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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
Children's Epening Story

It was very cold in animal land.
There had been rain and snow, melting
and freezing, and finally all the ponds
and lakes were covered over with a
coating of Ice.
"And it's fine skating!" exclaimed
Neddie Stubtail, the little bear boy, as
he ate his breakfast OF honey cakes
and cherry lollypops in the cave, be-
fore going to school.
But you must be careful not to
spoke his mother.
| "Oh, I'll be careful, promised Ned
die.
"And be careful OF your sister Beckie
too" added Mr.. Whitewash, the polar
bear gentleman, as he scraped some
shavings OF his cake OF ice to sweeten
his cup of coffee.
Neddie and Beckie, the two bear chill
dren, were soon ready for school. with
their books over one shoulder and their
skates over the other, for they were
going to have some fun on the Ice
when school was out.
II guess I'll take few of these
along said Neddie, as he picked up
from the table some Of the hard bis
cults his sister had baked the day be-
fore.
ooh, Neddie! Those are not good to
eat" Beckie exclaimed. Il put too
much -four in them, and they are a.
hard as stones! Whey, they even
broke the teeth Of the chimpanzee
monkey when he ate one, before pull.
ing my TAIL"
"And served him right, too" Neddie
said with laugh. Gut I'm not going
to eat these biscuits of yours, Beckie.'
mo? Then what are you going to
do with them?' the little bear girl
wanted to know.
ooh, I'm going to take them in my
pocket, for stones, to throw on the ice
! to seeYif 1t Is strong enough to skate
on" Neddie explained.
well, guess that's all my biscuits
are good for" said Beckie with sigh.
"Never mind, next time you bake any
! I'll be here to tell you just how much
-four and water to put in" said Mrs.
Stubtail. Mistakes will happen, you
know, In the best of Kitchens" II
Neddie and Beckie went on to school
and both OF the bear children received
good marks for knowing their lessons.
TAnd when schol was out, Neddte and
Beckie, with Tommy Joie and Kittie
Kat, Charlie and Arabella Chick,
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the two
Bushytail squirrel brothers and Sam.
imie and Susie Littletail, the rabbits, all
went down to the duck pond to skate
and slide on the ice.
Murray! Here I go!" cried Sammie
the rabbit boy as he ran to get good
start for q slide.
| wait minute" exclaimed Neddy
Stfbtail II must first try and see il
the Ice will hold us!"
Then, taking some Of poor Beckie's
stone-hard biscuits out OF his pocket,
the little boy bear threw them on the
ice as hard az he could.
| Bang" went the biscuits, breaking
all to pieces, but the ice was not even
cracked. IA
! ut is safe for skating" said Neddie,
though Beckie's biscuits are not safe
for eating. But she doesn't care; do
you, sister,"
"Not a Bit" answered Beckie. Some
day I will learn how to make soft bis
cuits!"
Then the animal children began
skating and sliding Other animal
folk came to have fun on the ice, and
among them was little beaver boy
who was not very p,oite. He was no
relation to Toodle or Noodle Flattail,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
SIGouRNE Y

