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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-12-13
ACTS OF ]. W.
BURNS GIVEN
AS EVIDENCE
IN HEARING

WASIItNGTON. Dec. ls-Hear.
ingS on Impeachment proceedings
brought against lttoTry tcnrral
Daugherty by Representative kel.
irr. Republican. Minnr>oia. were
oISned before tie iIouse Judiciary
committee marked BY frequent
CLASHES between members of thu
committee and jackson ~. Ralston.
rouncel fT keller. first ~ 10 the
usthod Ut procedure and second ~
io the reSelancy of testimony.
I h" Minnesota representative won the
rst skrnish. the committee voting in
executive Session after an hour aud o.
hilf wungling iu the open to hear first
evidence ON three of the fourteen spec.
iucations designed hN Mr. Keller instead
e.. taking the charges up in the III.
i,-t cIl order In which they were pro.
stut-d orig .ualy
To summon Taft
Anniher decision was AKA ust the sum
muning ~ Chief Justice TAFT. whose
o.. essence had been requested hy Mr.
BliSon Ton the purpose of confirming
letter which NJ Taft wrote in I9ig
while president to hen Attorney Cpn.
orll Wckersham and which was read
into the record during the day, The CON
iuiitvr held thft confirmation would he
unn"ctpsSlry
This letter and one VI tton to Mr.
Tatt hy Nj wickcrsham constituted tho
principal evidence submitted TODAY.
Th.ysboih deal with a pardon for VA.
! ni n Jones convi,ted in Oregon n
'a'- silrE Il lAnd F,su,l- nd vferv-''
a. alleged act Ntics of WIN am y.
rurps appointed ha wear nv AZ.
paurhertv as chief of the bureau Of w.
,rstigu,ion ~ The Department Of Jus.
iirc. Boo connection with the drawing of
ih. jury u the Jones case
Burns Attacked
The purpose a. their introduction
iutr IN. record M Rllston explained
was 10 suppor, the charge iu the rm.
aacrweut Specifications that Mr..
l~ugheltv hld appointed to positions
''t great Importance and large firapu
90 and mmal rcsrou-.h lity' men wnl
gr "umustwrfthy. corrupt and dan.
lt. ors To Ihc ncritics oi the people ,t
th- I'm ted states"
in the Wickersham report to the
president o. WIS SET forth that Mr..
ltuuS who was then employed hy Dec
-rum,ut under Francis J Henry ts
.rH,ial prosecutor In the land fra Il
g, Sos. obtained in advance list Df pro.
s'".tiyr petit jurors who were 90 be-
He'd n th" tral before Judge Gilh",
vu1 thdt after GOO of The l2 POO names
had been found satisfactory from h.s
Standpoint their names had been allowed
Oh. f-uain iu the jury box
Denounced by Taft
The President Taft IN replying to Mr
Wick'rsham and approving pardon
fr iDunl. d-, lircd that the methods D.
tih,i constituted the most hsrcf,c.
81 sr' unfat use of on the machinery
~. '.r" ug l IurN Wh oh had hccH s.
- sed in him iu all his long cypcricn,c c
tr federal court ilr added mat 'h's
,,u1 ti,u "glv,s sIfncirnt re1.ons to
81, pardon frr Ionr. ls we'll os
'|vue condemnation of the meth ~
a. licnry and BURNS
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-12-13

] As the hank messengers emerged
Into the lmsin Lobby. three bandits.
waving snenaclug revoiverx. con.
mandsd ihem 10 hold up their hands.
NiDR EFFORT TO ESCAPE
Al complied rxcepi Henry who
carried tit largest package Of money.
said TO haze contained si0.eeo. Henry
clufched the package of money and
tried 10 esade thf hoidDp men BY
entering ~ office opening ON the
lobby.
One q De bandits pursued and
fired. fiene fen 70 the floor. The
bandit grssped ths package and
hacked cue Into the corridor where
his two companions had taken money
packages from the oih.r messengers.
One pae'age containing $1,000 was
everlooknd.
CAR LATER FOUND
The hahdits retreaied 70 the street
where one accompllce was waiting IN
= motor car and another was standing
guard toi prevent outside Interference.
The five men drove south at high
speed. rhrnllt was not attempted
The hanoit car later was found
alandoned several blocks away. The
cur had icn stolen two weeks ag'
accordlpa the police records.
10 ltss h@ai-ts irtt 4,
and robisd messengers ~ the Drovcr
National Rank ~ SNs5.ON0 in non
negotiable checks.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-12-13

