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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

A fellow whose hair is getting
scarce on top and who's forehead
shines with age doesn't like to be told
of his approaching senility. In fact,
the only redeeming thing about it is
he doesn't need SO many hair cuts as
he used to.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

1ons, and an hat he amounts 4
theIeallet. n
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

A young lady while walking up
stairs and looked back at q rooster,
fell and broke her neck. That's what
comes from keeping the chickens in
the parl0r.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Knee deep in June, the poet sings,
and smites his trusty Tyre,
He must be singing, as it were,
OF marriages and mire.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Some men are like pigs, give them
plenty to eat and they make hogs Of
themselves.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

The Kaiser is said to be. growing a
beard. What is your guess; is It q
Van Dyke or a Ia Com Paul?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Toronto Kelley says Wilson has
found out who his true friends are.
The Methodists and Baptists may have
,lambasted him and his own Presbyter-
ian church denounced his action, but
the brewers and saloon keepers are
now all for him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Having tried. the oil game 70 his
satisfaction jess Willard he's goas
hack for ons more fight IN ths arena.
A good many foEl1 have % % hn1E
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

C. A. Berry and wife, Of Picher,
were in town yesterday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13
THRU THE WINDOW
By J. W. K.

Some genius in the east now adver-
tises a self-acting, use-at-hOme chair
cutter" In fact, it cuts while you
wait. That's nothing new. We mar
ried that kind, fifteen years ago.
It's quite tru that in America and
especially Kansas, there is no such
thing as caste but the average woman
guages her neighbors with a fine dis
elimination. Class A-Own sleeping
porches; Glass B-sleep on the back
porch; and Class C-sleep in the back
yard.
We had for some time suspected
something Bohemian about q person
with such name as Amelia CALI
Curci.
The Prince Of Wales, who is about
rs, is to have a home of his own. If
he lived here in Kansas he could get
I1enty of old maids who might adopt
him and throw in the home.
The Kaiser is said to be. growing q
beard. What is your guess; il It q
Van Dyke or Ia Com Paul? 2-
A young lady while walking up
stairs and looked back at o rooster,
fell and broke her neck. That's what
comes from keeping the chickens in
the parlor.
June has its drawbacks in other
lines as well as in matrimony. Pole
tax, dog tax and the balance from
your last years property tax comes
due in this month. But then It's just
as well to bunch the bills and start
off with a clean sheet for July. :
A couple of east side Kids have no
tilted their parents that It Il prefer
able with them to have to attend
school rather than wash diahes and
pick later bugs all day.
A returned dOughbOy says they
were not allowed to smoke when near
the front and that he had Emnggled
his cigarette many times under q
blanket. One night he says he didn't
indulge. The Captain lad Just IN
structed the Lieutenant 70 ihoot the
next. man caught smoking. Isn't Il
queer how a little habit or appetite
win come near to getting q fellow m
to troubled
Having tried. the oil game 70 his
satisfaction jess willard he's goas
h,rlr g. - 49,, Al =, -. 49,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

A couple of east side lids have no
tilted their parents that Il "a prefer
able with them to have to attend
school rather than wash diahes and
pick later bugs all day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

The Prince Of Wales, who is about
rs, is to have home Of his own. If
he lived here in Kansas he could get
IAenty of old maids who might adopt
him and throw in the home.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

Some genius in the east now adver-
tises a self-acting, use-at-hOme chair
cutter" In fact, it cuts while you
wait. That's nothing new. We mar
ried that kind, fifteen years ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-13

We had for some time suspected
something Bohemian about q person
with such a name as Amelia Cali
Curci.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23
$4,000 A DAY FOR YOU

