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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-26

uext cheaper. So IN lawn mowers
during last season, when the goods
advanced much in price. lt seemed To,
be concluded by the users that lawls
mower retailing even as high as IS each
was q necessity. but one costing twice
that much bordered on the realms o.
luxury.
Recently those aimless dishes which
fitted in as part Of the color scheme
of a dinner party. or were strained
efforts at novelty, are under tho ban
as needless Injuries, as are also slF
thar tribe OF artificial inventions de-
signed 20 stimulats faded appetitss- In
the things OF the table, Injuries are very
definitely not only costly dishss but
those which have Least OF wholeSome-
ness and nourishment-
So in ornamentatious OF all nature
at present the trend IS distinctly TO-
ward simplicity, with usually cnnse-
quenc economy, but when the war
taxes, especially on incomes, become
due we shall add the definition OIL eN
pense as vital one whereby TO us
tinguish Injuries from necessities.
Another hint has come TO the busi-
ness world as 20 how we shall diferen
tiate Injuries from the things we real
" need. and this time from the retalt
trade, who are in daily contact WITH
the ultimate consumer and make their
living by observing his ways. And that
Is by the retailer ceasing TO handle o.
any longer purchase many odds and
ends which he formerly regarded aS
essential 20 his assortment. There arc
certain other sizes of tacks, rarely used,
and certain other sizes of bolts and
screws Of various kinds, not etten
called for, which be practically does
not buy any more. but either endesvorg
to find substitute for, or else passes
the sale of without any regret
Buying Cautiously
Another case is the widely Different.
manner in which the retailers are err
dering Wig. are known 90 the trade as
"futures,D that is, goods TO be used
later By the consumer In early winter
or during the holidays, or In spring
He is displaying his confidence IN the
future of business by ordering very
literally ali of these things when are
regular or staple" for which there J.
a certain specined demand under mos
contingencies. but Is going very SLOW
on those concerning whose use there i
any manner Of doubt, or vnlch can
only be used, tof tustanSc, Ii
phases az weather, say IN case OIL mueis
cold. or much snow, or extremes o.
wet and dryresS He is passing the
buckD to tbs jobber By refusing to
buy ahead, as is his usual custom, and
BIZ waiting until Re knows what the
weather viii actually be and then -e5
meets the iobber to I'll his orders az
So in holiday svods the foreeast
seems 20 be that the things classed az
luxuries will be those OF adornmeiH,,,
and show rather than Of utility: am
that, for instance. certain kinds OF uis'.
nricsd fable ware and furnishings OF
ali kinds will give place to somewhat
homelier articles bit equally serviceaoIs
and for the benef. Of the inevitso,e'
statistician il seems likely that the fall.
irg OF in sales of Injuries IN gensrat
will run from 90 TO 30 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-26
Bonds

The following table shows the sales,
last prices and high and low for 1917
of all bonds dealt in on the New York
Stock Exchange during the week ended
Saturday.
Total sales for the week, s26,714,00o.
against s22,S4l 900 a week ago and s29.-
$4,000 a year ago. From January to
date, s92l,761, 900, against Sl,02O,473,O0O
in 1916.
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Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no response
bIlity for the accuracy or authenticity Of curb
market quotations. Transactions and prices
for the week ended November "A were re-
ported as follows:
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Stocks

..ru YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
NJ TRANSACTIONS
Rail- Other All
roads. stocks. stocks.
.eek 4s3.6oo 2,s74,soo 3.s6s,4oo
Ls' hsfore.sss, 100 2,04s,9oo 2,43s,coo
We .ro 525, 800 s,42S,5 500 s,954,3oo
January l to date;
AZ, .a12ts.soo t46,73o,2oo t67,e44.ooo
~ is,s 3t41S.Ooo 16t, 623,4 400 $685. 400
An stocks quoted dollars per share.
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Consolidated Exchange

r-,i. Of trade on this exchange. 70 shares
Following table gives total trarsaet''ns Tor
the week ended November II. With The mgh'
low and closing prizes;
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Bonds

