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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21
Naval Reserve Enlistments.

ITO keep up the complement
of the ever increasing navy. the
Department has again thrown
down the bars for a short time
and are seeking competent men
who desire to enlist. Enlist
ments are being made in all the
different branches of the service
except in some of the higher
ratings. with active service for
the duration of the war only
THE Naval Reserve force of
fers exceptional advantages
The service and pay are identi-
cal with the regular navy, and
as practically all the officers are
selected from the ranks by com
petitive examinations, which
are held three or four times {
year, the chances for promotion
and advancement are unequal
ed. Every man in the service
is eligible to take this eXamin
alton after from three to si'
months active duty and shows
the proper aptitude for th'
work. Many of the men wh'
entered the service at the out
break of the war have commits
sions, and have been ordered t.
Annapolis for a short course o
training and study in the spe
cial branches.
"All of the Navy Recruiting
Offices are authorized to max
enrollments and as n result tn
number is increasing daily. Me-
of the draft age are accepte'
upon securing permission to en-
list of their local draft boarc
under section 151, selective ser
vice regulations"
T. O. ELLINGHAM.
Lieutenant (JG) N. n. V
! District Enrolling Officer
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
Starts April 6, Nations Ami
versary of Entering War.

Boise.-Idaho is losing no
time in organizing for the Third
Liberty Loan drive. State head
quarters have been opened in
the Overland building in this
city. d. w. Davis, appointed
state chairman, has taken ac-
tive charge and is receiving the
counsel and advice of an advis-
ory committee, while an organi-
zation is being perfected to ham
die the most vigorous drive the
state has yet attempted. Moth
ing will be left undone to send
Idaho "up and over the top"
with whatever quota it is decid-
ed this state should raise. The
cooperation of every citizen, it
is announced at headquarters,
will be needed to make the big
drive "A success.
April 6, the anniversary of
tie entry of this country into
the war, has been set for the op-
ening of the campaign. The
amount, terms. and conditions
of the loan have not yet been de-
cided because these features are
dependent upon further legisla-
ton.
Regarding the opening of the
drive Secretary Nc Adoo has wiz
ed state headquarters the fol
lowing statement
april 6 will forever be a CON
secrated day in American his
tory and it seems peculiarly ap--
propriate that the opening of
the second year of our participa-
tion in this war for the honor
and rights of America and the
freedom of the world should be
celebrated with a Nationwide
drive for another Liberty loan.
"The campaign should begin
with great demonstrations OF
patriotism in every city, town
and hamlet in the country that
will truly express the spirit OF
aroused America. On this date
every American should pledge
anew to his government the full
measure of his resources and re-
solve to make every required
sacrifice in the same ferven'
spirit that impels our gallant
sons in the trenches of France
and on the waters of the Allan
tic to shed their blood in Amer
ica's sacred cause.
ITO carry forward America:
essential part in this war fol
righteousness and justice, every
man and woman in the country
must lend their available mean!
to the government and | know
of no more fitting time for sucl
q patriotic response to the cal
of duty than the beginning o
the second year of the war.
"The campaign in all prObs.
bility will last three or fou
weeks and announcement of tn
opening date is made at thi
time in accordance with m.
promise to make public all mat
ters connected with the loan a
soon as determined and in orde
that ample time may be give
IS every community to prepare fo
the event.
81 earnestly hope that pa
rades and patriotic meeting
will be held in all parts of tn
country. The Treasury Depart
81 ment will endeavor to make tn
Nd observance of the anniversar
of the declaration of war 2
81 memorable as was the patriot
observance during the secon
I.iberty-loan campaign of Lii
erty day on the oath of Octobe
1917"
"a Eirrf Cns- MncLc Mndo hx- Nv,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21

The new Mexican service
badge" will soon be issued to Of
ficers and enlisted men who
served under certain conditions
in Mexico and on the border
Persons not now in the army
who would have been entitled
to the badge and whose separa-
ton from the service has beer
honorable NAV secure authority
from the Adiutant General tC
purchase and wear the service
badge.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21
Sign the Petition

