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Evening star., 1918-05-27

NEW YORK, May 27.-FIour-DuII,
spring, 1075a11.25; winters. 10.S5a
Ills; Kansas, 10.90a11.26. Pork-Un-
settled; mess, 51.00a51.5o: family. $500
ASSOC; short clear. 47.00a52.00. Lard
weak; middle west, 24.10a24.20.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 81 Il pm.
q,ptations). s).-Wheat-Spot No. red
soft, 2.22; spot No. red winter. 2.24.
Receipts, 2,951- bushels.
Corn-Receipts. 33.7O7 bushels: ex-
ports. 64.1SS bushels.
Oats-Dull: standard white, 81
asked; No. white. s0A asked. Re-
ceipts. $4,000 bushels.
Rye-Easier; No. 2 western export,
200.
Hay-Quiet and steady; No. / tim
othy. 31a31.50; No. / clover, mixed.
2S.5Oa29.0O.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
EXPECTS U. S. AND BRITAIN
TO COVER GERMAN DEFICIT
. Of the Associated Press.

C1ft1e epohde1ee o. The ASsocfated Press
LONDON. May 14.-Becauss the war
indemnify which Germany will de-.
(mand from Great Britain and the
lUnitsd States will cover the dsneit.' -
the 0sxman minister Of finance 10 op.
Ipessd 70 IN income tax In Germany
similar to the one In Great Britain.
tThis announcement was made re-.
Gently In the Frankfurtsr Zsitung.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Losses Up to Four Points.

In some intances the losses were up
to points. Motors. oils. tobacco and
alcohol were all weak.
The rails lost their gain and the
whole list dropped.
: At noon moderate rally started
and. entering the second hour of the
afternoon, Steel common was back at
1868, near the high of the session
up to that time. but elsewhere only
partial recoveries were In order.
Liberty AIS made a new low on the
decline from 97.44 to $3.50. The 3k g
sold at 1898 to 80. frst As at $40 to
94.78 and second 4s at $3.50 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
RESERVE BANKS TO PASS
ON FUNDS OF TOURISTS
BY L A. FLEMING.

Tho eold export committee Of the
FEDERAL Reserve Board has conferred
upon the twelve federal reserve
branch banks authority to pass on the
applications Of travellers intending to
leave the United States to carry with
them from $1,000 to $4,000 in nation
al bank or federal reserve notes. 500
. in gold coin or gold certificates and
up to $500 in subsidiary coins or
silver certificates
The gold export committee retains
authority to pass on larger amounts
which travellers may desire to take
with them from the country. But the
only possible excuse for taking larger
amounts Of currency and the only
reason for giving consideration to q
request is that 1t would involve the
traveller in added expense.
This Is plainly a movement to keep
control Of the currency Of the country.
and to see that the enemy in no way
benefits by American cash. 1t Is also
conserving resources Of the nation In
coin and currency.
No restrictions have been placed on
letters of credit. as yet. but they are
readily traceable.
Junior Bankers Outing.
The annual outing of the Washing
ton Chapter. American Institute Of
Banking. has been set for July 20. at
Marshall Hall.
War Loans Large.
Loans to foreign governments hoated
In the United States are at the crest.
<,o71,473,000. as compared with $751;
$4,000 when the war commenced
This amount includes all the various
securities brought out. Considerable
maturities are scheduled for 1919, In
cluding most Of the French municipal
aoans. and 500, 100000 Canadian two
year notes and also the $s4.50o.o00 Of
the American foreign collateral Sc
cured IS. japan placed about ssao.-
100000 loans here. and has made lib
erai loans to England. $4,000. 900;
France. $4,000, 900; Russia, Ss5.000.-
200. and China. $10,o0o.o00.
Busy Day In Bonds.
S On today's session of the local
ntock exchange bond trading clearly
Featured. $500. par value. changing
hands. The bulk of the transactions
were in the 4 per cents Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. which opened At 6Sh and sold
to and closed at 6s, with one hve-
hundred-dollar bond selling at 6S%,
the high of the session
= Capital Traction 81 were strong at
.300M and Washington Gas bs were
steady at e5&.
Mergenthaier Linotype shares were
moderately active in q small way.
thirty-five shares in all changing
hands. in several lots, 11Oh to 110h.
+! A sale of Commercial National
I Bank stock-only one share. how
3 ever-was reported at $50.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas %. $500 at e6&.
Capital Traction %. $500 at 1904.
Wsshington Railway and Electric u. 81 600
at 6eH. q 800 at 0S1z, 81 600 at 66k. $500 At
6ek, 1000 At 66.
Washisgton Railway and Electric pfd., 25
1t %. 9 At %. At 60.
Nergsnthaler, at l10ss. 10 At HON, At
'1ioH, 10 At 110x.
After call:
Nefssnthaler. S at 110h.
ws'hinston Railway and Electric a. $1,000
Capital Traction 80, 81 900 at l00h.
Commsreial National Bank, at $50.
lAnoton, ] At Sc.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
MARKET VERY ERRAT|C;;
MANY LOSSES IN LIST

NEW YORK. May 27.-Wall street
shivered and shook this morning. nor
was 1t q case Of western front so
much as 1t was the practical cer-
tainty Of tax revision at this time.
and the dread that the necessities of
the occasion. the prosecution Of the
war. may cause serious additions to
the burden Of the corporations with
resulting decreases in distribution to
shareholders.
Rails showed little strength at
the opening. but nothing worthy of
special comment. on the announce
ment of the director general fixing
increased freight and passenger rates.
Some Slight Recoveries.
Industrials. however. opened ss to
y lower. and then made some slight
recoveries to go again upon the an
nouncement of the resumption of the
German offensive and the qualified
statement. some success attended
the venture"
On the low price of the morning
losses extended to ] u to 2h points.
Steel common dropped steadily for a
2-point loss. falling to 105h. as COM
pared with a closing at 107h op Sat
urday. The whole list fell with the
leader almost without exception.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
URGED BY DC. PASTORS

President Wilson is to be asked to
q strict Sunday observance law for
the District Of Columbia, and also
to urge upon the District Commits
sioners a resembling Of their recent
order permitting Sunday base ball.
This was decided upon by the Pastors
Federation at a meeting today at New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
A special committee. of which Rev.
H. w. o. Miilington. pastor OF the
Brookland Baptist Church. is chair
man. gave a report OF recent con :
ference with the Commissioners. He
stated that at the conference II was
quite EVIDENT that the board of Com
miss.onSrs had made up their minds
regarding the matter and would not
stop the playing of Sunday base ball.
To Ask President to Act.
Following considerable discussion
IL was voted that this special COM
mittee wait upon President Wilson
and report at a special meeting to
be held next Monday morning at New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Bishop William NJ. Bell Of the United
Brethren Church delivered an ad-
dress on Church Of the New Era
Rev. DR.. George Miller. pastor of
Ninth Street Christian Church. pre-
sided.
Officers Are Elected.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Rev. H. W. o. Mil
lington, pastor OF Brookland Baptist
Church president Rev. J. c. Palmer.
pastor Of Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, first vice president Rev.
q. e. Williams, pastor Of Petworth
Methodist Church. second vice president
Rev. Henry H. ,Ranck. pastor Of Grace
Reformed Church. secretary; Rev. c.
M. Compiler, pastor of the First NJ. p
Church, treasurer: Rev. C. E. Fultz.
pastor OF the United Brethren Church.
chairman Of the membership commit
tee.
Evening star., 1918-05-27

Proposes Probe Of Indian Bureau.
An invsstigstion Of Indian bureau
aaairs BY the House Indian commit
tee Vas proposed In . resolution In.
tro1uosd today By AspSssSuAa4jvs
Carter Of Oklahoma chairman g he
Evening star., 1918-05-27
ALLIED AIRMEN DESTROY
LONGDOZ RAIL JUNCTION

AMSTERDAM. May 26-The Rot
terdam Maasbode reports that an
entente allied air raid has been car
ried out over Liege. The Longdox
railway station was destroyed and
twenty-six persons were killed.
The LonEdoz railway station Is the
junction point for lines running to
NAmur and Maestricht.
A dispatch from London last
Wednesday said that early that morn
ing two bombing formations sent
out to attack the important railway
triangle at Liege had dropped TWEEN
ty-two heavy bombs and that large
fires were started by the explosives
Evening star., 1918-05-27
MADE D. G. PASSENGER AGENT

Thomas L. Lipsett. formerly District
passenger solicitor for the Psnnsyl-
vania railroad. has received appoint
ment from the director general Of
railroads - District passenger agent.
representing the Warrington tsrmi-
nal lines under the railroad admins
tretion. His e@ces viii b main.
taine6 at 1%1S q street, whore he was
auartsfsd - eestsateP for the 1snn.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature
a; condition. 200. Dalecarlia reser-
voir-Temperature. Is: condition at
north connection, 100: condition at
south connection. 100. Georgetown dis
tributing acknowledgement "A;
condition at influent gatehouse. 25;
condition at effluent gatehouse. IS.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Bar Silver Quotations.

NEW YORK. May 37.-BaP stlvss was
aue<sd as ssx per ounce here today.
LONDON Nay 37.-BaS silver. lSxd
per ounce. 1Gensy AZ per cent. DIS
Ieeunt rates, shere bills. ~ per oent,
|ShSss-mentA blllGa . e-1S 2s1 esaA -
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Nrw YoRk MrrAL MARkEr.

NEW YORK. May 27-Metal Ex-
change quotes lead steady; spot. 7.l2h
a7.s5. Spelter quiet; East st. Louis
delivery. spot, 7.1sa7.e5. At London
Spot copper, f110; futures. f11o; elec-
tro1ytic, ELS. Spot tin. 1856; futures.
f3b5. Lead-Spot.. i2s los. Spelter-
Spot, f54; futures. ESQ.
Evening star., 1918-05-27

American Flying Corps and formerly
belonged to the famous Lafayette
squadron. He Is one OF the most brill
liant American aviators and 10 an ace.
He was cited by the French early
this month after bringing down his
fifth German machine.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
A Tireless 0rTan.

From ths Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Psck-Doctor. ! need Q tonic:
Tn all run down.
poct0r-Lst me see your tongue.
: Peck (setto voesy-Ho won't md
much oHtaAa1o-oe Il fAoHG
Evening star., 1918-05-27
LONDON MARKET QUIETLY FIRM

LONDON. May 27-Ths stock mar
ket was quietly firm today. awaiting
developments In France. Gilt edged
securities and shipping and oil shares
were good and Portuguese bonds ad-
vanced on an improvement in ex-
change.
Speculative Issues were quiet. Money
WaA temporarily scarce. owing to
loen dividends. Discount rates wore
Evening star., 1918-05-27
AVIATOR BAER POSTED
AMONG THE MISSING

PARIS, May 27-Lieut. Paul F. Baer
as missing since May %. It il hoped
he 10 alive, as he may have been TAX
en- prisoner.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Report Of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today by the United
States bureau Of markets:
Beef-Fresh, receipts liberal: sew
eral cars arriving In of condition;
market unsettled: asking prices on
strictly fresh stock stronger than
Fridays close; demand slow. Steers
Receipts moderate; market steady to
strong at last weeks close: demand
light Cows-Receipts heavy; market
opening in line with last Fridays
close; demand slow. Bulls-No offer
ings.
Veal-supply liberal; market firm;
demand good.
Pork-Receipts light: market OPEN
ing strong to a shade higher; demand
Lamb-Receipts moderate; market
steady at Fridays close; demand
good.
Mutton-supply very light: market
quiet; demand slow.
cA!cAeos e oso Nay. Msxx .;a. 5,sE 5HSssRs 3,
a1126, light. 16.9oa17.30: mixed,
l6. 70ai1.S0; heavy. 17.1o: rough. 1888
ale.3 50; pigs, 15.00a17.40.
Cattie-Receipts. $4,000 head: firm
native steers, 10.50a17.60; stockers
heifers. 7.26a14.s0; calves, S.00a14.s0.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head: firm:
sheep, 9.76a14.S5; lambs. 13.25a17.10;
springs. 14.o0a1s.75.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 27-The cotton
market was nervous and irregular
early today. with near months rela-
proving trade demand for low grades.
while the new crop felt the influence
Of favorable weather and crop ad-
vices. First prices were easy at de-
cline Of II to 81 points; but July soon
higher. on covering and Liverpool
buying. Later deliveries also f1rmed
UP few points, with October selling
at 23.s2. but Liverpool was seller
of the new crop. and offerings in
breaking back to 24.s4 and October
to 23.1O before the end of the first
hour or about II to 30 points net
lower.
Futures opened barely steady; July,
January. 22.S0.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The appear
ance Of trade buying around 23.10 for
October and rumors that the govern
mont might modify its Specifications
to allow the use Of lower grade cot
ton In the manufacture of certain
Army and Navy requirements served
to steady the market later. For a
time covering was active with July
selling up to 24.60 and October to
23.46. or 8 to IL points net higher,
while December recovered all hut two
points OF It's early losses Inis purge
was not fully maintained and the
market was quiet around midday but
held steady at moderate reactions.
NEW ORLEANS. May 27.-First
prices in cotton today were 8 to 25
points up on the near months. but a
private bureau report on condition.
showing a percentage of $40. caused
a selling wave. At the end of the
first half hour Of business prices
were IL to % points under the close
Of Saturday.
Futures opened steady. July. 25Io1;
October, 32.b4: December. 22.23: Janu-
ary, 22.14; March. 22.04.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Tide Tables.

