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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21

"Onc Of the most unique events
have ever seen would not dare
tell about for fear OF being nom.
mated for the Ananias club vera IL
not possible for me 10 produce $50
feet OF perfectly good oelluloId to
prove the story.
II claim the distinction OF filming
the only fish fieht ever filmed. 1t
was In the Royal City Of bangkok
that I found that natives raise fish
for fighting purposes. just as some
people raise game chickens. hap.
pened TO witness one OF these fights.
Tho fish, each about three inches
long. are placed In n glass Jar 20.
gcther. Upon sight OF each other
they bite and snap until one Ia en-.
tircly exhausted Tho other Is then
declared the winner. The owners
would not allow me to film the fight.
so ] bought two OF the fish and
staged my own fight for the camera.
i have never heard OF fish fight
being filmed outside OF this one"
HIS FIRST LOOK
AT RAINIER PARK
Despite his thousands of miles OF
wandering over the globe. Cowiing
was on his first visit 10 Rainier
national park Sunday. He came west
over tho Chicago. Milwaukee, film.
ing scenery on the way out. Several
reels OF pictures Of the Tacoma and
Seattle water fronts were also filmed
during his stay
Since 1910 Cowling has worked be.
hind a moving picture camera. At
that time he entered the u. s.
reclamation service. and was later
head photographer In the See Amer.
lea First campaign OF the depart.
ment OF the interior.
In 1917 he entered tho employ of
the Burton Holmes Travelogue com.
pany. and headed an expedition TO
Formosa, Philippines. Indio China.
Siam. Dutch East Indies, Australia.
Tasmania, China. Japan. New Zea.
land and the South Sea islands. pro.
ducing mieducationai and travel
pictures.
Following the world war he trnv.
eIed thru France, Belgium. Germany.
Austria.Hungary. Italy. Switzerland
and Czecho. Slovakia. filming "Eu.
rope in the Rcmaking."
In other travel trips with his cam.
era Cowling has been in Algeria,
Tunisia. Sicily, Spain. India and
scores OF other lands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21

dam ut Iloulder canyon. Jntil that
il esNcted the valley insists. there
cen he no permanent security.
BUILD EMPIRE
FROM DESERT
The reclamation and settlement Of
this area, once a blazing desert. "A
death trap and declared uninhhbit.
able by the government. Is one OF
the worlds pioneering eples. Daunt.
lesa spirit and engineering genius by
the magic OF diverted water here
created an empire OF the size OF Con
nccticut.
Thirst. fierce hVat. sand blasts.
loneliness. life In tents by men and
women who would not DO beaten
that was the picture two decades
ago.
But always these people have lived
below tire level Of the river that
scasonaIly threatens 10 vngulf them.
For centuries the river has been
building up lis bed on silt until. en-.
circllng the valley. Il rides IN places
skyacraper - high above adjacent
ranches and towns. seeklng weak
spots 20 break thru ievces.
VALLEY MENACED
IN 1906
In ieos.s Il went thru. Eashing a
new channel into the heart OF tho
valley and for weeks threatened 20
convert Imperial valley into an ocean
until Il was literally lifted back into
80. - -. a.. ta....f..s. nffaFss -
the Southern Pacific railroad organi.
kntlon and an army OF men at cost
of more than 100000.
last year there were breaks caus.
ing considerable damage. This
spring. further up the river. fresheta
inundated 10000 acres and caused an
estimated damago OF more than 81.
900. 900
Working feverishiy against the
menace Of heavy SHOWS ia Colorado
and Wyoming. Imperial valley re-
Gently completed the reacadero cut
which at present IN divertin. two.
thirds Of tho river now away from
the valley.
u>BRokEN DYKE
~ DEFENSE
Besides. an unhroken line Of dyke
defense for the first time has been
constructed covering weak spots on
, ihr ieyee.
Tho government food prediction
set at June - anticipates n hirf,
water stage OF 81 feet at Yuma with
discharge 81 10000 second feet OF
water or less than half the volume
earlier predicted because OF slow
mountain run.off.
Tho danger mark at Yuma IN 50
fest. reached lan, year with less SNOW
nut quicker discharge. The danger
seems somewhat mitigated hut I'm.
periai valley people don't count too
much ON the expected for they have
too often heard the unesnected
The Southern Pacific railroad.
savior Of the valley In 1905. Ia pre-.
pared for an emergency call m well
ms other large concerns and ranchers
and town folk. handed In defenslys
Organizations.
when "a call II hroadcasfed by tefe.
phone. men. machinery and material
are concentrated ON the threatened
spot with military precision. Women
carry on field work while men hattie
raging waters
fi's an old story IN fmrrriai valley.
where a battle and march behind
tho pillow have won son. 900 acres OF
Irrigated land. $50. 900 600 In annual
produce and the worlds richest soil
production by the acre from what
% years ago was an inferno.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21
SENATOR FLAYS'
WEEKS SPEECH.

