1 J- i' VA"* .. INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, JANUARY 1st, 1920 jPFgiWMUMi ^9T6SPSir*5Wl PAGE THREE MEXICO CITY QUIET AT NIGHT Has Horse 46 Years Old Record for United States Every Place Is Closed Up by 2 A. M. Except Two Outdoor Lunch A HAPPY NEW YEAR An equine wonder the oldest Stands. horse in active service in the United States, and that bids fair Mexico City, Mex.—Mexico City Is a to reach fifty years of age, is quiet place aft§r dark. Business of Impression to Contrary Before ofrned and driven by Rev. U. practically every sort stops promptly teckless Investment Followed by War Said to Have Been Myers, pastor St. Matthew's at seven-at night, when doors are bolted and heavy steel curtains are drawn Heavy Losses When Market Lutheran church of Catawissa, Artificially Created. Pa. over the entire front of the building. Goes to Pieces. Avenida Francisco Madero, the main The horse Is a medium bay, thoroughfare, dimly lighted at best, stands 15% hands, weighs abotit FOREISN FINANCIERS PROFIT looks like a blind alley aft6r eight and 1,100 pounds and is still in good is enlivened for a few moments only GOVERNMENT SECURITIES condition. He is\in his fortyeighth *mr when, shortly after midnight, the theater year. REMAIN SAFE AND SOUND crowds hurry home. There is but Revenues Shown to Be Already Adequate little after-theater life here. Saturday 1Kb offers an exception for two cafes to Conduct the Old Government—Large are open then for dancing and drinkins. WOMEN HOOK MONSTER FISH Sums Squandered Uncle Sam's Bonds "Good as Gold" with foreigners for the most part, on Harems and While General Slump Wipes the patrons. Record for Big Catches in Pacific Palaces. Out Fortunes. The human owls of the United States Waters This Year Goes to who turn night into day will find it Fair Sex. Constantinople.—American experts difficult to believe that Mexico City, New York.—Semi-panicky declines We would indeed be ungrateful who have investigated the financial which has a population approximating in the stock market and subsequent Avalon, Cal.—News that women are condition of the former Ottoman empire 1,000,000, has no all-night restaurants relapses from the partial recovery, coming into their own must have say they are convinced that it is and that after two in the morning it Is heavy forced liquidation of lightmargined if we permitted this oppurtunity reached the depths of the deep blue, fundamentally sound. Several considerations holdings of the popular next to impossible to buy so much as judging from the way sea monsters are advanced to support market favorites on the New York a cup of coffee. The "open day and are gallantly hanging themselves up this conclusion. to pass without expressing our stock exchange have demonstrated night" cafe is unknown here and early to dry on the hooks of fair anglers First, it is stated that the popular cleary the dangers of speculation. risers or late retirers face the alternative here this season. point of view that Turkey was bankrupt For six months the stock market advanced, of carrying a pocket lunch or of sinpere appreciation for the splendid Marlin swordfish are the prized trophies before the war was partly created slowly at first and with the finding one of the two outdoor lunch of "men fishermen" hereabouts, artificiallly for the benefit of foreign usual "profit-taking reactions" and in stands that cater to that distinctive and up to the present season it has recent weeks going up by leaps and financial interests with the object class of night workmen, the newspaper patronage accorded us the past been unknown for a mere woman to bounds in some departments of the of frightening other would-be investors, printer. These two "pueblitos," as bring in one of these sea tigers, as market, notably oil, motor and other and for political reasons of they are called, consist merely of makeshift they have the reputation of being the year. We are duly thankful. "industrial" shares. Then in a few establishing spheres of influence. tents which cover a few boards hardest fighters in the ocean, (we days there has been a decline wiping The fact that Turkey was always serving as tables and chairs. They mean the fish, of course). However, out much of the advance of months— able to secure loans is cited as evidence 7 open for business at 3 a. m., and by In some stocks practically all of the it remained for Mrs. Koch, governess A. of her financial soundness, are hauled down. Here one may buy advance. in the household of Zane Grey, though against this may be advanced coffee, tamales, tortillas and meat There was reason behind the advance, the famous author, to inaugurate the the observation that she was a political highly flavored with chili. but a speculative craze carried run of luck for women by bringing in