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New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Sterling Exchange
Advances Sharply;
Highest in Months
Spectacular I'm 1'rovcraens Il
Laid to Evidence Of
Stronger Financial Posi-.
tion Of Great Britain

vreAsnge on London, soaring spec
...nIsrly in this market yesterday,
sonehed the highest point since last
Hm~,st The upward rush WAS one Of
Az most violent in months and re-
ssmltsd in o net advance OF 9a cents
- the pound. sight drafts on London
ssS5$. ssVS;$ the day before. This develop
wens was considered By bankers AS
.artremely important and significant,
a. rejecting possibly an improved
Snsncisl position in Great Britain.
Two months ago the pound sterling
dronped 70 s3.SS after a steady faN
nrrced;nr the payment Of the Anglo
Eench loan maturity.
The sensational strength OF sterling
hroug.. a sympathetic response IN the
ether exchange rates on European cen
.srs and French francs. Be. .gian francs.
itslian lire and German marks moved
m also, thought not in such violent
manner. The rate on Paris, which
closed At $50 cents per franc on Tues
day. closed yesterday at 60l cents.
BANKERS in touch with the interna-
t;onal situation said there was moth
inc special to explain the sudden rise
in sterling, which has been displaying
advancing tendencies since the closing
days Of December. A partner in lead
ins international banking house said
that for one thing Great ritain is buy
ing less in the American market, and
TO. that reason her trade position is
improving For another thing British
purchases Of sugar have been greatly
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Copper Producers
Plan to Withhold
Stocks From Sale
Decision. Arrived at After
Series Of Conferences,
Aimed TO Improve Prices;
Foreign Business Pushed

Az the result of investigation Of con-
ditions In the copper industry leading
producers have decided to withhold
their stocks from the market rather
than continue to sell them at the cur
rent low prices. This decision, it was
learned yesterday, was arrived at after
a series Of informal conferences, at
which the point was emphasized that
many companies Grc selling copper con-
aidorably below the cost Of production.
There was meeting Of the Copper
Export Association yesterday, and this
gave rise TO roDorts that definite plans
for expanding the foreign business
we're formulated. This was denied,
however, by representative of one OF
the leading producing companies.
Figures made available for the first
time yesterday showed that last year
1900, 100000 pounds were delivered
from the mines and that 50O,000,O00
pounds were sold for export An off,
cial of one of the most important of
the American companies said that the
1920 deliveries were in excess of the
consumption. Foreign business, he
said, had been good despite the enor-
nous amount of scrap copper that had
been used up by the European coun-
tries following the war.
Copper recently sold in this market
for less than 13 cents pound, the
lowest price since 1910 In 1915 the
peak was reached, when the war de-
mand carried the price up to 31.S9
cents a pound.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
State Banks Do Well
Record in 1920 Credilablo De-
snito Irade Slu,nn

ALBANY, Ian. 5,-Banking institu-
tions under the supervision os the New
York State Banking Department, made
eredit@bIe showing In 1920, despite
conditions crested by the reedjus tniens
q business, Superintendent Of Banks
George Y. Mclaughlin stated In his
annual report to the Legislature today.
The decrease in bank deposits for
1920 from the preceding year was $685.
9s4,399. This, when compared with the
great decline in comm odity prices, was
''remarkably small" said the superia-
tendent.
He recommended repeal of the sec
tion Of the law requiring him to make
Q yearly examination Of the trust de-
partments Of national banks, stating
that the responsibility for examination
Of such departments lies with the Fed
eral authorities. He also approved an
amendment making railroad issues
legal for savings bank investment
under proper restrictions, and of giving
savings banks under certain conditions
the right TO have branches.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06

curtailod in Nvcent months in anticipa-
tien Of ioweY prices for the commodity.
AS the sama sin,e less American eot-
toN ha5 eeea tehea for British ae-
count,
Other baakers said the move to fund
dc Gr ,ssa tndehtedNess 60 the United
stnSes government probably played a
nast in creating u better sentiment WITH
the War Elaaneo Corporation "a an aid
to AMERICAN export trade wac not con-
siderVG ga much ot a factor
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06

WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
FRANK LYMAN
JOHN 7. PHELPS
LEWIS CASS LEDYARD
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Vulcan DEFINING Earnings

The Vulcan DEFINING Company re-
ports . total net income for the quar-
ter ended September 80, of $75,6O3,
compared with s14,277 for the CORE
spending quarter Of the preceding
year. Sales for the period amounted
to ST37 920. against $3.50 .413
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06

Chairman Of the Board
ARTHUR CURrIss JAMES
WILLIAM n. KINGSLEY
WILLIAM STEWART TOD
OGDEN MILLS
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06

CORNELIUS N. BLISS. JR
HENRY w. DE FOREST
WILLIAM VINCENT Aston
WILLIAM SLOANE
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06

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Daily picayune., 1921-06-03

at least 25,000 men and women, there hy creating centers of enthusiasm iu ey- cry community. We must bui!l scnti- ntent that will make our people iinpa- tent of the states educational. r..nk l"
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1921
OFFICIALS BIT
 TERLY SCORED
THEIR LACK OF NERVE RESPON- SIBLE FOR BLOODY RIOT, DE-
 CLARES GOVERNOR.

Tulsa, Okla, June 2.-District Judge Vatican Biddison called special Grand Jury today as the first step ill an investigation in the Tulsa race riot which. breaking out Tuesday night and extending well into Wednesday, re suited in many casualties and much property damage.
 The Grand Jury, calling of which fol lowed the receipt of Judge Biddison of a letter from Governor J. B. A. Robert son. will convene June 8. In his letter asking for an investigation the governor also asked that the conduct of the Pc lice Department and the sheriff's office which he condemned. be investigated
 According to the latest authentic re port, nine white men and 21 negroes are known to have been killed. Prop erty damage is estimated at S1 ,500.O00 All this. according to General c. r. Bar rett. commanding the state troops call ed here to maintain martial law was ''incited by an impudent negro, a hyS- terical girl and a yellow journal re porter"
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
Will Require Several Ycar1.

\ general discus; i ensued in which ai'ny took part Stat Superintendent Bono said the mo eb ent c atemplates a rr, gram that wi, take fivh CT ten years 'o ltalize I, said tfat [ k pro posed hy :026 to have a. rkri. ,nt il teacher training s4''i so thai nu me tqn tea |, unless h has had spcr.:lc train nP for the wor
 \ |; Eill. presiir T If thc Mkt nea> Edlcatl. al Assoti., n s:id ,lnt u',c object will be to raise the standards or the social status of teachers, so that they will be looked upon by the com. munity as favorably as other prOfes- sions, and not as visionary and i'm practical. Dr. Jewell of the Universi- ty of Arkansas agreed with MT. Hill, and said that the teachers have for years been insisting that stricter regula tions be provided for their qualifica tions
 Mrs. J. R. Wilson of Warren sug- gested that county superintendents can do much through co operation with the directors of rural districts.
 J. H. Andrews of Wynne said that the counties of eastern Arkansas will enthusiastically support the movement.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
Governor Tells of Pressing Need

Governor McRae in brief address reasserted the statement he has fr- quently made that upon the education of its people depends the prosperity of the state He said that he is older than the free school systm of the state and that he has seen it develop into what it is today, and yet it is only at the beginning He said that there has been much indifference and misunder- standing to overcome
 When only 328,OO0 of the 675,OOO children of school age in the state at- tend school an average of 126 days an nually," said the governor, i've are con- fronted by a problem that challenges the best that is in our citizenship. We must do something definite to insure equal school facilities for all children both city and country There is no ex- cuse for any citizen of Arkansas not to do his utmost to advance the inter- ests of our schools, for God has bless ed our people with prosperity and any man who fails to support the schools to the fullest should he marked in the com munity as disloyal.
 "We are told that there are 800 I schools closed in Arkansas this year on account of lack of funds or teachers, and that thousands of teachers are un- der grade. It is also undisputed that hundreds of our teachers are trained at the expense of the state and then go to Oklahoma and elsewhere because of the better salaries. It is not true that we are overburdened with school taxation. We pay only 1024 per capita anually for school purposes, where as the gov ernment statistics show that last year Arkansas paid $21 per capita for ci- gars. cigarettes. tobacco and snuff. The people are ready and anxious to support any advanced educational pro gram, but they want something tangible and definite They were ready to in- crease the school levy from five to sev- en mills and then from seven to twelve mills, and am confident will vote for the pending amendment to take the limit off school taxation"
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
5000 Members Already.

