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New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Mayor to Greet
Serbians To-day
Mission Will Reach Here
From Boston Hearty
Welcome Planned

The royal Serbian mission, which
will be the guests of the city to-day,
will be met upon arrival at the Grand
Central Station at 8 a. III. by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Mayors re-
ception committee and escorted to the
Knickerbocker Hotel, according to the
programme of arrangements announced
at the Mayors Office yesterday. The
mission will be the guests of Rodman
Wanamaker, vice chairman Of the re-
ception committee, at luncheon at
Sherry's.
The mission will leave Sherry's at
2:30 and proceed to the City Hall.
where they will be welcomed by the
Mayor. Brief addresses will be made
by {. b. Alexander, chairman of the
reception committee; the Mayor and
Professor Pupin. DR.. Milenko Yes
mitch, head of the mission. will re
spond. At the close of the reception
the mission will visit Central Park
and Grants Tomb. At 5 D. m. The
members Of the mission are expected
to take tea at the home Of Mrs. Helen
Hartley Jenkins. 232 Madison Avenue.
Plans are being made by the Slavonic
societies in the city to hold reception
at the Hotel Astor. from 10 a. m. to
3 p. m: tomorrow, for the members Of
the mission: 1t is expected that the
mission will visit the j. P. Morgan
library. Thirty Street and Madi-
son Avenue. late in the afternoon, and
dine with President Nicholas Murray
Butler Of Columbia. at 90 Morningside
Drive, tomorrow night.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Burr Pleads for
Return of Experts

During the recent city campaign
Judge Hylan talked about destroying
the "uplift patronage bonanza" and
saving the taxpayers "a million dol
lars" by sweeping out the efficiency ex-
perts and other so-called experts from
the city government when he assumed
office. Now some of the heads ef city
departments are beginning to urge the
return of said experts, the appropra-
tions for whom were cut out of the
1918 budget by the Board Of Aldermen
in view of campaign pledges.
In letter to the Board of Estimate
yesterday Corporation Counsel Burr
called attention to "the insutficiency Of
the appropriation in the budget for
1918 for fees of experts" and request
ed that the appropriation be augmented
either by an issue of special revenue
bonds to the amount of $4,000 or else
by the adoption of a resolution direct
ing that all salary accruals in the law
department be transferred monthly to
the appropriation for fees of experts.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
CHANGE OF NAME

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
GERMANIA BANK OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK. domestic banking corpora
tion, having its principal business office at
No. 1870 Bowery. Borough OF Manhattan,
City. County and State OF New York will
apply to the Supreme Court OF the State of
New York at a Special Term, Part I there.
Of TO be held at the County Court House
in the Borough OF Manhattan, City and
County OF New York. on tho 25th day Of
January, 1918, at 10 80 O'Clock in the fore
noon Of that day. as soon thereafter as
Counsel be heard. for an order author
izins said corporation to change Its name
to COMMONW EALTH BANK
Dated, New York, December 18Th 1917.
THE GERMANIA BANK or THE CITY
OF NEW YORK.
BY EDWARD {. SCHAEFER.
President.
FITCH & GRANT. Attorneys for Petit
toner. 81 Nassau Street Borough OF
Manhattan, New York City.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
China Gets Hair Net Trade
U. S. Now Imports from Ori-
ent Instead Of Germany

WASHINGTON. Jon. Women g
hair nets Of the "invisible" variety
fnve become the medium of an i'm
rortant commerce which China ha-
captured from Germany, and the United
States is importing them in steadily IN
creasng quantities. According to sta
t'stics furnished by the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce, the i'm
ports of hair nets prior to 1914 amount
cd to only a few hundred dollars, while
in 1915 it had risen to $l2s,0O0 and
II, 1916 to $334,0O0
Prior to the war the nets, although
for the most part made m China, we're
shipped to German and Austrian viii
lagos, where a few skilled finishing
touches were put upon them, and they
were Their put upon the market with a
"madc in Germany" stamp. The Chi
nese are now duplicating all the Euro
pean processes and making the nets en-
tircly at home.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Country S Industries
Well Back-Logged
Better Weather and Improved
Shipping Are Awaited

