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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10
MONEY LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-The money markets de-
vclOped further ease today in all depart
ments and the supply available obviously
was considered in excess Uf immediate de
mand No gold was imported today from
canada, but the inflow viii be resumed
soon.
ON good stock exchange collateral rates
were nomually unchanged at 3 per cent bid
34 per cent asked for 80 days and per
cent hid 3ia per Cendt asked for go days
Money for four months was unchanged At
~. Tp3is per cent. but bids for five and six
months were lower = per cent to 3ll per
cent the asking figure being unchanged at
3la per cent for both maturties.
Industrial money followed the trend Of
mixed collateral with rates nomnally 3l2 n
80, per cent Prime bank acCeptanceS were
lowered a per cent to 3ia aH2a4 per cent
for elgiblcs and 33,n3is per cent for in
clgibles.
30 Improvement in point of volume Of
business was reported in prime mercantile
paper and the tone was easier. Rates are
nomnally per cent with exceptional trans
actions on extra choice material above and
below that figure.
can money opened at . per cent for
lending and renewing.
PHILADELPHIA ~ Can. 4 per cent.
Time, 4i2d5 per cent. Commercial paper,
three to six months, 4Q5 per cent,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Jan. to.--rhc foreign OK
change market in the early dealings today
was quiet. About the only feature was an
easing in rubcs Trutuuic exchange was
Il shade better, and sterling, lSronrr. Swiss
and Spanish exchange were firm.
Quotations follow:
Demand sterling i.75", cables 40 I-iG
Sixty-day bills i.72, ninety-day bills, 40
Franc cables 5S3i,. checks 5.Sii4.
RcichsmarI, cables 90 lie, checks ~.
Lire cables G.S2lt checks $50
Swiss cables i.97la, checks D
Vienna cables ll.5S, checks / SO.
Kroner cables 29.G5, checks 2g.50
Pescta cables 2145. checks 2l.@5
Guilder cables 4O7s. checks 40 1916
Rublc cables g93O. checks % 20
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10

COTTON PRICES DECLINE

NEW YORK, Jan iO.-A sharp reaction
from tho highest in Liverpool and heavy
selling by Wall street and local inter
osts caused reaction Of to IA points at
the opening Of the Cotton Exchange today,
with the tone easy. Some stop-loss orders
We're caught and this forced further de-
Clincs.
a report from the New Orleans market
to the effect that all frcEhts to Liverpool
had been withdrawn rcd to increased local
pressure lat" in the noon hour hut offer
ings ON the decline seemed to go into the
hands Of spot firms. and in the afternoon
tn" market was stcadicr but only mod
cratcly active.
Toward midartcrnoon heavy selling
based ON unfavorahlr political rumors. car
r"d prices into new Tow ground for the
day, or q net decline of 2Sm35 points
Wall street was u biE seller ON the break
as was also the West
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10
DIPLOMATIC NEWS
SENDS WHEAT DOWN
Bearish Crop Reports Have Bad
Effect Also, Causing Heavy
Selling

CHICAGO, Jan Disturbing diplo-
matte news. SHOWS in the Southwest ana
other bearish crop news caused heavy sell
ing Of wheat today under which the market
broke rather sharply. Stop-loss orders we're
uncovered In considerable volume.
The drop followed u rally above yesier-
days close. due to profit taking by shorts
and on indications Of further buying OF
futures by export concerns or foreigners
after a lower start There was recovery
from the bottom on covering.
May after having been as high ms
$1SSA and as low as Stslh ended at
SLS3& 1.S8te against $ts6M. yester-
days last price July sold as high as Sl,52
and as low Ha SllG. finishing at $LJ7"s n
l172s. compared with Sl.5l the final quo
taton uf Yesterday Tho top on September
was SI3Sh, tho low SI3i and the close
$l8i2s, afuiust &L37, yesterdays last
price.
Tho Price Current said that the rains Of
last week were so general that the snow
covering Of wheat in all the Central states
had disappeared The suggestion Of pos
sibo damage by ice on fields has been
found upou inquiry to be without founda-
tiOu.
I"adns futures ranged ns follows
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10

Time, Az a > per cent. Commercial paper
three to six months, 4G5 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-10
Grnnnlnted SUGAR Unchanged

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o.-All refiners
ouoted 75c today for fine granulated
sugar. The last sale in spot cuba raws
was unchanged at $500,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
HIGH COST OF LEARNING
HITS GEORGE WASHINGTON
Tuition Raised for Medical and
Dental Schools Because of In
creased Expense.

