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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02

T.. E.J.STACKPOLE,P j. Prest dnd Editor-in- c hiet
Z. r. OYSTER. Business MaHdgsr
GUS Nj STEINMETz. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02

Brumbaugh has no idea
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02
WHY DELAY?

ToNGREsS should not hesitate to
~ give the President full powers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
NEW YORK, Aug. s.

OF and
absence of buying aTd pressure
end This prevails not based on reports oil peace eno
is in the arr some peeVe
shell and that 1t may collapse
a a
securities trading markets.
Exchange
while preferred dropped than points to ll71 Follow
and
of
dividend declaration the
it Exchange
of
Bethlehem
The
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
1n1T1I NESS RULES LOCAL TRADING,
: : - WITH STEEL COMMON MOST ACTIvE
Tbis 1ssue Declines to 1913, Off Points-Rapid Trans
Certificates Lead Home List and Are
Little Higher

time It was as high as 1851. The
weakness of Bethlehem Steel stock in W..
street naturally was disquieting fac,o.
Lake Superior Corporation was not ,r.s
in heavily, although it vas next to D.!
Transit certificates the most active ~
local list With sales totaling a litt,a ue
than 800 shares, IT declined a fr.a.sfe ,aofe
Crucible Steel was off more than a na,ol
but this decline was made on onIv pvnt
transactions that were unimportant' Nv
Railroad shares were without
feature, only small sales in any ~ fypuelN 'sN
taking place Reading was little hish.mu
but Pennsylvania was unchanged. so,'.S
ern Railway lost "A fraction on ul-s
turnover. Missouri Pacific gained hs,ss
point. Philadelphia Electric was ~
fraction, United Gas Improvement
Cambria Iron were unchanged, whiIe .saq uq
vale was off n quarter. "'u-
The stock list committee has admi,,.. "
the regular list sl,oo0.ooo additional can,., y
stock of the Fidelity Trust Company p'@'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
WAR-ORDER STOCKS IN GOOD SUPPLY
AS CURB TRADERS BELIEVE PEACE TALK
NEW YORK, Aug. s.


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
BONDS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-The foreign ex-
change market showed some rregularity IN
the early dealings today on a moderate
volume OF business French exchange was
easier, but Scandinavian and Swiss ex-
changes displayed strength. Rubles held
steady. The advance in Scandinavian ex-
changes, as we'll as in Swiss, was also at
tributed to our rigid neutral export policy.
Quotations were;
Demand sterling, checks 4.75.55 cables
4.76 7-16. sixty-day bills nominally 4,72n
ninety-day bills 4.70A.
Franc cables 5,76%, checks 577%.
Lire cables 1856. checks 1857.
Guilder cables AZ, checks AIN.
Swiss cables 4.45, checks 4.47
Pesetas cables 22.70. checks 226o.
Ruble cables 2160 chechs 21.50.
Christiania cables 309s, checks 30%.
Copenhagen cables 30is. checks 29A.
Stockholm cables Ss%, checks 33h.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

outside of Rapid Transit trust cert'i-
cafes and United states Steel common 'nere
was little activity in the trading OF ''o
Philadelphia stock Exchange TO-DAY anu
price changes were small and uninteres'ins'
While there was very little business In tne
former during the early part or the usy
the demand expanded later and the certili-
Gates we're by far the most active Oh no one
strictlv home shares. More than 2zVo
changed hands, and the price advanced q
TO Si4. other traction issues were mae
tive and only n few odd-lot transactions
took place. Philadelphia Traction was was
unchanged and Union Traction was OH hali
n point. ii. s.,,,,
Virtually all the interest here, aside from
the Rapid Transit, was centered IN Steei
common, and following the course OF tne
New York market, II was quite weak sell
ine, down as low as 123 loss of points
from the closing price yesterday. The price
auctuated throughout the day and at one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
NEW YORK. Aug I

