davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-07-06
STEEL OUTPUT CUT
AS BUYING DRAGS
Week Sees Still Further Curtail-
ment-Copper Remains at
1912 Cent Level.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Little, IL any,
real improvement has developed in the
steel situation during the past week.
There has been light buying here and
there, which some thought indicated a
better feeling. but on the whole the de-
mand has been below normal. and prices
ruled barely steady. Production has been
further curtailed. The demand for pig
iron was quiet and prices were easy.
Copper has remained quiet. The tone
was steadied by rallies in London and
reports Of an increased export inquiry
toward the end Of last week, but COM
paratively little actual business resulted,
and advances abroad have not been
fully mainta ined. No improvement has
been reported in the demand for finished
products, and buyers are still holding off
AS producers are not pressing sales,
however, prices are steady around the
II Y cent level
Tin was higher. but the steadier tone
was due more to reluctance to sell than
to enlargement in the demand Lead
was not quotably changed, but the tone
was slightly easier.
Anthony was a shade easier. Spot
demand was dull, but more interest was
shown in futures.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
NORFOLK & WESTERN
BONDS IMPROVE
Government Issues Show Mixed
Changes in Two Hour Sat-
urday Trading. @
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Strength and
activity of the St. Paul and Public Serv-
ice Of New Jersey issues featured to-
days brief and quiet session of the bond
market Prices in the general list held
firm, but speculative and investment in
terest was at low ebb because of the alb
sence from Wall street Of many bankers
and brokers'.
Net gains of 1 to IL points were
registered by st. Paul debenture As, re-
funding 4 12s and convertible IS. Public
Service of New Jersey 5s climbed 2
points and the certificates I. Other
strong spots included Norfolk and West
ern 6s and Wickwire Spencer rs.
United States government issues
showed mixed changes Foreign bonds
were practically neglected. the few
changes being of nominal character.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
B|G.FOUR JUMPS
2QTO NEW 1924 TOP
Southern Railway Highest for
All Time During Brief
: Saturday Session.
OTHER RAILS ADVANCE
Wall Street Trading Slows Up
Pending Outcome of Democratic
Convention.
OTHER RAILS ADVANCE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 5.-A brisk de-
mand for the Northwestern railroad
shares, apparently predicated on the
belief that higher wheat prices Will
bring them increased prosperity, fea-
tured today's half-holiday session Of
the stock market. Trading was in
good volume at the opening, but the
market soon lapsed into a state of
lethargy, the total sales being the
smallest of any session since August
II. 1928.
Big Four Leads Advance.
Big, Four led the advance in the
rails by jumping 4 points to a new
1924 top at 120, and was followed into
Great Northern preferred and Chicago
Northwestern. Southern railway es-
tablished a record high for all time
at 65A, and then cancelled the lays
gain on profit taking.
American Water Works common,
which sold as low as 40 last Febru-
AIRY, continued its sensational climb
by moving up "a points to $50,
another new peak price, and West
Penn Power. a subsidiary, climbed Z
points to new top. so. Other issues
to sell at their best prices of the
year awere Atlantic, Gulf and West
Indies. International Nickel and Fa-
nous Players.
Await Convention Result.
Prospects of three-cornered race
for the presidency by the entrance of
Senator La Toilette as an Independent
candidate apparently had little effect
on the determination of quoted values
While most brokers were of the opin-
ion that politics is bound to have
some part in price movements in the
next few months, there is a disposi-
tion on the part of most of them to
await the selection of a Democratic
nominee for the presidency before
attempting to discount political pos
sibilitieS.
closed at small fractional gains, United
States Steel common at 1907, Baldwin
at .1l5. American Can at 114S and
Studebaker at 36h
Dutch Guilders Strong.
The feature of the foreign exchange
market was the further weakness
10 points over night and closed the
Dutch guilders jumped about Is
points to 37.71 cents on nominal
trading. and the other principal rates
showed only minor changes.
The weekly clearing house state
ment showed decreases in most of the
principal items. Loans, discounts and
investments dropped S74539, 900; cash
in own vaults. $2,S27, 900; net demand
deposits. S73, ,451 900. and time de-
posits. s19.453,000. The reserve of
member banks in the federal reserve
bank increased $25,724o0o. Aggregate
reserve totaled s622,249,00O. leaving
excess reserve of $40, ,141,359, an in
crease of 35,725,230.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
MAY ALLOW MERGER.
Wall Street Hears I. C. c. Will Let
Western Roads Unite.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Strength of
northwestern railroads in todays
market. particularly Great Northern
and Northern Pacific. was based on
unofficial reports that the applica
tion for authority to consolidate
these carriers with the Burlington
had been granted by the Interstate
Commerce mission. This appli-
cation had been on file for long
time. According to the officials Of
the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern they have heard rumors
from various sources that announce
ment of the granting of this appli-
cation would be made in the near
future. Under the application the
present system would be continued
as 1t is now operated.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Automatic Summer Time"

