14 TUE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. General Omen. Baoan Stbest Station. ParuAOSLrmiA. Pa. # February 38th. 1917. The Board of Directors herewith submit to the Stockholders of Tbs Pennsylvania Railroad Com psny a synopsis of their Annual Report for the year 1016: CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT. Railway operating revenues 1230.278.533.33 Railway operating expenses ' i0e.154.M1.74 Net revenue from railway operations.... 964,113.951.50 Railway tax accruals. 19.022,390.60 Uncollectible railway revenues.. 35,540.58 0.057,040.27 Railway operating income. ' $55,056,011.32 Non-operating income: Income from securities, accounts, and sinking and other reserve funds. $20,470,070.37 Kent income, etc Gross income $78,220,874.33 Deductions from gross income 25,944.370.21 Net income $52,276,504.12 Disposition of net income: Income spplied to sinking and other reserve funds $2,138,950 19 Dividend of six per cent. 29.952.252.00 Income appropriated for road and equipment, improvements, etc 12.928,711.26 $45,019,082.45 Balance transferred to credit of Profit and Loss . ... ~ $7,256,581.67 CONDENSED GENERAL BALANCE SHEET Deckmbxb 31st. 1916. ASSETS. Investments: Investment in road and equipment.. % $524,285,944.43 , funds 2^19,868.84 J Miscellaneous physical property 2.132,365.19 Securities owned and advances to affiliated and other companies 344.074.521 41 Cufrent assets .. 130.902.840.97 Deferred assets, including insurance and other funds 31.650.362 SO Unadjusted debits 3,579.568 25 .1.058.536.94097 Cspital Stocks $499,204,700 00 Premium realised on Capital Stock from January Ist, 1909 7^254!247.63 Rondid debt and other obligations. 290,856.844 61 S"'"" 5<M83.760;38 Deferred liabilities. ..... . 446,043 00 Unadjusted credit., including accrued taxes and depreciation rewrvea 41 425,387 83 Corporate surplus: Addition, to property t!.rough incom. and surplus sine* June 30th. 1907 99,681,517.29 Sinking fund reserves, miscellaneous fund reMrrre, etc 40,479,613.80 Profit and Low .. 33i5i4.207.55 •1,058.826.940.97 GENERAL REMARK& i, REVENUES. Your Company earned an unprecedented volume of traffic on its unes, resulting frooa a continuance of the European War. and from the further ex pansion of general business throughout the country, which produced an increase of 17 per cent, in the total Operating Revenues compared with 1915 The Freight Revenue increased 17 per cent.; Passenger Revenues increased 16 per cent.; and Express Revenue increased 25 per cent. Incidental Revenue increased 34 per cent., due in aT large measure to demurrage charges paid for the un reasonable detention of cars by consignees and shipper*, but the Company's freight revenues would have been greater had the cars not been so deiaved, and the Hire of Equipment payments would hav? been lower EXPENSES. The total Operating Expenses increased 16 per cent, compared with 1915; Maintenance of ftay and Structure Expenses increasing 14 per cent.; Maintenance of Equipment 19 per cent, and Transportation 17 per cent To t he same under lying causes can be attributed the increase in all of these expenses, namely, greiter traffic and sub stsntial increases in the cost of material, supplies and labor TAXES Special attention is directed to the Taxes, which crease in Federal Income Tax from 1 per cent to 2 per cent., and to larger revenues This item of expense is one over which the management has no control and the increase (I*9 per cent in the last ten vearsj shows no sign of abatement Taxes row require 14 cents out of every dollar of net operating revenue, compared with 8 cents ten > ears ago It is sigruncant that over two-thirds el the increase in Operating Revenues was absorbed by increased expenses and taxes Ths time seems c > when taxpayers must for their own protec tion demand that all governmental expenditures be fully reviewed before being authorised, so that some reasonable limn may be placed on the con stantly increasing Federal. State and Municipal expenditures for non-productive projects FINAL RESULTS. Tne Net Income for 1916 amounted to $.32,276,- 12. an increase of $9,851,181.80 compared with the previous year Against this were charged the appropriations to the Sinking and Other Reserve Funds, Cash Dividends aggregating six per cent on your Capital Stock and Road and Equipment expenditures on lines owned and leased, leaving a balance of $7,256,581.67, which was transferred to the credit of Profit and Loss Account. T RATES. The appeal by your Company from the order of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania, reducing certain anthracite coal rates, is still pend ing in the Common Pleas Court of Dauphin County, and the proposed advance io intrastate rassenger rates m the State of New Jersey, which is a part of the genera! plan suggested in 1914 by the interstate Commerce ComtOMaon as a means lor procuring additional revenue, is still suspended by the Public Utilities Commission of that State. The necessity for higher rates is daily becoming snore evident, for while ths results for the nrst eight months of 1916 showed a satisfactory in crease. yet since then the net returns have shown n marked reduction due to higher costs Your Company, to avoid congestion and to handle the traffic economically and promptly, hat expended, -and is now expending, large amounts of capital upon which a return must be earned; it has made adjustments in emploves' wages to retain them in tne service and enable them to meet the higher Jiving costs, and is paying extraordinary' increases tin the pnees of materials and supplies, and in taxes, an sddiuon to which it is burdened with conflicting and wasteful regulation and laws These increased costs have mads heavy inroads into your profits curing the past few months, and it is expected that their effect will be even more acute in 1917 With such a widespread and pressing demand for larger terminals, greater facilities and more equip ment. it is fssential (if they