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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Foreign Conditions
reviewed by u. =. Department
of Commerce

European cables to the depart
mcnt OF commerce report a decided
increase in British foreign trade
slightly less commercial and indus
trial activity in Belgium: consider
able Improvement in Norway: mod
crate activity in Denmark and Tin
land. dullncss in Holland. and dc
preston in Poland and Rumanis.
Unemployment is serious in Hol
land and Poland but has decreased
IN Norway and Finland. and is neg.
llgible in Belgium.
British imports increased f1i.00o,.
600 In August, exports declined
100000. and re-exports f2,570. 900.
Exports from Finland and Norway
Increased and Poland's trade bal.
ance for the first six months of
1923 was reported favorable. Crop
conditions generally are good except
in Norway.
Cables from the Far East show
some improvement In the Philip.
pines, where increased prices for
native products has caused n slight
revival of consumers buying, and
Increased Australian imports. not.
ably Of motor vehicles. Basic con.
ditions in Australia are reported
sound. Depression due mainly TO
high prices and fluctuating ex.
change continues In Java and
Indo.Chlna.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
REPORTS SHOW
GAIN IN OUTPUT

WARRINGTON. Sept. sT.-rur.
Their reports on August business re.
erlvrd by tho bureau ot the census.
department ~ commerce. continue 10
show increases IN productivity, Pro-
duetlon Of steel ingota increased from
100000 70 ssso.o0o tons Increases
also occurred In production Of oak
flooring and cement and In tho cut
Of North Carolina pine and douglas
sir.
Cotton consumption increased from
tsi, 900 70 $4,000 halea Tho number
o. active cotton rplndlrs. however.
and production Of merchant pig iron
declined from July.
Cold storage holdings Of butter.
cheese. beef products. iamb. mutton.
sEEs and poultry declined Cement
and oak flooring stocks also declined
but stocks OF merchan, pig Iron Ia.
creased
Retail trade thru chain stores In
creased; wholesale trade declined.
The retail food pries index for Aug.
usi declined one point from July. The
department u labor's wholesale price
Index for all commodities also de-
cllncd ono point
Car lpadlngs increased over July
and net car surplus declined Hank
clcarinEs debts 20 individual nc.
counts. and total Investments Of fed.
sral reserve hanks declined. Total
deposits and bills discounted in fed.
erd reserve banks increased and The
reserve ratio declined.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
LUMBER OUTPUT
CONTINUES HIGH
Weeks Production Runs q
Per Cent Above Normal

one hundred and thirty,four mills
reporting TO West Coast Lumber,
mems association for the week end.
ms September 22. manufactured
100 500. go feet OF lumber. sold 100.
sSt5S2 feet. and shipped io7.s76. 45O
feet.
Production for reporting mills was
% per cent above normal New
business was per cent below pro-
duction. Shipments were 1 per cent
above new business.
Thlrty.sovcn per cent OF all now
business taken during the week was
for future water delivery. This
amounted 10 99.b29. coo feet, OF which
sLs2T,s5O feet was for domestic car.
20 delivery and is.gstsi6 feet ex.
port. New business by rail amount,
ed to s,OG2 cars.
Thirty.olght percent OF the weeks
lumber shipments moved by water,
This amounted 10 4o.37i.56l feet. or
which ai,ogt.o45 feet moved coast.
wise and lntercoastai, and 9.at0.6l9
feet ovcrsens Rail shipments 20.
tailed 1910 cars.
Local auto and team deliveries 10.
tailed t.e0i. ss6 feet.
UNTITLED domestic cargo orders 70.
tailed iso.25o.sio fct Unnnd export
tailed $50, ?5o.sIo feet. Unified export
trade orders. 6,sSi cars.
In tho first Is weeks Of the year.
production reported TO tho West
Coast Lumhermen's association has
been a,TsT.4s5.is7 feet. new bust.
ness. a,st6.5s2.aiT feet. and ship
men,s 1.99s.i7s.1Gs feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
COLUMBIA BASIN
film GOES EAST
New York to Be Told About
Irrigation Project

