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Evening star., 1923-04-24
WAGE INCREASE GIVEN,
SEAMEN DEMAND MORE
Three Watch System at Sea and
Eight-Hour Day Ashore, With
Added Pay May l. Are Sought.
Bv tho A 4Ssnciatpl Pre- Sc

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. April 24.-Coincident with
the announcement by shipping men
that wage increase would be
granted May / to the unlicensed per
sonnel OF American steamers sailing
from this port. the International Sea-
mems Union with headquarters here.
let it be known that il would present
to ship owners at once. to become
effective May |. set of demands
embodying substantial wage increases
and important changes in working
conditions.
The union has renewed its demand
for an eight-hour working day while
in port and that the deck watch be
divided into three periods. These two
issues were factors in the seamcn's
strike of 1919.
Ship owners said tonight that the
tWo-watch system. in vogue from
time immemorial. would be retained
at all cost.
While the amount of the wage in
creaseS affecting 1000 sailors. firemen
and mess boys. was not made public.
ship owners said they were far below
the demands of the union.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

cutting which had already occ:rred
in other sections of the ountry. Oil
shares flattened out in the later trad
ing Pennok Oil came down in the
afternoon after having been bid up TO
a new high for the year Of 14&.
Efforts TO bring about reaction in
Southern States met with only slight
success. After receding almost
point, the stock regained part of the
early loss. Mammoth Oil was fea-
ture, getting up almost 5 points, while
Gulf Oil was disposed to move for
ward.
General Petroleum common and
preferred were admitted TO trading
sales. the former taking place at SO
and 36H.
Short covering brought about a
sharp advance in Glen Alden Coal.
while the same sort of buying came
into the National Supply and Hydrox
corporations. The new issue of Du-
pont Motor was bid up to its top
prices again. and Gardiner was more
active than in some time at close to
its high of the year.
Mohican Copper among the mining
stocks. broke over 5 points, but re-
gained most of the loss as the day
went on. Cortese Silver did somewhat
better. Ohio Copper continued de-
pressed
Evening star., 1923-04-24
RATES ORDERED CUT.
1. c. c. Rules in Favor of Smelter
in Western States.

Smelters located at Kellogg. Idaho.
and Northport, Wash, should be
given the same rates on their metal
lie products, the Interstate Commerce 8
Commission held today, when ship
ping to points east of the Mississippi.
that railroads allow to smelters To-
Gated in Montana and Utah. Rail-
roads were ordered to make the re-
duction effective on or before July Is.
The commission held that notwith-
standing the longer hauls to the east
from the Idaho and Washington
plants. the "desirability of maintain
ing and further developing the output
of Idaho mines. the long haul on the
traffic, and the general tendency to-
ward extensive groupings Of many
commodities for long hauls from this
general western territory" all argue
for the reduction ordered.
Commissioners Potter and East =
man, dissented. declaring the commits
sion should not deprive an industry
or territory of the advantage of it's
location by requiring removal OF a
natural disadvantage of a competitor
at carriers expense"
Evening star., 1923-04-24
REAL ESTATE BOARD
WILL NOT MOVE TO D. C..
National Directors Say Eeadquar-
ters Will Remain in Chicago
for Present.

The National Association Of Real
Estate Boards does not consider it
desirable at this time to move its
headquarters from Chicago to Wash
ington, according to Il letter read to
the executive committee of the local
board yesterday afternoon. The real
estate association has been invited to
transfer its permanent headquarters
TO this city, but the reply said that
while the board Of directors realized
the advantages Of locating in Wash
ington. they did not, at this time. be-
lieve it feasible
President T.. +. Colladay of the
hoard Of trade. announced that Sam
uel J. Prescott had been appointed
national councillor to represent the
Washington organization at the elev-
enth annual meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States at
New York city. May to 10.
The following were elected to
membership: William J. Batchelder.
Joseph II. Bait, C. Earl Grantham, w.
r. Johnson. James S. Montgomery jr.,
Jerome S. Shear and Herman J. Wall.
William Clabaugh, chairman of the
board, presided.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
LAYS COTTON PRICE
DECLINE TO U. S.
Senator Smith Declares Crop Out
look Poorest in Years in
Spite Of Forecast.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLORENCE. S. c.. April 24.-The
recent fall in the price of cotton was
blamed on the acreage and yield re-
port. made public by the Department
Of Agriculture. by Senator f. D.
Smith of South Carolina. in a state
ment made public here.
Taking issue with the conclusion
of the report that the indicated
acreage was Il per cent greater than
last year. Senator Smith declared
that in the Carolinas and Georgia. at
least. the outlook for a cotton crop
was the poorest in years. because OF
the unfavorable weather. the migra-
tiOn Of tenant farmers, and the dis
couragement felt by farmers from the
1920-21 prices.
Whatever may have been the in
tent Of the department.. the result
was. at least temporarily. disastrous
to the price of cotton" the South
Carolina senator said in his state
ment, continuing. II do not know the
sources Of Information of the depart
ment. or those who made up the
statement but I do know that. so far
a s the Carolinas and Georgia are con-
cerned. conditions for the cotton
crop are the poorest in years, perhaps
the poorest in the history of the
south Atlantic cotton states"
Evening star., 1923-04-24
COMMODITY NEWS )
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Six-
teen Pacific coast paraffln plants pro-
duced and shipped 3.051 carloads in
the last month. or A per cent more
than for any similar period for the
industry in this state. The ship
ments averaged seventy-eight cars
daily.
DETROIT. April 24.-Michigan fruit
growers saNd today that there would
be no cherries until August as a re-
suit of the late spring and that apple
harvest would come after the time OF
the damaging hot weather Of early
fall.
TACOMA. Wash. April 24.-The
1922 apple crop of the Pacific North
western states having been disposed
of, plans are being made to consoli-
date the fruit-growing interests and
distributing agencies in an effort to
handle an output OF 100000 boxes
of commercial and winter-keeping
apples this year.
ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Pig iron pro-
duction has slackened in this section
because of failure of demand Locally.
pig iron Is selling at 33.00a34.00. as
compared with $500 at Birmingham
and $500 at Chicago.
MINGO JUNCTION. Ohio. April "a
The Pennsylvania railroad will spend
S5l4.000 on its yards here. it was an
nounced today. Greater facilities are
needed, especially to handle coal. The
addition will allow for a combined
capacity of 1850 cars.
CONNELLSVILLE Pa, April "a
While coke production is running in
high figures today. embargoes against
shipments TO Atlantic ports for ex-
port are preventing expansion. The
coke region is enjoying unusual pros
perity with production exceeding
$500 tons week
EASTON. Pa. April 24.-Silk mills
in eastern Pennsylvania are flourish
ing today. One plant here increased
the pay of weavers half cent yard
this week and other workers were
advanced proportionately. The mill
at Nazareth, idle for year. resumed
this week with 100 operatives.
ATLANTA. Ga. April 24.-Jewelry
establishments have enjoyed an ex-
cellent demand for the higher priced
articles within the last two weeks
in this section. This was attributed
today to the engamenet here of the
Metropolitan Opera Company this
week.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
WALL STREET NOTES..
Dividends Declared Today-New
York Bank Clearings.
specjsI Dispatch 10 The Star

Spec al Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. April 24.-Dividends
were declared today by Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company of IA per cent
preferred. payable May Is to stock of
record May and by Gray and Davis
inc, of two quarterly on preferred.
payable May to stock of record
April 25.
The domestic consumption Of gaso-
line in February was AZ per cent
higher than for the same month last
year. The foreign and domestic con-
sumption was SO per cent higher than
in February 1922. The supply on hand
on February 2S was equivalent to TIT
days supply.
Allis Chalmers common sold ex-divi-
dent today.
New York bank clearings. $S09,OO0,-
900. New York bank balances. $50.
900 900 New York Federal Reserve
Bank credits. $55.O00.OO Boston bank
clearings. $73.000,000.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
HAMBURG SEES SAVING
IN U. S. SHIPPING STAND
Decision to Waive Immunity From
Arrest Will End Costly Pro-
cedure, Is View.

