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Evening star., 1918-04-20
WHOLESALE MARKET.

The wholesale market prices today
range as follows:
EGGS-Strctly fresh, IS; average
receipts. IS: southern. "a.
cHEEsE-New York state factory,
new. 27a28.
BUTTER-Elgin print ~; Elgin tub,
Is; process. 4aa44; store packed. 90.
LIVE PoULTRY-Roosters, per lb.. s2a
1s: turkeys. per lb.. 30; chickens, per
h.. 4oa45; keats. young. each, go.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed
spring chickens. ssa42 per lb.; turkeys,
per lb.. 32as5: roosters. per lb.. rs; geese.
per lb.. 2oa2b; ducks, soa35.
GREEN FRUITS@Apples, per bbl..
s.ooa7.oo: box. 1.26aa.66; Florida or
anges. s.ooas 90; lemons. 5.5oas. 90; grape
fruit. crate. s.5oas.0o; Strawberries, 2Qas0.
northern. per 100 lbs. l.75a1s5: Nc.
Cormicks. 2.ooa2.6o per standard Dbl:
sweet potatoes. 4.o0as.oo bbi.; No. 2, 500
100 ss oo sei; I.ansrn string beans, Per basks.
sIa soo Sc ddiss pss iSS ssos s
500; cucumbers. basket. 1.6oa2.6o; egg
plant, 3.00a4.50 crate; cabbage. new
southern. per hamper. 1.6oa1. 75; beets.
bunch. 6as; lettuce. l,ooaa.bo par basket;
l.ooa3.5o; ronaine lettuce. 5oal. 90; squash.
2.ooas.oo crate: spring onions. 1.5oa2 90 per
100 punches; onions. per sack. 1.25a1.6o;
spinach. 1:60a1.16 bbl; kale. LOCAL 25 /;
tomatoes, Florida, per crate, 1.S0a4. 90:
new beets. Florida. 2.ooa2.60 crate; green
peas, S.ooa5.oo per basket; rhubarb, s5a4o
per doz.
LIVE sToCK-sheep. per lb., 7as:
lambs. spring. 24a25: calves. per ib., IL;
medium. per lb.. 1s; common, per lb,
12al3.
sEEDs-Red clover. 22.ooas2.5o per
bu.; alsike clover, 17.Soa1s.00 per bu
crimson clover, 12.S0a15.0o per bu.: tim
othy. 4.25a4.5o per bu.; red top, l4.00a
1890 per 100 lbs: bluegrass. S.00a3.60.
/ GRAN-Wheat. milling, per bu.. 40
Wnit:. iois1os: mixed nix suass oats ;ssi Gaso %:
hay. No. J. so.ooss1.oo; Ne. I. 3s.sea
2akos --------------- -.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
shipbuilders Call for Speech.

After the destroyer had been launched
tho shipbuilderS called on Mr.. Daniels
for a speech.
THE most gratifying thing about this
war" he said. 'is that the bulk Of men
Of all callings have been ready to make
whatever sacrifices the authorities have
a hearty response by the American
people in all directions. The spirit of
America is that there will be no
profiteerfng and no toleration Of slack
ers either in the military service, in
munition plants. in the shipyards or
anywhere else. The men who are turn
ing out destroyers and munitions are
just as brave as men who are at the
front. Unless their courage and will
ingness makes a sacrifice to furnish
at the front will give their lives with
out the agencies which will enable
them to win the war.
The greatest disappointment Of the
u-boat warfare to starve our allies,
although that was keen disappoint-
ment. The greatest disappointment
was the falling down of the well
planned propaganda to foment social
revolution in America. The greatest
disappointment of all is that the efforts
of his paid spies and emissaries. whis-
pering in the ears of any laboring man
who would listen. are worse than
wasted. Labor in America understands
that it depends for its life and progress
and future victories upon overcoming
German autocracy In this war.
Labor's Attitude In Present War.
.Tt is easy for me to understand the
suspicious and distrust that crowds the
mind of the average worker in con-
nection with war. From the first dawn
struggle and warfare has ever been
made an excuse for setting back the
hands of progress 1t is not SO today.
There Is not a single body in this
country with any executive power that
does not have upon 1t a representative
of labor, sitting side by side with rep
resentatives of employers.
A trade unionist, William B. Wilson.
is Secretary of Labor; Samuel Gompers
is a member of the advisory committee
of the Council of National Defense, and
the president of the building trades
union is on the emergency construction
board that builds our ships"
Mr.. Daniels announced that the new
destroyer had been christened the Bell
in honor of Rear Admiral Henry H.
Bell, a native of North Carolina, who
commanded division Of the United
States feet under Farragut in the civil
war. He lost his life by drowning in
Japan in 1868.
Big Surprise at Squantum.
Mr.. Daniels party then visited the
Squantum works. where a great sur
prise awaited him Where a few
months ago was quagmire today
there stands great shipbuilding yard
One of the most completely equipped
plants in The world, it represents the
last word in physical efficiency.
The visitors were conducted directly
to the slips in which lay the keel blocks
only. Under the guidance of Supt ]. J.
Nolan, a veteran shipbuilder. Mr.. Dam
iels laid the keels of FIVE destroyers al
most simultaneously to the cheering
accompaniment of the entire ship
building force of the yard.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
NEW YORK mERcANrnE PAPER,

