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Madison Wisconsin State Journal (Newspaper) - September 30, 1920, Madison, WisconsinBusiness Outlook Impulse to Price Adjust* merit Is Widely Felt in America - B y J o h n W . H i i r = ^ \ ___________________________ ^Financial Editor, Iron Trade Review) I v o l . 135, NO. ISO. TT I W 7lheWisco te Journal ( ' i t y E d i t i o nFOURTEEN PAGES 1 H R p re sen t n o t new or price m ovem ent I* surprising:. I t Is 81st Year. MADISON, W1S., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1920. PRICE THREE CENTS m erely an acc en tu a tio n of th e p rice reac tio n w hich haa been q u ie tly w o rk ing in th is co u n try and in a ll in � d u s tr ia l n a tio n s since la s t sp ring . T h ere is be ing b u ilt a fo u n d a tio n for bedrock, sober p ro sp e rity . H igh w ages will recede m ore slowly th a n th� c w t o f living. H igh ta re s an d high f re ig h t ro te s c o n s titu te fu n � d a m e n ta l p ro d u c tio n co sts w hich m is t bo reckoned w ith . Tho sm ash in g of a ll vah iea o v e r� n ig h t w ould h u rl th e co u n try Into eco� nom ic ch ao * T h ere fo re , e ffo rts a re being m ade to keep th e p ro cess o f d e � flation o rd erly . I t Is a lw ay s b e tte r to I w alk dow n s ta ir s th a n to Jum p o u t of I tho w indow. T h is does n o t m ean th a t no com - j m odify w ill re ac h th o p re -w a r level, j C opper, silk , wool and h ides ar� a t, o r n ear, th e ir 1915 q u o ta tio n s now. | B aw ru b b e r Is som e 60 p e r c en t be-I low Its p re -w a r p rice . In a ll o f th ese m ark e ts th e re is a d eg ree o f o v e r� pro d u c tio n w hich ta n o t so a p p a re n t f in o th e r I in c a S r u su a lly h appens, re ta il p rice s a re ! not sp eed ily re flecting th� red u c tio n s ! t in th e w holesale trad e . Bom� sh rew d fin an c ie rs believe th a t ' 'Hie c rea tio n o f a lm o st $20,000,000,000 j In now w ealth th is y e a r in c ro p s will J .help to b o ls te r u p buumunn ac tiv ities . . . . T h e one n o tab le ex cep tio n to the I g e n e ra l tren d o f p rices h a s been In th e iron an d s te e l Indu stry . I ts p rice level w as m ain ta in ed by largo unfilled . r d e r a B ut th e u n d erly in g position o f th e in d u stry is being w eakened by th e sh a rp decline o f new buying. . . . T h e re d u c tio n of F o rd s h a s cen te red a t te n tio n upon th e au to m o b ile In d u s� try . A lthough th e F o rd ann o u n cem en t a t f irs t w as g ree ted in a h ostile m an � n e r by o th e r m o to r p roducers, som e h av e a lread y fa llen in line. GALVESTON HAS $2,000,000 FIR CAR CO. A S K S F A R E B O O S T D E F I C I T ON OPERATIONS IS C L A I M E D Madison Railway* Officials Leave Amount of Increase to Board; Submit Fig� ures With Petition T he ab u n d an c e o f goods on d o m es� tic m ark e ts is p a rtia lly exp la in ed by fa ll in g ex p o rts an d ex p an d in g Im ports. T ho A u g u st excess o f ex p o rts , to ta l � in g So? 000.900, w as th e low est o f any m o n th s in ce O ctober, 1914. T he m o n th 's im p o rts in creased 68 p e r c en t e v e r 1919, w hile e x p o rts d ecreased 9 p e rcen t. T he A u g u st record w as a lso tow er th a n Ju ly , w h e reas in fo rm er jvw trs a r exp an sio n u su a lly occurred . s e * W ar in fla tion hum bled th e a lm ig h ty do lla r. In J u n e It w.