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Evening star., 1923-08-15
PASSING OF 12-HOUR
DAY IS DISCOUNTED
When End Comes in Steel Mills
Tomorrow Little Friction
Will Result.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star,

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
NEW YORK. August 15-By early
tomorrow morning the twelve-hour
day will have passed out of the steel
mills of the United States Steel Cor
poration and most of the independent
manufacturers. Little excitement will
mark its passage, as the change has
been discounted by both employers
and employees. The nine hour and
ten hour shifts will continue, but la
Dor leaders expressed the belief today
that the eight-hour day for all work
ers must come soon. The abolition of
the twelve-hour day has come while
mills are working on active schedules
and more men will be required. 1t al
ready has swollen the heavy pay rolls
of the Pittsburgh. Ohio and Illinois
district and merchants are reaping
the benefit.
Steel men were not agreed today as
to whether steel prices would be ad-
vanced as a result of the changes, but
tall stoutly maintained that any chance
for lower prices soon had been killed
by the added expense.
Randolph Cert, president of the In
dustrial Steel Corporation of Chicago.
meant somewhat higher production
costs. whether changing over from
the twelve-hour day will mean higher
prices or merely that contemplated
reductions cannot now be made, re-
mains to be seen" he added. IN
creased demand for steel, in my
opinion, would inevitably have led to
some reduction, but that now seems
improbable"
Higher production costs usually
mean higher prices, but not always"
said NJ. Lowenstine, president of the
Central Steel and Wire Company. "It
!! is very difficult to prophesy in our
business. We must await develop
ments."
!. Other steel men in theymiddle west
expressed belief that price advances
| of 81 to IS ton would be necessary.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
INDUSTRIAL ISSUES
AT FRONT ON CURB
Market Specially Featured by
Armour g. Company and Brook
lyn City Railway.
by WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. August 15.-Industrial
stocks came to the front in today's s
dealings on the curb market.
The two most interesting features
were the Armour E. Co. stocks and
Brooklyn City Railway. The prefer
red stocks of both Armour of Illi-
nois and Armour of Delaware were
up 2 and 3 points following the
declaration of the regular quarterly
dividends of IA per cent. The six
months earning statement. however.
was not very impressive. Including
the recently acquired Morris & Co.
return the consolidated net income
of the Armour Company during dur
ing this period was $5,199.505 After
preferred dividends the surplus was
sl.4SS,575. which was 73 cents share
on the class A common stock.
Brooklyn City Railway, which was
around S& Tuesday morning, crossed
10 on the announcement that the divi-
dend had been raised from 80 cents a
year to 81. Durant Motor. which had
closed the previous day at SO. drew
across 40.
Standard Oil stocks were not much
affected by the price-cutting in the
east. The Indiana shares opened a
fraction higher, but later fell back
Vacuum was heavily dealt in. but
with unimportant changes. Short
covering in Ohio Oil resulted in an
advance Of about points. Cities
Service issues selling ex the regu-
lar monthly dividends were higher
for time, while other Independents
were active and down slightly.
Renewal of buying in Dubilier Radio
brought about higher prices in this
stock. but other radio issues were
dull. Low priced members of the an
thracite group came in for some at
tention, notably Southern Coal and
Iron and Wayne Coal. But what ad-
vances took place were lost in the
afternoon.
Little could be said of the dealings
in the mining section.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
/ NORWAY'S S2O,OOO,OOO
2O-YEAR BONDS OFFER
American Banking Syndicate Han
ding Kingdoms Issue of Exter-
nal Loan Gold Securities.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 15.-Public
offering of s20.O00,000 issue of
twenty-year s per cent, sinking fund,
external loan gold bonds of the king
dom of Norway will be made tomor-
row morning by an American bank
ing syndicate. headed by the Nationai
City Company, ]. p. Morgan & Co.,
Harris Forbes & Co. and the Guaranty
Company. The price will be, 96E
and interest, to yield about $40 per
cent.
The proceeds of the loan will be
used to balance the budget for The
fiscal year just closed by the funding
Of short term Indebtedness. = Nor
wegian government officials have no.
titled the local bankers that the
budget for the fiscal year 1924. now
being drawn up, will be made to
balance.
This is the third Norwegian loan
f1oated here since the war. The first
was a loan for $50, 100000, on October
1, 1920, put out in the form of twenty
year per cent bonds, and the second
was for loan for $18.000,000, on Oc-
tober 1, 1922, in the form of twenty
year 6 per cent bonds. The present
loan was secured under lively compe-
tition with London bankers, who have
looked with disfavor upon American
competition in the European firian-
cial field which they had controlled
for generations before the war, :.
In connection with this issue, the
bankers state that no default Of in
terest has ever taken place on a
Norwegian national government loan.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, August 15.-The two
most interesting features in the curb
market this morning were the Armour
stocks and Brooklyn City Railway
The preferred stock of both Armour
of Illinois and Armour of Delaware
was up between and ; points, fol-
lowing the declaration of the regular
quarterly dividend OF IA per cent.
The six months earning statement,
however. was not very impressive.
Including the recently acquired Nor
ris e. Co. returns, the consolidated net
income of the Armour companies s
during this period was $5.199. sos.
After preferred dividends the surplus
was S1,4SS,575, which was 73 cents
Evening star., 1923-08-15
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