Balcony on the Bosphorous. By Prof McIlroy.
The Turkish day, like ours. is
divided into two periods of twelve
hours; but it starts from sunset,
which is always IL o'clock AS the
mean solar time Of sunset alters
daily. the Turk is thus provided with
an automatic "summertime" arrange
ment, constantly altering, to the ex-
ASPIRATION of the foreigners who con-
suit his public timepiece As -
o'clock varies acco riding to the posi-
tion of the sun, clocks have to be
regulated every Ave days. Perhaps
it is due to this some what vague
method Of timekeeping that punctu-
ality in Turkey is not looked upon
Is virtue, but rather as an incon-
Venient vice on the part of the for
eighner.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
PIG IRON OUTPUT OFF.
Production in Marked Setback
During Month of June.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Production
of pig iron in the United States dur
ing June amounted to 2.126,221 tons,
which compares with 2.615.11O tons
in May and 3.676446 tons in June,
1928. The daily average output dur
ing June was 67,541 tons, the lowest
since August. 1922. when 5S,5s6 tons
were produced daily. Last month
twenty-five furnaces were blown
out and five blown in, loss of
twenty. OF the twenty-five bank ed.
chant units.
On July l there were 1874 furnaces
active with capacity Of $500 tons
daily, against 1874 furnaces June /
with capacity OF 77,300 tons q day.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
30-POINT ADVANCE
IN NATIONAL TEA
Stock Covers Widest Range of Any
Curb Issue in Week-Sev-
eral Losses.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Price move
ment the past week on the curb
market was irregular, some stocks
moving up to new high records, with
many at the same time in supply, and
sustained material losses. McCrory
b" stock after selling at S9B had
a sharp decline, the new shares and
warrants also yielding from the early
levels. National Tea ranged from
200 to 230. Dubileer moved up from
SO to the new high record of 4OA
and Hudson and Manhattan and Hud-
son Co., preferred both made new high
records. The United Bakeries displayed
strength, the preferred advancing
from 80 to 96. Durant Motors after
selling at the new low of 13k rail-
lied to Is.
For a time the petroleum stocks
showed strength. Vacuum Oil being
the leading feature in that group
and advancing points, but lost all
it's gain on Thursday. Prairie Oil
after selling at PA was under steady
pressure. Some of the miscellaneous
oil issues were strong.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Very Few Close Observers.

From Cappers Weekly.
1t is common to hear 1t said of
newspapers that they do not print
accurate statements of happenings.
Usually this criticism is made by an
eyewitness of something that has
been reported in the news. Many
persons remember the sensational ex-
plosion that occurred in Wall street
years ago. OF nine eyewitnesSes
who were questioned Immediately
afterward eight entirely misrepre-
sented the facts as subsequently
established; only one, an Army officer,
familiar with explosives and accus-
toned to close observation, described
what occurred as it was afterward
proved did occur.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Worried About Mrs. Grundy.

From the Boston Transcript
A woman who frequently went out
to Spend the day with friends had
been accompanied by her six-year-old
son. One evening on returning home
very much bored with the days ex-
perience the boy remarked Mother,
If you don't stop taking me around
with you so much people will think
you have married dwarf"
Evening star., 1924-07-06
PLAN REJECTED.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Directors of
the Daniel Boone Woolen Mills, at
meeting held in Chicago, have re-
jected the proposal for acquisition of
Bond Stores, Inc. 1t had been sug-
gested that a new concern be formed
for the purpose of acquiring the
Bond Stores
Evening star., 1924-07-06
The Rolling Stone.

