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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12
ASCEND MOUNT BLANC AT
THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME

London, February 21-(Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press. 1.-THE
Rev. A. S. w. Young, who has just
died at his home on the Thames, was
the last survivor of three brothers
who won the attention of the world
m 1866 by making the first ascent of
Mount Blanc without a guide. On
their return journey they fell 1000
feet over precipice, one of them be-
ing killed, but the other two escaping
practically unhurt.
The three brothers Young, athletes
and experienced mountaineers, an
nounced their intention of climbing
Mount Blanc at the most dangerous
season of the year. All endeavors to
dissuade them failed, and in view of
the great danger of the enterprise
the main streets of Chamonix were
thronged with spectators and tele-
scopes were much in demand.
Towards eleven o'clock the three
brothers were discerned looking like
pygmies far up on the Hottest terrace
of the Grand Plateau, climbing with
remarkable vigor. They disappeared
In the corridor" and were lost to view
for an hour, when they reappeared
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12

and were seen standing together on
the extreme summit of mount Blanc
They remained there for few min
utes and then commenced the descent.
Suddenly all three vanished and an
instant later they appeared 1000 feet
below. One of the trio had slipped on
the ledge of a precipice, and the
brothers, being roped together, were
shot down an almost perpendicular
slope of ice to a point where it joined
the border of the upper glacier. Hor
ror-stricken, the watchers below pres
emily saw two of the men rise to their
feet, and for two and a half hours
they bent over the PROSTATE form of
the third, who seemed inert.
Then the two, one walking with
great difficulty, began the laborious
descent, leaving the lifeless body of
their brother. 1t was dark before they
reached the corridor" and they did
not reach safe stopping place until
about three o'clock in the morning. A
rescue party from Chamonix after
ward recovered the body of the broth
er, whose neck had been broken by his
fall.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12
Buy Liberty Bonds
MEETS DEMAND FOR MEAT
Now Restaurateur Faces Charges OF
Stealing Mule and Serving
Mule as Beef.

Memphis, Tenn.-A negro has a res
taurant on South Florida street. Bis
patrons demanded meat on meatless
days. The restaurateur met the de-
mand. Another negro, drayman. lost
his. mule. He appealed to the police,
The police traced the mule to the res
taurant. They found rump steak,
chops and roasts being eagerly de
voured. In the, rear was found the
hide of mule. The negro faces two
charges. The police have him for pur'
Joining the mule and the federal pure
food people have him for selling mule
meat for beef.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12
LIBERTY LOAN
COMMITTEES

GENERAL COMMITTEE
Mrs. j. C. Beekman, chairman
Alexander Linn, vice chairman
A. M. Lowe
N. A. Van Wrinkle
T. G. Mixson
L. D. Vinson
A. P. Albaugh
George Emmanuel
George Economic
Frank Rouse
N. G. Arfaras
Emmanuel Macrenaris
George Meindanis
L. S. Fernald
lei. c. Clayton
Newton Coler
Peter Economies
Webster Little
FL. III. Ballard
Rev. L. G. Fourier
E. F. Albaugh
G. G. Barnum
WARD COMMITTEE FOR SELLING
BONDS
Ward l.
n. G. Arfaras, chairman
George Emmanuel
George Meindanis
Peter Economies
Mrs. Peter Economies
Mrs. I. J. Belcher
Ward 2.
T. G. Mixson, chairman
N. A. Van Wrinkle
Il. s. Fernald
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12

Representative in the Goth congress
Of the United States;
One representative from each of the
congressional districts;
Attorney general;
Justice of the Supreme court for the
term of six years;
Justice Of the Supreme court for the
unexpired term;
Circuit judge, Fifteenth judicial cir
cult;
Judge of the circuit court of Duval
county;
State attorney for the Fourth, Fifth,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12
Those to be Voted For in the
Primary on June the 4th, 1918

Ell. Clay Crawford, secretary of
state, certifes the following list of of
ficials to be voted for in the primary
June A.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12

Fl. c. Clayton
A. M. Lowe
l.. d. Vinson
D. A. Alissandratos
E. F. Albaugh
c. C. Barnum
Mrs. John Davis
Mrs. David Fleming
Ward 3.
A. P. Albaugh, chairman
Harry Shaw
Webster Little
Emmanuel Macrenaris
Mrs. Parkin
Mrs. C. c. Hill
Ward A.
Rev. L. G. Fourier, chairman
H. H. Ballard
George Econome
Frank Rouse
Miss Matte Fernald
Miss Eva Benjamin
Ward 5.
A. M. Lowe, chairman
Mrs. ]. C. Beekman
Rev. Harriet Baker Robinson !
Committee on Installment Sales.
T. G. Mixson
Final revised quota for Pinellas
county Third Liberty Loan:
St. Petersburg ..."....... $2s5, 900
Clearwater .............. 100000
Pass-a-Grille ............ $500
Plnellas Park minimum. 1900
oldsmar IL. j.. H.. $500
Safety Harbor ........... $500
Seminole ...............n 1000
Largo ................... 10000
Dunedin .................. 10000
Tarpon Springs ........... $4,000
Ozona ................... 1000
Sutherland ............... 1000
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-12

