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The Dickinson press., 1917-11-24

ss Mrs. j. w. Reed and little daugh-
ter, Helen, left on Wednesday for La
Moure, where Mrs. Reed was called
due to the illness Of her mother, Mrs.
A. M. Cruden. The length Of their
absence is indefinite.
The Dickinson press., 1917-11-24
FOR SWEET CHARITY

The Bachelor Club will hold meet
ing Friday evening for the purpose Of
voting on the project of giving a
dance early in December, the pro-
ceeds of which will be given to
charity.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
COAL FAMINE DUE
TO CAR SHORTAGE
SAY MINE OWNERS

Declaring that the nation is facing
a dire coal famine and that the peo-
pie will suffer and the wheels of in
dustry be stopped unless the situa-
tion is met. the National Coal Asso-
citation issued a statement today put
ting the blame on the railroads.
The association paints a picture OF
industrial stagnation and declares
that 1t is near at hand unless speedy
action is taken.
After reciting that in Justice to the
bituminous operators representing a
production of 30O.OOO 900 tons a year
the full facts should be stated, the
association in its public statement
says among other things:
The shortage of coal existing in
certain sections at the present time,
and inability OF large bituminous
coal mines adjacent to those sections
to relieve the situation by pouring
into the suffering communities a full
supply of coal, is due wholly to the
inability OF the railroads to furnish
the coal mines with sufficient cars TO
transport their product"
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
URGE Use OF PRISON
LABOR IN WAR WORK

The use of prison labor on war
work is today being advocated in
many quarters, following the discus
sion OF this problem at a dinner
given in honor OF Gov. Samuel W.
Mccall of Massachusetts, at the New
willard last night. This plan, which
has the backing OF the American
Federation OF Labor and Of the War
and Navy Departments. would add
about 10000 men to the Industrial
forces of the country.
The discussion was based on the
bill introduced In the Senate last
week by Senator Hoke Smith OF Geor-
gia, and in the House yesterday by
Representative Charles F. Booher OF
Missouri The dinner was given to
Governor Mccall by Adolph Levi
sohn, president OF the national COM
mittee on prisons and prison labor.
and was the twenty-second annual
dinner that has been given either
by Mr.. Lewisohn to Governor Mccall
or by Governor Mccall to Mr.. Levi
Sohn-
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
CONGRESS INQUIRY
WILL DELVE into
D. c. COAL STATUS
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page.)
has not. however. disturbed existing
contracts that were not affected by
the Presidents price fixing proclama-
tion. Free coal Is coal that is not
under contract for delivery. As, fast
as contracts expire, there is avilable
an increasing supply of free coal.
The program OF the committee on
manufacture may be announced fol-
lowing the meeting today. called for
the purpose Of mapping course OF
procedure.
to put the distribution burden up to
the railroads.
Coal receipts in Washington for the
twenty-four hours from Z a. m. Mon
day to a m. Tuesday were twenty
nine cars of anthracite, 1,341 tons,
and forty-eight cars OF bituminous,
2,401 tons. Federal Fuel Admins
traitor John L. Weaver says that 2, 400
tons of anthracite are needed each
day to care for household require
ments here.
Figures compiled by the Anthracite
Bureau OF Information at Philadel-
phia show that there was a record
production OF anthracite coal in the
month of November. The produc-
ton figure for the month IL 6,545, 313
tons, an increase of 552. 316 tons over
November, 1916. Total production
for the first eleven months of the
year is 10000, 900 tons greater than
that for last year. The figures are.
1916. 61.T93.617. and 71.434,3eO tons
this year.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
lucent milk
MADE REALITY
BYCO-OPERATION

+: Members of the Wilson Normal
fommunity Association Buying Club
Ire today the benehciaries OF four
tistinct reforms in milk buying, COM
BASED through a contract with a
washington dairy for 200 quarts OF
knink a day which will be sold to
Them at L. cents a quart. 1t is hoped
that this price soon will be reduced.
! Announcement of the contract with
he dairy, which paves the way for
buying by the associa-
zion, was made last evening at a
meeting OF the associations members,
keld in the Wilson Normal School.
pr. Henry Z. Jackson, Of the Board
Of Education and chairman of the
Committee on buying, reported the
transaction.
Some Of the BenentH.
/ The quartet OF reforms" which 200
enrolled members of the association
! viIl avail themselves OF in future
tre:
One milkman to serve one territory,
bot dozen
Payment for milk in advance.
Z Payment for bottles broken.
: Milk purchased in quarts only
Z Deliveries will begin the last week
bf the month the exact date OF which
has not yet been set.
THE method adopted" said DR..
Jackson today. as really nothing but
I IN attempt to eliminate waste motions
in the distribution of foods, thus
saving the consumers, dealers and
Producers all that Is now lost through
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
D. c. Weddings In Social
Circles Increase By IS,
Years Register DisclOses

