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The Washington times., 1917-05-02
ROCKS HEAR FOOD EXPERTS
vrooman and Wiley Address En-
camped Women Soldiers.

Carl Vrooman. Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture and DR.. Harvey W. Wiley.
the food expert. will talk this afternoon
to the women soldiers OF the National
Service School. encamped at Conduit
and Little Falls roads. The lecture
will be delivered in Dewey Hall, at
o'clock.
Already some of the ground about the
camp has been broken and the women
only are waiting final instructions from
the Department Of Agriculture before
they begin the actual planting. Mr..
Vrooman. in his speech this afternoon.
is expected to give instructions to the
women, and advise them about how to
help the Department of Agriculture in
food conservation he nthey return home
from the camp.
DR.. Wiley. the food expert. Is to tell
the girls how to economize in house.
keeping and cooking. DIR. Wiley will
speak first on the right food to cook,
and secondly how to cook it and make
IL 30 as far as possible.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
CLUB WOMEN TO AID IN WAR
Federation Adopts War Program Of
Economy and Relief.

Definite form was given today to
the war program OF the clubwomen
Of Washington when members OF the
District Federation of Womans
Clubs in session at Eighth Street
Temple. adopted measures to help
the Government win the war.
Among the measures which the
convention of clubwomen approved
are:
Conservation Of food supplies.
Formation of Red Cross units
among the 1000 members OF the fed
Grated organizations in the District.
Simple dresses for school children,
with special reference to the clothes
worn by pupils during commencement
exercises.
AIRS. Court Wood. president OF the
federation. was named captain of
the corps OF women workers who VIII
drill weekly in first aid tactics under
the direction OF officials OF the Red
Cross.
Resolutions were unanimously
passed asking the retention OF Ernest
l.. Thurston as Superintendent of
Schools.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
Won RNTELEN SOUGHT
AMERICAN GOODWILL


NEW YORK. May Capt Franz
Won RinteIen, of the German navy
came to America for the purpose Of
promoting friendly relations between
the United States and Germany, and
to bring the two governments to an
understanding which would crush
Great Britain's maritime supremacy,
according to the testimony OF John
C. Hammond, prosecution witness, In
Won Rintelen's conspiracy trial to-
day.
Hammond, who Is an advertising
agent and promoter, declared that
Won Rinteien told him In April. 1915.
that the war would be won In
America"
This evidence was presented after a
hard night against 1t by lawyers for
ex-Congressman Buchanan, David La
mar, the "wolf Of Wall Street." and
other American defendants.
According to Hammond, Won Rinte-
lens first purpose was to conduct q
publicity campaign for the better
ment of German-American relations.
He found ally sentiment so strong,
however, that he decided to conduct
munition plant strikes instead, the
witness asserted.
Won Rintelen told Hammond, 1t was
testified, that the war would not end
until shipment OF American munitions
to our allies was halted. Hammond
first met the German agent when
he was going under the name OF +.
Hansen.
Hammond declared that Won Rim
telen also told him he, proposed TO
use all the influence he had toward
embroiling the United States and
Mexico. The German agent said Teu-
tonic diplomats had outwitted the
diplomats of the allies, as well as
those of the United States, and that
Japan would probably make war on
America
After Won Rintelen had made these
statements, Hammond said, he sever
ed relations with him, and notified
Presidential Secretary Tumulty what
he knew of the German agents &C
tivities.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
EARNED s1.se IN 6 MONTHS
French Girl Tells Horrors Of Depor-
tatIon by the Germans.

PARIS, May 2-Le Journal pub
Usher an interview with a young girl
from Lille who, deportedd by the
Germans a year ago for harvest
work, has Just been able to return to
France.
The girl, who Is a well-to-do fam
lily. was summoned at night, taken
to the station, where she was entrain-
ed with thirty other young women
and 500 men in cattle vans. A Ger
man lieutenant told one of the girls
she should be proud. as she was now
attached to the Sixth Army Corps OF
the Bavarian crown prince.
The deported workers were pro-
vided with papers showing they were
attached to this corps. The voyagers
had to submit to numerous sanitary
visits which the German army doc
tors rendered obnoxious. During a
certain period supplies were seized
entirely, the deported persons being
obliged to subsist for days on unripe
fruit.
Iron discipline was maintained. the
workers having to march in military
step to and from work. Consequently
there were frequent cases of sickness.
One young woman, having succumbed
to the hard life, the German arranged
an elaborate funeral, at which the
commanding officer made a touching
Grafton In honor OF the victim. The
Germans insisted these deported peo-
pie were paid workers. What these
wages" amounted TO can be imagin-
ed, in view OF the fact that earnings
OF the young girl in question for six
months labor amounted In all to $1.S9.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
General Business Conditions.

