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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Dividends
Regular Declarations

Alaska Packers Association.--Qu Quarterly
dividend of 2 per cent. payable May 10 to
stockholders OF record April 80
California Packing Observation-Disclosures
ly dividend of 81 per share on the common
stock, payable June Is to stockholders of rec
ord May 81.
Ell Paso Electric Company.-Quarterly divi-
dend of $3.50 per share the common
stock. payable June Is to stockholders of
/ record June Is.
Electric Investment Corporation.--Quarte
ly dividend of ~ per cent on the preferred
stock. payable May 22 to stockholders of rec.
ord May IL.
Gorham Manufacturing Company.-Qhar-
tery dividend Of per cent on the common
stock. payable May II to stockholders Of rec
ord May 10.
Lake of the Woods Milling Company.-
Quarterly dividends of Pa per cent on the
common and | y per cent on the preferres!
stock. both payable June to stockholders of
record May 25.
Mahoning Investment Company.-Dividsna
of per cent, payable June / to stockholders
of record May 23.
Steel Products Company.-Quarterly diyi-
dend OF y per cent on the preferred stock.
payable June to stockholders Of record May
United Verde Copper Company.--The COM
pany has paid dividend OF sl.5D per share.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Corporate Returns
Elk Horn Coal Corporation.-Total

Elk Horn Coal Corporation.-Total
earnings for the year ended Deem
Der 81, 1917, amounted to $4,497, 121,
compared with $2,457 ,453 for the pre-
ceding year. Net earnings totalled ST.
PAS, 789, against $1,108,320 for the year
before. Surplus after taxes and pre-
ferred dividends was 81 1929, 1876, COM
pared with $243,957 for 1916
s. 8. Kresge Company.-Total sales
for April were s2,646,337. against s2,-
36O,759 for the corresponding month of
last year. Sales for the first four
months of 1918 totalled 1851 ,023. COM
pared with $8,475,286 for the same
months of the previous year
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corpora
tion.-Report for the year ended De-
cember 81 last shows income of $685.
655. Dividends amounted to S246,7
leaving a surplus for the year of
$546,874.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

An interesting feature of the
market yesterday was that railroad
shares declined. for the most part,
xbsreas the industrials continued
d. progress toward an unknown
rosl Even Reading, the Steel COM
s,on Of the rails, barely held it's own,
.,as;ng unchanged from the preced-
No day. Probably the explanation
4 that the pools which have been
,,,shing Reading and other issues
inward were less active, while many
confessional traders, with tradi-
,;eual caution, got out from under
aver the week end; and the selling
tnm this source was not matched
bv public buying. as it was in the in
austrial list. The public is finding
the rails unattractively cold as a
SPECULATIVE proposition and is con-
eentrating on the industrials. 1t is
The extent of such buying that will
furnish the keynote of the market
this week; for there is no doubt
sbat on Friday and Saturday the
so-called outsiders" by which is
meant those who come into the mar
bet only when allured by the specu-
lahve possibilities in a movement
such as was started last week, were
buying heavily. Orders are pour
mn into commission houses from all
sections of the country In large and
nuidly increasing volume; and. I'M
less there should be highly unfa-
yrable developments in Europe in
the near future, the speculative
position may soon be enormously ex-
banded. That might bring about
precarious market situation in view
Of the many uncertainties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Price king Urged
BY Pope Yeatman
War Industries Board Mem
Der Seeks Wider Regula-
ton of Metals

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Price fix
ing of all metals was urged by Pope
Yeatman, Of the War Industries Board
to-day before the Senate Mines Com
mittee, at its hearing on the govern
ment ore control bill Special prob
lens presented by each of the forty
metals in the bill should determine
whether the price fixing should be
MAXIMUM or minimum, he said.
Copper, lead, zinc and nickel are not
named in the bill, he said, because
Strong interests would oppose the
measure"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Indian Sugar Production

Based on reports from provinces
containing 90 per cent of the total
area under sugar cane in British India,
the Indian Department of Statistics
final estimate of the 1918 outturn
is 3,229,000 long tons of raw sugar
from 2,796,0O0 acres Of cane, compared
with 2,728,000 tons from 2,416,OO0
acres ir 1916-'17 This works out at
1851 pounds per acre, against 1929
pounds for 1916-17
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

