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Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
LIVESTOCK
At Chicauo

At Chicago
 CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Hogs: Receipts 1000; strong; 15c to 20c above yes terday's average. Top, s2O.00, a new high price record; bulk, s1S.75@1950; light, s1S.OG@19.S0; heavy. $17S5@ 1870; pigs, $13.00@1725.
 Cattle: Receipts 4,0o0; weak. Ma tive beef cattle, s7.90@15.00; western steers, $6S5Q1230; stockers and feed CTS, $600M910, cows and heifers, $40 @12.40; calves, $10.50M14.75.
 Sheep: Receipts 5000; strong. Weth CTS, $775@1100; lambs, $l0.00@16.50.
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ceipts TOO: steady; beef steers sS.00@ 1050: cows and heifers s6.006S.o0; stockers and feedars, $6.00@f.50; calves. s1000m1150.
 Hogs-Receipts TOO; market higher; top. s19.25; bulk s18.50@19.o0
 Sheep-Receipts, 1900; steady; lambs $1500@15.5O; ewes s9.25@1050.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
NEW YORK MONEY

NEW YORK, August 21-Mercantile paper, AZ m5c. Sterling 60-day bills, SAFE; commercial O. day bills on banks S4,71; commercial 60-day bills, s4.71 ss; demand, SAYS 9-16; cables S4.76 7-16.
 Bar silver, SSAc.
 Mexican dollars. 6S19c.
 Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easy.
 Time loans easier; 50 days, 4@AGt: 90 days, A q41s Q; six months, "A o 5fo.
 Call money steady High 3g5; low, 2%o; ruling rate, 2&fo; closing bid, IF Q; offered at, 2et; last loan, 2Go.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
C|NCY REDS TAKE
 TUCK IN SAL[EE
TRepubIlcan A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-fNationaD- The winning streak of Pitcher Sallee of New York was broken after he won ten straight games. Eller for Cincin- natl pitched sensational ball after re- lieving Began. striking out New York on nine pitched balls in the ninth. Score: New York ..............l0 l0O 40o o0o-o
 Batteres-Ragan Eller and Wingo Sallee and Rariden.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
Auto Time Table

PHOENIX MAYER STAGE LINE )ver Black Canyon road. Daily excep, Sunday: Leaves Phoenix A. M, ar
 ives Mayer. 4 P. Nj. Leave Mayer, |. M. arrive Phoenix, P. M. Office t61 South Central Ave. Office Phone 547 residence Phone. 3212- tt
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
CLUB STANDINGS
National leanue
Yesterdays Results

YeSterday HesUItS Cincinnati T. New York g. Pittsburg3; Brooklyn 3 (called dark ness). St Louis i Boston 0. Philadelp' ia 6; Chicago o. Chicago 1 Philadelphia 2.
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stopped by their team mates. No ac tion was taken today in regard to the threatened protest of yesterdays game
 Chicago nav leads Boston by three games The standing:
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WESTERN LEAGUE
A. p. Leased Wire1

ST. JOSEPH, August 21.-For the first time since the two teams were transferred the Saints met the former St. Joe team, now the Hutchinson team. and Gaspar won over Babe Ad- ans in a pitching duel.
 Score R H E Hutchinson ..... 900 900 0O0-O l St Joseph 900 O03 00*-3 N
 Batteries: Adams and O'Brien; Gas par and Crosby.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
COPPER, ETC.

NEW YORK, August Chopper, dull. Electrolytic, spot and nearby, nominal; September and fourth quar- ter. s2500@27OO
 Iron, firm and unchanged. Tin steady; spot, s6175662.25. Lead quiet; spot, 10h @11c. Spelter easy. Spot East St. Louis delivery, S25GS.45c
 At London LONDON, August 21.-Spot copper, e120; futures. e119 los. Electrolytic G137.
 Spot tin, z PAP los: futures, z 239 los. Spot lead z 30 16s; futures e29 los. Spot spelter { 54; futures e50
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
CHICAGO PRODUCE

CHICAGO, August 21.-Butter, high; creamery, 36h @41c.
 Eggs-Receipts 14,700 cases; firsts, 35 Q 36c; ordinary firsts. 30m33c; at mark. cases included, 30@35Ac.
 Potatoes-Receipts 30 cars; higher; Virginia barrels, s450; Jersey bulk, s1.40M1.45; Minnesota bulk s1.20M125.
 Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls, 19@ 23c; springs, 22@25c.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
Auto Time Table
SCOTTSDALE STAGE

