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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

THE commlssion's report also shows
that the average operating expenses
per train mile increased from Sl77 in
1915 TO Sl.S3 in 1916. The fact that
the railways were able TO show the
largest gross and net earnings in their
history in the face of such an increase
in operating costs while receiving a
lower average rate than ever before is
therefore attributable TO a remarkable
increase in efficiency of operation. How
this was accomplished is illustrated in
the commissions report by the fact
that the average number Of tons Of
freight carried in each train was in
creased from 47l45 in 1915 to 5S4.95 in
1916"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Hoouer's Action Causes
Break in Sugar Shares

Shares Of sugar producing and re-
fining companies broke badly on the
Stock Exchange following the an
nouncement that trading in sugar fut-
ures would be abolished. Cuba Cane
Sugar fell 27s points, to 36, and Amer
ican Beet Sugar dropped to 9196, a
loss of 32s points. American Sugar
Refining, after breaking to 120A, re-
covered to 1872, net gain of u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Germans Cling to Jewelry

According TO the Cologne Gazette"
only 100000 marks $3.50, 900 at the pre-
war rate of exchange) worth OF gold
ornameRts have been contributed to the
Reichsbank, whereas il is calculated
that the amount ought to have been
2,o00,o 900 marks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Mexico Reduces Freight
Rate on American Corn

A cablegram from the American Con-
sui General at Mexico City states that
the Mexican railways have reduced
freight throughout Mexico 30 per cent
on American corn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
News Digest
Foreign

Paris Bourse.-PARIs, Aug ~ !.
Trading was quiet on the boaf" 80,
day. Three per cent rente. :,
quoted at 81. francs 80 eentiIn,g, 80
cash; exchange on London s,',a
ls centimes; 5 per cent loan o. IL"
50 centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
current
exchange Intrinsic

The above rates express the cost Ct
foreign money in terms Of the Amer,
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, S4.75d. The intrinsic
parity is s4.S65s 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 %
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Elections

William B. Nash yestereay y,n
elected a member Of the Ne"
Stock Exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

Sub Treasury.-New York banks lost
to the Sub Treasury s1,O7S,000.
Silver.-Bars in London, AID, un-
changed: New York, S6a cents, UNI
changed; Mexican dollars, 673s cents,
unchanged.
Gold Currents.-Gold to the amount
of $3.50 in coin was withdrawn from
the local Sub-Treasury yesterday for
shipment to Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

Commercial Paper.-This market was
quiet, with rates holding firm around
per cent for the longer maturities.
Official rates of discount for each of
the twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money IN dollars ahG
cents. together with the intrinsic gold
MARTY. as calculated by the United
States Mint: current
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Finance . Economics
WALL STREET oFFTCEi Telephone;
Mills Building. ID Broad St. Hanover 6614

for four months, and 5 per cent for
five and six months.
Call money at the Stock Exchange
ruled at 3A per cent, off 4 per cent
from the preceding day.
Ruling rates Tor money yesterday,
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

London Money Market.-LONDON'
Aug. 16.-Money was easy to-day rul-
ing at 3% per cent. Short bills were
quoted in the discount market at 40
ner cent: long bills at 1916 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company.-The capital stock has been
increased from 100000 to s2O,O0O,-
OOO. OF the increase S6,OOO,OOO is COM
mon stock and $4,OOO,OOO preferred.
The company is incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey. and manufactures
plumbing requisites.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

The proportion of reserves to liabil,,
tiles stands at 1858 per cent. compared
with 1:l.69 per cent last week.
Bank of France.-PARlS, Aug. 10
The following changes from a week ago
are reported By the Bank of France, in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

American Cyanid.-Annual report
for the year ended June 80, 1917, shows
an increase of SS23,522 in net sales
which amounted to s2,7O5,054, and net
profits after cost of sales, general eX-
penses and depreciation reserve was
S494. O08, a gain of sl42,7 9O over the
preceding year. Profit for the year,
including other income, was S63S,64s,
an increase of S262,258.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
OUR OLIVE DRAB UNIFORM.

T. is pointed out that the uniforms now worn by the regular army and the militia should not be designated as khaki This word designates color is of East Indian origin, coming from the word khak, meaning dust. II is therefore, a dust-colored cloth, originating in India, It was first worn by native British troops, and lat CT b. all British troops, on campaign service. IL was adopted by the Unit .d States government because of it's seryicea bility and low visibility. About four years ago it was supplant- ed by the olive drab in both cotton and woolen. This color is supposed 10 have lower visibility than the kha- Ri. which is lighter in color, and at the time Of the change it was claimed 10 be easier to secure the dye with which to process the cloth. It is a fast vat dye and before the war was entirely improted.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
THE EalSER'S COUNCIL

MT. Samuel Gompers, as president Of the American Federation Of Labor says the New York Times. has steadi- ly used his great influence and power 10 further the successful prosecution of the war against cermany. He has never been deceived by the German and Socialist feints and confidence games. As head Of the American al- lianee for labor and democracy he is fighting vigorously the anti-American agitators or German tools who are trying. among many pernicious and disloyal activities, 10 mislead the trade unions into approving German peace
 The precious concern that calls it. self the peoples council has an eman- alton named the workmen's council The peoples council pretends to rep resent labor. Nothing could be fur ther from the truth" MT. Gompers says. Possibly fifty of fifteen thous- and local trade unions may have been duped by the peoples council. but la hor as 8 body has nothing to do with these anti-American, pro-kaiserist ac- -ivities Of which the peoples council is the promoter. and is, in fact, ex- actly in opposition 10 them"
 American labor is soundly ana con- sis.ently loyal. as We all know. The exposure of the persons who are using it's name 10 injure the United States and aid Germany is work which MT Gonpers and his colleagues in the American alliance for labor and de mocracy are just the men 10 do. They represent labor. The peoples coun- cil and it's aliases are laborers for Ger many only.
 We don't know what Senator Gron- na, who sat through the disloyal meet ing Of the peoples council in the capi- tal Thursday. thinks of that seminary Of sedition. Here is what MT. Com pars thinks Of fl.
 The peoples council is an organiza- tion that is for the most part evidently alien ia membership-so far as it has mem mbership-led by men who have never been known as labor men, tho some Of them have made frantic claims 70 having been labor men for various reasons. Money evidently is plentiful. and the work Of undoing America proceeds merrily. Ameri- can labor must denounce any such movement. and any such foreign prop aganda I suggest that the methods of the organization are entirely Ger. man in character and that undoubted- Y the kaiser is greatly cheered by the reports he gets Of the peoples coun- c;l activities. We shall do our best 10 put al end 10 operations Of that kind"
 The peoples council! l. is the kai. ser's council.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

I will give you more than you expect I can afford to increase your pay il you increase my profts.
 You owe so much to yourself you cannot afford to owe anybody else. Keep out of debt. or keep out of my shop.
 5-Dishonesty Is never an accident. Good men. like good women. never see temptation when they meet it.
 6-Mind your own business, and in time you'll have a business of your own to mind.
 Don't do anything here which hurts your self-respect. An employe who is willing to steal for me is will ing to steal from me.
 S-It is none of my business what you do at night But if dissipation af- fects what you do the next day, and you do half. as much as I demand youll last half as long as you hoped.
 9-Don't tell me what I'd like to hear, but what I ought to hear. I don't want valet to my vanity, but one for my dollars.
 1o-Don't kick if I kick. If you're worth while correcting, you're worth while keeping. I don't waste time cutting specks out of rotten apples.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
GOOD THINGS TO EAT AT RIGHT PRICES H, R. THOMPSON co.
 Phone 8

IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT For The Preeinc, Of ketehlkan, Territory Of Alaska, Divison No
 IN PROBATE In the matter of the estate of John Walsh, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned. F. J. Furnivall, has this 17th day of August, 1917, been duly appointed Administrator of the Estate of John Walsh, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to submit their claims with proper vouchers. to me at my place of busi- ness at Ketchikan, Alaska. within six months after date hereof. Dated at ketchikan this 18th day of August, 1917.
 F. J. FURNIVALL,
 Administrator of the Estate of
 John Walsh, Deceased. WILL H. WINSTON,
 Attorney for Administrator First publication Aug. 20, 1917 Last Publication, September IT, 1917
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10

R. s. Pollister. formerly engaged in the lighterage business at Nome has the distinction of being called from the greatest distance to attend the of fcers training school at San Francis co. He was forced to make arrange lnents by wire to have the position held open for him because of his ina bility 10 get there the first of the term on account of the great distance he has 10 travel. Mrs. Pollisher accom- panied him.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
WHAT THE BOSS WANTS

Up in Canada there is a successful business concern that expects, as most successful concerns do. that every employe shall do his full duty To assist him in the task that concern places conspicuously before him these Ten Demandments."
 Don't lie. IL wastes my time and yours. I an sure 10 catch you in the end, an dthat is the wrong end.
 2-Watch your work, not the clock 4 long days work makes long day short; and q short days work makes my face long.
 3-Give me more than expect, and
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-09-10
ADVERTISED LETTERS

FOR WEEK ENDING SEPT. 8, 1917
 All letters On the following list re- maining unclaimed on September P, wilI be forwarded 10 Dead Letter Office.
 4 fee Of one cent will be collected on all letters delivered from the follow ing list.
 Please say Advertised
 Haldane, Willie, Johnson, Bery, Major, Albert, MoIler, P, Moretti, Marco, Oryik, Ole, Schallhorn, Bruce Thompson, E. F., Thompson, Wm.
 JAMES F. WARDER, Postmaster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
BURNING OF MANY GRAIN ELEVATORS
 BECOMES ALARMING
Government Agents Being Assisted by Fire Insur- ance Companies in In-
 vestigation of Fires

Chicago, July e-Burning of a large west recently has prompted the govern ment to start an investigation to de- termine if German influences are respon- slble. Fire insurance companies, dis turbed at the frequency of the fires, are assisting government agents in the in quiry.
 The national board of fire underwrit- CTS, 1t was learned today, has suggested to grain exchange presidents a set of strict regulations for protection of ele- vators which provide among other things for stockades and armed guards. The regulations were accompanied by letter from Herbert c. Hoover urging the ex- change presidents to advise elevator managers to comply with the instruc- tions as continued destruction of storage plants threatens the nations food supply.
 The regulations suggested by the board of underwriters are as follows:
 Guards on duty at all times, whether military, municipal or private, and the following features provided as incidental to the work:
 'Barbed wire fences inclosing items to be protected where practicable, or other suitable man-tight enclosure.
 Flood lights so arranged and main- tained as to light the enclosed area and immediate water front
 Guards, if not military, to be sworn in as special officers of city, county or state.
 "A system of Identification of all per- sons entering premises.
 Inside private protection of all prop erty of the class according to the stand ard of the board of underwriters and state insurance departments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
FLORENCE

