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The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
Never FIirt with n PoIIcemau.

Never FIirt with a Policeman.
An old adage says. Look before
you leap"
We might add that If you do not. 81
might cost money.
Jim Bell Is a fellow who Ieaped be-
fore he looked-and Ieaped on Police
man Bagby King as the latter was
helping Detective Kelly arrest an
other man.
The incident happened at Third and
K streets northwest and assumed the
proportions of a young riot before or
der was restored.
Even though Bell did not know the
man whom Kelly was trying to ar
rest, It Is plainly evident that he SYM
pathized with him.
King siung him OF his neck, switch
ed around suddenly to ward OF an
other attack and in doing so Bell
kicked him in the tummy four diff
ferent times.
1t was right here that the noble
dome of Detective Kelly was decorat-
ed with two beautiful bumps, caused
by a brick thrown from the outside
OF the crowd.
The only thing in Bells favor this
time was that not all the policemen
who were attempting to restore order
had told him or the crowd they were
policemen (They were in plain
clothes)
And consequently the court fined
him $50.
Drat Them Clocks.
Another sad affair can be charged
UP to the daylight saving law.
Anna Fields works as a chamber
maid in a rooming house.
Evidently this time changing busi-
ness puzzled her a great deal, be-
cause Anna was dreadfully afraid Of
being late for work.
And 50 she swiped a watch from one
Of the roomers.
Her excuse was that she must get
to work on time-and we might add.
she was going to do that IL she had
to swipe, someone's time.
Her employers say that she has a
very good record.
They were even willing to take her
back in their employ again.
The watch was worth about so and
it was found in Annals pockets by the
detectives.
"Ah wanted to be shore bout gittin'
back to work on time" she told
Judge Mullowney.
"Yes-but did you have TO steal to
do it?' asked the court.
No answer from Anna She couldn't
find her tongue.
The court after being convinced that
the woman was no regular crook,
suspended a four months sentence
and paroled her.
Preston Gets q Job.
'I have been workin' in Delaware
powder mill, Judge" said Preston
Miller. a yargant, "and one day
there was a blow-up and I quit"
And then you blew into Wash
ington?" asked the court.
NO sir Judge" answered Pres
ton. Il just rolled in on a freight"
Preston was nabbed on Pennsyl.
vania avenue after he had walked
by several signs all OF which told
him that help was needed inside.
A policeman told him where he
could get work right away-but
like the I. W. WIS, Preston told him
to bring the job around and he
would see whether or not he liked
it.
There is absolutely no excuse
for an ablebodied man to walk the
streets these days looking for q
job" said the court with much dis.
gust.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New YORK. April Cuisines on the curb
today was in slightly larger volume than ii
tine prCvIcus ssSsohs Of the current week and
Prices as q result Of even the small improve
ment scored gains which. however. were lin
tied to fractions. Chevrolet Motors was strong
er. advancing about a point. while the balance
Of this group was mixed as to price changes.
SpecAlties generally were fairly active, in
comparison with previous sessions and prices
were fractionally above the low level of the
week
STANDARD Oil subs di1i:cs were fTmcr. hut
dealings were 0oJ iargc. The mds IcnGent
issues were fairly Sctrye AMI prizes drsIlsSsi
some frmness but gains were small. The low
priced issues were again quiet Metal stocks
were without speciaI feature. interest being
scattered Throughout a narrow list of stocks.
Bonds were quiet and prices were about
steady.
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CAPITAL TRACTION
MARKET feature
Deals in Company's Bonds and
Stocks Most Prominent.

