imw .mi 11 mwg wMwywiwu''ii'in'1 wr' nmvvv-
Y?w
M
Ki
BREAK IN WHEAT
ON HEAVY SELLING
f Unsatisfactory Export Condi
tions and Drop at Winni
peg Factors
nmnAfiO. .Inn. HI. Wheat lirnko vio-
t.Ktin train v tinder very heavy Felling liy
6 Jlongs nnd unloadliiK by Wnll street lu
f . Hinii.tfMii orders were uncovered
Iflnnd while prices milled from the extreme
L"i ii.. .....inr-inun uiiM wcitk.i The break.
.ui'i. fniinwml a nerlod of limitless, whk
helped by unsatisfactory export conditions
and n uruii in y i......vij.
At ho Btnrt ncio prices wimu ni
becnuse of weak cables', liberal World's
nhlnmonfs for tnc wcck, mm lavununo
weather tliiyltiR by commission holmes
forced short sellers to cover later, setid
Ihk Tiny to St.nr.'. nRalnst MK at the
dw .Saturday and to 1.!4 for Ju y,
compnre.l with $1,231. nt (ho end Hatllr-
'"rcdlctlons of n cold wave helped the
rise. Now demand failed to follow the
.!. while nlTerlncs Increased, tteports
fV from the Southwest Indicated that rail
H roads hnd put an omlmtRo nRalnst Rraln
ito Galveston. Thl.. with heavy llquldn
tlon bv country longs, rumors of eaneelln-
tlons by foreigners and weakness In so
' curltles, had n. dcpressliiR effect. The de
cline carried May to $l.31(i and July lo
' 11.227, the close belli : $1.31 nnd $1.11,
i respectively. ....
f Tho vlslblo supply In the t nlted States
' decreased 473,000 bushels for tho week to
" 68,459.000 bushels. After the close It was
! Mid that salca of fiOO.000 bad been made
' for export.
' Selling by Ioiirs weakened corn nfter II
' had Bhowli firmness. Tho early strciiKtli
. m .I..A tn r,iit,l,nulnc- Iw nlint-tu wli.i woe
t made nervoUH by wet weather over the
I belt, except west, oc me .Missouri uiver.
''Prospects for better weather soon for
moving nnd conditioning the grain bad an
effect.
leading futures ranccd hk follows:
t Saturday's
Wheat Open. High. invt. Cloc cln-e.
May I.34"i 1..i.-.'t 1.MU M.'ll't 1..14,
, julv 1.254. t.2Hi l.S2tl.2:i', La:,?,
LOlll lliuw uu,' "
May
July
Rt'i
R1H
Sl'
SP
7!i'i
7lli'j
Oat
Ml,
40'',
:.i
Ill's
ii:"
t.vi';
inti,
J, WHV ...
I7,
Lard-
5 January
May ...
. Julv ...
i Illbs-
Jmiuary
,' May ...
I, July ...
Tt Pork-
Jnnuary
May ...
.TtilV ...
10.12
in..-,:
lo.iio
t().17
lo.r.i!
10.1.0
ln.n.-, io.n-, ln.27
in no in. tm.vj
10.17 10.17 tio.7o
.10.r.7
.11.1(1 11.10
.11.12
to.r.7 -in. 7n
in.rm 11,0.-.
11.12 11.20
21.00 21.1.1
21.10
"o.iio 2o.cn 2n.r 211.ro 120.;
.20.0.-. 20.1!.-, 20.57 t20.57 20.H.",
Pld. tAsked
Risc in Price of Sugar
J All tho locnl sugar refinery companies
''ndvnnced their prices of rellncd sugar to
fix ccntr today.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
AVASIHN-GTO.V, Jan. 31.
. For eastern Pennsylvania Local rains
tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy nnd
colder; moderate to fresh southwest to
northwest winds.
During the last 21 hours a storm has
move ' up across tho Central valleys from
the Southwest, causing general precipi
tation over Its entire course, with thun
derstorms and heavy rains In a narrow
belt extending from southern Illinois to
northeastern Texas. The storm Is central
over Ontario this morning nnd extends
In a trough to the western Gulf const.
Itnlns have spread northeastward over
New England and southeastward over
Pennsylvania nnd N'ew Jersey. Mild
temperatures aro reported throughout tho
eastern portion of the country.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
'Observations taken nt 8 n. m., Kastern time.
Low
fi last Italn- Vein,-.
JL 1 Station. a.m. n't. fall. Wind. Itv. Weather.
'J.Atlanta. Oa .Ml hi .. !: 1(1 ftomly
,' Atlantic Cltv... 42 40 ,os 8v .. Cloudy
,L Baltimore. Mil r,il 40 .02 BIV .. Clear
tiismurca. . u. -ii -ii' . . 20 Clear
Irjnoaton, Jlaas... 41 114 .02 S1V 12 Cloudy
iiuuuio. . 1.. in t- ... w in, nam
ESChlcano. Ill .14 114 .4(1 NW 12 (nnu.lv
guincinnnti. 11... r,u ri .;ui hw 12 itnln
Kicveiana. u. . . un .in ,a- hiv
I Denver. Oil 12 in .. sv
(Detroit. Mleh... 42 :i2 n2 V
N rtnln
. . Clear
11 Itnln
. . Cloudv
. . Cloudy
in Itnln
ID Itnln
.. Clear
12 ctenr
20 Italn
22 I'.cinudy
gu&iveston. 'iwx. mi in .. H
SHarrlsburg, Ph. 42 as .OS i:
nltatterai. N. C. ( r.2 . . KtV
i Halifax. N. 3... :u .'10 .12 W
Allelena. Mont... 4 4 .02 SY
S;iIuron. S. D.... 12 H .. W
,, Indianapolis. In. 40 -40 .no V
.BJackBonvllle. Kla, as (12 . . sr
ifinaaeas uiiy.,., j rj .s -
EKnoxvllle. Tenn. 02 63
1 ClOUdV
SR 10 Cloudy
Little. Kock. Ark, lis as 1.22 nw
Itnln
ixs Amreies. cai. 411 ;is . . -v
j Louisville. Ky. . r,n r,o ,bii h
I llontcomen-. A I. at (12 . . H
.Montreal. Can., tut 20 ..in n
1, Nashville. Tenn. r.n r,il .20 N
New Orleans... (, (IS .. &
NewTork. N. Y. 4(1 114 .08 SY
Clear
20 Itnln
.. Italn
10 Itnln
.. Italn
. . Cloudv
M Cloudv
14 Cloudv
22 Cloudy
orfolk Vh. . .
M r,2
S
'Oklahoma. Okla.
,- Omaha, Neb.. ..
i,, Phlladelphta . .
i-Phoentx. Arlr...
IK NW IS Cl.nr
4(1 .04 HY 12 Cloudy
112 .'12 .OH W .. Clear
Plttsburrh, Pa..
Portland, lie. . . .
Portland. Ore...
