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'JS&&. -;. eX"' THE WASHINGTON TIMES. FRIDAY, MARCH 30. 1917. 'T ";: 16 WALL ST. MARKET EQUIPMENT ISSUES RISE ON STOCK EXCHANGE. Tradero Decide Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's Speech to Reichstag Wipes Out Vaue Peace Rumors of Last Few Days Bethlehem Steel Stock Advances. NEW TOIIK. Starch 30. Equip ment issues advanced on the stock exchange, as traders decided the Ger man chancellor's speech wiped out vague peace rumors of the last few days. Bethlehem Steel B stock was up 2Vi at 13714 at the start. United States Steel up S to 115"!. Republic gained 1, American Can !, and Cru cible , , Wilson & Co. again led the special ties list, selling at 83, a new high record, up 2,. Steel ranged from 11B to 115? during the first hour. In which total sales amounted to 234, 000 shares. Today Quotation. Quotations today up to 1:30 o'clock were as follows. AJax Rubber. Alaska G Al Chal Mfg. AmBtSug .. Am AgCpf. Am Can A Can pf . .. Am Car r'dy. Am HAL.... Am H&Lp... A Ice Sec.. . Am Unseed.. Am Lin pf.. Am Loco A Malt C AmMaltl pf Am Smelt.... AmSmltpf .. AmSm SecB Am Sugar.... AmT&T.... AmT&Tlpd Am Wool Am Wr P pr!. Am Zinc Anaconda.... A.T1SF.... A.T S F pd.. AtBiriAt. Open 74 28 B7H High 74 OH 28K 98 Low 73H 8J-, 2S I'7H 1:30 73M h 28H 07J 101 101H 101H 101M 51H 51 60i 60H 107 107 107K 107K 70 ls 69Jf 27M 20Ji 53M 71. 18 05M 104 ro 16i 70 28)i 20 34 72J5 19 OS 1051, 70 15' 695. 27M 20J5 53H 71, 18 6oH 104 70i 16H C9H 28K 20JJ 54 72, 19 67 105 113H H3-J "3H 113H 97?, 97, 97i DJ. 113i 127 J 48!-i 50 , 50Ji 3Gi 84) J 104 csj; 16 "3K 1271 48J4 51 50J 36f 84 io.-k S8H 16 113U 127J, 4?i 60 50K 3CJX 84 104Ji 98', 15. I"M 60. 79 r3H 113K 127H 48 0J 50K 36 84 105 98H 16 113 604 80H 73H Studebakcr... Stmt Mot 45 TezCo 226 TenC&Cctfa.. 15 Tob Prod fitt- Open. High. Low. IM 10Jf 103i 102 103 45 22S 15J, 56?f Union Pac... 140JJ 142, UnPacpfd...8lH 81, Un Fruit. 141H 141JJ UAloy Steel- 46 40 UnClgSto.., 101 101 UniDrug 74, 74J 45 226 15J, 56 140H 81 141 40 101 rH 45 227K 16. 58J 142 81 141 40 101 74j USIndAl... 124H 124H 124, 124H Li 3 Rub 00 bO 6U 59 USRublpf.. 108 108 108H liSSmcR.. 6ij 6. Oij-i US Meal 115 115JX "6i US Steel pf.. 118 H8j 118 Utah Cop 110M 111H HOiS Utah Sec... 22 22', I 22H ValCAC... 74H -77 74J VaCarC 42M - 3H Va-Carpfd... 109 109K MWl Wabash.... WabpA... Wab p D... West lid... West U T.. 12H 60tf 20 22i 97H Westhe 62 Wheel L E... 16K Wheel LE p. '39H White Mot.... 47' Willy Ov 3JX Wis Cent 51U 12. 5I 26JS 23H K74 53, 18 40 48 3Jf 51, WiCoInc... 81H 84Ji "3i 60i 25h 23 97i 52 J i 16)i 39, 47i 33H 51H 8K 108!f WK 115h JlSJi noH 22 76H 42), 10UH 12H 6IM 26h 24h 97 C2H 18 40 48 33H 61H 834 Sales up to 11 a. m 187,400 Sales up to noon 240,500 Sales up to 1 p. m 291,000 101H VU 96 100 THE BOND MARKET. FDen mrnUt4 br W. B. Htbba M Cw atraoera of N, Xprk Etocx Eielun. pta Arcer. Agrl- 6s 101 Amer. Cotton Oil 5'.... 94 'i Amer. For. Sees. 5's.... 95 k Am. TeL & T. cv. 41a,. 105 Am. Tobacco 6's 119 Anglo-French 0's 925, Armour & Co. 4',i's.. , 93Vi Atchison gen. 4's 93 U Atchison cv. 4's (1900).. 10 J H Atlantic C L. cons. 4 s.. Balto. & Ohio 4's Balto. & Ohio cv. 4's.. Beth. Steel ref 5's Brook. Trans. 5's 1918.. Central of Ua. cons. 5's 100 Central Leather 5'a 101 j Central Pacific lata 8i Chesapeake & Ohio 4S' SH Ches. & Ohio cv. 4'.. Chi, B. & Quincy jt, 4's Chi., B. & Quincy gen. 4's Chi. Great Western 4s.. ChL, MIL &. St. P. cv. 6's 91 91 ?4 94 99 'J 99 U THE CURB MARKET rrleea to 1 I. M. Bid. Aetna Explosives 24 Am. Writ. Taper com.. 4J4 Baltimore Tube 110 Baltimore Tube pfd. ... 100 Big Ledge . 4 AlGWl 111J4 113 Bald Loco.... 61 61 Bait & Ohio.. 79H 81 B&Opf 73H 73H Barrett 110)i 110i 110i HOJf Barrett pfd.- 112 112 . 112 112 BetStB 137H 137H 136 137 BklynRT.... 08 68 68 68 Burns Bros.. 118 118H 118 118H CalPetm 24 24K 23J, 23H CalPetpfd... 53H 53H 53H 53H C-inPac 164H 164)i 164K 164K CenLethr.... 92, 92, 91 92 CenLethrp.. 115Ji 115K "3, 113H i er deP Cop. 38i Chandler... lOi Clies&Ohlo.. ul ChliKW... 117 CRUp 40 C M 4 St P... S3H CMtStPp.. 118H Chile Cop 25 Cliino Cop.... 5"H ColFil .... 52H ColG&E .. 44U Corn Prod.... 25i CornPpf .. 107J4 Conine ... 56Jt Cruc Steel v .. Ip9J Cuba Cane . 