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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27
NY Old Ford

OF my old Ford everybody makes
fun;
They say it was born in nineteen
= one
Maybe it was but this I'll bet,
She's good for many long mile yet.
The windshield's gone-and the
radiator leaks
The fan belt slips and the horse
power squeaks,
She shakes the screws and the nuts
all loose
But | get forty miles on a gallon of
juice.
When can't get gas l burn kero-
sene,
And I've driven home on Paris
green.
She has rattle in front and a
grind in the rear,
And a Chinese puzzle for a steering
gear.
Her coils are dead and her plugs
won't fire,
And her piston rings are baling wire.
But in spite of this she pulls me
thru
And that's about all any car can do.
With high priced cars they give you
tools,
Some extra parts and a book of
rules.
Some wire stretchers and a pair of
shears
Are all | have carried in fifteen
years.
And if ! live to see the day
She falls to pieces like the one horse
shay,
If old "Hank" Ford stays in the
game,
I'll buy another by the same dunn
mama
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27
Advertised Too Well

A display of 125 real 81 bills PIN
ned on goods in the window of the
Ross store in Bayonne, N. Y, made
such an attractive advertisement of
the stores 81 sale that burglars en-
tered Monday night and while the
store was. closed, by removing a rear
door from it hinges and unpinned the
l25 attractive bills.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27
sI1 e.HI',, lssss. GER sisadN Mes

John Mccall, the automobile man,
has issued very fine, artistic cal
endar for 1923. The picture on the
calendar is local one, a handsome
scene showing the Dugway along the
west side of the city park The cali
endar is a beauty and speaks we'll
for Mr.. McCall's selection.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27

Meat, satisfactory job printing,
promptly done, is guaranteed by the
Public Opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27

London reports say Harry Gard
ner is IS and growing third set of
teeth, but they may be false.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. May 3.-T'he local, co!tce
futures market opened 8 to IL points
higher this morning. Santos cables re-
ported sharp advances there and there
was nothing in the news to detract from
the generally bulish feeling. \ broker
closely identified with houses Of foreign
connections was n free buyer OF Sep
tember and March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
ANOTHER JAMBOREE
IN THE OIL GROUP
Vigorous 5uIIish oemonstra.
tions in Most All Of the Do
mestic Petroleum Shares

New York, May 3..--The oil shares
came in for another big inning in to-
days stock market as result Of con.
tlnued program of picking one group Of
| stocks up after another. Speculative
interest for the greater part Of the ses-
sion was concentrated in the petroleum
group with the domestic issues the big
attractions under the leadership Of the
Standard Oil issues. The widest move
men( was in Associated Oil, which
rose over . points. jumping 1 and 2
points between scales. Standard Oil OF
New Jersey and California Mt the same
time made sensational upturns. Paci-
fic Oil Joined the. list of record break
ers, moving up over 2 points. Gains.
however. Of 1 to over 3 points were
Mt the same time registered by Free.
port Texas. Houston, Producers and
Refners and others.
The bullish demonstration was more
remarkable in view of the hesitancy of
the former leaders Of the industrial
and railroad divisions and the character
Of the news in connection with the
Genoa conference, including the further
move toward dissension on the part Of
French delegates. Call moneys opening
quotation Of 4la per cent, the highest
initial rate in several weeks, also sug-
gested tighter money tendencies, and by
some was interpreted as an additional
signal from the powers. to.be to check
further extension of the speculative
activities.
AS in many Of the recent sessions
these adverse influences were easily
swept aside and entirely ignored by the
speculative forces. A great deal more
interest was attached to the widespread
rumor that prices of crude and refined
oils were to be further advanced dur
ing the current week, and also to the
: nciful reports of another Standard
Oil melon. It was not unnatural
'"rpfore the oils continued to over.
shadow all other dealings. The specu-
lative character Of the market was
strongly reflected in the renewed pool.
activities not only in the oil group, but
also in the spirited uplifting of the Sec
ondary motors and affiliated specialties.
This class OF stocks one after another
were picked up and run up from l
to over 3 points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
BAR SILVER

- Domestic bar silver was unchanged A., New
York today at 0Dssc per fine ounce: foreign
Os &c. an advance of Il In London The
price was unchanged at SJd ''"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
LOCAL TRADING
CONTINUED FLAT
American Gas Made q New Top
Price on Very Small
&c.. Dealings

