ts vv r.TTO-Av-', sit ' W'.wr s rv, ""'"w; "Aiv.; '.'5 ' ' -l --. TWr.1 fr-vr ',"-, -- -- '- r w' V-W 5 'i-.tt.Uj )' - v J "J , rttf i if I "IP B- 1S.K IS Jl - rvx. -v$r Tift r Hit mssiPW-mp street FINANCIAL MEN PUZZLED 1 ' OVER MARKET CONDITIONS WHICH ONE CALLS "SLOPPY" Causes for Inactivity of Stocks Seem Difficult to Ascer tain Some Brokers Stick to German Prepara turns as Excuse Gossip of the Street i .. 2 ' itQtLOPPY," was the brier but expressive epithet applied to stock market condition's yesterday Just before the cJpse of the session by a well 1 known downtown bankm- and b'roker.O There was general recession In ) Virtually the svhotc list.. One broker' said the ifiarltot seemed to be wait ing for something to happen, "but up one seemed to know Just whnt. l.ary in the day there -ivas a. report that the ureal German drive had lenlly uepun, and this was eh en as the reason for the easlne off In prices. But on a former -occasion a German drle had Just the reverse effect. o this latcr( report went for nothlnrr, and later news Received from the European front looked as thoujti an American drive had been mistaken or a Qe'rman one,. ' ( Another broker eaia that Wall street, In looking; aroilnd for an excuse n which to hanj; a reason for the lower prices, had laid hold on pros I pectlve taxes. "And!! seems to suit the purpose as ivell as any other," j he remarked. It was a splendid tribute to the memory of the late Mayor Mitchel, of New York, when business on the, stock .exchange was suspended for one hour jeslcrday from 11 to, 12 -while his runeral was taking place. Contention Over Railroad Contract Clause ' , It seems that the principal bone of contention between the Railroad Securities Owners' Association and the. proposed Government contract with the railroads is in the clause rcferrfViR to the coptrol of the dli actor general over disbursements or Additional betterments and extensions. The contention of the counsel for the association Is expressed in these words : "But there is no modification of the provision by which the railroad may be excessively maintained (over'and aboe Its own standard) and the cost .of such'ecess m&Jntenance be deducted from the compensation, even Ihough such course should lcsult in default In Interest and sinking fund "payments. "It is still left to the absolute and uncontrolled Judgment of the di rector general and without power of redress (except by the Interstate Commerce Commission, whose decision on the facts shall be final) to put upon the property and to chaise against the standard return in priority to fixed ciarges and dividends, whatever maintenance he may decide should be put upon, the property over and aboe the amount that was expended during the test period of private operation. "This charge for excess maintenance might well absorb the entire etandard return to which the railroad would otherwise be entitled." Many bankers and brokers whose opinions were asked on the above objection raised by the Uallroatl Securities Owners' Association nvere of ' the -Opinion that the particular clause objected to should not be Inter preted in any narrow or semi-prejudiced manner, but should be consid ered in the broad, liberal manner In which the Government ha met the situation without, recourse to hairsplitting, ns this protest seems to be. There were some, however, who believed the powers of the director gen eral In the premises should'be more clearly defined. Favors Decimal Stock Quotation "Why do the managers of the stock exchange cling to the archaic system of quoting in eighths?" was a question propounded j esterday In the course of conversation by n well-known uptown banker and broker. "Why don't they adopt the decimal system, as has been done In the quotations for liberty Honda'.'" he continued. "We pride ourselxes on our progressleness and point to our decimal sjstem of coinage of money as compared with the lugubrious tystcm of Great Britain's pounds, shil lings and pence, but in the matter of stock quotations we are not one whit ahead of the conservatism of the Eng'lUsh money system. The present system of quoting InN eighths," he remarked, "comes to us from the time when we had coins representing one eighth of a, dollar. They were equal to twelve and one-half