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EVENING LEDfiER PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. , 1916-
PROPER OFFICIALS
NEEDED TO RUN
SCHOOL LEAGUE
' JSaaketball Fans and Public
Losers Because of Gross
'Mismanagement
PLAN REORGANIZATION
As a result of the fiasco singed by the
Illsh School Basketball League solons,
who aro directly responsible for the an
nouncement that tho South Philadelphia
High-Northeast High basketball same was
on (he schedule for Tuesday, and the sub
sequent disappointment of some few hun
dred, fans and not a few officials, a reor
ganisation of the school basketball league
will soon bo effected.
The South Philadelphia High-Northeast
High basketball game, ono of tho league
contests, was not played yesterday after
noon. As has so often been the case.
tho public was misled by the announce
ments that the conflict would bo staged,
arid tho announcement wns mnde because
official who are supposed to know what
they are talking about stated that this
Came, would be played at tho time stated.
Tho Evening I.ErxiEn called attention
to tho fact that not slnco the season
opened has a slnglo communication been
received from an official of tho league.
Changes In tho locations for tho games
and tho dates havo been made without an
attempt on tho part or ttin league to
notify tho public properly. Yesterday tho
Northeast-Southern High gnmo was "off,"
and Coach Walter Keating, of Northeast
High, together with many other officials
and fans, visited tho Quaker City Athletic
Club only to find tho doors closed.
Tho explanations forthcoming from tho
various High School Lcaguo officials con
cerning tho many eleventh-hour changes
and the cause for so much troublo In tho
league aro both surprising and conflicting
In naturo. It Is an assured fact, however,
that new men -will Imnrf thn triirti SntinM
if Lcaguo next scaBon, and they will be held
responsible ror tho proper mnmigcment
of tho league. This year's league haH
been a failure so far as management has
been concerned.
Dr. Richard A. Ker, of Southern High
School, who Is chairman of tho Basket
ball Committed and director of athletics
at Southern, when asked for an explana
tion as to why tho. league officials havo
failed utterly In their effort to notlfv
tho public of tho season's happenings,
said:
"Why was tho Northeast-Southern High
game called off until Wednesday? I really
don't know myself why wo were asked to
play Wednesday Instead of Tuesday. I
had to call up myself to find out. Wo ex
pected the game to bo played on Tuesday,
and It was announced for Tuesday here at
Southern. I don't know why the change
was mado even now."
"That's Just the way they have of doing
things," said Doctor Ker. "Tuesday would
be the last day in tho month and Wednes
day the 1st of March. Perhaps this would
make a difference in tho standing of some
of tho players. I had nothing to do with
tho schedule which was drawn up for this
season and the schools have been running
things to suit themselves."
Henry Brachhold, director of ath
letics at Northeast High and former chair
man of the Basketball Committee, ex
pressed regret that tho public should have
been misinformed an to the dates and loca
tions of so many of tho games.
"t-uot up the league schedule some
KELLY THE PROUD PARENT
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NEWS OK THE IJOWLEKS
The Philadelphia market wan distinctly
POLITICAL RUMORS
WEAKENED WHEAT
Enrly Strength Followed by De
clinesWinter Killing Re-
ported Close Feverish
,itirinn Atnml, 1 tllsnlllf till DO-
lltlcal rumors forced tho wheat market on renct0,iarv today, with Storngo Battery
today after It had become strong on cover- . nml uai,j,vn J,,icomotlvo off nbout 2
Ing ntul buying by commission houses roi- poms nplcce, whllo Keystone Telephone
lowing wenkness which uovciopeu ii. "
higher start. Tho close was feverish.
May finished nt l.ilK after it had ad
vanced to 1.139',, against 1.12 M .at the
end yesterday, and July nt 1.08 .after
It had sold up to 1.11 ',1. against 1.0S',i
nt tho close yesterday.
A leading commission house Issued a
stntement Indicating that considerable
winter killing had been suffered. Tho
market nt Liverpool displayed firmness,
although buyers thero were Inclined to
hold off, ns Increased exports .rom Aus
tralia nnd Argentina were looked for.
There was an Improvement In the inquiry
for tho cash article, without, however,
much chance of doing tiny shipping busl
nets for prompt forwarding Millers nt
Minneapolis reported Immense sales or
flour rnd bought largo quantities of wheat
thero.
Tho Prlco Current said that when grain
met chants begin to pny attention to the
impairment of the crop It will be n decided
factor In prlco making, for the area Is so
1 much below that or n year ago an vu "
I cludo any substantial surplus for Kuro
pcau wants next Henson.
There was considerable liquidation In
t corn b) larger local speculative longs,
! nnd somo by smaller followers. There wns
I good support at time", but tho market
ended lower. Snow placcu me innn re
serves of corn at 1,190.000.000 bUshcK
against 051,000,000 bushels last year. Oats
Mulshed weak after Having uccn nuovu
yesterday's close.
Learilnif futures rnnced ns follows:
reVdny's
LOCAL MARKET INCLINED TO SAG;
PENNSYLVANIA FREIGHT TIE-Up
Only 5 Per Cent, of Cars Moved During the Last 24
Hours in This District Reading Reflecting Brit
ish Security Mobilization Plan
AVhrnt Opnn
Mnv
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'BASEBALL BUSINESS HOLDS
NO INTEREST FOR POOR MAN'
Jim McAleer Tells Grant Rice That Game in
This Age Requires Crafty Management of
One Accustomed to Handling Fortunes
months before tho organization meeting
of tho league. I did not send copies to
the newspapers. I admit that this should
havo been done. The lcaguo games were
originally "heduled for Wednesday, and
not for Tuesday. Therefore no change
has been made. Somo,aro laboring under
the Impresrion that we changed tho date
from yesterday (Tuesday) to today.