Unfortunately, the local contingent
had no oil stocks to play with, and,
consequently, the trading in the local
market remained fat and featureless.
Because OF the growing narrowness OF
the market and shrinkase in dealings
price changes in some instances we're
unusually wide, but in the recent prom
inent leaders there was evidently the
same disposition to mark time. The
backwardness Of the market indicated
to some extent unpopularity Of the
leadership Of the bullish dcmonstra.
tions on the big board.
Apart from less than half dozen IS
sues the dealings were very small.
American Gas furnished the old move.
mcnt Of interest advancing to new
high for the current year at 20, or 3H
points above the previous sole. which,
however. was made on odd.lot transac.
tions. On the other hand. there was a
slight shading of Pennsylvania, r. Il.
T.. Philadelphia Electric and American
Stores. U. G.. I. was frmer, however,
moving back to 45. Brill lost 11a
points Of yesterdays rise, and Lehigh
Navigation dropped back a point to
74E.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
Raw SUGAR Active and Steady

New York, May 3.-The raw sugar mar
ket continues active and steady, With Cuba =
nnd freight. and for June shipment at ~
cents. cost Gnd freight, Sales Yesterday
second half Of May at . r-l1 cents: 90. OO0
bags Tor prompt shipment at 2 1892 cents,
ha Of May shipment at ~ cents, cost and
freight. The latter amount carries outport
Inporta tions yesterday included ~ oOO bags
philippines. TO the National Sugar Refining
nor Sugar Refining Company. and 5000 bass
81 cuhas tC an importer. The local r.
fued n d iet In unchanged with prices rang
lrg from ,o5 10 $40 cents, less !. per cent
for cash,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
COTTON MARKET

New York. May 3.--The cotton mar
ket opened active at an advance of > 10
II points. Buying was induced by pri-
vate reports of heavy rains at numerous
points in the belt, especially the cen.
tral and eastern sections and by higher
cables from Liverpool. While new
sion houses. there also was heavy
realizing by some Of yesterdays buyers
Liverpool was buyer and japanese in
terests took July. The list worked or
n little after the start and at the end
OF the first fifteen minutes was about
even with the previous close.
Receipts at tho ports for the day are
estimated at 1000 bales, against $3.50
bales n week ago. 22,274 bales year
ago and 10, ,l41 bales two years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Oils Again Buoyant-Freneh Loans
Weak--Damonds Display Strength

London. May 3.--In the face OF con.
fused dcninls of the published stories
about the conclusion of IN arrangement
at Genoa by the Shell oil interests
with the Soviet delegation for ex-
tensive concessions in Russia, oil
shares were bunyant again on the stock
exchange today. Royal Dutch novel
up to 42Ts aud Shell Transport and
/ Trading to 5i.. Mexican Eagle was
3Ea Profit taking brought about re.
ccssions in the gilt edged list. and
French loans also became weaker. after
having rallied.
Further Improvement reports as to
trade made scIne home railway issues
cheerful. Dollar descriptions were quiet
and firm in sympathy with New York.
Argentine rails were well maintained
Diamonds displayed strength. Trad
ing in Kaffirs was professional. with
changes narrow. Rubbers were dull. but
unchanged. There was good support in
/ the industrial list. which was hard
Hudson's Bay was 9 1915. Generally.
the markets lacked leadership, and were
irregular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. May 3. - CATTLE--Recelpts
1000 head. Beef steers. slow: steady to
nN isuk beef @ steers. s s375a s.SS other ] c,a.ses
generally steady: butcher she stock. mostly
t5.T5g7.25: bologna bulls largely s4,S5@
BIS: bulk vealers early. &7.60GS25.
HOGS-Recepts 1900 head. Uneven:
fairly active: light about steady with Tues
days average. or strong to &c higher than
tho close; medium and heavy butchers about
IKE Tuesdsy's close o.,S e 100 lower ,hss =
Io,43; packing sow. weak to l0e lower: pigs.
SHEEP--Receipts, 5000 head. Steady to
23c higher: best shorn lambs. bid, Sl4.8O;
Colorado fed. woo!ed lambs. $1,000 Ia. so t;
two loads unsold: handy fed Texas shorn
wethers. $l0.l0; light fed Texas fall shorn
ewes. $9.Io; native spring lambs. sl6.25
down.
Pittsburxh. May 3.--HoGS-Rec"ipts 1900
head. Steady. Heavies. $l0.909ll heavy
workers.. light workers. and pigs. Sll..54 q
SMiEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. 500
head. Steady. Top sheep, SO: top lambs
:. CALyEs-Reeelpts, 100 head. II!sher
TOP $40
p p!Es9a East Buffalo, s s>; =; w. Max a-,ccATTLE-
ceintsa lTI head. Steady. s3Qll.
HOGS-Receipts 1850 head. Steady TO 25c
lower Heavy, sos q II: mixed. .3l1mll 20;
TSusSs % 80 s;"ss. s"s 'isSs ssSoss ss'''o~ l'''
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts 1900
others unchanged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03

