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New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Western Railroads
Doing Better Than
The Eastern Lines

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The gov
ernment's loss in operating the rail
roads for the first three months of this
year was $13OO0O,OOO, according to
earning figures Of the so-called class
or the larger roads, reported to the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
&C implied by the Bureau of Railway
economies. During this period the
railroads earned for the government
S40,00O,000. while the government was
obligated under the railroad control
act to pay the companies $4,000, 900.
Earnings in March were about the
same as in February, the reports indi
Gated. Operating revenues were S376.-
$4,000, or 29 per cent better than in
March last year, and expenses were
$346, 10000, or % per cent higher than
the March before. Net revenues were
S29,674,O0o,. of which only $10,924 900
represented net operating income
which goes to offset the government's.
payments as compensation. The aver .
age compensation for March is calcu
lated at about $6S,00O,OOO, making the
governments loss in operating rail-
roads In March approximately S57 OOO.-
0OO *o''0'o'
The s10,924,OOO net income in March
compares with $10,1O6,OOO in February
and S18, 8,783,000 in January.
For January, February and March
operating revenues were reported as
$l,l25,O78,OO0, operating expenses as
SioSl ,766,000, net revenues as s99.321.-
o0o and net operating income $39,s14,-
Eastern railroads were the only ones
TO show an actual deficit in net operat
ing IN income in March, the deficit being
operating income at S7.71g 600 and
southern roads net operating income
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Bel lgian Factories,
Minus Machinery,
Still Remain Idle

LIEGE, April II Correspondence of
The Associated Press.) - Along the
route from devastated Louvain to
this desolate city tall smokeless
chimneys line the formerly prosperous
valley of the Meuse. Idle coal mines,
huge plants which belched fire and siz-
zled with the gurgle Of the melting
lead and the boiling steel are now
silent and abandoned. There is no out
ward visible sign of devastation, but
a superficial examination of the inside
Of the plants reveals the fact that this
district has been stripped as thorough
ly and more systematically than the line
of battle where the cannon roared for
four years.
The Cockerill Manufacturing Com
pany employed 10000 workmen; at the
small arms factory "Fabrique Nation
ale" $500 skilled workmen manufact-
ured revolvers and rifles the invention
of Browning, of Texas; the Ougnee-
Mariez plant manufactured steel ma
chinery, locomotives and presses, $4,000
hands having been employed there.
Now few laborers wander like lost
souls in the vast halls which seem i'm
mense because Of the removal by the
Germans of all the machinery formerly
filling up every available inch of floor
space. They are repairing the few di-
lapidated automobiles, machines and
locomotives the Germans left behind
in their deliberate retreat and in their
systematic plundering through four
years.
The managers of these plants know
where their machinery has been re-
moved. They have the names of the
firms in the various cities of Germany
which are now manufacturing with
these stolen machines the products that
in a few months they will attempt to
unload upon he worlds markets. They
are dissatisfied and bitter in their com
ment because they feel they have been
neglected by the peace conference.
They feel Germany should have been
ordered to return ct once the stolen
machinery or that they should at least
have been permitted to enter Germany
and remove them to their plants. They
are not short of steel. One Of the for
mer manufacturers declared he had
100000 pounds of steel on hand, but
no machinery.
A manager of one plant expressed
himself as moro than disillusioned.
Times have changed since the armis-
tice, when Belgium was evervwhere
cited as incarnating the very spirit of
patriotism and heroism; when prom
ises were made that fighting would 90
on until Belgium should be integrally
restored, financially, economically and
politically. Your brave American boys
who came to Europe and died with a
smile thought to avenge violated Bel
glum fighting desperately for it's own
and the very worlds freedom at the
threshold Of civilizations"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Financial Situation in Greece

In recent issue Of the "Economiste
Europeen" few figures are given con-
corning the present financial situation
in Greece. 1t appears, says Commerce
Reports" that the war has been far
from having disastrous effect. In
1917 instead of predicted deficit of
l65,000,00 drnchmas the budget
showed surplus Of 100000. This
difference is largely accounted for by
the fact that the construction of GER
tain public works was discontinued and
the Treasury was able to profit by this
circumstance to improve the situation.
In 1918, in spite Of considerable in
crease in the salaries paid to govern
ment employees, the surplus rose
to 16S,0oo,0o0 drachmas. For 1919
there will probably be deficit Of 100,-
100000, which will be covered by new
taxes.
During the last fiscal year a total of
e2,000,000 drachmas, as compared with
es,o0o.0oo In 1917, was applied to
the national debt. (Thc normal value
OF the drnchma is $0.193.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
h-Markets-Investments
Sylvester Heads New
Banking Combination
Elected President of French
American Banking Corporation
at Organization Meeting

