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New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
A Good Job

There is a banking institution that
would be willing to pay $500,000 sal
ary if it could find the light kind Of
man as its executive head. The fact
is that real shortage Of bank presi-
dental timber exists. Two or three
banks have lately secured the country
to find the kind of men needed, but
without success: AS banker pointed
out yesterday in calling attention to
this state of affairs, the men who
would be satisfactory are hard to pry
loose from their present moorings.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Liberty Bond Interest Monday

In preparation for the semi-annual
interest payments which become due
next Monday on the bonds of the First
Liberty Loan and the Victory Loan the
Federal Reserve Bank yesterday an
nounced that if coupons were deposited
In advance at the bank interest checks
would be ready at 10 o'clock on De-
cember 15. The final installment on
the Federal taxes fall due on the same
day.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Royal Dutch Expanding

In such a market as the Street ex
perienced a month ago, before the
break came, the announcement yester-
day relative to the conclusion Of ne
gotiations for the purchase of 100000
shares of the Steaua Romano Petroleum
Company by the Royal Dutch-Shell
group would have afforded the basis
for active speculation for the advance.
AS it was, the Street paid no attention
to the news. The Romano concern is
the second largest producer of oil in
the rich Rumanian fields, and was
owned by the Deutsche Bank and other
German interests. 1t is stated that the
transaction strengthens the position in
the Rumanian fields, where it already
is the largest interest by reason of
its control of the Astra Romano. The
latter is said to be producing around
100000 barrels of oil monthly. The &C
QUESTION of control of the Steaua Ro-
mana will bring the total up close to
100000 barrels.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Money and Credit

The money stringency on the Stock
Exchange became temporarily more
acute yesterday, and the call rate,
which opened at 7 per cent, moved
later in the day to II per cent, the
highest since November 19. The total
mately S25,000,000, Of which it was
aaid between $7,OOO,OOO and $4,000, 900
was loaned above the ruling rate. Bank
crs attributed the current scarcity of
funds tor speculative purposes to fur
ther Withdrawals by the government in
preparation for the Liberty loan in
terest payments due on December IS.
Banks are also conserving their re-
sources in expectation of the drawing
down of accounts to meet tax payments
on that date There was continued
evidence that the Treasury Department
is buying up the 4 u per cent Treasury
certificates with the proceeds derived
from the sale of the AIS. Yesterdays
Withdrawals were estimated at $22, ,0OO,-
600, compared with $65, ,000,0 900 on Mon
day.
The ruling rates for money yester-
day, compared with a year ago, were
as follows: Per cent
Yester- Year
Call money: day ago.
On mixed collateral. 49,. 5H
OH industrial COllatcral.. 3
Time money (mixed collat-
eraD
Sixty days. ......... G
Ninety days. = +
-Four months. 6
Four to six months. 6
Bank Clearings- clearings in
New York and other cities yesterday
were:
Exchanges Balances
New York ... $977 1892, sos $62, sol $50
Baltimore ..... 1892 1876 5,739 269
Boston ........ 84,455,119 1902, OPT
Chicago ....... 96,202,286 9,263, ,343
Detroit ....... 12,669.610 2,867 1898
Philadelphia -. 75,367,390 1921 931
Silver London, 75d; New York,
S1.31; Mexican dollars, $1,000.
Sub-Treasury - United States Sub
Treasury credit balance, $843 ,033; Fed
eral Reserve credit balance, SAG, 6,786,985.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
In Wall Street
"whst DO You Think of the Market?"

"What Do You Think OF the Market!
The head of great industrial cor
poration:
II am bull on the stock market.
1t is my own opinion that next year we
shall see big production and general
prosperity. Stock market prices may
20 up and then down. But certainly
would hate to take a chance of selling
this market short around present lev
els"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10

Silver London, 75d; New York,
S1.31; Mexican dollars, $1,000.
Sub-Treasury United States Sub
Treasury credit balance, $843 ,033 Fed
eral Reserve credit balance, SAG, ,786985.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The plunging of the exchanges of the
former bellgeront countries of Europe
to new low records continued yester-
day, and the dollar was at the greatest
premium in history. Demand sterling
at the close of the market was quoted
at $3.Sl57, and the dollar would buy
11.7S French francs; lily Belgian
francs, and 1922 lire.
Yesterdays rates, compared with
those of week ago, follow:
New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Transactions Yesterday i'm Listed Stocks
Summary of Stock Exchange Dealings

