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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16
NEWS NOTES FROM
OVER THE STATE

Moon sinners arr active IN the hills
near Stigicr. -Four stills have been
destroyed by officers during the week
The Indian dance at III Reno fair
Ia drawing record crowd. Ten
housand people passed thc gates the
fIrst day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

Tns repsrser said rc did "Weli
to-day Secretary uenrls os the
state uarklra BoAro nent the
shsrln cheek Tor 5000. a. re-
ward money 'or the capture o. the
bandits. lsns shss pretty good
reason Nh, the sheriff should be
puffed upr The reporter admit
ted Il Was
And this a rot All rherc Is an
additional reward OF 1900 each
for the thrse men. tina, viii be
pad later b, tho state. The State
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16
oERMANs. peEyEo. NAVE
WITHDRAWN raoM coMmIssIoN

berlin Sept e German repse~<n
fativss haze Withdrawn from the H.
tsrnatqpaI coal commission b~cause
me principles fixed by the commits
son for tho drafting Of regulations
rerArdins she dIstrihution or fuel are
TrreconcilabIe With tho agrccmcnts
concluded ~ vcrsailIes." according 20
a statement tssued here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16
EXIuDlTS IN PLACE AM
FIRST DAYS ATTRACTION
REGISTERS STRONG IN
ENTHl'SlASM And At
TENDANCE
Al STORES CLOSED
DOORS At 1890 TO-DAY
STREETS DESERTED; En-
HlBITS FINEST ~ HIS
TORY: RACES FAST;
WORK OF JUDGING
EXHIBITS BEtsIN;
C.AIlNIlAI. FEAT
URES GOOD

JNe eeveutn SUHust m&s'nS "
the cImarror Valley Fair $3.50.
citation opsrsd thls morning. and
al iadieatisAs point TO double the
number Of entries, and much
larger attendance. than ever be.
fore in the history o. the associa.
ton.
FINE STOCK NUMEROUS.
n the stables. the horses AZ.
tract stse ntion on account Of the
large number on exhibition, and
the excellence ~ breed. All avail
able space is filled. with the
percherors prsdorrlastins. The
exhibits are mostly registered
animals, Of great weight and
beauty. and u credit to the
owners and breeders.
CATTLE ARE FINE.
In the cattle stalls. Hsrsfords
and Scotch short horns are the
most numerous, although there
are good show'nss Of other
brssds. o , Acton o. Lowell, 10
showing ths leader os HE herd es
Scotch short horns, and has on
sxhlbitien Mics Marshaii, bred by
frank Harains " Chicago, sscrs.
tary of the National Association.
i,iss Alfred Rlcdor alse is show
~ ssms ( - reeisssrsd- animals
IN RE SHEEP PENS.
IN The sheep pens. the shrep.
shirss are the most numerous,
and make : fine display. Duroc.
Jsrsiss, and Poland chinas hold
the boards In the Swine depart.
msnt.
AZ the POULTRY BUILDING.
Al Ae poultry buiidiao the en-.
tries are coming In rapidly and
coops os pure bred Rhode island
Rsds, orpinstons. Lsohorns. Min.
orless, oarrsd Rocks, and other
popular breeds are abundant
Geese. ducks, pigeons. rabbits and
ethsr sess abound.
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
n agricultural hail the display
Of farm products. fruits. and vsoe.
tables i ssneeiaily large arl fine.
The boys and girls canning clubs
are lnsvidenes wi'ha large
amount o. their endssvors that
furpass>s anything ips former
yssfS. The merchants Of Guthrie
also Rave thsir displays in this
building, but while the more pro.
yrsssive firms have s>asenabls
Il q unfortunate that In
lhis department. there seems to
% . taek o. lsserest that is r..
lrettsbie.
ire GREATEST MOTHER ON
eARTh."
~ usual, the Ned cross, "rhe
srestsst Mother on Eassh.s have
combined their Efforts towards
their. work helpful as
veil ~ interesting. They have
haras Of ths baby contest. and |
ave eompstent nursss il attend
nee 10 care for the little ones |
mile the parents are viewing ~
|ispiaye. The Red cross can a..
says ~ depended on 10 do the
teht thing st the right time.
FINE ARTS.
u ths fine arts building, the
'edseated Clubs o. the county
~ city have IN elegant display
Z woAsen's work. and have in.
tailed : rss< room for visitors
'h's bulldine ~6Il Be the rsesp- !
|e~ resm ~ the ladies'. and will
: IN esRtss o. attraction Tor
h fair ~. 4
tsek judging win esmmeses |
sls sstsrneon, and me results viii !
: oIvsn tomorrcw. competsNt
s6ses ars in control ~ this DE-. \
armsnt and impartial rsports 1
~ ~ oivsn.
~ourHRIE pAv."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16
REPORTS \ nv A. To CA
uALrlES; ONE ESTIAGATt
PLACES DEAD Ar 2oo;|
ANOTHER AT rs: CON-
DITtONS CHAOTIC
PROPERTY loss WILL
MOUNT INTO MILLION

