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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
COTTON GOODS
DEMAND BETTER
Manufacturers Refusing to Sell
Output Far Ahead-Prices
Firm and Advancing.

Fall River, Dec. 19.-The demand for
goods last week was for all the makes
manufactured by the mills here. Early
in the week some New York converters
needed goods, but could not afford some
Of the prices asked. Buyers centred
their attention on the wider styles, and
a considerable part of these wide goods
was in off construction, having super
seeded the standard makes.
Sateens, twills and specialties were in
fair demand. The situation in narrow
goods is quiet. There are few narrow
styles made in this city, mills having
gone off the narrow work some time ago.
Buyers were after contracts TO extend
through the first four months of next
year and succeeded to some extent.
while some mills refused TO dispose of
their output for so long time ahead.
Most manufacturers preferred TO sell
for delivery not more than three
months ahead when they had goods
available on hand or making in the
looms and not sold. Prices have been
held firm, and some wide goods show
advances of about an eighth of cent
yard over the previous weeks quota
tons.
Fine goods manufacturers have con-
tinued in a fairly active demand and
have sold moderately. Prices for these
goods are improving slowly. Manu-
facturers are not satisfied with the
profits and are far from free sellers.
Long staple cotton of good grade Is
scarce, and the shortage will grow more
acute. Prices hold high and manufact-
urers believe they will go higher, with
no chance of reduction in cost during
the present cotton year.
Total sales for the week are esti-
mated at 100000 pieces, with about
10000 pieces spots. The week closed
with the demand fairly moderate and
prices firmly held. The prices are: %
inch, 64x64, 95sc, nominal; 2S-inch,
64x60, SIC, nominal; 27-inch, 64x60,
Csc, nominal; 27-inch, 56x56, &c; 81
inch, 56x52, 27sc; 1914 inch, 64x64, &c;
39-inch, 6sx72, SIC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
Brokers Fear Mobilization
Scheme Will Destroy
American Market.
PETITION. ASKS
EXCHANGE TO ACT
Treasury Should Carry Out Its
Plan Through Usual Chan.
nels, 1t Urges.
By FRANCIS W. HIRST.
Editor OF THE Economist" London.

[By Cable 70 Ths Tibunsl
London, Dec. 19.-Brokers and
iobbers concerned with dealings in
American bonds and shares are dis
mayed at the proposals for mobiliz-
ing securities. A petition addressed
on Tuesday to the committee Of the
Stock Exchange stated:
ut was desired to bring to the no
tice Of the committee for general
purposes the urgent necessity Of TAX
ing steps to induce the Treasury to
allow the governments proposed
arrangement for the deposit or sale
Of American securities to be con-
Quoted through the usual channels"
Since then the discussion has in
creased. The American market
fears that the present scheme will
annihilate dealings In all but COM
paratively few low priced American
shares unless the Treasury operates
through the agency of the market.
Even then, they say, business in
Americans soon would be reduced to
very modest proportions If the
scheme goes well. Furthermore, at
the end of the war the government
will find itself left with large guam
titles Of American securities for
which there will be no adequate
vehicle Of negotiation unless the
American market Is maintained.
With no such market in London the
mass Of securities would have to be
negotiated in New York, and the
British Treasury might be at the
mercy Of Wall Street. So much for
the market view.
The impression, however, is now
current in the City that the Treas
ury means to negotiate its scheme
through the usual channel, that is,
the Stock Exchange market; but
pending some definite announcement
American jobbers and brokers here
are greatly exercised over the ques-
ton.
Insurance and trust managers
hope that the scheme will be largely
controlled by those who are inter-
ested and who thoroughly under
stand business conditions. The
crumbling condition Of the German
exchanges encourages the City view
that, despite Helfferich's braggado-
clio, it is signal Of distress.
The French loan subscriptions
here, after all, about fulfil original
anticipations. The Exchequer bond
issue came Unexpectedly, the Treas
ury's object being to avoid banking
initiation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20

