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New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Prospect for Fertilizer Stocks

The continued strength in American
AgriculturaPs common stock, accord
ing to Hayden Stone & Co.. is a reaec-
ton Of the emphasis placed upon the
favorable earnings outlook for all fer
tilizer and food companies. The stage
has now been reached it is stated.
where it can be positively asserted
that the fertilizer companies as a
whole and the American Agricultural
Chemical Company in particular are
gradually working off their high priced
inventories, and it is not expected that
the inventories at the end Of the fiscal
year will be large"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms Of the Ameri
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling. say, at $3.50. The intrinsic
parity is $4.S65s per pound Thus YOU
say either that pounds are at dis
count or that dollars are at a premium,
which IS owing to the fact that in Eng
land the demand for dollars with which
to settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Adviae nLIahtenlnr -

"Whle We arc huliah en the further
future, Haid bleek Msloney 4 Co.
yee'erday, The market can easiiv have
ruhatantial eetbntk before the naNt
hig upturn. which We assume will conn
later on. u is a good time TO tighten
up pteparatorv 20 replacing lower
down"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

The Federal Reaerve Bank OF New
York haa pat Ia force the following
sohedule Of rediacount rates which
apply le bankers aceeptsnoes: Maturi-
ties up to 10 days, 4 per cent; f6 to 60
days, Inclusive. 4iA per cent: 6l to
80 days, inclusive, d "a per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Automobile and jewelry manufact-
urers find it difficult. in cases I'M
possible, to produce enough to sat
lsfy demands, yet there are pessi-
mlsts who fear that buying of neces-
stiles may slump terrifically.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Steel rrice Middle Not Settled

Steel commons sudden display Of
strength in the last half hour of yes
terday's stock market session was at
tributed to reports from the floor Of
the Stock Exchange that an agreement
had been reached between the Indus
trial Board and the railroad adminis-
tration in the steel price controversy
The reports, however. apparently were
not justified by the facts. Judge Gary
seen after the close of the market, said
he had learned of no change in the sit
when he told stockholders at the an
nual meeting he understood the Red
field stabilization plan had been aban-
dnreN
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Liberty SIS Conversion Privilege

In the excitement and enthusiasm over
the Victory Liberty loan il is perti-
nent to remind holders Of the 3 = per
cent bonds of the first Liberty loan
that with tomorrow expires the time
when they may convert their holdings
:=.~ - ~ - -. h-.----. of the
fourth loan. The first 3las comprise
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

the only issue Of Liberty bonds thai
can be converted into the fourth. tho
third issue having been denied any con
version privilege by law while the con
version option Of the second loan has
long since expired by limitation.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Dollar. In Foreign Exchange

The foreign exchange market was
'qdiet yesterday and business was
transacted without causing much of
change in rates. Sterling and francs
we're steady throughout the day, while
the neutral exchanges were firm.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, follow:
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Purchases Of merchandise in the
last five months, as reported by the
Credit Clearing House, were about
the same in quantity as purchases
In the corresponding period two
years ago, which was a record up
to that time. The statistics are re-
liable and optimistic and help to re-
move the pessimism engendered by
a recent report Of the results of a
symposium, which indicated that
business was as bad as it we'll could
be.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
]. MCCORMACK, Auctioneer
REGULAR AUCTION SALE
STOCKS AND BONDS.
BY ADRIAN III. MULLER & SON,
OFFICE. 50 WILLIAM ST.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23. 1919,
: 0V = IIUI A. = IlIH
r XEJ NEIT CAT ECDnn AZ

