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New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
w. S. SilkwortE, Again
AT Head of Consolidated

w, S. Silkworth was yesterday
chosen president of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange, at the annual election
of officers. S. A. Luther was elected
first president, Mortimer H. Wagar
second vice president, John E. Hoey
treasurer and Valentine Mott chair
man.
The following were elected governors
for two-year term: r. w. Belts, s. Fl.
Clarke, w. S. Cooke, P. J. Eickele,
James A. Gillies, Thomas B. Maloney,
j. A. O'Regan, George Shaskan, Ian
renee Tweedy and l.. B. Wilson. H.
Plummer was elected trustee for a
term of five years.
b. NJ Briggs jr., c. w. Kicking, e.
d. Hubbard, l.. Nearing, T. d. Scohle,
George l.. Turton and A. G.. Williams
were elected members Of the arbitra-
tion committee. FL. d. Bannister, b. S.
Cats, j. D. Daufel, Austin II. Myres,
r. H. Pruschen, Leo Sarnnels and &. III.
Van Buren were elected members Of
xt. 4
New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
Necessity of Futures
Grain Trading Defended

PEORIA, H., May 10. - Charges
against the nations grain exchanges
are in the main baseless and have re-
sulted from a prejudiced condition
which has been created among the
farmers through dissemination of false
doctrines, Joseph P. Griffin. president
of the Chicago Board of Trade, said
to-day in an address read before the
Illinois Grain Dealers Association.
Mr. Griffin declared that some farm
srs' organizations had become so
areiudiced that they sought to para
'gEe the entire marketing system of
The country without providing any sub
stitute. He asserted that the exchanges
were controlled entirely by the law of
supply and demand.
Touching on the futures market, Mr..
Griffin said the economic value of
hedging, or price insurance, was un-
disputed and that the necessity Of
futures market in which to hedge the
farmers grain was recognized.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
British Cigar industry Lags

Seventy-five per cent of British
are stated to be unem
New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
Days Neac, Issues

Formal announcement was made at
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
yesterday of new nine months issue
of Treasury certificates Of indebtedness
offered for subscription through the
various reserve banks. The issue is for
$200,000,000 or thereabouts. 1t is
known as Series A-1922, bears interest
at the rate of II per cent per annum,
is dated May 16, 1921, and natures on
February 16, 1922. The certificates Of
this series will have two interest cou-
pons attached, one for semi annual in
terest payable in six months on Novem-
Der Is, 1921, and the other payable at
the maturity of the certificates. They
are not acceptable in payment of taxes.
Treasury certificates of Series D-1921,
maturing May 16, 1921, will be accepted
at par, with an adjustment of accrued
interest, in payment for any certif-
Gates of the Series A-1922 now offered
which shall be subscribed for and al
lotted. The right is reserved to reject
any subscription and to allot less than
the amount of certificates applied for.
Payment at par and accrued interest
for certificates allotted must be made
on or before May 16, 1921, or on later
allotment.
The subscription books ON the S2o,-
100000 Standard Oil Of New York 6A
per cent twelve-year debentures were
closed at noon yesterday, the bonds
having all been sold. The new bonds
were dealt in on the curb on when
issued" basis at 100, with total sales Of
$4,000.
The city of Cleveland will open bids
on May 25 on an issue of $2,500,00o
public buildings and street improve
ment 5h per cent serial bonds, matur-
ing from 1923 to 1871.
Harris, Forbes & Co., Inc, have been
awarded an issue of $210,000 per cent
twenty-year debentures Of Belleville,
Ontario, on q bid of 96.719, which was
on a 629 per cent basis. The same
house has bought $4,000 per cent
ten-instalment debentures of Brock
Vile, Ontario, on bid Of 97.579.
The TREASURY of the Province Of
Manitoba has sold $2,000,000 515 per
cent treasury bills to Canadian bank.
Details of the sale Of $3,000,ooo
per cent five-year bonds of the Province
of British Columbia have been re-
eeived here. The issue brought price
of 1o001 and the successful syndicate
consisted of the British-Am erican Bond
Corporation, Carsten & Earles, the
Seattle National Bank, Halsey, Stuart &
Co. and Gillespie, Hart e. Todd.
The city of Philadelphia is selling
on May % an issue of $7,000,000 bonds,
of which $2,000,0o0 will run for fifteen
wears. So 100000 for thirty years and
the remaining $3,000,o00 for fifty years.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
London Metal Market