The order of the Fuel Administrator
closing plants for five days and every
Monday for ten weeks. thus throwing
vast number out of employment. adds
to the handicap placed upon business
by the heavy snowstorms in the West
and acute congestion of railway facilj
ties
"Undcr the circumstances. snvs
"Bradstrcet's," ait is obvious that the
week has been. marked by considerable
unsettlemcnt. but after the first shock
1t IS quite generally recognized that
The Fuel Administrators order. while
drastic, was imperatively necessary,
and the general tendency is one of pa
triotlc obedience to the mandates Of
the order. In fact, local administra
tors at many of the larger industrial
centres, knowing full well that nu-
mer"us plants had been compelled to
close down for want Of fuel, had al
ready. adopted eNpedicnts to conserve
supplies, the iron and steel industry
having been particularly besct.
However, the country's essential in
dustries are heavily backloggcd with
orders, and it is hoped that when rail
way and harbor congestion is relieved
lnCustry will again be enabled to 20
forward with vim. AS for some time
past, governmental business takes prec-
edcnce over everything else. In ordi-
nary trade circles jobbing business has
been curtailed by inability to get ship
ments with which to fill orders, but
there is large volume Of business in
sight. House trade, which, Of course.
results from the buying of visiting
merchants, has been retarded be-
cause meteorological conditions have
crippled travel, but, on the other hand.
country merchants, especially in the
surplus crop growing regions, bought
freely of staples, their stocks being
low, and in consequence travelling men
are forwarding good sized orders. In
deed, buying from the country districts
is marked by recorders and by requests
to hasten shipments of spring goods.
Retail trade moves at relatively slow
pace, although demand for seasonal
goods has picked up somewhat, thanks
to cold weather, but by and large the
adverse weather has acted as pail
on shopping. and outdoor activities
have been at a low ebb. OF course, the
districts whore cantonmcnts are To-
Gated continue to do a heavy business.
In some sections of the country retail
merchants are aversc to holding clear
ancc sales, for they believe that with
prices at high levels goods bought on
:. lower scale represent good assets"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Alien Property of
$l34,605, 900 Listed
Custodian, in First Report to
Congress, Shows ll,167
Accounts Received

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-In his first
report, submitted to Congress to-day, A
Mitchell Palmer, alien property Gus
todian, says he has received so far
II .167 formal reports Of enemy prop
crty and has opened 1873 separate trust
accounts, of which 1926 are estimated
to be worth s134.6O5,231. No value has
been placed upon LAP of the accounts
pending further investigation.
The gross assets of fourteen enemy
insurance companies undergoing liqui-
dation under license of the Secretary Of
the Treasury amount to s33 ,544 .261 80
Total Is S4O,6l2,SS7
Three other insurance companies. in
corporated in enemy or ally of enemy
territory, in process OF liquidation, but
without license, place their gross assets
at s7.06e, e,626.35, making total Of S4o,-
6l2,887.74. Upon the final liquidation
of these companies, the net proceeds OF
assets over approved liabilities will be
delivered to the alien property custo-
dian.
Mr.. Palmer suggests lnat Congress
consider amendments to the trading
with the enemy act, to cover more ade-
quately questions of power Of sale, H.
ccnses, reports of enemy property and
general powers of the custodian
Although the trading with the enemy
act authorized the President to desg-
nate as depositaries Of enemy property
any banks or trust companies located
and doing business in the United States
Mr.. Palmer says his work has not pro-
ceeded far enough to make anything
like complete list of depositaries
whose service ultimately will be en-
p!oyed.
Would Conserve Energy
'lt is believed that in exercising his
power to require the transfer of enemy
or ally of enemy property" says the
report. "the alien property custodian
should so proceed that he will interfere
as little as possible with the ordinary
channels Of domestic trade, business
and banking. and that in most cases
where such enemy property is now in
tie custody or control of responsible
banks. trust companies or banking firms
i will be to the public interest that
such banks. trust companies and bank
ing firms should be designated as the
depOsltarlcs thereof"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Fuel Crisis in Austria
Gas Factories Closed and Coal
Allowance Is Cut in Half
the NclU York 3'riJua,
Hn,1in., D,a,,


