, , , ,, .i- , - ,CY i" '-- ,.-. w 7 1, ,1 "", w, 5 PPr: r, JUNE 18, 1918 ' r" " s ' "'flSt: EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY " liiss lis i is. . J t ''r ife ! - P (fM ot lV I iV- n t irities Purchased it.HipW I.pvpIq lt, -ov MWIVIV f Ftiw frw foldttr forth a r interest. ntr pun wrn?rby auen ttrltlen mny M utilized to in M present In romp, nnr! n1o Rtll th waV for Imentnrn tn VRtltltiTPOUftlr llaillrlatn (hMA ao rltlen lit b much earlier rtatf H WO ill ft nthffw ,ff 1m tviAMthlft fhen enllrK for folder wp ue t you iiirnisn iiu or runtloi townfi rnat and at what figures pur- tiaseil, FEox&Company taint) 110S Stock lirokcrs teal Estate Trust Hide.. Phila. FJPrlvate Wires Prompt llelltrrles iiitiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiini '1 11 1 mi iiuimiin in 1 1 A New Stock Market Primer i Whether you are an experienced , Investor or jU3t b beginner with little knowledge of market trad ing, you should read a booklet entitled t S,"How to Open an Account and General Rules for Trading " It tells you about the fundamen- roll r trnrlin ctfrlo nrtrl p:" .. . fa .v """"- acquaints you wun inc simple v requirements of relationship be- ftween the broker and jourself v After you have read it you will keep it for future reference. Send for Booklet T.U.-956 'JONES & BAKER " snciniTins Widener Bide.. PhiladelcHi HThones Bell. Walnut 10J0 Keystone, Usee irm Nrr York ChlcaKD Pittsburgh II0M011 Direct rriiate Wirti 'JOKES BIKBK. Widener nllillna, Vhilairlnliia To mar tend me your booklet. "-3i ahi H'f .. yjLawrm M L.mtt. . V 1 'j-,f. k' f B l SS5" 111 b; riisgj J? &' J T. lAMsa lS, mwrrTORi o ui 111 ts ',i LAWRENCK K WtOV. V & O J -iaiR HKAt, HhTATK THUST HI HO IKVKSTIOATK 4 ADJt'ST PXKTVI Itsnir CORPORATIOX t. DISPITKD A COUNTS (r Financial Briefs ( lrectors or the Soutn 1 orto Ilicn r Company nave nutnori7ed tho and sale at oar of SI 1J5 Ouii 1111 SWMUr common stock to the common ?ckholders pro rata In pinportioii to nSlr respective holdings on June 2J in iirorf or new siock ror hc1i four old, pavment for snie to lie nnde or tieroi-e July 1&, 1918 Sucli new IC will ue Hated Julv 1 l'MS and i?$ym bear dividends from that date rhe Xevv York .subli ,asor cnlneil f,351,000 from the banks vestpidav (King a cash net gain since Krldav of .,U0U. . nVill lflalnliU "... .n. t 1 I ,..d a i,iai;ijj,ii4i uiiiaii, 11, 1 , 1 lui I - UfteelnK Mortiraces shows In its ,leenth AKnual reDort. mnrttr.ips on liirwi inn. MrtlJ17, amounting to $1 930 2U0 11111- cmsea during year S3 7U.O00 sold with Guarantee S2.19r,.lf)0. ami thr r ,,,, fhnd S3,399,040 June 1 1'iis .Net eain- inn ror tne jear were Jls'i hlo. jV, ' 'Forty members of the sales organizi- ;"jt'tlo)n Of the It L Dollings Companv are i'ai i'S is""' 01 me s-niiantipina ulllie or lAlt.omia.n- Estfjh'jnLe entire issue of $100370110 mm Oijfitandlng. Puget Sound Traction Light ,JAZ rower co s, 0' Donus dm l'tri has m called at par and Inunsr iilmisi m 1918 at Old Colonx Trust IVimninDt, &Tm iBoston. he American .Smelters Securities unanv has called I'M 1 nun ,,r , 1,.. 867.500 outstandinir tirnt-ferrpii st, u les"A" at par, Julv 1 I'll 8 at the gted States Mortgage A. Trust Co .. iorK. ., . . . Lompuny l'ajs Strip Diviileml Cew York, June 18 The South Poito Nr Sugar Comiunv declared thp mrn. : quarterly dividend of S uer inn ,n P enramon stock, pas able In nrlp cut Dears interest at the rate of 7 cent ner annum ti.iciHip kU,i tually. Such scrip will be dated Julv lis. to oe payable on Julv 1 Put less sooner ledeemed Tli rpi.ntj, Irterly dividend of 2 per cent was de- 4dnds are p-cvable Jul 1 to siock r . iaArecord June 22 reu 011 me preferred stock Hoth Capita Circulation "Now $49 63 n total money in circulation In t'io ' fd States June 1 was $5 21G 662 253 ' niJureu wun ta 318.546 711 on Mai t'year. Ver canito. rn iiLiii,-.,, i,,n 1918. was $49 63. 1917 $45 4') ISlfi tS: 1915, $35 07. 1114. 35 19 191- 154; 1312: J34 61 llliVsl VV. 19 SI S?,1S09. $35 01. 1908 $34 75. 1907 fel I Vr ii wt ffliladelphia Arrivals L at New York Hotels (fee following residents of Philadelphia I registered at N'ew- York hoieu- i4 KV. Y Intkinw Ilf.,lll litltVUVII) (11 l4t,STII nton Albrt. HunnII. Walllrk birkftrt Urn tell Qlark. Mnrlborttueh i.Ks Clarke. AlarlborouKh. 1. v- iHFKe, iireatftNor(h(rn (J. Q , Clark Ortfat Northern feCoIer, -Aberdeen " Ponnellan Cuinberlan 1 Uaenburv. F'ark Avunna Lu Dtiatanltiirv I'irl Ivtnua JFrtf Continental w. J, erri Continental. S.' inger. Ureal. n. suiui. AiDrt, L ' Jk tllhmitn I'ninn Qma ra iT. Hldne). Ureat .Northern P.- Hallnrk. Allrt IrVHaiiilln, Albert Mfliea. vvootluaru Holmes AVooduard u,. vuiu.tiiiiii'i Holmea Cumberland, tarlln. VValliik 8. Martin. Wulllck. MkMcCllntoilc Hrealin a-. Albert. rorton Woodward. arsad 4 fcler. Albert . Vn Cortland nqcri, un coriianu. S?5k Brenlln ri'-ift-olnii Mauare. -Sf440- urinn .'".'I Mralln kN..., I Van Cortland. i- Sfsrlf Avenue 'InM'r. 'Psrk Avenue, r, urutinii. I Walllck. nirwood, fui ttmt ... 