New York. May 3,--An Involuntary peti.
tion IN bankruptcy was f'!ed In the Fade 70
4 Co., foreign exchange brokers, CT 20 Broad
~ Ms,sss: New xo.k: ~ TIE p3S3on1ns Creditors
Z: =: q a; ;s.sal e.!is ;'.:s; n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
Prices Firm on Paris Bourse

Paris. May 3.--Prices were Arm on the
~ lAAnxs qI LONDON. 49, S1e. Five per cent
NJ issfsaI " ev n 1Ss83: 1%Ss8. was srlsi'a g
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. May 3.-There was evi.
dence Of support in sterling at the
opening Of the foreign exchange mar
ket this morning, while most of the
other classes were weak. Marks were
down u at 1924, the lowest figure in
the last week or two, comparing with
~, the high on the recent movement.
Sterling showed a gain Of "a, reaching
new high on this immediate move
ment, while. compared with yesterdays S
final. francs were down 31a, Belgians
down 2 and guilders down 1. Swiss
showed a gain Of point and Swedish
were up >. The only influence dis
cernible was that emanating from
Genoa.
Toward the end Of the first hour. the
market was easier all around. Sterling
shaded Ac to 4.43as for cables and
4.427s for demand. Franc cables were
near tho early low at 9.11la for cables
and 9.1Oi2 for checks. Lire were quoted
at $50 for cables and 5.201a for checks.
Marks shaded 4 further to 3212.
The premium on New York funds in
Montreal today was 21-32 per cent.
The discount on Canadian funds in New
York was 19s per cent.
The Central European exchanges
were easier today rs follows: Bulgar-
ian. .6S; Rumanian. .701s; Serbian,
1.44 bid; Czecho .Sloyakian, 1.0i1a (;
Jugo. Slavian. SO, bid; Greek, 4.50 |;
Finnish. 2.07la Austrian. .012o |;
Hungarian, 1913 Polish. .O2G2l2.
YESTERDAYS CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
sterling Francs Lire Guilders
Demand .... 4.42Is 8.ls b.33 1892
Gables ...... 443i. 0.lSis $685. 1885
ToDAYs OPENING QUOTATIONS.
Sterling Francs Lire Gullders
Demand ,... 4.43lA 9.llh 6.29a 1881
Cables ..,.,. 4.43'a O.l2is $50 $3.50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
MoNEY.LENpING RATES

NEW YORK--Money on call. both ella sses
Of collateral, opened today at Az per cent
for lending and renewing.
paILADElPNJA--call. q psr cent; tins,
. ppr cent; cVmMercial pgper, three 10 sty
mnnths. ~ 70 y per csAt w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Hartman Corporation quarterly $l.T5, pay
able June ! to stock OF record May Is.
Standard Oil of California quarterly 81.
payabls June 10 to stock OF record May 90
General Development Company, .5c g
share payable May 30 10 stock CT record
May 10.
Norfolk Railway and Light Company semi
annual 8 pe- cent. payable June !. as regis
tered clay 10.
Municipal Service Company, quarterly IA
per cent on preferred. payable May ] 10
stock ef record April ~, At the same time
per cent on preferred: entited to addi-
tional dividends at rate OF ia per cent per
snnum.
Homestake Mining Company. monthly .5c,
payable May 20 to stock of record May 20.
l.anston Monotyps Machine Company, quar-
terlY Ia pc cent. payable May 81 10 stock
Of record May aG,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
saIdwin's Repays $4,000, 900 Loan

