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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23

organized a club which VIII give
series of seven card parties this win
ter, the first of which will be given
tonight, November %, at s 80 o'clock
at the Civic League building. Men,
bership in the club is SIS couple. Six
or seven ladies will be asked to serve
as hostesses furnishing light refresh
ments for each party. No lady will
be asked to serve more than once.
The League will be glad to have any
one join the club who enjoys playing
cards. Dances will also be given dur
ing the year.
The next regular meeting of the
Lee que will he held at the Civic Lea
que building December s, from p. m.
to p. m. This meeting will be a
social afternoon, the price of admis-
sion being one - more used garments
in good condition. for man, woman or
child which can be added to the
Christmas boxes that are made up
each year by the citizens Christmas
committee for the less fortunate in
the community.
Want More Members.
At the present time the Civic Lea
que has about 80 members and the.
want every public spirited woman in
Oroville who believes the purpose of
the organization worthy, to become a
member. The membership fee is 81
Meetings are held the first Saturday
of every month from s p. m. to p. m
at the Civic I.earue building.
The officers for the coming year
are: Mrs. Elton G. Rice, president
Mrs. Opal Balderson. vice-president
Mrs. 1. n. Spinks, secretary; Mrs. S
r. Starrett Jr., treasurer; Mrs. Chas
Peterson, corresponding secretary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
NOTICE.

Announcements Of shows dances'
dinners, entertainments and 'he iAe'
- which an admission charge is maue
are advertising and must be paiu iO'
:. -oou,sr advertising rates when pre-
septed to the Gazette for puohca'i0",
,1,,on no admission or fare is charged
the announcements will be run ifee'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
A CORRECTION.

In story of the district meeting
OF the Odd Fellows held at Loomis
November 10, the Gazette was In error
regarding the name of the accom-
panist of the OrovIlle Kitchen band.
The violinist was Eddie Polak, a very
promising young violinist of Oroville.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
DTLEGGER IS KILLED:
EIGHT OTHERS TAKEN
Nan Had Previously Been Convicted of Bootleg
gng Officers Make Biggest Booze Haul on
Record in This Section of State

- was killed. eight others
! "A six cars and 165 cases
.'elsed Tuesday morning in
- booze raid ever made in
= county. The dead man is
E4ner, age 50. of Spokane.
I wilson and Former Sheriff
IA overlook Werner's car, a
nuenger Studebaker, near
n11Fy, where it had stalled
broken spring. Werner at
~ escape and Wilson ordered
49, But as he continued his
l1ea opened fire aiming low
41ea Of soaring him. Werner
lh1ging from side to side. and
nAing a slight rise, apparent
~ to throw himself over at
f Wilson shot to that side
~ The bullet struck him in
y 4 the head and came out at
n eye.
Alssady Convicted.
- was out on bond pending
! il two cases. He was conyic-
flflAging liquor to Spokane by
( tAe airplane route and wa.
~ 70 the penitentiary but ap-
! i'm q conviction in the SUI
FuRt
kdSht other men arrested gave
lnnes as Jack McCrea, James
4 - Miller, Bob Hendrickson,
nCellough, Jack Price, Donald
l. and George Whipple. The
r. 1elieved to be from Spokane
names are suspected of being
nor caravan. composed of
- and loaded with liquor val
t MOO. 'on its way to Condor
garently planned crossing the
nseryation and it is believed
nla for Spokane to arrive In
= the Thanksgiving holidays.
~ ears were armed with rifles
lsu3.
Aawsl! Sees Caravan.
- report of the caravan was
\ Deputy Sheriff Ed. Howell
lde. While riding on the
N the valley Howell saw the
III q the caravan coming from
v1liken road on the east side
uvef and passed the eight cars
my to Okanogan where he
q Sheriff Wilson and Deputy
AcCauley had left in the di.
Z Republic on having had
= Illicit stills being operated in
snborhoOd. Howell quickly
q posse composed of Form
- Clair Ward, Marc Thomas
@sen Kerr, County Engineer D.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
osoyoos CAMP FIRE GIRLS

osoyoos Camp Fire was the n nalne
chosen by the new group Vi
1,,ua g;r,s that organized recently un-
dor the leadership of Mrs. Soot' Inc
air,s have chosen Indian names WIN
ennronriate symbols and are ouss
learning Camp Fire lore The new
members taken in by the group are
pooho, Otis. Lenor Chalker and Lu-
cile Smith. -,
The Osoyoos Camp Fire girls VIII
hold a food sale at Greggs "'oie
Saturday, November "a, at II a. M
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
STOLEN HORSES RETURN.