Maurice Sylvester. for many years
New York representative of the
Compton National d'Escompte de Paris,
was elected president of the newly
formed French-American Banking Cor
poration at the organization meeting
held yesterday. Roger ?. Kavanagh was
elected vice-president and treasurer,
John E. Rovensky and +. Abbot Good
hue presidents and Thomas E.
Green secretary. The institutions par
ticipatng in the combination, which is
designed to foster trade between the
United States and France, are the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce in New York,
the First National Bank of Boston and
the Compton National d'Escompte de
Paris.
vester said yesterday:
"a combination Of this sort is new
departure, it being the first instance
where prominent French banking in
stitution has associated itself with
American bankers SO closely in such an
undertaking. Another feature lies in
the fact that all three associates are
strictly commercial banks of the high
est standing, all of which augurs we'll
for a conservative and successful man
agement for the new corporation. But
the principal advantage of this COM
bination will be the standing and close
! contact with the French public at large
which will be given to the corporation
by the association Of the Compton Ma
tional dEscompte de Paris and its
numerous branches. This could never
be accomplished through the opening of
foreign branches in France, and it was
a clever move on the part of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce and the First
National Bank of Boston to have left
the beaten path and done something
new and better The same holds good
for the French bank, which will enjoy
similar advantages through the cor
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
More Cargo Space Available

Easing of the freight market is civ
ing satisfaction to exporters general
ly. Space is more easily obtainable
and rates are gradually coming down.
The French ocean freight rate to Havre
IS IS now quoted at $50 ton, or IS under
the lowest figure since the beginning
OF the war. Cargo space to England
Is also more readily obtained. The
Iunard line has accepted contracts for
snousand-ton IN lots at the old rate of
81 per 100 pounds, it became known
Ses.1roay, Se.h More freight space to
large shipments are going forward ~ ~
the Scandinavian countries.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
The Dollar i'm
Foreign Exchange
Rates Move Against Paris and
London and Rome-Neu-
trails Steady

Exchange rates moved sharply
against Paris in this market again
yesterday. Paris checks fell to q low
of GIG francs to the dollar, a new low
for the movement, and closed at 615
Cable francs were 6.13 at the close.
Sterling exchange declined on heav-
ier offerings, demand bills falling from
$4.6S9s to $4.67A and cables from
S4.695s to $4.68%. Italian lire closed
lower. Neutral exchanges showed nc
important change.
Quoted dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Commodities
Butter, Cheese and Eggs

Butter.-Market frmer. Creamery.
higher than extras, lb, 56@561ac; ex-
tras, 80 score, 55@551sc; frsts, 88 to
81 score, 531a@541ac; seconds, SO to
81 score, 51@53c; lower grades, 100
SOC; unsalted, higher than extras, 5S1
@59c; extras, 571A @5Sc; frsts, $50
561ac; seconds, 53054c; state, dairy
tubs, finest, 54@55c; good to prime,
52M53c; common to fair, 46051c;
renovated, extras, Sic; frsts, 49M5Oc:
lower gmdes, 46@48c; imitation
creamery, firsts, 4SM49c; ladies', cur
rent make, frsts, 461a M4Sc; seconds.
45c; lower grades, 43@)44c; packing
stock, current make, No. 1, 44c; No. 2,
43c; lower grades, 39@42hc.
Cheese.-State, whole milk, fresh
flats, colored, lb, 32A @32ac; white,
32@32Ac; average run, colored,> 32c;
white, 32c; lower grades, 3o@31c;
twins, specials, whites. 32c: colored,
32A @32hc; average run, white, 81 q C;
colored, 32c; lower grades, q;
flats, held, S7@39c;, twins, held, a7@
39c; Wisconsin, whole milk, twins, held.
34!a39c; fresh, 32@3214c; single
daisies, held, 35@38c; fresh white, 33c :;
colored. 32la G32%c; double daisies,
held, 35038c; fresh, 32@32Hc; Young
Americas, q; held, @; fresh,
80 12 "a 33&c; state skins, specials, $50
23 &c; prime to choice, 20M22c; fair to
good, 15(919c' lower grades, 6@14c.
Eggs.-Fresh gathered, extras, dozen,
471z @4Sc; storage, packed, extra
firsts, 47c; frsts, 451s@461ac; gath
ered, extra frsts, 4eh@47c; frsts,
northerly sections, 441s@46c; south
erly sections, 431s (dl45c; seconds and
poorer, 40@43c; dirties, No. /, Ala
42c; No. 2 and poorer, 36@4Oc; checks,
good to choice, dry, 4OM4O1ac; under
grades, 34M39c; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby Western, hennery whites,
fine to fancy, 52M53c; ordinary to
prime, 47@51c; gathered whites, or
dinary to fine, 47051c; Pacific Coast,
whites, extras, SIC; Western and
Southern, gathered whites, 46@5Oc;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hem
merry browns, 49@50c; gathered brown
and mixed colors, 44@48c; duck eggs,
nearby, Indian Runner, fancy, 60@62c;
Baltimore, 55@58c; Virginia, 52@58c;
Western and other Southern, good to
prime, 52tG55c; far Southern, com
mon to fair, ,4oc; goose eggs, 6o@75c.
Hay and Straw
41sssrday pse tan Agar yartag ago
Timothy. No. 1,
large bales .... .s42 oo@4aoo $sooo@aa.oo
Clover. No. mxd 3s.oo@4o.0O 24o0@2o 90
Rye straw, Mol 140o@15.00 17.00@18O0
Orchard and Field
Yegterday YEAR a1o
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Boston Stocks Firm

