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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Bank Clearings.-Bank clearings at
the principal cities Of the country this
week aggregated s5,463,O 9s,SOS, accord
ing to Z. G.. Dun e. Co., an increase Of
10 per cent ever year ago and a rec
ord for the period.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Weeks Currency Movements.-Re-
ported movements of currency during
the week point to heavy cash loss by
the banks, estimated in excess of $751;
100000. This reflects the Liberty Loan
operations and other government trans
actions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Commodities Still Rising

Wholesale commodity prices attained
another new high level on June I, when
Dun's Index Number stood at 212.5s5,
against 2os.435 on May 1 and 145.397
on June /. 1916, when a moder-
ate decline was shown. Last months
advance compared with a similar
change of 81 per cent during April and
the upward movement has continued
without interruption since August /,
1916, the gain from that period being
All per cent. Carrying the comparison
back to the outbreak of the war. or to
August /, 1914. it is seen that there
has been an extreme rise of fully rs
per cent, while as contrasted with the
lowest point on record, 72.455, on July
/, 1897, the difference is 1913 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Bank CIearlngs.-Ihe days ClesIlngS
at New York and other cities:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. .S5ee. 87o, 92o S48,o2e, 7e6
Boston ..... 37,37e,736 e,158,135
Sub Treasury.-New York banks lost
to Sub-Treasury 3O,s6S,000.
Silver.-Bars in London, $685. pence;
New York, 75Ss cents; Mexican dollars,
$50 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

London Money Market.-London,
June S.-Money, 81 TO Az per cent
Discount rates, short bills, 11-16 per
cent; three months bills, 4A per cent.
Gold premium at Lisbon, $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Norway has prohibited the sale
abroad Of all Norwegian vessels which
are not yet officially registered. The
sale of Norwegian vessels which arc
registered has already been prohibited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

Commercial Paper.-This market con-
tinucd quiet yesterday. The undertone
was firm at per cent.
Official rates of discount OF each OF
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
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Relevant Facts

Missouri Pacifc.-The common stock
of the reorganized property VIII be
placed in a fve-year voting trust 10
insure the carrying out of the plans
of the reorganizers without fear OF
interruption by changes in control
through purchases of the stock In the
omen market or otherwise. This move
was interpreted in Wall Street as be-
ing suggested by Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
"a forestall any action by George
Gould and associates. The voting
trustees will be Otto II. Kahn, James
y. Wallace and Robert Winsor. IN
der the plan of readjustment the re-
organization managers were given au-
thoritv to establish a voting trust at
their discretion. The voting trustees
have been approved by the three com
mittees representing the refunding
per cent bonds, the gold As. the STOCK
and by the reimbursement managers IL
ia expected that deinitive certificates
for securities of the new company VIII
no ready for delivery between June Is
and June 20. All but 10000 of the
500 moo shares of the company's STOCK
have been deposited under the plan.
r. w. Woolworth.-Sales for the
month of May amounted to Si,oSO'44-'
an increase Of S77S,344, or 11.42 per
cent. over May, 1916. For the hrst
five months of this year total sales
were s33,569,657 n gain OF S3,lo3'5oo'
or 1910 per cent, over the CORE
sponding period year ago. lhlrty
new stores have been added to the
companys chain since the beginning
of the year, making total OF 9oO
now in operation. There are also
fifty locations under lease 70 De
opened this year.
McCrory Stores.-May sales totalled
s5sb 657. an increase of 1873 per cent,
compared with that month a year ago.
From January ! to May 81 sales were
s2.7O3.sl3, an increase Of more than
I8 per cent over the corresponding
period in 1916.
American Express-Conformin TO
the ruling of the Interstate Commerce
Commission 10 make the fiscal year
correspond with the calendar year
the company has issued its earnings
report to the commission for the SIX
months ended December 81, 1916.
Total operating revenue amounted to
s18,754,202, an increase OF SOL iy
over the same period in 1915. Net
generating income. after expenses and
taxes, was $9f2594, showing a de-
crease Of $962,O12.
United Railroads of San Francisco.
The committee headed by John Henry
Hammond announced yesterday that
the amended plan of reorganization
has been declared operative by the re-
organization committee. Attention IS
called 10 the announcement made re-
Gently by the reorganization commit
tee that holders of more than 20,5OO,-
600 of the per cent sinking fund
bonds of 1917 has approved the
amended plan.
Porphyry Copper Dividends.-The
porphyry copper companies declared
their dividends for the second quarter
of the year yesterday. In announcing
the disbursements. the Utah. Chino. Ray
and Nevada Consolidated departed
from the rule heretofore followed of
declaring regular and extra payment,
and Jumped the total amount 70 be dis
tributed The current quarterly decla-
ration calls for the total disbursement
of S11,437,30l, distributed as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