Quebec. Can, . . .
i;o pn .is s 12 cloudy
.11 as ,oi M .. Cloudy
20 20 ,24 HR .. Snow
2K 18 .22 Nil IS Italn
M. J.AU1II- MO. ..
io no 1.411 Nv .. .Snow
fit. Paul. Minn. 'S'lO
s i:
Clear
Cloudv
(?loudy
Clenr
Clear
Snow
cloudv
I'.cioudv
'.Cloudy
Clear
nan (JiKc. uian in 14
jign Antonio. Tex. 48 411 ,08 NK
HI.
jrll xrancisco.. .in .(S .. rs TrJ
teania j.-e, n. si, s ii .04 N
ISa. Ste. Mart., es it ! vv
jBcranton. Pn 44 as .'o SIV
ITampa. Fla.... (12 fl'J
K
fwasmnKton r,u 44
s
Wlnnlne, Can. 22 24
-iieiow zero.
Observations at Philadelphia
s A. M.
ItarnmM- ni ri
Rjf.mnnture' ".'.'.'.'. '. .".'.'.'.' .'.'.7.'..'.' .' .'.'.' .'.V.'! . ki
'"ma Southwest, 12 mile
Sky Cloudv
i;recipitaton last 24 hours t
Humidity 0.1
Almanac of the Day
'SK" "''. ' U !'
1w.. iisca ;,n a.m.
Moon souths , p;i3 u. m.
Lamps to Dc Lighted
Autos and other chicles StlOp.m.
The Tides
t"tin utniMinvit
... . twin mwitmtitiir,
Hlh water Hirci a.m.
,rr ". . I..W ...III.
;IIIh water 11:21 lull.
CHKSTNl'T STItnKT WHAIIF.
I llleh w.Ia.
in.-il a.m.
li.iill p.m.
11:12 p.m.
RKKDY ISLAND.
7:10 a.m.
2 'Mft n. in.
f lxiw water .
inn water
ttllbih water
?jw water .
ijillh water
:0l p.m.
11:32 a.m.
.... n:.'l! p.m.
ll:ol p.m.
Ilinv water .
IHtKAKWATEH.
uin water
flw water .
MARRYING OFF
YOU MUSTN'T COME iMFO
THE PARLOR. VOMIG-HTM
I HPV& ANOVHEpi.
l-rtULfcei,'
V ... iii nil mil ' ' " " """ ' ' ' "" ' 1 1 1, 11 ,,, ,,,., ,tfi-ag
SSJ,' 1 ill I 11 1 ill 1 mie s -si " a;1 ' ' ' r
it. ""iffflTii
Hs&aLx..- '-lit -1 iifcim ilsnr 1' tfstSlftitejissttltHsii--,! ' rI'CT!!f'illl1 - - ,-, - , ,,,'; --.AjMs8BB
JANUARY STOCK SALES
FAR UllflKK THAN 1915
Not so Great as in Some Recent
Months, However.
T',e, volume of sales of stocks on tho
I hllndelphla KxchniiRe during Jnminrv
was three limes that of January, 1915.
Hond sales, too, exceeded those of the
eortespondlng month last year, but by no
means In so great n proportion.
Stock transactions, however, fell far
short nf some recent month?, the record
being September, when more than a mil
lion shares changed hands. January bond
transactions, on the other hand," were
only exceeded once Inst year, when moro
than M.noo.OOO worllt changed hands In
November. Comparisons with recent
years follow;
..Vn. nf shares,
Jnnu.irv
IVhniary
March
Al,r"
Mu
.lime
July
AllKMSt
Selilemlii,. . .
mm
;is,(it
nn.-,
m,:icn
II?,. "J
I'St.tCK
.-ilS.717
:wj, .w,
.VJI.IItl
:i7t,i!S7
. I5!7, IVJ
l,(l.li!
M.S.Ii?l
mri.iii;:,
Ill2..i!l
"li.Eii.'Jri "
1014
ITI.41H
.inil. 2113
2HH.ir.t
2iw.r,iui
IHT.Il'W
117.210
l2.-.7.nn
Or-tnher
.iemher ....
i. inn
10(l.7n:l
ivcrmiier
Tolnl
Par tii'im
nn Lid,,
.'.01(1,3I!1
, inm i mr, inn
S2,nlO,fflii Jl.rp.'n-ii i.ni!j,ft.in
j.v.inn i.n,im
2li:.liil7 l,27ti.4ri
' .:,7,ni i.'i-t.:isi
l.'Htt.rnt 1.UI..-.2.-,
.i.-,.ii.-,ii i,.'i!iii,o.-.n
l..llll.:H tl,27ll..-,IHI
I.i7,1in . .:..
l.ltiii.tiiii
'-'. IlL.tin
..j.... :,2I!!I.II27 -t 1,(1(1(1
.Ununr .',
ITr-ln luir- .
Miidli ....
Aim
SUv
.Illlle
Juh
Annual ...
K'pteinlicr
October . . .
Xnvenilirr
Dorember
Total . . .
One iln.
.ni',iM ,iis,:iii
!li.7"l,.!N Jln.IIMIto
tl.ea. one il.ij.
l3.no.O(HMlK3IIX(!TOXAKMS
XHTKS (tniCKLV SOU)
OfTerinpr Price M'A Proceeds for
Betterments
r-m'T Vm.K- ''"" 31 Th" 'Vttlonnl
rit.v bank ban purchased $IS.non.non
IteinltiRtnii Arms fnlon Metallic Caitrldge
'oinpiiny n-year fi per cent, gold notes,
dated Kebruary 1, 1316. nnd duo February
1. 1H19. Subscription hooks to the new
Issue were opened this morning and the
entire amount unx void within n few
niMiuies. i nc nrrerlng prion was 9!)i.
The notes arc redeemnhle as u whole at
1011 nnd Interest on Kebruary 1. mis. or
on nny Interest dnte thereafter on 30 days'
notice. The company has outstanding
Junior in these notes $2().Oon.nnn at 7 per
cent., cumulative preferred stock and $.'I0,
ono.noo common stock. Net earnings for
the first nine months nf lnir, amounted to
approximately $::.000.!ltlO.
These note:! will be u direct general
credit obligation of the Ilcmlngton Anus
Union .Metallic Cartridge Company. The
proceeds derived from the sale of the
notes have been utilized In meeting obli
gations Incident to Improvement, better
ments and additions that liuvo been made
to this various plants of the company.
NKW YORK COFFEE MARKET
SV.W VOIIK, Jan. 31. Tlio corfce mar
ket was llrmcr this morning, nnd first
prices showed gains of " to H points.
Trading was n little moro active.
Tiadlng was quiet after the opening
and the undertone was only about steady.
I.nrger clearnnces than expected from
Itrazll were thought to refute some of
the bullish tnlk on tho freight situation,
although freight rates were olflclnlly re
ported 2.1 cents per bag higher than a
week ago, and recent offers from Hrazll
have shown that shippers there aro hav
ing difficulty In producing tonnnge.
There seemed to be nn absence of more
than a moderate outside Interest, and the
market, at best, was a narrow one, al
though in some cases prices were at new
records for the season.
Today's
Saturday's
close
7.(cw7.in
7.2S7,:tO
7.:i.1U7..1ll
7.27K7.28
7.3!MI7.in
7.4.1W7. IS
7. ISA 7.411
7..-.2H7..-h(
7.r,l',fl7..1.S
7,lff7.(!l
7.l'.lfi7.l
7.(1837.70
opening
! rati
! iiii
.' f. 'Hi
.7..12
. 7.(11
January
February
-March
April
May
June
Julv
AUKiiat
Feptember ....