PTS CHRISTI, ~ M
SILT Or t;NEATESr
STORM IN HISTORY
OF TINE t]DAyT
s'crpas i,ayssk rss4s. ssps u
With tsS<a4 estyuslnx ~ M
streets kn6 tvlt&t t~ia. hsAasd 4
way from nAl6y pArn n sAs ssA|
Corpus christi toAAy hssaa slcx||
eus~txiax from TIN wr~ekag~ cAus|
b. The gulf Hurricane which ssrx1
sha sIiy early Sunday morning. hstn(
Ing death IN an unknswH aansAw
p~rsons and dclnx property dAmn(
az millions
u wwa inaEnsAihle thia nAovnIns
sss anything liks A corwss sstimn|
u shn fatalities Id the city pvop|
the death list was placed BY some n
flclals ~ between fifteen and gwsns} :
1--WE, bot that was rs.aFasa bY mai
aa fag too CONSERVATIVES.
One report tn .sfcalatlcn today. III
~ Ssi aucaHfIFmvd. wa# that uau ho,|
ie~, nsows ~ them recognized a f~~|
aeata of Corrun Chfsi,i A~a ~
taken fr~sn rnf near Portland 4
Suscev hay, uFnn Witch t'0ep
Christ IA situated,
Mere than a.osa p~raons we're ~
homeless NY tho stnsm and TN pro-
Fam pf taxing care of them w~s ~
officials fae~d whsn shey h~esa n
day, However. vssh ~ eomlns u -
iisf trains "A w4s sxps<ssa 49, =
nIThs nlA~s ~ shna~ m~dH deeiilute n
tho storm enaid - lshss ears ".
Considerable Anxioiy wx~ ssrf~cs6l
frnavdinx NE fAfn III shs laan1|
Waldo. VIA fifteen persona on baAv
which ieft Corpus chr@ti sxturxx|
nfrTnnon on a tisAIns ermr~tou
Hl'fee iha storm NJ word hs~ bss(
received from the party. w4Ach inl
GUIDED four women
fsars also are entertained th~.
heavy sasualsy iist vii bs repors(
frrm surrounding towns. sev~r.i 4
witch we're directly II, the csth ~ nv
storm.
The dispatch Of relief trains foll0v,
I'd enerwetIc action tak~n issk nish'
by Governor William r Hobby al
GENERAL Jo~~ph r nlchmsn, command
y of the soatber ndewrmens u ~
Nniiad stasna army. All M. request
y issa scyeFnaf. General sekman 10 I
'"diafsly sila raseh~si a train with food
medical supplies and blankets. In IA
meantime the governor lwguasi troe
an'ati'sn failIns upen ali the clsiz~na
4 the msfe to tsnd assissaise~ 10 ~
form sufferers Indications Early so-
10y w~rc that the governors App~sl
sss meeting With . generous sespsnssl
sons relief vas afforded the Aoms /.
80 shortly after nldnixht when ~
irs. train 10 reach shs cNy IN ssno~s
's'y hours Arrived wwh foodstvsfs and
'hcr sappliea from Kinrvillc ana
soirt"wn Aifhoash both Of tho Ias /
~ piasss were damaged BY tAs storm
. some extent, word of tho more s~r.|
'as piish' cs CORPUS Christi caus~d
he residents of those places 10 so~xrk
heir own troubles and lend Assiss-
nee.
That Tho death list In conuecefon
9TH The worm was not huge. waa dn@.
flclais beiisved that mo~s peroes
'sre given anspIs warning of ~ ccsn-l
ix
The storm struck early Sunday
'oning and wAs accompanied ~ y
day wave Dmt s~nt . well u water
y fcsv htsh sweeping Into tks busi.
u District ot sAe city. wnsn tha|
'iai xasa vas Al is height virtually
Fery second flopr do~ntovn wrs ~ z
n wHfcrs
ny the tinle the wor~t of ths wIud|
a passed United etAtss soldiers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

