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The Washington times., 1917-09-04
RE|CHSTAG PARTIES
WILL Join AGAIN TO.
FORCEDEMOCRACY

LONDON, Sept. 4.-Germany 10 be-
ginning 10 talk characterization now.
as the first step toward peace.
Berlin news via Holland today an
nounced that when the Reichstag con-
venes on September IS the same Goa
lItion of the Centrists and Social DEM
ocrats which precipitatsd the German
cabinet crisis IN July would again
seek surrender by the Kaiser and his
ministers OF certain of their preroga-
tives. Emphasis was laid on this re
volt" as part of a well-dehned Yield
ing to peace.
London could see little in the Ber-
lin reports provocative of hope for
real German reform. 1t was the
same sort Of revolt" in the Reich
stag last July which displaced Won
Bethmann-Hollweg for the profound
ly-junker MIchaeiis. The reyolters
are those who apparently were con-
tent to rest after a few additional
and empty promises of reform from
the new chancellor. London has al
ways suspected that Matthias Err
berger, the Clerical leader, and his
cohorts were used by the government
to fake q reform move by which the
government might GUST Won Beth
mann-HollweE, They may be in use
now. again.
On the other hand. the ClericAis are
the Catholic party of Germany, and
have been profoundly stirred by Pope
Benedict's peace plea They may also
equally be stirred by President Will
sons plea, laying down democratiza-
ton as the prime requisite to a dis
cussion of peace with Germany.
Erzberger, according to Dutch re-
ports, expected TO inaugurate his
campaign at the next meeting OF the
main committee, presumably next
week. His plan Is to make the chan
cellor responsible to the Reichstag,
not to the Kaiser. He likewise de-
sires the Government shall declare
its minimum peace demands.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
TWO MORE SUITS RISE
OUT OF FATAL CRASH

Two more damage suits were filed
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road in the District Supreme Court
today in connection with the accident
at Berwyn, Nd. July 0. when Mrs.
Sophia Reed and Mrs. Marie R. vinaI
were killed when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
q Baltimore and Ohio train.
The suits are for $4,000 each, and
are filed by Edward s. Read, as ad-
miniStrator of the estate of his wife,
Mrs. Sophia Read. and Nellie D. VinAl,
administratrix OF the estate of Mrs.
Vinal
The petitions. which were filed by
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and r.
H. Yeatman. charge negligence on the
part OF the railroad in that no flag
man was at the crossing at the time
Of the accident and no bell was
sounded
Read and Mrs Vlnal filed suits a
week or more ago for personal in
turies sustained In the accident.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
THE LOCAL MARKET
IN BONDS
AT! T0DAY'S SESSION.
Potomac Electric Consolidated 5'a
Sell at s4-NorfeIk and Wash
Insson Steamboat Changes
Hands At tos-WashInston Gas
5 Brings fook-stoeks Dull.

Bonds were the principal securities
traded in at today'E session Of the
Washington Stock Exchange. demand
for these being light and for stocks
even lighter. ..
Potomac Electric Company CONSOLE
dated SIS were weak. two 81 900 bonds
selling at o. This figure was stiu
bid at the close, with the Offering
o4H.
A Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company 5 brought los, and q
$500 Washington Gas 5 changed
hands at 1904 A small American
Graphophone Company hrst s sold
at par.
Odd lots OF Railway preferred, ag-
gregating thirteen shares. sold at -
and tn, while 77a was bid for quo
tation lots. Forty-four shares OF Ar
lington Fire Insurance Company
stock brought s, which represents no
change as compared with the last
previous sale.
Washington Gas stock was easy,
with T2h bid and 73b asked. Capital
Traction stock was wanted at S015,'
with none offered.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
CIVIC GEORGETOWN
REVIEWS HOPEFOR
TRADE EXPANSION

Civic and commercial leaders OF
Georgetown are planning a'big pro-
gram OF commercial expansion Tor
that section OF the city. The COM
mittee on commercial interests Of the
Georgetown Citizens Association has,
been conducting long negotiationSs
with steamship and railroad interests
for connections in Georgetown While
the war has held up the project eom-S
mittes members are hopeful OF fav-
orabls action
Georgetown IL the most favoreds
section Of the city from q commer-
sial standpoint and already has the
largest paper mill in the South IN :
addition to other big manufacturing
plants. It has deep water harbor fa-s
cilities, q railroad along the Lengths
Of the WharVes, and the Chesapeake :
and Ohio canal tapping all Of the ter
rttory between Warrington and Cum
bsrland.
For nearly \ century Georgetown 2
was the trade center of the District.
The harbor was full Of shipping and
business thrived. For years, however,
the csntury-old warehouses that :
stocked the products OF the. WeAt In.
dies trade, Jamaica rum and ginger.l
and even slaves, have stood idle The =
great coal docks likewise have fallen
into decay. - \
Officers OF the association hope to
restore this trade supremacy by
bringing in steamship and railroad
lines.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
GUS KARGER CALLED
ON TO MOURN MOTHER

