Death and Obituary
f DIED.
ZIGN'ER—On Oct. 7, 1314, at 1 p. m.. at
his late residence, lit Goldsboro. Pa.,
Charles E. Zlgner, aged 76 years.
Relatives and friends are Invited to
' attend the funeral on Monday, October
12. at 10 a. m. Services at the home.
Interment at Paddletown cemetery.
JAUSS —Mr*. Anna Catharine Jauss.
widow of the late Christian E. Jauss,
died at her home, 1118 North Sixth
street, on Wednesday evening, after
■ an illness of only a few days.
Funeral services from the home of
her son. Dr. C. E. Jauss. 1323 North
Sixth street. Monday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock. Interment privaate.
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Sale and Exchange
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FOR SALE
• C. W. H. LANGLBTZ. LnmbfP—
Rough and dressed lumber.
All kinds and grades—cheap.
Call, write or phone.
Office. Cameron and Mulberry Bts.
FOR SALE—One large cabinet gas
range; In good condition. Must be
, sold at once. 2124 Green St.
» FOR SALE—Cheap—One flrst-class, up
to-date Germantown cut-under car
riage. rubber tired;; one double set sil
ver mounted harness; one buggy har
ness. Apply CLASTER Stable, Peffer
' and Logan streets.
FOR swarms of bees.
Inquire of MRS. Y. CARMAN, McCor-
mick's island, R. F, D. No. 2.
■ FOR SALE —At a bargain; touring car,
35 horsepower Studebaker; electric
lights and starter: new oversized tires;
car in Al condition; run 5,000 miles.
Address Box 6S. Mlliersburg, Pa.
FOR SALE—AT GABLE'S, 113. 115 and
117 S. Second St., 5,000 gallons New
Era ready-mixed paint, Acme quality.
All the full lilt* ot the Acme make.
CLOSING OUT BARGAINS!!!—Cherry
parlor set. $7; "Neponset," better
than linoleum, 35c; locust-chestnut
fence posts, 15c; imported body brus
sel, 55c; best, $1; 9x12 rugs. $3; heaters,
ranges, guns, etc. YINGST, Front-
Cumberland.
FOR SALE—AT GABLE'S. 111-117 &
Second St., 5,000 sets new sash. fxlO
12 L. primed and glazed, at $1.15 per
set. Also other sizes.
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Miscellaneous
FURNITURE PACKINO
PACKING—A. H. SHRENK, 1906 North
Sixth street first class packer of fur
niture, china and bricabrac. Bell uhone
399 W.
W. J. WBNRICH, 339 Hamilton street —
Furniture, china and piano packing.
Shipments looked after at both ends.
Also all kinds of hauling. Bell phon9
3227W_._
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
ATTENTION—We will pay SI,OOO re
ward if our home butter merger fails
to merge one pint of milk into one
pound or butter In two minutes, sweeter
than ci eamcry butter. Demonstrators
and general agents wanted. Salary or
commission. Write for illustrated'cir
culars and addresses of 1,000 users.
Wonderful Invention. Family Butter
Merger Co., Washington, D.
WE ARE now renovating feathers,
making pillows and folding feather
mattresses at Tenth and I'axtou streets.
B. J. CAMPBELL
WANTED—AII kinds of gun smithing,
all kinds of gunsmith work done, all
work guaranteed. Inquire D. J. Stiles,
N. C. bridge, West Fairvlew, l'a.
PERSONAL.
LADIES—When delayed or irregular,
use Triumph Pills, always depend
able. "Relief" and particulars l'ree.
Write National Medical Institute, Mil-
MONEY TO LOAN
MOST MONEY loaned on diamonds,
witches, Jewolry, guns, revolvers,
muiKai instruments, etc. Bargains In
unreueemed pledges. CITY LOAN OF
rlcis, til Market St. next to United
C,b>u store.