continued depression Of sterling ex-
change below the gold point is far
from satisfactory to q financial centre
of London's prestige. Sterling mere
was maintained above All in tho
pound last week, as proceeds OF the
Anglo-French notes were available for
government purchases and expectation
Of the banking credits granted 70 Lon
don removed pressure of speculative
selling. There was fairly good pur-
chasing of exchange for year-end needs
and against sales of securities here.
Money Easy, Business Brisk.
The unusual phenomenon of none
tary ease with business on a large
scale and continually improving con-
tinues here. Requirements Of the
weeks financing and year-end needs
Of business gave a slightly firmer tone
to the local money market, but there
is. according to lending institutions,
nothing 10 indicate any important
change in rates. Call loans were re-
newed at 2 per cent, time loans on
stock market collateral were made at
2l2 TO pa for sixty days and pa to 3
for six months, and commercial paper
Of the best quality passed at from 3
to Y per cent
The country's business Is improving
all along the line. War orders show
some sign Of falling off, as the Allies
begin to get their own munition plants
In good working order At the same
time Italy has placed contracts here for
delivery in 1917, and new agents of the
other powers are expected to arrive
with power to negotiate similar orders.
Domestic trade is daily reported in
greater volume. 1t Is, however, impos-
slble to separate purely domestic pur-
chasing from that stimulated by the
demand from abroad. Pittsburgh is
buying 80 per cent more drygoods than
IL did year ago. Pittsburgh is prin-
cipally steel city, and the steel trade
is booming because of need to till the
immense demands of ordnance work.
The governments final estimates on
our principal crops told of what Is
probably the greatest of our material
assets For the second year, while the
world is troubled and this country has
such important duties as provider OF
food, we have received from nature
wonderfully great and profitable har-
vests. The corn crop was the second
largest we have ever grown, and record
yields were made by wheat, oats, bar
ley, rye, sweet potatoes, rice and hay.
Cotton, while smaller in quantity, be
cause Of the recovery in price is much
more valuable than in 1914.
The estimate of the Department IF
Agriculture gives a valuation Of over
So 1868, 100000 to the pr ncipal farm
crops. That this addition 10 our wealth
is so great is, of course, hugely due to
the demands of warning Europe, which.
even though the competitive buying of
last year has been absent, has meant
high prices and impelled our farmers
TO bring a greater acreage under cult
walton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20

tended that these absurdities OF u
law should exist any more than thr
intended that great government depar
ments should have TO discuss the eO''
of bears.
"There is no criticism OF person q
persons in the discussions Of these ma,
tiers. The effective administration y
the public service, however, requi"
that they be made clear. and the brins.
ing of the facts TO light Is certain
lead TO their correction"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20

PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE On.
pGny, Notice "a hereby given thar The ian
THE LAKE TORPEDO BOAT COMPANY %
MAINE FOR tho transfer q siock win be clos.d -
December 2lst. 1915. 10 December Sls,, 1915
c. y. ADAM
Assistant neasgrs
Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. IS. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THE WEEK.

Di'aena OF a6ove stocks percentage basi. unless par
included ~' ''s'eu III enacna tAS ~ "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
FARMER "Co-oPs" GROWING
Profit Sharing Organizations DO bu'
ion and Half Business.

Washington, Dec. l9.-Fsrmer :"
operative marketing and pureha'ih'
organizations will transact this ~"
a total business amounting 70 m'''
than s1,400,OO0,00O, according 70 =
estimate made in the annual repg'.n =.
the Office of Markets and kura ~
ganization OF the Department Oh NJ"
culture, made public tonight |,
While agricultural co-operauoIi
the United States is far more prevsls...
than is generally believed the . IspsIT
saws. il is not yet or a sufielenI
strong business basis. For this rea.S.
the Office has studied the various m ny I.
DDS employed and is trying 70 S'' "
perfecting them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
Mills Disburse $4,000 DIVIDENDS Is

Fall River, Mass, Dec. is'II A..
rectors of the Osborn Mills have ~ ~
cIared a quarterly dividend OF IL ~
cent. an advance OF y of per cent ~ ~
now the corporations regular TO- yotsd
the Davis Mills directors have w.
Payment of Y per cent, mus tao oa l,' an .
total disbursement OF s0 VS coo oO0.
combined capitalization OF S-'VVV''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
The New York Central Railroad Ca

Divsds<d o. One and Oue-quartsr per cent
uk%l o. ne capital s,ock o. tits Company hss
bc,n declared payable EebTuEry lat 1915 a. the
oIco u the TrsOurer. 70 siOckholdr~. q record
a. n's elose % bushes January 5th. 1919
w " p1rpose q The Annual Nse,inE ~ goct
bidders q us Company. which will b held Janu-
Az zsh. 1915, us stock transfer books viii Be
diced a. 4. " January sfh. 1919 AID rsag.oed
A. 10 A. n January 9th. 1915
EDWARD l. HOssITER. Trouursr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
THE Rank or AMERICA

