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Evening star., 1917-01-02
Reports on Banks Called For.

The controller OF the currency today
issued a call for the condition of all
national banks at the close of business
on Wednesday, December 27.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
SHARP PRICE RALLY
BRINGS LIGHT DEMAND
Refusal of Allies to Enter Into
Peace Negotiations Causes Ad-
vance in Stocks.
Steel Common Gains Four Points and
War Shares Follow Suit-Public
IndiFerent-Rails Higher.

NEW YORK. January 2.-The over-the-
holidays development was the reply OF
the allies to the German peace PROPOSE
tions, and was of a chars cter to convince
the street that peace wds more distant
than many of the operators believed a
few days ago. although there are few who
will admit that they recognized the in
dications as peaceful at any time in the
last two years.
But the influence needed to start an
other boom market was at hand, and the
bulls Immediately took the market under
their control. giving Steel common. the
market leader at all times, start with
IL. points advance, and throughout the
list the gains averaged nearly this level,
so tar as the industrials were concerned
the rails moving with their usual slug
gishness and with no response 10 the end
OF the faith in peace.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Market Becomes Slow.

Having reached the highest prices of
the day before the noon hour. the mar
lSet settled down to extreme quiet for
the next two hours. with an average
recession of a point to fraction ad-
ditional throughout the industrials.
Industrial Alcohol dropped back to
lis and Steel common to 109. where the
market was extremely sluggish. Beet
Sugar and Ohio Cities Gas were
stronger.
The late trading was featured by
spurt In Union Pacific and Reading, the
other rails following slowly and with
no particular show of strength.
Union Pacific was high at 149M, a
2-point advance. and Reading sold to
1O3N, a * point gain. both going of
a fraction from the high.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Some Stocks Surpass Steel.

Some stocks surpassed Steel COM
mons advance materially. Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies made gain of
sL points, rising to 12O from a clos
ing on Friday at 113A.
Industrial Alcohol, war stock of the
most positive character. rose from
I104. to 115A, with Utah Copper 8
points higher. Otherwise the gains in
the industrials were up to the Steel
common average Improvement.
For the first hour after the opening
the market dragged; there was no wild
crowd to follow the gain: the great
public. with fresh New Years resolu-
tions, was Indifferent to the return Of
the old bull sentiment-the public as
a market factor had been very largely
eliminated by the shake-out; margins
exhausted and accounts closed.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Market Drags Wearily.

So. for the better part of the hour the
market dragged wearily along. picking
up under fresh covering of shorts and
increasing the volume of business ,un-
til near the close of the second hour,
when Steel common was on the way
to the new high of the morning, ITO IS /,
little more than points advance.
Under this stimulus Industrial AL
cohol moved up to 116A. Crucible Steel
gained az points and most of the in
dustria1 list added a point to the gains
of the morning The motors were not
in line with other industriaIs. .e.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition Of water
at am: Great alls-Temperaeare
Temnerature, "a; condition at north
connection, IS: condition at south con-
nection. 80. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatu SO: cona,.ioit D :
at iniuent gatehouse' oo' coiiui''o''
efiuent gatehouse, Z.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
NEW YORK COTTON,

Quotations furnished BY ". B. Hibbe A Co.,
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
CURB STOCKS.

ouotatiops furnished by ". b. Hibbs 4 Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. January 2-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head: slow. 10 under Sat-
urday's average; bulk, 9.90a1O5O; light,
9.40a1e.10: mixed. 970a10.40; heavy,
9.90a10.40: rough. 9.90a10.0o; pigs, 7.50a
9.15.
CattIe-Receipts. 10000; firm; native
beef cattle, 7.25a11S0: western steers.
7.25a10.00: stockers and feeders, 5.25a
S.25: cows and heifers. 425al0.OO;
calves. 9.00a13.00.
Sheep-Receipts. 21,000: firm; wethers,
9.15a10.25; lambs, I1.25a13.60.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
washineton Market Election.

StsckholderR of the Washington Mar
ket Company held their annual meeting
yesterday. SEefnings of the year were
made public to the shareholders present
and tho old directors were reelected.
with the exception of George w. Gray
and A. A. Birney, who were succeeded by
William B. Thompson and A. p. Clark, jr.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
NEW YORK LEAD Market

NEW YORK, January 2.-The metal
exchange quotes lead 7.50a7.62.
Spelter-Dull; spot. East ST Louis de-
livery, "a. At London, lead, $40 los ::
spelter, ESQ 5s.
Evening star., 1917-01-02
New York Bond Market.

