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The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
. BRIAN BILLBOARD

', A big question to ask your ; soul: What is my relation to ' God?
 .o What is a man profited, ; if he gan the whole world /, and lose his own soul? Matt. q 1928.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03

We'll make night of it. de clared the Bostonian. We'll have a feast of reason and a flow of soul"
 "All right" assented the New Yorker, 'I never heard of them cabaret features, but they sound good
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
IN TUNGSTEN GAME NOW.

Joe Hanbury, the well known quartz prospector, was a visitor in the city last week from the head ol Fairbanks creek, where he has been engaged in quartz mining. He states, however, that he has quit hunting for gold and that it is tung- sten for him from now on. In fact, he states that he knows just where he can locate good tungsten lead. and he will therefore probably be heard from in the near future
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
TRANSPORT LOST

BERLIN. Mar. 27.--The loss of French transport, with the ma jority of those on board is reported by the war office tonight. the wreck of the vessel being attributed to I mine. Only seyenty-three escaped The vessel was enrOute from SaIO niki at the time the accident oc- gr1rraA
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
BIG BOYS INDICTED.

WINNIPEG Mar 28-Former Pre- mier Robin and two cabinet mem bers have been indicted on the chargt of conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment in connection with the erection of the Manitoba parliament buildings. The disclosures have caused q profound sensation.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
PRINCE TO RULE.

LONDON, Mar. 2S.-August Will liam, fourth son of the kaiser, will go to Belgium shortly to assist General von Kissing, who is acting in the capacity Ct governor general of the captured kingdom. It is be lieved here that it is the intention of the kaiser to place his son il! charge of the kingdom at a late. date
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
BELGIAN SAW ATTACK,

PARIS, Mar 27-A Belgian army officer, who was a passenger ou the Sussex. states that a strange mer- chantman screened the submarine as it approached it's prey.
 DISCUSSING WAR.
 PARIS. Mar. 27.-Representatives of the Entente allies are gathered in this city for the purpose of dis cussing the war situation. The ses. sion began this morning and state ments made this afternoon indicate that the conference is the most i'm portant since the commencement of the war. Beyond that. however, rOthing is known
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03

LONDON, Mar 2S-The director ot the Shachleton expedition. ac'
 ing on advice; from sydney several days ago. have decided to send q relief party - Ross sea in scarcH
 of the missing members of the eN- DpditiOD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
England Keeping Even.

One may easily suppose that
Great Britain is running heavily
into debt. 1t is not so. The amaz-
ing fact is that with the outside
world she is keeping even, and may
even be able presently to get the
balance on the credit side of the ac-
count, if, indeed, that has not al
ready happened. The achievement
is without parallel in the annals of
trade.
Let us examine the figures of her
trade. Whereas in the six months
ended June 80 last her imports in
creased 11.3 per cent over the cor
responding period Of the preceding
year, her exports, on the other hand,
increased 81 per cent. By eXtraor-
binary efforts, therefore, she had in
creased her exports faster than her
imports, so that the excess of i'm
ports, which in the preceding six
months had been 965 million dollars,
was reduced to S91 millions. The
returns make certain important
omissions. Goods imported include
all food bought by the British gov
eminent, but do not take in "other
goods which at the time of their i'm
portation were the property Of the
British government or its allies" 1t
is estimated by the best statistical
and economic authorities that when
everything is included the excess of
imports over exports is probably 2l2
billion dollars a year. That is the
amount of goods England now is
buying from the world in excess of
her sales. 1t is the debit balance of
trade.
But there is a clean Offset. Eng
land buys not for herself alone, but
for her allies at the same time. She
is banker, merchant and carrier for
all Of tbem. She buys with one hand
from the neutral world and sells
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
TENNESSEE COPPER
Its Affairs Discussed from a Stock
holders Point of View.