The coal shortage is much more Sc
1rious in Austria than in any other
belligcrent country. According to the
"Ncuc Freic Presse," of Vienna. the
gas factories in Graft, Marburg and
many other Austrian cities have had
to be closed since December on ac-
count of lack of fuel. In Vienna the
consumption Of coal has been reduced
by an official order to half of what it
was last year, so now the people of
Vienna cannot obtain more than a
fourth OF the quantity Of coal used
before the war. In Budapest the gas
factories supply no gas on three days
each week.
The fuel crisis is ascribcd to the
dlflicultlcs in transportation and the
poor quality of the coal. which Austria
now chiefly imports from Prussia.
All the provincial cities Of Austria
are confronted by great difficulties in
lighting and heating. Almost every
where gas. oil and even candles can be
obtained only in very small quantities.
or are lacking entirely.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
German Paper Fears u. S.
Will Make Azores q Base

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 1S.-The recent
extension By Germany of the barred
zone to the waters around the Azores
and Cape Verde Islands is presumed
by the "Lol,al-Anzeiger," of Berlin, to
be due to the possibility that they
might serve as assembling points for
American troop transports and supply
ships, while good harbors and useful
cable stations on a part of the African
mainland were also included in the
zone for the same reason
The newspaper expresses the eXpec-
tatlon that from the new extension of
the zone Will come a weakening of the
effort Of Ge~many's enemies because of
the necessity f spreading the anti :
boat defence measures over a much
larger area.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
l n d dustrials u
Cotton

Cotton
Moro settled conditions prevailed in
the cotton market yesterday, and on the
late trading pronounced strength de-
vcloped, with prices advancing 20 to 25
points over the previous nights
close and 80 to d5 points above
'hc lowest levels or the dav.
which were made during the forenoon.
Trade buying was again the principal
supporting feature in the market, as it
mas been all the week. Apprehension
regarding the effects Of the Fuel Ad-
mlnstrators orders as to the closing
OF industries, among which are cotton
n''lls in New England and the South,
appeared to have abatcd There was
some question about mills in the Caro-
mas and Georgia having to obey the
order, as most Of these arc run by
elcctrlclty generated by water power.
hut there appeared to be no doubt as
TO tnc closing of mills elsewhere, and
INC drygoods market was strengthened
oy inc prospects Of reduced output.
throughout the day advices from
Southern spot markets indicated that
noiders felt secure in their position ano
were not pressing any cotton for sale
Savannah wired that no spots would bc
soId at declines, and the same charac-
Yer OF news came from Spartanburg.
;. G.; Waco, Tex; Texarkana, Tex. and
Little Rock, Ark. A wire from Gaines
v'ile Tex. pointed out that as wheat
Fad been entirely killed by cold wealth
or the land will go into cotton. and that
large increase in acreage was expect
ca IN Oklahoma and Northern Texas.
inns, however. will depend somewhat
upon the weather. which thus FAR has
broken all Texas drouth records.
southern spot markets were gen.
orally unchanged, with small sales. EN-
por's ,e were $3.50 bales, making 2,209,-
, 700 SO far this season, against 3,494, ,196
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
New Process Insures Sup
ply, No Matter How
Great the Demand
Is Offered to u. S.
Capitalists Incorporate TO
Market Product-SmaIl
Investment Required
Especial Corrcspondenccl

