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The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
ARMY AND NAVY FAST
DESERVING OLD STAND
New Potomac Park Building Among
Largest in World.

The Army and Navy Departments
are rapidly abandoning the old State,
War and Navy Building on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, for the new buildings
IN Potomac Park Already the pro-
ourement, distribution, and storage
personnel of the army have moved.
while all of the Offices of the Navy
Department are in the new building
except that of the Secretary himself.
He retains an office in the old build
ing where he will spend morning Office
hours. Secretary Baker will likewise
keep morning hours in the old build
ing. and spend his afternoons IN the
new
The new army building. which 10
Unit &c" OF the new group, and is
known as Munitions Building. is with
the Navy Building to which It Is at
tached, one OF the largest office build
ings in the world. The Munitions
Building alone has $4,000 square feet
Of floor space. and contains 11,764.OOO
cubic feet. 1t will accommodate
nearly 5000 persons.
The District of Columbia construct
ed a 4O-inch sewer to the tidal basin
to care for the drainage from the
roof. There are $500 telephone sets
in the building. and a stan of 300
messengers run from room to room
Nearly 5000 pieces of mail are han
died here daily, and 1,4oo kilograms.
The Navy Building is practically a
duplicate Of the Munitions Building.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
To the Mothers of WASHINGTON

The following letter received by the editor of The
Herald:
81 have received my Herald two days Please see
that get morning, have boy in France
me all is from him. l casualty
list before breakfast A MOTHER"
This appeal addressed address mothers
Of Washington
The Herald is trying hard possible to deliver papers
regularly However the shortage of route
well other walks of life We have found, however that
there number of boys who would like newspaper
routes, but are forbidden by their parents.
To these parents bring this appeal The morning news
is necessity recognized by the boy
delivering route engaged in patriotic We
making special inducements carrier boys Salaries
doubled The work requires about
But find that boys do like get up early
morning
"Over there" if will watch the news
only getting early but nights there
Sleep and "over the top" dawn is
they fight dawn the boys here papers
the same hour
We ask that the mothers of Washington give this
Grafton and their help make mothers hearts
glad each morning by bringing them of their boys
Get touch with the Circulation Department The
aid and list your boy prospective carrier He will be given
his home and in year he buy
Liberty Bonds Call Main and 81 have boy who
wants to carry route THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
WHAT SEIPBUuDNG DELAYS
MEAN TO AMERICAN ARMY

There must be no time lost IN
shipyards from labor troubles,' is the
word from the United States Shipping
Board to all Of its Departmental a.
rectors.
10 support this, the Board has
worked out the equivalents In loss Of
man power in the yards ana lo.. Of
man power at the front. II feure.
that six tons Of shipping support one
soldier on the Western front for A
year A $500 ton steamer will keep
l.2so men in supplies for q year. n
1t takes IS days to build that vessel.
each days work means that "a men
on the Western front are supplied for
a year or s,7s0 men for a day.
Every day lost by strike IN the
plant where such q vessel IL build
ing means that s,7eo men are delayed
one day in the prosecution OF the
war
Grievances Are Aired.
The Shipping Board had organized
its Industrial Relations Group" TO
avoid such a condition. with L. c.
Marshall. formerly dean Of the
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
HUN MANDATE
TAKES METALS
Minister to Bel
GUM Felicitates Belgian
Minister on Victories.

The United States Minister to Bel
GUM has sent a message OF con-
graduation TO the Belgian War Min
lister. Gen. Doconinck. as follows:
II learn with Joy of the great VIC
tory achieved during these recent
days by the magnificent Belgian
army 1 am happy In offering to all
of your soldiers my warmest and
most enthusiastic congratulations"
The German administration has pub
hshed a proclamation In Brussels re-
curing the handing over of all cop
per lamps, faucets, etc. by the IN
habitants remaining in their posses
sion, such articles, II Is stated, ere
to be replaced by others of different
composition. which may be hal In
cer-aIn shops authorized to sell them.
Conce alment Penalised.
The agents whose duty it Is to
carry out the provisions of the order
have been instructed to use radical
measures toward its enforcement,
and severe penalties are provided for
those who attempt concealment or
evasion.
A large number of men nave been
rounded up in Liege and deported
to the districts surrounding Bruges
and Ghent where they are at work
under the direction, and for the mil
itary authorities needs.
The newspaper Mouvelles de
Maestricht contains the statement
that women of Belgium from the
farms in Limbourg, have been sent
to Germany to look after farms there
whose owners have been called away
for military service"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
GENERAL FORECAST.