*9f,749,00O in loans and discounts to q
total of S4,59S, 100000, while demand
deposits decreased $144,31a,0oo to a
total of s3,643,47s,ooo. Excess reserves
increased s65,6OS,15O during the week.
bringing that item to s1O2.So7.7so.
United States government deposits with
the banks increased rrom s204e 900
to total of s524,S74,0OO as result of
the initial payment made on account of
the third Liberty Loan subscription.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York increased its gold reserve ap-
proximately 100000 last week. Bills
discounted and bought by that institu-
ton increased from s525,555,173 to
s576,673,S91.
The actual condition of member
banks shown by the Clearing House
statement yesterday follows:
Loans, discounts, invest
ments, etc. ........... 50, 59S, ~ 900
Cash in vaults of Federal
Reserve members. 80. 1oe,o41 900
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve banks. .......... 5s2,112,ooo
Cash in vaults of state
banks and trust COM
panies ................ 17,54e, 900
Reserve in repositories 7,s91.OOO
met demand deposits.... 3,643,478,0o0
Net time deposits. ..... 177,95s,OOO
Circulation ............. 36,561 900
Aggregate reserve....... 587, 549, 900
Excess reserve. ........ 2.8O7.73O
*united States deposits deducted,
s524,S7400O.
The changes from week ago were:
Loans and discounts :. Inc $97, 74e 900
Cash in vaults of Fed
eral Reserve men,
bers ................I Inc. 2,475, 600
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve banks. ........ inc. 46,470,O00
Reserve in vaults of
state banks and trust
companies ...........I Inc. 100000
Reserve in repositories. Dec. $4,000
Net demand deposits. Dec 144,313,ooO
Net time deposits. -. Dec 4,873,uOO
Circulation ............ Inc. 100000
Aggregate reserve. Inc. 46,618, 900
Excess reserve. ..... Inc 65,6O8, 1850
Bank Acceptances.@Rates were un-
changed yesterday as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per cent Per cent. Per cent
E l gible
m e m Der
banks: 1904 4A@4Ls 4h@4A
E igi b G
non mem
Der banks.4ss@4h 4as@4A 4is@44s
Inelig BILE
bank bAls5!A @4s4 sA@4s4 sl4@4M
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks. ......... 4N
Eligible hon-member banks..... 40
Ineligible bank bills. ......... 6
Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banEs on commercial
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
MAJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Money and Credit

The large transactions last week aris-
ing out OF government operations in
the financial market resulted in impor-
tant changes in the weekly statement
OF the Clearing House banks issued
yesterday. This showed an increase Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, s4.75ss. The intrinsic
parity is $4.s6ss per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are at a premium, which
is owing to the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is greater
than the demand In this country for
pounds with which to settle accounts in
England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

that is, if you were buying dollars
with pounds, marks or francs-its
value at the close of last week. as com
pared with year ago, would be about
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

To say that a great speculation
would put the market in an ex-
tremely vulnerable position is not to
say that higher prices are not war
ranted. In many cases there Is
little doubt that prices are still
somewhat out of line with intrinsic
values, and every one knows that
they are far out of line with earn
ings. The trouble is that great
speculative movement always gains
momentum very rapidly and is car
ried to extremes. People buy stocks
not on the basis of values but mere
" because prices are rising, and
in the ecstasy of rising prices they
forget that prices cannot go on ris-
ing forever. That is fact that in
variably comes as a painful surprise
in the end, when those who make
the markets have gotten out from
under.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

Further weakness developed yester-
day in the IA per cent bonds of the
third Liberty Loan, the price declining
to low Of 1920, compared with the
low sale of sS.4o on Friday, when they
were traded in for the first time. Yes
terday's turnover for the short session
amounted to S1,305,000, compared with
$,3,5o8,0 for the five hours trading on
the preceding day. The largest blocks
OF the bonds appeared on the tape as
follows: $4,000, the first sale, at
$780, sl53,0oo at $3.50. s3O9,ooo at
9o.24, $4,000 at 1924 and $4,000 at
$3.50. The last, of $4,000, was at the
low price
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