lDVt'tOt Cof FeSUOUtcNCcI
DETROIT. Jan. ia new process
of extracting gasolene from crude oil.
which will give three times the results
now obtained. has been perfected by
Dr. A. II. Ramage, making impossible
any shortage Of gasolcnc no matter
how great the demands of war may be.
The process used at present for the
promotion of gasolene obtains an aver
age of about % per cent. while the
Ramage process can take the remain
ing 10 per cent and recover from it
from 80 to 80 per cent OF gasolene
The vast Importance of this in win
ming the war and in allowing the CON
tinued use Of motor vehicles in this
country canno. be overestimated.
The Burton process, largely in use,
is known as cracking process" and
requires an extensive plant. calling for
an exceedingly large investment. BY
this process the oil is subjected to ter
rife heat and pressure and so manipu-
lated that it is broken up and the
atoms or gasolene collected in liquid
form.
In the Ramage process the oil is no..
so broken up, but chemically charged
as it passes through stills and appara-
tus, which convert the crude oil into
increased quantities of gasolcne, as
against present methods.
In addition to gasolene. the Ramaec
process. by further step in treating
petroleum oils, yields benzol and toluol
chemicals in great demand by the gov
ernment for the manufacture of eXplo-
sives.
Small Investment Required
An important factor in the RamaSe
process IS the comparatively small in
vestment required. 1t will only be
necessary for the retiners to build stills
in connection with their present plants
corporation known as the Boston
Engineering Corporation has been
formed to market the product.
A. II. GosS, a Detroit capitalist and
one of the leading figures with W. c.
Durant in the General Motors and
Chevrolet. vas the first man interested
in DR.. Ramage's process and backed his
experiments until their practicabiity
had been established. Then he laid the
matter before other big business men
III the gas engine industry, and the re-
suit was the formation of the corpora
tion. among whose members are:
Christian Girl. Cleveland. head OF the
Standard Parts Company; f. w. Farr,
Cleveland. capitalist; S. a. Fletcher.
Indianapolis. banker; II. B. Smith, Bay
City, Mich. banker. interested in Chez
rolet and other motor ear companies;
r c. Finkenstaedt. Bay City. former
head Of the National Cycle Company;
II. B. Earhart. Detroit, head of the
White Star Oil Company. and A. T..
Leopold. Chicago, capitalist.
DR.. Ramage is of Scotch birth and IS
nationally recognized as chemist of
standing and is the inventor of a large
number of chemical processes. He is a
member OF the American ElectroChem-
cal Society and of the Farrando- -Elec~
tro- Chemical Society, Of London.
The owners Of the process have Of
fered the Ramage process to the gov
ornment for the duration of the war alb
solutely free.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
He Knows His Own Money

Tony PaulteS. of 2S9 Avenue c. Long
Island CITY, is of so saving and thrift.
a nature that he knew every one OF
the bills in his Sl40 roll by sight
which saved him just $40 yesterday.
Alfonso Maldarkis. a fellow laborer
IN the power house o. the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Front and Third Streets, was
arrested yesterday, charged with steal
ing Tony's savings. in his clothes
were found $40 in bills, bur he claimed
they belonged to him.
mo, they don't" quoth Tony. 81
know ali my money when I see it,"
He then described to detectives sec
ret marks which he had made on every
bill. Sure enough, the marks were
there. Maldarkis We; held for the
grand jury in 81 900 bail and Tony is
about to resume intimacy with his cash.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Steamer Texan, Reported
Sunk in Atlantic. Here

The steamer Texan, reported by wire
less on Monday as having been rammed
and sunk 400 miles east of the Atlantic
coast, came into port yesterday under
her own steam. Her entire crew was
aboard and safe. She went 70 an an
chorage and will be taken to drydock
within a few days. The Texan was in
the service of the United States gov
ernment, having been taken over from
he American Hawaiian Line.
II was said the big freighter was
saved by the efficiency of her water
tight compartments
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
British Edible Sea Moss

The sea moss on the Irish coast
called by some CLOAK" is really laver
In Ireland it is called "slocaun" with
the &C" hard), and "slouc' for brcvity
In Ireland, as in. England, it is prepared
by washing. to get rid of sand, etc. and
then boiling. When boiled little bu.
ter or bacon fat is added and a dash OF
lemon juice completes the preparation.
1t is eaten with fish. and by some with
mutton insteud Of jelly Minneapolis
Journal
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
" J.. Convict Labor
Contracts End July |

