: WHEAT CLOSES LOWER
k AFTER FEVERISH DAY
Iluying Is Lankly for Expert
era Diplomatic SUttnticm
Keeps Traders Nervous
i
nnus nr.i.T n.VTiirji poiibcast
.irfi(l 1tr. .28- The wenlhrr fori.
. rV thlrtr-ls hears roltnwsi
'lllwS". Sllsaonrl ami Wisconsin Fstr
"jnswsota. Iowa. Neb") " Knaa
r North and Fenth lVela rlr, cenllnned
"Hjians. I"f A"'1 . -'!"' Mlthttan
JfetWm rrldsir. tt.
ctttcAOO, Dec 28 Tho wheat msrket
., feverish and Irrcnulnr today, clostne;
",., outside support was larklnt;. He
Sectlnic a decline In securities nt New York.
R.. .rt was weak Later thero was a
ill on bujlnic that appeared to be largely
' .- Th lnltfii- tvAPrt niuul Kl.l.
jfjfor the. cash article, delivered at out.
ilia, points.
Orrat Britain ami trance were In the
Mih market as buyers Offcrinss of the
scloal Bfl w,rn Bmn" Sn, to K"
abroad were estimated nt 600,000 bushel
The lilffh on Hccember was Jl 654 and
the low It., closing nt It 5 or lie be
law yesterday's close Tho top on May was
1. 7li and the low St 71, finishing at
JlilCM" AfWlnst II 7SH.. the final
erica of yesterday The IiIkIi on Jul was
1 406 nnd tho low St 37'i. closing nt
it J1.3S'. compaioil with II tit., yes.
K Unlay'fl last price.
E MM.U.... ....... IfAtll MA., nil. .... . 1. -
political and diplomatic situations
Clearances from tho seaboard continued
disappointing, but a larger outgo is cx
wcted In tho near futuro.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
IrreKularity Characterizes Trndinrj.
Americans Decline Fractionally
LONDON', Dec 28. Irregularity rh.ir.ic
i;, ttrlied the trndlnir In securltlrt on the
Ski R...I. T....t.n ...& t...lna. .....I tt... ...... .......
OlDCi. i.A.i..w ......1, mm .iiu 4ii.tii.vm
were dull.
Tho nllt-edged section wan confused, with
tu'tnos3 confined within holiday llnilln.
Belns without BiippoM, the war tonus were
ailer DcallnRH In homo mils were tint
krlilt, but tho Kroup waH rtendy The oil
Vance in passenger Inres Is commenrliii
Fractional decllne.i occurred In Amer
icans. Aftor wcaUenlnir, United KtatPS
Eleels milled Canadians wero dull. There
nan no fear to South American Ilnet
Foreigners wore Blow Huivilans were
bsril. A further Una of credit hills win
discounted hero nt r U-IG perront
Mines were spott). There was dlstrlb
uted In Kaffir dividends for the second half
Of the year 17,130,000, a decrease of 500,
(00, as compared with a year ngo
RAILROAD EARNINGS
BOtmiKIlN ltAHAVAY HYSIKit
SOl'THEIlN HAI1.WAV
ltilil
ll.40S.72t
37.571.30.'
Inrrra
I31.S27
4.I1J3 3.'U
Thtril week IJcember
From July 1
ILLINOIS CKNTHAIj
Kovmbr srcui Itl.ilSO.I.-.ii
Net ... 1 S7.1.141
Flvo montlia' Kro" 3J J71.tl3it
N.t 7.700.S7S
IlAl.rl.MOlU: AND OHIO
Per Novemlwr HUH
Orrtlntr revenue JO His am
.Nt oiteratlnz reenuo ir,.H7 3Hil
five months .... . .
Cfrstlnt; revenue nl,,ljlill
177 R70
111 47H
4.0JII SUS
2.S73 nao
rner.an
Jilll 711
17.521
4 lin.37S
7I. ISO
r orrrnuna ruvrnuw iv.-..". -
Decrenae.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
n.lnwarp. I.nckuwnnna and Wralrni t mil
Compnny, regular uartlrl vt 2Vi inr tfttt.
