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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

The National Industrial Conference
board has made a compilation Of wage
changes in recent months that is IL
Illustrative OF the tendencies of the
times. From April Is to May % there
were fifty-four reductions and nine
Increases. but from August is to Sep
rember IS there were only four re-
auctions and 119 increases. and in
the next month four reductions and
G5 Increases. Organized labor can
hardly claim credit for that record.
since in the period under considera-
ton there were few. If any. successful
strikes. The wage increases are due
merely to the operation of the old law
nr supply and demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

is here shown a gain of 1 per cent
over September and of 2o.4 per cent
over October a year ago. Expendi-
lures for ten months of this year
total $2,o42.74S.s54. a gain of 55.5
per cent over 1921, hitherto a record
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

The wonder in industry today, says
Bradstreets, is the activity shown by
4he building trades which. actively en-
gagged in pushing a record years pro-
sfamme to completion. stu find time
to plan new work which cannot hope
TO be finished unless the winter is an
unprecedentedly open one. The total
expenditures for building at $50 cities
reported for October were s1sS,962.-
526. as against s1sI,917,616 at iden-
teal cities in September, and $751;
7T1.414 in October a year ago. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

r. The sentiment of the whole country
probably is voiced by Henry Clews,
who says in his Financial ReYiew:
Some factor over which business may
sgeif~rejoice is the prospect that COM
paratively little new legislation is to
be looked for in the early future Con-
.gress is now summoned to meet on
November 20, bat even with this early
start the short session ending on
March cannot produce very much
action if past experience is to be taken
as a guide. II would seem out of the
question to anticipate any material
change in conditions of taxation or
any reversal OF tariff policies. as well
as rather unlikely that there would be
any fundamental alteration of bank
ing laws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

The Philippine resident commits
sioner expresses the COMPLETION that in
the new congress there Will be suffi-
cient votes TO pass Philippine indie
pendence measure thru both house
and senate" The commissioner. how
ever, has another guess coming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

II the Republican congress desire
10 recover the ground lost by the
party this year. it cannot do better
SIAN abandon the ship subsidy scheme,
reduce the surtaxes and substitute q
sales tax The objections to this
Sorm of taxation are in the main based
upon prejudice or erroneous assump-
lions. whether its advocates or its
opponents are in the right can only
he determined by actual test. Such a
test ought to be made and a fair trial
given to the principle of a sales tax.
10 complex and cumbersome ma
6hiaery is required to pring it into
operation. Should it not prove salts
factory 70 public opinion, after having
been in effect for an adequate length
of time to test its workings, it can
easily and simply be abolished. In
stead of adding to the burden on the
masses of the people. as its opponents
claim, it will diminish that burden.
when the people have once become
acquainted with the simplicity. pro-
ductivity and painlessness of the sales
TAX. it will be recognized by public
opinion for what it is-an ideal
,sneans of raising revenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

At any rate much OF the zest OK the
marital relation would be gone
And. life being what it is, a wife
who consulted us about the expendi-
ture of every nickel she had the I'M
pulse to spend would drive us crazy
The matrimonial relation, as it STANDS
today, represents the sifted wisdom OF
the ages We don't think it can be
improved upon and, in any event, we
don't wish to change II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

Curiously enough the prospectus of
the Association of Brothers Under the
Skin does not intrigue. If we could
spend an evening away from home
without question and return at any
hour without explaining why we had
been detained we probably should not
care to go out in the evening at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15

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The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
NEW issue AGAIN
FEATURES CURB
Demand for Hudson Co.'s
Preferred Too Vigorous
For Supply.

