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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
TIE BAR

Wagenhals and Kempers produc-
ton OF The Bat" by Mary Roberts
Rinehart and Avery Hopwood will be
seen here on Thursday, March 20, as
part of its third triumphant tour of
the country. THE Bat" is beyond
question, the worlds greatest mys-
terry play. 1t was the forerunner Of
more than a score OF mystery plays
that have sought to trade on its
enormous popularity. And not one
has been able to prove itself worthy
rival to the honors that have been
bestowed by the theater-going public
on The Bat"
1.-THE Bat comes here with a record
that no other play of any type was
ever able to equal 1t ran for more
than two years in New York; for
more than year in Chicago; for en-
tire seasons in London. Boston and
Philadelphia. In every city of the
United States and foreign countries
where it has presented, it holds the
record for total attendance and gross
box office receipts.
me Bat mas been played on four
continents; in eleven different coun-
tries and in seven different tongues
1t is internationally known and uni
versally praised.
Those who are interested in "The
Bat" have no need longer to sing its
praises. That is done for them all
over the world The mere announce
ment of the coming of THE Bat has,
time and again, been sufficient to sell
every seat for its announced en-
gagement within a few hours of the
time first word of its coming is heard.
On its present tour of the country,
''The Bat" is presented in exactly
the manner in which it was seen dur
ing its long engagements in the cities
of the country. The production itself
the scenery and costumes are new
and the cast includes the stars and
Broadway favorites previously seen
in the play.
The coming of '9rhe Bat" is the
outstanding feature of the local the
atrical season. It is an event
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
SAILORS UNION
MAKING PROGRESS

Chas. Olsen, local agent for the
Sailors Union OF the Pacific, reports
that the sailors organization is slowly
but steadily recovering from, the at
tacks made on it few years ago by
the employers and their allies, the
I. w. w.
He states that nearly every week
more and more Of the old members
that were enticed to desert the bona
fide organization are reinstating and
that members in arrears are paying
up. It is also rumored that the sail
ors will shortly receive a raise Of
wages.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
DOUGLAS TO MANAGE
NEW PENNEY STORE

Mr.. F. M. Douglas. assistant mana
ger of the local j. C. Penney store,
left for CORTLAND, New York, last
Saturday, where he will assume the
management Of the new Penney store
being organized In that city.
MIR. Douglas has risen rapidly in
the employ of the J. C. Penney COM
pany, having been with that firm but
four years.
Mr. Douglas pleasing personality
AMI all round ability have won him
many friends during his short stay in
our city and all regret his leaving
but will rejoice in HIS well earned
promotion and they all wish him the
best of success in his new undertaking.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-07
QUACK REMEDIES
OFFERED FARMERS

WASHINGTON, March THE in
erstate commerce commission is hold
ing hearings on its order that rail-
roads install automatic train control.
The railroads say the order will cost
$2.OO0,0OO. The commission insists
that train control will save life and
property. This difference between the
commission and the railroads is re-
peated every time safety device is
ordered.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Piling Up Of Money Supplies
BIGGEST Factor in Wall Street
Unemployed Funds Lead to Very HeaUy
Trading-Business Reports Improve.
Less Worry Ouer Congress.

