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The independent-reporter., 1914-11-19
EUROPEON WAR 4 BOON
To Postal Savings In the United States

The war in Europe is proving a big
boon to postal saving in this country.
From the very day hostiities opened
across the seas postal-sayings receipts
began to increase by leaps and bounds
and Withdrawals fell off, a result quite
contrary to the predictions of many
well-informed persons who, in their
Imagination, saw lines of feyerish de
positors at postofiice pay windows
anxious to again return their savings
to the bootleg and body-bel deposi-
tories whence they came before in
trusted to Uncle Sam But the fore
casters failed to reckon on the abso-
lutte confidence of the American citi-
zen regardless of the flag that first
met his eyes, in the ability and pur-
pose of the Government TO carry out
its obligations, not only among the
nations of the earth, but with the
humblest citizen of our land.
Two important results have follow
ed thousands of people, largely of
foreign birth, accustomed to send their
savings abroad are now patrons of
our postal-savings system; and enor-
nous sums of actual cash have been
released for commercial uses among
our own people at a time when the
need for every available dollar is
pressing.
The growth of postal savings in the
United States has been steady and
healthy and the system has filled IN
important gap between the tin-can
depository and the factory paymaster.
On July l, when affairs were running
smoothly here and abroad and the
transmission of money across the AT
lantic was safe and expeditions. there
was approximately SAB 100000 of pos
tai savings standing to the credit of
about 3SS,000 depositors Since then
over $10000,000 of deposits have been
added and the number of depositors
has increased enormously. This un-
precedented gain is the more striking
when it is considered that the net
gain in the last three months is larger
than the gain for the entire fiscal
year 1914. Scores of offices have
done more postal savings business
since tho ba 81,
was done by them during the previous
existence OF the. service. The in
creases are confined to no special To-
calities, but have been felt in every
nook and corner of the country. New
York City alone made a gain in Sep
tember of more than million. while
Brooklyn showed a relatively big in
crease. Chicago reported a larger
gain in the past three months than for
the previous twelve months More
than 1000 new accounts were opened
during the period. bringing the num-
Der of depositors in that city up to
over 21,0O0.
The unexpected increase in postal
savings business has not only added
greatly to the general administrative
duties of the system, but has brought
up many new and interesting pro-
blems which have called for the care
ful personal consideration of Postmas-
ter General Burleson and Governor
Dockery, Third Assistant Postmaster
General. But their task has been
lightened somewhat by the promptness
of depository banks in furnishing ad-
ditional security to meet the abnor-
NAL deposits. a number of the very
largest banks in the country, which
have heretofore declined to qualify as
repositories for postal savings funds,
are now among the eager applicants
for them.
The independent-reporter., 1914-11-19
NOTICE OF AGRICULTURAL MEET.
ING

The annual meeting Of the life mem
bers of the Somerset Central Agricul-
cipal Building in Skovhcgan. Maine,
on Saturday. Nov 2sth 1914, at 100
o'clock In the afternoon for the purpose
Of electing officers for 1915 and to
transact any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
2w4T S H. BRAbBTRY, Secretary
The independent-reporter., 1914-11-19

wills presented in the estate Of
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Charles Z. walker iate Of Bingham
George y. YORK, late Of saowhegan.
Amelia A. Raudlctt lale Of pittsheId
Laforest p. Matthews. late IF Hart
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field
Fred L. Tibbetts Of Ripley Wss
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
INDUSTRIAL EARNINGS.


The imports of dry goods and general mer.
chRndise at the port of New Work. for the
week ended January a, as compared with the
previous week and the corresponding week of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
The Speculative Account.

It IL a question In the minds of many
operators whether the strength OF the
market on Friday and yesterday was dua
to actual buying by London or simply
to the after effects Of such buying earlier
in the week. When the London buying
first appeared 1t came at time when
the local buying movement had tenn
porarily at least sackened and when the
market was on the verge of reaction
of Some size. Apparently the London
buying absorbed the profit taking safes
of spectators for the advance and SELL
ing by the short interest AS result
the immediate reasons for the setback
were removed. the reactionary movement
was cut short and when spectators FOR
tho long account and the shorts came
to get back their stock they found that
the market had been taken away from
them. Thus the subsequent strength OF
the market may have been readjust-
ment OF the speculative account to this
new element in the situation. Perhaps
IL did not necessarily imply an active
continuance of the consumption OF
stocks by London.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