N'NhN' aug. o.
The course of prices in the cotton ma.
ket was irregular today. with the clo.
easier The decline was preceded bv
good recovery, following a break after 4
strong start. Among the factors was y
particularly good weekly report by H.
Weather Bureau. which led to Increase
estimates of the yield. 1t was asserted b,
some that fairly large production va,
assured.
Receipts and shipments of 20 900 bales 4
st. Louis during the last three days wen
unusually heavy. Part of the cotton Il
going to mills in Canada and in the eastern
United States. Some Of it is coming n
New York, the shippers fcrestalling possjbh
congestion of transportation.
a high official OF the Illinois Central
Railroad was quoted as saying that the ter.
ritory covered by that road would have TN
best out-turn in years.
At the outset the market was active ami
strong, first prices being &c to 4S point
higher.
There was good buying for commissjon
houses and considerable covering Ona
important feature was the activity in spos
at Liverpool, sales there amounting to TO-.
90 bales, or the largest business in SOM
weeks, with prices of both spots and fu
lures 10 joints higher
Another bull factor was the continuatiou
of dry weather in the Southwest and a.
further showers in the Eastern belt, and
complaints about the spread of weevil
Realizing became active soon after ID,
opening. The tendency 20 take profits On
long cotton was evidently increased by tht
official forecast for showers in the South
west, and after the execution of the stop
ntsflA 81 L.. u. = 81
demand showed rather a sharp falling o.
This suggested an easier technical position
which encouraged selling for reaction and
the market later was also influenced by n
favorable view of the weekly report Of ths
Weather Bureau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
National City Company Buys Notes

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-The National c,.,.
Company has purchased s5,OOO,OOO 6 per
cent secured gold notes Of the Electric Auto
and Light Corporation maturing in one ana
two years The notes will be secured h,,
specific pledge of collateral valued at n,ora
than sl7.OOO,O0o and consisting Of the oor,
mon stock OF the WHY'S Overland Con,narI' rUli-
rlsk Rubber Company per cent sap,'rcs
M pfeierred stock and Federal Rubber Con-
pa"y per cent second preferred stock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK, Aug. S--October-Keiffer
Hyman, Mitchell. schley, Watkins, Wig
gins and McEnany bid Parrott, Newman.
McEnany, Hartcorn and Allen offered.
December-Flinn, Peers, Mitchell Hyman
ana n Gumoens bid Keiffer Waters, Gif-
ford, Beardsley and Parrott offered
January-W. Gumoens and Hyman h,a +.
Hartcorn, Young. Munds and Parrot OF.
'fered. VI
March-Frederickso bid Clifford offered
May--pown Hagedorn, Mitchell And
wilson bid Hentz and Waters offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

+, ". WOOlwOrth Company, regular quar-
tcrlN Of Ia per cent on preferred stock, pay
able october ! to stock Of record September 10
American Foreign Securities Company, regtl-
lar somiannual of > per cent, payable August
II 70 holders Of record on that date.
United Cigar Stores Company, regular quar-
tcrly Of per cent on preferred. payable Sep
tembcr 10 TO stock frcCord August 81
American Express Company, regular quar-
terly of $l.50 a share, payable October / to
stock of record August 81.
Cerro de Pasco Mining Company an EXTRA
Of SOC share in addition to quarterly 81 a
share Dividends are payable September / TO
stock of record August II.
Adams Express Company. a dividend of 81 10
a share, payable September 1 to holders of
record August 13. Vi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Shamokin Man Takes War B,ido

