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What tho war has tone ia the way
~ making prosperous the Amcricsu
WOODEN Company is illustrated In the re-
ports NJ thai concern for 1914 and 1915
and the remarks Of It's president. Will
lam Wood. to tho stockholders In the an
nial reports covering those two years.
A. the end Of 1918 Mr.. Wood
that the company Intended TO enter the
foreign field. believing that rs modern
methods would enable IL to compete
profitably with the difference in cost Of
production between the low WAGE scale
az Europe and the higher wages paid N
the United States. At the end Of 1914
he said
After n determined EFFORT to sell our
fabrics In the open markets OF the world
We have been forced 20 the conclusion
that as a general proposition we are
unable To compete with low wage scale
Of Europe. Certain special fabrics can
he sold abroad AT times. but there liz not
the volume Of business available to Is
Ia encourag" the belief that We can be-
come "A factor in the export Of cloth
To European countries. our Efforts
must. therefore. he directed to the se-
curing to ourselves the market Of tho
United States. the best and greatest mar
ket In existence"
The profits for 1914 were s2,7ss,sO2,
and the company. after paying preferred
dividends OF 81. 500. 900. ended the year
with "A deficit and nothing earned on
the S2o. 600. 600 ommon stock.
IN his remarks Tor ,he year ended
December II. 1915. NJ" Wood said "A
valuable eNpor, trade developed in 1915.
particularly to Canada and South
America. which because Of the war could
no longer procure their accustomed sup
ply Of fabrics from Europe As "A re-
suit of this new uSnoS y its war
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CITY LEGISLATORS SHY
AT TAX PLAN PROMISES
Only 10 Of s. Answer Query
as TO Attitude Of City
Economy Measures.

The Tax Reduction Committee. an or
ganization Of citizens formed tn promote
the economy plan suggested by Mayor
Mitchell and which is to hold a mass
meeting on Friday evening in support
~ various measures introduced IN the
Legislature. issued yesterday the result
VI IA poll Of Senators and .Assemblymcn
from New YOrk city as to how they will
stand on these measures.
Eighteen Of the eighty-five representa-
tives of New York city answered the
query sent to them. The following leg
islators answered that they would work
and vote for all Of the measures in the
Tax Reduction Committees programme /:
Senators Wagner. Boylan. Patten and
Carswell and A~ssembiymen Bacher.
McArdle. Kramer, Kelly. Evans and
Callahan.
Those who expressed approval of GER
air measures. but withheld their APP
proval Of others, are Senators Lockwood
and Mills and Assemblymen Flammann,
Marsh INC stephens.
Those who declined to give any assur-
ances one way OF the other are Senator
Bennett and A~ssemblymen Blocker and
O'Hare.
1--WE sent our inquiry by registered
mail to each Of the city's representatives
in the Legislature said Alfred +. Mar
ling. v~ice-chalrman OF the committee.
ar We have received the post office
registry receipt from every one. Replies
have come from eighteen OF the eighty
i've.
~ have no doubt that we shall hear
from many OF the others before u
meeting on Friday. The citizens " New
York certainly have Il right to demand
that their representatives state sluarely
how they stand upon the measures that
aim to tighten the city's tax burdens
In our programme-already made public
we have included bills about which
there Is no controversy. but also those
which are recognized az doing merely
ordinary Justice to the city,
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SALES.