acteristics of January. 1928. are who'll
ly absent. Business men have learned
their lesson and are very careful
about buying much ahead OF immedi-
ate requirements. but this Is alto
gether a welcome thing So long as IT
continues there can be no fear OF
imitation or over expansion to be fol-
lowed. as was the case year ago by
more or less severe relapse. :,
Examining the main features or
current trade, they are satisfactory
but contain nothing to be enthusi-
astic about Steel orders are on tne
increase, production Is up 10 ~ per
cent of capacity and yet new ordeIs
other hand. the steel companies have
not been able to pass on to their
customers the whole increase OF
costs which they incurred last year
through raising wage scaies anu
changing from tne nennar sweiug prices Sc have ave
hardened somewhat. but there Is no
chance of copper producers making
much money at the current price
level. and there Is little cnance OF
much of a price advance While out.
nut continues on the present large
scale.
Railroads Spend Less Than Year Ago.
It is we'll confirmed that the rail-
roads will be spending less on cars
and locomotives than they were
wear ago. Consequently. the equlp-
ment makers cannot expect 10 max ,,
the profits they did in 1879. me
enccession of price increases in the
oil trade has completely changed the
outlook for the oil producers ana re-
finers Many of these companies Enu
themselves with large stocks OF low
advance adv nee in inventory values; The
prospects for the sugar trace aIso
look bright, because the market lor
sugar futures indicates the expecta-
tion that the sugar producing coh-
panies will get the same aifn nsy :.
profitable prices they rece''eo i""'
In the meantime. Judged by the data
of railway carloadinRs and bank clear
inps. the general business volume ls
running about level with a year yttIsSsc, Sso'
tory, although nothing extraordinary.
European Situation stiu Uncertain.
Interest in the European political
and economic situation has quieteo
down for the time being. and the ex-
changes have ceased to fiuctuate WIN
the violence to which the nnanclai
community has grown accustomeo.
There has. however. been very little
that. while there is not the acute
anxiety of a fortnight ago. the future
is regarded as still very uncertain. IN
Great Britain the disposition Is to
await. the full program Of the new
labor ministry. In France the inclina-
ton is to await the outcome OF the
contest already begun in the French
chamber over the proposal to increase
taxes.
The government is certainly not GO
ing to have plain sailing in putting
through it's plans for balancing the
extraordinary budget. If 1t fails 70 DC
so il is hard to see how renewal of
the decline in the franc can be avoided
If it succeeds and so becomes inde-
pendent of German reparations. the
franc should be definitely stabilized.
(Cnpyright.)
Evening star., 1924-01-26
WEEKSEESST0CKS
BOUND FORWARD
mdustriaIs Rise While Funds
Are Plentiful and Money
Rates Remain Low.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Pfess.
NEW YORK, January 26.-Prices
of industrial stocks bounded upward
this week, buying being Influenced by
a plethora Of funds at low rates for
stock market purposes and series of
favorable trade developments. Rails
Jagged behind the rest of the list,
announcement of wage increases by
some of the eastern roads and the
renewal of agitation for a decrease
in freight rates on agricultural prod
ucts having a dampening effect on
speculative sentiment.
High-priced industrials were in
good demand at rising prices. Cen
eral Electric sold at it's highest price
in more than twenty years and Corn
Products, National Lead and Ameri-
can Can created new high records Tor
all time. Accumulation OF these Is
sues was based on speculative expec-
tation Of extra dividend disburse-
mentS.
OIL Advance Checked.
Oils showed temporary strength in
response to another series of crude
oil and gasoline price advances and
lYurther reduction in crude output.
but the upward tendency was checked
somewhat toward the close of the
week following publication of the
testimony involving Pan-Amer1can
and Sinclair companies before the
Senate committee Investigating leases
on naval oil reserves.
Steels started for higher ground on
reDorts that new orders were exceed
ing shipments and that the price trend
for iron and steel products was defi-
nitely upward. U. S. Steel common
reached its highest point since last
snring. and a number of the independ-
ents also made good gains.
Fresh Buying I'm Sugars.
Prospects of higher sugar prices ana
a resumption of dividends by some OF
the producing companies brought con-
siderable fresh buying into the sugar
shares, which developed marked
strength. Coppers stinened on h1gner
nrices for the red metal. Motors and
motor accessories were subjected to
hear attacks by prominent spectators.
| but they showed good recuperative
powers. Chemicals turned heavy on
the publication OF relatively poor
earnings reports by one OF the larger
companies.
Lehigh Valley was one Of the most
active railroad shares because or the
! speculative possibilities arising out OF
| the segregation of its coal properties.
Speculative interest in some OF the
| western roads, particularly Frisco, was
/ Increased by the possibility OF oil dis
coyerfes in their land grants.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ST. PAUL. January 26.-Approxi-
mately $1,ooo.000 will be spent bv
the Great Northern railroad this year
for additional safety appliances, of
which $35o.oo0 will go for an auto
matic train control test ordered bv
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
CLEVELAND, January as-c,ev.
land automobile parts 1nanufacturers
expect to profit from the Increased
schedule of production OF the Ford
company. The Cleveland Hardware
company. now operating at 80 per
cent OF capacity. is installing new
KANSAS CITY, January as.-Recent
heavy receipts of cattle and hogs
nave resulted In further declines In
the wholesale prices for fresh beef
and pork cuts In this market.
JACKSONVILLE, January 2s-
Florida, below the freezing line, Is
virtually the only part Of the south
have not suffered severely from un.
favorable weather In the last ten
days. Those sections which did not
experiences severe cold had farm
work delayed by heavy rains.
AKRON. Ohio, January es.-Tire pro-
duction is holding about steady here.
at the rate Of $4,000 tires a day. Some
plants are speeding mp balloon tire
output and the present schedule calls
for about 3.5O0 OF this type daily.
CHICAGO. January 2s.-MIchlran
murkrat skins are bringing as high
- es.oa here, with ef.at quoted for
ordinary Northwestern sktns and 81. ~
epr better quality. Small and Inferior
skins esa be had for ID 60 % cents
each,
Evening star., 1924-01-26
FOOD EXPORTS DROP,
OTHER GOODS GAIN
Commerce Finds 1928 Totals Well
Above Shipments Abroad Dur
ing Previous Year.

