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ported in addition to the then exist
ing rate of duty, the rate of duty SO
ascertained; but in no case shall any
such rate Of duty be fixed at an
amount which will effect a reduction
OF the rate Of duty upon any Of these
necessaries under any then existing
tariff law of the United States. For
the purpose of making any guaranteed
price effective under this section. or
whenever he deems 1t essential in or
der to protect the government Of the
United States against material en-
flancement of it's liabilities arising out
of any guaranty under this section, the
president is authorized also, in his dis
erection, to purchase any Of these nec-
essaries for which guaranteed price
shall be fixed under this section, and
to hold, transport, store, or to sell, dis
pose of, and deliver the same to any
citizen Of the United States or to any
government engaged in war with any
country with which the government OF
the United States is or may be at war
to use the same supplies for any de-
partment or agency of the govern
metn Of the United States. Whens
ever and wherever it is in his judg-
ment necessary for the effective pro-
secution of the war, the president is
authorized and empowered to fix the
prices of necessaries wherever and
whenever sold, either by producer, or
dealer to establish rules for the reg
ulation of and to regulate the method
of production, sale, shipment, distribu-
ton, apportionment, or storage there
OF among dealers and consumers, do
nestle or foreign. Any moneys re-
ceived by the United States from or
in connection with the sale or disposal
of necessaries under this section may,
in the discretion of the president, be
used as revolving fund for further
carrying out the purpose Of this Sec
ton. Any balance Of such moneys
not used as part of such revolving
fund shall be covered into the treas
ury as miscellaneous receipts"
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The Spelter Situation

nevertheless, spelter production at
the rate of 100000 tons per annum
which is what ours was at the end
OF 1917, is something to be viewed
with a great deal of respect
An interesting new feature of 1917
was the greatly increased production
Of the zinc in the form of dust,
smelters reporting an output of 1900
tons Of this, against 231S tons in 1916.
Yet considerable tonnage of zinc
dust was imported, although the
amount was much less than in 1916,
The imported dust is largely japanese,
which is able to reach certain of our
markets, especially the far western,
on better terms than American dust
from smelters in the middle west be-
cause of the advantage Of lower trans
portation costs.
Exports Of spelter were even larger
than in 1916, much of this being, of
course, spelter that was contracted for
in the latter part OF, 1915.
The production of refined zinc by
Redistribution was made by several
shelters, who produced an aggregate
of about $4,000 tons of this kind of
spelter.
The American zinc industry is less
brilliant than it was in the halcyon
days Of 1915-16, but it may look back
with pride to its record of having
within two years multiplied it's pro-
duction by about ~ and even now
making an output at about twice the
rate maintained in 1914.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-31

Engineering and Mining Journal.)
In publishing our statistics of cop
per, lead and zinc for 1917 in our
last issue there was not time to do
anything more than present the fig
ures practically without comment. The
lessons that they teach must await
deliberate consideration, and in some
cases the presentation of supplement-
airy figures. However, we may make
certain deductions from the zinc
statistics.
Comparing the grand total of $685.
436 tons produced in 1917 with 6SO,01S
tons in 1915, it might be inferred that
the former was year of great pros
perity in the zinc business, but we
know that such was not the case, and
when we examine the quarterly and
detailed statistics we perceive the
statistical records of the year much
more clearly.
Zinc production in the United States
attained a maximum of $4,000 tons
in the fourth quarter of 1916. In the
first quarter of 1917 it fell off little,
but in the second quarter rose to near
ly the quarterly maximum. If we had
monthly figures we should probably
find a time at about the end of the
first-quarter of 1917, or the beginning
of the second, where there was a
month of praa Tor produ cf ion than axor
before in the history Of the zinc in
dustry of the United States This was
about the time when the new construc-
ton pending at the end of 1916 was
going into use, when smelters were
still hopeful that the wavering zinc
market was going to have come
back" and when railway traffic con-
ditions obscured the fact that sur
plus stocks were accommodating.
However, before the end of the Sec
ond quarter eyes were opened to the
situation, and curtailment of produc-
ton began. In the third quarter the
output was down to 1868 tons. The
position of the smelters was worse
even than is indicated by these figures,
for the electrolytic producers nearly
tripled their output in 1917, which may
be considered to have been at the ex-
pense of the smelters.
The number of retorts in American
at the end of 1917 was 217,-
1874, compared with 222326 at the end
of 1916. Actually about 10000 new
retorts were added in 1917, but the
dismantling of several old plants res
uted in a small decline for the year.
However, the figure reported for the
end of 1917 is nothing but a statistical
hction in so far as anything practical
is concerned, for many Of the retorts
enumerated in that total will never
be used again. Many of the works
that comprise them will be disman-
tied soon. At the end of 1917 there
We're only 1874 retorts under construc-
ton. The era of new zinc smelling
has passed. OF the 217.-
1874 retorts reported at the end of
1917, smelters who were operating had
only 196,560, and of them only 1918
were in use on December Is. But
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times then, lad, an to talk O. EN-
makes me sore.
An whisper-there's times. l tell you,
when I'd swap this easy chair,
An the velvit coat, an the footman,
wild his Sassenach nose in the air,
An the Lord Archbishop himself too,
for drink O. the days that ha'
been.
For the taste O. mornins mornin' in
Shanahan's ould shebeen.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-31
Grab in Bottle,