oents and were called a levy or a half !evy, but they became obsolete long ago; not co the method of quoting prices on the stock exchange. "There Is another point which should receive serious consideration In connection with this application of the decimal system to stock quota tions," he said. "Eterj- banker and brokeMiiiows that the cost of run ning his business vnnd the employment of help, which is both scarce and expensive, In fact, everything connected with the brokerage business since the advent of the war, has increased In cost in about the same or even greater proportion as every other business, while commissions have remained the same. Now, if a decimal system of quotations was estab lished and commissions were made two-tonths Instead of the present one eighth, it would come near to evening matters up, ns the present rate of commissions Is altogether out of proportion to the expense of conducting the business todaj. "It seems to me," he said, "that the. present time tyould be the most promising for such a change. We are breaking old precedents every day and priding that nothing serious happens because of our actions; in fact, matters move, much better and we very soon become accustomed to the changed conditions, Take, for Instance," he remarked, "the daylight saving hour. It was accomplished without a hitch and no one wants to go back to the old plan again. If the powers who can make a change In the present method of stock quotations and also In the standard of com missions would take hold of this matter' and put it through as the day-.Ilght-davlng and other laws have been put through, I believe they would ' find matters would adjust themselves very quickly, "There Is yet another advantage In the proposed quotation by decl mals," he said, "and that Is In keeping our books and accounts of our customers- We often have to calculate these-accounts In fractions of cents which don't exist, like one-sixteenth, or one-thirty-second, or two thirds etc. All this would be very much simplified and less less help would, be needed for that' purpose. "I hope," he concluded, ':that hi any case the end of the war will bring around this much-needed refoym, Just as it Is bringing about a decimal currency for Great Britain." i Outlook for Bond Business In the bond and Investment houses yesterday there was a general expression of opinion that whatever action Is obtained In the market must be through energetic efforts on the part of salesmen representing the various .large retail houses. Since the higher taxation has been enforced and the United States Government has been selling bonds It has become necessary for bond salesmen to seek new fields for the disposal of securi ties, as the old-time customers apparently are not buying. There was good buying yesterday of the Federal farm loan bonds and sales of $1000 pieces were made at 102Ti. which Is the highest quota Hon yet recorded for bonds of this denomination. The smaller pieces of the Federal farm loan bonds have sold as high as 1D3',4. These bonds are an excellent Investment and the demand for moneyed Interests has been substantial for several weeks past. Foreign Government bonds were moderately active, particularly the. United Kingdom Issues and the Anglo-French 5s. Railroad and Industrial bonds were Inactive, with a comparatively small volume of transactions. "Lessons of the War" Under the caption, "Lessons of th War," the National City Company In Its July letter among otKcr things says: "The war has taught these economic lessons very clearlj'. It has revealed unsuspected resource In al the countries; not of hidden wealth, but of productive capabilities. It is said that the slums of London have disappeared; that with the Insistent appeal for labor, enlistments and conscription, the Idlers and even the vicious have been swept into useful' cmploymeat. With millions of .the most effective workers in the armies, unheard of sums are raised for war purposes, the war Industries are ex panded upon an enormous scale, and yet In England nnd France the population Is cared for on the whole as well as In normal times. The conclusion is irresistible that If the samfe energy and spirit can be con.' tlnued after peace Is restored, and devoted to construction and