TpFV ir j it w EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. MARCH 12, 1917 , ,;, m w K PHILADELPHIA MARKETS nuKK AND FLOUR o.ini. 140 000 bun Thu market WHEAT nelpl. " j bearish specula rilZ..n sna 40 lower "".,.... o, mentions: anlM .. ,irrtm BTaill trni;i .. . -- , '"""'.:utnr red. UDOti 'Sirs BoulhVrn reO. J1W .'a i onimi uli No. a red. 1 UJtf 1 U7l 1, I1VI ted 11. it"r ?.Vted ; a; iibowmn reject. l "J. Vf i '..; ii ".:;t uuoutmns,,"" v:""it.. 7j Fo. whll" Wl-'Vc. rmpl. oat., l .v.' in lick.. ln "'r"n. In wheat Hun '? -?ih the Kcllne in hl Uuo ? IllUi'" - DV7 ?' - irnlVht. roon arK. wi-. KinfUi ",r,l,KnVi iUi f. or.mii Am aurlncr. "",, as v"savnf; 4 m tfw' -i ir. ? " i ' tin nriMO tn. city mim ."ivc J.vnrlte Drnnu". - - ,..,, ., " j fni pateni mi tMfitlll 11 Wo quoto I UUICl ivnu fiicM fil per bbl as i to qua. us PHOVISIONS .... a fair Jol'liln demand and the TtiMS ? JL- i'olioln arn lh quuiiitlom. .rkt ruled Arm J3 ."n , 'mr-Srlod 81c; Cl" Vi.ii m seta, smoked, 31c. city lieef. VSSS.1& I?"'."' -moked and air-dried. haRii smoKa. ""? 'Z..ZA jJi2Jc: boiled. tonei.. ooci "".V.kmilnara s l. curail loose, liiiic: ao. KSil MMci bellle.. lnWWe. according to Efe'c " kettte-rendere-l 'in tierces BOci lard, EJJ city, kettle rendered In tut. 20c. KEriNED SUGAKS TM market a. iiulet and unchanged Re .!?. Hit wires Kslra fine granulated, 7c. i7ere" ' Uvl confectioners' A 0 'JOc, .oft rtilei. 0 13 0 85c DAIRY PRODUCTS nLTTElt The market ruled firm under light fftflni. and a fair demand Quotation, follow Wtilrn. freeh .olid packed creumorj fancy Sclil. c, extra. 4lW42c extra llr.t.. 40c. Kit. 8Sc. seconds V.c nearby print., fancy Si! Vaer.go extra lO'rUc flrata. 36M:i'Pc tSmfit. 33B.3UC .i-ccl-il fancy brand, of print. BMSKecefptH3 wero more liberal and the wlut opened JOc per ca lower, but there ifi a rood demand and the loss mi afterward revered Sale, of nearby current receipt. Srta : IToO and later at f 03H 10 per ca.n. JiMlnf t the latter Quotations Nearby extrn. Sic per diren nearby llrl.. 18 .'1 per case, J JrW current receipt. 18 10 Per case, western itna. 31c per dorcn. do extra llrsts IS 5 per !:.. ifo firsts lis 10 per ca., fancy .elected K!i fresh eresMcri jobblns nt Si 034c per ClIEESH Offering, were light and the. mar tat ruled firm with a fair demand Qufin. Ei, taw ork. full cream f incy held. 'J7W iliC; sperlals higher New ork, full cream, fiii ? to good, held S0iiBJ7c do part skims, !2C- POULTRY LIVE Vowls were, scarce and Jc higher Other kinds of poultp were firmly held I-ol-Kwlng are the nuotatlons KoH as to iuoIlty. jiejtc, staggj roosters lNV.'Oo oil rjiosters. iSSl'c. spring i hlcktns .oft nieated JJW.No. i Sucll as to sire and quality. J.'UlMe pigeons elJ I per pair, JSUfdoc do uunz per pair, "JO DIlbSSED ruled Arm under light offerings and a fair demand and prltes of fowls nd inl He Quotation. V'resh-kllled dry-packed fowls 12 to box dry picked fancy selected H4c: do. welKhlnu l'a lbs and over nplece 24c. do weighing .T4 lt apiece 1:3c. do welLh fjigSlbs apiece 'jOO.'.'e. fowls in bbl. fancy, cry picked, weighing 4's lb. and over apiece, ' ISHc; smaller .lze. 10T22c old rooslers drj ilcked, lc masting chickens western dry ptcked, In boxes welghlne 8l( lb. per pair. z&VZilc: roasting chickens, western In boxes, weighing 7 lbs per pair, 232lc. roasting chickens, western, drvplcked. In rbls , weigh ing 8010 lbs per pair, i'Dc, roasting chickens, wcitern. In bbls., welghlne 7 lbs. per pair. 21 C25ci broiling chickens western in poxea. weighing 34 lbs. per pair SWSOc, chickens. weighing BOO lbs per pilr. 2l2lc. do ml'ert Uses. 18B20C. broilers. Jersey, fancy. 32W3V, broilers, other nearby, welthlns m 02 lbs. piece, 30032c: turkojs, per lb l'ancy neirby, MOJ3e: fancv western 32W3Jc. fair to good, iOG31c; old Toms snosoe, common, 24427c, ducks, nearby, 23021c, do, western, 'J.'MlMc, geeie, nearby. 10O2lc. do, western IKWiOc: squabs, per dozen White, weighing 11012 lbs. per dozen, ?3f!i2. white, weighing Visln lbs per dozen, 14 23(04 7i, white, weighing H lbs. per doien. 13 5I.03 70, white, weighing 7 lbs per dozen I3tf3:'i, white, weighing 0'3il4 lbs. per dozen IJ5T2 L'.'j. dirk, I1.730J .'A, mill and No. 2. S0cl. FRESH FRUITS Choice stock met with fair silo and prices generally ruled Arm as follows Apples, per bbl Tork Imperial 4-. 50. lien Dils. J3 r.0 I II-Baldwin. No 1, SI SOfliB 60 do ungraded. 1904: Greening No. 1. S4 .',0." .10 do un graded 1304 23, Kings No 1 S3 3000. do. sngraded, SJ04. Stayman No I, Ht(''" do, ungraded, 12 503 3(1 IV'hieaap No 1 St 3080, do. ungraded 12 r,off?3 30 apples northwestern, per box, 11 50 it' J DU lemons per box S3f4, cringes. Florida per crnti llrlght fancy, I3W 150. Husset fancy, S2 3005 50 poor S1W2 21, grapefruit, Florida per crate SJ04, pineapples, Porto Rico, per crate SdtM 30 cranberries Cioo Cod. per bbl l'ancy lit arletle. SIM S&O; early black jr'(.4 crinberrle. Caps Cod, rr crate, SI 30CJ2 do Jersey dark per crate, 1 3301.75, do. Jersey light per crate SIM ISO, straw berries. Florida pur quart, 25000c VEGETABLES I The general market was quiet and without I Important change Quotations While potntoen, per bushel Pennslvnnln choice S2 30j"2 75: New Tork choice, S.' 5H02 75 White pota toes. Jersey, per basket. SI 4U91 03 Rweet potatoes, Uastern bhore per barrel No 1. 