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The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia. May L-Prices on the local
produce market today ranged as follows:
BUTTER-The market rulcd hm, demand
readily absorbing the very limited offerings.
Quotations were as follows: Solid packed
creamery, extra, 47c: higher scoring goods
s3a4sc; extra hrsts. sc; nrsts. &c; seconds,
i2aiSc: nearby prints. fancy. sic; average sr.
ira. 4saJoc; frsts. s6aEc; seconds I3ai5c; gar.
hcky. @aisc; special brands Of prints iobbins
at s2A;5c.
EGGs-Demand was fairly active and the
market ruled firm. We quote the following
p1ces: Free cases, nearby hrsts. 1l.5 per
standard case; current receipts, per case, 10.s
Western extra frsts. 1l.5 per case; hrsts, 1880
dozen
CHEESE-Fins stock was scarce and firm
win demand readily absorbing the offerings.
we quote the following range Of prices: New
1ork. whole milk. fancy, 31ic specials, heher
New York. whole milk. fair to good. Zsa6c
GhEHN FRUITS-Apples. per barrel-Wine-
sap. SAL; Northern Spy. Sal; Albemarle Pip
pm, Sa750; Baldwin. Stat: Rome Beauty, sla
30; Ruset. s4as; Gauo. Rails: Ben Davis.
~ Apples. Western, per boI-wineap, ga
$50; spitzsnburs. Si.5Oa3; Rome Beauty. Saa2T5:
Pearmain. S.7sa28; Nswtown Pipoin. $50
a0i Gano. a.Tsa2.0 Apples. nearby, per ham.
per: 5ocaa.so; do, per k-bushel basket, 5ca
AB. Lemons. Der box. Sla5; Bananas per
bunch na3so Oranges. Florida, Per box, a7Sa
80 oo., Canfornta. per box. "a 5Oa7 So Tan
sarlnes' Florida, per strap. SAL. Prapefruit,
Florida. per box. s25Oa5 Pineapples. Porto
kieo' per crats. S.5oa5. Cocoanuts, Der bag,
VA Strawberries. North Carolina, at, isasOc.
LIVE POULTRY-FoHls 36a57c: sprinp chick.
ems. weighing l%a2 Ibs apiece, 5sa63c: weigh
ing lalh 10. apiece. 52a55c; staggy young
roosters' 24a96c; old roosters. 2a2c. Ducks,
Pekn' 8a0c; do. Indian Runner, osaac,
Geese. 3a8c Guineas. Der pair, a mi ss
Pigeons, old. Der pair. na45c; do, young. Der
DRESSED PoULTRY-Fresh killed fowl. In
barrels. fancy dry picked. weighing : bounds and
over apiece. Sc; smaller sizes Aassc: ia roo.-
ters. dry-picked, &c. Frozen fowls 10 20 a
boz. milk fed. dry picked and fancy Selected
Sot1s weighing pounds and over anisce 35r
~ lbs apiece. 32a3ie; . Ibs. apiecr s,,sIc.
nozen fowls. in bbls.. fancy picked, vsiehinu 1
pounds. and over apiece. 3Ic; ~ M. ,uiees
1.Se; smaller sizes. 2sasoc Frozen broiiine
eniekenS nAa2 Ios. apiece, wessrp, soai2c.
hoas.ns cnickens Western. In boxes weigh
ing "a Pounds and over apiece. Sc; I pounds
sassc: ~ pounds. 3las2e: Pas pounds "a
9c.; roasting ehickens, western n h..-.i..
- pounds and over apiece. &C.; 3,kal pounds
slaSc zha3 pounds. 2sa3oc; turkeyx nearly
dry-pieked, fancy. Saio; fair TO rood. saas7
Inrkeys Western. dry-picked, fancy, Hassc.
ialr 10 good. 2aS; turkeys. old toms. Nas:
common, %. SQUADS doz., white. II 10 u IN. :
pounds and over. 3oa32c.; smaller si,es -asa2ar
Gees. nearby. 8a2sc.; Western, 5a27c souahs
Per DOZEN, white, weighing II 70 u pound.'
Der dozen, 7s7.25; white: vefrhtur Q "a "A
pounds per dozen. s.3as7s; white. weighing &
POUNDS per dozen. 5aA75; do do. pounds Der
dozen. tai.se; do do, s2sii pounds per dozen,
-',as.s; dark. lsai small and No. Z I5ea2
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
GIRLS TO HAVE
SUMMER CAMP
AT Big SCHOOL
500 Government, Clerks
viii Enjoy Privileges
Each Two Weeks.

The War Camp Community servics
plans to use the equipment Of the Ma
tional Service School after June !
as q vocational camp for girls I'm the
employment OF the government.
Groups Of fve hundred girls win be
sent every two weeks to the camp,
where they will be given an the privi-
leges of the present program OF the
school. including military life and
driil. The War Camp Community
Service hopes in this way to help
solve the problem which faces the
government under the present short
vacation scheme.
Through the courtesy Of the pres
ent heads Of the National Service
School the War Camp Community
Service will be able to send one girl
from every government division for
two weeks time, beginning May L.
Those who take the course under the
present school will be trained for
leadership In the summer work.
The entire equipment Of the Ma
tional Service School will be used and
the present force Of instructors has
promised to remain under the new
regime. For the two weeks course
the girls will be charged so. includ-
ing living expenses The Scholarship
Board Of the school pays so per girl
In order to make this offer.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
These Girls Not Afraid
To Travel Home Alone
Red Cross Workers, Forced by War Neces-
sites to Forego Escorts, Get Along
Very Nicely.

in each government department 10 be
a member of the clerical committee.
Under each Of these girls Is = corps
OF six assistants. These in ina have
reserves.
Miss Stella NJ. Osbourns Is COM
mander OF the Job. She can be seen
any night at the headquarters on y
street, in her gray uniform she IL
entitled to wear as q Red Cross clerk.
The girls in the clerical committee
who were nominated by the chief
clerks in each of their respective de-
partments are as follows:
Miss Elizabeth X. Eckert, L. ..
Shipping Board: Mrs. Flora P. Hal
stead, Civil Service Commission; MISS
Mary X Bickford. Labor Depart
nent; Miss Lucille Parker. Treasury
Department; Miss Ethel Lawrence.
State Department; Mrs. Katherine N.
Cook. Interior Department: Miss Car
rie Lawton. Interstate Commerce
Commission; Miss Maud h. rates.
Department of Justice; Mrs. Harriet
De K. Woods. Library Of Congress-;
Miss Alice B. Sanger. Postoffics De
partment
As the headquarters would not hold
all the workers some OF them work
at night at the Library OF Congress
under the direction Of Mrs. WOods.
Others are at the Interstate Commerce
Commission at night. and stfll others
are burning the midnight on tor
Uncle Sam In the PostoffcA
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
COLLEGE COURSES
FOR NAVY ARCHITECTS

A special short course in naval
architecture. of not less than six
weeks. IL offered by six co-educa-
tional universities and technical
schools in the United States.
The course 10 given at the sue-
gestion of the United States Civil
Service Commission in order to in
crease the supply Of ship draughts-
men so needed by the government
at the present time. It Is open to
senior students in technical courses
or graduates Of technical schools.
Universities and schools are urged
by the commission to open this
course to women since It Is largely
to the women that the government
must look to supply the increasing
demand for ship draughtsmen.
The schools which now offer such
course In naval Architecture. are:
Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology. University Of Michigan.
Pennsylvania State College. Univer-
sity Of California, University of
Washington, University Of Texas.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Nay A-Pricss on the LOCAL
prodnce market today ranged as follows:
LIVE PoULTRY-Ch -Chickens young. lsrss. 8
lba. .per b.. sasoe; DO. winter. pa. ID. ! to
~ lbs. &C; DO. per ID. under n, soAssc, DO.
spring, white Leshorns. ib. soa5s; old roosters
per h., 2oc; do. old hens. per ID. SC. Ducks.
Muscoyy and monUel. h., Na2sc; DO. white
Pekins. per ID. nc; do. puddle. per ID, III Ihs
and over. zazsc; do. smaller, poor, Bs2c.
Pigeons. per pair, old. toc; do, young. 4Oc.
BuTTER-Crsamery. Western, separator, O.
tras. per b., tsaaic; do. hrsts, i2ai,c; Western
prints. In hrlb and lib pigs. per H.. extras.
5ia4sc; do. frsts. i3alic; nearby creamery. per
prints. Maryland. Pennsyivania and virginia,
per ID. c1tras. 3las2c; do. hrsts, soaslc: store.
packed, per h.. hrsts. Sc; rolls, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. per ID, extras. sias2c; do West
Virginia. extras. ssslei DO. Ohio. extras ,oA
EGGS psr do.an,.-wstsrn Maryland and
Pennsyl'snia. nearby. DC; d.. Eastern shore
Maryland and Virginia, sc; do. Western tohio).
Sci DO. West virginia, &c; do. Southern
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGErABLEs.-
Apples. Western MaDland and Pennsylvania.
packed, per bbI.. 3soa5.oo: New York State, No.
I, per bbl., l0oa6.0o; do, No. 2, 25oaS 50; AZ
paragus. MARYLAND and Virginia, No. /, pc,
dok. NWAS.W; peane. f1or1da, green. fancy,
per bsa, S20oaa75; do, wax, Sl.5oa2so, do pearl,
lsoal.I5; beets. Florida. new, per bch., Sas;
cabbage. Florida. new. per hamper, l!ooa
l1: do. per crate. sJooa2'5; Charles
ton. per crate. Assoc: celery. Florida.
per crate. 2ooe2f5; do. native. per bunch. sasc
cucumbers, Florida. per basket. a5oa3oo; egg
plants Florida. per regular crate. 3ooaLooi
graepfruit, Fla., per boz. 2.ooa3.i5: lettuce, n.
and South Carolina. per basket, 2o0a0 0
Florida. per h-bbl. basket S.50a25o; onions.
Western yellow. per loplb. sack, H.1al.l5
do. red. S-5sl.so: oranges. a. to size, pei
box. A.ooa7.oo; peas. Florida, per basket, q soa
500; peppers. Florida. per crate, s150a3.0o; rad.
ishss, Norfolk buttons. per bssI -. .Ooal3;
do. long. red. per basket. sl.ooai.2S; rhubarb.
native. per ldo go; Strawberries. Fla. Der qt.,
refrigerator. l5a2D; do, open crate, I5a9i
tomatoes, Florida, fancy. per crate, s.5hiOo
do. Florida. fair to good. per crate, 2ooa30o.
POTATOES (Sen BY 100 ID. weight )-white,
Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, 81 nal %
do, New York No. !. sl.2al..5; do, Eastern
Shore Maryland and Virginia. sl.ooal.lo; red.
75cas1.D; Florida. new. No. !. Bsos6.oo; do.
No. . AoOasoo; sweets. yello~s. Virginia, pc,
bbl., sLOoa5m: do. Eastern Shore Maryland
and Delaware. psr bbl.. sL5Oa5oo; do. In
hampers, per baS, I.5oal.75: fancy. kiln-dried.
per bbl. s4soasm; do, seed sweets, per has.
si.oo: yams. Virginia and Maryland. per Dbl.
S.o0a60.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
STRINGENT ANTI-SPY
BILL PASSES House
Regulations to Watch Travellers
Crossing Border Adopted.

Stricter regulations for persons
entering or leaving the United
States in an anti-spy bill, unani-
mously passed yesterday afternon
by the House.
The Attorney General and Sec
retary Of State will have practical
ly full powers OF discretion to pre-
vent men or women whom they
suspect leaving or entering the
country. President Wilson Is en-
powered to issue a proclamation
fixing terms for travellers, both cit
izens and aliens.
To complaints that American cit
izens abroad should be allowed to
come home without hindrance,
Chairman Flood. of the Foreign
Affairs Committee. administration
leader. replied:
There are at least 500 AmerI-
cans, native-born or naturalized,
now In Germany. whose loyalty is
to the Kaiser. rather than to the
United States. Do you mean to tell
me they should be allowed to re-
turn here and spy upon us?"
The House voted down the pro-
posed amendment Tightening the
regulations as between the United
States and Canada, but Flood said
the President in his proclamation
would fix the terms so as not to
embarrass citizens living along the
border. The Mexican boundary is
to be strictly watched.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
MAY MAIL INQUIRIES
To ENEMY COUNTRIES
Personal Welfare Messages Permit.
ted by Postofice.

Postmaster General Burleson All
nounced yesterday that arrangement
has been made for sending personal
welfare inquiries and messages be-
tween persons in the United Ssates
and persons in enemy countries and
in territory occupied by the enemy.
The inquiries and messages can be
sent only through the American Red
Cross in the manner and on the blank
prescribed for the purpose, ard must
not be sent direct between individuals
or accepted by postoffices from indi-
viduals. Full details regarding the
transmission OF the messages may be
obtained upon application to any Red
Cross chapter.
The sending to enemy countries
through the Red Cross OF messages
other than as above indicated, eX-
cept prisoners of war mail. Is forbid
den by law, and will render the per-
sons attempting to send them liable
to prosecution.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
LIVE STOCK MARKETS:

Chicaso, May IA higher hog market
brought about By fear Of cutting Of receipts
and an altogether healthier cattls trade marked
the close Of the weak's activities In ohicaso'
The steer trade closed much stronger than pre-
dicted In the hog market few decent heavy
animals sold for less than r.3 with the top
Price of r.T5 prevailing.
Buyers are experiencing difficulty in filling
orders and frequently throw caution TO the
winds. The veal market showed . strong tone
throughout the week but closed from Is cents
to 81 per hundred lower than . week ago.
Lave mutton prices showed . decided adEan-
tage over midweek quotations. being from 2
to 50 cents better than the best Of Wednesday,
wooled lambs went back to 81 and good shorn
stock brought ST. Packers took medium shorn
stock st $6.
higher: bulk. slT.l5al7.5: heavy. sH.Uah. oi
packers and butchers. Sl7.loal7.io: light, sT. l5a
II. Is; pigs. sl400al7.i0 CAttle-Reccipts. 80;
steady; prime fed steers. $l65oal7.5o; dressed
beef steers, SIS 25al675; Southern steers. Aoooa
1850; COWS. S.75al400; hefers. Ss.5oalLO; stock
ers and feeders. ss5oaIoo; bulls. s.ooai2iS;
calves. SsoOalaoo. sheep-Receipts. so; steady
lambs. ls5Oaaeo: yea.lings. sOOAI7.So: weth.
ers. sl50OaI7.so: ewes. Sl5.nalS75.
ST. Lorts. MAY 4-Hogs-Receips. $500
steady: lights S76aI7.s; pigs. SlS7sal7.5
mixed and butchers. 81 .l5al7.5; good heavy.
$Hnal7.B: bulk, $H25aH.0. Cattle-hecepts.
zoo; steady: native beef steers. AL5oal78
yearliug steers and heifers, ss.5oal50o; COWS.
s.. .50al25o: stockers ard feeders, S.,oal2oo; na'
tive calves. S.75al55o Sheep-Receipts. 90
steady: lambs. so O5Oaa.s ewes. $l6.Ual7 90
wethers. $i6 60aI7.Oo; cannes and choppers.
q. 5oao %
Pittsburgh. May I-Hogs-Recelpts. LOO
higher: heayies. Sl7.jOsl7.75: heavy Yorkers and
light Workers. $ls.3als.3O: pigs. Sl8ooals %
sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 90; steady; tor
sheep. $lLT5; top lambs. N7.75. Calves Re
ceipts, l01 steady; top $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
WALL STREET GIVES
DAY MAINLY TOL0AN
Stock Prices Ruled Strong for
Small Amount of Trading.
~ BRoApAN WALL.

New York, May t-wall street
resounded today with the last echo
of the hbety loan drive and all
brokers were busy taking the last
subscriptions For that reason the
market did not attract great at
tsntion, but Il was strong and fair
" active. The specialties had an
opportunity to show themselves.
strength Of Distiilers followed
announcement that another distill-
ing plant had been purchased
whereby the output Of Industrial
alcohol would be increased 20 per
cent. The price Of whisky continu-
ed to mount and the company Is
Hquidating with reasonable speed
so that IL the American govern
ment should decide to seize all the
whisky as the British government
seems about to do there would be
no great loss
In the average bank statement
today loans were increased s6,-
$1,000: demand deposits increased
s2s,s36.oo0. and reserves decreased
sf,s77,31o. In the actual statement
the loans were decreased s14,ss5.-
900. net demand deposits increased
s55,o52.000 and reserves decrea sed
s44.50s 40.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
ASKS civil SERVICE
FOR CAPITOL Police
Representative Sanford, of N. Y.
Believes They Don't Work.

Representative Sanford of New York
Is still on the trail of the capitol po-
lice. A few days ago a discussion
came up in the House in regard to
the number of police on duty, Mr..
Sanford being under the impression
that out Of the ninety-seven men on
the force only thirty had anything to
do. The matter was cleared up fol-
the time being by letter from Chief
IIouthan. of the capitol police, stat
ing that every one of the men had
something to do and was doing 1t.
This time Representative Sanford
proposes to put the capitol police
under the civil service rules and sub
ject them to the same mental and
physical examinations as candidates
for any other position under the ser
vice.
However. no man now on the force.
II he has served in the army or navy.
need have any fear of losing his job,
as Mr.. Sanford's bill forbids their dis
charge. The bill does provide, how
ever. that all others on the force
must by July comply with the re-
quirements of this bill or be ineligible
TO hold office.
Applicants for positions on the
force, the bill provides, shall he ap-
pointed solely on their mental and
physical qualifications.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
HALF-AND-HALF PLAN
FAVORED BY SENATE
Federal Aid of D: c. Likely to Win
Upper House Vote.

Opposition to the elimination of the
half-and-half plan from the District
appropria ton bill is rapidly develop
ing in the Senate. 1t is practically as
sured now that the Senate will vote
solidly to keep 1t in, in much less time
than 1t took the House to strike it out
Senator Martin. chairman OF the
Senate Appropriation Committee has
come out fatty against the action of
the House and as Democratic leader
of the Senate, he is expected to use
his influence to have the Senate re-
tain the provision.
Senator Gallinger, Republican lead
er, is also bitterly opposed to leaving
out the half-and-half plan. Neither
he nor Senator Martin is in favor of
changing the financial relations be-
tween the District government and
the Federal government. Neither will
they, If present indications are borne
out. come anywhere near adopting
the House view of the matter, name
ly, economy above all things. which
actuated the House in striking out
the half-and-half provision.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
5,595 BABIES IN D. c.
ARE NOW Registered
Infant Entries for Weighing and
Measuring Increase Rapidly.

Mrs. Whitman Cross. chairman OF
the Child Welfare Committee. an
nounced yesterday that up 10 that
time 5,J95 children OF the District un-
der six years Of age had been regis
tered In the campaign for better Ia
bies, and that as rapidly as possible
they would be examined at the weigh
ing and measuring stations.
The opening of q new station for
examination OF negro children tomor-
row at Anacostia will make the total
number Of stations fourteen. OF these,
ten are for white children and the
other four for negroes. The number
OF these stations will be greatly in
creased this week when the kinder
gartens of the public schools will be
thrown open to the physicians of the
District Medical Society for the pur-
pose of examining children attending
the hndergartens. whose parents
have consented to their being weighed
and measured.
At a meeting Of the Child Welfare
Committee tomorrow a schedule OF
the days on which the different kin.
dergartens will be visited by the ply
sicians will be arranged.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
CHICAGO GRAIN.
By JOSEPH F. PRITCHARD.

