The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 1, 1919, Page 19

= r ome LM, GALLIS T0 ue(EED MAGEE ad District Manager of ” Fleet Corporation of steel ship com the United States ship fn this districg, will suc W. A, Mageo as district the fleet corporation, iq retirement ‘Thurs employed dy the Seattle Dry Dock Co. before Hated with the shir a dich ao eal ahipbulld- was n, director general States shipping board, ‘and for the present hag only held the of- manager for the last retiring to engage in He was presented watch and ‘traveling tor for the division of the shipping ——<———- JNION MEN DADING SHIP nen Are Hired at by Company islands, fund, which by the ship- ‘er ear. NEW Yori CHICAGO het ALIA-STAR CasT the Inimitable Trio ‘ SHOW are ue" OF Great Demand tor No Phone Orders SHIPPING NEWS for the last 20 months | »—_____________w et at}| VESSEL MOVEMENTS | ———________-« ee MAY LAY GABLE ACROSS PACIFIC Northern Route “Preferred by Commerce Chambers — A transpacific cable or wireless telegraph fystem will be established between Seattle and Japan over the Northern route, if the efforts of the Chambers of Commerce of the West Local Markets The aAsparagu market Thuraday surmmarix by dealers in the following manner | Just at the time Washington grow ere are shipping in quantities lar jenough to give them a substantial profit, large shipments of the Call fornia-grown dluct are reaching the street on consignment, | Altho the asparagus grown fn this state is in much greater demand than that of California, yet the mere Presence of a substantial quanuty of all kinds has caused a big slump in situation in the wan are realized, the market, The Washington pro: This movement, which was inaug-| ducer ix very ruffled. ‘To the con urated by the Seattle Chamber of | sumer this brings a cut in. prices, Commerce and Commercial Club, has |been indorsed by the national for- jelgn trade convention at Chicago and the Pacific Coast Association of Chambers of Commerce. Briefs, showing the proposed route, have been sent to government of ficlals at Washington, This route follows a line from Seattle north- ward to Sitka, Cordova, Unalaska, | The jobber is not affected. Small shipments of Dotlara and Oregon Pium brand strawberrios lore arriving by express daily, There are 20 baskets to each crate, and are selling at $4.60 to $5. The #pud | market Is stiffening. News of net ted gems bringing $35 per ton, f. 0, b. Sunnyside, reached the street ; Thursday, Near (Attu) island, Wak ona Vindivestok. Hanes Taipan] The butter market han been un | ‘This northern route, it in ot A pre A gg Reece Pe gga | 8 mn wo, it tm claimed. | roceday’s decline of & conte atill | would effect a saving of 2.222 nau tioal miles, as compared with the cable now in use between San Fran- cisco and Japan, by way of Hono- |tulu, Midway, Guam and Yokohama. Northern ice would not interfere (with the operation of this cable. SCHOONER WILL LOAD holds good, dealers are of the opin: lion that the market will change Eggs and cheese were Whelesate for Vegetables ond Freit O18 Aapa 10@ 12% BIG CARGO OF LUMBER; <=... eH ‘The steam schooner Phyllis, which| Kennewick oe 10 Prosser oe 10 recently took over 1,000,000 feet of lumber to Southern California, will arrive In Ballard Thursday and will begin loading at the Stimson mill She will take on part of cargo there and will then go to Bellingham to fill up. The shipment will go to San Pedro, Beans Wax and « pre 1 Neete locas, per sacle Cal, dow bunches anieh Malt Carrote— Loos! Cal, dow. bunches ... Caalifiower— Local, per DEEP #EA VESSELS From Weather Bureau) Light west wind, April 30, 5 p. nine milew Botling ontens, Oyster Viant—Per Parsley—Dor, bunches . Peanut ver don. May 1—f9 Governor, from Vancouver, ~ at 9:15 a mi Heratsan Maru, outta, via Kobe and Muroran, mm, April 20-8 Rainier. from Fulton, from British Columbia i at 4:20 p m.: Prince George. from ince Rupert, B. C., via ports, at £:46 Sailed From Seattle Beattie, for Bouth-| ‘ . per Tm ° pee dos. bunches Local fipinach—Locel ...... Mrawherrice—Loe Angeirs Florian . Tematere — Mexican, email lug.3.7% April 24: Se A Reattle. via porta. Feat Waireright, for" rian TANIA onto’, A 26: Se Suwe pet rr) 1.16 ais 8 0005.26 " at