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The weekly soliphone., 1917-07-26
2337-William Fisher. 1560-Sam Troxel.
 542-Aaron Gardner.
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 -15O- 2107-Henry Cleveland Wicker 194-John w. McDermott. S74-Samuel Levi Moore. 552-Raymond Bond. 1300-John Andrew Hendrix. 2124-Rawleigh g. Parkinson. 1673-John L. Robertson. 18S7-Joe bod Hester. Charlie Monroe Bond 675-Ezra w. Cole. 2132-Ashley l.. Farmer 1769-1768 = Arthur William Dodge.
 1294-William E. Cooper. 1143-Samuel Willcockson. 1647-Ernest Cole. 1354-Thomas Curry. 1906-Johnnie Jetton. 2O17-Henry Haag. 343-Floyd Lee Johnson. 2098-James Ernest Smelser. 1613-Jesse Albritton Morgan. 2100-Thomas A. Hampton. 982-Lawrence Judson Cooper. 726-Luther Cleveland Gaskil. 15-John A. Logan Dinavan.
 -175- 905-Richard Grover Brandon. 933-Thomas s. Wallace. 2331-Luther Edward Dodge. 1531-Harold Hardin Hoskins. 2209-D. L. Boyd 1288-Buck P Presla. 452-William M. Biggs. William w. Gooch. 1843-Charles Cleveland Welch. 530-John Freeman Burroughs. S09-J Robert Blair. 1114-EdWard Isaac Burton. 1470-George Washington Gwin. 645-Thomas Franklin Vines. 2135-Will Henry McGlothin. 218-Milton E. Dorr. 620-Nicholas Marten Stone. 1334-Kelts Davis. 550-Joseph s. Batey. 1611-Elbert Earle Walker. 574-Earle Silverthorne. Sidney Albert Arnold. 14S2+Arthur Davidson. 1727-John Bennett Landrum. 2047-George Ernest McCon-
 naughay.
 200 9S1-Fred Watson. 184S-William Frederick Welch 1570-Williab Ebb Lam. 1817-Henry Trice Stone. 770-Clyde Skaggs. 1882 Edward L. Davidson. William Henry Ahlf. 677-Ed Willyard. 2119-George A. Baker. 749-Elisha Stanton Castleberry 2269-Harry Westwood Sanders 1S68-Robert D. Flannery 1509-Willie Jacob Potter, 1211-Homer F. Hester. 525-Henry Thomas Hill. 1417-Kelly Hester. 1574-Royal Wesley Pruett. 2034-John Thomas Cochran. 760-Raymond o. Atchison. 1S3-Alvin s. McCam. 56-Grover RippeyS 1276-Ella Reed Mcclure. 1791-James Robert Layne, 1956-Ollie Smith. 792-John Wyley Miller.
 -225- 2128-Milton w. Phillips. 5-James Marvin Roe. 350-Ernest w. Gardner. 15S0-Ames Monroe Evett. 54-John Winterhoff. 870-David M Medesker. Frances Clines Clark. 549-Charlie E. Burkeen. 1132-George Horace Stevens. 44O-Harrison Ward Butler. 1485-George Washington Cupp 1674-Eddie Calvin Richeson. 741-Lloyd l.. McWhirter. 1054-James Jackson Elmore. Robert Taylor. 1275-John Daniel Wiggins. 2316-Carl Newsom. 2225-John Wesley Mccormick 711-Albert Jasper Jernigan. 1022-Virgin Clarence Wiles. 941-Sam David Seat. 63S-Cecil Sumpter. Harvey O'Steen. 623- Johnnie Witt Smith. William Isaac Jefferson
 Thurman. -25O- 6S5-Lonnie Mack Austin. 1141-John Lawrence Yopp. .1314-Robert Lee Rowe. Benjamin NJ. Ramsey. 168S-Arthur Bruce Freeman. 335-John M. Farrar. Ralph James Campbell. 2005-Ossin Bradley Scott. 493 William o. Miller. 210S-Burel T. Payne. 135S-John T. Shoemaker. William Goodman.
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Rufus c. Rogers. 2213-John F. Morrow. \ 657-James Robert Walker. 1995-Ray Swartzbaugh. 175-Noah James Joiner. 2147-Adrain Patton.
 300-Walter James Coln.
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1291-Steven Ava Wooten. Walter Thomas Clark 1341-E. Burton Rocker. 1556-Edmond F.. Castleberry. 1232-Homer Virgil Goodwin. 2159-Thomas w. Fulgam. 2212-Loy V. Merits.
 1043-John Riley Chadwick. 1606-Jose ErmandeZ. 1934-George Curtis Tomlinson. 71-Aloyius N. Knoppe 2137-William Allen Forehand. 1972-William Richard Foster. 2127-Elbert Pierce.
 1690-James Herbert Farrell. 1156-Ed D. Dodd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
u. S. Wins Lands
Worth S3O,OOO,OOO
From Railroad
Supreme Court Decides
Southern Paci6c's Title
Is Forfeited

