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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
Its WINS TENTH STRAIGHT
Defeats Haywood, s-1-Appau Allows
Only Three Safe Blows

Lit Brothers nine won It's tenth straight
game this morning by defeating the Kay
wood A. C. on the p. r. r. Y M. C. A.
grounds by a score Of s-l. Appau was in
great form for the store boys, tanning ten
and allowing only three hits.
Although the store team was held to
Ave hits, seven errors made by the Kay
wood team aided the scoring of seven runs
in the frst two innings.
Blair was the star batsman Of the day,
knocking out three hits, a double, triple
and q home run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
Police Pick Up Runaway Girls

Margaret McKenna eighteen years old,
of 2903 North Third street, and Bertha
Weldon, sixteen years old, of 341O North
Fairhil street, were picked up by the police
of the Park and Lehigh avenues station
and sent to the House of Detention for a
hearing in the Municipal Court today, on
a charge of running away from home.
Police found them on the street near the
station house early today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
BRAKEMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Father-in-Law, Patrolman, Helps
Take Him to Hospital After Accident

William d. Peterman, twenty-five years
old, of 1921 Woodland avenue, a brakeman
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. was crushed
to death today while coupling cars in the
freight yards at Thirty-frst and Walnut
streets.
Petermans father-n-law. Patrolman Du-
gan. Of the Thirty-second street and Wood
land avenue station, was in the patrol
wagon that took the brakeman to the Uni
versity Hospital where he was pronounced
dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
JUSSERAND TO SEE MOVIES
French Ambassador Will Be Among
Those to View War Pictures

Ambassador Jusserand, of France, and
NJ. Tardieu. Of the French High Commission,
will visit this city next Wednesday to
witness the first public exhibition of the
official French war pictures showing French
aviators In action and their photographs
of the German trenches.
The exhibition will take place on Wednes-
day and Thursday nights on City Fall
Plaza, following the regular band concert
OF the Philadelphia Band.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
JACK KELLY BANQUETED
Oarsman Given Farewell" Dinner Be
fore Leaving for France

Jack Kelly, the vesper star. was given
a farewell" banquet last night by $50 oars
men at Mosebach's prior to his departure
to France.
Members OF every boat club In Paramount
Park many business men. athletes from
other fields OF sport and East Falls chums
OF the Maroon and Gray ''1yoR Man ~
tsndsd the afkair. {<| 4, :, Z. X. Z Z. &.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
BIG TINE FOR SOLDIERS
Cake, Pretty Girls and Merry Music
at Frankford Today

An abundance Of homemade cake. a
b.vv OF pretty girls and the Joyous tinkle
~ string band win be attractions at
ths Frankford Arsenal at 2:3o o'clock this
sftsrnoon for 200 regulars Of Companies b
snd e. stationed there for guard duty.
seventeen young women OF Bridesburg
$1,000 colonsl Montgomery. In charge Of
s.s ~, ;' R'sss::s s'ss::'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-28
Emma Goldman Free on Bail

NEW YORK, July 28,-Emma Goldman.
the anarchist, whose conviction on the
charge OF conspirng to defeat tho draft law
Court was released on $4,000 bail today.
Previously the proffsr Of S2b.eoo = Llborfy
Bonds a be&| ,wse refuee1, X. 49, w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Chile Transfers Berlin
Funds to New York
Saltpetre Produced by German
Interests Sold in Il. S.

The Chilean government has con
cluded the first operation Of trans
ferring conversion funds from Berlin
to New York by means Of the purchase
from Germany and the sale TO the
United States of saltpetre produced by
German interests in Chile. The sum
involved in the operation approXimates
$4,000, 900. II is stated that this sum
will be kept on deposit here in New
York 10 the order of the Chilean gov
eminent. Other operations of this
character are expected to follow. This
is the only method by which Chile has
found il possible TO transfer govern
ment funds from Germany
German interests have long been
prominent in the development of the
saltpetre mines Of Chile, and their in
vestments there before the war ran
into large figures. Apparently the
Chilean government is now taking over
much of this property in order to re-
imburse itself for obligations which
Germany has failed 10 meet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Price on the Rise
Dun's Index Number Again
Reaches New High Record

