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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Prepare for the
Crisis

Every mother awaiting motherhood
should get In condition for the crisis.
There is just one thing to do-give
nature a helping hand throughout the
waiting period.
=, No time should be lost in beginning
preparation, "Mother's Friend" BY it's
use during the period the muscles of
the abdomen are made pliable and elias
whom baby is born and pain at the crisis
is naturally less. Ask for bottle OF
Mothers FRIEND at the drug store
without applying it. Write The Brad
held Regulator Co., Dept D. 800 Lamar
Buiiding. Atlanta, Ga. and they will
send You book of scientifically pre-
pared. practical information, without
charge, Mothers Friend" is composed
OF such penetrating oils and other in
dispensable to expectant mothers.
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RIFLES SECURED FOR
STATE HOME GUARDS
Cnrlin Takes Matter Up With Chief
of Ordnance Department ut
Wnshinrton


Washington.
Representative c.. G.. Carlin, Of Alex
andria. has made good his promise to
the State military authorities and has
succeeded in tho first part Of his work.
having secured $50 rifles from the Fed
cral government to be used in arming
the Virginia State Volunteers
Word was received yesterday that
Representative Carlin had conferred
with Chief OF Ordnance Crozier. and
that $50 rifles had been promised and
were to BIO delivered within ten days.
However. this is only n beginning.
Representative Carlin will not be salts
fed until he has succeeded in sccur-
ing arms for the entire number in
the Virginia State Volunteers That
he had assumed the burden of arm
ing the newly raised army was source
OF great relief to the State military
who have long been pcrplcxIng their
minds as to how this State force was
going 20 be equipped and armed now
that 1t is raised and ready for SER
vice at the call of the Governor OF
| Virginia.
1t is expected that in short time
the remainder of tho rifles necessary
to equip the entire Home Guard will be
secured.
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Varied Supply in Market
Large Quantities Of Vegetables
and Scasonablc Fruits Of
tcrcd to Buyers.

The retail market was never better
supplied with vegetables and season
able fruits than now, and there was
never a moro varied supply to select
from. Some of the vegetables. because
Of abundant supply. and more. are a
little cheaper, but fruits keep up. there
being but few changes in quotations
and they are slight.
There is absolutely no change in
meats. except as to chickens. Because
Of falling off in receipts roasting and
stewing chickens are quoted about S
cents per pound higher. The fsh mar
ket remains unchanged
The following quotations will rule
TODAY:
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Street. II feet south Of Mill Road.
April Z, 1917: tax, 81; $40.
Dabncy G.. Baker ct uX. to L. r. Cur
ry, 20N1431-2 feet. known rs 1907 West
Cary Street. July 25. 1917; tax, s1.30;
$40.
Matte Lewis Workman to Carl A.
Wortham, 192-3x145 feet, known as
2lo South Pine Street. August u. 1917;
tax. $3.50: $40.
Abbey Realty Corporation to J. T.
Ware, lots 81 and 90. block 2. Colonial
Place. section a. August >, 1917; $500.
A. 3. Dickinson. trustee. TO r. w.
Cav street Ausu stc 40 1917. e s WeS'
Suburba Development Corporation
TO L. Roy Temple. lots S, 6. 7, S. blSck
d. Chamberlayne Court. July 20. 1917;
$1,000.
Carl Schneider ct ux. to Matte Lewis
WORKMAN, 10 2-3S145 feet. known as
2l9 south Pine Street. July II. 1917;
tax $3.50; $40,
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The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday by the clerk Of the
Hastings Court Figures after names
denote age):
John G. undertake t22) and verna
v. F. Baker 1S), city
Grover G; Martin (1e) and Mary F..
Guy II. scott (aiJ and Myrtle R. Bar
raft (25). city.
Lewis F. Terrell ts1) and Florence
Elton F. Cook 524) and Alice Mlze
(2D, city.
Bernard L. Bragg t2D and Hattie
Lee Parrish (2D, city.
Herbert Seal (23) and Annie Eva
Vaughan CID, city.
Ralph p, Lamar t21) and Alice May
Hinton (20), city.
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GENERAL UPWARD TREND
]. l IN MARKET DURING DAY
This Is Despite Softness In Early
Hours and Fact That Many Issues
Do Not Recover Losses.
DRIVE ON INDUSTRIAL SHARES
Club Is Furnished by Shipping
Boards Announcement on Ocean
Freight Rates-Rails Strong, Reg
istcring Net Gains at Close.
By BRoApAN WALL.

