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The Washington times., 1917-04-23
SEEKS NEW GAS MASK
Experts Of Bureau Of Mines Find
Defects In Present TYpe.

Experts OF the United States Gov
ernment are engaged in designing a
gas mask that promises to be supe-
rior to any now in use in the Euro
pean armies.
DR.. Yandell Henderson, professor Of
physiology in the Yale Medical School
and a recognized authority on the
physiology of respiration, and J. w.
Paul. in charge Of the rescue work of
the Bureau of Mines. make the state
ment that the wearing of the present
types Of oxygen rescue apparatus in
wolves grave danger. owing to the
fact that the makers have as yet
failed to meet satisfactorily certain
mechanical and physiological needs In
construction. They point out the
dangers and defects of the apparatus.
wv. E. Gibbs. a mechanical engineer. Is
now at work On improved apparatus.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
BOND PROCEEDS NOT
READY UNTILJULY1
Government to Conduct Big
Advertising Campaign to
Help Sell War Issue.

Money to be raised for war purposes
by the Government. will not be avail
able until July /, the beginning of
the new fiscal year. The big war
bond issue, $4,000, ,000, 900. will be
opened about June ]. Subscribers
will be given until July L to make
final payment.
A great national advertising cam
paign will precede the issue of the
bonds. This campaign will not cost
the Government a cent. Newspapers.
magazines. street car advertising
agencies, and bill board agencies, to-
gether with the greatest "ad writer's"
Of the country, have offered their SER
vices to the Government free.
Many Sources Of Purchase.
Consequently It will cost the Gov
ernment nothing for the greatest ad-
vertising campaign in history. {.
To furnish adequate purchase
sourceG for those who respond to the
campaign, It is likely that all Govern
ment tax Offices, banks. trust compa-
nies, and postoffces will be author
lied to accept subscriptions. Depart
ment stores, statesmen who have Of
fered their services. and big chain
stores all want to sell the bonds for
the Government without commission,
and II Is likely that big and respons-
ible firms viii be named as agents.
Bureau Needs Employees.
Some department stores are pre-
pared to sell the bonds to their pa
irons and carry them on regular ac-
counts, to be paid for at so much
week.
Thousands Of Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing employees are working
hours overtime on the big bond issue.
help Is needed, and COM
petent engravers will be put on wher-
ever possible. The bureau is running
80 per cent above normal output. Two
or three hundred additional employees
are needed.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
New York Centrap. Big Year.

The year ended December 81 last
was the best in the history OF the
New York Central railroad. whose
gross operating revenue for the
interval was 2o1.5S5.o4s, compared
with s1s7.912,3s3 in 1915. Net in
come was 345.s59.217. an increase, OF
S17.s47.00o over the preceding year.
and equal to s1s.2s a share on the
capital stock. compared with Sl1.10 a
share earned in 1915. After paying
out dividends of more than $4,000. 900
and setting aside S2.500.0 900 for depre-
citation. the road ended the year with
surplus of s30.s92.s06. compared
with a surplus of sl5.244.oo0 for the
previous year.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
TODAYpS SALES,

Washington Railway and Electric
fs, $1,000 7sh, s1,oOO67sA. $1,oOO9
7Sh.
Metropolitan r. r. SIS, 81. .0006103 y,
s1.000d10S1s. S1.0006103Is.
Capital Traction, log sOh, 109s0%.
Mergenthaler, 10@147h, 5a147b.
1oa14sh.
After call-Potomac Cons. SIS,
81 ,0OOG9pk.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 1OG79h, 1o679%, 10dT9%,
5d79A, 5d7eH.
Capital Traction, 25@s0&, 56sO%,
5aS0%, 5GsO&, 26S0&.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
u. 8. Steel Dividend.

