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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
BUYING OF STEEL
PRODUCTS LAGS
Bookings Reach Point at
Which Mill Operations
Are Being Cut.
EXPORT TRADE SLACKENS
Labor Conditions Complicatc
SituatiOn-Strikcs May
Cause ShutdOwns.

Buying OF steel products has reached
the point at which mill and furnace
operations are being cut. New BOOKINGS
are reported to be about ore-half Of
current production and in many lines
OF finished steel there Is not much moro
than a months work In advance. Tho
labor situation also is not the best ac-
cordinR to trade reviews There IL
disposition, II IL true. on the part of
Idle labor TO resume work at reduced
wages. but there have been threats OF
strikes In the Pittsburg district. The
threats seem unwise. the Iron Age
points out. for there Is no hesitation on
the part Of producers to blow out fur
naces for refining and repairs AS re-
CARDS the export trade there seems to
be no revival OF buying. says tho Iron
Apo, for even neutral nations have not
rec NJ ed from tde shock Of sudden Cog
sation OF host'lites. That journal says =:
with new bookings less titan half OF
current production. the industry ia meas
Irably nearer the moment OF total de-
flation from the war basis. In many
lines of finished steel there is not much
over months work ahead. The en-
couraging feature from the buyers
standpoint Is that labor idle shows a
disposition 10 resume at reduced wage
rates and firm offers for steel at below
present levels are now more likely TO
lead to successful negotiation.
DcpIores strike Threat.
Threats OF strikes in the Pittsburs
district seem unwise. Pig iron makers
have been pilinG iron: meters are for
the greater part In possession OF three
months supplies: high cost plants are
contemplating shutdowns, and there IL
no hesitation TO blow out furnaces for
refining and repairs. January pig iron
production will be considerably below
that OF December.
"A downward revision OF coke prices
seeing that Federal control will he re-
linquished February l, and that capac-
ity Is row much greater than demand
Is 4 factor In the reimbursement. Offers
OF steam coal at below the prices ruins
for some months have had no takers
ar the revival II buying Is expected
In the export trade, the signs are ne
yet wanting. Even neutral nations have
not recovered from the shock Of tn,
sudden cessation Of hostilties. and al
ways hanging over ls the uncertain
bearing OF the Paris peace ie!lbera
tions.
Some 1000 tons Of plates and
shapes have been sold to Holland ant
so 900 tons OF plates have been re
leased on the Pacific coast for Japan
hut just rs the horizontal cut in ma,
terial prices left an expectancy OF
further pairing. so has the scaling dowr
In ocean freight rates had deterrent
effect on closing contracts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
J II BENNINGTON. S.cret.ry
New Or!t, January %, 1919
TO THE STOC KHDL.DFRS OF THE
nkNIS-W \R>ER ARMS CORR

NOtIfc n T'T'NF glyen mat a n'NfI0S ~
Ii" Sto' ~h''dr'' 81 the paws. Nnrnef
,,rt,e Q, ham n0rs street, wv YORK Cur.
on Tuesday. February 4, 1879, rt 3 20 A VI
the ensuing .rar and IrEYon'o-s 81 Eler
tor to Seryc a. tho nrKt annual mrPtirg
and for the transaction of sch other bus
ness that may properly come before sai1
meeting
Polls VII be open one hour
r q. WARNLE. President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
Opposes Federal Control.

