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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-10
Health Notes

While we are all deadly afraid of
microbes, bacteria, ETC., we live in such
: vav that our bodies become deficient
in resisting power to the same germs,
md when they are present we expect
IN some miraculous manner to have
them expelled.
n is a law that as much willpower
must be consciously expended in cur
ing habit. as unconsciously has been
employed in acquiring it.
It is almost Uncomfortable that to-
day. IN our civilized nation there are
still so many otherwise sensible wom-
en- who are willing to MAIN and Grip
pie their feet and suffer pain for the
sake of wearing shoes just little too
small, or which are, as they imagine
falsely, prettier or more fashionable.
While we all want to enjoy life with
nil Its comforts, pleasures and happi'
ness we are apt to forget that upon
health these all depend, and that health
is the vital principle of bliss and exer'
else Of health.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-10

Asa man eateth. so he thinketn.
It is Just as reasonable to fee0
dog on dry grains and grass alone as
for a man to subsist on similar u
etary.
Our dependence upon surrounding
circumstances increases with our
physical weakness, and on the otner
hand in health there is liberty. Work
for health.
Do not clog the system by an over
simply of food. Never eat unless nun
ory. Never force yourself to eat a
food because 1t has been recommended
40 4 health food. Eat only sucn 1oo0
90 "a relished. Be temperate In eating
ana there will be little cause for worry
80 to the effect Of what you nave
eaten.
I 10 the brave and strong hand. the
..nacious lungs and vigorous frame
sap and always fall, the heavy bur
Hans. and where the heavy burdens
s ssll the great prizes fall too.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-10
la2u. BY International Press Bureau

that for the best nutrition strict regard
should be paid to the laws of hygiene
of the nervous system. the circulation
with its vital organ. and also the diges-
tive system, and last but not least, the
hygiene of the diet. LEARN HOW TO
LIVE. ~
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-10

il 70 be enlarged-according to all
indications. The senate passed
the bill (S.2797) the other day WITH
out opposition. The house is l1keiS
to follow suit; at least no OPPOSE
ton to the project has made lts
appearance publicly. The national
park service is supporting it. the
area to be added is public domain.
There is therefore no expense. The
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
DAILY STATISTICS

Born
BERG-To Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Berg at 4s4 North Church street,
q daughter, weight ca pounds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

zen studenls nave been drop
ped from the state university as re-
suit Of poor scholarship. This is slight
ly under per cent of the total enroll
ment last term.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
CORN SHOW PROGRAM
includes LECTURES

Saturday Is scheduled to be the big
day of the Corn Show. Many out-of-
town visitors are expected to attend the
exhibit which Is being held at the VAL
ley Motor company's salesroom.
The program OF addresses for Satur-
day at the Commercial club auditor
ium is given as follows:
l0:4b h MA talk on "Power
Farming" by Professor Gilmore of the
farm mechanics department, o. A. c.
a:s0 p. NV. @. Munro, lecturer
for the Standard oil company will de-
liver wei illustrated talk upon" Lu-
brication and Farm Machinery"
A portion OF the afternoon program
will be devoted to boys and girls in
dustriai club work. The U. s. National
bank pug club will meet at the Com
mercial club rooms at 1880, where they
will make plans for the new year and
listen to talks given by j. w. l.. Smith,
OF Corvallis; L. ], Allen, state live
stock clubman of o. A. c., and by
Walter Denton of Salem. II. C. Sey-
mour, state club organizer, Is also ex-
pected to be present.
AT $500 D. M. the members OF the
pig club intend TO take active part In
the corn Judging contest, which Is open
70 all boys OF the grammar schoos
grades. Irlzes of "a, 50, 50 and 81
wili be offered for tho best exhibition
or amateur corn judging,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
SALEM ANDESRIDtS
GERMAN TRADE METHOD