SPOKANE. Sept. sc. J
Blanchard. s,atlstieian for the U
S. reclamation service, and r, h
Dame. oamenman. LEFT spokane Tot
salt Lake Tuesday following tive
days OF intensive work directed 10
cutting and placing in shape Tor
exhibition the recently completed
motion pictures OF the Columbia
Basin project.
The film, which totsled 1000 feet
before tho government men. with
Rem II. Rice and Fred A. Adams
OF the Northwest bureau of the
Basin league began the editing, was
reduced 10 1900 feet and now
awaits the final editing, titling and
sub.sitlng.
The details OF the story which is
20 form a part OF tho film. have
been practically completed.
The first release OF the film win
be made in New York some time
in November thru Blanchard. and
II Is no, probable that a public
showing viii be made in the North.
west before the early part Of De
ccmbcr.
The film as Il will be released
will show few actual scenes In
Spokane. some footagc OF the lower
falls and n larger amount showing
tho late President Harding viewing
the reservoir site In Hangmaa
creek valley. constituting the great
er part.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
w. w. SPANGLER
is IN SEATTLE

W. W. spangler. known as Duke
TO his many Seattle friends. is here
on combined business and pleasure
"trip. visiting his brother. J. w.
Spansler. president OF the Seattle
National hank.
He Is now assistant manager OF
syndicate operation OF the westing.
house Electric and Manufacturing
Co. In It's New York offices This
s75.oo0.oo0 corporation has both a
manufacturing aud distributing
branch in Seattle. Mr.. Spangler
was formerly the treasury represen.
saiive in the Seattle branch office.
He reports that his company Is
very well satisfied with It's Seattle
operations. and states that national
general business conditions as AZ
fcc;ins its industry. are quite salts.
factory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Arrivals and Departures

AIiuiNED-sspi. 17--str Hakata Mafu
from Kobe via Vancouver u. C.. at II
.. m. str Y. T. LuckanbArh from New
York via Philadelphia. Balboa, los An
Esiss. San Francisco and Portland. at
9.3o a. m: str odpna from Nhnalmo. D.
G.. AZ t:ts q. m.
sAfLED--scpt. 77--str Protsstiaus for
Manila via Kobe. Shanghai and Hong
kong. at a. m. str Admiral watson for
Anchorage. Southwestern via southeas,-
erp Alaska, at y. m. str Queen for
Southeastern Alaska, NJ a. m. Sept 20
--Atr Neponset for New York via Ia.
coma. BcliiuEhsm, Vancouver u. c.,
Portland. San Francisco. Los Angeles and
Balboa. al 3iib p. m: str ". y. Aisran-
DIR from Los Angeles via Ban Francisco,
at .. m. atr Los Angeles for Port San
Luis. at .. M: str Hawaii Maru for
Vancouver, n. G., via Tacoma, at zta0
p. m; str Montana for Tacoma, at s d.
M: str Steel hgs for New York via Ev-
erott. San Francisco. los Angeles, Bal.
boa and Philadelphia, Mt Gi7b D. m, tug
Storm King for cape Fiattsry. ut p. IN. y;
str Harry Luckenbaoh for New York via
San Francisco. Los Angeles Balboa and
Philadelphia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
New Corporations

