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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
MARKET IS TIRED
IN CLOSING HOUR

New YORK.. Feb. AFTER a bcuysn.
npeaing today under leadership o.
United States Steel the market vas
freely supplied with stocks over the
wires from the West with the result
that after waverinE tor few hoars
= distinct setback Isme in the last
hour. The close was Irregular - .
net losses OF point or more in most
active issues. whlle spsclaiL.us ras. Sed
higher. SteDi sold Gown "a two points
under the high Of the morning. st
Paul lost more thar three points. The
curt market followed with high
opening ard los closing. Cotton
closed lower
From all tho evidence ohtatrable 10
seems that the Western traders SO,
the better OF The Wall street profess
sionhls. The latter wee short 81 the
market And did most Of the buy
that put the market up on ThGrsaAy
and at tod,y.s opening. They we're
carried avs, with she Iaca THAT poAc"
would be a reality Wltotn p few weeks.
The West was long OF r-oeks. having
natchHsed H. Dereuuer. Ee'nE away
srom the rtsnspu.atyys center The
West kept caol aead on the war ara
realized that IL would 90 wise 90 take
pronts before tIs ok drive GA the
western front 10 Europe
But tie market bst aot been abaG-
bankers hcla arm 10 the hstef thar
IN order 70 maze the noNt bert loan
success the stock market must 20
= sid within bounds. Therefore no
great decline lie looked for.
,B.snkers were surprised that Ct
PAUL should have broken ~ Il dia as
a result al the pcgtpouemeut Of dlvl-
den6 action. !; vas the break IN st
Paul that HAed tas character 81 the
stock market in the late trading The
directors have not passed the dividend.
but postponed action until after the
government through CO. Rress mas def
rftteiy axed railroad Incomes
weather bureau forecasts 81 the
warn wave coming witt the temper
allure above freezing ny sunday must
mean a speeding ny ~ industry, hot
rs tlis partten3ar upward movement
in the stock market YVES chiefly tech
aioal, the ules ieu % earning played
a little part Therefore the weather
Forecast did not cHels tFs decline.
The nsrkst was simply tired cat
81. piHa ppointment was felt a the fail
gYe Of American Beat sugar d-TecteEF
10 act on the dividend because Wall
street has beer expecting a handsome
extra payment yfhinE from per
cent 10 10 per cent
Motor stocks subsidized soon after tle
opening for the sensatJu a3"anfe
If General Motors YESTERDAY made the
market position ~ rhe Duraat 50
toe serious for speculative 1evtty "
III understood nat the shorts tn Gen
era Motors a~s stfl IN distress and
that another crowd is snort Of United
Motors on ~arb
I'm tbs esr}y f-za!vg SUITS ard
Chandler made new high prices,
Atlantic GUT and west Indies rcsds
d rFpi1 advance - more than points
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
DAYS FINANCIAL
DOTNGS.
Iufpment Plants to BE Busy for
Long Time.
Bank Ctearnnces.
Richmond, Feb. I. s5,AsS,424.

Equipment Plants to BE Busy for
Long Time.
Financiers who watch the trend of
things are encouraged In one thing
which will keep meneyaioose and scat
tered-the continued operation OF the
railroad equipment plants. These
plants keep many thousands of men
busy. In three shifts, and the men
receive large salaries, They spend AZ
fast as they receive. and the money
goes tho rounds. doing It's share of
good to the community m general.
finally getting back from where II
started.
The local branch OF the American
works is getting itself into
shape TO help equip the badly Grip
pied railroads, and there Is every rea-
son 10 believe the men employed at
the plant will be kept busy in this
method OF fighting the enemy. and
not be disturbed by the draft require
ments for the time being. at least.
The plant will in a short while need
many more men than 1t appears are
now available, and those who are now
employed at the plant, with their ex-
perience and their efficiency, will, II
is believed, be retained 9s long as
possible, regardless of demands for
other army service; At least, this is
what some OF the long-headed ones in
bankers row believe Is the best meth
cd OF fghting the enemy along these
lines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
MUST FIX HIGHWAY
FOR MAIL BY AUTO
Had spots Near Richmond and Oeoo-
guam BRr to Proposed Motor
Truck Route.

