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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
METHODIST PASTORS
PLEASED AT CHANGES
New Appointments at 130th An
nual Conference Win Gen.
eral Appreciation
PROMOTIONS THE RULE

The 130th annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, just closed in
this city, was conference of promotions
and smiles-not a conference of demotions
and consequently there are many happy
Methodist ministers today. although. Of
course. there are II few whose hearts are
sad because they must move on TO other
pastures and new flocks, and they love the
old.
"Do you know 7 never saw "a conference
like this before" said one white-haired old
minister, when talking about the appoint
ments after they had been read and each
pastor knew where he would be during
the coming year at was conference of
promotions Nearly every change was a
better one for the minister concerned.
II know Of but two men who are dis
satisfied out OF the whole conference. And
when one remembers there are $50 changes
TO take into consideration. il In marvellous.
One of the men brought his trouble on
himself when he refused to take a very
good charge here In Philadelphia. | do
/, not know why, but he did. And now he
has to go to "A small mining town. but 1t
is n fine field and after he has been there
while am sure he will be satisfied The
other man is hurt because he has to leave
Philadelphia
II know of but one church which does
not want the man Bishop Henderson Is
sending. but the man does not know it, so
everything will be all right in n short time"
MANY PROMOTIONS
One Of the big promotions of the APP
| pointments is the sending of the Rev Il.
| NJ. Nichols. OF 81. Andrews, to the Park
! Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. one
| of the biggest and best churches of the con-
| ference Tho man who has been IN that
| position, the Rev. Dr. Robert c. Bagnell
| has been transferred to another conference
| and is to serve In central Pennsylvania
| Another promotion Is that of the Rev
| G. +. Radcliffe, who goes from St Mat
| thew's TO the Goodman Methodist Episcopal
| church, while the pastor of the Goodman
| church at the same time receives a promo.
ton and Is sent to the First Methodist Epis
| copal Church at Trenton, in the New Jer
| sey conference. In turn. the vacancy left
at st. Matthews made another promotion
possible in the placing of the Rev II. Il
Wahley, of Wayne, in the pastorate of st
Matthews
Another well-satished man is the Rev
w. c. Sanderson. who is to go to the Eben
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

church administration" said the Rev. Dr.
Buckley in speaking of the additions which
have been made to the Northwest district
when telling Of the work which he will do
in the anthracite district. for that is the
section in which much of his labor will
be needed. There are thirty churches in
this section. Some churches of the North
Central district have been added to the ter
ritory."
The Rev. Dr. Buckley says he does not
think it is fitting that he should try to tell
or the work which he plans to do until he
finds out what is most needed
All we want to do is to do the best we
can for the Lord and His Son and es-
tablish their work and further their in
terests i'm every way possible" These are
the sentiments of Philadephia's new dis
trct superintendent Of the Methodist
Church
Doctor Buckley is a Philadelphian He
was graduated from the, Central High
School and from the Drew Theological Sem
mary, and took a postgraduate course at
the University of Pennsylvania. He has
had charges at Wayne, Media, Somerton,
Christ Church, West Philadelphia, and the
Arch Street Church, at Broad and Arch
streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

seeds and calls attention to the sentence
found plentifully in the various texts;
plant two or three feet apart"
Allowing ten feet to the width of a back
yard" she comments, would not permit Of
a very spacious bean field for instance
In the case OF yard of this size, too. one
variety OF plant would shade out the little
bit of sun that might fall to the lot of an
other. II is the problem of space as well
as of condition"
Mrs. Foulke has proved herself an ardent
advocate of the home garden in the suburb
or in any city place that lends itself sem
sibly to the plan of combating high market
prices with homegrown vegetables. She is
one of the best-known woman farmers in
the State For years she has been the sue
cessful manager of big farm near West
Chester.
The work of Mrs. Foulke In solving the
problems of rural women and of furtherinG
social work in isolated farm districts has
won for her the appointment of chairman
on the committee of the PENNSYLVANIA
Women's Federation for Improvement in
Rural Life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