Y6RkMHIhirX.ACN.pnE:ft ~ w RfxNkT
Plaintiff. .asainst GuisEfrE p,JoKio,
In pursusnc. c'a Juirm-nt O. tore.
closure and sale. ,in'y made am ru'"re! tn
the above emitted acton and tearing u. E
undersigned the refer"" IA said Judgment
named Will .etI ~ publ" auction. a. N.
street, 10 The Borough OF Msnhat,an. CIy
OF New YORK. on the i1'h day Of March.
j"1sErnH +. ppA A'S'. Au nH .ionc "n ne N. pr.m.. 3.
therein dss'cfisel 'ss FOLLOWS "
LAM with n. building thereon. situate,
,Sins az. ~ BEING =" ne T""Y,y sen
R~EGINNING q, , po'r, on III ~ou,h.-y
side of Fif,y.sl,'h stree. which said po!r;
Eas,-rly from the Southeas'er,y corner %
Eighth Avenue and flfty sixth s'-,"t; All
Eight! Avenue. oni through 'hc centre
line OF 4 party VA. o.. hdndr-i 900,
Tee, and hvs ~ inches; t" NJ t.ntr" l.r,
~ The block thence Na.terlv Along sad
centre line twenty '-OI t"e'. thence North.
erly,, pGalel with Eighth A,rnr". OF.
IN. sou,herly side Of F.ny.ixth street
and theme. Westerly along s,il sou,heriy
side o: fif,y.si>th street twenty 900 fees,
to the point or place ~ beginning.
Said premises being known as No. "a,
West 5s;h street, IN tn borough of Man.
ndtthr, ivy or N'N lprt
Relng til. same promises conveyed TO
Francis l'"Jorio aud 'iui-"r1a n"Iurin by
William a Ewing and Maud NJ Ewing, ty
deed bearing even ua'f with these pres.
ents. which nre given to secure the pa
ment OF a part o. the purchase money o,
said pr.mises
Dated, New York, February I5,h. isls
KIpplFH STAND. E.fcree
CANNON 4 CANNON, Attorncys Tor Paln.
tin, 1875 BroaiW.y, Manhattan. Sew
YORK City.
Tn. following f. a diagram n.'is pror.
erty TO b. sold. is street Number is ga
West 5sth street, Maunl''Hnt
No - " st'h street
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IN FoRECIosrHE SUPREME COURT
COUNTY or SEW NoRk Thu RuNery
Savings HANK. Tl,.ntin aSairs, carl W
Schlutrr aud o.hcrs, p~t'utauls Jerk.
File No. 3iOs;. N"vr 1915. tadNHltdnr,
Wicksrshnm & Tart. Plaintiff ATTORNEYS
10 wall street, New YORK.
Judgment entcr"I February 18th. 'glG
Pursuant TO said judgment the Undersigned
will aell at public auction ~ tho ESrhtuc'
Salesroom. No lt-lf \cs"N Street. m The
Borough Of Manhattan. Guy 90 New York,
ut ~ o'clock noon, ON March End, 1915, lbs
=. 4. R-rrisu. Au"'iuu"er, the mortgagrd
directed nv said Judgment ~ ho
sold, situated ON the south sid" of l-n'h
street in the said borough, NcSinninr .ON
fee, 4 inches West ni the southwest Cuin"r
OF said street aud Pleasant Avenue, extend
ing wcet 10 feet \ inches in width In front
and rear by 100 feet and II Inches In depth
hnnth S,r.ni I.
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Harsh Names.

Copies OF the Financial NsUs. a news
paper published daily in London and
Paris. throw interesting sideligh;s on
the quotations FOR the securities OF the
Governments 81 the Teutonic allies on
the London and Paris exchanges. They
indicate that the feeling against the Ger
mans and their allies IL as hitter In the
financial circles OF Great Britain and
France as II Is elsewhere in those coun-
tries. The securities Of the various
Governments fighting the Allies and the
caption under which they are quoted
are rs follows:
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SHELTERS STOCK IS DRAWN.
To Retire siOI 900 of aI1.OOO. 600
series Preferred.

t." tU'id ANIMAL drawing for tho
s"'lr.men' ~ sl"l 900 par value of the
! 1000 600 series 4 preferred stock OF
the American Smel,ers Securities Com
Oany has been male by tho United
States Mortsapc and Trust company.
acting as depository under the agree
ment OF April !. 1912. for such retire
m"nt.
The American stock represented hy
III" numbers drawn will he redeemed at
par on July |. 1916. ~ tho office of
tie trust company. 80 Cedar street.
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international silver TIA. D~ncit.

The report of IN. International Silvsi
Company for the year ended pecembe!
81. 1915, shows a dehcit of $23i,?sj. g.
against a surplus II s22.sl? in 1914
Earnings 10. the yraT. after charging
out current depreciation. were SiN1,"3j
as against s165.25t IN 1919
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Application has been made to the
Secretary of state for u charter for the
new Broad Street Hospital at 100 Broad
street. The hospital will be opened i'm
mediate.y upon the granting OF the
Estimates are now being passed
upon by the committee In charge for the
equipment of the hospital in thoroughly
modern and efficient style. sufficient
funds having been received from various
sources in the financial district to In.
SIRE its continuation.
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TObaccO Credits.