Regarding business conditions. the
National City Banks May bulletin
says that a change of some signif-
canoe, although not of large proper
tions. has been observable in the in
dustrial situation in the last two or
three weeks. The further rise of
prices and other factors in the situa-
ton are reducing business in some
lines, while in others there is greater
pressure than ever. Building opera
tions have held up remarkably well
under the advances in steel and other
materials, but a great many building
plans are being laid aside until costs
are lower. The Financial and Com
mercial Chronicle reports .ha- in l69
cities the contracts entered into in the
first quarter OF 1917 contemplated an
expenditure of approximately S203,-
977,094, against S202,53S.l95 in the
same months Of 1916. Although this
shows a slight gain. IL allowance is
made for higher prices there is an ac-
tual decline in work done.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
General Motors Statement.

Earnings OF the General Motors
Company for the eight months ended
March 81 last show that sales are
running far ahead OF last year and
that the profits for the year, provid-
ed the remaining four months show
corresponding. increase, should be
extraordinarily large. Gross business
for the year, using the eight months
figures as a basis for calculation, will
amount to fully $3.50, 900, as com
pared with actual sales for the year OF
Sl56, 900. The net profits will be
about $2S,O00, 900, compared with '20,-
100000 last year. The decline is due
to higher material costs and wages.
The profits for the eight months
amounted to approximately $21.T0 a
share on the common, compared with
$l9212 on the capitalization last year.
The latter earnings were equal to
$33. 40 on the new capitalization. On
March 81 the company had in its
treasury 24.0OO, 900 in cash. The total
amount of preferred stock 'outstand-
ing is $50, 100000.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
Marketing Transportation.

The railroads already have come
into prominence in the hearing be-
fore the Federal Trade Commission
on the high cost of living problem.
Practically all OF the witnesses thus
far-and they are experts from every
State-have referred to car shortage
as being more or less to blame. A. e.
Reynolds. representing Indiana at the
hearing, declared that because of the
disarrangement OF railway service,
supply and demand are no longer re-
lated. THE man who gets cars can
get any price he asks for his wheat"
said the witness. He is marketing
transportation as well as wheat"
Great quantities Of wheat, he said,
are in storage at points in the United
States, while other places are paying
as much as Is cents a bushel above
the market price because they are
unable to get an adequate supply.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
VALUES OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES ANNOUNCED
Commission Gives Figures Of Cor
porations In Capital.

Marking the elimination OF three
years OF work the Public Utilities
Commission today announced the val
uatIons of four public UTILITIES. They
are Potomac Electric Power Company,
S11 .231 ,17O.43: Washington Gas Light
Company, S9,O97 ,S73.31: Georgetown
Gas Light Company. $685.. .ss6'S9;
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, S6,7S3. .932.4S.
In the case OF the Potomac Electric
Power Company and the Washington
Gas Light Company the valuations are
approximately. half the claims OF
these utilities. The total claim Of the
Potomac Electric Power Company was
$23, ,235, ,3s7.63, and of the Washington
Gas Light Company. $1s,015,O94. The
Georgetown Gas Light Company claim
ed a valuation OF S1,566.05I, and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, $7.7s5.O0O.
The commission states that In de-
termining the fair value OF the prop
erty of the utilities 1t has given much
weight to both the historical cost and
and the cost OF reproduction.
"Bu neither of them Is determini-
tive" Il is stated in the case OF the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
Each must be considered In the light
thrown upon the problem by the other.
and both must be considered with re-
spect to the important matter OF de-
probation, and both, and particularly
the latter, with respect to cost OF de-
yelopment. Then the whole problem
must be studied. II has been so
studied, in the light OF all the testi-
mony adduced in the hearing in this
case and OF the argument submitted
by counsel. both orally and In their
briefs. The action of other commits
sions and of courts in similar cases
has also been carefully considered Py
the commission.
After careful consideration of all
the evidence in this case, the commits
sion finds the fair value of the prop
erty OF the Potomac Electric Power
Company, used and useful for the con-
venience of the public within the Dis
trict OF Columbia as OF July 1, 1914,
to be s1O,25OOOO.
The valuations to be completed are
those Of the Capital Traction Com
pany and the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. Hearings on
the valuations Of the latter company
are now in progress. A tentative
agreement has been reached between
the commission and the Capital Trac-
tion Company.
The valuation work was done under
the direction Of DR.. E. w. Bemis, d.
rector of the valuation bureau. aided
by Charles L. Pillsbury, chief en-
gineer. and Andrew Sangster, chief
accountant. Conrad II. Syme, general
counsel, has conducted the examina-
tion of witnesses and represented the
commission in the legal aspects OF
the hearings.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
INNOCENT, SERVES
SIX MONTHS TERM
Real Culprit's Confession to Re-
lease Sauer From Cell.

