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New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Big Problem to Solve

We are looking for "a place either in
Westchester or as far as Middletown,
n. \. We desire small house with
Improvements, of about six rooms and
bath, with garage or barn on the
premises and a small piece of ground
for garden or chickens. We want to
get on place where it will be con-
venient to the railroad and in town
where there are facilities for reaching
the city promptly. My husband is a
city employe and while he is out of
town most of the time, there are times
when he has to be at New York early
in the morning.
At present we have a house in Long
Island. but the climatic conditions are
unsuited to my health and we will
have to move to a place where the air
IS not so moist
White Plains is another place we
would consider. At any rate we will
have to stay in New York State on
account Of DR.. R. being city en-
ploye.
We would be very glad to hear of
place, providing it is within our means,
and if we can get small place it will
be within our means. At our present
place we are paying S27.50 a month
for seven-room house with all i'm
provements, and small piece of
ground in the rear.
Mrs. c. r.
Woodhaven, I. /.
There is practically nothing in Westchester
County that would your require
ments, TO be had 2. the rental you quote
Perhaps beyond the Westchester line there
are such places. and shall ask our friends
to help us find them. White Plains we be-
lieve to be out of question. Mr. Wiggins. at
Thornwood on the Harlem Railroad. might
be able to nearly meet your requirements, or
G B ThOnpson. at Channanlla
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Mrs. c. R.
WOodhaVen. /. /
Who Will Answer?

Kindly give rentals in Westchester
within committing distance, Hudson
River side preferred. for a family Of
moderate circumstances. f. A. NJ.
New York Citv.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

IF you will tell US more definitely your
requirements. number in family what you
are willing to pay what kind of place you
wish. etc. will he glad to find some one
who can help you with your problem. Low
priced properties are mighty hard to find IN
Westchester just now. but viii do our
l1-+
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Kelly Springfield
Earnings Reach Peak
President Tells Stockholders
Present Business Outlook
Is Excellent

An explanation for the recent ad
vance in the Kelly-Springfeld Tire
Company was offered yesterday by the
publication of the annual report,
which showed net income for 1918, be-
fore providing for income and excess
profits taxes, of $4,365,22 This was
equivalent to $84.79 a share on the
$4,907, 200 common stock outstanding
after allowing for the regular per
cent dividends on the SO ,407 100 pre-
ferred stock.
Van II. Cartmell, president, inform
cd stockholders in the report that mot
withstanding the difficulty of procur-
ing raw material, and obtaining labor
and transportation, your company has
done a largely increased business in
spite of the fact that during the lat
ter half of the year the output was
The outlook for the current year, Mr..
Cartmell said, was excellent He called
the attention of shareholders, how
over, to the fact while the 1918 earn
ings were the greatest in the COM
pany's history that the income and
excess profits taxes yet to be deducted
are likely to be very heavy.
Gross searnings last year amounted
to $7187 1874, compared with $4,323, 1855
the preceding year. Selling, admin
istrative and general operating ex-
penses absorbed $2,59S,O 69, while fixed
charge amounted to S224,b3S. The
balance sheet as of December 81 show
ed accounts and notes payable Of 49,
721,815, while cash on hand and bills
receivable totalled $2,860,025.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Form New Canadian
Securities Company
Guaranty Trust Joins With
G.. Meredith x Co., of
Montreal

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Guaranty Trust Company and
interests which control the firm of G..
Meredith & Co., Ltd. of Montreal,
under the terms of which new com
pany is to be formed to sell Canadian
securities. Offices operated by the
Meredith concern in Montreal and
Toronto will be taken over by the new
organization.
According to the announcement made
yesterday by the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, the new company. the name of
which has not yet been determined, is
logical outgrowth of the changed
financial situation growing out Of tho
war. Canadian financing has hereto
fore been done largely in England.
American capital invested there has
been in few lines not largely repre-
sentative of the Dominion's chief in
dustries
The present financial strength OF
the United States" says the trust com
pany's announcement, together with
the promise Of great expansion both in
transportation and in industry which
is generally looked for in Canada, pro
vldes an opportunity for closer re-
!atlonship than has heretofore existed
The proportion of American capital in.
vested in Canadian enterprises is ex
pected to increase from this time forth
"Details of the arrangement have
not been completed. but agreement ha:
been reached on all essential points
and the transaction is assured. The
frm OF G Meredith & Co. is one of tn,
Oldest and best established in Canada
with broad interests and influence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
National Conduit
Reports a Deficit
Heavy Loss on War Work
for the Govern
men

