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WHOLESALE MARKET.

The wholesale market prices today
range as follows:
EGGs-strictly fresh. seas7; average re-
ceipts. s5ass; southern. S5.'
BuTTER-Elgin print. Il: Elgin tub.
IS: process. 4sa44; store packed. ss.
PoULTRY-Roosters. per h.. 32a35;
h.. 46a4s: keats. young: each. soa7o.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed
spring chickens. 3sa42 per h.: turkeys.
per h.. 40a45; roosters. per h.. 32a35;
geese. per h.. 25a2s; ducks. 80.
s.ooa7.o0: box. 1.26as.50: Florida or
anges, 6.o0as 90; lemons, 10ooa12. 90;
grapefruit. crate. 3.5oa4-75: strawber-
VEGETABLES Paatoes. No. l.
corrnicks. 2.5oa2.75 per standard Dbl
sweet potatoes. 4.00aS.00 bbI.; No 2, s. 90
a4.00 bbl.: string beans. per basket,
225a2.50; peppers. crate. 2.o0a4.00: okra.
500: cucumbers. basket. 1:6oa2.bo: egg
plant, 3.00a4.50 crate; cabbage, per 100
lbs, 2.0oa2.b0; beets. bunch, 5as; lettuce.
1.00a3.60 per basket; cabbage. Florida,
175a2.0O per basket: celery. 75a90 doz
Florida celery. crate. 1.ooa2.5o: romaine
lettuce. 50a1.00: squash, 2.50as.50 crate;
spring onions. 1.50a2. 90 per 100 punches
onions, per sack. 1.25a1 so: spinach. 200
also per bbl.; kale. 2.00a2.b0 Dbl
turnips. per box, 4Oa50: per Dbl, 1.6oa
200; per crate, 1.2ba2.00: tomatoes,
Florida. per crate. 1.50a4.00 new beets,
Florida, 2.00a2.50 crate: green peas.
3OOa5 90 per basket: Fhubarb. 35a5O per
doz-
LIVE SToCK-Sheep, per lb, 7as:
lambs, spring. 24a25: calves. per lb.,
1Sk; medium. per H.. 16a17; common,
per lb.. 12a13.
PoRK-small. 20 lb.; medium. % lb. !;
heavy. 18a20.
SEEDs-Red clover, 22.ooa22.5o per
bu.: alsike clover. 17.50a1S.00 per bu.;
crimson clover. 12.50a15.0o per bu.: tim
1900 per 100 lbs: bluegrass, s.0oaS50.
GRAIN-Wheat, milling, per bu., 210
a2.2o: corn. per bu.. 1.8oa1.S5: oats,
white. 1.01a1.0s: mixed oats. Ssa1.00
hay. No. l. So0oa31.oo: No. 2. 2s.5oa
$3.50.
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CHARGES TO BE INVESTIGATED
Col. Gardiner Alleged to Have In.
suited Uniform at N. Y. Dinner.

NEW YORK. April 15.-Announcement
that Gov. Whitman has ordered Col.
Asa Bird Gardiner. commanding the
Veteran Corps of Artillery of New York,
tried by court-martial for remarks
which he is alleged to have made to
Rev. DIR. Howard DufIield: pastor of the
Old First Presbyterian Church in this
city and chaplain of the 9Th Coast Ar
tfllery Regiment of the New York State
Guard. has been made by Lieut. Arthur
James. in charge Of the information d.
vision of the state guard
Gov Whitman recently ordered state
guardsmen to wear their uniforms on
all occasions. 1t Is alleged that Col.
Gardiner criticised Dr. Duf1eld for APP
psaring in uniform at a dinner here last
week, asserting that the chaplain should
take it off as you have never taken the
oath of allegiance as we old fellows Of
the Regular Army did"
Col Gardiner denies that he has lin
suited the uniform" He calls the
charges ''all nonsense and very Silly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
ANYTOWN..
By DIR, FRANK CRANE.
copyright. 1879

There are thousands of towns
throughout the United States. Each
one is capable of doing a lot to help
ing their resources.
Here's the situation in Anytown.
You have. say. 1000 town lots.
Eight hundred of them are occupied
by store buildings. residences. lawns
or gardens. The other 200 are vacant.
The vacant lots are. some of them.
full of weeds and subbish and are
altogether an eyesore.
If they were carefully cultivated
they could be made to raise vegetables
enough to supply the town. perhaps
more than enough.
You have also enough idle labor
lying around which If applied to these
neglected spaces of land could easily
cultivate them.
There are, for instance, the old men.
who cannot do any prolonged work,
but could spend a half-hour or SO daily
in the garden. Then there are the
women, such as the housewives and
young ladies. for whom little while
working in the ground of mornings
would be ideal exercise and amuse-
ment.
Then there are the school children
over twelve years of age, every one OF
whom would. If rightly managed. be
glad to Join the army of land work.
ers a half hour daily.
Why not bring these two forces.
land and labor. together?
Why not organize town army,
made up of volunteers. to undertake
to put all the soil of the town under
cultivation and thus help win the
war?
Carefully plot out the whole town
Mark every vacant and unused lot
Divide each lot into plots twenty by
twelve feet square. Apportion one OF
these plots to each volunteer in your
town army. to tend 1t. weed 1t and
keep 1t In shape.
the control of a committee of three
! Let this committee get in touch with
i the state board of agriculture or the
state university. and secure some
| agricultural expert to advise and d.
rect the work. SO that no wasteful
| experiments are made.
Buy all seeds and supplies as a COM
| munity, through an agent, and sell all
products the same way.
Make 1t a pure democracy every
| bodys business. Hold meetings and
| work up enthusiasm. Realize that
Anytown also can 90 It's DIT ana helE
| the government
! 1t can be done without charity o,
big capital or any such thing. simply
| by organizing so that every one shall
| do his part.
| 1t would make your town beautiful
| take away its ragged. unkept appear
ancs. and give 1t an air of prosperity
| and attractiveness.
| 1t would be the best advertisement
your town could have. Strangers
would be drawn to come and live and
| buy property in such successful ap-
pearing town.
Possibly you might include some OF
the suburbs.
Trees and fruit bushes might be
planted.
The road-sidss and corners could be
beautined. The whole town could be
made practically q park.
! It would look neat. tidy and as diff
ferent from Its present appearance az
q boy looks aftsr he has washed hi
SaoA. and NUT n =. 01nnR 1k1rt
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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
SELLING VERY FREELY


War savings stamps are coming to the
front as an Unexpectedly large revenue
producer even in the very heat OF the
third liberty loan campaign.
The wonderful organization perfected
under the care and guidance of Frank
A. yanderlip is working smoothly and
up to all expectations. despite slight
tendency in the other direction. IN the
earlier days of this campaign.
The daily returns from war savings
stamps alone are now IN excess OF tne
ordinary revenues or the government
before the war.
The high record sales in any one oay
since this campaign opened was mao
last Thursday. when s4.12o.o0o was re-
ported sold. against S4.o1f,ooo. tne pre-
vious high sales record.
Returns are coming in from all sec
tions of the country in satisfactory
manner. and the BELIEF Is connoently
expressed that before long sales OF
from five to six millions day VIII Do
reached. 49,
Nebraska with an allotment Q? $685.
0,00o, is the first state to pass the ex-
pectation and exceed the years quota
of stamps and certificates. Omaha has
also passed the s1,000.o00 mark.
Very many counties in other states
have eoualed their allotment. and many
schools have passed the $50 per caAita
subscr iption.
From Panama came subscriptions for
$50. 900 and further orders were 1nd1-
Gated for a total of 100000. The Ha-
waiian Islands have sent in subscrp-
tions and attention is called TO the 1act
that the Iepers of the colony there have
subscribed for $1,000 certificates and
stamps
Havana wants war savings stamps.
Indeed. the demand for the 'evidences
of thrift and patriotism is on the hlgh
wave, but not at the crest
Frank A. Vanderlip has been absent
from the city for some time by reason
of illness, but will return TO MS post
this week.
The net result of today's call on the
local stock exchange was the safe OF
ten shares of Commercial National
Bank stock at 1S9 eX-rights
There was very little interest even in
the making OF quotations. and many of
the stocks and bonds did not even show
on the quotation sheet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
DRINK-LADEN CAR ABANDONED
Prince Georges Deputy Awaits Ap'
pearance of John Doe.

Armed with a warrant made out for
John Doe, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Gar
rison of Prince Georges county is wait
ing today for the return of the man
who abandoned a disabled motor truck
near Cattail hill, on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard in Maryland. Sat
urday night. laden with sixty-two and
one-half cases Of whisky, a barrel of
bottled beer and a quantity Of port
wine.
The capture of the goods may lead
to a test case to determine whether a
person has the right to carry :args
quantities of alcoholic liquors through
Prince Georges county from Baltimore
to Washington. The law which went
into effect November 1 provides that no
person shall have more than one quart
OF whisky or twelve pints of beer in
his possession in Prince Georges coun-
~. The John Doe warrant charges vio-
lation of the prohibition law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15

LONDON. April I5.-Although there
was an element of Surprise In the news
OF Count Cxernin's resignation, 1t had
been more or less expected by well In
formed persons here since Premier
|Clemenceau's revelation of Emperor
Charles advances to France. The fall
of the foreign minister Ii regarded geh-
orally as a propitiatory sacrince for his
imperial masters letter to Prince Six
tus and as being dictated by Berlin.
The suggestion in Vienna advices that
the count was ignorant of the EN-
peror's letter implies the view that his
position became intolerabie after the
French government gave 1t out.
Some German newspapers last week de-
.plored the young emperor's letter as an
other instance OF interference by mon
:.-c',s n state affairs without the advice
OF thsar ministers, leading TO unfostunats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Viz
ginia, fair tonight and tomorrow
somewhat warmer tonight; light varia-
bic winds.
West Virginia fair tonight and to-
morrow; warmer tonight in east por-
ton.
Maryland. generally fair tonight and
tomorrow; light variable winds
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-fouf
hours beginning at PEI. yesterday:
Thermome pm, 81 !;
~ midnight, So: today, am, a;
am. 40: II noon. 81; pm. So. Max
imum, SO, at pm. today; minimum, I.
at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. "a minimum. 49,
Observation-Disclosures pm. 3o.o1
pm. zoos: II midnight. 30. ID Hfoday,
am 30.14: s am. BOLT; IL noorV 3o11
pm. 1913.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Giving Him "Ftz !"

From the Passing Show.
Gushing soul-oh. 'it must be perfect
ly lovely. dear Mr.. Guineys. being a
broker. Do tell me what you have
to do.
Mr.. Guineys-Oh, we-er-auote-
Gushing Soul-Ah, how delightful.
Tell me. then-do you ever quote Omar
'XhaNAm7z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. April Is. - Favorable
weather had bearish effect today on
corn. Besides, receipts were large and
there Were reports of more corn being
consigned from Toledo to Chicago. On
the decline. however commission
houses turned to the buying side and
brought about a reaction. Opening
prices. which varied from unchanged
figures to a lower with May 127 and
July lam to 1.50h, were followed by a
moderate general upturn.
Absence Of selling pressure allowed
oats to ascend after some weakness at
the outset The initial sag was due to
sympathy with corn. After opening Is
AZ to u off. with May 831. to 1915,
prices rose to we'll above Saturday
closing level.
Big supplies of hogs had only a
transient depressing effect on provi-
sions Trade was small
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Funeral Delegates at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1.-THE COM,
mittees of United States senators and
representatives appointed to attend the
funeral of United States Senator Rob
ert F. Broussard, who died Friday
night, arrived here from Washington
today. The congressional delegation
will leave here tonight for New Iberia,
La. where the funeral Will be held TO-
morrow moTninGs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
Ensign L. A. Perry Seaplane Victim

Ensign Lloyd A. Perry. U. s. N. R..
was killed in a seaplane accident in
France April IL. the Navy Department
today was advised. His wife lives at
Oconomowac. Wis.
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BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

| NEW YORK. April 16.-Bar silver was
quoted at S5N per ounce here today.
! LONDON. April 16.-Bar silver 47d
per ounce. Money, 3 per cent. Discount
rates-short bills. 9-16 per cent; three
months, 8 9-16 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15

1t takes but one-twentieth OF Sec
rond for q wireless signal to pass from
Wash1nGto1 to San francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15

NEW YORK. April 15.-Flour-Quiet
springs. 10.15a11.25; winters. 10.S5a
Ills; Kansas. 10.a0a1125. Pork
Steady: mess. 53.00a54.00; family, $500:
short clears. 49.00a55.00. Lard-Easy
middle west 26.00a26.10. Hides-Firm
Bogota. 33a34; Central America, 31a32
Leather-Firm: hemlock sole over
weights. No. ]. 47c: No. 2, 45c.
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FARM LOAN BOARD SAYS
FIRST YEAR IS SUCCESS
Federal Land Banks Have Arranged
$4,000 Loans, Amounting to
More Than $1e0, 100000.

The federal farm loan system has
and has demonstrated that It Is a sue
cess. according to business summary
issued by the farm loan board. About
$500 national farm loan associations
have been incorporated, representing
about four associations to each Ave
counties in the country. The associa-
tons have an average OF twenty mem
bers. representing a total membership
of about $4,000 farmer borrowers.
The twelve federal land banks have
received applications for over 10000
loans. amounting to about $780, 900, o0O.' =
says the boards statement. MANY Of
these applications have been rejected,
reduced or withdrawn. About $4,000
loans have been approved, amounting
to over $3.50, 100000. and on over 10000
of these loans money has been paid to
the farmers to the amount of about
$50. ooo. 900 Some loans approved were
for reduced amounts, which the borrow
ers declined to accept.
Operation Of Machinery.
Notwithstanding the unusual ex-
penses incident to the operation OF new
machinery and to the appraisement and
determination of title on many loans
pense of the banks in doing business
has been within such limits as to JUS
tify the expectation of the farm loan
board that these banks will easily be
able to operate on a difference of one
half of l per cent between the loaning
rate and the rate which they pay on
their bonds.
None OF the banks. of course. re-
ceived any appreciate income fro'El
their business during the first half OF
the year, but during the last half the
business of the Spokane Federal Land
Bank, for example. was sufficiently
profitable to come within about $4,000
of wiping out the excess of expenses in
Cured in the first half. and the volume
of business on it's books assures it
handsome surplus for the second year
Every borrower, when he takes out
his loan, makes subscription which in
creases the stock of the federal land
bank to the extent of 5 per cent of the
amount borrowed. These stock sub
scriptions of borrowers. in the case OF
several of the banks, are row SO large
that. in accordance with the provisions
of the act, the retirement of the origi-
nal stock of the banks. which was prin-
cipally subscribed by the government
will begin within few months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 15.-The cotton
market showed continued excitement
and feverishness early today. The
opening was Arm. at an advance of 8
ing. which was promoted by bullfsh
spot advices, the extent of last weeks
break and favorable view of the war
news. July sold up to 30.74 and Oc-
tober to 1927. shortly after the call, or
1856 to As points net higher. but the
advance met heavy southern selling
This seemed to create an impression
that hedges were being sold against
spot cotton. and the market soon weak
ened under renewal Of general liuui-
dalton. Before the end of the first
hour July broke to 5000 and October
to $3.50. or % to 35 points below
Saturdays closing.
Futures opened firm; May, 1865; July.
3O.47: October 1897; December. 2S75:
January, 1856.
The decline in Liverpool extended to the
maximum of one penny permitted for any
one day. and Inabsorbed selling orders
connections being extremely heavy SELL
ers. Southern selling continued, while there
was generally heavy liquidation. with the
break extending to 1913 for July and
below Saturdays close. and in the case
of July 461 points below the high record
established on April 4. The excitement
then subsided somewhat and there were
was still extremely nervous and unsettled
around midday.
NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-Pr,ces
were 1 to IS points of on the opening
call in cotton here today, but a good
demand met the decline and a quick
bulge resulted. At the end of the first
half hour active months were SO to 3S
points above Saturdays close. A better
technical condition, owing to recent
selling. appeared to be the main reason
for the Improvement.
The heaviest kind of selling. coming
from all directions. met the hard spot
and the market broke sharply, losing
119 to 1876 points in few minutes. Al
the lowest levels of the morning prices
| were SO to 80 points under last weeks
close. No great recuperative power was
being shown at noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15

Selling Ex.DIvidend Today.
American Shipbuilding. 1A. and c,s eH-
ira, and preferred. Is; Superior Steel.
IN: American Ice preferred. IL: Pierce
Arrow Motor. TX; Virginia Carolina
Chemical. y: United Drug LIST preferred.
Is: Kelly Springfield Tire. 1: Pere Mar
ouette prior preferred. IL; Midvale
Steel ~; United States Rubber LIST pre-
ferred, 2, and WHY'S Overland Motor, Il
High Low
Call Money. .........4 3
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
Ham. $500 12m. 1890
1p.m.. $500 2pm.... $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Report Of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today by the United
States bureau of markets:
Beef. fresh-Receipts moderate, mar
ket steady to stronger. asking prices
unevenly higher: very few sales. Steers,
receipts moderate: early market very
strong at last weeks close; demand light.
Cows. receipts moderate, market open
Ing at prices In line with Fridays
close: demand slow. Bulls. none on the
market
Veal, western dressed-Supp!y mod
crate. market strong on good light
weights: demand good. Local slaugh-
tered: Supply extremely light. market
firm: demand exceeds supply.
Pork-Receipts very light, market
opening strong; some sales made at
prices 81 higher than Fridays close;
demand exceeds supply
Lamb-Receipts light, market strong
at Fridays close demand active.
Mutton-No offerings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-15
DAIRY MARKETS,

NEW YORK. April 15.-Butter-Firm
receipts. 3.257 tubs; creamery higher
than extras. 45ha48: creamery extras
l92-score), 40: f1rsts, ka44h: pack
ing stock. current make. No. 2. 80 y asa.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. BOTH cases;
gathered storage packed firsts, 37a38;
DO. regular packed extra frsts. 36h a
81. flrsts. 35a36; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites,
fine to fancy. 39a40; state. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby hennery browns.
81 " a3Sh gathered browns and mixed
coIors. 35a37.
Cheese-Steady; receipts. 2.539 Boxes;
state held specials. 24a251 VI; do, av-
erage run. 23a241a.
Poultry-Live firm: old ROSTERS. 81:
young ROSTERS and smooth legged
chickens: 50; turkeys, IS. Dressed
quiet: chickens, 27a44; fowls, 29aS5:
turkeys. 25a3s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-26
EARLY EVENING RoBBERIEs.
Houses Between and 8 O'clock Chosen
BY the Thieves.

Thrift stamp thieves who operate in
the soft lights of a winter dusk are
causing householders about town no end
Of worry and while the old-fashoned
practice of locking the front doors is
coming into vogue again, the police are
running down perhaps score of trails,
most of which are apt to turn out cold.
Within few days three houses have
been visited and sums of money taken.
AT the home Of G. A. Spear, q Park
street, $50 worth of war stamps were
spirited away late one evening, while
every member of the family was away.
The thief did good bit Of ransacking,
but the principal booty was stamps.
AT Is Eastern avenue Sunday school
money tucked away in drawer was re-
moved by the thief. This time the in
truder forced the bolt of door Less
successful was the visit paid to the home
of +. p. Carter on Sheridan street, but
the prowler left many signs of his visit.
The police and the sherif's depart
ments, for both are interested in break
ing up the chain of thefts, have observed
that most Of the visits are made be.
tween 3 and p. m.
A house on Elm street is reported Ia
have yielded booty Of $50 in money tc
the marauders on the night previous te
the Spear house robbery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-26
The Drive from the Station to Buckingham Palace
Was Through Streets Lined With the Guards
Regiments in Khaki il American Col0rs Were
Much i'm Evidence
WILSON VISITED THE AMERICAN
TROOPS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

as though London was to have its cold
est day Of the winter. There was ice in
the streets and a white frost on the
grass. At ii o'clock streets in the west
end were filled with holiday throngs
afoot and in motor cars.
st. James street made brave display
of decorations. Across the street was a
huge blue banner with the words: ''The
Citizens of Westminster Welcome Presi-
dent Wilson" in gold letters.
Sightseers poured in during the morn
ing from all points. There were thous-
ands of soldiers and sailors, many hun
dreds OF school children shepherded by
nuns and teachers, hundreds of flag ven
ders, burnt cork minstrels, with banjos,
coasters on donkey carts, bishops in
black CATERS, generals in various uni
forms and women and girls in their new
Christmas furs. Many brought their
lunch in boxes or baskets.
From the war Office and other govern
ment buildings in Whitehall, British and
American flags were flying from the
same staff. Photographs of President
Wilson were displayed in windows all
along the route to Buckingham palace,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-26
IT WAS HARRY W. DUNHAM
Who Was Reported Seriously Hills
Sister Not NJtifed.

Confirmation that the A. W. Durham
recently reported in an Associated Press
dispatch as being seriously I'll in Brit
ish hospital was Harry W. Dunham of
Barre was furnished by letter received
by John w. Gordon to-day from W. d.
Erwin, director Of records in the Cana
dian adjutant generals office. The letter
stated that Private Harry Wesley Dun
ham was reported to that office on Dec. 0
as being seriously i'll and that on Dec. II
a telegram was sent to the nearest rela
tive, Mrs Maud Gordon, Barre, Yer
mont" appraising her of that fact The
Mrs. Gordon mentioned is Mrs. John w.
Gordon, sister of Private Dunham.
The message was not delivered to the
addressee, although the Canadian official
stated in his letter that the message was
not reported as undelivered by the tele-
graph company. The official added that
no further information had been received
concerning Private DunhaH.