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Outsidc Stock Prices
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United States Manager
General Building
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Branch Office, 421 V2 Walnut St.
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INSANE, SLAYS HIS CHILDREN
, Lancaster Man, Just Out of Jail,
Chops Body to Pieces
iSV'I-ancaster, Pa., May !. Recently
' nrt . . n ii i jti
ttrnnsierreci irom wie cuumy jute, iu
which he was committed for a mluor
'offense, to the county usvliim for the
to ,, T.nn AnireHnn uqh released
,$skturd'ay through his wife's efforts.
SWerday lie murdered two of their
children.
TVwhU mirninir lie nttaeked his wife
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Present Bullish Conditions Considered Only Forerunner of.
Boom to Come Gossip of the Street j
A AVCM,-KN"0V" brpker. who it exceedingly bullish on the present
mnrket, remarked Hint lie could set no lcusnn foi being otherwise
"Wheii we lint c iucIi fnvornlile conditions under present circumstances,"
lie said, "what mnv we not expect when otidit iono nre more settled? One
would think Hint rnilrond stocks would dec line Jn the fnc e of ti much un
ccrlalntv nbout their future, but we find the reverse is Hie rnse. llusincss
in general " lie continued, "ts being held up more or less b tin- trcatv
of pence As n lillc. Hie assembling of Congress lins had n depressing effect
on sloiks in the luist nud jet not one of these tilings is holding luck the
stock mnrket, which, like Tennyson's brook, 'goes on forever ' "
Banker Experts Early Manufactuting Boom
In brokers' ofhees there Is nn nir of extreme optimism nbout the future.
There nre a few lnstnnccs wlicie n note of supci iiiuticin prevails, but smli
nre the exceptions nnd not tlie nile
A hanker spenking of the outlook said his observations lend Ii i tit to
conclude that Hie time is vcr near when manufacturing nnd business will
hit their stride, nnd In t lint time he hoped n solution -atifnc torj to nil
would have been found for the railroid situation.
Another bnnker said that in n final nnalvsis of the situation it would
be found Hint at present (iermnn is the real block to a beginning of the
big industrial lcvivnl which is coming to this touutiv lie snid what he
mennt was that not the (iermnn business men nnd minufncttirero, but the
politicians me responsible He sin he hncl good reason to believe the busi
ness element of (.Jinn inj recognize that it is of the utmost importance that
the workers return to woik at once unci put an end to t lie picvnlcnt dis
older unci semi starvation, so that liei people will be fed.
' When the linnl dav for signing the trentv b (icrmnnv arrives," he
snid, ' it will he signed, as the pressure being put behind the piesent political
spokesmen foi (icininnv is too stiong lo admit of an oilier notion, Tlint
finnl dnv he continued, "cannot arrive mil too soon to suit us "
Riokrrs goiicralh believe n boom market is coming not thnl one is
nctuallv here.
Ilelow lire given the opinions of well known tin inciers nnd of offii mis
of leading coiporiiticuis nud Imam ml institutions on the moie important
topics of the elav us thev affect the present nud fuluie trend of nffait:
William . Law. presiilint I'irst National Itank. I'lillaelelpliia When
the pence compact is published n ought to be read, cliiplcr bv chapter. In
evtij American citien It will be of giealci impoitiinie Ihan nnv similar
eonipict Ins eve r lice n, and in Hie nature of things it vv ill have elite 1 1 bearing
upon the well being of everv mini, woman and e hild in the world The coming
beven mouths is bound to be n most interesting period ill worlu politics
nnd huauce.
Lalvvard II. Smllli X Co. Trading in the stock mnrket Ins a tendency
to expand, with a large imicnsc in the buving of rails Tins is believed to
foreshadow favoiable developments in connection with inilronil iiffniis when
Congress meets The inonev situation is remnrkablj ensv considering the
flotation of the ictory Loan and the activity in the sccuntv mnrkets, nnd
exhibits u teude ncj to continue as it is JIanv industrial stocks hnve nd
xnnced Mifhcientb to encourage the taking of piolits with n view of lc
invcsting in high grade railioad securities.
Kra7ier A Co. It is leportccl that I'cnn Seiboard Steel Corporation
lias found it iliitinetlj advantageous to t-hui down its plate mill until condi
tions improve. The compnnv n ports turnings from the I'tnn jilant nlone
for the month of Apnl of more than Sli-MKIO, which is partuularlv good in
view of the generallv depressed condition of the steel market
The reported lneiciiscs in the puce of plntes should vcij shoitlj induce
many of the plate nulls in the countrj to open up again,
Ilrcker i Co The most grntifving movement in the stock market is
the upturn in the mils. The railroad situation although still uncertain, is
viewed with moie sitisfnotion than for some time, nud it is expected the
coming special session of t'ongicss will result in constiuctive legislation
which will settle the rnihoid situation sntisfnc tonlv. The hundreds of
thousands of American citizens who have invested their monev in the arious
railroad properties deserve some iceognition, and their claims will now be
recognized. Manv of the standntd rails nre still selling nt verj low prices,
espctiallv some of the dividend pavers, and these, together with the coppers,
steel and allied stocks, should be bought on anv reaction.
Chandler Brothers & Co. There continues, without importnnt Intel -ruption,
the strength which, starting around rcbruniv -4, has developed both
in netivitv and advancement bcvonil mortal expectation, 'lhut faith in
greatly enlargeel conunircial activities, both for domestic and export necessi
ties, and the theerv good feeling kindled by the great militarv nnd moral
xictorx won, have contributed lnigeh to the results achieved in security
market values, there can be no doubt. There was, however, the assisting
fact that technical conditions were fnvornblc to an improving ratio of xnlues.
Butcher, Sherreid Ilansell Aetivitv and strength in the stock market
nre indicated bj the increasing volume of tinnsai turns The public is demon
strating its confidence in the future of the I'uitcd States by liujing sccuiities.
The dealings on the New York Stock Lvchange are the concrete results
of the combined mental processes of hundreds of thousands of people with
means all over the civilized world Of necessitj , onlv a small part of the
present transactions oiiginate outside of the Inited States. When conditions
have become more settled, probublv in a verv few mouths, it is reasonable to
expect an added quantitj of put chases and sales from our allies overseas.
While it is nlvvajs advisable to be cautious in financial matters, it
would seem more nccessarj than usual now, owing to the pronounced rise
in seturitv prices we have lecentlj experienced. A. reaction may be due or
overelue, but most people seem still to favor the constructive side of the
market
Ciuarant.v Trust Companj, of New York The Xational Association of
Manufacturers reports that le plies iceeived, iu response to a eiutstionnaire,
fiom H0O members of the orgimntion show that in seventeen out of twentj
two principal gioups of industries business activitj is between 'Si nnd ,"(0 per
cent of uoriuil The association then lists us the chief obstacles to business
netivitv the elelnx in signing the treat v of peace; geueial high costs of labor
and materials ; sueldeji cessation of war billing opeiatious bv the Lnited States
and foreign governments, hand to mouth buj ing bv jobbois, retailers and
consumers awaiting expected price 1 eductions, continued government con
trol. management and operation of railroads ; sudden imposition of heavv
war revenue tax burdens on lnclustiy, labor unrest, agitation and industrial
strife, high prices of wheat, due to the government guarantees; uncmplov
ment nnd poor distribution of labor forces released from militurv or naval
sen ice; tlelaj in settlement by federal government of claims for pajment
under informal wnr contracts; and the partial shutting off of important
Kuropean markets due to import trade embargoes bv Ureal Britain. France
nnd Italv. The five divisions of industry reporting present business pros
perity are the jevvelr nnd silverware, musical instruments and vehicle
gioups, rubber nnd tobacco.
Koonl7 & Co. the week-end movement in the rnilwav shnres, which
shoved Pennsjlvunia Umlrond to nbovc 4(1 nnd advanced St. I'aul common to
better than Ao, was n very encouraging feature, which should tend to inspire
inerensed interest in the stock markets Despite nil that has been done nnd
nil that hns been published nbout the rnilroTcls, there is a general public
feelmg that their sccuiities should command higher prices thnn are now
ruling. While the Tonopah issues made fractional advances last week, ac
cording to well informed interests in those properties, the gams in them
were not at all representative of the great nnd decided linpiovement in their
position.
The National City Coinpanj The I'nited States is also in n position to
aid France b.v increasing her imports of those goods in which I'miice is un
equuled bv an other couutis, such us tine gowns, laces, hats nnel those ob
jects of taste known ns articles ele l'aris
We cannot expect to send out law materials and machineiv to Fiance
without ei eating the means for their payment by in turn taking the products
which France is in a position to send us In this wny on! tan exchange be
stabilized so as to peimit the normal flow of merchandise between the two
t ouutries
IIenr L. Doliert Co. Students of economics the woild over aie
almost united todav ill the statement as a fact Hint the cuiiutiv that controls
the oil supplies of the world controls the commere ml and industrial futuie of
the world As a producer of moie than two-thirds of the oil pioeluced m
the world, the I uiled States stands in a dominating position, and manv of
these students ussert thut the fuct of this control is what is giving the I niteel
States its present dominating position in world politics and will give it the
dominant position in world trade.
II. SI. Itjllesb.v Co. No class of seeuuties is more vvulelv distubuted
than the bonds and stocks of electric lailwav, gas and powei and light,
telephone and otbei public utilitv companies 'I lie average holdings aie small!
unci while ver laige ninounts of utilitv securities nre held by the insurance
companies ami savings hanks, thej are also distributed in the smallest de
nominations, owing to a multitude of investors More than S-l 500,000,000
is invested in electric plants, ncarl $."i,(l()0 000 0O0 in elettric riulwavs
$3,500,000,000 in gas plants, .$1,."00,(MIO,00() in telegiaphs and telephones'
and probably half a million more in ocpiipment aud supplies for these utili
ties in the hands of dcnleis a total of SlTi.OOO.OOO 000 of the people's savings
devoted to the conservation of encrgv in the public service.
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Wt Philadelphia ..: 45
Trust Companies
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Senator Claims Higher Rates
Necessary nnd Wants
System Operation
VTJ would aid small roads
Wa.sblinlon, Mnv II). Senntor Cum
mins (In ), who will bo cllnirmnn of
Hie Interstate Commcice Committee in
the Sixty sixth Congress, which con
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r 'in .veneii incins. outlines:! ins mans lor icgis-
nn" -i7 lntion handling the rnilrond situntlon.
n n I Senntor Cummins snid thnt his pro-
i mt ginm was hnsed on three genernl pi in
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t7 ciplcs Hint he believed should outline
ln7, ;iS;ihe polio.
ii' '17 'Ihcse print iplcs me :
"i, MR i First. The ronds should he oignnized
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Central Trust A saVi. r,8
Chxltpn Trust .. . . 140
i ( olonlal Trust .... len
I C ohlinliln A. m . Ini 1!
c ommcrclil frust .... 400
commonwealth Trut 210'1
ontlnental KnultTrust ss
nmp re Title ft Trust..
lxe;cl,nr Trust ... t n'4
Federal Trust .. .. . 12X
Fldelliy Trus. . . ',10'.
