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TO THE HOLDERS OF
Ten Year Six Per Cent. Convertible Gold
DEBENTURES Of 1924 OF
PIERCE OIL CORPORATION

PIERCE OIL CORPORATION
sss saS%.s ss. e: e
the 5 s sss. Of &c to
s' s ST iSs Of t4s
Corporation dividend cumulative from July !. 1y sa SIN P
Sanse 51T
sppertanns deposited accordance with the terms of this
call 70. redemption January 1920 all said
Eight Cent Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
+. sT the
and be entitled nsVs S.ssp
yearly days January. and October
FIRST a s
for OF h p s sns
at time after three Sis share and all unpaid
Corporation redeem at least So per
Ree RS e
a ~ n nay yearly payable S
shall until such 4, and al sub
Stock to Be @ at any
s into aa % % Be-
of the character and to have the same rights
Common Stock Of the Cooperation except
Reference hereby Schedule of the Agreement
d a the
dated July H. 1912 complete statement Of the
Stock Stock the Class Common Stock and
the rights of the holders thereof.
The entire proposed 100000 OF Pre-
fered Stock has been sold Messrs Lehman Bros and
Goldman, Sachs Co., subject only to such rights the Board
Of Directors of the undersigned accord to the holders Of
above stated
Holders desire avail themselves Of
their Debenures for Preferred Stock deposit their Deben
accompanied by the due January 1920 and all
subsequent thereto With Trust
York City, before p NJ 49, 1919 under
Agreement dated July H. 1919 between the undersigned the
first part and the parties therein termed OF the
part duplicate original of said Agreement executed
by the undersigned has been filed with the Depository and is
hereby the provisions said AgreI
statement rights liabilities obligations
Hereunder of the undersigned and Of the Depositors
The Depository will certificates Of deposit respect OF
certificate of deposit recipient holder
thereof will become thereby party to- and will be bound by
though had actually executed
the
Provided ISSUE delivery
shall be duly and lawfully authorized and provided the balance
said Preferred Stock deliverable Mesrs Lehman Bros
Goldman, Sachs Co. shall be accepted by them the De-
postary will upon surrender of certificates of deposit duly
City, otherwise authorize deliver unto the holders
registered thereof without charge 500 value
the of dividend that have meanwhile become
payable such o exchange for each and
500 principal amount Of Debenures specified such certificate
of deposit
Depository shall not, before
Preferred Stock the
extent dividend that meanwhile become payable
thereon) sufficient amount enable it to the require
of said certificates deposit WILL upon request
holder certificates deposit
without charge to such holder or owner equal in
principal the specified in such certificates Of
deposit accompanied by the due January 1920 and all
subsequent coupons thereto appertaning.
Application will be made list the certificates deposit
the New York Stock Exchange.
PIERCE OIL CORPORATION
New York, July &c. 1919
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
CIVIC BODY TO HELP POLES.
Federation Pledges support In Re-
construction Work.

The National Civic Federation has
undertaken to support the Polish cause
for the reconstruction OF new State
and through an advisory committee will
take an active part In the problem when
II comes before the Peace Conference In
Paris. Five members of this committee
were named Yesterday to compose a
delegation to be sent to Europe
They are Frank J. Goodnow, president
Of Johns Hopkins University; Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federation OF Labor: Oscar s. Straus,
former Ambassador to Turkey jeremiah
w. jerks OF Alexander Hamilton lnsti-
tute. and Francis Mayer OF the France
and Canada Steamship Corporation.
The delegation is instructed to assist
in the economic and industrial recon.
struction of the new Polish State. and 10
cooperate with the Poles residing in
America In their efforts to give moral
and material aid to the people of Poland
during the period OF reconstruction and
in the establishment OF an economically
sound and politically free and liberal
State"
The remaining members OF the COM
mittee will stay In America to foster the
desired aims, These are Edgar A. Ban
croft OF Chicago, Charles s. Barrett.
president of the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union Of America OF
Union City, Ca. Wheeler T. Bioodgood
of Milwaukee, Wis Haley Fiske. vice.
president of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company: John Golden. presi
dent of the United Textile Workers Of
America John Hays Hammond of
Washington, W. g. Lee. president Of the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen
Alton n. Parker. and Alexander J. Por-
ter, president OF the Shredded Wheat
Company. Niagara Falls, \. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
MILK STRIKE RAISED
INFANT MORTALITY
Decided Increase ShoWn for
Period of Shortage.

