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BUSINESS REVIVAL
SEEMS ASSURED
; WITH NEW YEAR
Unmistakable Confidence in
Business and Finance
Promises Employment for
Thousands.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Business condl.
tlons tiro showing unmistakable signs of
Improvement, for much 1ms been accom
plished to meet the unusunl conditions
which have prevnllcd In tho country for
many months.
The atmosphere In tho financial world
has been clearing gradually, and at the
beginning of 1915 securities nro maintain
ing a level of quotations fairly satis
factory, considering past developments.
Although careful students of conditions
throughout tho United Stntes do not ex
pect to see any phenomenal levlval In
business during tho eaily months of 101B,
they do feel there will bo gradual bet
terment, from month to month, until
eventually thero will have doveloped an
unprccedentcdly largo volnmo of business
In alt lines of commerce.
This will entail tho employment of
thousands of men throughout the United
Wtates who havo been ldlo for months.
This fact nlono promises better condi
tions generally, as unemployment of tho
rank and file always retards business.
CAUTION TUB WATOHWOItD.
Conservatism doubtless will bo tho
"watchword In commercial, financial, rail
road and other lines during tho early
jnotitliH qf tho new year. The country
is. and for tho last Mro months has
been, passing through a period of unprec
edented unrest, and for that reason cap
ital undoubtedly will bo cautious until
Mich lime as It can sen Its way clear to
enter upon extensive under talc lugs with
greater degreo of safety.
Those who havo followed tho situation
closely are pleased nt tho manner In
which the stock and bond market has
artpd slnco tho opening of tho New York
Flock Exchange. A pronounced advance
In prices would not bo Hvelcomcd at this
time, because It undoubtedly would stimu
late sales of American securities by
foreign holders to a very considerable ex
tent. If tho country must purchaBO back
its slocks and bonds from European
holders, It Is more desirable to obtain
them at a bargain than to pay top-notch
prices.
Obviously, tho European countries will
need largo amounts of money the next
few years and they undoubtedly will
come to America for assistance In this
connection. If they cannot obtain loans
in United States markets they must sell
this country's securlles, which will pro
vide them with tho nccossary require
ments to meet needs.
Prominent bankers bellovo loans
ehould be made to tho belligerents, pref
erably In a manner similar to the $10,
000.000 advanced to tho French Govern
ment to pay for war munitions in this
country, thereby permitting the entire
amount contracted for to remain and bo
spent on this side of the Atlantic.
.WILMINGTON SKIES CLEARING;
BUSINESS BOOM EXPECTED
"WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 31. Wil
mington expects tho new year to bring
moro material Improvement In business.
At the shops of tho Pennsylvania Rail
road Company nbout 60 additional ma
chinists will bo taken on January 1. Tho
Harlan & Hollinghworth Company will
begin work on tho now whip for tho
Anglo-American Petroleum Company.
This will bo tho largest vessel over
built In Wilmington.
Work will bo begun at Now Castlo on
the proposed projectile plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Company when weather
permits. Tho Street and Sower De
partment hero Is waiting for good weath
er to start grading for considerable street
and sewer work. Bricklayers still are
being taken on at the Carney Point plant
of the du Pont Powder Company, op
posite this city. The company prac
tically has exhausted the supply of
bricklayers In this city.
MILLS IN COATESVILLE
OPERATING AT CAPACITY
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UNCLE SAM'S "BUG MAN"
Dr. L, O. Howard is here attend
ing the convention or scientists.
SUFFRAGE HAS SUPPORTERS
IN SCIENTISTS' CONVENTION
MING YEAR BIG
WITH LEGISLATION
OF VITAL MOMENT
Congress, Which Takes Re
cess Over the Holiday,
One of the Busiest
Country's History.
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Br.
L. O. Howard Praises Women's
Work for Reforms.
Woman suffrage has many stanch sup
porters among tho noted educators who
are attending the convention of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science.
