12
DIPLOMACY ENDS
ON DEPORTATIONS
[Continued From First Pago.]
(row guidance for the next steps. If
any be taken.
Germany's reply conveyed In con ver
nations with Charge Grew at Berlin
by Chancellor Von Bethman-Hollweg l.i
that the deportations are regarded as
justified on the grounds of social ne
cessity.
No actual reply in the form of a note
has been received from Germany but
ho doubt has been left by the chancel
lor that the protest of the United States
will not be headed.
Deportations Continued
Official information shows that the
deportations are continuing. Publica
tions of the protest was disclosed at
the State Department to-day to be for
the purpose of placing the case before
American public opinion. It was also
revealed that publication of the docu
ment might be interpreted as unfriendly
but that this contingency had been
taken into consideration before It was
given out.
The State Department feels that it
has gone far beyond the usual diplo
matic bonds in its protest to Germany
and that in a strictly conventional sense
It had almost no right to discuss the
matter at all with Germany as Bel
gium's Interest In that country are rep
resented by Spain and not by the United
States. Consequently with all diplo
matic procedure now admittedly ex
hausted the department lias no other
resoure than to give the facta to tho
public and leave the case with It.
■Washington, D. C., Dec. B.—The text
of the formal protest of the United
States made to Germany against the
deportation of Belgians for forced
labor as being contrary to all prece
dents and against humane principles
of international practice was made
public yesterday by Secretary of State
Lansing.
The formal statement, giving the text
of the note Charge Joseph G. Grew,
at Berlin, read to the imperial chan
cellor, went, no further than to say
that "the interview has taken place."
The note was cabled to Charge Grow
on November 29, following unsuccess
ful informal efforts. The State De
partment had previously instructed
Mr. Grew to say informally that the
deportations were having a most un
favorable effect upon neutrals, par
ticularly the United States. The Ber
lin foreign office replied that the policy
liad been adopted as a military neces
sity and that Germany regarded It as
legal.
The note, the text of which follows,
is the outcome of these informal con
versations. It reads:
"The government of the United
States has learned with the greatest
concern and rescret of the policy of
the German government to deport
from Belgium a portion of the civilian
population for the purpose of forcing
them to labor in Germany and Is con
strained to protest in a friendly spirit
but most solemnly against this action,
•which is in contravention of all prece
dent and of those humane principles
of international practice which have
long been accepted and followed by
civilized nations in their treatment of
noncombatants in conquered territory.
"Furthermore, the government of
the United States is convinced that the
effect of this policy if pursued will be
In all probability fatal to Belgian re
lief work so humanely planned and so
auccessfully carried out, a result which
■would be generally deplored and
which, it is assumed, would seriously
embarrass the German government."
Berlin, Dec. 7, via London, Dec. 9.
Germany in a day or two will reply
■with a memorandum to the represen
tations which Joseph C. Grew, secre
tary of the American embassy, has
been making regarding the deportation
of Belgian laborers. The reply is ex
pected to follow much the same lines
as that made to the Belgian protest
through the Spanish government, the
substance of which was published In
the North German Gazette this morn
ing.
The result of Secretary Grew's con
ference with Chancellor von Beth
inann-Hollweg on the subject probably
■will be that while the principle of
using unemployed Belgians in Ger
many will be adhered to, pains will
be taken to seo that it is accurately
applied. It is explained that it has not
always been possible to prevent the
measure being applied to Belgians not
of the unemployed classes, but that
greater care is now being exercised,
and that with the use of Belgian lists
It is thought the measure can be re
stricted solely to the classes which it is
designed to affect.
German Answer Regarding
Seebeck Sinking on Way
Berlin, Dec. 8, via London, Dec. 9.
The German answer to the American
Inquiry regarding the sinking of the
Seebeck has been dispatched to Wash
ington. The steamer Seebeck, accord
ing to German information, was
steaming without lights or any indi
cation of its nationality In the imme
diate vicinity of a hostile naval port
and there were no means of distin
guishing it from an enemy warship.
The foregoing probably refers to the
sinking of the vessel alluded to In a
German admiralty statement of Oc
tober 20 last as "the armed British
transport steamer Sebek," sunk in the
Mediterranean by a German submarine
on October 1. It was assumed that
British steamer Sebek, of 4,601 tons
gross, built in West Hartlepool in 1909,
was the vessel in question.
High School Officials Fix
Dates For 1917 Football
Professor P. L Grubb and Professor
B. W. Saul, faculty directors of athetlcs
at the Technical and Central high
schools have arranged the dates that
will be set aside for the two schools
next Fall when the Saturday football
contests will be played.
The annual Gettysburg-Buckneli
game will be played In Harrlsburg
November 17.. The distribution of dates
for the two schools Is as follows: Sept.
29, Tech; Oct. 6, Central; Oct. 13, Cen
tral; Oct. 20. Tech; Oct. 27. Tech; Nov.
3, Tech; Nov. 10, Central; November 17
reserved for Gettysburg and Bucknell;
Nov. 24, Central; Nov. 29, Tech and Cen
tral will battle In the annual Thanks
giving contest.
