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The New York herald., 1921-02-03
SCHEDULES IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following schedules in bankruptcy were
filed yesterday in the United States District
Court:
ISRAEL REGENBOGEN, clothing ao59 Sec
ond avenue. Liabilities. $50 ,6is, all un-
secured claims: assets unknown. samuel
G. Duberstein, attorney for the bankrupt.
j. HARDER. hosiery, :;i6
Broadway. Liabilities. sl9G.657. Of which
SlOi. 100 are unsecured claims, S3s.9li
secured claims. S21 .sSs accommodation
paper and $f.064 notes and bills; and
assets. $l21 bf3, of which s35 200 is stock
in trade, s31, 293 debts due on open &C, &C
counts $2S, ,53a anliquidated claims. $1,000
stocks, negotiable bonds. &c, and $1,000
policies Of insurance. Blumenstiel & Blum
enstiel, attorneys for the banltrup.
UNITED HOSIERY STORES, INC, against
whom a petition was filed Deoember 20,
1920 Liabilities, S43,22S. all unsecured
claims. and assets, $4,000. all stock In
trade. John Bogaa, attorney for the
bankrupt.
JOSEPH KLEIN. .against whom petition petition
was filed December ~ 1920. Liabilities,
$13.4l6, of which S12,aI9 ar. unsecured
claims and 1919 notes and bills assets,
S1@,2I5, of which $i06S8 are debts due
on open accounts and $1,000 machinery.
tools, &c. HastigrN G. Gleason, attorneys
for the banlSruDt.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Army Orders.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. g.. Feb. 2. y

Special Despatch to THE NEW yonr rrns,rD.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
RECEIVERS IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following receivers in bankruptcy
were appointed "Wednesday by Judge Hand
hi the United states District Court:
TIE MAIN PAPER STOCK CO, INC.
paper stock and rags, 25 Spruce street
Il. l.. Kohlman. temporary. bond $25. 000
The petition for receiver made by the
Chambers Paper stock Co gives the
liabilities as S50q000 and assets $780,
600
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Business Trc, ubles
PETITIONS IN BANkN tPfCl

IT,
.rh, follow iug petitions IN ban isuptc! were
fi'ei Wednesday in the Unite states lls-
.rct Court;
ClsNnROS A. CO.. nc. ilot merchants
and hroi.crs & Broadway. voluntary.
Liabilities Slla,ssG of which " d 's4S arc
claims assets si5IGo. Of whi = M,vo' ;Sn rs Is
stock IN trade and s6.332 l M luidated
claims. Frederick w. Park al tori eN 10Y
the bankrupt.
IOHN ". MILLER. ice cream rian fac
turer. Wilbur avenue. Kingston, NJ 4;
Voluntary. Liabilities 81 1856. all bsecth ca
claims AMI no assets. William J D. SrA i
ner Jr. of Kingston. attorney Tor IN
bankrupt.
sAAIIfEl. ROMER and SAMUEL. MAN
SHELF, mems furnishings, 26SS Bro tdwa v:
Involuntary Pettioning creditors
amounts claimed: Louis Goldberg, S16b
Sam Samuels. SlfT. and I:li Idebert. S29S.
Lawrence I. Gerber attorney tor the petit
iioEers
THE MAIN PAPER STOCK 90. INC.
voluntary. Petitioning credit9's and amounts
claimed Chambers Street Parer Stock
Co., Sl,99l: Alfred Paper Stock Co., S142
Michael Babino, sl52. Hays. Heivhfield G.
Wolf attorneys for the petitioners.
TIE FRANkI'OTtD WORSTED MILLS.
INC, textile manufacturing. 253 Bway
Involuntary. On behalf OF Sa rjnslsy Bros.
Realty Co., who claim 1000. Liabilities
and assets rot given Samuel Brand at
rorncv for the petitioner.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Elk DIVIDEND TABLE.

xiiissf eTrsassa1 1.smsna...-..sa,oA.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03

The National City Bank ~ Sew York has
consolidated mtaicipal loan Of SIS 600 (y0n
The New York herald., 1921-02-03

g. ". Allen. formerly secretary Of Bon
bright q Co. Inc, is With sufro KimbleyN
bond department.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
SODA SPRINGS At
CANON AGAIN FLOWING
Special to the chieftain.

