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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 19.-The foreign
exchange market in the early dealings to-
day disclosed a steady tone generally and
there were moderate improvements in the
various classes, but not important enough
to constitute a feature.
Rates were as follows
Demand sterling 4.751s, cables AIS 7-1s,
sixtyrday bills nominally Are, ninety-day
bills 40.
Franc cables 5S3N. checks 5.S4%.
Reichsmar< cables SO 1-16, checks 60.
Vienna cables 11.27, checks lies.
Lire cables 1884, checks 1884.
Swiss cables 5.02&, checks 5.03%.
Guilder cables 40$s checks 40 5-l6.
Ruble cables 2S50 checks 2S4O
Pesetas cables 21.25, checks 21.16
Stockholm cables 1855, checks 1855.
Christiania and Copenhagen cables 2915.
checks 20.
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-The time money market
was easier today. short maturities being
lowered a per cent in the asking figures on
good mixed Stock Exchange collateral
Money for sixty and ninety days was
quoted at 3 la @3& per cent as against
per cent asked on the closing full business
day Of last week.
Rates were unchanged at %. a per cent
for four and five months, and bids for six
months We're reduced to 3& per cent as
compared with per cent, the trading figure
on last FRIDAY. on industrial loans rates
were quoted at 4@4A per cent the highest
figure for six months loans
Prime bank acceptances showed mod
crate movement and rates are unchanged AZ
. W2S per cent for eligibles and 3a a
3 " per cent for ineligibles.
Call money opened at 2A per cent for
new loans and 2h per cent for renewals.
PHILADELPHIA Call. Az mar .
Time, w @5 per cent. CommerciaI thraa
to six months, AZ @4% per cent.
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b. and NJ. Reorganization Plan

CONCORD. y, H. March 1s-The for
mation~.of new corporation. consolida-
tion or purchase Of the leased lines, contin-
uance Of dividends ranging from to 10
per cent to the subsidiary lines and an as
sessment Of $40 share against common
stockholders for new stock, are the out
standing features Of the Boston and Maine
reorganization plan. This plan also pro-
vides Tor the acquisition OF the Hampdsn
roaA by u Issue Of ei.es0.o00 hrst pre-
l1rro1 ~ ont stock ard &b<oo,Qoo pre-
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MANY CURB STOCKS IN GOOD DEMAND;
INDEPENDENT OILS MOST PROMINENT
NEW YORK, March 10.


Elk
to a new
81 and Standard Oil New 6s1 6s2
Steew in o
to
rtin Aircraft advance from o
o
Ledge to
Zncsold at a and
to
hoMeda abetter ronera from o
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Aetna Explosives Earnings Big

NEW YORK, March 19-The annual re-
port of Aetna Explosives Company as of
December 81 shows profits for the company
and its subsidiaries from April / to Decem-
ber 81. 1916, before providing for amortiza-
ton of $4,321, 1892, To this is added the pre-
vious surplus of $156,097 and proportion of
loss of subsidiary companies or provision
for amortization applicable to stock not
owned by Aetna Explosives Company of
$36,705, making a total of s4,514194. This
entire amount was charged off as "appro-
priation on account of amortization by
Aetna Explosives Company and subsidiary
companies"
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BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearings today. compared with cor
responding day last two years:
1917 1915. 1918
philadelphia s4s2io s42 ss2. .2so 800 ,ls i53. oos
New York. .376. III 1872 $40. 900, ,444 o18 IL 374
Boston go. s,772.574 24,554797 l6.8ss. 120
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INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
LOCAL DEPOSITS PILE UP
Increase in Individual and Bank in
Week-Loans and Surplus Larger

The most striking thing in the state
ment of the average condition of the mem
bers of the Philadelphia Clearing House
Association for the last week was the in
crease in individual and bank deposits. In
dividual deposits rose sl,22s,0OO and bank
deposits s5.7O1,OOo. Loans and surplus also
gained.
Details follow
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LIVERPOOL Cotton

LIVERPOOL, March 19..-Spot cotton 70.
day was reported in good demand, at ~
points advance. on the basis of 1221d ior
mid-upand. The sales aggregated lOoov
bales, including 5000 American. The im'
ports We're 5000 bales, including 1000 Annex
lean. The market for futures closed steaoy
at a net advance of 5000 points.
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fyrRARD," IN THE PUBLIC
~ LEDGER OF JANUARY
SPEAKING OF THE LATE
JUDGE JOHN M. BROOMALL,