~ AnA NANM =
which long has been
iamllIaTly know n
10Th h>t thp>e VII ,
worshlnfssi there and
others a. John Wan,
nrAkeft church y
hoGy Of the merchant
prince win lie IN state
Thursday morning
from 20 O'Clock unin
npon. Intsrmcnt wllI
be private In the fasn.
|ily vault IN the pic,
urcsquely situated
cemetery of ~
Janios tho I.ess ms
|BsS A. Gcrdon Mac
Lehman. psstor of
Bethanv church VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Why IL Vas Impossible

unfortunately. this solution has not
oeen carried out, and cannot be carried
out largely becausea the European
powers have, since the armistice, be-
haVed in such a manner that the Amer
lean public, whose interest in the war
was always inevitably much more re-
mote than that of any of the European
countries, feels, If we are correctly in
formed on this side, no inclination
whatever to make any effort to help
Europe out of her difficulties.
Reasonable people in this hemisphere
are not at all inclined to wonder at
Amerca's attitude on this point. They
see all the governments of Eurone
daily convicted by critics who are mem
bers of their own nations of monstro,is
extravaganza and highly questionable
finance. They see that though the war
has been officially over for nearly four
years the war spirit and the war tenn
per are still rampant in this unfortu-
nate Continent, and they know conse-
quently that any effort made by Amer
lea to relieve Europe of financial diff
culties would only in all probability be
seized on by the impecunious European
governments as an excuse 70. further
extravaganza, further currency debase-
ment and further displays of bad TEN
per-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Sweden Develops Baltic Trade
Directing Efforts Toward Organizing Connections
to Handle Western Transit Commerce; Russia
Taking More Locomotives

Special Foreign Financial Correspondence
STOCKHOLM, Aug. S.-The Soviet
government, according to reports re-
Gently received in Stockholm, has at
present 6,400 locomotives in working
condition, but further addition to this
number is required, as shown by a new
adjusted agreement between the Swed
ish locomotive works of Nydquist e.
Holm and the Soviet Russian Railroad
Commi ssion. Under this new Agree.
ment the Swedish works will receive .
further advance payment. of 100000
kronor, besides the 40,000,000 already
paid, for the delivery of 500 more loco
motives. The Swedish works will now
be entitled to accept orders also from
other countries, having previously
worked exclusively for the Russian
government.
Sweden's efforts now seem to be d.
rected more and more strongly TO the
task of organizing connections with the
countries east of the Baltic, thereby
emphasizing the firm conviction that
Sweden is, and will remain, the natural
channel for the transit trade coming
from the West. Thus the plans For
regular ferry connections between
Sweden and Finland are maturing and
the marine architects drawings of the
proposed ferries will be completed in
the near future. Leading representa-
tives Of the Stockholm port have Just
returned from trip during which they
have studied the port facilities of
Reval, Helsingfors and Hango, for han
ding Swedcn's future transit trade to
the Baltic states and Russia.
The Graengesberg Company's total
iron ore shipments via the ports Of
month amounted to snearly 522 900 tons,
which is more than ten times the
quantity shipped during the CORE
spending period Of 1921. During the
first seven months of 1922 this COM
pany exported over 100000 tons,
which is 100000 more than during
the corresponding period last year.
Recent reports on the unempioy,
ment situation show that the numbar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

each would have made in two separate
firms.
1t is in selling that the greatest
been made. The retailer has been
able to accomplish comparatively little
along this line. He cannot afford
from service standpoint to reduce
his selling force to any great extent.
Salaries have been cut in retail stores,
put not to any great extent. Whole
salers, though, have been able to eff
feet some good reductions in selling
expense by doubling up territories of
travelling statesmen and by working
territories more intensively so that
they will yield larger proportion of
business, compared to the actual ex-
pense Involved in selling.
One method of reducing such expenses
that has found favor in the New York
market is the cutting down of selling
quarters. Many firms have moved from
the high-rent districts they formerly
occupied. Others have taken smaller
quarters or have rented out part of
the space taken in boom times on a
long-term lease.
Another method has been the addi-
ton of non-competit lines to the
products handled by the firm For in
stance, at least three fairly large and
well-known firms in the textile trade,
who are manufacturers and maintain
their own selling offices, have added
imported merchandise to their lines.
The profit on the imported merchandise
is not great, but it helps out in pay
ing the expenses of the selling office.
Again, this development works IAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

