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Middletown transcript., 1921-07-16
Sunday School Picnic

Bethesda M. E. Sunday School held
it's annual picnic at Augustine Beach on
Thursday. The scholars, teachers and
friends of the school left the Hurch at
nine o'clock, making che trip 3in auto
mobiles and busses They 81 report
having spent a very delightful day at
the beach.
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-16

Read the Middletown Opera
House program for the coming week
on another page Of Ibis paper.
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-16

Or. Benjamin R. Vessey has removed
his Offices to rooms 2O6.2O7- -208 Indus
trial Trust Bldg, 10th and Shipley Sts.,
WILMINGTON, Del,
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-16

See ''Held By The Enemy" a,
the movies next Tuesday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1921-07-16
'tThe Penalty" with an All-star
cast, will be the attraction at the
movies next Thursday evening.
The transcript Is Generous

COMMUNICATED
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
.!$SOO,OOO,OOO ISSUE
THRICE SUBSCRIBED
Mellon Gratified by Response
to Offering Of United States
Certificates.

| The combined offering OF seven
and half months and one year
certificates OF Indebtedness by the
Treasury Department was thrice
subscribed. the aggregate of subscrip-
tions being $s0o,oo0.oo according to
an announcement by Andrew w. Mellon
Secretary OF the Treasury, that '.the
combined Offering OF ss00.00o.000 or
thereabout was over 200 per cent. over
subscribed"
The Treasury Department announced
also that the subscription books closed
at noon yesterday for the seven
and a half months certificates of
5A per cent. coupon, known as
series M 2-1922, due March
Is next and for the one year
series B 1892. due August /, 1922. In
view of the aggregate Of subscriptions
1t Is probable that the Treasury will
allot more than $S00,000,0o0 of the
certificates.
Further announcement was made by
the Secretary that he had authorized
the Federal Reserve Banks ON and after
August and until further notice to
redeem in cash before August 16 at the
holders option at par and accrued in
terest to the date Of optional redemption
Treasury certificates of indebtedness of
series 1921, dated August 16, 1920, and
maturing August 16. 1921. The outstand-
Ing amount Of this issue exceeds
$156, 500. 900.
There is not expected to be any
further issue of certificates before
the third instalment tax date or
September Is, when maturities are
heavy. At that time IL the programme
of issuing three year notes is adhered
to it is expected that large amount
OF Government financing will be trans
acted.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Swift Issue All Sold.

