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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
New York. June 3.

The important odays stock market suddenly
of 35s in
that most of this
Utah and losses
Following tquda
Moore sche being heavy sellers New
that might be connected
Will settle eme of he esta of the Il.
The generally from the in
developments France regarded with satisfaction
the
that standing bad such
followed
advces favorable being sold by good new"
Marine
stocks after
still absence of definite
in
As forced to the
low previous
meta had rally be-
ore
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

CORN PRICES WEAKEN
IN LETLESS MARKET
Volume of Business Is Small
and Shorts Appear to Be
More Nearly Evened Up
Chicago. June 5.

Chicago. June 5.
The corn market was under pressure
today from the best buyers of yesterday
and the market was weaker. The
volume of business was smaller and
shorts appeared to be more nearly
evened up. There was good buying at
times. but II was easilv supplied. Re-
ceipts were liberal and the demand for
the cash article was disappointing.
June ended at the bottom at s1.3O.
against 1.30a at the end Yesterday.
after having been as high as s1.3I a,
The best on July was s1.3412 : the bot
tom s1.32h. and the final $1.32as ri
sl.32L. against sl.337s at the close yes
terday. The high on August was s1.35 ia
and the close at the bottom. at s1.33%
against Sl.35 at the end yesterday.
oats also weakened after a strong
start in sympathy with corn. Trade
vas light and mostly local in character
commission houses had selling orders on
every advance. Some of the selling was
believed to be for cash houses.
The best on June was 73Ac the low
II Ssc. and the close &c bid against
~ &c at the end yesterday. The top
on July was 67s.c; the bottom 66L C
and the close 66ia a 66as. against 6Iac
at the end yesterday. The top on
August was 62&c and the close. at the
bottom al 81 a c bid. against GO at the
end yesterday
fu,,r., -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
HFAVINESS DEVELOPS ON CURB
AFTER STRENGTH EARLIER In DAY
Important Issues Advance During First Hours of Trad
ing Then Recessions Are the Order-Ols
Most Prominent Feature
New York. June 5.

The Curb trading
making advances first and
all through
in the trading while market
Midwest Refining III
from = Sncaid Oil
generally half
the
Aeropane of the stocks advancing
selln a and lO,
adv
and
with a o
,ho-oe which from
27i2 -.
Mining ocks
lated Arizona sold Is and IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

.nited Lisht Railways Co. regular
(. KS on common. hotb psyabla 'E1IT = t6
y Of record June IS
aiy Of aoe shars payable June % to
knerican Cigar Company. regular quar-.
a Of 1h per cent on preferreC, payable
>eee-Wiles Biscuit Company, regular
terly OF 81 - on hrst preferred, payable
70 sleek Of record June u
nerican Smelters Securities Company
4 Guxrterly of Ia per cent on preferred
And Ia per cent on preferred ''B. 4"
~ july !. Books close June II re-
rieS Mining Company. quarterly Of 81
e, payable June 20 TO stock of record
NJ Hslms company; oggaT,srly Of 2,z
fGLeferred. payable July TO stock Of
: 1lSfrsI states Electric Corporation reFu-
AssesS sscE ot SacoTd Sn 6TsisrIed 1,ns payable
X(eeciated Oil COMPANY regular quarterly
80. payable July - TO stock Of record
vol OIL Company usual quarterly Of 3
6nt. payable June 25 to stock Of record
(exse and Bond Company usual quar-
21< IN per cent; payable June 20 TO
~ record June 20.
~ titan Electrical Supply Company.
@01 second preferred. and quarterly OF
cent on common payable July !.
~ atockholders of rscord June 20
f11an Bruton Company. regular quar-
- IN per cent az preferred payable
I'll 20 stock Of record June II.
81 LorllIard Tobacco Company. regular
|R1erlx Of per cent on common and IN
sent on preferred.
61re Company of Pennsylvania, reguls r
<f2H Of 81 so per share. and usual
Iof \ OF I per cent on first pre-
both payable July ! as registered
1,a1<r Motorcsr Company. resulsr auar-
~ 1a per share. payable June 20 TO
oocord June is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