Petitions are now being cir
culated on the Jerome tract pro-
testing against the proposed
leasing of certain public lands
lands lying north and east of
the Jerome tract. The land in
question is a part of the Mini
doka Project Extension which
extends from north of the Mini
doka Reclamation project to the
Jerome reservoir or perhaps a
little west The proposed leas-
ing would close for the use of
the public tract running from
the town of Minidoka or there
abouts west to the boundary
mentioned above. In width it
it from from five to twelve miles
including the vacant land be-
tween this tract and the Die
trich tract on the north. The
proposed lease would divide the
land into different sections, a
half mile trail being left be-
tween each section for the pas
sage OF stock.
A formal protest has already
been sent in by the Jerome COM
mercial Club and also from a
county wide representation of
farmers in attendance at the
annual meeting of the Lincoln
County Farm Bureau, at Sho-
shone Saturday. March 9th.
These protests resulted in the
lease being held up until a fur
ther hearing, which will axe
place at Washington. d. c., in
the near future. If the lease
goes through it will affect the
Jerome people in the following
different ways:
l. First and probably most
important it will close up the
natural stock trails into the east
side of the Jerome tract. Most
of the sheep which are fed on
the Jerome tract come in by
this route. If it is closed up
many feeders who have been ac-
customed to winter here and
buy our hay are in danger of
being driven to seek feeding
grounds which are more acces-
sible. There is no doubt that
the closing up of this public land
would lessen the market for hay
on the tract.
,. The closing up of this land
will deprive the small farmer of
the privilege of using the out
side range which he has been
able to use in the past. Many
farmers have small herds of
sheep or cattle which must de-
: pend on outside pasture for
| feed.
8. It will hurt the livestock
industry of the Jerome tract.
l A cooperative grazing assOcia-
t ton is in the process of Organi-
? zation now. membership to be
| made up of farmers who have ?
4 small bond of sheep or cattle
e. which they wish to Craze on the
t forest reserve comparatively
This association made up of the
farmers of the tract will have
to depend on the same trail il
driving sheep from the farm:
to the forest reserve. If it /.
e closed up it will be big obstacle
against moving stock.
o If YOU believe that thes'
: things are important to th'
{. tract as n whole. sign the peti
Y tions with the following men
d John Thomas. at the First Ma
l. tional Bank, A. B. Stephens: w
n 4. HeisSe. Geo. Bremen. and w
V F. White, Jerome Nationa
o Bank, in town. Representative
e farmers are carrying the petl
tinnS into each community.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21

More than 1.600 tons of an
thracite coal were condemned in
Pennsylvania markets bv rep
resentatives of the Fuel Admin
istration recently in the cam
raign to compel the delivery of
clean coal.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21

All cheese now in storage
must be marketed before June
Is. unless special permission to
hold is given by the Food Ad-
ministration.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-21

Following the plan adopted
for California and Colorado, the
Food administration has APP
pointed commission to deter
mine the cost of producing su-
gar beets in Nebraska. The
commission has no power to fix
prices, but it is expected that
it's figures will serve as the bas-
is for voluntary price agree
ments between growers and
purchasers of sugar beets.
The sun., 1918-12-12
Decline In steel.

The selling that came into steel COM
mon when the news of the average re-
ductlon OF 81 a ton for steel products
reached tine financial district was largely
professional. And at the same time
those to whom the professional element
sold were OF the type whose operations
are commonly called good" Opinion In
the Street was that with the actual
withdrawal OF the Government from con-
troll OF industry. steel producers would
more readily be enabled to discover at
what point the demands Of peace would
begin to have their effect. The con-
fidence created by the slight decrease In
steel tonnage was not actually impaired.
on the contrary. the sentiment In both
the speculative community and the steel
trade was that tho move on the part Of
the producers was n long step toward
bringing about the freedom from Gov
eminent control at the close of the year
with very little disturbance to industry.
The one matter % uncertainty that APP
pealed TO commentators was whether the
steel men had yet found the level OF
their prices al which consumers would
be willing to do big business. SO far as
the stock market was concerned it wa-
pointed out that the reaction from the
days high Of $685. was natural nnd pro-
ductive of some protection in the form
Of further short interest
The sun., 1918-12-12
Copper Prices and Export Trade.

Representatives O, several copper pro-
duciHE companies are IN Washington for,
conference regarding prices for the new
year 1t was presumed after the news
az the result o. the steel conference At
the capital had reached Wall Street that
these men had gone to discuss Just what
would be asked officially when the mat
ter comes UP for decision on December
90. With the War Industries BOARD
Withdrawing It's jurisdiction over prices
Of raw materials il was believed that an
announcement would be made that cop
per producers would he in agreement as
10 what SEDUCTION TO make in order to
feel out the demand In this country and
elsewhere, Hut the matter OF prime I'M
Dortance in the eyes of some copper men
IL the export situation. AZ to that plans
for the formation of merger of copper
interests for export trade have pro-
crossed SO FAR tina. It is expected a
statement will be Issued concerning the
new concern Monday next. II is under
stood that the copper producers commit
tee will form the nucleus of the export
corporation proposed 20 I've formed under
the Webb act This merger Of the trade
Cor export Is To offset like action on the
part OF the foreign copper interests.
The sun., 1918-12-12
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE,