October
November ....
December ....
I Mil. Sales.
71 7.'
''! bans.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
JKItSUY CKNTIIAU
ltllS. Increase.
December grow f.'l.olil. l.-.l S7I.S2."
Net 1,22(1.7S2 li;S,112
Surplua 2MI.7HI1 4.t4,:!iu
Klx monthv gio. ls,o.-,!i,ni.-, l,ls.s,717
Net , 7,l!20,7.-.(l 2s.-,, 741
Surplu .'l.l.'.l.iss 104,11111
CHICAGO AND ALTON.
December gross $1 ,:i22,ft7.1
fi.'.',,t)i;o
i2n.::on
lli.073
Not
:ins,il.,ii
2.17, 4 7
jlalanco
TOLIIDO. ST. LOl'IS AND WESTKRN.
Third week January $lns, i::n $7,71(1
From July 1 .1.1D7.1S.1 KK,,WO
CHICAGO AND NOItTIUVESTKHN.
December cross
$7,227,401
S7.VI. inn
B 17.0117
l.i;a2i:t
i;n.-,,iuis
2.1174.772
2.22.1 7ti!
2..t.':i,:u.-.
2.7HI.UIU
Net
Total Income
Surplus
Six mouths' kiosk..
Net
Tolnl Incamo
Surplua
',ir.-. in i
2'l!lt,77l
1,441,2I!S
411,47:1, 7S7
I'l, 1 1 1,(1211
14,7M,2lll
".."0.1,072
tJIiLAWARK. LACKAWANNA AND
WKSTKItN.
December gross 51,222,187
.Vet 1..-.0U.7II2
Six months' kiohs 2I,4(K1,4I2
Net tMXXV.'lU
SEAHOAltD Allt LINK.
December groaa J2.278.10S
Net 7HI.122
Six months' grojs ll.l.ll.srn
Net :i.0',ij,71o
f1l.1n.7sn
2II.1..17II
1.742,02.1
1,3M,iU2
$trm,nin
2.12,4111
SSK.42'1
CWI.S1U
111 I.IKiS
1:1 u,ai.i
i:no..H2
"111.242
1.ixiI,.VIii
1. iiki.'iu;
I.IUI.UIV
i.uou.m-.1
WAI1AS1I.
December gross 2,Iinn.4i'l
Net KS-U 12
Tutal Income 1)2.1,4:12
Surplus 4:tl,2i).'(
Six inontln.' gross 'iIJ'',-
Net 4,7.ll..'l2il
Total Income .'i'.'S'ifJJ
Stindus l.:t27..M7
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Nerr.s::::::::::im:!ni 'HIS
Six months' nroa IMOJ.us.'l UW.4S7
Net U,.1!i3,4t2 l,lti2,4tlS
WAnASii-iTrrsiiL'ttoii tkrminai.
December ross . .
Net ...
six months gross.
Net
Deiiease.
JS1.S22
$17,114
2I.201I
.',op:ii
as. on
27.IHU
.ms.tilil
ll7,7i)
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHU'AGD- '''" 'L-HDJIS.-Heceliitii. .is..
000. Market 10c hlsher. Mixed nnd butchers,
ST U.VtiS (1.1: fuiul heavy. ' fTXIUMlt; rouh
fiMvy. K.isjilJS:. Ilsht. tT.SO'tlS; plsa. $il.)UH
7OATri!ib.-it"elit. HOW). Market 10'rfl.V.
hlcher Hecves, f,l.Snfit.ilS: cows mid lielfera,
VMS.r0; Tcxans. il.WHS.M; cahes. f.10
"kiiVi-P - llecelpis. Ili.onn. Market steady.
NailVi und Western. II.MtjK; lambs, 7.M)t(
io.bu.
MAY BELLE
f15 "
HOKHID XHIKfr. trr-lV Uga.L7.Vr,5r,e.W. ,. . 7. a T" Ll1 ' ".-U. J I iK3 ', wpL" tP1.' C
Pi ' & HM! V --1-J JOB'S XZ, P A -PBAUCHT Arip CirP? T
EVENING LEDGBB-PHLLADBLPHIA. MONDAY, JANUARY
GREAT DEMAND FOR FLOWERS
SURE INDEX OF GOOD TIMES
Improved Business Conditions Reflected in Active
Market, Where Supply Is Inadequate for
Requirements of Eager Purchasers
The demand for flowers Is enormous
n. "' J"PPl.v very limited." said Chnrles
Henry Fox. the well-known florist of 221
South Utoad street.
"I don't know of nny
business that reflects
general business con
ditions so well or so
itulekly as ours.
When time n nro
pood, as they nre
now, flowers arc In
demand; when they
nre not goo d, as
during the last half
of 1911 and the tlrst
half of 11)15, people
don't buy them, at
least not as lavishly
as In good times.
"The poor demand
nnd low prices of
HAItl.Ky II lo
n year ngn bad the effect of discouraging
the gardeners, and they did not cultlvato
so many flowers The result Is. that to
day tho supply falls far short of the
demand.
"I could lint sny that there Is any siK'h
thing ns a favorite Mower, or that any
particular Dower Is In more demand than
another. Kach particular flower has In
own iilnce.
"No flower Is more appropriate for
evening wear than the orchid, and at
present It Is very much in demand. No,
I do not think that the wearing of
orchids on almost every occasion by the
President's wife had anything to do with
Its popularity. Its own Intrinsic beauty
Its being the highest evolution III the
llowor world, and the fnct that It can be
kept Innger than any other cut (lower,
all help to make it a prime favorite.
"Tho usual price for orchids Is 51 each.
They can be kept with care for from live
days to u week. To keep them properly
after being worn, the tinfoil should be
carefully ictnoved, about onn-elghth of an
Inch cut from the stem and then placed
In fresh water in a cool place. Caie
should be taken not to allow even a drop
of water to get on the Mower, an the
peculiar construction of the bloom absorbs
water very leadlly, and It soaks III anil
rots the Power. Water will not roll off an
orchid as It does from a lose or othei
Mowers.
"Next to the orchid the American
IJcality rose Is the most popular. The
heavy crop comes about Christmas time
and stays nil whiter till spring. These
roses nio cultivated under glass, and this
season there Is a great shortage. They
bring $15 to $18 a dozen.
"Put no Mower bus ever spuing into
such popularity as the sweet pea. We
have W. A. Purpee to thank for bringing
this flower to the state of perfection In
which It Is to be found today. Ills new
Orchid Spencer types are as handsome as
orchids. The flower Is almost double the
size of the ordinary sweet pea and beau-
itr..it.. ...i .1-n..... -i.. ,," , .. ..
' ..'. . "L'"L""-''y iringeu in mo
fcJ. "I ..f Jln!.iin" "!?;
ifEF- 3!
corsage bouquets. It cornea Into bloom
!,..?..,. r.i.i..,...n , i. ,.. ..-..,
,,...,; " n.;.",,,H '.'"" "ll,,M '"' " """.""
