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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
BAN GERMAN COINS
New Guinea Announces That Money
of Tcutons Must BE Discarded
for New Currency.

SYDNEY. N. s. W., Oct, 1.-The
use OF German coins or currency In
the mandated territory OF New
Guinea has been prohibited by an
ordinance Issued by the federal gov
eminent, under penalty OF 100
pounds or six months imprisonment.
Natives, however. may pay 20 the
administration German coins for
fees. taxes or other excises.
The ordinance also prohibited the
use OF token and counters for trade
purposes or wages and provided that
a portion OF Il shell known as Gold
lip" may he used as legal tender Rt
tho rate OF i2 shilllngs pair, eN-
cept for the purchase or barter OF
trochus shell.
Religious or charitable institutions
operating ,E the territory are ex-
empted from tGe prohibitions OF the
ordinances.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
Customers Are Insurance
Com ipany's Best Boosters

"Our customers are our biggest
boosters" says the r. II. Siegfrid
company of fire insurance agents.
The firm Is located In the Seaman
building and before moving there
had offices in the Cosden building.
Siegfrid handles fire and casualty
insurance for some OF the largest
concerns In the United States. He
is agent for the Home Insurance
company and the Maryland Casualty,
as well as for others, The firm sells
personal service insurance and at
tributes Its success TO the fact that
It's firmest friends and best adver-
tisera are it's customers.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
GULF COAST STRIKE ENDED
All Men Back to Work With Senior
ity Rights Unimpaircd.

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. l.
Agreement ending the shopmen's
strike on the gulf coast lines and
the Houston Belt & Terminal rail-
way, is announced by ID. Il, Gray,
general chairman OF the six crafts
on these lines.
Negotiations were concluded at
tho conference OF committees of the
men from Kingsville, DeQuincy.
La, and the local belt and terminal
shops, with w, G, Choate, for the
company.
According TO Gray the men will
return TO work with seniority and
other rights as OF June 80. The
rights and seniority OF present
workmen in the three shops will
not be disturbed. the agreement
provides,
Applaud we must for civic deeds,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02

Applaud we must, for civic deeds,
who mows his grass ana cuts his
weeds.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-02
WEEKLY BUSINESS review PAGE

pATRoNIzE HOME INDUSTRY :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
all at
!. I. .()()::!o!!!o! 90:
NH x E k Esg MMETTs-x;1
A Up
Sensation From Our
tremendous Sale ol
Bankrupt Stock
Y. "a

VHE remarkable cash purchase
L we made from the receivers
of this exceptional stock was
warmly welcomed by the women
Of Philadelphia. Business has
been tremendous. The values
offered have been beyond dupii-
cation.
Tomorrow. in the closing days
of this sale. we have selected Il
limited number of garments and
priced them at this low price
making possible a saving that is
truly unbelievable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
THREE BURNED TO DEATH
Trapped In Cottage Which Takes
Fire While They Are Asleep

Akron, o.. Dee. lS.--Trappcd in n
cottage, three NInssillon men, one Of
them the center of political fight which
has been raging for several months,
pcrished. and four others. three of. them
attorneys in that city. were injured
one seriously. when the cottage in
which the seven were sleeping was de-
stroyed by fire near here last night.
The dead are Harold Howard. city
engineer of MaSsillon; Frank Wagner.
foreman mnchinist. and Leroy llodg.
son. truck driver.
4 fire had been lett burning in the
fireplace when the men retired and Cor
oner Kent held that the blaze was
caused by q defective flue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
n. ]. SCHOOL BURNS,
! DAMAGE $35O,0)D
Sunday Blaze at BelIeville
Leaves Only Walls Of Large
Building Standing
FIRE STARTED IN CLASSROOM
By Associated Press

Bellcville. =. j.. Dee. lS.--Fire of
undetermined origin destroyed public
school No. 4 here yesterday. causing
damage estimated at $500. .OG0.
The blaze started in on" Of the class.
rooms opposite the boiler room. it was
learned. and rapidly made its way
through the building. Despite the de-
termined efforts Of frcmcn the building
was doomed and today nothing but the
bare walls remain.
The school. which houses NOR" than
eleven hundred pupils. was the largest
OF the seven in the city.
James !. Turner, clerk Of the Board
of Education. said last night that he
believed some one was in the school at
the time the fire started.
II don't see how the fire could hay"
started unless som" on" WAS in tho
building" said Nj. Turner. The
ianitor made the fire Saturday night
in order to keep the building partly
heated. Everything was in good con.
dition then.
The fire conferred around the teach.
er's desk in that particular classroom.
Opposite this room j. the boiler room.
There werc no electric wires or any
thing else that might have started the
blaze.
An investigation will be made hy tho
school board in which they will be- aided
by representatives from insurance com
panies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
BOY SCOUTS FIND TEMPLE
Armenian Troop Of American Relief
Unearth Ancient Ruins