Ihe two horses belonging to J. Ky
her and Earl Hart, which disappeared
from the hitching rack in OroviIle
While their owners were attending n
SHOW at the Liberty theater. Novem-
Der IL. wandered back to town Sun
day after having been gone week
however they did not carry back
their saddles. blankets ond brides.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23
FACES GRAVE CHARGE.

]. T.. Hollis of Tonasket was arreS
ted Monday by Deputy Sheriff Tom
Watson and is in the county Jail fac
ing Il charge of contributing to the
delinquency of 16-year-old Oroville
girl. 1t is alleged that after IA dance
at Tonasket Saturday night the cou-
pie registered at the hotel in Tomas
ket as man and wife.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23

widower with eight kids arrived with
the whole family (Mrs. w. f. GranD
and the children entertained the
crowd with several recitations, songs,
and dances.
Didn't Get Proposai.
The old maids then started to tell
of their experiences, one by one, some
of them had won husbands, and some
Of them had grown weary of their
matrimonial experience and had re-
turned to the single state A few
Eyes there was a few were not able
TO land man. One poor girl hadn't
received a proposal. She could have
done as well here.
A professor of hypnotism, Jessie
Mitchell. put several old maids under
the spell and had them go through
various antics to the general delight
of the crowd. The evening ended
with another selection from the club
orchestra
Given BY Rebekahs.
All in all the play was one of the
most humorous and delightful seen in
Oroville for long time, the crowd
was kept in a mood of side shaking
laughter from the beginning until the
Continued on last page.)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-23

prisoners. Wilson and Stark kept on
the trail until they found Werner. As
Werner's car blocked the road the
officers were delayed, otherwise they
might have captured the three other
cars in advance Of Werner's.
Soon after Werner was shot Cad
lilac sedan. occupied by man and
two women. but containing no liquor
arrived on the scene. One of the
women on seeing the body rushed for
ward and cried, 'Tt is my husband"
and tainted The driver said that he
would take Mrs. Werner to Spokane
Prepared for Bullets.
The Buick and Dodge cars were
well equipped for booze running hav-
ing the gas tanks and radiators Pre-
tccted with metal sheeting. The sixth
car had broken down fifteen miles
from Riverside on the Chewiliken
road but the booze was removed and
the car abandoned.
The three cars that had crossed the
Columbia have not been apprehended
and the officers have lost trace of
them. Word has been sent through
out the lower counties and they are
on the lookout for the cars.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15
oRPHANAoE AT COUNCIL
BLUFFS DAMAGED BY FLOOD

Damage to the ertont Of about
$4,000 was inflicted on the Christian
Home orphanago at Council Bluffs.
by floods from excessive rains aud
cloudbursts on tho nights Of Scptem'
ber rs and 20. This Is serious blow
TO this Institution which is non-sec
tartan. receives orphan and destitute
children from all parts OF tho country
and Is supported entirely by the vol.
untary contributions OF charitable
people. I, is appealing to the public
for a Thanksgiving offering to halp
overcome m. losses by the hoods and
TO meet the running expenses In The
daily care OF two hundred and hf,y
inmates.
Here In n good work right at home
that ..as me. serious trouble and Ia
nov askina fvr holy. Let W all s'nd
something a. Thanksgiving and beip
to put the homo OF those little child
ren back on It's feet. Address Tho
Christian Homo orphanago. Council
Bluffs. Iowa.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15
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The b. c. Club met with Mrs. Hell.
Ter. Wednesday afternoon OF last week
at her home. A good attendance was
present and pleasant afternoon was
spent Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.
George Utesler put a new floor IN
C'y de Haynes house Thursday.
Miss Ethel Austin visited Friday
night ut the Heller home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Heller. Mr. and
Mrs Roy Heller and son and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. vandeventer spent Sunday
visiting at the W. II. Woodlands home.
A large crowd OF friends and neigh.
bors gathered at the G. c. Louns.
berry home Monday afternoon 20 pay
their last respects to their friend.
Mrs. Mollle Lounsbcrry. A large
number OF them followed the remains
TO their last resting place.
We failed last week 10 announce
that Mrs. Henry Underwood was here
for n visit with hor parents. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. II. Saylor.
Mrs. Utesler spent Thursday visit.
Ing AZ tho homo OF Mrs. Clyde Haynes
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Heller went
to Holyoke Saturday morning TO meet
Mr.. Hcllcr's sister and hcr husband.
who arrived from their homo In Ok
lahoma that morning for n vlsi, at
tho Heller homo. Mr.. Heller has not
seen his sister for ~ years and his
brothat.in.law for nearly 10 years. so
thoy are having an enjoyable visit.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15
4 r r r r 4
Minor Musings
Il y 4 y r. 4 4 4