In spite of the warning of the
Federal Reserve Board that loans
for stock speculation must be re-
duced or eliminated, the banks ap-
pear to be lending freely, much more
freely than they have for long
tine. The restrictions which were
applied through several months APP
nrently have been abandoned for
Hstime being. 1t is significant, how
ever. that the time money market
IS just as tight as ever, and the
market is perforce being financed
y demand loans, Therefore, if it
continues to expand as it did last
week, the banks will get in a posi-
acn IN which they can control the
course Of the market at will. 1t is
% Do hoped that they will decide
" exercise some restraint on the
market before the orgy of extrava-
CANT speculation can develop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Relevant Comment
Sumatra's Fall and Rise

The story that the War Trade Board
had decided to permit the importation
to this country Of $4,000 bales of wrap
per tobacco from Sumatra exerted a
depressing influence for time yester-
day on the shares Of the American
Sumatra Tobacco Company. After
opening at 116A the price dropped
quickly to 1877, but rallied before the
close to 116k for net loss OF half a
point The rebound in the stock was
attributed to the announcement that
the tobacco which the War Trade Board
Will allow to enter this country repre-
sents consignments on orders placed
prior to the imposition Of the embargo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

Silver.-Bar silver in London was
49Md, unchanged; New York, 991sc,
unchanged; Mexican dollars, TIC, un-
changed.
Sub-Treasury.-The banks lost to the
Sub-Treasury yesterday $693000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

Bank Clcarings.-The days bank
clearings at New York and other cities
were:
Exchanges. Balances
New York .$51 ,468,525 $10,114,O91
Philadelphia. 62,341,633 13,776,957
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money 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, 1918-05-12
Federal Reserve Banks

WASHINGTON, May Federal Res
zooo during the
*6o,i'ooo the Reserve Boards
tonight The condition banks at the close of business
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

Eligible member banks. ......... az
Eligible hon-member banks..... 40
Ineligible bank bills. .......... 6
Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banl;s on commercial
paper on all periods I'D to ninety days:
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-02
NOTICE AND ORDERING. 1784-A

In the District Court of the United States for the Territory of Alaska Division No. l.-Territory of Alaska, plaintiff, vs. Estate of A. B. Cooper, deceased, and w. R. Shepard. ad. ministrator of the Estate of A. B. Cooper. deceased, defendants
 Whereas, the attorney general Of the territory of Alaska has filed an information in the above-entitled cause alleging that A. B. Cooper died intestate on or about the 2Sth day of November. 1916, at Sitka, Alaska, leaving an estate consisting of certain real estate situated in the towns of Cordova and Chitina. in the Third division Of Alaska, of the value of seven hundred fifty ts750.00) dollars, and of certain personal property of the value of s6025, and of certain moneys amounting to the sum of $2S3.39, and further alleging that said estate has escheated to the territory of Alaska; and
 Whereas, said information prays that said estate be adjudged to be the property of the territory of Alaska
 Now, therefore, 1t Is ordered that all persons interested in the said estate be and appear before the above entitled court. at Juneau. Alaska. on the 18th day of January, 1919. and show cause, if any they have, why the title to the said estate, money and property should not vest in the territory of Alaska, the plaintiff herein.
 And 1t is further ordered that this notice and order be published for six consecutive weeks from the date hereof in the Cordova Daily Times. newspaper of general circulation pub lished in Cordova, Alaska.
 Dated this 2Sth day of September, 1918. ROBERT w. JENNINGS,
 District Judge. First publication, Oct 2, 1918.
 Last publication. Nov. l2. 1918.
 -
 For well-cooked meal orOperly
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-02
An interesting Item

"Commodore Wittenberg was in vited at one of these Russian witnage- notes to adjudicate upon some cases which were hard to decide because of the fact that strong prejudices were aroused. They held that he was a very Solomon in his wise decision, and hailed him as an ideal justice. It is very interesting to note that of lenders such as petty larcenists who are convicted are sentenced to serve as police or deputies without pay, a somewhat amusing conception of the position in the eyes of Americans
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-02

although at Anadir living in friendly manner and both sharing the meet ings. There are about 250 persons there, of whom fourteen are Bolshe- vikist These are fishermen, miners, traders and others.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-02
Copper River and Northwestern Ry.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN CHITINA AND KENNECOTT