PHILADELPHIA. May AFTER
serving six months of an eighteen
months sentence, following convic-
ton on a burglary charge In this
city, Bernard Sauer yesterday learned
that his release Is possible through
the confession in Atlantic City Of a
man giving the name OF Howard
France.
Last winter the home OF A w.
Reed, near Twenty-nfth and Page
streets, was entered and robbed. A
victrola, records, and sundry other
articles were stolen. Subsequently
the police arrested Sauer on suspicion,
knowing that previously he had
served a prison sentence. Mr.. Reed,
a woman neighbor and junk dealer,
to whom the stolen property had
been sold. were taken to the city hall.
The neighbor was positive that Sauer
was the man whom she had seen en-
tering the house. The junk dealer
testified that Sauer was the man who
had sold him the stolen goods.
Sauer pleaded not guilty. Later,
seeing that there was no chance OF
proving his innocence at the time and
hoping to get OF with a light SEN
tence, he changed his plea to guilty.
The police on the case at the time,
according to Detective Lieutenant
Scanlon, expressed themselves as sat
isied that Sauer was not the guilty
man. Assistant District Attorney
Gordon relied on the supposedly posi-
tive Identification OF the witnesses
for the State and fought for the mans
conviction
When Sauer changed his plea Judge
Carr asked the reason, which Sauer
gave as follows:
81 am doing IL to get OF light. I
have done time, but / have been liv-
ing straight" he told the court. "Ail
! hope is that some day they will find
the guilty man and exonerate me-"
Yesterday in Atlantic City France
confessed to the robbing OF twenty
three houses When this information
was transmitted to this city Detective
Douglas, who said he had always be-
lieved in Sauer's innocence, went to
Atlantic City. where he obtained from
France a fuller confession, in which
he related the robbery OF the Reed
home last November.
1t was said last night that efforts
would be made to have Sauer released
Immediately.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
100000 GERMANS
KILLED TO DATE

AMSTERDAM, May ITO
date, Germany has lost 100000
killed in fighting, according to
statistics compiled by DIR. Fried
rich Naumann, and announced In
q recent lecture in Berlin, accord
ing to advices here today.
Naumann estimated that with
this staggering total of killed
and the decrease in the German
birth rate, the total German pop
ulation had been reduced by g.
100000. The surplus Of females
over males in Germany, he fig
ured, had been increased from
100000 to more than 100000.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
American smelling DIrectorr Meet.

Directors Of American Smelling are
to meet today to act upon the divi-
dend. At the last quarter It is known
that an important element in the
board were in favor of an increase.
Some people. influenced. no doubt, by
what they saw in the recent buying OF
the stock, were talking yesterday as
IL the increase might be voted at this
meeting. On the other hand. 1t was
pointed out that no Industrial com
pany with large earnings would care
to draw attention to itself by raising
it's dividend on the very eve OF the
discussion OF the war tax program in
Congress
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
WALL ST. MARKET
NEW GERMAN PEACE REPORT
HOLDS ATTENTION
Marine Preferred, Which Advanced
Three Points Late Yesterday,
Opened Up one-elahth at sa
Today.

NEW YORK. May 2.-The report
that the German chancellor will make
q new peace offer in the Reichstag TO-
morrow continued to hold attention
when the stock market opened tooay.
Marine preferred, which advanced
three points during late trading yes:
terday, opened up y at So.
United States Steel was on ., at
i1eH. Utah Copper was of Il, at
IIB%, and Inspiration sold OF q, at
b6H. Mexican preferred up y, and
Central Leather at 81.
Today's Quotations
Quotations today up to 1:SO O'Clock
Were as follows:
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
ShIpbuiIdIng Expands.