The crop report was variously in
tetpreted, but the stock market in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09

been rudelv shattered. Less than two
months ago responsible Canadian news
papers were predicting that provincial
and municipal governments could snare
in the proposed United States loans TO
the allied countries at ~ per cent IN
connection with such transfers OF their
debt. thus efecting very considerable
savings in exchange. IL will be remem-
bered how extensive became the move
ment to transfer Canadian debts from
London 70 New York in order 70 pro-
vide money on this continent Tor I'M
perial needs. The Provincial treasurer
of Ontario announced that, at the re-
quest of the British government, IL was
intended to redeem Slf,OOO,OOO OIL oh-
tario bonds held in England and issue
new securities. Arrangements were
made by the imperial authoritles 10
mobilize the securities at stated Prices ceS
and il was expected 10 retire S5,OOO,OUO
of them this year. For similar pur-
nose a number OF cities obtained au-
thority 10 issue refunding loans, cover
ing practically their entire London OBJ
LEGATIONS. Then the Canadian Pacinc
Railway Company announced a pro-
nosed issue Of S200.000000 collateral
trust bonds based upon the securities
of the road modified in England. Per
mission TO make such refundlng ar
rangement was given by the Canadian
Parliament. All such plans have oeen
held in allegiance since the entry OF the
United States into the war. Great
Britain is now securing from the
United States all the dollar balances
required. at a lower rate than they
could be provided under the debt trans
fer scheme.
Appeal to Canadian Investors
The provincial governments in Can
ada were counting on the American
market for the most part to finance
needed capital expenditure, but no
large loans are obtainable there under
present conditions. Manitoba has
turned to the Canadian investor to NIL
the breach. and will establish tinan-.
cial agency in Toronto for the sale OF
farm loan bonds issued under authority
of the recent rural credits legislation.
The Dominion government IS for,
tunately financed for some months and
there is no immediate need of seeking
additional funds. The last instalment
of the third war loan will provide $685.
00O. 900 this month. In some quarters
a fourth domestic war issue is looked
for late in the present year, but gen
eral market conditions will determine
the Finance Minister'S course in this
regard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Fifty Million Owners

Mr. Warfeld's address, which was
presented by Frank Hagerman, of Kan
sas City, counsel for the organization,
set forth that the speakers represented,
through holders of life insurance poll
cles, depositors in savings banks, etc,
the very definite ownership of over
fifty millions of the people of the Unit
ed States" in the bonds and stocks of
the carriers
Mr.. Warteld. in his address, pointed
out the necessity of permitting the
carriers, through their rates, to estab
lish such margin of safety, which we
will call a surplus, beyond their actual
requirements for meeting their fixed
and other charges as will establish
their credit and admit of their being
economically and successfully financed"
That subject also was gone into by
Darwin 7. Kingsley, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company; VI.
A. Schenck, president of the Bowery
Savings Bank of New York and presi-
dent Of the Savings Bank Association
of the State of New York; John f. Old
ham, Of Boston, a railroad financial
authority and writer, and Robert F.
Maddox, president of the Atlanta Ma
tional Bank.
1t was brought out by Mr.. Warfield
in his statement that the securities of
the railroads on the 1915 reports were
owned as follows:
BY more than 100000 individuals,
$l0.000000; by life insurance com
panies, policies owned by $4,000 900
people, $3.50 100000; by savings
banks, with 100000 depositors, SS47,-
100000; by fire, marine, casualty and
surety companies, s64S 900, 900; by be-
nevolent associations, colleges, schools
and charitable institutions, S350,000,-
coo, and by trust companies, state and
national banks, $685., 100000; the bal
ance being held in channels not emu
merated, mostly abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
The Unrepresented Owners