"In basketball It has been different from
baseball," continued Brachhold. "Each
school handles its own schedule and mado
lta own arrangements, not like In base
ball when the secretary must bo notified
ana men select a. date, It Is true we have
' no league secretary and no one to send
' out official notices. Doctor Ker, of South
, ern. High, Is chairman of the league and
Is supposed to look after such matters."
t Some one in authority and in a position
to know what's what at Noitheast High
stated that ono reason for the postpone
ment of tho game with Southern yester
day was because Captain Albert Hedelt,
the Ited and Black leader had a sore foot
, nnd was limping. He sprained his ankle,
It is said. Also, another reason advanced
by a Northeast official was that Brown,
' the other gdard, had been quarantined
1 and could not play,
F With these two regulars out, it is said,
i Northeasi desired to take advantage of
every mpment possible In order to get two
of tho scrubs ready for tho game.
P.of. E. Rowland Hill, chairman of the
Basketball Committee at tho Contral High
1 Scboot, also Btatcd that he understood
the Northeast-Southern High game was
to have been played yesterday afternoon.
He said:
"There was no question In my mind a3
to the date for the Northeast-Southern
came, and I certainly thought the teams
had played yesterday until I heard that
the contest was postponed until today
(Wednesday). Aa for the Central High
West Philadelphia High game I arranged
with Mr, Iteuben T. Shaw, of West Fhlla
delphla, to play tnls "Wednesday afternoon.
"Mr. Shaw called me up and sug
gested that we change tho date, so as not
to conflict with the Northeast-Southern
fcorae. We thought we could make more
mopy by holding It over a day. With
out any upparent reason Northeast High
does the same thing. There has been
considerable trouble in the league and
things rill -be dlfferei.t next season. The
Supervisory Committee has not helped
matters any this year and there has been
lack of system."
How many more times will the schol
astlq fans and the public be fooled be
cause the High School League falls to
eleqt a secretary or some official who
knows -what It is to be on the job'
By GKANTLAND IMCE
Jimmy McAleer. ono of tho greatest of . of a sK-roimd prelim.
all outfielders, big league manager and big
league club owner for many years, was.
ns the novelist might say, "smoking a
meditative cigar."
Or you might call it a contemplative
cigar; or a rcmlnlscont cigar, If you care
to.
At any rato, Mr. McAleer was smoking
and meditating at ono and the same mo
ment. '
"The Good Old Days"
"The time has passed," remarked
Jimmy, "when a poor man or a man of
moderate means has any business promot
ing or managing any branch of sport.
This goes for war or pinochle, football or
chess. "If you haven't got the money you
needn't come around' Is the popular song
of tho day. Take tho European war. It
Is costing at least 10 times ns much as
any war In history. A billion now lasts
about 23 minutes by an accurate stop
watch. Ten billion Is a mere nothing.
Yet thero was a time when a guy with
ten billion could finance a pretty good
little war for a year or two and still havo
clgaretto money left."
Same In Baseball
"I recall the day, not so very long ago,"
continued tho veteran, "when a man with
$60,000 was a welcome addition to any
baseball circle. But JGO.OOO today won't
much more than get you In the park. With
anything less than a half million or a
million you can't even start. It Is no
longer a poor man's game from tho own
ing end." :
Boxing Also
The same holds true for tho boxing
game. Forty thousand dollars more than
covered the purao and expenses of the
Sulllvnn-Corbett fight a finish tight be
tween the most popular o all heavy
weights and the cleverest.
nut $40,000 today will hardly take caro
To put on a 10-
round, no-ileclslon contest Tex Itlckard
must stand n tap ot $00,000 far more
money than It cost to put on the Sulllvnn
Corbett and the Coriiett-Fltzslminous bat
tles combined, wlicro both wero to u finish,
with championship: at stake.
Baseball's Cost
Few fans appreciate tho tcrrlHc cost of
modern big league baseball. We will take
for 191G tho case of Captain Huston and
Colonel Uuppert, Yankee owners.
So far they have Invested thin season
$130,000 for new players, more than two
thirds of whom will bo sent back to the
bush.
Tholr Polo Orouml lent for tho year Is
S.'.ii.OOO.
Their salary list, with Baiter and Mageo
added, will bo at least $110,000.
Training camp expemes will bo another
$0000.
I Hotel bills, traveling expenses and other
incidental costs, inciiiuing oiuce Help
which Isn't Incidental will bo another
$50,000 at least.
Total this nnd you will llnd what tho
two Yank owners aro up against a nicro
matter of $351,000, or In that neighbor
hood. The Turnstile Need
As the money spent for Halter. Mageo
and others will be an Investment for moru
than one year, $51,000 might be knockid
from this amount for ID 10.
This leaves an expense' account of
$300,000 for tho year. At an average of
50 cents each, tho fan attendance, for tho
two owners to break oven, will have to bo
In the neighborhood of 000,000, ou about
8000 paid admissions to each game.
Thcso figures may bo a tilllo high but
we doubt It. For mobt of the expenses
recounted aro known to tho exnet figure.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
Moran Works in Zero Weather
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y Match 1,
With, the mercury down at zero, Frank
ran ana Willie Lewis went skatlne
.rly today. Returning to his training
carters Frank Immediately went out on
.ha road for a hike. Arter dinner and a
short rest Moran and Lewis called their
bounds, shouldered their rifles and coy.
red. the surrounding woods for game.
Bill McKetchnie in Demand
'PITTSBURGH. March 1 William McKech
lUe, tnanactr sf the Newark Federal latt
yr, w'U traJn with th St. I-oula Amrrfcana
tola iprln as the rut of Uininr FlMr
Joota. It baa been announced hero. ilo
Keciuila ha, received offer? trom four major
league cluU, on of them belne at, ixiulx -
Albany Ball Club Changes Hands
ALBANY. N Y.. March 1 Charle W.