471, Cuba C pfd... 90Ji DenRGr.... I4J4 LI& RGpf . 35 Iitrlrs'fcc . 20Jj DrlggsS 81 U Erie 29J Erielstpf.. 41'i Erie I pfd 34J G Mot new... 120 G M pf new .. S97 Goodrich 5U Goodrich pf.. 109 Greene C 42i Gt Nor pfd... 115 GNOre 34'f GulfSS .. 123i Gulf S I pf .. lOOJi HvstNJ ... 116 Inspiration . 61 J 4 IntNkI .. 44H lut Paper .. 4.1'i Inter C. . 12, IntCpf .... M Kant So .. 2-'K Iell Sp T .. tv4 Kennecott ... 45'X Kings Co KI 117U IjckStL 85i Lehigh V . .. .95 Ionglsld... 4J; Marine - 33j Mar pfd 88)i MexTet .... UJ Miami Cop... 41J Max Mot .... 53 MK&Tex.. 8', MKiTpf. . 17Ji Mo I'ac !.... 31 MStLnew... 22 MoPaccts.. 13 Mont Pow , . 108 Mid Steel 61 NatEtS . 3T XC18 8 1 Nat Lead .... GO N Y Cent 974 Nor Pac ..... 105? NY.NIIAH.. 46i Nor & West. 134 Nor Amer .. KTOsW.. Ohio C Gas .. Ohio n rts -Owrna BM. P..CT4.T . lenn It R -leople'a Gas 1 Marq l . I'ittsCct ... rren K Car luUnian...... I .ay Cons ... Rep Steel liAdlng 094 H..cl Dutch. 044 W A L. hi ot.S'-ef Btl. hK ... South Pac. i,uth Ry ... fco Ry pfd.. . Sinclair Oil 38). 103 L2 117 40;i 84 UStf 25 57, biii 44i 25i 107H 50 69H 47 i 91 14U 35 20M sz 30i 42; 34)4 120 89JJ 56 109 42 115 34H I23JX 107 116 0'i 44', 43Kj 1JU 66 2-'M 63 40' i 38Ji 103 117 40 83H H8H x-4H 57H 51' 44i 25H 107H 55U 69f 47 90U' 14)i 35 20H so 29JJ 41i 34 120 S'J'A 56 109 42 115 34 123'X lOOJi 116 61 4t 41, 12, 66 22 63 45?' 65U 64 h 97 ', 61 68 117)4- 117; 87t S6li C9i 42i 33j &S4' 94 J i 4ti 53 84. 174' 31 13 1U8 614' 35i 82 98'i 106 4ii 134H 08X C8'i 25,v 25, 128ii 132" 4, 4' 98 9S 34 34 68 42i 32H 87!; 93 41H 53 8, 17', 30i 13 38' 103 61 117 40J, 83K 118H 24H 67H 51i 44 25H 107H 56, 69H 47H 91 MJi 35 20J4 80 30X 42f 34H 120 89X 56 109 42 115 34 jo;4 107 110 en; 44, 4.JH 12i 66'i 22 i 63 46 117f 864' 09H 42 324' S7 93i 14 53 8J, 17i 3034' Xi 13 82 974 S3 7SH 104 Chi- MIL & S. P. g. 4H'a 101i C R. I. & P. Ry. ref. 4's. 7S ChL & North, sen. 3'4'a 82 Col. & South, ref. 4Vs. 83'., Con. Gas Co. cv. 6'.. 110 D. & R. Grande con. 4's. D. & R. Grande ref. S'a. Distillers Securities 5's. Dam. of Can. S'a (1931) Erie cv. 4's, aeries "B". Erie gen. 4's General Electric 5's 104 i Great North. 1st 4M'a.. 100 Illinois Central ref. 4's. S Illinois Steel deb. 4H's. 91 U lnterborough-Met. 4H's 69Va Int. Rapid Transit 5's.. 97 Inter.-Mer. Mar. G's ctfs 95H Chile 7's 127 Kan. C South, ref. 5's... 88 i Lack. Steel 5's (1950).. 9S Lake Sh. deb. 4's (1931) 94H Liggett & Myers 5's lOOU Lorillard S'a 100U L. & N. un. 4's 91 Mo- Kan. &. Tex. 1st 4'a. 73 i Mo. Pacific cons. 6's.... 1034 Montana Power 5s 99 H N. Y. C ref. & Imp. 4,'a 96 N. V. C. deb. 6's ,. 109'i N. Y. City 4Vs (1963).. 107U N. Y. Railways adj. 5's.. 39 N. 1L.N H.&H, cv. 0s. Nor. & West. cv. 4Vi'.. Northern Pacific 4's.... Northern Pacific 3's .. Oregon S L. ref. 4's. . Pacific Tel & Tel. S's. Pennsyhanla cons. 4H'a 105 Pennsylvania gen. 4A's. 98'- Reading gen 4's. Repub Steel C'n (1940). St. L. Southwest, lstv... Seaboard A. L. adj. 5's.. Southern Bell TeL S's.. Southern Pacific cv. 5's 101 Southern Pac. ref 4's... 90i Southern Railway 5"s .. 100i4 South, Hy tgen, 4's . . . 71 Tenn Copper cv 6s .00 Texas Company cv. B's.. 104"i 101 132 93 66'. 92 100 93 i 100 77 62a 100 Texas & Pacific lsts. .. 100 Third Alenue adj. S's. .. 63 i Union Pacific 4's 97 Union Pacific rv. 4's.... 92'-J United Kingdom S's t7 U S. Rubber B's 102 U. S Steel S's 10S Va.-Car. Chem. 5's DS'j Western Union 4V.... 91 9JU 93 94 103 92 H 92 H 94 i 100 99 Ti 101 101 ik S9 S3i 98 I 74 1044 102 74 81 84 H 116 8014 66 65 97S 61' 67 10314 100 i 89 H 92 70 974 96 129 k 80 i 99 91 S 1004 100 93 74 104 99 U 97 109 V4 1074 39 101 'A 136 93 i 664 9214 100 105 98t 94 100S 77 63 100 101 'J 91 100 71 90 14 105 101 60 y 98 93 97'4 102U 100 99 "4, 95 Boston & Montana .... 04 Brlt-Am Tobacco 17 Rutte Copper . Zinc... 11 Butterworth Judson .. 45 Calumet and Jerome... l!i California Packing ... 38 Can. Car & Found, com 23 Can. Car Found, pfd... Carbon Steel Central Foundry Chevrolet .............. Consolidated Arizona.... Cosden Co. ... Cosden Oil & Gas com.. Cosden Oil & Gaa pfd.... Cramps Cresson Gold Curtlss Aero Davis Daly Emerson Phone 4. Emma Copper Elk Basin Federal Oil ....... Goldfleld Cons Green Monster Haskell Barker Howe Sound Independence Lead . . . . International Petroi.... Jerome Verde Jim Butler Jumbo Extension Kathodlon Bronze Kerr Lake S. S. Kreage . S. S. Kresge pfd Lake Torpedo Magma Copper Maxim Munitions Metro. Petroleum. 