center coveted by many powers it beyond reason. Eastern market a 172 pound marlin swordfish, the first who were played, the one against the /reports for months have carried mention ever known to be caught by a woman. HAS HIGH PLACE IN HISTORY other, and that financial considerations of buying .by "the public." High Her exploit was followed by the were sometimes subordinated to wages, war profits, the prosperity of astounding feat of Mrs. Marshall Field political purposes. Magellan Famed as Man Who Found industry and agriculture have given of Chicago, who actually caught, unaided Turkey Did Not Default. the Pacific and Completed the many the fever to speculate. and in strict conformance with Work of Columbus. It is pointed out that Turkey did Investments Prove Disappointing all the rules and regulations, a mon- not default on her indebtedness in recent Financing of new and old corporations years, but funds for the payment Four centuries ago Ferdinand Magellan by stock, bond and r.ote issues sailed from Seville, Spain, on of interest and amortization were continually called for hundreds of millions of dollars. the voyage ^during which he discovered increasing and doubling at Issues of preferred stock alone the rate of every 15 years. The revenues the Pacific ocean, named the Straits of Shapira Furniture Store since January 1 have totaled more Magellan and opened the islands of of the country as a whole were than $600,000,000 and common stock the Pacific ocean to the people of Europe. increasing at the normal natural rate a billion more. Foreign loans with His was the first circumnavigation of other prosperous countries in Europe. more in prospect to finance Europe's of the eartli. Had he not been buying added to the burden. The An enormous percentage of revenue imbued with the desire to be the governor immense buying power of the country, never reached the treasury, the loss of a new world, in keeping with shouldered the load, but speculation the promise accorded him by Charles being estimated by some as high as cliaracteF in a Spanish novel"/ Then in listed shares was getting tne names ot aTI tnese three people V., the great geographer might have 50 per cent. This was partly ascribed for some unaccountable reason they out of bounds. Money rates began began with V. They were Venizelos to the system of farming out the taxes attained even greater heights. Instead rested on their laurels. show the strain. Three weeks of Greece, Yandervelde of Belgium he died, before the three years' by districts, collectors paying in advance call money in New York rose and Vassitch of Serbia. The latter's cruise was completed, while in battle a certain sum and then collecting to 16%, the next week to 20% and last BALD HEADS AT PEACE TABLE whiskers were particularly prominent. with natives of a group of the Philippine week to 30%, the highest point since what they could. In regard to dress, there was less islands. He had discovered them, the panic of 1907. Renewals touched For Americans who are considering formal attire than one might have Many Diplomats Had Whiskers and along with Ladrone and Guam islands, 14%, the highest in years, and time the mandate question or of doing business imagined. The English paid no special Mustaches, but Lacked Hair money hit 8%. The advance was a here under whatever government and was intent oi^ making them Spanish. attention to dress. High hats and frockcoats, on Their Craniums. warning from the banks to go slow. is established, it is pointed out that once a combination that would The discovery of America by Columbus "Pools" and "tipsters" began to draw the above facts show revenues already never have been sanctioned, were An amusing sidelight on the recent in their horns. had not completely convinced adequate to conduct the old government, quite popular but there were some peace conference at Versailles is The decline was orderly until in­ Europeans that the earth was round, and that with good government thrown by a correspondent, who not countries which put all they knew into the old Ottoman empire would have but the findings of Magellan clinched sufficiently margined accounts were their attire. TheSe were, notably, the only reported the proceedings proper, the argument. He started with a crew been financially strong. liquidated. Then came a smash. but took notes regarding the hair, Japanese, and some of the South Before the war foreign investments of 270 men and five vessels, but the General Motors new common stock, American states. mustaches, beards and whiskers of the one ship that survived the cruise only amounted to the equivalent of $1,078,000,000, which had soared to 406% dropped peacemakers. took back a remnant of that party. of which $783,200,000 was 'In to 280, Mexican Petroleum from Two-thirds of the delegates were Many died, of scurvy, and some fell the public debt or loans to the government. 