r ;. JW KVBSflK&V PTJBLIC LEDaER-HIllAl)ELHlA; .-BATUBDAXXTGUSl1 30, i . 1919 J' If,, "L fe r IWr If las. ? wl fer.'! i r M 5 JtOf'e ' ' 37S SHARES FINN WORSTED CO. PAR $100 to be sold Wednesday, September , 1910, at 12 o'clock noon In our salesroom, 201 Phlla. Doune. BARNES & LOFLAND 147 8. 4TI1 ST.. rlIUtKLt'llIA, I'A. $35,000,000 REPUBLIC OF CUBA SV Oold Bonds of 1004 0 Coupons due September 1. 1919, of tlio tbove Bonds will be paid on presentation at our oirice on and after that intc. SPEYER & CO. New York, Auguat 30. 1919. FOn SALR AT MKRR1CK VILLA Orposlt. KnlfM Park, Colllngweod 'Iwo-Ntory llouffi Hungalow Tjpe Hnme of dlitlnctlon. Artistic, well tullt. Ideal surroundings, Una lawns and old shade. Hardwood Boon, steam heat, newly papered and painted, fireplaces, shades and screens. 7 to 8 rooms. Three minutes to train or trolley. AroJy t H MEnn,CK at Tha Manor, or 022 Lafayette nidg.. Philadelphia nwAxciAi. Dividends United Drug Company Common Stock Dllldend No. 12 The Directors of United Dru- Co hae de clared a rerular auarterly dlldend of ia4, on tha rnmmon stock of United Bru! Co.. payable October 1st, 1911. to stockholders of record September 15th. 1910 JAMES C McCOHMtCK Treasurer Poston, Auiust 23. 1910. THE LEHIGH COAL AMI J.AVHJATION COMPAjn Philadelphia. June 23, 1010 DIVIDEND NO 103 Tlie Iloard of Managers this dnv declared a quarterly dividend of two per rent (I.Ol) per share) on ui i apuai sinrn oi me i om- pany, payable Anatist 30. 1010. to Stork- holders as reptlstered ou. the books of the Company at 3 o'clock p m July 31. loin , Checks will be malWl to Stockholders hc have filed permanent dMdend orders IIKNIIY l I'llASK, Hecretnn Redemption Notice NOTlCn O" RFnr.MPTinV OP Itnvns Notice Is here!,. nlen that KENTUCKY RIVER OIL COMPANY has called for re demption on October t. 1910. at the omc of the Merchants I'nler. (Trust Company, 71S-t7 r-he.tnnt Kt . Philadelphia, alt of Its First Mortsaaa Ten Tear Sinking Tund Six Ter Cent Oold Bonds, dated April 2, 1017. ami ' secured by the mortBae-e of Kentucky River I Oil Company to Merchants Union Trust Company dated as of the second day of i April. 1017. at lOTi of their face alue plus Interest to date of redemption. The bonds of this Issue may be presented i to the Merchants Union Trust Company for ' redemnlon prior to October 1, 1010 and ! they will be redeemed at their fare .atu. plu n premium of d and Interest to the date of redemption Interest will not accrue I after October 1 1010 KENTUCKY RIVCR OH. COMPANY. I By GEOnOE W KENDHICK. 3d Vice-President. I ! Proposals oTricKoi' tiik li,eblntkmjkhtoi rllll.lt CiKlU Mix AMI III II.IMMi-, I or THE COMMONWEALTH or l'ENN. nISINCmCB ' TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals, accompanied by a cheek m a solvent bank or trust company, duly certified by a proper officer thereof, in the sum of Twenty-live tlrbusand (,25,000.001 dollars, as a proposal euaranty. will be re. reived at tha office of the Superintendent of Pnbllo Orounds and tulldlng-s of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrlsburr. Pa., until ten a. m. on Tuesday. September 13. 1010, fcr tha construction of the SOC 7...na AND SA1L.UK.S' MRMnm .BRlDQE alonl Capitol Park Eilenslon and State street. Harrjsbure. Pa. IAL. Specifications, pians. proposal and con tract forma. are on nio.ana can be s.en In the rffica of the Superintendent, at Harris birr, the office of the Chief Cmlneer In Baltimore, and the pfnee of the Architect In New YcTk. and contractors may obtain seta of the same by depositing lou no for each el with the Superintendent. This deposit wilt b" refunded upon return of the sets without marking-, dlsflrurement or other oamaea within ten days after the award of the contract. The rieht Is reserved to reject any or all proposals or parts thereci. fir order of the BOARD OF COMMIS SIONERS OF PUBLIC OROUND3 AND BUILDINGS. COMMONWEALTH OF PENN- ?W.AMITCHELL. T. W. TEMPLETON. 8eretary. ., Superintendent.- ARNOLD W. BRUNNER. Architect. 101 Park avenue. New York City. J B. OREINER & CO.. Enatneers. Fidelity nidg.. Baltimore. M. ornoa or Tiin zonk supply orncnii, 17th and F Sts. N. W.. Washlntton, D. '.' Sealed proposals. In triplicate, will be nnened at the above address at 11:00 a. m.. September S. 1019. for furnlshlnc all of the materials and labor necessary to rssurfsco all of the upper and lower driveways throuth the U. S. National Cemetery. Oettys hurc Pa.! Including also certain other work as ihown on plans C-2S-3.dated AUfpist.lDlO. Plans and specifications may be had upon aiollcatlon at this otnee. Proposals to be filed In triplicate and must bear guaranty tnerMtl. Mark envelopes "PROPOSALS KOR ROAD REPAIR -WORK-. ETC.. OCT TYSBURO. PA . NATIONAL CEMETERY," and address to the Zone Supply Oltlcer Waahlnrton. D. (T rnorosALS for oasohne, oils and GREASES Raw Materials Division Office Director of Purchase, Munitions Building. Washington. D. C Sealed proposals will be received hero for furnishing gasoline, kero sene fuel oil, lubricating oils and greases reouired by the Army during October. No vember and December. 