24 Merrltt Oil Midwest Oil Com Midwest Oil Pfd '... Midwest Refining Motberlode Nlplsslng Mines Co Oklahoma Oil Co Okla. Prod. & Tterg. Co. Osage Hominy Peerless Motors........ Poole Eng..... Ray Herrules St. Joseph Lead Sapulpa, com Sequopah Oil Standard Motors Submarine Corp Success Mining Tonopah Extension U. s. Light & neat com. U. S. Light & Heat pfd. 2 United Motors ...'. 39 U U. S. Steamship'. 6'.4 65 90 20 128 15 14 4 SO G 15 5 11 l'S 12 6 60 14 41 6 14 15 68 41 3 4 12 11 84 554 34 78 91 142 38 7i 10 11 9 14 70 17 11 li 12 45 3 1. Asked. 24 5 120 110 4U . 67 19 11 05 l!s 39 35 75 93 23 135 8A 15 U 15 5 90 S4 12 1". 12H 0'i 65 1 42 0 15 154 2A 73 44 4 4 13 12 94 53h 3 2H 28 80 97 144 40 S 11 11 94 17 90 4 18 114 1 124 23 50 34 1 3 304 6 THE LOCAL MARKET FAIR DEMAND FOR ISSUES HERE TODAY. Washirigton Railway and Elec tric Company's Fours Head Bond List With Sale of $5,000 American Nat. Bank. raoltal Nat. Bank.... Columbia Nat. Bank. TODAY'S 8ALES. ...hslngton Railway and flrte IW BjuUj, 80. 11,000680, Jl,00080, 81,000 80S. American Graphophone 6's. 8100ft 100. 81001100, 81004x100, 100f 100, 100100, 8100100, 8100O 100. 810019100. Capital Traction. 10iS3, 383, 2 82?.. Washington Gas. -SW75. NATIONAL BANK STOCKS. 163 230 210 145 r'hanln SjiclcK. lOfZI&ll. at 80 1-2 Washington Gasj American Grophophone rights, 10 H?i. io5i. After call: American Graphophone rights, 1 851. Lanston, 20670. Sold at 75 There was a fair demand for both stocks and bonds at today's session of the Washington Stock Exchange, with no marked price chango la the bid and asked figures. Washington Railway and Electric Company 4'a headed the bond list with sales of 85,000 at 80 and 81.000 at 80,. Small 8100 6 per cent bonds of the American Graphophone Com pany were In derflnnd at 100, In all 8800 worth changing hands at this figure. A 8500 Capital Traction Com pany 5 sold at 104. A quotation lot of Washington Gas stock sold at 75, ten shares of Cbapln Sacks Company stock brought 156, and odd lots of Capital Traction stock, aggregating fifteen shares, sold at 83 and 824. After call twenty shares of Lanston Monotype stock sold at 70, which is the same price at which a small quantity of the stock sold yesterday. " Srhall quantities of Graphophone rlghta sold at 8, 8, and 8J. There was no bid for Georgetown Gas stock, which was bid up yeater day from 110 to 120 without any offer ing. BALTIM0RE3RAIN MARKET. RAI.TIMORE. March 30. -Wheat miiet iind steadv. March. 'April, and spot No. 2 red, 82.14 nominal: No. 2 Western spot. 82.19 nomloai. iteceipis, 67,270 bushels; exports, 287,714 bush-.1. Corn quiet and steady. March, Anrll! and anot. mixed. 81-274 nom inal: No. 3 yellow, 8L28: cob corn. 86 per barrel. Receipts, 154.099 bushels: oYnortx. 191 "61 bushels. Oats Steady. Standard white, 73 c: No. 3 white. 73c. Receipt, 7 4T3 bushels No exports. Rve Firm and quiet. No. 2 West ern, export. 81.75 Receipts. 28,873 bushels. No exports. Hay Steady. No 1 timothy, 818 50; No. 1 clover, mixed, $10.5017. Re ceipts, 192 tons. LOCAL BONO MARKET. GOVERNMENT BONDS. Bid. Asked U. 8. Reg. 2's 98 ... U. S. Coupon 2" 98 ... 17. S. Reg. 3's 100 ... U. S. Coupon S's 99 ... U. S. Reg. 4'a 106 ... U. S. Coupon 4'a 108 ... D. C. 5.65's 102 ... GAS BONDS. Geo. Gas Cert. Ind. 6'.. 104 ... Georgetown Gaa S'a.... 105 Washington Gas S'a 105 U RAILROAD BONDS. Cap. Traction R. R. S's. 10414 Ana. Pot. Guar. S'a .... 98 Anacostla & Potomac S'a 96 City &. Suburban S'a .... 102 Metropolitan R. R. S's... 104 Wash. Ry. & Elec 4'a.. 8014 Wash. Alex. & ML V. S'a ... Wash.. Balto. & An. S's. . 80 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. . Potomac Elec cons S'a.. 100 J0Q Potomac Elec LL S'a... 103 C. & P. Telephone S's.... 103 Am. TeL Col. 1st S'a 1004 Amer. Oapho. 1st 6's... 100 D. C Paper Mfg. S's Wash. Market B's. 1927. 98 Wash. Market S's, 1947.. 