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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
UNDERWOOD MADE
GENERAL COUNSEL
OF SEABOARD LINE

BALTIMORE. Aug. 29.-Announce-
ment was made at the Baltimore Of
fee OF the Seaboard Aid Line Railway
Company today OF the election of f.
Marvin Underwood as general coun-
sci OF that company. Mr.. Underwood
retires from the position as assistant
attorney general for the United
States, which position he has held for
the past three and half years, to ac-
cept this position with the Seaboard.
While assistant attorney general
Mr.. Underwood had charge OF the
Adsmson law case. the constitution
ality OF which was tested and which
Mr.. Underwood won before the
Supreme Court.
Leigh r. ,yatts, whom Mr. Under
wood succeeds, some time ago re-
quested the Seaboard to relieve him
OF the duties Of general counsel, hav-
ing been associated with the Seaboard
for forty-three years.
Mr.. Underwood will assume the
position ofsgeneral counsel on Sep
TENDER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
Slav and Yankee
Seamen Battle
In Double Error

NEW YORK, Aug. GA squad
OF nifty Yankee sailors are under
their officers displeasure today
and all because they went over
the top" after some supposed Ger
mans. The top" in this case was
a waterfront fence. and the yer
mans comprised a crowd OF Rus
sian sailors.
When the Americans approached
the Slavs, the latter mistook them
for Germans, because they man.
ned E seized German ship and pro-
ceeded to defend the fence against
them. The Russian yells were
mistaken by the Yankees for Ger
man yells.
"Repulse the Germans" shouted
the SlavS.
Charge the Germans, beloved tn
Americans.
Shots rang out in the night.
Thirty police Joined the fracss.
The Americans swarmed over the
fence and put the Russians to
route. Later the Russians and
United States officers exchanged
apologies. and ten Slavs went to
the hospital. Five were arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
GARFIELD EXPECTS
TO FIX COAL PRICE
WITHIN FORTNIGHT

King Coal is upon the Official car
pet today.
Coal prices are under the examIna-
tion OF Dr. Harry Garfield, who has
been named by President Wilson to
TX a price on coal for the duration
of the war.
The frst step in the fixing OF the
coal price will be q thorough review
OF the results OF the Investigations
made into the anthracite and bitumi-
nous coal Industries by the Federal
Trade Commission. DR.. Garfield does
not intend to have any long-drawn-
out Investigations. but hopes 10 have
q retail price hxed on coal, as wen
as a wholesale price, within q fort
night at the least.
It is the opinion of the coal admin
lstration that the coal producers have
been given ample opportunity to pre-
sent their case to Administration Of
ficials, and there will be no general
conference OF coal producers called
The testimony taken in the coal hear
ings held by the Secretary OF the In
terror and the Secretary OF the Navy
will be used largely in determining
the price OF coal.
In instances where State commits
sions have made Investigations, this
evidence also will be used In the
case of the State OF Indiana, Il has
been found that State Investigation
found the cost Of coal production
much lower than that found by the
Federal Investigators. Every effort
will be made to sift all the evidence
and reach a price fair to both the pub
lie and the producer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
TopAYs SALES.

Washington Gas5's. S5OO41OO&.
After Call - Washington Gas,
1871.
American Graphophone SIS, 5000
100, S1O0aIOO. S1oOG10O..
Riggs National Bank, 106460.
Washington Gas SIS. S500Q1O1.
Capital Traction, 10ds1% Y, 229S1 y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
At CAPITAL MEN
LEAVE MEADE
NEXT WEDNESDAY

Although orders issued by Provost
Marshal General Crowder call for the
mobilization OF only l per cent OF
washinEton's drafted men at Camp
Meade. Admiral. Nd. on September 5.
Il was announced today by local draft
officials that per cent would he IN
der canvas that day. This means
that fOrty-seven men will cn;rain for
Admiral next Wednesda...
Edward Emery. desi., lated by the
central railroad commission to handle
the transportation arrangements in
connection with getting :he Washing
ton men TO camp. has reported to
AdJt. Gen. Daniel donovan and is
making plans for serding 40 per cent
OF the Districts quota to Admiral on
September 10.
1t was stated today that all ar
forty-seven men had been made at
the time the order decreasing the
number to ! per cent on September 3
was received. and that permission
had been obtained to allow the orig
inal plans to stand.
The forty-seven men will go to
camp from the following districts:
No. l, FIVE men: No. 2, five men; No.
3. four men; No. 4, four men; No. ).
five men: No. 6, five men; No. {, three
men: No. s, five men: No. o. four men;
No. 10. FIVE men; No. IL. two men.
The District appeal board met to-
day to consider a number OF appeals.
but in practically no instance was
the local board overruled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
KUHN OUTLINES
DUTIES TO AIDES
At CAMP MEADE

