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New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
$3.50 a Bale Upturn
In Cotton Market
On Strong Buying
Some of Strength in Wheat
Transferred and Unset
tied Goods Trade Condi-
tions Are Ignored in Cain

Som ething Of the activity and
strength which has been feature in
wheat lately was transferred to the
cotton market yesterday and under
buying which seemed to come in part
at least, from some Of the interests
which have been identified with the
bull movement in grain, prices had a
strong uplift.
AT one time active positions wcre 10 to
over tho close OF Saturday. The only sp-
pearanco of hcaviness occurred right after
he opening when realizing sales and offer
ings by traders who wore looking for n re.
action. forced May contracts of to l7.osc
aud July TO 1850. From, this Lowell tho
huyins Increased constantly and IN the at
ternoon May sold At 11.55c and July Is o9c
with the close nrm at a net rise OF 4s to
63 points.
There was local covering on the heavy
January consumption by domestic mills
reported by the Census bureau TO be 6o6
612 bales compared with 51l,soo in De
ceInher
Private cables reported a. much b.tt.,
demand in Manchester for both yarus and
cloths, especially from China. and there
was more optimistic news from the local
cotton goods market.
An item oc news which attracted good
deal Of attention here Was the report that
Texas spot nrm is shipping 5000 bales
to New York for delivery on March con-
tract.
Tn" fact that the markets here and
abroad ignored the unsettled Irish ques-
ton and the spread of tho textile strike
IN Now England was regarded as sig-
rihcant
southern sro. markets as officially re.
ported We're 20 TO so points higher with
Increased sales. including 1851 bales at
New Orleans, 2.s7o at Houston and 42s7
at Dallas.
The local market for spot cotton was
steady and % points higher at 1sl5c for
midd'ing. sales were reported
The range Of prices
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
3 Anaconda Officers Elected
American Brass Co. Director,

WATERBURY, Conn. Feb. 14.-Three
officers Of the Anaconda Copper Com
pany were included in the directorate
elected by stockholders Of the Ameri-
can Brass Company at their annual
meeting to-day. They were John y.
Ryan. chairman Of the Anaconda board
Of directors; Cornelius +. Kelley, pres
ident, and Benjamin B. Thaycr, vice
president Of that company. The total
number Of shares voted was 4S,529. or
g fraction Of more than 80 per cent Of
the American Brass Company's stock.
Only score Of stockholders attended.
The new board will organize to-mor-
row at the Offices Of the American
Brass Company in New York. The
board elected are Charles f. Brooker.
William A. Cowlcs and Alton Farrell, b,
Ansonia; John p. Elton, John A. Coo,
Edward l.. Frisbic, Arthur NJ. Dickin-
son, Hiram NJ. Steele and Clifford +.
Hollister, Waterbury: Gordon w. Burn
ham, Thomas B. Kent, Royal Victor,
john D. Ryan, Cornelius r. Kelley,
BENJAMIN 3. Thaycr and John f..
Wayland, New York; Frederick l..
Braman, Torrington; George II. Allen,
Buffalo, and Harris Wbittcmorc, Nau-
patuck
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Sensational Rise
In Wheat Prices
On Rush to Buy
Advance i'm Foreign Mar
kets Causes Gain of 3Mc
to 5%c; Slight Set
back OH Profit Taking

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.--Rushes TO buy
wheat to-day lifted the price of that
commodity fully 61s cents bushc at
one stage OF the days transactions
The urgency of traders was generally
explained as the result of preceding
big rise of values in European markets
The finish here was strong, 3sz to SIS
net higher, with May $780, to $13SgA
and July sl.21s4 to $1.217s. Corn gained
- to 1s4, oats u 5s@s4 cents and
provisions 1000 cents to 80 cents.
With knowledge that wheat in Liver
n,ol was being quoted to-day =, equal
To moro than 800 Il bushe American
money. whereas wheat In Chicago was
recently selling at less than ~. tho ma
jcrity Of traders here took at once to the
buying side Of the market.
In twln%lng tho price Jumped to
the hshe point yet received by The July
since the recent upward movement OF
values began. News OF disappointing
thrashing returns III Argentina added
scarcity Of world supplies and 80, too
did continued adverse crop adviccs from
the southwestern portion OF tho domestic
Writer wheat belt.
Selling to take profits brought about
sctbacks in prices later, but before the
day was ended, the market resumed its
upward swing. with fresh impetus coming
from reports of an enlarged demand for
-four and from announcement OF "a de
crease in tho United States visible sup
ply o: wheat. There was also talk OF a
big export business in wheat having been
put through at the seaboard
Corn and oats prices reflected to some
extent the action of the wheat market
and were also helped upward by antici-
patton that 26,O0c tons Of corn grits would
be bought tomorrow for Russian famine
relief.
Provisions asccndcd in price with grain
and hogs.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Exchange Firm
Failure Is Announced
Four Creditors File Petition
i'll Bankruptcy Against Craw-
ford. Patton & Cannon

