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New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
New Working Agreements

Efforts are being made by a number
oi railroads to set into motion the
machinery necessary for the formation
OF new working agreements with tbeir
employees, as provided for bv the de-.
clslon , OF the Labor Board in abropat-
ing the so-called national agreements
on yuly /. The Delaware. Laekawanna
q Western, the Erie, the Lehigh Valley
sey are holding conferences with +Se;r Se
men, but it is seen to that thew ara
the duly accredited Representatives os
me tne workers before parleys are entered
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Lehigh Valley Segregation

1t was stated in Wall Street yester-
day that there will probably be no
announcement of any kind on the T'e9
nigh Valley coal segregation plan until
lew days prior to June "a. when th.,
extension of sixty days, which was
srantea era ee last month, expires. Reports
snaI the plan was about to be filed
Win the district Court here were de-
Jared @ TO De without foundation. Coun-
S 9ei IoI the road is comforting with the
Department of Justice in an arSa.s~. .ro
to formulate plan chat will ba go,
factory both to the government and
the management. "A1
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Lehigh Valley
Bond Issue Authorized

WASHINGTON. May 27.-Authority
was granted to-day to the Alaska An
thracite Railroad Company by the Ii
terstate Commerce Commission to issue
and sell $1,500000 first. mortgage bonds
at not less than 80 per cent to COM
plete construction of the line, begun
IN 1916. but suspended during the war
after about twenty-five miles of road
mad been built. 1t is proposed to
complete the line during the current
open season, opening territory contain
ing large coal deposits.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Union Pacific acts
to Close Big Deal

WASHINGTON, May 81. The
Union Pacific Railroad Company
asked authority of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day to
guarantee S14,755,5oo of the first re-
funding mortgage bonds of the
Oregon Washington Railroad and
Navigation Company, which it now
owns, and which are to be ex-
changed as part payment TO W. A.
Clark for his share of the Los An
geles & Salt Lake Railrond. which
the Oregon Washington has ar
ranged to purchase.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
American Sumatra

Statements by officials of the Amer.
ican Sumatra Tobacco Company inst
the reports of damage to the Tobacco
crop IN Florida and Georgia had been
greatly exaggerated, were IGNORED bv
STOCK market traders Yesterday. who
round little difficulty in depressing the
price of the stock. At least there wa :.
little evidence of inside support, as ;n-
olcated by the net price decline of 2ib
points. At its low of the day the de-
cline amounted to 3% points
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Larger Cuban Sugar Production

A much larger production of Cuban
sugar is coming into this country than
last year, according to the Federal
Sugar Refining Company, which also
notes that exports of refined sugar
from the United States so far in 1921
have totaled only little more than a
fourth over what they were in the
corresponding period of 1920. The
ceountry's available sugar supply for
the year will probably exceed all
estimates, the company believes. its
reports and calculations indicating a
surplus at the end of the year nearer
100000 tons than its previous est.
mate of 1,386,000 tons. It is stated that
only 67,536 tons of refined sugar were
exported exp from the United States in the.
first four months of the year, com
pared with 247,939 tons in the CORE
spending period of 1920. During April.
according to the Department of Com
merce, only 1902 tons were exported.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
American Ship Earns S2.33

For the year ended December 81
the American Ship and Commerce
Company reported a consolidated net
proflt, after expenses, depreciation
taxes, etc, of $i,510,S55, equivalent 70
$2.33 a share earned on the 64s,l9
shares of capital stock at no par value
outstanding. Gross earnings amounted
to $41,524,02I.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
I'm Wall Street
ThA Rreak in Sterling

The main topic Of conversation in
the Street yesterday was the break in
sterling exchange. This development
overshadowed ali other events Of the
day in the financial markets and was
one of the influences which made for
unsettlement in stocks. Most of the
dealers in foreign exchange were mys-
tilted over the movement, although the
general disposition was to attribute
the swift decline in sterling to trans
actions connected with Che German
reparations payment scheduled to take
place to-day. Sterling exchange, the
dealers said, was in rather vulner-
able position, due to the pronounced
recovery in recent weeks. A large long
position in the market had been built
up and the majority opinion had been
up to Thursday that even if the rise
did not go further sterling rates would
hold around Sd level for a month or so,
at least until grain bills began to come
into the market in connection with the
seasonal export movement Of the new
crop. The weakness yesterday in
sterling was in London, where offerings
were heavy, and the local market fol-
lowed closely the trend in that quarter.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Fear Securities Stolen

