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New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
r G duced Turnover and
Small Profits on Staples
Influence More Sa e 5
Efforts on Novelties

gtaple merchandise. usually consid-
cred the bread and butter" Of bust
ness. no longer occupies that position.
In the textile trade. where the eontac-
with the consumer is closer than in
most other lines. and where more con
sumers are reached. staple goods arc
now moving sluggishly. while novelty
goods are selling In good quantities.
One explanation Of this peculiar
phase Of the present situation IS thar
merchants are less inclined TO handle
and push the sales Of staples because
in period Of reduced consumption
such as that from which the country
is believed 10 be emerging, larger prot
its can be made from novelty goods.
Staple goods. by virtue Of the fact that
they are sold IN large quantities, are
highly competitive and profits are made
not 40 much on individual mark-up a.
in the quantity sold. Reduced quantity
brings down the turnover and inc
profit. Novelty goods, where the mar.
gin Of profit on each individual bit OF
merchandise is larger. create larger
turnover Of capital with smaller
amount Of merchandise.
A we'll known cotton goods man mere
reports that his staple business Is
showing little or no profit AZ present
while his novelty goods department on
two single items is bringing IN more
profit this year than his staple goods
departments did in pre-war years.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Island Oil COMMITTEE
Hints at Legal ActaI

The committee stated isi' o
Charles =. Brown, ehsirza- =
sentiag holders % vot.ag ifse
tifeates o. che Island Oh i'i u
port Corporation. IN s.aisssr
terday hinted az possible lesi 9
on behalf o. ,hs stoekholisrL
Referring to published ''i'''
and rumors." the sisisns'i
(which have raised in The Hi,a
holders OF vo..ag irsss eer.-
questions with respect 70 ine 81 I.
of the compary's sf'Ifs p,'oI :
appointment of receivers ne 81 a
tee Is authorized % say va !.
dence Is submitted o. oi-el.Js' oi...s =
taired b. ne committee TX
iustify he Institution q ',y 80 80
suits against ary iae.yicsa., ~ y. I.
corpora.icn. bssci upon h', y, IN. :. =.
ticinati5n 20 .he ian.ge q VI. y. !.
nnnv ln im-roper or illegal as',' =.
suit or ,. vim be brought y .
receivers holt delay. ..i y y.
10 whom this circular {. ial',,'.. I. =,
krowlcdrc o. amy such facts !. -. y.
promptly b-ng them % its..''.,,,' its -
OF The committee or ils '.,. -, 4 ]
The committee stated t-., .,,..
EXTENDED .te t.me IN whiee s''.' II.
eer.,aert,- : Z n.ay be dspesi,is,a. ~. 80 y
protective -creomcni unll -
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
May Pig Iron Output
Shows 8 Per Cent Gain
Steel Prices Continue TO Gain
Strength az Producers Use
High-Cost Coal

"The Iron Age will say to-day, In
part:
"Steel prices continue 60 gain
strength a. producers are forced 10 use
larger percentages Of the high-cost
coal from Kentucky and West Virginia.
AT the same time the Steel Corpora
tion's policy in adhering to the present
sheet and tin plate prices on third
quarter business serves 20 hold the
market in check. However. in the case
Of sheets the corporation limits this
action 20 July shipments in view OF
the possible shift in the situation
meanwhile.
"Pig iron output In May continued
the gain shown in each month since
January. At 2.306.679 tons last month.
or 74,409 tons a day. against 2.072,ilf
tons in April. or 69.07O tons day,
there was a gain Of nearly per cent
"In both Pittsburgh and Youngstown
districts the average OF Steel Corpora
tion and independent steel works oper-
ations is close 20 IS per cent"
"Ihe Iron Trade Review" will say, in
part:
"Wi,h the receipt Of new tonnage
still in excess Of shipments as miseel-
laneous business expands and produc-
tion under restraint because Of the
coal strike. a situation OF growing con-
gestion in steel continues 10 develop.
"The June outlook for continuing in
creases Of iron production is less
promising as the cumulative effects Of
the dragged-out coal strike more clear
ly are beginning 10 be felt"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Arrive Here From Eury
Ceremonies Will BE Couds.
on Sunday for Men VIE
Gave Lives

