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The Washington times., 1917-08-15
Coming to the Theaters

Leave It to Jane" will be present
ed at the Belasco Theater next week,
under the direction of William Ell
lott, F. Ray Comstock and Norris
Gest.
This big musical play has been
planned as the autumn attraction for
the. Longacre Theater in New York,
and a cast of notable excellence has
been engaged.
Leave IL to Jane" is written by the
two foremost librettists Of the pres
ent day. Guy Bolton and P. G. Wode-
house, who sprang into international
fame with their phenomenal success.
Oh, Boy"
The music is by Jerome Kern, who
has composed many of the most sue
cessful musical comedies Of the last
few years. The brightest and smart
est chorus possible has been engaged
by Messrs. Elliott. Comstock and Gest,
for this production, which has been
elaborately staged by Edward Royce.
who for many years was general
stage director at the Gayety Theater
in London
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
new YORK DEMOCRATS
FUSE ON MAYORALTY

NEW YORK, Aug. 15-wIth only
two dissenting votes the Democratic
fusion committee OF 10. which repre-
sents the regular Democratic orgAni-
nations OF all fve burroughs in New
York city as well as 4 number of
Independent organizations, has named
John F. Hylan, county Judge Of
Kings. for mayor, and Alfred E
Smith. sheriff OF New York county,
for president Of the board Of alder
men.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15

Starting every evening with mo-
tion pictures shown free in the open,
the program at Glen Echo Park in
cludes a variety OF amusements and
q number OF features. Dancing in
an open pavilion to music by the
ten-piece orchestra is one OF the most
popular pastimes OF the patrons.
Two OF the best rides known to
the park world. the midway with Its
numerous attractions, the carrousel.
Fairgrounds for the kiddies and any
number OF minor fun providers help
to make the time pass quickly and
pleasantly.
Sunday a series OF concerts by the
Soldiers Home band In the afternoon
and evening and an unusually good
picture show will be the added free
features for the thousands who usu-
ally spend q part Of the day at the
resort
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
By BYRON S. ADAMS

great deal advertising of the
should produce And many OF the Failures arc
who the bills
good Judges Of advertising yet
opinions how and what shall be said
override opinions Of the
the preparation OF the copy
The those who produce
A
Isl C An unwarraned interference with
Of the
credulity
recognizing what really exstsa healthy
skeptcsm-
Quandary whether should
their enerprising competitors
that advertising they
they sit and the
The advertising the big thing
resus-the immediate
prestige advertising will build for their stores
II some Of holding from
ing the bigger
they would
a great light
mailing list should be live
Follow them while good
in circular letter. folder,
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
"SHELL SHOCK" EXEMPTS
GLEN ECHO WAR HERO

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 15.-wound-
ed three times while in France and
having spent six months in a French
hospital, Lionel. Halleck Macdonald,
now a resident OF G&n Echo, failed
to pass the physical examination for
service, being rejected because OF the
effects OF shell shock"
Macdonald recently returned from
France, where he served in the
trenches as a member of a Canadian
regiment.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
GIANT U-soAr RAMMEp.

LONDON, Aug. IA German sub
marine Of the largest and latest type
has been towed into zeebrugge. Bel
gium, by two torpedo boats. accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Amsterdam The subma-
rine Is reported to have been rammed
In the North sea and damaged Sc
verely, resulting in the loss OF three
of the crew.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
RVDTCT los RIOTERS
,.a IN EAST ST. LOUIS

BELLEvILLE, Ill, Aug. 15.-Sixty-
eight indictments against los persons,
the charges Including murder, arson,
conspiracy, rioting, and assault to
murder, were returned by the grand
Jury here today, which has been In
vestigatinE the race riots in East st.
Louis, July to 3.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15

