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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09

per cent higher, the boards figures
show, than in 1914, and even higher
than their former peak of II per
cent in the spring of 1921.
Between March and July this year
food prices increased 3.5 per cent,
and in July they were AZ per cent
above the pre-war level, but had de-
clined 33 per cent from the peak of
July, 1922 There was noteworthy
difference in the relative increase in
the price of food from city to city
among the SO reporting changes in
the last nine years. In Washington,
with So per cent; Chicago and De-
troit, 81 per cent each, and Rich
mond, Sc per cent, the increases
were more than twice as great as
the smallest advances-in Salt Lake
of 81 per cent.
The average cost Of clothing in
creased less than 1 per cent between
March and July this year. Clothing
prices in July had declined 80 pei
cent since March, 1920, when theil
peak, totallng 1T per cent since pre-
war days, was attained.
Most magnificent of all, however
is comparison of the report on the
cost of living with the concurrent re
port on wages, hours and employ
ment-the first time such a compari
son on the basis of the boards au
thoritatiye figures has been made
possible in nine years. Especial.
noteworthy is the decided advance ii
real earnings" which establishes
the contention Of economists tina
the American workingman is bette
off today than he ever was before.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
Washington News

A most successful season for farm
ing is just ending in Skagit County
rhe dairymen have had good sea-
son; there is marvellous crop Of
lay and oats, and the seed" farm
RS have also had a good crop.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
WashingtonNames
Kitsap County

kitsap Sounty
: Kitsap County formerly was called
County in honor OF Lieut..
w. A. Slaughter, United States Army,
who was killed on December 4, 1855,
according to the book on Washington
names just published by Prof. Ed
nond S. Meany of the University OF
Washington.
The people later were given privi
eye of choosing another name at a
General election, and they chose Kit
ap, the name of one of the Indian
.hiefs whose tribe occupied part
f the new county.s Afterwards the
Washington Territorial legislature
egalized that name in> an act ap
roved January 16, 1857, and Kitsap
ounty was created.
The Indian word Kitsap means
brave" according to Professor
eany. During the war against the
dams on the Puget Sound, Kitsap
eschi, and other chiefs were cap
red, and were tried by civil au
critics. Kitsap eventually was &C
:, tilted, freed and permitted to re
IN to his people.
Port Orchard, county seat of KltsaI
ounty, takes it's name from the in
1t on the opposite side of which i.
Gated the Puget Sound Navy Yard
,ptain Vancouver gave this name
May "a, 1899, in honor Of H. M
rchard, of the ship Discovery.
he Indian for Port Orchard, accord
to Professor Meany, was Ter
la-bus.
Poulsbo was first settled by Nor
egians, the family of Jargen Ella
"a being first, in September, 1883
lie next was l. B. Moe, who wa
e first signer of petition for {
1stoffice. He suggested Poulsbo TO
ne name in honor of a small plac
ear his home in Norway.
| Charleston was named in honor O
the United States steamship "Chal
leston," on June 5, 1891.
Bremerton was named in honor Q
William Bremen, who is regarded a
he founder Of the city. He wa
born in Seesen, Duchy of Bruins
wick, Germany, in 1868. His e.
,eriences in Washington reache
Jack to territorial days. He died a
lis home in Seattle on December q
1910.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
THE END
Enallsh DOCTORS Cd .on Strike

The National Health Fund of Great
Britain, counts 100000 men and
women contributors to the fund,
served by the members OF the Panel
Doctors Union. The Minister Of
Health has proposed reducing the
rate for each patient from nine shil-
lings and six-pence (worth about
$4,000 to eight shillings and six
pence. The doctors have decided to
strike on January LIST. This decision
was made at conclave of the doc
tors in London as an act of refusal
to accept reduction.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
The week of November l1-17 has