The failure Of the Stock Exchange
firm of Crawford. Patton & Cannon was
announced from the rostrum Of the ex
change yesterday. Following the as
signment an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy was filed against the firm,
in the office Of the clerk Of the United
States District Court by Millard F..
Tompkins, solicitor for the four petit
tioning creditors.
Although the main offices Of the
brokers are at CT Broadway, they had
about 500 accounts in Philadelphia,
totaling approximately 100000. Coun-
sci for the firm in that city said that,
according to ". o. Badger jr., assignee
in New York, the liabilities, from pre-
liminary report, are estimated at s3,-
100000 and the assets at $3,O00,000.
The petitioning creditors, with their
claims, arc James A. Heitzman. so
Sherman Street. SBrooklyn, 800;
Frances NJ. Radford, Madison, n. j.,
$40; II. O. Seigman. $50 West Fifteenth
Street, $1,000, and Mary Hicks Mayer,
8 Sheridan Square. 5000. They state
they have probable claims in the nature
of open accounts.
The firm. which was admitted to
membership on the Stock Exchange
November /, 1911, consists of Henry B.
Cannon, floor member: Henry Joseph
Patton, Harold A. Chandor and Covert
l.. Goodlove. 1t was formed in 1903,
and. in addition TO branch Office in
Philadelphia, has an uptown office in
hn And Int%
Street and Broadway. The firm also
had membership OH the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange.
In Wall Street the failure was not
regarded as particularly important
one, although weakness in Seneca Cop
per was connected with it's financial
difficulties
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Predicts Decline in OIL
Well Production in T.
Decrease Will Be Offset by 7
Utilization of Oil Shalek
Prof. Mckee Believes

BUFFALO. Feb. l4.-Petroleun
ductior in the United States IS |"
peak and probably within the
three years will begin TO decl'ne'
Ralph Mckee, professor OF ehe',
engineering OF Columbia unNe..
declared tonight in an address 0s,
the Buffalo Engineering Socie1y'
must not expect, he said, to nnS
petroleum fields in this country.
The decline in we'll production I
ever, DR.. Mckee believes, Viii
set to large extent By the ut''s.
OF oil shales. He announced iinp"I
discoveries along these lines msa
research workers in the Csiss =
laboratories. <hich. he said'
false the r~<pted theories o :, i
oil manufI~lring processes. y. g;
Kee dec, the experiments ~
that on heating oil shale
kerosene and lubricating cils
formed simultaneously and mol p
rately. in accordance with tns
of heat. 80
"Of the oil shale deposits VIZ
likely to be exploited in ia
decade we have variations n
from twenty gallons to sixty, 81, ~,
eighty, gallons q ton. ne ut
"1f We consider only those on
which will furnish q barrel, o ~ -
two gallons, or better OF pesiOs
ton we have in the Green nv"
ton alone, in known deposmit ~ 4
oient to furnish $4,000 ,o00,o3 I'll 4,
of petroleum, which is eien.
larger than the total OF ~
petroleum that this country !,,.S a. i
duced since Colonel Drake drrI.p ~. 4
first oil we'll in 1859 at TitussIi"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
American Can Co.
Increases Cash in
1921 by $2.638,278
Accounts Payable Reduced
From $lO,747,OOO to
$4, 10000; Inventories
Drop Nearly $lO.7 100000