Recovering more than the recession
in August, Dun's index number Of
wholesale commodity prices on October
| stood at S2l9679, establishing a new
high level. This figure compares with
S2l5.0lO on September ! and $l52.355
on October !. 1916, when a slight ad-
vance was witnessed. Going back to
the outbreak of the war. or to August
/, 1914. it is seen that prices have risen
more than 80 per cent during the inter-
val, and from the bottom point on rec
ord, S72,455, on July /, 1897. the gain
exceeds 200 per cent. With two ex-
ceptions. July and September /. this
year. each month of the last fourteen
has shown a continuous upturn.
Even a cursory examination of the Oc-
tobor l figures discloses the fact that
where the markets have not been subject
20 official regulation the trend has been
distinctly toward higher levels, though
the net rise last month was but %
per cent. Yet of the seven groups into
which the index number is separated,
only two-meats and metals-show de-
cllnes from September l. and all food
stuits together advanced 81 per cent.
The readjustments in the metals
through official action lowered the total
of this class about As per cent. but
further downward revision il fore
Swallowed. as the governments an
nouncoment OF steel and iron prices
embraced only a few products and
other changes are still being worked
out. In clothing another new high
record was attained, because of dearer
row cotton, wool, silk and woollen
goods. which more than Offset recess
sions in raw silk, cotton goods and
hides, and miscellaneous articles. as a
whole. gained 81 per cent. lumber be-
ing among the commodities which be-
came more costly.
The following table gives Dun's index
number for October and September |.
1917. and October /. 1916:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Lackawanna Steel
Doubles Profits
Earnings for Nine Months
Equal $52.12 a Share
Orders Increase

Net profits of the Lsckawanna Steel
Company in the nine months ended
September so were equivalent to s52.12
a share on s35 ,O96,5O of common stock.
compared with S24.11 a share on S34,-
100000 Of common in the correspondents
period Of 1916 The report, issued from
the Offices of the company yesterday,
showed total Of net profits of SIS
2o4,532. against $S,379.043 year ago.
In the third quarter net profits ag-
gregated S6,096,3l7, compared with 49,
0G0,70l in the corresponding period Of
1915, and S9l0,724 in 1915. Excess
profits taxes imposed by the recent ac'
Of Congress have not been deducted
from these figures.
The company on September 80 had on
hand untitled orders amounting 70
79l ,962 gross tons, against 745, 694 tons
on the corresponding date year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
u. S. MINIS Are
Going Full Blast
Demand for Smaller Coins
Extraordinary - Price
of Bullion Lower

MINIS OF the United States govern
ment are operating twenty-four hours
a day turning out subsidiary coin TO
meet the extraordinary demand Tor
such currency. according to Verne NJ.
Bowie, superintendent of the local As
say Office. who returned to New York
Yesterday from trip TO the Paclhc
Coast. While in San Francisco he at
tended conference Of the heads Of
the different minis and assay Offices.
The rise in the price Of silver which
carried the metal to $l08ls an ounce
two weeks ago. Mr. Bowie said. caused
great excitement in the Far West
which has always been a great silver
country. and there wa. lively discus
sion Of the reasons for IL. In the silver
district around Denver many old aban-
doned silver mines that have not been
operated since the early '90s have
been put in shape to turn out the meta
again. In Nevada. about the time silver
was advancing the sharpest, the Gov
ernor of the state was planning 10
proclaim a holiday to celebrate the ar
rival Of dollar silver"
In discussing the silver situation Mr..
Bowie emphasized the demand of the
United States government for silver FOR
coinage purposes as one of the i'm
por,ant factors in the market. SO Tar
this year the minis OF the country have
turned out approximately sl6,OOO,O0O
worth Of new silver subsidiary coins
half dollars. quarters and dimes. This
IS ten times as much as was coined in
1916.
Silver declined fractionally again
yesterday in the London and New YORK
markets. falling q cent to SS's cents,
an ounce here. The opinion is expressed
bv bullion dealers that the movement
has sbou. reached its end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Wage Increase to
Benefit About 10000
Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey Announces Advance
Effective October Is