NEW YORK, April 20.-Mercantile pa
per. four months. 8; six months. 9.
Sterling-Sixty-day bills. 4.72h; COM
commercial, sixty-day bills. 4.7lk: de-
mand, 4.75h: cables. l.7s 7.le. Francs
Demand. S.72k: cables. 6.7oM. Guiidera
Al; cables. ~ IS. Ldres-De-
mand. 13k: cables. il. nominal Bar sil-
yer. S1x. Mexican dollars, n. Govern.
msntr honda Ayms xAi1IcaA hond1b 4yUA
Evening star., 1918-04-20
NEW York BANK STATEMENT,

NEW YORK. April 20.-The actual
condition OF clearing house banks and
trust Companies for the week shows
that they hold $41.e72,62o reserve In ex-
cess " legal requirements. This Is q
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Administer Pledge Tomorrow.
Comment Of Press.

The Daily News advises the government
to drop altogether the attempt to pursue
this Irish adventure
The Chronicle believes conscription will
not be attempted until home rule is an
accomplished fact and that then the Irish
parliament will be left to raise men for
the army in what proportions and by
what means 1t pleases.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
THIRD LIBERTY BONDS
DELIVERED IN PART


When tha Treasury Department open
ed for business this morning repre-
sentatives of practically all the ma.
Of soma of the savings banks were
waiting for deliveries of third liberty
The federal reserve bank at Richmond
would be delivered on the banks order
At the Treasury Department. .
Deliveries, however. were only IN
parts. $4,000 and 100000 lots covering
most Of the consignments, and they are
being used by the banks largely for
the accommodation of cash customers,
delaying deliveries on booked orders
as far as possible for later consisn-
The third liberty bonds are about half
the general size OF bonds, but while
small they are attractive and neatly en-
coupons, indicating the hurry in which
the work was accomplished. The nrst
coupon is payable September is. and Is
other Ir 9ny three coupons, ] % each for sios semi
annual interest-s212 on S100 bond
0emi-annually.
by twelve inches long. Additional cou-
Don sheets will be furnishe ed later on
The receipt Of the bonds is expected to
stimulate buying. as many investors
have waited for actual delivery Tho
banks are pleased to have the bonds. as
the sale, when deliveries can be made
over the counter, Is simple uansac-
tion. closed in a minute by the exchange
Of check or cash for bond, while sales
without deliveries require two calls by
buyers and an interim certificate or re-
ceipt to the customer.
Due to German Liquidation.
In New York. Boston and Washing
ton there is very general belief that
tha weakness prevalent in Mergentha-
ah IN
been directly due to very heavy liqui-
dation by German Shareholders. While
II has not been an easy matter to de-
the big nquidatioa in other securities.
via Holland and Spain, Mergenthaler
oflctals have direct reason to recognize
this selling after the actual sale.
and too late to stop it
Bank Clearings.
were IS, All, ,12s,607, an increase OF per
cent as compared with the corresponding
week last year and nearly 40 per cent
greater than for the corresponding week
IN 1915.
On every hand industry is largely en-
ployed and corporations are showing
the best gross earnings in their history.
and In every section Of the country de-
mand Is keeping full pace with produc-
ton
On the Local Stock Exchange.
Bonds attracted considerable atten-
tion this afternoon on the local stock
exchange. Potomac Electric issues
were the leaders in activity, at 93h
for the Consolidated 5s and 100 for the
per cents.
Capital Traction 5s also sold at 100.
The stock list was but little better
than nominal; 20 shares Of American
National Bank sold at 14s, completing
the transactions.
Capital Traction was offered at s5X.
with IS bid; railway common was Of
fered at SO, no bid; Railway preferred
was offered at 70. with 66la bid.
The bid price for Mergenthaler was
Ill, while the stock was offered at
l12H.
Sales for the week. six sessions, in
cluded 80 shares Of stock. rights on 20
shares and $4,000 bonds. per value.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
BRITAIN AROUSED BY
IRISH NAT|ONAL|STS
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, April 2o-The grave and
menacing situation created by the de-
termination of nationalist Ireland
united as seldom before, to resist con-
scription has aroused deep interes,
throughout Great Britain. Particular
emphasis is laid on the decision of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy to throw in
its lot with the Sim Feiners, who have
openly proclaimed Germany as their
ally. The bishops have not counseled
violence. urging passive resistance, but
this, Dublic correspondents point out
might easily be turned into active re-
sistance by a few hot heads when the
time comes to conscript the young men
Of the country.
Administer Pledge Tomorrow.
The pledge which is to be admins
tered tomorrow to what one authority
Catholic population of the country
the most effective means at their dis
posal."
This gives wide latitude and pleases the
advocates of both passive and active re-
sistance.
The delicacy Of the situation is recog-
nized by the Irish Times. hitherto in ia
vor Of conscription, which advises the
government and the Irish leaders to "es-
cape from the truly miserable position"
by organizing a great voluntary recruit
ing campaign. This the newspaper be-
lieves. would make the enforcement of
conscrfption unnecessary.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Washington Stock Exchange,

SALES
Potomac Cons. 6s. loo at esH. 1000 at
81, q, 900 at e0h, 81. 600 at e3h. 81 200 at
esH, Loo at % y, 81, 900 at aSh-
Potonac Electric Power %, $1,000 at 100.
q. 900 at 100.
American National Bank. 10 at 14s. 10 at 1ls.
Altar call.
Capital Traction %. q. 800 at 100.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1918-04-20

Senator John II. Bankhead Of Alabama
was reelected president of the United
States Good Roads Association at the
.couyenf1cns a& Little Rock Wednesday
Evening star., 1918-04-20
SECRETARY DANIELS
VISITS SHIP PLANTS
Inspects Works, Witnesses
Launching and Addresses
Massachusetts Builders.