Special to the Chieftain,
Canon City. Nov. 29.-The historic
Iron Duke spring at the Soda Point
in Canon City which reased to flow
4 month ago has been restored and to-
day Is flowing a larger volume Of
water than at any time for over
twenty years. The cessation OF flow in
the spring was caused py a breakage
in the pipe line that conveyed 1t to the
pavilion from its source at the base
OF hog back which terminates here,
and diverted the flow of its waters to
some subterranean channel The restor-
alton of the spring was brought about
thru the cooperation Of Warden lyman
or the penitentiary and the Canon City
Chamber OF Commerce. In order to
reach the source of the spring a tunnel
was constructed under the railroad
tracks and a cement oasin built hold
ing several hundred gallons OF water.
The basin was completely arched over
and glazed tile laid to convey the
water to Its outlet.
Few mineral springs in Colorado are
more widely known than is the Iron
Duke Its waters have been shipped
for medicinal purposes to all parts of
the union. Before the coming of the
white man these springs were a favor
Ito resort OF the Indians, and PRACTICAL
~ every explorer and traveller who tra-
Versed tho upper Arkansas Valley
camped beside these waters. Zebulon
Pike according to his memories, built
block house near these springs and
with his party of explorers campcd
hero for considerable time.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
LESS MEAT IF BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take n glass OF Salts to flush Kidneys
" BLADDER bothcrs you-Drink
lot OF water.

Fstins meat regularly eventually
Produces kidney trouble in some form
or other says n wcll-known authority.
because tho uric acid In meat excltes
tho kidneys. they become ovcrworked;
get sluggish: clog up and cause all
sorts OF distress. particularly back
ache and misery in the kidney region:
rheumatic twingcs, severe headaches.
acid stomach. constipation. torpid
liver slccplessness, bladder and urin-
Rrv irritation.
Tho moment your back hurts or kid
news aren't acting right. or II bladder
hothcrs YOU. get about four ounces
OF Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful In glass of
water before breakfast for "A few days
and your kidneys will then act finc.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice. com
bined with lithis. and has been used
for generations to flush cloggcd ldd-
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity: also TO ncutralize the acids
In tho urine so IL no longer irritatcs.
thus ending bladder disorders.
lad Salts cannot injure anyone:
makes a delightful cfrcrvcscent lithia-
water drink which millions OF men and
women take now aud then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean. thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
CHICAGO GRAINS
AND PROVISIONS

Chicag go, ILL.,, Nov. 2s.-Wheat un-
derwent material decline in price
today making a reaction from the re-
cent advance of IL cents. There was
an unsettled close 2hc to Sc lower,
with December s1.11Ss to $1.11A and
May sl.15Ss to s1.15H.
Corn lost 1BG1Ac to 1fs@2c; oats
finished unchanged to 1sc off and pro-
visions 212c to 10c.
May traders in wheat took the posi-
ton that setback in values was eX-
pected, as the technical position of
the market had been weakened by the
big advance. Selling by commission
houses became more general and there
was considerable liquidation of Decem-
Der holdings. Bearish sentiment ac-
quired further impetus from advices
telling of general rain in Argentina
and from assertions that Minneapolis
millers were seeking number I, North
ern wheat in Canada with bids only 1c
from working basis. Furthermore,
rcsalos of hard winter wheat at Liver
pool Sc under cost were announced and
it was said Argentine wheat was be-
ing offered at S1.27& C. /. +. Europe
against s1.31Ss1 s1.31E for United States
wheat by way of the Gulf OF Mexico.
The finish was at about the lowest
level of the day.
Corn was depressed by lack of sup-
port and by predictions that colder
weather bring enlargement of receipts
Oats were better sustained as re-
suit of buying by elevator interests.
Provisions averaged lower with hogs.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
THE BLISTER GERM