SCOTTSDALE STAGE
 s1 round trip, soc one way: Leaves 5cottsdale S30 & m. and ] D. n. ar ives Scottsdale 12 m. ana p. m Leaves Phoenix (Owl Drug O., First Ave. and Adams II a. m. and p. m. Leaves Iigleside a m- and 1: F D. in.. srrives Ingleside 11:45 a. m. and 5: 10 ). m. Baggage and express daily ex 'ept Sunday. Special trip Saturday nights. Leaves Scottsdale D. m., leaves Phoenix II D. m- Mrs. Bradley. Prop.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
Lost and Found

FOUND-Bicycle at 11th St and Madison. Owner may have same by identifying and paying for this ad. 1040 E. Madison. dg
 STRAYED-Holstein steer, year old, branded Far Five on left side
 Owner may have same by calling at Third St and HenshaW Road and pay ing pasture bill and for this ad dg
 STRAYED-Large Jersey cow Noti- fy Frank Luke. Phone S662. If
 SPRAYED OR STOLEN-One bay mare, f white feet, white face, scar on nose, white spot on side. brand box on left thigh. Notify J. E. May lett. Glendale dg
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
Vulcanizing

TIRE HOSPITAL OF PHOENIX
 Vnlcanizing and welding done promptly and guaranteed. Out of town work solicited. Arizona Vulcanizirr Works. POT West Washington. Phon. 62S L.
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American League
Yesterdays Result

Yesterdays Results Chicago ?; Boston 0. Cleveland 16, Philadelphia 3. New York 3; Detroit 1. Washington at St. Louis, rain.
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l
 PHONE 1405 If HOENIX- IX-GLENDALE AUTO STAGE Stations:
 Phoenix-Berryhill' Corner Glendale-E. J. Fiock's
 Stages Run Every Half Hour Leave Glendale Leave Phoenix 730 A. M. 8:30 A. M.
 to to
 6:00 P. M. s:00 P. M.
 Night Service Leave Phoenix zoo P. M, 10: % F. N Phone Glendale 22
 FIXES AUTO STAGE LINE Phoenix Tempe Mesa Chandler Cars leave Phoenix and Mesa every 70 minutes from ' a. Iii. until 6 D. m md thereafter as follows: leave Phoenix Leave Mesa Y TOO D. m f:30 D m SOC D. TO TOO D. ID. 9:60 D. m. S:G0 D n 10:3 30 D. m. 500 D m Leaves Tempe about 30 minutes liter leaving Phoepix. Leave Tempe about 30 minutes after leaving Mesa
 Mesa Cha ndlar Division
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Coast League

Yesterdays Results Portland 4 San Francisco ?. Salt Lake 5; Los Angeles 4. Oakland g; Vernon 3.
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Lincoln Wins Pitchers Duel

LINCOLN, August 21.-(Western)- In a duel between Pitchers Myers and Manser. Lincoln won from Denver.
 Score R H E Denver ...... .O1O 000 O00-1 } 2 Lincoln 100 001 00*-2 1
 Batteries: Manser and Shestak; Myers and Rohrer
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE {
 Furnished by R. Allyn Lewis, : private leased wire to all e.
 changes.
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FINANCES AND MARKETS
(Continued from Page Six)

tracts in September. the only option traded in.
 Oats. with less variation in price fig ures. followed the course of corn, ad- vancing and receding rapidly on rela- lively small dealings. Country offer ings were small.
 Provisions made fair gains, the $20 hog which appeared today in the yards as a new high record, encouraging buying October lard was the most active commodity. Close:
 Wheat: Sept, $2.10.
 Corn: Dec, $10S5s; May, s1.07.
 Oats: Dec, 537s; May, 57.
 Pork: Sept, s43.45; Oct, s43.15.
 Lard: Sept, s23.10; Oct. s23.22.
 Ribs: Sept, s2372; Oct, s23.7O.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
CARDINALS WIN
 CALLED CONTEST
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