Riayaliln January Is to atutK or reroru !
LlUr SO. .
Harrison uros f v.o.. inn, r.uiar qbaricrir
.of l4 pr lent un ihr preferred stock, pavaiil-i
lirhruary t to atocV. nf record Januar, 2.1
HhtKila Centrnl rcBuinr uuartrfli- at lti wr
cent. pn.able Marti J to tocltiiif record rub-
llnuy nutvar iorpor-wion, rrrrjiar uwurirri
of 1 per tent on urrf.rrrtl atocl., pav-ablv rco
ruiy i to ateck of rtTordi "unuar'' IS
w.t r.nn Hnllwuy Comntny. retcular ouar-
ftfrly nf Hi per cant un tha preferrmlatocli. piy
abla February 1 to otoclt of record January 2U
Manufaeturera' Llsbt and Ileal t'omfanr. rt:
ir uuart.rly of 2 per cent, pityulilt J4nu4ry II
Olnba Wernlcka Company, rulnrKtuari-rly
el lli per rent. paablv January i& (u holder"
' or reeoru ijec.ninor an
. Mohawk Mlnlnz Comuui). 110 shire. po-
Lsbla t'obruury I to atook of retard January n
Inspiration Copper Corn-any. njartirly of J
Jihare, pajobla January J'J lo,lo.k of recant
tnuary 12, Tlita li Hie am as tlireo muntha
Uflaware, I.acl,aenna and Weatern Rallroail.
rtvular nuurtcrly of .H ir cent,
VnrrnUr nmi Uv.t.rn dHlar.il regular ni.r
i lerly on profarred stock, payable1 r'abruary 10
to atock of reccrd January 81. ,
' vnicago i-ncumaiit iuui. iuit im.,.r.., ...
ri ur cant oaiabo January 2i to atock of
ricord January 13. , l
Dellnes "Stop Loss'' QraVra
NKW YORIC. Pec. Zt The sovernln(f
eommltteo of the Now York Stqck Tlxr
change has nfllclally defined "stop loss1
ordew as fellow ' That a stop order to
buy stock Becomes, n market order when
the stock sells at or above the stop price.
That a stop order to sell stock become
a market order when a atocl; sells at or
below the stop price The, action of th
committee Is taken na u result of numerous
complaints made latel to broke.'.! by cus
tDmers who hae been ilUsatlslled with the
way their accounts have been handled,
Tbo complaints have been largely due to
(allure of the customers to understand the
"stop loss" system.
Germany X,lraRa Sale of Shoes
I.ONDON, Dec ?8. A Neuter dlspstch
from Amsterdam says that the latest Oer.
man papers contain the Federal Councils
regulations regarding shoes and clothing
for 1917 They prescribe that only two
pairs of So-called "shoes de luxe" will be
wld to a person, and these only on the turn.
lag In of cast-off but stilt wearable pairs.
Yarns Firm In Manchester
MANCHESTEIt. Eng. Pec 28, Yarns
re firm. Cloths are quiet.
FETEY
Let This Be
a Lesson,
Peteu; Don't
Boast Again
Li
PHILADELPHIA 1
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOOR
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it " ' l " w .-Jj. ll mill rmwr uTpn
WJftter rtrnr I7 t .k. ii-ii. tt ants
rents r fi1w
v V?J.,!-'1 " ,n l"ll iriwil M llr.
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IMIOVISIONS
MTJ'm,,f, rV,M stesdr tllh n flr Jb
Utr btf. in nli, nmokftl n.l slrUrVfJ.