Hay T. Thornton. postmaster OF Rich
mond. recently wrote letter to the
postoffice department at Washington
with regard to the establishment OF
motor truck service between wash
iugton and Richmond. In the letter
he quoted Mr. r. D. Henley. engineer
OF construction OF the office OK the
state highway commissioner. advising
that the Richmond pike is IN good
condition at all times and capable OF
maintaining "A fast schedule. He re-
ceived the following reply.
Postmaster.
Richmond, Virginia
Receipt ID acknowledged Of your
letter of the 1Tth instant, In reply
you are informed that this statement
does not agree with the report OF the
representative OF the de apartment who
personally drove the entire distance
between Washington and Richmond
and who found about forty miles on
the Richmond end OF the route so
rough as TO offer serious tmpediment
to the regular performance of service
by motor vehicle under rapid SEIZED
ule and that a distance OF about six
miles between Occoquan and Dunn
fries the road was In such horrible
condition as to scarcely he worthy OF
the name of highway Definite action
on this proposition does not seem ad
visabte at the present time. but your
letter will he 90 filed that the sugges-
tious contained therein will not be
overlooked.
Jsignedp ~ X. PICKETT.
Acting Fourth Assistant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
CFTRR STOCK q.

New York, Feb. Low priced oil
stocks we're the center Of large in
terest on the curb today because of
sharp reactions fror. the finals OF
yesterday. both Central on and Queen
OF declining TO the lowest levels that
have been reached since their initial
appearance on the curb
The balance OF the market was
strong Mt the start,
Motor stocks were again the CEN
ter Of interest with Chevrolet and
United Motors leading. both issues
scoring large advances over the f.
mails OF Yesterday. Chevrolet sold
at the highest level OF the year. due
to the favorable report that has been
made by the company and Influenced
by the firmuess OF General Motors
Independent OIL stocks. apart from
the two issues already mentioned.
were only fairly active. and price
cha nSes were mixed. compared with
those OF yesterday, Merritt OH WINS
stronger. with a gain OF about a point,
Midwest Refining was also higher,
while some OF the other higher
priced stocks were fractionAllx lower
Mining stocks were In good de-
r1and throughout almost the entire
day.
Other high priced stocks were also
firmer. and the demand for these wa s
better than II has been.
Bonds were fairly active and prices
were st slightly higher levels.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
On the Firing Lane.

Wei. Rastus, have you been on
the firing liner"
"Fahing line! An 'speeks All has,
sab. Why, abs bin on de failing line
lots oh times"
You don't say sol That surprises
me. Rastus. When did you go To
war;
"Wsnl All amt been to no wah.
sab, hut Abs bin on de fahin' line.
Yis. sab, eb'ry Saturday, sab, dc boss.
he gifts US all up in line, an Abs
allus dc fust enc fahed.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

Lucinda was testing the devotion
of Erastus.
'S'pose 1t Is night and we ara In
a deep, black woods. There comes a
bo'er constructor a-wriggling through
the grass; an al wildcat a-boundin'
the bushes: an a lion roarin'
an maxim for us mile minute.
What are we a-gonna do?'
There ain't gonna be no we."-
Christian Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

Liverpool Zen. / Spot COTTON was
dun and unchanged today with mid
diiEg old contract quoted .9I-d ana
good middiIne Kew contract e-s5a.
Ta4s sales were 2,8S0 bates, 3rcIuL.a2
IseAs American. Tie receipts were
sTI1n bales, Of wh ch GE.I.o s.erg
American The market e95 us~ Iuture
cputyt cts opeHed quiet, - points nae
iGR&x ard closed easy at net Ja-
ciive OF 1883 points
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
huge4r

New York. Feb. 1.--Raw sugar.
quiet; centrifugal, sos, Refined
quiet tine Rranulated, 745{ cut LOAF
s,95; crushed, $40, mould A. 7.s6;
cubes, $40; powdered 1906 diamond
A, 7.45 eonfect!onera A, 1885 softs
No. /. 100.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
Similar.

Mrs F1atbush---We have great team
work at our house.
Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ge on,
SAYS. lfiatnush-My husband and
.ths dog growi at the same tiiaa-
YeRksrs Etstssmaa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
Force of Habit.

That auctioneer seems 10 know
HIS business
yes, kuocking down IL ms special
~. He used to be pugiiist, -
Noston Transcript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
L. s. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The United States circuit court OF
appeals reconvened this morning at
1890 o'clock with the following
Judges and officials in attendance:
Circuit judges. Pritchard, Knapp and
Woods; clerk Claude NJ. Dean;
United States mar%haI John G. Saun-
dcrs.
Case in call yesterday continued;
No. 1892, Jasper Vance ct al. plain
tiffs in error, VS.. Herbert L Clark ct
al. defendants in error; error to the
district court OF the United States
for the southern district OF West
Virginia, at Huntington. Cause con-
tinued per stipulation of counsel.
Today being conference day under
the rules OF the court no cases will
be called for argument but the court
will enter up Judgments and DEGREES
in the cases disposed of during the
week and hold a conference upon
cases heretofore argued and remain
ing undecided.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

