-sta,
i. A.
f
flSvY SELLING
VVJiiiiiVlliiNO VJIi.llN
.,...! Pnrtlv fftr Account
nllinuuui- a.-.
of. Eastern Interests Wheat
Neglected
TRAIV DH.T WKATIIEK rORKCAST
' niirAOO. Jnlr 1 Th' weather forecast
Jfir-ISSB this aflernoon, fair to
l5r,,,o'l JnTiowa-rnlr tonight and Tne.-
''fri.Sn-Falr tonight nnJ Tneodnj.
JLlSSJlSWlr tonight nnd Tuesday,
7rth TpJkoli-rlr tonight nnd Tiie.dar.
WMth IVit, Kn-a nnd Nebraska Fair
.JJ'Sfm tonight and Tuc-liiy.
' "iimhig anil Montana Fair tonight nnd
Ttttttf'
CHICAGO. July 16
belief tnat the situation In the Central
rmnlres was becomlnc; decidedly unfavor
Si. for the enemy nnd splendid weather In
7kThlt with some rains where needed In
. hut two das, caused heavy selllnk of
. new crop of corn options toaay ana
UnTd them sharply. The liquidation
nartly for the account of eastern In-
",(,, Numerous stop-loss orders were
Bn5ilerif.nk followed firmness early .when
.hiru were covered The decline in Sep
Kr was small The visible supply In the
TjSted States decreased 497,000 bushels to
UJJOOO bushels
'-?. ,ritet at Liverpool was steady
'' nr and cool weather In Argentina is Im
& L the cradine of arrivals there
There as considerable selllnK of oats
iwvlones and they also were weaker, with
Sf poor The South continued to out
S3 irnlcaBO in down Stato marUets The
Sihl ; suppb m United states ,Ic"
,ud 64000 bushels to 8,206,000 bush
?! i The market at Ucrpool was easy
'. Eood arrivals
Wheat was neglected Prices wore
ffiei decreased 2 656.000 bushels for the
K ek to s.iio-uv" - - --
TH.rnoOl was can
ird the close there was a rally In
, The hleh on September was II 60'..
;,??lovv 1 B8a and the close S1.69S0
,VTi against $159' at the cnu baiur
J.r After touching $1 13i December
(ay "' .,o, ,u,, 1 Ml., fn
fMU compared with $1 ViVi nt the close
J.urd.y After selling nt $1 12 'i May
declined to $1 07' flnlMilnB at ?1B'
lOltt. against $1 ll3-. the llnal quotation
t.( gaturdaj No 2 wniie was quotcu ui
, tl OiUMI U3'.. KKnillol. -.v. uaim,
i fter sellinB at 6D'ic Julv oats ended at
the bottom at 68c bid or Me lower ; the
klihon September was 55T4c, the low 54c
and the close D454Bc. against B5SiC
It the end Saturday ; the top on December
s57lic the low B6e and the final B0H
IJUc, compared with 67'c, Saturday's last
The low on July wheat was the final
quotation of Saturday $2 04, lth the close"
t the top J2 0S After selling 'fee below
Saturday's last price nt $1 95 September
I closed at the top at Jl 95..
Leading futures ranged ns toiinws
Sat'day
wheat- Opcr Hlirh I.nv Close Hose
Mr -"' """'W 2H t5 0-iitLMI4
?i,tmber 1 M 1 ri4 1.05 tl 054 11 OBVi
Corn inew upihhj
flO'i
1 W
December
1 ll' 1 12'i
1 I--4 1 ,.,- 1 .r- A " ' "-r
r)M
1 071 1 ORS, 1 11?
OitI
014
r.v
R74
OR
.'i4s
SOS
H18H
t:.r,j
57'
September
r,s
571.
B4U
pecemoer
Urd
Juir ,
September
Rlbe
t;n f.0
J1.07
20. RO
21 10
20 TJ 20 Rn
20.S7 121 07
'20 92
21 17
21 02
'21 77
21.50
21 ll.l
K.totem'ber
I ' Pork
21 02 21 70
Jilr ..
September
Itn.f.O t-10 0'.
I 31 0.1 30 SO '30 Oil 40 12
IN'omlnal
Bid. tAskcd
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
KEW YOKK, July 16 The market for
fcfee futures opened 1 tit 7 points lower
tali morning Trading on the call was
moderately active, sales amounting to 5000
tip. The 1 ess favorable pcaco news
cjoeed wall street to take profits, and sell
lnf from that quarter was quite general
Last week's buyers were sellers today
ijparently on account of less favorable
pence news from nbroad. Toward 11 o'clock
liquidation had sent values B to 11 points
let lower, although the volumo of business
H not heavy Cost and freight offers
bom Brazil were more scarce nnd firmer,
till hither prices discouraging business here.
There was an Indifferent demand for spot
cottee with quotations unchanged.
Saturday's
i.oae,
7..MIM8 01
h ooys u7
8 1'tWK 15
8 lnM IS
K.22W8.24
8.'7S28
N :i('JH 32
H 33 (S R 3(1
R.31I(T(8 4.)
