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KVKMiS'G LEDGER-PH1LADELI1I1A, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1917
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TO OWJNJiiKtt Ul KiUlxJbTJiKlilU tfUlNUS
"Buyer Beware" Literally True in Case oi' Pur
chase of These Recorded Securities.
Gossip of the Street
' ,.T WONDER, how mmv investment houses have lntlmato knowledge of the caveat
1 st 0f United e e leglHlcteil bondR which Is Issued at Intervals from tho
Treasury Department In WnshlnctonV lemnrltcil tho manager of it law investment
house today ns he was lonk'ni ovc one of thefa llsta.
Theso ' "ta contain he numbcm and description of sileh Oovcrnmcnt bonds ns
, h(,N( becn stolen or havo In m manner fallen Into tho hards of others thin those
thes belong to, nnd It any person should purchase otic of theo btmiU and "end It
to l.e redeemed, he can 'kiss It good-liv o,' us the tiovoinnunt vv.ll Immediately com
mandeer It.
"I bought seven of these bonds for our firm once Inad orently of course, and
tihcn I sent them 'to Washington I was told that tho Oovcrnmcnt hid taken posses
gton of them for tho party to v horn they belonged. I K"t n chock at onco from tho
tattv from whom I bought them, as ho was an honest man.
Tho Btoiy of theo no', en bonds was qulto Interesting," said tho broker. 'It
icemed that uti old faimor In Vcimont had saved ano .scraped enough to buy theso
bonds one at n time, and he had them In his house In a cUar box with some loose
chaneo when a. liuiglur hi oho n window and stole tho bo This farmer had u foil
and a daughter. The .son was u tocher In Ilrooklvn, X. V For seven e.xis after
the theft no Unco of the bonds had been lound. line d.iv i in in In u biolici's olllcc
la New Vi l ' .Tend the bom'.n ! i hnugi' fur n putcha'P of Mix ks. and tin- bonds
Atro nen'otliitcil fn." hhn he slmihiK the name of the nrh;lti il owner. It v as the
school U.iclur 'llu- lluvi mini'iit put n Stctct Service in in on the trail: he wan
mreati.il and f,'it cvcui jc.ys." It Is such bonds us those tint uppe il on tho "cuve it"
llt.
Speculation in Bonds and Stocks
I'redcilch Carles, of I'llvvunl II. Smith &. .'o, of nil Chestnut street, savs;
"Theie in c oppoitut.ltks for speculation In bonds which sctm to tho student
more attracts o than manv of tho speculative ventittcs In which tho stock buying
public hac hilectcd foi u long time I do not mean tho ciily-iniituilng notes and
foreign obligations which just now offer so much income, becauso opportunities to
pet largo income from varied lists of leally good-looking securities occur very In
frequently, oi, as people who believe In financial eoles might say, about onco In
every (.even jc.ii"
"I refer more p.ntlculaily to tonio of tho known bonds of ra. roads, for lntanee,
like Chicago and Alton "., somn of tho Minneapolis and St. Louis, Toledo, St.
I,ouls and Western, Hock Island and other Isues which have bum soiling at icoi
ganlzatlon lakes for mine je.irs, but which, novel theless, have paid Interest regu
larly. Of com ho, tin re is a Ktoiy attached to each I suo, and, as the prieo Indicates
wmo risk, but tluw who will make a cnicful studv of th:s toit of thine; will llnd
that In tho p.i.t peoplo with speculative Inclinations who ,mt nioiiev Into securities
ef this tle nnd. In some cakes, cairled their bonds thioti ;h i. oiganl'atloii, .ilmo't
Invarlablv lame out with tivnicmlous profits.
"In adtlit on, lhro ate mine lalhoad piopeitles m. In iceivcishli vvhoo
Junior .seeiultkH ate selling at pilces rdlcativo of the impatience and disgust of
Investors who bought them during betur times at Investment pilces. Naturally
many of these hccmltles are not now p.i.vlng Inteiest- that is the main reason why
they nuy bo bough: at low figure-."
Handsome Increase in Earnings
A i.umbii of investors In Philadelphia who hold the bonds of tho Newport
Xewsand Hamilton Uillwa, (las and Uteetilo Company will ba pleased to know that
the Jnlj. 1017 net eunlngs after tho p.ivment of taxes was jr.J.STI.fiO, as cnuipirecl
with l.'GSO.S.! for diilv. 191(i, and that after paving lnteieM mi bonds and other
indebtedness theie wan n l)alamc for duly, 1917, of J3J 590.SS, .u eompaied with
t:3,:.M.r4 for .Tuiv, v)n;
In common wltli oilier public utilities all ove: the tountiv the- upeiating e
peases showed tin notciso for Jul, l!'17, u aecmint ol the high prhfs of eoal and
the high cost of laboi, othuwlso the iibovo tlguies would navi- bim still inoie
fjtisfaitorv.
Charing Desks for Second Liberty Loan
"Wo ate cic.tilng our desks piop.naloiv to the second l.lbetty lljnd lainp.iign, '
( hM the manager ut the Niitlonal Clt Company in llie Morris liulldln jevterda.
1 ' Tlie demand for om .slunt-terni issues continues er. bil-l but tho long-time htutf
dings in spite of the I1.111, ilns which are olTcied."
Asked why theso bargains aio not being tal.cn moie ficel, he gave It as his
opinion that the big hoii'-cs were not pushing them.
'Hut It Is the tame houses that aio selling so much of this short-term stuff, Is
it not'." we askeil.
'True," he said, "but thro Is moro more In tho othti."
Farmers Not Buying Liberty lionds
'. Something iiiu't be dono to induce the farmein of the cour.ti to buy liberally
Of the ccond issue of Libert Uonds," icmaiKcd tho piinelp.il of one of our b inking
and Investment houses.
"Tho fanner Is getting lecord in Ices lor pveijthliw; ho piodtiees, jmd the food
commlsilun ,s a guirantco that he Is going to bo taken caio (f as far t.s good pilces
aro conceri.td 'n tho future. ,
"Hut our faimei.s haven't bought as much as tiny should of the ihst Llbeity
Bond Issue," he continued.
"I seo that country banks, which weto allotted $119,000,000 of the $JJS.OOO,000
allotted to nil tho national banks, on July L'3 had still $04,000,000, or 43 per cent,
unsold. This," ho tald, 'may bo the fault of tho country banks falling o get out and
conduci educational and telling campaigns us was done In tho big okles and the
industrial centers, and 11 rcoms to me that heie Is the Held which should leld
results worth whllo In tho nest campaign. The greatest di aw back which I can too
will be that In man places tho cold weather will have t-ot In and campaigning
arnonsr farmci.s under btteli conditions Is nut very pleisant
Odd Financial Ideas in Cotton Bell
"Vou would get boinu novel Ideas In lliunco for our column If ou would go
down South among the cotton groweu," icmarked the manager of tho lineament
department of Cassatt &. Co
"I was told a story about a cotton factor who had advanced money for seed and
fertilizer to u Georgia cotton farmer, ns they do down there, and then have u
mortgage on tho ciop when it is sent to mnikot, when they deduct what they have
advanced with sundry commissions, etc. This factor could neither get money nor
cotton nor promises ftom tho farmer, so ho suggested a note, which was drawn up
and duly signed. In threo months tho note camo due, and when tho factor pressed
for pajment tho farmer Insisted ho had paid onco with a note and he could not bo
forced to pay a second time."