WlBchnter. owner of the Albany Club of tha
Keu Turk State Baaeball League, haa aold
iJui elub to Dr P N Tate. e( Alba ay. (or
1U00 Tha tramactlon Included only the fraa
jaslM and ulajore. Doctor Tate announced that
(,e had lea-ted Cfcadwlck Park for the comln
WLUthuhn Beats Powers
In tfcc peel tournament of Nsrth Phlladeh
DSi. wMcti 1 beta beW at Droad and Som
erset Mnwts. Chart Witlbuhn defeated BUI
, S tu 3T
Southwark Club Ball Friday
Tba 3m aoootl ball T th
Jid .t wl be H m. Vt
4
76077c.
GRAIN AND FLOUR
WHEAT. llecelpta. 107.162 bush. Tha mar
ket wan lc. lower, but cloned 8tidy with a
fnlr demnnd. Quotations: 1'iir lo'"; n.IKrt
elevator No. 2 red, spot and March, il 18 W
1 -I. No. ! Southern red. 51.1CCP1 19. ateanu-r
til .i ii ntffci IK' n a red. Sl.lSPl.la;
rejected A, 1. 12 1.104; rejected II, Jl.ll
Ol.lt.
CORN. Receipt!. 12.511 bush. Tra.do,lwnB
quiet, but prices ruled eteody. Quotations:
(Sr tots for local trade, as to. location
No. 2 yellow. 8182c; steamer yellow, vp-.s'tf
ioue.: No. 3 yellow. 76HW7G'a: .-vo.
yellow. 73W7l4c.i cob, per i ids.
OATS. Receipts. 1S.250 bueh. Prices were
steadily maintained, but trade waa quiet. Quo
tations: No. S white. 63 053Vjc.; standard
white, 514S2c: No. 3 white. S051c.; No. 4
white, 48W49c; sample oats, 4S46c; purl
fled oats, graded, SOW062C.
FLOUR. Receipts, 962 bbls. and 1.364.275
lbs in sacks. Demand was light and prices
were without important rhnnge Quotations,
per 196 lbs. In wood: Winter, clear, 16 20W
6.40. do., straight. 15 C04f6.70; do., patent.
J5.S0O6.10. Kansas, clear. Juto sacks, 14 80
W6.16, do., ttrnlsht. lute eacke.l5.20O6.S0,
do., patent. Jute sacks, J5.50O6.70; spring-,
tint, clear, J5.16W5.40; lo.. stralsht. J5 3 Oil'
6.60; do., patent. J6.7506: do., favorite
brands, JC.2606.75; city mills, choice and
fancy, patent. J6.S506.75: city mills, regular
grades Winter. clear, J6.20O6.40; do.,
straight. J5.60O6.70; do., patent, J5.06.10.
RYE FLOUR was In small supply and
steady, but quiet. We quote at J6.60O6 per
bbl as to quality.
PROVISIONS
The market ruled steady with a fair jobblng
demand. Quotations ranged aa follows: City
beef. In sets, smoked and alr-drled. 3426c. t
Western beef. In sets, smoked, Sl2Sc; city
beef. knu'Mes and tenders, smoked and alr
drled. !4j'27c; Western beef, knjckles and
tenders, smoked. 2 6 27c. I beef: name, J280
30; pork, family, J22.EO02J; haras. S. V.
cured, loose, 16 016c. ; do,, skinned loose. 1A
46 17c; do., do., smoked. 17li OlStuc; other
hams, smoked, city cured, aa to brand and
average. 19HW17c.: haras, smoked. Western
cured. 16 HO 17c,; do., boiled, boneless. 27c. 1
Plcnls shoulders. 8. P. cured, loose, 10 Sc. ;
do., smoked. UUOlZUc; bellies Iq pickle,
according to average, loose, 12'.4 013c.: break
fast bacon, as to brand and merece. city
cured. 15016c; breakfast bacon. Western
cured. 16016c; lard. Western, refined. In
tierces. 11 Vic: do., do.. In tubs. HUc:;
do., pure city. Kettle renoerea, m tierces.
ao.. pure cuy, Keiua renoerea. in moa.
llHc-i '
UUc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER Offerings were light and values
were He. hUfher on solid-packed. Demand
fair. Followluir are the quotations: Western,
fresh, aolld-packed creamery, fancy specials,
39c ; extra. 37c; extra firsts. 35036c. ; Jlrsta.
33034c; seconds. 280t9c; ladles. 21&23c ;
nearby prints, fancy., 40o.t average extra.
3IOJ9&; firsts. 14036c: seconds. J0O3IC.;
special fancy brands of prints jobbing: at 43
46c
EOOS. Fine new-laid eggs were In good re-
3uest and kept well cleaned up. Prices were
Qe per case higher. Following- are tha quo
tation: In free cases, nearby extra, 30c.
per dox.: nearby firsts. ,-36 per standard
case, nearby current receipts, J 8. 10 per case.
Western, extra nrsts. U 26 per case; do.,
firsts J8.10 per case; Southern, per case.
;e. sons. iu. as 10 uuamr i' "" v
ruled steady under
but trade wa quiet. Quo-
tMoai.10. as to quality, fa
were jobbing at J2W14C per
C1IHB8B. The market ru
tatlona: New York, full cream, fanoy. held.
llnUc; do., do., fair to good. held. 17t
REFINED SUGARS
The market we quiet but firm., We quotes
Extri ttnegranuUUd. 6.16c.! : powdered. f.J5o.:
ionfeetlonera' A. 6.15C.I eoft grades. 5.60O
6.10c
POULTRY
LIVE POULTRT Receipt were light and
the market ruled Arm under a fair demand.
