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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
NAN AWAKES IN
NICK OF TIME
Hahn Fischer of Moline Barely
Escapes Death TN Fire-Heuse
Is Destroyed.

yohn Fletcher, 1915 Sixteenth
.venue. Moline, awoke suddenly at
~ o'clock last night and found his
tsdroom in flames. Grabbing what
ssw clothes he could lay his hands
IN readily, he ran from the house
and called for help.
Mrs. Gus Johnson, who resides
~ s317 Sixteenth avenue. was
srakened by the call and she tele-
nsoned for the fire department.
Gomuanies No. l, and 4 respond
Al hut were unable to use the APP
naratus because of the absence of
bydrants in the vicinity. AS 4
Consequence the house occupied by
Fetcber and owned by Edward
Rergendahl was totally destroyed.
One side Of the Johnson residence
vas scorched and a number of wiz
lows we're broken as a result of
The heat The Johnson residence
was saved from destruction by
numping water from the cistern.
Mr.. Bergendahl carried no in
surance on the house that was de-
stroye6.
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Rev. Charles W. Porter-Shirley-
Vocal solo-Ralph Fuller.
Hymn 81.
Benediction-Rev. Clara Cook
Eelvie.
Postiude
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FINGER rs CAUGHT
IN BRAKE OF CAR
Especial Moline Service }

F. J. Peisch, 921 Washington
street. Davenport, a car repairer
at the Silvis shops, suffered a badly
lacerated finger this morning, when
his right hand was caught between
the brake and heavy piece OF iron
on the car on which he was work
ing.
DR.. NJ. S. Dondanville of East
Moline attended the injury and Mr..
Peisch was removed to his home.
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quantity OF hootch were found an
the pool hall Sunday. when aufhur-
tiles OF Siivis raided the place
Porforfa Gargaria. arrested Sun
day night for being drunk. had
pint of liquor which he claimed to
have bought at the pool hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

Henry Buysse. col First avenue,
and L. G. Haiselup. proprietor of s
POOL hall at 9o4 First avenue. Sill
Wis. will be given hearings at 3
o'clock Saturday morning on
charges of selling liquor.
Two cases of home brew and q
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q forged check for SIC on the Col
den secondhand store. Mr. Reyes
of the Golden store Is complainant
The hearing was set for this aft
eTnoon. An effort was being made
TO have the case settled out OF
court
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Parcheese game, may be played by ,,
or persons, extra special zee
COotie games, fascinating new Euro
pean game, extra special .19c
Sehoenhut toy piano, small size, ma
hogany finish, extra special sec
No. ! Riddle Kar-Weight 3i4 lbs,
16-inch length, 4A-ineh wheel 91.1S
No. 2 Kiddie Kar-Weight Az lbs
17-inch length. 41A-inch wheel $50
No. 3 Riddle Kar-weight 513 lbs,
1S-inch length. 5H inch wheel $1.98
No. 4 Kiddie Weight lbs,
20-inch length, 6-inch wheel 81 -
Flexible fier and Fire Fly sleds, all
different sizes. ranging IN price from
$29 up o.. -~~~--- $50
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Gifts of Mems Silk Hosiery

Mems heavy weight fiber silk hosiery, Black
Cat brand, black, white, navy, cordo- EOc
van, gray and palm beach, pair .....O UN
Mems pure thread silk Hose, excellent quail
ity, black, white, navy cordovan, palm 9 -
beach, gray and green, pair 75c and OON
Mems fancy pure silk hose, splendid c1 Dc
range of attractive patterns, pair. y sLO
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ALLEGED FoRGER
TAKEN IN SILVIS

tspedA Moline Servtce.1
Feoro Robes was arrested in
Suvis today on a charge of for
gerry. 1t Is alleged that he passed
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Give Household Linens
for Christmas

