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Daily picayune., 1921-03-26

MSSSs2zH2<S# tentio be-
 ~ tween Spain, Fr9 nee and England. Spain's clam was based on the voyage of De Soto up the Mississippi river. France. through the ex- plorations of La Sale from the north and the early entry of French priests from Canada, considered this territory theirs. As for England, she rested her claims on the discovery of North America by the Cabots, and In the charter granted to Virginia included all the country lying to the West.
 The French were the first to get a foothold in Ohio, but the English pioneers, who shortly began to drift westward, firm ly established their settlements in the fertile Ohio valley. Af- ter long period of warfare, in which the Indians played a leading part. the Northwest Ter ritory was finally ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Independence in 17s3. And vir- ginia and other states, which had laid claim to portions of this region turned over their rights to the federal govern ment
 The government of the North west Territory was formally created by the ordinance of 17s7. People from the East mi grated into this territory in such numbers that by 1903 Ohio was taken into the Union as the seventeenth state. The fourth largest state In size of popula- tion. Ohio has A electoral votes for President, while in area, with Its 41,040 square miles, 1t ranks only thirty-fifth, which shows how densely it is popu- lated. It is noted as the state of Presidents. President Hard- ing makes the seventh Ohioan to fill the presidential office.
 The name Ohio is derived from the Iroquois word O-hee-yo, meaning beautiful river" It was first applied by the Indi- ans of the Five Nations to what we now call the Allegheny riv- CT, one of the chief tributaries of the Ohio. Gradually the name came to include the whole river, sometimes even being ap- piled to the Mississippi. Later it was confined to the river be- tween Pittsburg and Cairo, and appropriately the first state formed on its northern bank was named after 1t. Ohio Is often called the Buckeye State from its large number of horse chestnut trees.
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Daily picayune., 1921-03-26

THE North
 | west Ter ritor y, of which Ohio is a part, was a bone of con- t e n ti 0 n be- tween Spain,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-18

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The New York herald., 1921-12-24
HOLDERS
LEARN MERGER PLAN
Circular Tells Details of
American Brass Project.

Details OF the plan under which tho
Anaconda Copper Mining Company viii
absorb the American Brass Company
have been submitted to stockholders OF
the former In a circular signed by John
d. Ryan, its chairman, and Cornelius
Il. Kelley, its president. The Anaconda
company will pay $50 share cash and
three shares of Anaconda stock for a
share OF the brass company's stock,
which IL exchanged under the plan.
To obtain funds for the purpose the
Anaconda company Will offer 233. .025
shares of It's stock In the ratio OF a
share for ten shares now held at its par
value OF $50 a share. A syndicate has
underwritten the issue OF stock at $50.
mourning maximum obligation OF s22,-
50O.O00 on which IL will receive a COM
mission of per cent. Because the pres
ent market for the stock is below SO.
the circular points out. "it Is necessary
that some of the directors should UNDER
take a part OF the syndicate obligation.
"If the amount OF Brass shares which
may be deposited and acquired by the
Anaconda shall require a payment In
cash in excess OF the 81 SO, go which
win be realized on the underwritten Of
fer OF stock to shareholders. the cir
cular goes on, ''the United Metals Sell
ing Company will assume an obligation
to reimburse the syndicate for ouch ex-
cess OF cash to be furnished by IL prior
to February 1923. and the selling COM
pany will receive from Anaconda an
equivalent OF such obligation In shares
OF Brass company acquired by Ana-
conda. valued at $500 per share, or other
securities OF equal value"
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Nrathieson AIIxaIi works.

A letter setting forth the position of
the Aathieson Alkali Works has been
sent TO it's stockholders by Il. NJ. Allen,
it's president. The company is working
its Niagara Falls plant ut so per
cent. OF capacity and two OF the Salt
willie Works four units are operating
continuously. Lower operating costs are
now being obtained as a result OF ex-
penditures made during the last two
years. Inventories have been reduced
to a conservative value and as a re-
suit OF that cut and OF increased ship
ments. the company's cash position, Mr.
Allen declares. has been materially
strengthened. He expresses the hope
that by the end Of the year the losses
from operation sustained during the first
six months OF the year. exclusive Of
depreciation. will have been more than
wiped out. Bank loans have been re-
duced 20 the extent OF 100000, all trade
acceptances have been paid and the
company is discounting its bills.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
LOSE TICKERs AND WIRES.