Maj. Gen. Joseph Z. Kuhn today
outlined their duties to 1900 officers,
recently graduated from Fort Myer,
Plattsburg. and Niagara, who are to
train the selective draft army at
Camp Meade.
Most OF the officers are from Penn
sylvania, for the keystone State is to
have 10000 men at Admiral. The
other officers are from Maryland and
Delaware. There are no officers from
the District OF Columbia.
A new silken American flag was
raised over General Kuhn's headquar-
tiers yesterday and will float there
until IT is carried to France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
FORMER U. S. EMPLOYE,
ALIEN SUSPECT, FREED

DR.. Henry Otto Sommer, formerly
Of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, who
was placed in the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital for observation on Aug
ust IL. was discharged early the next
day, having been detained in that in
stitution less than eighteen hours, 1t
became known today. He was easily
Identified and exonerated.
DR.. sommer was reported TO the
police by an army man while return
ing from Great Falls with his par
ents. While nearing the Aqueduct
bridge in Georgetown he was sus-
pected of having been a deserter from
the army, or an alien enemy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
THE LOCAL MARKET
SALES TODAY REPRESENT
ALL SECURITY CLASSES
Washington Gas Bond Sells Just
Above Pzr-Ten Shares Of Riggs
National Bank Stock Change
Hands at $3.50.

Sales at today's session Of the
Washington Stock Exchange repre-
Sented nearly every class Of security
from public utilities to American
Graphophone.
A $500 5 per cent Washington Gas
bond sold at = OF a point above par.
On the after call. Gas stock sold at
T3h. Three American Graphophone
8 per cent bonds sold at par.
Ten shares OF Riggs National Bank
stock changed hands at $500, while
second $500 8 per cent Washington
Gas bond brought 1o1. Capital Trac-
ton stock continued active. ten
shares bringing s1%. and twenty-five
S1x.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
WALL ST. MARKET
OVERNIGHT NEWS CAUSES
IRREGULAR OPENING
steeIs Strong on Covering BY
shorts-coppers Weak at First.
But Soon Are Quoted Upward
American Zinc Drops.

NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-Overnight
Washington dispatches caused an ir,
regular opening In the stock market
today, losses and gains being about
equal
The steel stocks were strong on Gov
ering by shorts. Steel common and
Bethlehem Steel B showing slight
fractional advances. Crucible opened
point up, at IN, and Baldwin ad-
yanced u, to 63Ia.
The copper issues were weak at the
start. Anaconda falling q. to T0b,
and Utah u, to 96I5. After the first
few sales, however. these stocks
gained strength. Anaconda selling at
Il u and Utah at 9S.
American Zinc was a weak feature,
selling at is. loss OF 3 points.
Although a number OF. Issues sus'
tained further sharp declines in the
late forenoon, the standard stocks
showed a stronger tone. Steel COM
mon went up to above no. after It
had reacted to 11s5. Bethlehem Steel
was also steadily held, ranging
around 100. yesterdays final price.
There was a good demand for the
railroad stocks.
Weakness was confined in the late
forenoon to specialties.
In the late afternoon many issues
made substantial net gains. Steel
common after selling down to lis u
advanced to 119%.
There was a two-point rally in
Texas Company to III and Interna-
tional Paper, which sold as low as
2Th, rallied to 29A. Bethlehem B
moved from 10T% to 109h.
Today's Quotations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
PRODUCE MARKET.