Miss Grace Pfannebecker, who is
student at the State university, AMI
three other young lady students, havS
banded themselves into a musicf
organization known as the UNIVERSITY
Entertainers" and will appear hqN
to give their program. The enterta =
ment will consist of vocal music 81
readings. The young ladies haxe
peared in several towns near lo1
City and are said to be excellent
tertainers.
Sheriff E. ]. Grimes recently VI
called to Danville, Virginia, on VI
count Of the death Of his brotherN /
]. Grimes, at that place. 8. ]. Grill
was former resident Of Sigou4
and had many friends here. N
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the good beaver chaps, I'm glad TO say.
And when this beaver chap fell down
and the beaver chap fell near him and
Neddie's paw-nails accidentally
scratched the beaver.
"Oh, what ugly long claws you
have!" cried the beaver boy to Neddie.
Go away from me! don't like
you!"
II am sorry scratched you,' spoke
Neddie, politely, land cannot help
my claws being long Please excuse
me-"
mo, I'll not!' grunted the beaver
boy, and he went of to slide by him
self, sort of cross-like.
Well, the animal children were slid
ing away, having q fine time, when
Neddie saw his sister Beckie going
over toward thin place in the ice.
Come away from there, Beckie!"
he cried. 1T isn't safe there!"
But, no sooner had Neddie spoken
Crack" suddenly went the Ice, like
q gun being shot of, and poor Beckie
Stubtail disappeared from eight-that
means you couldn't see her any more.
"Oh! Oh! OH" cried all the other
animal children, as they skated toward
shore. "Beckie has fallen I'M"
"We'll get her out! Well get her
QUIT" cried Billie and Johnny Bushy-
tail, the squirrels, as they skated
toward the hole through which Beckie
had fallen into the cold water.
"No, stay back" shouted Neddie.
Don't go near that thin ice or Wen
ell fall in
"But, don't you want to save your
sister," asked Sammie Littletail.
"Of course do!'' cried Neddie
with tears in his eyes. But II
fall in myself | can't save her. She
has gone under the Ice. Look down
through it everybody, and when you
see where she is I'll scratch hole
In the ice over her and pull her up
through It,"
You could see through the clear ice.
you know, just as you can through a
glass window, and soon the animal
boys and girls were watching for
sight of Beckie. For she had gone
through the hole and had fioated down
the duck pond under the ice that COW
cred 1t.
"Oh, here she is: Here she isl
suddenly cried Charlie Chick. as he
looked through the clear ice and saw
the little bear girl in the water below
The chicken boy tried to pick hole
in the ice with his beak, but he was.
mot strong enough. Then up rushed
Neddie, and with his powerful claws,
he soon clawed hole in the ice, and
lifted his sister up through it,
Poor Beckie's eyes were closed, and
she was very wet and cold. But lust
then Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rab-
bit gentleman, came along. in his auto.
mobile-sleigh, and he soon took Beckie
home, where she could have hot lem
onade and be wrapped in warm blan
kets.
And when the beaver boy saw how
Neddie had saved his sister from the
ice the beaver chap said:
II am sorry made fun of your
claws. Only for them your sister
might have been drowned
YES" said Neddie, kindly, that IL.
true" So the ice-skating was over fol-
that day, and the next Beckie was al
well as ever. So this teaches us a
bears claws are very useful for some.'
thing besides scratching mosquito
bites, and the next story, will be
about Beckie and Uncle Wiggily, and
IL the piano does 60 roller skating witla
the photograph don't believe tha'
sugar will hide in the spoon.holder; nd
you?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-08
Evening Story
THE COLLECTORS.
By Donald Allen.

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

Gross earnings Of United States rail
roads making weekly returns to "Dun's
Review although showing further. in
dications of improvement. continue in
moderate volume, the total of roads
reporting for two weeks in April
amounting 20 $l3,9s6,427, decrease
OF ~ per cent. as compared with the
corresponding period year ago.
In the South there is still consider
able contraction shown by most of the
more important lines, though Chesa-
peake a Ohio and Western Maryland
now report some gain. On the other
Hand' conditions appear to be gradual
~ growing better on the roads in the
Southwest and West.
Following are given gross earnings
or United States railroads REPORTING.
for two weeks in April, and loss as
compared with earnings of the same
roads for the corresponding period 4
year ago; also for roads that reported
for the same weeks in the two preced-
ing months, together with the percent
ages Of loss compared with last wear:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
STANDARD OIL STATEMENT
Net Earnings for 1914 Show
Decrease of So, ATT, 066.

One effect Of the dissolution OF the
old Standard Oil Trust has been the
willingness Of its former subsidiaries
since that time 10 publish an income ac-
count Previous TO the dissolution "
was the policy Of the company to make
it's financial condition known only
through n balance sheet, and for this
reason the shares were never ADMITTED
to list on the Stock Exchange.
The Standard Oil Company OF New
York. in its statement for the year
ended December 81. 1914, reports net
earrings of S7735.019, u decrease OF
Ss477,0G6 compared with the previous
wear. In addition s6000,0OO was dis
bursod in cash dividends last year,
against only 100000 in 1913, leaving
surplus of 81, 735,919, q decrease o,
S18.577,0G6. The company's total sur
plus on December 81 stood at sl6,1Ol,-
59l. a real decrease of S5S,264,OSO.
In the comparison of the two years
income the report shows, however, that
in 1913 S60,000,000 was disbursed as
stock dividend, making a nominal IN
crease in last years surplus account
amounting to sl,735,920. The 1914 net
earnings were equal to 1881 per cent
on the company's S75,0OO,OOO stock,
against 21.61 per cent earned on the
same stock the previous year. =,
The balance sheet showed cash ana
accounts receivable TO be Sl0,914,612,
a decrease of $5,238.02I. The company
has no floating debt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26

tbo stem taken by the government OF
fnJi, otFciallv TO buy and export lnu-
ian wheat Is n blow struck ~ hpccu.
lation. French experts do not tnluH
mat this measure Is likely 10 produce
opprcciably lower prices IN the inter-
national market so long as Russia can
not freely export the vast wheat re-
serves locked up in Southern RUSSIA
through the closing of the Black sea
route II is remarked that American
wheat exporters are strongly defending
what remains of the lnst harvest
Flour is being requisitioned every
whore here, even in the miIh await
able wheat seems only to be found now
in Brittany, the Vend6e and Maine GO
Loire. Demands for millers and the
trade are very active. and il IS said thnt
Some flour mills will ba closed, there
being too great a shortage TO keep them
working.
The prolongation Of tho moratorium
for the payment of commercial paper
and other bills by the French govern
ment Is no doubt useful measure,
decreed under pressure from several
quarters. The propagation OF pay
ments is for a further period OF three
months, and the government implies
in its report proposing another au-
journment of payments due, that TINS
will probably be the last decree 10
cover debtors At any rate, n hint 10
this effect can be read between the
lines in the new moratorium just is
sued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
Total Deposits Touch the
Record Figure of
100000.
TREASURY BILL
SCHEME FAULTY
Loan of $1OO,OOO,OOO Likely To
Be FlOated Shortly on New
York Market.

London. April 25.-The new plan Tor
issuing Treasury bills brought S5O,-
100000 into the government account
last week, besides which payment was
made for s75,OO0,OOO sold under the
old arrangement, so that with other
accretions to the government account
the total of government deposits in the
Bank of England was raised last week
inter all disbursements had been made.
% S627 100000, which established new
record.
The new scheme for putting Out
Treasury bills has not had the hoped
for effect OF the money market, how
ever. for even with the huge amounts
paid into the government account
Other" deposits fell only $70,OOO,OOO
to Si33. 500,O 600, which is still far above
any figure since before the war, and
discounts are practically unchanged at
only 1-lG highe? than those quoted for
all dates last week.
The banks stock of gold has had
another small raise Of Sl,500,000, and
now stands at 100000. Argentina
still insists on taking gold, and an
other $l.4J0,o00 was eaimarkcd for her
last week This was all the gold that
went abroad, however.
The recent talk IN financial circle
here and rumors in the money market
regarding a credit or loan 70 be ar
ranged in New York on account Of
Great Pdtain have taken more definite
shane during the last day or two, and
opinion is now more general that ne
gOtiatiors are in progress for a loan
Of somewhere around Sl00,0OO0OO. j.
is believed that il will be of short
term nature. probably two or three
years. and viii Yield about 4 per cent.
Il was thought that the sale OF
American securities 20 New York dur
ing thc last week or two on each rise
i'm Wall Street would have strength
cned the exchange rate. but these sales
have only temporarily prevented ~
from rcttirg weaker. ard yesterdays
level Of i.7qie for cable transfers once
more brings he possibility OF gold cX-
ports from London TO New York very
much TO the front
Treasure and Bank Of England Of
fcials. as usual. are very sccretivc. and
il g. impossible 20 get either denial
or confirmation about the loan, al
though there is very little doubt tina
negotiations between intcrnationa.
auanciers and the Treasury are going
on almost daily.
Some authorities IN the market seem
10 think that even IL a loan OF SlOcO00.-
600 is arranged il will only temporarily
adjust the exchange and that q perma-
rent solution Of the problem can only
be solved By balance OF trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
PRINT CLOTH PRICES
ADVANCED AGAIN
Goods on Active List Up 1sc,
with Buyers and Makers
In No Haste.

Fall River, Mass, April 25-The cloth
markets were active last week. DURING
the closing days of the week tradlns
was moderate because manufacturers
and BUYERS were apart on prices. sales
for the week were fairly large, eyceed-
ing the production. The total mlgh'
easily have been larger had mill men
shown a disposition TO assent 70 quota
tions named by prospective buyers.
Prices of goods actively in demand
have been advanced AL eighth Of a cent
over last week, but manufacturers are
not satisfied. Cotton has continued TO
advance, and they arc looking for still
higher prices. Buyers are not willing
70 make further advances in prices and
are convinced they can obtain few addl-
tional goods unless they advance their
offers.
manufacturers have the product of
their mills to and into July well sold
end have also made sales on contracts
against goods in stock not wanted for
spot sale. They obtained plenty OF
money for their immediate needs and
are free from pressure 10 sell. Buyers
have covered their nearby needs and
can without too great anxiety await
developments along with manufactur-
ers. A large part Of the demand last
week has been for June. July and Au-
gust deliveries, with some bidding for
contracts to extend into September.
Total sales for the week are esti-
mated at about 100000 pieces. of which
$4,000 pieces were spots. The quota
tons: 2S-inch, 64xC4, 3hc, nominal;
28-ipch, 6lX60. 3 &c; 27-inch. 64x60. Sc;
27-inch, 56x5G. 22ic; 27-inch, 56X52,
25sc; 38ia-inch, 6iX64, 4l2c; 39-inch,
6SX72. &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
GLIB WITH HIS MILLIONS
Stranger Says He's Here to
Buy Supplies for Allies.