In q recsnt letter to his sister, Mil
dred Robertson Brooks Russell NJ
Brooks. formerly Of Salem but row U.
s. vice consul to Holland. gives inter-
esting description OF the methods re-
sorted 10 by German manufacturers in
maintaining higher German money
standard.
While In the consulate generals Of
ficr at Rotterdam. Vice oCnsul Brooks
made research into German trade
ms s3as s....s discovered The existance
Of unique methods utilized by the
Rhine exporters in evading the none
tary restrictions imposed by the allies.
Vice Consul Brooks report on the sit
uaIion has been published In various
European trades papers and aroused
much interest His observations on
German exchange methods are given
as follows:
sOae Of the methods employed By
Ger. any 10 maintain the value OF the
German mark and prevent its exporta-
tion to neighboring countries, where
the rate Of exchange would miiitate
against the business interests OF the
present confederation, appears to be
the continued turning over OF manu-
70 81 articles for goods OF higher
" " placed
Mrom . doIlazs-and-cents basis
. ne pres
ent time Is greatly in need Of boots and
shoes, but has not the hides to employ
for the purpose. II takes a contract in
the Netherlands for q number of un-
tanned hides tawes them to German
tanneries and converts them into leath-
or, giving them back TO Holland with a
certain nun her deaucie ag en'
for the tanning. The German inter
ests then make further COZ itn
the owners of the new tanned feathers
to return these TO Germany, wners
they will be converted into boots and
shoea Shis done. the manufactured
produced is once more sent to Holland.
the process Of deducting certain
quantity as payment having been re-
peated.
the amount of hoo 9 ~ shoes
thus received. is practically of no Inn
porfance and'o be able 70 re Urn to
Germany the whole Of its manufac-
lures It Ia necessary that an additional
step be saken, which Is done by bar
tering the stock in the hands of the
Dutch merchants for some other Ger
man manufactured product. such as
dyes'uffs or medicines.
"By this return to primitive trading
methods, Germany Is mus e j IS
sell products and to purchase those
those OF which II 10 in the most need
winout the exchange OF cent of mon
ey--a practice well calculated to sus-
tain its credit in the money world, as
II pernits the price Of these goods to
be aicuiated upon their real value"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
MISSING GrRI IS POUND

visaiia, Cal. Jan. 2s.-Poliee pho
tographs today led a girl arrested here
under the name Of Ruth Lundl on
charges OF completely in the theft OF
an automobile. to admit. the police
said. that she Is Ruth Guthman. 1e
years old, missing two weeks from
Seattle and for whom Il is reported
a coast wide search has been made.
Elmer Dogart was arrested with the
girl. on the charge Of automobile steal
ing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
RrAL ESTATE COURSE

sam Francisco, Jan. zS.-EstaDlisn
ment of a course n real estate safes
manship at the University OF Callfor-
mia and elimination Of the broker wao
uses questionable methods were the
topics of discussion at the annual con-
vention Of the California real estate
convention which opened here today.
Remedies for high rentals also were
suggested.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
FROZEN ORANGES SEIZED

Portland, Or, Jan, 2S,--Federai
officials here today seized 25l boxes
of oranges shipped by the Producers
Fruit company OF Lindsay, Cal, be-
cause the fruit was frozen In transit
Government agents reported the or
anges contained Filthy decomposed
and putrld substance" as a result OF
the freeslng.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

An ordinance is to be introduced
into the Roseburg city council, requir-
ing autoists TO dim their lights at
night.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

As a result Of numerous complaints
Of people missed In tho census. the
Eugene chamber of commerce has
asked for blanks so that those who
have been missed may bs counted.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

DR.. Philip J. Kelzer has been elect
ed p.eslaenl of the North Bend cham
ber Of commerce. lie served two years
overseas In the gas and flame divis-
aon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

SIEMENS-Mrs. Helena Slemens. SO,
died at the home Of her son, Peter
Siemens in Dallas. Thursday night.
Body at Rigdon g. Sons. Funeral
arrangements not completed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

Circuit Court
W. H. siml vs. A. A. Colvert. Yer-
dict.
Probate Court
Ray Perkins. estate. Petition Tor
support OF children.
Ray Perkins. estate. Order for sup
port of children.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

Henry Haenel. farmer living
near Coburg, told stranger about
h.s nun.4ns exploits and showed him
a goose he had killed. II turned out
that the stranger was a game ward
en-. Haenel paid O Szb fine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23
Died

Died
AVIDSON-Thomas Luther David
son, ss, died at his home In Morn
ingside Thursday night
Funeral at chapel Of Rigdon & Son
company at 3 p. m. Saturday. Burial
in /. o. o. +. cemetery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-23