The tremendous stimulus which
has been given to the shipbuilding in
dustry as a result Of the destruction
of ships by submarine is emphatical-
Iy reflected in the figures represent
ing new capital invested in this busi-
ness since the beginning of the war.
This amounts to S1SI, I,642, 900. or this
total $75, ,6TO, 900 has been contributed
since the first Of this year, compared
with but S69, 100000 in the entire
year OF 1916. In the first five months
Of 1914 capital invested in new ship
building companies aggregated ST.
$4,000. In 1915 the figure jumped
to $37 &C., 900, but this total for the
full year was only half as great as
for the first four months of 1917.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
HAS RARE DELUSI0N
Ohio Man Tells Senators He Was
Elected President Last November.

Imagining himself President OF the
United States and confidentially in
forming officials Of the Senate that he
was elected last November, Fred Sper-
leb, evidently Of German birth, was
taken into custody today by Colonel
Higgins, sergeant-at-arms OF the Sen
ate.
He said he was from Lorraine coun-
~. Ohio, and that he had lately been
in a hospital at Pittsburgh. He was
sent to the Detention Hospital for
observation as to his sanity and to
be held until further facts are learn
ed about him.
He was harmless and offered no
resistance.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
TODAY'S SALES.

Capital Traction 6's, $5ooa1o2&,
$5OOalO25s, S5Oo91o2N.
Capital Traction, 59s1 u, 59a1 u.
1O9S1 u, 25dS1 n.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 5Q7Sh.
After call-Washington Railway
and Electric, pfd., 2q7Sh.
Washington Gas, 5's, 81 1,0ooq1o3 "a
S5,OOOQ1O3h.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, S1,OO0a7sh.
washington Gas. 7972A, 3G72h.
4d72k.
Potomac Cons. 5's, $1,oooqes u,
81 .0O0d9Sh.
Washington Railway and Electric,
com, 1OG73.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
MRS. HAMMETT's WILL.

The entire estate OF Mrs. Irene +.
Hammett. who died at her home in
the New eBrne apartments February
-. is left to her daughter and only
child, Miss Mary Pauline Hammett,
in a will filed for probate in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today. The val
ue of the estate is placed at $7,233 on
deposit in asvings banks and house
hold furniture worth $500
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY.

A school board inspector, having a
few minutes to spare after examining
the school, put a few questions to the
lower form boys on the common OBJ
jects in the schoolroom.
What is the use of the map?" he
asked, pointing to one stretched
across the corner of the room, and
half-a-dozen shrill voices answered
in measured articulations:
please, sir, it's to hide our teach
er's bicycle.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

South grounds, Columbian College
Mary V. Anderson to Frances NJ.
Anderson, undivided half interest
in lot 80. $40.
Randle Highlands ds--Anna NJ. Mccon
nell, ct vir Paul, to Marea L. Weir.
lot 6s, square 5543. so.
Plnehurst-Winifred c. Given, ct vir
II. B., to Edward McNey, lot IL,
block 3, SO.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02

revenues for March were SI.lO6.S63.69
as compared with S6,37O,O16.s6 in
March, 1885, For the nine months
period ended March 81. 1917, net over
operating expenses and taxes was
SIS, ,22O11, which is an increase OF
50 $3.50, ,44452 over the same period end.
ed March 1916
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
DIVIDEND NOTICE

MACHINE COMPANY, Philadelphia. Pa.
The Board Of Directors has this day declared
quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent on the
the 3Ist day OF May 1917. to stockholders OF
record at the close Of business. MAY u. 1871.
J. SELLERS BANCROFT, Treasurer, PhilP
delphiA MAY l. 1917
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
RIGHT IN LINE.

'rHaye your millions enabled your
children to marry well?"
"Rather. My daughter married q
cabaret dancer and my son Is en-
gagged to a prominent chorus girl.
We're headed for the best society
now"
The Washington times., 1917-05-02

Net earnings OF the Southern Rail-
way, after deducting operating expen-
ses and taxes, for March were S2.Oi5.
534.26 as compared with 1880, ,66O.53
during the same month in 1915 Gross
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
MORE SERIOUS LOSS.

