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The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
Weekly REVIEW of Trade
Upward Swing Continues in Wall Street Stock Markets
War Orders Cause Iron and Steel Business Lays
in South and Northwest Increasing
Purchases Coming.
New York, Aug. 13.-Bradstreet's Week.
,v Reytev tomorrow will say:

New York, Aug 13-Bradstreet's Week.
ly Review tomorrow will say:
Enlarged house trade, countrywide
optimism, smarter activity in metal man
ufacturing, further slight Improvement in
lines that long have been stagnant, ex-
ceilent crop news, war orders that over
now regular channels to plants not here
tofore engaged in that respect, better
collections. increased calls for money
with which to move crops. some, though
not satisfactory. relief in the way OF
higher freight rates for Western rail-
roads, a heavy influx of gold to help
bolster weak rates for foreign exchange.
which are at new record low levels.
and sustained public interest in the stock
market, comprehend the chief features
OF the weeks Developments.
"Although the general swing IL up
ward It Ia most manifest in the iron
and steel industry. and incidentally. feel
ing as 70 the future continues to out.
step actual buying. But practically all
visiting merchants, irrespective Of the
sections from which they hail agree
that the outlook for fall and winter 10
exceptionally good, that stocks in the
hands Of interior distributors are low.
and that in the grain-growing sections
high prices mean reduced obligations and
enlarged spending power. On the other
hand, the uplift In the LEADING indus.
trial centers. involving increasing em.
pioyment and larger pay rolls Il hound
to Increase purchaser Withai, the situ.
alton ~ regards staple MerehAudiss b
marked by prudent buying and In the
agricultural South. where the low price
OF cotton blunfs current movements, a.
well ~ IN the Pacific Northwest, where
the lumber induStry = D<i1l depeUnood
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14

h.. lss; German millet. per bus l60 timothy per
bus. 2sos3.0; sorghum. cane. Per bus. eoal.oa
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
LANsTON GAINS; NO SALES.
Stock Exchange Has Busiest Day OF
Present Week.

The bid price on stock of Lanston Mon
otype yesterday took a leap to 15 an ad-
vance of fifteen points during the past
two weeks Shareholders. however, de-
manded So and the session of the Stock
Exchange closed without any transac-
tons in the security resulting. The rise
in bidding was due to inside information
regarding activities Of the English branch
of the company.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred brought 81 "a. ex-dividend. equal
10 So, dividend on. Common stock held
firm, IS bid and S. SIS asked. There were
a number of purchases of Potomac Con-
solidated at 100 l-2. Railway Is sold at
81 Ia A $500 bond went at 81 "a. and a
500 Capital Traction brought los "a.
Greene-Cananea remained unchanged,
selling at IS l-2.
A quarterly dividend of IL per cent to
shareholders of record September 10, pay
able September Is, has been declared by
the Continental Trust Company.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Furnished By w. b. Hibbs & Co
NEW YORK CURB.

New York. Aug. B.-Specialties were again the
center Of interest Of todays trading in the outside
securities market but the aggregate volume Of deal
inss was the smallest that has been reported in
some time. Dealings. too, were without special
feature interest being scattered throughout a bread
list Of issues although interests had been
shown IN Canadian and Foundry shares at the start
DESPITE the fact that the dealings in the Electric
Boat shares las subsidized to q considerable extent
when compared with the dealings Of previous ses
sions. a steady price tone maintained Cramp
shipbuiiding WIS slightly improved in price, show
ing gain Of over the close Of yesterday on small
sales Canadian Car and Foundry were frmer
Other war stocks were fairly active and about
steady.
The miscellaneous sIsc.aties were fairly active
and somewhat irregular Mining shares were quietef
but steady pdce tone was maintained.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14

Total sales Ssslo shares against $1,000 yesterday
and *, $50 week ago This day year aso the
eachange was closed. From January ] TO data.
E,i6,T6 shares, against S2oG0.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
COAL DECISION
Affects STOCKS
Many Issues Are Forced
Down With Lehigh Leading
the Procession.
MOTOR SHARES ADVANCE
WilIys-Oyerland Gains Is Points, But
Loses Six Before Wall Street
Market Closes.
MOTOR SHARES ADVANCE

