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Evening star., 1917-12-10
BAY0NET CLASS IN
REALISTIC CHARGE
U. S. Graduates in France Give
Exhibition Before Generals
and Stats.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, December 10.-The "gradua-
ton exercises" of the large bayonet
school yesterday were witnessed by
several generals and their STATS. The
men. who had been trained in the Brit
ish system by British instructors. gave
a demonstration of energy. speed and
accuracy which was truly American.
They now are ready to go over the top.
A British sergeant major. in charge
Of the actual instruction, put the men
through the bayonet drill SO vigorous
ly that more than one man was hurt,
but their wounds were not serious.
Even more vigor was shown by the
men as they occupied the trench line
and, with their officers, went over the
top in a charge, meeting dummy Ger
mans on the way. and finally occupying
the enemy trench. The operation be-
gan by firing from the trench at the
dummies in the enemy trench. and the
demonstration of Workmanship showed
the value, of practice with the rifles.
Some of the men recorded perfect
scores, while not more than three out
Of the whole class fell below so In
possible 100.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
MASS Meeting HELD BY
WOMAN'S PARTY MEMBERS

The sum Of Sss,3ss for the congress
sional campaign for the passage Of the
federal suffrage amendment was raised
by enthusiastic members Of the wom-
ans party and their friends, who at
tended a mass meeting held yesterday
afternoon at the Belasco in honor of
the ninety-seven piclxets of tho party
who have done "turns' In Jail. The
speakers included Dudley Field Malone,
who served as the pickets' counsel;
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. William
Kent and Miss Maud Younger Of Cali
fornia and Mrs. Thomas NJ Hepburn of
Connecticut.
At a reception attended by 500 per-
sons, given by Mrs. Howard Gould of
New York at the Raleigh directly after
the meeting. one Of the guests, Miss
Katherine Fisher, accidentally ignited
the sleeve Of her dress from a can
delabrum.
The light material fiared up suddenly
with every Indication of serious injury
to the wearer. but prompt action on
the part of Mrs. Arneil of Wilmington,
Del, extinguished the blaze. Miss
Fisher was not burned seriously, and
later left for homo in an automobile un-
assisted.
At the mass meeting the pickets were
decorated with pins representing minia-
ture jail doors, presented by Mrs Will
liam Kent. The contributions to the
fund raised varied greatly In amount
the New York delegation's total Of 500
coo taking the lead.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

Inc wholesale market prices ranged
today about as follows:
EGGS-Fancy. strictly fresh. 55a5s:
average receipts, 81; southern West
Virginia, SO.
cHEEsE-New York state factory.
BUTTER-Elgin print 81: Elgin tub.
eo, process, 43; store packed, 29a30.
POULTRY-Live hens, per III %.
ROSTERS. per h., is; turkeys. per h..
z7a29; chickens. per h.. 2ia25; keats.
young each. 3vaa.-
DRESSED POULTRy-iiens. choice.
Per lb, %; spring chickens. 26ae7 per
per lb., lsa2o; geese. per ib., 22a24; :;
ducks, 23a25.
GAME-Rabbits, No. l.. per doz, s.00a
400; No 2. per doz.. 1.50aI.S0.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, new, per
tao-n,s n6a, ,s,ooas;so: per box, l.s5as-oo; Cal
as; lemons. 5.5eas.5O: pears. per box,
s.oos4oo; grapefruit. crate. s5ea4.s5.
VEGETABLESLPota No I
northern. per 100 lbs, z.5oa275; Nc
Cormieks. s.soa4.oo per standard bbl /:
swees .r potatoes. Sooa7.oo per bbi.; No. 2.
basket. s.5oa5.oo: peppers. crate. 3.5Oa
s.5e' okra, per crate. 2.coa3.5O; rad
,shes. per 100. 1.5oa2.oo; cucumbers.
sssts casket c.bSa abSossoo eggplant ,aa
e +,
beets. bunch. 4as; lettuce, I.00as. 90
basket: celery. 30a75 doz.; celery, crate,
SoOa4.76; romaine lettuce. Local so;
squash. 2.00a3.o0 crate; tomatoes. I.5Oa
s-75 per box; spring onions. 15oa2. 90
per 100 bunches: onions, per sack, s00a
3.2s: spinach. 2.50a3.00 per bbl: kale,
.50a2.00 bbi.; turnips. per box. 75a1 90;
per bbl. 1.75a3.50: caulifower, per
crate, 2.00a2.50
LIVE SToCK-Sheep. per h.. 7as;
lambs. spring. Is: calves, per lb., 16;
medium. per lb.. 15a151s; common, pei
H.. 12a13.
PoRK-Small. % h.: medium, % lib.
heavy, 20a21 Id.
SEEDS-Red clover. 1550al590 Del
bu.; alsike clover. 14.50a15.00 per bu
crimson clover, 12.50a15.00 per bu.
timothy. 3.S5a4.00 per bu.; red top.
14.00a15-00 per 100 lbs; bluegrass. soc
a3.50.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling, per bu., III
ago; corn. per bu.. 2.00a2.05; oats
whjtss 76a77: mixed oats. 74a75; hay
NJ. i. :6a27; No. 9, 24a25-
Evening star., 1917-12-10
WALL STREET Market
SHOWS LIMITED TRADE