98 W. M. Cold Storage S'a.. 98 N. & W. Steamboat S's. 104 Rices Realty B's (long) 101 Rlggs Realty S'a (short) 100 U. S. Realty, S'a 10 PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS. Capital Traction 82 82; Wash Ry & Elec com.. 76 Waah. Ry. & Elec pfd.. 80 Washington Gaa 75 Columbia Gas t Elec... 43 Amer. TeL & Telga.... 125 TYPE MACHINE STOCKS. Mergenthaler Linotype. 160 1614 Lanston Monotype 694 70 MINING STOCK. Greene Cananea 41 ... 106 105 80 78 105 105 101 101 100 105 102 78 81 754 ... . 160 I ... I ... I 550 2J0 157 225 Commercial Nat. Bank.. 108 District Nat. HanK.i.. 113 Far. & Mec Nat. Bank 236 Federal Nat. Bank 16- Llncoln Nat. Bank 1G0 NaL Metropolitan Bank. 202, Rlgga Nat. Bank 50(1 Second Nat. uanic ill Nat. Bank of Wash 220 TRUST COMPANY STOCKS. Amer. Sec & Trust.... 237 270 National Sav. & Trust.. 28 1 Union Trust 123 130 Wash. Loan & Trust.... 252 211 . Continental Trust .... 117 12o SAVINGS Rf C 8TCCKS. Home Savings 420 Bank of Com. & Sav 12 East Wash. Sav. Bank.. 12 ... Sec Sav. & Com. Bk... 155 ... FIRE INSURANCE bTOCKS. - rlln. ton Fire Insurance 8 t Corcoran Fire Insurance 80 Firemen's F. Insurance. IB TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS. Col. Title Insurance.... 44 6 Real Estate Title Ins.. 75 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. FINANCIAL Chapln-Sacks ...- 154 157 D. C Paper Mfg. Co.... 140 200 Grapbo, com. ........ 116 120 Grapho pfd 122 127 Grapho rights 8 9 Mer. Trans. Jit Stor..... 100 103 becurlty btoraga ...... 18a .. Washington Market ... 18 THE COTTOK MARKET capital tieeed Earned irpm ....... ft .WW.OOO 117 hat . makes the Corporate Ex ecutor preferable to any individual? These qual ifications among many others: Broad Experience Perpetual Existence Financial Responsibility llear the advantages In mind, and Instruct your attorney. In preparing YOUR WILL, to nam tnls ie-jear-old company Executor. National Savings & Trust Company, Comer lSth and N. Y. Ave. FIFTY-FIRST TEAR. Trading Quiet With Bullish Under tone Apparently Developing. NEW YORK, March 3a The market j as quiet at the opening, with near month contracts unchanged in price and December up 1 point and January down I 2. After the German chancellor's speech. H Washington now believes that the lastl. obstacle has been removed, and the way L open for a declaration of war. and. as & state of war Is construed buUIshly In the cotton market, traders expect a steady tone to develop. Liverpool waa barely steady at the j opening, with active monies not points off 'i middlings off 5 points, at 1L77 ; sale. 10.000 bales, and receipts 8,000. Including EOO American. The weather was generally clear over the cotton area yesterday, and the re ports received at the local ureau today , show generally clear weather through--out. wjth temperatures ranging from 42 at Nashville to "68 at Galveston. Why .Not Increase Your Income? . If you ars holding any rtoek or bond, the tnoomo.on which is below tn avat ar, yoa probably woold consider It worth wblla to consult with u relative to nlnvastlns; in something more rtmun rativaT A number of hlgb-claas aeeurttlM are now available tha return oo wnleb U mwh httr than the average. tarPrivate wire direct t .lew Ye-rk Crane, Gilpin & Co. BANKERS Members Washington Stock Exchange. 60414thSt.l,'.,rB,e5;i!83rii. FINANCIAL FINANCIAL FINANCIAL FINANCIAL N. L Carpeiier llala Ofore, Street. !. iter &Ce. IT WllllKia : titUlBERS. Kew Tor Stocs Jvw York CeffOT Exchange. Exchange, New York Oottaa Cnirago Board at Exchange. .Trada. Xw Orleans Cottna Xw Tork nadnea Exchange. ehann. Frtrata Wire With An Frlselpa! cine. HERBERT H. BROWN. MANAGER rvdrrard Building. ISth aad II Sta. X. ?- I07H 1071$ 60 j BOH S3', -'4' M 4154 9S 16.! 30 fan 14', 7'H, MT,l, 00 68 54 Mill 18 4tij 78 10.! 30i 84 1004 G4I4 I4'i 74; J0' 30 GO W5 33 82 t(l 97i l(X5Ji 40 13t C8lf i-i7; 4J, 08 3JJj 5.i4- y.;4' H 4tH 78 1G2 30 8X4 DhU 04'i 14J, 7.1 MH Vi 'J9 60 68H 35 HI 0 88)i 100 40 134 68 25H 131H 4. US 3:14 9Ji Uh 4b4 78 162 30, 83X 100 73 SOW mi 30 00 69 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Hampton Heights The Municipal Im provement Company to ?llsabeth 1'al- Incs. lot S3, square MO: J10 Randle Highlands United States Rea.ty Cnmpan). Inc., to J. II Adrlaans, trustee, lot 23. yjuare S3S. 410 SIS Third street northeast Andrew Kramer, et nt. to Margaret Selbert, lot 3. square 764; 110. Margaret Selbert conejs same property to Andrew and Maggie E. Kramer. 