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MARKET PRICES DROP
BECAUSE OF SELLING
Increasing Gravity of Foreign Situation Felt by Trading;
U. S. Steel and Other Standards Recede Slightly
Under Steady Pressure
New York. May 4. (Wall Street) i
—The increasing gravity of the for
eign situation precipitated further!
selling of stocks at the opening of
to-day's session. Declines of 1 to 3 I
points were made by leading rails, I
including Reading, New York Ceil-!
tral, Louisville and Nashville, Nor-1
folk and Western. St. Paul pfd., and
Delaware and Hudson, with substan
tial recessions in Mexican Petroleum. :
Bethlehem Steel. Industrial Alcohol'
and Pullman. I'. S. Steel and other 1
standard industrials held firm at the '
outset but receded slightly under'
the weight of heavy offerings else
where. A brisk rally was in pro
gress before noon.
On the spirited rebound, U. S.
Steel recovered over a point to j
114%, with equal eains for
wanna and Bethlehem Steels ship- i
pings, Central Leather. Texas Com
pany and Pittsburgh Coal. Canadian
Pacific was the only important rail- i
way stock to display strength, rising
about two points, while other rails j
were being subjected to further pres- j
sure. Delaware and Hudson made a ;
new low, falling 2 s * to 106. Norfolk!
& Western lost 3 points, Louisville '
and Nashville 6' 4 and some of the
more obscure transportations 1 to 2 ;
points. Trading halted in the sec- I
ond hour, rails hardening, with
greater firmness in industrials and
specialties. Bonds were irregular. •
NEW YORK STOCKS
Chandler Bros. Co.. members!
New York and Philadelphia Stock i
Exchanges. 3 North Market Square. I
Harrisbura; 1338 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. 34 Pine street. New:
York, furnish the following quota- j
tions:
Open. 2 p ,m. I
Allis Chalmers 24% 24% 1
Anier Beet Sugar .... 92% 91%
American Can 43% 41%;
Am Car and Foundry 64% 64% j
American Locomotive. 65% 66
American Smelting .. 97% 96% i
Anaconda 78% 78%|
Atchison 100% 100%'
Balwin Locomotive ... 52% 52%
Baltimore and Ohio ... 74% 74 r j
Butte Copper 41% 41%,
Petroleum . 19% 19%
Canadian Pacific .... -58 156%
Central Leather 83% 83% j
Chesapeake and Ohio . 58 57% |
Chi, Mil and St Paul.. 77% 77
Chi. R I and Pacific.. 33 33 j.
Chino Con Copper ... 52% 53% .
Col. Fuel and Iron ... 46% 46 !
Consolidated Gas 113 113
Corn Products 23% 23%j
Crucible Steel 60% 60% !
Distilling Securities ... 13% 13% j
Erie 25 % 25 %
General motors 105 105
Goodrich B F 49% 50
Great Northern pfd .. 108% 107 j
Great Northern Ore s. 30% 30%
SATURDAY, MAY sth, at 1.30 P.M.
Our Special FREE CAR Leaves the SQUARE Every 40 Minutes
A ROCKVILLE CAR TAKES YOU TO ESTHERTON EVERY 20 MINUTES
I—Approved by the City Plan- The most important factor of a*y ~|~ M j^Tf f
nine Commission subdivision, your streets, your f'Qj T ~ 2'4r|4 - 4-1 —U JJ J J —Clear Title Ownership Re- A clear title, an above board
corners are accepted by the city. *, j sponsibility proposition, a responsible owner-
| —■>-••--,-3 .Qjjjjj J r LLLLLJ. JO ship is what we offer in Esther
2—Extension of the 5c Car Fare The extension of the 5c carfare == = = ======== ' ton.
Limit limit to the Bogar Lumber Co., oxlllll'p *r ~*,. r "jjr; ~3 _
brings Estherton practically into t.. '* - T terms, No Interest lo a responsible party, credit is
the 5c Street Car Fare Zone. -J C LLjjJJJ J I IJJJJJJ J pjii'i 111 taxes always extended, a man's char
hj I p j ! , , , "nrntli acter is often judged by his credit.