The Standard oil Company an
nounced yesterday that, due to the con
tinued increase in the cost of living,
it will again increase tn, pay of re
fnery employees, except salaried men,
10 per cent, to become effective Octo-
Der IS. This is the fifth fiat raise in
wages made by the company since July
81, 1915. Approximately 10000 men
are affected by the latest advance.
They include the employees in the
plants at Bayonne, Bayway, Jersey
City, Parkersburg, W. Va; Baltimore
and Baton Rouge. La. With the in
crease in pay just made, together with
the cost OF changing to an eight-hour
day, the company's wage bill for the
same amount of work, based on the
average rate in effect July 81, 1915.
has increased "a per cent in something
over two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Du Points Are Upheld
In Stock Purchase
Shareholders Vote Against
Taking Over Disputed
Securities

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 10.--Stock-
holders of f. !. du Pont de Nemours
Co. to-day completely vindicated
President Pierre S. du Pont and his as
sociates by voting to sustain them in
their purchase of stock which led to the
long and bitter I'd Pont suit" which
has been before the courts FOR near
ly two years. BY vote of 3l3,l6l
shares out OF possible voting
strength of 473,132 shares, the stock
holders dlsapproved formal resolu-
ton set before them by the court to
take over for their own use the securi-
ties and cash representing the stock
and its earnings. purchased By Pierre
S. du Pont and his associates from T.
Coleman du Pont in February, 1915.
The net amount involved is about s45,-
900, 900.
Before this purchase vas made Al
fred |. du Pont and William du Pont,
then members of the finance commit
tee, had refused to purchase 20,700
shares offered by Coleman du Point for
resale to the company's employees. This
stock was offered at $3.50 a share, and
the avowed purpose was to have the
purchase financed by the company, so
that the stock might find its way into
the hands of important employees, on
whom the burden of the great work
in prospect was to fall.
Alfred /. du Pont insisted that this
price was too high. that 1925 WAS
enough 70 pay, and the offer was with
drawn. Coleman du Pont then offered
20 sell his entire holdings, and Pierre
s. du Pont purchased them for him
self and his associates at 5000 a share
for 1914 shares of the common stock
of the old powder company and Ss5
share forN14,599 shares of the pre-
ferred stock. This common stock later
represented l26,628 shares of the COM
mon stock of the present company.
Under the order of the court, these
shares were not voted at the meeting.
The plaintiffs declined 70 announce the
vote cast for them, and this will not
be known until the special master fin
ishes the count, which he has decided
shall start tomorrow morning.
The vote cast for the present man
agement shows that ont of the hold
ings of the disinterested stockholders.
amounting to 2l3,378 shares. 2O1,O70
were cast against the plaintiffs in the
case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Rules on Special
Liberty Loan Deposits

The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York yesterday made public the new
ruling of the Treasury Department gov
erning special deposits Of government
funds in connection with subscriptions
for Liberty bonds or Treasury certif-
icates OF Indebtedness. Greater lati-
tude is permitted the banks under the
previous regulations in naming he
collateral security for these deposits.
For instance. under the recent ruling.
bonds of foreign cities in countries en-
gagged in the war against Germany will
be accepted. This will include the
bonds Of the French cities OF Lyons.
Bordeaux and Marseilles sold in this
market about wear ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

holder Of 600 shares Of the preferred
stock. yesterday filed suit in the state
Supreme Court 70 compel the Inter
national Paper Company 20 pay IN cash
all accumulated dividends due him and
all other preferred stockholders who
did not assent to the company's re-
organization plan. The complaint asks
the court 20 order the directors 70
prepare detailed statement Of the as
sets and liabilities Of the corporation
for the purpose Of finding out the sur
plus net profits available for payment
on the accrued dividends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Exchanges Will Close
Friday and Saturday

Columbus Day in the financial dis
trct will be observed by the brokers
with two-da- cessation of business
on the Stock Exchange. the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange, the Cotton Ex-
change and the Coffee Exchange. The
decision 10 close Saturday AS well as
tomorrow was reached yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange rates on Holland advanced
sharply again yesterday in the local
market. gulders moving up from 4Sis
10 40 cents. approaching the high rec
ord made early in 1916. Scandinavian
exchange ruled strong, with Swedish
crowns at 37a. cents. Strength of the
neutral exchanges is due 70 the new
restrictions laid on exports TO these
countries by the Allies. Russian rubles
were slightly firmer.
Closing rates yesterday. compared
with week ago, al given in the tabl"
below. American bankers have eus-
pended all dealings in German and
Austrian exchange. % that daily quota
tons for either marks or kroren are
10 longer available.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Other Cities