!, sHAMOKIN. Pa. Aug. S.-on,the eyo -,
the usPaS'ure army for Mount Gretna to enter
mokln nioS Motortruck Company. No Sha-
MI M,iier was married to Miss Leona ke,sLeere see
1s,is fne marriage was, solemnized at Trin,,v
Fleser' FlSsi foIiowInS Insrcn mbcy eg the Rev 4. g.
ns, nela az the home OF the bride's M vss was
Aa'iier de24rt>d ~ Acuns Gretna. fsn'A =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW YORK - Money on the call
opened at 2h per cent; high, 3; low .;
last, 3; closed, ga @3; ruling rate. ga
per cent.
Time loans on good mixed Stock Ex-
change collateral were quoted at per cent
trading figures for sixty days, 4d4h for
ninety days, 4h@h per cent for four
months and Az a4% per cent for five and
six months.
On industrial loans was 4 per cent
higher. Bank acceptance rates are quoted
at 3S and per cent on eligibles and 4Is
and 3S per cent on ineligbles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Aug. S.-There was brisk
demand for spots, with prices 10 poinu|
higher; sales, 10000 bales; receipts, 5000
bales, including 1900 bales American. Spot
prices were: American middling fair 20.6sd,l
good middling, 20.c5d middling, l9.s5d;'
low middling, 19.5Od; good ordinary, 1s.sA;.
ordinary, 1S05d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
COTTON CLOSES EASY 1
AFTER IRREGULARITy'
Good Weekly Weather Repo,t'
Leads to Increased Esti-
mate of Yield
COTTON BELT WEATHER CoNprr,ov.

COTTON BELT WEATHER CoNpIT,ovs
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.--The following g.
this morning: Ashevillc, 6s; Okiahoma ~ ~
and Chattanooga. 20; Fort Smith, Little Ray
Knoxville and Atlanta, 72: Memphis, BirmIrss.
and Wilmington. "a; Vicksburg, MeriSIsn
Macon and Montgomery, 40; Abilene, sbrsssss
port. Corpus Christi. Del Rio, Chnrsstss~
Savannah and Tampa. az; New Orleans W. W.
bile. Pensacola and Jacksonville so; Cialsss.
ton, So. or
There was .01 inch OF precipitation atfs.
yannah, .O4 inch Mt birmingham, .O6 al III
lanta.. .12 at Meridian and Asheville, Ia n
80 at Oklahoma City. .5S al Chattanoosv,
.52 at Memphis and 1.1s at Little Rock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The market for
coffee. futures today opened quiet and un.
to points lower. Sales on the call
amounted to 500 bags
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock Ex-
change and in which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the last
nrnNinns close.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Hioh Points in Today's Financial News

York. blamed 6etJ
Behehe Steel Tespon
rreguary Foreign E@chGnge
reached high IN New YORK and
London
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
Organize $4,000, 900 Oil Company

NEW YORK, Aug s.-The formation of
the United Western Consolidated Oil Com
S~ny. II Is announced, has been completed.
The new company will have a capitalization
of $4,000. 900. each share having par Of
~ The United Western OIL Company viii
1~>H4 into tho new combination share
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change and in which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the
last previous close.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

Total sales. $4,000 shares, compared with
oS1 400 shares; same period last week. s5S 100
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

LoNDoN-Money is unchanged at per
cent Discount rate for short bills Is 4A
per cent and for three months bills It is
4 1916 per cent unchanged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA - Call, per cent
time. 5@5& per cent. Commercial paper,
three to four months, 5is q n per cent ;
six months, 595A per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

Paris Bourse Is Steady
PARIS, Aug. s.-The Bourse was steady
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-08

Total sales, S3O3?,00o, compared with So
CoG,O0O yesterday; thus far this week, $S,5IG,-
coo: same period last week, Sj,I59 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
ANNIVERSARY OF
 .JACKSON'S BIRTH

The present week marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Jackson, hero of the Eattle of New Orleans and seventh president of the United States. It has become custo- mary to regard Jackson as "the pat- ron saint of Democracy" but irres- pectiye of political affiliations he is one of the most conspicuous and im- portant characters in American his tory. His prominence is in large measure due to the fact that although he was not in himself great con. structive statesman like Hamilton, or a great orator like Clay his election to the presidency and his subsequent career mark out a new era in Ameri- can politics and a new stage in the development of democracy.
 Jackson was of very humble origin Even the place of his birth has been disputed, both North Carolina and South Carolina claiming him as a na- tive son. The date of his birth was March 15, 1767. His early life was modifying and uninteresting and gave no promise of the career that was to follow In early manhood he removed to Tennessee, where he made more of a name for himself as an Indian fighter than as a lawyer, for which profession he had studied. At the same time he rose to promin- ense in the affairs of the new state of Tennessee, helping to frame it's con- stitption and being elected it's first representative in congress. Subsc- quently he served for short time in the senate, which position he re- signed to accept place on the su- preme bench of Tennessee. At the end of his judicial career he retired to private life, engaging in business as planter and merchant. Not until the beginning of the second war with Great Britain did he again take an active part in the affairs of the na- tion.
 Two weeks after war was declared Jackson offered, through the gover- nor of Tennessee, his own services and those of his division of 2,50O state militia, but the troops were not called for by the general government till after Hull's defeat in Canada. Jack son organized his force and started with it for the South, but by the time he had reached Natchez he received an order from the new secretary of war, John Armstrong, dismissing him from the public service. Jackson marched his men 800 miles back to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

