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Evening star., 1925-02-22
ny CHAs. p. sHAEFFER.

Despite a decrease of 1876 in num-
ber in the last IL months, or from
8,1S4 to S,049, national banks of the
country on Decembre 81 last were
in the strongest position ever at
tanned, according to abstracted re-
port just made public by Controller
of the Currency ]. w Mcintosh.
The surplus of these institutions on
December 81, 1924. amounted to
$1.0S8, $50, 900, or an increase of s20,-
521, 900 in the last ~ months. while
the capital stock increased $9,011. 900
to $1,334, 1896, 900. Total deposits
gained s2,171, $4,000 in the period to
$50, 000,20S, 900. Likewise, bills pay
able fell off from 1924. .166. 900 in 1923
to only $2O2, 900 on the last re-
porting date.
Total resources of the national
banking fraternity of the country
amounted to $24, ,2S1, 900 as against
S22, ,406 12S,000
Resources of the 13 national banks
of Washington contained in the re-
port amounted to $l44,4S5.e00 at the
end of 1924. 1t is significant that
there were but 50 overdrafts report
ed on that date, testifying to the
tboroughness of the local fraternity.
These local members valued their
banking houses, furniture and fix
estate owned at $1,030,000 The re-
the United States treasurer amounted
to only $317,Oo
On the other side of the ledger the
capital stock of the Washington ma
tional banks totaled $9,327, 900 with a
surplus of $5,713,000 and undivided
profits less expenses, interest and
taxes paid of $2,4s4. 200. The reserve
for taxes, accrued interest, ETC.,
amounted to $4,000. Demand de-
posits totaled s71, 503,O0O, time depos-
it's uncluding postal savings depos-
its) totaled S33.370,000 and United
States deposits, s3,143,000.
Total cash in national bank vaults
in this city on December 81, 1924,
amounted to $3,353,000, classified as
follows: Gold coin. $4,000; gold GER
tificates, s1,66S,000; silver and minor
coin, $4,000; and paper currency
(other than gold certificates), ST.
$4,000.
Heavy OutIays Predicted.
Expenditures of the electric rail-
ways of the United States in 1925 are
expected to aggregate $342, ,000, 900,
according to the current issue of UtiI-
ity News.
That total, it is explained, would be
an increase of 80 per cent over the
1924 total expenditure, s262, zoo, 600
Both totals are exclusive of labor
costs.
1t Is estimated the electric railways
will spend s211, 100000 for new plant
and equipment, an increase of SO per
cent over the amount expended for
that purpose last year
The remainder of the S342, ,000, 900
total includes an estimated total of
& int
rials and supplies.
Expenditures for new plant and
equipment include such items as new
cars and car equipment, track tools
and materials, shop machinery and
tools, power equipment, buildings and
structures, and other items which will
become a permanent part of hte COM
panies' plants.
The expenditure for maintenance
Evening star., 1925-02-22
PROTECT POULTRY
Agriculture Department Points to
Sanitation and Vigor. f.

Losses sustained recently by the
poultry industry of the United States
because of infectious bronchitis and
European fowl pest, and the consequent
State embargoes, quarantines and
shipping regulations, have empha-
sized the supreme Importance OF
maintaining the fiocks on the farms
and in commercial poultry plants in
IS healthful a condition as possible,
says the Department of Agriculture.
The unhampered shipment of birds
from State to State is dependent upon
healthy fowls.
Factors that stand out as being of
equally vital Importance, says the de-
partment, are Cd Stock OF SOUND
constitutional vigor; CD the main
tenance of sanitary surroundings.
Evening star., 1925-02-22
$42, 100000 in BONDS
SOON TO MATURE
Little New Financing Expected in
Wall Street in Near
Future.
By the Associated Press.