Pennsylvania State Militia
Is Second Only to N. Y.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 9. —Penn-
sylvania ranks second only to New
York In the general organization,
equipment and efficiency of its state
militia, according to the annual report
of the chief of the Bureau of Militia
Affairs, made public by the War De
partment.
According to the report, Pennsylva
nia and New York are the only states
in which the necessary auxiliary units
have been mobilized In accordance
■with the plan of twelve tactical di
visions flrst published to the militia
in 1914.
Too Late For Classification
Lost and Found
LOST 2,000 2-cent postage stamps,
100 10-cent postage stamps. 50 8-ceni
postage stamps, between 50 ft. east and
100 ft. west of Fourth street on Mar
ket. Rolled with cardboard and elastic
Reward If returned to 35 South Second
afreet. P. O. Station 7. H. G. Wentzler.
SATURDAY EVENING,
! SWEENEY RAPS
BAKERS' PLAN
j [Continued From First PlMtc,]
ounces of bread for 5 cents. The
loaves of bread have been reduced
in weight very considerably within
the last few months. X weighed to
day three loaves of bread made by
three different Arms, each loaf weigh
ing 11 ounces, including the wrapper.
'The consumer Is now required to pay
5 eents for 11 ounces of bread. Prior
to this Increase in the cost of flour,
etc., and the reduction of the amount
of bread in the loaf, he received a
18-ounce loaf of bread for 6 cents.
"Each ounce of bread at the pres
ent price of 6 cents for 11 ounces
costs the consumer 6-11 of a cent per
ounce. The consumer now receives
but 11 ounces, where he formerly re
ceived 16 ounces in a loaf, making
a reduction of five ounces In each
loaf, which means a loss to him of
2-3-11 cents on each loaf.
"If the baker should increase the
cost of loaves of bread of the present
size (11 ounces) to 6 cents, figuring
on the basis of a 16-ounce loaf of
bread, which the consumer formerly
received for 5 cents, It would, If he
now received a 16-ounce loaf of bread,
cost him 8 3-11 cents.
"It will be seen then that the baker
Is now receiving 2 3-11 cents a loaf
more than he received before the ad
vanced cost of the material used in
the making of bread, as the result of.
the cutting down of the size of the
loaf. If the bakers were making a
profit on bread when selling a 16-
ounco loaf for 5 cents It would seem
that the reduction In the size of the
loaf from 16 ounces to 11 ounces, for
which he still receives 5 cents, would
protect him from any loss caused by
the advanced cost of flour and other
materials, and there is absolutely no
reason why, if the loaf of bread is to
remain at its present size, there
should be any advance In the cost of
bread to the consumer, as the cutting
down of the loaf has already been
made up to the baker any loss that
he might sustain through the ad
vanced cost of materials In the mak
ing of bread.
"It does not seem just that where
a temporary condition exists which
places an Increased burden upon the
people that the consumer should
bear all of this burden. The manu
facturers will Increase the price of
his product, no matter what that
product may be. That increase gives
him the same profit he received prior
to the creation of the conditions
which have increased the cost of liv
ing to the people. The merchant
when buying that product, if he is
required to pay an advanced price,
adds the advanced price to the cost
of the article, and the consumer must
pay that advance, and the merchant's
profits are the same as they were be
fore the advancement of the price of
that article to the general public."
Just an Effort to
Gouge the Public, Says
City Sealer H. D. Reel
"To my miiul there is 110 rensou for
raising the price of bread to si* cents;
it seems to me to bo just an effort to
'goiijtc' the public!"
That is the view City Sealer Harry
D. Reel took to-day on the proposal
of the State bakers in convention here
recently to boost the bread prices
from five to six cents a loaf.
Up until an early hour this after
noon Mayor Meals hadn't taken up
with the Sealer the question of re
quiring sixteen ounces to the loaf if
the one cent advance is insisted upon.
"Thus far Ills Honor, the Mayor,
and myself have not gone in the sub
ject yet and in fact I know nothing
officially of the matter other than
what 1 saw in the newspapers," said
the Sealer. "I shall certainly be glad
to consult with the Mayor on the
question."
The Weight Reductions
Mr. Reel pointed out that the bread
problem has been the subject of care
ful inspection for the last several
months and he has obtained consid
erable data as to the recent reduction
in weight of the loaves for which live
cents is charged.
A month or two ago the Sealer ex
plained, sixteen ounces was not un
common and fourteen to fifteen ounces
was the rule; now the bread weighs
from nine and one-half to thirteen
ounces. And no dealer sells bread for
less than tlve cents a loaf.
in this connection Mr. Reel men
tioned a curious coincident relative
to the difference in retail prices of
locally baked bread—ln this city and
in other municipalities of the State.
"> Cents Here; -1 in Williamsport
"One of the firms here bakes a
whole lot of bread that is sold In Har
risburg at five cents per loaf; in Wil
liamsport the same bread retails at
four cents. This I know to be a fact
because the Williamsport sealer was
in this city recently and raised the
question as to prices of bread when
he saw this firm's delivery team on the
street.