LOANS—SS io S2OO for honest working
people without bank credit ot less
man legal rates, payable In instal
ments to suit borrowers' convenience
CO -OP ERATIVE
Loan and investment Co..
jU4_Ctiestnut St
ALL JUNDS OF HAULING
ALL kinds of hauling; large two-ton
truck; furniture, pianos, freight. In
the city and suburbs. Prices reason
able. Picnic and pleasure trips, day or
evening. WM. H. DARE. 111,3 Vernon
St. Bell phone 3617 J.
_ STORAGE
STORAGE in 3-story brick building.
rear 408 Market St. Household goods
in clean, private rooms. Reasonable
rates. Apply to P. U. DILNEK, Joweler.
408 Market St.
HARRISBURG~ STOWAGE
large brick warehouses, built ex
pressly for storage. Private rooms for
household goods and unexcelled facil
ities for storiiyj all kinds of merchan-
p^ ow sl °rage rates. South bt. and
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Business Opportunities
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
WANTED— Partner with S6OO, to help
manufacture and promote newly in
vented linen collar; patent applied for.
Or, I will sell out entire right, or take
Broad St.
BUSINESS CHANCES
VALUABLE information for tubercular
and asthma sufferers. Result of
many years' work. Particulars free.
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FOR SALE
SWATARA ST. LOTS
Southeast corner Swatara and
Twenty-first Sts.—4oxloo ft.. $«.V>
Northeast corner Swatara and
Twenty-first Sts.—Boxloo ft., per
ft. front
A number of other lots in the
Thirteenth ward.
MILLER BROS. NEEFE
OEAL ESTATE
Fire Insurance Surety Bonds
Locust and Court Streets
Real Estate
FURNISHED ROOMS AND
BOARDING
W3R RENT Furnished rooms and
boarding by meal, day or week. Ap
ply 1001 N. Second St. corner Boas and
Strond streets.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
HOUSES FOR RENT and : 14-story
dwelling houses (or sale. Elder Real
Estate Co., 24th and Derry Sts.
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—Second floor front apart
ment, consisting of three rooms and
bath, with all modern conveniences.
City steam. Plenty of hot water.
PKXNA. REALTY & IMPROVEMENT
! CO., 13S Locust St.
| I*V>R RENT—Desirable apartment, hav
ing live rooms and bath. living room,
| two bed rooms, bath. dining room and
kitchen. All modern conveniences.
Rental $16.00. Apply PBNNA. REALTY
CO., 13-' Locust St
FOR RF3NT—IBI3 Carnation St.: two
story brick house, six rooms and a
bath; side en-trance and porches. Rent
tlti.oo. Immediate possession.
NO. 320 RROAD ST.—3-story brick, 11
large rooms, nil improvements; suit
able for boarding or lodging house. Call
9 to a. m„ 419 Broad St. Phone 3fi13.1.
FOR RENT—2-story brick dwelling, ell
improvements, 816 May street, rear of
1B0'.» Boas; rent $14.00. Immediate pos
session. Inquire K. O. SHAPKXJER, 107
Boas street. Bell phone 1295 R.
FOR RENT—Up-to-date home, one of
a pair; all conveniences; porch front;
No. 2231 N. Fourth St. J22.00 per
month Apply CLASTERS JEWELRY
STOKE. 302 Market St.
FOR RENT—At Rutherford Heights.
houses with all improvements; side
entrances. Rent from $ll.OO to $12.00
per month. E. L. McCRONE, 16 Clear
:!(■!.l St.. Rutherford Heights.
1427 NORTH ST.—B rooms, bath; all
improvements; front and rear porches
—side entrance; rent $20.00. Possession
Nov. Ist. Inquire A. 11. NOLL cor. Fif
teenth and North 3ts.
FOR RENT—
-1330 Derry St, Ist floor apt.,..540.00
1317 Derry St., 2d floor apt $;t5.00
1315 Derry St., 3rd floor apt.,.. $28.00
1247 Mulberry St., 2d floor apt., $38.00
1210 Berryhill St.. houso $i3.00
1447 Berryhill St., house $22.50
203 Nectarine St., house, $17.00
1436 Vernon St., house. $12.00
Storage house, 11 N. River St., $25.00
HARVEY T. SMITH, 204 S. 13th St.