A Maine fisherman claims to have
pulled up pint milk bottle with
live crab in it. 1t is evident that the
crab had crawled into the bottle when
small and stayed there until it grew
so large it could not get out. The bot
tie was crusted with barnacles when
it was pulled up, which shows it had
been in the water a long time.
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prices cannot be fully effective unless
miners are assured that their margin
of profit will not be partly or wholly
absorbed by increasing costs of sup
plies and equipment. The power tic
fix prices must be accompanied with
authority to control the price of sup
plies which enter into the cost of pro
duction"
Price Fixing.
The all-important price fixing Sec
ton of the mineral control bill SUBJ
mitted to congress reads as follows:
Sec. IA. That whenever the pres
ident shall find that an emergency
exists requiring stimulation of the
production of necessaries and that it
is essential that the producers of
necessaries shall have the benefits of
the guaranty provided for in this Sec
ton, he is authorized, from time to
time. seasonably and as far in ad-
vance as practicable, to determine and
fix public notice of what shall be reas-
able guaranteed prices in order to as
sure such producers reasonable
profit. The president shall from
time to time establish and promulgate
such regulations as he shall deem wise
in connection with such guaranteed
prices, and in particular governing
conditions Of delivery and payment.
and differences in price for the sew
eral specified necessaries in the prin-
cipal primary markets Of the United
States. Thereupon the government of
the United States guarantees every
producer Of these specified necessaries
that, upon compliance by him with
the regulations prescribed, he shall
receive for any necessaries produced
In reliance upon this guarantee within
the period, not exceeding two years.
in the notice, price not
less than the guaranteed price there
for as fixed pursuant to this section.
IN such regulations the president shall
prescribe the terms and conditions
lpon which any producer shall be en-
titled to the benefits of such guar
'nty. When the president finds that
he Importation into the United States
4 any of these necessaries produced
utside Of the United States materially
nhances or is likely to enhance the
abilities Of the United States under
Of prices therefor made
ursuant to this section. and ascer-
aims what rate Of duty, added to the
ZEN existing rate Of duty, IL any, on
ach of the necessaries and to the
alue Of each of the necessaries at the
me Of importation, would be sufii-
ent to bring the price thereof at
hich imported up to the price fixed
erefor pursuant to the foregoing
DIVISIONS Of this section. he shall pro-
aim such facts, and thereafter there
all be levied, collected and paid up
each Of these necessaries when I'm j.
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sHANAAAN's ouLD siEHEEN.
(Author Unknown.)