1010, until 10 a. m September 15th. 1010, Instead of beptembr d as previously stated Further Informa tlo'n en application. rnorosALS for beavick caps Office Director of Purchase (C A l;, Dlv Purchasing and Contracts Section), Muni tions Building. Washington. D. C. Sealed Proposals. In triplicate, will be receled at above office until 11:00 a. m., September 10. 1010. for furnishing 430.403 Service Caps. Proposals must bear guaranty of 10 per cent. Proposal blanks and Information sent on application.' PARTNTCHSmi'S WITH DEEP ItEOKET Hi: ANMH'.MT-. the decease of our partner Mr. IIIMhtcI 01. Worrell, with whom we hao been con nected In tha real estate business for the terms of 33 and 30 years, respectively The business, which has been established for half a century, will, In accordance with Mr. Worrell's wish. Im carried on by us ,t i tha same address with the same personnel and under the same firm name. FRANK O URIER .. WALTER H FENNIMOHE. Trading; as Hlbberd B. Worrell A Co. 053 N. 17tn at DIRECTORY OF ACCOUNTANTS Public Accountants BTbTEMS INSTALLED. AUDITS 1NVES. I TIQATIONS. FINANCIAL AND COST RTS8ASIUEL COHN. HH-?5 PENN WAIST FIRM TO EXPAND Factories of .. Nemours Co., Under New Managers, to Girdle World New York, Aug. 30. Samuel Kron berg, of thu Bijou Waist Compnu) , un Counces that arrangements have been completed whereby the management of the waist department of the Nemours Trndins Corporation will be taken oer by his concer. The new department will be mannged jointly by Samuel Kronbcrg and bis brother, Louis Krou berg. Messrs. Kronbcrg say : "We anticipate having factories in every known waist center in the world, and, having developed a demand in many lands, with the slumping of trade in one district, we hope to have u con tinuous outlet for our products in other markets': Eventually, we will have an international business reaching to every civilized country." LAFOLLETTE RAPS PAPERS Talks Twelve Hours Against Oil Leasing Bill Not Finished Yet Washington, Aug. 30.r Discussion by Senator Ln Follette, ofWfsconsin, of me oil land lensing bill again yesterday prevented final action on the measure. The Wisconsin senator yielded the floor late $n the day after speaking twelve hours in three days ngalnst-the meature, but announced that about two hours ' more would be required to conclude his speech. " During bis remarks the Wisconsin senator attacked the newspapers of the country, saying they were ''controlled," After having made the' charge several ago, lie saw, the newspapers ! mo for It and for a time thev , .aw out of their columns." GOSSIP OF BANKER DEPLORES EFFORT OF LABOR TO START STRIKE Doubts if Rank and File of Workers Want Walkout at This Time Gossip of the Street "fTT WILL be nothing short of n crime," snid an investment banker yester--1- day In commenting on the letter of the labor lenders to Judge (lary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, "If the leaders succeed in forcing this Issue at the present time." From every source of information he could command he had concluded that the greatest wave of prosperity that the I 'lilted States had ever experienced was ready to sweep the country from on end to the other, affecting every Industry as such a wave naturally would. He said that it is unquestionably true that the rank nnd file of the workers don't want nny strike. There is, he said, no data which he is aware of. to show the average wage of steel workers, nnd the average increases in wages recently, outside the figures supplied by the United States Steel Corporation, but. he remarked, these figures may be taken as representative of the industry as n whole, although there nre rcrtaiu plants where the figures would be slightly higher. "In IDOL',' he continued, "the average annual wage of each employe of the steel corporation was $717. Last year, 11)18, the average was $108o ; for the month of December, 1018, alone the average was $11150. Compare this with the acrage for the year 111H, when it was $l)0,"5, and it ran be seen that the average annual increase for the sixteen-year period from 1902 to 1018 was 172 per cent." The opinion most commonly expressed on the steel strike situation in the financial district yesterday was one of doubt as to whether there rcnlly would be n strike, but if there should be one that it would be short-lived. Another banker said he understood that the present average annual wage of all steel workers in the country is over $2000. "I hold no brief," he said, "for the United Stntes Steel Corporation or nny other steel concern, but I nm credibly informed that since the war the steel corporation has granted ten wage Inci cases. Many of their employes own their own homes, nnd over 00,0(10 of them