An pure linen pattern cloths, TOXIC
inches, assorted patterns, priced
$6.75, 800 and $3.50
Napkins to match $3.50 and $500
dozen
72-inch Japanese lunch cloths. =
hernstitched borders, excellent
quality, assorted patterns, each
at ......- -.-.$ $3.50
Hemstitched linen guest towel, -
very fine grade, 14x24 inches SOC
S2x94 inch satin bed spread, seal
Hoped corners, extra fine quality,
each -....... $500
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Dainty Gifts of Kayser's
Italian Silk Underwear

Italian sik vests in flesh eol9r.ver IRE grade
Bodice style at ...-.....-...S $3.50
Elastic top Mt ..~.~- ..-S2.2S
italian silk knickers In plain tailored styles
ands with trim of lace, hand embroidery and
ribbon, flesh color and orchid, priced at
$500, $3.50 and 100000. --.. $3.50
orchid, deliberately trimmed and plain tail
ored styles, priced at $500, $50, $500
and .--..-.. ........ So 90
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Christmas Means Gifts to Little Folks
Be Sure to See That Santa Claus Has Plenty of
Dolls nd TOYS


brought don't lei means
ito hem n
o s
to
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Toilet Requisites
Pleasing Gifts

Toilet water, put up in fancy bot
ties, boxed, Jergens' Woodworths and
Spiehler's, priced 45c to. $500
Perfumes in attractive boxes. large
assortment, various size bottles. pric-
ed 25c to ...... .. So. 90
Hand painted cosmetic jars with six
compartments, priced each $500
Perfume atomizers. various sizes. fan
cy bottles, priced 65c to $3.50
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Buy the boy an automobile; seven diff
ferent styles. with and without fem
ders, windshield, head lights, meter,
fire bell and shock ahsorber priced ac-
cording to kind and size from $4.79
to -$<o.OV
Reed doll buggies, various sizes, fine
ly finished, brown. gray and ivory I'm
ish, rubber tired, priced from 500
to ~ $500
Small size doll buggy, black enameled
frame, each --- ..--.-S 90
Apiece natural finish furniture set. 3
chairs, table and bed, extra special,
Rainbow trains, two coaches, engine
and tender, complete, extra special.
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III Undecided Buy Glove Bonds or Merchandise
Certffeates-Redeemable at Any Time.
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Mems heavy grade Allen pure silk c. SO
hose, brown and black, pair 1900. OlsOU
Mems full fashioned pure thread silk hose,
black and cordovan, navy and gray, c. 0n
pair ............ ............ -. VAsVU
Mems full fashioned pure silk hose, embroid-
cry clocks, black, suede and brown, CD O0
pair .-...-...... ......-- ..!... U@sVU
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Buy French White Ivory Toiles Articles - a.
Piece and Complete Yoar Set rs YOu WAzai
Fan Stock All the Year RSuSd
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Attractive Gifts of
Candle Sticks

12-inch walnut candle sticks, finely
finished, excellent designs, each
at .-.-.-.-.-. -.~-----,$ $3.50
15-inch hand painted candle sticks,
blue and rose finish, including can
die, PAIR ....---.. $500 $500
French white ivory candle sticks,
different styles, priced 85c, SIPS,
Green Bayberry candles two sizes,
pair in box, 39c and Sc
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-16
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES ABELlNe

ly l could get the outlines and see
the shimmering silk Of the foolish
garment his hands had grasped.
There was sigh, then John
Anes Strengthened up. The frivo-
lous silken thing was trailing on
the floor in weird shimmering
lines. He cane to the window and
dropped down there, his arms on
the sill.
He was so close to me. / knew
that must be discovered any min
ute and wondered how ! could ex-
plain having stayed and dared
watch him walk, alone, through his
Gethsemane.
| didn't wait to think it out.
lnvoluntarily my hands went out
and it seemed tina tagainst my own
will and my own good judgment /
took his unresisting, cold fingers
in my warm ones. / think it must
have been something of the same
sympathy which moved me, when
j was Just little girl, to feeding
and nursing sick stray dog or
kitten, which prompted Mo to offer
him that silent sympathy.
John Ames didn't look up. His
fingers frightened slightly around
mine. For long time we sat SO,
while out there in the perfumed
night his wife was spending the
hours with another man.
Finally he raised his head.
They are out there" he said. )
Eyes" | knew there was no use
Of resorting to subterfuge.
He peered out into the darkness.
Then, "There isn't any use OF
torturing mysclf-is there? But
can't help it."
people always torture them.
selves when they are In love-" /
l copyright, 1921, by Newspaper
Enterprise.)
(To Be Continued)
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may be used in place Of all butter.
Bran Bread.

