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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-29
Obvious.

"What is the reason of all these
fist fights?" "Why, to make the other
fellow knuckle down."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-29

Little fleas have smaller fieas TO bitm
them. Don't imagine you have aM
the trouble there is.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-29

The worst feature of a divorce is
that it usually results in two more
marriages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

sl,oo6,972, against s48o,337 for tho cor-
responding period of the nracad ~,
year. an increase OF $526,e35.
T; H. Symington Company.-Tbe an
nuai report for the year ended De-
ce &c aoe 81, 1917, discloses net profit
1 1ac sa3o,oS2, which compares with SELL
ta ~ lor me preceding year. After in
ton, ETC., of s2O6,49S, surnlus 20 ~ eI ~
year amounted to $615995' ara rnt
soso'oo5 for the year before. Div;e
dends were 100000, leaving a balance
1or the year of $495,995. command
with $59S,565 for 1917. GU
Galveston-Houston Electric rh
company's report for April shows proas
earnings of s2O5, 1888, compared VIZ w;ts
sloO.es9 for the same period of the 1,
previous year. Net earnings amount ~
70 soo'9o6, against $44,32S for the cor.
responding month of last wear Cross
earnings for the twelve months ended
April 80 totalled $2,265,273. Net aarn1
lngs were $4,000. Surplus af+a-
charges for the period was $a22,soa.
~, boston & Maine Railway Comnanv
me company reports total operating
revenue for April of $5,567 500 con,s
pared! with $4,716,383 for the s s0n.o
month OF last year. Operating ;nconae
amounted to s979,6O0, against 81
o o 'zz3 for the corresponding period ~
the year before. Deficit after charo 90
totalled $14s,125. Total operating r svs
enue TOR the first four months Of tbe
current year were $18,7S5 400. Crose
income was $261,557, compared VIZ
S2.o4S,862 for the same months Of tha
previous year. Deficit for the ner;od
amounted to s3,695,412. p''4ou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
News Digest
New York

South African Bank Expands.--R. E.
Saunders, New York agent of the Ma
tonal Bank of South Africa, Ltd, an
nounced yesterday that the bank had
acquired the banking business of the
is the fourth bank the National Bank
Of South Africa, Ltd, has acquired, the
other three being the Bank of Africa
Ltd, the National Bank of the Orange
River Colony, Ltd, and the Natal Bank,
Ltd.
Stock Exchange News.-The follow
ing announcements were made in the
weekly bulletin Of the Stock Exchange
yesterday: Changes in frms-John
Muir q Co., Charles A. Burbank retired;
E. F. Hutton & Co., Irving P. Fay ad-
mitted. New addresses Rheinstein,
at Lansburgh Bros, 80 Broad Street;
Charles A. Burbank, at Cammann & Co.,
20 Broadway; N. L. Carpenter & Co.,
AZ Exchange Place; James P. Travers,
Branch officcs-Logan. & BRYAN, West
Baden, Ind, discontinued; Louchhcim,
Minton Co., Philadelphia, discontin-
ued; Ware & Leland, Chicago, discon-
tinued; Vernon c. Brown & Co., l
Broadway. discontinued; George A..
HUM & Sons, Lakewood, N. j., discon-
tinued; John Muir & Co., New Haven.
Conn, discontinued; E. w. Wagner &
Go. (new), Richmond, Ind; Rhoads &
Co., Hartford, Conn, discontinued.
American Iron and Steel Institute
Praises Railroads.&c.. G. Young. chair
man of the subcommittee on traffic
conditions of the American Iron and
Steel Institute, in a letter to A. H.
Smith. regional director in the railroad
administration, said that great improve
ment in transportation had been made
in the last few months and that condi-
tons were now practically normal.
This letter, which was made public yes
terday, has been passed on by Mr..
Smith to all the railroads concerned.
| with his thanks for their cooperation.
Theodore H. Price in Government
Service.-Theodore H. Price has re-
signed as editor of Commerce and
Finance" a weekly publication, to be-
come actuary of the United States
Railroad Administration. Richard Spill
lane has succeeded him as editor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Paying Russian Coupons
National City Bank Meets In.
terest on $25,OOO,OOO

