H EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-J11LA1)J8LPH1A, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1018 && I i R GOSSIP OFTHE STREET! I MARKET'S "WATCHFUL WAITING" AnvpTmTiTYff A CTP rtl il UiJJ il UllVXlliUU yull iiwiw A A t Conditions Today Vastly Different From Those When Flimsy Rumors Caused Flurry Gossip of the Street WHY .1 " ' pC.H'O 11V the trcmeiiduiw updeiivuls in peace puds between flerniaiiy ether pails nf Kitssl.i lme been iicccptoil upiiurcittly us u matter of rum ag. without ptoduclng tlie HllKl1to.1t "teoptidle effect on the trend of the mat hot. scorns lieoinl i-oinptcliensluii. The better posted In the lliuinrliil pUnntlnii th.il thoM- in a pi,s( t ;,WW and u.o.o publicly esprceil iM.imr,, ff' S, S.SVf.W 11P. knock 1 a, 't. we w try , .,, ' , "r""""' "rr, '" '"" hnn" "',:' "Ko X"" 'it ll((l Ixflllf! Plmii " :""" en My to 1, the Urtl3'ta LlnloiH uuiil.1 miry enough ve!Kl.t to In.t.leiice Mock nuotatioli, In i'"''1' V """ ' c"r N..! '?.' rM ,7..i b ","r, , Ih, "'V-.O " 1 1, ". ..,..17tor ' "", """ l-mHi-iM-H In .sp..ttlon air-, ted l the lal-e In rate - 1 UOff IMCUM I ' iat., and Uit llr Sin wrt thVww .1 iirnlulilllU know uf VnnicllllliB of fur Kleutcr Imuortiillie which oer- 'ontlnlni nuivJ',-,i!, ."MlnUturi ' ll.ln gnih ta-l.-M b.tt.i to me than to.,n It , h,,, ,llP ,ici.ii-,. was due "It In title Mild another age lit. tut .Ullp .,, Mll)1),(t for uiplomatlc tiM .rol..iblllt hniiw jl Mimctlillu, or ntr Miute. imwouume n 1 11 oicr '";; " iVi , u No. 6.0ft nn I .t ale l-.fie." n..ld a i.rU.ite t "g.nei.il co.,.llil.,v , ll.ei.. h.n.. been mole robberl.8 In I'll 1.1- ,-0,nll, ,runl re(. 0r 1 ros,.,,latlt.n. particularly In lew of the' 'W ,hadowall the lecent IHk t-xcntH in Uula and the I ar Kt. and they re I ij xi r ' -" - D f,on, llalllm-.r.- "We w,.u I. nil I,,, get- After furth.r Hiatlng that K,ile- .Mphlii thin winter than for year-, but ...ir.port that M,,an o llclal. are qeter-' ' ? trc nuetlj iJlilini! tlioir nine lor cxciiih to cliapo me iiiiiirc. rr ;; -,., -- "!''""'" nL"r", . ,n,i:; ."' "" " "" "","" '" "'" ''" nan m.iu.-IiIiik n do w 1 1 II. It Mi.- miiv iiTeit iiiif ii.ih unci on ..im..- ,.,,, ,,,.,,1,.,.,.. 1, i, ,. ,., .,, iiilned to enforcu t nuncdlutcly. tf.V. ' , , lhfih.uB...WiiniVhd"n4' U" f.V" W1!. 'H,E...n' V. 'I' ("VJ. I,nr.'! - ""''oil ,,. , ,t(.11H ,,. , '. ,,lM. be,l,le, paM.m- lo-vs.,"" , "' 'r" ,' . ' ." '"r f, Ambaud..r Fletcher at Ml mii.,S3 liu . ..n .u ,.,..,. .iwu.ii.h r.vnm ...... c- r.h...... .... ,. - ..,.-.- nmutty uliiat v.ilu. ,ii ,n ,. .lctemiln-.l an., g.-.n r.u. ........ .,, ,,, ,, ,, ,,,, , ,, , butter i In to tighten up mi the moral hazard and , V, ...... .... , ' Is understood to have Included 1.1. .. i.' ' et failure of II..-C. far-teacl.il.K pence treat IcwIUC. are l,rlnB form,.. -. ,Jsl. of lt). c nJ 1Jb. -l.n I.h, f ni f , , 1,IZ ' es,r., gicat'er ..e .oncern.ng luir-j" "lenla,0 wHIw..,'. M, .f .L'l: n "' "' "" r CVtiL'Z & Uted and -lgUeil ociy ilay, ileulltiK tin they do with the destinies of "It.s- m.i,,., n ;m 1,1ml, sun-Ui-i; tlllt m not 'Meldd" .iiMlm-i the fond "I'- l,ul "'.it Miltialh tin- h.uue laic' glar iilnrniB and prlMite watihincn. ' er,.'d nt wblcli It wuh agreed tint the 'lulrl"K adJiiHttnont before there an be . .iioi.u I., iim.mw. ii.tr.ir.xi lii ilminrbil i-iiidi. uliern nut mi lnuiiv tnoiitliH iiih.,T j? J?' "''y "y.."'11',!!. Ma.vbe the AmetUiitiH will npliilii luler ,..n ,i.i i. ,i ,,.i ' an iigreeincnt between the two Onvurn.. Mil .in .."." - - - - - -- - ...; u. .i.-iiimik .. i, n .mi. tnn.iiTrt 'i .rfi.i' ..,... . I.., ,.,i. n. ..K.i.t i.. ......... .WU..K., ,. ............. ago lnfent lliictuatlotis of gilt-edge securities woto eniied by llliuiy runioiM which, oen If true, we.e Iiiim'iI on nothliiK better than "iilinoif factn. Al.tl In f.t'O of ecrythlUB u Hue Kplilt of optlniliun provulli- This Ih ' jliown In the hlttngtli of the tuuikct. uhlcli Is fald to be sustained with out iin piofeysloual Ktippoi t. UioUcm uinl their rUMtoinern ate tinsloiisly If not iinpatlcntly nwalt Jnt; ileclhl f action in Washington on Hie railroad, war-finance corporation and other pending- measuics willed base u Miotig dealing mi many lead ing tccuillle.s. Long-Term and Short-Term Notes Speaking of tlio iclallvo tneilts of hniR-loini low inlcrcst-bcarlng bonds us compared wild the now popular sdioi t-tenii lilgli Intcrest-deur-Ins notes for the legular peiinanent Investor, the manager of one uf tho larscft banking nml investment duii-cH in the country icniarked otcr day that the Income from Investment bonds for llie peimunent and eon fcrvatlvc Invehtor fctjnds in the same telatlon ns the palaiy to the ' talailcd wolltcr, and as far us do i ould tie the choice of Investment in short-term high Interest leldlng notes as compared with luve-anient in longtciiu moderate Intel est-yleldlng bonds was similar to the choice of u nal.uied man us to whether he preferred u temporary Job at n dlgd alary or a permanent position at a smaller salaiy. You will Hurl doth classes of men In the ranks of salaried workers JutVas )ou will find doth of tin,- classes first lefencd to In tlio ranks of Investors. t (,'onsoivtttlvc men of eltlier kind would s.iy "the other fellow" was taking a long i dance the sahulcd vvoikcr because duslness conditions nay not be fuvnradlc to Ills getting u good pa.vlug jyd wden Ids leni porar one ceased, nml tlio Investor because conditions for icinvestlug lih mono m.il be most iimuvot able when his shoil-tcim Investment expires. Hut he icniaikcd. pcrlmps It is, well, after all. td.it we d,ive botd kinds of persons In tlie Investois' ranks, mi tdat we can .sell dolh classes of tccuiltlcs; or pciliups the rcuson we have botd kinds of f,ecuillles is because these two classes vi investors elst, und piobadly will so long us human iialine leniulns ns it Is. Baldwin Humors Emphatically Denied Notwithstanding tho (luphalli' denial of Allm John-on, luesldcnt nf the Ilaldwlii l.oiuiiiollvc t'oiiip.in.v, In icstetday's p.i'petB, dotb in tills city nnd New Vol I;, as In u large Issue of notes dy Hint concern In the near fuluio. tde rumor still persisted in many ciiurter.s in Hie local. flnnmlal