Securities valued at approximately
$4,000, which were mailed from the
San Francisco Office of E. F. Hutton &
Co. to the New York office, had not
been received up to yesterday. 1t was
feared that the securities may haye
been stolen. as inquiry by representa-
tives of the firm brought the informa-
tion that there had been mail robbery
recently in California.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Colorado Fuel Quarterly

For the quarter ended March 81, the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company re-
ported surplus, after interest, taxes,
sinking funds, ETC., of s505,527, eauiva-
lent, after preferred dividends, to s1.59
share earned on the $34,235, 500 COM
mon stock, compared to $420,568, or
Sill a share, earned in the CORE
spending quarter in the preceding year.
Net earnings amounted to $1,O97,O98.
against $987,720.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Cuba Cane Sugar, Preferred

Directors of the Cuba Cane Sugar
corporation are scheduled to meet
within the next week or so for dividend
action on the preferred stock md
Judging from the recent weakness in
TINS issue, reports have arisen over
whether the current per cent rae
VIII be continued. At 5Sh, the recent
low, the price yield on the stock was
spout 13 per cent. The regular date
iGr a;l; payment of the next preferred
t,rtaehd tin,a ao,s you'd be July 1, at which
pany's $25.0O0,000 per cent deben-
tures is also due. The interest md
dividend requirements combined wosid
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Railroad Earnings
Aided by Continued
Drop in Expenses
Improvement Shows
No Let-Up in April Fig.
ures; Gains in Both Lines
of Traffic Are Reported

With few exceptions the railroads
reporting their April earnings yester-
day showed continuation of the I'M
provement in net that began in March
This has been due in the case of
several roads to drastic cutting down
of maintenance appropriations rather
than large increase in the volume of
traffic carried. In some instances
however, striking gains in gross were
recorded.
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
shows striking gain in gross operat-
ing revenues in April, 1921, as COM
pared with April, 1920. In part this is
because in April, 1920, the strike Of
switchmen at Chicago necessitated the
refusal of freight which otherwise the
Nickel Plate might have handled. 1t
also probably reflects the working
out of competitive conditions. In
April, 1920, competitive conditions had
hardly begun to show effects in gross
earnings. Shipments were still moving
along the lines that they had moved
during government operation when
CoHSloeTdIlOnS oCner than competition
for shippers favor dictated the routing
of all classes of commodities.
The Lehigh Valleys total operating
revenues were greater by nearly
100000 in 1921 than in 1920. Thee
company is continuing the policy Of
spending money to get its equipment
into good shape Notwithstanding the
falling off in the general business in
the early months of 1921. 1t spen.
81, 900 more for maintenance Of
equipment in 1921 than in 1920.
The Northern Pacific total operating
revenues fell off considerably in April,
1921, due largely to a decrease in
freight earnings. The company, how
ever, did not drastically cut its main
tenance expenses, but made a saving
of over 10 per cent in transportation
expenses.
The figures follow.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Paris Market Inact;ve

PARIS, May 27.-Prices were in
active on the Bourse to-day. Three
per cent rentes, 81 francs 10 centimes
h:xchange ON London, 46 francs 81 CEN
IN zines. s rive per cent loan, SO francs
~ eensimes- The dollar was quoted
at IL frames 50 centimes. sse'A
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
London Metal Market

LONDON, May Standard cop
per, spot, STA; futures, G74. Electro
lytic, spot, SIG; futures, SIT. Tin,
spot. SIT It's Cd; futures, SITS rs %.
Lead, spot. 923; futures, 923. Zine,
spot, f28; futures, s2S 5s.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28

Bank Clearings-.-B clearings at
New York yesterday were: Exchanges,
S725,187,729; balarces, $77,o39,941.
Silver-London, 83%d; New York, do
mestic, bar, 99Ac; foreign, 58c; Mexi-
can dollars, 441ac.i
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Bid and Asked

Following are the closing bid an.
asked quotations of stocks listed on III a
Stock Exchange IN which there wor'
no transactions yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
London Money Marker

LONDON, May 27.-Bar silver, ssmd
per ounce; bar gold, 1865 Id. Money.
~ per, cent. Discount rates-short
piiis, 5A per cent; three sasmth hills
3 aa-is45% per eank 'SN' ''1's'
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Money and Credit

