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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
South Windhan1

Asahel Uphatn. IS. died at his
home In Windhata, Sept. IS, dy-
ing in the room Ia which he was
born. ~
Mr. Uphan was widely known
as one Of the best educated and
widely read men In this county. es-
teemed for his golden rule idea
and his courteous manners of the
old school. He leaves two daugh-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

tiers, Misses Constance and Grace
Upham. Mr.. Upham had aseld all
the honors his town could give MIN
and might have had county Office If
he had allowed his name to be used.
His funeral took place Wednesday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

New center doore have been put
in at the Methodist church this
week and the roads on Church hill
hsve been. repaired, hence allbe at
church Sunday. r.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

:, sefv1ees THE Y ethodiat, Hpisco.-!
pal charch, will b i stunned next
.stndAy, Sept. air,' Morning wor-
ship at Io:45 With preschine BY the
pastor, Rev. E. 6. ciafk. !. His sub
ject will be. "Iuspired Ho.dfasts for
the Church and all Christians. i"
Sunday school at II noon. Each
uember IL expected to be in his or
her place on next Sunday. Even
ing service at 100. illustrated SER
mon entitled. Seeking the Lost, q
manifestation Of God s love" These
pictures are beautifully Tcoiorsd, but
mare beAutifM issthsf story they,
have to.fsti. . Tuesday night ID IL.
lustrated> story wilt begin 1t the:
church. This IS anzsddedS feature
to our program. but the pastor feels
that /. ID going to be helpful adj
dition. Start right by being to
church next Sunday mornina.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

Il Ss
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
What the Parks Offer

ball for Labor day. With plenty of
noise from noise-lnakers of all de-
scriptions, lots of confetti, many
bundles of serpentine, and other fun
contrivances too numerous to men
ton, the regular season of this fun
center will close in burst of joy.
1t is the intention of the manage
mcnt to continue to operate the park
only on Saturdays and Sundays
after Labdr day.
Manawa park will close tomorrow
after the most successful season of
its history. Today Art Smiths
band will give afternoon and even
ing concerts.
Tomorrow, Labor day, the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Central Labor union
members, their families and their
friends, will hold their annual out
ing at the park. Many Omaha peo-
pie are expected to attend. Prizes
will be awarded the winners in
races and other contests. Family
picnic parties in Shady Grove will
be a feature of the day. In the
evening free motion pictures will
be shown. There will be regular
Labor day program, arranged by
the Council Bluffs committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

The Empress management an
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Ciccolini, italian Grand
Opera Tenor at the Orpheum

HNHE story of Ciccolini's career is
very unlike that of most art
- lists, for the greatest obstacle
in his path was wealth, and the
tenor had a hard struggle to over
come the conservative traditions of
his old Roman patrician family
when he decided to become a singer.
Also there was the added difficulty
of being closely connected with the
high dignitaries of the Church of
Rome, who most emphatically dis
approved of the theater and the
mode of living it often necessitated.
Previous to his seventeenth year,
Signor Ciccolini, who is now only so
years of age, lived the life of the
average we'll known Roman youth.
He came to realization OF his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

sioner. The government paid the
maestro to teach me. My family
turned me out, 1t is long story.
finally they took me back, They
had wished that l should study to
be mathamatique for the govern
ment position, and wanted me to en-
ter the Univehsiti Ragioneris."
But Ciccolini preserved and re-
mained at the Academy of St. Ce-
ella, and it was but a short time
when he had learned all that the
distinguished maestro could teach
him, and his first appearance in
opera in Naples justified the con-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

Trixie Friganza, the buxom, good
natured coincidence whose impel-
ling fun n-ri1ak;ng has enlisted for her
popularity and favor of the
american theater-going public,
comes for the week Of September
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

great talent while pienicking with
friends along the shores of the Med
iterranean. 1t was on this occasion
that Ciccolini sang for his friends
who made him aware of the posi-
bilities ahead of him.
Says the tenor: Then 1t was that
Commentore Cotogni, the great
Maestro of Rome. of the Academia
di Santa Cecilia, in Rome, allowed
to be admitted four new pupils. |
sang for him and he took me. All
this time my parents did not know
what | was doing. Music was al
ways in the home, but they drew a
line between singing at home and
before the public. I went to my
father and showed them the paper
from the-how do you say-commis-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

nounces a we'll diversified bill for
the first half of the week. music
predominating. The headline at
traction is a colonial musical Of
fering, produced by Lew Cantor
and offered by the Virginia Bellies,
seven girls, with youthful beauty
of face and figure, and bedecked
with pretty costumes of the Colo
NAL period, each an accomplished
musician. Fox, Benson and Com
pany have evolved funny comedy
act from occurances happening
new member of a secret organiza-
ton during his initiation. Ferro
and Coulter have line of gags and
patter that is laughable. Allen and
Moore, will be seen in an offering
combining comedy. songs and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