OLYMPIA. Sept. a6.-Ths following
articles OF Incorporation have been filpt
IN the office Of tho secretary OF state:
Powell Nourse Dock Co. Seattle. sto,'
600 ". y. Powell and John w. Noursc
Brookwood Gardens. Inc, Kirkland
$4,000 Morris ~. Marks and w. Il
shorbrooke.
Oriental Lumber Co. Aberdeen, $50.
900 A. L.. Davenport. T. w. Tebb. r.
Is. Fox aud Harry slmous.
Tho Iewett Home sanitariam for Elec-
tronlc Treatment and other Modalities
white Salmon. $4,000. A. II. Jcwett,
Jennie Jcwett and G, II. Estes.
Yakima Valley Buyers Association
sunnyHide. 81, Il. II. Slclsmoior. r,
G. Palmer. Il y. Nelman. j. ". Humph.
roy aud J. v. Parchcn,
Lincham Motor corporation. Vancouver.
10000. II. l.. Linehnm, +. ]. CottercIl
and X, Mctvor
Angulln Islands Fur Co.. Bromerton.
Increasing stock $4,000 TO $4,000.
Acomb Lumber Co.. spokane. Reduc-
ing stock $4,000 TO $4,000 and chang
ng name to Western Lumber Products.
Inc.
y Hacklcman G Company. Seattle.
$4,000. 4. Hackloman and \, J.. RoVeile.
Marine Digest Publishing Co. Seattle,
$40, 900. jackson n, Corbet, Jr, Sidney
Bccdc aud Florence Corbet.
Fruit Farm and Factory Co., Yakima.
100000. ora r. Vail and Arthur c. Vail.
Anecortcs Motor Co. Anacortes. $40. .
600, 10 w, Lycn and Claud Wallace
James Land Co, Mabtoh increasing
stock from $4,000 to 5000.
%. l.. Wolfson & Co.. Seattle. sig 900.
u, l.. Wolfson, Esther 7, Wolfson and
u. q. EggormRn. To deal In morchan-
disc, etc.
Hansen Reynolds CO.. Inc, Seattle. ga
600 j. ~. kynders, &. l.. Hansen and r.
W. Flicker. TO deal In meats otc.
r. 4 Strickland q Co.. Inc. Seattle
$4,000 r. 8, strickland. S. G. Russell
aud ". y. Bowers.
South nay Hunting Club, Inc. Aber-
deem. Y. v. iilte, Carl r. Nelson. ]. NJ.
rinokney, q, H. harshner aud j. w.
Clark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Termlnai--Pier ti-str Bear.
port. pier iO--str Kaikyu Maru.
Grand Trunk Pacific Termlnal-str Ad-
niiral Watson, str Queen.
Pier i1-B-str OweRo.
Pier 7--Motorship Anvil.
Pier 2-str Victoria. str Alameda, str
Oduna.
Pacific coast Coal Bunters-u. s. l.. 8.
swlftsuro.
u. s. shipping Board MoorlnRs-str Anna
y Morse, str West NiuH
ifanford street Tormlnal-Bnrk ]. d.
Peters.
Todd Drydocka-str Admiral scbree afr
West Jester. ctr West Himrod
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.
Str Patterson.
Hnrbor Island Dock 4 Warehouse
Cross Keys.
Drummond LdghteraEe Str Jaeox.
Anss Terminal Company-str steel sen
fnror.
Nettleton's Mlli--str Romnan.
HeffrrnsnH Dry Dooi-Btr Rainier .,r
Wheatland Montana.
West Seattle Training station--U. s.. X.
Eagle No. ga.
Buoy No. Str Madison.
Boleom Canal Lumber Co.-Bargs Bert.
rand.
winslow Marine Rsllwhy--schr Betsy
Ross, sohr Spokane. schr Camano, .chr
kruss. barge Coqui,lam City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Financial Flashes
From James MacfarIano & Co.
81I Second Ave.

Twenty Industrial stocks average
1924. a decrease OF 1.27: 20 rail
stocks average 1886. decrease OF
30.
Figures made public after the
meeting OF the Finance Co. of the
Steel Co. indicated new business in
September has been coming on al
much higher rate.
Wabash August net revenue 81.
1889 VS.. s531,557 in 1922.
Ere, including Chicago & Erie,
August net operating income ST..
ss3.3s4 against net operating loss
Of ;2.130,370 year ago.
Coolidge cabinet has discussed cut
in farm freight rates to aid the
farmers. Secretary Wallace urged
% per cent rail reduction as a
necessary step. and insisted on
prompt action In present crisis.
II Is expected earnings OF North
American Co. for 1923 viii show
around $50 a share for the com
mon stock.
An extra dividend or Increase In
regular quarterly payment Of Corn
Products are being discussed BY
company
Studsbaker's operations last quar-
ter slightly under capacity oper
atoms Of first nine months, accord
ing TO President Erskine. who states
that slowing down Is in keeping
with the company's policy and the
usual seasonal decline m automobile
business.
Butte & Superior to close proper
ties for repsirs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
NEW CALLS
FOR BIDS