The National City Bank announced
yesterday that it was paying the Ia.
terest due on the 100000 Russian
government external 51s per cent bonds
that were sold to investors in this coun-
try before Russia's detection from tie
ranks Of the Allied nations. The Iune
1 semi-annual coupon amounts to $6s1,.
500.
In banking circles the fact that tie
Russian bond interest was not allowed
to be defaulted was ascribed to the
attitude of President Wilson toward
Russia. The present Russian govern
ment has no funds on deposit here, it il
said; hence the assumption was that
the money needed to meet the Juns
coupon was supplied from funds previ-
ously advanced.
The SIS were brought out by syn.
dictate of investment houses at "a. Re.
Gently they have sold in the market
around 35.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange on Italy, after display Of
weakness early in the week, took on a
somewhat flrmer tone, although the
tendency was not sufficiently pro-
nounced to indicate that the Italian
government has yet been able to sta
bilize the lire market A new low
record of GIG lire to the dollar was es-
tablished on Wednesday, after which a
moderate increase in the demand,
combined with slackening in the Of
ferings of Italian bills, brought a
moderate recovery In the rate. In for
eign exchange banking circles it was
asserted during the week that Italy
needs credits of about $40O,O00,0OO a
year in order to stabilize lire.
Neutral exchanges fuctuated mar
rowly as rule during the week, but
the general tone was firm. Dutch
gullders held between 40 and So
spanish pesetas were firm. Scandina-
Wan rates underwent no important
| change. Much interest was excited in
exchange circles by the announcement
that Sweden has adopted a plan by
which credit may be advanced to gov
ernmentS OF foreign countries on be-
half of the commerce of their nationals
when the latter are buying heavily of
Swedish goods and the balances are SO
much in favor of Sweden as to put the
exchange at an impossible premium
/ In doing this it is believed that Sweden
has not been influenced by the general
development of international exchange
OF trading credits to any great extent
but has developed the plan to meet
the conditions of her own situation. /,
is understood that the arrangement ha.
already been put into operation be-
tween England and Sweden.
The Swedish Legislature in February
brought forward bill authorizing the
National Debt Office to authorize a loan
of 100000 kroner in per cent bonds
of the Swedish government to a com.
pnny to be formed under the super.
vision Of the Minister of Finance ia
| use as security for bonds to be issued
oy that company, says "The Americas. y
Evidently further loans will be made.
| The capital Of the company was to be
100000 kroner, subscribed by banks
in Sweden. The company's business
will be the supplying Of Swedish credit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Brazil Has Organized
Another Mining COMPANY

BY decree, the President of Brazil
has authorized the International Ore
Corporation. with head Offices at To-
ronto, Canada, to operate in Brazil.
Although this is a Canadian corpora
ton, the capital invested is American,
1t being a branch of a Philadelphia
company. One hundred thousand
shares without par value, of which So
600 have already been issued, consti-
tute the capital stock of the COMPANY
The Brazilian branch will have capi-
tai of 100000 for its operations in this
country.
The objects of the company are very
broad, but: the principal business viii
be the exploitation of manganese mines
ana the expectation of manganese ore
stockholders have been actively an
gagged for some time past.-Commerco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

to foreign banks. 1t will be seen that
this system Of adapting international
exchange to the necessity of selling a
nations goods on credit because money
Is not passing between nations is new
one among the international arrange
ments.
The Swedish Minister of Finance ad-
vocated the plan. In a statement to the
Cabinet he explained that the economic
cxlgencles of war were becoming such
that nations which were ready to buy
largely of merchandise were unable,
either for economic reasons or for mil
ltary, to make return for Swedish ex-
ports in goods. In spite of the obvious
drawbacks to the idea of selling the
nations exports on a credit basis, in
the circumstances it was a matter of
national Importance that it should be
done. He said that there were reasons
of expediency why the state itself
should not provide this credit directly,
corporation controlled and guaranteed
ny the state, this ought to be done. He
mad already entered into an agreement
with The most important Swedish
banks on tentative and preliminary
basis.
This means, in ordinary mercantile
language, that foreign banks will be
AM? to make arrangements indirectly
with the Swedish government for the
establishment of credit in Sweden by
means Of which they will be able to sell
exchange upon Sweden for purchase of
Swedish goods, and the settlement will
be made later. The capital and bonded
guarantee of the company is obviously
for use in raising the Swedish credits.
Just what form of guarantee or col
lateral will be required of the foreign
banks is not disclosed"
If you calculate the cost of the dol
lar in terms of foreign money at par
value-that is, if you were buying dol
lars 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, 1918-06-02
Corporate Returns