Beirut. Syria. Dec 1S.--(By A. r.
The foundations Of large Roman
temple. probably an ancient sanctuary
Of Adonis. have been uncovered near
kasSaba by Armenian Boy Scouts from
the American Near East Relief OrphnT-
age at jebcil, twcnty.fiv miles north
of this city.
In the same district the boys found
Babylonian and Phocnician relics.
mostly in tombs. which had been buried
in the sands for centuries.
4 small museum has been established
at the .lcbcil orphunage to accommo-
date the treasures. but it is expected
that the Near East Relief will send
the more important objects TO Amer
lean museums.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18
coNTRADlcrs kAIsER's BRIDE

Berlin. Dec. lS--Frau Won RoCsow
issued statement denying she over
aspired to become tho ex- Kaisor's wife.
Indignantly rerudiating Princess Her.
mines references 10 her as house
keeper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-18

Ilany with Westminster,
Whittington. Canterbury and
Oxford Chimes. striking on
,irh toned gongs and nickel
platcd tubes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
100000 BUSHELS OF
APPLES IN FREDERICK
Harry r. BYRD Estimates His Crop
mt GO.GiN Instead of 2J0.GOu
DuHbpIa.

WINCH LESTER, VA. MAY G.-The
commercial apple crop of Frederick
County is now expected to he around
80. 600 bushels. instead OF 100000
bushels. az was expected before re-
cent freezing temperatures caused
much damage in orchards Of the
Winchester district. which normallv
produces approximately - per cent
Of the states commercial apple crop.
The York Imperial variety. the last
To blossom. will make up the bu!I
Cf this years short crop.
Harry T. Byrd. one Of tho largest
growers east of the Mississippi
River. with over 10000 trees under
cultivation. estimated today that his
crop viii be $4,000 bushels. instead
OF 25O.000 bushels as was expected
Ills orchard OF i5.0O0 bearing trees
at Timhcrvillc. Va. was only slight
iy injured. examinations have dis
closed.
\ crop Of over 100000 bushels had
been estimated for the Green or
chard. containing 5000 lS-ycar- q
trees. also Owned by Mr. Byrd. and
he looks for about half a crop there.
His other large orchard near Berry
willie. Va. Will yield fairly good
crop, he thought.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
VIC. RUBBER COMPANY
IS BUILDING NEW PLANT
First Unit of New Factory to
Be Constructed by +. l..
Bass & Bro, Contractors.

The Nirginia-Caro Rubber
Company has let III. contract 10 F.
l.. Bass Bros. contractors, OF this
city for the construction Of the new
rutber plant In the eastern part Of
;he city. a, the junction OF The Gov
eminent Road and the Southern Rail-
way. The building vii! be 250xIOO
feet. and VIII he the Office and main
chcm!ca! room This is the nrst unit
OF the plant. the construction Of
which vas nrccssitated by the fact
that the company has ou,grown It's
present quarters in the :irst year OF
It's operation.
The company plans to employ hun
dreds OF men. IL being contemplated
10 have the experienced rubber men
In their employ train new men from
this city instead OF going out Of the
city Cor help.
r. j. Bell ana Thomas Bell
founded the business year ago
They discovered that by going TO tn.
Innkp!le and getting old automobile
tires, which heretofore have been
considered waste. and through a
method OF their own they could bring
back 20 usefulness this discarded
material
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
RICHMOND MEN CONTROL
WEST POINT PAPER MILL
Chesapeake Corporation Now
Has a Replacement Value
Of 81 100000.

