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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
6
Effective Sunday June 23 the Valley and Siletz Railroad will run a train from Independence at 7.48 a.m. to Camp Ore by 10 a.m. Return at 4.45 p.m. to Independence by 7 p.m. and a 7.25 p.m. departure to Haskins. Sportsmen may have a chance to whip the Luckimute.
The article explains how the dollar’s rise alters the valuation of foreign money in trade statistics. It notes France and Britain remain at par with gold in law, while consular regulations now allow certifying exchange rates. As invoices are entered, actual values align with prevailing rates, correcting prior overstatements in monthly totals.
The article explains that Europe trades are affected by currency conversion practices, making imports from European countries appear higher in official statistics due to the par value and gold standard. Dr. Philip B. Kennedy notes the effect is minor in overall foreign trade, with gains from South America offsetting the discrepancy.
About five hundred thousand bottled milk users in New York City join community councils of national defense in a three day strike to protest the prohibitive cost of essential goods.
The State Agricultural College in Storrs Conn concluded an international A Y poultry contest with ten Barred Plymouth Rocks entered by Jules F Pronevals of Laurel Quebec achieving the top total fifty two week yield of 2022 eggs. The second place Bard Rocks from a Laurel Quebec farm totaled 1014 eggs.
A market observer notes that import increases reflect a stronger balance sheet while exports lag. He cites a $128 million rise in imports for September driven by Asia led by Japan and India, with sizable gains from Argentina Brazil and Canada in the Americas and modest Europe contributions.
Norwalk resident Denjamin Robinson, a former lieutenant in Company H Cleveland, spots a millinery-uniformed man on Main Street he believes is his dead comrade. Nadley Brown, top sergeant of Tobinson's company, was shot through the brain in the Argonne drive and thought dead in 1918. surgeons later saved his life.
A car collision on Rising Sun road led Peters to sue Ben Murrow for auto damage after his vehicle struck Murrow s bull. Murrow countered with 15 damages for his bull. A municipal court jury awarded 50 to the bull s owner.
Official returns as of June 30 1919 show one in six Americans held bank accounts with 18 240 300 depositors across nearly 8000 banks. Total deposits grew 119 percent from 7 257 087 747 in 1910 to 15 924 865 000 in 1919, with average per depositor rising to 651 92. Pennsylvania leads with 2 898 206 accounts, New York 1 495 220, Illinois 1 059 001, Ohio 1 087 059.
Reading, Pa. residents feud over a sheet of correspondence paper claimed to have been offered to a five year old by Dorothy Vind Mann Hammon. Helen Eugie asserts the incident stemmed from a torn sheet taken from a 25 cent box of stationery and may lead to court action.
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