ta. m. HONOLUTA—Arrived, April 29: Tue towing bee Acapulco, from, N: naimo, B. C., via Port Townsend. VANCOUVER, B. C—Salied, April 20: ports. fy ic Phyllis, from Eovesay, tor Port Gambl ejoy. tor Port Gai POINT WELL#—Halled, May 1: Ss D. G. Scofield, tor Han Francteco, Satled, April 20; fe Ketchikan, for Alaskan ports, via Bellingham. DUNGENERS—-Passed tn, April 20: fe Horalsan Maru, for Beattio. at 5:55 p. m. PORT TOWNSEND—Passed in, April 20: Sm Horaisan Maru, for Seattle, at 9 p.m, Arrived: Se Horaisan Maru, from Calcutta, via ports, at & p. m. tm: He Fulton, for Seattle, at 12 Mexico Maru, for Seattle, « Passed out: fi Alameda, . PORT GAMBLE—Arrived, May 1: Se Deiry Predects Arrived. April tocat ery cubes country Lorn bricks Cal. Fet— Batter Per th.. Egge-—Tocal, strictly fresh. Pulleta . Mixed Mitk-—Pertwt., buy! Cheese-—Wash. cream brick Wash. Young America. Wash. and Oregon triplet Cal, triplets ‘Wisconsin triplets Young America eta até Milbank #ound, southbound, at i. ff Belin Bella, northbound, at 7:20) &. mm. April 30-—Ha Adm! Rodman, off | Pine stand. northbound, at 8:40 a. m.; ich off Prince Rupe Oregon nee Idaho t: communication) Limburger, 19 Limburger, 2 Pouliry-—Prices Pald_by Wholesale Dalen oO Maneen Great Northern Maru. Smith Cove terminal—Ss Woraisan aru. Pier 14—fe Protestiaus, Western Knight, motor sohr Wakena. Bell st.—Schr Azalea, ss Fulton, Albert Metin. Pier 11—U. & ® Burnside, U. 8. tug Peterson. Pier &—Schr Fanny Dutard. Pler 7—Sehr Bender Hrothers, John A. Pier 6—Sa Oridono Maru. Pier A—Motor achr Libby Maine, ler D—fie Governor. Union Pacifio—He Nippo Maru. Keattle Flour mille—fa Rainier. Standard Ol! company—Motor echr | TiRagaoe i" ukee Ocean sehr Cows-—Country, dressed . Veal—Fancy « Chotee Heavy grade ™ Block . dock—fia Mexico fie Engineering—Ss Byota, P Bos- worth. Skinner & Wddy—He Vietorin, Baws wood, Kdgemoor, Edgemont, Polyblus, Toke, Wayucan, Kidena, West Maximus, sehr Malvator, Blakely. Nilson-Kelez—Sia Fonduco, Cinyras. Lander at, terminal-—## Admiral Wat- son. Duthie yard—t« West Hematite, West Hembire, Weat Helix. Todd drydocke—U. 8. 8. Gwynn, as Di geht, Gaffney, Ozetta, Brookhaven, Be thange. pe. Titdge and Dredging company— Se Brookwood, Blakely. Amen yard-—fis Western Glen, West | Irmo, Went Isiay. |" Hetternan drydock—fs Adway, Alfal- Timethy—F. Wash, No. 1. ‘Timothy seed. 2 per th. Kye seed—-Pr Alfalta—K. Wa. | key. | Meacham & Babcock—S# Ardima. Patterson & Macdonald—Sa Horringn, a Berriwa Lake Union—fis Rush, Brookdale, Fort Harrison, Allenhurst, Fort Jacknon, Ad dison, Poulton, Boughton, Boseimont, Bournevilie, bee Wm, H. Smith, Abmik, Cineas, Fort Union, Albatross, Anthon. Seattle $6,258,021.75 LAUATTAS 3|TOO MANY TELEGRAMS, THU DAY, MAY SEATTLE STAR TIPS FROM TRADE EXPERTS ON HOW TO SELL SURPLUS ABROAD What did the delegates hear from their chosen experts at the greatest business convention held in America this year? This tells you!!! How to attack the danger of # national surplus thru disposal of it in foreign trade—this tells yor Missinwippt Valley quip and use ports of nearest ac BY CARL SANDBURG Ansociation (N. EK, A. Staff Correspondent) CHICAGO, May 1.--Nearly every: Develop agricultural, |thing big, powerful and efficient in| rican’ business, commerce and|®"4 Industrial finance is here, thru 2,000 delegates, | them to profit from Jat the convention of the National | transportation.” Foreign ‘Trade Council nica “?P Skill and speed in American shops Extend President's Power WILLIAM SMITH CULRERSON and factories is making more goods than we can sell in our own coun-| Member VU. 8 Tariff Commiasion president t try and therefore we must find waya| “Grant powers to the to well the surplus of goods to out:| negotiate tariff concessions without side countries—that, in short, i» the | requiring ratification from congress conn mining resources to enable the economic statement of the national danger be-| Necessary flexibility cannot be ob ing considered by the convention, | tained unless the president has pow An described by James A. Farrel,|er to proclaim, at his dixcretion and | president of the United States Steel Corporation and chairman of the Na tional Foreign Trade Council, these without further action by the