6y me AA0oc11coQ E1o4A
QUINCY. Mass. April 3o.-lt took no
less q person than Josephus Daniels him.
self to pry OF today tho lid Of secrecy
which, upon the declaration Of war. was
clamped down by the Navy Department
upon tho activities of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation at its Fore River
plant and Squantum works. The secre-
tary of the Navy came here on a tour Of
inspection Of these yards. escorted by
Joseph W. Powell. vice president Of the
Bethlhem shipbuilding Company. With
Mr.. Daniels, Gov. Mccall. the mayors Of
Boston and Quincy and other guests, he
arrived at Fore River early in the morn
ing. General Manager 8. ". wakeman
escortipg the party 70 the slipwaya Here
was a launching stand, over which one
of the latest typo Of destroyers being
turned out at Fore River poked her sharp
cut bow.
At the screeching of siren several
thousands of workmen came pouring out
Of the shops. The Fore River Band played
The Star Spangled Banner and Mrs.
Daniels gracefully discharged her Office
as sponsor as the latest Of Uncle Sans
warships took the water to the cheering
of a constantly augmenting mass OF grimy
shipbuilders.
Mr.. Daniels appeared tremendously i'm
pressed, for the yard he knew when last
he visited 1t had $500 men at work To-
day 1t has 10000.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
RERLIN BANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN, via London, April 20.-The
statement of the Imperial Bank Of
Germany for the week ending April IS
shows the following changes:
Total coins and bullion increased 673,-
600 marks; gold increased $4,000 marks;
treasury notes decreased 61.093, 900
marks; notes of other banks increased
427,00O marks; bills discounted de-
creased 237,945. 900 marks; advances in
creased 272.000 marks; Investments de-
creased 4,947.000 marks; other securi-
ties decreased 1902, 900 marks; notes, in
circulation decreased 1Ss.S4S,000 marks;
deposits decreased 219.5S5,00 marks: !:
other liabilities increased 105.31S.000
marks. Total gold holdings 2.4o7.771.-
900 uarIa - - e
Evening star., 1918-04-20
HOT TRADE COMPETITION
TO FOLLOW PRESENT WAR
America Warned That Germany Will
Make Terrific Struggle for
World Supremacy.
By the Associated Prcss.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 2o-Amer-
lea must get ready to meet terrific Ger
man competition in the great struggle
for the worlds commercial supremacy
that will start the day peace is de-
clared, according to committee reports
submitted at the closing session Of the
national foreign trade council here to-
day.
The report Of the committee on Co
operation in foreign trade" pointed out
that Germany is organizing for the
foreign trade campaign, the idea in
view Of establishing a mandatory
monopoly of this trade. The report
stated that the delegates attended the
group meetings Of this committee had
been aroused by the character Of the
competition the United States will have
to meet. The report called for a con-
certed plan Of action and of co-opera-
tion.
Says Germany Is Organizing.
The report stated that just as Ger
many organized her man power in a
gigantic military machine, SO she Is or
ganizing her industry for the trade bat
tie after the war with England and
France, also there is government CO.
operation for winning trade; that the
United States has no definite for .ign
policy. yet. and that In order to triumph
IN the trade war that il sure to come
America must learn cooperation, must
educate her youth in business methods
ana must not b. .mper her shipping by
restrictive legislation.
Howard e. Cole of New York, chair.
man OF the committee on education
for foreign trade. recommended that the
mittee to cooperate with the COMMITTEES
Of fifteen appointed by the United
States commissioner of education to
study educational preparation for for
eign trade service
Evening star., 1918-04-20
DAIRY MARKETS,
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, April 20.-There was a
sharp advance in the price Of bar sill
yer today. the high being reached at
97A. or more than points above the
responds steadily to the progress Of the
Pitman bill through Congress for the
melting of the large stock of Ameri-
can dollars and the purchase of silver
by the United States at 81 an ounce.
LONDON, April 20.-Bar silver. 4sKd
count rates-short bills. 81 per cent;
three months, 1916 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April 20.-Lard. easy:
unchanged.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
First Trust Notes for Sale

Secured on improved D. C. real estate. COM
bine good interest with best possible security.
Notes in denomination of from $3.50 to IS, 600.
Transactions closed promptly. We collect in.
terest and attend TO every detail carefully. No
charge to investors. Certificates of title and
insurance policy furnished.
SHANNON Il LUCHS,
Investment Dept,
71S 18th st. NV. Main 23H.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
What Bill May Expect

The colored stevedores were over
heard in the vicinity of D company's
camp discussing the war situation.
"What'd youall tell Kaiser willyum
eff you was to meet him face to face?p
asked one. 4.
"What'd All tell him." echoed the
other, who had been studying thu
French dictionary, "Ah'd say to him.
Aid say, you gelatineux reliquat Of
a bouleversified Allemand Umpire
what youall mean, tryin' to reglemen.
tify an debalificate this malheurese.
ment world of our'n wifi your pestifer.
Gus, ubiquitous inoculations?' That's
what Ah'd say to him, an All wouldn't
stutter none when / said it either
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
The Yank's Thanksgiving

Camp or trench or S. O. S.,
/! At home or over sea,
He CLEANS his share of happiness
Wherever he may be.
He courts the minimum of care
And makes the gladstone grade;
A Yank's Yank, no matter where
He leans his gun or spade.
He may not boast the old time spread
With napkins snowy white,
And oysters and Hooverized bread,
Cut glass and silver BRIGHT,
Yet he will hold his Feast of Thanks
AS in the other days,
For he's Yank among the Yanks,
Unweaned from Yankee ways.
Comrade Yank and Poilu Pal
Divide common lot.
Their mutual Thanksgiving shall
Make brighter No-Man's Plot.
They'll pledge the after days of Peace
And say, "The end is near;
Well drink to Junkerdom's decease
thanksgiving Day, this year!"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
Will Need Bayonets