There was a big Increase in infant
mortality during the period of the re-
cent milk strike according to statistics
which Mrs. Mary A. Sullivan, an inves-
tigator for tho Police Department.
placed before Chief City Magistrate
McAdoo yesterday at the continuation
of the John Doe milk Enquiry.
In response to questions by John T.
Dooling. Assistant District Attorney,
Mrs. Sullivan said that records of the
Bureau OF Vita Statistics of the Depart
ment of Health show that deaths OF
children under the age Of | per 1000
births during December were as fol-
lows: Week ended December Z, 100
week ended December ~, 210; week
ended December 81, 204; week ended
December 2s 175.
The milk strike started on January 1
and ended January rs, and during that
period the deaths Of children under 1
year, per 1000 births, Mrs sullivan
said, were as follows: Week ended
January T. 243: week ended January
II. 221 ; week ended January IS. 277.
WAS there any reason, such as
severe weather. that would have had n
contributing effect upon this result ~
asked Mr.. Dooing
"On the contrary" Mrs Sullivan re-
piled, "the weather this year has been
particularly mild"
Henry Oswald, another Police De-
partment investigator, presented set
or figures showing that the average price
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
CLARK WANTS u. S.
SOLDIERS RETURNED
Speaker Takes Fling at du
Point, Ponder Maker.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Speaker Champ
Clark declared in the House to-day dur
ing debate on the diplomatic appropria-
ton bill in favor OF every American
soldier being withdrawn from Russia
and tho rest of Europe He answered
criticism of the course of Ambassador
Francis IL Russia by saying II came
from members ignorant of conditions
there.
Gen. du Pont IN recent interview"
asserted the Speaker, said our boys
would be kept overseas for another two
years. He made enough money out OF
selling powder during the war to I'll
this house with one dollar bills. and he
says our boys will be needed to help
tear down barbed wire and police Eu-
rope.
IF the Begians and French want the
wire torn down let them do it them
selves. After we licked the Germans for
them they surely can police Europe
President Wilson has said was that he
was going to bring those soldiers home"
american diplomatic representatives
have been and are willing" said Repre-
sentative Miller tMinn }. 'to cling to the
old wrecked and sinking group OF sur
vivorS Of the Cars regime and refuse
to see that the power of Russia is in the
masses Of the Russian people Until
our diplomatic representative go and
meet these people We will never get ON
speaking terms with the Russian people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
BANKERS APPLAUD
ROAD RETURN PLEA
500 at Banquet Cheer Robert
F. Maddox, Associations
President.

Three hundred bankers OF New York
cheered last night when Robert f. Mad
dox. president of the American Bankers
Association, in a sDeech before the forum
of American Institute of Bankers. urged
the prompt return OF railroads to private
ownership.
The operation of the railroads by the
Government may have been a war neces-
sity" he said, but the service has not
improved. 1t is n general impression
among business men in every section
that these railroads should be returned
to their owners under proper conditions.
with an estimated loss in operation
during the last year OF $3.50. 900, 1t
cannot be asserted that they have been
operated moro economically"
Speaking OF tho maintenance OF for
eign trade credits. Mr. Maddox said:
1.-THE great question is how can we
continue our foreign business with o
credit balance of approximately $780,
600, 900 in annual interest due to start
with? An amount nearly equal to tho
balance of our foreign trade four years
ago How can we be paid for tine goods
we hope to export in the future? It
would he uuwise to add to our already
large stock Of gold.
zone Of the plans suggested Is for this
country to continue to buy the obliga-
tons of the Governments of our debtor
countries until our people are educated
to buy direct foreign Government securi-
ties or the securities OF well cstab-
lished industrial enterprises in other
parts of tho world. II we expect TO in
crease or even maintain our foreign
business II is absolutely essential to
grant the credits in some form. and we
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
THEATRE TAX WILL
REMAIN AT 10 P. G.
COnferees Abandon Increase
Plan and Also Reduce Pro-
posed Club Levy.
WRANGLE IN COMMITTEE
Entire Title Of Revenue Bill
May Be Rcdrafted to OBJ
tain Agreement.
WRANGLE IN COMMITTEE
Special Dcspatch 10 THr Sry.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The conferees
on the revenue bill INDUCED to-day in a
protracted controversy over the phrase
ology Of the war excess profits schedule,
with the result that complete redraft
of the entire title OF the measure may
be necessary before an agreement can
be reached.
Several times during the wrangle II
seemed that the managers on the mart
OF the two houses were as far apart as
the poles. In the final clash II was de-
termined TO instruct tho Treasury ox-
perts to redraft the sections In contro-
versy with view to compromising the
contentious OF Chairman Kitchin and
making them come somewhere near
agreeing with the Senate's views.
In framing the measure originally Mr.
kitchin. after many conferences with
Secretary Mc-Adoo and other Treasury
officials agreed to a certain number OF
cushions" in the way or attachments and
exemptions, much against his -w1 will.
The bill on reaching the Finance COM
mittee in the Senate was further modi-
fed In regard to the cushions" to which
Mr.. kitchin objected strenuously.
It is reported that In the conference
the North Carolina member has been so
persstently fractions that the Senate
managers, although out of patience. have
determined upon peace at any price"
policy. with the result that the Treasury
experts were instructed to modify the
paragraphs as far as possible in con-
sonance with Mr.. kitchin's demands yet
conserving to some extent the principles
stated by the Senate.
At the morning session the conterees
came to an agreement in regard to ad-
missions taxes. restoring rates OF ex-
listing law in lieu Of higher rates Of the
pending measure on the principal forms
of entertainment for which admissions
are charged The rate will he l cent tax
for each 10 cents or fraction thereof
charged for admission to entertainments.
The rate of 90 rer cent. on club dues
a. In the pending bill which represented
an advance to double thc rate under ex-
isting law, was compromised at Is pei
cent
The rate Of tax on admissions to caba-
rets was increased from l cent for each
dime to l y cents Mr.. Kitchin opposed
the curtailment OF these taxes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23