maximum tariff on nny the articles enumerated in the law,” nerens, pr all of | steps are immediately r JAMES W. HOOK, President Al | “Constructive consid lied Machinery Co. of America | needs of American foreign trade en-| "American goods sho: be sold jterprive in this emergency; means | abroad by Americans. Den't go back jand methods that will enable our|to pre-war days when the American overseas commerce effectively to meet the conditions It faces; arous- ing of American manufacturers, farmers, merchants, laborers, bank ers, educators, railway and steam. ship men, to the imperative neces | producer handed over foreign selling | rights to foreigners, who, in a great , Only tested the market with American goods and then man- ufactured these goods as compet nity of bending thelr energies to the - _ © Prompt solution of these problems ae coy te ie agg Foreign Trade Essential to Ameri cleteniataeaee” \aiae can Industry’ le our theme.” | Some of the Suggestions Here are summaries of points and) from speakers before . French and Spanish is best for handling export trade of & factory, Knowledge of packing, whipping, tariffs, are essential.” knows Br Here's Pessimistic Note WILLIAM E. PE President W. EB. Peck & Co. “Foreign nations will shut their doors to us as long as they * to pay heavy in tefpat charges on their debts. Of the mgny producta we now export only PRIZER, President "We face industrial rials unless we largely and rapidly ane exports in finished products, port cotton in fabries, not in the bale; iron and steel in machinery and implements; leather tn shoes. Use our coal under our own factory boilers, Supply what the foreigner usew and always calls for, Bet aside all restrictions on trade, including anti-trust laws, Remove uncertain ty of transport and mail thru regu lar mailings and quick movement of | ships.” Ine ine on board ship at a cost of from & to 10 per cent less than similar foreign articles.” (Official convention re ports characterize Mr. Peck as “rath er gloomy.) W. G. HILDERRANT, Gotham Advertising Co.: “Properly planned WILLIAM PIGOTT, President Se. | and well executed advertining pays lattle Car and Foundry Co: “The | Whether it be the glaring poster or salesman with the lowest cost and |handbill in northern China or in the better quality of goods, of average |aaticultural publications of Aus American honesty and Intelligence,’ tralasia, the Malay newspaper in will in the end book more orders|the Dutch East Indien, the illustrat than the man who wastes hie time | 4 weeklies or dailies of Latin Amer and his company’s money aping for-|!oa, or In our Own export publica eign habite, customs and peculiari-| tions, the right kind of advertising tex, Reduce costs by reducing over: | Will pay.” head expense. During the past four| H. 8. DEMAREST of Green, years we have acquired extravagant | Tweed & Co, New York: “The customs and habits that must be) many smaller nations of Europe in eliminated from our business life at| many cases present larger trade op- once.” € portunities than do the larger na- |: Public Markets | we | Portland Market Report | —_—_—_— 8 a On a ec FINE st. lore Receipts, 87 head; market weak, Heat Malt 21, Krintot milk, 196 at. | Sugar and soap stall, Carnation or Mor- | tiers $19@15.00; good to choles atesrs, milk, Ie enn 2 bare Creme OF bare Fatry soap, 8, cows and heifers. Ot bulla, 85.608 stockers and feeders, #4 eream, te dish, tte qt; . be | Acme rocery basement — Ghiradell's chocolate, th; Det Monte ean pineapple. of marnron!, 266. Bor Ory i tvory chips, 180 phe. | Teed Beal grocery annex—Teeo pancaki flour, 100 phe; § boxes matches, t6e;| | Hed Top coffee, 400 Ib. can. Hiliott Fish company—Alaska black 6d, Ihe ib, Royal grocery—Hill's cottes, 4%e Ib, discount the announced release of flour by the food administration, raised grain futures on the Chicago Board of today. Provisions moved up with grainn. Ps : ripe olives, small size 160, large 250 the; preserved —# tbe M. P nd | beans, can 160, | Mall 36 \ Rowe seed potatoes, 2% Rhubarb, § Ibe, 260; best Iresh tomatoes, Ih, 15¢ sour mixed pickles, pt. tb. ‘we; firsta, 470; ex- nin flats, fancy, tatoos (wharf pri yen per cental; Oregon 2. aie. =, $1 Stall ry |; fresh ranch emes, 600 do: lamb chops, 20¢ 1b.; veal chops, 30¢ ™ pot roast, “1%¢ fh.; short ribs, 180 tb. | Htalle 20-21, asparagus, 100 and 160 Ti . Ie M.; Bunkist oranges, 250 Tee house California, $4@4.25 per contal; on the street, $4.25 $2.40@2.45; do anced. $2.00@3. Barley Ger cental)—Good food, about 17%: shipping, $2202.28; chevalter, nomin) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET NEW YORK, May 1—<(Ry United Preas.)