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New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Relevant Facts

Bituminous Coal Production.-For
the week ended July IA, bituminous
mines in seven states produced TIA
per cent of their full time capacity,
according to statistics compiled by the
Geological Survey. This compares with
76.5 per cent for the week ended July
7. The causes of the loss from full
time capacity, expressed in net TONS
for the week ended July IA, are given
as follows: Car shortage, l,345 tons;
labor shortage, 14,20l tons, and mine
disability, ll,72l tons.
Savage Arms.-It was reported yes
terdav that this company has received
An order from the United States gov
ernment for large number of Lewis
machine guns. 1t is understood the
order calls for between 10000 and 49,
600 of these guns, involving a cost,
including extra parts, etc, OF around
500 600 900. The company has orders
already on hand for more than 10000
Lewis machine guns. The present con-
tract is the largest ever received oy
the company.
American Brass.-Directors have de-
cIared an extra dividend of IL per cent
along with the regular quarterly pay
ment of IL per cent, payable August
10 to stockholders of record July o.
Tbis ia the same amount in dividends
as was paid three months ago.
Jewel Tea.-Total sales for the four
weeks ended July Il amounted to ST.
14O,O12, an increase of S22S,S69 over
the corresponding period in 1915. For
the twenty-eight weeks ended July IA
sales totailed ss,253,sSl, a gain Of 81
l73,s80 over last year.
Chesapeake & ohio.-Ofhcers and di-
rectors Of the Chesapeake g. Ohio Rail-
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Carranza Seizes
Gold of Banks in
Mexican Capital
$40, 900, Taken to Pay
Federal Army; Condi-
tions Now Chaotic

Gold coin worth s2O,O0O,000, held in
the vaults of the two largest banking
institutions in Mexico, has been com.
mandeered by the Carranza government
for use in paying the Federal army
and meeting other expenses. This was
learned yesterday from New York
banker who has Just returned to the
city after a stay Of several weeks in
Mexico City. He describes conditions
as exceedingly chaotic, with indica-
tions that such apparent improvement
as has taken place is merely Of super
fetal character.
The banks which have lost practi-
cally all Of their metallic reserves
through the seizure of the Mexican
government are the Banco de Londres
y Mexico and the Banco Nacional de
Mexico, in Mexico City. The former
institution had s16,OOOOOO Of gold coin
taken from its vaults; the latter s4,-
900 900. Carranza officials obtained ac-
cess to the bank vaults. withdrew the
gold stored there, and offered paper Of
a doubtful character as security. Pre-
vious to this action the Mexican gov
ernment had increased the reserve re-
quiremcnts of the banks in the coun-
try to a point which made it almost
impossible for them to do business.
This measure was directed principally
at the Banco Nacional and the Banco
de Londres y Mexico, both of which
have in the past held the privilege Of
note issue.
According to the banker, who was
in a position during his stay in Mexico
City to learn intimately of the fnan-
cial situation there. the Carranza gov
ernment is now running behind at the
rate of about S2,000,000 a month. Diff
Guilty is being found in obtaining the
necessary cash with which to pay the
Carranza army. This has led the Mex
lean government to look for a possible
loan from the United States, as it is
admitted in Mexico City that it is i'm.
possible to float a loan in Mexico.
It is stated that unless the Carranza
government is able &c raise the funds
needed to pay the army and meet the
monthly deficit there is grave posi-
bility of disaffection among the troops
and generals, a development which
might threaten the control of the gov
ernment now in power.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

