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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Paterson Men Want Logwood I'm
barge Raised.

Paterson. Dec. 9.--Aroused by the
seriousness Of the dye situation
brought about by the shortage Of log
wood. eleven business men OF this city
representing every silk dyeing house
here. left tonight for Washington 70
confer with Secretary Of State Lam
sing. The shortage has been caused by
Great Britain's embargo. An effort wall
he made to import a sufficient amount
into the United States 20 allow the
dyeing industry TO proceed.
John W. Griggs, former Attorney
General OF the United States, and VIII
lam |. Lewis, former District Court
;udge are accompanying the business
men and will represent them before
Secretary Lansing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
TOPICS OF DAY
IN WALL STREET
Outcome of AnglO-French
Bond Sale a Cause of
UneaSinesS.
SALES MADE BELOW
UNDERWRITING PRICE
LOW-Priced Silver Stocks More
Active than Steel-Worry
Over Note to Austria.

More than even the sharp note to
Austria, the coming dissolution Of the
Anglo-French bond syndicate acted as
q deterrent 90 market activity. Nobody
knows how many bonds the under
writers will have 90 take next Wednes-
day, but the guesses are not cheerful
There were two circumstances yester-
day which helped 90 increase pessi-
mism. One was the sale Of the bonds at
So lseller POI on the Stock Exchange
the fr.. sale below the underwriting
price, the other. the sending out Of let
tcrs 20 the syndicate members calling
for the payment in full Of their re-
naming instruments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Rumely Assets Purchased.

Chauncey II. Murphy, representing
the reorganization committee of tho
NJ. Rumely Company, at La Porte, Ind,
Yesterday gave Finley P. Mount, re-
cciver and special master. certified
check for s2,500.000 for the assets OF
the company. The assets OF the Rum
ely Products Company went for ST.
100000. The properties were declared
sold. The Advance Rumely Company
will succeed the ". Rumely Company
and the Advance Rumely Thresher
Company will succeed the Products
company and will be the seiring con
Germ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

Both Ontario Silver and Batopilas
Mining were more active in the market
than steel common. though the latter's
statement of untitled orders is sched-
uled 20 be made public to-day. Of the
first named about $4,000 shares were
dealt in, and of Batopilas about $4,000
shares. Steers total, in comparison,
was only about $1,000. Rut Batopias,
at lis highest, cost only $3.50 a share
TO buy and Ontario Silver only Sl237 y,
whereas Steel, at its cheapest was
s8G.37it share There has been a
considerable advance In the price Of
silver metal IN recent weeks, and there
il a widespread belief in speculative
circles that the demand for the metal
from Europe will continue long after
The war is ended. But beyond all that.
the activity iu the two silver mining
stocks was due very largely TO the fact
that they were not cheap. but low
priced. il was a good commentary on
The character Of yesterday stock mar
kpt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

Once more there is 90 be an attempt
20 regulate The Stock Exchange by law.
senator owen, Of oklahoma, chairman
Of the Senate Committee on Money ana
usrti,s, and Senator Hitchcock. Of Ne
braska. chairman Of the Committee on
Poe.ofices and Post Roads, are both
tccr about getting the bill through the
uppcr house. II is unfortunate for the
Stock Exchange that there Is more am am
munhion for the would-be regulators
RS year than last. because OF the IN
eyitable Wild speculation that accom-.
panics war Ike that IN Europe. II
viii make drnunciation easier ara les,
sen the task Of proving that fedeeral
regulation viii bring about the. milien,
mum by that much; but u Is d3uollu "
II even the giraffe careers OF the war
stocks can be used successfully TO prove
mat the Fedora, government should
interfere in what is essentially state
matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Pessimisfic Deductions.

T. was assumed from the fact that
full payment was called for that the
syndicate managers were unwilling TO
have 10 known before next Wednesday,
at least. how many bonds had remained
on their hands. Otherwise, it was ar
gued, they would have made a tenta-
tive estimate of the sales and called
FOR safe amount over the difference.
Inquiry AT the Morgan Offices brought
out that that plan had been held i'm
practicable, and that it was largely be-
cause the final date for payment and
the limit of the syndicate's life were
approximately the same that it was
thought better to call for more funds
than were required 20 clean up the op-
Grafton and make the rebates after
ward. But even u that explanation
had got around the Street, 1t is doubt
mi whether it would have availed TO
lessen the pessimism Of the trading
community.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
STONE HEADS INTERNATIONAL
New Foreign Trade Corporation
Formally Organized.