Washington, April 23.-The Supreme
Court affirmed to-day the Oregon Fed
eral Courts decree enjoining the
Southern Pacific Railroad from dispos-
ing Of timber and minerals on It's lands
received by Congressional grant.
BY the same decision the government
won its suit against the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad 10 regain nearly 100000
acres Of Oregon and Washington land
worth S3O,OOO,OOO
The Chamberlain-Ferris law of 1915
forfetng the railroads title to the
lands granted by Congress in 1866 and
providing for Federal sale of the lands,
timber and minerals was upheld as
constitutional.
Through Justice McKenna the court
held that the Oregon Federal Court 5
decree enjoining sale by the railroad
Of timber and minerals on the land was
entirely in accordance with the Su-
preme Courts previous orders The
decision was unanimous and entirely
in favor Of the government, except as
to costs OF the litigationa consld-
cradle sum. The court ordered that
the government should not receive its
costs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Greedy Farmers

,Implc,acnt ard Tractor Trade Journal
Press dispatches tell of group of
iarmcrs in Southern Kansas who are
holding their wheat for Sc bushel.
Press dispatches have a habit Of con
vcyinc messages Of the kind. Usually,
however. they recite the malcfactions
of some trust" Since few of those
who read them are fortunate enough
10 be stockholders in the corporations
lambasted. the dispatches always ar
ford comfortable reading. for that
which arouses the indignation OF the
reader is always comfortable reading.
But farmers arc a part OF 1--WE, the
people" They have always been en-
thusiastic in dcnouncing the con
sciencoless corporation. No doubt
these very worthless down in Southern
Kansas have taken many a fling at tho
greed of the trusts" II isn't AZ all
difficult TO imagine their indignation
every time the price Of sugar went up
Now they have their own chance IA
play at the trust" game. and they
seem in no degree backward about
playing il 30 the limit Three dollars
a bushel, In normal times they would
have been glad TO get IS cents. Theirs
the inspiring motto. "Grab while the
grabbing is good
We have a notion. however that the
grabbing is not going TO be good very
long Uncle Sam is showing unmis-
taxable signs Of waking to the fact
that the food supply is our most Vita
problem to-day, and. unless we read the
signs awry. he is not going to stop az
recognizing the fact; he is going "a
regulate the condition.
Whatever the average citizen may
think Of "paternalism" in normal times
he IS obliged to accept something o.
the sort when crises come. II is moth
ing more than the collective will a.
work And the right-minded individ.
ual. schooled in political ratio and pro-
portion, welcomes the act and the re
suit. SO it is that the citizenship at large
viii welcome the regulation Of The food
supply.
The government will find way, II
the individual cannot. All offenders
whether they be denizens of Wall
Street or Kansas farmers. will be
obliged TO keep their hands out Of the
public pocket. Those who protest clas-
sify themselves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Bankers Pleased with
War Loan Outlook

c. +. Mitchell, president Of the Ma
tional City Company. who had a con-
ference on Saturday with Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo on the $1,000
100000 war finance measure, expressed
himself yesterday as being much
pleased over the result of the inter
view.
lie declined to make public any de-
tails of the conversation, but discussed
them with other New York bankers at
a conference IN the Offices Of J. p. Nor
gan & Co. The bankers, it is under
stood. are in accord with the ideas
Secretary McAdoo has for selling the
bonds, as we'll as the terms under which
they Will be offered.
1t was learned yesterday that among
the subscriptions taken by the New
York Federal Reserve Bank TO the
5000. 900, 600 certificates of Indebtedness
offered pending the issuance of bonds
were some from wealthy individuals
who intend TO convert them into the
bonds as soon as they can do SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

for finished steel products. The aver
age price Of twenty-five foods now
stands about 90 per cent above the
prc-war level and 10 per cent above
the average for the ten years 1890
'99. which period is commonly taken
as the basis for price indices. A
large and diversified group of com
modities. including metals, clothing
rood. fuel, lumber, etc, averages less
than so above the level at the end
Of July, 1914. 1t thus appears that
food has advanced half again as
much as commodity prices in gen
cral. Unless the advance should be
checked food cost will soon become
a much graver problem in the house
hold than heretofore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Builds Up Cash Reserve
Hudson & Manhattan Sets
$39O,00O Aside from Earnings