S7,5OO. 900; zinc and manufactures SSS,- Soo
900 900, against less than Sl,oOV,VVoWoi oo
copper approximately S30O,oVeoS;gyToV'
against s145,000,000; gunpowder, S20O'- Sooo,
O0O. 600, against less than Sl,OOO,VUU'
commercial automobiles, S43 ,OOO,OUo'
against 81 100000; tinplates, SZS,OOo',,
600, against S3,650,0c0, and iron ana
steel and manufactures thereof, SILL
O0O 900. against S251 100000 in 1914.
On the import side the increase oc-
ours chiefly in material for manufact-
uring. The total importation OF raw
material for use in manufacturing IN
1917 is 100000, against S633,OOo
600 in 1914; of manufactures for use
in manufacturing, 65,OO0,00e, against
S319 100000 while manufactures reauy
for use show a fall amounting to Dus
S370, 900, 900 in 1917, against S449,OOO'OUO
in 1914 Raw cotton imported in 1917
is s37 100000, against Sl9,457 ,OOO. IN
1914; raw silk, $166,000,000, against
S97.828, 900; india rubber, Sl33 100000,
against $71,22O,0O0; hides and skins,
S216 100000, against $l20, 100000, and
copper, Sl22,OOO,00O, against S54,29SOOO.
Sugar in 1917 is $237, 100000, against
SlO1, $40 900 in 1914, and cocao, S4O,OOO,-
600, against S20,79S,000 in 1914.
The movements of the precious
metals for the fiscal year 1917 were as
follows: Gold imports, S977 ,l76,OOO; eX-
ports, 1921 ,92l 900; excess of imports,
$685., ,255,O 900. Silver imports, S35,OO4,-
900; exports, SIS, ,2SO,000; excess of ex-
ports, SAB ,276,000.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Current Comment

The situation in the petroleum in
dustry in California is the cause Of
considerable anxiety. During the six
months ended June so the production
for the state was 47,57t, 1906 barrels,
an average of 262,s23 a day. In the
same period. however, total crude oil
stocks declined from 44,0S6,l90 bar
rels to 37,O20,26 barrels, decrease
of 7,015,927 barrels, or a daily average
of 38,762 barrels. With consumption
already so far ahead of production and
new consumers being added constantly
il is evident that ways must be found
of bringing in new wells and increas-
ing the supply il the industry is not to
suffer through shortage of oil. The
lands withdrawn by the government
should be put into product use
under leasing arrangement, c. even
II this were done the problem Of OBJ
tanning castings and other supplies
would remain to be solved.-AmerIcdn
National Banks Of San Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Liberty Loan
Instalment Nets
Only S2l,0O0,OOO
New York District Turns in
Little New Money, Having
Anticipated Payment

Only s16,000,000 in new money was
received by the New York Federal Re-
serve Bank up to the close of business
Yesterday in payment for the ~ per
cent instalment due on the Liberty
Loan. Including receipts which came
IN too late for tabulation and those
which are in the mails, it is expected
that the total will be increased to sZl'-
coo 900. Had it not been for the TACT
that $3.50, 900 of the S62l,pO,oOo OF
the bonds allotted to this district had
previously been paid in full the install
ment due yesterday would have called
for s124,2O0,OO0. Payment has been 50
fully anticipated, however that ohiy
S45 100000 remains to be paid IN thiS
district, according to figures MADE pun
lie by the reserve banks.
OF the total issue of s4oo, 100000 3A
per cent treasury certificates of indeot-
edness which matured yesterday SiZo,-
600 900 were payable at the New iorA
Reserve Bank. A large share OF these
certificates was exchanged for the per-
manent bonds.
The life insurance interests of the
United States subscribed for or IN
duced others to subscribe for S9o,oOO'-
600 worth of Liberty Loan bonds, ac'
cording to a report by Lawrence Prid-
DIV, vice-president of the Nationa! AS
ISOLATION of Life Underwriters. VI TINS
amount the bond selling campaign Oh
the association returned S3O,OOO,OOO
in subscriptions. The old line LIE
insurance companies and their EN-,
ployes subscribed for about S68,OOO,OOO
more.
There have been no recent activities
on the part of New York bankers IN
regard to the next instalment OF the
Liberty Loan, which is still expected
to be offered in September. The ap-
parent apathy here is not due to any
disinclination among members OF the
Liberty Loan Committee to begin the
new campaign in earnest. AS one
banker put it yesterday, 1--WE are await
ing the signal from Washington before
we 90 ahead"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Another rise in Swiss francs at
tracted attention in the foreign ex-
change market yesterday, the rate
going to 4.4S to the dollar, a new high
record for the war period. Curtailment
of American exports to Switzerland
through the working of the embargo
on shipments to neutrals is tending to
limit the supply of Swiss exchange IN
this market.
Other exchange rates moved narrow
ly in this market yesterday. Francs
we're slightly easier, but sterling rates
firmly maintained. Russian rubles
held steady at 21.40 cents. The export
of s5OO,OO0 gold to Spain was without
effect on the peseta rate.
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 are
M longer available. Week
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

