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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
PEACE REPORTS FELT
By STOCK MARKET
General Irregularity Sends Down Many Issues Ship
pings and Steel React; Rails More Active
at Lower Levels

New York. May 2-(Wall Street)
Over night advices, especially the
many peace reports, accounted main
ly for the general irregularity of the
market at to-day's opening. Ship
pings reacted l to ; points and u. S.
Steel almost a point with l to l "
for kinderd shares including Beth
lehem Steel and Republic Iron. In
dustrial Alcohol was again the most
active speciality, falling moderately,
but Pullman yielded almost points.
Rails were more active, all at lower
levels, Delaware ana Hudson max
ing a new low quotation on its 2 h
point decline to 1851 ". Most coppers
were fractionally under yesterdays
final prices.
Supporting orders effected an i'm
mediate readiustment of prices,
shippings proving most responsive.
Marine pfd. more than recovered it's
loss on a rally to S3& and Atlantic
Gulf and West Indies also regained
the greater part of it's two point de-
cline. L. S. Steel rebounded from
1865 to 1l6a and Alcohol ad-
vanced in a way to force further
short covering. Fertilizer issues
were active at average gains of two
points on the resolution of the SEN
ate to make heavy purchases of
those products in aid of the farm
ing interests. Local fractions renew
cd their recent heaviness, Third Ave-
nue. losing 3 points. Bonds were
lower.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
PHILADELPHiA PRonUCE

=
:, Philadelphia, May 2. Wheat =
Market lower; No. 2, red. spot, sass
$3.50; No. 2. Southern, red, $2.SS@ q
low, s1.65@1.7o; No l. yellow, $i.6S@
l;6s; No. b, yellow. $1.66@1:67; South
Oats - - The hOIi market SitSS~ is is steady;
No; 2, white. 1905 soc; No. 3, white, 77@
Bran -, . Market steady, fair demand; !;
spring. per ton, s45SOG $3.50
Refined Sugars : Firm, pow
eersd:tioSers, eenesd iT;SSG; hns granulated '6Oc;
Butter : The market is steady
western. creamery. extra, 42@43c
nearby prints. fancy, 45c.
Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts,
free cases, s10.55 per case; do, current
receipts, free cases, 5000 per case;
western extra, firsts, free cases, $10.55
per case.
LILY, Live Poultry = Market steady;
fS%is; fSSosao 2S,g24c; @,a Stacy roosters.
eetseens5j geese. a5m$2.@. $S2s@S0"; ducks 2O@S2e'
Dressed Poultry - The market
sizes. 22@24c; old ROSTERS, 21c;
roasting chickens. western. 23@ @2Sc;
bbroiilliing chickens. western. 20Q2$c;
spring ducks. nearby. 23@25c; do.
western. 22@24c; geese, nearby 10
@21c; do, western. 1SQ20c; turkeys,
fancy. large. nearby. 32@S3c; do,
western. fancy. large, 32Q3Sc; do.
soc.
Potatoes - The market is steady;
PENNSYLVANIA, choice. per bushel.
$$$'0000g$.le; New Iork, per bushel,
@$:15;, western, per bushel- $4,000
2;25; Jersey. per basket, $1.50D1.75;
Florida, new. per barrel, $S.25@9.5O.
-. Flour - Unsettled and lower;
sas, clear $1,000 a -. so; do. straights,
SEQ q 1925; do, patents, $13,00@
1850; spring tirsts, clear. $12.00@12.50;
do. patents. $4,000 $50; do, favorite
brands, $14.00@14.50.
Hay - Firm, with a fair demand;
timothy, No. l, large bales. $1,000;
No. No. H. ~ sIi small b@9less .$dI9a.609;
1900; sample, s1O.O0@12.OO.
:, Glover mixed: Light mixed. s17.0O;
No; l, do, $4,000 1850: No. .. do.
S13.00014.00.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
ODD FELLOWS
OBSERVE BIRTH
Anniversary of Foundation of
Order Celebrated With Tri-
butte to Grand Master

