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The Washington times., 1921-07-12
STUDY OF CAREERS.

A study of the careers of extraor-
dinarily successful financial and
business leaders reveals that nearly
all of them had to exercise adapta-
bility, and exercise IL quickly and
decisively at certain stages of their
development.
IL was largely because they were
quick TO size up new situations and
adapt themselves thereto that they
were able to overcome difficulties
which would have proved insur.
mountable had they persisted in Jog.
glng along in a rut
Had the American army not been
able to adapt new tactics to meet
the new forms of warfare evolved
by the Germans, unspeskabl slaugh-
ter would have resulted. Business
today is a hard battle.
Are you adapting yourself and
your activities 10 cope successfully
with the conditions you find con.
fronting your
Only those who can muster up
the qualities of generalship can hope
TO attain or retian leadership. With.
out adaptahillty success is impossible.
Copyright. 1871. by u. G. Forbes
The best thing about a pIatonic
friendship IL that It smootns the
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
Clearings Show Decline.

HAGERsTOWN, Nd, July 1s.-
The report Of the Hagerstown Clear.
ing House Association for Juno show.
ed decrease of s77s.ss5.<s for the
month compared with the clearing for
the same month last year. The de-
crease is 20 per cent. The clearinss
for last month were s2,s09 ,603.s .s5, and
for June last year, s3.8s5, ,4ss.4i.
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BUSINESS AND FIN A N CE
Wall Street Gossip

Rubber, Atlantic Gulf and Sears
Roebuck were obliged to issue quar-
terly statements. there would be less
harmful manipulation.
These stocks would have long ago
reached their proper levels and some
of them would no longer be afford.
ing targets for the bears.
The pool In General Asphalt would
not be able to IRE periodical bar
RACES of misinformAtion regarding
the great earning power were a
three-months statement facing them
that would show the contrary. Such
statement would give opportunity
to estimate just how much opportunity
the company can derive from its as
phalt In normal times. as Ats oil In
come is likely to be negligible.
Instead Of statements as to the
hope for Improvement issued by
Crucible and U. s. Rubber, actual
statements as to what has been
earned over the last six months-if
anything-would soon place these
stocks on their proper levels.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
MONEY AND TRADE
Peace With Germany.
No Commerce Treaty.
Trade Useful to U. S.
England, France Busy
BY GEORGE w. HINMAN.

CHICAGO, July 11.-Peace has
been declared between the United
States and Germany by resolution.
The next step should be a treaty OF
amity and commerce.
Such a treaty could be negotiated
In thirty days. From a business view
point. few things would be more wei
come. Yet from Washington there
come uncertain sounds.
The United States troops are to be
kept on the Rhine No separate treaty
would be agreeable to our late allies.
II may be preferable. for political
reasons. TO join In the treaty of Yer
sailles. Hearty cooperation with
England and France is required-the
same hearty cooperation now as in
the war. That is the burden of the
news.
more business in government" II
these words mean anything, there
never has been a time like the
present to put them in business
Last year Germany's commerce with
the United States amounted to $500
900 900 and she bought ten times
more than she sold to us.
For a score of reasons Germany
wishes to continue this trade, and
add to IL. Her custom is as re
freshing as dew In June.
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THOSE WHO ARE TO BLAME.

Officials of companies who refuse
to be frank as TO conditions are more
to blame for the losses of innocent
stockholders and investors than are
the most flagrant manipulators Wall
street ever knew.
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FINANCE
AND
BUSINESS IN
By n. O. FoRBEa

Have you cultivated adaptabilityY
It's mans ability TO adapt himself to
changing conditions that has given
him so much greater power than
beasts. Without this quality. the
highest success is not attainable and
happiness is beyond reach.
Those who are suffering most In
the huainess world today are tndi.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
BUYING By THE RAILROADS.

Equipment manufacturers expect
that the first buying by the rail-
roads will consist Of materials for
repair work, to be followed some
time later by orders for new rolling
stock.
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NEEDED LIGHT.

II companies like General As
phalt, Crucible Steel, International
Paper, Mexican Petroleum, u. s.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12

Every woman saws abe would
sooner have love than diamonds.
but just try h~r.
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SALES.