winds.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 4:o3 am. and 4:bl
p.m.: high tide. 9:51 am. and 1924 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:46 am. and
6:s4 pm; high tide. 1o:s4 am and
11:06 pm.
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-Yester I pm. 80:
8 pm: 50; IL midnight. u; TO-DAY. 4
ss. Maximum, 81. at 2:30 pm. yester-
day; minimum. es. at am. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, SO; minimum, So.
Barometer-Yesterday. pm. 2sss;
pm. 2s.ss: IL midnight. 800: today
am. 1904; 8 am. 3o.0s; IL noon.
30.07; e pm, 30.03.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
THE WEATHER.

The District Of Columbia and Mary
land, partly cloudy and continued warm
tonight and tomorrow; gentle southerly
winds.
Evening star., 1918-05-27
Money to Loan

Secured BY First Deed Of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller. ga F St. NV.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
STOCK EXCHANGE
IN N. Y. CLOSED
BY FUEL ORDER

New York, Jan. 2S-Industry in
New York city halted again today, the
second of the 10 workless, heatless
and lightless Mondays decreed by the
national fuel administration, and re-
ports to local administrators indicat-
ed the observance was far more gen
eral than a week ago. The admins
traitors were prepared to prosecute al
violations. Hundreds of claims fol
exemption pourned in to. the authori-
ties even up to late hour last night
hut only in rare cases were exceptions
granted.
The New York stock exchange
which kept open a week ago, al.
though without heat, was closed to-
day, as were the Consolidated stock
exchange and many of the great
banking institutions Theaters re-
manned open, many of them giving
double performances, but they will be
closed tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
Word OF Finance
U. S, PREP AIRING
Third LIBERTY
LOAN CAMP AIGN

At every corner you turn you find
demands upon your purse these days.
And there are some few disgruntled
mortals who regard this as a nuisance.
The fact Is it is part of our regular
lives, and the sooner we realize it,
the sooner we are going to win this
war.
Close on the heels of our recent Red
Cross, Y. M. c. A, and other money
raising campaigns, we hear that the
government is about to undertake the
flotation of another tremendous issue
of Liberty Loan Bonds. Nobody is
surprised. Everybody knew the ire
mendous amounts of money that
would be needed in this war, and ev-
erybody knows that tremendous
amounts of money will be needed il
we lose it. Everybody knows we must
win it, and this new liberty loan cam
paign is going to stamp a realization
of the ,facts-grue some as they are
upon the mind of every thinking
American.
We have gotten beyond the stage
where the war is something we can
worry about later !. We are right
IN the LHluuI6 VI H. right III IIS lh1Ch
of It, and the big question for all OF
us is how to end it soonest and most
beneficially for mankind. The way tC
do it is to make every Liberty Loar
campaign a success so startling that
the figures alone will overwhelm the
plodding German mind that thought il
could seize whatever it coveted with
out any further expense than the out
pouring of millions of human lives
There will be complaints
only a few of them-that the govern
ment is expecting too much. The fac
that the war is upon us in all of it.
dire reality means that we should
make every sacrifice which the emer
gency may demand. Every one of u!
should study means of curtailing ex
penditures here and there, with thu
idea of putting the proceeds of sucf
saving at the service of the country
Every business man should do VIVA
he can to push the thrift idea, ant
with every one of them working alonj
these lines, it will mean the releasing
of tremendous sum for government
purposes.
Into every conception of what bust
ness should be in 1918 there should b'
a separate record charged to the wa
and the man who tries to conduc
his business in any other way mus
regard himself as far behind tn
times, the people and the occasion
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
Treasury Dept. Plans
Huge Drive to Boost
Military Insurance

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
announces a great drive to be made
by the Bureau Of War Risk, between
February and February 10, to add
enc billion dollars of insurance to
the present staggering figures of ar
my and navy insurance. All efforts
will be exerted to get one hundred
per cent. of the men in the service of
the country to insure up to the maxi
mum of $4,000 each.
Up to Saturday the policies held by
soldiers and sailors amounted to $4,-
4S6.9S6, 500, representing 53O,492 men
insured. The average policy held by
the fighters Of Uncle Sam is So, ASS
and an effort will be made to bring
them all up to the highest amount
allowed, ten thousand dollars.
A record was broken the other day
when it was announced that no less
than three hundred million dollars of
insurance had been written in the in
credibly short space of three days.
The goal set for the forthcoming
drive is one billion and officials of the
Treasury Department look to that fig
ure being reached.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
JAMES STAPLES & co.
1879 STATE STREET
What Is Concrete?

Concrete-a manufac-
tured stone-is made by
mixing together Port
land, Cement, sand and
stone (or gravek) Var
ious proportions of each
are used, depending upon
the use to which the con-
crete is put. About half
an hour after mixing
these materials together,
the mass begin to sttffen,
until, in from ha1f-a-day
to a day, it becomes so
hard that you cannot
dent it with the hand. By
a month the mass is hard
like stone-indeed, hard
er than most stones.
We have many book
lets relating to concrete
and cement work which
we would be pleased to
send you.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
LIQUOR SOLD TO
u. S. SOLDIERS IN
CITIES OF BRITAIN

Topeka, Kan, Jan Misunderstanding
liquor is sold freely to American SOL
diers in Great Britain, according to
DR.. Charles M Sheldon, who has just
returned fror England, where he
has been. assisting in a prohibition
movement.
DR.. Sheldon charged that vice is
prevalent in the vicinity of the con-
scription camps and asserts that many
Canadian soldiers have been sent
home incapacitated for service be-
cause of drink and vice
st is the duty of every American
CITIZEN" Dr.. Sheldon said, ito de-
mand of his government that these
conditions be eliminated
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

January 20, 1918.
Estate of Bradley B. Meeker late of
the town of Bridgeport, in said dis
trict, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Bridgeport hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for Creditors of said Estate to
exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their
accounts properly attested, within
said time, will be debarred a recov-
cry. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make imme-
date payment to
ADDIE F. MEEKER,
Executrix.
Address, Care Beardsley and Boards
ley, 11-12 Franklin Building, Bridge
port, Conn. A 26 So
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board Of Directors OF
the Bridgeport Patent Leather Manu-
featuring Company, corporation or
ganized under the laws of the State OF
necticut,. on the 5th day of January,
1918, the following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Bridgeport
Patent Leather Manufacturing Com
pany, a corporation organized under
the statute laws of the State of Con-
necticut and located in the City of
Bridgeport, County of Fairfield, in
said state, discontinue business as a
corporation and terminate it's corpor-
ate existence.
RESOLVED, That a copy of above
resolution be mailed to each stock
holder of this Comany by January Is,
1918, and that they be notified at
that time that there would be a Special
Meeing of the stockholders held at the
office of the Company on Saturday,
February 16, 1918, at 1880 o'clock P.
NJ. to confirm vote of the Board of
Directors to dissolve this corporation.
RESOLVED, That the President and
| Secretary of this corporation cause no
| tice of the adoption of foregoing reso-
lutions by its Board of Directors to be
published once week for four weeks,
prior to Special Meeting of stockhold-
ers, in a newspaper having a circula-
ton in Bridgeport, Conn.,, and that a
| copy thereof be sent by mail to the
last known address of each stock
holder.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of January, A. D. 1918.
F. C. NICHOLS,
President of the Bridgeport Patent
Leather Mfg. Co.
S. H. PATTERSON,
Secretary of the Bridgeport Patent
Leather Mfg. Co.
All r. 1-1-1-1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
DESZO OFFICER IN
U. S. HUNGARIANS'
LOYALTY LEAGUE

Cleveland, jan 2S.-Declaring that
the only hope of Hungarian indie
pendence lies in victory for America
in the war, Alexander Konta, of New
York, chairman of the American Hun
garian Loyalty league, pleaded last
night with representatives of Hunga-
rian societies throughout the country
to be undivided in their sympathies
with this country.
. The meeting was at the national
convention of the Hungarian fedora
ton when resolutions pledging 10y
atty to the United States were adopt
ed.
Joseph Dezzo of Bridgeport and
John Barte of Pittsburgh were elected
vice presidents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
WALL STREET DESERTED.

New York, Jan. 2S-Wall street and
the financial district rigidly adheI ed
to the federal fuel administrations re-
quirements for the second fuelless
Monday. All the exchanges with the
exception of the produce exchange,
which kept open until noon without
heat, were closed, together with the
offices of brokers and other financial
concerns. The banks did only a
small part of their usual Monday
morning business. So few offices
were open and so few were the work
ers that when a heavy snow began
falling during the morning rush hour
between and 10 o'clock-Wan
street, in contrast to it's usual appear
ance, was virtually deserted.