BOSTON, May 6.-Stock EXCHANGE
trading here was moderately active
during the early part of the session to-
day, with higher prices prevailing in
most issues. United States Smelling
was the strong feature. selling at 81 q
gain of IN, few minutes after the
opening.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
American Firms to Exhibit
Goods at Norwegian Fair

CHRISTIANIA, May 8.-The Ameri-
can exhibition to be held here this au-
tumn promises to be great success.
Space has been reserved by 100 Nor
wegian importers who distribute goods
from 300 American firms.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
New British Tariff to Favor
Sugar Growers of West Vpd;.

hnnN,GSTON, Jamaica, Monday. Nav
6.-The British government hav;ns, ivy
aeclded to give preferential treatment
TO West Indian sugar, a new tariff
VIII be prepared by the legislative
council of Jamaica, giving advantages
OF a substantial nature to manufact-
ured goods from Great britain
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Orchard and Field
Calkins Heads Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-John U.
Calkins, deputy governor of the FEEDER
al Reserve Bank for the 18th District.
was to-day elected as governor of the
bank by the board of directors to sue
ceed the late James Kennedy Lynch.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
OFFICE OF
LOCKWOOD, GREENE s. CO.. Managers.

- Ireferred Stock
Inc regular quarterly dividend Of 1870
Sotton Mills has been declared payable Nav
81, lSIS, at the office of the transfer agents.
me IN, oId Colony Trust Company Boston to
ness May 10, 1918 ~ u "usi-
1NTERNATIONAL COTTON MILLS.
ALLAN b. GREENOUGH. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
London Money Market

LONDON, May 8.--Closing--Money.
8M per cent. Discount rates--Short
and three months bills, 8h per cent.
Gold premiums at Lisbon, 1000.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
DIVIDEND NOTICES

vorxrx OFFICE OF
LOCKWOOD. GREENE Il CO., Managers
BOSTON, MASS.
~. Common Stock
s,a me Quarterly dividend OF asb al per
nnarvl ivl upon the common stock OF the Inter
national Cotton Mills has been declared pay
anie sa May 81. 1919, at the office OF tho trans
isr isI AGENTS. the Old Colony Trust Company:
at close OF business May is, 1919.
IN NahltNATloNAl. COTTON MILLS
ALLAN b 0REnNou0H. rrssaureH
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

THE ANNUAL MEETING; OF THE STOCK
holders OF the s. S'sndard Gas Light Conn
pany of the City. of New York will be held
at the office Of the Company Room Ne. 900,
No. 100 East 10Th Street. New York CRY,
on Wednesday. May l4th. 1919. at !,
o clock M, for tho election Of Directors and
.he Eansaction OF such o.ler business 40
may come before the meeting
JOHN Il. SANBORN. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

Merrill. Lynch G. Co. have removed their
onices to tho thirty first floor of the Uoui
table Building.
The American Foreign Banking Cor
poration has established n branch in Brus
sells. Belgium. The branch which onenad
Tor business on May l. under the direction
or Edward Molitor will direct its activi-
ties entirely to the promotion of American
business relations In the European trade
fields .'"uo
To meet the necessities of ,ts constopt,,
growing organization for larger quarters
Medley Scovil. Inc. tho ndvertfsin :,
agents. have taken an entire floor nj Ok
Fine street which has been converted into
orices for the company In moving M
change OF address has been made inyoly-
ing only transfer OF equipment from tho
FORMER offices on tho hfth Moor to tho NV
quarters which comprise the entire ninth
floor OF tho building
]. M Taylor & Co.. bankors OF Boston
ana NOW York City. announce the removal
OF thoir Offices to 7 Wall Street takinr
the banking floor formerly occrnied hv
Merrill. Lynch 81 Co.
Henry L, Doherty q Co. announce that
tne monthly distribution on cities Service
bankers shares, payable Juno to bank :
ers shares of record May 49, will bc II
cents on each share. This compares with
tns distribution OF 39.6 cents on April i
ana ALI cents on Mny !, making II ar
distributed On each bankers share for the
months OF Maroh. April ana May.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Spends 100000 a
Year on Land Work