district tinluv, even going so fur as to state the amount, tonus ami Hie sjnillutle nirmbcrs who would Hunt tlio Wuc. It can be stated light licic, mi nil uutliorlly willed cunuot lie qucs- t tioned. Ilial the I laid win concern has not tlio ..lightest Intention nf canjlng out nny lliiunclng in tho near fiiluie, either through an Issue '' of notes or In any other niiiiinei. As fur us this column Is conieined, llie rtimoi Is dead. Inflation Its Cause and Effect The siibjcit of iullatioii Is one'veiy fici.uenOy on the tongues of , bankers and limiiicl.il men and also men who nro neither und the opinions aie so vailed und opposite In many Instances ns to sluivv tdat few, If nny , liuve u clear, distinct vision of wlut Inllatlon irully means. Homo sdort time ago A. f. Miller, a member of tlie Kcdoiul llcbcrvu Buaid in Wiihlilniitun, li.nl the following to say on the hiidjict: ."Inllaliuii lakes place whenever the supply of the puiedasiiip media U Increased inoic lapldly tliuu Is Hie supply of gmyds produced and to be exchanged. Prices then ilse. Their ilso is inevltablo under tho opcialion of the general law of demand and supply, to which tho vuluo of pioney Is no exception, but rather tlio most euet case. The power to puicliase upd pay Is tlio power to did, and wden tdc supply of tlio menus of puichasc and pavment no matter vvlint their forms, whether Bpld icitlllcatcs, bank-notes, Federal ltcserve notes or dank deposit, credits circtiditcd liy mc,ins of cdecks outruns tlie Increase in tlio iiipply of gooda iivalludle for ptircliuse tdeie will be inci cased blcldlng for the goods, with Hie Inevltablo lesiiltant of Increased prices. Tho evidence and the measuie of u slate of Inllatlon proceeding from Infla . tlou of money cunencj, or ciedit.'.ue tho Use of prices. When, there foic, banking credits ure opened for any other purpose tliuu to facilitate transactions willed icsillt In an incieusc III tho production and supply of f joods banking cicdit Is being used to lay the foundation of Inflation." Many luomiiient meii in tho llnuncl.il dlsttfcts In tills city davo belcn absent from their olllces for the last fovv days owing to tlie pievu lenco of "tlio biIp." Reserve Fund lo Liquidate Slump in Values Was It the Corn Kxcliango National Bank, Chestnut street at Second, that home timo ago called tlio attention of manufacturers and others to the propriety of establishing u reserve fund to liquidate any slump in the value of Inventories In tlio event of peace or of some otlicr contln- '1 Jjency which would Mmllurly effect u downward swing In the vulues of 1 raw materials purchased at war -figures? The report of tlio American J'adiator Company, just published, for the year ended January 31, 1918, Is the llrst to show such a fund, amount ing to $l,2uU,UQ0. In publishing Its icpurt the American Hadlutor Com pany t,us: "Tho year Just closed was the most prosperous in the history of the American Itadlator Compuny. Tiio net profits, after providing for laconic and cxcess-piodcs taxes and all otlicr deductions, umountcd lo 3,2t)l,871, compared with $2,004,067 for tlio prior vear. Tlio profits of the CanaiHap, Knglisli, French uild Italian companies aggregated tho um of (Oa'J.fjSG, unci the combined not profits uf tlie parent and constituent eompanlcH were $-l,214,-128. Tlio profits of tho parent company wero equivalent to 1M.S per" cent on tlio common stock and or tlie parent nuu ft., constituent companies were Qulvulcnt to 3-,6 per cent on tho common. "Tito Mil-plus as of January SI, 1318, was ?G,420,09'. The aggregato urpluies of the constituent companies as of like date wero $8,517,473. Total surpluses as of January 31 were 14,l)37,!iC7, "Claienco M. VooJey, president of tlio company, said of tlio com pany's position: 'Inasmuch us Hie selling prices for the year wero com (Utently i elated to the enhanced Replacement vuluo of iuvv materials nd products previously accumulated, tho profits for tho year were In a measure duo to such higher helling prices. It Is obvious that on u down ward swing of commodity prices, if such shall take place, a heavy loss Way be incurred in materials and product mcanwhllo accumulated, and 5 J, the company during tho last tlneo '(ta mea a. reserve of $1,200,000 to maintain tho Integrity of its Inventories.' " l.rrr-- . : ' WON'T WORSHIP IN GERMAN 7wk Lutheran Church Abandons! ' Language of Nation's Enemy II ri,TOnK' 1a ' March 8.T.10 council of JB .Chrlitt Evangelical Lutheran Clutrch of IT lOrk has announc-eil Its declalnn lo sua. K te"& all services In tho German Ian- oUfst' t C 10 yearM thl" church' the it is. ""I'iwii e.-oiigreKitiioil weal or VI t.ra...uwiu.e.nnnn Kher. has been al- --.... ., ,,K i.ngiisu ana ueruian services, hi .Ib pa."t?r' nev- Dr. George W. Knders, 'f!..a.n Jntervlew recently, declared In tifor ,V continuing services In Oerniau. n n ,, - "vntui eji iiiu.n oiurr in-in'irri i'thisH. co"sregatlon who still cling to I n l ! ot lnc f atneriana. fi. 4"e church council's action was taken .,- lamnH lo the desires of tho young '!',l(i'M and lit recognition of "the Lleceiuiity of thetlmes fe Bars German In Schools (JTHANKKOUT. Ky.. March 8. The --. j. iiou.o pi iiepresemauveg, oy A Mm?. rnMTRARTIflranfflSiM"!.J3,i. UtiSS the laist. tliriutgli tlio signing of mill Itiiiniiiiln uiul llie t'Urulno mill districts in tills city say In ex years of ascending costs Hus accuniu- , . TO UflGE CAMDEN BRIDGE New Jersey Committee Named to Confer With Officials Hero Agitation for construction of a bridge across the pelawar? Itlver to Camden has received added Impetus In" the appointment of a special commit tee In New Jersey to meet 'with Penn sylvania officials and urge early com pletion of plans for the Improvement. The New Jersey Bridge end Tunnel Commission appointed a. committee con sisting of Samuel T, French, of Camden ; Hlchard T, .Codings,, of Colllngawood ; Thomas J, S. Barlow, of Maple Shade, und Daniel v, JlendrlcKson, or wooej- bury, to confer with otiictals or Penn sylvania wild a view to obtaining legls lift Ion necessary to Insur construction of a bctdgS 'between Camden and PhlU deljihla at the earliest time possible. A similar committee, consisting of c rioei-nor MurDhv. Thomas N. McCarter. president of the Public .Scry.lce Corpora tion, .and Palmer Campbell ,of Ho,hoken, PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRALV AND FLOUR "ij In e.p.rt rirvator (llov eminent i 'l .OV.'