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The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Echoes from China's Prayer Day.

Complications in the revolutionary
leadership OF China make news Of the
recent united call for prayer by Chinese
officials take on added meaning. A let
ter received at the Baptist mission house.
from Mr.. Beaman, of Shanghai. states
that the day Of prayer has made deep
impression on the Chinese. Similar tes-
timony is given by Mr.. Robinson, of
Ningpo. who writes that many Of the
Christians are more earnest in their
patriotism and have a stronger faith In
their religion" '
There has been considerable curiosity
as to the motives which prompted the
Chinese government in asking for this
day Of prayer. A clipping. which we
quote from a Hongkong daily Of recent
date. explains that the idea did not
originate with Yuan Shi-Kai. but with
a Christian member Of his Cabinet. Ac-
cording to Reuters representative in
Pekin. the idea OF united prayer for
the Chinese nation originated with an
earnest Chinese Christian who Is MEM
Der of the Cabinet. The motive was
sincere and true. and had no political
significance. President Yuan Shi-kai
was unconnected with the idea. but on
learning of it subsequently he expressed
his approval. The promoters consider
that il Is merely a recognition Of the
Almighty to control the affairs Of men.
in which China has long believed. and
more especially. in this instance. OF the
influence of the Christian church In
China for morality and right living. and.
also an expression of sincere desire for
better things on the part OF some OF
China's leaders. Lu Cheng-hsing. In pro-
posing the day of prayer, said he did not
wish great spectacular meetings to be
held. but quiet. sincere. earnest prayers
of Chinese Christians in their own
churches He hopes now that the world
will not misunderstood China's appeal.
which is a true call to God for help and
strength at this time of China's great
est need. To impute political motives Is
quite a mistake"
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
A LITTLE TRICK
AT BOOKKEEPING
Copyright. 1912. by C. NJ. Keys. New
York;