-r. '"-ir-i ir In !. -nwliJ, 3le. ellr
Ji.i. I ;"vi.ir nna ifnum. ftmxril snn nir-
mo
iSli.t p' "wv ':)io tf. imiu,
R0rt33 fisnn, S ). eureri. I. IBBtSHe.
tinn lui. .,. .. .. .1. . a. k .a
ifl,
?.t; ethur hm. nmnin.1 eitr rrel. to
Mnl anil rr. SoSr hum nmnknl. m!-
IkS V),m- 20He.po. bollH Ik-I, 3le pttnle
-hould.rs. H f- cut... Ie IV. il.
nwkJ. lee fill,-, n pim,, .rporOlrw tn
IHW' J01 ' lireilitstt lron. to
errma nd .win, rlty rurKl, Ste tr'Skfsit
wicon. wnlftn rnr-.t. ale. Iird, western. r-J,n'J-
e lc. .. do. do, dibit tc lrd. pure
Sit- '.".,, renittre.1. In to. ISo. lnrJ, puw
enr. kftila rcni!rpd. In tutu. 18c
RKl'INED SUGARS
.T'd'..w la,,p -kxI It"1 rrnlln Xuesr n
nnine tomtMny rwiuMil ihlr ut In MM.
.. ."" '" rrle Ktlr Bn ernnultit.!.
nssei twwdfrnl nvu conf-tlun-rrir A. il.t.V:!
oft (rmlxi. o tnetr. 7iv
DAIRY PRODUCTS
ntTTKn Ksner -Ictli win wll rl.nn.it up
tx firm, but h und.r icrttat a wiro llitl"
Jnlnl anil ornwht lrrulr In .alu Kol
lowlne r tr.o quolailonn Wml.rn. frwih.
joim MrKjJ rrumtry. fanrr .t-rrlalt, (Je. ci
i,.. .." 5c '" "rats 4iit4UVe. nit.
SMt31ie r-con.l 34 037c nrarby vrlnta. tuner.
e '-eepttonal lola Uhr vrat tr
4204S. flf'ta .MHHllc, rcornl 1H5U3-C,
7tX'."' fner bramln of vrlnta Jolibln t
4 uQe
K(HIH-D.flraLIi frrS ecru smrt. and
firm with d.maml r.rtill1r ftti.firblnr all ofTrr
lne Malta wero mcmtly lne iobbln wr at
4HIISIV ptr iKu.n for tha ll atock. V!iqlail
quotation w.r nominal u follow. N'.arby
extraa 40e i-.r do. naarbr nrata. Ill HI
lr caw nrarby , urr.nt rw.lr.tt 113 i
per .. w.at.rn attrai. too rr loi . do tr-
nrata III III prr aao da. Drill 113 SO rtr
eai., rafrlaraiur ersa. atorat. and Haiiranc
Paid to January I. titra. tin HO r .aaa, do
nrata, tlo so per caa d.i aecomla. fu Ou ir
C4e fane a.lwtut candied fteah ; were
Jobblmr at SlOlSUo i-or do
I'llblMIS Th market ruled at.ail order
Ilaht titferlnia. hut Ihnr. was little lradln 'rh.
bii
quotation.. ,w york fi
Jit. tfS.IHc. apeclal. hi:
aowl. held 21 ', .! c.
run cream, rarer, nei.i.
hlsber; do do. fair tu
.iT.1
uo. pari aauna. i.ie.
POULTRY
I.1VI: Choir atotk met with a sood outlet
and ruled nrm Quotation". Konta to nuali
ty, UttOV. rooateia IllliSt prlnf chicken..
ccurdina- to itualliy I720c. Whit Inthorna
aecnrdlnir to oualltv, ITtTlUo durha na to alio
and quality, l70.'i)c. turke 245!i. seen.
nffJOc. rUeona old per pair -!aoac. do
oun. nr pair Ott.'Sc,
DltKfi.miD nna deairabl alied atock anlil
fairly ami ruleil firm under light orfarlnsa Juo
tatlona I'reoh killed, dry packed turkaya, per lb.
- Fancy nearby. 3i1tc exceptional lot- liUther
fancy nt.rrn. 8.1i fair to bo.1, suASlei com
mon. 2.1B2SC fowls 12 to hot. rtn- picked
Fancy, aelecte,!. VMci welhlnB (tt. lb., a pew.
2.1 He. do. 4 Iba. apieca. 21C1 do. SH Iba. apiece.
3lJSJr. do. aiha apleca lUt-i'lh- fowla In bbla
fnncy. dry-plckad. welshln 4'4 5 It-a and oer
apiece, 23f. do. 4 lbs apleco. -.'Ir, amalltr st.aa.