Foodstuffs exported in 1928 de-
creased from the total Of the preced-
ing year. but increases in manufac-
tured goods and crude materials
brought up the total Of exports to a
point we'll above 1922. IMPORTS for
1929. though considerably larger than
those of 1929, were almost identical
in the proportion Of commodities
taken.
Department Of Commerce figures
made public today show these COM
parisons:
Exports-Raw foodstuffs, s257.47s,-
900 in 1923. against $45s.611,oo0 in
1922; foods ready for consumption,
s5SS,366. 600, against s5s7,9S7, 900; raw
materials for use in manufacturing.
81 POI .952, 900. against 1881, ,355. 900;
manufactured commodities, $1,47S.-
$4,000. against $1,292.307. 900; partly
manufactured goods, $563,I22,ooO,
against s437,730.o00.
Imports-Raw foodstuffs. $362,fS1,-
900 in 1923, against $32s. s.s0s.ooo in
1922: foods ready for consumption.
S529.577, 900. against $3S7,419.000; raw
materials for use in manufacturing,
81, 389 033, 900, against $1,161 ,075, 900;
manufactured commodities. $770,442,-
600, against $662,947, 900; partly manu-
factured goods. $719,2s2,000; against
$552.677,000.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
FIGHT RIO GRANDE PLAN.
Colorado Officials Call Railroad Re.
organization Unfair,
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Attack on the Reorganization plan
of the Denver and Rio Grande West.
ern railroad. now in receivership. be.
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was resumed today by Colo
RADIO state authorities.
Attorney General w. c. williams
argued that physical valuation Of all
properties owned by the Denver and
Rio Grande Western Company indl-
Gates n worth OF approximately $780,
h00. oOo. In the reorganization the
creditors and owners OF the railroad
prOpuseh 10 issue securities having n
total par value of sia0, ,oo0, ,00o. and, Ia
addition, to Issue 100000 shares OF
~ assigned. Thia disparity. the attor-
nsy general said. nsskes the reor.
nanisation unfair 20 the psoDle of
Colorado.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Tips for Taxpayers
No. "a.

Innumerable avenues of infor-
nation for checking up delin-
quents are furnished the bureau of
internal revenue. One of these is
the Information at source" provi-
sion Of the revenue act. Under
this provision report must be made
by all persons, corporations and
partnerships of payments of in
come to others during the year of
$1,000 or more. Information re-
turns are carefully checked with
the individual return of the tax
payer to whom such payments
were made. Thousands of delin-
quent and additional taxes aggre-
eating hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been discovered as
the result of this audit.
The act requires report of pay
ment of all fixed and determin-
able income" such as wages, SAL
aries, commissions, royalties. etc.
The requirement is not limited to
periodical payments, but a single
reported. A separate return of
information for each employe
whose salary or wage for 1928 was
$1,000 is required of employers.
Payment for overtime, fees. COM
missions. bonuses and the fair
value OF board and lodging fur
nished as part payment for serv-
ices should be included.
Fraternal organizations and as
sociations are required to report
salaries paid officers. Banks are
required to report interest paid or
credited TO a depositor IL the total
during the year equaled or ex-
cssded $1,000.
A separate report OF each pay
ment of $1,000 or more IL required
on Form 1893. Form 1895. on
which must be- shown the number
Of separate returns, serves ~ "a
letter of tranHmittai, The forms
may be obtained at ofiice of col.
ieetarT of in,ornal revenue aud
branch uffires t'ulluptnrH. how.
.tsF are not authorised 90 rurei,a
infoflnatlun fStufuf. Whirh should
ha Aaaftue.d 10 thn commissioner
90 tnternsl rvvsauu, Nortlna see.
ttsa. washington. ~. a. The Ming
pssleH u frea January 4 10 March
~ ASA
Evening star., 1924-01-26
BY.STUART p. WEST.
'pecial Dispatch to The s