are to be provided) to grant the railroads the higher rates necessary to l>iace them in a position to meet such ruang costs, and give them the earning bass* to attract new capital for the additional transportation facilities and service so urgently required The lack of .sufficient surplus for many year* past has prevented Camp Curtin M. E. in Flourishing Condition The official board of the Camp Cur- i 1 tin Memorial Methodist Church met last evening and reports of the year : were submitted, showing the church ' to be in a flourishing condition. The reports have not been completed, but. will be read in public Munday, March 18. To-night the Queen Esther circle j of the church will hold a social session at the home of Miss Mary Meckley,; -307 Xorth Cameron street. An en tertainment will be given in the ihurch in Thursday evening. Miss Eleanor Frey will present harp selec tions and the principal address will | be made by the Rev. Carl Drake, | Saxon. The entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Sun- ' day school class taught by E. I.!" Book. 1917 BULLETINS The V. W. Dodge Company has is sued the following comparative stat- : istlcs of building and engineering operations from January 1 to March i 1, 1917, based upon contracts 1 awarded: Statistics for Xew York, Xew Eng-' land. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, l Maryland, Delaware, District of Co lumbia, Virginia, Ohio. West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Wisconsin.) .Michigan, Minnesota. Xorth and South Dakota, and portions of Missouri and JJastern Kansas: Contracts awarded January 1 to March 1. 1917, $186,041,000; 1916, 1 $ 129,063.000; 1915. $92,084,400; 1914, $90,164,000; 1913, $132,875,000; 1912,' $81,004,500; 1911, $104,756,000; 1910,! $89,954,407. Statistics for Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern Xew Jersey, Maryland, Dela ware, District of Columbia and Vir ginia: Contracts awared January 1 to March 1. 1917, $25,158,000; 1916, $21,033,000; 1915. $12,301,000; 1914, $11,669,000; 1913. $12,374,000; 1912, $18,276,000; 1911, $11,771,500; 1910, 1 $11,341,000. DISPOSING OF THE YELLOW PERIL But the thing that causes Japan to sit up and take notice is that the con- : scripts for her army are smaller and I weaker than they were when the little yellow men. with their tiny rice-bails, I won a costly victory from indifferent Russia. Of youths called up in 1910 j for conscript examinations, 162 in a! thousand were unfit for service. Four years later, with an even easier Rnd: less searching examination, 205 in 1,000 were unfit. To the military bu- j reaucracy that rules Japan this state of things is alarming.—Maynard,) Owen Williams, in the Christian Herald. TUESDAY EVENING. the railroad* from providing such additions and betterment* in advance of traffic demands, and while labor and material coeta were reasonable. An illuminating feature of the railroad situation appears in the Interstate Commerce Commission report of December Ist. 1916. showing that for prac tically all the railroads in the country the average freight revenue per ton mile has fallen from 8.9 mills in 1891 to 7\3 mills in 1915, a decrease of over 17 per ~ent.. notwithstanding the increased costs and higher standards entering into the trans portation service Another important statement in that report showed the return on the Investment in Road and Equipment for the year ending June X>th. 1916, to be slightly in excess of 6 per cent That return is a great improvement compared with preceding years, but it was earned in a year when the country was enjoying the greatest prosperity in its history, and when so many of the industries, which are free to fix their prices to meet market conditions, were earning many times six per cent The latter is a healthy condition, beneficial to the country at large, but it is also one in which the railroads, whicn must pay the greatly increased prices, wages and taxes, should be allowed to participate through higher rates upon the com modity they sell. vij. transportation Under the existing international complications, and excep tional industrial activity, there should be no delay in placing the railroads in the strongest financial and physical condition. RrrrKx ox INVESTMENT IS ROAD AND EQUIPMENT While your Net Income for the year, after deducting the sinking and other reserve lund charges. W3S equivalent to 10 per cent upon the outstanding Capital Stock, the return earned on the total investment in Road and Equipment provided for public use was only 5.4 per cent on the Pennsylvania Railroad and lines directly operated, and but 5.S per cent on the System Last and West of Pittsburgh Your Company maintained its dividend and earned a substantial surplus, but if it had not heretofore consistently pursued the policy of investing its surplus above reasonable dividends in the betterment of your railroads and equipment instead of providing therefor through the issue of additional bonds and stock, the preeent dividends could not be mam tained under the existing traffic rates. T*Arnc. Improved efficiency characterised the operation during the year, in both freight and passenger traffic The number of tons increased 16 per cent and the tonnage mileage increased 18 per cent., but largely by heavier car loading the additional tonnage and mileage required an increase of only 8 per cent, in train mileage. It is interesting to point out that the average train load has been increased in the last ten years from 563 tons to 870 tons, or 57 per cent. The average revenue Er freight train mile increased 8 per cent., but a Tier exoenses and taxes absorbed the increase and caused a alight decrease in net revenue per freight train mile. The average ton mile revenue received was slightly less than in 1915, being only .603 of a cent per ton mile, which is leas than SO per cent, of the average freight rates paid on either the German or French Roads in normal years, and they have the additional advantage of much