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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
Is LARGEST
GAME PRESERVE IN WEST

While as the years have passed we
have been modcstiy developing the
superb scenic possibilities Of the yell
!owstone. nature has made of it the
largest and most populous game pro-
serve In the Western Hemisphere. Its
great size, its altitude, its vast wilder
ncsscs. Its plentiful waters its favor
able conformation of rugged mountain
and sheltered valley. and the nearly
perfect protection afforded by the
policy and the scientific care of the
government have made this park. since
its inauguration in 1872. the natural
and inevitable center Of game con-
servation for this nation There Is
something OF Significance in this. 1t is
the destiny Of the national parks, if
wisely controlled, to become the public
laboratories to the city and State pre-
serves. rs is now being done with the
elk of the Yellowstone which arc too
abundant. and may sc done later with
! the antelope.
| IL Congress Will but make the funds
available for The construction Of roads
! over which automobiles NAV travel
! with safety dor all the parks arc no,v
! open TO motors) and for trails to hunt
/ out the hidden places Of beauty and
| dignity. we may expect that year nv
year these parks will become a more
precious possession OF the people. hold
ing them to the Iurther discovery OF
America and mailing them still prouder
Of it's resoCrces, ehthetic as well rs
material.
This nation is richer in natural
scenery of the first order than any
other nation; but IL does not know il.
1t possesscs an empire OF grandeur and
beauty which IT scarcely has heard OF.
II owns the most inspiring Fairgrounds
and the best equipped nature schools
In the world. and Is scrcncly ignorant
Of the fact. In Its national parks i,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
SEEING AMERICA
PATRIOTIC DUTY

Continued From First Page.o
should not make its public health and
scenic domain as. available toNail its
citizens rs Switzerland and Italy make
theirs. The aim is to open them thor
ouEhly by road and trail and give ac-
cess and accommodation to every de-
gree of income In this belief an effort
rs making this year as never before to
outfit the parks with new hotels which
should make the visitor desire to linEer
rather than hasten on his Journey
one hotel was built last year on Lake
McDermott. in Glacier Park one is
now building OH the shoulder of Mount
Rainier in Paradise Valley. another in
the Valley of the Yosemite with an
annex high overhead on Glacier Point,
while more modest lodges are to be
dotted about I'm the obscurer spots to
make accessible the rarcr beauties of
the inner Yosemite. For. with the new
Tioga Road, which. through the gem
crosby OF stephen T. Mather and "a
few others. the government has ac-
Quircd, there is TO he revealed A new
Yosemite which only John Muir and
others OF similar bent have seen. This
is n Yosemite far different from the
quiet. Incompatible valley. 1t is a
land OF forests, snow, and glaciers.
From Mount Lyell one looks. as from
an island, upon tumbicd sea of
snowy peaks. It's lakes, many Of which
have never been hshed, are alive with
trout. And through ii foams the Tue
lumne River. water spectacle dcs-
tined TO world celebrity. Meeting OBJ.
structions in its slanting rush, the
water now and again rises pcrpen-
dicuiarly, forming upright foaming
arcs sometimes fifty feet in height.
These water wheels" n dozen or more
in number soon will be made accessible
by trail
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN
on TOP OF THE WOUID

on the top OF the divide, from the
cn'mhcy we assembled, we could sec
panty game trail running along for
TWO miles on one side the prccipicc
dropped down abruptly more than 900
rect On the other side in the northern
hoiio" OF the curve described by the
ridsc' was a high glacier, mostly snow
covered. with the snow coming up in
places TO the very ridge itself. The
Hdsc was perhaps thirty feet wide,
ana the game trail ran right along
'he Mode OF IL ~ the farther end Il
ascehded considerable summit, and
was dispersed in many very faint
trails which led out and down upon
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
COMMON LAW WIFE LEGAL
Court of Appeals Decision Affects
Many New Workers.

