16 REACTION AFTER MIXED CHANGES Trading Dull With Undertone of Caution; Coppers Under Pressure New York, Dec. 23.—Trading was dull, with an undertone of caution during to-day's short session, niixcd changes at the opening giving way to moderate reactions later. Dealings were almost wholly professional, rep resenting mainly the closing of com mitments over the holiday. Coppers were under pressure, with some of the more speculative issues conspicuous in yesterday's recovery, notably Leather and other equipments and munitions, Bethlehem Steel losing 12 points. United States Steel also yielded almost 2 points, with 1 to 3 for motors, oils, Marine preferred and Industrial Alcohol, included among the few gains were Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies and gas stocks. Rails were almost ignored. Partial rallies caused an irregular close. Sales were estimated at 300,000 shares. Ponds were steady. NEW YORK STOC KS r Chandler tiros. & Co., members New York and Philadelphia Stock Ex changes, 3 North Market Square. Hur risburg; 133$ Chestnut street, Phila delphia; 3 1 Pine street, New York, furnish the folio-' 1 "!; flotations: New York, Dec. 23. Open. Clos. Allis Chalmers 26% 26% Amer Beet Sugar 91 " 90 American Can 471.8 47% Am Car and Eoundry Co 65 " 64% Am Ice Securities 30% 30',4 Amer Loco 76 is 75% Amer Smelting 105% 105 % American Sugar 109% 109% Anaconda 83% 82% Atchison 104% 104% Baldwin Locomotive ... 61 58% Baltimore and Ohio .... 84 84 % Butte Copper 49% 48% California Petroleum ... 25 25 Canadian Pacific 165% 165% Central Leather 86% 85 Chesapeake and Ohio ... 65U 65% Chicago R I and Pacific 35 35 Chino Con Copper 55% 54% Col Fuel and Iron 46 45 Consol Gas 132% 132% I Corn Products 24% 24% 1 Crucible Steel 59 r>9 Distilling Securities 30 30 Erie 3474 34% General Electric C 0..... 168% 167% Goodrich BP 60% 60 Great Northern pfd .... 117% 117% Great Northern Ore subs 35% 35% Inspiration Copper 57 56% Interboro Met 17% 17% I Kennecott 45% 44%' Lackawanna Steel 82% 83% Lehigh Valley 79 ' 80 * ; Maxwell Motors 52 53% Mere .Mar Ctfs 26% 26 Merc Mar Ctfs pfd 92 ii 90% j Miami Copper 37% 37% ' National Lead 60 1 -'. 60% i New York Central 104% 103% Nexv ork Ont and West 30% 30 ! Norfolk and Western... 136 135% Northern Pacific 110% 110% Pacific Mail 20 20% ' Pennsylvania Railroad.. 56% 56 %> Railway Steel Spg 4994 49%) Ray Con Copper 27 ''6 % I Reading 104 i 53 Republic lion and Steel. 77% 76% Southern Pacific 9714 97 >2 Southern Ry 33% 33 Studebaker 112 111% Texas Oil 209% 210% i Union Pacific 147% 147 5i U S 1 Alcohol 111% 111u U S Rubber i.. 61% 61 U S Steel 107% 106% i } Steel PMf ... 118% 120% Utah Copper 100% 100 % i a Irgmia-Carolina Chem. 4 2 41 % Westinghouse Mfg 56 56 J VHi H p K ,.v,UA PRODUCE Philadelphia, Dec. 23. No srain market. 6 u Butter The market Is steady; ! ■western, creamery, extras, 41@42c r Itearby prints, fancy, 44c. I Eggs The market is steady.! I ennsyl vania and other nearby firsts. Iree cases, $14.10 per case; do., current ' receipts, free cases, $13.80 per case; i •western, extras, firsts, free cases, *14.10 per case; do., firsts, tree <_ass, sl3 80 per case Live Poultry—The market is steady; lowls, 11 19c; roosters, I3<fel4c: Sprinu chickens. 16(&19c; broilers, 16@l8c: Keese, 15ii/18c; turkeys. Dressed Poultry Quiet, but firm; j fowls, fancy, 23©23Vjc; do., good to i The business of J. H. Musser & Son General Insurance . will hereafter be conducted by the surviving partner, | W. Harry Musser 213 Walnut St. ( | I Christmas Dinner ! After the day's joys are well under way comes dinner preparation with its muss and fuss to mar the Christmas spirit. Give the family a reul holiday—and especially the good wife. Take 'em all downtown for dinner where Roast Turkey, Goose ana Chicken with all the fixin's are awaiting you. Dinner served from 11:30 • a. m. to 9 p. m„ at 75c the plate. Sunday f £ < L are al , so . special preparations for i f\V\\ t°- mo "-ow big dinner, if the family stays flu home for Christmas dinner, then give the wife .LA-J 1 rest from cooking duties the day before. Roast Turkey and a real holiday dinner, served 11' 3 0 : f /jj¥ '{ a - to 8 p. m., at 60c the plate. IWIL P°l ace Cde SATURDAY EVENING. lT ' wjgfir. hh MM : . .'" " " ".3 S , ■J : 4S? "iss'' /■'•' MARY PICKKORD, AT REGENT, CHRISTMAS, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY The management of the Regent Theater announces for Christmas Dav, l uesday and Wednesday following an engagement