~ Ihe expenditures a year of the
United States Reclamation Service are
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Annual Meeting. of the Stockholders ot
NAYLOR & CO. Inc, VIII be held al tho
ough Of Manhattan. city of New York. on
the 2ist day Of May. 1919, at 600 o'clock
T. NJ. for the Election of Directors FOR the
ensuing year. for the appointment % two
inspectors of Election, and for the trans
action of such other business as may be
brought before the meeting.
na.o ROBERT f. EFTs. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Wall Street Items

Merrill. Lynch & Co. have removed their
orices to tho thirty first floor of the Duui-
table Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
STANDARD MILLING COMPANY

4' "uI Strect
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND NO. as
New York City, April 23rd, 1919.
The Board of Directors of the Standa I'd
Milling Company have this day declared a
quarterly dividend of One and One-half Per
Cent a. fo) upon the Preferred Stock of
this Company, payable out of the earnings
ior the current fiscal year on May 3lst.
1919 to Preferred Stockholders of record at
the close of business on May 2lst 1918
JOS. A. KNOX Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
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DIVIDEND NOTICES
CITIES SERVICE
BANKERS SHARES
Monthly Distribution

Henry L. Doherty G. Company announce
that that the monthly distribution on Cities Ser
vice Bankers Shares. payable June 1st
be Al cents on each Bankers Share
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

STANDARD MILLING COMPANY
40 Wall Street
COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND NO. 10.
New York City, April 23rd, 1919
The Board of Directors of the STANDARD
MILLING COMPANY have to-day declared
quarterly dividend of Two Per Cent (2ee)
upon the Common Stock of this Company
payable on May 31st. 1919, in cash. to Com
mon Stock holders of record at the close Of
business May 21st, 1919
Checks will be mailed
JOS. A. KNOX. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders OF
NAfLoR & co. Inc. VIII be held at the
Companys office. No. 120 Broadway. Bor-
ough Of Manhattan. city of New York. on
the 2lst day OF May. 1919. At zoo clock
+. NJ. for the Election of Directors ies the
ensuing year. for the appointment OF two
Inspectors of Election and for the trans
action OF such other business may be
brought before the meeting
ROBERT F. ERTs, Secretary.
in,-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

To the Holders OF an Issue OF so-yss.
First Mortgage Bonds. secured by TINS,
Deed dated lst October 1910, and 8 su,'
Elemental Deed dated goth March, 1914
between the Company and Empire Tru..
Company.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Buys Lamar Property.

Ed. Jones and Robert Fox re,
Gently closed a real estate transac-
tion in Lamar wherein they pur-
chased the building now occupied
by a pool hall and barber shop
near the Lamar opera house. The
financial consideration has not
been made public but is known to
be in the eighborhOod of $4,000
The pool hall and barber shop will
continue to occupy the lower floor,
and present tenants will not be
compelled to leave the second
story office rooms by reason of the
sale.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
LARGE LAND PURCHASE.
Nathan Davis Investment Co. Of
Omaha Buys 1860 Acre Ranch.

Judge Nathan Davis of Omaha,
senior partner in. the Nathan Davis
Investment Co., b large real estate
concern of Omaha, has been in this
section several days the past week
looking for choice investments.
Among other large purchases he
bought one ranch of 1850 acres
about IS miles southwest of Lamar
for which he paid about $40 per
eacre. He expects a large movement
of people from that section of the
middle west to the Colorado lands
the coming year, and determined
to get him few choice ranches
ahead of the rush.
Te Judges company expects to
make colonization campaign in
this valley during the coming fall
and spring and have arranged with
+. A Cox, manager of the McIlvane-
Cox Realty Co., to work with them
and handle this end of the line.
The Judge says the past few sea-
sons have served to attract the at
tention Of the farmers Of this Sec
tion to these fine lands and it be
ing one of the last opportunities
left in the little old U. s. A. to get
farm at small cost means that
they will not much longer be al
lowed to remain idle, but will soon
be bought up by farmers and in
vestors from the middle west.-La-
mar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
We Have 'em Around Holly

We Have 'sm Around Holly.
We have been asked what our
definition of '424-karat tightwad"
was. 1t is q man who reads his
home paper every week, always
borrowing it from some neighbOr,
and who would not subscribe if
the price was 10 cents every fifty
years. When these 't334-karat tight
wads" die their relatives expect the
editor to give twO-cOlumn eulOgy
of their lives. The only reference
they are entitled to is about q
three-line notice ION this order
Thank God old John Doe is dead
and out of the way. He was buried
in rude pine box furnished by
realtives.-Baker County Standard.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Millions for Beet Crop.

The harvesting of beets will be-
gin next Monday, according to an
announcemet give out by the chief
agriculturist of the America Beet
Sugar Company, the first orders for
delivery being given for that date.
This company expects to pay out
about $28O0,O0O for beets this year,
which will be nearly double the
amount paid out last year. The
lie about 100000 worth Of beets,
which will be at least third more
than that of last year. This
amount of money placed in circula.
tion In the Arkansas Valley dur
ing the next three months, ought
to make very prosperous coditions
in this section of the state during
The coming winter.-Lae Junta
Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
CONSTIPATION.

The beginning of almost every
serious disorder is constipation.
If you want to enjoy good health
keep your bowels regular. This is
best accomplished by proper diet
and exercise, but sometimes q
medicine is needed and when that
is the case you will find Chamber
lain's Tablets are excellent. They
are mild and gentle in their action.
easy and pleasant to take. Give
them trial. They only cost q
quarter.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
ls2o ROAD WORK
Prowsrs County viii Have an Ap-
propriation Of $4,000.

The road program for PrOwers
county next year has been an
nounced by the state highway
commission in part. When first
given out several weeks ago it let
PrOwers county down with $4,000.
The commissioners took the mat
ter up and went to Denver backed
up with full statement of work
done here and what is proposed.
prepared by County Clerk Mark
ham, and after session with the
commission and government ex-
perts secured an increase to Sc, 900,
which Is to be spent on the eStab-
lished state roads only.
The program includes several
miles of cement roads on the Santa
Fe Trail which will be divided be-
tween the towns OF Holly, Granada
and Lamar Also several miles of
cement road from Lamar south on
the D-C-D Highway. Half of these
bills will be paid by the federal
government, onefOurth by the
state and onefourth by Prowers
county The county roads not es-
tabished as state roads will be TAX
en- care of by the county funds.
The county only had forty thou
sand dollars appropriated the past
year, and the big increase will en-
able much more ambitious pro-
gram to be carried out than has
ever. been contemplated heretofore.
The roads need the work and it
will be good news to all citizens
that the county will receive this
large amount of aid in the work of
Improving them.-Lamar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
MARRIAGE 11oENsEs.

Frank Elliott and Rose Schick,
both OF Wiley. Issued Sept. 18.
Albert L. Woodhouse, Lamar,
and Mamie Anderson, Boonville,
Mo. Issued Sept. %.
Thomas J. Carter, and Christie b.
Clifford, both of Two Buttes. Is.
sued Sept. %.
Pablo G. Selva and Manuel Gut.
ierrey, both of Lamar. Issued
Sept N-Lamar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Per ma n emily
Located

| am now permanently and com.
fortably located for business one
door north of P. V. Ritter & Sons
Grocery Store.
| am now ready to handle all
cleaning, pressing and mending of
Mems and Women's Clothes and
blocking of hats.
1t is now time to hunt up those
old garments which you may have
intended to throw away, and have
me put them in shape for winter
wear. You will be surprised at
how well we can clean and press
them. They'll look like new and
last you long time. Remember
clothing costs are growing higher
have the old ones fixed up.
do all kinds Of French Dry and
Steam Cleaning and guarantee to
please you.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
cHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REM
EOY.

This remedy is intended especial.
ly for coughs, colds, Group and
whOOping cough. From small
beginning its sale and use has ex.
tended to all parts of the United
States and to many foreign cOun-
tries. This alone is enough to con.
vince one that it is q medicine OF
more than ordinary merit. Give it
a trial and you will find this to be
the case.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Ship 81 Cars Of Melons.

J. F. Brewer, who is acting as
salesman for the Buckeye Hill
ManzanOla Growers Association re-
ports loading out eightyOne ears OF
watermelOns including a shipment
which left yesterday. The asscia-
ton is still loading and with favor
able weather conditions hope to
sell still naOther ten car loads OF
melOns.-ManazanO Sum-
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Died on Claim.

Mrs. Mary E. Strong died last
Friday on her claim 2l miles south.
east of Lamar. Mrs. Strong was 4S
years Of age and is survived by her
husband, M. s. Strong, daughter
and son, the latter having return