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PEACE REPORTS FELT
BY STOCK MARKET
General Irregularity Sends Down Many Issues; Ship
pings and Steel React; Rails More Active
at Lower Levels
New York, .May 2—(Wall Street)
• —Over night udvices, especially the
many peace reports, accounted main
ly for the general irregularity of the
market at to-day's opening. Ship
pings reacted 1 lo 2 points und U. S.
Steel almost a point with 1 to 1
for klndcrd shares, including Beth
lehem Steel and Republic Iron. In
dustrial Alcohol was again the most
active specialty, lulling moderately,
but Pullman yielded almost 3 points.
Kails wore more active, ull at lower
levels, Delaware una Hudson mak
ing a new low quotation on its 2%
point decline to 116%. Most coppers
were fractionally under yesterday's
tinal prices.
Supporting orders effected an im
mediate readjustment of prices,
shippings proving most responsive.
Marine pfd. more than recovered its
, loss on a rally to 83% and Atlantic,
/ Gulf and West Indies also regained
the greater part of its two point de
cline. I'. S. Steel rebounded from
116% to 110% and Alcohol ad
vanced in a .way to force further
short covering. Fertilizer issues
were active at average gains of two
points on the resolution of the Sen
ate to make heavy purchases of
those products in aid of the farm
ing interests. Local tractions renew
ed their recent heaviness. Third Ave
nue losing 3 points. Bonds were
lower.
XKW YOKK STOCKS
Chandler Bros. & Co., members
New York and Philadelphia Stock
Exchanges, 3 North Market Square, I
llarrisburg; 1338 'Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, 34 Pine street, New
York, furnish the following quota- J
tions:
Open. 2 p. m.
American Beet Sugar.. 94% 94
American Can 45% 46%
Am. Cur and Foundry 67% 68
American Locomotive. 68% 08
American Smelting ... 100% 60%
American Sugar .... 112 112
Anaconda 80% 80%
Atchison 101% 101%
Baldwin Locomotive .. 56% 56%
Baltimore und Ohio .. "5% 75%
California Petroleum. 20 20
Canadian Pacific 160 160%
Central Leather 87 86%
Chesapeake and Ohio.. 59 59
Chi, Mil and St Paul.. 80 79%
Chino Con Copper ... 54% 54%
Consolidated Gas .... 112% 113%
Corn Products 24% 24%
Crucible Steel 03% 62%
Erie 26% 26%
General Motors 107% 107
Great Northern pfd . . . 109% 109%
Great Northern ore, s 33% 32%
Inspiration Copper .. 56% 57%
Kennecott Copper .... 46% 46%
Lackawanna Steel ... 84% 84%
Lehigh Valley 6.3 % 62%
Maxwell Motors 48% 48% I
Merc. War Ctfs 29% 28%
More. War Ctfs pfd ... S3 81 % j
Mexican Petroleum ... 92% 91 I
Miami Copper 40% 40 |
Midvule Steel 58% .57%
New York Central ... 93% 93%]
NY.N II and II 39% 38% j
Norfolk and Western. 127 127
Northern Pacific 103 103
Pacific Mail 23 23% I
Pennsylvania It R.... 52% 52%-
Hay Con Copper 29% 29% I
Reading 94% 94% |
Republic Iron and Steel 80% 80%
Southern Pacific 94% 94%
Southern Railway .... 28 27%
Studebaker 89% 89%
Union Pacific 136 136%
U. S. 1. Alcohol 115 117
U. S. Steel 116% 116 %
Utah Copper 115% 115
Va-Carolinn Cheni ... 44 44
West Union Telegraph. 95% 95% i
Westlnghouse Mfg ... 48% 48%
Willys-Overland 30% 30%
To Cost SII,OOO More
For County Patients
in Insane Hospitals
County Controller Henry W.
Cough to-day estimated that the in
crease in charges for keeping coun
ty patients at state insane hospitals
will cost Dauphin, county approxi-,
mately SII,OOO a year. The increase
was from $1.75 to $2.50 a week for
each patient.