Copyright 1919 New York Tribune 1nc.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
The Magazine Nou Will Eventually Read

Tho Congressional Record is AN unfail.
ing knapsack of good cheer, Read it when
YOU are in the dumps II & constantly ell.
tertaining.
Last Wednesday the House Of Represen-
tatives began its session with a prayer OF
Thanksgiving for the endowments OF mind
and soul" with which its members had been
blessed, and FOR the knowledge which by
experience and research We have accumu.
lated
These endowments OF mind and soul were
agreeaby exhibited in the following alter
cation which shortly ensued.
Mr. LA GuARDIA-This committee (ths
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

l. Virginia is sometimes called the Ola
Dominion.
= An English marques RANKS higher than
an earl .rr
D. Cllage is what a cask or other conlainer
wants OF Being full. :"
4. Prince Lvoff was the first Premier n,
russia after the overthrow Of Czar.
dom
.. James Monroe, in allusion TO his old
fashioned attire, especially neaaxear,
vas known as THE Last Cock Hat"
D. The eastern terminus of the Trans Siberian
Railway is Vladivostok.
{" There are twelve Federal Reserve hank.
in the United States.
g. Ferdinand was the Austrian archduks
assassinated at Sarajevo on June 2s,
1914 ~
D. lhe fastest mile by trotting hors. VA.
made by Chlan, at Lexington. Nv in
Isl2 The time was one minute ana
hfty-eight seconds. N
w. Inc La,in phrase, Sine qua non," mean,
without which, nothing"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Iuhn l(cndrick Bangs, the wc,i.l.noWn
humorist. tells a story OF an old Confed-
crate veteran he met once in Louisiana
who had a kindly and original feeling
about the civil War lie said that he
didn't feel so badly about the war be
cause, after all, the South wasn't licked
Mr.. Bangs kept a discreet silence, hoping
20 hear further expression ~ tho old
mans philosophy.
when a felah's licked sun said the
veteran. "he Just hatchery kain't help
feeln' sore; but il he's merely ovah-
powahed sub why, that's very different"
Perhaps there is some consolation in
this for gricving anti.prohibitionists who
are poulticinS their wounds in silence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Archibald Stevenson
"'rds OF Feather OF the Military Intel
lgcnce Service told
the senate Committee on Propaganda the
other day that it was mot generally known
that the BOlshevists are now in control n,
several Mexican States" Perhaps not. But
"hen Villa was rampant, so 10 speak, |. W.
w. men in the United States spoke Of hin,
as ono of themselves And one fact, may
explain the other. '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
What DO You Kno,U?
OF, W

J. Nha' - the size of the appropriation in
tho food bill for the relief OF th.
hungry in Europe?
:. What IS lindenburgs first name?
q Nnat was ohver Cromwells title as head
OF the English Government"
Nnat IS tho second largest city in
Portugal?
a. VINO wrote Tar from the Maddinc
crowd and from what poem is ths
title quotation?
6. What is rodomontade?
" what language is spoken in Morocco?
:. What country was celebrated in the sony
THE Bonnie Blue Flag?
D. what is the meaning OF o. S. as applied
TO historical dates?
10 "nat - the correct pronunciation OF the
word naive? -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Committee on Foreign Arsirs) Is wholly
MI. FLOOD am glad tho gentleman is
,,,,,,'i!.ISS' ieSS' ;" '""' I've eau 'hHgh'h me
Mr. IA GI-ARpIA ,r,carod ho,or, ,,o
committee in I9'I. and the committee re.
,u.tu 10 d" "Nls"t"nrd' ana the committee
Mr. FLOOR IEccamse ,hn co,,,,,i,.oo aid
not think the gentleman knew anything
anon' what ne desired TO talk about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
RUBBER HEELS