extraordinary in the first appearance as an independent star of the most famous motion-picture actress of them all, Mary Piekford. iler newest and most elaborate plav of her lons career is called 'Less Than the Dust." it is the costliest and Jest directed picture in which she has ever been seen. This production is shown 111 other cities at high admission price. Due to the enormous cost of this production to the management, there will be a slight advance in the price of admission. Special music will be a feature of "Less Than the Dust." As most ol the scenes are laid in India. The accompanying score will be most unique and characteristic. The scenes of this production are laid in India and England, Miss Pick-' ford playing the part of a castaway, a girl of English birth who, having been adopted by a Hindu swordmaker, is reared among the natives of the lower caste. Its story is full of realism and dramatic strength, with an appealing love story in which the girl and a young English officer are the central lig ures.—Adv. choice, 21%@22Vsc; do., small sizes, 16 @2lc; old roosters, 17c; roasting chick ens, western, 19®25c; broiling chickens, western, 18®25c; do., nearby, judaic; Spring ducKs. nearby. au mZ'iu .10.. Western, 18®20c; western geese, Is® 20c; turkeys, fancy, large, nearby. 31® ..2c; do., western, fancy, large, 30c; do., western, fair to goud, 27®29c; do., common, 22®25c. Sugar—No market. Potatoes The market is steadv, Pennsylvania, per bushel, $1.6501.75; New York, per bushel, 91.65; Eastern o nuro. No. 1, M er M , tel. $2.60®2.75, do.. No. 2. per barrel. S 1.25 ®> 1.50; Norfolk. No. 1. per barrel. |Z.5(,®2.75;; do.. No. : I. PBI barrel, 11.25W1.50; Jersey, per basket. Jl.nn Hay—No market. i-'iour The market is steady; winter, clear, s6.so<ft 'J. 75; do., straights, $1.00467.25; do., patents. $7.50® 7.75; Spring. firsts, clear, $7.75®5.00; do., patents, $5.25@8.50; do., favorite brands, $8.50®9.00. I'IiII.ADEI.I'HI V STOCKS Philadelphia, Dec. 23.—Stocks closed irregular. General Asphalt 28 General Asphalt, Pfd. 70 l>ake Superior Corporation 18% I-ehigh Navigation S5 " I-ehigh Valley 79 Pennsylvania Railroad 56' i Philadelphia Electric 33 Philadelphia Company 42 Philadelphia Company, Pfd 38 Philadelphia Rapid Transit 30% Reading 103 Storage Battery 62% Union Traction 46ft l'nited Gas Improvement 90 I'nited States Steel 106'4 \ ork Railways 15 I York Railways Bid 36% < IIIC'AGO CATTLE ! Chicago, 111., Dec. 23. Cattle Re | eeipts, 1,000; steady. Native beef cat ! tip, $7.00®11.76; western steers, s7.oo(ft 10.00; stockers and feeders, ss.oolfi 8.10; cows an. heifers, $4.00® 10.00; calves. : SS.O.I® 11.75. Sheep Receipts, 1,000; steadv. Wethers, $9.00@10.0; lambs, $11.25® 13.45. Hogs Receipts. 22,000; slow at yes- I terday's average to a shade lower. Bulk of sales, s9.9oCa> 10.30; light, 19.50® 10.15, mixed, $9.804< 10.40; heavy. $9.90® 10.40; rough, $9.90® 10.0; pigs, $7.50@9.25. XEW YOUK IIANK STATEMENT New York, Dei!. 23. The statement of the actual condition of Clearing | House Banks and Trust Companies for the week shows that they hold $90,- 064,260 reserve in excess of legal re i quirements. This is a decrease of $4,- I 383,060 from last week. New Idea Hosiery to Pay Big Dividend j Announcement was made to-day by the board of directors of the New Idea Hosiery Company that the usual semi annual dividend of 3% per cent, on the common stock payable 011 January 15, 1 1916, has been declared. The semi annual dividend of 3V6 per cent, on the preferred stock was declared also. President \V. G. Starry at the meet ing of the board of directors reported that all records for business in the his tory of the company have been broken. Total sales for the flrst eleven months of 191fi exceeded the total for the entire year of 1915, by .almost $7,000. A com plete report for the year will be sub mitted to the stockholders at the an nual meeting in January, which will In clude the report for business in De , cember. The company, since Its or ganization In 1912, has paid dividends °f 7 pel' cent, regularly each year. Kmployes of the company at the close of work yesterday met In the of tlce and presented President Starry with an automobile rug. R. F. Web ster. assistant manager, presided at the meetlnr. and Edward Moeslein made the presentations. Others who received gifts were H. A. Bitner. bathrobe, and W. C. Clavson raincoat, from employes in the knitting room: Ray If. Harmon, shipping clerk, an umbrella from employes under his direction; R. K. Webster, gold signet ring with tiie emblem of the Order of Owls, by the management and office force; S. P Eby. vice-president, watch fob, with Rotary Club emblem; Harry S. Smeltzer, secretary, watch fob with Masonic hniblem. Department heads each received gold pieces, and each employe was given a large box of chocolates W. 8. Simonson. of Boston, Mass., made an address at the meeting, telling of his ten years' continuous Company*? B " d th $2,000 Fire in Warehouse of Goldsmith Store ^i re !!\. th /' warehouse of the Joseph Goldsmith furniture store. Cranberry SVX™' i hl " tnorn ' n g. caused more than s—ooo damage to a delivery truck and some crated furniture. A large num ber of pieces, ordered as Christmas e eru remove d only last evening. ♦ h i ?. re Was . ca " sed by tiie engine in the delivery truck backfiring when James Piatt, chauffeur for the store cranked the motor. The flames spread rapidly before the firemen arrived, but the warehouse which was formerly a stable, was only sllphtly damaged. It Churclf y Stephen's Episcopal Firemen by quick work prevented the blaze from spreading to a lame pile of excelsior and heavy paper The damaae to the auto and furniture is practically covered by Insurance. HARRISEURG I TELEGRAPH | HARRISBURG REAL ESTATE BOARD S You Can Obtain Information Regarding These Properties From Any Member J \ OFFICERS 5 TllP John E. Gipple, President % Howard M. Bird, Vice-President i C ' /— < . • Robert A. Carl, Secretary. 11l j Seasons Vjreetings E. Mocsloin, Treasurer. X •!* |/\ 5' rp o * MEMBERS LPCIIC i Charles Adlcr, 1002 North Third J You and Yours . Norm rro. Two Perry County Farms t p pinnj 17 street, Steelton. J. tL. *jlrrLL Backenstoss Brothers, 15 North On State Road From Harrishurg to Sunbury J! Insurance and Real Eatate Second street ' H - M * IllrU ' Unlon Trust BldK " No. I—l7o acres, (Known as the Steward . IKI M AKKKT STREET W . F. Bushnell, 1000 North Third lsland Farm) , two north of LWerpool -5 v street. 130 acres cultivated (50 acres island) —40 acres •WAIVWVVWMVMVWVVVWAI 5,1 A * Fought, 272 North street. virgin timber (should cut at least 150,000 ft). J J- E. Ripple, 1251 Market street. Six-room frame house—large frame bank barn. ' i! John 11. Maloncy, 1619 Green St. v „ „ _ A. S. Miller & Son, 18th and State f®'„ Jj ac " s (Shuman Island Farm) ,i streets " s nort ' l of Liverpool— 100 acres Island i Miller Brothers A Co., Locust and T" 65 "IM! "' oodland ~ 32s a PP Ie an <l 75 peach 11 Court streets Light-room frame house—frame bank j! E. Moeslein, 424 State street barn Und outbulldln K"- i| 11. G. Pedlow, 110 South Thirteenth Price and any particulars you may care to ]i street. have will lie gladly furnished upon receipt or ij C. Vernon Rettew, 307 Market St jour request, ji J. F. Rohrcr & Son, Bergner Bldg. t George A. Shrciner, 17th and Fors- ■■■■ ■ ma* _ _ > ter streets. MILLER BROS ACO nd i[ James C. Thompson, 2039 North ■ IBnßn■■ II ■rilWWB Wn Court Sts. | ]i Second street. ■ ] P. Vandcrloo, 307 Market street. Member Harrishurg Real Estate Board \ Burton Van Dyke, 900 North Six ]i teenth street. A. C. Young, 3 4 N. Second St. BREAK TO COME IF U-BOAT WAR IS AGAIN OPENED State Department Hears of Un restricted Tactics Against Merchantmen BLOCK PEACE TALK Hinders Discussions; Allied Reply to Teutons Nearly Finished l'arls, Dec. 23.—The allies' an swer to < Germany's peace pro posals Is nlmost luiished, accord ing to the I'etit Parisieii. The |>a|icr says it is a rutlicr long Uoeumcnt anil sets forth clearly both the "grievances of Uie allies and the crushing responsibilities of the central empires." Washington, D. 0., Dec. 23. —Un- official advices to the State Depart ment that it is the intention of the German government to inaugurate a practically unrestricted submarine war fare against armed merchant liners served to strengthen the belief in official circles that a diplomatic break between the two governments is immi nent. Owing to the repeated loss of Ameri can lives at sea even under a so-called restricted campaign of German sub marines, it is believed in the light of a certainty that amicable relations be tween Germany and the United States cannot survive should the central pow ers determine upon a plan to sink all armed merchant ships. Expect Issue to Arise Following the visit of Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to the United States recently high official circles have been more or less prepared for the issue thut will arise upon the Inauguration of ruthless submarine warfare by the Germanic powers. It is now believed certain in official quarters that it was the primary ob ject of President Wilson in sending the peace note tp the warring powers to forestall Just such an eventuality by the possible conclusion of the war through arbitration. NOTE REACHES VIENNA Vienna, Dec. 22, via London, Dec. 23.