Investment Market Extremely Dull
"Look at tho place. It's llko a morgue," remarked tho inCiager of one of tho
oldest and largest banking and Investment llrms cstciday n reply to tho ques
tion, "How's business?"
Tho rows of unoccupied l oil-top deiks, with oul) ouo customer In sight, spoko
moro eloquently than words' that thcro was little or nothing doing.
And when this munager was asked his per.ional opinion of the ica.son ho lcplled:
"Wo aio going to Inve such conditions as long as a state of uncertainty
remains in Washington. When Congress makes up its mind what it is going to
do and does it wo are going to be bus again, and not until then. No ono will Invest
under such uncertain conditions us now pi ovall "
A aelghborlng investment house in tho saiio block had tho samo stoiy of
nothing doing, and when asked for their opinion of tho causa bald they had at one
tlmo or othei uin tho whole gamut of tho stock complaints, lncludirg tho coming
issue of tho Liberty Bonds, prlco fixing, the I -omo tax, peaco proposals, tho l'ope's
note and the President's leply so they had nothing left, but wore qulto willing to
blame tho Sweden-Argentine affair for u whllo until it woie threadbare, and ncrhaps
by that time they said either business would bo better or something elso would
turn up to blamo things on.
Another flun nald tho only ic.ison they could glvo for tho unusual dullness In
tho Investment market is that peoplo aro saving their money and waiting to seo
what is going to happen, but whether they aro having to invest in. f!ov eminent or
lomo of tho haigalu tallroad bonds thoy could not sa.
A prominent bioker uscrlbed the pre-ieiit depiessul londltlons as largely duo to
the effect produced by tho kaleidoscopic changes In Itussla.
" Earnings Largely Increased
The July icport of tho Mctiopolitan Ldlson Company, of Heading, shows a net
Income for the month of $50,600.30, as against ?43,L'43 03 for tho samo period last
year, and a gain In net earnings for tho jear ended July 31, 1917, over 1910 of
$171,813.10
Has No Ear for Telephone Bell
"Ono of tho busiest ti infers in an investment broker's olllce In this city has threo
telephones on his desk and a call bell underneath, but ho has no ear for music, and
although each telephono has a. different ling it is nmuslng to watch him pick up a
telephone when ona lings. It soems ho lnvurhibly picks up tho wrong ono first,
wd usually has to tiy them nil out before ho gets tho light one. As he works
lulckly ho manages to do tho work of two tiaders even with his handicap, nnd his
Wends wonder how much ho could accomplish if ho had a muslcul ear.
Commissioned in Ordnance Reserve Corps
John Clark Sims, formerly udvortlslntr monngcr of the Philadelphia Trust Com-
rany, has received h commission as captain in tho ordnance olllcers' reserve corps
I fc --.. MMqtoitcu iu ui;iivd uuty Ut IliU HldlJIvgiVl 4-. ... y ...... .,,,
uf vviijn.
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PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GKAIX AND 1'I.Oim
tM.ti,:A.T".uT'1"". "J.1'" t"i Tlif miirUt
iint'V... '"."'"o"i i kt lom in cxrort cinior.
ii;i;rrnment mn.Ur.l Inn'-UInn No, I rrl,
. ' "1. J "."' n-l. -' ST No. i r"! J2!.
5v5-'.ri. ,-.-1' N" 4 ri-il. t.' Pi: No 4 oft rrrt,
- lis .u ., rt,i u.ir,, .no r, cott reii j.'.n,
f ,r ,,',i ",',ult,i '-' 1" Surnplo lents No I tit
no. ' &.. .!' r. fr.r-.vtj.l. Jiiy.-
i,m, .,,n e'lruoratum ) Vutt wheat rel.ulveb
i"in'v fn" r,1 ,"1,,'l wlK-at, 4e ort.
.-.:..,.":N,'",lJ" H-s IiuiTi Thoro was llltti
tViin. . V" vaiuc wfro lamely nominal. Our
v" ., . ' "r.1"'" fr local trail', us to lomllo
-W frrn V
"l i A. Ilo.l
jellow. t.' ilw.1 30 Mutnru
linmlnal wotfru No I Jcllou,
i , iiiiiiidi lit nirui r
iVJ "''ii No J jellow nominal.
I S ft, . h ta ,1". tJ". I., at, T-ii.l,
.."..'' .r irkil was iinwtthd fttnl wcakrr
"..''.M" "'' of c ilei mock im-er vr
,!..-. 'I " I'rttnlum pur !al" nisi Quuti-
?. No j ttit- ,P nilCiclTi Rtamlirl
at ii-w , ,i, , ,,11,, .vn v ,t,., i,w, u)i, r
I l.dLIl lldPint, iiii.i i, nnO ,". r.71 0'IJ
11,., ? ","' . ""' w" " ""'' il'tninJ for
.i ''o"l. "', "'" markil nihil llrm unlr
i. rl,",B T " quotitlons wcrp icr inn
"'," '"'I (rottos or Jul F-irk" nliout L'.Vi
' nlni-r strnlKti n w lii.,-iri(i,"Ji) Knn-
i ml -" " iaii., 'io. airaiKi i new,
i,: ' i ."' , Jo I' Hint. niv. Ill.-OSflJ,
CORN PRICES DOWN
ON FREE SELLING
Belief Prevails That Injury to
Crop From Frosts Will Not
Be Extensive
'.."..'l.1." lit SlO'-ltfM.TA
- i" an new ill MfMi
do tiatent. oM.
a, do fanrlto
. . V ti.T-'.'W '1 rH ""I", chntco and fanr I
L .j,'!, ,. .!'.'.'''' 'o re it Har urad"", wlntir, i
iiii ' i.1 '-"'VIO.'iii, MUiit. J10.5UWKITV I
, i . . ' '." ,l-u ""Id fal-ly and ruled Iirni
111 ll r lllnill aiinl,.. t. - . . ii.l i. ... I
'Ul'l'IICI ,,,' UUtlL.l . .,!,( ,i, nu I
'".,...l!l,1i"wn! $1010.S(J snot, nccordimz tu
'lUUil'),
PltOVISIONS
iiui1rh:7?t",?"i,1 !" '"Ir.JoM.lnij Innulrr nnd tli
V,,,'. ',',',"' ' llr"". I'nllnwiiiB arc tlr dimii..
ij .. ." ,l.'f In ls Mtinkrl mil nlr driii'
ii .Jn'."'" '"' In -im. nok-J 14 limn I
,.t!?, i ""'" -in. led mil nlr.lrl. I IV.