Determination of the management
of the Hudson G. Manhattan Railroad
Company to build up cash reserve IS
recorded IN the annual report for 1915,
which shows $39O,OOO set aside out Of
the years earnings for that purpose.
Regarding the plan President Wilbur
c. Fisk says:
at is the opinion OF the directors
that this plan, if continued for time,
will secure the proper, safe and ade-
quate maintenance, equipment and
operation Of the tunnels, lines of rail-
road and other properties of the COM
pany and preserve its earning capacity,
for which purpose reserves may be set
aside under the provisions OF the ad-
justment income mortgage:
As this appropriation absorbed the
surplus earnings Of the company for
the twelve months period ended De
cember 81 last. no distribution of the
sem-anual interest due April l was
made.
Gross earnings of the company in
1916 we're $40S4,647, compared with
SO, $3.50 for the previous year. Rail
road operating expenses increased
S187,4ll and expenses connected with
the operation Of the Hudson Terminal
buildings and other non-ra.lroad
sources increased $77,3ss. Net income
applicable to fixed charges was S3,l42,-
ore, while the balance carried forward
after deduding 1891 ,020, paid to the
income bondhoders, was S51,358. In
1915 these bondholders received $685.
040.
The increase in the number OF pas
sengers carried last year was 6,26S,43s,
or iO5 per cent. OF this increase A.
682.54O represented the growth in
downtown traffic and 1,585,S98 in up
town traffic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Free Wheat Boon to
Millers in Northwest
Closer Trade Relations Expected
to Follow Canada 3 Action
Njnucopolie, April 3.

Minneapolis. Aplu -.
The Northwest, meaning by the term
the great food crop states Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota and Mon
tara. views the action Of the Dominion
government i'm taking the duty oil
United States wheat and -four. thereby
automatically permitting Canadian
wheat TO come free into this country,
as epoch making.
II means that by a single stroke bar
riers that have stood for years are re
moved. l. means closer commercial
union Of these states and the rlcn
provinces. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta. and never again, It is believed,
will artificial trade restrictions hold
them apart
Back IN the days when it cost %
cents a bushel import duty TO bring
wheat across the line there were 7.OOO'-
000 bushels ground here one year ana
a considerable quantity IN Buffalo,
under the drawback or milling IN bond
plan. More recently, with the import
duty down TO 10 cents, Canadian wheat
has Al times been brought here for
milling, duty paid. That meant, OF
course. that milling wheat was At least
10 cents cheaper in Winnipeg than IN
MINNEAPOLIS when such deals were
made.
The relationship Of the East to East
crn Canada and of the central states,
and ,hat of the west coast states as
well. is Of course highly important.
But nowhere perhaps does the matter
Of free and unrestricted trade have
such direct and immediate application
as i'm Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Duluth.
There have been times of wheat
scarcity IN years past when eighteen
states were shipping wheat TO Min
ncapohs for the flour mills, while north
Of the line there was a supply that
could not be touched. How reciprocity
came to be prime issue in Canadian
politics because the farmers of West
ern Canada demanded that they be
given access TO the market where wheat
was bringing q much higher price than
they could get is the history Of the old
days, and how Eastern Canada and the
strong railroad and elevator and mill
ing interests Of Canada accomplished
defeat OF the reciprocity measure IS
known.
But now comes the United States as
the ally Of Great Britain and the food
supply as the great issue Of the day.
/. is common cause. What matter II
the wheat be raised north or south OF
the linc2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Money and Credit