Totals &lg. 226 so ST. 1884 b9l $50 100 10
Importations at New iOrk for the year TO
date 1.-TWO wccksO compare as follows;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

Last weeks foreign buying here Is
being made much of AS q bull factor be-
cause of the obvious suggestion con-
ta,ned therein of the beginning of con-
siderable movement by the foreigners ID
replace holdings OF American securities
thrown over during the last eighteen
months OF severe strain In the markets
abroad This buying may indeed mark
a decisive change in the attitude OF for
cigners toward our stocks. but that does
not necessarily Indicate that the foreign
ers are to begin buying with both hands
and take back the estimated 100000
shares Of stock returned to this side in
1872 and 1918 Immediately without re-
gard To the prices paid. The replacement
process may be extended over a long
period. AS regards last weeks buying.
reports from sources usually well In
formed on the activities of the foreigners
here are rather confused Some suggest
that the total has been much exaggerated
Others say that much OF this buy ing has
really originated on this side of the At
lantic. a possible impulse for London
buying would bc the purchase OF calls
on big blocks Of American stocks In Lon
don by local operators. This would force
the London option dealers to come into
the market for at least half the amount
Of their engagements. II Is believed IN
some quarters that something of this kind
has been going on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

\ leading Stock Exchange firm has the
following to say about United States Steel
THE Steel stocks. curiously enough, have
always been the best purchases when net
earnings We're I'll. poorest. for steel con-
sumption and earnings are by nature sub
ject to violent fluctuations and "A sharp
recovery IL sur. to follow a severe de
cline. For the first quarter of 1905 earn
ings were only $l344j.232 and Steel com
mon sold at g's. Likewise III January.
1908. II sold at "a. and IN January. 1872,
II sold at 5gas, from which price II speed
lily rose to sos Upon this principle these
stocks are likely soon to be excellent pur-
chuses regardless Of temporary fuctua
tons. FOR the earnings of the current
quarter promise to fall below those OF the
fourth quarter OF last year, while IL Will
l.. quite difficult for the management to
show much Improvement during the see
ond quarter OF this YEAR Ii is to be re-
membered that practically all the steel
to lie delivered during the first half of
the year has already been ordered. The
decrease in not earnings in tn. fourth
quarter of last year was due largely To
the fact that the steel delivered brought
just about a dollar a tom less than during
the third quarter. Nor, over. the deliver
les Of the current quarter Will be- made
AZ slightly lower prices and Will undouht
cdly he smaller in amount and those
OF the second quarter of this year will ap-
parently be made at prices about 81 per
ton lower. In our opinion satisfactory
earnings should not he expected prior to
the third quarter but in the meantime
the stock should be bought on all bad
breaks"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
Foreign Exc lia nHe.

The foreign exchange market should
form the best indication of a foreign buy
ing movement here, but the multitudinous
influences affecting the price of exchange
are extremely difficult 10 calculate. There
have been signs in the sterling exchange
market of such buying However ster-
ling has been very much upset by re-
cent extraordinary developments IN the
money market The remarkable gyra-
tons in the price OF sterling are said
To bc partly due to the miscalculations
Of the international financial situation by
some Of the big banks here. The sudden
easing of money rates here after the FIRST
of the year mad" ~ marked disparity be-
tween the price Of capital here and
abroad. Bankers here bought exchange
heavily IN order to increase their balances
on the other side. The remarkable slump
I'm the foreign money market consequently
caught som" Wall street institutions
heavily loaded up with exchange at d
high price
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

Some OF the cable dispatches reported
the arrival in London of S2,0ou,0o0 in
gold from Egypt a circumstance which
was taken as another reminder Of the
way money il creeping back To the great
financial reservoirs from all parts OF the
world and notably from quarters which
In recent years have drawn heavily upon
capital supplies, But IL is also interest
ing to recall that I'm the year 1913 a
feature of the gold movements from
Egypt was quite large shipments Of gold
from that country TO London on account
of the return Of light weight" sovereigns
because the face value of such coins
could only be realized In England, \
gold currency has been longer in exist
euce In Egypt than in any other Eastern
country and It seems that It Is n COM
mon practice Of the inhabitants to sweat"
sovere!gns 10 as to reduce them to the
lowest weight acceptable at the Bank
Of England
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
MONEY IN NEW YORK.
BsnLs Gain s9,3OO,OOO Ca.h-,.rr
Loan EHpansioa.

The weekly bank statement r.r..,.i t.,.
provement In the local banking ro.i'oa
IN the shape OF an actual cash gsr =
81, 3ss, 600 The loan figures were No, ~ f,.o-.
able, displaying an increase Of $500. ouo
expanded sii3 GA, 900. while in pha ..s
period cash holdings have increased 81
$4,000 The actual surplus reserve as
amounts to sss.s5?sOo. as compateI et,h
a surplus OF sis.l?5,ooo In the same po, a
of last year.
ranging between ia and per cont -
rate for The week closed at "a u.s.. pc s,'
Time money rates were I""ot. ta'e.
were - as per cent. for siNt, do. e..
four and nve months l.at per c.r' ~
six months and Ap4ig per cent. for a..'
Commercial paper was fairy active at
easy IN tone Rates we're 4Fi'a PEI cent.
ceivable and for best four 10 s!A months
names.
pd pc%..s 'g s eau@,se New r,. v.n I'M
Minneapolis-soc. premium -. f.oli.-
Zoe premium. San Francsico-bo. We
MUM Montreai--ts premium. tni.
Sterling exchange declined las. week rhs
high was 1ss20 on Monday and $50 vs'
.0 ssso on s ss'nT 10, sixty f Sr.
for demand and assoc 1895 for ,ab.es
M, Money in London ini,. pc cen, 'No-,
S; tqs I'm price. 'H q; con G"'S . per-
money and IS for account,
Paris cables quoted the closing PIT. -
London, 20 francs ISL centime'. rrivss
rate Of discount in Paris. 81. PEI r..t
Berlin exchange on London, 90 marks ~ rs
Commercial pric. of bar silver IN -.
York 57.c; in London. 20 7lsd. MeNican
silver New ' York c ssGiSs aous. FL
sub. Treasury cred., balance ss5so7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
LONDON MARKET IS
FIRM AND BUOYANY
COnsOls Rise Again. CLOSING
1-8 Higher at 76 for Money
and Account.
INVESTMENT ISSUES LIKED
Americans Inclined to Advanc.
Vigorous Buying In
Paris and Berlin.

LoNDok, Jan. 3i.-The tone of the .io,.
market here to-day was again firm ana
buoyant. Consols continued their ris.
and the demand for high grade invest.
mcnt securities was strong The specu.
lative issues also advanced and Con.
tinental buying continued.
Consols closed n higher AZ - n,
money and IS for account biscour,
rates in Lombard Street were eaqv and
money was plentiful
The buying to-day was vigorous and
seemed to Indicate a desire for .rycqt.
ment rather than for speculation Uor.
rails advanced from II fraction To- a no VT
and mining issues were strong H.,
Tlntos were buoyant and the fore IN
shares displayed Arm tone
Americans were firm and inclined n
advance, The purchasing movement q,
tended to this department and prices gen.
orally advanced from a fraction to
point above parity. The close Va,
strong.
PARIS. Jan. 3i.-The tone W I.
Bourse to-day was Arm. Rentes ,Io..l
so centimes higher at 81 france a
centimes.
BERLIN. Jan. 3I,--Prices advanced =.
orously on the Boerse to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

SATURDAY, Jan, 81.
Receipts OF be"Nes We're $50 head. mainly
consigned direct to slaughtercrs. Feeling
unchanged, Dressed beef slow; city dressed
native sides selling at igu lSiac. per ID. : a
littl" extra, l4c. Western dressed, llal3c.
South American beef l0ulsc,
Receipts Of calves were 2sJ head includ =
Ing % for IN. market. Trade SLOW at about
steady prices, Common TO fairly prime
Ncais sold at s9usl2,25 per 100 lbs culls
$7aS; Indiana calves. &6.J0aS9 Dressed
calves slow; city dressed vcals l<G loo. per
H., country dressed, lOdl5c,
Receipts Of sheep and lambs were 1878
head; Gis cars on sale, Market extremely
duh and unchanged, The pens we're not
cleared. Ordinary to choice sheep sold at
stms5.l0 per 100 lbs, yearlings. $3.50.
prime lambs IS. Dressed mutton allow at
sn lo'ac, per ID dressed lambs. liNl3isc,
Country dressed dollhouse lambs, 35aiS7 per
carcass Receipts OF hogs were Ss6 head.
ali direct TO slaughterers. Feeling nom
inully firm Country dressed hogs steady al
50 lee, per 10, for heavy to light weights
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

EEK dividend.
Where a &C" follows
n quotation II ind.
Gates n bid or offer for
10 shares-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
SUB.TREASURY STATEMENT.

