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New-York tribune., 1917-10-06

Pelow is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents. together with the intrinsic gold
rarity, as calculated by She United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06
Bank Clearings in September.-Ac

Bank Clearings in September.-Ac-
cording TO "Bradstreet's" compilation,
bank clearings for the month of Sep
tember display evidences of caution IN
making new commitments and uncer-
tainty while awaiting the governments
action as to prices for leading com
modities. The total for September.
amounting to S23,S17.S76, 5000, is the
largest ever recorded for that month,
but represents decrease Of 4.3 per
cent from August. and is the smallest
since February /. Clearings IN New
York City for the month of September
aggregated S13,sS3,9OO,956, decrease
Of 5.4 per cent from August. Of 3.6
per cent from September year ago.
Outside Of New York the total for
September. s9.934.0l7, SOC, manifests a
decrease of % per cent from Angus.
this year, though showing an increase
OF 1876 per cent over September. 1916.
and Of 6.3 per cent over the like month
in 1915. On the other hand. the eN-
hibit for last month is the lightest re
ported since February, and back o.
that, since October. 1915.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06

The thing which most puzzles Wall
Street in connection with the liqui-
d2tion is as to who is buying stocks.
There are always two sides to every
transaction. and. while it has been
comparatively easy to trace the sell
ing, the buyers have low visibility.
The securities which have been
pressed for sale have come largely,
if not chiefly, from the strong boxes
of few rich men taking flight from
taxes, from large institutions, and
perhaps also TO a considerable extent
from the vaults i'm which the Ameri-
can securities modified by the Brit
ish government have been stored.
Brokers viii tell you every day Of
large blocks Of high grade invest
ment securities which have passed
through their hands and had not
previously been transferred for ten
or twenty years. As TO who is doing
the buying they deny all knowledge
One thing may be said with reason
able assurance: the public-that is,
the small investors-is not buying in
consequential amounts.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06
News Digest
Foreign

War News Helps London Stocks.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-The stock market
was more active to-day. The war news
impaired strength to the war loans.
colonial bonds and home rails, in which
a large business was trans acted. Rub
Der stocks and East Rand mines were
active features, and shipping shares
and American Marconi were steadily
bought. Brazilian and Chinese issues
were the best in the foreign section.
Argentine rails and Russian securities
were dull and lower. Government dis
bursements made money plentiful. Dis
count rates were easy.
Paris Bourse. - PARIS, Oct. .
Prices were firm on the Bourse day.
Three per cent rentes, GO francs 10 cen
times for cash; exchange on London, p
francs IS centimes; per cent loan, sS
francs 80 centimes.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06
Two More Trust
Companies Join
Reserve System
Metropolitan and Equitable
Make Application for
Membership

Following the action last week of the
Guaranty Trust Company in joining
the Federal Reserve system. general
movement on the part Of other impor-
tant trust companies and state banks OF
greater New York to take similar ac-
tion is now under way.
The Metropolitan Trust Company and
the Equitable Trust Company took this
action yesterday. Upon the approval
by the Federal Reserve Board of their
applications the New York Reserve
Banks resources will have been in
creased by nearly 100000. The de-
posits of the Metropolitan Trust on
September s totalled s56,0s0.37s; on
the same date deposits of the Equita-
BILE Trust, including its foreign
branches. were s194,334.674.
Patriotism Motive
Urging all the large state institu-
tions to enter the Reserve system,
George c. Van Tuyl, jr.. president Of
the Metropolitan Trust Company, said
Yesterday that they should not only
take such action from motives of pat
riotism but to aid what, in his opin-
ion. has proved to be the greatest bank
ing system in the world.
THE amendments TO the state and
national banking laws" he added, now
make il possible for all institutions
TO become members without sacrihclng
their charter rights or the conduct Of
their business. a number Of large IN
stitutions already have joined or de-
cleared their intention to joint. ! be-
lieve that concerted action on the part
of banking institutions will help con-
serve the financial as well as the physi-
cal resources of the country. Member
ship in the Federal Reserve system now
establishes the highest standard OF pat
riotism."
Others May Follow
In addition 20 the Guaranty Trust
Company. the Broadway Trust Company
and the Corn Exchange Bank are al
ready members OF the Federal Reserve
system. The Broadway Trust was the
first 90 Join. Those who have not yet
taken this action. but are expected 70
DO 50 in the near future, are the Bankers
Trust Company. the Central Trust Com
many. the Columbia Trust Company
the Union Trust Company and the
United states Mortgage and Trust Com
pany.
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06
Days