The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
and the First Trust and Savings Bank
of Chicago, as syndicate managers, an
nounced In that city that the SIS. .000. 900
Swift e. Co. per cent. ten year gold notes
had been oversubscribed and the books
closed. The issue was offered at 97h
and interest, yielding about 7% per cent.
The notes are redeemable in whole or
part on any interest payment date at
2h per cent. premium in 1922. less Il of
per cent. for each succeeding year
thereafter. While any notes are OUT
standing the company pledges that II
will at all times maintain its current as
sets equal to the aggregate amount OF at
least $50 per cent of all current liabili-
ties. plus outstanding per cent notes
due in 1895 and this ISSUE
l.. #. Swift, president OF the company,
In letter to the bankers says I'm part
I'VE are operating on profitable basis
and we now have an actual stable mar
l1et for our products. including hides and
wool. Since the date of the balance
sheet. October 80, 1920, we have made a
substantial reduction In our liabilities.
The company's funded debt Is not in
creased by the new financing, as the
proceeds OF the notes win be used in re
tiring s25, 100000 per cent gold notes
| due August IS, 1921"
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Scant supply. ease In funds and Ia
vorable general advices caused average
net improvements OF from to points
In most groups In the first half period
yesterday on the Consolidated Stock
Exchange, with moderate recssions in
the late trading. Fisk Rubber and
Chandler Motors led their respective
groups In material declines In the final
hour--the former fell 2& to 10h, on
announcement of projected financing for
extension purposes, and the latter was
offered down 3% to 46%. Gains were
recorded of 3M In Mexican Petroleum to
107h, IA In Cuba Cane Sugar preferred
to 80. 2& In Punta Allegro to 32A and
"a in General Asphalt to 54N.
Republic Steel was advanced / X to as,
United States Steel to rs u, Crucible 1 to
561s, Bethlehem Steel b .1% to 51M,
American Locomotive / to s3A, Pan
American TX to 5015, Industrial Al
cohol 2 to So, American woolen / q tc
72b. International Paper Ia to 53A
American Sugar II to 69%. United Fruit
is to 103h, Great Northern preferred
IL to TAN, Northern Pacific IL to
7sA, st. Paul / to 25ss, Union Pacific
! X to 121 Y. Baltimore and Ohio / to 40
General Electric 1N to 119A and Peo-
pies Gas TX to 55%.
Studebaker lost 1ss to TEX, T'arcs
Arrow / ss to 1915. Kelly Springfield q;
10 42h and Sears Roebuck to GAN.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
WHEAT UP AS SPRING
CROP SHOWS POORLY.
Reduction in Canadian Esti-
mates Helps Advance-Big
Receipts Act as Brake.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Bullish advices re-
garding the spring crop yield strength
ened wheat to-day despite big receipts
here. Values closed firm 10. to 1Ac. net
higher. with September $1.24h @1.24%
and December $1.27% 01.2S. Corn lost
changed to A@Mc lower; provisions
are from SC. decline to 10c. advance.
Buying orders from the Northwest
gave special emphasis to messages
saying that domestic spring wheat ter
ritory that looked promising ten days
ago was falling down badly on final
returns. Notice was taken also OF
gossip that stocks of flour everywhere
were low. Besides considerable impor-
tance was attached to an estimate put
ting the Canadian crop at 2S7, 600
bushels, as against earlier estimates of
300.000,000 to 350.000.000 bushels.
Strength in the market, however, was
more thap offset for a time by big re-
ceipts here and by slaclkness Of ex-
port inquiry. Nevertheless continued
power to rally was shown, especially
after midday, when the visible supply
increase, although large, proved to be
less than many traders had looked for.
It was said, too, that rural consign-
ments in the Southwest had dropped off
at a rapid rate.
Rains and cooler weather had a bear
ish effect on corn. Heavy arrivals here
weakened oats.
Lard and ribs averaged lower in SYM
pathy with hogs. Pork, with trading
light. finished at a nominal advance.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
wEEv1L CUTS COTTON CROP.
Great Danger of Increasing Dam
age, Says United States Report.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Cotton produc-
ton this year was forecast to-day at g.
100000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight
by the Department of Agriculture, basing
It's estimate on the condition July 25,
which was CAT per cent. of a normal.
The condition by States follows:
Virginia, 50; North Carolina, rs :;
South Carolina, So: Georgia, SO; Florida,
60 Alabama, So Mississippi, 68. Louisi
ana. So; Texas. So; Arkansas. 76 Ten
nessee. To- Missouri. so; Oklahoma. 6S !;
California SO: Arizona, SO; all other
States, SO.
Cotton suffered more than the usual
decline during July. being damaged par
ticularly by the boil weevil,' said a
statement accompanying the figures
Damage from this insect throughout
the belt has been heavy and the threat
Of continued and increased damage IL
very serious. In many sections 1t prom
ises to take all new growth.
This condition results largely from
the heavy July rainfall, which has also
leached out much of the scanty supply
Of fertilizer and encouraged a heavy
growth of grass and weeds. Through
most of the belt the present condition of
the plant Is unpromising. Conditions are
favorable only in the fringes of the belt
in western Texas, western Oklahoma.
along the Mississippi River from north
ern Mississippi, through Tennessee and
into Missouri. in Virginia and North
Carolina, the northern portion OF South
Carolina and in the delta section of
Mississippi"
A crop Of s.4S3,00O bales was forecast
from the condition on June 25, which
was 69.2 per cent. of a normal.
The condition was TAI per cent. on
July 25 last year, 67.1 in 1919. and 75.4
the ten year July 25 average. Last
years crop was 13,365,754 bales of
1919. 11,420.763 1918. 12040.532; 1917.
11.302,375; 1916. 11.449,9 $50.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Yield Based ON on,s Price.

To stockholders of the Middle States OIL
Corporation and Imperial Oh Corpora
ton has been offered the privilege OF
subscribing to s4,0OO.000 ten year first
lien gold s per cent. and participating
sinking fund production bonds. These
bonds are offered at par without addi-
tional charge for accrued interest from
July 20, 1921. Subscriptions must be
made on or before August Is. The cir
cular says the bonds have been under
written at par net cash to the corpora
ton. The bonds are being issued by the
United Oil Producers Corporation. one
third OF which company is owned by the
Middle States OIL Corporation and two
thirds by the Imperial OIL Corporation.
While the bonds have a minimum yield
of per cent. the participating feature
viii cause the yield to be regulated by
the price of crude OIL
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
vienna Bonds offered.