12 7303 23. No 2 SI 50&2 Hweet potatoes Delaware and Maryland per hamper No I 113001,71. No 2 SI 20O1 40 tull. SI hneet potatoes Jersey, per bnslcet No 1 SI 40"d'l 50, ho, 2, 6001e. Union, per 100 Ih bag No 1, fallow, S7 3008 23. No 2 1300 Cabbage, ' southern per hamper, $.'6013 3 Hpinach Nor folk, per barrel, SW4 do Texas per hamper, I2 30O3. Kale, Norfolk per barrel ' SU'l'l Cauliflower, Norfolk, per crate, SI BOiftj, Let tuce, Florida, fancy, per basket. S4&0, do. do. Poor to good, per basket SlCfJ reler, Tlarlda. per 10-Inch crato, SltfOfiO Ileum, rlorlda, per basket Qreen. S510, wax S1O10 Egg. Isnt Florida, per box, S3 305 I'eppers, lorlda, per box, S3 50ICO Mquash, Florida, er box, 11,718 J S3 I'tas riorida per bus. t. S1W7. Tomatoes. Florida, per crute S2.73 63. Mushrooms, per 4-lb basket SI 4001.75. LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOI'AU STOCKS Hid Asked 71 78 'lm Butler lleSamara , . tldwav ol) 17 II . .24 111 . IIS . 27 in M13 Mo e? Toi Izpah Extension ontana .11 .27 17 V 3' 28 77 14 oj 11 .04 no lit ot J4 orth star Tonopah Extension ' Jonopoh Mining . . Rescue Eula nest End iO GOMJF1ELT) STOCKS Alltnta ,. 13 glue BU1 ,U Booth . 10 . ft :::::: :::::::::.::: w Plsmt U. 11, vyuiu rrac 01 lit .nt ,20 .00 07 27 10 ' Florence r&iWi r.onsolldated 9ldneld Merger jumbo Extension Kswanas ' . Oro . . . Snd Ken ... ....'.. V. '.'.." 8IUer I'lck ....... MISCELIANKOUS Arizona United . JSden hsvada lull .M". .". Nevada Wonder .. .1 ... Jecppa Mining waits Caps , ... iik 30 21 III .04 13 .10 2. ft 1 20 IK 11 10 29a 20 "ll 1 15 NEW YORK UUTTER AND EGGS 74?EZonIV xJ".rch ? ntiTrEn-iiedpt.. ; lui -k1'1".1 QU,et and the ona rather Klei J10 .f hn8 In quotations ll7???Jle"'p,". lu.l" o.es Larger sup ire. ,!i1itelr Pf'oes. but demand actUe. V.x. -?.., Ses extra firsts, -jm, tlrats 274P llHSic. ' 3,S3c' brown' 30031c. mixed, LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS .ailCAOO Mrch i2 ilOOH. lWcelpt.. r,3 ooo rtSSSr I ' 14 WlflJ koo1 heavy JI4 softir, : routh Wvy ih r,owi4.7r.. llnht 14 3i4 io 5vrri i?,l3-7?: bulk Ju '' OH SO? hiiiU',?elpt'' 100 head Mnrket. 10 kft?. ?,. A,.,,:rve lo10M: rows nnd J4 loTT."1"1 -2'.ou '"ad Market .teady ''mS?.1$.25,,V!V '"" .50J50i NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. March 12. The market ?. ., " future opened quiet, with transactions on tho call amounting to -6250 5.S;. .i prJces were unchanBed to a Cclln of 3 points. Today's Today's Saturday's Hire opentns:. rlnir do' if,?1 JV 7'48T'8 T.440T4U j1 7.48O7.00 7.497.r0 7.Mtj7.B3 ,nur 7.08O7 00 t Bif .Car, Order From RumIs kSLbSH CkuvfJii .m ...., Th tnfirket flJ. joulM'n N. iU a" buih Offcrlnrs ' LoV!l?''plI., well maintained but tr.d. fe'hamY' fljWso. Pork Tannic li. iWa.tVm? S p cured, loose. SlWJl'ici do. If JO: "! B o'losae, "jo. do. smoked. 2J;.. knnid. loo... --'-".""' ., ,,.. . in t;i-. .ika nnrnn. iiuunvu ., -- unci "j" :,. iiuiuhe, j tiewT 7 7 litt 7.78 7.7HS7.7B 7,8.1&7.84 7.8807.00 7 0fi7 (1.-, 8.oa e 8 oj .stststslKr' S ' .HHIIIIH m 1 netMew'.H EXPLAINS FARM LOAN SYSTEM The governmental plan to aid the agriculturist will break tho back bone of tho hijrh living cost, declared George W. Norris, in nn address today before the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Gerard Brings to U. S. "Inside"on Berlin Aim Continued from Page One poislhlo theie ilctalli m;n be tho basis of further reelatlons of fiermany'a machlna tlona against America If tho Goornmcnt sees fit Hut of tho unbearable, ceaseless activ ity of epics In Germany, not a paper ot tho American Kmbassy's nrchlxex In Herlln now remains The Ambassador himself burned ecry bit of paper lu tho building Germany's food situation Is serlou. In the belief of all tho returning Americans. The Teutons greatly lack potatoes, fats, sugar and other basic food staples But eery one who had llcd In Herlln agreed that Germany uotild probably bo able to cko out an cxlstenco through this summer on her present supplies ot food Then sho will hae to depend on this ear's crops. And those crops now hau only a fair promise of sunictencj The mortality of babies and of aged peo ple has Increased tremendously in Germany due to insufficient food and lack of proper medical nttentlon, according to the return ing Americans. MUTALS RUN SHORT Shortage of metals and nitrates Is now Interfering with Germany's manufacture of munitions, according to members of tho Gerard part. Germany Is being raked with a fine-toothed comb for metals and more metals Tho latest requisitioning made by the Gocrnmcnt wbh on lead Eiery ounco is being taken. Tho pewter tops from beer steins have gono. So hao the leaden pipes to church organs It Is In the big German oltles, that tho food shortage Is most serious. In the smaller cities the lack la not Quito so ap parent. For Instance, Dr. W. A. Haldy, a Cle eland, O, physician, who was stationed wl,th a Red Cross unit In a hospital located In a town of 10.000, insisted ho had no trouble In getting plenty to cat. Tho annoyances to which Gerard was forced to submit before ho obtained per mission of German officialdom to leao Berlin were not only anticipated. In part, by Gerard himself, but by Washington It was learned that the Ambassador was specifically lnstruc.! by tho State Depart ment to exerclso groat care and not to let petty personal insults figure in complicating tho alread delicate situation aroused by tho dlploroatlo break. Full confirmation of how passports wero withheld from Americans pending the exer clso of pressure on Gernrd to sign a new treaty guaranteeing safety of German ships