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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Fish Wharf Prices.

The following the prevailing retail prices
at the municipal fist. wharf and market today:
Crabs, soft, doz., zoe to Croakers H.. &c to &C.
SOC. Perch, h.. &c To lie.
Crabs. hard. doz.. 40c. Seq bass h. Sc to 1Oc
Oysters. Norfolk. bu., Trout lb., &c to Zoe.
81. Rockfsh. h.. lie to
Butterish h., &c to &c. 2Oc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Leave for Switzerland.

A report to the State Department,
dated July 81, stated that the American
Jewish citizens who arrived in Con-
stantinople recently from Jerusalem
left on that day for Switzerland. The
State Department is not advised of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
For Unison of Effort.

William II. Baldwin. chairman of the
District Council of Defense. has de-
cided upon the appointment of a special
committee. which will seek to correlate
all the foodsaving effort, including
gardening and canning, and cooperate
with the Department of Agriculture
agents.
The central garden committee. the
organization which was a pioneer in the
effort to push the home garden move
ment. believing its work now finished,
Will dissolve, and the work it has been
doing will be undertaken next season
on an ever larger scale by the commit
tee of the District Council of Defense
Interest of the Department of Agri
culture in the movement to have a per-
n:tfert food conservation of city-w!de
scope in Washington was shown by
letter from David +. Houston, Secretary
of Agriculture. addressed to Mr.. Bald
win, in which the Secretary Saws:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Profit Taking Hats Rise.
Bears Renew Their Tactics.

Traders awaited themselves of the
lull during the noon hour to renew
pressure upon some of the leaders.
Steels. equipments, shipplngs ana
American Sugar were depressed l to
liz points. but made irregular~-re-
coverieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Huge Steel Business.
Monthly Earnings Decline.

Net income for the second quarter
fell, by reason of the heavy tax appro-
priations. from s103.330.19 of March 81
last to s74,425.0J3. and $4o.965.761 sur
plus for the quarter compares with
$50 S36.9S1 three months ago.
Monthly earnings of the corporation
for the second quarter show steady
decline compared with those of the
first three months. June. for instance,
amounted to only So ,o21.300 as against
$44 .3I1 1893 in March. This apparent
reversal is accounted for. however. by
the attitude adopted by the corpora
ton, which rejected much new bust
ness to meet possible demands of the
home government.
The extent to which the corporation
is preparing for all eventualities is dis
closed in the statement that during the
first six months of the current year
$43.000.00O was expended for new con-
struction and additions to its many
subsidiaries.
On the basis of the taxes already set
aside, the steel corporation expects to
turn over to the government during the
present year approximately s200.000.0
This exceeds total earnings of almost
any year prior to 1916, but leaves a
balance, at the present rate, of almost
80 per cent applicable to The common
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
COTTON MARKETS.

market was comparatively quiet dur
ing today's early trading. There was
some scattered realizing at the start
and the market opened at a decline of
IA to % points, but otherwise the early
business showed little feature and
prices held fairly steady after the open-'
ing decline. with the market waiting
for the government report. October
sold off to 23.s5 and January to 1850
on the call. or about Al to so points
from yesterdays best level.
Futures opened steady; October
23s7: December, 2s.6s: January, 1880;
March, 1850: May, 23.73
A sensa tionally rapid advance fol-
lowed the publication of the govern
ment report. Before this was issued
October had sold off to 23.74 and Jan
uary to 23.43. or about % to 81 points
net lower. Ten minutes later October
had touched $3.50 and January 24S0.
making an advance Of 1877 to 1856 points
from the low and of III to 1923 points
above last nights closing figures.
Reactions Of ~ to 60 points followed the
figures, with October easing oft from
1870 to 246s and January from 24.SO to
2i.33. Realizing then slackened and the
market was steadier during the middle
of the afternoon with active months about
10 to so points net higher
NEW ORLEANS. August Cotton
lost 13 to IS points in the early trad
ing here today under liquidation in
preparation for the bureau report. The
tone was steady as result of the
continued drought in Texas. but very
little buying developed
Futures opened steady. October,
22.94: December. 22.s4; January, 22.S7;
March. 22.9G: May, 23.10.
The government report on condition
of 703 per cent of the normal on July
25 surprised even the bulls, and wave
of buying developed on which prices
went lis to 125 points up from the
lowest of the morning and 81 to 102
points over yesterdays close. The mar
ket was wildly active for half an hour,
after which it quoted down and re-
acted moderately under profit taking.
At noon trading months were Sc to 72
points over yesterdays last quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
MANY GAINS RECORDED
MARKET CL0SESSTR0NG

