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The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Financial Hel1s and Stock Market Quotations

ufacturers that at least q year 10
required for the manufacture Of
the largest cannons Of which the
government stands In need, Now,
on account of recently highly per-
fected machinery. these cahnons can
be turned out, In less time than
that The plant itself and its ma
chinery, to say nothing of the raw
material which will be required for
the making of the. implements OF
war IN this great government plant.
will entail so large an expenditure
that it Is thought not to be an up-
estimate that the total
viii aggregate az much
as four billion dollars
How They Cooperate.
The skilled artisans and the
executive leaders who are associ-
ated with the United States Steel
Corporation will so organize as to
make IL possible to cooperate with
the government so as to perfect this
plant as speedily as possible. This
organization and the War Depart
ment at Washington win be in con-
slant association. and that alone
represents cooperation and co-orI
dination. In this way. not merely
rapidity and construction can be Sc
cured. but economy and efficiency.
Presumably the general plans which
characterize the United States Steel
Corporation methods will be. adopted.
As the corporation has promised to
hold itself responsible for the faith
full performance of the duty imposed
upon 1t by the terms OF the contract,
it was inevitable that the War De-
partment should give to the corpora
ton a free hand in the construction
and operation of this stupendous
plant.
In a little two-llne paragraph II was
stated that the officers of the steel
corporation and of the subsidiary
companies which will aid in this work
will receive no compensation for their
services. The corporation has con-
tributed many millions In the form
Of subscriptions to liberty bonds. 1t
Is to be one of the largest taxpayers
when payments are made to the Treas
ury In June. 1t has greatly advanced
wages. and now It Is to give its ser
vice to the government without COM
pensation and the reasonable money
value Of these services should be
reckoned when taking account OF the
total contribution OF the corporation
to government service in these days
Of war.
HOLLAND"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Gives Benefit Dance
For Friendship House

Mrs. Leon Arnold was hostess at
the first annual dancing party given
for the benefit Of Friendship House.
located at 32l Virginia avenue south
east. a social settlement center, from
which Friendship Circle expects to
realize fully $50.
About 80 young people participated
in the dancing from $50 to u Do
Refreshments were for sale. The
narty was at the New Masonic Hall.
corner OF Eighth and F streets north
cast.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
WILSON WANTS
SENATE PROBE
TOSTOP AT air
Tells Sen. Thompson n
Sweeping War Inquiry
Would Reflect on Baker.

President Wilson informed his ad-
yisors in the Senate yesterday that he
viii not oppose q thorough inquiry
by the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs into the aircraft. situation. At
the same time he insisted that the
should stop there and
should not be carried TO the point Of
a general or sweeping inquiry into
the entire conduct of the war. =
The President made his wishes
known to Senator Thomas. Of
Colorado, q member Of the Military
Affairs Committee, and to Senator
Thompson, OF Kansas. who is chair
man Of the Committee on Audit and
Control Of Contingent Expenses. which
has in charge the resolution in
troduced by Senator Chamberlain to
provide for the investigation.
In that resolution the committee
asked for authority to investigate not
only the aircraft situation, but the
general conduct OF the war;. The
President let II be known that he is
fatty opposed to clothing the commit
tee with powers so broad. He re-
CARDS 1t as a direct and unwarranted
ichCShlOh upon lle dO11lnlsIfauOn OF
the War Department under Secretary
Baker and SO informed the Senators
who conferred with him.
The use of this language in the
Chamberlain resolution is also re-
garded by the President as an at
tempt to revive the movement for
Congressional committee on sthe
conduct of the war. which was
started at the beginning of the ses-
sion. -..-
No More Power Needed.
Senator Thompson. after leaving the
White House. declined to make any
prediction as to what the action OF
the Senate will be on the demand of
the President for revision OF the
resolution. He said:
There is no reason why addition
al power should be conferred upon
the committee at this time. II can
go ahead whenever IT wants 10 and
investigate the aircraft situation.
and the ordnance question without
any more power than IT now has.
81 am not in a position to say
what the members OF the committee
will do in the matter OF the Presi-
dents request 1t depends on
whether they are willing to call
quits and accept the suggestion
that such sweeping powers as it has
! asked for should not be given"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
BLOOD IS Price OF
WAR-GANED money
Wilbur Says All Who Profit Thus
Are Unforgivable.

