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The sun., 1916-11-08
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF
THE METROPO1lTAN TELEPHONE 4
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
F1rst Mortgage Sc Gold Bonda
BOSTON
Tcls. Main soea

Bankers Trust Company, successor h,
merger to Tho Mercantile Trus, Company
MAY 24th. 1858. and an agreement ds,ss
November let lsss. both executed nv ,bs
Metropolitan Telephone Il Telegraph CON
pany, which the New York Te.phn,s
hereby invites proposals up to tn. c .oss Il,
business December .ath. 1875. for n. u.
to II on January 3. 1917. OF honds seclr..
nv said mortgage. at price sH,isfac,o-,
10 the New York Telephone COMPANY, a,
rate not exceeding par and ten p..
centum premium, t" such au amogn, a,
shall not exceed tho sum of sl7c1sit
BANKERS TRUST CpNThSN, rrus.s
New YORK. November !. 1916.
The sun., 1916-11-08
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. Nov. Mooney and discount
rates were quiet to-day. The stock mar
ket was quietly steady and most OF the
business was In the war loan. colonial
stocks and Courtaulds At hrm prices. The
French loan and rubber shares hardened
a fraction. American securities were dull
but steady. There were few markings
In tho low priced shares Closing prices:
The sun., 1916-11-08

LONDON. Nov THE Board Of Trade
figures for october show increases of 49,
600. 600 In imports and fl2.1tS.000 In ex.
ports The principal Increases In Imports
were food f6.oo0.00o and cotton $4,000, ,000
and The leading gains in exports were In
manufactured goods. including cotton tex
tiles $4,000. 900 and wooienS II. SOC, 900.
The sun., 1916-11-08

LIVERPOOL. Nov. --Cotton-Spot in
far demand Prices higher American
mlddllng fair IL Old good mddling. II i6d
middling II sd low middng. l.l5d good
ordinary, l0.s0d ordinary. lo50d Sales.
for speculation and export Receipts. a.T0
bales. including 3i.lo0 American. Futures
closed very steady
The sun., 1916-11-08

SAVANNAH, Ga. Nov. 7.-rurpentine
firm: Is% t!c.; saies. .ts7: receipts. $50:
shipments, el5: stock. 1855.
Rosin firm. sales, 9ss, receipts. :.s7i:
shipments. ass: stock T6.957.
>. quot. A. B; C. D, f.; S;s:. F: q. H. J.
$3.50.
The sun., 1916-11-08

CHICAGO. Nov. 7-Butter--I'nchaneod
Eges-IiIgher. receipts. 5,i5l cases
rir.t, 22ir n 80 isc.. ordinary hrs's. 81 a
sec Al mark, cases included. .eu33c
rotstocs-- Rec oipts. SO cars. unchanged
Poultr,--Alivc. unchanged.
The sun., 1916-11-08

LONDON, Nov. 1.-Calcutta iinssed. No.
vember- December. e&s. Sd: iinseed oil. as
thd.; sperm oil. fts ios.; petroleum. Amer
lean refined. 1s. I'D: spirits. Is. ard:
lean. strained. aos 3D.: type @. 23s
The sun., 1916-11-08

Customs receipts to-day, S56?, ,i3s: internal
revenue. ordinary. 3l.277.4T1: income tax.
Sl.597: miscellaneous. s56s,519: national bank
notes received for redemption. u .273,a5s
The current statement Of the United states
Treasurer for November 6:
nrNrpAr rrrNn
The sun., 1916-11-08
GENERAL FUND
PARIS MARKET.

