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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
D. c. MAY ESCAPE
BONE Dry LAW;
QUEST|ONMO

The office Of District Attorney Laskey.
carrying out the instructions Of the
Department Of Justice. Is preparing to
prosecute promptly any violations in
the District OF Columbia Of the Reed
bone dry" amendment which became
effective July l.
The amendment unQuestionably ap-
plies to shipments Of liquor from Wash
Ington to dry" States. But It Is not
clear that persons shipping liquor into
Washington after November 1 next are
liable to the law. In fact, lawyers gen.
orally agree that the language OF the
law. reading amy State or Territory"
does not apply to the District. because
the District is neither a State nor
Territory.
The District Of ColumbIa prohibition
bill does not prohibit the bringing Of
liquor into the District for personal use.
and during the debates in Congress and
discussion before committees II was
generally admitted that the District Is
not to be bone dry" after November /.
The Reed amendment might have made
the District bone dry" by mentioning
the National Capital specifically. but
this was not done.
District prosecutions will apply. how
ever. to outgoing shipments to dry"
States.
Mr.. Laskey has turned the matter OF
liquor prosecutions over to assistant
District Attorney Arth. who will keep
the Department OF Justice fully In
formed as to all violations Of the Reed
amendment which may occur in this
city. and out OF the cases so reported
from all over the country the depart
ment will select one for a test case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
JOY-RDER SENTENCED
TO SERVE FIVE MONTHS

Justice Siddons' recent assertion
that he was going to show increasing
,.v.rity with 10Y riders was emphA,
sized today when he sentenced Rich
ard s. Mckay to serve i've months at
OccoQuan as a result Of q stolen ride
one night last May which ended when
Mckay ran the machine into a
mounted policeman, killing the horse.
Mckay had enlisted in the Wash,
ington Ambulance corps just prior
to the ride, and, while awaiting sen
tenee, has been In training at Allen
town, Pa, under DR.. Ryan DevereuH
He appeared in court in his uniform
today, but the probation officer re
ported he could find no reason to
recommend Mckay for parole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
DENY CIVILIAN CLERKS
MUST Be VACCINATED

Visions OF swollen arms in the
heart OF the vacation season rose be-
fore the eyes OF War and Navy De-
partment clerks today when they read
in a morning paper that the entire
civilian stats OF both departments
were to be vaccinated. But the story
didn't stand up, and the clerks tenn
perature returned to normal.
Never heard OF it," said Secretary
Baker when asked about the compul-
sorry vaccination report.
News to me-" said Secretary Dan
iels
We're seooped." said Chief Clerks
Sconeld, OF the War. and Curtis, of
the Navy departments.
But there is a regulation in both
the army and navy that members of
the military forces must be vacci-
mated against smallpox and innocu-
lated against typhoid. and the war
clerks that have been given reserve
commissions. and the navy clerks
taken in as yeomen and wcowom-n
will have to stand the treatment.
This will AFFECT only a few hundred,
however, and not the 6.OOO-odd clerks
on the civilian rolls OF the War and
Navy departments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
At Capitals Theaters

part of the crowd was late in arriv'
ing.
Eagerness to hear the --LATEST nov
city in dance music may have In
duced many to take the trip for
Soils famous Marimba Band made it,
initial appearance at the resort
coming here directly from its sea
sons run at the Century Theater
New York.
The flowery decorations and ORR
entail lighting OF the big dance pavih
ion was the stage seating 'or the
musicians. who appeared In their ma
tive Guatemalan costumes, and the
dancers encored every number played
The visitors Alternated with the
regular orchestra, playing fox troti
and one-steps. The marimbas arc 9
sort OF glorified xylophones with
resonators attached. and the music
lends itself readily to he modern
dance numbers.
New Workers have taken up the
marinba music with as much zest as
they did the Hawaiian variety. /cno
last nights crowd showed rs appre
citation Of the new music by continued
applause. This will be a feature all
this week at the park, and on Sat'ir
day a matinee dance will be given
with the marimbas playing all me
music.
While the dance pavilion naturally
was the center OF interest. the croWo
played no favorites. and Eep. all OF
the various Amusement. devices OF the
resort busy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
WALL ST. MARKET
MARKET GROWS STEADIER
AS DAY PROGRESSES
U. s. Steel Gains Nearly Point In
First Ten MInuteS-crueibIe Also
Advances Polnt-MaxweIl Motors
Drops 2 Notehes-LIberty Bonds
at 90.

NEW YORK, July 17.-After some
fractional recessions at the outset,
and with American zinc down z
points, the stock market became
steadier. United States Steel by the
end OF the first ten minutes had
gained nearly a point, and Crucible.
which started u point lower had
also gained a point.
Advances Of y to q were esteo-
lished in Bethlehem B, Anaconda
Studebaker, Reading, Canadian Pa
cifc, Inspiration, Baldwin ana
others.
Maxwell Motors was exceptionally
weak, declining . points.
United States Liberty bonds were
quoted for broken lots at the low
record-9e.
Bear attacks in the second hour
forced prices back TO the low level OF
initial trading. Later, however, the
market rallied. Steel common, which
had dropped to 40. rose TO l21h. while
Utah Copper advanced from lolh to
lO4
Maxwell Motors continued weak. sell
ing down to 2S&. q loss Of nearly
points.
Today'a Quotations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Md. July T.-wheat-
Quiet, steady. No. soft, No. ? red
and No. 2 red winter, $2oe: nominal
Receipts. lOs,5ls bushels. Shipments.
2S5. 900 bushels.
Corn-Firmer. Spot mixed, s1.e4.
Receipts, s9.593 bushels. Shipments,
5,sl6 bushels.
Oats-Firm. No. white. Sic bid. Re-
ceIpts. sl.T6O bushels. Shipments, S.464
bushels
Rye-NomInal. No western export.
old, RPS. Receipts. 2.l75. Shipments.
none.
Hay-Steady. Unchanged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
Central Coliseum.

The feature attraction at Central
Coliseum last night was q one-ste1
prize dance which proved to be one
OF the most closely contested events
OF the season The judges nnally Sc
Iected Miss Margaret Landlord ana
Ray Dimmick as the winning coupls
from the forty or more entrants
These dancing contests are held Al
the Central Coliseum on Monday
Wednesday, and Saturday nights, and
valuable prizes are awarded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
SONS OF VETERANS FETE.

Capt. Edward II. Groves election as
division commander. Sons OF Veterans,
will be celebrated at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple, Eighth and F streets
northeast, Friday night. George II.
Thomas Camp. No. IL, OF which Cap
tain Grove is member, will con
duct the celebration. Among the
speakers will be Col. s. r. Stratton.
mast department commander, Depart,
ment of the Potomac, G. A. r.; II. v.
Speelman, past commander-in-chief,
sons OF Veterans. and Mrs. Rose s.
RutIedge. past president Of the Mary
land auxiliary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
MRS. BAUM BURIED TODAY.

The body of Mrs. Margaret Baum,
years old, wife OF Police
man Charles Baum. OF the White
House squad. who was drowned in a
bathtub at her home. 1920 Monroe
street. Sunday afternoon. was this
morning taken to the Baums' home
in Parsley, Va. for interment. A
brief funeral service was held at the
home last night. attend
ed by a few friends OF the family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
NAMED woooWARp,s AIDE.

DR.. w. c. Fowler, chief medical in
spector OF the District Health Depart
ment, today was appointed assistant
health officer to succeed DR.. John l.
Norris, who has been given indefinite
leave OF absence. DR.. Norris recently
was appointed a captain in the army
medical reserve corps, and has been
assigned to Governors Island, ". Y.
Later he will go to Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
NAMES RECEIVER HERE
FOR PRINTING HOUSE

The Baltimore Trust .:Jmpany,
which has been named as receiver
for the Thomson, Bryan, Ellis Com
pany in Baltimore, was today name q
by Justice Siddons as receiver fo- ,he
Washington interests OF the same
company, which does a large print
ing and publishing business in both
cities.
Petition for a receiver was filed by
William Edward Thomson, a stoSk.
holder, who said irreconcilable DIFF.
ferences between the officers OF the
corporation recently had led the di-
rectors to agree on a dissolution.
The Thomson, Bryan, Ellis Com
pany filed an answer, saying II did
not oppose the appointment Of a re,
ceiyer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17

Dainty and winsome Bessie Barris-
Gale smiled her way into the hearts
OF q large audience yesterday at
Moore's Strand Thsater in "Bawbs
o. Blue Ridge" a romantic story OF
the Virginia hills. Barbara Colby
nIck-named "Bawbs." a girl like
dryad Of old. lives with her only
relative, a spinster aunt, Nav Becky.
Her only playmates are the birds
Ralph Gunther, an author, comes to
the Blue Ridge mountains seeking
solitude. He sees Bawbs dancing In
the woods and when the maiden
leaves the mountain cabin II Is with
the man who came into the wilder
ness.
Miss BarrIscale IL in q happy en-
Vironment as the wistful little hero
Inc. Her support includes Arthur
Shirley. Joseph Bowling. and Frank
Burke.
Tom Moore announces the screen
appearance. by request. Of Douglas
Fairbanks in his amusing farcieal
drama, wild and Woolly." The
scenario was written by Mr.. Fair
banks himself and concerns the ad-
ventures OF a young fastener who
goes West upon q business mission fog
his father. Before his visit It at an end
he gets all the excitement he ever
craved and draws a sigh OF relief a.
he boards the fast flying Eastern ex-
press.
Saturday another favorite film star,
william Russell. will be pictured 10
The Masked Heart" a stirring drama
Other first run pictures are shown
and special music is rendered by the
strand Symphony Orchestra
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
b. r. KeIth'a.

There Is plenty Of singing and dan
cling on the bill at B. F. Keith's this
week.
George White. who says he can
initiate any male dancer and proves u,
Is assisted in a 1917 songology by
Emma Haig. She Is dainty and sings
several songs that are whistleable- a
miniature Russian ballet is presented
by Ivan Bankoff and Lola Grille.
Their dances are original Another
dancing act that delighted the nrst-
nighters was offered by Percy Bron-
son and Winnie Baldwin.
Sventy pigeons and two French
poodles AID zest to the act featuring
Sylvia Loyal and her "Pierrot."
Ida Brooks Hunt and Alfred de
Mandy and company won applause IN
"A Fantasy of Melodies" Miss Hunt
sang My Hero" and Mr.. de Mandy
rendered THE Road to Mandalay."
Billy Montgomery and George
Perry, Two Bachelors of Art" fur
nish plenty of comedy. Nelson War
ing, an artist on the plano, plays
classical and ragtime numbers.
Duffy and Daisy open the bill with
fun. frolics, and sensations. The
weekly news pictorial completes the
program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
Garden.

The air-coolIng plant brought com
fort yesterday to large CROWDS al
Moore's Garden Theater. the hlm at
traction being THE MaelstroU," with
the leading roles assumed by Earle
Williams and Dorothy Kelly. 1t Is
detective drama full Of thrills
On a crowded street, In a dense fog.
people are jostlins each other. Jimmie
HaIlett. a young clubman. Is drifting
with the human tide. when out Of the
fog a young woman rushes to him.
thrusts a package into his hand ana
cries, Take It and run" Hallett taxes
the package to the address 1t bears ana
Is felled by a blow on the head When
he regsins consciousness the package
has disappeared. the safe in the room
has been rIfied and he finds the body OF
an aged man In hunting the guilty
ones. the young man plunges into the
mae strom OF the underworld Mr.. Will
liams is seen to advantage and Miss
Kelly. a former Washingtonian. gives q
fine portrayal OF a girl caught in the
meshes Of the underworld. The Mael-
strom" will be the attraction until Tues
day, inclusive. and on Wednesday and
Thursday, Sir John Hare, the celebrated
English actor. and Peggy Hyland win
be featured in a filmIzation Of the
drama Caste" Antonio Moreno. as
sisted by Belle Bruce and Julia Svayne
Gordon. will be pictured Friday and
Saturday in "A Son OF the Hills "
Music by the Garden Symphony Orches-
ira Is a feature
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
HOOVER TO ADDRESS WOMEN.

Women OF Cleveland Park will as
sembIe at John Eaton School at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon to hear
the FIRST OF Herbert c. Hoover's pre-
pared lectures on household economy
and food conservation in relation to
the war Already most of the women
OF the suburb have been engaged In
neighborhood meetings to promote
the food saving campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
Great Falls Park.

At Great Falls Park the Ladder
Orchestra last night repeated Its re-
cent successes with a program OF
popular and dance music Included
In the entertainment are free movies
and free dancing. For the children
there are swings and merry-go-
rounds. Fishing in the waters OF ths
Potomac at this point is excellent
Great Falls Is an attractive picns
place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17

ouantico, Va, the new Industrial
city on the Potomac, Is coming into
prominence as an excursion resort
and numbers OF persons a-a takins
advantage OF the daily trips Of the
steamer st. Johns to spend a dag
there. Good bathing can be had, .
fine grove offers a cool shade to pio
nickers, and the new hotel on the
hill is open at all times The steamer
st. Johns makes regular trips to
Colonial Beach every Sunday. Tues
day and Thursday at 8 a. m. and
Saturdays at 4 D. m. Moonlight trtpa
are made by the steamer every Mon
day, wednesday and Friday, leaving
here at Z D. m. and returning at II
D. m. Music and dancing are Tea
lures OF the trips.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
MARK DROPS 40 PER CENT.

II the Swiss and Holland money ex-
change rates are Indicative OF chances
of victory. the United States is sure
winner. Treasury Department figures
today showed German marks now
quoted ut less than GO per cent of par.
while the American dollar is quoted
at lOT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
ToDAYs SALES.
Traction. 1850.

Capital Traction, $3.50.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 256T9.
District National Bank. 26143.
After call-Capital Traction Us,
$500 @1O2k.
Washington Gas, 5@T1%, 2O971S.
Capital Traction, 1850, $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
POIi'a.

Comedy. love, thrills. and unusual
scenic effects make up the four-act
drama, 1.-THE Girl From Out Yonder,"
which began the week at Polls
Theater last night. Although the
play carries no prologue, 1t revolves
about circumstances seventeen years
back-a shipwreck, a crime, and the
birth OF Flotsam, daughter OF the
old lighthousekeeper.
Captain Barton, accused Of murder,
hides his secret with the aid OF
friends until Flotsam begins to dream
the daughter meets Edward Elmer.
arrangements are begun, when q rival
brings to light the fact that Elmer
Is the son of Captain Barton's sup
posed victim.
The wedding Is called off, and the
captain is Jailed for two years. 1t
later develops that the crime was
committed by another and all ends
happily.
Florence .RIttenhouse has the role
OF Flotsam, "the girl from out yon-
DER" Robert W. Frazer is Edward
Elmer. and Howard Lang appears as
Captain Barton. Louise Farnum and
]. Hammond Daley furnish the CON-
edy. Russell Fillmore, Ralph REM
ley. Hardie Meakin, and Ollie Cooper
complete the cast.
During the intermissions and after
the performance, the orchestra play
ed dance selections, and a number OF
persons enjoyed a spin around the
foyer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
PICKING WOUNDED NAMED.

Corporal ]. E. Gaulp. U. S. N: c.
zumbrum, civilian, and r. A. White,
Of Traer, Iowa, were the Americans
slightly injured by stray bullets in
the recent Peking nghting, according
to State Department word today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
COTTON MARKET.

Furnished the wSshinEton TimsS By n
[. Carpenter Co. New York. Brsneh
sfnes woodward building. Herbert n.
Brown. manager.
New York PrOV.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Furnished The Washington Times By n.
L. Caroenter q Co., New York. Branch Snics.
ToodEnrd building. II. II. Brown, manager.
Opsn. High Low. Cloa ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
Glen Echo Park.

Threatening showers last night
failed to cut down the attendance at
Glen Echo Park. although the larger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
THE BOND MARKET.

Prisss furnished by ". q RIbbs . c.
members Of New York Stock ESehsnEN
hid Eshsd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17

The following are the prevailing retail
prices at the Municipal Fish Wharf and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-17
LOCAL BOND MARKET.

Wash. Gas 5's....... 100 1O1
RAILROAD BONDS.
Capital Traction r. R. SIS 100 -.
Metropolitan R. r. U.s.. 100
Wash. Ry. & Elec. As. Tx 1Sh
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
Partridge Sells
Share in Worlds
Greatest Ranch

Ed. Partridge, well known Missouri
Slope rancher and horse man, who
purchased an interest in the worlds
largest horse ranch, extending into
the states of Idaho, Oregon and Ne
vada, has disposed of his interests and
returned to Dickinson. Although Mr..
Partridge is an old hand at ranching
on a large scale, the western horse
range with it's mad coyotes and desert
wastes did not appeal very strongly
to him, and he sold out to his part
ner, Fred Gorham, another old timer
Of the Missouri Slope, in honor of
whom Gorham post office in Billings
county was named.
The only sale of horses made by Mr..
Partridge 'and his partner, since his
partnership purchase about year
ago, was about 1000 head to the
European powers for war purposes.
He has no idea of the number of
horses belonging to the ranch, as the
animals roam in wild state, over
vast areas of land in three states.
The Partridge family will occupy
their residence in Dickinson for the
summer, and Mr.. Partridge will look
after his remaining business interests
from this point. He has about 500
young cattle at Green River, Utah,
which he expects to ship to North Da-
kota and dispose of.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
RIGHTS
OF FOREIGN CITIZENS
WILL Be RESPECTED

Some anxiety is being felt by sub
jects of foreign countries who are
residents of this country, that in event
of war hostilities, that their property
might be confiscated. No one need
feel alarmed, however, no matter
what the eventuality is, and private
rights of all residents in this country,
whether citizens or not, will be. re-
spedted. The following statement has
been issued by the Department OF
State at Washington:
"1t having been reported that there
is anxiety in some quarters on the
part of persons residing in this
country who are the subjects of for
eign countries lest their bank deposits
or other property should be seized in
the event of war between the United
States and a foreign nation, the Presi-
dent authorizes the statement that all
such fears are entirely unfounded.
The Government of the United States
will in no circumstances take advant-
age Of a state of war to take posses
sion of property to which interna-
tional understandings and the recog-
nized law of the land give it no just
claim or title. It will scrupulously
respect all private rights alike of its
own citizens and of the subjects of
foreign states"
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
Highly Dangerous Finance
j Warmimg to North Dakota

following timely article from the Regina Post, leading
Canada worthy deep consda
ton who favors the bue sky limit when it
At election North Dakota, farmers
organization captured the state The is
farmer, who lives farm
of North Dakota has made is to raise the limit of indebtedness
which the state The limit $2OOOOO
believe it should be millions
speakers at recent meeting the pointed to
which have piled public debts of millions
few and still increasing this burden fast
available.
Somebody should North Dakota
that mistake; that dangerous,
that state improvements should be made layer
the principle Somebody
tell the that there thousands
province who believe that the present system of financing all
and that the pend generation is laying
the children grandchildren of which
accept with extremely bad grace.
The North Dakota farmers should be warned that
speculative for state borrow with which
it is for farmer to borrow order
disaster will oveake the state farmer would
he had enough for adjoining tract bought
eighty and mortgaged for half its value the theory
that ne might as well be using it while paying for it,
Of these arguments might have influence
Dakota
be nent and the determination may
But they should the provinces as
examples Of financing The principle to be
acted here borrow and to continue borrowing
goose is still laying the golden eggs
What the of Saskatchewan
millions of dollars regardless Of railway have
been spent during the last nine public buildings
thirty million dollars addition to the annual revenue
province this continent ~ ~. ~
The farmers Of North Dakota need polcE They
as a horrible example. =" f
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
LARGE BRICK PLANT
OPENS FOR SEASON
EARLY NEXT WEEK

The large works of the North Da-
kota Pressed Brick Co., east of the
city, will open with a full crew of
men, working both day and night
shifts, early next week. The company
has number Of large rush orders of
both brick and tile, which must be
filled at an early date, and as con-
sequence the plant will be worked to
capacity throughout the entire season.
Manager w. J. Elliott states that
arrangements are now under way for
the manufacture of 10000 bricks and
40 tons of hollow ware per day. The
tile industry, especially, will require
every attention, as this company re-
Gently contracted with the General
Fireproofng Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa,
for the furnishing of several hundred
carloads of this product.