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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23

\ QlScdSe ucSudy anu louoy Woo
considerably improved.
/ Mesdames F.. l.. Meeker, r. w. Nc
Creery, H. H. Nichols. F. b. Garvin
and May Sandoe went to Cedar Rapids
this forenoon to attend a concert at
which CALI Curci, the prima donna
was to sing.
s. A. Halverson, son, Herman. and
daughter, Ellen, and Carl Larson went
to Norway this forenoon to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Matte Johnson, which
was held this afternoon. Mrs. John
son was second cousin Of Mr.. Hal
version.
Our wall paper stock is complete,
many good patterns at IN, 10 and 10
cents. We have first class workmen
Ito hang the same when you want 1t
done and will go anywhere in Marshall
county to do paper hanging and paint
ing. Everist wall paper and paint
house. opposite M. E. church.
Funeral services for Henry Birks,
who died Monday, were held at 10
o'clock this morning from the Pursel
chapel in charge Of Rev. B. F. Martin.
pail DStLlSIS WCIc lIoNdid i'uA I,
G. 3. Brooks W. A. Cross, G. F.. Bowles,
George Doyen, and e. c. Henderson.
Burial was in the Timber Creek Gene
| terry.
The State Center high school grad
uating class visited the Apgar studio
this morning and had class photo
graph taken. Saturday, Union and
Melbourne high school graduating
classes visited this popular studio for
class photos. You will find It's APP
gar's where the high grade photo
graphs are made Superior work keeps
this studio busy. Apgar. .g
Mary, the 9-year old daughter Of Dr..
N. Merrill. 300 West Main street, -
very critically Ill Of appendicitis. The
little girl was taken i'll about a. week
ago Of stomach disorder, and Sum
day the appendiceal trouble developed.
It is not believed an operation can Be
avoided, and the most favorable con-
ditions under which to perform itraTe
now being awaited. S3
More encouraging symptoms were
noted today in the case Of S. r. Fem
berg who has been seriously iHs.of
pneumonia for month. Altho most
unusual the crisis in the disease came
Tuesday night, and this morning the
patient was better. Ordinarily the
crisis in pneumonia comes in from five
to nine days. With the more favorable
symptoms apparent today hopes for a
recovery were being held out.
A silent alarm called the fire depart
ment to the residence of D. w. Norris
this forenoon to put out fire which
had caught in an outside brooder house
belonging to Mr. Norris son, John.
The fire was discovered by G. w. Ash.
who was at work washing windows.
AS luck would have It, the brood of
young chicks had been moved from the
house only few hours before pre-
paratory to placing new brood in the
house. Harry Martin. w. A. Smith and
Earl Crago, painters employed by Bert
Everist. who were at work painting
the Norris home, formed bucket bril-
gade,, extinguished the blaze before the
department arrived, and prevented the
spread of the flames to other outbuild-
ings. The firse was caused by the
lamp that had been lighted to warm
the house. The brood house, 4X6, was
destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23

DR.. Graham, osteopath. Masonic tempt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23

s. A. Halverson, son, Herman. and
daughter, Ellen, and Carl Larson went
to Norway this forenoon to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Matte Johnson, which
was held this afternoon. Mrs. john
son was second cousin Of Mr., Hal
version.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23

Our wall paper stock is complete.
many good patterns at ~, 10 and 10
cents. We have first class workmen
Ito hang the same when you want 1t
done and will go anywhere in Marshall
county to do paper hanging and paint
ing Everist wall paper and paint
house, opposite M. E. church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Il. S. Potash Production
Growing Rapidly
Output in 1916 Was II Times
as Large as in 1910

Considering the need of potash as an
ingredient in gunpowder. as well al in
fertilizer and many other indispensa-
bic products, the fact that the United
States is again on the road 20 cstab-
lish itself as a prominent producer of
potash is especially encouraging at this
time. Statistics compiled by the First
National Bank Of Boston show that In
1916 2O,0O0,OOO pounds Of potash. hav-
ing a value of $3.5OOOOO, was produced.
and authorities are quite unanimous in
the opinion that future results will
he materially better The value of the
1916 product was more than ten times
that OF 1915. and about two and a
half times the amount IN 1860. the pre-
vious high figure Both quantity and
value OF production for the year just
closed exceeded respectively those OF
the imported product for the first time
since 1908. the earliest period for which
both production and import figures are
strictly comparable
Quantities Of potash production in
the United States for the period 1880
1915, inclusive. and Of imports for 1905
1916. inclusive. are indicated below:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Relevant Facts