Bodies Of f.r,y.forr Ansru !
d.ers. some the last of ne W /.
% be sent back and i-ns is,p e 4
who died in Cob.onz. we're srEf, !
New York yesterday On re ra.
states Army transport sonr.
Ceremonies in wh.,a pf'rirs-' !
tary and civil officials vili 5ir,z
will take place on Sln1ly or
sixty.four fag.irapI e'si,L ,
caskets we're placed .a i'si o. 4
2 az the army base n Br'sdE n
a guard Of honor. Thoss hl3is
war we're enabled 20 be sf,g- n
by the extension Of The t,fr
plication on the part of ra'1
The transport also carri's ~
IN silver f0r the United Sau 81
ment. received Ter supplies b.. /
Europe. mainly % GsruaaA
IN addition the somns are !
troops returning from ne Az
Occupation.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Urge Bankruptcy Change
Credit Men Vote for New Law I;
Suggest Credit Degree

INDIANAPOLIS. June Amend
ments 20 the present national bank
ruptey act were urged to-day in resolu-
tions passed by the National Assoeia-
tion OF Credit Men in convention here.
The credit men have a new bankruptcy
bill before Congress introduced by
Representative Volstead on Fc<~unry l.,
I922. A report OF the committee on
bankruptcy stated that the Department
OF Justice favors the passage OF the
new bill.
Better education Of business men
along the lire Of laws Of business and
economies was advocated by tho as
sociation's committee on credit eduea-
tion in its report submitted to-day.
Credit men particularly. said the re-
port. should be well versed IN eeono-
mics. ard the degree or Fellow Of the
Nationa! Institute o. Credit to cor
respond 20 certified public accountant
was suggested.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Raw SILK Market Quiet

Ihe raw SIX market yesterday vas
quiet. but slightly frmer IN tone.
Prices in Yokohama were reported un-
changed following the declines OF late
last week and early this week. Manu-
facturers here are generally out Of the
market az present and are awaiting
further developments. In the present
condition OF the manufacturing trade
IL is not thought that any heavy re-
placements or raw stock will be neces-
sary at the mills in the immediate
future. Although manufacturer re-
port some improvement in the demand
for finished silks il has not yet be-
come strong enough 10 encourage pro-
ducers % expand loom operatIons.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
b siness News
Novelty Merchandise Now Leads
AT Expense of Staple Goods
Difficult to Gauge
Business Trend, Vieic

There arc 80 many conflicting
trends that taken together with the
depressing influence Of strikes and
the seriols foreign situation. ae-
cording to ?. n. Curtiss. Federal
Reserve Agent at Boston. II Is dim
cult TO predict the course Of busi-
ness during the next few monts.
The approach Of summer will
help some industrieS," he says. "and
will retard others. Barring these
seasonal changes. however. there
seem TO be more factors pointing
toward a gradual improvement than
the contrary. The trend Of raw ma
ierial prices is usually a depend
able index Of the course Of business
prosperity. and these have been in
crcasing on an average at a fairly
rapid pace since April I. This or
dinarily indicates that there will be
a corresponding rise. though not as
rapid or extended in the prices Of
manufactured goods
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Beaver Board Companies
Complete Reorganization
Plan as Adopted Provides for
Holding Company and Oper-
aiinp Concern