Washington Railway General SIS.
1000 G92A. t2,000992A.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5's, $1,000
6S5, $l,000Qsb. s1,0o09S5.
AFTER CALL.
Lanston Monotype, 5074.
Washington Railway As, 81 ,0009
6i7s, Sl,00096IA, 31,0I0461A.
Washington Railway General SIS,
Sl,0o0@s2%. s1.000de2a, $4,000
y2%. Sl.o00dy2N, 31,ooo0s2x, $1,000
Q92A. $1,000 a s2%. $1,000 q 92A
si.o00Gs2*, si,ooods2&, $4,000
s2&.
Money-Cail loan funds offered at Z
per cent with per cent bid.
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Local Stock Market.

Trading In Washington Railway
securities featured the session OF the
Washington Stock Exchange roday'
$4,000 in the company's general 6s
selling at s2% and $4,000 in its "a
going at 61n.
Potomac Electric Cons. 6's TO tina
extent of $4,000 sold at IS whils v.
shares of Lanston brought rs.
In the money market. call inan
funds were offered at per cent
with per cent bid.
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THE VALUE FALLACY.

Actual values behind securities
mean but little to holders who depend
on the income to pay bills.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12

In the same way the worst suffer
ers among labor groups are those
who elected to 80 on strike rather
than ce?t any reduction In wages.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12

ARhNSE UCOROL . DOIND hcs'SA'
Maryland bankers will submit bids
on the issue of per cent, thirty-year
, school bonds which Prince Georges
county, Maryland will sell on July 10.
This Is the second issue brought out
by this county, the first being $685..
900 per cent road Improvement
bonds, which were sold to the Mer-
camille Trust and Deposit Company
OF Baltimore on 5k per cent basis.
1t Is not believed that the present
issue will sell at such high level.
TO CONFERENCE IN sEAPLANE
!. Charles H. Pietsch. Washington dis,
trict sales manager for the r.. l.. Doll
ings Company, investment bankers.
with offices at 72s Fifteenth street.
accompanied by z. J. Newcomer, Ha-
gerstown district sales manager and
G. c. Grubbs, Baltimore district sales
manager, planned to attend an import
ant business conference on the East.
srn shore of Maryland Saturday.
Their original schedule called for
the trip 70 be made by boat from
Baltimore, but upon arriving at the
, dock they found the boat had left
As evidence OF the progressive spir.
tt Of the r. L. Dollings Company and
, all connected with II, thsy immediate
ly chartered q seaplane lying In the
harbor and made the trip from Balti-
more to the Eastern shore of Mary
; land. across Chesapeake bay. by sea-
! plane
The flying time from Baltimore to
the Eastern shore of Maryland was
one hour and the trip returning was
one hour and ten minutes.
INVESTMENT BANKERS MEET.
ING.
The summer meeting of the board
of governors Of the Investment Bank
ers' Association viii be held on July 20
at Milwaukee.
This meeting VIII be the last before
the annual convention In New Orleans
being made for the fall meeting, which
promises to be well attended.
FIGURING Is. \ -, WAGE CUT.
Auditors of the Baltimore and Ohio
are now figuring on the new wage
scale of various classes of employees,
and the cuts as made will show In the
amount of pay checks to be distributed
among employees on July is.
The company pays off twice
month.
a formal statement in connection with
the reduction of salaries of all officers
of the company, explaining that such
a move was decided upon on account
of the quietude in business. which has
affected all carriers and the necessity
of economizing wherever possible.
WAR FINANCE TO AID COTTON.
The managing director of the War
Finance Corporation announces that
the following telegram has been sent
10 the Federal International Banking
Company of New Orleans, a banking
company organized last winter under
the Edge law through subscriptions
from 1,400 Southern bankers and other
subscribers for the purpose of pro-
noting the financing of the export
trade
"You have no doubt seen the an
nouncement that the War Finance
Corporation has agreed to make an
advance of s5,000.0 900 to the Staple
Cotton, Cooperative Association of
Memphis to assist II in financing
cotton to be held in American ware
houses for export within a year. This
loan is considered absolutely safe
business and helpful in promoting the
orderly marketing of the crop in the
territory in which this cotton is
grgown.
I'm view of the fact that your
The Washington times., 1921-07-12

The best thing about a pIatonic
friendship IL that It smootns the
way for a real hirtation-
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
HER TRADE USEFUL TO Us.