es>f Church & l16I|1 ~ ||| T. | || / | X
place, but Is perfectly lakI1 N ~ / .
new place he is to 80 to. &4.' 2<1
The Rev. W. r. r. Haas. VINO soss - \
the Wharton Street Memorial church. ha1(
been at the Frankford Avenue MethodisE
Episcopal Church for the last nine years.
and has moved but once in fourteen Yeah,
but said he was delighted with the nev
opportunity he has been given to render
9ervice. #
PUBLICLY PRAISED "
The Rev. II. X. Holtxinger, who wsts
praised from the platform for his work with
the Russians In his old pastorate at tho
Fifth Street Temple. is going to the Fair
hill Church. Fifth and Clearfeld, with 81
happy heart He says the work has been
dear to him, but he knows that his Eac-
cessor, the Rev. Paul Barton, who has
been at the Snyder Avenue Church, will
carry IT on apace. Z
Both appointments are promotions In.
going out of the Russian work. the Rev.
Mr. Holtzinger said he wanted to say a few
words of thanks to the members Of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church at Ger
| mantown and the City Missionary Society
| for the support they have given the Fifth
| Street Temple
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

back yard. II isn't. 1t is healthful. anus
ing and IA civic advantage 1t is cleaning
up the city, but II isn't fighting the price of
vegetables, for the simple reason that the
things won't grow sufficiently plentiful to
make one shade of difference on the cheerful
side of the household budget.
"Nine-tenths of these sort of yards don't
have any SUM-" says Mrs Foulkc, land
sun is absolutely essential for the nourishing
of plants. The activities of the back Of
the house must still go on. even though
there is a truck patch i'm the process of
growing There's the washing to be hung
out, the baby to be wheeled around, the
cat to be considered. and, above all. there S
the native soil that for years back has been
fed up on sewer gas, bricks and other
heterogeneous fragments
BY the time rakes, hoes and other gar
dening implements have been invested in.
and by the time the cost Of fertilizer and
top soil has been added to the original
first cost of seeds and young plants, etc,
am afraid the experiment must be regarded
az costly one in view OF all the handicaps
have just spoken of"
Mrs. Foulke cites the cultural directions
furnished by seedsmen with packets OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
One Year for Married Eloper

POTTSYILLE Pa, March 90. - Harry
Flail, of Pottsvile who eloped with eight
n-year-old Ella Thomson, of Shenandoah
was sent to jail by the court for one
year F'lai is married.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-01
A New Deal Asked For

In passing the population of Arizona on the draft registration and fixing the states quota for the lective draft on that has been shown be unjust that great deal of dissatisfaction to nothing of dsaffection is certain result On this basis Arzo has been given a population more than twice that of the of 1910 and greater than that of New Mexico whose officials estimated popula- tion in 1915 exceeded that of Arizona by 150000 Ari zona's quota for the seectve army exceeds that of New Mexico by than 600.
 unfair basis than the registration could not have been devised. The registration includes aliens who be drawn for the selective army and cannot therefore be called upon contribute the quota
 The mining counties will be especially hard hit. It is said that the registration list of Greenee county includes aliens to the amount of from 70 to 80 per cent. Every native born and naturalized American registered in that county and relieved by exemp tion will be taken and then the quota cannot be
 This matter has been brought in vain to the atten- Sion of the provost marshal general and other Wash ington authorities and finally been before the Arizona delegation in congress with promise of relief Suggestions have been made for reduction of the states quota and redistribution of the figures
Arizona republican., 1917-08-01
The County's Quota

We from inquiries at this office that there is
 good deal of misunderstanding regarding the opera tion of the draft law. Some of the inqurers have congratulated the order in which they have been withdrawn is far outside 772 the number of men that will be called make up this couny's quota of 3S0 that they quite safe to the first call before the exemption board So sure are some of them whose order of drawing is above 2OOO that they preparing to go away on vacations or on business
 That will not be safe In the first place the order of drawing of any number above 5227 the highest number in this county must substracted from the list to called and disregarded Thus for instance, if red No. 25S is in the order of drawing and the next two red ink numbers should above 5227 they would
 Altogether 10,5O0 numbers drawn The num- Der 5227 the highest in this county is little more than half the total number According to the law of averages, half the numbers in any part of the list will, therefore, not count so far as Maricopa county is concerned So if TIP numbers are to be called be- fore the local exemption board that number will ex haust the first 1544 drawn against residents in this county That is, any whose order of drawing is than 1,544 certain to be included in the first call.
 The call fact will in all probability go much the list than that for it is quite unlikely that quota of 3S6 can be secured from twice that number of drafted persons. The claims for exemp- tons already made, the aliens and others who in eligible in the ratio of about to l to those who have made claims for exemption and may be pre- stunned be eligible for service Of course, all claims for exemption will not be allowed but 1t may be roughly estimated that in securing 3S6 men, the list drawn will be drawn upon least the first 2.500 numbers.
 Those whose order of drawing Is below that Der would do well this jurisdiction until the call before the exemption board has been pleted
Arizona republican., 1917-08-01
KEEPING FIT A PATRIOTIC DUTY

