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ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY


ROCKVILLE. Nd. March Elm d
suit for damages against George F.
Linthicum, a hotel proprietor of Cath
ersburg. Md. and his son, Smith Linthi-
cum, for personal injuries sustained in
an automobile collision in WASHINGTON
on December IS. 1918, David F. Keppell,
a Washington letter carrier. was given
Judgment for $500 by jury in the cir
cult court here last evening.
The collision occurred at 21st street
and Massachusetts, avenue, and was be-
tween an auto mail truck driven by KEEP.
pell and a large touring car belonging
to George F. Linthicum and driven by the
son. Keppell sustained serious and per-
manent injuries. 1t was claimed that the
collision was due to the recknessness
Of young Linthicum.
The local draft board has indicted into
the military service. under special or
ders, Edwin A. Zilmer Of Takoma Park
and Herald Jenkins of Syracuse N. Y,
formerly of Takoma Park. Zilmer left
today for Kelly Field. San Antonio, Tex,
for duty as stenographer, and Jen-
kins will leave this evening for Camp
Devens. Mass, to enter the medical de-
partment.
Delegate Willis B. Burdette of Rock
Vile is the author OF bill before the
legislature authorizing the use OF a part
Of the fines collected by justices Of the
peace in this county for the law library
at Rockville. Such a law was in efYect
in this county for several wears, but
was repealed through the efforts Of the
late William v. Bouic while A member
of the state senate
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CORN PRICES NET HIGHER
AFTER BREAK THIS WEEK

CHICAGO. March e2.--Une xpectedly
early ending of the main movement of
the corn crop to market has more than
overcome during this week severe
break which corn prices underwent as :.
result of annual spring liquidation
Compared with week ago, corn this
morning was Is to 3 net higher. oats up
ssa7s to 2ls. and provisions at all advance
IF 12c to soc.
Total disappearance of winter condi-
tons operated at first 10 smash values
in the corn market. and there were ex-
tren1e breaks of more than cents :.
bushel- The fact, however. that the
weather had become extremely auspici-
Gus for field work and that hauling from
farms was largely abandoned gave the
market soon a decided upward swing
Rulings that no one interest could be
short or long more than 1000 bushels
of future deliveries tended also to a
leveling up OF prices. Despite tighten
ing of an embargo eastern railways
seizure Of Dutch ships counted likewise
as builish factor, and so. too did
Senate action in favor of advancing the
Active purchasing for the seaboard
Helped greatly TO hoist the oats market
Provisions rose chiefly as result of
hogs ascending to the topmost point vet
this season.
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WHOLESALE MARKET.

The wholesale market prices today
range az follows:
EGGs+Strtctly fresh. IS: average re.
oeipts, IS; southern, 81.
cHEESE-Nev York state factory,
new, 27a2S.
BUTTER-Hgin print, -: Elgin tub
Is; process. 4sa44; store packed. %.
POULTRY-Roosters. per D., 30a32;
turkeys, per H.. 3Salo: chickens. per 10.
45a48; keats, young. each, Soa70.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Fresh killed
spring chickens. ssa42 per lb.: turkeys. per
H.. ssssS: To . per h.. 81; geese. PEI
GREEN FRUIrsLApples. per Dbl,
a.oea7.o0; bog, 1.25as.so: Florida
zoa4o; tangerines, z.50a4.50 box.
VEGETABLES -, Potatoes, No, 1,
northern. 1.Ssa2.0o: McCormicks. 2.0oa2. q
per standard Dbl; sweet potatoes, 4.0oas Oh
bbl: No. Q. 3.e0aA-00 Dbl string beans
per basket, s0a2.so; peppers, crate, 8. eoa
100; okra, Per crate. s.eoas.oo; radishes
s,ssa5.sS: eggplant. saoas'So crste s.s cab,
bage, per 100 lbs, 2.0oa25O; beets. bunch
5aS: lettuce, 1.o0a2.00 per basket; cab.
6ase. Florida, 1.s9al 20 per basket: eel
| Al.V
squash. 2.5ea4.se crate: spring onions
I.50a2.60 per 100 punches: onions, pc,
sack, l.,5a1.a9; spinach, 2.ooa2.50 pei
Dbl; kale. 1.soa155 Dbl; turntps. PEI
box. 4oa50: per Dbl. 1.50a2. 90: cauIiflower,
per crate. l.2sa1:75; tomatoes. Florida
per crate, Ls0a5.00; new beets, Florida
2.ooa2-50 crate; green peas. 2.o0a4 90 Del
basket: rhub.rb. 75as5 per doz.
LIVE SrocK-sheep, per H.. 7aa.
lambs. spring, 24a25; calves. per b., 1871
medium. per ID, 16ai7; common. per lb.,
l2a13.
PoRK-sn,ail, % Id; medium, % h.;
heavy, lSas0.
SEEDS-Red clover, 2e.75a2i25 per
bu-; alsike clover, l7.30als.00 per blu.
crimson clover. l.. 5oaI5.0O per bu; timo-
thy, also per bu.: red top. IA. Goals Oh
per 100 lbs; bluegrass. 3.0oa350.
GRAlN-Wheat. milling. per bu., 210a
2.20; new corn. per bu.. 1.S0a1.So: oats
white, 1.03al05 mixed oats, l.O1a1 03
hay, No. !, $o00a31.00: No 9. %. 50a2s. so
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law. .'If there's no other man in Hat
ties mind but her own
Il should say not" Hattie nearly
screeched the disclaimer.
And no woman but his own wife In
Ted's line of vision
.Motherr' interrupted Ted, disgust
edly:
There is no scandal at all It's just
Each other" snapped his mother:
him SO u siaaa # ts. ss To liz
Fwhile. That's all.
And you. Ted"
Well" he admitted. obviously.
have not felt very well and it's been
harder than usual to make enough
money to meet expenses, I've wished
that Hattie knew better how to man
would not grumble."
Enough" his mother cut him short
Having diagnosed the disease. here
is the remedy For Hattie's disil-
at the lace counter. At the end of
! that time, if she desires it, she shah
come home with me and go through
a regular course of domestic science.
be an opening for him in the Home
Machine Company. and that's what
brought me here. I wanted to bring
! the good news myself The salary
is better than what he is getting in
his present position But it will keep
him on the road a great deal While
Hattie is experimenting selling lace
I will see to his nibs. the baby
Hattie glanced hungrily at her hus-
| band. Oh. if he would only accept.
all might still be well. and she would
never. never grumble again. How
foolish it was. anyway. Really. the
best of what one has and keep still
about the rest.
| But" said Ted, that means sepa-
ration. after ALL"
Certainly" retorted his mother.
; But not separation in the sense you
| intended. 1t means change of occupa-
ton and environment. which will ben
eft both of you. And there's nothing
/! in the world equal to small doses of
absence for making the heart grow
/ fonder.'
T Hattie suddenly laid her head on
her mother-in-law's shoulder. Take
me home with YOU now and teach
me what I ought to know. that in
future may do my share and keep
house the right way. don't want to
don't want-to leave-Ted.'' And
| she wept in earnest.
Ted beamed- Now, Hattie" he
cried. you have said something worth
| while"
The old lady patted her wet cheek
/ That's the spirit" said she briskly.
| Everything is coming out right, after
CThe End.)
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The Flight of Birds.


