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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
COffeen in Dies MOineS.

Contractor A. r. Coffeen and some
fifteen men, carpenters, etc. left Mon
day for Des Moines, where they will
build army barracks for the next two
months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
Congregational Church.

Subject next Sabbath morning,
Pressing On Solo by Miss Clara
Hoyt. No evening service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Don't think too much of your own
methods. Other people may be right
about them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Faint heart may sometimes win
a fair lady, but it takes a stout heart
to hold her.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Come to this store and get a fine
sport shirt at soc. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

You can't tell which way a train
has gone by it's track.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
Wednesday, Aug. 8
NINE. PETROVA.
in her first PARAMOUNT"
Production,
"THE UNDYING FLAME,

Critics agree that this is the big
gest and most elaborate feature Nine.
Petrova has yet made. We suggest
you see for yourself. 1t will give you
a better idea of what para
MOUNT" means.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
FINANCIAL.
in THE NATTER OF THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE IAC0RS NEWS DEPOT co.

IN THE NATTER OF THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE JACOBS NEWS DEPOT co.
In compliance with section six hundred seven
teen Of the Code Of Law for the District OF Coz
lumbi. We. thu under.iyned, the president and n,
cobs News Depot Company, corporation. or
gani1ed under the laws Of the District Of Co
1. The amount of capital Of this company is
nfty thousand dollars $50. O.ooo):
| pany actually paid in is ten thousand nine hun
dred and nineiy-n nine dollars $50 a9s oo).
company is ten thousand one hundred and sew
| enty-fou and twenty yone hundredths dollars
>' AARON JACOBS.
cuAs H. nelly.
RoBr. W. xEEIS. ETY.
State Of Louisiana. County Of St. Landry, S.:
I. AARON JACOBS. being first duly sworn. do
deposc and say that the president Of the
Jacobs News Depot Company the corporation
ma jority of the trustees thereof subscribed: !
have read the SANE ana vr the Seren ,a
ed are true to the best OF my knowledge. IN
formation and belief -
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
Day sses1, Of January 1'iyi NORTON H. THOMPSON.
Notary Public. County of st. Landry. State of
Louisiana.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONTfNENTAL
Trust Company Of the District OF Columbia
to the controller OF the currency. as required
by section 10. act Of Congress. approved octo-
her L. $780, for the year ended December ~.
1915. MN ,oo m
Capital stock authorized. 81 .000. 900 90
Capital stock actually paid in a. l'ooo'""'"
Gross earnings for year ended De-
cember 80. 1916. including recov- .. ~ 20
cries -o-'o0T'' 20
Total expenses for year ended De
cember 80. 1916. including interest ,-,,oo ~
rotaI ,monnt of debts iDEPOSITS, .. .42s. .554. As
CHARLES W. WARDEN. Vice President
Bates Warren. Williams NJ. sprigg.
Frank W. Bolgiano. L. G. Strider.
William g. Carter, C. f. Gilliher:
n i Earnshaw Allan +. Walker,
John G. Let's Thomas II. Melton.
George H. Peters, W. Z. Iayiof,
G e Calhoun F. Fl. Edmonds.
Charles g. Pfuger. g. t. Scott
We. CHARLES W. WARDEN. Vice President
FRANK s. BRIGHT, Secretary. and .: i.
SCOTT. DWIGHT r. SCOTT and ALLAN +:
WALKER Directors Of the Continental trust
Company do hereby solemnly swear that me
above statement is true. TO the best OF our
knowledge and belief. ,,.
CHARLES w WARDEN. Vice President.
FRANK s. BRIGHT. Secretary.
DWIGHT 7. SCOTT,
ALLAN f. WALKER,
BATES WARREN.
G.. T. SCOTT.
Directors.
District Of Columbia. ss.: At, ,e,,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this loth
day of January. 1917 ,.u
H. l.. OFFUTT. Jr., Notary Public:
Total number Of directors Of this COMPANY "a.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
LONDON MARKET INACTIVE.
Cheerful Tone Prevails, However,
With Money Plentiful.