A second step in its campaign 20 clean
up the stock market business as con-
Quoted by non-member houses In other
cities was made known yesterday, when
II was learned that New York stock
Exchange tckers and leased wires had
been ripped out OF seven out OF town
brokerage houses. Those houses. II was
said. are in Grand Rapids. Saginaw
Toledo Cleveland and Columbus.
In connection with that action, IL was
learned that no actual irregularities
were uncovered In those houser. but
their New York Stock Exchange facili-
ties were removed because they refused
to permit the exchange authorities to
review their records. When non-
member makes an agreement with a
member of the New York Stock EN-
change. using leased wire from New
York or ticker, "a contract Is signed
which gives the exchange authorities
the right at any time to so over the
books of the non-memoer 10 determine
whether or not his business Is being
conducted in q manner conforming TO
The rules OF the exchange,
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
American Locomotive.

The strength shown in the two pre-
ceding days by American Locomotive
shares was continued again yesterday
and they made a new high at 104, a
gain of points on the day. The COM
pany has 100000 of cash and esti-
mates of its needs TO carry on its busi-
ness on a safe margin do not exceed
S25.000,000. consequently there has been
talk OF an extra dividend on the stock.
II is known. however. that the movc
In II in the last few days has been the
result OF steady buying for a small pool
of traders not connected with the COM
pany. No inside interests are in any
way connected with the pool, 1t was
said yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
STAPLE CROP OVER ESTIMATE.
states Production. Except Hay
and Fruit, Exceeds Predictions.

ALBANY. Dec. 23.--With the exception
OF fruit and hay. the staple crops Of
New York State have exceeded the estl-
mates OF production in 1921. according
to Byrne a. Pyrke, Commissioner Of
Farms and Markets. Early indications
were that there would be falling of
In production as a result OF unfavorable
weather conditions.
Winter and spring wheat showed in
creases compared with the 1920 crop.
Potatoes fell slightly behind those OF last
year. corn for grain was more abundant
and bean production was on the Lowell
OF that OF the preceding year. Hay
decreased more than 100000 tons be-
low its 1920 crop. The commercial crop
OF apples dropped from more than 20,-
100000 bushels in 1920 10 less than
100000 bushels In 1921. Peaches and
pears fell off about so per cent. and the
grape crop was about third that OF
1920.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
General List Strong.

Traders were a little surprised yes
terday by the strength of the general
list after the preceding days reactions
At the opening commitments were made
for the decline by a great many traders
and the early trading as a result
brought renewed weakness which ma dc
1t appear as though Friday would 6nI-
plicate Thursdays day of lower ring
prices. A gradual stiffening OF quota
tions occurred before noon. however
and for the remainder or the day a ma
jorlty of the active list moved to higher
levels. The only group which showed
consistent weakness all day long was
the rails. Fractional losses were re-
corded in most of them, with here and
there declines running into larger fig
ures. United Drug and Texas-Gulf Sui
phur displayed special strength. the lat
ter getting up to new record high
about 40.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Big Foreign Copper Buying.

The average buying of copper by for
eign interests during the last five months
has been 6i.0O0.000 pounds "a month,
which contrasts with 10000 900 to
100000 pounds monthly during the
earlier months of the year. The aver
age exports of refined copper for three
years before the war were $4,000, 900
pounds monthly so that present ship
ments abroad are but slightly under the
general pre-war average. In flve months
ended with November 80 American pro-
ducers disposed OF 100000 pounds
of copper. of which 320., 100000 went
abroad and 270.0O0.00O were delivered
in this country.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
FINANCIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT
Stocks Rally on Short Cover
ing-Exchanges Dull-Lib-
ertys Are Strong.