At preesnt there are 274 patients
from this county at the hospital at
Cameron and Maclay streets; six at
Wernersvllle, seven at FtivHw and
one at Norristown. The increase
cost each week will s2lt>.
Historic Old Loch Tel
Plant Sold by Schwab
lidward Marshall, of Philadel
phia. has purchased the Lochiel Iron
Company plant located opposite tho
Central Iron and Steel Company
plant in South llarrisburg. An
nouncement of the sale was made
yesterday. The furnaces were owned
by the Bethlehem Steel Company.
It is understood that F. F. Ams
den, former superintendent of the
paxton furnaces of the Central Iron
and Steel Company, will have charge
of tho Lohciel mills. Work on re
<-■ building the property will be start
ed at once and additional men will
be employed.
ISSUING DOG LICENSES
City Clerk Charles A. Miller to
day began issuing dog licenses for
the year 1917-1918. Within the next
few weeks a dog catcher will be ap
pointed and all animals not licensed
will be killed.
PETEY DlNK—There's Nothing Else You Can Say—"Oh, Heavens!" ... ... ~T ~ ~ By C A VOIGHT
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
I'HILADCU'Ht* I'itQIIUCE
By Associated t'ress
Philadelphia. May 2. Wheat
Market lower; No. 2. red. spot, $2.85
ffi'2.9o; No. 2, Southern, red, $2.83®
2.85.
Corn Market steady: No. 3, yel
low, $1.65# 1.70; No. 4. yellow, $1.68#
1.69; i\'o. f>, yellow, $ 1.66r> 1.67; South
ern, No. 3. yellow, $1.0®1.71.
Oats The market is steady;
No. 2, white, 79®S0c; No. 3, white, 77®
18c.
Uran Market steady, fair demand;
soft winter, per ion, s47.Ou® 47.00,
spring, per ton. $45.50® 46.50.
Refined Sugars Firm; pow
dered. 7.60 c; tine granulated, 'i.&Uc;
confectioners' A. 7:40e.
Butter The market is steady;
western, creamery, extra, 42® 43c;
nearby prints, fancy, 45c.
lCggs The market is steady;
I entisylvania and other nearby firsts,
free cases, $10.55 per case; do., current
receipts, free cases, $10.20 per case;
western extra, firsts, free cases, $10.55
per case; do., firsts, free cases, $10.20
per case.
Live Poultry Market steady;
fowls, 23®24c; staggy roosters,
18®20c; old roosters, 16(f/Jl7c: spring
chickens, 24®25-; ducks. 20®22c,
geese. , 9i?fl22u.
Dressed Poultry The market
Is unchanged; fowls, fancy, 26c; do.,
good to choice, 25®25%c; do., small
sizes. 22@24c; old roosters, 21c;
roasting chickens, western, 23©28 c;
broiling chickens, western, 20®23c;
broiling chickens, nearby, 50®65c;
spring ducks, nearby. 23®25c; do.,
western. 22®24c; geese, nearby 19
®2lc; do., western, 18®20c; turkeys,
fancy, large, nearby, 32®33c; do.,
western, fancy, large, 32®33c; do.,
western, fair to good, 30®31c; do.,
common, 24®27c; uo., old fonts, 29®
30c.
Potatoes The market is steady;
Pennsylvania, choice, per bushel,
S3.OOlii j.in; New York, per bushel,
$3.00® 3.15; Maine, per bushel, <3.00
®3.15; western, per bushel, $2.00®
2.25; Jersey, per basket, $1.50(d) 1.75;
Florida, new, per barrel, $8.25®9.50.
Flour Unsettled and lower;
winter straights. $12.75ii 13.25; Kan
sas, clear, $12.00® 12.50; do., straights,
$1 2.75{i 1. 25; do., patents. SI3.OOGi
13.50; spring firsts, clear. $ 12.00( 12.50;
do., patents, sl3.oo(fi 13.50; do., favorite
brands, JH.OOSi'I4.SO.
Hay Firm, with a fair demand;
timothy, No. 1, large bales, $19.00;
No. 1. small bales. $19.00;
No. 2, $ 17.00@ 17.50; No. 3. $13,004})
14.00; sample, slo.oo® 12.00.
Clover mixed: Light mixed. $17.00;
No. 1, do., slti.oo® 10.50: No. 2, do.
$13.00® 14.00.
CHICAGO CATTI.E
By Associated Press
Chicago, ill.. May 2. Cattle—Re
ceipts, 22,000; weak. Native beef cat
tle, $8.90®13.30; stockers and feeders,
$7.15®9.50; cows and heifers, $6.00®
11.10; calves. SS.OO® 12.25.
Sheep—Receipts, 13,000;' steadv.
Wethers, $11.00@13.50; lambs, $13.00®
17.30. .
Hogs Receipts. 33,000; unsettled,
5c higher than yesterday's average.
Hulk of sales, $15.55® 15.85: light,
$14.75® 15.75; mixed, $15.25® 15.!'0;
heavy, $15.25® 15.95; rough, sls.2stfi
15.45; pigs, $ 10.00® 13.60.
Sergeant Burganstock
to Have Charge of 12
Water Supply Guards
Edgar T. Burganstock, sergeant in
the Supply will be given
charge of the twelve additional
policemen to be appointed for guard
duty at the rcservoii-, pumping sta
tion and filter plant, city officials
announced to-day.
His appointment will lie presented
to council, probably next Tuesday,
together with the names of the other
men to be placed on guard duty.
While it has not been decided defi
nitely, it is understood that the
guards will be placed on eight-hour
turns, three at the niter plant, three
at the pumping station, and from
three to six at the reservoirs and
pumping plant in Reservoir Park.
Sergeant Burganstock has been a
member of the Guard for about six
teen years and was with the Eighth
Regiment on the Mexican border
last summer.
MOW AtilllCl l/rCItAL HIM.
A bill repealing the act of 1915
creating the State Commission of Ag
riculture and giving the executive
committee of the State Board of Ag
riculture authority to appoint the
Secretary of Agriculture, was to-day
read in the House by Mr. Lolir, Som
erset, chairman of the House com
mittee or agriculture. The bill woul
give the executive committee seven
members of the State Board, which
is to elect them.
This Position Is Waiting For You
' means steady work with first
■•*■ 7- class chances for advancement.
1 T H J surroundings are delightful
—interesting and comfortable,
>OU afe t * ur ' nß P cr -
If you urc a young woman 18 to 22
IW years old, with a fair schooling, am
>" bitioua and earnest, make applica
(tion to thG Chicf Operator, of The
' Hell Telaphone Company of Penn
sylvania, SOS Walnut Street.
The Bell Telephone Co. of Penna.
ODD FELLOWS
OBSERVE BIRTH
Anniversary of Foundation of
Order Celebrated With Tri
bute to Grand Master
The Odd Fellows of llarrisburg
and surrounding ! towns, together
with their wives and sweethearts,
tilled the large auditorium of the
Chestnut Street Hall lust evening at
a monster meeting and demonstra
tion given in honor of Perry A.
Sliunon, of Pittsburgh, Grand Master
ofthe Odd Fellows of the State of
Pennsylvania.
The music was furnished by the
band of the Odd Fellows' Orphan
Home at Sunbury. The audience was
also entertained by vocal music from
a da utile quartet, composed of the
members of the New Cumberland
Lodge, No. 1145.
Frank *B. Wickersham, of Steelton,
presided and opened the meeting
with a few introductory remarks,
after which he introauced Grand
Master Perry A. Shannon, who de
livered a magnificent address upon
the purposes of the order, closing
with the presentation of an appro
priate jewel to Brother B. 11. VVan
buugh, who, for more than fifty
vears has been a member of the
fraternity.
Among the distinguished guests at
this meeting were Grand Master
Perry A. Shanon. or Pittsburgh;
Deputy Grand Master Robert W.
Montgomery, of Philadelphia; Grand
Warden D. Benian, of llarrisburg;
Grand Treasurer F. C. lianyon, of
Scranton; Past Grand Master J. P.