FRIDAY.
Paid by Suh-TTeasiry to banks, $l.StS, 600
lhld by banks - Sub-TrensurN... $3.50 900
loss ia banks on days trana.,.-
tlons ...... .,....,,,...,,.,.. ;l.Gi2 900
t"l - h1uhs same period pre-
". as We" ,...,.....,,,,.,,,,, s33 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
sEx dividend.
stock Exchange News.

Galloway. Fish 4 Co announce that
charles i. Ellis who has been Identified for
several years with banking and Investment
anhirs In this country, has been admitted to
a partnership In their firm.
Freeman co. announce that Ernest
LOWS NNe has been admitted TO a general
partnership In their frm dating from Feb
fuarN :. 1919 :. Harold Freeman retires
as special partner on that date.
Bernon :. Prentice has been admitted to
the firm Of Dominica & Dominick
Emil a Tauchert has retired from the
nfm OF DE Coppet Go.
Norris smith announce the dissolution
or their partnership and the forma ton OF a
now hrm OF the same name, The old part
nershlp was composed OF Stuyvesant Fish
Morris, Jrr and St John Smith while the
new frm VIII consist of Mr. Morris and
Robert q, Kennedy.
The following branch Offices have been
discontinued; Shcarson, Hammill & Co
Minneapolis. MINI; Harris, Winthrop 4 Co,
DenNer, COL, ana Plaza Hotel New York
AlhrIl j Ellas q Co. ll.1 RrondMhN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

Total bank clearings of the United
States for the week ended January 81.
1914 Gone day estimatedD, according 10
the Financial Chronicle. were S3,729, 135,-
500. against $3.6S6.62?. 395 in the proceed
ing week. They compare with S3,3SH. 25A.-
?0+ for the corresponding week last year,
a gain of 10 per cent.
Returns from the larger cities are as
follows. New York. increase, 1872 per
cent Chicago. increase, 50 per cent, :;
Philadelphia, decrease, 1903 per cent :;
Boston. increase, "a per cent St Louis
decrease. 81 per cent. Baltimore. de
crease, Sc per cent New orleans, in
crease. 50 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01

s,sosA Can Pa" 50 nts 1854. l03ta 1881. l05a.
500 NYC 1.s ~ l"o us 100 7.is 100 10 100 ZIG
1000 y City -. 81: ioo', 1905, 1908. looa.
sSPll cents per share.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-04-09

SEPT tpuBte er fpisbsr nidt, mas &c
6enten ooer fa9en follte.
Die Wuiif Hang in tisftraurisen
Weifen gu ibneu bsr. Ssber Son cine
f9Dere Melan9olie maGenS.
ltno plOBIich faste Sboroitten:
r@s bIeibt bod arantenluft bier i'm
SauIe.4
Sisrib fab ibn eri9roden an.
$50 pieles lit bsher getporben" .
fogte iie leiie.
30 ia ! @esen friiber! Gbe Sic
famen."
nDas meinte id ni4t," ipebrts
fie ab.
nSoIImonn poBt 10 borSiisIid" =
fubr er fort = nuber" = er itano duf
unb blidte iie poG an = I'D febne
mid mad &inberla6en in meinem
SauIe, Srau Sisrio!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22

DE Your orders for Commercial Sta
tionery will receive prompt attention
at The Enquirer office. Let us have
your orders you want the Best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
Business Directory
of York County.
VALUABLE HANDBOOK FOR Ev-
ERY BUSINESS OFFICE.
SHARON, s. @.

