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The Washington times., 1917-05-25
NEWSFORINVESTORS
Rush to Buy Steel.


Many operators who would not
touch United States Steel common
when its price was 20 points under
the current level, are now tumbling
over one another to accumulate a long
account in the issue on the basis OF
the tremendous earnings of the cor
poration and the excellent prospects
that in the current year the record
breaking steel business of 1915 not
only will be equaled but exceeded.
Steel common sold at a new high yes
terday, with traders shouting the
chorus, '15O on this movement" Al
though the stock doubtless is worth
that price, the enthusiastic outsider
may as well have his account well mar
gined, as the recent strong short inter-
est to a great extent has been elimi-
mated, while from a technical point OF
view the position Of the issue has
been weakened, and. therefore, would
be susceptible to bearish pressure in
the event OF a drive against the mar
ket. either on speculative considera.
tions or upon possible disturbing de
velopments in the war situation. The
public was more in evidence in Steel
yesterday than IT had been at any
time in many months, but il was not
great factor in other parts OF the
list.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
THE LOCAL MARKET
DAYS TRANSACTIONS ARE
FEW AND LIGHT
Sales Confined to Two Bonds and
Few Odd-Lot Stock Transactions.
No Indication Of Any Improve
ment in pemand-Priee Changes
Unimportant.

Transactions on the local stock eN-
change were few and light today
with no indication OF any improve
ment in the demand for local securi.
ties. Sales were confined to two
bonds and a few odd lot stock trans
actions. The regular call OF the list
showed no changes OF any impor-
nee in bid and asked prices. wash =
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany preferred stock continued firm,
with - bid and none offered below
50. None OF the stock was sold to-
day.
Twelve shares OF Lanston Mono
type Machine Company stock brought
IL. and a six-share lot OF Mergen-
thaIeE Linotype Company stock
changed hands at li9.
Capital Traction stock showed i'm
provement, with the sale OF ten
shares at T9Is, a gain OF a half point.
4 ten-share lot OF Union Trust Com
pany stock brought i2l.
Bond sales included a $1,000 wash
ington Gas 5 at 1921. new low for
these bonds since the recent slump.
and a 81 900 American Graphophone
Company 1st at 1908.
Al a meeting Of the directors of the
Dupont National Bank yesterday ar
ternoon, ]. Low Hartman, Chandler
Hale, and Laurence A. Slaughter. tr.'
were elected to the board TO fill va
cancies.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25

The Federal court in Chicago has
placed an early date for the foreclo-
sure sale of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois. because It believes the prop
erty will bring a good price now.
whereas the uncertainties OF the war
might create a poor market later.
There was q time when the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois was one OF our
high grade Investment properties, av-
eTaging, for Instance. payments OF a
little more than o per cent on its
common stock from 1900 to 1912. with
= regular annual per cent rate on
its preferred in the same period. Its
downfall began with the passing Of
control to the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad, which subsequently
went into receivers hands. 1t ts un.
derstood that the reorganization plan
will involve an assessment Of $50 a
share on the present stock and the
raising Of from k12.0O.OO0 to $4,000
900 in cash through the issuance and
sale OF new securities. with the ad.
justment Of bonded debt SO that fixed
charges now amounting to 50, T50. 900
Will be reduced to about g.. .250. 900.
II II worth noting that at the present
time the road Is showing greater earn.
ing power than ever before in its his
tory, and that the management be-
lieves that under reorganization the
property will occupy a position sim.
liar to that OF q few years ago.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