—United States Ambassador Pen field will hand Baron Burlan this afternoon the note from the American government to the belligerent powers suggesting an exchange of views as to peace conditions. The text of the note | has not been made public here. Says Wilson*s Step Is Nothing but Effort to Save England From Rain Berlin, Dec. 22, via London, Dec. 23. —The Ixikal Anzeiger, though ad mitting that President Wilson's pro posal has great political significance, i wonders whether it conies as an after- I math of the German proposal to the entente or is independent of it. The Lokal Anzeiger declares that Germany and her allies cannot take a stand until the entente answer is received, which, from advance reports, it con siders gives no cause for optimism. Count von Keventlow, commenting in ttie Deutsche Tages Zeltung, de clares that the character of the entente Is obvious from the headline, "The United States Mixing In." Count Reventlow devotes the greater part of his editorial to the statement of Sec retary Lansing, which he terms a threat against Germany that America will enter the war on the side of Ger many's opponents should the emperor, Instead of consenting to a conference under any circumstances, use her naval weapons against England and dainag6 what he terms the Anglo- American cause. "Wilson's step," says Count von Reventlow, "is nothing but an effort to save England from ca tastrophe." The Taglische Rundschau says sar castically that President Wilson well understood how to control his peace proclivities and "humanitarian fanati cism" while business was good in America, but. that it was inevitable that some time America should enter the world war either as a combatant or a would-be peacemaker. The Rund schau asserts that Mr. Wilson should remember that America, while profit ing from the war, made its quick end ing impossible by restricting submarine warfare. BELIEVES NOTE. WILL FORCE GERMANY TO TELL AIMS Paris, Dec. 22.—The only reference to President Wilson's note at the pub- I lie sitting of the chamber of deputies was made by Deputy Renaudel, who expressed the belief that it would com pel Germany to tell plainly her war aims. Deputy Renaudel made his brief reference in announcing that the So- | clalist party would vote for the appro priations for the first six months of 1917, which were subsequently passed. GERMAN PRESS VARIES Berlin, Friday, Dec. 22, 5 p. m. t via London, Dec. 23, 11.20 a. m.—The Berlin press receives President Wil son's note to the belligerent powers with varying views, scarcely any two papers looking alike at the proposi tion. The views range from the en thusiastic welcome accorded the plan by the Tageblatt to the unexpect edly cynical quasi-acquiescence of the Vossische Zeltung with the middle ground represented by the Lokal An zeiger, which prefers to await the an swer of the entente power to the Em peror's note before deciding for or against. FIGHT TO FINISH London, Dec. 22. W. F. Massey, premier of New Zealand, speaking at Hornschurch, said: "It Is our duty to go on until the power or Germany l broken and her armies driven back over their own horder. Then will be! i the time for peace." SWITCHMEN AWARDED EIGHT-HOUR DAY [Continued From First Page.] ment, "is that men need more time to visit with their families, to take recreation and to secure the other advantages of leisure. This argument, of course, applies to switchmen. A second argument is that the long hours result in physical exhaustion, often to a degree seriously injurious to health. The evidence shows clearly that, owing to the nature of the work, there are frequent opportunities for intervals of rest and that the long hours testified to are due very largely, almost invari ably, indeed, to delays caused by the interference of other trains and to similar reasons beyond the control of the railway managers or of the switch men. During these delays the switch men must usually be idle, so that the long hours do not always imply ex cessive physical labor. "Although it has seemed wise to award an eight-hour day as the stand ard minimum day, the