"V EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, EEBltUAKY 19, "M, 1918 r- "k i,y M m jvt SSIP OF THE STREET iEDICTS RISE OF LIBERTY BONDS TO PAR VALUE BY MARCH 7 m Reliable Source in Financial District the fForecast Is Made on Strength of Peace Prospects Gossip of the Street ROM on unusually competent and reliable source It was stated In the ..tnrntown financial district esterday afternoon that, the man builne mtrly Bonds nt present prices will sell them at par on Jlnich 7. hi Why March 7 wns not stated, hut the fact remains that In spite of t stale of Indescribably confusion In Kussla nnil notwithstanding the InresEed determination of Germany to continue the war with Kiissl-i, "peace talk on tho Street Is gaining streiiKth day by day. Iv Brokers point to tho strength of tho maikct In continuation of their Wnlons. Steels, industrials, riuiH nmi even me i.inery uomu. which i. . , i...it.. . i, n.. in.. ........it....... 1, . .. lirt nnuing lUWUl l-jvcis mni ncru uiuu ku-i Ltiuir, uiu nil I l".niliuiii- CO i general sentiment. I- t. n-n snld that lnrcn ttnvernment nidci-4 weir; iiccmintnhli for tlin ingth In airplane stocks, but no definite Information on the matter ('obtainable. The strength of the Liberty Issues was tho principal topic of tho If f 1V a.anl AP.ld It HHll 4 1-1 A nfl UnH nil In (inu ft 1 MABt I t tlltl! t IlVrinnlllH n M HI )Vavtui uim nit; tnirii hix-ii him uiiiujv nuiiwuk i .m.-ci ihmi mu irly peace. ; ... f In all dlsciisMmis about tho next Kstio of Liberty Honda, the-one imcnt which was used with tho most telling effect In the two former ipalgns and especially In the nccnnil camiialgn, jscemn to be lu danger being lost sight of Pntiiotlstn. Any ono will enter n discission as to whether the third lssuo of rty Iloiids tdioiilil bo I or 414 per rent; whether they should be long or short term, or whether they should bo taxable or exempt fiom . . I..II , ..1..... 1.1 l. ......!. !....!.. ...I I.. .,... MilmlllKH li.... t$t Or W lll'llicr UU'y Milium iiu iii-tiiiiiiii imim.-t, 01 in inn ii-m.-i lUVJf Jd have nny one or nil of tho many features at which almost every lis willing to gle a guess. bBut the appeal to tho Investors from the standpoint of patriotic duty a to have been overlooked. iAnd yet that sentiment seems to be as strong today as ecr. President tfjon asks the stt Iking ship caipentcrs It they nro going to cooperate obstruct? and they return to worK ly thousaanus, proving mat the wrlcan patriotism If put to tho test It Is sound. Some bankeiH say that the "patriotism" appeal has been overdone by jnultltudo of postcis on ho many subjects, some good and somo not lit so good. A downtown broker said as ho was waiting to como town jestcrday morning he saw n laboilng man reading a poster :th tho picture of a undo baby holding a torch, and underneath was an I to "Save jour cl'lld from autocracy.. Ho said ho wondered what that poster conveyed to a man who was asked to save a quarter to the war. "Isn't there," ho said, "a simpler way of teaching such iple?" iparisons on Government and Private Railroad Control iTlicio is considerable dlscussioy going on lu financial circles In ref- inco to Government operation and control of railroads, since the Ad ilstratlon took over tho railroads of the. United States. Jn a icccnt Issue of tho Wall Street Journal u compaiNon was made itween the Government opeiatcd 17.10 miles of tho Intercolonial and 'rlnce Edward Island lines In Canada nnd the thlrty-twomllo Windsor nch of tho public load under Canadian Pacific management, to the iparagetncnt of tho former. Tho Journal said: "It has been estimated tho taxpayers of Canada In foity-scvcn rs have lost $203,000,000 In operating tho 173G miles of load known the Intercolonial and Prlnco Kdward Island lines, without any allow- ice for taxes collectible had they been privately owned. This In nddl- n to 1112,000,000 officially given as tho capital cost of theso roads. thirty-two-mile Windsor branch of the public road, under Canadian iflc management, from 18SI to 191-1 earned $062,000 net, or more than !-thlrd of all the net earnings of the Intercolonial sinco 1S67." Such comparisons don't provo anything and don't get anywhere. ire are too many elements entering Into the operation of railroads to t of any set of rules for the successful operation of ono system fHfly to any other system. Unquestionably similar comparisons could Bade between loads operated under public control In the United M.btlt even that would not m-ovo urn-thlne. - i4Vy few, however, will be found to dispute the final conclusion on lUDjcct which was arrived at by me wan street Journal, namely: There Is one moral for both countiles. Political operating contiol any form of business or finance Is much easier to grant than to me. When It becomes necessary to confer It, neither a Parliament a" Congress can ufford to meusuie tho extent of the powers created ftte Intentions, no matter how good and unambitious of the Gov mi nt for tho tlmo being." f But one point must bo kept In mind In this connection, and It Is that nary rules do not apply in a state of war. Government operation control of the railroads of tho United States under present condi- ins Is impciatlvo and is hardly capablo of discussion. Tho future will e as to tho wisdom or unwisdom of Its contlnuanco for a period twi ns the war. Perhaps experlonco will show tho faults and virtues Wh Government and public control and suggest valuable modltlca- for a combination of both. Increase in Use of Electric Current lifiiu.akin.r nf ii Uaun of S7.SOO.000 two-vcar notes last week bv the lladelDhla Electric Company a broker said yesterday that the public has I'ldea of the enormous Incieaso In recent years of electric current for tlc purposes ot all kinds. Many of these elect! 