topcv on tho scora NJ tho rresent b,pb
costs lie wonid hs said Leave The
whole ouest,on 70 nrivaie en,ernrIse ~
o,,r necess,tio., cou,a 10 NC, tbst w.v
10 oaded Tho, he ,,,oa ,noadnd 20 no
plar ana would 40 sos,,a,o ~ str,in,ny
,ha ,,ons,,,,,,,oa ~ ,hr,,,,as sn,os -, Go,
cia,,sn, o. 80, a. -. - Cs,.a~..,.
70 49, t,s,, 10 !, - ,ai .,,,,a,, a.. ari,,a,e
sn,arnr,.n - ~ "a' 'oo '''''' io'
1,ha So,,, al, ,o, ,
v,rcad that ~ no 80 -. -,
wr,te orr n ,,,ao ,oss 20, ~ s,ins y,,,,i,
ard ,nr, t,n,,' 80 ri,.a,a ,,,5,,e,r,.
or 90 ,,a,, ,,i,.,,a ,,s,,.,.,, s,,t.,S,. =,
80, ,ho,,, W.. IT,, oa,,S.., 81 T.,
=. o., c,orarnu,,, go 49, 80
orrn,ont o,.,ro, .,,,,, "a ,..a,o auo
tian '' ''''p' anu p'''"'e ''e'"
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must begin a, once at some plan to alb

must begin at once at some plan to alb
sorb these securities"
Mr. Maddox declared the future OF the
merchant marine OF this country TO be
the most vital question that must be
solved In the coming year.
Gates W. McGarrah, head OF the Me-
chanics and Metals National Bank. also
urged the return of the railroads by the
Government Referring to the coming
Liberty Loan he favored higher rate
OF interest In order that 1t might gain
wider popularity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
DETROIT KEEPS N. Y. CHECKS.
Suit May Follow City's Refusal to
Refund 100000 for Ronds.

DETROIT. Jan. @2-The Courcil to-day
voted to keep checks, totaling 100000,
paid the city when the National CITY
Bank of New York and a Boston bank
contracted for the purchase Of Detroit
bonds. The bankers have asked the re-
turn OF the checks on the grounds that
the city had no right to issue the bonds.
Since tho checks were paid tho bonds
have deprecated.
Litigation is now under way 10 deter
mine Detroits power to issue bonds and
another lawsuit may follow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
INFLUENZA STILL GAINING.
Total of 672 New Cases Reported
in Twenty-four Hours.

Another large increase in the number
of influenza and pneumonia cases was
reported yesterday TO the Health De-
partment. The steadily mounting totals
recorded during the past week have
caused Commissioner Copeland to request
the police again to distribute circulars
contain lining suggestions as to how a re-
currence of the epidemic may be avoided
Deaths due to pneumonia were "a and
influenza TS.
The report OF new cases by boroughs
fol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
watervliet Making 80 Mile Gan.