100 Per Cent Earning Power Every
100 DAYS lis the estimate for small Ne
fineriesl The Abner Davis system VI
one.man 40 barrels daily capacity re-
fineries to be established in towns
through the United States, retailing the
output direct from refinery TO consumer.
giving the local manager an income Vi
$50 per day.
The First National Refineries the
parent company. owning 81 per cent OF
each plant and furnishing supply OF
crude oil through its tank line system
is assured of marvellous profits IN
which small investors can place their
money and see their dollars grow into
BIG DIVIDEND PAYER,
sharing in all returns from new
branches as established.
Write for information on branch
plant managerships, or investing in the
whole system for permanent dividends.
FIRST NATIONAL REFINERIES,
Fort Worth, Texas. AA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23

that the citizenship would be almost
Unanimous in supporting the mayor
and commissioners i'm taking this
course. 1t seemed to be the only feas-
ible plan for getting immediate sup
, ply Of water, and the committee--the
membership of which included some
Of the best legal talent of the city
! believed that the citys interest in final
settlement of the controversy could not
/ be damaged by allowing the pipe to
/ be 50 used.
The mayor very positively declined
to take this course and stated that the
commissioners We're unanimously with
him in this conclusion.
The committee is advised by the city
attorney that at a meeting of the com
missioners held Friday evening he and
an associate attorney employed by the
city advised that the pipe be turned
over to the construction company, but
the advice was not acted upon.
The committee is advised however,
that on Saturday three Of the commits.
sioncrs said that they were in favor Of
acting on the advice of the city's at
torneys ana allowing the pipe to be
laid 10y the construction company
The committee also understands that
another meeting Of the commissioners is
to be held Monday evening for further
consideration Of this matter.
Summing Up the Whole Matter
The city is committed to pay for the
pipe on hand, and il can be used for
only one purpose.
The city has no money available,
nor can the city now procure money
except by private subscription, to fin
ish the line.
The ArtlInOre Construction Com
Company claims to be able, ready and
willing TO finish the line when il can
get the pipe.
The mayor aud commissioners refuse
ia deliver The pipe until il is paid for
and the ciiy officials want il subscrip-
ton OF approximately Sl5,OOO raised
,o that they can finish the line them
selves.
The committee is unanimous in be-
lieving that the pipe should be turned
over TO the ArdmOre U)nstruCtiOn
Company, rs above suggested. The T.
committee believes that the city off /
Cials. in taking the course they are |
taking, are moi acting for the best |
interests of the city.
The city believes that 10 pursue such .
Il course is to invite calamity rather /
than TO avert il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23

Platt Adams, world ramoes track
and field athlete, has been appointed
to coach the Italian - for the
Olympic games next year. lie will
sail for Italy at end of tits
month, the Y. NJ. c. A. has "a
nouncet The Italian Olympic COM
mittee had requested the Y. NJ. c. A.
TO name the best av, liable trac4 and
field coach and Ada ls's name was
suggested. Adams has won thirty
eight championship events during
the last few years. He was a mem
ber Of the American Olympic teal ::
at London in 1908 and Stockholm in
1912, whining the star ding brosd
Jump at TIE Swedish games.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23
Citizens Committee Submits Report on
Water Situation and Suggests Solution
Plan That City Administration Declines

and anxious to Immediately complete
the job. They say that Is days oi
continuous favorable weather viii per
INIT them to finish the work, but that
they must have the pipe now stacked
on tine right of way turned over to
them ii this is TO De done
Counter Proposition
As counter proposition the city
commissioners through the mayor,
mad" two proposals
ono was that if Mcssrs Edward Gait
and Writ Franklin, two Of the heaviest
stockholders in the Ardmoro Construc.
zion Company, would assume personal
liability for the pipe that they would
turn it over 10 them and permit the
Ardmorc Construction Company to go
forward and finish the work
The other proposal was that il the
business interests of Ardmorc would
raise fund of approximately $4,000
to pay for labor and incidental eX-
penses I'm completing the line. the city
would take the job away from the con.
structon company and proceed immo-
datelv to complete the line
Would Add to City's Liability
Acssrs Gait and Franklin declined
ta become personally responsible any
further thau they are already rospon
~lhle as officers and stockholders in
iha Ardmore Construction Company.
and under their Individual and com.
uaW bonds aud liabilities
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23
WILL SPEND THANKSGIVING
AT BONNEVILLE, MISSOURI

Mrs. c. II. Everett and her two
daughters, Misses Katherine and Annie.
left here yesterday for visit Of sev.
eral days. They will make the first
stop at Perry, okla. and from there
they will so to Kansas city and follow.
ing visit there with Mr.. Everetts
brother, they will 90 to Bonneville, No,
to spend Thanksgiving with Dan Ever.
EFT, who is attending Kemper Military
Academy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23
Change in Management of Street Rail
MaN System

II. II. Helm. who has, for the past
three years been actively connected
with the management of the Ardmore
Investment Co., and the Ardmore Rail
way Company. and whose name was
prominently mentioned, some weeks
ago.. for the Receivership Of the Ard
more Railway Company, has severed his
connection with these corporations, re
signing in favor Of James Barron. for.
merly manager of the Rock Greek sand
and Gravel Co.
Mr.. Helm will remain in Ardmore
where ne Hill devote himself, in the
future, to the development of his per
sonal business interests. adv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23

mad agreed when they entered into
the contract TO take that pipe over
from the city at actual cost ana to
take credit on their contract price for
the cost of the pipe
In order to prevent the Ardmore
Construction Company from diyerting
the money set aside TO pay for this
pipe and to protect the city ON their
contract with the Central Foundry
Company. the amount of money nee
cssary to pay for the pipe (which was
the largest item in the construction
Of the pipe line WAS deposited in the
FIRST National Bank Of Ardmore to
be used only on the payment of drafts
by the Centrol Foundry Company, as
the pipe was shipped with bills of lad
ing attached When drafts krived
for the payment Of pipe the city ap.
proved claims for the amount of the
drafts in favor Of the First National
Bank Of Ardmore, and warrants We're
issued TO the First National Bank Of
Ardnorc, for the amount of the drafts
and the drafts were taken mp in pay
ment for the pipe.
Warrants NOt Issued to Company
1t appears that none Of these war
rants were issued to the Ardmorc Con
structiou Company, but were an pay
able to the First National Bank, or
bearer. The Over-paymcnt, claimed by
The city of ArdmOre TO the ArdmOre
Construction Company. is all upon
these warrants payable TO the First
National Bank in which the city over
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-23
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Brand garment never loses its style and Shapciness
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
RelevantCon1rnent
The DAVIS Market

Stocks displayed increasing irregu-
larity yesterday in a broad market.
Dealings were we'll over million
shares. Specialties made some strik-
ing advances, but the gains were not
held and the closing range was uneven.
Steel common, in which dealings ap-
proximated 100000 shares, rose to
1902 in the early trading, met heavy
offerings and closed 3 off at 9S24
Other steels were heavy, while the
coppers and railway equipments closed
lower. Among the strong spots were
American Ice, American Woollen, Has
kell Barker international Nickel May
Department Stores, U. S. Food Prod
ucts, Studebaker, and Pacific Coast.
Oils were under pressure, notably
Mexican Petroleum and Texas Com
pany.
Sentiment was helped by the opti-
mistic advices from Paris before the
market opened. Afterward traders
were inclined to take profits, and the
offerings, while we'll absorbed, never
theless resulted in considerable unset
tlement.
The bond market was active and the
Liberty Loan issues were firmly main
tanned.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Nevada Consolidated
Earnings Decrease

Rising costs of production and lower
prices for copper sold are held largely
responsible for the heavy decline in
the 1918 net earnings of the Nevada
Consolidated Company. The annual re-
port disclosed net earnings of $780,
376, compared with S8,644.34S for 1917
The company earned S1.62 share,
par value SIS, on the $9,997,28 capital
stock, which compares with S4.56 q
share the year before. Gross earnings
of $l6, 6,7S7, $50 were realized from a net
production of 76,6O7,06 pounds of cop
per last year. In the preceding year
the production amounted to 80 .040 sos
pounds. This decrease, nearly per
cent. was attributed to the fact that a
considerable proportion of the mill and
smelter was given over to the treat
mcnt of custom ores under contract
obligations.
The report to the stockholders
pointed out that the cost Of producing
refined copper was 1916 cents a pound
against .68 cents in the year before
This is an increase Of AZ per cent over
1917 costs. The average price re-
ceived for this copper was 21.049 cents
a pound, compared with 1915 cents in
the preceding year
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Sinclair Oil Earns
$500, 600 i'm 6 Months
Company Now on a Peace
Basis in Sale of Its
Products

Net earnings of the Sinclair Oil and
Refining Company for hte six months
ended December 81, 1918, were approx
mately SS,500,000. In making this an
nouncement at the annual meeting of
stockholders yesterday II. F. Sinclair
president, stated this sum was arrived
at before deducting interest charges
depletion and depreciation, amortiza
ton and Federal taxes. The net earn
ings of the company for the twelve
months ended June 80, last, were Sill
S54,733
In reviewing operations Mr.. Sinclai
Informed stockholders that the com
pany's interests have been further OK
tended in the Ranger oil field of Tcxa.
by the acquisition, Jointly with thr
texas Pacific Coal G. Oil Compan.
and the Sinclair Gulf Oil COMPANY. a.
valuable leases These properties ar
now being actively developed. he saws
and in his opinion they should create y
valuable additional asset of the com
pany.
Your company he added. "ha 4>
perlcnced but little difficulty since the
SlShlHS or tne armlstlce IN retU4Ilia +.
to peace basis in the sale Of its prod
ucts. With the exception of fuel oil
little adjustment of the market for IFS
products has been necessary"
The board Of direcors was increased
from twenty one to thirty one members
at yesterdays meeting. The new d.
rectors are George H. Finn. O. NJ
Gerstung. j. G. Hawkins, J. G. Johnson,
II. W. Kenwell. C. A. Lockhardt. jr..
K. Porter, w. c. Post, r. w. Ragland.
A. telnmetz and A. G. Waldschlagel.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
About West Virginia Railway

Smith & Gallatin say of the Pitts
burgh West Virginia Railway Com
pany: "Dividends on the common
stock at the present time in our opin-
ION should not be considered, for not
wlthstanding the strong position of
the company, we do not know what the
compensation will be from the govern
ment, nor how soon the coal business,
which is at present poor. will begin to
improve. We confidently expect an i'm
provement in the coal business, but
until this cventuates and the govern
ment contract is signed, it would be
most unwisc and unconservativc to
start payments on the common stock.
We recommend the holding of Pitts
burgh & West Virginia preferred as
a high-class railway preferred stock
investment. We recommend the hold
ing of the common as potential in
VcStmcntr
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Republic Steel Profits Slump

Net earnings from operations of the
Republic Iron and Steel Co. for the
quarter ended March /, 1919, after de-
ducting charges for maintenance and
repairs of plants amounting to $685.
70S and provision for excess profits
taxes, etc, were $1,572.475. In the cor
responding quarter of last year the
net was placed at S3,527 ,729. After
the deduction of interest charges. de-
probation, renewals and $437 800 in
preferred dividends, balance was
equivalent to $2.26 share earned on
the s27,191 900 common stock, against
$3.50 a share in the March. 1918, quar-
ter. Holders of the common stock
shared disbursements totalling S4O,-
s65, leaving a $208. .591 surplus.
Untitled orders on hand at the end
Of the quarter of finished and semi
finished products aggregated 114.305
tons. compared with 2O6,515 tons on
December 81. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17

Further ease was evident in the call
money market yesterday. Rates ruled
below per cent for the first time in
nearly week. Opening and renewing
at 5A, the rate for mixed collateral de-
clined before the end of the day to 51z
Loans on all-industrial collateral were
one-half of per cent higher
Banks are offering time funds at 6
per cent, and some loans have been
made at that level. There is a broad
demand at 5s4 per cent
Discount Rates.-The 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., 1919-04-17
Rail Trouble
4 Brake on Real
Bull Market