VEST POINT. VA. MAY s.-w.s,
ip!nts pulp mill. starting as the
Chesapeake Pulp and Paper corr,
iahy In 1912 with :: capital %, $3.50
9up haN!n ga capacity -. nrt..n tons
o. su!phite pulp per day. has now
grown 70 he the Chcsap-ake Corpo-
ratoh, with replacement value Of.
1i.hp9.o9p and daily capacity OF
sixty tons ot pulp and .orty tons Of
board
These mills enjoy the special dis
tnct!on OF having operated a, 90
per cent Of maximum capacity sine.
the arm!stice was signed. while not
another sulphate mill on this con-
,n"Et has approached his record
The net prohts from operations
during the last six years are shown
~ be I.06cO7s.
The improvements Immediately TO
be mad. consist OF another paper
mill. additional equipment for the
board mill and also for pulp mill.
Hichmonf capital is now in CON
troll. with " w Ellrrs"n. president:
y. ELS OLSON. vic"-presiient; J.
Scott Parrish. treasurer. and W. &.
Gouldman. secretary. Julian II I'm
and 7. Croxton Gordon are directors
In addition 10 the officers named
above.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
NEW CANTON CITIZENS
WANT ROAD IMPROVED
Meetings VIII ell Held md Petitions
Circulated AskinG That the
Work He Done NJ Once.

NEW CANTON, VA, May EFF
forts are now Icing made by repre-
sentative citizens to have The State
Highway Commission agree to build
a modern gravel road on the New
Canton hill approaching James River
This hill - the only unimproved
section uf road FOR many miles in
any direction. and II constitutes "a
link which practically estops travel
between the TWO buckingham road
sections and the station N Eremo
aud the road system of Fiuvanna
County.
II is expected that meetings will
be held and petitions circulated urS-
ing the officials TO build the road.
The road which was built last
winter between Bremo and FORK
Union is this spring in wellnieh
perfect condition and j. much trav-
eled by motorists. The road will he
extended. 40 funds are provided.
Palmyra. and later towards Gordons-
VILE. where il Will connect with the
Orange Pike. This road is az the
no state and national highway.
and when completed viii extend
from the Potomac TO the North Car
u!ina line
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
PLANS ARE MADE FOR
HENRY COUNTY FAIR

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
MARTiNSNlI.Lf, VA, MAY g.
AT the regular meeting Of tho XII
wants Club, George W Patterson.
county farm demonstrates. reported
on behalf Of the agricultural com
mite" plans for a county aGrIrul-
tural and industrial fair this fall.
The committc. proposes a high
class exhibit To boost Henry county
proiucts. with questionable amuSe-
mcntS aud faker exhibits eliminated.
The kiwanls club enthusiastically
Endorsed the plans TO put on the
biggest and best fair Henry County
has ever had.
The speaker for this meeting of
The ktwanis Club was Dean simpson
of the dental department of the Mcdi-
cal College of Virginia who present
ed Ia interesting and forccful manner
the ideals aud practical benefits to
mankind of his profession.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07

crossing near the Pump House {,
the most practicable OF solution as
an engineering problem. and at tho
same time offers many advantages
for the convenience and welfare of
the public
Cost VIII lie Less.
bridge at this crossing will
cost less than at any other location
considered. The south bank OF tho
river curves sharply into the stream,
making II narrowest at this point
IN" piers 10 lie constructed in the
main c'n'rent of the stream will be
few in number on account OF the
Island at tho north bank. which oc-
cupieS a, considerable width OF tho
valley h.ttwe"n the two banks BED
rock is. exposed at number of,
points. and the indications are tina.
very lifle excavation viii no re-
Guir'ri. 1t would he necessary to
cross r railroad at each bank OF
the river, besides the canal on the
north shorN. thus requiring high
level crossing at any point along
the river that would be selected
Th" Director NJ Public Works for
the cS'y OF Richmond is preparing
"a comprehensive boulevard and
parkway system. OF which a bridge
site al tn" Pump House would form
an intcsra part. \ location nearer
IN" downtown part Of the city
would hiring traffic through a district
with narrow unpaved streets which
would civ" a decidedly unfavorable
impression to our visitors and which
would he expensive to improve
Recommendations.
w" recommend. that if the city
is to finance. or will he required at
some Culture date TO take over n
bridge at this location that struc-
turc ~ permanent. substantial
charar,er he erected. 1t is alwfvs
a mistake To huilh a cheap. fimsy
bridg" which would soon more than
absorb the extra cost Of better
structure in maintenance charges
Abundant experience has demon
straied the truth OF this assertion.
In the city az Richmond thc pres-
ent Ninth street Bridge is n con-
spiruous example. The money al
ready spent In maintaining this
structure would have built a pcrma-
nAnt bridge several times. and In
literally thrown away. as this bridge
will soon have 10 he abandoned. and
the kind OF bridge which should have
been built originally. erected in ITS
place.
Respectfully submitted for tho
committee.
WILLIAM r. GIIDDEN.
chairman"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
FARM MORTGAGE DEBTS
34.7 PER CENT OF VALUE
Total Mortgage ID e BIT on
Homes and Farms in 1920.
Sll.00l 100000.
Al. u: WAS S3I.1us. O00. 900
Increase In M"riEnGr Debt Sincr 1870
IL ii5.S Per trnt->umbcr Of
Homes Not on Farms Under Mort
HnHc IL ,8uO,Otn.