The National Conduit and Cable Com
pany as the result of operations in 1918
returned deficit of $S60,S22, COM
pared with a surplus for the nine
months ended December 81, 1917, of
S692,539. Gross sales last year
amounted to $14,011 ,664, compared with
$2O,31S,53S for the shorter period men
toned The deficit in 1918 was caused
principally by loss Of $744,09O in
munitions work for the government.
In this connection II. j. Pritchard,
president, said in the report:
"The volume of business done was
in all respects satisfactory, consider
ing that it was affected in amount by
the fact that a large quantity of metal
was furnished by the government and
other customers for fabrication, the
value Of which, therefore, does not
appear in sales. Had it not been for
losses sustained in the manufacture of
munitions for the United States gov
eminent the results of operation would
not have been so unfavorable."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Corporate Returns

Matson Navigation Company. Re
port for 1918 shows net earnings Of
Sl'354'736, compared with $2,396,129
for 1917 Dividends paid during the
year amounted to S709,440. Reserve
Tor taxes of $2,700,000 was carried to
the balance sheet
Fisk Rubber Company-S Surplus
after charges for the year ended De-
cember 81, 1918, were $2,5O6.S53, equal
after the deduction of pre- rerred div
idends to $3.50 a share earned on
$S,00O,0 900 common stock, which COM
pares with $25.60 a share earned dur
ing the preceding year. Net sales ag-
gregated 6,6S2, 1863. The par value OF
the common stock has been reduced
from 500 share to S25 share
Holders of the common stock will re-
ceive four shares of new stock for one
of the old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Protest Marine Deal Delay

Interests of the International MGR
camille Marine Company, it was learned
yesterday, have lodged a formal pro-
test with the governmcnt against the
latter's continued delay in the carry
ing out of its announced decision to
take over the ships of the company
flying the British ahg. The Shipping
Board several months ago stated that
1t would purchase that tonnage on the
same terms that were proposed in the
deal with an English financial syndi-
cate. This. it has been announced, in
volvcd the payment to the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine of approx
mately S130,0O0OO0, which included
about $90,000,000 for the ships. The
rest constituted assets invested in
British securities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Oppose Removal of
Bankers Association
Members of A. B. A. Fear They
Would Be Charged With
Lobbying

Opposition to the removal of the
main Offices of the American Bankers
Association from New York to Wash
lngton has been voiced by some mem
bers of the executive council, which
has jurisdiction in this matter. The
principal reason against this change
in location is that if the headquarters
were transferred to the capital there
would be possibility that the bank
ers would be accused of lobbying for
and against proposed legislation.
Other reasons which are advanced
are that the headquarters Dave been
in New York for the last forty-fivc
years, that New York is the financial
centre of the United States and there
is a prospect that New York will be
the financial centre of the world
The executive committee, which il
composed of 119 members, has already
voted on the subject of the change,
but this vote has not been announced
In a letter which has been sent out
by the members Of the executive coun-
Gil who object to the transfer they
ask that in all fairness action be
deferred until opportunity has been
given, if not at the next convention.
at least until the next meeting of the
executive council, for the members of
the executive council to get together
and fully weigh the pros and cons of
inns important proposition"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
RelevantC Comment
c. & O.'s Position

In a letter to the bankers who pur-
chased the S7,5OO,ooO new notes of the
Hooking Valley Railway Company
Frank Trumbull, chairman of the
board. states that the company is
about to negotiate contract with the
government under which the company
will not have less than $2,637,167 an
rual compensation for the use of its
property during Federal control. To
this is to be added other income,
estimated for 1918 at $12O,753 Cor
porate expenses and fixed charges for
the same period amounted to $780,
S27, leaving a balance of $1,366,093 APP
plicabc for Federal income taxes,
dividends and additions to surplus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Offer Made for Woodworking
Plant Now i'm Receiyershir