—The trend of the stock market opening. Amert- jas at 76, up 14; Beth- 72%, Up Me, and Gen- 2, up 1M. je 600, rearing, 200 th.; beat but Wirconsin’ brick cheese, 260 anch eggs, 480 doz, 2 don, cream cheese, 360 T, Stall L-T, Breen peas, 200 Ib.; home grown aspar- us, 200 Ih NEW YORK Corrré RK, NEW YORK, May 1.—Coffoo— WESTLAKE Spot 7s, 16%4e: Santos, 21% 0, Fish stall, salmon trout, Ste ®.; Sugar—Centrifugal, $7.28. i s. tbe ; Arrest Taxi Driver on Perjury Charge George Swingle, taxteab driver for the Seattle Taxicab and ‘Transfer company, was Wednesday arrested on a charge of perjury at the re- Stall 17, 8 the, fine cane sugar, The. nay 4 bea te abaya eee M17, ’ 78% | ald, and released on $1,500 ball. Stl Te, Dae tag, Mall cans Carnation | SWingle is alleged to have signed mil, ual ba sarge fresh, aed, | conflicting affidavita, as sivitenced ra or a in @ taxicab company’s injunction mi Mares fren wlima, potatoon, 12 the, {sult against the Seattle Auto Drivers’ 26e, or $2.26 per 100 Ihe., delivered, Stall | union, 43, corned beef, 220 to 250 Ib.; pot ronat, The injunction hearing ended S00 to 320 Mh, Wednesday afternoon. Judge Ron- ald has the case under advisement. Flyers May Start; Weather Is Better ST. JOHNS, N. May (United — Press.)—Improvement — in weather conditions was reported te day in wireless messages from mer- chant ships in the Atlantic, Sop. with and Martinsyde airplanes re- mained within their hangars, and no announcement was expected from their pilots before the afternoon as to whether their transatlantic flight would be attempted today, J Th; new potatoes, 2 Tha, farina, 260; Lancho | butter, #mal! 150, large 260; 2 the, Criaeo, 65; Krinkle corn flakes, 100 pke.; stuffed olives Atal! 120, 3 pkes. Lux flakes, cotter, 430, Stall 192, dried apricots, 20¢ 1b.; prunoa, 2 Ibu, 260; Pride washing powder, 200 pkg. PIKE PLACE TOSS ’EM INTO WASTE (Special to The Star by N. E. A.) PARIS, May 1.—Paris newspa- pers leaped with both feet on a subject that brought a welcome di- version from dry peace conference | news, Investigation by a chamber of deputies committee revealed that during the war the Paris tele- graphic bureau held back as many as 40,000 telegrams a day, The wires were clogged—and so clerks just tossed the excess messages into the waste basket! JOHN M. PARKER, President! tions who compete for their trade.” | with @ tendency to| ade | 1—|} “AND FINANCE — MARKETS) ‘ALIENS TO LOSE ~ TRAINMEN JOBS 125 Streetcar Men Are Not | American Citizens Of the 1,200 trainer {the munteipal ear ti | American citizens, « 5 have not taken out their first papers, Traction |Superintndent Murphine announced Thursday n employed on om, 12 are not Murphine # the street raflw amined for accept |ance ‘under the civil service commis |slon, for charter provision governing city civil wervice regulates the em |ployment only of Americans by the clty for civil service jobs.” ‘Twepty-five of these men have not taken out thelr firet papers One |hundred have, and may be permitted to remain until finally naturalized, Jaltho the commiasion may rule them {out ‘WOULD LICENSE RUMMAGE SALES |Health Commissioner Wants to Force Cleanliness Refore any rummage sale can be hela unsel for such @ bill to provide also for sterilizing all second-hand those will survive that can be placed | pedding, mattresses and old clothes | before offered for male. ‘The ordinance would force all ho- tela to fumigate mattresses, beds and all bedding once every six months, and authorize the health commissioner to appoint tnspectors | to see that lodging and rooming houses provided patrons with clean linen Blankets and quilts on moving vans would also have to be kept | sterile and be subject to examination | by health officers. COMPLAINS OF STREET | Complaint against the condition of Lowman drive, from 44th