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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Opinions of Bankers and Brokers

brokerage
markets
Frazier CoThc tremendous change which gen
feeling all lines of of
which to
impossible tell how this be
will motor
of
will un
douGtcdly bursting of many bubbles
the market he should
Butcher. nse-Appaanccs indicate that both hc
ponaize better things for
and bonds and %
curiy
Republican Congress seem to be
legislation which will
will of hundred millions
in
hundreds millions
railroad stocks and bonds
prepared a stock market but
Chandler Brothers CO-SOmr
immediate the busy
From their peculiar viewpoint anything demanded
momcnay stunned by til" sacrifices they forget
exaction they forced France and would upon had
be able
demand their and industrial them
quite content within the same period OF years they dreaming
conquest
CoTherc is aglow
optimism usual. this
realization conditions Future business within narrow
limits but it is predicted that tn"
the Loan tn" Gary large
bank caran all the
still selling at low prices The standard rails and should
Edward smith in the business outlook
by Mr. Gary encourages the belief that industrial stocks will
higher Railroad
Congress is about to consider legislation favorable
money market comparatively demands
making believe advisable purchase
selling prices considerably below those that prevailed times business
depression.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
TELEGRAPH COMPANY |
SEEKS RATE INCREASE
Line Owned by Reading Rail-
way Asks Public Service Board
to Allow Raise in ToIrs
EFFECTIVE JUNE 8, IS PLAN


The Philadelphia. Reading and Potts
vile Telopronb Componv owncd bv the
pb;,oJo,,,,;o ,J po,a;, p,;,
=,
company ana operating unuer an agree
ment with the Western Union Telegraph
Company. has filed application with the
pub,;o sor,,ioo co,,,,,,;ss;o, Cor M =,
= ~,
crease IN rates Ihis announceuehe
was made today.
The new rates planned to be effective
.Tuna g fol,ow.
' VI zen "o'"' VI iesS
increased from % to 30 cents, and ad-
ditional words increased from cents
for oocb ,.o,,l ,,,,o .l, ..,, .. OF
cents
Night mess.ges i,creosod from Ok
cents f,, to, ,,,o,,,ls ,r ,oas ,,1 oa,,.
for each word moro than ton to o5
cents for fen words or ,oss and I conf
for zach word moro tbop ION rIrs ona
fifth of tbe total tolls
Government messages of twonty
words or loss ipcroasod from, On oonts
to ~ cents and additional ,,ords -
creased from I cent zach for words or.r
twenty IN ~ co,ts oonh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
SYMPATHY STRIKES
IN CANADIAN CITIES
Postal Clerks in Winnipeg Get
Ultimatum From Minister
of Labor Robertson

Winnipeg, Man., May 2G-(By A.
P)-Shortly after statement from
Gideon Robertson. minister of labor.
was made public today declaring that
federal employees on strike here have an
opportunity today to determine whether
1.-THE government is blufiing.' word was
received from Calgary, Saskatoon and
Edmonton that sympathy strikes will
be called in those cities today because
of the governments attitude.
1t is understood that the Ottawa
ministers received formal notification of
the threatened action in northern cities.
Minister Robertson announced that the
governments attitude was final. that
the Winnipeg postal clerks who do not
return to work by noon today are dis
charged from the service and that the
government will not be Influenced by
demonstrations in other Canadian
cities.
The Regina trades and labor council
will meet tonight to take action on the
question of calling a strike in support
of the one at Winnipeg.
New York. May 26.-(By A. P)-
Mills of the international Paper Com
pany in several states. which had been
closed throughout the greater part of
the month because of strike of the
employees for increased wages. resumed
operation today. it was stated at the
company's Offices here. The men re-
turned to work under orders of their
union officials, pending conference
over wage demands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
LOCAL RESERVE BANK
BIG AID TO BUSINESS
Annual Report Shows Large
Gain in Earnings-HeIped
Win War