SEAIIL august l0.-HrlCeS OF
leather here are steadily easing. AL
though manufacturers and jobbers in
leather betting used in sawmills and
other industries recorded gains of 80
to 40 per cent over last year up to
July /, trade is slowing down and re-
ductions in price are forecast
NEW ORLEANS, August 15-The
first of the new rice crop was sold
on the board of trade here this week
and brought $3.50 barrel. 1t was
a poor grade of the Honduras variety.
Rains along the river bottom are re-
ducing the quality.
SAN FRANCISCO. August Is
Standard Oil of California today was
supplying gasoline to garages and
other retailers at 1+c. Tankers for
oriental and Atlantic ports were pay
ing 12c. The tic retail price here
is the lowest in eight years and rep
resents a decrease of so per cent from
August, 1920.
Ell CENTRIC. Calf, August 15.-
Banks in the towns of the Imperial
Valley reported today that growers
of cantaloupes had already received
more than $7,000,000 for this years
crops. Several hundred carloads still
remain to be shipped.
PITTSBURGH, August 15.-There is
evidence today of growing stocks of
pig iron, but the market shows
better tone. resisting declines. Inquiry
has improved, but actual business is
prices are about as follows, with the
freight s1.77 to this point: Bessemer.
$3.50; basic. s25, and foundry and
malleable, $26. The heavy scrap
market shows an improved tone.
CHICAGO, August 15.-Pig iron in
quiries in this district are on the in
crease. Prices have ffrmed up and
now range from SGT to $3.50 per ton.
Chicago.
HOLYOKE. Mass. August 15-The
prospect that one or two mills of the
American Writing Paper Company.
where a strike is in progress, would
with the arrival of several union Of
ficials.
PORTLAND: Ore, august Is
not competing for supplies. and the
general trend of the market is about
steady. Some buying is in evidence
at S1.05 for white club wheat, with
red Russian and Turkey red around
i 81. and Oregon blue stem at $1.05 per
| bushel.
ST PAUL, August 15-Schurmeiar,
Whitney & Co., makers OF Ford truck
bodies, will build a $250,000 factory
opposite the new Ford plant at High
Dam. Four other large factories MAX
| ing Ford parts also will locate nearby.
PHILADELPHIA, August 15-Local
wool dealers stated today that while
quotations are not supported by
actual sales because Of limited buying
by wooden mills, the rate of employ
ment which continues in the mills
gives indication of a guod demand for
raw wool later and 70. an excellent
demand for, fabrics.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

share on the class A common stock.
Brooklyn City Railway, which was
around 9S Tuesday morning, crossed
10 on the announcement that the
dividend had been raised from 80
cents a year to 81. Durant Motor,
which had closed the previous day at
SO, drew across 40.
Standard Oil stocks during the
early trading were not much affected
one way or the other by the price
cutting in the eastern part of the
country. The Indiana shares were
fraction higher at the opening, but
later fell back again. Vacuum was
heavily dealt in, but remained un-
changed during the first hour
Ohio Oil. however. advanced about
points. Cities Service issues selling
ex the regular monthly dividends
were little changed. and other indie
pendents were active and down only
slightly
Evening star., 1923-08-15
NAME CHANGED TO CABOT,
Objection of Old Family to It's Use
Overruled by Court.