' i ", , ,r I mi hi u'll ten I. - ni iki. I
I.' I f lll"". toii'i 1.'. limit t iiulh, 117 .n'
li. Imms ! , ur,i 'j . jiait.-i, di,
"Klnntil lio-i .iiiu ,t ,lo Mllikrd JLJ
, .- ""i;r haul" nKk.d ii cirrd a in
i;rinil and ncrH,. .il'iiJ7i '..'. nmk.il.
i'.'"." ,.ur"' .'I'iiVL'Tv dj Imll-d loiul'H.
lie, llml Mioiil , rK, H. V njrrd 1,hih .Mi
do. Mnokt.il .'.o. In, lien in rlrkln nnordlnB Ij
jiverni. loose, aio. iirealtfunt Imon. m In
Jiranl nii.i nera.. rlu cured, 0i lirtnlifimt
!,'"'"." ."'"I'm curd 3c, lard v tutem rt -i!,1'!
,,'trc',''. "'. do. do, il... tubs, .'"li- Uril,
lure city, idttio ri-niiered. In tierces, .tf. do.
do. do, in tuts. -.'(Ic
HEFINED SUGARS
'Hie market vm quint, but stead on n lmuls
of S.JjW-i kic fur extri line Branulatd.
DAIKY I'HODUCTS
III rThlt Ionian 1 wait good nnd tin inrirl et
for Hotiil on k d iriatnir adiaiufd 4j i under
llt,llt tiflirlnKK Til (illolittlone Wmt.rii mill I
lurked inimirj funiv Mm l:ili Jlllji txtru
I4Si JJ-,'ji, ixiri nih II ilrmi ll'x
iicun I- U'.i Murli prlulH tatoj, 4i m
Hue oxtr.l II, ti I7i llrtH ,V, tiiiull l 1.
- IhI Inonli nf irlnn J.i'.iiirf ut SK'.li
LtKH I'll, tri," wen- miirin in I I'rm v !tli
rtfrnaml fnlrli u ti i hi iiiiututl(iii Mer in
rollowa rll iniih m.irliy Unit-., l- i'i p. r
et indiird i iii (tnrMiit rii.liits 1J .Hi per im-i,
-riund- llll"ir It.', er uise wentern ,'Xlril
llrnw Sl.'iln t.r i ih . I'rMn fl.'Jii ur iiim.
h londr, JtniVi , r mi. limj ielc.li. I
Mi. win lolildiiR it .udi'iK iir dnren
rillJIl'l' tin .1 llrm ii 1 iilfchu iini'ip a fairly
n ill., il nund an I itmnu'r i.unlr iidln.i
cjiioi itloni m v,,rl lull in ..in funoy linn'
JilVi 'fiili pu Hi. ,ith' r do do, fri h m i le,
lust. J.'i'ii 1IJII , i(i il i r. Mh tin) , itiolro, i.1' j
l-'"" "". d" frtrh mi li. fur 'i ruo I, .3'j
i L'4i
POULTRY
' l.lVl lowln Hnl I fjlrlv unl rulel a ehndfl
flrm"r. fhlckcna rr dull nnl mipIi r. Quota
tion. lVuls r.n to riuiillty ."iir"i , exri.iittiitinl
lots hUher rouateri, lS'n Hi rtirlni? ( nlrkens
not I erhoriiK, pump llnn kln ml Hrtlu
l'-a!.! lie tililei... H71I .l'c. Ulirlns thlikena not
I.'l.holl! Millller el.'S .'Ml.'ix VMllli- I.iK-
horns if, iU7c tluike I'iklri "osijli di, lmlliin
Itunmr, lsiilll,., do sprlni. .tingle, iilnio s,
oil ii r pur. .'"ij.ik do "mil j. i r tulr,
LU0"J."i
lilll"SI,l Tli. mink t ml ,1 veri (Inn under
e.atit unl lirlnti ,if fowlii aUatdd li De
mand was filrlv iutl. I'll itntfona I'iiwI-.
IJ lo lio nnlifid dl-ilik(il film v-liilnl I
ll'i , do, wtlimng I j llii and ni-r liple,.
".Ii'ji do welchlm; I lie mil. , ."
I i veljhltlir d'3 lis ill ii", ."', tin
Is!lr k .1 IM Hiiln., '.Vi.Ti, dj. In. I In
IiIjI" rainy ilrj llcl'-d wtl'hlnrf i"Si ll m ii 1
o( r Ul e(,. J'li ,lo "iilKhll". 4 Iks .nine lii'd
'.'s'lii (lo etu iller hlHii L.'li .!,, , old lun-tirs,
(In pk ked .Mi broillnt. i lib ki in w Irhlns l'a
ft J Iba aplfii .lers.j fnii, "IH.tl, Vlr
klnbi, faii( UlS.IJi . othti uuirli, IMilr'Js ,
ucierri .""t'n7i turl es, irit.bktUid li.d. fer
b, wefctern, liK here .'I'o.'li iinunoi, .(I
ft'.'.'i: ilurke; pprlnir ".c. niih i. r d.7' n,
ii hi it weleliliu II ill-' ii," per doen,
M niiSir. Hi, do. hi iKi.uui; ii li. l'l lb. I"r
diixi.li il'n I "id, do do w.lrhlnK s lb- per
duzi n, .IGrrf".!! do. do, -ifUlilni- 7 lbs j .r
d ii li .' "US .' 'mi d i. do, welKliliti' ttlulia
Il pt doztn. l.'ii .'.'", do dirk, Jl 7.TU" -'".
do mii ill and No. .', i.'Ji 'if " 1 4u
' ritnsn krui'is
I'.initiil wis falrh iidlio iii,i I el's if
fuiH iiuiiiii w.ro sllk'hili llrmer iuotail'in
Apples Vlri-'lnli per lid 'Irlmei ii t.oi(..n lit
, .',11, hmokHhouii' $4 li " Ml N rlbwiht lire, n
Inir to'tt'i.Tt r.ria nst. In -j ".tifTi , rtuinnu r
HiillllM, .' RUT,-, lll.i'i t IS' " VVt .llhj. I.'.i
Apples, nearb per liampir ,,il( 'it II "il do, do
i.r '.-buMii-I bisk t ."Hi. it il "J", I, moos tor
U.v 3'i r ll in mas p.r imiiih tl.'nti.'
Orantis lillforiiln, per liox I- '.lu I'lu."
nppls rorlp 111 o ii r rral" IJ'.iili., llrap. h,
Ii, lii.i an per 1 laektt i irrlir, ".il ' 11. d" do,
ler :i II. biskn Ii'iillr, do, I'llltornti. Toku)
per 4 basket rrate, ilfl .'.'",, do do MilaRfS per
4 bisket iiatc iHl.H riimis I tiliroitu i,
(Iraud I ink.' p.r irate, (Ktl.bii, do, d ., (Haul.-,
per irate. 7fiofr$l.HI u'antaloupes i allfornla.
