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Evening star., 1917-02-18

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Evening star., 1917-02-18

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Evening star., 1917-02-18

speculation. One must make speculation
a life pursuit, just as others make pig
iron or journalism or art.
1t is absurd to suppose that one can
succeed in speculation without work, any
more than in other industries; and yet
this is exactly the fatal mistake that
nearly all persons make who buy stocks
on margin.
There are tremendous odds against the
ordinary ignorant speculator, or even
against the average business man who
operates in stocks. There is always the
overhead expense of commissions and in
terest, and sometimes taxes, which eat
into profits. Then it is always true that
many stocks, even those supposed to have
merit, steadily decline in price, although
high authorities have predicted the con-
trary.
Even in these boom times, great num-
bers of stocks, on both the Stock Ex-
change and the curb, have steadily fallen,
despite the fact that many of them were
sponsored by reputable capitalists. Thou
sands of traders in stocks have lost or even
been ruined by this one cause alone No
one can be sure of always picking
winner.
Mob Psychology in Stock
Speculation
THERE are many other handicaps that
might be mentioned such as unload
ing" upon the publicly "insiders. But this
can be overlooked in view of far more
serious and important objection to stock
speculation on the part of the ordinary
man.
Only one person in thousands has the
strength of mind and character not to
be swept away by the changing hourly
and daily currents of the market. Jones
is told that X. Y z. Steel is good stock.
Perhaps it is, and if Jones pays for it in
full, puts it away, and forgets it, in the
course of a few years it may pay divi-
dends. But Jones buys it on margin;
it goes down few points; he is discour-
aged, lets go, and loses.
This is the old, old story. The mob
psychology is too much for him. 1t is
only the rare individua! who can breast
these currents. which are just as powerful
Evening star., 1917-02-18

eFeuuS, SUCH DIS peace, eVc.
Can You Afford to Lose /?
DON'T forget that the successful specu-
latoris he who isfully prepared forlosses
and can afford them. Remember that the
poor man loses all if his venture goes
wrong, while the capitalist, the banker,
the captain of industry lose only part
The man who buys stock on margin,
when he can not afford to lose, is just
plain fool. Even if he can afford to lose
and is not an expert at the game, he is
foolish enough.
Remember that the stock market is a
sort OF barometer of the country's indus
tries, and there is no sure way of playing
the market, any more than there is of
predicting what a barometer will do. Just
as barometer is put up to indicate the
weather, so the stock market exists to
forecast and indicate investment con-
ditions. You can learn great deal con-
cerning the merits of stocks and bonds by
watching the market, and stocks are put
there for the very purpose Of trying and
testing them out; but to beat the barome-
ter itself is hard thing.
AS for books telling one how to specu-
late, | doubt if any of them are worth as
much as the paper they are written on.
There are score of financial subjects
which the writer's of the letters quoted in
this article should study. There are sew
eral financial dictionaries that define the
terms used in stock speculation; but they
do not tell you how to speculate success
fully, any more than an ordinary diction-
ary trains you to follow the countless pur-
suits, many of whose technical terms it
defines.
Finally, it can not be repeated too often
that the great fortunes in this country are
almost without exception founded on
thrift, ideas, and hard work Spectators
almost always die poor. On the contrary,
the man who saves and invests wisely
no matter how limited his income-can
hardly fail to come up to old age in COM
Portable independence.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

and destructive mentally and physically
as they are in pecuniary sense. Even
more fatal are the ten, twenty, and thirty
point drops that come with the news of
international events, such as peace, etc.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

Booklets You May Have the Asking
havea o. of foLowng booklets n
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
ROOSEVELT AS
STAR REPORTER
Is Now on Staff of Kansas City Paper
Working on Desk in Star
Office.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 22.-
What were interested in is war
not peace
That was the comment today of
Theodore Roosevelt, star reporter" of
the Kansas City Star, regarding the
central powers reply to the pope's
peace note.
And the president has already set
tied Americas attitude toward the
pope's note" he added.
Twenty thousand persons greeted
Roosevelt when he arrived today. The
great lakes naval training station
band of 200 pieces, led by Lieut. John
Philip Sousa, was also at the station.
The colonel had q new term for
Senator LaFollette, because Of the lat
ter's address at st. Paul. Thursday
night To "neo-copperhead" he added
the great obstructionist."
From the train Roosevelt went i'm
mediately to the home of I. R. Kirk
wood, publisher of the Star. This
afternoon he was scheduled to look
over his desk in the Star Office, and
probably will write his first copy.
There was considerably speculation
whether the colonel would dictate it,
write it in long hand, or pound 1t out
on a typewriter himself-like a reg1-
lar newspaper man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