NEW YORK, December 1o.-Trading
was not in evidence any place in the
list, with price changes rarely varying
more than a small fraction, save for q
big drop in American Tobacco on a pro-
posed issuance Of $5o,oo0.Ooo unissued
common stock. with all privileges except
voting.
Eleven points decline followed this
announcement, and later on when d.
gested. a further drop of points was
made, a net loss Of Is points. From this
there was small recovery.
The rest of the list moved within such
narrow price changes that quotations ex-
actly two hours apart were on the same
figures.
No news of sufficient Importance to
sway sentiment one way or the other
developed.
Exceptions Are Noted.
There were exceptions to the rule of
neglect. and unprecedented steadiness,
as when Marine preferred rose IN /;
General Electric point, Republic
steel. y. and Steel common a point.
this gain being made very early in the
session and held with regularity
through much Of the session. Utah
Copper held a like advance, as did Gem
eraI Electric.
With the single exception of Read
ing. the rails were slow and limited as
to price changes. Reading opened
reacted a point and remained around
6Sss.
Northern Pacific lost x and Union
Pacific u.
Evening star., 1917-12-10

DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO, December 10.-Butter-
higher; creamery, 36a4712.
Eges-Hieher: receipts. s.7es cases
frsts. 47a50; ordinary irsts. 4Sa46 ze
| at mark, cases included. 43a49-
Potatoes-Higher: receipts, 25 cars
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
bulk, 1s0a1.90. do sacks. 1.s5a2.0o:
Poultry-Alive steady; fowls, 16a21
springs. 10.
NEW YORK. December 1o.-Butter-
Firm; receipts, $3.50 tubs; creamery
higher than extras, 4slsa50; creamery
extras (s2 score), 4s1sa4s; firsts, 4Si=a
IS: seconds, 40a43.
Eggs-Firm; receipts, SAG cases
fresh gathered extras. 5Sa59; extras
firsts, 56a57; firsts. SLABS; seconds, soa
SO; refrigerator special marks. S6a31
refrigerator firsts. 341sa3514: state
Pennsylvania and nearby western hen
merry whites, fine to fancy. 65a6S: state
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 60a62.
cheese-steady: receipts: 2,o1s Boxes;
state. fresh specials. 23a231s; cvaver-
age run. 221sa23.
PouItry-Live, unsettled; no prices
quoted: dressed, steady; chickens, 22a36i
fowls. 1s1aa2S; turkeys. 2SaS4.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
LAST. FISCAL YEAR WAS
PROSPEROUS FOR BANKS
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Cross earnings of all national banks
for the fiscal year ended June 80. lSlf'
were the largest in their history
amounting to ssS7.4o6.ooo. an increase
Of $7S.7S4.40o.
Net earnings for the same period
were $194321 900. or 1895 per cent
compared with 14.1S in 1916.
Stockholders received $125.53s.oo0 in
dividends, or S10.S13.000 more than in
1916. Dividends were at the rate OF
l1.S1 per cent on their capital stock-
The percentage of net earnings to
capital and surplus was 1852. the larg-
est in forty years.
Losses to depositors in failed national
banks were three-one-th thousands OF
per cent of the total deposits. compar-
ing with an average for the preceding
thirty-five years OF twenty-four-one
thousandths of l per cent.
On the Local Market.
Chapin-Sacks shares sold at so this
afternoon to the extent of twenty
$50 bid.
Two shares of Capital Traction
brought s01a.
American Tobacco Financing.
A sharp drop of 10 points in American
Tobacco, nothing between, made soon
after the opening this morning. presaged
some new financing problems. and pre-
ceded the announcement by a few min
utes. when it was stated that the COM
pany had issued call for an important
meeting January I.
This meeting will act upon the aues-
tion of amending the merger agreement
under which the company Is constituted
90 as to convert S50.000.009 unissued
common stock into "B" common stock,
with the same rights to dividend distri-
button but without voting rights.
Announcement from Wall street this
49, t1xr
makers in Congress. disgusted with the
difficulties surrounding the present rev.
enue law, may work for its repeal with
q view of simplifying the matter.
Evening star., 1917-12-10