3 —Harrisburg's Most Attractive Lots facing on River Drive, 2nd, ~" v -•> ' ' iere ' s n .° interest charge nor
Streets, Main Thoroughfares Green, 4th, sth and 6th streets are ' GREEN taxes on time contracts for two
of Estherton bound to increase in value.' it is W-14JJJJJ in ST / ' years.
the refined section of residences * *"
of West Harrisburg.
Y j ~ LIL ----'<r- iTrtrrnTi Buyers to those who will pay cash for
4—Water and Electricity on Both Ready to build on both boundary ~ZZ,±L^7, r „ r, TT r — p~r f their lots.
Boundary Lines lines, River Drive and 6th street LI llpj | \ rrrri r~p-ULL,I
Water mains and Electric wires i „ PT7~,\ \ r \ J~Ol l l"l B—lnducements to Immediate We surely are interested in your
being along this frontage. ... ... S * J * ' i Builders Building on the lots selected and
; River DRiyr" > offer a good inducement accord
_ P • ing to your needs.
PLAN OF ESTHERTON
No Lots Reserved—No Options Given—First Come—First Served
Easy Terms to Reliable Buyers-Good Discount For Cash
NO INTEREST—NO TAXES—NO EXTRAS —EVERY CENT GOES AGAINST YOUR PURCHASE
Harrisburg's Leading Streets Main Thoroughfare Through ESTHERTON
RIVER DRIVE 80 FEET—SECOND STREET 80 FEET—GREEN STREET 120 FEET—FOURTH STREET—6O FEET—FIFTH STREET—6O FEET—SIXTH STREET 80 FEET
OFFlCE—Security Trust Bldg., 36 N. Third St. For Appointments, Prices and Terms Call Bell 4117R—Dial 3573 WM. SOHLAND, Mgr.
• ■ _ * - - •• • W*,J ' 1.,"*-
FRIDAY EVENING. TELEGRAPH MAY 4, 1917.
I Inspiration Copper ... 54% 54%
Interboro Metropolitan 10 9%
Kennecott Copper ... 44% 44%
j Kansas City Southern.. 20 20
Lackawanna Steel ... 81% 82
[Lehigh atVlley 61% 61
Maxwell Motors 47% 47%
; Merc War Ctfs 26% 26%
Merc War Ctfs pfd... 78 76%
Meican Petroleum ... 86% 87
[Miami Copper ...... 39 38%
I Midvale Steel .. .' 56% 56>- 4
I New York Central ... 90% 89%
,NY. N H and H 38 V* 38%
Norfolk and Western. 122% 120
Northern Pacific 101 100%
j Pennsylvania R R.... 52 % 51%
| Railway Steel Spring.. 47% 47%
: Ray Con Copper 28% 28%
{Reading 89% 88%
j Rep Iron and Steel .. 78% 78%
l Southern Pacific .... 92% 92
I Southern Railway .... 26% 25%
; Studebaker 86% 86%
Union Pacific 134% 133%
U S Rubber 56 56 %
| U S ALcohol 114% 114
U 8 Steel 114% 113% |
U S Steel pfd 117% 117%
| Utah Copper 113% 112%
• Va-Carolina Chem ... 42% 42%
Western Union Tele .. 93% 93%
I Westinghouse Mfg ... 47% 47%
; Willys-Overland 29% 29 %
i PKILtDEM'HM I'ROIIUCE
By Associated Press
[ Philadelphia. May 4. Wheat
I Market steady; No. 2. red. spot. 12.95
'<i 3.00; No. 2, Southern, red, <U
| 2.98.
Corn Market steady; No. 3, yel
low. *1.70® 1.71; No. 4. yellow. sl.B®
11.69; No. 5, yellow, sl.66<ii 1.67; South
ern. No. 3. yellow, $1.63® 1.71.