in American harbors, was glien by tho re turning Americans They retold with ad mlrntion Gerard's firm stand and his re fusal thus to acquiesce In Germany's scheme It became known that Gerard had been warned by a German friend before ho left Berlin not to take ptssage for America Ho was told a German submarine would Burely torpedo the boat carrying him. That warning gavo passengers on ttie Infanta Isabel days and nights of something ap proaching terror. fi:ar of u-boats Two days out from Corunna, with pas sengers and crew panicky and nerous, there wero wild rumors of periscopes sighted near the Infanta. There was not a moment that was not filled with aguo dread of unwarned attack. But tho "peri scopes" turned out not to be periscopes. No submarines were Blghted. Then lust two days beforo Haana was reached panic reigned again for a moment, whnn a. strnnire essel was sighted The stranger steamed rapidly to the Infanta. It circled ubout tho essel cautiously. And then, finally, to tho ast relief of a ship's company lined along the rails the mys terious one changed her courso and soon was lost on tho horizon line Tho easel apparently was a British patrol boat. But to nerves already drawn taut by das and da of tension. It seemed possible Bhe ininht ho a German raider Gernrd is still tired and worn by his ex periences His first word on reaching Ha ana was a request for further information as to the German plot revealed In Foreign Secretary Zlmmermann's letter. Tho wire less had told him only tho briefest outline and he was eager for more He resened comment Mr. Gerard said lie had no plans for the future, aside from looking out for hla personal affairs. FRIENDS URGE GERARD AS ENVOY TO JAPAN WASHINGTON, March 12. Annnlntment of James "W. Gerard, former American Ambassador nt Berlin, to succeed the late Oeorgo W. Guthrie us Ambassador to' Japan, was urged uppn tho State De partment todny by friends of tho returning enoy. , . Mr. Gerard will remain attached to the State Department staff and in the Govern nent'u nav. although ho Is now without n mission. Those urging the appointment of Gerard to tho Tokio post point out that ho is one of the few men In the dlplomatlo service with tho experience necessary to handle the delicate relations now existing between this country nnd Japan. After a series of conferences with offi cials here Gerard Is expected to ask for an extended acatlon to rest up after his ar duous duties at Berlin during the months that Immediately preceded the dlplomatlo break. ' $200,000,000 Spanish Loan MADIIID, March 12. Announcement has been made by Governmental decree of the flotation of a new Spanish loan of one bil lion pesetas (,200,000,000). The loan will be Issued at five per cent and will be re deemable In fifty yean. Subscriptions will be opened March SI. Another Big Gold Shipment Arrives I- HKW" 'VpJtK, Marcn s, upia to tne roiUC Jaarch is, Gold to tne NORRIS FORESEES EC0N0MICREL1EF Says Rural Credits Will Break Backbone of High Cost of Living BANK AIDS AGRICULTURE Greatest Piece of Constructive Legislation, Asserts Chairman of Farm Loan Board The Federal farm loan sjstem whereby banking aids agriculture under tho direction of tho Government, contains the formula that will break the backbone of thn high cost of living, according to George W Mor ris, chairman of the Federal Farm Loan Board who today outlined tho benefits of tho sjstem beforo members of the Philadel phia Chamber of Commerco nt a luncheon nt tho Bcllevuc-Stratford A new era In thn ernnnmlrt develonment of tho nation Is opened by tho rural credits bill declared Mr Norris His hearers lis tened attentively to his enthusiastic first hand exposition of the merits ot the net which he termed one of tho gteatest pieces of constructive legislation In a generation founded on peace and not on vvnr The soclnl Justice nnd financial sound ness of tho svstem mako it rise "superior to politics nnd parties, to wars and dyms tles ' said Mr Norris contrasting the 'con structive investment" It offers with the "destructive Investment' of war lotos "We should all thank God ' ho declared "that at a time when so great a part of the world his gono mad It should be our fortunato privilege to show t,hat wo are still allvo to tho arts of peaco. still ready to perforin the full measure ot our duty to humanity and civilization" This duty ho described as a trust ghn this nntlon to act as the "granary of tho world" in addition to its duty to Itself to bo self-sustaining as a nntlon ovon in tltnn of pence This duty, slid Mr Norris. Is mado largely possible I15 tho stimulation of agriculture nnd all industri bv tho rural credits bill, which, he said, would lift J60, 000.000 annually oft the shoulders of farm ers paying Interest on loans "In 1911 tho national banking sjstem was greatly Improved by tho passage of tho Federal Reserve net which marshaled or assembled tho previously scattered re sources of the national batiks, l'rlor to last summer, however, no Federal provision had ever been made for meeting the credit requirements of tho farming class, notwith standing the fact that agriculture Is tho bOMc Industry of ovcrj- countrj', and par ticularly of our own country. VAST VAU'B OF THH FARM "Tho total aluo of tho farm lands of this country is estimated to bo over HO, 000.000.000, or nearly one-fourth of our wholo national wealth, and the total value of tho farm products of last jear was, in round figures J11. 