Dr. li. O. Howard, chief of tho Depart
ment of Entomology of tho United States
Agricultural Bureau, believes that women
ought to vote. Ills wife and three daugh
ters nro ardent BUffraglstn
"In my travels I have found that women
In tho small cities and towns In the rural
sections of this country are always tho
real workers for cleanliness," ho snld. "If
a woman Is a good house cleaner she cer
tainly can enlighten the municipality on
how to keep tho highways in a sanitary
condition."
Doctor Howard Is known throughout the
country as the "bug man." Ho Is raid
to know moro about ants, files and other
Insects than any other man. He said to
day that about $1,200,000 damago was done
yearly In the United States to merchan
dise and crops by insects.
Doctor Howard Is temporary secretary
of the convention.
NEW YEAR SPURS
TO PROGRESS, SAYS
TRANSIT DIRECTOR
COATESVILLE, P., Dec. 31. The busi
ness outlook Is brighter than it has been
for seveial months past. At the plant of
the Lukena Iron and Steel Company prep
arations are being made for the starting
of several additional mills long Idle.
Tho Worth Bi others Company Iron
Works, while not operating at more than
0 per cent, capacity, show signs of a re
turn of prosperity, Improvements being
made In all departments. The Coatesvllle
Boiler Works, the doors of which were
closed for many months, are running on
full time.
At the mill of the Coatesvllle Rolling
Mill Company changes necessary for tho
manufacture of steel Instead of charcoal
Iron tubes are being rushed.
Local silk mills, hosiery and shirt fac
tories, as well as other textile establish
ments, aro operating at capacity.
CHESTER'S TEXTILE MILLS
RUNNING ON -PULL TIME
Taylor Declares City Faces
Its Greatest Opportunity to
Gain All Kinds of Improvements.
CHESTER, Pa., Dee. 31. No an
nouncements have been made relative to
the resumption of any local plant that
lias been Idle, but the Industrial pros
pects for the early part of 1015 In this
city are nevertheless bright.
Several of the local steel plants
showed marked activity during Novem
ber and December, and the officials of
the concerns speak In optlmlstlo terms
of the prospects for the new year. The
textile plants here are all running on
full time.
BIG PLANTS IN WEST CHESTER
TO RESUME OPERATIONS
WEST CHESTER, Dec. 31. The new
year will see prosperity Jn West Ches
ter, according to the present outlook.
It Is promised on January 4, that tho
plant of the Sharpless Separator Com
pany, the biggest Industry of the town,
which has been closed for a month, will
resume and give employment to 2000
men.
It Is announced! that the West Chester
Wheel Works, the second largest estab
lishment of the kind in America, will
also resume on a. larger plane after the
first of the year. This plant suffered by
the loss of much of its foreign trade on
account of the war.
The smaller industrial plants here were
riot affected to any extent by the gen
eral business stagnation, and altogether
the town really suffered n but a small
measure,
INDUSTRIAL HORIZON
BRIGHT IN HARRISBURG
HABItlSBURO. Dec. 81.-t.ooal manu
facturers say with the arrival of the
new year the industries will boom.
Henderson Gilbert, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, which is aiding
In making a Federal census of local In
dustries, believes that bright prospects
re In store, tor the Industries here.
Several rail orders have been received
at the Pennsylvania Steel Company within
itie past tew days A satisfactory year
Is predkted from the orders on the books
at tfe Moorhead Hntmng Company'
plant, while, the HarruLurs 84 1111 Is
ftdYttUs&s lor girts
Director A. Mcrritt Taylor, of tho De
partment of City Transit, teday in a New
y oar's greeting to tho people, pointed out
that thero was no better tlmo for the city
to take advantage of tho opportunity to
advance.
Director Taylor expressed tho hope that
adequate transit facilities would bo ob
tained, that Philadelphia might hold Its
proper position with other cities unchal
lenged, and declared that better transit
would redound to the benefit of tho city
and Its people.