Illinois Roads Get Increase
SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. lO.-The Iii
nois State Public Utilities Commission
to-day granted Illinois railroads a
freight rate increase Of 10 cents 4 ton
on coal and coke, effective October 10,
and TO expire October -, 1918. A 5 per
cent increase also was allowed on
large number Of other commodities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Dividends

+. ". Woolworth & Co.-Regllar quar-
terly dividend Of g. a share on the comnios
stock. payable December ! TO stockholders "
record November 10.
Sinclair oil 4 Refining Regular qusr
'erly dividend Of sl.25 share. payable 10
yember y TO stockholders OF record Oc'|
Der 81.
sspulpa Refining. Regular quarterly di,f
dend OF per cent. payable November I
stockholders OF record October ID.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Money and Credit

There was less demand for call
money at the Stock Exchange yester-
day, and the ruling rate declined to
Slz per cent. This compared with 4
per cent on Tuesday and was. the lowest
ruling rate since the market hardened
to per cent fortnight ago. A small
amount of money was loaned at 2$.
per cent yesterday.
Practically no change was recorded
in the market for time loans based on
Stock Exchange collateral. Loans on
straight industrial collateral were so.
to per cent bid, with scant offerings.
The demand was light and only small
amount of new business was placed.
Loans on a mixture of railway and in
dustrial securities held at 80 per cent
for all msturities.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with q year ago, were as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Relevant Facts

General Motors.--This company re-
ports for the month Of September I'M
divided profits of s3,225 200, compared
with S2,2O0,l10 for the corresponding
period of 1916. The number Of cars
and trucks sold last month was 1928,
an increase of 3,O43 cars over the sales
year ago. Net sales for September
totalled 16,s50,O0O. an increase OF 3d.
292 $3.50. Cash in the bank and sight
drafts with documents attached at the
close Of business on October 8 amount
ed to $22, 043, 500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
News Digest
Foreign
Landau Market Cb

London Market Cheerful.-LONDON,
Oct. lO.-All sections Of the stock mar
ket had cheerful tone to-day. De.
spite a brisk demand for the new
war bonds. there was quite a good
business in war loans, consols. Bra
lillian bonds and other first class
securities at firm prices. Mining
shares were more active and rubber
and industrial stocks received atten-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
New York

stock Exchange Governors Resign
William {. Van Antwerp. +. B. Keech
and Allan l.. Lindley have resigned
from the governing committee of the
Stock Exchange. Each mas been as
signed TO duty either in the Army or
Navy Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

London Money Market. - LONDON,
Oct. Money was in moderate sup
ply az per cent. Discount rates were
steady, short bills being quoted at A..
per cent and three months bills at
4lS-16 per cent. Exchequer returns
show a reduction in the sales of Treas
ury bills last week and also in the
total amount outstanding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

Pullman Company.-The annual re
port for the fiscal year ended July 81,
1917. discloses gross revenues OF S49,-
ls4,559, compared with s43,76l,46 in
the year preceding. Operating ex-
penses increased from S24.el3,9l4 in
1916 to S29,3sl ,563. and the balance
after allowing s6,l70,5S4 for deprecia-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Current

The above rates express the cost Of
foreign money in terms Of the. Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say. s4.75fs. The intrinsic
parity is ti.s65s per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are az discount
or that dollars are at a premium, which
is owing TO the fac. that IN England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is great
or than the demand in this country
for pounds with which to settle &C.
counts in England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Make the World
Safe for Business