production, the entire level of living conditions can be raised above that of the past. The lesson Is not that more can be had for the poor by exploiting the rich, but that vastly more w'ealth can be produced by harmonious and fully employed Industry than has been realized In the past." Railroad Contract and Coal Interests The publication In this column yesterday of a statement from a New York newspaper that the standard railroad contract will not necessitate i a segregation of thecoal interests from the Reading railroad Interests ') was a subject of discussion In the financial district yesterday. It has been said on good authority that the Philadelphia and Readlnr Is the only part of the Reading organization which will be affected by thj railroad contract and that the Philadelphia and Reading has no interest whatever In the coal properties, which .are owned entirely by the Reading Companj', the holding company, which also owns the railroad company and irou Ai ft' H-W" W .. !' . 1" ' .. 1 " r .ti " 4 '!"? f ,K , ' -.fi.iS. A' VwW' EEMi3K PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, BUSINESS CAREER OF PETER FLINT A Story of Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead . fe.ptipwj , Mr, XThftthrnd tM nmicrr Iour bi(nfj GKttfiona on bviA0, ttrltina. nttvrrUtttno nnri tiVlotrmrt. AV vo-wr qir(fo clcnrlv nnA Kill ll thr fact, Vr rorrtcf nfltnr nnrt 7 nwdrr mint hr numtn la an maiiinM. Tfiosr Mch ar anoi-ymntM mf fw ianorfrt. I riTisirrr 10 irrnnwal nutttlon inn oc m i By Mftlt. Othrr vrllant ti'llt b nwtvfrrif I (i fMs cofumr, Th' titt Ititrre itino prnfi- ifint o htijlifirr ictll Vt uoitn into tht ion o rttrr runt CXXXVIt "pKRKlN'S sent me out today to call "-on a prospect In Vcsej- street, whose name was. turned In bj- an agent who Is no longer with the company. -The report of the former agent stated that, the prospect would be Interested In a thousand dollars' worth of Insurance about this time. I thought it would b a cinch to get him written up, so I chirped into his office, and said, "Good morning, Mr. Stern." He looked at me without' a word "It's a nice day," I added. "Thank j-ou." "wnat for? ' I asked t "For being so kind as to tellne what ! "What for?" 1 asked the weather Is. Good morning. it's Just my luck when I call on a man to have him make the comments, which we never dleuss In the clns "I've come from h Magnltvde Life Insurance Companj'," was my next re mark. Again silence. "Vou saw one of our agents before, Sou know." "Correct." "You he he " Ye."' .nln tlm inn "hntv, nf nc i es. saia tne man, notn or us. Thank you for calling. Anything else?" Finally I said, "I've come to see If we cannot Write you now." .aid n"1' I "So I observe " I cer'alnlj- was stuck then, but Weil, Can We , No "Oh '" said T ! Without n word -he man turned to i his desk and began to write letters. I (stood wobbling for a minute or two. ns 'I didn't know what to do. then said, "Well, can I come again?" i He nodded his head without a word' and went on vvrlilng ' I went back to the olTlce and told the, story ot my dismal failure to Pet kins. He omiled n little and then told me he knew Stern was an awkward man to handle, but he thought It would be good nvrvArliirina fvn in a experience for me C fl." mm. Intn the nfTW thl trinin. Inn with a $15. 00(1 annllcatlou nnd snld. I "Pli.vr thl le nnn nf Ihn lm.nli..l tnho I have had The ling was a block nf , lice when I started I thought T would 1 never get at him. Finally I thought of ' a stunt which worked " "You had better tell vnung Flint what I j-ou did. for he has been up against a i I proposition of that kltid," nld Perrv ' "Sure. I II tell him, hut I don't think I I'd ndvise him to do It. ns he Is too j voting lo gel away with It. This man I called on was one of those ocld-hlooded nroposlttons. On of thne men who lust ! look at j-ou aid saj' noihlne. You never I know- whether whnt .vou have said ha j Interested them or not I would sonuer tackle any kind of man than that Well -I tried a dozen different ways to get 'ni him Rvery time 1 jut sklddfd off the Ice Flnallj-. nn idea occurred to me ,1 took out tnv matchbox, sttuck a i match, and. without saying a word, held it near him. He drfw- hack a little innd said, 'What the devil are you do-' j ingr I " i'm trying a little experiment." and , then I began ;o move tb match up 1 nnd down slowly In front of him 'Have I Ij'ou gone craxy?" he said. 