Fnwlet were atflln Vic. DUther Quotations.
Fowla. cooIct. 17le.. roosters. UlJc .
sartss chickens, soft meet!. UBJOc. do..
31m. 14I6.: turkeys, ttmtle.: ducks.
19c ; pUeons, old, per pair. 26030c. : do.,
oun. per pair. -Ofiair.
DRIISSKD. The. fowl market uaa quiet and
prices were He. lowi-l. Other llecrlIlllous
were steudlly held l-'olowlntf aro tho quu
tntlotlH l'r"h-klll'd. dry-pdeked Fowls.
12 to box. dry-packed, fancy, eolecti-d. 19'4c. :
weighing 4H5 lbs. apiece, iijc. , welffhlnK 1
His. apiece. 19c. ; wuUhlntf J'i lbs. apiece. 18c ;
weighing 3 lbs. apiece, 16fM7c, fouls, in
bbls, dry-nicked, fancy, weighing IHIfS lbs.
apiece. ISvac. . weluhlnjT 4 lbs. apleco, IhHc ;
smallor sizes, 1541 18c. ; obi roosters, rir
plckcd, 15c, chickens Jersey, fancy
broilers, 24 O 26c, other nearby fancy
broilers. 22024c. , Weetcru brollt-rs, weUhlmr
H1W2 lbs. apiece, 22024c : Northern Illinois
thickens, fancy ellov, wtlcblng 4 lbs. und
over In boxes, 21022c. : exceptional lots higher.
Northern Illinois, fnncv. weighing ZHOaH
lbs,. In boxes, lRiSlUc. ; Northern Illinois.
Vint-y. welghlnK 2'.s03li lbs.. In bbls.. Will
lv.i other Western, weighing 4 lbs. and over.
In boxes, 18019c, other Western, weighing
2HOJH lbs. In Iwxes, 16017c; other West
ern, welifhlns 2'.-33H lbs., In bbls., 16016c;
Inferior. 14c: Canons per lb Weighing 8G
10 lbs. apiece. 2t02Sc: smaller sizes, Z30
26c. ; turkeys, fancy younc hens and toms.
30c, do, fnlr to choice, 25ft2Bc; old tnma,
25c. , spring ducks, nearby. 18020c; do . West
ern, fancy. 17&lo . do., do., fair to good. 12
Ol 6c. , geese. 15?v20c : squabs, per dozen
White, weighing 11 to 12 lbs per dozen, J5.86
6. white wolghlnt' 9 to 10 lbs. per dozen,
J5.25(f6 75. white, welching 8 lbs. per dozen.
J404.76, white, weighing 7 lbs per dozen,
J3. 36 If .1.75; white, welshing 0O614 lbs. per
dozen. J2.7503. dark. J2.6O03. small and No.
2, 1101.50.
FRESH FRUITS
Offerings wero only moderate and values
generally ruled steady with trade fair. Quota
tions: Apples, per bbl Jonathan, fancy.
J3.3603 75. do., fair to good, J2.60W3; Wine
sap, J3.6O04: Baldwin. J2.50O3.25. Black
Twig. J3.60a; Grimes' Golden. J2.60O3;
Oreenlng. J2.2502.76. York Imperial, J203:
Ben Davis. Jl.7602.25. other varieties. J1.50
02.50. No. 2. J1.25H 60. Apples, in bulk,
per 100 lbs., COo.ftJISO Apples, Western.,
per box, Jl 252 Oranges, Florida, per
crate, ISO 3 Tangerines. Florida, per strap,
J2.60O4 Grapefruit Florida, ner crate.
JI 60O3. Lemons, per box. J34 Pine
apples, per crate porto Rico, J2. 6003.60;
Florida, J2.60W3.50. Cranberries. Cape Cod.
per bbl.. J8O10. do., Cape Cod, per crate,
12.804J3. do., Jersey, per bbl.. J78; do., Jer
sey, per crate, J2O2.50. Htrawberrie. Florida,
per nt. Refrigerators, 20025c; open crates,
15020c.
VEGETABLES
The market was , iul-t and showed little
change. Quotations;: White potatoes, per
bush. Pennsylvania: J1.15S1.20; New Tork.
SI. 10; Maine. J1.15O1.20; Western. 11.10.
White potatoes, Jersey, per basket No. 1
Ilose, 60070c; No. 1 other varieties. 60 &
70a.: No. 2, 30040c. Sweet potatoes, Jersey,
per basket No. 1. 60060c; No. 2, 25030c.
tiweet potatoes. Vlrainla. ner bbl.. xl.Miee
1 7K A.lnn. nav IflAJI. f.n ,. .
I'.Zi': No. 8. ' 76c.OJl.t6,'
nr No.
Cabbage.
1. 1"
anlsh.
per ton, J12U16; do., Florida, per hamper, Jl
wi.-.n: ao., Bourn uarollna, per crate. J1.26&
1.50. Celery, Florida, pei crate. J1.60OJ.50.
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl., J1.26W2. Kale.
Norfolk, per bbl.. ij76c. Lettuce. Florida,
per basket. JlO;.50, do.. South Carolina, per
basket. Jli. Baans, Florida, per basket.
Jl. 7602.50. Peas, Florida, per basket. J2&4.
Peppers. Florida, per carrier, Jl 6092.26.
fcggplant, Florida, per crate. J! OS. Tomatoes,
i"Sli: Kr earrler Fancy. J2O2.60; choloe.
J1.60O1 75. Mushrooms, per 4-lb. basket. Jl
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO. March 1 HOG8 Recelpu. 36.