In the collapse of international
trade elsewhere, her business is more
useful to US now than ever before.
II fully developed IL would mean
that thousands of idle wheels could
be set going TO satisfy the German
demand, that tens of thousands coUld
be employed who now walk the
streets. and that many business chan
nels that are now grass-grown would
be restored to the busy traffic OF
the world.
Meanwhile England and France are
busy in Germany. They seek sales
and market goods.
The United States is beginning to
lag behind.
Heretofore the excuse has been that
there was no formal peace: therefore
no final peace settlements; therefore
no unobstructed road open to Ameri-
can business.
Yet the moment the way is opened
to solve the difficulties by the peace
resolution, there come the vague re-
ports that the United States Will not
negotiate a commerce treaty at once,
perhaps not at all: that the United
States wishes and aims TO do only
what the former allies wish and aim
to have this country do; that the
United States may see fit to revise
and amend the treaty of Versailles and
let American business walt on this
revision.
COST OF WATCH ON RHINE.
The smallest consideration for
America in this case Is the costs OF
the watch on the Rhine. Somewhere
near $500, coo 900 up to this date, Of
which the Germans have paid little,
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INVESTMENT BANKERS MEET
ING.

The summer meeting OF the board
of governors of the Investment Bank
ers' Association viii be held on July 20
at Milwaukee.
This meeting VIII be the last before
the annual convention in New Orleans
on October 81. Arrangements are now
being made for the fall meeting. which
promises to be well attended.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
COST OF WATCH ON RHINE

The smallest consideration for
America in this case is the costs OF
the watch on the Rhine. Somewhere
near $500, coo 900 up to this date, Of
which. the Germans have paid little,
though supposed to pay all, the sum
In still worth while to American tax
payers. II would build many battle
ships which we now feel too poor to
build. even for national defense.
II would keep the merchant marine
afloat through two more years of
hard times. But this is compara-
lively trivial.
The main consideration for Ameri.
cans is that the Versailles treaty is
treaty which keeps the world in
turmoil and poverty. while a few
great powers in Europe aim to profit,
in a business way, from the general
condition.
Is this a low view TO take? II Is
the view taken by the great powers
It is the view crystalized In the Yer
sailles treaty.
The Washington times., 1921-07-12
AN OLD LESSOl

for adversity" is as timely now H.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
Nedjl Has
Support For
His Position
Lake County Senator Back
ed up in Contention by
High Authority

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. s.-The
contention OF Senator Nejdl that the
senate has right TO reconsider its ac-
tion in postponing a bin indefinitely.
is supported in a letter which Senator
Nejdl has received from Lehr F'ess.
parliamentary clerk of the house OF
representative at Washington. Sena
tor Nejdl had written for a ruling.
The question came up recently in
the senate. The report of a committee
to postpone indefinitely senate bill NO
16. was adopted. This bill would have
Increased the salaries Of judges of the
supreme and appellate courts from $6.
600 to $4,000 annually. After the bill
had been indefinitely postponed. mo-
tion was offered to reconsider the ac
tion. so that the bill might be recon-
mitted for an amendment fixing the
salary at $500. The Lieutenant Gov
ernor ruled the motion out Of order.
Senator Nejdl said he asked the opin-
ion of the congressional parliamen-
tartan merely for his own information.
He probably viii not bring it before
the senate for action.
Senator Nejdl took the position that
the motion to reconsider the action on
the committee report was always in
order. and that the senate had a right,
by a majority vote, to reconsider any
previous action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
AN INTERPRETER
WAS NECESSARY

a little German court session was
held in the Hammond city court this
morning when Victor NTelser. 562 ken
wood avenue, was brought in by fed
eraI officers on 4 bootlegging charge
They visited Victor's house yesterday
and found a quantity OF liquor
An interpreter appeared with him
and he entered a plea Of guilty Then
the Judge tried to talk to him and
found that Vie understood German So
did Chief Simons Of tho federal agents
and BaiHn Jimmy frost. They con
gregated around the judges bench
and had quite q conference which
ended by the Judge signalling to the
interpreter, who was outside the cir
Gle and telling him In regular Eng
lish TO explain at length to victor
what IL meant to have a suspended
sentence.
The arrest sheet showed that Melser
was 70 pay $3.50 and had been given
a suspended penal farm sentence of
six months.
Gabriel Bujaki, I12s Columbia ave
nue., was also roped IN by the sponge
men yesterday. He had some liquor
and had been detected making a sale.
He also was ASSESSED $3.50 and given a
sus uspended sentence Of six months on
his plea Of guilty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
EDISON BELIEVES DEVICE TO TALK WITH DEAD POSSIBLE
MARQUIS EATON
To Be SPEAKER