The Director said:
"Phlladelphlans will enter upon the
New Year with boundless opportunities
and a firm determination to secure the
completion of public Improvements aV
ready undertaken, and the construction of
such additional facilities as are neces
sary to the prosperity, comfort and con
venience of the citizens, so that our title
to a position among foremost municipal
ities of the world may bo properly de
fended. "The debt of the city Is fully offset by
me value of its gas and water works,
hence It occupies a financial position
equivalent to that of cities which are
unincumbered by debt and which do not
own such properties.
"Philadelphia Is in a position to comply
with tho publlo demand for the estab
lishment of proper rapid transit facilities
for the people, In such manner as will
not only avoid Increase of the tax rate,
but also bring great profit to both the
city and the citizen. Improved trans
portation facilities will permit the popu
lation toyextend over a vastly wider area
without Inconvenience and loss of time
In transit, will offset the existing ten
dency toward undue congestion In cen
tral districts, will relieve the present
congestion of traffic on surface lines and
will eliminate discriminations, which, at
present, from a transportation standpoint,
are Imposed upon both person and locali
ties. "Recent favorable legislation enabled
the city to embark upon a great con
structive era at a time when an enormous
saving may be effected on account of the
low price of material of all classes, at
the same time furnishing a great amount
of work for the unemployed.
"The pending Constitutional amendment
still further increases the power of the
city to finance the construction of per
manent and Income-producing public Im
provements in a. businesslike and eco
nomical wanner.
"A country-wide movement must be
started on the part of Individuals, mu
nicipalities and corporations to ferret out
every kind of work, both great and small,
which can be executed to advantage at
this time.
"Then thoughts of hard times will be
banished and a period of unbounded pros
perity will again be ours."
PRISON PARMS CONSIDERED
State Penal Commission Likely Will
Recommend Reform.
The Commission on Revision and
Amendment of the Penal Laws of Penn
sylvania met again today In the office of
Chairman Edwin M. Abbott and con
tinued consideration of the report to be
presented to the Incoming Legislature.
At yesterday's session It was definitely
decided to recommend the employment
and compensation of prisoners aa the
most important step in remedying condi
tions! In penal Institutions, and this morn
ing the commission practically agreed to
advocate the establishment of farms in
connection with several of the Institu
tions, It U expected the report will be
presented to the Legislature within a
month.
HOLIDAY POR THE PRESIDENT
Business Laid Aside at White House
Over New Tears.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Jl.-Fresldent Wil
son will devote himself entirely to holi
day recreation today, New Year's and
Saturday. He will see no callers and
will not allow official duties to disturb
the White House fwtlviUes unless an
urgent call for his attention comes.
Following the custom set last year, Jhe
President will bold no general New YW&
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. One of tho
busiest legislative years In tho history of
American Congressmen ended today with
tho icccss of Congress over New Year's
Day. Kxcept for a six weeks' adjourn
ment, tho national legislators wero In con
tinuous session from January 13, 1014,
until today. This statement would not
be fair It allowed to stand, howover, with
out the further comment that prior to
January 13 Congress had been In session
continuously slnco the Incoming of tho
Wilson Ailminlstrntlon, March 4, 1613.
Perhaps the most Important pleco of
legislation cnacled during the year was
tho law providing for the new banking
and currency eystom. Creating from S
to 12 regional reservo banks (later fixed
nt 12) under tho direction of a Federal
Reserve Board, and providing for tho
reserves of all tho nntlonal hnd many
of what had previously been Stato banks,
to be kept with tho Federal banks, Instead
of with correspondent banks In rcntrat
reserve cities, as previously; this was
probably the most radical reform in tho
currency system of the country ever put
Into effect. The provision for the dis
counting of commerclnl paper by tho
member banks, and tho Issuanco of now
currency to cover this discounting by the
reservo banks, provided what was thought
to bo a strong preventive of panics, and
provided also a sure remedy against tem
porary stringencies In tho amount of
actual currency on hand, especially at
such times as when tho crops are moved.
