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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY

New York. y Y, March 4, 1919
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the
Annual Meeting Of the stockholders of the
Erie Railroad Company will be held at the
principal ONCE OF the Company, No. SO
Church Street. in the Borough of Man
haitian. city OF New York. on Tuesday,
April s. 1919 at II 90 o'clock noon. for the
election OF four Directors to hold office for
four years and for the transaction OF any
and all business that may properly come
beTore thu meeting, including tho approval
and ratification uf an agreement or agree
ments with the United States. or its rep
resentat!ve, covering the compensate ion To
ba paid for tn" possession. use and control
Of the railroads ana system Of trHusporta-
ton or the Company and /Or of other Com
panles In which the Company In interested.
ing over OF said properties by the President
OF the United States, and the approval and
IatlNcatipn OF any action OF the Board or
Directors In respect thereto, md to au-
tors to take all snch other and further
action as tho said Board shall deem neces-
sary or proper in conn ection there With, and
also including considering ana voting upon
the approval and ratification OF all pur-
chases, contracts. acts. proceedings cleo
tons and appointments BY the BOARD OF
Directors and the Executive Committee
since the Annual Meeting o. the stockhoid-
ers OF the Company on AprIl ., 1918. and
OF all matters referred 20 IN the proceed
ings Of tho Board Of Directors and the Ex-
ecutIve Committee. which. uttN the meet
Ing, viii he open ~ examination by stock.
holders Of record during business hours at
the New York. ONCE Of the COMPANY. No.
50 Church Street. New York.
Tho transfer hooks Of both tho Common
and Preferred Stocks viii be closed at he
close OF business on FRIDAY, March IL, 1919,
and VIII be reopsned at 10 ~ NJ, on
Wednesday, April Q. 1919,
BY order Of tho Board or Directors
DAVID BOSNIAN, Secretary
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REPORTS PRICES DROPPING.
Federal Reserve board Receiver
Answers to Question:.

WAsHINoToN, March 1.-THE Federal
Reserve Board made public to-day sum-
Taries of reports from Federal reserve
agents throughout the country in answer
to QUESTIONABLE recently sent out to
ascertain the extent OF business and in
dustrial reimbursement The reports
| showed in general large stocks on hand
by manufacturers and dealers and a
lessened demand. with prices decreasing
In many cases.
A typical example OF the reports from
INDUSTRIAL districts was afforded by the
tabulation OF replies to questions from
business houses In the Philadelphia Fed
eral reserve district. The questions and
classified replies follow:
Are the quantities OF materials, sup
plies and goods as shown by your last
inventory larger than usual? Yes, ia;
| no, 12s.
Are they principally for war or civil
ian businesses? War work. 20: civilian
business, 221.
Have the prices of your product been
lowered recently from the high prices
prevailing during the war? Yes. 14s
| no. SO.
rs labor more abundant? Yes, 2e5
| no. 81.
rs labor less restless? Yes. 147; no,
as there less Unemployment? Yes, 1856
no, So.
'"Is labor more efficient? Yes. 90: no.
142.
HAS there been any lowering of
! wages? Yes. II: no. 22S.
Are you paying less for raw mate
rails? Yes. 1871 no, 80.
Els the supply adequate? Yes. 212
no, 49,
do you anticipate making any extcn-
! sions or repairs to your plants in the
near future which will necessitate the
purchase OF builins materials or equip
ment7 Yes. AZ; no, 203.
Have you a satisfactory amount of
orders on hand? Yes. 81 no. 150."
Most concerns reported the outlook
uncertain.
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HAS COTTON EXPORT PLAN.
harding Suggests n Cooperhsiv,
Corporation Under webb Act.

WASHINGTON. March 17.-OrRaniza4
.ion OF cooperative cotton export cor
porauon with a capitalization OF per-
maps s5o.000,0o0 was advocated to-day
py GOV. w. T. @. Harding OF the Federal
reserve Board in letter to a Southern
newspaper editor.
Mr. Harding suggested that such a
corporation. organized under the Webb
act solely for foreign trade transactions,
could be financed to some extent by the
war Finance Corporation under the re-
cent act passed by Congress authorizing
an appropriation Of $1,000. 200, 900 to OK
In payment for stock Of the corpora
ton Southern cotton producers and bust
ness men might use Liberty bonds which
they hold, thus eliminating necessity Of
lying UP large quantities OF cash. he
suggested. The bonds could be held by
the corporation and not placed on the
market, he said, thus removing objec-
ions governing agencies might have to
their exchange for a corporations stock.
Mr.. Harding suggested that a con-
eress OF cotton producers and others in
terested should be held at once to dis
cuss the project.
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New orIean. Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS, March IL While
the market stood at moderate net
advanced nearly the whole session to-day
tho net results on tho close were de-
cline OF FIVE points 10 n rise OF 10 points
On the old contracts and a decline OF 2
points to a rise OF 6 points on the new
A feature of tho day was the large
export movement, the total for all ports
being 45.40s bales. Old: March. 26.1S !:
May: 3+45; July. 23,I5; October, 2060;
December. 20.35. New: May, 24.70 {;
july, 23.23; October. 21.i5: December
1885. Spot quiet and unchanged. Mid
ding. 1850.
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COTTON Is IRREGULAR.
tLate Afternoon Market Weakened
by Increased Realizing.

An early advance met increased offer
ings In the cotton market yesterday.
They included Southern selling as well
as profit taking by recent buyers and
caused a sharp reaction. with new style
May contracts selling off from 25.20c TO
2459c. and closing at 24.G5c., against
24G2c. at Saturdays close. The general
market closed steady at net advance
OF I6 points TO a decline Of 10 points on
new style and 80 points higher to Is
.pc!x:s lower on old ,. ..-, ......
The opening was steady at an advance
OF 81 TO so points on new style months,
which sold As to 90 points above Satur-
days closing figures during the middle
of the morning. For time the buying
by Wall Street and commission houses
was active and there was also consid-
erable support from trade sources. This
tapered OF above the 25c. level for new
style May and there was good deal of
afternoon selling for profits by recent
buyers.
Range Of prices on leading months
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WESTERN ELECTRIC EARNINGS

The net profits OF the Western Elec-
iric Company during 1918, according TO
the pamphlet report published yesterday.
totalled s3,510.321. against s2,S51.716 in
1917. The 1918 earnings were equal. af-
ter deduction of preferred dividends, TO
sil.40 share on the common stock.
Gross sales were in excess Of $780,
COO 900 and other incomes totalled more
than 1854, 900 making total income for
the year OF s145,se1,03s, against $751;
si965l In 1917. Expenses, taxes. Sc.
ir 1913 totalled S9,740.1S9 and special
appropriation 100000, leaving a net
income for the year of $5.050.S49. After
ell interest. dividends, &c, the surplus
for 1913 totalled $210.32i. against Sso1,-
10 in 1917
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NOTICE IS HEREBY~ GIVEN that on
"Wednesday March goth, 1919, at l1:So
o'clock T.. u. at the Exchange Salesrooms,
Nos II and 16 Nesey Street. Borough OF
Manhattan. New York City, through Ad-
rian II. Muller & Sons. tauetioneers. the
thousand nine h1tldreds.and ninety eight
t3.sssl shares Of the capita stock of the
HAMMERSTEIN ~ AMUSEMENT COM
PANI OF tae par value Of Twenty I'VE
S26) dollars per share.
Dated March 10 I9t9. -"
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY
OF VIEW YORK.
BY LYMAN RHOADES. Vice -prcSid.nt
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Founded 1903
The Merchants National Bank
Of the City Of New York

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that q
Special Meeting Of tho Stockholders OF The
above Bank VIII Doc held at It's offices, "a
wal Street. Borough OF Manhattan. View
Yors city. March 81, 1919. at 1900 o'clock
Noon, FOR the purpose OF acting upon
propositions 10 alter the par value of the
capital stock from so per share to 500
per share, to in, reRsc the capital stock
trum 5000. 600. represented by ~, Oos
shares, each Of the par value e $50, 10
SO 100000, 10 be represented by 80, 900
shRrcs each % the par value OF 800, 70
cl~ct three directors Go IA vacancies in The
Board. and 10 tranSUCt such other b9si-
ness a. may come before tn" meeting
b order OF the Board Of Directors
o. T.. PAINTER. Cashier
Dated. Sew York. FebFusry .Sth lgip
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TO ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS AGAINST
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
New York Municipal Railway Corporation
AND
New York consol idaied Rsilroad Companv.

NOTICE Is hereby given that on the sth
gay OF February, 1919, the United States
District Court for the Southern District Of
new York made an order in the equity suit
pending In said Court. No - 1s-aff,
brought by Westinghouse Bieotrio and
an sanili Company, plaintiff. against
York Municipal Railway Corporation, snd
New York Consolidated Railroad Company.
.a,eiiendants which order. among othsr
% All claims and demands against the
sad BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company, the
ton or the said New York Consoiidated
Railroad Company, shall. be presented to
Lindley NJ. Garrison. Receiver of said cor
orations. on or before the lat day OF April.
t2( II any persons having claims and de-
1nands against the said defendants or any
of them shall fail to present such claims
ana demands to the said receiver ON or be-
fore the said LIST day OF April, 1919, as pro-
vided In said order, each Of them so failing
shall be barred from sharing In the bened1t
OF the distribution Of the moneys and pro
ceeds OF the properties OF tho said defend
ants that now are or hereafter shall be in
the hands of the receiver i'm sstd suit, and
from sharing or participating In The distri-
button Of any OF the proceeds arising from
The sale of any of said properties II such
sale snail hereafter be adjudsed and de-
Nothing in said order requires claims
and demands secured by mortgage or other
Hen TO be presented to the receiver as
Forms for proofs OF claims and Demands
required to be presented to the receiver as
stated above may pc obtained from the re
ceiver at his office. No SIS Clinton Street
borough of Brooklyn, City and state of
New York, and claims and demands shalt
be presented to the receiver at his said
ONCE. No. SO Clinton street. Borough of
Brooklyn. City and State of New York.
Dated, Brooklyn. y. Y. February 10. 1919.
LINDLEY VI. GARRISON.
Receiver.
So Clinton. Street.
Borough OF brooklyn.
CITY and state of New York.
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UNITED PROFIT SHARING.
Surplus for 1913. without Taxes,
IL Ff2e.eiy, According to Report.

Tho annual report of the United Profit
Sharing Corporation for 1913 shows a
net profit for the year Of STILES,
against s241.10e In 1917. Last years
profits were equal to IS cents share on
the capital stock. which has n par value
OF 20 cents, against Is cents a share
earned in 1917.
Net operating earnings, including divi-
dends accrued on investments during
1918. were s211.625, from which were de-
Quoted dividends of ss1,90s. making the
surplus for the year s129,617 before
charging Federal excess and war profits
taxes, for which no provision has been
made. The total profit and loss surplus
on December 81 was 3255,5l5,
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Range Of prices OH leading months ;
OLD STYLE.
COTTON STATISTICS.
Exports From New York.

Barley. 5.0s2 bushels srass seed. 200
bags; beef. S.73s bbls' hams. l.l46, 900
lbs. lard. $1,000 lbs, peas. $500 bu, {;
oatmeal, ASH bbls, beef. 40 :cs /;
bacons. s,621.550 lbs. (: butter. l.1o7,9T3
lbs. rubricating oil. $4,000 gals. {;
cheese. 1880 lbs.
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COFFEE MARKET.

The coffee futures market yesterday
developed weakness, and after opening
at declines OF 1 20 4 points prices sagged
sharply on a wave OF long liquidation
with a loss OF aggressive demand. The
market closed at net losses for the day
OF % to % points.
of
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COFFEE STATISTICS.


Junius Spencer Morgan. Jr.. yester-
day was elected a director o, the
Liberty National Bank. He Is the oldest
son OF J. p. Morgan and returns to
active business after twenty months SER
vice in the navy-almost a year spent
in foreign duty.
The sun., 1919-03-18

Coffee CAbles-Rio was UNCHANGED at
llslOo for No. 4, Exchange unch asged at
10 1l-Scd. Receipts 600 bags and stock $4,000
bags. In Santos epots were unch anged at
las20O for No. 4. Futures UNCHANGED to IS
reis lower. Receipts 1900 bags ard stock
ASS 90 bags. Receipts at the ports were
2 ooo bags. against 5000 last year and IL 900
two years ago, Sac Paulo had 1900, against
Il 900 and 1000. and Jundiahy 1900, against
N,oo0 and 1900 bags respectively
BRAZILIAN COFFEE STATISTICS
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.FOODSTUFF PRICES
TEND TO GO HIGHER
Feeding Of Europe Expected to
Take All Available Short
Haul Supply. 49,.

The pronounced advance In corn from,
the recent low level. making gains OF
80 TO 40 cents a bushel, and the higher
prices of oats barley, rye and provisions
show the thorough change in ideas re-
garding the provision and foodstuffs
situation compared with those of but a
short time ago. The factors recently In
fiuential have been reports regarding
monthly feeding of Germany with hun
dreds OF thousands of tons OF foodstuffs,
release of German tonnage-placed at
100000 to $4,000 tons-and growing
confidence that the allied. neutral and
German requirements will absorb all
foodstuffs available on short haul supply.
The advance in May corn from the low
crop levels has been AN cents bushel,
while March corn has advanced cox
cents and that of July 29b cents. The
advance in oats from the low level OF
the crop has been 10 cents on May and
ION cents on July. May rye advanced
20 cents bushel and May barley 17A
cents. Provisions have reacted a little
from the recent extreme high. but have
again turned strong and prices have
risen with grains advance.
The position OF hogs Is strong, due to
that or product, but there u possibility
that the product price increase will tend
to restrict distribution OF product to
some extent in domestic way. although
II will have probably little influence on
the export programme. 1t Is not a case
of exporting by price but one OF having
or not having American foodstuffa The
m!dmonth statement OF product stocks
was disappointing In showing that dis
tributlon Is even better than expected,
which has naturally unmarked influence
in the speculative attitude toward the
market.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Highest prices
yet this season resulted in the corn mar
ket to-day chiefly from wet weather
hindrances TO farm work and to the crop
movement. The close was strong at
27sc. TO sac. net advance. with May
We to s1.42A, and July s135% &c
i.s5h. Oats gained &c. TO 1kc, and
provisions 60c. to 81.
CORN-New high records for the sea.
son were established in the near month";
In corn during yesterday's market. IN the
local cash market No. white and No,
yellow were quoted at 3i,7sh c. and (
New York.
OF = to ic. The local cash market price,
were hrmer: STANDARD quoted at Tah c.
NO. white, 7fc.; No. 3 white. 73c,; No
white. TN 70 T?c. all elevator.
RYE-Sfarkst strong. No. , Western
$40 c. ana T. New York.
BARLEY-Market rrm. Feeding. 81 u
ssc; mailing. N.oi to sl.o5. c. and (. New
York.
BUCkWHEAT- - Market dull. SounC
milling. 32:S c. and {. New York.
HAY-Market steady. No. !. tiss Il
$40; No. :. Si.65 to $3.50; No, ;. 'l.4,
to $50.
sTRAw-Market qu.st. No. rye. 81.
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World Film Corporation
To the Stockholders and Holders
of Voting Trust Certificates of
World Film Corporation: .>..f.

The Board Of Directors Of the Corporation adopted
readusment Of the
all
authorization
First Preferred Stock and $1,000
Second Preferred Stock
with the
for the the following basis
Upon deposit Of voting trust certificates duly assigned
blank
depo:itor of share shall be entitled the
shall have been declared the
Preferred Stock to a value of $3.50.
Voting trust certificates should be deposited with payment
oneha the cash subscription above mentioned @ certified
order ch) made The New York
postay S Broad Street New York City before April TO- 1915
the remainder OF subscription be paid when the
have been declared operative The plan be declared operative
Holders of certificates shares have
already agreed to subscribe under this plan w.
Further particulars and details Of the
application to the Deposa to the Corporation
46th Street, New York City.
By order of the Board of Directors, ~
Ia" B. N. BUSCH,
Secretary
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London Money Market.

LONDON. March 17.-Money 3is per
cent. Discount rates-Short and three
month bills 3 1882 per cent
Gold premiums ut Lisbon 1900.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23
PetuIance and Earnestness.

To look mad and grOwl is almost as bad as swearing. In fact, If one ana !yzes the two, he will not find any diff ference between them. Profanity Is only an expression of the state of mind. Of course, there is some diff ference in the character and form of the expression; but they all mean the same thing. We speak of this because the world notes the mental attitude and regards it the same as profanity, and imputes this fault to the man who wears a growl, remarks Ohio State Journal. And so a religious man who looks mad and grOwls depreciates his relation as a member of church and reflects upon the church, too. There is unhappily a good deal of this going on and 1t is all in violation of Scriptural teaching. We must learn the differ- ence between earnestness and petu- lance and observe the difference in conduct or We injure the cause we are engaged in. There is no room for ill., temper In q noble enterprise even if that ill-+emper does not break out in epithet and wicked language.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23
DROP TAGS TO TANKS
Cigarettes ShOWered on Them
 From the Skies.
Kni0hts of Columbus Bring Joy to Boys While Battle Is in
 Progress.