may be used In place Of all butter
Bran Bread.
ore-hsn yeas, -st,. IA cup |utrrarru
water tcnf1qons hFuvu sugar. . ira
1peonS |Hit. talirrpponI lard. = cups
lukewsrm watfr. cup nut meats. ! clp
liensd nd eheppta d&tft, 4 curI tfHn. 2
eqpt Nhiie -FOUR.
Dissolye YEAST IA lnkewarn
water. Put sugar, salt and lard
In mixing bowl aud pour Oyer
water, Add dissolved yeast epse
Beat in bran and flpqr. Add more
Hour Il necessary to kneAd. Rnead
till smooth. But IN pan 70 rise,
cover and let rise over night. ID
the morning cut down, add nuts and
dates and Skpead we'll. Shape into
loayes, let rise double its bulk and
bake IN . moderate oven.
This bread does not need q filling
and makes 4 sandwich that com.
bines we'll with hot chocolate. Plain
cookies and fresh fruit would put
the finishing touch to q well bal.
alced and noprishjng luncheon.
Sandwich Filling.
For white bread use meat care
fully trimmed and chopped. Com
htne beef with tomato eatsup to
moisten. Gold roast pork or chops
may be finely chopped and mixed
with chopped mixed picklep to
moisten. Gold veal may be finely
chopped and mixed with minced
parsley and celery with q sharp
boiled salad dressing to rteisten.
Remember that sandwich filings
need to be highly seasoned, It Is
nicer to chop the meat than 10 Just
slice 1t for the sandwich made Of
SLICED meat Is . bit dry. Chopped
hard boiled eggs with naayonnaise
make good Sandwiches. Grated
cheese inoistened with tomato cat
cup Is DELICIOUS filing for either
white or whole wheat bread.
Whole wheat bread is more nour.
ishing III itself than white bread
and should have a lighter filling
or be used for sweet sandwiches.
II sweet sandwiches are made the
cookies or cake should be omitted.
A sandwich Of rather remarkable
food value Is made Of whole wheat
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Mrs. Fidelia Brown
Buried at Kinglnont

Mrs. Fldeia Brown. aged So,
daughter q W. ana Ms j. q. Vim,
cent q Kinginont, and vic ~
John i, Brown. 81 AieygantuSIi,
died ii Faitmpnt state hospital on
Sunday morning at four o'clock
after an illness With appendicitis.
Mrs. Brown had been III for
phppt SIX weeks With appendicitis
and was brought to the hospital on
Friday and operated upon, Bit fall.
ed to rally from the operation.
She Is survived by ten brothers
and three sisters as follnws:. othia,
John, Elmer, Brazil. Reuben. Del.
bert and WIlbsrt, Of Kinsmont;
Meade, VINCENT Of Pierce, ". Va;
Asa and Ftlssie VINCENT, Of volga,
W. Va; Asrsell, Of SCOTS Run,
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The dense fog rushed out Of the
bags that Nancy and NICK and Mr..
spriHkle-Blow had brought, and
settled like thick smoke all through
the valley
Farmer Smiths sass=patch gar.
den was completely covered, so was
the swamp and the plum tree where
Btddy Bantum was ropsting ESQ
that she could keep one eye on hei
nest hidden In the hay stack. You
know she was going to cluGk very
soon, so she found q safe place to
keep her eggs until she was ready
to sit on them.
Mr.. Moon, looking down with a
kindly smile, was ever so surpris-
ed to discover all at once that he
could no longer see d thing that
was going on in the valley. He'd
seen Fleet Fox sneak out of the
woods toward the plum tree, and
he'd seen Cutie Cottontail hop of
toward the garden, and he'd seen
Chris Grow follow Cutie, but now
he couldn't see anything at all. II
was exactly as though someone had
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SISTER MARY's
KITCHEN
tgssynsht. 1879. Y. Y. AZ