The following discussion OF the al
fairs of the Tennessee Copper Com
pany comes from Clarke. Childs & Co.:
Criticism of the policy OF the manage
ment Of the Tennessee Copper Company Is
not so much based upon the passing OF the
dividend as it is upon the failure of the
directors to take the Stockholders into their
confidence 10 the extent of telling them
frankly Just what has been the basis for
the many rumors OF the last month. In
view OF the peculiar action of the stock. of
the discussion Of relations with the Rus
sian authorities and of the rumors of more
or less Of a pinch in current finances. the
stockholders are not TO be blamed for
wanting to know the facts from an Of
fetal source. The Tennessee management,
however. has never been very open with
the stockholders. or late II has even
changed the form OF the annual report. so
that one cannot now very we'll make an
accurate comparison Of business. item by
item. with previous years. In the report
for the last year the company carried in
the debit side Of its balance sheet an item
of sl,155, 900 payments received to guar
sntee contracts. which doubtless referred
10 the hci1 contract Win fsu1Sld vi iHe
credit side it showed more than 100000
OF cash. against Sl55.O0O the previous
year. but in the same period the outstsnd-
ing convertible bonds had risen from $780,
600 to s2.0O0.000 The stockholders would
now like To know whether the unissuei
$1,000. 900 Of the bonds are still in the
treasury or whether these have been en-
ployed in current negotiations and con-
tracts growing out Of the larger war BUSH
ness. In its last annual report the COM
pany presented a balance She. which midi
Gated net surplus OF current assets over
current liabilities OF about sl.150. 900.
This was of December 81. and it did not
include as a current asset the 81 .o00.0
bonds then in the treasury. The company
earned in that year $3.50 per share.
partly. OF course. from acid business; il
was after this showing that the accidents
and Misunderstanding over contracts in.
dueed the passing Of the dividend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
BOND MEN SKEPTICM
OF GOVERNMENT ISSUE
Say That Election Day Is 100
Near for Such a Move.

Representative of Wall Sire"
houses that make a specially Of dear
ing in United States government BOMB
put little credence in yesterdays VASE
ington advices telling o. a proposes
sl3O,O00,OO issue Of Panama IS to re-
imburse the Treasury for its expen''
lures on Mexican accornt. In the opi''
ion of the specialists, who have s''
the same thing on several occasions %
recent months when rumors OF govern
ment financing were abroad, Eleeu''
Day is too close at hand for the Demo
cratic Administration TO bring ou' >
bond issue. II would act as boom"
rang, they say.
At the present time there are "
proximately S225,O0O, 900 of Panama I"
authorized, but unissued. The PRIV
posed bond issue will take this iOi~
according to Washington reports. II
vestment bankers in the financial o'
trict are unanimous in the opinion 'a''
little difficulty would be had in nos'''s
the loan. But they insist, and say 'n''
get il direct from Washington, tna' "
Offering is not likely at this time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

with the other to her allies. and, as
her allies cannot pay, she sells them
the goods on credit, just as we sell
her our goods on credit. All OF this
goes down in the account as Loans
to Allies and Dominions." The az
gregate Of these loans is incredible.
They have amounted already to over
5 billion dollars, and they are m
creasing at the rate of between IN
and 2% billion dollars year. The
rate at which Great Britain Is run
ming in debt to the outside world ior
goods, as we have seen, is 21a bill
ions year. The accounts, therefore,
are balanced. Great Britain bor-
rows in one account and lends in the
other. and she now is lending as
much as she borrows, if not more.
She is simply transferring her credit
from other parts of the world 10
Europe. She does not lend her al
lies money, any more than we lend
money to her. She lends them goods
and takes their promises to pay.
Recently, on being asked IN the
House of Commons what terms had
been made with the Allies for the
loans. and how repayment had been
arranged, Mr.. McKenna said that
the British government had taken
from the borrowing Allies short
term sterling bills payable IN Lon
don. They may be rediscounted for
a certain period, but not for long
period after the close of the war.
The rates of interest vary. The
terms are not identical in every case.
Thus. while Great Britain, on ac-
count of her enormous buying OF
goods. is running behind at the rate
of 21s billion dollars a year IN trade
and while to meet this bill she is
Obliged to find credit in this coun-
trv and sell and pawn her shares
and bonds, yet. on the other side OF
the ledger she is writing up credit
with her allies at an equal rate.
When the war is over she will be
what she was before--the largest
creditor nation in the world. Her
allies will be enormously in debt to
her. That will give her a command
over trade in some directions greater
than she has ever had before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
'CHANGE UNHURT
BY EXPORT BAN
Swedish Currency Still at
Higher Premium than
Norwegian or Danish.
By FRANCIS w. HIRST.

London, Aug. 18.-The Stock Ex-
change will be closed tomorrow
Trading was idle but steady to-day.
Peace discussion again is active in
Germany. This mornings official
note concerning exports from Swe-
den looked serious, but exchanges
were unaffected.
A trustworthy city authority tod
me to-day that no great effect upon
glo-Swedish commerce is expect
ed. By placing all commodities m
the prohibited list all exports would
be subjected to the same procedr e
as hitherto. There had been two pro-
cedures, according to whether export
goods were prohibited or not.
In our money Swedish currency
stands at higher premium than
Norwegian or Danish; thus the
Scandinavian exchanges at noon to-
day stood: Stockholm, 1857; Christ
iania, 1854; Copenhagen, 1905,
which have been, roughly, their posi-
ton for several days.
Bank returns are reassuring rs
regards gold, and our Chancellor )
recent speech indicates a resolve by
the Treasury to maintain a gold
standard and exchanges even at con-
siderable sacrifices.
This policy, if | correctly interpret
the speech. is entirely right. Mean
while various indications suggest
taat facilities for credit are narrow
ing and that terms are rising every
where. The very best credit will
find itself paying an extravagant
rate for accommodation before many
months.
can remember when our govern
ment could have borrowed millions
CT either long or short terms at from
2 to pa per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

Aug. 1s.-The rate Of discount oil the
Bank Of Bombay was fixed at b per
cent to-day.
Livestock Paper Chicago. Aug. 10.
John Fletcher. vicc-president OF tho
Fort Dearborn National Bank. which
handles large volume of livestock
and packing paper, says:
"As compared with 1907, there has
been a decrease Of i2.047,0 900 in the
number OF beef cattle in the country.
but the total value has grown s439,-
$4,000. This comparison offers sur
fcient explanation why, the price OF
beef is higher. But II is important to
note that the number Of beef cattle
has been increasing since 1914. Re-
suits have been encouraging. but they
can be considered only beginning.
Here is something the farmers Of the
corn belt may we'll considers Eighty
per cent Of the corn they raise is fed
10 llNtSlOCh. ~ VIC '"iNN
of corn belt farms and the market for
their corn. they must raise cattle. H.
is to the corn belt that We must LOOK
for our livestock production, now that
the great Western ranges have been
to a large extent partitioned into
small farms. Numerous cattle loan
companies Of small capital have sprung
up in all parts of the country to lend
money to the cattle grower at 8 to
10 per cent IN their respective locali-
ties and then sell the notes in New
York on per cent basis, taking the
difference of to 6 per cent as their
profit The readiness with which city
banks are buying such notes has
caused deterioration in the quality OF
the loans"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
ANNUAL MEETING.
The American Agricultural
Chemical Company

Notice il hereby given that the Anansl
Meeting OF this Company will be he'd a.
the office % the Company. Plant Building
in the city OF New London. Conn. On me
l4th day OF september. 1916. at oslocs
p. NJ for the purpose OF electing a Board
OF Directors for the ensuing year, ard toI
such other business as may be oFeasn'
before the meeting.
The Transfer Books OF both the Pfs.erfss
and Common Stock will close 81 oeloe.
p. NJ. on Friday. September l. 1915. and
remain closed until 10 o'clock A. ~, .,
Friday, September -. 1916.
HORACE BOWKER, Secrstsy'
New York. August IS. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
A Food Slogan.

They have slogan, LET Arkansas
Feed Herself" Most slogans sound
good for n time, until everybody for
gets them. but this slogan has been
crystallized into an entity. Crop di-
versiiication in Arkansas is an accom-
plished fact, and foodstuffs are raised
in greater proportion than ever before,
and all because the business men Of
the cities had the farsighted vision to
see that the growth of their cities
hung upon the fortunes and develop
ment of the agricultural sections. So
they went at it in an intelligent, per-
sistent campaign of education, and
they are adding each year millions Of
productive wealth to the state.
In all the financial centres of the
world there exists the obsession that
the control of money and of credit is
an evidence of the wealth and strength
of a nation. 1t is a fatal and baseless
delusion. London has been for years
the financial centre of the world. Mean
while England's social and economic
life was marked by disintegrating
decay and degeneracy, which the Euro
pean war made evident to the entire
world. 1t is the story told in "The
Deserted Village" where wealth ac-
cumulates while men decay" The
things that make for enduring
strength, Intelligence and wholesome
ness in people, are the things that
are being done to-day in Arkansas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
Money

Money on call loaned on the Stcck
Exchange as high as Oh per cent ana
as low as Q per cent. Most Of the loans
were placed at pa per cent.
Rates on time loans on Stock In
change collateral were, if anything
slightly easier. For 30 days and over
an all-around lowering Of one-fourtn OF
l per cent in the bid and asked prices
is disclosed in the latest quotations
The continued inflow of gold is having
its effect upon the market
More activity is noted in the market
for commercial paper. Rates remain
steady at 34 and per cent for four to
civ months paper, while that for 80
days is passing at 3 and 3A per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms of the Amer
lean dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for AIS 1916. the intrinsic
parity is S4.S67s per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at dis
count or that dollars are at premium.
which is owing to the fact that in Eng.
land the demand for dollars with which
to settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settls
accounts in England.
If you calculate the cost of the dol
lar in terms of foreign money-that
is, as if you were buying dollars with
pounds, marks or francs-its value
Yesterday and a year ago would be
about as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
Menace of Car Shortage. 81

way Age Gazette" says editorially mo
the car situation is more serious ""
year than it has ever been before
this season. The gross car shor'ss.
the largest and the gross surplus ~
smallest, "The Gazette" continues US
have ever been reported for Angus
since the records have been kept
net surplus was only 1856 cars 80
smallest net surplus previously
ported for the same date was 'o'
Of 1907. which was 27,S36. In "
tober of that year there Was Wv
blesome shortage. THE Gazette
presses the opinion that there
enough cars to do the eountrys ps,
ness if they arc efficiently hsn'l.I
but adds that the facts warn rs',s
managers and large shippers 70 .a''
some effective form Of eOopersues
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

ANDREW j. MCCORMACK. Auc,icneet
REGULAR AUCTION SALE,
STOCKS AND BONDS,
by ADRIAN II. MULLER A son,
OFFICE. 40. s. WILLIAM ST,
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %. 1915
at 1880 o'clock. al the
EXCHANGE SALESROOM,
Nos Il AND Is VESEY STREET
For Acct OF Whom IL May Concern;
500 shs. jefferson Bank Of New fo'A
100 shs. Fisk Rubber co. common
s45. 900 The Garland Corporation OF Nr
July. 1915, coupon on.
IN shs Crestline Land Company
$1,000 Acker. Merrall & Condit Co. spe
Deb. BIDS, 1928.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
Shipping Laws Need Changing.