The following were the prevailing prices at
the Municipal Farmers Produce Market to-
day. according to the Department Of WeightA
Measures and Markets Of the District:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
WAR PROFITS TAXES
WILL Be BOOSTED
BY 498 MILLIONS

An increase OF S4os ,OO0. 900 in war
profits taxes has been decided on by
the Senate Finance Committee.
An amendment to the war revenue
bill. providing for this Increase, is to
be offered, probably today.
The committee made this conces.
sion to the Borah-Johnson group,
which is fighting to make swollen
war profits pay a bigger share OF the
nations war bill.
Under the proposed amendment, the
total sum to be raised from war
profits would be ,O6O.OOO.OO0. as
against 1867, OOO, 900 for which the bill
now provides. II amounts to a 40 per
cent instead OF the original 20 per
cent tax.
Wont PIncate SOutherners.
The committee today abandoned eff
forts TO placate Southern Democrats,
who have opposed the committees
plan OF figuring war profits on a pre-
war comparative basis.
Senator Simmons stated he does not
believe the amendment will be sup
ported by Senators Underwood and
Bankhead, leaders OF the Southern in
NellntT Will IL nc dCCtpA-
able to the Borah-Johnson group, who
want to raise about half a billion
more from war profits.
But suggested the amendment on
my own Initiative" said Simmons, ''in
hopes II will satisfy a sufficient num-
Der OF Senators TO insure adoption"
Would Eliminate Pre-war Plan.
The Southern insurgents are hold
ing out for elimination OF the pre-
war period plan OF computing profits.
On the ground II penalties the profits
made since the war began and makes
impossible recouping OF losses OF lean
years before the war.
The proposed amendment provides
an exemption from war profits of not
less than 8 per cent nor more than 10
per cent OF capital invested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY
ON SCREEN AT MONUMENT

Edward Everett Hale's conception
Of a traitor and a Stacker, THE Man
without a Country" will be shown
in motion pictures under the auspices
of the Bureau of Commercial Econom-
les OF the Department OF Public In
formation at the base OF the Monu-
ment tomorrow night at $50 o'clock.
French and British official motion
pictures of the war will also be
shown. Music will be furnished by the
Soldiers Home Band.
The Bureau Of Commercial Econom-
les Is composed OF state universities,
agricultural colleges and educational
Institutions throughout the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
By JOHN F. STONER
Manager, Acme Printing Company

One Of the greatest evils connected with the printing bust
lies in my opinion in pricecung 1t has been the fire.
quent lowering the standard and quality Of printing
work in Washington.
The who applies the INSCRIPTIONS printer the
printer who holds proabbng higher than the principles Of
the topographic art for quotation his sample is shown
sample of stock equal to his sample and given price
cordngy Then begins the slaughter first by lowering the
grade of stock the of cheap ink reducing the of
production by rushing the job through
Such methods only bege dissatisfaction Cheap work
be good work The printer who has the highest ideals
of his profession heart has the backbone let this Of
work 90 the other fellow and stand by his trademark Of
Quality and Service By doing he will eventually win, and
by doing will increase the standard of printing by
Washington printers
Fortunate it is for the business of Washington who
demand and know good printing that the INSCRIPTIONS spshod
printer is in the minority He eventually go altogether
just similar methods passing in other lines of business
Use Method and Thought lower production
and Quality will remain the dominant feature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
CURB MARKET.

Closing prices furnished By W. 3. HIbes
Co., msmbsrs New York Stock FL
rlrnnEn- Hibba BuIldInE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
GET FOOD DIPLOMAS.

twenty-five Washington girls are
the possessors today OF diplomas for
food conservation. Before Commits
sioner Brownlow and other officials
last night in the Thomson School the
girls were awarded diplomas BY Miss
Mary W. Thurston, food demonstra-
ton agent OF the Department Of Ag-
riculture. in recognition OF the work
of the last six weeks, In which 400
Jars Of food were canned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
GERMANY TO CLOSE
FRONTIERS TO ALL

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 29.-It was
reported here today that Germany is
to seal all her frontiers. Whether
this is to prevent news OF military
plans from leaking out or to prevent
the real internal conditions from be-
coming known to the allies, is not re-
vealed. The information came from
a German source.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-29
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 wheat
steady. No. . soft red spot, S2.12: Au-
gust No. soft red, S212. Receipts,
Ts,s15 bushels; shipments. 1870.
Corn-Steady. spot mixed, $3.50. Re,
ceipts, $50: shipments, 3,1s3.
Oats-Easier. No. white new. CSC.
Receipts, pol .4OT: shipments, 13s, 435.
Rye-Firm, No. . Western export,
August $I.S261.S4. Receipts, 1852;
shipments none.
Hay-Steady, unchanged.
Flour-Steady.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
TOO FAT?
Here's Simple. Safe and Reliable
Way to Reduce Your Weight.

