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New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
The Coppers

II is argued that the copper stocks
have not participated in the rise of
other stocks; that their technical posi-
ton is thoroughly liquidated, and that
the time to buy the stocks is when the
market for the metal is bad. The mar
ket for the metal is improving, and
now II cents pound is being asked
But the copper stocks are now selling
nearly on the same level as they were
q Year ago, and number Of them
Butte and Superior, Cerro dc Pasco,
Chile, Inspiration, Kennecott are sell
ing higher Yet a year ago the metal
was selling at 231a cents a pound; a
few weeks later it was raised to 26
cents q pound; the war was still on
with no end in sight; the mines were
working to capacity; there was no sur
plus; the government was taking all
they could turn out. Now the metal
is II cents pound, at yesterdays ask
ing price, which is probably not higher
than the average cost of production;
the companies are working at so per
cent of capacity; they have nearly all
, made liberal cuts in their dividend pay
ments within the last month or two, and
there is surplus piled up in this
country which, if we ignore the fact
that there are surpluses in Europe and
assume that Europe would now begin
buying at a prc-war rate of consump-
tlon and that domestic consumption
would resume at a pre-war rate, would
take at the very least seven or eight
months to use up before present pro-
ductlon could be drawn upon.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
To-day's Payment

When an individual subscribed to
the Victory Liberty Loan he had to
put in 10 per cent of his subscription
with his bank. The banks do not have
to turn that 10 per cent into the Fed
eral Reserve Bank until to-day. That
has given them the free use of the
money, with neither interest to pay
nor reserve to hold against it, for ten
days. 1t will be very interesting to
notice whether the turning in of this
money to the Federal Reserve Bank
has any effect on the call money mar.
ket in the coming week.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Money and Credit

Call money opened and renewed at
on per cent yesterday, but closed
again at per cent. Loans on all-in-
dustrial collateral were VI Of / per
cent higher, but at.the end Of the day
some money was loaned on all-indus-
trial collateral at per cent.
Limited amounts Of time money are
offered at per cent for sixty and
ninety days, with borrowers bidding
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange on the principal European
financial centres developed weakness
yesterday and rates moved sharply
against London, Paris and Rome. Both
French and Italian exchange touched
new low records, with the Paris rate
touching 6.5S francs to the dollar for
checks. The Rome rate went to S.25
lire to the dollar for checks.
Rates on London eased off to S4.61 4
for checks and $46514 for cables, new
lows for this movement
Neutral exchanges were lower as a
rule, with Dutch guiders falling under
40 cents.
Closing rates yesterday compared
with a week ago follow:
(Quoted dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Swift & Co. Shareholders
Get Subscription Rights

Announcement was made yesterday
that Swift & Co. will offer to stock
holders of record May 81 the right to
subscribe to one additional share of
stock at par, 500 a share. for each
five shares of stock now owned.
Employees of the company will be
allowed to subscribe to the stock at
the same price, the amount of stock
to be allotted to each employe to be
fixed according to wages or salary,
ranging from one to five shares.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
After Rumor Moneers

Renewed efforts are being made by
the New York Stock Exchange
authorities to stop the spreading of
sensational rumors in Wall Street.
Members of the exchange have been
warned not to circulate rumors of that
character and are asked by the secre-
tary Of the exchange, George w. Ely,
to turn over to the exchange
authorities information bearing upon
rumors.
Wild rumors last week to the effect
that the interest rate on call money
was likely to soar to 20 per cent set
the exchange machinery in motion to
check up on such reports.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
The Indispensable Stop

100 many speculative inverted pyra-
m'ds exist which might topple over at
first hint of trouble. Mechanical ar
rangcmcnts of the market are so
cloggcd that the stop order is no longer
a dependable protector against loss to
client or a halfway margin for broker.
-Clark. Chitds e Co.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Paris Market Firm

PARIS, May 19.-Prices were very
firm on the Bourse to-day; per cent
rentes, 62 francs 95 centimes for cash;
exchange on London, 80 francs 10 CEN
times; per cent loan, SO francs 20
centimes; the dollar ranged from
francs 473a centimes to 6 francs 52Is
confines.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Low

When the coppers weer around their
low prices, in early February, it was
the ambition of every trader to be
short Of them when the final collapse
should come. Now one hears talk of
the fabulous profits it is possible to
make on the long side.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Marks to the dollar
American Malt Accepts Offer

At a meeting Of the liquidating trus-
tees of the American Mailing Com
pany, held on Saturday,( an offer of
1885, 900 in cash, made by the Ameri-
can Malt and Grain Company, for the
real estate, plants and appurtenances
of the company, was considercd The
offer was considered satisfactory and
the trustees accepted it subject to the
approval of the New Jersey Court of
Chancery, to which the entire matter
will be submitted on May 26. The
stockholders of the company have been
notified of the receipt and acceptance
of the matter.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Price COMPARISONS

Following is comparison of the
prices of copper stocks at the close
on May IS, 1919, the low prices this
year, and prices at yesterdays close:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
DIVIDEND NOTICES
FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY


New York May 18th. 1918
The Board of Directors OF the Floriaa
East Coast Railway Company has ds-
clared out of earnings for the nscsi Sess.
ended December 5lst. 1915. interest at tne
rate OF SO per annuni. payable June iosIt
1919. on the $2b. 600 900 General MortgasS
Income bes Fifty Year Gold Bonds datea
July 1st, 1903.
c D. BoIcH. Assistant Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Bank Clearings.-Bank ciearings yes

Sub-Treasury. - The Sub-Treasury
gained 100000 to the banks on Satur-
day.
Silver.-London, 531s; New York
s1.0912; Mexican dollars, 83MS7c
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20

Imbric e. Co. are offering $3.50, 900
first mortgage bonds of the Mount
Royal Steamship Company.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20

Following are the official rates
quoted by the American Relief Admin
istration on exchange against the coun-
tries on which it has supervision over
all dealings:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20

only 5% per cent for accommodations.
The ruling rates for money yester-
day, compared with a year ago, were
as follows:
Yesterday Year ago
Per cent. Per cant
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20

The New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
change membership of W. B. Boulton,
jr., has been sold to w. D. Stuart for
$500.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20

London Money Market.
May 19.-Closing, bar silver SO I'D per
ounce; money 31s per cent; discount
rates, short and three months bills
3ss per cent; gold premiums at Lis
BON S1O5.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
Call money:

Bank Accertanccs.-Rate were un.
changed yesterday as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
Eligible
member
banks ...4a@4 4N@4fs 4A@4A
Eligible
non-mem
ber banks.4!s@ @4 4h@4I4 43s@4A
Ineligible
bank blls.5A@4I2 514@4Ia 5A@434
For delivery within thirty days:
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
PUBLISHERS ASK
ZONE RATE ENDED

NEW YORK, April 26.-The Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton, at the closing session here yes
terday Of it's annual convention,
adopted a resolution urging the in
coming Congress to repeal or sus-
pend for two years the wartime act
of 1917, raising the second-class pos
tai rates. The resolution declared
that such rates, crude and unscien-
tifc in character and burdensome
alike to newspapers and their sub
scribers," affecting the carriage of
newspapers, were ill-suited to the
needs OF the country.
The resolution also asked that be-
fore any new legislation changing
rates in effect at the outbreak Of the
war be enacted an expert commission
be appointed TO inquire into the oper-
ations Of the postoffice in regard to
carrying second-class matter. This
commission would ascertain the ac-
tual cost OF such operations, with a
view of assessing equitable rates.
The election of officers developed
a contest for the presidency of the
association between Frank P. Glass,
Of the birmingham (Ala.) News, in
cumbent, and Richard Hooker, of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Mr..
Glass was reelected. Four of the
eight directors whose terms had ex
pired also were reelected.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
SEEK TO ORGANIZE
NAVY YARD WOMEN

A campaign to enlist women work
ers in the Washington navy yard and
other navy yards and arsenals
throughout the country as members
of the National Federation of Federal
Employees was instituted today.
Plans for the campaign were formu-
lated at a conference in Washington
this week between officers OF the
federation and presidents of loca!
unions
Miss Gertrude McNally, general or
ganizer for the federation, leaves for
New York tonight to cooperate with
John Fitzgerald, president of the
Federal Employees Union there, in the
membership campaign in the Brook
lyn navy yards.
The campaign in Washington will
be carried nby members of the
Federal Employees Union already or
ganized at the navy yards.
The need for organization OF the
women workers" said Miss McNally
today, "is eVinced in the fact that
at the navy yards and arsenals women
are not paid at the same rate that
men are paid for work of correspond
ing skill. Although the War and
Navy Departments have announced
a policy of equal pay for equal work,
the women employed in various shops
are given less pay for their skilled
work than for unskilled labor done
by men,
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
GEN. SQUIER CHASED
YPARK POLICEMAN

Park policemen have very little
imagination and very little interest
in scientific development. as is
shown by an experience OF Major
Gen. George o. Squier. chief signal
officer of the army, during his ex-
periments with the tree telephone
and telegraph.
In an effort to get radio messages
from Europe. General Squier. with
some soldier assistants, went into
Rock Creek Park, which is a Gov
ernment reservation on the outskirts
of Washington, taking along a ham
mer and nails and a portable house
which was to serve as the laboratory
The general drove a nail into an oak
and was listening intently at a wire
less conversation in Germany when
a park policeman happened along.
Get out of here and quit spelling
our trees came the order.
General SQuier seemed somewhat
surprised, but the order was firm,
and so with his soldiers and hammer
and nails and portable house he got
out of the park. The laboratory
then was established in a piece of
wood in a lonely road. where the
experiments went on unmolested-
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
OFFER D. c. MILKAT
50 1=2CTS. GALLON

Declaring their readiness to sell
milk for 331s cents a gallon whole
sale to Washington dealers, starting
May 1, bat asking protection against
forced wastage Of surplus milk, 200
members of the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association,
meeting in the District building today,
reopened the Washington milk price
fight.
The producers stated that to re-
duce the wholesale price OF milk in
Washington to 335s p cents a gallon,
practically all milk produced by the
members Of the association must be
taken care of to prevent loss to pro
dUcers.
DR.. William c. Fowler. District
health officer, reiterated his state
ment. published in The Times re-
Gently. that milk Will be sold at re-
tail for IA cents a quart in Washing
ton on Nav /.
He also declares that he would not
be surprised to see the price go be-
low IA cents a quart While no for
NAL answer to this forecast was made.
many OF the farmers openly declared
their intention Of throwing milk
away rather than TO sell for less than
1914 cents a gallon-since a decrease
in the wholesale price would be ne
cessary il the retail prices are re-
duced.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
FEAR LACK OF MEN
TO HARVEST WHEAT

With the nations largest wheat
crop in sight for this year. employ
ment service officials here fear' a
shortage of harvest hands, despite the
present labor surplus.
This also was the opinion Of the
Labor Departments conference Of
governors representatives, here TO
frame legislation looking toward a
permanent employment service. As a
means Of aiding in the situation, the
conference voted that General March
be requested to give farmers prefer
ence in discharge from the army"
Employment service officials point
out that while large labor surpluses
are reported in the industrial districts,
there is an actual shortage Of labor
in many farming districts. In addi-
tiOn, many soldiers who came from
farming communities are not return
ing there, but are remaining in the
cities.
THE problem therefore" said Di-
rector General DensmOre, of the United
States Employment Service" is one of
transporting labor from the city dis
tricts to the great Western wheat
fields. This work will be greatly
hampered this year by the breaking
up of the Federal employment service,
due to the failure Of an appropriation
in the Congressional fiIibuster. With
the harvesting season less than two
away in some districts,
State and municipal organization
should start at once advertising their
labor needs"
Prospects are that with the high
wheat price. harvest hands will be
paid the highest wages in the history
OF the country. In addition, it is ex-
pected that business men and others
in small cities in the wheat belt will
go into the fields to save the crops,
just as they did last year.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
MRS. BAKER TO SING AT
MIDCITY LOAN RALLY

Mrs. Newton ID. Baker, wife Of the
Secretary of War. will sing at Lib
crty loan rally Monday night at s
lie Library.
The Rev. James l.. Gordon. pastor
Of First Congregational Church. will
be the principal speaker. and the I'm
gincer Band will play.
The rally is under auspices or the
Mid-City Citizens Association.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
CIGARETTES, BONDS, AND
GEMS ARE THIEVES LOOT

Liberty bonds valued at 5000. five
shares OF stock valued at $500, and
several articles of jewelry were
stolen from the home of John c..
Carter, 134I q street northwest
when thieves entered the house dur
ing the last few days.
Breaking the glass in the front
window, thieves entered the store of
i. George. Fourth and G streets
northwest, and stole several cartons
Of cigarettes valued at 800.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
T0DAY'S .SALES.

Capital Traction SIS. S5OOG961s.
Potomac Electric Consolidated YE,
81 .OOO993.
69S&.
Columbia Graphophone preferred.
1O694A, 1G94H.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
LEGAL NOTICES
PGAD BRYAN MOREHOUSE NttorD

PGAD BRYAN MOREHOUSE Nttoruey
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT Of
COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court
Estate Of Kate / Waite. Deceased Nh
1896, Administration. Application having
been made herein for creditors letters al
administration by w. +. Buckingham,
agent Of John Wright Company, IL Is or
dered this 25th day Of April, A ID. 1919.
that the unknown heirs and the unknown
next OF kin Of the said Kate Waite Do
ceased, and all others concerned. appear m
said Court on Monday. June End 1919 NJ
"a o'clock a. m, to show cause why such
application should not be granted Lot
notice hereof be published in the Wash
ington Law Reporter" and the Washing
sive weeks before the return dav herein
mcntioned-the first publication To be not
less than 30 days before said return day.
JENNINGS BAILEY. JuGtiCc A true coDy
Attest: tScaD JAMES TANNER Regis
ter Of Wills. 2C3IO
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICr
or COLUMBIA, Holding Probate C0urs
No 255O5. Administration. This is to civ.
Notice: That the subscriber, OF the MS
triCt Of Columbia, has obtained from the
letters testamentary on the estate 81
william BIaden Palmer, late Of the Dist ricf
Of Columbia. deceased. All persons bav-
ing claims against the deceased are hereby
warned To exhibit the same, with thr
vouchers thereof. legally authenticatrd in
the subscriber. on or before the Sth day
OF April, 4. ID. 1890: otherwise they NAV
by law be excluded from all benefit Of said
estate. Given under my hand this i'm
LOvINA s. PALMER.
500 9th st. ~ T..
Attest: JAMES TANNER
CSeaD Register OF Wills for the District
Of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court
Rudolph H. Yeatman. Attorney.
aprl9,2G.my2
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
THE LOCAL MARKET

Light trading showed on the wash
ington stock exchange today.
Eleven shares OF Columbia Graphs
phone preferred at 94A, a $500 CapI-
tai Traction 5 at 061s. a $1,000 Pc
tcmac Electric Consolidated 5 at %.
and a 81 900 Potomac Electric General
at SS& were the only transactions.
There was no after-eaIl trading.
The National Savings and Trust
Company has declared a dividend OF
"a per cent, payable May /. to stock
holders OF record at closing OF trans
fer books at 4 D. m. April q.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
WALL STREET MARKET

NEW YORK, April 26.-Fractional
advances were registered by leading
issues at the stock market opening
today. u. S. Steel opened at 1OOh
up Is; American Can, 52%, up z
Baldwin. 81, up q; American Loco
motive, T31s, up y; Reading. S4%, up
z; Marine preferred. 117h, up $;
Texas and Pacific. As, up "A; Union
Pacific. 1O3. and Bethlehem Steel b,
I45a. of y.
The market closed strong.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
ATTENTION
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISERS

A POORLY worded, consumpt!ve
"A looking advertisement has very
little pulling power.
If your ad IS not pulling the maxi
mum amount Of results there is a
reason. We have employed trained
men whose business it is to make
classified ads pay. They have made
a thorough study of classified adyer.
Using not only in Washington but
in other large cities. 1t will not
obligate you IN any way to have our
representative call on you. We will
not try to sell you anything. We
simply want to show you how an
intelligent force can be applied to
your business.
PHONE THE TIMES
Main $500. Classified Advt. Dept
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
SPECIAL NOTICES
THE SHADE SHOP

Branches. M2 733 18th st. No! Corner. Gn the
Window Shades at Factory
Prices. Why pay more!
mh1I-tf
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
holders Of the CrisweIl Chemical Co. will
be held on Thursday, May lst 1915, at )
p IN. at the office OF the Sec, 727 18th st.
n. w. l. A. SWARTZELL, Sec. l-29
NOTICE-HavinE made arrangements to
purchase the business known as The
New Victory Lunch, 3O33 18th st. y. W. we
hereby notify all persons having claims
against said business to present same for
payment at once. THE LEE COMPANY
FRANK LEE
LEE YUEN 1-2S'
OFFICE OF THE LANSTON MONOTYPE
MACHINE COMPANY, Philadelphia
April eth. 1919. The annual meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Lanston Monotype
Machine Company will be held at the old
Elks' Home southeast corner Prince and
Royal streets (entrance at 2O4 South ROYAL
street), Alexandria, Va, at u o'clock noon
on Thursday, the first day of May, 1919
for the purpose Of electing a Board of Di-
rectors to serve for the ensuing year and
transacting such other business as NAV
properly come before IL. Transfer books
will be closed on April 21st at o'clock u
m, and will be reOpened on May 9Th at 10
O'Clock a. m. BY order OF the Board of
Directors. w. ARTHUR SELLMAN, Sec
retary. 14.l6,1s,2 ,222426,2s.3
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
PROPOSALS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
81, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
Washington. d. G., March @i. 1919
received at this Office until O'Clock pm,
Monday, April IS, 1919, and will be opened
Immediately thereafter. in the presence of
such bidders attend for producing, IT
the City Of Washington, District Of Co
lumbia, during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1920, copies Of drawings 81 pending
applications and PATENTS, and Of foreign
patents, papers, and exhibits by photo
graphic OF other process Tn" prices
named VIII be considered in connection
with the evident ability Of the bidder and
his plant to do tirst-class work and, prior
to the determination Of award. such
preliminary investigation as % the quaIiii-
cations OF bidders and efficiency Of plant
will be made as the Department shall
deem necessary A low bid, unsupported
by satisfactory evidence as to ability TO
perform the work in agreement with the
terms OF the proposals and contracts to he
awarded. will be rejected. BIDDERS
ELIMINATED FROM CoNsIDERATI0E
specimens, with forms Of proposal. will be
furnished on application TO the Chief Clerk
Of the Patent OfhCe. All bidders are in
vited to be present at the opening The
right 10 reject any and all bids in whole
or in part, is hereby reserved.
J. T. NEWTON, COMMISSIONS.
OFFICE OF THE ZONE SUPPLY OF
FICER. 18th and p SITS y. ", Wash
ington, j. C.-SeaIed proposals for fur
nishing wood TO retired officers in Wash
iLgton will be opened at the above ad-
dress at II :00 a. m. May II, 1918 Hard
wood, $50 cords Proposal blanks may be
had upon application at this office. Pro-
pUsals to be filed in ITiplcate and must
bear guaranty thereon. Mark envelopes
PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISHING WOOD."
and address TO the Zone Supply officer,
Washington, ID. &.
ap22. .24.25. 60 q .myl5l6
OFFICE of the Zone Supply Officer, I7th
and T. SITS. y. W. Washington. d. 4.
Sealed proposals for furnishing coal to re-
tired officers in Washington during fiscal
year 1890, will be opened at the above ad-
dress May IS. 1919. 1900 A NJ 600 tons
Anthracite Egg: 400 tons Anthracite Stove:
2SO tons Anthracite Nut. Proposal blanks
may be had upon application at this office.
Proposals 10 be filed in triplicate and must.
bear guaranty thereon. Mark envelopes
PROPOSALS. FOR FURNISHING COAL"
and address to the Zone Supply Officer
ID. c.
22.23.2L.25.2G. .27.myI3.I4
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
NATIONAL CITY SCHOOL

754 Fifteenth Street y. w
Shorthand, Typewriting. Accounting
ShOrt-time Course in Touch Typewrit!n-
Individual Instruction in Shorthand
Day and Night Sessions
ans-ant
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
EDUCATIONAL
CHAMPIN SCHOOL
FRENCH AND SPANISH
BY NATIVE TEACHERS.
1907 NEW YORK AVENUE
l-mh27-aoS- an

PERSONS wishing coaching In arithmetic
or mathematics pHOne North 46l-W. after
D: 80 ID. m. 222426s
The Washington times., 1919-04-26

WILL exchange scholarship in accounting
for Ford roadster or chassis. Box g,
Times ohice. y
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
HALL-NOYES SCHOOL

Day and night. Graded and high school
courses complete, Under eX-tesc:.eF c. II. S.
All Civil Service preparatory work under
former U. S. examiner. Also private les
sons. All ages Catalogue. 22i z It.
". w. Phone ". 3S77. mh22-tu.we, ,sa-tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-06

Labin O. Baker and John G. Bayley
marched with the Post, also
W. T. Matthews Of Sellersville,
Pa, who has attended every
service for ~ years and our old
colored veteran Simon P. Murdoch,
with the bullet wound in his head re
ceived during the Civil War. At the
cemetery the ritual of the G. A. r.
was read by Gen. King, little Miss
Florence Martin recited Memorial
Day" and double quartette fron
Western Maryland College sang
Nearer My God to. Thee" and Taps
were sounded by bugler Earl Brown
after which under, the direction of
Mr.. Theo. Mitten, caretaker of, the
cemetery, the children placed the
flags and flowers on every soldiers
grave. Thanks are especially due to
officers Helm and Stem to Capt John
N. Weigle for the use Of the Armory,
Times Printing Co and the Demo-
cratic Advocate for printing the
songs and the names used on the
chairs, to the Drum Corps and the
students Of Western Maryland Col
lege, to the children who formed
such beautiful part Of the celebra-
ton, the choir and all who helped in
the splendid program and especially
to the vast crowd of people who
remembering the deep significance OF
the day, made it what will always be
remembered, beautiful Memoria
Dau