An instance Of the improvement
is to be found in the latest monthly
statement of freight car loadings on
the Sunset lines of the Southern Pa
cifc. The figures, which are given
below, are for June. They show the
average amount of freight per car in
that month contrasted with the cor
responding period in each of the two
preceding years:
- =
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

An increase Of 25 per cent in the
load in two years is a noteworthy
record, and is, Of course, above the
average for all the railroads, but it
is evident that there is still plenty
of room for improvement. The per
cent of car contents to capacity aver
aged 57.5 per cent in June, 1917,
against 51.2 in 1916 and 43.2 in 1915,
an increase of 92.6 per cent for the
period. More than two-ffths of the
capacity of the freight car is unutil-
lied, however.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
News Digest
Foreign

London Market Quict.-London, July
3O.-Money was plentiful and discount
rates were quiet to-day. The stock
market continued on a quietly steady
course, with sufficient business to main
tain gilt edged securities. The feat
ure of the trading was a recovery in
Brazilian issues following a rise in
exchange. Shipping, oil and various in
dustrial shares were the most active on
provincial buying. Rubber stocks were
gteady and Marconis firm. American
securities were dull throughout
Paris Bourse.-Paris, July 30.-Trad-
ing was quiet on the Bourse to-day.
Three per cent rentes, 81 francs 10
centimes for cash; exchange on Lon
don, q francs IS centimes; 3 per cent
loan, IS francs 20 centimes.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

foreign money in terms Of the Ameri.
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, S4.79iS. The intrinsic
parity is S4.86Ss per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at 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
gettle accounts in England.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

Boston Bank Statement.-The week
ly statement of the Boston banks dis
closed a decrease of SS,049, 900 in loans
and discounts. Surplus reserves
amounted to s17,291 900, compared with
S16,024,0OO the preceding week.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

Silver.-Bars in London, 39%d; New
York, 1914 cents; Mexican dollars, COX
cents.
ub-Treasury.-New York banks lost
to the Sub-Treasury S2,9S0,000.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Money and Credit

No important change was apparent
in the local money market yesterday,
despite the loss Of about $4,000, 900 in
cash surplus reported in the weekly
bank statement. Call money loaned
unchanged at 2h per cent at the Stock
Exchange and touched as low as 2 per
cent.
In the market for time funds based
on Stock Exchange collateral rates
were steady. Loans against a mixture
Of railway and industrial collateral
were quoted at Az per cent for sixty
and ninety days and four months and
4% per cent for five and six months.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows:
Yesterday. Year ago.
Call money. 2L2% 2I2%
Time money (mixed collateraD:
so days.. 4R% 8 @3La%
80 days. 4R@434% 8 @3Ia%
months. 4R@434S 3Ia@4 %
4 to 6 mos. 4A@5Ia%S 3Ia@4 %
Gold Currents.-Arrangem were
made yesterday for further heavy gold
shipments 10 Japan. At the Sub-Treas-
ury 100000 was transferred by tele-
graph to San Francisco for Japanese
bankers, who are shipping that amount
OF gold 10 Toxic. Late Saturday an
other 100000 was transferred.
Bankers Withdrew 100000 in gold
coin freAl, the sub-Trsssury yestsrday
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Corporation Returns

Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
1917. 1916.
June gross ....s 1,792,e2o S 1,614,545
Net after tax ~. 443,7O8 527 1853
Canadian Pacific
1917. 1916
June gross ......st3,556,9 $50 Sf1,ae261o
Net after tax 49,. 3,e15, 9O5 1858, ,633
Canadian Northern
1917. 1916.
June gross ......s 4,o4s, 600 s 3.377, 200
Net ............. 1,o87,eCO 935, 900
Mobile & Ohio
1917. 1916.
June gross ......S 1,234,519 1,02l ,OlO
Net after tax . 276,674 344,626
Cons. Gas. Elec. Light & Power Co. of Bait.
Report for the three months ended June
30 compares as follows
1917. 1915.
Three mos gross 2.161.+e3 1,94s. .444
Net after tax. 1,007,295 S52,728
Surplus after chgs 535,356 460,69o
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