Hale Jenkins, of Norristown, and
Christian W. Myers, of llarrisburg,
also Department Commander Gen
eral J. B. Andrews, of Altoona, Pa.
Auditor General Snyder
Is Given Loving Cup
As a fit conclusion of the banquet
given in his honor at Philadelphia
Monday night to Senator Charles A.
Snyder by his colleagues of the State
Senate he was presented with a lov
ing cup on behalf of his friends of
the Legislature. Senator Sprowl
made the presentation speech. While
Senator Snyder has been more or less
of a stormy pedro he leaves the
Legislative halls to take up the im
portant responsibilities of Auditor
General with the good will of men
who differ from him in partisan or
factional politics.
Among those who attended the
dinner in his honor from Harrisburg
were Senator Beidleman, W. Harry
Baker, Charles E. Covert. George R.
Tripp. Martin G. Eager. H. C. Ross,
A. S. Patterson and A. H. Hull.
| Public Sale |
J Will be sold at public sale at
& the Harrisburg Storage Ware
m house, No. 437 S. Second St., I
m next Friday afternoon. May 4,
M at 2 o'clock, all of the house- I
1 hold goods of Col. It. C. Wil
liamff, a line lot of household I
M goods, consisting parlor, din- i
K ingroom and bedroom furni-
J ture, fine rugs and other goods 9
m not mentioned; all to be sold ■
M without reserve. m
| A. H. SHENK <
M Auctioneer K
Public Sale
I 58 Shares Common Stock
I Harrisburg Railways Co.
The undersigned will sell
HI on Thursday afternoon,
May 3, 1917, at 2.30 p. in.
in front of the courthouse,
the above stock for ac
count of whom it may con-
H corn.
ENSMINGKR & SON
Auctioneers
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Beidleman Bill Among
• Those Possed by Senate
Among the bills that passed final
ly In the Senate to-day were the
following:
The Beldleman bill, requiring the
submission of annual reports to the
Secretary of Internal Affairs not later
than March 31 by, railroad, canal, nav
igation and telegraph companies.
The Daix bill allowing stock cor
porations to issue shares without par
value upon formation, reorganization
or merger, an act intended to assist
in numerous mergers now in process
throughout the state.
The Phipps bill requiring borough
councils, township commissioners,
township supervisors and school di
rectors to lile auditors' reports in the
office of the clerk of the quarter ses
sions court.
The Nason act empowering poor
districts to purchase poor farms and
providing for the mortgaging of such
farms to secure any part of the pur
chase price.
The Senate to-day passed the bl"
introduced by Senator W. P. Graff, of
Inidana, fixing the salary of the Gov
ernor at $25,000 per year, to be ef
fective the third Tuesday of Janu
ary, 1919. Tills bill lirst appeared in
the Senate on February 5.
May Put Prisoners to
Work on Farms Raising
Food Supply For Jails
Members of the county board of
prison inspectors met with the Coun
ty Commissioners to-day to take up
the bill introduced yesterday in the
Legislature which will give county
officials power to employ prisoners
under guard on favins to raise food
for their maintenance in jail while
awaiting trial or serving out a sen
tence.
This plan it is believed will prove
effective il' an arrangement can be
made to le/ise land which can be
cultivated. The law if passed finally
gives the prison boa\j authority to
lease land, employ the prisoners in
the county jail and to sell any of the
provisions which are raised but are
not needed for maintenance.
FRUIT TREES
from tlic
Adams County Nursery
Bendersville, Pa.
These trees will be on sale in Har
risburg on Saturday, May 5. In
the Chestnut street market house
until 8.30 a. m. At the Broad St.
market from 9 to 12. At the Hill
market after noon.
ADAMS COUNTY NURSERY
Bendersville, Pa.
United States
Public Service Co.
Ist Lien 6% Gold
Bonds
Tax Refundable in Penna.
Free of Normal Income
Tax
The Company owns and
operates Public Utility
Companies doing busi
ness in thirty-six cities
located in six states. He
production cost of the
physical property is
largely in excess of the
total par value of these
bonds.