LONDON, May 1O.-Standard copper,
gpot, S72 Is Sd; futures, s71 Is Sd; cleo
trolytic, spot, a73; futures, STA. Tin,
spot, s173 12s 6ds futures, SITS It's Cd.
Lead, spot and futures, 424. Zinc, spot,
s26; futures, s27 IS.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-11
Bid and Asked

Following are the closing bid az
Esked quotations of stocks listed on the
Stock Exchange IN which there wer
40 transactions yesterday:
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
Another Record Year For Health

The Metropolitan Life Insurance company, in pre-
sentng the statistics of its business for the year
1921 calls attention to the fact that the mortality fig
holders may be taken very accurate index of the
health conditions for the entire population of the United
States.
The most impressive fact shown in this connection
that among the wageeaners insured in the industrial
department of this company the death rate in 1920 was
only 97 per thousand This was per cent less than
the death for 1919 and % per cent less than the
mortality record for 1911.
Such figures these, showing decreased death
rate of nearly one-half in single year, nothing
less than amazing and they prove beyond reasonable
doubt the various toward preserving health
and preventing disease, whether conducted by govern
mental private agencies have been successful beyond
all reasonable expectations.
This conclusion is the more evident because the
principal decreases have been in those diseases that
known to be most susceptible to preventive measures
such tuberculosis typhoid, influenza and pneumonia
There has also been notable decrease in those acc-
dents that most affected by the ''safety frst'
campaigns, while there has been a marked increase in
automobile accidents.
A note of warning is sounded in connection with
one disease, smallpox. In selected group of fifteen
states, Colorado ncuded the number of smallpox
nearly doubled in 1920 compared with the preceding
year, and according the companys statement These
figures quoted to show the increasing prevalence of
the disease since the antvaccnationss began to in
tensify their campaign If they continue to be equally
active in the future in other areas the record of the
states have just quoted may be equalled in the 9TH
ers.'' The record of smallpox in Colorado, as
here given, is follows 1916, 1o3; 1917 $685. 1s1s
1885, 1919, LIZA; 1920, 2s7s An increase of small
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
The Romance Of Words
1vALENTISFs~
Copyright. 1871. By The Wheeler
Syndicate Inc)

The custom OF exchanging love-mcs-
saSes on February 18th, st. Valentine.
Day. is one OF the strangest anomolies
in the history OF customs, for the most
careful search thru the life of St VAL
entine falls TO bring 10 light any rea-
son for the practice or to present any
excuse whatever for the selection of
this particular day for aiding the work
OF Cupid. Tho the Saint himself has
thru popular ignorance of his life, been
assumed TO be the patron of lovers,
investigation OF his life shows that he
was one OF the early bishops of Rome
who suffered martyrdom at the hands
of the enemies OF Christianity and was
apparently stranger 10 any form OF
love
Francis Doucc. a famous antiauary,
throws some light upon the mystery
surrounding both the namc and the
custom. by declaring that St Valen-
tines Day Ia the Christian form of the
Pagan "Luperralia". fcasts held in
Rome during tho month OF February
in honor OF Pan and Juno. AT these
festivals 1t was the custom to place
the names OF young women IN a box
These names were then drawn by men
and the resultant partnership was re-
cognized during the period OF tho fes-
tivaL The Christian clergy. ex-
plains Doucc. attempted to overcome
the pagan influence by substituting tho
names Of saints for these women-but
evidently human influences were
stronger than spiritual. for the Gus
tom gradually resorted to something
at least approaching the pagan ritual.
Evidently the Roman idea lasted until
the sixteenth century. for St Francis
de Sales severely forbade the custom
Of valentines or giving boys the names
OF girls to be admired and attended
on by them. and. to abolish the prac-
tice. he changed IL into giving billsta
with the names of certain saints
Valentines, therefore. may be regard
ed as u persistence OF ono OF the pagan
rites. precisely as mistletoc and the
csutom of kissing under 1t dates back
to the Anglo-Saxon 'raturnalia'.
Tomorrow Chancellor.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14

The war brought about great
changes in the condition OF women
in Greece. Only within the past five
years have women been employed in
tho government offices in that coun-
try. in banks. and even on the street
railways. The employment of so many
women in business and industry has
given strength to the movement
known as the Socialist Feminine party
which aims to unite women industri-
ally as we'll as politically. Numeric-
ally. however, this party is much
smaller than the Greek women's
League for Equal Rights. which was
organized several years ago for the
avowed purpose of securing the bal
lot for the women of Greece.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
Denver's Street Car Fares