TOPEKA. Kans.. June 2l.--secre-
tary OF War Weeks should resign.
senator Capper. republican, Kansas
declared IN n statement In today's
issue OF his Topeka Daily Capital.
Capper declared that Weeks in his
recent commencement day address
before Western Reserve university.
Ohio. out.bolsheviked the boisheviks
In condcmning popular government
by an alleged attack on the primary
and prohibition laws. Declaring
Weeks a "mossback' and an IAN
achronlsm," the Kansas senator ms.
serted the secretary Is "still In the
10Th century" and that this seems
to be n case of arrested political de.
veiopment."
Such speeches as that OF Weeks
iefore the Ohio university by public
officials "cannot be taken serious.
ly," and however mistaken the views
expressed. they must have the ef.
feet OF shaking the faith of many
people In our institutions" Senator
Chi per declared.
secretary Weeks resignation
might very properly be requested by
the president. Capper continued. He
declared the recent progressive re.
vival In the primaries had alarmed
Weeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
FLOODS
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

dam ut Isoulder canyon. Untii that
II crNeted the valley insists. there
cen he no permanent security.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21
ChiLdren'S
Stockings
Csc Pair

L,rNE-RrBBED Cotton stock
Il inEs In Brown. White and
Black. sizes 10 81. CSC pair.
pairs for 800.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21
Girls CoperaH
A pronS, $1.35

VERY 500 d
' quality Cling
hams IN piaiis
OF Rose. Blue.
Green or Dark
Blue and White.
are combined
with plain ging-
hams in these
pretty Aprons.
trimmed W 18th
rick rack braid
or ban din gs.
Sizes 6 TO Is
years. moderate
iy priced at
91.3b.
kz.rr
Evening star., 1922-07-24
TONGUED PUMPS CALL.

Many women's shoe manufacturers
are doing a better fall business than
they expected. Their representatives
are on the road with the sample line
of shoes and are placing a small but
steady volume of business. Most re-
tailers are carrying light stocks and
are beginning to replenish their re-
serves in a more liberal fashion. Re-
tailers as general rule are not an
ticipating their requirements beyond
sixty days. This buying method has
led manufacturers to believe that
many orders calling for immediate
delivery will be received as soon as
the consumer demand for fall mer-
chandise increases. The demand
seems to be turning from novelty
shoes to the more staple lines. accord
ing to a foremost shoe merchant. In
the last several weeks. the dealer
said there has been marked In
crease in the sale of pumps with
tongues, while on the other hand the
demand for strapped pumps has de-
clined materially.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
STRIKE AFFECTS HARDWARE.

Indications in the hardware markets
active fall demand. according to
Hardware Age. Sitter lrices and
healthier business conditions prevail.
but apprehension exists among 5obbers
in many sections about shortages In
merchandise, as a result of the coal
situation. The fuel shortage in the
Pittsburgh district is reported to be
affecting some of the large steel mills.
Price tendencies in both the steel and
hardware markets are pointing up
ward. Shortages in both skilled and
unskilled labor are reported by some
of the large eastern hardware manu-
facturers. In the New York market
seasonal goods are in good demand
In the Chicago district the railroad
strike is reported to have held up de-
liveries of merchandise the last week
or two.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
DRESS DEALERS CONFIDENT.

That the fall dress season will be a
good one for the Wholesale trade is
the opinion of prominent dress deal
ers They point to the improved con-
ditions throughout the country. which
they believe is certain to be reflected
in the dress business. Early buying
is small. but is running comparative
ly better than in the preceding year.
Large orders are not expected until
the latter part of next month, when
retailers will beg gin to feel the usual
seasonal demand and will be forced to
call on wholesalers for supplies on
larger scale. Wholesalers are said to
have experienced little difficulty in
disposing of their surplus stocks of
summer dresses because of the at
tractive prices named.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
STRIKE HURTS LITTLE.
A. s. Goldsborough Says Business
Interests Have Not Suffered. y

BALTIMORE. July 24.-Baltimore
business interests thus far have been
affected little one way or the orher
| IN the coal and railroad strikes OF
the country, according to A. s. Colds
borough, secretary of the Merchants
and Manufacturer Association, In
his report for July on Industrial ana
business conditions here. Because the
city Is an important shop town Tor
the railroads and leading center IN
the coal industry, however. Mr.. Colds
borough expressed concern over the
situation. He said the general public
feels that the time has arrived for
the federal government to take
strong hand and force a resumption
Of work for the sake of the public
welfare" .At
That means" he continued. that II
governmental interference becomes
inevitable the power Of the govern
ment should be directed vigorously
toward settlement Of the situation
on sound and solid basis"
Evening star., 1922-07-24
BIG BADGER HAY CROP.