Charles A. Stone was elected presi-
dent and Frank A. Vanderlip chairman
of the board Of directors at the hrst
meeting yesterday Of the American In
ternational Corporation. the new or
ganization formed TO promote the for
eign trade and commerce Of the United
States. Elections 20 the other Offices
were: Willard d. Straight, viee-pres-
ident; Robert F. Herrick, vics-presi-
dent; r. p. Tinsley. secretary and
treasurer; Ames Higgins, assistant
secretary; Percy Mayes, assistant
treasurer.
The temporary directors resigned
and were replaced by the permanent
members of the board. whose names
have already been published The
board authorized the Offering OF $685.
100000 common stock Of the American
international Corporation TO the stock
holders OF the National City Bank a.
par to the extent OF their holdings Of
the banks stocks. The management
was authorized to offer at their discre-
ton the balance Of the common stock
for subscription 10 others.
Meetings of the directors will be
held in the future on alternating
THURSDAYS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
FOOD EXPORTS DOUBLED
U. S. Sent Abroad se7s,OOO,ooo Worth
in Ten Months.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The quantity
Of foodstuffs sent by the United States
10 the rest Of the world during the first
ten months this year was more than
double that in the same period OF 1914.
and values were almost 10000. 600,
compared with s31S,000,000
Three hundred and ten million bush
els of wheat. corn and oats; i2,A4s 900
barrels OF -four; 420,00O,0O0 pounds Of
bacon; 372,000,000 pounds Of lard;
227000,000 pounds Of hams and shout
ders; 2lS000,000 pounds Of fresh beef:
e3.000000 pounds of canned beef: 81
100000 pounds Of picked beef; $4,000.
600 pounds Of pork, picked, etc; So.
100000 pounds Of lard compounds:
26.0O0,000 pounds OF neutral lard, and
100000 pounds OF cleo oil were sent
abroad In the ten months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Anxiety over Note to Austria.

As for the note 10 Austria, which Is
TO be made public to-day, there was
more anxiety than there has been over
any international crisis for many
weeks. II was not enough, however, to
precip.tate outside selling. The pro-
fessionals in the financial district. as
well as its occasional froquenters, have
had TO digest so many crises in the last
sixteen months that each new one, "a
rule. finds less reaction than the one
preceding. This time, however there
we're intimations from Washington that
the administration was "out Of pa
ticrce" with the Central Powers, and
that something much more drastic than
the sending and receiving Of notes
was likely to be the outcome Of its
ANNOYANCE Wherefore, as traders
thought, IL bchoovcd them TO exercise
elementary prudence. Translated, that
meant it was no time to load up with
stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

Guesses as % how many bonds would
be left on the synd.cate's hands ranged
nm TO Sl50.O00OO0. II that figure is
correct. the syndicate has sold about
S7O.OOO.OO0 But that deduction In turn
Ia conditioned on the accuracy Of the
early reports that S280,O0O,OO0 Of the
bonds we're originally withdrawn. As
ruming that something like Sl5O.OOO,-
600 would be turned back to the under
writer's. traders predicted yesterday
that there would first be p sharp break
in the price-when the syndicate was
dissolved and that there would De an
equally sharp recovery. This was be-
cause they believed that some Of the
disappointed owners. with blocks OF
100. say. or 200 Of the bonds would be
disposed 90 throw them on the market
and take their losses rather than carry
them for an indefinite period. There
is hardly need TO point out, though,
that such predictions arc practically
valueIess, because there are still four
days in which anything may happen
and because all the guesSes are based
on figures which are themseles guesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Sterling sam Higher.

Demand sterling az ana was at its
highest since the week ending October
.. when IL touched AS. That was on
the recover from 45O. the low record
made in the late summer. There was
buyinc by stock houses, but the
strength seemed mainly derived from
"jnspired" purchases by banking houses
connected with British credit opera
lions. So far as could be learned, there
was no particular increase in the
amount of sales here for foreign owned
American securities. Notwithstanding
that the Bank OF England was reported
10 have been a steady buyer Of them IN
London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS .,,
THE IFyFIAND AND PIIISbI h"h
RAILROAD tUNfANN.

eeslAf rrop6sals for tAe ssle OF generaI
wortrnse Honls ~ this Company Tor ac,
count of the sinking Fund. al rot % ehceti
psr prf accrued interest. 90 tho amounl o.
700 500 90. viii he received 40 Oh" ONCE el
Na..r. iVlnsi0w. Inuier 4 COMPANY ~
cedar street New York. y. = 90 he ,.osf
r,,ef lrdl..t. series n bonds. a "B
~. or H." and also. 90 the case y series
"R" must Indicate the number OF nonIs
bearing ooupouH los 81 90 ana Tor l--.ep
each r,rpfrtlvsIy Bond- accepted VIII Dc
payable January 7rd 1919. with Interest to
ihaf dste. ND me office Of Mossrs Winslow'
I.auiar CO.. ur above. n not presented on
fhat day the fIaht De- rcfervcd 90 reject the
Id !. u kLOs5- ITe@AsIsf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Rank of France Return.