Karnings over 2 V* times
interest requirements.
For prices and particu-
send for Circular
No. 3518-A.
Villiam P. Bonbright & Co., Inc.
MOIUUS WISTAIi STROUD, Jp. |
Manager
437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
>e York llONtou Detroit
I.omloii l*n rl*
William P. Boabright & Co.
Bonbright & Ute.
Personal Investigation
The lOdltor of our Investment Sum
mary lius just returned from u two
werku' tour of Inspection of the
KID-CONTINENT
OIL FIELD
His observations and conclusions
as set forth in a special report Just
Issued, SHOULD PROVE OF UN
USUAL INTEREST TO ALL IN
VESTORS IN OIL SECURITIES.
Supplementing this, we have
prepared an 8x24-inch brochre
containing about fifty half-tone
pictures descriptive of the pe
troleum Industry In Oklahoma,
which is equivalent from an ln
etrucUve standpoint to a
rRIP THRU OILDOM
and of Immeasurable value to In
vestors Interested in Cosden Oil A
Gas, Sinclair oil & Refining
Okmulgee, Oklahoma froducina a
Refining, Sequoyah, Osage-Honfinv
and other active dividend uuvinZ
oil companies. ' •
Copy Sent on Request.
A. B.BENESCH CO.
Specialists In Dlvldend-PaMuic flll |
Securities
Miners Hank lJldir
Wllkes-Hitrre, fa.
Mell I'lionc 34SS.
MANY TO ATTEND
GREAT LUNCHEON
Hundreds Grasp Opportunity
to Hear Dr. Hillis and
F. J. Burke
It was announced at the Chamber
of Commerce office this morning,
that 150 reservations have already
been made for the luncheon this
evening in the Board of Trade Build
ing and t.liat ahunared more are
expected.
The meeting will bo of an in
dustrial nature and the principal
speaker will be Dr. Newell Dwlgli*
Hillis, pastor of the Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., and special
representative of the National In
dustrial Convention movement, lie
wiil use as his theme "Our Country
Worth Living For and Worth Dying
For."
Another speaker of note will be
James Francis Burke, Pittsburgh,
who will talk on "The Wars Greatest
Bond Issue, Viewed From a
Financial and Military Standpoint."
Both ofthc speakers are well fitted
to discuss the subjects they have
selected, and both subjects are of
particular interest to Harrlsburgers
at this time.
Ml JrJ&W rfW SB
E. M. HERSHEY, Owner
For Your Information
Numerous Inquiries as to the Layout of Estherton
Have Been Received at Our Office, Therefore
We State the Following Facts
MAIN THOROUGHF
O * To be widened 37 feet from center of road. Lots facing on
VOl L/riVC""Ri ver Drive, 100 feet frontage 175 and more feet deep.
C „ J 80 feet wide, nothing less than 40 feet sold to a purchaser.
oecona oireei— Lots 130 f ee t d eep . "
„ Cl 1 120 feet wide, the proposed boulevard, nothing less than 40
VJUT6€II iJircol"""f ee f gQlcf j- 0 a purchaser. Lots 130 feet deep.
PVtllV+ll eet w^e proposed for car line service, nothing less
* OUT VII OllCCl ""than 40 feet sold to a purchaser. Lots 130 feet deep.
FJ £r L. Qf eet w i^ e nothing lsss than 40 feet sold to a purchaser.
111n aireei— Lots j 3O f eet d eep .
Qivf-l-l The owner gave 47 feet to make Sixth street 80 feet wide,
UlAill kJll CCI Rockville car line, one block from extended 5c carfare limit.
Sale Opens Saturday, May sth,at 1:30 P. M.
Again We Say —Our Autos at Your Service—Let Us Take
You to Estherton Before the Sale Opens
Offir.P' Security Trust Bldg. Bell 4117R Wm. J. Sohland
36 N. Third St. Dial 3573 Mgr.
Friends Expect Dunkle
to Accept City Office
While Samuel F. Dunkle, ex
sherlft and commissioner-elect ■ has
not notified Ciey Clerk Charles A.
