Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1921, Page 16

FINANCIAL. AMUSEMENTS i.ro_u's-“ne Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” The brilllant photoplay creation by - Rex Ingram of Vincente Blasco Ibanez's famous story. “The Four Horsemen. of the Apocalypse, entered “ upon its second week's exhibition at Poli's Theater yesterday afternoon! and last evening. None who have, read Ibanes’s remarkable book. which By many critics is accounted the | greatest story yet written of the . world war, can fail to be impressed " by the masterful work accomplished by, June Mathis. who prepared the scenario, and Rex Ingram's directorial ability in putting it upon the screen) © Those who have not read the tensely . interesting story, which starts in the . Argentine and continues in Europe ! with its characters, German and French, descending from the wealthy old ranchman Madariaga. will find the Ppiciure deeply engrossing and an in- . centive to learn more of its oOrigin. = Without being in any sense Dropa- ganda, it is almost marvelous in its " revelations. = i STRAND—"“Royel Harmony Five. I Salle and Robles in “The Laugh That Makes You Laugh® and tne Roygl Harmony rirc. @ quinw: i classical singers divide headline hon- ors In an attractive vaudeville bill a: the Sirand Theater i3 Wi D The first named were forced to re-i spond to eral encorcs, following ! a duet accompanied by clever a ra-l batic feats on the part of the male _member of the team, while the sing- "4 ing of old songs by the Royal Har- : mony Five added greatly to the en- joyment of the performers. Ernes o. “The Physical Maurvel opens the ovui * with an interesting display of his re- markable developement, with a song and an irstrumental _supplement. He is followed by “The Nappy Pair.” MéKenna and Fitzpatrick, in a revue of songs and INgs. rodie ana Ramsden complete the vaudeville por- tion of the enter.ainmeu. With hilarious conception of smiles, tunes and humerous bits.” Gizine Hammersiein, in the Selz- nick production, “The Girl From No- .~ where” is the photoplay offering. The story concerns a girl who made a mistake in her judgement of a man. Innocent herself, she becemes impli- cated in a jewel robbery, and escap- ing from her accuse: she finds her- self in a predicament less dangerous. but anything more embarrassing. Comp tions follow until the tru.h finally staaigh'ens the ta A ¢ Multiple reel comedy, the news week- : 1y ‘and special or-hestral numbers complete the program. . GAYETY—“Cuddle Up.” The Gayety Theater opened its sea- son of 1§21-22 yesterday with a Jean Bedini production, “Cuddle Up,” an entirely new burlesque offering. Last nigit's audience overflowed the seat- | “ ing capacity of tife theater and took " up a good portion of the standing Toom. The show is a Bedini offering with many new features and novel effects. the bubble scene being especialiy worthy of note, the rising of the curtain revealing a veritable barage of foam that stretches across the en- tire stage some.ten or tweive feet in heigkt. From this the chorus emerges preutily costumed. The cast is made up of many faces new to the burlesque stage in this_seciion, amonz whom are George der, Dan Sherman, James De Forrest, Tess Sherman and Japle De Forrest. Yvette Quinn ~ scored with her songs and dances, and blackiace comedian, whose name is not on the program. but ac- cord ng to reliadle information is Ted Healey, entertained the audi- ence for aovout fifteen minutes with a iine of chatter and songs that went The lliams Brothers give a| table exhibition of “tap” danc- Another feature is a circus| skeich. which winds up the perfo.m- ance and gives opportuniiy for good singing by Tess Sherman and comedy work by Dan Sherman and James De Forrest. Nat Mortan, who has been sven and heard here before, was well Teceived in a number of Songs. The chorus is typical of a Bedini show which is envugh praise to any one who has seen the other efforts of this producer. COLUMBIA—" The Golem.” *“The Golem,” a photopluy based ~ on Bohemian legend, was shown at : Leoew's Columbia Theater yesterday. The story -opens when Rudolph, monureh in Prague in 13 proclaims the exile of Jews from the ghetto of . the city. A rabbi, scientist and reader © of the stars, forewarned of impending disaster, sets to work on a clay im- aze. of gigantic proportions, “The Gulem,” which, according to the leg- ~ en ¢ would assume life and become y Le lelrvnn( lof his creator if a magic | these columns for the Metropolitan =mula could be obtained. Grunied) 1so