There is always more or less
difficulty in finding variety for the
school lunch. Sandwiches usually
form the main part Of the meal and
these should be made of all kinds
of breads. Use plenty of butter
and let the filling be hearty, con-
centrated food. The bulky foods
should be supplied by fruit-applc
or grapes or an orange.
If possible pack small thermos
bottle for hot drink or soup. Hot
chocolate is beloved and is an ex-
cellent food. Do not put pie in
school lunch.
Graham Cookies.
One Gag. 4 teaspoons sugar, 2 table.
spoons Settened butter. 1.2 cup milk. 2
cups, graham -four. . teaspoons baking
powder, l.2 teaspoon salt. white -four 10
roll.
Boat egg until light, add sugar,
salt and milk. Add graham flour
and baking powder. Toss on a well
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co on WITH STORY

After tea, of the fourth day Of
my employment, sought the desk
at which | knew / should find the
letters Mrs. Ames wanted taken
care of. Duck found me still busy.
As the shadows began to gather
in the garden below / saw Mrs,
Ames and Philip, arm in arm, NOV.
ing along the path toward the lat
ticed seats at the end Of the lilac
hedge.
/ stayed there in the shadows,
watching the coming Of night, for
perhaps an hour or more, when
became conscious of another pres.
ence in the room. Hardly daring
to move, | shrank back further
into the shadows Of the corner near
the window, and waited.
| couldn't see anything. /
couldn't hear anything. l could
only feel lntuitlvely that some one
else was in the room with ME. And
j could only wait silently and fear
fully.
Finally the lights Of an automo-
bile coming up the hill toward the
house flashed for a second in the
room.
Every sense-alert, in that instant
Of light envisioned figure on the
bed, half sitting, and then the
simmer Of Lila Ames' tiimsy
dressing gown.
] wanted to slip out unseen, but
| couldn't. The door was at the
other side Of the room and | should
have had to pass between the win.
dows and the bed to leave, and thus
would have been discovered. So !
stayed on, clinging silently to the
little desk chair until my shoul-
ders ached and my knees felt stiff.
At length, after what seemed like
an hour, heard faint movement
There was stir Of silk. The fig
ure on the bed was moving. Vague.
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TIE WEST VRGIAN FAR0NI TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 76 1871