The American Can Company increas-
ed its cash on hand during 1921 by
approximately s2,6oO,ooo, bringing the
total up to s6,641 900, and reduced its
inventories by nearly s1o,70o,Ooo, ac-
cording to the annual report made pub
lie yesterday.
Accounts payable were reduced from
Sl0,747, 900 to $4,T29 900. This low
figure. the report says, represents only
current business transactions, and the
company had at the end Of 1921 no post
war loans left to be paid off.
The following is condensed bal
ance sheet as Of December 81. 1921,
compared with December 81, 1920, BAL
ancc sheet:
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15

Deere Has Deficit of S2.752. .8OI

the Var ended October 81. after taxes
and charges, of $2,752,801, compared
with net income Of $4.647.7l8 in the
preceding year. Loss from operations,
after providing for taxes, depreciation,
etc, was s945,llS. against earnings
Of S6,4e9,90S in 1920. The balance
sheet showed $S.o92,674 written off the
companys Inventories. Cash showed
$3.7S? 1892, with notes payable s4,s78,
900 and accounts payable $1,424, 4,209.
William Butterworth, president, told
STOCKHOLDERS that recovery cannot be
immediate, but given fair crops re-
covery is in sight.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
NORFOLk AND ESTEKN

Iha Annusl meeting OF tho Stockholdcr.
"' the Norfolk and Western Railway Com
p*ny VIII be held At the principal office
81 the company in the city of Roanoke
lrsinis OH Thursday, the 18th day of
= @prii. ls@- at 10 o'clock \. NJ. 10 elect
D'recfors to consider the annual report of
Inc Directors for the year ended December
alst. 1921 to ratify and approve all action
OF the directors set forth in such annual
report nd In the minutes of the Company.
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
The stock Transfer Books Will be closed
1922. and reopened at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Friday, April 18th. 1892.
BY order of the Board Of Directors
Il00rII
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
University of Warsaw to
Help Russian Scientists .

WARSAW, Jan 18 (By MaiD The
University OF Warsaw has organized a
Polish relief commission for assistance
OF Russian scientists. Students in the
War saw high sch hools are also aiding
the commission. which plans to help in
various ways Russian physicians, at
torneys and other men Of learning and
their families who have suffered under
conditions in Russia since the Sovicts
gained the. upper hand.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Receiver Asked for Town

REGINA, sask. Feb. 14.-Proceed
inss to throw the City of Swift Cur
rent into the hands of a receiver we're
started to-day by the Canadian Bank
OF Commerce. The bank alleged an
indebtedness Of $4,000 and asked
tnat receiver be named to take over
collection OF delinquent taxes for the
last six years.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
FINANCIAL. MEETINGS
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AM
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
No i2S Broadway


. VIC Stocxiloders:
No,ice is hereby given that the Annual
Meeting of the stockholders OF the New
England Telephone and Telegraph Company
viii be held Ut the Office OF the Company.
10. ieJ broadway. Room No. 2sl5. Borough
q Manhattan. City OF New York y. Y. on
Wednesday. the twenty second day OF Feb
r-1ary. 1922. al II o'clock in the forenoon,
tor the following purposes:
/. To elect Directors aid Inspectors OF
Election forNhe ensuing year.
2. TO consider and act upon vote approv-
Ing the acts OF the Directors. Executive
COMMITTEES and officers as shown by their
:erords. and the transactions OF the Com
,.any referred to IN the ANNUAL reports OF tho
directors 20 tho S.ockhoidefs. done and had
s''re The ps.ioJ covered hT the last Stoc,
n".1srs 'r~eol..loD approving sich acts arl
- r.>a,i 'crs
- .rassact sa,h o;Aef ts~i.,.s> ~ NAY
L.pi.<.e.* .,;.Inc tens .iss ~iocFhol .lers
1'.e ,rasfrr noo,s q. tho Company viii
9. nlossd al She close Q: business t'ebiu-
Axy :ita- 1929. and r"opeu.d at 80 100 q. u
~ February c4th. 1922.
ofsu. =. A. sIE0HoS. -Secsstary.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15

42,093 bales, compared with 24,O2A in
January last year
Exports during January totallcd
475.910 bales, including l7042 bales Of
linters, compared with 605,3Sl bales. in
cluding 6,246 bales of lintcrs, in Janu-
ary last year
Cotton spindlcs active during Janu-
ary numbered 34,407, sos. compared
with 81 1,53e,a31 in January last year.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
s1s4.sss.ooo sl4o.sll.slo