500,000,000 That Is a figure so vast that it reallj convojs littlo meaning to tho mind, but you will perhaps grasp some Idea of Its relative significance If I remind you that It represents an annual return of nbout seven per cent on our wholo national wealth, that It Is nearly five times as great ns our whole mineral production, including gold, sliver, copper, zinc iron artificial gas, petroleum, hard and soft coal, as well as the other items of fhat long list nnd that it is more than half the value ot our total manufactures. "And let mo remind jou that while the mineral production represents tho gradual exhaustion of our natural resources, the ag ricultural production exhausts nothing, and If properly .conducted Is capablo of Infi nite and annually in creasing expansion, HIGH PRICE OF FOOD AND THE CAUSH "Tho scarcity and consequent high price of foodstuffs is a serious industrial menace. "Whv Is the food-producing population diminishing? Why is tho yield per acre of our farms so much below tho yield per aero of lands in other countries whoso soil Is no richer? I am perfectly willing to admit that it Is In part due to scarcity of labor, In part to the lack of science in cultivation, but it is duo principally to tho fact that tho American farmer has heretofore been un able to satisfy his credit requirements unable to buy tho equipment that ho needs unablo to command the capital that ho needs In his business. All over tho coun try in our trips of last fall the county agents employed by the Department of Agri culture told us that tlmo and again they would say to a farmer. 'Vou ought to uti derdraln that field Vou need more farm equipment. You ought to havo better stock Vou ought to use more fertilizer' And in nlno cases out of ten his reply would be. 'I know that jou are right, but how can I get the money?' DIVIDENDS DECLARED Chlcaso. TlurllnBton nnd Qulncy rtallronn' rnsular quarterly of 2 rr cent, payablo March 20 to stock of record March 20 Kannaa City, Tort fcott and Memphis, rec ular quarterly of 1 per rent on preferred pay able Anrll J. liooks close March 17 and reopen New 'York, Larkauanna and Western Rail way Company, resular quarterly of lVi per rent, payable April 12 to stock of record March IB International Traction Company, rerular quarterly of l1 per cent on Its 7 per cent first preferred, I per tent on Its 4 per cent pre ferred stock and 1 per cent on tha common atork nil payablo March 81 to stock ot rtcord March 20 International Harvester Company of New Jer r-ffitlnr nunrterlv of tl 2 on common, nav- able April 10 to stock ot record March 24 Illinois Traction Company, regular quarterly of 1V4 per cent on preferred, payable April I to holders of record March 23 Kdmnnd and Jone Comnanv. regular quarterly of 11 75 on tho preferred and SI on the com mon stocks, payable April 1 tu HtocK of reiord MOSUL NOW AIM OF BRITISH IN MESOPOTAMIA Continued from Tase One upper Tigris from which the Turks operate, contains somo of the most important muni tion arsenals in tho Ottoman empire." Tho Times pointed out that the moral effect of the capture of Bagdad will sui pass the military results. To tho watching East It will seem to sound the knell of Oerman aspirations," said the Times, referring to Germany's plans for a Bagdad-Persian Gulf railway The Dally Now a military critic expressed tho hope that the Turks may nnd them selves caught between Russian and British armies In their retreat Ancient Bagdad was once the greatest and 'most splendid city In tho world. At the acme of Its fame It boasted two million people. Now It has sunk to about 100,000 Its period of greatness passed six cen turies ago. and only In tho few years before the present war was Its commercial revival beginning Bagdad stands on both banks of tho Tigris, which, flowing directly through the city. 275 yards wide, deep and swift, is crossed only by pontoon bridges, which frequently aro carried away In flood time. During the spring floods tho entire alluvial plain around the city Is under water. Op posite Bagdad the Euphrates approaches nearest tho Tigris, being only twenty-five miles further west. A FERTILH COUNTIU" The wholo Mesopotamlan plain (ancient Babylonia) Is naturally one of the most fertile regions In the world, but owing to h rirv climate reoulres Irrigation for de velopment. In the many wars of conquest among Turks, Tartars and Persians which followed the downfall ot the caliphate of Bagdad, the old Irrigation system fell Into ruin and then yeare ago most of the coun try was little better than desert, varied by swamp and lagoon along the river banks. The German development scheme, of which the first step was the construction" of the Constantinople-Bagdad Hallway, also In eluded a new and complete Irrigation project on modern line for; the redemption of the whole JJaoyionian piam. ino wr "inixsrizzvA- si..- BELL TELEPHONE HAD BANNER YEAR IN 1916 President Vail) in Annual Re port, Argues Against Gov ernment Ownership of Wires Theodore N Vail, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, In his annual report for the directors to the stockholders for the cor ended De cember 31. 