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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEft 31 1917
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GOSSIP OF THE STREET
SCARCITY OF "MUNICIPALS?
OP PRIME GRADE, FORECAST
High Prices of Materials and Shortage of Labor
Keeping New Enterprises Down Gossip
of the Street
rpiiKlti: Is u possibility of n scarcity of good municipal bonds In tile not bo fnr
L distant fjiturc. Most of this cliths of bonds nro lued freo of nil tiiMitlon la
their own Hlntcs, nnd linvo uIvvu.vh been In ilcmnnil b savings Institutions, life
Insuranco companion nnd for InvcHtmeiitH of trus't funds.
At present tlicro Is (1nlto n demand for tlioin b prlxnto luvcstorM whoso
Incomes under tlio new wnr tax would bo subject to heavy taxutlon. nnd the
possibility of new Issues comlnK on tlio market In miv thine apiiro.ichlns tho
.olumo In which they emtio beforo the war Is not to bo thought of.
Municipal Improvements for u lone time tn come are llkelv to bo Kept down
to tho lowest possible point, and many contemplated large operations, which had
been planned beforo tho wnr, nro being held up oh account of the eUrnoidlnnry
costs of materials nnd labor, een It both could be had, which Is doubtful.
As an example of tho Increased cost of materials, the statement Just made by
Alfred H. Hmltli, president of the New York Central Railroad, that tho rood had
Invested more than $83,000,000 In locomotive-!, passenger nnd freight tats slnco
August, 1914, nnd tlmt nt the prrsent prices they would hae ot more than
$193,000,000, an Increase of about 128 per cent, and as for labor. It is said that
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Is now cmployltiK women on track repairing.
Under such conditions, which nro llkelv to become more iiggrnvntcil as tlmo
soes on, it Is not to be expected that thero will be manj new Issues of municipal
bonds, nnd thoso, outstanding are likely to brluu a handsome premium as the needs
of the savings nnd other Institutions become more ncute. of course, these Investing
concerns havo the Liberty Bonds to full back upon, but with u tax-free 34 per
cent yield in one Instnnco and a 4 per tent taxable Meld In the other, thero i a
my small margin left for safety when tho established rates of Inteiest mi savings
or tho rcseno earnings of life Insuianee Is fonsldrred
Liberty Loan Educational
It now teems beyond question that at least 10.000,000 persons subscribed to
the Liberty Bonds. Bj far tho larger majorltv of these 10,000,000 nre direct
Investors in securities for tho first time. Stock nnd bond market quotations In the
papers ivhlcli have heretofore been as "Greek" to them. In a short tlmo will
become more nnd moro Interesting. With many of these new lnvostom before
very long their first glance at tho morning or ufternoon paper will be to see the
figures at which Liberty 34s or 4s are being traded on the exchanges. Then
will begin u campaign of financial education. From the Liberty Bonds in which
they hao a property Interest, they will soon pass on to the other securities, and
the spirit of speculation will spread to tbousunds who up to tho present hao
been barred from tho seculty market through Ignorance of what hcemed to
them Incomprehensible heretofore.
Tor years financiers have mado unsuccessful attempts to populuiize bonds of
email denominations, say, $100 to $500, but up to tho campaign for tho Liberty Bonds
the nttempts resulted largely in failure. Tho two Liberty Bond campaigns have
shown what can bo dono along these lines, and while the bond .and commission
houses were at great expense nnd inconvenience on account of these campaigns,
thero Is a possibility of futuro reward through the enormous Increase In tho
number of secuilty owners, iienrlj all of whom nro piospeclUo clients
I'ntil tho statistics showing exntlly how tho bonds will be distributed uie
completed It will not bo possible to form correct opinions on the several Interesting
features bearing on tho Issue, but indications point to tho conclusion that n rel.i
the!y small proportion of the Issue will find permanent lodgement In tho banks.
Thero arc various reports on this phase of tho natter, some banks stating that
the propoitlon of their subscriptions for theii customers range from 70 to 90
per cent, und many of these banks expect subscriptions coming In during the next
two weeks to alter this percentage materially.
Against Dimming Luster of "White Wags"
Henry L. Doherty, of Henry L Doheity A. Co, head of the Cities Service
Company, the, man who is tr)lng to cliungo the present ownership and operation
of tho Toledo (Ohio) traction njstein to a community-owned s)stem, is not in favor
of tho agitation now going on to darken tho great "white wa)s" of all American
cities us u matter of economy during the war. Mr. Doherty sa)s:
In regard to the story which appeared in the newspnpers todr.v telling of
the proposed regulation of electric signs In order to conserve coal, I want to say
that the current consumed by electric light signs does not represent one half
of 1 per cent of tho fuel used. There aro many better vva)s of saving fuel
because some savings are not true economies. Wo must atwa)s remember thaV
war Is- largely a matter of ps) cholog . The confidence, or the lack of confldenco
on the part of tho various opponents may prove In tho end to be tho deter
mln! g factor. Light Inspires o..lln.lsni; light attracts ever) thing animate,
from bugs to men. Curtail sign lighting throughout our American cities and
)OU substitute darkness for light, )ou encourage pessimism. I was In London
at the beginning of the war and sa,w the city dnrkened ns a protection against
Zeppelin raids, nnd I know the depressing effect tho darkness had upon the
people. I saw buoyancy give way to pessimism und I don't want that to
happen In this countr).
Trust Companies Shy of Federal Reserve Connections
Tho number of State banks and ttust companies In this State that have
mado arrangements, or uro making them, to enter the Federal Heseivo hvhU'iu Is
not Very impressive up to tho present, but It Is generally believed that many are
giving tho matter very serious discussion In their board meetings.
Perhaps many of the directors of these institutions use the same ot similar
arguments which u well-known Teus banker uses In a letter to tho Wall Street
Journal.
In this letter In answer to tho ubsertlon that the burden of raising, funds for
defraying tlio expenses of the war should not rest as a dut) on one-half of the'
banking capital of the count!') and tematn u matter of choice with the other
half, ho ubks if tho national banks feel this responsibility moro than tho' .State
banks feel It, or If thoy nro doing any moio in proportion to meet tills expense
than Is being done by the Stato banks.
Ho goes on to toll what his own bank a State institution lias dono In
investing In Liberty Bonds .md certificates. In the shipments of gold to the Federal
Iteserve, etc. The whole peiformanco Is most patriotic and very creditable, but
lie overlooks tho great Ide.i of co operation In tho mobilization of all tho finances
of the nation In tho present crlslb.
Wo all admire the Individual patriotism, heroism' nnd efficiency hi n soldier,
hut It would be impossible for him nlono to carry out the big military operations
which require tho co-ordination not only of the wholo mllitury and naval, but also
the Industrial forces of the country acting in harmony. ,
Tills mobilization of our finances is. If an) thing, more Important, than the
mobilization of these other forces, us It Is prlmurlly necessary to their success.
By working Independently the State bunks and trust companies uie contributing
to tho waste of an enormous potentlul cicdlt.
Welcome "The Corn Exchange"
Tlio Corn Kxchango will take the place of The Advance, that well known and
Widely lead monthly Issued by Charles S. Calwell, president of tho Corn Exchange
National Bank, on Chestnut stieet at Second.
It Beems that tho tltlo The Advance had been preempted somo )enrs ago
by a western paper which lias objected to its further use. But it is ovldent from
the tlrst issue of tlu; Corn Exchange that titles havo nothing to do with tho sub
stance nnd tho well-known sheet will bo welcomed by Its friends under any title.
In the Issue of October 29, under tho caption of "Making a War of Business,
and a Business of Wur," the Corn Exchange, among other things, says:
Facing calmly nnd without fear this serious situation, it becomes the busi
ness of every business man to make, as his primary occupation, every hour of
every day, the winning of this great world war. This is no time for planning
campaigns along ordinary lines to win ordinary, or extraordinary, profits, to
win a temporary or u permanent ud vantage over a trade rival. It is a time
when every man with u stake in the country should remember Andrew Car
negie's advice: "Put ull your eggs In one basket and then watch the basket."
Under stress of circumstances we ha e been forced to put all our eggs Into one
basket. All our prospects of future success in every line of activity, In every
profession or occupation, are at stake In this war for tho right to llvo nnd to
labor under conditions foreshadowed by our Declaration of Independence and
safeguarded by our Constitution.
New Financing Moot Question
The matter of new financing Is tho uppermost question In tho banking und
Investment houses the30 days, and the consensus ,of opinion Is opposed to the
bringing out of any now Issues nt the present time which do not assist directly
or Indirectly In the war.
The principal representatives of some of the leading New York houses with
odices here, It Is said, were called over to Nw York for a few days to discuss
Kpie new issues it was Intended to launch now, nnd to decide the best policy to
pursue. It Is a well-known fact that a majority of these representatives uro not In
faVor of anything but small Issues for short-term notes ut un attractive yield at
present.
There lias been some talk of the Government taking a hand In tho question
of. new issues which may come out before the next Liberty Loan through the
establishment of a ptlorlty board, that would pass Upon now corporate and
municipal borrowing.
A majority of the larger concern, however, do not favor such a board and
bellevo the bringing out of ndvv Issues should be left wholly to tho conscience of the
financing bankers. i
The Nationul City Company lias put Hl squarely on record through Its
r,fUfont, who saM his company Will
"bait tfc war. nor -wUJ thw tnnt
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PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL MARKETS
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
(MAIN AND FLOUR
iii.,;AT:,,''"'litp. fit, (14(1 hush The market
I.ivl;''n ,,uo,Bllo" '" 'it", m "port ele
rJ.i f. "S1"""""! standard Inspection No I
I..',.-. -7 J0 l 'n't red. I J '-'Hi No 8 red
anft ,. i0".nr','i 2 "i No i red. J2 17. No 1
nri.. 'L' ,2.lr' .whim wheat relatively same
wh..i.H" "i1 OtliM wheal, -' ntr.) No i
h.M.h. - rr.i .nr ""' 1 'sample'1 will bo
tl ,,n.t in',r m"'', '"it In no rae nt boo
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OATH li t ''"". ""iimim
ri,. ... " t,rl'' ahowM no Important rhansf
wuritatonj No . whlta IKHiitnUe atamliinl
Y J hi'. ,wt " No. 3 while, IllHeillr No
I hll iHtill'i- '
,h .K ,'.0' H Hi-- clpia tlino t.i.la nivl 1,111 Ml
mJ.i.'.n .""'H 1h" tnarki't mini alcartj umlar
ii. J" ,,.nrl,'tfa nn.l a fair demand (Junta
J.... .W...1!". '' I" wood Winter, atralaht
VSW 1 1 'OS 10 VI. Kannaa clear, new 1CT
nL.,Itn Mtnt, n. nn Tnial t an. eprlnn
TIT.' iTnir W'- Hll 21 aprlnt. drat near
lni tll.llAh.l'"nnt HO 10 ftil, eprlnif patent
r,',ri ,1.".?fl.xi10..",r"l P"l n, mill ahlp.
tiins.i,.l.VS'8 n - "prlnir favorite hranda
nit..! ..-,." ml rholre and fatu-y
'';'" IJIWftl.'Jl ltj mllla regular ura.lee
h in f " "nt ,""fl"'""' Patent llii 1(1
,l. p''n'-n ruled ateadj under moderate
Y',r.'ni" ""J n fair demand We quote 111 71W
niiltj "hlpment KHi10 21. apot aa to
PROVISIONS
in.T'r '""fket ruled Arm llh a fair Jobhlne
miulrj Quotatlona fltj beef In aeta, amoked
JI!.'1! R.lr ir,r'l 31o weatern beer In aeta.
amnkwl .lie, elt lef. knueklea and tendere
t"...,'!1 '"", lr dried, ale wealern tieef,
Rnurltlej Hn I tendera emoked ,14i tef hama
fj ' P"rl, famllj tltft.v.', hama, Prured
looee I.-7W .'ac. do. aklnned looae 2727'
io do amnkrd 'jSfr-jNi, other hama emoked
JU nirnl na io Iriind nnl nverane, Js'j J
'' hama anioked m.itrn utid 2 H Mi 'a
-n'l do lioll.d iKinelena 4".i iilonl ahmil
, fn " ' ured looae, Jli do amoked. J1
i-jlllea In prkle arinrillnit tn aieriee )ou
'Y lireaktaat laion na to in and nnd average
I., V""'''1 " liteakfliel linenn weatem cured
"' , lard Wfaleril refine I tlenea Jl'c dn do
In tubs 2lh lln pure iltv kettle rendered
In tlenea 2Hi do pure iit. kettle rendered
III tuba .',.
RKFINKO SUGARS
The market ruled flrtn on u basis ot S 3,"c
for extra flno granulated
FRESH FRUITS
tieinand uaa fair and vnluea general! were
well ttmlntalned on eholee atoeka Quotiitlona
Apnlea per lib! Jonatlmn IHril .'.n do King
Sifil do Tw.ntj ounce J4fll do. VVealthl
MJ .in do Ifuhlmrdatan J.15. do Oreenlng
111 1 do llucheaa H4 In, iln Hildwln 1
4 Til do Home llenutv 4 f.nlf.1 10 do "ta
man VVIneaap liifilln dn (Irlmea a lloldcn
liffs do. Starke J8IW1. do full Pippin .lfj
do. ilnno J1Jf4 do lurk Imperial. Sfl 4 21
do. lien PaMa IlKfl do ttern per box
.-.-li ,'n-,ie fill I no w,-.irrn i'--i ,,
Jonathan, fliodj "1 lo Winter Hanann
1 7.HC2 7.1 du Orlmea a (lotilen ll.inyssl
no neiirns pir nainpi r ..ocuji in no cm
per S buahet baaket JVifll 2,1 Qulncea New
vork per bbl J11 l.emona per box 25fl
liananaa. ner bunch It .1miT2 7ft Orangea Cnl
Ifornln fff liox IjMI ail tlrapefrult Florida
per box UW 4 HO Plnenppl.a Porto Illro per
crate 121(tlil Orapea, N'ew York, per lib
hnaket lift I. V do do per 111b bnaket, amir
(IV do. California Toka per crate 7r.efJ,
In do Vlalagaa per irate lltfl 7 ft do dn
Muhcatel per crate llfffl 10 do do Cnrnli noli
per irate II 71(iT2 J.I Prunea New Vork. per
4-ol baaket IH21c 1'luma l allfnrnla Oroia
Per crate II .-.1ST2 Peachea New V ork per
tin. h. I ...klrA, -iM7?., itn Art nee I4.1n-nf
baaket 2ilif1(lc do California, per box. '.nciiT
II Penra New lork per buhcl basket Hart
lell 7,1cf It .111. do Heekel IJ4- do dn Per
bbl Hartlett 4li71 do do iln Heikel IllWa.
do do Meckel per keg SI.VKMAd, do. t all
fnrnln Hartlett per box 12'rta'O Crunber
rlcs lere per irate IJSItfJSSI, do do per
bbl WWII PliAwberrles California peril,
1.1 iff 23c
DAIRY PRODUCTS
lit TTI.R There was nol mui.li aitlll In
this market and prices of solid packed creamer
iln lined 'jc (JunlRtlona Western solid
packed cteannr fani specials 4dc extra
44c extra flrata 41Vi seconds. 41iiM.V prints
nenrb. fanc 4Sc avernge extra. 4lKFi47c
flrata 44M4V seconds 12(1 4,1c, apei lal lirnnda
of prints Jobbing Rt 11 (Site
KOOM Supplies of llne. freah esga were small
and tho market ruled firm with demand fair
Quotations follow Prce iasea nearby firsts,
tia 2 ner atnndard lose, current receipts
112 lit) per rase seconds II 1 .lift 11 R.I per
case, western, extra firsts IIS JO per 'rise,
firsts 112(1(1 per raie seconds 111 'uOURi
per case refrigerator 1.1(1(1111711 fanc se
lected eggs were Jobbing at UtMIc per doien
CMIIKMK Offerings wire tnoderato and the
market was quiet and barel stead Quota
tions New Vnrk full cream fanry. June, 2fii
special higher do do freah-ipnrie best her
21ft'24e, do do fresh made, fair to good.
2Jf J2r
POULTRY
l,li: was dull anil weak under falrh lib
era) offerings The quotations are aa fnllowa
Fowls na to uuillt 20tf2.1c, roaatera InHIIIi,
spring chickens nut Leghorns anordliiir to
nunlltj. -jntf-Jli While I.eghnrna lliWli
ducks Pekln 2IHT2JC do Indian Itunner,
lliifuni do spring 2."h2V turkoa 24W2i,c,
guineas Minna tier pair welghlnc I4W 2 lbs.
apliie Il(nt1 smaller alzea TOMhlli do old
per pair tlnfrnii pigeons obi per plr 24iS
Jili do oung per pair JiUfJJi
IiHKt'I The mark.-( ruled Hlead under
moderate nrfirlncs Hnd K fair demand Quota
tlona Fowl 12 to box milk fed dr picked
fpnc aeUclnl J7i do weighing 4 '-i lba apiece.
2(1'C do weighing 4 lbs apiece 2llc do weigh
ing 3V lbs iipleie Jlc do weighing II lbs
apiece 231IJ4C fowls Iced In bbls fnncy drs
plckpd weighing 4'u lba and oier apleie 211c.
weUhlng4 1ba liplece -."io smaller sb-rs 20 w Sir
old roosters drs plikrtl 21c broilers, neighing
I'iWJIb" apleie lraev fam .IISfMilc Mr
glnla fnm v Id W.lli. other nenrbv JMttSiii
westitn J'Sfii.tiii roasting ihukens western
weighing 4 lba and on r apleie Jldfjlli chick
eni western v li?hlng I'-a lba lipb 236? J4c:
do welching J'tlfi.l lba npl.ee JJc turkeys
fresh-klllcd old per lb nearbv SOSJ.Hc west,
ern best .lO'iT.TJi wi stern spring Iced 3Jtfl
11c turkes i'nnimon 214i21e spring ducks
Long Island 27ffJRc PrnnshHnla and Ilela
ware 2.1fl27c, guineas snrlng weighing 1U (ft 4
lbs per pair II 1.1 smaller sizes. ltJ! Oil
snuabs white weighing 11512 lbs per dos
-, iloifiil 21 do weighing OfflO lbs per ito7
1,14(1 In do welching S lbs per d07 t4ftT4 111.
do weighing 7 lba per rtnx II J1W3 7.1 do
weighing iliolli lbs per dnz 12 715T2 1)0 do
lark II I.102 .11). do small and No. ?, 75c O
II 0.1
VKUKTAHLHS
The reneral market waa quiet and barelv
stead Quotations VVhlto potatoes lerset
per Si-bush basket Nn 1 lirktfll. No J
H0W7PC White pntatoea. Jersej per Kid lb
Ing Ulints 1 40M3 ill White imtatoea ner
bush PennsMwinla fani II noil 17.1, New
lork II KIWI 'Id New leraej II no Sweet
nntatoes Ierse. per S busli Inaket No. 1
Hill hlo No 2 31W10 I'eler New ork per
tiunch luftilOc Lettuie New lork per box
.loclfll .10 Cauliflower Unx Island per box
II 7.1 2 ftd do New lork per box. II 7.1W
2, in Hruesels sprouts I ong Island per quart
lflKfldi Watercress New lork. per 1110
bunches II .10SI2 Kggplant I-lorlda per box
IS2HKIRO Cabbage. New York per ton IWC
41 do Danish, seed, per ton tinp.-.O Onions
New York Mass Ohio and Indiana per 100
lb lag No 1 t2M)ft3 No 2 12 2.'
Onions California, per 100-lb hag I1JJ3 25
Mushrooms per 4 1b basket llt(l,-,(i
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NKVV IOIIK. Oct .11 HUTrKft -Receipts
Sinn tuba Market Irregular High score 44V4
41i extras 44c, flrata, 42Vi (it414 , seronda.
41i42c. State dalr IJ'44i.. imitation
creanrery. ShVj ff-IHio
UllOS Itelpts. (Wins cases Market for
fresh egga flrm Morage Irregular Kxtras.
47W43C, extra flrata. tlWlOc. Other quota
tions unchanged
KANSAS CITY. Oct 31 CATTI.i: Hecelpta.
14 (WO head Market ateady
HOOtnecetpts, 800(1 head Market 1,1c to
SllliVp Hecelpta. 7000 head Market trong.
to 25o higher.
CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES
CltlCAOO. Oct 31 IIOCS Ileielpta, 2 (Ha)
head Tomorrow. W.lino head Kalrl actle
to (li higher than esterda- average Hulk,
Iln 701 si. "ht 114 nil 1(1 no, mixed;
linaieiT. heavy H5,3(iCfl7i rough, lis SOW
ir'cATTI.K Recelpta. i'1.000 head Htead.
"hIIKKP llece'pta. 20.000 head Stead, to
JOo higher US 83 l.amb. 117.10.
SOUTH OMAHA. Oct 31 HODS Kecelpta,
-800 head Five to 10o higher.
CATTI.B Hecelpta, K100 head. Steady.
SllUKl' Receipts. 23,500 head. Steadj.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Southern rip.. Une ;Pir,, r ul.r qu.r.
,'v.:"::Ti.r it. irr.ii ;.,,..'-"i'
loth are paable liecember 1 to stock of record
November Id .,
Savage Anna Corporation, regular quarterly
otl" vr cent on nr.t preVerred, lVrc."t
on aecond preferred and 1V per cent on com
mon All payable December 15 tu atock of
riioril November 80 .
Inland Steel Compahy. regular quarterly of
12, payable Deiember 1 to stock of record
Notember 1( . .
llurdetta Oxjgen Company of Detroit, regu
lar quarterly of 1 per tent on common, pay
able November 16 to atock of record Novem-
Philadelphia National Hank, regular semi
annual of H per cent payable November 1 to
stockholders of record October 31.
Philadelphia National's Cashier Resigns
Horace Fprteacue, vlco president arid
cashW of the Philadelphia National Hank,
iiinisolf to the duties ot vice prealien. o
Hqwavrtl Woj, jretofore altanv caehleril
V (I '""T"1"' i"""" Hiipnll's re mll
i.ii-I nmrki-i mhk iiiiIpi unit normal Quo
!?.. " ' . "r lr"" f"f "' trml h to Icbi
tlon VrM,ril Nn -J Ji-llott VI iotf 2 J5 1"
i,,".i '.'ll'jw. nominal, ito No 4 fflo. noni
'"Wii'S- No ' J'llon. nominal
took of record November 15.
Internal. on I Harvester t'onipy of New
Jersey, regular quarterly of l per cent on
i mil in iiiiernaiionai uarv -
GOVERNMENT'S LOCAL
MARKET REPORTS
Tlits ttallu report is stnt out bj Ihe
llurrau of Markets ot the Vnittd States
Department of Agriculture, rhlladetphta
branch, with headauaitcrs at 300-313 In
surance Vxchange Burning, litll Ttttphone,
Lombard in.
oa on itlet at the various railroad depot!
ORAPnl K.. v i. tiu i.. a-..
... I,';A"S Vw York. Meckel, per bushel (14
ne V I . Peiksl, !. 2.1f2 7.1; Ne Jerse
ki.frl."uJhi.!.'",l" H ,0 " quarter pecks).
PKACIini N, nrk.
QI'ISCKS New vork.
3 ill
per bushel (It to IB
21ff.10c
per bbl . firsts. I3S
.TnAWIli:itniKS California, r-r pint I0W
VnoETAIII.KS
.n'!,,:iVNS '-"n lalanl lima rrr bg (SO lbs I
12 1011
HJJRIgr, Nearhv. per hunch 2Sc.
,,I'H.VSS',,S SPItOl-TS Long Island, per it ,
lor lie
..,.'A,.'."Ar'r: N ork. r-r ton. domestic,
ll.'KMI Danish Seed. I4,14
CAUIIOTS .Nearh. per ' -bushel basket (a
(o 'I quarter pecks). .lOW.IIe
CAl'l,IPI.OWF.H Long Island, per box 14 to
Ik heads). 2 .10
I'ni.KRi- New lork per bunch, 12 stalks
inuiic
I.IITTCi I, Per box ((no dozen heads) most
1 r.07,1i hampers r.nc
IH'SMIlOilVIS -Nearbl, per 4 lb basket. 1W
()MO-3 Per IOC lh a.t i1tau Neu
lork ; T1f 1 fe higher plcklers. It P0
Indian-! 12 7.1 seconds II 21W1 ,1ft
PAIfMPS Neirhi. it S -bushel basket (!)
quarter pecks) IDiffnOe
PF.PPKns earh ner S bushel baiket (
to in dnienl 21 W lev
POTATi'f.S -Nearb per S bushel basket
(11 lbs 1 fin. 1 1 seionds notfi.V bulk, per
bushel (iio is 1 -.lurid stock Penns Uanli.
l ! 7.1 New Tork IIMIflWi
Pt VIPKINH Nearb per inn I14S
SPINACH Vearbv per S -bushel basket (!)
to in quarter perks) 21 Wale
8QITAHH NearM, per H bushel basket (20
to to sqiiHsh) 40 T fine
SVVKKT POTATOKS- Hasteru Shore Virginia
per bhl til ti, 40 quarter pecksl firsts, 12 7.10
.1 seconds It ROfl-2 nearh, per S -bushel
bisket (S to II quarter peiks) firsts velloni,
HVfiaiic reds 7.1(!f8.1c seconds .IIWIIc
1 PIINII'S Nearby. per S .bushel basket
whites .1141c jellona. .107Oc
WATKRCIIBH8 N York and rennsit
vanla. per bunch, m 1r2c
Al'CTION SAt.KS YKSTKHDAV
OUANOi:' Large sire (10 to 12 doien) Cal
ifornia Valencias, 12 I0ST4 7.1, medlvms (14 to
IK doien) 1.1 2.1 U.I 1.1. small 120 to 27 doien)
i tti fl
imAIM:l Per crate (24 lbs ), Tokai ROeW
J an Malagas IllOtfl-l .. ,
APPI.t:s Per bin lonathan. II (loffj O.i.
King Unlil II .11(a-l71
OCTOBER CLEARINGS ni(5
For Second Tunc This Year Pa.ss Bil
lion nnd n Half Mark
Lout bank i IcirhiBB inarlc a new record
In the month cloaltiK todav. and for tho
second time exi-eed JI.5flO.000.000 October
WearlnKH uro $ t .569. t OO.f.'J 1 , iigulnst $1,202,
005 B64 In tint month In 1116 and '"1 3,
S59 In I9IB. Monlhlv llKurcs havo been:
1IH7 lnlil
lanuarv 11107,111)1.171 II 014 Klin lilt
ilebruari 1.211.117 407 nun ;nj.an4
March 1 4H7 Olll Mil I Olil HIS 202
iVn-Ti .. I4I0 31.142M l nnl fiM.nn-i
Mlv . 1477 72110111 1 (lllll IIOS 1S2
jn ' . I..VHK(inl2 t (172 4ll'l.70.1
July . 1.111 Kill Ull 1010 117(1(120
August IS'! R"' "'" ftftM 2.10"
September I .117 772 7rtK 1070781,121
OeTob?r I -1" 40.. .11 1 r;i' nol in
Twci months 11 ..10 117.700
MONEY-LENDING RATES
m;v iOHK. Mone on call opened at
4 , or '-ent : blcli -I ' " '" '
cent, last, t per ic-nl, closed at 1 per
cent : ruling; rate, I per cent
The turn of tlic month did not reflect
hiis chaiiRe In monetary condition Monev
for over the vein loaned on Indii'trlala to
daj at G4 per icnt Ians on Rood mixed.
In vihlch there Is next to nothing; doing;,
nro nominal at U'-j per cent
Mercantile discounts of liluli quality are
quoted slow at 54 and G per cent.
Prime bank acceptances continue quiet
at 5(ftCV4 per cent on Ineligible and 3i
3Vi per cent on eligible.
11111. ni:i.lMIIA (.'all. B per cent , time,
Bti5 per tent , Conunerclal paper, three
to four montliH, BiWB'- per Lent , K
inonthf, D'i)iiiD?4 pel ".ent
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Ni:W iOKK, "ct 31 In the early deal
ItiKM todaj of the FoielKti i:xchaimn mar
ket a generally uteadj tone prevailed
Scandinavian exchanges held at TueHday'H
hlKli IlKure". althouBh the quotations are
entltolv nominal No trading; took place
In these Issues today thus far Italian e
thanKe, after the weak apell, steadied
Homewhat and Kulldcrs maintained prices.
Quotations were
Demand uterllng 4 7B,',, cables 176,',.
slt-dav bills nominally I 71 fe. nlnetv
das 4 69 1-
Trano cables 6 71. (hecks B 76
Swlis cables 4 El. ihecks 4 Bt
(liillder cables 4S4, cheiks 4B'..
Tesetas oableH 23.7B. i hecks 23 05
Iluble cables 14, ihecks 134.
Stockholm cables 4 2 -b , checks 42 't
Chrlstlanla cihles 35 checks !B?.
(.'openhagen cnbles, 36, checks 36
BANK CLEARINGS
Hank clearings today rompared with cor
responding da, lt ,
Philadelphia W 811 272 .11 Mil Old r,O.H5,.14T
New iiirk SHU 84.1 177 H31.117.S0l a0K.17..108
Ilaltlmore 7 S72 70n K OOK 034 li 107 1140
noatoil .110 K2K.221 H "HI "4 (1 K77 70
Ihlcaao R0 (114.049 78 200 171 59.245.tMa
RAILROAD EARNINGS
SOUTHERN nAII.VVAT
1D17 Increase
September grdaa 18 180 03J tl 002 127
Net ... -' 270.073 S04.H7H
Three months gross 23 211212 4,747.10.'
Net 510,585 1 H77.-257
WAHASII
September grosa 13,541,720
1232.001
Net . ..
1.158 .110 71 B77
Nino montha' grose
Net
20 721 570 2 8tO 00.'
8.648 340 '70.731
NKVV Oni.EANS ANp NOIITH KASTRRV
IlAII.nO U
September groia .. l5.),N.il 111,1 72d
Net -. 1-a 3rt 21 .1K3
Three months' gross I.2IH 8Jil 2K 184
Nat . . . JS.'.SOS MO 2S0
Operating Income . . 7.N73.504 M 560 101
I.KIIiail AND NKW ENdlND
September eper. reenue 1331 2i;8 lill.iiea
Net revenue IS.MUll 21 82l
Net Income .. liio. 1J0 l,70t
Nine months' oper. rev 2,786,27.1 .127 784
Net revenue . I .m7,.1a. 1HH..I81
Net Income H.11.3.'2 143,157
I.KHICIH 1AI.I.KY RAILROAD COMPANY
Month of September
Total operating revenue 14 703 908 303 037
Total operating expenses ,i,im,8il 501,340
Net operating reenuo 1.072,033 170.301)
Operating Imoine 834,229 230,661
Nine montha ended September 80
Total operating revenue 189,1101 (104 3.772,147
Total operating expense 8o,40. (161 4, 971'. 012
Net operating revenue 9,S0.'.li3li M. 207.765
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
September grosa . 11,719,(194 1597.512
Net aflor taxea. . , 1.861.011 M-JSll
Nina months' gross IS.361.491 4. nil. 121
Nil after taxes 14.384,872 8.289.911
DELAWARE. I.ACKAWANNA AND WESTERN
September grosa H'Si'J'JJIi J613.914
Net 1.339.519 7H.S9.1
Nine montha' groaa. ..42.701.468 4,302.874
' ,et 18.021.261 'SO.SIS
hOUTIIEHN rAcirlc
September Brosa ., . 117,136,20.) 11,048.430
'.'.. !',il',tn .!ll05.,491
141.508.900 S3,tni;o33
Net.
Nine months gross
ii.Udf.OUtf l,19O.(J0t
Decrease.
LONDON STOCK'MARKET
London
, Y.
Net
th,
hi
7J
'lul v.
Atchison ..
Canadian l'acino ...
Chesapeak L Ohio.....
St l'aul
Erla i "
... 1l nref
Ml
24
84
55
Biii
II no a genera) t.
rfulsvlUa 4k Nashville
'ntrai Pacific . .
Pennsylvania. .
10.1
128
2Wi 1I7
W El
1
I
leading ..ii . -r
Id
Houthern Taetllo
UntenlWino . v
f3
124
ioav
ffi
Z
JJ
Unlive fiutveci kivvvi
am,. ITtllTS
York Tii21.IVr ,h' 4n 4'"' nuarter pecks), New
II tJSi nll ounr'' A (trade, 'JW-ln.h best,
iiasiin '?,. "XT'lf H Itubhardstnn un
"U h" s ' t,1.?.-1 -,' Maiden lllush. A ' grade.
ini "a-v V ' '-!' Tde. 12 7.1f 8 ill. (Ireen
Lr.de ..uT"1 :- ""h i1 r'j Paldwln. "A '
Snrt xir7"!nch4. xtr 'anc. In PennsyUanla
fnch A ii'ia'A'. ?'" k 'mr-rlat -A' grade. 2'i
VV:.f I "1?.4.."" " BfOdf. 112.1. Staiman
irid. ntj ft g.n,ir JV4 Inch. 112.1, "M'
is TV ,V,' ""i.PaMs, A1' grade. 2'i-lnch.
l2(lJJ?!jnKriniKS-.Nw ern-i. per ..2-qt crate
RESTRICTED BUYING
ON CURB MARKET
Crumbling Vnlues on Stock Ex
change Disturb Speculative Sit
uation Airplane Isbucs Low
N'KW YOrtK, Oct 31.
The combination of disturbing; factors
that caused a crumbling away nf values
on the Stock Kxchant-c disturbed the specu
lative; situation on the curb moro by re
ftrlctlnK IiujIiib; than by Inducing; Increased
selling; pressure Mnlea could oi-ly be effect
ed nt concessions, and this conduct. In Itself,
weakened resources of holders, who w-cro
forced to sell on the outside market to
fortify holdlnf-n dealt In on the board
This was the case In i-evernl Important
croups In which Stock Exchange houses
have for some (line been tho prlnclpil
dealers.
The Airplane Issues were union the low
est features. Curtis' selling- down from
SO' to :, nnd AVrlicht-Marlln dropped to
7'n Cities Service continued pressed on
the market, with sales at 202H to 199W.
Chevrolet, before midday, dropped from 72
to 68.
The oil stocks ranged materially loner.
Oklahoma Producing; sold nt 7H to 6s.
Osace at 7' to 6N,. International Petroleum
at 12i, to 12i. Midwest declining- 131 to
127. Merrltt at II ' to 31 and Northwest
nt S to 74
Mlnlnr stocks were generally lower
Mnron Vallev sold down to 3'j.. Hutto
Copper and Zlne was traded In nt 7 to
TU flitted Verde Extension at 3t'B to
33 u. Magma at 37 '4 to 36 and Calumet
nnd .leromo at 1
Inter-Lube chemical was etead with
saies at .i-j to 3(,, submarine sold at 15i
to I4'. Aetna Kvploslven was traded In at
ni( to 8i and Triangle held firm
INDUSTRIALS
Tea close
Kid Ask (Sale)
Air Reduction 78 80 80
Aetna Kxploslves ft' 50, fla4
Am-Hrltlsli Mfg ft ?
Am Marconi 2it a
American Writing Paper 2U 3
Canadian Car Co 17 21
Can Car & Kdy pref . 47 .li
Charcoal Iron 7 8
Chevrolet Motors 67 09 70
Cramp ... 70 80 .
i urtlss Aeroplane .... 28 30 jn'i
Cnrwen Tool x to fCVi
Carbon Steel . 70 80
Hmerson Phonograph .1 n;
Hendee Mfg . 1,1 21
Inter-Lube, Chemltnl . a',, .1 ..
Knthodlon llronro pref I . . .
Lake Torpedo Hnnt ai I'i ..
Lehigh CohI Sides (it (18
Lima I.oro . 48 ,11
Maxim Munitions ... 7a I 1
Marlln Anns ... 01 100
N Y Shipbuilding 30 31
Nor Amer Pap Pulp 2',i 20, 2li
Otis Klevntor . . . . 4,1 so
Peerless Motor . . . . o 100
Poole I'iib .... 75 80
Redden Truck . . 1.1
Scrlpps-Uootli 18
S S Kresge w I 80 81
Standard Motors 8 n
Steel Allovs .. .. 7
Submnrliio II 1.1 l,ii
St Joseph Lead I.1,(, low
Todd Shipbuilding . 7.1 8(1 78
Triangle film ... I '4
fnlted Profit Sharing '4
f S Steamship . 38, I
fnlted Motors . 18 18a,
I'nlted Sugar . . 30 33
World's Film ... i4
Wright-Martin Air . . T), 7 a
Zinc Concent . I 2
STANDARD Oil,
Illinois 202 208
Ohio ..112 320
Prairie Pipe . . .24.1 233
Standard Oil of Cal . 215 Sift
Standard Oil of N J .525 .1.10
Standard Oil of N Y . 235 210
IMIKIT.MIKNT Oil. STOCKS
Harnett Oil & (las .. . 1 y 1 l
1 osden k Co fit 8
I Ik Dnsln ' 74 8
Vederal Oil 3 ,i;( a
Inter Petrol 12! lav 1S'M
Houston Oil 17 20
Merrill Oil 3I. a. 3114
Midwest lief 117 130 132V
Met Petrol ' I 1
Ohio fuel II 18
Oklahoma Ref fl 7 7'i
Osage Hnmlny 6 7 7M,
Itiie Oil 3-32 7-32 B-32
Sapulpa Ref 9 n Vfe 9W
Se(iioah . 7, j
Sinclair 15 17
fnlted West Oil .... ,', V4 i'i
1IIM.M1 KTOCKS
Alaska Standard A 10
Atlanta . to 12 in
Big Ledge IV lS 14
Rlsbeo Copper (a pros) . . , .
Riitto Copper el Zinc. .. 7U 714 8
Hutte New Yoik I4 I '
Cal .leromo I l)J 1H
Con riz 114 1 HJ
Kmma Consolidated .... '4 'X. "n.
First National 2 2 2i.
(loldfleld Merger ...... .1 (l 4
(lolrtfleld 'Ji'ns 38 li 40
(loldfleld t)ren(e 10 15
rjoldfield Kewanas 7 0
Green Monster ii
Hecla Jllnlng 41 ft ftVa
Howe Sound IV4 ..
Independence Ind a 5V4 6
Jerome Verde . ., .. I I f, I
Jumbo Extension .... 18 20 in
Magnate Coppei ij
McKlnley Parragh . . . . ftl 38 (to
Magma Copper 36 38 38
Mother Lode ... 30 31 its
Mines Co of America. ... s4 1
Nevada Hills ft 10 '
Nevada Wonder 14 174 .
Nlplsslng ',i 8
Ohio Copper H 1
Ra Hercules 3 314
Stewart O-S? f, -f,
San Toy 11 13
Tonopoh Intension s 2H 3
fnlted Verde S3 31
West Knd Con 69 70 oh
White Oaks 3
White Caps I
Yerlngton If 16 i
nONDB
Bethlehem Cis 97a, 08 oh
Cosden Oil 6s 0V 84
Cpsden 4 Co On 81 81
Cuduhy us 94 97
Krle 6s 01 05-4 ..
Russian (lovernnietit'BVsa B7 39 57
Russian Uov ernment 6 H 7 89 69
Southern Hallway 6s . son 97 .
Sinclair Oil 6s . . . 92
Todd Shipbuilding 6s .. 100 102
NKW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YOnK, Oct 31. The market for
coffee futures opened at declines of 1 to 4
points today. Trading on the call was mod
erately active, particularly In the March
position.
Open
f 0.1
7 81
7 BJ
. 7 8i
111
T1S
VlX I10" i 'on
December
Marrh
May .
July . ,
fteptember
7 OH
r n
I Aft
S3
I. Ill 7.12
7 3? 7;S3
B-i
Al
H
S3
7 s
7.h
u
2 V
77
Financial Briefs
l
ri. Vjeiw York subtreasurv ralneH JI ne,.
from the banks yesterday, making; a Jah
net Kln since Friday of 1631,000.
The lndon Stock Kxchango will be
closed tomorrow, November 1, u holiday.
jiuucii. - - .u.tiurer of
stroudsburs, Ta.. has been nominated for
class B director of the, Federal IUaervei
BanK of Philadelphia, E4wln a Z",
former Oovcnior of Penn.yhmila, WM $
iuiiir nominal. . it i? ""
former Oovcnior of Pennaylv
vlyvwlir Mlnat4, v.
NO WINE AT CAMP DIX
FOR FKENCH OFFICERS
Ally Instructors Forgo Drink
With Meals to Conform to
Army Regulations
Bu n Slajr Cerrttpondent
CAMP DIX. Wrlghtstrwn, N. J.. Oct 31.
A little Incident that shows the "share
and-share-allke" spirit of tlio soldier arose
In connection with the diet of the Trench
omcera who havo been detailed to aid In
the Instruction of the rookies here. Thn
French ofllcers and soldiers are accustomed
t( have light wine and beer with their
meals an a part of their dally ration allow
ance Rut 110 alcoholic llituors of any sort
are allowed 'n Camp Mix
Lieutenant Charles Hamlin, who has
been detailed to act aa host to the foreign
officers was confronted by the conflict of
tho National Army regulations with the
custom of the French ofllcers In his
dilemma, he f.poke to them about It With
the characteristic grace of tho Frenchman,
Captain Paul Conde. ranking officer, re
plied that the personal habits ot I1I1 brother
officers should be forgotten
''We aro here 'lo play the game' as vou
sij. and to be brother officers to the Amer
icans and we would feel that wc were being
shown favoritism If our meals were a bit
different "
Tho monter athletic meet, scheduled for
todaj, has been postponed because of tho
muddy condition of the camp after jestcr
dav'R storm This being the last day of
the month a muster whs taken of all regi
ments In this rimp this morning
Negro ofllcers who are to tomiiiand the
6000 negro troops hero are beginning to
arrive These draftees will not arrlvo until
the next contingent of 10 per cent Is sent
here When this contingent Is to nrrlvo ts
not known, as the authorities will not re
celxo nnj moie draftees until thev can be
properl and efficiently assimilated
TALKS ON LUTHKK
Ignorance Is the greatest enemj of free
dom, the Rev Paul I, Yount. ot St Paul's
Lutheran Church. Twentj-seiond street
above Columbia -avenue, told the Y. W C A
of the fnlverslty of Pennsvlvnuln at their
weekly meeting held today In College Hall
The Rev. Mr Yount spoke on Martin
I.uther and told the ounc -women that
personal courage, such hh I.uther possessed,
Is necessary todav to be freo from social
bondage. Ho urged them to think freely
and net rreelv
"WBr Liquor" Fatal to Six Men
Ni:W YORK, l)ct 31 SK men are dead
nnd ii seventh Is dvlng at Rellevue Hospital
todiv ns the result of poisoning from a new
brand of whisk v, believed lo consist mainly
of wood alcohol. Antonio de Alphonso, a
saloonkeeper, Is under nrrest, chnrged with
having sold the "war liquor"
Dachshund in Sewer
Germany has fallen to defeat nt Sp-lng-fleld.
111. Tollce answering a hurry call
managed to extricate a dachshund, which
had become caught In a sewer vhllo chas
ing a cat. The cannons continued to boom
on the west front.
CHIEFS OP REFORM PLAN
v APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Continued from Pnee One
accepted the nomination from the Wash
ington, Democrntlo and other parties
elimination of the names, received with
Jubilation by the Vare-Smlth Republican
Organization, uhlch objected to the Inde
pendent nominations, means that Town
Meeting electors must write their candi
dates' names In tho Town Meeting col
umn unlets they wtsh to vote for them as
nominees ot other parties. The candidates'
names will iot be stricken from tho ballot,
but will appear in the columns of tho par
ties which tlrst nominated them.
In Mavor Smith's home ward the Twen
tj -eighth the objection of the Mayor's ma
ciilnn against the nomination papers of
the four Town Meeting councllmanlc nom
inees was sustained b JudV Weasel Of
thn 179 names signed 1o the petition 101
were stricken off by the court on grounds
of Illegality leaving onlv seient -eight
signers, or two less than necessary to nom
inate The nominees lost to the Town Meet
Ing party aro Dr A 11 P 1-euf for Helect
Council, and Kraffk J ilallagher, William
Vlreenhood nnd Charles C N'cely for Com
mon Council
The Fortv -fourth Ward case was disposed
of in the same wav aa the Fortv -sixth,
Judge Carr ruling the Town Meeting nomi
nees as such had no right on the ballot
FATAIi Kimon IX 41TH WARP
The Town Meeting party lost n place on
the otnclal ballot In the Fort -fourth Ward
through a mistake being made by a clerk
In preparing papers nominating the new
party's candidates for Select and Common
Councils and minor offices The disastrous
mistake was explained today to Judge Carr
hi Bertram P. Ttearlck, of counsel for the
Town Meeting part lit withdrawing oppo
sltlon to the objections of the Varo-bmlth
faction to tho parties
While the papers were attacked oh the
ground that many of the signatures were In
valid, the more ferlous allegation was made
that John Dunn, a former Constable, had
forged nearly all the names to the nomi
nation petition
The Town Meeting party esterday was
given nn opportunity to rev ouch the paper
to legalize It, but Mr Hcarlck today ex
plained that the mistake made this Impos
sible and that the paper would havo to be
thrown out by the sustaining of the objec
tions of Congressman John It. K. Bcott
An attempt wns made by the objectors
to reopen the Forty-third Ward case before
Judge Weasel, but he declined The Town
Meeting party nominees were allowed their
places on the ticket In this ward.
Judge Wess.el'8 decision In the matter of
the Forty-sixth Ward was accounted the
tlrst real victory of the Vare-Smlth forces
tgalnst the opponents ot "government by
m"'We are very much disappointed," said
Frederick S Drake, of counsel for the Town
Meeting party "It Is a blow to Independ
ents of the Forty-sixth Ward who had
hoped to be able to vote a straight ticket
for ilean government "
The comment of J I.ee Tatton. counsel
for tho Itepubllcan City Committee, was:
"The decision Is as It should be."
... -.... k.iA.. TurfcrA Weasel's Twentv-
elEhth Ward decision there was a sharp
clash between wiiiium , '"'"" "' ""
prosecution, and Frederick K. Drake for the,
defense, who Intimated that Connor had
tampered with F.lwood Johnson, a negro
wllness by endeavoring In the 'corridor to
persuade him to deny that he had author
Ued any one to sign his name to tho noni
nation oetltlon. Mr. Connor resented It,
e said and took the witness stand to deny
under oath that lie had made such a request
of Johnson. ,IJ . .,
I do not believe Mr. Connor did." said
Judge Vessel. "I have known him for
years."
WIPr.D OF1" TICKET
The four men whose names will not ay
': . Town Meeting candidates for Com
rnon Council in the Forty..lxt,h Ward aro
Common Councilman I. Walter Thompson,
v V nSrch. lyjuls Karstadt and W. T. Col
bourn all of whom are Washington party
nominees. The name of I). J Orace, who
was not previously nominated by another
party will be the sole Town Meeting repre
sentative on the ballot iw canUIdato for
Common Council.
JUDGE WESSEL'S DECISION
judge Weasel's decision, In which he Mid
Judge Davis and Judge Carr concurred,
was lengthy, quoting c'oploualy from, au-
clslon by J ml so Stewart In 13M lr. whkh
he auatalnetl Puvii, MriHj. WonrMbwy- p( jtto
qmm aanweaiisii ior Twmm PrW
CITY'S 20 MILLION
TO VARES SINGE TO
' .I'.
Nearly $5,000,000' of ex
tracts Awarded to Thei'
ThisYear .c
TABLE OP AMOUNTS
Town Meeting Party Cites FfiiM
as Motivo of Fight for
Councils
i.
A ilecLirutlon bv the execultV.con
teo of tho Town Meeting party, Issue
night, seta forth tliat in the last alxW
years Vara contracting interests have1 re
ceived a total of T20.J75,07 worth of mu
nicipal contracts, and that moro than one
fifth of this sum had been awarded W
year, with Mayor Smith at thoJicad of tl
city government.
Tho commlttco's statement followsL
"examination by the Town Meeting party
Into the financial history ,.of the Vara con
tracting Interests, as far an t relate U
municipal contracts, shows that from, tsK
source tho Vare concerns liao received a
total of nt least 120,376,067 in tho hurt
sixteen sears.
"A surprising feature of the examination,
however, shows that nearly 6,000,000 of
his pum, or more than one-flfth the tvhohj
total, has been awarded to the Vare in
terests In the first nine months of the pre
ont ear, during which time the city ad
ministration has been absolutely under the
political direction and domination of tho
Smlth-Vnre alliance. Thd attached list,
setting forth the specific sums received by
the Vare Interests from 1302 up lo tho
present. Is nn enlightening testimony, as to
the lncentlvo which promoted tno vara
Smith combine to resort to desperate rneas
ures In an effort to nominate more, than
a two-thirds majority of Councils, 'which
Is necessarj vote for any financial ineasur
or nn appropriation bill.
The committee's table of awards, year by
J ear, was:
Tear
100 J
inn I
11)04
inns
1 linn
11)07
inns
ll)(in
1010
Amount Tear
Amount
. tt,Ast,VOO.O
. 60iUoo.nn
, l iBi.rwvrs
. 1.03VS71.0O
, 1,041.22!! OO
. 4,4SM4.;0
.$:0.373,007.M
JM7.000 OC II1
JIS.OOUUU 1012 ..
I.Uii.'jnn mi mia ..
l.lv.3:3 oo inn ..
ani,nn7,uo intr. ..
.IDA, 400 on min ..
1 370 011.00 1017 ..
1.077.000 (io
1 A13.1S8 00 Total
Not Satisfied "With Six-Cent Verdict
A retrial has been asked by counsel t&9
resenting Joseph Wajekowlak who was
awnrded the sum of six cents by a Jury
In the Hit ult Court In Camden last weeK
for the death of his eight-year-old son Jo
seph. The boy was killed by a niotortnick.
Auto Thieves Escape With $7047.26
CHICAOn, rtct 31. Four autorrtobll
bandits today hurled red pepper Into thh
ees ot Policeman James Malone, shot him
In the left arm and escaped with a payroll
or 7047.26 belonging to the Scfton Manu
facturing Company.
pendent nomination papers to bo filed for
Governor Stone fend others on the ground
that they had already been nominated by
the Republicans.
Judge Stewart's decision was based on
nn act of 1897.
Judge Weasel's decision In pari was an
follows:
This Is objected to, It being contended
that when a person Is designate byn '
regular political party as Its candidate
for u designated office and such person
does not decline such nomination, other
electors cannbt by an Independent nomi
nating petition secure n duplication of his
name upon the ballot under some other
appellation
This objection is supported In Common
wealth vs. Martin.
A political party that 1st a party
within the legislative sense has a right
to have a separate column on the ballot
for Its own ticket, nnd It la n matter
of no concern to tho law, o far as "re
gards the (omposltlon of the ballot, who
compose that ticket, whether It Includes
the same names that appear on other
tickets or not It la an unquestioned right
that each party has to name Its own
ticket und constitute It as It pleases.
But with respect to combinations,
which aro less than parties, the law- Is
different When either of the established
nnd recognised parties has placed a can
dldate In nomination for a particular of
fice, and has secured for such candidate
a place nn the official ballot, whatjvja.
Bible public end, is served by allowing
the same name to again appearvJn con
nection with the same office by virtue of
nomination papers? Once upon the
ticket, even elector will be afforded the
privilege of voting for this particular
person In a sufficiently convenient way. 7t
is nn answer to say that It would be
helpful to the political body that Asks
the privilege. The law was not designed
to advance the interests ot political conn
(dilations, but to secure a safe and con'
venlent ballot that 111 Its turn Would se
cure an honest and Intelligent expres
sion of the popular will. It regards a
mere political combination one less than
n party -an a body of dissenters, and af
fords them facility for expressing their
dissent on the official ballot, by placing
thereon a candidate : but It must be a
candidate not already nominated py a
party.
Judge Wessel disagreed with the Tejwa
Meeting party's contention that "tho entire
situation was changed by the act of April
29, 1903, amending the previous acta ot
1897 and 1903, By this act the reason1
given for tho decision ot Judge Stewart In
Sterr vs Martin Is made of no future
alue ' The brief called attention to an
opinion by former Attorney General Car
son and stated that the present situation
Is the tlm time such fusion was Attacked,
pointing out that the fusion magisterial
candidates were not under fire. , '
TO KKEP OFFICE OPEN
To permit the amendment of defeotlve
Town Meeting nomination paper for. th4
county offices Judge Davis today ordered
the County Commissioners' office to remain
open until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Up
to noon 3998 names had been legalised on
the nomination petitions, or more than V0
more than necessary to make the TowM
Meeting party an actuality. In maklR-r
this order judge Davis cleared url a twist,
as follows:
"The question has been raised whether t1
voucher of r particular sheet should be
signer thereof. These sheets, when- placed
together and filed, make the nooilnaHe
paper. The mme question was raised !&.
case decided In the Dauphin County eeaftt'
in jays, inm opinion aoes nor seean) (
have been reversed nnd we concur there
and direct that vouchers be t.ken In c
arising under such circumstances.
"It Is further ordered that in lew tst
the many questions arising- and' the lira
necessary lo consider and dispose
the same, ma county Conimlslon
salons ,
office at)h
In pe
rmiaaeipnia v.;ouniy keep tneir office
for the filing of proper vouchers
ance with our op nlon of October 21., it
until 3 o'clock p. m. of this, the thlrty-elM
day ot October. 1817" , T
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