overwhelming weight of testimony shows that the conditions of the various kinds of rail way work are so different that only a trial can determine just how far eight hour shifts can be worked without prohibitory costs to the roads and undue disturbance of the work of their patrons. It seems to be clearly established that, under existing conditions, and probably even under conditions of traffic less strenuous than the present, it will not be possible to make the actual working eight-hour day effect ive in the case of more than a small percentage of the switching crew not more than 10 per cent, during the first year. While, therefore, it is urged that the eight-hour day be established. Its introduction must be gradual. The percentage, therefore, of the switching crews that will be directly affected during the period of this award must FRANK R. LEIB & SON Real Estate and Insurance Office, No. 18 North Third St Harrisburg, Pa. FOR SALE 1727 N. Third St., 3-story frame dwelling. 8 rooms and bath. Lot 20x136. Side entrance. Price right. 1415 and 1417 Shoop St., 2%. story frame dwellings. Price right to quiik buyer. 1010 N. Third St., 8-story brick store and apartment building, store room 63x15 and a 3-room apart ment on first floor. Two apart ments, 3 rooms each or one 6-room and bath apartment, second floor 3-room and bath apartment on third floor. Electric light, city steam, on lot 20x155, Myrtle ave nue. in rear. FOR RENT 117 Reily Street, 3-story brick; all improvements, 910.00. L i I miBBER STAMQft IflJ SEALS i. STENCILS IfV |1 MFG. BY HBG. STENCIL WORKS ■ |f II 130 LOCUSTST. HBG.PA. U Kent Motors AN INVESTMENT NOT A SPECULATION CAREFUL PEOPLE THIS MONEY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY Safety and great profit combined. —IT CAN BE DONE— I'lant loenteil nt nellevUle. N. J. You know that the automobile business is the great money making business of this wonder ful age. Let me send you some late Information. Ask for my new booklet, 812, V. Lucian Sawyer. Investment Securities, 1270 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Telephone, Madison Square 6585. MONEY TO LOAN at Legal Rates To Working-men and Housekeepers $lO AND UP NO ENDORSEMENT NO ASSIGN MENTS Phone 1047-R Equitable Investment Co. V N. Market Square. Room 31. Member llurrlaburc Chamber of Commerce. DECEMBER 23, 1916. of necessity be small. Most crews will work ten hours or more. "Moreover, owtng to the increase in pay awarded to the switchmen, those who seriously desire to shorten their workday two hours for the purpose of employing the added hours of leisure in ways distinctly beneficial to them selves will be able to secure this leis ure by the exercise of their seniority rights. Those who prefer the added wage will generally be able to secure that. The seniority rules will enable the men longest in service to take their choice. If the older men in service should all prefer the added daily wage coming from the long hours, the eight hour shifts must be taken by the younger and less experienced men. Isut with so large an element of choice and so small a number of positions to A Merry ■[ Christmas Wish ~ 9 FROM i Forney's Drug Store p We want to wish everyone the heartiest Christ- '' mas greeting. 19 May your holiday be fraught with good cheer, : happiness and contentment. t . f r Again a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. * Vt' M Vt" Ij The New Store | Wm. Strouse 1 Wishes to Thank You for your courtesies of | Very Merry Christmas | I | Prosperous New Year AT YOUR SERVICE FOR 1917 CALENDARS 1917 GOOD SELECTION. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. MYERS MFG. CO. Third and Cumberland Streets Bfll Phong 1577-11. HARRISBUnO, PA- be filled, the award will enable em ployers. employes and the public to determine the extent to which the switchmen desire the shorter hours. This decision in the switchmen's controversity with railroads has an important bearing on the Adamson Haw, it was stated here to-day by an official spokesman for the conference committee of the managers of the rail roads. "It does not OK the Adam son act, in our opinion. The Adam son legislation gave the men ten hours' pay for eight hours of work, or an in crease of about 25 per cent, in wages. The awarfd to-duy gives the switch men only 9 hours' pay for eight hours of work, or between 13 and 16 per cent, in increased wages. We get a great deal of satisfaction out of this award."
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