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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
MORMON SETTLEMENT
Is SOURCE OF WORRY
Colony Of 10000 Saints at AL
berta, Can, Constitutes
a Puzzling Problem

One OF the problems facing the mis-
sionaries in Alberta is the Mormon
settlement In the southern part of the
province. with its center at Cardston,
where the first Mormon temple In Can
ada is being constructed at cost of
millions. There are between 5000 and
10000 In the colony. and they form 90
per cent of the population in their sew
eral communities. Mr.. Shearer. super
intendent OF the missions In Alberta.
who has made study of their beliefs
and practices, says that In reality the
Mormons are. Christians in name only.
They are hard people to convert. and
he said II is unfortunate that they were
ever allowed to gain a foothold in
Canada.
In speaking of the visit of President
Smith. from Salt Lake. couple of years
ago, Mr. Shearer says the head Of the
Mormon Church. who was then eighty
years old, was accompanied by one OF
his five wives, the youngest. aged
twenty-five. The fact. as exposed in
the newspapers at the time. created
something of sensation in Alberta.
Missionary work in western Canada
is full of interest. Mr.. Shearer told of
experiences with cowboys and other
dwellers in the more unsettled parts and
Z Ol tHt improvement edIucsl anu PTbCtlSd
workers had effected In quite lively set
Elements. When first he went West he
Travelled about on his duties In a sec.
ond-hand outfit. the old vehicle being
hauled by cayuse. On one occasion
he drove many miles up north in AL
berta to a lonely homestead. from which
nothing was to be seen In any direction
but the bald prairie, with here and there
few cattle grazing. The homestead
ers wife wept when greeted by the
missionary. for she had not seen q
clergyman for fifteen years. The near
est neighbors. mile away. were Mormons
Before he left. the welcome visitor held
a service and then baptized the five chill
dren. to the happiness Of the isolated
household. Such tasks as this. and
holding several services In widely sep
arated communities. perhaps all on on
Sunday. constitute the missionary.
work In the new country.
/ Gazette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Taxation Less Than After Civil War

"A financial authority
United
proporonatey
regarded
unparalleled triumph of financial strength
United
a
s5ooOOOoo
Exchange month
@
Notwithstanding activity Liberty Loans The total
showed November
December
10S590
Of
25S5573 19675
OOoOoo This increased upae movement for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
EMBARGO ON GRAIN
SENDS PRICES DOWN
Food Administrators Ban on
Shipments East Has Bear
ish Effect on Market
CHICAGO. Dec. Z

ttltNIo, Dec. Z.
Food Administrator Hoover's embargo
on shipments of corn and oats east of
Illinois and his order directing Eastern
railroads TO send cars into the Western
grain belt to move the crops to the ter
minal. had bearish effect on the mar.
kets for those cereals this morning.
After starting at sI2i9s TO S1.2lA,
against s1.2ias at the end yesterday,
January corn declined to S1,20s. May
opened at s1.19fs to sl.19L. compared
with s1.1?ss at the epd yesterday. and
sold down to si.19 There were rallies
from the bottom.
The market at Liverpool was hrmer
on a scarcity of spot and advices from
Argentina that the crop there was de-
teriorating rapidly because of lack OF
moisture. Exports from that country
for the week were $4,000 bushels,
against 2.4l4.OO0 bushels last year.
The visible supply there Is 5000. 900
bushels. against s.993, 900 bushels year
ago. The receipts here today were
1866 cars.
December oats ranged from 75kc to
7iIac at the outset against 759ic at the
close yesterday. and May started at
72Ac to 7l&c. against 723sc at the
end yesterday.
The receipts here today were l31 cars.
The tone at Liverpool was firm. There
we're nn shipments from Argentina for
the week.
The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
and Duluth today were 296 cars. against
4G3 last week at Winnipeg, 400 cars
| against 1926 cars: at Chicago, twenty
cars against twenty-one cars.
Exports from Argentina for the week
were $4,000 bushels. against 1.2SS.00O
bushels last year. The visible supply
there Is 1865. 900 bushels. against 6,62i,-
! 600 bushe last year,
Private advices from Argentina said
that harvest fires were numerous where
grain is stacked and that much appe
hension Is felt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.--December-
Mitchell and Hartcorn bid; Hartcorn
and Cardnza offered.
January-Wenman Bearsley, Schley.
Rountree. Mitchell and @. Gumoens bid;
clifford Cone. McE;pany. Allen. w.
Hicks and Wenman offered.
Finn, Brooks. Mitchell. Jay and Cone
bid: McI1nany, Newman. Downs, w.
Hicks. Rosenberg, Finn. Geer and
Waters offered
May--W. Gumoens. Newman. Hart
corn. Geer. Hooper and Mitchell bid:
Schill. Downs. r. Hubbard, Rosenstein.
Riordan, Newman, Hentz and Ere Gnan
offered.
July--Rountree. Hentz and Mitchell
bid Smith, Waters and Ranlett Of
fered.
October--Hyman and Cardoza bid !:
Newman offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Get Quick Ventures "NOt Forgotten"

happened promotions
client dulnes
brief
S q coincidence
wild speculative Of 1915 and 1916.
is
mentioned
which possibilities simlaries
the befaen the Ford Tractor which
a
a
Dyestuh sequoyah OIL Electric Kent American
which
a
possible be startling.
borrowing nation
October
a
of
of gold imported was s7i77542 saos1o5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Nipissing Mines Pays 5 p. C. Extra

NEW YORK. Dec. THE Nipissing
Mines Company, Ltd. has declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of 5 per
cent and an extra dividend of per
cent. both payable January 20 to stock
of record December 81. This will be the
second extra disbursement. the same
amount having been declared three
months ago, and makes a total of 80 per
cent declared in 1917. The company's
statement Of financial affairs, as of No
vember 1. shows cash in bank and in
Canadian Victory bonds OF s1.69s, 1853,
value of bullion and ore in transit s2O1,-
1884, and value of ore on hand and in
process. $l,O75021. making total cur
rent assets of s2.975,139. This compares
with total similar assets s2,15O.555, as of
December 81, 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Cluett. Peabody e. Co.. regular quarterly
Of LIS on preferred. payable January 1 to
stock OF record December 81.
Buffalo General Electric Company. regular
quarterly OF Ia per cent on common, pay
able December 81 to stock Of record De-
cember 20.
wiilys-Overland Company. regular quar-
terly of sl.75 on preferred. payable Janu-
airy I to stock Of record December 20.
Irnion\ Passenger Railway Company. reg
ular semiannual Of s4.75, payable January
l as registered December 10. Books do not
close.
West Philadelphia Passenger Railway
Company. regular semiannuai OF 30. payable
January I as registered December 10. Books
do not close.
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Compa ny.
regular quarterly of .h per cent. payable
January 2 to stock of record December II.
Stromberg Carburetor Company of Amer
tea. Inc. regular quarterly Of IL cents.
payable January to stock of record De
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
STOCKS DROP EARLY IN N. Y,
BUT RALLIES COME BEFORE NOON
Demand Increases for Shares Which Have
Become Standards for Investment
and Speculation
NEW YORK. Dec. Z.

The stock market trading influenced by the
depressed which with
the British the
Russia all helped
the
although declines
recorded which market acted
subject
pressed without much
and the through the especially in the
declined
s61a, a quick 81
falling 11s to and then
rang H. which ranged from 69 to 6 also
rallied 1 point before
from influential
insisted the basis
accumulation anything else
especially weak American Telephone being
selling to o21
public
stock being influenced
to Telephone and dropped
points to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Surprise at Lump Payment bu Porphyry Companies

surprise dividend deca
reduc would be made
made stockholders VIII
three months AS
Consolidated the dividends
selling of Utah. anticipation Of
nd ac
for the style of declarations
in dividends had
change to a
be considered to
basis
considering
i've to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Detroit Edison Co. to Issue Bonds

NEW YORK, Dec. IA circular has
heen sent to stockholders of the Detroit
Edison Company announcing that It has
been decided to issue at once s3.s00.0 900
of the company's ten-year Z per cent
convertible debenture bonds. which will
be offered TO stockholders for subscrip-
ton at par. These bonds will he con-
vertible between January Is. 1920. and
July Is, 1927. at the option of holders.
in stock of the company of the same
par value. They will be dated Janu-
AIRY Is, 1918, and mature January Is,
1928. and will be in coupon form in de-
nominations of 500 and $1,000. dnd may
be registered as to the payment of
principal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07

TRADING IS MODERATE ON LOCAL
CHANGE, WITH MOST PRICES LOWER
Tonopah Belmont Makes Up Bulk of Business in Home
Shares and Is Trife Off-Electric Storage
Battery Gains Full Point

dealt in extensively, but the former was
OF II quarter and the latter half. Phil
adclphia Electric was unchanged and
United Gas Improvement lost trihe
The largest turnover in home shares
was recorded by Tonopah Belmont. that
stock continuing its activity Of the last
several days. with its price sagging a
small fraction. Traction issues were
quiet and the quotations OF both Union
Traction and Philadelphia Traction were
the same as they were at yesterdays
close. Philadelphia Company common
and cumulative preferred were un-
changed.
Liberty Bonds were lower. the As SELL
ing down to 9710 and the 3ts = to $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
PARTNERSHIPS
|, HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE

.xlcE ~ HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
1ar9iFned have entered into q limited
[I1nrnhip under the act Of Assembly dated
~ ~. 1911. upon the following terms:
Z Ihe name OF the firm under which the
X5DorEhlp II to- be conducted shall be
n. LELAND 4 Weiss.
the nature Of the business to be
HQaefsd shall be dea ling In stocks. bonds
tptestment securities.
rxl partners:
Ell. Rilrh leland, Whitemarsh Penna.
&10nel Weiss. 25is n 3sd st.. Phila.
o5lSs5 Lonsstreth. Havefford. Penna.
xhe amount of capital contributed by
1 6Hsclel partner is as follows:
&Iard Isongstreth, Fifty thousand dol
3 The period at which the partnership Is
f9Qmmence II November 20. 1917. and the
XIod ut which said partnership shall ter
&Ate u November 20, 1920
&< r. II. RUSH TOLAND,
SAMUEL WEISS.
General Partners.
III HOWARD LONGSTRETH.
<$k Special Partner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
ToNoPAH STOCKS
GOLDFIELD STOCKS
IiyerpoOl Cotton

LIVERPOOL. Dec. Spot cotton
was duh today with prices easier on
the basis of 22.0ld for middling old con-
tract, n decline of points. The sales
were 5000 bales. The receipts were
70 900 bales, all American. Futures
were quiet in the early dealings. Spot
nrices we're: American, middling fair,
23,31d. good middling, 22.63d; m!ddling,
% 1Od: low middling. 2l.5Sd: good
ordinary, 2O.5sd, and ordinary, 20.06d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
New Councilmen Given Dinner

william +. Fowler. Jr.. one Of the
newly elected members of Common Coun-
ell from the Thirty-eighth Ward, was
guest Of honor at smoker and\ testi-
moniai dinner at the clubhouse of the
Ninety. Jr... Republican Club on North
twenty second street. last evening. A
large number of the influential politi-
clans Of the ward we're present. and
hsarty congratulations were extended 10
ne specsss = ~ tncomine counpAines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Austria Originated Postcards

Postcards were first used In Austria.
They became part of the cosatry's pos
tai service In 1869. II cost less than
half a cent to send and the first was
limited to twenty-five words. II was
taken up by England year later. The
first picture postcard Is said to have
been sent to England in 1891. Some
two or three years later the nrst view
cards made their appearance, Postcards
came into uas IN the United 81 ties In
lo17,~-Ra Hallway Postomca II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Local Banks Get More State Cash

