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The Washington times., 1917-12-18
new ISSUE OF SHORT
- TERM CERTIFICATES

A new issue Of Treasury certifI-
Gates of indebtedness is announced
by Secretary McAdoo. They will be
in denominations OF $500, 81, 900, 5000,
$4,000, and 100000. payable June
IS, 1918, with interest at 4 per cent
per annum from January 2, 1918.
While the amount is not named, 1t
will be limited.
These certificates may be used for
payment OF income and excess prof
its taxes and are exempt from all taxa
ton, except State or inheritance tax,
surtaxes, excess profit taxes, and war
profit taxes.
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
ESCAPES WAR PERLS,
THEN CHOKES TO DEATH

LONDON, Dec. IS. - An amaz-
ing instance OF what chance may
do to q man Is afforded by
the case OF Albert Crome, who en-.
listed two years ago. was trained and
sent TO France, where he spent fifteen
months, participating in q continuous
series OF desperate fights and military
adventures.
He never was wounded but became
Ill and was sent home on leave to re-
cuperate. On his first night in Eng
land he was awakened suddenly, swal-
lowed his false teeth and died.
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
GAMBLING
SHORT SELLING DEAD-sToNE DEAD

sell under par the Government must, ana
I belieye viii. take every dollar o1
Steels earnings and the prfneipaL, too'
n necessary, And why not, the goYet1l-
ment taksS our boys Gzd girls, doesn't
IL? Ny two boys are m knAt1. ~
daughter has been 4 year on the Frencn
front-ai doing their bit and happy tor
the opportunity. Neither tnsJ nor ,. ~
Of the legions Ike them are So.Ans rs
and suffering for what they can SCI o1I
on II. No; they one and all would scorn
the suggestion Of proAt. and why should
steel and other stockholdsrs snarl when
the governmsnt takes their pront' OF
principal for that matter, 10 keep tno
Ths American people should 81 tnelE
Steel and other stockB to thetr hst
share, and buy Libertys, and continue %
buy, until Libertys sell Wnere tney
should. well over par. They snou1d Ill
Steel and others % that they VII p
ready to buy moro L1bsrtyB At next e
fering. In my opinion not one OF tno
big stocks but will have It's price cut n
two during tins next SIX months. Fne
only stocks which must appreciate. ana
will appreciate are silver stocks -
cause the worlds use Of silver has
again. There u not enough to supply
the worlds wants
one OF my old exehRnge fellows wired
me. why don't you give things nft.
instead OF knockingT' which reminds
me I win.
There Is a silver stock. an old one. list
ed on the New York Stock Exchange,
think the only silver listed: Ontario Sil-
yer. Il sold q short time ago when sil-
yer was way down. At 81 Per share. Il
has plenty OF cash IN treasury. II Is
conservatively managed by the BAN
bergtrs, old on-the-level-cracker-ta Jack
miners. II was IN the f7th level. at bot
tom. going for Its big. rich ore, when
It caved and the stock went to $.
1 don't own q share Of Ontario. never
AID. never had interest OF any sort IN Il,
but Will agree II owners say the word,
to put u 70 SO IN ten days entirely on
its merits. On the whole I think may
do Il any way Just to aid Denbigh and
good silver stocks. by showing how
easily they will lift even In this nasty
dropping general market
while write this 'ad' 1 have before
me an ofter Of Ave great silver mines IN
a group, tho ownfrS viii give Denolgh
half interest In all for nothing. That n
the value OF right sort Of advertising.
II they are half as good as they look
they alone ought to bring to Denblgh
stock an additional SO to $40 a share
value and that much more to their
present owners than they could set with
out our sort Of advertising"
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
WOMENS LOYALTY VITAL
FACTOR IN WINNING WAR

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1s.-The
part women may take in winning the
present war is greater than in any
preceding conflict in which this
country has been engaged, Mrs. Jo-
seph r. Lamar, OF Washington. mem
Der and special representative OF the
women's committee OF the National
Council of Defense, said here at the
women's sectional meeting of the
State war conference.
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
FINANCIAL