The federal receiver of the Denver City Tramway
company has notified the proper officials that next
Wednesday he will apply to the federal court to in
the fare from six to This is exactly
what everyone expecting and for that matter what
most people feel should be done.
Denver must now pay for her penny wise and pound
foolish Tramway history For the past quarter of a
century the Denver City Tramway company has been
the pivot around which nearly all the politics of the
state revolved 1t the Charemaine football of all
politics. Enough tramway money has been expended
five times to put the company sound financial
basis Then when high price times did the people
of Denver bit off their by refusing to grant
honest fare.
The Denver Tramway company hauls its passen-
farther per person per fare than any other
system in America. While its money never should
have been wasted in politics its fare should have been
increased to cents during times. Now the
receiver says he must have en-cent fare or close
down the system. Federal receivers usually get about
what they request Without doubt the fare will be in
creased to eight if not ten cents. At that Denver is
getting what she ordered, and it done up in the pack
age she selected
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14

squarely upon 1t. He threw his
arms about the rabbit, but when he
tried to lift 1t he could not, for the
animal was frozen to the ice.
We'll. III get something else"
said Toto. looking about at tho float.
ing Ice cakes.
Just then a chunk with . great
fish on II came rushing by, and
Toto tried to lift his little mocas-
sins, but he could not. for he. too,
was stuck fast.
The little boy was frightened. for
he knew that the river flowed to
the sea and it was growing wider
and wider. Even II he could get on
the ice cake, he could never reach
land.
On and on his strange ship
rushed. and the rabbit looked at
him with kind eyes and rubbed her
soft fur against his feet. Some
times when another ice boat drifted
past him, Toto would feel soft
nose poked into his hand and would
see a gazelle or deer looking at him.
Wider and wider grew the river
and Toto expected to see the great
sea very soon. Another queer thing
was happening. The air was much
warmer. Golden sunshine beat
down upon him. and the trees along
the bank were green with leaves.
Hotter and hotter burned the
sunshine and terrible thing be-
gan happening. His ice boat was
melting away from under him. It
was becoming so thin that the little
rabbit was touched by the water
and Toto could feel the cold water
upon his feet He shut his eyes.
all ready for drowning. when he
heard a sweet voice say:
Welcome to the land where You
shall be Chief. Toto"
Then the rushing of the water
| stopped. There was no river, but
only beautiful grassy plain. with
treat trees. The rabbits and deer
| scuttled away into the woods. the
nsh topped away. the corn and
maize began 70 grow in the rich soil.
and the purple grapes hung them.
selves upon the vines.
II was the Summer Fairy who
welcomed Toto 10 this beautiful
land. where he ruled happily for
! many years
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
wha, causes s,rikes' b. B. !

A. Strikes are caused by the dis
satisfaction OF employees with wages.
hours. or other conditions of employ
ment.
.. An engineer. employed in one
town and living in another because OF
scarcity OF houses in former, pays ous
a considerable sum every month IN
commutation fare Can he deduct this
expense in filing his Federal income
tax return? T.. +.
A. Railroad fares arc only de-
ductible when i person is a travelling
business man and this fare then be-
comes a business expense. Street car
and railroad fare paid in going 10 and
from work is not n deductible expense.
Q. What are bituminous shales?
Are they OF any value? NJ. c.
A. The term bituminous shales
properly applies to shales containing
considerable bituminous matter. II Is
OF no value for fuel purposes. but may
serve as a source OF oil.
Q. What is the meaning of gun"
as a slang term? +. W. r.
A. Gun" as n slang word has
various meanings. among them being
"a thief. IA tabacco pipe, "a liquor
glass or mug.
Q. How many mints are now in
operation in the United States? L. T..
A. There are now three mints In
operation in the United States. They
are located at San Francisco. Califor-
MIA Denver, Colorado. and Philu-
delphia, Pa.
Q. What is an emery ball in base
ball7 J. b. S.
a. An emery ball is one which has
been roughcncd. A pitcher is not
permitted to use one.
Q. Could you furnish brief bio
graphy OF the designer Of the White
House? ]. II. G.
a. Tho designer OF the white
House was James Hoban. born in Ire
land about 1755. He came to the
United States. settling in Charleston,
South Carolina, and later TO Washing
ton when the city was first being laid
out. He worked for the Government
for the greater part of his life. He
is chiefly known for his work in con-
neetion with the White House. the re-
building of which he directed after 1t
was burned in 1914.
@. Who was Geotfrey Crayon? C.
C. II.
A. This is tho nom de plume
adopted by Washington Irving in The
Sketchbook, etc.
O. what are creeping plants7 B.
A. This term is applied to plants
whose stems run along the surface of
the soil and root at intervals.
g. What relation Is the former
Kaiser Wilhelm OF Germany to
Queen Victoria? j. q. NJ.
a. The former Emperor William
of Germany is Il grandson of the late
Queen Victoria of England. His
mother was Queen Victoria's oldest
child.
@. To whom were the Nobel prizes
awarded In 1890? II. r. II.
A In 1920 Nobel Prizes were
awarded as follows: Woodrow Will
son, Peace; Professor August Krogh.
Denmark), Medicine: Knut Hamsum
Norway. Literature; Chas. G..
Bretouil IHead of Int. Bureau of
Weights and Measures), Physics.
O. How long did the glacial period
last. and how long ago was it? @. W.
a. The Plcistocene Period or
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
CBy FREDERIc J. HAsK1N)