EGGS-Nearby. sc: Southern. &c.
BUTTER-Elgin print. &c; ElEin tub. IIc:
process. &c: store packed. &c.
PoULTRT-Livs hens. per Ib.. &c: roos-
ters, per H.. lie: turkeys. per ID. z1G2Sc;
spring chickens. per h., 4sd47c; winter chick
ems, per h.. 5oa25e: ducks. per H., lS6Ise;
geese. per Ib., l26l5c; keats. young, each,
IJds0c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens. choice. per
ID, zt92Sc: chickens. per h.. 2705oc: turkeys.
per h.. 25a1Sc: ducks, per H., ISa2Oc: roos-
tiers, per lb., l7disc: geese I31l5c.
GREEN FRCrrS--Apples. new. per bbl 8,
50 5O47 50: per box. Si.Ood2 IS; California :,
oranges. s. S2.J0dS.O0: Florida oranges 60 2s1
as Per box: lemons. per box, E.BqLoo;
grapefruit, s. O0G40O: strHwOerTIes, Per
quart. lOdls.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Irish. per bbl,
% 5OHSO': Northern. per "a bu sack
s. 5Ods so. new Florida. per bbi.. s. S.o0dio %:
new potatoes. per sack, t.75a9.25; sweet po-
beans. per basket. 81 .oo93.6o: peppers,
per crate. xSOOa5y1S. carrots L.i boG 81 SO
$50: okra. per crate. ss.oo6t.Oo: radishes. per
100. tl.5Od2.oo. cucumberS, basket, Si.0012 %:
Texas onions. pr crate. g. 25GZ.5g: eEgplant. .
s. c064 % per crate; new cabbage, per crate
s. oOa7 90. beets. per bunch, 4dsc: celery, per
dol. 551 iSc: rUmsine Lettuce. 81 nogI 30: iet-
tuce 81 .oodi 30 per basket: Equash. Florida
81 5od2 90 per crate: Florida tomatoes. 81 5O6
90: Thubaro, n.Dq2.0 per l0o punches;
L. RsaaraEuS. l.tod2 25 per dOz. green
peas, 81. .TBds.B Per basket.
dressed AEAfS-Iork. small to me-
dium. h.. Isc: heavy. ID, l6dIsc.
LIVE STOCE-CalVes. ltc.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
THOMAS I. HURDLE, 81,
JOINS COMMERCE BODY
Forward Washington Campaign
Brings 697 New Members.

With a total Of 6eT new members
enrolled in the Chamber Of Commerce
since the beginningof the Forward
Washington campaign, and with ap-
plications pouring into the office in
every mail, the Committee OF one
hundred today IL continuing Its
work, and indications are that to-
morrow night will show the number
OF recruits well up toward the 500
mark.
An Indication of the enthusiasm
which the campaign has awakened Is
found In the enrolment today OF
Thomas T. Hurdle. who told the COM
mittee he was eighty-one years old.
but that he was not too old to lend
his support to the movement for a
bigger and better Washington. Mr..
Hurdle told F. A. Van Reuth. who In
vited him to Join the Organization.
that he had seen many movements for
building up a big organization in
Washington. but never had been so
favorably impressed as by the present
campaign. II believe you people mean
business he told Mr.. Van Reuth. "and
I'm for you
Interest centers today in the big
meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce which Is to be held eearly next
week. and at which all the newly en-
rolled members are expected to be
preesnt. A battery OF orators is be-
ing arranged for, and IL Is expected
the meeting will be in every respect
the biggest and most successful ever
held by the Chamber.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
POLICE MAKING COUNT
OF VACANT HOUSES
Busiess Interests to Benefit by
Data Furnished.

While going through their pre-
cincis today distributing registration
information. the police, incidentally,
are taking a count OF all vacant prop
erty in the city.
The count IL being taken, Major
Pullman stated. 80 that the data may
be available for the information OF
the business interests Of the city
Major Pullman said he understood
houses were in demand at present,
but that many OF them were not ten
anted because the owners have allow
ed them TO deteriorate.
"In case a dwelling Is old and so
deteriorated that IL h not habitable.
and il is plainly seen that persons
have not lived in IL for a great
length of time" said the major. in the
order to his men, "the letters N. H.
for not hRbitable,' should be placed
after the notation Of such building"
The last vacant house count was
taken two years ago.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25

fore, to institute for this purpose a
new international body which Is
called the Council of Cancellation.
THE council would mediate between
the disputants and endeavor 10 ar
range a settlement which should not
be a mere compromise. but should
rest upon Ineligible and accepted
principles. and have in II some guar
antee of permanence. But in every
case where IL fails to do this II shouid
publish a report or reports dealing
with the whole situation and settlns
forth its recommendations and the
grounds on which they are based.
These reports and recommenda-
tions would then form the subject OF
debates In the national legislative as
semblIes and OF discussion at pubic
meetings and in the press. And sur
hcient time being allowed for TINS
six months IL is not unreasonAbie TO
hope that the best public opinion OF
all countries would support the eoun-
ell in pressing for an amicable solu-
ton on the lines suggested, ana that
the disputants would yield to that
pressure"
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
WALL ST. MARKET
ANOTHER NEW HIGH RECORD
REACHED BY U. S. STEEL
Common Sells at 132H to 1924
Up FraetionaIIy, When Exchange
opens-Entire List souyan''
With Gains Ranging From Frae-
tions to Points.

NEW YORK. May 25.-United states
Steel common stock sold TO another
new high record when the stock mar
ket opened today. 10000 shares selling
at 1921 to 1924. up : to lAs.
The entire list was unusually buoy
ant gains registering from fractions
to two paints.
CrucibIe steel opened up Is at 'S's'
Bethlehem at 1861. up l "a, ana cen
trsI Leather at e4. up Is.
By the end Of the first hour. United
states Steel touched 1873, Industrial
Alcohol gained to lSik. Marine
preferred TX to S25t. and New Haven
IL to 35ss.
The heavy buying was interpreted
in some quarters to mean that an
active bull market is under way
while in others it was held account
abIe to the announcement by the SEN
ate Finance Committee that the
retroactive tax Of 80 l-3 per cent on
Industrial and corporate incomes iOr
1916 would not be eNacted
In the second hour, with no sign
of abatement, L. S. steel sofa TO
1874, a net gain of as. Lacka,
wanna made a new high OF SS ana
Republic gained "A at s2ss. Marine
preferred gained . points al -. Al
Iantic Gulf 3S at 1OT5s, and Mexican
Petroleum 2ls at 90.
Today'a QuotatIonS.
Quotations today up to 1850 O'Clock
FA11aUg.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
Grand Trunks Progress.

The Grand Trunk railway naturally
and logically takes exception in many
particulars to the recent majority
findings OF the Drayton-Acworth re-
port on the railway situation in Can.
ada, in 80 far as that report assumes
to represent the position Of the
Grand Trunk system. In the report
the officers Of the Grand Trunk fnd
many inaccuracies and unwarranted
conclusions in respect of Grand Trunk
affairs, particularly regarding condI
tions over which the company has no
control, notably in the instance of ex.
traordinary congestion Of traffic on
connecting lines which reacted unfa-
vorably upon the Grand Trunks husi
ness. As a matter Of fact. the Grand
Trunk has made marked progress in
recent years, particularly in improve
ments. maintenance, and additional
facilities, while its comparative sta
tistics for the last five years present
a truly remarkable record OF progress
in the interests Of the people Of Can
ada. And on the basis OF mileage re
suits on the Grand Trunk relatively
have been as good as those of the
great Canadian Pacific. Indeed. in
the last year the company made the
largest average gross earnings a mile
Of line operated Of any of the prin-
cipal lines in Canada, while 1t ia in.
teresting TO note that the Grand
Trunk owns more passenger and
freight car equipment and also more
locomotive equipment a mile Of road
than any other railway in Canada
with the exception OF the Canadian
lines OF the Michigan Central In
Au-Il Of the present year the COM
many moved more loaded cars than in
snv corresponding month In its his
tory
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
IIIIsE INSOINANO. sIUChb.
TIN. Innnrnnca Ia
COIumbIa IIIIe InbuTunCe -
MISCELLANEOU STOCKS.
CHAUFFEUR TOOK RIDE
Then Police Found General Crowd.
er's Auto Deserted.

The automobile Of Gen. Enoch II.
Crowder, judge advocate general of
the army. was found badly wrecked
at Seventh and y streets northw est,
early this morning uy police of the
Second precinct. The machine was
deserted.
After an investigation. Policeman
J. f. waldron arrested William Epps,
colored, twenty years old. Of 1911 .
street northwest. the generals chauf-
feur. on a charge of taking property
without the owners consent
General CrOvder told the police
that he was out riding last night. but
that Epps left his at his home. 1901 h
street northwest, about 10 O'Clock and
Was supposed to take the machine to
the garage. II was found about 80
this morning.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

P street northwest. between Twenty
second and Twenty-third streets
H. Ralph Burton and William s
CuIbertsOn, trustees. to Alexander
c. Robeson. part original lots and
p square IS: s., 800.
Avalon HeightS-PinehurSt Park Co.
10 Walter 5. Phelps; lot 1. block Z:
$40.
35a Mclean avenue, southweSI---Mar-
EAret McEwan to Marie e. thinner
man. lot 2l4. square 646: $In.
g. l. street northwest-John +. l..
Lehncrt ct. al. to Kate A keane,
lot Is9. square 62l; so.
Petworth-Harry Z. Henneman and
Ruby o. Henneman. to Cuyier A.
snd Bertha $. Metzler; lot 43. block
-: $40.
Sixteenth Street Heights-Lynchbur
Investment Corporation to ShipIey
r. and Marie Z. Walker. lot 80,
square 2TT9. so.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
FIRE IN SALOON CELLAR
Other BIazes Of Small Volume Give
Department Work.

Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the cellar of John -. kenny's
saloon, go Eleventh street south
west, last evening. but was quickly
extinguished by firemen OF Engine
Company No. 13. The damage was
S3.
Fire, caused by the short-circult-
ing Of electric wires, did $500 dam
age to the operators house on the
Anacostia bridge at $50 o'clock last
night
Engine Company No. Q was called
to tho Avondale apartment house,
1884 p street northwest, at 0 o'clock
last IiEh. for nre in a chimney.
Practically no damage was done.
While responding to q IRE in the
Tolman laundry. sixth and streets
northwest, late last night. the motor
of Truck No. 3 became stalled at
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. The IRE did only
$40 damage.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25

The local branch OF Armour & 90.
has received the following telegram
from its Chicago office:
in order that all employees may
participate Immediately in the Liberty
loan, we are formulating a plan per
mittinE Of outright purchase OF bonds
through us on Government terms or
on weekly payment basis. We wish
to make IT easy for Armour employees
TO manifest their loyalty TO our Gov-
ernment to such extent as their cir
cumstances will permit. and also ak
all Armour men to assist the Govern
ment in the sale OF Liberty bonds.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
BUILDING PERMITS.

Tn. following building permits were
issued today:
Nav ]. Edwards. TO repair building at
Iio3 Fast Capitol street: estimated
cost. 1928.
Tossph MerIins. to repair building at
I73a Corcoran street northwest;
estimated cost, Sl6S.
D. z. Nichol. TO build garage in rear
Of 44Os Georgia avenue northwest: /:
estimated cost, $500.
Peter FersingeT. to repair building
At & Hanover street northwest: as
timated cost $500
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
THIEF RUBS IT IN, SOME
Takes Money. Smokes. Revolver,
and Then Coupons.

A criminal entered the store Of Ed
ward w. Robinson last night and
stole $40, a quantity Of cigars and
cigarettes. and a revolver. Incident
ally. the intruder took a stack Of
cigarette coupons.
James f. McMullen. 1904 Twenty
third street southeast, told the police
his motorboat. noored in the Eastern
Branch, was stripped Of important
parts of the engine last night. A
small rowboat also is missing, he
said.
wilbur Jarvis. 2515 Park place
southeast. told the police HIS launch.
moored at the Washington Yacht
Club. near the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge southeast, also was boarded
last night and parts Of the engine
valued at S14 taken.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
EXPLAINS CANNING METHODS.

NE. Danzinger. OF the Department
of Agriculture. under the auspices or
the Parent Teachers Association or
the Grant-Toner-Weig schools.
yesterday gave demonstration OF
canning at the Twenty-fourth street
School Of Domestic Science.
He gave exhibitions Of methods OF
cooling products by the cold pack
method. and demonstrated methods Of
testing tops and cans.
The open kettle method Of can
ming, which is mostly practiced, has
a tendency to leave bacteria in the
product" he said.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
ENDS COLORADO AVE. PLAN.

The. District Commissioners today
dismissed the proceedings started in
the District Supreme Court to widen
Colorado avenue from Montagu street
to Colorado road. The action was
started under the law for widening
minor streets, and the property own
ers opposed 1t on the ground that Col
orado avenue Ii too important for
such classification.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
BIG BATTLE IN H0BOKEN
Eight American WarShIpS Sunk.
Oh, Its Some Story!
NEW YORK. May 25.-TinE.a.lin

NEW YoRK May 25.--Ting -a-linE.
SAY. have you heard that eight
American wsrShips were sunk? Yep.
end ninety-two British ones. The
Germans lost foTty-seven. II wIs an
attack on Heligolsnd two weeks ago.
How did ] hear IL? Why. the
story's all over HobokFn. A British
ship captain sw-ars he saw thoU ~ nd =
OF dead men floating on the waves.
No. ! can't give you my name; I've
got too mary German friends, over
here. It's q big story. Go to il"
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
URGES Liberty EoR sLovAKs.

To insure the ultimate lndepeh-
dence Of the Bohemian slova peoples
Senator Kenyon. OF Iowa. todaE IN
troduced in the Senate . resolution
urging that such independence he in
sisted upon by the United states In
the peace conference after the war.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
ropAY,s SALES.

Washington Gas SIS, Sl,OOOG102k.
Lanston, l2dT1.
After call:
MergenthaIer, 66149.
Graphophone first SIS. fl.OOOQlOO%
Capital Traction, 106T9l3.
Union Trust Company. 10dl2l.
The Washington times., 1917-05-25
New international Body.

For the settlement OF such dis
nutes a judicial tribunal Is not the
beSs authority. II Is proposed mere
The Dolores star., 1917-09-07
pays sheep sales Total 500, 900.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Friday's ram
sale, which was conducted by the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association, su-
perseded any day since the opening
in the amount Of money paid for
sheep. The days sales totaled $4,000.
The feature of the days auction was
the sale Of q prize Ramboullet for
$1.325 by John Seeley OF Mount
Pleasant. Utah. to Dell Pratt of Wyo-
ming. AAother Ramboullet brought
$1,000. Five thoroughbreds were auc-
toned. off at $500 apiece.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-07
SECoNDPLEA FOR PEACE
POPE BENEDICT WILL PREPARE
ANOTHER APPEAL.
Pontiff Will Continue to Send Notes
% DsilIsersnts for Four or
Five Months. a4

Rome. Sept. 1.-After president
Wilson's answer to Pope Benedict's
peace proposal was presented by the
British minister at the vatican. Mon.
signor Cerretti. newly appointed as.
sistant secretary of state, immediate
ly took the document to the pope
The pontiff does not read English.
but he had rapid verbal translation
made and he was much touched by
its wording. The pope remarked as to
the lofty sentiments expressed and
also the kindly. humane spirit and
manner" used by the President In re-
jecting the vatican's proposals, but as
to the answer received. he was unable
to repress his disappointment that his
efforts to check the war as yet were
unsuccessful.
It is not yet known whether the
pope will make immediate answer to
certain points in the note, or wait
until all the powers have replied and
then give the same answer to all.
However, 1t is certain that the pope
is daily preparing an immense
amount OF documentary testimony to
prove that his principal points are
those already admitted or agreed to
by all the belligerents.
The point emphasized in President
Wilson's note that no one can have
faith in the honor Of the German rul.
ers, or accept their signatures to a
peace treaty, is q problem that has 70.
cused the attention Of the pontiff.
It is evident that he was not con-
tent to cease his peace efforts but will
continue their discussion in further
notes, probably for the next four or
five months.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-07
ADOPT WILSON'S REPLY
ALLIES TO SEND NOTES TO POPE
ON PEACE PROPOSAL.
London Papers Call Presidents Mes.
sage strong Indictment Of Kaiser
and Powerful Appeal to
Overthrow Autoeraey.
we.tern Newspaper Union Nov. service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Aug. 31.-The Presidents
answer to the Pope's peace note was
received here with profound satisfac-
tion as another evidence OF Americas 5
oneness with the entente allies on war
aims and means by which alone they
can be attained. Immense importance
also is attached in this connection to
the declaration of the Federation OF
Catholic Societies in the United States
as Germany hoped that Vatican inter-
vention at this time would unsettle
Catholic opinion in America, thus seri-
ously hampering Washington in q Wig.
orous and united prosecution Of the
war.
The fact that President Wilson has
taken the lead in rejecting the Pope's
proposals must give additional moral
weight to the replies of the entente
allies to the same effect, which will
follow Immediately upon the Vatican's
receipt Of President Wilson's answer.
Whether the Vatican will pursue its
efforts further in the face Of these re-
plies Is question upon which diplo.
matte authorities here disagree but
the prevalent view is that as the only
effective reply would be to define the
vague suggestions made in the origi-
nal note the Vatican will prefer to let
the matter rest with expressions Of re-
gret at the failure of its attempt to
originate peace pourparlers. ~
However, 1t is considered that the
Vatican Intervention has achieved the
immensely important result Of show
ing the world the futility of any other
neutral attempting to promote peace,
except on the basis of extirpation OF
Prussian militarism.
All morning newspapers published
editorials on the American reply to
the Pope. The Daily News says that
"the reply Of President Wilson to the
Pope is addressed as emphatically to
the people Of Germany as it is to the
Vatican. II the Presidents reply Is a
merciless indictment OF the infamies
Of Prussian militarism 1t is an equally
passionate appeal to the German peo'
pie to repudiate the evil system that
has enslaved them.
''In this passage President Wilson
speaks to. the Russian people as else'
where he speaks to the German peo
pie and the appeal is as urgent in one
case as In the other"
The Dolores star., 1917-09-07
Mob Runs Paeiflsts From Town.

Lochner, Publicity Agent william
Charles Kruse, president Of the New
York Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
ton; Miss Florence Margolies of New
York, president Of the Workers' coun-
ell. her woman secretary and a wom-
an stenographer of the National Peo-
ple's Council were run out of town by
a mob Of 1000 persons. This action
followed plans for meeting at Hud-
son after having been barred from
meeting in Minnesota by Governor
BournQuist.
The Dolores star., 1917-09-07
ReIehstaq Warns Government.

Copenhagen.A warning that un-
less the German government heeds
demands OF the Reichstag for reforms
the majority parties will take meas
ures, was given before the Reichstag
main committee Resolutions of the
majority introduced by DR.. Karl
Heine, Socialist demanded for the
fourth OF. fifth time abolition of the
political censorship and limitation Of
the military censorship to facts con-
nected with the conduct Of the war
and criticism thereof.