AssOCIaItU ITtsk.
NEW YORK, February 21.-With
more than s42,000,0O0 in corporate
maturities falling due in March, little
new financing is expected in Wall
Street. This amount compares with
about $22,O00,000 in February and
nearly $36.OO0,Oo0 in March. 1924. The
majority of the maturing issues are
@c>r small amounts which can be paid
off with treasury funds, while others
have been provided for through re-
funding. The largest item is the
Canadian Northern 100000 three
year 5 per cent notes due March 1.
The Pennsylvania Railroad also will
pay off s2100,000 equipment trust 5s
on the same date.
Evening star., 1925-02-22
NATIONAL BANKS IN STRONGEST
POSITION IN THEIR HISTORY
Controller Reports Recent Resources of Local Insttu
tions We're $I44, ,485, ,OOO-MaI Order Sales
Heauy-Prices of Unlisted Securities.

materials and supplies includes regu-
lar repair and maintenance work in
all company departments, and sup
plies and materials required in opera
tion and requirements. The figures,
of course, represent only a part of
the enormous outlay of moneys by the
electric railway industry to cover all
operating expenses: and charges to
capital account.
Continued growth in feeder" motor
bus service also Is anticipated, as the
number of street railway companies
furnishing that transportation facility
increased in 1924 from 121 to 1876.
Approximately $500 busses are be-
ing operated by street railway util-
tiles in the United States. The num-
ber of busses in street railway aux
iliary service at the close of 1924 was
approximately twice the total for the
previous year, and the expansion was
confined to no one section of the coun-
try.
Mail Order Sales Grow.
The two leading mail order houses
report an increase of IA per cent in
sales for January over a year ago.
group of chain stores show a gain
for the same period Of 17Ia per cent.
Both are significant in that they show
the business improvement is finally be-
ginning TO spread from the producing
industries to the retail trade.
Another important indication is
called attention to by the current bull
letin of the Brookmire Economic
Service, which states that car load
ings of revenue freight for the first
five weeks of 1925 have broken all
records for a similar period.
New Life Insurance Record.
Sales of ordinary life Insurance
started the new year by making an
other new record for the United States
in January, q compilation by the Life
Insurance Sales Research Bureau shows
The combined reports of the com
panies whose sales are reported
through the bureau showed a total
for the country of $3.50, 100000, and
as these companies do about IS per
cent of the total business, it is fair
to assume approximately $685., eco, 600
was placed during the month.
The bureaus files show that this is
the greatest January on record, ex-
ceeding January. 1924, by 4 per cent
: and January, 1929, by 20 per cent.
Unlisted Securities Prices.
The following latest bid" and
asked" prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance of holders
of these issues:
HONDS
Evening star., 1925-02-22
BOND SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK
u, y, RONDS.

ssaa ,oi.s4 cas Liberty ss ,oi los oi"as
Evening star., 1925-02-22
BUTTER PRICES HIGHER.

CHICAGO, February 21.-Butter
higher; creamery, extras, 40; stand
ards. Ssh; extra firsts, 3S1aa39; firsts,
3e1aa37A: seconds, 32a54h.
EgEs lower; receipts, 1888 cases;
frsts, 32h ass; ordinary firsts, 50a5l.
Evening star., 1925-02-22
TRADE REVIEWS GOOD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 21.-The
week end trade reviews, although
stressing the point that buying is being
done with a considerable degree of
caution, reported that the industrial
improvement had struck a swift pace.
So much was said for the volume of
business that more thought was being
given to this side of the situation in
the stock market of the day than to
the question OF the profit margin.
The Chilkoot post., 1925-04-17

   
 
 
   
 
 
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-28
$3.50 Bargain
Awful Cheap 4 Acres

Cottage; on interurban boulevard.
north OF Seattle; only S9S5. being
part of tract $50. or on tract 334
can have whole 10 acres with Same
house. $500; terms 500 down. $40
per month. VIII furnish cow,
chickens, rabbits, team horses. eS-
ira, on terms TO reliable party
only. See owner, a0S Third ave,
today Omen till ID. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-28

nice 10 acres, north of
city; big trout elk full rainbow
trout. Only $3.50: terms $50 down,
IS per month. Hundreds OF musk
rat and mink; lots of work; good
wages; close by See Engineer. SOS
Third ave. Open TIL s tonight.
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MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
80 FURNITURE FOR SALE

A few OF the many wonder
ful values offered In the
xchangr ApurN-~uscd
Furniture Md rTmemher.
your Credit IL Good
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Your Credit Is Good"
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Second Ave. at Pine ST,
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'araEe and warehouse doors.
size 4-ftxg-ft. ......,.....s 7Oo
larger sizes in proportion)
p,.onmon CROSS panel doorr.... 2.2s
Mirror doors bevelcd mirror. 2I.00
Cupboard doors 1.25
medicine cabinet. beveled plate
mirror 500
",,ndHhleid glass and sedan door
lights replaced while you walt.
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New Britain herald., 1925-11-10