Chile Copper.-Stockholde Of the
company. a. the annual meeting yes
terday, ratified the action taken a,
recent special meeting TO increase tn
capital stock from SllO.OOO.O0O to
Sl35.OO0O 800 and authorized an issue
Of Sl6O,Q00.0OO bonds. 4 stockholler
who asked when the shareholders
might be favored with dividends was
informed that the company is cary
ing on development work on huge
scale and that this would indefinitely
preclude any consideration OF dis
bursements to stockholders. The al
nual report will be issued in abou.
three weeks G. X. Lipman. secretary.
explained 20 the stockholders that the
mill has capacity OF about 10000
tons day. and is now running ne
tween 1000 and 5000 tons OF ere
daily. ore now running through the
mill contains about 175 per cent cop
per. A circular sent out 70 stockhold-
ers with reference 10 the new fnanc
ing says that OF the new convertible
bonds S35.OOO.0O0 will be offered 20
stockholders for subscription az par
The bonds are yedssmsble at 10 on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Dividends

Central Railroad Of New Jersey. Regular
quarterly dividend Of per cent, payable May
/ TO stock of record April p.
Sears. Roebuck 81 Co.-Regular quarterly
dividend Of s. a share on the common STOCK
payable May : 20 stock of record April so.
Pyrene Manufacturing. Regular quarterly
dividend Of 2ia per cent, payable May TO
stock Of record April q.
American Graphophone. Regular quarter,
ly dividend Of "a. per cent on its preferred
stock. payable May 10 to stockholders Of rec
ord May !.
Peoples Natural Gas and Pipeags. Regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of = per cent, payable
April IS 10 stock Of record April 20
Briar Hill Steel. Quarterly dividends Of
L.. per cent on the preferred stock and ] y
per cent on the common. with per cent
extra. payable July TO stock Of record
June 20.
Luther Manufacturing. Quarterly diyi-
dend Of per cent. payable May 10 stock
Of record April H.
Stafford Mills. Quarterly dividend of Ia
per cent and 1 per cent extra, payable May
to stock Of record April 10.
Mechanics Mill. Quarterly dividend Of 3
per cent. payable May ! 70 stock Of record
AuYtl =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

Owing to It's high quality, it is ex-
pected that American millers Will
find 1t profitable TO grind considera-
bic quantities of Canadian wheat for
domestic consumption as well as for
export. Meantime, larger portion
of the grain now held at Winnipeg
and Port Arthur awaiting shipment
at the opening Of navigation is ex-
pected to move toward New York
and other ports on the Atlantic sea-
board, and traders on the Produce
Exchange anticipate that hedging
sales against increased quantities of
wheat passing through this gateway
will greatly enhance the Importance
Of the local market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Canadian Pac. Bond
Issue Here Postponed
Bankers Decide to Await the
Sale of Government Bonds

The banking syndicate which has
about completed plans for the issuance
in this market of approximately $780,
100000 in securities Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway now outstanding in En-
gland has decided to wait until the
United States government has sold its
initial war issue before offering the
railroads bonds.
The Canadian Pacific transaction IS
intended TO aid in stabilizing sterling
exchange through the transfer Of the
company's British debt to America.
The bonds to be sold here will be In
dollar denominations, the proceeds
from which will be used 10 retire the
sterling bonds. Bankers yesterday de-
MED reports that the project had been
abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

New York

Trust Company Merger Apron ed
Stockholders of the Bankers Trust
Company voted yesterday al "a special
meeting 20 merge with the Aston Trust
COMPANY. 20 increase tire number Of
the directors of the Bankers Trust
from twenty-five 10 thirty and 20
amend the bylaws accordingly. At a
subsequent meeting the stockholders
voted to increase the capital stock Of
the Bankers Trust Company from
$lO,000O00 20 S11.2jO.000. the increase
being for the purpose of effect.ng an
equitable conversion Of Aston Trust
stock into Rankers' Trust stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Money and Credit