PHILADELPHIA, August 15.-Judge
Audenried has granted the petition of
Harry II. and Myrtle Kabotchnick
to change their names to Cabot. de-
spite objections by descendants of
the famous English navigators, John
and Sebastian Cabot residing in
Massachusetts and the Pennsylvania
Society of the Order of Founders and
Patriots.
The court said he was constrained
to grant the petitioners the right to
use the name of Cabot, as there ap-
parently is nothing in the law to stop
any one using that or other famous
names"
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Legislation of No Avail.
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

Washington Gas ss. 1sS3-s1 900 at 100la.
Potomac Elec. z. & ref. Is, 1851 900
at 1917.
Washngto ton Rwy. & Elec. Pfd.--1O at a.
10 1t ~. 10 at ~. 10 at ~. 10 al ~, at ~
E. Washington Gas Light-10 at 30. 10 at 90
10 at 30. ; at 30, 10 at So 10 at 90, 10
at 30, = at 80, ) at 80.
Commercial National Bank-10 at 142, 6
at 49, 10 at 142. 10 at 1i2, 10 at 142.
Riggs National Rank rights at 100.
Mergenthaler Linotype at 154A, l at
10+A.
AFTER CALI.
Commercial National Bank at 1i2, 10
Washington Gas ss. 1933-S5OO at 102.
Capital Traction Co.-10 at 1Olb, at
b1h.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-i at ~
Potomac Flee. deb. 6s-S4,O00 at 1904,
Money-Call loans, and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
PLANS FOR RAILWAY LINK.
I. c. C. Authorizes Illinois Central
to Assume P. & I. Obligations.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
Central to assume obligations for the
Paducah and Illinois Railroad Com
pany first mortgage bonds, amounting
70 1851 900, as another phase in the
program for construction Of the 'Illi-
nois cut off"
The Paducah and Illinois owns the
bridge across the Ohio at Paducah
and forms the connecting link be-
tween the line to be constructed by
leans from the south and the line to
be built by the Illinois Central to the
northern end. Both of the companies
are subsidiaries of the Illinois Gen.
trail.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
WOOL FAIRLY STEADY.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

BOSTON, August Is (SpeciaD.-
Quotations held fairly steady at re-
cent levels in the wool market today.
Some dealers were willing to take a
moderate profit now rather. than hold
for a higher price. but generally SELL
ers appeared confident that better
turnover can be made after Labor day
and Will carry their wool awhile.
Receipts here In the last twenty four
hours were 6,139 bags of domestic and
g bales Of foreign wool.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
PLANS NEW RAILWAY LINE.

The Mississippi Railway today filed
an application with the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
to construct new line between
Amory and Fulton. both in Missis-
sippi. The line would be twenty-five
miles long and would form a junction
with the line of the st. Louis and
San Francisco at Amory.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
HARD COAL DISPUTE
AT CRUCIAL POINT
Pressure Needed, With Moral
Suasion, at Conference of
Miners and Operators.
BY J. c. ROYLe.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 15.-"Moral
suasion" is the lever which the Fed
eral Coal Commission will employ in
its effort to bring to an agreement
the anthracite miners and operators,
whose representatives met with the
commission here today. There was
every indication that strong pressure
must be exerted on that lever 10
move negotiations past the check
off,, demand of the miners, he ou-
stacle which stalled the Atlantic CITY
wage conference. Once that obstIuc-
tion is past. however, negotiations
should roll along smoothly.
In. calling the conference. the COM
mission took a step which neither
miners nor operators were willing 10
take for fear of weakening their pc-
sitions, although the way for rtsump-
tion of negotiations had pu"poaely
been left open by each side.
Effect on Present ScnIs.
If arbitration of their differences S
should be agreed to at the suggestion
of the commission, the present Sca'e
would probably have to be continued
expires, as presentation of the arSu-
ment on either side of each demand
and final agreement probably con!u
not be crowded into the next Two
weeks.
The operators have volunteered to
submit the matters in question 10
arbitration. but ii seemed evident TO-
day that considerable weight must ne
thrown on the moral suasion lever
before the miners will agree to sub
ha chp
abandon their stand on that question
Moral -SuaSion," however is practi-
cally the only weapon available Tor
the commission. There can be no
question of operating the mines by
strikebreakers either with or with
out government protection. for the
laws of Pennsylvania provide that
miner must have had two years eX-
perience in anthracite mines before
he may be given the necessary IL
cense. and outside of the 155,000 men
who would drop their tools September
I only handful in this country could
qualify.
Legislation of No Avail.
Even if Congress could be assem-
bled and the necessary authority
granted for government operation OF
the properties, union officials say that
their contract would terminate just
the same on September ! and that
new contract would have to be con-
cluded with the government before
work could be resumed if such an
agreement were not reached before
that date.
Eventually one side or the other
will have to recede from it's check
off, stand, either before or after Il
suspension of work. Indications to-
day pointed toward such an eventual
recession on the part of those who
have made it before-the United Mine
Workers of America. Such a recess
sion, however. might gain consider
able concessions on other demands.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
German Bees Quit France.