I am receiving scores Of '-indigna-
tons" from my Wall Street associatsS-
why are you knocking Stsel In these
times? You must b short Of It." Save
your breath, FELLOW stocksambler.. you
will need It when Steel falls into the
IO's, sos, 3Vs and the frenzied. robbed
public demand repriSals.
wall Street knows I always have out
a short line Of Is to 80 thousand shares
In this sort of financial weather. but
now I am not short ZOO shares all told
OF all stocks. and the few am short Of
are Of old standing odds and ends. The
day II gone when anyone can be short
OF anything. The new exchange rules
for shorts are more effective than the
public dreams. II should give an order
to ssII 1000 shares short. where formerly
would order loo sold. would Be told
by my exchange brokers. AFTER the close
that my purchase must be cancelled.
No one u short these war days, all the
selling is liquidation by big holders,
whose press agents camounage py
srreauinK short sales-short raiding."
1 will give 800 900 TO the man who can
show me how to sell short 2S,OOo shares
as OF old.
/ am not knocking Steel or any stock;
am merely introducing the new stock
Eamble-silver-and Its bellwethsr Den
bIgh, which will make II popular. The
public will fully understand when Den
biRh Is the stock market rage At -.
IS. $50 or 500. Recall Chino and Utah
Copper were gutter stocks at cents Per
share and 1 was the rdiculs OF the
street for advertising their merits.
They have just sold at ylS and tl5o,
total 1921 900, 600, and they pay, these
ridiculous gutter stocl<B. Sc, 20, 600 year
In dividends Then. too, / must adVer-
ttae silver In my own way a. did
i'Coppers." / would look interesting
wouldn't I. advertising like the Wall
Street tOuts Come up, come up and
buy silver" bah9 1 must give you IN
terestinE facts-the rottennCss OF the re-
cent manipulation Of Steel and the rest
Of them. That catches you because II
strikes at your pocktt and IL catches the
public because their pockets have been
blacktacked-
Iibertys are down to tsI-sgIo for what
patriotic people paid 81 900 the other day,
and they are selling by the millions and
dropping al the time. While such con-
dItiors prevail Steel and the n II Of the
wall Street pets are not worth the paper
they are engraved on. While L4bertys
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HAS WALKED 15s,4o MILES.

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. lS-Thirty ave
years Of service as q letter carrier OF the
Altoona postoffice has been rounded
out by OrvIlle f. Babcock' aged sttxy.
He will receive the golden star from the
department In the performance OF ms
he wears out fve pairs OF shoes q
vear
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
THE LOCAL MARKET
BUT TWO SALES RECORDED
ON D. C. EXCHANGE
Ten Shares Of MersenthaIer Bring
115-5Ids Generally Far Under
PrIees Asked-LIttle Interest In
List.

Trading was unusually light on the
Washington stock exchange today.
But two sales were recorded. Ten
shares of Mergentha1er sold at 115.
and $500 OF Capital Traction SIS at
9Sh.
There was little interest apparent
in the entire list, and but few bids.
asked prices. =
The Washington times., 1917-12-18

OPENING OF ToDArS SES.
SION IRREGULAR.
American Tobacco Declines Nearly
Five PoInts-MaJorIty Of Stocks
Show Fall, Others Slight Rise.
Liberties Sell More Than Two
on Par. 7

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-The opening
Of the stock market today was ir-
regular.
Steel common advanced Y to SIN
and then reacted to 81 Il, while Beth
lehem Steel B advanced n to 6s&.
Marine preferred declined u to
75h, while United Fruit sold OF three
points to ZOE.
American Tobacco declined nearly
five points to 1885, while American
Telephone and Telegraph continued
fits decline. falling one point to o..
Northern Pacihc declined 1A to
fSh, while Illinois Central rose one
point TO 50. Reading advanced y to
6sh, while Canadian Pacific declined
4 to 12sB.
Liberty 3h's sold at $3.50, while
the As were In good demand at from
e7.1s to p7.1o. -.-..
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
1opAYs SALES.

MergenthaIer, 10@115.
After call-Capital Traction SIS,
$500 Q9sli. :
The Washington times., 1917-12-18