10. 403 R street northwest James C Nevill, trustee, et I to Leu Is Griffin, part lot 2. square SOT . J10 Oak View The Newlands Company to Mary D. Thompson, lot 15, block 2: 10. Beverly Robert S. Norman et aL to Cora L. Norman, lot 1. square 137; (L nioomlngdale Chapln Brown and Henry II. Bersmann. trustees, to Charles hchafer and Abert Schultels. trustees, lot G. block II . $3,900. University HelghU and Teters Mill Seat U Walter Vaughn and Marguer ite A. Vaughn to Margaret R. Smith, lots IT. 13. and 14. blork IS, University Heights, and lot 77. square 2SS1! J10. Margaret II Smith conrejs Fame prop erty to George W. Huguely and W. Walter Vaughn, trustees: 10- A GREAT MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY IN THE AUTOMORILE INDUSTRY DEMAND FOR HARR0UN CARS. Eight hundred and alxtean dealers In motor cars have applied for and have been ready to enter contracts for 5:i.JS Harroon cars per annum. At the New York and Chicago National AJtomoblle fhows a part of then application! were converted Into poiltlve contracts with cash deposits of 13 1-10 per cent of the Corporatlon'a production for the next Ave yeara. no matter what Ita production may be. Thee lined contracts are with the strongest automobile dealers In the world and Include such well-known automobile merchants as MAC" WETMORE AND HUGH QIINN. of Detroit, known throughout Michigan as veterans In the aucceaiful distribution of motor cars on a large scale J. W. LEAVJTT CO of San Franclco. who latt year marketed more motor cars than any other distributor In the world CHARLES E. RIE.HS a Co of ew York, for many years one of the leading firms on Rroadway. PACIFIC MOTORS. INC, of feat tie, Spokane, "and Portland in organisation composed of conservative, successful distributors or great experience. THE HOWARD It. SMITH CO of Buffalo, until recently Overland distributors for Northern New Tork J. E. MAMS, of Pittsburgh, heading a eompan) allied with strong manufacturing Interests of national reputation SOITIIKHN MOTORS CO of KI Paao. an established, aggressive and popular organisation or Southwestern merchants Bl'XTOJf.riUVLIPB MOTOR CAR CO of hsmal City, also Chal. mera distributors for that territory. LORD ALTO CO Lincoln, Neb formerl one of the biggest Ford dealers. and a representative, broad-mlrded Western Arm IIOlOH-McRAE MbTOB CAR CO-, of Denrer, composed of men who have scored the highest sort of distributing success with another popular priced car 8TAACKE BROS of tan Antonio, for many ears a leading Cadl lac distributor THE MCJtl.ES. JACKhOV IAVKSBERO CO with headquart ers In Toledo, and aJUanrcs throughout Northern Ohio. BROWN ALTO CO... Haco. Tev.t II4.IIV JONAS. Mi . , Is" T. C. NirilOU MOTOR CAR CO tjnlne,. Ill : "AWJIIORNK AITO JC.INF.ERIN" CO.. n-heellng. W. m.: BRMARII MIX, rnDT unDTll. TKTU MOTOR SAI.hS to., en nge'n, lev.: I", C. MOTOR CO ProvMeoeo; FOX-R1.MN MOTOR CAR CO, rlnnall; BISHOP OAKAtlF. SI PPI.V CO Morgantown CF.NTRA1. Cm MOTORS CO Syracuse, all are In experienced merchants, well nnaured and proua It.rronn distributors. llarroun . .. nnniiuiinTnneci wrVJLf This It one of many announcement- we have made regarximg rwrtnuun "v jamVr,T elling at $8.00 per share. When we first offered this stock to tne public tne price or we snare, w .w, nce which time it has increased to ; $8.00 pei ':. .. eu-. . t ha hv 4nH,v af In our judgment HAKKOUN mu i uks WKruR i iun oaiu .. .-. -, j S8.00 than they were at tne original sianing pnee oi ju. y t"""1- TI,,. Tlivlilenrla! Vvhen HARROUN MOTORS sharea were first offered to the public at IS m per share by our Arm dividends were prospective. In our Judgment today they are ASSURED for tha fol lowing reasons llarroun Motor Corpora tion has signed contracts with distributers, already closed totalling a percent age of ,7 08 of our produc tion, now under contract for the next five jears Whether we build B.000 cars or I.O0O cars, and we have shinning specifications on hand at this time for 4 shipments this ear a total or 1..7 automoDlles HKAIl In mind this stnek Is selling for Mi of Its par value with a future