8.44 HfX 4.1
R.4lliaR 111
8 55 8 S
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Jul 111 1IOHS Ce.elpt,. 30 000
f". market elow mead) Mixed nnd bulihers,
nt 43(pis mi good he.1. S14 2.1W14 41, roush
te,1.'11'81"' "Kht. $14 45 13 05i plm,
n3lXP b"lk HR0W1B75
..pTTI-E He. elptii 21000 head, market
!2f .'. 15c lowor neee. JR 2.1 &13 0(1. toa
KiJeV" J 31 "it'll Ml. utockers nnd frrders,
Iim" 10, T,xan 110 23012. calc, J0.50W
wir.Br Hrt eiritj
0 noo head
market
western.
f l7T?a.,r2F'T" .lo"''r Native and
v ...w,uflu, umDB u.rjUttilD.40.
CHICAGO BUTTEK AND EJGS
eiSi'CAS?'. ful Jn M'TTnil I:hv lie-
llVi,",ll- Heieipt.. 17 nolle 1109 Tlrets.
MBWhc ordinary flrt, 2931c.
Today h
, , opening.
Aunit , 8 o.l
ejiember H oxOH.0'1
October . ..8 aj 27
.Member .
"member 8.22 8 2d
Jau-jr , ,
febrwrr . ....
li . 8.3J8.38
April
JjJjjT.. . 8.4308 40
L PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR
SJi?,ATR'eeipta 35 713 buahila Nominal
er. ii;CT "'"'Pt" 00 70S buahela Offerlnss
UtlmiiT!. n? ,he market advanced 2c Quo-
MUODI Car lota fnf Innal trn,1a ,, tn Inrnllnn
't Utl!3'S. ""' ,he market advanced 2c (
f "w..,..Cai'. It for local trade, us to loca
' ?low Vfe2?1201' "tern No
, VlMtJlUS Ul "n N 5 I1
testern
No 4
(.--.-v- nnicu ,w w .....
val Inu
uf.i TT".?'1"" 30.870 bushels. Trade waa
Serin.. ' Ah" market ruled Arm under I ght
ium.?" 9otatlona No 2 white. Sl8Uc.
IMe k.1u" "OabO'Ac. No. 3 whtte. 70
Yldiib0' ,1 wWte- 7S78Hc.
la liSX wK,f '' 051 bbl and 631,047 lbs
arm. o . ? wa" out. but the market ruled
It r int. .;";"""" vr mil lua n wooa icoiiuu
I ,' IKUsai, ii! ab,Sul -5c ' Winter straight.
ik.i.lT ""r". nniiaafl near, liiuuii uu. uu.
Uttahri,r.",.na.".n c'r. S2"X!'
1 wtois.;. ""-i a0 Pu'"'i
' ISJO t,Ar,,ff'r. lilWll 50. d.
Ill 7oP12 2B,
pate
0SJ1:
2.5UI
ter ri
IJ bSvSS'M nd fancy Datent 1".BUM12 7B
Mti linrai." ,old "lowly ut former ratta We
" 0ll per bbl aa to nuallty.
Per bbl as to quality.
PROVISIONS
Birkat Z?5 a'R'r Jobbing demand ana tne
Uet'i- ""W teadv. Quotations follow City
f bile " ,nolted and alr-drled, 85ci west-
' icUm . l1"- enioaed, sac, cuy o;;i,
"ternil? '""lers, smoked and alr-drled, 80ei
' IS! Am. 'sJSSS" "A .!ffi Wftdrfiffii
cured, loose. Si024Hc; do. klnnd
Ws-.V'! wl'Se! An. Af imf
tovum 4VP?& citV cured, ai to brand and
moked, 'o v.uc
CUTM oa.
His.i". HUtsei n Matnai as
J3HC. hama
smoked, westerr
. ai
"""SSl iilfi, 'L.tT- curli' loo"' io,c' d?i
c; oo, boiled.
boneless, 811c; pio-
taw iuV:."J."'?!"t.'- ".?
K -rwin, irl "'. v, cureu, nam wi--Ki.b'ttts,
jjfi"! cd 85o! lard, western, rsnned,
I ie city i,.,?, ' d0- do, tubs. 22Vi o; lard.
H te to tub' IVl?"'- n """ 2iCS d0'
HEFINED SUGARS
" .0? jS'i ulet but ateady on a basis
"" r extra fine granulated.
FRESH FRUITS
"ottiiT'.JJSf Per pint anc. huckleberries.
iTfi- GsflSfipr '"I- 18018c, eherrlei ,psr
ii&h U.orVr.Sour 0Oc, sweet. 0Ofli
jr.ii-.v,,orla, per carrl.r 12111 Aa. North
tmilr Pr carrier, rifle nn, ntaloutea.
J?
standard .-- tkhrh-i do.
srats. 60O7&CI do, Georgia,
i no California, per standard
. California
per pvny
car tut crate.
lJtlcs,i "J! iw "Jult at varied prices. Quo
fcw!n, Affi"". M,r bbl. Uen Iiavls. MWS;
t-MOiso v5' !. northwestsrn. Per.box.
r erata irXa..w, f"ippi"e u,lw i."v, '
" emart l,,,,Y4' strawberries. New York.