NEW YORK, August 1.-The remark,
able earnings reported by the United
States Steel Corporation resulted IN an
advance of a point for that SOCK at
the opening of todays market:
Other in,lustrials made gains run
ming from material fractions to point
and motors manifested stronger tone
with such specialties as Industrial Al
cohol and Beet Sugar
Rails. shippings and coppers were
inactive at irregular price changes.
Profit Taking Hats Rise.
Profit taking halted the rise for a
time. but prices advanced again when
L. S. Steel rose liz points on heavy &C
emulation which included block OF
5000 shares.
Other industrials and war equipments
registered equal gains, also sugars and
tobacco. while alcohol rose over three
points and Atlantic, Gulf and West In
dies a point.
Rails ANA metals continued sluggish,
with oils and related specialties.
The bond market was steady. liberty
3l5s selling at the narrow range OF
99.40 to 99.41.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Meeting at Emery School.

This evening Mrs. Lyman F.. KELLER
and Miss Cecil Norton have arranged a
community meeting at the Emery
School, at which Mrs. +. l.. Ransome.
vice chairman of the wonlen's commit
tee of the District Council of Defense.
will speak on war and Waste: Miss
Thurston will speak on food conserya-
ton. and Edward Evans will talk on
Community Trading"
Next Tuesday there will be a demon
stration at the home of Mrs. Robert
Young, in Takoma Park. for the benefit
of the Girl Scouts of that vicinity.
Miss Thurston will seek to help in every
way possible the many organizations that
already are doing food conservation work.
Among these are the schools, in which
Miss Emma l.. Jacobs, director of domes-
tic science. in conjunction with the wom
ems committee of the District council
has been having demonstrations in drying
and canning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Urgent at Present Time.

Though canning and drying are only
a part of the work which Miss Thurston
Wall help organize, these will be en-
phasized for the next two months as
the two most urgent food saving
efforts.
From now on Miss Thurstons as
sistants will be available for demon
stration purposes to groups Of twenty
five or more persons. and in these
groups it is hoped to develop COM
munlty leaders. who will, in turn, give
other demonstrations in their sections
Requests for these demonstrations
should be made to Miss Thurston, office
of extension work. Department Of
Agriculture.
On Monday at 2:30 o'clock the 800
or more persons. who have adopted
children under the supervision of the
board Of children's guardians. will as
semble in the board room at the Dis
trict building to hear Miss Thurston
speak on the general plans for food
conservation work.
On Friday Miss Landrum will go to
Camp Good Will and demonst ate dry
ing processes to the mother. of the
children who are having summer
outing there. The demonstration will
be in drying rather than in canning,
because drying saves in storage space,
in containers and in fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
DAIRY MARKETS.


CHICAGO August 1.-Butter-Firm
creamery, 35a3S.
Eggs-Receipts, 1906 cases: I'M
changed.
Potatoes-Lower: receipts. fifty cars:
Virginia, barrel. 3.00a325; no other
kind offered.
Poultry-Alive. lower; fowls, IS ka16;
springs. 22a23.
NEW YORK, August Butter
Firm; receipts. 1874 packages; cream
cry higher than extras. 39A a4OA a;
creamery extras. 80 score, 39la; frsts,
3ska39A; seconds. 37Aa3SA.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts. 9.069 cases;
fresh gathered extraa. 39a4O; extra
hrsts, 31a3S: frsts. 34a36; seconds, goa
33; state. Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery. whites, fine to fancy,
47a4s: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery browns, 40a44.
"'''"~s~--e'eadv: receipts. 1852 boxes;
state, fresh specials, 21Aa22H; do,
.-se .ancy, y 1.a21 =.
Live poultry-Dull; no prices quoted
dressed firm; prices unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
RULES COTTON EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS ARE ILLEGAL
Federal Judge Youmans Holds They
:, Do Not Comply With Futures
Act Provisions.