Repayment OF an advance of 81, ,OOG.
600 obtained in January, 1920, BY the
Baldwin ] locomotive Works and of nm
advance OF ~ ,OOO. 900 made to the Tn.
ternationhl Harvester Company. chi.
cago, ~ lo?O was announced today by
the war Finance Corporation. The
baldwin company, the corporation said.
repaid ITS loan eight. and half months
ID advance Of maturity . while the Wsr.
sester company.s repayment was about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
J. s. Certificates and Treasury Notes
Foreign Exchange Brokers Fail

'EN"IHDt IrOHl FcdtTHI nUTInhI InCOme Ia
Acceptable for pa yment Of income "a
due on date Of maternity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
Commodity Markets
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago. May 3.--With the exception
Of May contracts. which moved up n
little. the wheat opening was shade
easier this, morning. which reflected an
improvement in Southwest crop news.
The May position is still tight and
very uncertain. but Chicago advices
said it was believed good deal would
be moved out
Corn opened steady and trifle higher
on the light movement and delay to
planting due 70 rains.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
Reserve Banks Discount Rates
Official rediscount rates at the twelve Fed
,ral Reserve Banks are as follows;
Liverpool Cotton

IIVerpool. May, 3.-Therc was An in
prices nrmer on the basis OF an advance
Of 40 points for middling at lO.0Id' The
5000 bales iSclSdins as 900 sSI,p'" saisps nsr mere
lean, Futures were steady In the early
dlins faIr. - t64; Ecqd middiins. il, sid: sSd:
s:s 'sS :Issi$;'s; - sS s's's: 'ssss'ss' sss'sss''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-03
BANK ClEARINGS

Bank clear!nss today, compared with cor
1922 lGnI Iaoo
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02

fowls under ordinary conditions. but
a mother hen evidently Is the better
fighter Of the two when the lives OF
her brood are at stake and need her
defense.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
IS WARNED BY M0ONSHINERS
Georgia Pastor, Who Discovered 80
Stills, Given One Week to Get
Away, win Stay.

Atlanta, Ga.-The Rev. Robert
Stewart, Methodist preacher a Floyd
county. Georgia. has been threatened
with death because Of his activities
against "moonshlners" in the North
Georgia mountains. A note Of warning,
found tackled to the parsonage, read !:
ave have had enough repairing OF
stills in this settlement. We will give
you enc week Ia get away. II you
don't. some one will have 20 take care
Of your wife aud Children"
Stewart turned the note over to pro-
hibiti0n officers and announced his IN
tention of continuing his crusade.
II know how 10 handle gun and
viii not hesitate ia use one II occasion
demands" he said. He uncovered ~
Iils In that region within the last
three months.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
HOLDS DAREDEVIL RECORD
Ohio Youth Has Long String Of 40
venturous Experiences.

Clarence Myers. eighteen years old,
Of Elyria. o.. has had more aaven-
turous experience than any Other
youth of his age In these parts.
When mere lad he was sent TO the
state reformatory. Two years age he
shot boy companion with II rhhs.
Three months ago his motorcycles col
iided with an auto. rs result VI
which the autoist took vacation IN
hospital.
Two months ago Clarence was
scorched when Il government inan
plane lost In fog, was wrecked while
landing and was damaged by Ore when
the gasoline tank exploded
Now Myers faces charge OF reck-
less driving. His motorcycle crashed
into bicycle. During the co'lsissn
John Schocnfeldt. rider of the Gicy oSs.
sustained fractured skHIl asd mas
taken TO Memorial hospital in dying
condition.
The police decided to hold the ad-
yenturous young Dir. Myers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02

Tiae invention of the cash register
was dSs % one Of those happy ae-
cidsgals VI which only the alert mind
takes advantage A business man
nj nayton, Ohio, named Jacob Ritty,
had n store In good location In that
cffF. aRd n attracted many custom
ers. yet somehow 1t was not profit
nbk. lie worried so much about
his lack Of success that vacation
became necessary. and he decided to
take trip 90 Europe. While on the
voyage. Mr. Ritty one day visited The
sishPs engine room. His attention was
cneght by the automatic Indicator
WHOA recorded the revolutions of the
Propeller shHft. The Idea occurred
to him: why not devise a machine
81 recePd the sales In a storei Hence
she cssh register.
At the time Of this invention john
NJ, Patterson owned retail SHOP In
a small mining town near Dayton. He
tried two OF the machines-then Of
rnthor erude type-and was so pleased
writ me results that he realized the
opportunities they offered. He bought
out the company that was making
them. aud became .
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
BULL PtUNGES INTO
NITRO PIT; STARvES
Terrorized Workers Afraid to
Haul Him Out Until Hs
Is Dead.