1ey York. June 5--July-MitChell
Hyhan. Hagedorn. Wilson and DOwns
hin Hartcorn. Geran, Newman. Schill
An Schley offered
uEust-Hartcorn bid Riordan offer
September Young. HartCorn and
Scr4ll bid Judson Rosenberg, Hartcorn
ana Freeman offered
Uctober-Cone. Freeman. Gumoens
17akedorn. MCGEE and Brooks bid Nc
Ge& Russell. Parrott Wilson. Hubbard.
FrHtman. Riordan, Hyman. Rosenberg
and Sellar offered
Dacember--Wenman and Frederckson
bidS Hubbard and Rosenberg offeted.
Anuary--Mitchel. Sellar and Waters
bi8 Downs, Riordan, Goss and Rosen-
Nh offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
JULY OPTION LEADS
4 ADVANCE IN COTTON
Reports of Demand for Spot
Article Help Strengthen
- Market

C4fTON BELT WEATHER CONprTIoNE
NEW York. June 5.-The following tenn
pesatares prevailed in the cotton belt this
OEiaRema. Macon. Augusta and. Thomas
.s g: san A%tgnio Mont
.ish; Little s KIsk; vieksbuyE; nngustad
n Charieston. 1S; Corpus christi and
here was .oe inch Of precipitation nt
nsta: Macon and Shreyenort; .os at
New York. June 5.
ed by July. the cotton market de-
bped further strength today. That
th sold EGO points over october. the
htest difference yet reported between
two positions. while predictions
q made that 800 or even 400 points
I'D separate these deliveries short
owing to steadily increasing eff
], of near month shorts to cover.
Fall street was a large buyer on the
u to 25.95c for July. Traders paid
HIbst no attention to favorable Off
I private weather and crop reports.
here were reports Of a demand for
okVpot article from the locals and the
k4ket was considered strong and likely
- helped further, should the Govern
Ghing of goods for war purposes.
4 Adyices from the South asserted that
ihe-1918 crop would cost from 26 55C TO
41y5c per pound to produce.
HE initial advance of about 81 TO
13t points for the low level of Monday
inE some southern selling and selling
ld& profits along with local selling in
An1leiphtion of a bearish weekly report
rd1h the Weather Bureau
Meactions of 25 or 80 points oc-
ldl{ed in consequence, but Liverpool
~ persistent buyer of July. pre-
|uq5abiy 20 undo straddles, and the
n&3ked flrined up again.
4he weekly report proved quite as
= tprab BILE as expected. indicating that
} either conditions had been generally
,rQbjtious for cotton crop progress, and
h6market was unsettled
ne receipts at the ports for the day
kr4f estimated at 5000 hales: against
ttN bales a week ago. 9l77 bales a
veer ago, and 15,l09 bales two years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, June Swiss exchange
made a new high record for this imme-
diate movement in the early dealings to-
day. French exchange also improved
slightly. Otherwise the market was
steady
Quotations were:
Demand sterling 4.75as. cables
as 7-l6 Sixty-day bills, nominalIv
4.73: ninety-day bills Al
Franc cables 5.7Ols. checks 5.71 7-l6
Lire cables 9.09. checks Gil.
Swiss cable 3.94. checks 3.99
Guilder cables 5Ol2. checks so
Pesetas cables 2s&. checks 2S2s
Stockholm cables 80. checks az 90
Christiana cables 3l.75, checks 81 40
Copenhagen cables 3l.40. checks 81
Ruble notes nominal at l3ie eml32
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
Liverpool Cotton

liverpool. June Spot cotton was
013iex today with prices unchanged.
rntaGling, old contract. being quoted at
A2ftfd. Sales were 1000 bales There
fwefA no receipts. Futures were quiet
finr~the early dealings. Old contract.
lepQf prices were: American. middlng
3f1ir. 22.74d good midding 22 06d mid
3IiKk 21.5id: low mddling. 21.Old:
49, ordinary. 90 old ordinary, ls4Sd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
BANK CLEARINCS
GOVERNMENT BONDS


Boston. June 5.-The Merrimac Chem
ical Company has declared an extra
dividend of sl.25 share in addition
to the usual quarterly dividend of l25
a share. Both are payable June 20 to
stock of record June Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
New Crucible Steel Mill

