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The Washington times., 1917-07-16
CrandaII'a Apollo.

Cynthia StockIey's story, "Foppy,"
furnishes the plot for the phOtoplay
OF the same title, whicl was shown
at CrandalIs Apollo yesterday, and
is being repeated today.
Norma Talmadge plays tn" role of
Poppy Destin, whose life Is nodded
by three men-Luce Abinger. the un-
scrupulous: DR.. B-anIhsn, the gen
erous. and Evelyn Carson, the lover.
The supporting cast includes Eu-
gene O'Brien. Frederick Perry, Jack
Meredith, Dorothy Rogers. Edna
whistler and Marie Haines. The pic
ture was directed by Edward Joss.
Tomorrow's attraction will be "rha
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CALL MONEY ADVANCES
FROM 6 TO PER CENT
Jump Due to Cut in Surplus ReVe-
nue. Of Banks.

NEW YORK. .J.u.ly. I6-Can money
today jumped from s to N. and then to
per cent.
Saturdays bank statement. showing
an extensive cut in the surplus reserve
following heavy Withdrawals OF money.
was responsible.
The Washington times., 1917-07-16
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, July l6.-wheat quiet
No. 2 red soft and No. red winter
S2O9 nominal Receipts, 23,224 bush
els: shipments, 34,l95.
Corn-Firmer; spot mixed SI.o5
nominal. Receipts, 9S.31O: shipments,
l4O,22e.
Oats-Firmer; No. ; white sodsOhc.
Receipts, 1881: shipments, 1912.
Rye-Nominal; Western old $3.50
nominal. Receipts, 1851: shipments,
none.
Hay-EssIer, No. l timothy, SIe.5O@
2O.00. Glover mixed, Sl7.0O.
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POLICEMEN TO PLAY BALL

Detective Joe Much. OF the Third
precinct, will drop the pursuit OF
criminals at 5 o'clock this afternoon
and muster the athletic members Of
the police force on the Monument
lot to organize a police department
baseball team. The team Is to meet
nine representing the Home De
fense League at American League
Park on Labor Day.
The Washington times., 1917-07-16

Stolen Paradise" with Ethel Clayton
in the central role. Other attractions
for the week are: Wednesday, House
Peters and Kathlyn Williams in The
Highway OF Hope" Thursday, An
tonic Moreno and Mary Anderson In
The Magnificent Meddler:" Friday,
Harold Lockwood in Haunted Pa
Jamas:" Saturday, Olga Petrova in
The Undying Flame"
The Washington times., 1917-07-16
ToDAY's SALES.

Capital Traction. 2dS0I.
Washington Gas. 25G7lk 5a7lk asa
~. 2d71h. 2Sd7lh. z0qn.
Lanston, sass
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction, 46S0is.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 5qSh.
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Casino.

THE Masque of Life" q spectscu-
lar photoplay. commenced a weeks
engagement at the Casino Theater
yesterday. Rita Jolivet and Hamilton
Revelli are pictured in the dealing
roles.
The main story Is q romance-thAt
of q young girl with whom a prince
falls in love. They plan to elope. but
the death OF the mans father puts
the prince on the throne and blocks
his proposed marriage to the pretty
little circus girl.
For diplomatic reasons he IL forced
into a marriage with one OF royal
blood, and becomes a father. He be-
lieves his little circus sweetheart TO
be dead. and does not meet her again
until the moment when she rescues
his baby from the top OF a 360-foo:
chimney. where 1t had been taken by
a crazed circus chimpanzee. The en-
tire corps de ballet OF the La Scala
Opera House in Milan was used
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The Beloved Adventures" with
Kitty Gordon in the central role, was
yesterdays Aim attraction at Gran
dalrs.
Miss Gordon's role Is that OF a
musical comedy star. OF care-free,
pleasure-loVing disposition, who is
not too careful. perhaps, in the choice
OF her companions. Because OF this,
she is cast on by her father, while
her younger sister Is reared in q
cloistered convent.
The father dies suddenly and the
actress Is called upon to take charge
of her sister.
The supporting cast includes Jack
Drumier. Lillian Cook, Robert For
syth, Frederick Truesdell, and Pima
Nesbit.
The Beloved Adventures" re-
mains the feature attraction at Gran
dalfs today and tomorrow.
The screen subject for Wednesday
and Thursday will be THE Little
Imps," in which the leading roles are
portrayed by Jane and Katherine Lee,
two child actresses, while ITO Honor
and Obey" featuring Gladys Brock
we'll, will hold the screen for the re-
mainder OF the week
The Washington times., 1917-07-16
DONOVAN TO SERVE
AS ADJUTANT FOR
DRAFT PURPOSES

Daniel ]. Donovan, secretary to the
Board OF Commissioners. In connec'
tion with the draft in the District,
will perform the duties which devolve
upon. the adjutant general in the
States.
An order directing Mr.. Donovan to
act issued by Provost Marshal Gen
eraI Crowder, was received at the
District building today
Changes on Boards.
Two changes have been made In
District exemption boards. Raymond
o. Wilmarth. accountant of the Board
OF Education. was today appointed q
member OF division No. 1, to succeed
James w. Paxton, resigned. Garrett
B. Van Nest, 2O7 Third street south
east, was appointed in division No. s,
to succeed Maurice Otterback. re-
signed.
appointed by the Commissioners are
arranging for the draft and for hear
ings.
Thousands of forms to be used by
the boards are in the Office of Sec
tributed to the boards in the next day
or two.
Plenty Of Blanks.
Officials are confident that there
are enough blank forms for all who
wish to use them-both for those
claiming exemption because OF depen-
dents or for whom exemption is claim
ed, and for those claiming occupa-
tional exemption.
II is probable that the Appellate
Board. which will hear claims for "x-
emption, on the score OF work in the
navy yard, the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company's plant, and other
indispensable work probably will be
named In a day or two.
The Washington times., 1917-07-16

oeIIlng eX-dIvldend-Marine pfd, 8;
Crucible, pfd, 2; American Ice Co.,
pfd., ~ Republic Iron and Steel,
IN: Kelly Springfield Tire, 1; United
Drug LIST pfd, y: Inter. Nickel, pfd,
u; Inter National Nickel, pfd, ctfs.,
IL.
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coTroR MARKET.

Furnished the wBshinEton TlmS0 6y y
L. Carpenter Co.. New York. Branch
sfnee woodward building Herbert "
Grown. manager.
New York PRIV.
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cuRR Markell.

CestnG prices furnished By ". .. Ribhs
Co., members New Iorh Stock M
change. HibbS Building.
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THE BOND MARKET.

Priees furnished by ". b. HIbbs = c.
members Of New York stock EGehangG
Bid Hsksf
Amer ArrIcnltnral h'a 100 1OOA
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
The Crossing.

If the President decides IN favor of the govern
ment control and operation of the railroads during the
war he will assume the hazard of great experiment,
perhaps the greatest of all economic experiments for
good or for evil
The railroads have been heard. The presentation
of their case has been hasty enough to be but
nevertheless they have been sufficiently audible to
ter an emphatic negative to the idea The interstate
Commerce Commission has been heard FROM it is "on
the fence" unwilling to perch either horn Of the
dilemma But has the public been heard from?
There has been no pooling of public sentiment
either in favor of government operation or against it
The issue is vast too complex to have crystazed
popular opinion in the brief period since the Interstate
Commerce Commission threw the problem out of its
own lap and onto the shoulders of Congress and the
President What the President decides upon, there
fore will be determined by the processes of his own
intellect rather than by reference to the wishes OF the
country If the scales of public opinion swing one
way the other they against government opera
ton. Americans pre-eminently conservative on
matters affecting their business life They have no
faith in government business efficiency This has been
demonstrated repeatedly
Nevertheless they will follow the President with
the fullest measure of support if he asks for
ment operation of the carriers from Congress. They
will regard it as a war measure; take it charac-
terstic piece of Wlsonian initiative and bodness pre-
destined to success because the Wilson formula is
rarely known fail 1t will accept anything in the
way of sacrifice or experiment if it is necessary
to the success of the
The judicious will sympathize with the railroad
chiefs in their indignation the accusation that
the transportation system of the country has broken
down" 1t has not broken down; it has met unpre-
cedented demands magnifcenty, dealt heroically with
problems of car shortage and solved many of them;
faced all of the complex demands made by government
orders and by priority rulings faced disturbing Ia
Dor shortage and the threat OF strikes and withal
done far better than it has done before.
The roads handicapped now by the rising costs
of labor and material by Federal regulatory system
ill-6ted for times by lack of ability to interest
investors in their securities They have reached
crisis They believe they meet it in their way,
with the government permitting increased freight
and casting aside its outworn anti-poolng laws
Their recipe is not altogether attractive one but
the government provide one that is better?
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
The Wilson of John Singer Sargent.

The greatest portrait painter of modern times has
painted a portrait of Americas war President and
the canvas will rank among his masterpieces.
1t is far and away above his painting of Roosevelt
which hangs in the White House. This new work OF
Sargents is real brilliancy of 1t catches all of
the elusive mobility of the Wilson facial of the
and shade which dulled by the average
likeness of the President when not missed altogether
The concentration and vvacity of the steel gray eyes
there; the singular tautness of the mouth, the
strength of the firm-set jaw, the high forehead.
1t is pale, cold scholar that is presented to US
intellect; rather intensely vital human
whose infinite power Of charm and force lies
Just below the surface The President is shown in
his library chair, head and shoulders thrown slightly
forward his eyes alive with their gray-blue power
The of the painting is all the greater because
of the recognized difficulty of the subject 1t is so
easy to miss the real Wilson in the intellectual Wilson
easy to miss the witchery of his personality al
togther, and to create sombre angular almost bleak
creature of mind that is much carcature as
Barnarfs Lincoln.
Sargent has shown us the Presidents character and
personality in this portrait of the nobest of all
his works. The Dublin National Gallery is fortunate
to secure it. Washington is lucky because it will be
exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery for month
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12

ditional income taxes commonly known as surtaxes,
excess profits and war profits taxes.
The governments present borrowing by means Of
these war savings certificates Is limited to $aoooooo
ooo And it is not to be rich mans affair No person
may buy more than $Ioo worth at any one time, or
possess more than total amount of $1,000 worth Of
these certificates The governments plan is to convert
the small savings of the people into help towards win
ming the war.
The plan of sale is interesting is the plan of
issuance The stamps and certificates will be sale at
banks and at the offices of bankers and trust COM
panies at posoices railway stations, telegraph Offices
department stores and at the offices of labor fraterna
and other associations and by other corporations, part
nerships and individuals who patrioticay offer their
services without expense to the United States to pur
chasers Householders, wageearners, and others will
receive from the postofce franked cards for filling
out and dropping them into any letter box. Mail
rers will deliver the certificates to those who apply and
pay for them.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Fighting Newspaperx.

Congress Is being Inundated with pc
ttions and letters from over the coun-
try pointing to the ''insidious machjna-
uons' or publishers in trying to get
the second rate postal provisions of
the war revenue bill.
Many unkind things are said about
the publishers. in fact. The proposal
Of some of the members, including
some Of those friendly to the pub
fishers and some of those who are "on
the fence" is to investigate and see
what forces seem to be leading the fight
against the newspaper and magazine
men. There are some of the law
makers who think that Postmaster
General Burleson is at the bottom Of It
but "tracers" sent out in that direc-
tion have failed to bring any definite
news along that line.
Congress Is likely not to be unduly
agitated in the matter, however
There are some Of the members who
believe that 1t would be a wise precau-
ton to repeal the obnoxious provision,
and then try to enact LEGISLATION cover
ing the entire subject to postal rates
Such q measure would have to be
framed along lines suggested by an
impartial investigation Of our real
postal situation. The more or less
antiquated investigation made several
years ago is not kindly thought of
by many members Of Congress. They
believe a more thorough and more
unparalleled investigation should be
made and that our present needs
should be based upon It.
People Of the country are interest
ed In the matter, of course, but they
are. Interested. too. in procuring mag
axinss and newspapers and they are
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Little Wife's Economy.

The important subject of economy being dis
cusscd at a dinner party when Senator Thomas J.
Walsh. OF Montana, recalled the experience of man
named Jones.
One day Jones talking to friend when refer
made to domestic affairs.
by the way, Jones'" said the friend. Il under
stand your vile has started practice economy. She
saying something to the mssus about it last night
YES, she is practicng enconomy, all right" an
swercd Jones, with sigh. "and if your wife is think
ing of taking a turn in the direction you had
better head her off before it is too late"
81 don't understand you, old man." returned the
friend with perpexed expression. 81 should regard
economy something to commend"
"Yes' said Jones, with yet another sigh, "but not
when your wife is buying shirts at two for dollar
so that she get herself a $50 hat"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Our HeIpfuI Aliens,

While Congress has been wrestling
with the question of who are and
| who are not alien enemies, we have
been profiting. as a country, consider
ably by the direct help of aliens IN
manning our merchant marine.
The statement is made by a re-
! sponsible naval official that fully
IS per cent of the crews OF our mer-
chant vessels are manned by aliens.
The statement may sound unusual
but 1t is the truth SO this official says.
The question brought up In the minds
OF members then is What will we
man our future ships with. say the
100000 tons of shipping We intend,
according to Mr.. Hurley, to put out in
1857"
Congressman who began to investi-
gate the matter yesterday were
astounded to find that a row Of con-
siderable size has been started be-
tween the Navy Department and the
shipping board over this very thing.
The navy wants to use its reserves
in this activity. The Shipping board
does not want this kind OF a solution.
The two under departments of the
government, therefore, are shooting at
each other over the affair.
Inc snlpplng poafd doesn't know
how to run things on salt water" the
navy is saying.
The navy knows how to fight hut
1t doesn't know the business CONNECT
ed with running a merchant marine"
the shippig board says.
One Of these days the poor, tired
President will have to interest him
self In this affair-B he hasn't done so
already in sufficient extent to learn
the basic grounds of disagreement
Congress knows what is going, on and
is keepig all ears 10 the ground. If
the problem isn't settled by the time
the ships are ready to man, and by
the time the ships already command
eered are ready to put out to sea,
Congress may investigate this matter.
Time hangs heavy on the members
hands anyway, and they have decided
that they'll help out the administra-
tive branch OF the government in the
war program If they can. They want
to see ou- tlcht made as or-c~.-,.,
possible. That's the only reason they
want to do this.
THE 0ESFEsI 90,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Thrift Stamps and War Savings.

Despite extensive advertising there are a numbef
of people who have not yet formed clear conception
of thrift stamps and savings certificates IT is
for the benefit of these people that The Herald prints
the following:
You may buy a thrift stamp for 25 cents When
YOU have bought sufficient number and affixed them
to thrift card, you may redeem them for a govern
ment war savings certificate stamp which, during Decem-
Der and January you may buy for $I2 The price will
increase gradually to S. on January l. 1925 that is to
say that in FIVE years you may get S. for your certificate
stamp, equal to $4I2 plus interest at per cent
compounded quarterly.
Congress last September They printed in the style
OF government bonds and carry savings tickets
what larger than ordinary bond coupons. Each GER
tfcate has spaces for twenty war saving certificate
stamps and is obligation of the United States only
when one or more stamps shall be affixed thereto
10 safeguard any who may be unable to hold
his certificates certificate stamps until maturity
money-order postoces will redeem them at ten days
notice, and will do this at any time during the FIVE
years, at the redemption value of that date
The certificates will be registered or not at the
holders wish If not registered they are to be pay
able at any posoice il registered they are to be pay
able only at the office where they have been registered
The advantage of registry Is that in the event of loss
the owner will be paid.
The certificates are to be exempt from aI taxation
BY the United States any State or any of the posses
sons OF the United States, or by any local taxing
authority except from inheritance taxes graduated ADJ
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Gus, alone Characteristic Of the splen-
did creature ! had seen on the starr.

Gus. alone Characteristic Of the splen-
did creature had seen on the stags.
Where that little man acquired his
knowledge Of art never found out I
doubt II he knew himself. He must
have breathed IL in. But he had n
really extraordinary appreciation OF
the treasures within the walls Of
those palaces and churches that
made the interiors even more won
derful than the exteriors. II was
not the mere Jargon Of art that he
spoke, made up of phrases caught
from other guides or from visiting art
experts; Il showed a spiritual rela-
ton with the minds behind the work,
sympathetic understanding. This
retired sailor was q little brother 70
the great painters and decorators
and Architects that had contributed
to the glory Of Venice. The EIory
sheo radiance on his humble life.
ne fairly basked in II and he was
never 30 happy as wnen he could
nnd some traveller IKE himself to
illuminate by reflection. That he
maoe many mistakes Of fact, that his
CRITICISMS were often technically un-
| sound. suspected nom the first,
but he had something In his bliths
spirit denied to most professional
guides. something that made him a
refreshing as well as an amusing and
likable companion.
In the hotel where I stayed there
were five couples on their honeymoon.
two American. I happened to sit az
a table with the Americans and I
made their acquaintance and / found
II edifying to be even casually as
sociated with 90 much bliss. One Of
the brides coDaaed TO me that she
had always beQl determined to have
her honeymoof In Venice. II had
been only at q. very great sacrifice
that her husband was able to get
away from business; but she had told
him that the marriage should not
take place till they could come TO Eu-
rope. We'll, ! won my point" shs
said. and she added while her ewes
twinkled: There is no knowing
whether I shall ever be able To ret
him TO come here again"
How those two maria ges turned out
have no means Of knowing. But
whether those happy persons have re-
mained happy, or whether they have
allowed their happiness To be de-
stroyed, as happy persons often DO, IL
they are still living they must be
among the multitude the world over
who feel solicitous about the fats Of
Venice and must be praying that
Venice be spared.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
Ax&

Sins Of both omission and commits
sion are to be reviewed by the Mill
tary Affairs Committee Of the Sen
ate during the next few days and
weeks.
The investigation will extend to all
departments of the War Department.
it is understood. and an effort will
be made to ascertain IL We have
been derelict in ways in which we
should have been alert, and IL we
have done some things which should
not have been done.
1t has been thought for some time
at the Capitol that such a scrutiny
OF affairs could not be put of much
longer. While there have been false
tales going the rounds there have
also been many tales which bore
the semblance Of truth and upon
which the members have been Of
fered proof
The amounts OF money expended and
for what purpose-a review which
promises to be thorough in every
way-will be looked into from all
angles. The aim of the members
OF the committee is to go into the
matter in such a comprehensive way
that no further embarrassments will
be encountered during the balance
of the war.
The people of the country will not
be apprised Of everything that hap
pens in the committee rooms 1t
would not be policy to give this out,
of course. But the members them
selves will learn a great deal, and
they will be able to reassure the peo-
pie in a general way as to actual
conditions.
The insistent remark Of many mem
bers is that a committee should have
been named by both houses some
time ago to take charge of such mat
ters. The President, however, was
opposed to the plan and it was
thought best to defer to him at the
time. The determination to make this
investigation does not run counter
10 his wishes at this time, It is said.
he really courts an investigation Of
the department, and both he and
secretary Baker have talked over
several times during the late recess
the probable line to be followed in
the investigation.
In fact, II is said. the President will
Keep closely in touch with the situa-
ton. He will not only keep his fingers
on the pulse of the committee, but will
also be in a position to have certain
matters brought to their attention by
the members Of Secretary Bakers
stan. This is. of course. as II should
be according to the way the members
regard 1t. They want harmony to pre-
vail throughout the affair and with
this condition apparent at the outset it
Is patent to most Of them that 1t will.