HARRISBURG. Dec. 1.-THE state
ment Of the Treasury Department OF the
amount Of general funds of the Common.
wealth Of Pennsylvania shows the total
on hand November so. 1917. exclusive
of moneys appropriated to the sink
ing fund TO be s6.562.5o0. as against
s3,665,552 October 81. and S3,5ss.7s7
January 81. 1917. OF the total deposits
OF se.s62.s0o. Philadelphia institutions
hold &l,<b4A2s. rs against S7o0.Iis
Qe1e>sr "A sud ssst'ael January a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
NEW YORK, Dec,

Strength in the distant positions was
the feature at the opening of the cotton
market, October starting 20 points
higher. while other monthe were
points lower to points higher
Commission houses. Liverpool and
one or two southern interests were the
leading sellers. while Wall street. spot
houses and room traders purchased
There was an unusually large demand
for May by one trader believed to be
acting for trade account. After the
call the near months advanced slightly.
with the tone steady.
1t was cloudy in the West and clear
In the Fast this morning.
Receipts at the port for the day are
estimated at $4,000 bales. against 1896
bales a year ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
DISTANT POSITIONS
STRONG IN COTTON
October Starts 20 Points
Higher, With Heavy Demand
for May Option

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. The following
tcmpcrntures were recorded ~ the cotton
rhis, 20: Chattnneoga, Little Rock and
Asheviiie. "a; Fort smith. B,rmingham
Wncon, Knoxville. Atlanta and Raleigh. 3?;
OKLAHOMA City and Wiimlngton; ~;
shreveport. Aiontsomery. Thomesyi,,e and
Jncksonyiilc, 80; Pensacola. t?; Abliens.
Dri Rio. New Orleans and Tampa, 49,
There was 90 inch Of precipitation ut
%w~usta, 80 Inch at Jacksonville and .38
inch at Charleston and savannah.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
MONEY.LENDING RATES

FHIT.NDEEFHIN-C pct CtHt
time, 5M ga per cent Commercial paper.
three to four months. 5A a 5k per cent ;
six months. 8 Y N5a. per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
kAILROAD EARNINGS


t1zc Refining Business Grows
~ Refining Company has an
"a two additional tankers with
- Iron Works Of San Francisco.
|kers are Of approximately 7A45
~ and with four oth~rs build
~ plant and the recently
4 o'Nei'i make a total Of
Rockers ordered from these
~ eompany u handling about
H<1oIs of crude oil year At
Goua oil men estimate
- >oTrol. II the Atlantic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
ANNUAL MEETINGS
nm NATIOyAI. RANW

Philadelphia, December 7. 1917.
~ Annual Meeting Of the shareholders OF
hank. for the election OF Directors and
0fhor business may properly come
~ the meeting. will be held at the bank
1oqsss on Tuesday. January y. 1913. he
y the hours of IL m. and y. M.
w. CLIFFORD WOOD. Cashier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
d. and H. Earnings Won't CoUer Dividends


dividend The tip is being circulated however by
coal company will than make
fact estimate
rate
available
dividends
reconsdered
The loss thus far 1917
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange and In which there were no
transactions today. The price given Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
NeU York Curb
FOREIGN TRADE EXPANDS

WASHINGTON, Dec THE pre-
ltinnary figures Of the total value Of
United states exports and imports for
october and for ten months compare
with the figures for the previous three
years as follows tOO0 omtteD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
DfrEcrorY or AcCouNrANrs

< George X. Watson, C. p. A.
noor. Real Estate trust Bldg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07

'Ex divIdend--Chesapeake & Ohio; .; Ma,
tionai Lead, I: General Electric, . and
in stock: baldwin Locomotive preferred. 3ts !;
brooklyn Rapid Transit " Mackay Co.
IN Mackay Co. preferred 1; Morris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
New York stocks and in which there
we're no transactions today. The price
o,yen is the last previous sale:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Financial Briefs