The greatest problem will have to solve will be that of making your body do the work required Some men have to leave the training camps because they not in the proper physical condition to go with the work.
 If you have not pair of sensible marching shoes Gan hightops hooks them) get pair These shoes should be considerably larger than pair of office shoes
 Walk to and from your business Take every opportunity to get out in the country where the air is pure Fill your lungs full Get into the habit of taking deep breaths and then Don't make this a task, but surround it with pleasantries Get some orously Let down your smoking Better to leave it alone for a while You will enjoy the air Deep breathing to be natural.
 Make it work for your country. View it in that light If you not going be called upon to under go cruel hardships and physical strain of cam paigns will be- and you be of great help to him by being fit yourself.-Plattsburg Manual
 Eddie" Mahan recently put the whole force of his line bucking ability into the drive against the German front It's up to Von Hindenburg to win his game before Eddie" gets there the European gridiron with his fellow marines, it's all off "Eddie's" speciality is making the enemy's defense crumple up like paper, witness records of Yale Harvard games.
 The famed Natick athlete has been sworn into the marine corps by Major William H. Parker chief of the Boston recruiting office It didn't take him long to assume post of command Sworn in } o'clock, he left for the barracks 5 o'clock with three other recruits delegated to his charge
 swarm of photographers and movie skir- mshed to get "shot" at Eddie" he stood in his uniform beside Major Parker.-Boston Journal
Arizona republican., 1917-08-01

among the counties and for amendment to the army bill providing for the drafting of aliens.
 We do suppose that Arizona is the only state so unfairly affected.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-01

Mime. Blanche J. Bimont, teacher of French in the Washington (D. e. public schools, has been active in be- half of the destitute war orphans of France. Each summer Mime. Bi- mont has gathered all the funds and bedding she can secure and helped in the establishment of homes for the little French waifs. This summer she plans to bed them in public parks in tents,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
New Developments to Offset
Depression Following End of
War, Says Prominent Banker

situation ana give Us a pretty 'air
average
The recent stock fu.rias have
been Die sing m Disguise Thsy
have brought the speculator 10 A
sense OF the dangers q trying 70
set rich quick anc some q, chem
nave found that oar ola iricnG Josh
Billings Na= sonse~ hat of . philcsc-
pher when b said that tie sure
way 10 become pocr was 70 ~ TO
get rich quick.
Manufactures and commercial
business is IN q most healthy con
oiiion There are 10 over stocks
A. a matter 81 fact. the shoe Is en-
the other foot there o. a scarcity
OF raw material. and a consequent
abnormal pr.ce Tor the necessities
The situation IS unusual n the
vorlds history We must All De- on
he alert for developments that no
che can predict Caution and con
servstism IN al els mess a0ves are
most advisable With rhis IL mind
and with me cohv els brushed frola
our gree matter. We need not worry
about the coming year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
DIME SAVINGS
BANK PROSPERS

The unusual financial growth ~
Detroit during 1915 has been reflect.
~ in tse increase the assets II
he uswe Savings hank
N'H~SiGes paving cur regular divi
dtnds OF one per cen, monthly" said
wiiiam ivinEstonc. president Of
ne bank. ne paid special Christ
faas dividend OF one per cent and
,uig week added 100000 70 Cur -
rlns fund This g. he second time
during 1916 that this sum has been
added % the surplus rind leasing
besides an undivided profit % some
5000 800 or u.ore Yes. We are grow
inI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
w. J. Gray Believes
Prosperity On
Firm Ground
TRADE BEYOND
EXPECTATIONS
"Buoyant Spirit of Sue
cess Has Been RAM
pant All Season"
~ william =. GRAY
Detroit Banker.' club.