FORT SMITH. Ark. August Fed
eral Judge Frank A. Youmans in a de-
cision holds that the present standard
form of contract used on the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges
does not comply with the provisions of
the United States cotton futures act,
and therefore is Illegal
The decision was rendered in the suit
OF Thorn & Maginnis, cotton brokers
of New Orleans. against Fred Browne
of Fort Smith. to collect S23,215 on a
cotton futures transaction.
The court based it's decision on the
grounds that the contract did not spe-
efhcally reveal the name of the princi-
pal, the law directs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
May Close Exchanges.

The decision. If finally upheld. will
prohibit trading in cotton and will
close every exchange" said c. B. Thorn.
member of the firm. in discussing the
erect of the decision. Under the
courts ruling 1t will be necessary for
the slips as they pass from broker to
broker on the floor Of the exchange to
specifically name the principal The
slips must be signed up the next morn
ing by o'clock. In hundreds of cases
the principal lives hundreds of miles
from the exchange and il is impossible
Tor him to be present. so it readily can
be seen what the decision does"
IL seems to me-. said Judge You
mans in his decision, the act specifi-
cally provides that each separate trans
action shall show for itself, in order
That II may be determined whether or
not the particular transaction in ques-
Ton ls subject to taxation Certain
exemptions now are made and this is
claimed TO be one Of those exemp-
Gons-that is, that these transactions
are claimed to be exempt from taxa
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Railway and Electric As, 81, 900
at 77s4.
American Graphophone 8s 500 at 100, 800
at 1OO4, 500 at 1904, 500 at 10Oh, 500 at
1904.
American National Bank. 10 at 1850.
American Security and Trust, 10 at 256.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, August 1.-Rains in Kansas.
where drought has been great draw
back to the crop outlook, led today to a
sharp break in the value of corn Bear
| iSh sentiment was further increased by
| an estimate from "A leading expert who
| figured the probable yield this season IN
the United States as high as 3115.Ooo 900
bushels to $500, 000, 600 bushels. Action
of the directors of the board of trade
in stopping all fresh dealings in the Sep
TENDER delivery of corn tended also to
handicap the bulls. Opening prices.
which ranged from ~ to 1l2 lower, with
December at 1853 to 1.167a and May at
LIS to 1.15k, were followed by ma
terial additional drop.
Wheat showed steadiness, Influenced by
opinions that although the spring crop
Weld was likely to be 40,000,000 bushels
less than was predicted a month ago, the
shortage had been fully offset by an en-
larged harvest of winter wheat After
opening at 2.ls bid for September, an
overnight advance of l, the market
later reacted to 2.l7
Oats declined with corn. Thrashing
returns were said to be above the aver
age, and there were forecasts that the
crop might total 1900. OOO.oO0 bushels.
Weakness developed in provisions as
a result of the downward swing of the
corn market.
The fact that Nebraska. Missouri,
Iowa and Illinois had received welcome
moisture was instrumental in prevent
ing any important corn rally. The close
was nervous, rs to 25s net lower. at
1.15s4 to 1.15A December and 1.13B
to LA May.
There was no business except In the
September wheat delivery, which in the
later dealings showed n disposition to
harden The close was unsettled, net
higher at 2.18 bid September.
Wheat-No. red. 2.56: 40 red.
nominal; No. hard, nominal; No. 3
hard nominal.
Corn-No yellow, 2.32ka2.33; No.
8 yellow, 2.32a2.32k; No. yellow nom
inal.
Oats-No. white, 7Sa81A; standard,
80ha82
Jya-No 1Oao15
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NEW YORK. August 1.-Lard-Firm
middle west. 20.70a20.s0. Other articles
unchanged.
Raw sugar. firm: centrifugal. 7.O2;
molasses, GA: refined, firm; fine
granulated. Si5aS.50.
Sugar futures opened steady and at
noon were about unchanged from yes
terday's closing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August ] q pm.
quotations. Wheat-Dull and lower:
spot No. 2 red and No. 2 red winter,
2.20, nominal; receipts. 1924 bushels;
shipments. 107.109 bushels.
corn-Firm; spot mixed, 2.25 NOM
inal: receipts, 1886 bushels; shipments,
1892 bushels.
Oats-Firm; spot, old. No. white, 90
a91: receipts. 1851 bushels; ship
ments, 274.404 bushels.
Rye-Nominal; No. red western, old.
2.20 nomfNal; receipts. 1.77S bushels:
shipments, none.
Hay-Easier: No. / timothy. 19.00a
1880 per ton; No. clover. mixed, 1600a
1850.
F'lour-Ouiet
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On County Agent Basis.