New York. December nth, 1919
The Board OF Directors have today De.
e1srsd a ssrni-snnusi dividend OF fourteen
40 per cent. free Of tax. payable January
ara. 1917 70 stockholders Of record OF this
date
The transfer books will remain closed
until January an. 1915
". NJ BENSET. Csshisr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THE WEEK

usual table giving the number of shares " al d
highest
and the high and To-" prices u ~
andth prices of the 1914
$4,000 week ago ana '''
166s1O against 4ssoo IN 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
UNITED FRUITc COMPANY
DIVIDEND NO. so

quarterly dividend OF two per cent on
the capital stock Of this Company has been
declared. payable January rs. 1919. a. the
once OF tho Company. i3i State Street
Boston. Mass, to stockholders OF record st
the Gloss OF business December a. 1918.
The Transfer books will be closed from
December 20. 1915. until January IS. 1916.
JOHN W. DAMON. Asst Treas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-20
THE BANK FOR SAVINGS

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
ESQ Fourth Avenue. Dec. s'h, ltA
193D SEMI-ANNJAL DINIDENN
The Board OF Trustees has declsrst a.
interest dividend for the Six Months ehSt
December 3lst, 1915. at the rate Of THIN
AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. per anna
on all sums ot $500 and upward entiue
thereto. and payable on and after JanlnI
goth, 1916. The dividend VIII be creel,s
10 depostors as principal January lst wv
Deposits made on or before January IVA
1916, will draw interest from January 49,
1916. WALTER TRGMBLE. President
LEWIS y. GAWTRY, Secretary
JAMES KNOWLES, Comptroller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
FULTON FUNERAL AT
FAIRFIELD HOME

Fairfield April 15.-Mrs Elizabeth
Hayes Fulton, one of the few old resi-
dents of Fairfield who had been a half
century or more In the city, passed
away Wednesday forenoon at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence L. Nc
,Graw on West Jefferson street after
an illness of seven weeks. Funeral
services will be held at the residence
this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, Rev. w.
w. Barley OF the First Lutheran
church having charge OF the service.
The interment will take place in Ever
green cemetery beside the husband OF
her youth.
Mrs. Fulton was born June 8, 1880
in Stebbenfield, Ohio, and grew to
young womanhood there. In 1855 she
was united In marriage to William H.
Fulton and two years later they came
to Fairfield where they both spent the
remainder of their days, Mr.. Fulton
dying about five years ago. Three of
the family of five children have pre-
ceeded their mother in death. Surviv.
ing her are two daughters, Mrs. G. L.
McGaw Of this city and Mrs. Alice Rose
Of Chicago
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
TO HOLD SESSIONS

Sigourney, April 15.-The teachers,
institute, under the law passed by the
Thirty-fifth general assembly, will con-
vene in Sigourney next week and be
in session two days, April 20 and %.
AS provided by this law all schools in
the county must close on those days
and the teachers attend the institute
upon full pay. A certificate from the
county superintendent showing that
the teacher attended the institute will
be sufficient to warrant the teacher full
pay.
The institute will be in charge OF
County Superintendent H., S. McVicker
and the program for the two days will
consist of lectures and round table
meetings. The lecturers who will ap.
pear on the program are P. e. McClen.
ahan, high school inspector, Prof. w.
A. Jessup of the state university, Edgar
s. Kindley of Davenport and Rev. w.
n. Houghton of What Cheer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
SMALL SPLINTER
CAUSES POISONING

Fl. Madison, April 15.-About week
ago Mrs A.. Neuman who resides on
the West Point road near the north city
limits ran small splinter into her
hand. Today she Ia lying at her home
In serious condition from q we'll de-
veloped case of lockjaw.
1t develops that Mrs. Neuman was
at work about week ago, in breaking
of and tearing out old stalks OF elder.
berry bushes. While at work she ran
a small splinter into her hand. She
thought little OF the matter at the time
and the splinter remained in the hand
for several days.
The wound then became indamed
and Mrs. Neuman removed the splin-
ter as she thought entirely. Instead q
portion Of the splinter remained In her
hand and the Inflammation continued
to increase. Sunday she consulted .
physician. The physician removed the
remaining portions OF the splinter and
Mrs. Neuman went to hershome.
Monday she suddenly experienced .
stiffening Of the muscles about her
body and before nightfall she was un.
able to control her body. Today her
mouth Is partially open but the Jaws
are locked. She cannot eat. Physicians
are working hard to save her life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
SIGOURNEY COMPANY
TO LIGHT MANY TOWNS