DLANS for the big festival of
r fun at Krug park are COM
l. pleted and everything is set
for real circus of fun at this,
Omaha's most popular place of
amusement, starting next Tuesday
and continuing to Sunday, the 14th.
1T is given as an appreciation
said Mr.. Ingersoll, president and
manager of the park. Not only to
show how much the Krug Park
Amusement company appreciates
the wonderful support given it in
its efforts to make the park one
worthy of the attendance of all
Omaha and surrounding country
for it may be said this has been the
biggest, best and most successful
year the park has ever had-but in
helping to make it clean, safe
place to 60 for your recreation and
amusement"
The Festival of Fun as planned
will consist of the very cleanest sort
of amusement, with its clown bands,
parades, fancy costumes, souvenirs,
etc-nothing at which even the most
critical can take offense.
The entire park, every booth and
concession has been specially dec
GRATED with foliage, colored lights,
corn stalks, etc.-in fact everything
has been done to make it look like
a real festival grounds. Overe here
is the Hamtree booth, while over
there is an orange grove or you'll
find peanuts or popcorn growing on
trees, while the big dance pavilion
is veritable crystal maise with its
decoration of silver 'tinsel, Japanese
lanterns, colored lights, etc.
Every night will be stunt night
with contests of all kinds, including
pie eating, wood saving, nail driv-
ing, singing, dancing, shoe lacing,
etc, with beautiful prizes for the
winners of each contest.
Over $1,000 will be given in prizes
for the funniest, prettiest or most
grotesque costume. "We have
planned for practically two solid
weeks of good clean fun and we
want all Omaha to come out, take
part and enjoy it," said Mr.. Inper-
soil.
AS climax to the most success
full season popular Lakeview park
has had, the. management has
planned a Coney Island carnival
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

ID. Miss Friganza just recently re-
turned from a tour of the British
Isles.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

fidence his teacher had reposed in
him. The occasion was a signal OF
success.
Ciccolini has sung in all the prin-
cipal opera houses of Europe. Cow
ent Garden Opera, London, La
Scala, Milan, Imperial Opera House,
Petrograd, Kaiserliches Opera, Ber-
lin, Theatre des Champs Elysees,
Paris, and last season with the Chi
cago Grand Opera company.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
IGAyETU

dances. "The Whirlwind Gyrsies,"
six young people who specialize in
dancing, headline the bill for the
last half. Tyler and St. Clair
specialize on xylophone, marimbo-
phone and Hawaiian steel guitar,
their repertoire including all classes
of music from ragtime to grand
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

ID. Miss Friganza just recently re-
turned from a tour of the British
Isles.
Fiske O'Hara comes to the Bran
dies theater on Sunday, September
2S, for a week, in his new romantic
comedy, Down Limerick Way" by
Anna Nichols. There is an anus
ing and interesting plot, and love
story that is a dream of happy
youth. The supporting company is
notable one, and the scenes are
massive and picturesque.
Patricia Collinge, under the man
agement of Klaw & Erlanger and
George c. Tyler, is to come to the
Brandeis theater for three days, be-
ginning Monday, October E, in her
latest comedy success, "Tillie," a
dramatization of the novel "Tillie,
a Mennonite Maid" Miss Collinge
is perhaps best known to the thea
ter goers of this city for her charm
ing impersonation of the glad girl
IN Follyanna, role Sne Creattu
two. seasons ago, and played up to
the time 'Tillie" was produced.
Illusions of beauty are realistically
portrayed in the offering of the
Great Star and Garter" show, the
merry attraction holding the boards
of the Gayety this week. The cast
is exceptionally strong in quality
and in quantity as well, the numer-
Gus comedians being surrounded by
20 most fascinated girls. Clad in
gorgeous gowns they resemble
nynphs from fairyland. OF not less
attractiveness are the many illumi-
mating and brilliant devices, which,
in conjunction with the scenic splen-
dor unfolded in various scenes of
the two highly amusing burlettas,
furnish q most magnificent display
of stage beauty. Today's matinee
starts at 3 o'clock. Beginning Tues
day there will. be ladies' matinee
daily. Grand holiday matinee to-
morrow, Labor Day, at ;.
The Empress manapemeut an
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Blossom, SeeLey
Remembers
Secret Service.