i-ossifSf4N.
GNo ENORMOUS are the figures
of inter- Allied Indebtedness, in
Guiding the money that the Eu-
rc@ean Allies e.ve to the United
States, that it seems at first sight
that the whole fabric of cur economic
civilization must collapse ana tumble
over under the weight of them This
feeling is still further intensified
when we add to the figure of inter-
Allied Indebtedness that of the III
debtedness of Germany to the Allies
OH reparation account. In this way
we arrive at total of well over ten
thousand million pounds sterling, or
some fifty billion dollars.
A distinguished English banker, who
lately wrote very interesting paper
OH this subject, thought it worth
while to demonstrate from some
figures that he gave concerning the
total trade of the countries affected
that it was quite impossible that any
such sum could be paid under any
thing like present conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
What Retailers Are Buying
By Alfred Fantl

fE,HE strike outlook is having its unavoidable
mands While calls spring
interference with
the
the
vii in
while
Silk
Indeed HANDSOME Pore twill dresses be had
$40
selling from ss Basement departments promise
ersne &c e at 1872 $780, Pret twill se75
fpper dresses of wool side peted
in during the week has been
$3.50 While the
al. $500 80 -
ribbons
millinery
loom Novelties Of the
hardwood handles
sterling silver hgree They the
pnaanna by the found
sunburn of fashionable b s'necks ~ p $3.50
Of
Business Edtor.J s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Duplicated Figures

There are, however, several con-
siderations to be noted with regard to
these figures, which make their totals
much less terrifying. In the first
place, many of the debtors concerned
seem to regard the whole question Of
this war Indebtedness between gov
ernments as q matter which need not
be, taken very seriously. 1t is now
nearly four years since the war was
over, and yet it is safe to say that
not one of the debtors concerned has
yet paid a penny or cent in the way
of interest, to say nothing of any
question of redemption, and that the
utmost effort that has been made has
been where debtors have arranged to
chalk UP the accrued interest as an
addition to the debt.
Great Britain, in the budget brought
in last April, went so far as to make
provision for the payment during the
current financial year of half the in
terest that would fall due during it's
course. Otherwise, the question of
inter governmental debt between the
Allies has been one of the many
things which have been allowed to
drift by European statesmen. There is,
moreover, still more important con-
sideration, which very greatly re-
duces the figures if once it can be as
sumed that the question of mutual in
debtedness can be treated on a bust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

vigor upon the best and tallest levees
that the government engineers recon-
mend. The spillway is simply to sup
plenlent the levees. The cost of the
plan is estimated at S5,o00,000 at the
maximum
What makes this issue of such para
mount Importance now is the rapid
development of New Orleans as an in
dustrial center. It's growth in this
respect is indicated by a recent com
pilaticn bv :, the Association OF Com
nierce, which shows that in the five
years between 1914 and 1920, the out
put of manufactured products has
grown from $Sa,S14,000 year to $780,
796,O00; the payroll from 17,34S en-
ployes to 26.441, and the number of
plants from 1873 TO s73 These are in
dustries actually within the city limits
The industrial suburbs of New Orleans
are several times larger than the city
proper, and the deve1opmenr mas been
even more rapid in theme especially in
oil refining and exporting establish
ments.
Employment in Louisiana has shown
q slight falling off since the railroad
strike. Not only are the railroad work
men affected, but certain industries
have been forced to lay eff hands be-
cause of restricted output.
With the renting season only one
month off. there is more or less Of a
movement downward Of rents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

