t, 4 VW ETCJfiya PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, Mo 9 tfu It, k I V f I.H ; , . m . i t j 1 1 m I? IsT nit ir" 1 .rva.... M H iHiKUa. I" TflrTJ " ' II ( . I - WOODEN I i't 1 PACKING I 1 BOXES l I LOCK CORNER-NAILED-DOVETAIL g ' I R.IGE 8 , 1 &SONS CO. I t B DELAWARE AVE frrAirrUN STS, j William Etsweiler & Co. ' ESTABLISHED 18SI WQALHACK Manufacturer Waterproof A Stmamproof Leather Belting Philadelphia. U. S. A. WmERFMOP 1 Nagle Steel Company Steel Plates and Sheets Pottstown, Pa. Chas. J. Webb & Co. Wool and Cotton Yarns 11G Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. FRANK A. HOPPE Mannfnrtnrrr of RIFLE CLKAKINO COlirorNTJS Nilro Powder Solvent No. 9 2314 North Eighth Street rillLADELrillA ' Cmmonwealth Casualty Compaay PhUidelpbla's Olde.t Casnaltj Company Unlit on i Clean Con.ervotlte Competent Hnilne.s Method. accident. nr.Ai.Tii,. Armviniiiur. VKAMfl. tlAnil.ITY 1NSUIIANCK Aak Tnur Droker for Our Kates or Phono Lombard 3573 C. JESNIG Precision Machinist 716 Sansom Street Philadelphia . Hohlfeld Manufacturing Co. "Eclat" Hammocks Couch Hammocks "Delfeld Quality" Turkish Towels and Bath Mats Autzheny Are.. Ninth nnd Tenth Bta rhllndelnhla. Ta. . N. Z. GRAVES Incorporated 22 and 24 South Third Street Philadelphia Tho House of Pneclnltlea In I'alnta an. Vornl.hea "jurpoaly Made for Erery Forpete" PAINTS & VARNISHES ' Onco Used Always Preferred Southwark Foundry & Machine Company Manufacturer o( Hydraulic and Power TooU 400 WASHINGTON AVENUE rASMIM.TU.N , l'llILADKLfll ItlA WALKER & KEPLER EjVERYTHING 631 CHESTNUT STREET Philadelphia. Pa. KEYSTONE COAL & WOOD CO. PILING MINE PROPS CORDWOOD FRONT and BERKS STS. rhlladelphla, l'a. Manufacturers of Airplane Engines Special Machine Work STATIC MOTOR CO. 1135 So. 68th St. ' CLYDE S. ADAMS ARCHITECT and ENGINEER 'UOO Arch Strut, rhlladelphla. 'Telept6nel lUco US. Sprat ZS71 ! f-"T , American Dredging Co. Hirer & Harbor Improvements ,, SOI Cbe.tnol Strwi ' rhlladaliJila DELAWARE DREDGING CO. 4 COLONIAL TRUST CO. BUX. i IITU aun UaJUlalT MDEtTI ' iU.-, , WUiHmtfvt ,aui flssVBW sjEjA YARN TRADE IMPROVES Buying Confined for Most Part to Special Grades for Immediate Use . A bf Iter feeling prcvnlts In the locnl 'arn trad, nccordlnir to the weekly re vlew of trade for the rlillailelphla dls tflct as reported by 11. O. Iun & Co. Uujlng Is mostly of small lots of spe rial grades of yarns for Immediate use, I Cancellations are reported In consider able numbers and there Is no effort to push huslness as long as present condl- I lions continue. The hoBlery business Is quiet, espe dally seamless hosiery. Thero Is some Improvement In tho demand for clill. dren's hosiery. Whllo manufacturers of upholstery goods report an Improvement In Ih.ti. Iiii.ln... t.on'a U.lf fir... Roods, towels, haircloth, carpels, tapes and shirtings report that they aro short on orders. Continuing, tho review rocs on to say: "Manufacturers of men's and women's wearing apparel state that the trade con tinues to buy cautiously and thero Is very little business, purchases being made for Immediate needs only. Dur ing the last couple of weeks there has been a little more activity In business, both among the manufacturers and Job bers. "Shirt manufacturers say trade lias been generally quiet. "Jobbers of dry Roods report some buyers are still holding back, looking for a reduction In prices, and they are buy ing cautiously. Collections generally, however, are satisfactory. "Jobbers of knit Roods, hosiery and underwear report llttlo change In busi ness conditions. Collections aro normal. "The Iron and sleel market presents no speclul featured and continues to be rather In n waiting condition, though there Is considerable business In hand on existing contracts. Tho trade Is un certain as to the outcome of prices, and buying Is therefore more or less restrict ed on new business. Plants aro operat ing at fair capacity on existing orders and Jobbers and retailers are fairly well employed. "The hard warp lino remains active In all Its branches with a slight falling oft In the amount of purchases In tho re tall line, which It Is believed Is duo principally to tho midwinter season, and uncertainty of futurn prices. There Is llttlo change, so far in the prlco of ma terial In this line. Collections remain good. "The electrical trado report a good demand for household specialties with considerable buying of material for con tract work. Prices arc reported firm and it Is anticipated that when the spring trade opens thero will bo n Rood olumo of business. The stoo trado Is quiet In staple goods, largely due to the Increased mild weather, though some activity is noted In steam and hot water boilers. Sup plemental heating apparatus Is moving freely and Jobbers and retailers are fairly well employed. Prices aro rc- porteu nrm and collections fair. leather mark'ctf Th demandB?8 "good t frt nit rrrnrlaa nml ..1..ak v...v,nln t .... -"'...V." .".. ."" l.lic .cumin llllll. (ilazeu kid manufacturers reDort tales good and while only moderate i stocks of raw material aro on hand, conditions aro Improving, "Shoe dealers report a modcrato trade and collections fair. "Military dealers report 3ales mod- i erate, but the demand continues for better grades und collections aro satis factory. 