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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
PAN-AMERICANS OUTLINE
BETTER TRANSPORTATION
Improved Facilities for Shipping and
Financing Crops Proposed.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Efective and
permanent transportation facilities and
two corporations to finance crops and
public works for the Central and South
American republics were proposed in
committee reports today at the final ses-
sions of the Pan-Amerlcan financial con-
ference. The transportation problem was
presented by the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Communication which sug-
Gested that bids be called for not later
than December 81, 1916 for, a regular line
of fast mail steamships between the
United States and Rio de Janeiro. Monte
video and Buenos Aires
The crop financing plan provides bank
especially fitted to carry short-time loans,
handle agricultural credits and finance
the output of the Central American and
contiguous countries. 1t would specialize
In loans to planters and producers.
The public works corporation would
handle railroad building, public buildings
and other public Improvements, This
concern should have capital of $40 900 600
mostly raised in the United States.
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, May 20.-HOGs.-Recelpts no
900 market steady. Mixed and butchers, SfbO
5000! light sH5OSEs5' pigs iss sGS94S: asGS
Raeyes, SIQ9. *; cows and heifeTs 81 300
%: Texans, So. 5oq7 80; calves 800 rs.
tive ana western S9 1907. 70i lambs. ST.5o9l0;
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rye I've, months total. s7i2. .5Oo, 900 ssos 500 ooo
financing in May was for ref,,rSt,p SStTporate rate
poses, leaving approximately s2s obo STf ~
Ior new work. since the beginning ygV,ty of ,hs
year Since the beginning of tho vaav ne
twice as much financing has been co., ~,
IeLnnding as for raising new capital TIT tS.
DIVISION, by months, has been annraYI
mately as follows: "pproHl'
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Crense OF 6.6B per cent
, ,rInRs nv months follow
BANK CLEARINGs GROW
Gain for the Week 1852 Per Cent. Less
Business Here.

Although Philadelphia bank clearlngs
showed n decrease of 5.S per cent. for
the week. the total of all cities made
gain Of 26.2 per cent. The total figures
were SSOtO,971, 457. against sS 1893, ,144, OPS last
week and S2,I34,37s,675 for the correspond
ing week last year. Decoration Day fell
on Saturday of the week last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
May Total Figures rs Per Cent.
Larger Than Last Year.

I"l BVI IIIdII LaSI IedT.
A IS per cent. increase in stock trading
on the Philadelphia Exchange was shown
for the month Of May, as compared with
year ago.
The total of shares sold this month was
around 100000 less than in April, but
aside from that it was much larger than
in any of the first three months this
year. For the first five months this year
local stock trading was about 100, 900
shares behind the corresponding period
of 1914.
The aggregate par value OF the bonds
traded in during May, amounting to
Sl,6e3,O04, was about S5OO,OOO more than
1914, S750,000 above 1918 and 500, 900 less
than 1919. This months bond sales were
about 100000 less than in April. In the
first five months this year the bond sales
exceeded 1914 by close to 100000
transactions In stocks and bonds for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
PROVISIONS

There was little trading. but. values were
well sustained. We quote as follows: City
beef, in sets smoked and air-dried 25a26c.;
Western T1,.o beef: IN sets smoked. 25929e; city
dried, 27q2se,;, Western beef ,kunckles and
PofR famiS s2a235o hams hss s. p cured
Loose lsGlsHc.i DO, Skinned, loose, lsh6o
smoked city cured, % as to brand and f average. s
l3Agd4c;: hams, smoked, Western cured. lax
SaG ofea aursd s9nseS eoss 2Hsi PSPo o
smoked. 1i4l1lae.i bellies, in pickle, accord
bacon. as to brand and average, city cured,
I69iTc; breakfast bacon, Western cured, 1870
lie; lard, Western refined, tieTces 10&Rl1c.:
do. do tubs. 1O&qllc,; lard, pure city. kettle
rendered. in tierces, 10A4l1c.; lard, pure city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

MAY BANK CLEARINGS
Local Institutions Report Decrease
for the Month.