nre stockholders of the corporation. "What 1 don't know," be said, "is the nlleged living conditions of the workers which have been painted in colors which bring a shudder, but I (Hicstion even if they do whether the fault is not their own nnd should not be fastened on the steel company. We have all read the reports of welfare associations where the hopes of the welfare workers in their endeavors to uplift through the bathtub route, resulted in finding the nice white cnnmeled tubs were used as coal receptacles. Vcrbum sap," he added. Further Plans for Stabilizing Exchange I'oreign exchange still continues n leading topic among bankers and brokers. An interview with a banker printed in this column a few days since, suggesting ns one means to get around the stabilization of the exchange rates between the United States nnd (ireat IJritnin nnd France the taking over by this country some of the securities held by these countries representing the allied debt, has been seconded by an interview published on Thursday by the London Times with Hcnjamin White, who is known in Great Britain as a financial expert. I'art of the interview is ns follows: iiritain's allies. Mr. AVhite points out, are in her debt to the amount, of nearly 1,000.000,000, and he adds': 'If the amount of say 20,000, 000 on account of llelgium nnd 20,000,000 on account of France were transferred to the United Stntes from Orcat Britain, and the' former opened n credit of 230,000,000 in fnvor of the latter country, exthange would become normal between the two countries, we should have breathing time to increase our industrial output and the high idenl for which the United States took its stand would be demonstrated afresh.' " Proposed Lottery Loan of Twelve Billion Dollars by France I J I J There was considerable amusement, mingled with serious comment, in certain parts of the financinl district esterday over the announcement from Paris that one of the French deputies had introduced a bill authorizing a lottery loun of $12,000,000,000 without interest, the bonds to be redeemed nt par by drawing every six months for twenty jcars. The bill nlso provides for prize drnwings, nnd ench day for two jenrs one number will be drawn, which will carry a prize of $2."0,000 and each week two numbers in addition, entitling the holders to $100,000 each nnd ten numbers worth $50,000 each. After the first two years prizes of $250,000 will be drawn each week instend of each day. Of course, it wns ocknowledged that both legally and ethically the plan would be impossible in this country, but every one who expressed an opinion on the matter snid they believed it would be an unqualified success here. They recognized that the gambling instinct in human nature is so strong that such bonds would find a ready market. One broker figured out mentally that notwithstanding the huge nmountg offered as. prizes, the totnl would not more thnn cqunl 2 per cent interest on the $12,000,000,000 for twenty j cars. A client in n broker's office snid if he drew a $250,000 prize he would salt down $200,000 and buy more, bonds for the $50,000. All acknowledged that they believed there would be n good market for such bonds. Bank of England Reduces Interest Rate on Foreign Balances Among n number of things which he said lie could not understand, a well known member of n banking and investment firm said he could find no explanation why in the cabled reports from Loudon it should be stnted that the Hank of IJngland on Thursday last had reduced the rate of interest on foreign balances from 4Vs per cent to 3 per cent when money in New York at the same time was bringing ! to 0 per cent, and yet we nre snid to have more genuine money thnn nny other country in the world, and Englnnd was trying to borrow more from us. Another banker offered as an explanation that the Dank of Kngjand had been pnjing more on these deposits than it received from its own loans, a majority of which were made nt fl'i per cent. He further explained that the high rate abote mentioned originated shortly after the war began and wns intended to nttrnct funds to London, so that the world's banking center should be retained there. There were severnl foreign countries, where such action on the part of the ISauk of Kngland was not necessary, he snid, ns they already owed so much money to Great Britain that the rate of exchange from them wns in favor of London. , A certain New Yoik concern, it is snid, hns made an offer to purchase the' (ieorge I!, New tun Coal Company, of this city. A tentative offer is made to the holders of the different preferred stocks, contingent on the holders waiving the unpaid accumulated dividends. A flat offer of $10 per shnre is made to the holders of common stock. Brokers who discussed the subject yesterday said they would strongly advise the common stockholders to accept the offer, largely on account of ertain provisions in the preferred issues. The company has. never paid any dividends, it is snid. 