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Evening star., 1918-06-15
62 AWARDED DIPLOMAS.
Closing Exercises at Armstrong
Manual Training School.

sixty-two pupils were awarded
diplomas at commencement exercises
of Armstrong Manual Training High
School at the school last night. The
principal address was made by Dr..
c. A. Prosser. director of the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education.
The invocation and benediction were
pronounced by Rev. F. ]. Grimke.
George Z. Haynes. director of negro
economics of the Department of La
Dor. gave brief talk to the graduates
urging loyalty in this crisis in the
nations history.
The award of scholarships was made
by Mrs. Coralie F. Cook, a member of
the board of education. Fountain
Peyton, another member of the board.
awarded diplomas. H. Barrett Learned
Of the board presided.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
ATTACKED ON STREET.
Miss Katie Love Tells of Struggle
With Two Men.

Miss Katie Love. twenty-eight years
old, 1924 U street, Anacostia, reported
to the police a struggle with two
colored men at 11th and N streets
southeast about 2:30 o'clock yester-
day morning. Due to the timely ap-
pearance of bakers wagon she es-
capped with only a few scratches on
her face and a torn dress
Miss Love said she was on her way
home from her place of employment
and when she reached 1lth and n
streets a fve-pasenger automobile,
in which two colored men were seated,
appeared. One of the men, she stated,
inquired the way to Anacostia, took
hold of her and tried to drag her into
the automobile.
The men in the automobile hurried
away at the approach of the bakers
wagon. she stated. and she ran to the
9th street gate of the navy yard,
where marine on guard escorted her
to the house of friends nearby.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. June 15.-While some
what irregular, the cotton market made
generally firm showing early today.
First prices were 2 points lower to
l2 points higher and active months
worked off a few points after the
call. but soon rallied with July selling
up from 1886 to 26.15. or about q
points net higher, while active new
crop deliveries showed net gains OF
I to II points with October advanc-
ing from 24.31 to 24.46. Reports from
the goods trade suggested rather a
more confident tone with a better vol
ume of business, which, in connection
with bullish reports and trade buy
ing around the ring, promoted cover
ing for over the week end.
Futures opened steady: July, 1888;
October, 24.34 December, 24.O6; March,
1886.
NEW ORLEANS, June 15.-After a
fall of to points around the open
ing call today on the good weather
map, the cotton market steadied up
and rose to a level, ~ to % points over
yesterdays close. Buying of covers
for short account was the stimulating
influence.
Futures opened steady. January,
1925 asked: July, 27.20: October, 23.46;
December, 2314 asked.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
N. Y. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER.

NEW YORK, June .15.-Mercantile
paper. months. s: six months. s.:
sterling sixty-day bills, 4.72k: COM
mercial sixty-day bills on banks. Az:
commercial sixty-day bills, AIN: de-
mand, 4.7535; cables. 4.76 7-16: francs.
demand, 5.71 ": cables. $40; guilders,
demand. 81: cables. 81 k !; lire, demand,
8.95; cables. $50; rubles, demand,
1917; cables. IA nominal.
Bar silver. 9S1s: Mexican dollars. II:
government bonds. steady; railroad
bonds, steady.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
German in the Schools.
o the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star
heartily indorse the statement
made by w. V. Lewis in the account
of your paper of Tuesday of the meet
ing of the board OF education, in re-
gard to the retention of the German
language as study in our public
schools. In the place OF a language
that no one will ever care to hear
again, give US the chance to learn
something we can take pride in
knowing. OSWALD LEHMAN.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
Power of Attorney for Brother.

