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New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
Victory Unites
Us, Says Pring
Effect on Our Common
Aims VIII Be Felt for
100 Years, He Asserts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.-Respond-
ing to toast by ViccPrcsident Marsh
all at the dinner at the Belmont home
rendered him tonight by the Vice
President, the Prince of Wales said:
II regard it as a great honor. and
am finding it also a great pleasure. to
have been invited to pay this first visit
to the United States. | wish, indeed.
that the President. whose visit to Eng
land last year l am so happy to be able
to return on behalf Of my father, tho
King, had been with us here tonight.
have followed his illness with the
deepest concern, and I associate mysclf
most earnestly with the hope of his
fellow countrymcn that he may soon
be restored to health.
"Phe United States has recently
lost one of it's noblest citizens in
Theodore Roosevelt-a man, sports
man and a force. All who knew him
feel the poorer for his loss. Your
President is revcred far beyond this
country's shores. and the great world
is as deeply affected as his own peo-
pie by his absence from active polit-
zeal life. ! was happy to hear better
report of President Wilson at the
White House this afternoon. and hope
to sec him before / leave Washington.
Canada Shares With L. s.
"This is Armistice Day, and it is in
deed a happy coincidence to have been
invited tonight TO meet the represent
ativcs of so many countries whicb
were gallantly allied in the great
struggle and gloriously associated in
pt 7 nj al owl, VI H.,
able to greet his eXcellency the French
Ambassador Monsieur Jusserand, pre-
eminent among the diplomatic repre-
sentatives accredited to this great
capital. just rs his country, La France
inlmortelle, was preeminent among the
Allies.
LAS You know, I have recently b$en
travelling in Canada. and | am the
richer since that three months journey
by wonderful experience come
here, therefore. not only as an English
man and as representative Of the
British Empire. but also as Canadian
concerned as you yourselves in the life
Of this North American continent The
British Empire is held together by the
common aims and the united sent-
ment Of five sister nations. all Of which
are devoted to the same cause Of demo
cratic government But Canada
shares with the United States the
splendid territories of this rich CONT
nent.
No Physical Barrier
"She is divided from you by no
barrier, no military line. no
frontier other than a boundary guaran-
teed by international law and good will
North of that frontier we cherish our
British institutions, our British form
Of freedom, our British allegiance to
the King. South of it you cherish
equally the institutions into which the
American citizen is born. The forms
New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
III Sentenced to Die
Negroes Must Pay Penalty for
Arkansas Riots

HELENA, Ark, Nov. f1.-Judge J. ".
Jackson, of the Phillips County Circu,.
Court, to-day sentenced to electrocu-
ton at Little Rock eleven negroes rs-
Gently convicted of murder in the first
degree in connection with the riots of
OctoDer last.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-12

possess such widespread power in tho
democratic English speaking world, for
Offering to be my intermediaries in con-
veying this short message to your fell
low citizens in the United States.
assure you that deeply appreciate the
hospitality of your government in in
viting me to pay this visit and in en-
tertaining me SO WE'LL
New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
O'MalIey and Buchler
Swap Their City Jobs

Edwin ]. OMalley, former Deputy
Commissioners of Public Markets, took
Office yesterday as Third Deputy Com
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

The reason for this has not been
altogether obscure. There is, in the
first place, practically no CONNER
cial borrowing. The Liberty Loan
campaign, whatever it may transient
ly involve, is ultimately a process
of relieving the banks of the load
of financing the government so that
it may be assumed by private per-
sons and corporations. Yet the Sat-
urday bank statement is significant.
Loans of New York Clearing House
banks increased $117,430,000, with
one exception, the largest weekly
increase this year. This may not
prominently have represented
Stock Exchange loans. Much of it
may have meant loans to customers
to carry Victory notes. But the fact
remains that this brought about a
decline in surplus Of $8,743,720 for
the week, and that may have it's re-
action on next weeks money
market.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Oil Company
Gets Charter