Mr.. Warfeld said that three-fifths Of
the capital of the carriers, $1,000
100000. is represented by bonds and
other evidences of debt; that three
ffths of the securities of the carriers
have no representation in their man
agement, the other two-ffths being
represented by stock through directors
This fact was one of the influences
which brought the Security Owners
Association into existence.
Speaking for the life insurance com
panies and the policyholders of the
country, Darwin P. Kingsley said in
part:
IF road is to serve the country eff
fectiyely 1t must be able to finance
itself. To sell it's securities to life in
surance companies hereafter a road
must show that its revenues are suf-
ficIont TO cover depreciation, upkeep,
interest, amortization and a reasonable
surplus after paying the stakeholder
fair return on his money"
Mr.. Kingsley said that the factor Of
safety in this matter, which was none
too high at the close of 1916. is al
ready receding and will continue to
reccde unless the roads have relief.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Days--
0ror Over Over

Bank Clearings.-The days clearing
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
PACE gHIRTEEN

win will file petitions for him as can
didate, but he has not as yet consented
to sign a declaration that he viii ac-
cept the Office at the present salary.
1t is possible that the County Board
will give some assurance that a chonge
will be made in the salary.
Other candidates mentioned today
for the position who arc expected to
file petitions by Wednesday evening
are, r. L. Cundy of Salem, formerly
in charge of the schools of the village
of Salem and widely known as an
educator throughout the county. He
has notified the county clerk that his
petitions viii probably be in circulation
today. Miss Cleary, in charge of
the schools of Pleasant Prairie,
is also declared to be consider
ing the possibility of becoming a
candidate for the Office.
On account of the change of the law
after the last day for the fling of pc
titions friends of Miss Mahon, the Ke-
nosha school teacher, are already busy
forming a strong organization 70 urge
her election. They insist that on ac-
count of her filing petitions within
the time set by the law that she
is entitled to especial consideration on
the part of the voters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
Telegram From NJ a d is on
Tears Down Bars for Can
didates for County Supt.
of S C h ools.
OTHER PETITIONS COMING

Miss Kate Mahon, who showed a lot
of pep in circulating her petitions for
the position of county superintendent
OF schools, may not win the Office with
out opposition, as early this morning
County Clerk Russell FL. Jones received
a telegram from Madison stating that
the governor late Monday night signed
a new law which throws open the. time
for fling petitions for this office until
midnight Wednesday night and the
county clerk will accept petitions up
to that time. The word was sent broad
cast through the county by friends of
prospective candidates and it is de-
clared that at least two other candi-
dates will be in the Ield before the
lists are closed on Wednesday night.
Tt is even possible that some of the
friends of Superintendent John j. Ker-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
FIRST EASTER BALL SET.
Date of knights of Columbus Annual
Function is Set for Wednesday
Night, April IL.

The arrangements committee of the
knights of Columbus, consisting of
Arthur J, Schmitz, chairman, Frank
Isermann, James Tully, Edward Day
ton, Walter Cumiskey, Raymund Ward,
William Casey, R. J. O'Donnell, Will
liam 0 'Brien, James Crossin and Elmer
Smith, have appointed April IL the
date for the annual Easter ball of the
order. 1t is to be held in the Eagles
clubhouse and the Duke Smith orches-
ira is to furnish the music. There are
to be no invitations issued.
William Meyers has been appointed
chairman of the decorations committee
and 0. G. Martin of the supper com
mittee.
Work on the details of the ball will
occupy the committee members from
now until the affair occurs. Mr..
Schmitz, chairman of the general com
mlttee promises that every effort will
be made that this ball will exceed pre-
vlous ones as to decorations and he
believes that the attendance will be
larger than that of any of it's prede-
cessors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
Start Planning
For Home Coming
Executive Committee of the Kenosha
High School Association to
Meet This Evening.