1 1. II. -A. Sllverinnn,. ready- aviir-rHii4 ,vsf. 42 NEWS OF ABSORPTION OF STOCKS SOON BECOMES DOMINATING POWER IN DETERMINING MARKET TONE Prices Move Upward After Declines Which Came Fol lowing Early Strength Less Uneasiness Over New Financing Program Xevv Virlt. June 18. The stock maikct mule Rood pi ogress In toda's trading tn adjust tho .tuition to the new conditions resulting fiom the completion of tho Govt inment financing for the time being. Lts uneislness was shoun oer the outlook foi thp nc Oocrn m nt olTcrliiK In tln autumn, und thero ns a dipoltlon to lopard the nhlllt of lunkinK m.icliincr to nBnin meet the Government require mi nt without an special unsettlement of the mone market. n treilenco three times repfated 1ms tallRht the country that th tnnkinc machliuiN was perfceth ahle to can throuch unv meas. lies ptnposi'il Iin tlu Administration without distuibimc tn either lndus ti or Mnnnie and It will not he lon before this belief prevails in security, ti nilnc helps There hoip irrcEiiliu movements this mninliiR The leadlnp Issues dxLiitd .ifter openint: cains while ome specialties made advances rans inc fmm t to 7 poins but theic wus no prc-uio of loiiB stock nt the 1 wei pi ires istabllslKil ind It was not limp: before absorption again lic mie the iloinlnatim; inlluence in dctel mining the market tone The sttiel stocks, which had been heav soon after the opening, de vi loped pronounced strength and the Marine issues alo moved up after i 11 lv d clines Marine pit fen cd whhh sold down to 103t,, qulckb rose to above 10"i and United hUUs Steel common lnd a. shaip rallv from 102B8 to IDT. " Iteidins demanded spe lal attention because of the more open accu mul itiou which put its pike up ll2 to s.'i. Tin siir.ii gioup was (spenallv elTccted bv repotts that the selling I 1 ,1 1 vvil le a lv mi id fiom T 4o to Sl: 01 'I cents CORN OPENS STRONG I COHON OPENS EASIER; BUT LATER REACTS BUSINESS IS LIGHT Good Buiii; at Stall Followed In Fair Selling Causing Otop From Top (hlincn lime IK llllniils I'trt tlnuiti titniehl 11111I filiusil n, inllbU llliscl lltil north Vllsnnrl I ulr tniiluhl anil plneilm not iiiimIi hiincp in lnilKTitnri- Wl-nilikln I'rolnhlt slionrrs tnndtlit: Mitrnn-r suiitl.riit unit norttieti Veilncw 1I1 iinettltl .... Vllnnrx I 1 I nrltle,l lonUIlt nnil Weil n.stll. uurinrr . .... I, mn I'irl !nnil tonight nnil w.clne tl m , inner tonlclit . ... North 11 (Until Purl ilouih lonlshl ami M rilnril iv ; Mirinrr m-.! nnil lentrat tn- sniilh llikola I'irl (liinil) timlilit nnil WptlnrsiliM 1 uanner norlhrast lotilkhl. Nrtiriisku mill Ivans is lair tonlnht anil eilnesil i, Montiini nnil VV .1 11111I111: 1 nlr tonlitht nnil Wriliiesil n, ( Mi uc 11. June 1 1! i.c ner.il buv lug bv ininmlsslnn houses mad" the torn inuket stiong in the iniliU deTlings todav tint time was filrlv good selling which i.iusul a n iitmn from the top lligli temper ituies in tht In It igaln t iueil consider mie conimuii, inn it w is maintained tint the real u ismi foi tlie .-to 1.. n,-i. . u to n1u ii.,ii mitmii nf . , . i.ni.iir umhnnw s i ooli r ljnllael1 , in l,ul'" f L ih ni., .1 vv.ather I is extended over the olu. il- " "" "" i"-i " .rhlu . .. . eeiiits hire toda were 4J0 eils lulv opened at Jl 1 34 to 1 4(i' . acnlnst IHJ'. at the mil vtstudiv and after helling at $1 4CH. lcieded a little Auirust opened Hi hlghei at $1 IS .mil moved up to fl 18'4 and then de clined to SI 4 nfferinirs of oils ere free and the market ie.n ted aftci It hid Iieen frmii on liuliic hv local lutertsts Tin feel lug was nervous it wis tepoited thit exporlers tool, 100 0011 huslu Is oil Mon dav The arilvals hue todaj were 2J I car lulv tait(il at TJ'hC tn 7J34c agilnst 7la4C-. at the i lose vtstudiv and after selling nt 7-c lecfdul to 7l"c ugust .taitid at i,7 s to 67 'mc igalnst 67c at the nil ifMir d 15 and afttr toui hlng ""'uc lost the Kain The riLeipts of wheat licie to- ' l "fre car" , lurther beneficial tains hive f.illen in p 11 ts of rgentlna The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis .mil Duluth to,ia were 203 cars against 2JJ cais list ear, at Winnipeg 261 ui"' compiled with 691 cars .1 irar ,ici l.INKSTOCK QUOTATIONS (hliaeo, June is HcXSi hallmilei) re ielptM lodT ill lino head Markit sleuth Hulk Hit nuiil -.11 top 1 41 111 rani,e ini mft m wi mixed tin infill, "u mod 1.. , nun fill iUSlll 1 1 riMii.11 iu i'jvinii lluhl till -i ill iO plus tlJfMll I V.TTI II Ksllmateil recrlpla In la t.RUO head Markel Mtl'Jd sllh.1- I I sltmale.r r-M-elpta tnlaj 7300 liHd Market atead south (liniilii. June Is lllHls Ileteipts I, Olio lieail 1 A I TI h. Perelpla Osini head slIKl P Keielpm Til") litdd Cars ",.9 , , J,V.J .", ,',, ! ' '.'.:?, , ' ' ' . June lf rVTTI H He head Market, alead Hltf.S Iteielrts tllllllll bead .Market lea Iv Ilanue It'. Toll 1H In silt.KP Iliselpla lllillil head at a .NEW 10RK ('01 FEE MARKET Todav a HnIn? , eat v a clone S li'lflS til s lllfts 17 S 22s 21 s IHfitH .1 S 14 fl s at X 1(1 Sis S til (1 K 47 N -,2f4R -,4 s Mlfi s 1,11 s ml ffi K 117 7 I7' 7 H 8 111 & 8 01 . Auu' '.VRK?" I November Miiisin s 3D 8 1 1 I Deflnlier 1 JanuHO ' I IVhrualj 1 March Vprll May lune Jul S 1 8 111 DIVIDENDS DECLARED Ottn Ktspnlohr A Hrm nuarterh nf Is pir rent on preferred paab)e July 1 aa reg Ik' rl June "JO PhllailelphU I ntnpany r-KUlar r.uarterU nf I1 per i-nt j" common paatle July J! In holdcra of rt or 1 Jul 1 Uuiukih I leht Cornpan rcsular ciuttrtprly n f l per nt on pr?ferrf! paable iiQUst I to lioIJera nf tetord Ju 1 I'hlladflphla ami extern ftalluav regular iimrtrl f l1 per c-ent on preferred pa aide July li to utotkhidder of record June JJ itllt;e A f nu PiaHnBer Ha llw ay Com pin ditdnd of t per ahare paable Jul 1 at rcklstered June IT I look close Juns 1 open Julv 1 Hupp Motorcar Compan retfulaj- ciuarterlv of l tr fnl on preferred payable July 1 to Mtoek of rrrd Junn o WstlnkhouHe KledrU and Manufacturing i'niiiruin nuarterlr of 7 rents a har on preferred and common The preferred in Da)abl July 17 and common July 31 ttn to stock of record June Cotton Rubers and Sellers en iorU, June 18 July Downs Keiffer, Bartlett Hartcorn. Mitchell and Wierk bid, Hartcorn. Scblll. McOee Pariott, Brooks and Rosenberg offered August Xo bid Hattcorn and Par rott offered , October Mitchell Sellar and Hart coin bid; Burnett, Brooks. Bartlett Ilountree. Itussell and MrGee offered December Newman and Mitchell bid. Burnett offered January Fllnn, Schlll and Cone bid, vinina nnu ti und Burnett offered March tlrunthal bid: Wlerk, Schlll, Geer and Lowensteln offered. Refined Sugars Unriiaiifeil s.