'Not at all,, I'm trybig nn experiment, and I'm sure j jou will be giad to know- that It np- ; 1 pears to be coming out successruiy ' He j I 'ooked puzzled and then said, 'Sa.v. just , 'what are you getting at. anyhow?' Splendid, splendid" said I, and lit an I other match. 'Hold on. hold on. just tell me what jou're up to' 'A most' isuccesful experiment." said j, as If to, ! mj-self. and then blew out the match and said. 'I want yen to congratulate me.' I He looked puzzled, though I continued,, ; i knew "when I first met you that under neath that block of Ice I would find a' real big-hearted human being If I could I once melt the Ice, and as fire melts Ice, i I just thought a match or two would produce enough heat so that I could get at jou ! "'Having gotten that obstruction out of the wa-, I am sure we can talk busi ness much more amicably, can't we.?' He looked at me for a minute and hesi tated Kinallj-, his sense of humor won, for he leaned back In his chair and began to laugh. 'Well, If tl.at don't beat all ! I've had some tricks played on me by Insurance fellows, hut that's I the hotteu yet.' It worked all right in this case, didn t it?" finished "C. C." TODAY'S nttglXESR IJPIC.KAM What does this mean to YOU? ffoto to ail Think joh know it all Business Questions Answered 1 uould he preatl- obliged to ou for advlslnc me at tn the correct way of figuring the labor turnover based on Ihu followlnc flsrures: Numbir of emplovcs at first of ear . 1.100 Total emploves hired durlns jenr . li.'.nn Total emplovea left durlnc ear leitn Number of emploes at end of vear 'J(in What Is the correct definition of labor turnover? A. 11 7. To figure labor turnover, add the num ber of employes ai the beginning of the period and the number hired during the period Divide this total bv the number of employes, at the end of the period. Using your figures: Employes at beginning ot period . .1500 employes nirea auring perioa . . ...ouu Total 4000 Divide by the number of employes at the close of the period, 2200 and you will find ihat your turnover is almost 00 per cent. Labor turnover is the number of times a labor force Is turned over or changed In a given period. A more .satisfactory basis on which to work Is the cost of labor turnover, which Is the cost of changing a job from 'one man to another. To obtain this figure, apportion the employment expenses over the various job units and add the loss of production (between what a man does and what he Is expected to do) until he Is sftl clently trained In. his work. The figures you give show serious mis Judgment In your employment depart ment and an analysis of the cost of the labor turnover would proe food for dis comforting thought; Have had lev en veara" retail experience Ulna and would like to connect with a manufactory as traveling- salesman. What form of letter would you advise vvrltfnr to the different manufactories ap plying for aueh position? la It beat tn address such letters to the Bales manager? I take a treat Interest In your Peter Flint articles and miss them when they do not appear. C C. C. Try a letter after this style, but' change It sufficiently bo that It will rep. resent your own personality: Dear Sir Have you. or can you, make an opening for a traveling sales man who has been seven years' retail selling experience and In consequence thoroughly understands the retailer's attitude toward the salesman. On the attached sheet you wll find mv buslnes history, which I hope will prove sufficiently Interesting to you as to lead to an Interview, at which time I hope to be able to sell you my serv ices. 1 believe that retail merchants will have more confidence In buying from a salesman who himself has sold goods behind a counter, and in consequence can advise them more correctly than a salesman lacking the experience I have had. 1 am, not seeking a Job. neither am I seeking money. butv-I do want the opportunity to get all I can earn for you. - Wherr-may -f -have the privilege of talking It over w(Ui you? , i-'.,,lch ib J.0Ur- ,M," t contain ing your bualness history. Head It with jour Jiatno ond nddr5. then add your education, height, weight, jour huslnera experience end Rive refeienc Inclose j iMTOiuKnipn ii you liae one If you "iiBir paveii jinnir mnnat. i. ikh v.,..., . Sn"d 'JJ ft," J- ; 1 wtfS $V ll ?& ro&lFcde1 Tradc Commission Add )our M1fr (o (li m mgni ""' ""' '"" OUI niR I1BI1IP IT KlSflhl ' ani Klari tm i-njov I'eter Flint t.. i" .V. . "..jj. i rin ruin i hope he will long be a friend of jours ASK WILSON TO AID COLLEGES N. I. A. WnnU Tonrl N. I'. A. WnilU Trnrlctirv of Youth to Dc?crt School Clicu'kcil ) Wa.hln.l.n Ju 1- Present tvil ! . " K..nJ"nJ -Ul. - -rr""lnt "II" son has been asked bv a committee of the emergency rnuncil of the Na- lionai Educational Association to In- aorBf h cHinpnign to recruit male stu dents for colleges nnd prevent the pres ent tendency of joung men to leave the colleges for military service The enm- mlttee announced that a meeting of the !i?i.nCiV uJ , .V n"Xt Yfdnt'.: daj-. when plans for the campaign will be formulated . HI. , I In this connection. Pecretiry Baker announced details of the plan pi ep.ited ' by the War Department to offer able-I, hnrtlerl rnllep fctmlttnta ... a.. ,i.. ..... r i eighteen years the oppoitunltv to enlist In the nation's military forces nnd to ' in tne nation-s mllltsrv forces nnd obtain training ln colleges uhtcirvvi 111 i prepare tnem ror the more exacting forms of military service have been om pleted. JUDCF, AN AID TO CUPID , Hurries Dlvorre Cafe When Told Woman Has Chance for Marriage Scrantnn. Pii.. .tulv 1? .Inrlirr. -. 1 . i wards plaj-ed assistant to I'tipld. when "c. "'" " si'ccim nearinc ot tno divorce MM nf .,lu v-ir-n Tvt,...i... ...i... Harold Wheeler fnder oidlnary Idltlon the case would not linve In en (heard until October but In n petlttmi I waT.lV rI'.htl,rh.,lJ omRn- nttnrney It was Bpt rnrth that she 'has an np- portunlty for marriage." nnd on this laiwiunt 1n.l,r I-.l,. u..tu n...l ... .1. hearing. It Is understood Mrs Wheeler's bus. band-to-be Is a New York man. whn e- ,Pec,,1 Xo hp cav1.pl for nillltarv service 'r",,?,!0,! n',"r inns nnrt m HO1 It" i claimed. Wheeler 'deserted M.'..i'f. tti. whereabouts nie unknown c u- r I-1 c ' -""er laniliilalr lo May in Hare Mahanoj- Cltj, Pa., Juh 12 Among n announce list or sriectives tu en- '"J" ,,for.r.a1'' V'.J'" ., J,,,v .i 'Vman: Oeorge 11. Merrill, St ' S "- , ' ", V".; " - ' r""" " " " Z r. . " .... l U.-H,,'IIS1TI f-rtl,.,i- II.. vnA. ... ..... i !. Avit, ,.inPa An, , c ,.-r.. 'election ' ' Philadelphia Arrivals at New York Hotels O s F Cnjernvc IIrnillB O. ren7fl. 1!taM .srmm u I. lllb"nn, Walll-k it. It(rr. Park Atomic ' Laiihick, iSranrt I MarDonalit Hrmlin5'- .f Marne Cmbrlnncl vlrs, J Mftrne rumberlftnl VA r C Matthew-a Mnriboroufll J Morrl. I.onjfarre J M T'nltfrsnn Mre-.tln H C Pnwi-r. Hrnvltnc. H. H nucldlck. Itrrslln i". f spoil. Mnrlhorouah C H. Pmlth. fnntinrntal. .1 IT Smth- Cr.inrl. lle r Tnmbull. .vbiriha Washington SI .1. Wlnsleln. Ttrcalln. .T. It Alkin. Omnd 15 P Partl'lt llrnadnav- Central. v.. Hinder, HernM Smiare ' .t riark. fnlon Pqiuire. JT ruhrninn lirand Mrs. n. Jf On? Tlrorfll r tlrfvrr. L'nlon Square. rt. Herr. Walllck n. A Hellekrn. VValllik. A K. Hlliner. Wnlllck W TI. Tlolfletl. Allien. r H .Tnokfon Tlre.lln. r P. Jnhntftn. Prenlln r Minnintr. Nw .strand O H Morfe. Walllek A H. Ognan. Aberdeen .T A Anderson. Markwil Mr J A Anderson. Markw-ell. .T U rterrh. (Irand Mr He'mont. St rram-ls Vtr Ttelmont SI Frnni I Mr.ninrk Welilnatnn r, VV Hrnoks. i:nillcolt A P frnllu l.uri-llon 8. I' rnn, llrrald Squar-.. P Orry .Marl Antoinette T. fllrsrh. N'e stian-1 J .T Mason, nn fortlsnd K D Miller AVnodward J. fl Webster, Aluomiuln. rw'iiM WILCOX TRUCKS FACTORY BUILT Motor, Transmission, Clutches, Manganese Bronze Crank Cases and All Vital Parts Made Right in the Wilcox Factory The Vilcox is not an assembled truck. The Wilcox factory is'not dependent upon the whims of the parts manufactur ers the name of Wilcox and the Wilcox reputation stand behind every detail of every truck delivered. Wilcox trucks have been doing heavy duty in Philadelphia for more than eight years. Ask us for the names of Wilcox owners. Every part, including the motor, transmission, clutches and EASTERN MOTORS CORPORATION Beii puom Bi'oad and Wallace Streets Popiaresso