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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
CONVICT LABOR
END is IN SIGHT
Prisoners Are to Be Paid
Fair Wages for Work
BY LOWELL MELLETT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.--The be.
ginning OF the end Of contract
prison labor may be in sight. The
greatest victory yet won By the
forces engaged In the war against
the exploitation Of prisoners has
just been announced. The Reliance
Manufacturing Co. II Chicago,
sometimes called the contract con.
vict labor trust" has agreed not TO
make any further contracts for
such labor.
An announcement TO this effect,
signed Jointly BY the Reliance COM.
pany and the International Asso.
citation OF Garment Manufacturers.
has Just been published as n fun
page Advertisement in a clothing
trade Journal The garment manu-.
facturers' organization has been
pressing the matter for the simple
reason that II wishes 10 do away
With the pernicious competition Of
prson.made goods in the CONNER.
cial markets In this II has had
the support Of organized labor. But
prison reformers welcome the agree.
ment as a great step toward i'm.
proving conditions for the prisoners
themselves Or. e. Stagg Within.
executive director Of the National
Committee on Prisons and Prison
Labor. declared today.
The Reliance company has used
state prisoner, in Alabama, Con.
necticut, Idaho. Kentucky. Okla.
homa and Wyoming in the manu-.
facture Of aprons. house dresses,
athletic underwear. children's play
suits. overalls. trousers and work
shirts. Because OF the comparative
cheapness Of such labor this indus.
try has grown TO large proportions
and has contributed serious com.
petition for concerns employing free
labor. This has led the latter 10
join in the efforts TO put the prisons
on business basis. whereby prison.
ers would be paid fair wages and
enabled TO pay their own keep and
support their families. n is argued
that the prisons can be made prac.
jcally self.supportlng II this Is
done.
The manufacturers hnYc got be.
hind the plan which, working under
the name Of Associates for Govern.
ment Service, Inc proposes TO find
markets In federal. state. county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Give FIGURES ON
COST OF HOMES
Experts Tell Relation Of In
come to Cost OF House
By FLORA q. onR

wAsuNGToN. oct 6.-"Be II
over 30 humble. there's no place like
home hut how humble should II
| boz
Government experts in tho division
Of building and housing Of the com.
merce department have Il all worked
out, according 60 the size Of your
salary
with an annual income Of 81 200
10 $500, you may purchase a house
and lot valued "a $4,000 Larger In,
comes viii support higher priced
house In the Hnme proportion.
The first cash payment should be
20 per cent OF the value. or 1900 The
amount OF the loan VIII he $1,000.
interest and amortization viii be
$500 per year Taxes. Insurance and
upkeep viii 30 $3.50 year. making
thc total annual expenses ttz0
one hundred and flfty dollars Of
these annual expenses should 30 20.
ward payments on the loan and may
be- figured ns savings The remain.
ing $3.50 should b. compared with
the rent that you might pay In an.
other mans house,
II viii take ~ 10 IS years 10 pay
OF tho entire cost or tho house. Dc.
pending on tho rate OF interest
Twenty per cent Of tho value Of q
house and lot II about the lowest
cahh payment that can he made. 20
these experts aay II larger amounts
can be put down a, the beginning
other expenses arc naturally easier.
A lot should cost about 20 per cont
81 tho value Of the house " Il IN IN
an improved neishborhood An un.
improved LOT should soil for much
less. about 5 20 10 psr cent OF the
value Of the house
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