Coblcnz and other German citics have
been permitted to sec raradcs Of American
doughboys. Seems too bad Philadelphia
can't Come on Mr.. Baker. be a sport.
our lcSa adviser informs us that
the impending constitutional amendment.
known as the Bone Dry Law. will have
jurisdiction not only over the territory OF
the United States, but also over tho air
above and tho caycrns beneath. Il applies
to these States in length, breadth ana
thickness.
Now VIC know what the mathematcians
were driving at when they tried to- dis
cover the Fourth Dimension
We should have thought. after tho last
few years. that Mars woulG have been the
last planet any one would want TO get into
communications with.
The true Prince Of Waits is tho alley eat.
why has no press agent called Miss
Thcda Bara the Vampire on whom tho sun
ncvcr sets?
Tho ncws that the British arc calling
rershing Sir" vii he rs good rs gold to
those who don't like the talk about tho
general as ogr next President.
Mr Bryan came hero 20 say # told
You So" and indeed there was no answer
possible.
Tie Old song Drink 20 me only with
thine eyes" takes on added iguincance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
Summs cum LaudanIm

To-day is the Kaiser's birthday
and nobody seems 10 care very much. Stiu
since we promised a word or so:
lnsatiate with folly and with pride,
lie fouled the earth, by some s,,,,,,,o
curse possessed:
And even lacking will for suicide
lie overstayed his welcome as "A guest,
SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

what they could TO aid the government
after war was declared Mr.. Nearing and
others in the list left themselves open to
charges OF obstructing the governments
war program. The majority in the list,
however wee moved by moral convictions
OF Sng standing rather than by the eco
nomic, political or radical" theories of the
iNplCal anti.war prOpa ga ndist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

WiLLlAM &. HuEY, OF the Unon
W League, has some very positive views
aho.t "onta0S,!uG alliances" ITo doesnF
see why We SnhIld tax ourselves to take
care ~ the people OF Bulgaria Turkey.
Germany and Russia. Better 70, them
sone 30 hSh' u on, among themselves"
says the onc-timc Select Councilman from
the T''teeoth ward. "To mess II up with
them i, iIho interfering wien a man and
his wife are ~ row. They both turn ON
the poacemakor' W,iiamc long expert.
enre as banker may have given him an
insight into these foreign financial trausac.
tons, for to ask a repayment. he suggests,
Scucra''y leads to q misunderstanding
Tho subject of foreign loans and Sratuities
is a big ouo and while Huey's phi,osophv
is not exactly in line with President VIII
sons policies there are good many people
who are being pirchod by the high cosr Of
living aud taxation who arrce with him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

May We not express the belief that the
Peace Conference will have finished IN.
greater part Of its labors by the time tbo
President returns home? Yes, we may not
But there is no harm in expressing a bons
10 that effect. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

The y. NJ, q. \, is sending an Indian
princess TO France 10 entertain the soldier
boys She viii doubtless make good-though
the easy way the boys write of the queens
they have met over there suggests that they
have grown base in the matter of royalty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
| APPROPRIATENESS FOR PEACE:
AMERICAS NEWEST PROBLEM
The Administrations Lack Of a Domestic
Program United With Congressional
Futility Is Forcing Temporary
Unemployment


A GREAT many of President Wilson's
best friends, men who are farsighted
enough to recognize the cool and coura-
geous realism of our present interna-
tional policy, have been trying for almost
seven weeks to outlve the chill that fell
upon them when they read the farewell
message delivered in Congress just
before the George Washington sailed.
We will leave it. said Mr.. Wilson, in
effect. speaking Of the vast and complex
problem of economic readjustment. to
the good sense Of the American people
The country was faced then, as it i,
faced now. by sudden collapse in the
war industries. It was evident that food
prices would stay up. while wages
dropped Il was clear that sudden
reversal from labor famine to a labor
surplus was inevitable because of the
arrested tides of industrial energy. Con-
fusion and periods of idleness appeared
inevitable The good sense Of the
American people" is not able without
leadership to deal with temporary indus
trial chaos. II appears at times that
Congress is made up Of Americans. And
we console ourselves with tho belief that
Congress has good sense. But Congress
like the President himself and the rest
Of the Administration. seems dazed
before the towering fact Of increasing
idleness and economic confusion in the
United States
1t may be said in Mr.. Wilson's defense
that he cannot assume to run the busi
ness OF the country, and that he depended
upon the good faith and the wisdom Of
industrial leaders to find a new balance.
as war contracts were Cancelled The
iur' remains that IRE hare cutefcd the
Deriod Of peace, as ,re entered the period
Of 1rdr. ,rHho" program o. spVicd
po'jcy or any ordcrcd scheme cdicu'aicd
70 curry ,,S hroogi tic ucr' crisis lrjH-
od sruu and upucccss0 y discowtor
uud orUiddbic loss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