DulinS l9lD Detroit ia common
with The country az large. has IN
joyed an era OF unexampled pros
perity. All local factories have been
taxed 10 their limit, and In conse
quence labor has been IN constant
demand and wages have been higher
with money thus a-pienty there has
been free spending and the retail
merchants trade has been beyond
fhe utmost expectations. There IS
psychological element in business
and the buoyant spirit OF success
has been rampant
The great volume % business
transactions Is INDICATED by The BANK
cIearings which have never been as
high az during the year. Deposits
In banks have increased 70 a high
point and bank reserves have been
large. Naturally interest rates have
been low, and this fact has attract
ed borrowers SO that loans and dis
ceuns nj the banks show large
increase. Notwithstanding which.
however. reserves have remained
large and az no time has there been
any scarcity OF loanabie funds. Re
ports indicate. however. that large
institutions have been able TO a
great extent TO carry their own bills
receivable.
While some of this increased bust
meas may be attributed 10 war con
ditions prevailing In Europe. large
portion In due 70 the growth OF in
feYnaI trade and there is no reason
why this condition should not con.
tinue even II the war were 10 end.
The only discordant factor has
been the increase in the cost OF liv-
ing, the burden OF which has affect
Cd most seriousis, those with fixed
Incomes. Naturally the necessaries
Of life have gone up in price with
all other things. Money In its or
\ dinary sense has lost a large par
az It's purchasing power. The ooun.
try has risen 10 q higher general
plane of prices and gradually wages
H00 hA1hfl@t Will hulu1t NAchAcrift1
70 the new order.
While the record Of the past r. in.
teresting the country Is chiefly con
cerned with the future. At the pres
ent time there is nothing 20 indi
cate that there win be any change
N present conditions All should
remember. however. that business is
Hike . pendulum swinging. When
the high point is reached there must
~ some drop. Care should be taker
tbat there be no undue imitation
with proper prccaution. however
there 10 no reason why business
should not continue good During
& the last month there has been a de
\ e1ded increase In rates for money
and this higher rate Is apt 20 con
tinue. particularly II business con
tinues to expand All IN all the out
look for American business !s good
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
BUILDING AND
LOAN SOCIETY
GROWING FAST

About three years ago. the De-
troit * Northern Michigan Pulir-
ing & Loan association, of Hancock.
Michigan. opened an Office in De-
troit for the purpose e Lending
money for building honnes. on ne
building association plan This
mutual cooperative home building
plan vas quite unknown IN this city
at that time. but the merits sni ad-
vantages which II offered quickly
won friends. and since that tine the
association has advanced over g
million and half dollars TO Detroit
home builders, and has assisted in
the building Of over 500 bones
This practical plan for sowing the
housing problem is 20 highly agpre-
Grated that the ofi,c, q the associa-
ton a. NO. 20 Grand RIverave Is
one Of TIE busiest business Offices IN
Detroit. During the past season L.
has been furnishing money 20 help
the building Of 80 homes each
month. and has paid ca, about $780,.
900 each 80 days
The association mas adopted TIE
trade name Home of Thrift" BY
which Il has become widely known
Its plan Of savings has become quite
as popular as It's plan Of lenclng
and hundreds u thrifty people have
opened savings fund accounts With
this association. attracted ~ the al
solute safety which Is afforded BY
10 system Il hrst mortgages on
homes. "a yell as D. the fact that
these deposits. uI1er the mutual co
operative plan 90 which he ssss-
citation is operated. receive all the
rrofits vaich the association earns
wing per cent interest CON
FOUNDED semi-aunuaily
The year just closing has beer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
Local Stock Market
Has Banner Year
OF its History
INCREASE OVER
$50 PER CENT
Prospects Very Bright
For 1917. Says Sec
rotary Reilly
BY RAYNOND W. REILLY.
secretary Detr0it stock exchange


