davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1919-03-21

9en banffc 0iesierines Sitting,

S Da1umorf CT ser, ionn t%ioli9erc
meobelt, en- pirfiom' Ngitation i
|@ang for oglaa at faa 6lensborq
mc6 .peo Ben foreltaaenbe @jenforz
ening al 0dnmarf % M%oro1lespia.
Set Tan ube11 3pib1 BABE fin Srter=
este for bore 2aiere at fplge meo
i oe1ne Mgitation, oa giengiper III
|6erfor CIT Hetition, lon1 er blepet
inoien6t til 9fegjeri1gen, FAINT en-
ltotolelie on Megieringers &ol6=
ming.
Sen 6anife @egiering far fra
9feooftpr Ml1oreas @rou mo6taget
|fplgen6e 'Sfrtbelie tinigemeo CIT
l9cl meofelgen6e Netitioner.
SfriDelien bar %fplgenoe Oroln6:
&ipbenbopn, II. Sec. 1918.
1Eif @oum,arfs g%}egjering!
@aa 6anffe observation-disclosures
Begne beoer bi berDeo / 9grbe6ig-
beo ONT, at 6e1 oonifc Megierinq bill
mootage Ell Samling &etitioner,
%1loiprungne .af Set / Me1lemIespig
itaoig iterfere tilfje16egipne 9nife
ont @jcnforeningen nleb Gam1orf,
i6et hi Dog .betoner, at ois1e- Ee=
%titioner fun .er ct nful6ltan6igt n6=
trpf for Solfeitemutngel1, fremfom:
ne iom 6e er / 2pbet al foa Gage
og nnber 1,fri Sorbol6. 81 ammo;
Ser @egieriltgeu ON at benbenoc fig
til DC. Mlliereoe paa Gre6sfongres:
len for at opnao 2ejligbe6 for oS
til CIT fri Mfltemning poo set fra
ole Sioer a%nerfien6te Brincip ON
6olfenes Selobel temmeliesret, ion
ogiaa oea 0anlfe Mi9s6ag / cit u.s.
talelie al %. DIT. bnr gipet iii Sill:
1l1t11ing, og bportil Sen filler fine
rationale 6orbaabninger.
Naa Oct n1el1emlesbig1fe l1bDa1gS
Negne::. Mn6reos @ran,
Me6aftgr, 6lensborg
Eetitio1lel1 lp6er iaale6es:
IS @enbp1o til @ilions Nrogran1
ON Solfeues. 5elpbeltemmeliesrd,
iom er antaget of Sen tpife &egie:
ring lom 5reosgrmolae, freeze.
nn6ertepne6e fMfenb ng aDillocr,
oper 20 Morl at ser bliber gipet
Mellen1llesbig 2ejfigbeb til at til:
fienoegibc, ont set bnlfer at gje1l=
~forenes meo 0anmorf, iaalebes al
Mf1temningen foretages efter npr=
mere &egler / Diltriftet. 81 beoer
ben oanife Staggering poretoge bore
Snteresier oberfor Ger6ensfreosfpn:
ferencea1 og birfe for, at Ser gipes
os 2ejligbeo til at 1t6gbe Selpbe:
ltenmeliesretten."
De til set 6onife l16enrigsmi1i:
iteril,m i%noien6te 8ctitioner bal
benbolosoiS fra. SlensDorg 8D oq
BET mellemlleSpigite Giftrift faoc1
3,401 % .876 lt%1toerifrifter.
S aililutning til BET til bet mel
lem1eSpiaife l1bpalg gibne Soar c,
@it5al,s 81treal1 lat i1tanb til al
meooele, at Ben 1a,rife Negierings
Stanopunft meb @enipn til @rual:
Undergraduates Nfgigrelie pat
5reoSfonferencer CT fglgenbe::
Sor Dnnn1nrf ct set 11or6ilesbig
ffe spergsmaal ubell,ffen6e ct ma
|tionaH 5psrgsmaal. Den 6anif,
Station bnaber % lR1lges efter a
forene alle, Der taler og filler 6mnif
&ongeriget Danntarf. Men er
anoen SntereSie e,ro ben nationals
f%nptter fig life til bette 5pprgs
manl, ioet Gn1morfs Stprfe ion
.IStat life forsges peb Ell iterre Sc
|af Slesbig ems ben, bbor 8efolf
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1919-03-21