NEW YORK. Jan 24-There was
continuation of the vigorous de-
mand for Hudson Company's pre-
ferred stock on the New York Curb
Exchange today but supply was so
small that only q moderate. amount
OF business could be transacted
sales of the stock ranging from 3-S
to SIS. the highest price touched by
il in a long period. 1t was calcu-
lated that at current prices the
market position of the STOCK is still
materially below its calcula bl e
value representing its holdings in
Hudson and Manhattan common
and preferred stocks. Pars of to-
days demand was on the expecta-
tion that the December statement
OF that company will show a fur
ther substantial increase in earn
a ings and a larger surplus over the
full interest required for the in
como bonds of the Hudson and Man
haitian Company There were some
other strong features among them
being New Jersey Zinc. which was
traded In at 1871: to 133. Glen AL
den Coal showed a better tone af-
ter yesterdays decline. rallying to
45i2. Motor stocks were quiet anG
without special change. Durant
Motors selling at Il and the In
diana shares at 10Ss and IL. Lincoln
Motor was In supply around the
low range reached late yesterday
selling at 37s and 3ai. The tobacco
stocks were generally firm. British.
American tobacco being traded in
at 1875 and Philip Morris selling ir
the first half of the day at and
Sa. r. J. Reynolds was steady at
IS. Goldwyn Pictures was traded
in at 5i and u. W. Griffith at 7
International Combustion enEi-
neering continued in good demand
with sales at and above 23.
There was little movement to the
petroleum group and dealings
in those issues were in decreased
volume. Standard Oil of Indiana.
was steady. with sales at s5K to
SJ7S and a small amount of Inn
perial Oil of Canada changed hands
ut 1O3ia. Cities Service was Arm
selling at 10 to 169. MaracaIbo
reacted from 239s to 20. South
American gold and platinum
i showed a heavy tone with trading
at SIS to s.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
PUBLIC UTILITIES
FEATURE TRADING
ON DC. EXCHANGE
Railway Preferred. and
Mergenthaler Enjoy
Good Gains.
OTHER LOCAL NOTES
Terminal Taxicab Company
Reports s23,65s.15 Earn
ings for Year.

Trading in public utilities and in
issues Of the Washington Gas Light
Company. together with a firm tone
of upward trend. featured on the
Washington Stock Exchange yes
tcrday.
Railway preferred stock was the
real leader of the session, a total
of 1876 shares changing hands. This
issue opened at 65h and advanced
consecutively to 65A, 66. 66h and
SsIs. at which price the security
closed. Capital Traction stock held
firm at 96ls. and Washington Gas
Light gained half a point, closing
at 49,. Mergenthaler Linotype
scored an abrupt rise of points,
opening at 1874 and advancing a
point each on four sales
The bond list was decidedly dull.
Gas 5s being slightly lower with
other recent favOrites unchanged.
Call money ruled at 5 per cent
offered with 6 per cent asked.
Terminal Tnxicnb Earnings.
The net income OF the Terminal
Taxicab Company for the year 1921
amounted to se3.65S.l5. according to
gTcports received BY the Public Util-
ities Commission yesterday. A 72-
cab service was maintained during
the year. the report showed.
Total earnings of the company
amounted to s447.3S0.79. with totai
expenses aggregatinS s4lT,544.SO
From the remainder was deducted
s703lS for interest on bonds. and
s9.397.20 for taxes
During the year this company
carried 56e.S72 passengers. operat-
ing a total of l.452.O74 miles
Par Check Collections
Chairman McFadden. of the House
Banking and Currency Committee
has introduced in the House a bill
permitting non-member banks L
charge exchange when remittins
for their checks through the Fed
eral Reserve banks. The latte
banks are required to impose
charges against their membe
banks for collecting check deposit
with such non-member banks eauI
Valcnt to the charge made yNth'
non-member banks.
Mr. McFadden said that thi
charge in the Federal Reserve &C
would end the tight between coun
try banks and Federal Reserv
banks over par collections oi
checks.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
PRICES HOLD FIRM
IN MARKET RULED
BY PROFESSIONALS
Main Body Steady, With
Industrial Favorites
Advancing.
GULF STATES GAINS.
With Ford Interests Elimi-
mated From Control Rumor,
Stock Scars z Points.