In 1921 net earnings amounted to
$7,02O,262, as against $9.851 .876 in 1920.
After the payment of interest, taxes
and reserves and the preferred divi-
dend there was $1,141.b31 carried to
surplus in 1921, compared with $1,944,-
687 carried to surplus in 1920.
f. S. Wheeler, president, in his let
ter to stockholders, says in part: CAN
indications point to an increased vol
ume Of trade for your company in 1922.
No broad general industrial activity,
however, can be reasonably expected in
this country until fairer ratio exists
between the prices of farm products
and the products Of high-priced labor.
For the present. Therefore intelligent
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
THE NEW YORK AND HARLEM
RAILROAD COMPANY

NeN OH, JANUARY 2E 1872.
Spec al Meeting of the Stockholders Of
'hss Company viii be held at the Office OF
i'.e Company sGs Lexington Avenue, In the
C1iy o. New YNil; on the 10Th day OF Febru-
next, a. II O'Clock 8. NJ. for the pur-
pose OF considering and acting upon matters
relating TO the traction lines owned and
opera ted oy te Company in the City Of
New YORK.
T., i. STEPHENSON. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Railway Signal Deficit w.

For the year ended Decsmes
General Railway Signal Conn., .ssuti
ported a deficit after taxes, lns .sSs
adjustment and interest cns.|ss|
Ss8, ,724. compared with su.r
$oS4,075 in the preceding yc4 IN
earnings were S146,616, asa'h''
35S in 1920, est
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
e. REL. Valuation Flx0

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA ~ ~
tive valuation Of $69, ,206, 76S w.siIl
upon the property owned ana ri1
the Chicago & Eastern uiino. a.
road in an Interstate Commer1ss. -. =
mission report filed to-day;
pany has capital stock and bonc ee
outstanding to a total OF ss7, ie'''
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15

Southern Spot Markets--Aususta firm. IS
points higher. at i6.S1c; ea!es 45S haes
Memphis steady % higher. At l1c sales
sVo bales Houston steady, 90 higher, q,
..-'c; sales: 2,s7o balee. Little Rock
Dallas steady, 20 higher at l66oc; sales.
S,2o, bales Montgomery firm, 81 higher,
Al lo.2oC: sales, So bales. Fort Worth
stead, so higher at 1900: sales. o.
6alss Galveston steady. SO higher, at
|toc: sales, o52 bales. New Orloans
STEADY 20 higher. at l6.oOc; sales 1881
oaies- Mobile firm, IS higher. at 49, 3sc;
saies ~ bales. Savannah firm 81 higher,
a. .. ,oc sales. 96 bales Norfolk steady
90 higher, at lie; sales 170 bales
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
cr4in Price.
tWhn,+

" "S"'
Yesteeday's Previou. Year
No. hard. .s1.47 sl41s
Chicago-Eansc OF prices:
Open. High. Low Close. close.
! May v..,. iS3i4 1.3s}2 1854 1885, lss
July. 1."2is l.33 l.ao l21. LIZA
Corn
yestcrday's Previous yspr
New Tors close close ero
10 yellow. so.1a so.72 soss
May ......... 500 .o9is 81 =.
Juty ......... b3 .tl'< .6or
ocpt SO .6Css
Oats
Yesterdays Previous Year
NrT York close. Close ago
10. white. 500 $046,S :00S@0.54
May ......... ~ + .4o% .A!i,
July .A""s .421s 44ts
Sept ......... .aS1A .42s.
Rye
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York close close sro
NO. w. I.o.o.Sl.i6la s1lH sl.69H
Flour and Meal
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York close close. ago
Spg. pat. ss.0o@s5o s7756s.o5 Ss.s5ao.cs
Cornmeal 1.5oMl.65 lboGI166 190df31O
Rye. 6.T5 q 500 0.7516Oo s.50Go1C
Bran.... $500 $500 $500
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Butter. Cheese and Escs

Butter-Recoipts were s5ss packa COS.
ersan,eTy, q. highes ihsn ostrss sH'- g sc;
seconds, 81 SIC: lower grades soc cen
trsllzsd cars 30 score. $50 3o'sc; SO score.
- = = 6s.'se; IS sore, s2's @asc; unsettled,
score. 81 p Ssiao: nrsts 33 q SIC: seconds,
81 SIC; lower grades aoc: held or stor-
sasSsss sss sz5ss 5s & &C. rsts s'@ sso:
3os q 3S>ac; good TO prime. S3@3ac; com
mon to fair. ?7G51c; ladies. current make.
sStras, *, as' ss@ slc trsts 2s@25c; seconds.
ing stock, current make, No. /. Fl \ G % y
No. 2, 2o;a Ds1c: lower grades, il d aoc
Cheese Receipts were l62o boxes New
fresh specials, aoa 2o,ac: average run,
fresh, 19c: state twius. held specials, 22ia a
sSe; freah 81, specials. 2o@2o'4c average run,
fancy. 2l@2ltsc; Single Daisies. cclored'
fancy, 123c; Young Americas. 2lia a.
S2c: state skins. a@l7c.
EgEs-Reoeipts were 1859 cases. Fresh
4l@ <2c; 6rsts, as,s o 4oc seconds 81 sso !;
dl-;ies~ regular packed, No. /. 50 q 36c: No
and poorer: 5o@a4c checks, fa.r to
rss s55s4c Seconds re's'ssfa1of frssh Tssa
nearby and snearoy Western hennerv
Ant @h,ss' g sS5tss tsc extra lirsts
tirsts TO extra frsts 43G +Gc; under grades,
4sog 4sc; pullets eggs. graded, smallest out,
frsts, 43@4bc; puilets graded, smallest
out. Al @ Acc; unassorted 30@4oc: other
Western and Southern gathered whites
a 4So: nearby and nearby Western hen
merry browns, extra. 44@45c; nearby brown
f1rsts to extra hrsts. 4o@42c
Potatoes-Maine, $50 lbs ss.70@425;
is5 bs., .sS5o@ $50: state $50 lbs s3.75@
80; 1.o lbs, IS n 3. 90 Long Island bbl 8 8 a
900; bermuda. bbi.. s12G14 sweets Jer-
sey ba sAet. N:6c@3.75; Delaware and
Maryland. $l.750 50l.S5
iNanAnri.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Livestock, Meats. Provisions

Yesterday . Year ago.
prime 100 ibs: $1,000 $50 ss.ooa $50
Dr. d beef.
sides. ib....... .l10 ~ 100 1s
Live veal COM
mon to prime.
100 lbs. .....; s.oo@l06O loooa17oo
D IRE d veal,
city. b.. .i2@ .2s 100 .as
,,Id.a lbs. :., 4oo9 500 5000 500
H. 10 GD Il.
Dressed mutton,
city. lb. .. .l1D IA .O-n,oA
Live lambs, fair -
to prime 100
lbs .I4oOGl5y5 ssoM1n ma
Dressed m s. ''
city. lb..... 24D 80 1eA %
Hogs. 100 lbs. . 97b@lo75 10'50G,, 95
Dressed hogs,
. bacon, lb .:15S@1ss. .i5n 0.15s
FORK Dbl. .24.000 - 3l.50m32.
Mess beef. bbl. .l3.00@l40o I6 ooS1Js So
Lard, N die ''
West. 100 lbs. .11.4o0ll.so 1a.oo@1s.,o
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Cotton Statistics

liverpool CnbIcs-Spot cotton o,ie, q, og
po'nts advance; middlins. 97od. Sales
5000 American 5000, imports Nil. rutures
opened 9uiet at to 10 points advance
from Friday. Closed firm ut a M, a0
vance OF 81 to - points. as compared with
'ast @ FRIDAY March. asod: MAY. e.s2d:
ou'y1 ?eod October $500: Decenbcr'.
quiet. ''"o
Cottonseed Oil
a. the close Of the day values were 10
TO - points net higher
The range OF prices:
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Sugar and Coffee
Raw Sugar Futures--The range Of orice

Coffee Futures-Range Of prices.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-29
WELL RECEIVED IN HAVANA
Hospitality While on Recent
Visit to Cuba.