A charter has been issued at Al
bony to the Caddo Central Oil & Re-
fnine Company. with a capital stock
of S15,000000 Of 500 par value. Among
the directors are Hugh X. Prichitt, of
the Stock Exchange firm of Prichitt &,
Co.; Jackson w. Rhoades, Of Garden
City, and T. Kirby Smith, OF Shreve-
port, La Mr.. Smith is a leading Fed
eral Reserve Bank director of the
Louisiana district, in addition to being
president of the National Bank of
Shreveport.
The Caddo Central Oil G. Refining
Company was formed to take over the
Caddo Oil & Refining Company, which
owns extensive oil fields, pipe lines and
refneries near Shreveport. Prichitt
& Co. recently underworld $4,000
shares, which were offered for sub
scription at S35 share. f. w. Clark
& Co, of Philadelphia, were the un-
dcrwritcrs of S6,5O0,000 of the com
panys per cent bonds
The stock Of the new company, which
is being traded in on the curb mar
ket on when issued basis, advanced
more than points last week. The
working capital put into tho company
by New York and Philadelphia inter
ests is being used for extensive de-
velopment work, including the build
ing Of new rehneries.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Wabash Income Drops
Gross and Net Both Smaller in
10l0

Gross income of the Wabash Rail
way Company for 1918, the first year
of Federal control, was S6,130,5 ,510, con-
trasted with $1O,846,39 in 1917, the
first year following the reorganization
of the property as result of the re-
ceivership of the old Wabash Rail
road. OF last years total revenues
$5,867,26S represented the average Of
the three years ended June 80, 1917,
or the government rental.
Declaring that the road is entitled
to greater compensation than that
amount William II. Williams, presi-
dent, stated in the report that the
board of directors has filed with the
Director General claim for annual
compensation of S8,681 ,301.
The amount allotted by the railroad
administration, Mr.. Williams said, was
sufficient to enable the company to
meet it's annual interest charges, rent
ais, taxes, other fixed charges and
corporate expenditures; to meet all
sinking fund obligations and leave a
balance of approximately $2,0000O0 for
additions and bettcrments or other
corporate purposes
The net income transferred to profit
and loss account for 1918 was $2,5S1,-
324, compared with $4,172,O45 carried
over from the preceding year.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Rates on Pacific
Coast Imports Cut

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Reductions
in import rates from the Pacific Coast
to the East on number of commodi-
ties from the Orient were announced
to-day by Director General Hines.
Most reductions were estimated to
range between 10 and 25 per cent.
The effective date of the new rates has
not been determined, but as soon as
tariffs can be prepared they will be
published and the rates become effect
i've three days later.
The rates were scaled down both on
carload lots and less than carload
quantities, and railroad administration
officials declared that imports would
be stimulated by the reductions.
About seventy classes of articles are
affected. Among these are: Bagging,
burlap, cocoa beans, brooms, chinaware,
glassware, hemp and similar articles;
hides, mating, rugs, palm kernels, rat
tan. rubber, tea, toys, bamboo, baskets,
lalpp Shadsss Samphor. coconnut, dry
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Many Companies
Nearing Bankruptcy

The revolution has had exceed
ingly harmful effects upon business
prospects through the excessive ad-
vances in wages demanded and en-
forced by the workmen. Factory
workmen, precisely as in Russia,
utilized the revolution financially
by usurping factory control and
marking up the wages in fancy fig
ures. The result is that some of
the strongest companies in Germany
are steering straight into bank
ruptcy. A great electrical company
in Berlin which has been usually
earning 4O,OOO,0OO to 5O,OOO,OOO
marks yearly now says that in
creased wages of the working force
will absorb 120,00O,000 yearly.
One of the most striking features
of the financial columns of the news
papers is the frequency of reports
Of the companies which are now
running at loss because of high
wages, strikes and obstructions tC
railway traffic. This latter amounts
to national disaster. 1t is due
chiefly to the deliveries Of cars anc
locomotives to the Allies, second
arily to the vast amount Of rolling
stock which is being engaged il
Poland, Ukraine, Rumania anC
Hungary, which is now being with
held and withdrawn from the Ger
man railways. Moreover, the Ger
man rolling stock has. been 81
thoroughly picked over by the En-
tente as to select only the newes
and the best, that what remains il
Germany is far below the standard
of requirements, and some yer.
large numbers of cars and locomo
tives are still unusable until the,
are repaired, and some through line
of travel are operating on only ont
track, because the others are fillet
with cars awaiting repairs. The
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Market Barometers
Stock Exchange Transactions
Stocks