II 1T takes money to make money"
as you often hear. how did the first
man to have any get his.
Facts are stubborn things" The
average automobile Is fact.
II Jazz player Ia an artist" what
would you call musician?
4 Even troubles have their uses. What
you'd pawnbrokers do without them?
A The flapper flares mp whom told
hat her cake-eater fritnd 10 not .
uitabie match.
The man Who 10 willing to take
he bull by the horns some day Will
ave tho world by tho tail.
Why don't some OF these memory
ptrts now start course In for
htting everything that ever made
ybody unhappy.
About tho only article that ls homo
I'm. nowadays. Ii gossip.
About as many people live by others
to an by their own.
hoep both II you can. but bctttr
70 your pop" than yoar rep"
cmn without pop who depend upon
soon find themselves pushed out
The cold.
irving TO convince Ignorance Ia like
ing to teach . Hsh 70 walk
axe tho word Service" out Of
sS' u'c''onary and you would decrease
number OF aftcr.dlnnor speakers
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George Utesler spent
Saturday at the Frank Austin home
whsre the farmer helped Mr.. Austin
with his threshing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Haynes helped
Carl Marine thresh the first part OF
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs w C. Heller and Mr..
and Mrs. vandeventer spent Tuesday
visiting at the Utesler home.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15

Tho Herald's now quarters arc In
the First National Bank building
Phone IS.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15

by half.
II you can discover where all the
old pins go you may discover what
becomes OF the old automobiles.
When he has bad luck man likes
to think he Is victim OF circum'
stances, but he never gives circum-
stances credit for his good luck.
The trouble OF trying to run away
from trouble is that trouble holds
all known speed records.
The difference between saint and
sinner on any given day often is
merely the difference between q poor
breakfast and 4 good one.
One way 70 end war Is to put In
tho front battle lines nil those who
refer 70 II rs glorious"
Cal Coolidge was born IL miles
from Q railroad. but a lot OF people
havo been born farther away from
railroads. than that and still have never
become President.
iabir
An Autumn Day
Tho leaves are Calling
And there's some complaint
Because tho prices
OF fuel amt.
WHO REMEMBERS - Tho great
protest that arose whom tho town
council passed the iirst ordlnnnso for
bidding tho raising OF pigs within tho
city limits.
Phillips County herald., 1923-11-15
oio. BROTHER oio

OF all sad words
From our own kim
Tho saddcst are thcso:
No coal In the bin.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
oDsoUZENf LUPlcI.
TSzky trest "a kapesni kr&dez

Ia TO, ze nepovolanou rukou
Sc prohrabaval v cizlch ka-
psach, dostalo Sc Robertu Mar
shallow necekane odm6ny, byl
0dsouzen okresnim soudcem
Frankem C.. Phillipsem ma do
bu Cd 8 do 5 rokd. Soudce o.
ddvodnil velky trest tim, ze
odsouzeny jest oddan pozivani
,narkotickych prostredkd a pro
to snad fdelsi pobyt v trestnici
jei z tohoto zlovzvyku vyleci.
V poslednf dobe Sc mnozici
loupezne kradeze donucuji
soudce, ably vynaseli zastrasu-
jici rozsudky. TAX diva re til
lupicd, ktere as pred mesicem
polapil straznfk Harvey v le-
karne Carnegie Drug Store Co.
ma Cedar ave. a vych. 36. ul. a
tretfho postfelil, ze "a kratko
zemfel,. byli odsouzeni vypo-
mocnym. soudcem z Delaware,
Jewellern, kazdy ma 10 rokd
do trestnice.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
vEREJNE CvlcENf SOKOLA
CLEVELAND.