LONDON, January 19.-The artificial
character of the bank rate, as far as
the money market is concerned, is in
dicated by the fact that the banks have
not reduced deposit rates with the
lower minimum.
Money was plentiful and discount
rates were easy today.
The stock market was inactive but
cheerful There was d moderate rise
in the old 3i2 per cent war loan, but
further realizing in order to invest in
the new loan occurred in standard Sc
curities. Home rails improved in anti
cipation of better dividends. Rumanian
oil and Russian issues were frmer on
the war news. and kaffirs had good
tone. American securities. after ad
justment to the higher parity, varied
but little and closed quiet
Bar silver. 36Ad per ounce; money,
3Ia per cent: discount rates. short bills,
per cent; three month, per cent.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Finance and Trade
WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, LONDON
WALL STREET MARKET
CLOSES RATHER SOFT
Hammering of Bethlehem Steel,
Which Breaks to 1886, Starts In
dustrials on Down Grade.

NEW YORK, January 19.-The stock
market continues to move within very
narrow speculative lines, with much
of the interest centering in United
States Steel and other steel shares. and
with the shipping stocks good second
Much of the gossip from commission
houses is bullish in character. depend
ing on possibilities of the near future.
The Mercantile Marine Company ex-
poets large amount of profits to be
released by Great Britain so that the
company can pay 10 per cent dividend
on the preferred stock-the contingency
in this case.
1t is reported that a large short
interest exists in Crucible Steel and
that it is becoming anxious. another
contingency. which may or may not be
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Southern Bond Plan Approved.

RICHMOND. Va, January 10
Stockholders of the Southern railway,
in session here today, approved the new
general mortgage plan providing for
an issue OF bonds limited to $500 OOO.-
600. This plan was proposed at the
general meeting of the stoc kholders
held January 5. was referred to the
directors, and today the boards report
was ratified.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Suffragists Win at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. January 19.-The
house OF representatives this morning
after a long debate passed the bill al
lowing women to vote in city and pres
elections by a vote of SO to 25.
Woman suffragists, who thronged the
hall of the house, made demonstra-
tion when the result was announced.
The bill now goes to the senate.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Record Prices for Livestock.

BUFFALO. n. Y. January 19.-Record
prices for veals. calves, lambs and hogs
were established on the East Buffalo
livestock market today. Choice lambs
sold at $14.65, which is an advance of
100 per cent over the price of flve years
ago The best veals brought SIS and
heavy hogs sold at $11.75 per hundred
pounds. both new high records for the
EasJ Buffalo market.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Ice-Clogged First Time in IA Years.

DETROIT, Mich. January 19.-Scores
of persons risked their lives this morn
ing by walking from Windsor, Ont. to
Detroit on the ice-clogged Detroit
river. For the first time in fourteen
years ferryboats between the two cities
have been unable to get through. De-
troit policemen were ordered to pre-
vent any more persons from crossing
on the ice.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
KNOWING YOUR COSTS

Nine-tenths of the business con-
Germs in the country reporting to the
Federal Trade Commission do not
keep adequate cost systems, says Ed
ward N. Hurley, chairman Of the
Commission, and out of 10000 cor
porations that report an annual in
come of $500 or over, half do not
charge off a single cent for deprecia-
ton. THE man who does not know
his true costs is just the man who
prices his goods foolishly, and there
by impairs the business of his sound
competitors at the same time that he
ruins his own"
Several years ago Dean Gay, of the
Harvard School Of Business Admins
tration, said that the printing indus
try was the first great industry in the
United States to introduce and effec-
lively develop a uniform system of
cost accounting.
Official sanction and approval of
the Standard Cost Finding System
has been given by the Federal Trade
Commission to the printers national
organization, the United Typothetae
and Franklin Clubs of America.
Hanging on the wall in my business
Office is certificate from the Ameri-
can Cost Commission that am oper-
ating my printing Office under the
Standard Cost Finding System, to-
gether with copy of the letter from
the Federal Trade Commission ap-
proving this cost system.
The cost system under which
operate is the same as that used
by several hundred printing Offices
throughout the United States. We
who operate this system receive from
the Office of the national organization
compilations showing the average
cost per hour throughout the country
of various operations, and can check
against our own costs and, if they are
too high, see what is making them
high and remedy the trouble. This is
only one of the benefits derived
from many Offices using the same cos,
system.
Consider the vast amount of effor,
+ and money the government, the
Associated Advertising Clubs, ano
many powerful business organizations
throughout the country are now de.
voting to unsolved cost problems ir
other lines of trade and manufacture
and you will appreciate the sigma
character of the success the printer
has achieved in determining a Just
price for his product.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO, January 19.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Receipts. 6,136 cases; f1rsts.
40; ordinary frsts. 36a3s; at mark,
cases included. 36a40.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts, 63 cars.
Wisconsin white, 165a1.S0; Michigan,
1.75a1.30: Idaho. Washington, Colorado
and Oregon white, 1.90a2.05.
Poultry-Alive lower: fowls. Is:
springs. 1711.
NEW YORK, January % Butter -
Unsettled; receipts. 5,546 packages:
creamery. higher than extras, 40a40h ;
creamery extras (92 score), 39a39 12
firsts 34ha3S; seconds, 32 a34
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts, 4,S65 cases;
fresh gathered. extra fiIsts. 46: firsts,
44a45: refrigerator seconds to firsts.
37a3Sik; nearby hennery whites. fine
to fancy, 52a53; nearby hennery browns.
49a50.
Cheese-Steady: receipts, 1859 boxes
state held specials. 24Aa24&; do,
average fancy, 23ka24.
Live poultry Irregular: chickens
1s12a1913; turkeys. 20; fowls, 20k al
Dressed-Firm chickens, 20a28; fowls
1Sa24: turkeys 20a33
Evening star., 1917-01-19