shown at Crandall's an Audience with Rudolph because of | Kniokerbocker Theater yeaterday. and i ) 4 Lt SR ailshatth, ¥ outside stardom: The remainder of the cast is adcquate, and the photo- graphic work ir good, with careful attention to details and accuracy. The story concerns a beautiful &irl brought up in a disreputable wine house in Shanghai by her father, her mother having died when Her environment kea the girl indiffcrent to men, until an American. a novelist, comes | aleng, when it-is a case of love at first sight. Her father is shot by a drunkard, and she marries the t of a bank. In a short time a divorce comes. and she decides to {Gind her scrl mate, who has gone to ‘he “End of the Warld” to secure quict and atmosphere as a lighthouse t nd--. At this island the artist has for companions two mecn who at one _jtim- er ancther had fallen in love with the Cherry Blozsom, as she is ! known, and when the girl is cast up icn the island :n a shipwreck a ‘ruggle devclops as to who shall or. Both perish in a terrific . leaving_Cherry to.wedl the It is an ideal movie average fan, carrying a musing “Tor: comady, the and pungent paragraphs, h a good musrcal prugram, com- ete the bill. PALACE—“Crazy to Marry.” Fatty Arbuckle is the picture star at Loew’s Palace Theater this week, with another funny ome, “Crazy to jMarry,” in which he Is seen as a on, whom, however, an enter- profess to adopt { prising_mother determines as a_ son-in-law in_order that her daughter may get ifito society. The girl, it_appears, is in love with an- !other. but is urged on to marriage with the doct who, on his |ay to the wedding, mistaken by another { young woman as her chauffeur and is suropriated accordingly. pledged to another, the doctor plies his suit to a successful conclusion. Lila Lee and Bull Montana are ithe picture. | inal_tendencies, but, nevertheless, he |proYes ta be a valiant assistant to the doctor in disposing of several terfere with the doctor's plans. Like all of Mr. Arbuckle’s pictures, the object of this one is to am fills its mission completely, reward- | laughter. KNICKERBOCKER—“The Chil Thou Gaves: Me.” “The Child Thou Gavest Me,” d Louis bis ormer service to the King as|will be continued today. The supple- s00s 1sayer, the old rabbi makes his|mentary offerings _include way the pulace foilowed by the ponderous Golem brought to life by 1 Gay” ~ the. magic ‘word incased in a star | of the Day. _thrust into the figure’s chest. be given today at When the rabbis appeal 'brings scoffing from the king and his court, . . 3 the wrath of heaven descends on the | CRANDALL'S—“Keeping Up With Lizzie.” The first of the Irving Bacheller palace and the rafters tumble. In ! storigs to be sent to the screen, “Keep- mental fear the king appeals to the rabbi, who commands the Golem to ing Up With Lizzie," with Enid Ben- nett as . its star, is the attraction in support_the falling debris. The gi- gantic figure supports the collapsing rafters with his massive shoulders and’the king in gratitude permits the Jews to remain. chief at Crandall's Theater the first The rabbi determines then to de- three days of this week. It visualizes Stroy the Golem, as the .story fore- | the social revolution created in a small -told that the monster would work as|town when the grocer’s daughter, after much destruction as good if permit. | her return from an expensive finishing ted to exist after his mission had |school and a brief trip to Europe, pro- been accomplished. Later returning |ceeds to make folks sit up and take from the- temple, the rabbi finds the |notice. A rival tradesman sends his son -to Harvard to offset the lead of the grocer, and genuine fun follows in great abundance. Larry Semon's com- edy, “The Bakerys' an appropriate co- 30 p.m. ghetto in flames and the Golem wag- ing death and destruction. The ghfl'fi' from a group fleeing in terror, seizes one little child, lifts her in his arms, l and unconsciously she pulls out the star and the image falls back in- animate and is borne away to be de- stroyed by the thankful Jews. A Burton Holmes travelogue de- ~ icting scenes in the present day gue under republican rule adds in- :’e'!rlesr: uto the lnislure and the orches- nusic inclu V' - e ey les Wagner's “Rienzi METROPOLITAN—“The Child Thou Gavest Me, Louis B. Mayer's production First National, “The Child Thes Gavest Me.” whick is the photoplay ] feature at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater this week, is somewhat startling in plot and yet supplies an | unusual charm in a child in