Mrs. Therese Karger, mother OF
Gus Karker. chairman OF the stand
ing committee Of Washington CORE
spondents in Congress, died early this
morning at her home at Columbus,
Ohio, at the age of eighty-two years.
Her son, who is the Washington cor
respondent OF the Cincinnati Times
Star and member Of the board of
governors Of the National Press Club,
left Washington today to attend the
funeral.
Mrs. Karger had devoted many
years OF her life to kindly deeds
among the needy and distressed and
was held in affectionate regard
throughout the city where she had
lived so long.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
Teachers Are Not Of
Learned Profession,
Is Decision of Judge

SEATTLE, Sept. 4.-United
States District Judge Netsrer has
fIed a decision holding that
school teacher is not a member OF
a recognized learned profession,
and. II a foreigner. may be ex-
cluded from this country under
the immigration laws. According
TO Federal authorities here, the
decision will have q sweeping ef-
feet upon the practice OF import
ing aliens to teach foreign Ian
guGges to nGtive-born American
children OF foreign pGrsntage.
Judge Neterer's decision was
rendered in the case OF Kikuyi
Inouye. \ Japanese. who was de-
tsined by the immigration author
tiles at Seattle.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
FELLOW WORKERS HEAP
HONORS ON bob BARR

Bob" Barr, who yesterday piIoted
the Police Department base ball team
TO victory in its game with the Home
Defense League, today was the recipi-
ent OF an informal but none the less
enthusiastic reception rendered him
by fellow employees OF the District
engineer department in the office OF
the chief clerk, D. E. Garages.
AS a coach Barr is batting 900 In
the estimation OF the District fans.
Three of his teams have met with re-
cent successes, the Shriners, when
they defeated the Grotto by a score Of
o TO s, the Democrats of the House.
who humbled the Republicans by a
score of % TO 81, and the police team.
Barr was formerly a pitcher in
the National League. Jack Ryan, who
helped to coach the Home Defense
League. was his battery mate on the
Providence team OF the Eastern
League in the early 'e0's.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
UNIVERSAL DEMOCRACY
Is DEMAND OF LABOR

BOSTON, Sept. IA pledge that or.
Eanized labor will stand as . stons
wall back OF President Wilson and
Congress" was delivered by James
Duncan, vice president of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. and q men,
Der OF the American mission to Rus.
STA, in a Labor Day address on the
Boston Common.
Organized labor not only will pro-
tect the democracy OF our own eoun-
try" he said, but II demands. and
Is willing to night for II, that democ-
racy shall be extended to all the peo-
pies of civilized countries"
Duncan referred to his recent visit
to Russia and declared more than
OF the people of Russia
are gladly supporting the provisional
government. and will do their very
best"
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
CONGRESSMAN OPPOSE
NEGRO TROOPS IN SOUTH

Protest against the presence of Ohio
colored national gugrdsmen In the
camp at Montgomery. Ala, was lodged
with Secretary OF War Baker by Con-
gresham Dent OF Alabama today.
Congressman Pat Harrison OF MissIs-
sippi also protested against the send
ing of eolored soldiers to Hattiesburg,
his State
Fears of race riots and injury to
camp discipline were EXPRESSED by
Congressman Dent. who said he had
previously been assured by army Of
foials that no colored soldiers would
be sent to Montgomery.
The War Department has received
complaints that white soldiers will
not salute the eolored officers at ma
tional guard camps, and that as a
consequence bad blood has been stir
red up. Secretary Baker has refused
thus far, however. to change his plans
Of sending colored soldiers to both the
national guard and national army
camps.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
FATHER GOES TO
BEACH TO SEARCH
FOR DROWNED BOY