lower wages, taxes, and other operating costs. The number of passengers increased 16 per cent., passenger mileage 15 per cent., passengers per car 13 per cent., while passenger train mileage increased only 5 per cent. THE EIGHT Horn LAW. The employes in the train service on most of the raSiToads in the United States submitted demands through their labor organisations for an eight hour basic day at the existing rates of pay, and time and one-half payments for all overtime in freight and yard service Although many of the men in the train service do not work eight hours per day. this reduction in the timf constituting a basic work day meant in affect *n unjustifiable increase of pay for most of these employes. Conferences extending over several months were held between the repre sentatives of the railroads and the trainmen's organisations, with the hope that by arbitration, in which the public would have been represented, some reasonable solution could be reached, for the railroads felt that, as compared with other employ ment tn and out of the railroad service, these men were liberally treated, if not, in some cases, over paid. The trainmen would not consent to arbitra tion. or other investigation, and orders for a strike CAMP HILL WOMAN HONORKD Mrs. Ira B. Bixler, of Camp Hill, Grand Templar, Ladies' Golden Eagle of the State of Pennsylvania, left this afternoon for Philadelphia to attend a complimentary banquet to be given in her honor by Philadelphia Temp lars. Your eyea are worthy of the b attention you can give thom. Bel singer glasses can be had as low 205 LOCUST ST. Optometrists Op p. Orpheum Theater Eyes Examined No Drops Bigger Copper Boom Coming Peace or war, buy at the market for quick profits Miami Merger Miami Consolidated United Magma Mines Conditions developing, offer unlimited possibilities. Get the proofs and facts. Telegraph Your Orders HARRY LEFKOVITS 40 Exchange Place New York f \ FOR SALE A GOOD BUILDING FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES Two Stories—2ooxßo ft. Substantially built, light from all sides, steam heat, ele vator, cellar under entire building. Address or call at 1716 Susquehanna Street Harrisburg, Pa. A -ii wsre iiven tn case the railroads refused to secede to their demand*. The transportation service of tbe Country waa threatened with stoppage at a ttae when industries in general had reached their grsstest production, and the food supply and other nsnssswrias of life, specially in the larger cities. sbsolulsly dependent on the continued opera tion of the steam railroad systems. It is question able whether manv of the men. especially thoee in your servioe who have faithfully served the Com pany for many years, would finally have deserted their positions, yet the untold suffering and dis ruption of business that would have resulted from the exeoution of this threat, made by the train men through their leaders, were so evident that the "Eight Hour Law" was enacled by Congrees in the brief period of a few days. The threatened strike was averted, but in the hasty proceedings leading to its enactment, the principle of arbitra tion. as the paramount and equitable method of settling labor disputes, was sacrificed, not in the public interest, nor for the benefit of a majority of railroad employee, but for a group of men con stituting only a small percentage of the total number, and no action was taken by Congress to prevent or settle future strikes. This law provides that beginning January 1, 1017. eight hours shall in contracts for Übor and servioe be deemed a day's work, and the measure or standard of a day's work, for the purpose of reckoning compensation for employee engaged m the operation oS interstate trains, and provides a Commission of three to observe the effects of the law for a period of from six to nine months*. and report its findings to the President and Congress but it also requires that, pending the report of the Commission and for thirty days thereafter, the existing standard day's wage shall be paid for an eight hour day. and for overtime the employes shall be paid not leas than the pro rata rate for such standard eight hour day. while wagee are increased by its provisions, there is apparently nothing to prevent an employe working more or less than sight hours per day. Your Management being unable to satisfactorily interpret the pro visions of the law. and grave doubts as to its constitutionality, has instituted proceedings to test its validity in the Federal Courts. The Federal and State laws and the public wel fare require Railroad Companies to render a continuous and adequate transportation service, and it should be equally obligatory that no dis ruption of that service from any cause be tolerated. Therefore, in the public interest, which is para mount, futute strutes or lockouts should be pre vented until the differences between the railroads and their employes are first submitted to Inde pendent and impartial review and arbitration. FKDKKAL TRAVSrOTATtON IttQUIBT. A Joint Congressional Committee has been appointed, upon the recommends tion of the President. to investigate the efficiency of the existing system of public regulation in protecting the rights of shippers and carriers, and in promot ing the public interest The Railroads will assist this investigation, and have already submitted evidence that the present system of Federal and State regulation is incon sistent. confusing and wasteful. They have, therefore, requested consideration of a program, which, in substance, covers— -1 Federal aupervisiou of the issue of railroad securities; 2 Federal incorporation of interstate railroads; 3 Exclusive Federal regulation of rates; 4 A regional and functional division of the work oi the Interstate Commerce Commission; 5 Restricting rate suspensions by the Com mission to not more than sixty days; 6 Giving the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to prescribe minimum as well as maxi mum rates The aim of constructive legislation should be to allow the railroads to conduct the transpor tation service under such conditions as will preserve their credit so that they can at all times efficiently and economically carry the commerce of the Country and be its most available and effective instruments for National defense Under the existing conflicting systems of public regulation by the Federal and Stats Governments, t-he railroads have not been allowed to earn sufficient profits to place them in that position, and, therefore, there has been a serious decline in constructing new mileage, new equipment and sufficient facilities to accommodate the shippers and the public With the increased traffic tn the past eighteen months this condition was somewhat improved, but the needs of the situation have not yet been satisfactorily met The common earners as a whole for many years have had to depend for new capital on the increase of their debt and mortgage obligations, rather than by the sale of Capital Stock, so that it is evident their credit is not yet securely founded. Therefore a serious responsi bility rests upon this Congressional Committee to make a thorough, prompt and impartial in vestigation of the entire transportation problem: " and recommend legislation that will insure sound credit for the railroads; reasonable rates and adequate service to the public; and replace conflicting and wasteful regulation with unified, responsible, regulation by the Federal Govern ment. under which the railroads will be permitted to earn a fair return on the capital already invested in the public transportation service, and sufficient to attract the additional capital requisite to SAMUEL REA. Prnidtnt. STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPLETE. BT APPLYING TO OR ADDRESSING LEWIS NEILSON, SECRETARY. ~ BROAD STREET STATION, PHILADELPHIA. PA. REILY HOSE GIVES BAXQVET Members of Reily Hose Company, Xo. 10. will give a banquet to-night in honor of Ex-President James J. ' Conners, of the organization, on his I return from the border with Com ' pany D. The toastmaster will be Harry Stroh and a feature of the : event will be music by the Harris ] burg Band. HURT AT ROINDHOrSE Paul Smith, of 2009 Xorth Sixth I street, injured his back this morning j when he fell at Roundhouse Xo. 2. I He was taken to the liarrisburg Hos j Pital. Q||BBER STAMQR I# SI SEALS 4 STENCILS UV ||W M FG.BYHBG.STENCILWORKS* il II 130 LOCUSTST. HBG.PA. U I , ■ 2nd St. S. 101=103 ■ Corner building, store room, second and third floor; elevator: possession April Ist, 117: estab lished business building. Inquire N. K. Oyster Real Estate and Insurance OFFICE, 13 S. THIRD ST. Harrisburg, Pa. MULES! MULES! I have for sale and ex change 2 car loads of Missouri Mules at my stables at New Cumber land, Pa. HARRY M. COHEN FOR SALE " •1850 —624 Calder St. fllttO —6-6 Calder St. *2IUU — 4JU Muench St. ■ 1000— 1320 William St. 9120O —1322 William St. J5<K> —1541 Vernon St. —1543 Vernon St. f^7SU —1232-1234 Cowden St. and 1235 Apple Ave. •275U —3u7 Muench St. •^ttuo —652 Boyd Ave., corner prop erty. •^US4l —1707 Penn St. •250O —1625-1627 Fulton St.. and gar age. •370o —216 Hamilton St. •1000 each—l4U-1417 Currant Ave. I fIUOO each— l4oß-1414 N. 7th St. 1054>—1407 Currant Ave, corner property. ISMii! —332 Broad St. 91600 —1705 N. 4th St. VIU4M) —1225 Wallace St. S3loo —404 South Cameron St., and garage. 91 M 00—2218 Atlas Ave. tutttoo —308 Cumberland St. (4.%00 —Cf>2 Forster St. •2700 —623 Boas St. CIIAS. A I)l,Kit Heal ICatale and laaurann 100-J NOHTH THIRD STHEET Member Hk|. Real Hatatr Hoard. IV HARRISBURG TSBB TELEGRAPH: regularly enlarge and improve their terminate, trucks, equipment and other fsoilities ID advmoe* of actual commercial requirement* FINANCIAL. Oa December 31st. 1916. the Company had 90.388 stockholders, whose average holdings were 110 shares. Ail of the stock is held in the United States except less than 3 per cent. The Capital Stock outstanding was incrqpJed by SIOOO through the sale of that amount of stock held by the Comoany. • The funded debt, equipment trust obligations, mortgages and ground rents payable show a net decrease of over $5,460,000. This is due chiefly to redemptions of bonds through the various Sinking Funds; to the conversion of Consoli dated Mortgage Sterling Bonds into Dollar Bonds; and to the maturity and payment of over 54.098.000 of equipment trust obligations. The increass in current lisbilities (which is also reflected in the Compsny's assets), is due chiefly to the issue of f20.000.000 of short term notes, which mature in April. 1917. The stockholders, in pursuance of notice al r®ady given, will be asked to approve of an increase in the authorised indebtedness of the Company to the extent of 575.000.000. If approved, the Board of Directors will thereafter be enabled through the issue of bonds secured by tho General Mortgage, or by such other form of security as at the time may be most advantageous to the Com* pany. or through the issue and sals of previously authorised Capital Stock, to procure the funds necessary to meet maturing obligations, including 520.000.000 of 3fi per cent. Nine Month Notes issued for capital purposes during the year, which will mature in April. 