-m A-.,rL. June 18 Itcflned HUgar Is . . ... . c. nk. L'.HbmI f-ntn. ii.iny la withdrawn on afcount of over Llft ajtul Itie WanurJ- n P)ny i wit'l- uncnangeu m i -v 4"- . s 'jtranulatwl amliiackageo LSuib.. eu,laaV ,ib-4n THE FINANCIAL WORLDI - V YORK LKerpool Bu Neaihj Option lint Soils Januar) Temper atures Continue Aonnal ( 111 1IIN III IT VVI Mill It I IINDITION Nih nrk. Inne IK I he follnulni: Inn prniluros rrr rrinntiMl In Ihr mtlnn hrlt this mornlne Ullnilimtoii. Ml: Mmon UK: I liutln nooirn. iu.iis 1 unit Thumiiiill.. ,11: s,tm nlonin VtiintRiimi.rv , t hirli stun, siavan n ill. Tarn 111 mitt .I111 ksonilltr, l. ( orpiis Chrlsll. Okliihnlnn. tort snillh mill I'rnsu 10I1. 71. Vlrriillmi mill Niislnlllr. K lirrvrporl (.alveslon hkshiir? New Irleans mill llanla. TK. I title Hoik unit Vlrmphls Ml) 1 here wis .III huh oT prerliiltilllon at lanipi. 01, at Ntu Orlenns anil Chitta lin(ii:n .111 ill Thnmiisilllel .IK at Jark snnilllr .'H at 11c11stal IK nl saannah. li, at ttinli anil Vlontcnmerv . New ork, lune IS 'Iheie was all 1 aster tendeiuv at the opening 1 ml prices were I to 12 points net lower but business was on a rather limited si ale IMeriplntion In the caster 1 bt It wnidi caused talk of the posslblhtv of Kiassv lie Ids and boll weevil, was without Intlu mee '1 he vviather map showed cleai in tho southwest and tempeiatuies con tin icci w-uin I. verpool was a buver of the ntarbv options, but sold Januarv Southern Interests and a piomincnt room optrator ill 1 i-ased The selling came fiom rom iniysion liousts and some Hade intei ests 'I lie cotton nceipts at the ports foi the div are estimated at hOOH hales against lnOliH biles a week ago, 21 "ifi" i,nlp 11 e.ir nco and 11719 bales two Ive.irs ago Vesterdas a 10 HI 11 11 V elone Open am am a m , .11 Ml -II -ij -il 04 li HI ".'i lis 24 o", .4 14 21 J4 24 24 24 III 21 ",-, 24 1)7 -1 ss 21 SS -21 112 J I H I .192 -IT", 2 I 7.1 2 I sn 24 .11 .4 nil Julv 111 tuber )e ember lanuim Mirch RMI.ROM) EARMiNGS I VNADI V.N l'Vl IMC lilts Increase seinmi vwek June 12 1U4 (10 I 121 mill rrom Januarv 1 '! nil imhi 1 24 una I IIICAOO t.ltKVr VVKsrhUN Urat vveek June 111". 411 12 11H Horn Januar 1 THVilv ill" .199 lNCTIf: NEW "lORK STOCKS Pollovving are quotations for inactive Xevv York stocks and in which thera were no transactions today 'I he price civ en is the last previous sale" Adams Kxp 68 May DStrspf 10 A lv Huhher 50 Mex: Petrol nf Alaska Juneau 1 ' Am Agr Chm 8. J Am Ag Ch Pf 27 Am Hk N nf 1"1 Am Can pf "4 Am C & ? pf 101 Amer Coal . 5 Am Loco pf ; Am Loco pf . 97' Am Malt ,! Am Malt pf 46 -Mich Cential 11 Mln Si L new 10 Mont Power . 68', Mor & Kssei. 31 Mo Kan i T 5 Mo K & T pf 1 Mont Pow . . 66 Vat Anne .. 31 .Nat Hlsct 15 Nat Wb pf 110it .Vat Con & C 16 Am Smelt )I i .Vat Clk & St 59 Am Smlt Pf A! i Sa, ,: & s r ,,, Am hum r nf 004 Nat Ipa(j nreflool4 is tTW 'SS ' "hm Am Wool nf 14' A Writ Pap pf 21 Assoc P fide 12 Asmi Oil 5S Atplilsoii 84 5. yet si, ic Nev Cop 11 1 .Norfolk S. So 21 i North Amer . 4fi North P&M 4 8 4 I AKhison nf 8 tl Blrm&Alt 10U Nltll M2d pf 4'. At an C Line 13 ' Ohio Gas rets 68 Bald Loco Pf 100 Owens Bolt 61 Batopllas Mln I1. A Pet pf SI Beth Steel 83-s or'a,- Hast 6 Bth Fisli 21l4 Pere Man) Pf 17 Bkn Cii Oas 105 Phila Co 281, Blown M,oe 65 Pierce A rpf 975 Burns Bros 12J Pitts Coal , 52 Cal Pack Co 40',, PCOISI, 52', Cal . Ailz 67 Pond Oi C Co 19", Celt Prod . SS Pad htl Car pf 93 Certeed 1st Pf 87 Pullman 113 Cent I-ea pf 101 By Stl Sp pf 97 Cliand Motors 87'? Ray Con Cop. 23T Chi &. Alton 7 Rep Ir . S pf 994 CCC S. St I-pf 65 iteadg 1st pf 35 Chi M & St P 48 Vj Iteadg 2d pf 38 C M & St P pf 74 haxon Mot . . 8 Chi & Ct Wst 74 St L i H K pf 26 , do pref . 23VJ St I, &. South 21 C C S pref 80S Savage Arms 72 Col & South 22 Sears-Roe Pf 116 Com Tab Rec 27 s Por Rlc Su 160 Consol Gas 88 Shattuck Arz IB Cont Can pf 101 .stand Mill . 96 Cub Am Sug 152 St Mill pf.. .861; Cuba C SB pf 80', k,tulz Mot 421 Drfre- &,r,pf,?i Studebaker pf 10 " Pel k.J? W iol T,"x Co rc,s -19H net Kdlson 125 Tnlrd ,e , 18 net United 85 Tob .PO, pf 94 n S S H At pf 6. To, St u &'- Kite Stor . 50'j I)r ctg g7, Crle 2d pref 23 Tldewtr Oil. 186 A',or.,n yl :5 ,,lran w"'a 0U Kish Body pf 87 Tin. nty n 39? Gen Hiem 180 t'nder Tjpe lot it. Gen Motors pf .U Lnd Type pf 10s Granhy Mln. 74', nion B X. Pa 75 9l ,ory', ?,fr, S? l'nlon 1ac T0, f-ulf & S I Hit i'n car Stl pfl03 lav l.lec 101 In nrug 1 pf 48i,i Hartmati (or 414 In Ry Invest 17 Homestake M 75 I n pap Bd .15'J Int liar Corp 62 ytA Hy lnv 9, lilt Pap pf st 27 I'snrtP 14V4 Inter .Salt . 55', t' s lnd Al pf 97 ona. ent ' tin l' s " l8' Pf-13 J?welT.ea , Ui v s y ImP IB'i Kan City So 18 'i V H Klty Irnp KellvSpgd pf 76 ist pref ., .50 Keok & D M 414 U S S & R.pf 44 Laclede Gas , 80 a Car Ch pf 107 Lee Bub & T . 18"i Va Iron CiC 72V, Llg&M T Col67 Vulcan Delln. 7 3 Llg & My pf.102 Wells-Fargo .,79 L W Blso ,. 21 West Md .. 14i I.orlllard ... 185 W Md 2d pf 29 Lorlllard P pflOS West Union ,,91 Iyiuls & Nash 115 White Motors 41 K Mackay Co . t 73 Wills-Ovr pf ic, Man Shirt ., oj Wis Central .35 Manliat KlevV 35 W P & I pr B 7Ji I A'cio York Stock Sales t.t 11 HO , , clo9 High l.o a m Advance numely . M Ad Itumelv pf . . 3-J Alaska Gold Mines 1( Allls-rhlmers Mfg. 3,1,' 33H 3.1'" &3'4' Allls-Chaliii tf .. 8IJJ Am Beet Sugar . . G6 " flU 6Ti Am Can 45)j 45 4.V1 4fl' Am Car and Kdv. R() 70J( 701, 70?( Am International. 53)i ... Am Cotton Oil ... 41M ' Am Ice 30t Am lif pf .. 49 . . . . . - Am Hide & Lea . lo'f 1GH 10'4 16W Am Hide & 1. pf. 7oi 7o( 75 7o Am Linseed .... AO'i 41 41 41 Am Linseed pf .. 79l Am Locomotive ..65 64'4 cUK 64'4 Am Smeltng & Itef 76i 76'i 76'J 70f Xm Sumatra Tob.l38J-j 139'f 138h 139 Am Steel Fdjs ... 64i 65 6.5 65 Am Sugar IlennlngH2Jj 11T, U3i 113J Am Tc1 S. Te ... 985i 99 9BH 99 ' Am Tobacco 160 Am Tob pf new... 95'f Am Woolen 664 ' Am Zinc L . S.. 16'? r Am Zinc & lxl pf. 48)'. Anaconda Copper. 