Part. Dec e-Thc weekly return RI the Ban,
n France show. One following change Gold q
hand. Increased 900 francs silver IN hand
decreased Joe 600 francs notes IN circulation, ~
-r.as.d 40 500 200 francs. Treasury drpo.itt, m
creased "a 0t- 00o france. general deposits, N
rfra.ed f0.150 900 francs; bills discounted. Dc
-r-assd 6.10IU00 trans. advances. incie@ssd a..
A.. sgs GzaSA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

Heaviess developed In the late after
noon dealings on the Consolidated Ex-
change. United States Steel got down
10 sG17 in the afternoon. Republic
Steel rose to 57S, but later reacted
sharply, closing at 55ss, its lowest.
Baldwin Locomotive fell to 1874.
Studebaker, after advancing to li272'
declined IN 1866 "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Rank Of England Return.

London. Dec En-. weekly return ~ n. Bank
a, Ensi,nd .hoWs the following changes Total re-
-. ssss 900. circulation. decreased $40 900. bull
ion derreased sos e2l. other securities. decreased
cs h 1 600: other deposits, decreased t539oulv
derrsssd fs44 000 government securities. Increased
% gss 900 800 - a.. Mann.
he proportion % the banks reserve 70 hahuiU
th,s re,k Is 2{27 per cent against ~ ~ last week.
TIE rata " discount remains per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
FINANCIAL MEETINGS.
% TIE sTOCKHOLDERs o
ALFRED STERN A 90.
Convertible Five Per Cent First uad Reundng Bonds,
Four Per Gent. Gold Loan Bonds
Capital Stock, and
Securities Of the Other with Plan of Readu,tmen

please take notice that at the request Of
stock holders owning .0se Of the capital
stock OF the company pursuant 10 Section
2 Article l. Of the bylaws. special meet
he ~ the stockholders will be held 40 Tho
caice OF the company at a West 2sth
street Manhattan. Sew York CITY. on tho
z7th day Of December. 1915. ~ O'Clock
In the afternoon OF mat gay foI inc pur.
80 n, amending Section I. Article II. OF
ne bylaws OF the corporation In order 70
nerp,0 the removal Of director Of tho
Corporation win or without cause ana Tor
such other business as may properly come
1sf1re the meeting on said day
dated. New York December sth, 1915.
AfENrD gTEnN. Iresident
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
IoNGACRE LAND COMPANY.

"a. ,truaI Meeting ~ the Stockholder'
fa,gar,o Land company will he held u'
,t. once ~ tho Company. no ~ hfoaa-
~ ~ 4, Ia Cliy o. Sew YORK y. u 800
Voaday. the goth DAP o. Deeeino',, 10 -
@'.,t,n Of directors and the iranractl.1
i, .t,rb ,.,hef busiue ~ may properly
,''.,,i, lrf,M the meeting. ..
VILLAS hVLEp ELni ,s,a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
The American Agricultural
Chemical Company
view York. December 81 1919.

new ri ~ b''-f"
q QUARTERLY DIVIDEND or O..S
ana ons.haif per cent on he PreferfFo
stook Of ms Company mo. ~. sho
quarterly dividend ~ one per cent on -
common Stock no 10 have been 9Fe.SStsa
psysbis Jsnlsry IS. 1919 20 ockhoiaeI'
n rftofd si The close Of business on @Oh-
dsy. Decenbsr -. 1915.
THOMAs 4. DOE. Treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

n. S. Reeder has been elected vice
president Of the Pressed Steel Car
Company. and J. F. MacEnulty second
vice president, with Offices in New
York. J. B. Rider has been made
vice president. with headquarters in
Pittsburgh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
AMlnICAN IN ANn r0l NDnY 90.