The week of November l1-17 has
zen selected by the National Com
littee for Better Films for MO
zion Picture Book Week" and al
ready the various organizations in
all sections of the country inter-
sted in having the best pictures
made shown for the young folks
are cooperating to make this sec
ond annual event a greater success
than it proved on it's introduction
last year.
Motion Picture Book Week" is
not only sponsored by the Commit
tee for Better Films, which is a
part of the National Board of Re-
view of Motion Pictures, but is be-
ing held in conjunction with the
Fifth Annual Children's Book
Week. The organizations with
which the Nationa Committee is
working to make the combined
events a success are the National
Association of Book Publishers.
The American Booksellers Associa-
ton, the American Library Asso-
citation and the Boy Scouts of
America. Cooperating with these
organizations are the motion pic
ture exhibitors and the motion pic
ture producers. indiv:d ally and as
organizations; librarians, school
teachers women's clubs, commun-
ity service organizations and the
individual booksellers of the ma
ion
Special Campaign Planned
A special campaign is under way
TO have films of some of the worth
while books shown in every COM
munity during the week of Novem-
Der ll-l7. Librarians are cooper
ating by making special displays
Of the books that will be shown on
the screen that week, and school
teachers are aiding the movement
by making the books topics for es-
says, stories or criticisms by their
pupils
The motion picture exhibitors
are falling into line and are book
ing he films recommended by the
National Board of Review of Mo
ton Pictures. and, in some in
stances, schools are offering prizes
of tickets to their pupils whose es-
says are adjudeed the best.
Will Furnish List
Among the films recommended
for Children's Book Week are:
"David Copperfield"; "Penrod and
Sam; "The Flying Dutchman";
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
For School and Road Funds

One-fourth of the moneys received
by the Forest Service from timber
sales, grazing permits, summer home
site leases, and other uses Of ma
tional forest lands is turned over to
the states in which such lands are
located on a pro rata basis in ac-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09

Carload lots of turkeys are being
offered by Montana to the Seattle
market. Jobbers predict that any
operator who pays more than 80
tents per pound fob. Seattle for
fancy, fat, dry-picked birds, is in
yiting a loss on the Thanksgiving
rade Is
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09
A STUDY IN HEREpl1Y

An Irishman was seated in train
beside pompous individual who was
accompanied by dog.
"Foine dog We have" said the
Irishman. "Pwhat koind is it,"
"a cross between an Irishman and
an ape" the man replied.
"Shurs an it's related to both of
US" the 1rishman rejoined.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09

When over 100000 people view a
farm exhibit it makes the fair
great advertising medium.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09

Prepare to keep your animals COM
Portable for the long winter months.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-09

