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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
STEEL NEEDS
URGENT ISSUE
WITHBUREAUS
Program Study Of War
Heads; Non-War Curtal-
ments Delayed.

An estimate Of the steel produc-
ton In the United States for this
year and q budget Of the war needs
Of the government II being prepared
by the War Industries Board. No
curtailment of the socalled nonwar
production will be ordered by the
War Industries Board until the
compilation OF the estimated supply
and demands Is completed
It Is believed that the War and
Navy Departments, working with
the War Industries Board. will COM
plete the budget early in July. In
asmuch as conservation Of coal Is
a need almost as pressing as proper
distribution of steel, efforts will be
made to effect necessary changes as
soon as possible.
All steel Needed.
The steel manufacturers have
been told by government officials
that the nation will need every
pound of steel that can be produced.
Steel men, confident in the belief
that their plants can more than
meet the war requirements. have
asked that q budget of the Federal
needs be made. Some of the best
informed steel producers point out
that II the government cannot use
the entire steel output, It will be
possible to supply some of the nom
war industries with steel, which
might otherwise be sent to ship
yards. and where IL would be held
in storage for six months or more.
The government Is placing large
contracts for war goods daily. with
in a short time four companies ac-
cepted a contract to produce ss,o00,-
900 worth Of shells, and will re-
ceive a similar contract IL the con-
ditions Of that now in force are full
nlled. Readjustments In the plans
for the building OF automobile
trucks are also underway. At the
outset OF the war three types of
trucks were designed for the use of
the army. each being of a different
weight
Heavy Trucks for Now.
The heaviest truck. like others
is known as the Liberty Truck. For
the time being the Supply Division
OF the War Department has laid
aside plans for constructing the two
lighter types Various readjust-
ments in other war material are
constantly being made, and army
men state that it will be an easy
matter to formulate a definite bud
get Of the governments steel needs.
Other officials. however, believe
that such a budget would give a de-
finite basis for formulating poll
cies to be pursued toward the cur
tailment Of Industries dependent
upon steel supplies. 1t Is generally
held that It will not be necessary
to order additional reductions in
the output OF steel furniture. ma
chimes. automobiles and other non
war products for sometime.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Ruilns After Cenferenees.
3 u. 5. PLANES ARE
CLAIMED BY TEUTON,
In NEW SECTOR NOW

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sunk. In addition. three hostile ma
chimes were driven out Of control. All
our machines returned"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Air Mail Route Planned.

Cnrlsuania. May 23.-Prominent Nor.
wegian business men are backin1 q
PROPOSAL Tor an air mail route be.
tween Norway and England.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM

Train ~, for Manassas, Front
Royal. Strasburg and Harrisonburg
and local points on Harrisonburg
q. M. effective Sunday, May rs.
Train II. for Manassas and Front
Royal and intermediate stations,
will leave Washington 8 q. m, eff
tective Sunday, May 26.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
MAS0NS AND o. E.S.
HAVE SOCIAL EVENING

The washington Chapter. No. Z,
Royal Arch Masons. and the william
II Hunt Chapter. No. 16 Order Of
the Eastern Star. gave a Joint en-
tertainment and Q dance at the New
Masonic Temple last night
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
THREAT TO STACKER
GIVEN BY CROWDER
IN NEW REGULATION
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has been recognized that some
idiers and men Of the gambler class
were escaping service through the
fact that they are married. army
men state that their induction into
the army would not greatly swell
the fighting ranks. -
RuIins After Conferences.
It IL pointed out that General
Crowder issued the ruling only
after q series Of conferences with
ofiicials of the Labor Department.
It has been found that American
labor cannot be persuaded easily to
seek those cities and centers where
the munitions plants are located.
Experts have come to the conclu-
sion that labor must be taken from
the non-war Industries In localities
where the new war supply factories
are In operation
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

Ths sntsrtainnsst vas Inveu 4
member 70 their friends and psrtls
uiar1y 20 the boys IN unfform an
the omcers In the city. Those ID
strumenfai IN making The AFFAIR
succees are: nrs. Grant Barnhar
grand matron Eastern star: wniisi
II. Murray. past petron -Areu
Chapter; George L. Lohrer, hie
priest washington Chapter, ana LoI
Jacobson. Treasures.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Lowell Paper Raises Price.

Lowell. Mass. May 23.-The Lowell
Courier-Citizen, . morning newspaper,
has announced an advance in price
from one to two cents. effective June
8, because Of the increasing cost OF
labor and material
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
QUIZ0F GRACE
LUSK BRINGS
TORMENT
yer Of Mrs. Roberts Is
Forced to Rehearse
Love Scenes.

waukesha. Wis. May 2s.-The soul
Of Grace Lusk. psychologist school
teacher on trial for the staying of
Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, wife Of
DR.. David Roberts. the man she low
ed. today walked through the valley
Of the shadow that IL darker than
Deaths.
white-faced. frail, broken, the wom-
an to whom love did not come until
she had crossed the meridian OF life
and, whose gift OF Joy was followed
swiftly by the bitter bread of disil-
lusionment. laid bare to the world
the secret places Of her heart.
Signs Of Agony.
The day was one of sorrow and
shame for the defendant. From the
twisted white lips, the hunted eyes.
the nervous, clutching fingers that
now and then few fiuttering to her
throat a. though to grapple with
some strangiing hold-these signs Of
agony were posted, that all might see.
The woman. who all her life had
been considered by her closet
friends . recluse in SO far as her
affections were concerned. was
forced in her fight for freedom to
give details of her intimacies.
The testimony which seemed to
terrify the witness herself ranged
from the first kisses that passed
between the defendant and DR..
Roberts until the time when their
relations had progressed to the
point where they occupied the same
rooms in Chicago and Milwaukee
hotels.
When her story had reached that
point in her relations with DR..
Roberts. and when she was telling,
under question. of o visit they made
together to q Milwaukee hotel, Miss
Lusk said in . voice choked with
emotion:
Thought Of Suicide.
Il had decided that the situation
had to be Strengthened out. II DR..
Roberts did not care for me, did
not care to be fair and straight to-
ward both US women-1 would take
my life.
IT told him the thing had gotten
beyond all control.
II had been compromised. Oh, my
life was q nightmare!-Because I had
been straight forward before, and i
felt that I had become a traitor to
all my friends-And I thought Mrs.
Roberts was being wronged so hope
lessly. said this had been a game
on his part, and as Rad been so
simple as not to understand him, i
would face the consequences.
'Then-then he took me in his arms.
He assured me that from the first he
had cared for me, but that now he
cared for me ten thousand times as
much.
The Gun Was Forgotten.
IT put the gun down on the bed.
went over to where he was standing
and put my arms about his neck and
said to him, You needn't tell Mrs.
Roberts unless you want to. l. r."
The defendants voice trailed Oh into
whisper. she swayed in her chair
and her head fell forward. Court was
Immediately adjourned for the day
and Miss Lusk was assisted from the
court room in a state Of collapse.
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was heard until rescue parties reached
the scene. These reported boats could
NOT be used and expressed doubt if any
on board could be saved. Thru the
day reports came that the ship was
going to pieces and that her after
decks were submerged
Many Prominent People Aboard.
The FlorizeI. queen of the New
foundlar.d boats, was owned by the
New York, Newfoundland & Ha1fax
Steamship company, known as the
Red Cross line. Built in 1903 at Glas-
Cow, with sloping sheathed bow. re-
inforced by concrete, she had been
used in the sealing trade and this win
ter had done heroic service as an ice
breaker in New York harbor.
Among the passengers who en-
parked at st. Johns were John Shan
Non Mum. managing director OF the
line, and his 3-year-old daughter, six
cadets O: the Royal Flying corps. Maj.
Michael Sullivan, commander of the
Newfoundland forestry battalion. and
a number of prominent Newfoundland
business men,
Frantic efforts We're made by rela-
tives of the passengers aboard the
F'lorizel to learn the names of those
picked up by the Prospero. The first
m essage from that vessel stating that
at least forty persons were waiting to
be rescued, held out hope that others
might De saved ana the 1TOSpeTo >
commander was directed by the min
lister of shipping to send the names t
the earliest possible moment Attic
! the sea today was not as rough as 1t
was when the steamer struck on the
rocks, reports indicated that rescue
work was extremely dangerous. The
FloriZePS wireless was wrecked, fires
were out and the ship, helpless and
| at the mercy of the waves, offered lit
tie protection against the cold and the
| fury of the elements.
Seven Bodies Wash Ashore.
Many of those lost yesterday had
attempted to reach shore in small
| boats which were. tossed about and
swamped almost in sight of men and
women watching from the bow of the
/ Florize1 or from the rigging where a
/ few had climbed for safety. Others
who had taken refuge in the fore
castle were driven out when that part
| of the ship was battered in. Reports
last night accounted for seven bodies
| washed ashore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
GET REAL MARCH WIND
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the measure of the warmest night of
1918 so far. BY $50 o'clock the ner-
curry had dropped 16 degrees, to AZ
1t was expected that the temperature
this afternoon would be about IS de-
grees. Tonight the temperature in
Topeka will be about 20 degrees ac-
cording to Meteorologist Flora, and
tomorrow afternoon the temperature
will go - about 40 degrees. The cold
in Topeka tonight and tomorrow will
not be q proper cold wave. for to be
proper cold wave must bring below
zero temperatures. 1t is expected that
the wind will die down by tonight
The higaest temperature ever record
ed in Topeka on this date was 81 de-
grees in 1896, and the lowest was 6
degrees IN 1918.
Oklahoma City reported a tempera-
ture of "a degrees this morning, indi-
eating a fine day at Doniphan. Flora
said that the cold would not reach that
far south until this afternoon. The
day at Doniphan will be windy.
The forecast says fair and much
colder tonight. Tuesday fair with ris-
| ing temperatures in west and north
| portions.
| Shippers should protect 36-hour
shipments north and west against a
| temperature of 5 degrees; east and
] south 20 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Feb. 25.-CORN-Big receipts
had bearish effect today on the corn
market. Arrivals at Chicago, Omaha, Mil
waukee and Minneapolis. aggregated LAP
ears. the largest total yet on the crop
President Wilson'S action in shutting off
any likelihood of a. higher guaranteed price
on wheat tended also to favor the bears.
Opening figures. which varied from the
same as Saturdays close to nc lower. with
March S1271a and May sI261e@1. 263k. were
Prices closed firm S127j. March and
81 2e5s May unchanged to &c higher, com
pared with Saturdays finish.
TOATS-Oats gave way under general
pressure to sell. The same factors which
we're effective in the corn market discour-
to &c down, with May S61ae to SIC, prices
continued to show a tendency to sag
PROVISIONS-Provisio fell with grain
Higher quotations on hogs were ignored.
Something of reaction ensued as re-
suit of packers buying but the upturn fail
ed to last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
Public Subscription To Give Aid
to TubercuIars.
Treatment for the Men Subject
to Army Service.
PROVIDE QUARTERS At NORTON
Three Hundred Patients Can Be
Taken to Hospital
No Question of States Duty
Along This Line.

Public subscriptions may be asked
in projecting plan to care Tor sew
era1 hundred tubercular kansans who
aJe subject to army service. The plan
is now being considered by the state
board of administration and DR.. Kin
ney. superintendent of the state tuber-
culosis sanitarium at Norton, believes
ARRANGEMENTS can be made to care for
the men on the state hospital site.
The plan under consideration will
provide state care for the young men
rejected for army service because OF
tubercular trouble, or who have de
veloped the germ since going to army
camps and have been discharged
There is just one thing standing in
the path of the state boards program.
That is an adequate fund with which
to handle the work. Quarters can be
provided at Norton, 1t is believed, and
arrangements made to care for 200 TO
800 patients. But execution of the
plan, which may save many lives, ana
restore the broken health of a num-
Der of young men, calls for an outlay
of funds not available.
May Solicit Plans.
.sIt may be necessary to solicit a
public subscription if that plan can
be carried out successfully" said Dr.
Wilbur n Mason, a member OF the
state board of administration. There
is no question as to the state s duty IN
the matter. There are several hun
dred young men who should receive
prompt care and attention. But the
state has neither quarters nor ade-
quate funds for the work. We have
/ correspondent with Doctor Kinney a
the state hospital at Norton. He be-
| lieves the patients could be cared fol
/ on the hospital grounds. But some
| plan of meeting the expense must be
/ worked out"
Expense for construction of quarters
would probably be nominal Many OF
the patients at Norton sleep outdoors
with slight shelter overhead. The ex-
| pense for food and nurses would be
| large And the Norton T. B. appro-
! priation is limited
| The state has never been forced to
seek public subscriptions in carrying
| out its program. For that reason it is
t quite probable that the state board
| will dodge the subscription plan in
working out a method for the care
| of the tubercular men of army serv-
| ice age. On several occasions in re-
cent years funds have been advanced
by banks and the money provided by
act of the state legislature. Usually
tho, the governor and members of the
state board signed notes that the rec
ords might be kept straight pending
Fegislative action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
$3.50 FOR WHEAT
President Sets Same Price for
1918 Crop as for 1917.
Settles FURRY Caused by Price
81
Bills in Congress.

Wash ngton. Feb. 25.-A price of
s2.20 u bushel-the same as for last
years crop-was fixed by President
Wilson Ger the coming seasons wheat
yield. The price is for No. 1 north
ern spring wheat at Chicago. withsa
scale of differentials for other mar
kets. e
Differentials differ to a slight ex-
tent from those now operative and
range from a minimum of 50 to a
ma Ximunl of $2.2S.
In fixing a price now for the new
crop. which will not be harvested un-
til June the president was believed
to have mad two objects in view. The
first was to halt legislation pending in
congress to fix prices at from 81 %
to SO. ard the other was to stimulate
spring Planting.
Intro 1uction of the price-raising
bills had begun to check flow of wheat
to market and food administration Of
ficials feared mills soon would have to
close. Hoping the legislation wouhi
pass, farmers, it is declared have re-
fused to sell at the present price of
$500.
Price at X. c., S2.15.
The prices fixed, the president de-
clared, would assure the producer of a
reasonable profit. On the basis of No.
l northern spring wheat and it's equiv
alents, the president fixed the price as
follows:
Chicago. s220; Omaha. $2.15: Kan
sas City, SAILS; st. Louis, s2.1S; New
York, $2.2S: Galveston. s2.20; New
Orleans, 81. 20; Fort Worth, Texas
| S2.09; Oklahoma City, Okla, s2.O5;
Wichita, Kan, $2.98.
The equivalents of No. / northern
to which the same price applies, are
No. 1 hard winter; No. l red winter;
No. 1 Durum and No. l hard white
| The wheat must be harvested in the
! United States during 1918 and sold in
/ the market before June 1 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
MAKES U-B0AT KILLERS
Ford Begins Work on Plant Which
VIII Employ 10000 to $4,000.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 25.-Announce-
ment was made today by the Ford
Motor company that work was started
yesterday at River Rogue, a suburb,
on a shipbuilding plant that is to turn
out submarine killers. The buildings,
which are to cover five acress proba-
bly, will be completed in May. 1t is
understood that the plant will employ
between 1000 and 900 men. The
boats can be launched in a canal at
the plant and taken to the Atlantic
ocean via the Detroit river and Great
Lakes.
Washington, Feb. 23.-Secretary
Daniels recently authorized announce
ment that the Ford Motor plant. was
about to engage in mass production of
an anti-submarine boat, generally de-
scribed as a combination of the fea-
lures of a submarine chaser and a de-
stroyer. 1t will not be SO large as a
destroyer. but will have many of the
advantages of the smaller craft. De-
tails of the new submarine killers are
being withheld for military reasons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
Morning Grain Gossip
furnish I'd by the TopekG Board Of Trade

New York Feb. 25.-Financial News Bull
letin: Stoeks-kecoveries may well at once
follow extension of what We think is n
natural reaction in the market especially
the rail list. because of the legislation
about to become law. We think the best
railroad equipment stocks may be bought
for turns on this setback during market
heaviness. The Russian news is considered
depressing.
Chicago. Feb. 25.-The Herald says
Grain-Oat traders have assumed bearish
position owing to the placing of maximum
on May 1t is said the short interest was
largely Increased on the break. The food
administration has asked that buyers OF
corn for domestic use keep out OF the cash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
UNFAIR TACTICS!
Federal Trade Commission Cites
3S Manufacturing Firms.
Give Liquor, Cigars, Presents
To Suppress Competition.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Complaints
charging unfair trade practices were
issued today by the federal trade COM
mission against thirty-eight manufac-
turing firms, as the result of a long
and intensive investigation which has
revealed very serious and unhealthy
conditions in certain lines of indus
try"
1t was the largest number of COM
plants ever issued at one time by the
commission.
Thirty-F'our Against Varnish Firms.
Thirty-four of the complaints were
against varnish makers, three against
manufacturers of printing ink and one
against a soap factory.
In addition the commission has
granted the request of a number of
other concerns, which admitted the
practices complained of and asked for
consent orders to avoid publicity in
having their affairs investigated. A
large number of other cases still are
under consideration. The thirty-eight
firms cited today were given thirty
days to reply and ordered to appear
for hearing April 8.
The Glidden Varnish Co. of Cleve-
land, Ohio, was charged with at
tempting to stife and suppress COM
petition by systematically and on a
large SCALE giving employees of Gus
toners, prospective customers and
competitors customers gratuities such
cts, valuable presents and entertain
ments.
Made Secret Payments.
| Secret payments also We're al
legged to have been made to employees
to influence purchasers from the Gid
! den Varnish Co or to stop purchases
from the company's competitors.
| Practically identical complaints
were issued against the other varnish
makers, including the Columbus Var
nish Co., Columbus, Ohio; Sun Var
nish Co., Louisville, Ky; Lilly Var
nish Co, Indianapolis, Ind; Iinde-
man Wood Finishing Co., ShelbyviIle
Ind; Adams & Citing Co., Chicago;
i Blackburn Varnish Co., Cincinnati
Ohio; Frank w. Thurson Varnish Co.
Chicago; Grand Rapids Varnish Co.
Louisville, Ky; 6Neil Oil & Paint Co.
Milwaukee. Wis; Grand Rapids Fin
ishing Co, Grand Rapids. Mich.
! Pratt & LIANT bert, inc, Buffalo, n. Y.
Rockford Varnish Co, Rockford, Ill.
| Charles r. Long, jr.. Co. Louisville
Ky; Ault & Wiborg Co, Cincinnati
Ohio.
The Essex Varnish company OF
Newark, n. J., was charged with hay
ing been guilty of the same practices
and in addition with having paid en-
ployes large sums of money to adul-
terate and spoil varnish, lacquers an6
japans sold or offered for sale by its
competitors"
Name Printing Ink Company
Attempts to stifle competition by
gratuities and payments of money tt
employees were charged against the
Eagle Printing Ink company, Sig
mund-UItman company, and J. M
Huber, all manufacturers of printing
ink of New York, and against tn,
Warren Soap Manufacturing compan!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
UNCOVER CONSPIRACY
Many Arrested for Plot TO Assassinate
High Chinese Official.

Picking. Wednesday, Feb. 20.-A
conspiracy to assassinate Gen. Taun
Chi-Jui. the former premier. and now
war commissioner. has been discover
ed by the authorities. A number of
arrests, including those of three Jap
anese, have been made.
The plot is alleged to have been
promoted by monarchists for the pur-
pose of avenging General Tuan's de-
feat of General Chang Hsun who led
the Manchu restoration effort last
July. Recently it had been rumored
that Chang Hsun had escaped from
the Dutch legation where he took
trefuge last July after his defeat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-25
ROBS TO PAY WIFE
Had Dissipated Her Estate and Robbed
Bank TO Replace Loss.

Poteau, Okla, Feb. 25.-John E.
Huff, who was shot and wounded at
Wistcr, Okla, Thursday, while trying
to escape from the Wister bank with
$500, after having locked the cashier
and some customer in the vault, con-
fessed to the authorities here that he
robbed the bank in an endeavor to
recoup the losses his wife's estate had
suffered thru his spending.
Huff said his wife, a Choctaw In
dian, told him she would leave him
unless he secured enough money to
replace that which he had spent