Buy a Liberty Bond.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Chicago's Discount Rate
Reserve Bank Raises Draft
Charge 5 Cents Per $1,000

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The Federal Re-
serve Bank Of Chicago has announced
that transfer drafts or exchange on
other Federal Reserve cities and branch
cities will be accepted for immediate
availability in reserve account at IL
cents $1,000 day discount for the
time required for collecting the same
The former rate was 10 cents 81 900
"a day discount. This rate affects only
the purchase Of transfer or exchange
drafts when taken for Immediate avail
ability as reserve. These drafts will
still be taken for deferred availability
ut par in the same manner az checks on
out OF town member banks or other
transit ibems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

However divergent opinions may
be as TO the probable course of stock
prices, there is one phase of the
market outlook on which a majority
of observers agree; that is, that the
volume of trading will probably re-
main exceedingly small for a con-
siderable period. Yesterday the
total turnover was only $500
res, the lowest point to which
transactions have fallen this year.
Only $500 shares of railroad stocks
changed hands-s fraction of the
turnover in single issue during an
active session. Nothing short Of a
great disaster to the German arms
would be likely to arouse public in
terest in the market on an impor-
tant scale In the near future. That
is evident from the stolidity with
which the market has received the
recent splendid war news, the ex-
cellent report Of the Steel Corpora
ton, radical tax proposals, and
other developments, adverse and
favorable, that ordinarily would
stimulate trading. To certain ex-
tent the dulness Of the hast few
weeks represents merely the season.
al decline in dealings resulting
from the absence Of many large
traders, but basically the trouble is
that none but the professional
spectators show tho slightest in
terest in the market. It Is not to
be expected that the public will pay
much attention to the market as
long as we have to look forward to
such things as heavier taxation.
Outside interest will be attracted
when we begin to see prospects of
reduced taxation--which means
when the end Of the war is in sight
but meanwhile people refuse to
bet on the victory that all are con-
vinced will come in the end. 1t is
Just as well that people have no in
clination to speculate at this time,
for big speculation could not be
carried very far under present con-
ditions without becoming dangerous.
Such movement might easily be
followed by market crisis of seri-
Gus proportions. 1t must be remem-
bered that speculation must now be
conducted on call money, and very
limited supply Of that, and any
great expansion Of market activity
would almost surely be followed by
severe money squeeze.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Telephone
Hanover 65iA

the exchange market WAS imperce ptible.
Pesetas showed some weakness be-
cause of the knowledge in banking cir
cles that efforts are being made TO
stabilize the rates on Spain through the
negotiation Of loan. There is grow
ing tendency OF foreign exchange ex-
perts TO agree that the value Of the
dollar in all neutral markets can be
stabilized by the use of credits. Al
though there Is no indication Of an ex-
tension of official activities in this d.
rcction at the present time, bankers
be to straighten out the exchange sit
uation With Switzerland and then per-
haps with Holland and the Scandal
navian countries.
The efforts of the Italian Institute, In
conjunction with the Federal Reserve
Board, to improve the value of the lra
in this market gained new success this
week, and the present rates on Italy are
the highest over period of six months
Checks yesterday moved from 500 to
7.so. and cables from 7.99 to 1888. For
egn exchange men who were long on
Ira bills this week were unable to buy
new ones, as the Institute, through
which all orders must be placed, keeps
close survey on all the bills out
standing.
II you calculate the cost Of the dol
lar in terms OF foreign money at par
value that is. II you were buying dol
lars with pounds, marks or francs-its
value ct the close of last week, as COM
pared with a year ago. would be about
as follows!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