DISTRIBUTORS OF WILCOXTRU CONSPIRACY IN DRUG TRADE IS CHARGED Files Complaint Against National Association By tltc A.Hociatcd Trcj WmMnjrtnn, Julv 12 Conspiracy with Hie purpose and effect of Mlnl,,R cmnetHlo ln , wholesale. dru tr' ,vft' tl,nrK"' hV I'""' Trf ,., racie commission in n complaint today against the National Wholesale Drug- gists' Association, the Title rjuarantv and Trut Company of New- York the organization's treasurer, and iiuim rmis Individuals, including the associations officers. Ve.hal nnd written notices are alleged ... . . . '" have been glen to manufaetuiers ...... v , . that certa'n customers oi prospective customers were not entitled to it-cotnl- inn ax legitimate lobbers. nccorcllnir to lhe ""oclatlon's definition Other me.ins said to have been used were the appoint - ment of committees to confer with inanti- facturers or owners, for the purpose nf Influencing them to adopt sale, method In hnrmony with the policies nf the Na tional Wholesale Druggists' Assoclallnn written and veibal notices given bv llv secretary of the association to inanufnc turers that' competitors not members of the. association were selling below the net price named by manufnrtuies fur refflle; the compilation nnd distribution among manufacturers nnd wholesaler--nf lists nf "legitimate" Jobber", and In fluence on various local avnclnt'on. of ftrng jobbers nnd wholesalers to ndop pnllc, (n harmony with the prac, -. .. ,, ' v,.i nhnin-ite nmci-lsts' V.n 'he National Wholesale Druggists As o Iti f Clntinn The officers of the nsnrlatlnu are. Charles E. Itedwell, Oklahoma VMi president: Hnbert H. Hiadlej Toledn, n PalmdclR Notvell. New York. M f l-h"-- Wbc0- Tex : M1,lor' '"' 1,"lnn" Vn . Clarence K Hope, Ho.ston. vice piesldents; K. Hollldnj Vew York. vecretarj, and the Title Guaiantj nnd Trust Companj-. New York, treasurer T,lft boar(l of control, also named in ,the complaint, follow Arthur I. Parker, New- Orleans c,nair- l.onis, I. it Grover. Sale, l.os Ange es : K Jacksonville, Fla ; II. I i:ann. Kntisas M. Hutchinson. Urand t'ltv. Mo : l.ee Rapids. Mich; It 11. l'llis. Memphis, Tcnn . W.J T Httrper. Ottlimwa, 111 i O. Harrett Moxley, Indianapolis, f i) Andrews. Minneapolis, and H. A. Jnck son. Providence, It I. The committee on proprletaty goods likewise were named- It. H. Hrndley, Toledo, O, chairman. II .1 Rowerfind. Fort Wav lie. Ind . 1-dward Plaiit. New Von. : W .1 Munav Columbia, S. C; V A Dicks .New ,Orlcans; I. A I.ange, Milwaukee, c F. Michaels, San Francisco. W H (irciner,. Dallns; Wlnthrop i. N.ow, 'c. n.i fl lnhn T. Kenneilv. Kansa-S .,, "- - nui. lily. Mo. FOR SALE Four-Masted Schooner Mncle derk. 110 ft. keel. .1? ft. tieam. dentil nf hold It ft. fl ln. ahallnne-t nnrt. lned A-l fifteen senra Ametl tnn ntirrntl ut Shlpplni;. lU'XIVERY SEPT. tSTII C. E. TRENHOI.M 101 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. STn.V!IIIP JACKSONVILLE h. N.VAII lt(TON Philadelphia lo Pftvannnh and Jurkpnn Hle for all points youth two naUinpn weH. Philadelphia tn Hoston for all Vew Enclamt polnle lvo Falllnir-i wekli riiscnrrer 01 ITPIKIH l onauil Acent I Tier IK. ft. line St. Tel. I or.iUnl MERCHANTS A .MIM:iP TRANS. JJ H. E. WILCOX MOTOR COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS JULY 12, 1918 KNIT GOODS HIT BY TRADE LULL Mills and Jobbers Avail Ac- lion on Proposed Price- Fixing Plan In erpectstlon of regulation measures to be Instituted bv the Government the I hoslerv nnd knit goods Industry Ib qult. I -Ml ,em,er manufacture,., nor JohhM. hosiery nnd knit goods Ind. "Ml ,"'l,,'cr '"anufacturei! """ i"nkl"K "'"' rtrrt "' S' huslnera until something signniK up new i thing dcflnlt Lsirp not moie than one month behind on known. Fixing nf yarn p;lces and regu- latlon of labor, through President Wll- .... . i !.. ...