Wolford Burgeson, who was en-
ployed in a Coos Bay lumber mill for
month, has been arrested on the
charge Of being Illegally in the Unit
cd States Burgeson is a French Ca
madam, coming from Montreal with
49, aNtaininn n pnssnort
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Sharp Break in
Stock Prices as
Money Rate Scars
Fast Moving Industrial
Shares Drop From 5 to l3
Points; Short Selling an
Important Factor

Spectators found nothing in the
news over the week end to encourage
the buying of stocks, and at least one
thing which was decidedly bearish in
its implications-the unfavorable bank
statements. Therefore, the stock mar
ket was under rather constant pressure
during most Of the session. Con-
siderable strength was displayed at the
| opening, largely because some Of those
| who had sold short at the end of last
week placed covering orders before
trading began. The demand from this
source, however, was soon satisfied and
the course of prices was quickly re-
versed
The drive against values opened with
an attack on Mexican Petroleum, which
was sold heavily on an uncoffirmed
and probably unfounded rumor that an
earthquake had seriously damaged the
company's properties. Ordinarily such
a rumor would have had little effect,
but those who are working for lower
the opportunity and succeeded in
breaking the price of this issue down
from 209 to 1874. The weakness soon
spread to nearly the whole list, the
only notable exceptions being Royal
Dutch, which sold up to 107A and
closed at 1861, with a net gain of ~
points, and Shell Transport and Trad
ing, which gained little more than a
point.
The fast moving stocks, such as Gen.
eral Motors, Endicott-J ohnson, Baldwin
Locomotive and Texas Company, proved
most susceptible to pressure and suf-
fo
points.
Until the announce ment that the
Supreme Court would not hand down
its decision in the stock dividend tax
cases this week brought about miner
liquidation, short selling seemed to
be the epreponderating influence. Brokers
assert that the outstanding short in
terest was heavily increased as q re-
suit Of the days operations, and this
was probably true because there were
no indications of an extensive cover
ing movement at the end.
The bears found their chief ar
gument in the unfavorable state
ment of the local Federal Reserve
Bank, which reported another decline
in the ratio Of reserves to deposit and
note liabilities. This, as we'll as large
impending government withdrawals,
was responsible for the advance in
call money in the afternoon to 18 per
cent, the highest rate thus far this
year. This advance probably reflects
merely a temporary tightness, for
bankers still contend that an easier
money market may be expected after
the middle of the month, when it is
thought that the peak of the COM
mercial demand will have been salts
fed.
The bond market was not par
was weak, but price changes as a rule
were not great.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
A Bad Day for Mexican Oils

Bears in Mexican Petroleum and its
twin, Pan-American Petroleum, played
a long hand and won yesterday by
wide margin. The professionals pound
ed both stocks early and late, and
when the melee was over Mexican Pete
was down nearly 10 points and Pan
Pete 6h. 1t was quite the most per-
turbing day for the bulls in these
stocks in a good while. Selling of
both stocks and shares of other oil
operations in the general direction of
Mexico was most persistent and based
apparently on cable advices telling of
another earthquake south Of the Rio
Grande. All sorts of wild reports
sprang up; There were rumors, for
example, that all pipe lines in Mexico
mad been smashed by the upheaval. A
man in Pittsburgh. apparently an own
er OF Mexican Petroleum stock, tele-
phoned into the Offices here and wanted
to know what had happened to the
property. He said he had heard the
wells were all running to salt water and
the pipe lines had been completely
disrupted.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Stocks of Precious Metals
Reduced $44l 900. 900 in 1910

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12- Reserve
stocks of precious metals in this coun-
try were reduced more than SAL ,OO0,-
600 in the calendar year 1919, accord
ing to statement to-day by the Fed
eral Reserve Board.
Gold exports amounted to S36s,144.-
545, of which $94,114,1S9 went to japan.
$56,56O,0O0 to Argentina, $4O,045, ,266 to-
Hong Kong, $39,109,769 to China, S34.-
30O,6e0 to British India and $29, IT'S 900
to Spain. Imports totaled $685. ,046,
most of it coming from Canada and
Hong Kong.
Silver exports were valued at $780,
0O1 ,O51, British India taking $109, $780,
718, China $77,5S3,367 and Hong Kong
$1O,225,351 for coinage purposes. The
growing European demand for silver
for currency was shown in $15,635, 1886
exports of silver to England, $685.
197 to France and $2,O94,OS4 to the
Netherlands. Imports of silver were
$89,389 ,536, of which $63,303,437 came
from Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Steel Prices in AVERAGE