This is the tale that Cassidy told
In his halls a-sheen with purple and
gold;
Told as he sprawled in an easy
chair;
Chewing cigars at dollar pair.
Told with a sigh and perchance a
AS the rough soul showed through
the cracked veneer;
Told as he gazed on the walls near
by,
Where a Greuze and Mllet were
hung on high,
With a rude little print in a frame
A picture of Shanahan's ould She
I'm drinkin' me mornin's mornin'--
but it doesn't taste the same;
Though the glass is iv finest crystal,
an TIL liquor slips down like crane
An me cockney footman brings it on a
soort of a silver plate
Sherry and bitters it Isl whiskey is out
iv date
In me bran new brownstone man
shin-Fift' av'noo over tn way,
Tn cathedral round the corner, an the
Lord Archbishop to tay,
Sure | ought to be shift with grandeur
but me states are mighty mean,
An I'd rather a mornins mornin at
Shanahans ould shebeen.
"Oh! we'll do mind the shanty-the
rocks, an tn field beyant,
The dirt floor yellow wild sawdust an
the walls on a three inch shlant.
(There's twelve story flat on tn site
now-'twas meself that builded tn
same),
An they called it The Mont -morincy'
though | wanted the good ould
name.
Me dinner pail under me oxther. be-
ioie TIE whistle DleW,
I'd Danish Tn drames from me eye
lids wild noggin', or maybe two.
An oh! twas tn illigant whiskey-its
like l have never seen
Since / went for me mornin's mornin'
to Shanahans ould shebeen
l disremember tn Makers couldn't
tell you the brandt
Gut 1t smiled like the golden sunlight,
an 1t looked and tasted GRAND.
When me throat was caked wild NOR
thar an me head avs cracked wild
blast,
me drink o Shanahan's dewdrops an
all me troubles was past.
hats why, as | squat on the cushins,
wild divil hap'orth to do,
n mornin' coat lines wild velvet. an,
champagne lunch at two,
n mem'ry comes like banshee, me-
self an me wealth between;
m ! long for a mornin's mornin' in
Shanahans ould shebeen.
A mornin coat lined wild velvet-an'
me ould coat used to do
like for mornin' an evenin' (an'
sometimes | slep' in it too);
n t was divil sup iv sherry that
Shanahan kept-no fear;
you couldn't afford good whiskey
he'd take you on trust for beer.
n dacinest gang l knew there--Mc-
earthly (Sinathor since),
n Murphy that mixed TIL morthar
(sure tn Pope has made him A
prince),
'u should see EN-. avic, O. SUNDAYS.
wild faces scraped an clean,
hen tn boss shtood a mornin's
mornin' round Shanahans ould
shebeen.
come his Grace's car
rage; twill be lunch time by an
by;
L / das'nt' drink another-though
me throat is powerful dry;
r I've got to meet tn Archbishop
I'm laborer now no more,
But ohone! those were the fine
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with maximum prices is TO encourage
output The authority to determine
and fix minimum prices therefore be-
comes. the most important instrument
in the bill which would fail to accom-
plish its purpose unless such authority
Is included. To strengthen the gov
ernment's purchasing power and pre-
vent speculation and reproduction
authority is given the president to
proclaim maximum prices"
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
HARVEY AGAIN HEADS
HOLY NAME BRANCH

Thomas NJ Harvey today enters
upon his second term as president Of
the Holy Comforter branch OF the
Holy Name Society, having been re-
elected at the annual meeting last
night at the Holy Comforter Church,
Fourteenth and East Capitol streets.
Leo B. Alternately was elected vice
president; John J. Kelly. secretary,
and Andrew Betz, treasurer. Richard
J. Mcdonald was reelected as marshal
and w. S. Wise as assistant secretary.
The Rev Clarence L. Wheeler, rec
tor of the church, succeeds as spiritual
director the Rev. ]. Walter Daily, who
Joined the army as chaplain. A list
Of the members OF the society serv-
ing In the army and navy OF the
United States has been placed in the
yestibule of the church. Adam 4.
WeSchler. M. A. Mulcsre. and J. p.
Germuiller were elected delegates to
the Diocesan Union OF Holy Name
Societies.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
WALL ST. MARKET
STOCKS IN BRISK DEMAND AS
SESSION OPENS.
Gains Of From One to Over Five
Points Recorded Early Among
Numerous Issues az Result Of
5ulIIsh Incentives at Yesterdays
Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. Stocks were
in brisk demand at the opening of
the stock market today as a result Of
the bullish incentives yesterday and
during the frst half hour numerous
issues made gains ranging from one
to over five points.
Steel common was heavily traded
in, opening with sales of 95K to 95E.
and quickly advanced to 90, against
s4S at the close yesterday, and Beth
lehem Steel B advanced IL to s1h.
The greatest gains were in special
ties, American Tobacco and Texas
Company both moving up over 5
points and General Motors rose ~ to
11ek.'
Industrial Alcohol advanced IN to
ION. Mexico Petroleum was an
other strong feature. moving up ~
to 81.
The copper stocks generally made
fractional advances. Railroad stocks
were Irregular, with Union Pacific, the
most active of the group, advancing
one point TO 115h. Reading rose
q to IAN.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
CAN CARRY LIQUOR
THROUGH TERRIBLE
TOMS BAILNICK