The fact that stocks were firm yester-
ON underlying market conditions than
did the weakness of Wednesday and
Thursday. Traders who had gone short
of the oil. copper and miscellaneous in
dustrial shares earlier in the week COW
cred pnrt of their contracts during the
morning, and when it was completed the
entire list turned flat and became in
active. Preparations for the Christmas
recess evidently affected stocks and
bonds. and the influence of the rather
lengthy holiday OF European markets
was seen in a sluggish condition of the
foreign exchanges. About the only point
of weakness was Chicago and North-
western preferred. Advances Of a point
to points were scored by copper stocks.
The copper situation promises to become
increasingly interesting after January L,
as the relatively moderate amount or
marketable supplies might come into
sharp collision with the demand in case
consumption was to Increase. An inter-
esting development of the day was the
plan OF the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company to offer to share GSners large
block of its stock at a p>lce slightly
higher than the open market appraisal
OF the shares, the purpose being to raise
funds for the purchase Of the control of
the American Brass Company.
Liberty bonds turned about and dis
played considerable strength, several
rising half point and more. It may
have been that savings banks and other
institutions took advantage OF this
weeks softening OF Government wer
bonds to add to their holdings and bid
for them yesterday, but that market
perhaps more than the market for cor
poration securities continues sensitive to
the general impression about the ten
dency OF money rates, and any signs OF
reaction finds buyers ready to accumu-
late bonds. Rail and industrial bonds
moved irresularly, and that description
applied to foreign Government and
municipal issues.
An advance of 2 cents a bushcl which
occurred in December wheat seemed to
reflect the weeks record OF exports.
The total Of 7.524.49S bushels reported
by Bradstreet's as having been shipped
from the United States and Canada was,
with the exception of the 9,675, 900
bushels in the week ended on Decem-
Der 4. the largest for any week since
November IL. The other options were
firm and corn for a time showed the ef-
feet of sizeable buying orders, most of
the advance. however. being lost later.
Cotton continued to rise on short cover
ing, the days improvement extending
from q to 3S points.
The foreign exchanges have acted for
several days a;s though SPECTATORS, who
received a severe drubbing on the short
side early in the month, were waiting
for further news about the proposed in
ternational conference before resuming
market operations for the long or the
short account. Sterling drifted slightly
lower yesterday and other rates were
unsteady, but the market was lifeless.
1t is not unusual to see trading grow
quiet toward the end of a year, and
slackening Of European support fire.
quently causes rates to sag under ex-
ceedingly light offerings. Call money
yesterday went from 5la per cent. to S
per cent.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
NEW PLANT FOR ENDICOTT.
Shoe Company to Increase Daily
Output About 5000 Pairs.

Tho Endicott-Johnson Company Is
planning the erection of large new
shoe factory at West Endicott. N. Y,
near existing factories of the company
at johnson City and Endicott. Ground
has already been broken in furtherance
OF plans calling for a four story build
ing $50 feet long and 60 feet wide, with
a production capacity of 5000 to 5000
pairs of shoes a day. The company's
daily capacity Is now about 100000
pairs.
The new plant will be devoted mainly
to the manufacture of mems fine welt
shoes
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
New Haven's wage Bill.

The wage bill of the New Haven Rail-
road is running at the rate of about
SCI 100000 a year, with the prospect Of
reduction by 100000 IL the movement
to obtain another general cut OF 10 per
cent should succeed. It's management
has begun preliminary parleys over the
proposed revisions in pay scales, and it
is probable that the road will be among
the first to certify the resulting contro-
versies to the United States Railroad
Labor Board for final action.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Call Money TnIendabIe.

Cali money was virtually unlendable
in yesterdays late trading. the demand
for it having been taken UP at the re-
newal rate Of g q per cent. In the New
York Stock Exchange and 5 per cent
outside. The minimum for the former
was per cent. and for the latter AZ
per cent. but those lower quotations
were almost nomin,l on account OF the
absence OF demand. although loans
carry over until Tuesday
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Finally Approve Coal Merger.

The stockholders of Burns Brothers
have hnally approved the merger of
that corporation with William Farrell
G Sons. which removes the last obstacle
to carrying through the consolidation
plan. The court action brought by a
stocllholder of Burns Brothers to pre-
yer t. the merger was settled out of court
and the injunction proceedings prevent
ing ratification thereby brought to an
end .H. asa.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Usual Corn Products Divide nds.

The directors of the Corn Products
Refining Company declared yesterday
it's regular dividend of 81 a share and
It's usual extra of so cents n share for
the current quarter payable on January
20 to it's stock of record on January g.
It's regular quarterly preferrsd stock
dividend OF SITS share also was de-
clared payable on January IA to its
stock of record on January ,.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
ExrOHTs FROM NEW YORK.