JULES S. BACIIE, Of the Stock Ex-
- change firm of J. S. Bache G. Co.,
in commenting yesterday on the mar
kct, declared that there can be no real
"bull" market until railroad values are
stabilized.
"Twcnty billion dollars" he said,
"arc invested in railroad securities.
Until recently railroad issues were
the most popular investment securities.
Unless they arc brought up to the
values at which investors bought them
investors will become timid, and that
will be an unhealthy condition for a
rising market.
"The rise in industrial stocks, par
ticularly the specialties in my opinion,
is due largely to the fact that people
cannot afford to sell and realize profits
because of the high taxes. That con-
dition has led to a scarcity of stocks
and has caused the increase in values
"But the fundamental thing to re
member is that the best customer of
the industries of the country are the
railroads, and that there can be no
lasting prosperity until something is
done for the roads. If the railroads
are to drift on to bankruptcy, as will
be the case unless Washington 9
constructively, industrial values might
be directly affected adversely.
"Railroad stocks and bonds have not
been rising. Compared with other Sc
curities rails are being given away,
provided the government deals justly
with The railroad problem. | feel that
it is essential for the economic welfare
of the country that every possible in
fuence in the way of education and
propaganda be brought to bear on the
legislators in Congress to act wisely
and ponerOuSlV"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Copyright, 1919. N-w York rr,bun. Inc


With no slackening Of its violent
activity, the stock market yesterday
was highly irregular. Prices of most
issues closed with small declines.
The general nature Of tho trading
was typified by Steel common, which
repeated performance now famil-
lar. For several weeks it has been
fluctuating narrowly in what Wall
Street calls trading area" be-
tween 81 and fraction and par and
fraction. Yesterday it crossed
par and approached its high record
for the year, 100&, but at 1907
just below the resistance point" it
encountered realizing sales and fell
to 98M, net decline of q. Some
such reaction as this, due solely to
conditions within the market itself
has been widely looked for lately.
There was no general news develop
ment important enough appreciably
to affect prices. The break was laid
to profit-taking; and the proft-tak-
ing was, somewhat questionably,
laid to the Stock Exchange holiday
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Calls London Rumor False

Dispatches to the financial district
from London yesterday reported rise
in "Otis Steel" which was sair to be
predicated on rumors that the Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation was buying for
control. An official of the company
characterized the report as false, and
said he stood ready to deny other ru-
mors of similar nature" as they
NAV arise"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Market Opinion
The Negative Answer


"People who entertained the idea
that stocks have advanced the utmost
of their ability abandoned this posi-
tlon to-day" said Block, Malone & Co.
yesterday. We had numerous high
records and a large amount of public
buying, which went to show that the
public believes in the market and an
tlclpates higher PRICES with the sign
prosperity after war problems have
been left in the background. From
the above it is clear that no common
standards can be used for Judging the
future. We have been very bullish,
but thought stocks might rest bit.
The public has answered this in the
negative, and on President Wilson'S
assurance that the German delegates
Will be called on April 25, there is gen
eral confidence that the end is about
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Paris Market Quiet

PARIS, April 16.-Trading was quiet
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentcs, 62 francs DO centimes for cash
Exchange on London, % francs. Five
per cent loan, 80 francs so centimes.
The dollar ranged from francs 81
ccntimcs to 6 francs centmes.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
A Gorgeous Prediction

One Of the greatest bankers in New
York expressed the opinion in conver
sation yesterday that the Victory Loan
will be at least so per cent oversub
scribcd, and that before we come to
the formal end of the campaign people
will be standing in line in every bank
in New York attempting to enter sub
scriDtiO0s
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
A History of SteeVs Earnings

An analysis of the position of the
United States Steel Corporation made
by Liggett & DreXel shows that since
the incorporation in 1901 the balance
Of surplus applicable to dividends has
aggregated 1922 per cent on the pre-
ferred stock and 22S29 per cent on the
common, after paying the preferred.
Cash dividends amounting to 1876 per
cent have been paid on the preferred
and S6M per cent on the common. In
the five years period, 1914'19, the net
working capital increased ia per
cent
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Farm Loans in March
Total $I5.916. 900

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Durng
March $l5 ,046OO0 was loaned to 4,630
farmers by Federal land banks on long
time first mortgages, according to the
monthly statement of the EARN Loan
Board.
On April l tho total amount Of mort
gage loans closed since the establish
ment of the Federal land banks was
$10S,609,000 with 79,949 borrowers.