TRENTON. n. j., Jan. ts.~-Governor
Edge notified to-day the four firms still
holding convict labor contracts in the
state prison that the contracts would
be terminated on July L. In this action
he prepared the way to follow out the
recommendation recently made by the
Prison Inquiry Commission and accom-
plished reform which has been the
aim Of prison Investigators in this state
for thirty years.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Produce Markets-Current

Butter. Receipts were 5,O27 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras
per h., 53h@54c; extras (92 score)
53c; firsts (8S to 81 score), 90521ac;
seconds (s3 to 81 score), 45M481sc;
thirds, 12@44c; creamery, unsalted
higher than extras, 551s a 56c; extras,
81 Y a SOC; hrsts, 5o@54c; seconds
46@4912c; creamery, held, extras, 47c;
firsts, 46M461a 1ac; seconds, 43 70 645l2c
thirds, 4lM43c; state dalry, tubs, finest
52@ 52l9c; good to prime, 4S(o5lc;
common to fair, 41@47c; renovated
extras, 431s M44c; frsts, 41lsM4214c;
lower grades, 39M40 re; ladies', cur
rent make, irsts, 1913 @40c; seconds
3S X 0139c; lower grades, 37M38c; pack
ing stock. current make, No. I, 3S12 d
39c; No. ?, CSC; lower grades, 35M37 12c c.
Cheese. .,eceipts were 412 boxes.
state, whole milk, fats, held, colored,
specials. lb, 25G 25 1sc; white, specials,
24a4 a 25c; colored, average run. 2412M
24Ac; white, average run, 24M24 nc !;
fresh, colored, specials, 24M244c;
white. specials, 23l2c; colored, average
run, 2312c; white, average run, 23I &c;
fair to good, ego % &c; lower grades,
l9Q 2lc; twins, held, colored, specials,
24Ac; white. specials, "a Ac; colored,
average run, 24A q 24i.c; white, aver
age run. 23a4 q Fac; cheddars, held,
specials, "a &c; single daisies, 25a4 q
26c; double daisies, 251aM q 25%c; Wis
consin, whole milks, fine to fancy:
Twins, held, colored 24i1M24Ac
white, 23 Z a 24c; single daisies. 25A
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Cereals

Wheat. - According to Western
statistician, there were available on
January l09 o00,O 900 bushels of wheat
Tor export during the remainder Of the
season and for carry-ovcr 1t was be-
licvcd, however, that much of this
wheat has already been sold for cx-
port. Reports on the new crop were
again favorable, as the extensive snow
covering which the plant in all sec
tions Of the winter wheat belt now
has will prove highly beneficial.
Corn. - Between The promise of
larger receipts and the actually small
movement, spectators were not much
inclined to operate on either side of
the market.
Weather conditions in the West were
considered favorable for the movement.
1t was somewhat colder, but little or
no precipitation occurred and railroad
conditions were said to be better. Re-
ports from Washington that the fuel
regulations will not affect handlers Of
grain were in line with the general
understanding Of the measure, as it is
believed to be an urgent necessity to
move and dry the new corn as rapidly
as possible.
Ycs'day's Previous Year
Corn: No: yellowsi.s2 s177 s1144
sS%'"'' May .:1:s4& : 1:s4,s 7:s73s 7:s72: 1923.
Oats.-A slightly easier tone pre-
vailed in this market early in the day,
owing to predictions of an increased
movement. Receipts were readily alb
sorbed, however, and subsequently
prices developed strength, closing with
net gains Of Is to &c The upturn
was due largely to pronounced firm
ness in WINNIPEG. and to a report that
exporters had taken 100000 bushels at
outports. The local cash market was
firm
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York: close. close AGO.
Cash No. 3 white. SO .esTa 81
Chicago:
January ....,.... 1875 1873
May ............. 1888 rs .5oHa
Rye Market Arm.
Yes'day's Previous Year
Cash No, westerns1s7 s1's7 os7 si:ss SIS;
Flour and Meal.-Quotation were:
Yes'day's Previous Year
close. close. ago.
Flour; Minn;, spg. pat. s1o.e5 $lo.65 $e.4o
nornmeal. kiln dried.. s.75 s.75 SIS SIS
Bran, l00-lb sacks ...... 44.5O 1880 1856
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Active Securities
Bonds
;S6 Fifth Avenue