EXCHANGE SALESROOM.
NOS. IA AND Is NESEY STREET.
For Account Of Executors.
90 shs. Wolfram Wire Co
So 1870 Judgment entered IN Supreme
Court \. Y. County, March 9Th.
1873. against Sarah Cohen, Pauline
Harris and Aaron Simons
For Account of Whom II May Concern:
90 shs. Westchester Racing Assn.
10 shs. United Gas & Electric Corpn.
100 Chs United States Mortgage Il
Trust Co
so shs.. Northwestern Development CO.
prefl.
10 shs United Gas < Electric corpr-
lst prefd
100 shs Transocean Finance & Com-
49,. meree Corpn common.
10000 Automobile Club or America "a
49,. Mtge A. Bonds. 1926.
$4,000 Lsre hmont Yacht club 1st Mtge.
40 Bonds. 1880
3 300 shs Railways Company General.
- y shs MAnahan Moth Paper Co
so ahs East 81. Louis < SubuIna Co.
common
s3.oo0 American British Manufacturing
Co. to Bonds que July 1913
100 shs Dixie Meadows Mining Co.
700 sha- Vulcan tetnniHs Co., pTefi.
600 sns. Nixon Nevada Mining Go.
DO sns Southern Faeinp Go.
Si1l g. S. Linerfy Bond st Is
goo Liberty Bond "a as.
5l1o.D Iinerts Hnal lzf 44s
lA 4.l sis Nashae copper CO.
A. sAe >.Aeh Nevada NiHiHe ta.
f-oN Liberty hoaas isl 4s
7h sha. knaS Hat ta fsl prefi
soc sHs Animated Picture Products ea..
50 sna. fudsan Realty 90.
80 ahs rhelsra Realty se
500 ono 'aHa- &c ei aHf 80 risffereat
street. ine.. Sew Nafh Corpora
ton. lated February f4th. lpip.
enCHfr1 ht raetH4 NoftAapa "a
irenises Ne- 81 te g. rlrfrenans
street. 7roekiyh
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Paris Market Firm

PARIS, April 22.-Prices were firm,
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, g. francs 20 centimes for cash
Exchange on London, 2S francs 7
ssntimes. Five per cent loan. 50 francs
2 centimes. The dollar ranged from
francs 80 centimes to 6 francs
centimeS.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
DIVIDEND NOTICES
THE
AMERICAN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK

New YORK ADrIl y. 1913
Al , meeting Of the Board Of Directors
Of This Bank. held to-day. d semi-annual
dividend Of Five Per Cent (5r). and "a
extra dividend of Two Per Cent (2g). on
the capital stock. was declared payable
May l. 1919, 10 stockholders of record at
the close OF business April "a. 1919 =
ARTHUR p. LEE Cashier
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

The effects of imitation have never
heen fully expressed in the stock
market.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars ana
cents. together with the intrinsic poid
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint: Oe
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

When the railroads begin to buy
the things they must have, unless
they are to become little more than
scrap, the industries whose products
they consume may be unable to sup
ply the demands. 1t might even be-
come necessary to devise a system
of priorities.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

The average cost Of merchandise
has dropped about Is per cent since
October 81. In some lines the bot
tom seems to have been reached and
the curve is slanting upward, al
though nearly everybody has been
talking and thinking lower prices,
and a good many prospective buyers
have limited purchases IN expecta-
ton of drastic decline. The qucs-
tion is, what will happen to com
modify prices whom postponed pur-
chases can no longer be delayed and
buying orders flood the markets?
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23


A curve of payments for merchan-
disc delivered, plotted by the Credit
Clearing House, has always antici-
pated by month or two the swings
Of the stock market as shown in The
Tribune's Monday chart. Payments
are now rising. If history repeats
itself the stock market will be higher
a month or two hence than it is now.
Curves are not always to be relied
upon, however; if they were, the
chart players" would all be scandal
ously rich. But if this one fails it
will be the first time it has done SO
since the statistics began to be com
piled.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

a dividend or 75c per share lfLc3) on
the Common Stock has been declared payas
bic May l5th. 1919. 10 holders Of record a.
the close Of business May 1st, 1919
The transfer books win not be closed
GEO ii. DANFORTH. Secretary.
New York. April 2lst la1a
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Dividends S
Extras

American Exchange National Bank
Extra dividend OF per cent in addition
70 seni-annual dividend OF per cent.
both payable May l to stockholders OF
record April "a
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Bank Clearings.-nank clearings yea

silver-London, 487sd, a decline Of
}sd; New York, S1.011s, unchanged;
Mexican dollars, 7712c, unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Sub-Treasury. The Sub~Treasury
gained s3y8,000 from the banks on
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
We Wealth-Markets-Investm stm :

stock market to forecast the next
steel dividend
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

April sinR-Money, 3B per
cent; discount rates, short and three
months bills, 3ss per cent; gold premi-
ums ut Lisbon, $500.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Judge Gary wisely leaves it to the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-23

Discount ilates.-Tne following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper for all periods up to ninety days:
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02
JAPAN CELEBRATES.

Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 2.-tby
Mali, Nov. 30)-The city OF Yoko-
hama held most enthusiastic two
DAYS celebration in honor OF the con-
clusion of the armistice. Green arches
of triumph spanned the roads ana
festoons of rainbow cloth draped the
buildings. Greetings of victory or
"branzai' were heard on all SIDES.
Japanese lantern professions were
held in the evenings and were revlew-
ed at the American Consulate by Geo.
H. Scidmors, consul-general and otner
members of the consulate.
The japanese held great reception
ia the Memorial Hall and garden
party on the grounds. Governor Ari,
voshi and the consuls of all Aliled
bowers received the congratulations OF
the guests.
A procession of decorated motor
cars, largely participated in by the
foreign residents, was held in the Day
and the celebration was closed Wite
masked ball at The Gaiety theatre.
YANK READING.
London, Jan. 2.-There will be
plenty of reading MATTER Tor the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02

for Belgium. Landed at Yprss-the
place they fought so much for the
four years-a town Of about 10000
before the war. But now theH isn't
a building standing that isn't half torn
down from shell fire.
I'll give you few names OF places
I've been in in Belgium, maybe you
can find them on the map-Roul!ers,
Waroghera, Audonarde, Cruyshantem
and we were within about 80 miles
o. Brussels and about 18 miles from
Client. We were on the front here IN
Belgium twice. The first time We
vera up four days and the second
time we went to AudenardS, but they
had signed the armistics, so we didn't
do any fighting.
Ws I'll thought for while that we
we're going to &c hons on ths States
tir New Years, but | don't behave
we will now, but hope so.
Write often.
With love, 81.
Censored bv G. II. L9wis, Sssons Liss-
tenant y. S. Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02

cupied not long ago. We are in the
Toul sector. Our company com
mander told us few days ago that
he thought that we would be on our
way back to the States in a month or
six weeks. / hope he is right, for |
don't care to stay here now, as the
war is over.
/ don't do anything but eat and
sleep in this camp.
We. turned our trucks over to an
other company, and / lost my JOB.
The weather is much colder here
than il was where we came from, put
not@so much rain.
IT is quite a sight to see these
towns that have been shelled-tnree
and four-story buildings blown off the
man, and the whole town IN runs
have been near Metz, but couldn't
get into the town.
guess you have heard from Bin
in the last month, haven't you!
The last letter / had from mother
she said she hadn't got but one letter
from him. She sent me his address,
but / lost it before | had cnahce
to write him.
You remember Jim Hamilton. that
used tc work in the pool hall there,
ae is still in the same company WIFI
me. He said to se1d you his best
regards and hoped to see you again
soon. And l hope 10 see you a little
bit sooner. -.
T,n Slibbie that viii write h him
when | get some more paper: Thus
is all the paper that | could borrow
ar5 there is no Y. NJ. c. A. close here
l am going out for walk thls
afternoon and try to find something 10
write on.
How did your cotton and corn turn
out this wear? Better than 1t dld iasV
year hope. =,
Tell Andy that ] think ] will be
bacl, in California for the threshing
season next year.
If YOU don't hear from me regular
Won med not WORRY. for | may be
moving the most Of the time and
won't have a chance to write.
/ will have to close for this time,
hoping this finds all a home well.
l am as ever,
Your lovipa son
PRIVATE HENRY M'GUlRf,
44th Balloon Comranv, American h. :.
A-.-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02
lJJb212: ,M4I5o17Z2szzI
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--~aSa
Miss Margaret Butler leaveS this
evening for Los Angeles, where she
will enjoy short vacation. 1t is
hinted by her friends that wedding
trosseau will be purchased while
there.
Phil D. Swing, attorney foS>fhs I'M
.perial Irrigation Distit% returned
Tuesday morning after brief busi-
ness trip to Los Angeles.
Charles L. Childers, suffering from
a severe attack of -pneu-
monia. is reported to be much inl-
proved today. His temperature IS
said to be about normal and that be
is on the way to immediate recovery
Dee Turner and wife Of Jacumba
Hot Sprines, are in town today on
business. Mr.. Turner says that ne IS
about ready to announce opening OF
Jacumba townsite
JASPER Travers returned last even
ing from a short holiday vacation ip
San Diego. He states that twas
very cold on the coast and that great
deal of snow was sen in the noun
tains.
Wiley A. Magruder, published OF the
Seeley Sentinel, was here ON business
today.
Phil Brooks has returned from the
officers training school at louisville,
XIV. and will soon take up the active
management Of his interests in the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02
VALLEY SOLDIERS
WRITE VIVID
LETTERS HOME