Quoted rates in the time money mar
ket we're somewhat easier yesterday IN
the shorter maturities, especially in
loans based on industrial securities az
collateral. Bankers seemed more In
cllned TO increase their commitments
and the larger offerings, without any
marked increase IN the demand, eased
the situation. Ninety-day loans on a
mixture Of railway and industrial col
lateral were quoted 4 per cent yester-
day, against AZ per cent the day be-
fore.
Call money ruled at 2h per cent,
against 2A the day before.
Ruling rates on money yesterday,
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Miami Profits
Nearly Doubled
Big Production at High Prices
Offsets Mounting Costs

With production stimulated by the
war demand and the rise in the prices
received for it's product far greater
than the increase in costs, earnings OF
the Miami Copper Company in 1916
were almost double those OF the pre-
ceding year. The net proht ayallao 40,
for dividends amounted to S7,999,6O1,
or si0.7l per share, against 1888, 562,
or s4.55 a share, in 1915. As the par
value Of the shares is only S., this was
equivalent to PA per cent in 1915,
AGAINST 81 per cent in 1915. Dividends
Of 1913 a share were paid during the
year.
The company's net production of cop,
per was 53,51s,331 pounds, compared
with 4l,632,059 pounds in 1915. Cost
per pound of refined copper rose from
900 cents to 9.52 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

All this wheat presumably mas
been sold for export, but, with the
duty removed, there is nothing to
prevent the owners, if they find it 10
their advantage to do so, from sell
ing any or all Of it for domestic con-
sumption.
That any Of it will actually be re-
sold in the domestic markets IS
doubtful, since the theoretical profit
Of 10 cents a bushel which the re-
moval Of the duty implied was prac-
tically nullifed by the days price
movements in Chicago and Winni-
peg. on which the marketing Of gram
in this country and Canada, respec-
lively. is based. In Chicago wheat
for May delivery sold from S2.@6
down to S2.211a and closed at $2.24'
a net decline for the day of ll1s
cents bushel.
At Winnipeg, on the other hand,
the closing quotation for May con-
tracts was S2.2S, or practically IN
changed from the day before. As a
result Canadian wheat, which on
Monday was selling at about z cents
discount under the American prod
uct, is now at a premium Of 4 cents
a bushel. This, according TO experts
in the trade, is about as it should be,
since the quality of the Canadian
grain Is a good deal superior to that
REQUIRED for delivery on domestic
contracts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Firmuess was the outstanding feat
IRE of a dull session in the foreign
exchange market. The chief movement
OF importance was an advance in the
Italian rate to 7.O8 lire to the dollar,
compared with 712 on Monday. Ster-
ling sight drafts were fraction higher
at s4.7524. French and Russian bills
were unchanged.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with a week ago, are given in the table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and
Austrian exchange, SO that daily quo
tations for either marks or kronen arc
10 longer available.
Week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Corporation Returns
Phlladelphia Rapid Transit
Sale of Wool Restricted

A cable dispatch from the American
Consul General at London reads:
The Army Council forbids the sale
Of raw wool. grown or 10 be grown
in the United Kingdom during the sea
son Of 1917. including fleece wool and
skin wool. but not including daggings.
locks, brokes and fallen wool. otherwise
than on behalf Of the director OF army
contracts. All persons having In Gus
tody stocks Of such woods are required
TO sell same 20 persons authorized by
the director Of army contracts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Tuesday, april T., 1911

Removal Of the duty Of 10 cents a
bushel on wheat and 40 cents a bar
rel on -four. resulting automatically
from the action of Canada in put
ting wheat and wheat products on
the free list, has a bearing on the
market for that cereal in several
important ways. In the first place
it adds Immediately to the visible
supply available in this country over
100000 bushels Of Canadian
wheat heretofore held in bond, as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Canadian Pacific Earnings

Montreal, April 1.-THE report OF
the directors Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company for the six months
ended December 81. 1915, shows gross
earnings Of s76.717,965, working ex-
penses of s45,s43,1 1919 and net earning.
of s8O,s74,765. After all deductions the
net surplus for the six months was
SI2 Gs4bO4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Other Cities