Decatur's famous wo1 ds, "My coun- try, may she ever be right; but right or wrong, my country" guide the American people today.
 There is a time when it is the duty of every American to attempt to Ike p his country from the wrong, or what he thinks is wrong.
 That time has passed. We are i'll for armed neutrality and shooting at German submarines at sight; anl there is scarcely room left for argu- ment.
 These acts are being done Every American may not see eye to eye on the propositions; but there is nothing left to do but let things take their course.
 And why? Merely because agita- ton to the contrary now would force the nation-our country right or Wrong-to dishonor itself.
 Uncle Sam would be stultified if the people were not united in this crit cal hour.
 The president and his advisers, whom the nation elected to run the country, have decided upon certain course. There is absolutely nothing honorable and patriotic that can be done except to follow them.
 Americans will do exactly what Frenchmen, Russians, English and Germans have done--follow their leaders unquestioning.
 This is the gist of nationality. A nation disrupted within itself is no nation ill fact, though i. may be such in name.
 All then! Be true ,mericans!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
GETTING UNDER KlRBY'S SKIN.

The men who said that Senator w F. Kirby is too thick -skinned to be af- fccted in any degree by the caustic critisism his stand for the kaiser has proved are wrong
 The Jonesboro men who sent tho senator Iscariot's thirty pieces of silver" were handed somewhat of a package in return by Mir. Kirby who intimated that it would be long time before the Jonesboro men would be found defending with their bodies the flag of which they seem so proud.
 Goaded further, MT. Kirby attempt cd to take Memphis Commercial Ap- peal to task for editorially condemn ing the attitude of the "willful group" in the senate, and in doing so gave additional proof of being unable to mount to the level of senatorial capacity by his inability to discuss question without entering into per- sonalities.
 Mir. Kirby's letter 10 the Con- mercial Appeal follows:
 "1-I noticed some oi your editor als relative to the senate's failure to act on the armed neutrality bill.
 "2-It probably has never occurred to you that this was not intended as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

one-man government and that it will | be a sorry day for the republic when | senators are not courageous enough to do their own thinking and express their honest convictions. "3-You will doubtless have a lot of time for deliberate thought along this line before you reach the senate. Yours very truly.
 "W. r. KIRBY"
 The Commercial Appeals retort must have hit MT. Kirby hard. It was:
 "We have marked tine three para graphs in Senator Kirpy's letter.
 "As to paragraph two, we are we'll aware that this is not one-man gov ernment. That is why the nation is indignant at La Toilette We are also aware that it is not a 12-men gov ernment, and that is why the nation is indignant at the senate kaiserbund, of which Kirby counts one.
 "It is a sorry day for the republic when there are men i'll the United States senate who are not capable of thinking and who cannot express honest convictions because they have no convictions of any sort.
 "As to paragraph three, yes, we will have all of our life to deliberate thought We will never be in the United States senate, in the United States house of representatives or in the state senate. It is a pity, how ever, that Kirby had not sense enough to realize his unfitness for the sen- ate and give some of the years of his life to attempting to learn how to think instead of projecting himself into politics to the detriment of his own state, to the shame of those who believe in human liberty and to the delight of the kaiser.
 And, come to think of it, if the senate later is to be filled with men of tho mental calibre of the junior senator from Arkansas, we doubt that future membership in that body woulj be credit to the intelligence of any one"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
PARKING OF AUTOS.