'unlisted. 'Sell cents per shara
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AM stocks quoted dollars per share.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
First Casualty List for the Army in
France Is Published and Brings
War Home To Us

The people got just small taste
from the Tuesday morning papers of
what this war means to US, and it is
probable that some people, who have
been indifferent heretofore, will awake
to realization Of how serious it is.
A small detachment Of American sol
diers consisting of only twenty men
were in an advanced dugout, and were
trapped by the Germans and shut off
from the rest Of the army by u bar
rage fire. Three were killed, five
wounded and twelve captured Among
this small number was one from Kan
sas and one from Woodward, Oklo-
homa and one from Altus. Oklahoma.
This for the first time brings the war
right close TO our own door.
Even on days when there is no
heavy fighting dozens of such in
stances as this are happening daily
along the long battle front in France
and Belgium, but as our people have
not been engaged in it, many Ameri-
cans have given the subject no serious
thought. From this time on we can
expect almost daily reports Of losses
of our own troops, and the column
will lengthen as we get more effective
ly into the fighting.
When you are called upon to give
to any Of the war charities just re-
member how fortunate you are TO be
several thousand miles away from that
deadly conflict and give chcerfully and
literally.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
Naval Band Dance at La Junta

The U. S. naval band st2tioncd at
Fort Lyon has announced a grand
naval ball to be given in Elks hall, La
Junta, the evening of Saturday, No
yember 10th. The music promises to
be superb US full orchestra of fifteen
men will be in attendance. Besides
furnishing music for the dance the
orchestra will play concert begin
ring at S:15, weather permitting. The
naval band will render u concert in
the city park Saturday afternoon.
The government does not cppropri-
ate sufficient funds to purchase the
music and incidentals for n band of
.wenty-three, so it is necessary to give
benefit ball for this purpose. The
men making up this organization arc
musicians of the highest type recruit
cd from all over the United States.
Some of the best concert bands and
orchestras this country affords have
Zivcn their quotas. Brought together
by the fortunes Of war, in the four
months the band has been rehearsing
It has secured an enviable reputation
for the quality Of its performances.
As all the musicians double on or
chestrial instruments, the orchestra is
on a par with the band, and all who
attend their ball in La Junta Satur-
day arc promised perhaps the best
music ever heard in Elks hall
The band has shown such develop
ment that the navy department is SER
iously considering sending it on a tour
Of the western states on recruiting
duty. Music lovers Of Lamar may
soon have an opportunity of hearing
one of the best bands in the navy TO-
day.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
Railroad Efficiency

Chicago, Nov. Through the pat
riotism of the press many articles
have recently been published regard
ing the great strides in efficiency
taken by the railroads acting az the
third arm of the government in its
conduct of the war" said Mr.. Geo. w.
Martin, general agent of the Rock
Island lines at Denver who is at
tending a special meeting of the
Railroads War Board in Chicago.
'The army end navy would be in sore
straits without prompt and efficient
transportation Of men, munitions and
supplies to cantonmcnts and the sea-
ports.
Shippers frequently say: Yes,
this sounds well, but why don't we
see evidences Of the improved service
in the handling of our busincss?'
"If the man who asks this question
would stop for a moment and consider
the following facts, the reason would
be apparent:
"The trackage facilities and equip
ment of the railroads arc utilized to
their utmost as follows:
First, the movement of war ma
terials, supplies and men, for the gov
ernment is given the right of way.
Second in Importance comes the
prompt handling of necesaries for
our allies at the front.
,.,,r,oJ,t;,,
Importance as coal and iron ore are
given preference movement.
after these preferred movements
have received attention every effort
is put forth to move ordinary COM
mercial traffic as .expeditiously as pos
sibe 1t must be realized, however,
that there is a limit to the volume of
business the railroads can promptly
handle
"The transportation systems of the
country have never before worked so
harmoniously and efficiently. Govern
ment officials, who are in a position
to know the facts, have nothing but
praise for what the War Board has
accomplished and for what the rail-
roads as a unit are doing to help win
the war. As a whole, the press, the
shippers and the public in general,
are cooperating splendidly, and the
least that those who will not help can
do is to refrain from heaping unde-
served criticism upon the carriers who
are doing their utmost to faithfully
serve first the government and then
the commercial interests of the ma
ton"
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
TOURIST TRAVEL
Auto Tourists Becoming One Of Col
orado's Greatest Assets