Arrangements have" bc'n concluded
- thereby American purchases of SUI
matrd tobacco ~ tho annuil auction
held in Amsterdam this month will not
he obliged I" ship gold 10 Holland or
TO pay in guilders for the commodity,
an expensive method At the present uuo-
@iations for Dutch exchange. Under the
arrangements Just effected the purchases
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THE BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON. March "copper" shares we're
steady and advance were quite general
Through the afive list. ln the late trading
There was profit taking. whi", closed prices
below the best figures. Irdustrials and rail
roads worc without particular feature. The
nma
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THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA, March William Cramp
Sons shipbuilding was strong on small
srensecsions closing with a net gam OF .
points. prices were irregular hui
conhned TO narrow limits. BALDWIN Inno'
motive 1N 70 were active and clo-rd i. higher
Nth Other bonds ruling fairly active and
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THE BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. March : Prices were steady.
but moved in = narrow ra,.r OF huctua.
tions tn" tosaien Issues and S,p,i,p, AioCks
furnished the activity Bonds we're uilci
and MN The summary:
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THE PITTsBuRG R

~PITTSBTRG. March -AmerIrar window
Glass Machinery common and preferred and
Pure oil were the stocks IN demand Prices
were firm. showing only small and i%nsignti'
cant nlct nniIOMn. The snmmArN.
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Lighter Outflow a. Interest.

when the war H. over and normal
conditions return there will not be the
burden of interest on American securi-
ties to he paid 20 Europe in exports
as heretofore-at least not SO much -
IN the past. That would mean that
American exports to Europe would be
less than In the past that would sui,
Europe admirably. because the crippled
nations OF Europe cannot afford to let
more goods come in than is absolutely
necessary.
we are building up "A large trade
with the South American countries. The
position is that these countries produce
h same or similar kinds of raw mate.
rfals that are to be had In abundance
IN this country. The only way 10 sell
manufactured goods to them Is by tnanc-
Ing the purchases. as Europe did in the
past. There is plenty of money and gold
IN this country at present hence iinanc-
ing Is an easy matter and geous
to Us. But is such "A situation likely 10
continue after the war? Is the Arcen-
tine or Brazil likely TO continue TO buy
from the United States n get into debt
10 boot while ats own raw produce is
unstable?
cit Is q truism that the rest OF the
countries In the world are mostly bor-
rowers. who would certainly be willing
TO q money from the United states,
But New York cannot long remain n
financial centre and maintain "A dollar
exchange II It is all going out and moth.
ing coming in.
"The foreign trade Of the United
STATES with other countries besides those
OF Europe and Canada is still of small
proportions. One OF the greatest handi-
caps for the expansion of foreign COM
snorce IL the want Of "A merchant ma
Hne. There is no doubt that tho present
~ an suspicious time to light for a
greater proportion OF trade In Asia.
south America and other countries. But
It 10 going to be a tough light and re-
sults are more or less likely To be slow.
BY financing these trades the J'nitcdI
States should gradually be able 10 ex-
tend the area Of the dollar exchange.
which has been no auspiciously intro
duced In connection with the south
American trade"
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ALREADY commcndabie efforts have
been made to strengthen the interna-
tional position. and II is hut Natural that
the first efforts should he mad" in the
direction of South America. The dollar
exchange has como into being aud is
going TO stay. Therefore. an inquiry
into the prospects Of the dollar exchange
after the war Ia legitimate and timely.
at Is unfortunate that a discussion
Of this question Is very often vi;iated
ny the misconception as to the part
played by gold in this connection. II
- very often asserted 10y people who
ought to know better that because we
have vast stores Of gold IN this coun
ry-th amour received from Europe
in 1915 alone amounting t. over sia",-
000. 000-the establishment Of the dol
lar exchange should lie "A matter OF
easy sailing. 1t Is forgotten that Eng
land controls the greater part of the
annual output of gold. tctallinc >io..-
oo0. 900 in 1915. Moreover. i * not
tho possession ~ gold but th" control
over It's movement that counts.
cit may not he generally known that the
stock of gold in England before the war
was less than the total ~ Russia. France
or the United States still she was abl.
Ia maintain the sterling exchange AMI
finance the whole wcrid.
let liz briefly consider how New
York is qualified to become the financial
centre OF the world. There - little
Use In discussing rad conditions at
present. for the nature OF the vast ex-
port trade OF the United States to-day
Is such as not Ia he permanent. Fur
sher. there is little likelihood OF the
wa lasting so lon,; and the United
States supplying the Allies so long with
IVA munitions as TO place the allied ma
stang To- Anhs ln,npl en- ,at.z - IT.
American securities held in England and
Rpn ma
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SEES LONDON'S END
AS MONEY RULER
Wagel Thinks New York May
Become Worlds Finan-
cial Centre.
ADVISES HARD EFFORT