New York, Aug. 1S-Aside from the
weakness and sharp breaks in the shares
of the anthracite railroads. attributable
to the unfavora bic decision by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, the STOCK
market presented a strong undertone to-
day. Several specialties rose to new hish
prices.
At the opening price changes were tr-
regular the declines in the coal roads
running from to liz points. the maxi
mum loss being in Lehigh Valley. Deal
ings I'm Erie were the heaviest at the be-
ginning of trading, $500 shares changing
hands at a decline of two points. Follow
ing the initial dealings there was SUB
stantiaI recovery in the coal shares. but
they closed with net loss, ranging from
one to nearly five points. Lehigh Valley
suffering the most.
Industrials Not Harmed.
Industrial shares seemed to show little.
II any, effect from the coal rate decision.
and were strong up to the last hour, when
they had a weakening spell, but recov-
cred most of the drop by the close. The
recovery was in full swing when the
gong Changed for the end of trading. lead
ing to the expectation of its continuation
early tomorrow.
In the early session motor stocks at
tracted attention with sharp advances
under the leadership of Willys-Overiand
1t rose eighteen points. but lost six points
of this gain before the close. Maxwell
Motors common rose five points and Stude-
baker touched the new high of 50 on ex-
pectatio that the dividend will be in
creased.
One favorable news development was
the decision unfolding an increase in the
rate on bituminous coal from Mississippi
River crossings and junction points IN
Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana
Rumely shares continued active. the
common rising to the new high for this
movement of II.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-14
Gain in Capital ank Clearings.

New York, Aug. 13.-Bank clearings in
the United States for the week ending
August - aggregate 1921, os6.ooo, against
S. 464 4s6 900 last year. and s. e26, ~, 900 in
this week last year Washington clearings
were s.. $4,000 or gain of 90 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
The People Pay the Freight

NOBODY expects Interstate Commerce
In Commissioners and railroad presidents
to agree 1t Is not at all astonishing, there
fore, to have Mr.. Underwood, Of the Erie,
come out for a one-cent passenger rate and
an increase of 90 per cent. in freight charges
within year of the time when the Inter-
state Commerce Commission held down in
creased freight rates and suggested that the
railroads take 1t out of the passengers. All
sorts of strange differences and stranger pro-
posals are possible; tho whole question Of
railroad rates is so full of anomalies.
President Underwoods proposal to subsi-
die the travelling classes at the expense Of
the whole community has ample support. Its
educational aspect as a stimulus to wider
travel among even the poorer classes has
been developed in philosophic Utopias, where
indeed. railroad trains were sometimes as
free as our sidewalks. Economically, too
any increase in the huidity of labor is to be
desired.
When one dives into the facts and figures
of railroad service here and in Europe under
normal conditions, the situation grows moro
complicated. The passenger rates on the
Continent before the war were undoubtedly
lower than in America. The cheapest, on the
State owned roads of Germany, ran from 2.75
cents a mile, frst-class to 116 cents, third
class; the highest rates, in England, from
Az to 1.7S. Congested as the population of
Europe is the passenger situation is nearer
to what We find in the suburban areas of our
great cities, where Communication tickets often
bring fares down to the neighborhood of a
cent mile. The long hauls of America are
bound to produce low freight rates, because
of the reduction of handling cost, and high
passenger rates, because of the relatively
small quantity of long distance travel.
Undoubtedly the railroads of the United
States have aggravated the condition by
sinking great deal of money in such trav-
cling luxurles as heavily decorated passen-
ger cars, while freight has gone through
simply and cheaply in great money-breedlng
bulk II is no secret that most of the roads
of America. except such local services as the
Long Island, make the greater part of their
money from freight, some off suburban serv-
ices and hardly any from the through pas
senger traffic. OF the gross receipts for an
average year, freight produces about two
thirds, passenger business scarcely a quarter.
But it is not wise to deduce too quickly
from this that the path of wisdom lies with
President Underwood A subsidy must have
not only worthy but a realizabe end And
such indirect taxation higher freight
rates would mean is not necessarily the best
method Of adjusting troublesome situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
In the wake of the Jolly Junketers