Washington liquor runners pass
ing through Prince Georges county
will not be disturbed. even II they
have a thousand quarts In their pos
session. II II 10 labeled for washing
ton, and no stop II made IN the county,
according to q statsmsnt made to The
Times today By Deputy Sheriff rhomr
as v. Garrison. who has earned uts
sobriquet Of Terrible Tom" among
liquor violators OF the county.
mo attempt viii be made to inter
fere with Washington people. who
have their liquor plainly labeled for
Washington" said Mr.. Garrison,
when travelling by automobile or
train or just walking. unless they
stop IN the county or are plainly tTy-
ing to drive an Automobile while IN
der the influence OF liquor.
The Princes Georges law provides
that no one can bring more than ono
quart of whiskey or wine or twelve
bottles of beer into the county In any
one month and there has been an ar
tempt by some a the dry sympa-
thIzers to have this law applied to
people merely passing through
Neither the States attorney nor
believe that carrying wet goods
through to Washington Is a Vtolatton
OF this law and no Washingtonian
who behaves himself in an orderly
manner will be interfered with, Just
so he keeps on moving. OF course, the
courts may decide that this II a Viz
lation Of the act, but until we get IN
structions to this effect nothing win
be done to interfere with orderly per
sons who have been to Baltimore and
brought back . little nip for future
use"
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
IT'S GOING TOBEA
WONDROUS REVIVAL
OP|NES MA SUNDAY

4 glorious world looked up and
kissed blue skies smiling with EIn-
light this morning. Rays Of the
morning sun softensd by lace alterEd
through the curtains OF MA" SIM
days window and made bright. little
patches on the eoVsriet on the hot
Ma" arose and went to brealf = It.
Later she went out on the front porch.
From this vantage point the eye may
overlook the whitehead hills of
Tenleytown. snow-covered, mi MA
ture mountain tops literally blossom
ing with glistening crystals meet the
gaze as the eye sweeps from. The
smoky cloud bank over the cetIter
business section around to the MILL
tant, half-eompleted spires OF. ST. A.
bans Cathedral. to the north. 'rhe
house II admirably situated, crown Ing
the TOP Of Mount Alto-one of the
highest rises In the section.
Ma" stood silent, looking out over
the white world. On her face was q
peaceful expression, spelling mental
rest, normal quietude. The reporter
was wondering what thoughts wSe
behind that sxprssaton-Afraid to
break the silence. He wondered II
Billy or HeIen-or
George and his wife Perhaps she
was thinking about Bnly-perhaps
about the bounty Of God. or the won
der OF nature; perhaps about the well
fare OF some friend or q member OF
the Sunday star.
Gradually q smile formed on her
lips. She did not speak for some min
utes.
The sun crept q little higher In the
opaque depths OF the heavens, and
the snow seemed to grow more bril-
liant In the increasing light Ma"
folded her arms and started to speak.
Her words were almost inaudfhle,
more like q prayer than . declaration.
more as n she spoke to her inner
than to the world at
large, or the reporter who stood I'M
noticed near by.
Its going to be q wonderful re-
vival," she said.
That was all
But IL meant a whole lot
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
SUFFRAGETTES APPEAL.
30-DAY SENTENCES

Whether ten suffrage pickets will have
new trial or whether they must i'm
mediately begin to serve a thirty-day
sentence imposed on them In August Is
being argued in the Court Of Appeals to-
day. The appeals were granted nearly
I'VE months ago by Justice Robb.
The women are: Mrs. Gertrude Hunt
er, of Minneapolis. Mimi; Mrs Clara
Fuller. Little Falls. Mimi; Mrs. Mary
NJ Lockwood. and Mrs. Kate Boeckl.
Washington. d. c.; Mrs. Pauline Adams
and Miss Maud Jameson. Norfolk. Va.
Miss Lucy Burns, Brooklyn, y. Y; Miss
Caroline Beach, Louisville. Ky; Miss
Vivian Pierce. San Diego. and Miss Mar
garet Forteringham, Buffalo, N Y.
The attorneys for the District are Cor
poration Counsel Conrad II. Syme. as
sisted by Francis Stephens and Ringgold
Hart. Matthew Z. O'Brien will appear
for the suffragists.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
AFFRMS VERDICT
IN BROKERAGE SUIT

Chief Justice Smyth OF the Court Of
Appeals. In an opinion handed down to-
day. affirmed the Judgment Of the lower
court in awarding S2e.S970 to Mrs.
Eleanor A. Chatard in her suit against
William A. Mearns, former member
OF the bankrupt banking and broker
age arm OF Lewis johnson q Co.
The suit grew out OF stock transac-
tions while Mearns was a member.
Mr.. Mearns advanced the plea that
his responsibility for the indebted
ness OF the firm ceased when he re-
tired and when the remaining part
ners took over the business. The
Court of Appeals held that he was not
relieved OF the obligations OF the
former partnership In the absence of
consent by Mrs. Chatard.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
FIRST EUROPEAN MAIL
III TWO WEEKS LEAVES

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The first mail
to leave for Europe in two weeks was
on its way today. Liners and mer-
chant ships which have been tied up
for that time due to lack of coal.
received a good supply during the last
twenty-four hours, and sailings will
be resumed as rapidly as possible.
This will relieve the congestion at all
the docks and piers here. where thou
sands of tons OF supplies have piled
up.
Every ship arriving or departing
from New York Will be searched here
or Halifax or other ports of cali. a
squad Of 200 men is organ
lied TO board every ship as IL enters
or prepares to leave this port.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
NATIONAL BANKS
AND MANY OTHERS
!. HOLD ELECTIONS

: All national banks in Washington
and many OF the savings banks and
trust companies held the annual
stockholders meeting for the election
Of directors today. On the various
boards a number Of vacancies caused
by deaths and designations were M
cd. Within the next day or two near
Iy all the new directors will meet for
the election OF officers.
James Laughlin Phillips was elected
by the stockholders OF the Riggs Ma
donal Bank to fill the vacancy caused
b. the recent resignation OF James NJ.
Johnston. Directors reelected were
Julius Garfinkle. Fleming Newbold, John
8 Larcombie. Henry B. Spencer, Charles
O. Glover. Thomas Hyde. William J.
Flzther, Milton z Allies, II. Rozier Du-
Iauy, Charles l. Corby. Sylvester W.
Labrot. Robert c. wilkins, E. V. Muir
ply. Sterling Rufin, Charles C. Glover,
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
ARNENAW PREP
BOYS GIVE S5OFOR
|. SOLDIERS SMOKES

1t may be several years before the
pupils at the Army and Navy Pre-
paratory School are able to take their
places on the firing line IN France. In
the meantime they are doing their
bits" the best way they can.
The latest bit" done by the boys
IL TO contribute q $50 Liberty bond
to The Times Tobacco Fund for Amer
lean soldiers IN France
Aside from being thoroughly In
euleated with the spirit OF patriotism,
the A and n. Prep boys are past mas
ters In tho arts OF efficiency. and
when they started out to help Prssi-
dent Wilson defeat Germany they de-
cided to kill two birds with one
stone Result: Purchase Of one $50
Liberty Bond Liberty Bond ex-
changed for 200 tobacco kits for the
soldiers m France.
The 300 kits win be SAINT to France
within the next few days, The Times
was notified today.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
COMMUNITY COOPERATION.

Gently gave a new Illustration Of that
fine saying OF an ancient philosopher,
Man was born for mutual assist
anre."
barberEhOp.
How soon can you cut my hair?''
he asked OF the proprietor. who was
seated in an easy chair. perusing the
pages Of a dime novel.
bill" said the barber. addressing
his errand boy. run over and tell
the editor that I'd like my scissors
IL he's got done edith the paper.
Gentleman wsitin' for a hair cut
Pittsburgh Chronicle-TelegrAph
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
A MODERN AMAZON.

A young man who. during his hrtsf
career. has never been required -
DO very much labor at home, enlisted
for the present war and Is now -
training camp somewhere in
America" A few days ago his
mother received q letter from him
In which he said that he had never
worked 50 hard In his life. that be
had been doing kitchen work. maxi
ing beds. washing and drying disheA
etc. and that when he returned from
the war he would make some fellow
IN California the very best wife there
ever was.-Los Angeles Times.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
Shabby Old ''Vagrant"
Flashes Roll Of $500
Before Police Court

Arrested for vagrancy, James
Lunney, seventy-seven years old,
produced $500 In Police Court to-
day. had the charge against him
dismissed, and was put aboard a
train for Delaware. He was on
his way there last night when he
was taken i'll in Union tSation.
And 1 bought him a cup Of cof-
fee, I felt so sorry for him when
he said he was cold" said Detec-
tive Thomas Sweeney. He told
sweeney that he dressed in a much
patched suit of clothes to throw
on suspicion that he had any
money with him. Lunney said he
lives in South Carolina and was
on his way to Delaware to visit
the place of his birth.
The Washington times., 1918-01-08
Plant Castor Bean;
U. S. Needs Them for OIL
For New Liberty Motor

Plant castor beans and help win
the war.
This latest opportunity to do
your bit Is offered through the
Bureau OF Standards. which, aftsr
weeks OF experimenting. has d.
cided that castor oil Is the only
lubricant of sufficient strength
for use In the Liberty Motor.
Tests have been made In the
new motor Of the finest Of ous
and. with one exception. after q
few minutes operation. the Gus
have been churned into a thick
paste, which necessarily reduces
the efficiency Of the machine.