Wall Street has quit predicting
what U. 8. Steel directors will do. al
though dividend day is tomorrow.
Having been amiss in guesses over
the last two quarters. prophets are
now prone to leave the outcome to
the directors themselves. Even per-
sistent tipsters refrain from nat "au-
thoritatve" statements as to the divi-
dend. The head Of a brokerage house
close to the inside" Steel crowd also
declined to comment
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following permits were issued
today:
OF 3059 Q street northwest; esti-
mated cost, $500.
Thomas A. Jameson to build four
dw~ngs at %. "a, 26, and % New
York avenue northwest; architect,
Edward Houser; builder. Thomas A.
Jameson; estimated cost, $4,000.
National SAool OF Domestic Art and
Science to repair pergola in rear
OF 1850 Wisconsin avenue north
west; estimated cost, $3.50.
Old Dutch Market Company, Inc, to
repair storehouse at $40 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest; estimated
cost, $3.50.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23

the arrival Of the French commission,
and IL il not unlikely that the two
former premiers OF England and
France, Messrs. Ba1four and vivianI,
together, will visit the Senate. and
House, either in joint assembly, or
separately, and address them. Under
the rules, IL will be necessary that
this be done when the bodies are IN
recess, but this ls a detail which
easily can be arranged.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
cAvALRYMARs LEG BROKEN
Herse Falls on Trooper Returning
From EseortIna eaIfour Party.

Returning to Fort Myer from the
Breckenride Long mansion. to which
his command had assisted in escortins
Foreign Secretary Balfour. Corporal
Frank Snyder. of Troop B. Second Cav.
airy, met with an accident and his
right leg-was broken.
The troopers horse slipped and fsli
on the soldiers leg while crosstns
Aqueduct bridge. Fellow troopers
gave first aid. The patrol wagon nf
the Seventh precinct took him to ths
hospital at Fort Myer.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
Bank ClearinEs.

Bank clearings OF the entire coun.
try for last week aggregated S5.923..
660.5s5, contrasted with $4.457 .259.979
in the corresponding week OF last
year. an increase OF 32.9 per cent.
Good Friday fell In the week last
year. Increases last, week reported
by leading centers over the same
week OF last year are: New York, Is
per cent: Chicago. "a per cent: Bos,
ton. 81 per cent; Kansas City, 115 per
cent: New Orleans. 40 per cent: St.
Louis, 40 per cent; Baltimore. IS per
cent, and Philadelphia, Is per cent.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
NEWS SFOR INVESTORS
Maxwell Motors Increasing Sales

Sales of Maxwell Motor Company
for the first three months of this year
were more than IS per cent larger
than for the corresponding period
last year. The total for the quarter
was 10000 cars, against 12,o32 cars
in the first quarter OF 1916. Accord
ing to interests in the company, indi4
cations are that after paying the
usual dividends of 100000 and
possible Government tax Of between
100000 and $500, 900 almost 100000
will be carried to surplus account.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
WALL ST. MARKET
STOCK EXCHANGE lRREGU-
LAR AT OPENING TODAY.
Issues Quiet, With U. s. Steel at
1111-4, and studebaker on at
s3-IndustrlaIs and Rails Were
Dull.

NEW YORK. April 2-The stock
market opened quiet and irregular to-
day. with U. s. Steel at l1lH. up y. and
Studebs ker of Il. at 50. Marine prefer
red sold at rs. up y. Other industriafs
and rails were dull.
. Dizziness ruled during the entire
forenoon Only TATTOO shares were
sold up to that hour, compared with
11S,300 Saturday.
Anaconda Copper gained during
the early trading selling at T6h. Utah
sold at 40, down two points.
Today's Quotations
Quotations today up to 1:30 o'clock
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
May Visit Chambers.

The Vice President expressed his
great pleasure and satisfaction in
welcoming Mr.. Balfour and his party
to Washington. Mr.. Balfour, in turn,
voiced his profound satisfaction over
his visit here, and the manner in
which he was being received. The
conversation which followed was
purely informal.
Vice President Marshall, who had
previously talked over the matter
with Senate leaders, advised Mr.. Bal
four that arrangements would be
made to enable him to meet the men,
bers OF the Senate. The time was
left TO Mr.. Balfour's convenience. Mr..
Balfour said he would be here for
three weeks. and In the course OF
his stay he may visit both Senate and
House.
This visit may be deferred until
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
THE BOND MARKET.

Prices furnished by W. B. Hibbs q Co.,
members OF New York Stock Exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-04-23
Oday's Qu0tationH

Quotations today up to $50 O'Clock
were as follows:
The Washington times., 1917-04-23

TYPE MACHINE STOCKS.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 146& 14s%
Lanston Monotype. 20 ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Tin Cans Were Valuable Then. :

1t is within the memory of many
people on the farms that there was a
time when tin cans were not too plen-
tiful. Now and then canned goods
were bought, and for the empty cans
plenty Of uses were found. For in
stance, tomato plants were started in
them, standing In the sunny kitchen
window long before the garden was
clear Of snow; they were convenient
for holding paint when small job
had to be done, and the small boys
treasured them for holding their bait
for those adventurous and -ever-to-be
remembered fishing excursions OF
early summer. About all the tin cans
that came to farmhouse twenty-five
or thirty years ago were put to good
use.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Happiness.