.hi uin. too conns nro exquisite, me
favorites being pinks, white and laven
ui.. !... .... ...
der.
For street wear no flower equals the
violet. Its frngiance Is most appealing,
and besides the charm of lilting closely,
they can be kept a long time. There Is
as great a dlffeionce between violets as
there Is between the old style sweet pea
anil me new .spencer types. A good-sl.ed
bunch of cither single or double violets
costs $1; tho single are preferred.
"All flowers sold In Philadelphia are
grown In a radius of 23 miles from the
city: In-fact, this Is one of tho largest
centres for flowers In the country, nnd
many of tlio flowers sold In Now York
come from here, especially roses.
"When one Is In doubt what to send as
n gift, (lowers always fill the bill. They
can express better than anything else our
sympathy, our sentiments and also what
ever Impression wo wish to convey."
" PEACIIKSS AT KACH.
"There aro Bonio peaches from South
Africa In that refrigerator," snld .1. Wul
laco Hallowed, of Henry It. Hallowcll &
Son, Importers of hothouse and fancy
fruits, Urond street below Chestnut. "We
nro selling them at Jt each. The cost, of
course, Is In the transportation. Take u
look nt the map and you will see the long
Journey these peaches had to perform be
fore they landed In Philadelphia via Lon
don. They had to cross the equator, with
a temperature for several days around
116 degrees. It takes some Ice to keep
fruit cool nt 33 to 40 degrees, under such
circumstances. This Is tho tlrst success
ful shipment of fruit from South Africa
to this country.
"English hothouse grapes aro very
scarce this season. Thoy me not rais
ing the usual quantities. Many of the
gardeners have gone to the wnr. Wo are
selling them at Jli.EO a pound.
"Hero Is some new asparagus grown
In hothouses In Indiana. They have cheap
natural gas out there for heating pur
poses. This Is 73 cents a bunch, but it
would tuke four bunches to make nn or
dinary bunch, which weighs about a
pound.
"The fine white grapes we Import from
Spain aro very scarce this year. The
crop was short and then we cannot get
European fruits on account of the ahoit
ugo of ships,
"The avernge prices of fruits are lower
this year than usual mid the quality
good. We grow 03 per cent, of all our
fruits In this country and Import only
about 6 per cent. One of the reasons) for
the good quality of home-grown fruits is
that last year we had a cool spring and
the fruit matured slowly.
"Our best grape fruit and oranges come
from Florida. Ah for strawberries, we
have them from Thanksgiving till July.
The early strawberries which are now In
the market come from Florida. To grow
them down there they must have ground
that Is slightly elevated to allow the rain
or Irrigation water to run off, otherwise
they would not.
"It Is n funny proposition, this straw
berry cultlvutloq in Florida. They have
the ripe fruit, green fruit und blossoms on
the plants all at the sumo time. They
begin to gather the ripe fruit about
Thankssvliig, and each morning up to
June there are a quantity of ripe berries
t t
THIS NAME IS I'fA GCIM& To Go "Rt&HT mJEU-. TOU PALE, Tl"D VOO CHASrtSEV TOO 'PWiUb To 1 y-
- TJftDcvJ amis I in riictvc ki., mix 1 ItuM.il Ctrvu ' tma -r-ni-v-v... . . .- 1 tifu-r TUtr- u . . . I Us
ready for picking In the strawberry
patch.
"California fruit docs not equal the
Florida fruit, but It comes on the market
when the Florida senson Is over."
STKBt. FttllNlTUItK FOtt OKFICKP.
Steel filing cnhlncts and steel ofllcc
equipment Is very much In demand, ac
cording to M. M. t,yon, Philadelphia
manager of the Olobo-Wernlcke Com
pany, of Cincinnati.
"In tho tlrst place," said Mr. I.ynn,
"they are fireproof or rather llrc-reslst-lug,
their capacity Is greater, the toiler
bearing principle makes them easy of
operation nnd their appearance is all that
enn bo desired.
"Few business men want a big, heavy
manganese fireproof and burglar-proof
safe nowadays! that requires n regiment
of longshoremen nnd a derrick to move
every time he change his olllee. Our light
steel safe nnswets the purpose fi9 times
out nf 100; a child could move It and It
will resist nny ordinary tire.
"Wo have a great demand for our sec
tional bookcases, which wo nre now mak
ing In the period furniture styles, Colonial,
Sheraton and mission. In dllferent woods,
so thnt we have six or seven varieties of
each period, and enn match nny color of
wood or trim.
"Few people are aware of the large
stock of the lineal grade of olllee furni
ture we carry here In I'hlliulelphla. Wo
nre exclusive agents for the celebrated
Doten-Iltliitoli llesk Company, of Hus
ton, makers of the highest type of (.esks
and other equipment for executive otllccs,
board rooms, etc. We have desks as high
as $100 each. All of our second tloor Is
devoted to mahogany furniture."
FOR IS A GAMlll.i:.
"The fur business Is n gamble." snld
It. It. Davis. Jr.. of John Davis Com-
pnny, 1120 Chestnut street. "You plan
for the next season,
and p Inns go all
I
I
I
I
wrong or the weath
er goes wrong. That
Idea of making St.
I, (i ii 1 s instead of
Lo n d o n or New
York the big fur
m nrkct of the
Cnltcd States Is all
bosh. They have
Just closed the New
York sale, and the
same furs were there
as In SI. I.nuls and
were bought cheaper.
"Everything Is run
ic. It. DAVIS "U'K ln lox sains
and furs are gu
lling to fox hklns and furs nre go
ing to be worn this summer. White
fox, of course, will tic the favor
ite. Alaska seal can be had for any
one who wants to pay the price, about Jlfib
n ul.'ii. .....I II ,..!..... C..... rt.. ... -tl.. ...,
" "" .,.., n nil,. -.-- ii inn in r in viKnL Nldll.''
t0 nmUo a garment Hudson Meal hni
r h PhfcT e skinsSdycdCm "he
. i1 m'1
Is tho water over there thnt makes t lie
difference. Chapal. tlio great furrier.
i t..i,t ,i, ,,. ,, j.. ..., .., :
"''".'. ... i..,, .,,.,. 1,1; nit;, iiiiu nniiin
over here, but lie could not produce the
same results ns he could In France.
"The expert beaver skin pluckcrs were
virtually all drafted for the war. and for
that reason heaver fur was scarce. There
nre very few experts In the trade, and
they nre not training new men for the
work.
"The very expensive furs In this coun
try nro all sold In New York. Russian
sables aro very scarce, and none are be
ing Imported. A good sable set would
cost from $600 up. Hound muffs aro to bo
the vogue next year."
3IINXIJAP0LIS AND ST. LOUIS
DIRECTORS AI'l'liOYE PLAN
More Than 40 Per Cent, of Stockhold
ers Have Assented
NEW VOIIK. Jan. 31. The directors of
the .Minneapolis und St. Louis Hallroud
have adopted a plan of readjustment
which provides for one class of stock,
amounting to substantially lai.OCO.OOO, In
stead of two classes, as at present.
