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Evening star., 1923-01-05
WILL NOT MEET SH0PMEN.

HAGERsTOwN. Md. January s.
An effort to bring President Maxwell
C. Byers into a conference with the
striking shopmen OF the Western
Maryland railroad to settle the differ
ences which have existed since the
strike last March 25 has failed. This
was announced yesterday by Joseph
c. Byron, a prominent manufacturer
of this city, following conferences
with William H Johnston. president
of the International MachinistS Asso-
citation, and President Byers
President Byers fatty refused to
deal with the -shopmen- as a unit. or
their representatives. At the same
time he made known the intention of
the Western Maryland to carry the de-
cision of the Labor Board into the
courts, declaring that he would abide
by the decision Of the supreme court.
Until that time the contract system
will remain as at present -
Evening star., 1923-01-05
WEAKNESSSHOWN
IN FOREIGN BONDS
High Grade Domestic Issues
Remarkably Firm in To-
days Market.
BY GEORGE It. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 5.-The only
place In the investment market where
weakness appeared following the
news from abroad of the break up at
Paris was in the quotations for for
eign bonds, particularly the French
and Belgian issues.
Losses Are Not Severe.
Testimony of the bond market was
the same as that of the foreign ex-
changes. The remarkable point was
that the effect was SO small. Losses on
both the French issues up to the
early afternoon were less than a
point. Curiously enough the Belgian
bonds went down more than the
French. At no time was there any
sign of the panicky selling which
carried French issues down to their
lows for all time in the middle of
last November, which in the case of
the 7l5s, was 91A, and in the case
of the IS, was 931R
Apparently investors were of the
opinion that the situation abroad
was not as bad as the foreign dis
patches made It out.
Domestic Issues Firm.
Outside the foreign list and a few
speculative domestic issues, the bond
market was remarkably firm. De-
mand for high grade securities more
than kept up with the supply. Such
issues as Chicago Union Station AZ s,
United States Steel sinking fund 5s,
Atchison general As, New York Cen
trail 5s and Delaware and Hudson re-
funding As were bought at advancing
prices.
There were few outstanding fea-
lures, one of them the activity in st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
obligations.
LibertyH Unchanged.
A good deal of interest was also
shown in Chicago Terre Haute and
Southeaste first 5s, large block OF
which is being privately offered. Ac-
QUESTION OF this road by the st. Paul
is said to have been the best bargain
the st. Paul management has nego-
tiated in q long time.
There was very little change inthe
United States government bonds.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
2,287,OOO Autos
Made in 1922;
100000 Trucks

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 5.-The 1922
motor vehicle production totaled
2,287.0 900 passenger cars valued at
$1,374,4s7, 900 and 100000 trucks, val
ued at $1s4,0SO,0oO. Passenger cars
produced In 1921 total 1,514,0O0 and
trucks 154.55o. valued at s1,os3.s1s,-
900 and s166, ,0S2.o0o, respectively.
The Willys- Overland Company
shortly will announce prize reductions
on both Overland and WHY'S Knight
models, ranging from $40 to 1870 per
car The touring and roadster models
of the Overland are to remain un-
changed at $525.
Financial circles here today expect
lubricating oil prices to be advanced
within a short time. It is expected
the advances will be first felt in the
domestic market.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
OIL PRICES ADVANCED.

The Mexican Petroleum Company,
as noted in yesterdays $50 Star, has
advanced the price of bunker fuel oil
cents a barrel to sissy, includiaa
II cents for iighterage in New TorH
fected by the Standard OIL CompaI.p u
of New Jersey.
The Standard Oil Of Louisiana has
increased the price of Smackover.
Ark, crude oil. The new scale ffxei
80 cents barrel for crude of 26 gray,
ity or higher, and 40 cents a barrel
for crude OF less than 26 gravity. The
previous price was 80 cents a barrel
for all Smackover crude.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
U. S. STEEL EMPLOYEES
TO GET STOCK AT $1O7