Call money at the Stock Exchange
was frmcr yesterday, and for a time a
rate of per cent was quoted. Most Of
the days loans were made. however, on
a 2i2 per cent basis, compared with 81
per cent last Friday.
Money brokers attributed the in
creasinR frmness in the demand money
market to the announcement that Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo has
called for payment for the new 5000
100000 issue of certificates Of indebted
ness on April % and %, This may
compel many banks to restrict their
operations in call loans. 1t is estimated
that local banks have been allotted up
ward Of 100000 900 of the certificates.
The market for time funds on brok-
crs' Stock Exchange collateral is stag
rant- For one thing, the inactivity in
the security markets has made for an
extremely light demand. The tone con-
tinues firm. despite the small inquiry.
but this is due to the scanty offerings
made by lending institutions.
Ruling rates on money yesterday,
compared with a year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Says Paper Output
Is Not Restricted
Philip T. Dodge Also Declares
Combination to Raise Prices
Does Not Exist

That the high price of paper Is que
IN limitation Of output by the manu-
facturers and TO combination to IN
crease prices is declared TO be without
foundation in fact by Philip 7. Dodge
president of the international Paper
COMPANY. in the annual report made
public yesterday.
The base price established by the
company, S3lO per 100 pounds at the
mill is. according to Mr.. Dodge, with
two exceptions, the lowest price of any
largo manufacturer in the United
States. At the present time the pro-
duction Of the company averages 'oOV
tons of paper a day, of which ABOUT
two-thirds is news print paper and the
remainder special papers OF numerous
varieties.
For 1916 the company reports gross
earnings of S7,465,S27 compared with
S91216s in 1915 and $3,0SS,S9S in 1914
The balance after interest and deprecl-
alton charges was S4,620,727. equal 10
S9O6 So a share on S22 ,406, 700 preferred
stock. against only $5.44 share earned
in 1915.
Cash on hand on December 81 last
amounted to $2,66S,521. The report
states that the most notable occur
FENCES Of the year were the extingulsh-
ment of the company's floating debt
and the restoration Of the per cent
dividend on the preferred stock, which
for the last eight years has received
but 2 per cent per annum.
Referring TO the cOmpany's water
power properties. which are located
largely in the United States, Mr.. Dodge
says:
at may be. in years to come, that
ther will be used more proitably for
ournoses other than the manufacture
of paper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

UnifcatiOn of railroad operations
under the direction Of the special
railroad committee on national de-
fence will probably result in i'm
provemont in the car situation be-
fore long. Indeed, it may bring a
complete solution Of the problem of
traffic congestion, as is suggested by
B. L. Winchell, director of traffic
Of the Union Pacific. Mr.. Winchell,
in an interview given out in Chicago,
says;
The general public has scant idea
Of the power vested in the five mem
bers Of the committee. Under this
plan the railroads of the country
have been amalgamated for all prac-
teal purposes, and in effect there
IS now one transportation system IN
the United States Terminals mean
nothing. Strife for government bust
ness IS eliminated, and equipment is
pooled. The committee has power to
take engines or cars from the Illinois
Central and send them to the New
York Central 1t has authority to order
officers and employees from the Union
Pacific for service elsewhere. Il can
order shipments diverted from one
road 10 another, without regard TO
competitive earnings. Expedition is
the end in view. This step was taken
by the railroad officials in a broad
gagged and patriotic way, which
eliminates the selfish interest of any
given road. The plan will doubtless
furnish data valuable to all Of US in
the future operation of our prop
critics along the lines Of helpful CO.
operation and the pooling Of equip
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

In spite Of the concerted efforts
which have been made TO relieve the
congestion of traffic and to expedite
the movement of cars, the net short
age of freight cars on April L,
amounting to 149,059, was by far
the largest ever reported. Also, It
is the first time since 1907 that
shortage has been reported at this
season. During the nine years from
1908 TO 1916 inclusive there was an
average surplus of $4,000 cars at
the beginning Of April. Advices in
dictate that better weather conditions
have resulted in considerable i'm
provemcnt since the first Of the
month, and it IS not unlikely that
the May 1 report will show de-
crease in the shortage Of cars,
though the demand for equipment
for moving large quantities Of gov
crnment supplies might bring the
opposite result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Gould Resigns as
Texas & Pacific Head
w. c. Osborn Is Made Chair
man of Board and J. ).
Lancaster President