'DUAL RAIL PLAN' UPHELD BY BRYANI Calls Magnates Political Cor ruptionists and Declares Pri vate Ownership Intolerable PREVIOUS HOLDERS FAILED Washington, Aug. .".0. William Jen i nings Ilrynn laid before the House in 1 terstnte cn.nmerce committee yesterday his dual plan of state and federal own- ershin of railway lines ns a solution lnt ""' rallionu reorganization proDieni In doing so, the former secretary of state denounced private ownership of the railroads as indefensible nnd in tolerable, nnd characterized railroad, magnates as political corruptionists. "We hnve never tried government ownership," declared Mr. Ilrynn, re ferring to the railroad administration. "A subsidized newspaper never thinks to tell thnt the government took over the railroads when the private owners could not run them. The government lias been only In temporary control, nnd the roads in the hands of those Who wanted to see government owner bin fail, so they could get the roods back." Jlr, Itr.vun advocated that the fed eral government own n skeleton trunk line system, reaching into every Btntc. which, in turn, would own the other1 carriers within the state boundaries. His plan, he estimated, would cost the government four or five billion dollars, while state ownership would be decided by the people, who might decide for temporary private ownership. Arguing ngnlnst private monopoly, Mr. Uryan said the railroads must be considered as a monopoly, and that "no one can defend a private monopoly un less he has so much stock In it that it silence Mb conscience." Under privato monopoly, be said, a group of men, the owners, comes to "distrust popular government," while the victims, driven to despnlr become susceptible to the "seeds of anaichy," Mr. Ilryan agreed with the funda mental proposition of the Plumb plan that the government should own the' roads, and such nationalization, lie asserted, were better than private monopoly. THE STREET FIGHT PACKING BILLS 'Never Met a Shipper Who Fav ored Federal Control," One Tells Senators RETAILERS GETTING PROFIT Washington, Aug. SO. Interjecting some shktrp advice and warning to city dwellers as to meat prices, western stock men yesterday laid before the Senate ag riculture committee further protests against the Kenyon-Kendriek bills to regulate the packing Industry. "I'm going home and tell my neigh bors that we'll have to curtail produc tion to the point where consumers will eat the whole beef carrass," said George T. Donaldson, president of the Knnsns State Livestock Association. With J. II. Mercer, cattle commissioner of that state, and others, he said, he had been investigating the distribution of meats in all the Inrger eastern cities. "Hlght in your city of Washington," he told the committee, "I've found the forcquarters of beef selling to the re tailer for eight cents n pound and selling to the consumer at thirty-two cents. We learn there are 700 places here where meat Is sold, and we think that 100 would be ample and reduce the cost to consumers too." Mr. Donaldson opposed the regula tory measures, and Senator Kenyon, Kepublicitn, of Iowa, asked him if he had read the federal tra'di! commission report on the subject. "I hnve," replied Donaldson, "and regret to say I haven't as high a re gard for the federal trade commission as an American citizen of my age ought to have." Mr. Mercer, though opposing the bills, -aid packers ought to relinquish ownership of stockyards In favpr of producers. "I don't know that legislation could accomplish the result," he remarked, "but they would save a lot of agitation If jutt $etttos rid of the yards."' CONSTRUCTIVE TREND OM STOCK MET Improvement in General Labor Attitude and Bettor Foreign Exchange Notod HIGH PRICES TO PERSIST New Yorh. Aug. SO. The Sun's financial review of the week says : The weels closing, today war highly constructive nnd its developments gave "promise In the opinion of many oV servcrs of n broader and higher market for Rpouritldit tn the near future. There was distinct, though perhnps not per manent, improvement in the trend o( foreign exchanges until the last tiny or two when some setback was experi enced ns a result of the reduction In the Ilnnk of Kngland interest rate on foreign deposits from 4V per cent to .' per cent. This tended to induce the withdrawn' of deposits nnd n consequent increased demand for dollar exchange in London. There was n pronounced growth of op timism with respect to the Inbor situ ntion. Monev rates did not advance ns it wns expected they would do because of the showing made In Inst Saturday's Clearing House statement, revealing ft Rinall deficitc in reserve nbovc require- menu, The deficitc in question wns technical rnther than actunl and one easily to be corrected. The United States at- tornev general declared that progress was being ninde in reducing commodity