THE speed, efficiency and thor
oughness with which the Ameri-
- can secret service works was
demonstrated to Blossom Seeley in
a manner she says she will never
forget.
One matinee a we'll dressed young
man called to see her. He presented
his card. 1t read, along with his
name, "The Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice of the United
States"
Miss Seeley," he said, "this morn
ing you sent this wire"-and he
handed her copy Of cryptic tele-
gram she had filed that day-"what
does it mean, please?"
This was the wire-"A-B- C-D-K-
H-P-E-LL."
For a moment Miss Seeley stared
at him. Then she burst out laugh
ing. But the secret service man just
stood there and looked at her with
out even so much as smile. lie
was all business. There was no mis-
take about that.
you poor man." laughed Miss
Seeley, "you don't mean to say you
suspect me of sending messages to
the enemy?"
Miss Seeley," replied the govern
ment man seriously, this is war.
Please do not forget that
"Well," said the syncopating Miss
Seeley, "here's where you learn
something. This is code that vau-
deville performers use when they
wish to communicate with each
other regarding local conditions. |
sent this wire to an act that is going
to play this city next week. This
is what it means: A means audience
| is good; B means dressing rooms
are good; c means orchestra is
good; D means manager is good; K
means hotel is good; H means
transportation is good; P means
transfer company is good; E means
lighting of the theatre is good, and
IL means stage crew is good
There is your whole mystery. As
it happens. this town of yours IS
| Al, but the code contains many
other words, and not all of them are
complimentary, either"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

Your neighbors are buying Gro
ceriss, Fresh Meats, Hardware,
Paint and Wallpaper at Harpsrs,
East End Flatiron Bldg, 18th and Howard.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Wear Your Costume

Wear Your Costume
when visiting the big FESTIVAL
of FUN at Krug Park. Free admis-
sion and chance to win valuable
prizes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

As climax to the most success
full season popular Lakeview park
has had, the, management has
planned a Coney Island carnival
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Securities and Money
Stocks Sell Lower
On Belief Steel
Strike Will Be Held

Persistent declarations by the union
leaders that the organized steel workers
would walk out next Monday yester-
day tended to make the Wall Street
community lose faith in the prospects
of a postponcment. Although some OBJ
servers still predicted a backdown at
the eleventh hour, the general tendency
was to direct attention to the probable
seriousness of strike in the United
States Steel Corporation.
No visions Of national calamity re-
sulting from the steel conflict were re-
fected in the fluctuations Of stock quo
tations, although the tendency of the
market was weak. Dscounting the
event Of a strike, the steel securities
sold off slightly. At the close Steel
common. itself however, showed a loss
of only . of a point for the day.
The overhanging industrial cleavage,
nevertheless, served to keep out the
general public as active buyers, and
professional operators, therefore, were
able the more easily to control the
movement of prices. In the face of the
general trend slightly downward. Amer
lean Locomotive moved UP 23s points;
American Can, up 214; American Car
and Foundry. preferred, up 1$s, and
american Snuff, up 9ta.
Transactions in stock approximatcd
Sc4 900 shares, and 26o different issues
were boaght and sold. Some reference
Was maGe IN brokerage circles to for
mer Senator lowiss assertion that
President Wilson would come out in
favor Of the oil. coal and transporia-
ten Industries. Although the view pre-
vailed that it was unlikely that the
Chlef Executive would permit news of
such an important matter, if true, to
come out in the way it did, there was
dissemination TO buy oils and rail
stocks.
On tho constructive side, the bond
market was The real centre of the DAYS
activity. Both in the open market and
across the counter real improvement
was reported yesterday. All Of the
Liberty bond issues were strong and
hnyiA& from excellent sources took
place. The municipal bonds were also
firm, and even the industrial and rail
road issues shared in the bettcrment
Easier money conditions helped The IN
vos,ment market.
\ leading Investment banker said
that the institutions-th life insur-
ance companies. in particular were ac-
cumulating money for investment nov.
and had already begun to nibble at
bonds
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Bears Attack Oil Stocks