The Federal Reserve Bank of Phil
adelphia for the year 1918 reports an in
crease in operations over the previous
year, and reflects the effect of tic war
on financial operations. The ease with
which this dcstrict absorbed its allot .
ments of government loans and financed
! the industries engaged in war work was
/ due TO tho greater availability of the
credit resources of the country made
effective through thc Federal Reserve.
and seems to confirm the statement of
! Sir Edward II. Holden that il is the
greatest financial organization in the
! world.
! The resources Of thr bank more than
| doubled during the year and were eight
| times more than the figures for the close
OF l'ld. Thc work of gathering in the
gold in the district. begun in the pre-
NlouS year. was continued. with a re-
shifting increase of $4,000. 900 in the
gold holdings of the bank. The paid
in capital increased 81 .42O 300. brought
}
state banks and trust companics having
combined capital and surplus of $3S.
>l2.)lI. The net earnings reached the
{ unexpectedly large amount of IL pcr
cent ON tho paid-in capital.
Deposit liabilities remained fairly
steady during the year. but liabilities
for Federal Reserve notes increased from
| SN1 .32J.755 to S24l .STn.7i5. Tho per
rcntagc of reserve against combined liza
biIitieS fell from GS per cent al the
beginning of the year to A per cent at
| thc close. The lowest point reached
was %.h per cent on November ~.
During November and December. owing
! to continued demands for funds and the
consequent decline in reserve. the bank
found il necessary to strengthen its re
serve position by rcdiscounting with
other Federal Reserve banks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Minor Change Made

SIN order to remove any possibility
of misunderstanding, and in order to
avoid the difficulties which you appre-
hend as to Germany's ability to effect
the payment in gold contemplated in
this clause, the Allied and associated
governments have decided that some al
teration is desirable; they propose.
therefore, to substitute for the last
paragraph of the said clause the follow
ing:
''The obligation Of Germany to make
such payment shall be taken into ac :
count by the reparatlon commission. and
for the purpose of this payment Ger
many may create a prior charge upon
her assets or revenues upon such de-
tailed terms as shall be agreed to by the
reparationN commission.
''If. nevertheless, Germany after a
period of one year from the date OF
which the payment becomes due shall
not have effected the said payment, the
PREPARATION commission shall do SO In &C !
cordance with such instructions as may
be riSen by the league Of nations, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
NO FLIGHT BY Nc-4 TODAY
osspIane Still Held at Azores by
unfavorable Weather

Washington, May 26. (By A. P.)-
CoDfrming weather forecasts. Admiral
jackson, at Ponta Delgada. today cabled
the Navy Department that the naval
ecaplane NC-4 still was held at her
h,eoring by upfayorable flight condi-
fiaas.
Weather reports from the Azores in !
'l<zItcl the fransaflantIe fight probably
>4eak b resumed before Tuesday a
f'|tr' 4 vas said esfls today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
DauisonS Report on European Conditions Interests

The statement of Henry p Dawson of j. F. Morgan Co." recently
shared ,udg"
no
50 Il
I'VE shall not be called rebuild Europe Rebuilding is largely
a 10
supply things t" Allies have their reconstruction work
I'm tn" will
which They
ation.
I'VE n n o pat
in
its
of he
nothing will be done without their approval"
The York. Ocao is in
to bonds
jcct to the lincOmc n and axes for
o omen On of the
the yield of taxable bonds is by the simple
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Facts Ciuen on Czecho-Slouak Republic

Speaking Of the state OF Czeeho Saka abou which
being said little generally known these
Of New York
of
what have
position Bohemia
richest of old paying
producing grain empire
of
iron and the industries having to do with textiles
machinery
and economically Cho soyak today of the highest
republic besew ~ the Important q Epsep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
At the RialtA
ROW escapes from drow
al falls and q number Of t

Narrow escapes from drowning.
several falls and q number Of thrill
ing horseback accidents were fea-
lures of the filming on Elmo the
Mighty" the serial in which Elmo
Lincoln of "Tarzan" fame, returns
to the screen. Elmo the Mighty"
is now running weekly at the Rialto
theatre.
THE personification Of strength"
is the phrase applied to Elmo Lin
coin, the star of the Universal Sc
rial. ELMO the Mighty" which is
now running at the Rialto theatre.
Lincoln is best remembered as the
star Of "Tarzan of the Apes" and
1.-THE Romance Of Tarzan," but he
also played parts calling for great
strength in number of super pro-
auctions, including Intolerance"
and "The Kaiser, the Beast Of
Berlin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

most Of the movie tragedies are
laughable.
Earle Williams has completed
''The Fortune Hunter" from the
story by Winchell Smith.
Vivian Rich, formerly well
known in the movies, is now the
mother Of q son. She's been Mrs.
Ralph lesson for the last year.
Cullen Lands, Mabel Normand'a
leading man, originally aspired to
be q baseball pitcher.
Hedda Nova's honest-to-goodness
name is Hedwiga Peonie Kuscze-
wiski. It was discovered last week
when she married Paul Hurst In
Los Angelica
Noteworthy Halls story, "The
Six Best Cellars" will be Bryant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Central TRUST
! HAS TWENTIETH
BUSINESS Year
Company Formed BY Consolidation
s OF Two Enjoys Years Of
Prosperity.