Call money renewed at per cent on
the Stock Exchange yesterday, but later
in the day advanced to 712 per cent,
which was also the closing rate. Rates
are expected to work easier next week.
with the June 1 interest and dividend
disbursements taken care of.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
American Agricultural Chemical

Following publication of reports that
the preferred dividend of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company will prob
ably be passed at the next meeting Of
the board it was gossiped in brokerage
quarters that the stock dividend now
being paid on American Agricultural
common in lieu of cash is likely to be
omitted at the June meeting of the
directors. The company began pay
ment. Quarterly stock dividends of 2
per cent each were declared in Decem-
ber and March. Omission of cash pay
ments, R. S. Bradley, chairman of the
board, explained, was due largely to
the policy of the farmers in holding
their products for higher prices and
in asking for further time to liquidaCe
their Indebtedness to the company.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Regular Baldwin Dividend

Numerous reports circulated in the
financial district recently of unfavor-
able action of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive common dividend at yesterdays
meeting of the board proved unfounded,
when the regular semi-annual distribu-
tion of 3A per cent was declared. It
was generally expected On Thursday
that no change in the rate would be
ordered, so that the action of the stock
yesterday was more meaningless than
on the preceding day. The net result
of the days transactions was gain
heard yesterday of rumors that the
company was contemplating new financ-
ing in the form of note issue. Presi-
dent Vauclain stated that he knew of
no such ARRANGEMENTS under WAY.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
American Can

Recent strength in American Can is
attributed to an improvement in the
company's earnings, although the ma
jority of industrial concerns are now
working under adverse conditions. 1t
was said in one quarter yesterday some
of the recent buying has been based
on prospects of an early adjustment of
the company's war contracts with the
government or of definite relief for the
concern in the matter of the Federal
suit for dissolution which has been
before the Supreme Court for a long
time and the final determination of
which has been deferred through delays
a Sked nv counsaI
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Buick Price Cut

Bearishly inclined traders turned
their guns on the motor shares yester-
day, when it became known that the
Buick company, one of the chief units
of the General Motors group, would
announce within the next day Or two
substantial reduction in the price of
its 1922 line, out June 1. Chandler
broke to 81, the previous low of the
year, while Studebaker, after selling
as high as 1875 in the morning, de-
clined to 695s, and closed off 2z
points at 70B. Weakness in Pierce
Arrow was accompanied by reports
that directors at their next meeting
may take unfavorable action on the
preferred dividend: According to
brokers' advices, the price cut on Buick
cars will be in excess of $3.50 to $500
car. 1t is believed that this will
start talk of reduction in the price
of Studebaker cars and others of the
same typel
New-York tribune., 1921-05-28
Transactions Yesterday in Listed Stocks
Summary of Stock Exchange Dealings

tcopyrightJ 1921, New York Tribune Inc,)
STOCKS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Advocates State Home
For Crippled Before
Club AT Jamestown

jamestown. N. D.. June S.-Better
care of crippled children on the part
Of the state and subdivisions, and a
vigorous campaign of education aimed
at eventual establishment of a state
home for the crippled was urged by
Mrs. Andrew Blewett, in a speech be-
fore the jamestown Chamber Of Com
merce, in which she cited the results
of q partial survey in North Dakota
and known statistics of the United
States.
Last winter said Mrs. Blewett,
"the club women Of the state launched
a movement to obtain a legislative ap-
preparation for building and equip
ping a home for the crippled Of our
state, as we'll as for the insane and
feeble minded.
"a survey was begun. In seven
counties from which I received a re-
port. more than 400 uncared for
crippled children were found. SUITS
man reported Is, Cass more than 20,
Ward more than 1S, and LaMoure
and other neighboring territory re-
ported! 81. s VA:
:"In every case the county nurse
wrote us hat it a impossible to
give attention to anything like the
number Of children who were crippled
and needed care, as they could aid
only those Ct school age, and in many
cases they could not get into the
homes to see the children who were
unable to come out"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
New Bug Discovered
In The United States