By Pacific & Auaut.r,
Threatened with $1,000 fine for
oon-payment of income tax,
Elliott Gabler, Dayton, o., man
,;facturcr. confessed $4,000
holdup Of bani; manager, police
say. Loot was found in Gablcr';
plant.
Askov American., 1925-01-01

The preparing of budgets is
theoretical; life is most practical
and individual. Under our econo-
mic system and our social system
each man receives the same wa
ges as every man doing his class
Of work. Nine children or none,
invalid wife, sickly children, de-
p e n d e mt relatives, inherited
wealth, bachelorhood-t h e
things practically control the fol-
lowing of any plan of saving, but
they do not alter a mans income
in the least. IL our wage scales
were adjusted in accordance with
domestic demands of the Garner,
budgets and plans for old age
might be practical. AS conditions
now exist, each person is a law
unto himself, and the building of
character is the only hope for so
cial betterment.
General Grant said, "A spur in
the head is worth two in the
heel" Incentive toward respect
ability and independence will aid
our unfortunate "a per cent"
far more than tables of statistics
can ever do.
With this conviction | submit
my halting story. hoping to help
many mothers who are struggling
with a large family and small
income.
Personally | will state how l
have attempted to build a barri-
cade against the wolf of poverty
which threatens old age.
My husband and myself are
middleclass persons. When we
became engaged to marry in 1903
neither one of us had more than
$500 saved, and both had posi-
tions offering no future advance
ment. He resigned and went
West to tap the resources for
making a living there. / kept
my position and at the end of
three years we had cash to pay
for a modest wedding, a modest
trip to our Western goal, and to
Askov American., 1925-01-01

ton as far as his name was con-
cerned.
These are but everyday occur
ences in a legislative body and
they illustrate what we are driv-
ing at, namely. that so much leg
islation is put over under false
impression that the volume OF
noise testifes that there are a
million frogs in the pond when as
a matter of fact there is only a
handful of croakers.
The first and the most impor-
tant lesson for a legislator to
learn is, that noise is not num-
bers.
Askov American., 1925-01-01

mer, industry and the soil gave
us the lovliest roses and lilies. In
the winter we remembered these.
Three children came to us. For
several years now doctors and
dentists and manufacturers of
children's carriages and other
children's needs took all our saw
ings and ate a little into our capi-
tai. | suffered and was rebelli-
Gus that | must both bear the
pain and endure the loss and pri-
vations attendant on raising a
family, while half my acquaint-
ances lived in comfortable ease,
enjoying luxuries and vacations,
but my husband knew we were
building for the future. We paid
the doctor, the dentist, the drug
gist, the grocer. We paid for in
fant shirts at ST apiece and baby
shoes at So pair through many
long years. Now that the chill
dren are grown up | find that
they belong not to me but to the
state.
In educating and training these
children we had in mind the goal
of their becoming citizens who
would be Independent and self
supporting, physically fit and
mentally keen, scorning to have
another do for them what they
could do for themselves. Each
child had pets and duties. SYM
pathy for the sufferings of ami
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American., 1925-01-01

furnish modestly rented house.
From the first | was given an al
Iowance for which | was account
able to no one. With this | ran
the house completely, clothed
myself and always laid by some
thing every month. | never had
to ask for money beyoud my al
lowance except when a new baby
came.
My husband used every cent he
could save to increase his business
capital, both Of us dressed plainly
and comfortably, ate our meals at
home, made home pleasures like
books, music, cards and handi-
work our chief pleasures and
avoided dances, booze parties, JOY
rides and long vacations. We
never owned a car but had a small
boat on a lovely lake which was
a constant joy in summer for row.
ing, fishing and picnics. Book
agents, promoters and grafters
had a sorry time at both the
house and the office.
In 1908 we had means to make
first payment on a large home
and five acres of land within the
city limits. We became joint
owners and used the land and the
rooms as a source of profit for Is
years by which time we have the
place and many improvements
fully paid for and sold at a fair
profit, investing the whole
amount in a we'll secured farm
loan paying a good rate of inter
est. At the time of the war loans
we took twice the amount allot-
ted us and were able to economize
sufficiently to keep them all. My
husband became bank director of
a small bank and was obliged to
buy shares in the bank. Economy
again paid for them although it
seemed impossible at the time.
For one grand saving, my birth
days were never forgotten, as he
always had a good interest bear
ing security to give me and |
wisely appreciated his intentions.
Other women in our circumstan-
ces received $40 boquet or six
pairs of silk hose. During the sum-
Askov American., 1925-01-01