The true happiness is Of a retired
nature. and an enemy to pomp and
noise; 1t arises, in the first place, from
the enjoyment of ones self; and In the
next, from the friendship and conver-
sation Of few select companions; IL
loves shade and solitude, and naturally
haunts groves and fountains, fields and
meadows; in short, it feels everything
II wants within itself, and receives no
addition from the multitudes Of wit.
nesses and spectators. On the con-
trary, false happiness loves to be in a
crowd, and to draw the eyes Of the
world upon her. She does not receive
satisfaction from the applauses which
she gives herself, but from the admi-
ration which she raises in others. She
fourishes in courts and palaces, thea
tiers and assemblies, and has no exist
ence but when she is looked upon
Addison.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27

mand of the Armv of the Interior.
The Duke of Wellington became a
Major General at the ace of 33 for
his exploits in India. Alexander the
Great was 18 when his first great vic
tory was won. Hannibal was %
when he succeeded his father, who
was killed in 'Lusitania Caesar
likewise was % when he won renown
at Mytilene.
The list might be extended eudless-
ly and possibly another which proved
precisely the opposite could be bull
up. For Gen. Joffre was deep in the
Cos when he saved civilization at the
Marne, and the enemy's military
genius, Won Hindenburg, has passed
three-score and ten. But Pershine
wants young men and he will gei
them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Pure KaolIn Ia Rare.

Pure kaolin or China clay is rare.
II is mined In parts of Alabama, Del
aware, Georgia, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina. Pennsylvania, South Caro-
hna, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee and
several other states. There are work
able deposits Of fireclays in 1S states,
important deposits being in western
Pennsylvania, In the coal-mlning reg
ion Of Ohio. In a belt across New Jer-
sey from Perth Amboy to Trenton, In
parts Of Maryland. Missouri, Alabama
and Colorado. Ball clay is mined in
New Jersey, Kentucky, Missouri, Colo
RADIO and Florida. Brick clay OF good
quality is found in nearly every state
IN the Union. A very plastic clay,
known as gumbo. Is found In the
Southern states. ., rr,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
YOUNG GENERALS
Gen. Pershing Recommends
Them for Duty in France.

Gen. Pershing wants young COM
manders in France. He asked that
no general officers over As be detailed
TO the American expeditionary force.
The request, which, it is reported,
will be honored by the President,
must inevitably bring disappointment
to many good old soldiers. But it is
line with the American military tra-
dition as we'll as with the experience
of our allies in this war.
Ulysses S. Grant was only 39 when
he became a Brigadier General p.
H. Sheridan: was just 81. w. T.
Sheridan was al. On the Southern
side j. E. B. Stuart, the cavalry lead
er, reached his generalship at 28.
Stonewall Jackson was 81. Lee onthe
other hand would have been excluded
by the rule, as he was 81 when he
reached his high command.
II
But Washington was % when he
commanded the colonial troops onthe
frontier campaign OF 1755, and he was
only 43 when he was made comman'
der-in-chief of the American forces
| in the War of the Revolution. OuI
ally Of that period, Marquis de La
fayette. was barely 20 when he wa
made a Major General by the Cont
rental Congress. Andrew jackson
was A5 when the war OF 1872 began
but he had long been good soldier
| American records are paralleled b,
many Of the most famous milihr,
leaders OF history. Napoleon was q
whSa s'sineis sxslok gave him com
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
ITS THE SAME OLD WORLD
Letters Of Deserted Wife to Husband,
Written 1000 Years Ago, Unearthed
In Ancient Ruins.