Eem Yof< December 2. 1915.
COMMON CAPITAL STOCK
Dividend 80 %
l's.1ef1 ~ 0ne-hsf per cent fH#j on
rho Common ffolT ~ 'bis Company hos ems
DAY been declared payable Saturday. Japu'
Any j. 1915. 20 ffoe Ih0ldsrs of rec0f1 20 the
close ~ business Friday December 20. 1919.
ChfgEa NlII 30 mailed ~ the Guaranty
Trust Company ~ sew YORK.
VS. - HAGER. fecfetAry.
q. q. In LANO. Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
TO THE HOLDERS OF FOLLOWING SECURITIES OF
TIE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
Railroad CO.
"The Fort Dodge Line "
t aad Refunding Bonds,

Convertible Fhs Per Gem Tnt AK
FouPe Cent
Captso and
Securities + Other hsue.de n ne Resdrmnt
order preserve Missouri System the evils and losses TSdnt 1 o
the extensive Ts eceTebPs dk
charges them h oD. Tfgn o. al, 6 e CHECKLISTS Maturing
next e's ysn9 5 3'Gd4 % fGs So(o5 requirements
accomplished 0n S s eIy sens aaeed b %
the PROMPT dior
the management OF solvent COMPANY
D:snb i5& after which intended
changes the financial SuSs of the I TPa as
called for the Plan Of F'l ig o f in Setter earnings
charges WHICH absolutely essential Tor me o To % the Conversion
s Plan the stockholders oTds the 5i; FDSS for Wb
The Q s591 's " SSTye i Pve @ Cent? B0
and the Four not a; t any 4e 5t a
g 's1 VINCE s capacity Of the PfoP" should be
The attention Of holders Gold Loan Bon called
default has been made the Py 0 'n aa @ eedn have BEEN
between the Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific
obtained 9's 5n ,5s aaSs S Managers sa6os" the
SsaetGy Of any o Ge COMMITTEES
m eq s OS for 94 f z: Gent Cont F '95 Sa3'
s,oEE ,,no. 81,
Lon no. f e cass 5 si PEI o f Bonds and % " " -Four Per CENT
ALEXANDER
and Reundng Mortgage
p pone OF New D.poiny 1900
B
KUHN LOEB CO.. e. Committee B'nte" Trust Company Of New
Chairman,
Ssny of S~Y rE Depohary
Guaranty Trp. compn of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

The Rio Grande Southern Railroad
Company reports gross operating rev
enuos Of S51 ,267 for October, when
compares with $4,000 earned In the
same month last year. Net earnings
after taxes were increased from Sl7,-
COG to Sl9,l30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

;7s go 81 4 0 new g. 1904 looz lco< ION
go c de p Cop 6s..llS Ns lls is
Is 900 Kenn Cop Gs....20s 40 Pos Es
.Inli,tsd ,EI dividend iseus cent? per shu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Columbia Gas and Electric.

The Columbia Gas and Electric Com
pany in It's income account for the year
ended October 81, reports an increase
Of s23s.Oi9 in gross operating revenues,
which amounted TO s6,006,043. There
was a loss, however, Of sl6,2s0 IN net
earnings after expenses and taxes
which totalled S3,924,2 but AFTER IN
GLIDING other income, the total income
for the twelve months was s4,4A%,oOZ'
an increase Of S52A4l over the pre-
ceding year. Expenditures for rentals
and prior fixed charges amounted TO
Sc $50 COS, decline of slO.530, and the
surplus balance after dedueting inter-
est on the first mortgage . per cent
bonds. and caring 'or sinking iund re
agreements, etc, totalled SSO3,oO4'
gain Of s5i403.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
Havana Electric Railway, Light and
Power

Gross operating income OF the Ha-
vana Electric Railway, Light and Power
Company for October tOtalled S403 $50,
a decline Of little over $1,000 from
last years earnings, but net revenues
after expenses amounting TO $27A,66)
were advanced s7,42s. The surplus
balance after interest charges, etc, was
increased Sl6,349 TO $is2,4S0. Income
for the ten months ended October 81
amounted 10 si.572,32l in gross, s04,67e
more than was earned in the CORE
spending period in 1914, while net
revenes of s2.699,66 showed an in
crease OF s32i,620.
Detroit United Railway.
Earnings Of the Detroit United Rail-
way Company for October showed an
appreciable growth in gross and net
revenues, and after caring for interest,"
charges, etc, the surplus balance on
hand was more than twice In excess OF
that reported in the same month iast
wear. Total income for the montn
amounted 70 Sl,lss,900 in gross, an IN
crease Of over Ii per cent, wniie he'
earnings after expenses amounting 20
$40 40 made gain OF more than ~
ner cent. Surplus earnings were IN
cYeased Se2,527, TO SlS9,44o. The ten
o,ontbs' statement up 10 October 81
ahnwa an increase of s5s5,i3i in gross
operating income. which, totailed slo'-
| SOD 0O5. and net earnings were in
creased S203,3iS, TO $3.2l4,55s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

.Can.t.a. ts.l, cent, FER .hr. tE4 and.na
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
DAILY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Daily imports and exports Of gem
eral merchandise at the Port OF New
York were;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
SEEK DYE RELIEF FOR U. s.

interchangeable. registered or eoup"A- fO'up'"'
fRegsteisA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings OF yan-
Gus Corporations.