Here IL another prophecy made
korty-one years ago by that eminent
< Jud9e which opens up a wide hori-
\ non
I" The river shore between Chester
and Marcus Hook must beccn1e the
port Of Philadelphia. It is not unsafe
to predict that the child is living who
Will see the southern limits OF what
will be substantially the city Of Phila-
delphia at the Delaware State line.'
'He expected that at the end of
century from the time he wrote Della:
ware County would have a quarter Of
q million Inhabitants. II has more
than half that now. and at the present
rate OF growth the population will be
half a million at the bicentennial Of
our freedom"
A ride over the Chester Short
will show you how closely this
prophecy is being fulfilled.
The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company has just
broken ground at Essington for the
construction of an extensive plant.
which will employ a large number
has just completed. and is now oper-
ating. its new plant located between
Eddystone and Chester. The Phila-
deiphia Shops of Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works, II is announced, will be
TcutONcu W EauyStOic dltcf tHc cl'St
Of the European War.
The Chester & Philadelphia Rail-
way Co. (Chester Short Line) serves
this territory and the numerous in
dustrial establishments mentioned
above. Its earnings during 1915
were approximately four times the
interest charges on its Closed, First
Mortgage. Tax Free, Five Per Cent
Bond Issue, and current earnings
greatly exceed those Of the same
period last year. The bonds are
listed on the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange.
The opportunity is now offered of
obtaining bonds of this exceptional
issue below par. 800, $500, $1,000
denominations.
Write or call for particulars.
Martin &CO.
nj INVESTMENT 81
hY0 BANKERS
14l1 Walnut St.
PHILADELPHIA
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Sex diyidend-Barrett Company, Is. To-
bacco Products preferred. Ia Electric Storage
Battery, 1; weyman Burton. and extra. pre-
ferred Il. Stutz Motor, Ia
TEX rights--Barrett Company and Barrett
Company preferred.
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Sugar Prices Unchanged

NEW YORK, March 10. Fine granu-
lated sugar remains unchanged at prices
ranging from 7c to 7,50c. The last sale in
spot Cuban raws was at 527c.
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Erie's New Notes Oyersubscribed

NEW YORK, March 19.-At the. office
of ]. p. Morgan q Co., today was stated
that the $15.000,000 two-year her cent
notes of the Erie Railroad Company had
been oversubscribed.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, March 19.-The market iof
coffee futures opened firm today at an 40.
vance of 6 to points. Trading on 'ne
call was active. first sales amounting 70
$3.50 bags There was a renewal OF ou'.
side buying, with the selling from scatterea
trade interests.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS

If-NfDIAN
1917. Increase.
Second week March,. S2,8lO,OO0 s4l2.OOO
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
Second week March $l,0l7.704 's25. $40
From July ''.,..... o'5S7,2l1 1924, 524
CHICAGO. lNDIANAPoLIS AND LOUISVILLE
Second week March,. Sl6Is19 s23,6l5
sDeCrease,
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Dodge Company's Initial and Special

MISHAWAKA, Ind. March l9. ln'
Dodge Manufacturing Company has ~,
clared a special dividend of per cent ~ ~
the common stock payable forthwtn,s n
gether with an initial regular diVioehu =
IA per cent, payable April 2. &s
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Harry Terry, Rug Manufacturer. Dies

Harry Terry, of Bush & Terry. rug manu.
facturers and Ontario streets. died Sat-
urday at Miami, Fla, where he had been
spending the winter for his hsalth. He
NJ 1fkystXo pears oId end ~ - ~.
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LOSS OF SHIPS DOES !
NOT SOFTEN COTTON
Good Buying Orders Hold|
Market Firm, Despite Raid Of
U-Boats on American Vessels

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK, March I9.-It was cIea,
IN the eastern section of the cOttOn half
this morning and cloudy IN the west. ''
The following temperatures were recora.
EDS Ashevalle. "a; Raleigh and KnosSfIle.
30; Nashville and ChattanoOga. 32; Wi.
mington and Atlanta. "a; Macon and Bir-
Charleston, Memphis and Montgomery, iV;
Nicksbnrg and Little Rock. AZ; Thomas.
bile. Pensacola. Oklahoma City and jack.
s0nvil!e, 40. New Orleans. as; Tampa 80;
Del Rio. 52; San Antonio, 81; Galyesfon. 6s
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Details follow

surplus March 20. 1915 $40 300, 900; March
o. 1915, s3l .621 900; March 23. 1914 si3 99T.-
900 March II. 1913, s1.sT0.0 900; March ls 1912.
sI3, So. 900.
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LOWER SUPPLY NEWS
MAKES WHEAT RISE
Settlement of Railroad Labor
Trouble Also Has Good Eff
fect-Peace Talk Again