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26.--In this
dispatch two weeks ago the statement
was made that the impelling motives
in the Wall street situation were
three fold. First. there was the ex-
pectation that business reports would
steadily grow brighter as they usual
ly do on the approach of spring.
Second, there was the accumulation
of unemployed funds in the money
market. Third. there was the i'm
proved feeling regarding politics
which meant not only confidence that
no radical legislation would pass at
this session of Congress, but also that
nothing seriously upsetting to busi-
ness would come out of the presiden-
tial campaign.
The same analysis applies to the
position now after week of rapidly
rising prices. Emphasis should be
particularly laid upon the piling up
or money supplies. There have been
like there were a year ago to take up
the slack. Neither has there been
nor does there seem likely to be, a
trade expansion sufficient to require a
lot or new money. Consequently the
supply of available funds exceeds the
demand, with the result that the un-
used surplus is pouring into the in
NeStment market and to some extent
OVERLOOKING into speculative quarters
board Hesitatcs to Lower Rates.
Money rates have been tending
downward. and the possibility has
been suggested that federal reserve
rates. especially those at New York
wi hox t@ 10. 1a, rIxy
The reserve board is fighting against
this step for fear that 1t would be
considered an invitation to specula-
tion to go ahead under full steam
The alternative is for the federal re-
serve banks to exercise their control
been accustomed at times to do
through operations on security ac-
count. BY selling some OF their Sc.
curity holdings they force the outside
funds to absorbing these offerings
In other words, by this process they
create more of demand for money
and thus tend to prevent undue de-
cline in rates.
Precisely the opposite occurs al
periods of threatened strain. Then the
reserve banks turn buyers and helL
out the money market by taking on
its shoulders part of tho load of Sc.
curities it has had to carry. This is
the reserve system In action, pattern
ed after the great central banking
systems OF Europe. The trouble now
is that security holdings of the re-
serve banks are low and hence their
powers of control through the sale OF
these holdings. is not what they ordi-
narily would be.
business Situation Healthy.
The general business situation con.
tinues to work out along the line ex-
pected. There is no rush to buy be.
cause there is no deficiency of gods
AS the result there is no pronounced
Evening star., 1924-01-26
CORN PRICES
|TONEW HIGH MARKS
Grain Vies With President in
Giving Aid to Farmers Dur
ing Past Week.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Ass0ctAteo PresS
CHICAGO. January 26-Corn Wed
with President Coolidge this week in
giving aid to the farmer. The corn
market continued to surpass previous
high price records for the season. and
carried other grain values upward
oats as well as corn reaching new
top record. Indications were that
winter accumuIations Of corn at Chi
cago and other chief distributing
Centers would be the smallest in
years. Compared with a week ago.
corn this morning was 1a1h to rs
up, oats unchanged to 1as higher,
wheat at q to A gain. and provisions
varying from 3oa32 decline to rise
of 2.
Better Buying Power Seen.
1t was current gossip that continued
high prices for corn would increase
rural buying power much more than
an equivalent advance in wheat, and
1t was a popular opinion that to a
large extent the remarkable buying
which had been witnessed of late in
| the corn market was part or gem
tban peason ad
vanced was that feeding require
ments had proved far greater than
had been estimated early in the sea-
son. and that the quality OF the corn
crop in many sections was compelling
| the use of three bushels to accom-
plish what has ordinarily taken but
| two bushels or less.
Highest prices Of the week and of
| the season in the corn market went
hand in hand with government action
| in the northwest. which appeared
| likely to put an end to fear OF forced
| liquidation of grain. Subsequent
heavy profit-taking sales in corn
were withstood by the market at only
a fractional setback of values.
Wheat and Oats Gain.
Wheat and oats followed the lead
ership of corn, and were influenced
also by scantiness Of receipts and by
apprehension that winter wheat had
| been damaged by the succession of
cold waves
Less active foreign demand tended
to weigh down provisions.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
TWO REPORTS FILED.