Copyright. 1912, by c. NJ. Keys, New
York;
Observe the way of the old-fashioned
country store. 1t sells almost every
thing that men need for life; and il
takes In trade little bit of cash, a good
deal Of progress, some cord wood, and.
in some sections, homemade woolen
goods, etc. If one had to make I'D an
income account at the end of the year
for store of this sort he would find the
job OF selling doublebarreled lob,
as II were, the first task being
take of the shelves the stock of goods
brought in from the outside, and the
second task being to send to the outside
market the stock of goods being COL
lected locally.
The income account would probably
in most cases show a balance on the
years business consisting of a fair liv-
ing, and three cords of wood and a GER
tain amount OF manufactured goods of
local make. There would be mighty
little cash, but there might be some.
There are a great many corporations,
some of which have sold stock in large
quantities to the public that do business
in a somewhat similar way. Manu-
facturers Of typewriters, vacuum clean
ers. harvesting machinery, automo-
biles, stoves and many other similar
products take back not produce, fuel,
or any other stun that can be sold in
the wholesale; but they very frequently
take back a large amount of pretty well
used machinery, either OF their own
manufacture or of somebody else
Observe. now. tine way of the auto
mobile company. Here is statement
published recently with regard to one
of the big companies whose preferred
stock was sold to the public as an in
vestment year or so ago.
Earnings for ten months are said
to have been twice the preferred divf-
dends. but funds are tied I'D in the
Inventory and other quarters, SO that
working capital is needed
The result is. of course. that the
preferred dividend has either to be
omitted altogether or paid in script,
which is not money. Therefore the
people who bought this stock a year
ago at a price near par are perfectly
willing to sell 1t at about half the
price.
Tied up In the inventory when
you translate 1t into plain Engiish,
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tors and the information of Its stock
holders makes it look like pretty pros
porous year.
This trick has been worked more
generally in the past three years than
Any other similar period that the writer
has known. II accounts for the astonish-
ing number of cases In which a company
has reported big earnings right up to
the edge of a receivership or right up TO
the passing Of a dividend. II is a trick,
therefore, well worth knowing. II you
happen to be a buyer of stocks or
bonds.
The real purpose Of this story at this
time is to cause people to study a little
more carefully the nature of the business
In which they are figuring on buying
stock. 1t Is pretty obvious. for Instance.
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Other Financial News on Opposite
Page.
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means in this. case that the profits of
the business are represented by an
ample collection of secondhand auto
mobiles and other material which would
not be very satisfactory to the stock
holders II IL were handed out in the form
OF dividends. A secondhand carburater
Is sometimes an excellent thing in its
place but It is a poor sort Of dividend.
When a company Of this sort comes to
maxi I'D its income account 1t reaches
its statement of profit by putting on
the stun taken in trade the same valu-
alton that is put on II in trade. II. for
instance. 1t sells a 1900 automobile for
1000 cash and a machine valued at
5000 It reckons the whole business cash
and the statement of income which will
be published for the guidance Of invss-
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that company selling electric power.
transportation. raw steel. sugar. and
most OF the other staples Of life sells
practically for cash and nothing else.
There Is no need. when YOU buy into
industrial companies. to buy into a BAN
tering proposition. for barter almost al
ways means that you have to clean your
shelves twice before you get your money.
and money, the universal medium of ex-
change. is the only kind Of . dividend
that the public want
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CE
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New YORK. Jan. E.-rhs trading the outside
securities market to-day was. q heretofore. only
fairly active and with price changes somewhat
mixed Bradn Copper was the active feature and
scored . further advance. Other natal shares were
quiet and irregular. United Ccar Stores was
quite strong early. but LATER Lost all Of the Advance
and sold below the previous close. British American
Tobacco was easier small deslinss.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
FRIDAYS GAINS.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Jan. T.-Call money opened =. per
cent; high, ;: low. N: rene~als, -; closed. M
ruling rate. ~
Banks not willing to loan their funds at
the pTeyang rates they were recently. The
market holds steady and business is quiet.
Rates Ter cent for sixty days and "a for
three. four five. and six months
Comemrcial paper is quiet, with rates slightly
lower. The best moving at 4Isa5 per ceut.
London discounts. ~ yer cent. unchanged; Paris
discounts. Sc per oent, unchanged Berlin dis
counts q. per cent unchanged
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nounces payment of its regular semiannual div
dend Of M per ccut, payable to stockholders Of
record January l. 1913
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York. Jan. r.-Bank ciearinss in the Unit
ed States for the week ended January Is, aggregate
S.7s7. osoo against S.ab.il last week. and
S.4so. .ss 90 in this week last year Following are
the rsturns for this week. with percentages Of
change from this week last rear:
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
FRIDAYS DECLINES.

xSales. 90, SO shares. against 3li.s75 yester
sis5 week ago. and ils,slj year ago.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-18
The Safest Investments
ANNUAL REPORT OF SAMUEL H. MOORE

ANNUAL REPORT OF SAMUEL II. MOORE
AND COMPANY.
we the president. and a majority Of the board
of trustees Of Samuel II. Moore 4 Co.. Of the Dis
ti1 Of Columbia. do hereby certify that the
authorized capital stock Of the said company is
1900. Of which 5000 has been paid in, and that
there debts Of said COMPANY.
SAMUEL II. MOORE
- President,
Vice President,
H. LYON,
(SealD. Secr~tary
I. Samnel II. Moore. president OF Samuel H.
Moore & Co., q the District of Columbia do
hereby swear that the facts stated IN the above
certificate true TO the best Of my knowIedgs
and belief. SAMUEL H. MOORE
President
Subscribed and sworn To before me this u day
Of January A. ID. 1913 " S FAUCET '
tSeall Notary Public ID. u
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31
BY STAGE FROM CRUCES
 ID ARIZONA STATE FAIR
Ten Days Time Brings B. T. Link to Capital From Great MeslIa
 Park Region

By fOur-horse stage to the Arizona fair is the experience of B. T. Link. q Hveryman of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Link arrived yesterday by way of Roosevelt.
 Having heard of the wonderful state fair, and desiring to locate a livery business in some prosperous growing section, Link hooked up his four fine horses to his mountain stage and cut loose for the city of the sun. He got in yesterday after noon after a most enjoyable days ride from the station at Fish Creek
 The most wonderful road in the world" is the way Link described the Roosevelt road. 'I see no reason why that alone should not bring hun dreds of people to Phoenix" When told that the Roosevelt dam and road was yearly responsible for thousands of visitors, he said, That's the stuff"
 Link will stop over for the fair.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31
HARRY OVERLOOK SOME
 MAN CHASER LIKE DAD
Young Man Gathers in Desperate Escaping Criminal; Is Customs
 Man, and Experienced