ut is suggested that your committee
| might cooperate with the Department of
Agriculture in obtaining offices in the Dis
trict building for H. NJ. Connolly and Miss
Mary Wharton Thurston, who are CO.
operative agents of the department ELI
gagged in extension work in the District
The department would like to place these
agents, during the period of their service.
on basis somewhat similar to that of
| its regular county agents.
IT your committee would cooperate
with Mr.. Connolly and Miss Thurston it
would no doubt expedite their work and
add greatly to its effectiveness. These
agents will be expected to work through
groups of organized bodies of people
! rather than with individuals.
"They will need the cooperation of
the schools of the city. and the depart
ment would be glad to have your council
consider the question of the use of
school holdings during the summer
months and possibly for a part of the
assembling places for the giving of in
struction regarding the production and
conservation of food"
Though there is not room in the Dis
trict building for offices for these
agents. arrangements for headquarters
will be made for them, probably in
some school. The Franklin building is
being considered for this purpose.
Have Worked in Florida.
Miss Lonny l. Landrum and Miss
Eloise McGriff are the two members
of the force of the extension office OF
the department who reached Washing
ton today to assist Miss Thurston Both
have been county agents in Florida.
Miss Landrum in Scandia county, with
headquarters at Pensacola, and Miss
McGrif in Manitee county, with head
quarters at Tallahassee. Both young
women are graduates of the Florida
State College.
Coincident with the announcement
that the District Council of Defense
would name a committee to supervise
the food conservation campaign, Miss
Thurston today made known the plans
for her work. She already has divided
the city. tentatively, into eight sec
tions. and in each Of these there will
be an endeavor to form a neucleus of
food conservation work, through a
community committee. These commit
tees will see to it that the community
canning and drying demonstrations
are stressed during the coming month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
INQUIRIES FOR BONDS
LVENS LOCAL MARKET

INQUIRIES for bonds somewhat re-
l,eved the monotonv of the usual mid
summer dullness on the Washington
Stock Exchange this afternoon. Wash
inston Railway and Electric As were
strong, $1,000 selling at 77a. There
was quite a demand for American
Graphophone 6s. which boosted the
price fractionally. The first sale was
for 500 a. 100. the asking price then
advanced a quarter of point and 500
sold Another nsaction of the same
size bond brought 10o1s. The price
then went back to 1o0A, and another
500 bond changed hands.
The only stock sold on the exchange
this afternoon was bank stock. Ten
shares of American National sold at
1855 and ten shares of American Sc
curity and Trust sold at 2o6
The Employment Question.
John Poole. president OF the Federal
National Bank. who was selected chair
man of the employment council of the
District Bankers Association at its
meeting last week, expects to call a
meeting of his committee this week to
map on. definite plans for the estab
|1ishment of the proposed employment
bureau. As the first of the month is
usuall; the busy time in the banks. it
is probable that the meeting will not
be called until the latter part of the
week.
In the meantime the banks in Wash
ington are working under a handicap
in the matter of employees. In several
banks women are not only being en-
ployed TO replace the men, but young
men under the draft age are also being
employed. so that for every employe
that leaves the bank two are employed
to fl his place. The bankers plan in
doing this is, they say. to be fortified
II more employees leave.
Bankers on Vacation:
William J. Father, vice president of
the Riggs National. has left for a
months stay at Poland Springs. Me
William u. Hoover. president of the
National Savings and Trust Company,
will leave for an extended vacation
this week.
Huge Steel Business.
But for the huge tax imposed on the
total earnings of the United States
Steel Corporation by the government
its total earnings for the second quar-
ter of this year would have reached
more than $4,000. 600. AS it was :fle
total earnings We're s90,519.204 for the
quarter. About 81 per cent ($53,91S,-
SGD was laid aside to be turned over
to the government for war taxes.
The usual dividends of l = per cent
on the preferred stock and 4 per cent
on the common was declared with an
extra 3 per cent on the common, as in
the previous quarter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Bankers on Vacation:

William ]. Father. vice president of
the Riggs National. has left for a
months stay at Poland Springs. Me.
William u. Hoover. president of the
National Savings and Trust Company,
will leave for an extended vacation
this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-30
Bolsheviki High Finance

fetrosrad. Tuesday, NOV. IA de-
cree has been issued 10y Nickolai Len
inc and Leon Trotzky the BolshcNiki
premier and foreign minister rcspcc-
lively, giving tile commission Of the
state bank the right to Issue from the
state treasury a short time advance
to the Council of commissaries Of %
o0o.onO rublcs.
The decree followed a conference Of
the commissioner and the bank a,I-
thorities. in which the legal proceed
ings for drawing funds Wcsc explained.
This method was declared 10y the COM
missioner to he too dilatury in view Of
the Immediate need of funds. The
decree was then issued. after which
the bank managers resigned, Their
places have been filed by appointccs
Of the Workmcn's ANA soldiers Dele
gates which will doubtless insure the
acquisition OF the funds mentioned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-30

London, NOV. Thanksglymg was
observed in London by the flying II
american flags, and informal dinner
at the American Officers Club apG &
picturesque united service on behalf
of the United States and Great Bit
ain in the historic church of St. Ethel
burga It was this church in whi.i,
Henry hudson was Il parishion,r and
made communion before starting on
lbs first voyage OF discovery III tro
New World more than 800 years ago
Amba ssador Page and Consul Gener-
al Skinner were represented officially
at the service, which was attended by
several distinguished E,ngiishmcn anot
IA number Of American residents Vi
London. The quaint old church, which
is orc Of the landmarks of the city,
VAS dec grated with American and Brit
ish flags. The service included prayers
for King George, President Wilson,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-30

I ties. Which tta5 been lacking in other
Years. for thousands Of soldiers, sail
orS and marines We're honorcd guests
in homes, clubs. hotels and restaur-
ants
II was essentially y soldiers holiday
and estimates placed the number of
them entertained in the city at 80. 200
5000 Soldiers Dined
Probably the biggest eN emit of the
day Was the dinner and entertainment
given at Madison Square Garden by
the Patriotic Service League A uni
form vas 1hc only admission ticket
required lnd COCO soldiers and sailors
We're given Il cordial welcome. Scores
ot famous ACTORS and musicians pro-
Nidcd a continuous performance un-
iii midnight
Adolplus Lorher turned his big
! broadway restaurant over TO the SOL
dicrS and entertained 1900 men whom
he brought from Camp Mills on
Special train. Ills own daughter serV-
cd cigars and cigarettes An army Of
cheerful walters refused to accept tips
Besides serving the dinners, Mr.. Lor-
bcr Qu0rtcrcd squadron of sight
seeing automobiles in which his guests
were taken for trips around the city
Mrs, lanes Il. Regain. wife of the
proprietor of the knickerbocker hotel
"mothcred' 500 boys from the New
York navy ward. Stage stars enter
tanned them While they dined. Frank
p. Maynard was host to $50 soldiers
and sailors at the Waldorf, and there
was not 4 hotel in the city which did
not have its quota of soldier guests.
All the club houses in New York
were turned over to the military men
too Bars were ordered closed and no
liquor was dispensed. even to mem
hers. because Of the regulation which
forbids soldiers and sailors in uniform
to drink intoXicants.
GREETINGS ana blessings were ex-
tended by Cardinal Farley to $50 SOL
diers and sailors at a feast given them
by the National Catholic Service Club.
Charles T.. Hughes and other promi-
nent men welcomed 200 soldiers to the
Union League club. All the mon were
from Camp Upton and they marched
into the dining room singing Tip
peralH." Members Of the New York
Democratic Club entertained 400 SOL
dicrs al their homes.
All soldiers on guard in the zone
alonc the waterfront barred to enemy
aliens We're given Thanksgiving din
ncrs. which were served to them in re-
lays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-30
ID NATIONS INCLUDED
IN WAR CONFERENCE
Paris. Nov % Tile inter-aliecl con
fContinued on Pane S-CoI A.
GERMAN SHELL
Cause Latest American
War Casualties
Loaded Ammunition Wagon Hit and
Blown Up-Some Of Victims Were on
Wagon and Others Nearby-SeveraI
Of Wounded in Serious Condition

With the American Army in France,
Nov. 2J-(By the Associated Press. The
killing of two American soldiers and the
wounding Of Eve others several days ago
already reported, was due to a heavy Ger
man shell which hit a loaded ammunition
wagon.
Some Of the men were on the wagon
and others were nearby when the shell,
which was a chance SHOT. struck. The
wagon with its cargo was blown up. Some
Of the wounded arc in a serious condition