The body Of Francis Raymond
King, seventeen years old, OF WASH
ington, who was drowned at Ocean
City, Nd, yesterday. has not been re-
covered, according to information re-
esived by the boys parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A King, who live at 3o2
South Carolina avenue southeast.
Mr.. King left Washington early
this morning for Ocean City to con-
duct the search for his sons body
personally.
Drowned While Bathing.
Mrs. King stated this morning that
the only word she had received con-
corning the death of her boy was a
Telegram yesterday afternoon. which
announced that he had been drowned
while in bathing. The telegram was
from Harry King, brother Of the
drowned youth.
The two King boys had been spend
ing the summer at Ocean City. They
were to have returned today.
According to dispatches received
here from Ocean City, a heavy sea
was running at the beach yesterday,
and few swimmers ventured in be-
cause Of the strong undertow. Frank
was one Of these, and although those
who saw the drowning heard him
scream, and saw him throw UP his
arms, he was swept away before aid
could reach him.
The father OF the drowned boy is
= musician in the Marine Band.
An Accomplished Musician.
Francis King had studied music
under Harry Wheaton Howard for
ten years, and was an accomplished
pianist. Both he and his brother,
Q violinIst, played last year at the
Marine Band Christmas entertain
ment They were both members OF
the Washington College Of Music
King graduated with honors ct the
Business High School last spring. He
had been employed by the Commerce
and Savings Bank. He was a mem
Der Of the Holy Name Society of ST.
Peters.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
WALL ST. MARKET
OIL STOCKS GAIN MARKEDLY
AS TRADING OPENS.
Defeat Of la Toilette Profit Taxing
Amendments Causes oaInS In All
Leading IndustrIaIs - Marines
Also Advance.

NEW YORK. Sept 4.-The defeat Of
the La Toilette amendments to the
revenue bill caused gains of from frae.
lions to more than point In the lead
ing industrials, at the opening OF the
stock market today.
Steel common opened with sales of
1900 shares and ranged between
I10x and III. against 1904 At the
close on Friday. Bethlehem Steel B
was up l point. at losk and the other
steel stocks showed an improvement
OF more than & point.
The copper stocks were strong. In
spiration advancing IN to So and
Utah point to s5h.
The Marine issues advanced frae-
tionally.
On vigorous buying, which followed
some recessions, the market became
strong. with prices Of many impor-
tAnt issues showing gains ranging
from l to 2 points.
Bethlehem Steel B moved up )
points to 10sK, and Atlantic Gulf and
West Indies, which sold early At S7A.
rose to l01h. s- T,T-
The steel shares a. q group fol-
lowed the lead OF Steel common. That
stock. after rsaeting to 110& from
its wide opening, moved up to 111n,
showing q gain OF 2 points over Fri
days close. Industrial Alcohol, Re-
public Iron and Steel and Crucibls
Steel also made gains Of over 2
points, and Baldwin Locomotive ad-
yanced an to COZ.
Missouri Pacific was prominent In
the railroad group, advancing II, TO
AMI
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
WALKS FROM FLORIDA
TO TEXAS TO ENLIST

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Sept A.
Grover c. Weems, twenty-one years
OF age. q member OF Company N,
Second Florida Regiment Of the Ma
tional Guard, has reached San Antonio
on foot, having walked all the way
from Miami, Fla, to get his fnal dis
charge from the guard ana Join the
regular army.
He walked, he said, because he
wanted to transfer to the regular
army, was broke, and could not ar
range for his final discharge from the
company without coming here.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
INVESTIGATE FATAL WRECK.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept THE
wreckIng Of . trolley car loaded with
passengers returning from shore re-
sorts, in which three persons were
killed near Derby. today resulted in
the arrest OF two employees of the
trolley line and an investigation OF
the wreck by Coroner Nix and the
public utilities commission The In
vestiEation is being conducted behind
closed doors.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
President EnVies
Men In Draft

President Wilson feels genuine
envy" for the drafted men who
will go overseas to fight freedoms
battles
Il should like to be with them
on the fields and in the trenches
where the real battle for the in
dependence Of the United States is
to be fought" he wrote in a letter
to Thomas L. Chadbourne. jr..
member OF the mayors committee
OF national defense of New York
city.
Bid them Godspeed for me
from a very full heart" the Presi-
dent added.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
SALVATION ARMY PLANS
WAR RELIEF TAG DAY

Thursday is to be Tag Day for the
Salvation Army War Relief
The Salvation Army is doing SPLEEN
did work in France and needs funds
for further efforts The organization
now has COS officers and rs chaplains
with the allied forces. Twenty-Five
ambulsnces. 200 rest rooms, I45 huts,
and 81 hotels are operated by them.
The work of the Salvation Army In
cludes purchasing, equipping. man.
ming, and maintaining ambulances for
the front and buildings for the mo-
Utilization camps
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
BEGINS DIVORCE SUIT
AGAINST SALOON OWNER

Accusing her husband, Ernest w.
Shook, who. she says, earns $3.50 a
month from his saloon in Seventh
street, of brutal treatment, Mrs. Selma
Shook today began suit in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court for a limited di.
vorce and permanent alimony.
Attorney Albert D. Eshsr lie counsel
for Mrs. Shook.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
REICHMANN TESTFIES
BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE

Further testimony was taken to-
day before the Senate subcommittee
investigating the charges OF disloyal
utterances by Col Carl Reichmann.
Colonel Reichmann himself was be-
fore the subcommittee, and testified
further in his own defense.
The subcommittee IL nearly
through taking testimony. What
will be Its recommendation IL a mat
ter Of difference OF opinion.
There is possibility that the CON
hrmation Of the promotion OF Colonel
Reichmann to be brigadier general
will be recommended, with the further
recommendation that he serve in the
United States and not be sent abroad.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
ANTT-SUFFRAGISTS GIVE
OUT new ROOT DENIAL

The National Association OF Women
Opposed to Woman Suffrage made
public today a letter from EIIhu Root
denying he favors votes for women.
Regarding an alleged interview" he
said:
There never was any such inter
view. The article reporting it-com-
ing from what source do not know
was three-fourths false. / have not
at any time since my return from Rus
sia expressed my opinion about wom-
en- voting or hghtiug in Russia. 1t Is
none of my business. / have not
changed my opinion at all"
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 4-wheat-
quiet. No. . red. spot. $2.24. Re
ceipts, 100. see bushels; shipments,
21T,5T3 bushels
Corn-Firmer. Spot. mixed. S1.sO
bid. Receipts. 14.625 bushels: ship
ments, 5000 bushels.
Oats-Firm. No 3 white, new. CSC.
Receipts, 433, 2S7 bushels; shipments.
1902 bushels.
Rye-Firm- No. ? Western. export.
spot, S1.se. Receipts, 3.5IT bushels;
shipments, 1858 buhhels-
Hay-FIrm, unchanged
Flour-More active
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
HEAR JITNEURs TOMORROW.

The Public Utilities Commission
probably will take up for considera-
ton tomorrow the complaint recently
filed by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company regarding the oper-
alton OF Jltneys. Certain OF the jit-
neys. II was alleged. are falling to
keep to their prescribed routes and
are being operated in a reckless man.
ner. The question OF a readjustment
Of routes. II was said, will be consid-
cred.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
DANIELS NAMES HIS
EDITOR HIS SECRETARY

Edward z. Britton. editor of Jo-
sephus Daniels newspaper, the Ra-
leigh News and Observer, was today
appointed private secretary to the
Secretary OF the Navy. Britton sue
cseds Frank Smith, who resigned to
enter the export business In New
York.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
WANTS
INSURANCE LIMIT
RAISEDTOS10;0IOO

President Wilson In q letter to Rep-
resentative AdSmson, Georgia, ex.
pressed the hope that the limit for life
insurance available for officers and
men in the service should be increased
to $4,000. The letter followB::
May I not express to you and
through you to the Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce of
the House my sincere qualification ut
the favorable report the committee
has just made on the bill granting
family allowance, indemnitfes, and
life insurance for the officers and en-
listed men Of the army and navy;
and the hope that the proposed figure
may receive the prompt approval OF
the Congressf
Many Arguments for Bill
There are so many arguments for
the bill that do not know which to
put forward as the most imperative.
No doubt you have assembled them in
your own mind in their most effective
order. But what principally appeals
to me about the bill1s that II takes
into consideration the whole obliga.
tion OF the Government-the obliga-
lions Of Justice and humanity both
TO the soldier and to his family.
ut IL one OF the most admirable
pieces of legislation that has been
proposed in connection with the war.
and cannot too earnestly urge its
adoption.
Would Increase Limit.
81 am filled with regret that the
lfpit OF life insurance available to
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
SENATE REJECTS
PROFIT DRAFTERS'
COMPUTING PLAN