Sentiment regarding the market po-
sition Of the oil shares was adversely
affected yesterday by the prediction OF
former Senator J. Hamilton Lewis that
President Wilson would soon announce
plans for the socializaton of the coal,
oil and transportation industries. The
oil group, which has recently attracted
a large outside following because OF
the sensational advances scored in a
number of issues, along with the steel
stocks, bore the brunt of most OF the
days selling. The result was that
there were net declines ranging from
fraction to more than 3 points. At
it's low of the day Mexican Petroleum
suffered loss Of more than points
from the high, while PanAmerican Pc
trolcum showed q maximum break OF
3%. but recovered part Of its loss be-
fore the close. At its closing price OF
95 Royal Dutch New York Shares were
off . points
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
VIII Study Ecuador Finances

II has been reported that Ecuador is
in the market for credit. Before any
is arranged, Il study VIII be made Of
the countrv's tinanrlal status. with par
ticular reference TO the government ;
default. Thomas " Lamont, as chair
man o. the Foreign Securities Com
mittec Of thc lnves tmcnt Bankers AS
sociation Of America, has appointed he
following committee TO make the sur
vey: II. l.. Stuart, of Halsey. Stuart e.
Co., chairman; Charles 4. Mitchell.
president of the National City Com
pany; Clarence Dillon, Of William
A. Read & Co, and Albert H. Wiggin,
chairman OF tho Board of Directors OF
the Chase National Bank, ex-officio.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
In w all Street
Rock Island Financing

New Rock Island financing aggregat-
ing s5.5OO,00O is imminent. bankers
said yesterday. The money, which viii
whose terms will be announced within
tho next few days, will be used to
meet q maturity Of s5,5oo,ooo of the
Choctaw, Oklahoma e. Gulf Railroad
Company, whose obligations were as
sumed by the Chicago, Rock Island &,
Pacific Railway Company, under the
terms Of lease dated March "a, 1904
The Choctaw issue, which was dated
October 8, 1894, natures on October
next The obligation which now comes
due consisted of general mortgage
per cent gold bonds. Railroad bankers
said yesterday that the new issue will
have to put out to yield 6A per cent
or better
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Discounting the Steel Strike

In several brokerage Offices the pre-
dcton was made yesterday that the
stock market will have discounted by
the end of the week the effect of a
strike on Monday. if an actual walk
out takes place. This opinion was de-
fended because Of a belief that the
Steel Corporation and the independents
are in a strong financial position TO
endure the closing down of some of
their plants even for an indefinite
period, while it was argued that the
resources Of the unions arc not suff
cient to withstand long period of
idleness for the members.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

With the exception of marks, Euro
pean exchanges yesterday all moved
IN favor of the foreign capitals. The
Improvement started about midday
Wednesday, and, according to bankers.
Is probably due to the technioue of
speculation rather than to any solution
OF the general financial situation
Which takes expression in deprecated
European exchanges.
Yesterdays rates, compared with
those of a week ago, follow:
,Quoted dollars to the pound)
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Tobacco Shares Strong

American Tobacco shares continued
their sensational rise yesterday by add
ing s points to 7 point gain on
Wednesday. American Snuff vas
another strong issue in the tobacco
group, selling as high as 1to and clos
ing at 13o for a net rise Of 9Ss points.
Regarding the American Tobacco move
it is reported that the company, which
resumed last September the payment OF
cash dividends, has under considera-
ton the payment Of al extra dividend.
Dividends were paid III scrip from
March /, 1913, to last June.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