TRepubIlcan A. p. Leased Wire1
 BOSTON, August (NationaD- St Louis defeated Boston in six in- nings, the game being called because of rain.
 Score R H F St. Louis 010 000-1 4 l Boston ... ....... 000 000-0 l Batteries: Goodwin and Snyder; Hughes and Myers.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
Business Chances

BOTTLING WORKS doing big bus mess; health necessitates selling. If Vo' have the cash investigate. Box 12SS Republican. If
 FISH CREEK INN and cattle. Mrs
 Emma Ellsworth, Fish Creek, Ariz. 9m
 THIRTEEN room furnished house for lease. close in. Ali the rooms filled, a bargain Also furniture and lease of small transient hotel for sale low rent and excellent location A real money. maker. Mrs. Holt, 29 w
 Adams. Phone 3585. dg
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Southern Association

T Little Rock. 22; New Orleans so. Memphis, 9-5; Mobile, 0-4. Nashville Birmingham, rain.
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COAST LEAGUE
IRepubIIcan A. p. Leased Wire

hat WANT WA ~ AID Ut to The The Republican can office now and get your wish fulfilled
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American Associs

American Association At St. Paul 1 Indianapolis 6. : At Milwaukee 6; Toledo 3. Others not scheduled.
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Chicago

CUiCdSb ". ....-. -VVV uUl iVA
 Summary-Two-b base hits: E. Collins. 2 Three -hase hits: F'elsch. Double plays E. Collins and Gandil. Bases on balls: Ruth 2 Struck out: Ruth ?.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
PEACE PLAY MAKES
AMATEURS RESIGN
Tempest Stirred Up Among
Drama League Players BY
"The Iron Cross"

IL you wish to stir up a nice little
hornets nest, and start a war of your
own just try producing a peace
play.
Believe Bertram Bloch, director of
the Drama League Players. He
knows.
Mr.. Bloch recently betook himself
to New York to help prepare for put
ting on "The Iron Cross."a play by
Elmer L. Reizenstein. who wrote "On
Trial" He came back to Washing
ton, full of enthusiasm, deciding to
put on the play here in March as one
OF the Washington leagues series Of
productions.
Vigorous Peace Punch,
1t is a play with a vigorous peace
punch. And the punch" is not Of
the grape Juice variety. One of Mr..
Bloch's most highly priced amateurs
read 1t, and said he would drop out
Of the cast that month. The play
was too sociaIistic.
Another glanced through II, and de-
cided to lay OF. too. The play was
irreligious. Others protested. 1t was
pro-German, on the title of II. More
objected. 1t was pro-ally despite Its
title.
Far from Mr.. Bloch to be discour-
aged. He is going to put on the play,
just the same, and moreover he rs
going to hire a theater to d, 1t.
At Wilson Normal school
Up to this time the players have
been operating at the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
Rehearsals for the play begin to-
night. Today also the ,dates of the
forthcoming production of three one
act plays was announced. They will
be given in the Normal School audi
forum, February II. 10 and Is. They
are "Cathleen Nj Houlihan." by VIII
liam Butler Yeats, James and John"
by Gilbert Canaan. and Suppressed
Desires" by George Cram Cook and
Susan Glaspell.
Plans For Theater.
Plans are being quietly formulated
for the little theater the players hope
TO, have in Washington by the end IL
not the beginning OF next season, and
that is why they are asking their
members to turn out Friday night at
the Arts Club to hear Miss Grace Girls
void talk on the little theater move
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-ElEin print. &c: ElEin. 90:
process. 3SGS6c; store packed. 163oc.
EGGS-Nearby. 3sdf6c: Southern. 5Td7So.
CHEEsE-New York State. factory. new.
soGHc.
PoULTRY-Live hens. per ID, 1oc; roos-
spring chickens, per h.. 22623c; ducks, per
h.. Is02oc. geese, per ID. .sglsc: ksAts.
young. each. 40d45c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice. per
h., e0c: chickens. per lbb., 2d2Sc: turkeys,
per Ib. Z361oc: ducks, per h.. 2OaZzc: roos-
tiers, per ID. I+c; geese, Is62oc.
GREEN FRUITS-Appies. new. Der bbl..
g. 5O65.50: per box, 81. ood2.e5: California
oranges. fz.5o12T5 Florida oranges. g SOC
AGO per box: lemons. per box. 50 co63.5o: pears
per box. 75c62.75; grape fruit, S3.ooas.75.
GETABLES-Totatoes. Mccormick. per
Dbl. 81 5ca5.7s; Western, per "a bu. sack.
beans, per basket, s2Ooa4O0: peppers. per
crate. S.5Od2 50; carrots. per box, socai. Oo
okra. per crate. s.. OOid5. 90: radishes, per 100
81 OeT4 90; cucumbers. basket 81 5Od4 10;
onions. per Ioo-lb. sack. 81 oOa7 30; egg plant
g. 50d3.GO per crate: cabbage. IS 90 I'er los
lbs: beets per bunch. sac: celery per doz
35cd$l.00; romaine. lettuce, 81 .o0d1.5o per
basket: lettuce. t.50i2.5O per basket: Gran
berries, per bbl.. SO .0ods.0o: per box, 81 500
2 90: squash. Florida. 81 75a2.2s per basket
81 5Od2.o 90 per crate: Florida tomatoes t2.5O6
l IS per crate: celery. Florida. per crate, SIS
d275: California, ss.Ood6.50 per crate: new
beets. 81. 75d2 80 per crate.
DRESSED AEATS-Pork. small TO medium.
H.. I4c: heavy. h., I3d13Hc.
GAME-Rabbits. No l. per doz.. SsS0d4.oo
No ? per doI.. 81 GOAL %.
LIVE STOCK-Calves tops I5h0ito
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
WOMEN AFTER CHINA TRADE
Two Bound for Orient to Boost
Goods Made In U. 8.