FOR RENT—AII improve
ments—
-1(312 Catherine $16.00
! 1509 Naudain, $17.00
542 S. 17th, $18.50
Apply Kuhn & Ilershey,
18 South Third street.
FOR RENT—Second floor apartment
1933 Sixth St., and house 6311 Schuyl
kill St. Inquire of J. C. Mm RING,
2433 Sixth street
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
FOR RENT—One up-to-date apart
ment; 5 rooms and bath, in Kelster's
Apartments, Fifth and Market streets.
Apply to H. KEISTER, 500 Market St.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE—The following properties
are offered to close out an estate:
581 S, Front St.—3-story brick; eight
rooms, bath and furnace. Lot 36x60.
578 and 580 Showers Ave.—3-story
flumes, 7 rooms; price SI,OOO.
1216 and 1218 Currant Ave.—2l4-story
'frames; 6 rooms each. Rental income
: of each, SIO.OO.
1221 and 1223 Wallace St.—2ti-story
' frames; 6 rooms each.
| 638 and 640 H«rr St.—2%-storv
frames; 6 rooms each. 638 Is a corner
property.
I B'KINTON-PACKiKR 00., Second and
| Walnut Sts.
EIGHT-ROOM HOUSE, now vacant;
porch front, cement cellar, furnace,
gas lights, side yard: lot 110 ft. deep
to 20 ft. street. Will be for sale for
one week at $1,550. Mortgage of SI,OOO
can siand. EDGAR B. LEKEW, 4 N.
Fifth street
(GREAT) BARGAIN
(2 Horses) (6 Cattle) (18 Hogsl (75
Poultry i Machinery and Crops (every
thing! except household goods, with
possession at once. Means (50) acres
(5) fine meadow with creek and (5)
woodland, making (60; acres with two
homes (one) painted white, large bank
ibarn, wagon, hog and straw houses.
(200) choice fruit trees and tine garden.
Price farm alone ($3,000) with every
thing mentioned above t51,300) more.
Only (3) mile to Court House, mile to
Trolley and Railroad.
(ELECTRIC) LIGHT
Shamokln, (Sunbury), (Danville),
(Bloomsburg) handy to 160 aore river
bottom (Ideal Location) farm. East of
Northumberland. Pa., on Main road to
Wilkes-Barre. Half mile (to) School,
railroad station and (3) to large mar
ket, paying ($180,000) monthly. (12)
room Double Home, large bank barn
ind tine water power. Notice (8) horses
(17) cattle (40) hogs (170) poultry (40)
ducks (crops; machinery. Farm alone
($9,000) balance ($3,000) more. Posses
sion at once. Photographs.
(HANDY) MARKKT
Price ($1,150). Terms ($200) cash
($300) more when (possession given in
October and balance to suit buyer. New
Home with (10) acres, porch, large
window® side porch, running spring
water ai barn, hog pen, corn crib and
poultry house. Apples, cherry, pear,
quinces, plums, grapes, strawberries,
peaches and raspberries. Faces (main
road i near school, two milen to Danville
about mile to Reading iron Works and
near good neighbors. Telephone (7 to 8)
evenings. Photos.
GEO. B. OSTRANDER,
Danville 'Phone Hours Sunbury
7 to 8 Horning and Evening
FOR SADE—Three-story building, at
Enhaut, "along trolley line; cost to
build, $3,000. Can be changed into three
dwelling houses at little expense. Price,
$2,200.00 Very easy terms. Inquire at
blast End Bank.
CORNER PROPERTY at 63! Peffer St.
for sale, price $2,550 —6 large rooms
and bath, gas, electric light; lot 20x
135; stable on rear. BELL REALTY
CO., Bergner Building.
FOR SALE—PIot 40x210, on Third near
Reily St., with frame house thereon;
paved alley on rear. Price reasonable—
particulars at BELL REALTY CO..