2 81 hope they'll let us keep our bayo-
nets after the war;" said a doughboy
who was standing guard over a ware
house in France.
"Why?" asked an engineer as he
balanced box on his truck.
eve old veterans will have to have
something to whittle with when We
gather around the cracker barrel in
1850 to talk over the battles we fought
in the War for Democracy"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
Goodnight" Was Right

After the crap game, the buck pri-
waite who was on the losing end, wend-
ed his way hut-ward, head down and
a prey to gloomy thoughts.
A French youngster passed him on
the road.
Goodnight" piped the lad after
the fashion of the French "gooses."
"You said it, sonny!" responded the
buck.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
He Probably Returned It

Pvt. Washington Brown on meeting
his friend Steve o. Dore, was sur
prised to find the latter with his head
swathed in bandages and bearing other
unmistakeable signs of a recent physi-
cal encounter.
where's youall git dat blighty,
mani" he demanded.
Said Steve: "Ah done got saluted
by army mule"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
SOME. "YANK" SMILES
Thanks to Frank Driscoll, the Cour.

Thanks to Frank Driscoll, the Cour.
ier-Reporter is in receipt of the
Thanksgiving number of "The Spiker,"
the official publication of the 18th
Engineers Railway. We are going tt
pass on to our readers some of the
breezy good humor which radiates
from it's columns.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
The Same Thing

One of the latest slang expressions
to spring up around the army camps
is pulling a Hohenzollern." Is it
necessary to add that this is another
way of saying getting off on the
wrong foot?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
He Understands Now

Private H. S. Matthews, of Company
d, our engineers, dropped this into
The Spiker's mail box recently:
"After being at the front / know
now why Napoleon always had his
hand inside his shirt"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
Snort Note

The baseball player who was also
a buck private, laid aside his bat for
the winter. "a rest for the Weeping
Willow" he said, "but not for Weep
ing Willie"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
He Earned EN-

Digger Ditch-"I dreamed / earned
ten thousand wounds tripes in one
night"
Swing A. Shovel-""H How was that 9.
Digger Ditch-"I thought they gave
me one for every cootie bite"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
Strategic Retreat

The Yanks were "giving 'em hell"
"What are you doing?" the retreat
ing Heinies were asked.
"We're running to beat hell" they
replied and continued on their way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
And Then Some

GLOW do you feel after eating that
combination of garlic and rouuefo,+
cheese?" the buck was asked.
"Like thirty SCENTS" he replied.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
welcome Home

eyes, suh," said Mistuh George
Washington Jones, 'fwhen all desc
American sojers over heah staht back
to New Yawk, 'Ah spect to see dat
Statute of Liberty jes natchelly come
TO present aims"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
Less and Less

Speaking of "Less" days, the Ger
man army seems to be setting re-
cord for victory-less days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-05
His Title

Is the champion shovel wielder of
the engineers the "Ace of Spades?"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25

from London, return to his own country
and write poetry. But what had become
of the dinnerf Why didn't that waiter
bring the fish!
He was about to reprimand the poor
fellow when humbly interposed, show
ing him that we were already at dessert!
1t was at this moment that he suddenly
realized he had forgotten to open the
wine.
His head disappeared under the table
and he reappeared with two bottles of Bur
gundy, which he proceeded to open with
a corkscrew that he carried in his pocket.
Leaving his glass untouched he leaned for
ward, rooklike, on his elbows and talked
in metaphysical figures about banshees and
the good people.
What Did 1t Mean?
l may as well confess that / did not
listen with the attention Yeats's discourse
deserved, for understood very little of it.
l rather think he was merely talking to
himself; the poetic mood was upon him.
/ was busy wondering whether this great
poet would ever write poetry again
whether he had allowed life in London
and practical affairs to draw him from
the path of his true genius.
Dinner over, he took me out, round the
corner, into one of those quaint little culs-
de-sac so common in London, and led
me through a dark passageway up the
stairs TO his apartment. He has three
small rooms in an old house. The walls
are of black painted wood, and the low
ceilings give the rooms eramped but not