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BOSTON.

BosToS. Aug. l0.--F1rm tons to cop
per shares with trading in moderate vol
ume. Higher trend OF general market In
New York fsvorably reflected locally.
Summary:
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COTTON GOODS REVIEW.
Trade ADJUSTING Itself 60 Price
Fixihs RsquiheraNnss.

The cotton goods trade Ia sdjustloe
Itself to the Governments new price Az
ing requirements. The volume of Gov
ernment business In hand and In sight
continues large and Is the dominA ting
iorce In the demand. More ana more
becomes clear that civilian require
mems Will have to be cut sharply other
wise shortage will become marked in the
next year,
New prices were announced on cling.
hams. hose and betting duck and some
lines OF twills, jeans and print cloths
during the week, and further Govern
ment and trade conferences are on fer
the purpose Of hxing prices on blankets,
mapped cottons. coiored cottons and cot
ton yarns Jobbers and retailers are
buying sparinsly and mills are not in
ciined to add much to their already large
commitments until the price fixing plans
are In better working order. Some bag
manufacturers, printers ana other large
users OF gray cluths and sheetlnks are
buying where they can for future de-
livery. but operations are limited as
mills prefer to walt. A leadins Western
jobber has priced suot merchandise In
keeping with the values named on
domestic c0ttons by the Government for
primary distribution and 1t is believed
others will soon fall in line.
Retailers bought literally In an0ci-
patien Of the rise that took plaSs IN
the hrst half OF the year and are gener-
ally well supplied or have good orders
booked. e. The problem OF delivery be-
comes more ana more bound up with
war needs and war time conditions.
Mills continue to complain OF a lack
OF ability 10 maintain a capacity output.
Prices quoted are as follows, many
OF them nominal. Print cloths. rs inch,
6&x64s. 10 CENTS; s4xe0s. 12k eents |;
3sh inch, 6txe4s, 16A cents; brown
sheetings. Southern standards, 20M
cents denlIins, e20s, Southern ihdisoeA
S7ts cents tioRinss, . ounce, AN cents;
prints. ~ centsi staple ginshams. 1sh
cents dress sinshams, 90 and "a cents
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10. 8. wITHDRAws GOLD OFFER.
VIII Wet Permit Further Expsr~
tatisns OF Metal 60 Psra.

LIMA, Peru, Aug. 1o.-The withdrawal
by the United States Of the offer made
last October permitting the exports ton
to Peru OF 100000 In sold annually
and the transfer within three months
after peace was signed Of the Peruvian
gold deposited with the Federal Reserve
Bank In New York has caused the COM
plete collapse OF the currency law passed
by the Peruvian Congress last May.
New York and London drafts continue
at 20 to 22 per cent discount
The Government will send TO Congress
tonight a new project designed TO meet
this serious financial situation
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PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1o.--Higher trend
OF prices In New York's market reason
for frfner and higher local market. +.
r. T. particularly strong, advancing two
points Summary:
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Lna1NlN CIfRR CIQsING-
PTTTSBURG.

PIrrsBuRo, Aug. 10.-Trading moder-
ately active, with prices ruling excep-
tlonally Arm. Summary:
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TELEPHONE EARNINGS GAIN.
nell Company OF Canada shows Net
OF sR,B3S.o7S tor 1917.

The Bell Telephone Company Of Cam
ada showed net earnings Of y2.b3t.o7s In
me year ended December al. 1917, ac-
coro'ng to the company's annual report
maze public yesterday. This compares
WIN s2,ts9.2s3 earned In tho preceding
rear and ti22l,SS5 in 1915.
Inc balance before dividends In the
~ year aggregated. ,s1.p7s,o72. and
siter tho dividends. which were $l,44O,-
wv surplus stood at s53S,072.
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WANT AUDIT OF BOOKS.
Minority stoekholasrs Of U. D
LiEht and Heat Demand Action.

The deposit OF the common and pre-.
ferred stock OF the U. 8. Light and Heat
Corporation was asked by q stockhoId-
ers' protective committee yesterday In q
circular sent to stockholders. The com
mittee, composed Of James p. GiIligah,
w. A. Gallagher and Austin s. Kealy,
represents the minority interest In the
company. and it's purpose Is to secure an
audit OF the company's books.
"A mandamus proceeding ID being
started" the circular reads In part.
ito compel Tho officers to allow Mr..
uilligan to have an audit Of the books
made for him and at his expense by
his own certified public accountants.
This audit will be open to all stock
holders"
j. Allan Smith. president Of the u. 8.
Light and Heat Company, is credited
with holding 1909 shares of the common
stock and 150,s37 shares Of the pre-
ferred.
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FEDERAL BOARDS
BANK STATEMENT
Gold Reserves Increase 1920.
100000 Within Last Year
and Arc Growing.
TOTAL NOW 1890, SOL, 900
Government Deposits Increase
$4,000, 000--Gsins in Hold
ings Of Discounted Paper.
spscfai DespstoA 70 Tns sts.

wAsrfINsrur, Aug 1o--Substantial
rains In holdings Of discounted paper
and In note circulation are indicated In
The Federal Reserve Boards weekly
hank statement.
Investments. Total discounts on hand
show an increase for the week Of 3s1.-
900, 600. largely 1t the New York, Phlla.
delphla, Dallas and San Francisco banks.
For the Minneapolis and Kansas City
banks a considerable reduction In dis
counted paper on hand Is shown mainly
under tie head of six month agricultural
and live stock paper. War paper, that Ia.
member banks notes secured by United
states war obligations and customers
PAPER similarly secured increased from
;ss5. eoo, 900 to Sfei, e0o, 900. and oonsti-
tutes $40 per cent. OF the total dis
counts az against ~ per cent the week
before. ..s.
Deposits: Government deposits In
creased sls,70o.o0o. Chicago reporting
the largest gain for the week. Members
reserve deposits show decline OF ta,-
100000, while net deposits went up
about sl7.soo.oo0 ...-
Reserves: Considerable shifting OF re-.
serves through the gold settlement fund
10 noted, the New York and san Fran
cisco banks reporting the largest redue-
tons In reserves. Gold reserves show 4
gain OF 100000. and total reserves .
gain Of s9.6oo.o00.
Gold reserves held by Federal reserve
banks have Increased se30, 900. 900 WITHIN
the last year. now amounting to $780,
sol 900. and still are steadily growing.
Note circulation; During the week the
agents issued a total Of 3eo,300, 900 Of
FEDERAL reserve notes. The banks report
q total Federal reserve note circulation
OF f1,e55,soo,600, q gain Of $sS.s0o. 900
for the week, also an Increase OF $2.-
100000 In their aggregate liability On
Federal reserve bank notes In circula-
ton. The report follows: ..... 70. ~.
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BONDS.
Minnea polls Grain Market.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10-Flour. I'M
changed bran. S2s.31; wheat. cash No.
/. northern. old, $2.S2; corn, No. 8 yell
low. Sl.so@l.s5; oats. No. . white, 60
@67c.; max. }%s1@4s5. ....
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
UNEARNED INCOME
TAX IN DISPUTE

Upon the adoption OF the proposed
3 per cent differential tax on un-
earned incomes may hinge the sue
cess of the fourth Liberty loan drive
to be started on September 2S, Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo has in
formed the House Ways and Means
Committee, a member of that commit
tee revealed today.
In a communication from Secretary
McAdoo TO Chairman Kitchin, of the
committee, which was considered at
an executive session, the Secretary
explained why he regarded the per
cent differential as essential to the
Treasury revenut-raising program
1t was understood that the Secre-
tary and the committee were agreed
upon the differential as a general
proposition, but that II was in re-
sponse to an expressed desire of men,
bers of the committee for information
as to how the Treasury Department
proposed to work out its plan of dis
tinguishing between earned and un-
earned incomes that he sent his COM
munication to Kitchin-
4 member of the committee eX-
planned that, even though the SS,-
600 .OOO. 900 revenue bill was not pass
ed by the time the approaching Lib
erty loan drive started, the news
that the 3 per cent differential was
to be incorporated in its income tax
schedule would be sure to cause
those possessing unearned incomes
to stop clipping coupons" and in
vest in Liberty loan bonds.
BY doing 50, he added, they would
escape the levy of the differential,
which they would not il their hold
inEs were confined to municipal and
industrial bonds. for example.
McAdoo is insistent upon a IL per
cent tax on normal, or earned in
comes, with a 3 per cent differential
on unearned incomes, while Kitchin
favors a 10 per cent tax with the
same differential.t
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
MICHIGAN VOTING /
FOR FORD TODAY

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 27.-Michi-~ !
gan's primary election campaign has
closed. with the Senatorial situation,
in which Henry Ford is n contestant
on both the Democratic and Republic
can tickets. causing the most mani-S
fest interest
The State election laws permit *
candidate to seek nomination on
more than one ticket. but requirS
that IL he receives more than onez
nomination he must choose within,
five days after the official canvass ;
OF the ballots the ticket upon which
he will seek election.
Truman II. Newberry. OF Detroit.
row a naval commander in the Eastzr
former Governor Chase s. Osborn. or
Sault Ste Marie, and William Gs
Simpson. OF Detroit. are the Republic
can members seeking nomination. -
Contesting with Henry Ford for the
Democratic nomination Is James W.,
Helme. OF Adrian. The automoblls
manufacturer has maintained un-c
broken silence since his announce
ment two months ago that he became-
a candidate at the personal request OF
President Wilson. sBl
Governor Albert E. Sleeper Is uAT
opposed for denomination on the Re
publican ticket. John w. Bailey, for
mer mayor OF Battle Creek. and Ed
ward Frensdorf. of Hudson. are Demo-
cratic candidates for governor.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
TAKE 10000 MEN
AS ARMY TEACHERS

Ninety thousand men have been
weeded out thus far from the army
here for transfer into development
battalions. Fifty-one OF these organ
izations are now operating in twenty
nine camps and the number is to be
increased.
These battalions take the men who
have slight physical defects-suffi-
cient TO bar them from strenuous
combat service-mend them, develop
them for semi-civilian duties. and then
place them on Limited service" In
this manner important tasks at home
can be accomplished while some ply
sically fit men in a non-cOmbatant
position can be used for overseas.
The new draft is expected to pro-
duce a vast increase in men for the
development battalions.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
I I
1EE
OPEN CONGRESS.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug 27.-The Ma
tional Fraternal Congress opened it1
annual convention here today. Com
mittee and officers reports took up
most OF the days session. A spectacsS-&
lar feature was the unfurfing Of 1Hot
service flag containing 3f2.2S6 starEys=
members OF fraternal Orsas
Sanizations throughout the countryis
who are In the military service Of thS-s
nation. 80
Forty thousand fraternalists are to
take part in a patriotic rally ana
liberty sing in Independence squara1s
tonight. During the singing the LihSSz
erty Bell will be struck-one tap forsS
each State As each State Is tappeda
out the message of the act will ha-1
flashed to that STATE by wire and frasst
ternalists elsewhere will join in sinEs-s
ing the national anthem
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
THE LOCAL MARKET
BRISK TRADING MARKS DAY
ON EXCHANGE
Potomac Electric General SIS Bring
90 ga, While Consolidated 5's
Are Transferred at % 1-2-Hun-
dred Capital Traction Shares at
90, in Blocks Of Twenty-Five.

Trading on the Local Stock Ex-
change was brisk today. and the
sales were about equally divided BE-
tween bonds and shares. Five Pc
tomac Electric General 6s sold At
o3%. Two $1,000 Potomac Electric
Consolidated SIS sold at s31h. Four
81 900 6's at 93E. One $500. one $40.
and two $50. Lanston script sold at
ON.
One hundred shares of Capital
Traction Company, In deals OF IS
each. sold at So, while a block of S
shares also sold at IS. Five Wash
ington Railway preferred sold at
67 x, and ten shares OF Commercial
National Bank at 1SS. Fifty addi-
tional Capital Traction shares sold in
deals Of IS each at SSh.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
TopAYs SALES.

Capital Traction, 259ssH, 256sSIk.
Potomac Electric gen. SIS, S1.0006
sax, S1.o0O6s3%. $1.0Oo9s3A. $1,000
693%, S1.0OO6s3%.
Capital Traction, 25@ss. 25@ss. rs
ass, 256SS, 5GSS.
Washington Railway pfd-, 5667&.
Washington Gas, 25652h, 25G52h.
25G521l.
Commercial National Bank. 1o61Ss.
Lanston Script, 5o0Ge7A, 30497 4
306 97k. 40@s7k.
After call-Potomac Electric cons
SIS, S1,000@s31l, S1,oOo693H.
Washington Gas. 25652X. -
Potomac Electric gen SIS, 81 ,0o0d
s3%. S1,ooo9s3%. S1.ooO@s3%, $1,000
G93+.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
WALL ST. MARKET
MARKET CLOSES IRREGULAR
AFTER SLUGGISH OPENING
Groups Of Stocks Held In Close Con-
troll Reflect Pool Information.
DistiIleries Securities Advance on
Washington Report Of compro-
mise on Date Of Prohibition.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Little inter
est was shown in either the leading
railroads or industrials at the open
ing OF the stock market today. Va
rious groups OF stocks, held in close
control, reflected pool or inside in
formation.
Washington news today that a
compromise had been reached regard
ing the date of prohibition was re-
sponded to with an advance of q by
Dfstillers' Securities to SOS, and a
gain of y was made in Industrial
Alcohol, which sold at 129b.
American Steel Foundries moved up
rs to TN. Central Leather made a
gain of 4 to us, while American
Hide and Leather yielded 4 to 81.
Steel common ranged from 1873 to
114A. against 114A at the close yes
terday. Union Pacific sold of 4 to
I2Th and Reading opened up 4 to
81. Sinclair Oil was down u to 81 y =.
Bethlehem Steel b. after moving up
y to SAN, yielded to SAY.
After the early trading a firmer
tone developed, put the market gen.
orally was chiefly one OF specialties,
with the widest movement in those
stocks.
American Steel Foundries moved up
1 Il to 76. and Burns Brothers showed
a gain of 1 II at 147. The buying of
Distillers continued, carrying its
price up to COS.
American Hide and Leather pre-
ferred was ex,t ptionally weak, drop
ping 2% to 91 h, while the common
yielded x to 20ss. Steel common con-
tinued firm, and after declining to
113B It moved up to 114S.
The market closed irregular.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
COTTON HEARINGS BEGUN

Seeking facts as a part of the inves-
3tgation of the cotton future eI-
changes, recently determined upon by
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Bu-
reau OF Markets will hold four hear
ings in Southern cities in the next
few days.
The FIRST hearing was held at Nor
folk yesterday. Another will be held
today at Augusta, Ga, to be followed
by additional inquiries at Atlanta, to-
morrow, and at New Orleans Thurs
day.
Hearings will touch on the recent
disparity between prices Of spot cot
ton and prices of contracts on future
exchanges, the utilization OF cotton Of
the lower grades, and other phases.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

BALTIMORE, Nd. Aug. 2T.-Wheat.
firm; active demand; No. . red winter.
$235& No. red garlicky. S2.33% re-
ceipts, 49, .494 bushels; shipments. Ga
933.
Corn-Steady; contract yellow.
SI.T5: receipts. 2S.O59; shipments, sos
Oats-Quiet: No. 3 white domestic.
roc asked receipts, 7,4O5 shipments,
1O,252.
Rye-Steady: No. western export
spot. Sill to SLIP; receipts. 90; ship
ments, none.
Hay-Firm; unchanged.
Flour-Dull.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
PUTS EMBARGO ON
STORES SUPPLIES
Continued from First Page.)

sisted upon his right to sell at higher
prices.
. "Whereupon, at the request OF the
District food administrator, the en-
forcement division of the United
States food administration issued an
unfair order. addressed to all licen-
sees. prohibiting them from dealing
with Mr.. krantz in the licensed COM
modities until further notice"
Among the licensed commodities
which licensees are forbidden to sell
to Krantz are wheat, -four. barley.
oatmeal, corn. cornmeal, corn syrup,
rice, dried beans, dried peas, peanut
oil, oleomargarine, lard. lard substi-
tutes, milk, butter. cheese, condensed,
evaporated and powdered milk; fresh.
canned or cured beef. pork or NUT
ton; poultry. eggs, fresh or frozen
fish. fresh fruits. vegetables, canned
peas, tomatoes. corn, salmon or sar-
dimes dried prunes, apples, peaches
or raisins and sugar. syrup or mo-
lasses.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
HOTEL MEN FIGHT
BONE DRY" LAW

Hotel men from all over the
country, including representative
hotel managers from New York,
Philadelphia and other leading cities.
will protest to the Senate Committee
on Agriculture tomorrow against
legislation to make the nation bone
dry at an early date.
Members of the committee have
been advised the hotel men are pre-
pairing to descend on Washington in
force and make a strong effort to
get the Norris dry amendment
changed SO as to fix a date for pro-
hibition we'll in the future. Some
of the hotel men represent that they
have stocks OF liquor on hand which
they bought in good faith, which it
will require two years to dispose OF.
Objection Raised.
Last minute objections to early pro-
hfbition are flooding the Senate and
House now that the Senate is about
10 take up the food production bill
including the Norris dry amendment.
Today a delegation OF California
wine men, headed by Senator Phelan
and Congressman Julius Kahn, ap-
peared before the Agricultural Com
nnittee of the Senate and said the
needed at least until July !, 1920. to
get rid of stocks on hand and pre-
pare themselves for prohibition.
Grape Growera- Protest.
Before the Senate Committee on
Agriculture today Edgar NJ. Sheehan,
secretary of the California board Of
agriculture, was the spokesman for
the California representatives, OF the
wine and grape industries. The hear.
ing was not concluded and will go
on tomorrow.
Mr. Sheehan laid emphasis on the
damage which would be done the
grape industry in California by abrupt
prohibition
He said IL manufacture and sale
were stopped after December 81, the
disposition Of the old crop OF wine
would be prevented and II would be
made impossible to crush this seasons
crop of grapes.
.sThe value of this crop is $4,000,
OOO," said Mr.. Sheehan. He urged that
the sales Of domestic wines be not
curtailed until at least July /, 1920.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
WILLIS BEATS HARDING

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. 26.-Frank1
B. Willis, former governor. defeated
his opponents here in the reorganiza-
tion of the Republican State Central
Committee. Willis man, Newton
Fairbanks. Springfield manufactures.
was elected over D. Q. Morrow, pres
ent chairman. United States Senator
Warren G. Harding came from WASH
ington to help Morrow.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Declaring the
election of Mayor William Halecs
Thompson, Chicago Republican as--y
pirant for the United States Senate,
would be nothing less than q calana- q
ity. Col Theodore Roosevelt has in Z
jected himself into the Illinois prim- =
ary ight- The Colonel at the same
time has evaded the responsibility Of q
sponsoring Of either George Edmund =
Foss or Medill Mccormick, who are
opposing Thompson
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
SOUTH CAROLINA VOTING

COLUMBIA. S. C, Aug. 27.-South
Carolina is today balloting for United
States Senator to succeed the late
Benjamin Tillman. and for governor
and State and county nominees In the
white Democratic primary. In the
Senatorial race. which leads in in
terest. three candidates are In the
field: Nat B. Dial. banker; James 2.
Rice, a lawyer. and former Gov.
Cole L. BIease.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
Belief In Potency
Of Mailed Fist Lost,
Says Berlin Paper

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2T.-"The
German people are not beaten,
but the pernicious belief in om-
impotence of the mailed fist, and
hope of the German jingoes for
German world domination, is
beaten" declares the VOrwaerts,
in regard TO Lord Cecirs inter
view Friday.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
SAYS KAISER CONTROLS PRESS

Kiss, an independent socialist in
Graitx, Saxony, has publicly pro-
claimed that part of the German
socialist press and in particular the
Berlin Vorwaerts, is subsidized by the
imperial government, according to
official French cables received here
this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27

The substantial men of coming
yenrs will be those who formed the
saving habit In their youth. Stnrt with
q Thrift stamp today.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
COTTON MARKET.

Furnished The Washington Times BY "
L. Carpenter & Co.. New York. Branch
oIice. Woodward Bulldog. Herbert Il.
Brown. manager.
keNH Knrk-
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
6 FLYERS KILLED IN WEEK.

Six deaths occurred on American
flying fields in the week ending Au-
gust II.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27

ABUNDANTPeppe tomatoes potatoes cooking apples eggplant
peaches.
eantaloupes watermelons, onions
bage, kale, carrots
string bananas lemons
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
COL. HARVEY INDICTED

Ell PASo, Tex, Aug. 26.-Col.
George Harvey, editor of the North
American Review, is named in an in
dictment for criminal libel returned
on August 90 by the grand jury OF
Socorro county, y. Mex, 1t was learn
ed here today. The Indictment is
based on a letter alleged to reflect on
the State of New Mexico and its peo-
pie which appeared in the August
number OF the magazine.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27

Your country needs every penny,
teach your children TO buy War Saw.
InEs Stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-08-27
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

carpsntsr q Co.. New York. Branch ofncs
woodward Bldg. H n. Brown. manarsr.
Open. High. Low. 2 PM