1917. and to provide the necessary capital expenditures on your constantly expanding property. It has been deemed advisable to acquire ths property and franchises of the Hamsburg. Ports mouth. Mt. Joy & Lancaster Railroad Company, the railroad of whieh Company extends from Lancaster to Hamsburg. ana forms an integral part of the main line of your Company. This Tine is operated under a nine hundred and ninety-nine year lease. Your Company now owns over 90 per cent, of the Capital Stock, and as the neces sity for maintaining it as a separate corporation no longer exists, an agreement providing for its acquisition will, in accordance with notice given to the stockholders, be submitted for approval at the annual meeting. Your Company, as the majority stockholder in the Long Island Railroad Company, and with the view of obtaining the shares which it does not now hold, amounting at par to 50.202,100., has offered a like amount of Five Per Cent. Debenture Bonds of the Long Island Railroad Company, which, if the plan be consummated, your Company is to re ceive in part payment for advances to that Com pany. If a satisfactory number of the minority shares of that Company will co-operate to make such a plan effective, your Company is also will ing to accept additional Common Stock of the Long Island Railroad Company in settlement of the balance of its indebtedness, so that the fixed charges of the Long Island Railroad Company may be materially reduced and its credit strengthened to finance its future capital rquirements. ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. The report shows that the Company hss con tinued its large progrsm of expenditures for the enlargement and improvement of its railroad and the purchase of additional equipment, relying upon the public to see that higher rates are paid to justify a continuance of such a policy. Nearly 525.000.000. wns expended for Road and Equip ment on the Pennsylvania Railroad snd Lines directly operated by it. of which 512.928.71 l was charged against the Surplus Income for the year. Several pages of the report are devoted to a description of the improvements to the railroad, stations, yards, and track extensions sit over the System. The equipment purchased during the year consisted of '264 locomotives. 403 passenger cars and 6,252 freight cars. PENSION DEPABTMENT. Y'our Company has 3,272 pensioners on its rolls, snd the pensions paid during the year amounted to 51.042.080.. an increase of 187 pensioners and 576.274. in the payments made. FEDEEAL VALUATION. The valuation of your lines, under the direction of the Valuation Division of the Interstate Com merce Commission, in which your Company is constantly co-operating, continued throughout the entire year. The field work preparatory to the inventory of the property, has been practically completed for the Northern Central Railway, which is leased by your Company, and for various leased lines in the State of New Jersey. Consider able work of this character was also done during the year on the Western New York and Pennsyl vania Railway, which is also leased by your Com pany. The cost to your Company in carrying out this work during 1916 was 5169.926.52 and the total to December 31st, 1916, was 5314.540.17. The expenditures of this character by the Lines East of Pittsburgh amounted to 5293.764 08 for the year and aggregated 5586.575.42 to December 31st. 1916, and for the entire System East and West of Pittsburgh 5623.346.59 for the year and 51.099.- 040.07 to December 31st. 1916. STEEL HI'MPS AT CROSSINGS REGELATE TRAFFIC In the center of Los Angeles street intersection.-, at which traffic officers are not stationed, hemispherical disks have been bolted to the pavement for the purpose of regulating vehicular travel and preventing corning cutting. A tine is provided by city ordinance for the motorists who fails to keep to the right of these "mushrooms" in piloting his car in the thoroughfares. —From the March Popular .Mechan ics' Magazine. SERVICES FOR MRS. IJRETZ Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta Bretz, aged 57, will be held to-mor row morning at 10 o'clock from the home, 1124 Walnut street. Burial will be made in the River View Cemetery, Heckton. Legal Notices PUBLIC SALE ~ NOTICE is hereby given that the un dersigned will, at 11 o'clock A. M. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917, at the treight fetation of tile PHILADELPHIA READING RAILWAY CO., Ninth and Market Street. HARRISBURG, PA., ex pose to sale at PUBLIC AUCTION, the hereinafter mentioned property, upon | which it has a lien under exisiting laws i for the costs and expenses of carriage, storage and labor bestowed thereon: ONE CAK OF SCKAP IHuN, consigned to U Green bur#, llarr isburg, Pa., re- I ceived in car U & N. 2320. This property is unloaded and stored on ground in oor coach yard between Mulberry and Berryhill Streets. Har risburg, Pa., where it may be examined if desired. If sold it will be subject to removal from place of storage at pur chaser's expense. TERMS CASH. freight Claim Agent, Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. , NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Esther Bricker. late of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., de ceased. havipg been granted to the un dersigned residing in Harrisburg, Pa. all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them tor settlement. MECHANICS TRUST COMPANY, Executor. ANNUAL MEETING To the Stockholders of the Chestnut Street Market Company: NOTICE is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of this company will be held at the office of the Treasurer. No. 211 Locust Street. Harrisburg. Pa., on Thursday Evening, April 12, 1917, at 7:30 o'clock, for the transaction of such business as may come before said meeting, including the election of a Board of Directors for the ensuing year. HENRY M. STINE, Secretary and Treasurer. P. G. DIENER will sell for storage and other charges, at the Broad Street Market, Wednesday, March 21, at 7 A M., the following goods, if all charges are not paid and goods removed before day of Benjamin L. Foster, 1 Trunk and 1 Box. Dr. K. F. Tipton. Lot of Household Goods. Mrs. Charles Bernheisel, Office Fixtures. R. M. Welsh, lot of Household Goods. By Order of P. G. Diener. ' Market Square Store Room For Rent From April 1, 1917 No. 3 South 2d Street 22x92 Feet APPLY TO Dauphin Deposit Trust Co. FAIR GAINS MADE IN BROAD TRADING War Issues and Coppers Most in Demancl' With Old Beth lehem Old Stock Advancing as Much as Seven Points; Reading Leads Rails New York. March 6. Broad ami i active trading attended to-day's j early dealings with gains of 1 to 2 I points in shares of various descrlp- j tions and as much as 7 