prices. Wnshington advices stated that the Plumb plan for government opera tion of the rnllroads hnd been virtually shelved and the constructive railroad legislntion vns in train to be introduced shortlv. High Trices for Two Years A stock exchange house undertook n symposium of business opinion on the outlook, 1070 representative business replying to the questionnaire sub mitted. The resultant report said : "Opinion npepnrs to be about evenly divided as to the permanence of the present prosperity nnd the high prices and wages that are incident to it, nnd of 1087 who have nnswered the question there nre 1024 who believe that it will be nn average of at least two and a half years before we will get any serious reaction. Presumably a condition that remains relatively static for two and a half years in this chang ing country is regarded as about as near permnnent ns we may ever get in our business experience nt all events it gives us time to make our cnlculntions deliberately." This is not unimportant ns implying confidence in the basic economic strength of the nntiou, the inner consciousness of well being, ns it were. There are hnppenings from day to day to keep surface emotions ruffled ns, for example, the controversy over the pence trenty. ngitatinn nttendant upon Jnbor unrest nnd anxiety concerning the outlook for our foreign trade. Fnorublc factors underling these tossing waves of passing sentiment can come to the top only with the exercise of initiative nnd energy in the solution of the multitude of difficult problems. The most forwnrd step to that end was seen nt the beginning of the week in the firm nnd equitable stand taken by President Wilson in treating with the railway shopmen's demnnds. In his letter to the public and to the unenRy workmen, the executive balnnced the claims of public and employe with nicety. In a word he told them thnt the only effective way to cut the cost of living wns by reducing prices and not by rais ing wages. Coming from the head of the government and expressed In force- iful logic, its direct drive nt fundamen tals could not fail to carry conviction to the simple and profound nlike. There .f,iil,l nt once be discerned n cnange i in the attitude of the labor leaders. Mr. lUompers hnstcned from Kurope and added the influence of bis experience nnd mental poise to the sober second (thought of his associates,' in the Held of 'labor. . . Goicrnment lleterminea The direct result was a communica tion, which Mr. (Joinpcrs caused to be sent to local union heads advising tb,at strike actlou be withheld until the gov ernment had hnd a reasonable opportu nity to demonstrate its nbility to lower the lovel of commodity prices, for n period as long possibly ns ninety days. In line with this highly encouraging accomplishment, assuming labor will heed the behest' of its leaders, was the blunt order which the President nu thorized the Director General Hines to send to the striking railroad men in California, Nevada and Arizona to re turn to work forthwith or forfeit their positions to army control. This step indicated clearly enough that Washington was determined, to adhere to the letter of the President s earlier communication nnd tnke the bull by the horns. There wns hope that If thd railway shopmen could be per suaded to accept the President s offer nd to Kienifv heir intention of wait- , 'nt the people lmye for their protee ana to fugim.' "" , n,..i lion the jitney wstem. mB on tlie re-mui. ." """'' " "'V ,, campaign. . the effect eiscncre . labor's ranks would be sanitary, not ably among the steel men of til Youngstown district, or rather that por tion of them who belong to tlie unions "The committee purporting to repre sent the Youngstown men came to New York and asked Judge Onry for a per- HTBAMSIIIP XOTirKS Vacation Trips by Coastwise Steamers If you love the water don't miss these ideal days for a short restful trip at sea. Pleasant companionships and every comfort will add to the pleasure of the voyage. Fares include meals and stateroom berth. Plan to go now. OLD DOMINION S. 8. LINE, for Old Point Comfort, Norfolk. Newport News, Richmond, Va., and all points South. Leaving daily except Sunday at 3 P. M.r from Pier 25, N. R., New York. OCEAN S. S. LINE, Mondays and Thursdays at 3 P. M., from Pier 85, N, R., New York, for Savannah, Ga., and other Southern points. SOUTHERN PACIFIC S. S. LINE, Wed. and Sat. at 12 noon from Pier 48, N. R., New York, for New Orleans, La., Gulf Points and Pacific Coast, For passenger Information and reservations apply to Con solidated Ticket Offlces, 1539 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Phone Locust 5800. r i. J. BROWN, "C. J. A., Coiitw.st Stt.Bikip Unci, Pi.r 49, N, R., N. Y. UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION " Director General of Railroadr sonnl hearing. ' TJie latter, tn courteous terms, declined to see the committee and suggested that