The high cost of learning will be felt
by students in two OF the nine depart
ments of George Washington Univer-
sity, commencing next fall.
The board of trustees of the univer-
sity has decided to raise the tuition in
the medical school from $3.50 to s115 a
year, and that in the dental school from
S125 to $3.50 year. The increases are
declared necessary because of added cost
of chemicals. expansion of courses, en-
largement of faculties and elevation of
scholastic standards The increases
will not affect those students who al
ready have registered.
The trustees have accepted the resig-
nation of DR.. George +. Merrill as pro-
fessor of geology and mineraloGy. The
resignation of J. w. Cunningham as as
siStant librarian in the law school has
been accepted, and Einar Wel1en DieSe-
rud has been appointed his successor
the following appointments have
been made: Frank Roy Rutter. lee
turer on commerce, to be assistant pro-
fessor of economies: Carol Edward
Bingham, clinical Instructor in medi
cine: Everett Monroe Ellison. instructor
in chemistry; William Glenn Young,
clinical instructor in genito-urinary
surgery: Thomas Miller. jr.. director of
the university dispensary; Thomas Lin
vile. attending physician to the uni
NerSity diSpenSary; Samuel Boyce Pole
attending laryngologist and biologist
to the university dispensary; Frederick
William Warden, to be attending sur
seon at the university dispensary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
To Have a Double Wedding.

Marriage licenses were secured yesterday
for a double wedding ceremony sched-
uled for next Thursday afternoon at
Wardman Courts. Two brothers, Clar-
ence NJ. Russell of Washington and De
kalb Russell of Clearbrook, Va, are to
participate in the event. Clarence NJ.
Russell is twenty-one.ye years old and his
bride to be. Miss Sevilla NJ. Foster. is
twenty-five years old. De Kalb Rus
sells age is given as twenty three and
that of his bride to be, Miss Lucy B.
Clevenger of Clearbrook, as twenty-five
years. Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor of
Fourth Presbyterian Church, is to Of
ficiate at the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Could Appeal to Governor.

Should it develop that the case has
reached a stage where it is beyond the
power of the Virginia court to release
him for the purpose of enabling the
Washington police to bring him here,
said Mr.. Shoemaker, Gov. Stuart might
be appealed to for pardon. The mat
ter, Mr.. Shoemaker states, is of utmost
Importance.
When the Reed amendment becomes
effective. said counsel for the Anti-Sa-
loon League, people in nearby Virginia
who are reported to have contracted
the habit of carrying quantities of
liquor in excess of the one-quart legal
limit, to Virginia will have to change
their methods.
Mr. Shoemaker is considering the
question of communicating with the
Virginia prohibition commissioner with
a view to having him designate sew
eral deputies for duty in this city. IT
is reported that many arrests have been
made in different parts of Virginia for
violations of the dry law, most of them
resulting from the taking of more than
the one-quart limit into the state. A
number of persons have been arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
8O,OOO-TON WARSH|P
LIMIT FOR U. S. NAVY
Would Mount Fifteen Eighteen-1nch
Guns and Cost $50,OOo,OOO
to Build.

An eighty Thousand ton battleship
mounting fifteen eighteen-inch guns,
having speed of twenty-five knots an
hour and costing s5O,O0O,000 to build,
would be the largest war craft which
the United States could employ, &C
cording to a report to Congress from
the Navy Department, made public yes
terday.
The report was prepared in response
to provision in the last naval appro-
priaton bill calling upon Secretary
Daniels for specifications for the larg-
est battleship that could be employed in
view of the size of the Panama Canal
locks and limitations of American har-
bors.
The report says that the technical ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
BALK AT PRICE FIXING
Want Any Newsprint Combine Brok-
en- to Insure Permanent Relief.
Arbitration Plan Discussed.