District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Fair Sunday and Monday; cooler Monday; mod
crate west to southwest winds
A cyclonio deIresson Of considerable inten-
aty Is moving eastward north Of Lake Superior
and an snticyclone Of great sxtent, but as yet Of
low barometer level Govern the Rocky Noun
tain region General rains have fallen In the
New England and middle Atlantic States, the
Lake region. the Ohio Valley and Tenneasse. It
Is considerably warmer in the lower Missouri.
the middle and upper Misisappd vslleys and
the upper Lake region.
There viii be rain Sunday In New England
and along the South Atlantic Coast Elsevhere
in the Washington forecast district fair weather
will prevail Sunday and Monday with q con-
siderable fab In temperature in the upper Lake
region, the Ohio Valley. the western portion OF
Tennessee and the northern portion OF the east
Gulf States Monday.
Storm warnings displayed on Lake su-
perior, northern Lake Michigan and northern
Lake Huron
LOCAL TEMPERATURE
Midnight. 64; 4. m, 81; T. m, 81: q m,
50; a m, 60; 10 a. m, So; Il noon, e. 2 D. m,
50; p. m. 50; D. m. S.; D. m, g.; 10 .. m,
50. Highest, "a; lowest S.
Relative humidtty-5 a m. rs; . p. m, 90;
D. m, 81.
Rainfall Crou p m to s p, M. ols. Sun
shine, 0.
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, 60;
lowest, %.
oTurp 1rN.prD mana,
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
FIVE-PASSENGER AUTO
STOLEN IN ALEXANDRIA

A wheel. valued at s125 was stolen
yesterday from an automobile belong
ing to E. X Fox. of 1S11 H street
northwest, The wheel, which was a
spare one, had a new tire on it
Courtney Lynh, COZ South Washing
ton street, Alexandria, Va, was rob-
bed Of five passenger Maxwell auto
mobile yesterday. The machine was
left standing in front Of the George
Washington University Hospital.
Stephen Chorody, of 733 Ninth street
northwest, reported to the police that
his gold watch, valued at S35 was
stolen from his room yesterday
morning.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
Health Officers Muzzle
Jersey City BARRIERS for
Duration of Flu Wave

Even Spanish influenza with all its
terrors, all its tragedy may have its
eompensations. The BARRIERS of Jer-
sey City are going to be muzzled.
The order is out, signed, sealed and
delivered by the health department.
Two hundred of them are to wear
masks made by the Women's Club
Of that city.
Every man in New York who has
been talked nearly to death while
being shaved will want to patron
ize the muzzled Jersey BARRIERS. The
tubes and ferries will do well to put
on tonsOrial special trains and boats
to accommodate the shavees.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
Appointment for Isaac Cans.

Isaac Cans, a prominent citizen of
Washington, has been appointed one
IF the twelve members OF the War
Service committee of the association
BY the National Association OF Re-
az clothiers Of the United States
- ssrys Tor the coming year. y
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

grievance he takes IL 10 the industrial
Relations Group. which seeks TO have
him adjust the matter through the
Employment Department OF the con
cern for which he works. but n such
adjustment cannot be made. he is
helped to- present his troubles either
TO the Macy Board or 20 the Ship
building Labor Adjustment Board.
Associated with Directof Marshall.
is Norman oiiphant professor OF
Law In the University Of Chicago. as
assistant
So successful has been the opera
ton nf the Group that the Shipping
Board expects % TO be continued
even after the war IL over
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
PURELY PERSONAL.

Earnest NJ. Ronald, Of the Coast and
.Geodetic Survey. has returned from
a business trip to Galveston, Texas.
John G. Snead. Of the General Land
ONCE, has resigned.
Paul T. willet is in Atlanta, Gs..
attending the funeral of his brother,
Albert ]. Willet, who died last Tues
day.
Robert A. Ferguson. OF the Agricul-
tural Department. is on sick leave.
James W. Reed, of Columbia, s. C.,
is in the city for few days.
Walter s. Hearn, of Philadelphia, is
visiting friendsfin Cherrydale. Va
Trueman F. johnson, Of the Treas
ury Department, has received a pro-
motion,
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
OTHER TEMPERATURES

Flowers for All Ocensf~ns,
Guides home-grow flowers ars slwaye sppro-
sisss-alwAys expressive. lzs F.-AdvJ
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
Food Prices Higher Here
Than In Other Cities Now

The produce quotations of the Post
office Department are in every In
stance higher in Washington than in
Baltimore. Eggs in Washington are
70 cents and in Baltimore 6S. Butter
Is Y cents in Washington, 70 cents in
Baltimore, and as low as 10 cents in
Newburg, Nd. Chicken is so cents a
pound in Washington, 40 cents in
Baltimore, and 25 cents In Conowingo
Md. Potatoes are SIS a bushel in
Washington and sl.75 in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
CHURCHES OF CITY
ARE CLOSED TODAY
Use for Individual Worship Is Per-
mitted, However.

