Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1923, Page 26

STEEL PRICE FiXING 1°* NETHODS SERED New Organization Formed to Fight “Pittsburgh Plus” Practice in Industry. Fpecial Dispateh to The Star. CHICAGO, October 17.—A new or- ganization embracing nineteen states has entered the lists to fight “Pitts- burgh plus. This new organization, to be known | as “the Assoclated States Opposing Pittsburgh Plus,” is an outgrowth of the appropriation of $55.000 by four Iowa. Minnesota and! ch joint a. formed a jon to fight the “Pittsburgh!$ ethod of steel price fxing. This commission invited the co-opera- tion of other states, with the T 1hat the governors and attorneys gen- eral of fifteen dditional common- wealths have J d the new clation is the r W. E. McCollum, Waestern Rolled Steel Consumers T ation which started the fight on “Pittsburgh plus,” has been put in charge of the offices t 1305 ry of the of the organization locate City Hall Square building, Chicago The United States Steel Corporation nse on the ground that itt gh plus” practice is the result of the operation of the nomic law of supply and demand. The defense theory is that Pittsburih, as point of surplus product led steel. naturally dominat varket and sets the price COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM TIRE COUNTRY NEW arket OF is S, October —This oversupplicd r. owin to the large amount refiners were unable temporarily ips held up by the | strike. Refiners d prices a quarter of a but jobhers are ORTLAND, Ore.. Oc pendent shippers hav e cranberry market s to jobbers as low as a Box, as ipared Growers' zed making $3.50 and with th . October 1 nd Mohair stood to h d 690,000 2 Waool Central Storage Company of on hand approximatel s of long fleeces. ROIT. @ctober 17 an white beans have 4 a bushel and bre pre- e rs are bidding n large house having asre 400 bushels LANCASTER. Pa. October 17— g of tobacco here are visiting of tobacco manufacturers what happens to the leaf after it leaves the sales sheds. The growers are being urged by manu- facturers to handle and cure the leaf more carefully to prevent un- necessary waste DALLAS, Tex.. Oc membe them. Moser of the change. independantly r cent LOLIS, Octob 65.000 barrels of apy oaded on the St.” Lo levee in the Lt week. Daily arrival amount between 15,000 and 18,000 bar- 17.—More than have been un- RAUM RITES TOMORROW. Victim of Fall in Monument Will Be Buried in Baltimore. Funeral servie D street nort! Harper’s Ferry in Autumn is most attractive with its setting of brilliant foliage and picturesque mountains and rivers. The Hill Top House will be open from Friday to Monday for week-2nd par- ties as long as good weather permits. Excellent Train Service : Baltimore &Ohio Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove It Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel, act gently on the bowels and positively do the work. People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Ed- wards’ Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act gently but firmly on the bowels and tiver, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the blood and gently purifying the entire system. They do that which dangerous calomel does without any of the bad after effects. All the benefits of nasty, sickenin; cathartics are derivea from Dr. Bawerast s out griping, pain or any disagree Dr. F. M. rds discovered the formula after seveufeen vears of practice amon tients aflicted with bowel aod liver complatnt, with the attendant bad breath, Qlive_Tablets are purely a vegetable cam- pound mixed with olive ofl: you will know {hem by their olive color. Take one or_ two every night for & week and note the effect. 15c and 30c. Ll 1.000 cars of | OKERS’ FAILURE SET AT $10,600,000 Rauskay Liabilities Double First Es- timates—*Grand Clean-Up,” Says Referee. ' 1 By the Astociated Press, NEW YORK, October 17.—The stock brokerage firm of S. S. Ruskay & Co. failed for $10,000,000, more than twice the amount of the liabilities first be- leved, according to testimony given before Federal Refcree Harold P. Coffin Witnesses testified month of the failure, 1922, millions of dollars in securities that within a| in February, | belonging to Rusky customers were ! disposed of through half a \dozen| other brokerage firms. i When testimony of the disposal of | millions in stocks and bonds was | given, Referce Coffin remarked * was a n-up.” H a solidated Stock Exchange house. ! was one of the biggest failures in| Wall street history and followed on the heels of the exposure in New ! of alleged illegal brokerage Burrill Ruskay and others ! the firm were indicted recently. | harged with having traded against customers' orders, i EARNINGS DROP OFF. M;rylan; !(:ailwny De- crease for Week. BALTIMOE | Western | | reports { nings for 7 from the year. Total for the 0, against $433,767.48, a de- crease of $4,009.38, or 1 per cent. Total earnings for_the current fis- r 7, however, show er cent over the mount reported gainst $13,400.- or an increase of $4,704,696.10. s were shown in coal and dings and other freight well as passenger and ex- raflic. M: ilk and miscel- s items AILROAD WANTED. | Mississippi Petition Presented to I. C. C. Today. ommerce Commission anization of a ailroad corporation. the Bon- {bonl and Hattlesburg Southern, was ought today in a petition filed with he comn n by residents of Hat- iesburg, Miss. The new company cquire ownership of branch of the Gulf, Northern raflroad. and & to issue $100.000 in w apital stock and $235,000 in cent first mortgage bonds. | v. Russell of Mississippi certified {to the commission that while the state had control over corporation y s. the stock and bond i represent o the ac- { tual cash outlay in the acquirement { of the Hattiesburg branch. { Incre; \coke | NEWR | 1 { i Every good | g i : is the result | ! There are THE EVENING STAR, SOLDIER BONUS BONDS PLACED ON MARKET Railroad Financing Reports Denied. Other Sparks From Tick- er Tape. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 17.-—Reports that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads contemplated new financing, which aecompanied t sharp decline in the two stoc] THE RODMAN terday, were officlally denied today. Chief interest in today's Investment market centered in the public offer- Ing of 321,000,000 state of Tilinols soldiers’ bonds and highway bonds. Of the total $15.000,000 are one to twenty years 4% per cent bonus bonds and $6,000,000 three to twenty years 4 per cent highway bonds. The former are offered at prices to yleld 4.50 to 4.60 per cent and the latter to yleld 445 to 4.60 per cent, 0 explanation could be obtained as to the withdrawal of the republic of Finland Issue of $13,500,000 6 per cent sinking fund gold bonds, which was scheduled for public offering tcday. Tt was stated the issue will be offér- il Conn. 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NEW YORK, October 17.—The re- ceipts of apples were much lighte from all sectlons. However, consid erable frult, particularly poor t ordinary quality, remained unsold ed at an early date, having been up_because of some techulcality. A comparison of new capi.al issues of forelgn origin brought out in Bng- land and the United Statcs auring the first eight months of 1923 shows Great Britain is more than holding her own. The figures follow: United States, $191,263,000, and Engiand, $211,049,661. The government will withdraw $1,- 956,000 from member banks In the New York federal reserve district to- morrow. The Beechnut Packinz Company re- ports net earnings before taxes of $1,907,843 in the nine months ending September 30, 1923, as compared with $1,692.803 during the corresponding period of 1922 No More Dull, Heavy EYES 1f your EYES are tired, dull, heavy —use Murine. hl.m:;- lotion soothes nug' tedness and leaves the eves bright and clear. 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