War has proved a great stimu-
lus to matrimony in Washington
and other American cities. accord
TO figures made public today in
the 1918 Social Register.
An increase Of 200 per cent in
the number of marriages rs the
record that is held by Seattle.
Washington and Pittsburgh tie
for second place with an increase
Of 90 per cent. Philadelphia
shows 40 per cent and New York
80 1-3 per cent gain.
The 1918 Social Register shows
for Washington that 2O2 persons
married during the last year, COM
pared with 127 for the year pre-
vious. It also notes the deaths of
As women and 81 men, as COM
pared with that of "a women and
4s men the previous year
This years Register indicates a
large influx Of families from other
cities who have taken houses here
for the winter. A large number
of foreigners is also listed.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
WALL ST. MARKET
STOCKS UNDER PRESSURE
AT OPENING
Pacific Shows An Over
night Loss Of one-half Point,
While American Tobacco Shows
Considerable Strength, Advancing
One and FIve-eIahths.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-Stocks con-
tinued under pressure this morning,
the market opening weak.
Canadian Pacific showed an over
night loss OF u point at 127B; Erie
yielded g at 14h, and New Haven
dropped 4 at IS. Crucible sold at
49h, off u; and Bethlehem B., TN.
American Tobacco. however, show
ed considerable strength. advancing
1 y points to 133h.
Marine preferred was off 4 at
ie0&. United States Steel opened
1000 shares at s4h to SAY, off q
to u.
Motors, tobecsos, and coal Issuea
were the only stocks able to with
stand the slaughter OF prices in early
afternoon trading. Rails and the gen.
eral list sunk away with many low
records for the year. Marine prefer
red yielded 4 points. to s21a. Steel
common made q new low for the year,
at say.
Among the rails Union Pacific,
Great Northern preferred Rock Island
8 per cent preferred, Rock Island
per cent preferred, Southern Railway
common, Canadian Pacific, and st.
Paul preferred sank to new low levels.
Yesterday
Coaa HI0h Tn- C1o.a
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
War Widows Of 1872
Sill on Pension Roll
Number Over Hundred

One hundred and nine widows
Of soldiers OF the war Of 1872
were surviving and still on the
pension rolls Of the United States
at the end OF the last fiscal year,
according to the annual report Of
Secretary OF the Interior Lane,
made public today.
There were also on the rolls
Ss4 actual survivors OF the war
with Mexico. and 3,422 widows OF
this war.
There were s2o.220 veterans Of
the civil war on the rolls at the
end OF the year. The decrease
deaths-during the year numbered
1922.
In all there were 6T3,1I1 on he
pension rolls at the end Of the
year, . decrease OF 36.4eI.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
FINANCIAL
Ann-n nan~
OAW BLING
PERsoNAL-

Il WIN b imposSfbls for tn uuhiic
% comprehend thu dfflculfial I have
hborod under IN tiis silver canpalEn-
Lns snagl and tangies from start
A. arst rsadlng many pspsrs ana
olnciAl1 missed my main polnt-pafrf-
opHm ana aid 70 LlberfyB. Hoxt-afd
20 TIE country investors m protect
ne them from being loaded with groas-
MATED stocirl, At prices about %
D cut BY two and four.
ANY OF the press refused to pub
nnn, otherB dropped cut hars amer tn
serting part Of the ssrfes A strong
snort has been made to keep my story
from the people.
I refused to hack down. aftsr . tu.sis
tnsy are coming back 10 ny wilton
nsessslty to wake The nation to real
Ny big advs-tIssment to stock a.
ehange members yesterday was rsfulsa
N many parts Of the country, thlra-
fore No. 5, 8 must Be delayed 70 pub
hsn y agAin To-Day eyeryWhers-
The eject Of Il yesterday, even "A
IL limited appearance, was as pre-
dlcted. 90 many brokers Guessed tn
name correctly that the stock sfarf.d
with 4 ruah At = and went 70 u5o.
closed At that bid. Il took nalsI a
- 49, snare; to bold { ron 6rsakins
variable con1idsring prices cranhed n
ye1terdAyl gunerai market a. fore
castoo. The price VII b held under
To-Day and tomorow, When No.
give9 TIE stock's name, that Il, n the
onering o. what Il left Of ths loo,oo0
snAres At bedrock 8 to 3 prize can
hold IL A evidence Of the lcEfti-
macy, soundneHs and gamble q this
silver stock-one Of the big and mott
eonservatfvo papers o. the country re-
4uged % publish yesterday until The
entire history. past AID present and
their experts analysis. than they wired
WIN 20 ahsad with advertising. ~
grSt cslay."
Thomas w. lawson
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
THE LOCAL MARKET
UTILITY BONDS IN GOOD
DEMAND TODAY
MsrsenthaIsr the Only Stock Trad
cd In, Five Shares Changing
Hands on Call At One Hundrsd
and Twenty-sv: and a half.