!u" 16'BiPsff' currants, New York, per
BLfc.W.'wli' JS5 te"2ft.Ia"A? .1.?.
COTTON MARKET OFF,
WITH LITTLE TRADING
Prices Easier in All Months as
Exchange Becomes Interested
in Politics
roTTON IIEI.t MKATItr.K CONDITIONS
r.. 0tK'. J"lr Kl-tlnod rnln. were
rt.n. "!"' .f "w HllpPl. but It wn
?'P,'"r fjear In I lie western necllon. of the
S..'?.jb '", Teniwratiires were alxint iin
11.?." V'.' TJ"V 'ollow Ine tempernturei were
KUr.Ui'. Vh"lll- "'I Nlireeport, (Iklii
liiK" J'& ,.nr Xmlth. Utile Koek. Hnoi
Tine nnd Snhllle, CHi llempliln, "Hi Atlsntu,
k-JL.2?" .An,nnl0' 74i lllrl.ilniliim, Mont
jJT.17' J?'1 J,Ioj Thomnsrllle, KnleUli nnd
. on,lllf' 70t CorPi" hrlstl. New Orleans,
IWImlnaton nnd Tnmpn. 80 Chnrteiitein, 1
estnn nnd I'en.nenln 8?,
There jm .01 Inrh of preelpltntlon nt New
Orlennm ,0J nt Atlantni .08 nt MnnUomerj i
jl. nt Chnttnnoomi .IS nt Augusta! .10 nt
OMnhomn tit, .su at Moroni !8 nt Nnli
vlllei .to, nfobllei .(8. Fort hmllhi ,0J.
Memphis,
N'CW YOP-K, July 1G
Tliere was an easier tendency at the cot
ton opening, July starting unchanged nnd
other months showing declines of 3S to S2
points on tho call While some traders
were talking of the Cerman situation, tho
point was made that there has been no
change In this condition, and tho lower
lex els were attributed nlmost entirely to
the fact that many private reports wcro re
ceded of rains In central, west and south
Texas, although tho map recorded only .80
Inch at Palestine, with generally clear con
ditions elbowhere There was a lack of de
mand, as 'was Indicated by the fact that
October sold first at 25 COc und then drop
ped .to 25 44c before tho end of the call,
while pecember fell from 25 11c to 25 20c
Later n further decline of 11 points was
made In October
Later In the morning tho market had a
20 point rally on coerlng, but failed to hold
tho Improvement, owing to tho olllclal fore
cast for unsettled and showery weather In
Texas October sold as low as 25.10c nnd
December, 26 04c, or nearly $4 n bale down
from Saturday's closo July, howeer, was
down only about 18 points, and It was ru
mored that part of Its strength was due to
coierlng by Japanese Interests who had been
prevented from making deliveries by the
railroad congestion Wall street nnd local
traders sold on the break and Liverpool
operated on both sides of the market
Uptown Interests, southern operators and
Liverpool were fairly good bellers In the
dealings, and while the buying by spot
houses, local traders and Wall street was
fair. It was not sufllclent to absorb tho
tofferings, which were competitive In most
Instances Commission houses did business
on both hides of the market
The receipts at the ports for the day
were estimated at 7000 bales, against 7010
bales last week, 10,907 b.tks last ear and
9028 bales two years ago.
Sat'day's
cloeo
. 27.30
21 88
. 21 Ml
. . 2.1 RS
. . 20 OH
. . '. 27 0.1
11 no
A M
27 17
23 31
25 30
12 00
M
27 11.1
2.1 20
2.1,12
2 00
I'M.
Open
27 311
nn oo
21 41
2.1 17
2.1 0 1
23 78
July . .
October .
December.
January. . .
March
May
Spot..'....
2.1 30
2.121
Liverpool Cotton Exchange
LIVEllPOOL. July 1G Spots were quiet,
with prices strong today. The sales were
2000 bales; the receipts were 9300 bales,
all American Spot prices follow: Ameri
can mldupland, fair, 19 91, good mldupland,
19.55, low mldupland 18 80, good ordinary
17.85, ordinary 17.36. Futures were July
August 16 90. August-September 17.57, October-November
16.85, November-December
16 15, January-February 16 20, FebrUary
March 16.11, March-April 16 02, April-May
1C.94, May-June 16.86, and June-July 15 78,
Cotton Buyers and Sellers
NKW YOUK. July 16
July Sehlll, Tarrott and WJIson bid;
II. Johnson and Russell offered
October Cassard, Montgomery, Russell,
O Hicks, W. Gumoens, Watklns, McFadden
and Cardoza bid ; Hyman, Rlordnn, H. Hub
bard, Sehlll, Hentz, McGce and Scllar
offered,
December Kclffer, Wachsman, Glfford,
Hentz, Mitchell, Jay and Hartcorn bid;
Waters, W. Gurrtoens, Sehlll, Sellar and
Cardoza offered.