64 64'$ 63'f 64 Atchison T & S V. 83 Atl Gulf & W I .in7'f All a & W 1 pf . 02Ja Baldwin Loco ... S9. 89j S8la S9K Baltimore i Ohio. 55 B . 6 pref 56'i Barrett Co 8U', Beth S Class B 8J!. Beth S 8 . c pf 101 Brooklvn K Tr .. 41' j Bruns Ter & It Sec 13'4 Butte Cop &. 7. . oi, Butte & Superior. 2 . Butterlck Co ... . 8 Cal Petroleum 20'f 1 lit I Petroleum pf 62' Canadian raciflc 14lla Cen Leather Co (i7 Cei de Pas Cop .M'j Chesa . Ohio ,",7 . Chi Mil & St Paul l 81'i 82 '41 Vui . 9'i 9'i 20'-i 'ion . . 674 67' 41H "9's 'aotj I Chi Mil & St P )f 74'a fhi & Northwest 02' Chi It 1 . Pac 2J' do 7 p c pref 70 do fi p c pref M)', ! I' 1 I' I St 1, 1 Idle Copper . . . ,Vi Chlno Coppei . .ih'i Col Kuel & lion 19 Columbia V. &. LI .1.", , Col bouth 1st pf 4')'i Cons In C Min 91, Continental Can . 70' 1 Com Prod Itef 40Jt Corn Piod Itef pf 100 74'i 74.' 74'. :is .is 491, 50 50 . ' V04 '4(14 'b44 'tri'l ' 5b' 1 5N', I54 lj'4 ' 12 '42 '53 '50 40' ' 'oV, ' 31J, 134 4J ir.', 90 1'rui Ible Steel 64" 91 Ciuclble s,tpP pf Cuba C ane Sugai I)n . Rio Gi pf. nome Mines Distillers Secur Hi le I lale 1st pf Klslier Ilodv Gaston 111 & w Gen Cigar "o Gen I'.lectilc Gen Motors 31 . h 7J. . .-.84 . 15'j . . 4J'i Ml . 5." , 147'4 U4'j in1, nijj Goodrich IB K) Co 44 Goodrich B V pf (W, I Great N'orth pief 8'l Gt N c foi o pi up .U'j Gieene-Can Cop . H'j 1 Gulf States hied So' 1 I Gulf M S. N pf . .41)' j I Haskell Bilker 42' t Illinois Central . J0'a h' 90 Inter Agilcul . lh' Inter Agi I pf . 3 Iuspliation Cop . "il Intel Consol ,of 40 Inter Har N I js IS IiJ'i 51s 18 18 t2'4 02'4 51 51 Intel Met Marine. 211 29' 4 101 2 , LTi 105', KM lntei Mei Mar pf 101), Inter Papei .t7J 1 Inter Mckel . 27'.. I lntei Nickel pf S'J'i Kan Cltv stouih I'f "-,4 Kell SpgHeld Tile 4S't Kennccott Copper .12' a Lack Steel . SI I Lehigh Valle .V) I.Mackav Cos pf 1,1 .52 .U'4 .52' 4 ,VP, 04 59', 50), 04 04 Maxwell Motors . 2S'4 Max Mot 2d pf . 21 Mexican Petroleum )j',' Dji,' q-i g;, 'Miami Copper . 27s4 Mldvale Steel . fil', Minn St P&SS.M SH Mo Pacific . . . '2I1. Mo Pacific pf 54' Nat Knam &Stinp 51, Nat Lead ,"i7 N CentiivJ . 72' 1 Y. V H S. II 12 N Y. Out & West 20' a Noif & West ll)l. Northern Pacific R0 Ohio Cities Gas , JS Ohio Kuel up . . 44J, Ontario Mining . 124 J'ailtlc Mail 20', Pennsylvania R R 14 People s Gas Chi 42' Pere Marquette... I J I Pitts' & West Va . ..(', j Plttn & WestVa pf 711 Plerce-At row .... .)!)', , Pressed Steel Cal . (Ill, R Steel Spring. . 6.P4 51', 88' j .r.i -ii'. 71Ji 72 UJ, 12', 42Jj l-"4 124' 124 31', 76',' .11. 3J, TO', 70 , W'i 64 OU, Reading !)0', 112 Republic IroniStl 81Jj 00'' Roval Dutch tr re.110 117 S L-San Fran .. 12' ... 11 qj 89, 90 117 117 Seaboard Air Line 8 S'eabd Air Line pf 20JJ 2U4 Seals, Roebuck Co 35 ... sloss-Shtff S 4 I. hO!, GQ Sinclair Oil Refg. 2814' ... Southern Pacific .SI ... 1 Southern Ry ... 245, 24', Southern R pf . 021, . . 21', 21', 'osij "w 2. 24, '44 44 "li "l9 14S4 148', 63', M, 1-1'4 121 "4 Studebaker Co .. 4IJi Superior Steel 41 Tenn Cop 4 Vhein lq Texas & Pacific . 174 Texas Co 18' 3 I Tobacco Products CU, I nlon Pac . . . 122 United Alloy Stl. 40', L lilted Cigar Sts. 95'4 United Fruit . 2) I Si'll'i F pf. U , V S lnd Alcohol.. 123 U S Rubber o"t 44 "l0 "iVs'i 0J't 1214 954 95'4 !lj'4 12d 12J 12.1 U S Sin Ref &. , U S Steel M. 41 ...103), ...111H ,.. 7fi ... 12,' 1031, Vs'4 , 102, 10J', "76'4 "Si I U S Steel pf..., Utah Copper . . , I Utah Sec Cor.... I Va-Caro Chem , 48'. 20 6("i 1 Western Western Wahash Pacific. Pac pf. J 9 "9 .. II -. 41!,' . 24',' M H I Wabash pf A , Wabash pf B. Westnghse K & 42J, 42.', 42;, heeling &. I. Krie 9' heeling &. I. K pf 191, Wilson & Co .... 00', Willys-Overland... 20 62 "C4 19JJ 20 bo!.' 20 ltepublio Iron and Steel pref. 1 , Ameri can locomotives P. , General Chemical pref, lji ; Barrett Compan), 14, Chandler Motors, J: LONDON STOCK MARKET I,nndon N y, 12 30 equlv. Atchison hli N4a. Cen Pacific 117 14ll'i I'bes & Ohio ,'., :,H', Z. Ht. Paul .12 4lici : trie 1!l IK', . 4- do 1st Jref 31 32, III Central tut iiiicT Louis . Nash 121 11.1V, , Tent Pacific 70 72S Pennsylvania. 4it 43'. Heading , m 1,1, C Ho Pacific M7, S31. l'nlon Pacific 128 12t! - U b ateel lo 1U3V .. 3 :- . I Liverpool Cotton l.lTrrpool, June 18 Spot cotton was quiet, today, with prices firm at an ad vance of 14 points for middling, old contract, at 22.1 Id. S'ales were, 2000 bales Receipts were 25,000 bales. In cluding 12.100. bales American. Futiiri-s were quiet In the early dealing!. Old contract fpot. prices were: Anier'can. uuiiciiiiiK,. ia,r, ;j 1,-iu ; good 'roivnii its TTaU " " IM. !.) 1JIJ. hil New York Bonds 11 40 m 12 a, 80 97&J 91 92 H 98 98 8Sn" Anr-French Bs 92H 1001) Bait A Ohio 5s 80 SoJSS n T BS 19lg '' lOOOBordo 6s 91 2000 Can riov 5s '31 92 1, 8000 Cen Le 1st Bs. 95 S222Rn"VJ s '34 'H'. h .Ohlo i,s 77 4 2000 do conv 5s .. 81 H 1000 Chi Mil &. St P - Ten 4s 1325. 79' 222 i pret 1R- r,7 linoo do conv 4i,g 74 4 , ,5222rlt of Par's 22 ' HOOOFr Uepub 6 Us 98 8000 Inter Met 6s . 92 , 26000 Int M Mar Ss 981, 1000 1. K .lot, 4. .11 14 I I nw 1 80 !: 10 4 9214 95 98 ti 81 7H, B7Va 744 S2V4 97 92 '4 1811 81 ti 671, 7 4 J, 8214 97 924 98 4 844 84 U 5000 Lis- A M T 7.. 111 ii. 1111 111 J?,222,'II n.0n,, 8H09.J 09.60 l).i ::""" " .i n.io 94.10 94,16 90,10 89 90 14 S8 ill--", 22 58 87H 97 79i 04.16 ee.10 89 90Vi 58 94 ; 2 68 87H 9714 79 H 2i222.do y oOOOLjons 6s .... 90V4 ?222?,s P S SM 6s 90 H ?222 55 Prtt " 4 68 H J222M VC & H 6s 94H ,'222 Y y adj ss 22 ir,222 Jior Pac 8'" 3s 58', 2222 T.x Co sv 6s.. 9-v? 11000 I K of G B & I 6f , . , , 99 It HS222 1 6s nw'i,) 99'vi 23000 do Bi,s 1921 Kit? 99 01 99 94 61. 99 01 19 94 61. 