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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
BREAK WITH GERMANY DOES NOT
CAUSE SELLING OF STOCKS HERE
Market Acts Well When News of Severance of Dipo
matte Relations Is Received-Declines Took
Place Early in Session

possibly more than anything else, held thu
price firm around the lower level
The widest break was in Cramp Shin.
building, the price Of that stock declininr 4
points early in the session. This stock hs.
become very inactive and, therefors
changes in the price of it are not indcator,
of the general market Another reason i.
that the stock is more or less closely bsls
because of the interests in New York which
have got into the company and who A..
interested in the refinancing plans which
are now under consideration.
While the changes in Lake Superior Cor.
poration stock were not large. the corr.
pany's s per cent income bonds chanesa
hands at loss of 6 points as compar "a
with the last previous sale on "Wednesday
United States Steel common was the rnos,
active. but the decline in that issue was mi
large. ~
In the last few minutes of trading thu
whole market came back. Most of tbs
activity was in Philadelphia Rapid Transi,
trust certificates, the price advancing Ia
from the low point and selling up a frac.
tion above the final of yesterday. The close
showed only fractional change for the dav
on the scale-down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
WHEAT SCARS HIGH
FOLLOWING SLUMP
Washington News Is Taken as
Bullish Factor After
First Drop

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-There was wild ex-
cftement in the wheat pit today immed!a !ately
after announcement was received from
Washington that the diplomatic relations
between the United States and Germany had
been severed. A violent break in prices
occurred as soon as the news was flashed
over the wires, as a result of q rush to
sell by many traders who became nervous
and did not know just what view to take
of the situation. However very soon after
wards confidence was restored, market
leaders being of the opinion that the fact
that this country was going to protect ship
ping against the U-boat, assaults of Ger
many should be taken as a bullish factor
and the close was well above the end of
yesterday.
May. after opening $1.61&, went down
70 $1.54Ia when the news was received
but scared to s1.6s& at which figure 1t
closed, against S1.61, yesterdays last price.
July opened at s1.4i1a, dropped to $l.40&,
and closed at $1.4S compared with SLABS
the previous close September ended at
e1.37h, after being as low as $l.3lla The
close on Friday was at $1.3SS.
The coarse grains followed the same
course as wheat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
CURB DEVELOPS STRENGTH QUICKLY
AFTER NEWS OF DIPLOMATIC BREAK
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.

the halo Of Curb
the White House bulletin
prices of rapidly
the advanc ranging from o 8
active and after slight rresuaIiy
trading shares Oils
sharesw which fractional improvement
Chevrolet huung
a small steaded The
volume dealings
n
dom United Rubber 5s a a low
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
DAIRY PRODUCTS

BUTTER firm. under small supplies. hot trade
quiet. Quotations: Western. fresh, sOlid-packed
creamery fancy specials 44c; extras. ~ % 43c;
extra hrsts, 80 a 4Oc frsts, 3612 q 3Sc. sec
onds, 3ii9 q 35c; nearby prints fancy. 45c; aver
age. extra, i3M4ic: tirsts, 81 a i0C seconds. 35
a Bic: special fancy brands of prints jobbng at
IsMilc.
EGGS-rrade was quiet. with little change in
prices. Quotations follow: Nearby extras, 49c
per doz; nearby frsts; $t3.95 per case; nearby
current receipts, Sl3.SO per case; western.
tras, 40c per doz; do. extra. frsts, sl3.95 per
case; do, hrsts. $3.50 per case; fancy selected
Candled fresh eggs were iobbing at ~ 90 55C
cHEESE-The market quiet. but firm
under light offerings: Following are the quota
tions: New York, full cream, fancy held. III. 40
25i2c: do. do. fair to good, held 24ii @24a c:
do part skins. l3@2lC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
PROVISIONS