^s w o rth 57 cen ts c . m f�ar*il w ith p re -w ar va lues. L ow er com m o,Illy p rice s a re rev iv in g th e d o l� la r 's d rugged se lf-re sp e c t. N o th in g in d ica tes th is m ore v iv id ly tn a n th e re c e n t reco v ery o f L ib e rty bend prices. T h e ad v an c e In bond q u o ta tio n s a lso re flec ts th e e a s ie r c re d it s itu a tio n . T h is h a s repu ted fYnm fa llin g p rices And re m a rk ab le c lea rin g sw a y of goods' oongestion by th e ra ilro ad s . . . . T h e b u re au o f lab o r re p o rts th a t o a t rat 14 In d u strie su rv ey ed in A ugust, Id show ed few cf e m p 'oyes th a n In 1 Ju ly . T h is Is d ue to d im in ished in � d u s tr ia l a c tiv ity . R ap id ly g row ing tm m ic ro Mon will fu r th e r In c rease the lab o r supp ly and caus� re a d ju s tm e n t o f tb s w ag es o f com m on labor. Im � m ig ra n ts a re now po u rin g in to th e c o u n try a t th e ro te o f o v er 1,906,090 a yeah. T h is is equal to th o p e ak of u re -w a r im m igration . I R LM H N D O U S in creases in cost of o p era tio n an d m a in ten an ce a re the bania fo r a pe titio n fo r Increased ra te s p resen ted by th e M ad� ison Kali w ay s com pany to th e r a i l � road com m ise on today. T h e co m p an y a sk s fo r no defin ite ra te in crease . I ts d em an d s orc fo r an increased fare , leav ing th e a m o u n t of th e incr>tise to th e com m ission . P re s � en t ra te s ar� 6 c e n ts cash o r 9 tic k e ts fo r 50 cents. Member?* o f th e co m m istion cou ld g iv s no In fo rm atio n a s to th e p ro b � able d a te fo r a h e a r ng. T he O ctober on j*ndar is a lread y very ru sh ed an d it m ay be six w eeks before th e co m � m ission can co n sid e r th e ap p lica tio n . E. J . B. S c h u bring, M adison a t t o r � ney, re p re se n ts th e com pany in th e ap p lica tio n . T he co m pany lays the cau se fo r th e dem anded in crease in fare,* to th e co st of lab o r an d o p e ra � tion w ith th e " la rg e p av in g o b lig a tio n s Im posed by th e c ity o f M adison," a s an added b u rden . D udley M ontgom ery, v ic e -p re s id e n t an d H ugh M ontgom ery, se c re ta ry of th e com pany , signed th e petition . CLAIM DEFICIT In u rg in g im m ed ia te relief, th e co m pany d ec la re s It h a s in cu rred d u r � ing th e p a s t th re e m o n th s a defic it o f 41 i*.9i>5.55. "A fte r d ed u c tin g d e p rec ta tio e ae ftg- .tred by th e com m ission , a ll th e re w as R A IL CO. GIVES F I G U R E S TO SHOW DEFICIT I ' HE follow ing certified fig �ure* were subm itted by the Madison Railway* com � pany to the railroad com m ission today to prove it* contention of a deficit exceeding $15,000 on o p � eration* from June 1 to Sept. I t Total revenue ................$91,076.13 Operating e x p e n s e s and taxes ................. *4,562.94 Depreciation a* figured by com m ission ......... MJOOJX in te rest ......................... 16,466.74 Ba lance fo� in te re s t ,. 513.19 Deficit ............ $15,955.55 TWO BURNED'HEALTH LAW IN $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 PROGRAM IS GARAGE F I R E T H R E E F O L D Mechanic:- Suffer Injury in Dr. C. R. Harper Outline* Fog Sales Co. Blaze; Dor- l^egiftlaiive Proposal to en Car* Ruined I* Be* Increase Number of lief State District* PHILIPP APPEALS FOR COAL RELIEF T E L E G R A M T O P R E S I D E N T U R G E S F U E L A D M I N I S T R A T O R : W A R N S O F S U F F E R I N G PRO TEST SERVICE At alm ost the sam e moment that ha received the pstition of the Madison Railways company for an increase n rates, Rail- Road Com m issioner Chairman Carl Jackson w as confronted with another petition signed by 200 residents of the East Side charging tha com pany with failure in savvies. Th# com plaint declares "th* service of th# Madison R ail� w ays com pany on North street a nd W innebago street beyond the C. L. A N. crossing is inad� equate and insufficient in that th*ra is no service between the hours of 8:20 a. rn. and 4 p. rn. nor after 5:30 p. rn." A notice of investigation w as issued by th* com m ission. A