Quotation furnished BY W. B. Hibbs & Co.
fC.an
Evening star., 1917-01-02
Elected q Member.

L. b, Mclean was today elected a
member of the Washington Stock
Exchange.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15

remaining close to their homes. Gen orally they are grown as d paTt of the great farming scheme and as source of pin money or reVesu ue distinct from the farm profits. In instances, how ever. they are raised in the valley in commercial manner. One farmer at least raises the birds by the hundreds, herds them under the direction of q herdmaster from morning until night, and never leaves them unWate he'd from the time they are released from their coops in the morning until they are driven again in the evening to their rOOStS.
 Ducks and geese are raised in about the same quantity as are turkeys throughout the district. Ducks are generally chosen, of the two, because it is said they are easier to raise. They run in the ditches and canals and gen orally stay near their homes.
 The operation of commercial hatch cries has become another Of the active and profitable income producers of the valley in the past few years These hatcheries are run on large scale. hundreds of birds are taken rom the eggs each spring. and speedy disposal of the hatched birds is tne secret of the success of the hatchery owners. Most of the birds raised i'll this manner are sold by the owners when one day old to valley residents and farmerS who. in
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15

POULTRY RAISING PROFITABLE BUSINESS UNDER PROJECT

turn. raise the birds to maturity through the introduction of DrooderS and through careful hand feeding methods.
 The profit of the poultry industry, the manner in which the business IS conducted and the returns which an investor may expect from this field are best described by Benjamin Stran- ton, Phoenix business man who IS closely in touch with the poultry grow. CTS of the Salt River valley. He has the following to say of the business.
 ..On the farms of the valley, poultry is raised largely as side-line and the profit is in the ratio of the time and at tention given to thls branch O. lne farm. Quite often it has been our ob- serN alton that when one member Of the family has the poultry instinct, this branch of the farm has been the most profitable. It is only natural that in most cases this one is the wife. and in many instances this happy conibina- tion has paid for orange groves and many broad acres of alfalfa.
 Tn making a tour of the valley it was 50 ordered that the first interview was with Mrs. George Ross whose sue cess with her hens has paid for their beautiful ten-acre farm situated in the broad sweep of the Salt River. My flock of 400 brown leghorns,' said Mrs. Ross, does not call for much in the way of book accounting to keep track of the profits, but nevertheless my figures are accurate, and knowing what this fine little lady has accomp- lished we do not question them. With fruit and alfalfa taking up most of our land, continued Mrs. Ross, we have to buy all of our feed, but at harvest time we buy wheat in the bundle and maize in the head which helps to keep down the average cost. Last year my 400 hens cost me in feed S466 or at the rate of about s1.25 per day, for the flock. The sales of eggs, during this period, amounted to sl,000 and the sales of live poultry, t60. This left me q profit of s594 for my years work.
 Mrs. Ross profit of $50 per hen is one that we think is pretty good for side-line Now. on larger farms, the additional area of the range for the hens and opportunity of using farm waste products, of which there is us- nally some helps out in feed and this is practically true on our dairy farms. There is no use that can be made of skim milk that returns the profit that poultry will.
 We are indebted to MT. Bemis, edi tor of the Stockman rarmer for data of egg prices and for the benefit of ms
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15
EUCALY YPTuS GROWS
 RAPIDLY IN VALE

The eucalyptus is propogated frol seed, and as the seed is somewhat dii ficult to make germinate. it is mo1 practicable to buy the young seeding in flats when they are q TeW lnche high. These seedlings in flats are sol by local nurserymen at a cost of fei cents each, and are usually yailabl during the season. for planting whic is from February to the latter part March.
 J. K. Wheat of the Riverside Nur sery. who has made considerabl study of eucalyptus trees, states tha the two varieties best adapted to tn Salt River valley are the Red Gun Rostrata). and the Desert Gum (Ru dis) The Rostrata is not only rapi grower, but the wood is valuable fo lumber. and is capable of taking a fin ish almost equal to mahogany.
 The Rudis is said by the Arizona EX pertinent station to be one of the mos rapid growers and extremly resistan to heat or cold. It is recommended fo ornamental planting.
 The eucalyptus should be mor widely planted in the Salt River valley It is an evergreen, d rapid grower, at tainnp here a growth of thirty to for ty feet in three or four seasons. As a ornamental shade tree it is superior L cottonwood. as il grows fully as rap idly and doe not have the objection able characteristic of shedding cottol or leaves, hence does not litter up tn yard. Neither is it subject to the raV ages of insects For wood, it is at leas the equal of cottonwood and for post or lumber it is far superior.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15
HENS BRING PIN MONEY FUR HOUSEWIVES,
 AFEORDAOME- PRAISED MEAT AND EGGS IN ~ CITIES AND PAY R|CH YEARLY DIVIDENDS