Sigourney, April 15.-The Sigourney
Transmission Company, the incorpora-
tors of which are the same parties as
the Sigourney Electric Company, will
in the near future take over the Keota
Electric Light plant. The transmits
sion company has a contract for the
purchase Of the Keota plant and as
soon as things can be arranged wires
will be strung from the Sigourney
plant to Keota and the Keola power
plant will be discontinued This will
make practically all of the towns IN
Keokuk County to be lighted from the
Sigourney plant, as they are now fur.
nishing power from this plant to Mar
tinsburg, Hedrlck, Fremont, Delta and
What Cheer and as the wires to Keota
will pass right through Harper that
town will no doubt be lighted from the
same wires.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
LIBERTY BELL TO
BE MOVED IS HOPE

Philadelphia, April 15.-Sentiment
in favor OF sending the Liberty bell ia
the San Francisco exposition has be,
come so widespread that city officials
today expressed the opinion that
councils would undoubtedly pass the
ordinance necessary to permit the re.
moyal OF the historic relic from its
shrine in independence hall to San
Francisco.
Hundreds of letters and kilograms
have been received by Mayor Blank
enburg from cities throughout the mid.
die and far west from prominent men
in all parts OF the country, asking that
the bell be sent to the exposition.
Herbert Fleischhacker, personal rep
resentative Of Mayor Rolph Of San
Francisco, will make an appeal to
councils at a joint meeting today and
Mayor Blankenburg announced that he
would send a special message to the
city's legislative body asking that an
appropriation be made to meet the
expense of sending the bell across the
continent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
GOES INTO BARN AND
PUTS BULLET IN BRAIN

Mason City, April 1o.-News Ia re.
ceived here of the suicide of Alfred
Baker, son of Henry Baker, at Cresco
He had been feeling poorly for some
time and this, connected with worry,
1T is supposed, unsettled his mind. He
went to the home of Mrs. Myron Con-
verse and on the pretense that he want.
ted to shoot some rats, borrowed her
revolver. He went direct to the barn
at his home, went upstairs and sent q
bullet into his brain. The body was
found few minutes later by his father
Evidence pointed SO clearly to suicide
that an inquest was not held.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
COUNCIL BLUFFS rs
TO PROTECT TREES

Council BLUFFS, April 15.-Resolu-
tons were adopted by the city coun-
Gil looking to the protection of several
hundred elm trees planted along both
sides of Broadway from Thirtieth
street to Thirty.seventh in 1919 by
the real estate exchange and OF which
1875 were killed or destroyed by van
dsls before the spring of 1914.
The real estate exchange placed 500
young elms along the street and In
the spring of 1914 replaced the 125
which had been killed. The council
was told that more than fifty must be
replaced this spring and the real es-
tate exchange will do the work as in
previous years without cost 10 the
city. The exchange. however, asked
the council to pass a resolution look
ing to better protection for the trees
and reward of $40 Is offered for the
arrest of any person injuring or mai
treating one of the trees.
The council passed the resolution
without dissent and police patrolmen
will be instructed to watch for injury
to the trees and private citizens also
are expected to assist. The reward
for. arrest of persons injuring the
trees will be paid by the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
|CENTERVILLE MAN
in COMEDY OF ERRORS

Bloomfield, DR.. James. a well known
physician Of Centerville, had profess
sional call to Bloomfield lately, and
hired a car and driver to bring him
here. When they were on the road
east of Moulton the car got stuck In a
mudhole, and the engine killed. While
the driver was out cranking the car,
the doctor thought to get out and give
the car lift supposing the driver
knew what he was doing, but. to his
surprise, when the car started out of
the mud the driver just put on more
power and went right on, not stopping
until he arrived in this city.
His surprise approached amazement
when he discovered that his doctor was
not in the car, Driving to one Of the
garages. the night marshal was asked
to accompany him back in search of
the doctor, but before they started an
other car arrived in search of the frst
driver The doctor had been obliged
to order car from Moulton to bring
him on to his destination.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
oLlvET.