Mir Harrison said the conference had been called to give prestige to the movement. The citizens section, with membership of 600 men and women already provides the vehicle through which 1t may act.
 We are here to launch movement said he, "and not a campaign or drive but a movement on broad and deep foundation that shah permeate the en- tire state and enlist the active support of every organization and individual that stands for state advancement. The school sentiment we already have must be fostered, and we must create, crystalize and unify all educational influences. informing the people of ac- t,tal conditions anc inspirins thcm with the ambition to provide and apply the most effective remedies.
 Our first objective will he to enroll
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
Governor Shows Anger.

| PiQued at the apparent inability of Tulsa to formulate an adequate relief program Governor Robertson started independent action at noon today. Re turning to the Hotel Tulsa after a view of the ruins of the negro section and seeing the helpless hordes in the ball park and Convention hall. the governor dropped the reserve that has marked his stay here.
 Sending for Judge W. B Williams he said in the presence of a reporter {:
 "This is damagable and inexcusablc. With either a sheriff or a chief of po- live with nerve this whole thing would not have happened"
 Turning to Judge Williams he said |:
 This farce has gone far enough. Get Grand Jury. In your instruction or der an investigation Of the sheriff's office, the city administra tion and par ticularly the Police partment, which in this crisis has been as helpless as the homeless and. hungry negro ba- bies."
 Governor Robertson's utterances were the first he has made since coming on this chaotic scene He stesdfastly referred questioners to Adtutant Gener- al Barrett. The governor returned to Oklahoma City this afternoon. but will keep in touch with the situation here. Gazette.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
PICNIC.

Last night number of young people chaperoned by Mrs. Chas. McKelvey. enjoyed the evening on the river. Before lunch they took a swim and
 searched up and down the river for a ] boat, that they might enjoy row, but failed to find one. Lunch was then served and they showed the result of taking a swim by their appetites.
 Those present were: Mesdames Chas. McKelvey, Robt Hambright and Misses Agnes Ellis, Thalia Darlington, Berva Hit, Mildred Hit, Selma Herring, Lil- Han McKelvey and Messrs Robt Ham bright, Tom Meadows, c. W. Allspaugh, Minor Gordon, Wells Hamby, Vernon Fore and Dr. Hrst.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03

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Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
Official Condemned.

Representative citizens of Tulsa met today and condemned the city and county law enforcement officials hold ing them responsible for the disastrous outbreak. In addressing this meeting General Barrett said that while he was ordering the withdrawal of the Nation al Guard from Tulsa. there is no inten- ton to remove the martial law edict until it is shown that the city can care for itself. A committee on which May or T. D. Evans was refused place was appointed to care for the helpless negroes. estimated to number more than 5000. and to expedite the work of re building the burned negro quarters.
 Most of this damage was done by white criminals who should have been shot and killed" F. J. Martin, former mayor, said after he was selected chair man of the Emergency Committee. "As a final outcome we must rebuild these homes. see that these negroes get their insurance and get their claims against the city and county" the chairman said.
 A final check of the morgues today white dead at nine. Among these, most definitely established the number of of them were residents of this city, is Ernest Austin, aged 8. formerly of Houghton N Y: Walter Da ggs, man ager of the Pierce Oil Corporation of Tulsa, also was killed. Five of the ne- gro dead have been identified. Among them is pr. A. C. Jackson. shot to death while running from his burning home He was one of Tulsa's best known negro physicians and surgeons.
 Many negroes left Tulsa today. The Red Cross offered to provide transpOr- tation for any destitute who wanted to leave, although no effort was made to have the negroes leave.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
appalling one and demands vigorous