Billie Burke will be seen in THE
Mysterious Miss Terry on the screen
at Loew,s Columbia Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday in her first
Paramount picture.
In this photoplay three hard work
ing young men all live in the same big
city boarding house. To this house
comes a young and charming girl in
the person OF Miss Terry, an heiress,
but who is working as a clerk in a
hardware store. She makes their am
billions come true, and they are all in
love with her, but only one wins out.
Miss Burke proves to be equally
versatile as Miss Wentworth, society
bud. and as Miss Terry. hardware
clerk. She is assisted in her love
problem by Thomas Meighan, we'll
known for many portrayals with Pau
line Frederick in recent photoplays.
Readers OF the Saturday Evening
Post who remember with delight the
Lawrenceville school stories will
doubtless be glad to know that the
first OF the series. THE Varmint,"
has been adapted for the screen and
will be shown at Loew's Columbia
Thursday and for the last half OF
next week with the inimitable por-
trayer OF boy parts, Jack Pickford,
as Dink Stover, or The Varmint."
The Washington times., 1917-08-15

The management OF Great Falls
Park announces as next weeks fea-
ture attraction a varied entertain
ment program which will include
daily concerts by the Ladies' Orches-
ira and the usual free motion pic
lures. Dancing in the pavilion over
looking the falls is always popular
with the crowds.
The Cbautauqua sessions draw
many from Washington and nearby
towns. For the kiddies there is a
variety OF popular amusements.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
Colonial Beach.

Colonial Beach continues to be the
mecca for hundreds who desire a few
hours ride at the end of which is
excellent saltwater bathing.
The steamer st. Johns leaves its
Seventh street wharf every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Sunday at q m, and
on Saturdays at 4 p. m.
On the trips to the beach stops are
made at Quantico.
The forty-mile moonlight runs of
the st. Johns are made every Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday evening
at p. m. The steamer orchestra
provides dance music.
The Washington times., 1917-08-15
Central Coliseum.

Notwithstanding summers heat,
the attendance at Central Coliseum,
washington's most commodious dan
cling hall, continues to increase. A
splendid orchestra, a dancing floor of
glass-like smoothness and courteous
attention are its characteristics.
Prize competitions. open to all
couples, are held regularly on Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

streams, making rivulets as it flows.
Gen. Cleburne's body was pierre
ed with 40 bullets. Gen. Strahh Gen.
Gist, Gen. Cranberry, and CEN Ad-
ans with his horses feet on one side
of the enemys breastworks, the
general sitting as if living, were rid
died mangled and torn with balls
II, sitting in the bright, peaceful
sunlight, fifty years after this terri
BILE tragedy was enacted at A p. m,
cannot withhold the tears for those
brave heroes who gave their lives for
their beloved Southland. Does the
present younger generation under
stand this? We, the few remaining
comrades of thise dead heroes, who
aided in that fearful struggle, en-
graved upon the golden escutcheon
that blazes forth its light forever
have engraved thereon a record that
time can never efface. We few viii
soon join our comrades on that
brigh and happy Great Valhalla.
F, H. Grass.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

number three, six cents less; number
four, ten cents less.
Relative market basis; Chicago,
Galveston, New Orleans, basic; Kan
sas City and Omaha, five cents less
than base; Duluth and Minneapolis,
three cents less; st. Louis, two cents
less; New York, 10 cents more than
basic; Baltimore and Philadelphia,
nine cents more; Buffalo, five cents
more.
The basic grades are numbers one
hard Writer, red winter and northern
spring
Criticism is Expected.
Although the prices are fixed on
government purchases only, the food
administration, through it's wheat cor
roration recently organized, expe IT'S
TO control the market without diff
Guilty. The corporation will make all
government and allied purchases and
has under consideration plans to bay
for miles. If it serves as broker
between the terminal and the flour
mills the corporation will become
purchaser of virtually all of the coun-
try's wheat crop.
Members Of the committee said to-
night they expect a great deal of
criticism from the farming classes,
but that the felt that every farmer
should willingly relinquish a part Of
his profits in the interests Of the
common good.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
WHY NOT KEEP PUBLIC
BUILDINGS DECENT?