I Oats The market is steady;
No. 2, white. 79®)S0c; No. 3. white, 77@
j 78c.
Bran The market is steady;
soft winter. per ton. $47.00@47.50:
sprinK. per ton. $45.50®46.50.
Refined Sugars Firm; pow
-1 dered. 7.60 c: fine granulated. 7.50 c:
! confectioners' A. 7.40 c.
Butter The market is steady;
j western, creamery, extra, 42®43c;
I nearby prints, fancy. 45c.
Eggs The market is steady;
Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts.
1 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, 2CS24c: staggv roosters,
I 18®20c: old roosters, 166i> 17c; sprinc
[chicken:;. :!7®44c; ducks. 20@22c;
. geese, '9^22c.
Dressed Poultry—Market quiet, but
steady; fowls, fancy, 26c; do.,
good to choice, 25(1i25%e; do., small
1 sizes. 22@24c; old roosters. 2lc; ■
I roasting chickens, western, 23<fi28c;
i broiling chickens, western. 20®23c;
i broiling chickens, nearby. 50@65c; ,
spring ducks, nearby. 23®25c; do.,
western. 22®24c: geese, nearby 19
4s2lc; do., western. 18®20c; turkeys,
I fancy, large, nearby, 32®33c; do., I
western, fancy, large, 32®33c; do..
western, fair to touii, 30(£31c; do.,
common, 24® 27c; uo., old toms, 2<u>
30c.
i Potatoes Weak and unsettled;
Pennsylvania, choice, per bushel,
$2.90<& 3.15; New York, per bushel,
j $2.5>0W3.15; * Maine, per bushel, s2.io
! ®3.15; western, per bushel. $2.00®
2.25; Jersey, per basket, sl.sow> 1.75;
! Florida, new, per barrel. J8.25@9.25.
i Flour Dull and . unsettled;
winter straights, 112.75® 13.25; Kan
sas, clear, $12.00<jJ12.50; ao.. straights,
$12.75® 13.25; do., patents. $13.00®
13.50; spring tlrsts, clar, $12.00® 12.50;
do., patents, $13.00® 13.50; do., favorite
brands, $14.00® 14.50.
Hay Firm, with a fair demand;
timothy, No. 1, large bales. $19.00;
N'o. 1, small bales, $19.00;
No. 2. $17.00® 17.50; No. 3, $13.00®
14.00; sample, slo.oo® 12.00.
Clover mixed: Light mixed. $17.00;
No. 1. do., $16.00® 1ti.50: No. 2. do.
$13.00® 14.00.
CHICAGO CATTLE
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., May 4. Cattle Re
ceipts, 2,000; steady. Native beef cat
tle,tl $8.90® 13.40; stockers and feed
ers. $7.15®9.90; cows and heifers. $6.25
'<i 11.15; calves. $5.50®13.00.
Sheep Receipts, 6,000; firm.
Wethers, $11.15® 13.65; lambs, $13.25
® 17.65.
Hogs Receipts, 20,000; fairy ac
tive, 5c to 10c under yesterday's aver
age. Hulk of sales, $15.60® 15.85;
light, $14.75® 15.80; mixed. $15.30(n
15.90; heavy, $15.25® 15.95; rough,
$15.25® 15.45; pigs, slo.oo® 13.75.
CHICAGO BOARD OK TRADE
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., May 4. Board of
Trade closing:
Wheat May. 2.72%; July. 2.19%;
September. 1.85%.
Corn —May. 1.51%; July. .1.43>4- I
Oats —May. 66; July. 63%.
Pork—May, 38.25; July, 38.55.
Lard—July, 22.35; September, 22.45.
Ribs—July, 20.75; September, 20.85.
Committee Approves
War Insurane For
Merchant Ship Crews
Washington. May 4. The ad
ministration bill for insurance of
lives of crews on American merchant
ships and extension of the Federal
war risk bureau to cover allied ships
and cargoes was approved to-day
by the Senate finance committee and
reported by Chairman Simmons. The
appropriation asked by the Treasury
Department was increased from
$25,000,000 to $50,000,000,00.