January Hartcorn, Hagedorn, Downs
and McHnany bid ; Cardoza, Martin, Sehlll,
McGee and Klordan offered.
March Wilson bid ; Scllar, Riordan nnd
Sehlll offered.
May Parrott and Sehlll Wd; Orvls and
Rosenberg offered.
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NHW TORK, July 10 IHJTTKH Itcc-liits.
70 tube) Murkd wenker. Mich arnr N!i4.r.
extras.
3S'4e
8k1 c. Ilrsts, 37vt3Nbc, State dairy.
KliOS Itirclptu, 10 2.ir, cases. Market Irreg
ular Hxtras. 37Vs 3H4c. extra firsts, 3ilS(37c,
(lrt JlOS'i'ir eicconils, 32 ( .13 Hi p. whlti-. Jl
43c, brown, 3'J'iHlc. mixta iiilorn. SSWabh'
Ric Jump in Sugar Futures
NHW YORK. July 16. Rumors that
political disturbances In Cuba had again
broken out caused an unsettled feeling In
the sugar trade generally, and this morning
sugar futures opened 2 to 10 poIntH higher,
with Mies on the call amounting to 1350
tons. Wall street and Cuban Interests took
the selling side, with the demand coming
from European sources and local operators.
POULTRY
I.lvr; sold slowly and ruled weak. Quota
tions. Fols, ns to quallt. 20i'Ic, roosters,
10W17c, spring chickens, not Leghorns, plump,
yellow-skinned, welshing 14D: lbs apiece. 30
35c. spring chlckena, not Leghorns, smaller
eliea, 2S2hc, White J.eghorns, 23rl'c Ducks,
l'ekin. llic. do, Indian ltunner, 1741 fee. Pigeons,
old. per pair, 20 4 .'8c, do, young, per pair. 2U
O22o
DRESSED The marked was quiet and ducks
were a shade easier Quotations follow Fowls,
12 to box, milk-fed, dry-picked, fancy selected,
23c. weighing 4 lbs, and over apiece, 24ttc.
welshing 4 lbs and over apiece, 24c, weighing
3H lbs apiece, 23c, weighing 8 lbs apiece, 21
22c. fowls, Joed, In bbls , fancy, dry-picked,
weighing 4vs lbs and over apiece, 28Vic. welxh
Ir.g 4 lbs. apiece, 22V, 023c: smaller sixes, 17 O
20c, old roosters, dry-picked, 18c, broilers, Jer
sey fancy, 8SW40c, Virginia, 32M85c. other
nearby. 21028c. western. 2828c. turkeis,
fresh-killed, Iced, per la--Western best her,
23024c. common, 1'0M2-'C. ducks, inrlmr oneit
21c, squabs, per doxen White, weighing 11W12
lbs. per doxen, I8.7SO4.I0, do, weighing 0010
lbs. per dozen, 13.1003 flO, do. weighing s lbs
lbs. per dozen, s.iuu'aou, do, welshl
per doien, 12 402.0u, do, weighing 7
doxen, S2V2 23I do. vvelsHnr (IOUU
dozen. 11.0001 78. dark, II I0OJ 70. s
T lbs per
lbs. Dei
7R am II an
No. 2, BOcOll.lO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
CHEESE was quiet nnd easier under lower
outside advlcea Quotations follow, New York,
full cream, fancy, new, 2424tic. specials
higher, do, do, choice, new, 8c; do. do. fair
to good, new, 23028V, c. ' ' ,r
BUTTEH Demand was fair and values were
well sustsjned under moderate offerings
Ths quotations ranted as follows: West-
VIII, """aA.! ..",, -.livjr SPSCISIS. faC
extra. 40C
r.Tv
extra tints.
AO", f1aa BU.i
seconds, S7Hc! nearby prints, fsney, 48c, aver
age' extra. 4 1020, firsts. SViHOc; second
S7088CI special fancy brands of prints Jobbing'
at 40v4c
EdOS Nearby current receipts advanced 80c
per case With demand equal to the limited
offerings. . Unattractlys stock, however, was
plentiful, dull and weak. Quotations: Fres cases,
nearby firsts, $10 80 per standard case, our
rent receipts. $10 60s extra firsts, $10 80 per
cases nrsts, $10.80: fancy selected .-s Jobblnr
it 42O4S0 per.doien. '"'
VEGETABLES
Offerings jrers fairly liberal and soma kinds
rlyllbei
, pem
. Wblts
were
ere a uu- .-., e'"- -. onix moa-ii
emand was only
erate
VVIftlDffl,
Mortnn
ca
.V
b.
Tf...an NHAri. Mf E
No. 1. 14
ll,V-t.78. Whit potatoes
bush basyei i
bus!
No. 1, 8SeOl.'
i, per. crate N
ll! Bnnitn-'
Onions,
"...I. VOO0I1.4O.
v- i. 40 1 boo: no, J srs
V-VUSI1, UtBKIl,
an
1.1---- A.khiH Vill.Pn
01)30 VMM-1, ---?
g,
the
do. Norfolk, wr bbt.-crt. Tfla
onate,
cfll.
Pep-
75oO.ll
KtfrPM.ni whh'tIm. rI 3KVT
br, Jrwn.
EVENING LEDGEKr-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1917
Baker Is Accused
in Baseball Plot
Continued from I'Mei One
that circuit, so It wns only logical that
Johnron's suspicions wcro nroused Ho put
Dnker on llic rack nnd asked him to explain.
Tho story of tho plot, however, no longer
is secret, but It turned out to bo nothing
that would play havoc with the American
League Two weeks ago Allan Sothoron,
pitcher on the St lul llrowns, became
dissatisfied with conditions nnd, caconllng
to tho dope, wanted to Jump the club It Is
claimed that he said that tho St Louis
club did not live up to Its agreement nnd ha
was ready to quit He heard of the Upland
Club In the Delavvaro County Lengue and
wrote Frank M Miller asking him if he
could Join tho club After conditions had
been explained, everything was fixed and
Sothoron was to Join the club last Week On
Saturday, however, he wired that ho decided
to Btay with St louls nnd called everything
off
J norton Weeks, president of the Dela
ware County League, nlso offered nn ex
planation "The charge that llaker had
anything to do with a plot to Induce players
to Jump to this league Is nil bosh," he de
clared "In the first place, wo don't do
that kind of business, nnd It would be foolish
If we tried Unless a man Is not legally
tied to n blg-league club, we will have
nothing to do with him Wo have no place
for contract Jumpers
"linker had nnthlnc to do with Hothoron's
decision to Join the Upland club The pitcher
got Miller's name from another player,
whose name I will not divulge Anyway,
llaker was In tho fcast when Sothoron wrote
for n Job. so how could he tell him about It?
"The entire trouble was started by a dis
gruntled ball player who Imagined he was
receiving n raw deal. Sothoron wanted to
sever all connections with the St Louis
club, and offered to come here of his own
free will nnd nccord We did not ask him
to Jump the league, nnd 1 doubt If any other
plivers told him to do so It Isn't n crime
for one big lengue plajer to give a man
ager's nddiess to another and. to my knowl
edge, that Is the ouly thing that was done
Hut ou can take It from me, Haker has
nothing to do with It."
According to a dispatch irom i nicago,
Johnson said ho waa Informed that Baker
listened attentively to n proposition from
Independent clubs in the East, who offered
him ,i sum to Jump from New York, and
that he approached Allen Sothoron, star
joung pitcher, with the St Louis Browns,
on the proposition
"I wrote Baker to explain nnd he didn t
nnswer' said Johnson "I'll give him until
tomorrow If he doesn't come through
clean he will be subject to a. heavy fine "
Baker quit the Athletics at one time to
play Independent ball, but returned to the
American League.
Johnson spent Sunday In St. Louts In
vestigating the Sothoron angle of the al
leged deal
Financial Briefs
The deficit after expenses and taxes of
tho Postal Telegraph Company for April,
according to reports made to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, was $3807, a do
crease of $5383 over last year The gros
earnings Increased $22,310 to $181,101 The
five months gross is $707,443, $60,668 more
than In 1916. while the deficit, after ex
penses and taxes. Increased $11 850 to
$25,936
TheNew York Suhtreasury lost $2,515,-
000 to the banki on Saturday, making a
cash net los for the week of $4,029,000
Owing to the date set for the expiration
of the time for deposit on Sunday, July 15,
deposits of the Philadelphia Company con
solidated mortgage and collateral trust and
first mortgage and collateral trust 5 per
cent bonds may be made today without
penalty.
The thlrtv-flrst annual reporP of the
Denver and Rio Orandc Railroad Company,
covering the ear ending December 31.
1916, shows a deereaso in the JD15 sur
plus of $645,831 to $1.7o7,600. Total
operating revenues were $25,464,486, an
Increase of $2,325,689, vvhllo the net operat
ing revenues also showed an Increase. The
net of $10,588,131 was $1,695,692 more than
in 1915 i
The directors of the Springfield Rody
Corporation have resigned and a new hoard,
Including the following, elected: II. S.
Tenner, C. A MacDonald F W. Wagner.
Harry 'mil and G II Woods A special
meeting will be held July 27 to vote on a
proposal to Increase the capital stock to
$3,250,000, of which $750,000 is to be S
per cent cumulative first preferred stock,
$1,000,000 8 per cent cumulative second
preferred stock and $1,500,000 common
stock.
Thcro has been placed on the regular list
of the Philadelphia Stock Hxchange $15,400
additional American Gas nnd Electric Com
pany 5 per cent collateral trust 6 per cent
bonds, 2007, nnd $7600 additional American
Telegraph and Telephone stock On the un
listed department there has been placed
$23C,000 additional Commercial Trust Com
pany certificates of deposit for Philadelphia
Company consolidated mortgage and collat
eral trust 5s. 1951, and $122,000 additional
Ptovldent I.lfe and Trust Company certi
ficates of deposit for Philadelphia Company
first mortgage and collateral trust 5s, 1919.