Somewhere on 5the sea today be-
tween the United States and China
are two American women. bound for
the Orient to stir up trade In Amerl-
can made goods for their Uncle Sam.
These two women. who are fully
accredited commissioners represent
ing the United States Government.
are Mrs. HARRIET NJ. Johnston and
Mrs. L. W. Nicely. of Muncie, Ind.
Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Nicely are
members OF the American CONNER
cial Commission. appointed to go to
China and establish closer CONNER
cial relations between the two coun-
tries and to develop American sales
agencies throughout the Orient.
They will assist the other members
of the commission in establishing
selling houses In Hankow, Canton.
Picking, and Shanghai, and In select
ing Chinese statesmen for American
goods. as the Chinese do not like to
buy direct from foreigners. Direct
financial trade arrangements will Be
made
The American commission Is under
the direction OF the Hon. David 3.
Rose, general counsel of the Chinese
American Products Exchange, and
Ave times mayor of Milwaukee.
Members OF the party are Gen.
Julian 8. Carr. Durham. s. c.. repre-
senting the Southern Commercial
Congress; Fernando p. Neal. Kansas
City: Julius c. Frank. Milwaukee; J.
s. Lawson. Wisconsin. and Fred A.
Landeck. Wisconsin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
OPENING FIRM BUT BACK AND
FILL OFTEN
Quarterly Report Of U. S. Steel
Corporation Fails to Reflect
on General Industrial List
Trading Somewhat More Ac-
tive, But There Is Little to
lndicate)Any Public Interest.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-Neither
United States Steel stock nor the
general industrial list adequately re,
Elected the remarkable quarterly re,
port OF the united States Steel Cor.
poration in price movements in to-
days stoCE market. The opening
was generally firm. but. prices backed
and filled repeatedly throughout the
first hour.
Trading was somewhat more &C.
tive, but there was little to indicate
any material public interest or par
ticipation in the transactions. Steel
common opened 10000 shares at
1l3A to 113I5, one-quarter to one
half up.
Thereafter the stock sold down as
low as I12k, with recovery to 113k.
and then sold off again. The other
steel issues were alike unstable, as
were the copper, shipping. sugar and
equipment shares. The railroad list
was relatively neglected, and was
generally soft within narrow limits.
~ TOday's Quotations.
Quotations today up to ! 80 O'Clock
g follows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