BY vote Of 10 to 81. the Senate to
day rejected the Hollis amendment to
the revenue bill to restore the method
of computing war pronts taxes by
taking the difference between normal
peace profits and total 1917 income.
Immediately after the Hollis amend
ment was beaten. the Senate rejected
Senator La FoIlette's amendment for
a 90 per cent tax on war PROFITS by a
vote Of is to 80.
Since the committee on August 20
introduced its amendment to increase
war. profits taxes by 350O,000,0o0, the
high tax advocates had fought for
one plan OF computing the tax, and
the low tax advocates for another.
Plans in Brief.
Here are the two plans in brief:
The wealth CONSUMPTION advocates,
aiming to levy taxes on war profits
only. compute these profits by aver
aging the profits of the pre-war years
Of 1911, 1912, and 1913, md subtract
ing this average from the net income
for 1871. The difference Is war profit,
or the amount subject TO taxation.
The Finance Committee would tax
all profits for 1917, except a specified
deduction-not more than 10 per cent
nor less than per cent of the actual
invested capital in any case.
1t was upon the words "actual in
vested capital" that the controversy
hung.
Senator Hollis, explaining what he
called the vital defect" in the com
mittee plan, said:
Offers n Loop Hole.
THE committee says its plans will
raise $3.50. O00. 900 more revenue than
the plan advocated by Senators John
son and Borah and others. It may, IL
the Government can get II.
But the committees provision
gives every great corporation in the
land a loop hole through which to
escape payment OF taxes on huge
sums. Actual invested capital, they
say, but they know that IL a corpora.
ton were to present an inflated CAPT.
talization hgure nobody could dis
pute #"
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
TOpANs SALES.
wa.hInEton aas gs. sBooa1ooli.

Washington Gas SIS. f500910oLs.
Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat SIS, Sl.0o091O5.
Potomac cons. SIS. Sl.0o0694. $1,000
GoL
American Graphophone SIS. 5000
100.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 367s, 1067TK.
Arlington Insurance. 259e. 1905.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PRODUCE MARKET.

Ths following were ths prevailing pr5css al
the Municipal FaFmsrs' Producs kRrkst 10
day according TO the DEPARTMENT Of WsighfA.
Measures and Markets Of The District:
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
BUSINESS ON JUMP
IN FIFTH DISTRICT,
BOARD ANNOUNCES.

Business in general in the Fifth
Federal Reserve district. which in
cludes the District OF Columbia, Mary
land, and Virginia, is in highly salts
factory condition, according to the
monthly bulletin of the Federal Re-
serve Board.
"All business throughout the dis
trict is unusually active, particularly
for this time OF year, especially in
manufacturing lines. the bulletin
says. lt-continues:
PROFITS Bring Flood Of Capital.
THE conditions existing at the pres
ent time are 80 unusual aAd in their
effects present such widely diversified
features that # is difficult to make
either any sound comparison with the
past or a conservative estimate as to
the future trend. We can only take
conditions as we md them and live
from day to day. The imitation in
prices, in every direction, 10 reflected
In the increased amount Of capital
necessary to transact business, but
unprecedented profits in most lines
seem to have made this q matter OF
little moment General reports are
optimistic, and there are few discord.
ant notes.
THE selectIve draft and the neees-
sary preparations to take care OF the
men called to the colors have been
a most disturbing element in the labor
situation, which has been generally
disorganized, and complaints in re-
gard to IL are universal.
The work on the cantonments at
TnlnnakF, "
the naval base at Norfolk, Va. and
Government work contemplated at
Richmond have called for an unpre-
cedented volume Of labor
The Washington times., 1917-09-04

Very high wages are being paid,
the result being to take laborers
from manufacturers, industrial plants
Of all kinds, and from the farms.
Many complaints are heard of in
ability TO harvest the growing crops.
The large amounts paid out through
these laborers have been an artificial
stlmulant to trade. from which there
must necessarily be q decided re-
action.
Crops in this section are reported
unusually good. Wheat Is above the
average. corn Is said to be the best
ever raised in the district. tobacco
Is up to or above normal. and while
cotton Is below the average In output
the high prices will, so far as value
is concerned, more than offset the de-
cline in volume. Prices OF all these
crops are high. tobacco has already
commenced to move, and the demand
for currency in the interior 10 much
larger than usual.
The Washington times., 1917-09-04
Demands on Banks Heavy.

while financial demands for crop
raising have been unusually heavy,
and the demand for rediscounts above
the normal many banks still report
a surplus OF funds, and the general
demands OF the district have been
handled without any strain
while a considerable amount OF
the late payments against Liberty
bonds have been redistributed among
depositaries in the district, all calls
made by the Government have been
promptly met, and the subscriptions
Of the district to the last issue OF
Treasury certificates was not allotted
in full. butt scaled on account of the
general oversubscription to them.
There seems to be q conservative
realization of the fact that we are liv-
ing and doing business in unusual
times and under unusual conditions,
from which there must be q return to
more conservative level, and this
leads to the hope, II not to the expec-
tation, that when this return takes
place we shall be able to accomplish
II without serious dislocAtion of busi-
ness"