Exports from New York yesterday: wheat,
t3i .DI6 bu. cats, ~. 900 bu.: beef. 81 bbls.
lard. 80i $50 lbs. flour. 32 1876 sacks; cot
tonseed oil. sos. 400 lbs. oatmeal 35n bbls
hops, leo bales corn. 9l.iio bu.; pork. 2GI
bbis.: bacon as 200 lbs; grease, 10000
lbs. cornmeal. 1,175 bbls. lubricating oils
hsT $50 gals. grass seed. 300 bags; oil cake,
3,3g3, 800 lbs.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
AMERICAN EXPRESS IN SYDNEY

The American Express Company has
established an exclusive Office in Sydney.
Australia, designed to enhance business
relations between that country and the
United States and to dispel the apparent
prejudice said to exist in Australia
against American banking organizations.
The American Express Company is the
first American banking and foreign coll
lections institution to receive permis
sion TO operate In Australia.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
MONEY MARKET.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER %.
Renewals ......,. ~ Last; ...;........
High ............ ~ hlYear's high. .....
Low .!.......... Years low......... 3m
TIME LOANS.
Mixed collateral, GO TO 90 days.
Mixed collateral. 10 q months. ..........
Industriais, 90 TO 90 days.
lnduatrfas. to months. s..................
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Rest names. 4 TO months. hs............5
Other names. to months .......... 5ff5X
DISCOUNT RATES, RESERVE BANK.
Commercial paper, s15 days, AZ; 90 to %
days, Az; Liberty bonds and Victory notes,
accepiances. - to 90 days. AZ.
sIrixed November T. Previous rate. q
fixed September Fl.
OPEN MAIKET RATES.
Call loans on acceptences. ............ 5es
Discount rates op prime bankers accept
ances eligible for eArchase by Federal Re-
Byi. Ask. BdAsk
o days. AZ "a 90 days...... Az AZ
b Aays.... 4% Az 100 days.. AZ Az
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges $6Gi. 900 900;
balances, 0,aoo, 600; Federal reserve credit
balances, $i4,300,O00.
SILVER MARKET.
official bar silver n New York, domestic,
pskc. unchanged: foreign. 6i%c., off izc.;
London. 347sd. off I'D; Mexican dollars,
49Lc.. off &C.
Tho range Of silver prices this year;
Highest. Lowest.
London ...... 43ssd. Sept. ~ 30kd. Mar.
View York;. 7iMc. Sept. 27 53c. Mar.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LoNpoN. Dec 23.--TrsdinT OF securities
in tho London Stock Exchange to-day
was quiet. Quotations at the close OF
trading follow:
bar silver. 34Isd an ounce.
Bar gold ass. ID. an ounce.
Money per cent.
plsco,tnt ratcs--Short bills. 3ss per cent.
and three months' bills. 3isn3M per cent.
Two and onc-half per cent. consols, 20.
prl'iah q Der cent. war loan. 0lis.
British AZ per cent. war loan, -.
DC Beers. gM.
Rand Mines, y.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
frsroM uoIisr nrcFIprs.

Receipts for duties by the Custom House
yesterday were SI78, ,fgS. 10. of which Slda,-
n27.4t was for merchandise withdrawn from
bonded warehouses and $30S, 7t.3S for recent
iniportations.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24

PARIS. Dec. 23.--Prices OF securities
traded In IN the Bourse to-day were firm.
Quotations at the close of trading were
as follows
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
Northwestern.

In market at the close OF which tls'
majority OF the railroad stocks shows
fractional declines the stock of the Gift
cago and Northwestern sold down no
coz and recovered to 6i1., with NIT
;css OF 3A points for the day. Thef g
appeared TO be no special cause TO a, =
count for the selling. When its regular
semi-annual dividend was declared t en-
days ago the company's stock respond ed
with an advance TO 67k. Although the
road for the first six months Of L321
reported a deficit of s1S.000OO0 alter
dividends. its net earnings from July
and through October underwent inn
provement and were ample for ,divi-
dends.. Lower gross and net earn ings
by the road may be expected for Noy EN-
ber and December in common with ,nost
other carriers. The company's cash
position is said TO be good.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
81. Paul.

There is no reason for uneasiness re-
garding the obligations of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway. ac-
cording to II. l.. Byram. its president.
'The company has plenty of cash on
hand to meet them when due" said Mr..
Byrdm. Reports 10 the contrary
emanete from irresponsible sources and
are wholly untrue" Another officer OF
the company calls attention To It's
economy campaign, from which more
than S2.000.000 has been realized n.
scrap iron and reclaimed and uscF'
materials sold by II during the last year
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
DIVIDENDS.