From Life.
Anton Lang the Christus of the
Oberammergau Passion Play, said in
New York:
People often ask me why ! have
clung to one role all these years.
i tell them a story about a rolling
stone.
"A young man left his home and
went to Africa After seven years
he came back again, all rags and
tatters. His mother kissed him ten
derly and said:
"'You haven't changed at all, dar-
ling
mo he said. You see, mother.
there aren't any clothiers out there. "
Evening star., 1924-07-06
An Unintentional Vindicator.

From the Los Angeles Times.
The American was drawing the
long bow. "On one OCCASION" he
said, Il shot 999 lions"
The Englishman, determined not to
be outdone, began to tell a story of a
man who swan from Liverpool to
New York.
Did you see him yourself?, inquired
the American.
why, yes, of course, I was coming
across the water, and our vessel
passed him a mile outside Of New York
harbor."
WELL" was tho retort, I'm glad
you saw him, stranger, because
you're witness that l did it. 1 was
that swimmer"
Evening star., 1924-07-06
He Was Awfully Homesick.
From the Pathfinder.

From the Pathfinder.
A native clerk in Manila asked his
chief for a transfer to some other
department or to another island, as
the Los Angeles Times tells the story.
But why do you want to leave
hereT' asked the superior officer
Because" the man replied, Il am
homesick."
"Oh, well, in that case there is no
need for a transfer / can arrange
for you to have a little vacation and
then you can come back. Where is
your homer"
Right here, boss" was the doleful
reply, land 1 am sick of it,"
Evening star., 1924-07-06
MOTOR CARS POPULAR
IN WHEAT. COUNTRY

State records show that the number Of
motor cars upon farms and in towns
of less than 1000 in South Dakota
is exceeded by only four states in the
Union-Massachuset Rhode Island
Iowa and Nebraska.
The number of motor cars on farms
and in the smaller towns of North
Dakota is exceeded by only five other
states.
South Dakota's cities and towns are
unimportant industrially and have
practically nothing behind them but
Evening star., 1924-07-06

agriculture. Yet in communities NJ
more than 1000 people the number of
motor cars per thousand is the high
est of any. state in the Union.
The agricultural states of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota are
among ten states of the Union lead
ing In the number of motor cars per
thousand of rural population.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
CRUDE OIL SUPPLIES
FAR AHEAD OF DEMAND

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 5.-No material
change in the crude oil situation is
looked for by those we'll informed
until the fourth quarter. Then the
Improvement will be the result of
what is now being done to bring a
better balance between supply and
demand. Only SO per cent OF the
normal quantity of crude is being
taken by the important purchasing
companies. While saying that gaso-
line stocks were not excessive, the
Standard Oil of New Jersey is credit
ed with the belief that crude oil is
somewhat out of line, as compared
with a year ago.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
The Human Test.

From the North China Herald.
A street preacher in a Scottish
town called a passing policeman and
complained of being annoyed by a
certain portion of his audience. He
asked to have the Objectionable
persons removed.
well, ye se," said the officer
thoughtfully. "it would be deefficult
for me tae spot them: but I'll tell ye
what d dae IL I were you"
"WhatT asked the preacher
eagerly.
Just gang roun' WI tn hat"
Evening star., 1924-07-06
C. & O. TO ISSUE NOTES.

The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
yesterday received authority of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
issue s1S,000,o00 of equipment trust
certificates to be sold at not less than
SO per cent of par.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Family Is Small.

The number Of young is most often
three in the case OF the larger western
mole and four with the common east
ern species. says Nature Magazine.
They are born in the latter half of
March and early in April.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
WALL STREET BRIEFS.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Application
for permission to absorb the West
Side Belt Railroad, which it con-
trolled. will be filed shortly with the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Railway, Frank f. Taplin, president,
said today. Request to issue securi
ties to provide for the merger also
will be made.
Despite the low price Of the metal,
copper men said they had not lost
hope for the future. They point to
the heavy consumption of the metal
in the first half of the year in Amer
ican mills and also to the exports
abroad, which must be regarded,
they declared, as good when full con-
sideration was given to all condi-
tiOnS
Evening star., 1924-07-06
Beetles Their Victims,

Humming birds, says Nature Maga-
zine, rid the flowers of such pilferers
as small beetles. ants and flies who
take but do not give in return.
Evening star., 1924-07-06
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 5.-Followinr is a
report of today's sales, high, low and
closing quotations., at the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28

