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The Long and Short of It Christmas Salaries of Employes of City of Philadelphia to Be Paid by Loan at 1.95 Per Cent. Special to BUFFALO EVENING NEWS NEW YORK Dec. Wall or that interested oil securities. expressed no surprise the changes in holdings in five of the original Standard Oil Published reports indicate that the Rockefellers no longer in any way in of Kentucky, largely marketing in several Southern states: Standard Oil of Kaneas. largely refining that state: Atlantic refining and some little Oil & Gas and Prairie Pipe Line large and of major carriers of crude in the mid continent Wall however. suggested that the they fully units and wish investments smailer group of companies. Both of these sound but policies have not been this year by the Rockefeller foundation other Rockefeller inThe street believed for months the are largest in Standard Oil of New Jersey of the group Their holdings 25 per cent may been increased. The Rockebelieved to be in Oil Ohio, Standard Oil York Vacuum Oil and of In Indiana quarters the Rockefellers bought out W interest in the but Chicago are not inclined to believe such assertions. salaries of the employes of the city Philadelphia will be paid out of loan secured Friday There was no doubt that would paid. nor there, anything singular in the fact city had to borrow this But the loan to pay the the lowest of interest that Philadelhas evel The notes are dated Dec. are due Dec 23. The loan was the city will not float its long-term until Dec. 15. Ordinarily, when are sold it matter of days before the funds are The 22day was on which works out 1.95 per cent. year. Percy H. Johnston president of the Chemical Bank Trust company. blushing with over he terms the "grossly exaggerated' him for his aid the during their recent "It's like the story of Mark Twain's friends here when they congra him on the honcre he received at Louisville Mr. received the following notice in paper: great service has rendered by Mr Percy president the Bank & Trust company of New who responsibia for the reopening of the Security bank." Speaking of tough luck look at genial Bernard loves the South He never happier when he is his near Georgetown. S. C., yet, twice within one year the of that estate has beer destroyed by This took place over the Thanksgiving dethe partially ture which was rising replace the barony