Atlantic Coast Line.-The company
reports gross earnings for April of
$4,397 $3.50, compared with $3,617,524
for the corresponding month of last
year. Net after taxes amounted to
$1,2O3,730, against $S96,875 for the
same period Of the preceding year.
Gross earnings for the first four
months of 1918 totalled $17,659,674,
compared with $15,167,62O for the cor
responding months of the previous
year. Net earnings for the period
were s4,s12,654.
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Rail-
road Company.-Operating statement
for April discloses gross earnings of
s361,2eo. Net was s116,727, against
s35s,oe4 for the same period of the
year before. Surplus after charges
and taxes amounted to $4,000. Gross
earnings for the four months period
ended April 80 last, totalled s1,42e,7s2:
Net earnings were $450,006, compared
with s5Se,524. Surplus was s55,o5s, a
decrease of $23s,397 from the same
months of the preceding year.
Puget Sound Traction, Light and
Power Company-Gross earnings for
March totalled $965,911, an increase of
$197,493 over the corresponding period
of last year. Net earnings amounted to
s3S4,404, compared with $2S9,7S9 for
the same month of 1917. Surplus
after charges were $176,739. Gross
earnings for the twelve months ended
March 81, 1918, were $10,023,684. Net
earnings were $3,S22,047, against
ss,255,oS2 for the twelve months ended
March 81, 1917. Surplus for the period
was $1,425,272, an increase of $4o5,145
over the corresponding months Of last
year.
Northern Texas Electric Company
Statement for April shows gross earn
ings of s267,9l4, which compares with
s175,359 for the same period of 1917.
Net earnings totalled s120,075, an
increase of s4S,722 over April Of
last year. Surplus after charges
amounted to S91,839. Gross earnings
for the twelve months ended April 81
last, amounted to $2,932,2S2. Net
earnings were S1.352.53A Surplus was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Regular Declarations

Boston & Lowell Railroad COMPANY
Semi-annual dividend of per cent, pay
able July to stockholders of record May 25
Connecticut Power Company.-Quarterly
dividend of Y per cent on the preferred
stock, payable June l to stockholders Of
| record May %.
Consolidated Traction Company Of New
Jersey-Semi-annual dividend of per cent
June 90.
Fisk Rubber Company.-ouarterly divi-
dend of ia per cent on the second pre.
1erred stock. payable June is.
Freepor Gas Company.-Quarterly divi-
oe1d of " per cent on the preferred stock,
May %.
Globe Soap Quarterly divi-
dends of ~ per cent on the second and
special preferred stocks, both payable June
10 to stockholders of record May 81.
Great Lakes Towing Company.-Quarteriy
a etOaa ct. OF ~ per cent on the preferred
terly dividend of N per cent on the S cora.
mon stock. payable June 3d.
Manhattan Railway Company.-QuarterIv
dividend of L. per cent. payable July to
stockholders of record June 15
Rensselaer, & Saratoga Railroad Com
pany:-Semi-annual dividend of per cent
payable July 1. "
South West Penn Pipe Lines.-ouarter,v
dividend of 50 per share. payable July j to
stockholders of record June Is.
Standard Gas & Electric Companv
Quarterly dividend of IL per cent on nr..
ferred stock. payable June Is to stockholder.
of record May 81.
Standard Oil Company Of Kentucky
Quarterly dividend of So per share. pavshJ.
July l. 'A'~o's
Todd Shipyards Corporation.-ou.-+.-,x
dividend of S1.75 per share, payable June u
10 stockholders of record June 10.
"hPnIfnO T.
clared. ---S 'es" "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Embargo in Dutch Indies