Preferred stockholders upon the pay
ment of $20 a share will recclvo $130 In
new stock, while those who do not pay
the assessment will receive $70. Common
stockholders upon the payment of $20 a
share will receive $100 in new stock;
those who do not will get $22 in new
slock.
The syndicate managers, consisting of
Hayden, Vitone fie Co. and J. S. Dachc &
Co., will pay the assessment on both tho
preferred and common stock not paid by
shareholders.
In a circular to the stockholders Neu
man Erb, president, announces that hold
ers of upward of 40 per cent, of the out
standing capital stock have already ex
pressed their Intention to deposit their
shares under tho plan mid to pay the
assessments called for. Stockholders are
requested to deposit their stock on or
befoie .March 1 next with tho Guaranty
Trust Company of New York and tho
Merchants' National Honk of floston.
Tho nssent of holders of 73 per cent, of
the stock Is necessary to carry the plan
Into effect.
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NF.W VOIIK. Jan. .II -III'TTKII. Market
fairly ite.idy. Iterelpts. IIIMQ packages. Hlra
creamery, .'llnWH-jc; higher n'orlng. .12fl.'l2ije. :
State dairy, 29Ii:10c. : Imitntlon irvainery, il
2.'P;C.
DtlOS. Market unsettled. Itecelpts. .inos
caseM, i:tm firsts. 29j3(n. ; firsts. 27'3(2si,c.:
nearby whites. .1SW :ie. : mined color. 2WI2c. :
nearhv browns, MJiaSc.; refrigerator firsts,
IIHJ2UC.
Hec'vcrship Hearing Postponed
DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 31. The Texna and
I'ucltlo Railway receivership hearing,
which was to have been held here today,
was postponed until February 16.
l'cnn Castings Stock Increase
AMlANVi Jan. 31. The Tenn Marine
and Ordnance' Castings Company hns
certified to the Secretary of Ktato that
Its capital stock has been Increased from
11000 to Jl.000,000.
Further Rise in Crude Oil
IIKAI.DTON, Okla., Jnn. 31.-U-ur.e ell
has been advanced 5 cents to "5 cents a
barrel.
Plot by J. P. McEvoy
(Copyright: 100: By Tho Tribune Company)
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS' .
GRAND LODGE SESSION
Sir Knights Assemble to Greet
Grand Oflicers and Receive
Instructions in Work
of Order
A special convocation or the Ornnd
Lodge of the domain of Pennsylvania was
held Friday ovenlng In the castle ball of
Sansom Lodge, corner ttroad and Chris
tian streets. This was the tlrst time
this year that a special Grand Lodge ses
sion hns been held In the southern section
of the city. Tho attendance wns a repre
sentative one, full oT enthlislnsm nnd
fraternal Interest.
A number of past chancellor!) were ad
mitted to membership and Instruction wan
given In the unwritten work nf the order.
Grand Chancellor George A. Mentzell was
assisted by Grand Keeper nf Itccords nnd
Seals Lemuel Wilt and Grand Inner
Guard H. H. Ilodlo.
n effort Is lielnir mad to rftatiltuli firmly
Ine dramatic order. KnlEhla n' KliniiiMnn.
fometlmri rnnken nf ns the "Pl.iyhouro of
J'vthlnnlam, ln tlila ll. A meeting to fur
ther tin nureone wiia Meld Krlrlnv In the Cn
the Mall of VVIlll.tm 1'emi lidge, No. .TO. tier
innntnivn inrntie nnd tleiltn Htreet From the
Interest hinnlret"l and the number of name
enrolled nn the charter list. It Is lietleved thnt
the temple inn he formally Inunelicd liv
March I.
Oriental bodse, .Vn. 2.1. whlili merit Ktldev
cvenliir, at r.2,t ami Itrown sireeta. la inrldlv
roritltiK t" the front nmniig the more prnoiea"
He local ledgea. The attendance la excellent,
nnd candidate are twin recrlxed In Roodl
niimhern. Deputy ftrnnd Chancellor Dnnlel
MeDniMliI Installed nn eftlcem . urns of iiMi-prs
rur the i urrent term.
A big dlairlct meeting wn held Mmid.n
eienliiir In the Ciislle Hill or Fnnnni !,ndn, ,
I'elejuttnn nere nrerent from virtually nil
the Imlgec In the dlatrlrt. After routine tnmi
none, a liaiMiuet twin served.
After a brief business eennlnn M"ii'l.'i.
evening the inemhera uf Integrity t.odRe in
tended the blu dtntrlct meotlnr. held In the
( 'untie Hall nf Kuitinm t.odKe, nt ttroad and
Christian streets.
Fourth nf .lulv tiOilKo, No. toil conferred the
thtrd rank upon on eqitlro nt tho convocation
held en 1'rldav eenlng. Aheailv npprmml
candid net nro In rendu, cm for Initiation nnd
the coniirriiig nr the scleral ranks siifrirlent
In Keep the IrtilRe hny nt even Hiwlim hiring
February.
Friday, Fehrunn l. the lodge mil mm
nwninrnle the r.Min.lltm ,,r the lodge bv eon
ferrlns the third rank In full cerpiniinl.il form
upon nn fXcvptloiinlly hirije . I i.i of cnndldatM.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Stated Session of Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania to Advance Orders
Welfare
The firand Division of I'ennsjlvnnla
met In quarterly session Wednesday eve
ning with Keystone Division, No." 16, In
the hall, Hiond and Federal streets, with
a large number of leprcseutntlvos and
members or the order piesent. (Jriinil
Worthy Patriarch Charles W. Howen nru-
sldod. IteportH of the several grand of
licers weie presented and other Important
business transacted.
During the evening nildi esses were made
by P. CI. Sent, U.ihcrt II. I.angshaw,
P. (I. W. P. Thomas T. Jones, William 11.
MaNwell. Frederick A. Meckert, Eiigeuo
I. Smith. Casper Miller and Charles W.
Hampton, fj. Tions. Edward It. Stcln
metz and P. O. W. A. Thomas Stokes.
The nnniinl kcsiIoii of the (Irnnd Division
?.'.. N";i','.V"ry,.ttf"' '"V We.h1ewl.1y In Trill
,U .yeth'llt DpNciinai church. Trenton, ti.
' Va Allan A. Wniilf In the ihalr. IteportH
nr officers Here uiexenfed and oilier lnndne
ttim trnns.iiinl. Luncheon whh served In
memberi or Mxt-vlslnr Dhlslnn. No. 4. or Tren
ton, rlie election of officer for the ensuing
5. ':'". J'"1""1 In Hie le-elerllnn of Albert A
0.1lf. . of 'l-'rlcniNhln Division. N11. 20.1. of
C nmden, ns grnml unrih patriarch ami p.
' .' I Wllllnm Coinptiin. of Metwhen. as
grand Fi-rlbe.