II is recognized that Colorado has
attained supremacy as . mecca for
summer tourists. The world is COM
ing to know that This is the most at
tracive summering place IN the coua-
try. Colorado is just as delightful in
the winter as il is in the summer or
fall, but in another way. Hundreds
will participate in the program Of win
ter sports that in Colorado are draw
ing an expanding army of enthusiasts
annually.
Interesting figures are shown as to
the development Of road building, gu
tomobile tourists, and the revenue de
rived from motor visitors to the state
in a statement made by T. J. Ehr-
hart, state highway commissioner Of
Colorado.
"Since 1918" says Mr.. Ehrhart, "the
traffic has increased not less than 500
per cent. Colorado owGed cars have
increased from 1900 70 about 3d.
900. Visiting tourist csrs have in
creased from a few hundred TO more
than 10000 in 1917.
At least 10000 tourist automobiles
visited Colorado during the past sea-
son, carrying 100000 persons, who
remained in this state IN average Of
twenty-five days and expended $500
per person per day, or a total Of
SIS 100000 It is safe to assume that
20 per cent Of this expenditure, or
S3.l2O. 900 was net profit for some
ono. I estimate that during the sea-
son Of 1918 the state will have at
least 10000 visiting cars. In feet this
business without doubt, will soon be
the greatest single resource Of the
state.
Since 1913 there has been approx
imatcIy 5000 miles of state road
graded; s13 miles surfaced; 583 con-
crete and steel bridges constructed,
ranging from ten feet to 612 feet in
length; 4,4OO steel and concrete cul-
verts ranging from eight inches to ten
feet in diameter installed. Every
part Of Colorado is now reasonably ac-
cesible,"
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
THIMBLE AND TRINKET DAY
Woman's Club of Lamar Asks All Cit
izens To Join in Making 1t
Success

The "Thimble and Trinlzet Day"
movement was started in England in
1915 by Mrs. E. Hope Clark to enable
those people, who thought they had
nothing worth giving, to help in the
charity work for the soldiers who
were fighting at the front. At first
she only asked for battered silver
thimbles and it was called Silver
Thimble Day" but it proved such 4
grand success that over one hundred
thousand dollars was raised, and it
spread to all classes and was made TO
include all old battered trinkets OF
either gold or silver. 1t is now one
Of the greatest war charities. The
movement has been started lately in
this country and is now spreading rap
idly. The Woman's Club of Lamar
has taken up the work locally and will
soon announce a special date cn which
all families will be asked to give any
old trinkcts or thimbles of either gold
or silver that they have. These are
sent to the headquarters of the move
ment, which is in charge of the Wom-
ems Home Companion, where they are
melted up and sold in bars of gold or
silver The proceeds go to a fund
that will be spent in charity towards
the wounded soldiers returning from
the battle line. This fund has taken
care Of hundreds Of cases of the kind
in England and it is expected to do
a like work here. The ladies will make
an active campaign and will ennounco
the special dstc for giving in all the
local papers in time 10 give ample
notice to everyone.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
ANOTHER RECORD
l.. Writ Markham Holds Down $500
Per Month State Job for Seven
Months Free of Charge