"ProftinC by experience acquired un-
der both private and Government opera
ton the carriers earnestly desire to pro-
vide better system Of operation by
combining tn. initiative and beneficial
features OF competition inherent in pr!-
waite ownership with the BENEFITS de-
velopcd during operation by the Govern
ment unhampered by legal restrictions"
Replying 10 Chairman Smith Mt.
KruttsChn';t said greater efficiency had
been obtained by the railroads under
private ownership than under Govern
ment control and that the carriers did
not want the equipment ordered 10y tho
Railroad Administration. The admins
tratiou was asked TO cancel these con-
tracts, he said, hut refused.
Mr Kruttschnitt said that up to Sep
TENDER 30 last only ~ out OF the 1O0.-
600 freight cars and l2j locomotives
ordered by the Government had been
delivered. although deliveries since that
date had been more rapid.
Protests against the further carrying
out OF these contracts he said, had been
made by the railroads because OF their
desire 10 use the money for other i'm
provements and because, tn the case Of
the Southern Pacific. cars could be OBJ
tained at o. smaller cost.
As an example. he said. the Railroad
Adm nistration allotted the Southern
Pacific 1000 freight cars at a cost of
So 900 each, while that road was build
Ing IN its own shops early last year
2 600 cars at n cost Of $4,000 each. He
contended that cars built by his COM
pany were more satisfactory than those
bought by the Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
Live stock Markets In Other cities.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. :: Hogs Re-
Ruik. sl7,lnal7iO; heavy. .i72Oal7
packers and butchers sIT.loTl7.5O; lights,
sl7ai7.l0; pigs, sl2Tl6
Cattic-Rcceipts. 10000: s'cadv. Pr'me
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NOTICE Is ItERFBl GIVEN tee; me
Thru Annual Ordinary General Meeting
OF thu
iSTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM ;'DM-
PASS, LIMITED.
WI. 10 HELD on SAL CRpAN. tho eighth
day Of February. 1919. At 10 \ NJ ths
Otflces OF the Company, 50. IhI-. II Street.
IN III. CITY o: Toronto, CarHas. fag i've
purposs u! 'ranSacttng the o-d!usr. hus!-
meas OF the Company.
Holders Of Bearer Share Warrants &c.
sirous OF attending the Meeting o. OF being
represented tnercat by p,uAN. Iuus. i-pv- {
their Warrants at the head Once of tho
Compai.F. ~. Chl-ch stree. Toronto. at
lcast thros DAVIS before the 'utc appointed
for the M"ctlnE In eNchn1g" Tor which
they Will receive certificate en'itiiT.a
them to attend and vote either IN person
or 10y UroSv
The Bearer Warrants mus remain de.
posted With IN" Corpsuy pu-N nfte- TIRE
General Meeting o. any Adjournment there
Of shall have hrcu hnld. ana upon deliver
ing NJ the said certificate to the Company
IN" share Warrsnts in respect thereof shall
lie returned to the parties surrurlrrirE tho
certificate.
Ry order OF the Board.
}. Il. CLARKE - rotary.
66. Church street.
Toronto. Canada,
81 o
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Pcnn,yi,ania Crude OH Market.

o.. CITY, Pa. Ian. 2e.-Credt bal
- oe 81 runs. 5t,2ll: average, G5,9i5
t-.'"'uts, 41,l20: average, 39,l23.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
CITIZENS GAS COMPANY OF INDIAN
ArOIIS
H~&


Notice il hereby given that Bankers
Trust Company. Primary Trustee under the
First and Refun ling Mortgage Of Citizens
Gas Company OF indianapolis. dated July
J, 1917, to Bankers Trust Company and the
Union Trust Company OF Indianapolis.
Trustees. intends to apply the oe
Si,S5o.9T now held in the Sinking Fund.
TO the purchase Of First and Refundinz
sinking Fund Gold Bonds OF Citizens Gas
Company Of Indianapolis issued under such
mortgage. at price no; exceeding pa,
accrued interest and Sc premium, and 20
tfat end invites offers ~ Bankers T-ust
Company - such bonds n price not 80
exceed par, accrued interest and s's
premium, which offers shall lie for all or
any part II tho bonds s. offered.
Al! offers must he made IN scales en-
We opes and delivered 20 bankers Trust
Company - Primary Trustee. at SIS Trurt
Department. No. &c Wall street. New York
City, on or before !. o'clock noon OF Feb
ruary II. lHl9 ana shall. be for the sale %
II Of such bonds AS Of February -. 1912.
No oHe- VIII b. accepted which shall hs
fo- sum IN oNcess o: par. accrued interest
and ST. premium
Dated NJ N-~ York. this is.h day II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23

pending settlement road
II
de a o O range
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short Routing Not Bcnedc,aI.

THE Standardization OF passenger
equipment Is not necessary. as II seldom
leaves the rails OF the owner. stand
ardization of certain classes OF freight
cars is desirable hut should not be OBJ
tanned at a sacrifice OF transportation
efficiency OF the owning lire by forcing
It to use car unsuitable for its trafttc.
The short routing of traffic, Mr. Krutt-
schnitt said, had not resulted in as large
benefits as had been claimed.
The benefit Of this practice, which de-
prlves the shipper OF choice of routes and
competitive facilities and service Is very
much exaggerated he said. The III
rector General saws that during year
OF Federal control l6,S6S.653 car miles
have been saved in the Eastern and
Northwestern regions alone. which is
only two-tenths Of per cent. of the
total freight car miles run in these re-
gions In recommending the elimination
Of circuitous routes the interests and
convenience OF the public served by them
do not seem TO have been considered
In summarizing the attitude of the
railroad executives toward railroad leg
islat,on Mr.. Kruttschn!tt said;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
KRUTTSCHNITT AIRS
HIS RAILROAD IDEAS
-.=-
Describes War Time Reforms
Which He Believes Should
BE Continued.
FAVORS EXECUTIVES PLAN
Says Standardization Project
Of Administration Is
Inadvisible.
FAvORS EXECUTIVES PLAN