.C '"'Pectlonl atamldpl price. No. lit a; si" ,""! '-' S1j'"4 hard whiter wiili. .... mirUTll - ' fin hi "U i0. lipat Iiillnnp .'uf I..,.. ... i... ., ...... 1 r, ii.i-, ,,-. v., r..ii..., I ... -''..j ....... ",,,lnl1' f "t'i l'u lirinaiiil i...;.., '"' "'"I '" m.irki l rum iiriu iili.t I Inhrr nn.l. r IlKhl off.rlliB. lM.iljll.iiii i .Vn L' ulili. ti ..in .... . ... ... ...... .. ...... .,... i hi,., :) hii.-. nvj ii l mi Nil 4 while 114 1 II'. in. . ' " "r, , llHi.. 1 -.-si 3.S1 ll-s 111 B.I. k I'lferlngs wirp ii,),! iiml llie ni.irk.l rulr.l i. .."".' d.-lnin. fiilr (.uoliittulia fnllim or I nil ih. i,i lis , miiou R-.,k VVIni. r wheal. Inn pi r i.nl lleiir t t .'.Mil 11 r," Klllit,iH Wlirnt. 11,11 .... .'.nl ..,,r lll''.,1f il iinir l in,',, v : ..hlii- f I n'.'a li I nil !!;' !l , aprliiK wlir-t. Inn p,-r i."iit ll.iur "t.i..' (l r'" nvi. I'l.ot'lt wna In irnn.l trtiinn.l himI llr ijii'.tiitlnna ,n IHTjjio ,1. w iui. lit) . PROVISIONS There naa ii f Or Jibbing .Irinaml ami tlie V,',,rl-:'t .ruled ki.h.I. iju.itntlnu. f.illnw i lt l..ef m ai. mi.i.kril u,l nlr-,1'1.,1 "Lii . wialrrri beef In ii, .m,,!,..! 3V ul.b.ef 2 . ''.,". ''"', teniler. aus.kert an I al.--rtrlr.l Je wc.li.rn t.r-r ktiurklea nil len era, ani.knl :i4e II.. f ham. !" l'ork I ..I'ii'.. '" tf'"1 r'" llama. S P eiircl loo.e, 1'aSI' il,i tklmie.l loose, "."tf'.'se. ito do. am. knl. est3;oe niher liam. aiinkcil lt eure.l. ii. to brjn.l nml iie- .ae, ii'a;;n, lnnna . fin cnr.,1 ri??sn,.. ,io smoked. went- luillril. Imnalraa llr Pa nb- alioi.M.ra. H. V eureil. lona ilM'ie d.i, amukeil 2iVi. Ilrlllta. In plrkla. , a.cnrulnu to aerac- loose L'll'je Itrekfaat nncon ua i-. i-rand and aierats cltv cur.d Bile do. w.-i.rn cureJ. :utc I.ard w.at I ern. rriinc.i ;7i, lif'.'sn,,. do, jiure ellv. Wet I tlo lenderrU 27'4 2141 ItKFINKI) SUGAKS Huiipllra w.r. ainall und Un market ruled steHil under it tnlrl .nil..- .1. iniilid We I inline nn u i ,... j 7 , f,,r eriillllltled vii.i tine DA1IJV PltODUCTS rrd vv nier. :s, 1 i:..'i fij. irnvci UK iu ie-.ii.- i .".Hi .Minimum prhea lied ve Inter, No. minus 1110 i" '" i'i" k iieiue-i - .i'i. inn rtfn 1 I----'.,. n,.. ;so . .. . ...- . ... ... .... 1.1 -.. j'Tf" a ..- r 1 e-, . -a 1 I III" i;ni filler '. 1111 gr ea 1 rv-v va. i tST'SS'-sBr-i' "...W.-'j4.-' .Vu. K'lSf. selling to the Mildlen. tHn un ..llicr. JJriiTtfV"" " - "" ' ,M",ttK " i','?'" 1,u":,"n;r oul, ,,f SlSh nmi.'i ir l"''"!' In tin wheat are , range of tlio big guns, the big motel- '"" rnowch I,. .,,.,,.111 : . . .. . . 11 in. mI il... ., ...,. ,.". 3 iMti JtaYiiniim orler conlalntna truck lunibois lorwarii an.r iiara. ( ' e..,i- cuirgoi.v us iiiamiiuiie, l:i...!Tr .r,"t .tn-iiKtur 10 13 S rr. nt I KlnppInK lit blllctH and iMiiloiinicritK nml , pisirln uinl rublw. In nthcr v itnlH. the Vo t .,tV ! """'J1 n, 1 or No. J rut r.':a. uthcr pmM unerc nocipn aii ciiiigrr- ' .,,,. .,.. ,. , . bMniHii'i.'"' ts"1 Mmnmm rrir. ron. Ktri ' ,iHpcnMim hot i-oftee. cannnl r,"lm'r imhuuI.i.vh iifiDi.l iih Krnit tempta "uS'.r.sVf '0'r"Nun V r'7 '"'"'""nI" "- "'l"1;"- iK,arH. .lKrotl,.. ill- tlm. t. tl,o thieve u tl.e hitt.-r licuto oft red 12 -jo J "" ' Inis paper unil iirtliim of elnlhliiir Koine-' . .11, v 1 4 '"I'-MMlmum t.rlc- l' und-r lluirn II li.m t" Ki Ihrniish Klnll llie. ...' ur -s red IJ "I No. 4 5lt ri1 1H m,i f.ir It Imn lint bri 11 lilt .lltlioiu-h llecrntll all nf ll.r. Iitm ,n..-.. ....iiiii.i No .. ii .1". .i.pr i.n h-K . . . ... d. .. ...!- ill iiiii.i' . ...nil 111. . Hiriiin-ii....ni4 im r ill.; ... . r) ill... V- I - .1 ' 1'' ... II-IBIIT.1 " "- ..... ... . 1 ... .. ...Ik I. 1 u ... .".. . . . . - .---.. . - . I. ,,,.. 11 .111. U'U r. r. Liu l.A r ...... I -Tl HI TIIIl The liliirket fur M1II1I ,,. k. d .,. KKr,ml,l.- ,,r 171 lines lilt leiltliri' 1 reHtiwr. a. dull ..11.1 ',.- loner biilmliila "r . ,,, , . , m-l uipuri 1111. without nu.1l.1ble ihiis.. i.ui.lstlmis H Iwo-thlrds vole fin passage of lippm sni,.iaeke,i ir.iiiiier-. I'.iv.'iii .xit.i ilrsl". 1 iri.itliii bills I'M-ept those Involving cltv 47'j.. nrala. Pl'i f) 17. . Keicnd. 41V, l li'.e. nilla ... 1,1,,11(.i rP Heil.oH irndpn-il nenrb nrlnla r,u. r.2i , 111 . r.i Re puli r.1, , ' "M"" " P-'J""'11 "r si n it 1 s iiiioiiio ncaia t.iii'ia,- ai-i.inil. nil. In'-, apiilnl Similar opinion w 11s exjucsMil b .lost pli liramla nf mint., jobbiiie i .-.ay.-,.-,, I j.. ilaffnev. chairman of Councils' 1 I '''llli iniiik.i ruled firm, with do Finance Committee, who said. 1 mu tut kernliic, auiilea well iniiler ii.nlnU ' , , , , , , , ,. cjiiolatlntiK rrei eaaer, ne..il.v r.r.la $11 711 I have Inoktil up the ,U'I and it --,iii Ver standard iane, urrenl i...nis 111 In n,,,t tin- on Iv bills r.iuililiig u tvlo per uiae, weatrrn extra nrala Sit Til per ,..,.., 1...1,, ...... .... ,1 , 1, ,M... I r.l Sll 111 ,,nr ..... .,..,... U.I..I..I , IBS. Were iiil'l.nia III l.-'THe fer doen I'lir.Hsl; Hold alio. I. Hint ruled week Willi nnnle nlfnrltiira iJuntiitlntiA Sew Vnrk I fi.ll.i tniu. fame, lime, 'ji mi, ,i.il. higher I d'l do. flll.J. SMt.mbrl m.iile '.,.,J.. d'i , il'i. f.ill llinde, full I,, B-K,d. 2.11 J, POULTRY l.lVl: 'Hi. in.rkel ruled ririu K i llslit i frerimra and u falrl iirllve demtiiid t.u, IHIIona I'litik.ua, soil mi-at. d roonler. :t.",1 Hie. slnsav Jiillli reoatera :il3i:i.'e. old nmnro 2hi:hi( . .link, in kin. ::' ,j as. iiinka. Indian Kunn, r, r'.noi ,1-J. . crta-, ;.hh ."Se. KUlnras. ier I'lllr, I1W12H I'lKiuna ul'l p.r tmlr. ;'..", l :s, . nU-rolta mnu. ls.1 Mir. 2.', 1i2m Ultns.si'.D - rhe market ruled (Inn. will, il.lnatl.l (mini In llie , trrrlliL.-. ,,f t l.i.l. e arm K J lie iiuntiilliiiia hi HI. UN r..lt.,.M I Ml.., , fouli, 11! lu ben milk fM tr niVkp-l. ' fa no elritnl. Inv cU-hltik' I hn and rntr Utt .1,"iVt. II' i Ibx ni)lrrr .1(S jUc. do, .Ills aplfin. S'lSfUIr Kmpii fowl Iii Ijbln.. fancy, dr. pW K d WpIkIiIiIk t Ibi. it ml uor t'li .'lie du .'t ihn iinlere. njfi.l.li, rtmnlU'i nl f 'JHsriiit Urolllui: rhU-kftiw uidirliliiK 1'iWS II Htl r- .pr- faiuy. Ii Of Ui Virginia fano. nisf:if nthfr iit'.irli., 31Co:itM. wntfrn Illfi.li-' Unarllnu rlurkotiH. utritern In Ikipm t lati It! If I1? PlU Hill lllir llpff'll .Til tilt I Ii Hpi l'f .. tl .lit 11(3 i.'ll llH HIM' I C, I( 'ff 3Jt lo .is 0.1 li.a iiiii.i.. k'usciii. H, I., nun.- .lll.-l.ein wratiUll 111 1,1.1a WelfhlllB li Un 1,11.1 ever Mtt , e Il.l. .1.. !H . 6t .". 11.. ...,i - I.HB.12C. do 2',r.iii.s npiiie .sft.iii,: oid i.iu.ie.ft uiv pi. i.e. i, .i ..pnn nor lb vveimnif sk( in n,p aniei Vp&VSbZYftii&htoVT. kfa wesiern. dr nieked I'nnry JTUiv fair to g,,..d. a.'03iiL- Turkea uM toma' i a4l3'ie. do eiillininil. ail. Durka ur.l.rn I ..I'G.i'ie. uniriiirvr 34ci3"ie. do eiitiininn. Ito, Iurka western, w-ctKhlu I Iba und over .luijn.'c do d. amallpr alzea. 2sfi2!i( Ceae titarbv. 21 r'.sfl w-eatern 2,".fi2.i hnuili., per tlosan White, welshing U u b. ,er dozen. fi.i'lJIT lo. do. flWlli Ilia ner iloz.n ... ,' -''. d" 'lo. S Iba. nr doin :, :,ii ll 25, do do 7 II a ihs .Wen 4 .-.m-?. I0-, C";. '"""'a 'I" Mr diiitii. .l3.7J. iljrk. I1U2. small ind No. 2 75. ti 12 FRESH FRUITS Renerallv nihil at,.,id In ilmlie alork luo tatuina .Vjinlea. n-r bl,l Jon ilhsn .I7."i I. KhiK. JUill. Wln.a.iii. Jl'o'l Nurlhern Stiv. llllll T,..,.i,.,,i,n, .. u,r. r. ...,h , i..-. '... .."...:.""'- .-' I-..- ..-. ,.,.. iuidw,onn.' Wyil7u,K,.,,,!,,,v?i, man Wlnianp lltfil. nl.nk : TwlSr IKiS , iiiiiKuu. -. v...... ciauo i.i'u i .,o, lora im perlnl. I.I 2,il4 7,1. lien Davla. f3'K4 21 Arnica weal.rn. tier ls .lonatliaii. II slim 2 21. VVInpaap. ll .".082 7.1. VVInur liamin... fiV"1' 5r'"ii"17irnbijrlil i,l 7n '-: ",";, w Jt1'5ii,r i Kln, l .liriti'Bti'.'orilay' i"iiij-j',iii. s-n'iv- nun Wln.sip $21(2 7.1. IViirmaln J I 7.11 a; .-spwiovMi i-ippiit. i T.-.'a-j.c.ii vork im perial, Sir,lltl2; llalibvlll II .1114,2 lll.uk Twin. II r,OSt2.2.1, liano, 11 IW82 Applea. nrarlo, per hamper, Mi, tril.r.u, do, du, per -liuah bakt . 2,-lcff $1.2.1 Lemon, per boK. I:i1j7 Uananaa per hunch $.'tl3..u. Oranc.a Florida, per box $:ifo7.1u, do I'all rornia. per nox, ;iti TnnK.rlo.a, riorld.i ntr siriip, V ilrnpcfruli, KlcrWa. p'r haV,3'l'ft.17?.''Tffl:VrVe-rUJe,riev'. ,',Tf erate. 3 raid ii; do. do per bid. I1.1W1S StrKwlarrl.a. Florida, per nt 2cnti ,l.li . VEGETABLES r im. $1! lo. Cuban, ll.r box. I4W.1 l-n. mu. 1. Klnrina. iar nn inner 3'n.-. snuuaiies. l-ln.liln. tier crate. I2.10lt4 Nnhiaili. S'or. folk oer bbl , XAQTi do, Texpa, per bakt . $1 ,10fl2 Kale, Norfolk per bbl . J1..10SI2 lleana. norlda par hittnper. $2511 Jleeta, Florida, per erule. II .",041 2- do, per Inn buni-hea, $IK l'raa. Florida, ls-r hamper, I20r.r,ii; do. California, per drum IHSlo. Peppers. I'lorlda. per erate, IHf 5 .",n. do, Cuban 1ST bov. ll"BGO Ttimatota, Florida, p.r crate $3fcilV.fiU. do, Cuban, per. rate, ll fr3. Turnlpa Canadian, rutabaira.. 100 lbs . $1 .10f2. Cabbaae., Dtintah, aced. per ton, I1.1S22. do, Florida, new per bakt,, 11 1 .in Onions. New York and western, par 100- b, ban-No. 1. Il.25tf 1 1 M. No. 2. 70cO 11. Mushroom., per Mb., 3043c, CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES CHICAGO, March HOGS Itecelpts, At nuu lieiidi tomorrow. 2H.UUI1 head, Hlow, u.'ak. 30c b.low caterday'a average. Bulk. 5fi 7htnlT.no; Ihrht, I1TWIT.1.1, mixed, till l!017,4,1, hea, I1UW17 1U; rough. fllieiU.20l good tq cholco heavy, $10.70 'VaTTLU Itecelpts. 10,000 head. Weak; "JlHIUP Uacelpta 10,000 head. Weak, $18.65, laimbs, $17,05. KAN8ASS CITV, March 8. CATTLK He. ralota 2000 head. Market it.ajy to weak. H(X)S llecelpta, 0000 head. Market 15o '"tlTieBP ltel,Pt. 2000 head. Market alow and weak. , SOUTH OMAHA, March S. HOGS He celnta IS 800 head. Market steady. CATTI.K Itecelpts. SHOO bead. Market ,l1?HKE.'-llelpis. 10.000 head. Market steady License U. S, Motortrucks IIAimiSBUJvCJ, March, 8. Steps to provide for It system of licensing motor truo'ia being sent across the State for army use are to be taken by State highway pftlclals. The plan As to havs a special license provided, as was dona Tra.le wna alow snd the market mini m- ""'.. iiii ii eer.il .uirn.lKa W'i"i,.. ,.,,,1 STRnft r,.r IHIH-IISPM 111.'- I If tUlll VI ITl IX. Xliri'll S I ."" 1 " In .17 "X In.ia III tllir. Ilia iil.rne. In.d I luiioua ..one pcuacoea jerae per "-, ...,..,. ., . , . ,, ,. . ..i,.., t.ml . oiniiaiilonsliln ----- -.-... -.--..- i conl increase in sainry was reiuseri nv bujh. bski 3.1 lb. No I 4f.'i&i'..ii. No 2. dent u. the I'lilhidelpbla-Camden Hildge provide r "' ll,;1n " ' 'T1, , K lr n'r ii Imn limn tty.ilnc lorn hc KhMl board with n promise "It tyftiSlH. I "WSl'Ki'-N1?; Vil,T 'i W, , Cominlsslon and l.iH.ies James li Len-, fir bIUh fn.m nX' f" ..'overn.nent Hfforls to Increase car loading on tl.e would be glv.en serious consideration at J 7R? "Wn, notfl 7,1 avveet potl.to".. lion, president of Select Council, a S400U vonie to vv a. nlie lurlK tho xlHr ron,layhllIllll Kallroad have been car- ' a later date " The. mlnlmu.n salary paid rf-'ri I'm Nob".h7nfr7- S,ir,l.? .I' Ml,ary "S "'fy ,.f ,1,c 1,,rld(!(, C011" l, being ado bv u committee of tho ,.,, 011 for lnany J(,aw but lla0 bcen , In Conshohcicken U $550 'leriie'V-r-liamner-7 iT3Sn:: "I"""0" 'f "?"" '" " 'VVC;,; wVos 'of tlin members F conducted In a systematic manner since .H.,r..Tr..- "l& of the Third Ward, that H,e bill re- -CS, , ,,. fSroSILXK i-nuiltlower. California. wr craie. r.Oc-W quired a tvvo-thlrds vote, and allowed It u.J.hetl" m,.ngressloual Club um invite stations and transfers. The company ' m, death of SUnlVy Wltedefklfl on! l-50.....'.r.u"'!l?.l.'ro" ? h?"?.''1""'! . " his aimroval with u baro majority, made "" V.LC.. ,,.,,..,, froin the Stat., to call ho lni.fiOu frelrht ..ir. ,, ,i. i,.. I ".'?.. .?.e.. ,..n? i.2i.iyi.i..i.,J" .'..' in laii.ue ..aaiu.iiiia, j loriiui. uer iiox .:: . ... .....,.... .. .. ! nSKDSEBslBUTTER, EGGS AND Traveling Truck Gets Close to Fiont Line Despite Big Shells .,,,-,, Tllr VMt.-mivv vnviv is? WITH 1 III. AMI-.HH A.N AUM l. .rm: .:i,t. Mured 8- One of Hip operating uigntly i-li IK li.iu collie urn iiinfnrl.ibly i Iomo i II, n mill is a sunn, r s i run inuiacr.' In,, mil lioi-ti a s nule cnlun hi nt mi r.ir In I'.'Hi a cniilniversx riigcd thi..ugli- mu Hi,, length nf the Itritlsh fn.nt us . whelller the Midi is ',,,,, .V 1. 1 1 . 1 , lam VI .MUMP or lUlllll Jlllll .l i-li'iuld ha lll.le win- lieti-e ili-n iissnnis i.nii.iiK .ue i-r. ninoer , ine .i (..i ii i inn mi -n.ni i,i nii.ii aim vigetabies In then nnni -.1. Believe Walton Will Block Change of Rule ( eiilliiunl from Pace line Forty-lxtli Ward, also an acii.e Inde pendent that It would be llhg.il fur' ntioller Wiilton to iiial.i- p.i.Mnent of the uuioiiiits c.uiud In the nnlliiance, , "II Is up to I'mitinller Walton to act and get a decision fioin llie i'lt Solid n r on the (lue-tlon." lie said "The t'on ttoller Is a boudid olllclal of the city, and I do tint believe lli.it be will pav nut "n.v money unless lie nns legal Jiilitlca- tlou for doing so" .similar views were piessed b 1 '1.111. moil I'ounc llinan Kobc-rl I.amsoii. of tin-Twenty-second Wind, and seveial other Independents I'onti oiler Walton declined to dlscu-s tlie subjict not ih:qi iih:p, sav mi:.mhi:i:s Administration ineinbeis if I'ounclls . plare u ilirrctint liiteiptetatlou tipnii Its mlit. remudliiK the uiiestlou at '(sue I'omuion t'ouiii llman Witllain M Lewis, ..I ll, 'Illt1l,.,ti,,,1 VV'u ..I k.,1,1 llte .1,1 lllll, I" ,,l..J.,l.l. ,,J. I - e. (..till. lug . it lo-iiis and making nppioiula-' ' lloirs for moral nbligatluus S-cnalnr aus (lalui mi l.tague Istauil I'.uk iiiiitiacl and lioetui Lewis's fee for hair-its haie votl. wunld nune uniltr Die Iliad of moial obligations ami. of ionise, winild )iiiilie n tvvo-thltils into. Iheie Is no dotibl in m mind that Hie trali-fer bill was legally passed bv I'oun ells and It is now up lo the Major b uppiove or disapprove it. I'mler the lilies, if a bill passu! by nulv a liiajm ll vi.tn i-unlalns a section lh.it le iiulrtd a Iwo-tliltcls vote, that pailicular lleni automatlcall falls of passage and can he stricken out by the .M.ivoi This , . .. ...'... ",J 'ip-M I" im' llc'1' " "" ""I or " ' It 1 1 1 liiiri.il k,iik.h t-f a J'ciili sjivniiiu soiuiu. UFF.Ni:V IHIFH.N'liS Jtll'J'HrtS hi dor.mll.ig Ids Upper bills rhalr- mail lialfney s.ild that he bcllevid I'otui- i ells has al) the authoilt) 11 n. , Us to liass measuiei. which take away Hie (inwer o I'lesldeiit i.iliasi.n, of I'lim- I ... . moil Couinll. to apiiolnt ileiksand which ... .I,,,,..!,,! I ..mens- full,... .... '...,., " r itlllie.l 111 J ClirOSC lOllOW t I S Oil I OUIl- ells' par-'is ; Pionlilrnt .ilftiHoii, ir, 'cIlMtlr-ylnj: bin ' I'he'Vr.nMf.'rb.M sn.dHia,"."' TXT, "' i me tiansic r bill, suiil that he would sign II so that It i.in be sent to ih.. Majt.i 11.-, .l,lu.l il.i .1... l.n. ,., , ' lie acuieii mat tin- bill would be sent to tlie i-ll.v Solli-ltor foi bis opinion and I Hint he did not believe i-onlioller Wal ton would i-ouiitt'islgii any wnir.iuls on llm stiength of such a measure in the II u.i I dii'lsloti or this ni.it t-r lies the answer .is to whether llie pub lic gained nu thing at the last flection h putting in several score ef Itulcpriul ent men to icplace Vare lollowiis If yesterday's action of Councils, In taking money from the police and flu i-'"""" t,"; ,o v".'1",18. ","lurw." h 5'ajor Mnltli Is sustaluiil. Independ- i iiL iiieiiiners ciami inai it win mi lss of novvi r lo block onv lln mi '""' 1'owir lo uio.k ail iinani p.nditures bucked by Senator a ""f ,h0 ,,0'slns c',rH "f ,1,p edniliilstiatlon and tho lonrequi cut members claim that it will iiieaii the loss of povvir to block any llnanclal "ti ro dur present oiirequent re- uru to conditions such as have existed since former Mayor Hlaukuibuig r; tircd. I'AS.Sni) BV HAHi: MAJOHITV The ttansfer appropriation, passed by a majoilty only, Is the bill oul ef which . t,e Major hi to obtain his pajtoll for personal eo.vlu. wo,k. expendltuics for 'unltciius and equipment for tho home defense reserve, money for his food con- '..:.'.."' ..'.",' ".::.:::. MHilll"ll .I"IUHIHIH IIIIH puv.il "tnvi ,.- ppiiM't uh in may loiiHidvr "I'rcpai.aitm fni" n ii r llfvfeMKn rf tllt (ltV It - . .. . ...,..-,.-.. I 1I0SB 010 UJ" U1C voiq Ol liailio mmi, u one-time I'enroso leauer. Tlia anneal of Independent members against the validity of the action and tho impossibility of repeating the plan, Is based upon Councils Utile '-'C, which provides that no bill making a special or additional appropriation or a transfer shall be passed except by a tvvo-thlrds voto of all the members of each branch, Another authoilty depended upon Is an act of tno j-a'gisiaiuro on .-nay sj. 1874, which specifies that a two-thirds voto'ls necessary for ccrt,am of tho ap preciations made by the measure PARTISAN KiailT ON Bills now before tho Finance Commit tee Intended to rip out of oinco coun cllmanlo clerks friendly to Senator Pen rose will be fought at every step by antl- l.n. li hn ttrt ulpniirrli sin.. . loiuing Hie" pe.entwer of president n 8 Uleason of Coininon r-nim.-iis or of any change In clerkships The new measures are calculated to annual the recent action of President Uleason In dismissing two Vare follow ers and placing In their stead two Ninth Ward followers of Senator Penrose, who dad been ousted for political reasons from their berths In other olllces of the city government. The measures would give the whip hand to Chairman Qaffney. of Councils' Finance Commit tee und Vare Leader on the floor of Com mon Council,?. The plan of the Vare majority as out lined la tho measure Is to strip ull mu. thorlty from their political opponents In Councils and to Jeopardize the places of ull clerks' and ultaches who oppose them politically. These bills will corao before fi. Finance Committee next week and. WITH GEMS AS Sharj) Advance in Rates Due to Activity of Thieves in Smashing Plate Glass in Search of "Eats" and Footwear TTllli'.M tho v.ewpolnt of the burglary iiml pluto-glass Insuiunce companies. bltlliT, eggs nnd slims uin luiw nut In $10,000 in Gems Loot of Expert Cracksman - - .mr robbtTles, mid A i' l-'iedi rn I,- ,i linger- ... i... i ... I in,,,,, .,,-.. .ii in, tan' Illl'JI .11 nil 11 inn 1.1.... I ...!..,. . . . I r.illi.u- ii bellleeieitl Invimlitt, The Al- '"I "" im' iruiiii .',..,,,11 cm H'ii. Him 'The man who robb. ,1 this safe mint Vu"' slliMtlim Vo Sai.u.lca Interfered I workers that has been observed for have be. n a lleriule-' said Fredericks, 1 1,, nilnlinuin i lenl with the ilieeks. i twenty .viats" he said "VW nic nut us he liM.kid nt the wreik.il i omblua- . ,m f ilrce. e re turned Into a battle- ' unpatriotic, but v e dentiiliil the ob llon 1 saiulii.itliiu of the safe showed Held llie population could not remain ; ueiMiliro of an established tiade custom." huh im llngeiprliils hail bet u left be-, hind. I lieleetlve linjle cMiiessed Hie I that the lohber vvmui t a member nf the saine gang which have b.en lobbing I safis In he .ential pjit of the 1 it.v ami clsewhe Hi sab lth.it he thought the man must be a 11, w ariival heir llewklis the diamond and Jew thy taken. ,1 .erttfled 1 In In 1 ash was stolen . .... .... . . o-V. h ,0. i .iii '-"I.!,-! man army ol occupation Philadelphian Held As Possible Spy I ..iitiiiiiril fri.in P.rcl- line learn whether he hud 'iiuinuuicaUd w ltd the i m mv This Is the 111 it 1 ase involving initial sp.vlng.ln the War lep.u tinent. Kueblie's nrrcsl was tho lesult of an luvi-sllgalliiii whli b has been going on for Mime das b.v H eparlin.nl of .lustke ' . . .i ,,.,.. o... ir I-,, i,. ii agents to ih-leinilni- If Ml. line, win, Is or HViiiiati desienl, ban any torn tlou with the enemy, Iujiartiiu lit of Justice I olllclals today. I Whether Nucbiie had lieiud that be uiih neing invesugaicii, iiepaiiinoni of ' ustl'c nllliliili state tln-v arc not unite sine; but hi't hefoii' he was nndv to W.ihhlngton last night is. Tret Seiv- he agi ills swoopoii iiovmi on his board ing lintl-i' and took Irotn lilni the valise be bad paikid In Hie valise Ihey foiiml uuiiierous chaitH anil tables of llguiefi on iniinllloiis output and books ainl papers belonging lo the W.ll lei.irtiuent, vvhele be was iiiiplnji d, II was said by the pnlli e Kiiehue had bun cniptovrd as n cleik In the gun division of the War Inpay ment since last .September. Ills duty was to . hci k up and tabulate the output of American munition plants Tho po llen nllege be made iluplli ate topics of these tabulations and took Hum lo his i dolus. The boo!; be bad In bis ullsi . . I. , innlnil 11 1. si 1 I full III n tllltlL. 1kl W f IIIH'illVll I'JIf ! lino"" " longing to the Wai Department and was not siiiiosiil lo he taken from the olllce. " '"'"-'"led data lekulng lo niunltloiis ull!""; . ... ,,,.,, Kuehtie.s father went to a,.hln',loii t"'1-1 to In lug home bis son vi.'W WAII 'sl-'CUKTMilKS " Alt OIVUl 1 .XlVltiO . . . .. HILL PASSEh HOlJhh I'ruvldc. KeorKani.ation of Depart rn . , . inent Ittltl 1 WO Assistant!) uoeh . , , 1...1 to Pie.sidcnt V AMIIN'ITON', M.uth The House today passed the bill i ciirgniiilng the War inpartiiniit In nioie tompletelj cptiallve power In the -'reUr.v- ot War 'I he measure has passed the !v n u le ami will b.- proinptlj signed by iKsbleiit Wilson. , Two n. w assistant s.. relarles of war ate .real. d bv tho hill In addition to the Assistant focrot.tij iitithorl-ed last s'lcrotirv inker plans I" have the tlrsl Assistant Sc-ntarj sine .is under MUdy to the Sccretnrv and ai t as head of the War Lepai tinent In !'e'eK" of the Societal. v himself, 'llie secnml assistant will lmv charge of purchases nn supplies The third assistant vylll direct timl.oninlllt.iiy activities of the ""'-niTtw.. new sectaries. Mr. llaker bas said will be jnen of the tjpe of dvvan J S.ttlnn.s. Industrial dlr.c or in I Itajinond II. Fosdlek. who Is , v'v llrecor of social activities at the lanton.nents They hav.i been ti.eu- tinned for tlm new poslHons CARE OF U. S. GIRL WORKERS rnnirressmen's Wives Flan nwr- r- - f , tainment for ThohC in War bervicc A I.1HJH ' "it the club and make themselves knovvn iVuu-es and entertainments arc provided bv tho club fiom time to time at which these girls nnd men in unlfiim aro In- vlted. heading Starts Key stone Furnace 1U3AU1N0, Ba., March 8. The tnntcli was applied jestelday to tho Keystone furnace of the Heading Iron Company ifter an Idleness since last September. It produces 2100 tons of pig iron per week snd 1 one of tho largest in tho Schuylkill Valley- 9 Tobacconist Convicted of Larceny vonitlSTOWN, Pa., March 8. Ianvls I'roivii a riilUdelphla cigar dealer, .cVh convicted hero of larceny and re ceiving stolen goods. He was not sen- tl!e16o'J WJ "fraliht'cSr tencea. urowit, "n - .... . at Wood Lane station. iraoiiniwuioM ROYAL ARCANUM Stands The Acid Test The Insurance Departments of Massachusetts, New York and Con. nectlcut have just completed a thorough cnamination of the financial condition and management of the ROYAL. ARCANUM, and report the Society solvent in all respects and carefully and economically managed. , " 41 YW' Coatinuoui OjierAtJQii, J20f;00e;QW fald to Betfirirf SHOES RANKED INSURANCE RISKS ami kuiiip klm) gf jlle mill npplltil to jewelry Nlor.H. . , IltirKl.iiy pollilen arc not written ai till ,... ......I 11 .. .. . but It .... .... ...... 111.' ii-.- ..... ... -. uiim IntliiMli-il by niic iiKeney that poll- cles Ii.im- boeii apnlldl for. ' "There hne bun many robberlcit of Hitler and tgc cIoich iih well as Khoe I stotex In the last year." halil oii larRC agiiuj. "anil the rate jupl nan to ue o cicihiI. The rr.iMin, of courKC. 1111H tin high cnM nf tlnne thlngH other nier Slavs Retake , ,, 1 1 VniH I OG ' ""' ' " l.inlliiiir.l rru.n Pute line iiciiunpltsheil rx.-ipl nt t"ie insl of such ....... .it i ... . . ... ,i... .... .. ....la si it i iiipiiiuo!1 in ,na in., ,.r ,,,.,-. passive iof Jm:T"orZu!:x - .,, ,. r ,. .. n .,, , ..It Ion In Hie war with the Alllis The.outilde the 1'hlludelphl.i district council livery national Interest nf the Orreks sub-dilution of lierui.in m ciitiiitlnn or saloiil.-.i In n'ace of ll.r Allies would uic.iu lli.it lineee must thereafter an-ept an Inferior position In the ll.ilk.uis mil K.ula. lirt-ei.V pilmlpal ilval for Hal- kali lindeislilp, wiiulil be able to rloin 1 Inate liueie with ill Hssisiani.e in 1110 It l not to liermaiiv's Interest to per mil Hulgarla to occtipv too powerful a Held in southeastern laiiope. Such a (.evclopiueiit vviiuld interfeie with Her uianv's Mllteleurnpa pirns. The (.neks must not be made hostile to liermiiny bv deliberate acts of aggression, If lier nianv hopes to tr to extend her Mlt teleuiopa Ideas A serious blunder, as to development afti r the war, would there foie be committed If the Hermans car ried host lilt hs Into i.reci-o Tin. west front Is now tho decisive aria of the war The ennouncement by the British lioveriiment that the Allies have ,1 siipi rlnrll.v there In men. guns ami ah planes inuicaics nun a new- i.er- man iit'impt to break through would In- ))K" "" ,n(Ml .."' alT, i ,1.'.i",U" t-i'I1"."- I el man assault un hamuli n The i.'er- ,.,,,. now on the defensive and must lemiln there If tlio.v hope to s.ivc their in.iu-nowei Irotn vvell-ulgb permanent crippling t'. .1 rV ll.A' Tf ARM PEOPLE FOR C0NFUCT , Hy J0SKPU SHAPLKN I'HTIlo'iltAli. March fi ldelned ) 'v imp c nniinlarljit nI.iv iiubllyli cil a plan for nruiliitc the slmlp Itus- H.in pr'tipip. utrpiint; mi tiniiicrtlaie op ..... ..II .1. .!!.. ... I....... ...Ill i,i...i,,i, i,,i ,.ii .iii-iiniK I., if. ii nil..- tiii., n,ii-,i,- ... ii,-i..i,- i.,i i. i.nvna, i ol the war In the futuie Hallway men fiotii Narva teport Hip (ii'iinaiis have hilted operations. In nc- iiiiil.inio ultliilener.il Hoffman's order, Witnesses sav the bombardment of I Narva was begun Sunday and was re- revved with Intensity Monday, calming I "mils explosions The Uusslntis at- I tuiilil.il a stand outside the cltv. but wne obliged it, fall btn k, owing to the! iiienivs aitlllerv llie. The tierinaii oc-! i-up.illoit of tho i-ity was aicompllshcd Monday uf lei noon GERMANS USE CZAR'S SPIES A GAINST RUSSIA WASHINtiTO.V. March 8 Tho gloat Kusslau spj s.vslem of fr.r luer Czar Nicholas Ih now being used by the Hermans to cripple the levolutlonary deinoer.to.v, Kepresentutlve Meyer Lon don i barged todav Loudon dtclared that friends In Iliissla have ItifciiiKd hlin that the "Romanoff soi let seivlce" Is ontlrelv under Herman eonliol, and Is being uttliupf. to offset the npen-air propaganda of 1'iesldent Wilson Thev un. sp.e.idlng the polfon nns c-Cv tf "America's war for the oapl tallstH ' "From lnv know ledge of the men whr; coiiiiio'-.d the old niv svsteni of the . . . . .... . . . ...... in .r..r. ." '-"V "'", J':.".'" ' "f ami that no doubt was forthcoming" Londr.i, said toiliij "Mnnv of the spies ale of the same t.vpe as the gunmen of our big cities .nut man ine extretueiv clover men A7.7clf. one of llie greatest spies, killed some of the i'7.ir's relatives In older lo get Into the inner circles of the love.lutlonlsts. "Just as under the Czar's vast sjs tem I bo Kaiser Is using It now to cripple all effoits of Russian leaders to stabilize the country." P. It. R. SAVES 73,5s:; CARS Lilies East of Pittsburgh Show Re sult of Intensive Loading; Intensive loading nf freight cars on tlm Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts burgh, saved the Fcunsy "3 f,62 ears In Ueci mber. Tho average loading Increased about O'S tolls per car, compared with the same month of 10 HI or from 31 70 tons cast of Pittsburgh. THE WEATHER Oflicial Forecast WASHINGTON. March 8 For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Fair and warmer tonight; Saturday partly cloudy und warmer In south portion i modernto south and iKuthwest winds. Light rsln and snow lias fallen In the Atlantic States from New Jersey northward during tho last twenty-four hours, with" a slight drop In temperature along tho toast last night Partly cloudy weather prevails throughout the Lake Ueglon nnd the Central Valleys, with n general reaction to warmer, whllo a small area of high barometer has caused a moderate drop In temperature In the northern Plains States Hnd In western Canada. T.ovv nressmrn nr.-niiu I from the ltocky Mountains. ti STEVE YERKES WILL PLAY ON SEMIPRO BALL TEAM Won't Accept Indianapolis Contract Which Calls' for Salary Cut .. ...... 1. i.n... i-tl , .MHien k -t.icf' ul 1 111 "'"."""" "".r ""K"0 l'")er.umiiient hart rtaucKtrd Mexico to Hta. will IIKely 1, M-eii pertorniliiK uitli ,,. ... , .. ..... ..TTS mini srnilliiofrFjIonul Ham this nni-I IliB Trunin Virion inm .It.I.I.I ....i i ncecpt Hip Job wltfi the Inilliinapollt ' Ainericaii Aw.eliitl..n team. ' .st..M.-K i-ontruct chII.-.I for u cut ln',,. ., . , V. kubirv ..11.I .!. f.-f .... wnu ...n-i...... l.'li. IIOIM lncrlc.ill find KnrllMI . ......... ...,,. .,..- 1.11 n.-i 1..-11 .-u iiiuriiivi decided to reninln In HeadliiK thlK loin- "K m-iisoii He may piny one iinnie it I MeeK In the Delaware t'oillily LruKtln and nlgn Willi n lcal .lull for humlay 1 datrn Shipworkers Strike H.WS STIIIKi: WH.l. SI'CHAIi The strike will spread to other ship-I "The Ainerlcati liiternallniial Is lolnt- ,,.,, ,,,..,,,,,1.,,, i..i,,, ... ...... .. . . Allen nnlnteil In llie fnet II...1 .1110 Iieailriuarters, at 1M)3 S-pillig Ijarcleii htieel The walk-out was dre'ded upon la-d night, following notlllcatloti that the time and a halt pa sclndule for over- ( , oru ri bv lie S 1 nbu dlnir l.a- bnr Adjustment Hoard would go Into ef feet at Hog lslnnd The strikers cim teud that they have not accepted this ' provision of the wage board, but stand I by the agreement with the Delaware I Klvcr shipbuilding companies This agreement rails for double time pay for overtime worn after in p m and be- fore S a. m. and on ,Sundas and boll- dajB and on Saturdays after 12 o clock noon, with time and a half for over- time between r, and 10 p. m. This old rute was teduced to a uniform rate of time und a. half The woodworkers' pay Is seventy cents an hour BANKS INCItKASK KKSEKVH Federal Group Jloro Than MninUtins Combined Percentage. Asninst Deposits WASHINGTON. .March s i:,,i V?,)""":, '"', ';" w-e.k ..ied l-eliruary IC liiulcaled u net Inward IlllW- Of JPfl.OOO. (-Olllll.il Pil Ullli i. net . outward movement of $l,!i.l2.ono for the week ended January IS. accnrdlng to the iin-iiiini.v I'eiieriu i.esetve nuintiii lssuni llitn nftprnonn. The bulletin rrpnrlH Hint f fin ImiiKs iroro than niHlnialnrtl tlioir rrscno pu- i. .1.1 . .... .. .. ..'. rnioii ior reniuury, ine coniblueii poi- i.niHKi' iiraiusi nines ami rieposlts which was lifi.J at the beginning of the month rising to till oil the 21st I '.etieral business conditions hi Ihr twelve dlshlcls aie active, It was u- I'orled. with crop foiecasls ravorable t 1 he Hostou district Is concentrating on, war Industries, and the districts along "'e Athmtlc seaboard are leeoverlng Irotn the effects of bad weather and the . fuilless Moiidujs. " i WIRELESS PLANT DISCOVERED1 i Unsealed Appaiatus Reported at Hi- bic Students' Quarters in BrookTyn NHW Mil tK. March S Aecordlinr to nn iinnouticeinent bj Assistant I'nlted j States Attorney Buchner today, a pow-' erful wireless was dlsiovered when offl-f-rs raided the llethel Ilnme, Hrooklju, executive quarters of the International lllblo Students Asoci-ltlon A terelv. I lug apparatus was ulso discovered In ' in,- ii.ise.iic-iil ivsroiuing ill Jilll-lllicr ' the wireless was unsealed and ready to be assembled within a few minutes The loof of the house commands an excellent view of the linrbiir "Judge" Ituthi rford, head of the ns sochitlnn, indlKiiantt.v denied that the I organization was engaged In pin-i.erniau propngaiKui ,vn iniamous lie,' ne.ex- 'claimed, when informed that ,, unsealed wireless bad been found In the bouse ASKS TO RAISE GAS RATE Elizabethtown Company Files Re-, quest With State Commission THKNTON, March 8. The Hllzabeih town Has Light Company and threei as-scelnte-d corporations furnishing gas to Hllzahetd and twelve adjacent munlci palltles applied to the Public Utllltv Commission hero for permission to In cruise the rate for gas by ten tenia per thousand cubic feet II was asserted increased costs tor material and labor, with Increase d tuxes raised expenditures about $100,001) The present base late Is $1 10 per thousand cubic feet wild a discount of twenty cents per thousand If puld within ten days. i Teuclters Lose Salary Plea ' NOItniSTOWN. Pa March a A re- , quest mado bv tho leacheis In the Con shouocKen puniio scnooia ior u .u per ' I liranu jury je-sirruuy vvnicu ignorcu ine Indictment. Walogen asserted that he was attacked mid that he deult the fatal I blow In self-defense I'AUVI VM liVIHIIIX i ne Mrihe win sprrau in inner snip-I""" '""'Is "long the const, pudlcted W T Allen. se.r.tHr.treasuu. of the dli-lrlet enuncll. unless the wood-woikcs' old si-hedule Is ob-erved iirpees Food Will Win the War Product It! iURPEES DoIlaTBo ofMegetables - "' Wi'T'l','llBTTm, Last M He-J)4i It contains1 the following seeds, m B.an-siringiaaGranPod Carral-ChanUnay Parilar Moaa Curled a Baan-FordhookBuahLlma Caatd Large Kibted White Ra-Srtit Turnip V uaan or.c.ir naa uaiiuvaicaoarv naal-croaoa Laiiuce-Wayahead Ivmau-Chalkaj.il Beet-Improved IUjed Onlon-Whita Portural Tw p-furple Tpp t Ckb.M. Allri..irS.rl ' n RnmAlVa Annual frtr 101 A -,v r ItaUiuf A wrrieaM $td CaMeg a Un mp ioi via tufnd plattuia a pfrs. ll a,BaiSitartw.u l 8 rape. ricwara. a aevar fpan ftii, wnur fftfrn ASK MEXICO TO CAN( NEW TAX ON OIL LEJ Would Handican IIHtfsh Fleet1! U. S. Insists Enforcement j , Ho Held Up V ;i . . . iifyi iwiBiii.Mrjwx, -March n. The Oi",, "" "' "'"' "r w leuo of Ftbrunrv 22 lat. Im hea ler taxen on oil producers and celliiu nil i. n i Adi'i4i . 1 1 . ail operators In th Mexican ric1d hvi'l7'.iS prot.slid tho new lur .Irinall 1. kr,J-3 ,,(.jtrv A a largo pait of the oil supply the lliilMi nuMil foriPM .nm. A- I.Meslcn. nny Interruption t the outlet' J inumu ue a tenons oimtacle In the aaW. mints for a frier exchange nf tjt. sluffs and other commodities -,y.h ; , , , , jSJ ' T"" 110Y ",x "levied against land' AS I '"'-r" ,w ""('1r-"' " own proper. I "''', !' "' " "" 'I l" rentals or lease, and tS royalties paid by thoae developing U " l'f1,v" "'" land upon leases amounting in live nu CS a year per hectare approximately SS4" ,,e.... Ih I11V Ih 10 too a.. . ...... Jte ' ' - -" ."- '"'. , .tiuacuf M - kM from live pesos to ten pesos per yer, fej lO doe . .,,. U ...1 ),,. av..aaJI a -a 1 .,, .... ...... .... ..nrto rj.t.cCU.Il; ISH pesos a year DO per cent. Most leasts are made on a rental and a royalty basis and In addition to the tax 011 untuls to per cent of all roy.W ties must be paid Heavier taxes alau arc Imposed un tho landowners. IheeeeEEOEE s2fHiS"15 ?' 1 1 ' - FLORENCE MFG. COMPANY H.0RF.NCC MASS. As you choose "Pro-Dhv- rlfl lnn-tif." the best of ita -- f -" ' - - kind, so Prophylactic chose Abcrthaw, upon whose construction methods they could rely T3uitt by ?m ArrcTvrxjT A-nr mrjxji-lr.M.xx-xi . CONSTRUCTION CO. dosTton 'A'- Dorii worry about your sltm esinol 1 iletel CleV ed mine comp. If you nre embarrassed by an un siirhtlv comnkxion. trv Rcsinol Oint I SShQuT ( . T HCrWj M I 'i7Tfi.MlVkl R ment und Resiool Soap regularly tot ,5P a week anil sts If they do not begin ,Cjg to make a bicscd (iitterence in your M skin. nrvinoi ckhp ana tictinoi tffiiX r.. . j t n j J i"f. -yJ rii)uuciiiic uji ujr i - r'' eUti. Try them and te bow H bcueficul tlieyarenotODlyJtt( b the kin but for the hair, too, ' '4 - , r FA KM AMI .AKIKN 6rocu.iV 10c for Giant Pany Seed For 10c we will Bend a pac of selected pansy seeds Iarg.et. variety known. THE MAULE SEED BOOK 176 pazes lull oltalaablt plant- CDCI, IBS era! garifcninjr inormatioa sVVrirr' Send for it today Conserve I Help tho Govern ment. Grow edibles. Dencnd Ml Mnulo prc-testcd seeds and you'll j navo a growing garaen a m producer. j Sore money and get hah titit IroM ' WM. HENRY MAULE, Ine. " 2130 Arch Street Phtlar m ! PPflR ' a wFi A' V. ,tJft rui I V??iTS-? UnceRvrluiait I jfifw HReroin I Mil Xo'W,Wvi' " letkW ' rlT- 1 K41 BURPEE'S DOLLAR BOX' of Vegetable Seeds , -J-' year We offered for the first ttai '1 Burpee's Dollar Box of VegeUfcfcri beeds. The bales exceeded by thousands our fondest expecttJ4. ' For 1918 it has bcen improved by tit addition of a comnlete crarden D-d 1 ahH looHf nn l.ul Riunm - .T'.'' . ... a. -a . mailed to your address for SlUOe oaiaiir -oaoowicD lawns uttartif ojwf mpnmd utf ia elaVa i ewIwu s" n raliaeH imn 10 otiiaalnilllat) 'tttofa I'M lii rl mu ym Kt WA !k'"y , WJB, ino X" omimr.ytiMf MP"F vao) py mat ec4i"nWV yara m nmmmmirMt,: m .- vm vfp A pks ncnt . "f rrM.r"- - t,TiW mm 111(1(11111 l IM lH A-n mt i. iijr4iC'ft.l 4 i jri kiiii ,10 Uia.ae .or U wy Ambtuaooaa
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