peek Il viii be easy 20 tell Just
how much rcadjIsuncnt must take
place. II Is exactly like borrowing
from a bank because business netu
ally borfows from the bank Of pros.
pefity. Nobody knows how much
you will borrow but when II comes
time 20 pay back. one can easily
figure how much sou must pay
back. Just 10. business initiation
must be paid back In dcflation. but
the country as whole gets grad.
ualiy more prosperous as is indi.
Gated by the long trend Of the KY
line.
A few moments study Of tho chart
viii convince you that good busl.
meas is not Wild prosperity. that
must be paid back in economic
heleache. but rather business near
the KY line OF normal growth that
II neither too good 20 last" nor so
bad as 20 cause suffering and hard.
ship. Normal business Is sound
business.
we asked DIT, babhon what makes
There continuous changes-ihese ups
and downs He answered. Because
people try 10 run counter to the
ten commandments and the muitipil.
cation table. Whenever 81 per cent
Of The people try 10 ride in the cart
ard lei the rest pull Il. then bust.
ncfn begins 10 decline. But when
81 per cent OF the people. aciuated
BY The spirit Of service. are pulling
the cart. then business improves.
Hence. even poor business has its
silver lining-ii makes people see
the errors Of picasureeeeking. in.
difference 10 work and wasteful ex.
tnraEnnes. All America needs now
is honest industry and a general
desire 10 scrye--ihcn business viii
DO better than ever"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Arrivals and Departures

Arrivei-out. STIR Kswanss from
Han Francisco. At sls n. m. str ~ u
Lucksuhaeh from Mobile via New or.
leans. CristohAl. Los Angeles. San Fran.
cisco and Portland, at n IN. str Dor.
othY Alexander from Tacoma. A. 7Is
M: str Admiral Evans from south
eastern Alaska, at 7;i0 a m tug Rooss.
welt towing barge paculR. from los An.
Eslss, at 1880 a. m. str nenveuue from
shmarsnE via Vancouver and Tnlan
Bay At 1850 n. IN. oct. str Henry
=, Grove from naitimote via balboa los
Angeles Han Francisco and Portland NJ
3tib y. M; str Huford from San Fran.
cisco. At y. M. tug Philip r. Kelley
from southeastern Alaska, at 6 % m
stf Santa Ava from bethel, ~ s:ts o. m.
ncphrted--Oet. g--Atr Northwestern
for southwestern Via Southeastern Alas.
IA, nt a. m: str Victoria for Nome
Via Southeastern and Southwestern Alas.
Ia. at 10 a, IN. Oct 5--str Northland for
Tacoma. AZ t;i5 y. m. str Cello Tor
San Francisco. at p, M: ntr cardoya
for southeastern Alaska. at ? u. m
str Norway Mafu for Peru via Everett.
NJ a:5o y. m. motorship Ham for Co.
pcnhaEcn via Vancouver. n. G. San
Francisco. Balboa. ~. Thomas and Liza.
bon. at ISIS y. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Prominent railroad executives
express opinion that rate cut this
fell II unlikely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Foreign Securities

Furnished by Logan a Bryan
$40 Second Ave, Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
BANKERS PLAN
FOR DEBATING

The debating season viii soon be
on in the Pacific Northwest chap
ters OF the American Institute oS
banking. James Davies OF the
First National bank. Seattle. chair
man Of the inter-chapter debate
committee. has announced the CON-
plc,ion Of the debate program for
the winter season. II viii include
debates with the chapters at Spo-
kane. Tacoma. Portland and Yak
ina.
The first debate Of the Seattle
team will be held at Yakima. De.
cember IL. the subject being the
abolition OF tax free securities
other subjects Of timely interest
that will be discussed at other
events will include subsidized
merchant marine. branch banking.
and the increase Of the immigra-
ton quota.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Terminal. Pier li--schr
Great Northern Termlnal-str Hala,s
MAru.
Hell street Tcrminai-u. s. c. q. sno.
homish, HRida.
Grand Trunk Pacific Termlnai-str Al.
miral Evans
Pier t4-str Orestes.
Pier i1-B-str OwsRo. motorship Thee.
dore Roosevelt.
Pier Str Buford.
Pier 7--MotorHhip Anvil. str Santa Ana
Pier S-Schr Azciea.
Pier Str Northwestern. str Victoria.
Pier Str r. J, LuckenbHch
Pier D-str II. =. Alexander, Dorothy
Alexander.
Union Pacific Terminal-str Rcdondo.
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkers-U. & l., 4.
Swiftsurc.
U. T. Shipping Board Moorlngs-str West
Himrod. Anna u. Morse
Associated oil Dock-str Kcwaneo.
Henford STREET Termnal--str Henry 4.
Grove
East Waterway Dock q Warehouse Co.
Str West Nllus
Puget Sound Bridge q Dredging co.-s,r
Patterson.
Drummond LlEhterRge Co.--Motorship
Frank Lynch.
lIeffcrmnn's Drydoch-str Rainier. bark
w. ~ Flint. motorahlp Carolyn Frances
West Seattle Training stRtion-EaEi
No. 81.
stream BUOY No. 7-str Madison.
Winslow Marine Railway--schr Camauo.
nchr spokane, rohr Butsy Ross, nchr k,
W hruso barge coqultlam City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
:. BUSINESS Produce Agriculture Shipping R Building
NelU York Stock Market
WALL srREEr JOURNAL FINANCIAL RHvigw

