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Evening star., 1918-02-18
WEATHER..

District of Columbia, fair tonight and
tomorrow, with slowly rising tempera-
ture; lowest temperature tonight about
twenty-six degrees; light variable
winds.
Maryland and Virginia, fair tonight
and probably tomorrow; Slightly warm
er tomorrow: light variable Winds. be-
coming southeast.
West Virginia. generally fair tonight
and tomorrow, with slowly rising tenn
perature.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. sos am and s:51
p.m.: high tide, 1:25 am. and pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 9:06 am. and
9:53 pm; high tide, 2:27 am. and 3:o4
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:57 am: sun sets,
5:4S PIN.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:56 am; sun
sets, $40 pm.
Moon rises. 11:13 am; sets. 1894 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday: =
Thermometer-ye-.er pm, 80:
p.m.. 20; IL midnight, Is; today, 4
am, %; s am. 20; IL noon. 81; pm,
"a. Maximum. 35. at so pm. today;
minimum, 20, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 54: minimum, 35
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 3045;
3 PM, 3n.52: - midnight. 30.5S; today,
am. 30-61; s am. 3o.69; 12 noon,
1866; Pm, 30.59.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. February IS Il
p.m.) m.)-Wheat-Spot No. red, soft,
2.22; spot No. 2 red winter. 2.24: re-
Corn-Receipts, 2,546 bushels; ex-
Oats-Firm: standard white, 1.o4: No.
white. 1.os; receipts. 2,oS6 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export,
2.20; receipts. 1.196 bushels; exports,
s5.02s
Hay-Firm; standard timothy: s1;5oa
80. 90; No. / clover mixed. 2s.5oaso.5o.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. February 1s.- Butter
Steady creamery, 44a49.
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 1852 cases !;
firsta So; ordinary firsts, 49a5O; at mark,
cases included, 50a51
Potatoes-Lower receipts. SS cars
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota bulk,
l 9Oa2.00: do. sacks, 1.95a2.O5.
Poultry-Alive. higher; springs. ~
fowls not quoted.
NEW YORK, February 1S.-Butter-
Steady; receipts. 6,325 tubs: creamery,
higher than extras, 521sa53; creamery,
extras (s2 score), So; firsts. 4sa51 u !;
seconds. 47a4S1a.
Eggs-Nervous; receipts. 3,466 cases.
Fresh gathered, extras, 62 Y ass; extra
firsts. So: firsts, 01k; seconds. 60a61; !;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby west
ern hennery, whites, fine to fancy, 63a
64: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery, browns, 63a64: mixed colors,
61a63.
Cheese-steady: receipts. $50 boxes
State, whole milk. flats held, specials,
26a26H: do, average run, 25A a26.
Dressed poultry-Firm; chickens, 27a
s3; fowls, 27aa5: turkeys. 24ass.
Poultry-AHSe. firm: fowls. SO; roost-
ers. young, s5;Sold. 27; turkeys. s5.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
EDWARD W. MORCOCK
DEFEATED BY PRINTERS

Edward w. Morcock of the Columbia
Typographical Union. No. 101. was de-
feated for the nomination for president
of the International Typographical
Union at meeting yesterday after
noon in Typographical Temple on G
street. Marsden G. Scott of New York
Union, No. 6. received 1913 votes to Mr..
Morcock's 1856.
Other votes on nominations yester-
day resulted as follows:
First vice president-Walter w. Bar
rett, Chicago Union. No. 16. 210 votes
Fred ]. Terry, Atlanta Union. No. As,
119.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. Hays, Min
neapolis Union, No. AZ, 2os: W. E' Mer-
ritt. Houston Union. No. ST, 119.
Board Of auditors-Fred Barker, Spo-
kane Union, No. 1873. 40; Philip John
son. San Francisco Union. No. 21. 167.
Delegates to American Federation of
Labor-Frank ]. bennington, Oakland
Union. No. SO. III; John H. Ferguson,
Baltimore Union. No II, 1924; Joseph E.
Goodkey, Washington. Columbia Union,
Union. No. So. 172; Charles P. Howard,
Multnomah portland, Ore.) Union, No.
58, Sc; T. w. Mccullough. Omaha Union,
No. 100, 1856; Frank Morrison. Chicago
len, San Francisco Union. No. 81. 13:
T. c. Parsons. Washington. Columbia
Union. No. 101, 23s; William Young,
Philadelphia Union, No. 2. 166.
Trustees Union Printers Home-Wal-
ter E. Ames, Milwaukee Union, No. %,
130; William E. Armstrong. New York
Union. No. 6. 1872; Malcolm A. Knock,
Boston Union. No. 13. 100: William
Mounce. New York Union. No. s, 1877;
George p. Nichols, Baltimore Union, No.
12. 1872; William e. O'Leary. Boston
Union, No. 13, 109; Michael Powell. OF
tawa, Ont, Union, No. 1O2, 1884,: H. Rud-
nick, Chicago Union, No. 16, SO.
Delegates to Trades and Labor Con-
gress of Canada-Samuel Hadden, To-
ronto Union, No. 81. 227
Agent Union Printers Home, Joe NJ.
johnson, Washington, Columbia Union,
No. 101, 27e. ,xl 1rlssn,
Officers Will be elected in May
Evening star., 1918-02-18
INSPECT WARRIOR RIVER.
Engineers Also Investigate Mobiles
Facilities for Coal Base,