The executive committee of the Ke-
nosha High School Association meets
this evening to begin preparations for
the biennial reunion Of the old stu
dents Of the high school to be held in
June of this year. 1t is planned to
make this gathering as pleasant and
successful as those which have gone
before. Within few days letters will
be sent out to the seven or eight hund-
red men and women scattered all over
the country and it will have a special
appeal for them to come back to the
old town and the old school for at
least this one day. Of course, the re-
union will have all O.: the old features
from the ringing of the first bell and
singing "Home Again" down to the
last course of intellectual refreshment
at the banquet. At tn last reunion
more than four hundred of the former
students of the high school were pres
ent and it is expected that the number
will be even larger this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
UNDERGRADUATES ENTERTAIN.
Wlu Give Musical and Art Evening in
High School Next Monday Night
and Invite Public to Attend.


The kindergarten Association is
planning what will be a pretty enter.
tainment to be given in the High
School next Monday night.
Both kindergarten children and older
people will appear in series of living
pictures, each one an illustration Of
some familiar song.
Each picture will be appropriately
framed and draped and will be, say
the ones who are arranging them, a
work of art.
The following are some of the songs
which have been chosen to picture by
the use of living models: f'From the
Land of Sky Blue Water an Indian
scene; " America using the Goddess
of Liberty; "Star Spangled Banner";
A Gypsy Love Song"; "Ben Bolt";;
Mother Machree''; "Drink to Me
Only with Thine Eyes,; 'fsweet and
Low
The Kindergarten Association asks
that everyone interested in the work
of the kindergartens and all who like
to see attractive pictures and hear
good music attend the entertainment.
The proceeds will go for the laudable
object of furnishing certain materials
and supplies for the kindergartens
which are not provided by the school
budget.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15

president of the organization. He had
served as director in the Associated
Charities; he was one of the charter
members of the Kenosha Lodge of the
Elks and he was most active in aiding
in the charity work of this organ
ization.
1t was not his connection with these
more or less public organizations that
made him beloved among the men and
women who knew him best. 1t was the
charm which surrounded his private
and personal life. He radiated cheer
fulness. He was reader of good
books and had conception of the best
things in literature and he took de-
light in making gifts Of the best books
to his friends that he might lead them
into these interesting fields. He was
charitable to fault. His name was
prominent on the lists of every charit-
able organization in the city and in
addition to this, he had a private list
which brought him into intimate touch
with many unfortunates who profted
from his bounty. No one ever knew
the extent of his charities. He found
an outlet for his desire to be helpful to
others through these many organiza-
tions, but his real interest was IN
kindly acts of relief, which were never
known to any but his closest personal
associates.
To the little coterie of men and
women who knew him in this intimate
manner his death comes as personal
sorrow.
Mr.. Simmons was never married, but
he had q delightful home life with his
mother. Their life had been one of
close comradeship for many years and
the severing of the ties which bound
them comes as deepest sorrow to the
surviving mother. He had a great love
for little children and to. lot of little
fellows into whose life he had come
with sunshine on many occasions, the
death Of Sam Simmons will bring tears
of childish sorrow.
His desire to bring joy into the
hearts of little children led him to be-
come the founder of the "Good
Fellows in Kenosha and every year
be had taken the greatest interest in
the carrying out of this work among
the poor and needy children of the city.
His death comes as distinct loss to
the business and social life of Kenosha.
Mr.. Simmons. is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Helen S. Simmons, and
one brother, Clayton B. Simmons of
Portland, Oregon. Both were at his
bedside in the hospital when the final
summons came.
The remains were brought to Keno
sha on Thursday evening and simple
funeral services were held from the
Simmons home, 1876 Deming street, at
four o'clock Saturday afternoon. In
torment was at the Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Joe Able, Charged With Assaulting
Mrs. Anna Amendola, is Held in
Bonds of $500 Today.