date for public hearing will be set within 10 days. F R A N C E A C C E P T S G E R M A N E N V O Y P id C K -W ilhelm M ayer v an KAuf- I tw uron, G erm an arrtba.srador to F rance, .?resented h is c red e n tia ls to P re s id en t ,M Mecan ! a t th e E lysee palace, th u -* r - s to r in g th e Uipiomaitio re la tio n s of Krane* and G erm an y to th* p rew ar baals. In pm �enU ng h ts c red en tia ls , th� a m b a ssa d o r Maid he w ould co n tin u e to d ev o te h is e ffo rts to th e fav o rab le d e � ve lopm ent of th e relation** betw een th e tw o countriesi. w ork ing a long th e lines of th� tre a ty o f Vertrailles, and he ex- p reused confidence th a t th� F ren ch go v ern m en t would aid him. P re s id e n t M illerand sa id he w as ! p lraeed w ith the se n tim e n t ex p ressed , I T he policy o f F ra n c e to w ard G erm any , J lie said, would hi* insp ired by the aam� idea, becall* the loyal execu tion of ( th e solem n jia r t w hich p u t an end to th e w ar ie th e only m ean s fo r th e I p rac tica l so lu tion of the d ifficulties be- t ' Vfwecn the tw o natione. fly ------------------------- HAUGER V ILLA G E H AS BIG FIRE E BAI CLAIR!;- T w e n ty - one b u ild - j ings, includ ing the M ethodist ch u rch , , w ere d estro y ed by tiro w hich sw ept ! m o st of th e little town of W eston, la te ' y e s te rd ay . Aid from M enom onie, j a c ro ss th e r iv e r finally con tro lled th e i I tam ce Fair and continued cool tonight, with heavy frost. Friday fair w ith rising tem o s r a t u r s . Dim inishing .orthwest, winds. left av a ilab le fo r in te re s t c h a rg es fc r til� th re e m o n th s wan $515.19 w hereas th*- a m o u n t necess.ory to b** se t a s id e for in te rn e t fa irin g th is period w ar I IIC.468.74, leav ing a deficit o f l l l , - j 966.55," eaid the pe tition . "T h is condition cream * a n e m e r� gency th a t dem and* im m edia te ac tio n la n d th e g ra n tin g of an em ergency tat- . on *eee in ro te s for fa re ." T h is dem an d fo r im m ed ia te ac tio n J is m ade by th e com pany, it declare*., because o th e r Im p o rtan t item s o f e x � pense will h ave i� b� m et p re sen tly in con r e c 'io n w ith paving, re n ta ls of c a rs . nd - th o r ex p en ses w hich will s till tu r f in g in c rease th e rtcficiL Uni��* th� com p an y is g ra n te d th is I increase p ro m p tly it w arns th a t it will I not ira alii� to re n d e r reaso n ab ly a d e � q u a t e se rv ice an d Its solvency will be J jeo p ard ixed. M UST B F PE R M A N E N T T h e In c rease of rn tea th e p e ti te � d ec la re s m u st be p e rm a n en t a s �n th a t i >�asia a lone can la s tin g a ss is ta n ce be ? ren d ered In d u s tria l co n d itio n s re su ltin g from I th e w ar, la rg e in creases of pay to e ra- p toyerrmber, Hep re - : s e n ta tiv e K ahn , C a lifo rn ia , ch o irm an 1 o f th e house m ilita ry affa'r** co m m it- I I tee, aa�'l today . K a h n s p lan c o rd o n - j I pla.**# an an n u a l ap p ro p ria tio n of 95 ( .090,090 to help A m erican inv en to r* de- 1 ! velop new plan� d es ig n s an d new d* - 1 v ices w hich will m ake a ir trav e l s a fe r : |a n d m ore p rac tica l. I t w ould � scout- j a g e both com m erc ia l a n d m iu ta rv t av ia tio n . WAR M EASURES A T END OCT.3I R O M E -Ita ly will d ec lare the w ar a t j an end Oct. 31, th e c ab in e t announ led I today. All m easu re* p u ss tblo will bn | revoked then, i t wa* announced , and ! th e w ar m in is try will be reduced. Tr.e J la t te r m ove will re s to re sev era l cool* ! mande* rod h o te ls to th e ir ow nem . LEGION DEMANDS AID FOR YANKS CTLM V E L A N D rT h o ro u g h ln w ;� t.sa � turn to d e te rm in e th* b lam e fo r th e ai j