Word: curbing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...stock in trade in a minister's career is his own character, and not the mere material ability of his hands or of his head. What his heart really is that is his capacity as a minister. Everything that he does to improve his character, be it learning to curb his emotions, or to give to the poor, makes him a better and a more successful minister. To be a worthy minister, a man must be fine all the way through, whether at home or in the church or in travel. A lawyer can be deeply immoral...
...most recent venture, Southern States Oil, after having experienced a wild rise in price, was finally stricken from the Curb market. It was subsequently discovered that much of the rise had apparently been due to Mr. Haskell's buying, and that the Oklahoman had purchased more shares than he could pay for. What the outcome of the episode will be cannot be definitely stated now, except that it will bring about ex-Governor Haskell's financial downfall...
...sensational behavior of Southern States Oil stock on the New York Curb and elsewhere recently, has created much comment. The sponsor for the stock, C. M. Haskell, was formerly Governor of Oklahoma; retiring from political life in 1922, he became personal attorney for Harry F. Sinclair, and still later, an oil operator and promotor of evident wealth. Southern States Oil is only one of several so-called "Haskell oil companies...
Southern States stock had been very active on the Curb for two months, and gradually rose to 33 from below 20, under evident manipulative tactics. Suddenly the suspension of a Curb house (Richards, Hutchinson & Co.) developed the report that Haskell and others had ordered them to purchase 50,000 shares of the stock, and that after the purchase had been made they were left high and dry by their "clients." The stock was stricken from the list on the Curb and in outside market trading immediately afterwards its price was quoted "5 bid, offered...
Several firms of the New York Stock Exchange are reported to have carried on extensive dealings on the Curb for their clients in the stock, and the Exchange quickly started an investigation of the episode...