Directors of American Zinc, Lead and
Smelting have voted. " That action on the
common stock dividend be postponed pend
ing more certain Information as to the terms
of the pitioscd revenue law nnd pending
tho definite conclusion of our own and
Allied Governments with regard to the pur
chase of their raw materials" Two divi
dends have beeq paid on tho common stock ;
the last was declared March 21.
Pacific Gas and niectrlc net earnings de.
creased $6760 from last year's figure to
$590,824 for May The gross this year
jumped $111,265 over 1916 to $1,668,815
The surplus nfter charges is $143,615, a
drop of $31,660 The figures for six months
are: Gross $8,146 595, up $324,611; net
$3,139,743, a decrease of $225,809, and sur
plus after charges $945,305, a decrease of
$368,681.
The June sales of the McCrory Stores
Corporation were $626,528, a gain of
$120,819 or 2.1.89 per cent.
C. A. Mcllhenny has resigned his position
an assistant cashier of the Rank of North
America to accept a similar position with
the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,
effective today.
too i.ATB Fon ri.AHMrit'ATioN
DKAT1IS
McQINLEY July 10, PATIUCK, husband of
Anna McOtnley Helitlves and friends Invited
to funeral, Wed 8 30 a ra . Amosland ave
Holmes, Delaware Co , l'a High mass St.
Gabriel's Church 10 a m Int Holy Cross Cent.
IIOUUINS. July 18. GEOHQr; M. D, husband
of Ellen Kobblns Ilelatlves and frlenda, alse
Chosen Friends Ixjdge. No. 100, I O O. F.. Jor
dan Encampment, No 83, I. O O. F, Invited U
funeral services, Thurs 2 p m.. 2421, N. lfitb.
at. Int. private. Mount Peace Cam.
CULLEN. -Suddenly, July 111, JEROME A.,
son of James and Catharine Cutlen, aged 13.
Ilelatlves and friends invited to funeral, Wed,
8 80 a. m , parents' residence, 2113(1 Ruth it.
High mass Church of Visitation II V. II. 10 a.
m. Int. 8t. Dominic's Cem Auto funeral.
HEI.P WANTED MAT-B
MECHANIC'S HELPER wanted on Installing
safety gviarda for work out of towns expenses
and tranapdrtatlen paid. Call Mr. L. Wexler.
between and 0p., m Phone Walnut 6800
PRESSMAN wanted, familiar with highsst
grade half.tone and color work on John Thom
son Laureate press, Steady position for a
union man. Htats wages, psst experience,
reference. Addresr L. M. Herrmann, Supt..
Printing Dept. Hotel llreakers, Atlantlo cltj-
CLERlv Man wanted, experienced on factory
store records, to act aa atorekeeper'a clerk.
rfiu,uwier unice.
liOT wanted" for' work In repair shoj
ID! Btaarfv
work, good wages to begin.
Apply 192 rar-
risn si.
HOUHEKKEPlNn APARTMENTS WANTED
REFINED" couple with little slrl deeres "fuVnT
housekeeping apt, la West I'MU. or suburts.
. to Wkuwif saats resit wantedTg If LedjerO.
HUGE LOCOMOTIVE
ORDERS FOR BALDWIN'S
Russian Government's Aggre
gates $14,000,000 and Eng
land's $4,500,000
Two of the largest orders In tho history
of the company were received today by tho
Baldwin Locomotive Works One, valued
nt about $14,000,000. Is for 250 locomotives
for tho Husslan llovernmcnt; tho other,
amounting to $ 1, 600,000. is for 100 locomo
tives for ths British Government. Delivery
to Kussla is to be made In tho first half
of 1918, but the British engines nre to be
turned over ns fast ns completed
The contract with the Husslan Govern
ment Is under the gunranteo of the United
Stntes This Is not a reflection upon the
financial dealings of that nation, according
to Alba I! Jojinson, president of tho Bald
win Locomotive Works, but because It was
specified In tho flOrt.uOO.OOO loan bill of
the United States to llussl.a thnt ' payment
should be made for war contracts, nnd our
order comes under that agreemont."
The American Locuniotlvo Company also
will make 250 locomotives for Husla, the
cost being J14 Oiki noo
AUTO THIEVES DEFY POLICE
Usual Sunday "Husincss" Reported in
Theft of Cars
Despite the Increased vigilance of tho
police, automobile thieves did their usual
Sunday "business " The following thefts
have been reported to the pillce:
Stephen Ilarr, 923 North Hancock
street; car valued nt $50T)
J C Bartlett. 11 North Twenty-first
street: car valued nt $1000
Joseph Kanter. 707 Walnut street
veined at $600
i' i: Bagley, 272 Harvey street
valued nt $805
car
car
First Defender Dead
POTTSVILLH. Pn , July 16 Francis B
Bannan .'ed todav He was a First De
fender, being one of the members of the five
companies who responded to Lincoln's call
for troops In April. 1861. following the fall
of Fort Sumter lie was elghtv-fnur years
old and was a native of Orwigsburg. this
county.