-, i i ii,.. i..' indexed nnd prevented from floating In , esrrh of (he most ttrnclle wage scale, " Prlndiml matter, awaiting rel-, rAen. flK poln,, to n situation In which the Government Intend, protect ,,r th rivllinn trnrte n. far as nos. "' lnp ml'lnn '"ne as iar as po slble. To that end encouragement Is hHnK sh(r, tn !ntin(: industrv to expand, and reports of building opern tlons show knit goods centers to be busy oon.trupiltic new nlnnts nnd eulatglng old ones From official reports showing less cotton was consumed In May than rnoTori.ws The Stanley Booking Corporation THK fellowlng theatres obtain their pictuies through (he STANLEY ftooking f'orporatlon. which Is a guarantee of rnrlv .howlng of th finest produe tlnns All pictures reviewed before exhibition sk for the theatre In ycur Incalltv nbtalnlng pk-tures through the STWI.llY Hooking Corporation M...U. '2th. Morris t raj-unk Ave lambra mi lh i:. kvk. uji&u MAIlKl. NOIVMANP in ' JOAN OP Pl.ATTSHL'nn ' ADDI I C 5-l AND THOMPSON STS AIULLVJ M.VT1NCB tJAII.Y MAIIKI. NOrtVIANl) In 1llN OT Pl.ATTsnt Bli ADTAniA ninsTNVT m:i. ihth AKLAU1A 10 A. M. to ti 13 r. M VVII.l.lVM JJ MA JIT In SH VUK JIOXROB" DI I irrniDn nnot strkkt and DL.UtlDlrL SfSQIT.HA.NXA AVE MHV PIl'KKOP.n in VnmrilU nf rif-tlir.line AIlv "tr1DDI7CC 1IAIN ST. JUNATl'NK VirtOlVIA PF.ARSOV In THK FIKKIIRANO FAIRMOUNT -0lhMtAI.tv Thomss MelRhan nnd Slla nreamer ln ".MIS.siNT. ' I7AtIII V TIIKATI ' "'" iL.i, :ATnK ISll Mark-t St T to Midnlcht. TAKAWA TUT: WH1TK MAX'S X.WV SATIJ CT THKATHK Relow Ppruc. JO IrliJl. MVTIN'EB DAILY t:IH MARKRT In In l H1:ATIN0 THR PfBT.tr ' rDITAT WflDTUCDM nrosd Pt at Krl- vjiMrvx iivyix i ii,iii :, i ant U I y P At KNID HKNNBTT V DKSntlT 'WOOtN'O .a.-pppTTTlSJ, WAI.NfT stST HVlrllKlAL. Mts. -J an Kiss, 7 4 s nitVAvr wasiiwirn In "TWKNTV ONE 1 CAnlTD 1ST A LANCASTER AVE U.lwni-'llV MHtiliee Dally VIVIAN MARTIN In "V TVETTK,' THEAT-RES OVYNF.D AND MANAOEI) BY MEMBERS Of THE UNITED EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION tin 4rMT wr AHOVE MARKET , T O I) A Y IT.ORIA StVANSOV and C1IARI.1V: CHJ r-crvAD oth CEDAR AVENUE -rrtf . ip I c..., ni l.f ;n "rvI;.e;nr." kjiviciih umi.aiuii iTnootu rr icci im Market hi. r.nth a cuth1 CULlOliUlVl TOP A V L1NA CAVAL1ERI '" ...J'B COLONIAL lMn $ S'ffi I A-.i : i" m Pauline Frederick '" "Vckomm- EUREKA 40TH & MAnKin' bTS Jewel Carmen in "Confession' manganese bronze crank cases, is made right in the Wilcox factory at Minneapolis. Made in 1 Vi-, 2'2-, 3 Yi- and 5 ton models. Successfully manufactured since 1906 by pioneers in the truck industry. As nearly perfect in general design, construction and mate rials as 1 2 years' experience can develop. Franchises open for responsible sub-dealers. during the same montli a year ago. job brs are coming to believe their fears that a famine threstentd were slightly f exaggerated. A meeting of the advisory board of the National Association or Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers A Atlantic City over Saturday and Sun day of thlR week promises to throw some light on the general ultuation ana give heart to those Inclined to take a pessl mlstle view of conditions I nderwear Is quiet Mlllx are tll! , bury with Government orders and will be for some time to come Hosiery, on I the other hand, presents quite a differ-. ent condition. Spring orders re being filled In great quantities. Some jooDers rennrt balnr received their full allot ment already, in normal times mis WdnrffrtM' Srnlflcant. therefore, that the mills delheiles. j The hqIery 'situation Is comparative , e9 - As toDDers reirainen irom chhik beyond Immediate consumption stoevts are picninui, n.m u m """'"",'''" "',."' position to, -cc'pt bu-1, . their pie , in the market for business later than October, although It Is rumored a few of ' them here and there are willing to Tecu-1 ;,'" .im fnii.re hv eloalns; on trade late on a solid future njciojiiig on rraae for the last three months of the car rHOTOPI.A'VS !.,. Mrv STKANU Otn. Av. at Ve nar.jo, n. ot Ilroa-1 Jack Pickford &erbeai;sB K.1, 333 MARKET,1?. ff-TsV"? PKOOT HTI.AND In OTHCIl JIBXS PAUtlHTKRS ' MnnPI 45 SOfTH PT. Orche.tra lVlVLyJL lontlnunu, 1 to ft. VOnVtA TAI.MADI1K In PR T.fXB ANXtF. PA I AfC 12U MAPKCT rtrrkT" I rtLrtVC in A. M to it. tB p. m. MAinitj r.i'.."s.r;nv in THt: PAtTt PtlETENDRn DOnOTIIY DAI.TON In THK MATlXri fir MARrKl.l.A ' iF?VFNJT'"rRT "'low irfiT" , rxcvjciN 1 ham to n p, . i POrtOTHY dai.tox In THE KATHER'S PHAPOW RIAI TO onnMAXTOwx avexub rl-Vl 1VJ AT TPI.PEHOOKEN ST MMtGt'ERITE ri.AHK l'HUXKI.LA ' R 1 VOI I MD AND SANSOM STS ' In "THE RI.INDXES8 OP PIVORCE i RI !RY -MARKET ST. DELOW 7TH rUD X P A. M. to 11:13 p. M NORMA TAI.MADOE In PR l.f.XE ANNIE ' SAVOY i'n MARKET STREET