want to keep their mines to keep the
experimenting politicians out.
So, to stop political pressure on Con-
gress. the coal men have tried to take
care of the householder.
On anthracite they have "acknowl-
edged" mot accepted - the orders.
Every one wants anthracite. Rels-
lively few will get 1t. Still, those who
have Acknowledgements" are clingin9
to them as though they were something
precious. In many states they will
mean nothing more chan q bitter dis
appointment
Those who were willing TO take btu
minous and pay for it have received
their coal. They are out Of tho way.
Those who want coal, but have not
the money 70 pay, have had their or
ders accepted to be filled later
l asked one county fuel administra-
tor what percentage Of the retail coal
had been delivered. He looked up his
reports from retailers and found that
those for April had not yet been sent In.
Tie didn't know. No. ono does. But,
comparing this year With the normal
year, am safe in saying that by oc-
tober Is fully 65 per cent OF next
winters house coal will have been de-
livered. That puts them practically out
Of the way.
1t is not SO with the users Of steam
coal. The non-essential factory, so
called, has been warned that In time Of
shortage he will get only what Is left
after all others have been satisfied
such factory owners arc not fools.
They knew that the time to get coal for
next winter was during the summer.
when it was to be had. q am not
speaking Of the East here, but of the
country as whole.) They bought and
stored when they could.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
$239, 451,900 Liberty
Bond 4s Converted
N. Y. Federal Reserve Bank
Statistics for Period Up
to August I

The Federal Reserve Bank yesterday
announced that 1898. 900 Of per
cent Liberty bonds had been converted
into az per cent bonds in this district
up to the end Of July. The issues sur
rendered include converted bonds Of
the first issue and the bond Of she sec-
ond Liberty Loan. The statistics made
public show that the holders of bonds
of large denomination have been more
quick to exercise their conversion priv
lege than the holders Of the smaller
denominations. Following is q table
showing the record Of conversion up
to Inly 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Oil Prospects at Taiwan

According to reports from the MI
kado's realm. party of oil experts
and navy men are at Taiwan and pros
pccting oil fields. Two promising
fields are said to have been discovered
md the government, it is understood,
will use M fuel for the Japanese
navy oil which may be developed there.
The Nippon Oil Company is assisting
in tho investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms OF the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say. s4.75S5. The intrinsic
parity is s4.S6as per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at dis
count or that dollars are at premium,
which is owing to the fact that in Eng
land the demand for dollars with which
to settle accounts in this country 10
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settle &C.
counts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Sweden to Stop Dist;ller.

After October l next spirituous
liquor will be scarce in Sweden. All
potatoes and grain in that country are
needed for food, and the government
has forbidden all spirit manufacture
after the date given. Wine merchants
and restaurants will have to depend
upon importations~ for supply. as the
reserve stock is small.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The volume Of dealing In foreign ex-
change continued 10 be relatively light
during the last week. No important
place and fluctuations In rates were
narrow. Except for the hrmness of
7sanss. tho effect Of tho war news On
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Higher Pay, Less Work

Henequen production in Yucatan will
be only about 100000 bales this year,
it is estimated. Last year the crop
amounted to 100000 bales of fibre.
Labor is hard to get, as plantation
workers now get so much more in
wages that pay for two or three days
Will support q person 4 week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Venezuelan Revenues

Venezuelan revenues for the nses
year to end with June, 1919, viii toss
$500 800, 1t is estimated. Custom.
and consulate receipts are figured "a ~
50 555 $50. cigarette taxes at 81 Ooi, y.
and the salt monopoly at sl,ooi'oV,
also. These are the largest three "
ceipt sources.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

hected In much lesser degree the al.
most stagnant condition OF the general
list. This was due. it is asserted, to
the continued investment demand from
the small investor. There was about
20 per cent more buyers Of small lots
than sellers. Buying orders again
averaged slightly larger than selling
executions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

In statement accompanying the
figures the bank says: at is hoped
that the holders of the smaller demon
nations, especially the Dos and zoos,
will not neglect to exercise their right
of conversion during the summer, as
such right terminates definitely on No
vember 9, 1918"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Money and Credit

The New York Clearing House banks
increased their loans and discounts
49, 900 last week to total of
s4,394, $4,000, according to the state
ment issued yesterday. Aggregate re-
serves decreased $11,928,o00. Surplus
reserves decreased $17,151,520 to $685.
$4,000. Net demand deposits Of the
banks increased 500 ,522, 900 to s3,615,-
$4,000 during the week. At the c.ose
OF business yesterday United States
government deposits with the Clearing
House banks aggregated 1899 1856, 900,
against $424, 1858, 900 the previous week.
Bank Accep<ances.-Rates yest.rdsy
were unchanged, as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
spot de- days. days. oAyA.
livery: Per cent Per cent. Per cent.
E 4. gibte
banks: .4"@4 4n@4M 4a@4M
Ell igib'a
Der b.nk..4A@4a 4ss@4n 4ss@+a
sligihie
bank bill. sM@4s< sN@4M sMe4M
For deliv: ry within thirty da,,s:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks ~
Eligible nor-member banks. ~
Ineligible bank hills.
Discount Rates-Ths following table
gives tho current rates Of tho twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Looked to Garfield
For Fuel Supply