appalling one and demands vigorous action. He suggested that a central committee of one or more residents of each county be appointed by the pres ident of the Arkansas Educa tiOnal AH- sociation and the chairman and director ofthe citizens section, from which smaller and more workable body might be selected us an Executive Committee. This suggestion prevailed and the com. mittee will be selected an announced soon.
 In commenting on Mir. Harrison's acceptance of the state directorship, Chairman Williams complimented the section upon the character and caliber of it's executive head Mir. Harrison was major of infantry, U. s. army dur ing the World War and was first state commander of the American Legion. He is graduate of Hendrix College, class of "A, and for three years was superintendent of schools of FOrdyce and county superintendent of Dallas county.
 Mir Harrison said yesterday that he will devote practically his entire time to the movement-Gazette.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03

J. M Duke made business trip to Bierne today.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
TO GIVE STATE
 BETTER SCHOOLS
FORWARD EDUCATION" MOVE MENT Is LAUNCHED AT X
 MEETING HERE.

With James l. Harrison as state di- rector. the Forward Education Move. ment'' of the Citizens Section, Arkan- sas Educatona Association, was laun- ched a a meeting at the Hotel Marion, attended by about 50 representative mn and women from all over the state, yesterday. Mir Harrison. who is vice president and director of H. c. Pugh & Co, yesterday severed his active con nection with the firm. although he re tains his office. Mir Harrison has es- tablished headquarters in the State De- partment of Education.
 Hamp Williams of Hot Springs. chairman of the Citizens Section pre- sided at the meeting and Dr, !. NJ. Workman president of Henderson Brown College set forth the purposes of the movement as follows:
 ITO lift Arkansas from its forty sixth place in educat tional rank; to re- duce adult illiteracy in the state! to study intelligently the present educa- tional conditions and needs of Arkansas to formulate an educational policy that will adequately prepare every child in the state for the duties and obligations of citizenship"
 This involves. Dr Workman said equality of educational opportunity the determining of the type of education that shall make the largest contribution to public welfare, a competent, wei trained teacher. in hearty accord witf American ideals for every child in Ark ansas and adequate financial support.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
DECREASE IN ILLITERACY.

The Census Bureau reports that in the population of North Little Rock, Arkansas, as enumerated in January, 1920, there were 905 persons 10 years |of age or over who were illiterate in
 tn sense of being able to write, includ- ling 1O5 native whites, g foreign born
 whites and 767 negroes. The percent age Of illiteracy in the total popula |tion 10 years of age and over is 8.1,
 |whic hshows a decrease since 1910
 when 1t was 10.3. For the native white
 |the percentage is 1.6, for the foreign porn white, GA, and for the negro, 18.9.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
Situation Appalling.

J. R. Hamlen of Little Rock, vice chairman of the citizens section, said that within a half-mile of the Hotel Marion is a $15O,OO0 school building which has not been opened this year for free school because of a lack of funds. He declared the situation an
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
MET WITH BLEVINS LODGE.

Quite number of Prescott Odd Eel lows mOtored out 10 Blevins last night to attend the lodge meeting at that place, and all came back expressing themselves as being agreeably sur prised when those big hearted BleviDs folks spread before them a feast of good things to eat and showed them such a royal time that they all were loath to leave. Brother Vaughan says those Rlevins folks know how to reach your heart.
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
OLD SPANISH DEEDS ARE
 FOUND AT LAREDO

Laredo, Texas. June 2.-Deeds and other documents relating to ancient Spanish grants have been found in the records of Webb county, some of which date back to the middle of the eigh teenth century, and number of the older buildings in Laredo, some of which only recently have been torn down to make room for newer struc- lures, antedate the American revOlu- tion.
 Strange and quaint customs are still followed by the Mexicans here and tour fists evince interest in the ancient ways that survive the passing of tn years.
 Laredo was founded in 1754, when a royal decree was issued, constituting it a town under Spanish rule. The name came from city of Old Castillo, on the Bay of Biscay, not far from the noted old port of Santander. It is pre- sumed that the commander of the La redo district when it was founded was from vizaya and for that reason chose the name of one of his neighboring towns, if not his own home town.
 Laredo, which from its position on the Rio Grande still is known to many in Mexico was an important outpost of northern Mexico.-Four States Press
Daily picayune., 1921-06-03
F. & A. M.