Newspaper publishers and newSprint
paper manufacturers continued con-
ferences yesterday with the federal
trade commission on a proposal by the
manufacturers that the commission fix
prices for newsprint
officers of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association told The COM
mission they believed publishers would
agree to an arbitration plan only if
manufacturers representing at least
so per cent of the newsprint output
signed the proposal and definite as
surances Were given that acceptance of
the plan would not in any way inter-
fere with efforts to restore free COM
petition in newsprint manufacture.
The publishers declare they do not
want to see anybody go to jail. but do
want to see broken any combination to
control prices. This. they believe, can
not be accomplished solely through
adoption of an arbitration plan to last
six months. which. they say, might
leave the situation as bad before.
They have made it clear they wanted
be brought about only by continuance
of the Department of Justice investi-
cation. They prefer to pay higher
prices for the next six months. they de-
clare. than to get lower prices now and
have no assurance for the future.
The trade commission. it is asserted.
has made no promise of immunity to
manufacturers. and its members be-
lieve every effort should be made to
restore free competition. They are of
the opinion, however, that competitive
conditions can be brought about quick
er through the plan proposed. if all
agree to it, than through action by the
Department of Justice alone.
Almost enough signatures have been
obtained to the manufacturers pro-
posal. it was said, to insure that so
per cent of the production would be
covered in an arbitration agreement.
This, it was said, would be enough to
control the market.
More than 100 publishers from
throughout the country have been
asked by the commission to come here
tomorrow to give their views on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
BOY ACCUSED Of BUYING
LIQUOR IN WASHINGTON
Anti-saloon League Attorney Cites
the Case and Calls for
Investigation.

Maj. Pullman. superintendent of po-
generation of eighteen-year-old
boy at Manassas. Va. for alleged vio-
lation of the state prohibition law. AL
bert E. Shoemaker, counsel for the
Anti Saloon League. brought the case
to the attention of Maj. Pullman, he
stated. because it is alleged that the
boy purchased liquor in this city and
carried it into Virginia.
1t is the contention of counsel for
the league that any alleged sale of
liquor to a minor in this city should be
fully investigated by the police. He
deems the sale to a youth of eighteen
as being much more serious offense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Asks Donations for Belgians.

The Belgian relief committee yes
terday sent out a plea from it's head
quarters in the Woodward building
for donations, either of clothing or
money, for the 10000 refugee Belgian
children now being cared for in
France. The committee has just fin
ished clothing enough to fill a good
sized trunk, which will be sent to
france Immediately.
The regular weekly sewing circle, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Sam Houston
Carr met yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
UNIQUE FEATURE AT BANQUET
Nebraskans Propose Pageant Repre-
senting Pioneer Days of Their State.

4 motion picture of the historical
pageant representing the pioneer days
of Nebraska will be one of the features
of the banquet of Nebraskans in Wash
ington to be held at the Ebbitt March
/ to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of the entrance of that state to the
Union. The picture represents the
pageant seen in Omaha last fall. when
President Wilson visited that city. The
pageant depicts many of the thrills of
the early life of the state.
Members of the Nebra ska Alumni As
ISOLATION will attend. and a short bust
ness meeting of that organization will
be held before the dinner.
w W. Whelan. superintendent of the
document room at the House of Repre-
sentatives. is chairman of the executive
committee. The president of the Ne
braska society is VI. 4. Harding and the
secretary is James Fl. Hanley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Ask if D. c. Employs Aliens.

The Commissioners have instructed
the head Of each department of the Dis
frfct government 20 inform them, not
later than tomorrow, whether there are
any employees in the municipal service
who are not citizens OF the United
States. This action was taken at the
request of Representative Daniel J.
GrifIia Of New York, who has made re-
quest for similar information from all
the federal departments. Mr.. Griffin
will press for immediate action his bill
providing that ali employees of the fed
eral and District governments shall be
citizens o. the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
River Men Sure Ice Danger Is Over.