Il IL estimated that toHn0 people
attended The Ringing Bros circus at
Oklahoma City yesterday and last
night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

County Superintendent Albert Eat
or OF Washisa county. has resigned
md the romnisaionsss are trying 20
lind successor. Salary nos Autfi-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

DALEY Canncc. business man Of
Ranger. had figh, last night with a
husky oil field worker One blow from
Gaance's fist and. Charles Thompson.
tho lanky. fell dead.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

Mayor kobel OF Sallisaw has set
SEPT % a. the date OF an election 70
rntify the city charter ado-ted BY the
frefto'ders chosen to draft the char
Ter. II the charter Ia adcrted by the
voters the cay's form Of government
wlll change to the charter form.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-16

Rev II r Carter OF chickasha Ia now
.lhe pastor OF the Methodist church al
blanchard. having been sent there 10
fill she vacancy caused by the rtsig-
nation OF Rev Rice who has been the
rus.or for the past year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. January l1.-Reports
that Great Britain and France had
Cancelled big contracts for food sup
plies IN the United States did much
today to emphasize bearish sentiment
relative to corn. The market closed
heavy, "a to ~ net lower. with Jan
uary lao to 1t03s and May 1921 to
1929 Oats lost u to 1 y. In pro-
Visions the outcome ranged from 81
decline to an advance Of 3
Weakness in the corn market
hinged at first chiefly On statements
by an official OF the food administra-
ton thar all possible steps were being
taken to reduce the high cost of fiv-
ing. and that Argentine and United
states prices of corn should be
brought nearer together. The selling
impulse due TO this talk was greatly
intensified later by the news of the
action of Great Britain and France
regarding food contraction. In addi-
ton, q rumor that the Argentine
strike had been declared off was cir
culated and the prospect again ap-
peared to be for a broadening out of
the crop movement. About the only
Important demand came from shorts
who were collecting profits.
Oats weakened with corn Lessened
inquiry from eastern shippers was APP
parent.
Provisions were depressed by the
downward tendency of grain and
hogs. The holding up of British or
ders for meats was also q hearish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, January 1f.--Beeves-
Receipts, $40 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts, ESQ head: veals,
IS.nea23 co.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $500 head
steady. Sheep, S.00a11.o0; culls. 50oa
$50; lambs. 16.58al7.75:. culls. 1a.00a
1850.
Hoss-Receipts. $3.50 head; no trad
ing.
CHICAGO. January ii UNITED
States bureau of ts).--Hogs-
Receipts. $4,000 head; left over, as
245 head; better grades weak. SC
lower than yesterdays average; very
little doing on light and light mixed
butchers. 15.55a17.60: light, 17.00a
1850; packing. 16.75al7.40s throw
outs, 1S.00a1 1850; pigs. 15.75a1S.50.
Cattle--Receipts. 1000 head; COM
pared with q week ago, good to best
beef steers and butcher cattle strong
to % higher: low grade she stock.
25 to 80 lower; bulls and stockers
and feeders strong to % higher; veal
calves. LOO higher.
Sheep--Receipts. 5000 head, mostly
direct; compared with week ago
fat lambs and mature sheep mostly
Is to rs higher; yearlings. IS to 50
higher; feeding lambs. SO higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
NEW YORK coFrEn MARKHr.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE mar.
ket for coffee futures was somewhat
steadier today owing to rallies In
Brazil, but trading was quiet and an
opening advance Of ~ to ~ poluts
was followed by rather marrow and
irregular fluctuations, May sold ~
1896 early and reacted to 14.16. while
December fuctuated between 1885 and
1s.so. the close was e 70 IS po!nts
net higher. Closing bids: May. 14,31;
July, 1910; September, 1900; October.
1895; December. 1880; January. ts,7s,
the spot market was reported nom:
inally unehanged ct as Ter RIO re nad
Of Santos as reported In the cost and
freight market this morning were ct
lee London credits. steamer shipment.
The officiaI cables reported a. al aA>
vance Of SAD reis in the Rio market.
There were no quotations tor Santos
spots. but Santos futures were $50 to
..a5 rcis higher. Receipts at the two
Brazilian ports. 1900 bags; Junaiahy
receipts: $1,000 bags.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