WASH NOTION. -. g.. May s.-Ac-
c"rd!ng To prrllminary report just
been issued by the Department OF
Commerce. through the Bureau Of
IN" census. the total estimated mort
sag" debt on owned homes and farms
in continental United states in 1920.
was fI!.u0I.UOO. 900. and the total cs-
i.hhi"d value of thcS" mortgag.h
homes ank farms was s3l.70S. p0o. 600.
80 p"r cent of the total value. /,
should b" noted that the term owned
homes is used by ;he bureau to
h"SiE uat" those homes which ar. oc-
rupi"d 10y their owners. and similar
-. owned farms" IL applied To farms
operated by their owners rented
homes ana tenant farms not being in
cI"d"d In these totals
Tn" total mortgage debt on owned
homes and farms in the United
states in 1890. the only previous cen
sus N which this Information was
"hia tncd. was reported ae $2l3a COO.
""", anu the total value OF these
m"rtraGcd homes and farms was re-
ported as f5.6S' ,D"O.o0o. tn. mortgag"
ctht thus representing 37.5 per cent
."f the total value. The mortgage
debt on owned homes and farms in
creased il5.S per cent between 1890
ana l".u. Hnd~the value of th.S. mort
gagged homes and farms increased
." per cent. AS 4 result. the ratio
"t debt TO value has decreased being
Hi.' per cent in l?20 as against 49,
per cent in 1890.
Tn" total number Of homes not on
farms. in the United states in 1920
was ..6oo,000. of which 7.ls5."pO or
~" per cent. were owned by the oc-
curants. and of thcs" owned homes
2A1".oro, or 40. per cent. were mort
gagged. Information regarding the
value Of the home and the amount Of
mortgage. debt was secured from
SAB, oou. or asa per cent. OF these
mortgaced homes. The total mort
gage debt on the moEcaeed homes
not on farms. in 1920 Is estimated as
{h.noo. H"b.h 0n. and the total value OF
such homes as Sli.0?g. 0UG. 900 the
ration Of debt To value being 1926 per
cent.
The total mortgage debt on owned
homes not on farms in The United
states in IS9a was reported as ST.
ga 100000 and the total value Of
these mortgaSed homes was reported
as }2.63".0o0.uOO the mortgage debt
thus representing 3?.S per cent OF the
total value. The mortgage debt on
owned homes increhsed 1911 per cent.
and the value Of such homes 1856
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
OFFSPRING Of PURE BREEDS
RETURN GREATER PROFIT
Extension Division, V. p. l..
Asks Why Farmers Are Sat
isfcd With Scrub Sires.
prepared by Extension Division

prepared by Extension Division.
V. T. IL
ny is II that number OF Viz
slhla farmers are seemingly still
satisfied with scrub sircs? Among
peer cattle raisers It is certainly no,
becaus. they do no, know TIA, ,ha
offspring of good pure breds Will re-
turn a greater rroa,
Go into feed lots or grazing
boundaries and pick from bunches
containing some Grade Calv~s or
steers those apparently making tn.
:astest and cheapest gains. Il vii!
be found that twelve out OF every
aozeh OF the good doors" are sired
b. pure bred teef>buus
Ask feeder and packer buver.
what grade OF cattle they will pav
the most FOR. Here aeain scrubs
lose and the good pure bred beer
ou!! wins on the higher selling price.
o' ms ogspFinG. The feeder can paw
more FOR the latter because he
"nows they viii make more profit
able gains and sell at higher pric.
when finished. while the packer can
ray more because of their higher
quality and better beef conforma
ton.
But still: some farmers persist i'm
using scrub sires. The breeder :
Gazette expresses II thus: For the
!oVpOth time we re!terate. few farm
ers are rich enough to AFFORD the
IuNGFy OF scrubs around their places
The presence OF miserably Inferior
type q: livestock is a rcproach Ia
the Intelligence OF the owner ANA
10 MS n.ighborhood. II Is so easy
To get rid OF them SO easy to ban
ish them by the use Of "A registered
sire. that II is one Of the mysteries
~ the times in which we live that
a clear majority OF American farm =
ers are today apparently satisfied
with scrub stock" Again we ask.
WHY is e"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07