ave. 8. W. to Blake place, i# contained jin a communication from 8. C. | Stevens, a resident of the district |filed with the city clerk. ‘The |stretch was impansable ail winter| and is almort as bad now, he says. SUNMEN'LL HAVE To Yo ANTIAIRCRAFT. ps Bd / ARRESTS LL BE HARD AEAAL AMMEN CLOTHES ! LL HAVE T HAVE TRAFFIC COPS TOO. by any charity or other or ganization, it may be necessary to ply to the health commissioner for & permit, if an ordinance upon | which Corporation Counsel Walter | F. Meter is working for the health | department, is passed. Health Commissioner H. M. Read | has appealed to the corporation " ) ALLIED LEADERS MEET GERMANS Teuton Delegation Formally Presents Credentials BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS | (United Press Staff Correspondent) | VERSAILLES, May 1.—Peace | officially opened here st 3 | o'clock this afternoon. At that hour, Foreign Minister | Brockdorft-Rantzau and Herr Lands | Wants Divorce From Former Prince } Ceclle, the wife of the onetime crown prince of Germany, soon will appear in court to get a divorce from Willie, and the four little princelings whose pictures appear and a little princess born during the war will prob- ably be given to the charge of thelr mother, who has had charge of them anyhow in days gone by when Willie roamed Europe in search of pleasure and since his flight to Holland, Cruelty is charged against the ex-prince, The Mother of Cecile, Grand Duchess Anastasie, is ready, if necessary, to testify for her daughter. Her picture is at the right berg, German delegates, handed their credentials to Jules Cambon, Henry White and Japanese Ambassador Matsul, representing the allies. The meeting last only five min utes, ITALY DEBATES PEACE RETURN Paper Says Representatives Will Remain in Rome LONDON, May 1.—(United Press.) —A news agency dispatch from | Rome today quoted the Epoca as de- claring that Premier Orlando and | Foreign Minister Sonnino will re- | main there “until the allies are of- | ficially disposed to confer with Italy on a new basis.” ROME, April 30.—(Delayed.)—(By United Press.)—The Italian peace | delegation held a conference here to- | night, lasting more than an hour. |It was understood a decision was | reached as to whether the delegation | will return to Paris. Celebrate Labor Day Thru Europe LONDON, May 1.—{United Press.) |—Labor day was being celebrated thruout Europe today with greater to recent industrial upheavals and gains made by organized labor. London's main celebration was a monster demonstration in Hyde park, where a record-breaking crowd Ustened to speeches by British and continental labor leaders, Oregon Hospital Men Land in East NEW YORK, May 1—(@nited | Press.)—Rase hospital No, 126, op- erated and equipped by the Elks’ lodge in Oregon, arrived here today jaboard the transport Finland, in command of Lieut. Col RO Le | Eyenne. The unit will be sent to \camp Lewis for demobilization. Most of its members are from Port- jand, PASSENGERS PAID FOR SHIP SAILING DELAY NEW YORK, May 1.—Eleven hun- dred persons recently besieged the |bank of M. Berardini, to collect $15 each due them from the Union Navi- gation Steamship company. Police- men were called to keep order. The applicants were to have sailed for Italy on March 20 on the steam- er President Wilson, but the vessel was held up 10 days by the harbor strike, The passengers were paid | $1.50 daily during the delay by the | | steamer’s owner. It was said each man had $2,000 or more he had ‘saved to take abroad with him, Munich Soviet Is Reported Crushed | COPENHAGEN, May 1.—(Unit- ed Press.)—The Berlingske Tid- ende reports the Munich soviet government has been overthrown, The above dispatch firmed from any source. is uncon- | CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 1— Postmaster General Burleson today |was to receive a resolution adopted by the Cleveland Federation of La- |bor last night, asking him to resign enthusiasm than ever before, owing | because he “has declined to deal with representatives of organized PAC 5 bey rf i : i ‘| il ij | E ii ? I : HU H j i H | | i i i g ah i E if i E I FE Li Buy a LOT! Save, and PAY for it! Then ask a good builder to put a money will just about pay for the HOME)