The business of the Philadelphia banks
for the month of May showed n falling
off compared with the same period In
1914. Total cearings were S6iI l25,6A,
against 1851 553, H. a decrease of 0.79 per
cent
This brings the total clearings for the
first five months of the current year to
So. 219. .933, ,6s1, compared with s3,3f9 SIS, ,22S,
a decrease of 666 per cent.
Tvta 4ztta
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FRESH FRUITS

Demand was only, moderate. but values were
ddsscriBtlons; oneta!ions; Apples, New York. per
good sSdsaawiR aanS aS Ben 3 a, pays Us Sg other
TsS; si va sPpies p western per box, $l92 appes
fSc Iemons Suu FsphSbyIyana per bn per hamper 5O8
Florida PsSr P.Scz box. Se25qi grapefruit. Florida
Roo, s1s5a75 piFneaPI8Res ForPI8a PeE , e5atepoTto
berries, per at. = Norfolk. 5asc.: pelawaTe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Reserves Increased Over Three Mill
ions-I,oans Also Larger.

NEW YORK, May 2e.--An increase Of
expansion Of sl9,3S4 600 in actual loans
were reported by the New York banks
for the week ended today.
Demand deposits jumped $26762, 900.
Total loans were s2,437 35S.OOO Net de-
mand deposits were s2,S57,652 900. with
time deposits of s131, Ose,OOo. Aggregate
reserves were s5s7 900. Details follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
NEW YORK CURB
COTTON

NEW YORK. May 29-Tradng was
small on the Cotton Exchange this morn
ing ARd prices opened about point un-
der yesterdays finals. The undertone was
steady Shorts were the principal buyers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

The statistical position of cotton is as fol-
lows
This week Last week Last year
Visible supply, 6.T5i,6 66I 6,eO4, ,843 . BsT 100
q which Amer; 4'0i5,Oe! Io05'5i5 5'7So'i0S
May IS ..',''l4.4s3.s5s l4,s45. .545 1I2le,s7s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT.--Receipts, 15e.534, bush, The
sympathy with the West Quotations. Can
lots, In export elevator-No. red, spot, 81. !,
Il.IS; No. red Western, spot $l.1Ogl. 53
No. l Northern Duluth. S1.6la1.6i
CoRN.-Recelpts, $50 bush. The mar
ket was nominally unchanged, with very little
demand. Quotations: Car lots, In export ele-
yator-No. 2. spot and May, 75l9aI9lac. Car
lots for local trade. as to location: No. yell
low. s2IaGS3c. steamer yellow. Sl1a4S2c.; No.
yellow, 70gs0c.; No. yellow, 7G9Isc.
OATS.-Receipts, 92.2O7 bush. Demand
was light. but prices were steadily held QUO
5s1aq5Jc.; No, 3 willie, 57hG6sc.
RYE nominal We. quote at s1.1O@l.12
per bush:. as to quality. in export elevator.
FLoUR,EReesipts. se5 bbls. 1880, $40 lbs.
largely nominal. Quotations per 1906 lbs. in
wood: Winter clear, 50, 50q6.T5i do straight
Straight jGte sacks. $s6oa7.f5; do. patent,
1ute sacks, ST.2O9T.4o; spring, tirst clear
81, ,9OdI7i5; do, straight, 81 I.20QI.4O do.
&Si city mills, choice and fancy patent, ST.75
R 8; city Hills. regular grndes-Winter. clear,
50. b0a8,t5 do, straight, S67a4l; do, patent.
RYE FLOUR.-The market was quiet. but
steady under small supplies; We quote nearby
and Western in wood at S6a525, as TO quail
lty,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUIIEk.-Wholesale trade. as usual on
sn on choice soek s9ppes se OF Which
well under control. The quotations; Western,
extras, 2sIsc: extra nrsts. 2sc; arsts 24c'
seconds, Sg2ec,i nearby prints. fancy 32e.
5ya axsfase eS,Ta SIC nFsHts 2sfS9s, seconds
fancy prints, 36n30c.
EGGs.-The market for strictly fine eggs
ruled hrm under moderate receipts and a
fairly active demand, but much OF the supply
was of more or less unattraetlve stock, which
was dull and weak. We quote: In free cases.
nearby extras. 23e. per dozi hrsts. SO per
standard case nearby current receipts. $40
per case Western extra hrsts, 50 per case;
hrsts. s5.T0 per case Southern. <5. 1908. 20 per
case; fancy selected eandled eggs were fob
blng at 2542Te.
CHEEsE-rhs market ruled steady un-
der moderate offerings. but trade was duiet.
Ne quote: New York. full cream. choice. new
1TAG1IAc.; sneeials. higher; do. do. fair TO
good. new. lB5aalTe.; do, part skins. sal3c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
POULTRY