Those men folk up the river are sure
trouble makers and their restless 90
ings may be catching. No doubt the
Florence drug stores ran out of lini-
ments and blister dopes last night
after the strenuous day put in by all
the ablebodied huskiss OF that peppery
city, who worked like the real beavers
of Beaver creek, near BY
Phantom Canyon had been standin1
deserted nearly a year and half with
its road in gaps and many of It's
bridges missing All this time the au-
thorities Of Teller and Fremont coun-
ties talked of what they might, would.
could or should do but they did Moth
ing
About that time the meddlesome
neighbors. at Canon City turned out one
day and put to rights the incline Lead
ing to the top cliffs Of Royal Gorge.
originated by one Miles Standish Of the
horse marines. proved such success
that later rally was announced ana
the gorge mon made a road to the new.
ly discovered Red canyons further
north, thus adding to the scenic assets
of the county but nos adding thing
to the smooth condition OF the male
palms and thumbs and shoes.
This unwise example naturally spread
to the oil town urther down. with re-
suit that yesterday, 29th, WAS heralded
as the day for Florence to get busy.
and no doubt 1t did. How far up the
big ravine the Phantoms flew has not
yet been learned but there is much un-
easiness in Pueblo. Those disquieting
germs from pickhandles and shovels
are liable to work down this way,
where the only labor we ever did was
that OF scrubbing flood mud.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
BOONE NEWS

Subscriptions are being taken by
Few. John Belle for the building OF a
new church here. Services are now be-
ing held in the school house on two
sundays of each month and also at
Mountain View on two Sundays. con-
Quoted by Rev. Belle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Symmonds
motored to Ordway where they spent
Saturday and Sunday.N
Mrs. George Elston. who formerly
lived here. but is now residing in
Colorado Springs, is reported as be-
Ing seriously Ill In a hospital there.
Mrs f. w. Davis has returned home
from q two weeks visit in Salida.
Miss June Howell spent the week end
with Miss Annabelic Sigler.
A pie supper and Thanksgiving pro-
gram was given at Prairie Hiii school
Thursday night by the children OF the
school. Mrs. Palmer and Mfr. Efchel-
berger gave two readings.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARkENS GRAY HAIR
Brush this through faded. strcaked
locks and they become dark,
glossy. youthful.

Almost everyone knows tina. sage
Tea and sulphur, properly compound.
"a brings back the natural color and
luster to the hair when faded. stresked
or gray Years ago the only way 10
SC, ,hie mixture was to make 1T at
home, which is mussy and trouble
some Nowadays. hy asking at any
drug store for "wyeth's sage and sui
phur Compound you will got large
bottle of this famous old recipe, inl-
proved by the addition OF otncr IN
rredicnts. AT n small cost.
Don't stay gray Try I'll No one
can possibly tell that you darkencd
your hair. as it does II so naturally
and evenly. You dsmpen sponge or
soft brush with 1t and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
plication or two, Your hair becomes
beautifully dark. glossy and attractive
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
Glenwood Springs News

DIR. c. B. Potter OF F'ruita has pur-
chased one-half interest in DR.. c. NJ.
Stewards medical practice and will
take up the work. the first of Decem-
bcr.
G. r. Mccarthy and two daughters.
will leave this week for California to
spend the winter.
Miss Gertrude Schuelcr. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schueler. left last
week for Payette, Idaho, to spend a
few weeks visiting friends.
Miss Mary McGuirk. who is teach
ing in Leadville. spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
McGuirk OF this city.
DR. and Mrs. W. G. ould departed
las. week for California to spend a
few months vacation.
Mrs. A. +. Wolfe spent Thanksgiving s
In Salt Lake City with her son. How
ard, who is attending school there.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
Lamar News

The cas-. of the State VS. G. L. Stone.
Jr.. and Wilson r. Avery went to the
jury at 1880 Saturday night. After de-
libore tinE all night n verdict OF mot
guilty" was returned Mt las Sunday
afternoon. The case was one OF tho
most interesting heard in the district.
The next case was on tho docket was
that of G. McClain Case vs.. state.
Hearings started Monday.
Mrs. q. Z. Stkarns and ". NJ. Van
Duyn visited Mr., and Mrs. Marklcy
Sunday afternoon.
Y. a. purdy who is In New Mexico
on \ hunting trip is expected home
In few days.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
SULPHUR IS BEST TO
CLEAR UP UGLY SKIN
Irritation and Breaking Out Often
Healed Over Night, Says
Skin Specialist

Any breaking out or skin irritation
on face, neck or body is overcome
quickest by applying sulphur.
says a noted skin specialist. Because
of its germ destroying properties, moth
ing has ever been found to take the
place of this sulphur preparation that
instantly brings ease from the itching,
burning and Irritation.
Mentho-Sulphur heals eczema right
up, leaving the skin clear and smooth.
It seldom fails to relieve the torment
or dlsfigurement. little jar of Men,
tho-Sulphur may be obtained at any
drug store. 1t Is used like cold cream.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Nov. 2a.-tU. S. Bureau OF
Markets. -Cattle-Receipts 1000; beet
steers and fat she stock dun. first sales
10 to c5c lower; choice 1903 pound
steers. $500: bulk beef steers, s6.O0m
SIS; butcher COWS and heifers mostly
s3t0d5.3o: Gamers and cutters. $2.7S
d3.S5: bulls dull: bulk bolognas, S3.6o
ass: light calves steady; top, $3.50;
fat calves dull. talking steady.
HoEs-Receipts $4,000; fairly active;
mostly Toe lower than yesterday s
average top; $40 paid for 15o to 1so
pound averages. 1870 pound weights
lower: bulk desirabIes. s7.0067.io.
Sheep-Receipts 1900: active, steady
to strong; choice fed western lambs
to city butchers. Sl0.35; bulk fat lambs
Sa.o0d 1910; choice handy ewes. s5.15:
bulk native. s3.5o@I2s; good fat lambs
SS.35Ts.50.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
KANsAs cIrY LLYEsTOCK

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 29.-(U. S.
Bureau of s)-Cattle-Receipts
$4,000; beef steers and fat she stock
dull. weak to Csc lower; few yearhngs.
$780, best heavy steers, 1925: other
early sales s6.0O67.O0; few COWS, $3.50;
bulk, $3.5Od4.00; calves strong to Soc
higher; best vealers, ss.oO1s.50; most
heavy and medium weight, s5.50g
100; other classes slow, mostly steady;
Gamers largely around $500; cutters
generally, s3.oO@325; bulls mostly, $500
04.0o; stockers, s325@5.25; best feed
ers bid, $500.
lower: fairly active; top, s6.S5; paid
by packers and shippers for 200 pound
hogs; bulk of sales $3.50 6.s5; packing
sows about 10c lower; mostly s5.75D
500; pigs 10 to 15c lower; top, $6.15.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; killing classes
steady to 15c higher: most fat ewes,
$3.T594.o0; few at $500: Idaho lambs
S9.4O; fed westerns. 1886; natives,
1925.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
WONDER SPOT PICTURED

A series OF views intended for pub
lic displays on film screens have been
taken in Mesa Verde national park by
Rev. l.. X Wells. and Mrs. Ed Buck
and Edward La Ear. The party report
successful weather and are sure that
they have the necessary film to make
wonderful picture. The film now
goes to Chicago to be finished. It Is ex-
pectcd that the film will be finished
and ready for It's initial appearance in
Durango in about two weeks.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
CREST SEEMS pRooP1NG

At last accounts the two mines of the
10. F. & I. company at Crested Butte
were altogether closed by sympathetic
strike.
No other mines In aunnison county
are affected. The Smith-Anthracite
had already closed for tho winter. and
the Peanut hard coal mine at the
Buttes, operated by tho Ross Coal com
pany had been running but one or two
days a week.
Mines at Baldwin and Somerset are
not unIonized, and are running as
usual, but the Baldwin Il only work
ing about two days a week for some
time.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
FINANCIAL AND
MONEY MARKETS

