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The sun., 1917-09-14
OIL WELL IS APROP
FOR CITIES SERVICE
Report Of New Gusher Holds
stock Firm q Other Public
Utilities Drop.

Trading IN public utilities sscunt,..
yesterday was again wsil distr,butsN
and although the volume Of business -:
not heavy the downward trend -
maintained. with some issues losing poe.
than fractions. Dealers report q iasS
Of interest other than from prufessionaL
to whose pressure they attribute the ~
cessions In some stocks.
Cities Service common stood a. N.
previous closing level despite fair so.
tivity. probably because Of . report from
the midcontinent field that . we'll on IN
Empire Gas and Fuel Company properv
had been brought in with a daily nov
Of approximately $4,000 barrels. Citiss
preferred was fractionally lower, at saI
bid and "a asked. American Light ana
Traction was comparatively quiet Al
276 bid and 80 sslsed. with the pr..
ferred holding at los bid and 10s asksd
Both Pacific 0as and Electric hsu@
were quoted lower. Tennessee Raiive.
Power and Light was weak. STANDARD
Gas and Electric common and western
Power new prVferrsd moved lower.
A better demand for short tsrm isvus
was reported In the bond and note de.
partment Investment bankers beliew
that the coming week will geo q Air
amount Of private financing donA WITH
some offerings placed In the market Al
prices to yield Z per cent or better
Quotations follow:
The sun., 1917-09-14
Tho Cost Of Living.

Readjustments In commodity prices,
either through ofiicial action or from
other causes, have come after the great
est rise Of modern times, and tho belief
Is spreading that tho crest of some lead
ing markets has at last been passed.
As measured by Dun's index number.
the position of wholesale quotations on
September 1 was slightly lower than a
month earlier, the figures being $215.O10
against 3218.77s. and since tho date
covered by the compilation the reaction
has been extended In certain articles in
which the changes have AN important
bearing on the general result. The net
decline Of IL per cent. shown at the
end OF August contrasts with an adj
vance Of &c per cent last year but the
present total is 41.4 per cent. higher
than It then was, and comparing now
with August 1. 1914, there appears a
similar difference Of more than IS per
cent. Going back to the bottom point on
record. $73.455 on July I. 1897. it IL
seen that prices as a whole are UP
nearly 200 per cent
The sun., 1917-09-14
Buying silver stocks.

A house which makes speciality of
the silver stocks believes that with the
advancing tendency In the silver market
prices for securities OF silver mining
companies must necessarily sell at
higher range A movement Of the sort
already is reflected .L tho course Of the
silver stocks in the curb market. and
II is evident that some rather substantial
interests are working on the long side OF
those issues in the confident expectation
that both the poor stocks and the in
trinsically valuable ones Of the group
will move to materially better levels.
The sanie Idea regarding silver stocks In
the Stock Exchange is growing In local
and out of town circles, where the course
Of silver metal has been closely followed.
The commercial price OF silver Is now
higher than at any time since 1887. while
there Is no reason to believe II will not
sell at moro than 81 an ounce In the
current year. Indeed. there are observ-
ers who predict the white metal. In Its
relation to gold. will sell at dgures
equivalent to the ratio Of 16 to 1, or
slightly more than $l.29 an ounce on the
basis Of gold at $e0.67 an ounce.
The sun., 1917-09-14

the output in the United States by a
substantial amount, the figures for 1915
showing a total Of 72.8s3,s00 ounces, US
compared with 66,S01 500 ounces in 1918.
But world production in 1915 was ets-
timated at only 197.729,376 ounces,
against 228,s07,S45 ounces in the year
Immediately preceding the beginning of
the European conflict On the basis OF
the average price for silver in 1916 the
world output was valued at S129,S29, ,107.
The same output to-day would be valued
at Slo7,S42,806.
The sun., 1917-09-14
PUBLIC UTILITIES NEWS,