Looking back over 20 years of
increasing prosperity. patrons Of
tbs Central Trust & Savings bank
today congratulated the officers Of
the company on the event Of It's
+ 10th anniversary.
On Dec. /, 1899, the chief officers
and stockholders of the Rock Is
land National bank Joined In form
Ing the Central Trust company.
The national bank was combined
with the new organization under
the present name Of April /. 1915.
Tho hrst oflceraA Of the Central
Trust & Savings bank were:
President7J. F. Robinson.
\ Vice President-L. S. McCabe.
Cashier-H. e. Casteel.
Directors: ]. F. Robinson, E. D..
Sweeney, Peter Fries. L. S. McCabe.
II. G. Mack, H. w. Tremann.
Z. D. Nudge, H. e. Casteel, c. ].
Larkin, Louis ANSchmidt, Jonn
Schafer, Jr., James J. LaVelle.
First IN Robinson Building.
The original institution was sit
uated in the Robinson building,
Second avenue at Eighteenth street,
the home Of the Rock Island Ma
tional bank The present beautiful
and up-to-date structure on Third
avenue and Eighteenth street was
completed and occupied on May "a.
1914.
H. E. Casteel succeeded the late
]. F. Robinson as president in
June, 1902. When the former died,
the Office was delegated to M. s.
Heagy. During all this time the
present achievement was being de-
veloped. Today the organization is
one Of the largest in this part OF
tho country. with q big force OF
able and courteous officials and as
sistants. The strength Of the in
stitution may be seen in the state
ment OF condition Of the bank, made
to the auditor of public accounts al
the close Of business Nov. II, 1919,
which included the following:
Loans and discounts, $780,
761.73; investments, $1,440,96 ;
capital stock and surplus, $500, 900;
deposits, $5,046,7 1889; resources
and liabilities, $5,74S,657.06.
Larger Official Group.
The present corps Of officers and
directors is indicative of the
growth of the bank, in that 1t is
several times larger than the origi-
nal body. They are as follows:
Presidential. S. Heagy.
Vice President-H. H. Cleave-
land.
Vice, President-C. ]. Larkin.
Cashier-H. B. Slmmon.
Assistant Cashier. NJ. Casteel
Assistant Cashier-R. E. Swan.
son.
Trust Oflcer-E. H. Krell.
Directors-H. H. cleveland, NJ
8. Heagy. G. J. Larkin, II. D. Mack
w. s. Parks, H. B. Simmon,' Oscar
r. Smith, W. J. Sweeney. H. W
Tremann, j. W. Tremann, DR.. G. A
Virgins, James Mcnamara.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
At tia Majestic

II . plotting aunt aud an un-
scrupulous physician had arranged
to have you confined in . private
sanitarium, under the pretext that
your mind was unbalanced; II the
car was ordered and the nurse on
hand: and II your room was al
ready waiting for you, what would
you do? Did you ever meet tho
condition In which q nurse would
say you were insane and you would
try to prove your sanity? That is
one Of the situations that confront
Dorothy Gish In her latest Para-
mount picture. Turning the
Tables" which will be shown at
the Majestic theatre tonight. In
this case Dorothy meets it in a way
that may work in some cases and
not in others. This time it resulted
in her having the freedom Of the
grounds. being courted by the man
she wanted to marry, and finally
escaping. The above is but one OF
the many situations that are said
to make this picture one Of the
snapptest that Miss Gish has yet
presented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
OVERSEAS OFFICER
REPORTS FOR DUTY

I Lieutenant Colonel John W.
Stewart of the engineers depart
ment reported to the river engi-
;neers' Office Saturday for duty I'M
der Lieutenant Colonel Harry Bur-
cess in this district. Colonel Stew
art is a regular army man and has
been back in the United States less
than month after almost two
years service overseas.
ssOverseas Colonel Stewart served
Nth the third army headquarters
In Coblenz. For the present the
new officer will familiarize himself
with the district under the direc-
uon Of Colonel Burgess.
4 4 western Illinois paper for west
Arn Illinois people-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
At The Columbia.