SS'.vSk1' !- higher, mixed and butchers,
J8.66Q9; good heavy, J8 7099; rough heavy.
buiiMit " v...tj7tis:;
J3 7(.40; stockera and teeden, 586V;;7S:
Texaus, J6.90JR.60: calves. J11.25.
SlIRKI' HecalDta. 15.000- TinaVbZi .n...
native and Western. J4 40O8 6. limbs. J80
4 V.
BAR SILVER
la
nerelal bar ellip
. today at Bfie
rrte price oj 6ar silver
New york was
:L
ixmaon -wag
Jul .. . 1.10'J 1.11
I'orn mew iieiiiery
Nationals rolnined Ihe lend In the Drug
I.enuue race Inst nlRlit by defcntlnB Hmltli.
Kline & Freneli Co. ciulnlet two gnmes. Na
tionals won tho llrst itame by knocking down
Din pins to their rivals' 796. but they wro
nutrnllod In tho peennd game when smith.
KIIiip ft French totnlnl H37 to Natlonala' 795.
However, liv mibstltiitlnK Dr. J. I'. Ilntick for
liumold In the final. National got Rolng npalM
nnd ll score of 909 to their opponents' 8.16 set
tled tho game. In thli last match Doctor
.Shields totaled 226 pins,
Iljok. of National, found lilt stride ngnln,
ns his 211 followed liv 161 mid 167 shows.
IMvIs, of Uckmaii. emashed out ncores of
191, 190 nnd 220.
T.lbcrtv Boll dropped Its first gnme In nU
last night, losing lo the Pcnnsjlvnnla Rail
road squad. Its reveree was In the final gnmo
of the ovcnlne, when th" railroaders scored
975 to tho champions' 1S0.
llurliannn. of Smith. Kllno ft French Co.
team, recorded tolaN of 171, 210 nnd 215.
Wnmpole ln-nt out 1'hll.nlelphla Wholesnlo
Drinr Company In two games by close scores.
It captured tho eccond by 20 pins nnd tho third
by ID plni Wholesalers wero unnhlo to keen
uii their flrat-uennip ntrldp. when thev tntnkd
OK. or whlth Stark rontrlhuled 215. Wag
ner 197 Slon-k 176, .Sterling 183 and Mo
Cnrklo 107, lo Wnmpolc's, 755.
Onmden. vhlch drorned Its llrst thrco gnmes
In ll,n nt...nlii. mnlphon nt InP UPCOnd TOUnU
series lat week, ri'lurnpd to form lajt nlBht
and won all threp names from the T. 11. Smith
train, com ludlmr with into Mount wan lovv
man. with M In this the highest game of
the HiH'nnd round Oldly ennugli. the scores in
creased as tlv i 'nnrlen bowlers rolled In or
der. r.Ivers follnwiil Moivnt with 191. Rider
scoled 191. I.. King 214 and Prlie 226.
Secretnrv Abe 1.. Lnngtry'B official I't"!
nvp-man tpiim titrlcr to tho Amcrlran i 1 tovyl-Inu-
I'onsreuH clumplonshlns shown 765 squads.
The series will bo rolled on 16 allejs from
Mnrch 4 to 28 nt Toledo. O. A total of 3
Inms will roll each night except Sundav.
.March 27. when nn pxtrn squad will roll.
Toledo alone entered 222 fivp-innn teams; Chi
cago was m-iop.il with S7. Detroit third with
57 and I'level.ind fourth with 63. It Is tho
blRBPst tourney on record.
Aetnn won three games by forfeit from
North Aim-rlca In the Insurance League series
last night on Terminal Alleys. Transportation
won tv.o games from Camden, the runners
up unuitd. I-ach, for Camden, rolled n -U
ecore In bis first game. .Mather ft Co. won
two from People's Nntlon.il. Price, of Mather,
totnled 212 In his llrst game. Roosters won
two from Standard, the third gamo by seven
plus.
Peck-, of S. S White, contributed 6S0 pins to
his team's total. White squad winning thrco
gainis from Federals
ft has been decided 'hat the National Bowl
lug Association Tournament Allejs In Grnnd
Central Palace. New York, will bo open to
the contestants for practlie between schedule
hours Teams, pairs und Individuals will not
be scheduled for any particular allejs ns lias
been tho former custom, but Instead will draw
Tor their posltlonH Just before tho rolling
begins.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Standard Ons nnd niectrlc Company, regular
quarterly, payable March 15 to stock of record
February 29 ,
American Smelters Securities Companj;. res
ul.ir quarterly Hi per cent, on preferred "A"
nnd 1 ' per cent, on preferred "II shares,
pajuble April 1. Books close March 17. ro
uH n Man h 27. ,
llcoreii W. llelme Company, regular quar
terly 2li per cent, on common and l"i per
cent, on preferred, payablo April 1 to stock
of record March 15.
Wejman-llruton Company, regular quarterly
3 per cent, on common and 14 per rent, on
preferred, payable April 1 to stock ot record
'l'uiance Company of Pennsylvania, rcgulnr
quarterly l'i per cent, nnd extra SB cents per
ehar" on llrst preferred, paj-nblo April I to
atoi k of record March 18.
American Clgnr Companj-, regular quarterly
of l"j per cent, on preferred, pajablo April
1 to stock of record March 15.
American Hnult Company, regular quarterly
1 Vj per cent, on preferred and J per cent, on
lommun. payable April 1 to holders of record
March 14.
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NtlW YORK. Mnrch 1. BUTTER Market,
insufficient supply for trndlne and higher
prices. Receipts. 9578packages. Extra cream
frj. 36036HC! higher scoring. 3737'4c:
StatH dairy. 35036c; Imitation creamery.