Toured board and roll very thin.
Tut and bake 10 a moderate oven.
Cookies are better for the sweet
q a I,ackcd luncheon than cake.
When the sandwiehes are without
nuts o. meat let tie cookies have
Illits % them Little drop nut enok
les are easy "a NAL e and Just a.
good q rolled ones.
Whole Wheat Bread. =.
TIE eaps ssalass mn. tselfspppp lsrd.
ssais vssps asss, "
Put lard, sugar and salt in q big
bread pan or bowl. Pour On scald-
cd milk. When lllkewarp add dis
solved yeast cake and -four. Beat
Wen, cover and let rise TO double
its bulk. Beat again and turn into
pans. The dough should fill the
pans about half full. Let rise to
almost dpubIe its bulk and bake in
? moderate oven. This bread gan
be baked IN Ave to six hours.
Eream cheese mixed with chop
ped olive and plmentpeS make q
good filing for whole wheat bread
sandwiches. Chopped dates and
cream cheese, nuts and raisins
ground together and ipoIstened
with little lemon juice, peanut
butter or orange marmalade are the
Filings best suited TO whole wheat
bread.
Meats, eggs, whole cream cheese
and nuts are the Filings to use in
white bread sandwiches.
Drop Nut Cookies.
ons and ons.half cups broyn sugar, "a
cup butter, 3 egg. ~ cup water. tei.
apeon soda, cup nut meats, cup chop
P s.t seeded Fatsihs. IA eppq aquF ~
Cream butter and sugar. Add
l-2 cup flour. Add eggs we'll beat,
en-. Add water. Add -four, soda
and salt sifted together and before
stirring add raisins and nuts, Mix
well, being sure that no flour Is
sticking to the raisins and drop
from spoon onto the well creased
and Toured bottom Of a dripping
pan. Bake twelve or fifteen min
utes in q moderate oven. Half lard
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resent the epithet.
Then they drifted apart, each do.
ing hOspitable duty, but an hour
later came haply together Just as
Joslinda and her captive came from
their curtailed ambush, beaming,
walking as though on air, so mani
testify blissful a wayfaring man
might see.
asked aside.
"Parson beat her to it by a
whisker." Basil whispered: "He
was all stirred up when asked
him his intcntions-told him it had
been told me that he was making
love 10 Joslinda-no wonder, con.
sidering what she was-I myself
realized that-so unless he was SER
ious-he stopped me there with a
GREATNESS grin, and gasped: We
really reckon she'd look at me?
Answered that as man to man, she
might-still | had some advantage
mot having been married. He
grtnned again: We'll see. You
know the rest-which is, It APP
pears, bliss"
Dear me! How romanticm Ed
ma flung back saucily: still
can't quite pardon you-for de-
stroying my ideal constancy. Last
time We talked Of weddings and
rings and-things, you ended by
vowing you would die bachelor"
THAT was because ! thought l
should never live to be married. "
Basil quoted: "But remember
that was because also you said you
wouldn't have me-said 1t in all the
moods and lenses"
"Joslinda has been vowing the
same this ten years. Edna muir
INJURED softly: "But look at her
now!"
Instead look at me-now. And
tell me the change Of mind Is cpl
demic," Basil said possessing him
self masterfully of her hand.
Copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper SyndicRte.)
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near MorE1ntoru AIRS. LACY Halt
and Anna Vincent. Of klnEmout
The body Vaa takou 10 tho home
OF her parents az klngmont on Sun
day snd burial was made this after
noon m the Linn cemetery ar Ben
tons Ferry following services held
NJ the home " 1880 oclocl, today
undefthkefs CARPENTER & Ford
had charee q tlle burisl
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PEACH STAINS.

Peach stains are the most diff
cult Of stains to remove. Some.
times when fresh they yield to boil,
Ing water poured through the ma
terial from some height. II they
have aged, sometimes a little
glycerine put on and left for time
Is good. Then wash them and II o
trace Of tho spot is left use eau de
javelle TO bleach It. Peach stains
on wool can be removed with ether
or chloroIorm.
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bread filled vith brown sugar
moistcned with cream. Roll The
sugar 10 free it from Jumps and
add just enough cream 70 make the
mixtprc spread easily.
Buticrmili Cookies.
Iro rur1 rran1lAisd srr4r cur
shffttntnr, erfsl ~ cup hntttfrsfisi L
'tetfro6n iedls Y rnoh hilsijii. + ~ -
y faep6ea yatllll II ~. SON Sslts 81
- F6ll -
K Use haH butter and half lard.
Cream short enilg and sugar. Add
1-2 cup -four. ddA eggs well beat.
en-. The flour Is added before The
eggs f. prevent eurdling. Add but
tefmilk with soda dissolved in Il,
Add flour and baking powder and
salt. The vanilla should be added
with the milk The dough should
be as soft as possible to roll, Cut
and bake in q quick oven.
Copyright 1921, NJ 2. Al
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The first steamboat IL the Unit
ted States piled the Hudson Ia
1907.
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PAGE SEVEN
Gully 15-2z-2e.1921.)
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DIsTRIsu.