the east, | little Richard Headrick, who wins his | Way to the heart of every audience and perhaps at the same time wins the honors of the picture by his won- derful precocity and loveableness. Little Richard has the role of the child of a former war nurse in Bel- | glum, whose existence almost causes & tragedy and the separation of a man . and his wife. Upon the discovery that his wife has a child the husband rushes forth declaring vengeance against the man he has held to ‘be ! one of his best friends, and then it develops that he himself is the father of the child and that its existence is . due to a brutal assault upon the ::'::‘fin when fate threw her into his Lewis S. Stone. Barbara Castleton William Desmond, Winter Hall and Adele Farrington, all prominent # screen players, make up the cast. . Misor Yilm features, with excellent orchestral music, including a_cello . 3 reeuse,” trom “Jor 2 eomplete the bill. S RIALTO—“At the End of “the ‘World.” Betty Compeon blossoms out o fl:&:n “At the End of the World.: ment. LUMBER MILLS CLOSE. Surplus Stock Cause Suspension. SPOKANE. Wash.,, September General suspension of lufiber mills of eastern Washington and northern Timber Products Manufacturers’ As sociation, if was announced by J. C H. Reynolds. the secretary. He said that ofily seven companies plan to do any work in logging camps of the district during the winter. Unfavorable conditions in lumber market and large surplus stoeks of have not already closed their mills to decide to do so in October or No- vember, Reynolds sald. Logging camps to be operated will be manned with reduced forces, he stated. |CLAIMS $20,000 OVERDUE. Continental Securities Company Sues Interborough Railway. . NEW YORK. Seotember 5.—The Continental Securities Company, which recently aked for'the appoint- ment of a receiver for the Interbor- oveh Ranid Transit Company, has filed a suit against the company for ($20,000 alleged to be overdue on notes. S 7 §—— LIVERPOOL COETON PRICES. - LIVERPOOL, , September ~5.—Spot cotton in active demand: prices strong. Good middling. 12.71; fully middling, 12.26; middling, 11.36; low middlin 11.06; good ordinary, 10.06; ordinary, 9.31. " Sales, 20,000 bales,” including 11,400 Americkn. Receipts, 5,000 bales, no American. Futures closed firm. ?,‘ Is the photoplay feature at 4 September, 12.19; October, 12.15; Jan the Rialts this week. Miss Compson |y 11 98; March, 11.81; May, 1L has a pleasing personality, and July, 11.56. although she carries something of a | %Y 11-55. Bt oo amate g E role of a without a UOTATIONS. -"T the trying moments come, and LONDO! .Ag.‘tluht 5.—Standard ‘with them the awakening of her | copper, sgot, £69; futures, (£69 17s true self, she acts with an artistic|6d: electrolytic, spot, £73; futures, touch and oonvlndlgntuunl. She | £75. Tin, -spot,-£159 7s €d; futures, §s lucky in having ton Sills as|¥161 178 6d. Lead., w=pot, £23 ding man, who is accounted one | #: és, £22 15s. Zinc, 3] £24 ARRIVAL OF TROOPS IN | | role of a criminal who has to be op-: that t erated upon to cure him of his crim- | Longworth bill, which is designed to:Can:da {protect the American dye industry!imported 1, | lase and ;slation to protect their capital,” sid| | jamount of money !finding enough skilled THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C., MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1921, COAL MI Germany'’s Vast Making Very Rapid Recovery BY GEORGE WITTE. Special Correspofidence of The Star and Chicago Daily News. . BERLIN, Germany, August 10.— {During the war the leaders of the; German dye industry feared that aft- er the contlict they would find the international dye market in the hands of their competitors. regardless of which side won. With apprehension jthey witnessed the progress of the dye industry in England, America, Japan and the neutral European countries. Everywhere new factories sprang up and each country announc- ed that its homemade dyes were just as good ‘as, or even surpassed, the German products. But, although Germany lost the war, the fears of the dye manufac- turers have been allayed. According to the managing director of Ger- many's greatest dye concern, the Baver company in Leverkusen. near €olcgne. the textile industries of England, America and Japan are clamoring for German dyes. The only difficulty we have is abroad,” he said. “At present we are employing only 40 per cent of the number of werkingmen we had be- fore the war. But through the losses of the war =nd the fact that for eighteen months after the armistice