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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21

NEW YORK. November 21.-Flour-
Firmer: springs and Kansas, 10.75a
LOO; winters. 10.35a10.60.
Pork-Firmer; mess, 45.50a46.50.
Lard-Easy: middle west, 27.25a27.45.
Other articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 81 Il
pm. quotations):
Wheat-Spot No. 2. red winter, gar
licky, 2.33Z a2.34H; spot No. 2. red win
ter, 2.35A; receipts. 42,Se7 bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 32.915 bushels.
No. white. s01s; receipts, 1880 BUSH
els: exports, 1862 bushels.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, western export,
1.76A: No. 2 western, domestic, none;
receipts, 10,9ss bushels.
Hay-Easier; No. l timothy, $500,
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. November -21.-Butter-
Higher; creamery, 54a63E.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 991 cases:
frsts, 631aa64h: ordinary frsts, SASS;
at mark, cases included, 56a65.
Potatoes-Receipts, SO cars; I'M
changed.
Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls, 2oa24;
springs, "a; turkeys. 90.
NEW YORK. November 21.-Butter
Strong; receipts, 6,0a4 tubs; cream
cry. higher than extras. 65laa66; ex-
ira (92 score), 65; firsts, 591sa641. /;
packing stock, current make, No. 2,
37a37M.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 10,992
cases; fresh gathered extras. 71a72:
fresh gathered. regular packed, extra
firsts. 6sa70: do. frsts, 64a67; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery white, fine to fancy. 9oa92;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry brown, 74a7S; do, gathered,
brown and mixed colors, 62a72.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 2.489 boxes:
state whole milk flats fresh specials,
3319a34: do, average IN, 32ka33.
Poultry-Dressed,. irregular; broil-
ers, 55a45; chickens, 30a37: fowls, 29a
361a: old ROSTERS. 26lsa27; turkeys,
42a45. Live poultry, steady: chickens,
%: fowls: 25a2e; old ROSTERS. 1eaeo;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Pleased at Announcement.

Bankers are pleased at the an
nouncement that future liberty loans
will be offered with short-term ma
turtles. A leading banker gives two
reasons why short-term borrowing
should be favored-urging that the
next loan should be 1oated as bust
ness proposition and that a short
term f1otation will be less expensive
to the government. The maturity for
short-term notes forms better basis
as investments for banks, and the
general feeling is that the financial
situation will be made sounder by
three to Ave years as the term Of
issue.
Although there has been no state
ment to the effect that 4 y per cent
would be the rate on the next issue
the fact that Treasury certificates
have been out at AZ per cent sug1
gests that the next issue may bear
that rate. There are only compare
lively few bonds now holding the
convertible privilege, the unconverted
first 31as.
The suggestion is made that busi-
ness and not patriotism will play the
big part in the next issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Tries to Link Organizations.

Mai f. Lowry Hu,nes. who is con-
Quoting the investigation for the
committee. undertook. to Show yes
terday afternoon. from documents
states Brewers Association, u connec-
ton between the organization and
the National German american Alli-
ance, whose charter was recently re-
rokeG by Congress.
Maj. Humes put into the record
lists OF candidates for public office.
which ne said were to- be supported
by the brewers association and the
alliance. and also q statement which
he asserted was prepared for G.. j..
Hexamer of Philadelphia, former
president OF the alliance. at the office
of the brewers association. The
statement. Maj Iiumes declared, was
German propaganda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Should Provide Machinery.

All this, however. was debated be-
fore Mr. Wilson made up his mind to
CO. and the viewpoint of those who
regret his decision is not altered with
respect to the necessity for providing
machinery to care for the public bust
Tess while the President is away.
There is a deeply rooted anxiety lest
inadequate provision be made for the
smooth running of the executive pow
er during MIR. Wilson's stay IN Eu-
rope.
Fortunately, the War Industries
Board and other agencies are avail
able should the President decide to
leave to existing organizations inside
the government the fullest power to-
deal with situations as they arise.
This would mean a virtual delegation
of power to various branches of the
government and would not meet with
much opposition provided it is eX-
plicit. What the business men want
is removal of uncertainty-the thing
that makes for panics and economic
disturbances.
On larger scale the same sort of
apprehension that international poll
ties will keep domestic affairs in
every country disturbed until the
peace treaty is signed is bound to re-
suit in movement for the early
formulation of one peace treaty based
upon the essentials and second set
of conventions relating to details.
Paris dispatches today make that
suggestion. and it corresponds with
the general feeling that has prevail
ed here.
Business Men Anxious.
The economic reconstruction of the
world. it is pointed out, cannot be
permitted to wait until the last
phrase has been defined or the last "i''
has been dotted or ~ crossed. Bust
ness everywhere will want to get go
ing again. So it has been supposed
in many quarters here that the fun
damentalS of q peace treaty enlarg-
ing Oh the famous fourteen terms
would be signed by the parties to this
war and that the league of nations
would be created or provided for by
the first treaty.
Many of the other questions bound
up in the settlement affect countries
which have been neutral in this war
and under league of nations struc-
turc opportunity would be given for
a conside ration of their respective
equities.
But already it is beginning to be
apparent that long-drawn-out nego-
ltiations on single treaty, a prolonged
absence by the, President and a fail
ure to deal promptly with reconstruc-
ton are at the bottom of much of the
discomfort manifest on Capitol Hill
and unrest exhibited in other depart
lGents of the government.
! The President and his cabinet are
understood to have discussed many of
thc broad features of the situation,
bu; with the exception of the designa-
ton of certain cabinet members to for
mulate recommendations nothing has
been announced. Secretary Tumulty
has been absent for week at the bed
side of his father. who died last night
Cabinet officers of the government are
working in feveriSh haste to complete
their annual reports. There never was
i time when. SO little was known
throughout Washington as to the gov
ernment'S plans as today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Hexamer's Statement Read.

1t was while Secretary Fox was on
the stand that Maj. Eumes read the
statement said to i,Slye been prepared
for the former president of the Ger
man American Alliance. Copies OF the
statement, Mhich was u declaration OF
the alliance; position on the Euro
pean war before the United States
became beliigerent. were sent to e..
". Feigerspan of Newark, y. j.. who
aided III financing the purchase of the
Washington Times. ani the Mont
soInery tAlaD Advertiser, and who
then was chairman OF the publiCa-
lions committee of the brewers as
sociation.
HexaiEa.s StateIaent condemned as
sabotage the destruction of America II
factories engaged in producing war
materials for the allies and also con-
demned the sinking of ships; carrying
munitions. Those responsible for
such should be punished. Hexamer
said. but he added that he dbl not be-
iieNe they were committed at the in
stisation of Germany or Austria.
This indicates that some literary
Inclined person in the office of the
tinted States Brewers Association
was writing German propaganda
doeSH; it. asked Maj. HumeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. November 21.-Bearish
constructions placed on reports of a
big drop in grain prices at Paris more
than wiped out advances today in the
corn market here. The inference was
drawn that France now had relative
abundance of supplies. and that pre-
dictions of immense enlargement of
exports from the United States were
overdrawn. Scattered commission
house buying was responsible for the
transient initial upturns in the mar
ket. Opening prices. which ranged
from the same as yesterdays figures
to y higher. with December 1.29a to
1.30 and January 1875 to 1.37A, were
followed by moderate further gains,
and then a setback to we'll below yes
terday's finish. Oats reflected the
changes in corn. After opening I'M
changed to \ lower, with December
1915, the market scored a little gain,
but again underwent a sag.
Provisions lacked aggressive sup
port. Prices had a downward slant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
LACKPO[|C|ESFOR
|MMED|ATEFUTURE
Departments Here Fail to
Prepare for Absence of
President.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1918. by n. 7. Evening Post. Inc.)
Either the men in the executive de-
partments of the government are so
overburdened that they do not fully
realize the situation that has been
created by President Wilson's decision
to leave the country for Europe or
they are themselves struggling to
formulate plans and are not yet ready
to take the public into their conf
dence-but the truth is the total
amount of information yielded by the
government as to it's plans for the
immediate future is scant
Reconstruction Questions.
While it had been confidently ex-
pected that the President would go to
Europe, it was also believed that with
a definite announcement of his inten-
ton would come some comprehensive
statement us to how the public bust
ness was to be managed in his alb
sence. With the exception of Gen.
March'S announcements concerning the
rehabilitation of troops on this side
of the water and Gen. Cocktails re-
assuring words concerning the adjust
ment of Army contracts. very little of
a definite nature is publicly known
concerning reconstruction.
Does the President mean to con-
time existing war agencies under the
laws which are effective until 1.-The
end of the war" Or during the pres
ent emergency" phrases which are
to be defined by the executive branch
n w o
subject to be threshed out in the
short period remaining before he goes
abroad:
Congress Festive.
Congress is FESTIVE. Republicans,
of course, cognizant of the respon-
sibility which will be theirs if
special session is called, are eX-
hibiting an impotence not altogether
political, but due to a pressure upon
them by big business interests. which
are naturally anxious to adjust their
affairs to meet forthcoming economic
changes and want to know what they
may expect in the winter months.
Many members of Congress, too, are
receiving scores of letters from con-
stituents inquiring about 4 thousand
and one things, all of which seem to
depend upon the plans of the execu-
tive.
Opposition to the Presidents de-
cision to go to Europe is not alto
getter based in the halls or Congress
On an unN illingness to see the Presi-
dent take a risky journey. or even. as
has been suggested, n begrudging of
his opportunity to receive the plau-
dts of the European world. but
fundamentally to fear that the husi-
ness of the country will suffer during
his absence. Conservative minds do
not like the idea of the man at the
helm of ship leaving the vessel to
steer itself at so critical a period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Dividend Declared.

| American Tele-scne and Telegraph
directors have Jared the regular
quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, pay
able January Is, to shareholders of
record December 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
On the Stock Exchange.

Most. of the sales of Railway pre-
ferred on today's session of the local
stock exchange were at 20, with one
transaction at 69A.
Washington Gas shares sold at SIS
and Lanston stock at 81 to 66N.
There were no transactions in Mer-
genthaler shares, but 141 was bid and
142 asked.
American Security and Trust Com
pany stock brought 220, the recent
new high.
Railway As sold at II and Capital
Traction SIS at 9aR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
POWDER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-21
Up-River Waters.

spccia1 Dispatck to Tie STIR.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. Novenl-
her 2I.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were muddy this morning
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
CARS DIARY
is PUBLISHED
Says Treaehery and Cowardice Re
SponsibIe for His Being Ousted
From His High
Position.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 15.-Copies of
Russian newspapers received her con-
tain parts Of the diary kept by former
Gear Nicholas in which he recounts
incidents leading up to his abdication,
laying that occurrence to treachery
and cowardice.
The diary was made public by the
central executive committee.
Excerpts follow:
"On February II, 1917, returned
from Wisehar station while the revolu-
ttonaries were occupying Ljubau, Tos-
sno, Luga and Gabchina I spent the
night at Pskoff was unable to pro-
coed to Tsarkoe-Selo, but my thoughts
and feelings are how difficult 1t must
be for poor Alice, 1.-THE czarfna) to re-
sist the events and the loneliness.
God help US"
February 1o.-The Russky came
this morning and read Of telephone
conservatin with Rodzianko, who be-
lieves the situation in Petrogad is now
such that the cabinet and the duma
are powerless. Ny abdication was ne
cessary."
Later he wrote that he left Pskoft
with a strong impression that events
had been caused by treason and
cowardice.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
McGRATH BROS.
DRUG CO.
500 MAIN ST.
IOWA CALLED
ON FOR $50
Twelve Thousand Limited Service
Men to Entrain at End Of
This Month For
Camps.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today is
sued a call for 10000 limited service
white men for entertainment August
80 to 81.
The quotas by states and the
camps to which they will be assigned
are:
Arkansas, 100. Camp Dodge; Con-
necticut, $50, Camp Upton; Illinois,
500, Camp Dodge; Indiana. 300, Camp
Dodge; Iowa, $50, Camp Dodge; Ken
lucky, $50, Camp Greene; Louisiana,
200, Camp Greene; Maine, 100. Camp
Upton; Maryland, Us, Camp Greene;
Massachusetts, 1000, Camp Upton;
Michigan, 500, Camp Dodge; Mime
sofa, $50, Camp Dodge; Mississippi
100 Camp Greene; Missouri, $50
Camp Dodge; Nebraska, $50. Camp
Dodge; New Hampshire, 100, Camp
Upon; New Jersey, $50, Camp
Greene; New York, 1,225. Camp Up
ton, and 225 Camp Greene; North
Dakota, $50, Camp Dodge; Ohio, $50,
Camp Greene; Oklahoma 200, Camp
Dodge; Pennsylvania, 1,40O, Camp
Greene; Rhode Island, 125, Camp
Upton; South Dakota. $50, Camp
Dodge; Vermont, 100, Camp Upton;
West Virginia, $50, Camp Greene;
Wisconsin, 400, Camp Dodge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
BY
SUBMARINE
Schooner Fired Upon by German u
Boat Few Miles Out at Sea
From Cape
May.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-The
schooner Dorothy Barrett was attack
ed off Cape May, N. J. by a submarine
yesterday, the navy department an
nounced today.
The crew abandoned the vessel short
" after the u boat appeared and be-
gan firing. The attack took place six
and a half miles off Northeast End
lighthouse near Cape May, n. ].
Aviators arriving over the scene re-
ported they saw a wake and bubbles
and depth bombs dropped exploded
near the bubbles.
Mine swepers secured the vicinity.
The crew OF the Dorothy Barrett was
landed at Cape May.
The vessel was on fire, according to
the last reports the navy received.
Whether she sunk later Is not yet
known The Dorothy Barrett, which
was an american schooner, was bound
Tram Nav York to Norfnik
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
WOMEN AS
1AVIATORS
If They are Angels, Why May They
Not Fly, Is Question
They Ask In
England.
[By United Press.J

LONDON, Aug. 15.--Lots Of women
have been told they are angels, but
Englishwomen want to make a step
in that direction by becoming experts
at flying.
The flying temperament is a COM
bination Of qualities" as likely to
belong to the female sex as to the
male, and many women are asking
Can we or can we not prove useful
for air work."
They are told by mere man that
good eyesight and good nerves are
essential. Most women have both.
And combined with these qualifica-
lions women have also the intense
desire to do something, and they are
now set upon proving how much they
could do. Naturally they don't ex-
pect to serve over the firing line; but
there is a variety of ways in which
a woman with flying temperament
could make herself useful.
AirpIanes could be used for locating
and removing wounded from the field,
and for carrying certain cases from
the clearing stations to hospitals
surely sphere in which a woman
would run no risk Of becoming I'M
sexed.
Englishwomen have no lust for
blood. They don't want to kill, but
they do want to help their men. The
wish is SO fervent that it becomes al
most an ache. Thus they are already
an integral part of the British army.
They cannot be excluded from avia-
ton on logical grounds. 1t is no use
putting forward the sentimental argu-
ment, because that is all in their
favor.
There is great probability that
women will be needed, and they are
willing. All they ask is to be trained
SO that they would be ready should
the emergency arise.
Here is a way in which women can
help their menfolk, and to want
thing badly enough is to get It!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
CITY NEWS.

Have your metal weather strips
installed now. Phone STA.
Band concert, benefit Red Cross.
viii be in West Keokuk church to-
night If 1t rains. Otherwise in West
Keokuk park.
Regular meeting OF Keokuk
lodge No. los, B. P. o. E.. tonight at
s o'clock. Elks' hall. Sixth and Blon.
deau streets. Visitors invited.
-Puckechetuck lodge No. 43 meets
every Friday evening at 500 o'clock
VIM. Van Steenwyk, N. G.; George
W. Immegart, permanent secretary
"A warranty deed in which Mrs.
Maggie Reimers has conveyed to O.
c. Bot part OF two lots which lie
between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets on Main has been filed with
the county recorder.
Ten Lee county men went to
Ames and three to Des Moines at Z
g. m. today to enter special military
service. The men, for the greater
part, will take mechanical training
before being assigned to other posts.
The Elks, the Community band and
a number OF citizens accompanied
the selectives to the station at the
time Of entrainment
Eleven marriage licenses have
been issued thus far during August
by the county clerk. The latest re-
cruits for the altar of Hymen are
George G. Wustrow, letter carrier,
and Ferne w. Woods, who took out
a license Wednesday. Another couple
10 procure license today were Her
bert Gray, aged 25 years, Of Barton
vile, Ill, and Grace Shiplock, aged
%, of Peoria, Ill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
IOWA GROCERS
IN CONVENTION
All Retail Grocers in Iowa to Assemble
at Big Coliseum in Des Moines
to Discuss War
Measures.
ARE CALLED BY DEEMS
The Sugar Shortage, the Flour situa-
ton, Price Fixing anI Other
Subjects on Pro-
gram.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug. 15.-An
/ the retail grocers of Iowa are invited
to meet in a win-the-war convention
at the coliseum, at Des Moines,
Thursday of next week, August %,
by J. F. Deems, United States food
administrator for Iowa
The convention will discuss the
relations of the grocers and the food
administration In carrying out the
program to win the war. the sugar
shortage, the -four situation, price
Interpretation and other subjects of
great interest to the retailers.
w. T. McElroy, of Ottumwa. chief
of the sugar division for Iowa, and
r. z. Logsdon, executive secretary at
the Burlington headquarters, will be
on the program, and George e. Lichty
of Waterloo. who is now connected
with the food administration at Wash
ington, Will make an address.
Several thousand Iowa grocers will
attend the convention. and there is
intense interest in the subjects to be
discussed, especially the sugar ques-
ton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
FREIGHT RATES
MAY STAY UP
Consolidated Classification r. Adopted
VIII Not Lower Transporta-
ton Cost Appreciaby,
Says Dwight Lewis.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 15.-That
the proposed consolidated classified
ton OF freight rates will be adopted as
the freight classification governing
rates over the entire country is the
opinion OF Dwight N. Lewis, chair
man OF the state board OF railroad
commissioners.
Mr.. Lewis returned yesterday from
Chicago where he attended a hearing
before the interstate commerce COM
mission relating to the new classif-
cation
THE hearing was for the purpose
Of considering objections raised by
shippers and others to the proposed
classification" said Mr. Lewis.
when the Chicago hearing is over
others Will be held in Omaha, San
Francisco and Atlanta. The idea is
to ascertain, If possible, what faults
the new classification may possess
from the point of view of the shipper
before II becomes effective"
Mr.. Lewis says that SO far az Iowa
IL concerned the adoption of the con-
solidated classification will not make
much difference in freight rates At
the present time this state is under
western classification, which ia one
% the classifcations that go to make
up the consolidated system which II
is proposed 20 adopt, the other two
being the southern and the official.
THE new form Of classification as
~ present proposed contains only two
notifications Of that now being used
in Iowa said Mr.. Lewis These re-
late TO rates on petroleum and pack
ing house products. Just what rnodi-
fcationB VIII be made before the new
classification becomes the governing
one cannot. Of course, as yet be fore
told. u IS quite safe to say, however.
that the consolidated classification
will probably not have the effect to
reduce freight rates TO any appreciable
aItant"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-15
FIFTY THOUSAND
WOMEN ELIGIBLE
Every Woman In Iowa Invited to
| Compete In the Great Sugar
Saving Contest Staged by
Food Administration.

Fifty thousand Iowa women are
expected TO compete in the great
sugar saving contest which the Unit.
ed States food administration has an.
nounced.
Besides the state prizes offered,
twelve prizes go into every county,
six to town women and six to the
women on the farms.
Every woman in Iowa Is eligible to
enter the competition, which closes
August 26. Letters mailed on that
date to Miss Alice French. Davenport,
chairman of the committee on awards,
will be included.
Contestants will offer suggestions
as to how best to save sugar in can
ming and preserving, in cake making,
bread making, candy making, in bev-
erages or otherwise In the household.
Rules Of the contest include the fol
lowing:
The letters of contestants must be
limited to fifty words
Thew must be written on only one
side of the paper.
They must be signed legibly, pre-
ferably in print.
The address of the contestant must
follow the name.
City residents must give street ad-
dress, making 1t clear they live In
towns.
Farm residents must give rural
route address. making 1t clear they
live in the country.
The contest closes the night Of
August 26.
The awards will be announced
about September /.
The prizes include autographed
certificates from Mr.. Hoover and Mr..
TearnS