There was little trading. but values We're
firmly held. Following are the quotations:
City beef in sets. smoked and .air-dred, ,a4c
western beef. in sets. smoked. sac; city beef,
knuckes and tenders smoked ana air dried 3lc
western beef. knuckles and tenders. smoked. 35c
beef hams, SIS a 80; pork, family. s33 Gl 80. so
hams $. !. cured loose. 1917 @2Oc; do. skinned.
Dist a3a 2o smGs a9 HS trSs smSSed 10
and average, ,2lc; hams. smoked, western
deTs. s. p. cured. loose. l5ia c; do. smoked.
l6la c; bellies. in pickle, according to average,
loose. lSC: breakfast bacon. to brand and
average, City cured, 2ic; breakfast bacon west
l7Rc; do. do, do tubs, 17is q lard pure city.
kettle rendered. in terces 173c; lard. pure
sitN, kettle rendered in tubs l7i5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

and Maryland per hamper s125a14O. sw..,
potatoes Jersey. per basket-No. /. 0Oc d III;
white, s7,5OG7 IS: No. 1 red, 81; No. ?, tS 20
a. %o.SO CabDsse Danish per ton .s1lo5iiSi
Norfolk. per bbl. s2d2,T5. Kae, Norfolk me-,
bbl, 81 al 30, Cauhower. Norfolk. per crate
81 1aO. Lettuce. Florida, per basket, 81 50Sf
.: so do, Virginia. per basket, 81 @i .50 do.
EGTh aTds pe ba eer Beans
a -, Eggplant Florida, per box. s2as1
sh pfRpTfs Forda t5erds per box psT GGS
Florida. per basket. s3@5.5O. Tomatoes Flor.
ida per crate. 81 5OG3.25. Mushrooms. per /.
lb ba sket, 81 a. I 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
GOOD GAINS IN CLEARINGS
Total of Country for Week Much Above
Last Year

The business of the banks throughout tbs
country continues to expand. For the week
ended today the total cearings were s56O5-
995.393, as against ,s5,31S,942,691 last week
and $4,6S2, ,733.709 the same week last
year. Philadelphia's gain over the corre-
spending week of 1916 was 3S3 per cent.
the third largest gain in the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Foreign exchange
quotations today were extrepely nominal
In so far as could be learned, none of the
banks or other operators are doing any
thing in the market
Quotations follow:
Demand sterling 4.75, cables 4.76 7-1s.
Franc cables 5.S4A, checks $3.50.
Ruble cables $3.50, checks $3.50.
Reichsmark cables SIN, checks 67%.
Lire cables 1927, checks 1928.
Swiss cables SOL, checks 5.02.
Vienna cables 1882, checks 10. 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
BONDS
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The market for
coffee futures opened to points lower
'lhis morning. Trading on the call was
active. with heavy transactions in March
and May. first sales amounting TO more
than l5, 900 bags.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
FINANCIAL NEWS
STOCKS ACT WE'LL ON GERMAN BREAK;
DECLINE A LITTLE, THEN ALL RECOVER
Powerful Buyers Pick UP Securities at Lower Levels
Orders for Investment Congest Telegraph and Tee-
phone Wires as Market Closes With Big Rally
High Points in TOday's Financial NeUs

Stocks IL sH street acted H break tceen tie United states
securities and after small declines the who list recogeyed and the
cotton declined then rccod Ncw York bank statement aFo
bank cearngs larger Boz sHrer hqher
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearings today compared with CORE.
spending day last two years:
philadelphia ,es l2i 7iI sac iss s4s ,24 sos, 400
boston ...i.. 40,1eSb14 80, 2o5,840 "a $40 lss
New York. 1sF'oos,s si2 44i.eis,ss7 i2s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK Feb 3.-BUTTER-Reeeipts
0lo9 tubs Generally steady with fair trade
prices very firm. Extras. 4sh @iee; extra
storage hrsts, 41ci seconds, 3ah q i0ls c; lower
grades. SO q acc; white. 50@blc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

1,lSsTo ESTATE VI ANDhEN 4. tHAiG, EE-
~ ceased = Letters testamentary on the
above estate hayins been granted TO THE
OF PHILADELPHIA. all persons indebted to
the said estate are requested to make payment,
aud those having claims to present the same,
without delay. at the office Of the said Company.
ASA ). WING,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
Sugar Remains Unchanged