Use Tor lndlVldual worship Is fer-
mitted. However.
Churches in Washington will be
closed today. except for Individual
worship.
Pastors OF every denomination have
issued an appeal to the people of the
city to hold divine services in their
own homes during the period the
churches are ordered closed.
Catholics are urged by Mgr. Z. F.
Thomas, pastor of st. Patrick Church,
to read the prayers of the mass at
their homes
Rt Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop of
Washington, recommends that Epis-
copalians say the morning and even
ing prayers prescribed by the church
for the home.
Suggestion that members of all de-
nominations hold divine service in
their homes at the hour they are ac-
customed to assemble In church is
made by Rev. John r. Edward, Dis
trict superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

school OF Commerce Of the University
of Chicago IN charge Its Influence
extends TO III shipyards. employing
approximately teo.0oo men. and 200
auxiliary pIsbts. employing 10000
men. and 1900 sub-contrsctof en-
pioyers with fyeoors additional EN-
pleyes
IL an enp3oye thinks he has a
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
Army Buys Student Uniforms.

The Quartermaster General Of the
army has been authorized to pur-
chase the uniforms to be issued
through the collegiate institutions to
the soldiers selected for training at
those institutions. The purchase price
of the uniforms is to be determined
by the Quartermasters office. Each
student will be allowed a commuta-
ton OF s3o7s toward the purchase of
the uniform.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
U. S. CHASER SUNK OVERSEAS
Two Lost. 9 Injured. on No. ZIG a,
Result of Explosion.

United States submarine chaser No.
-ls was sunk in foreign waters on Oc-
lober 3 as the result of an explosion.
the Navy Department announced last
night
One enlisted man was killed and an
other is missing. One officer and
eight men were seriously injured, one
probably fatally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET SHOWS
EFFECT OF BULLISH CONDITIONS.
WITH BALDWIN SHARES PROMINENT
Advance in That Issue Is Accompanied by Excitement
Because of Large Transactions s-United Cigar
Stores Is Another Strong Feature
New York, June "a.


absorption evidence represent
and
Buying evidence referred
accumulation
without reference speculative outlook In stocks
including Baldwin Locomotive
knowledge
Baldwin
with a deal excitement
951 o
United Cigar stores demand during the early trading
Northern
o
United especially influenced by persistent
accumulation. advancing 1s 1854.
Aoun dte end of the stocks active and
can 1bs to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. June 24.--HOGS-Estima ted re-
cepits today. $1,000 head; left over, $500
head. No trading yet: asking steady to
strong prices: few bids 10c lower. =
CATTLE-- Estimated receipts today. H.
900 head.
hos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
1000 MORE MINERS CALLED
Anthracite Industry Hard Hit by Draft
Summons

Scranton, June "a. - One thousand
miners of the anthracite region will be
called to serve with the colors on Thurs
day of this week, according to the esti-
mate made by Joseph Stevenson, secre-
tary of the Lackawanna County division
of the State public safety committee
According to Mr.. Stevenson. the coun-
ties in which anthracite is produced
must supply 1884 men in the June 27
call. Almost half of these are employed
about the mines,
The inroads the draft is making on
the working force at the mines was
shown Sunday when the Government en-
ployment agency announced the number
of men 1t has been called upon to fur
nish to various companies amounts to
91OO. The Lackawanna Coal Company
admits it is 2700 short and says 1t can
use 500 miners and 21ss faborers. The
Hillside Coal and Iron Company wants
$50 more men at its fourteen mines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

LAKE SUPERIOR CORPORATION
LEADS TRADING ON THE LOCAL
STOCK EXCHANGE AND ADVANCES
That Issue and Steel Common, Which Also Is Higher,
Make Up Bulk Of Early Business General Asphalt
Moves Upward. but Is Inactive


half
during $ was marke Z to
had
advancing
Rapid Transit lost Phiadph
Philadelphia traction
Company of North a up 81.
Reading while Pennsylvania on
higher, did not sho" he
activity that last
Liberty $3.50 and the
vertble TO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

parifC relephone and Telegrap ph Company,
regular quarterly Of Ia per cent. payable
July - To stock of record June ~ Books
open July l6
Southern California Edison Company. reg
ular quarterly of Sl.I5 on first preferred,
ayable July II to stock Of record June 80.
Quaker Clty National Bank. regular semi
annual Of az per cent. payable July | to
stock of record June II.
Kansas city. Fort Scott and MemphIs
Railway Company, regular quarterly Of
per cent on preferred trust certificates, pay
able July /. Books close June % and re
open July >.
Harrisburg Light and Power Company.
regular quarterly uf Ia per cent on pre-
ferred. payable June 80 to stock of record
June 10.
General Tire and Rubber COMPANY reg
ular quarterly Of Is. per cent ON preferred.
payable July ] to stock of record June 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
DRUGCING PLOT ALLEGED
Chicago Walters Charged With
Poisoning "Tightwad" Diners