Z A wlfe's letter 1000 years old was
unearthed recently in the ruins Of the
SerapOum, the temple of Memphis, the
great city Of ancient Egypt. The letter
was written by Isias to her husband,
Hephaestion, who had deserted her.
There were two letters, in fact, the
FIRST bearing a date equivalent to July
"a. 16O B. c. In them the wife re-
proaches her husband for neglect of
his family and, what is particularly
Interesting at the present time, she
complains of the high cost Of living.
Here are some extracts from the
first letter: "Isias to HephaestiOn, her
husband. Greetings-If you are well
and other things are turning out with
you according to your wishes, 1t would
be as l perpetually pray the gods.
myself am in good health, and the child
and all in the house make mention of
you continually. When 1 received
your letter from Horus, In which you
explained that you were In retreat In
the Serapoum at Memphis, 1 imme-
diately gave thanks to the gods that
you were well. But that you do not
return distresses me. For having pi-
il0ted myself and your child through
such a crisis and having come to the
last extremity because Of the high cost
Of corn, and thinking that your return
would bring me relief, you have never
even thought Of returning or spared a
look for my helpless state"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
SEEK CURE OF sLEc1aoLYsIs
oovernment Experts Aid In Installing
System to Prevent Damage to
Metal Structures.

The damage done annually to under
ground pipes, cables and other metal
structures In this country by electroly-
sis amounts to many millions of dol
lars. There are very few water, gas
or lead cable systems that are not
more or less subject at some points to
electrolytic damage from stray cur
rents. Moreover, the loss does not
consist merely In the shortening of
the life of such structures; electroly-
tic damage Is one Of the causes Of the
leakage Of water and gas from distrib-
utiOn systems. The failure Of such
systems on account Of electrolytic ac-
ton may also involve various dangers
to the life and health Of human beings.
According to the bureau of standards
more than 25 separate and distinct
methods of dealing with the electrOly-
sis problem have been proposed and
experimental with from time to time.
Some of these methods are useless, or
even harmful. The bureau of stand
ards has been studying the subject Of
electrolysis mitigation for the last six
years. and has aided in installing COM
plete mitigative systems in several
cities. The bureau makes somewhat
detailed tests in each of these places
about once a year TO make sure that
the protective systems are being prop
lerly maintained. An extended series |
of experiments has recently been un-
dertaken in the city of Springfield,
Mass, with the so-called three wire
system of electric railway operation;
system which offers considerable
promise for the mitigation Of electroly-
sis troubles under certain conditions
frequently met with in cities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
!. More. w.s . Little Slow.

seaglrt would not lie. know, but
he is dreadfully careless with the
truth A. He said that the horse he
hired togo to Glenelien last summer
was SO slow thataa spider woye its
web IN the wheel. Children came and
made mud pies In the shade OF the
lnuxIy. !. At one point he had an excit-
ing race with a caterpillar. A woni-
an eazas but and asked him to please
axiys Q little faster, he was keeping
the SON on her tomatoes. He said the
h6rsd Was slower than barber Ne
kppWh Nhp Is. so slow fhat thsswhis-
kef3 grow faster than. he can. .lshAve'
ana by the time no 10 through the Gus
<eDes Aas a full board.-Exchanss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Where Do They Cor

"where do all the pins gor" used to
be a favorite speculative query, until
people grew tired Of guessing without
coming to any conclusion. The inquiry
might be widened to take In every
movable object that can, by any pos
sibllity. be lost. What has become Of
the enormous stock Of precious stones
undoubtedly possessed by the rulers Of
the ancient worldf Where are the
treasures Of the ancient world-the
wonderful wealth Of Solomon. for In
stancef These things have not become
disintegrated they are lost. and must.
therefore. be In some crack or Granny
OF the earth's surface.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
ABANDON FOOD PREJUDICES
Don't Be Finicky

Be willing to try new foods. Certain plentiful and
nourshing foods widely used and enjoyed in section
practically unknown in other sections of the country
Learn to know ALL the good things; not few only.
People to easily get into food ruts---nsst on eating
only the food they used to and refuse give fair
trial to Others This undue demand for certa in sa
pes with resulting scarcity high prices when crops are
short At the time other valuable foods may be rea-
lively cheap and available striking instance of this is
failure fully toapprecaterc valuable source of starch
when potatoes and high Another examples
refusal certain sections to anything but wheat as
abreadstu when valuable cereal widely used else
where breadstuf-s plentiful and relatively cheap
Cook Food Properly
Learn how to cook all kinds of staple foods and to serve
them in variety of ways. Simple dishes we'll prepared
are better than expensive foods badly cooked
Many persons preudced against certain good foods
because, when first tried the foods were improperly
cooked or prepared.
Remove from your vocabulary don't like" or "can't
eat."
Most individual preudices against widely popular food
either imaginary or baseess.
Try to like every simple food; give it fair trial.
THRIFT IN YOUR HOME
MAKE SAVING RATHER THAN SPENDING YOUR SOCIAL STANDARD
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Heroes Of Peace.