German bees won't stay in France
French apiariSts are complaining
through the French newspapers that
swarms delivered to them by the
Germans under the Versailles treaty
are rapidly flying back across the
Rhine. The Berlin Zwoelfuhrblatt
saws sarcastically: Undoubtedly these
homing swarns of bees are acting on
orders from Berlin"
Evening star., 1923-08-15
DRY GOODS TRADE SLOW.

NEW YORK, August Is (SpeciaD.-
Trading was slow in the cotton clLth
market today. The 81 by so print
cloths dropped one-eighth OF a cent to
81 cents bnt the 6sx72 held firm at
10H cents. There was light trading
in sheetings and sateens.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
I.C.C. DENIES RAILWAY PLEA

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion has denied a petition of the
Pennsylvania railroad, filed recently,
asking for an extension of time to
January !. 1924, in connection with
it's work on the test installation, of
train control on it's Lewiston division
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Oriental raw silk suffered a further
reduction here. Yokohama prices
held steady. Between 500 and 1.ooG
bales were sold there today. Quota
tions were XxA 1915 and 20-22
denier. 1856; HXB. 7.5O: extra, 7.3O:
best No. l X. 1885, best No. 1. 715;
Kansai No. 1. 7.65: Canton, 14-16, ITO,
and Canton 20-22, $50
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Might Do Good.

From the Kansas City Star.
If Judge Gary is right. and the
world can't find anything better than
Christianity, It might be GOOD idea
to try 1t.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

NEW YORK. August 15.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-08-15

NEW ORLEANS, August 15.-The
first of the new rice crop was sold
on the board of trade here this week
and brought $3.50 barrel 1t was
a poor grade of the Honduras variety.
Rains along the river bottom are re-
ducing the quality.
Evening star., 1923-08-15

Ell CENTRIC, Calf, August 10
Banks in the towns of the Imperial
Valley reported today that growers
of cantaloupes had already received
more than $7,000.000 for this years
crops. Several hundred carloads still
remain to be shipped.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
POISONED GAS SUFFERER.

Norman Taylor of Chesaw, is a pa
tient at the local hospital suffering
from a severe cold. One wo1rd not
suppose that an ordinary cold would
cause the afflicted individual to scurry
to the shelter OF a hospital, but this
case is different. A cold with Mr.. Tay-
lor is something more serious than the
annoying and oftime distressing in
fluenza, whether mild or severe, that
is so common amoung the human fam
lily, and which is generally looked
upon as temporary inconvenience.
Mr.. Taylor is one OF those true-blue
loyal American citizens who rallied to
the colors at the time this country
entered the world war and was with
one Of the cOntingents sent to France.
There, he saw much service at the
front, and like most Of those who got
within reach of the new process for
taking life, or leaving effects that al
ways henceforth makes life miserable,
introduced by merciful German kul-
ture, poison gas. Mr.. Taylor inhaled
few whiffs of that insidious vapor
and hence when he catches a common
cold he is doomed to a great deal Of
suffering with chance that serious
complications may follow. At last ac-
counts Mr.. Taylor was improving,
which is about as much due to his
cheerful spirits as to any treatment
he may receive. ...
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
TO HAVE A BALL CLUB.