Sometimes people speak of 'the
financial district OF Washington"
That 10 proper in one sense. because
ALI Washington is financial dis
trlct. The Emitted States Treasury
and the bureau of engraving and
printing are here and a large mum.
Der Of banks are grouped and scat
tered over the city and it's suburbs.
Hrt often the phrase, the financial
district" is used to indicate a par
ticuiar part of the city. Washing
ii has financial districts. There is
= financial district near the Treasury.
There are the American Security and
Trust Company. Riggs National
Bank. Union Trust, Munsey Trust,
National Savings and Trust and Ma
tional Metropolitan.
There Is another financial district
at and near 14th and G streets On
the southeast corner is the Federal
National and on the northwest corner
The Commercial National. Nearby are
the District National. Continental
Trust, Onion Savings. Liberty Saw
ings. Equity Savings, Fidelity Saw
ings. Washington Southern Bank and
Merchants Bank.
The Franklin National Bank. at
Pennsylvania avenue, 10th and u
streets. makes 4 financial district of
it's own
Tho National Bank Of Washington
with $4,000. 600 deposits. at 18th and c
streets. ought to be considered a
financial district and not far away
AA nfv "a
and q half millions deposits; the Sec
md National and the Central Savings
Bank.
The corner of f and 9th streets is
certainly financial district The
Warrington Loan and Trust. with de-
md few yards to the west and on
the ether side of F street Is the Co
lnmbia National. with 100000 de-
posts. Not lar away. ON 9Th street.
is the Security Savings and CONNER
eial Bank
seventh street and Massachusetts,
avenue Is another financial district,
for the Home Savings Bank is there,
with deposits of ten million dollars
ana more than forty thousand depos-
ne old Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tisnal. IT 3ist and n. and the Poto-
mae Savings Bank. a square away.
Constitute the financial district of
tseereetown.
The Dupont National Bank makes a
sinancial district and the East Wash
no1on Savings and the National Cap
it'll bsnka on Pennsylvania avenue
between Sd and 4th. constitute the
finaDoaA1 district Of Southeast Wash
ingeoo. A few squares away is the
Warrington Mechanics Savings Bank.
Thxe te . financial district in North
east Washington, where the North
"a III rf nd "a WIN how Lee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK-January 1I.--Butter--
Firm; receipts. 5.375 tubs: creamery.
score). cox: hrsts. 65isa6s: packing
stock, current make, No. 2. 43.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 1880
cases: fresh gathered extras So; fresh
gathered regular packed extra firsts.
Sass: do. firsts. 65hasS: state. Penn
white. fine to fancy, 75a76; state. Penn
sylvanfa and nearby hennery white
ordinary to prime, 6Sa74 do. brown.
Tea72 do. gathered brown and mixed
colors. 65a69.
Cheese-Steady: receipts. "a: boxes;
state whole milk fats fresh special,
s7h. do. average run. 3Sha37A.
Poultry-Live, quiet: chickens. 2sa27
fowls, 33a35; old ROSTERS. % Dressed
steady and UNCHANGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Aid, January IL q
pm. qnotations). - Wheat - Steady;
spot No. g red winter Yarlicky. 2.S3A;
spot No. 2 red winter. 2.35& receipts.
43, 142 bushels; exports, 1o4 geo
bushels.
Corn--Receipts. 21.<90 bushels.
Oats - Unsettled, standard white,
S0h asked: No. white. so; receipts,
s34,4 bushels exports. tee, ss5
bushels.
Rye-Dull: No. western export. not
auotah}e: receipts. Ass bushels. s@-.s-~
Hay-Firmer; No. ! timothy. 50. 0aA
$3.50: No. clover mixed, 27.59a28.e0.
NEW YORK, January 11.-wheat-
Spot steady: No. red, e.34h track
New York.
Corn-Spot steady. No. yellow and
No. white, 1.ssA cost and freight
New York.
Oats-Spot easy: standard. 7aia-
Hops-Firm: state medium to choice
1917. 20a22: Pacific coast 1879. 37a42;
1917. 25a34.
Lard-Easy; middle west. soas3.se.
Other articles unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
NEW york SUGAR PRICES.