FATA I. ACCIDKNT IX AVOIDABLE
The coroner's jury, in the case of
the death of Miss Mary Foulk, who was
killed by an automobile driven by
Thomas Bogar. 3356 North Sixth
street, late Wednesday evening, gave
the verdict: "Death due to an un
avoidable accident."
\
AMUSEMENTS
r ■>
Royal and National
Theaters
SHOWING TO-DAY
Charlie Chaplin
in ••CAIIMEN" and nlito the 1-lti
episode of ••I'enrl of the Ariny," I
GERMANY KEEPS
STRIKES IN HAND
Socialist Leaders Prevent Ser
ious Disturbances, Late
Reports Indicate
By Associated Press
Copenhagen via London, May 4.
As far as can be learned from the
.German newspapers, which have
now been permitted to reach here,
the reports of the failure of the May
Day strike movement in Germany
were correct in the main. The
papers indicate, however, that strikes
took place in some places. One
report declares that work in the war
factories proceeded "almost in gen
eral" and that strikes took place
only in the individual smaller fac
tories.
The opposition papers admit that
the Socialist and union loaders, with
the assistance of Field Marshal Von
Hindenburg and General Groener,
had the situation well in hand and
kept the workmen at their tasks.
The reasons for the embargo on
newspapers do not appear from a
surface reading and the papers do 1
not contain any military information j
of an exceptional character.
SFFD
POTATOES
It is of the utmost impor
tance to plant the best quality
Seed Potatoes, grown espe
cially for Seed purposes, free
from disease, true to name,
bred to yield then you get
a crop worth while your
purpose of planting is to get
the crop so do not prevent
success of your very purpose
by planting ordinary potatoes
offered as seed potatoes you
cannot afford to risk your crop
this year of all years.
PLANT ONLY GOOD SEED
POTATOES
Wc Have Them Eor You
EVERYTHING EOR YOUR
GARDEN
Walter S. Schell
QUALITY SEEDS
1307-1309 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pa.
! Another Great Loan to
Great Britain Forecast
By Associated I'rcss
Washington, May 4.—Another loan
to Great Britain within the next
week was forecast by officials here
to-day. The lirst credit of $200,-
000,000 is being: spent at the rate of
$8,000,000 a day on purchase in the
United States and it Is desired to
complete the second loan before the
British commission leaves Washing
ton and before the first is entirely
used up. It probably will be larger
than the tlrst credit.
Plans for creating an allied cen
tral purchasing agency in Washing
ton progressed to-day in conferences
with American officials resulting in
further' clarification of the Allies'
needs. It- is hoped that strong
American official bodies may bo
formed to make the co-operative
buying successful.
FRUIT TREES
from tlic
Adams County Nursery
Bendersville, Pa.
These trees will be on sale in IXar
risburg on Saturday, May 5. In
the Chestnut street market house
until 8.30 a. m. At the Broad St.
I market from to 12. At the Hill
| market after noon.
ADAMS COL'XTV NUKSKHY
Hcntlcrsville, i*a.
Legal Notices
! Oflice of the Heard of Commissioners
j of Public Grounds and Buildings,
Slate Capitol Building, llarnsourg.
Pa.
i SKAEED PROPOSALS will be re
ceived by the Superintendent of Pub
lic Grounds anu Buildings at Ills ot
l lice in the Capitol Building, Harris
burg Pa., until two o'clock p. M.,
Tuesday, May &, lUI7, lor furnishing
i all labor and material necessary lu
I build bridge across Muddy Creek,
Ciawford county, Penna., on road
: leading trom Cambridge Springs to
Millers &tauon, us inuicated luny in
plans anu specifications prepared by
I i'liomas A. Gilkey, Consulting Kngi
| ner tor the Board of Commissioners
i ot Public Grounds and Buildings ot
| the Commonwealth ol Pennsylvania.