Utility bonds were In good demand
on the Washington Stock Exchange
today, but the entire list OF both
stocks and bonds were weak.
Aergenthaler was the only stock
issue traded In Five shares changed
hands on call at 125k, and after that
1244 was bid, with quotation lots
offered at 12s. After call Il sold
down to an even 126 in two saIss,
the nrst sale being two shares at .
auartor, and then ten shares at 125.
American 0raphophona 6's sold At
20, new low on call. Potomac Con-
soiidated b's brought o.. but the
power company Sc commanded par
on 1900 transaction. The demand
was light all along the line.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
FAULTY TRANSPORTATION
CRUx OF COAL SHORTAGE,
SAYS TRADE COMMISSION

Faulty rail transportation is still
the crux OF the serious coal situation.
The Federal Trade Commission be-
lieves there are enough coal cars in
the country, but that there are not
enough coal cars delivered to the
mines.
This is the timely feature OF the
commissions annual report, made TO
Congress today. In the report the
commission stresses what It told Con.
gress back in June. At that time II
predicted that unless the coal and rail-
road problems were solved just such a
critical situation as now confronts the
nation would develop.
1t is a fact, the commission reltera-
ted. that the capacity OF a mine for
production and the capacity of labor
is limited absolutely by the supply,
from day to day, OF coal cars.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
CLOSE UNUSED ROOMS
TO SAVE COAL SUPPLY

Just how to conserve" coal was
told to the members of the Park View
Citizens Association by John L.
Weaver, coal administrator for. the
District of Columbia at the regular
meeting OF the association last night.
'Cut of the heat from those rooms
that are not used" said Mr.. Weaver.
"and concentrate all in one room. Use
more wood. Reduce the Temperatures
in the homes. as IS degrees is just as
comfortable as IS degrees provided
there Is a certain amount OF moisture. ]"
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-Wheat. Arm;
No . red winter, 1924; No. 2 soft red,
222; receipts, 1882; shipments,
10000.
Corn-wanted new as to condition,
81. 40 TO $40; receipts, s,14s; ship
ments, 6,62S.
Oats-Firm: No. white, So =, sales;
receipts. 55,54S; shipments, 1914
Rye-QuIet: No. . western export
spot. 81. IS; receipts, 1855; shipments.
$4,000.
Hay-Firm: unchanged.
Elour-Good; demand nrmA
The Washington times., 1917-12-12

duplicate distribution. We have be-
gun with milk but are wokring out
new plans affecting the same saving
for other food products. The fact
that II saves money as wen as energy
is a natural sequence. Every section
in Washington can turn the same
trick as we intend to do and I hope
they'll follow suit"
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
ToDAYs SALES.

Potomac e Elsc- cOpa. ga =. %
American GrsphOphoas &c, t2oooos,
nergenthaier, bo1261s-
After sall--
:. Potomac Consolidated IS. $1,000
II Potomac Electric Power IS. 10000
Msrsenthalsr. a012sX. 1O612s.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
CHICAGO MARKET.

Furnished the washington Tines ~ n. L.
Carpenter . Co., New York Branch ot1eA
woodward bldg. Hsrbsrt H Brown. man.
Open High. Low. Close.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
COTTON MARKET.

Furnished The Washington Times by N. L.
Carpenter q Co.. New York. Branch ofncs.
Woodward bldg. Herbert b. Brown. man
sger.
New York
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
THE BONO MARKET.

Two o'clock prices furnishsd By W. u
HIbes a Co.. .nsnbSrs Of New TOEk stoeh
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
WHOLESALE MARKET.

Prevailing prices at the Farmers' Produce
narkst TO-DAY are a. follows: according to
he Department OF weiEhts, Measures. and
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
The Safest lnvestment.