The reorganization Of the Beaver
Board Companies was completed and
the plan declared operative by the re-
organization committee yesterday.
Under the plan the present Beaver
Board Companies is 10 continue as the
holding company, and operations will
be handled by the new Beaver Products
Company, Inc. b. l.. Worden. formerly
president Of the Lackawanna Bridge
Company, will be president OF both
concerns.
The Beaver Board Products Com
pany. Inc. has sold 20 the Central
Trust Company OF Illinois. Federal
ocurities Corporation and ambleton q
Co. $1,000 900 Of its twentyyear ~
per cent sinking fund gold bonds. 70
be secured by first and rcfunding
mortgage on the fixed assets Of the
company, the net value of which is
about $4,000 .000 The company will
have a surplus Of about Si6.600,00O.
The mortgages will provide FOR the re-
tircment Of the entire issue al llO
and intertst.
The Beaver BOARD Companies is 10
issue eleven-year s pcr cent collateral
trust gold notes limited TO S5,0oO,OOO.
About S3.15O.OO0 Of this amount will
be issued in exchange az par for the
present s per cent twelve-yea- gold
notes OF the company. dated January
/. 1921. and the entire capital stock
of the Beaver Board Products Com
many. Inc. with a net book value Of
about sl6.b0O.0O0 will be pledged as
collateral for the new notes.
The Capitalization Of the Beaver
BOARD Companies as reorganized will
consist Of not 70 exceed Sl0.000.0O0 pre-
fcrred stock and 225.Oo0 shares Of COM
mon stock. II is announced that the
delivery Of the new securities and
various payments 10 he made under the
new plan will be made on or about
Ia1v I
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Movie Producers Fail

An involuntary petition In bank
ruptey was filed yesterday in the United
States District Court against the
Reelcraft Pictures Corporation, a pro-
ducing and distributing company with
Offices at 22O West Forty-seeond Street,
on the complaint Of three creditors.
Nothing in the petition fled disclosed
the identity Of those connected with
the corporation in an official or other
capacity. but the complaint alleges the
liabilities are Sl5O,000 and tho assets
5000 Judge John c. Knox appointed
Max Cedarbaum receiver for The con-
cern, with a bond Of s. 500
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Simns Petroleum Elecil''

The directors or TIE S'nns y, !.
leum Cemoany were ra-else'.' y. y.
day At ,he annual meeting = ~ =
the proposed change in s''l1. I.
from no par value to $40 '"
poned for another week. Gus !.
fact that while the msior'N :
was represented At the nss,l,. a'..
management desired eAPi',f Il.
opinion by a, least t~0-isi'a. :. J,
stockholders. Edward 7. h'e's co., ,
dent Of the company, saii W.. ",
earnings before the eos. q /. d5,..,'. ". +.
piction. etc. exceeded N'-y.o,N,s "A
quarterly period ended Apin -
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
V. & ". Would Issue Bonds

WASHINGTON. june !. = The Nir-
ginian & Western Railroad applied 10
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to-day for authority 20 issue and sell
81 500. 900 in per cent bonds and the
Virginian Railway. which owns the
Virginian & Western. asked authority
20 guarantee payment Of interest and
principal Of the same issue. The funds
will return 20 the railroad treasures
amounts which have been expended in
the construction Of a new line in West
Virginia.
The Erie Railroad also sought COM
mission authority 10 guarantee pay
ment Of interest and principal Of S4.-
100000 In eauInment irust eertiheates.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Plan Spring Shoe Style Show

Women's shoe manufacturers in the
Brooklyn district who held fall style
dore are planning a spring style show
TO be held early in October. The ef-
forts Of the manufacturers 20 conhne
shoe styles within narrower limits
than prevailed last season and during
the current retail season are bearing
fruit Orders placed now By retailers
for fall shoes are said TO call mainly
for more conservative styles than
hitherto.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Setback i'm Prices
In Quiet Trading
On Curb Exchange
Continued Profit Taking in
Oil Group and Further
Unsettlement in Indus
trials Cause Irregularity
reaetionary