MOBILE, Ala, February IS. David
Bontecou. engineer of the federal ship
ming board; A. ]. Mason of the Emer-
sency Fleet Corporation, and q. X.
Little, district United States engineer.
completed an inspection of the Warrior
river last night. and today inspected
Mobiles facilities for a proposed coal
base.
The government had the investiga-
ton made to determine the advisability
of utilizing the Warrior river as relief
to freight congestion. The party left
today for New Orleans to make inves-
tigation of the Mississippi river pos-
sibilities.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
GREAT NUMBER LOST
IN zUzULAND FLOOD

DURHAM, Natal. Sunday. February IL
Sixty-three Europeans are missing and
great number of Indians and natives prob
ably have been lost in consequence of
flood in the Umvolosi sugar district of
Zululand. A terrific storm flooded the
Cmvolosi river The water came down
like wall. submerging village in the
sugar area in the valley. A great bridge
over the river was wrecked, the railway
station and hotel were swept away, hun
dreds of cottages of natives were de-
stroyed and telegraph and telephone lines
were put out of commission.
Six inches of rain fell in two hours in
Natal, nine inches at Lourenco Marquee
in Mozambique; sixteen inches in twenty
four hours at Ukomaas and ten inches in
eight hours at PinetoWn.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, February 1s.-Corn today
showed continued strength, notWith-
standing that receipts had materially
increased According to some leaders
the action of the market simply NUS
trated the extent of the demand. Sell
ers were scarce. After opening
higher. with March not quoted and May
1868. prices hardened little more
and then underwent slight reaction.
Active commission house buying ad-
yanced oats to new high price levels
for the season. At first, however, the
market displayed some weakness. ow-
ing to assertions that cars to make
Opening figures, which varied from the
same as Saturdays close to = down,
with May S3k to say, were followed
by rapid upturn.
Higher quotations on hogs gave
strength to provisions. Very little was
for sale until good advance had been
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Equitable Life's Good Year.

The annual statement of the Eauita
ble Life Assurance Society of the
United States gives evidence of the
company's continued progress.
Increases are shown in new insur-
ance. outstanding insurance, assets and
income The interest rate for the wear
increased and the mortality rate de-
creased. The payments to policyhold-
ers in 1917 aggregated $62 2S31172, max
ing a total since organization of ST.
162SS9.011- The insurance on the com
panys books now amounts to s1,754.-
S6s.9OS. an increase for the year Of
$141.I7s,327. The new insurance maid
for totaled s2a1,s44,s52. covering 1so.-
600 lives OF S.792 domestic death
claims paid during the year, more than
50 per cent were settled within one day
after receipt of the proofs of death.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
GEN. SIBLEY DIES.
For Many Years a Prominent Cav
airy Officer.

ROCKFORD. ILL.,, February 1S.-Brig.
Gen. Frederick w. Sibiey. for many
wears a leading cavalry officer who took
part in the early Indian campaigns and
later in the Spanish,Ameracan war. b
dead at the base hospital at Camp
Grant. Death was due to pernicious
anemia Gen. Sibley, who was at one
time commandant at the Military Acad-
emy at West Point. came to G4mb
Grant from the Mayo Hospitni ~ Rrsosi
ester, zE4nn, yherA ~ I'D o14qHn
Evening star., 1918-02-18
On the Local Stock Exchange.