PARIS. Nov. Trading was quiet on
the Bourse o-day. Three per cent. rentes.
81 francs 10 centimes for cash. Exchange
on London. ~ francs slk centimes. Five
per cent loan, 81 france IS centimes.
Bar Silver.
LONDON, Nov. 7.-Bar silver, % f.isa
per ounce. Money. 8 per cent. Discount
rates. short and three months bile. SM0
5S per cent
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE ~
we r. ADVERTISEMENT.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That that
certin mortgage, executed and deliver
cd bySJohn Yegen, Mortgagor, to Bis
marck Grocery Company, q corpora.
ton, MORTGAGE. dated the 10th day Of
February, A. D. nineteen hundred and
sixteen, and filed for record IN the Of
ice of the REGISTER Of Deeds Of the
County Of Burleigh, and State Of North
Dakota, on the 10th day Of February.
A. d. 1s1erTaMl ~ 6sae1 In /: Book 3
of Mortgages, at page IA, viii be FORE
closed BY ! sale Of the premises IN
such mort6 age and herinafter descrth-
Cd, az thu, hont door Of the court house
in tho City az Bismarck, n the County
Of Bnrlefgn, 1rd State Of. North Da-
kota, j at the hour Of 3 o'clock p. M. on
the 23rd day OF December, "A. D. 1915.
to satisfy the amoupt due upon SAID
mortgage on the day OF sale. The pre-.
misses described IL said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same,
are situated In the County Of Burleigh.
and State Of North Dakota, and de.
scribed assfol1pws, towit:
All OF Section twenty-five (25),
South Halt (S.1s) Of Section Twenty.
four (24), South Half (S.1s) Of Sec
ton Thirteen (l3), and Northeast
Quarter IN. E.A) Of Section Thirteen
(13), all in Township One Hundred
Thirty-eisht $3.50, Range Eighty (S0).
There will be due on such mortgage
1t the date Of sale the sum Of $3,040.3O
together with costs and statutory at
torneys fees,
Dated ct Bismarck, North Dakota,
this 18th day Of November 1916.
BISMARCK GROCERY COMPANY
Mortgage.
H. C. BRADLEY.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
(Thurs. 6Wks.)
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A gorgeous display of yellow and
white chrysanthemums is exhibited in
the Hoskins show windows. They are
superb and are finding ready sale for
the Thanksgiving season. The de.
mand is great for these blooms
throughout the state and in South Da-
kota and Montana, and is being fur
nished by the local florist.
The display windows Of the store
are filed with the mammoth flowers
Of white and yellow.
Every chrysanthemum sold was
raised in the Hoskins greenhouses In
this city. This Is an industry that
very few people in Bismarck know
they have in their midst. Visitors are
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NORTH | D|||AIE0Tl HAS
!. ! nor joined N ( EMBARGO
ON 1--we STOCK YET


North Dakota has not yet joined in
the embargo against the. importation
of live stock from districts supposed
to be affected by the hoof and mouth
disease.
DR.. r. II. Treacy, district director
for the United States bureau of ami
NAL husbandry, and DR.. w. +. Crewe,
secretary Of the North Dakota live.
stock sanitary board. are closely
watching the situation, and they are
prepared to act immediately it shall
be deemed necessary. ~
DR.. Crewe todaysddyised the Trib.
une that he has wired federal off
Gals for Instructions. At present no
emergency seems to exist, but all pos
sible vigilance will be exercised in
an effort to prevent the exposure Of
Flickertail livestock.
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FOR THROAT AND LUNGS
STUBBORN COUGHS AND COLDS
!ckrr1ar1's
Alternative
s0to N All LEADING DRUGGISTS
NOTICE. OF SALE ON SPECIAL Ex.
EcUTioM IN MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE.