who are raising poultry have become frequent in the past several years and have resulted in lars. increases in the number of chickens in the valley.
 Every variety of poultry is known to live and thrive in the Salt River valley. From the gigantic ost> zen to the small est bantam, farmers and others have made q success of the industry. Tur- keys, ducks, geese and all varieties of chickens are especially adapted to the farm lands of this district. A con- tinuous growing season is one of the greatest aids to the producer of poul- try. More than 300 clear days each year are an aid in the successful culti Vation of any fowl raised in this dis - trict. The green feed Of the alfalfa and grain feeds throughout the year are another of the great assets which the poultry raiser may count in his favor. The expense of housing poultry is small. The warmth of the Salt River valley days and nights obviates the necessity of great and substantial buildings for the housing of fowl The same warm weather which aids in nearly every other way in producing birds. makes for early laying in the spring, late laying in the fall. and for early matching of incubator or nestled chicks.
 Strides in the poultry raising indus try in the Salt River valley have been frequent and great in the past two years. Several items are responsible for the strides, as for example, greater demand for the products of the poultry farm. However, most of the credit for the betterment of the product, for the increase in the number oi hens Tn the valley and for the bettering of the variety of chickens raised is due to the Arizona State Poultry association. an organization of breeders of pure bred stock. which has striven for the ad vancement of the hen throughout the state and has had especially gratifying results in this district.
 Preparing for Spring Hatch
 Members of the poultry association are now preparing for their first hatch ings of spring chicks. During the past week and during the week to come, chicken raisers throughout the valley will have installed their first batch of eggs under the hen or in the incuba- tors. Most of the hatchings of the first brood will have been made before March 1, when preparations for the second breeding will begin.
 More than 100000 baby chicks will isc hatchetl during this month. Several If the larger hatcheries have capac- ity of from 5000 up. and they will put forth full capacity on this first hatch ing. Later. according to those who
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15

Poultry rainsing in the Sat River valley varies from pastime, the plea- sure of the faneier, to business, the ;,ctuais. proposition of balancing stne production of the hen on the creuI, side of the ledger. Ranging through this wide territory the poultry raising is earned on by the farmer, the farm wife, the city resident, the man who pFeducesafo the pleasure of competi- tion and the commercial poultry man. Nearly every farm or country home in the Salt River valley has it's poultry. ManXof the city homes, especially in the smaller towns of the valley afford an enclosed yard al the rear for chickens.
 eThe cost of the maintenance of chickens and other poultry in the Salt River valley is small, SD small in fact, landowners of flocks that scratch the barn yaros ot clgnl-dcre. quarter sec tion or larger farms seldom consider theiFv- cost an item worth balancing. Yet. her majesty, the hen. has already i,foNed her value to the Salt River val leXs and the residents of this fertile dis tr%S Fhe valley, the richest in the southwest. is particularly adapted to the raising of poultry and territory throughout the state is coming to de- pend more and more on this district for it's eggs and live and dressed poul- try. As result the industry has grown enormously in the past few wears and still has unlimited room to expand. There is 8 constant demand for poultry products and settlers are urged in many instances to turn their attention to this profitable line of en- ,leaVor.
 As the professional and commercial poultry man knows. the nen IS q sue cessful profit t-making proposition when depended upon exclusively as on many of the smaller farms throughout this valley. However. her majesty, the hen, Is also a profitable proDositior ir raanv other instances. The farm wife knows her in many other ways than commer- cially as source of pm money. s.o- cery bill money and producer for the able of both meat and eggs. The hpuse. wife in the city recognizes her SIS source of profit through the ab- sorption of the table scraps, as a source of production of fresh home raised meat and eggs, and as a means of sup plying the table with assured delicacies. The boys and girls of the valley, through the instructions of their schools, have come to know the hen as ;l means Of raising small sums for the "'6t'1ls. As a new means, Of cOrlpctit ion between themselves, and as a step ito larissfs Earning ability through gained kIlowledge of production and efficiency CM,testsi among the school children
Arizona republican., 1917-02-15