People are now beginning to
realize that the law is not work
ing out. They know it has had
more than a fair trial and they
want TO amend it, want to make
il more responsive TO the will Of
the people-better able TO reflect
the sentiments Of the majority.
As it now is there is no limit to
the number Of people who can
file for an office and the result
is that the one nominated too
often has but a small minority
Of the votes cast another in
stance Of the rule Of an organ
lied minority.
Attempts have been made TO
change and modify the primary
system in this state but all these
efforts have come to naught.
Almost everybody admits that
the system is poor, does not
work and should be bettered.
All those who think clearly
upon the governmental affairs of
this nation admit that the party
government that we have in this
country makes it essential that
political parties should be so
safeguarded by law that they can
function readily and effectively.
The average legislature is com
posed Of men who understand
this very thing and admit it.
But there is a small minority
among the voters clamoring
against any modification of the
primary system and this small
is able to make enough
noise to lead the legislature to
believe that it represents the
general public opinion on the
subject.
II is striking case Of how we
IRE governed by minorities, how
sentiment often rules
IN the affairs of the state and ma
ion.
A noisy well organized minori-
~ can accomplish more than any
orderly, unorganized majority.
Legislative bodies listen to
noise and they judge of the num-
Der back of any noise just as do
individuals in private life the |
greater the noise the greater
hey think is the number back of
{. They forget that there are
more noisemaking possibilities
IN an empty barrel than there
are in one that is filled.
To large extent our govern
mental policies are dictated by
noisy minorities. Majority
rules" is a fine sentiment. 1t
makes a dandy motto to frame
md hang on the walls of our
,alls of legislation. But the
character of the flour that issues
rom the legislative mill is estab-
ished by what the legislators
.hink the people want not by
what they actually know them
o want.
The power of the minority in
,oliticaI affairS in this cnuntry is
Askov American., 1925-01-01

something that is interesting
something that is worthy of more
attention than it receives.
Another case Of minority rule
is where clubs and organizations
come before legislative bodies
and ask for some special law,
some special program to be put
over. In most cases legislation
asked by these organizations is
ill-considered.
Some "reformer" starts a pro-
paganda for some new tangled
notion and surrounds his scheme
with lot of high-sounding phra-
ses and gets men and women, who
have probably little or no know
ledge Of the subject, to endorse
the plan. These organizations
send petitions and lobbyists to
legislative bodies in support of
the particular scheme in ques-
tion. The lawmakers listen and
they think that these noisemak-
ers are the whole people. As
rule they are but a small mi
nority.
At one time. when we were a
of the legislature, there
we're delivered to our desk, one
afternoon, over twenty-five tele-
grams, personally addressed and
from as many different lndividu-
ais. each asking us to support a
certain measure to be voted upon
that day. Every one of those
kilograms was a solicited mes
sage. An individual represent
ing a certain organization had
solicited signatures for the tele-
grams and had paid for their
transmission. We dare say that
not five per cent of the constitu-
,ncy we represented knew or car
ID the least bit about the bill |
hat was the subject of all this
wiring. Most of the other
Members of the legislature re-
:eived a similar grist of tele-
.rams from individuals in their |
districts.
1t was a well organized minori-
" trying to create the impress
ion that it was speaking for all
he people.
At another time there came TO
Is a petition asking us to sup
port a certain measure. The list
vas headed by a very intelligent
nan who all his life had been a
prominent politician.
We wrote this man and called
his attention to the nature of the
,ill that he was asking to have
passed. BY return mail we re-
,eived from him very frank let
,er telling us that he had no idea
hat that was the character of
he bill described, that he had
signed because so and so had
.sked him TO and that he had not
AIKEN the time to look into the
He asked us by all
means to consider him as opposed
20 the bill and TO ignore the pe-
Askov American., 1925-01-01
WHERE MINORITIEs RULE
ny Gunnar u. Bjoruson Editor
Minneota Mascot.