Trading in bonds on the New York
Stock Exchange Friday amounted to
S3,029.Ooo, against S4,l2S,oOO Thursday.
S3.3o2.OoO a week ago. S5,25a.O0O a year
ago From January to date, S63.221.-
900, against SS6,067 900 in 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19

a dividend of Two Dollars per share will,
be paid on Tuesday. January Is 1919. ia
stockholders OF record at the close OF bust.
ness on Monday, December 81. 1917.
G. d. MILNE. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Standard Oil
Other Oil Stocks

Sales. Open. High Low. Last
12600 "5Am Vent OIL II II
1000" 5s"" hso"S'f sGl.~yo oS& o "a q "a M "a s
$500 "Crown Oil. 1s IA 10 1Ie
$500 Cumbcr & Il. ia III: 1874 13s
1000 *TDuthic OIL. f.. 50 SO 81 So
ZOO *EikIO&G(a p). "a "a "a x
1900 *Federal Oil. 2ss 25s 2l2 25s
G00 "Glenrock Oil. 334 3sa $50 35s
500 4IIanover o 4 X 7la 634 Va
2500 sHouston Oil. 4934 SOFA 483A AS34
300 "Int Petroleum. 13 1875 IS 1874
5000 kenoVa O zap IS =, Z,
500 "Merritt Oil c.. 21L2 22 21Hs 22
5000 Met Petroleum. "a So ID 81
5000 "TMdwest Oil. .1O6 1903 105 106
$SS sSS .Miawest lid" p. Ref 1o5 1o5 ' 1os s+ ,o4Js
sd"" 90" ;N;"sfpI 3N"smsS 81 o 81 W 5a'a So 50 "a
5000 *fOkla Oil $50. 4la 4I2
800 "fdo pf ..... 14I2 14l2 zee 14La
200 Okla Pr & Ref. 6a4 6ls
1900 Okmulgec PER. "a "a 2k4 "a
$500 *fOverand Pet. 10 21 13 10
800 +Pan-Amcr Pet. AZ AZ 46Ia az
700 4Penn-Ky Oil. SIS 5Is
l25000 *tQucen Oil. rs IS "a "a
1000 *Red Rk O&G. Is 70 81 L.
1850 "Ricc Oil. .... Is Is 4. =
400 *Sapl o & R.. g. 8la ga ga
1000 Sequoyah OAR ID Is as q
100 "Stanton Oil. 1's w 1ls "
1000 *Utd w OIL. "a ls "a ID
400 'Vic o. NV stk S7s 37s 37s 3zs
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
THE TRENTON pOrrERIEs CO.

=,
DIVIDEND NO. -
AT meeting OF the Board OF Directors
held this day. dividend OF ONE AND
one, HALE PER CENT NzE) and an
sdd'tsonsi ONE-H ALE PER CENT (iac.D
ferrcd Stock OF the Company. payable Jan.
-, 1918, 10 stockholders of record a.
O'Clock =. NJ. Jan. H. 1918
Transfer books do not close
c. +. LAWTON
Secretary and rra..,...
New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
DIVIDEND NOTICES
CONTINENTAL REFINING ca

A divide nd OF one per cent will be paid
On the common stock OF the Continental
Reiininng Company on February 10. 1918.
20 stockholders OF record at the close OF
business January 81. 1915. Transfer books
will not be closed.
A. A. ROLLEsTONE. President.