Every business man should buy
Liberty Bonds as a prime in
vestment, as well as from
motives of patriotism. By
furnishing funds to help win
the war you are helping to put
the world of business back on a
safe and enduring basis. free
from the menace of future
militansm and the peril of fut-
ure wars.
Every indication points to the
fact that the United States
Government War Bonds will en-
JOY an extraordinarily broad,
active market. The size and
the broad distribution of these
issues may be expected to
make them readily transferable
from hand 10 hand.
Already Liberty Bonds are be-
ing used in making payments
of various kinds, and the
Secretary Of the Treasury has
predicted that the bonds of $50,
500 and $500 denomination
will circulate with almost as
much freedom as currency of
like denomination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Price Haggling
Blamed for Drop
In Steel Orders
Fixing of Schedules Expect
ed to Bring About Changes
in Trade Practices

The United States Steel Corporation,
in it's monthly statement issued yester-
day. reported untitled orders on It's
books September 30 of 9,S33,477 tons, n
decrease Of 573,572 tons compared with
the August figures. This is the poorest
showing since September, 1916, when
untitled bookings Of 9,552,58f tons
we're reported The falling off last
month was greater than was expected
in the financial district, and no increase
is expected as long as producers and
consumers are deadlocked on prices.
For the past six months untitled
steel tonnage has been declining, due
largely to hagging over the price ques-
ton, Prices Of certain products have
been fixed, but no definite action on
materials other than plates, shapes.
bars and pig iron has been taken.
With resumption Of conferences
this week between leading iron and
steel makers and the War Industries
Board further announcement OF
agreed prices, according TO The Iron
Age" may be expected at any moment.
Making Over Trade Practices
What will interest the trade nearly
ga much as prices says the trade pub
lication, SIS the extent to which there
will be realignment of basing points
and other charges in trade practices.
The sweeping recommendations pro-
posed in fixing pig iron prices at the
same figure for all furnaces are con-
spicuously epochal.
Whether finished steel will be
quoted at equal figures for Chicago as
we'll as Pittsburgh * question; 1t
was not, II appears. discussed az the
meetings in Washington out Of which
came the price PRONUNCIATION on Sep
TENDER a. The effort will be made TO
secure a special base price for shell
steel, on the ground that il introduces
very different steel mill problem
from the rolling of ordinary steel
rounds"
In addition to recommendations as 70
base price and diFerentials to be sub
mitted to the War Industries Board,
The Iron Age" says that among other
problems 20 be submitted is one as 10
whether buyers of pig iron at about $50
tidewater for export, who have not been
able To obtain vessels. can sell at a
higher price than the S33 basis.
New Obstacles Encountered
Delay on the part of the government
in making announcements that are
needed 20 round out the plan Of Federal
price control, THE Iron Trade Review
says, is suggestive of new obstacles
having been encountered
an the meantime" says this publica-
ton, "the industry is making such -ad-
justments to the new price level as
definite conditions will permit. In
finished steel buyers find it practically
impossible to obtain material at fixed
schedules. Several producers, particu-
larly IN plates, continue TO sell in the
open market without regard 70 the
agreed maximum, claiming their semi .
finished costs compel them to do So"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

ton. totallcd S13,G32,4l2. equai "
sI1.36 n share on Sl2O,OOo'ooo capita
stock. against Sl0.3l a share last year
Dividends Of S9,599.1Si were paid dur
inc the wear. the same as IN 1912 ieaV,
ing surplus Of sd.032,62s. compared
with S2,7S0607 a year ago.
Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
One hundred shares OF the stock soid
on the Stock Exchange yesterday NJ
2iO. of 59le points.
Ford Motor Of Canada. Proiits Tor
the fiscal year ended July 81. 1871
were S2.322,646, compared with Sl,SZo.-
i5s for the ten months ended July 81
1916. After payment of $935,443 IN
war taxes. the surplus balance. includ-
ing the previous surplus. totalled 81
ta51 Cash on hand totalled S2,O66,..
ass and accounts receivable amounted
to Si,307,S25.
McCrory Stores.-Sales for Septem-
Der were s6l9,557. an increase OF ll.3b
Nor cent over the corresponding month
a wear ago. For the nine months end
ed September 30 sales amounted to
s5.164 800. gain Of 1857 per cent over
1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

Paris BOurse.-PARIS, Oct. 10
Trading was quiet on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes, 81 francs
80 confines for cash. Exchange on
London, q francs IL centimes. Five
per cent loan, So francs IS centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11

Below is given the current exchsngc
value Of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
rarity, as calculated by the United
States Mint: