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The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
Germany's Ruthless Method.

The German method of war Is
equally ruthless whether on land or
sea or by guiIeful diplomacy. The
character OF the peace term& pro-
posed to- Russia ought to convince
even a Russian Socialist OF the hoi-
lowness OF Germany's pretensions
that she favored the Russian formu-
la-''No annexations, no indemnities." !"
Germany's method of dealing with
the simple-minded Russians Is
shown in the instructions given the
German representatives intrusted
with conducting the truce negotia-
tions. They were told to have at
their tongues end the favorite Rus
sian phrases: Universal democratic
peace. and peace without annexa-
tions and contributions. The eie-
ment of humor appears in the in
junction to receive with open arms
the Russian delegates. who wonld
probably offer to kiss them. accom-
panied with the admonition-''The
Fatherland demands this sacrifice
of the negotiators." Having led the
Bolsheviki on until Russia had be-
come disorganized and temporarily
impotent, Germany shows her sup
port of the no-annexation policy by
demanding that Russia surrender
about 10000 square miles of terri
tory. embracing a population of be-
tween 20.000.0 900 and 10000. 900. In
the way OF indemnity Germany de-
mands control of the Russian wheat
crop for fifteen years after the close
Of the war and the admission hence
forth Of German manufactures into
Russia free OF duty. Another hu-
initiating condition is that the guns
Of the Russian Baltic feet be dis
mounted as a guarantee that they
would not be used against Germsny.
Roumania, compelled to accept a
truce. is to be forced to accept a
king of Teuton choosing. Austria
also is to receive the northern
shores of the Black Sea- If Germany
can put through such a scheme. she
will have realized a large part OF
her ambitions for expansion.-Les-
lies.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
GUARD YOUR B.. .ATH.

"A mans BREATH says Popular
Science. "is often q betrayer of Sc
crets. He may have been out late,
sitting up with a sick friend. but
when he reaches home his loving
wife at once opens up her battery
Of reproaches.
Now comes the news that two in
ventors in Osceola. Ark. have Joint
ly invented a breath-guard of a new
pattern. 1t Is said to be efficient,
but not in the manner you were
thinking Of. 1t is intended to pro-
tect dentists, BARRIERS and physi-
clans from inhaling the germ-iaden
breath of their patients or patrons.
1t consists of a small curved shield
of glass placed so as to cover the
nostrils and held in position by a
spring clip gripping the partition
wall of the nose on the inside. Many
diseases are directly communicated
through the inhalation of tainted
air. and device of this kind should
be boon to professional people
who are compelled. by the nature OF
their duties, to be in close proxim-
ity to those. whom they serve"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nd. June z.-Quotatious on the
produce market ranged as follows:
POTATOES tpotstoes sen BY 100 lbs weishtl.-
Old. Western Maryland and Penn,yivsni..
81 2al-SS; do. New York. No. !, a.Hal.s5; do,
Eastern Shore Of Maryland and Virginia. 81. loa
l. 3; new. North Carolina. per bbl. No. l. ss.5a
3.ns; do. No 2. s1ooa2.5o; do. Charleston, per
bol. No. !. S.oaai5; do. York River. per
bol.. No. I. 25oa3.aS; do. Rappahannock. Per
bbi.. No. l, '2soa35; do. No. :. Il5Oa2oo
GARDEN PRODUCTS AND GREEN
FRUITs.-Apples. early harvest fancy. per bol..
asparagus. Maryland and Virginia No. i.
per dozen, 28s2T5: do. No. Lahl5o;
beans. Norfolk. green. per basket. 2oos13:
do. native. green per bushel, 2ooa2aO; do wax,
per bus. li5a20o; beets. per bunch. 3a5c: black
benies. Southern. per at. l5alsc; do. Eastern
Shore. per Of, l5alsc; cabbage. Norfolk. per
bd.. 35s1so: do. per crate. 35OsIo; do.
Eastern Shore. per crate, 30a3.75; csntaloupes.
F1orida, Per crate. 3ooa325: cherries. nearby,
large. red. h. l2al4c; do. white. per lb. loal2c;
do common. soo-. per pound. 9al0c; cucumbers.
North CAROLINA. per basket. T5cal.eD; do. Nor.
folk, per basket. loaI.so; eggplants. Florida.
per crate. 3oalo: gooseberries green, Der h.,
sasc; grapefruit, Florida. per box Sooaa15; kale.
native. per bushel. 25aaoc: lettuce, native, Per
bushel. 0z50c; onions. spring per 100 bunehes.
l.0al.3; do. Texas Bermuda, per crate, l5oa
LIS: do. Rappahannock. per basket, l4o1ls0;
peas. native. per weight, bushel, l.sos2l5;
peaches. Georgia. Per carrier. 2oOa3oo: peppers.
Florida. per. crate 20oz25o; raspberries. rsd,
per pint. lsai5c; do. per qt-. 2a25c; do. black.
per qt. Dazae; rhubarb. native. per 100 punches.
Sma2.50; tomatoes. Florida, fancy, per crate,
2oos3.o; do. Horida. fair to good. per crate.
2ooA2se; do. Mississippi. per crate. l.soAl75:
do. Potomac. per carrier. l75a3oo.
POULTRY-Chickens, spring. lha2 ib., per h.
6oa55c; do, do lkalk lbs, per pound. 45a
6oc; do, do. under l h.. per h., 40c; do,
do. by express. ioa5oc; do. do, White Leghorn,
per h., Dc; do old roosters, per h., Ds7ic;
do. old hens. per H., Sc; ducks. Muscory and
morGel. old. per H.. 2a1sc; do. White Pelins.
old, per h.. 2a8g do. puddle. DID, per ID,
as2sc; do. spring. over > ibs.. per Ibl. 5taS5e
do. do smaller. poor, per lh. 2&1c; pigeons.
old. per pair. Saioe; do. young. per pair. 5a
toc.,
BUTTER-Westen separator. extra. 5sssc
hrsts. i3a44c; Western prints. Il ID extra.
4sa47c; frsts. iia45c: Western prints, LIB e1-
ira. t6aasc; hrsts. ksa4ic; nearby creamery, ez-
ira. toa4ic; frsts. aa,0c; dairy prints. Mary
land. Pennsylvania and Virginia. extras slas2c
nrsts, SaSlc; store packed, Sla39c
EGGS-Western Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby, per doL. shrsts. &c: Eastern Shore Of
MARYLAND and Virginia. per doL, hrsts. sc;
OHIO. per doz.. hrsts sc; West Virginia, per
doz-, nrst, &c; Southern North Cardinal. PER
doz., frsts, SC.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
GOOD WAR FEELING
| HOLDS MARKET UP
Russian Bonds Rise and Liberties
Show Renewed Strength.


New York. June z.-ProhtLtaking
Shaded prices some this afternoon
but the stock market as whole was
very satisfactory Steel Reading
and Al large number OF speclalties
made new high prices. shorts IN
General Motors were punished to
such an extent that sales for each
began making their appearance in
the afternoon. A feature OF the day
was the rise In Russian bonds .and
the renewed strength in Liberties.
Report that President. Wilson would
send another commission to Russia
added to the good feeling prevalent
in regard to the war. News from
Italy strengthened the belief that
Austria is out of the war for sew
eral months at least, SO that the
allied line in France will not have
to be weakened.
Although official statements are
Hacking, reports from Washington
Indicate an early and complete
divorce Of Industrial properties from
railroads, That was the inspiration
OF the Reading move and the ex-
PLANTATION Of Union Pacihc's person
ally conducted bond issue. The gov
lernment has made 1t clear that IL
has no help for any railroad that is
engaged in anything but the railroad
business in its own territory.
II is for this reason that rumors Of
ihe proposed tobacco combination at
tract so. much attention. It Is along
the line that the government Is try
ing ltot direct business. Tobacco
lstockeare being, purchased for invest
ment regardless of the deal and
simply because Of their splendid
earnings.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
By JOsEPH p. pRITcBARD

Chicago. ILL.,. June G.-New wheat has CON-
menced to move. Kansas City received two cars
nom Oklahoma today. and st. Louis received
one car from Southeast Missouri.
The quality Of ell thres car, sas excellent
and will produce Al four The Kansas City
wheat graded No. j. hard winter, tested s22
pounds with II per oent moisture and no dock
age. The st. Louis car graded No. s. red, and
tested So pounds Letters and teiegTams were
received in Chicago snd the Southwest telling
OF the preparations being made to market the
wheat in goody quantities.
The East was In the market FOR cash corn
today, and purchases on that sccount amounted
to @.oo bushels. Prices we've unchanged for
the cash article. while futures were y TO u
Of cent higher. feature of the corn market
was the heavy selling Of commission houses
Ths feature in the cat market was continued
and persistent selling Of the July futures. Not
Withstanding this 1t showed gains Of Il 10 u
OF cent. Those in the. oat maTket we've in
clined to follow price changes in cprn, bot the
government's comment On the condition in Ne
braska was probably more Of factor than any-
thing else that came to the surface The cash
oat market was featureless.
Hog PRODUCTS were stronger, and sentiment
favored the bull side. Rumors were again cur
rent Of the taking by the various governments
OF an enormous quantity Of cash meats which
With the strength in hogs at the yards held
the situation strong
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. June z-BUTTER--F Firmer: NJ;
eeipts. l6,s5 tubs; higher than extras, S5i.ssd /:
extra tse sccre). Is: 6rsts Isakik; packing siock
GIrrent make. No. 2 3.
EeGs-Fim; rsoeipts. lslsi c.ss; .ftesh gath.
cred extras. 2e1saip; do. storage packed frsts.
Nisase; do. regular packed. D.; do. nrsts, 8sN
state. Pennsylvania and nearby western hen-
nery white. fns to fancy. sozse; stats. Penn
sylvania and nearby hennery brown. GAS; do.i
gAtherd browns and mixed colors sssso.
uHEEsb=steadys feceipts, sos bozes. state,
fresh. sperals. 21Gf : 90. aFeFsgt ran. ~
P0ULTRY%Lise hrm; chickens. broilcrs, ia
p; old roosters. p; fowls. =; turkeys. s.:
dressed. zteady; western cllickenr. fre1h. lia1s;
iesls San; iurkss szs2
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Prices on. tn. local produce market yesteid.,
ranged as follows:
EGGszstnctIy fresh. sas; srsrss. receipts
-; Southern q. =.
cHEEsE-R. Y. state factory. new. 2sas.
process. ssass
LIVE PoUIrRY-R Reostsrs. per N. 2; .ut,
heSs. Per ID. y; chicksns. spring. per ID. 4sals
hens. per ID. xA34; keats young, EACH %.
DRESSED P0ULTRY-Fresh killed sprins
chickens. 8aso per ID; turkeys, per Ib, 5sass
roosters. per ID. .; hens, per ID. ssaS.
GREEN fRUlTS-Apples, per bel, tUa
"a; box. I8asD; California lemons lo.ooai3.oo,
rapefruit crate tooa6os; peache.. per crate,
Soa21s; biackberries. at. loan; cherries, at,
A9: eantAlonpes. per crate. asoal.f5
NEGEfABLEs-Putatoes < Nccormicks. aoa
10 Per standard bbl.: new potatses, No i. 3OD
ahs sd Dbl; No. z Isoa20 I'd bbl
string beans. bssket. l.z5aZD; perpers. crate.
lsoaz =; okrs. crate. I.5s1.5c; rsdishes, per
10 lSo.93; eueimberk basksf IUs28 .erx;
plant 1sos3p crstes esbbsze, neg. nestt,y pr
hhL 10sf.oo; bsets. Per bunch, sa7; let
iace, iooa2o per basket; cslery. i.oo.l.3 doz..
fiorld. oeief,. crate. and. 81: zramaips It.
sase' -@-5ei sQash INsz3 crate; sprips
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
Hen Mothers z Kittens
Despite Hatching Dutie,