Stocks
Rail Other All
stocks. stocks stocks.
Last w'k. 1855, 100 7,108,900 8,464, 100
Week bef. 1,2O4,50O 6,524,30o 7,729, 800
Year ago. 220,6o0 1927, 400 2, 1885, 900
January to date:
1919. .8,s1e,8oo e5,741,4 400 74,e57 200
1918. -. .4,911,5 500 36,534,2oO IL ,445. 200
1e17.....7 .7,469, 100 58,314,4o0 IS, ,783, 500
Bonds
Last week. before. before.
U. s. 1854, 14e 900 s47, ,26s, 600 So, ,3o4, 900
Rl'ds.. 5000 o,417,o00 2516,ooO
Oth'rs. 17,226,oOo 1o,33S,00o $4,000
All kids 1885 600 64,O24,oO0 39,o64,ooo
January I to date:
1919. 1918.
U. S. gov'ment $751; ,513, 900 $252 293, 900
Railroads 80. 7A,603,O 900 83,76O,0OO
Others ...... 253,03e,oOo 116,232, 600
All bonds. 1879, $4,000 452, ,291 900
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Wealth-Markets-Investm estments

effect of transportation difficulties
upon business seems disastrous.
Many important establishments have
been shut down owing to the coal
shortage and all the cities are put
on short allowances of coal for heat
ing and lighting. The iron and coal
trades of the Essen region are es-
pecially hard hit, not only by the
car shortage, but the impossibility
of obtaining ores for the numerous
blast furnaces which have been
blown out because the supply of
ores from Lorraine and Luxembourg
have ceased since Allied occupation,
and the British fleet in the Baltic
now prevents shipments from
Sweden.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

The disappointment was great
enough to bring about considerable
profit-taking in the stock market
and to encourage short selling, until
the price of Steel common fell from
1915 at the close of business on
the day before 9614 on Thurs
day. There had = i some talk pre-
vious to the Steel Corporation meet
ing that the dividend action would
indicate whether there had been
accumulation" or distribution"
going on by the so-called Strong
interests" during the previous
weeks. 1t was believed by many on
Wednesday that the long-expected
reaction had come But in spite of
the disappointing Steel dividend, in
spite Of extensive profit-taking, in
spite of the arduous efforts of the
! short sellers, the rest Of the mar
ket, outside of steel stocks, paid
| little attention to Steel common
advances were uninterrupted, and
many of the short sellers OF
Wednesday and Thursday founc
themselves buying back Steel com
mon at a loss at the end Of the
week.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Economic Chaos
Aftermath of War
In Teuton Industry
Hitherto Strong Institutions
Face Bankruptcy Under
Strain of Labor Demands.
Observer Reports
By William c. Dreher
NeW York Tribune
European Bureau

NetD n ORR Irlblfne
European Bureau
DERLIN, April 18.-Business
prostration in Germany is SC
~ complete and prospects sc
dismal that l hesitate to record i'm
pressions, lest it might seem to be
pleading case. The military break
down was at the same time an eco
nomic breakdown which was only
aggravated by revolution.
The German muscle of morale
and brain were overtaXed by -four
years of superhuman exertion in
the mad endeavor to win an
impossible victory, and when the
fighting ceased and mill wheels at
the same time, pronounced reaction
followed. The physical exhaustion
Of a large part of the laboring peo-
pie, not specially fed as means to
insure a big production Of arms and
munitions, is another outstanding
fact in the situation. Business men
in responsible positions also gener-
ally complain that they are now
unfit for their usual work.
A newspaper publisher said to
The Tribune correspondent:
German nerves have been worn
out by four years pressure. Men
who before the war sat at desks for
eight hours daily now complain of
WEAKNESS when they work four, and
feel they can do no more. The
laboring classes are now charged
with unwillingness to work, but they
are actually unable to work as for
merly; moreover, we employers are
in an especially difficult position.
We are compelled by the law to
take back former employees return
ing from the war, although we have
no work for them. My men sit
around the Office all day reading the
newspaper and playing cards, be-
cause / have no work, yet I must
keep them"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05
Finance - Economics