Billig Lasning f. ! .; :: ';s:s 5 z::;;s:::s'; :;
1913-18 inkl. indeholdende# over 5000 aim. Bogsider god. ann
Eani1elnsning, beMaaende at Noveller. Forteliinger, skitser, A aus
gre. Il, for KUN in EN- IDOL, DOLLAR SAINT 1ec Tor Porto (nl Canada
IaIts. f.ar r. desuds s e ct fet p udtsrt Binede Ct n. roosevelt I'll
MI CT ophangning SAINT ct fkat Bogmarke-Kalender (pasteimaaIe-
I'D Tor 1913 Send Belsbet ! y. s. Frim@rkers ener Money Order
- 4. RASMUSSEN COMPANY.
13oi722 {. Fourth Street. - #1 Ninnsapoiis. sMinn.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1919-03-21
FRA DANMARk.
En- vigtig Nyhed
paa Literaturens Omraade!

Udkommet er James w. Gerards beremte Bog MI four years
ia Germany, Oversettelse af den norske Bladnand Peer Stremme,
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
9entidJe eprudJreinisnns.

Die Oeutiden, oIs neugebadene
0emofroten, f0nnen ni4t I6nger
@orte in ibrer Mutteriprade buI.
ZEN, oie an oos fribcre Regiment
%erinnern un0 iomit gegenreooIutio-
mare Genoenaen pe%rfolgenl Wton
umijiiert ii6 infoIee0eiien nidt mebr
fonigIid, ionoern MN nod republic
fonii6.
Ole Ser3enst0nigin periponoeIt
ii6 in cine Ser5ensprdiioentin, Der
Gi6tcrfiirit in ciuen 0i6terpr6ii-
fenten, Der &0nigitein in einen SrG-
iioentenitein. Cine 8%elobnlng fam
rift mebr fiirItIid iein, ionOern
MIR nod 0emofrotii6.
@eim &egeln miro ni6t mebr
nof Dem a6nig geporfen, ionOern
rad Sem Observation-Disclosures
GdIieBlid FAM man audi ieinem
G6elmut ni6t mebr Die &rone ouf.
itben, ionoern b6ditenS Oen 3pIin-
ser.
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
2e6ensrettnng.

@at ging nit einen 6reunoe Die
StraBe entlanC, ais lie zines 8ett.
lerS onii6tig murOen.
pSie6it ou Sen &erl Oa 0riiben?"
frogte er ieinen Greun0, 0oen 8ett.
Ter ga, meine i6. Gem babe i6 ein-
mol oas 2eben gerettet."
90 balt Ou a6er cine CUTE Sat
p~oubrnft," Iobte Der 6reun0. n@ie
lror es 0enn?"
SEQ, zines Cages fam i9 an ibm
poriiber unO Oa fragte er: nSabe1t
Sic ni6t einen Nidel fir mid
iibrig, mein Serr?"
SD bate gero0e feinen einielnen
Nidel BEL mir. Sd wuBte ooS a6er
ni6t unb faBte in sic Enide, unO
ca bate i6 BLOB einen 5iinfooaar-
ifein, uno Ga fam mir elm @eOanfe.
o@os wiir0en Sic pobl tun,"
irogte i6 Sen Mann, nmenn i1 ST.
nen iett Sen 6iintooqaridein 90
6e?"
.@as, flint 9OuarS?~ rief er
aus. Ser S6Iag wiirOe mid rib,
rem, un0 i6 wiirOe tot binfaqen."
n9a babe i6 natiirlid Die Bill
mieOer eingeitedt. ltnO 10 babe i6
ihm 0aS 2eben gerettet."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
0aS epridluOrt.