Notice 10 Hereby Given, That bv
virtue Of judgment in mortgage
foreclosure rendered and given by the
District Court Of Burleigh County
Sixth Judicial District, State of North
Dakota, and entered and docketed II
the oillce Of the Clerk ~ said Court
on the 10th day Of November, 1916
in an action wherein American Life
Insurance Company, corporation, is
plaintiff, and Edwin J. Rudy, Loret
to Ruddy, Mary Ruddy, Catharine
Rudy, and Edwin J. Ruddy as Guard
ian Of the Minor Heirs Of Katie c.
RUddy, and VIM. A. O'D0nnell. were
defendants, in favor Of the plaintiff
and against said defendants for the
sum Of $72486. which Judgment
among other things, directed the sale
by me Of the real property hereinaf
ter described, or so much thereof as
may be sufficient to satisfy the
amount Of said judgment, with inter
est thereon and costs, or so much OF
said Judgment us the proceeds OF
such sale applicable thereto will sat.
isfy; therefore, by virtue of \ writ OF
special execution to me issued out of
the ONCE OF the clerk Of said court
in and for said county Of Burlefgh and
state of North Dakota for the sum
Of $724.S6, and interest, accrued and
accfuing costs and costs of sale, d.
recting me to sell said real property
pursuant to said Judgment and exc
cution, /, ]. p. French, Sheriff of Bur.
leigh County, North Dakota, and the
person appointed by said Court to
make said sale, will sell the zeal prop.
erty hereinafter described to the high
est bidder for cash, at public auction,
at the front door Of the court house
in Bismarck. Burleigh County, North
Dakota, on the 21st day Of December
1916, at the hour Of two o'clock in
the afternoon of said day, to satisfy
said judgment and execution, with in
terest and costs thereon, and the
costs and expenses of such sale, or
as much thereof as the proceeds of
such sale applicable thereto will sat
isfy.
The premises to be sold as afore-
said pursuant to said judgment and
said writ Of special execution, and to
this notice, are described in said judg.
ment and decree and writ, as follows,
to.vit:
The Northeast Quarter (NE 1-4) OF
Section Seven (7, Township One
Hundred Thirty-nine (139) North,
Range Seventy-six (76), in the Coun.
" Of Burleigh and State OF North Da-
kota.
Dated this nth day Of November,
1916.
J. P. FRENCH,
Sheriff Of Burleigh County. North
Dakota.
Miller, Zuger & Tillotson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Bismarck North Dakota.
(15-22.29.6.13-20)
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NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORT.
GAGE FoREcLotuRE SALE.

Whereas, Default has been made in
the terms and conditions of the mort.
fkake hereinafter described by which
the power of sale therein contained
has become operative, and no action
or proceeding having been Instituted
at law or in equity to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof, and upon such default the as.
signee OF mortgage having elected
and hereby declared the entire mort
gage Indebtedness dye and payable as
authorized ~ the said mortgage, now
therefore. D.
Notice is hereby given that the GER
tain mortgage, made, executed and de-
livered by Jacob Rem and Magdalena
NRenn, his wife. Mortgagors, to r. l..
Beiseker, Mortgage, dated the 4th day
of February, 1910, and filed for record
in the Office OF the Register Of Deeds
'of the County OF Burleigh and State
of North Dakota on the Sth day OF
February, 1910. at nine O'Clock a. m.
and there recorded in Book '.23' OF
Mortgages at Page 1927" and duly as.
signed by said Mortgage to John w.
Shelby, which assignment was dated
February Is, 1910. and was filed for
record in the Office sof the Register
Of Deeds of the County Of Burleigh
and State of North Dakota, on the
9Th day OF November, 1916, at nine
O'clock q. M, and there recorded in
Book "139" Of Assignments at Page
a66". win be foreclosed by a sale Of
the premises IN such mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front
door Of the Court House. at Bismarck,
in the County of Burleigh, and State
Of North Dakota, at the hour of Ten
o'clock il the forenoon, on the 3rd
day 81 January, A. D. 1917, to satisfy
the amount due upon such mortgage
on the day of sale.
The premises described in such
Mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the, same are situated in the
County OF Burleigh and State of
North Dakota and are described as
follows, viz,
Northeast Quarter (NEA), Section
Eighteen (1S), Township One Humid.
red Forty-four (144) North, Range
Seventy.seven 40 West Of the 5th
r M. ~
There will be due on>such mortgage
at the date of sale including real es-
tate taxes on said premises for the
years 1912. 1918, 1914.and 1915, which
the assignee of MORTGAGE has paid
in order to protect his interests in the
mortgage under foreclosure, the sum
Of Seventeen Hundred Fifty and o.
100 ($175O.22) Dollars, exclusive of
costs. disbursements and attorneys
fees allowed by law.
Dated this goth day Of November,
1916. 23-30.7-14-21-2S.
JOHN w. SHELBY,
Assignee of Mortgage.
ARTHUR l.. NETCHER,
Attorney for Assignee of Mort
, gagee, Fessenden, N. D.
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Sos FOR COAL.