r Williams was business caller In
Oskaloosa on TUESDAY.
/ Mrs. Ida Johnson had well bored on
her farm east of town this week Inc
depth OF the we'll is 200 feet;
IA. Anderson Of Des Monies was In
town on business Monday
Rev. Walter Dexter OF Penn college
filled the pulpit at the NJ. P. church on
Sunday night. :,
HI. M. Thompson was business call
er In Osklaoosa Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Adams Of Oskaloosa spent
Monday In town at the +. c. Drake
home.
Miss Margaret Litchenheld OF Oska-
loosa visited In town this week at the
]. L. Thompson horne.
Mrs. A. Billings and Mrs Drake
spent Wednesday in Oskaloosa shop
ping. ,
The township trustees received this
week nine steel road drags and three
improved scrapers for road work this
summer.
j. A. Hearny who has been spending
the winter in Mt. Pleasant returned
home this week.
Mrs. c. Brown returned home this
week from Davenport where she at
tended meeting of the Iowa Teachers
association
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
CITY'S EXPENSES
ARE ON INCREASE

Marshalltown, April 15.-The city
administration spent $13,555.14 more
to run the city in the year ending
March 81, this year, than it did for
the year ending March 81, 1914. Its
cash balance was s3,2S5.48 less April
I. this year, than it was April L, 1914,
and the city's bonded debt was in.
creased $500 during the fiscal year
ending March 81. These are the i'm
portant deductions taken from the
annual report of City Clerk j. j. Viii
son for the fiscal year ending March
81. The report has been filed with
the city council. Later it will be
printed in pamphlet form.
The expenditures for operating the
city during the year ending March 81
were $145, 809.16. The same expendi-
lures for the year ending March 81,
1914, were $132,254.02, an increase OF
$13,555.14 the last fiscal year over the
fiscal year ending March 81, 1914.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
SALEM.

Mrs, Catherine Rhode passed away
at her home on West Main street last
Thursday night She was nearly -
wears Of age, and was an esteemed
citizen of Salem whore she had resid-
ed many years. White health permit
ted she was an active member Of the
Methodist Episcopal church and was
long remember her cheerful words and
kindly deeds She Is survived by two
sons, one grandson and one brother.
william Rhode Earlan, Henry Rhode
and his son Free who resided with and
cared for her in her declining years.
Hiram Pickard, Salem. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. y. >.
Hehner. at the M, 3. church at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. IntefMent
In Salem cemetery.
William Rhode, wife and daughter
of Earlam, Mrs. Frank Wolf OF OF
tumwa, Miss Anna Cramer Of Mount
Pleasant attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Catherine Rhode Saturday afternoon.
Last week Mrs. Owen Hourihan sn-
joyed visit with her sister Mrs. Clara
Boyles from O+tumwa.
Charles Williams, wife and daughter
Eva spent Sunday with Mrs. WilliAm1
sister Mrs. Dollie Morrison anc family
at Trenton,
Sunday G. j. DeL4ashmutt and FAM
lily were guests Of his father Harry De
Lashmutt at West Point.
Mrs. D. E. Reeves came from Keo-
kuk and visited her father and brother
o. III. and c. III. Cook and family.
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hi Packard motorcd to Pleasant
Plain and visited with friends,
Monday Mrs. SAINT Frazier returned
home from Mediapoi,s where she WIS.,
tied her friend Mrs. Harper.
At meeting Of the school Loard on
Wednesday evening the grammar
school teachers Mrs Susie Specs,
Birmingham, Miss Mayme Reynolds,
Waylard, Miss Mabel Wilmeth. Salem.
Miss Mabel Moore. Marshall, were re-
tanned as instructors for the ensuing
year
The Epworth league gave their play
"The New Minister at st. Paul Friday
night.
The home girls were defeated in q
hard fought basketball game with the
Y. w c. A. team at Burlington Satur-
day night.
Prof. Harry L. Johnson, q Salem boy.
has been reelected superintendent OF
the Stockport schools at an increased
salary
Scott Pidgeon, student at the state
University of Iowa, enjoyed weeks
vacation with his mother and sister
Mrs. A. c. and Mildred Pidgeon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Long ant little
daughter spent several days with the
formers sister Mrs. Ralph Ford and
family at Mt. Pleasant.
Following weeks vacation Misses
Mildred Foreman and Alice Mitchnef
have returned to Oskaloosa to resume
their studies at Penn college
Dudley Scott of New London was .
guest Of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G
Scott last week.
George Ollie came from Milton ana
visited his mother and brother. Mrs
Mary and John Ollie.