"KOlls Market, tho pinch continues, due In
part to delayed deliveries by transportation
companies and no refrigerator stock to fall
back upon. Relief may come at any hour or
heavier stock near nt hand Receipts. 8629
esses. Extra firsts. MOW lie, firsts, 270
"7V4c whites. 33034c. ; browns. 30c ; mixed
colors. 2729c. ; refrigerator, as to quality,
17021C.
Winchester Note Issue
Tho Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany has sold 16,000,000 two-year 5 per
cent, notes to New York hankers. It Is
Btateil that the company has $35,000,000
of uncompleted war orders on hand as well
as the regular commercial business and
that its net earnings for the year 1915
were $1,652,091, aB compared with an
nverage of $2,413,096 for tho last five
years. Tho extensions for which tho nolo
Issue was partly made, were planned be
tnra ii.t. umr tfi be nut into effect In the
coming 10 years and have now been made j
possible Immediately ny war Business.
Mnv
July
Oats
Mav ...
July . . .
i.aru
May 10..-.7
Julv 10.77
Blhs
.May 11. CO
Julv 11.70
Fork
May 20. R.-,
July 20.80
Bid. tAsked
74'4
4.1 Ji
41-'l
75'i
4.1
Iow
1.10
1.07
7.1-
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v. CIosp. close.
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7.1 '5
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41
7ri'i
751
41H
10.(13
10.85
11.60
11.72
20.97
20.92
10.52
10.72
10.52 10.55
10.70 U0.75
u.r.n u.r,7 eiLRB
11.70 til. 70 til. 70
20.60 120.95 t20."0
20.67 20.90 20.72
SECURITIES AT AUCTION
The following securities wero sold nt nuctlon
today by Barnes ft I.ofland:
STOCKS.
30 shrs. I'rnnkford nnd Southwnrk (Bth
and 6th Sts.) Pasenger Hall
way Co 346'1
2 shrs. fourth Street National Bank;
par J100 287 V4
,1 shrs. tJIrard National Bank; par
J100 357U
1 shr. Glr.ird N.stlnnnl llnk; n.-ir S100 afi7
14 shrs. I'Wellly Trust Co.; par f 100. . 720'.
i enr. i-'iueuiy Trust Co.: par sioo...
10 shrs. Thirteenth and Fifteenth Sts
Pasenger Bnltwaj' Co
2 shrs Thirteenth nnd Fifteenth Sts
Passenger Railway Co
8 shrs. Farmers nnd Mechanics' Nn
tlonal Bank: par SIOO
2 shrs First National Hank. Philadel
phia. P.i.i pur $100 196
b Bnrs national liank or uermnntown
par tto
I shrs Natlonnl Bank of Qermantown
par J.in
3 shrs Atrllno Trust Co.: par 8100...
1U shrs rinnnro Co. of Pennsylvania
720
235 ,
235
1.11
HI1.
140
160'
drannetl n dollar. The nrhltrnKO Kroup,
Including Steel, Lclilgli Valley nnd
Heading, wns tleprcBscd. JJufTnlo nnd
Susnuehanna wns nbout the only firm
spot. Trading was quiet, howeor, nnd
there wai no great pressure to sell nnd
tho tono beenmo steadier In the later
dealings. Tho very favornblo reports
Issued by tho Pennsylvania nnd Heading
rtallronds helped sentiment ns n rcllec
Hon of tho generally prosperous condition
of the country. Incidentally It was stated
that the Pennsylvania during tho last 24
hours hns moved Just GC2 cars, or nbout 5
per cent, of the cntu tied tip on tho linn
Railroad men nro of the opinion that at
this rate It wilt be two weeks beforo the
embargo will bring idlef for the conges
tion of freight nt this port.
Tho recent continued sharp upward
movement In tho prlco of Heading, In ab
solute contrast with the reactionary ten
dency of the general market most of tho
time, 1ms caused n great deal ot discus
sion. Thero has been suggestion of tho
old story of a segregation plan which It
Is now asserted Is nioro practicable than
nt any previous lime. Another explana
tion Is given by a bntikcr who wns large
ly Instrumental in bringing Heading nnd
other hard conl securities Into favor
nmoiig French Investors many yenrs ago.
Ho attributes tho advance. In Heading in
part to the fact that the stock Is the llrst
to reflect the proposed plan of tho British
Government to establish credits In this
country by borrowing on, rather than
selling, American securities that have
RAILROAD EARNINGS
,ii;nsi:v cbntkal.
t1fi.
Jl. 081.245
1.: 111. 858
.174,995
21,143,289
Increase.
$826,773
603,763
321.813
2.014.191
8,9.12.614 849,507
.1,529,17.1 217,197
rHtLADnt.ritiA and rhading by. co.
January gross J6, 051, 071 $1,506,612
Net ..: 1,972,732 1,054,604
From July 1Clross.. 33,197,861 5,427,319
Net 12,857,359 4.394,561
READING COAL AND IRON COMPANY.
January gross
Net
Surplus
Seven months' gross.
Net
Surplus
Jnnunry gross $4,344,096
Net 365,521
Frohl July 1 Gross.. 21,381,051
Net i... 1,123,886
BBADING COMPANY.
January gross $673,489
Net 666,802
From July 1 Gross.. .1,096,0.15
Net .1,946,627
ST. PAUL.
January gross $7,645,0.17
Net 1,579,779
7 months gross 62,047,782
Net 20, Gil, 739
$l,921,3tl
413,371
3,004,573
562,085
$8,763
1,703
46,908
45,212
$948,921
2.10,267
6.661,597
5,355,428
NHW YORK CENTRA 1
IllVl'ia
January gross . . . .