After saying that London has ALREADY
lost It's prominence as the financial huh
of the world. :. X. Wase,. in AN article
In the March issue of the journal ~ the
American Banker Association. says
that there liz a possibility Of the shifting
Of the worlds financial centre from Lon
o to New York. Tie says that dollar
exchange IL here and will stay.
"Those who have given careful
thought to the financial and economic
possibilities of tho future in England
n Europe" says Mr.. Wagcl. ARE one
and all agreed that. except In case OF
eomc miraculous intervention. Lond m
cannot continue to revert 20 the position
u had before the war. A. present Che
United States IL the only great. wealthy
industrial country that Is not drawn into
tho vortex Of the struggle. by virtue
Of It's wealth and position the United
world for the moment.
although IL IL not altogether out ~
Europe's debt. because of the American
securities still held In Europe. the United
States Is fast wiping out the indebted
ness. Even the existing Indebtedness IS
only a Ne bite compared to tho present
OF the country. 1t is. there
fore. a worthy ambition on the part Of
bankers and financiers of this country
10 wrest the supremacy Of finance from
London and vest 1t In New York.
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WANTED-MALE HELP.


WANTED-Hotel clerks; store room man;
men cooks; arm walters; kitchen help;
man and wife cook and dishes; several
farm couples; farm hands; dairy hands;
experienced bridge man; laborers 81 day
laborers for quarries; 1000 colored and
foreign laborers to ship to Idaho Fur
man Employment office. JOG West 9th.
WANTED-At western Foundry and Ma
chine Works, machinist. Must be able
to handle all kinds of machine work; also
a good, capable boy TO learn machfnisrs
trade; must be over Is. No one need APP
PLY who is addicted to the cigarette habit
RAILWAY NAIL CLERKS WANTED
$500 month. Sample examination ques-
lions free. Franklin Institute. Dept. 1905,
Rochester, n. Y.
MEN-Our Illustrated catalogue explains
how we teach the barber trade. quickly,
mailed free. Moler Barber College, Kansas
City. Mo.
WANT MAN with some money to handle
man ufacture and order end of lucra-
tive business. Call at Royal Gas Office,
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YOUNG MAN to learn business. Good
chance for advancement. Banner Lunch,
, 625 Kansas Ave.
i-WANTED-A good timer. Apply Chas.
i Wolff Packing Co.
WANTED-Competent housekeeper in the
country. Phone 3413.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 62s Adams St
| Come ready to work.
GOOD MEN WANTED at sos Kansas Ave
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cue they would succeed. The moral
authority and influence of the former
extend the world over. He further
enjoys the respect of those not sub
iected to his spiritual authority. The
other man has the material power for
It needs but d word from him and the
war would end tomorrow. If the
president would step forward ener-
getically and decree that no more
arms or ammunition or war supplies
should be furnished the belligerent
nations by the United States he would
deprive the former of further ability
to carry on the war; for In view of the
senseless and eXtravagant expendi-
lures of ammunition, it is clearly
demonstrated that none of them is
physically able to produce the ma
terials to carry on the struggle. The
war would end automatically because
of lack of materials.
Germany's Position.
Germany today is in the position
of a besieged fortress. When the be-
siegers stop, the besieged naturally
have no further occasion for hin
drance to the path which might leaG
to an honorable peace for all.
But to the men thus qualified tc
roll away the Alpine burden and call
a halt on the insane mass-lnurdering
would come an undying reward and
they would stand forth in history il
even greater proportions than the
greatest war heroes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
WAGER SEAT IN HEAVEN
HanIy Proposes Vague Bet on Fair
banks DRY" Sentiment.

