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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
News Digest
Foreign

London Funds Pour Into War Loan
London. Feb. l0.-Money was In more
active demand for war loan purposes
to-day. Discount rates were harder.
The stock market closed somewhat
easy on sales made to invest in the new
loan, while offerings in connection WIN
the liquidation Of enemy interests OF
set the effect OF few investment or
ders in colonial bonds. rubber stocks
and home rails. American securities
were undecided pending the clearing OF
the political atmosphere.
The war loan is the chief interest IN
the financial district. Reports indicate
that applications are increasing with
the approach Of the closing Of the list.
and large amount Of money. IL is eE-
pected. will be taken OF the market
next week The officials are quite sat
isfed the issue will be a huge success.
Money was quoted az IA per cent.
Discount rates, short and three months
bills. 81 per cent Cold premium at
Lisbon, 5000.
Paris Bourse.-Paris Feb. 1O.-Priees
we're steady on the Bourse to-day.
Three per cent rentes, e. francs %
confines for cash Exchange on Lon
don. 81 francs AZ y confines. Five per
cent loan, 81 francs so centimes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for S4.75k; the intrinsic par
ity is s4.S6S per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars are at n 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, 1917-02-11

Chino COpper.-Net profits OF the
company for the final quarter Of last
year, as shown in the official state
ment, were s9,847,64O, an increase Of
1898, 721 over the corresponding quarter
of 1915. Earnings for the quarter
were based on copper at 1884 cents
pound, as against 1851 cents in the
third quarter. The cost per pound OF
copper produced was $50 cents, against
SIT cents for the third quarter. Most
of the increased cost vas due TO the
additional smelling charges, and in ad-
dition to that there we're increased
wages and a general rise in material
costs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Below is given the current exchange
value Of foreign money in dollar. 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, 1917-02-11

Gold reserve against net deposit and
note liabilities, $50 per cent.
Cash reserve against net deposit and
note liabilities, 74.6 per cent.
Cash reserve against net deposit liza
bilities, after setting aside 40 per cent
gold reserve against aggregate net liza
bilities on Federal Reserve notes in
circulation, 75.3 per cent
In the above statement the principal
items compare with a year ago as fol-
lows:
Total gold reserves OF. Inc St48, SAT 900
Bills discounted and accept
ances bought. .......In Inc. 1854 900
Due to member banks. Inc 256, 253. 900
Net liability for notes Inc. 3,536, 00O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

pounds, marks or francs-its value at
the close Of last week, as compared
with a year ago, would be about as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Cost Of one dollar.

Closing rates yesterday. compared
With week ago, we're as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Money and Credit
Federal Reserve Banks
Wosh;noton Feb7,or,, I

Washington, February 10.
A further decrease of s2l 100000 in
total resources OF Federal Reserve
banks is disclosed in the Reserve
Boards weekly statement. It shows
the combined resources and liabilities
Of the banks, February Q, as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Coronation Returns

Atlantic Rennins.-Report for the ye.'
ended December 81, 1915. eompsto - i'
l,srn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Other Cities

Boston Coppers Feb. To-
Prices Of copper shares again receded
in the trsding on the local exchange
to-day. Fractional declines were the
rule. although Tamarack moved up 4
points in early trading. Business was
light. with sales mostly IN small lots.
Allouez, 50; Copper Range, 6liA; Osce-
ola, SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
Ship Builders Active