255% to 186, Texas company from more or less bald. Perhaps some of Aged Voter Walks and- Works. during mutinies and battles with natives. the difference in private enterprises 338 to 286, Studebaker from 143% to them made up for this by wearing Newark, O.—Rev. George B. Baldwin, Magellan added much to the and concessions. 108%, American Tobacco from 307% mustaches. Out of 65 men' who sat eighty-three years of age, celebrated world's geography. He outlined the The btolk of tliese investments was to 240, Crucible Steel from 235 round the peace table, all had mustaches his birthday anlversary the other entire eastern coast of South America. in loans to the government. What was to 209 and so on down the list. but 14. day by walking six miles to his His discoveries offered the Spaniards done with this money? Many of the Even U. S. Steel, the porverbial marbarometer, Whiskers, on the other hand, were farm, husking 20 bushels of corn and new opportunity, and they started to declined from 112% loans were issued below par, so that not popular. Only three people wore walking back to the city in time to further explore the Pacific. Spaniards 103. all of the money never reached the them,, and by a. curious^coincldence cast a ballot at the election booth. The break extended throughout found and named California, after a treasury. Enormous commissions are the list, less marked of course in believed to have been paid to European lower priced stocks. The bond market bankers and in "gratifications" also suffered. to various local ministers^ to get'their support for the loans. Sums that did Perils of Speculation Shown. Since the culminating slump there has reach the treasury are said to have been recovery ranging from 2 or 3 points been squandered on palaces, harems to around 20 to 45 points in stocks which suffered most on the decline but down and in other unproductive ways. swings followed the recoveries and the marked atmosphere is not yet considered So the loans did not, on the whole, cleared. create sources of new revenue, and In a nutshell a speculative craze set the banking interests and the Federal therefore the public debt continually Reserve Board against overspeculation increased. and the crash came. the national Mrs. Marshall Field and Her Catch. No better illustration of the permanent Spheres of Influence. and fixed value of government securities can be found than in the present unsettled joy smoke The object of such loans, it is stated, ster of 225 pounds, or nearly twice the market. War Savings Stamps and was partly with the political Intent Treasury Savings Certificates and weight of the lady herself! The fish makes a whale Xiiberty Bonds continue their interest of making Turkey default so interested towed the boat from which Mrs. Field bearing career unaffected by the storms powers could take over her of financial stress that overtake less and her husband were angling, right of a cigarette! favorable securities. finances and control the country, as in to Avalon harbor, as though to was done in 1881. This led to the crown her triumph by enabling her to creation of loose spheres of influents. DO YOU KNOW MR. KELLER? land the captive before the admiring Germany taking Kola Plain, the gaze of the thousands of resorters. French, Syria, with the Italians wanting Mrs. T. J. Irwin of Chicago and Pasadena, The hand is quicker than the eye Hit the province they at present occupy, went out to about the same locality and so is the typewriter. and the British and the Russians j) as that in which Mrs. Field Fifteen years ago, some of you may seeking Constantinople. In the council caught her fish, and hooked a 149% remember, there were two great of *r#IS of administration the Ottoman pound marlin and actually fought him magicians appearing before the American public debt, which continued until the for an hour and 'fiye minutes. Fishermen public. Hermann the Great and war and has been resumed in some of Catallna, the island recently Keller the Magician. Although rivals fashion, there was one Englishman, py purchased by William Wrigley Jr., report were great friends. They were Ir* one Frenchman, one German, one Austrian together at Brighton Beach that this has been most decidedly and one Italian, 'with the presidency one day when an admirer of Hermann's a woman's season here, the like of alternately occupied by an Englishman came up and started to tell which has never before been known. the latter how good he was and a B*renchman. "You know," he said, "that I am The conclusion of the investigators w-.i wr ARMY MAN ELOPES BY AIR something of an amateur sleight of hand is that if the investments had been expert myself. I am sure no one but made for productive enterprise and yourself could have deceived me with Then Flies Back With Bride to Beg that card trick you did last night." had created sources for meeting interest "Oh," said Hermann modestly, "that Forgiveness of the Bride's and the debt, it would have is a very simple trick. Any one could Mother. do it. 1 venture to say this gentleman been child's play to carry the' debt Copyright lilt by sitting right here could deceive you and pay It off. However, as the debt R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with-it." East Liverpool, O.