Net
BOSTON
AND HUDSON
first preferred; par $100 110.
co. of Pennsylvania,
11 shrs. Flnnnco
llrst preferred: na
10 shrs Guarantee Trust nnd Safe Do-
$100
109 '.4
168
850
345
68
68
47U
275 H
104
i03;
101
10Hi
94 Ml
21 U
28
6
50
Tioslt I'n luir lino
6 shrs. Provident Life nnd Trust Co.;
pnr $100
2 shrs. Fire Association of Philadel
phia; pnr $50
20 shrs. Blinlra and Wllllnmsport Rail
road Co., preferred, par $50
55 shrs. Ulmlra and Wllllnmsport nail
road Co., prefprred: par $50
11 shrs. Ulmlra nnd Wllllnmsport Rail
road Co.. common; par $50
16 shrs. Citizens' (loth and 11th Sts.)
Passenger Railway Co
25 shrs. Germantown (4th and 8th Sts.)
Passenger Railway Co
60 shrs. Oprmantown (4th and 8th Sts.)
Passenger Railway Co
11 shrs. Amerlcnn Dredging- Co.; par
$100
1 Bhr. American Dredging Co.; par
20 shrs, H. K." Miiiford' Co.";'par'$60.".'.'
28 shrs. Philadelphia Bourse, preferred;
par $25
2 shrs Pennsylvania Academy of Flno
Arts
36 shrs. Kensington llygcla Ico Co.; par
35 shrs. Gorman' Theatre RoaVtyCo".'"
10 shrs. Keesej' Hosiery Co
40 shrs. Rlllenhouso Trust Co
For account of Ihe North Philadelphia
Trust Co.. admlnlstrntnr. c. 1, a. of
the estate of Harry W. Blanchard. de
ceased, 4 pawn tickets. Issued by J.
II. Myors & Co., 2906 Germnntown
nvenue, Philadelphia. Nos. 36,432.
36.431, 40,627 and 42,160; 4 pawn
tickets, isued by A. Dougherty, 1807
llldge avenue, Philadelphia, Nos.
10,339. 10.567, 10,823 and 16.932: notn
for $100, Daniel Ludwlg, to Harry W.
Blanohard, dated April 10, 1909.. Lot $10
BONDS.
$1000 Poople's Passenger Railway Co.,
4 per cent.,4 stock trust, Inter
est February and August, due
1943 83U
1000 Springfield Consolidated Water
Co., 5 per cent., first mortgage,
coupons May and November,
due 1968 82
1800 Real Estate Title Insurance and
Trust Co., 4 per cent., mortgage
irust, mieresi way ana fMovem
ber, series N. duo 1918
700 North Springfield Water Co., 5
per cent., llrst mortgage, cou
pons January and July, due
1928 , ...,..
500 North Sp'rlngfleld 'Water Co'..' Vper
cent., first mortgage, coupons
January and July, due 1928....
COO Springfield Water
SOU
85 hi
85V
85
Oil Refining Company Incorporated
DOVER., Del.. March 1 The Oklahoma
Producing and Refining Company has
been incorporated here with n capital
stock of $2,000,000. to drill for, extract
nnd market oil and petroleum and prod
ucts thereof.
mmsugis E,Irc A f-
Soldfrom
the
anifdi'u
fiuntidoB
Sttallqood dealers
ftsYUKDODS.rWdckef.
mmmmJiimm
Kli
sfl $res ,
'Xx4&2J&&$k a
4m&wWm
in -'"--t lB)Fsf
$14,889,054 ' $2,070,071
. . 4,J'J,2U3 2,307,201
ND ALBANY.
January gross $1,687,518
Net 4.11.261
TOTAL ALL LINES,
$27,222,.160
7,720,608
$343,532
216,557
Januarj- cross . . .
Net nfter tnxcH
Decrease.
$6,062,018
4,636,380
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YOHK, Mnrch 1. The coffoo mar
ket nhovtcd a firmer tono this morning,
opening at an advance nt 5 to 9 points
from the final of yesterday, nnd lntor
showing somo further gains, tho May
position selling at 8 cents. The volume
of business was not large, but trade In
terests wero prominent on tho buying side,
while offerings wero small.
March ....
April
May
June
July
August ...
September
October . . .
November .
December .
January ..
Todaj-'s
Opening.
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i'oi
8.0S
8.12
8.15
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Yes.
Closo.
7.75W7.80
7.S1W7.83
7.88B7.89
7.92W7.91
7.97W7.98
S.01W8.0.1
8.06198.07
8.098.11
8.13W8.15
8.1GW8.18
8.10M8.20
New German Wnr Loan
BERLIN, Mnrch 1 (by wlrelcsB). Sub
scriptions to Germnny'a fourth war loan
opened today. Like tho preceding loans,
tho amount Is unlimited. A 5 per cent,
loan Issued at 98.50 and not redeemable
beforo October 1, 1924, Is offered, and also
4Vi Per cent. Treasury bonds Issued nt
95. Tho first Instalment Is duo April 18
and tho fourth and last Instalment July
20, 191G.
. Observations
time.
Low
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Station. n.m. n't. fall. Wind. Ity. Weather
Atlanta, Oa.,.. 3430 .. HM 16 Foggy
Si ;:,:;
'16 .06
18
14
.18
24
Atlantic City..
jfaiumnrff
Bismarck, N.D.
Boston. Mass...
BulTiilo. N. Y. .
Charleston .
Chicago. III.
12
Cincinnati. Ohio 22
Cleveland. Ohio 16
Denver, Col.... 16
Detroit. Mich.. 14
Galveston. Tex. 64
Harrlsburg. Pa. 26
Hatteras, N. C. 38
Halifax. N. S.. 12
Helena. Mont.. 2
Huron. S. D...
Indianapolis .. .
Jacksonville . . .