LIVE POULTRY-Ths market was quiet
with fairly liberal offerings al quoted rates.
Quotationsi Fowls. l6ikQlTa.; roosters. lleD
12c. brailing chickens. fancy not LeEhorns.
weighing lihU lbs apiece. 20lr32c. brolllng
chickens not Isghorns welghlng ia1h lbs
apiece 28as bFoiling chickens. LeEhornH
weighing llalfz lbs. apiece. 2i428e. hrollng
ehlegens, LegAoEns. weighing 1a2 lbs, apiece
5se daeks. Indlan Runaes. 15sa1se eeess
lOQiIe. pigeons. old. per pair. 2583ac
pigeons. Young uer pair. 20u22c.
DaEsSEU.-cholee stock was pretty ussll
clsaned up ana Arm. Quotations. Ffesh-kiled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
RATES FOR MONEY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, May 29.-The foreign exchange
market opened steady with demand sterling
Sterling. Francs. Marks LlFes.
Demand ....... 4.1sh b.42I s3& 5isa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
REFINED SUGARS

The market was quiet but firm. We quote:
Standard granulated, o 05c.; fine granuiated,
&c.; powdered, 8, 10c.; confectioners' A. b,0Oe
soft grades. 5,15d5. Toe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
The price OF lead was again advanced
from ~ to ~ cents a pound
BAR SILVER

GBW YORK. Nay 2s.-Ths prics e com
merciaE 1aF silver uaa s91z eanfa. aiEh MszI-
eaa dollars 6 9sA esHez
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
MAY BUILDING PERMITS
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK. MAY 20.-BUTTER.-Mark
steady. Receipts G570 packages. Extra, 2sA
a2SS5sc,; higher scoring, 2oa2olac State dairy
2Sdi2Sl2c; imitation creamery, 22lt2215c.
EGGS.-Market steady. Receipts 16 G2G
packages. Extra frsts, 22G22iRc., regular
hearty whites. 2fa25c., regular PACKED: mixed
color. 20laG22l5c.; nearby browns, 23a24c
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Stops Exports Of Cotton From Sweden

STOCKHOLM May 2a.-Ths swedish aov-
export q cotton
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Sales in PhtLadeLphta

Total sales, 1889 shares, compared with
12.354 shares last Saturday; this week, 4e,Si0
shares; last week, 40O03 shares.
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| 30 A. M. to Il NJ.

1000 Interstate Rwy 4s ...,..,......... 5TIa
1000 Electric & Poop Trac As .......... 75a,
1000 Phila Elec 5s .....................10 .101
1900 Phla Elec 4s .................... 20
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

WACO, Tex, May 90.-The first car of
wheat of the 1915 crop shipped today.
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three years follow:
COTTON STATISTICS

..,.., $40. .715. .6lO $40, sic, ,Oss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
1880 to II A. NJ.
II to 11.3O A. NJ.

10000 Penna Cons 4Jes 1860. 6O..............tO3h
1000 Spanish-Amer Iron Gs.,....,....,.l01
o Cambria Steel scrip May 10i7.... %
1000 Spanish Amer Iron 6s........,..,.l0l
1000 Penna Cons 4l5s 1900 .103b
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Local Reserve Bank Statement

for weck... .Sa, ,O1o ,457 ST. 4a4 SIS. .o75 t2o2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

Frank c. Ewes, heretofore assistant sec
retary of the West Philadelphia Title and
Trust Company. has been elected secre-
tary and treasurer of the Colonial Trust
Company. Mr.. Ewes win assume his new
duties June /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
BIG GAIN IN STOCK SALES

otal .................s SO 441. .ooS SO. 40s. .sg5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