ieged fa ilu re of th e fed era l b u re au s fo r i j s o l d i e r a id to fu n c tio n efficiently, an d im m edia te s te p * f t . rem ed ia l legm 'a- tion Is th*- p ro g ram of th e A m erican . Legion, acco rd in g to F. VV G aJlb raitb , Jr., C in c in n a ti, new n a tio n a l corn m nnder. I T h e con v en tio n ad jo u rn ed la >t n ig h t, ' j ba t Die ex ecu tive co m m ittee In th e new . offices w* re to hold a b rie f b u r n e r s m eeting lodey . j F ive vice c o m m an d ers w ere e lected la� follow.1?: Jo h n G. E m ery , G rand j I .lipids. M icb., T h o m as J . Uoldirigay, N ew ark. N. J .; K. J . W invlett, R abo- I Ville, Via.; C. G Fendill, K enosha, and I J. , Nev. T he Rev. Jo h n W. Inner, M nntgw n- 1 cry, Ala-, w a s e lected n a tio n a l c h a p � lain . F ' 1 IR L o rig in a tin g In th e w orn shop of th e Fox M otor Bales com pany. H ast Doty s tre e t, canoed d am ag e e stim a ted a t > .10.000 sho rtly before noon t they a rc too th in , w hen th ey ar� n ervous, d u ll; lf th ey l ave boo �ye�, bad tee th , fiat fee t; how to d e tec t ixtfwsie�, w lm opm g cotigf,. d ip h th e ria ; w h a t to do lf sen i- ?ary cond!'.ion.-; car? rtv* r ig h t a t AKsfcooL Th� Am**rfcan School H ygiene c/wo "nation w ro te th e booklet, th e A m�rie ?/> an y r a ren t. *e th e coupon.. IV p lain ly F rederic J . I la tk ln , D irector, Th� W isconsin B tato Joy m a In fo rm atio n B ureau . *VashingtoT). D. C I sneloM h e m w 'ih tw o esntv In s tam p s fo r re tu rn p o rtag e on a free copy o f th� booklet "Th� Behoot C h iid 'ii H eal til." M I M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ H R K ri IT E M B w in co m p rise the leg isla tiv e p ro g ram o f th� stat� board o f h e a lth d u rin g th� co m � ing leg isla tiv e session , acco rd in g to a ta lk by Im. C. A. HVrper, o f th� stat� board th is m o rn .n y before th� co n � vention o f s to le h ea lth officers in the assem b ly * ham bc" T h e p ro g ram includes I. A p roposition to in c rease th� th e n u m b er of h ea lth d is tr ic ts in th� stat�, of w hich th e re a re now fir�, to a f least e ig h t o r ten , w ith fu ll tim� d ep u ty bewith officers in each. m. A m ea su re ;bwt every xnuaic- , lpu lity of 20,090 o r m orn rn,ast provid� a full tim* h ea lth officer wKh full equ ipm en t. 3. A p rop o sitio n to b r in g abou t ft d iv ision of th e or* ��ut b u reau of ch ild w elfare and public h*aith nur* log In to th� tw o dpatio en*� of ch ild w elforo a n d public h e a lth | n u rsin g . D r. H a rp e r u rged u o rgvalw tion in 1976 w. h �even r ra m � bers and a s e c re ta ry T oday th� d e � p a rtm e n t h as a m u ltitu d e o f ac* ive low. an d em ploys som e 60 perso n s in d e r - iital w ill lo� b u ilt iium *di u�L, th e fo u n d a tio n laid th is flail and tit� in s titu tio n to be r�v*ly w ith in tw o y ro rs Dr. G. VV. H enflra, sUi*�rvianr o f Mat� ,� nerval ilhwvue* clinics, declared how p ita l lx t l i n ie the only w ay so - lea r up the vc ne re a lly Infected Indiv idual o f th e irr�Htx>n*ible iype, an d ad vocal �rt com pulso ry *onfir*'ineTit o f th�-** c h a r- a� te rs u n til they a re n� lo n g er d in g e r - oua a� ria tr ie rs . .T h e g rea te tft am o u n t **f �. rvtr� .?s," d*c!are*i Dr. Hi *,Ika. "T h eir follow -up work in d e lin q u e n t r a m ti especia lly valuabl> They 'roc** th� so u rce o f Irsf* Mon od e n � d eav o r to hat� o th e r m em bers of th� fam ily u n d erg o exam in atio n and tr* x t- ruent lf !