NEW ORLEANS. January 19.-The
price of cotton advanced II to Is points
in the first half hour of business on
this market today by buying stimu-
lated by good cables and a private bu-
reau forecast of ginning which placed
the output this last period at $4,000
bales. Little cotton was offered for
sale and a moderate demand put prices
up.
Futures opened steady Opening bid:
January, 170S; March. 17.15; May, 1880;
July 1740: October 1920
Evening star., 1917-01-19
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-Relatively
steady cables and bullish overnight spot
advices encouraged a renewal of yester-
days late buying movement in the cot
ton market early today. The opening was
steady at an advance of to points. and
active months sold 13 or IA points net
higher, with May touching 1880, or 81
points above the low level of Wednesday.
There was some trade buying as well as
covering. but demand tapered off at the
advance and realizing caused slight re-
actions before the end of the first hour.
Part of the early buying may have been
based on rumors that private ginning
returns indicated a ginning of only $4,000
bales between January / and 16.
Futures opened steady: January offered
at 1850: March, 1855; May, 17.72; July,
17.T0; October. 1850.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas IS. $500 at 106[.
Washington Railway and Electric As. $500 at
SOY.
s2h; $1,000 at s.; $1,000 at 50. 81 900 at 81.
Potomac Cons. IS. 81, 600 at 1O1A. 81, 600 at
IO1N. $1,000 at 101A. $1,000 at 101s. 1900
ct 1O1k.
Washington Gas. at 70. 1 at 70.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Munition Shares Strong.