Sodus Gas and Electric Company has
been authorized by the Second District
Public Service Commission of New York
to issue, at not less than par. $4,000 per
cent preferred stock, the proceeds TO pay
floating debt,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

Marshal Field & Co. say: despite un-
seasonable weather. current wholesale
shipments are about the same as year
ago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

In acceptance of the plan of sale to
interests identified with the Home Insur-
ance Company of New York, more than
u per cent of the capital stock of the
FRANKLIN Insurance Company has been
deposited with the National Bank of the
Northern Liberties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

Because of the observance of Monday
as Memorial Day, all banks, trust com
panies, commodity and trade exchanges
throughout the country will be closed.
: The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
refused to grant a rehearing on the con-
solidation of the New York Central and
Lake Shore on request OF C. II. Venner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22
ANOTHER JOKER.

After the enactment of the law by
the house in the general assembly last
week relatives to the creation of q
commission for the releasing of the
Western & Atlantic railroad, it is
found that it contained 'joker." This
slip in the bill destroys the effect
powers and intended duties of the COM
mission by placing some director
with virtually no bounds in his pow
ers and pay.
The people will recall that the orig
inal prohibition law which became a
law last week passed the senate and
il was discovered to contain Joker. u
Time has been wasted, and every
person knows that the legislature
wastes enough. 1t is certainly no rec
ommendation for the calibre of some
OF the representative to permit such
conduct The bodies as a whole seem
to be capable of falling for anything
The general assembly is enough OF
joke" without their "jokers.' The
people want straight, "eliable and
common sense legislation. They have
made known their wants, and they
shall have their desires gratified.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22

productions. 1t may surprise many to
know that when an actress wears the
same dress in two or three produc-
lions she is certain to receive a num-
Der of letters commenting on the fact.
1t is necessary therefore to change
every gown in some manner after it
has been worn In a few scenes in a
motion picture play.
The work is harder than posing for
cover subjects and there is a great
deal of art connected with the work
despite certain contrary statements.
After several years with the Selig
Company, during which | have been
cast for more and more important
roles, can look back and easily notice
the advancement | have made in both
picture art. | fear | would have been
lost when ! started my engagement
with the Selig Company if | had not
had some previous dramatic expert
ence, but even in my schooldays | was
fond of amateur theatricals and fire.
ouently appeared in them, and this ex.
perience proved very valuable indeed.
There are many hazards encoun.
tered in the course of motion picture
production, but an actress gets used to
that quickly and it becomes a matter
of course-a part of her daily life.
have got so that | consider the wild
beasts at the Selig Jungle-Zoo as pets
rather than ferocious animals and |
am told that # feared them | would
never be able to work In scenes with
them. They are really like little chill
dren and one must humor them con.
tinually In order to keep them in the
best of spirits.
There is one thing | feel 1t my duty
to discuss here and hope all the girls
who read my story will profit by my
experience. This is my advice to the
hundreds Of girls in all parts of the
world who continually write to me ask.
ing If there are opportunities for them
to become motion picture actresses.
Some of these epistles come from verv
young girls. too-girls who should be
thinking Of their school work and not
of the theater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22
AID FROM THE ENEMY.

On the heels of the announcement
tat President Wilson had requested
Senator Gailinger and Representative
j. r. Mann the Republican leaders in
congress, to counsel with him on the
program for national defense which
will be presented to congress, comes
the statement from Mann that he will
listen, but not be dictated to.
1t would be very doubtful for the
average American to think that Presi-
dent Wilson would attempt to die
tate" to the Republican leaders and
their party. Common courtesy and the
interests of the nation in such an i'm
portant measure demand that every
party, faith and force be united
The Democratic party will always
find that it must do itself the things
| they want done.
Congressman Mann need have no
fears that his proud and great intel
lect will come in contact with Presi-
dent Wilson. They are built along diff
ferent lines. Sine time it is best to
advise fool of your plans, and pos
sibly this is what President Wilson
has done.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22
BY EDITH JOHNSON
# h ere really