Joe Abe, arrested on Monday morn
ing on charge of making a sensa-
tional assault ON Mrs. Anna Amendola
at her home on Garden street Sunday
afternoon, was arraigned before Judge
Randall in the Municipal Court this
morning on charges of assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm. He en-
tered plea of "not guilty" and the
hearing was continued until March 81.
Judge Randall fixed the bonds at five
hundred dollars and the defendant
was remanded to Jail. Mrs. Amendalo
has identife him as the man who is
alleged to have threatened her with a
revolver. No formal complaint was
made against Frank Marasco, who is
alleged to have been with Abe at the
house as he had been arrested on an
other charge and if he is wanted later
a new complaint will be issued.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
HAVE OWN FORUM.
Frank School Boys Have Debating
Club Where Questions of Impor-
lance are Decided,

The Frank Junior High School boys
have formed the Webster Debating
Club which is making itself felt as a
valuable part of the school work. The
club was organized last October with
thirty members and has now grown to
sixty. To be eligible as a member,
high scholarship and good conduct are
requisites so it is guarantee of the
boys good standing to be admitted.
The officers of the club for this sem
ester are: President, Grin Head; vice
president, Frederick Larsen; secretary,
Wilbur Feldschau; treasurer, Randall
Murray; executive committee, Regi-
nald Schiller, Lawson Adams and Dan
lei Holmes.
The debates have been on topics of
present day interest, both local and ma
tional, The next debate scheduled will
be on: "Resolved that it is advisable
to furnish free text books for the Ke-
nosha schools. !"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
MRS. P. j. WINNERS DEAD.
Wife of Former Kenosha School Super
intendent Died at Manitowoc
This Morning.

kilograms received in Kenosha this
morning announce the death Of Mrs.
Ina Benton Zimmers, wife of Peter J.
Zimmers, former superintendent of the
schools in Kenosha, which occurred at
an early hour this morning at the fami-
ly home at Manitowoc. Mrs. Zimmers
had been an invalid for more than a
year, suffering from an acute disease.
No announcement has been made of the
time of the funeral. Mrs. Zimmers
came to Kenosha as a bride during the
years that her husband was in charge
of the schools of the city. She was
a woman of high intellectual attain
ments and infinite charm and she had
many friends in Kenosha who will be
shocked to hear of her death. Dur
ing her residence in Kenosha she was
active in the work of the Woman S
Club of Kenosha and other organiza-
tions among the women of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
CHILDREN TAKE HAND.
Forty Youngsters Band Themselves To.
gether to Promote the Health of
Themselves and Others.

The first Junior Health League of
Kenosha has been formed in the CO.
lumbus School with forty members, all
from the sixth A grade.
DIR. Herbert Wright, the city health
commissioner, organized this little
body of workers yesterday and gave
them their first talk on missionary
health work, telling them how they can
bring health, strength and sanitation
into the poorest of homes if certain
laws of life are observed.
The youngsters are converts to the
gospel of health and cleanliness and
promise to follow the rules for right
living themselves and assume the role
Of missionaries to spread the news to
others.
The officers chosen are: President,
Lucille Gozen; first and second vice
presidents, Mabel Gail and Frederick
Moru. DR.. Wright has promised to
give talks to this little band of health
missionaries twice Il month. Special
work for them to do has been planned
already by the little president and vice
presidents and it is intended to plan
many ways to make the existence of
the club an influence for better living
conditions in Kenosha.
Tt is believed that many similar
health leagues will be formed in other
schools, where the children have asked
that they might have the same oppor-
tunities.
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JOINS FATHER IN BUSINESS.

The Flasch Agency, is the latest adj
dition to the real estate and insurance
directory of Kenosha. Announcement
was made this morning that former
Register of Deeds Leo NJ Flasch had
joined with his father, Raymond
Flasch, in tie new business. The com
pany takes over the insurance business
which has been handled by Raymond
Flasch for the past ten years and the
business viii be largely extended. It
is the plan of the company to handle
many lines of insurance and in the real
estate business it will specialize in
farm lands. The Offices of the company
for the present will be located at 608
Grand avenue, but later on down
town Office will be opened. Mr.. Flasch
is widely known to the business inter
ests of the city.