NEW YORK. September THE general
trend OF to-doy's stock market was upward.
I notwithstanding softness during early hours.
and the fact that many issues failed to re-
then made. General Motors was u notable
example OF lack of support in certain
etocks. 1t registered net loss OF s points
! over yesterdays 6-point decline. SinEu!arly
enough. tho other motor stocks merely
heavy. none suffering such decline az the
ireiEhI rates announcement. which had an
immediate effect upon Mercantile Marine
common ano preferred. and upon Atlantic.
CUR and West indies. was seized upon by
traders as club with which to make a
drive upon Industrial shares. M,rcantiie
covering s-4 OF point from Its lowest fis-
ure The preferred stock declined = rs
was L. points below the closing figures
a sharp rally began At midday and con-
weakness resisted supporting EFFORT to re-
store THIN. the eeneral list not only re-
gains. During the last hour trading pc
came light. and many issues saEEcd. drop
gained. Rails were relatively strong through
out the day resisterinS net gains At III.
close for the most part Call money ruled
NJ u and per ctat-
NEW YORK. September T-Mercan,ile
commercial stSty-day bills on HANKS stii;.
commercial siHty-day bills. SiTlA: demand
st.i5 s-l6: cables. si.I6 I-l6: bar silver SIS,
Mexican dollars. 40: government bonds
steady; railroad bonds. heavy. Time loans
months. 5@s,a Call money. easier: ruling
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CHANCERY TRUST DEEDS.

Gus NJ Schwartzschild ct NIX. to
Wheeler Fl. Hall, trustee. 26x13l1- .
feet south line of Broad Street. % l-6
feet from First Street. September 4,
1917; S35,00U.
Annie c. Snelson ct ais to Walter
D. Nelson ct ais. trustees, % l -exl2 rs
feet. known as 22O9 West Main Street.
August "a. 1917: $3.50.
Fl. Q. Lane ct uN. 10 Pollard G Bagpy,
Inc, trustees, 20X133 feet. known as
4lS North Twenty-sccond Street. Sep
tcmber 6, 1917: $3.50.
Thomas l.. Blanche to Edward ].
Blake. Jr., trustee. 25N1793-i feet.
known as 2o04 West Cary Street. Sep
TENDER 6. 1917; s215.
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Real Estate Summary
CHANCERY TRANSFERS.

Charles II. Phillips to Harry B. Baker.
81 5-l2x70 5-l2 feet north line of park
Avenue at east line of Addison Street.
September ]. 1917 $4,000
Henry a. Phillips to Harry 3. Baker
oVSSS Ice, south line Of Leonard Street
at east line OF Cleveland Street. Sep
tembcr !, 1917: $12,75O.
henry A. Phillips to Harry a. Baker
io4 !l-l2x46 2 feet. known as IA. a.
l6. is. 20. %. 22-A South plum Street
september ]. 1917, 520.h00.
": r. Jones ct Tx. TO J. II. Dague
IoSlaG feet east line OF Twenty.ninti
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HENRICo TRUST DEEDS.

b. L. Smith ct ux to Pollard & Bagby.
inc, trustees. S0S140 feet. known as
1912 FoIU~f: Avenue, East, Highland
Park Addition. September /. 1917;
e. L.. Smith ct ux. to Pollard & Bagby.
Inc, trustees, 60N140 feet, known rs
l5l2 Fourth Avenue, East, Highland
Park Addition. September l, 1917;
trustee, lot Il, block /. plan of Powha
tan Place. August 81, 1917; s2,24o
3. p. B. Steward ct ux 10 II. w
den City. August 25, 1911; S3O4'5O.
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.