Directors Of the Narragansett Flee
trio Lighting Company have declared a
regular quarterly dividend Of 81 share
on the capital stock issued prior No
vember /. 1915, and also a dividend Of
&c % cents a share on the company's
stock issued November I. of this year,
payable January3 to stockholders Of rec
ord, December 13 The quarterly inter.
est on the debentures Of the series OF
I914-f9lG will also be paid January 3
to holders Of record, December 13.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10

The National Surety Company yes
terday elected the following, new d.
rcctors: Karl G.. Roebling, II; hooa,'
Porter. Albert F. Ashforth, John M'
Holcombe. W. 7. Rosen and Sidney l.
Mitchell.
The National Bank OF Cuba has
made a deposit in the Assay once OF
81 900 in francs Imported from
Cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
pUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.
ON THE CONSOLIDATED.

.Paf value $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
INACTIVE YESTERDAY.
MINING

.cslav ss...2sS rs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28
Tho Pineapple In England.

Pineapples. which Londoners can now buy at the cheapest rate within hving memor-, first reached England in th>> latter part of the seventeenth century. The fruit was thus novelty to Sir Christopher Wren's generation; but he soon recognized it's value as an architectural ornament. and copper pineapples about five feet high figure prominently on the towers of St Paurs. So highly did Wren esteem the fine proportions and enriched sur. face of this fruit that his original de sign for St. Paul's shows an enormous pineapple in the place of the dome Happily his raaturer thoughts saved us from that appalling spectacle. Since Wren the pineapple has been as much at home in our architecture as on our dinner tabless It has descended even to cast iron, and is frequently found in old-fashioned streets. Queen Victoria treasured seal given by her. husband on which a pineapple was engraved. together with the motto, 'Sa gloira nest pas Sc couronne." ."-Pall Mall Gs gettA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28

cd experts to say that the cause of death was other than the one given | by ths experts for the crown" The court upheld the contention ed He murderer is on his way to the gallows.
 But i'll the case of Thaw, "the worst form of Americanism ill the administration of justice" 4as been at it's zenith. We say zenith because We don't think there is going to De as much of it in the future as there has been in the past, in spite of the re- cord set befor. us by the notorious Becker case.
 In the case of the former New York police lieutenant, "the worst form or Americanism' takes anotner angle, the laws delay not being based OH an an insanity plea, but due solely to the fact that Mr. Becker and his friends have money; but the Iour penniless gunmen whom BeckeI util- ized as his tools have expiated their crimes i'll the electric chair long ago.
 Thaw's money not only gained him pathway leading from the electric char, but his money also directly or indirectly led to the wrecking of the careers of several of the most prom inent lawyers in New York, through various acts of unprofessional con duct.
 From the time when "the memory of man runneth not 10 the contrary" 1t has been the aim of justice to pre- vent the rich criminal from having an undue advantage over the poor criminal. But everybody knows that this ideal hasn't been reached, al least in the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28
NOT A GOLD MINE YET.

The lpanama canal has taken ill $2OOO00 more than expenses ill the first year of it's operation.
 This isn't saying, however, that il has been making money for the gov ernment.
 ; It isn't custom of the government to consider the interest on capital la vested, because the government doesn't have to pay interest On the money it expends.l
 At that, however, the Panama cana proba bIy would have earned enougl additional to pay what would have been an interest on the investment o $400, ,0O0,000 if the European war ha not thrown a wet blanket on wori' commerce.
 The fact that tho Panama cana yielded S200,O0O above expenses dur ing it's first year of operation ant under such abnormal trade condl tions, indicates that the big ditch I going to be an enormous commercla success when peace is restored.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28

Friendly Fish.

car1ous instance of the familiaritp or fishes with human beings has been observed in Portland. Ore, at the Uni
 ted States barge office. The official boat as kept at the end of the wharf
 some time ago one of the boatmen began to notice fish about eight !acnes long, and resembling a carp mat seemed to wish to scrape acouain, .ance. The fish would come up to ths op Of the water whenever the man ar. peared. and did not seem to he at all afiaid. After tims oil the men got to know the fish: and began to take friends to zee him. At first he might hot be in sight, but he would very s0on appear and trisk around near the surface. Once or twice Ee has come so close as to rub his nose against tne coatman's hand. and the lser arc RSit'as further develop. uenta