ALASKA RAILROAD AND CANAL
TOLLS.
Another act of tho year, that provid
ing for tho construction of a railroad In
Alaska at a cost of $35,000,000, mid IU
operation after completion by tho Gov
ernment, was tremendously important
from two different viewpoints. It pro
vided for tho opening up for use by tho
people of what President Wilson Is fond
of calling that storehouse of riches. In
cidentally, It Is rcgti.ded by soino as a
long step toward Government-ownership
of nil the railroads. Certainly, as It Is
operated year by year, it will form at
least the basis of n comparison with the
privately owned railroads In the United
States.
Ono of the bitterest fights of tho year
was over the repeal of the tolls exemp
tion clauso for American-owned const
wise ships pasBlng through tho Panama
Canal. The passage of this act means
that every coastwise ship passing through
the big ditch will havo to pay Its way,
Just as though It were an American ship
In tho foreign trade, or for that matter
a foreign-owned ship.
Two Important measures of tho so
called anti-trust program wero enacted
during the year. One of these created
the Federal Trade Commission, which
will exercise much the sarao sort of
power over industrial corporations as 13
exercised over tho railroads by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, thus
bringing both sorts of companies under
Federal control.
BILLS THAT FAILED.
A number of Important blll3 were
passed by tho House which were not en
acted becauso of the falluro of the Sen
ate to pass them. These Include tho Im
migration bill. Including tho famous lit
eracy test, which would restrict Immi
gration, and modify tho rules regarding
It to meet the opinion of a number of
authorities on Immigration. Two of tho
most Important of tho conservation bills,
that providing for the leasing of water
power sites now withheld from entry nnd
the general dnm bill, were also passed
by tho House, but not by the Senate dur
ing the year, while one bill, the La Fol
lette seamen's bill, passed both houses
(the Senate prior to this year, however),
but In such different forms that no
ngreement was reached during the year
between the two houses.
Congress passed a resolution Justifying
the President's action in ordering nn In
vasion of Mexico at vera Cruz, follow
ing th- insult to the American flag at
Tamplco by soldiers directly responsible
to Huerta, at that time dictator of
Mexico.
Twenty-six peace treaties, most of them
the breathing-spell variety, providing for
one year to Interpose after any overt
act before any hostilities should occur.
were ratified by the Senate. The upper
House also received more than 5000 nomi
nations from the President, and ratified
most of them.
There wero bitter fights over many of
them Incidentally, especially Paul M.
Warburg and Thomas D. Jones, for tho
Federal Reserve Board, the first of whom
was confirmed and the second withdrawn;
Attorney General Mclleynolds, to be
Justice of tho Supreme Court; John Skel
ton Williams, to be Comptroller of the
Currency; Interstate Commerce Commis
sioner Daniels and Henry M. PIndell, to
be Ambassador to Russia,
WAR EMERGENCY MEASURES.
Some of the most Important pieces of
legislation of the year were those result
ing from the European war, the war
emergency bill.
One of these put the Government Into
the Insurance business, that providing
that the Government should write war
risk Insurance when private corporations
would not underwrite business at reason
able terms. This has proved a great
boon to shipping since the outbreak of
the war. Congress made two distinct ap
propriations to bring stranded American
citizens home from war-stricken Europe,
Another emergency war measure was
that sweeping aside the tariff duties and
other restrictions which had Wtherto pre-
vented the placing of forelgn-bullt ships
under the American flag. Tho same
mcasuro also lodged with the President
discretion to wnlvo tho restrictions re
Kardlng Ml the officers of such ships be
ing American citizens, thus laying the
foundation during tho war for an Ameri
can merchant marine, Milch would carry
American products abroad regardless of
the war conditions.