lin @otteS miaenl" iagte 5rall
CT. Mfeper, ols cine Ser anmeicnocu
0amen er5ablte, OaB lie i6re &od)ir
bel elmer ltnpa6rbcit ertappt bate,
neine lolhc Nerion 0%iirfen sic niht
cine Stun0e lGnger i'm &auie bebnl-
ten, Oa iinO Sic ia SbrS 2ebens
nid)t iifer. @er Iiigt, Der itiebltl
Sd babe Oieies Spridmort nod im-
mer 6citdti9t gefunoen."
o@ir MGnner," mari if bci6ei-
ocn elm, .0enfen in Oieiem Yunfte
nah all Sen grfabrungen meniger
itren9. SD bin iibcr5cugt, OaB Sbr
8crr 8cmnbl.. -"
r4usgeihloien," ereiferte iif
6rau Or. Meper, neinfa6 ausge-
ihloiien. Mein Mann Oenft in Die
lem Bunfte Dieqeidt nod itrenger.
SdaOe, OaB er nibt bier fit, Ga Mir
Den Sic mas ~ b0ren 6efommen.
gber er lit leiOer Dor 3mei Stunoen
III elmer &oniultation gereilt un0 :"
Sn oieiem Iugenblid 0ffnete iifJ
lie Sir, un0 better l1dclno erihien
SEER Or. Mcper alf ser Sfmelle.
sd fiiblte unmiQfiirlih nadj meinem
8ortemonnaie, meine Ho6barin iag
mid peritGnoniSlos an.
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

-@ itterIi6 er 81 TAT. God
ter: DIANA, i'd CLAUDE, Serr Neu'
mann miro mir beute abenO einer
glntrog MAIDEN"
Mutter: sd boffe aud; er III
IN ieoer @eiie cine quite 9artie."
Godter: n@os meinit Ou, Wfa'
ma, ion id ni6t 5lterIt elm biB6er
fiibl uno auriidbaItenO iein2"
Miltter :r2iebes &inO, i'd wiirot
en- oeiner Stene nift 70 gefdbrli6f
Grperimente MAIDEN"
8ur6 oie 8Iume. Sit
Gin Ser 3eitung leieno): nSdor
pie6er NAL elm WGo6en beim Sen.
Itcrpuben nboeitiir3t."
@r Geuf5eno): rSa, ia - Die Der
6ommte 8utiudt fat idon Oielf
Spfer geforoert."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

,O6glei9 bic Gytremitdten Ii9 Be-
riibren, i9eint mir ou9 in Der 0ienIt>
botenfrage bos Eidtige in Der Mitte
gu liegen, inbem es ~aaerbings mons
DIE Sousfrauen gibt, tpel9e ni9t elm
NAL pifen, boB bic Mil9, nern iie
to6t, iiberIGuft, uno bic Elm ormes
0ienItmGO9en ben gon5en Wtorgen
na6 allerlei 9rimstroms ausf9iden
uno basIelbe beim Mittagstii9 abz
ton3eln, rpenn Der 8roten orlges
bronut 1T, pogegen aber aud OteIe
0ienitmGb9en mebr 8ergniigen on
I90nen &leibern olS an barter Orr
belt baben unb an Sonntog no4mitz
tog oufs Pidntd ge6en, um erft am
Mittpo9 morgen nieoer na9 9auie
gu tpmmen, unb ou9 5ubiel Nn6ong
6oben, inbem bic @erebrer geordngt
bint~ereinanoer Iteben mie bic Queue
an elmer Sbeotertofe, t~pobingegen elm
9ienItmdO9en ni9ts bafiir fam,
penn es ungludli9ertpeiie biibf9 lit
uno audi benz 9ausberrn ni9t miB>
fGqt, mos ober tein perniinftiger
@runb 1T, bob bic 5rau beg 9auies
9lei9 ~ungebolten piro, inbem bod
ieoer ~e6renfperte Monn ii9 in bieIer
9iniidt gepiB ni6ts gu @9ulben
tommen lo1en pirO, unb bos &iblz
bleiben inter allen ~llmftdnben bas
&liigite lit, Bel pel4er Sele9en9eit
i1 Iei9t erregbaren 9ausfrauen nod
ben p%oblgemeinten Rot geben m09te,
nur bdBli9e MGb9en 3u engagieren,
nobur9 ibre @90nbeit in einem
gldn3enOeren 2i6te erideint, pObei i4
gerne 5ugeben min, boB es au4 iebr
~ungenierte 9ienitmGO9en 9ibt, Die
IonIt 8tpor mon9es nebmen, nur fem
8latt Dor ben Munb, unb Der 9err>
idaft BET Der geringftsn 8eronlofung
ben 2oufpoB geben, 10 bob in Der
Eot i'm SntereHe beiber Seile gu Ell
ner rubigen unb leibeni4oftsloien &e>
ipre4ung Der 6rage gu rotten 1T, neil
man in Der 9iBe mon6es tut, ipas
einen Bel rubigerem 8lute gereut."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