ALBANY, Feb. 2s.-Common law
marriages, thousands OF which have
been contracted in this State since
1907, when the statutory prohibition
against them was erased from the
domestic relations law, are validated
by a decision of the court OF appeals.
This sanction OF unions entered in
to without formal ceremony arose
from a workmen's compensation case
in which $6.92 a week was awarded
widow for the maintenance Of her
self and her children.
The insurance carrier objected to
the award on the ground that the
woman, Anna Zeigler, was the com
mon law wife of John Zeigler, for
whose death the compensation was
awarded. The court Of appeals sus-
tanned the award, at the same time
giving its verdict upon common law
marriages.
The decision IegitimatiIes the off
spring of common law marriages con-
tracted since 1907, vesting them with
property rights. II sanctions unions
which otherwise would have been de-
fective through honest mistakes Of
either of the contracting parties. 1t
cures the defects In marriages per-
formed by aldermen since May II,
last, when a prohibition against aid
ermanic marriages was inserted in
the domestic relations law.
With respect TO this latter PROPOSE
tion IL has been estimated that at
least 400 marriages have been per-
formed by aldermen In New York city.
YonlSers. and surrounding metropoli-
Tan territory since the enactment Of
May IL last.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
BRITISH ON HEELS OF TURK
Engage Refreshing Foe on Three
Sides Beyond kut.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-British forces
are giving the retreating Turks be-
yond Kut-El-Amara no chance to re-
form their columns. The pursuit Is
and the retreating enemy
forces are being engaged on three
sides.
An official Mesopotamian statement
revealed this additional chapter to
British successes along the Tigris to-
day.
pursuit OF the enemy Is being
steadily maintaihed," the statement
said. "On Monday our troops were
engaging the enemy from three sides.
Thirty miles west northwest OF Kut
the enemy abandoned quantities OF
equipment and stores. The total of
those taken prisoner on Saturday has
reached $50. The enemy threw their
guns into the Tigris river, including
four 5.9-inch howitzers.
The British gunboat FREELY lost in
the retreat from Ctesiphon was re-
captured" the statement continued.
"Also one Turkish ship which was
captured and one destroyed. Mon
days prisoners total up to the present
161."
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Wall street Want. Action.