MADISON. Wis, July 24-Latest
estimates show that the Wisconsin
hay crop will be one of the largest
on record and will total 5.806.000 tons.
against 5,O60,00O tons last year and
fye-year average of 5.S23.0oo tons
Production of mixed clover and tim
othy Is estimated at 3,2S9,000 tons.
against 2,428.000 tons last year. AL
falfa is estimated at 218.000 tons.
compared with a fve-year average
of 10000 tons. The Wisconsin apple
crop Is estimated at so per cent above
last year Cranberry yield Is ex-
pected to be twice the short crop Of
last year. The honey crop will show
an enormous gain, with S.664,000
pounds, compared with 4,72s,000
pounds last year.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
LIGHT FOR s1LvERwARE.

silverware is moving slowly accord
ing to leading manufacturers. During
April and May sales of a big New
York silverware house which also
sells at retail reached a large volume
and led the manufacturer to believe
that June would be an even better
month by reason of it's usually large
number of weddings. However. de-
mand last month fell Off considerably
and proved to be one of the dullest
periods of this year. Business SO far
this month Is running about the same
as June, but this showing has not dis
appointed the manufacturer. because
both July and August are usually
quiet months. Buyers are expected
to come into the market this month
and in August. There continues to be
a steady demand for both sterling sill
yer and plated f1atware, but sales OF
hollowware are tagging. Prices are
unchanged.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
WALL STREET NOTES

Inc money market continues more
favorable and funds available for
loans are piling up and. to find profit
able employment for them some b,nk,
OF the country are reported calling
up brokerage houses. Only in times
of ease do they do this. There ba 8
been no shading of rates. One firm
was asked by a bank with which i,
had not had loan in ten years If II
could use funds.
Said a dispatch to one bouse from
its New York correspondent: .onIv
talk here on rails is to the effect thai
pennsylvania will probably increase
its dividend. The fact that the com
pany mas an agreement with its en-
pioyes Is regarded as an opening
wedge for a settlement of the strike
throughout the country"
General Mortgage Finance Corpora-
ton, for the six months ended June
80, reports net earning after payment
OF guaranteed dividends of per cent
but before taxation. equivalent to 6 u
per cent on preferred.
Orleans Railway and Light shows
earnings of $3.379,610. equal to 7.t
per cent return on a valuation OF
$44.700.0o0.
1t Is reported American Stores pro.
poses building a $1,00O.000 warehouse
on Master street In Philadelphia
In 6rst six months of 1922 earnings
Of Pond Creek available for dividends
on common were $316,S24, equal to
$1.48 a share.
George A. Fuller Construction, prin.
cipal subsidiary of United States
work on its books at the close OF
fiscal year, April 80. 1t is under.
stood that since that time approx
mately $7,00o,000 new business has
been obtained.
Reports covering operations of the
Chino. Ray. Consolidated and Nevada
Consolidated-are expected to ybe-is-
sued the first week in August. I'M
proved exhibits are counted upon.
Corn Product earnings in second
quarter are claimed to have duplicat-
ed the favorable showing In first
three months. when $3.47 share was
earned on common.
From its low point of the year
Pennsylvania has risen $11.75 a share
Declaration of dividend of IS 8
share on Calumet and Hecla stock
will call for disbursement of $500. 900
,, sets Of $12,334.157 January /.
Standard Tank Car has received an
order from Phillips Petroleum for
fifty cars. This is the third order
placed by Phillips in the last few
months.
Net profits Of Firestone Tire In the
last eight months will exceed $4,000
600. according to its president
While Chile Copper is still operat-
ing under a substantial loss, the COM
pany is succeeding in reducing pro-
duction costs, and during the first
nuarter Of this year this cost was
s.s65 cents a pound. as against the
1917 high Of 1915 cents. Actual loss
during the first quarter of 1922
amounted to $1,103,104, more than
half Of this amount being charged OF
to depreciation.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
WoMEN's FALL NEcKWEAR.