so stool; OF Pay
Record. able.
American Screw, a., Si.15. Dec. - Jan. 3
American Screw, O., ex., 81. Dec. - Jan. =
Bank of America a. 80, ....... Jan. 2
Oh. Nat Bank. bi. mo-. 81. Dec. 81 Jan. 2
Cont. ms. CO. g. a. So so Dec. 81 Jan. 10
Corn. =. Ref. Co., a., Si.....Jan. Jan. 20
Corn r. Ref. Co, ex., soc Jan. 3 Jan. IA
Corn 7, r. Co., O., pf., sl.75. Jan. Jan. =
CIR. i. Mfg, Co., a., pf., s150.Jan. Jan. 10
CIR. =. Mfg. Co.. O., soc. .....Jan. Jan. 10
Cr. l.. Mfg Co., extra. sf,..Jan. Jan. 10
Man. Tract, l.. &P. a., s2Jan. Jan. 10
Mortgar 60 Bond Co. a. sf.75 Dec. % Dec. 81
N'keag st. Cot. Co, 8. A., SJ.Dec. % Jan. y
N 'keag ST. Cot Co ex s.. Dec. 20 Jan. 3
Ltd. a.. S2.,.Jan. q Feb.
Penmang Ltd a. pf 81 so Jan. ~ Feb. I
Pitts I,ime-st Co. a,.pf 81. Dec. 81 Jan. I
I'm. Royalties Co., ex., feo. Jan. Jan. =
I'm. Royalties Co. M. 3cc. Jan. Jan. -
U. s. Mtge. e.-Tr. Co., a.. 81. Dee. - Jan. j
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
FAR EAST.
SOUTH AMERICA.
CANADA.

New York funds In Montreal, S6s.1j pre-
MUM 81 900; Montreal funds a New YORK,
s8i. 80 discount a vi 900.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
U. S. CERTIFICATES AND NOTES.
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS.

sAcceptable In payment OF FEDERAL tar
en- the dates OF maturity.
The New York herald., 1921-12-24
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

Open High Low Clos Net
Ing. est. est. ing. lCh'nye.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24
WRIT OF SALE.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Concor-
dia, Tenth District Court.

Succession of LOUISA JOHNSON,
deceased, No. 645.
Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of and in obedience to an
order issued out of the above honor
able court, in the above styled and
numbered succession, of date Sept.
%. 1921, and to me, the Undersigned
Clerk of Court and Administrator Of
said Succession, directed, / will, on
Saturday, the 1st day of October 1921
between legal sale hours, sell at pub
lie auction at the principal front door
of the Court House in the Town of
VidaIia, Concordia Parish, La, to the
last and highest bidder for cash, the
following described real estate with
the buildings and improvements there
Ln, to-wit:
LOT No. 81 of the Mcdowell ad-
dition to the Town Of Vidalia, La,
having q front on Carter Avenue Of
90 feet and running back between
parallel lines a distance Of 1877 feet,
with the buildings and improvements
thereon"
Witness my official signature and
seal of Office at Vidalia. La, this 22nd
day of September, 1921.
|. - C. C. CAMPBELL.
Clerk of Court.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24

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The dockter and the Boy in Blu put
on thare bathing sewts and ran
down the steps to the peer and jun
ped in too the aik. waz erbowt ter
folIer sewt but | saw Graceful wo-
man cumming out of the quaint re-
zidese ter see who had invaded the
park. She entertanes kuntry people
and sitty people alyke and forgot to
90 in the water. The dockter kane
BAG pust "a. I.-WaE getting to no
sumthing erbout the enyyronments,
and he waE 50 delited that | had to
lissen to him tawk. He said It wsz an
E PIOorabuss Younum of. what the
laik wood look Eyks if the other plan
tashun Gamers had the proper four
'Enowledge. / new he expected me
ter ask him what wa5 the meening Of
z Ploorabuss Younum, but ] aul-
reddy new. Yu see ] had studded the
Scandinavian Language befoar he
did. At this, tyne osldsAurt Dosher,
with her read turbin handerchif kane
on the. seen and spred befoar us a
moast deIisheus lunch served with
crockery wair. Thare il WHARF /
shyne. We had ter cum hoam too
soon, but the Rhodes were fine and
we enjoied hour selves very mulch.
A friend ov myne Wanted me ter
diektait this artickle too a stenno-
CRATER, but / was afrade the spelling
mite knot be good, and yu no that
badd spelling rooms the toot onsomb
Of good artickle. This Kommuni-
kashum IL auIreddy two long. When
Il go Agen l will rite too yu erbout
the botes and the swimming flotes
and the maginffersent fishing.
Years truely,
Kuntry Lad.