Pittsburgh. June 5-The Crucible
Steel Company broke ground for a new
mill at Midland. Pa, the plant to cost
over s2.O00,000 II will be an extension
Of the present one for manufacture of
steel products for the Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
PRESSURE AGAINST COPPER
SHARES BECOMES IMPORTANT
FEATURE IN NEW YORK MARKET
Submarines Do Not Disturb Wall Street and Develop
ments in France Are Thought Satisfactory.
but Other Causes Bring Declines
High Points in Today's Financial Ners

Stock higher York during first hair Of the dab but
The oats
unchanged
and Londo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
Leading futures ranged as follows;
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
New York stocHs and in which there
were no transactions today. The price
given is the last previous sale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Cbieagc. June = H''TTER - Rsceipts
10 $40 tub Market sisndv IVA unr-aneed
EcGS--P so'--F - saG aases u,rts,
steady AMI pneAanEe1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
GoLDFIELD STOCKS s
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, June 5.-The market for
coffee futures opened a little easier tf1is
morning with first prices showing de-
clines Of to 4 points. Floor traders
paid little attention to the firm Brazil
cables, local trade interests taking the
selling side.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
Financial Briefs

Morris Mecklenburg, member of the
Chicago Board of Trade. was expelled to-
day under the alien act.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

by the American Power and Light Com
pany were s1,o45,93e This is a gain of
s145,a92 compared with the same month
last year. Net for the month increased
5000. Twelve months gross increased
$l.25s,s96 with a gain net for the period
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
PHILADELPHIA INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are quotations for in
active stocks listed in the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange and in which there
were no transactions today. The price
given Is the last previous close:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
BONDS CONTINUED
MONEY.LENDINC RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call, mixed
collateral opened at 3 per cent; high.
): low. 3; last, 3 closed. per cent !;
industrial. high. 6 a, low, 5l2 last, 6.
Money brokers report that offerings of
time funds have been made chiefly by
single institution in the last day or two.
the amount being fairly considerable.
gauged by recent conditions. Offerings
Of time money by banks and trust com
panes are not uniform. Some institu-
tions are unwilling to branch out with
fixed date funds until after June Is and
others are holding off in preparation for
the July ! disbursements.
The loans by the bank referred to
above were for IS and 80 days for the
most part
Prime mercantile paper is quiet at
minimum OF per cent with very eX-
ceptional transactions at So per cent
occasionally.
Prime bank acCeptances are in good
inquiry al unchanged rates
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

The Acme Tea Company reports for
year ended December g surplus Of $685.
736 after charges, including $299,50S re-
1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

Total sales. RI1 800 shares, compa.ed with
1856 800 shares yesterday; thus far this week,
2.IO0, 200 shares; same period last week,
I S91. 400 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

The Atlas Crucible Steel Company. of
Buffalo. y. Y. has increased its capital
from Sl5OO,OOO to $4,000, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

Gross earnings for April of all sub
diary operating companies controlled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company for the 1917 calendar
year. operating revenues of S32.43116s
This compares with $2S.4Ol.57s the pre-
vious year. or an increase of $4,3S959o
Net operating revenues increased ST.
s3o,332. Gross income gained S4.42s,-
0s6, with a net increase of S451,s2s
The New York Subtreasury lost ST.
100000 to the banks yesterday. reducing
the cash net gain since Friday to s24,-
$4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

v-s-g sales. SO .4Os. .a0D e~sss,s ed .-xsss
M qea .00N yesfrrsla-: thps f-- fs,ss v~-st
g., SO sss'ees; sane period Isst ts<t. s's,-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

PHILADELPHIA-Ca 6 per cent :;
time, D q q 6 per cent Commercial pa
per, three to six months, 5G6 per cent :;
six months, 6 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

LOSDON-Money on call is un-
changed today at q, per cent. The rate
of discount in the open market for short
bills was gig per cent and for three
months bills was ais per cent. un-
changed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

vones IN Price Of Lead
- June 5.-The AMERICAN
~ Reliuing Cenpany his
~ jIg1re " LEAD from 7 70 7 Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