Wall Street is not anxious for war,
but 1t feels that conditions are max
ing for the entrance of the United
States into hostilitIes with Germany,
and accordingly it believes that side
STEPPING the fact is only adding to
the restrictions placed upon business
by the international muddle, while il
is not insuring the country against
an ultimate clash NDf arms. At least
the attitude OF the Street yesterday
may be summarized along these lines.
New York bankers are becoming i'm
patient over the check to financial
operations. They doSnot know which
way to turn, what course to follow,
what advice to give to their clients.
They argue that anything Is better
than uncertainty. They appear to be-
IIeve that war must come II the
Administration stands by its words
in the many notes to Germany, and
they are prepared to adjust their at
fairs to a war basis and to provide
the money which the Administration
will need when the great step Is
taken. The financial trenches are
ready.
Railroads Held Responsible.
Transportation rather than produce
ton has cracked under the strain,
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Elgin print. Sc: Elgin. &C: pro-
cess. S5d3sc; store packed. 2sa3oo.
EGGS-Nearby, sc; Southern, &c.
CHEESE-Nsw York State. factory. new.
2o621c.
PoULTRY-Live hens, per ID, 1s9lsc; roos-
tiers. per h., lac; turkeys, per ID, 81 q 2sc:
spring chickens. per H., a42c; ducks, per
h.. 2od22c; geese. per h., 1s6lsc: keats.
young. each, to4t5c.
DRESSED PoULTRT-Hens, choice, Per
h.. &c: chickens, per h.. 2s42Sc: turkeys,
per h.. ESQ 30c; ducks. per h., 20ci zoos
ters per H.. Ic: geese, B6eoc.
GREEN FRUTTS-Apples, new, per bbl.,
$4,000 $50: per box. si.oo62.5O; California
$50 per boz: lemons, per box, poo94.oo:
ETABLEsLPotatoes, Mccormick, PER
Dbl. T.o0d7.50; Western, per "a bu. sack
II, yOas %; sweet potatoes. 50. 0oa5 Is: string
beans per basket, s.. SCOT 50: peppers per crate,
81 SOFA 80: carrots, per box, n.S31.5o; okra,
per crate, 81 50dI0o: radishes, per 100. 500
% 90; cucumbers basket. t2.5ods.oo: onions.
per 100 ID. sack 81 Odi2.oo; egg plant, s5.5od
so per crate: cabbage, 5000 per 100 lbs:
beets, per bunch, ease; celery, per doz., $50
fi.Oo; romaine. lettuce. tl.oo6ib0 per bas-
fet; lettuce, 81 .0od4.Oo per basket: Gran
berries. per Dbl; 81 0od5.0o: per box, 1850
90: SQUASH, Florida. g .0od2.50 per basket,
81 bOa7 % per crate: Florida tomatoes. 81 500
a5O per crate: caulihower. California. 81 006
4 90 per crate; celery, Florida, per crate. 500
a. Is; California. ts.ood6 $50 per crate: new
beets 81 501a 90 per crate.
DRESSED MEATS-Pork. Emall to medium,
ID, i56I5Ilc; heavy. H., ltc.
LIVE STOCK-Calvss.t l7hd13c.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
HAIG'S MEN CLOSEN
ON BAPAUME GOAL
British PIow Through Sea of
Mud Toward Objective in
North France.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Field Marshal
Haig's troops are closing in on
Bapaume. They are less than two
miles distant today. The German
fire has apparently slowed down con-
siderably and dispatches from the
front indicated the strong resistance
was now being encountered In the
forward sweep OF the British troops.
The ground is g sea of mud from
the thaws OF recent weeks and
stretching across this ocean Of slime
are criss-crossed miles upon miles Of
barbed wire. Apparently the Ger
mans counted on this slippery foot
ing, and the barbed wire obstacles
greatly to hamper the British adj
vance after their retreat.
Patrols increasingly feeling out"
the ground in advance have not yet
found Indications OF the line selected
by the Germans in their retreat for
the next stand.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
SAYS ALLIES WANT
U. S. ON THEIR SIDE
Senator-eIect Hale Returns
From Trip Abroad to
Study Conditions.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-"The allies
want US in the war; Lloyd-George
wants us in the war; Premier BRAND
wants us in the war;" was the word
brought to the United States today
from Europe by Col. Frederick Hale,
Senator-eIect from Maine, who arrived
aboard the American liner Finland.
Hale has been abroad several
months studying war conditions be-
fore taking his seat in the next Con-
gress.
The Finland was taken to her pier
alongside the other American liners.
The entire passenger feet of the line
is in New York harbor today for the
first time.
DR.. Henry Van Dyck. former Amer
lean minister to Holland, was not
aboard the ship as had been reported.
Passengers said DR.. Van Dyck had
gone to Corruna, Spain, to join Am
bassador Gerard and would come
home with him.
81 had q talk with I.loyd-George be-
fore / left England" Hale said. 81
also talked with Premier BRAND, OF
France, and other officials closely in
touch with the conduct of the war.
Without exception they are elated at
the step which sent Count Won Berns-
torff back to Germany. and believe the
next move will carry the United
States into the war on the side of the
allies"
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
USES BULLET AS HINT
Boy Shoots Woman As Suggestion
for Her to Go Home Earlier.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-Lloyd White,
OF West Point Pleasant, N. J., was
held in 1000 bail there because OF
a pointed hint on etiquette he is said
to have administered to Miss Lillian
Taylor. of the same town. on Mon
day night. Miss Taylor carries the
hint in her right hip. It Is q bullet.
She was accustomed to call at the
home of Mrs. Randolph Hulse. When
ever she remained until after dark
1t fell to the lot OF Lloyd to escort
her home. She made her usual call
on Monday night. Lloyd failed to
appear and she started home alone.
She was shot from ambush.
The youth did not deny the shoot
ing. but said that he did not mean
to hit her. The shot was intended as
a hint to her to go home before dark,
he explained. He is eighteen years
old, and Miss Taylor Is thirty.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
AUSTRIA MAKES DENIAL
Informs PenfieId U-Boat Which
Sank Law Was Not Hers.

Austria has officially denied that
one of her submarines sank the
American schooner Lyman H. Law,
Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna,
cabled the State Department today.
The captain of the Law. in report
ing the sinking. explained that the
submarine bore neither flag nor
number.
This fact. coupled with the fact
that the attack occurred in the Medi-
terranean. led to official belief that
the warship was Austrian, and was
looked upon as a grave complication
of Austrian American relations.
The message to the State Depart
ment today. while relieving somewhat
Austrian-American tension, tended
to tighten the German American
strain, since. it is believed. II the at
lacking submarine WAS not Austrian
II probably was German.
The Laws captain. IL was remem-
bered today, reported that several OF
the submarines crew were Germans.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
PAIR BREAK BONES.

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 2s.-The coinei-
dences which so strangely parallel the
lives OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Barnes,
of Homers Gap, near here, extend even
to accidents. While he was attempt
ing to prevent his wife from falling
on the ice in front Of their home, they
both fell. He fractured his right arm
and she fractured her left hip. Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes were born on the
same day-January ., 1s52-in the
same house, a double dwelling. Each
was a twin, Mr.. Barnes having a twin
sister, and Mrs Barnes a twin brother.
They were married on their birth an
niverssry.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
TRADING PRACTICALLY AT A
STANDSTILL
Uncertainties in International
Situation Hold All SpecuIa-
tive Eedeavors in Check
Enough Short Lines Put Out
BY Bears to Give List Heavy
Appearance.

NSw YORK, Feb. 2S-The market
failed to move out Of its rut Of inertia
and inactivity with the progress OF the
session. Traders could find no news on
which TO sell stocks to any extent, while
on the other hand the uncertainties in
the situation held new speculative en-
deavors in check.
Just enough short lines were put out
by bearish operators to give the list
heavy appearance, but when any real
buying appeared quotations moved for
ward easily and market observers held
the list to be in strong technical po-
sition.
Sufficient confidence was lacking,
however, to take advantage of this
situation, and push stocks forward.
American Sugar Refining was weak
and . points or so lower owing TO
the labor troubles at the company's
plant. Lehigh Valley, Marine, Read
ing, Industrial Alcohol, and United
States Steel were among the more
active issues to disclose moderate
losses. Anaconda and Utah held
firm.
TOday's' Quotations.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
EFFECT OF CRISIS IS RE-
Elected HERE
Wall Street Slump Is Felt on
Washington Exchange -
Volume of Business Trans
acted Is Light-But Two Odd
Lot Stock Sales Recorded
Bond Sales Are Scattered.

Although trading on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange usually shows no
sympathy with slumps In Wall Street.
today's session indicated that local
investors also are somewhat hesitant
over the present International out
look. The volume of business trans
acted was very light, only two odd lot
stock sales being recorded and some
scattered bond sales.
Ten shares of Washington Gas
stock sold at T6, the same price at
which the stock sold yesterday. The
stock closed with TAX bid and with
the offering 75z, indicating that there
Is no demand for the stock at levels
prevailing during the past ten days.
The other stock sale was a ten share
lot Of Merchants Transfer and Stor-
age Company at par.
Bond sales included 81, 1000 Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company As
at son, and $500 BONO OF the same
company at S21s; a $500 Graphophone
LIST 5 at 1O2k, and a 1900 Riggs
Realty Qong) 8 per cent bond at 101.
This was the first sale OF a Riggs
Realty long bond for some time and
compares with 1921 at the last pre-
vious sale.
Directors of the American GRAPHIC
phone Company have declared the reg
ular quarterly dividend OF TX per
cent on the common stock of the
company, payable April 1 to stock Of
record March Is. This comes as a
disappointment to many local holders
of the stock who had expected that an
increase in the rate would be made
with the first quarterly distribution in
1917. Although earnings for the year
1916 have not been officially an
nounced II is understood from a re-
liable source that they were approx
mately 40 per cent.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
MAY Succeed ELLIOTT.

There are reasons to believe James
n. Hustis. now president and receiv-
,er of the Boston and Maine, is slated
to be ultimate successor OF Howard
Elliott as head OF the New Haven, &C.
cording to the Wall Street Journal.
Mr.. Elliott has done admirable work
in allaying antagonism and enlisting
financial and moral support for the
property. 1t is a question of whether
his physical condition can much long
err endure the strain of carrying all
financial and operating details, in
Guiding representations before legis-
latures, commissions, courts, and
other representatives of public inter
est
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Earned aa.I Per Cent.

Earnings of 36.1 per cent on the
common stock OF United States In.
dustrial Alcohol are shown in the
annual report of the company, just
made public. This figure is discount
ed by the appearance of accounts and
bills payable. as OF December 81, of
T,773,920. This situation is doubt
less due to the extensive capital i'm
provements which the company has
carried through in the last few
years in new plants, boats and acqui-
sition of subsidiary concerns from
which II gets its raw materials. Dur
ing the past year the board of direc-
tors have had under consideration
several plans OF financing for. the
permanent funding of these improve
ments, and the balance sheet at the
close Of the year indicates that some
action to this end Is desirable.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
NEWSFOR INVESTORS

Directors OF Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company have voted to retire
from earnings the $1600O,0OO two
year D per cent notes due March 1.
There will be no renewal, 1t is under
stood. These notes were issued March
/, 1915, to take over the holdings Of
the United Metals Selling Company,
the Greene-Cananea and Inspiration
Consolidated Copper stock owned by
the Amalgamated Copper Company,
and to furnish about 100000 cash
for improvements at the two Ana
conda copper treatment works in
Montana and the copper smelter at
Miami, Ariz.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2S.-wheat quiet
and steady. February, March, and
spot No. 2 red, $1.94%; nominal, No.
2 red, Western, spot. $1.97x, nominal.
Receipts, 1888 bushels; exports,
10000 bushels.
Corn quiet and steady. Spot mixed,
$1.14 nominal. No. yellow, S1.14;
cob corn, $3.50 per barrel Receipts,
1o0,1S1 bushels. Exports, POI 1886
bushels. Rye steady, No. Western
export, $1.57, asked $1.5s. Receipts
47,136 bushels. Exports, S6,346
bushels.
Hay, steady; No. ] Timothy, $500,
asked $3.50. No. 1 clover mixed SIS,
asked $3.50. Receipts 95 tons.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28