" 'By the way,' he said, 'what retail
price does that firm get for its bread
in this city?' "
" 'Five cents,' I told him."
" 'Why,' he replied, considerably
surprised, 'that same bread is sold in
Williamsport for four cents, retail!' "
At the request of Mr. Reel the
Williamsport c.fficlal sent the local
sealer a loaf of the bread —which had
been baked here and sold here for five
cents a loaf, and sold in Williams
port for four cents.
Inquiry was made of the head of
the firm which controls the bakery in
question, one of the biggest bread
baking establishments in this section
of the State, by the way, as to the odd
difference in the bread prices.
The Reason
"That may be a local condition," he
answered. "Our bread is sold at four
cents wholesale. If some baker either
in this city or in some other town
might want to sell his bread at cost,
why we couldn't control that. The
bakers would have nothing to do with
that end of the problem as the dealer
might be a 'cut-rate' store or some
merchant who is making a general bid
for business by offering bread or some
other commodity *it cost."
The linker's Viewpoint
The same bakery head discussed
briefly the increased bread cost ques
tion.
"If the bread prices are advanced,"
said he, "I think that the weight
might be increased somewhat, say an
ounce or an ounce and a half but I
doubt very much If the bakers could
afford to increase the weight to six
teen ounces. That wouldn't offer any
different solution to the problem of
increased cost of production than to
keep the size and price of the loaves
as at present.
"The higher cost of baking bread
combined with the increased price of
materials makes it almost necessary to
my mind for the bakers to advance
their prices. That at ieaßt was the
way the whole subject was put up to
us when these bakers from all over
the State met here the other day. They
said they can't afford to raise the
bread prices unless we do; on the
other hand they declared that unless
we did go along the dealers couldn't
afford to take our bread. So what
could we do?"
CIRCLE OFFICERS CHOSEN
Lykens, Pa., Dec. 9. Last eve
ning t,he Ladles' Missionary Circle of
Transfiguration Baptist Church elect
ed the following officer*: President,
Mrs. M. R. Loomls; secretary, Mrs. W.
H. Daniels; treasurer, Mrs. Cyrus
Parfet. Luncheon was served.
HARRISBURG REAL ESTATE BOARD
C. Vernon Rettew
AXXOUWCES HIS ILEMOTAL
TO
307 Market Street
WIIERE THE SAME COUR
TEOUS ATTENTION AM) AB
SOLUTE PROTECTION WILL BE
YOURS AH Heretofore—
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Satur
day Evenings.
Member libit. Ileal Estate Hoard,
FOR SALE
22 S. 19th St.
Near Market
2 -story brick house, semi
detached; 9 rooms and bath;
steam heat, electricity, gas, ce
mented cellar with hot and cold
water and toilet; front and back
porches, balcony, rear drive al
ley, paved street.
M. A. FOUGHT
272 North Street
Member Hbg. Heal Estate Hoard.
RAILROAD NEWS
EIGHT-HOUR MEN
DISCUSS PARADE
Committee Discusses Plans;
Will Meet Again Monday
Night
Plans for a New Year Day celebration
of the eight-hour law are nearlng com
pletion. At an enthusiastic meeting
yesterday afternoon, held at the home
of William Barbour, 1152% Market
street, members of the committee rep
resenting White Block Lodge, No. 127,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, ori
ginutors of the celebration, reported
that many local labor organizations
would participate.
Further arrangements will be made
at a meeting to be held Monday night,
December 11, in Fackier's Hall. Com
mitteemen will be on hand from fi to
7:30 to receive names of organizations
that will participate. The parade will
take place on the morning of January
1, at 9:30, and will include three di
visions.
Another Meeting:
On Friday afternoon, December 15, at
1 o'clock, the committee will meet
again at the home of William Barbour
to complete details. A meeting for all
organizations will be announced later.
The members of the committee include:
Frank C. Mordan. chairman; Wil
liam Barbour, treasurer; George C.
Bamford, William Donecker, Charles
Zimmerman, Joseph Wagner, Clarence
Miller, John Maulfair and William
Peters. Any information desired may
be obtained from these members. The
committee will also be glad to meet
representatives of local labor bodies
Monday evening.
Chief Engineer is
Enroute to Jamaica
J
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GKOItGE 11. BROWN
One of the busiest men qn the Phil
adelphia division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad is George H. Brown, chief
engineer. lie Is on the job early and
late, except during December, when he
takes his annual vacation. This year
Engineer Brown is seeking rest at
Kingston, Jamaica, the land of spices.
He sailed Wednesday night from New
York on the United Fruit Company's
steamer Tlvives. tfts expects to be back
at his desk on December 21, the short
est day of the year, thi day that win
ter starts, and the anniversary of his
birthday. This has been an exception
ally busy year for Mr. Brown, because
of the numerous improvements on the
Philadelphia division.