A., 49, EAna e ~ aasrn.as auriaa e.
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61SfFirf a Columbia, o1n1litutO ''Ifis-oAIIS
- ananoial rssponsibniy e su1fvi1lAlS =
onFpornflcns eR thalr stAhilfy. We 0a -
- 01ah mvostmsntB b amsuntg Gom ~
-: sas Is s;.s .
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
CURB MARKET

Two o'clock prices furnished by W.
iibbs q Co.. members New York stock Ell
hAnEs. ,-, Bid. Ask
The Washington times., 1917-12-12
LOCAL BOND MARKET.
GAS BONDS
lBton Gas O's. VA
RAILROAD BONDS.

Cap. Tract R r. 1s.... e8M ..
Wash Ry. q Elec. Is ~ /
wash. Alex. q Mt. v. Sc -.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
COUNTY FURNISHES "a
ON FIRST DRAFT CALL
Number Will Be Increased When Cases
OF Exemption Are On-For
Second Call

The military draft exemption board
for Anne Arundel county this morn
ing filed with the division exemption
board a certification of "a names OF
men between the ages of l and 81
who were accepted by them, following
the prescribed examinations. These
were all who were found qualified out
of the first class OF 400 names, al
though the number will be increased
to some extent when the board takes
M the cases of a number of the young
conscripts who filed claims for ex-
emption from military service.
But it would appear that it will re-
ouire another full call of 400 men in
order TO secure the 200. the number
fixed as the county's quota on the
first call. The members of the board
have been at work night and day on
the draft and it presents a great
volume of tedious and exacting duties.
II is proposed. in making the second
call. to ask for so or 100 men at a
time. until the full 200 are obtained.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
DRAFTED men SOON
TO BE CALLED OUT
First 2, 100 OF State Must Prepare
For Call
TO ADMIRAL IN OCTOBER
Young COnscripis To Be Governed
Strictly By Military Regu-
lattons


Men drafted in Maryland soon will
be on the move
Two weeks from today. 2.100 Mary
landers between the ages of 21 and 81
years will be called out 10 the military
service of their country. These 2.100
will constitute about 30 per cent of
the 1906 young men of this State who
are to be designated members of the
national draft army A second 80 per
cent will be called out on September
10. and third 80 per cent on October
5. The remaining 10 per cent will not
quit civilian life until some time in
October.
The 2.l00 who are to quit their
desks, offices. factories. street cars,
automobiles. baseball diamonds. and
other places and means of employ
ment will soon be telling their bosses
that they are going to leave for a
long. long time. Big times are ahead
in the way of positions for girls.
young women and those men who are
over military age.
1t is expected that word will come
from Washington within the next
week notifying the 2.100 who are to be
first sent away of their assignment.
Such measures will be taken as soon
as the district appeal boards fix up
the drafted lists and send word to
Washington that all is ready The
local draft boards are TO inform each
drafted man that he must hold him
seld in readiness for the call. The
lists of those in the first quota are to
be posted in public places and are to
be published in the newspapers and
other details will be sent Adjutant
General Warfield as soon as the draft
certifications in Maryland have been
completed.
Most of the preliminary work has
been done. The drafted men of the
first quota are TO report on Septem-
ber 4 to points designated through
out the State by the various local
draft boards AT these places pro-
sions are to be made by such boards
for the feeding and lodging of the
men. However, most of the difficulty
on this score will be obviated by Civ
ing most of the men, wherever it is
feasible, permission to eat and sleep
at home. They will be asked to keep
in touch with the local draft offices
and will not be obliged to assemble
there until a few hours before they
leave for the camp. They must, how
ever, report to these Offices some time
on September A.
Strict punishment will be meted out
to all who fail to appear at the
mobilization points or who are not at
| Camp Meade at the hour set on Sep
tember 5. Five alternates will be
named for each district group to take
the place of any last-minute slackers.
These alternates will not be drafted
unless there are vacancies. Proceed
ings, as against deserters, will be
taken against all those who fail to
answer the call When such slackers
are captured they will be sent to mill
| tary prisons, there to await trial
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
STORES CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON
During Funeral Memory Of Judge
Brashears Honored by Business
Men Of Annapolis

Recognizing that this city has lost
good man, an upright Judge, and
an honored Christian citizen, many of
the stores in Annapolis were closed
to business this afternoon during the
hour of the funeral.
This movement was started by the
Ridout Company. who took the mat
ter up with other local business firms,
and they Immediately acquiesced in
the movement to show this mark OF
respect to this good man and just
Judge, the late James r. Brashears.
Other stores closed during Judge
Brashears' funeral besides Ridout
Company, were Rogers Co, Jones
& Franklin, the Holidayoke Co.
Gottlieb, wm. H. Thomas & Co,
Strange & White, Charles G. Field
meyer, Miss Florence Woolley. w. F.
Childs & Son, Edward Jewell. Frank
A. Munroe. Globe Furniture Co. Isaac
Benesch & Sons. Joseph Lipman, L.
H. REIN Co, McCready Co. Aaron L.
Goodman, R. E. Strange & Sons
George Jones. Mrs ]. NJ. Strange, M
Boessel. Brooks & Barton. T. Chattle
Hopkins, A. & p. Tea Co, and r. l.
Moss.
All merchants approached on the
matter of closing their stores during
the funeral of Judge Brashears read
ily ac0uiesced.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
MEXICO MAY GET
AMERICAN LOAN.

After more than two years of plead
ing for financial assistance the Mex
lean government has been assured
that American money can be obtain
ed 1t was learned recently that the
American government has finally con
veyed the intimation TO American
bankers that its faith in the Carranza
government has grown TO the extent
that # feels justified in extending
moral Endorsement of a loan.
Officials of the Mexican government
have denied that any direct effort
has been made to obtain a loan in the
United States, but American bankers
nave been approached repeatedly
with the suggestion that they finance
the new government in that country.
The American bankers never were
ayerse 10 placing money in Mexico If
assurance Of some sort could be had
from the State Department that their
investment would be safeguarded.
Mexico will try to obtain al least
S250000,00O. The Mexican Congress
authorized the floating of a $780, O.OOO.-
900 loan
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
o. FIRE ENGINE STOOD
A PRETTY GOOD TEST
Action Was Taken In Case OF Need
While Automobile Apparatus Is
Out OF Commission.

Although continued appeals have
been made during the past week for
all householders to be as sparing as
possible in the consumption of water
in order to avoid probable shortage
in the event that a long dry spell
should come, yet the old steam fire
engine of the City Fire Department
was brought out and for Is minutes
or more pumped a steady stream OF
water over the bed of Gloucester
street. between Market and Conduit
streets. causing many persons to
make adverse comments.
But it developed that the engine
was being given a thorough test, to
determine its availability for use in
the event of confiagration while
the automobile engine is out of COM
mission. The big apparatus has been
in rather bad shape for some time
The test of the old steamer establish
ed her to be in fair condition. But
an Objectionable feature was that the
engine was stationed close to the
north curb at the intersection of Con-
duit and Gloucester streets. and the
sparks issuing from the smoke stack
were driven hither and thither by a
shifty wind. and passersby we're kept
constantly dodging them for fear OF
being burned A spark did fall on the
shoulder of one little boy, burned
through his shirt and scorched the
skin.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-21
THE PATRIOT GIRL
UNIQUE PL Y THURSDAY
At St Johns College Gymnasium In
Connection With "The Fairies
ChiId-Patriotism Illustrated

A striking feature of the entertain
ment TO be given at St Johns Gym
nasium on Thursday night, August
%. for the benefit of the Red Cross,
is beautiful and unique little play
entitled the Patriot Girl appealing
especially to every American in these
stirring times of war There is dis
tinct flavor. too. of the delightful
spirit of Gilbert and Sulivan's writ
ings.
An up-to-date, goth century New
York girl visits for the first time the
Colonial home of her ancestors in
Boston She arrives unknown TO
herself) on the night of the annivers-
airy of an incident occurring in the
lifetime of her ancestors during the
Revolutionary War. and which has
come down as glory to the family,
through successive generations. AS
the witching hour strikes the old
portraits step out from their frames
on the wall, and reincarnated, act out
again. before the eyes of their aston
ished descendant, the thrilling epi
sode which had made them famous.
The contrast between the ultra mod
ern ideas and slang of the 20th cen
tury and the prim preciseness of the
18th century, as acted out, suggests,
as has been said, some of Gilbert and
Sullivan's best work.
Go and see this charming play-see
some of our own soldier boys drawn
up in line to salute the flag at the
end, and help the Red Cross.
The Naval Academy Band will fur
nish music. Tickets are on sale at t.
Kent Green's drug store, and the
Globe Furniture Company on West
street
Dancing after the play will be ten
cents extra.
delightful evenings entertain
ment for the benefit of the Red Cross.