WAsHiSGToN. Jan. 22--t'se OF water
routes to relieve crowded railroad lines.
consolidation OF ticket offices, unifcation
of terminals and pooling OF repair shops
were among the war time reforms in
stituted by the Railroad Administration
indorsed az worthy of continuation by
Julius kruttschnitt. chairman of the
Southern Pacific. in testimony to-day
before the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee. Mr.. Kruttschnitt appeared
in support OF the railroad legislation
proposed by tho Association OF Railroad
Executives and was the first OF several
prominent railroad officials whom the
committee plans to hear.
Standardization OF equipment for all
railroads under Federal control. pro-
posed by the Railroad Administration.
was said by Mr.. Kruttschnitt to be IN
advlsa Bile.
Standardization of locomotives is un-
wise and unnecessary he said. TIC
obtain maximum efficiency Of n locomo.
tive and corresponding minimum oil
cost OF transportation demands close
study OF the alignment and grade sys-
tens, the nature OF fuel, strength oil
bridges, weight OF rail. length Of turn
tables, depth OF roundhouses and lengths
OF freight passing s!d!ngs on the lines
on which they are to be operated. As
these features are different for each line
no locomotive can be designed to serve
all lines with maximum efficiency.
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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY.
SAFE Qf ASu iAuL.O la3 insl,

Notice is hereby given hat all san Fauls
1919 bonds not previously drawn hhS, heea
drawn FOR payment IN" itr,t ~ Iinzary,
1919, on which date Interest cesses
THE NATIONAL. CITY BANh
OF NEW Y0Rk.
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ISTERNNTIONA PETROLEUM ;DM-
LIMITED

NOTICE Is IlFRFRl GIVEN tea; me
Third Annual ordinary General Needing
OF the
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13

Miss Lucy H. M. Soulsby, an Eng
lish writer who travelled extensively in
the United States during the war, has
a striking article in the February CAT
lantic Monthly" on what America
Means to an Englishwoman." The ar
ticle contains the following comments
on the American Army:
"The obedience of an undisciplined
nation to the army draft was not the
same as in conscript races such as
France or Germany-nor even like the
volunteers of England, where the
great prize of Death in battle has al
ways been an accepted idea: here it
was q complete reversal of the ma
tional tendency to a peaceful life.
"The training that followed the
Draft Call fashioned a new army, the
like of which was never seen in the
world before, if we except CromwelPs
New Instrument. Kipling was just in
time to put on record Ortheris and
Mulvaney; but his soldiers are of
different mould from the grave, earn
est, thoughtful faces of the men /
watched in the Hostess House at
Camp Devens.
"For the first time in history, an
army proved to be the means of rais-
ing its whole nation morally: aliens
were Americanized; English became
the one language: morals and health
were seen to for all; and so were
amusement and education. The camps
had Libraries and lectures, classes and
movies, with coaches for athletics and
songs; while neighboring towns also
were provided with clean amusements;
although, only q year before, on the
Mexican border, five thousand men
were sent every night into town
with no amusement but saloons. The
Prince in the Sleeping Beauty saw no
greater change in the life around him
than did America in 1917.
at seemed suitable that all this
should be done by a nation so rich in
ideals Of peace; but over and above
this, her boys proved a match for the
best Of the old fighting races as hard
fighters. Besides, the American SOL
diar was always on his job, with no
idea Of truces or times off.
Tommy fought like a hero all day,
and then, with his supper and pipe,
put it all out of his head, as he. used
to do with his games at school. The
American was busy all the evening
fighting the days battles over again
in his mind, to see where he could have
made a better move, as he did afore-
time in his school football. The peace
nation was second to none in the great
game of war!"
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13
War GrOOms Are
Learning Some Things