more than any other country, depend
for our existence on world trade. and
consequently unon world prosperity,
which cannot be tsecured as long as
Central Europe remains In the state of
suspended economic animation, which
IS produced by alarms and uncertain
sies conct rning the extent OF tie repsr-
alton bill. As every one knows this
solution Of the problem was lately put
forward by the "London Times and
was hailed by the press of America and
the Continent as really effective pro-
posal based on glorifed commonscnse.
To it, again, it would have been inn
portant to attach the condition tIfat the
whole question of the reparation bill
should be reconsidered by a mutual
tribunal, such as the Bankers Com
mittee, which was asked recently to
consider the question Of loan to
Germany, and broke down before it
began because France would not con
sent to the question of the revision of
the reparation total Since then,
however, public opinion in France, IN
second and more sensible thoughts, APP
pears to think that loan in the hand
is better than an unaltered PREPARATION
total in far distant and possibly ip-
accessible bush and it is understood
that NJ Poincare was prepared to raise
some such suggestion at the meeting
of premiers. which will have taken
place before these words are in nrint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Garment Makers
Reducing Costs
BY Cooperation
Association Reports Prog
ress in Development
of the Central Factory
Supply I'd epartm e III t

Cooperative efforts to reduce fac
tory costs and thus lower the prices of
products in the face of advancing
raw material markets are making great
progress, according to A. F. Allison.
secretary of the international Associa-
tion of Garment Manufacturers who
yesterday announced that his organi-
cation has established special COM
mittee to advise and direct the as
ISOLATION factory supply department,
which is growing steadily.
"While jobbbers and retailers" he
said, "are showing much better spirit
toward placing future orders at
present, it is manifestly impossible for
avoided speculative buying when ma
terials were at low ebb in price to
avoid price increase in the near future
to cover himself on the advance in cost
of raw materials.
"The situation to-day is wrong in at
least one important respect Too many
buyers seem to be afraid to face the
problem of getting a little more money
for good merchandise. AS result there
is entirely too much talk about price,
and the manufacturer who is honestly
trying to put real value into his goods
must fight against a tendency among
jobbers and retailers to accept any ar
ticle which looks fairly good if priced
low, no matter if it is skimped in
quality and workmanship"
Wherefore" continued Mr.. Allison,
"you will find the legitimate manufac-
turer to-day, the man who has a sim
cere regard for the good will of the
final user of the garments he makes,
striving in every possible way to re-
duce still further, by legitimate means,
overhead and operating expense SO
that his prices may not be too greatly
increased over the prices set on in
ferior goods.
"a difference of even less than a
dollar a thousand on any article used
in a garment factory or Office is of in
tense interest to our members. Ship
ments of such supplies as pins, needles,
Irvine, stenographers' notebooks, gar
ment hangers, etc. from our factory
supply department have more than
doubled since May / as compared with
last year, and this work has become
of such great Importance that steer
ing committee, TO advise and direct
both in regard to quality and price of
supplies handled, has been appointed"
George Edgar, Sweet-Orr G. Co, Inc.
and H. f. Broas, Duchess Manufac-
turing Company, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
compose the committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
To Raise Preferred Dividend

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.--The Vir-
gilman Railway Company was author
lied to-day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to increase the annual div
idend rate on its preferred stock, Of
which $2T,a00,000 is outstanding, from
s to s per cent. The proposal was made
jointly by the company and holders Of
the preferred stock in order TO obviate
payment Of Sa,3s6,50o in accrued divi-
dends. to which preferred stock holders
were entitled by the accumulative right
TO the per cent rate. The stockhold-
ers under the arrangement approved
to-day will resign their right to any of
the accrued dividends and will receive
instead the higher future rate Of re-
turn on their holdings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