River men are now certain that all
danger of another hard freeze is over
for this winter and the masters of
vessels that have been laid up here for
several weeks are making ready to
sail for Potomac points within the
next day or two. At the oyster wharf
is a feet of vessels, all light. whose
masters went to their homes in Mary
land and Virginia to stay until the
freeze was over. They are now re-
turning and this week it is expected
that all these vessels will depart for
the lower river The wood dealers
are pleased that navigation can be re-
sumed and will now hurry the wood
laden boats, now down river, to this
city The Potomac and Chesapeake line
steamer Majestic resumed her trips
yesterday afternoon and the steamer
Volunteer took up her schedule yes
terday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
MUSICIANS LOOKING
TO j. S. AFTER WAR
viii Not Be Supported Ade-
quateIy in Europe, Louis
Lombard Says.
STARVING ACROSS THE SEA

Louis lombard delivered an address
analyzing the effect on music of the war
in Europe. following a musical at his
home. e040 street northwest, yesterday
afternoon. in which he said that even IN
neutral European countries the majority
of theaters and opera houses are closed,
important musical journals have sus-
pended publication and other musical en-
terprises are paralyzed.
Many musicians in Europe are now
feeling the pangs of hunger, Mr.. Lombard
said. and for a long time after the war
will b. in want. The result in this corn-
try he said. is that the musical season IS
good but" he added, 'can any one tell
how long shall last a prosperity based
mainly upon the needs of our martyred
brothers across the seas?''
Mr.. Lombard said, in part:
..Bovcotting good music for patriotic
reasons is now practiced abroad. This
seems like cutting off ones nose to spite
ones face. Happily. nothing so puerlle
has vet been done by us. Our art HE
could not be what it is nor remain thus
without the constant vivifying example
and inspiration of the best European
models
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Example Made in Baltimore.

Judge Rose, sitting in federal court
in Baltimore last week, had before him
two residents of Norfolk for alleged
violation of the anti-shipping law. He
made known an intention to deal Sc
verely with such offenders, sentencing
one to serve three months in prison
and imposing a fine of 500 on the
other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Close the Schools for Want of Coal.

LONDON. February 24-ierman au-
thorities have ordered the closing Of
all schools in Belgium on account Of a
shortage of coal, says Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

than carrying 1t into dry territory, he
stated. and it is his intention to make
further inquiry into the case. He
suggests that the boy be brought here
to be used as witness against the per-
son or persons who made the sale to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Will Have Influx of Musicians.

For many years after the war luxIries
will be much less used abroad. As re-
suit. We shall have a greater influx OF
excellent musicians. With more artists
keenly competing. better music will be-
come less expensive.
soon after the war our artists VIII
have little to apprehend from the com
petition of newcomers because, unless
preceded by wise advertising. even the
most talented foreigner Will not be
recognized at once by the bulk OF our
induigent and childlike public.
Many of US disdain our native ar
fists. Europeans make little tin gods
of theirs and the press gives them the
free space usually reserved in the Unit
ed States for the foreign brand. In
European countries musicians and com
positions from other lands are some
times deliberately ignored and now and
then cabals may be organized against
them We do the opposite; we often
neglect our own product While wei
coming with open arms foreigner
upon the mere presentation of pass
port issued by his ever truthful I'M
presario. The American artist deserves
more recognition. To encourage nm,
however, we should not become j1ngo-
istic. vain and satisfied. In these days
of America for Americans, our pubic
ought to he warned 1t is not self-sC.-
ficient in music. To speak otherwise Is
but trying to catch the rabble. Let
musicians leave the monopoly of crowd
tickling TO the domain of low politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Present Maximum Plans.

The twenty-fve-mi llion-dollar bat
tleships asked for in the pending navy
appropriation bill represent the great
est increase in size and power for bat
tleship types in any single year. Yet
they are to be only about half the size
of the S0,000-ton vessel, their main
characteristics being 42,o0o-ton dis
placement, main batteries of twelve
sixteen-inch guns and a speed of TWEEN
:y-three knots. The last ships contract
ed for and the building of which is yet
to be started were of 32.O00-ton dis
placement. batteries of eight sixteen
inch guns and speed of twenty one
knots. The largest American battle
ship now afioat is 32,000-ton displace-
ment, carrying twelve fourteen-inc
guns and having a speed of 201s knots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Ensemble Makes the Opera.