of this kind before It. and the fu ture Is assured1 by reason of the dealers having pur chase 1 1S.S37 cars and paid a deKsit on same. gagagagagagagagagagagagavvTllgggggggw BaaBBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaVaBaaaaaati?xiBBBaaaaaaaaaaSBBBamaB. BBBaBBBaaaaaaSBBBSBBVBBYSsaaVijBV vg4)gagaav 'aaaBBBBBBBBaaaaaaaBBBSBErM4 S-S-HSJHBfBWBBBHSnrSBBBBBBBBBMMULiJ SBgagagagagagagagagagatfwtgagSN"4))))))))V.g &rL -HV .T.fr?y -y-f ,"TZ-,xxllllllllllllllll.glallglallll-x-lss. (In. U. m.x plmlUr KTMttr of of their choice m EtiT on PRODUCTION! The manufacture of HAnflOCN cars has elreailj begun Virtual y all or these manu facturers are now at work on thel- contracts with the IIAItHOUN MOTORS CORPORA TION AINSWORTII MFC CO. Windshields AMKRIi-VS FOROING S. OQKET CO. Forgings ARMSTRONG roitK r Linoleum AMIFWTOS & RURRKR WORKS O' AMER. I--I'lutch l-arlnas At TO WIIEKI. CO Wheels rtOSCII MOS'F.TO CU Magneto. IIIIH.W MFG. CO Painting ami Trlni.nlng and op. . .k... 4i.i1iiifAr, hrlnffs vrlth him lAtil th organisation In the Held from 10 to 10 tributary stores tn the smallest ,",",',' x"pJfoTO,, DKVIl K l Masneto Cities trlBUiarr to nis irauuia ... , pnI, . .j ! I : 1.. .u r, . J..IrlCITTIN(I ARMSTRUNO ...HITII PRI llarroun contracts, aircauj biKm. ........ ,.,...... ----... orffanization of more than 600 members in the United States. OPINIONS. Under '3sl- WENTWORTH CHANGES HANDS. i:chanse of the Wentworth apart ment house, TIM) Twentieth street northwest, for a 900 acre farm In Kauquler county, Va Is announced by Gardiner i Dent. Inc. real estate brokers The exchange was made for Henry 1 Amos, who owned the apart ment. and John U Jldlrm, owner of the farm -The Wentworth. for which the consideration was ft5OO0, Is a new three-story brick building;, con taining twelve apartments, and Is re ported as producing; an annual rental of 5,T00 The farm, which was Riven as part pament for the apartment, waa valued at 125.000 TO COMPETE WITH FORD. IJONTiOK. March no Automablle manufacturers, aulhorlrrd by th minister of munitions, are getting to tether on a project to compote with Henry Ford'a blfr new plant to be built at Cork. The Cork plant Is ex pected to turn out 50,000 machines, tractors, trucks, and pleasure ve hicles a year. The following opinions were given in the testimony be fore the Blue Sky Commission of Michigan; and they speak for themselves. J. II. ARMSTRONC, Vice-President rutting rmslronc Sm''.II CO automobile supplies "We would be only ton anx to g-t liW of the llarroun motor We could sell 100.000 of them J. M. 1.KAV1TT, the Isrgest automobile distributor ! the world "In mv opinion the llarroun Is superior to anv esr un.ier .." R. II. hfllMITTDir.I veteran automohlle salesman olulelv more for the monev In the llarroun ear than car 'on the market selling. I shourd say. up to RAI.ril DB TALMA, engineer and rsc champion "I Ihlok the Harmun car la the best designed and the lightest chn.sl. l.ulll at an price As for the motor I bMlev. It develop, "lore hor.-power per cubic Inch displacement than any other motor maniifarti red today that is placed on the market for sale, esrept special racing ni.Hors DvWIII I. tiAI.I.l P. Prof'ssor of gas and automohlle engineering. Polytechnic Institute Worre.ler. Mass It ha. alw.va been m con t.ntlon thst the future trend of development would be m..g the .line of four cjllnders A. far as pleasure cars are concerned, the llarroun comes the nearest to tins inr-a oi any rur i,n ..--- There Is alt- In any olher IPTOR KIIFJ.RS.TII, Chief Bnglneer Iloscli Mignelo t'o . "The llarroun car ride. e.s Is lively, powerful and very -""""l1' "' ' so designed thet It can he manufactured In a muili i lieaper wy '" sets of Its kind ... .... ... .. a.i1.. I 't ll.rrfHin tonW UAtl-Vr.K, VUtOniOOlie liir. iriliria! .-. ..- V." ,1 ninth htre.t. wh.re much of the auba ranslnn lion Is on now. and I told him. 