Prices on several issues of local Sc
curities proved low enough to attrac ct
some little buying movement on to-
days session of the local stock ex-
means active, save in comparison with
some of the slow days of last week.
The largest bond transaction was the
sale of $4,000 Washington Railway As
at 40. few hundred Potomac Console
dated Ss sold at par and a small block
of Graphophone SIS at 93
Railway preferred was traded in to
the extent of a few shares at 6S. Nor
1oik and Washington Steamboat shares
brought 154.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Judge Thacker Dies in Oklahoma,

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, February
1s. - Charles NJ. Thacker. associate
justice of the Oklahoma supreme
court. died here. yesterday Of acute
gastritis. He had been Ill only three
days. Judge Thacker was born in Yir-
ginia fifty-two years ago.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
METAL MARKET QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. February 1s.-Metal
exchange quotes lead steady; spot, 7.05
a7.20: spelter quiet: East st. Louis de-
livery, spot offered at 1917:
At Londo0-Spot copper, E110; fu-
lures, f110; electrolytic. E125; spot
tin. s317; futures. f314; lead. spot.
Egg los; futures. s2S los; spelter.
spot. E54: futures. ESQ
Evening star., 1918-02-18
POWDER MARKET.
NEW YORK SUGAR PRICES.

NEW YORK. February 1S.-Raw su-
centrifugal, 6.005; molas-
ses nominal; refined steady; cut loaf.
s 20; xxx powdered, 7.65; powdered.
60: fine granulated and diamond A,
745; confectioners A, 7.35: No. l, 7.30.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 5s, 5000
at 10OH.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd, 5 at
After call:
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. 10 At
134. 10 at lj4
Potomac Electric Power 6s $500 at 100
American Graphophone 6s, $500 at a.
Washington Railway and Electric As, 81 900
at 20, 81 900 at 20 1000 At 10 ~
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Building Workman Killed.

William Francis, colored workman,
was killed today when derrick boom
at the bureau of standards fell and
crushed his skull Francis, who was
forty years old and lived at Fairmount
Heights, was at work on new build
ing being erected at the bureau.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Fixes New Price for Wheat.

An amendment to the food bill. fixing
the price of wheat for the 1918 crop at
$2.65 instead Of 81. as now authorized.
was introduced today by Senator
Thompson and referred t. the agricul-
Evening star., 1918-02-18

r.smatters little what it is that you
wax .~,vhether a situation or servant
. tt ad In The Star viii reach the
Der4xWho will. All your mex. e 4 I,
Evening star., 1918-02-18
The Next Liberty Loan.

Bankers now believe that the third
liberty loan will not be announced
until late in March. The financial
operations of the Secretary of the
Treasury with the banks. whereby the
latter are taking short-term certifi-
Gates in large blocks. are DELAYING the
putting out of the bonds until more
favorable conditions exist
Bankers have been taking $500 600
certificates every two weeks and doing
their very best to assist the Treasury
Department 1t is expected that near
ly $4,000. 100000 of these certificates
will be issued
Banks having invested 10 per cent of
their resources in short-term certifl-
Gates, as requested, will be back of the
next liberty loan with all their force
in urgent effort to enter subscriptions
In equal amount to the certificates pur-
chased, in order to rehabilitate the Dor
tlon OF their capital, now temporarily
employed in per cent certificates
Many of the country banks have prac-
tically gone the limit in buying GER
tificates
The governor of the Richmond re-
gIonal bank again calls attention to the
great service that will be rendered if
bankers will urge upon their customers
who have income and excess profits
taxes to pay to purchase Treasury certifi-
cafes IN advance of payment
Evening star., 1918-02-18
MORE ACTIVE MARKET,
WITH PRICES HIGHER

NEW YORK. February 1S.-lmmedl-
ately on the opening of the exchange
the market started on a continuation OF
the strength so prominent in the clos
ing days of last week.
Conditions seem to favor the bull side
of the market and the street is in a
temper to follow the leader. Three
great influences seem to be furnishing
the backbone of the bull movement, the
peace talk and the prospects Of the
finance and railroad measures being en-
acted before the next liberty loan VIII
be undertaken.
Secondary favorable influences of the
session were the abrupt ending of the
strike of shipbuilders and the Russia n
situation, the latter, while not looked
upon as likely to be especially impor-
tant. is admittedly mixed enough to
present possibilities.
Scores of traders. inclined to the be-
lief that higher prices should be in or
der. were perfectly willing to follow
the market to higher levels and their
purchases helped it along materially.
% Broad, Active Trading.
From slow. sick. tiresome session
such as the market has experienced SO
often for the last few months, there
was a broad active trade, the first two
hours showing a turnover of 100000
shares. The chances are, If the activity
is maintained. that a 96O. .000-share day
will be reached. something the street
has not witnessed for some time.
One of the encouraging features of
the day was the show of strength in
the liberty bonds. which were steadily
absorbed. and at higher prices. The
31.s sold at SO and 9S.10; the first As
at $3.50 to $3.50 and the second As at
96 to 96.0s.
With the increased activity in stocks
many new highs were made on the up
turn, Chandler Motors made 6k point
advance; General Motors easier early,
but recovered with a 2A net gain.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Pat Names.