Other varieties range in price from
90 20 IS. tependant upon quality. Culls
according TO quality ans corcitioA
-AnRe from o. to 50.
Grapefruit. per box. . 76@ 90
Rananas s hands. bunch. Z 0NGD 81
WHOLESALE MARKET CONDITIONS.
Cary street was steady and moder-
ately active today, business being af~
fected 10 considerable extent by the
continued unfavorable weather, There
were no BpeciRlties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

Lee Roden. at Milier's. seems TO
think that II the proposed finance bill
Ia enacted. as seems most likely, there
will be a sensational demand for
stocks. 1t was stated that the drop
Of two points on St. Paul followed as
matter OF course the failure of the
directors to act on dividends Wednes-
day It Is not understood that the
dividend has been passed up. but that
action has simply been deferred, and
that the directors will meet at later
date and declare the usual divvy.
There is much uncertainty in railroad
stocks, however. but equipment shares
are favored as stocks that may ad-
vance materially when peace comes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02
Court News
State Corporation Commission.

The state corporation commission
yesterday granted the following
charters:
First Aid Splint corporation.
Lynch burg, Va 100000; manufac-
turing and selling i patent first aid
spllnt package 4. Barksdale. presf-
cent. s. W Patterson, Jr.. secre-
tary and treasurer, both Lynchburg.
Va.
Amendment to charter of Fergus
son nfold-Lightfoot corporation,
Norfolk. Va, increasing its capital
stock from 5000 to $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

New York, Feb. Curb close:
5000 Aetna Explosive. 1-2Q6s-4
$500 Chevrolet Motors. 1i9 1-21120
Manhattan Trans. T-l689-is.
as, 900 Maxim Munitions. 5-SQ 1I-16.
1890 United Motors. IS Lao 25 as,
1900 Anglo American Oil, II l~20
IL.
500 Cosden OIL. 7971-s.
500 Federal OF, 2T-s33
! 1000 International Petroleum, 2 2
Q13.
Metropolitan Petroleum, 7-ts a
5000 Oklahoma common, s1s1-7.
4so Victoria OIL. new. S-sGss-4
1000 Atlanta Oil. 109tI.
$500 Big Ledge, 1Gt1-s
] 1000 Goldfeid Cons. 3-s1T-iB.
5000 Green Monster Mining, 5-S1
"a.
200o Jerome Verde. 5-SRS-4
500 Jumbo Extension, 1711s.
Loco Mother Lode, 25127
2.3o0 Nipissing Mines, 1-4QS3-4.
1000 Success Mining. 9310.
zoo Tonopah Extension, 1890
/ "a
100 American Writing Paper. 26v
2 "a.
200 North American u. p p, e1-2
a. "a
$500 L, Il. Steamship c.. 9-S05.
5000 Md West OIL. 112dIi4.
1000 Oklahoma p. & r., 7G371~4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

In presenting the annual report of
the Federal Reserve bank for the year
1917. Governor George J. Seay says:
The year just closed was the most
eventfuI in the history OF the bank
ing business. as well rs in the history
OF our country. The growth of bank
ing and the magnitude o| financial
operations exceeded everything known
10 our experience or to the experience
of the world"
In the profit and loss account, en-
bodied in the report. the following
fgures are shown: Credit balance jan
uary !. 1917, s11. 664.70; net earnings
for the year 1917. s462.223.2s; divi-
dend paid to member banks from No
venher /. 1915. to December 81. 1917,
s240. 944,50: paid TO treasurer of Uni
ted States as franchise tax, $li6,-
471.73; transferred to edrplus &C
count. s116,471.73.
The six banks in the system that
paid this franchise tax to the gov
ernmeut include. besides Richmond.
those of New York, Chicago, Boston.
Atlanta and Minneapolis, which places
Richmond in some class.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

The volume of paper handled by the
Richmond Federal Reserve bank dur
ing 1917 shows: Total amount OF com
mercial and agricultural paper dis
counted. S125,lb7.241. bankers ac-
ceptances purchased. s5S.11G,059
rediscounted notes secured by t. s,
securities. $25.939.569.1 total vol
ume OF paper handled, $4Gt. 099. 040i3:
discounted for member banks In Viz
ginia, $289.877.489.9o; District Of Co
lumbia, s3.5O2, o9489; West virginia.
3t,814,935. North Carolina, sS3,
AL .999.6a: South. Carolina. S50,S2S,-
$3.50,
There are sac member banks In the
district, and of this number 246 were
granted discounts during ths year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-02

II il we'll to note what the secrs-
tary OF the treasury. in his annual
report Just issued. says about the fed
eral reserve system:
Happily for America, the federal
reserve system was established In 1914.
IT has beon subjected to supreme tests.
both preceding and following the dec
laration of hostilities. and has meas
ured UP to every expectation and TO
every requirement. without this sys
ten0 It would be impossible 10 finance
our enormous domestic and foreign
trade, to raise the tremendous credits
required to assist tho foreign govern
ments making common cause with us
against Germany. and to take care
of the extraordinary expenditures en-
tailed by our part I'm the war"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
Of CEN.
MILLS IN PRINT
Man Who Surveyed Ell
Paso, Issues His Memoirs
in Book Form.