Referring to the determination Of the
Pacific Mail company to operate vessels
on the Pacific, Mr.. Baldwin said this
would be impossible in normal times,
partly due to the cost Of construction
of American ships, but principally be-
cause of the increased operating costs
over those of other nations. He con-
tinued:
"If the seamen's bill is left unmodi-
fed. and the Alexander shipping bill
should become law without material
modification, then this condition of af-
fairs will again prevail in normal times.
mo one can clearly foresee the fut-
ure of the shipping business after the
war, but we are such firm believers in
the necessity of an American mercan-
tile marine that We desire to do every
thing in our power to assist in its crea-
ton. We believe the time must soon
come when our lawmakers will realize
the necessity for considering facts in
stead of theorieS in regard to American
shipping, and will stand ready to en-
courage American capital to 20 into it.
"In common with every one else, We
saw this need when the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company was sold by its for
mer owners. We knew that during the
existence of the present abnormal
freight rates these ships could be prof
itably operated, and, having bought
them, we propose to continue their op-
Grafton as long as this may prove prof
table, believing that such revision of
our laws will be made as will enable us
to continue permanently the only trans
pacific line operating under the Ameri-
can flag"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Strength Of French exchange was the
feature of the market. Check francs
advanced to 5.90ss to the dollar and
cables to $50. the highest rates in more
than a month. Sterling bills were a
shade easier.
The closing quotations were as fol-
LOWS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

One would have been an optimist,
indeed, to predict that the new Brit
ish loan, following so soon after the
French loan, would meet better re-
ception than the big Anglo-French
loan last year. But it has, partly
because we have become accustomed
to foreign loans as investments, and
partly because Of the intrinsic merit
of s25O,OOO,OOO loan secured first
by $3OO,OOO,OOO of good collateral
and secondly by the credit of the
British Empire. If that is not good,
nothing in the world is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
New Farming.

There are farm advisers in many OF
the seventy-fve counties, teaching the
ways of agriculture to the farmers, and
acting as counsellors and helpers IN
times of need. The County Agent IS
always an experienced and practical
man, and often a graduate OF some
state agricultural college. Generally
in the West and South his expenses
are borne partly by the county IN
which he works, partly by the state
agricultural college and partly by the
Federal Department of Agriculture. In
many counties there are women home
demonstration agents, who teach the
farm woman all the ways OF domestic
economies. There is continuous cam
psign for diversifcation OF crops ana
for better methods Of agriculture, con-
Quoted by a business organization IN
Little Rock, and in which there is also
comprehended all the constructive
forces of the state, from the extension
division of the University of Arkansas,
the railroads, the bankers, the Farm
ers' Union, to practically every news
paper in the state. Most every public
spirited and altruistic organization OF
this nature is run by some individual
who makes living out of it and keeps
it going. But this association is con-
Quoted by business and professional
men, who give their time to it that
Arkansas may prosper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
The Spirit.

The feeling that brought about this
conversion was typifed to me in tour
made through the state few years
ago in a quest for knowledge. | stopped
overnight at little town of some
1000 inhabitants in the centre of the
state. was not much impressed at
first, until in the course of converse
ton learned that one Of the state dis
trict agricultural schools had been re-
Gently located there. The state appro-
priations for this purpose did not cover
the total necessary expenses for the
placement of the institution, so the
poople of the town went down into
their pockets and dug up $4,000 that
the school might be theirs to have and
TO hold | needed then no prophetic
eye to see that this spirit for better
things meant that the people OF Ar
Kansas were up and doing. SO wisdom
has been justified of her children. For
the state has become a great shipper
of garden truck of all kinds to North
ern markets. The northwestern coun-
ties in the 0zarks are extensive grow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

Currency MOvement.-A gain in
cash by the banks this week of APP
rroximately Sl2,OOO,oOO is indicated by
the reported movements of currency.
They gained from the interior $780,
600, shipments including $l,599,O0O ma
tional bank notes sent TO Washington
for redemption, 100000 transferred
through the Sub-Treasury to New
Orleans and 100000 to San Francisco.
Gold imports for the week aggre-
gated s1i,120,OOO, of which $4,000
came direct from London and $500
600 from Canada. There was exported
100000 in United States gold coin
to Spain. The gain on Sub-Treasury
operations proper totalled s3,777,0Oo.
The Federal Reserve Banks debit bal
ances at the Clearing House were
S7,430,OOO. and its credit balances
totalled S15,3s6,O00.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19
Daily Imports and Exports.

Daily imports and exports of general
merchandise at the Port of New York
were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-19

Fellow is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity as calculated by the United
States Mint: