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The Monticellonian., 1918-01-18

pr. B. F. Jackson, Celebrated Physician, handed down to posterity his famous prescription for female troubles. Now sold under the name of "Femenina. Price 50c and $1.O0.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-18
Neces ssary.

Riches have wings"
 "They need 'em to keep up with the cost of living"
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-18
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 National Capital Really a City That Is "SIow'

W AsIINGToNAmecas capital place for the woman who
  slept enened with itself and social life Former winters have had
Evening star., 1918-01-19
DRASTIC FUEL ORDER HAS
ONLY MODERATE EFFECT
Market Opinions Vary as to Infiu-
ences Of New Regulations on
Trade Conditions.

NEW YORK. January 19.-wall street
received with comparative calm the
drastic order Of the federal fuel admin
istrator. Stocks reacted only moder-
ately.
Opinions vary as to the effect Of the
new regulations on general industrial
and commercial conditions, but quick
RELIEF from long existent congestion
and generalization at important sea-
board and railway centers is regarded
as the primary consideration.
Unexpected labor difficulties are indi-
direct relation to millions of skilled
and unskilled workers Labor organ
izations are on record as willing to
bear their share of the burden.
The impending third liberty loan al
ready imposes some uncertainties on
the money market. call and time rates
manifesting f1rmest tendencies. 1t is
understood the next loan campaign will
be inaugurated early in March.
Declaration of regular dividends on
Baltimore and Ohio railroad shares,
after a months delay, offered some en-
couragement respecting other roads Of
doubtful dividend status, but the atti-
tude of Industrial corporations in this
connection may be affected by events of
the week.
Exchange on the countries of the en-
tente allies was little altered. except
for the increased strength Of remit
tances to Paris. Trading in lires and
rubles reflected less speculative ma
nipulation.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
CORN PRICES HOLD HIGH
AND PROVISIONS ADVANCE
Measures to Relieve Traffic Condi-
tions Offset in Part Weeks Rise
Owing to Blizzard.

CHICAGO, January 19:- Sweeping
to relieve traffic congestion have
only offset in part as yet advances which
took place this week in the corn market
owing to blizzard conditions that brought
the crop movement to virtual halt
Compared with a week ago. corn, this
morning. was Is to 1saH higher; cats. un-
changed to Y of. and provisions. up 10
to So.
Extreme low temperatures prevailing
temporarily to a noticeable
degree prospects that otherwise the gov
ernment coal-saving measures would
clear the way promptly for more liberal
arrivals of grain here. The railroads in
the corn belt were said to be making
strenuous efforts to haul soft corn to mar
ket and into the hands Of driers and as
soon as the weather moderates big
movement of corn is anticipated Mean
while, selling remained OF a decidedly
cautious sort, and January delivery held
at close to maximum price limit allowed.
Absence of any business with the sea-
board until yesterday was chiefly re-
sponsible for declines in the oats mar
ket. On the other hand. receipts here
were very small, railroads giving prefer
ence to corn.
Provisions advanced on account largely
of curtailment OF the hog supply and
because Of liberal orders expected from
the government.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
HOLLAND PAPER PROTESTS.
Says o. S. Detained Munitions Paid
for by Dutch Government.

AMSTERDAM. January 19.-Comment-
ing on a stetement made by the war
minister to The Netherlands parliament
concerning the alleged detention in
America of 1000 machine guns and
1o0.00o,000 cartridges. which had been
bought and paid for by the Dutch gov
ernment. The Hague Nieuw Courant
protests indignantly against such
treatment by a friendly nation. The
newspaper declares that the holding up
Of the arms and ammunition IL pro-
foundly humiliating. and amounts to a
cool denial OF Hollands good faith. and
asks whether 1t is in Americas interest
to deprive neutral state OF the means
to defend its neutrality. 81 q,
Evening star., 1918-01-19
ENTIRE ESTATE TO SISTER.
Will Of Police Court Clerk Harper
Filed for Probate.

The will of Nicholas Columbus Har-
per. Police Court clerk. who committed
suicide Wednesday. was filed today for
probate. The instrument was executed
two days before his death and given by
Mr.. Harper into the custody, of the ex-
ecutor, William Clark Taylor. deputy
register of Wills.
The entire estate is devised to his
sister. Harriet E. Harper. No bequest
is made to the widow, Mrs. Irena K.
Harper.
Attached to this document is list of
property owned by Mr.. Harper. It in
cludes furniture. insurance policies.
cash in bank and ten shares of Mer-
genthaler stock sin possession Of wife. |"
The value OF the property Is not stated.
An earlier will Of Mr.. Harper was
also dled. That document is dated
June 20. 1916. and leaves the bulk Of
his estate to s7fy h4ioved wife. ,Irena
X. HArper." and namAo her a. Axecutrix.
This VIII Wat lS4e ~ Nj. Hafpsrs 81
4 q ;'s.s q: = II Il 81: !:
Evening star., 1918-01-19
FIRE AT Low FUEL YARD.
Extinguished After $500 Damage to
Ofice-Cther Calls for Firemen.

Several companies of flremen last
night about 1880 o'clock responded to
an alarm for a fire in the office at the
fuel yard of Edward Low, 422 Cd street
southwest. The fire did not communi-
cate to the stock of fuel in the yard
however, and was extinguished after
$500 damage had been DONE It's origin
was not determined.
Firemen responded to an alarm sound
ed from box SO last night about 11:4o
o'clock and extinguished a fire in the
house Of ;. j. Broderick, 2145 California
street. The damage was $500.
Children playing with matches were
blamed for small fire in the house OF
Lily Young, 303 M street southwest. last
night about o'clock. A curtain was de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
ADOPTS ITALIAN NAME.
Army and Navy Y. N. c. A. Pre-.
pares for Work in Italy.

PARIS. January 19.-The headquar-
ters of the American Army and Navy
Young Mems Christian Association an
nounces that its work with the italian
army is being established under the
name Opera di Fratellanza Univer-
SALE" John S. Nollen, president of Lake
Forest College, Illinois. has been ap-
pointed director of the italian work.
He has left for Rome with his execu-
tive staff to arrange further details Of
the organization and to prepare to
receive the staff which will be re-
cruited from Paris and New York. Only
men over the draft age and who speak
italian will be accepted for this work.
The establishment of the work is the
outcome of the visit to Italy last fall
by the Y. NJ. C. A. mission headed by
Francis 3. Sayre.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
TAKES STEP TOWARD PEACE.
New Political Party in Munich Uses
Wilson Message as Basis.

AMSTERDAM. January 19.-The Tag
liche Rundschau of Berlin learns from
Munich that new political party has
been formed there. under the name of
"the free committee" and that it has
sent telegram to the reichstag, say
ing:
Notwithstanding Its partiality. Presi-
dent Wilson's recent message contains
"a practical basis for the inauguration
Of negotiations toward general
peace"
The committee represents the ideas
|of Prof. Friedrich Forester of the
University of Munich. who was Obliged
to leave the Bavarian capital for
Switzerland because of his unorthodox
views about the war
Evening star., 1918-01-19
SUGAR PRoFIrEERs CUT OFF.
Pittsburgh Grocers Suffer Drastic
Order From Food Officials.

Three Pittsburgh retail grocers. M.
Shapiro, B. Block and Sam Gelman.
all charged with sugar profiteering, are
cut of from supplies of licensed food
commodities by an order Of the United
States. Food Administration today. This
csee, 1t was said, presents the first in
stance in which 1t has been necessary
to take drastic action with respect to
retailers doing a business of less than
e1Q0;000 annually.
AL firms in Pennsylvania, West vir-
Qtnt1 and Ohio holding licenses under
tn 1ond control act have been ordered
70. fs1rain from dealing in Icensed
ee4e4o 4odities with the offending erocers.
al food administration charged that
s9h6yaro. Block and Gelman bought
~ u when the shortage was particu-
631y acute and sold Il at exorbitant
Evening star., 1918-01-19
THREE LOST OVERHEARD.
Navy Department Also Learns Of
Death in Radio Accident.

Three men were reported lost over
board from battleships during the re-
cent gales in dispatches received by the
Navy Department. Their names fol-
low:
John W. johnson, seaman, U. g. s.
Texas. r. F. D., No. 1, Stockdale. Tex.
william e. Mackey. foreman, u. g. s.
North Dakota, Sherman, Tex.
Edward John Mattson. seaman, U. s.
s. North Dakota, Eveleth, MINI.
The department also announced that
Chief Machinist's Mate Willis Martin
Goodrow of Waterbury, Conn, was
killed January IS by an accident to a
radio motor on board the U. s. S. Ro-
wan.
David Clair Minner, fireman. is re-
ported missing from the U. S. S. Texas.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Non-Building Idea Brings Protest.

building operations not essential to the
war and to promote the Withholding of
loans for such enterprises drew pro-
test to Secretary McAdoo yesterday
from delegation OF the union brick
layers, masons and plasterers, now In
convention at Philadelphia.
The delegation said tf building OPERA
lions were interfered with thollaands Of
mon would be thrown out OF employ
othet industry. Mr. NcAdoo uromieod
q stys. consis 90 a g { - 4 q. O. u y
Evening star., 1918-01-19
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

January 1s, 1917.
We, the president and a majority of the board
Of trustees Of the District Agency Company of
the District Of Columbia. do eereby certify that
the authorized capital stock Of said company is
81 0OO.00 of which 81 10000 has been paid ia,
and that there are no debts Of said company.
ORION J.. kENNEY,
President.
Z. s. BRAsHEARS.
ORION L. kENNEY, .
Trustees.
I. ORION L. KENNEY. president of the Dis
trict Agency Company of the District Of Column
bia. do hereby swear that the facts stated In the
above certificate true to the best Of my know1-
edge. ORION L. KENNEY, President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
Of January. AID. 1918. G. D. RADCLIFFE,
(Seal.D Notary Public for the D. @.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
GEN. sARRA1L A WITNESS.
Testified Today Before Court Martial
Of NJ. Piax-Seaille.

PARIS. January 1S.-Gen. Sarrail.
former communicative chief of the al
lied operations in the Balkans, was a
witness today before the court-martial
of NJ. Paix-Seaille, who is suspected of
having communicated confidential state
documents to an unauthorized person.
A dispatch from Paris. November 6,
1917, said that NJ. Paix-Seaille's name
had been mentioned in connection with
secret document concerning the situ-
alton of the Saloniki army which was
found in the safe of the Bonnet Rouge.
whose editor. Miguel Almereyda, died
in prison after being arrested on the
charge of sedition. M. Paix-Seaille
was subordinate Of former Premier
Painleve at the time.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Rails Are Neglected.
WANT ZINC PRICES FIXED.
Producers Confer With the Council
of National Defense.

Fixing of prices for zinc by the gov
ernment has been requested by zinc
producers.
At conference with officials of the
Council of National Defense today the
producers represented that in order to
stabilize prices government action was
necessary. The request was taken un-
der advisement. No indication was
given as to when decision might be
expected.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
SUFFER ACUTEEY FROM COLD.
etuls u Children at Long Island
0fphanage Require Hospital Care.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Investiga-
ffen oy the state board of charities has
Afeclosed, Il was announced today, that
40 colored children inmates of the
H0eafd orphanase at Kings Park.
1eAt Inland. suffered so acutely- from
sAesooA. ede 70 lack offueL that twen-
fx-l8e Of thAm had to be removed to
lp9D County Hospital for treat-
Ono hal both feet and another
AZ m ~ maeoEa0N was made all pipes
~ " ~ dlnG Wore 1roxen, there wa
~ Inr Water ana ineauitaxy
- - ~ gtOppaGe Of the
eaa1ed N setAAma0 q
Evening star., 1918-01-19
NEW YORK MERCANTILE PAPER.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Mercantile
paper. 51Aa5A. Sterling. 60-day bills
4.72: commercial 60-day bills. on banks,
4.71k; commercial 60-day bills. 4.71N;
demand, 4.75A; cables, ATS 7-16
Francs, demand. 5.71A; cables. 5.69A.
Guilders. demand, 431s; cables. A.
Lires. demand, $40; cables, 8.3S; Rubles,
demand, 13; cables, 13A. Bar silver
S9ss. Mexican dollars, 721a. Govern
ment bonds irregular. Railroad bonds
irregular.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Market FIRM AT CLOSE;
COPPERS AND OILS LEAD

NEW YORK. January 1s.-coppers,
oils and few specialties featured to-
days dull stock market at extreme
gains of to 5 points.
The tone was irregular in the early
stage. steels. shippings and minor rails
reacting to points.
These were. almost fully regained in
the covering movement of the last hour,
except for Marine preferred, which con-
tinued heavy.
The closing was firm.
Sales approximated 225,ooo shares.
Liberty 3Iss sold at 1854 to 9S.4S,
first As at $500 to the new minimum of
96.70 and seconds at 96.18 to 9612
Rails Are Neglected.
The only noteworthy change In the
early dealings Of the week end session
on the stock exchange was a 2-point
decline in Marine preferred.
Other leaders We're slightly over yes
terday's final quotations except United
States Steel and Bethlehem Steel, which
lost substantial fractions.
Rails were neglected, as We're also ac
tive equipments and specialties.
California Petroleum issues were in
fair demand at material gains.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
COTTON MARKET.
POWDER MARKET.
spoermann Witnesses Released.

BALTIMORE. Nd. January 19.-Fred-
erick II. c. Spoermann. brother Of Walter
spoernann. alleged German spy, held in
Jail here, and Marius Asch, both Of whom
were arrested in Baltimore shortly after
Walter Spoermann was taken near New
port News. Va, have been liberated. AS
sistant United States District Attornev
Latane said the two men had been ar
restedsin order to get certain information
that such information had been obtaine6
and the men released.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, January 1e.-Indications
that the railroad blockade was being
cleared up and that receipts of corn
here Monday and Tuesday would be
liberal. tended today to ease the corn
market Business. however, was al
most entirely local, and there was no
aggressive selling. Opening prices,
which ranged from unchanged figure
TO Il lower. were followed by a slight
further decline and then something of
rally.
Oats advanced as a result of strength
in quotations at Winnipeg. Besides,
receipts here remained meager. After
opening unchanged to BaL higher
with May at 763s to 76A. the market
continued to harden.
Larger receipts of hogs than had
been expected weakened provisions
Trade. though, was small
Corn. No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 3
yellow. nominal; No. yellow. 1.55.
Oats. No. white. s01aas1,s: standard.
s1has2. Rye. No. 2, nominal. Barley.
1.40a1.59: timothy. 5.00as.00. Clover.
90 0oa2S.00. Pork. nominal. Lard, PAST.
Ribs 81 52a24
Evening star., 1918-01-19
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

CHICAGO. January 19.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; weak; bulk, 16.40a
1915: light. 15.s0a16.70: mixed, 16 10a
1880; pigs, 12.75a15.50.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; weak:
native steers. s.50a1S.s5: stockers and
feeders, 7.00a10.90: cows and heifers,
6.00a11.90; calves. 9.00a16.5O.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; weak;
wethers, 9.85a13.40; ewes, 9.40a12.S0;
lambs, 14.50a1S.00.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO, January 19-Butter-Un-
changed. Eggs-Lower; receipts,
1,763 cases. Firsts. 5Sa5S1a; ordinary
hrsts. 54a56; at mark, cases included.
54a5s; refrigerator frsts. 43a44. Po-
tatoes-Receipts. 25 ears; unchanged
Poultry-Alive; unchanged.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Business Of the Week.
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
capatai Traction. at 7sh. at 79h. at
SvX. at f0H.
.6onnercial National Bank. 10 at 200, 10 at
National Metropolitan Bank, 10 at co5.
0krgenfhaler. 8 at 124x.
Aftef call:
CspltAf Traction. 10 at 20.
i MA a.l
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Two in Danish Cabinet Omit.

COPENHAGEN. January Ie.-Two
members without portfolio Of the Dan
i'm cabinet. J. c. Christensen and N.
Rettbosr. havs resigned In order that
'thsy may b fires % taxa part In ths.
exlienentaTy elections ID Apfdl ThSse
{ss sss enA 80 10 arst sincss 1omss|
Evening star., 1918-01-19
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-The actual
Of clearing houss banks ana
trust companiss tor the wsAk ahows
thak fhaU had 3sE s7es1s0 rsserve n ..
ISL kraQu1s nentn ..E4ai 1ssa
Evening star., 1918-01-19
BAR silver QUOTATIONS..

NEW YORK. January 1s.-Bar sii-
yer was quoted at ssx per ounce here
today!
LONDON. January ls.--Bar silver.
l4kd, per ounce Money, SA per cant'
Discount rates-ehort bills, Sl-3s -
cent: thrss-month bills. 4'1-33 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
COTTON MARkETs.

NEW YORK, January 1s.-Considerable
strength was shown in the cotton market
today as a result of further good buying
by trade interests both domestic and for
eign and covering by local shorts in view
of the holiday next Monday. which has
been decided upon by the New York and
New Orleans cotton exchanges. The
opening was steady at net advance of
to 1854 and May to 5000, representing
IS to IS points net rise. The census
bureau reported the production of linters
from August to December 81 at 534,S37
bales of 500 pounds, against 629, ,629 last
year.
Futures opened steady; January. 3o.s5:
March, 1850; May, 3o.1S; July. 1884; oc-
tober, 2s.45.
Cotton, spot quiet; middling uplands,
$3.50.
Futures closed firm: January, 31.4o;
March. a1.20: May, 30.7s; July, 30.45;
October 29.o3.
NEW ORLEANS. January ia rise
of 20 to 81 points was the result in the
early trading in cotton here today of a
buying movement, in which shorts who
wanted to even up over the holidays
took a prominent part. 1t was an
nounced that the cotton exchange
would be closed Monday in observance
of fuel regulations.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid:
January, 1850: March, 29.42; May, 29.1s;
July, 28.44; October, 27.55.
The demand from traders who sold the
market heavily, following the announce
steadily. and toward the end of the day
prices were 81 to II points above the
close Of yesterday, on the trading months.
Futures closed steady at a net advance
March. ss.ss: May. ss.is; July, ss.4s;
October 2S.03
Spot cotton-Quiet and unchanged sales
on the spot, 76S bales; to arrive, 500
k1n14
s1.oo: good middling. s1.75; receipts,
1000 bales; stock. 404, ,0s0 bales.
DAIRY MARKETS.
NEW YORK. January 21-Lard-
steady; middle west, 25.40a25.50.
Spot coffee-steady; No. Rio. SIS;
No. Santos, 1915.
Coffee-Rio. No. Z. SA: futures, firm;
January. sos; March. 8.33.
Other articles unchanged.
The board of managers of the New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange voted
today to close the exchange at o'clock
in the afternoon of every Monday in
cluded in the fuel administrations
order.
NEW YORK, January 19.-Butter-
Strong; receipts. 1,60 tubs: creamery
higher than extras, 53Aa54; extras (92
score). 3D.; firsts, 4sa5214; seconds, 451sa
4Sk
Eggs-strong; receipts, 2,oss cases;
fresh gathered extras, 70a71; extra firsts,
So: firsts, 6s: seconds. 61a67: state, Penn
white to fancy, rs; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery brown, 6Sa71; re-
frigerator not quoted.
Cheese-Strong; receipts. Goa boxes:
state, whole milk flats held specials, 25A
a25k do, average run. 241sa25.
Poultry live-Firm; chickens, 80; fowls,
32a33; turkeys, 23a25; dressed, firm and
unchanged.
Evening star., 1918-01-19

Dr. Aimuro eato. Japanese anbassa-
dor 70 the United States, has arrtyodset
q 4ac14q Bort on hle way zxuNE RaAlis
Evening star., 1918-01-19
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature,
80: condition. 35. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, 80; condition at north
connection. 80: condition at south con-
nection. 40. Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements "a; condition
at inf1uent gatehouse. 40; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, 8.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-01-19
G1F1NKIE AND HOYT
6NRAILWAY DIRECTORY
ny I a. TLEM1Na.

2
The annual meeting of the share
hoidsrs Of the Washington Railway
ana Electric Company was held at
the focal ofiices this afternoon. Fol-
lowing an informal presentation OF
the annual report by the president the
meeting adjourned pending the count
ing of the vote by the tellers for the
election Of a board of directors.
ASresolution to increase the board OF
directors from nine to eleven was
adopted and julius Garf1nkle of WASH
inkton and Allen Hoyt Of New York
city. 5official OF the National City Com
pany, were named to the new posi-
tibns.
The shareholders meeting was at
tended by few shareholders other
than the directors, the voting being
LARGELY by proxies. which ran to
Charles J. Bell. William B. Hibbs,
Clarence F. Norment and Clarence p,
King.
AS there was apparently no opposition
to any of the old board the full board
will be reelected and the new directors
also chosen as indicated. No official
statement as to the results of the year S
operation of the system was made pub
lie.
Local Securities.
Capital Traction shares were in fair
request and firm at 80 to 1875 with
Mergenthaler slow at 124Ss, but de-
cfdedly strong.
The features of todays session of the
local stock exchange was the sale of
Bank at 200, and ten National Metro
p6litan at COS
Evening star., 1918-01-19
MONEY TO LOAN
On D. C. Real Estate. Lowest Ratea
JESSE L. HEISkELL.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECURITY sToR-
AGE COMPANY. 1NCORPoRATED.-We. the
undersigned. the president and ajorify Of the
board Of directors of the Security Storage Conn.,
pany, Inc. of Washington ID. e.. do hereby cer-
tify that the capital stock of the said corporation
is $500 000. all Of which has been actually paid
in, and that there are no existing debts.
CHARLES J. BELL, Director.
DANIEL FRASER. Director.
WM. J, FEATHER, Director.
q. A. ASPINWAIII, Director.
CLARENCE r. S0RMENT, Director.
]. CHARLES P. RAyENBURG, secretary of
the Security Storage CompanH INC0RPO-
RATED. Of the District Of Columbia, do hereby
swear that the facts stated in the above GER
ttdcate are true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief. CHAS. p. RAvENBURG, Secretatr,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, q notary
public In and for the District Of Columbia, this
18th day Of January, A.p. 1918.
(Seal) ]. ELIOT MORAN,
Notary Public. D. @.
my commission expires January Is, 1o22)
Evening star., 1918-01-19
se4o, ,ooo, 900 Certificates Sold.

Secretary McAdoo announces that
Treasury certificates to the amount of
SSl0,000,000 have been sold. with matu-
rity June 25. 1918. this being in antici-
patton OF the income tax payments due
in June.
These certificates have been issued
with . view of making it easier to
hnAnce the heavy income tax and ex-
ce1s profits tax payments. The sale.
covering as 1t did a period of five
months prior to the payment of taxes,
hAA been satisfactory.
Federal reserve banks have been d.
Tected to continue the sale of certifi-
Gates until further notice, reserving the
right to close subscriptions at any time
or to reduce allotment.
Business Of the Week.
Total sales on the Washington Stock
Exchange for the week ended today,
six sessions, eotaled 161 shares of
stock and $500 bonds, face value.