Congress nlso so amended tho Aldrlch
Vreeland emergency currency net, during
the early days of the war, but before the
Fedeial Reserve banking system had got
Into operation, ns to mako that workable,
nnd It Wits availed of for the first tlmo
since Its passage, years before-. The Sen
tile passed a cotton warehousing bill, dur
ing tho early days of tho war, providing
for Government Inspection nnd super
vision of tho warehouses, but this was
lost In the Houeo. A tremendous fight
to have tho Government buy cotton from
the Southern planters at 10 cents a pound
was defeated and tho bill voted down.
Another result of the wnr, attributed to
Its cutting down of Imports from foreign
countries, with accompanying reduction In
the tariff duties, was tho war tax bill.
This measure, providing for the raising
of more than 3O,00rt,0CO annually by In
ternal taxation, was put through bolli
Houses only nftcr a most bitter fight,
virtually atl the Republicans voting
against It.
Supplementing the AUska railroad bill,
passed early In the year, another measure,
passed late In tho foil, provided for the
leasing of Government coal lands In that
Territory, and also for the Government
mining some of them Itself, another In
stance of Government ownership which
pleased the Socialists.
BRUMBAUGH STAFF
TO INCLUDE NAMES
OF PHILADELPHIA'S
Governor-elect Expected to
Choose Several Prominent
Men of City as His Mili
tary Aids.
Several Fhlladelphlans will be asked
bv Governor-elect Brumbaugh to accept
"gold braid" Jobs as members of his
personal military staff. In recognition of
their efforts on his behalf during the
campaign, according to gossip In po
litical circles. It Is not expected that
ho will mako a complete change In the
personnel of military aids when the Na
tional Guard of Pennsylvania Is reor
ganized under his administration.
Governor Tener appointed six Phlladel
phlans aides-de-camp, and four of theso
will probably rotain their uniforms and
the active usn of their title of lieuten
ant colonel. These four aro James El
verson, Jr., Samuel D. Lit, Thomas E.
Murphy and Lewis E. Bottler. Walter
T. Bradley and Benjamin Wolf will prob
ably bo succeeded by personal appoint
ments of Doctor Brumbaugh.
The list of Phlladelphlans who are be
lieved to have good chances of attaining
the rank of nontenant colonel as aides of
tho new Governor Includes J. Howell
Cummlngs, Edward Morrcll, C. V. Wright,
Thomas P. Hunter, John T. Wlndrlm,
Franklin Smedley and Elrldgo It. John
son. Tho Governor's personal military staff
consists of 13 aides-de-camp, all of whom
have the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Governor-elect Brumbaugh Is expected to
Increase tlm number of Phlladelphlans on
tho staff to eight.
Tho only man from another part of the
Stato who has so far been mentioned for
tho honor Is E. V. Babcock, of Pittsburgh,
who was active In tho Brumbaugh Citi
zens' Committee of that city.
MORE FUNDS POR RELIEF "WORK
Moat Contributions Are for Aid of
the Belgians,
Although the greater part of the Phila
delphia relief work for war sufferers l.i
being done for Belgians, contributions
continue to come In for the neutral bene
factions of the Red Cross Society.
Francis B. Reeves, treasurer for Phila
delphia and vicinity, reports the following
receipts since his last published state
ment: Previously r.ported 21,133.ST
Employes of the Mooslc Mountain
Coal Company 2&f,:o
Mrs. A. E. White 1.00
Thn Olrla of Miss Cowlts' School,
irollldaysburc Fa. 35.60
Organized lllblo Class. St. James' Ro-
formeit Church, InMttuvllle, Va. . . . 5.00
Additional from Ashbournn Presby
terian Church 1.70
Cash. llammonton, N. J 1.00
World-Wide Llitht Hearer.. Mahoning
Presbyterian Church, Danville, Pa.. 10.00
St. Elizabeth's Church 10.15
Glinbel Urothers" Station S1.30
Total .:..883.82
The treasurer acknowledges the receipt
by mall from an anonymous source of a
gold ring set with six opals and another
set with one large and four small opals.