Morton Lachenbruch & Co. are offering
bonds Of the sixty year s per cent loan
OF the city Of Vienna. Austria, at $3.50
per 10000 krone bonds. These bonds
form part of the loan of the city OF
Vienna, contracted under resolution
OF January is. 1921. They are printed
in English, Frcnch and German. The
loan is unredecmable for ten years from
date OF issue. The bonds are issued in
denominations OF 10000. 5000. 1000 and
1000 crowns.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Average Bond Prices
August 1. 1921.
BOND NEWS AND NOTES.
Sc. 200. 900 Edison Company 1.su,


Harris, Forbes & CO., e. II. Rollins &
Sons. the National City Company and
Coffin and Burr are offering $4,000, 900
Southern California Edison Company
general and refunding mortgage 6 per
cent. gold bonds dated July /, 1917, and
due February /, 1914. at SO and interest,
yielding 7.07 per cent The Southern
California Edison Company operates in
ten counties in Southern California and
the San Joaquin Valley, with an area
OF over $1,000 square miles and popu-
lation of more than 100000 The COM
pany's gross earnings for the year end
ed June 80, 1921, were $16,209,088 COM
pared with S14.647,S96 in 1920 and net
earnings were s9,s84.07s against ss,174.-
041 in the previous year Net earnings
for the twelve months ended June
80 last were more than two and
a half times the annual mortgage
bond interest charges. 1t was under
stood that at the close of business
yesterday most OF these bonds had been
sold.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
ST. LOUIS WHEAT RECORD.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. July wheat re-
ceipts at st. Louis broke all records. 1t
was announced to-day. Figures COM
piled by the exchange showed 9.767. 900
bushels were received, against the pre-
Mous record OF s.613,101, established In
1918. Last months receipts exceeded
those of July of last year 5.496. 900
bushels. Early and good crops was
ascribed as the reason.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY
DETROIT & FLINT RAILWAY

The 81, 400 900 First Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds Of Detroit e. Flint Railway which
mature August l. 1921, will be taken up
from the present holders upon presentation
TO the Central Union Trust Company OF New
York. so Broadway New York City. Cou-
mons viii be paie as heretofore by The
Equitable Trust Company OF New York. New
York They should be detached and de-
posted In regular manner.
(signed) a. T. PETERS, Secretary.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
METALS.

Owing TO the holiday In London no
quotations were received from there. The
local metal market was unchanged, ex-
cept antimony, which showed a slight
decline. Copper was steady at 12 to
l2hc. for electrolytic in the street for
August and September shipment, while
late delivery was quoted Mt 12A TO
12hc. Lead was held at 40; spelter,
4.2o to AIS; tin. 26A to 27c. for spot
and futures and antimony was quoted
~ 20
The New York herald., 1921-08-02

more than s435, 900 was charged Off for
sinking fund. depletion. depreciation.
&c, and Sf07.416 for Inventory adjust
ment. The six months deficit. after pre-
ferred dividends and including credit adj
Justment Of $270.ss4 for reserves for de-
pletion on discovery vaiuea amounted
to s206,21f.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Detroit Railway Issue Approved.

Tho Michigan Public Utilities Com
mission has approved the issue of
s4,0o0.000 Detroit United Railway first
mortgage collateral per cent sinking
fund bonds. A. +. Edwards, vice-presi-
dent. has arrived In New York and has
delivered to tho Central Union Trust
Company a certified copy of the order
Interim receipts for these bonds are be-
ing delivered by Dillon. Read & Co.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
REFINING DEFICIT

The Panhandle Producing and Refn-
Ing Company for tho Juno quarter re-
ports deficit OF S95.s9s after taxes,
sinking fund, depletion. depreciation and
loss on Inventories Operating revenues
totalled sf.257,b5e, while expenses and
taxes amounted TO ss12,574. Slightly
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
!. july %
WOLVERINE COPPER DEFICIT.