tSales at Cnloh
Richmond, Va, September Z, 1917.
Report tor week ennins august q:
Choice steers. "a lli7: medium TO good.
su lo4s: common 70 fair 1854. Choice
neiters. sus7. medium to good 7,aWyt,:
common TO fair. 6I7h Choice cows. 7vs:
medium to good. 677 07t7: common TO fair
aI6 Best oxen. sos. medium TO good. 81
~ IN: common 10 tair. 5.7 4Sb.. Best heavy
bulls. ~ 8: light. sal. Best calves. II a 1871
common to fair. l04llh. Best heavy hogs.
To- medium weight. l5i7 Tl6: shoats. l20M:
sows and stays. l0@l2 Best sheep. ioS:
common 10 fair. 54iota. Choice spring lambs,
lixrl5: medium. l2h
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHlpAGO. September I-lloGs: receipts
7.oel. strong. ~ cents above yesterdays
sls.cv; mixed. slo45et Sls.So: heavy, SlG.SJ q
Slsoo. rough Slo.S5 Slb.Oo; pigs. S1l25 " SIS 10.
Cattle: receipts, $780, weak: native beef
cattle. $500 $780, Western steers. ss.50Gp
Sl3.25: stockers and feeders, s6GOn s9.25; cows
Sheep: receipts. 5000 strong. wetners.
si.soai SuS0: lambs. SIZES sl7.60
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Septcnher 7.-Kaw sugar.
nominal: centrifugal. 7o2: molaSses. 6H: re-
fined sugar. quiet: fine graduated. $40 q $50
Butter and cheese. arm: spot coffee. quiet:
Rio u.s. 8: Santos As. 10.
Urgent demand from shorts well as
buying by commission houses and the West,
advanced cottonsced oil - 10 Is points to-
day. The strength in lard was dominant Ting
factor. Realizing on the bulge caused a
setback but hnal prices still il 10 rs
points up for the day. January sold IN to
i6f3 and closed at is. $5. Sales 1900 bar
relH. Prime crude. 1887. The market closed
firn; spot, 1880 bid: Sertember. l5S5: octo-
Der 1855: November. 1850; December. 1852:
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BUILDING PERMITS.

The following permits were issued
yesterday BY the Building inspectors:
j. w. Patterson. to repair frame
dwelling, 60 North Thirty -second
Street; to cost SlSS.
I. $. Wilson. to erect frame shed,
f04 hawthorne Avenue: to cost $500.
r. w. Prcttan, to erect frame shea.
5000 Stonewall Avenue; to cost 800
Per Bui<ing Corporation, to erect
frame shed. 1901 Porter Street; to cost
Margaret Hewlett to renair frame
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Volunteer Gu,rd Formed.

Headed by lighting parson. a COM
pany in Norton. Wise County. Is asking
to be mustered into the Virginia State
Volunteers. The company already has
the required quota OF sixty-four men.
The company is composed OF sixty-two
privates and three officers.
The officers are as follows: CAPTAIN
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Spot cotton. quiet: mIddlinG, 2l.S

NEW YORK, September Port movemea,
-Middling. Il SIC: net receipts. So bales
stock, 1850 bales.
Total to-day at all ports-Net receipts.
IS 1863 bales: exports. 1899 bales: stock. 46i.4T3
bales
Total for week-,Net receipts. nl.4lo bales:
exports. 6S.6IS bales
Total for season-:Set receipts. 4o36lo bales:
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crop report would Indicate bumper yields
9" oil 90 ooth corn and oats sharp advances took
piacc to-day in the value OF the two cereals.
Hneasiness over delays and other il-enects
iikeiy TO result from prevailing cold. wet
weather, much more than offset all bcarish
factors. Corn closed nervous. . to az net
higher. at l.lii7 @lliS December. and 110a
provisions II to IS.
WHEAT Cpen. High Low. Clo.a
Futures NOT 0I,ofed
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HENRICO TRANSFERS.