GRAIN BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
CHICAGO, MarcI, 10.-The weather fore
cast for thirty-six hours follows:
North and South Dakota; Kansas and
Nebras aska-Generally fair tonight and tues
day. somewhat colder Tuesday.
Illinois, Iowa. Missouri. Wisconsin and
MinnesOta--Partly cloudy tonight and tues
day, warmer tonight. coldei Tuesday.
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Total sales. 25,Oi1 shares, compared with 22,-
09i shares last Monday.
BONDS Net
High Low. Close. chge.
$500 Elec & Peo
Tr Is S3H2 83 S3R = "a
1000 Tx sup inc
SIS .... 55 5ita 55 - u
1000 Penna 60
gen iAs1O1R 1O112 IOI1s .....
10000 Phla Co
cons 5s. 02R 92R 92R - "a
1000 Phia Elcc
Temp 5s. 1913 1914 1918 - ~
5000 Reading gen
As ..... ~ % 81
1000 w n Y a
Pa 1st sos 10j 1O5 + R
1000 L Kingdom
5s .... 0,ha 0iH 97a .....
Total sales. Si55Oo. compared with Sio9. 800
last Monday.
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Reserve Banks Discount Rata.

y 70 sir !? osss ss
3 per cent Y,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19

Net earnings of America,s Ice Company
I'm first three months of current fiscal year,
November. December and January. in
creased S122,000 over the corresponding
period in the previous year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19

The New York Coffee and Sugar En-
change membership belonging to the estate
Of II. II. Terwilliger has been sold to A. II.
Lamborn for $4,000, unchanged from previ-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
Associated Press BY Naval Radio Seryice)

n AS May THE entire crest Of the ridge stretching east
ward from scissors is in the hands Of the French
and General Nee taking advantage Of the strength his
positions Is pushing forward in Of the great blows that have
become familiar since the spring campaign opened this year.
His thrust Yesterday covered the space of than eight
miles as the crow flies and far more than that when the con-
v0uons of the snous trench line is counted and every where
he was able to report Everywhere his hammered
ing deatchmens Of the Teuon forces and rounding up thou
sands OF Hun prisoners.
Saturday nights reports as issued by the French official
cOmnuqe told Of the taking Of 1900 prisoners and yesterday
bringing the total for the two days Of fighting up to 0l00
unwomded Germans who have surrendered to the Polus
Saturdays advances were continued yesterday IN spite OF
terrific efforts by the Huns to Withstand the onward movement
of the French Here and there the long battle line they
aged to hold firm for time, but when their lines to the right and
left began to break under the pressure the French offensive
these sets the flood melted and when night came the
rams %sre yet EVE srs before e enc aa
tacks There in many OF the sectors OF the battlefield but
they cost the attackers DEAR Sin every Instance" the
official French report sour barrage fire and infantry met the
attempted advance Of the Germans and threw them back infc
ing great losses upon them" Il
East Of Rheims yesterday the artillery fire was tremendous
heavy Even Berlin admits that number OF German positions
were attened out by the sheer weight Of metal thrown BY the
that he French attack failed to break through our lines In
continuing the official German communicate says that the
"French artillery fire was extraordinarily heavy and we were
compelled to abandon our position at Wlnterbug which was
Berlin and London alike are comparatively silent regarding
the fighting north of Saint Quentin London reports merely that
there heavy artillery fire. but Berlin claims that there were
British attacks which were hurled back with loss. E
East Of BuHecou taken some days ago by the British at
tack the Germans attempted regain part of the line they had
lost and lacking which their negborng positions are in an ex
emeB pfecarous condition Their attack was made in force
ey Of the British gunners, aided by machine guns and en-
tfenched infantry.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
REFUGEES FLEEING FROM
CUBA BRING WORD on
FRICHTFOL CONDITIONS
Whole Districts Of Oriente Province In Grip Of Rebels
MhoAre Admittedly Burning and Loothg n the Hope
OfForcng the Intervention Of United States; Lives
OfFOreigners Imperied and They Appeal To Uncle Sam
ASSOCIATED Press BY Naval Radio servioe)