Tie report of the wolverine Copper
Mining Company for the year ended
June 30. 1921. shows deficit after
taxes. depreciation and depletion, OF
s33s,sso. compared with sse,025 deficit
Ia 1919. Receipts totalled s591,237.
against s660.727 In the preceding year.
while operating expenses and taxes
amounted TO ss29.s54. an Increase of
approxireAtAlv $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
U. $. RAIL ORDER FROM CHINA

The General America Tank Car Com
pany. a subsidiary Of the American
Tank Car Corporation of Chicago, has
obtained a contract from the Chinese
Government Railways for $4,000 tons of
No. IS rails which has been placed with
the United States Steel Products Com
many
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
Mortgage by Central sugar.

At the adjourned meeting of stock
holders Of the Central Sugar Corpora
ton yesterday holders Of more than two
thirds OF each class Of stock authorized
first mortgage not 70 exceed $1,000
600 on the propertS OF the company and
ita subsidiary companies.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02

The fact that the Bank of England
was closed yesterday restricted sales of
cash wheat Only about 100000 bushels
were sold. Europe is also expected to
depend on its own production as much as
possible. Flour buyers are showing more
hesitation about paying the prices asked
for old spring patents, as they expect a
readjustment to a new crop basis.
NEW YORK PRICES.
WTIEAT-No. . red, $780, No, 2 hard,
s141M; No. Manitoba, $1.76: No. mixed
durum, s1.37h c. |. I. track New York to
arrive.
CORN-No. yellow, and No. 2 white were
quoted at s2ikc.; No. MIXED, SIC. C. l. +.
New York ten days. shipment.
OATS-No. . White, Sic; No. white.
49ihc; No. white. 4sc.; fancy clipped.
54ikc.; ordinary clipped white. 51h152Mc.: !:
RyE-No. Western, $1.30, Z. o. b. New
York and 81 .27 C. 1. +. New York.
BARIEy-Feeding, 7oG73c.; mating. 1870
$40. c. 1. I. New York.
HAy-No. 1. S30GD32: No. 2, $26G2S; No. 3,
s23T25: shipping. $20T22 ton.
STRAW-No. 1 rye. $22@23 a ton.
INTERIOR RECEIPTS.
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
To-day. ..... 1920, 900 90S, 900 3.o6t, 900
Last week 49,. k,575, ,OO0 966,0O0 1901, 900
Last year. ...... 2.34o. 900 100000 T42.ooo
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
wilmington Bonds bought Here.

The City Treasurer OF Wilmington,
DEL, yesterday awarded S697.000 per
cent. semi-annuai thirty-fve year aver
age public safety bonds TO Grant &c Co.
of New York at 96.S1.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
sEARoARp crEARANcEs.
FLOUR.
New York Prices.

New York Prices.
Sprlng patents. sS.659e.50; spring clears.
$626@6.T5; soft winter straights. s6g6.7J !;
hard winter straights. S7.259s, Rye quiet !:
fair to good. sT.T5gS: choice to fancy. $50
S.25. Cornmeal dull fine white and yellow
granulated, $1.92hd2.05 Feed. city. dull !:
bran. 100 lb. sacks, s2b: heavy middlings.
100 lb. sacks. Sa5: red dog flour, 40 lb.
sacks, S3s: Western, dull; bran, 100 lb
sacks. $53; standard middlings, 100 H. sacks.
$23. 90; flour, middIings, 100 lb. Sacks $50 /;
red dog flour, 140 lb. sacks. $50. OH meal.
S4S per ton.
Minneapolis.
Flour unchanged to Soc lower. In car
loads lots family patents quoted at $500
8.O5 q barrel In 9s pound cotton sacks Ship
ments. ~ .352 barrels. Bran. SIS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
$25,OOO,OOO
Swift and Company
7% Ten-Year Gold Notes
Due August Is, 1881
Dated August IS, 1921
Total Authorized Issue SIS, ,000, 900


ToalAu orzed Issues
New cpN
previous
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sTrust& &saings sBanI,Ch Chicago,
Frnhfo nnrga o se receive
wmb edhectob ai
world sale
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which $72os93o 4s-hs been
Foreign ,foth ascending
average outstanding obligations during these five
t l 20 Cnpn
Of
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newmo gea and
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effect financing ib
Octber3o1 asubstn iaeduct cton has ndi in
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due
7%
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Illinois Trust Savings Bank First Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago Chicago
The Merchants Loan and Trust Company Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Guaranty Company Of New York
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
wsd'"fs"''@@ @@s ' 's @s f' ~ ~
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
TO THE HOLDERS OF FIRST MORT
GAGE go cold cold BoNDs OF iFs THE