1 "In tho lumber market everything Is quiet, thlo condition halng existed for som' time past. The retail yards are not buying to any extent, nnd boc manu fncturers for some time past have been i doing no active bulng nnd prices ate I still nign. rne car supply is rair. STRUCTURAL STEEL For all Building; Purposes Bethlehem Construction Co. Engineers Fabricators Erectors BETHLEHEM, PA. Metal Lockers and Steel Shelving High class. Prices reasonable Dexter Metal Mfg. Co. Front & Arch Sis., Camden, N. J. BEAUMONT Coal and Ash Convenors for Saving Labor at Boiler Houses 370 Arch (St., Phila. ii ...... Henry A. Hitner's Sons Co. IRON, STEEL ' AND METALS GAUL & HAZZARD STS. Fblladelphla, Fa. D. W. HUGHES & CO. 1!:B Real K.tato Trait Building rhlladelphla "WOODLAND" BITUMINOUS COAL licit 'or .tea'mlnc and for, umi. In car lota only. O. W. KETCHAM Manufacturer of Architectural Terra Cotta, Bricks, Hollow Tile, etc. TAUBEL BROTHERS HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS Cedar & Huntingdon Sts. rhlladelphla. I'a, . N.ir York charl'es; COMPANY ert-610 Arch St.. I'bUa.. Ta. Shjliloj : Hnters : Pallijs-:-Bellini i New York Shipbuilding Corporation ' Camden, New Jersey The yard that launched the Tuck, hoe In 27 days wants soma good men for various iTepartmenta. TV nnt nnnlv lf vou are at nraav. nt working for any other shipyard. ni u. o. jisp j jji4ftffPig. , see represemaiiwi u. a. aa. Btoyment Service.- 1M1 Arch St.. alao 'Siirsc sssisrsri Ku.- .: '.'rtf ... GOSSIP OF THE STREET 1 SPREADING OF PESSIMISTIC IDEAS DEPRECATED BY LOCALFINANCIERS No Time for Talk of Depression in Business or Indus trial Panics United States Never as Prosperous as Now Gossip of the Street N'C of the partners of a large banking concern remarked estenlay that lie never remembered the time when tho air Mas so Impregnated with pessimism, Kvery one. ho said, seems to have been bitten with tho pcsslmlstlo bug or whatever It l. It Is In the financial world as well as tho Industrial world. Ho gave It as his opinion that If public men do not stop propagating It tho country Is In for a panic. Wo nil know, he remarked, that such conditions are largely psycho logic, and at present there Is no reason for anything but cxtremo op timism as far as tho United States Is concerned, ... Another banker giving his views on tho subject said he did not think a panto was imminent In this country. Thero Is, ho said, a good deal of pessimistic talk going on, but It Is not In financial circles as far ns ho could see. His own concern, he said, hod been doing a wonderful business of late. As an example, he referred to a recent Issue of notes in which they had a participation and sold six times their allotment. If, however, such a thing as un Industrial panic could bo Imagined, ho continued, we aro certainly headed for one. Wo are going to have a period of Industrial depression later on, not immediately. "Let mo lllustrato by another example," ho bald, "Our houso Is in touch with many manufacturing establishments and we know how mat ters stand with, them generally. Wo lenow of ono on which wo have Just had a report. The plant covers a whole square In this city, but I am not certain about the number of employes. That concern has not ono order on hand today outside f what they aro finishing up. No Serious Results From Industrial Depression "But always when there is an industrial depression," he said, "bunk ing houses like ours reap their harcst, because when such conditions prevail manufacturers and merchants don't hae any occasion to call on their regular banjts for funds to carry on their business, because they have none. The banks am then bursting with money, which they cannot permit to remain Idle, so they lnost In bonds nml other securities and they call on us to supply them." As for an industrial depression, when It comes ho docs not anticipate Eerlous results until the swing comes tho other way, for tho reason that tho wealth not only of this country but of European countries had changed hands during the last four years and is now in possession of tho working, classes, und they aro thcreforo better prepared to ndjust themselves to tho futuro conditions Too Mltcll Pessimism III the Air aim n.All,A. ,,!! 1, , unii uiivbuvi vcn-iiiuiii uuiinur Buiu tnai uiu jiiucn pessimism was in the nlr, but It was not necessary. People in tho United States, ho said, nre cither oversaligulne or overdenressed: thev have no middle position, jio iaiu me Diamo ror ine It seems to breed there, ho said, swayed at nil times moro by tho news from Europe than ny tho condi tions all over the rest of the country. When news from Curope Is sood, Xew York Is elated, but when the news from Europe Is llkp It Is now, so depressing und contradictory, Xew York Is In tho depths. This country has no reason for pessimism, he wild. It never was so prosperous. It nllt absorb the next Victory Loan In a way to astonish people. We nie, of course, passing throuRli such a tlmo as wo did shortly after the war started, he said, and no forget how well we survived all tho pessimism that came from c cry where in olumcs at that time, but especially from New York. "Wo will survive tho present period very much better, becauso wo are stronger In every way, but cspeclnlly financially. Ho concluded by saying he saw nothing to be pessimistic ubout, especially in his own business. Substantial Demand for High-Grade Investments According to prominent bond men, thero has developed during the last fortnight a fairly subbtantlal demand for hlgh-grudo Investment Issues, and the discussion In Dnancial circles has been