Bergner Building.
BUY THIS vacant house and pay as
rent; very little money needed; get
the key and inspect it. No. 2032 Berry
hill St. Price $1,300. BELL REALTY
CO., Bergner Building.
THREE-STORY FRAME HOUSE for
sale; No. 1219 Sixth St.; 12 rooms;
bath; gas; furnace; porch; lot 26x90.
Also suburban lots for. sale. BELL,
REALTY' CO.. Bergner Building.
FOR SALE—No. 223 Union Ave.;
3-story frame house. Further
information, ask SCHMIDT, Flor
ist, 313 Market street.
FOR SALE—Two houses belonging to
the estate of Dickinson MacAllister.
ieceased. One property is the stone
bungalow on the river side of Front
street above the Fishing Creek M. E.
:hurch, 350 feet more or less of river
front; and the other a 2-story frame
house on lot about 50 ft. by 300 ft. on
Front street below the Fort Hunter
hotel, with the trolley stopping at the
rear of the lot. Dauphin Depdsit Trust
Company, 213 Market street i
HARRISBITBG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 10, 1914.
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Wants
HELP WANTED— MAIiE.
"p." 4 j'KT'KtT'l VK—Growl lift rtcinanfl
J .. er ? or trained invostie&tor*;
Uvl-n "f? '• Iparn od in your spare time;
laiee salaries and expenses. Write for
illustrated booklet free. National School
Vor k *Room*. 7 }6L" Ki " h A —' * ew
W m«M E ?T Nar T es an<l addresses, by
WO.S order houses; big pay; home
Annei 1 ST" tio " 1 , for stam P. Direct
Appeal Co., Plymouth, Indiana.
* 2 'ew^,f^? S * UA . L 'f'' Y- Co-operate with me
ntmhaH r» at home. Everything fur-
RnvAH nl° worry about capital,
tfoyd H. Brown, Omaha. Nebr.
,B dlatrlh.Tf? LT ar ! d rx P ' n 8 c ■~to~itravel,
»nm, samples and take orders or
k-»n ,'o : Permanent. Jap-Amer
ican V.Q., Chicago.
Government Examinations Thorough
instruction. *5.00. Returned if not
Particulars free. American
. i^m . no!, Washington, D. C.
G( l«t BR M MI ; N ' T POSITIONS are easy to
w?i» . y i rße booklet V-.12 tells how.
Waahlngton. 8 D~cj OW ' Sa " Hof>ki " s '
jMORE KNOWLEDGE, More Pay.
By study multiply your earning
power. Privati Instruction, Day
and Evening, in Shorthand, Type
writing, Penmanship, Dictation,
Etc., at very reasonable cost. Come
in aud talk it over. MERLE E.
KELLER, Room 809, Patriot Bldg.
WANTED— Canvasser to solicit high
grade proposition. Call between 8.30
?. r r a. m.. or 4.30 to 5.30 n m
IvBLtLBERG STUDIO, 302 Market It. '
WANTED Several boys
with bicycles to work in
afternoon during World's
Scries Baseball games. Ap
ply Circulation Dept., Star-
Independent.
MEN WANTED to get their barbering
..J""? the Midnight Barber Shop!
4-9 Market street, next door to Hoff
man House. Open until midnight.
HELP WANTED.
WANTED—Ten men and ten women, to
appear on stage. Apply stage en
trance Majestic Theatre, 9 a. m Mon
day.
RAILWAY MAIL, clerks wanted. Com
mence $75.00 month; sample examina
tion questions free. Franklin Insti
tute, Dept. 3615, Rochester, N. Y.
SALESMEN WANTED.
SALESMEN for small towns, whole
time or side-line. Special sales plan
allowing return of unsold goods makes
quick easy daily sales. SiToo commis
sion on each order. Something: entirely
new, Write for pocket outfit to-day.
May Mfg. Co.. 212 Sigel St., Chicago, 111.