17WJIIC. old rooatora dry-picked. l7o. ruaatln
chUkena. weatarn. dry picked, In boxes wtlan
llrV B4S10 Iba por lair, 24021k;. ln, s Iba lr
pair. Jl23o. do, 7 Ita par pair. 2J0Me: rnaat
Ins chlckena. western, ice-packed. In bbla.
wrlshlns 8 Iba and over per pair. !J023r. roaat-
line rmcaena. weatarn. in ouia. rvia"" . ."
Stla? .lie do other nearby vvelshlnar Pto. lw
P. iou.ih' uimiii, mi rf v ....v
onli.ee 27C:oc. uo. nearny. amaner si
itic. ducka nearby. SJW24a. do, wtat
aliee, 23U
atern. lov
lateril. .'IIO
".'c. Eeaaa nearby '. &-4c. do, wcat
Keaaa nearby .'. 5i-4C up,
auuiha. wnita weianins ii
1m . U 7.1W0. do. do. U(F1I lb;
per doi. 1 1 8.1
IWV 60. do do. M Ibi
c
s
It
If a l
31. da. du
T-lha. ner doa
vat I La
itf r rlox . I'J 7A
ri'jdli. dark l2Su81'V0. araalt
,.I.UUUd 1. Ul U
uo,
and No 2. norOl 23
FRESH FRUITS
Choice atock aold fairly and valuea sane rally
war wall ajatalned under moiteraiM offerlnn
Quolallons Apples par bbl Jonathan 14 Ml
U9, Orlmea' Golden. 14 now.'. i3. York
imperial. 13 M Hen Uavla. 1303 30. Ilaldwln.
No. 1. II -atft Mi do. umradd 1.108 73:
Oreenlns, No t Jj3i3i du ungraded, lit
4 '.'5. Hinge
?i. l, 4a uuiv.i.t uo. uiiaratoiii
3W4; atayroan No 1 HW0I do, unicraded,
IS SO.3.&0: W'inesa
tmirrii.l.d. t3.S0&3
No I. Jt.oliC.inO, do,
i vvineaap io , a.wv"
J..5IIC3 r.u
Appiei. nortnwatern
I.antona. r box. I." Ml
lr box. Si no an so
(13 Draraea. Florida per crute Hrlsht, J-J an
tlJ 75, ltuaaat, IJW2 80 'raiucrlnea 1'lor
Ida. Ir atmp 1111 Uropetrult. Florida, it
crate. t'J Vi3 rinapple, Morlda Indian
Jltver, par irate, JJM03BU. Cranbarrlaa. Caw
Cod. par bbl fancy lata varieties 0UHs
Karly lllack, J30.3U. Cranberrtea, Cap Cod.
par trata. litT2.40. do. Jersey, dark, r erstj.
IJ&2 4U. do. do. llsbt l-r crate II 50OS.
Strawberries. Florida. pr it . 3SW30C.
VEGETABLES
The market ruled rirm with demand fair
Quotatlona Whit notatpe-e, ter huan. Ienn
Slvai'u, tholca II 03 I 71. New York, rholca.
1 (... vihlto potaloea JariK-y. ,par basket bio
ell. sweet iKilaloes KaaterO Hhora. per bbl
No 1. I3B3 J, NO .. l OUirs. sweat pi'iniuee.
UaUwarr tud Jlaryland, per hamtr. 1 1, SAW
l.aii. ave't pot"!"" Jersey, per Irteket No. 1.
ub..ill. No. JS 4iisue, ontona Per 100-lb W
No 1 1 IIB4 2V No, 2. l.'SllvT3. cabbaka.