The need of some definite systcm of parking automobiles, in iMa!a street. if in no other section of the business center of Pire Bluff, was made apparent Monday night, when 53 automobiles were standing in Main street, from the courthouse to Secona avenue, including four or five lined up in front of the courthouse.
 Almost continuously from 7:33 o'clock until 10 o'clock. the autos ex- tended along both curb lines. in some places two abreast. Some were standing parallel to the curb, othe g were headed in and still others were backed in. Although Main street is a wide thoroughfare, driving through the street was a difficult proposition except for the little time when the street cars happened not to be mov- ing in that particular part of the street.
 Incidentally, the half hundred anl more automobiles standing in the small area, was mighty demonstra- tive indication of the fact that Pine Bluff folk are enjoying considerable prosperity, and gave the street an ap- pearance pretty much like that of hustling northern or western town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago. 1S17-Members of the so-called society of Luddites in England were ar rested for breaking labor-sav- ing machinery.
 Seyenty-fiye Years Ago. 1S42-England prepared a naval ex- petition to attack Chapoo, Chlna's chief port of trade with Japan.
 Fifty Years Ago. 1S67-The last of the French troops departed from Mexico, leaving Emperor Maximilian to his fate. Twenty-Five Years Ago. 1S92-The steamship Missouri sailed from New York with supplies for the starving peasants in Russia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

their homes in Tennesse and dis banded them.
 It was not until months later, when there came a pressing demand for putting down the Indians who threat ened Mobile, that Jackson and his Tennessee militiamen were again called into service. His success against the Indians jed to his ap- pointment as a major-general of the United States army, with command of the army of the South. After driv- ing off the enemy that threatened Mobile and Pensacola. he started with his army for New Orleans, in the de- fens of which city against the attack by the British he was to win place among the great American military heroes.
 The battle of New Orleans was fought after peace had been arranged between the United States and Great Britain, neither the American nor British participants in the conflict knowing that the war was over. In this battle the British lost out of r. 900 men total of more than 2,000 killed and wounded, while the Ameri cans sheltered by their breastworks, had only eight killed and thirteen wounded, disparity in loss to which history presents hardly parallel. The British commander was killed and the American commander obtained through his victory prestige that eventually made his president of the United States.
 President Jackson's imperious methods in dealing with public affairs called forth torrents of criticism and made him many political enemies dur ing his eight years term of office. But with the passing of years a calmer judgment has been formed With regards to Jackson's public acts and policies. Modern historians are generally agreed that his election was the result of popular upheaval, his administration was a time Of great intellectual activity, period in which the democratic sentiment was finding new expression. And none has been found to impeach the true Americanism of the frontiersman from Tennessee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

Government explains that railway mail clerks are being reduced be- cause the volume of mail has de- creased. This is more evidence of our uneXampled prosperity, as people who formerly sent letters now send telegrams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

novelist and reformer, born at Mini Novgorod, 49 years ago today.
 William N. Selig, one of the noted pioneers in the motion picture indus try in the United States, born in Chi cago 53 years ago today.
 Charles F. Curry, representative in Congress of the Third California dis trict, born at Naperville, Ill.,, 59 years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
NOTABLES BORN THIS DATES.

Thomas R. Marshall, who has just entered upon his second term as vice president of the United States, born at North Manchester, Ind, 63 years ago today.
 William Graves Sharp, United States commissioner of pensions, born at Shelby, O.. 5S years ago to- day.
 Maxim Gorky, famous Russian
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14
One Year Ago in the War.

March 14, 1916-Grand Admiral von Tirpitz forced to resign on ac- count of Germany's controversy with the United States in regard to submarine warfare, the prin- ciples of which he conceived; l; German crown prince carried French positions near Le Mort Homme hill in great assault; Italians made heavy infantry attacks all along the Isonzo river front and claimed capture of two strongly fortified posi- tiOnS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

Eggs prices, not long ago perpen- dicular, are now merely steep, and rapidly nearing the blessed time when they will be horizontal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-14

A true friends is a man who al ways has match handy when you need one.