in the opinion of the Black Diamond,
in which coal men air their news
and views. Coal Is short at destina-
ton, although the mines can pro-
duce more than is needed" it says,
Food Is scarce in all cities, although
millions OF tons OF 1t are on the
farms. Indeed, everything Is scarce;
but in many cases factories are lay
ing off men for whom they can sup
ply no work. The shortage of things
Is at the market and not the point
of origin. This means that the
breakdown is a matter of transpor-
tation and not of production"
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Western Md. Ry. To Sell Bonds.

The management OF the Western
Maryland Railway Company is soon
to take steps to issue $4,000, 900 of its
s per cent refunding mortgage bonds,
as authorized by the board last week
This issue is part Of the $4,000 900
of bonds authorized in the recent re-
financing and concentration plan OF
the company. A large part of the
proceeds from their sale will be used
in retiring some outstanding notes
of the old company, while the re-
mainder will be used for general i'm
provement purposes.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Bethlehem Let subeontract..

According to gossip in munition
trade circles, Bethlehem Steers need
for the new financing recently accoms
plished by its $50.OO0.000 note issue
was due to the fact that 1t had let
subcontracts for the greater portion
of its Russian shell order, and that
the subcontractors had finished their
work in many cases and had to be
paid, this tying up an important part
of Bethlehem's cash
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
TODAYS SALES.

Washington Railway and Electric
fs s5ooGS2B, s1.ooo@sox. $1,000
@so%.
American Graphophone Sc, 5000
102k.
Riggs Realty SIS, long. $1,000
101.
Washington Gas, 10676.
Merchants Transfer and Storage.
10000.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
WHAT'S IN A NAME? TWINS.

CANTON, Pa, Feb. 2s.-Shake-
speare would have been tickled with
Union street. In this Union, too, there
seems to be strength, for the tenth
pair OF twins has been born on that
street during the last four years. So
subtle IL this thoroughfare 1t even
affects visitors, for the latest couple
to hold a double-header. at a chris
tening is Mr.. and Mrs. Judson, of
Cayuga, N. Y. They were visiting
relatives on Union street when the
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Steel Orders Lighter.

New steel orders in the current
month have been somewhat smaller
than reported in January. Poor trans
portation facilities, which have tied up
steel waiting for shipment. may result
in an increase in United States Steers
untitled tonnage. The Steel Corpora
ton has sufficient business on its
books to guarantee full operations
for the remainder of the year, and
Is not aggressive in soliciting new
business
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
20 SYNONYMS FOR GIRL
Speaker Names 'Em From Chicken
On Down to Skirt.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2s-How
many different names can you use
for "girl?" Oscar Hale, of the Curtis
Publishing Company, talking to the.
Sons of Delaware at their annual
ladies night" banquet at the Ritten-
house Hotel says twenty. Here's the
list: Chicken. lady-bird. queen,
beaut, pal, peach, baby, doll. fairy.
angel, honey-bunch. gazeIle, daisy,
squad, pippin, wren, dame, jane, and
skirt
Hale was bewailing the prevalent
and increasing popularity of slang
and pleading for an. effort to stop the
use Of IL.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
GOOD JUDGE.

Ethel was taken in to dinner by
that Western gentleman you intro
duced me TO. He was quite gallant
lite.
Her Friend-well, he should be a
good Judge on that point. dear: h
runs an ostrich farm in California
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
Kennecott Declare. Dividend.

Kennecott Copper Corporation has
declared a quarterly dividend of s1.5O
a share payable March 80 to stock OF
record March o. The corporation now
has on hand cash, copper, and secur-
tiles amounting to more than $685.
00O, 700. After the payment of the
dividend just declared the company
will still have a balance of approx
imately $21 ,O00, 900.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28

A dispatch from New York says
that a delegation OF attorneys repre-
senting railroad and sugar properties
in Cuba, in which American money
ID invested, are on their way to Wash
ington to request armed protection Of
the properties they represent. It Is
expected they will seek an audience
with the President late today or to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1917-02-28
AvIAToRs RAID sREsAcH.

day over the iron works at Brebach.
Germany, was announced by the
British admiralty today. There were
several important air encounters. the
statement said, in which one hostile
machine was destroyed