Datdah, peettV Af.1 .ijlnatli. Norfolk par
bbl li 30J s. kale, .Norfolk, per bbl. II ff
1 28. ceullftower Norl'olL per eraialfl SOi
VlJauTla. pi"? basket II l.f.rt.' So. JNorlVitSro:
liiw SrtJ"' llfJ.l: bejns, llorlda wr
lettu.c, "ortJfc,.!-r,.s.s ,Jt.aua uo.
buskal. Ii9r J"7a. V"."."; KV..VY$'
IHian.l, . " -"
, ....ftre. llf neuDer
..."?; t-ln.l.1.1 tier Imx"
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Par iw. "
117803 231 pea
ISrlda. per basket. 130.60,
LOCAL .MINING STOCKS
TUNOI'AII STOCKS
ateSSi;?
in rncw. Thtt w,-i iHit irfi. L Ht
tmm
Old Asked
,0A IM
.HO 58
.18 .Ii
a SI
,1S .10
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01 'lU
01 03
.37 SU
M VI
.05 .04
..3 .23
.40 .80
,24 .28
14 .10
irseNamara
Montana
Northern Wlsr
Itcacua Bula ,.,,...... .
Vat Had
(10I.DFIBI.I) STOCKS
Atlanta
lllua Hull
lilamondfleid il U
ilalay . ...
Jumbo Kitanslon ..
oro .
Aand Kan ...
Silver I'lck ...
USOO.LANKOUB
Arltona Unllod
Nevada Ijlll . . .
Taeopa Jllntns .
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO. Dee. 28 -JOaS--ll.l,t.. 43060.
M""'--amaTo'iT? ah :n
hJffars 14 2OBI0. Blockers and feeders. ,18 S
s'sVV'ly.V6.ff,'Jil"faleJtJrs
13.80. ' ,
Gee vAjiz ( peTev jdbaV--- I SOMOAMS
nmt.ut IDEA VoTHeROMii. Fori 1 MP .,
op YQims. s-viwt fwWxr-J ,C,5A THAT" J I og. "Sovme- Yt
xu lAtii
JMJUii' X Xjk.t.SjtA.JuULJU4. JJLi.-tA AAA- .
Hotel Blown to Bits;
Five Believed Dead
rsntlnneel from Pete One
tender. rlt tn thm. but his erles ceaeij
before they entht locate him
"Keep the smoUe snay and t II I all
f'ght " he wits heant to iut Just after
ttw tmllrtlng mllarwrnl Men are worlttng
hertelty in the hop of mcMlnn him.
IH.tlW.V FltTV rKI8T
iseford Harmon, timn tlarmem Jehn
Hrsnln, William Ilnllln;tofth. alt coloretl,
Harry AMlerscn ami t'hrte- ty. car
penters, wetr n or nlwrtit th twrrcemt vthen
th expleaslnn camei, llray was trehlnd the
bar Nathaniel Thnmss. petrter. ami Hen
Jmln Armstrong, holh eolotnl. werr In th
cellar The Harmons, ttrnnln atl Arm
strong craw last out. but the others had to tn
renfl
Mrs. Hudson has a fraeured skull and.
Thomas Is badly tmrnesl and lias some)
broken banes tloth may die Tlieire was
no cellar umtor th tatrrrxvm ami this con
dltlon enabled sOtno of the men to crawl
out lh hevy timbers from above, hating
crrwawst In strrh shape, that they were not
held fast Thomas was blown from the
ce-llar a distance of about fifty feet to th
northwest corner of th bulbllns
The exiiloalnn was so terrific that tt
Mrtually llfle.) the Ihreei-alnry building
from Its foundation., ami rpreeul out the
walls When the building ilropieed again
It collapsed
The exact eatiM) of live explosion of the
acetylene tank miy never be known, com
plete was tlie ruin of the plant
The Intense) heat and the precarious run.
dltlon of th ruins hindered th rescuers at
every step After a few person had been
dug out the heat made It almost Impossible
to prnree.1 until savernl streams of water
ere brought to play upon the wreckage
The hotel was an nkl Colonial building,
three stories high nnd of stucco struc
ture The building was worth about
SSO.000 Th toss Is at leal this amount
Tho force of the explosion shattered
windows In nearly everv building within
radius of a block of the hotel l'leces
of glas from the hotel windows ami pieces
of slat from the roof were hurled, sev
eral hundred feet In every dlrrcllon I'lrce
nf slats and glnm Imbedded themselves
In the frame building across the street
from the hotel
GROVES MAY CONTINUE
TO LEAD BIG COMPANY
President of Vr. Cramp & Son Ship-
btilUlinR Firm Says Ho Will
Reconsider ResiKnntion
Henry H droves may change his mind as
regard resigning from tho presidency of
tho William ("ramp A Bona Hhlp and l.nglne
JtHlldlng CoiniKiii) The veteran head of
the company admitted this much today
after a meeting of tho boarvl of dlreilor
of tho organisation within a. short time
after ho had announced his withdrawal
from the concern
The meeting wns held behind closed doors,
but Mr Droves was cornered on his de
parture "M resignation will be held over
until Hie mealing next month." hn said
lie added, however, that he "might chatigo
IiIb mind" after announcing that the resig
nations of two directors Francis I-. Hine
nnd Albert .Strauss has been accepted
Mr tiroves made Known his rtealre to
resign esterday At that time ho s.ld
that his purpose was Induced by the at
titude "f labor, the antagonistic tand
taken by tho1 Government In regard to
ship owners and shipbuilders and other
causes
APPEALS TO WANDERING SON
Mother Would See Him Before Sho Hn
Operation
A mother's longing to see her son before
undergoing a serious operation overcame
ih rrunlis of two iears against publicity
and led Mrs Slorrls llloob. of 3888 Poplar
street, to nppedl today ror am to nmi
him The son. Harry Illoch, twenty-eight
joars old, left bin wife nnd two small chil
dren two years ago after a quarrel with his
father, who employed nun
The Utuch family tried In vain to find
the son Jewish charity orgunljatlons were
nsked to help, nnd tlm search was carried
on nrlvntely but no tr.ico wns discovered
N'ext week Mrs Much, the mother, will go
to a hospital for un operation .she had
always refused to let Iter sorrow become
generally known Her longing has reached
the btagn where she will take any steps
that might bring buck her son. sha said to
day Tho police have been notified
SALESMEN OPEN CONFERENCE
Hold First MectinB nt'tho Ucllcvuo
Stratford 25 Speakers Scheduled
A conference on salesmanship was begun
In tho llellevuo-Stratford today by twenty
live men. representing one-fourth of the
sales forco of 'William It Warner ft Co.
439 North nroail Btreet, chemical manu
facturers Tho pr nclpal speakers wero C
C Oreen. merchandise manager, unit Henry
l'feirfer, president of tho company
The conference will be contluuvd tonight
at a shore dinner nt llookblndcr's. 128 Wal
nut street The speakers will bo Irwin V
I'H4hall. advertising manager of llio Farm
Journal, and li J Cattell, city statistician
Theju conferences will last until Haturday.
Ohio Troops Not to ne Punished
i:r. PAHO. Tex. Pec 15. Following a
renewed Investigation Into the "round
robin" protwt signed by 880 Qh.u national
guardsmen. General Pell announced today
that the noncommissioned oIHcera who
signed the protest would not be reduced to
tha ranks. Thai only discipline meted out
will be administered to Itobert Dlxqn, of
Akron. Ohio, for "circulating an unjustified
protest."
Virginia-Carolina Initial Dividend
NKW YOTUC Pec 28, The Virginia
Curollna Chemical Company has declared
an Initial dividend of 76 cents a share on
the common stock. In addldtlon to the regu
lar quarterly dividend of (1 per share on
the preferred stock.
Bank of England's) Bullion Less
I ONPON. P 28. The weekly slate
mitt of the 11-nk of Bngland shows a de
crease of ftS.MO In bullion. The proportion
of the bank's reserve to liabilities Is now
18 SO per cent against 10,85 per cent lat
week
A ?&. pti
TOO VERHAPS IP-YOU
WouiD Happew To
"BUeAVC VOOM
OR SOME-
1T4
Baldwin U Linked
With Liquor Crowd
rentlnneol frem I'ate Ms
the Appropriations t'ommltte a place
Woodward has held severs! times amt
wants ngatn
J lenny O'Nell. tnstiranre Commissioner
ami f ox sunnorler last night Issued one of
his characteristic statements He sexlj.