1916. argues strongly against Government ownership of telephone nnd telegraph lines, which has been advocated from several quarters for somo time He asserts that the publla would neither get better service nor cheaper rates If the telephone business were controlled from Washington ns ono of the branches of tho Government At the same time Mr Vail calls particular attention to the 'value of the Hell telephone system to the I'nlted States both from n civil and military standpoint, and explains how, bj actunl tests, the Secretary of the Nivvy has ns wired himself of tho Invaluable service ho could obtain through tho phones In event of war. Tho report Is ono of the best from tho stockholders' viewpoint that tho directors havo ever Issued A rich harvest in profits was reaped by tho company through the unusually prosperous, conditions in tho country at large, the earnings being far In excess of any previous enr Thtro was nlso a substantial Increase In tho aluo of tho lines and other equipment of tho corporation because of the expansion of v nines of wire and other materials I'HONK WIBKS Hl'M During the enr there was so much activity over tho wires of the conipin that tho calls averaged 100 for each per son In the nation Tho total of operating revenues ot tho Bell sjstem in the United States for tho year was $284,676 280, an increase of J30 -160,925 over the preceding yesr, or a gain of 12 9 per cent Of these revenues depre ciation nnd maintenance consumed " $84. 6CG.O0O, nn Increase of 18,797,000 over 1915 , traffic expenses consumed $63 749,000, nn Increase of $7.98!. 000: commercial ex penses $25,899,000, an incrcaso ot $2,110 000, and gonornl and miscellaneous expenses $11 916,000, a gain of $863,000 Tho taxes assignable to operations totaled $14,916,000, or $1,916,000 more than the previous year Tho "total gross income, ' using tho term officially provided by tho Interstalo Com merce Commission, was $79 363.000, a gain of 14 1 per cent over 1915 Out of Ihls $22 114,000 was paid for Interest rents, etc leaving $36 160 000 for dividends and morn than $22,000,000 to bo carried Into the surplus Becaiifo of the unprecedented business conditions the svstem was compelled to In crease its facilities greatly, nnd the ex penditure for this work was more than $66,000 000. which was $9,000,000 more than had been estimated nt tho beginning of tho ear Tho avorago dally number of calls totaled 20,420 000. or nt tho rate of 9,781. 700,000 for the year At the end of tho j ear thn number of telephone stations was 9.847 19.', nn increase for 11HS. tho largest In history of which 677,380 are owned by Bell companies BONISHS TO EMPLOYES Emplojes of companies comprising thn system enjojed benefits from tho prosperltv of tho enr also, there being distributed nmong them about $6,000,000 In bonuses and additional compensation ' to meet tho in creased cost of living," the statement sets forth Vet earnings ot tho American Telephone and Telegraph Company for the year were $44,743,376. an increase of $3,626 889 over the preceding ear. After tho pajment of nil charges nnd dividends thorp was car ried to reserves z ouu.uuu ann to mo sur plus fund $4,391 090 To meet the construction requirements or the companv nnd the associated operating companies there-was issued and sold in De cember $80,000,000 of thirty-year collateral trust bonds Additional financing was pro- Ided nlso by tho offer of now stock to tho amount of $39,660,600 The total capital stock outstanding at tho end of tho ear was $196 603,600. with tho stockholdern numbering 70,655, tho majority of whom are women. DELAWARE LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN MARCH 28 Bills Cannot Be Passed After Mnrch 23 Liquor Bill "Sleeping Peacefully" DOVr.U, Del. March 12 Under the pro vision of a concurrent resolution tho present session of the Del-vvvare General Assembly will como to a close on March 28. which is specified In tho resolution as tho date for adjournment 'slno dlo No bills other than claims and appropriations can bo passed nfter March 23, according to tho provisions of tho resolution. l'or tho first time at this session, tho "wets" had their liming today when tho "drv" leaders failed In Aclr attempt to forro tho House bill prodins for a resub mission of tho liquor license question In Wilmington and rural New Castlo County out of the Scnato Committee on Itovlsed Statutes When asked about tho hill today, Chairman Barnard replied it was "pleeplng peacefully " Dr. David P. Tait Dr David P. Talt, a well-known dentist, died nt his home, 1418 Christian street. Saturday. He was tho Clerk of the Sessions of Chnmbers-Wjllo Memorial Presbyterian Church. population of more than 2 000 000 and was the religious and political capital of Islam, then tho dominant region In most of the civilized world, besides being the center of u commerco extending from Spain to Indo china and tho East Indies. Strategically It Is located not only at the head of steam navigation on the Tigris, but also at tho Intersection of Importnnt caravan routes leading Into Persia, across Arabia to Syria, and up tho Tigris to Ar menia and tho Black Sea. Its population consists largely of Arabs, who are Shlah Moslems and not overfrlendly to tho Turks, with a sprinkling of Persians, nearly 30.000 Jews and 6000 or 8000 Chaldean or Nes torian Christians, BRITISH REACH LAST BAPAUME DEFENSES WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD, March 12. Capture of lrles by British forces brings England s fighting men to tho main German defense line "between Loupart woOd and Achlet le Petit, virtually the last defenses of Bapaume. This latest lctory achieved by Field Marshal Sir IJouglas Halt's troops wai cited today al an Ideal Illustration