The railroads, il the country 10 to
be in a safe position next winter.
should have stored at least half a mill
ion tons of coal day during The sum-
mer. That would have given them coal
next winter. Also, instead Of using
railroad cars to haul railroad coal thev
could have been used to haul CONNER
cal coal l get reports every day from
Almost every part Of the country. II
the railroads have stored any large
amounts of coal have not heard of IL
put 100000 tons as the outside limit.
And so it would be possible to 90
through the list. Those who have been
designated as Essential users" of coal
and who have been guaranteed a full
supply have lost interest in the coal
question. They have turned the Job of
supplying them over to Mr.. Garfield.
saying "let Harry do it,
Mr.. Garfield did not intend T. What
way. He was merely preparing for
some emergency which might come
later He was merely instructine his
supordlnates beforehand what to do
when they ran into an emerpercv
lhese essential coal users looked upon
1t as declaration in paternalism. and
unourdened themselves of the coal
question to the almost complete nm.
doing of Mr.. Garfield
with these facts in mind. Il 20 oh
V'ous mat the country has drifted into
another muddle. The householders--
please read this in the sense il :. ~
tended--have been given NOR. zoo,
than' under the circumstances. tbev
should have. In vast majority ~
cases the luxury of too manv ROOM.
heated to too great temperature will
an no sense be modified The railroads
spent SO much time begging for a
preferred price they are practicable
without coal reserves. and must move
coal next winter when others should
be getting it. Non-essential plants
nave been oversupplied merely because
essential plants would not take Goa,
when they could get it. (In the Mid
die West know of greenhouses which
already have a full years supply To-
day makers of pleasure automobiles :,
Michigan are getting stocked I'M an
coal because munitions plants in tho
West are not buying). And 80 the
story runs.
Meanwhile, the whole country IS
brought face TO face with an ,nt,rs,y
new situation. 1.-THE London Econo.
mist" has just printed statement
that the army has been forced to cal,
'o'ooO miners to the colors. This will,
strip England Of 100000 tons of
possible coal production. 1t will throw
England in g position where she can
barely meet her home demand and
supply France. That throws Ita,v
virtually upon America as the onlv
remaining source of coal supply. That
Is an obligation We dare not sb;rk
we did 1t once, and the result was a
grave disaster. We dare not do !.
again.
Also, the South American cron will,
have to be harvested next winter II
VIII have to be moved to tidewater
America must supply the coal for TIM.
movement or ship the food itself from
this country. We may choose between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Up to Miners,
Uncle Sam SAYS

And, when you come down TO the
point Of It, the railroads have improved
until they can carry all the coal that
can be turned out. The operators have
the mines to produce far more coal.
But the miners aren't working. Thus,
Uncle Sam, with his back to the wall, is
looking at the miners. saying, "It is
up to you"
Five years ago. confronted by a SIM
liar situation, the coal operators would
have been at the mines doing some
plain talking-which I shall not repeat
here out of respect for the sensibilities
Of the readers. But to-day. The op-
orators are actually organizing a stump
speaking campaign and are combing the
earth for thrillers who can lay on the
"sob stuff" and palaver. They are or
ganizing this sort Of work the way an
oldtime political boss would get to-
gether a machine. Everywhere there
are committees and captains, lieuten-
ants. and 50 on. The coal trade ia
maudIin.
At another time this would be funny.
To-day 1t Is terribly serious. For in
stance:
Every operator, jobber and retailer
got the impression that the householder
had to be protected If he wasn't there
might be more pressure on the Con-
sressmen. the same as there was last
yenr Another Congressional assault
might finally dislodge Mr.. Garfield from
his job. And if that happened there
would be only one other possible step
the government would seize the mines.
The President has that right. All he
has to do Is to exercise it.
Coal men fear that. They do not
want to operate their mines. 1t is too
hard work. So they are not hanging on
1or selfish reasons. But some Of them
have been through "mine squeezes"
when the hole in the ground closes be-
cause something wrong was done. All
the others have heard about it. Every
operator is deathly afraid of his own
mine. He would like to pass it ON to
some one else to run. But if he did the
squeeze" would come. That would
lose the nation, one, two or five thou-
Sand tons of coal day. The operators
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

Bank CeaTings- Bank elearings In
New York and other cities were as fol-
lows.
Exchanges. Balances
New York -. $3.50 oe9 o5s $6o,4e, .0s8
Boston ....... 48.646,549 6,410,111
Sub-Treasury. - The banks lost
s4.238.000 to the Sub-Treasury yester-
day.
Silvef.--BaY silver in London was
. 4stt. unchanged; New York. S9%c,
unchanged; Mexican dollars, TIC. un-
changed.
London Money Rates. - LONDON,
Aug. 3.-Money was unchanged at 3
per cent. Discount rates were: Short
bills and sbrcemonth bills, 1893 per
cent. Gold premiums at Lisbon re-
NAMED 1900.