SALESMEN WANTED—Experience un
necessary, easy work, big pay. Write
for large list or openings offering op
portunities to earn SIOO to JSOO a month
while you learn. Address nearest office.
Dept. 245, National Salesmen's Training
Association, Chicago, New York, Kan
sas City, San Francisco.
'i-EIOKR BROTH KRS,~ of New a rk." N.".!*
makers of an extensive line of ad
vertising calendars, blotters, fans and
»pecialtie« in leather, metal, celluloid,
wood and paper, have an opening In
this territory for a hustler. Previous
experience not absolutely necessary. In
teresting all year round work, liberal
commission. Can start now or January
Ist. A good opportunity—write to-day.
FARMER WANTED
WANTED— Farmer with good stock and
implements, to take charge ot a no.
acre farm on the shares, Ajpril Ist, 1915
Situated in Cumberland vallev, near
Harrlsburg. Must have good reference.
Address P. O. Box 318, Harrisburg.
Wants
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HELP WANTED—FEMALE
I LADIES- —Work at home making shields
] during spare time. Good pay: no
canvassing. Particular!! for sta-mped
addressed envelope. Eureka, Co., Dept.
'll2L>, Kalamazoo, Mich.
| DO EAST, pleasant coloring work at
| home; good pay; no canvassing: no
1 experience required. Illus, particular*
i ; free. Helping Hand Stores, Chicago.
! WOULD you work for 515.00 per week,
S- hours a day? Woman wanted to
i distribute free packages Borax Wash
ing Powder. Ward Soap Co., 216 lnsti
j tute PI., Chicago.
LADIES make slo.Oil to ?15.00 weekly
, | copying, addressing and mailing sarn
• pies. Particulars for Btamp. Hex Co.,
-it f (Uunwotnl A VP., Buffalo, N. V.
WANTED—Women make aprons. 40c
i I per dozen; sent parcel post; send ad
; (dress, stamped envelope for particulars,
i ; h'pnwa;' Specialty Co., 5m Washington
| St., Boston, Mass.
1 WANTED—Office girl having grammar
j school training; knowledge of short
hand and typewriting not required. Ad
dress Office, No. SitoS, cars Star-inde-
I pendent.
: WAN'T'KD—-Girl or settled woman for
: housework. Prefer country girl or
f woman. Apply KEYSTONE CYCLE CO.
| 814 N. Third St.
I WANTED—White woman for cook.
References required. Call 101 North
| front St.
j GIRLS WANTED to learn
the trade of cigar-making,
t packing and in the shipping
| department. Apply liarris
! burg Cigar Co., .No. uOO Kace
street.
i SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE
I WANTED—A German woman wants
! general housework in small familv;
ino washing. Call or address 615 S.
; Front St., Steelton, Pa.
WANTED—A middle-aged ladv desires
a position to tend to any kind of
sickness. Apply 14 43 Vernon St.
GERMAN GIRL* would like to have
| housework of all kinds. Apply 1524
j Thompson Ave.
| WANTED Dressmaking and plain
I sewing, by day or week. Apply !)1S
, Capital street.
i ' WANTKD—A resrpectable colored wom
| an would like any kind of work by
I day, or otflceß to clean. MRS. LIL.LIE
PIPER, Gen. Del., City.
! WANTED—A respectable colored
I an would like any kind o£ days'
i work. VIRGIE REDMON, Gen. Del..
City.
YOUNG LADY wants position as house
keeper. Apply 114 Washington St.
WANTED—A young girl, 17 years old,
wishes a position as clerk in a shoe
| store. Address M. C., 751 S. Twenty-
I rtrst street.
A WHITE WOMAN wants to keep
i house for widower. Address MRS
I ELIZABETH L. GINGRICH, 319 Uw
| rence St., Middle-town, Pa.
WANTED—By a young colored woman,
! a position as office cleaner or dish
; washer. Can give good reference. Ap
{ ply 1228 Spruce Ave.
j WANTED—By a girl 13 yoars old, a
place in a small fanillj, so she ca
go to school. Ajjply astoo, care Star
independent.