The American Minister at The Hague
reports. that the expectation of tin
ore, quinine salts and bark, and kapok
from the Dutch East Indies has been
prohibited but that licenses for the
expectation of these articles may be
obtained from the Colonial Government
upon compliance with the regulations
prescribed by the Governor General
So far as known, no special conditions
have been placed so far upon the
granting Of these licenses, but it is
possible that the granting of licenses
may be made subject to conditions
Commerce Reports,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Record Breaking r. r. Year
Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington Road Prosperous

A year of record breaking business
is recorded in the annual report Of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Railroad Company, made public yes
terday. The total freight traffic in
creased 17.41 per cent and the passen-
ger traffic $685., compared with the
1915 basis. The 1915 record was the
best up to last year. This road consti-
tutes part of the Eastern lines of
the Pennsylvania system.
Both the earnings and expenses of
the company in 1917 were by far the
greatest on record. The total railway
operating revenues were $33,212.4O3
and the total railway operating ex-
penses $24,5S8,246. Taxes amounted to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

81 ,214,O53, an increase for the year q
go per cent. After all calculation
there remained net income of 5000.
los for the year. Out Of this sum
dividends of per cent were paid a.
the s2s,437, 900 Of capital stock, $212-
256 appropriated for construction work
on leased and branch roads and ST.
087 of miscellaneous appropriation
made. The remaining balance Of 81.
192,542 was transferred to profit and
loss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Money and Credit

The Clearing House banks reduced
their loans and discounts by s43,SS3, COO
last week. Surplus reserves decreased
100000, to s$2,952,93o, while net de-
mand deposits increased sl6,l7S,o 900.
United States government deposits
aggregated $S2S,o2S,o00 at tho end Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Dividends
Extra

Extra
Underwater Oil Company.-An extra
dividend of per cent has been de-
clared in addition to the regular quar-
terly dividend of per cent, both pay
able June 20 to stockholders of record
June Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Marine Annual Meeting Tomorrow

Marine Annual Meeting Tomorrow
The annual meeting of the Interna
tional Mercantile Marine Company will
be held in Hoboken tomorrow at noon.
In view Of the pending negotiations. it
is hoped by stockholders that some
definite information concerning the
nature Of the offer that has been made
by British interests will be made
known. So far as could be learned yes
terday, however, little more will be
given out than has already been said
by President P. A. S. Franklin. to the
effect that favorable progress is being
made"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Elections

Harvey Il. Robertson has seen ap.
pointed assistant cashier Of the Chat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in. terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, $4.75as. The intrinsic
parity is s4.86m per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at dis
land the demand for dollars with which
to settle accounts in this country is
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, 1918-06-02

New York. .$678,476 ,465 500, 949 ,086
Boston ....... 46,s18,641 6,626,931
Philadelphia :. 74,314,846 23,521 ,4o8
Silver.-Bar silver in London was
4S7bd, unchanged; New York, 997ac, un-
changed; Mexican dollars. TIC, I'M
changed.
Sub Treasury--The banks lost to the
Sub-Treasury yesterday s24,7o9,ooo.
Bank Acceptances.-Rates were I'M
changed yesterday, as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days
livery: Per cent. Per cent. Per cent
6 bic
banks. 4I4@4 49s@4h -+h@4M
E i g i Bile
Der banks.4j4@4Is 4h@4I4 4h@4A
1nelig IDLE
bank bills.54@424 5A@4s4 5I4@4M
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks ....... 4I2
Eligible non-member banks..... 45a
Ineligible bank bills.
London Money Market.-LONDON
June Money was firm at per cent
Discount rates were: Short bills, 3h
per cent; three month bills, GIG per
cent
Gold premium at Lisbon was 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Stock and Bond Averages
Relevant Comment
Italy Curbs Imports