Capital Traction was the most ac-
tive security on the local exchange
yesterday. $500 worth of the per
cent bonds selling in odd lots from
99i1 to 99A. The stock sold to the
extent OF thirty shares at a prevail
ing price of IS.
Washington Railway and Electric
IS also figured in the trading Recent
changes in the personnel of the COM
pany and the plan of merging 1t with
the Capital Traction company has
caused activity in both stocks.
There were some transactions also
in Washington Gas IS and District
National Bank Securities. Washing
tonn Gas IS sold to the extent of
5000 at S; W. r. & f. As sold 8, goo
at 67l4; and ten shares Of the District
National Bank stock sold at l4S
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, April 3.-Money on call at the
stock exchange opened at ~ per cent; high, 81:
per cent: low. ) per cent; close. : per cent
Most of the days loans were made at 3H per
cent.
Time money. notwithstanding the ease in. call
rates was still Q scarce commodity. Six per
cent was bid.
Mercantile paper was also dun aud sales were
not numerous. the local market being particiI-
larry quiet. Rates Per cent and upward IN
accordaDce with the quality.
interior money rates wers unchanged todsy.
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphis, April 3-BUTTER-Tbers was
little trading, and with freer offerings the mar
ket declined cent. We quote following prices:
Solid d-packed creamery, extra, g. higher SCOT
ing goods. 44a45; extra frsts. q; hrsts. Ala
4lIs: seconds, sa4O; nearby prints E; average
extra, 44a46; frsts. Cas-; seconds, Sal; spe-
cial brands Of prints jobbing at 4sa5O
EGGS-Demand was fairly active and values
were steadily held. We quote the following
prices: Free cases, nearby frSts. SOS per
standard case; current receipts. per case SOS;
Western extra. hrsts, lO95 per case; frsts, l0.65
per case; candled eggs jObbing at 4Oa42 per
dozen.
CHEESE sold slowly and ruled weak.
The following were the quotations: New York.
whole milk. fancy, 2la24h; specials higher
New York Wholemilk. fair to good, E2A23
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens, softmeated
ROSTERS. SAP; Stacy. young roosters. sass
old roosters, SoaS2 Ducks. Pekin, IONi2; do.
Indian Runner, Sa40. Geese. sac. Guineas.
per pair. IOOal.So. Pigeons. old, per pair. ioa
%: do. young. per pair. 5a35.
DRESSED FUULTRY-Frozen fowls, II 70
box. milk fed dry-picked. Fancy selected. S.
weighing 4 pounds and over apiece. 35lE; DO,
3h pounds apiece, 32s34; do, pounds apiece.
Sa3l; frozen fowls, in hanels fancy dry
picked. Weighing 4 pounds aud over apiece,
IS; do 81 pounds apiece, 32a33; smaller sizes,
8aSe Frozen bruiling chicksnE. weighing IL
and 2 pounds apiece: Western. 4oai2 Roasting
pounds and over apiece. s.; weighing 4 pounds
apiece. S3a34; weighing 81 pounds apiece. Sla22
weighing 2ls and pounds apiece, 29S3o. Roast
ing chickens, Western. in barrels: Weighing
~ pounds and over apiece. 33; weighing ~
and pounds apiece. 3la32; weighing 2is and
pounds apiece, 2Sa5o; old roosters, dry-picked,
"a. Turkeys. nearhv dry-Ticked: Fapcy, SAa
70; fair to good, Sass turkeys. old toms. Sa
IS; do, common, 30. Ducks. Western. weigh
ing Z pounds and over. Soar; do, smaller
sizes. 2sa2s. Geese, nearby. 26a2s; do. Western,
2Ja27. SQUADS per dozen: White. weighing Il
to II pounds per dozen. 75os7.75 White weigh
ing to 10 pounds per dozen, 6.75s7.2s; white.
weighing pounds per dozen, 5.5oa6.5 do, do,
pounds per dozen, 45oa5.o0; do. do. and
81 pounds per dozen, 3ooa3.75; dark. l.0cG2.00i
small and No. q 75a2oo.
Receipts today follow: Wheat. zoos bushels;
corn, 4, ts2 bushels; oats. 66s5s hushek: -four.
900 barrels and 2.f70.i5l pounds in sacks; tse
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
Good Morning, judge"
Human Interest Stories Of
Police Court Happenings.
RUDOLPH
PERKINS