NEW YORK, December 10.-Raw
sugar steady; centrifugal. $40: molas-
ses, $50: refined steady. unchanged to
20 points lower: cut loaf. s.e5asss:
cubes. s.90a9.1O; xxx powdered, S.35a
s.55; powdered, S.3oas.50; fine granu-
lated, s.15aS.35; diamond A. S.15as.35;
confectioners' A. s.05aS.25; No. !, s.ooa
$50.
sneciaI Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. December 10 u pm.
ouotations).- ).-Wheat-Spot No. 2 red soft,
2.22: spot No. red winter, 224; receipts
13o.474 bushels; exports, 4,736 bushels.
Oats-Steady standard white. S3; NO
3 white, 82h; receipts. 80 S22 bushels !;
exports, 1925 bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. western export 1913
bushels, receipts, 24,4s7 bushels.
Hay-F'irm; No. timothy, 295Oa300o ;
No. j clover mixed, 27.00a21.5O.
Grain freights-Not quotable.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, December 10.-Corn prices
developed some strength today as re-
suit Of cold weather. which seemed
likely to retard the movement OF the
crop. The severe fall in temperatures
was said to be against efficient opera
tion of the railroads and also to be
hampering the transfer of grain from
farms to country elevators. Buying
here, however. was not of an aggres-
sive character. Opening prices, which
ranged from the same as SATURDAY
finish to q higher, with January 1.2OA
to 1908 and May f.1S1s to 1.18A, were
followed by moderate gains all around
oats hardened with corn. The de.
mand was chiefly from scattered
shorts.
Higher quotations on hogs h1seo pro
visions. Besides, shipments of meats
showed considerable increase.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
TO HOLD TRIAL NEXT MONTH,
GOOCHLAND,

GOOCHLAND. Va. December TO-
Trial of DIR. Asa w. Chamberlain. if he
is indicted by the Goochiand county
grand jury, which meets here today,
will be postponed until January, by re-
quest of both sides. 1t Is announced. Dr.
chamberlain Is In Jail at Richmond on
a charge of murder in connection with
the death of his brother, Albert P,
Chamberlain. whose dismembered body
was found buried in post holes on DR..
f'hamberlain:s farm near here October
e. last.
The brothers came here several years
ago 1ronAs Iowa. A quarrel over debt
- said = have Dreesdsd tAs killing
Evening star., 1917-12-10
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. December 10.-Bar sill
yer was quoted at S5k per ounce to-
day.
LONDON, December 10.-Bar silver,
42Hd per ounce. Money, az DER cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, AZ per
cent; three-month bills. 4N per cent.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
STEEL TONNAGE DECREASES.