Fall buying Of women's neckwear
is light at present time. This fol-
lows the usual procedure, as the buy
ers generally come in after the open
ing Of the ready-to-wear trade and
buying in volume does not begin un-
til around August 1. Lace tuxedo
sets and collars and lace vestees are
expected to be very popular for fall.
A large portion of the demand will be
for imported merchandise. Swiss en-
broideved oyster colored linens with
designs similar to Bulgarian peasant
effects are expected to sell we'll. This
merchandise is to be made by the yard
and can be adapted for the tuxedo,
Bromley or circular collar. Sleeve
less guimpes in val and Venice lace
will be prominent in the cheaper
grades, while in the more expensive
the trimming will be handmade Irish
filet lace.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
STRIKE MARKET FACTOR.
Jobbers Are Cautious in Making
Dry Goods Purchases.

NEW YORK. July "a (SpeciaD.-
The rail strike was something of q
factor in the market for cotton cloths
today, as jobbers are cautious. fear
ing to have large shipments tied up
in transit. The trade also Is watch
ing the developments of the cotton
crop carefully. waiting more definite
assurances as to the trend of the raw
staple market. Prices for the stand
ard print cloth and sheeting con-
structions in the meantime remained
Arm and steady. Demand for sateens
and lawns was In some evidence.
The silk market showed only fair
accumulation of buying orders over
the week end, with prices fairly well
maintained. The character Of the
buying, however, showed improve
ment.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
WOOL IS BRISKER.

BOSTON, July "a. SpeciaD.-There
was a slightly brisker trend to deal
ings in the wool market today. al
though prices showed practically no
change in most grades from the final
figures last week. The strength in
foreign markets was a factor. as was
the demand for better grades of fine
staple and one-half blood combing,
which are not in large supply. The
strength of three-eighths blood also
was apparent.
The cleaning up OF Ohio fleece
woods is going on slowly with prices
firm at Sc to 81 for unwashed de-
LANES,
Evening star., 1922-07-24
STRIKE HAMPERS LUMBER.

with shipments piling up at mills
and junction points, consequences of
the railroad strike are assuming con-
siderable importance in the lumber
market, says Lumber. One southern
road is reported as having rendered
no local freight service for a week
and 167 cars of lumber are reported
accumulated at a tap line junction
where the normal daily movement is
twenty to thirty cars. There Is also
evidence of anxiety on the part of
buyers, resulting in some increase
in demand. particularly in yellow pine.
Demand for railroad maintenance and
car material is less active. Prices
of lumber are we'll maintained, and
in some instances stiffening.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
FoREsEE LARGE TRADE.

Orders for advanced requirements of
fine chemicals are small. and buyers
continue to purchase for immediate
needs only. says Drug and Chemical
Markets. The total volume Of trade
in. however. large for this time of
year and is satisfactory to manu-
facturers and dealers. A heavy fall
business is expected. Price changes
are. not numerous. Coal tar products
are still scarce. Heavy chemical
prices are frmer and forced sales by
Importers have ceased. Midsummer
duilness has come upon the crude
drug market. and buying is slowing
down. Supplies of many drugs are
so short, however, that any real buy
ine would send prices up The es-
sentisl oil market is quiet, with
prices Of oil Of cloves slightly lower.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
UTILITY EARNINGS GAIN.

Public Service of New Jersey and
it's subsidiaries for June report oper-
atinr revenues of $6,269,51S. an in
crease of $135.344 over June. 1921,
while the net increase in surplus be-
fore dividends was $456,094. against
$SS,553 reported for the same month
last year.
Statement for twelve months ended
June 80. 1929. showed operating rev.
enues of $76,203.219. gain of $685.
976 over preceding fiscal year. while
the net increase in surplus was $4.-
S66.S54. compared with $2.10S.492 for
the preceding twelve months.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
PLATINUM DEMAND GOOD.

Platfnum demand continues STEADY,
with only small quantities OF the
crude and manufactured metal enter
ing this port. Recent advices from
Colombia are that floods on the Con-
doto and the upper Atrato rivers
have receded, and larger shipments
can be expected within the next month
from South America. About 100000
worth of crude platinum is being ex-
ported to this city from Reval month
iy. Due to soviet restrictions,
platinum is smuggled out of Russia.
Makers of high-class settings and
high-priced jewelry have placed or
ders on the strength of reports of
good advance business by jobbers'
statesmen.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