"A
ing is just ending in Skagit County
rhe dairymen have had good sea-
son; there is marvellous crop of
lay and oats, and the seed" farm
RS have also had a good crop.
Carload lots of turkeys are being
offered by Montana to the Seattle
market. Jobbers predict that any
operator who pays more than 35
tents per pound fob. Seattle for
fancy, fat, dry-picked birds, is In
yiting a loss on the Thanksgiving
Seattle and Sequim boys received
Carnegie medals for bravery in say,
ing life Phillip w. Simmons of Sc
title saved boy from drowning at
East Seattle on Lake Washington
July Is, 1920; and Joseph Sheppard
If Sequim lost his life while at
tempting to rescue man and 6
woman from drowning at lone
Wash, June %, 1922. His father
was given a bronze medal.
Eight million dollars were spent
in Seattle by tourists in cash, is re
ported by the Chamber of Commerce
This amount represents what was
spent in the last three seasons
return of 277 per cent on the 1922,
235 expended in national advertis
ing campaign and in maintaining the
tourist bureau. Altogether 4i0,30!
persons received direct service from
the tourist bureau. 1t pays to ad
vertise.
Washington stands ninth in thu
list of states in the use of electric
current, generated by privately ant
publicly owned central stations, &C
cording to bulletin of the U. S
Department of Commerce received
lately by the Manufacturers Associa
lion of Washington. This shows thu
growth Of Washington as manu-
featuring state. Light and powe
plants, in 1922, in the United States
generated 45,307, 536,711 kilowatts, a.
compared with 32,67S, S06,S93 kilo
watts in 1917, the consumption hav
ing increased 157 per cent.
For the dome of the new stat'
capitol building at Olympia will b.
poured the largest amount of rein
| forced concrete footing for any bi
Of construction in this section of thu
United States; calling for the USE
Of $500 barrels or $4,000 sacks or q
carloads of cement. 1t calls also fol
LOO truckloads Of gravel and sane
and the use of 400 tons OF stee
rods. Every bit of the material has
been purchased from Washington
state business concerns.
Governor Hart welcomed the dele
gates Of the Washington State Coco
Roads Association, In Olympia, last
week. He said that Washington hal
the best roads in this country. He
has just returned from q trip east
and he said that he did not find the
highway situation there IS well IN
hand as it is in this state. There
is definite system of connected
highways planned in Washington
and now that the Pacific Highway
Is completed. the next job is to plar
tho an q 70 nd woct hiUhUav ocrOco fh I
Evening star., 1923-06-20
H|GH-GRADE BONDS
DISPLAY WEAKNESS
Large Blocks Offered Over
Counter-U. S. Government
Issues Hold Steady.
by GEORGE IT. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. June 2O.-The feature
of today's bond market was the
heaviness in high grade securities.
This condition did not appear in the
sales on the exchange so much as in
the large blocks offered over the
counters.
Bonds of the grade of Chicago
Union Station 4 1as, about the quality
of which there could be no possible
question. were in supply. There was
no gooG reason in the money market
present or prospective to account for
the offerings. The softness in specu-
lative bonds might be accounted for
by sympathy with the recent course
in stocks. but there ought to be some
other explanation for the pressing
upon the market of high grade secur-
tiles.
Bonds which either sold lower or
would have sold lower If holders had
insisted on disposing OF any large
Steel sinking fund 5s, Northern Pa
cific prior lien As. New York Central
refunding 5s and American Telephone
and Telegraph collateral trust 5s.
Colorado and Southern AVS. one OF
the better middle grade bonds. also
=
Chesapeake and Ohio convertible 5s.
The more speculative railroad issues
roughly kept pace with their respec-
tive stocks
Heaviness was also apparent among
the foreign bonds. The new Austrian
Is, for instance. sold off before noon
q of a point from yesterdays last sale
and % points below their recent high.
JugosIay SIS and CZecho-slovak IS
went down again. the latter losing a
full point. French bonds were frac-
tionally lower, but held relatively
well 1t had been expected that the
success of the Austrian offering
would have stimulated the market
for other foreign bonds.
Austrian Loan Affected.
On the contrary. the action of to-
days market would indicate that for
the moment at least the weakness of
the older foreign issues was affect
ing the new Austrian loan. Among
the South American bonds the Brazil
SIS were fractionally lower, although
the position of Brazilian government
finances is believed to be improving.
The convertible copper bonds sold
around yesterdays lows. CAIRO de
Pasco SIS, which dropped some six
points yesterday. are speculative fa-
vorites because of the fact that A
change of a point in the stock is
equivalent to three points In the
bond
United States government bonds
were steady without much change
from yesterdays prices and with no
very great activity.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
|. c. C. SETS HEARING.

Acting under provisions of the last
Post Office appropriation bill. the In
terstate Commerce Commission today
gave notice that a hearing would he
held here July 10 to fix a reasonable
rate which the government must pay
for the use of pneumatic tubes in the
transmission of mail within the
borders of New York city.
The last Post Office appropriation
bill provided S513.91l TO pay the
rentals for tube service in New York.
A proviso was included. however,
that after July /. 1923. the commits
sion should be called upon to deter
mine n reasonable rate of rental. but
that in no case should the payment
exceed s19.500 per mile of tube for
each year of service.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
DIVIDEND INCREASED.

WARREN, Ohio. June 20-Direc-
tors of the Trumbull Steel Company
yesterday declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of So cents a share on
common stock, an increase of 10
cents share over the last quarter.
The regular 1s4 per cent dividend
on preferred stock also was declared.
Directors of the Newton Steel Com
pany at Youngstown declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 6n
cents a share on common and IL. per
cent on preferred stock
Evening star., 1923-06-20
ALASKA RAILROAD DONE
IN 9 YEARS ON 47O MILES

Laying of the last mile of track
en- the Alaskan railroad will be COM
pleted this week, permitting imme-
diate through passenger and freisht
traffic without change of cars be-
tween Seward and Fairbanks
Construction of the 40 miles of
railroad between the two termini
the Department of the Interior said
in an announcement of the roads
completion, will have taken exactly
nine years, three months and five
QayS.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
STOCKS THROWN OVER.
Rr the Associated Press