we had not enough work to Keep 20 cr_cent of our men busy, we are ort of men now that we are re- Although | covering.” it eventually develops that she, too, is | It is particularly the American tex- im- | tile industry that is placing large or- { portant members of the cast and their [ ders with the seven big German dye | work adds materially to the fun of | firms. Montana is cast in the |anxiety among American textile firms This is due principally to new tariff; and especially the from foreign competition, will prac: tically stop Germany's dye trade with burly roughs who are disposed to in-| Armerica. t is surprising that the American manufacturers should ask for leg- one German dye manufacturer. he ing its large audiences with many |30 5 < | itaniiics and reasons for hearty | Amctican dye Industty is so much than ours. Our capital amounts to 1,762,000.000 marks, which today is less than $27,000,000. What is that compared with the vast invested in the i American dyestuff industry? | they B. Mayer's photoplay production for |ing’ her products on the American First National, which is reviewed In!market at very low prices. Asa mat-} ‘Our American competitors declare ! are afraid of Germany's dump- ter.of fact we long ago realized that dumping, in the long run, spoils the foreign trade, and that the cut-price system eventually cuts our own throats. On the other hand, sometimes Larty | ye are able to underbid our competi- | Semon's new ‘two-reel comedy, “The: . Cause we can produce much; the Pathe News and Topics | cheaper than other countries, as a re- A holiday matinee Willigyit of the low value of the German i mark. That isn’t our fault, howeve jand we try to get the highest prices. | i | i | i | | | attraction, leads the minor fl.ms, and a | bu! pipe organ furnishes the accompani- | prising Unfavorable Market and L“‘l”ihand 5.— | which the punChes are cut; i | i , an lumber induced lumber operators who j Shown, A0 B 1\ 3°%,0ks which were | § | BOOKS PRODUCED BY SINGLE PERSON ON VIEW Only Volumes Enown of the Kind Are on Exhibition at the Smith- sonian Building. What are, said to be the only books in the history of printing known to person are on exhibition at the divi- sion of graphic arts. ilding, as part of an exhibit com- a set of materl:}z formerly d in the production of type. uEed ing the material is type used by pard Hunter of Chillicothe. Ohio, who designed, the type, cut the punches. struck the matrices, cast the type and set it, and printed the books on a press upon paper of his own manufacture. i bars of steel from The exhibit shows el trom tools used: files with ‘teeth se small icroscope is needed to sce them: a se Psixty-three punches : a set of si Idaho as been decided upon by the jthem: & SO0 0o 5 % om them, and and d mol ¢ these is of historical interest as it 'was used about 1750 in the cele brated type foundry of William Cas- lon in London. The other hand mold was made from this one as a pattern. Both finished and unfinished types are @ a block of type set up, printed from this type. 3 —_— APPEAL TO SORORITIES. TInterfraternity Council Members t> Protest School Ban. The -advisability of seeking sup- port of the girls of the District high school sororities and other matters pertinent to the campaign now being waged to have the board of education rescind the ruling pertaining to the abolishment of fraternitfes in the public schools of the District were discussed at a meeting of the High School Interfraternity Council in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce turday night. s s-'l'ha council, which {s composed of representatives from the fraternities affected :l the rulipg, is. making determined effort to have the rule.r: Dealed, and at the meeting it was sug- gested that the co-operation of the sororities be secured, and appeal made to the young women to organise a like L Reports were also submiitted by the committee in chargé of the peti- tion now being subscribed to, which will be sent Senator Ball, chair- ‘man of the Senate District commit- tee, With & request that mittse lend its SUppokt. 