MO RAILROAD fares, no street car purse,
IN not even a nickel for jltney; no ex-
pense money, no postage stamps. no ice; no
funds for the purchase OF new tires or for re-
pairs for broken down autos. Needless to
say this is not the record OF Jolly junketers
OF Councils who scud merrily across the con-
tinent on their Liberty Bell pass. It is only
the state in which they left the police and
sistsetivss OF Philadelphia when they ad-
iourned till September.
Director Porter seems unnecessarily wor-
ried over this. What II his detectives and
policemen who advanced expense money,
which they can't collect until fall are hav-
,ng to borrow right and left TO pay the rent?
How can he so far forget the honor and dig
nifty OF Philadelphia as to put in partial
word for his own men? What II the Bureau
of Police has no funds for earfare, postage.
tho collection OF evidence. or even for ice?
Are not the Pullmans OF the tunketers swift
as justice and the winds Of the Pacific re-
freshing as a hundred iee-hlled coolers?
Lei Philadelphia wait Til more important
matters are out OF the way. Then its police
may get a little attention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
AUNT JEMIMY,s REFLEcTIoNs

c. RyIand, In Southern woman's Magazine
En- efn you aint 'sociated you is gotter be
anti Yas'm you cyarn even make up yo
mind dat you don laik think en- wouIdn' line
in wild II fuh nothn in dis worr but what YOU
gotter tu'n right straight roun en- jIne a sas-
siety dats against It, Coin en- comm dey gifts
you eve'y time
"Efn you amt a sufrra ges en- dom bleve in
speakin on a fatform doin' things 10 holm
othur wimmin en- chillun you's gotter be a anti
suffTages' en- stan a hatform 10 say you
don b'lieve In nothin de kind en- dat you
laiks men better'n you does wimmin en- chilun
anyway.
II dunno whethuh de Colonial Danes is all
beedged to use de same bran cologne er
not, en- lse done heah tell dat de folks what
longs to de Sassiety Cincnnatti don all
haveter live in dat town, glory bel but any
body kin see dat de Bettuh Housin' Sassiety
folks lives in a heap bettuh houses den dem dey
is tryln' TO holp; en- even ef muh voice Is
cracked down heah on dis nth hopes some dav
10 meet Up Yonduh wild de othuh membuhs NV
de Sweet Singuhs NV Israel en- raise muh hally-
jujah loud ez any NV de res Nv en-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
Home Work for Reform

BOOKER t. wAsHINGTON's belief that
ID the most effective foe OF the liquor evil
is the moral training OF the people has a
wide application When the people are ready
for reform they get 1t. The reason why the
word "reformer'' is sometimes spoken sarcas-
tically is that men occasionally make the
mistake of regarding new law and reform as
synonymous. The terms are far from mean
ing the same thing Law is properly the or
ganization and regulation OF reform. Reform
exists among the people before 1t is entered
on the statute books. There is stlI some-
thing for the home, the school and the
church 10 do in solving the social problems
of America-and of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
ADDING to Lie and WAGES

MO MORE momentous statement on the
IN much-argued wage problem has been
made in years than that OF Major General
William G. Gorgas, which was read into the
testimony this week in the street railways
arbitration hearing in Chicago;
Add to the laboring mans wages from
s1.50 to $3.50 day and you will lengthen
the average Americans thread of life by
13 years at least.
Coming from a man of Gorgas' practical
medical experience and high mental repute,
II has as epoch-malSing a sound the econo-
mists' dictum OF some years back that the
employer could get more work and better
work out of men who labor shorter hours.
The future may bring proof OF the new
theory as the present has brought proof OF
.Ln old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
THE LAsT NIGHT IN THE HOUSE

Nay, dearest, in their quiet place
The Nolets leave, and near his face
Set roses In the gloom;
That, should he breathe once in the chill
(Such thing, by Gods releasing viii
Might hap perchanee when hearths are still,
His lips may breathe perfume.
And let one taper Ger his sleep
Its trembling, tender vigil keep
Watchful ana pale and clear;
That. II by strange. august decree
Those lids but once should lifted be-
The panes, the ceiling he may see,
And know that he is here.
Nor leave Impressed the good knight kiss
Good night to all "Good-nghts" IS this
(The lips are oold-toueh but the hair)
IN hope some thoughts faint. lowering fiaks
The brains deep apathy should break,
And he be glad should he awake
To feel our kisses there.
He win not speak when We are near:
He win not wake when we are here;
or US who live the dead have fear
Dear heart, eome-come awayl
Tread lowl II soundless are our feet
His heart may rouse 20 visions sweet
And love Is n one long last beat
Ere A be huahed for aye
90 ~ EiHkias p tas july Atlantic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
Republican National Convention Is Up to the
Chamber Of Commerce

