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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Mountain Home, Idaho,
O. -, T.e.. WA1. 1 u D p

Pursuant to adjournment, the
Board of County Commissioners of
Elmore county, Idaho, met at their
office at the Court House, County
Seat
Present: George e. Butler, chair
man, f. e. Wilson and ]. d. Whit
son, commissioners.
The levies of the several taxing
districts having heretofore been filed
for year 1928.
Thereupon, as required by law,
the commissioners examined and APP
proved the following tax levies, to-
wit:
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM

Will H. Gibson, member of the
public utility commission at Boise,
spent Sunday here with home folks.
Mrs. Rich Thompson and Miss
Mary Chitwood were Boise visitors
last Saturday.
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Local and Personal

X X ~ x X x X X x x X :
Mrs. Loge and two daughters Hell
en- and Aletha have gone to Nampa
to meet Mr.. Loge, the occasion being
Mr.. and Mrs. Loge's silver wedding
anniversary.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28
At Grade Crossings
He Who Hesitates Is Safe
5D

Sefpreservation would to be natures last law
For in the last five years. 91O1 persons almost twice
the number killed at the Battle of Getsburg) have saorl
feed their lives highway grade crossings IN the United
States through failure to STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN
Train operation is safe because railway employees
carefully trained Except in few states, automobile drv-
turned loose without even an examination.
Trains and street cars stop before crossing another rail-
where there nterockng device it be necessary
for Them how much necessary for the auto driver
For automobiles carry loved and friends OF the
driver
Yet eight out of ten automobile drivers rail-
road tracks without stopping and looking in either dreo
ton Many motorists disregard the watchmans stop signal
Running through and breaking crossing gates common
occurrence 0nefth of all train accidents involving auto
mobiles caused by the automobile running into the side
of the train
The railroads maintain warning signals and require
enginemen whistle and ring the bell for every crossing
Highways being relocated to eliminate crossings But
railroads poweTess to prevent INJURY to occupants OF
automobiles who fail to exercise care Tor their own SAFETY
has been suggested that all gade crossings removed
There 100000 in the United States and at $4,000 each
it would cost $2500O 100000 and take at least thirty
years them This expense is about thirds
of the value of all the railroads Of the country as tentative
ly found by the Interstate Commerce Commission and
neither the railroads the municipalities have the money
The Stop, Look and Listen rule can be followed NOW
without cost 1t takes train but few seconds to pass
crossing Surely would sacrifice his life and his
loved ones to save a few seconds!
Lives of rail passengers are mpered by grade
ing accidents Recently several trains eastern roads
have been deraed by striking motor vehicles and engnemen
and passengers have been killed
Grade crossing accidents would absolutely if ev
cry automobile driver would STOP look and listen at every
grade crossing.
Won't you do it2
omaha, Nebraska c. R. GRAY
October /, 1923. President
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

The M. E. Aid Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Tom Blodgett,
Thursday afternoon, October the 4th.
All members are urged to be present
as there is special business to act
upon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

Mrs. Will Gibson, accompanied by
Miss Esther Palmer, Miss Nellie And
erson and Miss Amsel McKern, spent
Saturday in Boise.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

The Hammett church has recent
ly organized a Christian Endeavor
society, and are jubilant in the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

Jack stockton was transactint
business in Boise this week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

Miss Hazel Haines of Boise was
the weekend guest of Miss Amsel
McKern week before last.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

NULIUU UV HUT dIU 5VOUIWVU u
Ross that Highway District purchase
new Ford roadster with express
body, from Ford agency at Noun
tain Home for the price of $4S5.00.
Motion carried.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
r. II. BENNETT,
Attest: Chairman.
0. E. NORELL, Secretary.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28
MOUNTAIN HOME
HIGHWAY DISTRICT
PROCEEDINGS

Mountain Home, Idaho,
August 6, 1923.
Board Of Mountain Home High
way Commissioners met in regular
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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

GEORGE E. BUTLER,
Attest: Chairman.
f. NJ HOBBS,
Clerk
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-28