knowledge of poultry, due to his int mate association with farm work anC the Arizona State Poultry association Of which he is an enthusiastic member He shows that the relative values favorably with other sections of tn' country. Wheat, at harvest, never | more than a dollar bushell, and, las winter, vas the first one in many year that eggs were not quoted for moro
 lcnrfinued on nage eighth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28

Lem Towers. jr., last night was elect
ed and installed grand master of
Masons of the District of Columbia
Other officers of the Grand Lodge who
were elected and installed by retiring
Grand Master James w. Witten are:
Joseph H. Milans, deputy grand master;
j. Harry Cunningham, senior grand
warden; Charles j. O'Neill. junior grand
warden; Arvine w. Johnston, grand
secretary (re-elected J.; Past Grand
Master Charles L. Baldwin. treasurer;
Charles c. Coombs, grand marshal:
Mark +. Finley, senior grand deacon:
Charles f. Roberts, junior grand
deacon; Roe Fulkerson, grand sword
bearer, and sydney r. Jacobs, grand
pursuivant
The appointive officers named by
Grand Master Towers, who We're also
installed at the same time by retiring
Grand Master James w. Witten. are:
Ezekiel J. Ayers senior grand steward;
Gratz Z. Dunkum junior grand stew
ard; Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, grand
chaplain; Rev. Ulysses G. E. Pierce, as
sistant grand chaplain; Thomas II.
Young, grand lecturer. and Warren c.
Bickford, grand tiler.
Mr.. Towers is one of the few native
Washingtonians who have ever been
elected to preside over the Grand Lodge
of Masons of the District of Columbia.
Has Held Many Positions.
He was grand high priest of the
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. in
1915. and is grand commander of the
Grand Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar of the District at the present
time. At its October session in this
city the Supreme Council of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite for
States elevated Mr.. Towers to the rank
Honor.
He is past master of Potomac
Lodge, No. 5, f. A A. M past high
priest of Potomac Royal Arch Chapter.
a past copmander of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 3, knights Templar;
treasurer of Columbia Council. U. D..
Royal and Select Masters, and a mem
Der of the Scottish Rite bodies of Wash
ington, as well as of Almas Temple of
the Mystic Shrine. He is also an hon
orary member of Temple-Noyes Lodge,
No. 81 F. A. A. NJ. and assisted the
late Thomas G. Moves in organizing
and establishing that lodge.
Advanced E. J. Ayers.
A year ago the Grand Lodge of
Masons of the District decided to drop
from its list of elective officers lone
| officer each year, who was to be ap-
| pointed by the grand master. and e. J.
Ayers, chief clerk of the Department
| of the Interior, was then appointed
junior grand steward by then Grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28
TOLD MORE OF EQUIPMENT
Senate Military Committee Hears
Two Brigadier Generals at
Executive Session.

More frst-hand information regarding
equipment ordnance, clothing and other
supplies of Gen. Pershing's forces and
also at National Army environments was
received today by the Senate military
committee from Majs. Gen William
Wright and Edwin ST. J. Greble, COM
manders at Camps Doniphan. Okla, and
Bowie, Tex, respectively
The officers. vino recently returned from
a visit to the French battlefront, were ex-
amined in executive session by the COM
mttee. which recently heard similar con-
iidential testimony from Maj. Gen.
Organ, commander at Camp Wadsworth,
S. c.
The officers, after concluding their tes-
timony regarding Pershing's troops prob
ably will be asked TO describe conditions
in their own camps.
Surgeon General Gorgas. in his recent
report to Secretary Baker on health con
dtions in the camps. declared that dis
ease epidemcs at Camps Doniphan and
Bowie were caused by overcrowding and
an insufficiency of heavy clothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28
Lysol Toilet Soap

Lysol Toilet Soap
Contains Lysol, and therefore
protects the skin from germ in
fiction. 1t is refreshingly sooth-
ing and healing and helpful for
improving the skin. Ask your
dealer. If he hasn't got it, ask
him to order it for you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28
IDENTIFIED BY DRUGGIST
FROM WHOM HE GOT DRUG
Esta blishment Of Sale of Poison to
DR.. johnson Regarded as Final
Link in Murder Chain.