Claude and Marion Cleveland in
their comedy offering, "Still Argu-
Ing" offer one Of the best acts in a
bill that is good from start to finish
at the Columbia the first of this
week. The lady has as much abil-
ity as she has avoirdupois, and
that means considerable. With a
voice of power and depth such as
a vaudeville program does not often
present, combined with a genius
for the play of comedy, and the
support Of an able partner, she Is
the big hit OF the bill.
One OF the spectacular features
Of the bill is La Graciosa in 'Vis-
ions Of Falkland" The act Is an
artistic marvel. A series of light
and color effects thrown by means
of electric lanterns upon q screen
against which a woman poses
cause her to change before the eyes
from water hymph to classic
beauty, to a goddess Of the moon, t.
maid Of old Japan, to bathing miss,
to a sprite consumed by fire. The
splendor Of color effect and the
model. who is lovely in face and
figure, make the act a winner.
The Harvey and De Vora trio II
"A Darktown Cabaret" were 8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

Washburn's NEXT screen vehicle for
public favor.
King Vidor has returned to Los
Angeles from New York and will
direct for the First National Ex-
hibitor's circuit.
Blanche Sweet has completed the
perturbation Of "The Deadlier
Sex" . drama of New York life
and the Maine woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
HAlias Jimmy Again.

"Alias Jimmy Valentine" ID to be
done for the third time on the
screen. First Francis Bushman did
it in one reel. Then along came an
S-reeler Of Jimmie" and now Bert
Lytell IL going to do it in five
spools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
snuterate Digest,

VIII Rogers latest Offering is
the "Illiterate Digest" which shows
him standing on a lawn throwing
q rope and making remarks. It
will be q presentation Of his funny
sayings IN one-reeler. His wit
has been printed everywhere, but
this Is the first time it has been
presented in this particular form.
Here is one gem from his glitter
ate Digest" reel: why worry about
the coal strike? We have no room
in our cellars nOhow."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
/ III EAT r. T.

scream In one Of the bet singing.
dancing and comedy acts SEN at
the Columbia for many . day.
Their comedy was . bit too slap
stick to suit some Of the moro tao
tidious yesterday but It any rate
won them numerous enc0res.
Lawton. "The Man from Jug
glonia," combined marvellous abil-
ity. . jusglsr with the instinct Of .
comedian. With equal skin he
played jass music on . drum, Us
ing rubber balls instead Of sticks.
and sent heavy balls careening into
the air, to be caught on the back Of
his neck. The latter appeared to
come so near landing on his head
that the effect was blood-curdling.
Lawton Is one Of the cleverest Jug
glers to appear 1t the Columbia for
some time.
Wayne, Marshall and Candy Of
fer "The Intruders." a snappy act
with some clever comedy. The
! woman Of the trio IL another good
singer, Offering . semi-classtcal So
! lection or two which is unusually
well sung. In fact the entire bill
was called one Of the classiest Tor
some time.
At the Black Hawk.
The newest things in sports
clothes, as worn BY Viola Dana,
will be seen in her latest play,
Satan Junior" the clever Metro
production which will be shown at
/ the Black Hawk theatre tonight.
This little star Is seen in q dare
devil role which calls for appro-
pirate and smart clothes for every
phase Of outdoor life.
Among those she wears are suits
of heavy sports silks, jersey cloth
and washable satin Of the newest
shades, while stunning riding
clothes, consisting Of breeches and
q three-Quarter coat Of the latest
English cut, are also worn by the
, little actress who excels In all ath-
letic sports.
At tho PalacA
Something in the charming man
ner of Miss Daisy Dugas. clever
vivacious and oh, SO pretty, wins
your admiration and folks who
have witnessed her work with thu
Star Four, a wonderfully talented
male quartet, say the Palace thea
tire, Moline, never offered any class.
Ter act. She can sing with the best
of 'em, but it must be confessed
that her pleasing style has . lot tt
do with putting her stuff over. Jacl
Alfred & Co. In Smiles" do q &C.
rious Of acrobatic turns that are &
original and daring that even thos,
who don't care for athletics ar,
forced >to applaud. So real doel
John Orren. noted mimic, make Ri,
impersonations that it's almost i'm
possible to believe 1t is only imita
lions. He 10 assisted by Lillial
Drew, q whistler Of renown. 9TH
versatile Scot" Billy Scot is all o
that. In his bagpipe numbers. hi
} weight lifting and his juggling h
} shows class. It is easy to see VIII
he Is 30 popular. Absolutely ney
and extremely striking IL the exhl
bition Of ventriloquism which Al
thur and Leah Bell give. You hav
missed the very best In this line q
entertainment unless you have see
! this nifty dro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Houdini Going Abroad.
News and Near News.