SNATCHED WOMAN'S PURSE
Negro Thieves Get S50 Man's
Pocket Picked In Car.
Two Negroes somewhere will have a
bright New Year's, If they can still the
voice of conscience. They snatched Mrs.
Deborah Newman's pocketbook, contain
ing a $50 bill, while she was walking on
North Bucknell street toward her home
last night.
Thirty dollars' worth of similarly pro
visional merriment will also be available
to two youths who sat next to Edward
Hock, 13M North 8th street, In a Walnut
street car last night.
U. S. MARSHAL MARPLE ILL
Chief Deputy Marshal Thomas Marple,
of the United States Marshal's office In
the Federal Building, Is ill at his home,
4500 Springfield avenue, from an attack
of appendicitis. His condition Is not
considered critical and an operation has
not been performed. Mr. Marple has
been In the Marshal's office nearly 30
years. He Is a veteran of the Civil War,
INTAGLIO PORTRAITS OF
GERMANY'S
ROYAL FAMILY
Recent photographs of the entire reigning
family of the German Empire. Reproduced in the
beautiful Intaglio process on a separate sheet of
heavy paper, 10 x 1S inches, suitable for framing.
Given FREE as a special pictorial supplement to the
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3
PUBLIC
Order from your dealer TODAY
Store Opens 8:30 A, M
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closes 5:30 P. 217.
But a Short Remnant Left
of this year, whose supreme events seem to have lengthened 1914
to more than 365 days.
Such a long, hard year it has been!
If only its long and somber fighting line might disappear
with its last vanishing night and its nightmare forever ended.
It is a new morning coming in over the eastern hills with New
Year morning light, morning impulses, morning hope morning
with the darkness all burned out.
A new program and a new possibility of a great true
revelation of Peace!
Whoever keeps on looking upward will think upward, and
courage, like an eagle, mounteth with the occasion. Let him who
sees afar make quick use of the moment, and he shall be crowned
the genius of wisdom.
SIGNED
December 31, 191b
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WE WILL BEGIN
THE JANUARY SALE OF WHITE with a great
collection of undermuslins for women and children;
of silk, semi-tailored and lingerie waists; of Paris
lingerie; of corsets and silk petticoats; of embroid
eries and white goods and housekeeping linens all
at prices which obtain only during the White Sale.
WE WILL BEGIN-
TO SHOW WOMEN'S NEW LINGERIE
DRESSES of embroidered voile and net, new Spring
suits of covert cloth and new English traveling coats
of soft light tweeds.
WE WILL BEGIN
WE WILL BEGIN-
.THE SHOWING OF SPRING CLOTHES FOR
YOUNG WOMEN with the new street dresses,
evening frocks and tailored suits.
AN EARLY SHOWING OF SPRING MILLINERY
with distinctive new models the creation of our
own and other artists. Hats suitable for Southern
wear and traveling will be on display.
Ufr ififll I oirniy THE showing of spring SILKS and new
WE WILL BEGIN
WE WILL BEGIN
WE WILL BEGIN
COTTONS In the silks, "fleur de jeunesse" and the
new 1915 foulards and such Spring dress cottons as
English voiles and crepes, linens, silk-and-cotton
fabrics and Scotch ginghams.
.THE DISTRIBUTION OF A LARGE NEW PUR
CHASE OF MISSION FURNITURE, including
several hundred pieces, such as davenports and
settees, side chairs, rockers, morris chairs, stools,
and stands, at exactly half the regular prices.
.THE SELLING OF 11,000 PAIR OF RUBBER
OVERSHOES AND BOOTS for men, women and
children at exactly half the regular prices, and every
pair with our fullest guarantee as to the good
quality of the rubber.
.THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY SALE IN THE
LOWER-PRICE STORE on the Subway Floor.
There will be street, afternoon and evening dresses,
furs, coats, suits and many new white dresses for
children at remarkable prices.
JOHN WANAMAKER
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