NEW YORK. Feb. S.--Fine granulated
sugar was unchanged today at 6.75c. The
last sale. IN spot Cuba raws was at 4.ssc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
REFINED SUGARS

The market was quiet but steady. Renn-
ers' list prices: Extra fine granulated G.I5C:
powdered, Soc; confectoners' A. 6.65c; soft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Big Gains in Average and Active Loans.
Surplus Drops

NEW YORK Feb. 3.-The New York
bank atement this week shows big gains
i'm both the average and actual loans. Both
demand and time deposits were greater
The surplus dropped in both statements. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
ANNUAL MEETINGS

Has1s SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK.
- ~ Broad and South streets
At meeting of the Board OF Directors
OF this Bank. held this day. Mr.. John J. Hitsch-
Ter was elected Vice President in place Of
Mr.. John Hunter. deceased.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
GoLDFIELD STOCKS
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO Feb: sz-Hoos ;aReeeipts. 1000
s.sxy e: II M sSa sss Hs SiisO 'SSa" Siss
y ;tx11fi b -.icceipfs iO0 head Market steady
81; ts9 :;'s;s; Sid ''''ss ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

Total sales. 81, ,s41. 900, compared with Sc l..
,Ss,OOO last saturdayi this week. ss6.557. 900
last week, S22, ZOE 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
FRESi FRUITS

OFFERINGS were only nderate and prices ruled
steady, but there was little trading Quota
tions; IA Apples; per bhlaEYOrk imperial sac
s3;75 @ 80; DO; ungraded, sac 30; Greenlns.
Kings NO $3.50 as: do' unsradsd ssS295
SStEaymaSn,; E6 a, No I s4@5; DO; ungraded.' $3.50 a
s2;S9G3 90; apples n3rthwsstern, per box. ST, so
s2%sf2O sf taRREeri9es RoTi5 Florida per strap sS@i;
apples. Florida Indian River. per crate So 25G
3.9h; Cranberries, Cape Cod per 'bbl-Fancy la te
Cape Cod per crate crete 81 1909; do Jersey dark
crate, 81. so; strawberries. Florida per OF
zoo soc. " N'''
VEGETABLES
The market ruled firm under small supplies
but trade was quiet, Quotations: White moi
toes, per bushel-Pennsyvania, choice. s225ap
potatoes Jersey, per basket. sldI'35 sweet
potatoes, Eastern Shore, per bbl.-No 1 S36i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
PARTNERSHIP NOTICES
REGIsTERED Partnership

: NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that Harry
kosenbloom and Louis F1shbein. OF PhilndelI hia.
Pa. have this day formed a Registered Part1er-
ship under the provisions OF the Pennsylvdnia
act OF July o. 1901. and ats supplements. for
the purpose Of engaging in the business OF
manufacturing and selling ladies' suits and
bloom Co.
The said Harry Rosenbloom has this day con
tributed to the capital Of the firm stock. fixtures
and machinery having net value OF 1853. 40,
and the said Louis Ftshbein has this day con
tributed to the capital of the firm the sum
OF 10000 in cash, and the liability of the said
Louis Fishbein is hereby limited to the amount
OF his subscription@in in accordance with tho pro-
visions of the above act Of Assembly.
said Partnership IL to commence the I'd
Say of February, 1917, and to terminate on
the LIST day OF February. 1920. and the articles
2f partnershp subscribed to by the said partners
pave been left for record In the office OF the
Recorder Of Deeds.
HARRY ROSENRIOOM.
LOUIS FISHBElN.
February .. 1917.
ABRAM PETERZELI., Solicitor,
40S-1 Ii Common " lth Bldg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03

Total sales, 9i,3is shares, compared with
GiD3 shares last saturday: this week, lis,SSl
tharps; last week, 5S.561 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
STANDARD OIL STOCK
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
LOCAL MINING STOCKS

ToNoPAH STOCKS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
ALPS w ell That
~ Ends Well *

, when he received the most amazing
reply"
What was it?" gasped the wom-
en-, hanging on the tale with all
their might
The doctor simply wrote short
note, with a bill enclosed. He said
that he was not accustomed to hav-
ing his bills paid before he rem
dered them, and although he was
very glad the operation was a sue
cess, he was sorry to have to tell
Mr.. Arnold that the bill would be
ten thousand"
"Ridiculous!" snapped one of the
women.
Absurd" came from Mrs Gun
ther. why, the man is simply
trading on his popularity"
"Of course, George could afford
fit," explained the woman who had
told the story, 'in fact, he thinks
it's a good joke on him, but OF
course it is all wrong no matter
how serious the operation"
There was a silence for few min
utes in the room, and then the slim
| girl in blue serge spoke from hel
seat beside the tea table. Her words
were so unexpected that they sound
ed very clearly in the quietness OF
the big room. All the women fixed
their eyes, on the girls face, which
had lighted up amazingly as she
started to talk.
II know a girl" she was saying
, evenly, who had a so-called incur
able" disease. She was very poor
girl, and DIR. Westley heard of heI
case. He went two hundred miles
to see and examine her, and then he
had her brought here to his hos
| pital in private car. He operated
on her and she stayed a month In
his hospital. When she lett she was
cured, although she hadn't been well
for years. He paid her carfare home
and never sent her bill for it
While she stayed here, she had a
private room and two nurses in at
tendance.
"I know this girl we'll, and that is
why I know about DIR. Westley. He
charges big sums for doing work for
order that he can operate for moth
the people who can afford to pay In
ing on the poor patients. It's just
evening up, you see, and Mr.. George
Arnold, who thinks nothing of pay
ing $4,000 for a car, helped to pay
for poor little Justine's life. Don't
you see how fair it is?"
the girls words, neglected to re-
And Mrs. Gunther who was faiI
enough to perceive the real worth in
prove her secretary for being rude
to her guests. Instead, she was
thinking how pretty Cynthia looked
when she was aroused. The others
were too surprised to think very
deeply. But Cynthia herself knew
and appreciated the great work that
was being accomplished by a big
standards of small people"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
BY Jane Mclean


The women were all richly dressed
save one young girl,who, in a simple
serge dress with a broad white col
lar and cuffs, sat at the tea table.
she was Mrs. Hartley Gunther's sec
retary, and as such was considered
not worth while including in the
conversation. The conversation it
self did not interest the girl, for it
reeked with bits of choice gossip and,
banded from mouth to mouth, was
not rendered more savory in the re-
telling. Day after day Cynthia was
forced to listen to this garbled ac-
count of other peoples business, and
day after day she wondered what
the outlook could be to women who
apparently had everything and still
lacked contentment.
One of the women was telling of
an extortionate price asked by a
surgeon from one of his wealthy pa
tients.
Yes, she said lightly, "he had an
apparently incurable case when he
was taken up by Dr. Westley. The
doctor simply told him that he
thought the matter could be RENE
died, and, of course, George, who
was on his last legs, looked at tho
man as though he thought he was
crazy"
Plenty of people think he is crazy
when he claims to be able to effect
cures, but he invariably does effect
them," remarked the hostess.
"Yes, that's what George thought
So he put himself in the hands OF
the doctor and told him to kill or
cure"
And the operation was success
ful?" queried another woman.
"Oh, absolutely. 1t was extreme
ly serious, but in a month George
was as good as ever"
IT suppose the fee was terrible?'
asked another woman curiously.
That's what l was going to tell
you. OF course we are very init
mate with the Arnolds. and Mrs
Arnold told me this herself, or
should question the truth of it. You
all know how peculiar DIR. ,Westley
is about fees. Well, George was
simply pathetically grateful to the
man, and before he had time to send
in a bill George sent him a check
for five thousand"
The women gasped. Wealthy as
most of them were, this was a large
sum for an operation.
"Of course, when you stop to
think of it, that isn't too much" the
woman explained. Remember, the
doctor has that private hospital to
keep up, and the operation was ex-
tremely difficult; no one else would
have attempted it. But listen to
what happened. George thought he
had done a very gracious thing and
he was congratulating himself on
springing something on the DOCTOR
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
BY Beatrice Fairfax

bJ II dAAAdA
What do you remember? The kind
word your friend spoke to you when
you came to him in trouble or the
irritable ones he jerked out at you
when you annoyed him in the midst
of an important piece of work? The
fragrance of the glowing rose or the
green scum on the water you had
forgotten to change?
All of us store memory with Incl
dents. The ugly and annoying and
terrifying things of life have a way
of creeping down into our sub-con-
scious souls unless we meet and face
them and throw them out of our
lives. But with this danger to
menace memory, why deliberately
store it with the beautiful?
Memory can easily enough be
made a treasure house of real value.
First of all you have to dwell on
the right things. You have to en-
phasize beauty and sweetness and
your recreations to them. You have
or do or feel part of your eXper-
ience. You can choose or reject
what shall be in your storehouse.
One of my proudest friendships
is that of woman who faced the
loss of ideals, the loss of love, ugly
faithlessness and grim poverty.
Deserted and belittled by her hus-
band, left with the sole support of
three children, sneered at by those
who always despise a woman when
she fails to hold a mans love, and
tortured by some who took the 81
told you So attitude toward her
marriage, she turned and faced life
with the same cheerfulness which
seemed almost miraculous until you
discovered how completely natural
It, was. There are no lines of Bit
terness in her face, no ugly black
places in her heart.
She simply looked aat life like
this: For the present, she had the
problem of earning a livelihood for
her children. The future was rich
In all sorts of wonderful possibili-
ties-the past? That held happy
memories which nothing could take
from her. and If she must remem-
ber anything, she chose to remem-
ber perfect hours-to dwell on them
rather than on the humiliation that
had followed them. Because rose
fades does not mean 1t was never a
rose.
1t was perfectly possible for any
one to determine to get the fullest
measure of happiness out of every
thing that happens. AS for dis
appointments and humiliations,
after they have been met as well
as possible, they can be wiped off
the slate. How can it possibly pay
anyone to keep unhappiness or
faildre in his mind? AS examples
or lessons of warnings? They
don't do any good.
Suppose you went to apply for a
position and you were turned away
rudely and brusquely. Suppose you
dwelt on that and magnified 1t and
remembered it and let yourself ex-
pect similar treatment the next
time you applied. 1t would be tor
ture to seek for work and a few
failures to secure unimportant jobs
might turn you into a sensitive,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Christine, n Fife Fisher Girl-By
Amelia e. Barr; ID. Appleton IL Co.
publishers; price $3.50. The coast or
Fife, among the fisher folk of her
beloved Scotland. is the scene of Mrs.
Barr's new story. The central figure
Is Christine, a fisherman's daughter,
who is wooed by young Fife hsher-
man and also by young lord OF the
manor nearby. This situation results
in a romance in which a womans
habit of obedience in small things
makes 1t possible for her to meet
the great decision when the occa-
sion arises. The story contains many
delightful Scotch characters, pictur-
ed as only one who knows and loves
the Scotch people can picture them.
The writer's knowledge of human
nature, her shrewd, feminine phil
osophy, and her real spirituality are
to be found to greater degree than
usual in this story. Its strong ana
wholesome charm, its vivid picture
of the dangers of sea life. as well as
its Heterogeneous will delight Mrs.
Barr's wide audience OF readers, and
the love story of the heroine will
always remain a delightful memory.
The Treasure of the Landry
Garrard Harris; price $1.2b, Har-
per & Brothers, publishers. This Is
a fascinating story, in answer to the
cry of girls. east and west, north
and south, asking how to do their
share for their country. What this
authors "Joe, the Book Farmer" did
for boys is done here for girls. in
showing what marvels they have
done and can do by their tomato
clubs and in other ways. Alice
Warner is II. and her story will In
terest everybody
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
Advice to the LoveIOrn

Two weeks ago a young man ask
ed a girl friend of mine to intro
duce us. He now wishes me to go
with him and three other girl
friends to camp some Sunday,
leaving in the morning $40 and be-
ing home at o'clock at evening.
Do you think l am doing wrong
IL 1 go? Y. A. G.
How much do you know about this
young man and of the camp to which
he is going to take you? Probably
If you go in a party you will not
need chaperone, but unless you are
very sure of all the circumstances 1t
would be a good plan to take along
some older woman.