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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
| FINANCIAL NEWS
n s.. STEEL COMMON REACHES REST
PRICE SINCE HIGH PECOpD TN -ooo
PEARS Experience Steam-Roer Methods From Bul sido
Selling Big Blocks Without Efect-Many
Other Issues Advance
High Points in Today's Financial Ne,,.

Rppbkc and Steel d;yiJend o.
OF accumulated dividends
3 Loaded
prnvana lines Rkr Hegcmon declared initial dgjdend Of @ on
CubanAnertcan Sugar ComponB declared
stock diyIsnJ
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Financial Briefs

The New York Subtreasury lost S5iG6,-
600 to banks on Tuesday. making cash
net loss since Friday OF $5,937,OOO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Rio Extra and Additional Dividends for supa
Riker & Hegeman Declares Initial Dividend

16The
to
August 2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
COTTON IRREGULAR
AND SELLING HEAVY
Spot Houses Are Moderate Buy
ers on Decline-Southern
~ Selling Occurred
COTTON RELr WEATHER

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-It was generally
clear over the entire cotton belt this morn
Ing, ,,,
Ashvllle, 6Gi Knoxville, BIrminEhnm' Tay-
tanooga, Meridian, Vicksburg, Memphis.
Little Rock. ,Shreyep9rt and AhilsIne. AnsIe. IIei
Rio' Thomnsvile and Raleigh. 49, New
Orleans. Savannah. ,WilmlnEton and Jack
tonville. 80; Fort smith, Galyestoon. Chnries-
Ton, Augusta and Tampa, S2i Corpus
Christi, SO,
There was .06 inch of prccipitntion, ut
TAYLOR; ,OI at jacksonville; .03 at Charles
ton, and .06 at Raleigh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
BANK CLEARINGs
RATES FOR MONEY
RAILROAD EARNINGS


June operating revenue
MHI hs stsss
0neratlng income -..
ia months oper. rev..
Net .sa-t isa fsfsf
Ooeraflng income s--.s
Decrease.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
THE AMERICAN GAS COMPANY
IOt MARKET STREET
CAMDEN. N. j.

AUWUHT o. IUTW-
quarterly dividend q ses oF ~ 90 per share,
T,7nbsNSt payable September Ist, 1910. to the
Sfaeh ehhoiders Of record At three o'clock p. Ia.
Ae9e-s j. b. TOWNSEND. 81.
Treasurer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06

will not be necessary if the high school
loan is passed, for then the rooms now
occupied by the high school classes
IN the various towns and the township
can be turned over to the grade
schools. The price of three or four
new buildings within the coming year
or two will be saved in this way, it is
estimated, and that will mean a saw
ing In dollars and cents to the prop
erty owners.
Real estate men say nothing will
do so much for the West Shore prop
critics as a new central high school.
hundreds of people who would have
built homes in one Or another of the
'cross-river towns did not do so be-
cause they preferred to remain in
Harrisburg on account of better
school facilities. Educators who have
given the matter attention say that
the central high school will raise the
standard of all the schools on the
West Shore and make them uniform,
like those of large city without
costing the taxpayers any more than
they are paying for their present
schools.
The people have come to under
stand that the high school loan is for
the benefits of everybody and they will
go to the polls in many places to-mor-
row to work for it. Republicans,
Democrats. Progressives and Prohibi-
tionists are all for the loan. There is
no politics in it. The school will be
under the direction of all the school
boards and that guarantees a safe and
economical management. 1t is be-
lieved that everyone or the districts
in which the loan is put before the
people will give. it "a majority but it's
are not being fooled by
oVer-confldencc and are carrying their
canvass right up to the polls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
President Stamm Calls
Upon Electors For Last
Time to Vote For Loan