Tales of excellent hospitality from
American Legion members in Havana
have been brought to this country by
Legionnaires who journeyed to Cuba
following the recent national conven-
ton ingeNew Orleans.
The program held by the Havana
buddies included a visit to Legion
headquarters, trip to the jai alai
game at the Havana Madrid Fronton,
which provided front boxes for the WIS.,
ftors and visits to MORO castle, Ca
banas fortress and other interesting
points. Hotels and restaurants well
coined the Legionnaires with elabor-
ate decorations and special rates in
addition to providing information
booths and other conveniences.
Havana has one of the largest for
eign posts of the Legion. 1t is COM
posed of veterans from nearly every
branch of the service The reception
arrangements were conducted by Capt.
George I. Street, post commander, and
John Blavka
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-29
NOT TO ASK RED CROSS AID
American Legion Posts Will Not Re
quest Funds in the Hands OF the
Local Chapters.

Funds in the hands Of local chap
tiers of the American Red Cross will
not be asked for by American Legion
posts, according to Lemuel Bolles, Lee
gion national adjutant.
1.-THE American Red Cross is cooper
atfng with the American Legion in ev-
ery way in the furnishing of funds for
service to the sick and disabled, and
In many localities is furnishing direct
relief to service men and their FAM
lies" Mr.. Bolles said. Funds in the
hands of local chapters of the Amer
lean. Red Cross should not be confused
with the residue funds OF the war
chest. or other emergency war organi-
cations which, during the war raised
money for work among soldiers and
sailors, but which ceased to function
at the conclusion of hostilities."
Based on court decisions at Athens,
o., and Vevay, Ind. the Legion has di-
rected its posts to obtain all funds In
the treasures of emergency organiza-
tons which are no longer concerned
with relief of World war fighters.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-29


committee, he advocated a financial
policy which was largely responsible
for Georgia's obtaining the largest
membership increase of any depart
ment during 1922. Mr.. Cooke is al
ternate national executive committee
man from Georgia and represented
his state on the committee at the Lee
gion convention in New Orleans.
Mr.. Cooke was graduated from the
University of Georgia, where he was
manager of the football team and
was prominent in college activities. He
was professor of mathematics and ath-
letic director at the Eleventh District
Agricultural college and later at Cor
don Military college.
During the war, the Legion officer
served as second lieutenant with
the Sixteenth Machine Gun battalion
in the Gerardmer sector of the Vosges
mountains, a defensive sector and in
the Meuse- Argonne offensive. Since
discharge he has been state editor Of
the Macon (Ga.) News and managing
editor of the Athens Banner. He is
now a farmer and real estate man.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-29

toilet. The "beauX," and "dandieS,"
and "gallants'' attired themselves in
their best and started out early in the
morning, calling first at the houses
where matrOns received, and afterward
upon the younger ladies. The drinks
that were offered at every house of
any prominence were ardent and di-
verse.
It was not until about the middle of
the century or Whereabouts that the
abuse which finally led to the Gus
TOMS decline began, For years the
dandies rivaled one another in the
length Of their calling lists, and the
calls soon came to be nothing more
than hasty gorgings of cake and gulp-
ings of wine.
Then the ladies-the matrons as
well as the young women-began to
vie with one another in the number of
their callers. This led to the most
extraordinary practices. Callers were
recruited, drummed up. Cards an
nouncing that Miss This-or-That would
be "at home" ON January 1 were sent
out almost indiscriminately The Sun
Cay newspapers began to print lists Of
| those who would receive, and the
houses of those mentioned in the lists
were sure to be besieged by numbers
of men whom the ladies had never met
| or heard of and desired never to meet
| again.
Men would go calling in couples
i and parties, and even in droves of 30
or more, remaining as short a time at
each stopping place as possible, and
announcing everywhere how many
calls they had already made, and how
many they expected to make before
they finished. At every place they
drank. The result was a most ap-
paliing assortment of "jags" long be-
fore shutdown, and crowding of the
police stations at night
This New Years observance finally
became so abused that it was called
a national evil" and was attacked by
Numbered against it from the pulpit
Finally fashion set it's face against it
and it died a gradual death.
Its place was taken after while by
eating and drinking in the restaurants,
and by the street carnivals.
If Croesus himself had come back
to earth and had visited New York
or any big city in the country-in 1905,
he couldn't have got seat in any
restaurant of note after ten O'clock the
night of December 81, for all his
fabulous wealth. In fact, he probably
couldn't have got inside the door.
Every table was engaged--at big
prices and long in advance Diners
| had to get out at nine o'clock and