Marine steel commitments are being
made for delivery during the third and
fourth quarters Of 1918, contracts for
10000 tons having been placed for the
latter deliveries in the last few days.
Ship builders have taken on additional
orders for ships, and Atlantic and Pa
cifc Coast yards are negotiating for
more than 100000 tons Of steel
Rail mills have accepted additional
contracts for $4,000 tons of standard
and light sections from domestic roads
for shipment in the third and fourth
quarters OF 1918, and orders for 10, 1000
tons more are on the point Of being
closed. Relatively few orders for cars
and locomotives have been placed since
February /, mainly because steel can.
not be obtained FOR delivery in time to
meet contract requirements.
Foreign Orders Pile Up
Foreign business offered is over
whelming. Negotiations have been
opened on $4,000 tons Of rails, on $780,
900 tons Of war material and on 100000
tons Of bars, plates and shapes to
cover building Of equipment for for
eign railroads. Contracts for 100000
boxes Of tinplate have been closed.
Domestic manufacturers Of war mu-
nitions have secured about 10000 tons
more steel, and 100000 tons have been
sold for export during the last half
Of this year Agents of the Allied
governments have secured about 200,-
900 tons more pig iron, mainly basic, in
the last few days for shipment to
Italy and France, and 10000 tons of
basic have been taken By another for
eign interest for export TO Italy. Do
nestle buying Of foundry and steel
making iron is light, but the tone Of
the market is stronger, with prices sd-
vancing in the Northern and Virginia
markets, while Alabama iron is rela-
lively easy.
The United States government has
placed contracts for more structural
work at navy yards, and similar orders
for $4,000 tons Of steel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Cincinnati Claims Discrimination In
Livestock es-Washingtou. Feb. 10
The Cincinnati Livestock Exchange
to-day petitioned the Interstate Com
merce Commission 20 suspend recent
Increases in freight rates on livestock
from points in Indiana 10 Cincinnati.
The exchange complained that the sus-
pension BY the Public Utilities Com
mission Of Indiana Of similar increases
in freight rates 20 indianapolis, Gin
cinnati's chief CON petitor, had resulted
in discrimination against Cincinnati 70
the advantage Of Indianapolis.
Drygoods Trade Chicago. FEB. To-
Marshall Field & Co. in their weekly
review Of the drygoods trade say;
Current wholesale distribution OF dry
goods is running ahead Of the eorrs.
spending period Of year ago. hosd
sales for Immediate delivery are run
ming about the same as sesr sgr;
while sales FOR future delivery on fali
lines row being shown b.. our statesmen
exceed the volume OF last year oy
considerable margin Collections are
about the same ss the corresponding
week last wear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11
New York Federal Reserve

New 7 ork Federal Reserve
NeU York, February 10.
The condition Of the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York at the close Of
business Friday, compared with the
previous week, follows:
RESOURCES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Atlantic Refining.-This company
issued its report yesterday for the full
year of 1915. Operating profits of 49,
371,25s we're shown, compared with So
$1,000 in 1915, and s)4O,741 in 1914.
This was at the rate Of 1912 per cent
on the $5,OOO,OOO capital stock out
standing, compared with 1878 earned
on the same capitalization in 1915. The
company is one Of the old Standard Oil
subsidiaries and operates several large
refneries. Dividends are being paid on
the stock at the rate Of $50 a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Equitable Life.-The annual state
ment of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States indicates
increases in new insurance, outstand-
ing insurance, assets and surplus. The
interest rate for the year increased
and the mortality rate and expense rate
decreased. The payments 70 policy
holders in 1915 aggregated sSs,sl5,422,
making a total since organization OF
s1,l0O, 1889. The insurance on the
compaay's books now amounts to ST.
6O7, Os9,5sl an increase for the year Of
ST.. 20s, 900. The new insurance paid
for totalled s2O9, 706,9Ss, covering 1907
900 lives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

KelIy-Spring6eld Tire - President
Cartmell of the Kelly-Springfeld Tire
Company in submitting the annual re-
port to stockholders said: 1.-THE result
Of the years operations is gratifying
and the constantly increasing demand
for the company's different products
has caused the directors TO determine
70 build a new and larger plant at Cum
berland, Nd. The company did no war
business in 1916"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Clearing House statement.-The act
ual condition Of the New York Clear
ing House banks on saturday was a,
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-11