A series of interesting war letters
received here by relatives of Corporal
]. c. Bogus and Corporal w. P Nc
Gsirs, both well known Valley boys
are published below:
With the American EXpeditiopsry
FerSs.
Somewhere in Belgium,
November "a, 1918.
Dear Dad: l will try and write you
a few lines tonight and let you know
that. I remembered you on Dads
Christmas Letter Day. But that isn't
half Of it, / remember all Of you
every day and there is never a day
passes but wish dozen times that |
was back home again. But there is
some consolation now in knowing
that it is only matter OF short
time until we will be coming back,
because the Huns have had all the
war that they want. And we think We
will be on our way across that old
duck pond again. We hope so, at lsast.
1 have had a good many thrilling ex-
psrisnces since / have been over here,
but don't feel any the worse for IT,
though. In fact l am glad to have
gons through it and come out none
the worse for it. I won't get to De
home for this Christmas, but if some
thing unforeseen doesn't happen, !
will be there for the next one. And
when do get there l will have to
stay for quite while to tell all the
things that the censor woukn't let
me write.
The weather over hsrs is getting
real chilly now, and hope they move
us south before it gets nuch colder.
Well. / can't think Of much to
write, so ! guess / will have to quit.
sure have saw some sights since
I have been over here. ! will tell you
about them when get back.
/ sure would have liked to have
seen the capers the people cut when
they got the news of the armistiee
over there.
Wishing all happy Christmas and
New Year, i remain
Ysur loving son,
Corporal w. p. EcGuirs, Company A,
sloth Supply Train, A. P. 0. 776,
A. y. +.
With the American Expeditionary
November "a, 1918.
Mr.. y. L. Mcclure, El Centro, Cal.
Dear Dad: How is everybody at
homo? Fine. / hopa. | am well and
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02

I. t. Sparks, commercial agent OF
the Southern Pacific, today received
wowrd that representatives OF an I'M
portant Kansas City sheep. house
would visit the Valley during the
next two or three weeks. They VIII
be accompanied by B. c. Culp, large
sheep operator, and will make it an
object to meet the sheep men OF the
Valley.
Flushed with his victory over Pete
Buzukus at Calexico last night, Iony
Bernard, wrestling champion OF the
Valley, goes to Holtville tonight TO
meet Sailor Woods, instructor IN tifs
navy, on the mat. The two athletes
will weigh in at 165 and 1eS pounds,
respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02

American soldiers isolated in north
ern Russia this winter, frozen in for
seven months as far as water trans
portation is concerned. The Ameri-
can Young Mems Christian Associa--
ton has dispatched 1886 general
books, 1900 reference books, 1O,445
text books, 1872 magazines and
newspapers, 600 Testaments, 800
Bibles, II 800 pictures, and numer-
Gus other adjuncts called for.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02
With the American Expeditionary

WIN the American EAbSui'-'ii~'AJ
Force.
Waclen, Belgium,
November 27. 1918.
Dear Motror ard Father: Have -
eoive7 two letters since l wrote you
last Haven't had anv time to write
Iatelv-hav2 been working 30 much
l thinf we're eoin9 to be here two
weeks, so may be III get caught Hp
again.
Well. mother. I'll tell YOU what
rlacas 7 was or the front. We started
tbe div in the Argonre woods. nofth"
west of Verjun. We were with me
;.afortrv = the first cay. hut we dropned
bAclr the second dav and worked on me
roads. But we wsge ur5er German
SHE'LL fire all the time. We were on
the front for eipht davs. Then we
moved back about 40 miles and rested
Cor about ten days, then we entrained
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02
Somewhere in Belgium,

With the American Expsditionary
EegeN.
November "a, 1918.
Mr.. q. L. Mcclure, El Centro. Cal.
Dear Dad: How is everybody at
homs? Fine, hope. | am well and
feeling hae.
Ny company has moved again. We
ara In a camp that the Germans oe-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-02