Crude Oil at Highest Level. Pitt
burg, April Il. Pennsylvania crude OF
went to the highest price on recor
here to-day when the principal pur
chasing agencies announced an inreas.
Of ; cents a barrel to $40. Othe
grades were advanced . cents as fol
lows: Mercer black, S245; Cornin-
$40; Cabel, S2.37; Somerset. S22J
There was no change in Ragland froT
81. Unprecedented demand was as
signed as the cause of the advanc
which, refners say, forecast highc
prices for gasoline.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

ounces Of silver at ;O.74l25 en- ounce.
for delivery at Philadelphia; 100000
ounces at $0.7525, for delivery at San
Francisco. and from the American
Metal Company 100000 ounces. at
s0.74l0 an ounce, for delivery at Phil
.IcTrhfa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
81. Louis Reserve Bank Paws Divi-

dend.-St. Louis, April IA dividend
at the rate of per cent for the period
April 1, 1915, to June 90, 1915, was de-
clared to-day by the st. Louis Federal
Reserve Bank. This is the second divi-
dend declared by the bank, the first
covering the period from the opening
of the bank in November, 1914, 10
March Al 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
u. S. Treasury Finances

Washington, April l7.-Condltion OF
the United States Treasury; Net bal
ance IN general fund, s7,557, 14s; total
receipts, S3,6t7OS5; total payments
$2,5e3.459.
The deficit this fiscal year Is Sl7,'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Utah Copper
Earnings Equal
S24 a Share
Company Produced Nearly
2OO,OOO,OOO Pounds of
Metal Last Year

Earnings of the Utah Copper Com
est producers. more than doubled those
OF 1915, amounting to S2409 a share
on the / ,G24.i90 shares of capital stock
outstanding. compared with Sl069
earned the year before. Operating
revenues amounted to S50280.O73, COM
pared with s27,l55,942 in 1915. Sl6,222.-
$50 in 1914 and $l7,797564 in 1913.
The balance available for dividends
was 500, ,943, against Sl7,366,14 the
year before, ss.154,639 in 1914 and
SS,O05,394 in 1913. After paying diyi-
dends of Sl9,493,8 $50. against s6,9O40Sl
the year previous, the annual report is
sued yesterday shows a surplus of $751;
655,063, compared with slO,462 ,667.
Gross production of copper for 1916
was 197,417,4S0 pounds, compared with
l56,2O7,376 in 1915. The average price
received by the company was 26.l39
cents a pound. The net cost Of all
copper produced during the year was
6.95 cents pound, compared with 6.6l2
cents in the previous year.
Percentage Of Recovery Less
D. c. Jackling, managing director Of
the company, in reviewing the results
Of last year, says the outstanding feat
ure is the demonstrated ability Of the
mills to increase production to the OK
tent of over % per cent, as compared
to the best previous periods, while
treating the same grade of ore and
without any additions whatever IN
grinding and concentrating machinery
to what had been in use for several
years. This, he says, could only be
done at sacrifice OF percentages in
recoveries, but it is to be remembered
that at the high average price of cop
per for the year earnings per ton have
been greatly in excess OF what they
would have been under normal prices
Of copper and recovery Of 100 per
cent Of all the copper in the ore if
such a thing were possible.
Mr.. lacking also calls attention to
the fact that previous TO January l
last revised calculations show that
424,524,25S tons of ore averaging L4l5
per cent copper had been developed on
the company's property. Of this 81
67s,7O0 tons OF ore had been mined,
leaving total remaining ore reserves
Of s69,s45,55S tons. A total Of 9OO,-
100000 tons of developed ore remains
in the deposit on the westerly side OF
the Bingham Canyon.
Comparison of Production
Production of copper last year from
all sources, by quarters, as compared
with 1915 was as follows, IN POUNDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
l97.4l7,4S0 156,2O7,376

C. NJ. MacNeil, president of the COM
pany, says TO the stockholders;
"Had il not been for the large in,
crease. particularly in labor cost, and
the large increase in taxation. the cost
per pound undoubtedly would have
shown substantial decrease instead
of an increase. There were produced
4764s ounces Of gold, for which the
company received $40 an ounce, ana
46I SOC ounces Of silver, for which the
company received 66.6S cents an
nnnce ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Sub Treasury. New York banks
lost 70 Sub-Tressury S2s,s74.