F. w. Dabney & Co. to Hill Montague.
lot 3, block s: lots and .. block Is;
lot g. block &c. plan of BloominEdale
March 10. 1917; tax. 81; $40.
r. ~. Davis ct Tx. to r. L. Smith,
GoN140 feet. known as 1912 Fourth Ave-
nue.. East, Highland Park Addition.
September l. 1917; $4,000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

NEW YORK. September 7-Beeves. firm:
steers, $500 sl5.lv: bulls. $500 $3.50: cows
S4.uvs. SS.oe.
CAVES. steady: vcals. slc.5OG $500: cuiis
Sll.W q SEQ
sheep and lambs; steady; sheep; s6soa
sllco: culls. S. cor $500: lambs. Sl500Q $500:
no prime offered; culls. 1880 II sii.V0.
Hogs, steady at $3.50 q $3.50: roughs
.nu
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Rev. S. d. Bartel: first lieutenant. j. A.
Bum; second lieutenant. c. r. Pepper.
Carrying Liquor Along Street.

VurryIhR LtVu0r AiOnE street.
Leo Wilson. colored. So West Twenty
second Street. and Edward Hopkins.
colored. Of Washington, were held for
tho grand jury on charges OF violating
the Virginia prohibition law when
they appeared before Justice Crutch-
field yesterday. Tho colored men wero
arrested carly yesterday morning while
carrying quantity Of liquor along
the street, the court was told.
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HENRICo RELEASE DEED.

-: j.. Edwards. trustee. to Edward
Bail ct uX.. 6Gxl37 feet south line Of
nut Street. known as Wocdyille. Sen
tenlber ), 1917; $500
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Indigestion

when chronic Is permanently corrected
by the celebrated Shivar Mineral
Water. Positively guaranteed by
money-back offer. Tastes fine; costs
trifle. Delivered anywhere by our
Richmond agents. Spence Nunnamake
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BOND LIST

Am; Writing Paper 6s.....-....-..... IS
Anglo- French 6s ............................ 50
A. {; L. CIV. a tBaltimore) (askcd) $3.50. IS
a. c. LII and N. col. Is lasked) -. 40
chesapeake and Ohio CIV. 41s............. "a
chesapeake and Ohio CIV. ti7s............ s3;s
Lhggett ana Myers as taskcd) ........... 1lsia
Mercantlle Marine 6S Observation-Disclosures. 81
seaboard Air Line adj. ss.................. 63a
Southern Railway IS Observation-Disclosures. 6Ji7
SoutneIn railway as ....................... .j&4
=. ?. registered IS. 1880 tbid) ........... SiI7
y. ,. Registered IS. 1918 tOdb. .......... s9I.
y. .. fesistered As. 1875 tbidl lo5t3
Y. S: Reg. Panama IS. 1861 tbid). ........ so
Y. s. Liberty Loan Si.s................. 9Yss
u. S. Steel $. (. 5s...................... lpi
Va. Brown Bros. CTS. CIV. Va.J (asked) 40
Na.-Car. Chemical LIST 5s.................... 95
va Car. Chemical CIV. os (asked) ........ SSz
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
tRerortei by SodEerE. Piummcr e. Co. Inci
PETERSBURG. VA. September 7.-Spanish
FARMERS stock, nominal. EirSinias-Farm-
ers stock. nominal. Fancy Jumbo. &c per
pound: extra prime. Che pound: prime.
pound.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY f;ooDS

DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK September 7.-Cotton goods
were quiet to-day. with prices easy on print
cloths. Yarns were easy. Wool markets
We're generally quiet. with values on a more
stable basis Silks We're quiet: ready to-
wear trade light
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

dwelling. GIT North Seventh Street; tc
cost $3.50.
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Stock
Solea
.Allis-Chalmcrs. pfd.