The train puffed cityward from the
summer resort
You look downcast," said the first
summer girl Have you left your heart
behind?"
Left my best parasol!' snapped the
sacnrH - s'.' -,-Fth y froWn
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07

Aug. 5; Aug. IL to Sept. g. and Sept
Is to Oct IA. Men between eighteen
and forty-fve are eligible. Applicants
from forty-fve to fifty five must OBJ
tain special permits to attend and do
so at their own expense.
The junior division for boys from
fifteen to eighteen will hold two
camps at Fort Terry. They will be
from June 80 to July 20 and from
Aug. 2 to Aug. 80. Two camps will
also be held at Portland for the same
periods.
Plans are being made for a camp
for negroes on Plattsburg lines. If
200 possessing the necessary qualif-
cations apply for membership it is in
tended to begin instruction in June
under the direction of regular army
officers, assisted probably by non
Commissioned officers from the crack
negro regiments in the service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
READS sORO

A. c. Jones is on a business trip in
Boston
c. H. Carter is on business trip
in Boston.
Charles Wellman is working for F.
w. Sinsig.
Miss Isabel Hicks is working In
Greenfield
School closed last Friday for a two.
weeks vacation.
p. NJ Davis was in Greenfield on
business Thursday.
Miss Irma Daldos is visiting rela-
tives in North Adams.
Mrs. A. P. Bishop has been visiting
relatives in Colrain.
Miss Blanche Sprague is visiting
friends in Townsend.
Miss Audrey Whitmore was a guest
in North Adams Monday.
Miss Edna Allard has returned to
her home in Nottingham.
Miss Annie Lenhoff is visiting at
her home in North Adams.
G. w. Ellison spent the weekend
with his family in Orange.
Miss Gladys Hicks was in North
Adams on business Saturday.
Mrs. c. S. Perry has been on the
sick list the first Of the week.
Miss Daphene Chase has been Wis
ting relatives in Jacksonville.
Miss Helen barrow is spending two
weeks at her home in Bennington.
Mrs. Lima Jiilson was business
guest in North Adams Saturday.
Mrs. ]. F. Carrier was a business
visitor in North Adams Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w j. McQuade were
guests in Shelburne Falls Saturday.
Mrs. G. w. Rentfeld and daughter,
Doris. were in North Adams on bust
ness Saturday.
Miss Helen Leonard is spending a
two weeks vacation at her home in
North Bennington.
Mrs. e. c. Baker and daughter, Miss
Evelyn, were business guests in
North Adams Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso Quay left
Monday for Montreal. Can. where
Mr. Quay has accepted a position.
F. w. Choate and Robert Hicks and
Fred King are setting up chairs in the
Drury High school in North Adams.
Delpho Franceschetti, who has
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
PLAYS RETURN ENGAGEMENT
when Creams Come True" Again
Proves Success.

when Dreams Come True" one OF
the hest musical comedies that has
ever been shown in Oil City played
return engagement at the Oil City
opera house on Thursday night again
dollghting a coed sized audience. This
play proved to he such a big hit at
the first performance here a couple OF
weeks ago that Walter Smith, the
manager Of the theatre, at once de-
cided to book it for return date.
The musical comedy is well written
while the company that presents 1t is
excellent, every member being well
adapted for the part. The music is
catchy, the scenery fine and the en-
tire production a great SUCCESSION
City Derrick, February 16, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
sloan's LinIment for rheumatism

The torture Of rheumatism, the
pains and aches that make life UNI
bearable are relieved by Sloan's Lini-
ment, a clean clear liquid that is easy
to apply and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments because
it penetrates quickly without. rubbing.
For the many pains and aches follow
ing exposure. strains, sprains and
muscle soreness, Sloan's Liniment is
promptly effective. Always have
bottle handy for govt, lumbago, tooth
ache. backache, stiff neck and all eX-
ternal pains. At druggists, 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
Drug eMUGoLERs HELD
TWO Greeks, Arrested at Alburg, I'M
able 10 Furnish $4,000

Burlington, March 2.-Constantine
Alevanderopalos and Nicholas Mellon
Gus, Greeks, who were arrested at AL
burg last Saturday night by Deputy
United States Marshal Thomas
Reeves of this city on charge Of
bringing narcotics into this country
were brought into United States Dis.
trict court this afternoon and bail in
each case was fixed at $4,000 They
were unable to furnish surety and
were remanded to Jail. indictments in
these cases were found by the grand
jury which reported yesterday
Mellionous had in his possession,
when arrested, about five pounds of
crude opium. 1900 tablets of heroin
and a quantity of morphine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
EASTERN TRAINING CAMPS
Pattshurg to Have Four Next Sum-
mer-TWo Others.

Major Gen. Wood, Commander OF
the Department of the East. announc-
es that training camps for civilians
in the department will be held this
summer at Plattsburg. Plum Island
and Portland says the New York
World. The Plattsburg camp will be
for the senior division and the other
two for the junior division. The
senior camp contemplated at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca, is still under consid-
eraticn.
There will be four camps at Platts-
burg-June to July July 7 to