The Bismarck Hospital wants bids
on Ignite coal, delivered into its
sheds, the contract to run for one
year. Every bid must accompany I
test OF the coal to DO delivered.
The right Is reserved to reject an!
md all bids.
Bids must be in by Dec. LIST, 1916.
THE BISMARCK HOSPITAL,
r. F. STRUT, Sec.
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70. :. OWENS Z co.

FOR SALE-160-acre, very choice
farm, on easy terms. Only 81, 900
cash required. Balance on long
time with low rate of interest.
FOR sALE-Six-room, modern house
with full basement. Furnace heat,
light and water; bath. Price, $4,000.
Only $1,000 cash required to swing
deal.
VERY CHOICE 5O-foot lot for sale, on
Twelfth street ;east front; water
and sewer in street.
WANTED 70 NEM1-By December
LIST, modern 7-room house.
Farm and City Loans.
%. T. OWENS Z co.
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Marriage xnaoun ID.

Miss Hattie Grover Of this place
and Andrew Wohlsted, of Cogswell,
N. D., were married last evening in
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
G. B. Nupen& in Tenth, street. Dey.
H. c. Postelthwaite of the Presby-
terrain church read the service at $3.50.
They were unattended. Mr.. Wohlsted
and bride will reside in Cogswell.
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:. :. YOUNG.

= .s-.Er.. ss.+ ..445a.l
5 TWO houses Tor sale on monthly pay.
ments. with very small payment
down.
Five houses for sale on monthly pay.
ments for about $4,000 payment
down.
Ono house and barn to trade for farm
property close In.
160 acres of land near Baldwin to
trade, for house in Bismarck.
4 Three new modern bungal0ws for sale
at prices ranging from $2,50000 to
100000. 5s.
50foot east front ;iot and Is feet cor
ner lot on 18th street, for s1le. cheap
est lots on street
Riverview Addition lots at 10000 to
100000 are the best for homes or Z
Investment in the city. The lots
are close in and buyers are protect
ed in every way.
r. e. YOUNG.
Suite Is First National Bank Building
=, Phones 7S and III. VI !. g.z
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WE THANK YOU

We wish to convey our thanks to
our many patrons for the way in
which they have helped us with their
patronage through these first months
Of our business venture into Bis
marck's Business World, and we trust
it's patronage will continue to grow
as time goes on. so that next year
our family Of >"Satisfied laundry Gus
toners" will be definitely larger.
WE THANk YOU Il
The Capital Steam Laundry Company
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Ioer AND roulID

IoST-Child's fur collar between
Dosser and Avenue D on 9Th St.
4 Leave at Tribune Office. 11-2J3t
'Iosr-On Friday night, at the Mp.
depot, handbag, containing gold
watch and some money. Finder,
leave at Tribune.
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NOTICE or MORTGAGE SALE ~
ADVERTISEMENT.


Deeds Of the County of Burlefgh,
and State OF North Dakota, on the Srd
day OF January, A. d. 1914. and record
cd in Book Ill Of Mortgage. ct page
So, will be foreclosed by q sale Of
tho premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described, At the front
door Of the court house in the City Of
Bismarck, in the County Of Burleigh
and State Of North Dakota, at the hour
Of 10 o'clock a. M, on the 9Th day Of
December, A. d: 1916, to satisfy the
amount due upon said mortgage on
the day Of sale. The premises de-
scribed in said mortgage and which
will be sold 70 satisfy the same, are
situated in the County Of Burleigh and
State of North Dakota, and described,
as follows, towit:
Lot Four az in Block Forty.two
(l2) in Flannery and Wetherby's add.
ton to the City of Bismarck, Burleigh
County. North Dakota.
That several installments on said
mortgage payments are past due and
unpaid and that the mortgage provides
that In default Of any installments that
the mortgage may declare the whole
sum due and payable and that the
mortgage does hereby declare the
whole sum due and PAYABLE.
There will be Dire on such m0rtss Sc
ct the date of sale -" sum of Three
Hundred Forty-One Dollars.
Dated ct Bismarck, N. D.. this LIST
day Of Novembes, 1916.
A. J. OSTRANDER,
Mortgage.
T. E. McCURDY, es1e-23-30.7
Attorney for Mortgage. Il
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coneludes Visit Here.