. oou5e cat. Icmmeti6 geIitte bat.
SD ben geOentt, es is Oas bette i'd
lnIie mid en- &iepe5rmann fommc,
NO Sic Waidicn miOOer auffidle
6u6t I'M ooS ben ib AUDI geoabn.
Sic 9i55ic bat gemciut, 10 uieI miiBt
i'd bod enibou iGou gcIernt ben,
for es ieIbit 81 oubn, apuer Ell lGutt
morrie, momit i6 oerbleiwe Sbne
Sbrn Iiemct
8btIipp Saueromper.
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

Gin 9 6u1ge d 6 e n
SSsr Der oeutid)cn StunOe fragte Der
Gebrer cine Sdiilcrin, oh lie mobl
einen Sot bilOen Tonne, III meldem
COS @erbdltnispor+ nuon" nit Ell
ITEM paIienoen perionliden 6iirport
rerbunoen iei. Die Sdiilerin
iAmeigt; Ser 2eJrer bilft i6r; ugon
Sir min id nidt 9eberl, Bis GU et-
nen paiien0ep Sob weiBt." Rrompt
erpiberte Die bobcre Sodter: ~Sebe
bid meg BON mir. Sotan."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

= Ser &ontoffeIbeIo.
00enfen sic iid, &eii, mein damn
bat i'm Nmt oreiBig gorleute iiber-
i%prungen!"
SD counts Dem enaoigen Serrn.
0obeim Oarf er 10 feline 9roBen
Spriinge mq6en!"
9ein Sto13. vSiinfmal
tab'n unire 5uei S97'n idon n
eriten 8reis friogt; gelt, 9fesI, JET
g'reuts 81 nimmo, Dob 8 mi g'bei.
rotet baIt?"
Cher m . II 6. 3ant6ippe
(5u ibrem Manne): n9enfe Dir, TO-
chen bat mid Elm q5unO gebiiien =
menn er iebt nur nidt toll mari"
Monp: n9u meinit toa mir0l"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

- IT'S o? 6iibrc apei oeutife
Grofeiioren an cinen Eurm, in Dem
8pei @lofen iiber einanoer b6ngen,
rnO iofort neroen iie matchmaker
Ifreiten, Oh Die @loden unter ODER
i;ber chamber bGngenl
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

% Earning. SrduIein Gum
Serrn, ser iie fiiiien wia); Serr
0oftnr, wenn iett Muma fGme !.
@as 0onn?
8as oann? @iiien sic, ba mir.
Sen sic i'm Sonoumoreben Derlobt
lein.
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

- SoIf6 aufgefoBt. Serr
Gum Diener zines 8arons): nSit
oenn Der Serr Baron gu Sauie?
ST. b1tte i'm in elmer &leiligfeit 81
ipreter Il"
Oiener: .No, menn's ni6t biel lit,
oa Ieee i9's unteroeiien ous!"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

- @i6t gon3 0 Ii m.
.@ber, Sribden i6on wieOer Bit or
ni6t perlebt morOen. Sect 6iit on
pobl Der g~GerGlteite in Ser &loiie?"
n@ce, SnfeI, infer 2ebrer lit nod
alter"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

= Gin OiIettant. 2ano-
Itrei6er (gepeiener 6riieur, gum
8armcr, Ser i'm nit @rasi6neioen
beid1ftigt): n@iiniden Sic oas
@ras fur6 ooer balblang geifnit-
temp"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

@alI S~treet-M nag e.
t e. Berger: SD babe aud einmaI
in @on @treet ipcfuliert."
@ideiotle: r@aren Sic Elm gra
c0er 8Gr?"
Berger: nNeir, id mar elm eieI.~
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
Gi6eres aenn3ei6el

Si6ereS &enn5ei6en.
ollnier Sauslebrer iAeint Ood) i6on
gebeirotet 5u ba6enl"
n@praus idlicBelt Ou OaS2"
.9luS ben SGben pa III 8iais
englii9em @efte: Die Suppe lit Der.
ial5eu Der 8roten lit ange.
brannt = ser RuOoing lit miBraten
II. (. nj"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
sic iino mobl oas 8itrmdoel?
Stein, i6 bin MIR 8olierm10el.
@as? So, mie fommen Sic oenn
oo 81 oerer rotten Nalen?
Gut eraoaen. Ser pier.