'I am amase.1 at th- eisv riding ,ur aulomobll. I think It wa. the flr.t time In in life anr other chassis of Its kind Hthll J. HAIiVKR, vutonioblle Race Official me over Flft) nl being carrle,! on "hit I ever fit the real conviction tint I would like to have an auto mobile agency " J. FDWARD SCIIITPKH. Technical Kdltor Motor Vge Aiilomohlle and Motor World "Mr llarroun has take., the comin.rj-lal n"""!' n" hid with the Maxwell and combined It with 1.1. "''"'"""J"1"': nd brought a good m.n of tho lessons.he has learned with his ra. Ing Jinerlence Into the rang, of commercial manufacture something ,h?r h no, been don. bWor. Throughout the t.r I. one In whl.h rt.tall has be.n sluaiefl 10 an ricrjiiimw. "'.'" Voluntary testlmoiii of this kind will show von llijl HVI1 shsres are aare as an Investment It will also show thvt the nOt'S car Is the car vou .in best afford to drive for rellahlllly. Dm) II wtrnrv H it-eion- safety and comfort INFORMATION COUPON I'lTK I'O steering (.ear IIRTRfllT FUUS'URV '- KKTROIT r.REr IRON FOl MIIH 'ast- InlLS HKTROIT PREI-SKH STKEt. t'O Frani'. IIETROIT KTRKI. PRODI'PTS "0 Springs FIRE-'TONR TIRE t RFltnER rt. nlms JATKSON MrtTJR MIAFT CO Orank- elisfts and I'amshsfls MI'i'IIANH'S MACHINE CO Transmls. slon. MI'llf!N EI.BCTRIC WEl.DINO CO Forgings MlflliaN STAMPINO fO Steel Stamp- Incs J W MI'RR MFCS CO Venders. Moods end lots! r-hleld. NEW l)KPVTlTrR"E MFf! Co Hearings NEW II WEN IRON WORKS -47 stings ot.rtRErtr: un: co Muffler. Pl,l MOCTll MOTOR l'ArtN! CO i"j. Inder Heads and Miscellaneous Castings HEMV ni.KCTRIC CO Starting and Light ing fvsleni RrIATOR SHEET METtl, WORKS Rndlalors lfl.ER WI.E CO -FYont Axle. MJI'TII Mm: MA1.1.EAHI.E C-T!SO ("ft Malleable bPAi'KK MACHINE & TOOL CO Rear Vvles STEU RT WvnS'ER FPEEDOMETER OltP Speedometer. STROVtnERtl MOTOR DEVK E" Co. Car l.nretors TIMKEN ROLLER DERINt; CO Hear TRAVH'r' Wlf.IMMS ST:KI. hOROINO cortP--'lutch ''art" TROT MM! Hodles Wll.l.vrtP hTOItAtlE IIATTKRV CO. Hat- lerles The above manufacturers' contracts call for delivery the last, of March and the as. .entitling or these cars will start on the reg ular production schedule In April The company expect, to tern out not le.s than 1 sen , -vrs the first month, nnl : noo or more earh month thereafter This mikes HXRIIOI'N MOTOR" an assure,! fact risks taken ll early Investors are eliminated r-v those who are fortiin-vle enough in get In at the present LOW prl.e of $ 00 per share FORTUNES. Tou have all read of bow a lady Invested In a prom inent, automobile company In Detroit and made a for tune from a $100 Invest ment. You have also all read of the clerk In the Downey House, who pot la a single thousand In REO stock, and today bis for tune la tirj.ooo. We have told you bow twelve concerns made last year In excess of S6Q.0OO. 000. Now we 'believe It when we say not one of these concerns ever present ed the opportunity to any Inveator that HARRQCN MOTORS presents today, HARROUN shares at H.0O per share are a POS ITIVE BARGAIN If yovt have money to Invest, and tha automobile bualneaa baa Ray H-rroun DrmnK His International Champion "Wasp," Which He rSSS- Designed. Built, and Drove to Victory in the International EStZZSffiFZSfUZ Sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Speedway. iour they have equalled PROFITS. Twelve automobile companies, not Includ ing the Ford, reported earnings for the jeaur of over KWJ.OOO.OOO- We believe we can. truthfully aay that not oae of these automo. tvwxne. nirnifsn, whit, -. .....- .i n.imiilniijMi f the New Tork cen tral's Main U and the Pare Marquette Railroad. We believe It la equally troe that not one of theae rompanlea started production wrltli V. of their output for 4 yeara weld In ad vance to dealers. Me ADMSE yen to read over the namea of thoae dealers earerollv. Ther are men of financial responsibility In their reaperiivr commonltlea. and we believe each and every one of them woold be glad to give yoa Information regarding the mechanL ral construction of the HARROIN car, which la deemed to be far superior to all PLANT. The plant of the HARROUN MOTORS CORPORATION wig be finished In March, according to the statement of the Smith o-wtructlon Company, contractors. We quote from their statement made befose an Investigating committee In the State of MlchUan. a. follows ( II Rf.KM A. BRAY. Jlerretary A. J. Smith Construction Cov "The new Harroon plant I. the moM modern that ha ever been pnt ep for automobile construction. There won't he aay plant In evMenee that will have mere facllltle. for efficient manufacturing." This steaks volumes for the Officers and Directors of the Company, because It Is a virtual admission that the designer for the II V.RROUN PLANT has taken advantage of all previous good points In other large auto, mobile factorlea and at the same time hae Improved on all previous plans. MACHINERY. Most of the machinery has been delivered, and all of sme. In all probability, will be set and ready for operation before this ad vertisement goea to press. STOCKHOLDERS. There are over ,000 stockholders In the IliRRMN MOTORS l'0BRAJ,?