Chancellor Walker of Trenton, has
ordered tie stockholders of the War
rem Woodworking Company of Belvi-
4. to show why the plant should not be
sold to K. R. Collins and r. C. Collins,
of Westfeld, N. j., for the price they
have offered the receiver for it. The
bonded Indebtedness of the concern is
100000. Among its assets is the cleo
trc lighting plant of Belvidere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Call Short Interest Large

AT the close of yesterdays market
brokers reported that there was still
a heavy loaning demand for stocks,
indicating that despite the advance
of the last week there is still heavy
short interest which has not yet GOV
cred its commitments. 1t was said
that the short interest was probably
greatest in L. S. Steel, which has been
created largely since the stock rose
above 90. Between 80 and that figure
it was reported that a large number of
short contracts had been closed out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Steel FOundrics' Plan

New York interests who are con-
versant with the capital readjustment
plans of the American Steel Toundries
Company admit that while it is pro-
posed to authorize $25,OOO,O0O new
preferred stock, the issuance of all or
any part of it depends upon the sue
cess of negotiations now under way to
acquire new properties. In the event
that any are acquired it is said that
they will be paid for in the new pre-
ferrcd stock. At its closing price of
78 tho outstanding issue yesterday
showed an advance Of 2 e points, the
peak of the recent upward movement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Money and Credit

Call money on the Stock Exchange
again vent TO 6 per cent yesterday for
mixed collateral, but most OF the
monSy was lent at 5K per cent, the
opening and renewal rate. Loans se-
cured by sll-ndustrial collateral we're
Y per cent higher than this and closed
at efz per cent The hrnness was
partly accounted for by a shifting Of
funds. i
with &c incrcase in stock market
activity Brokers are anxious to have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Market Gossip Denied

William A. Tucker, vice president of
the American Sumatra Company, issued
q denial yesterday of reports that
George j. Whelan was heavily short of
American Sumatra stock. The report
was to the effect that Mr.. Whelan had
been caught in operations on the short
side and had made a private settle
ment with the interests largely identi-
fed with the company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Il S it not wiser 70 appoint the Rankin
I,uJt C0mp0ny as Executor and Trustee
under your VIII, rather than an indi-
vidual, who through no fault OF his own
may be incapactatcd at any time
The fees for this service are fixed by
law and are the same in both cases !,
the difference to your heirs may be
enormous.
You arcinvitcd to discuss this important
matter with our officers without oblga-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
TO HOLDERS OF
JEFFERSON & CLeaRFELD COAL & lR0s co

SINKING Fund NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given as provided IN ~
ticle 2 Of the indenture dated june J ;, lssp.
securing the above bonds. that sealed offers
March Il. 1919. BY the lnitfd states Mott
gage Il Trust Co. at it's Office. No 80 C4da.
Street. New York. for tho sale to It a.
Trustee at the loves, price ~ which s 1yt
and accrued interest. Of Sufficient q no
above bonds 10 exhaust ihe sum q toTy-
Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fhs.
Eight Dollars and tNeuiy-seNen Gems
(S4S.35S.
Offers shall he sealed and endorsed WI, o.is
fers for tho sale Of jefferson 5. cieaI'i r,
Coal q Iron Company Bonds 'o , s,,sr
Ing Fund and addgcssll- 10 The inc
DEPARTMENT.
JEFFERSON 4 CLEARtfELD COAL q
IRON COMPANY
r. GEC y CTINE. treasure.
Dated Rochester, n s., February . 1*'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
News Digest
New York

Stock Exchange Seats Sold.-Culver
h. McWilliam has purchased the Stock
Exchange seat of Carrot A. Hobart
for $68 500: Herbert l.. BCarlebach
bought the membership of George H..
Andrews for $4,000 William c. Will
son, f. William Cochran, David H. lc-
vey, Hugo Gordon Hart and 0. Carly
Hartman have been electef members
| of the exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Continual offerings Of sterling bank
ers and commercial bills were noted
yesterday. Swiss francs and Spanish
pesetas were strong.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with a week ago, follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
DIVIDEND NOTICES