New calls for bids on Northwest
construction work. complied By c.
~. White. district manager OF the
National Surety Co, were announced
today. as follows:
County commissioners, Tacoma.
bids. October ?. drainage OF Bottle
swamp.
W ID. Freeman, purchasing agent,
Seattle. bids. 10 a. m. September %.
$4,000 feet Of galvanized iron pipe
County commissioners or Clarke
county. Vancouver. bids. ociorbcr 9.
Tor construction OF burnt Bridge
creek pillng trestle.
United States Reclamation sery.
ice, Denver. Colo, bids, October 2.
for miscellaneous supplies for irriga.
ton projects AZ Boise. Idaho. and
Riverton. wyo.
G. I. Diamond. architect. Astoria.
Ore, bids. y. m, October 6. for
construction Of ElkB' lodge building.
County commissioners. watcryillc,
bids, October .. for construction OF
Spuirc- MRrrhfleld highway.
City comptroller. BcilinEham
bids. October ]. for Improvement OF
Marietta road.
City clerk. Aontosano. bids. oc,o.
bcr ?. for Improvement or sylvia
and Church s,s.
County commissioner, ortland.
bids. 10 n. M October "a Tor ,,,,.
nlshing 10000 barrels cement for
Burnside and Ross island bridges.
County commissioners. Portland
bids, 10 a. m. October -. for con.
aiructlon OF concrete and steel
bridge across willamette river
known as the Ross island bridge.
County commissioner. Portland
bids, 10 a. m. October %, FOR steel
and concrete bridge across william.
e'io river, known as tho Burnside
bridge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Building Permits

Lunds A stos. SIC y. Denny way. frame
residences tsSas. 5000
" " oppeyt. s7o1 sixth ". W.. frame
residences sStss. 1880.
City % Seattle. 80 Third ave, flrsproos
council chambers $500.
J. r. hcGoRE, iti7 Evanston. frame resi-
donce stK2e, $1,000
n, A. Work. Eas, Seattle, frame resi-
dsnce teNgS. $4,000.
Robt work East Seattle, frame rest
dence tsR7s, $1,000.
w ". Hamilton, $3.50 white bldg. frame
residence iss3l, $1,000.
Sunset Club. 1915 Boren ave. frame club
addition 1857, $4,000.
o v. johnson, aiss W. ssth, frame rest
dcnee ssx3t. $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
CHICAGO WHEAT
CLOSES STRONG

CHICAGO. Sept sG.-Grain prices
closed at the highest mark Of the
day in trading on the Chicago board
Of trade today,
Activity OF shorts converted an
otherwise dun wheat market into
ono Of strength. Following a weak
opening prices were successfully
rockcted' when shorts rushed TO
cover Trading was strictly local in
character,
on tho bulge. corn prices con-
tinued 10 aht un new record hlGh
levels on tho present crop, Hcptrm-
her corn apld a. 9Qhcs December.
ftEc, aud May ME Buying by a
large commission house, together
with curtalied receipts. prompted
buyers TO become active.
oats sold higher with other
grains. The market lacked any foa-
lures
Provisions sold slightly higher.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
TELLS NAMES
OF GRAF'TERS

NEW YORK. Sept. 2T.--PFcsident
S. L. Cromwell OF the New York
stock exchange today furnished the
grand Jury here with names OF poll
,icians 10 whom he referred in his
speech at Atlantic City. in which he
declared that unnamed political
leaders had attempted to bring pres
sure on the exchange to obtain per,
sonal favors.
Cromwell was taken before the
grand jury when he refused TO an.
swer questions by District Attorney
Banton. Tho names probably will
be made public in few days. Cron.
we'll said. He viii 60 before the
grand jury again tomorrow at 10
a. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Seattle to Get New
Chain Store Firm

The Skaggs United Stores. n mil.
lion.dollar corporation. now operat.
ing 14O grocery stores on the Pa.
cific coast, viii enter Seattle on q
largo scale, II was announced on
Wednesday Fifteen locations have
been secured and a number of them
arc rapidly being made ready for
occupancy. 1t was stated that Seat.
tie VIII be made headquarters for
the company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Better Business
Bureau Drive Ends