Prices showed reaeuohAis
tendency at the close Of yestsrdfsy.
trading on the curb market ,,n SOn,
tinusd profit taking in the on erUJP slp
snS further unsettlement IN inaus,''"''
hrourht about the irregular treno.
standard oil Of Indiana tsh nor
than point and s. o. OF hsntueas .
dropped back PRACTICALLY rllnsIsnd lr,
tional Petroleum, CArip, "a ..sli
creole and others also showed .s. ma
,os.ss Ss.S Mexican seabosrd was slisn,- ,
=, ,O',. S;~h.r however. and the new , vo,,
ss trust sc off CsIsS .S.rS By Of sSi this
ryndieate for the 9cO, GOO snsIss i,s5s..S a re
siesk that Sinclair Consolids'eo tr.e-
ss;xsd ssHS some time ago sold at a ,.'.s iIae,
.s,vsI ,;avsI nreriun. % skelly oil continued
% sctive around recent high levels. =,
North American steer rfeO,s' rfsesuO,srmver's
is,isr g,s' 10 Senator la Toilette, ..l'sS ous
TaS.eeo rs,Ssr Products new stock saggeo
snr,ber vss Motor shares were irregoiA''
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Petition. In Bankruptcy

The following petitions IN bankruptcy
were filed yesterday In the United states
District Court.
unfary. 17 Desbrosses -.
NONPAREIL QUITTING co. INC
Involuntary. Ladies' apparel. is5 ". 5tih
REEicRAFT PICTURES CORP In
voluntary go W. s3d s.. Liabilities. ti5e.-
900. assets i5c.o0o.
LAMARD0 a 90 Involuntary. 1881 ST.
Nicholas Ave silk underwear. Liabilities
80 900 assets. 5000.
HENRY ABRAMS Voluntary. ifl
Csuidweil Ave Bronr wholesale butcher.
Llab!lltleA ff1.5lt. assets fi0.1-o
Receivers In bankruptcy
The following receivers IN bankruptcy
were appointed yesterday Ia the United
states District Court.
Charles shonEood. for Bernard Kibr'k.
toil Third az. Bronx. retail furniture.
Henry A. Guyler. for Mayaower skirt
Go. Inc. q " -sth It. With bond of
Louis " sap,r FOR Nonparen Quitting
with bond of 81. 900.
Max cedarbauSn for R~-icraft Pictures
corp. producers and distributors ~ Aims
20 West t-d s.. with bond OF s. 800.
Schedules IN Bankruptcy
The following schedules In bankruptcy
we're fled n the United states District
Court.
HARRISON 4 co. INc-iss Rle.eksr
81 LIABILITIES s;oso3. assets. f2.soo.
HENRY ABRAMs-1tl Cauldvsii sv.
Bronx. wholesale butcher. Liabilities
ifT.sif. assets tio.1eo.
XnoLPH scHLEsINoER - Liabilities.
g.. s3t. assets f1.0
HARRY WEfsS-t5o Willis ay.. Bronx.
and 7s7 Third av Liabilities. ile.50
assets ii0.t.0.
HERMAN FfNKEfSTEfN lis East
Broadway. Liabilities i3i.3oi. assets.
iit7.2.
Seeks Creditors
Wiii~is n Shofwen assignee % the
Eastern Electro and Manufacturing Com
rGry. Inc a Delaware corporation. 0lfh
offices al No. i0i Nanck Street this clts.
has been authorized by the supreme Court
to advertise for creditors hoidinE claims
against the company. The company as'
signed on April II.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Thinks Cotton Prices Too High

Present raw cotton and primary cot
ton goods prices are regarded as too
speculative for safe operation By the
head Of one Of the best known cotton
goods converting houses in the city.
His contracts for future delivery ~
gray goods are smaller than AZ this
time last year. and at present he is
out Of the gray goods market entirely.
He feels that II prices are advanced
much further there will be a sharp
reaction. which may. however, be de-
layed until later IN the year.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08

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New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Commercial Credi,