WANTED—Reliable middle-aged wom
an wishes a position as housekeeper
Call or address 235 Kelker St.
WANTED —By an Intelligent, middle
• aged widow lady, a position as house
keeper for widower without small chil
dren. Write or call at 1531 North Sec
ond street, City. Please call before Fri
day evening.
Wants
AGENTS WANTED
AGENTS-—European war book, right
up-to-date. Big money maker. Out
fit free. 50 per rent, commission. Ad
dress National Bible House, Pop** Bid v.,
< -hicago.
SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE.
WANTED—Boy years old desires
place as errand boy. i! BS. Fifteenth
St.
V\ ANTED—By a strong man, 21 years
or age, a position of any kind. Ap
ply 605 S. Third St., Steelton, Pa.
W ANT'EI)- -Youiiq- man. is, want
leal work of any kind. Has had f\-
penenee as stenographer and book
keeper, hut will accept, position of any
kind of clerical work; .can furnish
good references. Address PAUL, VVOL
MER, (ten. Del., City.
WANTBD— General housework or hotel
work, by a young colored man; can
give good references. Applv 13l'U Mon
roe St.
WANTED—Position of any kind, by a
young colored man; can give refer
en'-cs. Apply 120 1 X. Seventh St. ""
WANTED—By a middle-aged colored
man, position as waiter in private
family; can furnish good reference.
Apply 405 Bailey street, Steelton.
YOUNG strong man, has a widowed
mother to support and wishes work
of any kind. JOHN A. MOSORINSKI,
GOE S. Third St., Steelton, Pa.
COLORED MAN wants housework of
any kind. Call 808 Cowden St.
INTELLIGENT married man, 33 years
old; speaks four languages; willing
worker; wishes permanent position.
HUSTUER, P. O. Box 151, Harri&burg,
Pa.
WANTED—'Middle-aged min desires
work of any kind; not atraid of work
and can furnish good references. Apply
239 Cranberry Ave.
Lost and Found
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FOUND.
FOUND—Bunch of six keys and a shoe
buttoner, at the carnival. Two are
for Yale locks. Owner may have same
by calling at the Star-Inrlependent of
fice and paying for this ad.
POUND—The home of cleanliness, at
EGOBRT'S Steam Dyeing and French
Cleaning Works, 1245 Market St. Either
phone ends your worry. Try us. We
deliver and call.
LOST
LOST—English setter dog. ail white
except one eye, which is black. Col
lar with name plate of F. J. BREN
NHJMAN, 3L19 Jonestown Road. Reward
if returned to above address.
FOR SALE
A knitting factory; all improve
ments; electric power; two-story
frame; steam heat, well lighted;
equipped with the latest knitting
and sewing machinery. Possession
given at once. We will rent if party
would be Interested in the manu
facturing of ladies' garments.
Information Wanted—Call Bell
phone 74, Steelton, Pa., or
M. R. ALLEMAN -
145 ,V FRONT STREET
STEKL.TOIV. PA.
THE INVESTMENT ARMY IN WAR-TIME
(Copyright, 1914, by C. M. Keys.)
Tt happen* that the number of stockholders An the hi* Vmeripan
corporations is greater at this time than it has ever been before in
history. According to compilations made by a Rood authority, the
principal railway* of the country at the present time have nearly
475,000 stockholders, anrl the principal industrials nearly 800.000,
which is almost double the number of three years HRO, In other
words, there a.e almost twice as many people enlisted as owners of
American corporations as there were in 1911. How has this great
mo-bili/.ed army of capitalists, great and small, met the financial
crisis of this summer, and in what tamper is it facing the possibili
ties of the future?
The figures are given below in round numbers for the six largest
railways and t;ie six largest industrials that have reported
stock holdings. Where it is possible it Is indicated how many of
these stockholders are women.
Railroads. Total Stockholders Women.
Pennsylvania 84.000 40.000
Canadian Pacific 4 8.000
T ? nion Pacific 25.000 9,000
New Haven ». 24,000 10.000
Xew York Central 24.000 9.000
Great Northern 19,000 R.OOO
Industrials. Total Stockholders, Women.
United State? Steel 124,000
American Tel. and TeL 54,000 28,000
Swift A- Co 20.000
American Sugar 18,000 10.000
United States Rubber 13,000 6,000
Pullman 12,000
Tt will be observed that In the proportion of women stockholders,
two industrials, the American Telephone and Telegraph and the
American Sugar Company, show the largest percentage. Roth ar*»
stocks that have been, for many years. supposed to he sound in
vestment securities and that hnve paid dividends consecutively ©or a
long time. Roth also are securities that have boon recommended in
the past quite widely by Xew England bankers for conservative
Investment. A combination of a long continued dividend record and
a continued recommendation for conservative people by conscrvngtlvp
bankers usually results in increasing the percentage of anv sitoek
held by women. Thus the percentage of thf stock held in this way
In the Pennsylvania Railroad, for instance, has been increased year
by year, as more and more people have come to regard it as a .safe
tnvestment security and so far as any stock can be classed in that
way.
Tn spite of the common saving that women are essentially specu
lative. women do not constitute any large percentage of the stock- ,
holders of the corporations whose stocks are speculations, and the
number of women holders of such stocks increaso normallv only as
the investment feature predominates in such Issues. T'le larg*
growth in the list of women stockholders in t>l c Xew Haven was
i made during the time when this stock was regarded as an invest
ment and probably It would be found that the percentage of women
stockholders has declined since the first reduction in dividends
One would imagine that with a list of more than a million trvk
holders owning the stocks of our bin; industrials and railroad*, the
markets at a time of threat disturbance, uneasiness and uncertainty
1 like the Vresent would lie under a constantly threatening clo-id of
liquidation. Tt would be natural to suspect that out of a mf.llion
people owning these stocks a goodly percentage would be at least
asking questions about the market, if they were greatly disturbed
and if terror were widespread amongst them. The question, there
fore. how this multitude of people is standing the strain resolves
itself into an analysis of the volume of stock that seems lo be look
ing for a market.
Curious as i.t may seem, the effort* of neonle to find a market
I at the present time for stocks are exceedingly small. Of cotr se they
ask questions, but the usual question is merely a question as to
when the markets are likely to be active again and whether will
be possible in case of necessity to sell a part of their holdings.
There has been little signs of what might be called frightened sell
-1 ing. The American public views the disturbance in Europe as a/part.
| from itself, and seems to have made up its mind to sit tight arsd hold
to what It owns nntil the storm blows over, however long it may
last and however severe it may be. The great majority of the holders
of these stocks paid more for them than they are now supposed to
he worth in the markets and this great majority sees no good reason
why It should think of taking losses in securities in which it has
faith.
Whether that is a correct attitude of mind or not remains to be
seen; for certainly the facts seem to favor It and there seems to be '
good reason to believe that this courage and constancy In the face j
of disturbance will prove to he the correct and profitable state of ,
mind under the present circumstances. Underneath this public state,
ol mind with regard to securities there lies a. standard argument to
! the effect that It has been profitable for half a generation to hold
good American securities when things seemed unfavorable and to
sell them only when prosperity seemed to reach high tide. One will
find in the mind of the average American stockholder that this idea
is a maxim of investment, and is in fact the guiding principle upon
which the American public has bought so extensively and so widely
into American securities.
Tn all this comment no attempt has been made to allow for the 1
fact that a good many of the people in the lists are not Americans,
but foreign holders of these stocks. What the actual percentage j
is it would bo impossible to estimate. In the case of some of our t«
corporations, the figures are known, but such cases are not, by any j
means, to be taken as illustrating: the whole list. In* the case of
some of our corporations cited above, the American Telephone and
Telegraph has about 880 foreign stockholders, American Sugar 71
and the Pennsylvania 12,000. There is no record of the others, it
may, of course, be presumed that the majority of the stockholders
of the Canadian Pacific are in Canada or In Rurope. The number
of foreign stockholders of United States Steel is loosely estimated at
something over 10 per cent, of the total list. It Is probably a. safe
assumption that of the purely American companies United States
Steel and Pennsylvania have so far the largest percentage of foreign
stockholders. This Is, however, an assumption and is not proved
by actual statistics. To the extent that foreign holdings complicate
the situation, it becomes more and more difficult to guess the actual
state of mind of this army of stockholders, but competent critics
have estimated "that even in the case of the foreign holdings only
a small percentage of the holders are anxious to sell at present
prices, or anywhere near those prices.
FINANCE |
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS
Bradstroet's Figures for Lant Week in
Harrisburg and Other Cities
Bank clearings in the United States
for the week ending October 8, as re-.
ported to Bradstreet's Journal, New
York, aggregate $2,729,751,000,
against $2,517,639,000 last week and
$3,376,643,000 in this week last year.'
('anadian clearings aggregate $175,-
093,000, as against $147,087,000 last
week and $203,223,000 in this week
; last year. Following are the returns for,
this week, with percentages of change
from this week last vear:
New York $1,33#, (39,000 P .8.0
Chicago -89,-13,000 P 12,1 i
HUiJadelphia 158,#81,000 D 11.2 ]
Boston 138,004,000 PI 1.3!
St. Pouis 68,710,000 P 16.3
Pittsburgh 56,751,000 I .2
Kansas City 70,089,000 I 12.2
San Francisco, ... 52,187,000 I) 2.3
Baltimore 37,74«,000 P 3.1
Scran ton, *3,323,000
Heading: 2.035.000 I 4.4
i,aneaster 2,152,000 I 9.6
Wilkes-Barre 1.908,000 I 4.2
Erie 1,197,000 1 5.6
York 1,019,000 P 4.9
Chester *649,000
Harrisburg S 2,057,000
•Past week's.
{Not included in totals; comparisons
incomplete.
Philadelphia Produce Market
Philadelphia. Oct. 10.—Wheat steady; <
No. 2 red spot, export, 106@1AB; No. 1 I
northern, Duluth export, 116® 119. i
Corn steady; No. 2 yellow, local, 8! i
©Bl %. - |
Oats steady; No. 2 white. 51 ®>sl U.
Bran Hrm; winter, per ton, $24.00#
24.50; spring. 22.50(5/23.00.
Refined sugars weak; powdered, 6.35
®6.60; fine granulated. 6.25®6.50; con
tectloners' A, 6.15@iti.40.
Butter higher; western creamery,
extra. 31; nearby prints, fancy, 34.
Eggs Hrm; nearby or3ts, rree case,
SS.4O; do., current receipts, free case.
$7.50@7.80; western extra firsts, free
case, $8.40; do., firsts, free case. $7.50®
7.80.
I jive poultry dull; fowls, 15® 17;
old roosters, 12®13; spring chickens,
14®>17; ducks, 12® 15.
Pressed poultry tirm; fowls, heavy,
20®21; average receipts, 17®19;
do., small, 15(5>16; old roosters, 13',;
broiling chickens, nearby, 16®20; wusl
cm, 12® 18.
Flour steady; winter, straight,,9o®
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5.15; spring straight, 5.10®5.40; do.,
patent. 5.50@5.75.
Hay steady; timothy, No. 1 laisi
bales, 19; No. 1 medium, 18.50®t9.00;
No. 2 do, 17.00® 18.00; No. :i do., 14.noff»
15.50; it" «radc, 11.00® 13.00, clover
mixed, light, 18.00® 19.00; No. l do
16.50® 17.50; No. 2, 14.50® 15.50. '
Potatoes steady; Pennsylvania, per
bushel, Bo®fis; New York, 50@55, Jer
sey, per basket, 35®45.
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