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc.s
In many respects the stock mar
ket of last week was nothing but a
repetition of weekly stock markets
ever since February 10. There was
the same attention to the Especial
ties" the same spectacular rises in
one group after another, the same
boom in the oil stocks. But last
weeks market was also distin-
guished in several respects. Trad
ing was on an average scale
of a million and one-half shares
day, the most active week
of the year. The trading of 1884,
600 shares on Wednesday was the
greatest since May 18, 1918. The
market became constantly broader
in the number Of separate issues
dealt in; and in this respect Friday,
with 297 issues traded in, estab-
lished in some compilations a high
record in the history of the Stock
Exchange. A further distinction
from previous weeks was the
strength in the railway shares.
On Tuesday the United States
Steel Corporation omitted the dec
laration Of an extra dividend. This
was the first time that no extra
payment had been declared since
1916. On December 80 Of that year
an extra dividend Of 1 per cent was
paid. Extra dividends Of per cent
were paid every three months there
after until the last quarter Of 1917.
In the last quarter of 1918 the ex-
ira payment was again reduced to
l per cent. 1t had been expected
that this payment might be reduced
to so cents or 25 cents extra, and
some expectation of cut had been
discounted" in the price; but the
entire omission came as a surprise.
1t was a great sentimental disap-
pointment. A number of folk had
got in a way of figuring the divi-
dend "basis" of Steel common by
including the last quarterly extra
dividend as part of the payment to
be counted on for the rest Of the
year. Thus when 3 per cent extra
dividends were being declared the
stock was said to be on a at per
cent basis" If 25 or SO cents had
been declared at Tuesdays meeting
the stock would have been said to
be on or 7 per cent basis. The
policy of the directors, however, has
been to pay extra dividends only if
they were earned in the previous
quarter. Only for the maintenance
of the regular dividend has it ever
dug into surplus.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

the fact that $4,500,0OO, 900 of in
vestment funds are being absorbed
most bonds Of private corporations
showed substantial advance. The
outstanding Liberty bonds them
selves were strong, the fourth AIS
advancing from 1884 at the end of
the previous week to 94.4O at the
close last Saturday.
There have been the usual indi-
cations Of fear over the government
loan. Calculations are printed that
only one-third of the loan has been
subscribed in two-thirds of the time
for subscription. All this, however,
compares favorably with previous
loan campaigns in the same stage
of development. But such calcula-
tions in previous loans led to re-
doubled efforts. 1t is to be hoped
that they will do the same this time.
One who travels about in broker
age houses and stock market
circles hears great deal of
solicitude these days about the
money market. Suppose money
should suddenly become tight, where
would your precious bull market be
then? But money has shown no in
clination to become tight. 1t has,
on the contrary, shown a tendency
to become increasingly easy. This
has been most annoying to some of
the money theorists. 1t is against
all their axioms. Here is a govern
ment loan campaign absorbing $4,-
100000. Here is a stock mar
ket doing business at a rate not
reached in a year. And here is call
money falling from a rate of per
cent a few weeks before the cam
paign opened to AZ per cent at
the close Friday, time money at S q
per cent, commercial paper declin-
ing from 81 per cent a few weeks
ago to 81 per cent now.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

A strange and encouraging phc-
nomenon of the week was the great
in the general bond
market, in the very centre of a gov
crnment loan campaign. In spite Of
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

The average price of railroad and
industrial stocks, as indicated by
The Tribunc's compilation, both
closed last week at new high rec
ords for the year.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-05

Transactions In stocks on the New
York Stock Exchange were larger
last week than in any week since
December, 1916.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11
CHESTNUT RIDGE