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-Profes-
sionals made the market f"r stocks
today and did IL without Injecting
vigr into more than a half dozen
Industrial favorites. While the
main body of the market was hold
ing firmly at a slight fractional ad-
vance over the Monday CLOSING ievet,
some specialties were bid up
smartiy. Even with the Ford In
terests definitely eliminated from
consideration in the rumored night
for control in Gulf States steel. that
stock remained an object Of great
speculative activity. advancing more
than Z points. Corn PREDICTS made
a new high above loi. and Electric
Storage Battery enjoyed another
substantial rise. There were specia'
forward movements In. Nanadium
Steel and Dawson Chemical The
sugars as a group were strong. =
mild short covering movement re-
suited from the lowering OF cali
money from TO llz per cent.
Trade Volume suners.
BY coatrast with the pace set last
Friday and Saturday today's stock
market was an extremely dull n
fair. The volume Of sales during
the first two hours was less than
half the total turnover for the short
session on Saturday. Many usually
active issues just began 20 make
their appearance around midday.
Volume means something TO many
of the closer students OF market
technique. especially large volume.
Thus the 1000. 900 share trading on
Friday and the maintenance Of thst
pace on Saturday were accepted by
indication that the market had def
instely found its top level and
should give way 10 a reaction.
Market Opinion Divided.
On the other hand there are many
market Judges majority, in fact
of those whose opinions are sought
after-who are standing out firmly
against a reaction. They admit
that the market has gone as high
as possible under present clrcum-
stances, but they are bullish in the
sense that they can see no good
reason for selling stocks and can
see nothing in the ofing that might
he calculated to impair speculative
sentiment. A few derivs much con-
ISOLATION from the knowledge that
the public did not play any consid-
erstle part in the recent rise and
infer. therefore. that there should
be no Great liquidation. Observers
Of this school look for a series OF
irregular trading markets during
which gains thus far made Will be
assimilatNd.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25
LOCAL
w. ID. Hibbs !. a Co.. Hfbbs Btas-
(Menbers wsshiastsn stock
Exehasge.D
STOCKS

Washington Gas Is. $500 at soIs. $500 at
93&. $500 at BOZ.
Capital Traction 5s. $500 at p5S.
Potomac Electric cons ss, o. coo at BOZ,
$1,000 at e0e.
Washington Ry and Elec pfd, 10 at e5iS
10 at 65h. 10 at 6sis. 80 at e5h. 50 al
ss,s' at e3h. 10 at e5k. IL Al &C. Is q,
Washington Gas Light. 6 at 49s. IS al
49ls, at f9h.
Merrentha ~r Linotype, 10 NJ Is<. 10 Al
i35. 10 at 1876.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas 5s. $500 at sO.s, 81 .ooC
at g0%.
Wa-h Ry and Elec a.. 81 900 at ssZ.
wssh Ry and Elec pfd. 10 at esIs.
Mersenthsler inotyPa. 10 at 1871
Washington Gas II. at fa. 10 at l9L.
Money, call loans, and per cent.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25

sales 53G sa against
week ago. a twa rcars ago.
From date. 13o2soe0 against 1891 25o year
ago. nd 1867 two
The Washington herald., 1922-01-25

COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES
Bss- Me.ser. i. stock E.el..s.,

YORK. o.
against
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
WOOL CLIP VERY LOW
Output in Argentine This Year Is 10 he Lowest During Any Time in goth Century, is Report.

Washington, July 2o,-Argentina's s wool clip which begins next Septem- Der is expected to be the smallest in the goth century. according to a sur vey issued today by the commerce de- partment. Sheep grazing in Argen- tina. the department found. has dropped from 74,3So,oo0 in 1895 to A.sb5,oo0 in 1918. and to between 25,ooo.o0o and 3o,ooO,0oo at the pres cnt time
 It is not likely, the department de- clared. that this years clip in Argen- tina will produce more than s0,oO0,- 900 pounds Of wool, or approximately l90,o00 bales, of which only 13,500 bales will be first class merino.
 The decline in the clip for next year from the 1921-1s22 wool clip which was estimated at 2sO,oo0,ooo pounds was said by the department to be the result Of the low price for sheep wool since the autumn of 1920.
 At the present time the department stated Argentine is the second largest wool exporting country in the world. During the war 75 per cent of its to- tai shipments to foreign countries went to the United States. but in 1921 Germany took the lead as a market for Argentine wool
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29

In the vicinity
 A non-union employe of the Wa bash was beaten and another kid mapped at Chicago,
 Two workmen in railroad shops at Montgomery Ala, were beaten by eight men alleged to be strikers.
 A non-union shop worker at Rose vile, Cal. was seized while walking with his wife. He was carried out of the town In an automobile, beaten, and warned to stop work.
 A deputy federal marshal on guard at the Missouri Pacific roundhouse at Jefferson City. Mo. was slugged into unconsciousness.
 Other Disorders.
 A mob at Janesville, Wis, sur rounded a roundhouse of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul where ten non union men were at work and compelled the men to run from the building. Women and girls in the mob threw stones at the workers.
 Striking shopmen of the Mobile and Ohio were said to have taken charge of the shops at West Point. Miss, and driven out new employees.
 At St. Louis two guards Of the Missouri Pacific and a blacksmith Of the Terminal railroad were stoned and beaten.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
COAL OUTLOOK GOOD
White House Optimistic As Prepara- tions Are Made to Guarantee Steady Flow of Commodity.

Washington, July 29-With organi- zation of the governments fuel con trol machinery rapidly nearing com pletion, the outlook as to distribu- tion and supply of coal was viewed az so favorable today that President Harding was said to contemplate no further move in the coal strike situ- ation.
 Confidence was expressed at the Wfite House that regardless of the rail and mine strikes production of coal evidently eventually would be increased to the point where it would be adequate to meet the country's need.
 The administrative end Of the pri- ority control of coal distribItion es- tablish.d under the governmental committee appointed for that purpose will be centralized in the office /of federal coal administrators. appoint ment to which H. B. Spencer, former vice president of the Southern rail- way and general purchasing agent for the wartime railroad sdminstra- tion, was announced last night by the president.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29

presidents stand for recognition of the rights of men now as work would De carried out Union shopmen who did not strike would be placed at the head of the railroads seniority list.
 union shopmen who went on strike would be placed next on the list and after them would come the men hired by the roads since the strike began. No mention was made of the pension rights, and 1t was not learned whether this question had been included In the presidents plan.
 Seniority Rules.
 Western railroads have been insis- tent that men now at work should be placed at the head Of seniority lists, asserting that if their rights were not thus recognized there would be no in- centive for men to stay at work in the event Of a strike In the future.
 Also included in the presidents plan II Is understood was elimination of outside contract repair work by the railroads. This would mean that each railroad would do Its own repair work in its own shops.
 huOtneT Dcnndnu.
 Another demand Of the strikers was Included in the settlement program. This related to the setting up of ma. tional and regional adjustment boards to expedite the adjustment of dis putes between workers and employers.
 The wages question would be left to the labor board. the striking shop men to recognize the boards wage reduction decision and return to work with the assurance that their case would receive prompt attention by the board. In addition the administration Is understood to have assured the shopmen that it would make every effort to have labor sections of the Esch -Cummins bill amended so that the labor board may be directed to fix the pay of the workers on al living wage basis
 While union chiefs and rail heads were resumed to be on the verge of making peace violence was slightly in creased in strike areas reports indi- cated.
 30 Negroes Disappear.
 Thirty colored laborers were said to have disappeared from the Chicago and Northwestern shops at Milwau- kee after a number of shots were fired |
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
HITS WHITE MAN, UYNCHED
Mob of 100 Unidentified Texas Men Put Negro to Death After He Fought With Paving Foreman.

Texarkana, Tex, July 29.--Author-
 ties today were without a clew to the identity of the band of 1n6 men who yesterday shot to deah John West ne- gro, near Guernsey, Ark. after a quarrel between West and Henry Worthington, paving foreman.
 West and Worthington came to blows after a dispute over a drink ing cup. both using sledge hammers. but neither was seriously injured. West later was said to have been warned to leave town and he board cd train at Hope bound for Tex arkana. When the train reached Guernsey half dozen men went aboard and took the negro off. The men were joined by about 90 others and after taking their captive short distance from the track shot him to death.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
CITY ADVERTISEMENT

The Registrars of Voters of the City of New Britain will be in session in their office. Room 40s, City Hall, on Friday, August 4, 1922 from 12 o'clock noon until g o'clock D. m. and on Friday. August II, 1922, from 12 o'clock noon until g o'clock D. m., for the purpose of making an enrolment of the legal voters of the City of New Britain for the nomination of can didates to be voted on at the Town and State Election to be held Tuesday, November r. 1922 and to perfect the present list of Registration.
 THOMAS J. SMITH,
 WILLIAM ZIEGLER,
 Registrars of Voters.
 Dated at New Britain, Conn.,, this 29th day of July 1922.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
FOUR DIE IN WRECK
One of Victims fin German Mall Carrying Passenger Plane Is Amer ican Citizen.

Berlin, July % tBy Associated Press) -Four persons one of them an American passenger, R. II. Mur- Till, of Charlotte, N C.; were killed in the wreck Of the German postal airplane which crashed near Boizen- berg, not far from Hamburg yester- day. The other victims were Albert Baurigin and Senor cosevergara, spaniards and Pilot yon Bertram,
 The airplane left Berlin for Ham, burg shortly after 1 ?. m, The aeci- dent which happened two hours later occurred as the plane was flying through a thick heavy pine forest. The four victims when picked up weer found to have had teir skulls crushed. The machine was demol- ished.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
COUNTRY AWAITING
 TUESDAYS MEETING
Settlement or Continuance of
 Strike to Be Decided

Chicago, July % (By Associated Press)-As the strike of soo,poo rail. way shopmen entered its fifth week today the outlook for peace was re- garded as bright and in rail circles here the belief was expressed that the walkout would not last into the sixth week.
 Meeting in New York.
 Meetings were set for Tuesday both oy the rail chiefs and workers on strike at which time President Hard : ing's plan for a settlement was ex- pected 10 be acted upon. The con- ference of rail heads, the call for which was issued Thursday by Dewitt Cuyler chairman of the association of railway executives will be held in New York. Representatives of the strikers will meet in Chicago in an- swer to word sent out last night by B. M. Jewell head of the shop work CTS organization to the 90 general chairmen comprising the national agreement executive board at the same time notice was given to 25 general chairmen of the stationary fremen and oilers union, which ordered a strike of 5000 men a week following the shopmens walkout, by Timothy Healy head of the union, that a meet Ing would be held here Tuesday to discuss settlement of the strike of that organization.
 Plans Held Secret.
 The presidents plans were not made public. However it became known from authoritative sources thaS 1t embraced settlement of all the strikers grievances except the wage question which would be submitted to the railroad labor board for rehear- ing.
 Under the plan as outlined the
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
OIL REGIONS GUARDED
Mexico Reports That Tampico Dis trict is Being Well Protected by Flying Column of Troopers.

Vera Cruz, July 29.-(By Associat- ed Press.)-The entire Tampico oil region is now perfectly safe and well guarded by flying columns of federal troops, said Gen. Sanchez. in an inter- view today He is the chief of mili- tary operations in the state of Vera Cruz, which conducted the recent punitive expedition against the rebel General Gorozave, who was killed.
 The last remnants of Gorozave's band have asked the federal authori- ties to be allowed to surrender. and the secretary of war is reported to be considering their plea.
 Porforio Guzman. another rebel leader. also has been defeated, ac- cording to reports reaching here.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-29
COLD WEATHER PROMISED
Moderate North Winds and Cool
 Nights Are Forcasted.

New Haven, July oa,-Tor Connec- ticut: Fair tonight and Sunday; mod crate temperature. moderate north and northeast winds.
 Conditions Light scattered show CTS have occurred during the last 24 hours along the Atlantic coast and from the Rocky mouptains eastward to the Lake region. Slight distur- hances are central this morning over Texas and North Dakota, Pleasant weather prevaisl east Of the Mississip- pi river. Moderate temperatures con- tinue in the northern sections
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool nights.