1910 Thirteenth street northwest
Vincent de Paul Simonton. executor.
TO Lillian A. Wells, parts lots % and
2S, square 23S: $500.
c street northeast, between Thirteenth
and Tennessee avenue -Leor~rd ].
Stevens ct ux. to Raymond w. and
Annie L. Corridor. lot 33. square
northwest of square 1893: SO.
233 Virginia avenue contradictions
Building Company, Incorporated. to
Jacob S. Gruver, lot IS, square 76G:
$40.
Connecticut Avenue Terrace-Mary ]
Beall to Leu" r--''re. lots 30 and
80, square 1747; SO.
I3l Seventh street Ia. Ihwest-AmeIIs
Heinrichs TO James T. Gibbs. part
original. lot u, square 454; $40.
North Randle Highlands-The United
States Realty Company. Incorpor
ated. to Martha S. Newly. lot
square 54S7: $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
FAIR DEMAND IS PRESENT
FOR STOCKS
MergenthaIer Linotype Is the
Strongest Feature - Large
Quantity of Capital Traction
Changes Hands - Bonds
Were Inactive, Although
Prices Remain Firm at Recent
LeveIs-c. and p. Telephone
SIS Sell After Call.

There was fair demand for stocks
at today's session of the Washington
Stock Exchange, with MergenthaIer
Linotype stock the strong feature.
Lots aggregating twenty shares sold
on a scale upward from 16S to 1884,.
At the close l6S was bid for the stock
with the offering 1854
Capital Traction was traded in to-
day for the first time in any guam
tity for several weeks. After thirty
shares had sold at SAY. fifty more
changed hands at S4k. The Offering
was then advanced to san, while the
bid was lowered to SAL. The stock
has held its own firmly at san for
the last two weeks.
Washington Gas stock was wanted
at Al II and odd lots, totaling twenty
shares, sold at Il y. The Offering for
quotation lots of the stock was firm
at ~.
Bonds were inactive, although
prices remained firm at recent levels.
The only sales during call were 81. 600
railway As at 81 u. Although the bid
for Traction Us during call was only
lO6ls, after call $1,000 bond. brought
1O'. A Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone also sold, after call at
104k
Jerome Thralls, secretary of the
clearing house section OF the Amer
lean Bankers Association, is to ad-
oress Washington Chapter of the
American Institute OF Banking in the
chapter rooms. 1914 street. at s
O'Clock tonight, on clearing houses
Roy L. Neuhouser. president OF the
chapter, will preside.
President Samuel Paa NJ tho D.,
sylvapia railroad, has issued a notice
to all officers OF. the company urging
them to exercise strict economy in
purchases of materials and supplies
He points to the fact that there has
been increase in cost of these ma
terials ranging In some cases as high
as 200 per cent. and urges strictest
economy in an effort to offset the
increased costs.
Despite the fact that earnings of
United States Steel Corporation for
the quarter ended December 81, as an
nounced yesterday, were considerably
in excess of recent estimates, the
action of the stock today would seem
to indicate disappointment. This dis
appointment was doubtless felt be-
cause the extra dividend was not
as large as had been expected. There
had been rumors in many quarters
that the extra would be around per
cent, and 1t appears that many had
pinned their hopes on them.
TN net earnings reported of S1O5. 96S-
347 is a remarkable showing when 1t
Is remembered that the company had
to pile up approximately 100000 tons
of steel because of inadequate trans
portation facilities. Had the railroads
been able to handle the total output,
earnings for the quarter probably
would have reached $115,0OO,O 900. The
stock opened up a quarter of a point
this morning, selling at 1871. but
later sold off a point, to II2H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 31.-Wheat-
Easier: January. February, and spot
No. ? red, $1.sTk; No. red Western
spot, $1.91A. Receipts, 1s4.263 bush.
els Exports, 2O4. 25s bushels.
Corn-Quiet and steady; January
and spot mixed, $1.13: No. 3 yellow.
$1.13; cob corn, 1925 per barrel Re
ceipts. 16S,0S2 bushels. No exports.
Oats-Were scarce and unquoteo.
Receipts, 66,966 bushels. Exports,
297 ,SI6 bushels.
Rye-Steady: Ne. 2 Western export.
$1.55. Receipts, 11,G05 bushels. No
exports.
Hay-Steady; No. l. timothy, $3.50
dS19: No. clover mixed, $3.50. Re
ceipts, DDS tons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.
SOcIOlOGIST OFF,

J. F. McCullock, general secretary
OF the Southern Sociological Con
gress. left Washington yesterday for
Augusta, Ga. where the congress
opens the first of a series of health
conferences. The meeting in Augusta
will last one week.
Fifteen Southern cities will be
visited by the special train OF the
congress which carries a car OF ex.
hibits showing how to combat varl-
Gus diseases.
From Augusta the train will go to
Savannah, thence to Florida cities.
and will wind up the itinerary in
June in North Carolina.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
PIana For Thenter.
MOVIE MEETING POSTPONED.