The ilraml DUialnn wns nddressed diirlnR
the sessions liy Itoss Slink, most unrtln
scribe of the National Division of North
America (!. W P. Charles XV. Unuen and
!.' ' ,' Charles w. Hampton, 1,0th of
rennsylMinl.i, nnd Past (.rands William
Cnmpiou. William Ac helis. Herbert llIesHlng
and Harry Waylands.
f?!'!w" Dlvl,'"i. -V". 171. meeting nt .111.1.1
.Ih.,.ll?in.n1nV,ur.' ja visited C.rand
nr!.fy.1.a,1rl"r'll.,l,iirl.H W. llmven on Sat
urday evening. There was a good turnout
f!fi i.ni".l,1,J.ri'' V,"'1 ."'" new member were
11 tided to the roll. A lurge delegation of mem
hers of Champion Division. No. a... or r'rnnk
rorlri """ '"""""""'d '""' received In due
llemnrkH weie made by the (J. W. P (!.
Chaplain Shilbal Daniels, (i. Sentinel it. r
'" S',7 "' 1 '' '.!- W-l'., Casper Miller, trputv
or I his division. ho Is now tilling his :i'.'d
y""L."!'..",";h: .'.' !.!; "' P- Hamilton and 1:.
l.'hl.S.,n"h'i ' "' 5VJ. T- N'okex. Ilrmliers
I'liliips. Linker and llui-lim.ni. after which re
freshmentH wern served. Ilrother Linker. In
his address, slated thai n grand total nf I21H
KS&H3i.r,w-l,Bt ,n, ,hl8 ,,,v""""
BANK SURPLUS REDUCED
Local Reserves Fell $8,983,000 Loans
Expanded
A decrease of $S,9&3,00j In surplus re
serves was reported by the local Clear
ing House banks for the weok Just ended.
Individual deposits dropped J'J.COS.OOO. while
loans expanded $1,291,000. Details follow:
.Ian. a 1. mill.
Iiana -5IT7.7 IS.ihiii
Departments Hndl .. III,2I)ii,iho
citculatlon In.iinnjno
Due from banks 7VJ:fr(io
Depnslia of banks.... 171, .VI7. noil
Dxch.ingo clear. hnue ili,77.1,IN'(i
Reserves held III.7Sihiii
Itescrvea required .... 72,7(io,(mhi
Decrease,
$-l,2!ll,MHI
1I,II0S,((SI
1.1, 1 HI
.'l..".2(l.(!iH
l.1.1,(SO
277,(1110
11,0.11, 01K)
iiiiM.nnii
OUriUIIH .jU.llftN.fKIIJ
R.tis-'i.iinii
Surplus under old form. Fehruurv
2S,2Ks,OO0: Fcbmary 2, lull, $l.1,.S2ii,(H
1. 1111.1.
1IMI tCal.
ru.iry a. 101:1. II0..V1I CKSI: .fanuurv 2:i. I1U2.
tl'.MO.iKK). January W). Hill, 1:1, i'j:i,;.in.
Increase.
January Bank Clearings
Although tho aggregate clearings tnadn
In January by members of the I'hlladel
phla Clearing Ilouso Association were
$1, OH. SOU, 191 or $20,718. 133 less than 111
December. 1915, the previous high record
month, they were by far the largest of
any first month of tho year, exceeding
those of January, 1915, by $353,353,413,
and being about $250,000,000 more than
1911 and $225,000,000 above 1913.
Clearings by, months for three years
follow:
111111 1DI.1 IUI4
Jan
Feb. . .
March
April .
May ...
Juno ,.
July ..
A ux. . .
Sept. ..
Oct. ...
Nov . .
Dec, . .
12 mo
.JI.OH.oirj.iril fnni,. 11.1,77s $7ii2.:uii.itn
77.u7!i,n.'l I UI.1,21H,SU)
C.VI,fl(2,l7! IIP), 7.111. 2H1
U7.1,lM,0li(l 72O.02.I.27S
1)17. I2.1.C2I ii.11. .1.VI.7I7
72.1.ll2S,:ill7 Tcul.lliJl.ll.Vl
7I2.IIHI..170 7II7.IIU 112.1
ll.-i.1.S.Vi.(l.ls .177,ll1!l.7'tli
, , 7:i7.o.i.2i!7 .ii.n.si.s.mii
. isii.uci.stiii i:i7,ii.iu,siii
S7.1. 1.1:1.2:1s nn7,l2.i!is
. i,(ai.(ii7,::2t ijii.e27,.in.i
S,Sltl..1!l.'l,'."il 7.11111.001. 21U
BAR SILVER
Tlio nuoMllnna en commercial bar sliver was
advanced ','. In 27j.d. In London.
In New Vork the price of silver rote '
to 57(1.
31, 1016.
ItOVAL ARCANUM
Suspension of Members nnd Lapsed
Certificates Source of Loss
Thi. suspension of members nnd lapsed
certincs'cs nre fruitful sources of toss of
membership, nnd this hns always been a
problem in fraternal etperlences, difficult
of solution. While lapses In all forms ol
Insurance are ndmlttcdly a source of profit
from a financial viewpoint, from the trn
tcrnnl aspect every effort should be made
to nvert such a condition, enlist tho In
terest of the new member, retain hi ac
tivity and make him a permanent, In
tegral part of tho great fraternal move
ment to which he has Riven allegiance.
. Supreme tteirent Samuel M. Hear, of .Mount
Vernon, N. V, in an official circular to
subordinate councils, seeks to cope with this
rltuatlon. In detail he outlines ways i.nd
means liy which tn hold new members In the.
order, lie urges that after a successful effort
has been made to secure a candidate, and dulv
Initiate htm, councils and members should
urge upon the novitiate the Importance of
frequent attendance.
Personal Interest and attention should be
alt en the neiv member, and efforts shoutd
be mide to have him assume a part of the
Interesting and routine work of the council.
Thus feellne n personal responsibility, there
mnv be hone of nrousluir his enthusiastic In
terest ninl retaining- his ro-operathe activities.
A uell phrased bv the, Supreme Hetent.
"There Is more credit In preventing n lanso
than In securing n new member."
Motnlnv nlht Integrity Council held the
best Indies' nleht ever alen bv this council.
The meeting was well nttended. manv of the
nutiBer people showing a keen Interest In
the welfare of the council. Mrs. N. fl. Itoedel,
president of the Ladles' Auxiliary, attended
mid outlined tin. workings or this society nnd
Invited the ladles or Integrity in co-enernte
111 the big '.ino" of the Adelphla Hotel on
lebrunrv Ifl. The promoters or this meeting
were rortutiate in securing the services of
(Irnnd Onitor James K. Norton, nf Heading,
who made one of his eloquent addresses.
Supreme Trustee If. K. laitliv and Supremo
ltepreentntlve Alexander F. Nicholas nlso ad
dressed the meeting. D. D. (1. It. Joseph
Whltaker, assisted by rtrothcr Howe, of Penn
sylvania council, officiated In tho ceremony
"f Installation nf officers for Iflln. As usual.
Ihese aiituml ocrnslons always find Itepresenta
live H'-orge c. small In a happv mood, par
lleul.irlv when presenting some deserving offt
rers with n past regent's lew el. a dutv well
performed bv I1I111 upon Ilrother lllrmlnghatn.
Tho whole nffalr reflected credit upon (.rand
Trustee William L. Young, the master of
ceremonies.
At Hie meeting of Dupont Council, No. 077,
held Wednesday evening In Fraternity Hall,
till Arch street, the following newly elected
officers were dulv Installed for the current
year: Hcgent. Hnrrv P. Hake; Mce regent.