GREENE tANANEA tUFf ="
~ Broadway. New York. y. Green's
Tho Board Of Directors OF ne - q
Caranea Copper Company has "".anl,al
dividend Of siao per share upon iis O ssays
Stock Of the par value OF $500 go per s's'
payable on February -. 1919 10 Inc ., Use. o,
Of such shar~s Of record a. tle ~ Feb.
business AZ = 90 O'Clock p NJ. il"SS,s only
rnarv : iels The dividend IS payable ,' Oirh
upon the $4,000 shares into "nien ~ ~ va
tai steel, is divided All stos X hn'1e' shares
nN s n"' IN n'r Mine should dc wl,hcIr,
delay In order that thoy may receive
dividend promptly ,,ossd.
Tho transfer books Will not De csoss s,,,ar
New York. January %, lsls'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Divid end S
Extras

Cambria Steel Company.-Extra
dividend of II per cent in addition to
regular quarterly dividend of l II per
cent. both payable March 15 to stock
holders of record February %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign morcy in terms of the Amcri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling, say, at $4.75A. The intrinsic
parity is a.8G5s per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are ut dis
count or that dollars arc at premium,
which lie owing to the fact that in Eng
land the demand for dollars with which
10 settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
\. + pAKh n,
Deputy Secretary OF STA

STATE or NEW YORK. OFFICE OF The
SECRETARY OF STATE. S. mt.
THIS CERTIFICATE. issued n d c9N.
cate. hereby cer;iiies that the 5 V. nora
PERTZ. INC. a domestic stock COZ -,
day day, Of June. 1915. papers for The volsa-
tary dissolution Of such corporation IN Ia.
section 92i of the General Corporation I s,,,h
and that IL appears thcrefron thS ll.r Ion
corporation has complied with SAID se''''-
IN order To be dissolved aos
WITNESS my hand and thc seal o. "" ,ba
OF tho Secretary of state - as,
lSeall City of Albany. this t"en, me
DAY OF june enc tAoNssAe N
hundred and eighteen.
b. PARKER.
DEPUTY Secretary Of 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
- - ----'------
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

STATE OF NEW YORK, OFFICE OF TIE
SECRETARY OF STATE. So ,.s.
THIS CERTIFICATE. issued IN ae .l-,.
cate. hereby certifies that me W D. "a,
IN ONE AMUSEMENT COMPANY, So.
nestle stock corporation has lied IN ...'s
Office on this 2lst day Of June. 1915 i'"perr-
for the voluntary dissolution 81 such ~
poration under section 81 u the $50
Corporation Law. and that IL app
thcrefrom that such corporation has CO. -.
piled with said section In order TO Oe go
solved 81.
WITNESS my hand and the scai oi o's -
~Nf the Secretary OF state az e Sc.
[Seall City OF Albany. this t~en,y INA 5ra
day OF June. one thousand '''"'
hundred and eighteen. ,.,,
Dapn+v SECRETARY OF star
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Bank Of Ereland.-LONDON. Feb. 90

Bank Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Feb. 70.
The Bank Of England reported in
crease for the week in gold holdings of
3150,267. Proportion of the banks re-
serve to liabilities is now 20.58 per
cont. compared with 20.40 per cent last
week. The present condition of the
bank, with changes from week ago,
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

London Money Market.-LONDON
Feb. 20.-Thc closing rate for money
was 31s per cent. Discount rates were,
short and three months bills, 3 1882
per cent. oGld premium at Lisbon, 81,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