2,000 names of citisens of have already been 0008 "WW laborers for | % tour industry to be able to fill the del- diffident young doctor, devoted to his, uge of orders we have received from 000) was used for extension purpose: have been made by the efforts of one; Storo than District and NE ZONE. an Army wagon train on the move. Dye Industry It was also pointed out to me. that if German dye exports to the United States are restricted or the duty on them is prohibitive, the inevitable consequence will be that German dyes will get into America by way of Eng- land and other countries and the American textile industry will be the principal_sufferer, as the migilemen would, of course, tack on a fat sum for themselves. “Come-Back” Since 1919. | The German dye industry, like many other industries in this country, has recovered with remarkable spced from its decline as a result of the war. While in 1913 the industry jreached the low mark in its histor: imost of its products being used home, the export trade more than trebled the foliowing year, and the big firms had to look around for more capital in order to meet the de- mands. Six of the seven large con- {cerns had a working capital of 731 000,000 marks (normally about $174 000,000) in 1920. This has again been {increased. The profits of these firms | was 249,600,000 marks (nornfally $59, 1404,000), which iz about one-third of their capital. More than half of this was distributed in_dividends, while 1100.000,000 marks (normally $23.500, owly but surely, as the German |dye trade papers polnt out with satis- taction. the dye industries which prung up_in other countries to re- Iplace the German industry scem to be fading away. The Swedish dye indus- try, for Instance, which supplied Rus- and England during the war, has shrunk to next to nothing, and the Swedish textile m=nufacturers are again_buving German dyes; Japan, one of Germany’s best buvers before |the war. cut down the number of it3 idye factories in 1920 from 470 to 392. This number is dwindling. and Japan is buying a large part of her dyes from England. the United States and Thus, for instance, Japan 0.000 pounds of dyes from the United States and only 154 1000 pounds from Germany. But Ger muny's quota in 1919 had been only {25,000 pounds. \ | Switserland Still Formidable. The German dyemakers, however, inform me that their exports to i Japan during the first six months of this year were several times the amount exported last year. Switzer- ! land alcne remains as a formidable | competitor of Germany in the dye | fleld, and is getting many orders from the United States and England. i German dye men are quite excited over the great amount of espionage hich, they claim, is being carried ‘n by Americans to obfain their trade secrets. Several attempts in this direction nave been foiled and | American citizens are now serving prison sentences in Germany, follow- ing their convictions of violations of the German trade laws. On the other hand, a good many German chemists have fled abroad. taking with them { the formulas of many secret dve Dprocesses. COTTON IN NEW ORLEANS REACHES NEW YORK MARK NEW ORLEANS, September 5.—Cot- ton the past week was more active and stronger than it has been for many months previous and prices Iwere sent to new high levels for the season and to the highest points reg- istered since early last winter. Octo- {ber rising, at its best, to 17.56 and May to 18.22. January touched 18 cents a pound and the later months crossed that mark. The opening session saw Smithsonian | the lowest levels of the week and the closing session the highest. - New high levels for the season were made daily. At the highest the months were 221 to 235 points over the close of the preceding week, and at the lowest they were 3 to 5 points under. On the close the market show- ed net gains of 214 to 227 points. The one great factor back of the ad- vance was the gdévernment's report on the condition of the crop on Au- gust 25. Prior to this report there |was heavy buying on anticipations that it would be bullish, and there was even heavier buying after it was issued, because it was more bullish than expected, the percentage of 49.3 being the lowest condition report ever 1insued by the government. This con- dition pointed to a crop of but 7,037.- 000 bales. Some of the strength on the close was derived from reports that many mills and wholbsalers were withdraw- ing lines of cotton goods from. the market and that in many other in- stances they were refusing to sell large quantities of goods at the prices prevalling. Manchester sent ‘over | more_hopeful views of trade there, and at the end of the week Hester placed world mill takings of Ameri- can cotton at 232,000 bales, against 138,000 the same week last year and 215,000 the same week two years ago. A review of the market circulars issued at the end of last week -indi- cate a general opinion that the trade In the near future will not be able to get very far away from consideration of weather conditions and their ef- fect on the crop. There were many predictions of 20-cent éotton. The market closed Labor day. * TEXAS BANK SOLVENT. DALLAS, Tex., Beptember 5.