Mrs. A. p. Barnes. who has been in
the city for several days. visiting her
daughter, Mrs. /, Up. Baker Of near
the city and Mrs. G. Il. Russ, ,Jr., Of
Third street, has returned to her
home in Expansions.
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defense, was cool and unshaken.s The
prosecution is attempting to break his
WILSON'S PLURALITY, ara,

San Francisco, Nov. 49, Definite
and official figures have been compil.
ed on California's election. Wilson's
plurality over Hughes in California Is
3,773.
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MANDAN VISITORS.

Among the, Mandan visitors in the
city Tuesday were Mrs. Frank Nc
Quillin, Mrs. George steinbrook, Mrs
William Meisner and Mrs. p. A. Fri
stad.r
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NUNS ARE TIE RAGE.

Librettos of the Operas now or
sale at Hoskins';. Csc each opera.
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is very probable that the trio OF driv-
ers will be bound over to the district
court.
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welcome at the greenhouses at any
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTE!0--A man for delivery work,
who is acquainted with city and un-
derstands automobiles. Apply Guss-
ner's store. 11-29-3t
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HARVEY HARRIS L co.
J. p. jackson, Mgr.

$50 AcREs-Close to town, with
creek on both quarters; good soil;
very fine for man with stock A
real bargain.
1e0 ACRES Good soil; lies oxcep'
tionally well; nice grove Of trees;
not far from a loading station. A
good piece Of property that can be
bought at a low price.
AlarSe list Of houses and lots for
sale in all parts of the city.
HARVEY HARRIS 4 CO.
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n|l|DoKl:l.AllIouD

lHDoIll.A1lIoUO
FOR sALE-One hay press, scrapers,
dump wagon. Can be bought cheap.
Call at sos Second st., or phone
2S7K. 1t.2S3t
FOR SALE = Furniture = complete
parlor and bedroom set; finished In
Early English; upholstered In gen
uine leather. Call at 30S 4th. Phone
779. 11.27St
ron SxCE-Farnishings Of a IL.
room hotel, complete, and building
for rent. Answer 81, care Tribune.
11-2O-12t
FOR 3ALE-One kitchen cabinet,
one small table and couch. Call
~. 1l-2S-N
ron SAIE-Very fine household Eur
niture: good as new. Phoi . 63SX.
or call 812 Seventh. 11-27'S@
WANTED ENUMER1T6KS -.
eastrn building company IL , Ut
to spend many thousands Of a:p
in building houses In Bisan.?:
sell on easy payments, or
on yearly leases, II the dema...
sufficient to warrant the expen
ture; hence will take a careful
home owners and renters census
Of the city and desires to employ
two ladies and two gentlemen to
make the enumeration. Address.
stating experience and giving refer
ence. No. "a care Tribune. 1896
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Entertains Mandan Guest.
Mrs. Louis Conolley Of Mandan was
the guest during the first of the week
OF Miss Bell Meyer Of theWoodman.
see.
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Thanksgiving Guests.

Mr.. and Mrs. . H. H. Fillmore OF
Twelfth street are entertaining as
their guests over Thanksgiving, Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Jess and family OF
Judson. Mrs. Jess is q sister Of Mr..
Fillmore.
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FOR RENT-Five-rOom house; partly
modern. Geo. NJ. Register. l1-29-St
.sALEsMEN-Come in and see our
proposition -On the best selling ar
ticle on the market Experience
unnecessary. One door south of
Palladium, on Fifth street. l11-29-6t
FOR kENT-Flat, in Varney Flats.
l.29.3t
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J. n. HOLMAN, Lucas Block.
Houses for Sale.
HOUSES FoR SALE.