THE ENQUIRER has just completed
the publication Of a Valuable Business
Directory Of York County, made up
from the Democratic Club Rolls, and
including the Names, Occupations and
Postoffice address of Practically all
WHITE VOTERS.
THIS directory groups the white
Male Citizens Of the county around
their Respective Voting Precincts in
such manner as to facilitate easy To-
cation as to residence, etc.
THE Directory includes ninety
pages bound in Convenient Pamphlet
form and is now on sale at the follow
ing places:
Peoples National Bank, Rock Hill.
Bank Of Glover.
Bank of Hickory Grove.
First National Bank of Sharon.
Enquirer Office.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22

Loan of S35 Per Bale.-A govern
ment loan of $500, 100000 to cotton
farmers at the rate of $35 on bale,
was advocated yesterday, before the
house banking and currency commit
tee by southern congressman anu
representatives of the national Farm
ers' Union. Representative Henry of
Texas. who favored the loan, urged
the committee to stop the issuance
of emergency currency, which. ne
said, would not relieve the situation.
Mr. Henry said banks in the south
were Withholding currency from the
cotton farmers, who needed immedi-
ate help. He wanted it appOrtioned
among southern states according to
cotton production in 1913 and sug-
geSted the loans be made through
banks or pOStmaSterS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
STRAY CATTLE

7 HAVE estray Five Head of Cattle.
1 One red heifer with horns got away
near Sutton Spring on the 10th instant
and two half-grown Bulls and two
half grown Heifers got away between
Guthriesvile and McConnellsville on
the 18th. Will appreciate information,
or will pay for delivery in Yorkville.
G. +. SHERER,
2t Proprietor City Market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
THE COTTON CONGRESS.
President Stackhouse Calls for County
Meetinns On October 1.

Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
l hereby call a meeting of the
Southern Cotton congress in each
county in South Carolina at the court
house on October 1st, at IL a. m.
l request that these meetings De
called in addition to any other that
may have been held. l hope before
that date. each county will have been
organized. That in each county
hundreds of people will be wearing
our badges, indicating they have
paid Sl.OO to help boost the price of
cotton and that we have their sup
port in trying to hold one-third of
this cotton crop and reducing the
1915 crop so per cent. We are going
to use your dollar to help US organ
ize. While we shall be glad to have
you contribute sl.00 to the organiza-
ton, we are not going to let that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
AT THE CHURCHES

TRINITY METHODIST
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at o'clock.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at O'Clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914
Sperial Notires.
DR. O. 4 Patrick

Optometrist, is located on South Con-
gress street, near the Baptist church.
He examines the eyes free Of charge;
| fits Glasses at reasonable cost and
| Guarantees Satisfaction. 40 sw If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
York R.ntist Association

The forty-siXth annual session Of
the York Baptist association will con-
vene with the Glover Baptist church
on Wednesday, September %, 1914,
at IL o'clock.
Sam NJ. Grist, Clerk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
SEED RYE FOR SALE

T HAVE One Hundred Bushels, home
i raised and very fine. See me or
write No. l, Yorkville. D. NJ. HALL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
Shoes Rightly Priced

Our stock of Fall and Winter Shoes
for Men and Women is large and
complete. We were fortunate in buy
ing before the war prices on Shoes
had affected the Shoe market. We
now have them for Men and Ladies
in Patent, Gun Metal and Vici Leath-
ers, in Buttons and Lace. When you
are ready to buy SHOES. come to see
us as we can interest you in styles,
qualities and prices. Try Us.
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT
What? Singing hard times. We
can help you tighten the load of hard
times if you will see us when you are
ready to buy DRY GOODS. NOTIONS,
GROCERIES, Etc.
WE HAVE
Fresh Cream Cheese, Sugar at 13
pounds for s1.O0 until further notice,
for Cash only.
ROYAL TAILORED CLOTHES
If you want a good Suit of Cloth
es for an extraordinary occasion, let
us show you the ROYAL line. 1t Is
the BEST EVER, and rightly priced.
G. w. WHITESIDES & CO.
SHARON, S. G.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

Kelley Brothers, of st. Marys, have
opened up a coal yard on West Living
ston street. They will also do contract
drilling for water, oil or gas.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heckler, of Lima.
who are visiting the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Heckler just northwest
of this city, are the proud parents of a
baby girl born last Monday morning.
Traffic on the Cincinnati Northern was
tied up all last Tuesday afternoon be-
cause Of freight wreck just north of
Coldwater. Seven cars of north bound
freight were derailed. No one was in
jured.
Grocer w. H. c. Deitsch was at Van
Vert last Sunday attending the wedding
of George Golden, a Mendon grocer. and
Miss Maud Good. of Van Vert The
ceremony took place at the brides home
at noon.
Deputy Sheriff Geo. Betz, whose job
expires when Sheriff Fisher turns over
his office to Sheriff elect Pumphrey the
first of the year, has accepted a position
as travelling salesman with the E. H.
Sells Co., of Columbus. He win take up
his new work sometime the latter part Of
January