In a final appeal to-day to the vot-
ers of Harrisburg to pass the proposed
loan for $1.250,000 for better high
school facilities, President A. Carson
Stamm, of the School Board, once
more re-interated the plan for the re-
lief of conditions If the loan is auth
orized. He cites the purpose to erect
Junior high schools, to build a new
girls high school and to enlarge
Technical high school for the accom-
mediation of all the bos. Continuing
President Stamm says:
This plan is no one mans plan.
It's compromise in many ways, as
any plan promoted by a number of
men who are trying to interpret and
meet the needs of an entire commun-
ity is bound to be. And in the fusing
of all the varying preferences and
opinions and beliefs about one phase
or another of the problem we believe
and boys educational privileges second
to none, and that sacrifices no essen
tial; and we know that no other ade-
quate plan can possibly be so cheap
in money.
After all 1t Is a question of wheth-
er the voters have confidence in their
School Board and the citizens who are
advising with them. We have
threshed out the problem by day and
by night, from every possible angle,
with every possible assistance. II
there's a better plan or as economic
al a plan we don't know what 1t is.
We have done the best we could.
Eventually somebody will have to be
trusted. Everybody can't have his own
plan. This fact remains, however,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
NEWS OF STEELTON|
START WORK ON
RECREATION HALL
Building Being Erected at Lo-
Gust Grove For Benefit
of Negroes

Work on erecting a recreation
building for the entertainment of the
colored laborers employed at the
Steelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Company at Locust Grove near the
borough. a laboring settlement was
started by large force of workmen
this morning. The structure is to be
forty by eighty feet and will be con-
structed of hollow tile and concrete.
The building will be one story high
and contain four rooms. Various de-
vices of amusement will be installed
here for the entertainment of ,the
workmen. A row OF dwellings, con-
tanning ten house which will accom-
modate 70 persons will also be erected
shortly.
Increased amount of work in the
pattern department of the Steel
foundry has necessitated larger quar-
ters and workmen have been busy the
past several days erecting a second
story to the pattern storage. Work
will be completed in the course of
several months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Council May Open Bids
on New Fire Apparatus

Council in monthly session tonight
may open bids submitted for motor
izfng Steelton's fire department The
time for submitting bids was closed
November 3. If the bids are not
opened the committee will call a spe-
cial meeting to open them.
There is a strong likelihood of coun-
Gil taking action on supplying the
town with an adequate police force.
Council may follow out the suggestion
of Quincy Bent of the Bethlehem
Steel Company made in a conference
over the actions of Southern negroes
in the borough. There is much need
of more policemen and Burgess Wig
field has been advocating this measure
for some time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06

to that effect at the Telegraph ban
quet TO the newsboys Friday evening.
To-day king Koplovitz enthusias-
tically endorsed the Telegraph's sug-
sestion for the ''newsies' co-opera-
ton and heartily agreed to pass along
the tip tothe members of the associa-
ton.
That the boys of our association
arc heartily in favor of the high school
loan goes without saying, said he. "In
better high school facilities we see
what we consider are better facilities
for probably the only college we can
attend.
Sure, that suggestion of the Tele-
graph Is a mighty good one and wen
begin to carry out the tip to-day.
Some of the readers will learn of it to-
night. Tomorrow evening will be the
final chance for whole lot of men
TO vote. Many of them stop at the
polls on the way home and little re-
minder won't hurt. The law prohibits
pursuading anybody to vote for any
thing; but the law, SO far as ] can
learn, doesn't prohibit any one from
REMINDING a voter of his duty. So
We'll be on the job. And this will be
the newsboys' slogan.
"tDON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL LOAN, SIR!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Man Hit by Auto Dies
at Harrisburg Hospital

While crossing Second and State
streets late Saturday night George w.
Sterling was struck by an auto driven
by H. w. Black, a contractor, 119
Nerbeke street. Sterling was rushed
TO the hospital, but died almost i'm
mediately after being admitted
Black was taken to police head
quarters by Detectives Speese and
Shuler. He told the detectives the ac-
cident was not due to reckless driving.
He said he saw the man walk toward
the front of his machine, but the wet
condition of the street rendered his
brakes useless. Coroner Eckinger is
still investigating.
The body was taken to the funeral
parlors of c. II. Mauk, where it was
identified yesterday by his brothers,
Edward and William. Sterling was az
years old and is survived by his mother
and two brothers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Plan to Reopen State
College Extension School

n. c. Miller, supervisor of the en-
gineering extension division of State
College, will make tour of the local
shops of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany next Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday to determine
whether or not the reopening of the
State College Extension School at the
Steelton plant woud be profitable.
For the past two years the extern
sion school hasNbeen held in the plant
and has been we'll supported by the
steel workers. Mr.. Miller in his can
vass will explain the various courses
and methods of teaching the men.
Plans are being made to organize
classes during the week, and to pro-
vide quarters in the main office build
ing, Front and Swatara streets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06