G Jako skorem vSechny zdejsf
sokolske jednoty pfedstoupi
sokol Cleveland pred sirsf kruh
svych pratel peclive pfipravo-
vahym Vefejnym cvicenim, je-
hoz pocatek stanoven jest ma
2. hod. cdpoledni We vlastni tx
locvicn6 ma Quincy ave. Pri
cviGeni koncertovati b,,de so.
Folska' hudba n no cviceni BIZ.
do sokolske mladezi uspora.
dsn'taneer' vinek. Poradatel.
stro .se test. ze Sc dostavi ne.
len obecenstvo vychodnf stra.
nv, ale hoste z iinvch ctvrti
ni e'co v poctu co neiTetn3jsim,
Sokolska vereina cviceni ne.
'iso" nikterak so,,kromvmi ner
fisAS vnitern1mi nodnilsy led.
rc4iie noFada;'cich matt sc
st"'i v5dv svstkv cole nasf We.
fo'rcst; p bVti dos+avcnicker
ysech kraiarH,. iimz dosud IL.
sYrsk store vlasti y srdcich, ne.
htll1inHeiA ;psti'. i'sr ,'ss,',F. ili'a., !,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
POzARY We WILLOUCHBY

Dva kotazove domky a sto-
dola F. E. Bolasnyho We Will
hughby ON the Lake shorely
|yccra al do zakladd, TAX ze
skoda 'dosahuje as $50. 900. 50
: Diva dni pred tim byly die
vseho ma blfzku uvedeneho MI
sta zapalenv dive residence v
Gene $13O.OOO. X ohni dosta-
vii Sc vzdy mistni hasiEsky
sbor, ktery vsak mnoho roz-
poutanNm zivlem neporidil, ne
maize dostatek vodv k haseni.
Uni to jako ironie neb' Will
]oughby jest sameho jezera.
kde jest jiste vody vice nez
dost, ale sbor nema hadice CO.
statecne. ;delky nejblizsi hy-.
drant byl vzdalen as 2 mile. :
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
NEZASTAVi-LI POULICNf
KARA MA VAS POKYN.
= PAX 81 STEzUJTE.

Trakcnf komisaf j.. w. Hol-
comb, 1fadovnou Hanna bu-
dove (te!. Main 5271), jest O.
choten "a souhlasu tajemnika
spolecnosti clevelandskych
mestskych drah, r. E. Wilso-
ma, pfijmati. ysechny stiznosti
obecenstva, jimz noulicni' kara
vzdor danemn znamenf k "a
staveni ujede. Vyjfmku cini
jen kary pfeplnene aneb neko-
lik vagond "a sebou jedoucich,
kdy dluzno nasedati do vozi
poslcdnejsich. Stiznosti mohou
byti tez zasilany do dradovny
spolecnosti the Cleveland Rail-
way Co.. t6ze budove, tel.
Cherry, 1900.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27

vcerejsi schlzi, hmotnou pomoc
Y Arkansasus stavkujfcim Gle
nilm, kteff pocinajf jiz trpeti
jistvm nedostat tkem. Krone
toho byla vyzvana vlada Spoj.
Stdtd i Arkansasu, ably chrani-
ly prava st&vkujicich,' jak jim
Jest obcanstvim zaruceno, ce-
hoz AZ dosud malo bylo dbano.
President bratrstva D. B.
Robertson vylicoval nesnaze
rodin stavkafd, jez byly zba-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
vYCISfOvANf JISTE cASTI
CENTRAL AVE.
Nemor8lnOst cernoSske
ml6dexe.