I i3-VV-l R A. M to Mldnltht ' VIARV MacLAREN "" In V MODEL'S CONFESSION ' ' ST A N I FY MARKET AtlOVE mTH O 1 rtlXLO I 11 m A M to It 13 P. M , MAK MARSH In ' ALT. WOMEN VFPTDR1A MARKET PT An. ITH VIV 1 VJIl- n A M. In 11:15 P.M. POITII.AP PMRRAN'KS In SAY' Yl)f NO VEt.t.OVV ' FRANKFORD iUi 5Kft5 ' -ll?.orvvon"nV'lENID BENNETT ln "DET.,vr. . TN "The VVoman l WOOING I IIIMDH IllONT PT. Cir.ARD AVE. jw.,a .lumno .luni lion p ria Alma Reubens in "The Ansvyer" KPUtiens ll (.at .vinrRuerue l laner. The Squire Deal ' 1 OCUST :?.1' A?l.MiK.FJ STKEKTS" LAJV.UOI v, f,n Jill V.vss.tl.SO lo 11 Douglas Fairbanks "' ,"X r, , ; MIYOM !l" numw markt:t st. Tarlr,r Holmeo In "RuRrlfS of J Pe-1 (lap THIS PROGRAM APPEARS IN MORNING AND EVENING I PUBLIC LEDGER .'' 5iiP A siwrular self-revel- tion was that made by " Uk ,,niin rlrift s-'Jfl mi .All's- i ill' dodger of this city in '.'attjS letter which he sent to the -M .OTT-DT If T TprnT?.T? and .H 3 r unuiu .LjuA-rvjiJ-iAv ,, ,.- which that newspaper pv1 published this morning. ai narrlnH fnv tVinf 4a tVlP name of the young man Ah unquestionably has an Jal idea tnat nis nignt irom army service 5b against the law, but that the law actually will operate against HIM if he shows a toleration of the errors of the Federal Government, rannot find lodgment in i T -1 his mind, it seems clear jh;j -j fenm Ilia ramorVl Vlltt 1oHr.j u 'i that his "peace overtures" 'ht i- it. ..it n.: :? 'a to tne Huuiuriues seem quite proper to this skulk ing youth. He will return, he says, but only if the Government will guaran :, tee that his services bc.f', utilized as an instructor in-j aviation ! The young j . , t.- i Americans wno are pieaa-.. ii m ing to De auowea io ngnr.,ti the Huns in the air might,wrns or mijrht not be grateful yi for having Bergdoll as -a'jfe it;aiiiei . 11 js uiiiirkcry , r ' however, that the point "i it j". ti ever will be determined. as Jl ft. t.r ern front," is the encour-3 t&l ne,'r.-'w,A.onan.n ,l,nf nnniat&MW K'"B llicsaoisc UIUK wiiiunamai m in Mr. Robert T. Small'tfWJD dispatch from Washing- ton in this morning's PUBLIC LEDGER. His analysis of the conditions there, based on the infor- mation that Washington' has, and that, tested by his long experience on the battlefront, presents an authoritative estimate of what is and what may be expected in the near fu ture in France. Singleness of purpose; that's the thing! When' the Mayor, who is "Mi. Thomas B. Smith, is notr :w embarrassed by conflict-1 ing interests, how his voice rings out ! In this S, morning's PUBLIC" LEDGER he is shown nt-v his best. The Vares want'1 a job for one of their men, and in no uncertain tones the Mayor tells the Board : of Recreation that if they do not place the inexv perienced person in ques- Z tion thev shall walk' the plank and he will have. another and more discreet 11 Board of Recreation. The Mayor in this is shown in a better light than on ther occasion when he present--1 cd the candidacy of one of his political followers for'.' a police captaincy in com petition with a candidat6.pK il urared bv these sarrtfi- -f t& Vares. Although th(S ? Mayor under the law hasi J -a good deal to do with the v Police Department, his-J.ti voice then was a neeD com- i ?l pared with the virile roar of yesterday. Somo per-PJv1 hims wuuio. noc liKe nis ai- liiuuc uu cinici uugasiutin j ji out any one who read the PUBLIC LEDGER arti- T cles which dealt with both. and who is willing to make "''', M allowances, will prefer his."V- '?l position in the second case. It SOUNDED mnr . like a man who was his ' l uvmi man. anynow, ana,u that ought to count. ,fv Alt UoftlAB MVMA .,AM. "11 '" U1H.HCO V.U11IC OCIJf ,S ,j uay now, duc tne ngnt tnafX; is told of in Mr. Perry Rob-V J! inson's special cable totvS the PUBLIC LEDGER." : this morninc seems ttv' have more than the usual-fell number of thrills. The lour uritisn airmen wno y$ wpnt nfrpr fnrfv Wnrm . V. surely undertook some jo&r'''5j and got away with itr-ra For one of our allied me'nAf-5-J to account for five enem'yaa machines shows a spiritW-a lUnf nnnnnf Yt nAMnliAWi1 iVfHi .fl , - .t"4B fU s, J5''l ' &M W m . ?, compny stocks, j- e.,Sr, -, e k S?. I'.'- I U -r. .6 , bf ,? .iv , -itt. '4,-,
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