Salida, Colo, Sept. 27.-Interroga-
lions for Coloradoans to ask Charles
Warren Fairbanks, the Republican
vice-presidential nominee regarding
his attitude on the liquor question
when he arrives this week were
strewn along his path thru the state
today by j. Frank Hanly, the Prohi-
bition presidential candidate.
ASK him what he intends to do on
the liquor question: Hanly said here.
"I challenge you to ask him to say
one word against the pending amend
ment in this state which would permit
the sale of beer. I challenge you to
ask him whether when he gets into
California, Montana, Nebraska, South
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Journal is one cent a word each insertion,
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on Except thru the state Department.
any negotiations with the agent of a
foreign government lin relation to any
disputes or controversies with the
United States
The law was enacted at the time OF
citizen Genet's famous meddling in
American affairs and its object was to
stop that medd1ing. It was re-enacted
in 1909.
1t is said that there is no intention
on the part of the administration to
apply the law in this instance.
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Peace Now Would Be Honor
able for Both Sides.
Continuation of Strife Means
Bankruptcy for Europe.
nv WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.

berlin. Sept. 27.-Alexander, prince
of Hohenlohe, writing from SWIVEL
land, says.
IAN attempt to stop the numbering
IF nations. which is constantly assuln-
ing greater dimensions, almost seems
like standing on a railroad track Tor
the purpose of hating an on-speedlns
train vet we must not stop SPEAKING
of this thing, even at the expense OF
being ridiculed by him who stahds luls
by and looks on, bereft OF heart anu
conscience, while the systematic prep
aration for European suicide goes on.
81 will be told You are right, but
ia the means available to stop the war
now that the extensive military opera
lions recently begun in all fronts nave
as vet failed to produce decisive al
vantage? A war can only end when
one or the other party has been detl-
niteIy conquered There is no evil
dence of this so far. No party to the
struggle would be amenable to the
proposition of Intervention by a thlrd
party
Now Is the Time.
ITO all this 1 reply: Now is the
very moment to intervene. Every day
and hour will help to save thousands
of young, sturdy, promising lives Are
not the lives of hundreds of thousands
worth our breaking for all time the
old-fashioned etiquette which demands
that one of the combatants be dis
posed of before the diplomatists are
permitted to put final end to the
struggle?
ANY peace concluded today be-
tween the warning powers would be an
honorab BILE peace, for have rot each
and all in the course of the war reap
ed honors and glOries alike sufficient?
Have not all the armies fought valiant
Iy and proved herOism, tenacitY and
perseverance the like of which history
knows not? Can their glory be en-
HANGED or peace made more honorable
by further millions killed, scores of
villages and hamlets leveled, fertile
lands turned desert where no blade OF
grasses will spring forward for dec
AIDES and the coming generations bur
dened with the cost of this war and
we being called on to witness the
bankruptcy of Europe, to which the
continuation of the war will surely
lead?
The Men to Do 1t.
But where TO find the remedy tC
ward off the impending cataclysm
Who is the man who will take it or
himself to seize the spokes of the roll
ing, annihilating juggernaut? l know
two men. One has the moral author
ity and the other tie material re
sources to keep up the task. 1 refe
to the pope and the president of tn
United States.
IF Benedict XIV and Mr.. Wilso,
would join hands in II e work of res
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-27
BROKE FEDERAL LAW?
Morgan Had No Right to Confer With
British Agent, Lawyers Say.

Washington, Sept 27-Did J. P.
Morgan and the other representative
bankers and business men who con-
ferred with Sir Richard Crawford on
Tuesday violate a federal statute and
are they liable to three years fmpris-
onment2
That question has been seriously
considered by lawyers connected with
the state department.
| Section five. chapter 321, of the re-
vised statutes of the United States
| specifically makes it a crime for any
| citizen of the United States to carry