citing about my entering motion pic
lures. / just wanted to get into the
work and | applied to the Selig com.
pany because | enjoyed their artistic
productions. ] surely was surprised
when | received word that | would be
given trial, for | had feared that my
ambition would never be satisfied
had been working for Philadel-
phia Company posing for illustrations
which appeared on the covers Of their
advertising booklets When | re-
ceived word from Mr. Selig that an op-
portunity to enter motion picture work
awaited me, | took the first train for
the West and arrived as soon as pos
sible in Los Angeles where the great
studios Of the Selig Company are To-
Gated.
have found it is so much easier for
the men who pose for the camera to
dress than the women that it almost
seems unjust at times. One of the
things which keeps me busy night
after night in my home is planning
new dresses to wear in forthcoming
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22
BABY WEEK NEXT WEEK.

The Children's Bureau of the United
States Department of Labor announces
that state health officials of thirty-nine
states have already pledged their CO.
operation in the observance of the ma
tion-wide Baby Week, March 4 to II,
1916, recently proposed by the General
Federation Of Womens' Clubs. Scores
of letters about Baby Week have been
pouring into the Children's Bureau
ever since the plan was announced and
the bureaus preliminary circular Of
information about Baby Week has been
sent in response to inquiries from or
CARNATIONS in forty-five states and the
District of Columbia
The bureau has prepared these cir
culars and has in press longer bulle-
tin on Baby Week, which will shortly
be available for free distribution, in
order to place at the disposal of all
communities the practical experience
of those cities which SUCCESSFULLY con-
Quoted local Baby Weey campaigns
notably New York Chicago, Pitts
burg, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, To-
peka, Yonkers and Long Beach, Cal.
Special sections of the circulars are
devoted to suggestions for Baby Week
in small towns and villages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22
AGRICULTURAL YIELDS.

The aggregate production of the
farms of the country this year, as COM
pared with last year, can only be de-
scribed as colossal in volume and in
effect upon trade.
The total grain crops, according to
this estimate subject to some slight
changes in the final reports, give an
aggregate yield for 1915 of 5,907, 227, 900
bushels, as compared with 1858, 227 900
bushels for 1914, an increase of nearly
/. 900, 100000 bushels.
There is also a gain of 10000, 900
bushels of sweet potatoes, a gain of
100000 bushels of sweet potatoes,
a ain of 100000 tons of hay and OF
100000 tons of wild hay, gain of
1000 900 bushels of fiaxseed, Of $780,
600 bushels of rice and 100000 BUSH
els of peaches. Against these increases
there are decreased in Irish potatoes,
in cotton and a small decrease in to-
bacco, pears and apples.
These figures mean an enormous in
crease in freight traffic and in every
other line of business dependent-and
to a certain extent all business inter-
ests are dependent-upon agriculture.
- Manufacturers Record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-22

1t has become almost impossible for
young women without previous theat-
rical experience to secure engage
ments in motion picture productions.
Long lists of experienced theatrical
people are waiting for engagements
and there is little opportunity for the
amateurs to gain livelihood via mo-
ton picture acting. And some Of
these girls would be sadly disillusion-
lied, too, should they engage in the
art. When your screen favorite ap-
pears in the cozy theatre and the or
chestra plays and there is applause,
the girls may be pardoned for longing
to become film favorites like the 9th
ers. This is just one side to the situa-
ton, however. The other side Is not
so attractive. There Is the hard toll
which every movie actress must I'M
dergo. Frequently work starts at
a. M, and does not finish until late
at night There are no bright lights,
no applause in the actual work of
movie acting. Instead there Is the
sometimes gloomy studio, suffocating
ly hot under the glass roof in the sum-
mer time, often unbealably cold In the
big barn-like structure in the winter
time; there is the director who does
not hesitate to reprimand; there are
the scenes to be rehearsed time and
time again until one is exhausted;
there are the hazards which are nee
essary to undergo in order to provide
the thrills longed for by the audiences
and there is the uncertainty for weeks
or maybe months whether or not your
part has gone over"
To all "movie-struck girls" would
say DON'T"
Film critics tell me that my very
best work was in the part of Sweet
Alyssum" in the late Charles Majors
appealing story of the same name, re-
leased as a Selig Red Seal play in five
acts. | am not surprised. The part of
Sweet Alyssum' is that of an inno-