NEW YORK, January 5.-Judge Ell
bert H Gary. chairman of the board
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion has announced the terms under
which the usual annual offer of COM
mon stock will be made to the en-
ployes Of the corporation and its sub
sidiaries. During the current month
the employees may subscribe for $4,000
shares Of the company's common stock
at $107 a share. The market price of
the shares got UP to 1857 yesterday
and later receded to 107M.
AS in previous years those availing
themselves of the offer will be allow
ed to pay for the stock in small
monthly installments and will receive
a bonus of SIS a share annually on
stock held for five years. For those
holding the stock for that period the
latter provision reduces its cost to $50
a share,
Evening star., 1923-01-05
BREAK IN PARIS SENDS
MARKS TO NEW LOW
Heavy Selling Makes New Record
for All Time-Francs Also
Take Tumble.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 5.-Failure of
the allied premiers' conference TO
reach an agreement on German rep
arations resulted in heavy selling Of
German marks here today. the rate
dropping from 123 to 1.15 cents a
hundred, a new low record for all
time. The latest Reichsbank state
ment showed that the total circula-
tion of paper marks in Germany had
passed the trillion mark. The normal
or pre-war price of marks was 23.S
cents each.
French francs sustained an over
night drop of IL points, being quoted
at $50 cents, the lowest price in more
than two months. Other European
rates also declined
Evening star., 1923-01-05
MOTOR TRUCKS CARRYING
HUGE FREIGHT TONNAGE

PHILADELPHIA. January 5.--Motor
vehicles in the United States carry
six times as many passengers as the
railroads, James W. Brooks. director
Of the American Highway Educa-
tional Bureau yesterday told MEM
bers of the Poor Richard Club.
They also carry 1,400, 200. 900 tons of
freight, so per cent as much as is
transported annually by the railroads.
Repairs to Pennsylvania roads in
1921 cost $9,723, 900, and receipts from
Evening star., 1923-01-05
MILLION PAID FOR ART.
Collection of italian Old Master
Bought by Duveen Brothers.

NEW YORK, January 5.-One Of the
finest collections of Italian old mas
ters ever gathered in this country
has just been obtained from the es-
tate of the late William .Salomon by
Duveen Bros. It consists OF If
teen paintings, for which over 81, ,o00.-
600 was paid, in consummation OF one
of the largest single art transactions
ever made in this city.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
BRITISH QUIZ MExICANS.

MEXICO CITY. January 5.-Norman
King, the British consul general, has
started an investigation into the killing
Of George W. steabben. British mer-
chant, who was fatally wounded In a
street duel here Wednesday. Gen.
Leovisiloo Avila and Lieut.. Col. Con-
stantino Lazcina, the combatants, are
held pending completion of the inquiry.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
POWER CONTRACT SIGNED.
Big Ohio Companies Merge Facili
ties TO Benefit Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, January 5.-with the
signing yesterday of a contract by
Robert Lindsay, president of the
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Com
pany, and B. c. Cobb, president of
the Northern Ohio Traction and
Light Company. of Akron. final nego-
tiations were announced whereby
eastern Ohio will be converted into a
great super-power zone.
Work on a S7,500,000 construction
program, which will connect Cleve-
land electrically with power systems
as far south as the Ohio river, will
be started Immediately, it Is said.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
SUGAR MARKET EASY.

NEW YORK, January 5.-The early
raw sugar market was easy today
with spot Cubas offered at 5.46. There
were no sales Of spot. but $4,000 bags
sold for February shipment at Tie
cost and freight, equal to 81 for cen
less active, but the undertone was
I'm settled by the continued decline In
the spot market and prices at midday
were unchanged to 1 point net lower.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
Ford Taking Hundreds
of New Workers Daily
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPtCIdi I'IFPHtVH 10 Tue SUIT.
DETROIT, Mich, January 5.-Indus.
try in Detroit, which hardly hesitated
during, the holiday season, has Jumped
right back to the level obtaining before
Christmas week
The employment report shows an ins
crease Of 19,243 for this week, bringing
the total employed to 276,033, which is
higher than for any week of last year,
The Ford Motor Company reopened
this week with $4,000 men and is take
ing on new workers at the rate OF sew
eral hundred day.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
Southern States Happy
Over Business Outlook
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ATLANTA, Ga, January 5.-Predic1
ton for industrial developments in the
south which will equal boom days id
the far west are being measurably jusf
titled by the events OF the first few
business days in 1923.
The first business day Of the yeas
saw permits issued in Atlanta alone fos
s1.900,000 in building construction, in-
cluding department store, an Office
building and a public school,
The movement of New England tex
tile industries to the south has only beS
gun, according to expert opinion here.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(Quotations furnished by W. B. uibbs & Co. J
Nominal Selling checks
nv .hs Associated Press.

NEW YORK, january 5.-Foreign
Demand, 464M; cables, 4.65h; sixty
day bills on banks. 4.62 1916. France
Demand, .070s; cables. .076S%. Italy
Demand, .0507: cables, .05071s. Bel
eium-Demand. .0655; cables, .0655 y
.00O120. Northumberland. 1850; ca
bles, 1852. Norway--Demand, 1891.
Sweden-Demand, 1855. Denmark
Demand, .2050. Switzerland--Deman
1895. Spain-Demand, 1872. Greece
Demand, .o120. Poiand-Demand,
.0o005s. Czechoslovakia - Demand,
.o9sB. Argentine-Deman .37S7.
Brazil-Demand, 1882. Montreal, e9H
Evening star., 1923-01-05
DIVIDENDS.

stock OF Pay
Record. able.
Ann am Metal s Cons G c.. a. s5c Jan. II Jan. 81
Associated Dry Goods Corp.
Ass0cIa.ed DE y. .! Good Corp Feb 10 Mch. /
Associated Dry Good Corp, -
a, I'd pf. 1xs6..... ..Feo. 10 Ach. 1
Cluett-Peabody & Co., a.. -
$1.25 1900. 'san' ~ trep'
Commonwealth Edison Co.
of Chicago, q, $2......... Jan. 13 Feb.
Eureka Pipe Line Co., q, ~. Jan. 10 FEB. i
f'as2ds 2d pf. FL iSas. e Jan. 20 Feb
eae. a. sl.S.......o...........Jan @ - Jan. 10 Feb. /
a. Of. s1.5o. Jan. 10 Feb. 1
Cord. is cents. Feb. Feb Is
Hammond Heating Co., 682s9o - -
Interstate Public Service Co.,
q, pr. lien, 1E%.. Dec e1 Jan. 10
Kentucky Utilities Co., O. pf,
1hTo dec. 81 Jan. 10
20 ..........'.......Jan. 81 Feb. Is
Missouri Gas Electric Co.,
a, $l75 on the prior lien. Dec. 81 Jan. is
Mullins Body Corp. pf, a., &2.Jan. Is Feb.
Tobacco Prod. Corp. Glass
A, q, 1&fs......-........ - Feb Is
q. Is cents Jan Jan. IS
Evening star., 1923-01-05
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS, January 5.-Prices were
firm on the bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, So francs 55 centimes.
Exchange on London, 66 francs 80
centimes. Five per cent loan, rs
francs SO centimes.
The dollar was quoted at IA francs
431I centimes.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
ARMOUR BOND ISSUE.

NEW YORK, January 5 Especially. !.
A public offering will be made Mon
day OF $5o,o0o.ooo Armour & Co. Of
Delaware 51s per cent first mortgage
bonds. The price Is expected to be
around 5.S5 per cent basis.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
RIG GAIN IN DEPOSITS.

SEATTLE, Wash, January (Spe-
ciaD Local banks carried $149,-
600, 900 in deposits at the beginning
of this year, as compared with
$136, 900, 900 a year ago.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
SEEK MORE CAPITAL.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January (Spe-
ciaD More than 200 Missouri cor
porations have made application to
Increase their capital stocks.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
CAR SHORTAGE CUT.

The freight car shortage on De-
cember 2S fell below the 100000
mark for the first time since Septem-
eNE Is.
Evening star., 1923-01-05
Call Money. 5

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL am. -. 260 800 12 m...... AL 900
1p.m.. 600 800 2p.m..... 1853 700
Evening star., 1923-01-05

TOTAL SALES (Par Vaiue):
Ham,. 31Boo0 IL noon.. 6llS0oo
.1pm.... 72o5 600 2p.m.... s652oo0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

device and carefully inspected for any possible defect.
 Next 1t is weighed and started through the coating ovens where the coating proceeds on a continuous sys- tenn. As the cloth passed the first station or section, the coating mix ture flows onto one side of 1t and is evenly disturbed by a spread knife. After the coat Is applied the cloth passes into a drying chamber which Is heated by steam to 210 de- grees Fahrenheit. By the time Is emerged from the drying chamber it is ready for the next coat and so the process Is repeated until the desired surface covering is secured when the cloth leaves the oven.
 Before one roll has been run out, the starting end of another is sewed on so that the coating operation may continue uninterrupted.
 When the cloth finally emerges from the oven, with one side hidden beneath a black and glossy, but flex- ible coat, it is re-wound on roll and separated from it's successor. Then 1t is weighed to ascertain if sufficient coating mixture has been applied.
 Next comes the embossing process by means of which the leather pat tern is produced on the coated side of through flat and rotary presses, heated by steam, to 230 degrees Fahrenheit and under pressure rang ing on some from 400-500 tons to 600-700 tons on others.
 After the leather imprint has been made, the cloth goes to the final oven for its finish or lustre coat. After a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
GARTH ANNOUNCES
 NE w GRAY TRUCK
Several Features Are New And Unusual, Says Bir-
 mingham Dealer

Garth Motor company, Birmingham dealers announce the Gray truck to round out and complete the line of passenger cars manufactured by the Gray Motor corporation.
 Aside from its heavier construc- ton for truck duty" says ". W. Garth, "the general specifications of the new Gray truck are similar to those which brought to Gray pas senger. cars the worlds official econ omy record of 33.S miles to the gallon of gas on a coast to coast run.
 Several features of the Gray truck are new and unusual in light truck construction-such as the extra length and rigidity of the frame with It's tubular cross members, unusually large brake drums, heavy construc- ton of the rear axle and dlfferential housing, the low speed, low compress sion motor, and many other features
 The interest which business men have shown in the Gray truck has convinced us of two things" says MT Garth. "One Is that the success of Gray passenger cars in their first year of production has lead people tt expect something of unusual value in the Gray truck, and has led them to accept that value without question when presented to them.
 The other Is that while the liEht truck field has been said to be over crowded, buyers of this class of truoi are still on the lookout for the right sort of-light truck and have showr their readiness to give instant ap- proval to the points of superiority offered in the Gray truck.
 Particularly noteworthy is the in. terest and approval shown the Graz truck by market gardners in the vi cinity of Birmingham, a field of ligh delivery where speed on the route anc minimum delivery cost are absolutely imperative"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
ARTIFICIAL LEATHER IS. PRODUCED BY FORD
Daily Output Now About 5O,O0O
 Yards

DETROIT, Mlch.-From a daily output of 6,ssO yards in October, 1920, to the manufacture of from so,- 900 to 5o,ooo yards of artifical leath- CT day at present. after two years effort, is one of the interesting achievements of the Ford Motor com pany's plant In Highland park.
 Five grades of leather, each suited to a different purpose, are produced and with these the company is able to supply, wholly or in large part, it's own side curtains, side quarters, back curtains, cashions, cushion facings, tops, sedan roof covering.
 The artificial leather manufacture, which was first begun as an experf- ment in 1918, has reached a high state of perfection and now proceeds on the continuous production system.
 The principal cloths used are drill, twill, moleskin, sateen and Ford cloth, which Is woven at Highland Park. The average length of strip of any of these is 300sto 400 yards, with widths from S6 to 52 inches and weights running between 200 and 500 pounds per roll.
 As soon as a roll of cloth enters the manufacturing section of the de- partment 1t Is placed on a re-rolling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
PLATE GLASS HELP
 ID AUTO INDUSTRY
Glass Factory Is Also De- 1 pendent Upon Automo-
 bile Industry

"An interesting instance where one Industry serves another is seen in the connection between the plate glass Industry and the automobile busi- ness" say Chas. Hammond. local dealer in Durant and Star cars.
 The automobile industry is less dependent on the plate glass, indus try than is the glass factory upon the automobiles. The best automo- piles. large and small, make use of plate glass for windshields and win dows. The plate glass industry might not prosper continuously with put the automobile manufacturing.
 Plate glass manufacturers were formerly dependent upon the build ing industry for the saAe of their product. and the building industry seems to have its ups and downs
 -'"The period of lull in construc- tion meant idleness for the plate glass plants and put them to great expenses in keeping their forces to- gether. Plate glass workers must be Skilled craftsmen, with intimate Knowledge of delicate processes.
 Then came the automobile. At first only windshield glass was need ed, but soon the closed car came in- ko common use and required large Quantities of the finest quality of plate glass. Even the transparent hsinglass or ceiluloid window panes m the rear or the tops oL open cars were replaced by plate glass.
 This worked further esconomy for the glass plants. Of the many sheees lof plate glass, few are flawless. The size of windshield and auto window glass being small. the manufacture CTS could make perfect small pieces |out of the imperfect larger sheets lof glass, little wastage, occurring.
 '"The plate glass mills of today find that the automotive demand for their product Is the mainstay of their business, with the building trade Ia convenienet accessory to prosper Ety. Some automobile manufactur- CTS on a large scale have found 1t advantageous to own plate glass plants.
 "A recent acquisition of Durant Motors interests was the American Plate Glass Company of Kane, Pa., lwhose plant Is the sole industry of James City, nearby village, grown up about the glass factory.
 >"The population of James City. made up principally of glass work lers. receive with joy the news that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
NASH EARNINGS
 SHOW STRENGTH
Regular Quarterly Dividend Of
 $1.75 A Share Declared