YORK 6rho reported imminent
b1sqc yarious fields above last year
a dealings
into hsh gougd The current rally IA response 70 reports OF a
opoRlns American 7sis,
ChcsRp Ike Y Nork
aSs, OF
9NNi New Haven llk, of "a southern Hallway
balanced rails and b buoyans
basis the outendqs feature the carrier
a
break outlook the 50 dividend would
a
mpcd m sas rcfcctng the 2fb increase In sales
market irregular
tTt, studcbake Kelly Springfield, sSA,
pho Set Central Heading. Ts4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Skaggs Co. Leases
Store to Be Built

The Rale Of the property al 2s25
East Union 81. TO Mfg. Ray Furh.
man during the past week was no.
ported by John Davis 4 Co satur.
day. Mrs. Thurman will erect a
onc-story building on the property.
the contract for which has been
given TO stephen Berg. and work
win commence Monday. The store
has already been leased to the
skagEs United Stores. in addition
to the number OF leases announced
recently. The building will involve
an Investment Of approximately
$1,000,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Statistics on the ~ leading bar.
omctcrs Of business building. bank
transactions. failures. labor condi.
tons. money conditions. foreign
trade. gold movements and money
Tetea. commodity prices. investment
statistics. crop conditions. railroad
earnings. and social factors. are
combined 10 determine the course
OF tho various lines OF the chart.
Tho line KY. for instance. tha,
marks the natural growth Of Amer,
lea. 10 determined by bank tran
sactlons.
Tho line which bounds the various
areas above and below the KY line
II a combination OF ali these baron,
etsru. II shows tho actual path OF
business.
II II the areas between these lines
that demonstrate Hcwton'H law and
make scientific forccastlng possible
You vail note that tho black space
above tho line marked "B" u ap-
proEimateiy equaied sn area by the
period OF depression below the line
marked &C" Likewise ID" ID
equnied in area by Il" r." the
great period Of war and postwar
initiation. Is rapidly being offset by
tho depression area 'G--oysr &C
per cent OF this defiaiion having
bern completed.
Tho auicksnlng OF business last
spring could not last because u got
started before tho FcadJnstment was
finished The chart indicates tina,
business viii not boom again until
iPzs-but tina; 1924 viii bc much
better than 1891 or early 1899 be.
cause the worst OF the depression
is over.
There il no way Of telling how
high the next period Of prosperity
viii take Us but AZ II ncars l,s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
LUMBERMEN
BUY HOMES

An Interesting coincidence IN real
estate sales Tor the past week IL the
fact that two lunbermen. each an Of.
fetal Of i different company. pnr.
chased residences on Queen Ammo hill
thru the firm Of West 4 wheeler
Fred X. Dent, president nf the Dent
Lumber a shiugle Co. bought the
home AZ tst smith a., from r. a.
Folia. AZ a consideration Of tii 900
James + Jennings, secretary Of the
Ocean Lumber Co. purchased the
now Colonial house on the northeast
corner Of Fourth ave W. and Com.
stock ~. from W. a. Holt. az a con.
siderasion Of 81. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
CORN TOUCHES
HIGHER LEVEL