It submit iU argument in . writing. Later the committee's spokesman replied that unless "a hear ing was granted 'the strike vote which had n I ready been taken would bp al lowed to become operative. llut evidently the committee was not prepared to follow its spokesman as iiir us mat, since it developed on Thursday last that tiie steel men wcro nuvised to do nothing for the present Meanwhile Mr. Gompcrs arranged to sec the President yesterday afternoon. qnd it was understood that he sought to enlist the President's aid in indue ing Judge Gary to yield the point of hearing. The significant thing about nit this, of course, is .the fact that everybody apparently is striving to avert n strlko movement, nnd what everybody tries to do cannot fail of effect. ' Wnll street hnd good reason to feel that the atmosphere hnd been cleared and thnt neither the steel men nor the railway shopmen would venture to strike. This feeling was reflected pro gressively in the stock market. The advance in securities' prices on Thurs day and yesterday did not accosion any very material influx of outside orders. The anxiety of the short interests to cover, badly squeezed ns they were, was not nllayed by the decision of the Stock Kxchnngc governing committee to close the exchange today. The short interest hnd indeed grown to large pro portions nnd those who had commit- incuts of that nnturc could not view with composure n three-day recess with the most cheerful sentiment prevailing at the outset. And it was not easy for the shorts to find n supply of stocks ladequnte to their needs, although offer- ings were not lacking for the same reason having to do with the extended i week-end. i Shorts Hard Hit In truth, neither the longs nor the shorts could feel convinced of nny cer tainty that events between Friday and Tuesday would be favorable to them. .The former had the advantage of cc- .isting conditions within the market, nnd there nppenrcd, to be no reason for nn- tlcipnting that anything would happen over the turn of the week essentially to chango the technical position. The shorts were especially hard hit in Southern Pacific and in the oil group. The decision of Hie Federal Court in California in the government s suits against the the road for the recovery of oil lands in Snn Joaquin county in thnt stntc fuvored the railroad, holding thnt the acquisition of the patents to the land did not show fraud. I he mat ter will be appealed nnd the rnilroad company will, in the interval, be en joined from developing the lands ii niiestion. but this did not prevent a violent advance iu the Southern Pacific shares in very heavy buying. The iiioeincnt sprend through the entire list, nided by the extensive buy ing of oil shares which were given con siderable impetus by dispatches from Mexico City, stating that the ptrolcum committee of the Mexican Senate had reported in favor of nmending Attlcle 27 of the Mexican Constitution in n manner to eliminate the retroactive feature having to do with foreign hold ings of Mexican oil lands. Those foreign interests, therefore, which hnd acquired such holdings prior to May 1, 1017, were to be left in pos session of them. The Mexican Petro leum Company will be, of course, one'of the lnrgest beneficiaries under this rec ommendation should it materialize us recommended. The price of that com pany's stock rau up ten or more points, with the other oils following in good form. The standard shares were not far behind nnd the week closed jester day with prices nt the top nnd their progress interfered with, apparently, only by the sounding of the gong on the exchange floor. CALL UONE FARES OUTRAGEOUS BURDEN Raymond Asserts Public Serv ice Company Is Responsible for Jitney Exp'ansion Newark. N. J.. Aug. .".0. In n letter sent to Thomas N. McCnrter, president of the Public Service Railway Corpota tion. Thomas L. Raymond, city com missioner, as director of streets nnd public improvements, declares he deems the new fares under the zone sjs- I tern, shortly to become effective, "most! unreasonable. "'mi far, nt least, as New ark is concerned, and "a most out- rngeous burden upon the people." In concluding, Mr. Raymond ex presses the liope that the corporation, will postpone the operation of the zone schedule until n reduction from the pro posed rates can be ndjusted, nnd as serts that if the new fnrcs are put into' effect he will feel obliged to tnke action "to give the people transportation at reasonable rntes. The letter also sajs: "As I see it, the principal injury arising from the putting into operation of the zoning system will fall upon the Public Service Corporation nnd its stockholders, because the people will not pay the high fares which you propose to charge. This will make necessary the further ilcvrlunment (if the only instru- "You hare nlwass ohnosed the jitney i M-toni and have conipiulned bitterly of uy piicoiirngenient of it, nnd jet hen' I see crowded jitneys hurryinu mihti I'liipiy iroupy rnrs i nm convinced thnt it is not I who nm responsible for the expniiwion of the jitney, but thnt tills expansion represents a protest against the cost of transportation upon your lines." WTKAMMI1P XOTIfKH THE BUSINESS DOCTOR' . By HAROLD WHITEHEAD Author of "The Dullness Career of PeterFHnt" and "Druno Duke Solver of Business Problems" A Saturday Shopping Episode IT WAS a beastly wet Saturday morn ing one of those days when cvei the sweetest of dispositions sours on It self. Most business men nre busy on Sat urday morning. Thcro's n rush nnd bustle in trying to do a day's work In four hours. That morning my wife had laid down the law that I buy some shirts. I pro tested that I hadn't time, but after a brief discussion I capitulated. A cheerful man about forty-five, with hair Belittle thin on top, asked me what I wonted. "Shirts," I snapped. "Shirts? Yes, sir. What kind do you want?" "I don't know what kind I want, but let mc see something." "Size?" "Fifteen, I think." He dumped two piles of shirts in front of me, "anything there you liko?" "What's the price?" I asked Ir ritably. "Those arc two and those are two fifty." "What's the difference?" There I wns, wet, rushed for time, peevish (as might have been obvious to every one) as cross as two sticks. I was not in a mood for plensnntry. Yet, what do you think that first cou sin to n Cheshire cat said? 'Tifty cents ha, hal" Then I got beastly sarcastic. "Is that so. I see I've made n mistake. I've evidently got into Keith's by er ror. I'll get out and go to a store 1" and out I went. Across the street I went through n similar performance, until I asked the man the difference between the two nnd the two-fifty shirts. lie said, "the two-fifty ones nre better quality." A poor enough answer, but better than the first man's. I bought some bought is the right word, for he never attempted to sell me nny. In fact, his whole attitude was, "do ns you please but do it quickly and get out." Stolen Fruit "It's all right to dream noble dreams all day. but don't let it keep you from doing the chores." The Salt Seller. Headers' Questions Answered Mr. Whitehead will answer in this column questions nn marketing, huy inp. selling, advertising, tetter-writing, husiness education, and on matters per taining to the choice of a vocation. All questions will 6c aiuiccrcd in the order of receipt. jVo anonimous corrcsnon dnicc am he acknowledged. Reader's initials only will be published. It will take from four to fifteen days for a reply to uppear. I sell rubber shoes and boots to the trade. In my territory they are used durln? the rainy season and sold often at tne end of one season for the following season's dellv ery. All the prices are controlled by the Rubber Company; the styles and quali ties are nil the same Can you suggest something that I can do personally to get more than a once-ln-a-while customer, and keep the other fellow from (retting ono away from me. especially If their credit Is good! L. T, M Give jour customers selling ideas. They will buy from the man who can help them to increase sales. iTiject friendliness and personality into the sale. When j on get a customer from the other- fellow, analyze the reasons' and npply them to your own customers. When you lose a customer, find out why and remedy the trouble. Give service. Keep nfter your ship- HTKAlinOAT NOTICES IZR&W To Bristol Burlington Island Park and Trenton See the Beautiful Upper Delawars WEEKDAY RAILINGS FROM ARCH ST. WHARF Far Ilurllntton Island Tark 8:50 A. M 6 P. M. For Drlstol and Trenton 8:50 A. M 1.00. (1:00 P. M. For Trenton Only 11:00 A. M. (Trenton Express') t Sunday Schedule & Labor Day For ilnrllngton Island Park SiSll.t luniu a. ai. i:uv, a:ju. oan, i-, ai. For Ilrlstol 10:00 A. It,. 8:30, II:O0, S.30 P. M For Trenton Si30, 10:00 A, St., 1:00. 2:30. SiOO. 8:30 P. M. One way fare 2,1c Saturdays, Pun days and Holldass, 30c; Children, lSe. Moonlight Excursion Tonight & Every Evening up the Beautiful Delaware Three-deck Iron Steamer Quoen Anno Leaves 8 P. M., Arch Bt. Wharf. Moon lights l'naay, naiuraay ana Sunday, 55c. Includlns war tax, Other Nlehts, 40c. var We Offer for Subscription , 500,000 Shares Capital Stock Mutual Divide Mining Company of Tonopah, Nevada At 40 Cents Pei? Share Y PRESIDENT PROFESSOR E. R. BENNETT, M, E. ' Principal of the School of Mines of Tonopah. ' ' SECRETARY AND TREASURER - H. G. RAYCROFT Cashier of the First National Bank of Nevada, Tonopah, Nevada. DIRECTORS ' ' ' t E. R. BENNETT.. H. G. RAYCROFT E. G. TAYLOR , ' E. E. CARPENTER L. L. MUSHETT ' Application will be mad for lilting on the Boston and New York Curb Exchange George L. Ware & Co. 50 Congress Street, Boston Telephones Slain 71)67, 70S The, tjntire issuo having per. Sec that every promise you make is fulfilled. Wrlto each customer a letter after he has received his goods, nsking if