Washington. Feb. IA more i'm
presnable storehouse for the nations s
gold is asked by the secretary of the
treasury.
Our treasury building has the repu-
tation OF being the most cleverly and
completely guarded building in the
world. The region about its vaults
erisue with automatic alarms.
A regiment of watchmen is al
ways on the alert. But the vault
and securities are stored was built
years ago. It was the strongest that
could be constructed then. but 1t could
be reinforced and made more secure
now.
And this is a very good time to
construct a new vault and refortify
the old one. Secretary Houston AYERS.
because the old vault is usually
empty. During the war India needed
silver and we melted 2e5, oo0. 900 silver
her. This made a big hole in the
mountain Of coin In the treasury and
sub-treasury, SO that II repair work
were done now on the treasury vault.
there would not be the difficulty of
removing the contents of a packed
vault to a safe place and later bring
ing It back.
Another reason why a larger, strong
CT vault IL needed is also being i'm
pressed on congress. That is that the
nine sub-treasuries are being abolished
and 4 large part OF the gold and silver
reserve held by them will have to be
stored here. Besides this, the money
which they have been using to con-
duct ousiness-some $50. 900. .oco-wil
be released to the government and iwll
probably all be brought to the treas
| ury. where. an assistant secretary OF
the treasury says. II is much needed
The bullion held by the sub-trcasuries
version into coin.
Safest ef Safes.
Tho vault which tho treasury de-
partmont wants is to cost s.. 200. .oot
and is to be the last word in safety.
1t is to be a three-story structure in
the treasury building court The sub
basement, where n vault is already in
existence under tho court, will be
strengthened and used for storage OF
securities not In constant use. The
basement floor will be more access
curiies. and the surface story will
contain offices.
The bill providing for this struc-
Is to go to the mints and assay Of
fices scattered over the country. where
Ii can be stored until needed for con-
ture is now before the house commit
tee on public buildings and grounds. as
this committee will have to approve
the building before the committee on
appropriations can consider putting up
the money. No action has been taken
by the public buildings committee but
II Is considered likely that the ercc-
ton OF the vault will be authorized.
Imagine thirteen billion dollars
worth OF money and securities under
one roof. and you get an idea of what
the strong gray walls OF the treas
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
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The Ice Cake Cargo

There is not one living rabbit.
hare, or deer In the whole cold
forest. not even one hungry bird"
said little Toto. the Indian boy.
He swung his bow OF dried doe
skin about his neck. put his arrows
into their Quiver. and sadly looked
at his empty game bag.
THE Chief will beat me, II l go
back without food for him." he
said; "bt where is game to be
found In this snowy forest?"
Toto lived with the Great Chief.
He had no real father and mother.
for. when he was only a baby. he
had been stolen by this tribe.
So little Toto had grown up
among the enemy, who used him
very cruelty and made slave Of
him. This Winter morning the
Chief had sent him out to find food
and had told him that il he returned
with empty game sack he would
suffer for 1t.
Perhaps can cut hole in tho
ice OF the river and net some fish,"
at last thought Toto. too frightened
to return without some kind of food
for the hungry Chief.
He waded through the high drifts
and at last came to the roaring
river.
THE wind blows so nercely that
the water cannot freeze" thought
Toto. very sadly, as he knew that
he could never catch nsh in a rush
Ing current
At last he came to the rivers
edge and looked at the rushing wa
ter. Great ice cakes were floating
down. They were coming nearer
and nearer. Toto watched them
sharply. for II seemed to him that
dark objects were atop the ice
cakes
The water was bringing the ice
nearer. and then-Toto could not
believe his eyes, for the dark OBJ
jects upon the big ice cakes were
hares. deer, rabbits. partridge, and
even great sea Ash. And there were
other cakes that carried great
stalks Of maize. punches OF purple
grapes. and rosy apples.
Toto was not too frightened to
forget what to do. Just as q great
cake Of Ice hoated past him with a
hne. fat rabbit atop IT, the little boy
Jumped out from the bank and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
Horoscope
"The Stars Incline,
But DO Not Compei.~
MONDAY, FEBRUARY IA. 1921
Copyright. 1921. BY The McClur,
Newspaper SNndicnte.l