bull fell into Il magazine or nitre-
glyccrn in the Usage oil field Of east
ern Wyoming aud starved to death be
fore employees mustered up enough
courage To haul out the body.
The magazine. owned by torpedo
company. WAS constructed In the SIDE
Of II hill several years ago. smah
cache was scooped out and the top
covered with wood and corrugated
iron roofing This made the ro@
nearly ON the same level rs the
ground itself To protect the iron roof
from heat 1t was covered with dirt
several inches thick.
IA In many oil regions, the OsAsw
field Is not fenced Off according 70
leases. and In this field In particular
the cattle and live stock roam psses-
fully among the oil derricks.
This accounts for the fact that one
day IA black bull with hie sntips
"harem' wandered close 10 the site
OF the magazine.
With the usual independent air
WHICH lhl<Hl EO aluiiS Win biS "hpl~ -
chief bull In the herd, lie slowly
tripped across the roof 10 the maya
zine rather than go around 1t. The
result-one Sultanlc bull fell into the
soup" There he stuck. Despite all
efforts the animal could not release
himself.
Because OF the danger OF attempt
ing to get him out there was nothing
10 do but allow him to starye tS
death Everybody was afraid the hull
might carelessly Kick over can Of
nitro In the efforts TO release him
from his prison. and this would spoil
beth the bull and the rescuer. There
were about $50 quarts Of the high OK
plosive In the magazine and no opera
tor or friend, much as he wanted 10
aid the animal. cared to mix bull and
high explosive In such careless guam
titles. The animal starved to death
In about fifteen days.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
MOTHER HEN TOO
MUCH FOR CROW
Black Marauder Put to Flight
When He Attempts to Garry
OFF One of Brood.

Lewes. Del.-A mother hen belong.
Ing to George Walls. farmer living
along the Georgetown Rehoboth Beach,
has proved that the chicken Is bet
ter fighter than old Jim Grow. A day
or tws ago hen OF the common barn
yard variety. while plotting thirteen
iiuffy youngsters through wheat
stubbte. saw big black crow pounce
on one OF her little ones and attempt
to ny or with Il for supper.
The mother then saw the peril OF
her progeny and leaped In the air.
reaching the black kldnaper and be-
lab0ring him so severely that he was
obliged to drop the chick and fly into
II high altitude for safety. Several
autom0bilists who witnessed the bat
tie declare the hen never showed the
white feather for a moment nor hest
tated In attacking the greatest foe Of
the chicken family.
They were. however. amazed at the
feroclty with which she countered on
the black marauder. and the crow
himself was evidently taken by sur.
prise at the violence of his assailant.
fer he winged away at top flight TO
the nearest woods. leaving two or
three neck feathers behind as testi-
mony Of tie prowess of the mother
hen.
In such encounters the crow Is con-
sldered almost equal to two barnyard
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
no LONGER IMPORT SULPHUR
EAtsse supply Needed by the United
ssstss 10 Obtained Within Our
Own Borders.

poap under marsh land and quick.
sands, IN which Il is impossible TO sink
shafrs, there have been for ages de-
DvEits Of almost pure sulphur in
LanAsiaTm and Texas. For many
years these deposits deAed efforts to
obtain them
All the sulphur used ip this coun-
Try formerly came from Sicily. where
the sulphur mines on the slopes OF
Nit B,na had been worked for more
than 1000 years. II Is only since
1889 that sulphur has been obtained
~ any apprec,able quantities from our
owe sources Of supply in Louisiana.
and today. thanks to- chemical In
eepNAy and acumen, all the sulphur
tsed 10 this country is Of native
origin.
by fE the greatest part OF the
eulphlr produced In the world 10 used
IN the manufacture Of sulphuric acid.
ENlpAsr 10 a constituent Of black
powdas, which Is used largely In min
Ing s0Es coal. II finds employment
In the rabber industry as vulcanizing
ageAss. u Is used In the bleaching Of
alk and wool:
ghe etSaw for use In straw hats
n blsasbed with sulphur dioxide
tliaeA made by burning sulphur
Lseea quantities are used In the form
u solutions and powders TO combat
NlirEiaus growths on grapevines- n
0Ae as O medicine In the form Of
eissAmeOss is well known.