1t is now pretty we'll settled that
Oroville is to have ball club, and one
that will hold it's own against all COM
mers. Preliminary steps have been
taken for the organization and the
proposition will be pushed until the
team is ready to take the field. At a
recent meeting Of those directly inter-
ested as players w. G. Schneiderhan
was chosen as manager of the team.
Mr.. Schneiderhan is one of tle mail
clerks running on the Oroville-We-
natchee branch. He is a young man
who has played ball with the Mich
igan and Northern leagues, and to hold
position in that company man had
to know how to play ball. Mr..
Schneiderhan is pitcher and an all
around player. He knows ball player
When he sees him working out and he
informs the Gazette that there Is ex-
cellent material in OrOville from
which to build up a strong team.
1t is the purpose of the organization
to give a ball in the near future in
order to raise funds for securing the
necessary paraphernalia to start out
with. The entire community, and es-
pecially the diamond bugs, are urged
to get behind the boys and help out
the laudable movement. The game has
lost none Of its popularity with age,
and the season Of 1923 promises to
give our citizens one of the best ex-
emplifications Of the fine points Of
play that has been seen on the local
diamond for years. 1t is the aim to or
game league along the border II
possible, and it looks as though a go
can be made of it. A league such as Is
proposed would include Nelson, To-
nasket, Penticton, Keremeos, Oliver
and Oroville, and a strong league it
would be as every one of these towns
have demonstrated In the past that
they can put a crackajack team in
the field.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
ELKS TO PUT ON A DANCE.

The big event of social nature that
is to take place in Oroville as, we
might say, a welcome to spring, is the
dance to be given in the Liberty the
ater on Wednesday, April 4, by the
members of the Benevolent Order of
Elks. Tonasket and OrOville are to join
together in giving this forthcoming
dance, that is the members of the Order
living in the two towns. There Is quite
a sprinkling of Elks in Oroville, con-
nected with the Wenatchee lodge, and
Tonasket also can boast of a large
membership in the same lodge. The
dance is to be given upon scale rare
ly attempted in this place, and 1t is
going to be winner. Without doubt a
herd of Elks will be here from We
natchee and individual Eiks from all
down the valley will come to partake.
If the weather proves favorable 1t is
safe to say that this will be the most
larely attended dance ever given in
the county, barring none, ane Van
Alta will have to remove the sides of
his theater building and extend the
flooring out over the streets to supply
room to accommodate the mob.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
A PIGMY GROWN TO A GIANT.

|. A. Spinks, local agent for the
plant and lighting system, returned
home last Friday evening after an abb
sence Of several days in Spokane at
tending a convention Of agents of that
power and light company. There was
a very large attendance at the con-
vention, as the Washington Water
Power company has expanded and
spread out to such proportions that it
has an army of employees upon its
pay roll. The marvellous growth of the
Washington Water Power company is
conspicuous exemplificatiOn Of how
country, and conducted along syste-
matte, careful business lines, supply
ing an indispensable article of common
use, can be made grand success. AS
time goes II was only few years ago
that the Washington Water Power
company started supplying Spokane
with light and power on rather a
modest scale, and today that company
controls vast water power in different
parts of eastern Washington, mas car
ried power lines far into the interior
beyond the parent plant, represents an
investment of millions of dollars and
enjoys a princely income, and he
would have to be an exceptionally rich
princeling at that to have an income
that would come anywhere near siz-
ing up with the receipts of this i'm
mense corporation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-23
BAND CONCERT PROMISED.

F. l.. Andrews, director of the Elks
band, Wenatchee, was in town for
day or two the latter part of last week
comforting with local Elks and en-
deavOring to arrange for concert to
be given by the band. 1t appears that
the Elks bearded in and around Okla
hogan and Omak, and there is wlOle
flock Of them down that way, want
the band to put up a concert at the
county seat, and the proposition is to
so arrange the dates SO that the band
can cover both towns. that Is, Okla
hogan and Oroville, without consum-
ing too much time, for time Is expense
to those boys owing to the number.
1t is proposed to play at Okanogan one
night and the Okanogan Elks have
arranged to bring the band to Oroville
the next day in autos so that they can
fill date here the following night and
leave for home on the regular pas
senger train over the Oroyille-Wenat
chez branch the next morning. A date
will not now be fixed until after the
big Elk dance, or the big dance to be
given by the Elks. that Is to take place
here on the evening of April Attn.
When that band comes the people OF
OrOville are In for treat, as 1t Is one
of the best bands in the state. Mr.. An
drews says that the boys are not out
to make money. II they clear expenses
they will be perfectly satisfied.