of jobless is now slightly over 10000.
or about one-fourth of the figure re-
corded in January of this year The
decrease In unemployment during .ae
month of June was about $4,000.
Tie total timber sales abroad may
now be estimated at about 500 600
standards, which is nearly four times
the quantity sold during the corre-
spending period Of 1921. Prices, how
ever, are still practically the same and
have not yet reached a level satisfac-
tory to the exporters.
The official report on Sweden's for
eign trade during June, recently pub
Eshed, shows that the import araonnt-
ed 10 90 and the export to rs ner GER.
OF pre-war normal figures. The total
export amounted to 1920 600 tons. al
May. s" u
Inc wood pulp market is decidedly inn
proving and quotations stiffening. This
IS partly due to the prospects IF greatly
increased market for Swedish, suinh;ta
ceiiaiose IN America, where, ACCORDING
TO recent reports, large quantities are
now required for the artificial SILK
industry
t is also reported that many Amer
lean sufphlte plants have closed aova
because the costs .of production of
strong sulphite are higher thar tba
price they pay for the Swedish make
and still Americans are to-day paving
prices Just as high as those Obtained
on the European market.
The Riksban& reported on July that
the note circulation has struck ! uew
POTION record by going Down N sl5.-
100000 kronor, the lowest figure re-
ported during the last fors and half
years.
A good illustration Of increasing bust
ness activity is furnished by the re-
ports that during the second quarser
oi snis year 25e new companies with
an aggregate capital stock of ever ss :
100000 kronor, have been revistere3
while during the frst quarter Che total
capitai stock of new compan MES formed
amounted to only about $4,000 .ooa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
The Fertilizer Ete77,

In the cost of fertilizer an acre Of
cotton North Carolina led with an
average of s6.25, Tennessee was at the
bottom of the scale with s205 while
the largest cotton growing state. Tex
IS, spent s2.68 an acre on cotton fer
litigation. In the cross section of sag
farms it was shown that Ellis County,
Tex, applied no fertiiizer In the re-
nlainder the fertilizer expense varied
from to 33 per cent Of the total farm
expenses. The fact that those cultivat-
ing one-third of the land planted in
cotton have to spend more than
s42,o00,000 on this item of expense,
while those working the other two
thirds OF the area are put TO no charge
on this account is another bit of evil
dence showing the impossibility of any
price at which cotton may sell being
one that will give "the cost of pro-
duction plus reasonable profit" to all,
or even majority of those engaged in
the industry of cotton cultivation.
In a later article survey will be
made of the influence such factors az
land values, picking, baling, the boil
weevil and other insect pests have on
the cost of production and a reasona-
BILE return to the planter for his in
vestment, labor, the hazard of weather
and all the other enemies he has 20
encounter before his crop is subjected
to the many and unavoidable uncer-
tainties of supply and demand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27

Most unfortunately, the British Gov
eminent has chosen by the publication
OF the Balfour note to make all posi-
hility of any concessions to her Euro
psan allies depend on concessions Being
made to her By the American Govern
ment. The logic of this most untinely
document looks at first sight impregna-
BILE. We owe money to America, our
Allies owe money TO US. We cannot let
them off unless America let's us off
But this logic is, in fact, based upon
two quite fallacious assumptions. One,
that the debts of the Allies to us are as
good and as likely to be paid as our
debt to America, and secondly, that
Americas interest in the war was just
as keen and close as that of any Of the
European bellieerents. In fact, Lord
Balfour is in effect asking America to
cancel perfectly good debt, SO that we
may thereby be enabled to cancel debts
on which we shall never collect a silver
The mistakes that distinguished poll
ticians are sometimes capable Of MAX
ing in the sphere of finance are so
amazing that they reduce one to exas-
perated silence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Bankers Fight Flood Danger
wv Orleans Business Mems Committee Urge,
4 building Protective Spillway; See Influ-
ence ON Investment
). speelal FlaaNeIaI correspondenee

spee'd' Financial Correspondence
h ORLEANS, La, Aug. 24.--One
.ne most important matters being
6 Naaoered by business interests of New
!. 'shs and the lower river section is
y question of better protection
ss'ast the Mississippi floods. Ever
s the near-disaster of this spring
..s s'nnittee Of 200 leading bankers,
+ ssaaeeers. business men and nlanters
nals city and state has been ham
ss.asss On the subject and their en-
srsss s committee has Just brought in
tsr srsls recommending that a spiiIway.
an which the surplus fiood waters
4 Il Inverted when the river reaches
M oot stage, on a shortcut to the
I'll instead of being held bv main
4 ss between levees that arc ha,f ,,,,
ers ass when the pressure reaches
hin proposed that this spillway he
srns, lew miles below the city. 70
Ba.,, INTO Lake Borgne.
he 49, nave stated positively that
aood menace is a consider.t nc,
ses o ssefs into every investment in
staad = and are taking a strong
3rsssssy, .ofee more active measures Of
lssesaseesn snan have been III effect
IL = SAFE River Committee in cau.
vac spiiiway. insists with equal
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