AMERICAN UTILITIES CO-Reports tois'
income for year ended with July from II
terest on notes. bonds. &C. and dlvident.
on stocks at $4.&7o. Net after expenses and
Interest on borrowed money 4ac and proni
from sales Of securities ss4.257 Gross surplus
sI6s, 500 and net surplus 3l0l %ss
- EDISON ELEC. ILLUMINATING Boston.
Dispatches report August gross at sSss!S
increase S?.sSi: for two months sross '''
800 $50. tncrea ase SlI&,sse
HAVANA ELEC. RY. 1T 4 PwR Re
ports July gross A s57S.A2, inc Ss7, s2?: ne
$3.50 .749 inc S26.2sa: surplus sao4.s7s. inc ~
a3.: seven month. gross ss,sos,4A. inc, HSo
NSs: net g. c6l ss+. inc, slo7. 90: surplus SSsl
$50 inc ts4 S67
that eight new automatic stokers will socn
he installed at West Reading power plan
These stokers are expected to double cspac4'T
of boilers and effect economies in opera'i'a
RUTLAND RY,, 1T q PwR. Co,-Rerorfs
completion OF now transmission line hetwer0
Castleton Corners and West Rutland %oFH
10 being pushed on line between West hL'
land and Rutland b-staiion,
The sun., 1917-09-14
World silver Prod uction.

World production Of silver has de-
clined. while demand has increased, the
demand to-day, thanks to the war. being
heavier than at any other time In the
history Of the silver market. Daniel
Guggenheim of the American Smelling
and Refining Company recently said !:
"Sllver is now being bought In large
quantities because 1t is cheaper than
gold and because the Allies and the
Americans must have silver money. Sill
yer may 20 to 81 an ounce and stay
there and may continually advance until
II gets on a parity with gold" Silver
producers are working overtime to In
crease production. and since the out
break Of the war they have Increased
The sun., 1917-09-14
Railroaas anA Liberty Leans.

At the request Of the Treasury De-
partment the railroads Of the United
States will cooperate in the publicity
campaign that II being planned for the
second Liberty Loan. Colored posters
advertising the new issue Of Liberty
bonds will be placed in the waiting
room Of every railroad station in the
country. Through these posters the
Treasury Department will be able to
reach the millions Of persons who use
the railroads and present them with
timely information concerning the Sec
ond Liberty Loan. Tho 1,750,000 en-
ployees Of the railroads will also have
the subject called to their attention by
series Of posters in railroad shops and
other places where employees assemble.
More than $20,00O,000 worth Of the first
Issue Of Liberty bonds were purchased
by railroad employees.
The sun., 1917-09-14
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Changes In tone were frequent in the mar.
ket in the Consolidated Stock Exchange, but
the final tendency was toward improvement.
A display Of nrmuess around the opening
was succeeded by q sharp setback. which
carried home import ant stocks to prices
about eauallins their lows OF the day before
and In q number Of instances even lower.
Then the tone again changed. with many
sharp recoveries occurring.
The market for United States Steel common
was particularly broad with sales above
5000 shares. II opened At 1864. down y,
advanced to io7ts, fell to lO5A, its low point
on Wednesday and closed at l07k.
Copper shares generally improved In the
fixing for the metal. Anaconda Copper
closed II TON. compared With . low of sSh.
Among the more actiyo stocks were Crucbie
ferred. General Motors and bethlehem
Steei b. The last named at ono time sold
as low a. 1904. Liberty Loan bonds were
dealt in n 99.W TO 99SS.
The sun., 1917-09-14
Utility Financing Quiet.

Investment bankers who specialize in
tho securities Of public utilities COM
panies report that while II Is doubtful
II there Will be any large offerings In
this field before the notation Of the next
instalment OF the Liberty Loan of 1917
there probably will be occasional lots Of
short term bonds and stocks yielding Z
per cent or better placed on the market.
1t is reported IN well informed circles
that several utilities which have been In
need OF new money have made private
arrangements with their bankers and no
offerings of bonds or notes will lie made
now. Preparations are already under
way. however. for the hotation OF
large offerings after the next Govern
ment issue Is sold.
The sun., 1917-09-14
Foreign Selling.

Reports IN Wall Street credit at least
part Of the heavy selling pressure to
the unloading OF securities owned abroad
chiefly in England and France The
late liquidation which has carried New
York Central down has been character
ized as Officially English" Heavy sales
Of General Electric. Canadian Pacific.
Union Pacific. United States Steel and
Utah Copper arc declared to have been
made by French investors. Calling Of
approximately $110.Oo0.ooo Of loans in
the South-mostly on land and cotton
BY British lenders is another indica :
tion OF tho attitude OF foreign capital
lists In swinging their own capital back
to their own countries.
The sun., 1917-09-14
An, Fide& T. IS
1000. LOO
Bank oS England's Statement.