FIcm the Boston Tr3ascript.
what does your friend. dog"
Hes . hydroplanist for Uncle Sl1os
Il syuu nan q Nayia1OEs
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Broad, Active Trading.
Improved Steel Business Indicated.

United States Steel common opened at
96as. y point gain. and continued
strong to 9Sss. Republic Steel gained
"a points. and Bethlehem B a like
amount Indications for improved steel
business are said to be excellent.
Specialties. such as United Fruit,
Central Leather. Marine preferred and
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies all act
ed well, moving up the average
Evening star., 1918-02-18
IMPROVEMENT SEEN.
IN INVESTMENT MARKET
BY I. A. FLEMING.

While there are very few refundinS
or new financing operations under way
at this time. the outlook is little more
encoura ginC and it is within the possl-
: bilities that municipalities and corpora
tions might be reasonably successful IN
high-grade fiotations.
Naturally. with the government seek
ing to control all issues of securities,
it is not likely that any large fiotations
will be undertaken, but the savings OF
the people are accommodating so rapidly
that it would seem not only possible to
do some corporate financing, but that IL
might be accomplished without IN any
way hazarding the success OF the next
liberty loan. 1t would be necessary TO
pay the price for any money and that
only tie highest grade of bonds could
be successfully issued.
II not likely, however. that much
If any corporate financing Will he un-
dertaken during the consideration OF
the securities bill in Congress.
Money is Very firm Bankers are car
ing for their regular customers. scru-
tinizing new loans and continuing the
purchase of commercial paper freely
one of the popular methods of hnanc-
ing today. in order that assets VIII be
available for rediscount at the reserve
banks.
The competition OF the government
certificates in the open market. during
the last few weeks. has caused little
sIackening of the demand for paper
Rates are strong at per cent
Seek to Avoid Stamp Tax.
Efforts have been inaugurated by the
Clearing House Association of Rich
mond to secure congressional action
by which obligations of federal reserve
r.d fnr
will not require stamp taxes, as at the
present time.
All banks in the fifth regional dis
trict have been asked to use their ef-
forts to secure the passage of this leg
isIation.
oliver j. Sands president of the as
sociation. in letter to bankers IN thls
district. says:
This association iS convinced that it
is bad policy to require the obligations
of member banks, secured by govern
ment bonds or by instruments bearing
revenue stamps. to be stamped
1T is manifest TO all that the banks
of the south cannot take government
bonds to any large degree, without Sc
riously curtailine their loans. unless
they can secure credit upon these bonds
from the federal reserve banks The
government should place the banks in
q position to render the largest service.
and this can be done only by elimlnat-
ing. in so far as possible. the babil-
ity of a monetary loss to the banks III
the transaction. Banks should be re-
lieved of this stamp tax"
Insures All Employees.
The lack of a comma often spoils the
sense of sentence The statement
was made in this column day or two
ago that the Comm ercial National
Bank had insured all its employees over
fifty for $1,000 each. in recognition of
extra services during the rush work
of the closing months of 1917.
Age had nothing to do with the
policies Most of the fifty employees
of the bank are young and aggressive
men and all are insured at the expense
of the bank
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Low on Liberty Is.
Personal Mention.

F. W. Stone, vice president of the Ma
fional Savings and Trust Company, and
+. B. DevereauX of the same institu-
ton have gone to Augusta, Ca, for a
week on the golf links
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Insures All Employees.
Bankers Association Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
held this evening at the chapter rooms
The resolution proposing charge of
% cents month on checking accounts
with average balances below S100, will
come up fer consideration. 1t will prob
ably be adopted in its present form,
which gives the right to each bank to
use its own Judgment and to handle
the matter as it may see fit
Conditions in Washington are peculiar
in the matter of checking accounts. and
no hard and fast rule could be brought
into use without creating some dissatis-
faction.
Low on Liberty IS.
Henry Clews gives this reason for
the current low prices of liberty bonds
THE decline was evidently due to
liquidation and selling by financial in
stitutions and others. in order to facili-
tate subscriptions for the next issue :.
also. in part, to the fear of the pro-
1ongation of the war. The decline in
these bonds will not cause the slightest
uneasiness. There is not the slightest
doubt about American credit. and these
bonds are, beyond question the best
the world affords. But the strongest
securities available must in time obey
the inexorable dictates of economic
law. Demand is not keeping pace with
supply. interest rates are steadily ad-
vancing. consequently liberty bonds
must adjust themselves to market con-
ditions"
Evening star., 1918-02-18

CURB STOCKS,
Q Q,ota tions furnished by W. D. Hibbs & Co,
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Closing Firm Less Active,

The final hour of the market was mark
ed by less activity, but prices main
tanned their earlier advantages with CON
firmness.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-31
DIR. STEINER LECTURES
HERE NEXT THURSDAY
One of the Best Informed Men In
America on Germany and
the Germans

DR.. Edward Steiner, author.
educator, and lecturer, will dellv-
er a lecture in the high school
auditorium Thursday evening OF,
next week as the next number on
the lyceum course. Seat reser-
yations as usual will be made at
Vibber-G ifford's.
DIR. Steirer was born in Aus.
tria, received his early schooi
training in Bohemia, ATTENDED
the higher schools of Germany,
made his doctors degree at the
University of Heidelberg, spent
his early manhood in Russia and
| is now head of the department OF
applied Christianity in Iowa COL
lege at Grinnell. ;.
DIR. Steiner knows what II Is
to be foreign-born American
and the message he is delivering
from the platform is OF tremen-
dous Importance to every Amer
lean citizen at this time. he
knows the German viewpoint as
well as the American:
He knows how hard the Amer.
leans sometimes make it Tor tne
man of foreign birth to become .
GOOD citizen and loves his coun'
trv as unqualifiedly as does any
native American. He is one o.
the most popular lecturers OF
: the platform today and has ;
D message that every resident o.
this community should hear.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-31
C,t,rrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

NV local applicatfono az they cannot reach
the diaeased portion Of the ear. There 10
only one way. to cure catarrhal deafness.
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an in
named condition Of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
perfect hearing, and when II 10 entirely
closed, Deafness 10 the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
reatored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh. which 10
An infiamed condition of the mucous sur.
faces Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system.
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halps Catarrh Medicine. Cir.
cularo free. All Druggists, 76c. !
+. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-31
MUST PLANT TO
LIMIT SAYS HOOVER
Get the Crops in the Ground and
We will Find Some Way to
Harvest Them

Since his return from Wash
ington, D. c., where he confer
red with Herbert C.. Hoover, MIR.
Hebberd has received the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Hoover on
the subject of increased food pro-
daetion:
"There was one subject upon
which | had intended to 10y
greater emphasis than | did at
our conference, and that is next
years production.
"While necessarily the deter
mination of policy on production
is in the hands of the depart
ment of agriculture and It's agen-
cies, I feel that it is prime duty
of the food administration to IN
flame the imagination OF the
I, farmers to the national necessi-
ty. The particular crop winch
1.-The farmer raises is of secondary
importance to the food admins
.tration as compared to produc'
ton, so long as it yields an IN.
crease in human and animal food
Practically any crop OF thus
character will assist in reducing
the world shortage. The mar
thing is to get planting ant
breeding on a larger scale thar !,
hitherto. What we want to lnstll
! into the farmers mind is tina
;. the responsibility rests upon mn
If this cause is to be won.
: 81 know his feeling about la
, Dor is discouraging, but | still be
!. lieve a super-effort by our farm
ers will get the greater Gro
planted. Given that it is planted
: we can find a solution to it's har
:. vest somehow, if we have to tur'
: our town population into tn
!, fields. We also need this yea
= to further stimulate che plant
ing If gardens on all sides an
!. everywhere. All producers hav
j enjoyed good prices fos product
: Land this background for prcdus
! ton could not be better.
!. "In any event any device II
. stimulating production must :
implemented and every energ
!. we on our side can put into
!. will contribute greatly to SUI
l. cess.
J. 81 rely on your using every IN
"a this before your command to p'
r. :. this before the farmers OF you
Il state"
>. Faithfully yours,
"A HERBERT HOOVEl