The odd Fellows of Harrisburg
and surrounding towns, together
with their wives and sweethearts,
filled the large auditorium of the
Chestnut Street Hall last evening at
monster meeting and demonstra-
Shannon, of Pittsburgh, Grand Master
ofthe Odd Fellows of the State of
Pennsylvania.
The music was furnished by the
band of the odd Fellows orphan
Home at Sunbury. The audience was
also entertained by vocal music from
a dauble quartet, composed of the
members of the New Cumberland
Lodge, No. las.
Frank b. Wickersham, OF Steelton.
presided and opened the meeting
with a few introductory remarks,
after which he introduced Grand
Master Perry n. Shannon, who de-
livered a magnificent address upon
the purposes of the order, closing
with the presentation of an appro-
pirate jewel to Brother b. III. Wan
baugh, who, for more than fifty
Years has been a member OF the
fraternity.
Among the distinguished guests at
this meeting were Grand Master
Perry A. Shannon. or Pittsburgh; /;
Deputy Grand Master Robert w.
Montgomery, of Philadelphia: Grand
Warden ID. Beman, of Harrisburg;
Grand Treasurer +. c. Hanyon, of
Scranton; Past Grand Master j. p.
Hale jenkins, of Norristown, and
Christian w. Myers. of Harrisburg,
also Department Commander Cen
eral j. B. Andrews, of Altoona, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Legal Notices

PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING BRIDGE
Otiice of the Beard of Commissioners
OF Public Grounds and Buildings,
State Capitol building. Harrisburg,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Superintendent of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings at his Of
tice in the Capitol Building, HARRIS
burg. Pa, until two O'Clock p. M,
tuesday, May 3, 1917, for furnishing
all labor and material necessary to
build bridge across Muddy Creek,
Crawford County. Penna., on road
leading from Cambridge Springs to
Millers Station, as Indicated fully in
plans and specifications prepared by
Thomas A. Gilkey, Consulting Engi-
neer for the Board of Commissioners
OF Public Grounds and Buildings OF
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Plans, specifications and bidding
blanks will be furnished prospective
bidders by applying to the Deputy
superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings, Capitol Building. HARRIS
burg, Ia.
Proposals must be plainly marked
Proposal Muddy Creek Bridge" on
outside cover.
JAMES C. PATTERSON,
Deputy Superintendent
l.. w. MITCHELL.
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
MANY TO ATTEND
GREAT LUNCHEON
Hundreds Grasp Opportunity
to Hear DR.. Hills and
F. J. Burke

1t was announced at the Chamber
of Commerce office this morning,
that $50 reservations have already
been made for the luncheon this
evening in the Board of Trade Build
ing and that ahunored more are
expected.
The meeting will be of an in
dustrial nature and the principal
speaker will be DIR. Newell Dwight
Hills, pastor of the Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, n. Y, and special
representative of the National In
dustrial Convention movement. He
will use as his theme "Our Country
Worth Living For and Worth Dying
For"
Another speaker of note will be
James Francis Burke, Pittsburgh,
who will talk on THE Wars Greatest
Bond Issue, Viewed From a Legal,
Financial and Military Standpoint"
Both ofthe speakers are well fitted
to discuss the subjects they have
selected, and both subjects are of
particular interest to Harrisburgers
at this time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Sergeant Burganstock
to Have Charge of IL
Water Supply Guards

Edgar T. Burganstock. sergeant in
the Supply Company, will he given
charge of the twelve additional
policemen to be appointed for guard
duty at the reservoir, pumping sta
ton and filter plant, city officials
announced to-day.
His appointment will be presented
to council, probably next Tuesday,
together with the names of the other
men to be placed on guard duty.
While it has not been decided def
nitely, it is understood that the
guards will be placed on eight hour
turns, three at the filter plant, three
at the pumping station. and from
three to six at the reservoirs and
pumping plant in Reservoir Park.
Sergeant Burganstock has been a
member of the Guard for about six
teen years and was with the Eighth
Regiment on the Mexican border
last summer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Auditor General Snyder
Is Given Loving Cup

AS a fit conclusion of the banquet
given in his honor at Philadelphia
Monday night to Senator Charles A.
Snyder by his colleagues of the State
Senate he was presented with a low
ing cup on behalf of his friends of
the Legislature. Senator Sprowl
made the presentation speech. While
Senator Snyder has been more or less
of a stormy pedro he leaves the
Legislative halls to take up the inn
portant responsibilities of Auditor
General with the good will of men
who differ from him in partisan or
factional politics.
Among those who attended the
dinner in his honor from Harrisburg
were Senator Beidleman, w. Harry
Baker, Charles E. Covert George B.
Tripp. Martin G. Eager. II. c. Ross,
A. S. Patterson and A. II. Hull.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Historic Old Lochiel
Plant Sold by Schwab

Edward -. Marshall, of Philadel-
phia, has purchased the Lochiel Iron
Company plant located opposite the
Central Iron and Steel Company
plant in South Harrisburg. An
nouncement of the sale was made
yesterday. The furnaces were owned
by the Bethlehem Steel Company.
1t is understood that +. f. Ans
den, former superintendent of the
paxton furnaces of the Central Iron
and Steel Company, will have charge
of the Lohciel mills. Work on re-
building the property will be start
ed at once and additional men will
be employed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Beidleman Bill Among
Those Posed by Senate

Among the bills that passed final
ly in the Senate to-day were the
following:
The Beidleman bill, requiring the
submission of annual reports to the
Secretary of Internal Affairs not later
than March 81 by railroad, canal. nav
igation and telegraph companies.
The DaiX bill allowing stock cor
porations to issue shares without par
value upon formation, reorganization
or merger, an act intended to assist
in numerous mergers now in process
throughout the state
The Phipps bill requiring borough
councils, township commissioners,
township supervisors and school di-
rectors to file auditors reports in the
office of the clerk of the quarter ses-
sions court.
The Mason act empowering poor
districts to purchase poor farms and
providing for the mortgaging of such
farms to secure any part of the pur-
chase price.
The Senate to-day passed the biz
introduced by Senator w. p. Graft, of
indiana, fixing the salary of the Gov
ernor at $4,000 per year, to be ef-
fective the third Tuesday of Janu-
ary. 1919. This bill first appeared in
the Senate on February s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Friends Expect Dunkle
to Accept City Office

While Samuel f. Dunkle, ex-
sheriff and commlssioner-elect has
not notified Ciey Clerk Charles A.
Miller he will accept the office as
successor to the late Commissioner
Harry F. Bowman, superintendent of
public safety, his friends believe he
will do os soon. Mr.. Dunkle was
elected by Council yesterday. City
Commissioners to-day denied the in
timation that they had agreed to
elect Mr.. Dunkle to fill one vacancy
and would name eX-Mayor John X.
Royal to succeed Mayor II. S. Meals
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
TO Cost $1,000 More
For County Patients
in Insane Hospitals

County Controller Henry w.
Cough to-day estimated that the in
crease in charges for keeping coun-
ty patients at state insane hospitals
will cost Dauphin. county approx
mately $1,000 a year. The increase
was from $1.75 to $3.50 a week for
each patient.
At preesnt there are PA patients
from this county at the hospital at
Cameron and Maclay streets; six at
Wernersyille, seven at Farview and
one at Norristown. The increase
cost each week will be S216.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
May Put Prisoners to
Work on Farms Raising
Food Supply For Jails

Members of the county board of
prison inspectors met with the Coun-
ty Commissioners to-day to take up
the bill introduced yesterday in the
Legislature which will give county
officials power to employ prisoners
under guard on favms to raise food
for their maintenance in Jail while
awaiting trial or serving out a sem
tence.
This plan it is believed will prove
effective if an arrangement can be
made to lease land which can be
cultivated. The law if passed finally
gives the prison boaNd authority to
lease land. employ the prisoners in
the county Jail and to sell any of the
provisions which are raised but are
not needed for maintenance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Joint Committee to Act
on Selecting Architect