directed toward the new Issue of gj eminent bonds that Is to be put out In April. That is to say, the Improved conditions have led to tho belief that If the terms of tho new government offering are made attractive tho succors of the under taking will be established at tho oulcei. Prices for most Issues hae ilsen to a level somewhat higher than that of a fortnight ago, and with tho better feeling now obtaining It Is thought that between now and the date of the government offering further bcttermont will bo experienced In this direction. Liberty Loan bonds continued In plentiful supply yesterday, although many Insisted they hava now reached n point which renders them so nttractivo that thero should shortly develop an aggressive demand on the part of tho public for them. , Generally speaking, tho bond market eslerday was quiet, with a strong undertone. The local traction shares wcro slightly firmer. Inter national Mercantile Marino bonds wero quiet, although it was under stood that In. recent days there has been somo buying at the lower levels which have been established since tho beginning of the current jear. . . There is a good deal of Interest being displayed In the financial dis trict over the advertised offering of $8,000,000 City of Philadelphia iZ per cent thirty-year bonds, as to whether tho successful bidder will bo a local or out-of-town concern. Public Operation of Public Utilities In a discussion on public utilities in a downtown oftlce, a banker called attention to a condition of affairs which he said prevailed at present In Boston. r Tho jrouble. ho said, aroso largely through an agitation for public operation of tho Boston subways and tunnels. Those tunnels and sub ways, he said, were constructed by the city and about J35.000.000 of I bonds were sold by the city to Investors, who relied on the geneial ' credit of the city, tho same as do holders of other municipal bonds. Tho agitation for public operation was successful In forcing the Issue, but tho experiment Itself has not proved so successful. When the Boston subway and tunnels wero finished they wero leased by tho city to tho railway company for 51.500,000 a year, equal to about Hi per cent on tho Investment, which was an additional attraction to the investors In the bonds. Since tho public operation went Into effect tho fare has been Increased from five to eight cents, and it Is now esti mated that in spite of this Increase in fare thfero fn a. deficit piling up ut the rato of $1,400,000 a year. To get over this situation, ho said, the ndvocatcs of public operation are petitioning the Legislature to authorize the repudiation of the $1,500,000 rental and permit them to operato tho subwuys free of charge. AVIso people, he continued, who are posted on tho situation, sec in this proposal a schemo to saddle tho deficit on tho taxpayers by an addi tional assessment, whllo the repudiation of tho lease rental will offset the $1,400,000 deficit, and In that manner they can make it appear that the experiment about broke even. The plan, ho remarked, has been approcd by a member of the Inter state Commerce Commission, giving as a reason that so long as it Is found necessary to charge a fare In excess of five cents, he approves the taking of tho lease rental from the shoulders of the car riders and placing It upon the taxpayers of the community. In conclusion "this banker said it the commissioner's logic Is sound why charge any fare? Why not place all tho burden on the tux-paylng community? And why not carry the same logic Into tho consideration of everything we purchase? Fresh Offerings of Short-Term Securities Short-term notes jvere firm throughout jesterday, with a good demand for the more recently offered Issues. "New York Interborough Itapld Transit "s, of September 1, 1921. were In good dejnand at from 38$i to 89. Pennsylvania Company 4Hs of 1921 wero 96?;i?874. st. Paul Union Depot SVis were 9999U. and Burlington Joint 4s tvere 95Ti9GV. It was reported that within the next week there probably would be several fresh offerings of securities, arrangements for which are not understood to ba well advance. It Is recognized that such financing as Is necessary must bo done immediately, In order to pave the way for the forthcoming government Issue in April. In the trado It was stated that thero Is plenty of money available for Investment, but the tendency Is to take only such securities as-are offered at an attractive income- basis. WILL APPEAL FOR ALIENS Mies Cnrolino Lowe, I. W. W. Counsel, Will Carry Cage Higher New York, Feb. U (By A. P.) Mils Caroline Ixiwe, a Chicago attorney, who failed In an attempt based on a writ of habeas corpus to bring about a. re view of deportation orders affecting I fifty-three aliens assembled here from me wesi. cqnierreu loaay jvun unueu States District Attorney Matthews, preparatory to going to Washington to examine the records in the cases of those deportees VfYia were member ot ih. inrluatrlal Worker of the World. .i.iln. no th -... -. Af, .TnnpaSS "Wmmt t)pw, C .tfci VMMjiHAiAf ;i!.trlct until normal times arrivo again. .n .1... .... , ,. , pessimistic feeling to New York. nnd the reason Is that Xew York is ,. , Court, In dlsmlsslryr tho writ, that he would grant a review lii any case where the records Indicated ttiat the rights of the alien had been violated. Miss Lowe announced she would apply to the De partment of Labor for Information on which to base a renewal of her pet tlon. if she found reason to believe that any of the industrial Workers had been de nied a fair hearing. Lodge to Celebrate Anniversary Phllomnthean Lodge. No. 10, j. o. O. I., will celebratr. lab nlnety-flrst nnnl verwry at the QermantQwii Boys' Club. minstrel "how B4 FnnlJryiJBM lMraV ft s,I,n"sPfXIaX'..J1 Philadelphia Marhels GRAIN AND" FLOUR .yi?,FATT!,"-'pi. Tt.son bu.n.i.. iii ,,n"'t ruled firm. Thc nuotallon.s I'ar .1! . exrwt .levator, government Und rd In.r.cllon standard prices No. 1. red ""..,; .so, i, northern spring. . .ivi ..". i. n -?:.3' "?'Mern tprlns. $2.82: No. 3 hard tValfv.282' No- "d winter., sarllcky. Vi .ii',.