few trips as railway postal workers
than they quit because Of the small
compensation- He took exception 70
Congressman cox's statement thai
there are always plenty more to an
their places BY claiming that tie cor.
respondence school. turning out an
pIicants BY the score. are thanaelVoa
disappointed to md such q srnaIi Der.
centage OF their graduates nliina
postal positions. 80
Cant support Family.
Late yesterday r H. BrotnGn, q
the Baltimore postoffiee. tsstiasS
that conditions were 30 bad that re-
peated trips to loan sharks were
necessary. and that u he ala not havs
outside employment be could not
support his wife and child" He alsa
stated that At least T5 per cent OF the
postal workers in Baltimore were In
the hands OF the loan sharks
The sentiment OF the Bell subcom-
mittee In the considering OF the Mad,
den bill appears to Ue that all postal
workers should be given graduated
increases. In pursuance OF Congress-
man Blackmon'B idea. Most OF the
questions to witnesses brought em-
phasis on the scheme OF increases
which would allow 25 per cent 70
those whose salaries were $1.2o0 .
year and less. 20 per cent to- those
between 100 and $500 q year. and
10 per cent to those whose salariaa
year. and all over this per cent.
The hearings before the House Az
subcommittee yesterday
were devoted entirely 70 stories Of
Government workerJ pitiful wages.
Charles +. Nagl Of Chicago testined
that there are 42 laborers OF that
city who are trying to support fami-
lies on $55 q month WILLIAM T. Grif-
nth Of FL Paso, Tex. told aimllar
tales Of watchmen getting SIS, 4
month, charwomen receiving S27s6o .
month who were forced 70 scrub
floors on the outside to meet living
expenses. The minimum Increase
asked for, said Griffith, would only
cover half Of the increased cost Of
living.
Humane Measure.
W. ]. Burke Of Boston told the com
mittee that the Increase asked for.
was in Its sssence q humane measure
and that he could cite Thousands OF
Instances where -the wages paid were
to provide properly for the
OF employees and their
families.
Representative Keating, father OF
the bill before the Byrns subcommft-
tee, appeared nimsalf before that
body yesterday and said that the bi1l ,
was not intended to revisa the base
pay Of clerks permanently, but was
In the nature OF an emergency meas
IRE designed to relieve the high cost
Of living somewhat during the next
iscal year. The Byrns subeommittee
1t the end OF It's sessions yesterday
that no more hearings
would be held on the Keating bill Until
after the holidays and that from now
on the members would be engrossed
IN q study OF the bill itself.
The Bell, subcommittee OF Post
offices and Post Roads win deyote to-
morrow to the opponents OF the Mad
len bill and others who oppose . gen
,ral increase in wages OF postal sms
2loyes.
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
Thomas w. Lawson

"impadent.ren the nature Of things sk market s
doings all $50 before one begins to
IN.
public
The Washington times., 1917-12-18
FARMERS PRODUCE MARKET.

Prevailing prices At the Farmers Produce
Market today were As follows. according to
the Bureau Of Weights. Measures and Mar
The Washington times., 1917-12-18

Company E, H3th, has more musi-
cal talent than Instruments. Already
the company has q violin, a mando-
lin. q cornet, a guitar, q banjo, q
ukuiele, and two pianos What IL
needed is q Kettle drum, q triangle.
q cymbals, and q new piano. This
company Is from the 9TH, Sth, 9th,
and 18th draft districts OF the city.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
LIFE IN TRENCHES
IS HAILED NOW AS
CURE FOR PHTHISIS

The impression prevalent In Amer
ica, and now believed to have been
inspired by pro-German interests,
that the French army has been bled
white by the ravages OF tuberculosis,
is asserted to be wrong and entirely
without foundation in an article ap-
pearing in the Medical Record for
August 25. In fact, medical statIs-
tics quoted prove that the 10000
French soldiers who have been dis
charged from service because OF tu-
berculosis constitute but 2.5 per cent
OF the total forces OF 5000. 900 men,
and in place OF being excessive, is &C
tuslly below the morbidity and NOR
tality in peace times.
Trench life itself, which was popu-
larry supposed to be the ideal breed
ing place for the disease, Is now held
to have restored many soldiers who
had suffered from tuberculosis before
they entered the service, so that they
have returned from the field far
healthier than when they entered.
Even cases OF latest or dormant con-
sumption were often benefited.
The article was based on q lecture
delivered to the New York Academy
OF Medicine by DR.. Maurice FishberE.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Two Years Compared.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LAUDS PARADE HEADS

A vote OF thanks to William r.
GUIDE and his associates on the COM
mittee in charge OF the seIsotiys
service parade was given by the
board OF directors OF the Chamber of
Commerce at the monthly meeting.
Members OF the board were loud in
their praise Of the manner In which
the parade was organized and con
Quoted. and declared, It to be one OF
the most successful events Of the kind
ever held in Washington.
A proposal to have the Chamber
cooperate In a movement to have
department OF foreign exchange
established IN the Federal Re-
serve system was referred TO
a special committee consisting OF
Charles J. Bell. Capt. James p. Oys-
ter, John Poole. Col, Robert n, Harper.
and George W, White,
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
100000 TROOPS|N
WASHINGTON ZONE
BY OCTOBER FIRST.

Move than 100000 soldiers will be
eneamped within q radius Of 100 miles
OF Washington by october 1, accord
ing to a survey furnished The Times
by the War Department today.
Two camps for the national army
Admiral, Nd, and Petersburg, Va,
will come within this radius. At these
two camps alone e5,poo men win be
housed.
The camp at Admiral will house at
least 10000 men by October 1, or
shortly thereafter. The cantonment
Is rapidly nearing completion and all
during September the drafted men
win be swarming to the camp In sue
cessive inerementS.
At Fort Myer there are I.4lB stu
dent reserve officers who started
q course OF training today. There are
also 500 infantrymsn and 800 United
States cavalrymen quartered at that
post -
At st. Asaph, Va, not far from
Alexandria, are encGmped 1898 neld
artillerymen OF the regular army and
at he'American University there are
1,soo army engineers undergoing
training.
Camp ordvay, at Third and Florida
avenue northeast, has about zoo
and artillerymen IN camp,
but these men will all be OF for ths
South within a fortnight
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
POLPS SECURES RIGHTS
1.-THE HONOR SYSTEM"

s. z. Poll has just closed a contract
for the frst release at his theater
here OF the celebrated William Fox
photo melodrama, "Ths Honor sys-
tem," which has had a long run in
New York, and which will be shown
at Polls all next week, beginning
with a matinee Sunday at 3 o'clock.
The Honor System" is the pride
OF the William Fox studio. 1t deals
with the career Of a young American
who goes to seek his fortune in the
great Southwest, where he undergoes
a series OF extraordinary adventures,
Miriam Cooper, "The Madonna Of
Ftlmland;" Gladys BrockweII, Milton
Sills' and other celebrated screen stars
appear in this big production, which
is the work Of II. A. Walsh.
a special orchestra will give an
inteTpretatiVe program throughout
the week at Polls,
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
The Chief Distinctions

Our costlisst extra is 100 par can't
oyer-strength. That Is twice our former
margin Of safety. And the purpose Is
htstime car.
There are 81 features, like . power
tire pump, which nearly al cars omit.
There is unusual luxury. In the past
year alone We have added one-fourth to
the cost Of body attractions. Thsre is
extra-grsde leather, heat-fxed finish, and
countless dainty touches. There are
handles on the vindshield for entering
the car, light In the tonneau, Q locked
compartment for vsluables, etc.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
This Is Our 10th Car

The latest Mitchell-built In two sizes-is the 10Th
model built under Mr.. Bate. 1t the final result of more
than 700 improvements
We have watched 10000 Mitchell cars on the road to
gain new ideas for this Mr. Bate spent the year 1913
in Europe to study engineering Standards And the
designers of the Mitchell show today examined 257 new
models to combine all the known attractions
So the latest Michels embody all we know, and all
anyone knows, to make an ideal car
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
The Basic Principle

For IL years the Mitchell manufacturing policy has
been guided by John w. Bate.
The first object was factory efficiency That is, to
build the complete car-chassis and body-n model fac
tory at minimum labor cost
Millions of dollars have been spent to that end in this
factory and equipment Now in this modern factory cover
ing IS acres we are building exade car for less than
anyone else could build il.
The evidence Is not all in Mitchell prices. They are
lower than any comparable cars But much of this saving
goes into features which nearly all cars omit
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
BEIEWELED GIRL
DISAPPEARS FROM
BEACH BATHHOUSE

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-The disap.
pearance Of a Brooklyn girl. who was
in the habit OF swimming alone at
Manhattan Beach, has been brought
to the attention OF the police.
Miss Helen Hillman. twenty-six, oc-
cupied her own apartment. Her sis
ter, Emma, lived with their father,
who is said to be wealthy.
Miss Emma Hillman believes her
sister Is still alive.
The girl did not check at the bath
house office her diamond and sap
phire rings and other Jewels, valued
at $500. They have disappeared
with her. She was in the habit OF
checking them when she went bath
ing.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06

census OF manufacturerS-taken In
ISl4-shows that 6.2o0 wage-earners
worker In distllleFies. II iS estimated
mat this total has since increased ous-
third.
Kentucky Hardest hit.
Kentucky, with 2o3 registered dis-
tiileries, and California with les, viii
be the States hardest hIt By the new
law. PsnnsylvAnlA has ee. Ohio a.
Missouri and Maryland 70 each. And
New York 20.
Distilled spirits yielded the United
states Treasury in the last nSoal year
s1s7,111,s1
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
WAR QUADRUPLES
WORK OF BAKERS
CLERICAL FORCE

Wars activities have multiplied by
four times the work OF the War De-
partment.
Figures compiled by John c. Sco-
field. assistant and chief clerk Of the
department, show the average daily
mail has increased from 1s,7ee pieces
during 1915 to e2,7os pieces at the
present time. This is accepted as an
index Of the increased work that has
fallen upon the department Of the
Government upon which wars work
falls heaviest.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
LAND OF BIG NOISE,
LONDONER'S IDEA
Of UNITED STATES

LONDON, Sept. 6.-Here is the Lon
doner's conception of America as set
forth in one Of the newspapers. It is
submitted without comment:
Everybody who has ever been to
America knows that deleCtable land to
be the noisiest, most uproarious, and
clAmorous spot in the whole universe.
IT is a country Of hustle and hustle
and confusion, a land OF sickening
thuds, Of banging streets cars, and
ear-splitting overhead railways, of
changing bells and brokers shrieking
through their noses
IF the lynch-pin dropped out of the
cosmic system and the stars came
tumbling about us. they wouldn't
hear II in New York"
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
DIST|LLERS RUSH
TO GET ADVANTAGE
OF LAST 3DAYS

When tottering Demon Rum tossss
up the sponge at IL o'clock Saturday
aight about 600 dIstiIleries and az
least 5000 men win quit the business.
After September 8 It win be Illegal
TO ferment any foods or fruits for dis
titled beverage spirits. This means
that vhishsy and brandy are doomed.
for every known sourse-matsrial need
cd IN their manufacture II banned.
The law will permit the production
Of spirits for noubsvsrags purposes
and for the fermentation Of sweet
wine, but experts reckon that only q
few distIlleries VIII be able to ADJUST
their machinery to turn out the high
proof, alcohol needed for Industrial
and medicinal uses.
Rush IN Closing Dn1u.
Consequently the great majority Of
plants win be forced to shut down,
unless, as one official remarked, they
can squeeze alcohol out Of rocks, or
extract Il from the air. In the few
days some Of the distiller-
iss are working full blast.
During the nscal year ended June
30. 1915, s47 distilleriss were regis
tered and e36 operated throughout
the country. These are the latest
ngurss available. The most recent
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
S,Z2e Clerks at Work.

To handle this increased volume Of
work the War Department clerical
force has been increased from 1,442
clerks last year to 3,726 today. Part
OF this increased force has been en-
ployed In night shifts owing to the
lack OF office accommodation for the
triple increased force during regular
working hours.
The following table shows a COM
parison OF the number OF employees a
year ago and at the present time, and
OF the daily average number of pieces
or Incoming mail a year ago and now:
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
FORD NOW A GRANDPA.

DETROIT. Mich, Sept 6.-Henry
Ford counts himself richer than ever
today. He has a brand new posses
sion, IN the form OF nine pounds of
bGbyhood-his first grandson.
The baby Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edsel Ford. He has been named
The Washington times., 1917-09-06

The Juice OF two freIh lemons
strained into q bottle containing
three ounces Of orchard white makes
q whole quarter pint OF the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifer at
about the cost one must pay for a
small Jar OF the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fins cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
ton Will keep fresh for months
Every woman knows that lemon iuics
is used to bleach and remove such
blemishes as freckles, sallowness.
and tan, and is the ideal skin soften.
er, smoothener, and beautifer.
Just try i'll Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint OF this sweet
ly fragrant lemon lotion and mas
sage II daily into the face, neck, arms
and hands. II naturally should heIp
TO soften, freshen, bleach, and bring
out the roses and beauty Of any skin.
1t Is simply marvellous to Smoother
rough, red hAndG.-AdYt,
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
WANTS CONSTITUTION TO
REQUIRE VITAL RECORDS

A vital statistics amendment to ne
FEDERAL Consultations will Be urged
upon Congress By the Administrator,
Census Director Rogers declared to-
day. LAok Of nation-wids reEfstra-
tion OF births and deaths, he aald.
hampers the oovernment "a Forietfa-
tion for the draft and IN suforcInr
the child labor law.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06

We are now building two sisss, 90 more
motor car buyers can enjoy all the Mitchell
.a.aventaSeA SO you get q Mitchell life
Al these unique features are essential
20 the utmost in car. Go see them. see
now OUT idea OF strength, beauty and
Mitchell Motors Company, Inc.
Racine, Via, u. S. 4.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
SEE These New Ideas
In Car Building

The Mitchell embodies many ideas which
are novel, as yet, in a car.
They more complete equipment, greater
strength, and added beauty They mean extra comfort,
convenience and economy So no one should decide
new car without knowing them.
This is to urge that you judge these new standards
before buying high grade car.