nv The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 20.-Announce-
ment of another stock exchange fail
nre following yesterdays authorita-
tive report that no member was in
diff1cuity precipitated a flood of liqui-
dating orders by frightened investors.
Spectators for the decline seized the
opportunity also for aggressive short
selling. The market had shown con-
siderable strength earlier in the day,
prices rising to points on the
belief that forced lquidation had
been completed. Sales approximated
l,100.000 shares
The closing was weak. Prices broke
sharply in the late dealings on liuuf-
dation of pool holdings. selling by
frightened investors and aggressive
short selling. Virtually the entire
list sank to low levels for the year.
with United States Steel falling be-
low 81.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
L. AND N. BOOSTS WAGES.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 20.-In-
crease in wages of 2 cents an hour
has been granted nearly all classes of
labor in the mechanical department
of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, involving twenty shop crafts,
itAwas announced here yesterday. 1t
VIII be- effective from June IL
Evening star., 1923-06-20
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
Quotations furnished by Redmond A. co
ORDERS $4,000 PAID.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has authorized the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay $4,000 to the
Chicago. Terre Haute and Southeastern
Railway Co., as final payment on that
carriers account with the govern
ment under the six months guarantee
provision of the transportation act. This
makes a total of $132,092 received by
the road, the commission having pre-
viously authorised the payment Of
$4,000.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
BUILDING ACTIVITY
SWEEPING SOUTH

No one can take the sweeping
glance of the Industrial activities
throughout the south reported in this
weeks issue of the Manufacturers
Record. and what is true of this
weeks issue is practically true Of
every issue. without realizing that
the panorama which is being unfold
ed of southern activity has probably
never before been surpassed. If it has
ever been matched in this country.
1t is reaching all parts of the south.
From Maryland TO Texas the sweep of
construction activities is under way.
Pre-eminently is this true in textile
mill building. but textile mills are
not by any means monopolizing the
situation The Pacific mills of Bos-
ton. Mass. are putting out s5,000,000
in the building of great cotton mill
and bleachery plant near Spartan
burg. s. G.
Cotton Mill Enterprises.
Among other important cotton miil
enterprises reported during the week
was a 100000 mill company at High
Point. y. C.; a bleachery and dye
works plant at Lanett. Ala the sale
for about S1,00o,000 of cotton mills
at Opelika: Ala. and projected
SoUU,UUU mill dt I'll 1dSO, i eN.
In Polk county. n. c.. 100000 is
to be expended for the development
of water power.
An Alabama company is projecting
an expenditure of about s7.OOO,00O or
sS,000.000 for the development of one
plant of 10000 hydro electric horse
power and the enlargement Of an
other plant at a cost OF about
$1,000. 900.
Contracts are being let from time
to time for the s1o,0oo.ooo hotel in
Atlanta.
Fifty school buildings are project
cd in Virginia to be constructed dur
ing the present year at a cost of
s1,5o0,000.
Railway Spending $4,000, 900.
The Virginian railway was recent
ly reported to spend about $4,000
600 on the electrification of its line
though it already has the largest
steam locom otives in the world haul
ing the heaviest freight trains ever
moved in this or any other country
Work on this electriflcation is ac-
lively Under way.
Though Galveston, when it was re-
built few years ago, constructed
seawall regarded as amply strong
to meet any emergency. it is to spend
nearly 100000 for the extension of
its seawall and is carrying on con-
siderable dredging operations for
deepening its harbor.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
PHILADELPHIA REPORTS
ACUTE HOUSE SHORTAGE
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. June 20.-The
Philadelphia Housing Association re-
ported today that the house shortage
here was acute. But GA per cent
out of every 1000 houses canvassed
by the association are vacant and
inspection of these shows that few
of them are available for renting
Practically no vacancies exist in the
kensington, Tacony, Brewerytown,
Manayunk and Germantown factory
sections.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
PARIS MARKET SPOTTY,

PARIS. June 20.-Prices moved ir-
regularly on the bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, Sc francs 65 centimes
Exchange on London, "A francs Is
centimes. Five per cent loan, rs
francs 90 centimes. The dollar was
quoted at 16 francs 5k centimes.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
WILL BUILD PIPE LINE,

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20-Cali-
fornia Petroleum will build pipe
line from Southern fields to Los An
geles harBor and erect fifty $4,000
barrel steel storage tanks
Evening star., 1923-06-20
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, June 20.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and clos
ing prices for the most active stocks
dealt in here:
Evening star., 1923-06-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
June 10 1922
(ouotations furnished by w r. HI