Question-Have been advised by a
broker to purchase Columbia Gas and
Electric stock as an investment What
do you think about it? T. L.
Answer-Columbia Gas is paying
dividends at the rate of 4 per cent a
year. 1t is selling around So. The
company>is in the oil business as well
as being public utility, which puts
it in the class OF the speculative oil
shares. The company operates plants
gas and electric, in Ohio, West Viz
ginia. Pennsylvania and kentucky.
The stock cannot be considered a high
class investment. 1t is rather a specu-
iative investment that will be subject
to substantial price swings, up and
down, depending on market conditions.
Question During the early part Of
August, | bought forty shares of Sa-
void Tire Corporation, listed on the
curb, and selling at that time around
SAL share. Shortly after | bought
the stock 1t dropped as low as S33 and
asked my broker if | should sell
lie ADVISED me not to- In the past
month and the early part of September
the stoch dropped as low as SIS "a share
with SO bid, S25 asked, and no sales.
uo09 NV appear quoted now only
about twice a week.-N. G.
Answer-This company was incorpo-
rated under the laws of the State of
Delaware to exploit a process for re-
building automobile tires. 1t claimed
10 nave patented secret process that
would revolutionize the tire rebuild
ing business. The company was not
10 operate but was to obtain its income
Iron from selling the rights to it's process.
The stock was manipulated on the
eurb to several tipes its par value and
men collapsed. \, Associated Ad-
Vertising Club> of the World in spe-
Siai bulletin sent out on August 4, said
that from our investigation we are
uhanle TO find that the so-called Sa-
soid process has any advantage over
the ordinary retread process now in
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Reading Case Up October 7

For the third time the case OF the
United States government against the
Reading Company will come up for
argument before the Supreme Court at
Washington on October 7. Jackson
Reynolds, vice president of the First
National Bank, will act as counsel for
the defendant, which will deny the
allegation that it is coal or trans
portation "trust."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Fewer Stee, Shareholders

There were about 73.d4O holders os
tnc common stock of the United States
Steel Corporation on the company :
books at the end OF August, according
to figures published in the financial dis
trict yesterday. This compared with
74133 shareholders Of record in June
and 7s,01S in March, the high record.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Money and Credit

Call money loans were made at
per cent during most of the day yes
tctday, but toward the close rates stiff
ened, and went as high as ) z per cent.
Although some banking authorities
contend that the new borrowing policy
of the Treasury will make for easier
money rates over q reasonably long
period, others foresec shortly ahead
weeks of more active money and higher
rates.
The ruling rates for money yester-
day, compared with a year ago. we're
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
InresfOr's s almanac

RALLl-A tenn ascd IN the stock
ni0rhet 10 express q rise IN the price Of
stocks after u sudGon Decline Money
md In stlneNts.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

col mon use" You might find II w1.L
your while to get copy OF the ~ I.
letin from which the above eHtrse.
taken. Write to ITO West Fof''e'
Street, New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

Sub-Treasury.~U. S. ub-Treasurv
credit balance at New York Clearing
House, $30l,070. Federal Reserve Bank
credit balance at New York Clearing
House, $139,756,934.
iiver.--London. 61%d; New York.
Sl.13's; Mexican dollars. S7A@91Mc
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Bid and Asked
Quotations

The following table gives til. closing
bid and asked quotations for stocks
listed on :hr New York Stocl Exchy.npe
but not traded in Yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Questions and Answers

Note. - In this department. The
Tribune Will throw the light Of such
information as is at It's command on
he investment problems OF its readers.
speculation. Questions OF general IN
terest Will be answered In this column.
Only initials will be used. Others VIII
be answered b. mail.
Address All queries incIosing
stamped addressed envelope, to
FINANCIAL EDITOR. The Tribune.
lo4 Nassau Street, New York City.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19

QUESTIONABLE my brokers justified
in charging me $3.50 for purchasing
fifty curb shares selling under So when
the curb rate for shares under S. Is
only $3.50 per 100 shares" w. T. A.
Answer--The schedule of commits
sion rates issued by the Curb Market
Association gives minimum commits
siors. Brokerage houses cannot charge
less, but can charge more if they wish
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
Bllrkburnett
Developments

Acreage extent Of the new
Northwest Burkburnett Pool. as
of September /, is figured by
the public in general as far less
than it really Is. 1t seems to be
associated in many minds with
the Buakburnc, Iowns,,c Pool, Cow
erlns, when discovered, several hun
drcd acres.
The Burkburncit Extension Pool
already covers several thousand acres
OF proven producing territory. The
proven pool Is approximately two by
three miles and has dry danger
zone only on the cas, and south.
Whereas the Jewell Y and Old Glory
tests IN Block 81, reported some
weeks ago as dry wee considered as
condemn'ns considerable territory. lc-
cent developments have proven more
acreage 10 the north There arc hope
tul signs Of greatly increased outpu,
IN from 80 10 - days through pipe
line and shipping facilities.
}. r. Brio 8eford g CO.
III Broadway Now York
New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
J osterday. Year ago,

Bank Clearings.-Bank clearings yes
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