Official rates of discount of each of
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Commercial Paper.ETh
Telephone:
Hanover 65l4

for export to Spain. They also took
$4,000 for shipment to South America.
Commercial Paper.-The market was
quiet yesterday, with moderate VOL
ume Of business moving at Az to 5
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

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: Current
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

Bank Clearings.-The days clearings
at New York and other cities:
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23
PARRISH POSTER

A pleasing diversion from the usu-
al style of billboard advertising has
been furnished to motorists in the
attractive 24-sheet poster on Fisk
tires which is appearing during the
present month.
This beautiful piece of art work
originated and painted by Maxfield
Parriah, the noted artist who hither-
to has refused to raise his brush to
the task of painting an advertising
poster. The mountains. castles, and
sunlight contrasts of the background
are typically the work of Parrish and
by those touches of style, many have
identified the Fisk poster as his work
even before the signature was OBJ
served. /
The posters title and theme recall
ones reading of the Arabian Nights
tale about the magic carpet and the
Prince who Travelled up on it where
soeyer he wished. 1t is upon this
popular legend that Parrish built up
his picture story of Fish Tires-the
Modern Magic Shoes"
Advertising men and artists the
country over have been unremitting
in their praise Of the high class of
advertising which this Fisk poster
represents. To those who have en-
countered 1t on the roadside, 1t has
been source Of pleasure to note the
istinct difference between this work
Of truly great American artist and
that Of the ordinary poster which in
trudes unpleasantly on ones vision.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

year when education is so all-import-
ant. Arrangements have been made
by the Utah Agricultural college
whereby young men and young wo-
men who cannot possibly get away
to school on the opening date, Sep
TENDER 10, can register by mail for
the work they wish to take, and Sc
cure at home, their instructions I'M
der the personal supervision Of fac
ulty members until such time as they
are able to attend the college. Where
possible, such students should come
to Logan to register. They can then
return to the farms for the harvest
season"
Others addressing the Weber coun-
ty farmers were Bishop John Halls
of Huntsville, Representative Joseph
E. Carbon of Logan, Mrs. Lois Hay
ball of the board of trustees of the
Utah Agricultural college, Bishop
Buese of Helper. vice president of
the Weber County Farm bureau;
Representative Witherson of Weber
county, and o. J. Stillwell, secretary
of the Ogden Publicity bureau. Di-
rector of Extension John T. Game
III acted as POSTMASTER.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

Governor Bamberger and three OF
his predecessors in office, william
Spry. Heber M. Wells, and John G.
Cutler will speak at the banquet at
the Hotel Utah tonight. Mayor Hey
wood Of Ogden will be POSTMASTER.
Lieutenant L. 8. Merrill OF Logan
left yesterday for Fort Ben Harrison
in Indiana. He has enlisted in the
medical corps and expects to be In
France before Christmas. Dr. Ner-
rill Is graduate of the p. Y. college,
of the u. OF U. and the medical de-
partment of the Western Reserve
University of Cleveland, Ohio. He
left a good position in Cleveland to
enlist in the army.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23
A few QUESTIONS
TO GARDENERS

Every boy and girl in the Garden
club have been scored for August.
There is just one more month be-
fore those prizes, which are being
exhibited in the Utah Light & Power
company's window, will be given out.
Which prize is yours? Look over
your garden and see IL you are thor
oughly satisfied and convinced that
your garden deserves a prize. Have
you honestly and truly done your
best? II you have not, no one is at
fault but yourself.
The days OF hoeing have passed.
but those big weeks which tower
above the crops are rather poor seed
for next years harvesting. They are
thorns in your gardens sides whose
pricks soon attract attention.
Very little more watering needs to
be done, but on high of gravelly soil
it does not pay to let the crops get
too dry before harvesting. II you
have not done SO. cut down on your
watering.
Have you sprayed your cabbage?
Those who did have a good crop.
Have you canned, dried, ETC., all
you possibly can of this summers
crop? II you have large amount
Of winter crops. have you planned
about storing them? With a little
mere than a month away before the
final harvesting. you should think
Of that end Of II. A great deal de-
ponds on how and when to harvest,
and how to store your products.
Logan citizens are proud OF their
gardens and their efforts up to the
present. With reputation at stake,
we cannot fall down at the last. We
must finish strong. Nothing short of
100 per cent crops and 100 per cent
efforts will do.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

Funeral services for Oliver Nc,
Cullock, son of George McCullock OF
the Fifth ward, will be held today
at 2 p. M. The deceased died in
Missoula on the 18th of this month,
following a short Illness of Bright's
disease. His brother, II. McCullock,
made the trip to Montana and
brought the remains here. Oliver
McCullock was 35 years OF age and
previous to his sickness he was a car
penter in the U. S. Reclamation ser
vice.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23
Must Not Take Boys
Needed on the Farm
Says LocalIEducator

Declaring that the Utah Agricul-
tural college is farmers and house
keepers school, President E. G.. Pet
erson emphasized the fact that the
institution would so order its work
this fall that 1t would best meet the
needs Of the farm and home at q
banquet given by the college to a
delegation of one hundred and fifty
Weber county farmers and their
wives, now making a tour of north
ern Utah and southern Idaho. While
the institution will open as usual on
September 10, special provision Is be-
ing made to take care of those young
men and young women whose first
duty is on the farm and at home. I'VE
must realize the gravity of the stu
ation," declared President Peterson.
"Nobly responding to the call for in
creased production that went forth
early this spring, the farmers of Utah
now have big crops that must be har-
vested. The labor must be supplied
and we cannot take boy from the
farm for school II his services are
needed at home. This must not and
does not mean that such must loose
their opportunity for schooling this
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23
10 NATIONS WAR ON GERMANY
Twenty-Five Governments Have Sew.
cred Diplomatic Relations
With Berlin.

London.-An official statement from
the foreign Office recently informed
the British public that % countries
had severed diplomatic relations with
Germany.
"Of these" the statement added,
thirteen nre at war with Germany
and may be considered in alliance for
that purpose" The list of the - Is
as follows:
Russia, France Belgium, Great Brit
ain, Serbia, Montenegro, China, Brazil,
Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicara-
qua, Japan, Portugal, Italy, Roumania
United States, Cuba, Panama, Liberia
Haiti, San Domingo.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

The Logan Republicans recent air.
plane story from Benson ward was
correct, and many people have seen
the airplane recently. The birdmen
made their appearance here several
times since August /. Leon Boone,
special agent for the government,
verified the reports that the machines
are in this territory, and as they are
friendly airships, no one need worry
about them. In fact he asks that the
people give aid whenever possible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

No end OF misery and actual sut-
tering is caused by disorders OF the
stomach and liver. and may be avoid
ed by the use OF Chamberlaln's Tab
let's. Give them a trial. They only
cost a quarter.-adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

Mrs. Hattie C. Pickett. wife of
j. w, Pickett of Providence, died
Monday night at the age of 6S years.
Mrs. Pickett was born in Missouri,
May Is, 1S4S. She has been among
the pioneers OF Providence and Is
survived by her husband and four
living children. Wade Pickett, OF tho
Utah Field Artillery at Fort Douglas.
H. o son.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

Judge Christensen, sitting in Judge
Calls place, has admitted the follow
ing aliens to citizenship: Ernest Stet-
tier, Hans p. Hansen, Aimley Macy,
G. p. Mortensen, Ernest Loosely,
Olof Erickson and Hamilton j. Wiley.
The applications of ten Germans who
applied for naturalization. were con
tinued until the end of the war.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

Ethel Barrymore at the Lyric this
week in THE White Raven" has at
tracted good sized audience. This
is Metro picture and furnished a
very fine evenings entertainment.
Miss Barrymore has for long time
been one of the fayorite picture stars
in New York, and we are sure her
local admirers appreciate her clever
ness as much as they do in the east.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-23

f. ]. Broberg has been appointed
receiver for the Economy Supply
company by the court. He is arrang-
ing to take inventory of the stock
and report his findings to the stock
holders and creditors. 1t is thought
that the resources at present are
greater than the liabilities. but there
were a few dissatisfied creditors, and,
as there was no response to the re-
cent notice of assessment on the
stock, which action was taken to
raise immediate cash to pay off the
obligations, the appointing of a re-
ceiver became necessary.