Bank Clearings.-The days clearings
at New York and other cities:
Exchanges Balances.
New York. $578,763.t23 S38,44S,546
Baltimore. 7,575.650 1,195,99l
Boston. 36.629.401 5,113,984
Philadelphia. 58,8o7, ,263 7,381,S2/
New-York tribune., 1917-10-06

Silver. Bars in London. +61+d,
down I'D; New York. 9lhc. off 1c;
Mexican dollars, 69c, decrease Of lc.
Sub Treasury. - New York banks
gained from the Sub-Trcasury S5,445,-
600.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
WASHINGTON AND 0SAGE
COUNTIES TO PAVE ROADS
Work on Thrcc-Milc Stretch, Bar
tlcsyillc to Dewey, to
Start at Once.
Special to The Word.

Special to The Word.
RAT.TLESVILLE, Okla, Nov. 10
Washington ami Usage counties are to
set the pace for other counties In the
state i'm the construction of hard sur
faced roads. Many miles of macada I'm
highways are to be built in these two
counties during the next few years
without a cent OF cost to the taxpay-
ers Indirectly, the oil men will pay
for the cost of construction. for the
highways are to be built from the
money collected in gross production
tax. And these two counties collect
more gross tax than any other coun-
ties IN the state.
Work Is to start within a fortnight
In building three-mle stretch of
macadam road between Bartlesvillc
AMI Dewey. The remaining mile OF
road is to be paved, Dewey and Bar
tlcsylle paying for this part of the
work The engineer has completed
the survey for this road, which is to
be % feet wide with a good shoulder
on either side. Surveying has started
for the construction OF l HARDEST
faced road between Bartlesville and
PaVhuska, a distance of 26 miles.
This proposed road Will traverse the
northern part of Usage county. lead
ing directly west from Bartlesville,
This. too, will probably be 2i-foot
macadam road.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
WRITER AND LECTURER
IS COMING TO TULSA
R. B. Peery Will Speak at the
Local Lutheran Church
Twice Next Sunday.

II. r. Peery, PhD., ID. D.. OF Kan
sas, traveller, author and educator. will
be in Tulsa next Sunday, having been
secured for two addresses by the
Lutheran church.
Doctor Peery is president of Mid
land college at Atchison, one of the
Oldest institutions of learning In this
section of the United States. That Of
flee he has held for the past five
years with assured success. Ho has
perhaps become best known beyond
the territory served by Midland. thru
the wide sale found for his published
writings. Doctor Peery's books thus far
have treated mostly of the Orient-its
social and intellectual condition and
problems, and particularly Of the re-
igious and educational needs Cf ia
pan. In that country he lived for Il
years and is n recognized authority on
many japanese questions.
A Virginlan by birth and ancestry
President Peery has the charm OF
manner and the winning personality
for which the sons of that state are
famed. His grace and power I'm pub
lie speaking are exceptional. The va
ried experience that his career has
brought him. coupled with large sue
cess in public life. make his coming
here an attraction worthy OF the
schedule of visiting speakers which
the Lutheran church has already Of
fered this fall.
Doctor Peery's subject next Sun
day morning will he Christian Edu-
cation" That evening he will give 4
popular lecture on Twelve Years In
Japan"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
"Never- Ter Gradually
DarkenS Gray Hair
Tho New, Marvellous, Scientific Prcpa-
ration I'm Dclicatcly Pcrfumed
Tablet Form.