Compliments of the author to his
friend, The FL Paso Herald" is in
scribed in a handsomely printed. limp
leather bound volume reaching The
Herald entitled My Story: by Arson
Mills, Brigadier General, L. S. Army
The book is printed on excellent pa
per. contains III pages and is fun Of
interesting matters covering impor-
tant events during the life Of this
notable soldier. the man who made
the first survey Of FL Paso and whose
business block is the largest in the
city today.
The 5oog contains handsome half
tone 1fkenesses of Gen. Mills and his
late wife, also pictures Of the Mills
buildings in El Paso and Washington.
ID C.. Of the Mills memorial fountain
erected at Thornton. Ind, by the gen
eral in honor of his parents; of Can't
and Mrs. w s Overton- soninlaw and
daughter: Of the grandchndren- Of
the faithful servants in the Mills
family of the late admirals Dewey
and Schley: of former vice-president
Fairbanks: Of speaker Champ Clark.
former spea ker Joe Cannon Of r.
Stevens and J. A. Happier fthe latter
as a boy): of the SON Arson who
died in 1894 Of appendicitis, and Of
many other close friends and rela-
tives
The book is copyrighted by the
general and is published solely for
private circulation 1t gives sketch
Of the Mills family. some Of the gen
erals experiences as a young officer
i'm the civil war. relates his visits 10
the west, his visit TO the Paris eXpo-
sition. "the reformation of 81 Paso.
his services here as boundary com
missioner, his invention Of the Mills
cartridge belt. and his associations
with the government in latter years
Not until 1905 did strength enough
appear Din Fl PaSol TO overcome the
la lessness. when Horace p. Stevens
took the matter in hand assisted by
such brave and self-saCrificing men
as J. A smith, W. s. McCutcheOn. r.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
LOCAL BANKERS
60 To MEETING
Kerr and Murchison, Pos
sibly Others, to Attend
State Convention.

a large attendance is expected at
the annual convention Of the Texas
Bankers association in Galveston
May "A. Is and Is. according to Al
fred f. Kerr, Clearinghouse associa-
tion president, who says that all the
available rooms at the hotels have
been engaged for this period for some
time past Mr. Kerr viii attend the
convention representing the FL Paso
Bank q Trust company. as viii =. IT,
lIurcnisou. of the Texas Bank d Trust
company. a canvass OF all the banks
reveaIed that most Of them are con-
sidering the matter OF sending rep
resntative. but the others have not
reached a decision.
The Texas Woman Bankers ass0-
citation. which is an auxiliary body
of the mems organization VIII also De
in session al the same time Several
men prominent in the country's life
VIII De present TO make addresses.
ana an attractive entertainment pro-
gram has been arranged
The convention Of the Texas Bank
ers' association. which is an annual
affair. was held last year in FL Paso,
and was largely attended
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
FREIGHT RATE CHANGES CALL
FOR REVISION OF RATE BOOK

The freight rate book of the cham
her Of commerce is being revised by
the traffic department The correc-
tions are made necessary by Texas
rate changes effective May l.
Class rates between Galveston and
other east Texas points and Fl Paso
are increased. and increased class
rates from cities in eastern Texas TO
FL Paso trade territory are made.
Substantial reductions are made I'm the
class rates from FL Paso to FL Paso
trade points. The changes are highly
satisfactory to the FL Paso chamber
Of commerce. IL was announced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
French Sufragets
Resent Being Denied
Use OF Tobacco Gard

Paris. France. Nay S--Leading
French suffragets are protesting
against the new regulations under
which women are excluded from the
privileges Of the distribution Of to-
bacco by card
Madame Dwitt Schlumberger. al
though favoring prohibition Of the use
Of tobacco by miners considers the
application OF the restrictive meas
ures TO women exclusively as arbi-
trarv and unjust. Other leaders Of
the feminist movement have expressed
them selves likewise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08