Plans, specifications anu bidding
; blanks will be furnished prospective
j bidders by applying to the Deputy
superintendent of Public Grounds aud
Buildings. Capitol Building. Harris
| Durg. Pa.
Proposals must be plainly marked
• "Proposal Muddy Creek Bridge" on
outside cover.
JAMES C. PATTERSON,
Deputy Superintendent.
L. W. MITCH ISEU
Secretary.
THE annual meeting of the stoek-
I holders of The Blubaker Coal Com
! pany will be held at twelve o'clock
noon on Monday, May 7. 1917, at the
office of the W. O. Hlckok Mfg. Co..
Harrisburg, Pa., for the election of a
board of directors for the ensuing
year, and the transaction of any other
I business that may be presented.
1 ROSS A. HICKOK,
Secretary.
Russia Grants Medal
to American Woman
New York, May 4. Mrs. Hilda
Wynne, who has been engaged in
relief work on various fronts since
the beginning of the war and who
was awarded the Order of St.
George by Russia for bravery dis
played on . the Kovel front while at
tached to the Russian guards, ar
rived here to-day from Kngland to
assist in organizing additional units
of surgeons and nurses for the work
in Russia.
Committee to Hold
Hearing on War Bill
Washington, May 4. Limited
hearings before the Senate finance
Legal Notices
PROPOSALS roll SUPPLIES
Hoard of Commissioners of Public
Grounds and Buildings, llairlsburs
Pa.
MARTIN <3. BRUMBAUGH, Governor.
A. W. POWELL, Auditor General;
R. Iv. VOUNG, State Treasurer.
In compliance with the Constitutiou
and the laws of the Common weaim oi
Pennsylvania, the Uoai u of Commis
sioners of Public Grounds and Build
ings invites sealed proposals, lit dupli
cate, tor contracts lor furnishing such
supplies for the Executive .Mansion,
Hie several departments, boards ana
commissions ot the State Government
as described and below such maximum
prices as shown in the acnedules for
uie year ending the 31st day ot May
A. D. ltflS;
Schedule A—Paper and envelopes.
Schedule B —Typewriters, adding,
addressing and duplicating machines.
Schedule C —General office supplies,
wood aud metallic furniture.
Schedule D— and la
boratory supplies.
Schedule Ji—Brushes, soaps, mops,
brooms, and cleaning supplies.
Schedule F—Painting, upiioistering,
and general hardware.
Schedule G—Miscellaneous books.
Schedule H—Conservatory supplies
Schedule 1 — Lumber, general re
pairs. me removal of dirt and refuse
Schedule J —Plumbing aud power
plant supplies.
AS the various classifications of the
schedule will be bodnd in pamphlet
form for the convenience of tile bid
ders, it is therefore desired that in re
quests lor pamphlets Uic parties indi
cate the section desired by reference
to the above letters.
No proposal will be considered un
less such proposal be accompanied by
a cerlined check to trie order of tn'w
Stale Treasurer, or by a bond in sucn
form and amount as may be prescribed
by tile Board of Commissioners ol
Public. Grounds and Buildiutfu. (in
struction will be tound in eacn sched
ule).
Proposals must be delivered to the
Superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings on or before twelve tla;
o clock, meridian, Tuesday, the eighth
day Ot May, A. D. ls17. at which time
proposals will be opened and publish
ed in the Reception Room of the hjx
ecutive Department. Harrisburg, and
contract awarded as soon thereafter
as practicable.
Blank bonds and schedules contain
ing all necessary information may be
obtained by communicating with the
Department of Public Urounds and
Buildings, Harrisburg, Pa.
By order of the Board,
JAMES C. PATTERSON.
Deputy Superintendent.
L. W. MITCH ELL.
Secretary.
committee will be held on the war
revenue bill nfter It has been com
pleted by the House ways and means
committee. Opportunity will be
given for filing written statements
and a limited time will bo Riven for
oral argument.