Chicago. June 2i,-Three officials OF
the Walters Union and three other
members face charges sof Wholesale
drugging of so-called 'tight-wad" pa
irons of hotels, clubs and restaurants
in Chicago, out of so who were arrested
in the spectacular raid of the unions
headquarters. ''..
Investigation disclosed that the con.
spiracy was nationwide in it's scope, and
that walters from Boston to San Fran.
cisco are implicated.
The recent illness of Mayor Thomp.
son. while he was delivering the open.
ing address of his campaign for United
States Senator. was said to have been
due to his having been a victim of the
plot and it was announced at the State
Attorneys Office that the sudden death
last week of Joseph Mammoser, former
connected with the South Clark street
police station. may have been attribut.
able to the same cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
LOAN S3,OOO,OOO ON HOTEL
Financiers Advance Large Sum to
Statler Company

New York, June 24.-The Hotel Stat
Ter Company, which will operate the
Hotel Pennsylvania. has negotiated a
loan of 100000 from S. w. Straus &
Co. in tine form of per cent serial
bond issue. The proceeds of the loan
will be used 20 retire the present indebt-
edness of the borrowing corporation,
furnish additional working capital and
provide funds for equipping the hotel.
The bonds mature in annual serial
installments. Monthly deposits of in
terest and principal are required. In ad-
dition the mortgage provides that the
borrowing company shall not declare
dividends on either preferred or common
stock in any quarter year after 1913
until 4. has, out of net earnings, re-
deemed s25, 900 of the bonds of the last
maturity at 1O2 and interest.
The mortgage provides that s17,5oC
shall be set aside in this way in each
quarter year before common dividends
may be declared until the fund amounts
To S350,O 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, June 24-The only quot
able change in the foreign exchange
market in the early dealings today was
slight Improvement in Spanish from
the low figures of saturday. Otherwise
tone on nominal dealings Rubles de
clined further to 1900 $50 for the
zoos and 13.6Oml31O for the 500s.
Quotations were:
demand sterling ATS sis, cables
4I6 7-16 Sixty-day bills nominally
4.73. ninety-day bills Al.
Paris cables $40. checks 5. Y.
Lire cables $50. checks S92.
C;uiider cables 81, checks 501a.
Spanish cables 2s1s checks p 30:
Stockholm cables "a checks "a
Christiania cables 31.I0. checks 81. ~
Copenhagen cables 31.2O checks oV'9o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Chicago. June "a.

thiCagO. June "a.
There was a good demand for corn
this morning, and after easiness in the
initial dealings. when there was scat
tered selling by commission houses due
to decline at Kansas city the market
became firmer.
Complaints were heard about low tenn
peratures Saturday night in the corn
belt. following recent hot weather, but
as temperatures were higher over the
West today ii had little influence on
the tone. The Kansas Board Of Agri-
culture places the condition Of corn in
the State at 81, against IS "A year ago
and 81 last July.
July opened at $l.43%, to sl4Sls
against Nl.+i al the end Saturday, and
moved up to Sli4l4. August started
at the close Saturday, and advanced to
Sl.47.
The receipts here today were 1856 cars.
Shipments from North America for the
week were 69i 600 bushels.
oats were easier early on selling by
commission houses. Local interests were
inclined to buy. Trade was light and
mixed. The receipts here today We're
155 cars.
July started at 72l.c to 12c. against
72ssc AT the end Saturday, and later
sold at 7l$ic, then rallying little
August opened at 6Sl4c to 6S1sc, against
6Sl2c at the end Saturday, and after
selling at 61@4C. moved up to 6Stc.
Shipments from North America for
the week were 1858 600 bushels.
The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
and Duluth today We're 392 cars, against
$50 cars last year; at Winnipeg, SO cars
against Az cars, and at Chicago. l5j
cars. compared with cars.
Shipments from North America fol-
the week We're 3,l58, 0OO bushels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
NAB OWNER FOR BURGLAR
Chelsea Police Arrest Wyvell in His
Own Home