.1. Anthem Lehhon: orator. David It. Wllev;
past regent, Frederick Paley : secretary.Charles
s. nnpp.ipiut, for the eleventh consecutive
term- collector. William 11. Worrell, ror the
elulith term: treasurer, Mtiurlce Allaun, ror the
nfth term: cl1.1pl.1lu. Theodore W. Itunyon;
Ktilile, Hlmer L. llnrton: warden, .Inline .1.
I.nr7.lng; eentry. (leorge Stevenson: trustees, A.
C. Ilurton. P. c. I e Francis and C Smith.
The Installation ceremonies were carefully
conducted by District Deputy Charles O.
Fmwcrt, assisted by (Irnnd tltildo Illchard II.
Conway.
This council In widely known as the Naval
Cotiiti'il, by rrnaiin of the largo percentage of
Its mcniberahlp which tn one wnv or another
Is connected with tho invy yard, at league
island.
During the p.ist vear the council has en
Jnvid nn era of exceptional prosperity and
membership growth and the prospects for tho
current year Indicate continued development.
IVhriury 21 n delegation of members will
make a fraternal visit lo Chester Council.
The Slate of Illinois according to official
reports lends nil other piirlsdlctlotis ln tho
number nf candidates reiKjrted for December.
For October. November and December the
Slate lemls all other JurKllctlona by 1.1(14
candidates
Philadelphia Council. No. srei. met In the
Pnikwa.v llulldlng. tlrnnd and Cherry streets
Tuesday evening. After the regular transac
tion of liii-lness. the members were entertained
with n stag card party. Two membership
teams were Inaugurated, headed bv the vice
legent I'M. Kvans. and Supreme Itepresenta
tlve New Inn U. Iteeilcl. and the others by
Thurman Ktinrr, tho orator, and alternate
Supreme lleprcsentatlve J. Dullas Smith.
The Hospital Association met on Mnndny
evening with nresldent Fred. T. Stnake In the
chnlr. There was an application for odmtsslon
to the hoipltal rrom Oakdalc Council rend. The
usual Corm of buslnesa was transacted.
ORDER OF MACCABEES
Distinguished Guests Attend Notable
Public Installation of Officers
The 1915 exemplification nnd Installation
of officers at I.u Lit Temple, Hroad nnd
.Spring Oarden slreots, on Wednesday eve
ning, was one of the best functions of
tho kind ever held In this city. The out-of-town
distinguished guests were Miss
N'clllo IS. I.ounsbury. of Wnrrcn, Pa
grcnt commander nnd supreme trustee,
and Mrs. l?llzaDcth K. Hrown. of Brad
ford, ra., gicat supremo 1 immnnder. A
message was received from the supreme
commander, Miss Ulna M. West, of Port
Huron, Mich., regretting her Inrblllty to
be present, and congratulating the mem
bership in tills city upon their fine public
meetings nnd Increase in membership.
The evening nrocram wna as foltovvsi Ornnd
oignn iciltal. bv Mrs. Kllznhcth 11. Dorwart:
escorting In the supreme officers hy the recep
tion (oininlttee; singlnc bv the choir of St.
Maltlievv-.v Methodlsi Church, Kid nnd Chest
nut streets: entrance of the union staff, escorted
bv the uniform rank: opening prayer by Mrs.
K. II. Coolc: Maccabee song by choir and au
dlen.'i : Hildress of welcome bv general chair
man. Mis Arabelln Itotenbury: response by
past tUKprrme commandir. Mrs. K. K. llrovvni
tho beautiful leremonv of draping the altar
bv the past commander and clianlaln nf the
union naff and uniform rnnk: receiving the
Itlhtl.tllltt nO-leer Tla T mitiultlirv - the Instal
lation nf nfflceia of tho various reviews i of
this iltv. a voinl solo by Miss Hlla Coll
llnnev: the celebrated dlsplav drill hy the
uniform tank, under command of Sergeant
Olson. Cnpt. Mary Crouch nnd their Instruc
tor. Miss Minnie 1;. Ilurgln: selections hy
Frank's String Hand: movlne pictures of tho
lav Imt 01 the i-nrnerstone of the association a
new .l.Ml l:il home orflce building, nt Port
Huron. Mich., by tho .Masonic (Irand I.edce
nf MbhlB.in. and moving pictures of the ills
nlav drill of the uniform rnnk of this cltv,
taken In Fnlrmount Park ':omo lima slnv-e.
Manv memtiers ami their friends then creeled
the supreme and irreat levlew officers, nnd
congratulated the chairman. Mrs. Itotenbury.
Mrs. Crouch, Miss Ilnreln nnd all who had
tnken an active part In making the meeting a
success.
The latest stutlHtlis of tne association show
that tho membership In Its 2R.UI local, or ub
ordlnato reviews. Is 187..1IU; that the henertts
paid nut since orcanlzatlou nn Octnher 1. 1M2,
nmount to Jt:l.("iS. and thnt J7.1I7.12 was paid
for free hosnilal service Inst year, and that
tho service. Is being extended and established
ns rapidly as possible nil over thn country. The
State of Pennsylvania has 2fi2 locat reviews,
vvltti 11 membership nf 17..1I2, and Jl. 1117 MM.
li:i heen nalil Into the homes nf the disabled
and dciousvd membership In this State. A
special membership campaign will be con
ducted In this cltv during the month nf Feb.
ruary. for which the admission fee has been
reduced. A reception will be tendered the
vliltlng BUpreme officers bv the Central Com
mittee, under the auspices of the members
from Kostone lte.vie.vv.
Dauph'ers cf liberty
With 200 councils in Pennsylvania, ag
gregating 28,000 members, the order Is
thriving as never before In Its history.
State Council Secre'".ry Matthew Kenney
claims, by reason of reports received at
headquarters, that tho membership will
reach 30.000 by June 30.
The annual banquet of the order will be held
at the Hotel Walton on Washington's Mirth
day. Indications point to an attendance of
more than :tno members and friends. Matthew
Kenney Is clialrinun of the committee on ar
rangements. State Councilor Sallle Hastings and Stats
Vlie Councilor Damla are making a serlea of
nfttiial visits to councils In the middle district
of the Stale They are behiK cordially received
at all points and report general Interest and
activity unions the subordinate councils.
Theophilus and Percy
It
ARTISANS' ORDER
MUTUAL PROTECTION
Most Excellent Assembly Offi
cers Inaugurate New Cam
paign for Membership
Increase
The great success recorded In the mem
bershlp effort of locnl assemblies In the
closing weeks of Inst year, under the
Inspiration of Most Kxcellent Master Ar
tisan Marry C. Smith, hns prompted
renewal of tho campaign for the current
year, to be continued nlong vigorous lines!
until February 29. All assemblies, It Is
believed, will heartily co-operntc In tilts
movement nnd It Is believed (he results
will assume large proportions commen
surate with the work nnd zeal being
shown hy both members nnd assemblies.
The. most excellent recorder Is sending out
a call for the 44th annual session of the M.