points for Bethlehem Steel old stock/ War issues and coppers were most in de mand with United States Steel which added a substantial fraction to yes terday's advance. Shippings, Central Leather, International Paper, Indus trial Alcohol and Wilson Company were among tho strongest specialties. Heading led the rails at a gain of over a point and Ohio Oas featured the utilities. The tirst hour's business of almobt 3(10,000 shares was the largest for any similar period in several weeks, j Additional gains in industrials, es- j peclnlly the new Bethlehem Steel | issues and Lackawanna Steel, were balanced, however, by realizing sales j in marines and coppers. llails also i acted as a drag, Pacific and coalers | displaying general heaviness. Selling i was resumed in more volume later, ; United States Steel falling under yes- j terday's final price. Shippings, cop- j pers and the entire active list rose briskly again at midday and other leaders revived substantially above lowest levels. Bonds were steady. KKW YORK STOCKS Chandler Bros. & Co., members New York and Philadelphia Stock Ex changes, 3 North Market Square. Ilar lisburg; 1338 Chestnut street, Phila delphia: 34 Pine street, New York, furnish the following quotations: New York, March 6. 2 p. m. Open. Quot. Allis Chalmers 27 % 28®, ! Amer Beet Sugar 92% 93 American Can 44*2 45% Am Car and Foundry Co tiS U 68% Amer Loco 73 73*4 Amer Smelting 100% 101 American Sugar Ill' 4 111'4 Anaconda 84% 85% Atchison 102*4 102 Baldwin Locomotive ... 54% 3'j Baltimore and 0hi0.... 75% 75% Bethlehem Steel 147 143 Butte Copper 49 49% California Petroleum... 24% 24% Canadian Pacific 153 94 154 Central leather 89% 91% Chesapeake and Ohio.. 59 58% Chi Mil and St Paul.... 82% 82'/4 Chino Con Copper 62 63% Col Fuel and Iron 48% 49 Consol Gas 121 121 Corn. Products 23 23% Crucible Steel 67% 67% Distilling Securities .... 22% 21 Erie 26% 26% General Motors 114 114 Goodrich B F 56% 56 Great Northern pfd .... 113 113 Great Northern Ore subs 37% 37% Inspiration Copper 60% 61% Kenneeott 46% 4 7 Lackawanna Steel 84% 54% Lehigh Valley 71 69% Maxwell Motors 56% 57% Merc Mar Ctfs 28% 29 Merc Mar Ctfs pfd .... 73% 76% Mex Petroleum 88 89% Miami Copper 41 41% New York Central 96% 96% NYN II and H 44% 44% New York Ont and West 23% 23 Norfolk and Western... 127% 129% Northern Pacific 103% 103 Pacific Mail 22 % 23 Pennsylvania Railroad.. 54% 54 Pressed Steel Car 79% 80 Ray Con Copper 29% 30% Reading 93% 94% Republic Iron and Steel. 80% 81% Southern Pacific 92% 92% Southern Ry 28V4 27% Studebaker 100 % 101% Union Pacific 135% 135 U S I Alcohol 125 125% U S Rubber 56% 56% U S Steel 110% 111% U S Steel pfd 117% 117% Utah Copper 115% 115% West Union Teelgrapli.. 94% 9 4 : Westinghouse Mfg 50% 50% Willys-Overland 34% 34% JOIX STATE C. OF C. The Pittsburgh Allied Boards of Trade has joined the Pennsylvania State Chamber Of Commerce. ' Legal Notices BIDS TOR SEWER SEALED BIDS will be received until 12 noon, March 7, 1917, for placing about 36u feet of terra cotta sewer ir. Reservoir Park from the tennis club house to the existing sewer in White -1 hall street. Full particulars can be had !at the office of the Department of Parks and Public Property, 402 Calder Building, Harrisburg, Pa. Right to re ject any and all bids reserved. (Signed) E. Z. GROSS, Commissioner. NOTICE NOTLCE is hereby given that Helen Shadel presented to the Court of Com mon Pleas of Dauphin County her bill in equity against Herbert Shadel, Mary I. Albert and Charles A. Miller, Amin- I istrator of the Kstate of Viola Shadel, deceased, stating among other things the neglect and failure of her husband, Herbert Shadel, to support her and their three minor children for a period of upwards of five years; that Herbert Shadel upon diligent inquiry cannot be found; that the said Viola Shadel, his mother, died intestate leaving an estate of personal property valued at J3.0U0.00 ' and as her only heirs-at-law Herbert I Shadel and Mary 1. Albert; requesting the Court to direct a seizure and sale of sufficient estate of the said Herbert Shadel as will provide necessary funds for the support of the said Helen Shadel and their three minor children; this notice being given pursuant to the following order of Court:—"AND NOW, to wit: February 24, 1917, the within bill presented and upon due considera tion, it appearing that Herbert Shadel, one of the defendants, cannot, upon • diligent inquiry, be found, it is ordered that notice be given to the said Herbert Shadel. by advertising in the Harris burg Telegraph, a newspaper of gen era' -cuiation, and published in the ; County of Dauphin, to appear in fifteen days and answer this bill in thirty days from the last publication, said notice to contain a statement of the substance and object of the bill and a copy of this : order, once a week for three successive weeks." By the Court. SAM'I, J. M. McCARRELL, J. ST ROC P & FOX, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Harrisburg, February 27. 1917. W. W. CALDWELL Sheriff. ORPHANS' COURT SALE BY order of the Orphans' Court of I Cumberland County, the undersigned , administratrix of Frederick E. E. Giv ler. deceased, will offer at public sale, ■ on the premises, on Tuesday. March 13, 1917, at 1:30 o'clock P. M., two-story | frame house and lot of ground, situate i on north side of Locust street, between I Second and Third, in the Borough of , West Fairview, Cumberland County, Pa. House contains hall and 6 rooms. Wired for electric lighting. Furnace heat. Concreted cellar. MARGARET E. GIVI.ER, Administratrix. IDA G. KAST, Attorney. MARCH 6, 1917. i PHILADELPHIA PHOUITH t Philadelphia. March 6. Wheat i Steady; No. 2, red, spot and March, $2.00Q>2.05; No. 2, Southern, red, ?I.9S4|< 2.08. ! Corn Market higher; No. 2, yellow, sl.22fa 1.23; No. 3, yellow, *1.21 © 1.22; j No. 4, yellow. sl. No. 5, yellow, ft.1701.18; No. 3, Southern, yellow, i f 1.18 <ji 1.19. I Oats The market Is higher; No. 2. white. 