big sales do not necessarily mean
big profits" says Walter GabelI. presi-
dent of the Northern Central Trust, in
the current journal issued by the in
stitution. "a fine office, store or
factory. with retinue Of high. .sala-
ried officials. statesmen and clerks, is
too frequently the millstone that sinks
an otherwise successful business.
When this overhead is not in proper
proportion new capital or credit
simply prolongs and aggravates the
situation. A carefuland honest analy-
sis Of costs and receipts, coupled with
Arm determination to cut the gar
ment according to the cloth Is the
only way to sound business"
Photographic supplies continue in
good demand and more amateurs than
usual are seeking outfits for vacation
use. Many cameras are being sold,
most being of the medium grades.
Many high grade lenses are being
used. Notwithstanding the recent
unfavorable weather, developing and
finishing departments are busy.
Veil business 10 seasonabIy quiet,
the principal demand being from
motorists and domestic travellers.
Styles run to fancies rather than
utility. Long draped wells worn this
spring will be-. seen again this sfall.
The newest Faris creations noted in
this city. arg tiny vsnetfans and the
slightly leffer Persian wells. -
Evening star., 1922-07-24
WILL ASK WAGE LIFT.

DENISON. Tex, July 24-Main-
Kansas and Texas will ask the Rail-
road Labor Board for a wage increase
of virtually thirty-two per cent and
restoration of the overtime rule. G.
w. Pyles, general chairman of main
tenance men on that line, announced
today. There are 5000 maintenance
employees on the road.
Evening star., 1922-07-24
NORTH AMERICAN PROFITS.

North American and subsidiary
companies report that after deducting
a full years dividend on S1s.06S.e50
of preferred outstanding June 80, the
balance was equivalent to more than
S21 4 share of common. Gross earn
ings in June amounted to $4.605.6 .656.
an increase of 53.S7 per cent over
June, 1921. Balance for depreciation.
dividends and surplus was sS37,eS6.
an increase of 109.51 per cent.
Evening star., 1922-07-24

BY the AssOcfatcd Press.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Foreign ex-
change firm. Great Britain. demand.
4.45N: cables, 4.46h; sixty-day bills
on banks, 4.44S. France. demand,
.e846h; cables, .0s46. Italy. demand.
.O466h: cables, .0467. Belgium, de-
mand, 0.79Sh: cables, O.7s9. Germany,
demand. .0020; cables. .0020h. Hol-
land. demand. 1887; cables. .3892.
Norway, demand. 1850. Sweden. de-
Switzerland, demand. 1907. Spain. de-
mand, 1850. Greece. demand. .03I2
Poland, demand. .0001A. : Czecho-
sloyakia, demand. .O21s. Argentina,
demand. .3675. Brazil, demand. 1875.
Montreal, 80 3-32.
Evening star., 1922-07-24

A call for deposits of Reading gen.
eral mortgage bonds may be issued
this week by the protective commit
with the segregation plan.
Evening star., 1922-07-24

5000 Life Policy, $S7.3S
Afs 20. Send date Of birth for flustrsti&
u. LIE ROY corr. isssrsaee xGvises
All branches.
3AoO 40. Woodward buiIdiNs. n. 80
Evening star., 1922-07-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGE,

Selling checks-do;lar values at noon today
lCuota tiona furnished by " Z. Hibbs & Co
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-23
AUTO LICENSE

Now that the auto license paying
time is here, so many are wonder
ing why the increased cost and what
becomes of the money paid in by the
hundreds of thousands of dollars as
in Kansas they are issuing now near
ly 100000 tags. The lowest cost IS
So. a year, ad many who have never
made a study Of the law are ignorant
of its use.
There are those who have an idea
that the entire license fund accom-
panies the application for license
when it Is sent to the state depart
ment by the county treasurer, but
this is an error as only fifty cents of
the license fee accompanies the ap-
plication and the balance of the fee
remains with the county treasurer.
The fifty cents pays for the admin
istration of the state auto license de-
partment, purchase the license, pays
the postage on both license and tag,
pays the salaries of all the employees
and other necessary expenses, and
the balance is returned to the differ
ent couties at the end of the year.
The State Treasurer has just return
ed to each county twenty-five cents
for every tag they sent in during the
year 1921, that much being left over
the expenses.
After the fifty cents has been de-
Quoted for the state auto license de
partment the county treasurer de-
posts in the county road drag fund
$3.50 and the remainder is placed in
the state aid fund of the county for
application on Improvement of bene-
fit district roads.
A Ford car owner paying So a
year, contributes fifty cents to the
state auto license department, 1928
to the county road drag fund, 1925
to the township road drag fund of the
township in which he lives, and So
to the state aid road fund in his
county for application on permanent
Improvement of roads in the county,
such as benefit district roads or roads
declared for Improvement by county
commissioners.