NEW FORK, January 1.-THE local
market for raw sugar was quiet and
unchanged at 73& for centrifugal to
the rehner. There were no sales re-
ported.
In refined the demand is only of q
hand-to-mouth character, although
with the removal Of the coming sys-
tenn business should increase ma-
terially. There are several large
cargoes of sugar now en- route here
from Cuba and should the harbor
difficulties be adjusted in the near
future stocks of raw sugar should in
to increase their meetings. and catch
up on old orders. Prices are un-
changed at 8 cents for fine granu-
lated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Prices of Local Railway Shares.

On the Washington Stock Exchange
today 5000 Washington Railway
and Electric Is sold at 72h. and
$1,000 at TAN: ten shares OF Capital
Traction at 81 and twenty shares of
Lansten at 81. After cali $500 Can't
tai Traction IS sold at 49,
The total sales for the week were
Bonds, $4,000: stocks. 2s7 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Prime Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK, January 1i.--Merean-
tile paper. 5Aa5A; sterling sixty-day
bills, &,13as commercial sixty-day
bills on banks, 472aa: commercial
sixty-day bills Atm; demand. 4,75& I:
cables, 4.7s55. Francs 49, Demand,
5.45ia; cables. 5.447s. Guilders-De-
mand. 42A; cables. 42i:. Lire-De-
mand, 6.26; cables. e.35. Rubles-De-
mand 13is; cables. IA nominal Mex
lean dollars. 771s: government bonds
steady; railroad bonds irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Liquidating Tendency Shown.

A slight liquidating tendency was
apparent from the weekly federal
reserve bank statement issued last
night. showing decrease since last
week of sS4.00e.o00 In bills on hand
and an increase Of $38,e00,e00 in
members reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
Liberty Bond Market
Active Trading on Paris Bourse,

PARIS, January 11.-Trading on the
bourse was active today. Three per
cent rates were quoted at 81 francs
50 aentimes for cash; exchange on
London Is francs So centimes; per
cent loan, So francs IS centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
EIllAflCIAL-LoCAL 4, OTHERWISE

Frank b. Deversaux Of the National
Savings and Trust Company has COM
pleted his compilation of the returns OF
banks and trust companies under the
late cab of the controller Of the cur
rency. and the comparison of them with
the returns made by the banks under the
previous call Of November 1, 1915. Under
the last call the total Of deposits in the
Washington financial institutions OF the
classes indicated was s15T. 5q2.f II, a
gain over the previous call of S1i,939,-
5l773.
The deposits in the national banks
amounted TO $50, 022. 240.11. being a gain
of $3.50. 9s2.Ss. The deposits in the
savings banks were s27. 463, 094.4e gain
OF $1,952. 7SS.1e. The deposits in the
trust companies were st6,33S, 1879. a
gain of $4,415,746.i3
The national banks making gain
OF half q million dollars and over in
deposits We're: Commercial. s2,226.-
71s.14, Washington, 929,G91.S7; Lin
coin. s7!o,5s0: Riggs. s61s.s67 SO:
District, 1881, 151.ST. Those showing
than half a million dollars were:
Second. $233.53e.2s: Franklin, Sl9l.-
.S3.35: Farmers and Mechanic. $1t9,-
@53.4l; American, sl1i.715.E5 The
national banks having deposits Of
ten million dollars and over were:
2.s1t12465. The national banks
with deposits in excess OF hive million
dollars We're: Metropolitan. 1855
239.13; Washington. 1892. 1912: Dis
10000 The national banks with more
than s2,ooe.098 and less than ss.oee.-
GEO deposits were: Lincoln, $4,4s5.-
t4soe; Second, s3,os5, 5ss. So; Column
hia S3,0ae. 1861: Franklin. $3.50
49T4S The national banks with de-
posits OF million or more and less
than S2.5ao 600.ee were: Farmers and
Mechanics. Sf,45a, o3S.3I; National Capt
tai. 81 So SOP 69; Dupont. 81 .335, 1Gl Sc.
Showing of Savings Banks.
showing q gain of a million or more.
That was the Home, whose gain was
l,161.05T5S. The savings banks max
ing q gain Of 100000 and over were:
Park. stss,ooe; Potomas s1ss.lA:s3
United states, s15o,oee; Seventh
ing a gain Of s5o.o0e and less than
slice, coo were: Merchants, $s9,24S.9s:
Commerce and Savings, sS1.e33.24.
Liberty, $52.527.53. The savings banks
having deposits of Sl.09o.0a9 and over
were: Home ss,7o5. 1902: Security
and commerce, SS.o ~, teS-lT, tnlEed
States, SI,S69 317.fS; Potomac, $1.7Ss,-
Tos5s; Union. s1.5ss.o0l.sa; Park,
s1.sae, s5s-Sl; Merchants. H,o2l,257 81
Savings banks with deposits of and in
excess of half l. n.illion dollars were;
Washington Mechanics, S9S5.31S. 0s;
Seventh Street. 1863. oI1.69: Commerce
and Savings. $50. 1911; East Wash
ington. 1854. S3347; MeLachlen, $6f6.-
6aS.4s: Nerth Capitol, ss1a7l3.ls:
Anacostia, s5236f33.9i. Savings banks
having more than 100000 and less
than s5ee, eae on deposit were: Ex-
change, s475,T4s.s3; Central s347.s3o.-
~: Liberty, 1885. 1884: North West
ern. s3eS sS19S; Industrial, S234, 5ss-Ie;
North Eastern. s224. 2a479.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
CAPITALS FINANCIAL DISTRICTS
'NJJMER GUS AND WELL SCATTERED