—Following any "I'll bet a hundred dollars he could was lowered, In spite of the above attempts, Awaiting yottr aay-ao, ycm'tl not" said the amateur and Hermann took airplane elopement from East Liverpool find toppy red bags, tidy red additional loans were made. thfe bet. when you lay your smokecards on the table, \ZOXJ certainly get yours A. tina, handaome pound and de of cards was brought and to Youngstown, Capt. John G. Not all of the sums borrowed by the half pound tin timidora— call for a tidy red tin or a toppy red bag of Prince Albert and roll a Keller _»rmed the trick with ease and I Webster of San Diego, Cal., and his and—that classy, practical grace. government were wasted for example makin's cigarette! Youll want to hire a statistical bureau to keep count pound crystal glaaa humidor "t guess yoU don't know my friend Mr. bride, formerly Miss Gertrude Polk, about $50,000,000 was used to help with sponge moistenar top KeT?fer," said Hermann as ne pocketed of your smokestunts! Why, you never dreamed of the sport that lies returned here to beg forgiveness of that keapa Ptincm Albert in the hundred. build the Bagdad railway. Although such condition When any sleight of hand promoter the bride's mother, Mrs. Louise Polk. perfect awaiting your call in a home rolled cigarette when if a P. A. for the the Germans would have built the line wants to sell you wild cat stocks, or to Webster, who has been giving aerial exchange something he says is sure to with their own money, they actually packing Biske you thousands for every dollar you exhibitions here, and the girl flew to got Turkish money to finance what Wut up, for your Liberty Bonds and war Talk about flavor! Man, man, you haven't got the listen of half your kvings Stamps, you had better find out Youngstown in his plane and were they considered a German enterprise. you know Mr. Keller. married by Rev. W. J. Kratz, the smokecareer what rolling 'em with P. A. can do for your until you. know ipectus and a promlsq Is all the ipinent these fakers require. With couple announced. contentment! And, bade of P. A.'s flavor, and rare fralgrance—proofs $11,861 From Eleven Acres. of simple apparatus they can make is oils wells spout where there not Yakima, Wash.—-When Jdhn G. quality—stands our exclusive patented process that Prince Albert's dnoufh oil to lubricate a wa^ch they Aids Father to Find Sons. Hartman got Qttt his sale slips for can cuts out bite and parch! With P. A. your smokesong in a makin's cigarette find gold where there is not enough yellow a profiteer's Findlay, O.—Edward Wolverton was metal to plate conscience fruit sold by him from -the old S. will outlast any phonogjpaph record you ever heard! Prince Albert they can male rubber plantations reunited with his two sons in Columbus Reed tract near this city and ^figured flourish in countries where' the is a cinch to roll. It's crimp cut natives are recently after a separation of 20 andataya put like a regular pall the only things that stretch. up what he had received for his crops If,* man has 910,000 salary, he may be years.. They became separated when able'to afford to take a chance. If he he found the total was $11,861 forthe Prince Albert upsets! any notion you ever had as to how delightful a has less than that amount he cannot Mrs. Wolverton died. 'Wolverton told 11 acres. ifMd to lose. jiknmy pipe can be It is the tobacco that has made three men smoke an Upper Sandusky Red Cross worker of .. Ton know there is no.trick.about rovernment Pears several varieties were the savings securities. You KNOW pipes where one was smoked before. It has won men all over the nation. of his desire to find his lost sons/ $6,800. largest item, amounting to they are safe, that they are profitable whom he believed to be in Columbus. ^to the joys of smoking. ana that you can exchange your War $2,600 of There were nearly worth Savings Stamps and Savings Certificates An advertisement In a capital' city peaches. $1,295 .from prune?, and for xash at a profit when you need It. a He newspaper brought response. ,* Jf OU think the sleight of hand plums from grapes, R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMpANY, Wimtoo&lem, N. smaller .amounts Keller. will live with them in QjpjtatJopl^you. meet/M- Golmohn*