CHITINA ANU KENNECUTT Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays,
 Thursdays and Fridays Leave Chtina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays
 and Fridays Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays Wednes-
 days, Thursdays and Saturdays The above schedule subject to change without notice.
 Dining Car in Connection with all Regular Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina. Freight received and delivered at Cordova Wharf from a. m to p m., except Sundays. Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office .on" before departure of trains.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-02

For well-cooked meal. properly served, drop in at the Frisco Cafe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
COMMUNITY 4! cEN7ERS !
ST|Alf2}EL|EF work
Women Who May Be Available for
Fight Against Influenza Asked
to Report Today. 1

The community center department of
the public! schools decided yesterday
to organiza relief committees in
neighborhoods throughout the city to
aid families stricken with influenza.
Miss Cecil b Norton. general secre-
tary Of the community center depart
ment. issued an appeal last night to
all woman m embers of the centers to
report today by telephone or in per-
son to the secretaries in charge Of
community center work in their re-
spective neighborhoods. informing
them how much. time they can give
each day to the aid Of suffering 'fami-
lies.
Women who volunteer for this work
will be provided with gauze masks
and will be told Of other ways sug-
gested by the Red Cross to protect
themselves from contracting the dis
ease while administering aid. = -
If you have escaped influenza and
want to help those less fortunate, read
the following list and report to. the
secretary whose address is nearest
your home:
Park View, Mrs. C. NJ. Bardwell, 432
Luray place. Col. ITS.
Wilson Normal Center, Mrs. I. E.
Kebler, 1922 Park road. Col 1862.
East Washington Center Mrs. L w.
Hardy, 11s 5th street northeast Line.
$50.
Thomson Center. Mrs. A. j. Driscoll.
1919 M street northwest. North 1890.
L. V. Brown Center, Mrs. G. w.
Stone, Cummings lane, Chevy Chase.
Cleveland S5S.
Tyler Center. Mrs. Allan Davis, 900
18th street southeast; Line. 4917.
T. Powell Center. Mrs. J. A. Hunter,
1858 Ingleside terrace; Col. 6032.
Colored:
Miner Normal Center, Mrs. G. Pei
ham, 1873 I street northwest.
Birney Center, Miss T.. v. Smith, los
Howard avenue; Line. 1885.
Dunbar Center, Mrs. M. A. Tapscott
1913 G street northwest; n. 1884.
Garnet Center. Mrs. A. G. Green,
zoos 10th street northwest; N. 4141.
West Washington Center. Miss Sadie
Gaskins, 1904 Dumbarton avenue
West 21S4-W.
Randall Center, Mrs. E. F. Ellis
1106 Sd street southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13

tween the patients teeth and let him
tnhale the fumes in deep long breaths
for fifteen minutes; then rest for if
teen minutes or longer If needed;
then inhale again fifteen minutes and
repeat the operation, as directed,
twenty-four times, and the result will
be that the lungs will expand to their
normal condition, and in twenty-four
hours the patient is out of danger and
In forty-eight hours he is cured-al-
though weak.
Change cotton often: it ought to
be changed twice in fifteen minutes.
Another method of inhalation for
elderly people without, teeth. and pa
tients in the last stages Of pneumonia
follows:
Get a small alcohol lamp. or any
heating apparatus, and a porcelain
cup. Make a one-inch cover for cup.
Bore a hole in the middle and insert a
half-ineh rubber tube long enough to
reach the patients mouth Boil the al
cohol Ono chloroform i needed in this
method); let patient inhale through
the tube the fumes from the boiling
alcohol in long breaths for fifteen
minutes and follow directions above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
GEN. BULLARD LEAD
new SECOND U. S. ARMY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. October
II (by the Associated Press).-The I'd
American Army came into being to-
day and began operations. 1t is I'M
der command Of Maj. Gen. Robert L.
Billiard.
The list Army. which has been in
existence formally since August, is
now under command of Maj. Gen.
Hunter L. Liggett. Gen. Pershing as
sumes command of the group Of
armies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
Influenza Waning at Dodge.