We are as foolish as extravagant In
operatic affairs. The costly high Cs or
an uneducated fellow and the frills and
laces-rnusicaI and millinery-of an over
advertised prima donna are not essential.
'Tis the enseplble that makes the opera
not detached vocal soil but we'll balanced
forces artistically guided A capable con-
ductor and a capable stage mana ger
functions now and then exercised by the
same man-are less expensive and lar
more useful to fire Interpretation than
extraordinary voices There are plenty
of known and unknown conductors in this
worId-talented. experienced. energetic
who would gladly accept four to five thou
sand dollars year: the same kind of dl-
rector who demands twenty thousand or
more as soon as he thinks the free adver-
Using he got since landing entities him
to that sum.
We overpay our leaders. sololsts, or,
chestras and choruses The creation and
maintenance of symphony orchestra
and of an opera is but question of wise
expenditure and management. The cos'
should not be what we lavish Amerlcans
think There are at all times hundreds oil
American singers here and. abroad. and
flyriads of unemployed singers and or
chestraI players in Europe who could be
engaged at reasonable prices New condi-
lions arising from this stupendous up
heaval may enable many of our cities to
secure a good and permanent ORCHESTRA
and opera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

for conveying whisky from this city,
it is stated, and in a number of IN
stances liquor shipped from this city
has been confiscated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

visers of the department have agreed
upon the design outlined as calculated
to produce a ship of maximum military
value. Setting out the dimensions and
characteristics of such a vessel, it con-
tinues:
Details of Great Ship.
displacement, $4,000 tons: length. e75
feet; beam. 10s feet; full load draft, 81
feet; main battery, Is 1s-inch guns in
five triple turrets: secondary battery,
81 6-inch guns, 21-inch torpedo tubes
protection, main armor. 1S inches; I'M
cient system available at the present
date: speed. 25 knots; radius of action.
1900 miles at cruising speed; cost,
S50.000.000 in round figures"
The report adds that there could be
no question of the superiority of such
a ship over any now built or contem-
plated for any power.
"A single such vessel. however" it
adds, would not be of great value to
the United States Navy. as it would not
be suited to act in unison with the
other major units of our fleet. To de-
velop the value of such a vessel it
would be necessary to lay down not
less than five in order to give an indie
pendent division of this type with an
allowance for one in reserve or under
repair. This would require an outlay
of $250.00O. 900"
The report points out that the Eu-
ropean war has as yet brought no con-
elusive answer to the question of what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

types of ships are most desirable. and
says that the Navy Department. in ac- .
cordance with the recommendations of {.
the general board. has thought IL best
not to recommend SO radical a depar-
ture from accepted types as the so, 900
ton shin would represent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Extra Good
Mattress

Comfortable Mattress; single
or double bed size; resilient fiber
center; with layer of felt top and
bottom; heavy quality Striped
ticking that will wear Ch QE
for years. SPECIAL ~o'oO
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-11-30
MONKEYS LOVE FOR YOUNG
Mothers Practically Devote Entire
Lives to Their Babies and Fond.
ness Knows No BoundA

Monkeys are born In almost as help
less a condition as are human beings.
For the first fortnight after birth they
pass their time in being nursed, In
sleeping and in looking about them.
During the whole Of this time the care
and attention of the mother are most
exemplary. The slightest sound or
movement excites her immediate no
tice, and, with her baby in her arms,
she skillfully evades any approaching
danger by the most adroit maneuvers.
At the end Of the first fortnight the
little one begins to get about by itself.
but always under its mothers witch
full care. She frequently attempts to
teach 1t to do for itself. but never for.
gets her solicitude for its safety. and
at the earliest intimation Of danger
seizes 1t In her arms and seeks Z rlAee
of refuge. When about SIX weeks old
the baby begins to need moro substan-
tial nourishment than milk and 4
taught to provide for itself. The meth,
er's fondness for her offspring CO.
tinues; she devotes all her time 10 ~
comfort and education, and, should Il
meet with an untimely end, her, griez
is so intense as frequently to cause her
own death.