BY w W. FOUNTAIN, Deputy
s. E. BLAINE, Attorney for Plain
tiff. Residence Boise, Idaho
Sep21-Oct12
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
RESERVE RATIO
RISES IN WEEK
Deposit Liabilities Show
Substantial Reductions

Further decreases Of tiS, zoo n,
IN the holdings Or discounted bill
and Of $4,000. 600 IN fedsrnl re,er,,
note circulation. also declines =
ilo,sO0,0o0 IN acceptanees purchase,
~ open market and OF $500. 900 h
government securities are shown /,
me federal reserve boards w.ekl,
consolidated statement Of conditlo,
OF he fedefpi reserve banks al m,
close u business on octoilgr q
1879. Deposit liabilities declined 4,
i5i,s00.000, as compared with an II
crease Of ts9. 900. 900 reported m,
preceding week. while cash reserves
Increased by siI.iO0.60O. Mainly h
cause u the substantial reduct,op,
IN deposit liabilities. the reserv,
ratio ross from 75.s 70 7ss pe,
cent
a decrease % $4,000. 900 in hoA
ings Of discounted bills il reportsl
BY the Federal Reserve bank q
Boston. OF s7.4oo.O 900 by New YORK
and Of 15.1O0.0 900 by Chicago. Tlt
Kansas City bank shows an in
creaJe in its holdings Of ii.i0O. 0N
and St. Louis an Increase Of 81,
COO. 900. while the seven remaining
banks show smaller changes for tho
week.
Paper secured by L. s. govern
ment obligations declined by 1850,
900, and on October e aggregate
izsf.s00.00o. or the latter amount
1888. 100000 was secured by Liberty
and other L. <. bonds. ylz7.s0o. Oot
by treasury noies and 81 500. 900 by
certificates OF Indebtedness.
Decreases IN federal reserve not,
circulation are reported by all fed
erai reserve hanks. except those Of
Cleveland and Richmond. whick
show increases OF $500. 900 and
$500. 900. respectively. The New
Yory hank reports the largest de
cline. by se,500.OOo; Boston shows >
reduction OF s5.50O,00 PhiladeIphis
a reduction OF 100000. and sar
Francisco n reduction OF s..00o,ooo
Smaller decreases are shown for the
other six banks.
Gold reserves increased by ST..
200. 900 during the week. the New
York. Boston and Philadelphis
banks showing the largest redue.
tons. Reserves other than gold
show n nominal decline. and non
reserve cash. an increase Of 5000,
noo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
NEW CALLS
FOR BIDS

New calls for bids on Northwest
construction work. checked by c. p.
White. manager OF the National
Surety Co. are as follows:
A. c. Ballard. clerk. Auburn. bids
s p. m. November s. trunk sewer
construction.
Engineer p. w. Schubert, Realty
Exchange bldg, Seattle. working on
plans for dairy building. whatcom
County Dairymen's association: in.
stallafion OF machinery. Skagit Coun.
~ Dairymen's association.
w. ID. Freeman. purchasing agent.
Seattle. bids II a. m. November s,
1900 feet cable, Queen Anne counter.
weight.
Pacific Steamship Co. Is preparing
plans for Unit No. Of It's proposed
Ocean Terminal in Seattle.
C. b. Bagiey, board OF public works.
bids 10 a. m. November .. improve.
mcnt Iowa 81. sewers.
Hedrick & Kremers. bridge engi.
neers. representing the county com.
mlssioners Portland. Ore, have rec.
commended that the bids on the Ross
island and Burnside bridges be re-
Jected and the work re.advertised
City clerk, Olympia. bids November
20. construction OF III in East Bay
ave; bids for 1000. gallon pump for
fire department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
.SEAMEN'S ACT
Gets ASSAILED
Prevents Operation OF Ships
al Profit, Says Report

WASHINGTON. Nov The Ia
Toilette senmsn's act and tho Tar.
~ act were bitterly asaailed yester.
day IN tho report OF the committee
on securities or tlrs Investment
Bankern' association meeting here
In their 18th annual convention.
Tho report raid that tho Ia Fol
letto act nesmn 20 be- ian obstacle
10 reduction Of expenses and tends
10 prevent the operation OF ships
nj profit IN competition with for.
elgn vessslh' and pointed out that
the tariff act requires shlpowners 10
pay "A duty OF 80 per cent on all
repairs IN foreign ports 20 the detrl.
ment OF American shipping.
"a million Rullibie Americans yearly
loso 1900. 900. 900 ia money and
property In mail fraud schemes .
Horace J. Donugily. senior assistant
solicitor Of tho posioffloe depart.
ment. declared IN an address before
tho convention today.
The postofflco department II DO
ms all IN It's power 90 keep this
money out OF tho hands OF crooks.
bu, Il In astonishing that 70 many
people IN this enlightened axe are
willing 10 b duped." Donuelly said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01

Bmlth Cove Trrminal--Pior 4i--str 70.
kohama Msru, str Katsura Maru.
Bell Street Tcrminni---Str wheaton, u
| 4. l., H. +. Heather. u. \. @. q. Haida,
str Hnohomlah.
Pier iin---str owcRo. U. s. C. q,
! unalga
| Pier - MotorrhIp Anvii.
! Pier b-SStr Yosemite.
Pier str Nome City, str Wilmington.
Pier s-str Nabcsna.
] rior Str X, I. Luckonhnch
Pier p--str Dorothy Alexander. str III.
| ", Alexander.
U. 3. shipping board Moorlngs-
Anna ". Morse. str West Ulmrod
Connecticut street Tcrminal--Str Euwnr.
inco, u. y, 4 Pioneer, str Dlsoovercr
! Associated on Tormlnnl--Slr kcwaneo.
King wlngc--Power schr Ruby.
Commercial Boiler worka----str starr
liantord street Terminal Motorshir
| IoohRoll.
East Waterway Dock a Warehouse Co.,
str Lillian Luckcnbach. afr Rondondo
| Admiral Rodman,
Puget Sound Bridge a Dredging CO.
Str Patterson.
Amor Terminal Company--schr Lottis
| pcnnctt. ,uotorshlp Libby Maine.
| Ncttleton'e Mlll--Motorship Frank Lynch
Ilcffernan'H Dry Dock str Rainier. yacht
| Hnnwnn.
West Seattle Training statlon.--Eaglo No,
o..
bryant Lumber Co.--Str Forest King.
| stimaon'p Mill-+Str Santa Ana.
| Buoy No, i---Str MadIao;j.
| Wlnulow Marine Raiiwny-Hchrs Cana.
| no. Sophie Christenson, Meteor, *. v.
| Kruse and Alumnai bktns Anne Comyn
! aud Chus. ". crocker. barge CoQuitiam
City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
new BUILDING
RECORD MADE
1923 Permits Already Ahead
OF All Previous Years

With eS6 permits Issued In October
calling for new buildings TO the value
Of sl.sle.eI0 seattles total for the
first ten months OF 1888 has already
broken an records FOR previous years,
The total Of permits M 10 Nov. l Is
Sse,T65,9S5. nearly million ahead OF
tho si9,7S3,Saa reached In the entire
year Of 1889. which up until now was
the record year IN Seattles building
activities.
According 10 advance information
given the building department a
number OF permits FOR large buildings
will be taken out during November,
III these materialiEe. Il Is probable
that tho $4,000. 600 goal set by optt
mists IN the carly part OF the year
viii DO reached or az least approx
mated. In any event. 1898 win be by
far tho greatest building year the city
has ever seen.
An unusual feature OF the October
permit Is that. for the first month
this year. no permits were taken out
under the classification apartment,
buildings. hotels and lodging houses
on the other hand. the building OF
homes was represented by iS3 per
mlts FOR detached residences 90 the
value Of s556s30. which Is half OF the
total OF all permits for the month.
business development was repre-
scented by 81 permits for office and
store buildings amounting TO si5.s5o
Three permits for churches and thea
tres total sis5. 500. and le permits fol
factories and warehouses added $3.50.
$50 to the months total.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
PLAN HUGE OIL
BASE IN HAWAII

WASHINGTON, Nov. Navy
department war plans call for ulti.
mate storage OF 4.lso.ooo barrels Of
fuel oil at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
for future use of the Pacific fleet.
Admiral l.. i. Gregory, chief o.
engineers OF the United States navy
testified before the senate commit
tee investigating the Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve lease here today.
Construction OF the storage tank
is progressing rapidly under me
terms Of contract negotiated be-
tween the government and the Fan
American Petroleum and Transport
Co. a Doheny company. last De-
ccmber, Gregory testified. Payment
for the construction, the cost q
which Is estimated at s7,so0,ooo, VIII
be made In oil. due the government
as royalties from naval oil reserve
No. l in California, now being ue'
veloped by the Doheny company
under lease from the governments
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
LUMBER OUTPUT
is RUNNING HIGH
Sales for Week Maintaining
Brisk Pace

One hundred and twenty nine
mills reporting TO West Coast Lum'
bermcn's association FOR tho week
ending October seth. manufactured
iOs. 1880 feet OF lumber: sold ios.'
s9s.io feet. and shipped io6Sio.97s
feet.
Production Tor reporting mills was
e per cent above normal. New
business was I per cent below pro
duetion. shipments were per cent
above new business.
Fifty.six per cent Of all new bust
ness taken during tho week was
for future water delivery. This
amounted 60 s75os.56S feet, OF
which so.o5s.79S feet was for do
nestle cargo delivery. and s6,sS2,75c
feet export. Now business by rail
amounted 10 1851 cars.
Forty.nine per cent o. tho weeks
lumber shipments moved by water
This amounted TO bs.s55.44s feet. Of
which 3s.ssS.sSO feet moved coast
wise and lntercoaatal; and is.t6s,T67
feet overseas HAIL shipments
toialed 1855 cars.
Local auto and team deliveries
tolaled &.et5.5as feet
Unified domestic cargo orderr
to;aled isS.T2i,lt feet. Untitled ex
port orders i7sssi.tto feet I'm
filled rail trade orders ASS cars.
In the first "a weeks Of the year
production reported TO West Coast
Lumhermeu's association has beer
4.a5s. 7s6.sis feet: new business
Gs9i.s25.1s2 feet; and shipments
1891. sss.ssT feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
SHIP AGENCIES
Get new LINES
Admiral Oriental and Dollar
Lines Divide Coast

Important changes IN the agencies
OF the leading Pacific Coast steam.
ship companies. by virtue OF which
tho Admlraioricnlal line OF Seattle
viii guin the agency Of the steam.
ship department OF tho Robert Dol.
lar and Nawaco lines al Seattle and
Portland, were put into effect Thurs
day Under the new management,
tho Admirai-orlentnl offices have e..
tahllshed Portland branch with 4.
y. Steele In charge aa general agent
The Encouragement Of agencies IL
a forerunncr OF what Is expected 10
be- a series OF Developments incrcaA.
Ing the shlpplng industry OF tho Pa.
cific Coast. Important additions 10
tho passenger and freight ships
operating ON tho West Coast have
already been accomplished, ono OF
tho most important n the addition
Of three large passenger ships on the
inicreoastai trade, tho Finland.
Kronland and Manchuria Of the
Panama-Pacific line. The addition
OF these ships constituted. ia large
measure. the necessity Tor a rear
angemcut OF agencies,
The Pacific Steamship Co. recent.
~ took over the Pacific Coast agency
OF the Panama. Pacific line. under an
arrangement that did not permit
them to act as agents FOR competing
lines. This ncccssltnted their 70,
llnqulshing the agency Of tho North
Atlantic & Western s. s. Co. known
aa the 'Nawbco Line"
The Admlrai-orienta line and the
Robert Dollar Co. therefore have
Joined IN taking The NaWsco agency,
Tho Dollar Co. 20 have tho San
Francisco. Los Angeles and vancou,
vcr offices. and tho Acknowledgement
line tho Seattle and Portland offices
Included In tho agency il that Of the
Blue star line. subsidiary company
operating refrigerator ships 10 the
United Kingdom.
No changes viii be made In the
management Of the companies IN
VOWED. but tho arrangement will
mean a substantial increase in the
chipping business that win ha han.
died a, Seattle By the Aamirai-oricn'
tai lin. % which Stanley Dollar II
president. and 4. r Haines tho vlct
president and active head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Thomson HEAD
OF COAST FIRM

Charles 81. Thompson. widely
known in Seattle business circles.
has been promoted TO tho presidency
OF tho Pacific Coast Biscuit Co. Il
was announced Wednesday. Three
years nFo he was made assistant
gcnerniniana Eer OF the company.
having bcsn promoted from the 20
tition OF assistant general manager
ot tho Loa Angeles office. lie "
at present In los Angeles huperin.
tending the construction Of big
addition 10 ihe company's plant
there. and viii return 10 Seattle
early next year 10 take up his new
duties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Financial Flashes
From James MacfarIans d Co,
sll Second Ave.

Twenty Industrial stocks average
s5.9l, a decrease OF 30; 20 rails aver.
age 1851. a decrease OF 10.
Northern Pacific October
freight traffic ran well ahead Of
September. indicating continued
Improvement in both gross and
net earnings.
Canadian Pacific s5.ooo,Ooo per
cent debentures sold
Japanese government puts out
first formal inquiry to American
mills on 1000 tons galvanized
and $4,000 tons black sheets: also
5000 tons wire nails, according to
Daily Metal Trade.
The matter OF an export tax on
copper is being discussed in legisla.
tive circles in Chile. II II argued
that 10 protect Chilean rights a tax
should be.imposed on copper which
would run the cost OF production up
to about 0 cents a pound in New
York.
Great Northern earnings first
six months annual rate $40 per
cent against 40 for eight
months, and actual earnings OF
4.i0 In 1922.
Ailis Chalmers for quarter ended
September 30 report net profits after
federal taxes of s756,9Si: for nine
months net profit after federal taxes
amounted TO 1854 .089.
Independent Steel Mills in
Pittsburg district operating at Sc
per cent capacity against 81 per
cent last week.
Talk indicates American Ice in.
come statement will show common
dividend earned by n wide margin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
BJJSINESS-Fman Shipping Rea Estate Building
JAPAN TAKES
MUCH LUMBER

Japan will have purchared 200 900 +.
900 feet Or lumber from The North.
vest by The close u 1921. or more
Than half Of the estimated total 81.
port 81 $40 o0o. 900 feet. according 10
figures released Thursday BY the
Douglas Fir Exploitation a Export
company.
Domestic markets have kept pace
with tho increased production of
lumber camps and mills turnout the
Northwest dbthcl. and peak produc
ton IL expected BY lumbsrmen for
the immediate future. Foreign mar.
keip are developing rapidly. the hg.
ures show. and the demand fer ium.
Der from japan viii be maintained
for a long time by the work n re-.
facilitating the districts devastated
b. the recent earthquake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Kiwanians Perfect
"Big Brother" Plan

Members Of the Seattle Kiwanis
club hnye concluded arrangements
with tho Mercer Island Parental
School 20 adopt" the boys OF tho
school. q was announced at the
Kiwnnis club mreting Wednesday
noon AZ tho Hotel Gowman. Under
the arrangement each kIwaninn win
be given boy TO whom he VIII act
as 'big brother" when hoy Ii
tchcduled for parole he VIII be ~.
signed TO a Kiwanisn who Will visit
the school 10 become acquainted
with him. and keep IN touch with
him after he 10 paroied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Arrivals and Departures