Silver. Bars IN London. 36i, pence;
New York. 1855 cents; Mexican dollars,
567s cents.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the Treasury Department has or
dered the purchase from the American
Smelling and Refining Company 200, 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

Decreases In production we're rcgu-
lar from 1890 20 1914. inclusive,
amounts for the years I3lO-I4 being
too small 20 be reported. The import
column shows clearly the effect Of the
war upon our potash importstions.
which were mostly from Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Commercial Paper.-The market re

Commercial Paper.-The market re-
mains quiet, with only light demand
for prime paper. The ruling rate is
"a per cent for the best names.
Official rates OF discount Of each Of
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

any interest dato after April /, 1922.
md convertible into common stock
at s35.
international Paper.-The preferred
ptockholders' committee announces
that deposits Of stock will be received
only w TO and including April 26,
when IL must be decided whether the
plan Is to be carried out. The COM
mittcc states that the response OF the
stockholders to the plan calling for
the payment Of IN per cent in cash
IL per cent in preferred stock and II
ncr cent In common stock. while en-.
couraCing. both rs TO amount OF stock
actually deposited and the number OF
stockholders. has not convinced the
company and the committee that
sufficient amount of stock has been
deposited to warrant it in declaring
the plan operative. The committee
has not made a formal extension of
the time within which deposits nay
be made, but has authorized the de-
positaries TO continue 70 receive the
stock for deposit under the plan up
to and including April 26. The COM
pany and committee are both hopeful
that the stockholders will realize that
whether or not the plan is consum-
mated is not Of vital importance to
the company, but it is believed to be
very important TO the stockholders
and means by which they may re-
ceive the deferred dividends much
sooner than could otherwise be eX-
nected.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18

Below 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:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Elections

Jerome Dauby yesterday was elected
director Of the May Department
Stores Company, to take the place OF
the late L. A. Braham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Current

The above rates express the cost OF
foreign money IN terms Of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy An English pound
sterling for s475%, the intrinsic par
ity is s4.S6ss per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars are at pre-
MUM, which is owing to the fact that
in England the demand for dollars
with which to settle accounts in this
country Is greater than the demand in
this country for pounds with which to
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Consolidate Exchange Members Get

Together" Two hundred members Of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange at
tended the first dinner of the Progress
sive Association Of that exchange. held
at the Biltmore Hotel last night. The
dinner marks the beginning OF a series OF
"get-together" meetings that will be
held in the interest Of the exchange.
The committee in charge was made up
of the following members; J. Frank
Howell, James a. Gillies. William ).
Silkworth. George Shaskan and ". Cur
It's OtterSOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
Nav MaturitIes.-Corporate maturi

MAY Maturities.-Corporate maturi-
ties next month amount to SS7,7O1so4'
compared with S58,691, 551 in the cur
rent month, according 10 Dow. Jones
& Co. Moro than half OF the total
ia accounted for by the s45,0Oo,ooO
obligation Of the New Haven Railroad
which has already been taken care OF
By sale of notes. Industrial
maturtics amount 10 Sl4,OOO,OOO and
Public Utilities TO Sl1,000,0O0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
News Digest
Foreign

London, April Il. Money was m
good demand to-day. Discount rates
were not affected by the report that an
other 95O,OOOOOO in Treasury bills Will
be issued next Friday, as the market IS
bare of trade bills az present.
The stock market was sustained by
the war news and American advices.
All Allied stocks were harder though
business expansion in British securi-
ties was checked by disposition 10
await details Of the budget. japanese
and Chinese bonds attracted attention
and interest in the mining section
broadened, but shipping shares were
irregular and Spanish bonds weak.
American securities declined with Wall
Street and closed undecided after
meagre transactions.
Money 4 per cent. Discount rates
Short bills, "a per cent; three months
bills, IA per cent. Gold premiums az
Lisbon, $500
Paris Bourse Paris. April II
Trading was dull on the Boursc TO-DAY
Three per cent rontes. 81 francs 81
confines for cash. Exchange on Lon
don. 81 francs 1872 centimes. Five
per cent loan. IS francs 50 ceatimes.