New York, Nov. 29-Today's stock
trading was unusually active and
broad, as evidenced by sales of $4,000
shares and turnover Of about $26,5o0,-
900 par value in bonds. The latter eX-
ceeded any total in several months.
Bonds were the center Of attrac-
tion especially government issues No
less than seven Liberty series mounted
to highest records for a year or two.
Railway shares again dominated and
oils, coppers and motor specialtIes ana
tobacco kept more or less even pace.
Backwardness was shown by steels
and equipments and heaviness of mis-
cellaneous issues contributed to the
markets uncertain trend.
Sears Roebuck again was under do
preston and several agricultural fs-
sues reacted Aside from rails which
held firm the general list eased under
liquidation in the final hour, call
moneys rise to per cent causing
selling for both accounts. Dealings in
foreign exchange were light. The de-
mand for Sterling, francs and Scandt-
navian remittances were nominal not
withstanding the approach of December
which usually brings heavy purchases
of food and cotton bills on leading
European centers. European war issues
did not share in the rise of Liberty
bonds but South American issues were
strong. Many rails and industrials in
Guiding United States Steel IS
strengthened perceptibly and several
new underwrtings for moderate
amounts were over subscribed.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
RAB1Es NEARLY Persisted

Gunnison News Says: Game Warden
Jack Jennings is working out a the
ory he has long held concerning the
trout lost in irrigating bitches where
they are suddenly shut down In the
fall. He has been pat-u.fing the Hart.
man ditch around the base OF Normal
Heights. and has seined in the neigh
borhood of /. 900 small trout collected in
the pools and returned them to the
river Jack says he got 20 pounds out
OF one deep hole.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
METAL QUOTATIONS

New York, Nov. 2a.-copper firm;
electrolytic spot and nearby, 13Tc;
later. 1917 d137sc.
Tin steady: spot and nearby, $4,000;
futures. s3012.
Iron steady: unchanged.
Lead spot, $40.
Zinc quiet: East st. Louis delivery
spot, $40.
Anthony spot, $4.55.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

new gas holder costing $4,000 is
to be installed at the plant of the
Colorado Springs Light and Power
company to replace the holder which
was burst by the force of gas pres.
sure on Armistice day.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
THE VALLEY. THE STATE. THE WEST

A Nash touring car stolen in front
of Princess theater at Colorado
Springs a month ago, the property. OF
r. Fl. Kimball, paving engineer, has
been found at Long Beach, Calf.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Leon Danford. formerly of Trinidad
has been made manager OF st. Regis
Hotel. Denver, under the new owner
ship represented by 7. II. Dickinson of
Toledo, Ohio.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Jaun Jacheco. a 16 year old youth
who escaped from the State Indus
trial school at Golden several weeks
ago was picked up by sheriff's officers
at Trinidad
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

r. Witcher OF Cotopaxi. one Of the
pioneer ranchors and cattlemcn OF
Fremont county. died at tho Graves
hospital. His two sons. District At
torned r. Lee Witcher and Otis witcn-
er of Lomatic. Calf, were win hiri
when the end came. Tho funeral was
held at Canon.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
CHICAGO PRODUCE

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Butter higher;
creamery extras, 541fc; Arsts, 34@44c:
seconds. 336S5c; standards, Ssc.
Eggs, higher; receipts 1888 cases;
f1rsts, 5O@53c; ordinary flrsts, 43@47c;
miscellaneous, 50d52c; refrigerator ex-
tras, 39ta@40c; refrigerator firsts, 3s1s
@39c.
Poultry, alive higher. fowls. 146
22hc; springs, 2lc; turkeys, 3oc; roost-
ers, 15c.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Thomas r. Grove. mill superintend-
ont OF Portland Gold Mining COM
pany. has resigned after being asso-
ciated with tho company over per-
iod of 20 years OF continuous service.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Scmi-annual meeting of the Fro
mont county teachers association will
be held at tho high school building
In Canon City on Saturday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
DENVER LIVESTOCK

200; strong: beef steers. $5.0o0$6.25: {:
cows and heifers, S3.75@5.00: calves.
S6.5oM9.50: bulls. $2.00@30o: stockers
and feeders. &4.25a6.00.
Sheep-Receipts 1000: strong; lambs.
s,5oIS.75; ewes, S2.5o44oo; feeder
lambs, s725ds25.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Durango Railroad club will hold a
novelty ball tonight as part OF its
series OF efforts to promote tho new
San Juan Basin railroad.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

John NJ. Trull of Steamboat Springs
has invented and applied for a patent
upon an attachment that will permit
autos TO run in the snow. The attach
ment Is easily applied to an auto.
Several orders have already been
taken for tho new appliance.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Salida committee quickly raised ST.
900 and wants $40. 900 more to open Tito
trail road to South mark. Intended as a
part OF thru line from New Mexico
to Denver and the east. the FIRST few
miles of tho road north from Salida
will be an outlet for large shipments
of granite.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

Garry Thompson assumed manage
ment OF the Durango Herald. The
change was made by reason of the fact
that Harry McDcvitt. Jr.. assumed the
duties OF postmaster. after making
very great Improvement in the looks
and contents OF the Herald.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

A check for $500 from Miss Anna
Boyle was received BY tho railroad
committee at Durango Saturday. At
Ackmen an enthusiastic mass meet
ing was held to boom the new Gallup
California line.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
tANSAs CITY PROpIJcE

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 29.-Butter
and eggs unchanged.
Poultry, hens. heavies 1c higher. IL
G19c; springs and turkeys unchanged
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS

Furnished by n. s. Walpoie, Rooms
329-32 Thatcher block, Pueblo.
Liberty 3ias s96.40.
Liberty first As $9700,
Liberty second As 1860,
Liberty first AS $97.d2.
Liberty second AIS s97os,-
Liberty third AS s97.46.
Liberty fourth 4As s973S
Liberty first ANS s9J9S.
Liberty fifth AIS s99.9s.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE
Furnished by N S. Walpolc, Rooms
329-32 Thatcher block, Pueblo.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
WESTERN CONVERSATIONS

W rsS iC-Ns'
Preliminary work is being started in
Colorado Springs for tho Second An
nual Roundup. These words are to be
spelled with capitals. as Is due to all
the numerous plcnics Illuminated at
and by the Springs. but otherwise we
are unable to give much particulars as
to what Is to be rounded up this time.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished by N. S. walpole. Rooms
323-54 Thatcher block, Pueblo.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30
SPOT COTTON

New York. Nov 29.--spot cottoI
quiet: middling. $3.50.
Cotton futures closed easy: Decem
Der. s1I.53; January, s17.4s; March
$173s; May. $17.12; July, s16.1.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-30

DENVER CURB AND SUGAR
Furnished by N. S. Waipole. Thatch
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-09-02
HIS WAGES ONE CENT A YEAR
Early Carrier of Mails Certainly Not
in the Business for Purpose OF
Making Money.

Maurice Proctor, a man of wealth,
was so anxious for his coach to bear
the distinguishing ~. S. Mali sign
of the postal service that he made abb
solutely certain, when a service line
was established between Mineral Point
(where he liyed) and Dodgeville, Ia,
he would be the lucky one allotted the
honor.
There were 20 competitors and each
turned sick with disgust when they
heard of the bid of the Weather clan,
says an early volume of the Strand
Magazine. 1t was the custom then 10
ask prospective employees to bid for
the job. as contractors bid now. Proc
tor bid | cent. Which is to say, he vol
unteered to do the job for remunera-
ton of l cent a year in wages.
Every day, rain or shine, he twice
carried the mail between the two cities,
proud of the ~, s. Mali on the side
of his coach. At the end of the year
his enthusiasm had not worn off, so he
renewed his contract, agreeing to do
the work at the same rate for four
more years-in all, for 4 cents. The
government considered him financially
responsible for this amount, and gave
him the job. The cents were paid to
him in four annual installments.
His pay for the first year came in
the form of a postal warrant signed
by the secretary of the treasury and
made out to the order of the carrier,
Maurice Proctor. 1t was in payment
for his services, and the amount was
/ cent. Needless to say, it was con-
sidered as a great curiosity, so the
carrier sold it at once for $36.