Prescott Lodge No. so. F. < A. NJ will meet tonight at ' 7:45. Election of officers and other business. All mem bers requested to be present.
 c. A. Hays, W. M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Two Minutes Of Optimism
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05

will not smile. 1t laughs at the sulky player who
shows i'll temper whenever he is penazilezd or
misses shot at the basket. 1t cheers the player
who smiles when he misses. This philosophy is
sound-be cheerful, hopeful, optimistic, and full
of trust and confidence.
The critic of petty mistakes gets little SYM
pathy and encouragement from the boys and
girls who are watching a game. If players are
doing their best, striving every minute of the
game, and playing fair, youth is willing to accept
them at their face value and to overlook minor
shortcomings. Therein they reveal another bit
of juvenile judgment that is praiseworthy.
Adults sometimes criticize youth unjustly
and without an examination of the facts. A bas-
ketball tourney brings together hundreds of boys
and girls, giving the adult spectator fine op-
portunity to study them Individually and col
lectively.
If man finds aught by the highest virtues
and the best traits in boys and girls, his
mind is stted and he is incapable of passing a
fair judgment. If you want to satisfy yourself
that the American boy and girl are fundamentally
sound, watch them at their sports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Dinner Stories

Mr.. and Mrs. Jones had come to
that all important part of naming their
newborn boy.
Mr.. Jones, who, by the way. detested
work, and liked nothing better than
to sit in front of the fire and watch
other people Go it, wanted the baby
named plain BILL
Il shall name the baby William Oil
yer Robert Kenneth" she asserted.
But why all those names?' asked
her husband.
Because" replied Mrs. Jones tart
ly, IF you look at the initials you
will find that they spell work, so
perhaps, when the baby grows up he
will take to it better than his father"
Johnny was given a surprise party
and a number of games were played.
Among them was game called
alligator"
While they were playing JOhnny'S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-05
Good Evening
BY Roy X. MouIton

1t seems to us that all these expert
ments by scientists to lengthen human
life are rather foolish. During the
past two years they have presumably
discovered nine or ten sure-fire meth
DDS to make a man stay on this earth
and suffer few decades longer. First
they tried the monkey glands without
asking the man or the monkey, which
was not fair to either of them. The
man didn't express any desire to go
back and start his life all over again,
and the monkey didn't express any de-
sire to lose his gland. 1t would seem
as though, when a man has worked
his way through to the age of 70, he
has earned rest and should not be
made to go back to the age of 20,
and begin paying for things on the
installment plan again. Think of the
columns a man would have to write all
over again, and think of the people
who would read them. No, it isn't
right, thins interfering with nature
Think OF Bryan and how often he
would have to run for the presidency
again. What's the use?
Hogs on the hoof, we read, had
dropped $1.20 a pound in one week
If anyone has head of drop in the
price of pork chops we will be glad
to be informed.
There is a story in a western paper
of woman who has just had a
chance to use telephone for the first
time in so years. She must be on a
party line.
WHAT OUR EXPERT SAYS.
Everybody is having things figured
out by efficiency experts, so we have
gone and hired one and asked him 10
tell us in as few words as possible
what is the matter with the world.
He is an eminent professor and I'M
doubtedly knows what he is talking
about when he says:
The trouble with the world just
now is:
Too many people between the pro-
Queer and consumer.
Too much deficiency" and not
enough work.
Too many people betting on the
wrong horses: too many wrong horses.
Too much weather and not enough
climate.
Too many politicians and not
enough statesmen.
Now that the peach crop has been
killed on time, we may look for
normal summer.
We are glad to see appropriations
will be cut rs millions. One of our
contributors suggests that this amount
be refunded to the taxpayers. We
are willing.
One statistician figures out that the
average farmers wife makes $4,000 a
year, but he does not tell us what
she gets.