Maybe you have nearly worn out
body and patience trying to secure
satisfactory weight reduction by fol-
lowing drastic rules requiring starva-
tion dieting or tiresome, troublesome
exercises, or drugging.
Even SO, you should not lose hope
and imagine that you must carry thru
life a load of burdensome. unhealthy
flesh. Here's very simple, easy-to-
follow system OF treatment that Is
said to bring truly remarkable re-
suits for others. and 1t will be easy
to prove what II can do for you.
Go to your druggist and get a small
box of oil OF korein capsules. Take
one capsule after each meal and one
before retiring at night; also follow
the other simple directions that come
with the capsules.
This method should reduce your
weight ten to sixty pounds Cor what
ever you wish) in a short time ana
leave your general health and figure
greatly improved.
You will be amazed at the improve
ment In your mind as we'll as your
body when you have begun to re-
duce your weight.
Oil OF korein is absolutely harmless.
Is pleasant to take. and this treatment
IS surely worthy of fair trial II
you want to become thinner. healthier
and younger In appearance.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22

and II Is often attached to coats thai,
have wide rolling collars. To he cor
rect, II must be utterly careless II
must drop to one side and look AZ
tho II had been tied when the whistle
blew for inspection.
White Lace: Blue Serge.
II is not usual to see a blue serge
frock trimmed with wide. cream
colored Spanish lace. but IL Is done
today. II Is an innovation. me
frock itself may be In the new Egyp-
tan pleated lines or In the slight
pannier effect which is the Frenc n
Interpretation OF the July tonncuu,
hut the sash taat goes around the
hips ~ OF six-inch Spanish lace with
n scallop mt each edge. tied in "A loos
knot at the back. with long streamerS.
This lace tx repeated In IA shallow.
square yoke and a rolling collar
On another blue serge frock. a
four-inch band OF the lace Is used as
a high collar. with its ends crossed,
surplice. above the waist. These ends
go around to the back. cross there
and drop toward the front with long,
sash ends.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
AMERICAN WOMEN
EXPERIMENT WITH
MANY NEW STYLES
Not Waiting for the Profes-
sional Designer, They Ex-
plot Original Costumes
White Linen Skirts Worn
for Luncheon-Garden Hats
With Chaplets of Flowers
Keep the Black Velvet One
From Starting Its Season
Robin Hood Jerkin Substi-
tutes the Sweater.

Life and war and clothes and psy-
chology make a curious mixture this
midsummer. To analyze, to philoso-
phize, to play with grouped masses OF
people, to watch the sunlight and
shadow of social existence as 1t goes
on in America today, are great COM
binatlons. To stick to the straight
and arrow path of clothes, and clothes
only, is too difficult.
There is an old negro cook in a
: southern household who kept saying
all during the month of April. when
the war done comes and gifts America,
I'm gonna cook for the soldiers Just
the right amount OF salt in that phrase.
you observe, as this great, amiable
negress puts into her bread to make
II good.
And now that the war has come
and got America" everyone who
thinks is intensely interested in the
phases Of life as they change each
day. There is, to begin with, the con-
dition of social life in this country
which has been completely overturned
by the war that got America"
Newport and all its lesser lights
have sunk into a kind OF insignifi-
cance. The cities play dominant
part Great balls, struggles for social
position, the leaping to and fro of
women on pleasure bent, have all been
submerged by tidal wave of other
activities. And because of these ac-
tivties, one is able to see all ones
friends in a closer manner than ever
before.
This summer season has not been
the means OF separating all the groups
of social life in America into minute
particles that float over the planet.
There is coagulation, coordination
and, therefore, n stronger bond Of
companionship than has existed in
foregoing summers
In New York. for instance, there
has never been hot weather season
I'm which so many thousands of Ameri-
cans enjoyed themselves at the thea
ters and various places of amusement.
There is no lack of a certain kind
of frivolity this summer. We shall
all go on a path of moderate amuse-
ment until the war becomes too stu
pendous and is too full of terror for
us to laugh. Let us each pray to God
that that will never happen!
America Is bit too stupendous a
segment OF the earth's surface to feel
foreign war acutely. She may pour
and cooperate in every way that her
ingenuity and resources allow In the
struggle toward peace, but, without an
invading army. with her colossal in
dustries undisturbed, with her wealth
and climate, and with the great mass
OF unrelated people OF all nationali-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
New Fashions for August.