CHICAGO. Oct a.-,Grain prices
closed generally lower ON the Chic
cage board OF trade today Cash
corn touched now high levels when
30 I and Ne 2 yellow enid al ~ o.
Wheat underwent several dips aud
rallies today influenced by d fire.
gently fluctuatlnk corn market,
Heavy selling pressure met on the
hulEca and tho market Er t!lrd back
60 rs dull and lower levels
The several bulErn ~ corn were
attributed 20 strong cash demand
During the upturn Ia tho sample
market Ne, yellow sold al st,Di,
the highest price since 1850 The
rallies we're ahu1liysd. however
Oats declined with either grains.
despite a broader demand.
Much % thia grain is being used
by farmers 20 feed livestock because
Of its relative rheapnrNs
Provisions showed q sharp adj.
vance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Canada VIII Build
Big Grain Elevator

HALIFAX, y. s. Oct. tin an
effort to keen their grain traffic in
home ports. the Canadian govern.
nent win erect grain elevator
with million.bushel capacity,
II is expected 10 cost 1900. 900.
md government officials believe II
xiil divert Canadian grain traffic
rom Portland. Boston and New
York 10 Halifax.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
---a-----=---
Westholme to Have
an Inspection Day

Sunday viii be inspection day at
westholme, the West Seattle real.
Dental tract that viii be sold Mt an
absolute auction OF the lots the fol.
lowing Sunday by the Puget Mill Co.
II is explained by the company that
as there will be no opportunity to
view the property AT the time of the
auction. prospective buyers should
take advantage OF this inspection
day. The company will have repre-.
sentatives and automobiles at the
property to aid visitors in their in.
spection, but no sales will be madc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Building Permits

J, J.. simtklns. s7os Alaska ST.. frame
residence, sSNsi, $500.
~ Wallace. 1880 tSth & w. frame rest
denoe, apxsi. $500
stella Taylor. 1905 Terry ave. frame
residence, sgS2o, $4,000.
c. r. Fisher Edmunds frame residence,
s7Ssi. N,0e0.
VIM. =. sparkman. 1908 nth w. fire
proof garage, 3osiS, $500
II. G. Green, r. =. u. No. IL, Kent.
frame residence. s6xst. $1,000
Mrs. Chaa, Hoicomb. Loyal Heights.
frame residence, g9N27. S2S00.
Otto Inland ga n, Stat. frame resi-
dencc. seS2h. t2.SOo.
Seattle Hardware CO.. sol First ave. s.,
firoproot warehouse. s00x6o. $50. 0O0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Report Sale of the
Willard Apartments

Announcement; u made by Richard
Ward Of Tho aalc during thin past
week Of the willard apartments. on
the northwest corner Of Summit ave.
and Marion st.. from r, +. Adams 10
Mrs. Rosa Frcid Tho Willard apart.
mcnta. Il IL understood, have been
held al $4,000. The property ls TO
remain under tho management OF
Henry Frederick. Inc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

and municipal institutions for every.
thing that can be manufactured by
all the prisoners In the United
States The private manufacturers
are ready TO withdraw from this
market. They are willing, they say.
TO sec practically oil goods bought
for public institutions supplied by
the labor Of other public instltu.
tlons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
MAY GET HUGE
LUMBER ORDER

WASHINGTON. OCT. s.-The de-.
partner, % commerce has been nd.
Tised that Japan win need 200 .ooe.
GOO feet Of lumber In the near fu
turo. I, is stated that the order viii
go to tho Pacific coaHt II uatlsfac.
tory terms can DO arranged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
TRADE TERMS
SECURED NOTES

Secured notes" are the plain
notes OF corporation. having no
mortgage claim upon the property
u the company. but secured by
other stocks or bonds. The term Is
synonymous with collateral notes.
1r collateral trust notes" 1t is Gus.
iomaTy to have the par value OF tho
collateral security In excess Of the
par value OF the notes secured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
New York Buildings
Total 100 Millions