Total sales, GAGE shares. COMPARED with
5t54 shares yesterday; thus far this week,
1858 shares; same period last week, 1',sOo
Ahares
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

in the cost to the company Of fur
nishing gas to Maryland customers,
and that the present rate of 500 per
thousand cubic feet Is not justified.
The District rate is now 30 cents
and Maryland residents point out that
both the District and the Maryland
gas users are supplied from the same
mains. The price arbitrarily in
creases when the mains cross the Dis
trict line.
Attention was called to the fact
that when the District rate was IS
cents the Maryland rate was 50 cents.
and that when the District Public
Utilities Commission permitted an in
crease in the District rate to 90 cents
the Maryland rate was increased to
the present rate OF 81.
Mayor Plat plans to obtain a rul-
ing by the Maryland Public Service
Commission, IL necessary. and will
ask for a hearing before that body.
]. Bond Smith, the corporation
counsel Of the town. will assist Mayor
Plat at the hearing. and it Is ex-
pected that gas users in other Mary
land communities will ask that they
be made parties to the proceedings il
il is necessary to secure a ruling by
the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

The blue Devils today are seek
iag new worlds to conquer. With
Washington invested and captured.
the ninety-four. heroes in the French
horizon blue are on the first leg OF a
tour that is to include Harrisburg,
Philadelphia, Camp Meade and sew
eral other army environments OF the
East, where they are TO lead assaults
in the SLOT. 1000, 600 Red Cross drive.
After one hurricane day in Wash
ingtoa the rBlue Devils left last
night for Harrisburg: but they are to
return to the Capital at the end Of the
present trip. and then Washington
will have chance to meet them more
intimately. They are to be CHARTERED
at Fort Myer for three or four days
while they change from the blue uni
forms that the Germans have learned
to fear TO the cooler khaki, and rest
up bit from the hardships of their
invasion OF the United States.
The men cntrained in their Pull
mans willingly last night after day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
RAILROADS MAKE
ENORMOUS SAVING
BY NEW ROUTINGS

The saving OF II. rs. 900 miles annual.
" in transcontinental passenger train
service will be effected through a
schedule approved today by Director
General Of Railroads McAdoo. The
order will take effect June >. The
economy is made possible through the
elimination OF duplicate service be
tween Chicago and Pacific coast
points and the finding OF more direct
routes
Under the new plan Of operation
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
will be the preferred route to Los An
gcIes: the c. & y. w.-Union Pacific
Southern Pacific TO San Francisco:
Burlington Northern Pacific TO Port
land. and the c.. II & 81. Paul to
Seattle. Fast trains will make runs
to these cities in seventy two hours
and slower trains will take seventy
eight hours. other transcontinental
roads will operate TO accommodate
intermediate travel on reasonable
schedules Mail schedules will be ad-
justed on a parity with service be
tween Chicago and each OF the rival
commercial centCrs on the Pacific
coast. fast mail trains running be
tween Chicago and Pacific coast ter
minals in sixty-ive hours.
The passenger committee for the
Western district is now rearranEinG
Southwest schedules. where impOr-
tant chances to effect economy will
be made without inCOnvenIeCing the
public II was said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
GERMANY REEKS
WITH GRAFTAN
HIDEOUS CRIME