Miami. Fla, June 7.-"Bugologists''
here have discovered a new bug, one
not uncommon in the tropics but. &C
cording to G. F.. Moznette, entomo-
logist in charge of the federal expert
ment station here, one never before
seen in the U. S. 1t is the rXylos-
todoris Luteolus and the visitor has
~journeyed all the way from Cuba to
sample the quality of, the tender
shoots of the Royal Palms here.
Because it is a sucking insect
and feeds upon the leaflets of the
trees. Mr.. Monznette considers the bug
an undesirable citizen and var al
ready has been declared. The de-
tenders are attempting to .repel the
invader with a spray composed of one
part Of nicotine sulphate and 1890
parts of water. The insect is yellow
and an adult specimen is about one-
half inch in length.
This is the first record OF a. xylo-
stodoris in this country said Mr..
Moznette. "The insect was recently
described in Cuba by Barber. with the
host plant given as Oredoxa. Its iden-
tity al determined by Hubert Os-
borne of the Ohio State university,
Until it was found here last year none
vas aware of its existence in this
country. 1t makes the new, sinai,
shoots of the Royal Palm trees dry
up and look u%nsightly."
W go do 2. T L-E .LFa1 ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Man Who Surrendered
His First Papers Is
Denied Naturalization

LltrstaAIt Va IaHlI,I- L.LHL . vH".I-1lt-H wv
Mahdan, N. D.. June s.-John ia
cob Kupper, who surrendered his first
papers and claimed exemption from
the draft In 1917 on the ground tina,
he was an alien, was recently denied
naturalization by Judge. Thomas II.
Pugh in district court here,
In his address to those seeking nat
Judge j. M. Hanley talked
OF the word Citizenship" and said
that 1t stood for seven things, name
~: Christianity, industry, thankful
ness, intelligence. zeal. equality aad
nation.
"Any man who would surrenee,
his first papers," said Major A. B.
Welsh. commander Of the local Amer.
lean Legion post. ''is unfit for citizen
ship and would be no more of a citi
zen after taking his oath than hi
was before. There is no place II
Mandan or America for such a man.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
N0|'rfhlU i Z n
SYNDICATE '''l|)|||| ]! q II / BUYS
N MENNONITE En- LAND
10000 's Acres and Improve:
n,ents Bought For Sum
of $5,0oo,0o0

Winnipeg, Man, June THE, lands
OF the Mennonites in southern Saskat-
chewAn have been purchased by a
syndicate of United States capitalists.
The aggregated r. comprises ap-
proximately 10000 scres lying to the
southeast Is Of the town of Swift Cur
n The number of families COM
nrised in the colony who have sold out
their holdings to form what is prac-
tically the composite block of land is
between 460sand 500.si
h aMennonites have sold all their
material possessions, as we'll as their
land, their crops, Their stock and their
farm machinery of every description,
their houses and barns, their Is viii
lagos. their Kitchen gardens and their
poultry, even their furniture and their
domestic .pets-everything has been
included in the sale.
Big Sum Involved.
The Mennohites will quit the land
which has been their home for. some
SO years with. only their personal eff
fectst and the proceeds of the sale Of
their lands, which they mainly acquir-
ed gratuitously from Canada. The to-
tai price is stated to be between ST.
100000 and $4,000, 600. The transact
ton Is SO much n'the nature of a. cash
deal that the total purchase money n
to be fully paid before the final exc.
cution of h agreement within twelve
months. The completion of the pur-
chase of these 100000 acres has JUS,
been announced by J. j. Logan, pres
tdent Of the American shipping fedora.
ton of Jacksonville. Florida. Mr.. Lo.
gan has been acting for his associate
financial colleagues during the pro-
longed transaction He has been max
ing his headquarters at the Royal
Alexander hotel. from where he se,
out last week to complete the fina'
negotiations at Swift Current. w. T
Alexander, managing director Of the
Imperial Canadian Trust company
acted for the. purchasers. His com.
pany. it is understood, becomes the
fiscal agent of lMr. Logan and his as.
sociates in carrying through the oe.
tails of the sale and settlement OF the
| eYacuated lands.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Devils Lake Clothing
Merchant Is Robbed

Devils Lake, N. d.. June s.-when
Julius dickson, Devils Lake clothier,
cave a cry of alarm, when told to
throw up his hands by yeggs who
stopped him on a dark street late
Monday. night. the yeggs struck him
across the face with the butt OF a gun
and dragged him to a vacan lot
where he was searched. The ap-
proach of pedestrians frightened the
robbers away before they finished
their job. A few dollars in cash and
a gold watch were taken.
Mr.. dickson told authorities that
bers and may have hit town in ar
auto. as a car passed him. just a few
minutes before he was accosted. Nc
trace of the yeggs has been found.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
AGED Indian Scout
OF Foster County Is
Still In Good Health

