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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1019
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Hundreds of careful
Business Men, perfectly
capable of managing
their business, hnvc
made absolutely no pro- g
vision for the continu
ancc of their affairs in S
the event of Death
HAVE YOU ?
Why Not Today?
Have your Lawyer draw
your Will, naming the
Continental - Equitablo
Title & Trust Co. Exec
utor. Wp will carry out
your wishes to the letter.
j Continental-Equitable
I Title t Trust Company
12th Street Above Chestnut
Phlladelnhia
Capital $1,000,000
Surplus $1,000,000
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NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLDNEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES
Race ISSS
Spruce US
Canadian
Municipal Bonds
Bought Sold Quoted
F1NCKE, BANGERT & CO.
Trails develop strength
IN NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
I Industrials Forced Downward by iew Bear Element, tt ho Use
Paris Cables and Gary's Statement to Bring Declines
New arh. Apiil 22. The newlj rrcnled bear element that wns acted..
i in the stock market jestcrday continued its nggicssiic selling 'f the indus
trials this morning, basing its oprrntions on what it called the disturbing
clinrnrtcr nf the rabies from Paris and on its construction of Clinirmnn
tint's statements tlint the head of tlie 1 nited States Sleel rorpnrntlou
might pao tlie way for another reduction in the dividend rate next Tueda.v.
i There was irregularity in the eaily trading, with n declining movement
' in the industrials and commcioial shares after the first few minutes, hut
lower piiies and piessure agninl these issues was more than oflset hy
1 tlie sudden development of stieiigllt in nil the lallroild storks, with those
1 issues ranging from the highest-priced clmdend payers to tlie low est -priced
spc.-ulathc isues sharing in n tigorous upward moirment.
Soutliern I'ai'ifi"- wns the leader in this advance, tinning up to above
1(17 and main oth'er railroad Mocks made gains of 1 point or more, with
I'.nllimorc and Ohio ndwineing Pt to 17 nnd Southern Hnilway l1s to 28"s.
I nion Pacific was in scant Mippl and inmisl up 1 to l.".0'.. on moderate
tiadmc
I nilcd Stales Steel common jielclccl '-j to 0S nnd ennngrs in other
steel industrials wen- gcncrall in the shape of fractional losses.
1'niled Vipir Stores wns a weak feature, falling 2"s to 1 1 4 ' i .
Movements in inaiine issues were mixed. Mercantile Marine preferred
tailing "s to Il7'"'s. while the common nilniiccil 1 point lo .u. a new- nigu
for this mon'menl.
NEW YORK STOCK SALES
iii't
1.1
ITi
Franklin Hank Uldi.,
BOSTON
rhllnilelnhh
NEW TOItK
MAY AND SEPTEMBER
ACTIVE IN CORN MART
NEAR MONTHS STEADY
ON COTTON EXCHANGE
i.t it.
close High Low in
dams ISxpress ,33
Advance Humely. 33).
Adv Rumely pt . 70 70'i 7(Vj
Ajax Rubber ... 71t' 70' 70Ji
Alaska Oold M . . 34
Alaska Juneau ., "J 'i'i 2'
Allls-Chalm Mr . 3W 35;, 35.'$
Aiiis-cnalm M pr. SM'
AmAgrlculChem.lOa.'f HOJj 109'j 109,'i
Am Rect Sugar . 70S
Am ran R2H o3' .VI
Am Can pf . . . . 102
Am Car & Fdy . n."
Am Cotton Oil . . i,(
Am Drug Synd . . 1,1
Am Hid S. Lea . . L'li'j
Am Jl A Lea pf . 10!)
Am Ico ,,()
Am Ice pf 71
Am International. S7
Am Unseed 55
Am Unseed pf . . . nil.
Am tacomolhe . 70.i 71.' 7CV 70'i
Am Malting .... 1', l, l'i l'i
Am M 1st pf cofd. CI .11 51 51
Am Smelt S. JJef . 72.'
Am Knurr ... ....1 l
Am .Steel K'drles . 00 9l"i Ol'i 01,'i
Am Sugar Refill . luft
Am Sugar Her pr.117'2
Am Sumatra Tob. lOlU 110 lOO'i 103'i
Am sum Tob pf . Ofl
Am Tel & Tel . . 104'i lOt'i 10 104"i
Am Tobacco 'J0 L'09 209 "J09U
Am Tob pf new ..100'i 100'i IOu'j lOO.'s
Am Woolen CS.' CS.' 0.' 0S'
Aiu Woolen pt .. !Ml"t-.
Am Writ Pdp pf. 4:,U l,V; 4.Vj lo's
Am Zinc I. & S . . It
in;
cr
70'J
79; i
"s'
38' i
53
IT. 95
55! a 55! i
It 1.1
ir4 -o -ill
10S!i IOH't 10S'
50 50 50
71
WV4
n
R7
51'
n
yon
0V3 51!i
Both Options Touch Now High' Spot Sales in South and Do
RAILS FR0CS & SWITCHES-BOLTS
SPLICE BARS SPIIvES-BRACES, Ele.
Carried in itoek in Cpcitcr Ytti.
LocoboHtci, Ctrl nil RiilrtnJ Contric
Ion' J Minint Eqnipaitit
HENRY LEVIS & CO.
, Commercial Trust Bldg.
Records for Season.
Oats Reacts
mand for Dry Goods Empha
sized by Bulls
c.r,iN r.iiT ivr.sTHRn nr.F.fT
; U. S. LIBERTY BONDS
$50, $100, $1000
OCGIiT. se.j.n and nFrnMiniiE3
van I VESTMENT
Newburger, Henderson Loeb
141U CIIKMTM1T STREET
mbtn N. V. acd rblln. Siok Eirhnnr't
LIBERTY BONDS
BOUGHT and SOLD
Any Dfnnmlnatlont
.Samuel K. Phillips & Co.
" OTTUN nBtjT WKNTMKn riMMTIONi
Sew or". April 2J The (oIlnlni;
lotuprrtluri-H rr.' rftortlnl In th entton
l"-lt iln innrciluir Abilene Hnd Tort Smith.
.l Mrtrifllun ,itt Oklahoma anrl KTflX
llk :.s utile ItorU Vlckliurc. Aumiatn
Hint Thoinrivlllr 110 tin ntnnlf). Jlnnl
Knmer ( Imrl'Men Tnmp .lack'onvllle
an.l seminal!, in Uiliwlnn. B" nl
( nriu I'hrlntl TO 1li" i".is "1 Inch
i.f preripitatloii nt I'ort mllh.
Ne A uU. April -'. -The cotton
nitirUi-l lind Pr irresulnr openlnc thW
moniiiiK. with nenr monthx relntiyel.v
, stendj on trnde and Liverpool buinK.
! while 1he distnnt positions were easier.
, Tlie lepnim of Inrge spot sales In
the south and siendi expansion in the
1. Mm n nit t. 1 t .1... .1.. nn miinttfiuivrkil
for the season were mane in .ui. " neinuim inr fir. ""' "'" .................
s. . 1 ,. ,.. the onenin- this morn- by the hulls, hut olTerinss inerensed
September nt Ih. "penm . UonI, nffPf ,,e openins. and prices eased
inK. the first mentioned option Mnnn,-,o(r (n hoIo Mondays dose under In-
Sl.ti.i. nn upturn "
1 l-nlr . prolW sher- e.t f-
!""'r Ueri-nVnr an.l "Un 1" 1"
tmr
r.-i 1
T-nfihi onrt Wiine, -oo.cr
c-i. Anril "-' New high records
V nn K". !- -
Am Znc 1-&S pt. .
Anaconda Copper,
Assets Ileall2a'tn
Abeo Dry Goods . 4,'t
Associated Oil . . 7!'a
Atch Top & S V . tll'i
Atch T & S pf . . SO' j
Allan Coast l,lne. J"h
All Gulf & W I .i:i7i j
Baldwin Ixjco . . . Ol'i
Halt & Ohio -lo'i
Bait & Ohio pf .. 51
Barrett Co l.'IO
Batopllas Mining . I'i
Bethlehem Steel 75' j ;.
Beth Stl Class B. 75i 75' 75't '5.'
Beth Steel S pf .1011'
Booth Fisheries . 2r"3 -I -1 I -l
Bklyn t'nton tlaa Stl
Brkln Hap Tran 21! -'1 21 21
Hrkljn RTc of d. 21 ,
Brown Shoo 8I.' Sl! SO Sl.'i
Burns Brothers . IC.Vi 103!j IC'l'i 103'i
Brims T & Itv S. Wi .. -
Butte Cop & .Inc. 7i 7 7 7
Butte & Superior. 211
California I'aclc . ol 61" 614
California Petrol . 2S.'i 2tf'i 20
California Pet pf. 72 72'j '2W
Calumet & Ariz . 00 1)0 00
Canadian Pacific .150':
Ca.se CJL.) Co pf . 07
Cent Leather Co . S0' 10'j S0' hOh
Cent Leath Co pf . 109'j
CVrro de Pasco C. 42
Milt ,,:Sn
clo't Hlth " "
St L-San FraJi pf . 23JS 25 2o 2..
SaVago Arms 57Ji 66' 1 6f 6
Saxon Motor 8 fi Mt 8Jt
Scars noeb & Co. 184!i ... ;
Shattuck-Arlzona. 12Ji 12 1-,, '.,
Sinclair Oil lief . 0!j 60)i 55,4 60H
Southern Paclflo .lOOJi Wiii 100M 10674
Southern Hallwy . 21H 28 2 ; ,
Stromberg Carb . 4W 41! 40 40'i
Studebaker Co . 70!i 77 7 'S 7
Stutr Motor 60 50 50 o9
Superior Steel ... 30 ... ;''..,
Tenn Cop&Chem. Wi 14i 4 1JJ4
Texas Co ...220 220'i 221 i 220i
Texas A Pacific . 36? .IO.'i 35!' 36J
Tobacco Products. 9I.U 00' OO.'i l0.'t
Tob Troducts pf .101
Trausu? & Wms . 47 47 17 4i
Union Van & V . HI . .
Union PacIOc ...129 150 120 130
Union Pacific pf . 7.'1
United Alloy Stl . 40 4fHj 4i.Ji 4J
United CIs Stores. 130;i ISO-'i 135) 130'i
United Drue ISO ",,
United Fruit 174!i 175 14U 174U
U S Food Prod ..77 77 7o'i 76! I
United nyslncst. 12'i 12t 12!i 12.
United Uys In pf. 2Wi 2S' 2S!f 2Hi
V S.C Ir P & K . 25N 20.'4 20 20.'t
u s c i p & f pf . r.t
U S Ind Alcohol . lnlJi 152 151 151
U S Rlty&I Co . 40 42,'i 4'2ii 42h
U S Rubber SSJi SWa SS'i 88H
U S Rub 1st pf .112
U 8 Sm Rcf & M. 50
U S Sm R & M pf . 46
U S Steel 091,
lie.
75'i
10
01!i Ol'i 0U 01' I
",' 7'i 7'i 7?
31!i 31'i
10J-I
O'i 10
86'i
Philadelphia Stoclts
low a. nv
ni n. ni ai
ll.BO Net
rhte.
4 "If
44 44
71 7a1T,
(IT. 05 .T
us ns '2
Hlh
?100 Hald Loe 01
10 llrilt J O 44
360" Klcc Stor "3
J." Gen Asph Ki
140 do pref. 08
t!.'i Leh Xnv 117 T4 KJV. KiV. I
a Lch vni. raoi r: r.:t
2.17 Ponn Kit 44,4 44V4 44..
7 Pa SaltM 82V4 82 82..
or. piiiu Co. as :is as
111 rum pf. .10 .15ij XiVj..
20 Phil Elec KiU 2T.V4 2514
80 PUT tr
tf 2t 24 24-
.10 Tit Trap. 38V& .18 Vi .18.
40 IT C, T.. (10 Vi 00 00
mo v s sti. on ns on
185 W Crn,p.l,4V6 1-3 123 3
11. Ml
a. in.
Not
thus
BONDS
High Low
.vjtwtl ki A. re
Tr4g..094 C94 0!li V4
.1000 Lib nond
.Id 4r. 05.12 05.12 05.12..12
1000 2d 4'4s 03.20 0.1.20 03.20 .04
1000 Vn nwy .
Inv (".. 7114 71i2 71 ".. 1
90
JSJi
7.V
93
U S Steel pf
Utah Conner
1', -tt'j HJiictah Securities
Ol'i 01" Ol'i Va-Caro Chem
WabaBh .......
Wabash pf a ,
Wabash pf B .
1 West Maryland
I West Union Tel
ivesi I'acino pr. . Wij o-i "
, . Westlhgh E& M . 48!i 4S4 48
9lt ni 0' 1 White Motors ... 50 60 50
10 45'i 40 I Wlllys-Ovcrland .32.'. 3J'i 32'i
51 51 51 Wllljs-Overld pf.. OS.'
131 1J1 131 Wllron&Co Siii S-Vi S4.U
Worthlnirton P .. C0,N 09 00
Worth P pf A .. Ofi
Worth P pf B .. 70 70 70
3!J 31U
"Wi "16
MONEY-LENDING RATE3
riULAnELPHIA Call, 5 per
cent; time, C6 per cent. Commer
cial paper, three to six months, 5'4tr8
5Vi per cent ; six months, 0 per cent.
ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY
IS LEADER ON LOCAL 'CHANGE
Sales Total More Than 3600 Shares in First Hour and It Scores
Wide Advance Cramps Strong, but Slow
, -
The Philadelphia stock market continued to show strength In the first
hnlf of today's session, but outside of Klcctric Storage llattery and William
Cramp Shipbuilding business for home issues was virtually confined to small,
odd tots.
atorasc Pattery became the prominent leader today, more than 3600
shares changing hands during the first hour and its price moved up more
than 2 points, from which there was a slight reaction before midday. The
renewed activity nnd buying power demonstrated In transactions for this
stock was the chief topic of discussion in the financial district, with the ex
ception of the Victory Loan campaign, and there wrre further rumors of
buying for du Pont nnd General Motors interests ns well ns for other corpora
tions mentioned bevcral weeks ago. However, nothing definite was forthcoming
in the Street to explain the spectacular moemcnt.
William Cramp certificates continued to show" good strength nlso, ad
vancing 4'i points over yesterday's close to 124Vi. with a Inter reaction to
123. Put traders' interests was diverted to Storage llattery and the turn
over of Cramp's totaled less than fi00 certificates before 11 o'clock.
.!.,(. Brill was strong, Genernl Asphalt moved up 3 points, the preferred
2 nnd Philadelphia Company common gnined r,8, but changes for other issues
were small nnd uninteresting.
On n moderate amount of. business Steel common yielded rntlier widely
in line with lis course on the big board.
Pond trading was slow, with third Liberty 4'4s n little higher and United
Railways Im raiment us moving up 1 per cent.
VU
51
'$!
59
33
'84.'.'
09
New York Bonds
r.i'i
29,' i
72) j
00
on i t-iirrt ut Di. ...ii 4..
.. - i,i.ii.j.i.i.u eui. -. lit M.ii" i" - ' rir.tMiiK nih-" " i""""""
"""""" ' "",nr " "'" """.g ,nt nn(, Solltomber at SI.51', ll HrM prices were 12 points higher to Chandler Motor . 140 . ..
IXOA1, AnmTlsianam S1.",'. an a.K..n-p f IN- "'' "P"1"" r,7,,n,;n,"WT,l.n n, rts f,,,- the ,1 e- CM OtVeSlV: 23ji ...
i,g5 ESTATE OF KATK C. PAaTu.V . -lSa, , S1..V.). ni. n.hnnco nt -P. "' r" ' - t- fl i l.l - Cn ,, & st P . 39-4 37
IfcS? h-h..h T.ttprf fMinni.nt.rv nn " M '' ' . . . I t minted nt 1 l.(KM) bales, n nainst l.Mll eh m t St P of . 67 67
nut hmlnic h..n crant.d to the Tki.r un n timed commission "' " , i nn,i 1 1 i'-.'i h.ilcs n enr nsro. i-m t, vnrthu- nf cil'
. all r.rions ln.bt.l to the naif) ..... ,in..i:.,k Iml' n re- , ' .. . n . n 1 .. .,,
50
th above
tindcralned
tat are r.au.stea n mnke PA
thoe havlnv claims to pr.pent th. ?am.,
without d.aY, at th. office of th Corpora
tion Executor 401 rhtnut hi rhlla Pa
THE PnoVIDRVT 1 IFC ANT TRUST
COMPACT OF rHH.AtlFLrHIA
ASA S WINO. rr.sld.nl
FINANCIAL
Annnnl Meetlnca
but n PI
v.. Tni', it o.i c it i & r 7 pr . 4',
,los. own am C H I & ! 61 nf. 0.'l?i
JiKiT -Jac. -'" 10 Chile ConDer 2:i.'i 23'i 23'i
I on Chlno Copper .... 3Ii'j
I Cluett-Peabody . . lrj'i
; ,.,n Colo Fuel & Iron. 4S
:." .T 2 no . fl.i
2.1 Tin i'i. no
xnw STVI.K
2" nn ;7 r.o
jn 17 'jn no
63P
.111 Colorado South .. 23i 24.' j 2i
".ln- HI 2i "If" Columbia G & KI. 40 40." 40! a
'" n. ."i ii:. Com put Tab Rec . IG'i..
. ... .i u..n.l Limn nfter
in.'tionnrj teiuiency i...i"i"" i
due to the fact that lo-al operators and
s,ne of the commission firm turned to yjw
'the selling bide. Sentiment was divided o,ti..r
,pareutl the 1""""' .,s ,l'", , ,,,,
imitted to the hull side, me ran. ...... , ;,
1cof,he,n,de.l.we:er .:;oku.::u;jpowr
OrnCK OK THE I'MTKtl OAS IM- porarj heansll l" i-'JSri.arv
rncivEMEM tn. iruwiiinn. . WHvl?
n j m I . t 1 .. .1 .' '
"' "' "phTl.d.lphla. Arrlirt4. &. There is ;. less active .as, ,IPII ,,,,,, . ... ,
Th arnual meettna- of th. atooVhoMTS U,.,cral grades snld sliglitl.v tinner .
ef th 'Jnlted 0 lmprovfm.nt Company .,,,.: The receipts here todu.v
will h hald at th. office of the company. Mn position. I "n n ."
mhSwmi rnrn.r of Broad nnd Ann ata - .'.....lirtit t.t 'l 1 cars
HY'.r-- .r . . . . .... . .. . inr i '.iiiiiiii -.- tt. . .. . , ti . .... . .. '. ....
rniiaoeicnia, .-..iniu;. ...... o, i, n .; . f ,,nts did not liillow. .'inj .one aim .lonuson mil ; itiirneii. Cuba Cane Suear. 2".l'i
.-.. t rti ... ... 71 I'..' . Clearman and Newman offered. I Cuba Cane Su nf. 7S
,n0declinc'1f i,i Jnb -"l'l ' ",):,', 'b-nggatt and Hopkins offered. Pee re & Co pf 07
nt 07",i-to t.7'.jc. iinciinngeii. ..".. ............ u... , .-.....-.. u.,,. ..,, I)ener & nio Or
There wa some pressure against Mnv offered. I1cnv & n (!r pf
and c.immis'inii houses sold .Inly and .luh Ilrook", Mitchell. Clearman. ' Pome Mines
September at the stmt. This caused Sehill nnd McKcnna bid: Young. , Ile . ...... ..
'i further renctinn after the initial Waters. Klinn. Ilnrtcnru. Hinau and -T' l nt
,"rai.sactions. Some traders slated that ('unpia offered. FedVal Mln'&'s'
theie had been considerable protit-tak- October W enmnn. (.. t.timeons. , F(.(I M & s pr .
1 HO I (MTlIll'i mi ' i", " - - " riaiici uuuj
74U
23' g
74.'f
37
07
23i
7 l'i
24! j
46?
77'i 77',
75 U 75 VJ
7(1 70
1(5 If!
sou SOU
77 77
ST. S5
Reserve Banks' Discount Rates
Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as fol.
lows : !
(The first column gives the rates for
all periods up to and Including a fifteen-day
maturity to ninety days. The
third and fourth columns are the rates
for rediscounts of collateral loans se
cured by government bonds or notes.)
Com' 1 paper Oof. paper
16 to 00 is to nn
IS days days lit daa days
U.S.SEAfflENSWAGE
Cotton Buyers and Sellers
New York. April 22. Old Mjlo
a 1,, 21 t.t Lonunenia. Ldn . .01 iu y
8.71 23 71 .Continental Insur. 74
Corn Prod rteOn . 03.'; C3'j 02't' C2;i
Corn Prod Ref pf. 105
Crucible Steel ...07.'. 6".'' 07
I Cuban-Amer SUIr.iso nyy,
70
07
182
'clack noon, whan an election will be hetd
far preatd.nt and alx (ct director to cerve
for the enauina- year, ana sucn oin.r ouai- ,
ttaaa wilt b. transacted as may be brousnt
tefnro the meeting
The atock tranaf.r hooka will h. clo.d
from p. m.. vann.aaa. April 2. iwiw,
USUI 10 a. m Tu.ldav. Mav . tOlB.
O W CURRAN. S.cretary.
II"
774
77i'
Sales In
liocii) nuh low 11:10
10 Ang-French 3s. !Wi fltl, IHI!!4
3 Amer For S T.s.. 00 00 00
7 Am Tel & T (Is.. 103 103 103
1 Chile (is 87 87 87
10 Chile Copper 7s.ll8 118 '118
2 Chi It & Q4s.. 113 !).V;'S !)3
12 C M&StP cv fit. 77",
12 do cv 4V'R 75 'i
1 Chi It I & P Is. 70
2 Mud & Man in 5s 10
1 Interb Met 4.s. 30',',
2 Kan C Ter 4s... 77
! Louis & Nnsh 4s 85
70 Lib Pond .'His.. 08.78 08.76 0S.7S
0 do cv 4s 03.20 03.20 03.20
322 do 4Us 05.12 05.00 05.10
10 do 2d 4is 03.2(1 03.2C 03.20
Kill do 4th 4U"... 03.10 03.14 1)3.14
10 Mo Kan&T 4s.. (12 02 02
1 NY Nil & H cv
T4h 50 50 50
3 Pierce Oil '24..10S 108 108
31 Ho Pac cv 5h...I0 10U 100''
4 CS Steel s f 5s. 100 I00U 100
11 UK of Gil & I
5.s 1(111) 0!)4 09 00
1 UK of Git & I
o'js 1021.... 08 08 08
Boston
New Vorlc .
Phlld.lphla
Cleveland .
Mchmond
Atlanta' ..
rhlcatro
Minneapolis
St Louis .
Kansaa City
Pan Francisco 4
Dallas
4 44 4
4 4 4
4 4i 4
4'i 4 "t 4
4W K 4'i
4'i 4. 4
4 4, 4
414 nfs 4
4 4 4
41, r. 4 '.
4U n 414
4H 4iJS 4
41.
4U
IV4
4:
4'i
BASIS
Shipping Board Chief Urges
Educational Campaign Upon
Labor's Responsibilities
GOOD WAR RECORD SHOWN
New York Curb
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New York, April 22. In the early
dealings today sterling exchange showed
stendines!, while francs were lower. As
a matter of fact, quotations for foreign
exchange today will be largely nominal
owing to the continued holiday influ
ence. There was very little of inter
est in the early market.
Quotations were:
T)emnnd sterling 4.(1 tJ, cables
4.05 tJ.
Franc rabies 5.00V4, cheeks 0.01'.
Lire cables 7.43. checks 7.45.
Swiss cables 4.0.1. checks 4.07.
Guilder cables 40, checks 40.
Peseta cables 20.28, checks 20.18.
Stockholm cables 20.80. cheeks 20.00.
Chrlstiania cnbles 25,80, checks
25.1!0.
Copenhagen cables 25.00, checks
24.80.
llublo notes nominal at 13 to 13.70.
TO GET MAY 5
Supreme Court to Hear Argu
ments on U. S. Authority
to Increase Rates
THREE SUITS ON DOCKET
Philadelphia Markets
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HUIilenila
FRANKLIN NTIOXI. HXK
Cheatnnt street Went of Proud .
Philadelphia. April 21. nun
At the r.ffular m..tlnir of the Boar.! of
Director" of thl Tiank held this day a semi
annual dividend of !0. an.l an extra dlvl
dend of & were l.clared free of tax and
payable May 1. 1910. to stockholders of
record at the clo of huslnes April 3D.
1919. Checks will n. mall.d
J W.M HARDT Cashier
.4 3'i 3'i 34
r,h (i'i 6! GU
H'i II 14 It
l.Vi lo'i 15:. Ihli
Jfi'4 '.'7 27 27
17JJ
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:is
b!
29'4 29.' i M'i 29H
ia-i!
AelnH ctfa . ....
Chalmers
L'osd.n & Co
Curllss
Bndl-Jnhas .... ...
do. pref
risk llut.bcr
(l.n-ral Asphalt
Ulllrtte Itazor
Olenrock Clll
Houston Oil
International Petroleum
I. V CI Sales
Magma Copper
M.rrltt Oil
Midwest It fit
Mother LK)Oe old . . .
Did Asked
. 10S 10T
nji 111
n?4 11!.
11 i.t
o nj
.loot, mini
Il4 BSVi
Spruce 1SS Race 30J
Jfor7:t Kevfeto 0
- Standard OH Company's
eciir(I(e. ahowuij ueics oiid
statlillcs Sent on teeniest.
: PAINE, WEBBER & CO.
" U2I LAND TITLE BLUU.. FIULA.
Boston New York Chicago
estimated lit 10" cars. ' mil ; imricorn, iiener. . iciirmiin, i.aston wm dc w . :
i. I ,.,.1,1,. 1.. Mrcioinhull said the ! Johnson. Hymiin. Kimball, R. Hub- . den Chemical pf. 1
lofliHa, estima-,e of the ,,,M of ht ban. .-''K Wl. Wach. Oenera Cjjr ,, , -n ...
in the luited Provinces of India placed man and Catkins. olTercd 'General Motora . . 1M1M 181.' U0 ISO I Peeries. .........
the crop at SC..104.1HI0 bushels, n loss of I December Mckcnnn. A . C.umoens Qen Motors pf . . t,3 (,:( 93 m RuaUn shs
I ' 500.000 bushels from last year iu ami Johnson bid ; Newman. Plinn. Wil- Gen Motors deb . P3 03 113 03 I in, I? tlul" ...'.:.'.'
! ..s' ....: f ,, ...... ..tn The inliln'snn and Sellar olTercd. Goodrich (BF)Co. 70'i 71 70"i 70'i I St Joseph I.e:d
ii. .-. 1-..1. ,,f ina ino inv ina unmarine
.
'also announced fuither importatious ot
Australian wheat.
.1 mum i'.i (leer and Sehill- P.iil ;
(iumoetis offered.
City Market Report
Financial Briefs
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Abundant Potatoes, sralliiins,
turnips, beets, lemous mid spin.ich.
1 Normal Pat-nips, tadislies, oranges,
rhubarb and lettuce.
Scarre Cabbage, celerj , carrots,
sweet potatoes, apples, straw bei 1 ics.
1 grapefruit, aspurngus and onions.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
mluml'ia I1..S an.l lllcc'rle crnnpjn.
ciuailtTU of 1 p'r cut. pjjable Mhj- If. to
to. k f ncord April 3.)
Burkese Ilp Line nuart.rly of J- a
(share paabl June W 10 stock of rtcord
Mas .11 . ,
Hrookln Kil!on . umpani nu-.rl.rU of
J2 a .iMle. ju'.ble June J to sl.uk of retoi.t
. ' " Harbison-Walker Compan. iiu.ntfrh of
The New York Trea.ur, gained V, r-r "' "ffV.J mi?&t; ,','f
388,000 from the nnuKH jesterday. ji Der ttnt on preferred puabiu JuW v.i
l 4 .-... t.; 1 t .. ra. i.P.t llll II
maKing a casa mi gum slr(.. r niiay - --- ,.eB,, an,, Sm.i,init rom
Of 'SI .04S,0(K1. n.,n, nuarte.lv of Jl-.ll
ferr.d pajablo .May
April .'!.
If l! ...... ....... ... ...... ... ....
t appilCUUUU ti3 uv-u iiiaui- ..j 1111-
li. ' Stock- Kxchanire to li't West Pcnn
i&" lowcr Company $8,300,000 firm inort-
um " MP 5 per cent bonds, due 11M0, Series
Iw, iA. and $5,22;i,00O first mortgage ', per
cent bonds, due 10..S. herics C. and
Jvelly Springfield Tire Company, WJ.'J,
000 additional common stock.
Platinum Imported in February Gianby Consol . oajt .
Washington. April L-.-lnited States , YM& Barker.' M
imports of platinum ore tn F pbrnnry , minols Central .. O&.'i.
totaled :,,VS troy ounces, aiueu at Inspiration Cop .. AW;,
.-. 1-..1. .,. .no. ino in ina
?" v7,"i" nV kit 11T Swift International
Great North pf. . 00 91 olJ 01 united Motora ...
Gt N C for Ore P. 441J 44Ji 41( 44ii United Verde Ki
C.nfln r-or . JV1.' nru.iej.i.iu.1
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PHILIPPINE TRADE LARGE
.!2S,000, according to tlie Department
nf Commerce. Columbia supplies 2.".3."i
troy ounces, nt iJlOO.'.Ti: Prance .V0.
at 5S.00S. and Asiatic Itussia 400. at
R!5,000. Imports of platinum ingots,
etc.. were ." troy ounces, valued nt
S.107."i. coming entirely from Canada.
Of the total H."i0 troy ounces of irid
ium, osmium, paludium, etc., worth
SI. '0.11.1, imported in February. Eng
land supplied all but 100 ounce.
49',
4
13h
Interboro cjonBol . .'.: t
Interboro Con pf . 13)i
Inter Agrlcul ... 19'j
Inter Agrlcul pf . 73'i
Inter Harv new ..13UJi 131 131 131
Inter Har pf new. U6H 116.'j 116'j llfi'j
Inter Mer Marine. 38 39 38'f SSJi
Inter Mer. Mar pf.HS'f 11S5J 117,'i 118
Inter Nickel 291. L'9 28H ifih
Inter Paper 50H 01 00'f C0li
Inter Pap pt stpd. 71 .tli 74H 74'
Jewel Tea 38tJ Mii 30 SOU
Kansas City So . 21)i 2'J 2Li 22
Kelly Sprgfd Tire. 125H120'' 124 12514
' Kelaev Wheel .... 42 43 4 43
No Change in Refined Sugars I Kennecott Cop ... 32J 32-4 32 j 32.'
W li.rk. Anril 22. The refined ! Keystone T & R . 94!i 13!.' 113 05'i
49s i 4954
37 SH ' Growth Shown to Have Been Enor
2!-i 13'ij mous Since 'Annexation
' New York, April 22. The commerce
shale on or.
I to Hlock at re. ortl
.' f LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS
sugar market remains uncnnngeu 00111
as to conditions nnd prices, local refiners
quoting on the basin of 0c, less 2 per
cent for cash for fine cumulated Haws
also ate unchanged nt 7.2Sc, dcliercd.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
relpta. 27.0011 head lett mer 44HS hejd
TttOKB full 10c to luc higher aeage ro.i I'.n.ina
Monday, 150 68. p.nA.n.
r.ce.ptM
0 r . 'WfW 1 C . n. .. . .1
BVp. .4 (UU i-on.i.ivu
"fueaa
bead.
ftsf
Plttabonh. April J HOC1S ILcelpH
400 hea.d. Market loo htsher and "low
'Heavy heavy mlitd medium .and h.ay
mkeri, I20 7oe-i0;. llaht yorkera llu T.
020! pits. J19 50tI10.-j pack.ra. JlL' Ml
1'CATTLE Market ateadv
' 7sAI.VE8 RecelDta. ISO l.ejd. Market
CALVE8
tai
18,3S.
oup'.n Jk Ui3".
pestered J li:P'
Pan.im.i reisi't.red '.' Iius
in nilO Panln coupon 3'9V.1,..,
' 'iP-naniH rtsinere. 3. ttn.l
1 I'hlllppln. 4 Ii.!
I'hllt.it.ln. 4- 11 . .
I'hllippln. 4s 1!'3H
1 t,ot c. upon - 1I100
1T s1 CIot relierel - 11'3U
f S (lo.t cupon .la I'I'',,,,,
l s (.0. t rv?ilred .. I'.MII
lT s llovt coupon Ih I'I-'..
L- h t;nt res.yt.r.d I. 1HJ."
Dlft uf Lolumhia J t'..'. lit-1
lil.l
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
New York. Atwil 22. Trading on the
.-: ... ..(.! - -...
of the Philippine Islands 13 virtually
seven times as much as in the period im
mediately preceding their annexation to
the United States twenty ycars'ago, and
their trade with the United States is
thirty-five times an much as in the year
preceding annexation. A compilation
by the National City Hank of New York
relating to the commerce of those
inlands shows that their total trade
with the whole world averaged $.15,
000,000 per year in the decade preced
ing their annexation and in 1018 was
$234,000,000 or approximately beveu
PROVISIONS
There was a fair Jobbing trade and the
market ruled firm with some klnda slightly
hlghxr. The quotation are as follows:
Keef. In sets. smoKed and alr-drled. 4Ke:
beef, knuckles and tenders, nmoked and air
dried. 49c: pork, family. lilftGM; hams. S
I', cured, loose. a4 ctf a.te: no, sKinnea,
lonie, fUSlOS.Ic; do. do, smoked. 3flV4 37c;
boiled, boneless, ..oc; picnic sooulders.
SHc;
ba-
t.i;
i.i.i,
i-
I.'J
inn'?
lli.l'-i
li.O
btmmAv' IIR KO
h .. ouWfD AMT1 l.AMHS MarU.t ...arl at
.,..V - o..-.t ...-.- - - --
LONDON STOCK MARKET
' Kn tit. April i'S. IIOC1S Iteceipts.
i , 16,00 head. Market l(f..te higher to1
A h.l, .nd .nerulators I LP. 120 u.t. her-
' "i . .n.t eaterdav. ll'O 03.
i , CATTLE Receipts R-nn head
.r 'RRP n.celot TfMM) head I
K'A J. '
Wf , Bwith Omha. April 22 lions-Ileceipts.
OIM. .i. n nsAA.n.B dlltm h.a.t
lV"r:A.i.VtrCn...ini. o.-.nn h.ud
fticin1 ...K-- -
rJw London Metal Market
91 a... . ., ......
VW YorK, April .. t aute miurm
received at the New York metal ex-
fflianse quoted prices in I,ondou today
;V 'jmJoIIows: Tin. spot, t'u las. up i
; futures. 223, up 2 10s. Kales of
t were itw. ami nuiires no ions.
per, spot, 7(1 fs. off Cs; future, 70
unchanged, aaies were i. ions.
iroljtic copper, spot, 81 : futures
in. iini-hnnrprl. T.ea.L Knot, t'li
. u. MUV. ..(. . ..w., v..... v.
futures., 24, unchanged. Spelter,
,, anu lunires x.o its, un-
geu
Iack Steel O.'j .0 70 70
Lehigh Val M'i 335 i 5.5Ji 53','
Lee n & T Wi 28 274 28
Loose W Bis . . . 33
Ixrlllard (P) Co.lSO'f lEO'i 130'4' 10.'4
Mann Liec o3 io-t ,.y, .!(oil ., .. ., ..i.,. . h,iP ..
Maxwell Motors . 41 '-, 4Wi 40i 40Ji, , -" " v-
Mar Mot 1st pf . fi7'a C8 C8 f8 Ution.
Max-Mot 2d pf . XiH 3.',' 32'i 32.' j i Philippine exports which averaged
I May Dept Stores. fctTJj 87 S7 87 jabout $2.50 per capita prior to annex-
$15 per capita. This
f trade with the
average in the years
preceding annexation of
Mo Kan & Texas . t.Ji 75 1 fH ,i b0ut S4.000.000 per annum aud in the
OpenillK Mill ... KM- .nun- iiiiunt'l nit, .ijeAlWJ" rewv . . n j-iy 'w., r,i ,..,. n - nmv
1 ... .. ...... .. u: .... s,.i- r..f nf . insi. ... ... ation, are now
,,,., men in s...... .. -. .u. re ui-.i B .. - --. --"" " -.j 'ji,. 0,. "oo-. ! country's record 0
,;:. posit.on to try 0,1. senuraent n.irr ',2 r-., Steei ... 4oj, 4r, 4bH 4Ch I islands shows an
.. .cent suurp uei-.i... . r rst pn.es were n & stu new . 9f. ' OJi 0'. 0W immediately
UUtllnll);! " I'wiun iu.ri,
October
DwcmtiTT
.Tnnutry
March
-n:iS0STXpf- ii'i'i of, "'.' .'4'' calendar j e0; 1018 was $1.10,000.000,
ill is ibi." Nat'onal Acme"! 3851 .13', ;, 3'i I This tremendous gain in the to
1 7 J j "t"! I at Corol&Cable
10);
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BAR SILVER
trclal bar silver wn quoted iu
Industrials Show Confident Tone.
Domestic Shares Steady
London. April 22 Although liu.i
ness was unlet 011 the slock exchange
today there, was 11 1 heerful feeling and
industiial Usues klioned a more couli
dent tone and held linu on reports thnt
the Chancellor of the Exchequer would
reject the idea of a sleep grade U profits
tax for the new btigel.
Ilomchtic shares were steadj, but
there was a mixed tone in I'nundinit
issues.
Oil stocks held strong.
Lehigh Valley's Net Drops
The Lehigh Valley Itailroad Com
pany' report for the jear-rnded De
cember .11. 11U8, shows gross Income
of $14,rHT,t.Tr, an increase nf $.10,"i,044,
compnred with 1017. Of this amount
$11,1121 ,23.1 represents compensation
due from the railroad administration, of
which not a dollar hall been paid up
to the first of the year. Net income
10
r it .Nat L'nam & H . . CO
15 70 15 ni) National Iead ... 71
N I National Lead pi.luu-4
Last Fight for Pa.syunk Car Line &,3aotcS Coi?: Wi
Before the Superior Court in Pitts- jc y Air Brake ..UlJi
burgh tomonow the final effort will be N Y N H & H ..
made to sne the I'assjunk nvenuelN Y Central ...
street railway line from being abandon- ' Y Dock .
.,1. C. Oscar nenslcy. counsel for the , V g;
Pats) link Aenue Itusiness Mens As-; Norfolk & West .
socialioti. will leave for Pittsburgh to- ' vnrthern I'aclflo
da. with oilier representatives of the ' Nova Scot Stl &C 0
Ohio Cities lias . 43,'i 444
Oh'o Fuel Supply .47 ...
Ontario Mining; . . 8 ...
2M 3 '
7S 73!i
21.'. ...
48 ...
19) j M9'i
association, lhe I'unlic hervice t;om
mission on March 1.1 decided against
the complaining bjisiness men. The
total
lUU, trade of the Philippines aud its trade
W!with the United States has occurred in
both exports and imports. Their ex
ports prior to the annexation, which
occurred just twenty years ago (April
11, 1809), averaged, about $20,000,000
ner nnnum. as against $130,000,000 In
734 73W 1918 and the imports about $10,000,000
per annum as against virtually $100,
000,000 in 1IM8, Of the total exports,
101 lOLV lO'.H 10'J,' I which show on increase of about 000 per
Uffij Wn oojj U0.i Uent, the gain is largely to the United
v., 'States, to which the Philippines sent in
' 1 1018 $86,000,000 worth of their sur-
I phis products as against $1,000,000
10U
OOh
2S5t 303!
hams
4. I1 cured, loo.... 274 c: do. smoked
bellies. In pickle, loose. 30c; breaklast
con, ace: iara, aic.
REFINED SUGARS
The market was quiet and unchanged.
We quote on a basis of Oo for fine granu
lated. DAIRY PRODUCT3
CHEESE The market was quiet with
ample offerings at quoted rates. The quota
tions were as follows: New York and Wash
ington, whole-milk, current make. 32&33c;
New York and Wisconsin, whole-milk, fancy
held, .17C3B.C. specials higher; New York
and Wisconsin, whole-milk fair to good,
3.1 a nc.
POULTRY
LIVE The market ruled firm under small
supplies, but trade was quiet. The quota
tions were as follows: Kowls. 873Pe:
hroillne chlokens. fancy, soft-meated,
weighing- 1'? 2 lbs. apiece. oOfi.l.V: spring
chickens, oftmeated. larger sizes. 30&40e;
staggy oung roosters, a)31c; old roosters.
2tllQ2ic, ducks, rekln, 434.-.c; do, In
dian Runner. 4041c: geese, 30c; pigeons,
old per pair, 55fl0c: do, young, per pair,
45 30c.
FRESH FRUITS
The market was generally firm under
moderate offerings and a fair demand. The
quotations: Apples New York, per bbl.
Haldwln. tsll: droning. S8Wl'-; nuaaeta.
$7.30 Apples, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
per bbl. Ben Davis. IT'S'D.SO: CJano JT.no
0. 30. Apples, western per box. 4.73G3 25.
Lemons, per box. S2.253.50: oranges. Fla..
per crate. I2.n0ll..v: do California, per
iwx. I2.O3W3.B0. Grapefruit, per box. SHi
fl.30. Htrawbcrrles, southern, per quart, 30
40c.
VEGETABLES
Choice stock sold fairly and values gen
erally were well maintained with supplies
well under control. Quotations: White po
tatoes, Jersey, per 4-bush basket No. 1.
flSWS.Ic: No 2 50n0c. White potatoes.
Me., per 100 lbs . 2.232.80; white po
tato. Pennsvlvanla. No. 1. per 100 lbs..
S2 30? 2.60: white potato.s New York, per
100 lbs.. 12 r.002.110; white potatoes Dela
ware and Maryland. Hoosler, per 100 lha,,
$22.40. Sr.et potatoes. Jersey. pr basket
No. I. 13.2.1(12.20: ,No. 2. 1.7.12: eweet
Sotato.s. Eastern Shore, per bbl. No. 1
tfa .SO an-... nntatoes. Delaware and
Maryland. buh-hamprs No. 1. I3P3.2.1:
No. 2. 1272.2.1 Cabbage. Danish seed, per
ton Xfl3(f7.V do southern, per hamper.
i'".13.23. Onions, sellow. per 100-lb bag.
5 ire.
Local Quota $35,300,000
The tenth issue of Treasury certifi
cates in anticipation of the Victory
Liberty Loan is for $."00,000,000 nnd
the quota of the Third federal reserve
district $3.".,.100.000. The notes will be
dated May 1 and subscriptions close
May 8. They will mature on October
7, when a 20 per cent installment tjn
the Victory Loan is due. This leaves
ouly tlie 20 per cent loan Installment
due Xoyember II. uncovered by nn issue
of certificates. No Intimation is made
from Washington whether there will bf
an eleventh issue of ccrtlficaten. Tfto
certificates will be called ."i-K,
Washington. April 22. A compari
son of the wages paid on American nnd
foreign ships, appearing In the report
of the mnrino nnd dock industrial rela
tions division of the shipping board,
made public here, shows that virtually
all of the leading European maritime
powers operating vessels in the trans
atlantic trnde pay substantially the
same wages as those awarded by the
shipping bonrd to American seamen.
Statistics arc alo presented covering
American marine and longshore wages
from 1014 until the end of last year.
The report points out that the great
task of maintaining continuous move
ment of food, equipment and men dur
ing the critical war period was accom
plished without n single serious inter
ruption of traffic due either to strikes
or lockouts. How this was done is de
scribed in detail, and several sugges
tions nre put forward ns to the steps
ndvisable to stabilize labor conditions
in the American merchant marine dur
ing the period of reconstruction nnd en-
,.... Int. tntnrnnl-inr.nl enmnetition.
"Former Governor of New Hampshire
Robert I. Bass, director of the division,
who had charge of marine and long
shore labor problems for the shipping
board for more thnti a year, recom
mends m the report the development
and early application of a constructive
industrial program, in which publicity
nnd education by the government will
hold a lending place, as the ouly hope
of America resisting the tide of indus
trial unrest now sweeping over the
whole civilized world.
"The government should systemati
cally inform both employers nnd em
ployes in regard to many matters of the
utmost interest nnd importance to
each." snvs Mr. I'.ass. "It should ac
quaint labor with the government s ac
tivities and service to labor .in the past.
It should create in labor an apprecia
tion of its joint interest with cnpitnl
and with the government in -he prou
lcms of production. Satisfactory assur
ances should be given thnt labor will
have a substantial voice ifi determining
the distribution between cbi im. u-.. .
bor of the profits of production.
"Labor should be promised its rea
sonable share of any increase in pro
duction. There should be a joint de
termination of wnges. hours and condi
tions of work. Rased on the foregoing
principles, great emphasis should be
placed on labor's interest Ad respotibi-
hillty iu ine proucra u. ,............
i.-:.ii.. th.rn uhntil.l be a detailed
analysis and full explanation of all the
processes and problems 01 prouui.-i.uu,
n.Ananlul l.V CI Tllll IlQtlOnS tO COCll
croup of workmen, as to the particular
... .. .....IttnfA nml
way in wnicn incy rai .uu. -"-
improve these processes.
N. J. FARE WAR AT CRISIS
Exposure of Alleged Falsity of Pub
lic Service Due Tomorrow
Newark. X. J.. April 22. A virtual
bombardment of disclosures that is ex-
ose the alleged falsity ot
a;
commission expressed the belief that the
plan nf the Rapid Transit Company
to re-route lite cars now operating be
tween Fourth and Sixteenth streets on
I'assjunk ncmte to the double-track
system on Snyder avenue would afford
adequate and better accommodations to
a greater number of riders.
Palmyra to Dine Heroes
Palmyra, X. J.. April 22. The first
helcome banquet tendered by the pen
pie of Palmyra to their returned sol
diers will be held Thursday evening
next in the Epworth Temple. About
Oklahoma V & R . II HJi ll' lUi
Owens Dot Mach. 5
S4
4UH
' U!i
,38
3Si
84
44
totaled $0,502.8.14. a decrease of $.".0,. ' ino wrvlce men are now at lioi.ie and
024 compared with 1IM7, and equal tol ,vj attend the celebration- Kach will
Pacific Mall 3i'i 35! i
pan-Am Pet & Tr. hV.l S4
Penna Railroad . 44 44
People's Cas Chic. W ...
Pere Marquette . 14 14Ji
PhlladelDhla Co . .'IT.'t .18
Plerce-ArrowV.... 62H &2; bIH
Plerce-Arrow pf . 10-11.
Pierce OIL 2Wi 25 25' i
Pl.ts Coal .... oO'f 501 hC'.i
Pitts & West Va . 38 36 30
Pressed Steel Car. 73 ;.' 73;,
Pullman Co 1211, V21H 121
Punte-Alegre Sug. 6,1
ny Steel Spring .SO ..
tlav Consol Cop . BOM 19JJ 104
Reading 3K 84 K3J 83
Repub Iron & Stl. 8W 811,' SU, 81H
Rep Iron & Stl pr. 102 , 1CH' jo ny
Wi
38
52.'i
2.V,
mt
3c,
73J4
121
10",
worth prior to the annexation
Their purchase, from the United
States advanced from less than $500,000
per annum prior to annexation to $53,-'
000,000 in 1018,
Shipyard Worker Held at Bolshevik
Kills Kerehurk, 24S0 South Seventh
street. Camden, ttolter in the I'cun-
sylvanlaV shipyard, at Gloucester, was
arrested at work today because he was
telline workmen of what he beard at a
meeting of llolshevlsts In this city last
night. Patrolman Weber, of the ship
jard, overheard Kerrburk talking about
the Rnlfthevists to his fellow workmen
and promptly placed him 'under arrest
CREW SAVED IN CRASH
of
U. S. Transport Rescues Men
' Brtllsh Ship She Sank
Harry, England, April 22, The
American steamship Luella, in the
United States transport service, bouncl
from St, Nazalre for New York, mil In
yesterday with the crew of the British
steamship Itosedale on board. The
Rosedale was sunk In a collision with
the Luelja,
The Luella left St. Xaxaire April 17
wjth a full cargo, but with the only
troops on board two members of the
Twenty-eighth casual detachment of
ordnanfc ronvoy. Hhe was due to call
at Harry on her jvay to Aew York,
where she is expected t urrlre Slay ft..
neeted to exnose
the financial statements of the Public
Service Railway Company, upon which
the company is undertaking to justify
a demand for on increase in fares, is
promised by the representatives of Xew
Jeraev ear rulers nt the public hearing
of the Public Utility Commission here
tomorrow
The liearine was to have taken place
vesterdnv. but nlmost nt the last
moment the delegates representing the
140-odd communities in the stnte servetl
by the Public Service Railway Company
prevailed upon the commission to grant
them a postponement.
The company seeks to restore the
seven-cent fare, which the commission
hnd allowed it only for duration of the
war to meet tlie high costs of opera
tion. On April 1 the fares were re
duced to six cents by order the com
nissiou. ICE CROP GREW ON FLUME
Jerseyman Harvests It When Drip
ping Canal Water Freezes
Washington. X. J.. April 22. After
waiting all winter fornature to cover
the nearby lakes with n sufficient crop
of ice to be worth the harvesting, AVil
liam F.lirrt has uinnnged to fill his ice
house wilh giant icicles that grew dur
ing recent weeks from the leaking flume
of the canal at Port Colden, Some of
the icicles were twelve tcet long and
more than two feet in diameter, and
their estimated total weight was forty
tons. A tiny leak in the flume started
icicles to forming. As these grew they
forced open seams in the-box nnd caused
more water to flow, and the continual
draft in the subway below caused the
Ice to form when temperatures on the
canal itself barely reached the freezing
point.
France Decorates Venlco
Farls, April 22. Acting on a pro
losnl made by M,. Harrere. (he French
Washington, April 22. Steps look
ing to early determination of the gov
ernment authority under the joint res
olution of Congress, by which control
of the railroads nnd telephone systems
of the country wns taken over, to fix
intrastate rates have been taken by
the Supreme Court in ngreeing to ex
pedite consideration of test cases
brought under the resolution. The court
fixed May ! for hearing arguments and
final decisions before the court adjourns
in June for the summer was consid
ered probable by court officials.
Three enses in all will be argued.
One Is nn appeal from South Dakota
Supreme Court decrees denying the au
thority of the postmaster general to in
crease telephone toll rates. An appeal
from the North Dakota Supreme Court
denies the director general of railroads
has power to increase freight nnd pas
senger rates in that state, nnd enjoins
the Northern Pacific Railroad from
carrying out the director general's
orders. The third case is an nppcal from
Massachusetts upholding the postmas
ter genernl and dismissing proceedings
instituted by the state to prevent th
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company from increasing Its rates.
Petitions seeking to have the Massachu
setts case reviewed were granted today
by the court.
Pittsburgh. April 22. The question "
of whether Postmaster General Alfred
S. Rtirleson. without specific warrant
from Congress, hnd the right to increase
telegraph and telephone rntes when the
wire companies were taken over by the
government: whether in r.ny event he
hnd the right to increase interstate, or
within the stnte, rates in Pennsylvania
nnd whether, now thnt the systems are
federal agencies, the public service com
mission has any power whatever to
regulate them, now rest for partial de1
cision with three Federal Court judges
following nn extraordinary hearing In
Federal Court hero throughout today.
Regardless of the decision of the three
judges, Joseph Ruffington, of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, and
Judges Oliver R. Dickinson, of the East
ern, and W. II. S.Thomson, of the W est-
n;,trir T'nUeH Stntes Courts all
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ngreed that the case will oe exoeauea
for nn enrlv review before the Sfiprems
Court of the United States, In connec
tion with similar auacKs on un
rate-rnising order originating in ranous
states.
Attorney General William I.
Schaffer and other state officials argu
ment wns on nn application by the post
master general for what is in effect an
injunction against nn injunction. Attor
ney General Schaffer having previously
obtained in Common Pleas Court of
Dauphin county, Harrjsburg, on injunc
tion restraining the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania from putting
into effect the increased toll telephone
rates.
Arguments turned on the intent of
Congress, which used almost word for
word the same language in excepting
from government control, in government
operation of both railroads and w re
companies of the country, the police
powers" of the different states, which
Congress reserved to those states.
NARROW -FRICKE CHARGE
Federal Court, However, Sustain
"Aid to Enemy" Count
Nefr York. April 22. Federol Judge
Majcr jesterday granted a motion pf
counsel for Albert Paul Fricke to with
draw from the jury consideration of
the first of two counts in an indict
ment cIiarglnTjiim with treason. He
held that th&jury must consider the
second count, however, after ruling out
eleven of sixteen overt nets alleged la
this count.
The first count, in support of which
Judge Mayer held that the government
had not produced satisfactory proof,
charged Fricke with giving old and
comfort to the Imperial German Gov
ernment. The second charged him
with glviug aid nud comfort to an
enemy, namely. Karl Rodiger, alias
Hermann Vessels, a German ngent.
The tlvc overt acts charged 'under
this count, on which' Judge Mayer held
that the jury must decide, charged
Fricke with giving Rodiger financial
aid. .
WOULD RACE T. R.'S SON
Moran Asks Renomlnatlon for New
Yof'k Alderman
Xew York. April 22. Robert I. &
Moran, president 01 tnc ooaru ot atuw
men, announced In an address here last
night he would accept nomination by
the Democrats for re-election next fall,
and expressed the hope that his Re
publican opponent would be Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. He added
he would "like to tight some one with
a big reputation."
Just before the former President's &
anitn.lHilAil .AIAnilv II A AtAnffsWl iA jA
Hill auuuuuicu .cu.i, ..- .........m .ri jq
entpr politics, Republican leaders wN '
considering liiin for aidermnnic ees, "
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