On account OF the illness of Mrs.
Jacob ]. Locher. chairman OF the
committee Of the District Federation
of Women's Clubs. which has been
handling the recent campaign for
cleaner motion pictures for children,
the meeting between the local theater
managers and the women represent
ing the organizations Interested,
which was to have been held at the
Ebbitt this morning. was Indefinitely
postponed. The date for the meeting
will be set upon Mrs. Locher's recov-
cry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
TODAYS SALES,

Washington Railway and Electric
as, S1.OOOd X, S1,OOON SIX.
Capital Traction. 25m s4Il, 5GS4A
25Gs4A. 1Ods4A. 5ds4A.
Washington Gas, 10d71&. 1Od71 X
Mergenthaler. SAFES, 5d16sh, 1Oa
1851.
After caIl-CapitaI Traction SIS,
81 .OOOd1O7.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
SIS, 81 .OOOG104A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
SEEK HEIRS OF MARINES.

The United States Marine Corps is
sued bulletin today, containing the
names OF Sergeant Albert Jolly OF Mel
bourne Australia. Corporal Thomas
Brophy OF Dublin. ireland, and Private
owen Woods (former address un-
KNOWN. In a further effort to locate
their heirs or next Of kin. These men,
VINO nave been dead over ten years,
Iett effects Of considerable value, and
numerous Inquiries during that period
have failed to locate their rIgbtfu:
heirs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits
were issued today:
Samuel Arkin. to erect garage in
rear OF 1926 Four-and-a-half street
southwest; estimated cost, 500.
II. c. Calender. to erect garage In
rear of 1908 A street southeast: es-
timated cost, $50.
ID. J. DUNCAN, to BUN three
dwellings from 324 to 32S Taylor
street northwest; architect and build
er. D. J. Dunigan: estimatqf cost,
SO. 900. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-31
LEWIS In DEFENSE
OF TELEPHONEBIL
Says He and Corporation Differ
on Only Three
Points.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

/ tenance. capital. and overhead, al
| though the postal rates of the United
States are the lowest in the world.
its telegraph rates run from two to
four times as high as in postal tele-
graph countries.
I rates is that the United States ranks
/ only thirteenth among the nations in
/ the use OF the telegraph.
81 challenge the assumption that
| the private conduct of the telegraph
here is cheaper than in postal coun-
tries by showing the operating cost
here to be IS cents per telegram
while II Is but 81 Gets for the con-
tinent OF Australia, where wage lev
els are as high as our own
Correets Rate Statement.
Accepting Mr. Bethelrs statement
to the farmers who are subscribers
on the exchange in territory sur
rounding Washington I was In error
in stating that no farmer could be
reached from here at a cost less than
Is cents. Sandy Springs is Is cents.
Rockville Is 10 cents, but Hyattsville
and some others are 5 cents OF less.
and in these cases even adding the
subscribers local rates. say an aver
age of cents, some of these farmers
can be reached as low as cents,
regret the inaccuracy. but am, not
in error as to the argument that the
toll rates are prohlbitive. even rs
they are, for the purpose of a farm
to kitchen and kitchen to farm retail
service. These Email transactions
cannot pay existing toll rates.
Utilization of Phones.
The average use OF the phone In tbs.
United States is over 1000 calls per
year. In Washington in 1914 1t was
only s23, with an average rate Of S4-21
per 100 calls. Mr.. Bethel disputes this
datum 1t IL taken from the sworn
report of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company for 1914 to the
District OF Columbia That report
gives the total number OF outgoing
messages for the year, 42,S55.47O and
the number of stations as 81 1851. You
will find that this comes to 500 mes
sages per phone.
"In the same report II is stated
Number of completed outgoing mes
sages from subscribers having limited
service 1895. 414.' which is SIS calls
per telephone, only-in the 1913 re-
port the like data is given as 4S.034
phones and 43. 900 completed calls.
or SS7 calls per phone: and the limited
service as 30.347 phones and Is.OT5,1e6
completed calls or Ss7 calls per
phone"