Chicago May 4.-Quietly but persistently corn
Is being taken by representatives Of the allied
nations and this grain will be sent out Of
the United States a soon as those handling IL
feel that it is In condition to cross the ocean.
At this season Of the year It is . dangerous
proposition to send corn out upon the waters
as there is a possibility Of termination and
heavy losses to the shipper. AdIices received
from the seaboard today told Of the interests
acting for the government % getting ready 10
ship corn abroad not later than June Is
Thers were declines in corn Of y cent for the
May and y to Y cent for the July future today.
The volume Of trade was not large in corn, but
the favorable weather and the fact that farm
ers will rush seeding from this time forward
were the principal bearish factors.
The fact that Eastern interests have been
purchasing May oats for several days and that
they were in the market on that side today
helped steady the general situation. although
the offerings were liberal and price declines
were Y TO ] cent a. compared with the close
Of Friday.
The demand for hog products was fairly ac-
tive from scattered interests and as the offer
ings were light in the pit there was but one
course left. and that was to higher levels.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

to be employed at the expense
Of the company. which will supply
the entire equipment as capital
expenditure-and the rest is up to
the girls with the aid OF electricity
"ad lib"
To the men who may be handi-
capped by their lack OF culinary
skill, and who wish to use the
lunch room, yet have no particular
friend fellow-worker Of the other
sex to take supervisory interest in
their efforts, the woman in charge
will give advice and assistance.
VIII be waiterIess.
In order to cut the consumers
cost to the minimum, walters will
not figure on the payroll, but the
idea is that those who wish to cut
down the high cost Of living may
have the opportunity of following
out the principle that "the Lord
helps those who help themselves" !"
as one of the officers Of the CON-
pany, who is taking an enthusias-
tic interest in the scheme, remark
ed laughingly.
Mr.. Sinclair said yesterday that
the oort of the different dishes will
be first figured out on the basis OF
market prices, and the menu cards
drawn up. II the cooperative
budget is found to balance after q
short trial on this basis, the orig
inal prices will stand, but should
a surplus or a deficit be noted. this
balance will be carried forward
and the prices modified according.
ly. down or up, until permanent
rates can be established that will
balance and give cent for cent
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05

bruks sharply under oferinu from ths South.
Wall Street and local operators. July dropped
to 2-8 snd October to 375.. or net decline
Of about . 10 70 points on the active positions.
The Southern selling was rsported TO be for
hsdss Account Later the Liquidation seemed
to have spent itself and the market moved up
ward. prices at one time showing . net gain
Of about 10 points. There was some calling by
spinneD. The close was steady At . net gain
Of . points to . decline Of II points
Aside from q favorable view Of the weather
map traders declared there was nothing In the
news 10 increase the bcarishnes Of sentiment.
However the expectation seemed TO be that
remaining supplies q the old crop would De
come . greater ptesssffe on the nrarket when
the new crop is making more favorable pforess
Receipts at the port for the day were about
5000 bales against ass . gear ago.
SPOT here was quiet at q decline OF 10 points
at 8f5 for miduplsnd; no sales. Spot at New
Orleans was unchanged at 3aAe; sales. Sssi
bales.
Receipts at New Orleans were l.so bales; sa-
raunah. Las; Norfolk. Se; Memphis. siS'
and 81. Louis. 3.2e.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
W.R. &c. Employees to Dine
In Restaurant of Company
With Prices Regulated to Just
Pay Expenses.

Plans to establish for the Office
force OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company lunch
room. which will surpass in its up
to-date equipment anything now ex-
listing in Washington were ratified
by the directors of the company
who at their meeting last Thurs
day authorized the general SUPER
intendent Of the Potomac Electric
Power Company, l. E. Sinclair, to
go ahead with the installation of all
the cooking and dishwashing ap-
pliances which electrical invention
has evloved in the last decade.
War Economy.
Mr.. Sinclair has carte blanche in
the matter of money to be spent on
this project which will take shape,
and be completed within two or
three weeks, on the fourth floor of
the building at Fourteenth and B
streets northwest.
The lunchroom, which is to oc-
cupy the space on the fourth floor
equivalent to that used for the en-
ployes' gymnasium above 1t, will
allow the two hundred odd girls and
men who attend to the clerical work
of the company to spend Just
market money for the finished
dishes which they may choose.
This Is war economy" said one
OF the directors, as the appropria-
tion Of several thousand dollars
was made.
The plan has been thoroughly
worked out by Mr.. Sinclair. who
says the buying will be done on the
market in large quantities.; the food
will be made ready for cooking
by saiiarisd woman who is