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Evening star., 1918-08-03
STREET CAR SERVICE
TO SLIGO, ND, MONDAY
Capital Traction Company to In
augurate System Over Takoma
Park Line Extension.

Street car service to Sligo. Nd,
over the new extension of the Takoma
Park line will be inaugurated Mon
day by the Capital Traction Company,
which has leased the property from
the Washington and Maryland Rail-
road Company.
This will benefit materially an i'm
portant suburban section now almost
cut of from the capital from lack of
adequate transportation facilities.
Since May the Capital Traction Com
pany has been operating. under lease,
the Washington and Maryland line,
from 14th street and Colorado avenue
to it's Takoma Park terminus, Laurel
and Carroll avenues. The extension
from the latter point is along Car
roll avenue to Sligo creek, a distance
of about nine-tenths of mile.
The present service consists of a
thirty-minute headway, but beginning
Monday a twenty-minute headway
will, be, installed. Two cars will be
operated instead of one. Through
service also is to be installed in about
two weeks, as soon as the work Of ad-
justing schedules for the company's
entire system is completed.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
LIVE STOCK MARKETS,

United States bureau Of markets
weekly report of live stock and meat
trade conditions here for week end
ing August 2:
Due to unfavorable weather with a
poor demand and liberal receipts of
everything except pork. the market
has been weak, draggy and lower.
Pork alone remained steady to
strong.
Receipts of beef were about 25 per
cent heavier than last week. The
bulk were common and medium light
cattle and many arrived in off condi-
ton On account of practically no de-
mand, stocks accumulated in coolers
and salesmen had to force most sales
at very low prices.
Although receipts Of western dressed
and local slaughtered veal have been
lighter than last week, with the
heavy carryover the supply has been
very liberal and the market glutted
most Of the time.
Pork receipts were light and the
demand good Prices ruled steady to
strong at s31 to s33 for fresh loins
and SIS to $32 for frozen
Demand for lamb was only fair and
the receipts liberal. The bulk were
of poor quality and in of condition.
Prices were unsettled and showed a
very wide range.
Beef is cleaning up at prevailing
weak prices. Pork and lambs are
cleaned up. Veal is still offered in
liberal supply with statesmen willing
to take most any price bid to clean up.
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Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. August 3.-General sell
: Ing. chiefly to even trades for the
week end. gave the corn market to-
day a material setback. Gratifying
way to favor the bear side. Support
was slow to develop. Opening prices,
which varied from X off to y ad-
vance. with August 1.57k and Septem-
her 1-5s to 1894. were followed by
declines all around to much below
yesterdays finish.
Liberal offerings of the new crop had
depressing effect on oats Some of the
selling was credited to the southwest.
After opening unchanged to u lo/ser.
with August 68% to SO, the market
continued to recede.
Next to no business was done In
provisions Prices were nominally
steady.
NEW YORK. August s.-Produce
: articles unchanged
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, August s.-The OPEN
ing of the cotton market today was
the most active in many weeks and
the advance of 81 to 70 points which
occurred at the start in all positions
except August. which dropped 20
points under small selling orders, car
! high ground for the present bull
movement. October sold early at 26.s5
and December at $685.. Later October
shot up to 26.97 and December to
26.40, representing 63 to 6s points
net advance on these two positions,
while January. at 26.3S. was 10 points
net higher. Active Liverpool buying
| emphasized the Lancashire news and
there was also buying for southern
and other outside account.
Futures opened strong; October,
26.40 to 26.6S: December, 25.95 to 1885
January. $500 to 263S; March, 262S.
Futures closed firm: October, 1850;
December. 27.05; January, 2692;
March, $3.50: May. 2S.O5.
Cotton-Spot. steady; middling.
31.10.
NEW ORLEANS. August 3.-The
continued favorable war news caused
heavy buying in the cotton market
today, on which prices rose Al to GA
points in the first half hour of trad
ing. Buyers found offerings scanty.
Bul1ish sentiment was increased by
the absence of rain in the western
belt and more rain in the Atlantics,
from which section there have been
complaints Of excessive moisture.
Futures opened steady; October,
1856: December. 25.10; January, 25.06;
March, 25.07; May, 25.06.
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PORK PACKER ARRESTED.
John Hoffman Is Charged Will
Pro-German Utterances

CINCINNATI, August 3.-John Hoff-
man, ST.. president Of the John Hoff-
man Packing Company. well known
local pork packers, has been arrest
ed on federal warrant charging him
with violation of the espionage and
sedition laws.
Among statements set forth in the
warrant as having been uttered by
Hoffman are:
1T know the United States will not
whip the Germans; I will mot buy
any bonds to help Wall street or
Johnny Bull The money belongs to
the people and not to the govern
ment, and the people should keep
their money"
watch what us Germans are going
to do"
"The American armies have no good
generals and no discipline, and the
soldiers have no grit" ,@
Evening star., 1918-08-03
RELEASE OF AMERICANS
DISPLEASES HUN PRESS
Exchange of Prisoners Considered
Unfair to Others Longer in
Captivity.

AMSTERDAM. August 2-Referring
to the projected exchange Of Amer
lean and German prisoners OF war
the weser Zeitung Of Bremen makes
the sinister remark:
I'VE are able to contain our Joy.
American prisoners are welcome
guests for whom we have sufficient
employment on the eastern labor
market and in our agricultural en-
terprises behind the front. They may
be sure of getting with Teutonic
punctuality all they are entitled to
under The Hague convention. and
more IL they prove good workers. al
though they must thank Anglo-Amer-
ican starvation measures II their diet
falls below the home flesh pots"
The newspaper continues: TT will
do the Americans powerful lot Of
good to acquaint themselves with
kultur from the fountainhead."
It considers the quick release OF re-
Gently captured Americans an in
Justice to others who have been pris-
oners for a longer time.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
GERMANY PAID TOKNOW
!. OF MUN|T|ON SUPPLIES
DR.. E. A. Rumely, Indicted as
Perjurer, Accused of Being Man
Who Disbursed Money.
By the Associated Pres.

ny the AsSOcfateQ Press.
NEW YORK. August 3.-The Ger
man government paid several hun
dred thousand dollars to agents in
this country before the United States
entered the war in return for informa-
tion regarding American munitions
and crops. according to a statement
made today by Alfred L. Becker, dep
uty state attorney general who is in
vestigating expenditures of Teuton
funds in this country.
Evidence which has been obtained
through the inquiry indicates, Mr..
Becker said. that the money reached
these agents through Edward A.
Rumely, who was indicted by a fed
eral jury here yesterday, on a charge
Of perjury in connection with the al
legged German purchase of the New
York Evening. Mail. Large sums were
placed by the German government at
the disposal Of DR.. Rume1y, Mr.. Becker
said the evidence shows in addition
to the money expended for the Mail
stock.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
LESS COTTON USED.
Large Falling Of in Consumption.
However, Mostly in Export.

NEW ORLEANS. August 3.-The
worlds consumption of American n
cotton during the cotton year OF
1s17-1S. which ended July 81. totaled
12,2S2, 900. bales, including linters. ac-
cording to statistics issued by H. G.
Hester. secretary of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange.
This was a decrease of 1854. 200 bales
as compared with the preceding year.
The falling OF is attributed to war
conditions. The decrease almost
wholly was in foreign mill districts
ended, as compared with the previous
year, was divided as follows: South
ern states. 4.3o4.00o bales against
4,35S,000 last year; northern states,
3,I50,00o against 2.sss. 900, and foreign
countries. 4,S2S.0 against 6.550.oo
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Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estats.
Prevailing interest and commisdon.
Joseph l. Weller, GA F St. NV.
ARMY SUPPLY PURCHASE
RULING is ANNOUNCED
Cost Plus Certain Profit Plan Is
Discontinued Save in Ger
tain Cases.

Army supplies may no longer be
purchased on the cost plus a per-
centage of profit plan. under a ruling
today of the special board of review
of the general staff. created after De-
partment of Justice agents had re-
vealed the extent of activities of
contingent fee agents who secured
government contracts for manufac-
turers and jobbers.
Wherever possible. the board ruled.
contracts must be made at a fixed
price, but in cases where a cost plus
a profit plan clearly would be favor
able to the government such con-
tract may be made on the basis of
the cost plus a fixed compensation.
Such contracts, however, must be ap-
proved by the board of review of the
particular supply bureau making the
purchase or by the superior board of
review.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO GIVE
RETIREMENT BILL HEARINGS

Hearings on the civil service retire.
ment bill will start before the House
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce Wednesday, August 7. at
1890 am, and will be continued until
those who wish to testify have been
heard. This was announced yesterday
by Chairman Sims Of the committee.
r. H. Alcorn, chairman Of the joint
retirement committee of the naval
gun factory, says his committee has
decided to support this measure. In
troduced in the House by Represen-
tative Keating of Colorado. and in
the Senate by Senator McKellar of
Tennessee. He says this legislation
would care for the worst cases Of
present approximation in our civil
service and would initiate a series of
Evening star., 1918-08-03
TRADE CONDITIONS.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Brad-
streets review of the weeks trade
says:
Further marked extension of gov
ernment control of production, of dis
tribution and of labor. more urgent
j and demands upon already full capa-
cities for still greater efforts, some
further shifting of the stream of
war orders to western points from
.congested eastern areas, stimulation
of fuel production in greater volume,
large. at some points, record vol
tme of midsummer wholesale and
iobbing distribution. fair to good re-
tail buying, mail order business in
excess Of 1917, improved collections,
some shading Of food crop estimates
!. and a decided lower Of cotton con-
dition. due to drought in the south
west, a dull stock market, firm and
even stringent money. high record
bank clearings, close to low record
failure totals and slightly quieter
labor situation are the salient points
in week unusually full OF important
commercial and Industrial happen
aingp.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
THE WEATHER.

For the District of Columbia, fair
tonight; Sunday. increasing cloudi-
ness, cooler by night; light variable
winds, becoming northerly.
For Maryland, fair tonight and Sun
day, except showers Sunday in west
portion; light variable winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight; Sunday.
fair in east, showers in west portion;
light variable winds. becoming north
erly.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
terday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm, 81;
8 p.m- 80; IL midnight. Is. To-day. 4
am "a: 8 am, 72. Maximum, So, at
2 pm yesterday; minimum, So, at
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. IS: minimum. 70.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. = am. and 1241
pm; high tide. 5:56 am. and 6:26 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1888 am. and
1885 pm; high tide, 6:54 am. and 7:22
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, sos am; sun sets,
S:18 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. e:1o am; sun
sets, 8:17 pm.
Moon rises, 2:52 am; SETS sos pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1918-08-03
ORGANIZES STEEL WORKERS.
Labor Federation Confers With %
international Unions.

CHICAGO, August t3.-Approximately 8.
1000, 900 iron and steel workers in
the United States will be organized
at once under the direction of the
American Federation of Labor, ac-
cording to announcement by Samuel
Gompers, president Of the organiza-
tion. Mr.. Gompers made the an
nouncement after a conference with
representatives Of twenty-five in
ternational unions. Mr.. Gompers
added:
'sTne step was taken in conformity
with a resolution adopted at the con-
vention Of the federation and was
begun at conference at st. Paul in
June. It will be put into effect at
once" z..7-
A conference will be held here on
August 16, 1t was stated. to discuss
.pnlintes.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
PEOPLE ASKED TO EAT BEANS
120, 900 Bushels May Go to Waste
in New York State.

NEW YORK, August "a campaign
to dispose OF 10000 bushels of unmar-
keted beans in New York state, which
will go to waste unless the public de-
velops a desire to eat them. has been
launched here by the federal food board.
Housewives are urged to show their pa
triotism by having 'bean meals at
least once a week until the surplus is
consumed.
At is cents pound. the present price,
the federal food board stated, beans
contain as much protein as round steak
or veal at much higher prices, and
should be used with fruits and vegeta-
bles as a summer substitute for meat
Evening star., 1918-08-03
COURTS ACT GIVES
THREEFOR ARMY
Men Who Had Been Ordered
to Camp Are ParoIed by
Judge Hardison.
LIQUOR CASE LENIENCY

Believing that bootleggers and
habitual drunkards are of greater
service to the government in the
Army than in penal INSTITUTIONS. Po-
lice Court Judge Robert Hardison to-
day paroled two convicted liquor ven-
doris who were sentenced to long
terms at Occoquan and one man serv-
Ing Jail sentence for being intoxi-
Gated. All were colored.
The men were in class AL of the
draft and had been ordered to re-
port for entrainment to camp this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Upon re-
quest of their respective draft boards
and recommendation of Rinsgold
Hart, assistant District corporation
counsel, their sentences were suspend
ed.
They were Samuel Goodwin. SEN
fenced July 4 to eighteen months i'm
prisonment for bootlegging; Sidney
Miller, sentenced July 10 to fourteen
truck load of alcoholic beverages into
the District for the purpose of selling
them and Lewis Bruce. sentenced to
fifteen days in jail July 81 for in
toxication.
Hopes for Good Records.
When releasing the men Judge
Hardison told them he hoped they
would make better records as SOL
diers than they did as civilians.
Several other men arrested last night
on charges of being drunk and disorder
ly. who also were to report today Tor
entertainment to camp. were put on pro-
baton. All Of the men told the court
they were celebrating" their last day
as civilians.
Lawrence (Pat Grogan. a belIboy in
downtown hotel. convicted by a jury
in Judge Hardison's court Thursday Of
illegally selling liquor. was sentenced
today to one years imprisonment. In
sentencing Grogan the court stated 1t
was satisfied that he had been selling
liquor to guests at the hotel for some
time.
Robert s. Downs. president Of the
hotel company, testified that numerous
complaints had been made to him
about Grogan, and that he had been
engaged in selling liquor in addition
to his duties.
The case against James g. Taylor,
colored. charged with selling liquor,
was nolle pressed this morning be-
cause a witness in the case could not
be located. Taylor was arrested We'd
nesday night by Sergt. ]. L. Kilmartin
of the fourth precinct.
Traffic at a Standstill.
Evidence that the Illicit liquor traf-
fic is still virtually at a standstill was
shown this morning, when only one
person was brought into court charged
with boot1egging.
There had been a lull in the boot
logging business practically all the
week
Ella Brown. colored. 1116 Reeds
court, who was out on bond awaiting
trial on a charge of selling liquor.
was arrested again last night by Po-
liceman Hess of the third precinct on
a similar charge. She was first ar
rested on the charge June "a. Sergt
Hess claims that the woman sold a
police agent two half pints Of whisky.
A small quantity of whisky, 1t is said,
was found in her house. She will be
arraigned before Judge Hardison this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

economic studies that would enable
us to finally enact perfected statute
in accordance with the natural laws
Of social life. and that would also
provide sufficient revenue to finance
the first few years of the operation
of the system"
This committee is made up of dele
gates from each trade in the Wash
ington navy yard. of the National As
sociation Of Letter Carriers. OF the
National Federation of Postal En-
ployes. of the National Federation of
Federal Employees. of the Railway
Mail Association. of the Typographical
Union. of the Plate Printers Union, of
the National Association of Civil Serv-
ice Employees, OF the United National
Association of Post Office Clerks. OF
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association. District A Inter-
national Association of Machinists.
Federal Civil Service Society of New
york and National Association of
united states Customs Inspectors.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
ENEMY LAYS A BARRAGE;
FAILS TO FOLLOW 1T UP
By the Associated PresB.

By the Associated Pres.
WITH THE. AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, August I'm Lorraine
the enemy put over barrage at mid
night last night, but did not follow
It UP with an infantry attack as they
did in A1sace on the previous night,
during which eleven Germans sue
ceeded in getting through the Ameri-
can wire, eight OF them into the
trenches, where one was killed.
During the preliminary lombard
fnent the enemy used a heavy con-
cerltration Of guns and trench NOR
tars, shooting all kinds OF shells, in
GLIDING gas projectiles. An attempted
raid at another point broke down al
together.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
COTTON MAKES BIG JUMP.
Advances Sc to 81 Per Bale at New
York Today.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Cotton ad-
vanced between $s and 81 bale in
the market here today. attributed to
favorable war news. unfavorable
weather advices in the southwest and
Indications Of increased consumption
Of American cotton abroad. .
Cotton has now risen approximately
SIS bale here since the governments
,EsDort was issued on ThursdHA
Evening star., 1918-08-03
JUDGE T. c. W. ELLIS DEAD.
Assisted in Kidding State
( Louisiana Of It's Lottery.

ANTE, La. August s.-Judge
Thomas c. w. Ellis. for thirty years
senior judge Of the civil district
court of New Orleans. died at his surn-
merA home here yesterday. aged
eighty-two years. Judge Ellis was q
Confederate veteran, and following
the war between the states was prom
inent as q writer, lecturer and jur-
ist. He was a member of the anti
lottery state committee, which or
ganization was credited with having
done much toward ridding- louisiana
-QG Gtho3otfeH
Evening star., 1918-08-03
CUBAN TROOPS FOR FRANCE.
Island House Approves Senate's
Military Bill Amendment.

HAVANA. August 3.-The house OF
representatives last night approved
the senate amendment to the obliga-
tory military service bill empowering
the president to send to France all
the regular troops he deems expedient.
together with all volunteers.
The house also adopted a special
senate measure establishing telegraph
and postal censorship. This action
was requested by President Menoca1
in a message to congress when he
S1gned <b0 espionage bin j
Evening star., 1918-08-03
Time Allowed for Building.
HEAVY WAR PROFIT TAX
Presidents Interest in Action on
This Matter Made Known to
House Committee.

: President Wilson has let it be
known to members of the House
ways and means committee, which
is framing the new ight-billion-dol-
lar revenue bill. that he is interested
in a heavy tax on war profits. The
President has given careful study to
the present tax system and also to
the English system. which imposes q
fat tax of 80 per cent on such profits.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
Duchess Of Marlborough Candidate.

LONDON, August 3.-The Duchess
Of Marlborough. formerly Consueio
Vanderbilt of New York. has been ac-
cepted as the progressive candidate
for the North Southwark division of
the London county council. The va
cancy, caused by the death OF the for
mer representative. will be filled i'm
mediately. according to the Daily
RTa1Aaranh = .I-L,-.... -. -
Evening star., 1918-08-03
First Trust Notes for Sale

Secured on improved D. Q. real estate. Csm.
bine GOOD interest with best possible security.
Notes In denominations Of from $50 to &. .o00.
transactions closed promptly. We collect In.
terevt and attend to every detail carefully.
No charge to investors. Certineatss oe titis
and insurance policy furnished
SHANNON 4 LUCHs.
InyestRaat Dept. /.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Bar silver
was quoted at ssS per ounce here to-
day.
LONDON, August 3-Bar silver,
4S 13-16d per ounce: money, per cent.
Discount rates. short and tfree-month
bills, 1892 per cent
Evening star., 1918-08-03
TO ALLIES
LIMITED BY BOARD
Manufactures Which Repre-
sentatives Consider Es-
sentiaI Only to Go.
LICENSE RESTRICTIONS

Drastic and far-reaching extension
of federal restriction of American
manufactures designed for export to
Great Britain. France. italy and Bel
gium has been announced by the War
Trade Board. Manufacturers In this
country will be permitted to export
only such products as the representa-
tives here of the allied governments
consider to be essential for use in
their countries.
The effect OF the order of the War
Trade Board will be to discourage
the production CT goods except in
quantities and character known in
advance to be acceptable to the for
eign countries for which they might
be intended.
Objects of Order.
The purpose of the new procedure,
Board, Is "to save ship tonnage and
to prevent useless consumption of ma
terial and labor by preventing the
not be exported or which the govern
ment of the country of destination
does not wish to have imported"
This order is in effect to curtail
production here, step in advance
of the practice which has obtained
of merely limiting the exports accord
ing to the capacity of available ton
mage. 1t will bring about a saving
in coal, it is estimated, and will also
affect the employment and assign
sion to more, essential channels.
Order Follows Consultation.
The order was issued after consul
tation of the War Trade Board with
the food administration. the War In
dustries Board and the war missions
of the allied countries.
Applications for licenses filed on
commodity to the foreign destina-
tions. will be refused If the appli-
cant. subsequently to August IL, and
prior to the issuance of the license
applied for. shall purchase or other
wise acquire or commence to manu-
specified in the application for the
fulflllment of specific export order.
The applicant is required to give
certain information and make certain
agreements in conformity with the
purposes above mentioned. Applicants
sion to import or purchase (if re-
quiredl has been duly granted by the
government of the allied country to
or through which the shipment is to
be made. Applications for licenses to
export to France must have attached
thereto a copy of the French govern
ment "attestation."
Misuse Of Licenses.
1T is the policy of the War Trade
Board to discourage and prevent ex-
porters purchasing. manufacturing or
producing articles for the fulfillment
Of specific export orders until an ap-
propriate export license has been is
sued. says the War Trade Board.
THE attention of the War Trade
Board has been directed to a number
Of instances in which manufacturers
before obtaining export licenses have
made articles for specific export or
ders which were useless for domestic
consumption. but which under the
regulations Of the War Trade Board
could not be exported 1t is essential
for the proper conservation of COM
modities in the United States that this
practice be stopped. and 1t LIS the pur-
pose Of the War Trade Board to re-
fuse licenses to exporters who violate
this policy"