NEW YoRY. December 1o.-Unnlled
orders Of the United States Steel Corpo-
ration November 20 last were s.ss7.1os
tons, according to the monthly state
ment issued today.
This is . decrease OF 112.66s tons com.
pared With -&hA- -ordexs- octohsr -.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Conditions in the wholesale live stock
and meat market here today are report
ed by the bureau Of markets, Depart
ment Of Agriculture, as follows:
Beef-Fresh; some cars yet to be un'
loaded for today's business: receipts
very light; market strong at Fridays
close; sales light on account OF unIaVor-
able weather. Steers-Receipts very
exceeds supply. Cows-Receiptsm mode
rate: market steady to strong. demand
a little better. Bulls-None on the mar
ket.
veal-supply moderate; market steady
Pork-SuI ply moderate; prices about
in line with Fridays close; demand
light.
change in Fridays prices; demand very
Mutton-supply very light: selling
slowly at last weeks prices; demand
light.
CHICAGO, December 10.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000 head: strong; bulk. !a.lod
1880; light. 16.6oa17:45: mixed. 1s-sea
1880: heavy, 16.s5a17.60; rough, l6.sea
1905; pigs, 12.75a15.15.
Cattle-Receipts. $4,000 head: weak;
native steers, 7.30a15.50; western
steers, 6.3oa13.7o: stockers and feeders
G. 61Oa11.00: cows and heifers. 5.loal1.4o,
Sheen@Receipts. 10000 head: weak
wethers, S.S0a12so lambs, 12.5oa16.75.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. December 1e.-The cot
ton market showed renewed hrmness
early today on buying of much the
same character as noted on the au-
vance of Saturday. First prices were
IL to 81 points higher. and the active
months sold about 80 to 81 points above
last nights closing figures before the
end of the first hour. with January sell
ing at 1884 and March at 2S.5S. Trade
interests were again good buyers.
while there was considerable demana
western connections. on the continued
buIlish reports from the dry goods
trade and the reported steadiness OF
southern holders.
Futures opened steady: January.
$3.50: March. 1888: May. ISIS; July,
27SS; october, $3.50.
The market met enough realizing to
cause some little irregularity during the
middle of the morning. but offerings were
absorbed on reactions OF or 10 points
and the tone was very steady, with Janu-
ary selling up to $500 and March to 1851
before midday, or IS to SO points net
higher.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1o.-Bull
ish sentiment regarding the pending
government estimate of the crop,
coupled with a trade demand of rather
large proportions. caused an upward
me opening January was depressed
Doints, but other months were up, and
at the end of the first half hour of buai-
ness the market stood 81 to 40 points
over Saturdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
December. $500: January. .7.4s; March.
z7s7: May, 27.24; July, 37.15.
In the trading un to noone on . quiet
Evening star., 1917-12-10
lis APPROACHING CLOSE
| OF TELEPHONE HEARING
Public Utilities Commission Con-
tinues Consideration Of C. & P.
Company Valuation.

Reopening the question of deprecia.
tion, the public utilities commission to-
day entered on the last stage of the
valuation proceedings for the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
before taking up the company's appli-
cation for an increase in rates, which
will be considered at a public hearing
December 20.
When the commission announced a
valuation for the company of $6,783,
932.48, as of December 81. 1916 it pub
lished a table Of annual depreciation
rates to be allowed in the case of this
company.
Asks for Reopening of Case.
While there had been an agreemen.
between the utility and the commission
ton, the company, following publication
Of the commissions findings, asked FOR
a reopening Of the question of the an
nual depreciation rates, claiming there
had been a misunderstanding as to the
commissions consideration of this mat
ter at the time the valuation hearings
were in progress.
Dr. Edward w. Bemis, who directed the
valuation work for the commission. was
called as the first witness at the re-.
opening Of this question today, and. in
response to questioning by Corporation
Counsel Syme, he explained the methods
I employed in arriving at the amount of
accrued depreciation.
7 Assuming the accrued depreciation,
which was agreed upon, to be correct
the same computation. Dr. Bemis said
would give the annual rates to be al
lowed.
Contention of the Company.
ceperal Counsel Robert v M,r,
fthe telephone company contended that
the computation was theoretical tanG
did not correspond with the company,s
established tables.
Attorney Marye cross-examined IN
Bemis and then introduced as the com ,
pany's first witness T. v. Sylvan. as-
sistant to President Bethel Of the tel.
cphone company. 1t is expected that
the hearing will consume two or three
days
Evening star., 1917-12-10
VOLUNTEERS RUSH
TO ENTER SERVICE
Men Within Draft Age Have
But Few Days to
Enlist.