N6W0 A3d Near NeW9.,
Alice Brady was guest Of honor
at the FIST ladies' night ever held
by the New York National Press
club.
'The comedy fllm Is coming into
its own" says Mack Sennett.
Movie audiences today want,
first, to laugh" But Mr.. Sennett,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
NEMS'NOIES 1pQIELAND|
~ 6ynAISY DEAN @1

Mary Pickf6rd and her mother
left California several days ago to
70 east for . short vacation. There
we're also . few other reasons for
making the trip such q law suit,
ind . new wardrobe. While 80
near the capital Miss Mary ran
down to Washington to pay her re-
spects to the president. according
to reports, and Just to prove that
she was there she had this picture
taken Immediately after she had
called at the White house.
It II said that Miss Pickford also
told government omcials that she
would lose her mind II she had to
figure out another income tax such
g last years and she did hope
they'd simplify things. The law
suit which II causing her some
trouble II an old one which was
settled by one court. but has been
appealed to . higher one. Miss
Pickford lost in the first suit and
was asked to pay . sum Of more
than four figures, which really
ought not to DO . hard or disliked
task for q young person who has
such . hard time figuring" out
her income tax.
Mother Film Romance.
Another wedding is announced.
One might we'll think 1t were the
merry month Of June. but then that
California climate Is enough to de-
ceive the best Of US. Word comes
from that sunny land that Marian
Macdonald. daughter of Mrs. L. Ag-
new. and sister Of Katherine Mac
donald and Mary MacLaren, was
married to Captain Clyde Balsley
The two sisters of the bride were
maids of honor. The groom was q
member of the Lafayette Escadrille
and has % citations for bravery
among which IL the Croix dc
Guerre.
Houdini Going Abroad.
Houdini, Just as he would like to
settle down for good and all in the
west coast film colony, Is called
abroad to fulfill an engagement
with the Moss Empire company that
has been postponed from 1916
Houdini will sail on the Mauretania
on Dec. 16, and during his SIX
months stay IN England will make
1.-TWO pictures.
i MAra and Mar Nam
Evening journal., 1919-04-03
BUCHANAN KILLED
ON mercy ERRAND
lconlInued from page one.l

anything that might ln any way serve
TO exiinguish any ray Of hope, but
am OF the opinion that a German she'll
must have got him as he was making
his way up the river prior TO crossing
Hill $50 10 reloln his comrades In Cor
noz.
Corporal Buchanan did wonderful
work In the initial attack on Cornnz,
on October 7. My platoon advanced IN
vi we were way beyond all friendly
troops and were practically cut or.
After several runners had failed TO
reach the rear to establish oommuni-
cations with our captain. Corporal
Buchanan volunteered. and In open view
crossed the IRE swept ground and sue
cessfully reached the captain. He was
slightly shell-shocked that day but he
was as brave as they make them. The
next evening, we entered Cornoz with
about so men. most hazardous under
taking. as later events proved. During
the night, Corporal Buchanan again dis
tlnguished himself by leading a patrol
through the village In which were many
Boche machine gun nests.
II fully appreciate the awful sus-
pense you are experiencing and would
give anything in order TO furnish infor-
nation that would relieve the same"
Evening journal., 1919-04-03
RHODE ISLAND TO ASK
PROHIBITION RULING

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. April s.-fhf
Senate has passed the resolution d.
Fecting the Attorney General OF the
State to ask the United States Su-
preme Court for a ruling on the con-
stitutionality OF the prohibition amend
ment TO the Constitution. The resolu'
tlon had already been edopted by the
H5use, and WI go to the governor al
once He VIII, II Is understood, sign
II without delay.
When II came up today a motion 10
lay II on the table was defeated Sem
atoF Robert G. McMeehsn, In urging
indefinite postponement Questioned
the Fistlt OF the State TO sue ihe
United States" and said such a propos-
al would put Rhode Island In a ridieu-
leus position,
Senster w. A. Morgan also favored
indefinite postpenement.
III we pass this resolution Il Is so
Ing TO be entirely futile" he said. $50
far as can md out, there Is no way
the Attorney General can get this mat
ter before the Supreme court. The
resolution is d sereditahle and Is re-
Election ureb the intelligence OF the
people Of the State snd the members
Of the legislature"
Senator Max w. Ssugy, In urging the
passage Of the resolution, said he ae-
cepted the judiciary Committees rec
ommendato on. He SAID everybody
wanted 10 know about this question.