� * ?.. ry ." Mlw* I r 'i iu L udw ig , - 'e la l w " k�r of lh� Jan* itvMl� clinic, g ive g ra p h ic fl- i os Ira t lo a a o f wdiat th e Ja n e sv illo (T u rn to page 8, co lum n 4) FROST TONIGHT. THEN W ARM ER c ru s t tonight, *oh w S E R IE S " FIX E D " CHICAGO Th� i v 'f f f lp t t io n in to ad eq ed baseb a ll erookedneas w ill b� co n tin u ed d e sp ite K tato 's A tto rney Mac L ay H v y o e's req urart th a t i t be hold up u n til he re tu rn s from New York. TY. W B righam , fo rem an o f lh� Cook c o u n ty g ra n d Jury conducting th e probe, an tio itn red h e re today. " N o tw ith s tan d in g M r. H ujT ie# s t a te � m ent. th!.* iii vc� t iglu J fin Into crooked L m ei an will be o n u n u eu oy th is .grand ju ry ," anil! B rtg b am Hi*hd e igh t mor** g am b le rs s e r e �aid to Le facing us) le n ie n t* in conn co lion w ith p la y � ing iii th� Nail**u�u inague. i*r�s|d*nt Jo h n i le y d lr r o f th e N a- t orUil league � o a Lei � � th� g ran d j i r v an h o u r yu ste ru ay M anager Jo h n I l i 't l r t w c f th� New York Gin .to a Ital n u t t e d . DOUBTS 3ERIE.S FIXED l ie y d ie r �ald ho w as q u estio n ed rf gurd iiy t tw o p lay e rs on N a tional league learns. I i i sa id he hail no evidence concerning them . H ev d ier wha vchi m�nt Id >/* 'r t in g M s disbe lie f th a t a* Ivm pts i ia .e been m ade to "fix" t i e co rn lre wot i d �ert**� Mr*l r * a va* instr�cte*i by th� Jury to app* a r b e fo re it hex! T 'l'-.el v and uj b rin g w ith him Kr� si T oney, p itc h e r and Benny K au lf. on I IS �lier. of ib*- Giants. Hoyri� a lso � i tc v w - i d o u b t t fiat t ' p lay ers could b. pr'0�e*iul *?d for work ng a confidence airic. T he v ir id W b i� Box p lay e rs w ho �ok a n .ic; to *thruaJ ba.1 * bai I gaci�� th rew liiein aroorril) g to th e ir �nu rroa for qu '-stlonliig , NA VY DIRIGIBLE FALLS; FO UR H U R T I JOF A VG cfi JBK T h - n a r y dlrlgf^-lc f. V*r a tim e it ap p ea red th ey w ould Ne lo s t A �iring of boer car* loaded w ith g ra in w as a lso burned . T b s S l i ip s i i 1 co tto n r , m ween w a s a b o u t un� th ird dw trov� * Th� A nchor V fl'tn g co m p a n y 'a p lan t a lso w as d am ag ed a n d m s y be a to ta l Iona Ti*� Are sprxiid to �4gbt b locks of b u ild in g m w th e w a te r frorU. Mow* of th� s t ru c tu re s w ere shacltr- m tjl sh o e s occupied by negroes an d th� m o n e ta jy ram* th e re win t o sfigfik compar?**! w it' � ab i|.p in g H id w hsjrf dam ag e. FIGHT TO SAVE SH IP F ig h tin g flam## board ship** wa* difficult and *per*ar�ilar. Th� c re w s w ia-Wed fi*v'�rt*hi> on �JI to keep th� Ac� from cakehlng tlxe tm- flaoimabi� carg o es. Th� PP n a icy alunuaM� a p ie r >4 o>��ton w hich beearn.? a b ias in g maw*. Kfforto w ere non��1� fra t �ri on a* - ti'Mi p ts lo sa*� th� Mi ip. G roat c lo u t s o f � oain arow� from �� d eck s o f th e vessel (ut ftreuT i* af i n t ? ? w ere p layed from every poervt T h e crew Anally w v d riven off. MILW AUKEE MAS BLAZE MILIA 4.1 KWK n r� today et!, I ?- n dihtori lo bii. rov**lvcr. nt:i Th� bond I Lh force*! K **on to d riv e theirs fq Ik i m o to r car. wa*. "Tic- T- WTL1MM: i tn n . - And row J. Vol stead to d ay hold a plk�e on th e r�* publlcujn s ta te tick�* us nomine** fo r c o r grea� Iro n oitaKl o f Bar: j w a lt .i l i* vee*? in ju r ie s t�* in ; jri* # o f th e o th e r thro-t I iie iiw ed �w-rioua T ira ftff li I o f th� . row em--pea t in � ker lt*?tHi�. 'i ne 1 a* wow to m fro m Ute bag w hen ! th� d .n g ib ie 'ra a h 'y l in to Lh� moil* ta i l d 'l 6 The. c rew dropp�d 500 lce t I to tho raXtom of th e canyon . T h e taut. i which luau a la rg e ho)� r.pp**i in It j * n w . i t x i i to m fro m to y f a r . co*- * i-vipN-fC. Th*) d ir lg lr '.e Ui� ia.*g�at ms It-* | k ind o� tn e 1'octtic OGAS'-. It was !. I vat long. -.-.Ii.', a (ktpacUy at 111,900; FIND BA 1TERE:d CORPSE ON BEA O f M tL W A l'K iP J' * � he�** lo a^y ire axe .lo

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