Peggy Hyland, the star Of The
ether Woman" a Pathe Gold Rooster
play. presents an excellent example Of
an actress achieving fame and popu-
larity in one country and then. start
ing anew in another country. acQuir-
ing a popularity in no way inferior to
that gained in the first. Miss Hy-
land is an English girl who came to
America not long ago and made her
motion picture debut with E Il S0th-
ern in AitagraDh productions The
Other Woman is the first picture in
which she has ever starred for Pathe
and is adapted from the stage success
q the same name, in which Blanche
Walsh starred for over two years. 1t
is described as a play which reveals
the cause Of much unhappiness in
married life and by Implication offers
a remedy which viii interest the wo-
men in particular and the men in gem
era1-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
Ell PAsO HERAD-ANUSEENT PAGE; WHERE TO GO
YSLeta s First
High School
Glass Finishes
Supt. Miss Wmkler VIII
Deliver Diplomas Eve
ming of May II.

For the first time in the history Of
the school there. Ysleta viii have a
high school graduating class this year
exercises viii take
place the evening OF May II. when
county superintendent Miss NIyra c.
WinkIer will address the class and
deliver diplomas. Following are the
graduates. six in number;
Arthur Thomas Watts. Louis Moritz
Folk. Josephine Lester Weaver, Dolly
Ann Pittman. Alice Pearl Mock. Jean
cite Eugenia Gemoets.
To Wear simple Dress.
The affair Will be a war economy
commencement" the girls to wear
simple MILDLY blouse" frocks and the
boys TO observe economy in their
dress likewise.
Except in the case Of La Isla school
which began its term late. all county
schools still open viii close May L.
Viuton and Canutillo. the only schools
which did not have a nine months
session. closed several weeks ago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08
DAILY RECORD


DEEDS Glleu-
SAINT, re addftfon-Charles r. Stevens.
T. T. White and Horace B. stevens 10
Santiago Pautoja. lot In block II, $500;
March u. 1918.
III Paso-Frances J. Thorne- eXecut-lE
Of the estate Of Richard H Thorne- de-
ceased. 20 oliver Hamiin. south = LOT
100. section X. in Evergreen cemetery
$685. April %. 1918
CamDbeTs addition-Alfredo Herrera
TO George and Ester Benton. lot IN
block fs. on South Campbell street, $780,
April 20, ISIS
Building Permits.
IT. C. Sen pie 1882 Nagoffin, new roof
800.
7. C. Lowman. 1882 Montana street, ad-
dltiou and repairs. $1,000
Nick u. Carson. san Jacinto ana
seventh streets. repairs. $3.50
Louis Orebals. Eight and Kansas
streets lumber mill. $500
Licensed to Marry
Adolf1 Cordova and Beln Hclguln-
Elfzeo Del Rio and Conception Lubia-
Elias Nassau and Shafiaa Druohy-
Epitacio Livas and Elvira Niliegas-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08

Seven Keys &c BGldpat5." George
NJ Cohans great mystery play, viii
be seen today only at the WiEwam.
George NJ Conan himself plays the
leading role, supported by an excellent
company.
Seven Keys to Baldpate" was one
Of Mr.. COhan's most successful pro-
auctions on the stage. and the screen
version is even more attractive. There
is one thing about the picture that
makes it more than ordinarily inter
esting and that is the fact that il is
simply overlooking with action. and
one cannot anticipate the ending until
nearly time for the final flash.
Tomorrow only, Elsie Ferguson. the
beautiful, viii be seen in Rose Of the
World"
he WiEwam in The Tramp. ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08

climax to his liberty drive" Tuesday
afternoon by hearing his own case
and ordering himself TO buy s25 worth
Of stamps. on a charge Of speeding.
The drive viii be continued by
justice Han in a limited way. all
accused found guilty Of only technical
violations OF the law TO be made TO
purchase stamps instead Of paying
fines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08

b. Bias William II. and r. +. Burgess,
II. ID. Slater. Rev. Henry Easter. Felix
Martinez. Waters Davis, Willard Pat
terson. w. NJ ColdwelL Frank Powers.
L. S Stewart and many others. says
the general. regarding the reforma-
tion of FL PasO-
The story is Of absorbing interest
for the friends and the acquaintances
of the general. and for others as we'll
for the life of Gen. Mills was lived at
a time when history was very inter
esting and he was a participant IN
much of 10. Naturally, relating the
story of his life. ne brings out much
OF the story of the west and of the
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-08

Monday evening, IN l. q o. r ham
the Court of Honor initiated seven
candidates. and awarded prizes for
the total scores in the series Of 800"
and hunco games Elmer F. NanNat-
tan won h0nors in 800 Mrs Fam
ME Heifrin making high in buncO,
both receiving thrift stamps.