WILL KEEP GOING* SUNDAY
On account of the heavy freight traf
fic due to the Christmas rush, freight
traffic will be continued all day to-mor
row. While December business has not
yet shown normal conditions, due to the
embargoes in the west, shipments have
been heavy from Pittsburgh and points
east.
TRAINS FROM WEST LATE
Engine troubles cn the Pittsburgh
division and heavy passenger traffic
from the west of Pittsburgh, held up
through trains to-day. Trains No. 34
and 36 due here at 9.30 and 9.35 arrived
shortly before noon.
Standing of the Crews
HARRIS BURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division ll4 crew to
go first after 3p. m.: 108, 106.
Fireman for 108.
Conductor for 114.
Engineers up: Bruebaker, Layman,
Shocker, Madenford, Howard, Gable,
Baldlwin.
Firemen up: Swank, Naylor, Miller,
H. Peters, Arney, Walters. Johnson.
Shlmp, Cook, Paul, Killlan, Penwell,
Strlcfcler, Eckrlch, Finkenblnder,
Brown, Walkage, Achey, Powers.
Conductors up: Fesler.
Flagman up: McCann.
Brakemen up: Beale, Wilson, Mc-
Naughton. Baltozer, Houdeshel, Knupp,
Shultzaberger, Dougherty, 'Wilt, Kirk,
W. D. T. Smith.
Middle Division —247 crew to go flrst
after 2.30 p. m.: 245, 242.
12 Altoona crews to come in.
Preference: 3, 10, 4.
Engineer for 4.
Engineers up: Bowers. Brink,
Nickles, Corder, Rensel, Blizzard, Bak
er. Pelghtal, Hummer, Albright, A. T.
Cook, Bomberger, Buckwalter, Peters.
Firemen up: Landls, Warner, Kun
| kle, Reeder, Clark, L A. Gross, J. R.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
You Can Obtain Information Regarding These Properties Froom Any Member
OFFICIOUS
John E. Gipple, President.
Howard M. Bird, Vice-President.
Robert A. Curl, Secretary.
E. Moeslein, Treasurer.
MEMBERS
Charles Adler, 1002 North Third
street.
M. R. Allcman, 145 North Front
street, Steelton.
Backenstoss Brothers, 15 North
Second street.
11. M. Bird, Union Trust Bldg.
W. F. Bushnell, 1000 North Third
street.
Robert A. Carl, 14 North Market
Square.
Einstein & Spooner, Spooncr Bldg.
M. A. Fought, 27 2 North street.
J. E. Gipple, 1251 Market street.
W. S. Harris, 1851 Whitehall street.
John H. Maloney, 1619 Green St.
A. S. Miller & Son, 18th and State
streets.
Miller Brothers & Co., Locust and
Court streets.
E. Moeslein, 424 State street.
11. G. Pedlow, 110 South Thirteenth
street.
C. Vernon llettew, 307 Market St.
J. F. Rolirer & Soil, Bergner Bldg.
George A. Slirelner, 17th and Fors- *
ter streets.
ijJaines C. Thompson, 2039 North%
[i Second street. <
i[P. Vanderloo, 307 Market street. J
>, Burton Van Dyke, 900 North Six-J
■i teenth street. ?
JiA. C. Young, 34 N. Second St. ?
Rumberger, Sellers, Linn. J. C. Rum
berger, Pensyl, Markle, Eckert, Coyin,
Kiilheffer.
Brakemen up: L. R. Sweger, Swalles,
Yost, Blessing, Reed, Yohn, George
Campbell, Heck, Murray, Benhart.
Knight, Sebelist, Myers, Rhine, Geb
hard, Garlin, George Campbell, Schmidt.
YAHD CHEWS HAUHISBURG
Engineers up: Runkie, Wise, Watts,
Cleland, Goodman, Harllng, Sayford,
Matson, Machamer, Gibbons, Ciess,
Ewing.
Firemen up: Fry, Eyde, McKillips,
Kwing, lilts, Peiffer, Snell, Jr.. Fleisher,
Blottenberger, Weigle, Keiser, Fergu
son. Six, Cain, Myers, Steele, Hardy,
Wllhelm.
Engineers for 2, 2nd 8, 3rd 8, 4th 8,
12, 3rd 22, 3rd 24, 4th 24, 62, 64.
Firemen for 2. 3rd 8, 12, 18, Ist 24,
2nd 24, 28, 60, 74.
ENOI.-V SHOP
I'lillnilelpliiu Illvll€in 227 crew to
go first after 3.45 p. m.: 226, 240, 201,
244, 237, 204. 219.
Engineers for 201.
Fireman for 234.
Conductor for 27.
Brakemen for 26, 40.
Flagmen up: Hartman, Martin,
Brown.
Brakemen up: Miller, Mumma, Sny
der, Malseed, Whittlngton, Shade.
Middle Dlvlxlon 244 crew to go
first after 12.01 p. ni.: 231, 219, 221,
230. 217, 226.
Front end: 113, 106, 115.
Fireman for 115.
Brakeman for 106.
YAItD CREW EXOI.A
Engineers up: Anspach, Kling, Reese.