NEW YORK. Oct, s.-Tn nine
months ended September 80. plans
for 1904 buildings. Involving ,iis.
9ss,iso. were filed in New York
county. as compared with ssg. cost,
Ing tios.istasT. in 1879.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
AMERICAN BUSINESS
Is SELF SUPP0RTING
I'M SCHWAB'S OPINION

DITTsBURG. Oct. 6.-"While
i the steel business is not
breaking records at present.
I'm quite optimistic declared
Charles NJ. schwnb today. "Busi
ness IL healthy on the whole, ana
prophetic Of fine opportunities. /
think that Il will make little diff.
ference in America how affairs
so IN Europe We are a self.
supporting. self.contained and in
dependent people: we need no
help TO realize our full destiny.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Weather Bureau Report

TATopsH Inland, oct, s.--s a. IN
barometer rising. cloudy: wind east tss
miles an hour. Passed out. A standard
or tanker. at a. m.
PORT ANGELES. oct s.-s a. M
Arrived, str iuwRn. ctr Saginaw towing
barge ChAs. Nelson. Departed str sag.
lnaw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
N. Y. Sugar and Coffee
Fridays Quotations

fridaJs Auetatinfe
suKar-Fifm ftaw. TIA. refined. Tim
Kranuiztsd. ig.ss8Bsa
-, SO. Santos. itA UttSe ID
Coffee No. : HE. on spot. tsA 0tsAc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
San Francisco Produce

Fridays Quotations
riuiter-- Extras. size III. prime flss,s.
teise TO-
@EH,Fns. tsc das extra pellets.
tsAe dos uuasrsirsd pallets, lso dps
Cheese California slate. fancy ztau 70.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
VEGETABLES
Prizes raid Wholesale Dealers

tine prices Tiven are those made 20 re-
tain dealers By ~heIssaisFa WITH fsw
seasonal exceptions. price. 10 prodsssrs
cen es inquired ~ dsdsetlns The cost 81
uAnspostAiiaa to seattle sad sppreni.
ns,siy isq. foF hauling. storage and SELL
tar snsf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Boston Wool

BOSTON. Oct. t.--A fair business IL
reported today In the wool market. with
the demand being for medium and los
grade woods Revsrai fair.sirsd lots %
quarter blaeds we're sold 10 Ssw England
mills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Aggregate August net operat-
ing income Of - class / roads
was soS,3Sl,20O or i.9i per cent
per annum on tentative valua.
ton, as against S51, i75, 100 or 2.64
in August, 1922.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

VAIL Co. has untitled orders on it's
hands of 100000 in excess OF those
the corresponding period Of last year,
according to Mr.. VAIL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
SEATTLE MARKETS

Live. heavy, n. ........... Is
Lave. iiEht. -, ............ IL
Broilers-- Dressed. per 10. 49,. .atQ N
Geese-p Dressed. PER n. .. As
Turksys-Faney. dressed 800. zee a.
Lave, faHcT. 10. .s........... al
isrisian uares-Liye. per ib.... II
Dressed. per 10. ...-..-.... zoe 2.
Csss- Country dressed. D.. .esc IS
IioEs-Fancf block ......... .ifa lax
sesi--FSnnf heht ...s..-..,.. .i80 Is
HeafT- ceafsr ...s-....s...s. .leQ II
Medium. dressed ......... f.a II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Chicago Board of Trade
Cash Wheat

CHICAGO. Oct Cash wheat. No. :
hard. Ites80iies 40, > hard. u.ess
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Pennsylvania system loadings week
ended September 20. were 1894 as
against 1T6.4fo in preceding week;
from January / loadings were s.4s7,.
OBS as against 5.444,324.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
DAIRY PRODUCTS
POULTRY AND MEATS
Pricrs Paid by Wholesale Dealer.
90 shippers