Arri,ed-Sov. str Victoria from
Nome via 81. Michael and Goiovin. at
noon. afr wcsthRm from Vancouver. at
sito n. M. str Yosemite from San Fran
olsoo, at a. IN. str X. l. Luckenbach
from Mobile via New Orleans, balboa,
los Angeles md San Francisco. at a.
IA. oct. si-str Nome city from Taco
ma, at y. ni.i str KRtsura Mara from
Muroran, at 10 y. m. str Suwarinco
from New York Via ports, Rt gao p. m. I.
motorahip Frank Lynch from Tacoma Via
Everett. at e:so j.. m: str Taiabot from
Grays Harbor, at 1 p. m; ctr Whining
ton from Los Angeles VIA San Francisco,
At 1880 n. M; str Dorothy Alexander
from Tacoma. ut 7,s0 a. IN
sailcd---Nov. i--Gcorginn Roiph for
Los Angeles Via Ban Francisco. at l q.
IN. Oct. ai--str cordovs for San Fran.
cisco, at il:io y. M: Str Talabot for
Kobe via Helllngham. ct $3.50 y. IN. str
Admiral Rogers for southeastern Alaska.
Mt y. m; str Wilmington for Tacoma,
at y. M. str Kermit for Glasgow via
Portland and ports, nj b;a0 p. M: str
Arlzonnn for Boston via Tacoma and
Portland. at 1850 y. M; str Arabia Maru
for vanoouvcr and Union BAY. u. G.. at
1850 y. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
New Corporations


OLYMPIA. Nov. 1.-The following
articles Of incorporation have beer
filed in the office Of the secretary
OF state
westlake Chevrolet company. So
attic, sis9, 900: w. /. Grill. Il
f. Bronson and Z. w. Parks.
Art Products company. Seattle
ST.. 900: Lee Manhelmer. Frank L
tombstone and Arthur TMlman.
Harold ]. Buckle. Inc, Seattle
ss5.ooo Harold ]. Buckle and
Edna l.. jackson. to maintain az
agency for the writing and selling
Of policies Of insurance for the insur.
ance OF human life. etc.
Kitsap Discount company, Bremen
ton. 100000: George II. Sturdeyantl
". A. Kavaney. ]. T. Krumm and Il
r. Weller.
Katherine Donovan Steamship
company, Aberdeen. $4,000: VIM
Donovan. Jr.. and i. J. Donovan.
Diehl & Co. Colville. $4,000: ]
l.. Dlehl. Fred Diehl and Jennings
Dlehl, to purchase. lease. constrle:
and operate sawmiils, etc.
MCGOWAN Brothers Investmfz'
company. Spokane, $4,000: Thons
w. MCGOWAN. Martin B. McGovsA
Jr.. and John Lynch.
Farmers Union Egg and Poultry
association. Spokane. 100000: Fred
Boyd. o. o. Groh. ID. +. Mitchell
HalmquIst Machine company. Bell
ingham. increasing stock 100000 10
s2oo.0oo
wooiachet Bay Lumber company.
woo.achet Bay. increasing stock 81
900 to 1000.
Sturaevant oil company. Contra
liza. $4,000: George II. sturdevant.
]. A. Kavaney. J. I. krumm and
II. Il. Weller.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Heavy Freight Puts
Strain on Railways

NEW YORK. Nov. i.--lndlcatlons
OF the strain on tho transportation
industry 10 lead million or more
cars with revenue freight, week
after week arc contained in report
Of the American Railway assocla.
ton. covering the first half OF DC
tober. The report shows that as
OF October Is the roads had 1851
freight ears In bad order, Repre-
senting 50 per cent OF the total
on lines. an increase Of i.3o5 over
the total in had order on octo,
her /.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-01
Foreign Conditions

Decided improvement In CONNER.
eiap conditions IN China is reported
In a cable 20 the department OF com.
merce from the commercial attaches
office In Shanghai Markets for
both import and export commodities
are reported firmrr and the shipping
situation Is much better with more
business all over the ci,lna coast.
Traffic on the upper YangtEc Is i'm.
proving and good business Is reported
both ways on the trnns.Paciflc routes.
Political troubles continue TO disturb
parts Of South China. but elsewhere
conditions are practically normal.
Many important new building pro-