But for the fact that Harry Over lock is an ex-foOtball star, and a mighty fast lad for his size, Bush Anderson would have delivered two dozen instead of twenty-five United States prisoners to the Prescott jail yesterday morning. Richard Sieperda, confessed larcenist from the United States mails, was the escaper who failed and he did it something like this:
 As the train was slowly pulling out of Skull Valley, Sieperda, who was in an end compartment of the smoking car squirmed out through the win dow. Anderson saw him drop to the ground and disappear between two box cars in a long freight that stood on a siding. The conductor observed the escape also and pulled the signal cord just in time to stop the train. He did not want to hold the train while Anderson went after Sieperda, so the deputy told Overlook, who was along in the capacity of guard, to cut out after the man and get him.
 Don't kill him, if you can help it, but get him. I will come back in an auto for you.' With those nasty in structions Overlook speeded out after Sieperda. A shot in the air failed to intimidate the fleeing man, but wren a bullet cut the ground near his feet he acted just like Davy Crock ett's coon. The chase was so short. that the train had waited, and with his twenty five intact, Anderson pro- ceeded to the Yavapai county seat where he deposited the prisoners.
 But a few captives remain in the Phoenix jail outside those who have been sentenced there. Practically all the minor work of the grand jury and the court is over, and now all that remains to be done is the docket of trial cases and the big arms and am munitions cases.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31

ty, State of Arizona, or at such Bank
 in the City of PhOenlx, in said State and County or in the City of New
 York, in the State of New York, or such place as maybe designated by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, at the option of the holder of said bonds; place of payment to be mentioned in said bonds, and shall be made payable to bearer, and said bonds are to be signed by the Mayor of said City of Phoenix and attested by the City Recorder thereof, and have the sea. of the said City of
 Phoenix attach thereto. and each bond shall have interest coupons at tdched thereto so that the same may be removed therefrom without mu-
 tilating the bonds, for the semi annual interest to accrue thereon,
 which coupons shall have a fac-si
 mile of the signatures of the Mayor and Recorder of said City of Phoe-
 nix Autographed or printed thereon. provided that it shall not be neces- sary to impress upon such coupons the seal of said City of Phoenix. Said bonds shall be sold by The | Common Council of the City of PhOe-
 nix at regular or special meeting called for that purpose after caus- i ing to be entered upon the records Iof said The Common Council of the 1 City of Phoenix an order directing 1 the sale of said bonds and the date and hour of said sale, and shall
 cause a copy of said order to be published for at least four consecu- i tive weeks before said sale in such
 daily or weekly newspaper or news p4pers as may be designated by
 said The. Common Council of the City of Phoenix, together with a mo- i tice that sealed proposals will be
 received by it for the purchase of said bonds on the date and hour
 named in said order. Said The Com
 mon Council of the City of Phoenix shall at said time, and at a meeting | to be held for such purpose, open l all sealed proposals received by them | and shall award the purchase of | said bonds to the highest and best
 responsible bidder. provided that none 1 of said bonds shall be sold for 1 less amount than par with ac- crued interest; and all bids or proposals received for the pur-
 chase of said bonds or other evil dences of indebtedness shall be ac-
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31
RESOLUTION NO. e43

4 RESOLUTION ordering an cleo ton to authorize the issuance of bonds for funding the floating in debtedness of the City of Phoenix up to July 1, 1913; for purchasing two tracts of land for park purposes. for street improvements; for the enlargement and improvement of the Fire Department of the City of Phoenix and for Street Lighting Bonds.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
 PHOENIX DO RESOLVE AS
 FOLLOWS
 First: That the following prOpo- sitions be, and the same are hereby submitted to the qualified electors and property taxpayers subject to taxation within the corporate limits within the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, to be voted upon by them at an election called for the purpose to be held on the 26th day of November, A. D. 1913, in said City, County and State, viz:
 The mourning of the indebtedness hereby proposed to be created by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, in the County and State aforesaid, together with the exlStlHS indebtedness of said City would ex- ceed four per centum 4%o) of the value of the taxable property in said City, as ascertained by the last as sessment of taxable property in said City for city purposes made previous to the mourning of the indebtedness contemplated by this Resolution. shall the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, in said County and State issue the following bonds of the City of Phoenix for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
 FUNDING Bonds, City of Phoenix for the purposes of funding the floating indebtedness of the City o1 Phoenix up to July 1st. 1913, amount ing to approximately One Hundred and Twenty five Thousand Dollars (s125, ,O00.00).
 PARK Bonds, City of Phoenix, fol the purpose of providing fund fol the purchase of two or more tracts of land by the Common Council oi the City of Phoenix, said land to be used by said City of Phoenix anc
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31

the corporate limits within the said City of Phoenix. and shall post a copy of said Notice or Order calling said election at each polling place within the said City of Phoenix, pro- vided that in addition to the posting of such notice. publication of a copy thereof shall be made in the Ari- zona Republican, a newspaper pub lished in the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, for at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such, election. That said cleo ton shall be conducted and re- turns thereon made in conformity with the provisions of general cleo tion laws of the State of Arizona, and in conformity with Chapter 29 of the Regular Session of the First Legislature of the State of Arizona, entitled An Act Enabling Counties, School Districts, Cities, Towns and other Municipal Corporations to be- come indebted in an amount exceed ing Four per centum of the taxable property therein, etc. and The Com mon Council of the City of Phoenix shall hold a special meeting on the first Monday succeeding the twelfth 02th) day from the date of such election for the purpose of canvass ing the vote cast at said election. and they shall immediately thereafter. declare the result of said election in conformity with Chapter 29 of the Regular Session aforesaid. PASSED by The Common Coun- eil of the City of Phoenix on the 22nd day of October, A. D. 1913.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY,
 Mayor.
 Attest:
 FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31

[ the inhabitants thereof as public parks; said bonds to be issued to
 the amount of Twenty five Thous- i and Dollars (s25.OOO.OO).
 STREET IMPROVEMENT Bonds for the purpose of street improve
 ments and particularly the widening
 of Van Buren Street by condemna- ton or otherwise from the West line of Central Avenue to the East line , of Second Avenue in said City of Phoenix, to an approximate width of fffty-seVen feet (57D, said Van Buren Street, when so widened to be for the use of the public, said bonds to be issued to the amount of TWen- tw-five Thousand Dollars ($25,O0O,- oO).
 FIRE DEPARTMENT IMPROVE MENT Bonds for the purpose of enlarging the Fire Department of the City of Phoenix, increasing it's equipment, extending it's fire alarm system and the establishment of l sub-stations for said Fire Depart ment, said bonds to be in the amount of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars l ($75. 5.OOO.OO). i STREET LIGHTING Bonds for the
 purpose of installing light standards for lighting and beautifying the streets of the City of Phoenix, said | bonds to be issued to the amount | of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ' ($25, 5,OOO.OO).
 1 All said bonds shall be in denomin- ations of Five Hundred Dollars | (s5000O) each, shall bear the date of their issuance and be numbered
 consecutively from One upwards, the principal to be due in forty (40) years from date ;hereof. provided that i The Common Council of the City ot 1 Phoenix reserves the right to pay of such bonds in their numerical order
 at the rate of Thirteen Thousand
 Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars | G13, ,750.00) thereof per annum from and after the expiration of twenty i (20) years from their date, al
 of said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five per cent
 per annum, interest thereon shall b,
 paid semi-annually on the first day of January and July of each year af- ter their issuance. Principal and in
 terest shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America 1T
 the office of the City Treasurer O
 the City os Phoenix. Maricopa COun'
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31
SHOES AND LACE IN
 FEDERAL COURT CASE
Monroe Case in Hands of Jury To- day; He Was Mixed Up in an
 Interstate Freight Case