Marquis Eaton, president OF the Chi
cago chapter of the American Red
Cross. and a member of the famous
Chicago law firm Of Defrees. Bucking
ham and Eaton. regarded as one OF
the most eloquent speakers in Chicago
will be one Of the principal speakers
at the invisible guest" dinner to be
given In Hammond at the garage at
the corner Of state Line and sibley
streets at o'clock Thursday. Feb. 10.
DR.. Harry Z. sharrer. at the MONDAY
luncheon of the Hammond Rotary club
at the Lyndora hotel today received
word from A. NJ. Turner that the above
speaker had been secured.
The announcement was also made by
Rotarian Jim Armstrong, in general
charge Of the arrangements. Of all of
the committee assignments. Some
thing has been given to every member
of the committee Of 20 to assure the
success OF the project
The announcements was made that
the success of the solicitors has been
so great that between 500 and 700
banQueters is already an assured fact.
The number may be increased to 1000.
Dr. f. S. Jones, chairman OF the on
to-Evansville committee, reported that
Is members and their wives had made
arrangements to attend. Attorney Fred
Crumpacker. Morse DellP1ain and
President Thomas r. Tenant all made
speeches urging that at least IS per
cent OF the membership mako arrange
ments to attend.
Chairman Jones OF the Water com
mittee" also made an important re-
port based on several conferences Of
his committee, including several spe-
cifc recommendations which viii be
made the matter Of special public
report in a later issue OF The Times.
Vern Summers had as guest Mr,
Stanley Rae. formerly Of Hammond
now a member of the Traverse City
Rotary club who has the unique
record OF an un- hroken attendance for
four years. Berton :. steelmau had as
his guest r. Z, Neville OF the Central
Railway signal company.
one of the remarkable things about
the Rotary club is its large percentage
OF attendance. About so per cent Of
the members are IN attendance at
every luncheon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
LABELLE
TAKEN TO
COUNTY JAIL

Deputy L. s. Marshal IT, Z. Sasse to-
day took George LaBene OF East Chi
caso to Indianapolis where he viii be
lodged in the Marion county jail until
he can go before the federal grand
jury on the charge Of impersonating
a federal officer He was unable 10
secure the $1,000 bond. which had been
fined at tho hearing before Commits
sloner Surprise.
Before leaving LaBeuc signed a
statement in which he admitted i'm
personating federal prohibition
agent. but said he had no recollection
Of asking soft drink men for money.
lie had made application for a job as
prohibition enforcement officer arll
had received some blanks to fu out
from the Chicago office. These he used
in impresslng the saloon men with his
Importance He had been drinking
moonshine before he started on his
rounds last week and saws that IL went
TO his head robbinS him Of any rcco}-
lection OF his doinsS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
GIRL WHO'S
FORCIBLY WE'D
GETS DIVORCE

Mrs, Ynes Perer Banderas is now Just
Miss Ynez Perer once more The pret-
" little Mexican maid of Indiana Har-
Dor who last September was the cen
tral figure in a sensational forced mar
riage was granted her freedom this
morning BY Judge Hardy in Room 2 Of
the Hammond Superior court.
Fflmou Banderas. her fellow country
man who adopted tho bandit style Of
Kidnapping a wife, failed to appear in
court when the case came up for trial.
Miss Perer came TO Indiana Harbor
last summer She was fresh from
Mexico unable TO speak a word Of Eng.
lish and Of course sought work a the
Two Republics MOTEL which was for the
most part occupied BY Mexicans.
While she was employed about the
kitchen she caught the eve of Filmon
Banderas, who Immediately planned the
marriage without first consulting Ynez.
As her wardrobe was scanty. he arrang-
ed to borrow some clothes from the
iand!ady for her
Under threats Ynez was forced to don
the wedding togs and enter auto
mobile which bore them to Crown Point.
There they obtained the license and
were married. They returned TO the
Indiana Harbor hotel and Ynez was
kept a prisoner IN a room for an hour.
That constituted the total Of their mar
ried life for as soon as Filinon went
down stairs to sec the boys she climbed
out window and sought refuge with
friends.
That was September IL Early next
year. Ynez and some friends who could
speak broken English called on Atty.
Joe Todd and asked to have suit filed
for annulment Of the marriage
When the case was tried this morning
Yncz stin showed her ignorance Of the
American language and customs. TAX
ing her testimony was q di6icuit task
but tho story was finally laid before the
court and the decree Of annullment was
granted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
JUDGE RULES
WINERY
IN CONTEMPT