Kansas City. . .
Knoxvlllo . . . . ,
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I.os Angeics
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Montrenl. Can-.
Nashville. Tenn 24
New Orleans . . 52
New York 26
Norfolk. Va... 34
Omaha, Neb... 28
Philadelphia .. 33
Phoenix, Ariz.. 52
Pittsburgh, Pa. 22
Portland, Me.. 14
Portland, Ore. 38
Quebec, Can... 4
St, Louis, Mo.. 30
St. Paul. Minn. 8
Salt Lake City. 28
San Antonio . . 62
San Francisco. 50
Sa. Ste. Marie. 4
Washington ... 24
Winnipeg. Can.26
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INNER TUBE FREE
With Each Non-Skid Tire
30x3J; nnd Larger
STANDARD MAKES GUARANTEED TIRES
This offer subject to withdrawal without notice. Act now.
COLONIAL RUBBER CO.
DAY AND NIGHT 1 S09 SPRING GARDEN ST.
DAY, 616 NORTH BROAD STREET
Race 824
Poplar 4872
i
been mobilized abroad. The new p4n
Is expected to materially decrease th
selllnff of American securities which had
beep a constant depressing Influence on
tho railroad list for many months past,
An Immediate favorable influence upon
Heading nnd tho other lending anthracltt
coal railroad companies Is the prospect of
a simultaneous agreement with both the
hard and soft conl miners, nnd tho eood
feeling In this respect has been heightened
by the more favorable attitude, recently of
the I. C. C. toward tho coal carriers. Tho
latest Illustration of this Is tho permission
granted to ralso nnthrnclte freight rates
announced on Tuesday, which was a modi,
flcatlnn of a previous ruling, which was
shown by the late Mr. Bergen, of tho Erie
to bo unjust to the corporations. Most ci
mo nam hum Bun. uutii companies aro to an
extent In tho category of "war brldea'1 at
tho present time.
"wnr brides" at
All tho Heading companies Bhowed In.
creases In surplus for January amount.
Ing to $1,480,711, and for seven months
$6,036,109. The Pennsylvania begins the
year with n Bplendld record, tho entlra
system showing an Increase In Incomo
from January railway operation of
$5,117,307, or more than 250 per cent.
A largo block of Georgia Railway and
Tower common was reported to havo been
sold by Canndlan Interests to C C. Harrb
son, Jr., & Co., of this city. Tho amount
was said to bo about 15,000 shares, or nn.
proximately a tenth of tho outstanding
Issue. Liquidation of American sccur
Itles by Canada is not surprising In view
of tho country's need for cash. It is say
that Harrison & Co. also recently took
over a block of Georgia Hallway preferred.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON. Mnrch 1.
For eastern Pennsylvania nnd Now Jer
sey: Partly cloudy tonight: Thursday
Bnow or rain nnd warmer; moderate
northwest to northeast winds.
Fair weather prevails this morning
from tho Atlnntlc coast westward to the
Mississippi Hlvcr, and tho 24-hour tem
peraturo changes havo been unimportant
except In tho upper lnko region, where It
It somewhat colder. Light snow has cov
ered most of tho plains Stntcs and the
temperature has fallen considerably ns far
south as ccntrnl Colorado nnd western
Kansas, whllo an Irregular and somewhat
freakish rlso Is reported In a narrow belt
extending from eastern Nebraska to
southern Texns. Intense, cold continues In
Canada and In tho bordering Stntcs. k
U. S. "Weather Bureau Bulletin
taken nt 8 n. m.. Eastern "
Clenr
Cloud
Clear
Cloudr
Clear
Cloudr
Cloudy
I'.Cldy
Cloudy
Clear
Foggy
Clear
I'.CJdy
Clear
Snow
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Hnow
I'.CIdr
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Hnow
Clear
r.Cdy,
r.Cdy.
Clear
Italn
Clear
Cloudy
8now
Cloudy
Cloudy
Italn
Clear
P.Cdy.
Clear
Tho Chicago Board of Trado has voted
to advanco tho commission rate on 1000
bushol lots for delivery of wheat, corn
and oats from $1.50 to $2.50. Brokerage
rates wero advanced from' 10 to 15 cents.
I
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"B1
The Car That
Outclasses Its Cost
ptor Lai Definition
, (Not in Webster's)
Suggested by last week's -weather,
All-Year Car Two cars in one a winter car
and a summer car, each complete in itself.
Synonym Kissel Kar.
Come in and see one, I have all models on my
-showroom floor,
leW
4X&Ug
Bprtu J77.8; Hace ilU.
338-40 N, Broad St.
Mexican Tan
Upholstery
40H.R
i
I
M(
1 1 6-Inch 1
Wheelbase V
$935 .
4 1
III
Model 60 Six-Cylinder, 120-Inch Wheelbase, $1095
Divided Front Seats. Special Colors.
V Live Dealers Should Get Next to THIS.
S IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES
I K BAKER-BELL MOTOR COMPANY
W P fe 6G5-69 N. Broad St., Philn,
mmK. mam
e V- tl
Jmf ' tlio bump JmI flu. mile that how la your j-tpalr bill, S
L ffHXTEN Shock B
-HI s$?K Jy 4$ Absorbers
ssfiiip il$?.
fi'rrHpSSC.V
are double acting Protect your car from the bump
an'1 the "upthQTv tool Add to your comfort and
me nre or your car. Durable because springs
never carry weight of car. Atta.cn without dril
ling or cutting. $15.00 per set of four" Satis
faction guaranteed or mony refunded.
Gaul,Derr& Shearer Co.
wiiivmtor. 2J7 N. BrottJ s,fee
S
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Ml
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vl
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hi la else aad quality, UBllt., eM. 17 O
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