Troy, Jan. ga huge gun costing
$4,000 and having a range of thirty
miles was shrunk at the Watervlet ar
senal this afternoon. Tho process OF
shrinking was witnessed by the Mayors
OF Troy. Watervliet and nearby cities
and many other officials and invited
guests
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23

paid to some farmers by distributors
during the year was 500 cents a quart.
varying between 90 cents quart in
Juno and 1o.1 cents a quart in Decem-
Der. The actual cost Of production, he
said, was between and cents
quart.
The inquiry will be- resumed this
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
Great Future for Poland.

T. Poland can get past the present
c. SIS She will be almost the only coun-
- IN tho world without bonded in
t"o'od'css OF any kind. She has big
Cain 'or indemnity from Germany for
var dlmlges she has great natural re-
sources, great factories with millions
~ eNp"rienced workers, needing only
'aw materials and time enough tO~tide
over
Tic best guarantee for the future IL
~" government which Paderewski has
-1S' ah'ishcd. The men composing
r. r'F Cabinet were selected upon the
n''.' CO.. 'fIicic"cy, according to what
-" I'pt's consider the American method.
Thus tie Minister Of Finance formerly
vas 4 prominent banker in Posen, the
Minister ~ Railways an experienced
railroad man. the coalition ministry rep
lss'1'.ns all parties and all parts of
Poland
It is the creation OF Paderewski.
The musician entered politicS with some
reluctance, but when he arrived in War
cav b" found the Pilsudski, which was
EHul'al-Socalist, represented only a
l"'' Of the people. The middle classes
were excluded and II was in conflict
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
New Express Rates EnjoineJ.

PIERRE. $. -. Jan. 22.--The state SUI
preme Court in a temporary injunction
issued to-day enjoined the American
Railway Express Company from putting
into effect new express rates ordered by
the Director General of Railroads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23

y. was not only at Lemberg but also
p Nracow and LODI. all great Polish
&, o- 50 he has seen all three sections
o. The reunited country, Russian. German
and Austrian. AS a result of his report
e. $ likely that the Interallied Food
Comm S5ion or the American Peace
Commission will make strenuous efforts
T. help Poland. At present the Poles
!a;a no money with which 10 pay tho
orr money they have is paper. issued
!om the printing presses OF Berlin, with
Ho.ting TO- back it up: bale OF 1t
T-a.3 ut now buy 4 ham sandwich.
TIE Germans took all the Russian or
tn6r cal money the Poles had and
5 hat Poland finds herself to-day
Bankrupt. or like q new business con-
'''n starting without capital. Vet Po-
nd does not want to he considered a
,srar nation. As evidence of her good
iieu''oue and her trust in the United
safes, she already has deposited in
's National Bank Of Warsaw $3.50
e'o0oo OF paper currency to the credit
G. 'H- United states Food Commission
This paper is all the Poles have to
off, I'VE want food We do not want
'nr',.' said the Minister OF Labor to
h ogg, but for time charity may
lave 70 be the main agent in bringing
both. Il seems. however. that Poland
may 10 a great field for farsighted
american capitalists who wish to COM
~" check to the spread OF anarchy
NJ. .uii1ing up foreign business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
New Zealand Casualties 57.ssa.

WELLINGTON, y. a., Jan. 22 - New
Zealand's casualties in the war totalled
1892. Of whom only forty-fve vera
taken prisoners by the enemy. The num-
Der Killed WAS Is 500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
Fletcher SUBMITS Propo,a;.

Senator Fletcher Of Florida. chairman
OF the Senate committee on Foreign
Commerce. submitted to tho conferences
n proposal for the construction of a
great American merchant marine To he
owned by the Government, the ships to
be leased for long terms of wears and
operated by private interests on specified
routes. The senator declared Z MGR
chant marine vas just AS important as
any army Of national defence in war
and that tbs was proved 10y tho recent
struggle.
He reviewed EnEiands situation from
submarine warfare and the steps being
taken by Great Britain to-day for the
estimated building UP OF he: merchant
marine. This nation. ne declared. could
not wait. though there Was some hest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
Question OF Time Charters.