Delegace cernosskych du.
chovnich jinych vefejnych
pracovnikd tehoz plemene ma
schulz s riditelem cleveland.
skych skol, r. G. Jonesem, POI
zadovali, aby skolni rada byla
vyzvana zakroceni',u mayo
ra policie, pokud Sc tyce cci-
stem jiste casti Central ave. a
pfilehajicich ulic cd ncrest-
nych domG, jichz poGet Sc po-
sledni dobou znacn6 zvetsil.
Duchovni stezuji 81 hlavnG
ma zkazenou cernoSskou mia
dez obojiho pohlavi, ktera 81
dava nekterych domech do
stavenicka, kde holdovano Jest
nejen Venusi, ale Bacchovi.
Neni pry vzacnostl spatfiti div
ky 14-lete We spolecnosti stcj-
ne starych "panG" ma nichz
jsou az prilis pat1.ny pozitky,
jez skodi j lidem dospGlym.
Vysetfovanfm soudu pro MIA
distve provinilce, jez bylo RI
zeno a take uvefejneno soud-
Gem G. S. Adamsem, objevilo
skutecne lizasne pomery. Y
dome jiste cermosky ma Nor
man ave. a vych. 105. ul. byly
pofadany ''tanecni hodiny"
kde sc vsak mladez ucila vse-
mu jen tomu ne, co nazyvamc
slusnym 'chovapim, byl to vlast
ne nerestny dunn, kde mladezi
ami ne skole odrostle, podava-
ny byly nejsiln9jsf lihoviny.
Orgii tech s1castnilo Sc 66
cemosskych ditek. Pani "ridi-
telka "tanecni Skoly" poslana
byla do marysvillske robotar-
ny a asi "a hochu i d9vcat po-
slano do polepsoven. Usv9dce-
ma kuplii'ka pax neni nikterak
sama, ale jest znamo, ze poll
Gle bude miti dosti prace, aby
mesto teto skutecne hlizy, zba-
villa. 80
Ia rozsfreni teto neplechy
vinent jest nedostatetny dozor
dfcdni.. Rev. H. C. Bailey lici
nemoralni pomery jako vysle.
dek postupu jiznfch 'tzvykl''
ma sever. = ma jihu die jeho
SLOW povazovana jest cerna
divka "a legitimnf kofist jak
cerneho TAX i muze bileho. Phi
byyanf obyvatelstwa barevneho
2 jihu k nam ma sever, zahni-
zd'uje Sc pax tato nepravost
u mas. Jest zajiste ma miste
bditi mad verejnou mravnosti,
ale zda Sc nam. ze by zostfeny
dozor neskodil ami mladezi Pile
ii bile.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27

UGitel: i"Kterymi vlastnost-
mi sc vyznamenavaji ryby fic-
nj cili sladkovodni?" - Ko-
marek Sc hlasf: "Ryby sladko-
vodni Gill ficnf vyznamenavaji
Sc tou zvlastnosti, ze - nebe-
rou."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
zADNY NOVY SOUD
S MORTONEM.c

"Big Jim" Morton bude as
nucen vpraviti Sc v. osud a od-
pvkati 81 pfisouzeny mu trest
nd lednoho do patnacti rokn,
neb soudce Jewel! z Delaware
odmitl zadost @ 1ovy soud ob-
haice odsouzeneho. Remesln5
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27

bandita, jenz okradl banku ma
zap. stran6 o $65.000 mize
vlastn6 mluviti o stesti, neb
dnesnf dolby "fasuji' jeho ko-
legove trcsty mnohem vysSi "a
pomerne menSf zlociny.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27

vcny prlstfesf v nejhorsf rocni
dobe, k jejichz pomoci, aspbh
okamzite a docasne bylo od.
hlasovano $4,000.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-27
POMOC STAKUJlClM zE
LEZNICNfM ZRlZENCOM.

Bratrstvo lokomotivnfeh stroll
n:ki a topici, odhlasovalo ma
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
ST. =. e. u inc. e's, 1850 !.
Sc. =. Q 8. y ad1. e.n. 1855 8.

ST. Z. d. y. ino. &c. 1850. stK
81. i. q 81 y. adj. 81. 1855 zSH
8. a. u. So, 1896 ss,.ssss. e64
S. a. u. ref. IS, 1855. .......s ~
s. Al. =. al. Sc, 1915. .s...., 793t
Sinclair re, 1897 ...s...s.... 1toH
80. Rac. LIT ref SO. 1895 B31k
So. Pac -. 1928 .........a. 9o3S
Sc. BY. gen. lsn. 1855 .ssa..
So. Ry. g., 1884 .......... a3K
Iidowatpr on SIS. 1881 1924
Union Rae. cv. ~, 1877 94N
Union Tank Car rs. 1890 3U4
United Drug ess. 1e1i III
". s. Rlty. y Imp. So. 1924 S9x
e. 9. RrbneF 80. 1p1z ..... 81
~ 8. Steel 8. y 81 1858 102ak
Tn. Stores Real 81, 1919 eo4
West. Union 6ss. 1886 100
Wilson q CO. let 6.e, 1el1 100
Wilson = Co. 7.k's. ies1.... l0Sx
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
STOCK N|AREET
ON UPWARD
SWING
Bears Unable @ Depress
Prices at Outset, General List
Showing Higher Trend.