y. A
EW YORK, May THE nsuTectlon IN Cuba has broken out
again. and the rebels are burning ootno and eOknu
wherever they find themselves in power. ss,
party OF American and British refugees which arrived here
last night brings word that the condition of affairs in the eastern
provinces Of the island are far worse than they have been the past
and even declare that the remaining Foreigners are threatened with
unless the United States government can Intervene mme
Indeed according the statement brought by the refugees the
orages which are being pepeated BY the bandits have as their
direct objective the forcing Of the United States intervene with an
According to the statement Of one member Of the party last
night Masco one Of the bandit leaders has issued proclamation to
the people OF the districts nWch he operating announcing that
he proposes to continue his campaign Of murder and rap1e until
he boiler is heard Washington and the Yankee government in
tervenes.n sas.
These and similar statements are believed here to mean that
the German secret agents which known have been spending
large sums Of money IN Cuba among the dsaected elements Of the
Liberal party led BY Dr. Alfred Zayas who was defeated at the re-
emf elections President Menoca have been successful stirring
up the trouble they wished
II known that secret plots against the United States and
against Cuba were Matched by Count Bensor while he
ambassador to this country and that he left behind him well or
ganzed gang German mdees and conspators equipped with
morals That these men have been busy il eastern Cuba now a
pears certain @s39 e a4 .4 55aSt.
The refugees who arrived here last nht brought with them
formal appeal to the government the United States to send armed
forces to Cuba to crush the Instruction This appeal was
signed by hundred and sixteen American citizens and Brit
ISL subjects, and declares that they in omentay fear Of
cred by the bandits, who have full control OF the entire
ton and have over run large parts Of the districts Of Pamarlo
This appeal was forwarded yesterday to therofGas in the
state department at Washington with the request that mme
date action be taken 1t IS declared by the refugees that PFes
the foreigners the eastern part of Cuba and that the rebels
are gaining force daily and have well equipped army number
ing about fifteen thousand These are said to be armed with
At present however is stated that the rebels fighting
only with the torch but i is added that they are doing an enor
amount Of mischief Indeed the sugar crop Of that section
If he island damaged beyond repair for this season the loss
amounting to thousands OF tons. M Illi y. 80.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
ARMED AL|EAENEM|ES
!. FEW ON BIG ISLAND
(Mail Special To The Adyertiser)

y q.
HILO, May 2--Aceording to all re-
ports made to Sheriff samuel X. Pua
there are very few q alien enemies" in,
the County Of Hawaii who are the own
.ers of firearms or weapons Of any des-
cription, and these few are all in the
districts of Hilo and Kau. The records
show that only three in each district
are registered as having firearms, etc.
OF THESE here Mrs, CT Castendyk turned
In shotgun and few cartridges.
Mr.. Castendyk called upon Sheriff
Pua last week to find out Just what his
status is under the Presidents proela-
nation, as he had taken out his first
papers many years ago. He learned
that first papers no longer count and
that Fan alien enemy is any citizen Of
a country with whom the United States
is at war who. has not become natural.
lied in the United States.l' The wives
of alien enemies are also such. No mat.
ter where a woman Is born she assumes
the citizenship of her husband after
marriage.
No reports Of fallen enemies" have
been made from any other districts ex-,
cept Kau, from which district the fol-
lowing have registered and surrendered
their weapons;
r. A. Hamisch, Naalehu, one win.
chester rifle and nine boxes of car
tridges. ft.
Rev. Father Ildophopso, Waiohino,
one double!barrel rife and twenty,six
cartridgesy one revolver, one shotgun
and 100 cartridges, one canister Of
black powder.
Doctor Hoffman, Pahala, one sword.
The time limit for registering FIRE
arms by alien enemies has ended and
all such being found with weapons are
liable 70 arrest and imprisonment. NJ
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
HAWAII BOARD Isl.
ANXIOUS TO PAY
!. EMPLOYEES AT Front
(Mail Special 70 The Advertiser)