HAMBURG, April 24.-Shipping cir
cles in Hamburg and Bremen welcome
as a step toward greater economy the
United States governments recent an
nouncement that immunity from arrest
or other special advantages generally
accorded public vessels of a foreign ma
tion will not be claimed abroad for ship
ping board vessels.
The decision to waive these rights and
permit any actions which arise against
such vessels abroad to be tried in for
eign courts will mean a great saving in
il will thus be possible to eliminate the
more costly and tedious process of in
stituting diplomatic proceedings or pros
ecuting the actions in United States
courts,
Evening star., 1923-04-24
BY WILLIAM F.. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Covering of
snort contracts and buying back of
Stocks that had been sold during the
recent liquidation resulted in further
Improvement on the curb exchange
today.
OH shares continued their recovery
started in the late trading Monday.
while industrials. which had been
heavily sold recently, came back cas-
lily. and most of the motor stocks
were decidedly better
Mexican government bonds were
features in the bond section, both the
as and Is reaching new high records
Tor the year. and the latter up IN
points from the low prices on Monday.
and the per cent up l2, rejecting
belief that favorable developments in
regard to recognition of Mexican are
near at hand
Announcements of reductions in
crude oil quotations by several lead
ing companies failed. to have anv
erect simply because il was realized
tnat these were only local adjust
ments in keeping with the price
NEW YORK. April 24.-Following
Is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-04-24
LINSEED FIRMS UNITE

NEW YORK. April 24.-Details of
the merger of several large lin
seed manufacturing companies into
with the largest capacity for crush
ing linseed in the world, were made
known here with the announcement
Of the new corporations plans for
financing. The new combination was
formed by the merger of the Archer
Daniels Linseed Company and the
Midland Linseed Products Company
and the new corporation will take
over the property and business of the
former company at once. The Mid
land Company will retain the opera =
ton Of it's plants for its own account
until July l, in order to liquidate its
commitments.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
BIG GAINS IN MARCH.

BALTIMORE. April 24.-The West
ern Maryland Railway Company's re-
port for March shows gross operating
revenues of $2.011.6S4.93, an increase
of $5OS,46S.73 compared with March
last year. Operating expenses in
creased s44O.922.44, the operating
ratio being 1896 per cent, against
1884 per cent last year. An increase
of $151,896.4S was shown in net in
come. which was s156,S96.96 for the
month.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
$4,000 FOR COTTON SEAT,

NEW YORK, April 24-S. E. Wolff
has purchased the cotton exchange
membership of L. A. Seyffert for
$4,000. a decrease of $500 from the
last previous sale. A. w. Weinert of
r. NJ. Bowen & Co, Dallas, Tex. has
applied for membership in the eX-
change.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
PHILLIPS PETE" MELON,

NEW YORK, April 24.-The PhillIpa
Petroleum Company declared yester-
day an extra cash dividend of 81 a
share and a stock dividend of 80 per
cent, in addition to the regular quar-
terly dividend of so cents a share, all
payable June 80 to stock of record
June 15
Evening star., 1923-04-24
BOND RIGHTS GRANTED.

The Ell Paso and Southwestern
railroad has secured the Interstate
commerce Commission permission to
issue $5,055.o00 In refunding mortgage
bonds. The securities will be ex-
changed for a like amount OF out
standing bonds which fell due in
january.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
CUTS SUGAR ESTIMATE.

NEW YORK, April 24.-H. A. Hime-
ly. an authority on sugar. yesterday
estimated that the production of this
seasons Cuban sugar crop up to April
Is was 3.126.059 tons. Recently he re-
duced his early estimate for the total
Cuban production this season from
100000 tons to 3,7S5,000 tons.
MONTREAL. April 24.-The Cana
dian sugar ref1ners have announced
an increase of 25 cents per hundred
pounds in the price of their No. 1
granulated sugar. The price is now
S1125 per hundredweight.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
S1.5O0.OOO FOR RANCH

AUSTIN, Tex, April al. p. White
has sold his 120,000-acre ranch in
Lamb, Bailey. Hockey and Cochran
counties for $1.500.00O to Malcolm H.
Reed, Of Austin, and associates.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

GeOrgetnwn Gas as-$l 900 at SO, $500 at SO
capital 1iactun-l 1T 89t.
Washington Gas I.icht-I0 nj 49I,. "A
American Srcrrit~ md Trust CO-10 at 326,
10 at 80. 10 at 324Is
I.anstnh Mrnut1rr--Io at IS. 10 at 78
MerEenthaler Linotype at 1B5, I at l65.
at IGJ.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
AFTER CALL.

Washington Gas 1ias-SJOO at lD.3,.
Washington Hwy. X Flee pfd.--10 AZ 7+5..
Washington Rr'r. Il Eier. cum.-10 at Gsi4
LihrriN National Rtnk--1n nj l32. 10 at l32
Evening star., 1923-04-24
Further Wage Advances.

Wage increases continue to be an
nounced daily in widely varied in
dustries. Ladies' garment workers
in the Cleveland district have been
granted an increase in wages by a
board of referees which brings the
scale back TO the level of 1919. or
about 81 above the present weekly
wage. This will become effective
about May /. The board also has re-
duced the differential between men
and women workers from 371. to 80
per cent.
The increases granted common
laborers by the Pennsylvania railroad
in the west are expected to be fol-
lowed on other sections of the road.
Evening star., 1923-04-24
TRAIL CONGESTION
| |NFALL FEARED
Merchants Asked to Arrange
Shipments So to Prevent
Serious Tie-Up.
BY j. G. ROYLE,
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


NEW YORK. April 24.-The only
cloud on the business horizon is the
congestion which seems certain to en-
guif the railroads next fall. That
was the consensus Of opinion ex-
pressed today by newspaper publish
ers gathered here for their annual
series OF meetings. Business in prac-
tically every section of the country is
prosperous. buying power Is greatly
enhanced. price advances have been
moderate and have not served to
check buying. according to men in
closest touch with sectional and ma
tional conditions
distribution Is Problem.
The railroads are already pressed
to handle the freight offered them.
When the fruit crop reaches its peak
there is every indication that the car
riers will be unable to handle certain
classes of freight. and that coal and
FOOD products will take precedence
over other merchandise. This delay
To distribution may serve to check the
volume OF business In many lines. ac-
, cording to the newspaper men. unless
adequate steps are taken in advance
! to counteraCt it.
Railroads Ask Aid.
The railroads are counting on the
! papers to urge the business men of
each community to SO arrange ship
ments in advance as to relieve the
volume of freight which will have to
be moved from July on. In their own
case publishers are being urged to ac-
cept their quotas Of news print paper
Well In advance and to store II in
their own communities. so as to obvi-
ate any shortage if the roads are
compelled to devote all available
equipment to transportation of other
commodities. Similar rccommenda-
tions are being made as to other
commodities.
Newspaper advertising is expected
to continue well up to its present
peak figures throughout the year, un-
, less check to business comes after
! the harvest begins.
Steel Men Relieved.
In the meantime railroads are es-
tablishing new records for the vol
ume of freight moved in many Sec
tions. especially from the iron and
steel centers. Steel men are viewing
the situat tion in that Industry with
fun confidence because of slight
| easing on the part of buyers. few
weeks ago they feared runaway
market and an elevation Of prices to
levels that would check consumption
premiums paid for early deliveries.
however, and the easing of prices in
copper. coal. coke and oil has made
an impression on sentiment which is
regarded as wholesome and advan-
! tageOuS.
Further Wage Advances.
Wage increases continue to be an
\
Evening star., 1923-04-24