One of the overt acts alleged in the
miah O'Leary's transfer to his brother
of q power of attorney. authorizing
him to attend to his business while
absent.
Numerous incidents preceding and
subsequent to the fugitive's disap-
pearance were cited by the prosecu-
tion as tending to show John O'Lea-
rvs knowledge of his brothers inten-
tions and whereabouts. Among these
were collections of legal fees John is
alleged to have made in Jeremiah's
behalf, and the transfer to his own
account of his brothers funds in
New York bank.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Bar silver
was quoted at 99k per ounce here to-
day.
LONDON, June 15.-Bar silver,
4STd per ounce. Money. 2N per cent:
discount rates, short bills. 3 1882 per
ment; three months bills, 3h per
cent.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
IN DISGUISE OF "BUM,"
0'LEARY FLED JUSTICE
Prosecutor Barnes Charges Brother
of Fugitive With Knowing
Where He Is.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Jeremiah A.
O'Leary, the New York lawyer and
Sim Fein leader. under Indictment
for completely in two German espion-
age and treason plots. left New York
for st. Louis on May Z. attired in old
clothes 80 as to look like bum"
This assertion was part of Assist
ant District Attorney Barnes opening
statement at the trial in federal
court of OLeary's brother. John j.
O'Leary, and Arthur L. Lyons on
charges of conspiring to thwart JUS
tice by helping him to escape.
Barnes told the court 1t would be
shown that jeremiah OLeary had ex-
pressed fear that he would be framed
up" on charges connecting him with
"a German spy plot" and that Nine.
K. de Victorica. the woman named in
the espionage and treason plots,
unless she was given her dope" He
said the woman was addicted TO the
use of drugs. the prosecutor declared.
Arthur l.. Lyons connection with
the alleged justice obstruction con-
spiracy became known when it was
a secret indictment returned last
Monday. He was arrested that day
in Phoenix. Ariz., by Department of
Justice agents. who traced him to
that place from ST. Louis. He had
accompanied OLeary, by whom he
had been employed as confidential
investigator. from this city to st.
Louis, Barnes asserted.
The clothes in which O'Leary made
his flight were given him by his
brother, John j., 1t was stated. After
bidding his brother goodbye at the
station here May :, John j. OLeary
the next day sent a telegram ad-
dressed to jeremiah at Glens Falls.
N. Y, hoping thereby to misdirect
efforts which might be made to locate
him." the prosecutor declared.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
Million More for Mississippi.

For flood control in the Mississippi
river an appropriation of s6.67o,o0o,
an increase of 100000. was allowed
yesterday by the House while consid-
ering the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
Evening star., 1918-06-15

CHICAGO, June 15.-U. s. bureau
of markets (morning reporf): Hogs
Receipts. 1000 head; left over. 3,514:
a few hogs selling at SC higher; not
much trading yet.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
CARNEGIE IN PORT
AFTER LONG CRUISE
Magnetic Observation Yacht
Three Years in Strange
Waters.

From a cruise of three years. in
which she circumnavigated the earth.
visited all oceans and went around
east to west. the Carnegie 1nstitu-
tion's magnetic observation yacht
Carnegie is here to remain for an in
definite period.
She is lying in the dock at the 9Th
street wharf. Only her master. Capt.
H. II. W. Edmonds. and a portion of
her crew are aboard.
The vessel left Buenos Aires in De-
cember of last year. Coming by way
of Cape Horn and the Pacific, taking
her time while making magnetic OBJ
servations, she reached an Atlantic
port about ten days ago. The last end
of her voyage was made within hve
miles of the coast to keep out OF the
way Of submarines.
Three Years Away.
The Carnegie left Brooklyn three
years ago. The six scientists she had
aboard made constant observations.
securing data on terrestrial magnet
ism.
The wanderings of the ship took
her through the Panama canal to
Honolulu. Dutch Harbor. New Zea-
land: then on cruise in the south
ern ocean near the Antarctic circle
and back to New Zealand. Then
American Samoa was visited. and
from there the ship went to Guam
and San Francisco
Down the Pacific coast she next
voyaged and around Cape Horn to
Buenos Aires. At that port she lay
for nine months on account of the
war. While there her scientists made
magnetic observations in Argentina.
On the homeward passage Cape
Horn was rounded from east to west,
a difficult task, but one the Carnegie
succeeded in doing without great
difficulty, though she fought her way
through continuous storms.
Sailing in Circles.
Travelling in circles 10 cover as
much of the ocean as possible. the
vessel stopped at ports in Chile and
Peru. thence through the Panama
canal and UP the coast to the Chesa-
peake.
In addition to six scientists. the
vessel carries a navigating crew OF
seventeen men, OF the ships company
that started from Brooklyn three
years ago. only four were aboard her
on her arrival at Newport News.
The Carnegie is the only craft OF
ner klnu IN the "oTlu MAUI poSSipie
by a gift from Andrew Carnegie. she
was built for magnetic observation
work on all seas. Since going into
commission in 1905 she has covered
over 250.000 miles of ocean.
To make her an ideal ship for the
work assigned to her she is built en-
tirely Of wood. so that instruments
used in making observations will not
be magnetically affected. She is bark
entine rugged and is described as a
splendid rough weather craft, as is
shown by successful encounters with
storms and hurricanes on the seven
seas.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
Nominated Minister to Honduras.

T. Sambola Jones of Louisiana has
been nominated by President Wilson
to be minister to Honduras.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia. fair, continued
cool tonight; tomorrow fair. slowly ris-
ing temperature; light variable winds.
Maryland and Virginia. fair tonight
and tomorrow; not much change in
temperature; light north to northeast
winds.
West Virginia. fair and warmer to-
night and tomorrow.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1923 am. and
8:41 pm; high tide. 1:44 am. and
1853 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:15 am. and
9:28 Pm; high tide, 2:32 am. and
2:47 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. SAL am: sun
Tomorrow-sun rises. SAL am; sun
sets, 8:35 pm.
Moon rises, 1924 p.m.; sets, 1921
am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature
20; condition, "a. DalecarHa reservoir
>72; condition at north
connection. Is; condition at south con-
nection. %. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Tempera "A; condition
at infuent gatehouse. %; condition at
eff1uent gatehouse, "a.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the therm orneter and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twentyfour
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yest p.m., 66:
8 pm. 65; ~ midnight. 63; today,
am, So; 8 am. 81; IL noon, II.
Maximum, II, at noon; minimum, So,
at 445 am.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. IS; minimum. 55.
Barometer-Yesterda pm. 20. !;
8 pm, 1884: IL midnight. 1891; today,
am, 1898; am, 30.OS; IL noon.
3O.07.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
rrADpI1Dc Tuna
Evening star., 1918-06-15
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, June 15.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
they hold $69,596,53O reserve in excess
of legal requirements This is an in
rease Of $25,47s,320 from last week.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
THE WEEK
EpitOme Of Events Ending June
IS, 1918.
OFFENSIVE.

German attacks on each side of the
French salient between Montdidier
and Scissors were futile. French po-
sitions at Compiegne and southwest
of Scissors, endangered, were held
finally. Germans were also held north
of the Aronde and Matz rivers. to the
west of the Disc. advancing, however.
slowly a mile over a four-mile front
southwest of Scissors. American ar
tillery aided the French in counter
attacks against Germans southwest
of Montdidier. Americans captured
Belleau wood and took 300 prisoners.
German casualties were tremendous.
Military critics consider the week a
successful one from the viewpoint of
the allies and disastrous for the en-
emy. American marines fought like
demons near Chateau Thierry. The
Italians hold tenaciously along the
Mont di Val Bella front.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
A Specialties Market.

While the general market did not
show especial activity and very many
stocks remained quiescent. Steel COM
mon, Republic Iron and Steel and
General Motors furnished the great
bulk of the trading and the interest
of the short session.
The entire stock market contingent
is bullish on steels and General
Motors, and the demand for these
shares is such that advances were in
order.
Steel common was high at 105h.
General Motors moved up sharply to
1864 on arge government orders.
while Republic Iron and Steel sold up
to 90h.
Reading and Union Pacific were the
leaders of the rails, which as group
were stagnant.
Reading sold to go and Union Pacific
to 1929.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
STEEL COMMON OVER 95;
MOTORS ALSO STRONG

NEW YORK. June 15.-Stimulated by
further war news stocks registered many
substantial gains at the opening of to-
days stock market.
The advance was again featured by
United States Steel. which rose almost
point on it's first sale of 1000 shares.
Reading. which displayed marked
strength in the final dealings OF the
previous session. also had a wide"
opening.
Most of the equipments. industrials,
motors and allied specialties were lpa-
terially higher.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
BANKERS IN BIG CITIES
/ WILL AID THE UTILITIES
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Committees of the clearing house
associations of Chicago. Boston. Phil
adelphia and New York city have un-
dertaken to secure such modification
of the laws creating the War Finance
Corporation and it's activities as to
pave the way for caring for public
utilities and their financial needs.
These four committees will work to
secure authorization to the War
Finance Corporation to advance to
member banks in the federal reserve
system up to 100 per cent of loans to
public utilities or to firms working on
war orders.
They will urge the change on the
limitations on advances to private
bankers to public utility corporations
from IS per cent to 30 per cent.
They seek this change in order that
bankers will not be tied up with
large credits to utilities.
Under the present law the War
Finance Corporation cannot recog-
nize loans in the aggregate of many
millions that were made before April
6. 1917. These loans and investments
are not eligible for rediscount. If the
law could be so changed as to give
consideration to these securities they
may be used to build up reserves.
AT meeting of the directors of the
North Capitol Savings Bank Eugene
L. Auldridge was added to the board
Of directors.
Armour Notes All Taken.
The National City Company. Crane.
J'ariis &c Co. and Bonbright & Co. bond
brokers. report that the books for
subscriptions to the Armour & Co.
$50 900 notes closed at 10 o'clock
this morninE-all sold. This has been
one of the successful fotations of the
year; one of three especially attrac-
tive.
Busy Day at the Banks.
It was decidedly busy day at all
banks this morning. The usual with
Grawals of funds and deposits by
other customers. the large payments
on account of liberty bonds and the
cashing of coupons made the short
day as full of activity as any full
day of the week.
Will Feel Income Payments.
1t is expected that the banks will
feel the heavy checks for the income
tax payments next week. with prac-
tical certainty of deposits being drawn
down two or three millions.
But all of the predicted and ex-
pected disturbances as result of the
payment of the $4,000. .0aQ 900 to So
5G0.000.000 of taxes failed to mate
rialiZe-the money markets of the big
eastern centers being entirely normal
Evening star., 1918-06-15
INTERNATIONAL.

The address of President Wilson to
Mexican editors won favor. and dec
laration was made by member of
the party that If Mexico fights it will
be on the side of the United States.
ernment signed treaty Of peace.
Friedrich Ebert, German socialist
leader, and vice president of the social
democratic party, was elected presi-
dent OF the main committee of the
reichstag. Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor Of the exchequer of England.
prepared to move a war appropriation
propriations since the beginning of
the war f7.342.0 100000. Brazil ap-
pointed food controller to supervise
Brazilian exports. A war tax pro-
viding for S00.000,000 marks and a
tax on property. beginning at $4,000
marks and rising to an aggregate Of
100000 marks. was agreed upon in
Germany between the reichstag and
the government. The Finnish min
istry announced that it proposed to
change the government into a mon
archy. The United States has been
asked by the central committee of
the cadet party in Russia to send aid.
DIR. G. V. Lomonossof, head of the
Russian railway mission to the United
ional government of kerensky, was
removed by Boris Bakhmeteff. Rus
sian ambassador. The chamber of
deputies of France passed bill pro-
viding for the increase by 100000
900 francs of the amount of money
which the Bank of France can loan
the government. The financial con-
revenues this year being estimated
at 1000 600 600 lire
Evening star., 1918-06-15
OBJECTIONS VOICED
AGAINST MORE TAX
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Hears From Drug
gists and Graphophone Co.
WAR REVENUE BILL UP

Opposition to tax on medicinal
posed was voiced today before the
House ways and means committee.
which has under consideration the
new war revenue bill, by Samuel c.
Henry, secretary of the Association
of Retail Druggists.
NJ. Dorian. representing the Colum-
bia Graphophone Company, occupied
most of the morning session of the
committee. He objected to any in
crease of tax on graphophones and
musical Instruments on the ground
that they are educational and foster
patriotic spirit particularly desirable
at this time. He advised that the
present gross sales tax OF 3 per cent
should be taken off and that the only
property.
He did not care how heavy this tax
might be, because he said there were
no excess profits.
On cross-examination he admitted
business had not been hurt by the
Representative Sterling suggested
that 5 per cent gross sales tax
might reasonably be imposed without
the industry going into bankruptcy.
Asks Exemption of Pre-War Profits
Exemption of pre-war profits from
special taxation and installment plan
payment of war profit taxes were ad-
vocated by L. l.. Howe Of New York.
secretary of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association. yesterday.
Frederick c. Durant of Philadel-
phia, retired sugar refner. urged
the committee to put a consumption
tax of l per cent or more on gross
sales of every kind. in addition to all
other taxes. He estimated that two
billion dollars would be brought In
by such a levy.
Representative Crisp of Georgia, d
member Of the committee, gave no.
tice that he would make a fight to
make all federal and state officials.
except the President and members of
the Supreme Court, subject to all pro-
visions of the new tax law.
Suggestion by P. ]. Eder.
Exemption of American corpora
tions from excess profits tax on cap
ital invested in foreign countries and
the imposition of only light income
tax on foreign business were eurged
by =. J. Eder of New York, secretary
of the Mercantile Bank, before the
committee. Mr.. Eder said heavy
taxes in America would drive Ameri-
can corporations operating abroad to
relinquish American charters for
charters of foreign countries.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
First Trust Notes for Sale

: Secured on improved d. c. real estate. Com
pine good interest with best possible security
Notes In denominations of from $3.50 to So. 900.
Transactions closed promptly. We collect in.
terest and attend to every detail carefully.
No charge TO Investors. Certificates Of title
and insurance policy furnished.
SHANNON 4 LUCHs.
Investment Dept.
~ 18th st. NV. Main 2345,
Evening star., 1918-06-15
NATIONAL,

Secretary Baker announced that
100000 troops are in France. Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board
looks forward to 100000 tons of
shipping in 1920. Provost General
Crowder issued the first call on Ha-
waii under the selective draft law:
President Wilson proclaimed July S
as draft registration day for Alas
kans. Hawaiians and Porto Ricans
reaching twenty-one years of age
since June s. 1917. Germany was pre-
pared to proclaim danger zone"
clared himself a candidate for United
States senator from Michigan, at the
suggestion of President Wilson.
President Wilson declared in favor of
worldwide woman suffrage. The
House passed the privileged resolu-
tion of Representative Madden calling
upon Secretary Baker and Secretary
Daniels to report the number and
names of men between twenty-one
and thirty-one years old in govern
ment service as clerks. Forty-flve
conscientious objectors were each
given twenty-five years in Jail at San
Antonio. Tex. The new rate of cents
mile for railroad travel went into
effect. Fairfax Harrison. president Of
the Southern, and Milton H. Smith,
president of the Louisville and Nash
Vile, were removed by Secretary
McAdoo as chief operating officers.
jeremiah O'Leary and six others were
indicted for treason. The State De-
partment refused to meet the demands
of Germany and release Capt. Lieut..
Franz Won Rintelen in exchange for
Siegfried Paul London.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, June
15.-Potomac river clear and Shenan-
doah muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Elgin Cars Made in
Month in 1917 Equal
Year S Output of 1916

Growth of the Elgin Motor Car Corp
oration in 1917 has been rapid. The
company is a member Of the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce, an
honor conferred upon it last summer,
only little more than one year after
its start, and now is an exhibitor at
the National Automobile Show.
c. S. Rieman, vice president and gen.
eral manager Of the company, after
leaving the Service Motor Truck Com
rany. Of Wabash. Ind. undertook the
development of the Elgin Corporation
in Chicago.
In the season of 1916, the Elgin
corporation turned out 724 cars. This
number of cars IN comparison with the
output of other companies. turning out
that number in Two or three days, was
such as to draw little attention. But
the Elgin output grew and Chicago
people expressed their confidence in
the Elgin and its promoter.
With the opening Of the 1917 season
it became necessary to surround the
factory with tents. Shipping facilities
enabled the company TO get materia
and to snip cars. AS the number ot
dealers and distributors increased the
output grew, and in August of 1917
more cars were shipped than were
made during 1916 The August ship
mcrts tOtallcd Sll cars.