they were satisfactory. Wrlto customers between trips asking them If there is anything you can do for them nt the office before you see them again. I am located In a city of oer lOO.OoO. and am launching Into the "Sign and show card" business. Do you consider thla an overcrowded field, and would you ndtlse a married man or thirty-three to engage In It? I propose de voting only my snnro time (after 4 p. m.) to It In tho beginning. Do you approve of form letters to pros pects with business card Inclosed? Or Is a personal call with samples better? Would you advise the preparation of a form letter by a letter-writing specialist? What would be considered a prospect In mr Hne7 How would you find a prospect? How would you measure charges? Do you know of any periodical relating to tha above business? Will you be good enough to give me the names of some good books on salesmanship, anrl HnV nlh.F limra.Hnn. . n, ,,m ., vlsable? SJIOWCAnU WRITER. There are splendid opportunities for show-card writers to the man who Is not a mere writer of cards. The successful show-card writer should bo a good ad vertising man and a good salesman, for he must have the faculty of putting sell ing ideas on cards in a way that will attract favorable attention. Yes, I approve of form letters, but not with the atrocious rubber stamp heading that you use. Why not make the heading of your letter in the form of a show-card It would he unusual and at once tell the story. I suggest sending a good strong letter with perhaps n booklet containing a score or so ideas, and then follow that up with n personal visit. Department stores and specialty stores are good prospects. A scries of advertisements in this nmr other good papert (prepared by your advertising agent) would be a splendid way to a quick stare. Make your charges plenty, don't enter No splnsh nr drip. No sink complete with ont them. Positive shut-off saves water. Ask jour Plumber for, Unvlll'a Snnn-neck faucets. THOS. SAVILL'S SONS ' 1310 WALLACIJ STHKET TO MHOM IT MAY CONCERN) All persons are hereby cautioned against supplying labor, material or stores to the Brazilian S. S. "JAHOATO." now lying ln the port of Philadelphia, unless authorized by the under signed, as no bills contracted without our authority will be paid, -x FURNBSS. WITHY & CO.. Ltd.. Agents STKAMSnir NOTICIW f Regular Sailings To MARSEILLES and BARCELONA Steamship ELM BRANCH Sailing About September 25th Loading at Port Richmond, Sept.. 12th For Rctcs and Particulars apply to American Steamship Navigation Company Real Estate Trust-. BIdg. Telephone, FOREIGN PURCHASES FINANCED Brown, been sold, this advertisement appears, Into nny price competition. HaTe 70pa trnrlr an rnnit thnt nricc In of little Con" sldcratlon, I, have mailed you a list of I good books on salesmanship and aUw trade journals dealing with showcanll writing and advertising. I TO IE CONTINUED BTKAMSnir XOTICKW traasenser and Freight Berries) v Aouitanla Sept 18 NEW YORK to LIVERPOOL i8---'::::::.::::::ieSt2I LlMUim -.-, . Carmania "CJ Orduna ' a Carmania N0Vl a NEW YORK to CHERBOURG and SOUTHAMPTON Mauretanla . '. O'- f Monretnnia ...... HOV, o NEW YORK to PLYMOUTH, uAvnr .ad SOUTHAMPTON Royal George .Oct 4 ttnval Gcororo ...Nov. XI NEW YORK to PLYMOUTH anal CHERBOURG' - Cnronia Septs Caronia Oct 291 NEW YORK to PLYMOUTH, HAVRE and LONDON Snxonia ..Oct. 41 Saxonia Nov. 61 NEW YORK to PIRAEUS Pannonia Sept BOSTON to GLASGOW Elysia Sept. 171 Scindia Sept 27 NEW YORK to GLASGOW Columbia Sept PHILADELPHIA to LONDON Vcnnonia ,. Sept 61 Vennonia Oct 181 Pluladelphia-Bristol (AT,n0i.oth) Vcnusia ...., Sept 131 Venusia , Oct 23 9 Pier 16 South 100 WAI.NJUT ST.. l'niLADELPniA JAVA-PACIHC UNE Direct " Se"wcB SAN FRANCISCO TO NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES Uatatla, Samarang, Sorrabala. Macasaaa DaillllE uiwi uuu ravva ua wyvilcmucm. S. 8. lJILLITON, 8, 8. SOnilAKARTA. 8, 8. BINTANO. 8. 8. TJI8ALAK, S. S. riENGICALI8 i. D. fiprerkel ft tiros. Co., Gen. Acta, Offlce. 2 Pine St.. San Franelsea K.T Office, IT flattery PI. H.K.Bumstt. Artl I CALIFORNIA AND PACIFIC COAST Helling Agency Solicited by Company Established lgt Al Hank References. Warehouse rncllltles Address Win. Hoelschcr & Co. 173-1883 Mission Street Snn Trnnclsco. Calif. from Philadelphia Walnut 390-301 J) OUR COMMERICIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS, POUNDS STERLING AND OTHER CURRENCIES FOR IMPORTING MERCHANDISE ARE AC CEPTED IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. THEIR USE AFFORDS SAFETY AND THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS RATES OF EXCHANGE AND INTEREST TO BUYERS. Brown Brothers & Co. Fourth and Chestnut Streets New York Philadelphia Iloston Shipley & Co., London R. S. Dodge & Co. 74 Broadway, New York Telephone Rector S810 as a matter of recovd only. a ' 7 t i J m if fV.lJ I dL is 'O -v a.
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