LONDON, Sept. 1a.-Bark of England 4
weekly statement: Total reserve, Increased
esq, 900; circulation, dee. Gls6. 600: bullion,
dec. G53,7j7: other securities, dec. GJ,5Sg 600
public deposits, dec El.s7?, 900; other depos,ts
dec, &3.S5l 900: notes reserve, inc. Gi36 0OO
Government securities. dec. Gg7, ,oOO Proper.
tion Of reserve 10 liability. 1851 per cent ;
last week, 1872.
The sun., 1917-09-14
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Easier to Sell Than to Bay.

In yesterdays market stocks were
easier to sell than to buy. That may
have been straw pointing the way the
price wind is to blow for time. And
then there was more genuine cheerful
ness in the Street than had been recorded
In many weeks. while important houses
supported their stocks after the manner
Of days when banking interests make up
their minds tho hour has arrived for .
turn on long account.
The sun., 1917-09-14

LONDON. Sept. i3-Britsh Board o. 1rs4'
figures for August show an increase IN import,
OF E4475.0o0 with 10000. 900 in food a1h
GI,ooo.ooo in raw materials. including IS o.
600 in cotton and E700o. .0oo in manufsc'atea
articles. Exports showed an Increase ~ 81
0SS, 900, chiefly in cotton textiles.
The sun., 1917-09-14
why NOtS

Wall Street has the idea that the
next Submarine Boat dividend may be
paid In Russian rubles.
The sun., 1917-09-14

The shoe mus At various venders Of
alleged safe propositions for the acc,lmu-
lation Of vast profits. A recent para
graph in this column regarding the Offer
ing to the public by circular letter of
'the chance Of It's lifetime" meaning tho
sQuandering Of savings in an oil COM
pany which was reported in the circu-
lar to be about as good as the Standard
OIL Company. has brought the inquiry
from several sources: DO you mean
met For II you do I want you to know
that our oil company II a money maker"
The house to which the paragraph re-
fcrred has not called Us up to ask why
we should fro~n upon It's circular tell
ing the public the quick road to fortune
in oil. but we flnd there are other houses
Also. not members Of any stock exchange,
which are somewhat upset lest We take
1t into our heads to publish some Of their
information" and ''advice'' to investors.
The sun., 1917-09-14
Minneapolis Grain Market.

MNNHAPOI.ls. Sept. ls.-Corn. No. 8 ycl,
low $3i86ac0; oats, No. white, Eok0Slc,
Flour and brAa unchanged.
The sun., 1917-09-14

Tho curb markets employ no such
fine italian touches as the more aris-
tocratic and dignificd Stock Exchange.
When adverse news Is expected prices
are pushed down in the exchange to dis
count the news before 1t arrives IT
Is done in a more or less stately man.
ncr. Not so on the more boisterous
curb. Tho mob scene Is employed after
the news arrives. and - stock crashes
down with all hands pulling at the rope.
II was to be expected that Submarine
Boat would be the curbs football yes
terday. following the passing Of the
dividend on the preceding day. when It
closed at II. 1t sold down to q low Of
1S& and closed at 15X. This compares
with the price Monday Of 26N. . high of
IS for the year; high Of 45h in 1916
and Of 81 In 1915. The original war
bride has become an outcast daughter
and there are no friends longing for her
return.
The sun., 1917-09-14

There are many good oil propositions
in the current market, but there are
many bad ones also. Furthermore, we
are prone to believe that the prospect
In which a certain house 10 asking the
public to place its money. as related In
the paragraph in this column on Sep
tember IL. Is an exceedingly dangerous
prospect, despite the fact the house tells
the public the properly Is to be managed
by splendid aggregation Of brains,
talent. national reputation and high posi-
uon-which sets its seal OF approval on
the future prospects of the enterprise
by Undertaking to develop its poaibili-
ties Of prosperity and pront for the bene-
f1ts Of tho stockholders" Certain pro,ni-
nent men once permitted the use OF their
names, probably in ignorance OF the
facts. In connection with a Canadian
mining company, and eventually criminal
proceedings were brought against them,
with two prominent men landing in Jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
Mary p,esford will be the hos,es.