The Detrolt Stock exchange Is
closing the NOS; prosperous year IN
rs history. tho increase in the vel
g-1- oi business handled thru ne
laca. exchange being riyaled ouly oy
tae wonderful prosperity Of other
lnes of business ID Detroit IN
1874. 79.oI5 shares ~ stock were
traded in on the Detroit Stock ex-
change. In 1915 The volume iners as.
"a 10 32q.sIT. tor 1918 the number
al shares viii approximate 100000.
an increase ~ about 600 per cent
over the preceding year Practically
aW u the issues listed on the De
troif exchsnSe show greatly en-
nanced values 10 comparison with
ths market prices % December 1915.
aud g~ea, numbers OF local investors
have made handsome PROFITS from
investments il securities LISTED on
The Dstroi; exchange
The growth OF the business hand.
lea thru The local market has at
tracted new hsungs in considerable
nur7oer during the past year. the
securities OF 10 different corpora
,ions having been listed on the De
trct exchange during that period
The Charcoal iron Company OF
America. the Chevrolet Motor com
vany the Detroit United RAILWAY
and ". X Pruddeu & Co are among
the important corporations whose
rscurities have been listed during
.sIF other desirable lstinss are in
prospect 'or the coming year and
should add 20 the Importance Of The
local market
There has been 20 increase IN tho
rlen be-ship % ghe exchange during
The past year. due to..the fact that
the ~liu.t OF % members 'allowe-, b.
the constitution % he exchange vas
reached during 1915 rhe ias, va
can, membership vas sold for $3.50
buf az the present time there arc
hos in the market for 500 for. a
membership The small member,
sap ~ the eIcharg &c ard the grest
increase IN he volume Of business
have made seats very valuable and
lend an additional guarantee 70 the
s'ahilits q fhe merab@rs
The great increase Ia the trading
on The local exchangr has nee ltat-
ell he's methods % handling bust
ness. and 20 clearing for the ieliv.
cry ~ securities from che member
~ another BE- noS held ~ the *
change each noon This clearing has
proven invsius lie as tine saver
snd e greatly appreciated bv tho
Bookkeeping and cashiers depart
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01

TIE annual convention % The Chi
Zota Chi fraternity. Tor The south.
rrn prediction. is 20 b. opened "a
atlanta ,oaas y viii be continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
~ JOIN Il. JOHNSON.

President Of PeninssIar state bank
Unusual prosperity has been ours
for isls. with The result that the
country as whole Is in a strong
and healthy condition, aside from
the temptation on the part Of ? tew
&c indulge IN tn attractive bllt dan
gerouS specglstions OF the> hour
As 20 1917 I am most optimistic.
The financial institutions NJ his
colntrs have been working as a Unit
and exercising unusual caution II
the holding down OF building and
manufacturing expansion 20 necss-
stiles rather than speculation on or
oIscouniing OF he iusars
The war will cease some OF these
days. the sooner the better, from a
commercial as Vell Sc a huTnanita-
rian standpoint. and when IL does.
there viii upqussticnsbly BE- depres
SION. but II will be IN spots rather
than over the whole country. and
am certain that there will be devel-
opTnents along lines now neglected
or overlooked that viii eaualize the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01
AMERICAN STATE
JOINS CLEARINGS
ASSOCIATION

The American State bank was ad-
miited 10 the Detroit Clearing House
sreociation. Friday. its business hav-
ing Increased TO the extent OF $780,
900 clearinss day. The banks
footings show an increase Of So
O0o. 900 for the year
The regular quarterly dividend 81
ore and one.half per cent was also
declared Friday with an extra cash
dividend OF onehalf OF one per rent.
making the, total for the year eight
per cent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-01

Ments of the different stock -
thange houses Put tho greatest
progressive step taken bv the ~
chance during ne past year has
teen the Inauguration OF continuous
trading SEES ii ions from 80 a. IA, To-
~ each day except Saturday
= mn rue yrvSfurl rirr-r- fi,-.as.-
Zach Arm IS represented on the floor
OF ne exchange during these ses
siuns hv trader whG exc
cufcs the orders as received
ioom his Office a syvtem OF
rrrtir Telephones connecting the
different amces with rhe floor u Tie
eNcharge,uakes 70. sibh the alm -
instant execution cf any orders re-
ceiycd by q stock exchange house
All business transacted for CUSTOM
i---ny l--.l--- - = - IL
handle ga strictly commlss ION
basis and every sale made IN ne
faor IS reported On The Official dne,
t4g.an sheet of ,lc exchange and IN
The daily pe9er, The Importance
az these records 90 ,los 90 invest
or> Is ssli.esidcni ari he banks and
investing rghle have been culck 10
appreciate ere az, n'aEes Of TIE
new system
The outlook for iql7 - very bright
end the members = the evchNnge
are unanimcus iu predicting that the
coming year an see a continuation
Ct the splendid progress achieved ey
The exchange during 1915