AUANlVeT VI AuHtHIGNNt
THE Republican National Committee wants
Philadelphia; every sign points to that.
Philadelphia wants the convention but, un-
fortunately, the public manifestation has not
yet taken proper shape
The committee needs a hail. a guarantee
of suitable hotel accommodation and expense
fund. But It needs an invitation far more.
The whole thing hangs precariously on so
absurd a trlne as the prompt and official ex-
preston Of Phlladephia's evident desire
What body is better situated to give the
invitation than the Chamber Of Commerce7
The Chamber represents the business inter
ests of Philadelphia It has personality
power as we'll as money power behind It.
II It speaks the National Committee will
know that nothing will be lacking toward
the success OF the convention in the city of
America where success in the country should
be presaged
The Chamber Of Commerce is ready to help
in the capture of foreign trade, to push the
banner of Philadelphia commerce into far
thest South America. Here is tho chance
right at homo to bring honor and advantage
to the city.
1t is up to the Chamber OF Commerce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
Swat the "Schlag"

TTOW long are the buying public the legit-
III innate storekeeper and the real estate
owner to be duped, tricted and defrauded by
the "schlag"? Every year see more of these
hy-by-night merchants" renting vacant
stores dumping in some seasonal stock Of
samples or receivers sale goods, making
quick "killing" and a quicker getaway"
And every year sees more legitimate mer-
chants in difficulties and more stores perma-
nently vacant.
There is nothing in the "schlag," not even
for the public. Almost every bargain" in
his stores has a pull back somewhere. 'The
goods are old style or shoddy; of inferior
Workmanship ten to one sweatshop- made, or
with small blemshes that prevent their sale
to the trade. There is no quality, no last
to the "schlag's" stock.
Even when the man in the street may be
saving himself money some seasonal pur-
chase, he is piling up trouble for legitimate
dealers and higher prices for himself on the
everyday year-in and year-out necessities.
The man who runs a permanent store has to
meet rent charges and service charges
through the whole year He must keep big
stock on hand both of seasonal and nonsea-
sonal goods for the convenience of the public.
II he is losing sales at rush times because of
unfair competition, he must sooner or later
go into bankruptcy or slsimp on the wages Of
his clerks and the quality of his goods or
raise prices.
Even the real estate man, in whose hands
rest the cause and the cure, makes nothing
by such penny-wise and pound foolish meth
DDS. He may rent his store for month at
q time when 1t would otherwise be vacant;
but he gets only a small amount for It COM
pared to a longtime rental, and he imperils
t,t,- rrI,o
store Itself gets black eye with the public
and with possible renters while the presence
OF "schags" and their drain legitimate
business tend to drive down rents and cause
more and longer vacancies.
The situation is intolerable. II the real es-
tate men can't see it or won't see It, the
citys authority should be called in. BY the
terms Of the law the "schlag" dodge the
present mercantile tax with comparative
ease. Only a rigorous act to compel the TAX
ing out OF a business license can catch him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
CUP, DEAD, AND AT 'EM p
The Command of Wounded Man That
Saved the Day for the French