Mary piekford will be the hostess
Mt n dance given nj the Mldwlek
Country club, Los Angeles. for the
Red Crosa Only 500 couples have
been invited. and tho tickets VIII
cost $40 couple. This IL not 70
bad. as Il includes q hat check.
Charles West. one Of the pioneer
picture players Of the industry. 10
working under the direction OF Elsie
Jane Wilson nj tho Universal stu
dios for one picture. Mr. West was
4 member OF the original Biograph
company. and viii be remembered
as appearing opposite Mary Pick.
ford. Blanche Sweet and others OF
the nov famous stars OF that com.
pany
Beaslr Love was the official guest
OF the city OF Fresno. Cal. on the
Fourth Of July. She war selected
By popular vote by tho people OF
Fresno. A milelonE floral auto
mobile parade was given In her
honor and she rode at the head
Of n tust Ike Joan OF Arc.
o&y harding. formerly oonnsoksd
with tho lnce company. left Los
ANGELES last week tn Join the Ca
madam Naval Overseas oorps. He
IL q grandncphsw OF Lord Charles
Bsresford. of the British navy.
Oilly Armstrong. Of the keysson,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24

theme OF The Greatest Power"
featuring Ethel barrymore. az the
Clemmer.
WHO KILLED John Argyle' n
what Coliseum audiences are ask.
Ing themselves an they follow Rob.
ert Warwick. thru tho thrilling
scenes OF The Argyle Case"
DID THE FLAME Return :"
Yes. she did. altho there was a bet
up that she would. which she dldn',
want the bcttor 10 win. Tho
Flame OF tho Yukon" 10 a stirring
Alaskan story. featuring Dorothy
Dalton at tn. Mission.
A LEADING lawyer and a husky
miner stage fight 10 the finiah In
tho lawyers office. which IL but one
of the sensational episodes OF "Th.
Spoilers" st the Rex.
GAMBLERS or the old Yves,
were not crooked. They depended
upon their skill. according 20 mn
Hart, featured In Tho Square Deal
Man." 1t tho strand.
HOW A MAN goes back TO face
Justice after he has succeeded in
escaping the consequences OF his
crimes In shown In "Fres Of Con.
science" featuring William Far
mum at tho Colonial
WHAT HAPPENED whom tho
duke Of ostsrly auArreled with his
wife has q 10; 20 do with Polly
Redhead." the tito role OF which
Ia played BY Ella Hall. At the
Class A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
HOT FROM THE STUDIOS

company. while out driving the
other evening ran into a Japanese
pcddler'n wagon. The only casualty
reported was n broken nose for
Billy. A. he looked around for the
carcass OF the Jap and saw him
standing there smiling. the Key.
stone comedian murmurcd, holding
his nasal extremity the meanwhile:
Geraldine Farrar has eommsnes ID
They're . wonderful little people. .
production on her first picture this
year under the direction OF Cecil
De Mile. II 10 story OF the Az
tees.
u 10 rumored that Nine Olga
Pe,roya has plans for the formation
OF u producing Organization TO be
headed by herself and thai she will
make eight superfeatures = year.
In which she win be tho star.
An announcement from the NsS
York Offices Of Triangle Distribut.
ing corporation reports that six OF
the releases made for the Triangle
program By DouEiaa Fairbanks and
William 8. Hart, respectively. are
to DO reissucd.
GIsls Jsos WIIsor. who has been
appointed TO q dirsctorShip q; Uni.
versai City. Ia tho vito OF Rupert
Julian, also q Universal director.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
"MAD MONK" SPREADS TRUTH OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
BY MOVIES: MATINEE IDOL is DRAFTED INTO u S. ARMY

10 q long step from q monastery 20 . moving picture
Al first thought impossible to conceive OF even
connection between the two The duties o.
Greek church hardly be said to resemble
actor In dor. generally known 40 the mad
Of Rusa found the rare combination o priest and
actor. Ilodor IL all tho world by
principal opponsn Of Raspun the powerful monk who
family Of Russia completely under HE control
firmly he them In his clutches that they did not
without HE council permission llodor es
posed evil living and his schemes OF seNadwanoe
authorities In Russia but Rsspusns Influence at
strong for him The faith OF the car and
erarna war pnonsd Rasputn and they could look
him ~ Of him only traitor. The result OF
odors that he banshed for HE paine
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
"Pay-as-Y ou-Enter"
Now at Colonial

The "Pay-as-you-enter" system.
so popular In some parts OF tho
country with motion picture the
atre patrons. mas beea Installed
at the Colonial. The nes system
is similar 10 that used by tile
street cars and does away with the
cashier and saves the patrons the
trouble OF buying tickets before
entering.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
ASSORTED TnEFTS

Rugs, tires, tools. jewels. watches,
automobiles. beads, silverware. cut
lery. koiaks. Jersey COW. a bicycle
and tricycle. were stolen In vari-
Gus parts OF the city Monday. 40
cording TO reports TO the police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
Wallace Reid Chosen
in II. S. Army Draft