- 3- N"1- mutfy. I2.2B; No, 8. red, s22' SJP- tarllcky, J2.2S: No. 4. .mult J. 12.27: No. 4 garlicky, amutlr. 82.2J: No. 3, red, 2.. n. B' mriicky. I2.2S: No. smutty, ti ... Vrt 0, garlicky, amutty, --.. -..., ..VI ..CpHNneeelpta. 127s buahela. Trade was alow and nt... ...... ,....... ..i....i w , -t ..Mr ncir- lamn, ,ivi.t..in . . . ? e ,l,0w In rar Iota lor locnl trd a l?..??,4"1' ""O location, t ii.oawi.u per OATS Jlecvlnta. ."1S.4J11 bu.hels The market ..itrf fi.. .... iim nirerlnits, but trado waa quiet Quo ie nianer unner white ;V tie .tandard hlte. SSHni'tr ,c hlte' "'Wc: No. 4 white. tlV it ...f'-JiUn neclota. ln-,o 1)W. and 1.JS4. "In lbs In aacka. Mill limit, were Weil .u.talne.1, but thero wa. little tradlnc in rolioina were the quotation.: lo V,..r'. prr ""' In Un-ll). lute .ark. pointer atralsht. we.tern. Ill) 2R(in r,nt do. I "Jt!1 It'- V M0: Kamaa atrateht, J10 BOO 1 10....: do, ahort patent. SI0.Tni711.20. !?.r. .S',,".'"".1 Ptent. S10.TB5J11: do. patent. "JJJJWJ" 7!i ")". Aral clear. 10 2.1(90 40 iwr. r-Louil .old .loii at former rate. Wf quote at IT.r.OCTTri per barrel In .irl.i, at to quality TROVISIONS nJJ't "f!!. ru,"t ateady. with a fair Job bine trade. We quote: iieef. In aeta. amoked and alr.ilrled. 4rtc: beef, knueklea and tend '" .".m"."l nd alr-drled, 47r: pork, fam '', SM5S. ham., S. T. rured. Innie. 31 3-tie. do .klnne.1. looae. 3Hi .14c: do. do. .molted. .l.tff.HSr: ham., boiled, honele... f. rlenlc .houlder. 8 1', cured, loo.e, .'44 c. do. .moked. 2r.Vc: belllea. In plrkle. loo.e. 3Uci breakfuat bacon. 3c: lard, 2Sc. REFINED SUGARS Valuei were'.teadlly maintained on a ba.la or Po for nne eranulatcd. Trade waa quiet DAIRY PRODUCTS I1ITTTKH The market further atUancd le. with demand readily nli.orblna- the llm lte.1 ofrerlnic. OuoMtlocia: Holld-pKckM V'.ll?."'- eatraa. Mr; hlaher-.corln somla. Mlf.l.ic the latter for Johblna- .nlea. evtrn nr.t. .-,ti.-,;c. tir.lB. 4(lW4lc: .eiind., 43 "41c, fancy brartda of prints lubblrf. r,l v"n. lair 10 soiki, ruir.ic I rxlilH Demand wa. fnlrly actho and the tniirket waa a ahade ttrmer. Quotation. 1 1 rei- ca.e., ncnrh Hr.t.. I. 't .'!.', crate, cur I 1;2'.,J'c',',,'t"' lit 0.1. we.tern extra, tlr.t. ' SI.1.S0, tlr.t.. $12 110. Inferior lot. louer. eouthern. 12 fl(l 12 110. .elect candled uss jobhlriir. tOiTfilc. t'llllKSK dull and ataln eal.er quo tatlona: .New VorU and Wlarnnsln. wholo mllk. current make. 27 SI "He. New York and M.con.in. linle-mllH. fancy held. 3.i3ilc. .ueclal. hlaher: New Vnrk and Wl.con.In whole-milk, fair to sood. 33i"34c. POULTRY Ll I. rtecelnta were qulto llaerai and tha market wa. dull, with fowls nnd .prlnc ,hicken. lc lower. Quotation.: Fonla. Ma xpre... .l.-iR.lllc. do la freleht. 38034c. bmlllnK chlckena. fancj'. HOft-meated, welnh- Inc 1VI2 lb., apiece. 424."c. .nrlne chicken., antt-meated. larcer .lie.. .I.TOS.-.c. p'-ii uuiik roii.ipr.. Jivrnc: OM1 roo.ier.. i w .c, uura. l.vWln IH&fiA? ,tn In.llin Itunner, 3Sr3"c. Keene. .snfi'sic. gulneaa, ' unc, per pa r weishina-1 ws lb. apiece, i linn .hi; .miner aizea, r.Ootf?tl. nilnia. J nUl. per pair. UOc&M; plKenn.. nM per pair! I4,i.rtir dn iniinir. n.r n.tr ltlfitlT.1 i imnssnn-Th. market ruleil firm lth demand renriltv nhnnrhlnir thn llmlli-.l .unnlv I Quotations were aa follona, Turkea, n-nr- 'iii ianc 4i.T4.ic: ao, ne.l.rn Mnrv. 4iy I 41l- ! itn f.l. ,n trr,rA illll',. ,1a .,.. lonimon, sriJ(a"Sr; do. ofd torn." 'a8H?40e': Inn. mil nen., anr lie kowi. ire.n-Kllled. In hoie. welahlna 4 lbs ami oer apler. iUlaC, neighing- 34 M apiece. 34; weljh Imr a Ui. nplere. 32fft.1c, smaller Hlze., -s31r fresh-Killed fowls In Mil., fanes ilrv-pleketl selected, 31lr. v.MKhlllK 4 ! in. nn.l oxer nplece, :u, welnhlno s1. lb. anleie. S3Ue: .m.iler .12... "SWatr; old. ron.ier.. ilr-plckert. 27c: ruaatlna- i hlcWen., 'western clrv-plched. In boxes, welkhlna & lbs 1 aplrre 3."M3lle: weUhlnx 4 lbs. apiece, 34e, welnhlnc 3U. lbs aplec. 3.1c: weUhltiK 2Vj sra lb. apiece. 32e. sUiiks'. ,.'730c. roiatlnu , rnirken.. vvemern, in iioia,, vveienina- rhlna- 4 lb. " 3 -' - . we.tern. anci over opieie. aic: weirninir nplero, S3c, weluhlnir 214 63 lb ,ini.i.r siauRr, -.'.itrnnr, capon., we.iern. welghlns 1818 lbs nnd over apiece. 4ti:.c. imn l.r , to. iniTll., ilnrli. ir, al.rn nSJi I 40c: ee"i western, choice. 20ff3c; fair to IRoo.1. .-lui.'Kc. Rnuaos. per uoien wnji. welizhlntr tlftll" lb. per doa.. JKWS 2" white welahlna- !in lb., por iloien. 7i , T.f.O. do. do, vrelRhlnff R lb., per dozen. Jfl?f ' ii .'ii: do do 7 lb. per dozen, 14 r,ni.'i: do. .do r.Jinv. lbs, p-r dozen, j;in,cinrk Jl,,u Apple.. :ev yorK, per POl Klbff. 7Wlii. Iiablwln, 7fe."iti: Northern hpy. lUWs.'iii Ilubhard.ton. ID S38 r.n, Oreenlng, ISIM'. Apple., l'enn.jlvnnla and Virginia, pee bbl. Hen Uavl.. 157 . "a), Oano, I56F7 .n, vvinessp. nwv. Maman vv inesap. siwii, Vork Imperial, 170, Horn, lteauty, fancy. Ml' II- Apples, Wf stern, per liox, I2,,"IIQ 4 2. Lemons, per bi... 12 Oranges. Klurlda, per crate. I2.50IU'.": do. California, per bo-;. 12. "iilfliT, Tamrerlnes, Dorlda, per atrnp, 13 .'."": (Irapetrult, per l"X..' ,",IH, 4.10 Cranberries. Jer.e, per tiush. .lmx, tZM&a do. do, per bbl . i20 htraw berries, riorlda, iwr ut . UOcWIl. VEGETABLES ?.B.lor eK. J,1.',?"'"'.-.!,''"!1 "".-L w,'Lr am wintee. l? an: No. l. red winter. garlicky, 15.37, j" , ,,, mutiy. $2.3(1: o. 2. rerj winter, 12.80: Xo S, north.rn spring, 2 38: No. 2. hard wlnt.r. 2.3(t: o, 2. red wlnt.r. garlicky. I2.DU J. S. rM. .mull. .O....- -. ....- t" -! liiso, .mall and No 2 ilif2..iii: mineas. . ". durinir the week In scoured wools, seiecieu later tor mni iiurpuac, vuvrrmi. , m WHICH Sllss lentil uavell lost her life. sounz. per pair, tloi 7,'i, old. 73c6l wli'cli were bought at last week's auo- Washington avenue and Carpenter, A report made on Q rein for Judge Ad I'ltFSII FHIIITS tlons but otherwise the market has street from Sixtieth to Sixty-thlrd street, , ocate Orebaiilt by Police Inspector ,, . r"u'la been quiet. Pullers have bad little wool ami the west side of Sixtieth sttect be- Cholel says the man was .In jail at St. There was a fair Inquiry for ihoico t,olc i )o r t,ut are quoting llrm. specially tween Wnshlneton avenue and Car- Quentln at the beginning of the war.' ZZ?0JiX on&oo Thonr..U.ffon In the goods , ZHl0n I '-"llliIoB a.."- -"- firmer uiotatlons. Whit. ituloM. jewi existed among the members of tho board per . -bu.het bosket No 1. 7fl(H0. No regarding the proper commission rates, 2. .Vitfooc White Potatoes PcnnsMvunlu and n decision In this regard was post No J, per 10i pounds. I1.73II2. White po- non(,,i uniil further conslileritlnn Ii is tatoe,. weslern. per .H Pounds. Il.hnwj Pi; "nrl"""L'u,rih'rlfn-,,lleratlon "'i8 i, SI. MH . II 7.". do. New York, pr 10 round, wi.mi I Hvsft rotHloB. .Whm pr iMtiltft No, 1 II flawl h.-i no. -j. 11 lmi siu. RVMlt HO tntr-f-H. i:aiitrn Shorp. nor barrel No. 1 I iseil Sweet potatoes Delaware and Marv- land, bushel-hamnera No. 1, I2.4UO2.A0 No 2. II .'ii)l 7.1 Cabbaue. Panl.h, per I V5.-T,"on1ln .W.W-lSff i No. t, II 75to2IiO I NEW YORK BUTTEll AND EGGS New Vork. Keb. 14 I1UTTK11 firm lie. nelpls. 1S.23.1 tubs. Wlnher .corlna- itaVa O 34c; extras, r,3c Inside: flrals, 4732c: sec onds. 4!UMnc, Sts'" dairy. ritr,2ci Imi tation creanierv, 40ii'41r. KOUS steadier Itecelpts, 3.".,IH4 esse. Kitraa. 4"iV. ifl4llc. extras, fl-sts 44H 4'ic; firsts. 4'lM4o ..conds 4tf4.'Wci dlrtlo, Xn 1 41iU.'c. No 2. 3R8l40c: checl.s. No i I. 3!ir4nc. No 2 ?nw3Sc, stale and nearby hennery while., iir.ioc: caiiereii wnue., r.OMMc: pullet', whites ' ;i2:.4c: Panne en.., uhlte. 7.tf. nuts ,lei western ami .outheni- whites, eatnereu. s.-je; Plan; southern- whites, eathered. 47'."4c; Plate BEHER WILMINGTON ROADS ! Bill Before Delaware Legislature ' xr- 1 1 T . 1 .. I ouitl rcrniii improvciiieius Hover. Del.. Feb 14. In the Delaware i Senate todav Senator tiormley Intro duced amendments, to thc Stato Income I tax law. Increasing the exemption for , single men lo $1500 and for married men to $2000, A measure was presented by Senator Kobertson authorizing Wil mington to take over the .oily lire de- I partment. In the House a series of measures were I Introduced mitluirlzliiir the Lew Court iff New Castle Counts to Issue bonds, for the Improvement of tne puiinc h'en- tor tne improvement ni tne iiuiino i-jn- ways and to construct bridges In Wll - mlngton, aggregating a bonded Indebt- ledness of nearly two million Two bills, , nresentpd nt the Instance of the Cham I r-------" ---- :VWll,,,l,w ,.r, 1,1. m.nl,!,n,..n tho Workmen's Coro...n. . satlon act. A reconstruction cummin- Fion bill carrj'lng a $50,000 appropriation I was Introduced by Mr Lions. GERMAN OFFENSIVE HALTS - - i Pliiii.nl lllniwl.iin Sinn Onor.i. ,.,.,. ' WOllS Against 1 oles llerlln. Wednesda. Feb 12, (l!y A. P ) The German offensive ligalnst the lines lias vuiiie in a nun .in inc '"tin of political dissensions among the troops. poles lias come to a halt as the result sais a dispatch to the Tagebiatt troni , Brcmlierp. The soldiers' council refused , to recognize an cder recently issued bi i the Minister of War. The troops, on the other hand, accepted It and elected new military chiefs. The operations then ceased, notwith standing tho Germans had established' ravrriiDie offensive position against tne roies, vvno proceeaeu lo nuvance with numerically superior forces. TEUTONS TUNNELED ROME HILL Italy Takes Over German Em bassy Upon Discovery Washington. Feb. H. (By A. P.) A rttspatch to the State Department from Rome today announcing that the Italian Government had taken possession for mally of the site of the Herman em bassy, the Palaxio Cafferelll. and would demolish the building, said It had been discovered that the Hermans had tun neled front the embassy under Capitol Hill w '! Um Victor tnautl- bwmiu- . JT , ," - ' -. .... f. . BUSINESS NOTES Head, of inarhlne-nperated r.la. plants and representatives of tho workers have not adjusted the wage scale ror lain, tnetr recent meeting ncro irnS.7.df2tt1'.Hi,aJ,7.memVntIIvMn','tl'r'enced on economlo lines, he said, eer, It Is felt that the settlement Mill ' )f .ui.i i..t it,. T.nn. r- find the machine plants-pnlng the wbko would probably attend the Peace Con- advance granted hand-plant opcrntles. ference for Germany; but not Bern The hand plants started this week, but utorff," he added Instantly to a nues nil are not running ns the companies ,t u wafl thc flrBt ,me tnat Counl had the option of operating In cither tho , '" i, ,,.,,. attf. nartlclnatlon which rtrst or the second period. ?on . , ..u V ill Z . 1 ! ' 1 has been ndvcrtlsed freely, was denied The icoTeriimrnt will not bate to nay more than "0 or "B per cent of the fac xalue on cJiicele.I war contracts In the 1'lttsburgh district, according to 1L M i'rnvo, enter or orananco nno cwnniun of the district claim board. The I'nlled States board at Pittsburgh has author ized pajment 0f J6,000,000 In claims Topper prodncera nre con.lderlng Hie nilil.'ihllltv of nnrire.tlnir In the C0cm- :-.:-:.:' .r- ." :::".:,..." ...e . . ?.l .V. ri."",""" 7 n"n, I sold through regular agencies It Is . estimated the supplv of refined men! approximates 100,000,000 pounds Due to the inltil weather this winter, tho steady BUpply of gas nhd tne ugm demand for oil products since ImlustrlsJ i burcli market, n.i.1. ....,.. ,. hi, 11 A":?.,. . ITi .,.d ,n,.. I ccits last fall chlno oils and gasoline are fairly steadj, ' and on the whole the rellned oil bual- tws Is tip to tho standard maintained at this time last year. A Montreal alilpplnr man mnUe. the prediction Hint oci'.in freights a, 111 begin to tumble bv Mnrch 1 ns the result of the pollc) of the Imperial goxernment In Mainline back to the owners the ships which hao been under requisition Ileclnnlnr next Tue.ilny It ha. been decided by the wool ndmlnlktrntor to hold a four-day n1o of goernment owned ool. wrilch will bo concluded on VMirnnrv ! Tho IlUCtlon Will t.lk" place nt I'ord Hull, In Uoston. und ulll be started at 2.30 p. m At the end of n tn doj.' (Oiiferenie between representatives of the food ad ministration mid those' of the mtton grimert-, glnners, refiners and liiiinufac turers of Urd substitutes, It u.is ugreed to continue the stabilizing plan, that producers use their best efforts Ui main taining stnbllized prices, nnd that crushers and refiners mnUe their pur chiikcH in localities when the greatest congestion of seed nnd oil appears. The three tile plunt. of the Aetna Chemical .Company In Oakdale, Mt. Union and Emporium ate to be dis mantled and the machinery sold. Pur chase of the plqnts, which manufac tured TNT for the Allies during the wnr, was announced by Herman Tuch, of Pittsburgh. The price paid for the plnnts was close to half a million dol lars, . a .. - . . t a 4 a a.aanaaHal i... at. i.t-h ni r-i. i tuut villi tils IJ lilt IM'niUril. Ut '! !( ..... ,"--- . band on March 1. It la announced. The committee was named at a time of con-1 R.cslel' .P"'i 'IP"..":" ln,? aTm, Vr - rnimdv nml It uut) charged Willi ECU' Ml supervision of all freight moving to tho seaboard for export, and with authority to decide the priority of ex ports. Field, contiilnlnit an excellent quality of coal have been discovered near Hal llnKer. Sweden. Work 'Will bo begun In the near future Costs tire nguie'i ai I eleven and a ltilf krone.r A ton. . .,i I. Ii.lnir ilone ' "fiber price rutlliiK a lelng none In copper, anu one oi me sinauei bii , ngents this morning took contracts at . .nc S&rZ' .SSJi'mSr pSSft"1 S I',1,?,.?" ,',., ! i , . ,, - , ,,n , lOc Per pounu. I Tho sale nf copper lit 17 ''' " pounif, eiiecteu mis wcciv, apiiiu.-viiimivu ',00 000 ncunds i ,vv'mv I"-"""- , The Cominerrlal Itullelln tomorrow ,. ui B,,v "There has been a little nusi- innrsei is reiiuiicu iiirwuitii, uu ..,.., somewhat better demand on the whole. The foreign markets arc generally llrm." "" " Financial Briefs N'o action w.ih taken regarding the proposed readjustment of brokerage commission rates at tne regular meet- 1 ing of the Stock "exchange governors esterday. Following the meeting a member of the governing committee ' stated that a dlffttence of opinlcn stll en ffUrn to the matter. T7H.nKre 4".1, Tnnol, slli.l..- .. ""-"..: ..;.. -" P"' ? January wire l-,uuu. I Jcon Clhon has been elected assistant secretary of tho Fidelity Trust Company. Thn committee on securities of the New York Stock Kxclinnge recommends that the following securities be ndmltted comroii'ck.otllcrSotrcoJssur anco as a stock dividend In accordance m'g'Vhlf o.r SunIo,r.,ni3,,lt?,l?,iii?iS J7.D1C.500; Corn lixchange Hank, $700.- 000 capital stocl maklns the toint amount autliorlzed to b listed 14.200,- non? American Smelting and Penning , Company. $,266.40il first inortgage I (Icllhta Compan. J.50n.000 U per cent ' ' l.nl.rl.'."' . " ' ri. rtl.A ,. ..-- ...... fu,uiiiuu v iri i'eiit coT'rar 1SK :'; panv. reports January gross earnings of SI 377,495, against $1. 153,827 the snme month last year, or an average of $223,- Co8. The New York Subtrcnsury lost $387. 000 to the banks vesterdav. reducing thc cihIi net gains since Friday to $3,510, 000. In the llrtt ten das of February, the United States purchased obligations of foreign governments to the nmount of $32,512,000, as compared with $190,000,- 000'for the same period of 1918 . T,.iaieiDhia Itnnld Transit font- , ua. meeting will be held ,..,:.. annual V?"?. Ji,mm' uarc" " William M. (jordon has res gned as president of thc No-Mil PhlladelphlH Trust Company and has been elected 1"".'"'.' "t.. .l"" '. " "V "oi.nte 1 n ll,". nf ' . ha n. An ot ,he flnance committee. Lee Snow - ,ini i10 ),as been secretary and treas- iipk nf thn rnmnnnv flOIll its iBCOrilOra- tlon In 1903, has been elected president. uuu in iswu, .inn vv.. .... - ,.. ......w.., John 1". JlcNellls, formerly assistant I FAXlXZK , of the company, has been made secre- tarv. ' , s.ie 0e war savings and thrift -oh throughout the country for thn "I? te" I'fi"1!' Fe..u.ari',lv?ScV,,i'V.:. 330, as compaied with $t4, 190,838 In -----., ...rlfiil nf Inst ve-ir ' 'ie corresponding period ot last je.ir. GLASS 0)NSULTSBANKERS Secretary in New York to Discuss Plans for Loans Neir York. Feb. 14. Secrelnry of the Treasury Carter tllass attended a num. b,r of conferences here today with bankers and the New Tork Liberty Loan committee at which plans were discussed for the forthcoming Victory Liberty Loan. The secretary nlso visited the Federal Reserve Bank, where he saw In operation the greatest of the banks which he had so much towatd establish ing. The Secretary addressed the Advertise! In. --li,K .1 a lim.h-An na later TO&S given a reception by the Liberty Loan committee at a hotel. The Foreign Language Press Association will tender, anoiner rrc.vviuii iu iiim laio iuw win- tonight b will be the guest of Governor Benjamin Strong, ot the Federal Rewn Benjamin Strong, ot the Federal Jlerv ' )Bea!trtt 41a, .,- -!,- ' .t -' ,...itiii .'-,.., Ebert Moves to Eliminate Army Continued from Tat Ono Votlnnnl A.R.mhlr. nml mjtiv neraotis auil.lor'niL!fI,l" .,. ,i.i.i.. ., The Herman peace delegates, Presl- dent Kbert continued, will appear with definite proposals, including a society of nations, . Copfnliarfn, Feb 14 T&Vn1'; ;w uerman gor - rl.. . wen cm tf tift tiitw flrman WtfW. eminent, which has Just been published nt llerlln, Includes equal rights for men , ntui women, tne 11 and women, the Improvement of tne e lucallonal system, conscription along democratic lines to establish a people's army, rationing at maximum prices 01 food and nece.sarles of life, care of the wounded and the families of those j Kllieu UUTinK lliu wi, mo putmtitAuuii of all Industries ripe for such treat , partcuIari. lno c0i nnd Iron come taxes, In tho realm of foreign affairs, thc program declares for peace slonn lines laid down by President Wilson, but refusing any peace of violence for the ....nii-lnttnn nf Herman nrlftnnern nf uar ,,,....,.....-.. .......... .......... - ..... .. ... ,,,v.n,i aa private, oecause nnd for the establishment of a league I the sumo personal Interest and lnc-nth e of nations, with disarmament and an would bo lacking. i id obligatory court of arbitration in order I Instead of government op.ratlon he tliat w ar may bo made Impossible In . suggested thero should be legislation the future. that would prov Ide thc same regulator for refrigerator cars operated by the r. .s n t o C I ''"f "'at to which cars of common Bandits Rob 2 Saloons ca;e" " subjected. 9 -.. n ' a .. ""BBested nho an amendment to Shoot One Proprietor'' Pr5nlnUr.to s,,mlnate n'i 'p- , t- ments of perishable and nonperlshable ' cm,,n,10dlcs In refrigerator cars, against Continued from Tone line i which wholesale grocers had complalned'd1 iimf.r,i A committee wld confer with! Chairman .McChord said the Backers President Wilson. Councilman Wllnam V. Mentzingcr, '.,.. t t,...r,m. -Want, nn-I Jr, nounced today he will demand a coun- cllmauic probo of tho failure of the police to check thc growth of crime. I Councilman Mentzlnger. who Is a dl- rector of thn United Business Men's Association, will seek the backing of the Antiivniinn In tho inriuhi Ho nrn-1 wouTd emp'orh: inVstigatto'ub1: poena Director Wilson, hupcrintenocnt Ilnblnson, Captain Souder and other of- flclals. Something must be done to check this crime wave." he said. "If my res- olutlon Is carried a councllmanlc com- mUtee will attempt to lx the .espon- slblllty for this condition. If the cause Is due to an inaUenunte number qt po- Mi,.Mn.. i,a miiHltn chriiilfl hn Infnrmpil ll.VliVlll illV I'MVIIW w..... ..-. lf jt' du0 l0 the fact that politics . . . .,,0 conduct 0f the police. again the citizens should bo told and remedial steps taken." The letter sent out by Mr. Craig to) residents In the territory of thc Klegelioe coped with und American Ideals un Improvement Association. Is aa follows: derstood only when foreign-born work' No doubt jou nre nvvaro that todiy ,"""""". '"can language. I sweeping over I'hlladclphla, nnd while resulted from Interference of "foreign- 1 our section has escaped nny visitation ot speaking I. W W 'a with n.iilv min. ! late, the need and urgency of a private watchman must bo apparent to every, resident A representative has been canvassing, ...... d) ,hl u.,n X ' X,0ru L ,. being unnblo to find tho householder in, . h.,.1 I.. nthnp pn... flu. nnr-lti.lnn Irani ....11 . W1..V. .-... .. . , pestponcd. "The plan Is briefly this- $1 per . month for n private watchman for police duty only, under suiiervlslon of nnd responslblo to ono of ouy subscribers , cntei-tnil l.tt.r fnr tlint nllrnn.e rnverlnir MORE THAN 4600 ON TWO TROOPSHIPS Steamer Finland and Cruiser Charleston Arrive at New York y lite Associated Pres -New York. Feb. 14.-A-The steamship Finland arrived liero today from St. I Xaiairn with 3313 troops, ot whom D23 ' are sick or wounded. i A majority of the troops are casuals, i these contlngenlH averaging two olllcers - ''' "bout 150 men each from Iowa. 3Ilehlcan, Jllssourl. Connecticut, Illinois j "-"hu.rtl,. New Jersey. Ohio. Okla- . homa. Pennsj, IvanU, Kentuclvy New, Yorlv anU Mlnnei.ota Aside from casuals. Uiise Hospital No. 18 and the Brigade Headquarters of the Thirty-' fnllHli 1'nail trlltlcr.. C.lia or r.li - "- w....ct ..i,,.... w...