AUGUST /, 1881.
The, undersigned. successor to the knicker-
booker Trust Company, as Trustee under the
mortgage above referred to. desires under
authority OF said mortgage, TO expend the
sum of Sixty Thousand Six Hundred Ninety
One Dollars and Forty Seven Cents
1850, 0,691.4D for the purchase OF bonds OF
said issue. provided such purchase can, in
Its opinion. be now made advantageously.
Sealed offers of said bonds may be sent
TO Columbia Trust Company. TRUST DE-
PARTMENT, go Broadway. New York City.
on or before August "a. 1921. twelve o'clock
noon.
gust 20. 1921. or security furnished that day,
II required. that delivery will be made
within ten days, and the right Is reserved
by the undersigned to reject any and all
offers.
COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY,
Successor Trustee,
By GEORGE Z. WARREN,
Vice-President.
Dated. New York. July 2a 1921.
The New York herald., 1921-08-02
BONDS IN STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE OF LIBERTY BONDS.
lg. Sales lin

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-10

fore departing best wishes were extend
ed for the continuance of their hap
piness and many more happy anniver-
saries.
Republicans mass meeting at YwanO
Hall. 1a7th and Deodor st., Tuesday
night, oct. nth, y. m. Come and
hear the issues of ihe campaign dis
cussed by able speaker. Come and
hear the BRrbor Trio feature Miss
Agnes DOIore. Everybody welcome.
10-I0-2
Mrs VIM. Herbert formerly Of this
city. but now Of Bloomingda1e. Mich.
came on Saturday to Join the ladies'
who We're entertained at the home of
Sheriff and Mrs ". II. Olds. IN Crown
Point
Mrs W A. Macintosh left Saturday
night for Brazil, Ind, to attend the
funeral Of nephew. who was killed
in mine accident
Mrs. e. y. Canine is entertaining
Mrs. Lydia Lord Davis. who gave a
fine talk in the CONGREGATIONAL church
last evening Mrs Davis Is a return
ed missionary and is now devoting her
time III this country to thank offering
work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-10
STATE SCHOOL HEAD
On TEXT BOOK SITUATION

and let contracts for books for the sue
oeeding five years.
"e) Many people get the notion
that TIE State Board or education Is
cons family changing books. The State
Board Of Education is doing nothing of
the kind No books can be adopted for
less than five years. Furthermore. the
rules OF the state Board provide that
when child has once bought a book,
as an arithmetic for instance. the child
may continue TO use that arithmetic
as long as he studies the phase OF
the subject covered BY the text
"t51. The law fixes no exact date
for receiving bids. opening bids or
letting contracts for the i've year ad-
options The only thing specified is
that the books must he ready for use
in the schools at the opening of the
term IN September after the old con-
tracts have expired IN the preceding
spring
..669. Texts in the following sub
leets we're adopted on February /. 1921:
Geography. 7nslish grammar. ortho-
raphy, physiology. American history
and home economies. The contracts
on texts in these subjects. except home
economies which is new subject. ex-
PRED With the close Of the school term
iii the spring Of 1921. The State Board
consequently, was under the necessity
Of advertising for new bids. They had
no discretion in the matter since the
law directed the Board TO do so
90 The State Board was forced
to award contracts in 1921 on bids in
the above subjects for the children in
the Indiana schools for A period OF
five years In other words: In 1925
and 1925 people VIII be paying for
books prices fixed IN 1921. There was
no help for this since It was a plain
matter OF law and the Board had moth
ing to do except TO obey the law.
@eS). The law directs that the Board
III awarding a contract. shall give 1t
10 the company making the lowest and
best bid There IS no way to control
the prices bid on books since each bid
der. under the law. has the right TO
fix his prices where he thinks they
ought to he. Neither the State Board
Of Education nor the law can force
bidders to make lower figures than they
want to make
"t99. During the FIVE year period
ending in the spring Of 1927 the pub
lie has had the beseht Of pre-war
prices on texts in geography. English
grammar. photography. physiology. and
American history. During the five year
period beginning with 1927 the public
viii Re compelled to pay higher prices
on these books since the bids were
higher in 1921 than they were in 1916.
"lIQ) Practically all school books
are printed in union shops. Conse-
auently the printers get union pay for
this work IT costs just as much in a