Among the fret TO be drawn
In the draft for service In the
army wan wsilsee Reid. fa-
nous lover Of tho fllms.
" Wslly can handle the kslser
Ike he did the oolo~sd rene.
pads In The Birth OF Q Ma
,ion." he certainly ought 70
come back decorated with sev-
erai medals. In private life.
wsily 10 mr.. Dorothy osvsn.
port"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24

40 camo TO this country,
where he ard HIS wife took
refuge In a little Harlem flat
40 Immediately set about TO
expose tho wrongu OF Russga.
and tho lntrioues Of the Rus.
slar court. He attacked royal
personaoes. officials and po'
llsleai leaders ruthlessiy. His
seeusAtlons were supported BY
history, and HE revelations
caused q sensation.
Finally he was induced TO lend
his drama OF modern events TO the
screen. IL 10 nearly two months
ago that tho first scenes were
taken By Herbert Brenon for his
remarkable photodrama, which has
been called The Fall OF the
Romanoffs."
Life In the studio has been n
novel experience for lllodor. and he
has much 10 say concerning the
uses and possibilities OF the screen.
lie speaks not word OF English.
and all conversation with him must
DO carried on by means OF IN In
terpreter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
PEANUTS" NOT DRY

q. q. Linton. Alias "Peanuss.-
fell y victim TO tho dry squad. when
they broke into Q room In the Sue
cess" rooming house. 1t iisx
Washington at. las, night. where
liquor VAS soid. Linton Furnished
$500 bail directly on being booked
At the police station.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
What's Doing

TALK ABOUT your fights. that
sure was some battle. chr
That's what the tall man said to
his shorter and more portly com
panlon as they emerged from the
Liberty last night after seeing
Charles Ray and hla battling lum'
berlacks pull their little fracas in
sudden Jim" the famous novel
being shown In film form At the
First ave. house.
And they talk about the war In
Europe" was the fat mans reply.
A FORMULA for the cure OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24

Our trainmen, or any number of them, may at any
time form union amongst themselves provided it free
from outside affiliations We will deal with them either
individually or collectively, as they may prefer.
1t necessary that deal directly with trainmen
solely in the interest of adequate service and the safety of
the public
During the past five years have carried five
hundred million (50O,00000O passengers with only one
fatal accident which occurred when freight train
into one of our cars
Steep grades and other physical conditions in Seattle
make safe operation unusually difficult but with
favorable conditions very few street railways can
show such record
This result would have been impossible if had been
unable to deal directly with trainmen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24

We NOT opposed to union labor.
We are NOT opposed to collective bargaining.
We are NOT opposed to meeting and dealing at any
time with committees of our employees.
We ARE opposed to closed shop
We ARE opposed to the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees of America because
of it's long record of unreaby and broken agreements
Our company is public service corporation. AS
public servant we required by law to give adequate
and safe service.
By long experience have found that cannot give
adequate and safe service unless deal directly with
tranmen and not indirectly through men not
nected with organization familiar with the require
ments of our business.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-15

Washington. -, Former Senator
William E. Chiffon, West Virginia,
Democrat, asked for senate investi-
cation Of last election, in which he
was defeated by Howard Sutherland,
Republican
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-15

APRIL 10 BOY JOB DAY
At the request Of the Boys Broth
erhood Republic, Mayor Thompson
set aside April 10 as Boys Job Day.
An effort to place unemployed youths
in good jobs will then be made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Sugar At s Cents Now
Assured Public By
Special Agreement

Inclusion Of the big Cuban cane sugar
producing interests in the allied distribu-
ting scheme will be discussed with the
food administration tomorrow by the Gu
ban minister, DR. Manuel De Cespedes,
and two Cuban sugar growers Jose
Miguel Terafa and Jose Ignacio Lezama.
Cuba's participation in the plan is ex-
pected, particularly in view of the gov
ernments power to prevent Importation
by refining licenses to producers not
agreeing to the uniform price.
American cane sugar representatives,
it is believed will take action similar to
the beet sugar men within week.
The new sugar price will become eff
fective in the west october l, when the
1917 crop reaches the relineries, and in
the east about two weeks later. The
present price of beet sugar to whole
salers is about S.4 cents pound.
This patriotic action on the part Of
the beet sugar producers of the United
States" said a food administration state
ment today, demonstrates conclusively
the value of this industry to the coun-
try in coming forward with low prices
at time when sugar naturally would
be selling at much higher levels