CAMP DODGE. Iowa, October H.
With 5000 cases of Spanish influenza
at this camp. it was said late today
that the number Of new cases has
fallen off to a marked extent the last
few days. The death rate has been
lower than at any other camp Of the
same size, it was said, but figures on
fatalities were withheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
Readings Prescription
for Cure of Pneumonia
Reprinted From The Star

The epidemic of influenza and pneu-
monia now raging in Washington re-
calls a prescription printed in The
Evening Star of January Is, 1909. sub
mitted by Marus A. Redding Of San
Francisco, Cal, who defied any doctor
in the United States to question it's
value as pneumonia cure. Many re-
quests to reproduce it have been re-
ceived from readers of The Star.
AS printed in The Star of that date
the prescription is made up of three
articles-cotton alcohol and chloro-
form Redding, in his letter to The
Star, described the cure as follows:
'tSaturate a ball of cotton as large
- q one-inch marble with spirits Of
alcohol. add three drops of chloroforn,
to each ball Of cotton. place it be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
Minnesota District Beats Quota.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October "a
The ninth federal reserve district has
again oversubscribed its allotment of
liberty bonds. Chairman A. R Rogers
scription now totals $212,110.350. The
district allotment was $210,000,000.
It is believed the ninth district is
again the first in reaching its quota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
Airplane Falls. Two Injured.

FULTON, N. Y. October 12.-After
making an exhibition flight here this
afternoon. an airplane from Park
Field, Wilmington. Tenn, driven by In
structor Smith. fell and seriously if
not MORALLY wounded Lieut.. Little,
who was in the machine with him
Smith was only slightly injured. The
plane was demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13

with racer. Tho coroner ISSUED q
certificate Of suicide.
william b. Payne. forty years old:
735 Sth street southeast was FOUND
dead in a room of his home yeufer-
day afternoon. having been asphvxi-
ated by Illuminating gas. Two gas
jets in the room were found open and
unlighted. the room being filled to
suffocation with gas. 1t is believed
that the man went to his room early
yesterday morning and in alternating
to extinguish one Of two gas Jets In a
cluster turned both on. Coroner New
lit issued a certificate OF accidental
death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
ALEXANDER REYNOLDS
TAKES FATAL PLUNGE
Leaps From Window While De-
irious-William Summers Kills
Self-Death From Accident.

Alone and delirious as result of
acute double pneumonia and influenza.
Alexander Reynolds. thirty-six years
old, employed by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. jumped
through the open window of his room
on the third floor Of 915 ! street at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. falling
a distance of forty feet.
He received injuries from which he
died half an hour later in the Emer-
gency Hospital. His skull was crush
ed, the man striking on his head when
he fell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
GIRL SIGNAL TENDER,
WITH PISTOL, SAVES
MUNITION TRAIN

UNIoNTOwN, Pa, October 10.
-Barricading herself in the
tower at the Pennsylvania rail-
road crossing at Gist, near here,
this afternoon, Miss F.. M. Ven
sci. signal operator. pluckily
; held her post and fought a re-
volver duel with three men who
attempted to wreck an ammuni-
ton train by placing ties across
the tracks.
With bullets crashing through
the sides of the tower house,
she returned shot for shot until
the arrival of the freight train
frightened away the intruders.
. Miss Vensel had noticed the
men tampering with a switch
AID ordered them away. They
pointed reyplsers at her, and,
retiring to the tower house, she
procured a pistol and opened
fire.
The crew Of the freight train.
which she signaled to stop,
found a pile of logs dragged
upon the track, and switches
and telephone line tempered
with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
GEN. BLUE ADVISES
|N|NFLUENzA FIGHT
Urges Public Cooperation
With Various Health
Agencies.
PHYSICIANS OVERW0RKED
Surgeon General Blue Urges
Home Care for Influenza

Doctors and nurses should not
be called unnecessarily.
Acute shortage of medical and
nursing service everywhere.
Tells what to do for persons
sick with Spanish influenza.
Rest in bed important.
Recommends the use of gauxe
masks by those nursing the
sick.
Handkerchiefs out Of place in
the sick room.
No cause for alarm If precau-
tons are observed.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue.