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SLUMP IN MARKET EVIDENCE
OF PREVAILING PESSIMISM
4
r No Logical. Cause for Drop in Prices Which,
on the Contrary, Should Appeal Forcibly
to Buyers Gossip of Street
f plISSIMISM 111 blp, mild chunks woo the niot noticeable fenturo cs-
' , -Ttcrday In tho hoiid nnd liiNctmcnt hniiscH In thh cits ' Altlioimh theio
nns ery little activity, tho new low u-corils for conic well Known Mollis
nnd bondj were cither the result of the prevailing sentiment, or n ponio
behoved, tho causo of It. Ono promluinf downtown brol.cr tuld tbero
ai absolutely no buvlntt power behind the bond muiUot, and every bond
brought out and offered for bale mil) ercitul u new low record. The nnl)
bondi holding their own, he said, mo thoo not offere.il.
Ah for Mocks, take thu rnllroniK he renuirlicel lVoplo Inugluc cam
Ing bavo somcthln,? 1" do with tho presint depres-lon In pi lies but they
lnve absolutely nothing to do vtth tt. nH If unj thing the kIoiKh ii' the
roads which bhovv the best earnings nie the greatest Miffirers in the de
cline. It Is nil ti matter of xupplj of ttocK certificates und tin. ilunutid
Just UKo any other commodltv, be b.ild
1 It li only ouco In a perxonV lifetime, he routlnued, that Investor con
buy at present prlics and If they mulil 011I5 bo Induced to realize thnt,
wo would bav 3 a different in irket tod iv. He (.aid that never In bis twentj
nm In buslnevs had he ciin kui 1i.i umlltlimi as prevnll to.l-i). I'crmnnllv
he Is not pessimistic and he mih the tin 11 must come coon, as thcro Is
a limit to everything.
Another lnokcr who deals ivclushely In bonds s-ald be was dlKiistcd
with tho talk In Investment houves and among bond men. If they would
be holiest, ho i-ald, they would mv that they uro doing Just about til"
same business today as thej did this das one cnr ago und that they did
as much business fsterduy as they did a c.ir ago .steid,iy, etc ,Tlie
facts arc mound Clulstnins tlmo eveis ono In tho business knows thcro
Is no halo for bonds to hpc.iK of. 1'iopli don't want to l)e bothered vv Itli
bond salesmen when tin.) arc lining their nrltmis chopping, and cpo
ciilly this iar when s-e 111.111) bavo husbands and cons In the tirvico
and 1110 busing for tliim. "Why," ho said, ' I in-cil to bo connected with
a. hoiibo hue thai had fifteen salesmen and foi about tea dass before
Christmas we simply shut down, and didn't attempt to bell, and th.'t was
when tho busln;ss was good, loo"
(a v
ll.inl.cis sis that while, money stems sc.ino it 1 colls is not, but that
Clnlstmas savings funds arc btlng withdrawn. In many ases more than
40 per icnt of It Is being ictumid to suvlngs accounts again.
Theio Is u feeling that lmmidlatels following thu holldajs wo mo due
for a erj mtivc business in Investments cspidalls bonds. Tax free lira.
nlilpuW uro In demand, but tin re arc fiw offirlngs
Cardinal Gibbons on Public Ownership
Notwithstanding tho authorised Inliivlew bs Caidlu.il (iililuni in the
(.'i.lhullo Ilevlcvv, whiroin ho vokes his opposition to public ownership of
the rjlhoads of tho lountrs. it Is tho general btlkt on the. Street that
( rriflldint Wilson has vlituills diildid upon (let. rmimut opiratlou und
dltction of the roads during the lontluuanco of the war. This dois not
mean, us mans suppose, (iovcrnmuit ownirshlp, and without 11 full
transcript of tho Cardinal's Interview, It Is pnm.ituro to jy whethei or
not ho Is opposed to tiovirnmcnt opiratlou und dliii'tlon during tho war
period
Yesterday the name of Seen tarv Mi-Aeloei seemed to lie more lusely
linked with the ost of lallroid dictator or Dlrcitm flmoinl of UullrimK
and thcro was somo discussion ns to whither in the ivent of his appoint
ment ho would also retain bis pi ice In the Cabinet ns Sciretirs of tho
Treniury, or If borne other person would reiclvu that appolntn (lit nnd u
new Cabinet position would be mated in lonmctlon with tho railroads
In nuropinn countries, where the railroads aro (loviinment-owned
tho chief of the railroad department Is iiKn .in impoitaut mcinbir of
the Government and perhaps the best remembiud mnn In that connection
was Count Wltte, of Itusela, vvhu was consldned the father of Uusslau
railroads und whose nblllts in tlulr administration eventually plired
him In the highest position, net to the t'z.u, of tho fSovcrnmint of that
lountrs-. It was ho who repiesented IlUbsiu at tho Portsmouth conference
held In this country at tho closo of the Itusso-Jupnnese War, and who
signed for Russia the peace.- agriement bitwicn tho two lountrits.
It Is said tho name of Prank A V.inderllp, president of the National
City Bank, and now director of the wai savings eertlllctto and thrift
stamp campaign, has boen nu'iitlonct' in iiinniitiim with the position
of Secretary of the Treasury, but Jhoro were few who would express any
opinion on the subject. Piom another iinrtcr It was said that not even
Piesldent Wilson's most Intimate acquaintances know what ho Is going
to do 'In the railroad matter, nnd these believe ho has an open mind on
tho subject and has not decided what action will bo tho bist, und may
not decido till after tho holldns s.
While It Is said that Secretary McAdoo denies the rumors about his
probable appointment as Director Cencral of Halhonds, tho general belief
in Washington Is that ho wilt receive the appointment, and that his
duties as such will be wholly with the financial end of tho buslnej-s,
leaving tho operating end in tho hands of thu present Rillway Uoard.
If this should turn out to bo tho plan, It mas- not Interfere with his
present position. In fact. It may bo that as Secretary of tho Troasury his
authority to guarantee Interest on dividends would not require continua
tion bs- Congress a proceeding which would consume a great deal of un
necessary time which Is vers valuable Just now If Justice Is to be done to
tho railroads
"Business as Usual" Slogan
The bulletin of tho Philadelphia Comuierelal Museum foreign tiudo
bureau sass:
"Tho one central thought predominating at the editorial conference
'of the business papers of the count! y held in Washington on Thurs
day was that the tlmo has come when tho business Intere.ts of tho coun
tr' must assume a new state of mind It was tho exceptional speaker,
who In the courso of his address, did not refer to tho dangers of tho
"business as-usual' slogan to tho successful prosecution of tho war. Rep
resentatives of the leglslitlvo and administrative branches of tho Oov em
inent urged upon (buslncss men that thes break tho habits which have
grown up In their lespective businesses and discard the traditions which
have como to surround tneni; to remember that If this war is to bo won,
not merels if It Is to be won soon the business inteiests must realize that
the country Is at war.