command OF the cruiser Cleveland
Lieut. Commander Lee p Warren
has been detached from duty as aid to
the assistant secretary of the Navy,
/; and ordered to duty with the naval
forces in Europe.
Lieut.. Commander Louis 7. WenZel
attached to the transport Henderson.
has been assigned to the command of
the naval yacht Sylph at the Wash
inston navy yard.
Ensign William A. Engeman at the
training station, Hampton Roads, has
been assigned TO the u. S. S. Reuben
James.
! Lieut.. Lloyd r. Smith. Medical Corps
attached to the Y. $: s. Vega. and
| Lieut.. Joseph w. White, Medical
| Corps. at the Naval Hospital. Bos-
| ton, have been ordered to the Asiatic
! station for duty.
! Lieut.. Commander Everett G. Nor
sell. Supply Corps. at the submarine
base. San Pedro, Calf, has been or
dered to the navy yard, Mare Island,
Calf.
Lieut. Andrew J. McMullen. Supply
| Corps, of the Scouting fleet. has been
mock.
! Lieut.. Isaac w. Thompson. Supply
/; Corps, has been detailed as supply
| officer at the submarine base, San
| Pedro, Calf.
Commander John S. Mccain. at
| tached to the battleship Maryland,
has been assigned to duty in the
bureau Of navigation. Navy Depart
| nIent.
Commander John D. Manchester.
Medical Corps. of the eleventh naval
| district has been ordered to the
naval training station, San Diego.
Calf.
Lieut.. Commander Harry A. Jen-
! kins, Medical Corps, of Gendarmerie,
| Haiti, to Marine Barracks, Quantico,
! Va.
Lieut.. Joseph II. Durrett, Medical
Corps, at Hampton Roads. has been
ordered to duty with the Gendarmerie,
Haiti.
/ Commander Stewart e. Barber, at
tached to the battleship Oklahoma.
has been assigned to duty in the bu-
reau of supplies and accounts, Navy
Department.
Lieut. Herbert S. Bear, Civil En-
gineer Corps, at Great Lakes, ILL.,, has
Teen ordered to the Naval Academy,
annapolis.
Lieut.. Alexander Martin, jr.. Civil
Engineer Corps, at Philadelphia, has
been assigned to duty at the naval
station. Guantanamo. Cuba
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Blue Book Reflects
All State Activities
States Manual is Best Ever Issued in
Wisconsin and Attracts
Great Interest.

The new Wisconsin "Blue Book" q
copy Of which has been furnished
through the courtesy Of Assemblyman
Conrad Shearer, is the most interest
ing publication Of the kind ever issued
by the state. 1t was compiled by Fred
Holmes, Madison newspaper man,
with the assistance of many of the
heads of the department of the state
government. 1t contains the, usual
amount of information in regard to
the various state departments, the full
list of the officials of the state in vari-
Gus bodies and much statistical infor-
nation in regard to population and
industry.
While no attempt has been made at
"ine writing" the Blue Book has "a
fund of historical information in re-
gard to Wisconsin which promises to
be of great value to the people who
want to know their own state better.
This feature of the book makes it
especially notable among the blue
volumes of the state manual.
While the circulation of the Blue
Book is naturally limited, limited
number of copies will be available for
general distribution. They may be
secured by applying to the superinten-
dent of public property at Madison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Two Girls Injured
i'm Motor Accident
Louise Hahn and Rosena Francis Are
Thrown From Bicycle by Speeding
Automobile This Morning.

Louise Hahn, the daughter of Mr..
Mrs. Howard Hahn, and sRosena Fran
els, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Francis, both of the Lake
Shore road, north of the city, were in
iured this morning just after eleven
o'clock in a motor accident near their
homes. The Hahn girl was riding a
bicycle with Rosena Francis, her COM
panion, on the handlebars. An auto
mobile in which two men were riding
brushed by them striking the bicycle
and hurting the two girls into the
grass at the side of the road. The
Hahn girl suffered severe cut on her
shoulder and other bruises, her in
juries being so serious that she was
taken to the St. GATHERINGS hospital
The Francis child was also badly
bruised but she was able to be taken
to her home.
The name Of the driver of the auto
mobile was not secured
Later investigation into the accident
revealed that the Hahn child had been
caught on the car and carried several
yards before the automobile was halt
ed. The driver of the car stopped
long enough to- lift the girl to the
ground and leave her there bleeding
where the two were found by neigh
Dor. The entire lake shore neigh.
horhood was wrought up over the
heartlessness of the driver to leave
two injured children at the side of
the road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
CorOner's Jury Sees
Unidentified Body

A coroner's jury was called this
morning to witness the remains of the
unidentified man who was struck aid
killed by North Shore train on the
right-of-way of the company between
Grand and Prairie avenues Thursday
night. The remains at the Crossin
Funeral Home were viewed by several
additional people over the weekend
but none of them was able to definite
" identify the victim of the accident.
The body of the dead man was bur-
led in the Green Ridge cemetery this
morning.
A coroner's inquest has been called
for Wednesday afternoon at one-thirty
o'clock to make further investigation
of the circumstances Of the accident
in an effort to determine finally wheth-
err the death was accidental or sui
eide,