Take note. ye who have foodstutTs 10
sell and are willing to part with them
to the Allies for "a great price. that
there .s "a man 'n this city who is 20
ing 10 buy such merchandise for cash.
lie brought 10 over with him last night
CD the AneTican liner New York from
Liverpool J., amounts 20 S75.000.O00
News OF the secret mission Of this
modern trw-us was guarded so well
shat no one on the vessel knew that
such a person was on board. Coming
up from Quarantine the stranger. IN
able 20 keep quiet longer, rushed up to
the ship news reporters and in mvs-
.erious fashion called them aside.
Then with bated breath he told his
story. He said his name was Frederick
Norrisev. lie disappeared as mys.eri-
ously AS he had come His name did
not appear on the passenger list or on
the snip, manifest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
BANKS FEAR EFFECT
If WILLIAMS WINS
Afraid More AnnOyances
Would Follow Defeat of
Riggs National.
LFrom Thn Tribn.e Bureau !

Washington, April 25.-Fear OF the
consequences TO themselves should
John Shelton Williams. Controller of
the Currency, win in the fight which
The Riggs National Bank is making 20
restrain his "persccutiOn" Ia expressed
by large number Of banks in writing
10 their spondents in Washington.
These banks fear that II Nj. Williams
Is encouraged by q victory in this IN
junction suit, he may go to new lengths
in annoying them with demands for de-
tailed information as 20 their business.
Despite denlals, it is known here that
men high in the administration are
worried lest the actions Of Controller
Williams be taken as an attack on zig
business" something the administration
is anxious to avoid just now. Presi-
dent Wilson announced at the close of
Congress hat big business" was to be
let alone, because enough legislation
had been enacted 20 make il good
The denial by Controller Williams on
FRIDAY that Samuel Untermyer had
been engaged as counsel for the gov
eminent was regarded as significant
This was the first statement obtained
from any official of the Department of
Justice or the Treasury Department in
regard 10 the employment OF Mr.. I'm
termyer. The deduction made by some
Of those who have beer following the
case was that IL had been decided not
TO "Go after" the whole group Of finan-
ciers connected with the Riggs National
Bank and the National City Bank Of
New York.
While officers Of the Riggs bank are
pleased AT the attitude taken by those
banks which fear victory by Mr.. Will
Jams. they have been pleased also by
the reported interference Of President
Wilson in the situation. regarding it a.
showing that the President is by no
means certain that the Controller has
been acting wisely in his handling of
the banks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26

il would sccm that this form Of relief
is OILY postponed In the eight months
from July 20 February we shipped 20
British territory goods valued az SSH
600 900, where imports were only S35i-
600 600. The result is that the trade
balance in our favor was sass, ZOO, 600.
against s360,000,000 produced in the
same period a year before. The partial
offset Of our tourists expenditures
have been greatly cut down, and Lon
don has been financing purchases in
this country of her allies as well as her
own
The supply of loanahle funds nj this
centre continued abundant. Call loans
were renewed at per cent, and fixed
date money was easier toward the end
Of the week. Clearing House institu-
lions added ;S15,O00000 TO their re
serve. and. with the greater require
ments produced by a loan expansion Of
some $4,000 600, the surplus went near
ly Sl8.000,000 higher, to the great totai
Of l71,034.S70 year ago, under the
former reserve regulations, surplus was
under S3l 100000.
Benefits of War Orders.
War orders still Occupied large
place in the public mind and xercise
q great influence in trade circles. When
the British Chancellor of the EX-
chequer estimates that in the one
engagement Of Neuve Chapele as
much ammunition was used as in the
two years and nine months Of the
Boer war. even the speeding up Of
English plants cannot prevent immense
purchases Of munitions here And Of
course. the benefit Of the ordnance or
ders is not confined to the companies
that receive them.
Equipment and other steel companies
that are now loaded up with such work
must follow others that have not re
ceivcd benefit from abroad 20 take
a larger share of the domestic bust
ness now arising Buying by the rail-
roads, that was so missed throughout
the steel industry, has at least made
a start, and II the roads should gen
orally resume purchases on a fairly
good scale that alone might be suf-
fcient TO lift the trade into a state
OF comparative prosperity.
Prices for metallic copper are the
highest for years. For this. the war
furnishes the principal cause Exports
ore much heavier, and domestic manu-
facturers are using large amounts Of
copper in manufacturing brass shells
for the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
TONE CONFIDENT
ON PARIS BOURSE
Daily Volume of Business
Increasing, but Markets
Still Narrow.
lBy Cab. to Tho Tribune J