Atlantic City, June "a - Maurice
Wyvell of New York. stock broker
with a handsome cottage at 20 South
Raleigh avenue Chelsea, reposed in
city prison cell from midnight Satur-
day until nearly noon Sunday as a result
of a comedy of errors in which two de-
tectives were the chief blunderers.
The plain-clothes men mistook Wy
veil for a burglar as he was on his way
home at 1915 o'clock Sunday morning
The New Yorker thought the detectives
were highwaymen, and, running from
them, barred himself in his residence.
sure ne was burglar. they forced an
entrance. arrested him and dragged him
on to Jail. Not until nearly noon was
the wealthy prisoner able " obtain the
eeyxtess * lavyer M qeoree ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
"a Ounces to Quart Of Berries

Athens, Pa, June 24.-Justice Wood.
of Sayre, has ruled that quart of
Strawberries must weigh twenty-four
ounces. He fined truck dealer OF this
niace s25 in a test case brought by the
county sealer of weights and measures.
The trucker contended that II he sold
berries in basketk that contained 81 l-5
cubic inches he was complying with , the
sealer contended that an act passed
Nav IL, 1915, provided that bushel Of
Strawberries should weigh forty-eight
pounds with subdivisions in proportion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Cotton Bny ers and Sellers

New York. June 24.-July-Cone.
Parrot, Brooks and Hubbard bid .
Russell, GumOens and Munds offered
August.-Cone bid HartCOrn, Rosen-
berg, Seller and Parrot offered.
Standardization, Hubbard, cone.
Mitchell, Stein and Sellar bid Slack
I'aI rOtI. Brooks and taIman offered
cember.-Hubbard. Mitchell and
Watkins bid; Young, Finn, Newman
and Roundtree offered.
January -McGhee and Hagedorn,
bid; Rosenberg and Fulton offered.
March.--BrOOks and Sigel bid ; Rosen-
berg and Schwartz offered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Com pany to Drill Wells

the winter the Fhna'
It wells
Virginia The wells
drilling
wells the The proposed
2 charged
a goes to Is.
19S1a expendi-
with
will
believed
traction in a position.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
PROPOSALS
DEPARTMENT OF CITY TRANSIT, CITY
OF PHILADELPHIA,
1874 Bourse Building.

1jf Bourse Building.
Philadelphia. June II. 1918.
Sealed proposals. addressed to the under.
signed at the ONCE above mentioned will be
received until 1e o'clock noon on Tuesdny,
July u. 1918, and opened inim eda tely there.
after. for the following work appurtenant ia
the Frankford Elevated Railway. authorized
by Ordinances OF Councils approved July 2,
1913, and July 20. 1916.
CONTRACT NO. $40
Furnishing and delivering cast iron fillet
brackets for columns in Frankford avenue
between Church street and Dyre street
Plans and specfca tions can be seen al
Room 14S. Bourse Building. and copies OF
same, with blank forms for proposals wifi
be supplied to intending bidders upon applica.
tion to this office.
Bidders must he skilled and regularly en-.
gagged in the class of work bid for
The contractor will be required to comply
With the Act Of Assembly of July 1S i9i7.
relative to Workmen's Compensation Insur.
ance. and must furnish proof to the Depart.
ment that he has accepted the provisions. Of
said Act and either insured his liability
thereunder or secured exemption therefron,
Each bid must be accompanied by a Ger.
tifcate from the City Solicitor that a pro.
posal bond in the sum of Five Hundred Dol.
lars t5OOl has been filed In accordance with
rs. 1860. "-"'
The Director reserves the right to reject
any or all bids as he may deem hest for the
interest of the City Of Philadelphia
WM. s. TWINING
Diractor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24
Philadelphia Markets
PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm with a fair jobbinr
INQUIRY for most descriptions The quota ions
are: City beef. in sets. smoked and air-dried
i2c western beef. in sets. smoked. i2c;
city beef. knuckles and tenders smoked and
tendens. smoked. fsc Href hams. s45
Pork family. s52d So. Hams, s. p. cured
loose; 2sl5 13Oiac. do. skinned loose. 2sh
hams. smoked. city cured. as to brand and
average. 29k 93Oiac: do. smoked western
cured. 29i4 q T31 nc: do. boiled, homeless, 4bc;
picnic shoulders, s. p. cured. loose. 81 u c.
do. smoked. 2lac Bellies. in pickle; &C.
cording to average, loose, 32c. Breakfast
bacon, as to brand and average city cured,
iOc: do. western cured. 40c. Lard, western.
dered. ohia m oar s-.-