Florence, July 6.-(Special. )-The Lauderdale County Sunday school as sociation will hold a two-day conven- this city July and 8. The programme calls for three sessions Saturday and one Sunday afternoon Delegates from every Sunday school in the county will be in attendance at the conven- tion, which promises to be a very in teresting one.
 Prominent among those who will be present for the meeting ar Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, Rev G, F. Bell, Prof. w. R. Harrison, Rev. G. M. Bynum, J. R. Jolly, Rev. s. A. swindell. Charles Hudson. Rev. E. M. Johnson, Rev S. S. Hunter, Mrs. M. l. Hoskins, c. B. Campbell and Col. R. T. Simpson, all of whom will speak before the con- vention on special subjects.
 By order of Col. R. T. Simpson, president. the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold a meeting for Muscle Shoals district No on Thurs day. July 19. in this city, at which the grand chancellor and secretary will be present. Full delegations are expected to attend from every lodge In the district. composed of Lauder dale, Lawrence. Colbert and Franklin counties.
 A case of considerable interest To- cally was decided in the chancery court by Judge Charles P. Almon few days since The decision was handed down in the suit that had been brought by the Mineral Belt Railway company against Thurston 1T. Allen. the amount involved being ap- proximately $25.O00, including prop erty known as the old Florence North ern railroad grade in this city, being a strip of land 100 feet wide. running from the Huntsville road in this coun- ty up into Wayne county, Tennessee, distance of 27 miles.
 By the decision MT. Allen comes into possession of the property. which for railroad purposes is very valuable, be- ing the only feasible line coming into this city from the north. With it's de- velopment Florence will benefit by be- ing on trunk line in a very large degree. Proposed development has long been suspended awaiting the out come of the litigation. which is now settled. and 1t is very probable that renewed efforts will be made for early development of the property
 The annual evangelist meetings of the Church of Christ in this city will begin Sunday morning, July '. Rev. George A. Klingman of Detroit, Mich, will do the preaching and R. A. Zahan of Louisville, Ky. will lead the sing ing, both of whom have been here on previous occasions and conducted suc- cessful revival meetings.
 The smoker given Wednesday night by the Chamber of Commerce at the Elks' home was largely attended and greatly enjoyed Many interesting speeches were made, a bright future for Florence being predicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

vsed Many of them obviously had in- formation that a war was coming and that they might have difficulty in get ting out
 Large organizations, such as insurance companies, electrical concerns and piano. forte makers, who required large num- bers of men to go about tuning pianos, were in effect central depots for gather ing information for the German govern ment. The Hamburg American Steam ship company also had it's own series of spies and had to do with the subven- tions of Germanized newspapers in Lon don and of certain notorious English writers. In their hurry to clear out of England the Hamburg American Steam ship company left behind valuable lncrim- mating documents, one of which was damning evidence of Germany's war in- tentions.
 INCIDENT CITED
 q can now relate with safety, inas- much as more than two years have passed and both the British and German codes have been changed, an incident told to me by Lord Fisher, in the early days of the war when he was at the head of our navy He had given instructions that eight ships should be coaled at a port which I will call Bristol. That same aft ernoon one of our destroyers picked up a wireless from one enemy submarine to another making rendezvous at this very port for the following day and naming the eight ships. The coaling order was, of course, at once cancelled, but the incl dent showed that information must have come from someone in close touch with the government department concerned. It sounds, indeed. almost too mysterious to be true but it was true.
 Compared with the leakage of news into newspapers, the daily leakage of se- crets by cable is as Niagara compared with a mountain stream. I am pretty close student of the war and have read a number of your newspapers in the last month, but on only two occasions have I seen anything likely to be of assist ance to the enemy. That does not mean that there should not be a newspaper cen sorship. Our newspaper people from the outset recognized the need for official technical military and naval action in such matters The danger of a censorship is that it may be used to exalt incompetence, to impair inefficiency by hiding misman- agement, to weaken resolution by exag- gerated optimism.
 SUBMARINE SINKINGS
 If I may make a suggestion, it is that the American people should take stories about the sinking of submarines with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
England's Experience
 With German Spies
 Told By NorthcliMe
Head of British War Mission in America Allows Publication of Confidential Speech Delivered Before Press Club, in Which He Describes ar-Reaching Espionage Practiced
 by Agents From Berlin

 confidential described of information that of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, July 6-(Specia) simultaneously with it's intention taking and executing German spies operating cessuy the United States this has concluded according well authenticated report act the divine junction. Physician, heal thysef'' that in With
 
 might fnvanah crnnation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Young Men of Porto Rico
 Now Registered for War