Commercial money continues without
particular change. Only small amounts
Of commercial paper are coming into
the market and some OF the largest
business houses that finance them
selves by this method arc being np-
preached by banks on the proposition
Of issuing new paper. Attractive terms
are offered.
The best prime paper discounts AZ
per cent. with other paper fraction
ally higher.
The American Acceptance Council
yesterday quoted the following dis
count rates on prime banker accept
ance eligible for purchase by Federal
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
New Carbon Corporation

Interests identified with the Colum-
bian Carbon Company and the Atlas
Powder Company have incorporated
new concern under the laws OF Della.
ware. 20 be known as the international
Carbon Corporation. with S2.500.OOO :
7er cent preferred stock and 100000
shares OF no par value common.
Among the directors are ". J. Web
ster. president Of the Atlas Powder
Company; Reid L. Carr, OF Clark. Carr
& Ellis. attorneys: C. Harold Smith.
president Kinney & Smith; II. F. Han
sell jr. Redmond 4 Co. and the hon.
Edward Pristol. director Of the Do
minion steel Corporation.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
San Francisco Banks Merge

SAN FRANCISCO. June J-Consoli-
dation Of the Wells-Fargo Nevads Na-
tional Bank and the Union Trust Com
pany Of San Francisco has been Ell
feeted. according 10 The san fran-
cisco Chronicle" to-day. Details Of the
merger will be made public within a
week. Combined resources Of the Two
institutions. which are two OF the
strongest banks on the Pacific Coast
total more than Si20,000, 900.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Car Loadings Increase

Loading OF revenue freight for the
week ended Nay q totaled s2l.l2l
cars. compared with 792,f59 cars the
preceding week. or an increase OF 2s.-
6s2 cars. according 20 reports fled with
the American Railway Association.
Compared b. districts, increases IN the
loading Of all Commodities were re-
ported in oil except the central west
ern district. but the Pocahontas.
southern and northwestern districts
were the only ones 10 report increases
over the corresponding week last year.
Coal loadings during the week OF May
p totalcd 1870 cars. an increase OF
q.4O3 over the preceding week.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Primary Colions Firm

Although trading in primary cotton
goods was generally quiet yesterday
prices held hrm AZ lower levels on the
upturn in raw cotton. Early N the day
some second hand offerings az slght
concessions were made. but these were
withdrawn later in the day. The stand
ard e4-6O. 3Si7 7-ineh PRINT cloths re-
mained firm az 81. cents yard.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Business Troubles

stewart. Edi,h. and wm Giwor-
4 Deere ........... .......... elf4 50
strohbaoh. Hy Us sayadsky e.
Twery. Abr-Metropolitan Mirror
works. ........... :sissI
Van keuren Charles W-Ari Tile
Upmann & Col-Zlnwiil co. .... s32ftl7
Van keuren. Chas W-Art Tile
Roofing o Inc nc................. t--.T0
Watson. Geo II ir. snd Albert W
Putnam. eNrs--A T Kelly ...... .sfff1f
" Reeves Co. Inc aud Hy
z schabenhorn--D hoster. gs0St a.
eaue-Same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ff- lf
winston Louis-s Ruon e a.. 5000
Weiipuiz Paul-Muiiin & Meyer
Inc .... Observation-Disclosures. rraff
West Pity Tlfh - Garage Corp
II Z Il Auto Sales Co. Inc Igfss
Williams Construction 60 and
VIM Wlngerath-Ideai Gas
4 Electric Fixture Co... fo0s-
WAldman, Sam-Wietty & strauss 1880
warwick House. Ltd. Inc-Amsr-
lean Art News Co, lnc....... 5f0.Ss|
limni-rman. Anae admK-Mss-
sachusetts Bonding & ins co.
NVaAs tsFfss ..stsa.s l01.S0
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08