Wiley A. Magruder, published OF the
Seeley Sentinel, was here ON business
today.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-31
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the county
of Ionia, at a session Of said court
held at the Probate Office in the city
Of Ionia, in said county on the twenty
ninth day of December, A. ID. 1919.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Mat.
thias Kohn, deceased. Frank r. Chase
Administrator with the Will annexed
Of said estate, having filed in said
court his petition, praying for license
to sell at private sale, the interest
Of said estate in certain real estate
therein described for the purpose of
distributing the proceeds Of such sale
to and among the. persons entitled
thereto.
1t is, ordered, that the twenty-sev-
enth day of January, A. ID. 1920, at
one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon,
at said probate Office be and is hereby
appointed for hearing said petition
and that all persons interested in said
estate appear before said court, at
said time and place to show cause why
a license to sell the interest of said
estate in said real estate should not be
granted;
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-31
An american 81 Bill Did This

Motherless. fatherless. homeless,
nameless, hungry aid clad only In
rags, the pathetic little three-year-old
shown at the left wandered into q
Near East Relief orphanage In Ar
menia. Another photograph of the
same child. shown at the right, was
taken week later, this time showing
him happy, well clothed and well fed.
Somewhere In America is the happy
man or woman who contributed the 81
bill which wrought this miracle. More
than a quarter million other helpless
little victims of Turkish cruelty and
oppression are knocking at the doors
of the Near East Relief orphansges In
Western Asia. Many more American
50 bills are needed now to let them In
and to care for them until they can
care for themselves.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-31
A CAT AND RAT
RANCH INDUSTRY

! An Alma business man who has
large holdings Of real estate near
Copemish in Manistee County is pro-
noting one of the most unique in
dustries that has been brought for
ward in these days of high finance
and which if carried out to success
would certainly form a winner. In
his circular asking for subscriptions
| for stock i'm Bedding recently he says:
Sir:-Knowing that you are al
ways interested, and open for an in
vestment in a good live business prop
osition, take the liberty of present
ling to you what seems to me a most
wonderful business and in which, no
doubt you will take a lively interest
and perhaps write me by return mail
the amount of stock that you wish to
suscribe towards the formation of a
new organization known as the Lam
slide Club"
The object of this company is to
operate large Cat Ranch in or near
Oopemish, Mich, where land can be
purchased cheap for the purpose. :
To start with, we will collect, say,
one hundred thousand cats. Each cat
will average twelve kittens a year.
The skins run from ten cents each for
the white ones to seventy-five cents
for the pure blacks. This will give us
twelve million skins a year to sell at
the average of thirty cents apiece,
making our revenue about three mill
ion, six hundred thousand dollars a
year gross.
A man can skin fifty cats per day
at two dollars. 1t will take one huns
dred to operate the ranch and there
fore the profit will be about nine thou
san, eight hundred dollars DAY.
We will feed the cats on rats, and
will start rat ranch joining. The
rats multiply four times as fast as
the cats. If we start with million rats
we will have four rats per day for
each cat, which is plenty. And then
we will feed the rats on the car
cases of the cats, from which the
skins have been taken, giving each
rat a fourth of a cat. 1t will thus be
self acting and automatic all the way
through. The cats will eat the rats
and the rats will eat the cats, and we
will get the skins.
We will also have in connection a
Manufacturing Co. for the sole pur-
pose of manufacturing strings for
musical instruments, also for surgical
purposes.
Your good judgment and careful
decision on this proposition as an adj
of your life. 1t may make you more
money in a fortnight than you can
save in life time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-31


The owner of owners of any and
all interests in or leies upon the land
herein described:
Take notice that sale has lawfully
been made of the following described
land for unpaid taxes thereon, and
that the undersigned has title thereto
under tax deed or deeds therefor, and
that Yea are entitled to a reconvey-
ance thereof, at any time within six
months after return of service, upon
payment to the undersigned, or to the
register in chnacery of the county in
which the lands lie, of all sums paid
upon such purchase, together with
one hundred per centum additional
thereto, and the fees of the sheriff
for the service or cose of publication
of this notice, TO be computed as upon
personal service of a declaration as
commencement of suit, and the furth-
err sum of five dollars for each de-
description, without other additional
cost or charges. If payment as afore-
said is not made, the undersigned will
institute proceedings fer possession
of the land.
DESCRIPTION seven ca
and eight (S), block one ~, Belongs
second addition, city of Belding, situ-
ated in the county of Ionia and state
of Michigan.
Amount paid, s5.4s. Tax for 1915,
$5.48. Amount required for recon-
veyance $3.50 plus Sheriff's fees.
(Signed) George f. Brown,
204 Paterson Blk, Flint, Mich.
Jan z