73%©74e; No. 3, white, 71®72c. I Bran —la scarce and firm: i mills, winter, per ton, J36.00; west ern winter, per ton. s2ti.&o. soft, wintei. I per ton, $42.50® 13.50; spring, per ton, *41.0t 42.00. rteflned Sugars The market is firm; powdered, 7.10 c; fine granulated, 7.00 c; confectioners' A, 6.000. Butte#—The market is steady; I western, creamery, extras, 41Sji | j 42c; nearby prints, fancy, 44c. I Eggs The market is higher; | Pennsylvania. Rnu oilier nearby nisi*. ; free oases. $10.50 per ease; do., current i receipts, free rases, $10.35 per case; western, extras, firsts, free cases, $10.50 I per case; do., firsts, free cases, $10.35 pel law 1 1.1 ve Poultry—Market firm and higher fowls, 22(?r23c; old roosters, 16® 17c; do., stagg.v, IK-\2oc; spring chickens. 23@24c; ducks. 234i24c; geese. 19<sf22c. Dressed Poultry Steady, but quiet; i fowls, fancy. 23®23Hc; do., good to choice, 225/22Hc; do., small sizes, 19® j 21c; old roosters, 20c; rousting chick ens, w estern, 21 (it 26c; broiiitm inlcKens. I western. 18@26c; do., nearby, 30<fr'2!>c; I spring ducks, nearby aswlfic. <v> I western. 22 tff 24c; geese, nearby, 19© 121 c; do., western, 18®20eU turkiys | lancy. large. nearby. 3jli33c; do., wesi , em, fancy, large, 32@>33c; do., western. ! fair to good. 30®31c; do., common. 24 4# I 27c; do., e'd tonis 29030 c. I Potatoes Market dull and lower; Pennsylvania, per bushel, $2.506('2.75; New York, per bushel. $2.50®2.75; Jersey, per basket, $1.40® 1.65. I Flour —■ The market is firm; winter, clear, $8.15®8.40; do., straight, sß.iio®9.oo; do., patents. $9.00®9.35; spring firsts, clear. $8.75® 9.00; do., patents, $9.406 i 9.75. do., favorite brands, tit Hmw (ii 10.00. Hay Firm, with a fair demand; r.ew timothy. No. 1. large bales, Jls.oo; No. I. small bales, slß.oo® 18.50; No. 2, $15.50® 1G.00; No. 3. $13.00@14.00; fsainpn-. ♦lo uU"" 12.00 Clover mixed, Light mixed. $16.00® [ 16.50; No. 1. do.. $15.00® 16.00; No. 2, do., j $13.00014.00. CHICAGO CATTI.E I Chicago, 111., March 6. Cattle—Re ceipts, 3.000; firm. Native beef cattle, | $8.15012.10; stockers and feeders, $6.45 @9.36; cows and heifers, $5.40010.35; (calves, $8.00011.00. Sheep Receipts, 10,000; firm. Wethers, $10.80012.15; lambs, $12.00 014.75. I Hogs Receipts. 15,000; strong. 30c to 35c above yesterday's average. Bulk of sales. $14.30014.60; light, $l3.SO@ 14.55; mixed, $14.10014.70; heavy, $14.10 @14.70: rough, $14.10® 14.25; pigs, slo.7n@ 13.25. ] ~ Additional Classified i Advertisements Legal Notices Proclamation in Divorce I Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pa., No. 6, January Term, 1917. .Libel in divorce —a vinculo I matrimonii, Margaret Lyter vs. George Lyter. The subpoena and alias sub poena in the above-stated case have I been returned "non est inventus." You, George Lyter, are therefore directed to appear in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., lon the third Monday of March, A. 1). i 1917, to answer the complaint therein ! tiled. W. W. CALDWELL* Sheriff. | Harrisburg. Pa., February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: | IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa.. No. 302, September Term, 1916. Libel in divorce—a vin culo matrimonii, Eftie M. Collingricigc vs. Harrold A. Collingridge. The sub poena and alias subpoena m the above ■ I stated case have been returned "non ! est inventus." You, Harrold A. Colltng ' | ridge, are therefore directed to appear : in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., on the I third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to i answer the complaint therein tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa., February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce i Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 414, September Term, 1916. Libel in divorce—a vinculo matrimonii. Mary M. Aumen vs. Simon A. Green. The subpoena and alias sub poena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Martin-A. Green, are therefore directed to appear in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. I>. 1917, to answer the complaint there in tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa.. February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce I Dauphin County, ss: i IN the Court ol Common Pleas of Dau | phln County, Pa., No. 345, Septemoer I Term, 1916. Libel in divorce —a vinculo I matrimonii, T. B. Miskimon vs. Joseph ine Miskimon. The subpoena and anas subpoena in the above-stated case have j been returned "non est inventus." You, Josephine Miskimon, are therefore di rected to appear In the Court at Har | risburg. Pa., on the third Monday of Maich, A. D. 1917, to answer the com plaint therein tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. Harrisburg, Pa., February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 136, September Term, 1916. Libel in divorce —a vinculo matrimonii, Florence M. Foutz vs. Uscar W. Foutz. The subpoena and alias sub poena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est Inventus. You, Oscar W. are therefore directed to appear in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 191 (, to answer the complaint there in tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa.. February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 449, March Term, 1916. Libel In divorce —a vinculo matri monii. Carrie E. Sollenberger vs. Guy H. Sollenberger. The subpoena and alias subpoena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus.' Y'ou. Guy H. Sollenberger, are therefore directed to appear In tne Court Ht Har risburg, Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to answer the com plaint therein tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. , Harrisburg. Pa.. February 20. 1917. I Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: I IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County. Pa., No. 39, January Term, 1917. Libel in divorce —a vinculo matri monii, Shellen Roberts vs. Albert G. Roberts. The subpoena and alias sub poena In the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You. Albert G. Roberts, are therefore direct ed to appear in the Court at Harris burg. Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to answer the com plaint therein filed. I W. W. CALDWELL Sheriff. I Harrisburg, Pa.. February 20. 1917. | Proclamation in Divorce Daunhin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa.. No. 464. September Term, 1916. Libel is 4i*orce —a vinculo Legal Notices matrimonii, Mary M. Aumen vs. Simon J. Aumen. The subpoena and alias sub poena In the above-stated ease have been returned "non est inventus." You, Pinion J. Aumen, are therefore directed to appear in the Court at Harrisburg, Ha., on the third Monday ot March, A. L>. 1917, to answer the complaint there in filed. W. W. CALDWELL Sheriff. Harrisburg, Pa., February 20. 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 174, September Term, 1916. Libel in divorce—a vinculo matrimonli, Frank J. Yungcr vs. Maymu Treasa Yanger. The subpoena and alias subpoena in the above-stated casd have been returned "non est Inventus.ji You, May mo Treasa Yanger, are thure# lore directed to appear in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to answer the complaint therein tiled. W. W. CALDWELL. Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa.. February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Plens of Dau phin i onnty. Pa., No. 634, June Term, 1916. Libel in divorce—a vinculo matri monii, Clara J. Cunkle vs. Samuel C. Cunkle. The subpoena and alias sub poena In the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Samuel C. Cunkle, are therefore direct ed to appear in the Court at llarrisburg. Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to answer the complaint there in tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. Harrisburg, Pa., February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, l'a.. No. 491, September Term. 1916. l.ibel in divorce —a vin culo matrimonii, Carrie E. Gruber vs. Charles C. Gruber. The subpoena and alias subnoena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Charles C. Gruber. are therefore directed to appear in Court at Harris burg. Pa., on the third Monday ot March. A. D. 1917, to answer the com plaint therein filed. W. W. CALDWELL Sheriff. Harrisburg, Pa., February 20, 1917. Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Comrtion Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa„ No. 591, June Term, 1916. Libel in divorce—a vinculo matri monii, Anna F. Cooke vs. Benjamin W. Cooke. The subpoena and alias sub poena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." You, Benjamin W. Cooke, are therefore di rected to appear In the Court at Har risburg, Pa., on the third Monday of March, A. D. 1917, to answer the com plaint therein filed. W. W. CALDWELL Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa., February 20. 1917 Proclamation in Divorce Dauphin County, ss: IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 259, June Term, 1916. Libel in divorce —a vinculo matri monii, Mary It. l'eils vs. Charles M. Fells. The subpoena and alias subpoena in the above-stated case have been re turned "non est inventus." Y'ou. Charles M. Fells, are therefore directed to ap pear in the Court at Harrisburg, Pa., ion the third Monday of March, A. D. I 1917, to answer the complaint therein i tiled. W. W. CALDWELL, Sheriff. J Harrisburg, Pa., February 20. 1917. Proclamation in Divorce ■ Dauphin County, ss: j IN the Court of Common Pleas of Dau phin County, Pa., No. 317. September Term. 1916. Libel in divorce—a vin culo matrimonii, Jennie M. Marshall vs Albert Marshall. The subpoena and alias subpoena in the above-stated case have been returned "non est inventus." Y'ou, Albert Marshall, are therefore di rected to appear In the Court at Har risburg, Pa., on the third Monday ot March, A. 1). 1917, to answer the com plaint therein filed. W. W. CALDWELL SheriT. - Harrisburg. Pa., February 20. 1917. Public Sale —OF— Horses, Harness, &c. Thursday, March 8, 1917 Will be sold at public sale at 7th and Briggs strets, Harrisburg, Pa.. | the following: 35 Head of Horses I from 4 to 10 years old and wcigh- I lng from 1,000 to 1,800 pounds. 4 or 5 Dump Wagons—Lot of Carts ! Lot of harness, single and double and all kinds of implements. Sale to begin at 1 p. m., when J terms will be made known by Simon Cooper ! H. D. Koons, Auct. i v___ _ —^ COPPERS The copper stocks stand im pregnable to market influences. I The red metal is selling at 3il spot delivery and around 33c for deliverv the second half or 1911. I The 'Allies are again In the market for vast quantities for delivery during the second half of this year. Last September it will be remembered the Allies' I contract called for 448,000,000 pounds at 26c. This order was followed by the high prices for copper stocks established dur ing November and December of last year. Unquestionably his tory will repeat Itself, and the sighing of a new contract, which should happen any day, will be reflected in higher prices for copper stocks. The reason why the following companies wil reap the greatest benefits, is contained In our ana lytlca reports: Anaconda Miami Utah Ray Chino Nevada Cons Kennecott Corrode Pasco SILVER It is universally agreed that silver is on the way to SI.OO per ounce or higher. It is apparent that Silver producers are In line for the biggest profits since 1893, when buying for the U. S. Gov ernment requirements advanced quotations to $1.24 per ounce. Our Market Dl*ft of March 3d, contain* Invaluable Informa tion to Investors and speculators alike. Whether yon have Copper, Silver, Marine*, or Steel Stocks, you should read carefully this Issue, which contains "A Fore east and a Belief." HSJiUBBARPTAU 221 Market 9t, Harrlshurß. Pa. Telephones—C. V. ei2 Hell 3408 Kew York lleadlßg Philadelphia Allentown Direct private wires connecting all offices with principal markets. —— J
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