George Jay Gould yesterday resigned
from the presidency Of the Texas q
Pacific Railway and also as chairman
Of the board at the annual organlza-
ton meeting Of the board Of directors
He is succeeded by William Church
Osborn in the former Office. and by D.
1. Lancaster in the latter.
In offering his resignation, MI
Gould stated that as one Of the large
stockholders he would continue to take
an active interest in the affairs Of the
Texas & Pacific, but desired TO be re-
lieved of any official position other
than that Of a director. 80,
Mr. Osborn. the new chairman OF the
hoard. has been identified with TIE
rood for several years. and is now one
of tho receivers. Members OF the
hoard who form the executive com
mittee are Mr. Osborn. Kingdom Could
Dunlevy Milbank, Norman d. MeIdrun'
and Finley J. Shepard.
Erie staff Reorganized
Following n melting of the directors
Of the Erie Railroad yesterday a raidl-
cal REORGANIZATION Of the operating
and transportation departments was
announced.
William A. Baldwin was appointed
general superintendent Of lines west
of Salamanca, succeeding Franklin u;
Robbins. who is transferred as general
superntendent OF the Chicago division;
John J. Mantell was appointed genera
superintendent Of the lines east o.
Salamanca. A. F. Ruffer was made SUI
perintendent Of transportation, u. d
owen superintendent Of maintenance
and II. knight assistant supsrinten
dent Of maintenance. The othces o.
the general manager at New YORK ana
Chicago. and Of the superintendent OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

The Southern Pacific's report for
March is the most favorable Of any
of the railroad returns published re-
Gently. Gross earnings Of $15,ASO,-
$40 were S2,7O7,261 larger than in
March. 1916, while, after the deduc-
ton Of operating expenses, which
were extraordinarily heavy because
they included payment Of the IN
crease granted to members Of the
brotherhoods for three months, and
larger taxes and uncollectible rev
enues, operating income for the
month was up $37O,S66. or 81 per
cent compared with last year. For
the three months ended with March
81 operating income gained $4,044,-
500, or "a per cent. The showing is
the more remarkable because rail
road earnings at this time last year
were running at the highest levels
ever recorded for that period. There
: was no response on the Stock Ex-
change. however, the stock closing
with a loss Of half a point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Other Cities

Small Railroad Resold. Catskill,
y. T., April 23.-The Catskill Mountain
Railroad, the sale OF which under
mortgage foreclosure to President +. f.
Olcott, Of the Hudson River Day Line
for $4,000 recently was declared il
legal by the Court Of Appeals, was re-
sold to-day to Eli Joseph, of the Plaza
Hotel, New York, for S2s,300. The
road. which is operated only il sum
mer, runs over narrow gauge tracks
from Catskill Point ten miles 20 Palen-
vile. where connections are made for
points in the Catskill Mountains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24

There seems 10 be a certain ir-
reducible minimum in unemploy-
ment. The monthly returns of the
British trade unions show that three
tenths Of per cent of their mem
bcrship were unemployed at the end
Of March. The same percentage has
been reported for a number of pre-
ceding months. Those idle through
strikes and lockouts or sickness are
excluded from the calculation. The
proportion of female labor employed
in industrial plants grows steadily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
New York

Robert II. Patchin Goes with Export
of the National Foreign Trade Coun-
Gil. announces that Robert II. Patchin
has resigned as secretary of the coun-
ell to become manager of the foreign
trade department of w. r. Grace & Co.
o. h. Davis has been appointed secre-
tary TO succeed Mr.. Patchin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
Yield Of Tasmanian Mines

The products Of the mines OF Tas-
mania for 1916 were valued at S7.402, %
0s9, compared with a value Of $5.964 ,260
for 1918. This increase of about 20 per
cent in value was due TO the higher
prices obtained. as on the whole there
was a slight reduction in quantities on
account Of the difficulty experienced
throughout the mining districts in OBJ
tanning sufficient labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-24
News Digest
Foreign

Rubber Shares in London Active
London, April 23.-Money and discount
rates were shade easier Bills are
still scarce, as most of the recent
Treasury offerings were taken by banks
and financial institutions.
The stock market maintained cheer
full tone on the war news. Gilt-edged
and Allied stocks were harder and m
dustrials were good on North Country
buying, especially explosives shares, on
the forthcoming amalgamation. Much
activity prevailed in mining and rub
Der stocks and Chinese issues, but
Brazilians were weak on disturbing
political reports. American securities
were dull, and only a few of the low
priced shares received attention. Mex
leans closed better.
Money was quoted at Az per cent
Discount rates: Short bills, as G4&
per cent; three month bills, Az 647s
per cent. Gold premium at Lisbon,
8400.