1c appliances wcie ildered a few yeais ago as very expensive luxuiles, but like every r such luxury they soon become necessities. iJAa If to confirm this statement here Is the tegular weekly letter Ijt M. Byllesby & Co., under date of February 14, which says: fi,"Durlng 1917 ono vacuum cleaned company in Oklahoma City sold electric vaccum cleaners In Oklahoma City alone, li'The new business department ot the Oklahoma Gas and Electric E"Y a.-,. ... iA .,.--tenet a feci wlrlnc? -llre.ldv liullt houses any iooiv bcvvih.j-ii-i'o -".- - --. . (IK January and lepori mo sum " uuuiei mi mo nraun ui i towing appliances; 178 vacuum cleaneis, 100 tlatlions, 91 electilc grills, s'oasters. 57 curling Irons, G6 radiant heateis. 53 percol.itois, 41 Iin. Wlon heaters, 28 heating pads, 21 sewing machine motors, 18 water iUra and 10 washing machines. It'Durlng January thq new business department of the Aluskogea i ana Electric company becurcu mo iunovini new uuuran, run.- kilowatts of lighting and sixty-one appliances aggregating thirty jwatts. Tho appliances Include twenty nanrons, nine neaimg paus. Jtlectrlc grills and five room heaters. Dining tho month contiact falso secured for twenty-live Horsepower in moiors wmi imp i'i.uiujiiu rijle Creosotlng Company." i- .. . cer and Light Corporation uners notes in lAeu oi uonas line Eastern Power and Eight Corporation announces that for the tit cent five-year convertible gold bonds of the company, aggregating 87,600, which fall due on March 1. It, orrers in exenange, par ror par, trceiit collateral trust notes dated March 1, 1918, duo September 1. ; 12,327,500 of these notes having been authorized by the directors. t noten are to be issued under a collateral trust indenture to the WUbla Trust Company of New York, trustee, and becured by an Ml amount of the maturing bonds when deposited by tho present bond- ra In exchange for the proposed new notes. UThe notes will be redeemable at par and Inteiest at any time on Jty days' published notice, l'rincipai pnu interest win ue payauie ai Equitable Trust Company, New XorK. ine interest win ue paia hout deduction for the normal Federal Incomo tax of 2 per cent; 6ylvnla State tax to be refundable. RCeunsel Informs the company that the secmlty of the notes Is the, L t. ... ..l. . 1A nxtnil ft A PAnllfAil Vl.f tlin vnat ot the uonas, innsniui;ii u um imia ,. ocv-unu j mo In like umount. Tho March 1, 1918. coupons of the maturing will bo nald In the usual way. Satisfactory extensions of bank hav been effected. The company asks that the bonds for exchange 'A promptly to the Equitable -xrun company to do exenangea wr otes. Jwlng to the large additions and extensions that ha,v been made to of Increased business, the company has borrowed more than ,W0 from banks. Thv) company contemplated Issuing and selling I securities to piiy off Its bonds end bank loans. This has been mads Ible by current financial conditions. Considering the, recent nigh of fuel, labor nnd supplies, tho company points out, Its earnings iVwti satisfactory. fheEaster'n Power and Light Corporation owns and opciatea cxten- ' leclrlo lloht. liower and caa comnanles and street and Interurban IPiMsin rennsylvanfa, 'Wcst-'VU-glnla, Indiana. Vermont and New ilre,an4 many.pf its scurlUw are held in this city, t ''n "- -.Kf' :Xl-t ' S . . l ,.. -!! iVJ- . " '.; t z i lr d - iTMl. -1 "fc-Ci.J(. .- J' ..... -t Hi . li ''Ar- "A '.i- -. JjPV". PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAfN AND FLOUR n.'!!'AT-)W,lpt, .i;!"r. ronowi 1000 huitl. HlfJ- Cr lot. In upon ;!,??'' prlc No. I norlhrn prln. iSVt.U V.?-o,1 ,.h,rrt wlnlir. 2.27l No. t ilnVn- I? 27i No- ' " ""It., 12.17 rd, mil i ' '' '-'37 "'"I J' No. S. is 24) n. i. i.'. jiiini -- -". ...,! uo. i IHUM ti.l-a .. ...,.- . h .tin.. J I?J -."4'.'2-,"i,'- o. No. 5. 2 ISl "tm. CJ? r'l'..l2.0lrt2.13! soft. No. . 2.ifll rto, 2 nsfei il9' d0' N0, '-13' ltn" ""' irkL-'0.1!1 "i"lmum rtlen nnlr to 1 ppllfl hi.V ,h Blhrr qualltlra In tha wheat r ven.oush to warrant II. ,.5. s wh.ata .Maximum prlc. contalnln mAr..1'"' ."nt rnolaluro to 13 II rr nt molaluro 4o under No. 1 or No. a r1. J2.23I J.i-i ?" r"1. 12.21. Maximum rrlc. con 'aininy 13 n rr crnt lo 14 pr ri-nt mollur 'J?rtf i?So.1 " No- a r,J- '"' N- 3 No. 4 whfa'la Jtaxlmiim prlca Cc undff li IB or 1 "d' '-'s,! No 4 "'t "d' No. 5 whnln MaTlmnm prlra rintalnln not nirr 14..1 prr ronl molainro He imilf xi.i1 or No. .1 rwl, $2.21! No Ti antt. 2 IP. .