City school directors with the citi-
zens' advisory committee will meet
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock to
try once more to select an architect
for the high school development pro-
gram in Harrisburg. The call was
issued yesterday by Harry Nj. Bretz,
chairman of the joint committee.
When the board adjourned on
Friday, April 20, after a flve-hour
session without agreeing on an ar
chitect, it was decided to go over
all briefs submitted and to make Il
unanimous choice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
NEW AGRICULTURAL BILL

bill repeating the act of 1915
creating the State Commission of Ag-
riculture and giving the executive
committee of the State Board of Ag-
riculture authority to appoint the
Secretary of Agriculture, was to-day
read in the House by Mr. Lohr, Som
erset, chairman of the House COM
mittee on agriculture. The bill woul
give the executive committee seven
members of the State Board, which
is to elect them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
PLANNING SPRING REUNION

Officers of the Scottish Rite bodies
in this city have issued invitations for
the Spring reunion which will take
place at the Consistory building in
North street May Is. IS, II and IS
at which time the Golden Jubilee
celebration of the Supreme Council
will be a feature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Too Late For Classification.
Deaths
DEM MING.

DEMMING - Died, on May /, 1917,
Richard III. Demming, son of Ben
jamin w. and Sophia II. Demming,
aged Z years, months and days.
from residence, 1918 State street.
The relatives and friends are invit-
ed to attend without further notice.
lnterment private.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Legal Notices
ESTATE NnTICE

ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE of Ezra 5. Meals, late of
Dauphin County. Pa. deceased. All
persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment and those having legal claims
will present them without delay, in
proper order for settlement, to
|. DALE MEALS,
Administrator,
257 Briggs Street.
Or to his attorney.
r.. Il. BEIDLEMAN.
Harrisburg, Pa, April "a, 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
ISSUING DOG LICENSES

City Clerk Charles A. Miller to-
day began issuing dog licenses for
the year 1917-191S. Within the next
few weeks dog catcher will be ap-
pointed and all ANIMALS not licensed
will be killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

NOTICE Letters of Administra-
tion on the Estate of Charlotte Marsh
bank, late of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County; Pa; deceased, having been
in said city, all persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment, and those having
settlement.
COMMONW EALTH TRUST COMPANY.
Administrator.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
CHICAGO CATTLE

DIV .ISSOCiuFcd FTcSN
Chicago, ILL.,, May ?. - Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; weak. Native beef cat
tie, -SS.90@13.30; stockers and feeders,
Sll5 a 9.So; cows and heifers, $1,000
lilo; calves, SS.00@1225
wsthbeep-tRie1eePtS Sd 1900; ssteaady
1880.
Hogs - Receipts. $4,000; unsettled,
&c higher than yesterdays average
mixed iS;I' si5,$5 i;oS5 a insnI: i5'ao:
heavy, S15.25 @15.95: rough, Sl5.25@
1915; pigs, $1O.0O@13.6O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Bros. & Co. members
New York and Philadelphia Stock
Exchanges, North Market Square,
Harrisburg; 1888 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, "a Pine street, New
York, furnish the following quota
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

OLD GOODS that were left by MIR.
Edimson at 1407 North Sixth street,
will be sold for storage at Broad
street Market, Saturday, May S, 1917.
BY IKE WOOI.E
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
NOTICE

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
testamentary on the estate of Mrs.
Dauphin County, Pa, deceased, having
been granted to the undersigned, re-
siding in Harrisburg, Pa, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment, and
those having claims win present them
for settlement.
MRS. MARGARET A. GOHL,
EXecutrix,
1416 N. Second St.. Harrisburg. Pa.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
WANT MONTANA NURSES
FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE

Miss Margaret Hughes, chairman
of the state committee on Red Gross
nursing, has been advised by Clara
D. Noyes, director of the bureau OF
nursing for the American Red Cross
Nursing association, that call may
be expected for Montana to supply
five or six Red Cross nurses for for
eign service. It is likely that the
nurses will be called to duty the last
week of December.
Miss Hughes has been asked to get
nurses lined up for this service, but
he call is not definite enough to get
them to quit their regular employ
ment. She has been advised to have
those who volunteer for the service
Hecure passport photographs and
birth certificates, so that there will
be little delay when the call comes.
Montana Red Cross nurses have
not been holding back when it comes
70 foreign service and Miss Hughes
IS confident that when the call to du-
ty comes the states quota will again
be promptly filled.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
BIG INCREASE IN
STATE LAND SALES
REPORT OF REGISTER MILLER
SHOWS 77,240 ACRES SOLD
DURING PAST YEAR,
Funds Going to Institutions of State
Are Largely Augmented in All De-
partments; Interest on Money In
vested Amounts to a Considerable
Sum,