San Juan, P. R.. July 6.-Registration under the selective draft law ended in San Juan at 1 o'clock this morning with more than 7500 men registered, 22OO more than the registration committee esti-. mated.
 Incomplete preliminary reports from the entire island of Porto Rico indicate a total registration last night of from 90 to 95 per cent of the estimate of the registration committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Local Data
e A hours ending at p. m., July
Singing Evangelist to
 Hold Union Meeting

Charlie F. Tillman, the singing evan gelist, will begin union meeting under large tent on July p to last IA days, near Shadysde and Tuxedo, convenient to car lines All are invited to these big meetings, which will be extensively advertised from now until the meetings begin. If you do not know this famous gospel singer, look in your own church song books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
GERMANSPYAlENACE BECOMES 7F7REA 7ENZNG LNAAlERLCA
THE WEATHER
Weather Enrecast

Washington, July 6.-Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi: Local thundershowers Saturday and Sunday.
 Tennessee: Thundershowers Saturday; Sunday probably fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

SPY'S JOB SIMPLE
 The established fact that Germany, made aware of the departure of American troops for France, engaged dn desperate attempts to destroy the heavily man ladened transports, has aroused America to sense of real responsibility. Tn the near future the government, as a result of inward activity, will in. all probability have adeqautely prepared.
 While 1t is hinted that information regarding the departure of the transports might possibly have emanated from some department of the government, that idea, as rule, is discounted. It is pointed out that in one of the several more probable avenues of news-escape, the spy successfully operated. In the first place, the announcement of the President some weeks ago that troops would be dis patched as early as possible tipped Ger man agents to the necessity of alertness. In the second place, the more or less pub ic departure of the transports from New York-a departure accompanied by the blowing of whistles, the waving of flags and fervent expressions of God bless you was sufficient 10 morn the most indifferent that the blow of America against the Kaiser was at last prepared.
 NEED OF REFORM
 Officials of the government, Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate committee on military affairs, Chairman Dent of the House committee on military affairs, and others in positions of authority, cry in reference to the existence of spies, String them up without recourse to jury" First, however, the government has deemed it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
ALASKAN REGIsTRA ALTON

Juneau, Alaska, July 6.--Alaskans are given from July to September to reg ister for war service under the selective draft under the terms of presidential proclamation made public here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
PICTURES DANGEROUS

T have no idea of the preparations your government has made for the censorship of pictures. picture may easily dis close dangerous information. The Ger mans have a system of enlarging news paper photographs to see if they can find any valuable information. Thue when we had been at war sufficiently long to in- vent tanks we had got wise, as you say here. No picture of any new tank, airplane or other machine of war should be published here.
 "As to the censorship in general, if i'm structions are given to newspaper people they themselves are the best censors Trained newsgatherers and presenters of news are much more intellignt than the men who usually drifts into consors' Of fees Neither military nor naval men care for the task of censorship. They want to be at the front or at sea. Judg- Ing by my own colleagues in England, I believe that American newspaper men should be very largely trusted to do the censoring themselves, provided of course, that General Pershing has system such as has been adopted by Sir General Haig who, while allowing the utmost freedom of correspondents, sees that the dis patches are read and examined by con- potent members of his staff. The dan-. gers of misuse of the power of censorship are well known to those who know what we suffered from the hiding of the truth about the war for the first two years.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

Building codes of Paris do not per- init of a structure of more than 50 feet in height, in street 27 feet wide Should the builder wish to increase the height above the 50-foot limit. he must let the wall recede. One firm of Pari- sian architects has got around his building regulation in an ingenious way--above the third floor. they have set each front wall eight feet back of the wall below. A series of spacious balconies is thus formed With each balcony edged with vines and flowers. the whole ehect is pleasing.