-v,.J.'uV,.'1"C ronininlnx not over n i pr or no. a r"n, Mmlmtim prlro cent molatura Sfl 11), No a aou .iv.5 ",u7'. price ronininlnx n . n,f,.,,,'" "c under No. fonialninc not orer ir. per'ce'i trhrt?i L r N' 5 r'd' ''- Business Career of Peter Flint A Slory of Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead i ,,,.,,. SXX1V ;., (Cepyrlsht) milt: Crown Prince Ferdinand William Hr. Wlillthrml rlll annwtr your builum' Otto was only n small boy for nil bin "LONG LIVE THE KING" A Human Story of Child-Desire, Court Intrigue nnd Love, the Latest Novel By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Coprrliht, 101 K. Ir Mary ltobtrla Itlnehart and tha 1'ubllo Ledger Company onraffona on buvtno, aelilan, nairrMsltto n,t,l emplovmeTif, Ak your ijneafl'ma cfrnrlj nnrf Pile all the ucfa. Your rorrccl tiohie ntirt (iill nllrcm tonal le alonnl lo oil inonlrlto, rioe tcifri ire nnonimoua tiimf le lonomf. nau-era to Irrhnlcnl qtir.lloua u-lll e arnt ti tnnll. nihrrn nut be (iiiticerfO In lliia rolumo, Tie pto.t l,ilerrallit0 t)rol,V,ia ol Inoulrera irdl be notrn Inlo lie alori; o Vtttr flint. XVI T'VH done somellilng today I hope I'll - not regret. I don't think 1 shall, but tide and illgnlty And suddenly he felt lonely, l.eft alone, he returned to his expectation for the day and compared them with the fact". Ho remembered other cmilvals, with his cairlaxe mov ing thioiiRh the Htrects and people show crlng him with fieeh llowels. lie rather Kloued lit the ineinoiy Then hn re (ailed that the Chancellor had said be needed frceh air. I have n rather unrnsy feeling Something occurred to him. eometblng I didn't win tho draw. A girl In the - . ' , "V " "' ,1" . V, "' " " llbbons, that Hilly Mimay Is sweet on.. r Mas diere u piomle? not to leave won. 1 felt positively r-lcl: when I found ' the pnlarr. 1-d l0t. I ''''", IdvM pleased him It eet hint to 'ri.i. .... i. ,.i l.L." " ..... .... I - rc l, ilHl . 'now wnenia handled on merlla. i"' " i nnother nei elt !;?," ahall prleea bo hlah-r than 4o under n"0,"V , Pe,t d- ?.' "" "uhda-a repreaent-d. , I hi before long iL,lx' wneni vaiua anall la iietermin-a ii.rach ,,n'Ple lla of the. tlnaa and auu- "We'lt have smiling and IiIk blight lmlr to ipilver n.i0.n,n','ll". ni,7B '"" Oflerlnaa on J... .B0' !,r" very Pinall and the market rVl ,lsrK'ly nominal. uotailon: Tar lots K'..1""! irnd-. No. :i jeltow nominal. V.':ruNoi 4 yllow. nnmlnnl. llimoiuj, t.VffT."''t'''!t,," '"'"l buh """Inaa lTr?y!ht , nri.l the morkr-t ruled linn nnd li fioWS. llhcr. Quotntlnna No 8 while, y-""4 "I.OI: standard white, l1wii4, ' "W'.W""' lOeUH. No. 4 while. nsiie. ,. HXJUIt Ilerelpta. 20n 1,1,1. and 1.711 21111 ina. In sjeka. OrTerlnaa wero llcht nml the market ruled firm, with rtmnn.l ralrh nc ,i. '.Q,1,,"i?."0".''.-.:.""1 " I" wood Win 111 -Vf'itVi '" .t'-!5l Killisn. patent, tiii FASiiX 33' sP'Inir.. nrat. Hear. spot. . 11 5?2 n-7Si aprlns, bakers' patent snot, UlJi1-1 d0- Patent, mill shlpm-nt. lift MP JlO.fMi; 1I0. family lirnnds si.il til r,nr i.V.i 'J.1'..",'."." regular arad'S. winter r'r"lh'. I1IWU.2.-,. We nuole n't- IHil II in i;x-In. (otton sinks winter wheal, n.'i per ent llour. llnriW III . Mi, Kana.ia. PI per cent Hour. Slft.7r.it tl 21 eprlnu. P3 per ' f '.'.'..'".Tl . " 2.1f 10.7.1 Hit. hlAJVll waa lu Bond retiueat nnd flrmly held quotations st SII12 .-. as to Munllt) PROVISIONS The market ruled firm, with a fair Jnlihinx rt-matid. The quotations rana-d as follows: llty beef. n seta, smoked and air dried, a.'e: weelern beef. In stts, smoked, 32c, city beef, tnuckles and tenders emokxt and air orltd, 33(, wratern bief. knurales and ten. J.r.," '"Hfi'$:?&r ..'' Il"m" 6. lofl. l".B"J!.,?,B,-B0- 'lams, s 1' rnrd lno 27'tJ28Hct do. skinned, looia, 2Bt27c! di do, smoked. 27'4C)21ic other hama imoked clt etiren. as to brand and av rase. 284api)Uei Immt. smoked, west ern cured S'kaiP'ic. do, rolled. I.onel-sa i.ti PJfnlo ahouldere, S p cured, loosa. 244ci do. smoked. 23'. Ilelllis. In nckle, aceordlnir to average. loose. 30, llreakfaat 'scon, as to brand and average, cltv cured. do western cured afle l,nrd. weat- Inc. ern. rtflnxl, 27028c; do, renaerea, Jffpi'8c, pure city, ketls REFINED SUGARS Supplies were small and the market ruled steady on h baals of 7 4.1c for extra tine granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS llt'TTtllt ruled firm with demand equal to tho orferlhKs of fancy stork. Quotatlona wero na follows: Holld-packed creamery, ex. Ira. Wr; lilah-srorlns ponds, f,3Wr,lc: extra firsts. M!ffrlc: firsts. 4N(rD4.lc: seenn.ls I7e. I nearby prints, fancy, rules averane, r.3fflr,:,c, 1 firsts 4llW.',nc: seconds. 47048c. speilnl brands of print Johhlni? nt .17B3c 1 KUCiK The market ruled (Irm under J scarcity with demand promptly absorbing: in' oiicriiisa 01 line, iresn eirirs. j-'ollow-Inif nre the quotations- Treo cases, nearby firsts, 1111.20 per standard ense: cur- lent receipts. I18.P0 per case western, ex tra firsts, $10 20 per case, firsts, llK.uo per inse, fancy selected euga were Johbtnc at 7JW,3c per Uoeu. I'llllKKi: Tho market ruled firm, with demand fair Quotations New York, full- ream, fancy. June. 2(l'4 IU27C. apecltls higher: do, do. -fancy, September-made. 211,.. New York, full-cream. fall-made, fair to I good 234123'. "Th.-ifK nil rlKht " I blurted out. "but I wanted to win this week; I'm hind up" "Tho devil unit are." ho commented "Why don't you hit your old man for pomp more dough. Ile'a cot lot" "t It, hnsn't he?" 'rou bet bo has." I paid Imllcnantly, "but he' Rot .1 tne.tn strcalt on nnd won't pari." "Pretty touch, old hnss : but cheer up' Saturday II nnw ,. iierp uiii. vcii ''i,i- win, enieincnf li wai uuthlti-r lull ro lmtiiiu to (M ,iall (o fco ,, JM ,,, I0()f allJ fl)1, tho lull Xlliky would be furiulsed, liavlnif failed tilmceir. llo would have to be very cnirfill. h.iv Inc hi mind the fain of that iiulucl.y I1II1! nt Hie Crystal I'.il.iif. And hn would Imvo to hurry. NIKky would be sure to return soon. llo opened the door on the meat cor ridor nnd stopped out. s.iIuIIiik the aen tries, n he nlwn.VP did "I'll bo bach lu a moment," he In formed tliein He was always on terms of creat friendliness with the f-unrd, nnd lie Knew these men liv (debt. "Ate you RnltiR lo be Ktntloned here now?' he "f!ut I've Rotta have Knme coin before! n,,Ur(,,j ,paa,tj. POULTRY l.IVH Demand was fairly arile and the market luled flrjn under llsht n'frrlnua Quotations; t'hlckens, aoft-meated roosters, 2jg;32c, atnciry" ouns roosters, 2728rj old roosters, 21G?2llc. Ducka. I'ekln. .Ufa .He. do Indian Itunner. 2Sfif3uc, Oeese, 2Si8 32c. Oulneas, pep pair. 7ficl$t. 1-lceons, old, per pair. 3ilil3:,c, do, ouni;, per p.ilr. ?3c t'fll'H.-H'D orferlnss were well rlenred up at full llsures with demand attlio Tho iiuolatlons fowls 12 lo Uix, milk fed. itri.. nicked, fancy selected. 3llei do. welah 1 jnc -I lbs und over aplete. 3r,i-ic. do. weigh Injr S'a lbs. aplc. e. ,12W3lc. do. wclehlna I :t Iba. nplece, 3n31c; do, In bbls., fancy, I'dry-plcked, welKhlnir 4 lbs, and over apiece, I .t.".e: do. wclghlnir -I'ti lbs. nplece. 325r;i,tc: ilo anuller elzea. KHW3le Old rnuslers, dr. picked, 20c. Iirolllrur chickens, welching- l w J IDS, apiece. J.ir, .unvy. iiw i.e. UJ, vie ftatiirday," t paid I've promised In lal(n n clrl nut Krldnv iilnlit " ' "Can't nti r.ile the wind In prime way?" Illllv nsl,ed 'Why ilnn't jolt hoek ynnr vvnlrb?" "Too rhenp," t replied "Why ilnn't ynii Co ee ti.-inlel" He'll help you mil." "Who' IVinlel"" "Of CollTHC, nlt'le lint oil In the ropep yet. 1 tell -.mi what I'll do. I'll lakn ou around nnd Intrndiit'C :nu I" him So quit won Inc. Panlel will fix ynu up nil tlKht." At liinrh tlmo Hilly took me around to a dlncy little ndlen nliout two bloeki from tho ptore On the door was "tnnlel Mosp, vvoi-il' We went Into the nUlee There was nn one there but a ynunR woman. "Ilelln. kid." said Hilly, "how's the wool business?" "fVi, po," phe retilled, crlnnlnc. "Po vou want phenrlnc?" Her eyep narrowed ns she lonkrd nt me. I never had a clrl look fo bard nnd ptralcht at mo bctore She w;ih pure plahiR mo up. "Sny," said r.llly to her. "here'n a friend of mine, hard up nnd w.inti some cash. Cm the old man help him out'" "Mops li nut now." she replied, "but who's 5 our friend?" "Tell her about :.ourpolf," said Hilly to me. And po T did. When "l bad finished plie talil "So your dad won't help you well, that's too bad for a tin" oun-; oluip llko you to be kept phott Just nt the time of llfo when you ought to have omr spare monev to enjov yourself wllh. How much do vmi want to cct?" "Why." I ninvveicil, "If I onlv bad a couplo of dollars It would help me out " "Poor." Pliii p.ild, in.iip notnniK ior a ynunK fellow like you. Vou want ten. nnslinw, Here. I'll take a eli.inco on Mr. Moss lettlnR you havo ten." "That will take me ten wieki to pay It back" "Yep." she paid. "That's two and a half month"' And it'p tvvn-flftv interent, Isn't It?" "Whv. what dn you rate about the Interept?" plie lauKhed. '"It's wrrlh that to make out the fotni and look after the bookkeephiK." "(In on, slim It." paid Hilly. nudK Itur me. I did. The Kirl then Bave me elijht seveulv- (Ive. "W'hat'H thl-t for?" I paid "riicreP quarter pliort pay tvvent-nvi- cents fne ImestlEatlnn. fur I've cot to look you up, nnd then we abvavs dike the first week's money llKht away" So 1 left the oflleo vvltli elulit peventy KlnliC fancy, 3lif3Hi-:ao. otlwr nearbv. 34 0 dollar and a 1 3flc; do. western. .11 30c. rtoastlnir chick. a .,"',,, "' , ens. western. In, box-a. welghlne 4 lbs. ou have lu ana over apiece. flt'U'.i.-c; no, weivniii- I lbs. apiece. 325p33c. do. weighing: 31$ lbs, apiece, 31c, do.'TVelghlnir 2'i W.l lbs apiece. 2W30c, do, w'ealern. In hbls, welkhlm; 44 lbs. and over aplscn. 3'Ic, do weigh Inif 314C4 lbs. apiece, nitfa.'e; do. welghln-r 214 ($3 lbs. apiece, 2S(i?30c; capons iiep lb welshln-r 810 Iba. apiece, 3803c smaller sizes. 30037c. lurkes. fresh killed, nearby, eprlnc, dry-pleked fancy, aOW-iOo: do. fair to rood. 32W-17e. Turkeya. weatern. dry-pleked. fancy, 37038c; do, fair to cood, 32930c. Turkeys, old toins. 31 c J 35c: do. common. 30c. Duck-, western, weighing- 4 lbs and o-.er nplece. 3n32c. do. do. smaller slze-r. 28CT29C, Ueeso. nearby. 2U028c; do. wstern. 2327e. Guineas pr I .,,. batk IlKlH uvvny. pair, welghlnu 3Vi T4 lbs. per pair nocOll: l""?,1 . ,,, iJi ., ..Lit tan't help tec.uiiiiB it mc.muk hi uu" ' Only a fool borrows money for fun." I'lie two guards were nt a los. Hut one of them, who had 11 poll of hl.i own, and hated the whole bitsliieps, snluted and replied that he knew not "I hope you are," said I'erdlnnnil Wil liam Olto, mid went on The sentries regarded one another. "I.et hint Kn'" paid the erne who wns a father The other erne moved uneasily "Our order- rover no such rnnthiKonry." he muttered "And. besides, hn will come back." He Imro a stronR lepeniblanee tn the hoy who, In the rldlm; school, had dusted the rnjal heaie "I hope tn 1ni he dnes not enmo back," he Paid stnnllv. 1'lve mlnules to four The 1 'nmn Prince hurried The cor ridors were almost empty. Here nnd there ho met servants, who stood stiff against tho wall until be had passed. On Ihe mnrlilo staircase, leading up, he met no one, nor on Ihe upper floor He was quite warm with running nnd he paused In his father's suite tn mop his fnce. Then he opened a window nnd went out on the mnf It seemed very large nnd empty now, and the after noon pun, sinking low, threw shadows across It Also, from the balustrade. It looked extremely far to the ground. Nevertheless, nlllinugh his henit beat a trlflo fast, he was still determined A rllmh which Nlkky with his long legs had achieved In .1 leap, took him up to a chimney llelow It seemed a long way below was the gutter. There was a very considerable slant If one pat down, lllte XlkUy, and slid, nnd did not slide over the edge, one should fetch up in the gutter He felt a Irllle dl.zy Hut Xlkky'a theoiy was. that It one Is afraid to do a thing, better to do It and get over being afraid "I was terribly nftald of a bavonet attack." .N'lkl.y had onioned, "until 1 was In one. Tho next one I intlier en Jo, ed '" So Ihe ('town Prince sat down nn the sloping loot behind the chlnine,, nnd gatheti'd his legs under hhn for a slide. Then he heaid n door open, and foot steps, Vetv careful lootsteps J lu was quite cei lain Xlkkv had followed him. Hut there weie cautious voieest no, and , neither was Xlkky'a. It nceuired to I'rilicn l-'erdhiand William Otto that a good many people, certainly Including Miis Ilrnlthwalttf, would not approve ut ' either hl situation or his position, Sllss Hrallhwulte was paitiuulurly particular 1 about positions So ho sat still beside the chimney, well shielded by the evergreens III tubs, until the voices nnd the footsteps wete gone Then hn look all Ids courage In his tiles, turned over halfway down, and rolled. He brought up with 11 Jerlc In the gutter, quite pate, but extremely frightened. And the horrid memory of the Crystal Palace child filled his mind to the exclusion of ever) thine flue. He pat there for quite a few minutes. There was no ball In sight, nnd the root looked even steeper from this point Heine completely pelf.engrosscd, there, fore, bo did not seo thut the roof had another visitor, llsrt two visitors, as ft matter of fact, One of them wore ft blanket with a white "O" over a white "X" on It, and the other wote it mask. lend considerable kitchen cutlery fast ened to his belt. They had come out of a small door In the timet and were much at ease. The) leaned over the paiapet and ndmlreci tho view. They strutted about the flat roof and sang, ut leat one of them pane very strange lefialn, which wae something about "l'lftcen men on a dead man's chest i lo-lm-lio nnd a bottle of turn" And then they 1 limbed on one of tho gai den ihalrs and looked over the ex panse of the loot, whU.li was when they saw Prlnco Ferdinand William Otto and gazed at him. "Gee whiz'" paid the larger pirate, through his mask. "What urc you do ing thcre7" The Crown Prince started and Plarcd. "I n m sitting here," explained the Vrown Prime. trlng to look us though he usually sat In lend gutters. "I am looking for a bull " "Vou're looking for a fall, I guess," observed the pirate. "You don't re member me, kid, do you7" "I can't see )our face, but I know your voice" Ills voice trembjeri with excitement ' I-emtne give jou a hand," said the pirate, whipping ort his mask. "You make me nervous, sitting there You've got a nerve, you have." The Crown Prince looked gratified "I don't need nny assistance, thank vou." ho paid. "Peihapp, now I'm here, l'd better look for the ball." "I wouldn't bother about the old hall," said tho pirate, lather nervously for an old sea-dog. "You better get back to 11 safe place. Sa), what mude you pre tend that our inllway made )ou neivous" ' SHIP STRIKERS' CHIEF ON WAGE COMMISSION Hutcheson, T h c i r Recent Leader, Placed on Govern ment's Adjustment Bonn! Prince Ketdlnand William Otto climbed up the tiles, trying to look ns though tiles were bis native habitat. The pirates hnth tegnrded lilm with admltation, as ho dropped beside them. "How did vou happen to come here?" asked the Crown I'tlme "Did )ou lose your airplane up here"" "We came on buslneM." paid tho pirate Importantly "Two of the enemy entered our cave. We were guarding It from the underbrush, and saw them go In. We trailed them. They must die!" "Iteally die'" 'Of course. Death lo those who defy us " "Death lo those who defy us!" r--peated the "rown Piince, enjoying him pelf hugely, nnd quite ready for blood shed. "Look here, Dick Deadee," said the larger pliuto to the smaller, whu stood gravely at attention. "I think he bo longs to our crew. What say, old pal?" Dlcl Dendcvo wagged his tall. Some two minutes later, the Crown Prince or I.lvonla, having sworn the pirate oath of tin quarter, except to women and children, was on his way to tho pliate cave. He wan not running away. Ho was not disobedient. He was breaking no piomises Hecatise, from the moment be saw tho two confederates, and particu larly from tho moment he swore the de lightful oath, his past was wiped away. There was. In his consciousness, no palate. 110 grandfather, no Miss Ilrallh wnlle, even no Nll.ky There was only u boy and a dog, and a pirate den await ing him. (COXTINl'KD TOMORROW) WASIII.VOTO.V t-'eb, l!. William lliitcheson, leader of the striking woodworkers lu eastern shlp jurde, Is to be appointed tb the .Shipping Hoard wage adjustment commission. This whs the latest development to day lu Hie Government's move to pie vent future walkouts In the shlpyaids. All attention of the Government agen cies now that the carpenters have re turned to work Is centering on preven tion of fiiltnn stllkes. It Is believed that Hutcheson, who has been an obstacle in the Governments work with labor since the war opened, will stive better lu assisting on the wage adjustment board than In hampering nn the out-ldc Hutchesun also has been asked tu be a member of th labor lepiesentttllou to confer with emplnjers and Secretary ot Labor Wilson starting next .Monday In an effort lo agree upon Ihe princi ples governing labor's work throughout the war. "Atnctlca needs somebody to be'sd off strikes. She Is three und a half years behind Hugland lu dealing wllh labor emergencies," said W A Apple ton, of the Hrltlsh labor mission, to da) "This country." he paid, "Is only getting a taste of what Knglund hud to contend with at tho beginning of the war. 1 llnd that American labor and emplo)eis nre patriotic and willing to co-operate with Ihe Government lu every posslhlo wn. Hut the I'nlted States has not yet created the proper machinery for denting with iniergen cles as LtiRhind has." I1AKN AND CONTENTS HUltX Overheated Stove in Tobacco Cellar Causes ?10,000 Ulnzo LA.CASTi:i:. lVb lil l-'lrc ruused hi an overheated stove In the tobacco cellar nf a barn on tho farm of Harvey lloslitter, located about two tulles southeast of Hllznbethtowu, Ibis county, Inst night, completely destroid the building nnd its contents, causing a loss of about $10,000. The live stock alone wns saved, while the summer's store of grain, including 11 coiiPldernblo quantity of coin, oats. whint and baric), along with much farm machinery nnd Imple ment,1, vi ere deslrojed. Hurnlng embers alighted on the barn of Joseph Hbeisole, who lives on 11 farm nearby, but wero extinguished before any damago was done. Jlr. Hosteller had no Insurance on the burned barn or Its contents. URGES Sl)mVB0RSil4 TO KEEP ROADS GO&ft Montgomery Coihty District Attorney Tells of Importance of Transportation Facilities NOIUUSTOW.V, Kelt. 1..- , "He piepared to remedy the ravages that winter has made on your roads," -m wns the keynote of an address by Dis trict Attotney Anderson before tho A- 1 Koclutlon of Montgomery County Super ' visors, In annual session at the Court House, XorrlslQwii, today, on "The tCco notnlc and Social Importance of Good lloads," "There Is an economic trinity as well ns 11 divine trinity. The economic trinity Is pii-dtii Hon, transportation and con sumption. Never lu the history of the world has transportation been such a neresslly, You cannot lessen distunes between points, but they are brought nearer by Improved transportation." Mr. Anderson condemned the "short sighted pollf) of a community In not. keeping Its toads In shape to Invite the outside louiinunlty." nnd continued that "It Is a great tribute lo the State High way Department that during nil the severe winter Ihey kept the Lincoln Highway upen to travel, at ft time when nil other avenues of transportation were crippled " Other ppenkers at tho moraine session weie Hoy Hatfield, of Norrlstown, presi dent of the nppoclatlon nnd president of tho tlnniil of Commissioners of Mont gomery County, nnd Fletcher Htltes, of Lower Merlon, who represented tho Klrst Assembly district In the last legislature. Mr Stiles reviewed tho laws recently enacted by the State Legislature with reference to roads. Mr Hntlleld, In answer to tho oft re pented query as lo how roads could be built without money, advised frequent conferences between the supervisors and tho assessor. "This would take out pome of the Irregularities nnd would help lo Increase tho revenue ot tho township," said Mr. Hatfield, who concluded, "Tho county commissioners have no control over the nssepsors except to sit ns a board of revision of tatce," I)r II M llenner, supervisor ot Sal ford township, told how In building roads In that second-claps township he had In bis district paid ns much attention to draining the loads ns ho did to crown ing and put facing them Cold Hurt Cranberries nnoW.N'S MILLS. I. J.. Feb. 10. Crnnberiy glowers And the berries have stttleicd greatly during the Hero weather because there has been little water on the bugs, the early Hoods haying In many Instances curried away thn flood gates. 1t vines In large areas have been so liadlv frus-en that they will have In be plowed under. e-J- X r t" a W .In. -mnllec sires. tWaf ,.,r. hell -White, w-ei-rninc lisin'. ids. - per dozen. SO tiotl I.?! ilo. do, well-hint: ll10 lbs. per dozen. Ill i.'iBil 7.1 dn, dn, welshing 8 lbs. I per dnzen, inf .I 7.1: an, da welKhlnir 7 lbs. per dozen. H---$t-7."i dn. do. -.vetgtitn egTi'j lbs per dozen, J31J.1 73, drk, MO'.'; mall and No -' 75cSfll.73. I FRESH FRUITS Choice stock was firmly held with offerings moderate und demand fair. Quotations: Apples, per libl. Jonathan. Bil 00; Klnit. 1 (H.SnSi'O.f.n: VVIliesap, t -t 1( 0 , Northern Wpy. I :i..'iO.1.r,0, Twenty-ounce. HW.".f,n; II11I1-hard-ton, iV.-.'-ft .1...1. (Ireenliur, 3..1ufit, Maldwlii, S3-.M9II, Home Beauty, JIM 11. I Miomsn Wlnesap. HSrll Mack Twig. 3 110 t it .i.'.'.i. 1'aranon. i-iii, .-1. uano. a - 4 .-,11 five In my pocket, hut lonlglit I liavo a hands and slid Well for him that the sott of sinking feeling In my heart. I ancient buildings of the palace had been lined to be good nt peicent.iFes nt echool ticklers -villi lead, that the gutter was and I've woihed out the rate of lnteii t . both wide nnd deep Well for N'lkky, that I'm to pay for tills loan of eight 100. waiting In the boudoir below and sevenlv-llve- for tbnt Is realh all I hard driven between love and anxiety, got It amounts to about 150 per 1 ent : The Crown I'll nee, unaccustomed to 1 am going 10 v.iv cms I guess I can somehow I 1' li Negro Lynched in Georgia KAVHTTHVILLH, Ga , Feh. 19. "Hud" Cosby, a negto, was lynched near here by a mob after he had at tempted to 10b the home of Mrs. Harney McKIwanry, near Aberdeen, and kid napped her two-year-old baby The child was found later lu a briar patcli uninjured. A ' Circle of Confidence that is ever widenintr has been built urt bv Steele in tho huce industrial structures. plnnned and completed through the co-onli- natcd efficiency of Steele Service,,, i-ra-- n Whatever the requirements or the limitation, utmost satisfaction is tho result of 'placing respuiisiuiiiiy lur vnu uutiru vvutk 111 unu contract with control of every detail. Win, Steele & Sons Co. Enginteri Constructor Philadelphia Toronto rpK"ii p'uirii mm til MUJI II 1 per annum ' inliAYN lllJSl.M'.lS IirlliKA.M Only a fool borrotcs nionej for fun. What does this mean to YOU? ! ,1,1, lllll"! illimiHLH HilUIIII IHMiM, " " """ H ill I I fJ'KLl lift jgmtmwm i oii"W'WPfl! Business Questions Answered Itniv many ttines should a furniture sioro turn over Its storlc'' P. 1.. D. Tim average dealer docs It three times . ...... l,,it nt f-ntlrce nil -A-in! In Vcirlc Imperial. J38...1 73. lien 1J..U., 13 :r,S(i ,'" ',,' ',.,. don't vr.11? I..;. APl'ies, western, per uo -jnnain tn. 1 .-. -- -- - 1 1.7r,lL' us. vvineaap. tJI.ti Winter lla nana. Sl.7,iri "..lo. ripltzeniiurt:, l-U" r.u. , lloiiie 1I.-UU1-., I'.'iif'.'.r.u. Delicious. .'-"' I Si King, Jl.RcHf-J.6u. Orlley. tl.ROtiS.ftii; IMamali VVInesap, '.'fc?''..l, l-enrniatli, II.7.1liiU.l,S. Nrnlimn i'lppln, tl.7.1ti'.' 25, York Imperial. II. COS 2, IlaWivln. SI r.0u;i llladl Twin-. 11 r,lll; Clano, tl.S19l.7S. Ap I ides, nearl. per hamper, ,Mief j .-,0, do, ,lo. tier 5 .hiieh basket. .'.c$l!t I'.".. Lemons. per I10-C. I3fr7 llatiamis, per hunch. S1.U1 .'.r.o. oruiises 1 lorldH, per box, S!f(il. Taniterlnes, Florida, per strap, S3 (If 7. (Irapelrull, TlorMa, per box, Silfil-1. I'lucap. pies, I'ortn lllco, per crate. X!lB,7S, Cranberries, Jersey, per irale, ta .'U.l; ito, do, per hbl , I3W 18. Mrau berries, Florida, per ut , S.-i:.iu VEOKTABLES The -.eneral inartet was nulet nnd barely steady. Quotations Willi. potatoes, ler ssy. per s.-hueh. bKt . tM Ihs. No, 1. 7.1W BOcj No. :, -Iu8il0c. white potatoes, per luu Ihs 1-eniisj.lvanla, SI HUM'.".'.'). New York, ll.hOtru.lii: western. SI hti(p".to, cet po tatoes, Jersey, per '.-bush. bKt.. 33 b. No. 1, ttWl.'Ja. No J, 70p7riLi sweet po tatoes. Jersey, per hamper No, 1, tl.SOi No. 'J, SKUt.".'! Celery, New York, per hunch. 3,1 ip &."., do, Klorlda, per crate, Sl..Vltt'!..'.1. Lettuie, Tlorlclu. per hninper, Liiceli. ,ln l.mitsl.iiij. per tihl . S10tfl..,u U'aulinower. California per crate. tl.JSO I I. tin. lirussels ripniuts, Long Island, per ' I'.'W.le Cucumbers llorlJa. per hamper. 1 t3W!i. Bquashes. 1'lorlda, per crate, $J..'.iihj 1. Spinach. VVnsninmon. per craie. .-wio, ., ts i.'ni vnrfnlk. per bbt.. tl TtUit'J. Means. Florida, per hamper, Kftll.eo Heels, 1'lorlda, per irate t2i'.7.1. Teas, riorhla. per hamper. taMS! do, Calltornla. per drum. I54M0. lVppers. riorlda. per crate. t4etl.50: do. Cuban, per box. tl r.(l&5 no. Tomatoes. I'lorlda. lr erate. Ill do. Cuban, per crate. S1&2.50. lurnlps, Can. adlan rulabaffas. IimI lbs. 12W2SJ Cab. bages. Danish, seed, per ton. SUUtf 70. do. I loriaa. new. per uw.. e. -... ...i... New York and western, per lliO-ll. hai No. li S1.50W1.75. No 2, TBeWtt! fruien. Sue. Mushrooms, per lb., 3i)tf33c. Closing Live Stock Prices CHICAGO. Feb. 10 HOUS Itecellits, 88.000 head loinorroW. .10, WU heau. Sfar. ket alow Blld Jc lower than vesterday's averaie llulk. t'1""""" ,,u' Sht- !"' lll till- in ld. S1I1.2KMB.8.1: heavy. 110.15 U li! 8(1 rouati, S1H.I5W10.3U: good to choice h"rilfc2ll?iu.: 17.000 head. Slow to "ho lower. , Top. 113.15. Lamb, steady. Top. tlO.60 ROUTH OSIAHA, Feb. io.i-Hoas-n. eelnis IAAOO Five tn 10c lower OATTLBlecelpts. 7000 head. St.adr. SllSl--nVcelPUi. 12.000 head. Blow, lie. lower. . KAKSAI CITY. Feb. It CATTI.E Be. etljti. & rl&. Stss-tr. Ten cent. hlVofisneelit. 1" 00 h- Strnn. Hlu'BF-lt.IPt. tniOO, Blow. 18c loJfr. Hteady, NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NI1VV YOIIK. Feb. IP. HUTTKR lie. eelrla 12.7.10 lubs. Market weaker. Illgher "ore." iViovMn tn... BlUOBHsci Brits 4W51ci Blate dairy, tin. P fccicis Relpls. 0887 cases. Market fawrlsli lSfrm. '-s ": ?':!, ""'"I W c; flrUJ ''! , 2es. -r-5'iJiM.0 W" b""",' Wlint should he the percentace of ex peuses to sale for a dry Roods stoie'- That depends upon the nlze nt tho atom and what class of Undo It raters to. A reasonable percenlafre of ex penses of a Hmall dry Roods store Is around I" per cent; lu the average dry coods ptr.re, 23 to 24 per cent : lu laiK'' dry t,'oods stores, form 25 to 20 per cent. T was Interested In ".our definition nf sales. manshlp a dav or so ago How manv divi sions would ou make of salesmanship and what are thej. ? J. 1'. II, Thete me thtee divisions of salesman ship: Wlioleeale. "retail and fpeclalty. Wholesale palesmanshlp Is tclllnR eood.s for lesale at a prollt. Iletall Kilesmanshlp Is selllnu troods to tho I'onsumei who visits your store to buy them. Specialty salesmanship In selllnu Roods to the ruiiMimer by solicitation outside ot a store. (CONTl.Ml.n TOMOIUtOW) no idii: nut n.ssirirATinv viAiiiin:n Slimi- HAND At San Antonio. Tex., on Friday, February 15. 1018. UUHENtii OAKF..M HAND, daughter of Jlr. and Mrs Herbert Ten llrnerk Jacnuelln. to IlKUItlli: VAI.KNTI.Ni: SMITH, lieutenant ot the aviation section of the signal corps. hi:tiis AIJ.l'.N. Feb 17, JOHN I.GW1H. son nl John Jl, and Rllnlielh Allen, aged 3.1. Itelatlvea and frlenda Invited to funeral servloea. Wed., 10 in . at the parlors of Hackman Bros., Diamond at, int. ""uXllB. b 17 AUCHKnTHA MAT. daughter of John J and l.lliabeth I.. Hade (nee I.lpa). aged 2 llelatlves and frlenda Invited to funeral services. Wed., a p. in., nt the residence "'"' grandmother, Jlrs. F. I.Ip. 171B. Arlington t. (near 17tl and Norrls). Int. Northwood Cem. Auto funeral. Friends may view lha remains on TCi:AnVK.-Fib 1. OKOnflB. husband of Clara Clark, aged 43. llelatlves and friends, alao D -'amp.No. Company. I". A. Silver Crescent. H. B. Whit; Oo. Yearly Ilenenrlal and the. Bible Class of tha Woodland Baptist Vhurch. Invited to funeral services, frrl.. p. m.. St 2-J0J S. Wnitck .1., W.'fhiln: Tnt. Northwood Cern. Frlenda may call on Thiira . from 7 to 0 p. Tn. OOTTaf Feb. 1. CHAW.ES DOTrS. aged 83. nelatlvea ana mends, also m; vlorM of the Cusiom ,Hnee and nie-ul-em of t ha Orc lleformed Church. Invitee) to lunrl Mrylcea. Krl.. n. m, t tut Perth t. lac. eriiiace. tiuiinvma Utra, of tha Orace. meeai nrvn .... b. Is OODDAnD , '1 'J .4 m:mn '&.&L "S IK. at l.vnn. ua-. HF.I.r.rl M. CODPAnD, widow of Joha J. "mcBI.MKM 1''eb ,s' ' 3"- nivervlew KLilBI.1.. K-rlenda and J5mt-ers of Veteran, Corps. First llerlment, N, U. P.. Invited lo funeral. Thurs., aij . in., from th. Oliver If. llalr Wd.. 1;? Chea nu at., I-hlla. rteouiem tmasii at t. John's Church, ltth uTrntn.. 10 . m. mt- privits, u - V r- T . l .. ' . .. ' Should the Liquor Business Be Abolished? Are there sound reasons for the total destruction of a two-billion-dollar-a-year industry? Will that destruction deprive the farmer of an important market for his grains? Will it throw so many people out of employment as to create a labor crisis? Is it fair to shut up all the nation's breweries, distilleries and saloons without compensating their present owners? Startling and convincing answers to these questions are given in an article by Charles Stelzle that will appear in tomorrow's Evening Public Ledger. Mr. Stelzle is manager of the "Strengthen America" campaign. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, you will find his article interesting and highly enlightening. He predicts the outcome of the fight for national prohibition through a constitutional amendment, and supports this prediction with a powerful array of startling facts. IN TOMORROW'S iEuening public ffie&ger .. ' .V'-aTj. . 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