-.rV2 Is eelllng lorce In Itself. JOIN Tills I RfK FAMH.i of HARROIN stockhold er, and jou will be In on the first dividends paid. YOUR INVESTMENT SAFEGUARDED. bile rompanlea started prodnctlon wltn a plant that eqnals the HABROCN plant at Wayne. Michigan, which la eleven miles . oo other i of Ita rla nd l.OOMIH A riKISS. Drrnnrd A. Hummer. Mgr. .,.... hvm ,. nlJ. V.'wS.lM,reMn II- tZ- "" ."dT.;".. Futures. "Motor It"' .lH an. fnll Information regarding an Investment In HARROUN MOTORS conrotiA TION. NAME STREET TOWN OR C1TV r.TATK ....., fWash Times J-JI I L00MIS & RIESS BROKERS Bernard A. Kummer, Mgr. Suite 959 Muntey Building Telephone Main 7450 Washington, D. C. Main Office 30 Broad St., New York lnuual -afeeuard-i have been thrown about your Investment In lhl eecurllj. Ml holding, of II Y IMRROl'N and hi. a.MwIatea have been pUced In escrow with the Tresvurer of the Mate of Michigan, to remain until the '- of the ''P' ,hV been firmly eetablNhed by a dividend of at least $IH)O.I)O0. or to be nsed If needed a a aonrre of other leneflt for the company. This Mregnard appllea with eqnal force to every ahare of HARROIN slock already sold. ... ,. . To make money for ini-m,ri i.--. ...r ..e"- l,e of the mpanv MIST MKF. MONEY MIR Ot AMI l KVKBV OTHER STOCK- I nrtl ttlrtt SUBSCRIPTION UUUfUIN INVEST ON SIGHT! With rlk eliminated and production hav ing started, we advise yon to get on the train and go to Detroit and see this moat wonder, ful of all automobile plants, which I being finished for the IIARROl'N MOTORS COR PORATION, and on which all bills have been promptly met aa they became due from the contractor. The same appllew to machinery. In fart, the March audit or their books by one of the big Audit t ompanlea of thla coun try shows practically no debt, with assets In escesa of tSOO.OOO. small block or stock will he sold to fur nish the liquid capital for handling the cars, and when thai haa been raised no stock will be offered for sale. PRICE OF SHARES. We will deliver HVRROl'N MOTORS share In the form of ad-loterlm errtlncatea redeemable In sli month Issued by The equitable Tnrt Company of New York." TbU proves n safeguard against unfair mar ket manipulation. Me do net guarantee the price of as-On pec share. Mhen the final piece of machin ery I. set, which will probably be a few daya after this advertisement appears In the pa per, the price of II RROLN sharea will 'advance. tve helleve mis will or your i.v;.i vi - PORTlNIT to purchase HARROUN sharea at s.00 per share, and regardless of all other automobile stocks thit you may own or contemplate purchasing, we ADVIHE the PI RdlANK of as much HRvtt)lN stock aa yon can possibly afford to rarry. Mmply fill out the roupon below for the number of shares yon want and mall It with ycur rrmlttanre hv check, draft or monev order. If von send currenry be sure and recMer the letter. I.OOMIS A HKISS. Ilrrnard A. Kummer, Mgr. Suite 30 Munary Dldic Waahlnsrton, I. C. t tnclosa herewith S In full pavment for. .. .. share, of common stock of th. HARROI'N MOTORS CORPORATION at the special price of IS per share tpar value 110) It Is understood and agreed that I am in receive an Interim certificate, non negotiable from The Equitable Trust Companv of New T ork which Is exchangeable for the shares of , be corporation Tn- Equitable Trust Companv act. as Registrar or the slock r the HARROUN MOTtiRS CORPORATION The registrar rcvelpl esplres six months from date of Issue Mill' cTRKBT tlTV STTE. Times 1-10 11 This information ... Wr. chiatned from a source that We believe to be reliable, and while not guarnteed. is accepted by tis being correct. -La-Sa- t -JL. ytsLs,