Laurence II. Parkhurst. formerly
manager of the bond department of
the Old Colony Trust Company. of Bos-
ton. has been elected a vice president
of the Electric Bond & Share Company.
Frederick Peirce & Co.. are issuing
their souvenir calendar and bond interest
table for 1918, This device was orig
mated by Mr.. Peirce In 1908 and proved
SO useful to investors that 1t has been
issued every year since that time.
Leland Lyon comptroller of the Atlas
Powder Company. has been elected
secretary treasurer to fill the vacancy
caused by death of Il. B. Coy. Isaac
Fogg was elected assistant secretary and
assistant treasurer.
The New York Subtreasury gained
s3,309, 900 from the banks yesterday, re-
ducing the net loss since Friday to $19.-
10000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-THE market for
coffee futures opened easy. at a decline
of to l6 points. with offerings free
and an absence Of any sort Of demand.
tlltst Today'a Yestclduy's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Oficial rates OF discount for each of tn
twelve Federal districts are as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07

GOLD EXCLUSIVE OF q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
MOTHER WORRIED OVER SON, SHE SAYS Mrs, Mclaughlin Tells How Tanlac Restored Herself
 and Son to Health

"Tanlac has benefited my family more than any other medicine I ever saw or heard of." said Mrs. Cora Me- Laughlin, 1262 North Second street, Birmingham, Ala sometime ago
 T had been sick, rundown and ner- vous and three years suffering from indigestion and loss of appetite. I got so bad that I couldn't sleep at night for my trouble. My oldest son had just got up from a spell of pneumonia fever and he stayed so weak and had such a time getting any strength that I was worried over him and begun to think he couldn't get his health back.
 "We both started taking Tanlac and I begun to gain from the very first. My appetite came back to me and I found that I could eat anything I wanted and enjoy 1t without suffer- ing afterward. My son improved until he hardly looked like the same per- son. I sure am glad to recommend Tan1ac. for I have nothing but praise for it after 1t has done so much for me-"
 Tan1ac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Patton-Pope Drug Co.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Ambition of HohenzolIerns

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: All well informed people know that our beloved country is now playing an important part in the greatest and most sanguinary war recorded in the history of the world. If we mistake not the allies have made a most solemn declaration that equity, justice, impar- tiality and worldwide democracy shall have been thoroughly and firmly established on a firm foundation prio to the consideration of proposals of peace on any terms whatever.
 The courteous disquisitions of our government in regard to the sinking of our vessels and valuable cargoes and last, but not least, the ruthless, cruel and unnecessary murder of our Seamen and many harmless passengers are in brutality and ferociousness beyond all parallelism. So far as we can learn from historical events recorded by some of the best writers and greatest historians known in the halls of fame. If we mistake not the Hohenzollerna the proud and historical imperial rulers of Germany. are the most heartless and cruel of modern European rulers. Ill the opinion of many well read and thoroughly informed students of both ancient and modern history, they are the most imperious and antagonistic of all the crowned and sceptered mon archs of latter days. It has been said that the Hapsburgs of Austria are the descendants of the Caesars. The Ho- henzollerns of worldwide notoriety are, if we mistake not, Prussians of Prussia. Boundless ambition and in- domitable will seem to be inherent characteristics of the ruling house of Germany.
 Inordinate ambition coupled to an unholy desire to dominate and forcibly rule all of Europe occasioned the down. fall and final overthrow of Napoleon. the first. who was unquestionably an aStute statesman, and the greatest sol dier whose name has been recorded in modern history. Had Napoleon been content to govern and rule France he would probably never have fallen. Here is practical lesson if they would only heed 1t, for all despotic rulers who wield a scepter or wear a crown. They are human, therefore, they arc deposable.
 We are pleased to say that the young men of this town and vicinity have evinced the true American spirit. that is. courage and patriotism Several from Madison have volunteered, and are now in camp. If we mistake not, William E. Doolittle was the first to volunteer from this place; Homer Enis, Gordon Frierson, Mir. Fisk. Lankford slaton. James Bronaugh and others whose names we cannot recall have volunteered
 Grim war spells death. Some who have, and some who will leave their , native land. will perhaps never return but will find resting place lover there."
 Let all who profess to be followers of Christ earnestly pray that this cruel and bloody war may soon be satisfac- torily ended. THOMAS GEWIN,
 Minister Church of Christ.
 Madison. December 27. 1917.