Deposits Bal.
Old Sheridan County State
Bank---.-------.-.------.... S2l1, 10000
State Bank Plentywood
(closed) .-...-..,-.-----.-.....- 11,567.57
Citizens State Bank, Antelope
(closed) ....................... 15.5OO 90
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28
WOLF CREEK

Mrs. Dan Campbell and children
visited at the VIM. Cromwell home
Friday.
Mrs. James Cowan and children
Mrs. Frank Luce and son. and Mrs
Graves and daughter Add visited
win Mrs. y. M. Machines Sunday.
George Severson visited with his
parents on Eagle Creek over Sunday.
Mrs. D. NJ. Machines visited at
the H. B. French and R. E. Phelps
homes Tuesday.
R. E. Phelps and Mrs. H. B.
French went to Plentywood Tuesday
on a business mission and to see
Mr.. French.
Dan Campbell was a caller at the
James COwan home Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Machines Wis
tied at the Herbert Grant home at
WansO Wednesday.
Dan Campbell and D. M. MasInnes
called at the l. E. Metzler home on
Wednesday evening in connection
with some school business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pace, Rev. Sci
fert of Plentywood, Dan Campbell.
NJ. McCallister, VIM. Cromwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Machines were
callers at the James Cowan home
Thursday.
VIM. Cromwell and James Cowan
were transacting business in Red
stone Friday.
H. B. French who has been at
PlentywOOd hospital for some time
returned home Wednesday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28
OUTLOOK HOSPITAL.
NOTES

Miss Hong left last FRIDAY e.,
. +i,d nome where she was called b1
'ne serious illness of her father. "
Margaret Knutson was discboroo5
Wednesday morning. Ui'0iiaIg eo
Rlchard West, who was i'll with
pneumonia was discharged Saturday.
Ralph and Frank Kief of Canada
are III with pneumonia. li''O''
Clair Nau was admitted 70 tbo
hospital last Saturday suffering from
pneumonia. -s - O-l
Alice Larter, daughter Of MI. ond
Mrs. Ed. Larter, is i'll with NM anu
mOnia. pii0O-
Ralph WALTON has pneumonia.
n. DR.; Andy Carr of MinOt, N. D.,
Will hold a clinic here in April
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28

PRESENTS, That Sheridan Corntv
Montana, a quasi municipal corners,
ton, does hereby waive its lien ac-
CURED under and by virtue of Ger
tam chattel mortgage, dated Nov
. 1870 made, executed and delivered
co II, by one j. w. Barnbart %
moftgagor, for the purpose of Sc
curing the payment of $1,000 and
winch mortgage covers the crops of
small gram to be sown, grown.
raised and harvested during the sea-
son OF 1924, upon the following de-
SScIlDed premises situated in Daniels
county, Montana, to-wit:
North One Half (N1a) eff Sec
ZION twenty SIX (26) all in town
ship Thirty-four (34) North Of
Range Fifty (5O) E. NJ. M.
and Which chattel mortgage was dulv
Med for record in the office of the
County Clerk & Recorder of Daniels
County, Montana, on the 18th dav
CT November A. D. 1923. as chatfeI
mortgage file No. 1885.
1t being the intention of Sheridan
County, Montana, to waive said chat
TEL mortgage lien in favor of a GER
tain chattel mortgage lien acouirad
Dy one VIM. @. Frank of SpringfeId
Minnesota, by virtue of a certain
chaCtel mortgage made, executed and
delivered to the said VIM. C. Frank
as mortgage by the said J. w.
Barnhart, as mOrtgagor covering the
small grain crops to be grown on
the above described premises during
the season of 1924, securing the
payment of $4,000, so that said last
mentioned chattel mortgage will con-
stltute first lien upon said crons.
and otherwise the MORTGAGE now
held by Sheridan County, Montana.
as aforesaid, to be and remain in
full force and effect as to all other
persons, the same as it was made.
executed, delivered and filed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF Sheri-
dan County, Montana, has caused
these presents to be executed bv its
proper officers in that behalf dulv
authorized by a resolution of its
Board of County Commissioners this
21st day of February, 1924.
SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA
By R. G. TYLER,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Attest:
COUNTY CLERK
At this time the County Treasurer
was called before the Board to give
a statement of all moneys in closed
banks, also In the banks that are
open and doing business, and to
check up securities of said banks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28
Kellogg Funeral Held On
Sunday at BainvilIe