NEW YORK, March 1zs~-After g
futile attempt By professional opera.
tors to depress prices at the out.
set. the stock market firmed up ma.
terially IN the first two hours trad,
ing today. short selling did not
make any impression on the sen.
eral list and traders soon reversed
tlleir position. when they noted an
entire absence Of pressure from out.
side sources. Developments over
the week end, such as the unexpect.
"a large Increase In untitled orders
reported By the United States Steel
Corporations and the heavy over.
subscription to the latest issue 81
treasury notes. were favcrably re-
ceived.
United states steel responded
only slightly to the excellent IN.
filled tonnage report, advancing
fraDtionaIly to lO77k Gull States
Steel which was strong all last
week. Wa again In GOOD demand
stsinG nearly two pOinta to 96s
The equipment group presented q
firm tone, but did not attract much
N Aeution. Baldwin improve nearly
II paint 20 140A !.
Copper stocks were neglected and
ktoctlonally lower.
The motor group was featured By
h t1ee re ~ points In the Mack
Truck to 81 new high Tor this
year. Dkudebalker was also In good
form, Advancing more than 2 point
to 49,.
The bic improvement In earnings
for 1929. reported BY the United
States Rubber Company, was re.
spOnsibIe for the strength In the
company's stock. rising over point
to 61sk. Kelly Springfield was 10
active demand. squirting nearly two
points to Sc.
Strength prevailed In sugar stocks
Punta Allegro assumed leadership
with two points advance to SIN. Gu
han Cane preferred was bid up one
point to 59M
OIL stocks were featureless, but
prices tended slightly upward. Pan
American Improved about = point e
SSN
New York Central was attacked IN
the early trading In the hope of IN
settling the entire railroad list, hli
the experiment failed. Fluctuations
were extremely narrow and no def
mite trend was established.
Money renewed at 5 per cent.
The Washington times., 1923-03-12
skilled LABOR
DEARTH SENDS
WAGES Up
Commercial Situation Is Sound
and Money Il Plentiful,
Reports Show.
By w. II. ATKINS.
Internnt lnnaf News Gcfyice.

Increase in productive activity
due partly to iafgeD seasonal de-
niands FOR goods u keeping labor
more fully employed and rejecting
stronger spending power oe wage
earners. Government reports showed
today.
Manufacturers are preparing FOR
larger trade requirements this
epring. The banks are faced b.
Fheavier demands for credit. The
farmers are Ii an admirable posi-
ton with increased prices Tor their
products and prospects for steady
demand. Their purchasing power
has measurably advanced.
The general commercial situa-
tiop, the reports agree. shows un-
mistakabie signs Of soupdnesg with
plenty Of money In circulation
largest spenders for goods and
Government experts plaza import
anee upon conditions In the labor
field where there ID o scarcity
especially Of skilled labor. 1t is
significant that the demand for
skilled labor has been 20 keen that
the labor market has witnessed
numerous wage advances even In
the lace oG efforts to curtail over.
head labor costs.
There is d further expansion In
practically al lines 0k industrial EN-
|ployYnept. American employers re-
ported today heavier payrolls than
at any other period III their history.
This 81 not only because Ot the
fact that labor Is employed almost
lat maximum capacity bat because
OF the larger eaTnings n practical
~ ali pe the trades for labor per-
formed.
. Actual shortages Of labor IN .
number of industries are reported.
Even during the winter season
building activity has proceeded ct
an encouraging rate ana resulted In
steady employment for q large num-
her of laborers who usually are idle
at this season. IN the textile and
metal industries labor Il fully en-.
ployed and In some branches Of
these industries actaal shortages
are reported.