Blue Laddie." Chinese chowchow
dog. owned by j. x. White, 2421 North
Front street. and valued at more than
$1,000, was almost instantly killed this
morning when struck by a motorcycle
driven by Herman H. Hollinger, 2S7
Eummel street.
According to Mr.. White. the dog
was imported from England about a
year ago, together with several other
fullbreds. Hollinger. according to the
police, was speeding at the time and
coasted 400 feet before he could stop
his machine. He was ordered to ap-
pear at police headquarters for a hear
ing this afternoon.
The accident happened near the
White home in North Front street.
Three minutes after being struck
Blue Laddie" died. Mr. White noti-
fec. the city police and appeared
against Hollinger this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
SPEED UP WORK
ON STEEL MILLS
Schwab Says Bethlehem Steel
improvements Will Take
Two Years

New York, Nov. 6.-The Bethlehem
Steel Corporation is planning to spend
S90.o00.000 in new construction work
and in additions to existing plants in
the next two years. Some details of
Bethlehem's expansion became known
last summer after the Pennsylvania
Steel Company was bought, but
Charles NJ Schwab emphasized the
scope of the undertaking in a speech
made Thursday at a luncheon given
him in st. Louis by the Members Con-
ference of the Business Mems League.
According to the Iron Age, Mr.. Schwab
said:
In the face of q certain amount of
opinion on the part of the directors of
the corporation with whom l am af-
hliated, / have insisted upon spending
100000 within the next two years
for improvements, beginning imme-
diately."
1t could not be learned to-day what
form the opposition of the directors
took, but 1t was presumed in the finan-
cial district that certain of them
thought Mr.. Schwab should be con-
tent with moderate increases of facili-
ties, which are already large. For ten
years the Bethlehem man has been
putting the bulk of earnings back into
the property with the result that net
assets applicable to the common stock
are considered to be equal to more
than $40 per share.
OF the total expenditures planned
approximately $50,000,000 will be de-
voted to the Pennsylvania and Mary
land Steel Companies. The crying
need for big plates for shipbuilding is
expected to bring about construction
of several rolling mills at Steelton, Pa.
When the new work was discussed
several months ago, it was said in Off
cial quarters that the program called
for three years exertions. AS Mr..
Schwab told the guests at the st. Louis
luncheon that two years would suf-
flee, lit is plain that the task is to be
speeded up.
The Iron Age said that in the course
of his address the steel man predicted
that a period of bad times would fol-
low present unprecedented prosperity
Financial depression would come upon
the United States in the next five or
ten years, he was quoted as saying,
which would bring an entire CONNER
cial and financial readjustment that
would serve to teach the people of
this country economy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
School, Days are
.Iov.DayS to the boy

S~4xO0A - S1A
Joy days to the boy
or girl whose body is prop
erly nourished with foods
that are ich in muscle
making, brain building ele-
ments that are easily digest
gested. Youngsters fed on
Shredded Wheat Biscuit
are full of the bounce and
buoyancy that belong to
youth. The ideal food for
growing children because it
contains all the material
needed for building muscle,
bone and brain, prepared in
a digestible form. One or
two Biscuits for breakfast
with milk give a boy or girl
a good start for the day.
Ready cooked and ready
to-serve. Made at Niagara
Falls. N. W
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06

CONTINUED From First Pagc1
way into the minds of the people more
or less rapidly after it's. long, sleep of
moro than century.
Hundreds of Volunteers
Quickest to realize the significance
of the day are the academic youth Of
the country, students of the University
of Warsaw, the polytechnic school
and other higher institutions of learn
ing who attended the ceremony in
corporate units bearing banners and
wearing the gay student ribbons. This
afternoon they are leading parades
and demonstrations through streets
bright with red flags. There are vol
unteers by the hundreds for the Pol
ish army which the manifesto an
nounced will be called into existence.
The ceremony was short and SIM
pie. Precisely at noon General Won
Beseler wearing the decorations grant
ed for the reduction of Antwerp and
the Polish fortresses, mounted the dais
in the gala ballroom of the old ia
gellonian castle and in the name of
GermanyS sovereign received the I'M
perial manifesto in ringing soldierly
tones When he ceased, the Polish
Count Hutten-C -Czapski, the palace
llOln leather
bound pamphlet to the Polish notables
translation of the manifesto in their
own language.
Then came cheers from the hitherto
silent crowd; cheers for Poland, En-
reror William, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, for Germany and the Germans
and fer General Won Beseler. Presi-
dent Brudzinski of the recently elect
ed city council, who is rector of the
University of. Warsaw, advanced be-
fore the dais and in the Polish tongue
gave thanks for the imperial decree.
General Won Bcscler Replies
General Won Beseler replied in crisp
soldierly phrases that in the midst of
the world war had come the moment
of fulfllment of the long cherished Po-
lish wish for establishment of the
Polish kingdom. I'VE hope that soon
a Polish army will be fighting on our
side in token of the sentiment for de-
velopment of the new kingdom. Nav
all good fortune attend the kingdom of
Poland" he said.
A band in an adjoining gallery
struck up the strains of the ancient
national anthem and after a few bars
had been played the Poles in the hall
burst spontaneously into the strains
which recite the ancient glories, the
fallen fortunes and the undying hopes
of Poland.
Twenty minutes saw the end of the
ceremony and the participants excited
ly discussing the future, slowly made
their way from the palace through
the crowded courtyard into the throng
outside
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
PRIMARY PUPILS TO BE
PRESENTED WITH DIPLOMAS

A class of members of the primary
department of the First Methodist
Church Sunday School will be pre-
sented with certificates of promotion
with special exercises in the church
tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock.
The program follows Chorus,
school; recitation, Mildred Dietrich; !;
recitation, Teddy Rouff; reading, Ethel
McCoslin; piano solo, Richard Evans;
recitation, Cleo Kinley; recitation,
Harold Q. Smith; recitation, Fay
Crump vocal solo, Caroline Marks;
Rowena Keller; recitation,
Mildred Brinton; recitation, Alice Fin
ley; piano solo, Doris Smith; recita-
ton, Richard Graves; recitation, Helen
Smell; lullaby, children; recitation,
Sara Smith; recitation, Edith Dietrich;
piano duet, Alice Finley and Doris
Smith; recitation, Esther Colbert;
reading, Caroline Marks; vocal solo,
Dorothy Rohn; reading, Catherine
Sanderson; chorus, school; Good
Night" Evelyn Smell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Steel Company Employees
to Have Time to Vote

Every employe of the Bethlehem
Steel Company in the local plant will
be given an opportunity to cast bal
lot at the election tomorrow, it was
announced by steel officials this morn
ing.
All the shops of the plant which
close at $50 o'clock will be closed a
half hour earlier to give the employees
this opportunity. Turns in the mills
will be changed. Workmen there go
ing off duty at six o'clock will be re-
lieved at five o'clock by the night
forces which come at o'clock under
ordinary circumstances.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
May Not ell Liquor in
Pints and Half Pints

Local liquor dealers are considering
a plan of abolishing the sale of liquor
in pints and half pint sizes. Quincy
Bent has suggested to the local mer-
chants that they cooperate in the
work of quelling much of the disorder
among the colored class. everal deal
ers this morning expressed their
willingness to join hands in the move
of abolishing this method of selling
liquor. but stated, however that unless
all would work for the came purpose
they would not consider it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
TO WINK RETURNS
TOMORROW NIGHT
[Continucd From First Page1

[Continucd From First Pagel
C. M. Kaltwasser. general manager
of the Harrisburg Light and Power
company To-Day arranged to convey
the message to Harrisburg in this
bright way following a conference
with General Superintendent L. l..
Ferree. The Telegraph will phone
him when to wink. City Com
missioner Harry f. Bowman, superin-
tendent of Public Safety heartily en-
dorsed the plan.
And They'll Wink Three!
The head of the light company said
he was willing to carry out the scheme
provided Mr.. Bowman was willing and
the latter in endorsing the suggestion,
added smilingly:
And I've no doubt that the lights
will wink-three times!"
The winking plan will be carried
out only in the ornamental lighting
in the commercial district as this is
preferable to darkening
the arc-lights in the residential Sec
tions. At that the lucky residents
whose homes ae Illuminated with cleo
tricity can get a tip on the electric
results just the same. There will be
fifteen second intervals between
winks.
MIR. kaltwasser has arranged to
wink the lights in the homes and
clubs, too. So, if you don't care to
como into town to read the returns
Mr.. Citizen, but prefer to sit until
midnight at your own fireside, you'll
get the tip just the same if your cleo
trio lights are burning. Two winks
for Wilson, three for Hughes. and one
at midnight if the issue is undecided.
General Manager Kaltwasser will
be waiting at the Harrisburg club for
the tip and as soon as he gets the
word he will communicate to MIR. Fer
rec who in turn will notify the power
1, Ic.t ta.,.i..I Il. L..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Deutschland Will Make
Start For Home FRIDAY

New London, Conn, Nov. 6.-Cap-
tain Paul Koenig, of the German sub
marine merchantmen Deutschland,
which arrived here last Wednesday, in
dicated to-day that he would make his
homeward dash next Friday, probably
late in the afternoon. While the cap
tain would not make a definite state
ment, there was plenty of evidence
tending to show that preparations
were being made for an early start
back to Bremen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Ret LOSER WILL EAT CROW

Rossville, ILL.,. Nov. 6.-Ernest Musk.
Democrat, proprietor of cafe, and
Charles Cunningham. Republican, who
owns garage, have made an cleo
ton bet that has stirred this section of
the country. The loser will publicly
eat crow on the main street of the
village Wednesday night. An adver-
tisement has been placed in a local
newspaper inviting the citizens of
the town and surrounding community
to witness the feast. Business men
have provided a bottle of good cham
paCne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
WEST SHORE LOAN
FAVORED BY VOTERS


year high school course will be COM
PEELED to pay for the tuition of their
high school graduates in the schools
of Harrisburg. This is provided in
the school code and already is proving
to be costly and burdensome both to
the taxpayers. who must put up s71.25
a year for each pupil in the Harris
burg high schools, and to the parents
who must pay the street car fares to
Harrisburg with the new Harrisburg
high schools in operation this tuition
charge will probably be about 500.
Some of the West Shore towns are
already facing the problem of erecting
new buildings. In most cases this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
LANAO is SUNK

London, Nov. 6. Lloyd's an
nounces that the steamship Lanao,
described by the shipping agency as an
American vessel, was sunk on October
2S by a submarine. (The Lanao re-
Gently was transferred from American
to Norwegian registry. Thirty Men
by the Norwegian steamship Tromp.
Until her transfer to a Norwegian
owner the Lanao was owned by Find
lay, Millar and Company, of Manila
She was small vessel of 6a2 tons
gross, 100 feet long and 36 feet of
beam. she was built in 1912 al
Bowling. Scotland. The last report on
the movements of the Lanao was her
arrival at Sues on October Q on a yoy-
age from Saigon, French Cochin China
whence she departed August 90 for
Havre. The NorwegiS.u steamship
Tromp arrived in Barry Roads Satur-
day.
Washington, d. c.. Nov. 6. - The
steamer Lanao is not an American
vessel according to records of he
Bureau of Navigation of the Depart
ment of Commerce which show Hans
Hanneveig of Christiania, Norway, as
her owner and that she was sold by
her American owners in the Philip
pines recently.
Records of the bureau show the
Lanao was owned by the Findlay
Miller Steamship Company of Manila.
Her sale to Hans Hanneveig was re-
ported by the American consul gen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
Delayed Shipment of
Blocks Holding Up Work

Work on repairing bad stretches of
Front street, being done by the United
States Wood Preserving Company of
New York has been held up for the
past few days on account of the sup
ply of blocks. Several carloads are
being shipped here but have been de-
layed. A carload is expected within
the next two days. The work has been
completed in the westbound street car
track as far as Swatara street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
TWO FOUND AsPHYxIArED

Philadelphia, Nov. 6.--Mrs. Cath
crime McArdle, 40 years old. and Will
liam j. Long, AZ years, were as
phyXiated in a.lodging house. A guam
tity of liquor in the room led the po-
lice to believe that Long and Mrs.
McArdle had fallen asleep under it's
influence and that a kitchen range gas
jet was blown out by the wind.