.hs steel prices in the average are we'll
above the level of 1919. Tak;ng the
price of eight leading iron and steel
products as quoted by leading
authorlty, and striking an AVERAGE. the
prlce II is found to be $1,000 a lone ton
-, ne average last year was s63.7s on
5he basls OF the quotations established
by the -, industrial Board on March 2I
lase. Inc United States Steel Cor
PPoratlon Po Is still adhering to the
poafd's DC prices, although it is likely
~ , uc so inuch longer since all of the
independents are boosting prices.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
The Root of All Evil

Money, or rather the lack of monev.
was the root of the trouble in tie
stock market from the Streets wav
OF locking at the remains. Every.
body talked about money from Il
o'clock on. Before that some hopes
were expressed that despite the bad
showing of the Reserve Bank and The
deficit in reserves of the Clearing
House banks at the end of the week
the situation might not be so bad as
painted: Curiously enough selling of
stocks broke out rather fercely before
the actual squeeze and run-up in
money rates occurred There were
those in the district after the close
wfo insisted that the professional
crowd. which had been itching for
several days for chance to "bust
things" made the stringency an excuse
for slamming the list. For, as thev
pointed out, didn't the market stand
like a rock few days ago, when IS
per cent money was a common thinc9
Moreover, yesterday Steel common
was prime performer compared with
the general run of stocks and couId
scarcely be budged at time when
poo, supported industrials we've
tumbllng like nine-pins.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Rates on the leading European CAPT.
tails were steady yesterday Francs
and lire were just shade weaker
than at the close of last week, and the
other quotations were practically un-
changed.
Yesterdays rates, compared with
those of week ago, follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound)
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
In Wall Street
The Sandwich Man in Finance

Wall Street still has a lot to learn.
1t has always considered that it knew
the last word in the selling of securi-
ties, but rank outsiders came into the
district yesterday and pulled stock
selling stunt the like of which has
never been seen before, at least south
of Fulton Street. 1t was the appear
ance of the old sandwich man in a
new role. He walked leisurely through
the district carrying the usual plac-
ards before and behind, but with a
strange device. They did not tell
the reader to hook his watch for a
loan at an interest charge of ! pr
cent a month or to visit the tipless
barber or the like. Rather, they told
the reader to buy Blsnk-Blank pre-
ferred stock, with common thrown in
as bonus. at price. And what was
more, the sandwich man handed out
literature as he walked. He passed
directly in front Of the, the Stock s'os .1s Ex, :.
change with a nouchalance that came
from blissful ignorance of the fact
that he was an innovator.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Waldorf Crowd Busv

Much Of the selling, in fact the
heaviest of it yesterday, was supposed
TO nave originated with the "Waldorf
crowd" uptown, an aggregation Of nro-
'4SssIonal 1Ss iona operators who seldom visit
ene e1le N nnancial district but conduct their
oceas;non opelsI1ons 4. over the wire. On other
oocasiTns van thn; they have made Steel com
some reason they left it alone Ues+or tui
day. 1t may be the stability Of Vtee Steel
IN recent months has made or;+e go. 90
much of an impression win tho as
crowd as it has elsewhere. As '";s ;s
often the case the splendid bit Of
ne"s contained in the remarkabIe
statement s4, of untitled tonnage { of Z the the
5eeei das, ~ corporation issuedi on Satur
uay na,vs ~as/lost in the tangN of bearish
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Continental Motors

Current strength of Continental Mo
tors, a stock that for time had a mar
ket on the Broad Street Curb. but
which is now traded in mainly in Chi
cago and Detroit, where it has been a
popular speculative investment, is
based to some extent upon the plans of
the management for the retirement of
all of the outstanding preferred stock,
amounting to $3,500000. at the annual
meeting to be held in Virginia Janu-
ary 21. Official announcement Of the
proposal has been sent to the stockhold-
ers. Retirement of the preferred will
leave only $14,528,580 common stock
outstanding. The company is in pros
porous condition by reason of the de-
mand for its product, which is taken On
contract by many Of the largest auto
mobile and motor truck manufacturers
in the country. Recently the company
increased its dividend from to 8 per
cent.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Small Taders Buying Less