During the past year the state O
Montana, landlord of most conse
quence within the states confines
did thriving business in land. Sale
totalled 77,246 acres, according t,
the report of Sidney Miller, registe,
of the state land office. The lant
sold for $1,213,123, an averag,
price of $3.50 per acre. Practical,
all of it was disposed of on the q
annual payment plan, idle land wa.
| transformed into interest bearing Sc
curities, and homes made for the null
titude.
The increase in the receipts of the
state land office aver 1916 amount Of
55,173.08. The number of leases
executed during the year is 2,753, an
increase of 626 over the preceding
year. The increase in rentals now
amounts to $62,475.73. The increase
in fees was $1,336 over last year. The
coal royalties received during the
year were $16,0OO.66. The rentals
and interest on contracts account in
creased $93,515.63 over the preced-
ing year.
fuuuS 1Of the SCHOOLS.
From the sale of lands for the past
fiscal year the common schools per-
manent fund receives $793,O17.87;
Agricultural college, Morrill," &c.
O8O.16; Agricultural college bond,
SIS, $780,; deaf and dumb asylum,
$6,669.71; Capitol, $41,473.64;
school of mines; $23,642.8S; normal
school, $7,941.35; reform school,
$17, 1884,; state university, $780,
378.68; soldiers from the sale of
lands was $942,719.72.
From the sale of timber the total
receipts for the year were $13,475.62
These funds, the same as the moneys
derived from the sale of land, go in
to the permanent investment funds of
the various institutions.
Subscribes Rent Roll.
Receipts from rentals for the year
were $454,373.43. Interest paid on
deferred payments amounted to
$376,610.77. The royalties received
on coal amounting to $4,000 and the
Interest on funds invested, which is
paid direct to the state treasurer and
amount to probably $270,O00 for the
year, must be added to the rental re-
ceipts and the interest on deferred
payments to determine the amount,
less the cost of administration, re-
ceived during the year to be distri-
buted among the various institutions.
Increase of Receipts.
There has been substantial in
crease in all departments, except in
receipts for timber. Receipts for
land sales for 1917 were $942,719.-
~; 1916, $S8O,8O1.43; for timber,
1917, $13,475.62; 1916, $19,921.5S;
leases, 1917, $454,373.43; 1916,
interest, 1917, $780,
61O.77; 1916, $345,47O.S7; coal,
1917, $16,o00.66; 1916, $11,363.S0;
fees, 1917, $9,423.s7; 1916, 49,
D87.20.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
WHERE 10000 AMERICANS
WILL LEARN AIRCRAFT.

With the American Army in
France.-Probably the greatest mill
tary school in history got under way
FRIDAY in French town on top of
high hill, where headquarters and
staff colleges are located, with
branches scattered in several lowland
villages. When in full progress 49,
600 students will be under instruc-
ton, and will give way to others as
their training is completed.
Schools are conducted for anti-air-
craft artillery, anti-aircraft machine
gunnery, trench mortars and sanitary
work, in which there are complete
units for attachment to divisions in
training. Army candidates school,
where non-coms learn to be officers,
is also open. Within few days infan-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
PRICE FIXING FOR SILVER

The government is about to extend
price fixing to silver This was prac-
tically agreed upon at conference be-
tween Director of the Mint Baker
Governor Boyle of Nevada and Sena-
tor Pittman OF Nevada, the two latter
representing silver producers.
Plan under consideration contem-
plates control of production and dis
tribution of metal through pooling of
all stocks. Producers will be assured
a reasonable profit by the govern
ment. This step is necessary, it is
agreed, through the fact that silver
prices have jumped so per cent since
the United States entered war.