Firemen up: M. S. Hall, Haubert,
Myers. Sellers, Brandt, Reed. Hinkle,
Books, Murray, Eichelberger, Mcln
ty re.
Engineers for 134, 3rd 126.
Firemen for Ist 1 24, 134, 130, 132, Ist
102, 2nd 102, 3rd 102.
HEADING CREWS
The 12 crew first to go after 2.30
p. m.: 24. 17.
The 60 crew first to go after 1 p. m.:
54, 56, 57, 58, 70.
Engineers for 12, 24.
Firemen for 54. 56, 60, 17.
Conductors for 70, 17, 24.
Brakenien for 54, 56, 58. 60, 70, 17, 24.
Engineers up: Masslmore. Wire
man, Kauffman, Pletz, Barnhart, Schuy
ler, Minnich, Fetrow, Fleagle, Fraum
feider.
Firemen up: ICroah, Marks, Brough
er, Fuhrman, Sweeley, Carr, McOarl,
Patton, Nmvot-k, Wilson, eLx, Dilling
er, Eichelberger.
Conductors up: Keifer, Beaver, Het
rick
Brnkemen up: Birminghone, Stam
baugh, Myers, Miles, Ensminger, Fens
termacher, Felker, Prowell, Shlpe,
Beach, Smith, Reidell.
NEW CABINET TO
BE NONPARTISAN
[Continued From First Page.]
one of helpful criticism rather than of
hostility. The newspapers are devot
ing themselves to framing possible
cabinets and incidentally are so wrap
ped up in the burning questions as to
whether Lloyd George can be called a
conspirator and whether a govern
ment, consisting largely of men un
used to politics, can be efficient as one
recruited fro mthe traditional ruling
class that they give comparatively lit
tle attention to the events of the war.
Balfour Opposed
A surprise was the announcement
made by Viscount Grey in the Liberal
conference that Arthur Balfour would i
succeed him in the foreign ottice, with
Lord Robert Cecil continuing as as
sistant. Lord Ourzon, qualified by
former service in the foreign office
and with a brilliant record as Indian
viceroy, had been thought assured of
the honor. The choice of Balfour
came from a clear sky, and aroused
instant protest from papers which
rated him as one of the aged "wait and
see" school.
I<nw Is Popular
Bonar Law for chancellor of the ex
chequer Is a popular selection as ho
combines business and political ex
perience as do few other public men.
Equal approval is given to Lord Derby
as head of the war office and Dr. Ad
dison as the minister of munition, but
the proposal of Sir Edward Carson
for the Admiralty finds loss favor.
Lord Curzon will have one of the high
est posts and will be leader of the
government in the House of Lords.
Colonel Winston Churchill apparently
is to remain out in the cold.
Conslde.red Strong
This nucleus, with a number of
practical businessmen in other posi
tions, is considered to make a strong
showing. Premier Lloyd George's
progranr-ls for the reorganization of
the country for war on a sweeping So
cialistic basis and the general com
ment Is that only a cabinet of super
men can accomplish and conduct such
a revolution. In addition to the na
tionalization of shipping, mines and
agriculture, drastic reforms in the
drink problem and the temporary set
tlement of the chaos In Ireland are
discussed as the major tasks confront
ing the new administration in the
home field.
The appointment of Mr. Balfour and
Lord Robert Cecil to the foreign office
Is welcomed in the London press, ex
cept by Lord Northcllffe's newspapers.
TO MERGE WESTINGHOUSE
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 9. lt be
came known to-day that at separate
meetings of the directors of the West-
Inghouse Air Brake Company and the
Union Switch and Signal Company,
held hero yesterday, each board un
animously voted to consolidate these
two Important Westlnghouse Interests.
A circular letter sent out to stock
holders proposes to Increase the capi
tal of the airbrake company from
$20,000,000 to *30,000,000.
Invest Your Money
In a Home
No other investment will afford you and your
family as much pleasure and comfort as the
owning of the house you live in; then your
residence actually becomes your home.
A number of very desirable properties (sev- ;
oral new ones) are on our lists which we will
be pleased to submit for consideration at your
convenience.
MILLER BROTHERS & CO.
MEMBER HARRISBURG REAL ESTATE BOARD
ADVERSE REPORTS
CAUSE SLUMP
Fears of Untoward Develop
ments Over Week-End Bring
Depression
New York, Deo. 9.—Short selling: and
liquidation Inspired by adverse reports
dealing -with export trade conditions
find fears of untoward developments
over the week-end combined to bring
about a general depression of quoted
values in to-day's short but active ses
sion. Coppers were again the center of
a concerted attacK, losing 1 to 3 points,
but leading industrial equipments and
shipping shares suffered in equal meas
ure, with United States Steel at an ex
treme decline of over 2 points. Ralls
were relatively more steady, though
Heading yielded almost 2 points. There
were a few unimportant exceptllons to
the lower trend, with some substantial
rallies in the later dealings. The closing
was heavy. Bonds were lower. Total
shares were estimated at 250,000 shares.
NEW YOltK STOCKS
Chandler Bros. & Co., members New
York and Philadelphia Stock Ex
changes, 3 North Market Square, Har
risburg; 13 38 Chestnut street, Phila
delphia; 34 Pine street. New York,
furnish the following quotations:
New York, Dec. 9.
Open. Clos.
Allis Chalmers 34 <4 33%
Amer Beet Sugar 105% 104%
American Can 62 61 %
Am Car and Foundry Co 77% 76%
Amer Loco 93 91%
Amer Smelting 115% 113%
American Sugar 115% 115
Anaconda 97% 96%
Atchison 105% 104%
Baldwin Locomotive ... 81% 80%
Baltimore and 0hi0.... 85% 85%
'Bethlehem Steel 655 660
! Butte Copper 72% 71%
ICalifornia Petroleum ... 27 26%
Canadian Pacific 166% 167
j Central Leather 109 109%
Chesapeake and 0hi0... 67% 67
I Chi Mil and St Paul 93% 93%
j Chicago R I and Pacific. 39 % 38%
Chino Con Copper 68 67%
I Col Fuel and Iron 55 55%
Corn Products 28% 27%
I Crucible Steel 85% 85%
| Distilling Securities .... 44 43 %
Erie 37% 37%
Erie Ist pfd 52% 52%
General Electric Co 180% 179
Goodrich B F 69 68%
Great Northern pfd .... 117% 117%
Great Northern Ore subs 43% 43%
Inspiration Copper 68% 68
Interboro-Met 18 17%
Kennecott 56% 56%
Lackawanna Steel 103% 104
Lehigh Valley 81% 81%
Maxwell Motors 74% 74%
Merc Mar Ctfs 4 7 46%
Merc Mar Ctfs pfd 118 117%
Mex Petroleum 108% 108
Miami Copper 45% 45%
New York Central 107% 106%
NY N H and H 57% 57
New York Ont and West 82% 31%
Norfolk and Western... 139% 138%
Northern Pacific 111% 111%
Pacific.Mail 29 27%
Pennsylvania Railroad.. 56% 56%
Pressed Steel Car 83 82%
Railway Steel Spg 58% 58%
Ray Con Copper 32% 32%
Reading . . .• 110% 109%
i Republic Iron and Steel 87% 86%
Southern Pacific 99% 98%
Southern Ry 31% 31
Union Pacific 145% 145%
US I Alcohol 136% 135%
U S Rubber 67% 66%
U S Steel 125% 124%
U S Steel pfd 121% 121%
Utah Copper 123 W, 122%
Virginia-Carolina Chein. 49% 48
West Union Telegraph.. 102 102%
Westinghouse Mfg ..... 61% 61
PHII.AnBLI'I'It
Philadelphia, Dec. 9. Wheat
Lower; No. 2, red, spot and Dec •mhr.
$1_.71@1.74; No. 2, Southern, red, $1.69®
Corn—Quiet, but steady; old western,
sl.l2Qi 1.15; new western, cool and
sweet. $1.02<5® 1.0B: new Southern, cool
and sweet, 99c(ft>$1.01.
Oats Market steady; No. 2, white.
61(fi 61% c; No. 3, white, 59%*j>60c.
Bran The market Is steady;
city iiiilla, wiiuer. ion. > o.Ou, >v
ern winter, per ton 126.f.0; soft, winti-r
per ton. $34.00; Spring, per ton. $32.00®
32.60.
Refined Sugars Quiet, but steady;
powdered, 7.30 c; fine granulated, 7.20 c;
confectioners' A, 7.10 c.
Butter The market is unchanged;
western, creamery, extras. 37® 38c;
nearby prints, fancy, 40c.
Eggs The market Is steady;
Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts,
free cases. $12.30 per case: do., current
receipts, free cases, $12.00 per case;
western, extras, firsts, free cases, $12.30
per case; do., firsts, free cases, $12.09
per case.
Live Poultry—The market is steady;
fowls. roosters. I3UHc: Sprnm
chickens, 14®16c; broilers. 16®>18c;
ducks. 16@18c; geese. 15@18c; turkeys.
22c.
Dressed Poultry—Market dull; fowls,
fancy. 22® 22 He; do., good to
choice, 21 21 Vic; do., small sizes, 16
®2oc: old roosters, 17c; roasting chirk
ens. western, 20@24c; broiling chickens,
western, 19©26 c; do., nearby, 23(&>30c,
Spring ducks, nearby. 20©22 c; do.,
western, 1820 c; western geese, 15®
17c; turkeys, fancy, large, nearby. 2®
27c; do., western, fancy, large, 25027 c;
do., western, fair to good, 22®24c; do.,
common. 18®20c.
Potatoes —Steady with a fair demand;
Pennxylvania. per bushel. f1.tf6t01.70.
New York per bushel. f1.5601.60
Eastern Snore, No. 1, par bar
rel, $2.50® 2.76; do.. Na I, per
barrel. I1.25O1.S0; Norfolk. No. 1.
per barrel, f2.60Q2.7t;; do. No, 2, par
DECEMBER 9, 1916.
barrel. $1.25® 1.50; Jersey, per basket,
tbcfo *I.OO
Flour Market dull and nominal; !
winter, clear, s7.3s®'i.tiO; do., straight,
*7.55®8.10; do., patents, sß.lu®S.Ui;
Spring, firsts, clear, $8.00®8.26; do.,
patents, sß.7s<f' 1 9.25; do., favorite
mail!!:., fl I' . .nw 10.1 u
liay Steady, with a fair demand;
new timothy, iNo. 1, large bales,
18.60; No. 1, small bales. $17.5u@18.00;
No. 2, $ 15.50# 16.50; No. 3, *12.00 <u) 13.0u,
sample. slo.oo® 11.00.
New clover mixed: Light mixed.
$16.60®17.00; No 1, do.. $15.00@15.10;
No. 2, do., {13.50@14.50.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
Philadelphia, Dec. 9. —Stocks closed
General Asphalt 30% 1
Genral Asphalt, Pfd 71%
Lake Superior Corporation 27%
Lehigh Navigation 8S
Lehigh Valley 8114
Pennsylvania Railroad 56%
Philadelphia Electric 29%
Philadelphia Company 45
Philadelphia Company,/ Pfd 38
Philadelphia Rapid Transit 26%
Reading 109%
Storage Battery 69%
Union Traction 46
United Gas Improvement 91
United States Steel 124%
York Railways 13%
York Railways, Pfd 36%
CHICAGO CATTLE
Chicago, 111., Dec. 9. Cattle Re
ceipts, 500; steady. Native beef cattle,
$7.00®12.75; western steers, s7.oofe
10.50; stockers and feeders, $4.60®7.85;
cows and heifers, $3.85®10.25; calves,
$9.50® 13.25.
Sheep Receipts, 4,000; weak;
Wethers, $8.50®9.50; lambs, $10.25®
13.00.
Hogs Receipts. 23,000; strong, 10c
above yesterday's average. Bulk of
sales, $9.45 (H) 9.95; light, $8.90@9.85;
mixed, $9.30® 10.10; heavy. $9.50® 10.15;
rough, $3.50®9.65; pigs, $6.75®8.65.
NEW YORK DANK STATEMENT
New York, Dec. 9. —The statement of
tho actual condition of Clearing House !
Banks and Trust Companies for the
week shows that they hold $73,790,-
840 reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is an increase of $32,789,-
530 over last week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition
Loans, discounts, etc., $3,330,4999,000;
decrease, *39,599,000.
Reserve in own vaults (B), $413,337,-
000; increase, $23,744,000.
Reserve in Federal Reserve Bank,
$166,078,000; increase, $4,019-,000.
Reserve in other depositories, $53,-
750.000; decrease, $399,0"00.
| Net demand deposits, $3,248,418,000;
I decrease, $28,597,000.
| Net time deposits, $17,600,000; in
crease, $152,000.
Circulation, $28,787,000; decrease,
I $889,000.
I (B) Of which $347,726,000 is specie.
I Aggregate reserve, $633,165,000.
I Excess reserve, $73,790,840; increase,
$32,789,530.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Chicago, 111., Dec. 9. —Board of Trade
closing:
Wheat—May, 1.77%; July, 1.49%.
Corn- May, 93',4; July, 93.
Oats—May, 57; July, 54.
Pork —January, 27.00; May. 26.20.
Lard —January, 16.17; May, 16.15.
Ribs —Januarv, 14.00; May, 14.27.
"SHOE FACTORY
CAPITOL" SOLD
[Continued From First Page.]
riculture, Internal Affnirs, Factory In
spection, Banking and other branches,
and was used by them until the pres
ent Capitol could be occupied. It was
the first office of the State Highway
Department and of various other
branches.
The building was returned to manu
facturing uses after the Canitol was
completed and was acquired by the
Hickok Manufacturing Company some
years ago. It has lately been used for
the Dauphin cigar factorv. The build
ing. which was almost 200 feet long,
was built beside the old Bay foundry,
one of the industrial landmarks of
Harrisburg, during the eighties, and
was the home of a flourishing shoo in
dustry for a time.
Sale of the building was made for
$2,395, along with a number of others,
to Alderman Brothers, of New Haven,
who have bought numerous buildings
for their material In the park exten
sion zone. The sale was conducted by
the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings and the auctioneering was
marked by a protest. The'buildings
came near being sold to the United
Ice and .Coal Company for about
$1,506 owing to confusion of bids and
on direction of Superintendent S. B.
Rambo were put up and opened to all
bidders. The New Haven people then
obtained it.
The buildings must all bo razed
within sixty days and their sites filled
up. This sale disposes of practically
all buildings owned by the State and
not covered by special agreements of
occupancy. It is probable that an
other sale will be held in the Spring.
The State now has title to all but half
a dozen properties and they are In
court.
Tho buildings sold were 424 State
street, 426 State street, 424 State
street, rear, 426 State street, rear, 42 3
North avenue, 425 North avenue, 501
street. 501 North street, rear, 529 Fil
bert street, 608 South alley, 108 and
110 Christies court.
COMPLAIN AGAINST ROAD
Complaint was filed with the Public
Service Commission to-day by J. E.
Bowers, of York Springs, against the
Hanover and Carlisle Turnpike Com
pany. He alleges the stretch of road
between Hampton and York Springs
Is in bad condition and that tolls are
excessive.
AT YOUR SERVICE FOR
1917 CALENDARS 1917
GOOD SELECTION. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
MYERS MFG. CO.
Third and Cumberland Streets
Bell Phone 1577-R. HAIUtISBURG, PA.
FOR SALE \
Seven-room frame dwelling, J
northwest corner Eleventh and J
Paxton streets; water, gas and £
sewer connections, private alley £
on Paxton street. House faces J
only flower and grass plot in J
Eleventh street; width here is J
greatest in its 3-mile length. ?
From 5,000 to 20,000 people \
daily walk or ride past corner. \
Inquire of 5
M. A. FOUGHT i
272 North St., Hurrisburg, Pa. f
Member IIIIKT. Heal Ratate Hoard t 1
REAL ESTATE
SQUARE
FT. OF POSTERS
Building Inspector Grants Per
mission For Billboards at
1-4 Cent a Foot
Just 46,220 feet of billboard space
is used each year for that form of poster
advertising throughout Harrisburg ac
cording to tho datta set forth In tho
application for the usual permit from
the city building inspection department
for the purpose.
The permit was Issued yesterday to
the Harrisburg Poster and Adevrtislng
Company and the time limit prescribed
is June t, 1017.
The space cited in the application for
: the permit includes all the billboards
J and similar space used within the city
limits for the company's advertising.
Harrisburg earns a quarter of a cent
per foot for letting this privelege, which
amounts to 1155.55.
ENDORSE SIGN REMOVAL
Removal of the signs and banners
across Market street because of their
unslghtliness as advocated by the Muni
cipal league, was heartily commended
yesterday by the Harrisburg Keal Es
tate Board. A. C. Young offered the
measure which was unanimously
adopted.
MILLER BItOS. & CO.
KEI'ORT RECENT SALES
Miller Bros. & Co. report the follow
ing recent sales of real estate:
Plot of ground in the rear of 418
South Cameron street to Hershey
Creamery Company, who will use it
for building purposes.
The John A. AVhye farm of 34 acres,
two miles southwest of Middletown, to
Mrs. Este Wcstenberger.
Two-story stucco dwelling 682
Schuylkill street to Zola Brundage.
Two-story brick apartment build
ing at i! 16 Hummel street to Charles
W. Higley.
6 Hummel avenue. White Hill, James
A. Hartman, owner, to William H.
Snook.
Three-story frame dwelling 1516
Regina street to William Finnen.
Three-story frame dwelling 1518 Re
gina to E. G. Reinecker.
The three-siory storeroom and
apartment building at 41 North Front
street, Steelton, Edward L. Daron,
owner, to Gaet Muff, who contemplates
remodeling the property in the Spring.
The three-story dwelling house at
64 5 Boyd avenue, William F. Troup &
Son, owners.
Reiber property, 1 % acres, west of
Mechanicsburg, to H. C. Reiber.
Forty-acre farm two miles west of
Boiling Springs, J. L. Rupp, owner, to
Edward Motter.
Newsboys to Give Concert
to Boost Building Fund
At a meeting of the Harrisburg
Newsboys' Association last night in
| the association rooms, plans were
| completed for a concert to be held in
I the Chestnut Street Auditorium Janu
j ary 25. The concert will be held for
the benefit of the building fund.
| Local talent will be heard. Tho
| Rutherford club, the Technical High
School orchestra, the Ohev Sholom
choir, Sara Lemer's drchestra, Mrs.
Wilbur F. Harris, Samuel Schein and
' Harry Isaacman have volunteered
j their services. The concert will be
opened by the Newsboys' quartet sing
| ing "Pennsylvania."
| The Association is planning to dis
tribute boxes of candy to a number
]of orphan children on Christmas
morning and in the evening they will
be entertained with music and magical
I tricks.
Next Thursday the newsboys will
be the guests of Lejanskia, the noted
I pianist at the Chestnut Street Audi
torium, through the courtesy of Fred
Hftnd. Robert Uhlinan, representing
the H. C. Gilbert Erecting Engineer
ing Company of New Haven, Conn.,
spoke on "Salesmanship," last night.
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MIBBER STAMQn
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North Fifth Street Homes
; Located at 2311-13-111-17 N. Fifth St.
EASY TERMS
FRED C. MILLER
BUILD En
213 Walnut Street* IlarrlMhurs, Pa.
Dell Plione 7J*7M Hurrlwbura;, Ia.
Kent Motors
a going company; first issue of
shares; not a speculation, but a
sound Investment and reliable
automobile proposition. Safe
ty and large prophets in com
bination.
Write For My Circular
V. Lucian Sawyer
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
1270 Broadway, New York.
Telephone Square 6585