With more or less pride and
gusto we Americans throw out
our chests and exclaim: Ma
jority rules in this country"
But does il?
Is il not a fact that organized
minorities are continually put
ting il over on disorganized ma
jorities?
Fanatics have always been in
the minority but they have ac-
complished things because Of the
fact that they have been work
ing with an eye single to a cer-
tain result and the opposition TO
them has been torn between con-
flicting opinions.
We are dealing here with this
subject as il affects government
Legislative and executive.
II is the organized minority
that generally gets what il
wants from a legislative body be-
cause il is able to make that body
think that IL represents a ma
jority.
We have had repeated instanc-
es of that in the legislature of
this state.
Our primary election laws arc
an example of what we are refer
ring to here however, only one
example.
Our first election under the
primary system was held in Sep
tember, 1902, Twenty-Five years
ago. II was then only for county
office. Ten years later the sys-
tenn was extended TO state off,
ces.
The primary election law was
enacted to right the wrongs that
existed under the old conven-
tion system.
But the trouble is that il has
brought in other difficulties that
are no less of a problem than
were the things that one had to
contend with under the old order.
Now men are not picked for
Office because a representative
body of men think that they
should run. but they pick them
selves and all that the voters
can do is to select from among
self-selected candidates,
That the primary system has
been anything but what was hop
ed for is admitted by all fair
minded students of political af-
fairs in this state.
Many who fought for this
change, who thought that the
primary would cure some Of the
abuses that the old convention
system was responsible for. are
now convinced that the primary
in its present form. is not what
its friends thought il would be
This fact is responsible for the
attempt that for some time has
been made TO secure a modifca
tion Of the primary election law
Askov American., 1925-01-01

That the year 1926 may be a
prosperous and happy one is the
wish Of the American TO all its
readers. That we may profit by
past experiences and our goal
may be more contentment and
happiness instead Of wealth and
glory is also a part of our well
wishes.
Askov American., 1925-01-01
HARD WORK AND
SELF DENIAL WINS

Minnie NJ. Ronning OF Star
buck, MINI, one OF the prize win
ners in the ST. Paul Dispatch and
Pioneer Press contest on How to
Avoid the Fate Of the 54", wrote
the following story:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-22
CHIP ILh ~
The Call of the Primitive

From the time Tarzan left the
tribe of great anthropoids in which
he had been raised, Il was torn by
continual strife and disccrd. Terkoz
proved a cruel and capricious king,
so that, one by one, many OF the
older and weaker apes, upon whom
he was particularly prone to vent
his british nature, took their fan1i-
lies and sought the quiet and safety
of the far interior.
But at last those who remained
we're driven to desperation by the
continued turbulence of Terlxoz, and
It so happened that one of them re-
called the parting edmonton Of Tar
zan:
IF you have chief who is cruel,
do not as the other apes do, and
attempt, any one of you to pit your
self against him alone. But, instead,
let two or three or four Of you at
tack him together. Then. If you
win do this, no chief will dare to
be other than he should be, for four
Of you can kill any chief who may
ever be over you.
And the ape who recalled this wise
counsel repeated it to several OF
his fellows, SO that when Terkoz re
turned to the tribe that day he
found a warm reception awaiting
him.
There were no formalities. AS Ter
koz reached the group, five huge,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-22

ing his great breast with her tiny
hands.
Tarzan could not understand it.
A moment ago and it had been
his intention to hasten Jane Porter
back to her people, but that little
moment was lost now in the dim
and distant past Ut things which
were but can never be again, and
with it the good intention had gone
to join the impossible.
Since then Tarzan of the Apes had
felt warm, 1.-the form close pressed
to his. Hot. sweet breath against his
cheek and mouth had famed new
dame to life within his breast, and
perfect lips had chung to his in burn
ling kisses that had scared a deep
brand into his soul-a brand which
marked a new Tarzan.
Again he laid his hand upon her
arm. Again she repulsed him. And
then Tarzan OF the Apes did just
what his first ancestor would have
done.
He took his woman in his arms
and carried her into the Jungle.
Copyright, A. G. McClurg & Co., 1914.
Continued In Next Issue)