Recruiting officers from the United
States Army stationed in the Y. NJ. {. A.
rooms at Sth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest were
swamped this morning by a rush of ap
plicants for enlistment in the fighting
forces of Uncle Sam. More than forty
men were sitting around the table of
Recruiting SerSt W. c. Hunt at 10
o'clock waiting for the 1910 train to
transfer them to Baltimore. Warned
by recruiting officers that no more men
within the selective draft age will be
taken as volunteers after December Is,
these men. came early and are but pre-
curors of the great rush recruiting officers
are expecting Wednesday ana THURSDAY
of this week.
Sergt. Hunt announced today that
recent order from the War Department
advised him that all recruits for the
Regular Army from the Eastern Di-
vision must be sworn in at the training
post at Columbus. Ohio, by noon next
Saturday. and he has set pm. Thurs
day as the hour on which army enlist
ments in Washington must close All
at pm. for Baltimore. reaching
Columbus Saturday morning. All
branches of the service will be held
open to applicants up to pm. Thurs
day.
No applicants for enlistment In the
United States Navy will be taken after
December Is within the draft age un-
less they bring written statements from
their local boards showing that they
are not in a deferred quota and are
not liable to be taken in the next call.
In an order from the bureau of navi-
cation this morning Ensign Middleton.
in charge of the Navy recruiting sta
ton at 306 9Th street northwest, is
urged to redeuble his efforts to obtain
thirty mechanics for the aviation sec
tion of the Navy, Washington's quota
Of the 1850 men assigned to the east
ern division. Today's Navy enlistments
follow
Evening star., 1917-12-10
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia, fair to-
night and tomorrow; continued coId;
minimum temperature tonight about
10 degrees; fresh westerly winds.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 7:eo am: sun sets.
4:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 1921 am; sun
sets. 4:47 pm.
Moon rises, 7:35 am; sets, sos pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesteday:
Observation-Disclosures pm, %;
s pm, "a: IL midnight, 49, today, 4
n M. Is; s am, IL; u noon. IS; p.m.. 10.
Ma ximum, 26 at 2:10 PM yesterday; min
imum, IL, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, "A; minimum, 81.
Observation-Disclosures PM, 29.94 !;
pm, 1890: 12 midnight. 1885: today.
am, 30.03; am, 1922; IL noon. 30G6;
2 pm, 1927.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
En1istments for Navy.


Clarence P. Frost. 221 D street south.
| west: Charles I. Lewis, lis E street
| southeast; Joseph L. Riddle, Pensacola
| Fla: James Hugh Ryan, Culpeper, Va.
Edward a; Harrison, Glenside; Pa:
/ rec c. Foster. 1905 Rosedale street
| northeast; Harrison c. Allen, Lees
burg, Va; William E. Hunt. The Plains.
Va: Michael Fitzgerald. q H street
costa avenue: Gilbert G. Mcdonald.
H street northwest; William NJ. An.
drews. Spotsylvania. Va: James AL
fred Hayes, 1872 34th street northwest:
northwest: Landon c. Green, Warren,
ton, Va: Otto G. Dohe, Gaylord, Kan.
Alonzo H. Krauss. S3d and street
northwest; L. BARLEY. Macon, Ga.
Enlistments for Army.
Today's Army enlistments follow,
William A. White. Baltimore, Md.
ter ]. Simons. 1895 Newton stree,
northwest; Howard l.. Taylor. South
port, Conn; Arthur NJ. Spence. Sagi-
nav. Mich: William A. Adams, Jack
sonville. Fla: Orrin R. Hammer
lCherrydale. Va; John D. Estell, Sails
bury. Md: Carroll Pierce, Alexandria
Va; Elmer Mcintosh. Falls Church
O., A>t " al ~ II. Ddhiis ioio 4>oI III SdPi-
tol street: John A. Kane. 1914 North
Capitol street., Allen F. Stevens, &c
Iowa circle. city; William c. Stewart
Manchester. N. H; John P. Gilroy
Haverhill. Mass: Earle K: Needy,
Hagerstown. Nd; Roger l.. Jami-
son. Hagerstown, Md; Roy NJ
Snyder. Hagerstown. Md; JOSEPH
! w. Shank. Hagerstown, Md.
Holmes Talbot, Martinsburg. W. Va.
Phillip Harris. Brooklyn. N. Y; Harry l.
Clark. 702 5th street northwest Earl E
Nelson, Smithville, Tex Mark Ellis, At
lanta, Ill. ; Ernest F. Riley. 3016 street
northwest; John r. Carroll. Schenectady
/ N. Y: Cornelius G. HarrelI, 1875 Kill
bourne street northwest /; John B. Norman
Fitzgerald, Ga Robert E. Rawlins, 1926
Euclid street northwest; Bathurst L
Chambliss. 1925 Monroe street northwest
Hallock A Main, 5712 Georgia avenue
Va: !. William H. Zack.. 211 9th street
Mo. John Stewart. Lakeland. Md Mau.
rice B. Dabney, Philadelphia, Pa; VIII
liam H. CARROT, 907 18th street north.
west: Thomas T. Adams, 2108 18th stree,
! northwest: Robert H. Doutt. 21OS 18th
street northwest: Edward NJ Refs, Capitol
Heights. Nd; Thompson Kelly, Hunts.
vile. Ala: Melvin Danhiser, Huntsville
/ Ala. Frank T. Troth, Chevy Chase, Md
Henry w. Bliss. Indianapolis, Ind /; Harry
NJ Davis. Moultrie, Ca Raymond v
Puitte; Fletcher. N. c.: Sollace NJ Earle
1884 Irving street northwest Earl E.
Duehring. 3S v street northwest, and
Clarence T. Milne. 1916 U street north
west.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
0m ON SAVINGS
0/O ACCOUNTS
Union SAVINGS Rank
OLDEST SAVINGS BANK
IN WASHINGTON
zar.l> N Hoon>H K1Heaidenf.
DAIRY MARKETS.