What of the war groom? Persons
considering the plight Of the war bride
waiting patiently to greet her sol
dier hubby, so she can find out
whether war has changed him for
better or worse. forget the groom.
Some interesting reports creep in
now and then of what the war groom
finds when he gets home at last.
For instance, there is the case Of
a conquering hero who wrote to his
war bride daily from France, tell
ing Of how he was yearning for the
little smacks they used to have at
her mothers house at night. He also
wanted a chance to eat some civil
ICED food" as he phrased it. Finally,
he arrived home-New York City, 1t
happened to be. Alas, and helas, as
he himself said, peace has its terrors
as well as war. He found he still
loved his little bride, but his taste
for tidbits had vanished. He refused
to eet the dainties she prepared for
him. He kicked right out in meet
ing when they went to q table
d'hote restaurant, and he wasn't
satisfied until they visited an "auto-
mat" and filed up on beans, sand
wfches and coffee.
War is over, but for the war groom
the battle to support bride, and
possibly q family. is just beginning,
and it is novelty fraught with
alarm to many returning young men
who neglected to re-enter civil life
with a generals income. When they
entered in the matrimonial sweep
stakes, it was with a smile and
cheer-o feeling, for the war was
just starting, and its reality effaced
all thought. for many, of the period
after the war, so far as heavy re-
sponsibilities were concerned. But
now-the war is over, and the war
grooms are returning, to take up re-
sponsibilities most of them never
knew before, and some of them are
learning what it means to worry
something not even the whirr Of bat
tie taught them.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13
Education By Correspondence

Many men of the army and navy
will desire, upon discharge, to begin
or to continue courses designed to
increase their education, either along
general or specific lines. This state
ment describes the educational pos
sibilities to be found in correspon-
dence schools.
No man should take a course by
correspondence If he can, by any pos
sibility, attend regular class in per-
son. Correspondence schools admit
tedly do not take the place of regu-
larly organized public day or night
schools, colleges, universities, techni-
cal schools, professional schools, Y.
M. C. A. classes and the like. Even if
a man cannot possibly enroll in class
person, he should not register in cor
respondence schools unless he can as
sign to the work definite hours Of
each week, and carry the course
through to completion on regular
schedule. More than rs per cent of
registrants in correspondence schools
do not complete the courses for which
they register, and therefore are not
repaid for the expenditure of time
and money. A real desire for knOwl-
edge, and systematic and persistent
effort are necessary on the part of the
student if success is to be attained.
But to students who cannot attend
regular classes, and who can system
atize their time so as to do the neces-
sary work, correspondence schools
have much to offer. They afford op-
portunity for men to increase their
education without leaving home or
losing time from their work. Regis
tration may take place at any time.
and courses may be completed as rap
idly as the time and ability of the stu
dent permits. Individual attention to
the student on the part OF the teacher
is inherent in the method Of instruc-
ton. Abundant opportunity for self
expression on the part of the student
is Afforded in the writing of the les
sons. Incidentally, the student learns
to write clear and concise English,
for most teachers correct mistakes In
English as well as in subject matter.
In spite of lack of personal contact,
the good teacher soon learns to i'm
press his personality on the student
through the medium of correspon-
dence. A definite grading system in
sures as high quality of work on the
part of the successful student as is re-
Quired in technical schools, colleges
and universities.
Correspondence schools may be di-
vided into two groups or types: ID
large trade and vocation schools, such
as the International Correspondence
Schools, of Scranton, Pa, and the La
Sale Extension University of Chica-
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13

go, designed especially to prepare
their students for better positions;
and (2) correspondence schools OF
colleges and universities, such as
those of the Universities of Chicago
and Wisconsin, offering courses for
purposes of general as we'll as voca-
tional education and leading directly
or indirectly to college degrees.
Courses in engineering, commerce,
business and all other vocations are
commonly offered by schools of the
first type. History, civics, economics,
modern languages, mathematics and
science are the subjects more COM
monty offered in schools of the sec
ond type.
Requirements for entrance vary in
the different schools. The Interna-
tional Correspondence Schools have
but one requirement-the ability to
read and write the English language.
Courses in La Sale Extension Uni
versity are designed especially for
those who have already considerable
experience in and knowledge Of or
dinary business methods. The Cor
respondence-StudyD Department OF the
University of Chicago requires q
grade school education for entry up
on courses for which high school
credit is to be given, and a high
school education for courses giving
credit towards the college degree, but
entrance to individual courses may
be made by any student not desiring
credit towards graduation. IL in the
opinion of the teacher the student
has had sufficient preparation to ben
eft by it.
The cost of correspondence courses
also varies, but is considerably less
than the total cost of instruction in
residence. chiefly for the reason that
crease in the earnings of the student
are not necessary in the case Of study
by correspondence. In the technical
correspondence schools, individual
courses range in price from $50 to
$165, including cost of textbooks, the
cost depending chiefly upon the
length of the course College courses
by correspondence are somewhat
cheaper and average about SIS each,
exclusive of textbooks, postage, etc.
In the University OF Chicago. all sin
gle courses cost $21, two courses pur-
sued at the same time cost $35, and
three courses cost $45. The Uni
versity of Wisconsin offers more
than three hundred correspondence
courses at costs ranging from SO to
$40, with liberal discount when more
than one course is taken and the
fees exceed $40. Some state univer-
stiles offer a limited number OF cor
respondence courses practically free
of charge to citizens of states of
which the universities are part.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13
White Stars In Service
Flag Show How Many
Men Were ReemplOyed