Two miners at johannesburg were
presented with the Gambler Of Miners
bronze medal and gold watches for
herolsm displayed In a gassing acci-
dent, They descended i've times and
rescued two white men ana eleven ma
tives.' being helped by natives. In
making the presentation the president
Of the chamber described their heroisn
az striking. even In these days Of he
roic deeds. He also estimated that since
safety hrst' measures had been adopt
% 900 lives bad been saved N shs
nlasA -. =.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-27
Virtue. nrsd By Work.

Being forced to work and forced to
do your best will breed In you tenn
perance and self-control, diligence
and strength OF will. cheerfulness and
content. and a hundred virtues which
the idis never know.-oharies Kings-
leg.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
Live Stock Market

Kansas City, December 21.-
Cattle receipts this last week
$1,000, last week 10000, same
week last year $4,000, beef steer
trade dull to Is to 20 lower,
part of this decline was regain
ed today. $14.00 top this week
nothing real choice here. Hogs
this week 44000, compared with
591OO last week, and 72600 q
year ago. Top S16.50, bulk
$15.75 to $16.40 today. Sheep
and lambs this week $4,000 COM
pared with $4,000 last week,
$4,000 a year ago. Market
closed 25 to SO cents lower for
the week.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
per mile.

per mile,
Mile 9, 10 & Ii, Growing and Draining.
$6O0.00 per mile,
(Miles IL, 13, and Il are constructed
Total for above IL miles,
so for Surveys and Supervision
Grand Total For Road No. 5,
NOTE:-The grade is built in the above
'oad, but not to the standard in width, nor is
It properly drained. The road is badly washed
N account Of no drainage, especially where
he roadbed is on solid rock. In draining this
road, there should be an inside ditch next to
he roadbed, and hillside drain bitches. The
Train bitches will be in solid rock for the first
:; miles
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
Beef Cattle

On beef steers first four days
trading show about 10 to 20
cent decline, but today trading.
began early and continued ac-
tive closing ten to fifteen high
Ell than yesterday. Buyers
were good bidders on low priced
classes, and an early clearance
was accomplished. Colorado
Cows sold at 1886, best selling
up to $3.50, bulk Of sales S7.50
to $500.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
g. Notice

Nogales Lodge No. 879

Nogales Lodge No. 879
Next Regular Meeting will be
held at the Masonic Hall at
7::3O o'clock p. M, Friday, De
cember %, 1917.
Initiatory service at 8 p. m.
All applicants for member
ship fraternally requested to be
on hand at that hour.
G. r. Buchanan,
avd. t3 Secretary.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25

A 1910 Model Cadillac, Mex
duty paid. This splendid light
truck to give way to a Atom
truck. Three hundred dollars
takes It. Address F. A. Krupp,
.yogales, Arizona. adv.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25

Lohn's Studio LOfln's Studio
Edison Diamond Disc
LOhn's Studio LOhn's Studio
Z Make Terms to Suit You.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
Stockers an6 Feeders

The demand was poor and
trading proved mostly 10 to 15
lower for the week. The late
demand in the last two days has
increased materially, which de
creased the early acct nulatior
of the week. Best feeders sell
ing up to $1,000, good stockerS
mostly $3.50 tc $3.50, plain
kinds $3.50 to ST. 90.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
Questionaires Mailed.

Yesterday the Local Selec-
tive Draft Board mailed ques-
tionaires to Order Numbers
471 and 532 inclusive.
Tomorrow there will be mail
ed to Nos. 533 and 597 in
elusive.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25

The decline in the lamb an3
sheep market for the past weel
so far as can be ascertained
was on account of refrigerator
shortage going east. Top or
lambs here this week $16.25 but
nothing that you could cal
choice here. Yearlings $12.0C
to $500, wethers $11.00 tt
to $1,000, feeders ST to $500
J. A RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-25
Hogs

Hogs declined heavily the
first two days of the week. Or
Wednesday the market regain
ed part of the decline and was
higher both yesterday and to
day. Top today $3.50. HogS
weighing 200 pounds and ovel
sold largely on a range $1,000
to $16.40. Best lights S16.3C
and the bulk of all sales $15.75
to $3.50 was ten to fifteer
higher than yesterday. Pigs
were higher ranging from
$3.50 to $15. 90.