There is something truly marvellous
in the mechanism which controls the
scythelike sweep of wings peculiar to
most birds of prey. Yet even natural
lists OF the first order have had little
or nothing to say about the power OF
Night in birds.
The mechanism Of flight in the swaI-
low. which it is claimed dashes at the
rate of $40 miles an hour, lis carried
through an ascending scale, until in the
swift II reaches its highest degree, both
in endurance and facility Of evolution
Although there are birds which may
and probably do. attain to the speed OF
$50 miles an hour. this remarkable rate
is not to be looked for in any Of the
birds Of the swallow kind.
In their migrations swallows stick
close to land. and never leave it unless
compelled. They cross straits at the
narrowest part. and are the most easily
fatigued OF all birds. Apparently,
though they may possess considerable
speed, they have no power Of sustained
flight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-23
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March a3.-The
total of 72s memberships up to the
present time, was formally organized
| last night at a largely attended meet
| ing held in the auditorium of the Elks'
Home. when set of bylaws was
adopted which was followed by the
election of twenty directors. and the
| directors subsequently elected officers
to serve for the year.
officers chosen are: Robert l. Payne,
president: Harry Hammond. vice presi-
dent, and J. T. Preston, secretary and
treasurer.
The following were chosen directors,
being named by a nominating commit
tee OF ten, and their election made
unanimous upon the report Of the COM
mittee: Robert L Payne, Harry Ham
mond. DR.. W. N. Smith, C. S. Cropley
r. E. knight. c. S. T. Burke. George
E. warfeld. B. W. Morse. Robert S.
Jones, Leopold Ruben. Carroll Pierce,
Howard W. Smith. Wallace Lindsey.
Samuel G. Brent. John w. May. o. H.
Kirk. E. F. TIGER. w. Albert Smoot.
George D. Hopkins and Kenneth W.
Ogden.
The nominating committee was COM
posed of James R. Cation. Paul B. Hull
fish, J. G. Graham. T. c. Howard. s. w.
Pitts, B. We'll. A D. Brockett. J. H.
Trimyer. G. W. Lewis and c. T. Nicho1-
son.
On behalf of the membership COM
mittee Carroll Pierce reported that in
addition to having secured a total of
726 members the committee has thirty
! five good prospects,. and he added that
it looks as if the chamber ultimately
will secure a total of 500 memberships.
Robert L. Payne, who presided. stated
that in the list of memberships are two
women and two ministers.
Bylaws were adopted, and the second
Monday night in each month was fixed
as meeting night
An address of patriotic nature was
delivered by Colvin Brown, field secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States.
Others who made addresses were Rev
Dr. E. V. REGISTER, pastor of the NJ. e.
Church South; W. II. Whitaker and
Leo P. Harlow, the latter chairman of
the committee of this city and Alex
andria county on the next liberty loan
issue. Mr.. Harlow asked the co-opera-
ton of the chamber in selling the next
issue of bonds.
Walter Foster. Peter Robinson and
Eugene Conway. all colored, arrested
last night by Prohibition Inspector W.
E. Payne. and A. L. Bricker. charged
with violating the provisions of the
state prohibition law. were held for
the action of the grand jury in the
police court today.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M Peake of Braddock
Heights, Va, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Bertha Rebecca- to
DIR. w. Graves Middleton of Boston,
Mass. which took place in Washington
yesterday.
The funeral of Miss Maria NJ. Robbins,
who died in Detroit. Mich, took place
this afternoon from the residence of
Mrs. J. A. Eggborn, Alb Duke street
Services were conducted by Rev. DR.. P.
P Phillips, rector of St Pauls P. E.
Church.
1.-The Reward of Faithfulness" will be
the subject of Rev. Dr. John Lee Alii-
son, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, tomorrow morning. and evening
services will be evangelistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-23

IL pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through them
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WEATHER..

District of Columbia, partly cloudy
tonight: temperature about IS: tomor-
row fair: moderate northeast winds.
Maryland. generally fair tonight and
tomorrow; moderate northeast winds
Virginia, generally fair in north,
probably local rains in south portion
east winds.
West Virginia partly cloudy tonight.
Tomorrow fair. warmer.
Tide Tables
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, II 40 am and high
tide. $40 am. and 5:37 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1905 am. and
1890 pm; high tide, $50 am. and
6:23 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. Sos am; sun sets.
6:23 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:O7 am; sun
sets, 6:2i pm.
Moon rises. 2:5s pm: sets, 1856 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
anu DdfOfncLcI
since pm. yesterday:
Thermometer- pm, IS; pm, So:
II midnight. g.: 4 am, So: am. A..
Barometer pm. 29.74; s pm, 20 81
II midnight 1892; am. 3o.01: 8 am.
3016
Highest temperature. II, occurred at
80 pm. March %.
Lowest temperature. "A. occurred at
700 am. March 23.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, Sc: lowest, IS.
Weather in Various Cities.
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N. Y. Prime Mercantile PAPER.

NEW YORK. March 23.-Mercantile
paper. four months. 6; six months. 6.
Sterling sixty-day bills, 4.72H; CONNER
ciai sixty-day bills on banks. 4.7s; com
mercial sixty-day bills 4.71h; denand.
475.30: cables, 4.7s 7-16. Francs. demand,
5.72% cables, 5.71 3-1s. Guilders, de-
mand. 46h: cables. 4Sx. Lire, demand,
$40; cables, SIS. Rubles. demand, 1874;
cables. IA. nominal. Bar silver, s2E. Mex
lean dollars. 74N. Government bonds.
heavy. Railroad bonds heavy.
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LOOK FOR FIVE BILLION
ISSUE AT41-2P PER Cent


There seems to be a general opinion
among the banking fraternity that the
next liberty loan! to be announced
within the next few days. will he an
issue of 1000 900, COO that the rate will
he a. per cent and that all previous
issues will be convertible. despite the
immense.amou of labor and delay In
cifent thereto. that will result from the
conversion of the S5.SoS. 1851 $50 bonds
of previous issues outstanding.
AS a rule. bankers would much pre-
fer that the bonds should be per
cent, prov ded they were tax 1ree- IN
which event it would probably be pos
sible to market very large pfock OF
bonds. although il is recognized mat
there would be strong objection in Con-
gress to relieving the wealthy c.aSses OF
the tax Obligations the more 50 as adoi-
donal burdens are likely to De imposed
tipon the incomes and excess profits OF IN
dividuals and cvorporations for the cur
rent calendar year.
John Poole. chairman of the local
liberty loan committee, in an interview
this morning said:
Il think bankers generally would pre-
fer the continuation of the per cent
rate. but in order to make the sale
success the bonds would have to be tax
free. The public doesn't like taxes on
government bonds. and the present
market for the bonds with the large
amount OF the first issues constantly
pressing for sale would seem to pre-
cludc the probability Of successful
sale of per cents without the tax free
privileges.
"An previous issues should and must
have full conversion privileges what
ever the rate.
Director Elected.
William y Simpson has been elected
a member of the board of directors OF
he Washington Savings Bank.
The Washington Savings Bank has
Joined the American Bankers Associa-
ton
Dividends Declared.
The United States Savings Bank will
pay the regular quarterly dividend of
IL per cent to its shareholders on
April 1. books having been closed since
March 81.
The Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company directors have declared
their regular 2E per cent dividend,
payable April l.
The Farmers and Mocha MICS National
Bank will pay its shareholders per
cent extra distribution April .. this
being the customary extra payment at
this season.
Buys Stock Exchange Seat.
Henry II. Flather. late with Father
Moorhead & Gilmore. has purchased a
seat on the New York Stock Exchange
paying therefor $4,000. He will Short
" start in business in this city.
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Liberty Certificates Issue Closed

Subscriptions TO the latest issue of
$5oo.oo0,ooo certificates of Indebtedness,
hoated in preparation for the third lib
erty loan. closed last night Early re-
ports from federal reserve ba nks indi-
Gated it had been taken in full. Paw
m .sat ,oa Thursday h1n alone amounted to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-23
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Potomac Electric Power 6s- 81 900 at Soh5.
Capital Traction, At 81.
Washington Gas. Is at s63s, 10 at eoh.
Commercial National Bank, 10 ut $50, 10 ut
1ss.
LAnston. % at 641., 70 At 641s, 10 at 64E.
After call:
Capital Traction IS, $500 At 100.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 50. Loo
at 100.
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WALL STREET Market
SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES

NEW YORK. March z3.-Wali street
heard the rumble of the German guns
this morning. Conservative operators
stayed aloof and left the market en-
tirely to the care and keeping of specu-
lators Naturally some holders OF Sc
curities were uneasy over the situation,
and their willingness to accept lower
prices helped along the weakness start
ed by bears selling the list. almost
without exception.
This selling continued more or less
persistent throughout the first hour and
was followed by little addttfonai pres
sure in the second hour on the news
that the German offensive had broken
through the British line.
Losses Two Points All Around.
This brought the losses for the two
hours to about two points all around,
the rails and the industrials yielding
alike.
Chesapeake and Ohio and Union Pa
cific lost about 3 points. with Baldwin,
the steels, Mercantile Marine and Cen
eral Motors leading the losses in the
industrial group.
The selling pressure abated little
in the last half hour. some shorts taking
profits, but the recoveries were gen.
orally restricted to q haif-point and
only in exceptional cases t. more than
this.
Buying Orders Restricted.
The fact that buying orders were re-
stricted. that stocks were taken only
at recesSiouS, occasioned no surprise.
for it took confidence in tle face of
the news Of the morning to get on the
supporting side of the market but the
bears seem ever ready to turn dollar
on any bad news that may develop.
Central Leather and Sinclair Oil lost
about 2 points each.
With the recessions there was consit-
era BILE activity. the first hours total be-
ing about 100000 shares, which was
materially lessened in the second hour.
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Cottonseed Oil Market Quiet.

NEW YORK. March 2S.-The cotton
seed oil market closed quiet. Spot, 1875
bid; March, 1875: May and July, 3d.
No sales
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-13

cent. of the average monthly amour
purchased In the four months prior to
March l.
.. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
6. There is no limit upon the use of
other cereals, lours, and meals, corn,
barley, b~uckwheat, potato flour. ct
cetera.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is no reason why all of
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one-
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households in the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme in order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large a pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
tiOn of the Duhlic nv a further limita-
ton of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions IN distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-13
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL.

A general idea of the quantity OF
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July l, 1914, to
January l, 1918. is given by figures
just announced by the U. S. Food AID
ministration. In that period the Unit.
ed States has furnished complete year
ly rations for 81 ,100,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro.
TEN to supply this portion of the diet
for %, 1884, $40 additional men.
The total export of. wheat and wheat
flour to the three principal allies is
equivalent to about 1884, 900, 900 bushels.
Pork exports for the 3a years amount
ed to almost 1000, DOC, 900 pounds. Elk
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, 4S4 400
pounds. The amount of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.
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To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
/. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of 1h pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
"a not more than ~ pounds of
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of a barrel of flour to any
town customer at any n time and
o more than ~one-quarter of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in nc case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume Of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quarter
pound loaf where n pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
in other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat flour purchases beyond 20 per
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-13
WANTED-BY THE WAR DEPT.

Citizens of Pleasantville and vicinity
may render valuable service to the
War Department, through the Ameri-
can Protective League, which has un-
dertaken to procure for the Depart
ment for immediate use for Intelligent
purposes, photographs, drawings, de-
scriptions of bridges, towns and loca-
tions now occupied by the German
forces in France, Belgium and Luxem-
bourg, and likewise in that portion of
Germany lying West of the line rum
ming North and South through Ham
burg. Any illustrated matter pertain
ing to the above sections is solicited,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-04-13

citizens are invited to make a diligent
search for such material, and to deliv-
er same to P. o. Box 402, Pleasant
vile, where same will be received and
promptly forwarded to Washington. 1t
will not be practical to return the ma
terial to the contributors. 1t will be a
patriotic gift to the Government.
Should any of the above material be
located, postal card mailed to P. O..
Box 402, will be answered by a repre-
in this vicinity. Please make an ear
nest search promptly as this informa-
ton is urgently needed.