The munition shares were strong in
spots. although it is admitted that
manufacturers are somewhat miffed at
the idea of Secretary Daniels giving
contracts for shells to English manu-
facturers. and point to it as conclu-
sive evidence that a tariff is needed.
and at once. to protect the home mar
ket.
Trading was confined to compare
lively few stocks, and the price list was
generally higher in the industrials. but
with more or less irregularity, lessen
ing activity on hard spots and easy
yielding when the pressure was exerted.
Steel common at 11411 sold to us $
and off to HAS. and recovered to the
high. Lackawanna Steel gained half.
American Smelter was 2 points higher
on the promise of the dividend being
on a s per cent basis-another con-
tingency.
Alcohol was 2 points higher, Stude-
baker gained " and Utah Copper about
a point.
Mercantile Marine preferred scored
2 points advan~s. touching Ss&.
vanced points. There is every rea-
son why shipping shares should be
strong-provided the companies have
any ships floating.
Bethlehem Steel dropped 25 points
and recovered 20, from ABS to 40 and
back to 430.
The rails were a little more active.
with much of the trading In Reading,
which rose nearly a point and held "
point gain. Other rails were barely
steady to firm.
Market Becomes Very Soft.
In the second hour of the afternoon the
pressure on Bethlehem Steel became very
severe and the stock again broke to 400
and was but poorly maintained around
that figure.
Then in the final hour. nearly midway
between and o'clock, the whole list, led
by the steels, sustained another slump, all
symptoms of strength giving way to weak
ness.
Bethlehem Steel dropped to 396. "a
points below the final sale of Tuesday
Evidently some margined stock was
dislodged, and the fact that construc-
ton work is preventing the big divi-
dends that shareholders expected is not
relished. Stop-loss orders were caught
in this high-priced speciality. Another
war baby has demonstrated its ability
to go off as fast as it went up Before
the close it jumped up to 40 again
and moved very erratic. :.
Steel common declined to 113k, y of
point below yesterdays closing, this
decline being practically recovered.
All the minor steel shares lost all of
their gains. Crucible Steel showing a
net loss of 1A, Baldwin Locomotive of
J. a point. All gains in the industrial
list were practically wiped out in the
last half hour, with only partial recov-
cries.
The rails showed recessions from the
high, but declines were only fractional,
Reading holding y net gain.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, January 19.-Nervousness
over dangers to ocean shipping was pain, .
~ manifest in the wheat market today and
sentiment quickly changed in accordance
| with rumored developments. In the ap-
sence. however, of any confirmation OF
further sinking of merchantmen or OF IN
creased likelihood Of the capture OF raid
ers. the price changes either way were
not radical.
Refusal of the interstate commerce
commission to increase storage charges
on export grain seemed to have been an
ticipated and did not affect the market.
Opening quotations, which ranged from
y to l higher, with May at 1907 to 19l
and July at 1.54 to 1.54as, were followed
by a quick setback to well under yes
terday's finish and then a recovery.
Corn hardened on account of scantiness
of country offerings. Commission houses.
though, sold on the advance. After open
ing unchanged to "a higher. the market
underwent a moderate general sag.
Oats took the same course as corn
Trade was fairly large.
Higher quotations on hogs gave strength
to provisions. An advance at Liverpool
tended also to aid the bulls.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 1877; No. red, 1.93
No. 2 hard, 1877 No. 3 hard, 1.96.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, nominal; No; vel
low, s71sa1ooAa. No. I white. s7laal.oo.
ard. 5sAa5s. Rye. No 2, nominal; No. 3.
14O. Barley. 1.00a133. Timothy. 3.50a
$50 Clover. 12.O0a17.OO. Pork. 31.00.
Lard. 16.O5a16.1o. Ribs. 14.62a13.25.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
May ........... 1,soh 1.9i 11.s7ss 1,s55;;.
CORY
May ........... 1.oo& 1Oe4 1.o1 1.01T
July .......... 1.oo5s 1oll. s91a ss@
OATS
Hay Ssiy ::::: 81 81. sss. sss 81 81. s.. S.
NEW YORK. January 1s.-F'lour.Firm-
hal l. dxr
Lard-Firmer; middle west. 16.2oals3o.
Enthusiastically Hay-Firm. Hides
Quiet. Leather-F'irm.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal. 5.27;
molasses. 4.40: refined steady fine granu-
lated, SIS.
There was very little change in sugar
futures early today and the undertone was
steady. owing to the firmness of the spot
market.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, July 10 q pm.
quotations) .-Wheat-Easier; spot No.
2 red, 2.02& spot No. 2 red western.
2.07A; January No. red. 2.02aa; Feb
ruary, No. red. 2.02A: steamer. No 2
red. 1909. Receipts, 1866 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract, 1-13:
January, I12i2. Receipts, 115,72S bush
els.
Oats-Firm: standard white. 651a;
No. white, 65. Receipts, 49,924 bush
els.
Rye-Steady; No. . western export,
1.56a1.57. Receipts, 39.7ss bushels.
Hay-Steady; No. timothy and No.
clover mixed both unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotations.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO, January 19.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head: active. 10 above
yesterdays, average. Bulk. 10s5a
lilo; light, 10.55a11.10: mixed. 10.70a
11.20: heavy. 1075a11.20; rough, 10.75a
10 so: pigs S00a1D15
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: weak;
native beef cattle, 7.s0a11.75: western
steers. 7.70a1O.00. Stockers and feeders.
5.75as.75; cows and heifers, 4.70a101o:
calves, 10.O0a14.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; strong;
wethers. 9.S5a1o.90; lambs, 11.s5a14.40.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
BONDS WERE WANTED
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Moderate-Priced Issues Were Favor
,ed-Stocks Slow-No Session
Will Be Held Tomorrow.
Continental Trust to Open in New
Location Monday-Income Tax
Ruling-Some Big Profits.
BY I, A, FLEMING.