New Rockford, N. D., June g.
Early settlers Of New Rockford
recently had the pleasure of
shaking hands with James
Sweeney . famous Indian scout
and buffalo hunter, now nearly
100 years old. but s1ll actively
engaged in the management of
his farms I'm Foster county,
Fifty years and more ago
Sweeny was In Montana, Wy
oming, and the Dakotas acting
in the capacity Of scout. In the
eighties he was a ranchcr of
prominence 1T Terry, Montana.
He served through the Owl war
and was an intimate friend Of
Buffalo Bin and Wild Bill. He
honesteaded in Foster county in
the eighties and has gained q
considerable competence. He
shows but few signs of age.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
MONTANA AS
SNTNEs4fHsi - SE95@Iy ~. iIWN ILIIEII% pGHNsIlp
GOOD PROSPECTS I
Grain Dealers Assn: Makes
Survey; Issue Encourag-t
ing Bulletin in.

Great Falls, Mont, June S.-The
northwestern Grain Dealer9 amfocia-
Q with offices IA this city, has is
ued the following report on7crop con-
Hdinons In Montana:,,as azcertained by
a survey made earlyssin i.June: .S
Soil Copditions. 80
From all partsS of Montana we
nave received very good reports Of
soil conditions and crop conditions.
Copious rains have fallen in every
county in the state and conditions as
to moisture are all that could be de-
sired. ty
About May / many farmers stopped
seeding as the top soil was then get
ting dry and they did not care to risk
more acreage, but additional rains the
first week in May encouraged them to
further effort. Absence OF high winds
which cause rapid evaporation wa
another encouragement to increase
the acreage. Soil conditions have been
soSnear perfect, that much work could
be accomplished. all of which. has re-
suited in our now having an acreage
OF, winter wheat and spring wheat
combined, fully equal to. II not great
erfthan the. acreage of 1916.
Insect Pests.
"Cutworms and plant maggots have
been reported working in several To-
calties but they appear to be scat
tered and 50 far as we can learn no
large areas have been effected. We
have heard of. no large llr4us pe..ls
DESTROYED as in the spring .-of 1920
Weather conditions have evidently
not been favorable. l,r their activity
They made their ape ;arance this year
only in winter wheat fields.
Diversity.
are diversifying their crops NOR
than in previous wears and are in.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Pioneer Farmer OF
Ramsey County Dies

Devils Lake, N. D., June S.-Wil-
liam Webster, y83, pioneer resident Of
Ramsey county and for ten years a
resident of this city, died at his home
here from ailments incidental to old
age. A.
Mr.. Webster was born in Scotland,
came to- Ontario, Canada, in the carly
sixties and to Ramsey county in 1888.
He lived on the same farm for TWEEN
ty-five years. He was a Mason and
member of the Shrine. A widow,
twelve children and twenty-one
grandchildren survive.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
NEWSPAPER AT
GARRISON QUITS

Charlson, N. D., June s-The Charl-.
son Journal. published here for many
years and recently purchased BY Ches-
ter Ellickson, has discontinued pub
lication. the publisher stating in his
announcement that tight money and
lack of advertising patronage has
made the step necessary.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Supreme Court To Take
Two Months Vacation

Fargo, N. d., June s.-The supreme
court will be in vacation during July
and August. Chief Justice J. E. Rob-
inson announced today, following the
opening of the JUNE term of the
court. Appeals filed with the court
not sbe heard until the September
term. here are IA cases on the June
calendar.
"We will not begin our vacation
until all cases of the June term have
been decided said Justice Robinson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
Of Calvin Is
Grading Its Streets

Calvin, n. D.. June s.-work Of
grading the streets of Calvin has be-
gun. Several four-horse teams are
busy and the graders belonging to
adjacent townships~ar in use. The
! citizens age determined t9 put the
streets into excellent shape1fbefore the
, end of next week. A.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
|. 0. 0. F. Canton Is
Organized At Knox

Knox, N. D.. June S.-Colonel ]. M.
Johnson, a Civil war veteran of. 70
years, and department commander of
North Dakota Patriot Militant L. O..
o. F.. was here last week to- organize
a canton, known as Canton Harmony.
The canton vas started with 81 char
GERS were elected, and a banquet
served following. the initiation of the
officers.