1t is said that Never-Tel. the new
toilet preparation in tablet form. over
comes premature gray hair and gradu-
ally corrects the ravages OF time. Emil
nent chemists recommend It as the
simplest way to eliminate the false
alarms" Of sllvery gray threads. and
the manufacturers claim that II will
go far toward giving you the social
position you deserve. The tablet form
Is new and in keeping with the best
authorities on sanitation. This much
is certain-the tablets are complete in
themselves. which Is to say, there are
no extras to buy and the directions
for use are very simple. as you merely
dissolve the tablets In little water as
used. This preparation became legal
ly known as NeverTel because II dark
ems gray hair 80 gradually your own
friends can "Never-Tel." Valuable
treatise on hair in every soc box at
all drugglsts.-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

has once really and sincerely eliml-
mated commercial vice never tolerate
it's presence again. 80.
Health Problem Paramount.
Furthermore. more franl; and
wholesome public attitude towrrd tht
shject OF social hygiene Is beicS de-
veloped: people are learning TO LOOK
upon the vice problem as primarily
one of health or course II IL also a
moral and social problem but tho ten
dency 10 so regard II is apt 20 obscure
the great primary purpose of oradi'
eating some of the most destructive
diseases TO which man Is subject.
Thus there are some persons VINO
oppose all measures of prophylaNis
on the ground that they tend TO make
prostitution safe This attitude is CIV
ing way to a more scientific one. AS a
surgeon OF the public health service
stated the matter, syphilis Is zone %
the five best killers" among diseases
It is spread. not only by vice. but hy
such innocent devices as roller towels
and drinking cups. In its extent AMI
nature IL is national epidemic, and
its control Is. from the public health
vie vroint, simply problem In epi e
demioloSy. The available means OF at
tacKing this problem are police meas
UIeS lot lfle VI
ton, educational measures to cult
vate sound public opinion, and ther-
apeutic measures for the prevention
of the disease, and its cure after 1t is
contracted None OF these means must
he neglected ii the deadly chain of
infection is to be broken.
Vice Ran Rampant.
The way in which officials are sup
porting he government in its hyeienic
c.mpaipn is illustrated by the expert
ence of the chief legal representative
of the commission on training camp
activities in small southwestern
town where soldiers have been sta
toned ever since the beginning of the
Mexican border trouble, and which Is
near one of the training camps. This
town had disproportionately large
segregated district. in which lived
white, negro and Mexican postitutes
This district WAS conducted Openly,
brilliantly Illuminated by arc lights,
and nightly thronged by soldiers.
Bootlcgging was thriving business,
in spite Of the fact that the state was
dry, and soldiers were found to be
acting as agents for the bootleggers
One afternoon was spent in getting
evidence. The legal agent purchased
two quarts of whisky at 81 quart
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
(By FREDERIC J. HAsKIN)

WASHINGTON. II. c., Nov. 10
The success of the government cam
paign for the eradication Of CONNER
cial vice from the environments OF
training camps has been primarily
the success of sundry American cities
and towns in cleaning up this commu
nifty evil. AS no reform can prOgres'
ahead Of public opinion. the success
OF this movement shows that public
opinion In American communities is
aware that commercial vice Is the on
great uncontrolled source OF deadly
disease that the cause OF social hy-
ciene has only to be lifted above the
petty complications of local politics
and made q matter of national need tC
receive the earnest support of the peo-
pie and OF their officials.
II is scarcely necessary to ada that
the communities which are supporting
the government campaign for clean
camp environment are doing more
than a patriotic work of the moment;
they are permanently advancing the
cause OF social hygiene. For II Is a
fact well established that city which
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
COURT MUST CONSTRUE LAW
Omission OF Word Provides T.aborcrs
Work More Than Nine Hours.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov 10
Omission of the word mot in e GER
tain section of the labor laws passed
by the Legislature of 1915 will prob
ably cause n final construction of tho
law by the supreme court. With the
word omitted the law reads 10 the ef-
feet that an emplovc shall work more
than nine hours day, when IL was
obviously the intention of the legis-
lature to say that the cmploye shall
mot work more than rine hours =
dav.
The matter cores up in prosecu-
ton of local concerns this week by
the state labor department on charges
that employees were being worked
more than nine hours a day. An opin-
ion has been received from the at
torney-general on the proposition. He
says that II would be absurd to hold
that the law means strictly what II
said when 1t was known that the law
inter ded to provide for a nine-hour
day
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 10.-Plans
for an intensive gardening campaign
for this city next spring will be con-
sidered within the next few days by
the chamber of commerce when a per-
manent course will probably he out
lined. The system of utilizing yacani
lots over the city last spring and en-
couraging people to make garden In
their back yards was so successfully
carried on that IL has been decided to
urge a repetition of 1t only on a much
larger scale. A general superlntend
ent was employed last year 20 oversee
the work and give assistance where
asked, and this will probably be done
again.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

Mr.. Stockdale, Americas greatest
authority on retail problems, will visit
Tulsa this week as the guest of the
Advertising club of the city. He will
deliver a series OF five lectures, which
arv know all over the country as
"Brass Tack Talks" They Will deal
with salesmanship, advertising. WIN
dow displays, and kindred subjects.
Managers OF stores, clerks. and other
employees will attend. Here is what
THE Live Storekceper" of foungs-
t. rr said about him:
"t'rank Stockdale certainly scored a
nit a. he fnird Mer hsr co1Nen-
ton June 20. Pencils fairly raced
in the effort To make recorus OF All
the inspiration and data he gave out.
Himself the son of a country store
keeper, and receiving his frs. retail
experience behind the counter in his
fathers store. ne has fundamentally
an understanding of the storekeeper's
reeds. We believe he knows more
about not only the problems Of the
storekeeper. but their solution than
any other one man in America"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Auto Decision Not Out.


OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 10.--Ths
question of whether or not county
con missloners may buy an automo-
bile for the county surveyor and
charge 1t to the regular county ex-
pense has never been finally passed
on and II has been presented to the
attorney general from several places.
Case embracing this point is now with
the supreme court. having originated
in Oklahoma county. The attorney
general in receiving these kuery re-
quests all parties to await the de-
cision of the high court. as ii will
settle the question.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Tn M Hurry tO Ely

John. you ought to get in the avia-
ton service" a York man told 4 ne
gro last week. "You are n good me-
chanic and would come in handy in an
aeroplane. How would you like ia
fly among the clouds mile high and
drop few bombs down on the Ger
mans?"
II amt in no special hurry to fly
Cap" the negro answered. when
wese up bout n mile high. s'pose de
engine stopt and de white man told
mo to git out an crank?"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Hubby Was Too Quick,

Hubby, you know that letter said
gave you to mail?"
Yes, my dear; / assure you I mall
ed It,"
mo. you didn't. didn't give II to
you. / thought gave II to you, but
gave II to father"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
CITIES HELP IN
BATTLE ON VICE
Eradication of Venereal Dis
eases in Training Camps
Being Realized.
SOME OFFICIALS OBDURATE
But Every Department of the
Government is Against Seq
regated Districts.
SOME OFFICIALS OBDURATE

(This is the second and final article
by Mr.. Haskin on the great fight being
waged by the government for the ersdi.
cation OF commercial vice from the en-
vironment of training camps. They are
published by The World at the request
OF the government.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

thru soldiers. lie obtained positive
evidence that ore of the city council
men was operating a combined blind
tiger and house of prostitution; and
founG q reliable witness to testify
that the chief Of police had refused
TO act against another such proprietor
on the ground that "he Is a friend OF
mine"
With this evidence he went before
the city council, accompanied by the
commander of the local military
esta blishment. Both he and the com
mander assured the city council that
unless conditions were improved the
camp would be moved. The city
council at once went into executive
session: demanded the resignation of
the offending chief of police and
councilman, and passed series of or
dinances, which ahve subsequently
been used as models, abolshing the
segregated district and making the
business of selling liquor extremely
dangerous The reform of this town
was literally accomplished in one aft
ernoon, and it was thorough and
sincere job.
Only First Step.
The commission does not labor
under the delusion that when the Sc
gregated district of a town has been
closed. all vice has thereby been elimi-
mated. On the contrary, il recognizes
that this is only the first step. AL
most invariably commercial vice will
then pass into second phase, in
which the women walk the streets and
make use of sundry cheap hotels and
rooming houses. These are easily To-
Gated and closed. A third phase is
then reached, in which automobiles
become the standard means of carry
ing on the business. This is more diff
ficult to handle; but in all of the
towns where this phase has developed
much has been accomplished by ordi-
nances heavily penalizing the drivers
who engage in this traffic. BY all
of these means the business of prosti-
tuition is cut down to an "irreducible
minimum" 1t is perhaps never
wholly eliminated but the number of
exposures to disease is reduced by 80
or 90 per cent.
Thus as long as open, segregated
prostitution exists, one woman will
cause an average of eight exposures
! in a night. But when the houses have
been closed, and the business is car
ried on clandestinely, this average
number is reduced to two, while many
women leave town. In this way pros
titution as a carrier OF infection is
reduced more than rs per cent by the
closing of the segregated districts
alone. These facts are the answer to
those DIRECTORS who proclaim reform
farce because it does not immedi-
ately eliminate prostitution in all
forms.
In n Southern City.
Many other examples might be
given OF the prompt cooperation of
city officials in the hygienic work.
This cooperation has in fact been the
rule. But in some places where the
business of prostitution was strongly
supported by political influence, more
pressure has been necessary. Thus
the most important success of the
commission to date has been the
closing. by ordinance, just about to
become effective. of the segregated
district in a great southern city. This
segregated district was one of the
last large ones remaining in the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-09-28
The Newspaper Law.

There is no longer any reason
why any person should be an
unwilling subscriber TO news
paper.
On the refusal of subscriber
to take a newspaper from the
post office, the postmaster Is re-
CURED, under the postal laws. 10
return the same to he publisher
You are no doubt aware that a
person who continues 10 accept
"a paper sent him through the
mail is liable for the subscription
price, regardless of the fact
that he never subscribed for it
Dr. that he has ordered it stopped.
So held by the supreme court of
Iowa (103 Iowa 6S1); by the sup
rene court of New Hampshire
(44 N. H. 115); by the supreme
court of Delaware g Harr. 379);
by the supreme court of Wiscon-
sin (7S Wis. 1867. See Amer
and Eng. Enc. of Law e Edit,
P. 1907. This is the law gener-
ally.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-09-28
POLICE DESTROY
!. LIQUOR SE|ZORE
:
thousand Gallons of Whiskey
Are Poured Away BY =,
Birmingham Police

An idea OF the enormous quantity OF
liquor seized in supposedly dry Cities
is to be had from the following news
item which appeared lin the Birming-
ham (Ala.) News:
a small stream WAS discovered in
Third alley. between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, Tuesday afternoon,
shortly afuer O'Clock, and n i've min.
utes after the stream was located over
loo pedestrians passing along Nine
teenth street had crowded around the
same. At . o'clock hundreds OF citi-
zens were trying TO give the newborn
stream a name.
Over 1000 gallons OF whisky and
beer were stacked in athe police alley
during the early morning, and shortly
after ! O'Clock Detective Wade smash
ed the first quart bottle OF whisky
against the City Hall building.
The crop consisted or what the
purity squad had seized during the
past six months There were over
twelve trunks filled with whisky and
also about fifteen suit cases containing
from twelve to fifteen quarts each was
among the wreckage. IL is estimated
that bstween $4,000 10 $4,000 worth
Of whisky iInd beer was Destroyed