Fireworks sputtered and exploded in
tho Gary superior court this morning
when a continuation Of the hearing in
connection with the famous Kerr d.
vorce suit was held. It resulted in At
torney W. ]. Winery Of Hammond
being fined $40 fer contempt OF court
after his client, John Kerr. had been
soaked 500 and so days in jail for the
same reason.
Kerr was brought into court for
falling to obey a former order Of
Judge Greenwald. He was represented
by Attorney WINERY.
Attorney Winery had prepared an
answer for his client, which was over
ruled by the court and the fine and
jail sentence were imposed. Then came
the hot words between the bench and
the bar. During the argument Judge
Greenwald asked the attorney II he
had not always had a square deal in
that court and WINERY intImated that
ne had not. That brought SO fne
for the lawyer.
Attorney WINERY has filed appeal
bonds in both of the contempt charges.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08
WORLDS
MOST VITAL
PROBLEM
Edison Says 1t Is SO-Called
Capital and Labor
Question.
HOW EDISON WAS
INTERVIEWED

In celebration OF hts seventy
fourth birthday anniversary' which
occurs this week, Thomas 4. Edison
wonder wizard, announces through
-;,e correspondent of this newspaper
his amazing theory that cominuni-
cation between the living and the
dead is a mechanical possibility.
The accompanying interview was
,btagned under remarkable circum-
stances. Mr.. Edison was located at
his laboratory. He was so busiiy
engaged that nc felt nc could not
give the correspondent tho time
necessary TO an extended discussion
WITH typical ingenuity, he solved
the problem by demanding that the
nevyNuapern,aB write questions,
which aTr. Edison would answer BY
theasane means. II vns an Edison
tim e-savfng intention.
The world famous genius took tn
ferest in four questions prepared ~
the interviewer. His answers were
written in lead pencil on yellow
sheets Of paper. torn into slips. Not
two square inches Of paper were
wasted. The penciIed words were
rs clear rs copperplnte and the
answers nre faithfully reproduced
In the accompanying interview
Editors note.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-08

LONDON. Feb. s.-While Premier
Lloyd George and sir Auckland Ged-
des. the British Ambassador to the
United States, were canvassing the
whole question Of allied war debts to-
day. It was learned from an official
source that the British prime rinister
looks with favor upon the French pro
posal for tho cancellation Of the al
les var obligations. including the
stupendous gums owed BY the entente
powers to the United States
Premier Lloyd George and other
members Of the cabinet are said to
have complained that Sir Auckland
Geddes Is too American" in his
attitude upon two world issues involY-
ing the United States. namely. war
debts and the Japanese question.
The premier is not ready to adm
that the question or annulIinE the al
lied war debts has been shelved for ali
time. He is continuing to search FOR
an indirect method OF unloading part
OF Britain's anual obligations. the
magnitude OF which are making the
budget so burdensoIne 70 the public a.
to threaten the life of the present gov
ernment.
While there are differences of opin-
ion between the cabinet and Sir AuclS-
land Geddes. II was declared authorita-
lively that there Is no threat Of an
open break on account OF the popular
ity Of the British ambassador in
America.
1t is a notabls fact that none OF the
important British newspapers Adyo-
cate annulment Of the British debt "a
the United States. On the contrary
they urge It's payment.
THE question OF repayment to the
United States IS no question at sll.
It Is settled" said the Times. 1--WE shall
pay full and promptly on any reason
able terms that Washington proposes"
we trust that the American public
will not misunderstand Mr.. Chamber
lain's reference to the allied war debts
IN his birmingham speech last Fri
day" said the Morning Post. "Great
Britain has no intention OF allowing
the cordial relations toward America
to be imperilIed by the indefinite post
ponement OF the repayment Of large
sums due to the United States. II &
not for this country to ask America
which was only lender and not
borrower to cancel debts because thr
allies may cancel their debts TO each
other"
After pointing out the adviSabuity
Of England's cancellation Of the debts
owing to her by the allies on the
ground It would lead to prosperity the
Morning Post continued:
THE inter-allied debts having been
cancelled. Great Britain Will proceed
to fund the debt due to tho United
States by charges which the people Of
this country viii accept as a matter
Of course The British nation would
regard any suggestion for the remit
tance Of our debt 70 America as highly
derogatory to their national honor"