Two out of three courthouses re-
Gently seen were a positive disgrace
to the counties to which they be-
long. In fact, the great majority of
couFthouses are not kept clean. Waste
paper, mud and, worse than all else,
tobacco juice are always in evidence.
The two distinguishing habits of spit
ting tobacco juice everywhere and of
scrawling and marking wherever a
a place is found to make marks con-
tinue to render our public buildings
unsightly. And both habits seem to
be industriously cultivated by large
proportion Of our people.
The boy who makes marks on
the white walls of courthouse OF
schoolhouse has not had the training
he needs. The man who spatters
floors and sidewalks with tobacco
Apit lacks some Of the instincts of
decency. The community that toler-
ates dirt and disorder in and about
its public buildings has not yet at
tanned an ideal state of civilization
Southern Agriculturist.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
COTTON MARKET SITUATION

Movement of the new cotton crop
to market is now on an increasing
scale in the earlier sections of the
belt, more particularly in the south
west and southeast. The market has
ruled weak as result Of this incon-
ing of the new crdp, and also of
more confident feeling in some quar-
tiers that the yield promises to be a
moderately large one. In Savannah,
the quotation has reached to 25e for
good middling, or 2Ac from the high
level recently prevailing.
These are undeniably very good
prices for cotton. The farmer real
ICES that fact and loses no time in
turning his crop into cash on the
favorable basis. But it must be mo-
ticed that crowding the market will
soon bring a change to the aspect of
things. At a recession of a cent a
week, it will not take long to force
the price below 20 cents, and we know
from experience that the cotton mar
ket is capable of declining with great
celebrity when it gets inclined that
way. s
There are pointers that Europe is
curtailing the consumption Of cotton,
whether it be from scarcity. from
high prices, or from motives of gener-
al economy. Coming of peace would
change all this, but that devoutly de-
sired consummation looks remote at
this iuncture. IL buyers get persua-
ded that the crop is relatively full
one, they may be expected to hold
off for lower basis. The command
of the situation. however, is in the
hands of the sellers. They can get
their price, if they will stand up for
it; but it would be vain for one sec
ton to hold out while other sections
were selling for whatever they could
get.
Perhaps the next bureau report
will put another phase on the market
outlook. The trade has been worked
up to the expectation Of an improve
fnent over month ago. whereas there
has been decided deterioration in
some highly important sections, in
Texas, Georgia, Alabama and South
Carolina. Moreovft the crop being
backward. is susceptible to material
losses before the final showdown.
But II would indeed be a pity for the
farmer to lose control over the posi-
ton in his eagerness to sell.--W. I.
Williams in Progressive Farmer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
HORRORS OF WAR
IN 1914 AND 1864

The horrors of the present wal
would have been unspeakable hac
men charged machine guns and hac
cavalry charged artillery.
When soldiers on either side ex.
pose themselves there is a fearful
loss and for that reason they fight
I from cover. If a trench was to be
taken, the assault was usually deliver
ed at night.
In our own Civil War there was
bloodier fighting than has been on
the western area of the present
European war
The only modern fighting that APP
preached the Civil war in casualties
were the first battles of the Franco
Prussian war when the soldiers of
both sides, moved by wild enthu-
siasm, rushed sCainst one another
in the open.
Mr.. F. H. Grass, of Murfreesboro.
Tenn, WRITING the Nashville Banner
in reminiscent mood draws a pic
ture of the condition in the .7ivil war
which is worth reproduction that those
Of the present generation may know
exactly what their fathers contend
ed against The reference is the
struggle at Franklin. Mr.. Grass ar
tiele is as follows;
Born within every living being is
belligerent spirit. The world, even
the British pays tribute to the devo-
lions the Germans show for their
Vaterland. We. the nations Of the
world, are still hero worshippers. So
far as hardships Of the soldiers in
the present war are concerned in
comparison with the Confederates,
they are nil. In the present war the
soldiers are only a few miles from
their base. Even the outuosts are
connected by good roads ready to take
them to the main body. His rations
are cooked for him. We, on the 9TH
er hand, had to cook ours and often
furnished them also. Once | received
three hardtacks and three slices of
fat middling. This constituted three
days rations. The Red Cross angel of
mercy was unknown to us. must not
abuse the courtesies of the Banner:
therefore ] will be brief and only re-
late which took place fifty years ago.
| quote from the history Of Maney's
First Tennessee Regiment by one en-
gagged in battle.
"A sheet of fire was poured IN
to our faces. For a moment we halt
ed in despair, as the terrible avail
anche Of shot and shell laid low those
brAesand gallant heroes whose bleed
ing wounds attested that the struggle
would be desperate. Forward menf
Never on this earth did men fieht
against such terrible odds. It seemed
as II the very elements Of hell were
turned loose against us. Forward
mem The blood spurts in perfect
jet from the dead and wounded. The
earth is red with blood. It runs IN
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
PRICE OF 1920 PER BUSHEL
FOR 1917 WHEAT CROP