But Judge" persisted Preston, Il
am too light for heavy work"
And like the Joke heard" went
on the court you are too heavy for
light work"
Il think sixty days training at
occoquan will put you in fine shape.
Washington Is no place for slsckers
like you"
The stIcker Gets stuck.
ledge. All met dat woman Alma
Jackson de odder day en- she went
! troo de motions OBJ stsbbin' me wild
a hatpin.
"Ah axed her 70 not to DO Iakadat.
She dared me to open nah face. All
opens it FUN East to West en- she
stuck me wild de hatpin."
''She run into nah hatpin. Jedge."
spoke up Alma, who had been ar
rested on complaint of Martha
jerks. she run raight into II en-
stabbed herself"
Just how the argument started
between these two ladies no one
knows, but someone mentioned a
mans name in a very soft whisper.
Alma was taking some clothes
home 10 wash and she met Martha
Two AdlNE
ed for help. A hatpin had been
stuck in her she said.
It was hardly more than a
scratch. but TO Martha IL had just
as well been stuck clean through
her.
Not only was some part Of her
anatomy hurt, but her feelings as
well.
The court told Alma 70 hand over
$40 and be very careful in the
future with her hatpins.
Their Married Life.
James R Walls Is a deacon In .
church.
He and his wife Lola have been
having a little trouble lately.
Lola was arrested and charged with
making threats OF personal violence
against James.
James told the court that as he was
taking up the collection in s-eAurch
the other night Lola interfered with
him by pulling at his coattsils.
After this episode be said that she
threatened his life and hit him in the
back of the neck with q satchel.
For some time past James has been
out Of q Job and Lola has asked him
several times for her customary cash
allowance.
And then she told him. James said.
that she would get him II It took
her twenty years TO do it.
Rather than wait all this time
James got a warrant.
It was easy for the court to see
that the troubles OF the pair should
be aired in a court OF equity. rather
than the Police Court
James failed to prove that his life
had been threatened
And the court let Lola 60 scot free
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
| Army and Nav NeysK:
BEST Service Column in he Civ

Mai. E. Lester Jones. inspector
general. National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia, has been promot-
ed to the grade of lieutenant
colonel. Signal Corps, with rank
from February IS. according to re-
cent Official announcement.
Dennis J. Kane has been appoint
ed chaplain in the national army.
with rank of first lieutenant from
March %, 1918, and has been as
signed to the 311th Cavalry. He
will proceed to the station OF his
regiment and report to his reEi-
mental commander for assignment
to duty.
President Wilson has directed that
Mai. Lewis w. Cass, Infantry, ma
tional army captain cavalry. regu-
lar army, has been honorably dis
charged as major OF the national
army only.
Mai. Gen. George T. Bartlett, ma
tional army, has been honorably dis
charged as a major general, ma
tional army. by direction of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Promotions to the rank OF captain
has been awarded the following men.
The date Of rank Is indicated after
each name:
First Lieut. Charles Alberto Web
ster, Field Artillery, Reserve Corps,
December 81. 1917.
First Lieut.. Bradley Travis Ross,
Field Artillery. National Army, jan
uary %, 1915.
First Lieut.. George Louis Ruder.
Field Artillery. National Army, jan
uary 3, 1918
The appointment OF Maj. J. W.
WadIeigh as assistant adjutant and
inspector in the Marine Corps has
been revoked.
Frank L. Tracy and williams D.
Huston. have been appointed pay
masters clerks in the Marine Corps,
and assigned to duty in this city.
President Wilson has directed that
the following men be detailed, under
the provisions OF section II. act of
Congress approved May IS, 1917. as
members of the General Stan Corps
for the period Of the present emer-
gency.
Col. Alexander NJ. Miller, cavalry:
Lieut.. lCols. Raymond Sheldon. Ralph
z. Ingram. and James n. Pickering,
infantry; Edward L King, field ar
tillery. national army: George S.
Goodale. Robert B. Mcbride, and Will
liam NJ. Fassett, infantry, national
army; Edward II. DeArmond, field
artillery, national army; William X.
Naylor. William H. Raymond. Rob-
ert McCleave, Ezekiel ]. Williams.
Dana T. Merrill, James B. Gowen,
and Berkeley Enochs. infantry, ma
tional army.
John W. Gulick, field artillery, ma
tional army: Merch B. Stewart. IN
fantry, national army: Ewing E,
Booth. field artillery. national army;
Edgar 7. Collins, Tenney Ross, Will
lam II. Waldron, Charles d. Roberts,
and Preston Brown, infantry. national
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. ATTil 3.-CloSing prices Bal
timOTp grain market:
WHEAT-Bag lots Of Southern sold from
S2.05 TO SIS. as to quality and condition.
C0RN-Sales Of small bag lots Of Southern
white com delivered at $40 to 81 80 per bu. !;
Of yellow mixed, $40 per bushel delivered
cob com. SIS per bbl. for carload; prime
nearby yellow prime white. SIS TO $50 per
bbL in car lots
OATS-Standard white. sloa to NugH; No.
white. SlolE to NW
RYE-No. Western export SPOT. SIS sales
bag lots nearby rye, as TO quality, $40 to s. 10
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. April 3-BUTTER-weak; re,
celpts, esaS packages creamery higher thar
extras, Ea4Slsci creamery extras (ninety-two
score. 4Slia42l9; seconds. 3SIaa4oiE
EGGS Weak; receipts, SOS cases; fresh
gathered, extras 3sls extra hrsts S6i-aS7 frsts
5F4aS6; seconds, 33aS4: State Pennsylvania and
nearby Western hennery whites. fine TO fancy,
3gi4a40; State, Pennsylvania and nearby hen
nery browns. Sa3s; mixed colors. S6a37is
CHEESE-Strong; receipts. 5a boxes; STATE
held specials aa2St; do, average run. s3lza24
POCLTRY-Live and dressed. firm; price,
1nchAnRed-
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
KITCHENS DAUGHTER
WEDS ]. C. SHIELDS

Miss Gertrude Kitchin, daughter OF
Representative Claude Kitchin, OF
North Carolina, and James @. Shields.
of Scotland Neck. n. C, were married
at noon yesterday at the Kitchin
family residence. 1H2 Kennedy street
northwest. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. NJ. A. Spencer. pastor
Of the Kennedy Street Presbyterian
Church.
Mr.. Shields is q farmer N Scotland
Neck. He will take his bride TO make
her home there. Several members OF
the Kitchin family came on for the
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04

army; Paul T. Hayne, jr.. field artfi-
lery, national army; Laurence Hal
stead and Charles ". Weeks. intan-
try, national army; Roger s. Fitch.
field artillery, national army: Walter
c. Sweeney and Charles s. Lincoln.
infantry, national army; Charles f.
kilbourne, field artillery. national
army; John J. KinRman, engineers,
national army; Herbert J. Brees. field
artillery, national army. and Allen J.
Greer, infantry, national army.
Msjs. Joseph A. Atkins and Charles
II. Rice, Infantry; Christian 4. Bach,
cavalry; William H. CIendenin, in
fautry; Stephen o. Fuqua, Fay W.
Brabson, Lorenzo n. Gasser. Camp
bell B. Hodges, Charles c. Allen,
Samuel J. Sutherland. Walter V. CAL
lagher, John s. Cpham, Emmett Ad-
dis. and Francis II. Farnum, infantry,
national army; Jonathan N. Vain
wright, Creswell Darlington, and
George A. WiIdrick. field artillery,
national army; George A Lynch.
Royden z. Beebe, Walter Krueger.
and Louis A Kunzig. infantry. ma
tional army; Charles E. T. Lufl and
Kenyon A. Joyce, field artillery, ns-
tonal army; John c. H. Lee, sngi-
uCCANs DEdEuAN ma
tional army: Francis W. Clark, field
artillery, national army, and Ephraim
F. Graham. infantry. national army.
The officers named will remain on
their present duties.
For Physical disabilities which er-
listed prior TO his entry into service
Capt. Volney Eaton, Field Artillery,
national army. has received an
honorable discharge from the militaTF
service Of the United States. Gays.
Eaton was a member OF the S15th
Trench Mortar Battery, Field Artil-
lery.
Having been convicted by court
martial OF the charge OF scandAlous
conduct tending to the destruction OF
good morals, Lieut.. 0unior Erade)
Arthur H. Gould. q. 8. Naval Reserve
Force. has received a dishonorHbls
dismissal, and in addition I'VE years
Imprisonment, as a result of his
violation OF governing regulations.
The sentence has been approved by
President Wilson. The President has
also approved the action OF q recent
court martial which imposed a sen
tence Of dismissal upon Ensign George
r. O'Netl, q. S. Naval Reserve Force,
who was found guilty OF drunken
ness.
Another Washington man is now
member Of the American Cavalry OF
the Clouds. Lieut.. ]. c. Edgerton.
1876 Park road, who was recently com
missloned in the Signal Corps. the
1 first Of his class at Princeton TO be 80
honored. is now a full fiedged fiier al
Ellington Field, Houston Texas. He
is the son Of J. A. Edgerton. who 10
connected with the Postofice Deps Z
ment in the capacity Of purchaF aE
agent
For the purpose OF training n ines
as air pilots the government has ken
over the curtiss Aviation SchC 4 at
Miami, Florida The place is well
eouipped, and win AFFORD an excellent
place for the instruction OF sold ~
lof the sea In the sciencs Of nyinS
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool, April 3.-Spot cotton, was firm to-
day on the basis Of 2I56c for middling. old con-
tract. an advance Of "a points, and at 23Sed for
good middling, new contract. an uptum Of q
points The sales were 500 bales. including
26o0 bales American. The receipts were 3d. 600
bales. including 500 bales American. The
market for new future contracts opened steady
at an advance Of 80 points and closed quite .
to sS points net higher. The new futures closed
May. 2L5sd; July. 2Ls2d; August. 2l.la.
At the close quotations for old contract
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago, Ill, April S-The supplies of corn
In the various positions show a further in
crease. and this too in the face II smaller re-
cepits than . week ago. The visible supply Of
this gain as well rs the North American avail.
able supply showed good increases for the past
week and stocks Of corn are now well in e1-
cess Of last year
Com futures had a frm unde-tone TO-DAY in
sympathy with oats and on 4 falling Of in the
movement.
The leading strengthening factor in oats today
was the reported big export sales Of oats o.
TuesdAy. Exporters were in the market SESin
today and were willing 10 pay I3It cents over
the No. white on track a. the seaboGrd
Standards were ga to "a over this
CORN
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
By BRIGGS

months were moved up l point, TO . net sd-
vance Of q points for the day Final prices
were: April. ald; April May .. SD; May-JuDe
AID; JmeJuly. slid
Old contract spot prices were: American mid
ding fair. 3.Td; good middIng. 3.osd; mid
ding. a56d; low middling, 2I.G3d; good ordinary,
2 O4d; ordinary, e25Id-
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Futufes were % 70 cent hlgner. Crop re
ports were favorable and an increase in acreage
is looked for
There was scattered bUying u hog products,
and while the offerings were Light the demand
was gOod. The advance in hocs at the yards
was about 50 cents over Monday which mOre
than Offset the effect Of good increase in lard
and meat stocks at Western points the past
month. There was a goodly advance in hogs at
the yards today. Packing in the West last
week 7l5.0D against 500 the previous Wek,
and 5s5 900 for like period last year.
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Washington Stock Exchange.
SAI.FS.

Washington Gas IS. 5000 at g. S.OoD at @.
Capital Traction S.. 500 at sg7., 500 at SsX.
500 at 9y3a. 500 at S9Is.
Washington Railway and Electric g. 81 100 at
6Sz.
Carital Traction. 20 at s.. 10 at o.
District National Bank, 10 at 10.
After call:
Capital Traction s.. $50 at egl4.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
COTTON MARKETS.