The jury will get the case of J. M. Monroe today. A press of work be- fore the grand jury last evening com relled the interruption of the case just before the defense was ready to open But two or three witnesses will appear for the defendant, and it is very probable that the fate of the youthful prisoner will be in the hands of the jury this morning.
 The case of the government con sisted in proving a connection bet ween Monroe and a partner, Harris, with certain caches of stolen freight at Yuma, and the later discovery of parts of that shipment in the hands Of a man who had been convicted together with defendant of peddling without a license.
 Deputy Sheriff Powers and Special Officer c. H. Smith arrested Monroe and Harris within a short distance or the place where they had been observed digging in the plants" Prior to the arrest, the two had been watched by c. H. Smith and his brother R. B. Smith as they lay con- cealed on hillside near the scene of the five caches. Burned boxes and other bits of evidence lay about, prov ing that the raid on a box car had occurred near by. The spot was on the line of the Southern Pacific rail- road about a mile east of the passen- ger depot in Yuma
 The main booty consisted of shoes and lace. An inventory of the loot recovered by Smith-a most Observ- ant officer and a fine witness-was as follows:
 19 pairs of Queen Quality shoes.
 10 pairs of Queen Quality slippers
 27 pairs of mems shoes.
 30 bolts of lace.
 After having taken part of the loot and having escaped the brothers when pursued, Monroe and liar ris returned and Were this time caught in spite of the fact that they watched carefully while going into the plant" They resisted arrest and had to be knocked down before they would permit the officers to cuff tnem-a necessary precaution.
 Just before adjournment was taken, Attorney Clark for the defense intro duced a motion to dismiss on the ground of fatal variance. He claimed that the evidence introduced by the government did not connect Monroe with the charge in the indictment that of having in possession goods from an interstate freight shipment The motion was denied and exception was taken.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31

companied by a certified check not less than five per cent G per cenD of the total amount of said bid and The Common Council of the City of Phoenix shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and all such certified checks accompanying bids which are not accepted and which are rejected, shall be returned to par ties rendering same.
 Certified check so deposited by the successful bidder shall be retained by said The Common Council of the City of Phoenix and shall b. for feited in the event that such bidder shall not carry out the terms of the contract, provided herein to be entered into. The City Recorder of the City of Phoenix shall enter upon the record of the proceedings Cf The Common Council of the City of Phoenix the amount of bonds sold, their numbers and dates.
 Second: That said election shall be held on the 26th day of Novelh- ber A D. 1913, between the hours Of o'clock in the forenoon and 6 o'clock in the afternoon of that day at the regular voting places within the limits of said City of Phoenix, to be hereafter designated by the Common Council of the City of Phoe- nix, and such election shall be con ducted by such election officers of said City of Phoenix to be hereafter named by said Common Council and the ballots used at said election shall be substantially in form and have printed thereon the words and fig ures as follows:
 FUNDING, PARK, STREET IM-
 PROVEMENT, FIRE DEPART MENT IMPROVEMENT AND
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31

and small animals of the state truly are Today there is protected but a small portion of the life of the state which should be protected. and it will be the aim of MT. Rogers while he is in office to furnish protection not alone by law but by education to all the birds and animals in this section which deserve such protec- tion.
 To this end he requests that all who come to the fair visit his dis play, and that all hear what there is of good to say of each and every exhibit. It is with this cooperation of the people of the state that the warden expects to accomplish most for his little friends" and it is for this reason that he is giving so mucfr of his time and attention to the exhibit, which he guarantees will repay any person for his time spent seeing it.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-31
STREET LIGHTING BOND ELEC-
TON, CITY OF PHOENIX.

TlON, CITY OF PHOENIX.
 To vote for the issuance of bonds. place an x in the square under the word Yes"
 To vote against the issuance of bonds, place an x in the square under the word ''No."
 Shall bonds be issued by the Com mon Council of the City of Phoe- nix for the following purposes and in the following amounts:
 Funding Bonds for the purpose of funding the floating indebtedness of the City of Phoenix up to July l, 1913, amounting to approximately One Hundred and Twenty five Thous- and Dollars ($125,000.0O). Said bonds to be issued to the amount of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars.
 (S125 O00 0O)