ties, 1t is not possible for her to take
the var as France makes it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
No Standardized
Costume

The talk of a standardized costume
for American women during the war
should be suppressed. II the govern
ment will see to 1t that the women
wear uniforms, this is right. 1t Is
far better to allow women to choose
their own costumes. In so doing.
they appear to far better advantage
and stimulate commerce. In COM
mcnting on this situation. fashion
expert said that In n melting pot like
America II was impossible to exact
uniforms for street wear. How would
n geranium look with a nasturtium
lcaf?" she asked.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
Necklaces by Soldiers

The smart women have taken up
with enthusiasm the flat, colored
necklaces made by the badly manned
soldiers Of France. Cartier of the
Rue de In Paix In Paris has offered
to put together. by small, square me-
dallions the strings of tiny crystals
that the soldiers have strung. Ex-
quisitc workmanship is shown in I'll
of these necklaces. Tiny and intrt-
cate designs are worked out with the
small beads. and the commingling of
colors Is faultlcss. These necklaces
are sold and the money goes direct
from the purchaser to the soldier,
and almost every smart woman one
sees in the gay centers Of America Is
wearing one of these ornaments.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. which Is
very injurious. as 1t dries the scalp
and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing 10 use Ii just plain
mulsified cocoaput oil, for 1t is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap. and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store,
and a few ounces will last the whole
family for months
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub II In, about teasponful Is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance Of rich. creamy lather,
cleanses thoroly, and rinses out easily.
The hair dries quickly and evenly. and
Is soft, fresh looking. bright. fluffy,
wavy and easy to handle. Besides. It
loosens and takes out every particle
Of dust. dirt and dandruff.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22

AS long as there is money, n chance
to wear good clothes, and no reasons
against doing 1t. there will be fashions
in plenty
Individualism has suddenly raised
its~fIead above uniformity. The rea-
son is simple. The early French
models which dominated fashions
were sold out in hysterical wave
of bargains early in the spring.
Nothing has taken their place. Our
designers have not risen to the oc-
caslon in a mass, as many of the
clothes critics in America thot they
would, IL given a chance.
You know, there has been strong
propaganda for a half dozen years
in regard to the wholesale use of our
designers to be dominant creators, if
given an opportunity by the public.
Well, they have had the opportunity
in America and, except in rare cases.
they have not shown any desire to
take advantage Of 1t. All one has
to do to see the truth of this is to
read the various announcements of
the important wholesale houses which
have appeared this month. advertis-
ing the arrival of French models by
every steamer.
Those on the inside know that the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
COIOrfuI Bathing Suits

Gold and French blue jersey suits
are leading for the beach. The An
nettc Kellermann suit has entered
upon an unusual degree of popuiar-
ity. altho It is barred from many
public beaches. Women who swim in
great club pools and private beaches
wear II over a well-strapped rubber
corset The French trick OF wearing
n cape that covers the body from neck
to heels is accepted over here. These
wraps cover the figure completely un-
I'll one steps into the water or dives
from the springboard.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
Dubious Outlook.

where are you going to college?"
Dunno yet. What do you think OF
Rahrah university"
I'm dubious. | do hear they pay
their professors so much that they
cant afford good football coach"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
MARKETING HOGS.

Beats burying them. Steve Hoover.
Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, writes. Com
menced feeding my herd of about 100
. hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Powder
over two months ago. Fifty were
sick and off feed. Nearby herds had
cholera. did not lose one--they are
well and growing fast" Sold by
Kendall Drug Co.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
Games In Two lnrtS.

The summer wraps which are con
sidered very smart are divided into
two parts. one checked. one plain.
Even II tho top part OF the cape is
not checked. 1t is covered with a de-
sign of some sort.