From a Paris Letter to the New York Sun.
A wounded lieutenant told the following story
to a representative OF the Havas Agency:
AS I opened my eyes saw the Boches leap
ing over the sandbags into the trench, about
20 of them. They had rifles but carried a
sort OF wicker panier full of bombs l looked
toward my left; all our men were gone, the
trench empty. The Boches were advancing; q
few moro steps and they would be on me.
At this moment of my men, laid out
on the ground with wound on his forehead,
another on his chin, and his whole face streams
ing with blood. sat up, seized sack of gren-
AIDES near him and shouted:
up dead and at 'em!"
He got his knees and hurled grenades
into the thick of the Boches. At his call three
other wounded started UP. Two of them who
had broken legs, seized rifles and began a rapid
fire, every shot OF which told. The third whose
left arm hung limp, tore out his bayonet with
his right. When l had recovered enough to
rise. half the enemy down, the other half
in dsorderly flight
There remained only. with his back against
the barricade and an iron shield in front of him.
n huge noncommissioned officer, sweating. red
with rage, who firing at us with his re-
volver bravely enough, / must say
The who had started the defense, the
hero of up dead, and at emit was struck by
bullet in the jaw, and down he fell The man
with the bayonet, who had been crawling from
body to body jumped to his feet, when four
PAGES from the barricade, missed by two
shots from the Boche's revolver, and plunged
his weapon into his enemy's throat The
position was saved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08

TlHE western area Of war is lvening up a
II biz From desultory movements more IN
the nature Of the hundred-yard dash than
me marathon. the opposing armies have
tlfaed 10 advances that seem almost spec
sacnIar by comparison
1el what does one Of the most notable
anoaat lo7 Take the largest gain Of the
ea| week eWe advanced BY storm over
s q aee kiiomatses wide from two to
hlse hundred metres deep" What would
make in units hers al homer
Suppose the army of West Philadelphia lay
aehea along Broad street, ana suppose
fIe enemy made just such an advance
aaf taea Il would mean that the nat-
uem tl4rkei eree1 10 the Ponnsyi-
in eaarh FH1adeIahia would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08

end. And speaking OF counterbalance. Study
the kangaroo; there is no prettier example Of
equilibrium in all positions. The further over
he leans the more his tail comes into action OF
the ground. And again, in speaking OF general
design, wherever possible, try to work for
elasticity and against rigidity. You find very
little OF the rigid in nature, and little trees
often survive a gale by bending, where the big
ones are blown down." All Of which was TN.
doubtedy very true, and made more of an In
preston his hearers than some of the more
complicated mathematical demonstrations that
nll ad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08

of what the phrenolo-
gists used to call the
bump Of obstinacy-
by the way. what
has become Of the
chronological cult of
the last half of the
last century? When
he turned his head l
could see a firm jaw
and a mouth that
closed with confidence
and certainty. And
the eyes o o k e d
straight ahead with
calmness and self-pos-
session. Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, of the Uni
yersity of California.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
MACHINE-MADE PIES

FTom the WoFId's Work
The fastest machine devised for making pies
is operated by foreman and six assistants
and will turn out 1900 pies an hour. The ma
chine Is provided with Is revolving pie holders
which move around an oblong table or plat
form; two crust rollers, one for the lower ana
the other for the upper crust set OF four auto
matte mOistening brushes, and a pie-trimming
wheel The six operators OF the machine place
the cTusts, MI the pies and remove them from
the table when the operation OF molstening ana
trimming has been AUTOMATICALLY connnIatsd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
THE GREATEsT DESIGNER

There was certain college professor OF ma
chine design who was as original in his Views
as he was able IN his subject One OF his net
theories was the interrelation between nature
and correct design. Boys" he would saw
there has been only one designer who never
made q mistake and the more we study his
work the better machine we win build Vhen
you put legs under q machine think ~ i
horse Qr q COW ana SET them as far apart -
sqa can-dant set toe much ogerhane 81 aithsz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08
THE WHOLE DUTY OF A SOLDIER

From the Worlds Work.
On the eve of the battle of the Marine the
French officers gathered their men about the
bivouacs, and in the summer night, broken by
the roar OF cannon, read to them the procama'
ton issued by Joffre. 1t thrilled every one with
the thought that the fate of France lay in Their
hands.
Advance" read the order, 'and when you
can no longer advance, hold at all costs what
you have gained If you can no longer hold
die on the SPOT"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08

T SAT on the platform behind Robert Ian
i sing when he received the degree Of doc
tor Of laws from Colgate University about
a fortnight ago. The rear view of the man
was interesting He has a large development
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-08

move over to Fifteenth street. single city
block.
How would such paitry advance compare
with the territory IN the city still to be cap
tured, not TO mention an area outside cor
responding to northern France7