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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-01-19
SUFFER AGE NEWS AND NOTES
BY LILLIAN PERRINE DAVIS
Address Suffrage Inquiries to Miss Sue S. White l09
Eks Building. Jackson; Press notices to Mrs c. G..
Davis, Lexington.

ed a single Democr at member to
fail them. Not as the adherents Of
any party, but as the women Of
Tennessee they asked the men Of
Tennessee to enfranchise them as
far as the limitations Of our consti-
ton will permit.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-01-19

Mrs. Allie Rogers In the Chancery
Green, Adm'x, ct al Court at
VS.. Lexington,
e. J. Green, ct al Tenn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

of the problem confronting them as
a result of the serious situation
existing in the bituminous coal mar
ket. The Iron Age" points out that
Eastern producers of plates and
shapes have been facing a shutdown
for the past ten days and it appears
that the government must actually
get into the business Of supplying
coal to some iron and steel pro
ducers from whom it has bought ma
terial.
THE situation" says this trade
authority, "has become more serious
since the fixing of the 81 basis for
bituminous coal. The fact that 81
coal is not coming out and that users
whose contracts at higher prices are
still in force are getting a supply in
dicates what will happen when a
price is fixed on coke. Steel com
panies which buy blast furnace coke
in the market may have to look to
the government to supply them with
coke in order to be able to deliver
government steel" The August fig
ures on bituminous coal production
in the United States, as compiled by
the Geological Survey, are indeed
discouraging. According to the Of
fetal reports the output last month
showed a decrease at the rate of
more than 100000 tons month
Indicating shortage Of bituminous
coal this winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Many Ask Licenses
To Export Gold
Shipment of $1,O00,OOO to
South America Is
Approved

Applications for licenses to export
gold TO foreign countries, under the
Presidents embargo regulations, are
being made in fairly large volume, nc
cordine to an announcement yesterday
by the Federal Reserve Bank OF New
York. The applications are investigat-
ed here and the authorities at Wash
ington act upon the recommendations
Of the local Reserve institution.
Il was stated that about half dozen
permits have been issued to date cover
ing expectations of gold to Japan,
India and South American countries.
No applications to ship the metal to
Spain have yet been acted upon.
Among the applications to export
gold. approved, was one for sl,oOO,OOO
by the Mercantile Bank of the Amer
icas. The shirment was in the form
of bars consigned to South America.
BY a special ruling of the Treasury
Department the export of Canadian
currency and silver coin from this
centre to Canada is being permitted
without the necessity Of the exporter
seeking a special license. 1t is re-
quected, however, that report Of the
shipments be made to the Federal Re-
serve Bank here.
Efforts 10 export American silver
dollars, subsidiary silver coin or silver
bullion, for speculative purposes, will,
it is said, be prohibited under the
Presidents recent proclamation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Relevant Facts

Delaware & Hudson.-Surplus of this
company for August over and ABOVE
fixed charges, II was announced yester-
day, was 1870, 076, compared with S5o4,-
l4i in the corresponding month year
ago. The surplus for the first eight
months of the calendar year amounted
to S2,9S7 ISL, an increase OF $o'O,3o'.
Gillette Safety Razor Company.-The
stock of this company, recently pur--
chased by a syndicate of Boston ana
New York bankers, is being offered TO
the public at $50 a share. 1t is stated
to be the intention of the company to
begin dividends at the rate of per
cent annually. OF the 10000 shares
bought by the syndicate all but about
10000 shares have been Withdrawal
from sale. Application will be made
TO have the stock listed on the Stock
Exchange.
Steel and Copper Stocks Advance
In the stock market yesterday the larg-
est gains were in the steel and copper
issues. In the copper group Utah led
the list with net gain for the day OF
5l2 points, the closing quotation OF
97ia being the top price of the day.
Other gains were Anaconda, 2as Chino,
ia; Kennecott, |; Ray Consolidated,
!, and American Smelling and Refining,
pa. In the steel and equipment IS
sues Crucible was first with d net gain
of AZ points. Steel common on sales
Of 253.900 shares advanced ga points
TO 1888. Lackawanna Steel added 3l2
points TO Tuesdays last sale, and Bald
win Locomotive at its closing price OF
sos was up 3A points. Bethlehem
Steel "B" shared in the general
strength of the market with net gain
OF 27s
Transactions In Government 2s.-
Government per cent registered bonds
sold on the Stock Exchange yesterday
in the amount of $4,000 at 97la.
Last weeks range in this issue was
from 971e to 97ss.
Maine Central Railroad.-Gross oper-
ating revenues for the year ended June
80, 1917, amounted to ;13,632,79S, COM
pared with s12,001,672 in the previous
year. Net earnings after expenses and
taxes were 1924 100, against s3.171,-
800 in 1915. Surplus after dividends
and appropriations was 1924, 1855. COM
pared with s247 1853 a year ago.
Gulf States Steel.-The company's
net operating income for the month Of
August totalled s444,747, the larges.
ever reported, and slS6,153 greater than
in the corresponding month last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

Street Railway and the Bridgeport ana
Danbury Electric Railway companies
was announced here to-day.
s. W. c. Jones, OF Greenwich, VINO
held a controlling interest in the prop
critics, and John Sanders, Of this city
president and general manager, retired;
Stephen Crute, of New York, one OF the
new owners. succeeding Sanders as
president, and George P. Klinzlng, OF
Danbury, becoming secretary and treas
urer in place Of Jones.
The lines are in this city and be-
tween Danbury and Bethel, and ten
miles of track between Bridgeport and
Long Hill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Japanese Buying
Old Steel Rails
Brokers Are Reported Making
Large Profits on Such
Purchases

Large quantities Of old steel rails
have been purchased in the Northwest
by japanese brokers and shipped to
Japan, according to Seattle advices. In
the last few weeks $500 tons of rails
have been shipped, and additional ship
ments are being assembled. The brok-
ers are paying $40 a ton Cor the rails,
which originally cost S24. In turn,
they are selling them to the japanese
railroads for 500 ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Cotton May Be
Traded In on
Chicago Exchange
Board of Trade Committee to
Consider Listing South
ern Staple

CHICAGO. Sept. 19.-President Crit
fin Of the Chicago Board of Trade to-
day appointed a committee to consider
whether to add cotton to the list OF
commodities traded in on the local ex-
change.
A large Chicago trade is said to be
conducted through the New York and
New Orleans exchanges at present:
President Griffin said the proposition
was based on the belief that Chicago
is as advantageous a point for handling
cotton as st. Louis. Cincinnati or
Louisville. The proposition would en-
tail the building Of warehouses here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Russian rubles advanced to 17h
cents in the local exchange market, an
advance OF cent from Tuesday. Span
ish pesetas were frmer, while Scandi-
navian rates were slightly lower. Ital-
ian exchange lost ground, the rate
falling to 7.72% lire TO the dollar.
Closing rates yesterday. compared
with q week ago, are given II the table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and
Austrian exchange, so that daily quota
tons for either marks or kronen are
no longer available.
Quoted dollars to the pound)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Elections

W. Murray Crane yesterday was
elected a director of the Guaranty
Trust Company Of New York.
Directors of the Atlas Powder Com
many have elected Leland Lyon d.
rector and secretary-treasurer, to sue
coed the late T.. b. Coy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
News Digest
Foreign

London Market Quiet. LONDON,
Sept. l9.-The stock market was in
active, with a generally good under
tone, to-day. Russian, japanese and
Chinese bonds were the frmest in the
gilt.edged section, while Java rubber
and silver and tin mine shares were
strong features in the miscellaneous
department. Argentine rails recovered
slightly. Home issues were dull. Money
and discount ates are quietly firm
pending developments in the New York
money market and the effect on eX-
changes of. Americas shipments to
neutrals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

An abnormal demand thrust upon
a market in which the available sup
ply is less than normal is sending
the price Of commercial bar silver
steadily higher. The official quota
ton in New York is now S1.052 an
ounce. In the open market a person
who wants to buy the metal has to
pay around S1.10 an ounce. Before
the war no one cared much about
silver and the price held around AZ
cents an ounce. The war has put
the worlds silver market on its
feet again, after a lapse of about
twenty-five years. The rise in the
price is resulting in many curious
developments. For instance, the
value of the silver in the American
silver dollar Is now nearing a level
where it would pay the government.
if it so desired and could obtain the
necessary legislation, to sell its big
collection of silver dollars used TO
secure the silver certificates in cir
culation. The dollar now contains
approximately 81 cents worth of sill
yer. When the standard silver dol
lars were coined in the early COS the
government paid on the average
about 50 cents for the silver put into
each dollar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Money and Credit

Conditions in the local money mar
ket were not much changed yesterday.
At the Stock Exchange call money was
in liberal supply at per cent, but the
rate dropped to PA per cent at the
close.
In the market for time funds based
on Stock Exchange collateral offerings
were not so large, particularly for the
longer maturities. Rates were FIRMLY
maintained Ut 8 Y 70 8 per cent.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with a year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Current

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms OF the Ameri-
can dollar. You Guy an English pound
sterling az, say, s4.75L2. The intrinsic
parity is S4.865s per pound. Thus, you
or that dollars are at premium. which
is owing to the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which 70
settle accounts in this country is great
er than the demand in this country
for pounds with which TO settle ss-
counts IN England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
paris Rourl

Paris Bourse. Sept. 10
Trading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes, 81 francs
Is confines for cash; exchange on Lon
don, 27 francs 1S centimes; . per cent
loan, 80 francs Is centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

While waiting for the government
to arrive at a decision in the price
fixing matter, the iron and steel
makers are beginning to take notice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Securities at Auction

The following securities were SO
yesterday at the Exchange SalesrooI
of Adrian II. Muller:
For account Of executor
1000 shares Silver Horn Mines Co. 81 eachJ
Ter s44tFN s 70 . 70 . d. r .
For account o. whom n NAV concern.
~ shares East River NAtlonn Bank ~.
s.. 900 New York and Cuba Mail steamship co
trst mortgage 5 per cent sinking fund
bonds. due 1883. coupons January Aaa
July .......................... ........
100 shares Agricultural Credit Co fnc.. pc
ferred 800 EACH .............. ......
share, Wrenwood Realty Co 800 ei-hl /
"a $50 sharvs ,ni5bcya Coal Co. 81 ea.al pr
share ..rr...s........-... ..........
800 sha-cs Inferno uOual Nickel Co common j
voting trust certificates tS25 each
s.le0 shares National Conduit and CA5s CO. i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Days

Bank Clearings.-The days clearings
OF New York and other cities:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. go. S569,962, 1872 S34,73e,8to
Baltimore ...... 7,424,886 1,o73,213
philadelphia -. 64,561,791 1o,3o5, 384
Silver.-Bars IN London, 53hd, an
increase Of Id; New York, sl.o5lt, an
advance Of &c; Mexican dollars, Soc,
up &C.
Sub-Treasury. New York banks
gained from the Sub-Treasury, ST.
$4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

Below is given the current exchange
value Of foreign mopey in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

Commercial Paper.-This market is
on a 5I4 per cent basis, with only
fair amount of business moving.
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, 1917-09-20
Other Cities

Connecticut Traction Line Changes
Hanhs.-DANBURY, Conn, Sept. 10
A change in the ownership and man
agement of the Danbury and Bethe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20

1t is, indeed, curious common
tary on the average Wall Street
mind that there should be such a
sudden change in sentiment when
stock prices begin to turn upward.
For two weeks past the speculative
element, or that part devoted to the
long side, has been immersed in pes
simism, as liquidation and short SELL
ing combined to force security prices
downward. Traders were gloomy
because prices were falling, not be-
cause the news was unfavorable.
Now, in one day they perk up and
are cheerful, not because the news
has changed for the better, but be-
cause the stock market has indicated
that 1t has rallying power. Such
rapid-fre changes in sentiment
weaken ones faith in the stock
market as an accurate barometer Of
conditions. AS a matter Of fact the
market has been professional for so
long that most people have given up
trying to gauge sentiment by the
day to day swings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Wednesday,, September 10, 1917

WedpeSddg September 10, 1917
Stocks continued the recovering
movement begun on Tuesday. On
vigorous buying many issues moved
forward and points, or more.
The industrial shares led the ad-
vance. Steel common was an out
standing feature, rising 3h points
to l0S%. General Motors gained
51a points. Central Leather 4, Re
public Steel 8, Crucible Steel 4, Bald
win Locomotive 3& and Lacka-
wanna Steel 312. Gains of / and 2
points were common in the railway
shares. In the absence Of definite
news developments to explain the re-
versal in speculative sentiment the
Street attributed the upturn to a
combination of the fresh peace ru-
mors and the better feeling engen-
dered by the move of the bankers to
case up the money situation. Peace
talk is heard on all sides, and while
the average Wall Street person has
not yet made up his mind what the
immediate effect of peace would be
on stock prices, he at least realizes
that the impending burden of taxa
ton and war borrowing would be
avoided. And oppression over such
taxation has been one of the chief
influences in inducing stock market
liquidation in recent weeks.
It was quite evident from the man.
ner in which certain of the indus
trial specialties of highly specula-
tive character were bid up that the
bulk of the demand for stocks during
the day came from professional
shorts. Unquestionably a large
short interest had been built up dur
ing the last two weeks Of declining
prices and the apparent turn for the
better in the local money situation
was the signal for a vigorous move
ment to cover. How much further
the rally will go before losing its
momentum is matter Of pure con-
lecture. Public participation can
not be relied upon at this time to
keep up the forward movement, be-
cause outsiders ceased buying stocks
in any large amount many months
ago. With the exception Of the i'm
provement in the money market
there has been no change in the fun
damental factors which have domi-
mated the market of late. The taxa
ton programme is as burdensome as
ever; the prices which the govern
ment is to fix for iron, steel and
copper are still undecided, and the
advance in the cost Of new capital
has not halted. If, therefore, 1t is
assumed that the drastic cleaning
out which has taken place in the
stock market in recent weeks has
been warranted on the news, then to
be consistent one must conclude that
the turn for the better Is not war
ranted on the news. But the stock
market has long been noted for its
inconsistencies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Active Securities
Stocks

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS
Rail- Other All
roads. stocks. stocks.
Yesterday 8e.5co 751,40o $4,000
Day before. 1890 $4,000 o4o' ICo
Week ago. 127,5 500 oo4.AoO Sll'9oo
Year ago. $4,000 $4,000 1,o'Iooo
January to date:
1917. 1892, 200 1870, $4,000 i34,es9.2oo
1916. .2t,174,eo0 1903, 4o3,7oo t24,57S,6oo
The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
KNIGHTS CT PyIHlAs, ATTENTION.

The regular meeting Of the
Mound Lodge, No. ll3. Knights of
Phythias was held at the lodge
building in Tallulah last Thursday
night and the following officers
were installed:
G. w. Gaines, Chancellor; R. B.
Owenes, Vice-Chancellor; T. c. Nc
Gehee, Prelate; N. D. johnson, Mas
ter at Arms; r. L. Russ, Keeper OF
Records and Seal and Master of Ex.
chequer; w. S. Craig, Master Of
Finance.
1t was then decided that at the
next meeting on the second Thurs.
day night in February the PROPOSE.
ton would be discussed to convert
the lower floor of the lodge build.
ing into a reading room and give a
banquet at the opening of same.
This will be very important
meeting and a large attendance is
urged.
The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
BROADWAY DISCOVERED BY
ROBERT ". CHAMBERS.

Broadway a den of home-seekers!
Robert w. Chambers says so. In
a remarkable interview, the famous
novelist defends the character of
the New York show-girl. He says
in part:
Il find as | study these young
people that not all is desire for gay.
ETY., for personal beauty and com.
fort and brightness; there is the
old dominating impulse to mate.
Indeed often it is this very desire
which leads these young people tc
Broadway: but what they want is a
home, the safe retreat, the man
that belongs them"
There is a profound truth in Mr.
Chambers gallant defense, the in.
stinct in US all to love and to mate
Mr.. Chambers has always thorough
ly exemplifed this in his fiction, and
never so well, perhaps, as in his
latest novel. The Dark Star" ap
pearing in Cosmopolitan Magizine
The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
ROAD AND BRIDGE ORDINANCE

Section Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Madison Parish in regular session
assembled, that any person breaking or
injuring bridges along the public roads
of this parish by moving tractors across
them, and any person injuring the roads
by moving plows along them. and any
person injuring the public roads of this
parish by driving logging wagons over
or across them is guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be
punished by fine of not more than
twenty-five dollars or Imprisonment not
more than thirty days, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
Section2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the District Attorney be requested
to vigorously prosecute all vioiators OF
this and all other road ordinances ano
laws, end to proceed also against al
offenders by civil action for damages II
the name of this body for expense o'
rebuilding and repairs caused by sucl
violations.
The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reneh
the diseased portion Of the ear Therc
10 only one way to cure catarrhal ceainess'
ana that In by Q constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused BY an IN
named condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tupo 70
Imperfect hearing. and when II 10 entirety
closed. Deafness 10 the result. Unless the
innammat ation can be reduced ana this TUBE
restored to Ito normal condition. hearing
viii be destroyed forever. Many easee OF
deafness are caused BY catarrh. which -
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur.
facee Halrs Catarrh Cure acts thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured By Hail's Catarrh Cure. Circulars
free. All Druggists, iSc-
r. T. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. q
The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
THE FARMERS ARE URGED TO
ORDER FERTILIZER EARLY

The shortage of freight cars may
seriously delay the fertilizer move
ment and defeat the plant early
idea that is being advocated by sev-
eryone engaged in the anti-boll
weevil campaign. AS a rule, the
average farmer does not concern
himself over railway problems, car
shortage, ETC., because relatively
few of them ship in car quantities,
but if the present car shortage ex-
lists at the time the farmers usually
order out their fertilizer, no matter
whether the quantity one ton or a
car load, if the cars cannot be had
in greater number than the present
supply, many farmers will he dis
appointed by not receiving their
fertilizer in time to plant their
cotton and other crops early and
thus take the first practical step to
get ahead of the boil weevil.
The Farm Improvement Depart
ments of the railroads are trying in
every way they can to induce all
farmers to order out their fertilizer
Immediately in order that they may
not be disappointed by delays owing
to shortage, congestion at terminal
points, and many other reasons
which may cause serious loss of this
important part of the farmers
work is not attended to before it i!
too late. Next to early plowine
and preparation probably there il
no more important thing for th'
farmer to do than to order his fer
tilizer out in advance of the tim
he needs it.