens there is a path eight feet wide
with doors opening into each pen. The
wire netting must be at least ten fee,
nigh while on the one hand. /, is sunk
deep into the ground to defeat bur.
rowing and on the other is bent over
at right angles for foot at least to pre-
vent climbing or jumping over. Inside
inc pen is a snail wooden kennel 9
ov 10 feet, provided with ridge roof,
entrance to which is through a wooden
tunnel. The house is divided into two
compartments each feet by 8. II Is
lined with cork, chips, chair or similar
The average fox has life OF from II
to IS years and it is not uncommon for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-07
Bridgeport College Women
 Against War

At a meeting of the College club. held Friday. at the home of Miss Ruby Burritt, TSP Clinton avenue, the following resolution was adopt ed, which will be sent to President Hard ing:
 Whereas, We strongly believe in every effort which shall help to make wars between nations henceforth inn possible. Therefore be if
 Resolved, That we, the women of the College club of Bridgeport. Conn. extend to the President of the Unit ed States our grateful appreciation of ms action an calling a conference of nations on the Nmitation of arma- ments; that we express our unant- nous Endorsement of the reported statement of the Presidents intention to make public all deliberations and conclusion of the conference; and that we urge on tlpe conference that prac C. ucal steps be taken at this time to- ward progress and su'bst antiaI red1c- tion of armaments"
 The meeting was planned by the cfvtcs committee Of which Mrs s. H Bullard is chairman.