or the curious lighting on the Somme which has entered a brand-new phase with the begin ning of the German retirement, Tihe once-cozy village of lrles sat almost at the top of a 'slope leading to the plateau on which Is Loupart wood. There were quarries east nnd north ot tho Ullage with sunken roads on all sides. It was this fea ture of the ground Burroundlng the town that made Its defense by small units easy. Here the Germans posted many defenders In groups ot eight In charge of noncom missioned officers. They were armed with machine guns. Each group had orders to stick until specifically told to retire. After the hurricane of bombardment the British attacked from the west and south, converging their lines. They swept over the round, killing or taking prisoner every I oerman in mo pocxet tnus rormea. . PRAY IN EARNEST, PLEA OF LENTEN PREACHER Keep Religious Instruments Tuned, Like Wireless, to Re ceive God's Messages Trayer and praver nlono can stop the war, according to the llev John W Walker, who delivered todays Lenten sermon nt St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Thlttl nnd l'lno streets The powerful sgencv of praer, he said, Is diminished In effect because congrega tions do not pray with enough fervor or else lack tho proper knotvlcdgo of how to pray nnd because many persons nre ashamed to prn He nppealed to his hear ers to learn how to prn "Learn praer as you would n profes sion," ho said 'Pattern nfter the wireless operator nnd have jour religious Instru ments ever ready to receive a dlvlno mes sage from God Above all, do not bo ashamed to prH Look upon pracr as manly Many men nro tinder tho delusion that to beg dlvlno nld Is unmiinlv With contempt they say that there Is plenty ot tlmo to pray when old ago conies Most boys, when v Inning ono another, nro afraid to kneel down ami snj the'r prayers, lacking moral courage and fearing the ridicule of tho other bnH l'raver to most people means nothing but a habit formed In childhood nnd to be thrown away with tho pla things of childhood Man pray through forco of habit kneel c.irelessl, mumble prnjers without thinking drop a nickel into tho collection box and think their duty done "If wn have not found realltv In thn words of Ood it Is because wo havo not prncd earnestly enough ' ST. PHILIP, APOSTLE, AS EXAMPLE OF PIETY i'lets during Int w.is tho topic of the Lenten sermon at St. John's Catholic Chunh thirteenth street abovo Chestnut, preached by tho llev John J Wheeler. He H.ikl "An illiiMratlnn of pletv nnd devotVn is tho life of St Philip, vvlio was crs pious even more so th.m other saints It has been slid 'Why should wo love God.' Does He lovo us'' Yes Ho loves us be cause He gave Ills llfo for us, which proves that He loves us ' PASTOR DECLARES TRUTH GREATEST THING IN LIFE Tho Hev I'rancls Marlon Tnltt who do Hvered the Lenten sermon at Old Kt Pauls Church Third street below Walnut spoko on Steadfastness of Christian Charac ter ' Ho said tliat ti nt Ii Is tho greatest thing In life, without truth tho world could not endure If wo believe) a thing to bo true, then wo should stand by it Do not forsiko tho truth light for It If oti must Tho llev Mr. Tnltt depleted the Unman soldier, lighting to death for what he thought was tho tiulli nnd tho right The teason why ttio character of Christ will endura foiever Is liccaui-o His whole life was one of truth POWER OF PRAYER SHOWN IN SPIRITUAL MIRACLES Tho llev lit S Parks Cadman nt the Central Congregational Church, ot llrook Ivn, In hl noon Lenten nddrcs nt St Stephen's Church. Tenth street above Chest nut, said wo should nlwnvs nnintaln our relationship with God, never become unat tached to Illm Ho said "Lent Is a time for us to express our belief in prajir 11m Lord will tesch us to pray the same as Ho taught the npostles Tho more we pi ay thn more we know God If wo Ioo our contnet with God wo will luo our lta11ty Miracles by prner nro not nlvas ph8lcal, but most tlmo spir itual " BIBLE STUDY BY PICTURES D. Webster Wylie Regard's Them as Best Means of Holding Interest The onlv way thoroughly to teach tho Bible to children Is bv tho use of pictures, according to 1) Webster Wvlle, ptlncipal of tho Pennsylvania Bible Teachers' Train ing School, who spofto today on that sub ject nt the regular Monday lonferenco ot Lutheran ministers. Ninth nnd Sansom streets "Ninety per cent of nil the Illblo teachers know nothing nbout te.uhlng it SevenH per cent of tho children leave Sunday school when tlicv have reached their teens, l'cnplo nre not interested In the Bible unless It Is mado Interesting to them Wo must tench Old nnd New Testament through tho medium of photographic View This is cspeclnll) Interesting at this tlmo In tho teaching ot the New Testnment, because tho war In Eurnpo Is being fought In the heart of tho old ltoman Empire " FIGHTS PARKESBURG BAR Objection Made to Chester County Hotel License WEST CHEST EU, V.i . March 12 Wil liam Tregay, attorney for the Chester County no-llcenso committee todaj pre sented to the court a peltlon asking that tho license of It Parko Cable, of tho Parkes burg Hotel, Parkcsburg be revoked The court fixed the date f the hearing for Monday, March 26 Thre Stowawajs in Port Captain Ander Hansen of tho Norwegian steamship Benguela, which arrived this morning from Avonmouth, England, nnd Is anchored opposite Cramp's Shlpjard In the Delawnie River, reported to mo uniiuKm tlon authorities that he had three btovv aways on board his ship They nro Paul Fisher, nn American, nnd Carl Blom nnd John Johnson, Swedes Tho stowawnjs will be examined by the immigration authorities tomorrow morning TOO UTK HI It ri.SSIFIC.TWN " 1IKIP WANTnil FKMU.B WANTED, 2 settled Prot women cook cham" bormalJ and waitress enlv competent well recommended women 13J VV Walnut lane Otn HELP WANTHI MI.l! 