.Men of t'enneylvanla. tlo you know that
in ineejt braten dastardly attempt erer
made lo re,.. a State ami destroy Its gnml
nanie la being attempted hers at this ItmeT
If the. people only reallied what the 'fung
I" '"W'" to put over they would crmia
to llsrrlsbutg by the thfiennds to make
certain that the Htate be not scuttle"! The
Pkersrtlp flghl Is pot polllleat 11 la n
rontesit between right ahd wrong, between
corporals greasl, selfish Interests allied with
a band, of corrupt iwllllclnrt on the one
side and tha decent people of the Htate on
th other Italdntn Is a prndurt of the
renrr.ee, system He Is the most striking
example of a tory and tha most pronounced
enemy of the people that has come to the
front In Pennsylvania politics
"Penrose la not an issue He Is put for
ward as a mask"
llALDWtN GETS HACKING
OF 7 WXERNU M EM HE It S
WU.KK.!.l.inui Pa. Per 2 Itlchard
J Ilaldwln has been publ'ely Indorsed for
the speakership of the lloiiso by four of tho
seven Ilepreeenlatlves from t.uierne Iteso.
lotions have ln-en ndopteil. sUned and tnsdo
publlr In whle-i the four l(epreentatlves
say. "We recognise In Mr Ilaldwln a man
who has had years of experience In the
legislature of IVnnslvnnH and who Is
fitted In the point of mental capacity nnd
executive ability to discharge the duties of
this responsible position In n cnptble and
tmmrtlnl manner"
The re.nlutlon further sets forth "that
we, Itepresentallves-elect from tho rount)
of l.uxern. do hereby ludor- the candi
dacy of mtld lllcbnrd J Diildwln for the
Speaker of the House of tteprestnlatlves of
Ilia Pennsylvania General Aiwcinbly and
earnestly urge other Krnreaentatlves-elect
from the s'vernl counties of tho Slatn to
give him their unqualified support "
The resolutions are signed bv Hlchard
Powell Fifth District. David W Thomas.
Neventn District. Thomas J Morxan
Fourth Dlatrlit. Conrad (1 Miller, First
nisirict
According to llnldvviu suiinortors here.
the Ilrumbaugli forces hive reached the
point of desperation, and not only Jobs but
brltwH In th form of money aro being of
fered for xoles against llaldnln A tele
gram front the Ilaldwln headquarters
readied here list night nnd was its follows
"l.nemy Hopping nl nothing to defent
Ilaldwln They say they will land n ma
jority of t.uierne members, even It II taken
money to do so "
Iteprrsentatlve-elect lllchird Powell to
dav made the following stnteinent As for
Messrs Thomns. Morgan, Miller nnd ray-
sen. we .inve inuorseu iiaiuwin in writing,
nnd wo are going tie aland bv that nleitgi.
Therefore utlvlaw the opponent of ilaldwln
to spend their mone) elsewhern If they ran
Tho members from t.uierne cannot Ira cor
rupted "
Fnther of Eleven Killed in Mine
POTT8VIM.I.. Pa . Deo. -i Nathan
Heltler, father of eleven children, wns
killed nt Lincoln colliery Ills widow will
receive a record breaking conipen-ittlon
fund.
lVlllMls,YllVVl.lllia.eA
i January List of New j?
Icfor
READY TODAY
The Home of Service 5
Has Them AH I
I 1031-33 Chestnul St. I
f.S,S,lVi VlWllllllSklilWlll -vmv M,,
m
ReRular
S15
Value
The sale
of this
wonderful
machine has been gigantic. Sixe lSJx.
ISJix7. Music critics have marveled nt
tha low pricoj because the tone and ap
paaranco are equal to high-priced in.
struments. Call. Hear it played.
Kxtra. IjiuiI Xaedlea. 100 for lUo
Everybody's. 100 N. I OHi ):;
STAillllOSS
Ucck-uI t,JI"s urtiirr. -
uy In Tioga g&L&s
You will t pleasantly aiir
mm m
prlaad wlian you visit cur
uualnt shop. All styles and
nnlah of iJIlaona In aloik. to
rather with a romp . s-
of racorda, and ShltWVH la
our middle name.