Am. Malt. LIST pfd..
500 Am. Beet Sugar. com. u.
$500 American Can .........
500 American Can. pfd..
5000 Am. Car and Foundry.
400 American Cotton Oil.
600 Am. Hide and Lear, pfd
500 American LinSeed Oil. .
2.4OO American Loco.
100 Am. Loco. pfd. ........
$500 American Smelling -.
1900 American Sugar
500 Am. Tel. and Tel. Co.. F.
200 Am. Tobacco, com. 80.
Am. Tobacco. pfd..
100 Am. Writing Paper, pfd
500 American Zinc 1900.
$500 Anaconda Copper $50.
l'ooo A AtS1n,iu co,.t .i;n:..'
400 Baltimore and Ohio.
200 Bethlehem steel. com. e.
$4,000 Bethlehem Steel (b)
$500 Baldwin Loco.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
400 Central Leather. com. Z.
500 Canadian Pacific
California Petroleum :.
400 Chesapeake and Ohio. :.
100 Chicago Great Western
zoo Chi. Great West. pfd. :.
$500 Chi. Mil. and st. Paul.
1890 Crucible Steel Cor. com.
zoo Crucible Steel, pfd. 49,.
100 Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern.
1900 Corn Products. com. :.
$500 Distillers -.
Dome Mines ...........
o,SVu Erie
1000 Erie. LIST pfd. ........
200 Fed. Min. and Sm., pfd.
Geo General Electric ......
400 Goodrich, com.
LOO Great Northern. pfd
5000 Great North. Orc Gifts. 4.
zoo Gulf State Steel.
100 Illinois Central ......
500 Inspiration Copper -. +.
800 Interboro-ConS.. pfd. -.
1900 Int. Mcr. Mar. com. :.
81. 500 Int. Mer. Mar, pfd. -.
SOU Int. PAPER. CON-
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Southern Railway system

scn.auI. ' NUE. noi o.. s.auon
sout4nM7D >! Tao H. Observa,loar Pr IN:
Ills =. Il. siespers aa 5 S1sspsr 70 XuantA;
VILE. open s;OO +. NJ: a:so r. 81 ap3 ca A.9 20,
dnyA 'tsN1I "sok
r. III. daily local TO West Point: s :io?p ia
daily. except Sunday. Steamer Train CON.
.. IT Trains trriye 4 kifhnond.Fsom tho so-.-.
$40 A. Il. e1Sep. sunday. r ON dWatiy;
Point: s:t0 A. II. and 6:iS p NJ dSiIW
s s,.amer Train $50 A. Al. daily. except, Non:
Onice DOT Z. Main S. Phone Madison IN,
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SCHOOLS
Richmond Academy
10th Session Begins September goth.
Principal at Office Monday, to. Fri
day, $3.50 to 1880.
Telephone Randolph 1880:
MT. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE

MT. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
Ing and BUSINESS. individuality Developed
course approved by the american Medical
hit ssHeihau9n. Modern Sanitary ulfdInEs
Benecial athletics encouraged Special d.
for Catalogue T. -. 1'"o
BROriiEH NORBERT. Director
Station ID. BaItirnnrc. Md
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RICHMOND GRAM MARKET.

Wholesale IintHi,ons m Exrhnnge.
Richmond. Va, September Z. 1917.
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Richmond. We

FouItTy-Hans very scuVe; market hirh.r
and stronger: chickenn also very active
ESgs-Asrket frm. Butter-Market Arm
Hides, wooi-Uncha hanged ana IN goud demauu'
Live stock and veals higher. and wanted
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
..,CHICAGO, September Observation-Disclosures
that traders anticipated tho governmen
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-12
PAY DEARLY FOR GAINS
Teutons Blocked on Both italian
and French Fronts.
Their Losses Have Been Enormous
Artillery Activity Hints Of
New Plan.

Paris. Dec. 12.-The attempted drive
OF the Germans toward the Italian
plains have been stopped by the ltal-
ians, and the Germans have failed thus
far to follow up their success against
General Byng's army on the Cambrai
sector in France.
both in ItalE-apd where .shey. have
faced the British the Teutons have
paid dearly for any gains they have
made, and apparently now they are
endeavoring to find some easier spot
upon which to make a drive.
Possibly their search is leading them
toward the line held by the French.
running eastward from the region OF
scissors through Champagne, past
Verdun and up into Alsace, for all
along this front they are showing
great activity with their artillery.
Their apparent test fires are every
where being returned by the French
artillery.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Rome dis
patches confirming earlier reports oi
lull after the fierce fighting in which
The Teutons failed to break through
the Italian lines says the Austro-GeT
man commander sacrificed hundreds
of thousands of his best men without
improving his position.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-12
THIRD BLIZZARD AT HALIFAX
Another Storm Stops Rescue Work
and BuriaIs.