but steady market. the advance was
widened to 35 to 43 points.
Evening star., 1917-12-10

II you want work read the want coll
uuns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
Fire in Stock Exchanae at Toxic,

TOXIC. December 1O.-The stock ex-
change building caught nre this morn
ing. probabl from a defective flue. and
the flames spread to the surrounding
busjness section. The exchange was
cloSed temporarily. The records stored
kheye ware s1veA.r 80. 49, e
Evening star., 1917-12-10
POWDER MARKET

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Co.
Evening star., 1917-12-10
American Tobacco Financing.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
ChapIn-Sacks, 10 at 150 10 at $50.
After call:
Capital Traction, . at s01a.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Monroe City Democrat., 1917-12-21
Just An Enthusiast.

One often hears the expression,
when referring to another who had
waxed eloquent 10 some subject
near to his heart: oh. he is just
an enthusiast: you must not take
him too seriously" Yes just an
enthusiast, but what a wonderful
thing is enthusiasm. Dead men
have it not. II is the exclusive DO.
session of live men-men OF power
dynamic force 1t is hard to i'm.
agine what this life would be with.
out enthusiasm. Perhaps the war
den Of Sing Sing prison would have
clearer perception than most peo
pie Of a world devoid of enthusi
asm. The quality we call enthusi-
asm has done much for the world
Columbus had it. and he discovered
a continent. Fulton had il. and we
have the steam engine The
Wright brothers had Il, and as a
result the currents of the upper
ether are almost as well known as
those of the deep. Marcona had it
and the wireless has eliminated the
element Of distance from the earth
And what shall we say of Edison
the greatest enthusiast of them ALI
What would be our condition today
even without his inventions. You
call it genius. But who ever knew
Monroe City Democrat., 1917-12-21
Free Legal Advice.

Legal Advisory Board for Monroe
City and vicinity will meet daily in
Rooms 2l0-2l2-214 at F. & NJ. Bank
Building to give free legal advice
to reeistrants concerning the Draft
QUESTIONABLE; re istrants seeking
advice will enter at Room 212, re.
manning in this room until the ad-
visor is through advising the pre-.
cedine registrant
Read your questiOnnaire carefully
before coming to consult with the
Board.
The Board is composed as follows:
Robert Meriwether. Member;
r. S. McCllntic, Roy B. Meriweth.
er and Bailey T. Turner, Associate
Members.
Registrants will 90 to this room
only as no lawyer will give advice
in his Office: resistrants going to
any lawyers office will be referred
to the Board
Members Of the Board will be in
charge every day, with competent
layDen aiding,
This advice is free. except that a
small charge will be made for aft.
davits made in addition to the af
fidavits contained in the Question
naire.