Edward D. Foster, recently appoint
ed secretary Of the state board of i'm
migration and commissioner Of immi-
grafton for the state, assumed his new
duties on November LIST and is plan
ming an aggressive campaign to bring
settlers TO Colorado. A definite pro-
gram in this direction will be an
nounced in a shot time.
Mr.. Foster is one Of the best known
newspaper editors and publishers in
the state. At present he is editor and
publisher of the Weld County News at
Greeley. He has been a resident Of
Colorado for a great many years and
is well acquainted with its resources
and possibilities.
During the past seven months L.
Writ Markham of Lamar, a member
Of the board Of immigration, has scrv-
cd as acting commissioner and secrc-
tary. He served without salary and
devoted considerable time TO the work
Of the office. The period covered by
his service was one when the work Of
the Office is not nearly so heavy as
during the winter and spring months
Inquiries now being received by the
board from persons desiring to locate
or to invest in the state are heavy,
and indications are that the move
mcnt Of homeseekcrs to Colorado will
be fully as great in 1918 as it was in
1917. The board is now having sew
en- booklets descriptive of the state,
issued early this year, revised and re
published, so that plenty Of conscrva-
tive, reliable literature will be avail
able for those who are making inquiry
for information about Colorado. A
new rainfall map of the state, recent
ly isued by the board, has proved a
very valuable addition to the litera-
ture issued by this office, and 5000
copies already have been distributed.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
BIG UNION MEETING
Churches of Lamar Hold Meeting on
Sunday. Evening To Promote Y.
NJ. c. A. Movement

Next week is to be the big campaign
on the part of the Army Y. NJ. c. A.
to raise the necessary funds TO carry
on their work at the army camps in
this country and France or wherever
the American soldiers may be sent.
Last Sunday evening the churches of
Lamar held big union meeting at
the high school auditorium for the
purpose Of giving an impetus to this
campaign. Hon. j. S. Temple of Den
yer, one of the leading state officers
of the organization, was present and
made the principal talk of the evening
setting forth clearly the work to be
undertaken at the camps and the diff
ference between this work and that
of the Red Cross, which only looks
after the injured. He was followed
by F. R. Jones, who made a strong
talk for the movement and outlined
plans for securing Prowers county's
share of the needed money. A fine
program of patriotic music YVES a very
pleasing feature of the evening.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07

unashamed as when she sobbed out
her final goodbyes when the boy went
away.
The men and women of this coun-
try have just subscribed over three
billion dollars to be used in the de-
struction of human life. This cam
paign seeks to raise only one per cent
of that amount in a movement to pro-
tect the lives and souls of men.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
Up a Tree

According to the press reports VIII
liam Jennings Bryan while hunting in
Arizona was chased up n tree by a
bull. This is real news for while it
is not the first time that Billy has
been up a tree, it is the first time that
the variety Of bull he deals in has
been known to turn on its owner.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Denver, Nov. 5.-The Colorado Met
al Mining association which has start
cd a movement to end the career of
the wildcat promoters in Denver, find
their thunder stolen bodily by Mayor
Specr, who is TO secure the passage
Of an ordinance which, it is bcli7ved,
will drive the dishonest ones from the
city. One would suppose in . move
Of this kind, which is nothing more
or less than to protect The money of
the people, Speer would have the sup
port of the Denver papers but he
hasn't. The story has been current in
Denver for some time that at least
one paper was forcing these promot-
ers 10 come across" and the position
Of this paper on the Spccr ordinance
confirms the story in a way. How
ever, none of the other papers are
enthusiastic over the scheme to pre-
vent the publication of further abso-
lutely misleading advertisements. To
judge from common talk around town
Speer will have the backing Of the
people generally in this move.
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
Work of Army Y. NJ. c. A.
Denver, Colo.

DENVER OOlO.s NOV. o. 4Jl &.
During the week of November II to
10 the National War Work Council Of
the Young Mems Christian Asocia-
tion of the United States will conduct
a campaign throughout the United
States in an effort to raise thirty
five million dollars to be devoted to
the maintenance of Y. NJ. c. A. huts
in the camps Of American soldiers in
the United States and in France, and
also in the armies of our allies.
The huts are equipped with librar-
les, writing material, testamelts, mo-
tion picture outfits, talking machines,
and all sorts Of games, including bas-
ket ball, hand ball, volley ball, medi-
cine ball, football, base ball, checkers,
chess, etc On Sundays religious SER
vices are held by clergymen of all de-
nominations and creeds, Protestants,
Catholics and Jews.
Following this statement, the first
question that arises in n mans mind
is. Why should contribute to a fund
for the entertainment of soldiers. /
have bought Liberty Bonds and
have subscribed for the maintenance
of the Red Cross; why should l do
anything more for the soldiers?
Let us tell you something about the
conditions.
In the first place, while the Red
Cross ministers TO the soldiers who
have been wounded in battle, he
army Y. NJ. c. A. ministers to those
who are physically fit, and its great
aim is to keep them physically and
morally clean. Without these Y. NJ.
c. A. huts, with their home like in
fluence, there is no place for the sol
dier TO find his recreation while off
duty but the drinking places and the
brothels. The great menace to the
men in the army, far away from
home influence, is disease. The temp
tations perhaps are greater for the
American, Canadian and Australian
soldiers than they are for some of the
others. For instance, n British SOL
dier can get home in a few days, when
he has his two weeks furlough; the
French and Belgian soldiers can get
to their homes in n short time, but
the American soldier knows that he is
over there indefinitely; that he will be
there during the period of the war,
and for some time after the war, and
left to his own devices for seeking
entertainment, there is every chance
that home ties will not be strong
enough to keep him in the paths Of
rectitude.
Another element enters into it. The
Russian soldiers pay is one cent a
day; the Belgian's pay is four cents a
day; the French soldiers pay is five
cents day, the British soldiers twen-
ty-five cents day while the American
soldier is paid from one to three dol
lars a day, so that, it being generally
understood that he may always have
a few dollars in his pockets he is
sought after by the camp followers
and the lewd women of the cities.
So you can see what it will mean to
the mothers of America to feel that
some provision is being made to en-
sure, as far as is humanity possible,
the return of her boy and the boys
of her friends-if they have not been
called upon to make the supreme sac
rifiee-as clean and clear-eyed and
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07
advertising rate since it comes nearer
bordering on the undesirable.

The story is current in Denver that
the Nonpartisan League has Honest
John" jumping sideways. Shafroth
was responsible for the appearance of
that Organization here TO start with
He thought it would be a swell side
degree to his machine. After the
bonehead stunt pulled at st. Paul
which resulted in nationwide public
ity to do a little side-stepping-told
them he believed it would be better
for him not to be known actively with
the League. This did not plecse a
number and they frankly informed the
acrobatic senator from Colorado if he
failed to come out in the open and
cspouse the cause" they would nom
mate Agnes Riddle on the Nonpartisan
League ticket and elect her. AS Shat
roth knows he has mighty little loyal
support in his own party, and now
finding these new made friends irclin-
cd to be uppish, he does not know
which way to jump. However, as he
has been the best little balancer in
the world during his political career
in Colorado, leave it to Honest
John" to find some way out of the
difficulties
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07

The Nonpartisan League, which has
opened headquarters in Denver, is
writing the country press asking free
space to present this great "caug," to
the common people. So far as can
be learned none of the country editors
have fallen for the bunk. As they
might easily print a 20 page paper
each week and not seem deeply i'm
pressed with the request of the
Nonpartisan League, especially in
view of the fact, it makes wonderful
claims as TO the cash it has in its
treasury. The fact that each mem
Der is asked TO come across with
s16, ten of which goes to the organ
izer for his work, causes the average
country editor to feel if he is to use
any of his valuable space for this
cause, he should be paid for that space
just as he is paid by Lydia Pinkham,
Bull Durham and Pcruna. Indeed many
of the country editors take the posi-
tion advertisements of the Nonparti-
san League should command q higher
The Lamar register., 1917-11-07

The way Kcating '1oyally support
ed" him evidently made a great hit
with the President. Keating told his
hackers, the agitators Of Colorado,
that he would secure orc Of them as
food administrator and one Of them
as coal administrator for this state,
and that together they would give the
business element n trimming it would
never forget The fact that the best
people Of his district have little use
for him, and arc open in saying so,
gets under Keating's hide. When his
recommendation for these places
reached the President they promptly
found lodgment in the waste basket,
and the men appointed were not those
endorsed by KeatinR but those against
whom he registered vigorous objec-
tions Heating will never again be
able 10 fool the people Of his district
with his Support me because I stand
by Wilson" He has failed utterly 10
make good and every one in his dis
trict knows it.