Net income of the Nash Motors company for the third quarter. end- Ing August s1, as reported by c. ". Nash at the directors meeting, was S2,25776s7O. after deductins ex- penses of manufacture, depreciation, selling and administrative expense and providing for federal and local taxes, The report showed also that net income for the nine-month period ending August 31 was S6.399. .414.05.
 Commenting on the condition of the business of Nash Motors and the outlook for the future, President Nash said: We believe our busi- ness Is in the strongest position 1t has ever been, due In large measure to the high quality of our product which Is being recognized by the buying public. The future for our business looks very bright. We should not expect to run our fac tories to their fullest capacity during the fall months, but we believe we will have a very satisfactory fall business and splendid winter and spring business"
 The regular quarterly dividend ot $1.75 per share was declared on pre- ferred stock, payable November 1 tc record holders October 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

go into automobile production,
 Approximately 2,10o gallons of coating mixture are required to sup ply the seven ovens during an eight hour working shift and with the de- partment now operating ona 1s-hour day, 4.2oo gallons are used daily.
 This means that another Ford ven- ture has been fully justified. that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
PRoGREssTyE oRTHoGRApHv

Mama" said a small girl who had been only few weeks at school, how do you spell 'he1l'?" Why, darling" said the mother, that is naughty word. You should never use 1t. Why do you want to spell it?"
 T want to spell Helen" was the in- nocent reply land I thought I'd just write down one cylinder at time."- Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
WRETCH

Billie-when I accepted Jack he said that he was in the seventh heaven.
 Tjllie-of course. He's been en- gagged to six other girls this season.. Vancouver Province.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

the American Plate Glass company has joined the Durant industrial family. They express the opinion that this Is the best move made by the company since It's organization in 1906. and eagerly follow news of ". c. Durant's actiyities.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

another functuating productive unit has taken It's place in the Ford In- dustry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
AUTOMOBILE RISES TO FRONT RANKING
 AS MANUFACTURE
Two Years Ago Industry Ranked Third, Now
 It Is FiEt

WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. = Ladies America 8 most valuable manufacture. today.
 After steadily rising from an in- different product with an uncertain future some 25 years ago. the auto mobile commanded third place in the rank of the nations most valuable industrial products two years ago. In 1921 1t was topped by packing and petroleum products.
 Today, according to the latest government census of manufactures, the automobile leads them all. The number of motor vehicles produced in the United States this year will be between 3,500,000 and 100000 ac- cording to official estimates. Talk ing the national automobile Chamber of Commerce's figures that the av- craze value of a passenger car Is S750 and that of 8 truck $15o0, the estimates conclude that this year s output and value of the manufac- ture will be divided about thus:
 S,4oo.o0o passenger cars. valued at s2550, 100000; 100000 trucks. valued at S6,000. 100000.
 A total output of 8,soo.ooo automo- piles, with value of over $S.oo0,0o0,- 900.
 In 1s2l Americas most valuable products were listed in the following order: Meat packing products S2,- 200, 100000; petroleum products. $1,- 727 100000 and automobiles, S1,666- 100000. Since then meat and petro- leum products have fallen in value while automobiles have almost doubled.
 On July l, last. there were over 13,000,000 passenger and truck ve- hicles In operation in this country one to every nine men, women and children. This showed an increase in cars of over S5 per cent In four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

Cotton of today Is the same men, tioned in Hindu history 200o B. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

Sailors are said to fear land more than water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

The New Peerless is giving the best of satisfaction. It is by far the most comfort able, the most powerful, the most dependable and the best all-round car I have had or know of. I like 1t, too, because of it's speed, which appeals to me strongly. In riding at high speed, we seem to be going as easily and with as much safety as in a smaller car at half the speed.
 A. w. COLWELL,
 Bethune, Colwell & Company
 Cotton Merchants Clinton, N. c.