(Mail Special to The Advertiser)
HILO, May AT the request Of
members of the board of supervisors
the board of trade of Hilo held spe.
eial meeting yesterday afternoon to
hear arguments upon a proposition by
the members of the board of super
visors to provide for the payment of
road laborers who are called to the
Colors, who have families.
President G. II. Wears called upon
Supervisor Julian r. Yates to explain
the scheme, and Mr.. Yates outlined
the effort that had been made at a
former meeting of the board to reach
a solution which could enable the
county to pay its regular road workers
who have families, yet want to 90 to
the front. He added that in his com.
pany he had found that forty 1--we en-
listed men out of eighty had dependent
families. A. q
There was a diversity of opinion, al.
though the general feeling, as express
ed by John T. NOR was that no action
should be taken at this time, or until
the full text of the Army Bill and the
bill for increasing the pay of enlisted
men, were received. One unpleasant
note in the discussion was when r. w.
Filler pccused the supervisors Of play.
ing politics. Supervisor Yates answer
ed that if they were trying to play
politics why should they ask the board
of trade for advice. y.
~ If we wanted to play politics we
would go ahead aud play it and not
bother with the board Of trade re,
marked Yates.
Rev. George Laughton closed the dis,
cussion with a resolution that the board
of supervisors be requested to postpone
action upon the proposition of paying
road laborers q bonus TO serve with the
-Coiors until More was known of the
federal government Is intentions, and
this carried. # ~. IT 80.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
MURDER[RHANGED
''ByANGRY CR0WDS
Salesman After Killing Man and
AssauIting Vile Joins In the
Lords Prayer

tAssociatsd Press ~ naval Radio ssrvice)
PHOENIX, May Star Daley was
shot and Killed yesterday BY James Glib
son, q Chicago travelling salesman, who
later assisted the lynching party to fix
the moose around his own neck, and was
hanged for his crime. Gibson after
shooting Daley attempted to assault
Mrs Daley, who was in the camp with
her husband when the killing took
place. wig rft va b
The Daldys had been on an autoHo-
bile tour and were camping near the
little village Of Mesa when Gibson APP
peared. After the shooting and at.
tempted assault Gibson was arrested by
deputies sheriff, Who immediately start
ed with him to jail here. But lynchs
ing party was swiftly formed and more
than one hundred automobiles were
gathered and started across the desert
in'pursnit Of the deputies ear. This
was caught near Florence, Arizona, and
arrangements iihmediately made for the
hanging. The exocutioners took Gibson
some little distance out Of the town and
IN company with the doomed man re-
cited the Lord ~ Prayer, when they
reached the scene selected for the hang
ing Gibson then directed them how to
tie the neose 80 il won't slip" He
kept his nerve until the very last, but
as they placed the moose about his neck
he broke down in a perfect 1T Of weep.
ing. sfg
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
LIBERAL RUSSIANS
WlNOVERENENl|IIE:S
I .5a.i n 60
Defeat Plots Of Pro-German
Il y Agents and viii Remain
(. Faithful To Allies
tAssOciatsd Press BY Naval Radio ssrvieO

(Associatsd Press BY Naval Radio ssryies)
/, PETROGRAD, May The crisis
caused by the action of the Socialists
and Anarchists against the Liberal gov
ernment has passed, and according to
statements issued last night from re-
sponsible officials Russia will carry on
her share Of the war to the end, re-
naming faithful to her allies until Ger
many is finally defeated and Hohenzol-
lernism is forever crushed. ,El}
The controversy in the council be-
tween the delegates representing the
workers and the soldiers have been
settled satisfactorily to all concerned,
according 70 statement issued by M.
TsereteHi who declared that the gov
eminent is now prepared to issue a
proclamation outlining its new foreign
policy, which win be couched in de-
finite language. 1t is believed that
this proclamation win correspond with
the proclamation Of April 0, and viii
embody the ideas and aims Of the pro-
letarian provisional government It is
also certain that this government has
had a new lease of power and will like
ly remain in the saddle indefinitely.
In a statement issued last night il
was declared that the victory Of the
government is victory for the
Allies, and Russia is now certain to
stand with her Allies to the end of the
war Ave- f.'f. St,s8tl 14t,.f aHe.,a p
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
RAG COLLECTING IS
RAGE Of LONDONERS

LONDON, April 25- Rag collecting
on nationwide hOuse-to-house basis
is being organized by the British gov
eminent through the National Service
Department. London alone Is expect
ed to furnish 100000 pounds Of rags
before the spring DEMONSTRATING sea
son Is oyer. o. 3.at. .
The official title of the new move
ment is the "National House to House
Rag Collection. A woman organizer
is being appointed for every district of
every Important town, and she will en-
list the services of Boy Scouts and other
volunteers MS collectors A corps of
women workers viii make house to
house calls to explain the campaign to
housewives and enlist their help. .
HEvery woman who throws away
rags is helping the enemy" says the
Committee's appeal LIVERY square
inch Of rag which contains cotton can
be mnde into paper. Every scrap Of
rag which is made of wool can be turn
ed into new el0thes.n %,1,t
Lady Amherst and Mrs Tenant
have given the Committee houses which
will be used as the central collection
stations for the London district.