NEW 1Ofth, JUNE 2U.-FOrelgn eX-
changes steady. Quotations Gin United
States dollars): Great Britain. de-
mand. 4.62 Lie; cables. 462A; CO.
day bills on banks. 4.60 7-16. France.
demand, .o624h; cables, .O625. Italy,
demand, .0467A; cables. .0467s4. Bel
gium, demand, .05321a; cables, .0533.
Germany, demand, .00000S9s; cables,
.000008B. Holland, demand 1921;
cables. 1924. Norway, demand, 1863.
Sweden, demand, .2647. Denmark, de-
Eand. .1790k. Switzerland, demand,
1851. Spain. demand. last. Greece,
demand, .0355. Poland, demand.
000007 " Czechosloyakia demand,
.03001s Argentine, demand, 1853.
Brazil, demand, .1o7a. Montreal,
E91s Il-lSr -. - ....
Evening star., 1923-06-20
ON NEW YORK BONDSsTocK EXCHANGE
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office.
ND~kcS VSIS~'T
UNITED STATES BONDS.
(Sales arc in 81. .000.)

UNITED STATES BONDSs
tFractions represent thirty seconos'
Example: l01-1 means 101 1-320
Sales High. Low. Close.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
Today's Chicago Prices.

CHICAGO. June 20.-With improved
prospects of export business, wheat
averaged higher in price today during
the early transactions. European
purchasing on large scale yesterday
and the day before made dealers
hopeful that export demand for
United States wheat would continue
especially as Canadian wheat is 1T a
premium. Besides, extreme cold
weather in France and Great Britain
tended also to give an advantage to
the bull side of the market here.
Opening prices. which ranged from
4 decline to Il advance. with July
1.07a to 1.o7A and September 1.061s
to 1.06%, were followed by a slight
general sag and then by rise to
we'll above yesterdays finish.
Covering by shorts gave a lift to
the corn market. After opening un-
changed to y higher, July S2N to So.
prices scored a material advance all
around.
Oats were flrmer with corn. start
ing at shade decline to a like ad-
vance. July 40s4 to 40B, and later
making a general upturn.
Provisions reflected the firmness of
Evening star., 1923-06-20

TOTAL SALES (Par valus,:
II am. 942 600 IL noon. 4244 ooo
p.m.. 6272000 2p.m. sa27oOo
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Reading declared regular dividend
on common and first and second pre-
ferreds
Evening star., 1923-06-20

Call money.
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL AIM. .212 100 12 m...... 346 200
1p.m. 506 400 2p.m..... ITO 500
Evening star., 1923-04-29
REAL DIAMONDS FOR THE
BARGAIN HUNTERS.

u L L. -
These articles are not regular
stock pieces, but are pieces we
have traded in or bought from
private parties, and we are SELL
ing them as such at prices far
below the original wholesale
price.
Blue-white Diamond. 24
carats; wonderful bargain.
S475.
1-carat Blue-white Diamond:
perfect cut.
s275.
Blue-white Diamond. over u
carat; perfect stone.
S135.
All Platinum Dinner Ring; :
full-cut blue-white diamonds.
SIS.
Solid Platinum Rectangular
Wrist Watch. smallest size: "a
full-cut diamonds.
Sl48.
We will be glad to trade in
your old jewelry and diamonds.
OPPENHEIMER &, SHAH.
Diamond Specialists,
oO7 F St.
The House of Diamond
Bargains.
Evening star., 1923-04-29
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
CnmttumsA
Marshall business Brokers

"di Sifdll DuSlIlCSS DIOkCTS.
At sacrlnce-Rooming house of IS rooms.
several baths, steam heat, refined surround
ings; price, 81. S0O
boarding house. downtown. one of the best:
IL rooms. well furnished; terms to suit.
Roomng house near 18th and Mass. ave:
desirable home; price. 81. 200.
looming house near Union station: IL
rooms; price, $780,
Boarding house near 10th and Mass. ave. /:
IL rooms; price. very reasonable: terms to
suit.
Grocery and meats: well located, NV; rent.
$50; lease; price. 81. 800.
Grocery and meats; rent. &s1: 6-yesr lease:
asking $500.
Small confectionery; low rent: sacrifice at
$3.50.
Restaurant on Penna. ave-: listed today:
rent, $J5; price. 81 ,00O
Restaurant near 14th and p sts.: rent. $50;
this place is fully equipped; price. $1,000.
Dry goods and notion store, uptown: apt. of
4 rooms on first floor; price. 200.
Dyeing and cleaning business on 14th St: {:
this place is well equipped; large show win
dows: price. 81 600
Most of our places recently advertised have
been sold; see us about selling your place
and save time.
Marshall Business Brokers,