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Japan and Spain Get U. S. Gold
NHW YORK. Julv 16 Gold to tho
amount of $2,050 000 was withdrawn from
the Suhtreasur todaj for shipment to
Spain, while an additional $1,138,000 was
transferred to San Francisco making t lie
total operatiops ith that point today
$2,138,000
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Packard Moloriar Compan, regular quarterly
of 2 per cent on common. panblo July 31 to
stock of record Jul 10
Peoples Natural G is anil Plpengp Comnnv.
regular quarterly of 2 per cent, pajable July 2.1
to stock of record Jub 20
American Hpet Humir Compnnv reRuHr quar
terly or $1 f0 on preferred panble October 1
to stock of record Spptimlxr 1.1.
Philadelphia Trust Company, regular quir
terlv of 0 per cent panble August 1 to ntock
holders of record ,Inl 2i
New Kne-land Kucl Oil t'omimnv dividend of
10 per cent pavnble JulN 20 to holders of rer .
ord todav
Vmerhan Zinc lead and Smettlntt Company
rcgulnr quarterlj of It Ml on preferred, payable
Auinist 1 to stock of reiord July 21
PROVOST'S HOUSE FUND
NEARING COMPLETION
$54,077 Reported at Daily Lunch
eon Nearly Three-Quarters
of Desired Sum
Nearly three-quartern of tho Tumi to buy
a house for the I'rovost of the University
of l'ennsjlvanla, was reported subscribed
when the fund campaign teams reported this
afternoon at the dally luncheon In the Belle-vue-Stratford
The total reached Is $51,077
of the $75,000 set as the goal Speakers
at tho luncheon pointed out that Pennsyl
vania Is tho only college of Importance in
the country that has no official residence for
its president
Tho team captained by Hnrry C Th.icr
lend the other nlno today with contribu
tions of $1360. W L Saunders, chairman
of the Naval Consulting Board gave nn In
dividual subscription of $100i) Other In
dividual subscriptions vxero thou- of $1000
from J. B Llpplncotl and $500 from ex
Governor Charles It Miller, of Delaware
The subscriptions reported by the teams
were as follows" F. U Bower, $830; H c
L'rdman, $500, It U Humphrey, $610; C
L. Martin. $235, J. i: Mastbaum, $760;
Owen J Hoberts, $1010: Dr J A. Standon.
$705: 1" W Stltes. $1000 II T. Stotesbury
urged the campalgncis to greater efforts
during the rest of the campaign, which
closes on Thursday
PULLMAN POUTER HELD
Must Answer Charge of Stealing
Watch From U. S. Army Officer
Mercer Morse, thlrt-twn years old, of
1010 HaVerfoid avenue, a porter cmplojed
In the Pullman service, was held In $600
ball for a further hearing by Magistrate
Wnlron at the Central Station on suspicion
of having btolcn a watch, the property of
Major A D Churchman. C S A of Brn
Muvvr, from a sitihcl which he wns car
rjlng from n Pullman car to a dining car
foi Mrs Churchman on Juno 26 of last
year
Morso was arrested by Detectives Oom
bnrrow and Gold after he tried to redeem
tho watch, which he admits having pledged
The detectives sav considerable Jewelry has
been found In Morse's possession, nnd thev
will endeavor to learn whether the Jewelry
really belongs to him One ring, the police
sa. Is valued nt $5000 The prisoner will
have a further hearing on Julv 20
CORONER T'OLDS AUTO DRIVER
Young Man Accused of Causing An-
other's' Death by a Collision
Accused of causing the death of William
Muhlherger, fort-two yctr-. old. 3527 North
Marvlne street, by reckle-s driving of an
automobile, Paul Chqrnnk. twenty-two
vears old, 2211 North Iiroad street, was to
day hell without ball hv Coroner Knight to
nwalt the action of the Gland Jury.
l.trlv In the morning of Julv 12 Muhl
berger was driving a huckster's wagon with
John Nagle 3317 North Camac street, when
it was itnii'i. bv the automobile driven by
Chernuk at Iiroad and Ontario streets Thu
two men were thiown out and rushed to
the f-amnrltan Hospital. Muhlherger died
slioitlv afti r Nagle testified that the nuu
moblle wns traveling at a high rate of
speed and that thev received no warning of
its approacli
Great
The uniforms of Great Britain's mighty army
and navy form the subject of the handsome art
supplement to be given away FREE with next
Sunday's Public Ledger. The wide variety of
these uniforms makes this supplement of
extraordinary interest. It's reproduced in full
colors and worthy of a beautiful frame. Get
your copy with Sunday's
PUBLIC
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10 JAILED, 15 FINED
FOR MASHING IN PARKS
Ways of Man With a Maid Prove
Costly in These Partic
ular Instances
Ten young men languishing In despair In
Moyamenslng nnd fifteen others whose
pockets nre lighter by $7 60 nre of the pro
found conviction today that there's some
thing to this talk about the high cost of
living.
The joung men belong to the worm spe
cies of humanity that should be more
mashed than mashing This was what Ser
geant Rodgers, of the Park Guard, thought
Inst night when he detailed special plain
clothes guards to go Into the highways and
byways of Falrmount and Hunting Parks
and "get" the mashers.
Tho "catch" totaled twenty-five wan and
pale tines, who were hauled before Magis
trate Stevenson nt tho Thirty-ninth street
and Lancaster avenue police station today.
They ranged In ages from beardless boys
of sixteen to those who have learned to
handle a razor without endangering the
Jugular vein Some hrought their mammas
and papas with them Others, "bold, bad
men," came alone
According to Sergeant Rodgers, who pre
ferred the charge ngalnst them, they were
guilty of passing airy persiflage to strange
young women who go to the Park, not for
this sort of thing, but to get the nlr and
look at the stars Specifically the young
men said-
"Hello, kids: goln' our way?" Or
"Gee, ou'vo got a pretty complexion,
cutey" or
"Say, little one, got a match?"
Now everything's gone up in wartime,
and this sort of thing Is particularly ex
pensive After recommending uniforms to
some of them and mother s apron strings
to others. Magistrate Stevenson fined each
of them $5 and costs Those who couldn't
"pony up" were given five dajs In "Moko"
for meditation upon the was of a man
ROY NORTON, AUTHOR
KILLED IN AUTO IN WEST
Noted Writer Had Home in New Jer
sey, but Spent Little Time
There
LOS ANGELES. July 16. Roy Norton,
author, was killed In an automobile acci
dent here Sunday Born In Kewanee, 111 ,
September 30, 1S69, he had resided at
various times In Iowa, Utah, California.
Cuba, Oregon, France. New Jersey and
New York clt He was a graduate lawyer
and mining engineer, and at different times
had practiced law, founded and edited sev
eral newspapers He was a thirty-second
degree Mason His first story, written In
1007. was a pseudo-scientific romance. "The
Vanishing Fleets " Since then he had writ
ten a novel a ear. besides a great number
of short stories of adventure and mystery
Ho married Miss Anna -Catherine Selkirk,
of San Francisco, In 1891 In recent years
ho had made his permanent home at Land
ing, N. J , although spending nearly all his
time traveling
W 9r &
Britain
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MORE EAST ST. LOUIS 'U
RIOTS, SHERMAN FEi
Illinois Senator Urges Con;
sional Probe of Recent Tragic
Race Clashes
WASHINGTON. Julv 1.
East St. Louis Is living "on tn crmtoiX 4,-i-j
of a volcano," nnd unless prompt step iii?vl
iHnen ny me federal Government wofk-',i
riots will occur. Senator Sherman, of Hanoi.-,
told the Senate this afternoon k
urging adoption of his resolution creatiJ
a congressional committee to Investl
the causes of the recent race riots there.
"If the National Guard now In EaAt 8R.
Louis should be withdrawn I believe the
would bo a recurrence of the lamentabta
riots," said Senator Sherman, "Something
must be done to strike terror Into the hearts
of the evildoers who still reside In the city,
The colored and white citizens of tht
community are living on the edge of an
other civil commotion, on the crater pt
volcano." V
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, alw
urged adoption of the resolution, but far
somewhat different reasons
"I have undoubted evidence," he BaM,
"that tiro riot arose because the negroes
of the South have been brought to East St
Louis for the purpose of taking the places of
white laborers. The average Yankee we
southerners call nil men Yankees north of
the Mason and Dixon line has no love for
the negro except for political reasons. They
want his vote and nothing else. The more
the northern people know of the negro tho
less they llko him. The further oft he
the better they like him "
WANTS PICKETING STOPPED
Founders Bring Injunction Suit
Against Striking Union Holders
Schaum & Uhllnger, Inc., Iron founders,
at Glenwood avenue and Second street, have
brought injunction proceedings In Court of
Common Pleas No 3 against the Interna
tional Iron Molders1 Union, Local No. 16,
and its officers, to stop picketing Its plant.
The complainants say that the union'
committee served notlco on the firm that
molders wanted a fifty-four-hour week,
fifty cents an hour and a completely union
ized shop The firm asserts It granted pay
equal to fifty-five cents an hour and thej
flfty-four-hour week, but that the complete
unionizing of the shop was refused. It Is
asserted by tho firm that a strike wae de
clared and that representatives of the union
have picketed the shop and made threats
against molders who accepted tho terms
made.
FOREIGNERS WOUNDED AT PEKIN
Two Civilian Americans and One Ma
rine Among Victims of Chinese
LONDON. July 16 Citizens of three
countries, the United States, Japan and
Italy, were wounded in the recent fighting '
at Pekin, according to a Tlen-Tsln dttpatch
In the Morning Post today Of the three
American victims two were civilians and
one was a marine
The Italian was a civilian and the Japa
nese was a sentry. The total casualties are
put at fifty. Including republican and ira
perlallst soldiers and all others.
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