Copyright, 1921. BY The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
During the busy hours of this day
threatening signs prevail. Saturn and
Neptune are in malefic sway, from
morning until after sundown, when
Mercury is strongly helpful.
1t is IL time when the mental Wis
lon may be sadly distorted. the ten
dency being toward depression and
self-pity.
There is menacing rule for labor
matters, strong influences, making
for the disintegration of organized
bodies being apparent
New leaders in industrial centers
will rise this year and one will earn
national fame.
Altho this is the day for lovers.
Venus and Uranus are not exercising
power and 1t is wise to avoid meetings
IL romance is to be encouraged.
Mercury, however. gives great hope
to those who write letters or send
messages thru the air by tclegraphy
or telepathy.
Warning is given that 1921 will
not be an auspicious year for mar
riages, since men will be cautious.
Neptune encouraging common sense
and causing faults to be apparent
where they were obscured under
previous rules OF the stars.
Women are to be aggressive
wooers, II the seers are to be be-
lieved, and will more and more take
the initiative in love affairs.
Two eclipses of the Sun and two
OF the Moon. which will occur this
year are interpreted as sinister. In
April the eclipse of the Sun, which
will take place in the second decanate
of Aries. is likely to cause the fall OF
/ a king.
Farmers should expect the corrup-
ton or blishting OF fruit, owing to
planetary influences that will be ef-
fective in the spring.
J Persons whose birthdate 1t is have
the augury of travel and change that
will be beneficial An active year will
bring temptation to waste too much
| time in pleasure.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be thoughtful and studious
These objects of Auuarius often are
fond of odd pursuits and may be IN.
clinei toward psychic Investigations
They will be successful in life.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14

pox in five years from 1O3 to ISIS is certainly
matter that is worth attention.
An interesting point in connection with the general
subject of national health is the result of the military
training given and received in the camps. There is no
doubt that in the process of military training the gen.
eral physical condition of the greatly improved,
and also that there spread among the people such
knowledge of hygiene and sanitation had be-
fore been possessed by them.
While the recent progress in the matter of public
health subject of great satisfaction to those inter
ested in the national welfare it is at all certain
that shall be able preserve future years all that
has been gained.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
FASHION hint

In accordance to the request OF
many readers. The ChieftAin has re-
sumed the fashion service which
proved so popular. We have mado ar
ranGements with the Beauty Pa tern
company. of New York, to suppl the
patterns to our readerr and to sn in
Tho Chieftatn illustrations Of the lat
est and most convenient sty!cs. These
are Of special interest and advantage
to the home drcssmaker. Orders for
these patterns may be sent direct to
The Chieftain office but the patterns
will be sent from the pattern com
pany dirsct 10 the PERSON orderins
them
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-14
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

f7AIDr John Hunter. a cAbinetmakcr
who became a great surgeon, born
near Glasgow, Scotland Died in
London, Oct Is, 1898.
1ss1-Congress counted the electoral
vote, showing the election OF
James Monroe to the Presidency.
1&5s-william ]. Scanlan. popular
actor, born at Springeld. Mass.
Died in the Bloomingdale asylum.
Feb. is. 1898.
lsn-Congress provided q pension OF
eight dollars month for sur
viving veterans and widows OF
deceased soldiers of the War OF
1872.
lsT3-King Amadeus OF Spain left Ma
drd for Lisbon.
BB-Alexander Graham Bell filed an
application for a patent for a
speaking telephone.
18sEA statue OF Sir Francis Drake
was unveiled at Plymouth. Eng
land. in celebration of the ter
centenary of his birth
1o01-King Edward VII opened his first
Parliament.