Broiiers-Per 10. ......... -
Cspons fat. per 10. 49,. "a
Fancy d. ......,.......... Al
iIrns--th fnr. and up ...., .rs
Medium. live. az to th fp.. ia
Live, light. . to 3M lbs $50. ii
Fancy. dry picked . cents
above live.
s. y. cents above 1.-Two,
G~~sc--Llyc. fat D to IL ibs IA
Beirinn iinrcs-t lbs. and up,, IA
Turkcyr--Fancy q. D.. young 80
Live. fat, per 10. ....... ~
noortrrs-old. live. per 10. -. ii
Hogs
Choice liEht .,......,.,,.,, .iaY
POULTRY AND MEATS
Prices Paid Wholesale Dealer.
Dueks-DreEsed. per 10. .. %
prns-Dresscd, heavy .....,... .aoa n
dressed. iight ............... 900 al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Moon Motors viii make a new light
six to sell for less than $1,000. SEIZED.
ulc for the coming year is rs 900 cars.
as against $4,000 in the current year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
ShipNews
TIDES in Seattle
HArt RDay

HArt HDAr
oCr. q
First High Tide
- ts a m - n.
First Law Tide
1855 a m. Ia n.
7eeend High lid.
4if y, m. ia n.
second Low Tide
tss ., m. ts r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Total employed by railroads in
July was 1.9ji,687, an increase Of
nearly 100000 over July. 1922:
July payroIls were S261. S0j, $40 ~
against sl93,571,g4i in July. 1922.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Financial Flashes
Prem flames ,Iaefarlane s. c
81 Serupd Ave

Twenty Industrial stocks average
s9.sa. decrease Of 80: 20 rail stocks
average SIS. decrtasc OF Ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
Liberty Bonds

Furnished By Logan a Bryan
$40 Second Ave, seattle
FRIDAYS OuotatIans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06
DAIRY PRODUCTS
rrlces raid 60 shippers

A grade Seattle delivery.
EHrs-Fresh ranch, white shell
Mixed colors ....t,.....,.,.
fullctE ,asss.sst.sssss.
Mllk-cwt., fob. Seattle supply
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Earnings Of Marlaud OIL for year
said to be running at rate Of IS a
share.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

SUNDAY
OCT. 7
i1rst High Tide
ass a. tn. - a.
iirst Low Tide
sfit a. M. Ia q
secand High Tide
1850 o. m lis n.
second Low Tide
siee D m a. IT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-06

Ratio federal reserve system
s5.8 versus 1874 week ago and
III year ago; New York federal
reserve bank 82.S versus 1871
week ago and 500 year ago.
The Dolores star., 1923-08-17
Sliced Tentacles of "DeviIfish,'
Caught Like Flies in Trap,
Table DeIcacy.

San FranCisco.-Devilfis better
known as 'polypus octopus bongkong-
cnsis," are being caught at Santa Cruz,
Cal, like flies in trap, and the ten
tacles are being shipped to fish mar
kets in San Francisco, New York and
other cities, where they are sliced and
sold at from 80 to GO cents pound,
according TO c. Il. Florence, secretary
of the California state fish exchange
here.
Mr.. Florence says the sliced octopus
tentacle makes a succulent table deli
cacy when properly fried.
While fishermen emulate Victor
Hugo and other writer's of fiction by
telling of terrific battles with giant
devlltish, usually ending by explaining
how the fish reached one of Its eight
arms above the water and wrapped 1t
around the boat, breaking the craft In
two Mr.. Florence and Prof. Harold
The Dolores star., 1923-08-17
CATTLE EAT DEAD FOR
PHOSPHORUS THEY CRAVE

the very small amount of 1t In the soil.
The animals have learned that bones
are a very rich source of the substance
they crave, since the skeleton is made
up almost entirely Of calcium phos-
phate and they satisfy their desire FOR
phosphates just us many animals
crafty their appetite for salt at salt
licks.
Acute osteophagia occurs In almost
nil the animals in certain regions for
about ten months in the year. accord
ing to Doctor Green, and only abates
for about two months while the grass
is very young. This disease can be
prevented. experiments proved, by the
use of phosphate manuring IN the SOIL
or by the administration Of phosphate
to the animals affected, but In the lat
ter case II reappears again when th's
substance is removed from the diet.
According to this scientist, osfeopha-
gia in itself does not usually result
fatally, although 1t may ahect the