RICHMOND. Va. December 2S.-Dr.
Lemuel J. johnson. the twenty-three-year-
old dentist of Middlesex n. c.. held in
jail here on the charge of poisoning his
nueteen-year-old bride Mrs. Alice Knight
Johnson, has been identified by druggist
as the person to whom he sold twenty
grains of a fatal drug about three weeks
ago.
An analysis of the contents of the dead
wonans stomach by Coroner Whitfield
showed that she died from poison
Establishment of sale of poison to DR..
Johnson has been regarded as the final
link in the chain of evidence that has
been forged about him by detectives. The
druggists name was not divulged.
No words passed between the druggist
and DIR. johnson, but. according to the
detectives, the prisoner was visibly moved
at the sight of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28
CITY-WIDE DEBATE PLANNED.
Contest to Be Held New Year Day
at Boys Department of Y.M.C.A.

Contestants representing various de-
batting and dramatic societies of Wash
inston viii compete in the first annual
New Year declamatory contest to be
held at $3.50 o'clock New Year day I'M
der the auspices of the boys depart
ment of the Y. NJ. c. A. in the assembly
hall of the association. A prize of $40
in war savings stamps has been offered
by lanes Sharp, chairman OF the boys
work committee, and others
An active Central High School club
Will be represented. II. e. Harding will
deliver an Grafton on The Future
Grandeur of Nations" Virgil English
will speak for Eastern on Men Power"
The Eve of Waterloo is the poem se-
lected by Theodore Cannon of the
Philomatbian Society John Voegler
will represent the boys department.
with reading called THE Fiddle
Told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28

which have been maintained. has not
fallen of.
Ernest L. Thurston. superintendent OF
schools. said today that tho demand for
classes In the study OF French and Span
ish has increased consequent upon the
decrease in the number of German classes
German is still requested by many pupils
No action similar to that taken by the
board OF education OF Chicago. which
eliminated from the history text books all
euloEies OF the German emperor and tho
German nation. will be taken here
The board Of education Of the city Or
New York has been urged by .John Wha-
len, chairman OF the high school COM
mittee. to eliminate German from the cur
ricGlum of the New York high schools
Al a meeting of the New YORK board OF
education. Yesterday. Mr.. Whalen char
acteriZed German as dead lauCuare
having no place today In the CONNER
cial languages OF the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28

Master James w. Witten. This year.
In recognition Of worthy service, il was
stated, Grand Master Towers appointed
and advanced Mr.. Ayers to the position
of senior grand steward, and appointed
Gratz r.. Duntum, who was master OF
La Fayette Lodge, NO. 10, in 1910.
Junior grand steward. Mr.. DunkuIn is
past commander of De Molay
Mounted Commandery, No. 4, knights
TernPlar. and at present the Instructor
general Of the Grand Commandery Of
knights Templar of the District
James A Wetmore was appointed
trustee for three years: Wallace
Streater. corporator in Masouic Hall
Association; Lurtin r. CHM. Charles J.
James. Charles f. Ba ldwin. representa-
tives on board OF directors, Masonic and
Eastern Star Home
Retiring Grand Master James w. Wit
ten was presented with a past grand
masters jewel on behalf of the Grand
Lodge, by Marx e. Kahn. past master
of Washington Centennial Lodge
No. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-28
A New Step By This Old Store
Which Henceforth Is to Be
A New Store
ITO REDUCE prices-in the face OF ever-ad-
Fanci1lg costs, in that the bulk OF customers
may benefit rather than few-IIecht & Co.
announces that all retail discounts existing hitherto
and largely inherited from the general custom OF years
ago shall be and hereby abolished with the excep-
New Years Day, 1918

and herewith gives advance notice Of that fact
And further, Hecl & Co. that Purchasing
Orders, issued by local associations will longer be
cepted
Heretofore discounts have been allowed colleges.
makers the clergy and professional shoppers expense
these discounts has had be paid by the public ect
Co prefers abolish all discounts that the may
Time has wrought changes this country and is
cumbent conditions.
II rule works hardships few, adj
the multitude
Eueru Man Dollar Must Go As Far As His Ne;aLbor'e