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PIANO ST0RE5
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6OA-6O6 S. SECOND ST.
OPgN CVENINOS
Tr0U&HT
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STANLEY HtlPROVES
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Number of Musicians nt Photo
play House Increased Blnncho
Sweet Leaves Lanky
By tho Photoplay Editor
y way of widening the appeeit t
Htnnler -rrwattre. Htanley V Mastbeium.
marmrlrig rllrrctor. has Irad the orchestra
rearranged ami augmented l.ver since It
opened Its doors with vaudeville and Jack
Umdon's -I ho See. Wolf." the pktyhoue
has featured to a greetl extent Its musical
prcR-mms and their Interpretation
The Increnee In th number of musicians
and their new disposition In the orchestra
pit became effective on Chrlstmss Pay In
tho present arrangement of the men. oaro
has been taken In place the various choirs
In positions where their Individual .nice
ran be heard, without detracting from the
general strength of the band Tho tola!
number of Instrumentalists Is now twenty
two with Director Harry W Meyer as the
leader. There are also two organists,
whose plsylng Is blender! with that of tbo
brass, string ami woodwind divisions, of the
organisation The Increase In tonn volume
and In dramatic expression Is marked.
Advices from t.os Angeled tell of the fill
nilment by lllanche Hweet of her contract
with Jess I. IjtsKy Miss Sweet, who wilt
lake n vacation before doing any more
picture work, will lenvo soon for New York
From (here she will go to Iaindon.
Fifty old ladles, whose ages aggregate
3tJ years, wero the guests of the Hldney
Drews. Metro slnrs. nt the Strand Theatre.
New York, recently, when "Henry's Thanks
giving" was shown thero Several of the
old women had appeared In the production
Theatrical Baedeker
tintun "llratwhll in." with MInnt Mad
drn Hak. Marian de Farrrti'e dramatisation
rf Helen It Martin a novel. "Itarnabetta ' a
tale of llfr ainnns tha Pennsylvania Dutch
Incvmparable actrrea In charmlnc comedy
(lAHItlCI. ""even Chances," with rrank Cre.
ven, Carroll McCnmia and Anne Meredith,
I'oU tlalaaro'a production of llol Cooper Me.
krua a eumcdv deallnx wiih a homely ynun
man and a mix-up In courtahlpo Funny and
human fare
FOHItKsr "The Cohan nemo 10IS." with
Iltrhard Carle Valll Valll KllialKlli Murray.
Charlra Wlnnlnser Mtaa Juliet. Harry lluteer.
I.lla Hhcd.e Jamea C Marlowe, FrederKI
Santley nnd olbera (laursa M Cohan's "mu.
steal erasy uullt. travestying llroadway sue-
I.YIlIC "The lllue l'anidl.e." with Cecil L.n
and Vivlenue Heaal Viennese operetta with
tnuato by Kdmund (.rater nnd Hlcmund Item.
Iwrr and book by !.. stent author of '-Tha
Merry Widow " llrlaht nuiala plua Viennese
l ldcaso comedy
CltRHTNl'T HTIli:irT OI'KIIA HOCSI-"tn.
tnlerane," with 3Iaa Marsh, llotiert llarron
ant tlrltnth playera In magnltuda and apae-
January Victor
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The selections Ineludu n dnllghtful song,
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new numbers
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0lt3 Ivn Ucro Is My Heart . rf0
Ily John Mct'ormack Ml 00
is I S3 Main,
my'a I.lttlo
Coal lllack
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ramanee by Jtachel Cralrrera.
srorc
KNtCKKRItocKrlTt 'Tse Dairy FSrm."
wHh Jaon trjnt. At ihfty and ather
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Jurttathm of the rrrmtn pVay enaeted by
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AnCAlltv. TrstMel TallUer." with W, R
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lea Fairbanks, Wedneedar Thnraday
Ninety and flne,'' with William Ceo
wllh Doua-
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The lllaek linlterrlT." with OUa
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lveatroy." with Alice Jojee, latter half
ii na I r sir ear a ar -.kiineissjai raaa si
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CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG
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