Legal Notices
Proclamation
WHEREAS, the Hon. George Kun
kel, President Judge, and Hon. Samuel
J. M. McCarrell, Additional Uw Judge,
of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter
Sessions of the Peace of the Twelfth
Judicial District, composed of the
County of Dauphin, uuvlr.g issued
their precept, bearing date the 4th day
of May, A. D. 1 a 17, to me directed for
holding a Court of Oyer and Terminer
and General Jail Delivery and Quar
ter Sessions of the Peace of Harris
burg for the County of Dauphin, and
to commence the second Monday of
June, 1917, being the 11th day of
June, 1917, and to continue two weeks.
Notice is therefore hereby given to
the Coroner, Justices of the Peace, Al
dermen and Constable* of said County
of Dauphin that they inuy be then and
there in their proper persons at 10
o'clock In the forenoon of said day,
with their records, inquisitions, ex
aminations and their own remem
brances, to do those things which to
their office appertain to be done, and
those who are bound in recognizances
to prosecute against the prisoners that
are or shall be in the jail of Dauphin
County be then and there to prosecute
against .them as shall be just.
Given under my hand at Harrisburg,
the 4th day of May, A. D. 1917, being
the one hundred and forty-first year
of Independence of the United
States.
\V. W. CALDWELL, ,
Sheriff. ,
Sheriff's Office, Harrisburg, Pa.,
May 4, 1917.
Personal Investigation
The Kdltor of our In veatmeut Sum
mitry bun Just returned from a two
ceks* tour of inn|eutlon of the
MID-CONTINENT
OIL FIELD
Hl observations and conclusions,
as sat forth In a special report just
Issued, SHOULD PROVE OK UN
USUAL INTEREST TO ALL IN
VESTORS IN OIL SECUHITIES.
Supplementing this, we have
prepared an 8x24-inch brochre
containing about fifty half-tone
1 pictures descriptive of the pe-
I troleum Industry In Oklahoma.
■ which is equivalent from au in-
I atructlve standpoint to a
STRIP THRU OILDOM
I and of Immeasurable value to tn-
I vestors Interested in Cosden Oil A
Gas. Sinclair Oil & Refining
| Okmulgee, Oklahoma Producing A
I Refining, Sequoyah, Osage-Hoininir
' . and other active dividend paving
i oil companies. •
Copy Sent on Request.
A. B.BENESCH & CO.
| Specialists In Dividend-Paying oil
Securities
ailnem Uauk Uldg.
Wllkes-llurre, Hn
Bell Phone 3485.
Legal Notices
HARItISBURG LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY
Notice of Special Meeting of Stock
holders to increase the Capital
Stock of the Company in the
sum of $250,000.
To the Stockholders of
HARRISBURG LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY:
NOTICE is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of the
Harrisburg Light and Power Com
pany will be held at the principal of
fice of the Company in the City of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at 2 o'clock
1 . M., on the 4th Uay of June, 1917, to
'ake action on approval or disapproval
or the proposed increase >f the capi
tal stock.of the Company from Three
null on dollars ($3,000,000) to Three
million two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars ($3,250,000), and for the
purpose of transacting any and all
business which may properly come be
fore said meeting, including, among
other things, the authorization of tho
execution and filing of such certifi
cates and returns accordingly as the
ame shall be deemed proper and nec
essary, in order lawfully to create said
increase of the capital stock of tho
Company.
This notice is given pursuant to tha
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania and pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the board of directors of
said Company.
Dated, Harrisburg, Pa., March 26. 1917.
H. W. STONE,
Secretary.
W.H. G
General Agent Globe
Indemnity Co.
SURETY BONDS
INSURANCE
FIRE
Representing Ten
Standard Companies
HEALTH
BOILER
ACCIDENT
BURGLARY
ELEVATOR
LIABILITY
MESSENGER
AUTOMOBILE
MERCANTILE
PLATE GLASS
COMPENSATION
11. Iv. BERKLEY, Manager
I Room 205 Bcrgncr Building