district at 18th and Columbia road.
where the Northwest Savings is To-
Gated. and another financial district
in Mount Pleasant. OF which the Park
Savings Bank is the center.
The United States Savings Bank
also constitutes a financial center at
the junction of 18th and U streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
1919 Stamp Different.

The new war savings stamp you will
set this year will be different from the
ones Of 1918. They were green and
contained a portrait Of Georgia Wash
the image of Benjamin Franklin. They
will be known as the Franklin issue.
The new stamps should be nut in { new
certificate book.
The reason why you should not rn'S
UP stamps Of the Washington and
Franklin issues is piair- The former
ISSUE. that of 1918, natures in 1923.
The latter issue. that of 1913, natures
In 1874 But the procedure otherwise
win be the same. In January Of this
thrift stamps. pas II cents. and get a
war savings stamp. which you can cash
IL for IS each in 1924. If you wait un-
Ill February it win cost you a cent
more to get q war savings stamp, and
cent will be added each month. until
thrift stamps and s3 cents to get a
war savings stamp.
Inquiries at the Treasury Depart
lsient indicate there is a widespread
balief that the war savings eertifi-
Gates VIII not DO recognized unless
issue, for which space is provided.
ara amxed. Certain unscrupulous
sellers OF unsafe securities have been
persuaaing holders OF partly filled
[cxttuCSkeS TO VfaQe t061A TOT worth
less stock. Whether the certificate
centains one stamp or twenty. it is
worth the face value of the stamps
II 6oid. Treasury officials state.
franklin, Patron Saint.
Incidentally, franklin was chosen
FOR this years patron saint of the war
savings stamp campaign because he
was the pioneer American apostle of
xhrtft. who most zealously urged that
The penny is the natural parent Of
Tho dollar Since January II was
Ff9nklin's birthday the war savings
stn>np branch of the Treasury De-
pa1tEnent is undertaking q national
cAinpaign to IN attention on the gov
ernnaent.s most highly approved
nnethod Of sowing pennies to reap
dollars.
NOR has the Imagination OF the
heads of the war loan organization
been exhausted with this bit OF
Franklin symbolism. They are turn
isSt from the help your government.
Hrfa in thrift stamp selling to the
tk@(ne Of conserving what they con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
GOOD Times Ahead"

NO slump in prices" is the general
belief of men OF wide experience in
large affairs. There are men who
are quaking with fear that business
will fall Off and war profits disap-
pear. These men may be good and
true prophets. but the weight of be-
lief is that they are blue pessimists.
In speaking of this question an
important banker said.
ITO a large extent immense profits
have been accumulated. and the
wage-earners, except those who in
dulged in extravagant living. have
saved money. That this is true is
shown by the almost fabulous pur-
chases Of liberty bonds, by the very
large increase in bank resources and
by the general increase in savings
bank deposits. There are tens of