Cuban Gold shipmcnts.-piSeussing
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business in 1915"
Northern Paciic.-Figures were pub
lished yesterday showing that in the
first half Of the fiscal year Of 1857
the Northern Pacific earned practically
SIS per cent on its 24s,OO0,O0O stock
outstanding. or only little short Of the
full years dividend. After payment Of
the six months dividend there was a
balance Of S7,5l1.143, compared with
s6.Os2I49 the year before. For the
six months period Northern Pacific was
S4342Il2 ahead Of last year in gross
revenues, but the increase IN net oper-
sting income was only sl,OSS,s92.
Cotton Mill Dividsnds--Fall River,
Mass. Feb. 10.-Dividends amounting
to more than s75O,O00 were paid out by
local cotton mills during the first three
months Of the fiscal year beginning
November /, according 70 a dividend
report issued to-day. The sum Of
S7sl. 1915. an average Of about pa per
cent. was paid on a capitalization Of
$40. 535, 900. Mill officials said the
figures were the largest for any quar-
ter in many years.
Pere MArquette.-The sale Of the
Indiana assets OF the Pers Marquette
Railroad was ordered yesterday by
Judge A. B. Anderson in Federal court
at Indianapolis. The railroad has been
in the hands Of receivers for some time,
and the order here is similar 70 one
made IN Detroit recently authorizing
the sale Of the road. The upset price
for the entire road has been fixed at
$4,000, 600.
The foreclosure order is necessary
step in the reorganization OF the Pere
Marquette Railroad, which became
bankrupt several years ago. The reor-
ganization plan provides that the road
will be purchased az the foreclosure
sale by 4 committee representing the
bondholders, and IL was necessary that
the sale be ordered by Federal judge
in each state through which the rail
road system is operated.
Western Msryland.-CarlG Gray, pres
ident Of the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company, announced yesterday
that the reorganization plan will be
declared operative on March l. Sufi
Gent cash is required under the plan
70 lquidate the $3.50, 900 borrowed
from the noteholders' committee, 20
pay of the 3l6,00o.000 notes which
we're due July /, 1918. and the $4,000
900 accrued interest
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
PEOPLE, WAKE UP! ASSERT
YOUR RIGHTS!
Shall We Contest the New Com
scFipGiOn Law iga the Federal
Courts?
Is Id Worth While to TRY 60 Save
the Lives of Million Men?

4 S our readers know, The Jeffersonian has
been careful, from the first, to tell the
people that there were only two methods
which could be considered in combating the
Prussian militarism being Illegally forced
upon u.s. We can peaoeably meet, condemn
the law, and petition Congress to repeal it;
and we can also go into the y. S. Courts, and
test the constitutionality Of it.
| have no doubt whatever that both the
Espionage law and the Consumption law will
be set aside when the test is made.
Ingthe Espionage law, Congress undertook
to delegate powers which it never possessed,
such as the suppression of newspapers. and
the virtual confscation of their property
acath0ut trial By jury.
Congress was never vested with authority
to make any law whose necessary consequence
is, to abridge the freedom of the press; nor
was Congress ever given power to make con-
fscatory laws, directly, or BY indirection
In the Conscript law, Congress undertook
to nullify the 18th Amendment to the Con
stitutlon, and to make war appropriations for
more than WO years, and to FoRCIBLY DANISH
CITIZENS, in violation of the Common Law.
If Congress has the authority to abolish the
parental right, and to deport minor sons Is
years of ages 1t he's undertaken to do
then your 1G year-old boy isn't safe.
Congress- has no right to abolish the
parental authority, at all.
1t is natural blood-right, and a natural
property right, and Congress has no juris-
dictlOn over it.
Congress has no more legal right to snatch
your IS year-old son out Of the cotton-feld,
the mill, Or the store, than it has to rob the
schoolhouse and the kindergarten.
The truth is, your Representatives in Con
gress have gone wild. They have lost their
heads They act like men who are either
hypnotized, or crazy.
Now, do y0u acant me to test the lar, and
make an earnest effort TO SAVE THE LIVES OF
YOUR SONS?
DO you want to make it impossible for
Congress ever to commit such an outrage upon
the people in the future?
DO you want to make THIS coUNTRr~sSsafe
for democracy!"
DO you want to administer rebulxe to the
Representatives who fawned at your feet for
your votes, last Summer, and who, this Sum-
maey, have voted away the lives of your sons?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
THE JEFFERSONTAN