Italy Is taking steps to curtail un-
necessary imports. in hopes of helping
Italian exchange. A dispatch from
Rome to the Italian Bureau of Infor-
nation here says: minister of the
Treasury Nitti has announced that
after June 1 no imports will be per
mitted without special government au-
thorization. and no expectations will
be allowed without the approval of the
National Exchange Institute. The i'm
portation of goods will not be per
mltted unless it can be proved that
they are absolutely necessary"
Marines Pursue Erratic Course
Following its spectacular rise of 9H
points Friday, Marine preferred ,ur-
sued an erratic course on the Stock
Exchange yesterday. The opening
ranged from 104A down to 1031s, and
before 10:3O the price had jumped to
1093, or AZ points above Fridays
close. Then followed a quick decline
to 104, with fluctuations between this
figure and 106 until a reaction set in
during the last few minutes, with the
result that the last sale was at 1O41a a
net loss for the three-hour session of
Is. The common, after selling as high
as BIZ, closed g off at 29al The com
pany's per cent bonds. which will be
retired at ITO if the pending plan in
volving the sale of the British sub
salaries goes through. rose to 1925
new high for the year, and closed at
101, half point below Saturdays last
quotation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Federal Reserve Banks

WASHINGTON June Total reserves of the
Reserve Banks billion dollars The Federal Reserve
Boards weekly tonight showed $19509000 nclud
ing $4,000 Bills
discounted increased condition
at the close of business night follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates OF the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Bank Clearings.--The days bank clear
ings at New York and other cities we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. $685. 76, 465 $66, gas, 086
Boston .. 46,918,641 6,626,931
Philadelphia =. 74,314,846 23,521 ,408
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
the week, compared with 1864, o15,ooo a

the week, compared with $364,o15,oo a
week ago.
On transactions with interior dis
tricts, the Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York lost heavily in gold last
week, the gold settlement fund of the
institution decreasing from $40, 5S3, 900
to S1,S07 900. At the same time gold
in the vaults of the local bank de-
creased from 1851 ,3l9 ,097 to 1929, 1884,
il8. Bills discounted and bought de-
creased about $40 100000 during the
week.
The actual condition OF member
banks shown by the Clearing House
statement yesterday follows:
Loans, discounts, invest
nents, etc. ............$ 81 sos, 528, 900
Cash in vaults of Federal
Reserve members. ..... $4,000
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve banks. .......... 5O2, 1892, 900
Cash in vaults of state
banks and trust COM
panies .............. 1852, 900
Reserve in repositories. 8203, 900
*Net demand deposits. 3,724,617, 600
Net time deposits. ...... 159,621 900
Circulation ............ 37,218,000
Aggregate reserve. ... 527,707, 600
Excess reserve. ..... 1882, $50
*United States deposits deducted,
1925, 1923, 900.
The changes from week ago were: :
Loans and discounts. Dec. $43,883, 900
Cash in vaults Of Fed
eral Reserve men,
bers ............... Dec. 4714,OOO
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve banks Dec. 1880, 900
Reserve in vaults Of
state banks and trust
companies .......... Inc. 10000
Reserve in repositories Inc. $4,000
Net demand deposits. Inc. 16,178,00O
Net time deposits. :. Dec. 4,4O9, 900
Circulation ........ Inc $4,000
Aggregate reserve. Dec. $685., 900
Excess reserve .... Dec. 9,O1O,710
Discount Rates.-The following table
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

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:
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-18

Notice is hereby given to all
those who are ia arIeais for The
,Caz-tte, that we will be COMPEL
ed TO cut you off our list Nov. IS
and if not paid by that time the
account will be given out for col
lection. We are giving you fair
warning as we would like to retain
YOU on our list. You ueed the
paper and the money to operate
the plant II you can't pay all
pay a part and have to the Ist oil
Ian. to pay up 10 full.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-18
500 Reward. sloo.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
beeu able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls catarIh cure
is the oely positive cure now now known
to the medical fraternity. catarrh he
ing constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. send for
list of testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY a CO.. Tole-
do, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-18
Obituary.

MRS Elizabeth Cannon, DEPART
ed this life Dec. 81. at her home
GA +. Rexiord. CentfaIia, III.
She was born in West Point Mis-.
Nov. 20. 1879. age 3S years. II
days. She protessed a hope in
Christ in 1892. and joined the
Lake Grove Baptist Church oil
that city. and later was mari, d
TO Mr.. James Cannon and to that
nnion was born two daughters,
OF which both have gone to that
Great Beyond In 1905 she and
her husband moved to Centralia
and she uaited with the Second
Baptist Church. She was the
mother OF the church, and faith