-t ,, .,., .... iourin coasi .v Kctcham came er tieneral T)anlel W home iir command of these troops. Heavy weather was encountered by tho Flnlat d virtually throughout the i trip, her olllcers repotted. Il.ii-c Hospital No, 18. known as the Joins Hopkins University L'nlt. arrived In cummand of Major IL II. Klcffcr, of Hagcrstown, 3Id. It was the first base, hospital unit in Franco and treated be-1 tweep 17.000 and 18,000 cases during its twenty months of service. Its tuortalltj rate. 3Iajor Kleffer Said, wus sllghllv i moro than ) per cent i Flfty-thlte cans of Illness and seven deaths occurred during the orgc The de id all enlisted men but one, lni tudrd ):zekel lajnes. ,l0o,,v s,lunford. '"0,',.V ,,.".'. Donlta, La. , Square Tex. ; Ludwlg I. Taft, . , Krkllie, Mllin. I William H. UrU.lS. St i Ixiuls. Mo, ; William R. Uogerson, Kan- sas City. Mo and Lieutenant D. Par- nrm. nf fllvntl. 111. Tne cruiser Charleston arrived here . -lne cruiser cimrieaiun arriveu uere i ' frnm urest with 1271 tronns These In. ar-'S,, -and supply company, medical and ord. . nance detachments and batteries A, D D. II and I", thirty-four officers and i I ttofi men. of the Fiftieth lteglment I (BUiar ur:n ) of the coast artillery corps, casual company No. 228 of New iJersej, and a number of casual officers of various branches of the Bervlce. Wa.hlnEton, Feb 14. (By A. P.) Three transports and the battleships Hhode Island and Virginia have sailed from Franco with 470 officers and hearly 13,000 men TARy SWEEPING COMPOUND KEEPS DOWN THE DUST . CLEANS THE FLOQRS .JfiT.Tl BVAIJi JOBBERS 44 DEAIERS mXSONMPG.CQ w v.iiHsmjimn.' I were reported to the police today. .-VHirn iiiiirH i n ii iti ic nriri i Mil ii ii iix . PAJSS HjDlYsvrkTi a Tknnnn Ml, HI K I A IIVINKN I! RETURN OF ROADS Chairman of I. C. C. BeJ licves Privafp. Owiinrsliii. I ., . ...j. , la ATiMn Ij T.Zn.& 9 ' JLFORE PACKER INQUIRY .. PuB8csts Regulation of Meat 1 M - Lars and Ran on Mixed Shipments I tly the Associated Press Vlnihlna-ton, JVb, It. Views of the Interstate Commerce Commission on tmnsportatlon features of tho meat In-i duslry weto presented today by Chair- man .uci nord. of the commission, to the House Interstate Commerce Committee. Touching on the question of novern- ment control of rnllrnorf. 1- rnrl. said ho believed public ownership wouldX not ho n. AfMrtiAi i. ... . . .. aj uii'i,iuin.eui3- (ininineil lmffer dapiU. lit- operating their own cars, but that the. shipping end of their business In man?1 cases was ooeratei! of n in.. r Itespondlng to cjuestlons by membersnf ot ,,lc committee he said that if the ?,;rnmo.nl touk 0,,cr u'"1 "Perated the X"a"r ,cir,, J10"- oned by the., 'c,,crs "l0 lo3 '"en would have to be'' mad" Soodoutof taxes. 18 " - ILLITERACY BREEDS BOLSHEVISM C--,. . r , a. secretary Lane Would LxtirpatC It by Eflucatin" Aliens " ,,...,,,.' -""ane Aliens n,uVncv v".' i .V. ,4'-(B; A- p i .. eetn f-? ... uPa" the root of To?ff 2?& ;he House Kducatlon Commtttee fo? immeuiaie action on a pending bill to I'rovHie .iir.suo.noo Pederal aid annually "i?tn.,es "P'n'llnf:. "ke sums for thefi education and development of Illiterates. I nss.ige of the measure at this session1! was urged by the secretary as one eft) the most Important duties of Congress. i,u raui uesirucuve neltatlon rmilil.. crs." HOLD CAVELL CASE PLOTTER Man W1,o Hel,.e.I "Work Up Evi ,!" r,..l. r.:- i-iivi a iiouiili Pari., Feb. 14. (Dy A. P.) French military auinonties now now. on a charge of dealing with the enemy, a man named Kreln. who .Is alleged n lme ayed a leading role In the tragedy In .. I,!. .tlLu l-.llil, .-.. .11 i.. i ,, cess Lroy. in Uelgium. where he de. nounced them n having' aided French prisoners or war to escape. As a resuh the princess was condemned to ten yearc" imprisonment nt hard labor. Kreln Is said to have been In Tlrus I sels, where he went Into Miss Cavell'a .hospital service, and helped to "Work I up" the case against her. ElUtoti Marriage Licentcs l.lktiin, Jlil., Feb. 14. The following; iiurrl.iffn lloiih,u unr. Iti,ii!i,t ham 111 day: Iouls lirendt and Sadie Hutton-J and George 11. Hollowa unci Alberta I Hejl Philadelphia i Howard I. Heauri mont and Julia Dumont. Uakdale. I'a ; Henry W. Dleon and Mary J. Harris, Perryvllle Md. ; Peter Yoder and Marlon C Campbell, Sunburj, Pa.; William M Jleharg and Anna li. Smedley. Coates vllle, Pa.: Wallace Urooks and fadle Stewart, Port Deposit. Md. ; William T. Starr, providence, and nthel 31. Purner, Northeast .Md . fif r.' Use Coke During the Cold Days That Are Coming COKE is Cheaper Than Hard Coal $2.50 less per Ton. Cleaner and More Con venient to Handle. Burns Without Waste. An Economical Fuel for Home Use. $8 perTon delivered If your dealer can't sup. ply you, phone us. Camden Coke Co. 118 Federal SI. Camden, N. J. Telephone! Bell 1510 Krjtfone 376 Distributors: Philadelphia l. J. CU.MMINOH, 413 N. 13th M. 01st & Warrington Ay. Geriiiuntonn It Menton At. OVVP.N LKTTKH'S riONN. Trenton At, ft Vt'estmartland VM. J. AltMHTHONO.i 145 Passj-unk At. OKOHOr. LOUOIIRKY SOX. 4108 Cresson St., Manayank TVII.HOK GARDMJK, 0S4 1 Lnv St., Oermaotorrn K. VT. JOMWHON. 414 N. th Ht. JAMEH M. CHRI8TIAX. , Orthodox Nt. and l'eni. at. Frankfordi, T ' ye. M. 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