Selling pressure in tho final hour OF
trading made for a renCtionary close in
mo market yesterday on tho ConeoN-
dated Exchange. Final prices were
about the lowest OF the session, espe-
cially IN the steel group and the few rail-
road stocks that attracted speculative
attention. Stocks were in plentiful supply
at the high levels of the early after
noon and the market In the absence OF
any sustained support declined sharply.
Even the equipment shares and Mexican
Petroleum, the strongest stocks in the
group, We're adversely Influenced by the
selling movement. steel common broke
from high OF eos, to 9Sls, closing a
fraction higher Crucible declined .
ard Bethlehem more than point In
the equipment shares Car and Foundry
was up y. Railway steel Springs .
and American Locomotive point, hut
BALDWIN had a net loss or ~. The w.
rious copper sto ks closed weak Mex,,ar
Petroleum, which sold at lcNI,,, ,losc,
at 1861, Marine preferred closed steady
i'obn'cn shares were in supply in IN,
riutl trading and had net 'osscs of n
point. Trading IN Liberty Loan bond,
was in fair volV.-, with prices steady.
The sun., 1918-12-12
The Petroleum Coup.

An evidence of what had been going
on In Mexican Petroleum for the past
month was seen yesterday when that
issue advanced over eight points in such
haste that several large step orders
placed by short interests were passed
before the decline of the afternoon Set
in. Deceived by the irregular movement
Of the issue in recent days professionals
on the floor have been specializing for
its decline, but their speculation has
been placing into the hands OF single
group all the stock that was offered for
sale Yesterday the upward progress be-
gan In the morning, accompanied by ad-
vices that contained predictions OF
higher prices than ever" But some OF
the professionals having mlsread des-
patch carrying the implication that the
company's largest well had begun To
flow salt water instead of oil, persisted
in their tactics. Their attacks were frus-
trated not merely by the denial OF the
rumor. but by the plain closing of
trap set for them.
The sun., 1918-12-12
FINANCIAL NOTES.

C.nnSso'i lated Conl Compsuy has caieA
5000 "a per cent. huaIs duo june ].
lH2@ They AFRO payable At the United
states Mortgage and Trust Company on
January J.
North Suite Copper Mining Company
reports output IN Nov"mbcr ~ l.Soc,SS5
pounds OF copper, 72.5IS ounces of ST.
v"r and 10 .ounc"s ~ gold TAis COM
parcs with :.ol%.sNS pounds Of copper,
So,ste ounces Of silver and 1874 ounces OF
GOLD In october.
Federal RESERVE syatc,a has admitted
the New England Trus. company ~
Boston, capitalized 81 ssS. O00, 0O0.
Trans Oceanic Commercial CORPORATION
has been chartered by the state Depart .
zoo.
century steel Company o. America has
Iucronscd It's capital from $3.50, coo to
$500, 600
Stock o. cotton in New York warehouse
on Tuesday amounted TO 63,bS7 bales,
compared with ll2,s99 bales fer the Same
day last year,
Har-ey f. whitney. formerly assistant
cashier Of the Bank Of New York. and
moro recently connected With Bond G
Goodwin, ho7 been appointed by tho
credit department.
The sun., 1918-12-12
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE RULE.
Aimed to Prevent uaidIns aud
short COverInE.

The governors " the Sc7 vo-y stool,
Exchange Yesterday took Gch9!tN s,sp
IN the dire ton OF protecting customers
against raiding and short covering by
adopting a resolution torhidding Offers In
public manner to buy or sell securities,
on stop above or below the market and
TO buy or sell securities "at Tho close"
For a long time L has been pose D. .
for traders TO ascertain from tho boo,
81 specialists the e.on orders regarded
there mud II has been known on the too
OF the exchange how many ard tho vo'-
ume Of stop order, there were in the
market II the resolution adopted ~.
the exchange proves effective stop orders
will be kept confidential aud tho public
protected TO more or logs extent
The sun., 1918-12-12
NEW RAIL FINANCING.
Chicago and Northwestern I"snrs
SIO,5OO,OOO in bonds.