Business on the Washington STOCK
Exchange today was Confined almost
entirely to Railway and Electric As. at
So. with a $500 bond a little higher, and
Potomac Consolidated SIS, at 1919.
A few shares of Washington Gas COM
prised the total of stock transactions.
the price being Il.
The bid prices were for Capital Trac-
tion. SAY; for Railway common, rs.
and for the preferred stock of the same
road, SO.
Stock Exchange Adjourns.
There will be no session of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange tomorrow. adj
journment being taken in honor of the
late Admiral George Dewey, U. s. N.
Internal Revenue Ruling.
W. II. Osborn, commissioner of inter-
nal revenue, has ruled that corpora
tions keeping their books in accord
ance with systems authorized by fed
sral state or municipal authority, may
make their corporate income return on
the basis on which their books are
income.
This ruling contemplates that IN
come and authorized deductions shall
be computed and accounted on the
same basis. and that the practice shall
be consistently followed year after
year Amounts paid in discharge of
any liability or obligation for which a
reserve has been set up, will when pald
be charged to the reserve created TO
meet it in so far as the reserve is sur
ncient; provided that the liability is
an allowable deduction under the law.
Following an Investigation, II II 1s
determined that such returns DO not
reflect a true net income, the corpora
tion in fault will not be permitted 70
make returns on any other basis than
receipts and disbursements actual.
New Banking Location.
Some time tomorrow afternoon the
Continental Trust Company will gather
its $4,50o,O 900 resources together. guard
ing cash and securities carefully. and
will move it's valuable effects to the
new location on the ground floor of the
Real Estate Trust building, 14th and ID
streets northwest.
The work of putting the quarters In
order for the new tenant Is completed,
new furniture and fixtures installed and
Monday morning, with the opening OF
banking hours, the new banking corner
will be appropriately dedicated
Some Prosperous Banks.
Washington has not been great
beneficiary by the activities resulting
in business from the war. although
1916 was one of the best years in the
banking business.
The profits of some of the great
banks of New York city indicate how
much they have gained from financial
operations. loans and various other
legitimate sources of profit.
The National City Bank earned in the
period between December 19. 1915. and
December 81. 1915, dates OF calls oy tne
controller of the currency, 331 per cent
on its capital, 12.1 per cent on capital
and surplus and 1.65 per cent on total
funds: while the stockholders received
100000 in dividends.
The palm in the matter of earnings
was carried off by the Liberty National
Bank. which made sos per cent on its
million dollar capital.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
Condition of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund. $s4.-
e59.309 -
Total ordinary receipts. s3.S1s.SS7.
Total ordinary payments. S2.715,SS7.
The deficit this fiscal year is S14O.631.-
ees. against a deficit of s59.6o9.S77 last
wear. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
GRAfHoPHoNE co.

pKEFEKKED DIV IIJEND .NV. 70. -
A d;xidend No 75) Of and tEree-quarters
naqsi per cent has been declared upon .,,ti, the
preferred capital stock Of the american
pstockbolders Of record AT the close % business
February l. 1917 Transfer books VIII NOT ne
iaIe ps fe2s w. wopDRn"- Tr"--' --'-
Evening star., 1917-01-19
New York Bond Market.

ouotat tious furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star., 1917-01-19
FINANCIAL.
WASHINGTON, D. c., JANUARY. 1917

Should not these facts give evesy
buyer of printing q larger measure OF
respect for the business methods OF
the printing industy, and larger de-
gree of confidence in the fairness Of
any printing charge that has been
based on the operation OF the Stand
ard Cost Finding System?
The printing business is a manu-
featuring business. and every order 10 .
made to order" Out of fifty sue
cessive orders. each one is entirely
different from the other. When I get
through with job l can tell exactly
what the cost is. / have q fixed per-
centage to add to the cost for my
profit, and / know positively what to
charge a customer for the work.
1t is a very important matter to the
customer that the charge be not too
great; it is also a very important mat
ter to me that the charge be not too
little.
In estimating on the price of job
in advance, like every other printer.
/ have to guess at the number OF
hours that will be required for the
work, but, unlike the printer without
a cost system, do not guess at the
rate to charge per hour, for know to
the penny the average cost of every
hour / have sold for the past two
years.
By far the greater percentage lover
1919, both in number of jobs and in
dollars and cents, of the work ordered
from me is left without a price beiuk
quoted. Each order is priced from
the individual cost record of the job.
and the price is fair to both the Gus
toner and to me.
My prices, based on absolute knowl-
edge of cost, are no higher than any
good printer will charge. They are
frequently lower than that of the
printer who is not operating q cost
system.
l do not know of single printing
Office operating a cost system that
does not produce good printing. On
the other hand, I do not know of q
single printing Office that does sloppy.
cheap" printing (that is dear at any
price, that does operate a cost sys-
TEN. Like oil and water, they do not
mix: they do not assimilate; they have
no affinity for each other
Evening star., 1917-01-19

Three reasons for giving your print
ing to me are
My prices are right.
deliver work when promised.
1 always do good printing.