Washington, Aug. SO.-A price of
1920 a bushel was fixed for the 1917
CROP Of wheat by President Wilson to-
night on the recommendation Of the
wheat price committee, headed by
DR.. H. A. Garfield. The basis will
be No. northern spring wheat, de-
livered at Chicago.
The committee finally agreed late
today, after several days of voting.
AT one time today it looksd as if it
would be unable to come to con-
clusion, but just before o'clock a
compromise was reached and the last
vote was unanimous.
Representatives of the producers
began by voting for price of $3.50,
and labor's representatives for $1.84.
The two extremes eventually mar
rowed down until the votes were only
few cents apart and most Of to-
days voting showed only a slight
difference. Both factions appeared
uncompromising at the start.
On the basis of $3.50 at Chicago,
the food administration worked out
tonight differentials for the various
grades and classes and for the sew
eral terminals.
The So price set by Congress for
1918 wheat was taken into consid-
Grafton by the committee in consid-
ering a fair valueation for this years
crop.
In announcing the price, President
Wilson stated it is the hdpe Of the
food administration and his own as
well that the fixing of a price will
stabilize the market and keep prices
within moderate bounds for all trans
actions during the current year.
Five Cent Loaf
The committee, in its report to
the president gave as the three chief
considerations of its deliberations the
fact that the United States is at war,
the need OF encouraging the pro-
Queer and the necessity Of reducing
the cost Of living to the consumer.
All the members agreed in their
discussion that the price fixed will
permit Of a 14-ounce loaf Of bread
for five cents, allowing fair profit
both to the flour manufacturer and
the baker.
The price differentials worked out
BY the food administration tonight
are: Numbers one, dark, hard winter,
f2.24; hard winter basic, 1920; red
winter basic, 1920: yellow hard
winter, $2.16; soft red winter, $2.16:
dark northern spring, 1924: red
spring, $218; humpback, $40. amber
durum, 1924; durum basic, 1920;
red durum, $2.13; red walla, $2.13;
hard white basic, 1920; soft white,
$2.18; white club, S2.16. Number
two Of each grade is three cents less,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

The discovery is being made that
many young men who have reached
manhood in the last ten years do not
know how to harness and attach the
horse to the buggy, crank the beast,
step on the horse starter, engage the
clutch and get across the country I'M
der one horsepower.-MinneapOlis
Journal.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
seasIekness.

Recalling the fact that deaf and
dumb people do not become seasiek,
Drs. Lewis Fisher and Isaac H. Jones
in the New York Medical Journal draw
the conclusion that seasickness is an
ear phenomenon. The end organs OF
equilibrium in the ear canal, the stat
ic labyrinth, is disturbed by the I'M
accustomed movement of the boat.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Women as inventors.

Mary KEGS was the first American
woman to take out a patent, in 1898,
for weaving straw with silk or thread;
but with the spread of education the
number Of feminine inventions have
increased, until between 1884 and 1910
the sum total of 1912 patents was
granted them. These varied from a
baby jumper to a deep-sea telescope,
and from a fountain pen to the frst
cooking stove.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Why She Mourned.

He CAUTIOUSLY, after popping the
question)-"Why do you cry, my
love? Did l offend you. by my pro-
posal?" She Quietly sobbing)-"Oh,
no dear. Mamma always said to me,
Lii, you are such an idiot, that you
would not get even a donkey for
lover, and now l have got one, after
ALL"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

Nancy was ready 70 go to her first
party. TRY TO be careful Of this little
blue dress. dear" cautioned her moth
er. II am afraid II will not be so pref.
ty after it is washed An hour later
Nancy came running home. sobbing
wildly, holding up the skirt Of her blue
frock. II did be careful" she sobbed,
''but the ice cream fell in my lap. on
how | wish had gone bare naked 70
the party!"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Your Child.