New York. Showers of cigarettes fell frOra the skies on the American fighters driving the Germans out of the St. NIihiei salient. This fact was announced in a cablegran received by William J. Muliigan, chairman of the Knights of Columbus committee on war activities, at the United War Work Campaign headquarters: From American airplaneS 10000 packages of cigarettes were dropped into the hands of infantrymen and artillerymen press ing forward in their victorious squeeze which dislOdgcd the enemy from the stronghold they had held for more than three years. Each package was stamped Compliments of the Knights of Columbus"
 At the same time, cable dispatches announce, Y. NJ. c. A. workers on foot moved among the soldiers, handing out chocolates and cigarettes.
 The airplane service for distributing cigarettes to the soldiers, while tho battle was in progress and the Ordi- nary foot or motor methods of reach ing the men in the front lines were unavailable. was established by Mar tin V. Merle of San Francisco, a K, of c. secretary, with the cooperation of an American airpiane unit. After the fight, soldiers rc:ered how pleas. antly surprised they had been when cigarettes dropped from on nigh. Theg declared no service jn their behalf ever had pleased them as much as this ul. fra rodern delivery of smokes"
 The Y. 3I. c. 4. workers won new friends at St. Aiihiel. One Red Trl- angle man, with a huge pack on his back, moved forward with certain unit, distributing chocolates and Ciga- rettes to each soldier. Salvation Army workers also were busy with their doughnuts and coffee throughout the Gt. Mihiel drive.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23
CHARACTER MUST BE BUILT
Man's Best Qualities Seemingly Can Only Be Brought Out by the Proc
 ess of Hammering.

The word Character" is true to It's derivation. It is a Greek word, which we pronounce harass, which, they pro- nounce charass, but which had the same meaning then as now. They spoke then of a coin in the mint, which vas hammered and tortured by the sharp edges of the die, as being stamped upon, indeed, as a poor char assed thing-as bearing a character. Its character came to 1t because 1t was beaten, pounded by this tremend- ous hammer. The more 1t was beaten the more distinct character 1t had. l believe all oUy words of similar import have q similar derivation. Thus, when we say that a man Is of this "type" of manhood, or that "type" of manhood, the original meaning Is that he has been beaten into that shape by the blows of experience that have passed over him.
 Burns says "the rank is but the guinea stamp" This means, at bottom, that a pound" Is metal which has been pounded. And there are metals which improve in quality all the time you stamp and hammer them. Just the same is true of man, If he have the true heart, the true life and makes himself master of the circumstances instead of the slave. And the hammering is no unimportant part Of the prOcess.-Edward Everett Hale.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23
Scotch In Fear
 Alaskan Trade

That Eastern comLetitors are en- deayoring to hamper the shipment Of Alaska herring to their markets through readjustment of freight ratea was the assertion of local shtg pers and dealers who appeared be- fore the North Pacific freight traf- fife committee at its session at the .O-W. R. & N. station Thursday in protest against the proposed rate change. Eastern operators had asked the traffic department of the United States railroad administra- ton whether it would not be fair to euualize the transcontinental rate on til. fish with the rate On fresh meats. The inquiry was referred 10 the regional committee for inYesa- gation and report.
 It was shown by shippers and members of the chamber of Com merce that the Alaska herring in dustry, a few years ago, of small importance commercially, had grown to large proportions. The largest market is New York City, where con sumers have gradually been weaned away from the imported Scotch her ring, which the Alaska fish closely resemble in quality and flavor, by the new product. It was pointed out to the traffic committee that there might possibly be oVerzeal, on tre part of Scotch herring importers Of the East to handicap the Alaskan industry through unfayorable rate adjustments. The committee took the matter under adyisemeDt:
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23
\ NOnel 0n'y kHGl
What, q Heap of Happiness It Wo
 Bring to skagwaY Homes.
Had to do housework with

Had to do housework with aching back.
 Brings you hours of misery at sure Or at work.
 If women only k"ew the cause that
 Backache pains often come fro weak kidneys,
 'Twould save much needless VIC
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for Wss kidneys.
 Tousands of grateful users ei dOrse them.
 Mrs. A R. England, FPS w. ca St., HilIsbOro, Ore, says: 'TT years ago l had such g bad al tack Of Iumbago that I wasn't abl to get uU Or down stairs. Whe l sat ill a chair l could hardly ge up again. Sharp pains, like a knt: sticking me in my back, nearly kill ed me and l could hardly drai myself about. l had taken onl, a few doses of Doan's Kidney Pnl when my back got stronger an' one Dox made me able to get .abou as well as ever. Since then I haTt never had any trouble with my bac or kidneys"
 Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don simply ask for kidney remedy Set Doan's Kidney Pills-the sam that Mrs. England had. roster Milburn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-01-23

represented in the petition drafted by tho Anchorage Chamber of Com merce and indorsed by Cha1rman William c. Edes of the Alaskan En- Gineering Commission, that the war had so depressed business that many of the lot owners were un- able to meet the payments assumed on the lots Lots in all the towns originally Were sold at auction by the Commission, and purchasers were obliged to pay for their lots in five annual installments. The Presidential order applies to the 1918 payments. It has nc. effect on town assessments for various pur- poses.