New York, April 3.-Actire buying Of near
positions by several leading spot firms sent the
cotton market far into new high ground for the
season today he nse was preceded b. an
The Washington herald., 1918-04-04

For the purpose Of training n ines
as air pilots the government has ken
over the Curtiss Aviation SchC 4 at
Miami, Florida The place IL well
equipped, and viii AFFORD an excellent
place for the instruction OF sold -
lof the sea In the sciencs Of fyin-
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RUSS HEADS FLEE.

London, Aug. i 13.-Premier Lenine
and his chief assistant Leon Trotzky,
haSe fled to Kronstadt;. the naval base
near Petrograd, according to dis
patch sent, out by the semi-official
Wolff bureau of berlin and printed In
Zurich newspapers, says a Havas re-
port from Paris. ( T.
Reports received in London Sunday
that the Bolshevikt leaders intended
to flee to Germany lent color to the
German report that they already have
gone to Kronstadt. Copenhagen dis
patches Sunday said that the anti
Rolshevik movement in Russia was
growing rapidlysand that the Bolshe-
vik government3pirtuall had gone to
pieces. These reports were taken from
Russian newspapers ~" ,;ES.-, { d" .~a,".
D. Lenine and Trotzky have been in
power since the overthrow of the
Kerensky cabinet last November:
They negotiated the Brest-Litovsk
peace. E.-
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(By United Press.)

An English Channel Port, July 26.
by Mail. War has converted
this port into huge ship hospital.
1t is the haven Of torpedoed, mined
and disabled vessels, and is equipped
with the best ship surgeons" and
nurses" in the United Kingdom.
Here ships the Hun has torpedoed
and reported as sunk are given new
lease of life and sent out again to
sea. 1t is estimated that hundreds of
thousands Of tons of shipping and
tens of millions of dollars worth of
cargo are saved as a result of the
work of that part of, the, British ad-
miralty known as the salvage section.
Passing out to sea on one OF the
crack salvage boats the United Press
correspondent observed more than a
score of torpedoed transports and
steamers. Most of them were British.
but sprinkled here and there were a
few American and Portuguese ships.
Some of them had been torpodoed
twice. One formerly a German liner,
but taken over by the United States
after war was declared; was torpe;
doed in the same spot on each side.
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WHEN REGISTRY CALL
COMES, MIGHT ENLIST

It is more than likely that Thurs
day of this week will see the ages for
the next registry set by the govern
ment and then it will be up to all
within the prescribed ages to register
September 5.
Sergeant Foucault, recruiting Off
Ger for this district, suggests that all
who are to come within the prescrib-
ed ages set-leave their names with
him and Immediately he is notified of
the passage of the measure he will in
turn notify those who left their
names and they can enlist and choose
their desired branch Of service, in
stead of waiting for the draft.
In the meantime, all recruiting sta
tions are awaiting the decision of the
government.
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AMERICAN FISTS TO0HARD
HITTING FOR GERMAN FOE

thing goes as long as they get results,
and when they get started everyone
wants to get out of their way. I saw
with my own eyes several incidents
such as related by the German officer.
"Our men don't seem to be salts
fed unless all the Germans who are
taken back to prison camp have black
eyes. Most of them do.
Want to Use Fists.
Another German officer I talked
with said he never saw men fight
like our fellows. He said they could
kill many more than they do, but it
seemed to him that all our fellows
want to do is to use their rifle butts
and their fists.
"All the Germans tell the same
story. They are tired of the war and
ready to quit, and they will trade
anything they have for loaf OF our
bread.
"Our outfit is keeping up its repu-
tation. Recently we pulled raid,
took 500 prisoners, but it wasn't done
according to regulations, and the Ger
mans didn't like that. either. Fritz
is opening up with his artillery again,
SO must close"