'This Is n call to duty vvlilih, means sacrllico nnd readjustment In
every line of business Of tho great multitude of the country's business
activities, however, none has already undergone such readjustment as
has the business of exporting Per more tlnn three long scars, trom tho
day the first declaration of war was made American export business Ins
been subjected to uncertainty disturbance nnd lestrletlon by a never end
ing Issuo of embargoes by tho belllgcients Tho effect of the entry of tho
United States Into tho war was to netesitato n further and even moro
radlcnl readjustment. Tor these icasons, the exporters will probablv he
called upon to make less of 1 hangu in answering this call thin Will other
lines of business actlvlts which have not nheads passed through tho,
same experiences "
Some Holders of Libert y 3Vi's Apparently Want to Buy -Is
It Is said that a great main holders of the Z l-j per cent l.Mieitv
Bonds uro taking ndvantage of tho hlghei pi lie which they ure bringing
in the market, und selling them so as to conveit the proceeds Into ,tbeity
4s'
They have found this moro profitable than simply turning them into
the Ileservo Bank for conversion Into Ah. It Is not behoved however
that persons holding large amounts of the S'-s will tnko advantage of
tho difference In price as holders bought tho 3'js largely on account
of the tax-free feature, which tp those of largo or even moderate-sized
incomes would offset any difference in price.
Tho resolution Introduced by Representative Wood, of Indiana, with
tho idea of making it unlawful to Uuy or offer to buy any Pcderal Bonds
Issued slnco April 0, 1917, for less than par and accrued Interest, vvus
not taken seriously. Tho prevailing opinion was that If such restrictions
were made by Congress It would be very dlfllcult to Induco the public to
subscribe to any future Liberty I,oans.
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS '
CHAIN AM) I'LOUR
WltKAT ltfrlpt. 15 M ,uh Th
market Ke.ne.rall iird
i?.-?rm '"valor ciovfrnmfnt tamlarit In
Mwlfoni ntjnrt.rd rrlco.l lied No 1 IS l
.. ,Vj -. . loll. tin. I. 12 211 do No.
S kS .Minimum trier.! nd No 3.12211
grad. 2niW2.ll, ,ft, No .1 I2.1l do.
1 ?r.-4' .P ln' Io No . 82.131 limp!,
rrarte t2 o.'Sl" 11
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til
"rv '''"h 'noun!. In warrnnt It. . , .
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fjnliitut. teund,rN.0 I or No I rrd 2 2S.
i.Vnii. .i1"1 Is-1 MHSlmum prlf" .""
nil a -i.--i ur io rca -
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f n.,,n?1?'",1,r', Tr wlr s'o I "T No ' r'i.
J.", ! ' 'oft rcl J 1" Minimum u"c
S.'iJ'SVj"1. -. jer cent .nol-Wf-
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nder
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sample whal
ttnrdlf 1 on mrll
STOCKS ARE AFFECTED
BY TREASURY RULING
Losses in Holdings JIny Be
Dethicted From Tax Reports
Without Selling
PRICKS RISE ON NEWS
rt.
BONAR LAW SHENTr I DECREASES SHOWN
ON ARMY SHAKE-UP IN GINNED COTTON
Declines to Tell Commons' Census Bureau Report Shows
How Alnny Generals Will ' 1917 Crop G95.941 Bales Bc-
Bc Retired
low Previous Year's Total
Announcement Chocks Selling
This Character Which Hit
Yesterday's Market
of
r .- i V. """ "uro f nn jii"ii -
i,v ..I'..' "'""--Vnlu, hnll lw ,ltrm
sn.(nl1
L."th '""PI- Usi 0f tho class and ub-
ii,L J. . I!,r'lt' Hit t usli suipIlfKon
i '.'",, ,."."r ll ml It wan impna.lbl
?' 'lll;li rrllililo naurs ijuolitlnnn
m .' ' fnr '"""I triil,- ii l Imallon
1,' Nn -' No t V, I nnl No a
,r '" noniiml
L.iJ.li , 'li-eilnls 1 1 ml i,mh Th- m-ir
imi, i '"P" ",ul ' hlBhcr supiiks IUW
iiIT, ,i ""'' 'mind nhaorlml tb iiflrlnii
WuoiRtinna So uhlto iioWliii', . enn I-
' sali. "' .s"l''IM' N" I uhltP SU'lf
IV- ,,.",!,'",," -'" Inrrrls nnl 1 :" -.
i.,. . '" .'" ""''" i-mt rtniir una In fnlr
rSiW;!. ".'."' s'i-l HiulMlloiis wiri- n
.?IL i i. I,"".1"'1 "" I" oo I - Winter
r. Ih III! lilWIO!!-, KHliHa ,1-ar t TV
'Mil ilo iMimi no viw lo im Kprlns flrt
r,mr i",1"1' lln.",. fprlnr tlrnt ileir
mill ahininnia l;-,ffi mrlnir Iwkrrs
i-iii ..,'" 'I-'ii'l I' errliw iwtpnt
mill ehlninnl lln inff 111 -, fprlni fimll
Irani. llieHMi rlt mills . h. 1 il
reiir iMtrnt in jt ii anrinr nntmi. mill
hlpimnt jtn-,n .irnluht lln UMi 1" -'
i'''ni ln .-,ni -ii
nil. Pint H ,,ult nnl imilinna'd
Quolatlor. nt ill ruf )u J-, u lo uualltj.
I'UOVISIOXS
Th imrlrl ruled firm wltli n filr JoliblnB
Immlri (luolnllonf. i Ity ti-ef In "f
amolieil mill nlr ilrlcil "l"i Tscatrn l.orf In
rls ameihrt 1 tr ill) nn.l wratirn ejf
knurkli, and ln i,r amokM nnl nlr ilrld
H Ifrf hama ill iirk fnnilh ".1W"2
lunn 1' Mini l . ! Tint do
'lilnni-d loo. .il'l 27i, do 1 ainol, I
.7ViiJIk, other liami amoked rlt
e-ureil ii. ta I rind nnl nveniae fnNSIIc
baina amokeil wratprn turril rnl, fdllp
lj bollel lonelei-a 4.' ilmli hoillder
s 1' rurr 1 lorat. .ir ill do .nu,ke.,l -',o
lellles In nlrkli airor.llnr to uerna
Inn- Hi lrnkf(it I iron n lo Irani
and nunc, clt or ueatirn tnrtil I if
lird Meetcrn r flni-il tierce. .Iiwjtin
lo do ttjhM .lilfc fii ItV ltir I i, iro clt,
' ftll re-n lrid In ll-rc. .I'tWano do
do In tub. 2 I'j f( ,1(1
im:i'ini:i) suoaks
Si:W YOIIK. Die 20.
'I he alncK nnrltet lone vv i Inrluonccil
calls todtv In the publliatlan of tbo
KtttiMiHiit from tbo Sicnlirv of Hie
Trcaurj tint les(?i on ftmlt linldlnKn
rould lo (I'duited fiom ti olillRatlons
ivltliout tlio artinl sale- of tho Kcurltli-
Ah It was believed tli.it 11 lnrcn art of
Ifiterelav aelllnr; bail been lo iMnblli-li
lo.sei ,i. tin- b im for tax ileiluctlon
tlili etilenuut linked si lllng of tint
tli ir uter
The nuneiiiiicrineiit fioni WnxliltiKtun
wiih j. fullowii
Ti idleitnrs nf Intiniil lleventie
revi line nmiits and olliern leiunnnl I.. .
I'll l 1'or tbo iiiitove- nf liireiinc I IleUtl
and imim, rotliK lav reluin". inventor,
lis of men li uulli-e, i Ii , ami f Knurl
tlei will In Hibjeit lo thu follow lnK
t tiles
"V luvrntorlrn nf Mipiilli"! I iw 1111
li rl il ' work In iiroieps of piodurtliui
and uiimiM im ub.indlii1 mu.t be taki n
either (n) .itrnvtor (b) at crt or market
jirlie ivhlilipvri Ii lower, rruv dd tint
the uittliml nilnptid mut be nilhet-nl to
In mli.enuttit mum unless niioihi r lit
niltliuil7nl b tho I'uiuinioMiiuir iif In
ternil Kevenue
'It- de ilei In set iirlllos who In
blw books nf iicrouiit rrBiilnrlv liivm
toiles uiiMild seeurltles nn hind either
fn) lit roit or (bl at lost or inirket irlie
vi hie liev ir Ts lowei, In iv for inn poses of
Income nnl iiis ptollts t.iveM make
bin letuin upon the bislH upon which bis
LONDON". Die, 20
Cbaniellor of tho Kvihcauer Ilonar
Ijiw told tho ltouao of I'omniniiH today
'he could not state bow- imti) gencrnlH
bad been iwrnniientlv retired in i on
nee linn vi lib leient nlicratlona 111
l'rimre "
The dul.irallon vuin mule in reply tn
n T.,,.., it.iimti.rl liee.m.n nf tecint re
ports of a sb.iki-iii uinoiiB the members 30C 309 In 1915 Number of round bales
of Held Marshal HuIk'h fluff London Included thla ear In ISO.:!.', UKaliiitt
uevvHMieni bavo luen leportlnt; hwcoji- 1 18(jSg5 i81a nn,i ino,H2S In 191S.
lint rliiinn. nrwninuiblj due to the Xuni,ier Scrt ,,lnml i,.,If.B i,Kiu.tcl In
liriilr'll laiiui i- iv i;niriu feitui" rj
WASIUNOTON, Deo. 20.
iTbe (Vnsuii llureau In n report ldaueel
today placed the amount of lotion
(tinned from the Hrowth of irup In 1917,
, , ,. .,- ,. ,o ,, e-e I..I-.
1 iiniur lu I'rceiniirr i,, in iviii.,,o ia,n,
tcountliiK lound bales as half 1 ale
l against t0,83,i'' In 191C, and 10,-
the ,
K-e-ent tlermin oereimlve out (il am
bril vibli Ii vlrtiulb lot In the llrltlsh
all Knliiid bv llinrr.il Hiiie'h ureal drlvi
'The prtoiiii! of a llrltlab folic III
l'rrHl.i foi (be purpose of reiurlnir older
Is not tii be imiHtrueil as a violation of
our lileilRi of l'lrs'iis Indepenilence or
ivliletue of .mi ilesile for annevatlon, '
deiluri.il the Chataellor
H3.33J lonip.iiid wltli 110,103 In 1910
and SI, 11(1 III 1115
Distribution of Hen lalind cotton for
1917 b Mates I'lntlil I 35 117 , (leorRla.
41 101 and ouib (.'arcllni. 5071 bales
Corrected statu s show the epnntllv eif
cotton K'unrd this seaaou prior te DO'
cembet 1 is H 710 0'iS biles
OTErLIAL JWJWTAU IV
' M
THRIFT STAMP SALES
FORBEARANCE OF U. S. SHIP BOARD PRESSED
TRIED BY ARGENTINA TO FULFILL DEMANDS
of Southern Republic Situation OfHcinlly Admitted
Still Show Favor to
Germany
Hit ti Mov (orrcipoide f
WAMIINOION, lVi 20
'Iheie is abund ml eililnucc In VV'ash
hiRlon lh.it slinrtl) the t lilted States
Mill nil upon (he AiKintlne llepulille
tn exp'aln a number of olllel il actions
of the South inci Iran nation which
hnio been pro-'leun in nnd nntl-Amcrl-,
can
1'resldint li ou'c.umi and the yAiRenilno
Cabinet have no lotupbleli permitted i
Prior to Senate Probe Bo-
ginning Tomorrow
WVSIllNilTOV Dei JO
liuiiii! alllnl ilemmds tor between
0 oun fino and 1 000 ono tons of shippliiK
In lilii tin- fulled Mates shipping
Iloiril Is bud pie.std tn llll the order
This was nlllclulli iibnltted loilav In
nn inbi rs f tli" slilpplnc boaiel prelim
Inii.v lo iippinrlnK betne the Senate
eommlllic tiuiiornivi, npenlnK an lniUli
Into hlilli (onstrui tlnn noiK
Hut neve cot to ilo It .mil will '
Planned to Help Employers
Make Christmas Gifts of
War Savings Certificates
A speilal (.'hrlKtinau-Rlft buieau was
rstahtMicd today at H29 Walnut street
for tho quick f.alo of f nlted Hlales war
Hallux" (eitlflcHtes and thrift ktamps to
ctnplojeix who wish to Kile the bonds to
thilr latue numbers of men as Christinas
presents
'1 he bureau, (iririiiilted foi the heneM
of mli emp!o)ers, slmplltleM tbo problem
nf ollbe work for the eiuiloer. All
that lion Is necessary Is for the em
ploier to send the bureiti the money and
n llt of bin employs' names. The
(Icrhal woik Is ilone In- tho bureau,
which Is In (.harffo of James VV liar
ilson A law commlKee, lieaded tij II I.
llons.111, ike prisldent of tin- Jjind Title
and Trut e'nmpaiu, Is beimr orftanlzed
today to cairj the lioml (iimpalgn into
chunhes, vunilit sdinols and religious
organizations Lociii lir.Un.li lominlltees
w III Ik formed
Tho silo nf Ik, Hi war sailnEs certifi
cates and thrift stamps In the 1 astern
llatrlit of I'ennsjli mla In twcnt-four
hours showed In a stratum rolmldencc,
e actl loO per cent lnneat.e, accordlni;
In 0llkl.1l IIkuics Issued todiij t tho
dose nf business last nluht SOU war
i-.ivlnKH nrtllkalcs and M00 thrift
WILLI
Millions of Affidavits :
for Registration of KaM
Subjects in United SUl
1
s, on tv-ni-rtsy iw -I
Tttftletratlou of nermann M.
United Stales under the)
enemy nlien proclamation will J.,
about January 2. ,1
AflklftVlts and forms to 14 fill!
by the registered jnen are now In'i
of printing and will soon be TtASy.,
lions of them ore needed. jii
In answering eiuestlons on th
iUiIIs and forms every Uerman
(oinnelled to ehe an Intimate Pic
himself nnd bis life! history. ""jjr
The reclf.trntlon will be by no
nerfunrlori. The Information thit
be set down will lucludo the data 'jM'vsj
iimpo of hlrtn; the lime 01 cominc.w ;a
this i-ountr.v ; various addresses , In ,M
country with the place of presenter,
ileuie; (.rcupatlon and activities durtM
the iiitlre tune or residence; nailTW
anil (lesiripuon 01 jiurrnis anu mil
other Information the nature of
will not be dliulgeil until the
tlous ire ready ror publication. ii,
In etery tuspklous case staten
nu nniibiilts and forms will not b :
tented ns rondimlie, 'rhousondavl
leporls from secret agents, of the
stamps had been sold Tuei-d.i.i 400 cer- ' rl1ine,,t on (lerman actllltles In tMr
.1., n.n .....I iinn ..I.. ....... .. n... .!.! I ... ... . . . t . .-.
till llll B 1,11,1 IVV r .1,11'". ,11' r K,
tn inn I the till lft
Minii lili 11 Into (Kri honic was fol
IoikiI nut bv Uobirt K( lso Cassatt,
1 hid in m of thu instern district when i
innferenin of fiiiclgU'laiiKUaKe neus
paper liubllshers was held througb l-ouls
1 country will be used In a general cheefc. .a,,
vv- lug up of such cases. !&". 1
to SrH '?
, deaths from natural muses; .jiW-'
VV.iLoner Lcuard Sarcent. field arHl
leri Deiemblr 18, measles; motbeir,'?'
Manny .inns, it. r J). 1, Uedford, in
'rime .lames i.raiene, englnte
The v.ile of thrift tmips ,md w ir i-av-
1,.td .erlieliatis lestr,l.il iiimitintcl
$31-.,.'12'U. In war savings c.nlllcatis TOUR MOKE DIE I.V TRAKCM
and $'J,,.53 .lo 111 tho tiicnt-llie-ieut vsilIVOTUN' Deo "0 aanMil'V '
fliriri Linn,,., 1 11 n , re llin , ,,,.,, mils ' Hailll.VIHI.1, ..'" UWf .
n iW, m..m .enorled bl (he f. ilernl ' I'Tsbllig to-lay (.alileel a list of fcf, fl
" .--.-- .-,-- - --. ,i,i,ilu r.an ,nin rn 1 niiiv.
llesirie 1! mU 1 he pnstolllce sales
(.limbed to the highest nenrd of the 1 ,
c.impalgn
'Die cimpilMi
Dei ember 17. meningitis; mother, itt.
C (Jraielle. 41 Kingman rtreet, Kaaf
TltLbburg, .Mass. 1'rlvato riarenc W. ,
Mamhester. 1 nglne'crs, December; ,l.'(
measles . father, Charles Manchester,".
Knit Hragg, fill. Private, first cla,v;
actinium are Ki pi. prnviueu inai a ue ' nnd Arconlln.i will Ii.- ihlteil whether she
111 iv bi K usld( rid on the side of the
fnlttd Males nr liermalii In tills war
Tlirt 11111 rkel rule 1 fcteiH
S1V1H r.i fr uru line r
11 1 I isli
1 ulitul
dairy n)i)j rrs
I he
III 1 n II He elpls if ton srn ! tinier
r llBht anil the mirk t n ntlmiei! Ilrm
wlih ileinmil eipial 1,1 11 i.tfeilnuii fli
iiuotniluns wen hh fullous Wmlern sollil
inrHiil ireimerj ,xlrns 1- hluh tenrlng
tools l",. etrK,llis- I 'n 4e Ilrel"
ITtlTi srennJs ll4V nenmrri held
Mill tn el nil e -ItKIIll ,1n nr1itinr lll
41r prints nesrlit finer -,i nierake
(xlri "ifff'lr llr-ts 47iHlie eeeuinls Mil
4 Si hperlil Lr mils I il t.lnu nl ",rV7c
,.. 1. n ).. ,1 . , .1 . . I. 1.1 a. .ru ..a
smill siiil the mirkit rule I Ilrm wlllnl" iJHIOim
nihil I fntr IJiintuilons I rM insis iimrl,
rrels $17 ll'ti 17 In it sliinilnnl ciisi tur-
Irnl receipts Sill sil p. r 1 is, Hf-lomlK 111 yn
ll'i Mestirn extrillrets $17 10W 17 411 p, r
fun, firsts III. mi seioinlH IliruWIi r
frlirereiliir exlrn irjlermfi, nrlM $11 40
WI7 70 per ene sieonle Il 'il II Hi I er
IMS, ft, till Sele, (nl (ks w,re Jubtlue .it
i '.ft ,nv p. r a ien
e III.Ksi: iieninn 1 whs nub miWnlc I ut
the iimrket ruUil er Ilrm uinliitluns ,i
lurk full rresm fino luni- -"r .".r!H,s
hlkli, r ilo ilo frotimill In si .ISl.'I'.e
li ili fresh minis Inlr 1 1 i-oiiil ."tl-'-'n
tie I
Kiiptlnn nf tbo method ciuplovid slnll
In imluded In or tit iclud to tho 11 turn
that nil the i-cdirltlis mast be linen
lorlid In Hie Mino method, and tint
such method must be ndlieiiel lo In sub
seipnnt lenis unlesq .motile 1 be auihnr
Iznl in the foininlsslmi nf lutein il lleie
nue '1 1. 1I11 nr lois resulting from the
snb 01 disposition of nsets Inieiiiorkd
as abnii must In computed as thu dlf
frritKe between tho Inventor v ibie and
the price ,11 value nt uhlili mid 111 ills
poseil of
'-.Komi In all either cases linen,
torles must he (akin at (ost 01 at value 1
is nf Much I, III?, .is the o.iho m iy I
be
derm in audits to ilktitn the Policies " b.ilrnnn llurle didueil II imniulug of New V orit as rcpn sen- Knit Hragg. nil. Private, first cla,; 4
nf our .-..ulli American neighbor, that I lted tape and necesslti fm fnquent latli. I'ubllsbeis volunteered lh u-e Milton .- Marks 1. engineers DecembertlT.'l
tin 1 tilt. .1 .-tites bis reached the point r. org mlzitlons of the board and Its sub-I of tin Ir public Ulons fnr spn.idlng In- nneumnnla .father A. S Marks, 30 TfH '
whip- 1 ehmulown mil lie demanded. ' dli Mnn. the Kniirgdiei f I. t ( nipma- formation cuncurnlng the campaign. V don street. V est t, nn, Mass. 'J' ,
Financial Briefs
Sen Vork ,-ubtre isuii galne.l
fimn tho banlis iisterdn, ic-
liiilnc tin nibb tut Inss Him 11 1 rlil.i lo
51 Jin ono
The menilu rs of the Nt w Vnik Coffee
i:(hangn Ibis morning votiil that thu
exchange umilr open nil Dtccmbi" 21
and Deiimber II
I'OUI1 RY
I.IVi: 111- tiinrket rnle.l firm nn I Ben
en.lll llthll hlsh, r un I r 1, nol .1, rnanrt.
Mhlih kent eunlillis of luile- stud! 11,11
umUr loutrol ijuotHtluus lrnils
nisllll .T(J'. ronstirs tl'c.
. 1,1. IA. ,..,..- 1 1 tilt til ItllnUt
ilurkn IVkln mrjsr .lo In llin llunn r
'Ji iiirkr'vn T'ff'.'K !,", - ii
.utiifHf xmusr P-r l ilr isflKhluB
IUh ai pc "rl 7"t . .-lo fio ;' .
.i-.u Mievriwi. ili ill i rr imlr i
"- ,-,-.--.. .- -- - . , .,.,,,,..
jITjiii il I plains
"I here villi be no tetslnn nf the Lon
don .-lo, k r.vdiange on Dei ember 2.',
Jt, :.", Jii and Janu.ir I.
n,
em illr
fir i in
llveunx nil P-r pair
'Tmh.-snnV l"e ceneril inirket rule I
firm with ei soul ilenian I thnt kept the
limltel oflerlnKs if linn .Uslr .1. e elrei Mock
well rlennel UP Dliol Klolis fiillon lurke5e
fresh killed tierlu srrlni. 0r rlrsel
fanei Dilmare nnil MarMinJ IMi l.f
VlrilnlK ami IVesl V IrBiiil i .- ' r ,"
oool l'il tse ilo flesh killel w.slem
tprlnil rtn plikeJ fino. Ii'eilpe fair to
B mils no ..I I. turns llfjlrt. . nn;
u.on J4WJI-. funis 1-' In I ox mllkfe.l
.In-plikeil funei s, li.te.l Sm .1 1 welfrhliiB
11, Pin anl oier nl lire .'ll'lr elih
Inl 1 its nplne -Nlje nilnhlnir J'l
11,9 Hpi.ie 27, w.lfchlni; t His nlien. .1
Ii jl.c .In In Ills fancy ,lrlrkeil welfili-Itin-
4U lis iiinl our nplei-e, -''( mlalilna
4 lbs sptere JSe small. r sles ''
Old rnueton ilr pUkml J! lirullln
(hlckens w miln.- m U lbs nplert I re
fanol l4M7r Ir.lnl fano. I IJi Ili
othir nearli lei Wile iiesirru 'aiiiTU.
Ilonetlnit ihlrkens wntern In loe elJ
Ihk .", lbs an I iii-r nnlei, lis wemhliu, 4W
m. Us iiplne Jlii.lir wiliihlng Ha lbs
apiece J"i( J7i whIkIiIiib Jl i Hi I lbs lulii
.'4i-'4tjc (In wisurn In lil,l wiUhlnit
r. Us anil mer apiece .11. welahliu ll
4Va lla aiile.e i7Si.'s wilchlns Vi lis
aple. , SltlJVe weighing 23 Si III s apiece
Jlfijl'ii Durks nearh . iei 10. .1 1
Menlrrn uelklilni; 4 lbs nml in. r -s-Je
ilo ilu. w.etern smaller slies -IV.m
(,ees nearlu 2ill.'Uc western .IJi
se (lulneas siring per lair W(lli
Ins 3'4 V I Us ler lulr MlSlmic smaller
sires IIIII&70C -illlaba p. r ilnsell while
weUhlne 11 to 1 lis per el wen $1 l.
il 7V white iielohlns Ii to HI il, tsrilwii
-. 7Vm 2V uhlli. iieUhln s Us l cr .Join
I ::iT, - nllte welshing 7 II s p.r ilonii
SI 7Vf4 1 white w, lulling (llll'i lbs P-r
,1 mil nfl in ilirk UM17J. small anj
No . 7- fl 7V
1 lie VnierU.m Ur.ike 'hoe md foun
dri foniiuni reports for the fiscal eir
spring ended .-i pt. mbi r .10 nt t Income of !,
si ij" .j. i.o nll nrr, ise of l.eni.il" moro
lluiimr " ...
Iliuu list vein, which Is equiiaieui in
Jlo.'l a shue on $i,00onno puftrred
sUi.k aftir ?JJ1 ',31 i opinion illiliknds
anil $100,1100 iiintlngcn. icserie '1 his
(umpires with $20 2'i a share list jur
on tho ptifi rrnl noil
l'iesU(nt Wilson his npplkd (ho
'ii itcbful walling polk to Argmtlnt
uhilo lb it iioiernnient batbored Uir
mm .igi nts and i-ought In halo other
oulh Aiuerican ( iiintilts i hange from
thoir stiml with llin Allies to ono of
neiiirallti until lokralue and intlenvo
bile tc.isej to be I Utiles
l he Argentine people who are pattin
tli" and Illicit i -lining, aro bltterl np
pos. d In ,rinani Hut their wishes
tn align Ihiinselin stmngl with tbo
fnltid -Litis aie set nt n night bv
fn -i.l, nt lnigi,eti and hiscihind, who
appear to In cntlnl uinler (initio! of
tin- eicriuiu Vllnlstei who has worked
muib mlsihief In Argi iitlua and the
other South Ami lie m (ountriis
he I id st .ilfront to the f nit, d St ites
Is tlm cffnrt of the Atgintlna (iovirn-
ment In hive r. presenl.Kii.s of tho senllng llio shipping board on tho Amer
Snulh Vmerlein iioiernlne nts, several kan loinmlsslon to I'arls, baa Increased
eif whom bavo broken off diplomatic r. - f am thing (he. Ilgures the Allies hive
l.itlons with (Jirmany, miet in Argen-i ,,lneil on what Anierii.i must .onlrlhute
to tho shipping inuse In I'HN
tlon aie iisponslblo fm a P irt nr the
dilnv I '
A 'seilous eondlton In shipbuilding
lanls also ists (if tho old anls
seicnl pel lent ire now bilngusiO b
the Naiy Depirtment In the new lards
istihllshid for cnurge.ni building tbero
is the tremendous work nf organizing
I ibnr to ( wi on the work
ellr(h(Its llurlei Is picp.ired (o gn
on the Senate minmlttcc grill tomorrow
nfttrunou the first witness with a
tlnn of much accomplished under trilng
londltlons and a promise of a big ton
luge delli.r nt lh end of 1013
T.kIiv tin shipping bond received a
tckgram from shipbuilders In Seattle
Wash stating Hut tin Ir .inis would
irrtalnl produce the million Inns prom
Ised for next ear lb ports from west
iois. varils .ilmie show tint l.noo 000
ton will be built
lb turn of llilnbrldgn ( olbi reprc
rf
m trrrrrriTirTri n i TtJiTtiTri tnTmfT mnirarmtniTti iti s mi i isTtTrre" rfftiinimirjoJM
fPJBBII
I
W
Southern Pacific Lines!
v
f
tlnn. and form a le igun of iieutrallt.
'I his inoicmint was inltlali d In Isnils
faliriri. speilil illplomntl." r prescnta
tllo of Mexiin lo Washliiklon who left
Washington In a 'hint' a f i w dis ago,
vvlllmut giving nolle In (hi Slate" De
partment and ele pit ted for Argentina
lie went there npp iienll.i (o leport to
Ccinian agents
( )(her aits of Argentina vvlibh bale
been a pxiurco of constant Irrltntlon to
(ho fnlteil StKes IJoieriiinint and
vvhleh. It Is fill, are the work of Cler-
ni.m agents, are an follows
Count I.uxhurg Is hirbered
Arirentlno Cove rnment In spite
infamous recommendation be miidn to
tin (In m m fnrelRn Olllco (lint " Vrgen
llne vessels be sunk without trace
President Irogoeti bad declined to
publish a m lies of cible dlsp.itchiH from
ii ount I.uvliurg attieklng and Insulting
I nsilinK m l vieini in oi.iiM ,-.
ltr liCil am
i be iniernlni: lomnilttces of tlie;, ,,,-r to Intlmklato Ilr,i7ll Presl-
Phlladelphla and Nnv York Sto.k I.x- dent W llsou leferred to these .llspatihes l" '
. ... ,.,,i.., ..... ,. . li-.rt II... ... I... ..... e ,1... tll,,.l,i.,ll,,.- inrlp. UIKO llio
t II lllgi 9 (Iteiueii ni'v ." v ."i ..." .- in in-, ,.xi,i,-..t ,', .,,.- i'J n
changes mst Mouebi) H ii is (Iieldeil I Miomlence between Argentina nnd Cer
In tho Phllr.delphli fxchange tn send llllnj and suggested thnt Argenlim ,"htii.i.
i. ii. r i.. ,m mliers suggesting that thev wmilil iniko the inrrespoudenio publii, i Senator fled her asked
Increased
submarine sui.esscs b tho (lerman t -
bolts led ofthlils hire lo Main that
8 000,000. tons inu"l be provided by this
countrv
To this end lluili will tell (ho Sen
ate committee (lint ibiy and night shifts I
aro In Ing organised In the sblpiards r
Hurley is now- In complete charge of,
the shipbuilding' work i change from,
tho regime under Admiral e apps whin I
Capps vias virtually In rontrol of the
building and Ilutlei, tbo contraots 1 hlj
1 b" I divided responsibllili, It Is claimed, led
f tho , .(infusion and delav which Hurley
now belli i es will be eliminated b plats
Ing control under a single hend
Our htor to Iho commltteo tomorrow
il III bn a frank and a ler) Inter, sting
ono tn tho rountr,' Hurle) promised
today I
Senitor I'letrher, In chargo of Iho in
nulri, announced todiy thnt Hurley villi
stand I rlday afternoon and
.. in t... ,..iu ...t i... ..il... ....... .i....... ..e i.n
i .llll lie iuiinrii ,.j ,,,,,,, i.ivi.i.J.in i. ing
JL JII).lllllll""IWIBf "I Trl'Jrl'prWstTTWnTlrMTrg1111
Zffm W BmBjaJd -j. "- liPiiMifflfflliWsLS
Ml ifil fftS y&8'3itiTxSrT! riffloWmyJrmnrmimmftiflraB
iiirlP3:;a-4egs?fjMP'!
X
FRESH FRUITS
I Choice sink met with file file UP I 111
lies Ken.rnll were well suslilm I il 1014-
tlnns Apples per III -Jonathan J " .'
Ivlng llfi-VO, Vorlbein Si JI'iiH. .11
Twentj -ounce llll. 1 7'. HuliUrston I .IPS
,1 elretnlng $4.n ll.Ulv.ln llloSi. Home
'leaut J Mill II J.. stnitniin VI Incsji
tli.llj-i lllnrk TwlK- ITTi", Ilu;". Wi'. 4-
ork lims-rlal IJ .'niCT V -V Hen I nls - 7 .
W4LV Apiles western per I n JonaMi in
i $1 7-i1l."jV Winter Ilanana l , ,51 1
snltz-nberg II MlHJ Ml, tli me lieauti
ir"l?S2? Delicious $1 71.' I", Mns
illViti-JEn "rllei $1 -.1112 'o btnynjiin
1 lllnesan 1 'oJ 10, Peirmiln ,. $1 , .
" "Swlown I'll Pin, II MltlJ. ll II" H"-,"r
if '(linn f 1 --ill' I 7V Apple, i earl,"
Lr.,"fm5iSl'ill" limon. "Vr b?x JII.
lei llananas per bunch II -J-.'"
snees I'nllfpmla . Per lox $Jli ii
I I I .rl.l tier LUX l-'.n anseriu ,
I ! 'orl,,'-,V..; iViriT llrnnefrull flor
Yn .LV i.r.,'"',jflr; vi .l. Vino 111 1 ir
box IJff I -.0 rineipples
.rale I -' ., '""X
lir
U)
rsroV Pererile.ll.V'ftl
1'orlii III ii.
t ntlf.irtiia
I'rullU rrles
lu il
l-i I Ii
( allfiirtn . P
.. ib, irJT, .1
lofl fi Mranbi rri'
1 vr.onrAULrs
. su rnlnil firm lt 111 J '
1-JIH I siiinu.n ;----- ..j,. I , .
it,eppi. a. or '",','"';,
reiU. d
Join the lied Cross Socliti. If the halo Mint (his has neier been done.
not aire id done so nnct unit uiey uso i
thdr lntluence to e.et tbeli filends to
Join '
Thi Jacksonville (III 1 Has, Light and
l-oke I'nmpin has ..ailed for p.iiuent
nn Januir 1 four first mm (gage 5 per
lent gold bonds nf mot (must Hiding
$Ut ooo) of fi each and sl of $1000
each, aggregating $SO0O Honds villi be
paid at I in and Interest at Me-reli Hits
Loan and Trust I'omlMti
the shipping
board to furnish mm copies of all ion-
(iiueiat i oricMtioiidencn his been e tmefs let for wooden and steel shins
(hinged between Argentina and Mrxlco, xth complete data on tho number of I
b il Ing for Its purpose shipment nt ecrn Ki,m rompleud, those under eons(ruo-i
and other foodstuffs tiom tno iniinii,on and those being built for prlinte
Statis to Mexico and Argentina, to bClmllerM
int ultliuatel to (iirnnii
he I nlted Sl.iles his waieiieu vne
While Hurle Is determined on acblev-
w or ,,f tie.. ;,', agent s In Argentina I In it bast tho 0,000 000-ton mark hi
."nd o.her Sou,., Ama.. coun.Ucs ver . ' I-. J n. rl illv . o ft, shipping board
Bank of England Statement
LONDON, Dec. 20 The weekly state
ment of the Uank of England follows:
Total reserve 30,081,000, decrease t,
043,000; circulation 45.037,000, Increase
f 1,103.000; bullion 57,672 000, Increase
01,000. Other securities 95,113,000, In
crease 3,578.000. Other deposjts 129,
127.000, Increase 6,375,000, I'ubllo de
posit 36,926,000, decrease 3.490,000.
Government securities 57.820,000. de
crease 75,000. The 'proportion of the
bank's reserve to liabilities Is now 18 70
per cent, against 19 60 wr cent last
Meek, and compares ivI'.ti a decline from
U.7S tn 21.70 per cent thin week Ust
icar. iJleunilES inrouKii mo uniaoii
TKwa,' H"ierwr,,lns Syndicate fSe.fnS
..Vim. . , ', l u '"" syndlcdte
wn,ch ln Jul' at underwrote $20,000.
000 Klnclalr Oil and Iteflntng Corpora
tion three-year first lien 7 per cent sink
Ing fund gold notes Is to be terminated
on December 21. Notice to this effect
lias been sent to members of the syndi
cate. The amount of notes left, on the
hands of the underwriters will approxi
mate 50 per cent, or about $10,000,000
These notes were offered to stockholders
for subscription at 100 and Interest.
i "' .. .... . w ,.am .mil anl weua
' Sloes ." "-,-. i . I- lim,.n,l at
. V.E'"D"r.,.Ti.; While ' potatoes Jer
; ner i iiuVh lnKe m lbs "
i.l'."r " . . inflMle While potatoes
?7r i nil lb. lvim-ilvaiil. I-' 'JVf',2 '
York $J JOS J 40. w. stern IJJOMJ4II
tlweet pJtatne. Jrrse nor S -bush In" jf,'
ell lbs) llnuss siieetH rso I IlVU'l
lJ. No 2 775e Harn oweets No 1
7-.ell. .hi.No -' anwooj .rro'A'. No
Jersei, per hamiier .No I II nilWJ. No
ltiil ill I elery .New TorR per bunch ..
70. do do. ler craie IJl3.-ll. Letluee
niricla. per hamiier. lte,l '.n e.lo. call
, fornla per box. ' .'",.' ?H ', ",.
I Island per Isix lt,JV?W-V Ilrussela
I Sprouts Lonir Iilsn.1. per uuart. IJftlsc
VVotercresa .New -knrk, per HKI bundles. IJ
M 50 Kssplant Klorlda, per bux. Kl
-, cucumbers Klorlda. per hamper, ll
1 Xnuash, KlnrWn. per crate. $." 5114 I
l soinaen Norfolk, per bhl , $3 50 0.-, Kale
Norfolk, pe" bbl $1 .WW J '.0 Heaits Flor
U. I. "1IW JJtIOftB. l'ea... Florida
and -Virginia, per Hamper iBl .0 l-ep
ier. Florida, per crate lltjill Tomatoe
,.c, ..... .- . .... v,
per ton llH&Mn do.
IlanUh, seed per ton, laitri." unions,
New Vork ana weaiern ner iuu in ms. .-..o
i 12 ."tin. No. a. I1B1.40. Slmhroonn.
per i lb. batket. II 23K.'
NEW YORK DUTTER AND EGGS
NKW YORK. Iec 2ft lltlTTKIl It
celpls 49bU tubs Market steady lo firm,
quotations unchanscd
UOOS Receipt". 3131 .cases Market
barely steady linn. liSttHOc! seconds,
3Atf 57c. Other grades unchanged.
(leorge lllilr Ins resigned as as
s s(ant freight trilllc manager of St
Paul llallioiil lu enter anothei business
Ho Is succeeded In Taut Wadsworth.
freight tralllc manager of the Dtliware
and Hudson
Appllcitlon has been made to the New
York stock Vi Ipngn lo list Hickensacl.
Water Company 1500,000 additional
lonimon stoek
The Commertlil Trust Cnminny,
trustee foi tho sinking fund, gli'i s notUo
thai It will recelie proposals for tho sale
of $81,400 first mortgage o pi i tent
Mnklng fund gold bonds of tbo Cteii
I.dlck Compan at a jirlco not to exceed
lot pel cent and ait rued Interest. I c
fmo 12 o'eloek noon, Janu.ir 7
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
i incliiiuitl in I suburb in Hell Telepben,
. mrnn r,Bujr uuiirterlj of - nercint
l ..s ible Jinuar). to holders of re. urd l)e
, . mber .'.' Ileoks .lose from I), cenibvr
Jl to II Inellislle
Prictnr ti (lanible cmnpani regular nu-ir
i rl rf J lr ..cut on preferred pa .hi
I muiri IV to hilleis of reeord IlecelnUr
.11 Innsfcr books, do not close
JVderal Steel ruuudry Compan n dill
.1 i.l of 111 ler llt on .onimoii, nisi. Il j , r
i .ut on prelVii ,1 I, itli puablti Jininri 1".
lo sto. U of re. old lj eember 31
I Hls serl e e oinpnny usuni monthK
dlilleiils of of 1 per cent In cash on
ireferrel nnd , immoi nnd usual ni.iiithW of
ol l p. r ,ni in rnmmon siock on com
tnoii nil potable March I to ateck of record
1 chruarv 13 i
Plltsburali Coal Compan rep-u ar emir '
ttilv of li, per cent on preferred
Wells Farao & Co usual quarterly of ! i
ier cent pa iblo January Jl to hoi lrs
f repnrd Iiw ml . e SI
Montreal Tciegrnpn uompain usual .mar I
f ileriiro he win rail far short
3leantlme. tho llrst rlict was urlien
iitrifiiilr. and will not pennll an
..... I.a.. in1,nll-t..a IO XTft t.lO llrill-l
llltl HIIUII.MI .......... r- - (,1t,. (I,.. 1 . ..ol ..C tUa llrul U1.l.. .. ,
Ii III the ilutch or Herman!, u is to , ' -j ""'","' ""' , "' "" "'
be .xplalned to the South American re- fabric., ed steel ship nnl In New irk N
publics tint Herman- Ins nothing but J Ibis, keel w 11 be followed by two
iclflsh inn rests tn serio ln Iho western "."" this month rhe ultimate pro
h.mlspb.te and tint m preserve their gram for this jard Is 1..0 rhlps of niiii.
llbertv the should aUgn tin msclves tons eith fifteen thousand worker
with tho Allies . will be emploved
The Argentine people aro clamoring One element of trouble ln the ship
for war against (lermani and (hero may ping situation destined to tome to a
bo eiulck developments In mat cuumry head in tho probe is the tontrol of crews
tint will throw out tho present rulers
and Uerman agents, anu set up a rcp
resentatlio goiernment which villi tiko
sides with the Allies.
,t present Inetllclent men go to sea at
J90 a month under shipping board con
trol, mv erltlcs The bo.aul plans to
train new, efficient crews, but the uan
,1s- ready now to tako oier tho mannlnr
of tho lessels Uuartermnster (leneral
Sharno dedans it Is Inmerativo that
DAMAGE OP $1."0,000 I direct Government discipline) be enforced
UU II iUIflWI id
ERIE FIRE CAUSES
Two Largo Dry goods Stores and
Nickel Plate Railroad Office
Destroyed
THO I.ATF. 10K Cl.tssll ICV1IIIN
IlllVTIls
STOLI" De. . .0 at isl." sprliutleld ae
l HIItLOTTb I) STDl'l Notice of funer il
WILKINSON lire so VVAI.TFU M
son of Kllsa mil thi. lite ileurse VVilklnson
alf, d HI llelallies ami friends Imlted to
rue seriires "ion n in n in nt Ins
i-ermuntat Int
Kltlll, l'a Dec 20 l'lte originating
irom an ocrheated stole swept the I
i,o.,r, of Hun clti's business section es-,
lord... It destioied two large dry goods l pnreni's residence .Dill i:
"tore; damaged the Second Nation U ' ""'""" "m
iiinu tinllillnir wlnecl out me -mckbi
loss estimated .it $150 000
WILL AIDS INSTITUTIONS
Odd
Along the Coast
Take a trip to the balmy Southland. A restful
journey with opportunity to visit your friends
in the big army camps. Go by
SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS
"MORGAN LINE"
NEW YORK - NEW ORLEANS
Connecting with the Sunset Limited and other
splendid trains for the Southwest and California.
Ask for "Apache Trail" Literature
In ptrmxttiai the Soilkm PaaKe Coapny U retain At
cwntnhip and optratlo of At Aforjun Lint, At
Interstate Commerce Commission said:
"Many disinterested witnesses who have had years
of familiarity with transportation conditions, ex
pressed the conviction that a severance of the
Morgan Line from the Southern Pacific Company
would be a calamity." '
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NEW ORDER
Regulating the Use of Electric Sigii
and Other Forms of Illumination
'late Kallroad ticket otllce and caused v.WftlWtt'C
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Extra by Kensington Trust Company
The Kenslneton Trust Comnanv lias
I deelared the regular semiannual eiM.
Jdend of 3 per cent nnd nn extra dlildend
' bank, for the week nere -90,630,000, N Y . , . ToJy af, Ihuri. lllh iw0f i per cent, payable December SI to
,w ''ploet tJM.9DO.000 last week, Sr.doalSnc.'i S 3 i S.f, rtocls of record the same date.
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rcllows' and JIasonic Homes
Given Lecacies by Sallie
K. Neall
vnimivrnWV. Pa. Dec 2 In tho
will of faille II Neall. of I'ottdtoii n.
fonnerljof Phllade'nhla. $500 la be-
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New Idra QutckniHep iompHn. rptfutar liko amount to Masonic Home, rhllAcie.
nuartrrlv ri renin rr han pH)ble De ' .lhin ami $1100 to tho Homo for Alfcd
ccmer J tn trrk of rerun. Ietrnitr IH , Imm "" J ," ,, ,. ' ., -Ht,uiikhPfl In
VlrklnU i arntlna Lhrmlrul Cnmpuny rriru ' ToupIeH of (M tellows. If estanllslieu in
lir uuirterli of 1 ivr int on rommnn nnnnai irn wltli llin Odd Kellows Homo
, I ntr rant nn nrfrrael f'Ammno I ",,v ... ..
:;V.iTi.' vi.V , e V . ,,r ela'"K." within ten ears after ner aeam
nry II Hinl neternU Januan 1.1 to mock of To TtnhltiNou. Iieirro policeman, on
reiprajunuiirj 11 Tenneaseo alenue. Atlant o City, nhere
I'olumbla Tniet Comnatu. New York uau- . lenntnien ieiiiii, .,.,,, .,n .
al nuarterly 3j rer tent. r.aalile necem-1 her hotel. Kenderton, Is located. J50 Ih
her 31 tu hollcra of reriml neiemtier !. I Elien for faithful uerilccs An equal
UmlsvlUe anil Nohlli Itallliunl ret'iar "' , ,' ,, . u,. q.lnicon her
nenilannual of 31i rer cent paj able Keb. amount li Blien to Henry btlliBQn, ner
ruary It to etock of record Januar .'i utlllt) man.
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CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES
rilU-lOO, Dee. ill IIOUS Recelptu
At ooo bead, tomorrow. Ha aoo head Htront;
nt jeilerday'a averase. Hulk til nlfniil no
lluht lsnil: mixed, 115 7o8ti(i so;
heavy. IIS III Will 55, rounh SI.1 TUVIMKI
(ATT1.15 Ilecelpta, 1S.0U0 head. Slrons",
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SUKKP lleeelpla. 18,000 head. Weak to
10o lower m 00.
IJIMUS llll UU.
KANSAS CITY,
eel pt 'uan head
IIOOI Ilecelpta.
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Dec. 50 CATTLB lie.
Steady.
7000 head. Steady at
4000 head. Slow und
low er.
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relpla r.aan head l'ully ateady
CATTI.L -Heeeipta, 4U00 head, Slronl.
10 f 1M hluher
gilEKI'r-Keoelpta. 10 000 head. Steady.
leaiiM Uraeo. Jamba alow and lower,
Municipal Appointments
City appointments today Include Jo
aeph A. nayder. 1330 Green street, pur
eor. llureau of Water, palary JH80;
Walter btrockblne, Mendell aienuo and
Tdmund strVet. assl-Jtant chemist. Ilu
reau of Water, 11000; Hortence Platow
sky. 1127 West Susquehanna avenue,
clerk, Department of Transit, J900; Pr.
Asher S. Hadler. 1811 North Thirty
third street, assistant medical Inspector,
llureau of Health. fH00; llall Castile.
1010 Wood street, Joiner, llureau of
Hlgha, 3 a day; Robert P. Hae
berle, H07 North Holljwood street, oper
ator, Bureau of Water, (3 HO n day,
und William J. Carre 31B8 North Nine
teenth street, building Inspector, Bureau
of Building- Inspection, 12000 a jear.
Wouldn't it make the day )j
J it happier for you if you knew ).s
If that some ragged tot had a lj
i few warm pieces of clothing j.
ll that a child who never )
i't knew the joys of toys had a js
j few to call its own that a
i) smile had replaced the ii
it tears on some little face?
ij Send the clothing, the toys,
ft the candy or a check to 55
ft THE SANTA CLAUS CLUB i
d 608 Chestnut St. h
l Kindly make checks pay b
I; able to "Public Ledger S
h Santa Claus Club."
rpHE United States Fuel Administrator issued ft
J- following Order, bearing date and effectived
December 14, 1917, which is, in brief, as follows:
No electricity shall be used for illuminating or
display advertisements, notices, announcements,
or bigns designating the location of an office or
place of business, or the nature of any business,'
for electric search lights, or for external illumina
tion for ornamentation of any building, OR 4
T. TOUTS IN THE INTERIOR OP RTORFS "tH
OFFICES, OR OTHER PLACES OF BUSINESS, "if i
iiitthvt oTinir c.rprTc. a ttti xtziti Ann., v i
WlllillN OUWl D0.lm.Ci3 1EJ 1U1 WJTHilN T UK j)!
nTTCTMIVClC! nveonliner hiipVi llerlira no nw ,, ilSHA
sary for the public safety or as are required by jfc Ja
law ; nor for any excessive street lighting intended j
for display or advertising purposes, whether such
lights are maintained by the municipality or by fffl
others.
THESE PROHIBITIONS AND ALL OF THEM a
ARE EFFECTIVE ON THURSDAY AND SUN.
DAY NIGHTS, ONLY, OF EACH AND EVERYl
v WEEK.
The Order does not apply to such porch lights upon houses orl
or nt entrances to buildings occupied or open for ingress or egrs
inr tnn mem ume. or 10 iiiruis uuuu urivuiu arivewavs. ivaiu. aki, 1
grounds of any hotel, manufacturing establishment or residence,' m
are necessary to safety. H'
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We are directed to notify nil consumers that it will bo, neccMj
discontinue furnishinp; electricity to tliem for any purposes if t&irj
strictly comply wth the above Order
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