Funeral services for Roy M. Kel-
logg county treasurer, who died last
week, were held at Bainville on Sun
day and were attended by friends
from all parts of the county.
Rev. Clarence w. Omer of this
city preached the funeral sermon and
Masons from Culbertson, Bainville,
Wolf Point and Poplar conducted the
Masonic service for the dead at the
grave.
- Mrs. Kellogg returned to Poplar
tuesday night, but the children will
spend the week with friends at Balm
ville.-Poplar Standard.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28
MAKE A GOOD RECORD
FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

Methods of keeping the attendance
records of children in the rural
schools are far from satisfactory
Usually these records are kept in
books known as daily attendance re-
glsters. In some States there is no
uniformity in the kinds of registers
used. One register may provide for
the name, age and days absent and
present for each pupil. Another NAV
include IN addition, hardness. sex.
and reasons for absence. Very oftes
no Importance is attached to the pre-
servatiOn of these registers. so that
IL IS impossible, In some instances
to make a study Of the rural attend
ence Tor county or State for a
period Of years.
Departments of Education in
IeWStates are awakening to the fact
that It the causes of absences are to
De known, and If preVentable absence
IS TO be reduced, there must he come
adequate and uniform means. of keen
ing and preserving school attendance
records. The State Board of Fdu-
cation IN Delaware is making a study
OF school attendance for a continuous
period Of three years. The data is
colleected by means of uniform record
cards which are provided for every
chlld IN The State. This card records
the chlld's name, nationality, sex,
age, grade, number Of days present
and absent, causes of absence, trans
teers to or from schools, occupations
OF parents, distance from school.
public transportation and promotion.
The State Board of Education of
Maryland has recently introduced a
similar card for recording the at
tendence of all children enrolled in
the public schools of that State.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-03-28

no wars
We must dc something to get the
millions of voters STUDYING these
problems and to do this we must pet
che press of the country to freely
and honestly discuss these questions
SO that the people can all get at the
truth on all the problems affecting
the general welfare. The big papers
that are controlled by the money
tiOns.
As the big insurance companies
and loan and trust companies of the
east own all the railroads and thew
own the Associated Press and will
not allow any paper getting news
from them to publish anything that
does not suit their interests. Does
anybody think that they intend to
be fair and honest with the indus
trial classes.
It is for the best interest of over
~ per cent of our people to get at
right.
We must get together on some
plan that will be effective and NOT
expensive to get results.
l think the best way to accomplish
this is to get out circulars OUTLINING
all the most vital questions affecting
the general welfare that Iarge
majority of the people will feel that
are for the best interest of all and
fore the preservation Of cur demOc-
facy and get the people all over
the country to put the proposition of
honest discussion of these questions
up to all the papers thew are taIIino
and refuse to take any of the DaperS
that will not devote a column ~,
two per week to a fair discussion of
THESE questions and try to get at
the truth. Those that will not do It
and persist in working for the money
power, right or wrong, are traitors
to the country and should not be
supported.
Let US do something for humanity
sake
Now for one more comparison be-
tween the present financial system
and the Lincoln ideal.
They are planning to- put an irri-
cation project for a million acres in
the Big Bend of the Columbia river
IN the State of Washington. At
present inflated prices. it will cost
about two hundred million dollars. It
would probably be about IA wears
before it would be all complete and
IN improved farms, fences, buildings.
roads, towns, schools, etc. If the
money is borrowed from Wall Street.
the interest in that time will
amount to another two hundred mil
hon dollars, so that the settlers will
have to pay up right away or the
interest will keep piling up.
Under the government system of
money, every dollar that the govern
ment paid out would be for a dol
lars worth of improvement. And
every dollar that labor got would be-
paid for in work as honestly as if
they had mined it out of the ground
and when they exchanged it for the
products of other peoples labor. it
would go into free circulation and no
interest to pay and if the workers
saved their money and bought a
home In the project they would be
getting all the products of their la
Cor and the government would have
its money back The country and
people would prosper under this sys-
tenn and the financiers that are now
absorbing all the wealth might pet
into some useful employment and
earn an honest living.
Let US get busy on these problems
and decide what is for his or her
best interest and work for what his
best interest is.
MELVIN EVENSON.