Turloik, itr Htandurd era to I.' '."fen do, do, do.
,r poli irate il 7,15(1', do, do ilo per tilt
Tile, iinil I'eK-hee, Uelaware MarHnd,
V Iralnla und West V Irulnla pr irate i.V-lt
il Ml do. do. dj, llelte. and Illberla per Id quart
basnet, IU'hsV". do. Ylnclnl.1 and Wot Vlr
Klnli per bushel bisket, 7-,(ftl"J" do. ( all
fornia, tier box, r,04(7"i( 1'iars. leiawere unl
Miirjlind nr hamper llirtlett, illMHTJ.'"
.'-eikel il 'iiiiii.".'"i do CallfurnU, Iiirtktt. per
bi. J1i1."i VV mrmelons p r i ir i4UOj 1".
VEGETABLES
t lioke Html, was cenerully 'Inn Willi nrterlius
mo ler. Hi' im ler fair demand Limitations" VV bli .
pot itoes, I.istern Main , per bid. No. I, IT"1
u 7", No .', il MlSt'J 1.', do do Dilnwaro and
Vlirjlind per bbl No I f l'l ,13 do do Jer
eeN p.r li bliahel baskit N" 1, 7."illk"i So.
J 4uMlii do do tier bushel, iKfl 1(1, .swell
liot does North ("iirollna, per bbl No. 1, i.l f,ij
i(4 2"i, Ni '.', i.' SI "J "ll do do, KHStern Shore,
lei IhI. No 1. Ill-. No. .'. i-' M !'.
do do, Jere ler 's buulu I bisket No I,
it SI. 5, No .'. ,',ii(u"7"c Celery. .Nework.
Iir buiuh. I'W'iic. I-otluee New York, per
box, uOi.fttl Unions, J(res, per ".bushel
i.uaLet iiii..i.l1. do. ITastern Shore, per hamper.
4iicil. do Oraneo County N. v.. per hamper,
lo uo. Iir in" in uuk,
flRAIN IIET.T Mi:Tlli:H IOKIX'.VsT
,1 hirsro, lent. II. The, weather forecast for
llilrti.elf bo rs follows!
Illinois. Mv(i,rl nml Msrnnsln.-riilr lo
nlht nml MeitiirxliM rhlnr lemiwmture.
Minnesota I'urllt rljudv tonUht und Vfd
tirsii rlslnir lcunier.it ire.
Inn a. North nml tiiitli llnkotn - 1'nrtlT
rloudi tonteht nnd VVeilneihi uurinrr VVrd
nediii. Nehruski pml liiiniiis I'arllv rlouilr lo
nlsM t ml Vledoeiiliji t wnriner tnnlght nnd In
east Mednesdi.v
Vlniitaiii til W innilnit I'arlly loiid lo
lilnht nml Wrduradii)
(MIirAC.O, Scrd 11
l'rco pcIIIiik of corn folhmrrt n hlchor
Rtart today ni.il the mnrket wtakoneil LlRht
to In .ivy fro t occurred over moat ot the
northern two - tlilrdu ot tho lult onot of
Missouri lllvrr lnct nlKht, but compnratlvcly
tew rrporti of damago vvfro received, nnd It
was Kencr.illy tielleetl that Injury to tho
ci op from tho 1" temperatures vould not
prove to be txtenslve
11 W Siow aid that early report
showed some fioit over vvldo areas ranRltiK
,ii far south an l'eorla and Indlunapoll'?
nnd vvc-t to lies Molnis He fct.ited that
harm was rcitaln, but that It did not appear
at tlimmli tho ess vns llkelj to finally
I'mivo at .ill lal.unltoui The weather Is
Miutnlni; mi ( 'luilicio nnd the forecast
m.is In." i fii'thei ile
'llirie i ts u tloiiil nf n'l mil ntdeM finlll
ill Milis and fur a lime etiup rt w.m rathu
pour but Kiverlnn tiltiinntely i.illli'd prices
troiii Hip bottom Hafrrn uperators vierp
mi tlie i-elllnK Hide Number J mlxtd in thn
sample market win JJ 'JJ5l.' 21'a. HKiiln-t
?.' tS'ji : l!l jesterdaj, and No. 1 vcllow.
SJ.J31; J SSij. (.onuured with "'J.-JOlj 2 21
jtnerday. The. market at Liverpool mi
thm Tho viather In Argentina was tlear
and mild.
The best prUe on corn wan fit tho openlnc.
TIip IiIrIi on December wa l " ; tho low,
1 li4. and eloo ll.lRffl 17".. ngalti't
$1.10 at tlie end eBterday. Tlio top on
May was $1 I'l, tho bottom, Jl.M, nnd
tho fmnl, jl ir.ijfrt.ir.'s, compared with
$1 163n at the tnd jesltrdny.
oats were heavy under liquidation, not
v ItliHt.iiidliiK inadertualii locks nbroid and
llinltnl nfteilmts from pxputlllif loiintrleo
A great iniiiiv ImiKt were iiinomc llf felltri.
llrpoits of .in liiiiuli ftom abroad led to
ninii. ininiiiK 'ihtrit mi" talk tint l.um
i rs wen elliti(j moro fieelj Ktutidard hi
the sitiiil,. niail.et vv.i- i'iHitlO"ii" (ompaied
with til mi. e-,i( nl.ij 11k market at
Liverpool is llrm.
Tlio Inp pnie-t woe at Iho olieniiiK The
bet on ipt, mil, i w.im r.!a,p, the low .7V
nnd lliu ilost- Dsij,.. against r.?i3o nt the
end (rtti dn Tho top tn Peocmbei .was
MV". the Imilom. STc. nnd the ilos- r.7r;
'K'ui.t. nitAliiht 3 Sp, jesterdny's las.t
Pi In; the bci-t mi .Vl.iy was bl'.o the bot
tom. ("9'aO, and tho ilow CU" m G0'e,
iiK.illit Gl'ic, Kstcrda's1 last prke
'I he visible ".upiilj of wheat hi tho United
Kt.ite", noeorditiir to llradstrceti", Is 11,139.
000 bUhhi'K ,ui liuriast" of 824,000 bu!iel
for the week and uiniptics with Cfl.477 000
l)U--heH a joar mro In Canada It Is G,2Ci?.-
uu'j uumcis an pureaso of 301.000 bushels
Russian Cabinet Quits
as Army Revolt Grows
Continued from l'axe One
I'elrograd held a lnsty nieetlnc today Tho
nillltiry section "put ileleitates to meet I'or.
nlloff and IiIh rcvolthiR troops and endeavor
to persuade them from their cutirsc.
Klghty Kornlloff suppoitern hi lvtrocrad
were nrrented today In n drapjnet Mt pf
the whole city by th Premier. Completo
tnllltary law previills over tho capllnl. Order
continues on tho street, nnd the downtown
crowds last tilaht did not oxceed normal.
A LA ItM FELT IN ENTENTE
CAPITALS AT SITUATION
LONDON, Suit 11
The i:ntentn Cloveriinicnts are anxiously
awaltlnp; the next events In Itussla where
a coimter-rivolt. led by a military faction,
has broken out.
Ilellrt was tnreeed toda tbnt the Allies
n mild no' Interftre at le.itt at 'he present
time although the prnvl.sloii.il Kovernment,
aded b Premier K r'"t"i,!V "till has the
moral support of the lhitento Chancelleries,
ICornlloff's rise iica'P'.! lb" li'ivernnient
was not entirely unexpected as It has been
known for a fortnlnht that dlvr-Renccs of
lnlnlon between Kerensky and ICornlloff
vcr military matters were wldcnlnu
Tho Kravlty of the new situation In
Itlisala Is not minimized KornllotT'ii ulti
mate Intentions vvern not known, bejond
tho fact that he desired to have himself
made military dictator of the tepubllo
There Is no Indication, however, that ho Ib
Implicated In any way with the plot to re
store the autocratic form ot Kovernment
In Itussla.
Kerensky Is still the slroiij; imn of the
hour and his vlnmou- uit.istirts to put down
the icvolt ttavi" tin- uimut satisfaction to
bis admin r". In the Alllnt tountrb
CONSERVATIVES BACK
NEW SLAV REVOLUTION
WASHINGTON, Sept 31.
out of the uncertainty and doubt in tho
latest HussUn crlbls ufflolals and dlplo
mils lieio today taw tho possibility of tho
mint berlous counter-revolutionary movo
Fine" tho deposition of the Crar (icner.il
Kornlloff 'h attempt to seize tho power of
Rovtinincnt and relntroduco the old reclme
reBUlat.otis In the aimy Is looked upon as
n. reopening of tho btniUKlo betwetn tho
pioletati.it and the bourstolsp
The fact that Deputy Lvoff. nephew of
ex-1'rtmlei Lvoff, was tlie bearer of Kornl
loff s counter-revolutionary tness.iKe to Ker
ensky Indicate-), It is held, that thW tlmo
the movo Is the work of the lonservatlvo
faction of tho ('oust lutlon.ilist-Deniocratio
parly, lead by tho foniiet 1'ofe fill Minister,
I'.iul Jllllukolf llPiptitlv MlllukolT declared
occasion might at Is,, whin the "moderate)
elements" might adjourn to Mosiow and at
tempt In set up a separate Government.
Tho present i ittiatlou may be tho fulllll
ment KerpiyVfV's prohKiu is theiefuip, twofold
resisting tho Malmallst ilcmeuts. again
raising their vines against the provisional
(imunment became of Its conservatism and
combating the llher.il and moderate factions,
accusing tho Government of ultraradlcalism
The latter i" opposition Is x pressed prlnel
pallv against tho policies of rood M Ulster
I'leihechonoff and Acikulture Minister
Tclrernoff.
O lo do
S 7," do I'.illfornla ier lnu-lb
Washington, per 100 lb bas, J2 7
bacr
lit
id do.
GOVERNMENT'S LOCAL
MARKET REPORTS
This daily report I" rit ouf h'j Vie
Vttrctiu or Mai lets of the United States lie
(inilmeiif Agriculture, fhtlailelphta
biomi, tolth hcadqumtcra ut 300 SIS in
Kiaiicc Eit-hange llulMtng, Bell Tele
phone, Lotnlurd 77.
(VV holesalo prices on la no lots to Jobbtrs)
riH'ITS
APl'I.r.. Virginia, per barrel (40.4 quarter
pei ks) Northwiatern Urtenluca, Hmokehouse,
best, tail 'j uO, vnrluus arletlis, I.' SOW a.
11ANANAS, per bunch (10-ld dozen), tl 20
1 7n.
I'ANTALOUrES, falirornln, per standard
(rain (43 melons), i.'i!i J 73 per flat crnto (r.'-15
mi Ions), liuutfil, Coloradoa, pir Hat cratu (IJ-13
nielons), il.
(UtAl'KS. per 3-lb, basket. 13 01 Co.
l'K.VCHES. Delawaie, nearby, per 1(1 quart
und S-buaifcl bnaki t (7-0 Quarter pecks), d3(P
73cj per U-baskct crate, moatly ):iUrta. il'J
ivATKItMKLON'S, nearby, per 100 melon,
sil is
I'ilAIIH. per bushel, Now York, riartktta.
small, il Hill l.so.
riOl.ll AT AUCTION TODAY
ortANOI.s. California, larso elre. (10-12
dozen, J4(5 0j, medium slzu (14.1s dozen),
UW4 7ft, larBO s.zo i.ll.JU dozen), il 70&H HI
I.1..1UN.S, CaiKurnlu per box (.10 dozen),
.' null 1 S3, 3d dozen, 13 uSiifl.J'i
l'KAUH, Harnett, por box ll.'u-U.I pears).
California, luicii j.'.dO, vv'asnlnKton, il,40i2.uu,
Colorado, Jl.UOil 1.75.
vi:ar.TAin.KS '
lli:ANH, nearby, per li bushel bazket (H-10
r.uarter pek), erecu. 43fbOc", wax. 40?f75c,
uina. ilVusJe.
lil'l.i.s. nearby, per bunch, '.'i'je,
CAiili'ilIK, 11. 11 r by, tier -bushel basket (13
L'U Iliads,, .Sllil33i".
CAIlHDrb, nearby, per bunch. Itjfi2c
CKI.l.ltV, per bunch (1 dozen stalks , J1ilo.".
COKN, nenrby per -busnel basket I.IH-Hj
dozen., i,ucil, ter 10D ears, 11.7302 ."I
OirOUJlHUtS imib). pir r.-bU5liel baakut
(.-,0 73 cues), Biitf uoc; New ork, rer bnsnel
bank t il -'Vl 1.30,
1,11(1 PLANTS nearby, per 'buzhil baskut
IIS IS Plant"), l.ltU'Vc
l.nri'iii'U, New York, per box S dozen),
J1,.'V 1 73,
ONIONS, nearby, per 'bushel biuket (30 "I I
lbs,), il. New Jerat), per buslil hamper I3u
lbs), jellow nnl while, il.23 l.r.0; white
ptrklrrs i.' L'SS) .' 110.
l'Ul'l'EUH. nearby, per ' -bushel bazket (S-tll
dozen), R4f4llo.
l'OTATOHH. Uastern Hhore of Vlnlnla. per
barrel (13-40 quarter pecks). No. 1. I J a53 r.Oi
narrei uomu uuiiner pecasi, iso. I, to .-uwa nui
No 2. ll.7AO.'.Bu, nearby, per H uusnel banket
(3d lbs.). .No. I. 7BWS0C! No, 2 40.'.0c; bulk,
per bushel, various varieties HOI SO.
lhll. l'strlek nd llrUist UcCeol. of Louih-
4. perki Kaitern Hhore of Vlrlnl. No. J. i4 Thl a6lphl,l4 7 OJI i3 TJ4 'n l--i)4ni (172 mil, ontl c . a'2t ""'SIIJ. B
itva-utrAOsViirttr of tO Poof ? Club.'v amti hi 'No. s' MTr rY K t' ,MW , "Q filuimeTri r',. MT0s.l -,4(3 3) , 4;"i"; Krl";sW4 HartvlUtt Wi'iMim at ,th Chviral,
imiipMt.W9QtTY.'il JfT'r? n'vT''? .'.'. ? . ' . ' tOULl6liE7 BMrbV. ur -busbel halv.T? ut. Louis'.. aS.7S.OII,l.WI5.lilT It22.ni4 ieJhl AMumetlon, 10 Tu lot, Holy 4uleBr
ML t IMK 9t U H tO Wp C(U0,,Wn W pslfjl llfcrvT.o.a am. ": cull., MsV. vY X'ldcaiW '.. .T70,lTTi4M.l JM.1,IM Crtiu-'Aut. .WM , ' c.S, . s
jor .110 iv ecu mm .1mp.1r.-s with 23,OI3,noo This situation, togctliir with Germany's
mi-nels . j ear ngn j ,nell.iL0, u Ehlng Iiussn what Is ofticlalI
Lead ns futures ransed .is follows aiumuou as "lis gravest moment.
'I ln outstanding expression )k re lb one ot
aw 1 at tin- courage of Kerenskj In foteltip
the Iisiie Miuiie with his antagonists and
hopo tint liu mi liuve the phjslnl itrength
to pass tlio new crlK The fnlted States
has 11 tremendous progiam of (ducitlun nnd
aid for Kussl.i If tho baby dcmoiriuv" can
onlv hold out until this nation's vvoih gets
well under wav
V est s
!""il Illcli Lor Clise 1 'imn
' orn (11 11 il"H,.rj v-lei-mlier
i.'o i.'.ti llt Its l.i'Hj
,5,t.-: ' lT - ' ' " ' '''J ' "'
Seiemh.r :,i - r,7't "is'i fti'j
ll-eenib'r r,S .".s'j r,?1. T7'a -,s'j
MV-.rd- " '"' '' '"' '""" ','t ''''
r""Ptnibijr -.! 77 21 Ml "."t ,-.7 ,', 1,-, "is-,
Ortol ar . -17.' :..! 7J 'J I ."lo .1 ,-,7 "s 77
laiiuari j'. 7j u 7 j ... ,vi r, , .- r , --
itll e " "' ""'
Sept .nili r l'l 77 L"l T 2 1 1 n .' 1 711 "1 so
Hi toiler ."I 7J 1171 .4,1(1 ".II, I l'l 77
Jaiiuirj JI 77 .'177 21 1.0 .'l i,-, Jt fi
I'uri. '
f"epi-mber . 4 . --
0 loli- . 13 .'-, 4 I J., 4j.'t j ., vl':o
Januar) . . ,,.
Hid t Vskcd '
CHK'A(iO UlJTTKi: AM) UV.GS
1 IllOVJiO. ."-ept 11 KCCSHe ."Ipf. 1f,.;si
KIMS -llii lll.lllH. It IM in,,, rirtS 4'',(
nrdlnnrv tirsis, l.'i , mlsn llnnxus rtnlpts inss
n lurm I, .1 1. In ml;. ilia 1. 1,11. nrflnis iut.es
Iniluleij 40I14I1. tillers 11, Pirt'iis II
evins in t,ro rs iirtlis, .74i'!l . che k
'.nit ji ,
111 IIJ11 tttelpts I .-.Tdtiii loin.i. shin
in'ius tl4iiiiiii lound. Lxirat 4"ji . xtr 1
llists 4Ji-, llists lu'zDillr s.ioiids as'a (u llii
xtiii 10 i,roi-rs prints 4",'ai, tubs, 1IC,(
p n 1 ns itoil.. 4'.i
MCW YORK BUTTEK ANU IX.t'.S
NIIVV YOIIK. Sept. II lin li:n lterelpls,
I'lUO tuls Firm. 1 Hell siore, 44"W4lfcc.
estraii 4I' 1f44'io; firsts, 41ii41i. (ithercrads
unoh uiijeii
1MUS lterelpls, 14,1J.' eaves 1'iriner. Hi.
Iras 4li(j41c, tlrsts, Il,atr4.'i. Kionda, ;isi.
No other ehanires
MONEY-LE.'DINTG KATES
M.V V.OIIK Money on call opene 1 at
" pet cent, high, ' ; low J's; i.iu, s,
ilo'ed, G's'iit; lullng i.itc. 41... pu" cent
'lho market showed continued tlriiiness,
with call i.itcs unusuallj cloo to the fig
ures ruling for f'.cd d ite accommodations.
Demand loans were quoted at 4 ',. ii li per
cent, but time money was udwmced 't per
cent on both bid and asked On good miud
collateral, uVa'ifu'j per (out for slvtv and
ninety dajs, 5'j1t3 per cent for four to
six months. On Industrial loans business
was done at C per cent for all maturities,
Tho llrmer tone of tho collateral market
naturally reduced Interest In prima bank
acceptances to nominal proportions. Itates
weip fiuotcd unchanged nt 4tf4 per cent
for lnellslblles and 3ir)l4 per cent for
cllglbles
I'llll.MUII.l'llIA L'all " per cent, tlni
"'a, per lent. Commercial paper, three
to four months, S '. Hi . 'a per cent, si
moiith'i B,-jC'l'v per lent,
MIMIOV Monej 3", per cent, un
changed. Hates of discount, hhott bills,
4ai per cent; three month.s I 13-10 per
cent, unchanged
FOREIGN EXCIIANGi:
Ni:V YOHK, Sept. IL 'lho now" usual
dally dccllno In quotations for Itusslan ex
change brought rublo cables this morning
down to 14 and checks to 14li. These
figures show a further decline of lc, Tho
Swiss exchango was bllghtly better. Llro
were a simile, caster. The market as :i
genersl propos tlon called for llltlo comment.
Quolitlons were:
Doinand sterling checks 4 t j'J, cables
4 7(1 7-10 ,SUt-day bills 4.7J, ulucty-diy
bills 4.70,
rianc cables G 77V checks B78'i.
Lire cables 7 7i ihecks 7 77.
Swiss oiblcs I CS checks 4 70.
Guilder cables 42 1-lfl, checks 41,
Ituble cables 14',j, eliecks HVi,
Pesetas cables 22 40, cheeks 22 25.
Stockholm cables 33 83, checks 33.C0,
Christian!., cables 30 80. checks 30 60.
Copenhagen cables 30 0. checks 30 40
In midafteriioon ltusslnn exchango made
further donward progress to 14 for cables
and 13"" for checks, as eompaied with Iho
earlier low lecord this morning of 14 "3 for
cables and ll'i for checks. I'orelgn ex
chaugo circles were completely at sea ro
carding the immediate situation In this
class of exchange Tho other market
showed tomo Irregularity. 1'rancs lm
proved about 1-10 to S 77 'i for cables,
'78" for cheeks. Swiss rose about 2
oentlmtH t) 4 00 tor cables nnd 4.68 for
checks On the-other hand, lit e checlt3
declined 2 centimes to 7.78, cables un.
changed nt 7.77. The only quotable cliango
was a drop of S points tn 33,80 In Stock,
holm cables,
BANK CLEARINGS
Hank clearinss today compared with eorrc
aMn,llnr dav laat two vearat
. 1017 Join .. . iots
Millions in Crop Loss
From Premature Frosts
Continued frmti Pane One
and un'pts tho told spell bte.iis, the inr
MH will lm slight. In some of tho Iklds
of Jow-llng sections ovcry stalk has been
t'liiiht'il nnd tho leaves uic t.ipldli liegln
iilnj, to ilrj
Itranistowii and New lMlaud also re
poif that tobacco and torn b ive been luined.
but tho I'ast I'elcisbiug Motion lias sufriKil
tho bUgest lliiancl.il lo-s.
Laneaster Count was looked to to furnish
tlio bull; of tno best tobacco this ear, us
uops In other sections of tlio eountrj have
failed A, bumper Ield was pn dieted hero
at unprecedented prices, still higher prices
for good tobacco aro now predicted
Charles '. IIoss, secretary of the Seed
Leaf (Si oners' Association, mobilized tho
tobacco men early this tuoinlng when the
gravity of tho situation was realj-d, and
ever man who could bo emploved was put
Into the tobacco Uelds to c tit and t,e what
tiny i ould before) another l-ost attack
"Wo will work all night." lie said, "it wo
have to. i:erj night of fiost spell i mil
lions of dollns to tob.ueo and vegetables."
MIDWEST CROPS HARD
HIT BY FREEZING MARK
f'HICAOO. Sept. 11
War crops In thn northern Middle West
viero heavily damaged by the frorts of Sun
day night nnd last night
Corn, potatoes, beans and lesser crops
suffered 1'xperts refused today to nazard
even u guess at tho los.
Sunda's frost was general tluough Wis
consin, North and South Dakota, Minnesota
and Michigan. Last night tlio frost was
moro soioro in some sections of those States
and tho aflectcd area was extended south
ward to central Illinois and Indiana nnd
eastward Into Ohio.
Ico vas formed at Do Kalb, 111, about
flft miles west of Chicago, l'reezlng tem
peratures were reported fioni widely scat
tered points.
Tin re were nbout 750,000,000 bushols of
corn In the States affected Some experts
estimated that moro than 20 per cent of
this was Immature enough to bo rendered
useless for an thing but silos by a hilling
fiost
Between 20 and 25 per cent, of the lato
potato ci op was ruined, It was estimated,
whllo beans were heavily damaged.
Cucumbers, tomatoes, (.quash, pumpkins
nnd tobacco were tho other crops Injured,
DEATH
DILl.VtANN bfPt 11. MAHIA KATHAIt.
INK. widow of Christian Kredrkk Dlllnisnn.
HKed 71 lleltthea nnd friends Invited to
strilees 1'ri., 2 i m , at residence of her son,
t I'redrlck lilllnian, 1431 N 5.'d at Int.
prliste
IIOOPHIt Sept. n. at ('o)teavllle, N. J.
IIOIIKUT II , husband ot Martha K Hooper (nea
lleuisell). Itelnllies and frlenda Intlted to
1'uneral services. Wed. ' P. in, parlors of G
Nnrrls 4U70 Krankford uve., I'rankford, l'hila
lnt Norlh Cedar 1IIU Cem.
ui'HTIIKNOT Sept. 10. 1400 Lombard t .
JULUr., husband of Isabella llurthenot, ared 47,
HelatlMs and friends Invite d to serilcea, Ihura..
S p. in Olver II. llalrUulldliur. UJO Chestnut
st. Iut private. Hemalns may be viewed Wed.,
7 LKI'P1 Sept. 0. TIIKUKSA II . wife of Tred
erlek l.epp. ased B. Uelalliea and friends In.
vlteS tu funeral erv Ices. Wed . 8 p. m.. at 37 N.
Atluutlii ave. l.'sddonileld, N. J. Int. Ihurs..
10 a m. VVest Laurel Hill Cem.
SlILLfcH S-r-t M. nt Liberty. N Y the
r.ev ('. AKMANO MII.LUR, IJ. I). Helatlves
and friends Invited to funeral services, nt.
Mark'a Kvanselleal Lutheran Churrh, 13th and
burins Harden, wen, .. .m p. in.iui. private.
ItAKK. HPt. HI. ilL'ITOLPH RAK15. busbar
In, n,t
ltelallini. u.i.l
coppee vnieneii i.ouuro, No,
of Pannle A. Juke (nee Crouch i
.i...i. afao I:. Connee Mitel"
t ,;-. e-' .nd A M.. Htanet Chanter. No. .ll
it A St.: Kenderlon Lode, No, 2(bl, I. o.
o' V t Venable Uneampment, Na 2S2, 1. o,
O ' I Thlla Lodse. No. 54. L, O. Q. M.I Phlia.
liidee. No. SO. bhepherds of Uethleheml l'hila.
lUrdvisre As.o , Travelers' Protective Atso of
Ainsrlca and Tblla. Quartet Club, Invited to
funeral services. JTI..S P. tn t 4341 N. 12th
t Int. Norlhwood Cem.
Mccuuu -t.i"'s'" 'tif;'"! ".r"r "'i' .""'
..."
MOTHER, FROM CHILI,
VISITS MRS. DESAULLES
Sees Her Daughter, Who Slew
Husband, in Jail and Hears
Her Recital
Nl'W YOltK. Kept. II.
Mts. lllnnc.v VerBar.i llriimiilii mother
of Mrs lll-ncA do Saulles, lacr of her
husband, John L. do Saulles, urrlved from
Chill, nnd two hours later was. In thn arms
of her daughter In tho Mlneoln, L I , Jail
The meeting was most pathetic
Mrs. Krrnzurlr wan nccotnpanled by her
diiUKhter Amalla, nn older sister of Mrs.
df Saulles, nnd by her son. llulllcrmo
Mrs. I'rrazurlz and her ron were taken
to the Jail by tho shortest road, whllo Miss
llrrizrulz went to Mrs. De Saulles's home
In ltoshil I. I, where the famllv will re
side for the present. As sho entered the
Jab Mr. l.-niri'l. iioted Willi n it
nnd pointed out four vhlte doves settled on
the lopliuc over tho window of Mrs do
Sau les's cell.
No one Int-uded upon mother nnd iIhukIi
ter Just what was said those outside do
not know but for some minutes theto wero
sounds of sobbing Then both women uuleted
nnd the daughter launched Into a history
of her troubles.
Mrs do Ssulles told her mother of her
husband's aliened Infidelities, of his alleged
threat to take little "Jack" from her nnd of
the many Cruelties he Inflicted upon her
MOUNT HOLLY FAW i
STARTS WITH RUSH
u
Kiddies' Day Brings Out .$
large Attendance for
Red Cross Benefit
XI t1 '
V.J
PLENTY OP AMUSEMENTS $$
GRASSHOPPERS RAVAGE
BERKS COUNTY'S GRAIN
I'.LVDIM., I'.X . Sept 11
l-iectiin tion vvhlih his bcin wtouitbt to
corn und buckwheat in Iletks Couul ns
the I exult of i warms nf million of ftrass
hoppois, and a heavv frost vihlih m out ml
this moraine damaRitiK vtRetables and
fruits, will cost thu farmers nf tho eouiitj
many thousands of dollars Tho tempera
ture cot down to thirty-five decrees this
mornlnfr. the lowest on record for this date,
and the frost, which was heavy, nipped the
tomatoes, beans nnd other vegetables which
aro now at the height of tho reason
Itcports come from every section of the
county to tho damage tho uraiishoppers havo
dono to the grass flolds, but the contention
Is amonc a coodly number ot fanners that
these Insects really have been a benefit In
thit thes have been the means of cltinttiit
inir the weeds The grasshoppers were most
numerous aloiiR the foothills of tho llluo
Mountain. Some prass fields havo been
covered bj these Insects nipping thn plants
so as to leave many acres In a condition
ilmllar to what It would lm after a lire
spread over thn land. There are Ilelds
wheie not a single erass pi mt lives.
lho Btasshoppeis millions of them be
ftsn tn cat the top of the 1 mt nnd then
ptel tho stem much like -ome nnlninls riuiw
the bark of a tiee. The ( oii"-eiUenco Is that
the plant dies. This Is how millions ot
weed stalks have been killed bcfoie the
seed matured. This will innan that In sec
tions whero lho urashopper army was was:
lug an active cainpalcn, no weed sted fell
to tho cround to Brow into new plants for
next enr. In rome Inntayicet, after Krais
lit Ids had been cleaned up, theso Insects
went Into com fliclds and ate tho leaves
of the corn stallu'
t-omo dnmace was done, but tho corn Is
about to ripen and the desttucllon h nut as
Kreat u It would have been had thu Brass
hoppers coino earlle-
rarmers who crow buckwheat llnd tint
considerable dimace was done to this crop.
Tred re-incur, n firmer In Albany town
ship, sajs that crass Ilelds In his locality
look ns though lire had swept over them.
Tim aged people In tint i (immunity con
tend that the) never cpeilcneed anvthlns
like it.
"With all the damage, I bellevo that the
weeds destrojed make up for tho loir,"
slid Mi. l'elnour.
BENJAMIN GRANOFSKY,
YOUR MOTHER NEEDS YOU
Bi other Also Dependent on Youth Who'
Left Homo to Seel; Work and
, Didn't Return
llenjauuii (Iranofsky, teturn homo to voui
mother and jour brother him, for they need
jou. They have been waiting patlentlv,
hoplnir that j-ou would return, oi- that at
least jou would let them l.nov where j'ou
ate It 1 1 almost two months since jou
went away und jour mother Is III with
nnxletj
Youne Oianofskj- Is seventeen jcats old
and lives ut 321 South Third street. Ho Is
tlio support of his mother and jounger
brother. On July II be left for work and
lias not return d slnco Ills mother received
a letter from him on July 2ii, In which ho
said ho was Rolnc to obtain eniplojnient
In another citj und that lie would send her
money,
Tho mlsliiB joulh Is desciibed as beltiir
ilaik, of medium height and was wcarlnir .1
brown ind black mived nilt when ho left
homo.
MOUNT HOLLY. N. J Bopt. 11.
They're off, nnud they're not golnfr to
Mop until they have finished the four dayn
of excitement nnd ftlvollty that began at
the Mount Holly Fair grounds today with
tho opening of tho Mount Holly l'alr, tlur.
Ilnaton (.'ouutj'fl Krcatcst show of the whole
vear. A pace to suit everybody was ready
at the opening- nnd fioni now on It won't
m.iko unv dlffeicnco whether a fellow
wants to travel on hiRh or low Bear, the
fair belni; there with the gooda forty ways.
The variety begins with n Sunday school
les'on at tho Younp Men's Christian Asro
"billon rest tent and may end with a
Kllmpso tit the Parisian beauties from
foiicwheie hi -'raneo" or Man.iyunk
Tho fair tias opened gloriously from the
nubllc's point of view, and thcro nro manjr
cornero that show superiority over former
fairs Keen tary WHim and his co-workers
have exerted their best efforts this year
and put on a f-how that they think will
oirelj please tho country and city folks.
'Hit re Is plentv to t-eo everywhere, and
thcro won't be unv tlmo when uulet vlll bo
In nrdei. Camp K didn't havo anything
on the Mount Hollj Pair fur activity when
the prepaiatlmi work was In proKress j"es
tnidav Mli.ukH, amusement places and the
llku went up like magic when tho fair
followers got Unit hammers and saws in
oprt.itliin, and now they aro ready for
the blwc'Ht crowd that the Mount Holly
Kali" management could possibly entertain.
This Is children's day and tho l'alr As
sociation Is host lo a f . w thousand younif.
sters who are going the limit with their
fun and frolic, llverj thing that tho asso
ciation hns to offer Is free to the kids and
the big people are dodging here and there
trjing to keep out of their way so they
cm havo the good tlmo laid out for them.
The afternoon program calls for a series
of nthletlo contests under tho direction
of tho Y. M. C. A. hndeis at the rest
tent
lho announcement fiom the l'alr Asso
ciation that all of tho gato receipts today
would be given to tho lted Cross Society
presentid a new Inducement to lied Cioss
workers to attend
llii't.' is icii'Wed Interest In the dalrj
show this ve.ii llie fair association has
offered li( to tin' best tow in tho dairy
(ontest to It conducted todaj and tomor
mw, and thh. has brought in sumo of the
best cow 'i from the nearby farms, making
up ,i fhovv th.it is well worth seeing. It
used to bo that the fair asoclatloit was
'Johhed' about running a cowless country
fair, but there In no e banco for anything
of this kind now the bosles are here nnd
they have some mlhtv line looking gentle
men friends with them
NL'W SI'AX AT WILMINGTON
Effort to He Mnde Today to Start the
Movement
VILML:TO.V, Pel . Sept. 11. At the
meeting of the Levj Court today an
effort will be in.ido lo start a movement
for tho purpnM of getting u new bridge
etected at Washington street over tho
Hrandyvvine It Is believed that by using
a portion of tlio piesent bridge the new
structure lan be built of re-enforced con
crete for $110,0110 Tho present sain Is
diclued to bo cntirelj too light for heavy
rivel
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