= Gut er5ogen. Ser bier
j6brige Mar, elm iiberaus mobler5o.
genes &ino, ipieIt I'M Staotparf auf
Gem Sanobiigel. 3ufaaig ltoBt ct
nit ieiner Shaufel einen anOeren
Sungen an, Der Mar audi gleid an
idnalt5t: n@ialt mol ne 9ofpfeife
BADEN, mat?" 9arauf Der braue
War: ,gtein, oantel Mama erlaubt
ni6t ,oaB i) BON fremoen Sun9ens
etrpaS %annebme!"
SIN @ifer Der 8orle-
Gbemie : Brofelior: Gin
2ropien Oieies furdtboren @ifteS
cuf Die 3unge elmer Sage getrau.
felt, 9cniigt. nm Den itdrfltcn Mann
gu totcn."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07


@run6Inge Der @be e.
.@uf pel6es @or4 i'm 9(lten EeIta-
ment griinoet iif Die Chez" frogte
Elm &epiior bel Der 8riiflng in Sic
ligion.
sd min 6einoi6aft ieten 8pi-
ihen sir uno Dem @eibe", ontpor-
tete i6logferti9 Ser Schiller.
&Ieiner Srrtum. a.:
u@eboren bin id in @ultralien. Die
S6ule uber beiudte i6 in Sam-
burg"
g.: n0onneripetter ,aber baben
Gle ga einen Ioneen SduIpeg ges
ba6t!"
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

@orgIos. n@s lit idred-
li6, Gle. Sect bait on Dir ipieoer
6mei neue &leioer beItelt. @eiBt oil
oeun nidt, oaB mir iiber Sails nno
&ppf in S1lloen Itefen?"
nS6 i1on = a6er Die S6netoe,
rim meiB eS ni6t."
= @usoer S6uIe. 2ebrer:
~@as WciBt BIZ bonn Manoelbaum,
Woris?"
@oris: Ser @an0eIbaum is mel
Snfel!
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

WSQ9 OeUIe Se
mo6L, mas Ole 2i5.
sic, mos meme 9(lte
is, geiagt bat. mie
id) lie Oeu id0ne
6a6Ibut ~freOen3t
BEN. no id for pier
9abIer IN uft In
ncin5i9 Gcuts ior
ie gef1uft 0eba6t
hen2 &ptu 9ttort
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

= @o8baft. 50, id peritebe
mid oui OoS @eoanfenleien. Gum
@eiipiel meiB i6 gang genau, mas
Ger Serr, ser uns BORT e~ntgegen-
fnmmt, ieet Oenft."
so, FOL @icpiel friegt er oenn
son oir?"
Gas Sousiibel. Batter"
frogte Die iunge Dame, bort OH
MIDI germ iingen?"
~Nun", mar Die anttport, res
mirtt in elmer getpilien @eiie be-
ionftigenO. IS bringt MIDI iiber
meilen nnoern Summer binpeg."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

y@ifen sic, Serr 8rofeiior, mel.
ne ein3ige 2eioenidoft lit bod Oos
Mfalen!"
y&d), oos babe ib Der ~endoigen
Grou nIs @bpiiognomifer iofort
bonn @eiift abgelefen."
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
Gin @nnneritreid.

(@ire 3icbesQci6iGtc in ieds 9iIbern
o9uc Morte.J
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07

Srenno 0u 8eub foumeno, ftnOet ben Sois6errn bein 3GbIen
BON Sunoertmorfbeinen): Mb Srr &onnerGenrat, baben pobI
btnuen Aiontag2
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
Cur 9icnitbOtcnfrnsc.

(Gin ecnfScr in cincm einsioen sat.)
Washington Journal., 1919-11-07
OfEntr 5djreibehrirf AEs
1btItpp anHrratHptrr.

Meiu Iicbcr Scrr GcoattionGrf-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Deficit for Alaska Gold
Expenses i'm 1913 Exceed the
Amount of Companv's Earnings

For the year ended December 81.
1918, the Alaska Gold Mines Company
reports deficit after operating cX-
penscs of sos. 6.944. This compares with
a surplus of s2S5. .15S for the preceding
year. Other losses aggregated sl9,-
621, making a total operating loss OF
s116565. To this amount interest to-
falling S219,695 and depreciation OF
S3l1 724 was added, thereby causing a
total deficit for the year of S647 ,974.
The report to stockholders pointed
out that despite unfavorablc conditions
under which the company operated
the actual cash loss sustained was
relatively small owing to the advan-
tage taken Of development work done
in the past by drawing considerable
tonnage from reserve on which costs
had been previously paid and also bv
limiting new development and pros
pecting work to the utmost until CON
ditions become more favorable.
During the year the company ac
quired $12,500 of Alaska Gastineau
Mining stock and now owns s11,756. 100
(par value) out of total issue of sl2,-
100000.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Ray Copper Fails to
Earn 1918 Dividends
Company Shows Deficit After
Disbursement Is Made

The annual report to stockholders
of the Ray Consolidated Copper Com
pany for 1918 shows that the com
pany failed to earn profits after charges
for depletion large enougs for the pay
ment of S5,125, ,832 in dividends. After
this deduction had been made deficit
Of S472.377 was shown for the year, corr
pared with a $3,077,018 surplus for 1917.
Revenue received from the net pro-
duction Of S3,599, 100 pounds Of cop
per was $19,795, 1919. In the proceed
ing year operating revenue aggregated
S2l,278,O71. Expenses were placed at
the enormous sum Of S14,795, ,19~,
against 81 ,299, ,415 for the year be-
fore. The increase in labor wage and
larger prices for materials were
largely responsible for this heavy de-
duction. Net profits before depletion
charges were S4,653,455
The gross copper output of the com
pany last year amounted to S6,919,27O
pounds, which, after smelter dccu--
tons. left q net production of 49,
599,160 pounds. This makes the total
gross copper production from the in
the end of 1918. 4s4,3o9 $50 pounds.
Sherwood Aldrch, president, stated
in his report that with the signing
Of the armistcc toward the close of
1918, the demand for copper metal
abruptly ceased, and to avoid the crca-
tion Of an excessively large surplus
of unsold copper, production and op-
erations were, beginning January 1,
1919, reduced Approximately fifty per
cent. At the same time, he explained,
the price of the metal dropped sharply
and It has only been during the two
months before the date of this re-
port that there has commenced a sub
stantial lowering of cost factors.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
$40 Dividend on
Marine Preferred
Stock Declared
Payment Of This Tnstalment
Will Leave 81 Per Cent
Still Due Shareholders:
Action Anticipated

Directors of the international Mer-
camille Marine Company at their rcgu-
lar meeting yesterday declared div
ldcnd OF 10 per cent on the preferred
stock on account of accumulated div
idcnds. The dividend is payable May
10 to stockholders of record at the
close of business May l.
This is the third dividend on ac-
count of accumulations which has been
paid on the preferred in the last six
teen months. The first was a dividend
of 10 per cent paid on December 81,
1917, and the second was payment
now remains unpaid back dividends
of 81 per cent. The regular dividend
is 6 per cent
Partly in anticipation of the action
taken yesterday, the stock has climbed
from low point this year of 92$4
to closing price yesterday Of 116,
and it has sold recently as high as
11S34. The common stock has ad-
vanced with with it from low Of q 4
to high of 353s. 1t closed yesterday y
Mercantile Marine is one of the
favorlte speculative stocks of Wall
Street. Its movements are frequently
violent. In late months it has spurted
forward and just as suddenly dropped
back on reports and denials that the
vessels and other assets of the COM
pany's British subsidiaries would be
purchased by the United States Ship
ping Board. This proposed deal was
finally declared off by the government
on April 4.
Following this incident, there was
talk Of possibility of negotiations be-
ing resumed with a British syndicate
for the sale of the company's Eng
lsh fleet. This project had been halted
by the United States Government. So
far as known, however. the negota-
tions have not been taken up again
and an official of the company recently
said that he did not know when they
would be.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
American International
Sells L. S. Alcohol Stock
Disposes of Holdings in Opel
Market at Large
Profit

Stock holdings Of the American In
ternational Corporation in the United
States Industrial Alcohol Company have
been sold in the open market An
nouncement to this effect was made at
the annual organization meeting of the
latter concern yesterday, when it was
also disclosed that William S. Kies and
Richard P Tinsley had retired from
the board of directors. The two repre-
scnted the American International in
terests in United States Industrial AL
cohol. II. II. Rogers and Oliver C. Jen-
nlngs were elected to succeed them
The stock of the United States In
dustrial Alcohol Company purchased by
the American international Corporation
was disposed of after the first of the
year, as the latter company's report for
1913 revealed that those holdings had
not been sold OIL December 81. The
amount, which was reported to have
been acquired between the latter part
of 1917 and the early months of 1918,
HIS never been reported.
That the company sold the stock at a
substantial profit is indicated by the
course Of the price on the Stock En-
change. Since the first of the year the
rise has been one Of the sensations Of
the stock market. the advance starting
at 97A and eliminating recently at
1893. According to Wall Street re-
port, the first of the American Interna-
tionals Industrial Alcohol holdings
were acquired late in 1917. The aver
age purchase price was placed between
100 and 100.
With the S2o,OOo,o0O to be derived
from the recent call for payment of the
remaining $40 share due or its stock
coupled with the funds realized from
the sale of its Industrial Alcohol hold
ings, it was learned yesterday that the
American InternationA Corporation is
prOVement protects
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Seek Control of
British, Owned
SteclCompahy
William Salomon & Co.
Make Offer for Stock Of
Otis Company, Capital
lied at S7,457,5O0

Negotiations for the purchase of
control of the Otis Steel Company, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, from British interests
are being carried on by William Salo
mon e. Co.. of this city. Reports from
London that 120 had been offered for
the English holdings of the preferred
and 21O for the common were con-
firmed by jacques Weinberger, mcm
Der Of the private banking firm. These
terms are expected to be accepted.
Elisha Walker, who has been abroad
during the last six weeks conducting
the negotiations for his firm, is ex-
pected back here next week With full
details of the transaction. Other NOM
bers declined yesterday to say whether
they were acting merely as the broker
in the purchase of the Otis Steel shares
or for another American steel con-
ccrn.
The Otis Steel Company manufac-
lures steel plates and castings. OF the
81, ,457 800 outstanding capital stock
S4,S02,s0 is common, and s2,654,7O0
preferred. Regular payments at the
yearly rate of per cent have been
paid on the preferred. In 1913 and
1914 / per cent each was paid on the
common. None was paid thereafter
until July /, 1917, when 10 per cent was
declared. On October /, 1917, and
January /, 1918, stockholders received
212 per cent.
Present directors include A. ". TAFT
London, who is chairman of the board
10 Edward Touche. Edinburgh, Scot
land; G. Bartol, II. L. Higgins and
II. f. Deverell, all of Cleveland. Mr.
Bartol is president and Mr.. Higgins
is vicc-president of the company.
Bankers saw in the expected acqui-
sition of control of the Otis Steel Com
pany by American interests a possible
forcrunncr of similar transactions ir
view of the present unfavorabe sterl-
ing exchange situation. They also
stated that deals of this nature if car
ried out on a large scale would assist
greatly in restoring tie pound ster-
ling to its normal parity.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Metropolitan Petroleum Suit

Suit of the Equitable Trust Com
pany for principal and interest on ST.
100000 dcbcnturcs of Metropolitan
Petroleum Company in default. came
up unexpectedly in the Federal Court
this morning. H. NJ. Earle, Of Horn
blower, Miller, Garrison G. Potter and
other counsel for plaintiff. Island on
and other allied interests appeared in
court and we're ready 10 60 to trial.
Stanchileld & Levy. attorneys for Met
ropolitnu Petroleum Company, an
nounced that they were not ready and
negotiations began with opposing
counsel to obtain n delay. This delay,
under the rules of the court. cannot
exceed thirty days.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-18
Australia Reducing import
Balance With United States

MELBOURNE, April 16.-In the first
eight months of 1918 Australian i'm
ports from the United States exceeded
her exports TO America by nearly Ss,-
100000, while in 1912 there was bal
ance of nearly s4o,oooOOo against Aus
tralia. A. w. Ferrin, the United states
commercial attache, said in an address
here to-day.
Mr.. Ferrin said he believed tho
stream Of trade would eventually bal
ance. Australian exports IN the future
would be in wool, tin, hides. skins and
1rohahiy. dairy products. while the I'M
ports from America would consist
mostly of clothing, agricultural ma.
chinery and machine tools. He voiced
the opinion that the new Australian
tariff would be strongly protective. but
that it would not have any serious cf-
feet on American imports.