foreseen, did not exist. The country is
running itself. And it isn't running
itself very efficiently.
Of course, we will pull through after a
few months Of hardship. But that hard
ship would have been unnecessary IL
ours were scientifically managed gov
ernment. In some of the Allied coun-
tries the governments long ago estab-
liShed commissions for reconstruction.
One of the duties Of those commissions
was to systematic and mobilize all
agencies that might be depended upon
to take up the slack of national energy
released with the cessation of hostilities.
Had we done something Of that sort
the vast projects for public improve
ments now pending in almost every
American community would have been
already financed and ready to provide
work at good wages for all who wanted
il. In Pennsylvania we are preparing
to spend S50,000.00O on road improve
mcnts. 1t may be year before that
work can start 4 little foresight would
have provided for an immediate begin
ming Of road work and of work on all
other public improvements as soon as
men were available
A casual survey in the United States
shows that building and all other peace
time industries are a year behind. 1t is
not too much to suppose that a commits
sion with Federal authority. appointed to
advise and aid in every quarter where
work is yet TO be done, might have SO
arranged affairs as to have Jobs ready
for all those who were released from
emergency work. About year ago
somebody suggested a reconstruction
commission in Congress. The motion, If
our memory serves was lost in blaze
Of oratory.
The Federal government through It's
association with public utilities may yet
help largely in relieving unemployment.
If Congress would ask for an immediate
formal survey of industrial conditions in
the United States the Federal Employ
ment Service might furnish it with re-
ports that would be useful in formulat-
ing a program to avert conditions Of
widespread idlcrcsS.
The United States is the richest nation
in the world. There is illimitablc work
to be done. Our financial resources are
unlimited. Foresight and systematic
plan can yet prevent the needless eco
nomic loss Of temporary depression"
II there mutst be months Of cUforccd idle
ness, NJ" blame ultimately DluSt rest
,CiN Washington, rbich got rs into
Vl"ddir ciNoW Hmhjpg Of Io,r acc
shou'd he got oW of IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

There is abundant evidence that some Of
the y N. g, A, secretaries in France were
pretty good scouts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Last month tho Y. NJ G. A sent a.
as 900 cigarettes to France. And we used
TO call them coffin nails,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

". o".'.' of our P.epa a',H for
''a.. is Almost '.''",. " iu'''. E'''
'"''' .' ''' country '''F' are comm. II.
.'', properly enough preparing 20 ''Na
'T''". ".. ''a"'' ''''''aN"h+ ana
''a""ra.' '''ma. N'''om'' 20 h'm''
coming +'''.'.-' '8hn'' we f>' 10 me
S.'a''' need ] a' 'o'''"ls are mo-" con.
'''''' a'11' J'', 'N'' Na"oShaN'- ana
.'''' h'. '"' a. ''aH' p"''''''an VINO
P'''''.'H 'o''.''' "''co'n', mas
AVA .'-'' ., "a'''r 20 ta'N man 10
mink
30 .'''' rs no Constructive prog am
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

such is life said the doughboy in
midocean. "Seasick one way and homesick
the other"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Arr tho boys glad to hc returning home"
YEA. 'ncv arc--.l trausnor'S'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

rho.-. 'he G,r,.. wa'.oo.d r.a.o
they rao0o' keep r'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

nCR Old friend Elihu c. Irwin, president
~ OF the Fire Association Of Philadelphia.
reminds us that the government which
expects TO collect good deal of money
from the insurance companies has much
to thank the companies for Asserting the
financial strength of these organizations
as bulwarks OF a most desirable character
in crisis like that the country has been
passing through, Mr.. Irwin points out the
heavy draft upon tho fire companies in
connection with Cantoumcnts. Cuartermas.
ters stores and other government property,
30 say nothing OF the draft upon tho en-
r,oNcs Of In" companies for purposes Of
war Md MIR. irwin ought TO know. He
is one Of tho inainstayS of the business IN
tho Iritcd states. The beautiful new
building at Fourth and Walnut streets is
the second built TO house tho Fire .Asso-
ciation since he became its president The
association IS in its 1929 year and Mr.. Irwin
has been with it 80 long that they do say
he has only twenty-five wears 10 20 20
catch up 20 H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
CONGRESSMAN MOORE'S
LETTER
Bainbridgc Coiby's Canny duoid
oncc Of the Emergency Fleets
Stormy Roadsteud - Youthful
Experiments OF Statesmen
Washington, Jan. 81.

pAlNBRiDGE COLBY, Of the shipping
~ board, the Independent New Yorker,
who Joined our Congressman Graham and
others in an anti.Wilson Panama Canal
tolls pre-war meeting at the Academy of
Music and who was selected by the Presi.
dent to cooperate with Mr.. Hurley, throws
UP his hands ito go back to the practice
OF the law" Mr. Colby's Job has not been
he'd OF roses. II was Mr.. Colby who was
put forward 10 stem the prohibition wave
that was sweeping up against the White
House with the declaration that the eff.
cheney of shipyard workers was. in meas
urc. dependent upon their allowance OF
beer. Mr.. Colby has recently differed in
Wow from Mr.. Hurley. They say it is not
serious but Mr. Hurley, "thc big boss"
is on the other side OF the water with
the President Lord Reading and others,
and there you are. Meanwhile, the
Senate is investigating the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, with fair prospects that
the inquiry will extend to the shipping
board. And appropriations are likely 10
be scrutinzed and itemized a little more
carefully hereafter. SO that in more ways
tnan one the going seems 10 be good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

nR. CHARLES H. LORENCE, head OF
- the Wenonah Military Academy over
in New Jersey. where stephen Greene, the
Philadelphia printer. delighted TO assembl"
his friends, is anNousy looking FOR a new
instructor. His name is Charles Meade
Lorcnce, of Company c. 3o9th Machine Gun
Battalion. The young man who graduated
from the academy is a son of the president.
He entered the service about fourteen
months ago, worked his way to range.
finder OF his company, and after the fight
in the Argonne Forest in France, in which
he distinguished himself was recommended
for the officers training school at la
Nalvonnc, where he remained until the
armlsticc The new Instructor will have
something 20 toll tho Wenonah boys when
ne tako, Gp his duties along tho road with
tho third rail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

MIR Bryan came hcr" 20 say II told
possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

foreseen, did not exist. The country is
running itself. And it isn't running
itself very efficiently
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

The news that the British are calling
FershinS Sir" viii he rs good rs gold to
those who don't like the talk about tho
general as oVr next President.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-14
LEGION GETS
 SINGULAR HONOR
Incorporated as National Or
 ganiZatiOn Of Great War Vets

In bulletin which will be sent to all state branches and 5000 local posts of The American Legion throughout the United States, Henry D. Lindsley, chairman of the Ma tional executive committee, explains the significance of the Legion's act of national incorporation which was passed by congress and signed by President Wilson on his recent tour of the West. The bulletin says: "A great victory for The Ameri- can Legion has been won by the passage in congress of the WolcOtt- Johnson bill to which President Will son has affixed his signature, officially incorporating The American Legion as the national organization of American veterans of the great war. No other association of this kind has ever been thus honored by congress in the history of the United States.
 The bill introduced in the house by Representative Johnson of South Dakota and in the senate by Senator WOlCott of Delaware made record time through congress to become d law in September. President Wilson signed the biU in his private car at HOrnbrOOk, T., during his tour of the Pacific CO., cities.
 Tn addition the advantages de- rived for carryin on the national business of The American Legion, the act of incorporation gives the young est veterans assOciat ton official stand ing in the nation. Six months ago the founders of The Legion dreamed of it's possibilities in France. Incorpora- tion over the signature of the presi- dent means that The American Le- zion has arriVed-that it has been tor in the national life of America "The Legion is removed irrevoca- ply from party politics by that sec ton of the bill which provides that the organization shall be non-po- litical and as an organization shall not promote the candidacy of any person seeking public office.
 "Elgibility to the Legion corpor- ation is limited to persons who served in the naval or military service of the United States at some time dur ing the period between April 6. 1917, and November II. 1918, both dates in elusive, or who, being citizens of the United States at the time of enlist ment, served in the military or naval forces of any of the governments as sociated with the United States dur- ing the war with Germany.
 '"The corporation is reuuired. on or before the first of January each year, to transmit to congress a report of its proceedings for the preceding calendar year including full report of its receipts and expenditures"