1 . 'H"' Pa 'st pref. 1ox,''j
do 2d pref ,. m-.U
rrsnkford Trust .. 177
Ftanklln Trust . .. Uil
nrtnntrn Trust . . 217'i
nirard Vve 1 K T .. ,r
Cilrard Trust .. .. R0SI4
nil-irantee Tr 1st '. 120V4
ljidd nnd n Title & Tr l.'l
Himlltnn Trust . .. 11,0
nolmeshure Trust . . . (12H
1'ilu-trlnl T ust . 1SR
Intrcrltv Trust .. 2J1'4
Ke'lslnttlnn Tr est .. nn't
Iind TI' o i Trust . 4SSl
I IherU Title Trust 101
Txiuan Trust ,. lin'4
Manivurh Tr'ist .. fi4V4
Vsrlet t Title f. Tr. Ill
Merrrnnts I nlon Trust fn
X'utuil Trust . . .. 4S4
Northern Trust ion
North Phlla Trust .. 200
Northn-este-n Trust .. 2SH
relhim Trust . .ISO
Penna To for Ins etc . 700
Penile s Trust .. in'i
rh,,.'n.r '"' f Xltces 140
Philadelphia Trust 701
Provident 1,1 f, ft Trust nee
Real FstTteT I tt. T . 3 'HI
Ite-el Ftate Trust com 'nli
do pref t 07X1
Ttepulltc Trut .... ll'lij
Tllttenhnuse Trust , . s,
Tacnnv S n T A T. ... "40
Tloera Trtist ., sn
t'n'ted !c T, I ft T... 100
Wnvne Tunctton .... 7X
VV est Fnd Trust .... 7CCO
West Phlli T t T .. 147
life Insurance Companies
nirard T.lfe Ins S4 Mar
Philadelphia life .. .. 10 Apr
Tire Insurnnee Companies
AMUnee . "14 Xtnv
ri-n is.oclatlon .. 310 Apr
Franklin eo Apr
Independence s;curitj . 21V4 Mar
tn c-o of North Am 11 Mav
Ins To of suite of Pa. 81 Apr
T. imbermen a , ... loo siept
Mechanics' .... 7 Nov
Peoples National .... 2n Apr
Rellsnce ... emit, Apr
United Fireman's 12 Apr
rasseneter Itallway Storks
Camden A. Suburban . 1;? Jan
Cltlrens" (10th t ltth). 2 Aut-
CnnMnental " Mar.
Fmt Haddlnctnn .. . 4 J Oct
Fifth &. Sixth Its . . 24 Autr.
flermanfn (4th L Rth) Jl, Apr.
Iteslonvlllo M T HI? July
do pref . M4 Mar.
Oreen ft Coaten Sts ... 1n May
Philadelphia Cltv .. . 11 J Apr
Philadelphia i Dtrny . W.4 nee
Phlln ft Orays Ferry . 1 Mav
nidee Ave 200'4 Nov
slerond tr Third Sts .. -'13 Mar
Thirteenth ft 11th Sts 2ne,"l Mnv
Union Passensrer 1fl rlec
West Philadelphia . 105V1 Mar
Railroads
Camden ft TturllnE Co 30 '"
Caiavvlssa 1st pref . 41 Apr
do 24 pref JO Feb
rhestnut Hill r? Jan
n.e.warn 4l4 Mar.
Del ft Hound Tfrook ... !?, June 20
Fast Mahanov ' Aucr 30
Fast Pennsylvania .. J Nov
nimlra ft Williams com f'P . Oct
do pref 'O'i June
Huntlne ft R T com . , K5
do pref I9 eb
lehlch Vallev rref .. 1?" May
Little Schuvlklll '; Apr
l.vkens Vallev 14 July
Mlnehlll t "Sch Haven . M Mas
North Pennsylvania... si Mav
Phlla ft Trenton .... 1"7 Apr
Phlla Qtn ft Norrls . . 123 Apr
United cos or n t .... imi aphi in,
I Western N Y ft Pa .. 10 Feb 10,
M.iscellaneous
4m ripe ft Con . '-,
Rercner ft Engcl Brew , ' 8
do pref .. . -'
Brill Co . 4s
do pref ... ul
De Lone Ifnnk ft Fye. 22
Fnterprlse Mftr Co .. Ml'j
' K"e atone Watch Case 7(1
Merchants' Waehoue '
1 Mulford (H K) Co "S
Northern 1 Ibertle, Gas Ti'S
Penn Traffic si7.
Penna Salt Mftr s.'
Penna Cold storage ... 11
Penna Warehousing.. 100
Phlla Bourse 7
do pref 1914
1 Phlla Warehouse 1 jo
Phlla Whs ft C S .... 7
Stetson J II ... 13",
( do pref . .... ln
Westmoreland Coal ... 7V
sv stems, snj fifteen or tvvent), but not
Second. There should he n govern-
m
;' on whnt hns been cnlled n regional plan
'in
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jj) incut gunrnntcc nssuring Hie tonds some
'JjJ lixed iiiiiiimiim of earnings, say I per
m'tent on their valuation.
Yl Third. Thev should be opemted hi
lie private coiporntions, nil of them or-lj,lrjg with the lest
ill gnni7cei uiitier iccierni inw, inc invv pro'
Ms vidiiig for this plan making provision
is foi tlicir fonnntion nnd the terms on
I" which the should opeinte.
IB "When n lnrge ronei nnd u weak
yj load compete 111 Hie same teiritoi,"
"IT snid the senntoi. "the must make the
in snine rates, nnd those rates must titlici
JJ starve the poor 01 else give its powerful
ti neighbor mining Hint Hint would be
Putting them together makes
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'Is .business.
I".. ono.Ililn ,,. n.i nl. i1n tl.nl ..In. nt, ,1
'lUI'i' 1'wii'i iyj I ' ' '' iitiiiiiitii nn, till,,
J 'avoid eitbei staiving one or ovcrfnttcn
is ing the othei,"
!J ' This plan involves the nctunl vnlun
1" tion nt wlijch the roads should be tnken
in over. For several cnis the Bui tail of
'ii Valuation, iiudci the tlircctor of the In-
! terstnte Commerce Commission, has been
J5 engaged in making a valuation. Sen
in'atoi Cummins lias investigated the
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10 JHClhCC ' intivii; ji( liiu lln, liuu llllll-
1s mented
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is "Actual valuations have been com
"Mpletcel of onl.v n smnll group of loads,
and these all minoi ones. But on the
18 i0io,'10r hind, the inventor of the rnil-
iioaei proticTiv ei in c ccuimi.v is uuoue
n Mo I HO jier tent finished. In ndilition the
3? ') 'commission hns decided manv of the
in. '10 . tliflit nit questions Hint must be settled
. in in ordei to fix the piiuciplcs, that
when applied to the nnentorv, will en
able n determination of the nctual value.
The data which the bureau of valuation
hns gathered, will be of the utmost
utilit in the finnl detremlnnlion of
value under the plan in mind."
"Willful Group"
to Fight League
tonllnued I'roni rate On
resolution. The round-robin senators
seem leady to dip their pent in ink
again. Yet it is but n few weeks since
they were in'n frame of mlpd to sup
port the revised covenant. A true bn
lomctcr of Senate opinion at the hour
of the new session's beginning is Sena
tor Hi tTolmson, of California. A
month ago Senntor Johnson vrns corn
verted bv news -of the revision from
I'm is, lie told the world of it, gnllanty
enough. In the meantime the peace
tetms hnve been published. Orlando
bolted to llnly and .woke the world with
lamentations for his pound of flesh.
Count Itrockdorft - Hantzau's knees
tinned to water in n great hour that
revealed Lloyd Oeoigo not as n hu
manitarian but ns a man quite as prac
tical minded, if not hnlf so astute ns1,
say. Sir. Penrose. PicJion has been
talking n sleety materialism atlequato to
lcpel even Sir. Lodge.
The Italians still tling with furious
tenacity to their t laims. Hrltlsh in
fluence ins seen swiftly to expand in
long-coveted territories when the pence
terms were indicated in Africa chiefly.
Franco profited greatlv in that general
legion. Jopnn winged it to nscendnncy
in China. It must be admitted that
eiiicism was paraded prett openly nt
some of the recent sessions in Paris and
if, instintivcly, America let its ideal
istic enthusiasms tool a little no one
should be surprised
Senntor Johnson hns been watching
of us. He has
taken a second thought nbout his con
version. With wnr in his heart and n
lot of amendments in his pocket he,
the Senator from California, is tlamor
ing nt the state department for the full
text of the pence tcims in order thnt
he mn give tongue to the emotions
and the doubts that torment his w lik
ing hours,
A composite photograph of Senntc
opinion would be stnitlmg iimore wn.vs
thnn one. The Senntc fiiuc it was
leconcilecl to n Wilson pence. But it is
prepnred for war upon a pence which
many of its members; assume lo have
been made bv the imperialists in Ku
rope, the. endowed press agents of re
action nnd newspapers like the Loudon
Post. '
Support for Imperialism
German is unfit to hnve colonics,
ever bod admits thnt, partly because
(icrmnnv doesn't deserve colonics and
pnitly because the Germans have been
brutnl nnd bliindciing in nil their ex
periments ns rulers over nllen peoples.
Kngland is a grcnt colonizer. We our
selves nre not in thnt business. And
some one must nssume responsibility
for the dusky brother nnd teach him
how to shoot and pra .
About the nctunl rights involved in
the grand distribution nt Paris, no one
in Washington particularly cares. The
question here, as it relates to colonial
experiment under new mandates, is
whether we should pledge our resources
nnd risk our pence to gunrnntcc enter
prises that nlwns are attended with
risk and friction. No matter whnt
terms arc used, Washington professes
to see n new mnrch of competitive im-
i periallsm nlrcndy beginning nt the Pnrls
conference. And a whole group of
spectacular queries follows.
It may bo necessary, they arc snylng
here, to keep n prisoner nntlon or n
savage and demented people, if jou
will smoldering in fetters nt the heart
of Turope. But who arc wo to share
In the moral and phslcal responsibili
ties Inseparable from nn experiment so
unique as this? What Is the need of
the purpose of an alliance of the three
greatest powers on carlh ngainst a
country Hint is broke, hungry, ex
hausted, without credit, nn army, a
nay or a stable government?
It Is truly startling to hnve questions
like these flung in our face by sena
tors, who, a few months ago, felt that
nothing but Hun crushing could be good
for the world.
Startling Change or View
This sort of thing isn't fair to any
one who reads the Itccord and is foolish
enough to suppose that lncmbers nlways
say whnt they feel or feel whnt they
sny In their speeches. It is shocking
to find men who fought the lengue of
nations fresm the outset recoiling vio
lently nt the mere suggestion of the sort
of alliance which they urged ns an niter
nntive time after time in pnssionnte
speeches. But it is not stinngc it i
only the way of the world to find those
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That nlternntYve Is orien wnrfnrc. oncnly
nrrlrcd nt, time nnd halt tiolc at t"
poison gas factories sooner or Inter, and a
the hopes of the wArld dependent oil ,
aerial torpedoes nnd "the flvlngtnnk.
The senntors in Washington arc
ready to support n WJlson pence when
that sort of pente seems hardest to
attain. Yet in the refusal of tho Presl-
dent to mention pence negotiations in 1
his message n wnj out agreeable to the '
Senate mnv be found. Meanwhile t lie -
rank and file nre slipping bnck to the
rules of expediency. The prnctlcrfl men
are, for the moment, the chosen lenders, i
Even the so-called progressive movement
ngnlnst Senntor Penrose halts nnd J
wavers. The Senate is not richer by
new talent. The new senntor from
New Jersey, Sir. 1'clgc, necurntcly re- ,
fleets tho general temperament of tlc ,
new men. To these great dnjs in '
Washington Sir. Edge hrlngs chiefly the '
smarting memory of Sir. Wilson's party )
call, which gave him and his associates ct
an uncomfortable week. The gentleman 3
from New Jersey has made it plain thnt ,
that memory will guide him unerringly
from today.
JOINT BILL ORDERS
RETURN OF WIRES
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Resolution in Congress Calls
Also for Financial Report
of U. S. Operation '
Washington. Slny lO.fJly A. P.)
A joint resolution to return tclcgrnnh
who did most to confuse Mr. Wilson's! nnd telephone sstoms to private man,
work in Europe now among the hrst to ngement, introduced todny bv Kepre-
blame him for imagined failure.
The senators are not frank in talking
peace They deal in half truths. In
Borne or Paris or London the same
inhibitions occur. Almost nil men nre
nfrnid of the csscntinl truth because thej
fear to soy n word thnt mny seem to
favor a hated and outcast nation.
Germany, seen from Washington, is
still n curiously sinister force in the
world. Powerful, she harassed all
humanity. Humbled nnd desolate, un
nble to lift n weapon, she is still
menace. The nffilictions piled upon her
overflow nnd spread like a curse. Ger
many todav perverts the judgments o
sentntive Stecnerson. of Minnesota.
Hepublicnn, cnlls on thcPresident for
itemized report of nil expenditures nud
receipts since the properties were
tnken over nud n leport showing finnn
oinl lesults of government operation.
Helineiiiishmeiit of government control
would depend on the time of passage of
the lesolution.
Slcmbers of Congress received today
nn nppeal from Theodore N. Vail, presl
dent of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, and O. W.Ilobln
son, president of the United States In
dependent Telephone Association, asking
lor speedy legislation to enable the re-
thosc who hnte it too greatly. It makes. turn of the telephone propertls through-
cow nrds of men in high places who fear out the countiy to tlicir pilvote owners.
to be boldly truthful. The truth is hnrd
enough to find. It ought not to be
hidden now. For their own salvntion
not for pity nations will have to be
honest nnd just. Without justice nnd
honor as a basis no settlement will en
dure. The Senate is even now facing the
sort of alternative that- is inevitable
everywhere if settlements are not madt
and sustained by the soit of plan which
the Americans in Paris hae fought for.
Since last November Sir. Vail has been
"personal adviser" to Postmaster Gen
eiol Ilurleson in the governmental con
trol of the wiic s stems.
The appeal savs that in view of tho
announcements b both President Wil
son nnd the Pnstmastcr General that
government control would end ns soon
ns nrrnngemeuts could be mnde for ad
vantageous operation of the wire sjs
fems, action b Congress is Hie only
remaining step necessar.
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in', 'in CO per cent of the '.nine of the lail
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Hon was completed it be found thnt the
actual vnlue of an road was lesb than
the face of the bonds outstanding, then
the bonds would be required to scnle
down and be brought to the amount of
the determined value; and on such a
road nothing would be ndded to lepie
sent stock vuluc.
In handling the guarantee, it is to be
understood, the bonds under no condi
tions would be entitled to more than the
fixed rate, say, 4. per cent, but on the
remainder of the valuation the 40 per
cent or therenbouts now repieseuted
by the stock issues there would be al
lowed a minimum of 4 per cent, or as
much more ns the property could er'n,
up to 0 per cent, nnd nbove 0 per cent
the excess would be turned over to the
government.
Senator I uinmins, after discussing
heavy losses of the roads, snid it
id I was ouvious Hint an increase ot rates
, must be gianted.
M8
in I Electrocution at Rockvlew
l Bellefontc, Pa., Sin 19. Patsy
M9 I Medio, alins Pntsv Slitn, of Fn.vctte
1? (count, wus electrocuted at the Hock
IJjJIvicw penitcntiar today for the murder
M8 at Dawson, Pn , a car ago of a fellow
Jo countryman in a drunken brawl. No one
in l claiming the uoel, .Medio was buried
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