1000 Win Ctgn 4l,s 51H c New York Curb Aetna Ejplo.lve. ctf .. . Chevrolet Motor. Co.den Co ... Curtlm Airplane ',', l.ehlnh a1le coal Sale... Marma Copper . ... Mother Lode new ! Mother I.ode old Ray Herrules MLMlan fiCis ftim.lan il1 . Seneca Copper t loseph Lead " Submarine float .. United Motors t'nlted Verde Kxten.lnn .. Wright Martin ".right-Martin pref Hid . 13. .129 . 07, . 4t . 78 . 80 . a". . 85 4l . 82 . 12 . 10 . 14 . IT . 274 . 89 inv, . tn Aak 13'. Ill 7 4tti R1 31 3s, 37 4'. IK IS 1.' 14 U4 28'. II in'. GOVERNMENT BONDS Hid 9K 98 119 119 inni 1 n-,4 Rl RT 97 97 R-, R-i -' reglatered 1030 . coupon I Din 2" reBlMercd IIU8 "s coupon 101K 4s registered 1025 I cnuion 1HJ-, 1" reitiatered ltltH 3s coupon, 19411 Panama J. feslslored I anama .'s re.intered Fanama Is registered I anama 1 coupon . Asked tIRC, 107 inj I93H 191R 1901. Philadelphia Markets PROVISIONS 1 ne market ruled .firm with n fair Jnhhlnif un w evterti lieef. in .A,.- ..,.. j ,n ite eei knilCUle. on.l l.ml... ...., . JnS 1.1.SI. .Ji in,ernb'f' knuiklef 'Pork famlb jV'0-,i4'.i,-V',"rh",m' ,45 lo"r.. 28. so'. c? . -IlnTed Sio.c,!'r8.1 a.ii'.r do .mMT-,4 .1.. .'.""'J'. '""!" l-?', .... . . . . . .. -" .v.i.iin, .IHU..II I . - ... i.e..., . s.ll VUlfll HI lit II TH Till ' unit utaron. mi id nut . - ' 1 n"mhe - -4 u .iw r ao nmokea u pit. ,K CV.'1l -!'';03l'i,.'.lo holled Xon-e.i if "nlc "hnulders, S. P cured loooe. -l',r do amoked 22C-t Ilelllea. ln nlckle nrcoruinit to averaue lon-e. 32c llreakfasl nacon as to brand nnd aierase r-itj t tired rifl-.a' w.f,ilI",2 ur'1 "' I-rd vvealern 11, Z? 1 -!"7 ?'.'' a "ure cl. kettle rendered Lfl't 5?27t REFINED SUGARS n-I!"" '1ar,k,t ruled ueail. with olTerlnita llghl and demand fair, on a basis of 7 4av for tine uranullted B DAIRY PRODUCTS ClIKKSK Suppllee were small and the "". " iiiieu arm, nun demand rullj equa to the prrerlnea Uunlatlona New lork wholemilk. choice fresh 24c do An fnlr r 1 7i' ..'.telf.' "hl -' ?-'3c. fair to l,ood old 2224c POULTRY I.IV I, Oemand was fair and values nen well sustained on all choice slock The quotations Fowle .1334c snrlnK thickens 1101 .Leghorn. Welsh.,,. ,,4 j, . iV apl-el ii. "i:i.w'.,"hln,r "'' 'bs apiece 4lt 4Jc While Leghorns ni cording to size, tft 4 11 stasnv inunit roosters 2112I1. . old roosters 22 023c ducks Pekln JSfJIOc'd., i'!dJ-,H!'.nn''r -nf'27c BUlneas per pair i iinri 4, pigeons old per pair, 406 43c do, jounu per pair, .sBJOc FRESH FRUITS Ilemand Was mndetutn an,, i.Iiia. .. ... .l.. .' ' " ' 1 " trie.l on cholie stock of mom ... ' . suuiituim. copies per hbl , lberniarle Pippin IDIfl tn llaldwln $1K I'en IMvl. jr,nw Willow IwU 8fi . -' m A'."1 " """ l-r box IV Inesap $- ,ll(fl ,11 .NevUown Pippin I2(4 Apples old er -hush basket, tl 8.' Ill d new per "-bush basket J2J4 Peaches ileorsla pr basket larrler. 1 liitfi 1,21, I do do per bush 1 asket 121 if I'll 1 Lemons per box llOfilJ Oranges Call fornla per box. injiM cirapefruli Florida. I Per. box. I2H Pineapples. Porlu liter I ner crate Illacklwrrle, .North Carolina. .Per quart HUINc. do Delnwu-., an.l r... land per quart. l.lSfi'nc 1 h.rri.. 1-..11. nrnla per box, II -,01 Cantaloupes allfornia per standard crale 8 ft ,130 flat " 'i" ,'cr pons traie S4 ,0 ,,n ,l nAP crate 2 VValermelons Morlda ner IIWI IU . Kill IIU, do do fl IHMUIIU, ,-IUUV VEGETABLES 'lulrv for choice sioca of inos i dMrriniin,K 1 ne marivpt ru pi tt3-i. uitts .. -i- t Quotations White J"latoe old per Km lbs per 1 00 lbs ..,, .- ' -.-...., i,,c IIUIH IOCS ew orK. ,1 l 1 71. hte notalne. soriniK ana r.lstern Shore, per hbl .No t 7 w - '-'-Su, nhilo potatoes v.outh Carolina and .North Carolina per bbl No '" I '. o tm 21 vvh te Dolatne. riorlua per bbl No 1, ,1B4. .No 2 tl HI SI2 2i white potatoes. Florida per null, bag .No 1. 12 2163, .No. 2. II 2 sweel potatoes, lersey per hamper .No 1 2 111 3; "..H,." J''ei '' c''" Florida" per ""le I3W3, eggplant. Florida, per box il -A..-.-P- cucumbers Florida, per hasket, ip I no do South Carolina, per ba,kel ..'!J.,do -"orth Carolina, per '-bbl baaket 12 10814. do, Norfolk, per basket, 82 50 if 2 ,1 Ivans orth Carolina, per hamper. II stl Mi do Virginia per S-bbl basket, SI iOW2 10, beets Norfolk, per 100 bunches I2W3 corn Florida per crate 12B3 do 1 loulslana per bbl . 14 10WI1, peppers Flor ida per crate 81ft2, tomaloea rlorlda per rale, I21 10. do Vllsstiitppl per crate, I 8Itt 71 cabbage Kaltern Shore per bbl -crale 81 r,Oi2.71: do. Norfolk per bbl . crate 813002 21. do Norfolk per bbl. 81W2 bnlona. Texas per crate Jlfflli,", watercress per low buncne, rooms, per lb, 5Oc08l 8102 mush- HAR SILVER Tester- Last I Today dav Tues 1 London (pence) 4R' 4t, 4', .N T. (cents) 09', M) 89c, 191 High 4B'4 994 I oxv 42' 85'i ROSES TO SMELL SWEETER Flushing, L. I., Society Wants German Names Changed New York, JunT? 18 A movement to have changed the names of roses and other flowers which now bear German names has been Initiated by the Park Garden Club of Flushing, L. I. Reso lutions have been passed Instructing the officers of the club to take the matter uptwlth other garden clubs, with the American Hose Scciety and with similar orKamzauong in otner countries Tlie, resolutions set forth .ho. . e?.u.tion2..Brt...r?".1? .tnat "any roses ktovmi m mis counirv bear nanes i vv7, ,,,,, aim tiiai un uennKtly nSB demonstrated a lack of resneci onrf ,.. gard for all that Is worth jand beautl trade "The folio ln are the niotatlonT , r,llHnBe mar,kel ln, ,he ear5' dealings to 'itv heef. i et. Jmok.d and alr'drled ,lrt was inegular within a nanow ,,geed.nbao,h8a0sta,",na,?t0eWreo"f sentient ' ""'P rSiM ohT V .hTreoVThT rosee,1; ' 'JpA. L7',d" Si &'! ! 1,41, lilt, changed ana ror me reason tnat rose growein may refuse to grow and exhibit these flowers in the future. MINERS' CLAIMS SUSTAINED Two Pennsylvania Cases Are Decided in Favor of Employes Hailcton. l'a June 18 On two de cisions made public hefe, Charles P. Nell, of Washington, umpire of the anthracite conciliation board, sustains claims of tho miners, la the first he allows the men at the Clinton Colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Company, at Scranton, a 7 per cent wage Increase, against a 3 per cent advance which the corporation had given at the time of the last supplemental agreement with the operators. The men ccme under the classification entitled to the higher figure, thu umpire finds. . Vomer? f "trt. hiri'BiaaAiwHK ..a .fai jwiryit in mot .men at. me racier &.C0...N0, ..,. . r uc-"'...j a : "rr'TTT AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES Philadelphia Stocks 11 -,n Net A M, rheei 34 l(l4 V, 0V,fc ao V4 44 4 ' 3i9 .. 24 V. .. ety4 103 Vt 11 ,0 Net A M ch.e 91.70 10 98.10 .10 . lll.h low SSAfien Aspli 4 34 10 Lk Sup C li l"i 0 Leh Nav. 8 . 37 Leh Val. 0 nRT, 7Penn nil 44'4 44 10 Phlla Elec 34 2494. MPItTtc 34 V 34 to Beading . BlVi 01 V 983 U S Steel 103Vi 1037b BONDS .. lll.h Low $630 Lib Bonds 4s . 0.1.80 03 70 790 do 4 'is 96.30 98.10 4000 Heading Cen 4s.. 83 83 83 PHILADELPHIA INACTIVE STOCKS Following are quotations for In active stocks listed In the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and In which there were no transactions today. The price given Is the last previous close A G War.... Amer fas . . Amer Mill .. Am By pf . . Amer Stores. Amer Strs pf Brill JO .... Brill J a pf. Buff tStc. 1 Leh Vat Tr. 20 73 Leh ValTr pf 2G 10 70 29 92 25 70 Little Kcnusi 4H No Penna . . 86 PUT 2Tj Penn Traffic . 24 Phlla Co 26 Phlla Co pf . . 23 Phila Co cm pf 3J Rjs Co Gen 2 Ton Mining .. 2, U S Steel pf,110 AVm Cramp . . 77 Warwick Iron 8 West Coal . . 78 C4 Huff & S t c pf 48 Cam Iron ... 40 Cam Steel ..132 Catws 1st pf 52 Catws 2d pf . 64 Con Trac NJ 66 Ht & B T .. 10 Ht & B T pf. 17 Keystone Tele 8 Lit Bros .... 25 W J . S.,.. York Ry . York By pf. 40 . 31 MONEY-LENDING RATES rilll.AIir.LPIIIA Call, 6 per cent: time, 5 6 per cent Commercial pa per, three to six months, 56 per cent; sl months, 6 per cent. Hc'erve Banks' Discount Rate Official discount rates at the twelve Pederal lleseive banks were as follows (The first column i-lves the lates foi all periods up to and Including th fif-teen-dav matuiltv. th mmml fn, 1, period of sixteen to ninetv das The third and fouitli columns give the lates for rediscounts of collateral loans se cured h Government bonds or notes ) Com'l paper Govt impel is to mi 111 ii, in Hank Poston New ork Philadelphia Cleveland . Richmond Atlanta rhlcago "t I.oul- . Mlnneapnlla Kan-a, CH Dallas san Francisco ,, nais dayn 15 days iUs 44 4 4'. 4, 4 4'4 4 "4 4 I At 4 4', 4 4 I 4 '4 44 . I 4', 4(35 4 4, 4S, 4 41. 4-48.I 4 414 44 4 4'4 4, SS 4 414 4' 4 4', 4 4 4 4'4 44 4 4 I 4 4 " 4 I FOREIGN EXCHANGE New lork, June 18 The foreign ex- tntitre and nn mi vtretvv.K- limit,.,! in lima re hll. n.ea I I pa nl.nn ..I I.h .m..i . u3 k.voi ...,c anunci, ,,,,- provement with the Federal Reserve cable rate 8 10 Sivlss exchange showed a "Kht improvement, guilders and , nesetas weie 11 little lower anil s.-an. I -. . - .. . - " dinavians sterling and francs dlspla.ved steadiness Ruble notes were unchanged at 14B14 10 tTeneral quotations were" Demand sterling 4.76 'i, cables 4 76 7-16 Slxtv-day hills, nomipallv, 4,73, ninet.v-day bills 4 71. Paris cables 5 70, checks 5 71'?. Lire cables 8 90, checks 8 92 Swiss cables 1 14, checks 3 99 Guilder cables 51, checks 60 'i Pesetas cables 28 50, checks 28 3u Stockholm cables 34 40, checks 34 Chrlstlanla cables 31 60. checks 31 20 Copenhagen cables 31 30, checks 30 90 MAY RiAMEROSES WITH TEUTON TITLES Florists Here Ready to Follow Suggestion of Garden Club of Flushing, L.I. Philadelphia roses healing Get man names will not be re-christened vet 1 Nevertheless, florists heie are read I to join in the reremonv at the first jwoid, and will stand god-fathers when . blooms that once weie known as Kalser- in Augusta Victorias. I'rau Karl Drueli- kl, and Gruss an rplltz, become the Fdith Cavell, the Lusltanla, and the I President Wilson 1 No thorough!) patilotlc American girl could get the maximum of pleasure out of a bouquet of Gruss an Teplitzes even 1 "1 n uwuuuc ji uium uii icuilltra ' If their stems werp six vaida lone 1 ne inoveiueni 10 cnange te names lot such dowers was Btatled bv the -.. .-. . . -.. . ...... . . ' i-arK ciaiufcii c mo, 01 riusning, 1. 1, . . . . . ne tlie suggestion that 1 OSes would smeii mucu sweeiei 10 in, 00 per cent American noses if thej didn't bristle with German, was adopted by unani- j mous consent. 'It Is quite conceivable," sajs Mrs ' IL A. Vivian, vice president of the club,' that as the wai continues and Its ef fects a.re bi ought home to us more and more, rose groweis will refuse to laise ind exhibit these roses because of their name. In fact, I mjself know several growers ivhj would not show these Uer in in ios;s at n recent exhlb't." I Chnrlei H. Giakelow, Philadelphia florist, sajs that no rumors of thee Long Island tesolutions have come to cars; nevertheless he seemed Interested and rather eager to begin at once in his hothouse "I don t know anv thing about It," i 'lid. 'Only Just let us know when Tu I begin and we Philadelphia men will fall In line" I FIREMEN IN CONVENTION 1 Six-County Aitociation Opem Meeting I - ci t.: n. at iiaiiius.111, 1 n, Hhamokln, r , June 18 The annual convention of the Six-County Firemen's Association, with delegates In attend ance from all of the volunteer Are com. panles in Luzerne, Lackawanna, North umberland, Columbia, Montour and Schuylkil counties, opened today In the Grand Army Opera House. More than 300 delegates attended the opening ses sion George Heinze, of Mahanoy Citv, presided, and Chief Burgess Ralph D. Zimmerman made the address of wel come. There will be no parade or other at traction to keeo men awav from the mines ana lactones. ,ine delegates win he tendered a ball and banouet at Edire. wood Park this evening, Interest ln the convention centera ln the election of officers,, and the promised man s Association and Democratic, can- d'date for Governor. William T. Cullep. nf Pottsville. is the leading candidate for thr presldenc). PASTOR SHOOTS -STRAIGHT Brings Dow'n Owls That Had Raided Neighboring Henroosts Mlllrllle, N. J., June 18, The Rev. Eugene Hagaman, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, who has been making an effort to capture the thieves who have been ilsltl.is henneries In the vicinity of the church parsonage, dis covered that the nocturnal marauders was a roost of owls In a large tree. He called on Mayor Whttaker nnd asked permission to go running? for the Lblrds, and showed that, he rras a marks man ny printing oown Ilire wun one ") s .ssHHr-as, ' BUSINESS ON THE LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE IS SMALL, . AND CHANGES UNINTERESTING General Asphalt Is Only Home Issue Showing Activity Steel Declines After Advancing P. R. T. Report Does Not Affect Price Trading on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange was dull early In todaj' session, with General Asphalt common and United States Steel about the only Issues showing any nctlvlt.v, and.jollowlng the trend on the big board, prlc changes showed an Irregular tendencv. General Asphalt did not show the momentum, however, 'it has demon straled for some time, and, while offerings were quickly taken, their was not sufficient deman dto send the price above last night's closing t-uotatlon at 24, at which level all sales of the first hour were recorded. Taking the sams course as In New York, Steel staited with a small gain, which was wiped out when the early demand had been supplied, and It jlelded a trifle more before midday. Transactions were so small In the usual home leadets that they were1" unusually uninteresting. Lake Superior declined H, Lhlgh Navigation lost s. and I'hlladlphla Electric was unchanged. Reading Hallway was marked up , In line with the strength It dtsplaved on the big board yesterday, Pennsylvania gained a trifle and Lehigh Valley advanced . The earnings statement of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company for May, which came out late eslerday and showed a substantial Increase In gross, but a decrease In sutplus as compaied with the same month last ear and with the surplus for April, was without influence on prices paid for the trust certificates during this forenoon Only a few sales appeared and all of these were at jesterday's close price of 24. The May returns showed gross returns In excess of any month In 1918, The total was $2,696,625, a gain of $125,185 over Maj, 1917, and compared with $2,642,000 in April, but the surplus was $150,099 against $322687 the corre sponding month of last ear, and $193,462 In April. Libel ty Loan bonds were Millet, but sllghtl.v lovvei. SHIP OFFICERS GET INCREASE IN WAGES Shipping Board Announces Scale for Atlantic and - Gulf Ports sailing-ton. June 18 The United States Shipping Board has announced a new wage scale for licensed officers of vessels operating; from Atlantic and Gulf ports ln the coastwise and oveiseas trade. The Increases are effective and will be paid retroactlvelj from May 4 last, and exceptions in application of the new scale are made onlv in the cases of ships operated bv the navv and the ! railroad administration and small craft I Piling exclusively In harbors, bays and rivers The railroad administration will ' determine the scale to be put In force nboaid coastwise vessels under its con- trol The 25 per cent bonus for officers en gaged In the coastwise, West Indian and Central American trade and the 50 per cent bonus allowed to transatlantic service fare tetalned, the shipping board I holding that existing conditions make any radical change In this phase of the wage situation unwise The new scale resulted from.recom mendatlons submitted to the national marine conference which ended heie Ma 4 last, and la based upon -an exhaustive studv of conditions covering the in ceased cost of living, corresponding wages ashore, Pacific coast wages and the Importance of holding officers now in the merchant marine nnd attracting men with knowledge of the sea. It was found necessary under existing conditions to provide a class for the smallest boats, so that they will not be I forced to suspend operations bv having to pa wages equal to those paid aboard larger vessels ln the new classification a substantially uniform percentage of , Increase in power tonnage Is maintained between one class and the next. I The New Wage Scale The monthlj wage scale for licensed officers of the deck and engine depart ments follows: A n C I) K F Masters 1100 8270 $260 $2)0 H24U 230 rhlef engln s 230 21s 200 185 170 180 First off & 1st Assist en li1 Second offls V 2d assist eng 110 Third offls I 3,1 assist ni 1S1 mo 14.1 180 115 1.11 140 125 1.10 131 120 14.1 1.10 115 140 123 110 rourin 01ns ,?,"! ",1"- '" ,';" Junior eng.. .100 rnentv fle per tent bonus South for all coast and Central 1 wise. West Indies and AKi; "'", bonus for transatlantic 1 ar zone trade 87THDMSI&N AGAIN IN TRAINING AT DIX Returns From Camp Pike, Bringing With It Same French Officers Camp nix, IV rlghtstown, N, J June 18 The Work of training the Eight -seventh Division is now underway at Camp DIx The division, which Is under com mand of Major General Samuel D. ritur gls, Is composed of men from Louisiana and the southern States and consists of the 345th, 346th, 347th and 348th in fantry regiments; 334th, 335th and 336th artillery regiments; the 312th engineers and various trains, together with the 312th Signal Corps and'bospltal units. This new organization came here from Camp Pike, Ark , and a queer turn of fate also brings back to Dlx the French officers who Instructed the early ar rivals here in trench warfare and were then assigned to Camp Pike, only to come back again when the division re turned here. A new s) stem of service nnd drill calls has been put Into effect at Dlx. and the resulcja that the men will have to work an hour earlier, as the rising hour will be at 5:45 a. m. Instead of 6-15. Breakfast will be at 6:15 Instead of 6:60. Dinner will be served at noon, as usual, while, supper call will be sounded at 6 oclock Instead of 5:30. An evidence of the speed with which rookies are being trained at pamp Dlx was given yesterday w hen 3000 rookies, commanded by Major Walton A. Green, of the Tenth Battalion, passed In re view before Major General Hugh L Scott and his staff. Although the men. who are from western New York, have been here only two weeks they made a mighty fine Impression. Nearly all of them wore uniforms and carried rifles. The music for the marchers was fur nished by the rookie band from the same battalion, the members of which purchased their own Instruments. The War Department Commission, on Training Camp Activities, Community Service Branch, will ereft a new build ing for administrative, purpore" rext " " "'WMrsi war ywt EX-GOVERNOR YATES OUT FOR CONGRESS Illinois Republicans Plan Ticket Free From Taint of Disloyalty Springfield, 111.. June 17. Richard Yates, former Governor of Illinol", his announced hi candidacy for CongreT The unanimity of sup port behind Mr Yates, apparently, welds the Republicans, outside of Chicago, be hind a State ticket that will be free from an taint of dlclojalty and tnat will he of such character that Repub licans generall) can give to It their support at tlie September 11 primaries. This suggestion has been made re peatedlv by men from all parts of Il linois who have been In Springfield during the last forty-eight hours Leader after leader In private conversations has deplored the entrance of Congressman Foss as a senatorial aspirant, for the reason that his campaign. If forced through the donnstate counties, would tend to rekindle factional contests over legislative and county nominations, to he settled at the senatorial primary1, that have been forgotten during the war period Dovvnstate Republicans deploie a pil mary now, which the thought had been eliminated bv the declination of former Governor Dsmeen to bo a candi date for the Senate, and th quletl ex pressed determination Is that the Fogs campaign shall not be permitted to -in-balance the situation as it extcited until last week , Evidence Indicates that Medill Mc Cormlck as the parl's nominee for Senator is the desire of Republicans who want a 100 per cent ticket of lojal can didates and a peaceful primary. wHh the war as Its crisis The same Is true of Fred E. Sterling, of Rockford, chair man of the Republican State commit tee, who has started strenuously after the nomination for State Treasurer. The suggestion is made that Superln lendnt of Public Instruction Francis G. Blair bj entitled to a renoiiiinatinn, although it ts possible that former State Senator Hugh S Maglll, of Springfield, would like to be a candidate Spokesmen foi the party seem to agree that former Governor Yates is clearly the downtate candidate to be renominated for Congressman-at-large. and f they ara willing to concede the second nomination to Cook County. Most of them who express a preference favor the nomination of Henry R Rath bone, former president of the Hamilton Club, an the Cook County candidate. REAL ESTATE DEALERS CONVENE IN ST. LOUIS Philadelphia Delegates Hear Governor Gardner Plead for Mortgage Tax St. I.ouls, Mo June IS A delegation of seven members of the Philadelphia Real Estate Board has arrived in St. Louis to attend the eleventh an nual convention of the National Asso ciation of Real Estate Board", which will convene here for four days R S" Nash and William H. Wilson, hpokes men for the delegation, said that several more delegates are expected from that cltv. Governor Gardner, of Missouri, wel comed the 1000 delegates on behalf of the. State. He declared that it la his Intention to have established ln Mis rourl a loyalty law, which will pro hibit teaching of foreign languages of all kinds throughout the State. He asked support for the proposed mortgage tax bill which will be placed before? ihe State Legislature, at the nexl , session Ills statement that the gen eral property tax has become out of date was heartily applauded. Referring to the war he said: "Every man In Missouri will do his duty. I serve warning here that any community In which any organized movement against 'the Government is evident will be placed under martial law." , In the annual leport of the presi dent. William M. Garlatid. It was ad vised that the delegate's take up the matter of a proper license law In the different States Mr. Garland stated tt;at a proper license law Is a short cut to establishing clean, upright methods of business "It would be a great boon to tealtors all over the country to start a united national campaign for building homes." he-said. "This work was started, but was stopped by a war edict, discourage Ing building of all sorts. "Several universities now offer courses In real estate, and It Is for you to see that adequate text books are published and the task of promoting educational work does not cease. In this way you can make It possible Wt real estate .an nu longer De the refuge of the i4i"jiih una icious. iS. 5 ' of rea) (state sliculst , last. year of all'hlsjb1' d'thuw w'uVfe'sj, 2 Hie rudiments OB taugltt In the pi, courses, and,, ' 4.i . j j 1 r.k Zr n 4 n si J sl v a iy .. --' VJ o 1. i.J. fi VJ s .VIUII 4- pl -- '".W... .. 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