The frat attempt Al long term rl.auad
financing since the entrance o: the
United States into the wnr was mace
yesterday when Kuhn. Loeb co. an
nounced the purchase OF Sl0,b00,0o0 and
the sale 20 investors OF Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company general
mortgage per cont gold bonds, due
November !, 1887. They were offered Oh
a basis OF par and interest.
The bonds will be issued under the
general mortgage OF the company eN-
ecuted In 1897. authorizing the Issuance
Of bonds not to exceed Sl65,00O,0O0, or
the authorized amount there will be out
standing with the present Issue sN.3l6,-
600 sis per cent bonds. $40 $4,000 4
per cent bonds and scS,472.OO0 per
cent. bonds. OF the balance OF S74,65S.-
600, S6o.1S2,00o are reserved 10 retire
prior Hens and the debentures due in
1921 and 1888.
The present Issue was sold 70 rc!m-
burse tho company for expenditures
made for new constructive additions.
improvements, &c, and the retirement of
matured bonds. which have been In large
part temporarily financed by bank leans,
The sun., 1918-12-12
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
A Natural Reaction.

with the fact that on the declines OF
afternoon business turned
outlet. the speculative community after
the close looked upon the day as a mark
of the good condition of the market. The
rise of the early hours had served TO In
crease the confidence in tho street that
the trend of the market was dehpite. a
great part OF the advance OF the day DC
fore had been made by short COVERING
though ~ the same time many VINO
had previously covered at the turning
point OF last week had switched to puS-
ing for the long account. Short covering
continued Yesterday and with new buy
ing II brought about the general upward
movement. When the declines entered
into the list those who watch such events
on the floor saw very little selling from
commission housce.
The sun., 1918-12-12
WANT EXCESS TAX I
STATUTE REPEALED
Investment Bankers Will Pre-
sent Appeal to Congress
To-day.
SAY ITS NEED HAS PASSED
T. W. Lamont Advocates For.
NATION of Bureau of Fl.
nancial information.
Special Desp1,ch 10 Tar srx.

bptJ'ua D'NpfF't ~ Ahi 81 Ne
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 1t--Members o,
the Investment Bankers Association O.
America, whose three day convention
here ended tonight. will go to Wash.
ington tomorrow to lay before Con.
gress a resolution adopted by the cor.
vention calling for the repeal OF excess
profits tax laws at the earliest momep,
and the dscontinuance Of such leglsh
ton now pending.
The association favored a war Profits
tax solely as a war measure and offered
/ its cooperation to the Federal authori-
ties in the preparation Of such tax laws
| The bankers now declare that the No.
cessity for this tax has ended.
| Thomas W. Lamont, chairman Of the
committee on foreign securities, advo-
Gated the establishment by the assoc,s
ton of an agency foC the gathering OF
detailed information concerning the for
eign countries into which American
capital. as represented by the interer
payment on loans to the Allies will TOW
in the near future.
Mr.. Lamont also called for the cres.
| ton OF an educational bureau - dis.
seminate general information as to n.
elgn investments.
Never has a country been confronted
! as ours ID to-day with eurn nmeasa
possibilities for sound, economi" and
commercial development abroad" he
said, land never before has a country
had such an opportunity as ours to rea.
der a great service TO mankind"
Higher commissions for transaction
| in Government bonds were asked tos
| by William r. Compton. chairman o.
the committee on United States Gov
eminent bonds, and the sentiment o,
| the delegates was strongly In favor o.
Increased rates. Mr.. Compton advo-
Gated the adoption OF the so-called
! Canadian plan. under which all oanken
| and bond dealers are licensed and each
| dealer pledges himself to deal thcouKh
| a Government pool This plan puts a
premium on llauidating OF bonds and
provides a fair profit for the bond
dealer.
Mr.. Compton said the return OF peace
would bring n tremendous food % OF
| portunities for Investment In reivate
undertakings and Doubted whether the
public would continue to subscribe to
Government securities literally II these
| securities are offered at low rate con
tain taxable features and are offered
foG sale ut prices out OF line with other
prime Investment opportunities.
Lewis r. Franklin, who spoke 40
! repre- sentative OF the Treasury Depart
ment. declared that while the Treas
ury officials favored higher commission
rates for dealers in Government bonds
it had been found impracticab,a to fo-
low the Canadian plan
The convention closed with banQus,
L.
! Urea sury Lefflngwell was INC principal
speaker. William G. Baker Jr., o.
Baltimore was chosen president q ire
| association.
The sun., 1918-12-12
New Long Term Rail Bonds.