Master Bonnie Marks came home
last week from Alton, ILL.,, where he
has been attending school. He was
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Neil
Torsh, and husband, and Miss Rosie
Stickley, also of Alton. Mr.. Torsh
remained only few days, but Mrs.
T6rsh and Miss Stickley will stay for
longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Knapp of st.
Louis visited Mrs. Knapp's sister, Mrs.
John G. Marks, couple days last
week.
Biel Cleveland and baby, Allen, and
step-mother, Mrs. Geo. Cleveland, and
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Albert Vet
Ter, and sons of st. Louis came down
by auto on the Fourth and remained
until Sunday, guests of his aunt, Mrs.
Eliza Burgess.
Little Miss Ruth Vance of Kansas
City, Kan, visited her cousin, Min
ME Burgess, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Hawn and chill
dren, Robert, Lura, Erwin, Charles
Harry, Jules, James and Claud, i'll
company with Robt. Clay and family
of Pennington, drove to Iron Noun
tain Lake on the Fourth and spent the
day. On their return in the evening,
they stopped at st. Francois river and
ate supper. All report a fine time.
Mrs. Grover Smith and children of
Pennington spent the Fourth with her
mother, Mrs. Chas. Haskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parks of St. Lo1is
came the evening of the Fourth to
visit Mrs Parks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Doss. Mrs. Parks is a
bride of only few weeks. Miss Bird.
| lie Doss of ST. Louis also came and
spent the Fourth with her parents.
Earl Hawk of Wales Mines visited
his uncle, U. &. Hawk, last Sunday.
Mrs. Mayberry and son, Ed, Of st
Louis are visiting her daughter, Mrs
Tom Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Grader and chill
dren, Alma, Joe and Eula, Preston
Burgess and Mary Ellen Burgess
spent the Fourth at Doe Run at a
family picnic, at Mrs. Beck's.
On last "5th Sunday" the Chestnut
Ridge congregation enjoyed visit
and three most excellent sermons
from their old pastor, Bro. Patterson
of Ironton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11
LIBERTYVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Zimmerman and
daughter, Miss Edith, of Route 3 at
tended services at the Christian
church here last Sunday.
The Caterpillar engine and grader
belonging to the county and operated
by Messrs. Mitchell and Porter, has
been doing some fine work on the road
leading from Libertyville north, to
the Samuel spring, then east to the
Ste. Genevieve road. The lane that
has always been so narrow and some
time impossible, is now graded up
and in fine shape. We certainly APP
preciate the work on this road.
Lester Presnell spent the latter
part of the week with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Downs of Fred
ericktown spent Wednesday of last
week here with the family of kennett
Burns.
Misses Virginia Keith and Lola
Hicks spent the first of the week with
Mrs. J. S. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Jenkins and Mrs.
E. o. Presnell spent last Tuesday
night with the latter's son, Roy Pres
nell, and family at Elvins.
Misses Verna and Marguerite Burns
spent few days the past week with
relatives at Fredericktown.
Rev. r. L. Allen filled his regular
appointment here last Sunday morn
ling and evening. He was accompanied
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11
by Mrs. Allen and little niece, Halle

by Mrs. Allen and little niece, Halle
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Kinkead have
moved to Pennington to reside. .,
Harry Williams of Pennington is
here this week assisting Kennett
Burns with his farm work.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vansickel OF
Illinois spent last Sunday here with
the formers mother, Mrs. A. f: Van
sickel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Presnell and chill
dren, Anna Mae and Dorothy, of FL
wins and Mr.. and Mrs. Lennis Mccoy
and baby, Vernon. of Desloge spet
last Sunday here at the home of E. U
Presnell.
The Sunday School Of the Christian
church gave a social last Saturday
evening on the lawn at the church II
honor of our boys who have returned
from service. Supper was served
later followed by ice cream and cake
The returned soldier boys at the so
cial were: GLADDEN. Kinkead, Howard
Moore, Albert Detring, VIM. UmAeet
Lester Presnell and Elmer Detring
Everyone present spent an enjoyable
evening and we are sure each an,
every one is truly glad to have tn,
boys home again.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11
WHEAT RECEIPTS 2,579, 900
BUSHELS WEEK OF JUNE Il

Wheat receipts from farms for the
week of June 81 amounted to 2,579 900
bushels, according to a statement is
sued tonight by the United States
Grain Corporation, covering the wheat
and wheat -four movement throughout
the United States. This was an in'
crease of 259,0O0 bushels over the
preceding week, and decrease of L.
100000 from the same week year
ago.
Total stocks of wheat in country
elevators, mills and terminal elevat-
ors on June q, were 37,895,O00 bush;
els, against 14,269,000 on the same.
date last year. The weekly decrease
was 5,339,000 bushels this yearpSon
pared with decrease last year
only $4,000.
Production of flour during the weef
totaled 1,525,000 barrels, against l.,
$4,000 the previous week, and 1,400s
900 for the same week in 1918. The
total production from July /, 1918, to
June ~, 1919, amounted to 121, 130,'
900 barrels an increase of 5,757 ,04
over the same period year ago.