The first name Is that OF the debtor. the
second That OF the creditor and date when
lldgms NJ was hled
Ornsiein, osais-Fiiben Realty
Corp. May q. issa .......... ss5os5
Ro.enman. Bernat Rs Bell:
May ~, 922.................. 1910
Perkins. Bertram RI Dolls.
June ?. 1922. ............., io,.:s
=. al March 20. iss: -, sss5s
pie, etc. March -. lS22..... 1885
Leo. John r.. comm. People
etc. March %. 1879 -. 1850
Heinze. Ada /. and Ida ~
\. = Dec. II, islS.......... ii5oai7
y MeDermott. Jan -. isii'.. Ts7ss
City Of New York-NeW York
Lite Insurance Co. April a.
Eri wm. Nv Ro.sSoro. May ,..s
Dec. !. 1871 .....-..e.......,'. 1851
Graf a Regal Inc. Joseph j.
Graf ana VIM. e. Regall-com-
berland steel Co. Jan. u. 1921 i.5ssIt
Co. Oct. .. 1910. ...-.......,, SiTss
vita and Albert Rothbart and
Henry n. Wehrhane.-F. q.
schmidt. May ,. 1929. ....... i.e2o.bo
Perkins. Bsriram RI. poi1;
Oct -, isfi,.....,.s....s..,. i,3It2s
In Bronx County
April il. i':. ..,y..'.', si,ssS
April IS isis. ,.,..'...'s.-". 500 %
Kramer Contracting Co. ana
Samuel Aiken MAYER. Lane a
Co.; March 10. isit......... Lis3.5I
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Judgments Filed

The following judgments were filed yes
terday. the hrst name being that Of the
debtor.
Allen Fred w Livingston
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Satisfied Judgments

~ wv 7
The first name Is that OF the debtor. the
iecond that OF the creditor and date when
ldgms NJ was hled.
osais-Fiiben Realty
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
In Bronx County

The first name Is that Of the debtor
Delz 4 Son. lne-Eagle Paint
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-05-18

hnugeyar .sher, one af she neighhnrs
wants steak she no longer sends her
boy to get it Che is probably busy
playing football or practicing for
high school Minstrel Show or perhaps
he is in the movies). To-day the mo-
ther telephones to the butcher shop
and the bookkeeper enters the order
on an elaborate filing system; this in
turn is given to one of the clerks who
cuts the meat The meat is then wrap
ped in two or three pieces of paper. put
in a special basket and delivered by
an auto truck costing two to three
thousand dollars. Moreover, the meat
is charged to be billed at the end Of
the month and paid for when, and if,
money is available.
''As a result, people to-day, under
these conditions must pay double or
triple for their meat compared with
what they paid 20 years ago. The
truth is that to-day everyone from the
boy OF the home to the proprietor HIM
self, is lazy.
No one wants to do anything him
self which he can possibly avoid. Ev-
eryone is trying to spend as much of
his time as he can on amusements, au-
tomobiling and movies. Telephones.
high schools, and credit systems are
wonderful inventions; but they all tend
to increase the cost of distribution. The
retailer is up against fashions and Gus
toms which have bound HIM with ropes
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1922-05-18

summer. Moreover, the proprietor
does not cut any meat himself. Morn
ings he usually is found in the store,
but afternoons he is usually out auto
He has bookkeeper who
keeps the accounts. a big cash register.
two clerks, and man who runs the de-
livery automobiles. Owing to possible
breakdowns he has two automobiles.
Not only is~everything run on a much
more expensive basis, but the clerks
don't do more than half days work.
They see the proprietor loafing and
they loaf themselves. None Of them
have any interest in the business and
each one is trying to get by with as
little work as possible.
"The fundamental question is wheth-
er or not this store is selling any more
pounds of beef and provisions than it
did 20 years ago. | know the rent is
double and other expenses have trip
led and quadrupIed, but | seriously
doubt if this store is selling any more
goods. Gloucester hasn't as large pop
uIation as it had 20 years ago. and
there are more butcher shops. 1t is
probably true that people are eating
more meat per capita now than in
those days, but am very sure that
the output of this shop is no greater
than it was 20 years ago. To-day,