II. Assembly, whirl) will be hld nt Prospect
Park. March 1. With tho call nre n number
of.sunnested amendments tn.tha laws of the
order, which will be acted upon , at this
session. Amonr them nro mnposlttons M
abolish the Initiation fee. to limit the term
of n director to three venrs, to nermlt mem
bers tn reduce or Increase the amount of
their certificates at anv time, and tn pay
benefits for the first week nf sickness when 11
memher Is sick two or more weeks.
Tho most excellent master artisan on Satur
day evening entertained nt the ntngham
House the "Producers' Club. composed of
7.1 members who during the vear had Intro
duced nvo or more candidates Into the order.
. Harmony Assembly has Installed th fol
lowing officers for the current vear; Master
nrtlwin, Itobert D. Warner: superintendent,
(loorge V. I.lchtenhergcr: Inspector. II. W.
Scott: rashler, A. A. Noft. recorder. Oeorge
M. Miller, trustee. K. T. Hawthorne: medical
enatnlners. Ddward Peach. Wuvne It. Kllltan
nnd K. W. Kills.
At the meeting of Oermantnvvn Assembly,
held Thursday evening In Wnlkef Hall. OhIS
Oermantown nvenue. the following qrflcera
were Installed for the current year: Master
artisan. S. Horace Myersl superintendent, J.
IMwnrd l.anr; Inspector, Wllllarn J. Hutch
inson; recorder. Henry I.. Rtempfl'i cashier.
Kltner S. narlmeri trustee. Krnest P.
Kendrlck: medical examiners, C. Sumner
Wltherstlne. O. llarmer ration, nobyrt J.
McNeill, II Hunter r-ott. P. J. McCarthy,
William n. Itlle. Charles It. . MeDevltt.
Thomas V. Lnuahrev and Harvey I Dates.
Lehigh Assembly, No. .10. started the n
year by admitting at Its January session a
class of eandldntes. The. officers Installed for
tho current year are: Master artisan, Reuben
A. llelti superintendent. J. Dlckley Jacksoni
Inspector, (leorge It. Ilureaw. recorder, D. B.
k'napp; raahler, Harvey nandolph. Jr.! trustee.
Itobert .1. Kerth; medical eiamlners, H. W,
Hanks. A. II. Claggett. Clcorgo A. Hopp and P.
P. Lnrito.
Past Most Kxrrtlent Master Artisan S. Y.
Oreathead lias put up a. gavel to be contested
for by the nssemblles of the . "Orenthesd
Seven.1' and will ho nwarded tn tho assembly
which Initiates the largest percentage of can
didates between now and February 29.
Past Most Kxcellent Master Artisan T. Frsnk
Kendrlck ami Most Kxcellent Master of Cere
monies A. S. Johnson wern visitors nt Adelpnl
Assembly on Mnndav evening and made Inter
esting addreses. Ilrother Klmer P. Cook,
deputy of Adelphl. nnllelnittliir his reappoint
ment, 1 making preparations, for u big year s
work, nelng master artisan of the hustling
(lermantown nssemhly last year he -was unable
tn give Adelphl the attention he desired. This
yenr his strong personality nnd ability will
aeert Itself and It In predicted thnt Adelphl
will he greatly bencnted. Ilrother Philip N.
Arnold resigned 11a chairman nf the entertain
ment committee to become chairman of tho
social committee, tn which he will give tho
same earnest and enthusiastic work thpt char
acterized his administration nn thn entertain
ment committee. Adelphl, alreadv noted aa
one of the greatest social nssemblles of tho
order, will no doubt extend Itself on three,
lines during the current year.
Ilrother C. Pern Cilthcn. recorder of Har
mony Arsemblv, No 4.1 since its Institution,
rellnipilshed that office Tuesday evening to
Urothrr Cleorge M. Miller, who has been elected
to serve for the ensuing year.
St. John's Assembly, No. 28, held lis reicula"
meeting on Tuesday night, which was well
nttended. The nrlzen offered for the year
llitfl were awarded to the winners. They
varied from diamond pins to watch fobs and
were manv tn number. This assembly expecta
the yenr iniu to be the most successful In Ha
history Flvo new members were received.
Golden Eagle Knights
District Grand Chief Frederick K. L-yt-tie
with his Installing stnff visited Wa
verly Castle, No. 13, last Monday evening.
About 150 members were present and all
sat down to nn elaborate banquet. Ad
dresses wcro made by District Grand
Chief F. K. Lyttle. Colonel Charles N
Williams, Colonel Charles G. Huhn and
Past Chief Alexander Dellnven. Past
Chief Joseph Mnstlnger was toastmaster
and Sir Knight Williams presented on be
half of the castle a past chief's bade
and Jewel to the retiring noble chief. Past
Chief F. Fallows presented to the retiring
past chief a handsome K. G. K. ring.
Col. Charles O. Huhn reports conunanderv
almost readv for Institution at Freldensburr.
Ilerks County, It Is being organised under the
direction or Cien. Ueorge. It. Urcgory.
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I Huhn Inspected Norrta Cnmmnndery. Nn. 39. at
Norrlstnvvn, Wednesday evening. They were ac
companied hy Capt. John K. Dormer and Col
Waller llroomal.
A irnod-natured rivalry between Aeolian Caa.
tie. No. 'IK. and Anulla Castle, No. .TIO. over
the securlmr nf new members has been produc
tive of much good feelln? between those two
castles and has resulted In a substantial crop
of candidates for both.
Veiled Prophets
The annual meeting of Koran Grotto,
No. 54, was held Friday evening ln Iu Lu
Temple, with u large delegation In at
tendance. This meeting, besides the election of
oflicers, was also "Cold-Feet Night," and
n lnrge number of neophytes took; ad
vantage of this special feature and pre
sented themselves for Initiation, there be
ing a class of over 100 new members en
tered, From present prospects It la believed that
the membership will reach the 1000 mark by
the time of the March meeting, when the,
grotto vIU he one sear old
The heated trail that Prophet Hlmsback'a
monthly notice left In Its win. hart Ita effect
on the producer, for Ihey were busy, and
many claim through this live wire pa par that
they are nble to Und their prospects. Tho
monarch lunl the devils tied down for the
last meeting, and as they now appear to be,
restive their actions cannot be accounted for
at the next ceremonial.
Ixird Kitchener and .Kaiser Wllhelm want
men. so does Koran Grotto want the numbers
of the Masonic fraternity to Join with thsm,
Dsndmaster Klefrr nnd hla band are doing
good work and are rendering; soma splendid
music.
The Koran Hussars have made nrorresa undar
the able leadership of Captain Crofut. and at
the next ceremonial win present a full uni
formed corps on ths floor for drill work.
Knights of Malta
Constantlna Commandery, No. 1, enjoyablr
celebrated Its ,12d anniversary by an sntsr
talnmant for membsra and: their friends In
Baker Post Hall, 1417 Columbia avtnue, P.
C. William Whselar presided, assisted by
Carson Hanssll. John H. Hill. William Mc
Mullen and John Forsyth. Selections wsro
rendered by an orchestra. It, U Knowles pre,,
sldsd at ths piano, and Grand llscordsr John
II. Hoffman dsllvared an Inspiring- addrasa
upon Malta history and ths order's futura
pronpscts.
Will Meet Again
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