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Storaio House. 2401 nidga. DEATHS j . :;:;:;" v. 1 ' '... . FILM FLASHES Who's afraid of U-boata? Certainly not D. W. Griffith, the film producer, for today he will sail for London on the Baltic, a British liner. More or less mystery is attached to Mr. arimth's departure. The fact Is that of ficially he has not announced It. He has, however, booked passage, nnd Is having hlmsalf fitted to a life-preserver. It Is hinted that a detail of a startling new screen effect Is. calllnr him abroad. Another Item about this Interesting mas ter director Is told In the foltowlnc The report that David Ward CrlflltU had signed a contract to produco photo spec tacles for the Famous Players-Lasky In terests was vigorously denied esterday by tho director who has staged so many pre tentious dramas for the screen Speaking for Mr Griffith, ills secretary said that no contracts with nny company had been complotcd. and that It was Mr OrlfTlth's Intention to make It plain that he had not nfTlllated himself In any way with nny group of producers Tho director admitted that he had been In conference with several concerns, but that no definite steps hid been taken When questioned concerning the posslblllt of Mr Orllflth s signing a contract with his company, Adolph Zukor president of Fa mous Plajers-Lasky. said that he did not wlsii to comment on the subject nnd re fused to their confirm or den the persistent rumor that signatures had alreadj been affixed to such a document That the man who produced such spec tacles ns "Tho Birth of a Nntlon, ' "Judith of Bothulla nnd "Intolerance" has had under consideration the casting of his for tune wllh those of the Zukor Interests there is little dojibt It Is tho general Impression, too, that a erj definite stage In the nego tiations had been reached recently. Patrons of the Great Northern will see three prominent stars during this week To day and Tuesday tho main attraction will be George Walsh In tho first North Phila delphia showing of "Melting Millions ' Then come Dorothy Kelly ana airs, v ernon Castle The success which has followed the efforts of Mrs Mattlc Mcintosh at the Eureka should give encouragement to other women who nre seeking means of proving that they can do men's work "Marvelous Maelste ' is going to be shown at tho Overbrook on Saturday It will bo recalled that this is the big produc tion featuring tho star ot 'Cnblrls," which was successfully shown nt the Chestnut Street Opera House Thn final eplode of "Pearl of tho Army" will be nn added feature of tho Liberty pro gram todn. GcraMIno Fnrrar. who cteated a sensa tion by refusing to stand during the plivlng of our national anthem, will bo shown In "Maria Itosa" at tho Bluebird on Saturday. Herbert EITinger, of the Leader nnd Strand Thentres, has secured tho famous book storv "The Scarlet Letter," with Stuart Holmes In the leading role, for his Leader on Thursday Tho first of the McCluro 'Seven Deadly Sins" series will start nt tho Frankfofd on Thursday, when Ann Murdock Is presented in "Envj " Clvllliatlon" will be the at traction for the entire week following Some of the most picturesque spots In delightful Cuba were selected bv Director Hugh Ford as tho settings for "Tho Slave Market" in which tho Tamous Players' Film Company Is starring Paulino Fred erick on the Paramount program It Is the feature attraction at the Falrmount The atio for toda. Special music by the Imperial Theatt orchestra nnd Prof William C Lovett, the master organist, will provide a high-class musical program every day this week. Marguerite Clark In ' Snow White" has been one of the greatest magnets for draw ing children to tho movies This fairy story will bo shown at Charles Scgall's Apollo on Tuesday A delightful cartoon conception of our childish hero, "Happy Hooligan," will be one of tho etra pictures on view at the Fifty- mk Bocfwm THK followlnr theatres obtsln their picture, throulh the STANLEY Booklnt CmmBor. which Is eosrmntee 'r showlne ef the finest production.. All nlctorw reTiewed before eihlbltlon. Ask for the theatre In your locallt rdMetares throutn the STANLET BOOKING COMrANY. illli TMDD A 12th,Morrls4 Paisyunk Av, ALHAIYIdKA Mat D0.lly2.Evs.. 0.45 4 0 " Paramount Picture.. MAE MURRAY in "On Record" APOLLO B2D AND THOMPSON MATINEB DAILY Lionel Barry more n tub tow AI.U Oth of MS MAnnlAOBJSACnED 7 n r A r. I A CHESTNUT ARCADIA hklow i8Tn WILLIAM FARNUM in A TAI.B OF TWO CITIES" BELMONT - EARLE WILLIAMS in "ARBB.NB LUPIN" BLUEBIRD BROAD AND 8DPQUK1IANNA AVE. FANNIE WARD in RETTV TO THE RESCUE CEDAR OOrll AND CEDAR AVE. PAKAllOUKT TIIKATICO "BONDAGE OF FEAR" QltEAT SECItET" No 4 FA1RMOUNT 6T1I AND QIItAItD AVENUE PAULINE FREDERICK in TUB SLAVE MAP.KET" rj,TM cf THEATIIB MAT. DAILY OD In Ol. uel. Spruce. Ergs. T to 11. GEORGE BEBAN in 'HIS SWEETHUAUT" FRANKFORD 4711 FRANKFORD AVENUE PAULINE FREDERICK in THE SLAVE MARKET" GREAT NORTHERN Broad St. At Erie Ave. GEORGE WALSH in "MLLTINO MILLIONS' lftim?DTAf MTU nd WALNUT STS. llVlriliKiAL MATS. 2:80. EVOS.. T 9 Peggy Hyland & Antonio Moreno In "HER RIGHT TO LIVE" JEFFEr'sON" 29"t" 8teWsaoti"n LILLIAN WALKER in "KITTY MACKAY" IPAnCD FORTY-FIRST AND Lt,LH,r. LANCASTER AVENUE GEORGE BEBAN in "HIS SWEETHEART" LIDCOTV BROAD AND I lDtRl I COLUMBIA PEGGY HYLAND A MARC MacDERMOTT Is ' "INTRIGUE" PEARL WHITE In "PEARL OF THE ARMY" WEST PHILADELPHIA EUREKAwu1ImBr", .KITTY GODON '" o "f-i-Tff OF THE WEEK sixth fitreet Theatre today, In addition ,1 ueorge ueuan, in ins aweetneart.- The Itldge Avenue Thentre has obtained through the General Film Company the series of sixteen human Interest drama - ueaung wiin marriage ana aivorco irom m-;, teen different angles. In story each uf Involves n separate and distinct plot. There. , Is no question so close to every citizen 'ot the United States as the sAcrednesi of mar ' rlage no question so widely discussed aitT . supported and condemned as divorce n,.. question that win so quickly arrest tne i tentlon of men and women everywhere. Equally Interesting and absorbing to ydunc unmarried men and women ns to those K ready married These series will be ex ploited each Wednesday. ; it The extra money being spent by Jay I Ti; ay 5 JS ;r- T ill v Kmanuol, manager of the Park and Jeffer son Theatres, Is bringing good results. This Is put Into original attractive programs, col ored and embossed Ho will mall a cop; upon request. The Belmont offers for Thursday and continuing until tho end of the week that lending English actor, C. Aubrey Smith, who will appear ns stnr In the screen erslon of 'Tho Witching Hour," the psychological drnma by Augustus Thomas. A few weeks ago tho management of the nialto promised the super de luxe pro ductions released by the William Fox Cor poration and this week the first fulfillment of this promise Is kept. It Is the Intention'-,. of the Stanley Company, which directs tht thentre, the tending one of Its kind In this city, to continue to provide only the best of everything for comfort, convent enco and pleasure for every one. In 'this connection the Stanley Company Invites tho public to suggest anything that It thinks would Improve tho service, the etas nf plajs, and any such suggestions left ct the box office wilt be promptly nnd thor oughly considered The third of "The Seven Deadly Sins," "Greed," featuring Nance O Nell, will be shown on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Looust FASHION FREAKS SEEK INSANITY SYMPTOMS League Meeting in Chicago Hal Women's Organizations' Support in Reform Movement CHICAGO March 12 Freaklshness In women's dress was attacked ns a symptom of "Insanity by speakers beforo the semi annual convention nnd stjle show of the Fashion Art League of America, which opened for a three-day session herq today. Sanity ot dress long has been agitated by tho women's clubs of the country, and tho present movement by tho Fashion Art League lias tho backing of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of America and ot the Art Institute of Chicago. The league will seek to lay tho foundations of true American fashions and of tho varied Interests which are Involved Speakers attacked Inharmonious blending of colors and disregard pf tho personality of tho wearer In striving to obtain ex tremity of effect. PITTSBURGH MAYOR SMILES AT IMPEACHMENT RUMOR City Executive Says That Municipality Is "Cleanest City in tho Country" riTTSBUBGH, March 12 Mayor Arm strong arrived at his office in City Hall following two weeks spent In Florida to find a movement in full swing demand ing his Impeachment for alleged "wide open" vice and gambling conditions In this city. He immediately announced ho would meet a women's nntl-vlce committee, which has been assembling ev Idence, today. He smiled at the Impeachment talk. "I still maintain that Pittsburgh Is the cleanest city In the country," said the Mayor. "In any large municipality there is bound to be more or less 'ce, despite police vigilancj. There Is no such thing as the alleged police partnership with vico and gambling here LOCUST 82D -N"D L0CUST DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in "THE AMERICANO MARKET ST. Theatre "bE VIOLET MERSEREAU In "THE ROY GIRL1 (hmom Every Trl. "Great becret" Du.hman-Dayns. 1 OVFR BROOK n3D havum-ord J V EiIVDiMJUra, i,ope.J(mt, Unit Orth. GAIL KANE in "THE RED WOMAN" PAI ATP 121 MARKET STREET irlrLd joo 20c. ANITA STEWART in "the ami, ruiLippA" PARK" BIDGE AVE. A DAUPHIN 8T. ' rTAIr. Mat Sli3 Evr, 0,4MVs,ttK DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in rf "PITPT iir.nieini I PRINCESS 1018 MARKET STREET CONSTANCY TALMADOE In 'The Olrl of tha Timber Claim.." Every Tue.day "Tho Great DCrWT 1S4 MARKET STREET v-',-"-,, HUMAN VOtOS ORGAN DOROTHY KELLY in "THE MONEY MILL" D A 1 T r OERMANTOWN AVB. IV 1 n Li I u AT TULPEHOCKEN BT.JJn wiLiL.im rsinuivi in "THK TRICE Or SILENCE" D 1 1 T V MARKET STREET V v x below rrn btrext h VIRGINIA' PEARSON in Q 'SISTER AljAlKHT HIBTEn" ,8V SAVOY 1211 MARKET STREET NANCE O'NEILL IN "GREEO'V :., ,'Si SliNLCI n,16 A. M. to 1H1B P. atj CLARA KIMBALL YOUN "THD PRICE SHE PAID" nrr-n A KIT-. OERMANTOWN AVB 311UUW AT VENANGO STM C. AUBREY SMITH in ; . .mm wiTf-limn llfHTR" e ,-jQQ. 1TTH AND VKNANGK) W Owen Moore and Irene Fenwick i "A. OIKlj JJItH 4IIA y VICTORIAN UARKKTaTT. ABOVS ; ROBERT WARWICK w "Tun Aiwrw CASK' jfy SQMTM'mUJk9WtnttA RIDGE A Wv Al A 'I JM , "t , . 171 . '. P 3 1.V . " 1,J! A' . . 1 . k -lfj. r t . t?M
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