covers, increases were reported as
fol!""s; Kansas City. . per cent: At
!anta. Boston. Cincinnati. Cleveland
Detroit Minneapolis. Norfolk. Port
land. Me. and Washington. ] per cent
and bridgeport. Chicago. Denver. Los
Angeles. Newark. New Haven. New
York. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh :,
pau! and Salt Lake cay. less than )
per cent.
In the Oth"r min. representative.
clties, prices decreased as follows.
baltimore. Houston and Scranton. !
per cent: Memphis. milwaukee,. Pc
oria. Providence and Richmond. less
Than :, per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
Forcible Suggestions
for the Busy Farmer

George W. Ko!ner State Com
missioner OF Agriculture. IN
recent bulletin gave the follow
ing suggestions 10 the farmers
Pure-breds promote profits
Pastures need better feeding.
Don't let the mic. put you out
OF the fruit business
Let the bacteria bring back
your nitrogen.
Plant seeds Of Kindness and
cultivate fields OF ncighborlin.ss
Ketrenchment in grain produc-
zion VIII facilitate SOIL rebuild
ing.
Always smile at the old COW.
for she provides the best market
FOR waste forage.
Promote peace among nations
BY promoting good viii among
ueighbors.
The farmers training in CO.
operative marketing vii! ultimate
~ prepare him 20 co-opera;.
fully with nature In production.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
PHIL CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING BREAK ALL RECORDS IN u
FOOD PRICES NEARLY so PER CENT HIGHER
IN TWENTY ONE CITIES THAN DURING 1913
WASHINGTON.

WASHlNdTON. May G.-Food
prices haro Jumped ahou; one-half
or per cen, within tho lnat month
In twenty OF thirty Representa-
Two American cities, tho lntes sur
'cy az the Bureau Of Labor Statistics
reveals.
but al! Of tn. cltics are paying less
Tor 'ood now tnhn year ago, thus
enjoying a dccr"ase from 10 per cent
In Norfolk, 10 per cent In Los An
ge!es. However. all prices are near
y 30 per cent higher in 1922 than IN
1913
For the period. March IL 10 April
10. 1872. which the latest survey
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
BAKERY IN NEW HANDS;
BUILDING RAIL BRIDGE

Especial to Tn" Times Dispatch.
STKASBURG VA, May 6.-Ieuja-
min Il. and Harry II. Snarr have
purchased the StrasburH Bakery
from T.. pfistrr. and began opera
lions on Monday, with K. 6. Hotel.
formerly Of Manassas. in charge.
Il: Phster and wife aud little dauSh-
ter Will sail for Switzerland in the
near future.
The Southern Railway Company is
erecting a new bridge over the Town
Run The work is being done by
force Of eight men under Foreman
C. A. Bii lbs, Of Characteristics. The
bridge will he completed in three
weeks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
S5.297,454 Increase
in Bank Clearings

h"nH Glcarings AZ reported by
'he richmond Clearing House Az
I"p"h Tor the week ending ycY-
'tfu"E' t"'hI"d tl.i7ets?. which.
c"hpafea with s3G.lS2.0:s for the
corresponding week or last wear
sp""s an increase Of t5,2Tyi54. As
impaired with thu. total OF t3y
Oisi:1 FOR the perv!ous week.
th"r" was an increase ot ,3.4y1.-
2s5.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
Creates Preferred stock.

The Abingdon Warehouse Corpora
ton. Of Abingdon. VA. has been
granted an amendment to Its char
ter, decreasing its minimum capital
stock from 100000 to $1,000, and
creating a class II preferred stock.
than in the corresponding period Of
last year.
Last months total included: S3,675.-
600. or 46 per cent, for residential
buildings; Sl,547000. or 10 per cent,
for public works and utilities: $685.
600. or l2 per cent, for educa tionai
buildings. and $4,000, or per cent,
for business buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted TO Sio,-
$4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
DO YOU READ THE BUSINESS MANS PAGE:

Commercial life g
In
to the Busin Page
nof
Of work in the State.
Look
Of /
hat in other
business Merchan
Turn