The finance committee of the Bet.
ter Business bureau held meeting
Wednesday noon at the Masonic club
rooms. at which time progress on
the drive was reported, The final
meeting Of this committee viii be
held Friday noon In tho Masonic
club rooms, at which time the win.
ming division viii be announced. the
Seattle Advertising club having Of.
fercd life membership to the per.
son bringing in the largest amount.
The drive Is reported to be progress.
ing In splendid shape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Sept ss-FarslE- en-.
change opened tower, AssriiuE. demand.
Gtetsi frsnrh franc. ie.aetssi lire.
to.efGts Heixtan frAnr. t9.NaET. German
marks. iiT.sAo coo ~ J.sSs,ooe.
Foreign exchange market rios-d lever.
Sterling, demand tttah. uk y frsnrh
franc. jepSis. efr .egos. lire. ioetft. efi
e9oot,! Belgian franc ieosae OF .eseT
German marks. iiT.sseeeo 10 she doiiat.
% S.ss9ee9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Buildings Have Reached
Their Greatest Height
Higher Structures Possible, but Not
Practical, Says Experts

standpoint Of utility. beauty and in.
comu production.
Other notable skyscrnpcrN recently
butt or now IN the course Of erection
are the STANDARD OH building OF Now
York. rising 10 height or Oh feet.
and the Chicago Temple building In
Chicago, which. with It's slender
hpiro. VIII reach n height OF 500 feet.
Tho Chicago Tribune tower building.
one OF tho most distinctiyely archi.
iectural structures IN tho country,
win be. with It's tower. 400 feet high.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
HAS BEEN REACHED
Tho remarkable progress which
has been made since the erection OF
tho Tacoma building in Chicago. Pic.
neer Or American steel skyscFapers.
has given rise TO tho question Of
building heights. II may be noted In
this connection that the progress
made IN commercial building con.
ntruction has been greater since the
building OF the Tacoma building IN
1883 than IN all previous history.
One OF the leading architects IN
America recently made nm exhaustive
Investigation Of the problem. tho re.
sulh OF which no told yesterday.
The height which a building can
attain IL. strictly speaking. only n
matter OF tho siEo Of the base" he
explained. but opposing economic
forces win rotard tho further devotion.
msnt or slsyplereing fabricated strue,
lures. A. the height OF tho building
increases more elevators are needed.
aud eventually tho limit would be
reached az point where the eleya.
tor shaft would occupy 10 much
space that there would be lef, no
ren,abio area.
The question OF human safety IL
vital factor. and IN case Of panic
the building must be emptied IN tho
ltast possible time. II buildings went
TO undue heights (, would take too
long 20 get gu, all the occupants In
eass OF mlshnp. an Of thcse Tea.
turez. Of course. Involve the fnan,
c!al problem and IN 20 far as I can
now forcscc there II not much liksli
hood that tho American nityacrapcT
VIII be pushed much higher into the
heavens than IA now the case"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Union Pacific Bond
Change Authorized

WASHINGTON. Sept. II. The
Union Pacific Railroad Co. yesterday
was authorized by the interstate
commerce commission to convert g..
100000 pounds OF its English bonds
into American bonds Of face value
OF $4,000 900 and at tho same time
10 raise tho interest rate thereon
from to per cent. The bonds
will be sold at o..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

Chinese attach much importance
TO trademarks or chops" and
quality ig a greater factor among
them than Is ordinarily supposed.
r. Il necessary 10 safeguard trade.
marks against imitation by pro.
yisional registration thru our
American consulate general at
Shanghai or other China ports.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
September Steel
Orders Run High

PTTTsBURG. Sept. z7.-United
States steel bookings for the first ri
days in September average 3t.isi
tons daily. against 1928 for the cor.
responding period OF August. steel.
making departments operating 91.3
per cent. against SD per cent a
week ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
9 MALE HELP-WANTEI

MEMS VIRGIN WOOL SUITS J5s- 90.
Come upstairs and see these fine.
virgin wool suits tailored from
fabrics woven right here in Wash
inEfon state. Truly beautiful
weaves. Guaranteed quality; only
so. LrndquiEt-LIily, End floor
Green BLDG. Fourth and Pike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

TRACK MEN. carpenters. sAwmfil
men and all kinds OF common la
Dor; men 10 take contracts clear
Ing land: good pay and steady
work Call SOS Third ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