Halifax, Dec PA roaring biz
zard. the third to sweep over this city
since a blast from an exploding am
munition steameS killed 1900 and
made $4,000 persons homeless, has
burst from the Northwest
Raging with all the fury for which
these northern winter storms are not
ed, it all but crushed the courage of
little bands of workers struggling
against overwhelming odds to alleviate
suffering.
For time groups of Canadian sol.
diers toiled doggedly among the ice
covered ruins, searching for unrecov.
cred dead, but when the wind veered
suddenly to the southeast and blew
with redoubled force, they had to with
draw Heavy sleds, distributing hos
pital supplies to the numerous relief
stations were storm bound The Grip
pied lighting system broken down
again leaving the city in darkness.
Volunteer burial parties, composed
of business and professional men. were
driven to cover
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-12
LIGHTLESS NIGHTS MAY COME
May Be Ordered BY Garfield To Con-
serve Fuel.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Regulations
limiting electric display advertising
have failed to conserve the amount of
fuel hoped for by the fuel administra-
ton, and a plan is under consideration
to stop all outdoor lighting, save street
lights. at least three nights a week.
Institution of lightless nights would
snuff out entirely the white ways of
cities which now are permitted to burn
for a period of two and quarter
hours a night.
1t would darken on nights to be
named all window display lights, the
atre fronts and directional signs on
shops, hotels and restaurants.
On other nights there would be no
restrictions whateser against any sort
Of lighting.
THE order of Nov. 9 appears to be
lmpracticable," said Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield. 1T restricted illuminat-
ed signs to certain hours"
Lightless nights would save coal in
large amounts. according to figures be-
fore the administration. In every ap-
artment house and building the people
would be asked to use not more than
half the usual lighting
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-12
President To Go Before Congress
Immediately With Plan Not
Yet Revealed.
ROADS WANT INCREASE
Government Operation Is Strongly Fa
vored BY Many of Presidents Ad-
visors--Roads Will Oppose An
ti-Pooling Repeal.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Legislation to
bring about unification of the railroads
during the war is to be asked by Pres
ident Wilson who will go before Con
gress for that purpose.
The fact became known after he
had gone over the transportation
situation with Senator Newlands,
chairman of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee. He will pro
badly ask for the legislation in an al.
dress to be delivered before the hou-
days.
Officials were doubtful as to just
what the President may ask. Some
were of the opinion that he might re-
quest action in line with the sugges-
tion with the Interstate Commerce
commission that antitrust and anti
pooling laws might be suspended dur
ing the war. Others pointed out that
the commerce commissions report al
so carried the suggestion that addi-
tional legislation might be needed,
were the government to decide to
take over the operation of the roads.
Majority for v. s. Operation.
The Presidents advisers are divld-
ed in their views as to what Is nee
essary to be done. Most or them, how
ever, have come out for government
operation and that some of the
strongest supporters of this proposal
declare the executive already under
the army appropriation,acth has power
to take over the roads for operation
under an administrator.
The position oFene roads them
selves was set forth in a letter to
Sen Newlands from Fairfax Harri-
son, chairman of the railroad board
The roads, Mr. Harrison declared, do
not seek a repeal of the anti-pooling
and antitrust laws, believing the CO.
operative use of facilities recently put
into operation will bring about max
imum efficiency Neither do they
seek loan from the government, he
said, although government aid is ask
ed in obtaining for them on their own
| individual credit new capital needed
Railroads Desire Rate Increase.
Further measures to make the
roads more efficient, Mr.. Harrison sug.
gested, would be an increase in rates,
priority for transportation of new
material. appointment of a traffic
mana 'er for government freight and
exemption from draft for railroad EN-
! ployes