—Off- clals of the Graham (Texas) National Bank declared that although Frank McDowell, until recently an officer of that bank, was under charges of em- beszslement, recent reports that the bank had falled were erroneous. Mc- Dowell was arrested in New York Fri- day mnight by Department of Justice ‘agents and.is being held thers for of- ficials of the Department of Justice. leading | -| warehousemen, and others who handle BETTER BUSINESS FOLLOWS San Francisc_:o, -Reports More Men at Work and Foresees Increase in Retail Trade. BY LYNN C. SIMPSO! Special Dispatch to The Star. SAN FRANCISCO, September 5.— Practical termination of labor trou- bles in this disirict and the estab- lishment of the open shop by con- tractors In the building trades has brought about dtclded improvement in business conditions. While retail trade will not feel the effects of in- creased pay roils for a week or two, cach day sees more men at work. Increased optimism prevails in other lines, but unemployment in the coun- try districts is increasing with the pass'ng of seasonal activities, and the situation there promises to Brow woree. N -y A eharp rev'val in building is fol- | lowing the labor settlement, accom- panied by heavy orders for lumber and large shipments to depleted yards. All milis on the coast have fert the effect. There also is an Im- provement in the market for invest- ment securities and state and dis- trict bonds long unsold are moving. Export shipments continue to in- creass, although the volume is far below last year's record. Real eslate sales e shown a_steady increase and_improvement during the week or ten days. The salmon pack of companies which have headquar- ters here ie practicaliy all sold. as it was very small. The demand for canned fruit is stronger at higher prices and ihere is prospect of an actual shortage in supply.* mills are running between 80 and 90 per cent of capacity. NEW YORK, September 5 (Spetial). —Tire and cord fabrics have been withdrawn from sale by some mill agents and no prices will be named until after the holiday. GRANITE FALLS, N. C., September 5 (Special).—The upward trend of business has begun to make itself felt here and mill owners expect sufficient business to keep them running full time the remainder of the year. WEST POINT, Ga., September 5 i (Spectal).—The mills of the West Pojnt Manufacturing Company are running full time and full kanded and a sl;ally improvement in demand noted. Woolens. NEW YORK, September 5 (Special). —Woolen goods are beginning to lmove and some orders are coming in for mext spring. Prices are steady, according to J. J. Nevins, secretary of the. American Association of Wool- en Manufacturers. BOSTON, September 5 (Special).— There has been a wide demand for raw wool in the last week from vari- ous sources, but purchases have been |in small quantities. Dealers believe the market will be well supported for the remainder of the mont! BRADFORD. England, September 5 (Special).—Five thousand operatives employed in the woolen mills in the Huddersfield district are on a vaca- tion this week. Steel. EW YORK, Septefnber 5 (Specia}). he steel trade reports a large vols Textile Industries Make Advance in New England e ot forcen inguincn fo; Aentesy BY EDSOM B. SMITH. lordern placed continues to expand. Special Djgpatch to The Star. READING, Pa., Sentember 5 (Spe- BOSTON, September 5.—The textile |cial).—The 'Reading Iron Company industries’ and boots and shoes con- kas announced a cut on all kinds of tinue to make a good showing in New | pipe, ranging from $10 to $12 a ton, England, but the most noteworthy |effective at once. development during the last fort-| MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, September night from a business standpoint has |5 (Special).—Four additional mills at been the falling off of retail trade|the Laughiin plant of the American i this section. Department stores|Sheet and Tin Plate Company have Rave experienced a pronounced slump | been placed in operation. Twelve of in sales in this and other cities. This|the twenty-three mills resumed two is doubtless the result of continued | weeks ago after a shutdown of three unemployment, which is increasing ;months. . slightly ‘from week to week. The| [EETONIA, Ohio, September 5 (Spe- shoe trade has slowed up slightly in{cial)—The Cherry furnace of the the last week. Hanna Furnace Company has been The woolen mills continue to work | blown in. Coke ovens have also re- at capacity, while the cotton mills!gumed. : are running at 80 per cent of pos- sible production on fine goods and 65 per cent for the coarser grade: The paper industry is in somewhat more satisfactory condition, but pro- duction is only about 60 per cent of a year ago. Building activities are tered in repair work, most of which is imperative, but there ir w good deal of construction <ontempliced when people make up th costs are down to rock The metal trades, inclu industry, are very dull, operations are confined o repair work, and_the crop situatioa is about {normal. Despite the advcrse condi- tions, bankers think the worst of the jdepression 4s past and quickening of lindustrial activity is looked for with cooler weather. Big Spurt in Busin'ess Noted in the Southwest Conl. . EW YORK. Sentember 5 (Special). —The slightly increased demand for anthracite coal has sent some prices for domestic sizes up from 25 to 35 cents a ton, while steam sizes have ladvanced approximately 25 cents a ton. = < Coke. UNIONTOWN, Pa, September 5 (Special).—The Marion coke ovens of the Southern Connellsville Coke Com- pany have been fired. A contract just closed assures operations for thirty days. It is understood the contract was made at $3 for furnace. Slight s the steel aipbuilding iket. Coal is moving at $1.40 to $1.50, 2ithough operators regard $2 as a low price under existing conditions. on. NEW YORK, September 5 (Spgcial). BY JAMES R. RECORD. —A steamer has been chartered to : ! take 150,000 cases of refined petrol- Special Dispatch to The Star. jeum to four ports in China and Ja- B F?RT \l‘WOR(’.l;H- Tfl:‘fi Sep:er:bf; 5.—!pan. The vessel will sail this month. usiness in the southwest, both re- T S tail and jobbing, has taken the first| HARRISBURG, Pa. September 5 big spurt in the last two years'within | (Special).—A state tax of 1 cent a 1 ihe st week. The big general re.|®allon on gasoline is now teing col- retailers throughout the jthe lected by g o omt” with “the revival ‘of | state and dealers will make their first trade. This has been due to the rise|reports and settlements the first of in_the price of cotton and the sub- [next month. sequent selling of that staple by farm- ers and holders of warehouse re- - ceipts. That ‘“business was good” | was admitted for the first time in many weary monthe | Cotton sold in the streets all over | north and west Texas for prices rang- mCEHIl::Alé i s }ing from 18 to 25 cents a pound, and | 0. September 5 (Special) — | se6d has had a proportionate advance. | The advance in the price of cottor The chief feature of the release of has stimulated southern buying of this flow of money was the retirement | side meats. Foreign demand for lard of old debts. At points where cotton | has been large for the last ten days. has been stored by the hundreds of . bales since last fall, trucks and ve- hicles of every description have been pressed into service to get the staple to the railroads and thence to export points. Trade opened so well last week that ’merchun(u who had stocked up for the Ments. ST. LOUIS, September 5 (Special). —The price of veal has advanced here from a range of 6 to 9 cents a pound Leather. PHILADELPHIA, September (Special).—The chief demand leather in this market is for heavy isolid sole leahter. Steer backs are iquoted at from 48 to 50 cents. Oak sole tannery run secopd backs are season returned to market for more | 200 (ERREIY CUR) CECRES goods, and it is expected that trade {will be up ‘to normal throughout {most of the southwest during the re- mainder of the year. * The improvement in business is be- ing felt by the railroads and sev- eral systems have increased their Ighop forces. More men were at work last week than at any time since last fall Business Toples. ST. LOUIS, September 5 (Sgecial). _Drastic measures are being taken In many cities and towns in this ter- ritory to induce liquidation of costs of materials and labor, in an effort to stimulate building. There ig a tremendous amount of capital await- ing investment in building enterprises when prices come down and when that result is attained it is predicted puilding in this section will go for- ward on a record-breaking scale. PHILADELPHIA, September 5 (Spe- cial).—The board of engineers of the War Department has declined to re- move the port of Philadelphia from federal control. This control was imposed when the facilities of the jport were greatly taxed after the {war. Previously a state board of commissioners was in charge of the {harbor. The engineer board bases iits refusal on the grounds that fge harbor here concerns New Jersay and Delaware as much as it does the state of Pennsylvania, and that the United | States coast guard service must therefore continue to look after an- chorages and other harbor details. The same reasoning, they say, would | apply to the harbors of New York and Baltimore. NEW YORK, September 5 (Special). ——A conference will be begun here next Wednesday to determine the scale of pay for the longshoremen for the next’ ) Men's Cotlhing. MILWAUKEE, September 5 (Spe. cial).—Milwaukee dealers in men's clothing declared today that they in- tend stocking more heavily- on tropi cals for next season. Over a thou- sand sales were lost last summer be- cause of lack of stock, they added. NEW YORK, September 5 (Special). —~Sialesmen who have been in close touch with retailers, report that the heaviest buying of men's clothinz for wear next spring will be in suits which retail under $40, and! that $35 is nearer the price the public is will- ing to pay. Non-Ferrous Metals. ST. LOUIS, September 5 (Sperial).— The present price of lead here is $1.20 a hundred pounds, as compared with a previous price of $4.25, while zinc has moved up from $4.15 to $4.20. Rubber. NEW YORK, Séptember 5 (Special). —Demand for rubber has increased somewhat among the smaller fac- tories, and this is reflected in the firmness of the price of ribbed smoked T ik 390 ox s year at ports on the Atlantic coast. Representatives of the steamship com- panies, the Shipping Board and the Tongshoremen’s union will be-present. It is understood that the dock workers are ready to accept some reduction from the present scale of 80 cents an hour. The Shipping Board, it is be- lleved, will suggest a reduction-of 15 per cent, and the steamship companies ! |are declared to favor a still greater | § cut. The present agreement 2xpires; October 1. About 45,000 men are in- volved. - HARRISBURG, Pa., September 5§ (Special).—Work on the highways of this state is being pushed vigorously in the effort to raise construction fig- ures to 600 miles for the season. About 440 miles have been completed Notes of Commodities < in Various Centers || cm-.' ¥ NEW ORLEANS, September 5 (Spe- cial).—The handling' of spot cotton here 18 being delayed, not only by the mlm 1ayoff, but by a strike of team- rs, loaders, inspectors, markers, Try Saving Now ° " ¥acation days are over | —now let's buckle down and save. 1336N. Y. Ave. tton, an 18 per tent wage ENDING OF LABOR TROUBLES: AS'I'Ohu. Ore., September 5 (Spe- is] activity is registered in the coal mar- | FINANCIAL. 5 RECENT EVZNTS IN THE FINANCIAL werld have demonstrated that the safest and most stable investments. returning dollar for dollar with the stipulsted interest, are first deed of trust motes secured on improved real in correct roportion to its market ue. We have on nd soch investments in lml*fl m’hldlw’"’ “J‘m’ $5.000, ‘lfl.m;ld aterest Der annum, pay- {but the quality of the fish was E00d | abie. scmy-annusly,” with GiILEdge Security. ‘almost to the last of the run. We are also prepared to place and furmish i much iarger sums, Our experience with this class of invest- ! MILL HANDS TO RETURN. ments covers more than 30 years, with un! l s form success and satisfaction on the part of our Inm"lvn"l and borrow clients, {About 4,500 Affected by Textile Union's Decision. . H. 8A! E! & (0. Phones Main 1016-1017. CONCORD, N. C., September 5.—AD- i proximately 4,500 mill operatives in { this country are affected by a decision reached by textile union members to return to work tomorrow morning, | under the same conditions as existed | when the strike was called on June’ cents a pound. Fish. cial).—The Columbia river salmon lcatch has been the poorest in years, 1. These figures are based on the number of operatives at work on !he] last day of May, with the number of operatives who have already returned : to work deducted from the grand ; total. These figures include the mills in_both Concord and Kannavolis. You Should Invest in i Our First Mortgages i i | | i Reason Three 41ST YEAR COMPLETED Ansets . Surplus They do not fluctuate in value and are sure to be paid at par. Right now, with cther standard securities much de- preciated, the real value of a mortgage investment is recognized more than in the past and is of utmost im- portance to you personally. B. F. SAUL CO. Mortgage Loans 934 N. Y. Ave. N.W. 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