CHICAGO. Sept. 2T.-Amerienn
architects. engineers and builders
have lately been discussing. with
considerable interest. the question Of
how far our office buildings win
eventually penetrate the skies.
The consensus Of opinion seems 20
be that from an engineering stand.
point there Is no limit 10 tho possible
height OF these structures. one
prominent American architect made
tho statement yesterday that, given
"a base OF sufficient proportions. he
would not hesitate 90 undertake tho
erection OF building 1000 feet high.
II IL not at all likely. however. that
such structure win be erected be.
cause. builders say. tho question ~
service. human safety and finance
enter 80 prominently into tho prob.
lem tina, there Is NO likelihood Of over
attaining such fantastic heights.
Chicago. which. for some time. has
limited tho height OF is buildings 10
400 feet. has rcpudlated this reatric.
ton aud tho corporation counsel a
Tow days ago Issued ruling permit.
ting tho erection Of tho new 3. w.
Straus 4 Co. building 475 feet high.
This was the first permit issued on
the unrestricted ruling In Chicago
whore Il il believed tho general type
OF office building viii nov DO higher
thar, f,rtaErtv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Denver Live Stock

Cattie--rsesipts. 1909. MarAst uneven
~ steady. Beef steers. iEta0tTt,
COWS and hsis~rs. iA9k.so. calves. 81 y
50; stoeksfH and feeders. tt9ise.
bells. issestTs.
Hox.-Bseslp,s. Tss MArks, 80 lover.
Top. isss: bulk. if.5o9TsS.
sheep-Rscsipts $500, Mark, steady
10 strong. Lambs. iii,Se6 - 20; ,srd-
or lambs. iii.sosis.se. ewes. iga,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Weather Bureau Report

TATooaH Inland. Sept. at A. 81.
barometer rising. cloudy. wind east.
~ miles an hour. Passed IN. a tvo.nast
General Petroleum tanker. AZ 5.se a M. /.
sir Hsjs California. at ssto a. m. Passed
out. steamer resembling EurAuA. a. 6
q. m.
PORT ANGELES. Sept. 1I.--t A. NJ
Arrived. afr somsdono Maru. three
mast schooner. during the night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

The w. w. Hodkinsou Corpora.
ton announces simultaneous
showing OF It's super.special feature,
Down to the Sea in Ships" at 40
theatres in Chicago during the week
OF September %.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
:. BUSINESS Finance Produce Agriculture Shipping Building
NelD York Stock Market
WALL STREET JOURNAL FINANCIAL. REVIEW


In the
% loo ate 20 be uy ceed a. tho previous close and the stock
points IRON Wednesdays This display m.
and Industrial
r. Paul
Off
iss up ~ southern Railway aiA 81 American loomo-
Baldwin, u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Complete Plan for
Big Loan to Japan
NNWNFsWAf VUoFaIInns
Furnished by Logan a HIRAM
SIN An.aIA.l A.. ALaI.

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Prellmi.
nary details have just been complet.
ed for a ,lO0,O00.0oo gold loan to
Japan by New York financial syn.
dicate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
TRADE TERMS
SLOW ASSETS

Slow assets are any Items OF prop.
erfy that cannot DO readily convert.
ed into money, or property which Is
not saiablc nj the time, but which
may become saiable In the future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
SEATTLE MARKETS
VEGETABLES
rr.e.. rala Wholesale Dealer.

tTbs prices rtrsa srs those made % rs-
tail dealers ~ wholesalers. VITA fs~
seasonal sxesp,inns prices % pfadussss
can hs iprsfsa " sssaeiinE iss cut, a
transportation % asstgis sHa spRraHi.
saAtsir 49, far nsuiias. storage and SSH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
sKysCRaPERs HAVE
BEEN INCREASING

Tho iats 18th century witnessed
the advent Of tho hlsyacraper. and
from year 20 year the number OF
towering structures IA American cit.
les has been growing steadily. A.
the present time several new build.
ingu. which become landmarks in tho
various cities in which they are being
put up. arc 10 various stages Of con.
strurtion.
Tho az story shslton hotel in New
FORK. tho tailoat building IN the
world used for human hahiiatlon. has
Just bern completed. In Detroit tho
- story Book Cadillac. the taiieat
transient hotel In tho world. IL being
built. In Chicago tho new - story
stmus building u probably the most
notable current addition 20 AmeFi,
cas- great office buildings from tho