Alameda, CaL-Alsmeda has q hen
that mothers kittens. In addition
the hen still endeayors to perform
the proper function OF sitting on
thirteen good eggs. a.
Mrs Charles Miehl. the owner. and
the neighbors have taken an odd in
terest In the strange combination and
are wondering what will happen when
Matching time arrives
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago. June a.-United States Bureau Of
Markets.: HoGS-Receipts Aooo head; morning
trade on good TO best light. and butcher hogs
steady, to 50 higher; Others slow common,
MIXED and heavy packing grades tended lower;
bulk Of sales. d6.S6ai6so; butchers. ls.55al6s5;
light, B.Nar,oo; packing. l5.75als.0: rough,
bs5alaf5; pigs, good and choice, ls25ai675.
cATTLE-Receips. 1000 head; market steady
TO strong: most strength on in-between kinds
calves opening steady with yesterdays best time.
SHEEP-heceipts, 1900 head; best sprine
lambs steady; Others slow to lower: prime Idaho
spfing lambs. ls.7s; best natives, ls.ee; some
rlsin range wethers bid 20 lower.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
financial Ne.1s and Stock Marker Quotations

onioas l5aA2so psr 100 :bunches Sonions. Texas.
erstes L7bazoo; spinach. Aoosl on NJ bbl. kaie.
l-aa2 %. tonatoes. F1ofida. crafe. zek1O;
Misdzippi tomatoes. i.3ai.eo; bona grown.
4oous.oo; rhubarb. 1toa5.p per 100
LIVE srocK-sheep, per ib.. sas; lambs.
spring. 10: calves. per ib.. 10; medium. per
l5ais; cOnmops lpef p. ip<,2. ~ ss 81
sBEps-Red icloser.l lsoosieyo spsr tpshel;
alsiks, clover. iI5oais.oo psr bushel; e1inson
per bushei; red TOP. h,oosis.oo PER 100 lbs.
bluegrass. s.o15A
GRAIN Wheat. niiiipe per bu.bei. alosa o;
corr. per buheL .il&sI7p; osfz. yvhite. Sass;
mixed eats. 8ass: hay. No. /. sooss.oe; No.
:. 95oa2h0. = y
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
Helping to Make Clean Town.

r Los Angeles is on display to ex-
pectant tourists so many months of
the year that she must always be
dressed for company.
One man is employed exclusively to
paint the water hydrants. This sim
gle little item in keeping the city
wen groomed requires, besides the
services Of a painter. a specially bull,
buggy in which the necessary eouIp-
ment is carried in a neat box behind
the seat.
IL Is carried on under the direction
OF the local fire Observation-Disclosures
Science Monthly.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
HoMINY WIZ cHIckEE.

Boil the hosniny well; SESSION q
taste: stir into q a tablespoonful {
butter substitute and heap on
plstt>r Have the chicken nat
left over-cuf Into neat piecet an
heated in Its~ o<iu Fravy. arrzns
this about the sides of the dish al
serve together. IN desired. ma<f
ed potato may be used 1as<ea1 Z
hominy-rhe Mothers Magszfne
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltmors. Nd. June a.-wHEAT-Fim
No. 2. red winter. s22a: No. & soft red. az
receipts. 2s5 bushels: shipments. 3,lS.
ceipts; 41ei; shipments. n.ls.
OAfs-Firm. No. g. white domestic, 8ass,4
receiptss 0,6s; shipments, t.ioe.
RYE-Firm No. 2, western, export SPOT
A.s5: receipts. s,7s2; shipments. ls bushels.
HAY-Quiet; unchanged
FLoUR-DuIl. small onerings,- old -four sup
ply about exhausted
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28

hesitates to say that the rsoord
which sis TO be MADE this year. rs
well as the record of 1915. mAke It
certain that. after the war Is etfded.
the United States VIII maintain pre-
eminenee as a wheat producing amt
exporting country.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
Miehiean Boulevard ct r,th Street
CHICAGO

Miehiean Boulevard ct r,th Street
CHICAGO
Ons md ens-h.H bleeks frou
Centr.l Station. Terminal
nkno;s Central. Big Four
Miehiesn Csusr.l Line. With
inasht of ths L.ks snd nssf
ths Loop.
Instead Of shoSS lDur,. the
NeN Southern offers CHEEKY COM
fort, true HOSPITALITY, and unob-
tnusi3e Yet Efficient sersos.
Rates ere moderate: Room Ssith
detached shower $I.oo q day; room
With private bath $50 to $a-sos
day; for two persons $3.50 10
$500 a day. 500 rooms.
The new Southern cooker, is
excellent and the prices are loS.
The FIRST meal you eat IN the
Cafe. the Gnll. or the Coffee
Shop viii not be the last
Lc. PRANz. President 8 Msnsser
Old Soulhern Hospitality
in NeU Southern Hotel /,
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Lanston Scrip. $50 at g.
After call
Washington Railway pfd. Is At s5sl. 5 at
y. 10 at o.. 3 at 66lt
Washington Railway - N.oO at ssh.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-28
what the south is Doing.

Not the least interesting feature
;ssociated with our Agricultural in
ldstria1 advance Is the develop
nent in the South OF very large
wheat producing capacity. The
Southern States will this year har-
est nearly is0.000.O00 bushels .of
sheat. Missouri Is TO have a won
erfuI record. for II the government
,uthorities are correct. that State
~ harvest almost exactly 5o,o0o.-
% bushela OF wheat which Is s0.>,
W.oee more than her four yeafss
eerass The best experts who look
q the, proposition from the pointl
q s'e~ yof hons industry do nos
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
ECONOMICAL HANDLING OF
BEEF SUET OR KIDNEY FAT.

Washington, January 14.-Under =
pressing demand for increased pro-
duction of all Fats and Oils the Bu-
reau of Markets urges that every
effort be made to conserve all of the
available raw materials by the re-
moval of all Kidney Fat and Suet
from hindplarters at the packing
houses instead of shipping same to
the branch houses and consignees.
The packer would not only save q
much larger percentage of fat for
edible purposes but in addition would
save tremendous amount in freight
charges as well. Tho suet represents
approximately three and three
fourths per cent of the carcass
weight taken from an eight-hundred
pound corn fed steer. This equals
about thirty pounds with allowance
being made for some variations due
o different methods of feeding. In
a car load of twenty-five carcasses
he saving amounts to seven hundred
ifty pounds or in each shipment of
hirty cars saving of twenty-five
thousand five hundred pounds, equal
one minimum car. Taken on a
early basis and removed from
ears supply of carcass beef shipped
nto a market the size of Boston the
a,ing in raw fat alone in round
Numbers would be 6,540,0O0 pounds
which, reduced to q carload basis.
quals two hundred ninety cars. 1t
not possible to estimate the actual
Increase in saving of edible fats and
lis but on account of the branch
houses generally lacking sufficient
equipment the fat cannot be removed
nd sold from the branch without a
considerable waste; and under con-
ditions as generally handled by rend-
ring companies more attention is
oaid by them to making use of this
Material for purposes other than
dible.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
PEOPLE PROTESTING FOOD
DISTRIBUTION IN ENeLAND
rsen Complaia That Nivss NEST Wait
In Line Then, be Disappointed.

London, Jan. l9.-Demonstrations
demanding better distribution Of
-ood were held at Brighton, at Erith.
N Kent and at other places in Eng
and today, while men, women and
,hildren stood in line, in many cases
in vain, for Sunday roast, margar-
me, butter or tea.
At Firth 5000 workers from ono
f the big war factories marched to
The food committees offices to pro-
est against their wives and children
having to wait long hours outside the
hops and then being obliged to come
way empty handed. The men say
hat owing to the scarcity Of food
hev are unable to work and the per-
,entage of sickness has been high.
Meanwhile the butcher shops were
losed and the grocery stores were
yirtually sold out this morning and
he men were waiting in the streets
FOR the food committee to take some
action.
Everywhere in London crowds
Gathered at the butcher shops at an
,arly hour. There were at least
thousand persons at 8 o'clock wait
ing to be served in the retail section
Of the Smithfeld market. Most of
these got limited portions and were
luckier than the people in the SUBJ
urbs, many of whom were unable to
get any meat. This was due not SO
much to the shortage of cattle and
sheep as to the weather, which made
it impossible in many districts to
bring livestock to the market.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
BILL SOUGHT TO MELT
SILVER IN $15o, 900, 600.
Also Would Empower U. s. to Buy
Bullion and to Fix the Price.

Washington, Jan. &c, .ngress will
be asked soon to authorize the melt
ing of 150,OOO,OO0 silver dollars now
stored in the treasury to supply sill
YER bullion for export to Americas
allies and to pay trade balances.
simultaneously, one and two dollar
silver certificates issued on the basis
of the reserved coins will be with
drawn and federal reserve bank notes
of the same denominations issued in
their place, according to tentative
plans by treasury officials. The silver
dollars eventually would be reminted
from silver to be bought by the gov
ernment next year.
Legislation now drafted would au-
thorize these measures, and in ad-
dition would empower the treasury
to buy all silver produced in the
Unite States at price to be deter
mined by agreement with producers.
This price probably will be about
81 an ounce, five cents above the cur
rent market price, and is expected to
stimulate silver production to 100.-
100000 ounces during the next year.
About 74,0OO,OOO ounces were pro-
duced in the United States in 1917.
Some treasury officials believe that
if the federal reserve act is amended
to permit reserve banks to issue
their notes in 81 and 50 denomina-
tions, instead of SIS, the smallest un-
der the present law, the demand for
81 and SO bills will encourage the
issuance of the reserve bank notes,
as silver certificates are withdrawn.
About 490,O0O,0OO dollars have been
coined and 46s,0OO,OOO silver certifi-
Gates are outstanding. At present
only about S12,50O,0OO federal reserve
bank notes are outstanding. These
are quite distinct from federal re-
serve notes, of which there are
S1,369, 100000.
The war has caused an unprece-
dented demand in nearly all countries
for silver for monetary purposes. and
to pay trade balances according to
the readiusted channels of commerce
Negotiations have been conducted be-
tween the American and British gov
ernments looking to the acquisition
of the American output, probably
even of the worlds production, and
it's distribution among the allies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
What Killed tho Editor.

The editor of the Pisgy Hornet is
dead, writes Aunt Mandy to the Paris
Murcury, an contry to expectashuns,
the town is moving right along. The
Major says we kin still win the war
but thinks it ull be an uphill job
from now on. Death came as a re-
suit NV nervous prostrashun. The
editor had been tryin' fer years to
agree with everybody, but six weeks
ago had to give it up. When he
agreed with the Baptists the Metho-
dists got mad, an when he compli-
mented the Methodists the Baptists
got mad. The Renaissance Club, NV
which Anariah is president, got
peevcd because it's program on ltal-
ian art wuz crowded out by Christ
mas advertisin', an Imogene flung
fit because the Presidents message
an the fight at Woodman hall was
given right Nv way over her essay on
the origin NV the Green Compass.
The committee on food conversashun
said he left their names out NV the
paper on purpose. an the Domestic
Science Club accused him NV being
pro-German because he said Sary's
peas spilled an that cold packs wuz
really hot. The final blow came when
the knitting section Nv the Willin'
Workers spread the report that he
wuz agin the President cuz he said
socks ought to be turned at the heel.
had the newralgy an couldn't go to
the funeral but the major said he
never saw as peaceful a lookin'
corpse in his life,- an he has attended
ever funeral held in Pisgy church fol
fifty years.-Kansas City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
Pithin I. Os.r.nt tined.

Some little time ago a family
named Truitt moved to Pitkin from
Nevada, consisting of man and wife,
two children and a brother of the
wife. The two men obtained work
in the mines and the children entered
school. Later the two men became
somewhat i'll with breaking out and
the brother of the lady, went to Dem
yer where he soon landed in the pest
house with small pox. Later the dis
ease developed in the others. the
father coming down and one of the
children. DIR. Hanson was called up
and at once diagnosed the trouble as
small pox and the town authorities
at once announced a quarantine
People will govern themselves accord
ingly. No one is allowed to go to
Pitkin unless they desire to stay till
the disease is stamped out. 1t is
very unfortunate for the people OF
that busy burg but knowing what
the trouble is they are doing the
right thing to confine it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
ACCOMMODATING BANKERS.

Washington bankers have always
been credited with exercising a po-
tent influence over administrations
not merely in local matters OF real
estate and deposit. profits, but in
national fiscal policy. Much of this
influence has been credited to the
chummy habit of making loans to
members of Congress on their per-
sonal notes, when the prospect of
payment is not particularly good
Half a dozen novels of Washington
political intrigue have mentioned the
typical banker, who smiles so coolly
at his official callers in the quiet
room where these loans are arranged.
There is story that in the best
advertised bank in the national cap
ital there is still held for collection
a personal note signed by Daniel
Webster and endorsed by Henry Clay.
They split the $1,000 that the slip
of paper brought them. They were
in Congress for many years after
ward, but the bank seems to have
been satisfied to keep the note un-
paid.