The insane belief that Germany
has won the war creeps out in the
kaiser's explanation to the pope that
on ascending the throne, he had
promised "the GermaN army should
safeguard peace for us, and, should
peace nevertheless be broken, it
would be in position to win it with
honor"
While this mood dominates the
minds of the Hohenzollerns, any
peace with them would be like turn
ing loose an insane egotist to work
his will on the world.
Germany's answer to the pope is a
bald defense of the kaisers auto
cratic power as war lord of Ger
many. 1t is medieval document,
inconsistent with a democratic form
of government and dangerous to the
welfare Of free peoples Nobody could
have written 1t but an anti-democrat.
1t probably was dictated in large
part by the kaiser himself, who has
always shown an impetuous readi-
ness to act as press agent for the
divine right of kings. No more SIMS.
ter revelationl OF the mad Hohenzol-
lerns' threat to democracy has been
made since the war began
| 1t is different with Austria Hun
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

gary's rely. An almost passlonae
longing for peace is exhibited by ths
Austrian emperor The imperlal
Austrian's temper is not the same q
the Hohenzollerns state of mind Ihs
Emperor Charles reveals an tndeper
dence of his brother kaiser's lnnG
ence that contains the only hope loi
quick peace in the dual commune
cations.
II Austria Hungary were WHOM,
free of German influence, peace WIN
Vienna doubtless could be secured =,
negotiations, based on the Cathon..
monarch's answer to the pope. bu'
Berlin yet holds considerable poWe..
over her principal ally. The threa'
of vengeance is still potent weapon
for Germany to employ. NeVertbs
less the partial independence in u.
Emperor Charles communication
the vatican shows the existence ~
certain recklessness in Vienna,
high circles. Growth of this spl,r
may perhaps be revealed later. !,
SO, a separate peace With Ausu,,,
resulting in the fall of the Hohenzo.
Terms is possible. Otherwise the wa
must continue until the Gerlnal
people take from their paranoia''
all power in governmental affairA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

clare readiness to enter peace nego-
tlations. he sentence is added:
THE German people supported his
majesty in his keen desire for peace
Germany s~wants. the note declared,
were for freedom of .her spiritual
and material possessions" within her
frontiers, and unhindered competition
without.
The Austrian note was couched in
terms of extraordinary and extrava.
Igant thanks for the pope's offer and
submission to his wishes. 1t, too, de.
clared a desire for peace constantly
to have been in the emperor's mind
and asserted with complete acquies
ence in the pope's desires, Austria
Hungary had concluded it's acceptance
of the popers leading idea for eiimina'
Ition of armed forces.
Acceptance was also noted of the
Ipapal plan for the freedom of the seas,
international arbitration and freedom
for all nations to work out their flu
Iture development unhampered.
Bald Defense of Autocracy.
by ]. w. 7. Mason, Written for the
United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Militaristic
paranoia faunts itself in the kaisers
ireply to the pope's peace proposal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
INVESTIGATION Not Necessary.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Secretary
Lansing informed Chairman Flood, of
the house foreign affairs committee
today that he thought investigation in
to Bernstorff's attempt to influence
congress with a $4,000 fund unneces-
sary.
The secretary, however, said he had
no desire to interfere with congress If
members thought an investigation
should be made to clear the reputa-
ton Of the house. Flood said he would
talk to other members today before
deciding whether to submit a resolu-
ton calling for an investigation
The state department declared Off
cially today it had no intention Of re-
flecting upon any member Of congress
when it made public the Bernstorff
"slush fund" message yesterday.
The expose was intended TO show
America and the world in general an
other phase OF German duplicity and
especially the methods whereby Ger.
many fosters peace propaganda.
"If there is any misunderstanding
said Lansing, II wish to say very EN-
phatically that I do not see how the
Bernstorff message in any way re-
fleets upon congress or any member
Apparently 1t was the purpose to en-
ploy agencies to influence them OF
which they would have no knowledge
and in case they were influenced
would be entirely innocent. l do not
know what the organization was This
expose Is appropos of German meth
DDS of peace propaganda and there is
no intention Of casting suspicion on
members Of congress"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

staff is to withdraw division when
it's losses are from 1000 to 5000 men.
Figuring the losses Of the twenty
seven divisions at $500 each, the
total German casualties for this cam
paign would be $500.
In the same period along the
Somme year ago, the Germans en-
gagged thirty-four divisions (510,000
mem and withdrew twenty-five $780,
900 men). Total losses probably were
$1,000.
During and since the French attack
on Verdun (August) the Germans
gagged thirty-four divisions (510,000
600 men) and withdrew eight Q20,-
600 men). Total losses probably
10000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