HOUSES FOR SALE.
FOR 9AlE-House" Of SIX rooms and
BATH; $3.50, ,$36oscash . and $26
monthly.
FOR sALE-Modern house; on car
4 1ine;f Z rooms and bath. $1,000. !,
FOR sALE-Modern house; s rooms
and bath 1880.
For 5HCE-Holse On 18th; 5 rooms.
$1,000. II. ss, I.
FOR sALe-Ten acres close in: big
bargain at 81 200. M.
FOR 8AlE-House Of s rooms and
'bath;; rents for e50sa month = 1000,
J. y. HOLMAN
lucas Block Phone 74s
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OSCAR M'DANIELS ON
STAND IN OWN DEFENSE
Is COOL AND UNSHAKEN

St. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 29.-Oscar
McDaniels, on the stand in his own
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TAxi.GRAlN CASE ON.
The taxi:grain case was called be.
fore Judge Dolan this afternoon. 1t
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WANTED--Man for delivery; one
who understands an automobile.
Geo. Glssner. 11:29-3t
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fE3UeU' OussHoT'IF n II'Ho-ot
FOR REN1-Five-r0Om house, partly
modern; all furnished bedding,
dishes, silverware, etc; everything
clean. Cheap; this is a bargain.
Phone III, or call Sunday, 10 Kos-
ser St. 11-29.3t
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FOR SACE-FUrnishings OF IL
room hotel, complete, and building
for rent. Answer 81, care Tribune.
~ 11.2O-12t
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FOR SALE-One Kitchen cabinet,
one small table and couch. Call
~. n-28-Zt
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FOR SALE-One hay press, scrapers,
dump wagon. Can be bought cheap.
Call at sos Second st., or phone
9R4K 11-2S3t
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WORK WANTN
PoUfIoMy WAITED

POSITION WANTE0-By high
school girl with private family.
Phone 4O0X. Call after Thursday.
11-29-3t
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Good opening for competent barber.
with small capital. Box 776 Dunn
Center. N. d. l1,24-6t
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sarily the custom of the middle man,
who is no less an important factor
In the distribution of the crop. to
buy at the convenience OF the farmer
and to sell at the convenience Of
the mills. The function of the ex-
changes OF the world is to restore
the equilibrium by furnishing the
machinery for the insurance OF both
the buyer and the seller through
q system of hedges in the contract
or future markets of the world and
the crop in this process is taken
care of so that the business can
go on.
Section IL OF the Smith-Lever
bill imposes tax of two cents on
levery pound of cotton sold on any for
eign exchange where the contracts
and standards do not conform to
the requirements prescribed in the
bill; hence the tax applies to any
contracts sent to the Liverpool mar
ket by American houses. as they
have refused to adopt the American
>orm of contract and standards pre-
scribed by the law.
Ii naturally follows that hedging
operations during the period of the
year when the bulk of the cotton
l., ri ~ "a IN
therefore concentrated upon the
American future exchanges. This
naturally results. or at eleast tends
to a depression in the American flu
ture markets, since il is impossible
for our domestic exchanges to alb
sorb the hedge selling without a
material and unfavorable effect on
prices.
II the hedge selling during this
period of the cotton season could be
distributed and the functions of the
Liverpool exchange added To those
OF the American markets, spot
prices would not suffer such a de-
preston, as the burden now i'm
posed upon the American markets
would be more nearly distributed
over the world. This cannot now be
done because of the tax imposed by
|Section IL.
There is a remedy.
Tho law is it now stands has re-
Gently been declared by a federal
judge of New York as unconstitu-
tional on the technically that be-
inc tax measure it should have
originated in the house instead of
the senate; hence. MIR. Lever has
reintroduced the bill and ii will soon
be on the floor. of the house for
consideration and reinactment.
During the past fortnight the va