For some reason the complexion OF
the market in odd lots Of stock has
undergone rapid change. For where.
as a week or so ago purchases of
stock by the traders who buy in less
than 1OO-share lots exceeded sales by
100 to 1875 per cent, last week they
only exceeded sales by 10 per cent:
This would seem to be indicative of
less confidence on the part of the
little fellow The number of buyers
in the odd lot market, however, holds
up pretty we'll, and last week they
were 55 per cent in excess of sellers.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
u. S. Rubber Buvs Shoe Plant

The United States Rubber Company
has purchased the entire plant, equip
ment, stock, good will and business of
the Dolgeville Felt Shoe Company,
Dolgeville. N. Y. manufacturers of felt
shoes and slippers. The plant con-
sists OF three factory buildings and
employs sevral hundred workers. The
company will continue under the poll
cies Of the old company.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
At the Limit of Exhaustion

\, james S. Alexander, president of the
National Bank of Commerce, was
quoted on the financial outlook vess YES
.efday as follows: 81 believe the
pes Pest banking thought is agreed that
sme expansion W OF credit has now
no further expansion excont so., ns
strictly constructive and nacassau,, un
purposes, such as supply tho nmhl;sc ,hI y
with its economic needs, The resnnn' S,no
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Money and Credit

Last weeks unfavorable Clearing
House bank statement, in which it was
disclosed that the Clearing House
banks were more than $2,000,O00 be-
low their legal reserve requirements,
was followed yesterday by decided
stiffening of the rates for call money.
This did not become apparent, how
ever, until the bulk of the Stock Ex-
change loans had been arranged at 7
renewal rate. On renewed demands
for money the rate jumped to 18 per
cent late in the afternoon and this
rate held until the close. Bankers ex-
pressed the opinion that the high
rate was also caused by preparations
by the banks to meet government
withdrawals to-day, which are ex-
pecteo to be in the neighborAood of
S25.000,0OO.
The ruling rates for money yester-
day, compared with a year ago, were
Yester- Year
Call money: day. ago.
On mixed collateral. -
On industrial collateral. Z 51k
Time money (mixed col
lateraD:
Sixty days. 61a 51z@6
Ninety days. ......... GA 5k@6
four months. ....... 61A 6hW6
Foul to six months -. 61s 5h@6
Bank Clearings.-Bank clearings in
New York and other cities yesterday
we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. $668.614,904 $107,020,7 ,704
baltimore 16,915,678 7,979,O41
30: tor 66,8O3,8 18,510,242
chicago 1l9 9,197,289 10,677, ,141
Detroit 19,095,939 5,436,825
Phila ...:... 76,475,602 13,977,661
Pittsburgh 27,586,889 11,725,057
b-Treasury-United States Sub
Treasury credit balance, s925, 5,137; Fed
eral Reserve credit balance, $104,475,-
O91.
SiIver.-London, s2Md; New York,
$1.37; Mexican dollars. $1.03.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Rut It Was Good Publicity

81 notice." said a spokesman for
the Stock, Exchange, "that certain
theatrical capitalist who has made
pile out of the movies charges that
Wall Street is an out and out gam
bling place that is running more young
men and young women and old men
and old women than all the whisky,
cocaine, drug or liquor habits in the
country put together. suppose we
can look to the stage to purify all
thisN
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Bank Meetings To-day

This is the day of the year when
the national banks hold their annual
meetings of shareholders. Officers
and directors will be elected and cap
ital changes approved. Changes in
personnel Of the New York banks will
be unimportant and of minor nature
it is expected.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Hepburn Is Reelected

A: Barton Hepburn, chairman Of the
advisory board of the Chase National
Bank. has been reelected to member
ship in the Federal Advisory Council
from the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trlct Tor the year 1920. This announce
ment was made yesterday bv the d.
!rectors Of the Federal Reserve. Bank
hero.