The Fedc raj Reserve Bank of New
York has put in force the following
schedule of rediscount rates which
apply to bankers acceptances: Maturi-
ties up to Is days, per cent; 16 to
60 days, inclusive, IL per cent; 81 to
90 days, inclusive, a II per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Wealth-Mar ets-Inv estm ents

more of their loans of the fixed date
type in order to keep themselves pro
tected, and this is reflected in a more
active time money market.
Yesterday. Year ago
Per cent. Per cent
Call money:
On mixed collateral 5I2 s
Ga indus. collateral
Time money (mixed collatcraD:
Sixty days 1900. 54@5Ia
Ninety days ...... 5l4@5Ia 6
Four months $500. 54@5H 6
Five to six months 5I1@5H 6
Bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were un-
changed IN an unusually dull market
yesterday.
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Fer cent.Per cent.Per cent.
Z Zig ble
member
banks =. .4is@4 4A@4h 4Is@4A
Eligible
nOn-mem-
Der banks.4a@4 4a@4]4 49s@44s
Ineligible
bank bills.5I4@41a 5I4@4Is 5A@4%
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks .......... Ais
Eligible non-member banks ... 4lA
Ineligible bank bills. 6
Discount Rates.-Thc following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper for all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Silver.-London, 47%d, unchanged;
New York, 101 Is c, unchanged; Mexican
dollars, 7715c, unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Sub-Trcasury. - The SubTreasury
gained S341 900 from the banks on
Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Nominal.
Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-25
PERSHING NO RIVAL
 DE MERRIMAC HERO

Washington, September 24.-(Special.} There is no doubt but that General Persh- ing, had he desired, could have kissed as many women as R P. Hobson when that hero, following the sinking of the Mer- rimac returned to the United States. But General Pershing, evidently made or sterner and most lasting stuff, desisted- and even resisted. q
 It is reported that in New York the general dismounted from his horse and <issed a dizzy blonde. The report is de- nied. In Washington the general was subjected to all the wiles known by women of the type which successfully as sailed the labial tcrtficatons of the Mer- , rimacs intrpid sailor One, it is said kissed his cheek. Her success was the result of trick. The general was or the staircase of the Shoreham hotel. The girl, running to the side of the stairway. called out an insistent request that she be permitted to speak with him. Persh- ing. without king thought, leaned over and the girl throwing her arms around his neck overbalanced him to such eX- tent that before he recovered his bearing the kiss hal been planted
 There is another incident of the kinc' which has not reen widely circulated. This would tend to prove the general disinclination promiscously to jndulge-at least in public As he emerged from the war and navy building just prior to his departure rom Washington a young
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-25
ID SEEK REMEDY
 FOR DEFECTS OF J. s. COTTON BALE
American Bale Is Disgrace When It Reaches Other Side, Say British Dele
 gates to Conference

New York. September 24.-Action to bale will be considered at the world cotton conference to be held in New Orleans next month. according to an announcement made today at the head quarters of the conference here by Frank Nesmith, secretary to the British delegation which is on it's way to the convention.
 The American bale is a disgrace when it reaches the other side because of the way in which it is packed, it's lack of uniformity and it's ragged con dition," said Mir. Nasmith-
 Means to reduce the cost of transpor- tation of cotton also will be discussed at the conference, he asserted. It is known that this improvement can be brought about by employing pack ing process which will make the bales compact y-~A2ut decreasing the quan- tity of cotton to be shipped The fin- ancing and credit of the cotton in- dustry. as well as a plan for standard zing statistics of the output also will be taken up by the convention.
 Brazil is being discussed as one of
  the world, according to Mir Nasmith who added that If she goes into it she will do so on a scientific basis"
 It had been estimated. he said, that Brazil could supply. 20,Oo0 bales of cotton annually. This amount, he de- clared would answer the present cot ton requirements of the world. In twenty years however, he said, an annual output of 40,000,000 bales will be necessary.
 Delegates to the conference expected to visit the headquarters of the con ference here by Fuller Galloway, chair man of the committee on foreign re- their way to New Orleans, representing every branch of the cotton industry from nearly all the countries of the world Members of the British dele eation are the only foreign representa- tives who have arrived except F. HanuS of Belgium. Sir James Hope Simpson. representing the central bankers asso- citation, is included among the British delegates.
 Chairman Galloway announced to- day that the delegates would be en- tertained at LaGrange, Ga, at an old fashioned barbecue on their way to News Orleans Some of the British de- legates left today for Boston to visit cotton mills in that city,