The successful sale OF the SIC, 800. 900
Chicago and Northwestern Railway long
term bonds was the first OF consequence
Of such long term railroad issues since
the United states entered the war.
Dealers in investment securities believe
that this means an immediate expansion
Of the bond market AMI regard the trans
action 40 a constructive factor of I'M
portanCc. II is Known that there is now
and will be at the beginning OF the new
wear plethora of funds for investment.
The syndicate which managed the Chi
cago and Northwestern sale broke the
ice on long term method. II was re-
marked, in IA significant fashion.
The sun., 1918-12-12

Tho Chase National Bank has de-
clared a bonus 10 its employees % SO
per cont, OF their annual salary AZ Il
Christmas distribution. Tho Hartman
National Bank also announced a distrl-
button TO employees OF substantial
bonus. to which will be added an extra
sum proportioned to the amount of sal
airy paid during the year and the term
Of service, the total OF which will range
from 10 per cent. to 90 per cent.
The sun., 1918-12-12
MAXIM MUNITIONS CORPORATION
Notice TO Stockholders.

WV IOTkI Dec, TO, IBIb.
All owners OF Maxim Munitions Corpora p
ton stock holding certificates In names
other than their own are respectfully re-
quested to have same Transferred to their
respective names and par value altered In
accordance with resolutions heretofore
adopted by tho stockholders OF the Cor
pora,iou. Deliver or mail your stock to
our transfer agents. L. s Corporation
Company. So Cedar St, New York, and
IT Will be promptly returned without ex-
pense to the owner. Only stockholders OF
record can vote At corporate meetings.
LAURAHCE ANGEL, Secretary.
The sun., 1918-12-12
Trading I'm Paris ouict.

PArIs, Dec. II Trading WIS quiet Oh
the Rourse to-day. Three pev cent.
rc0tcs, CO francs 40 confines for cash :
exchange on London, - francs 97rs
Confines; 3 pc: cent. loan. SIS francs 5
confines
The sun., 1918-12-12
London Money Market.

LONDON, Dec. Neutrality-suspicious. 8
per cent discount rates, short and
three months bills, 1889 per cent, !;
gold premiums at Lisbon. 5000. Con-
soils for, money. 59ai British per cent
loan. al,s; British A.. per cent, loan,
,seL/
The sun., 1918-12-12
PennsyIvania Crude OIL Market,

on CITY, Dec. L-C"cdit balances.
81, Runs, 1861 birrels: averaee, Cl.-
24o, Shipments, $3.50: average, 40
The sun., 1918-12-12


Bid Asheu
Alb & Sus.l,2ia q.
A A Chem. lJlA lTG
do pr. gsI ~
4 Bk NO;e. o%i1 70
do pf.... 49, -
Am b $ rt ~ -
A Br Shoe. 30 ~
do pf,...lil IL
Am Can pi. ~. az
Am Coal. 81
Amer Expr NJ 81
Am ship. los ~
4 Smclt pf.lvi. joy
Am SEuu. Nc iO
Au Sus pima lis
4 S lob of. So 70
Am lob pr Im ~
Am Tel X c ~ n
A Woo pf ?tia 9ia
Am w p IF 3i% 81:
4 Dry Gds l2t Il
DO let pi. o. Is
90 I'd IF +3 o..
AsSucia OH a., rrl,
Al BIZ & A "a 9ig
The sun., 1918-12-12
BID AND ASKED QUOTATIONS

Closing prices Of stocks IN Vh,'I 'herH
were no transactions yesterday:
The sun., 1918-12-12
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
CALL RATES.


Prime member bank acceptances. az
TINE LOANS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-09
King Korn EnIists
In Fight On Huns

LINCOLN. July Eff the kaiser
could bo induced 20 take n daylight
airplane ride over the great farming
section of the central plains includ-
Ing most OF Nebraska and Kansas. to-
day. he would start n peace offensive
by wireless at once.
Food for the world Is growing awi
ripening on millions of acres. giving
promise OF year of comparative
plenty for America and her associates
in the war. Wheat harvest IS on un-
der most favorable conditions through
out much of this section. and corn.
which has had n fine growing season,
h being ''lald by In Central Kansas
and is developing rapidly In Nebras-
ka.
Heavy rains and plenty of sunshine
have contributed much to develop
ment OF what promises 10 be a Kaiser
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-09
BECOMES SOLDIER
IN SINGLE NIGHT

CAMP DIX, N. j.. July s.-Ar-
rived at Camp Dix via Pennsylvania
Railway Station 732 p NJ. Passed
preliminary physical examination
successfully p. M; attached to De-
pot Briade and sent to barracks 1925
P. NJ. Transferred and essigned to
-I1.2O P. NJ. Left Pennsylvania
Railway Station at Camp Dix with or
ganization en- route for overseas SER
vice 3.45 A. NJ.
: Such is how New Jersey recruit
set new speed record in starting for
the front. 1t is not permissible at