Miller he will accept the office as
successor to the late Commissioner
Harry F. Bowman, superintendent of
public safety, his Iriends believe he
will do os soon. Mr. Dunkle was
elected by Council yesterday. City
Commissioners to-day denied the in
timation that they had agreed to
elect Mr. Dunkle to fill one vacancy
and would name ex-Mayor John K.
Royal to succeed Mayor E. S. Meals.
PLANNING SPUING RICUNION
Officers of the Scotlsh Rite bodies
in this city have issued invitations for
the Spring reunion wnich will take
place at the Consistory building in
North street May 15, 16, 17 anil 18
at which time the Golden Jubilee
celebration of the Supreme Council
will be a feature.
Too Late For Classification.
Deaths
nt'.MMlNi; Died, on May 1. 1917,
Richard H. Demming, son of Ben
jamin W. and Sophia H. Demming,
aged 7 years, 4 months and 3 days.
Funeral on Thursday, at 3 P. M.,
from residence, 1518 State street.
The relatives and friends are invit
ed to attend without further notice.
Interment private.
MAY 2, 1917.
Joint Committee to Act
on Selecting Architect
City school directors with the citi
zens' advisory committee will meet
to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to
try once more to select an architect
for the high school development pro-
Kram in Harrisburg. The call was
Issued yesterday by Harry M. Bretz,
chairman of the joint committee.
When the board adjourned on
Friday, April 20, after a live-hour
session without agreeing on an ar
chitect, it wus decided to go over
all briefs submitted and to make a
unanimous choice.
Legal Notices
ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE of Ezra S. Meals, late of
Third and North streets, Harrisburg,
Dauphin County, Pa., deceased. All
persons indebted to said Estate ale
requested to make immediate pay
ment, anil those having legal claims
will present them without delay, in
proper order for settlement, to
I. DALE MEALS.
Administrator,
257 Briggs Street.
Or to his attorney,
E. E. BEIDLEMAN.
Harrisburg, Pa.. April 24, 191".
NOTICE Letters of Administra
tion on Hie Estate of Charlotte Marsh
bank, late of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., deceased, having been
granted to the undersigned residing
ill said city, all persons indebted to
ssid Estate are requested to make im
mediate payment, and those bavins
claims will please present them fcr
settlement.
COMMONWEALTH TRUST COMPANY.
Administrator.
Legal Notices
PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING BKIDOH
utilce of the Hi aru of Commissioners
of Public Grounds and Buildings,
slate Capitol Building, Harrisburg,
Pa.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
ceived by the Superintendent of Pub
lic Grounds and Buildings at his of
fice In the Capitol Building, Harris
burg. Pa„ until two o'clock P. M. t
Tuesday, May 8, 1917, for furnishing
alt labor and material uecessury to
build bridge across Muddy Creek,
Crawford County, Penna., on road
leading from Cambridge Springs to
Millers Station, as indicated fully in
piuns and speciiications prepared by
Thomas A. Gllkey, Consulting Engi
neer for the Board of Commissioners
of Public Grounds and Buildings of
me Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Plans, speciiications and bidding
blanks will be furnished prospective
bidders by applying to the Deputy
superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings, Capitol Building. Harris
burg, Pa.
Proposals must be plainly marked
"Proposal Muddy Creek. Bridge" on
outside cover.
JAMES C. PATTERSON,
Deputy Superintendent.
L. W. MITCHELL.
Secretary.
OLD GOODS that were loft by Mr
Edimson at 1407 North Sixth street,
will be sold for storage at Broad
Street Market, Saturday, Mav 5, 1917
By IKE VVOOLF.
NOTICE
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
testamentary on the estate of Mrs.
Eleanor E. Brown, late of Harrisburg.
Dauphin County, l'a., deceased, having
been granted to the undersigned, re
siding in Harrisburg, Pa., all persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and
those having claims will present them
tor settlement.
MRS. MARGARET A. GOHL.
Executrix,
lilt! N, Second St.. Pa.