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rush toward militarlsm, and Bureau despot-
ism, and insane extravaganza, in Washington
City?
Ii so, you have no time to lose
The enemies of free government are trampl-
ing your legal rights out of existence.
They are crushing democracy here, on the
pretense Of crushing militarlsm in Europe.
They are claiming you, while pretending to
unchan the down-trodden people In foreign
lands.
The most dangerous foes to your liberties
are not in Berlin, but IN Washington.
The deadliest menace to your country is
not foreign militarism, but domestic one
The most aggressive assailants of your sys-
tenn of civil and religious freedom, are not the
Prussian Junkers, but the Corporations that
are forcing Congress to treat your Supreme
Laec contenptuouszy as a despised "scrap Of
paper"
Between you and the imaginary German
peril, stretch 5000 miles of ocean, across
which armies cannot come, because of our
feet, and across which no line of commune
cation can be maintained because Of the dist
ance and the utter exhaustion of Ge3m2a4ly's
food supplies.
Across that ocean, the maniacs at Wash
mgton propose to send more than a million
soldiers hundreds of thousands of doctors,
surgeons, nurses and other camp-followers;
tens of thousands of mules and horses; and
the millions of tons of cannon, small arms,
shells, powder, clothing, provisions, horse
provender, hospital supplies, &c.
Great God! Is there no sane adviser in
Washington who can get the ear Of the Presi-
dent and convince him of the physical ino-
possibility of the stupendous undertaking?
HE THING CANNOT RE DONE
oh
And to attempt it, qchize the German u
Boats are sinking a million tons a month Of
the Ergzish-French-Itazian shipping, is rash
and fatal temerity
The price Of provisions is already higher
IN this country than in Europe: what
will be the price, when we begin to feed mil
lions of men and horses on the other side?
The Western world is already loaded down
with such incredible debts, that there isn't
enough gold on earth to pay ONE CENT ON THE
DOLLAR.
Where is this insanity to stop?
What is the limit of this mania!
Are we to be plunged into the bottomless
pit, because Europe plunged first?
We don't haze to submit to 6cerythinq
We don't hare to become slaves without
contest.
The CONSTITUTIONAL. SYSTEM OF GOVERN
MEM 0N0CN OU| /O|o/U CC6|S "ttU6 w L|O/3
HAS A BALANCE WHEEL.
There as a power which can say to crazy
Congressman, HAITI"
There Is power which can say to White
House autocrat, "Th1s far shalt thou go, AND
NO FARTHER.'
There IS a power which can translate into
words the spirit of the Constitution, and say
to usurping Bureaus, 'Depa1t! never h7eao
yOuF
The Federal Judiciary is that power and
we must appeal to it.
All over the land, it is being appealed to,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-01-25
SUGGESTED
GOOD LAW
A PROMINENT ~sTARKwEAT,HER
NAN WANTS Law ENACTED
AGAINST /. w. W. AGITAT1O(Rs.
PROBLEM IS SERIOUS ONE
To the s~tarkweather Times:

To the Starkweather Times:
Permit me to ask for space in your
paper to express my views on some
MASTERS Of legislation. It may look
sinsigniicant to the North Dakota law
makers. yet ! believe that the farmers
willagree with me that this matter is
worth considering. The /. W. W.
crowd and other labor agitators are
stronger now. than ever before and
more bold because they have been al
lowed to run things to suit themselves.
Il is only q question Of time when we
will be forced to make laws for our
protection.
]. Gould not a law be enacted, making
It unlawful for those labor disturbers
to taInper with men who come here to
> Could not q law be put on oul
tssstatntA books that will punish these
sagiitatorssf for attempting to influence
other men not to work unless they gel
ssttiile: big pay and short hours demand.
seda these disturbers?
Nn next to impossible to operats
large sE1.e. farm with the help we : get
ding nov. Mot Of the laborers Wit
comet this state to work are good
honest men il left alone.
,ThisIegislature is supposed to be {
farmers' legislature and stands plede
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-01-25
BILL PASSED WHICH PRESIDENT
SAYS HE WILL REFUSE TO SIGN.

LEH
Washington, Jan. 24.-An omnibus
public buildings bill, which President
Wilson has given notice he will veto,
was passed late today by the house,
234 to 90. It carries $38y00O,OOO for
buildings, improvements or sites in
cities and towns all over the country.
The bill now goes to the senate
where it viii encounter determined OPP
position
Action in the house followed a long
and bitter debate, during which OPP
ponents Of the measure denounced it
as "Pork Barrel legislation. Tie final
vote was not along party lines, al
though there were more Republicans
than Democrats enga1tziyee.
While the, bill carr1es a total u
$38, 900, 1000, Chairman CLARK Of the
public buildings COMMITTEES told the
house that this would be redneed about
100000 by money returned to The
treasury through sales of old sites
and buildings.
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. |. SPIRIT ) D RI ]. Of ! |.
ENTERPRISE

.. ..i..r.G-TA y 80 ..EAl. rpFt
80 = %usoelnnne Wny
people s1aue = one seoIe @ra1ner tnan
- 49, -, $3.50 $3.50, aual1y' ar 3
=. - si'a u. 1us , nos tne .wnole tning. !,
...e .ue-a w.. .n 8 : reai
80: 'otne Ssn u oWn .u u q tn :.
spllis = entslpIlse; &; hes d g. no ~ ask
- :. SURE :. \ - : a 81. e. D 'aca before see.
,le WI n# sl'en 8 ~. one a, SAL 2, so q li
- -. saas 4 5out g we Dcys. ana soon o t ne
p,a laolases Isl pushing 0 person person
any 1Es. /,
-. 80 1a = move 4, = s g spread "
news. ne mos snls OF mat natl line IN
ms 3 store WnereSne got unusual val, val
yes q sometnlng s. ne wants 70 t urn
INTO casn. ne, reallzes that the pub
ilcWil never know what ne can do
Ior sn e unless ME ne E takes some pains
ana goes to on e expense TO inform rlfs' m
tnem. ~ persistent advertising he
gives me public the news OF h ~
ss eoer fretty soon impression Is
spread abroad thatslt e 9 store where
mere ls "sometning doing
~ NM ~ A~~ANs ySAA1A
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East Grand Forks, MIMI, Jan. 23.
EHenrysG G. Monster, asnlSeseapeds Gserrhnikldn,
soldier, ssths
French whennsSs tie trench III which lie
was staHonedswsas captured, stopped
on IN this city sssanroatet y I'm homo u
Terry, Mont Munsters parents IS
side in the sMontsna towsn, md. AZ ex.
poets to stay here MirnselHf from now
on, claiming . hays had sufiicisnt ex-
Fperience u ths war game to last him
for some times . N,
Munster Ielates an interesting and
weird tale of how; accompanied BY
two comrades, hes escaped from !
French internnnent camp, escaping
past the sentriies on = dark night, OBJ
tanning disguises in ! nearby village
and finally making their way TO Am:
sterdam, Holland, Here they secured
work on q freighter bound for New
York, according 10 Munstsr, arriving
in the Greater City two weeks later.
Munster tells . story Of killing a.
English Tommy. Noticing q move
ment in the grass while on sentry
duty one night, Saadahis command Il
halt" beingignored,h he fred. Asmal
arose from the grass, swayed for .
moment, andstoppled, into the trench
by his side.
Munster states conditions III the In.
terror Of Germany are not as bad q.
painted, altho prices Of all commodi.
ties are sky high at the present time
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ed to enact laws for the benefit Of the
farmers. / sincerely hope that we
shall not be disappointed in it. The
labor problem is q big item when it
comes to operating a big farm and if
we can better conditions by fair leg
islation, we had better make a start
and not kill time with some unimport-
ant matters.
If there are any farmers or farmers
club that think my suggestion is worth
anything, or can think Of something
better, take it up with your legisla-
tors and tell them to get busy.
Respectfully yours,
A. @. SATHER.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-01-25
STATE /. PAYS / ( J. !.
S ! 81 | FOR d 4 /.
EDUCATION

Valley City,yN. D, Jan. OFT costs
the state Of North Dakota just $197.83
toseducate a Of its young people d
,year@at~the state normal school here
according to the BIENNIAL report Of
President George A.McFarland of the
State Board Of Regents. The report
submitted some time ago was publish;
ed this week. The per cap;ta expe,n.ss--
5es Of operating the institution il di-
svided into the following Items:
Cost Of instruction. $i16.5O
Costo 81 administration +. /. 17.40
CostS0f heat light and power. 1886
ECcst;s{pffs A. abor. "a. U. 1888
Costsd Repairs 81 \ u, a.
and improvements LOT
Co.'S, sof apparatus, furnishings 5
and hxtures . i. ........ 5.72
Cost IS schools end scientific Il.
supplies H. 4. 8.S5
Cost OF postage, stationery sup.
plies and qualifications Lea
Cat IS library m1laaintssin,snce.. l.50
CostFp f miscsllladeoIs items
no1 tinGudsdssho y . y. ", y. . 1867
Iyliiiis rood shapw,l,iinAer
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES co5lnrared with Bl
sr capits cost q Operating normal
schools 3in other sttates, where is sorne
instances the cost goes beyond 9S00
per student, when tho operating exa
psnsss should b1sslsssthanin,Nerh d.
Ikota. $s5s sSss y