1t is almost as important to teach
your child to be cheerful as it is to
teach him to breath deep and to brush
his teeth daily. Being cheerful aids
digestion, quickens the circulation, in
fact, gives tone and vigor to the en-
tire body. The. cheerful child rarely
complains of minor ailments.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Heard in Court.

'YOur honor, I acknowledge the ref
erence Of the opposing counsel to my
gray hair. Ny hair is gray, and it
will continue to be gray as long as /
live. The hair of that gentleman is
black and will continue to be black as
long as he dyes. Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
n theatrical parlanee.

Russell, whose father and mother
had been attending a dramatic club,
was invited to a birthday dinner at the
home Of a little friend. Several
courses accompanied with surprises
had appeared, when Russell said (:
swell, how many more scenes are
there going to beY'
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

Applications for letters patent must
be made to the commissioner of pat
ents, Washington, d. c., and signed
b. the inventor. The time required in
securing the patent depends upon the
invention and the facilities that the
applicant has for proving his case.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

An instrument has been perfected
by German electricians for accurately
TheasAEing the voltage Of high ten
sion currents up to 10000 volts.
A baggage carrier to be mounted
over the hood Of an automobile is a
novelty.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
At Least. Just at That dino.

RastuS, the burlE colored man, was
helping worse for wear-and-wine stu
dent up the dormitOry steps, paused
and wiped the perspiration from his
brow when a bystander felt himself
moved to make comment. what is
your official capacity, Rastus" "Who
me?" was the reply. "Well, I'll tell you
right now, boss, and it's this yere
I'm de director OBJ sports at dis yeah
institution oh learnin', yassah, de d.
rector OBJ sports"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Mord h seaann.

II heard Mr.. Subbubs speaking most
beautifully of hiswife to another lady
on the train just now. Rather unusu-
al in a man theseNdays." mot under
the circumstances. That was a new
cook he was escorting out. -Rehaboth
Sunday Herald.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
still Tells the Story.

Many a middle-aged man who hears
tine tinkle of a school bell wlnces as
he forgets for a moment that it does
not call him to books. But he win
tell schooIboy that school days are
the happiest.-LouisviIIe Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
rxnhold Fever.

Typhoid fever has been mastered"
The incubation for that one-time fa-
tai disease is quite as effective as that
for smallpox. Typhoid fever is no
longer a menace where the wonderful
serum is obtainable.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
No Previous Experience.

Traffic Cop Ito autoist whose car
has just been in a bad collision)-
'That's the most complete smash-up l
ever saw" Autoist (proudly)-"Thank
you. And would you believe it, it's
the first one ever hadT-Puck.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

'My first husband had much better
sense than Won have" Il cant see II.
We were both foolish enough to marry
you. Boston Transcripts
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

Messrs ]. w. and E. C. Starnes and
Barney Davidson, Of the Munford
neighborhood, were visitors here
Friday.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

Mr.. Jesse G. Hunt, who is camped
with the boys of the First Tennessee
Regiment at Nashville, came home
Friday onsa short visit to the fam
ilY of his father, Mr.. w. N. Hunt.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-28
Great Picture at Columbia

Lois Weber, who created "Hypo-
critics. Shoes" where Are My Chill
den?" Saving the Family Name" and
almost countless moving pictures that
have attained wide vogue, has pre-
pared for Bluebird Photoplays, Inc,
five act entertainment in which Har-
rison Ford and Mary MacLaren Will
play the leading roles. The play is en-
titled THE Mysterious Mrs. NJ and
tells an original story and treats it in
an extremely artistic manner. Those
who attend the Columbia theater today
are sure to be splendidly amused.
For tomorrow and Friday, Lionel
Barrymore in 1.-The end of the tour" a
strong Metro drama, will appear, and
coupled with this BILL will be Mrs.
Vernon Castle in a stirring episode of
"Patria.'
Any member of the Barrymore family
is sure of a hearty welcome in the
screen showings here and Lionel Bar
rymore has in The end of the tour" a
vehicle that fully carries his ability to
the audience.