Paris, April 25.-The financial situa-
ton in France Is marked by continued
confidence, even by buoyance. This
sentiment is seen in the daily volume
OF business. The markets are neces-
sarily narrow, speculation beng nm
tied 10 cash operations, but these are
growing more numerous. both IN the
way of investments by the public IN
funds and railway stocks. as well as in
the way Of industrials.
Profit realizing has somewhat re-
duced prices in several departments Of
the stock market, notably IN French
national funds, but, these having
ceased, the levels affected have again
begun TO creep up by fractions, and
among the industrials even by points.
The rally which took place during the
last two days OF the week has practi-
cally wiped out the decline in the old
per cent rentes.
A feature of trading lately has been
cons derable degree of activity in
The group of copper securities, Amer
lean coppors being particularly IN re-
quest. All these have made good
prices, including Utah Copper. Ray,
Chino. and also European mines, not
ably Rio Unto.
Rubbers also have been busy. Many
buyers come forward for this specially
and prices have improved. Petrol
shares, too, have lately attracted the
attention of the market, but there
have been declines in some of these
shares, such as Russian and Rumanian
oils. following realizations on the high
prices made previously.
Banking shares are dull and rails ir-
regular, but at the end of the weeks
trading some Russian industrials and
certain specialties recovered sharply.
French perpetual threes gained to
~ francs SO centimes. about the point
recently lost. II is believed here that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
OIL FOR FERRYBOATS
Plan TO Shift Fuel for City's
Fleet IS PROPOSED.

Dock Commissioner Smith is consid-
crine for the purpose Of further econ
omy in the operation of the municipal
ferry Of testing oil fuel for the ferry
boats. Tho Bay Ridge. it is stated. is
10 be changed into an oil burner. and
II she proves a success all Of the boats
will be so equipped.
The change, it is asserted, would be
more than % per cent less cost in the
operation Of boats. 1t would do away
with three shifts Of tiremen on each
boat and the great saving of coal and
the cost Of tracking it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
LOSSES IN PRIVATE
BANKING BUSINESS
Reports to State Superintendent
Show Decrease in Resources
and Deposits.

Albany, April 23.-The private bank.
ing business, which was placed for the
first time under the jurisdiction Of the
State Superintendent Of Banks last
year, is gradually being adjusted to
meet the conditions in the new bank.
ing law.
The reports Of the 7ixty-nire pr.
vate bankers in the state show Tia,
from December q, 1914, to March 10
last the real estate owned By them de.
creased from $5.573,448 to S4.655.2s5.
a difference OF $9l8,lj3.
The resources during the same
period show loss Of S4,092,95l. the
total on March 10 being Sl4369.l4l.
The total deposits in March were ST..
245,269, decrease Of s2.626,942.
The figures in detail follow:
RESOURCES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
FINANCIAL MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING 81 The Soc, aos.
holders and lot owners u Mount i
Cemetery Association VIII he hrld " =, ~.
day. April 2Sth. 1915. az = 30 l.. u. = -.
r Corner RESIN st, f1r the eiectlon a. y,
Trustees and for such other business 'N
may oe presented. law
HENRY ". SHOEMAKER. seeretAC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26
dividend NOTICES.

OFFICE OF KtADIN6 IUNT I9is
Phiigielphia. Aprh - E N.
The BOARD Of Di.er'rrs has e,larri H,t- -
net rarl,.g, a auar,eriy dividend ~ 40 - 4,
49, on no Common S'1,k % ue '2hgtt. =
O. paid Oh May H. 1915. 20 ire ',N ss 1915
rseorl a, Ill.,. close of business Apdi ~, $40
Checks viii le mailed 90 So Ahoflrra w"
died dividend ogdsrs With the r,easafyf' siam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-26

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