White stars, attached to the dark
border outside the inside white field,
are the newest stars to appear In
service flags. Before the war ended,
there were only two kinds of stars
for such banners-those to denote
q man in service and those. the gold,
to tell of a death in action.
The new stars have a significance
all their own. They appear in en-
ployers' flags, and tell the number
Oe men the firm or employer has
nut back to work.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-13
WHAT WOULD THE HOME
FOLKS SAY?

The other men are going homo
with War Risk Insurance.
What would your people At
home say II you returned without
yours?
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-10-18
Las especuEacioRes con ell
canbio en- Ell reiHo

MADRID. Octubre 16.-Los Ban
queros dc Madrid, de Barcelona ' de
Bilbao han hecho decIaraciones en-
las que Sc dicen que el Ministro de
Hacienda ha sido incapaz de dictar
medidas adecuadaS para evitar las
especulacioneS que Sc hacen o eI
cambio International Y apremian Al
gobierno para que obre cctivamente
en- este asunto. a fin de impedir que
por mas tempo Sc sigan resintiendo
los desastrosos cfectos que de tales
manejoS Sc dcrivan Y van a re~flejar-
Sc en- los precioS de todos los articu-
los cuya ALA hacc cada dia mas diff
Gil Ia vida. muy ospecialmcnte "a de
las classes trabajadoras.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-10-18
Alarmn infurdada.

Por cStas sofas conSideraciOres. las
gentes scncillas o timoratas, no debie-
ran alarmarSe por sirlples pCediccio-
mes de la raturaleza de las que nos
ocupamos aqui. cue Ia question del
fin del mundo ha venido estudIando-
Sc ' diScutiendosc por las eminCnCiaS
cientificas dc todas las epocaS. sin
que jamas los v%aticinioS o predlccio-
neS hechaS, Sc hayan rcalizado. 10
que pasa cS que no faltan gcntes cue
traten dc explotar la credulidad pu-
blica. lanzando p~rediccioncs %estupen-
das, cuaudo ocurrc. como en- Ia epo-
ca actual. Que SC d~csarrollcn en-
una comarca 0 en- un pals o en- el
mundo cntero. una Seric dc catastro-
fes. calamidades. sismas o oigunos &C
cidcntes que o~casionan pcrdjdas de
yidas en- gran escala y que infunden
CT Ell amino dc las multitudes cicrto
tenor a 10 deSconocido.
Pcro 81 TODD este no fucra baStan-
tc para evitar que las gentes senci-
las Sc alarmen, habria que haccrse
Ia consideration, en- el case actual,
de que 81 el fin del muHdo va a vcnir,
seria inutil ovc~n del lugar CT
oondc nos hallamoS, pues 10 mismc
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-10-18
Van a Tampico.

Muchos de los obreros que antes
de las ultimas disposiciones a que
do lugar el cambio de Jefes en- el
Arsenal Nacional y Commandments de
Marina, trabajaban en- el prlmero
de los Departamentos m~encionados,
en- vista de que no pueden reingre-
sar d aquel tan pronto como desea-
ran han celebrado Il ~entrcvlsta
con cl Inspector de Trabajos en- e!
Estado. con cl objeto de pedirle que
hacienda uso de las posibiidades que
le da su puesto, obtenga que sc les
pr~oporcione Il de hacer el via
je a Tampico donde ellos Green que
les sera possible hallar trabajo en- las
Negociaciones petroleraS.
Ell citado inspector tonic en- con-
sideracion ell pedido dc los obreros
y ha dado va algunos pasos cncami-
nados al logro de su objeto. Sc Gre.
que de esta maNera Sc s~o!ucionara e.
case.