CINCINNATI, ohio. January 26.--
The assets of Channer & Sawyer. de-
funct Cincinnati brokers. total $342,-
507, it was announced late yesterday
by Thomas H. Morrow, receiver Two
separate reports of the liabilities OF
the firm were made by the auditors
for the receiver. One report, with
August A. Steinkamp, Cincinnati fur
niture dealer, as a creditor, gave the
liabilities as $1,122,374. The other,
with Steinkamp as a partner, esti-
mated the liabilities as S686.S56.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Land, Gulf Oil Of Pennsylvania and
Pennock were the most prominent In
the Independent group, the first
named getting to a new top around
8, while Gulf Oil continued to feel
the effect of recent crude oil price
advances.
The buying of New Mexico and
Arizona Land was based on belief
that. according to progress of devel.
opment work, a new oil field Will
be proven up in this territory in the
near future. Oil shares, generally,
however. came of from the top In
the last half hour under profit taking.
Motor stocks continued to lag be-
hind the rest of the market, while
mining shares also were exceptions
to the general tendency.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
DRY GOODS VERY QUIET.

NEW YORK. January 26 (Spe-
was very quiet today, with no change
I'm prices. Quotations on 64x60s were
10k cents and on 6Sx72s. IL cents.
The raw silk market also was quiet,
both here and Yokohama, with prices
slightly lower for cantons.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2s-Foreien
exchanges irregular. Quotations Gin
United States dollars): Great Britain,
demand. 4.22 1916; cables, 4.23 1-1S;
sixty-day bills on banks, 4.2O 9-16.
France, demand, .04491s; cables .o45O.
Italy. demand. .04331s; cables,
.0434:. Belgium, demand .O405:
cables, .04051a. Germany, demand,
.0Oeo0000000023:c cables. 0000000OO0O023.
Holland. demand, .37O5: Norway, de-
mand, 1870; Sweden, demand, .25SS:
Denmark, demand, 1914; Switzerland,
cemand, .1725; Spain, demand, .126S:
Greece. demand, Obs: Poland. de,
mand, :00000012; Czechoslovakia, de-
mand. .02S9: Jugoslavia. demand, OILS.
Austria, demand, .OO0014: Rumania'
demand, ..ns .005oA; Argentina, demand,
demand, .44&; Montreal, 97K.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
STOCK SALES STOPPED.
Sanitary Service Company Under
Ban in New York.

NEW YORK, January 26.-An order
restraining the Sanitary Service Cor
poration, a Delaware corporation.
from offering for sale any more OF its
capital stock was signed yesterday
by Supreme Court Justice Guy.
The Sanitary Service Corporation
was capitalized for $24,000,000, of
which s75O,000 had been issued. OF
this s350,090 represented certain pat
, ent rights. The public, papers filed in
the suit said, had invested some $780,
900 in the concern, which was so in
.. vested as the result of fraudulent
practices. The allegation was made
that the corporation was insolvent.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
STANDARD OIL ISSUES.
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES
Riggs National Bank--5 at 29G.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 100.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s $500 at 10Oh, $500
rt 1904.
Capital Traction 5s-S1 900 at 06%, 81, 900
at 96a,, $500 at 96% $500 at 9Bat, 81 900
at 96a4. 81 900 at 96a.
Washington Gas 5s-s1.o 900 at o3ls, $4,000
at 931a.
Capital Traction-10 at 96Is, 10 at 961s,
10 at SO, 10 at sc, ~ at o8, 10 at 90.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Wo0LEN OPENINGS AWAITED

BOSTON. January 26 (SpeciaD-
The wool market wound up a quiet
week with trading very dull today
Prices. however. were fully MAIN
tanned. The dullness is attributed to
mill resistance to present levels and
to the desire to await the American
Woolen opening next week. Terri
tory woods are in good demand.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
Ask Your Rnuker

How much real value stands back
of the stock you are asked to buy?
Are you sure that the nice, honest
looking stranger is telling you the
truth? Ask your banker to look into
what he claims.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
MINING
RATES ON BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, January 26.-Bar sill
yer, 63h. Mexican dollars, 4Ss.

LONDON, January 26-Bar silver.
33 9-16 pence per ounce: money, 2k
per cent: discount rates short bills,
5-16a3A per cent: three-month
bills, 3 e-l6a3h per cent.
Evening star., 1924-01-26
BY WILLIAM #. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, January 26.-Opera-
tions on the buying side were ag-
sressively carried on in today's short
curb market session.
New high prices were common in
both standard and independent oils.
Solar Refining moved over q range
OF. points and reached $50, against
the previous close of 222. Standard
of Indiana was actively bought above
67 and special strength appeared in
Buckeye, Vacuum. Continental and
Ohio Oil. New Mexico and Arizona
Evening star., 1924-01-26

NEW YORK, January 2s.-Followjn9
Is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1924-01-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Coz
Nominal Selling checks
gold value. today