@1S25; ewes. s10.5o012.oo; wethers,
$S.0001S.25.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA. Sept 22.-Cattle receipts
800; market steady. Steers, $4,000
100; cows and heifers, S5.50@9.50;
stockers and feeders. $6.0091 1850;
calves, SS.75912.75; bulls and stays,
$5.50@S.75.
Hog receipts $500; market steady,
1Oc higher. Bulk. s1S.O0@1S.25; top,
$3.50.
Sheep receipts 2.40o; market direct
to packers. Yearlings. s12.50@13.50;
wethers, S12.00@13.OO; lambs, $17.o0
@1s.o0; ewes. 10000 Hips.
ST. Louis Live Stock
EAST ST. LOUIS, Sept 22.-Cattle
receipts 1900; market steady. Native
beef steers, $s.O0@17.50: yearlins
steers and heifers. s7.0o@1O.O0; cows
5000 1880; stockers and feeders
$6.50@10.00; calves, $5.75@15.50;
Texas steers, s6.75@1o-5O; cows and
heifers, s6.00@1O.00.
Hog receipts 1900; market steady
Mixed and butchers. s1S.25919.00;
good to heavy, s1s.S0Q1900; rough
$17.25@17.50; light, s1S.35@1s.S0:
pigs. s1400@17.75; bulk, s1s.35@1s.9E
Sheep receipts 500; market steady
Ewes, s10.50@1100; lambs, $4,000
1875: Gamers and choppers, $1,000
700; wethers, s1o.50@12.50.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22--Butter-Ex-
tras, 43c; firsts. 421ac; dairy extras,
41@42c; dairy firsts, 1914 @4ohc.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 36@36kc;
firsts, 37h@38c.
Cheese Twins, 251k@26c; Young
Americas, 2712c.
Potatoes-Receipts q cars; Wis
consins and Minnesotas, $1.15@1.25
per bushel.
Live poultry -. Fowls, 19023c;
ducks, 15@16c; geese, 16918c;
spring chickens, 22hc; turkeys, 1Sc.
New York Produce
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-F1our mar.
ket firmly held. supplies light.
Pork market strong. Mess, $4,000
1850.
Lard market firmer. Middle west
spot, s24.50@24.60.
Sugar, raw, market dull. Centrifu
gal test, $500; Muscayado SO test
$6.02.
Sugar, refined, market quiet. Cut
loaf, $3.50; crushed. s9.65; powdered
| $S.356S.65; graduated, SS.400S.50.
Coffee Rio NO. Z on spot S1s,c.
Tallow market quiet. City, 15kc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

have to beat up some men not want
ed around the polls. They were
joined by about forty others.
The alleged confession said the
men were marked by white ribbons
in their vests and were supplied with
revolvers and blackjacks. The men
worked in pairs. Word was soon
passed around that the gang had been
discovered, that murder had been
committed and that the gang must
flee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

by Henry Wood, United Press st

by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Sept 22.-Germany has
lost at least 142,500 men in just three
great military operations by the
French in a single year, according to
statistics made available to the
United Press today.
These figures showed:
In Flanders between Mercken and
Hollebeke, during the six weeks fol
lowing July IS, the Germans en-.
gagged thirty-five divisions (525, 600
men) and withdrew twenty-seven
f405,00 men) on account of losses.
The custom of the German general
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22

congress, 1t will take the following
course:
Summoning representatives Of all
societies and organizations in trying
to avert war.
Calling upon foreign language
newspapers publishers to show the
source of their incomes.
Summoning many clergymen OF
German and Swedish Lutheran
churches in belief that much propa-
ganda work has gone on through
them.
Possible quizzing Of some members
of congress.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
Late Market Quotations

special, 16c.
Hay market firm. No. /, sl.20d
1.25: No. 8. 95c@s1.05; clover, S5ca
S1.15.
Dressed poultry market firm. TUT
keys, 20GS3c; chickens, 24qS6c
fowls. 22@3Oc; ducks, 25@30c.
Live poultry market quiet. Gees
TIC; ducks, 22@26c; fowls, 25G26c
turkeys. $4,000; ROSTERS, 1920
chickens, 24@26c.
Cheese market firm. State mil
common to special, 20@26c; skim
common to special. 5G20c.
Butter market steady. Receipts So
Creamery extras, 44A44411c; daiT
tubs, 3S1s@44c; imitation creans1
firsts, 39@4o
Egg market unsettled. Receipts
769. Nearby white fancy, 5Sa6d
nearby mixed fancy, 42@47c; frsa|
4O@47c.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Bar silrs
New York, s1.081a.
Demand sterling, $4.75.45.
St. Louis Horse and Mule Market
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept 21.-Horse
Large receipts and advances in %
prices paid for southern horses wei
features of the weeks trade. ~
recovery of last weeks decline ben
made, despite the fact that it was u
heaviest supply of the season an
almost a record one. The strong
mand for war classes showed no sign
of slackening, but supplies OF tn
class were not in proportion to u
heavy receipts of native horse
Nevertheless war buyers were betb
purchasers than they have bee
Prices were 1855. s175 and s215 i
United States types and $3.50, vi
s205 and $G15 for horses suitable l
the English.
Heavy draft, extra ........ $l6O1..
Eastern chunks ........... 125gls
Southern horses, choice -. l4Ogi,
Southern horses, good ..... lOOglt
Southern horses, common Dug
Plugs ......... zoo
Mules-All good, fat stock 10 hanS
and over sold good and dealers
pect a good market right along no
for fat cotton mules, sugar mules al
mules for mine work. Little mui.
did not sell as well as the ones VII
moro size. Green, bIemished az
thin mules, it does not have to be :
peated. are very cheap and should
avoided.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
GouernNr La knittind

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BILOXI, Miss, Sept. Ex-Governor
Bilbo. Of Mississippi, is knitting socks
for Americas soldiers He sits an
hour daily with knitters at the Con-
federate Veterans home, near here,
doing his Bit
MY grandfather taught me how to
knit" Governor Bilbo said today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
Conversational Ladies'.

The Ladies' society Of the First
Congregational church will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. S. K.
Millspaugh, 825 Orleans avenue. The
society has decided with other wom-
ems organizations to dispense with
the serving Of refreshments, in the
interests OF food conservation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
The Church Societies
ST. Johns Auxiliary.

The Woman's auxiliary of st. John S
Episcopal church will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Lafayette
Brown and Miss Brown, at their home
on Orleans avenue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
Masquerade Next Thursday.

| The Business Woman'S league Will
enjoy a masquerade party next Thurs
day evening at o'clock at Gamer
on's hall All members of the league
are urged to be present.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
COMPLETE REPULSE
OF ENEMY
CONTINUED from page u

barrage fire and dominated. The
remainder were those whose fierce
assault were beaten back last night
by the British.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
Mrs. MccIintock Speaks.

Mrs. Paul McClintock of Colorado
Springs, former missionary to Hal
nan, China, will be the speaker Tor
the semi-annual praise meeting OF
the Woman's Missionary society oil
the First Westminster Presbyterian
church, the evening of September 50.
Mrs. McClintock will be the guest
of her sister, Mrs. W. G. Blood. She
has host Of friends here who will
be pleased at the opportunity to
meet her again and to hear her ad-
dress.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-22
Chicago Cash Grain.

SHiCdSO VAST 0fGtus
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Corn-No. 2
yellow, No. yellow, No. 2 white,
No. white, No. 8 mixed, $40; No.
2 mixed, s2.10@2.13; No. mixed,
S2.09t.
Oats-No. white, 5sA @59Ac:
No. 4 white, 5S1ac; standard, 592s @
601ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,. Sept. 22.-Corn-Mar-
ket 203c lower. No. 2 mixed, s2.08.
Oats-Market 1A@114c lower. No.
8 white, soc; standard, 591ac.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Hog receipts
1000; market slow, sc higher. Mixed
and butchers, s17.4501s.s5; good
heavy, s18.0561s.S5; rough heavy
.d73501755; light, sl7.4511S.So;
pigs, s1s75@1S.5o. Estimated re
ceipts Monday, $4,000.
Cattle receipts $500; market slow
weak. Beeves, s7.55@17.oO; cows and
heifers s5.15@12.90; stockers and
feeders, s6.4O@11.25; calves, S10.50@
1000; westerns, s670@15.75.
Sheep receipts 5000; marke. weak
&c lower. Native, s900@11.50; west
ern, s9.40@12.6O; lambs, s13.oo@17T5
western, $13.50@1S.15.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 22.-Cattle
receipts 300; market steady Steers,
S7.O061725; cows and heifers, 1915
613.OO: stockers and feeders, $1,000
400; calves, s7.O0013.50.
Hog receipts 1900: market 10c
higher Bulk, s1S.2O918.85; heavy
S1S.5O@18.95; medium, s1S.40@1S.90;
light, s17.e001S.75.
Sheep market weak. Lambs, $17.25