Gully 15-2z-2ei1921)
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND FOR DIsTRI6u-
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Mary J.
Fisher, Decedent;
The State OF Minnesota to all persons
interested In the frial account and dis
tribution of the estate of said deced-
ent: The representative Of the above
named decedent having filed in this
Court his final account of the admins.
tration Of the estate Of said deesdeat.
together with his petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance Of said
final account and for distribution. Of the
residue of said estate to the persons
thereunto entitled;
Therefore. You and Each Of You are
Hereby cited and required to show
cause. 4 any you have, before this Court
at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House. in the City of Mankato, In the
County Of Blue Earth, State Of Minne-
sofa, on the 9Th day of August, 1921;
at ten o'clock a. M why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness. The Judge Of said Court, and
the Seal Of said Court. this sth day Of
lcoart seaD HARRY A. JOHNSON.
Probate Judge.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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STABILIZING THE DOLLAR
American institute Banking Discusses
Irving Fisher Plan
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1


Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2O.-A de. !.
bate on the question THAT the plan of
Irving Fisher for stabilizing the dol
lar should be adopted by the Federal
government" was the feature of the
second days session Of the nineteenth
annual convention Of the American In
'stitute OF Banking, here today.
Those upholding the affirmative, all
from the New York chapter, were: w.
G. +. Prico. of the National City Bank;
N. M. McKernan, of the Irving Natio-
nal Bank, and w. L. J. Conway, of
the Guaranty Trust company. The fol-
lowing, members of The Omaha chap
ter, took up the negative: William
Philips, of the Federal Reserve bank !;
John w. Zoeller, Of the Ohama Nation
al Bank, and Philip w. Mcbride. of
the First National bank.
G. b. Heineman, Chicago, secretary,
Institute of American packers, was he
principal speaker today. His subject
was Livestock and'Packing," and was
the second OF rive industry talks to be
delivered during the convention. A re :
port OF the pubic speaking committee
and the debating committee YVES read
by w. W.. Allen, Jr., of Philadelphia,
Preceding the regular convention Ses-
sion was a conference of chapter pres
iQentS, at which Jesse +. Wood, ice
president, National State and City
bank, Richmond, Va, presided.
Discussion cenrered around educa'
ton, finances, public affairs, and CO.
operation of bank officials and includ-
ed among those who took part were:
byroa W. Moser, 7iCe president, First
National bank, st. Louis; William
Leick, assistant cashier, Irving Nation
al bank, New York City; E. V. Krick
assistant cashier, Mercantile Trust
company, San Francisco; Gardner b
Perry, vice president and treasurer
American Trading company; New
York City J. King Byron, Laid and
Tilton bank, Portland, and Bert v
Chapel, assistant secretary, Federal
Reserve Bank, Cleveland.
Departmental conference were tc
follow this afternoon in which mem
bers of the 1900 delegates were divid
ed into sectional meetings. at which
recognized leader in that certain
department presided.
Profits Big Five Packers.
Profits of the big five" packers
last year amounted TO 10 cents Q head
on all livestock slaughtered, C.. B.
Heinemann, secretary of the Institute
of American Meat Packers. told the
American Institute Of Banking here
today.
During the year 37,155,9 5S meat ami
mails were dressed by the five com
panies, he said, and the aggregate
profits were $7,21S,OS6. Aggregate
sales were S3,013, 002, 900, giving aver
age profits of less than a quarter of a
cent on each dollars sales. The com
panies, he said, earned an average
profit Of IL percent on capital and
surplus.
The meat packing business. Mr.
Heinemann told the bankers, is the
largest industry in America. In the
year 1919 census figures show 1905
slaughtering and packing houses turn
ed out products valued at four and
a quarter billion dollars.