Germany Is graft ridden and seeth-
ing with profiteering scandals.
Crimes, both against person AnC
property go unchecked and the tide
of Juvenile delinquency and adult i'm.
morality make new high records
daily.
Religion has lost its hold upon ever
the elemental minds in the. rural dis
trict, and the doctrine OF Might
makes right" rules in every village.
These are high lights in a remark
able report that has come to the Gov
eminent detailing existing conditions
in Germany.
The information comes from a source
that is a guarantee Of its veracity
and authority. II is OF the most COM
plete character and comprises detail
ed reports dealing with exact condi-
tons in Austria-Hungary Is in course
OF preparation.
Crime Prevails.
The German report includes Stats
tics OF suicides, defalcations. burglar
les and other Kinds OF robbery, as
saults. murders, illegitimate births.
food boarding and graft 1t con-
cludes with the deduction that the
many has come to roost and that the
war-weary country, harried in bat
ties on foreign fields, faces disorgan-
ization and anarchy at home.
paraphrase Of the report presents
the findings as follows: Until the out
break OF the war in 1914 Germany
was remarkably free from graft in
all departments of its government.
The nearest approach TO a scandal of
this nature came three years earlier
when charges were made that the
Krupps and their tools in the govern
ment were backing the enormous
army and navy programs for their
own selfish aEgra ndiZement and were
secretly fomenting the jealousies that
" ere even then bringing Germany to
the verge OF war.
These statements uttered boldly in
the Radical newspapers created such
storm that il required the interpO-
sition OF the Kaiser to still the tu-
multi. The boast was then made that
Germany was [-eeer from graft than
any country in Ihe world and would
always remain SC
The latter part OF that boast is now
made ridiculous. No country has ever
known such orgy OF graft as exists in
the Teu'onic domain today. Munition
contracts- contracts for war equip
ment OF all kinds, deals for fate for
which all Germany is hungering. Sc
cret squeezes in oil deals and grain
deals. these are some OF the everyday
incidents Of official life and public
knowledge. The German government
knows all this. but the government is
winkinE at the graft while it takes
toll from the graftsrs.
The plain people OF Germany. tax
ridden beyond all precedent in his
tory. are paying the piper. Until re-
Gently they paid without much muir
muring, but the terrific battle losses
sustained on the western front com
ing in connection with the feroCiouS
attacks by some OF the holder news
papers upon the grafters, have bred
in the people a suIlen. smoulderinE
anger that threatens daily to break
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14

would gladly go back and fight the
Boche again, for he must be driven
out of our country"
Pierre lie Aoinj, hero OF five major
engagements and a hundred Skin
mishes. when asked il he had been
Gassed. pointed to his eyes, around
which deep circles were visible. Gas
is very bad. Makes the throat burn
and the eyes water, but we did not
mind in the last battle. for we have
masks. When l hrst was gassed, we
did not know what the smoke was
that the Boche released to come down
to US on the winds, but when we did
find out we waited our good time. and
not one man who was in the division
that followed this attack escaped"
VIII End With Victory.
Bernard Elfred. whose service COW
cred thirty months. and who carries
scars OF two desperate wounds. smil-
ingly showed his wound stripes. Ask
ed when he thought the war would
end, he said: Il cannot say, but
do know how It will end. France
will be victorious. and the Boche will
be sent TO hell, where he belongs"
Asked how he liked America, he re-
piled: America is a wonderful coun-
try, but I want to live in France
when we drive out the Boche. Then
all will be again happiness, and we
will have no more war"
"On ne passe pas" is the deathIess
legend stamped on the bronze medals
struck by the town OF Verdun and
worn by the heroes. The Huns hurled
their mightiest Iegions and used their
greatest guns in vain effort to
break through to Paris. This medal.
which shows the double towers on one
side and the above legend on the re-
verse. was given to every French SOL
der who took part in this most Won
derful Of military defenses. and the
blue Devils" delight in showing this
treasured mark OF military distinc-
ton.
Accompanying each medal is a Ger
tifCate. which reads. To the high
chiefs. officers and all. To the he
roes known and unknown. both the
living and the dead. who have tri-
over the barbarous onslaught
and immortalized their names
the world and for ages TO
come, the town of Verdun, inviOlate
and standing on her ruins, dedIcates
this medal"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-14
COMMUNICATING
CLAUSE DROPPED
FROM OIL BILL

On the advice Of President Wilson
the House Public Lands Committee
today struck from the oiI-leasing bill
the section giving the Executive
power to commander all oil lands
The section was inserted on recon-
mendation OF oil Director RequA OF
the fuel administration. but was no.
submitted To the President until al a
conference last night with Chairman
scott Ferris
The President told Ferris he does
not believe the commandeerInE Au-
fhority IS necessary. and Ferris de-
Jared u would have meant a Gov
eminent expenditure OF about $500.
600 900.
The bill as reported Is framed to
settle tho disputes over Government
oil lands IN California, caused by
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt IN
Withdrawing these lands from opera
ton Bona fde operators will be al
lowed 10 continue " they pay the
Government Onc-eiEhth royalty on oil
that has been or Will be taken out.
The lands will be leased IN lots 81
go acres 1" one person. and not more
than ). GOO acres to a corporation.