S. Shall the Government lease its
ships on time charters under which II
furnishes the vessels and feeds and
pays the crew, SO that a private per-
son who charters and operates them i3
placed upon terms OF perfect equality
with his foreign rival?
Q. Shall the Government reserve
from sale large acreage Of oil lands
and operate them on Government ac-
count. sell the fuel oil at seaboard TO
American ships at cost, thereby sup
plying our merchant vessels with
much cheaper fuel than their foreign
competitors can secure?
10. In view of the marvellously sue
cessful work of the naval overseas
transportation service which was man
ming on the first of this month So,
ships of 100000 deadweight tons in
transporting men and materials in the
great war to and from Europe what
part shall our navy plav in upbuild-
ing our merchant marine?
II. AS there is the most intimate
connection between all freight moving
agencies shall We advocate the imme-
diate creation by Congress OF Sec
rotary of Transportation and place
under him all bureaus. boards and COM
missions closely related 70 transpor-
tation by land. water and air?
II. Shall We organize here and now
voluntary patriotic association with
headquarters in this city. Differed by
the biggest men in the nation. 10 con-
stitute n clearing house of marine
thought to educate tho people to the
countless benefits that would result
from owning and operating a large
fleet Of American ships and TO Crys-
tallize public opinion in favor Of "A
wise, comprehensive shipping policy
10. Bearing in mind that united We
stand. divided We fall" shall each Of
IT'S and. gentlemen, call this particu-
larry to your attention-shall each OF
us while urging his own opinions
forcbly 90 so in a kind spirit. with
an open mind, determined tnat We viii
all get together on some practical ma
r'nc policy TO submit 10 Congress for
immediate enactment. and shall We
create a legislative committee to pre-
sent our views AMI assist IN securing
their 0lpp'iOn"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23

The Polish army. which is civiliza-
t,a's hope. is standing against attacks
o. thyee frontiers by Reds. Ruthenians
end Germans. almost with barred
breasts. 1t lacks rifles. artillery, am
run;tion. clothing. shoes. almost every
thing. which the Allies could supply
without sending any troops. Its gallant
young soldiers fight on soup. black
bread and imitation coffee. The soup.
which is provided once a day, contains
& meat base five days in the week, so
that two days are meatless.
Thousands OF Poles lie in the hos
Jials with tester ing wounds bandaged
VITA paper and straw, the surgeons be-
hr without medicines or any means of
siding them.
II the same time new menace is de-
v'S1irg within Poland. In single
tav 200 Russian Bolshevik agents were
arrested in Warsaw with their pockets
Iiad with gold. They are doing dan
ssr"us work among the people. always
hungry and always idle, because there
. no work 10 do. In regard to the
economic situation of Poland. Kellogg.
who spent four years in war relief work
n france and Belgium. said:
81. is the worst state OF affairs !
have ever seen anywhere in Europe. In
Len1crg little children die daily OF star
vstion; 7 have seen it myself"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
PADEREWSKI TAKES
HARMONY TOPOLAND
country in Desperate Need Of
Help From Allies, Says
Kellogg.
FIGHT ON THREE FRONTS
r. S. Commissioner Tells Of
Distress Caused by Brutal
ity of Germans.
FIGHT ON THREE FRONTS
sp,cjai cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved.

PARIS, Jan. 22.-Ignace Jan Paderew-
oil, the great pianist. has struck the
chords OF harmony in his native Poland
md the new Government he has Just
created out OF discordant elements prom
,,ss 10 be representative of the entire
STATE Of 100000 reborn after nearly
800 years Of oppression.
Although the country is in a desperate
,ate. internationally bankrupt. with its
reople starving, Its industries wrecked.
dsspolled by the Germans as brutally as
ANYTHING they perpetrated in France and
relgium, with a high spirit of deter
rination the freed Poles are glrding
their loins to become a bulwark against
Ro.shevism, both inside and outside of
the country.
The Paderewski Government. enthusi-
ss;ically republican. will have nothing
70 do with kings: II takes the United
states as its guiding star. and 1t de-
serves the fullest moral and financial
support OF the American people. with
formal recognition by the American
Government
peopIc Acclaim Padercwski.
This is the report made to the Amer
lean Peace Commission by Vernon II.
Kellogg, representative of the Food
Commission. who returned to-day from
warsaw. now eight days journey from
Paris
Kellogg talked with Paderewski sew
Halt ri
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-23
!. Where Eceh Ia Second.

Madame la Marechale Foch Is COM
mander In chief In her own home. She
is said to be a French lady Of quiet
and calm determination where the or
der and regularity of her household
are concerned. She dislikes being late
for luncheon, and she dislikes the
marshal being late for luncheon. For
tunately, the marshal dislikes 1t him
self. On one occasion, when after the
signing of the arinistice Foch was en-
gagged in prolonged conversation with
allied representatives and the hour for
luncheon had gone by, q message
came into the conference room to say
that Madame la Marechale could
wait no longer for lunch. 1T may have
been impotence on the part of Ma
dame la Marechale, or perhaps Foch
expected that message, according to a
possible little prearranged stratagem
between monsieur and madame. Need
less to say that, in times of great
pressure, madame makes no demur
when the rules Of her household are
Just simply ignored.