DIR. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
Of Leland Stanford University. ad-
dressed a group of ConEressmen and
their wives at the Capitol last night
in the interests of the administra-
ton and its war program
1--WE must fight our way out with
men" he said. our program is q
program cf the future. II takes
time TO prepare for war. Our safety
now as a nation depends on the peo-
rio of Grea' Britain, France and
Ialy. Our immediate pressing duty
is to see Ihat the peoples and armies
OF Great b iLain, France and Italy
are fed, so they Will not collapse as
the people OF Russia and Finland
have done. because Of the disorGan-
ization due 20 German propaganda.
injustice. and, above all. lack Of
food.
1.-The man who comes out of this
war with one dollar more than he
had when it began has taken II from
the blood of rhe men who died for
him. May God forgive him. The
American people never will
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
RE-NDICTS FIVE MEN
UNDER EsPIo IoNAGE ACT
Grand Jury Restates Charges
Against German Publishers.

Newark. N. J., May lk-Fiye men
were re-indicted todhy byiths Federal
Grand Jury charged with lS overt
acts In atty articles printed In the
Jersey. Freie Zeitung. a German Lam
guage newspaper. They were Bene-
diet Prieth and Edwin 9. Prieth,
former owner; Wm- Yon -Kotzelier.
manager; Henry waechterk,, city edi-
tor. and Hans Won Hmdeishausen.
reporter. &C.,, .,-,. 49,. :. ,.g-,,..--
their re-indictment becadse tfse recent
aoquittal OF the Philadeiphia Tsge-
plat edtors, gave, rise. 70 fear that
the FORMER Indictment might not be
sufncient. g. . -. 81 : ET.-LA-.s -
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. May A-After being easy during
the greater part Of the se.sion TIE cotton
market turned weak In the last hour and
ended with net decline Of sosss points
There was general selling On favorable crop
reports from the Southwest.
Eariy Operations lacked feature and failed
10 indicate any ehangs In sentiment. Prices
continued TO sag and By the end Of the hnt
fifteen minutes showed . net loss Of about
3 . bale. July touching % cents.
An early decline Of about % TO IS points
was followed by slight rallies, but the market
soon weakened again under continued Liver
pool selling. local and Southern pressure
The break extended to SO for July and
SD for october. with the general List selling
about 60 TO 70 points net lower shortly after
IL O'Clock. These were the lowest prices
touched since July sold at ia On the rally
Of last week.
The market steadied to % 10 30 points In
ths early afternoon on covering Toward .
O'Clock the market turned weak again nnder
renewed hqui6tuon and Southern selling.
In the last hour the market was very quiet
under renewal Of general selling and prices
touched the low point Of the day. The close
vas easy At net decline Of sohss points.
Receipts fcr the day were s.l5; no exports
Spot At New Orleans was quiet and un-
changed at DA cents; sales. II bales spot
here was luiet st 4 decline Of 100 points at
H.ae cents; no sales
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
.SENDFOBACC0.
~ ....& lsLA z-xccE
BUTNO TAICUM,
SAYS VETERAN
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Three. Of Perslhliingss s $ So at
., Chamber Of Commerce
" Session. 70: =.

The last three OF '-Pershings nifty
were the guests last night of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
at its regular monthly meeting in Its
new headquarters at 61l Twelfth street
northwest. Each of the three vet
Grams, Sergt. John H. Heffernan,
Corp. Guy E.: Smith and Private John
Frederick, made a brief address.
Sergt Heffernan, who is a Washing
ton man. explained the reason for
the length of time required for a
letter to go from this country to
France.
THE reason II takes so long for 9
letter TO reach the boys in France Is
that the mails are all cluttered up
with gifts of talcum powder and cold
cream said the sergeant.
Chamber for New Ferry.
Private Frederick demonstrated the
use Of the gas mask.
The chamber adopted a resolution
urging Jon Congress tho immediate
establishment of n municipal ferry
between East Potoulat Park and tbs
Seventh street wharves. The resolu-
tion was introduced by Charles II.
Baker. -.
Two appropriations were made
one of $50 for the Garden Commits
tee OF the District Council of De.
fense. and one of S25 to the De.
partment of AgricultUre's school
garden fund.
Resolutions passed by the United
States Chamber of Oo.nmerce at iti
annual meeting in Chicago a few
weeks ago. urging on Federal Stat,
governments the prompt improve
ment Of the public highways, wer,
endorsed. go
Two reels of the official war pic
lures, released by the Committed
on Public Information through tht
Red Cross were shown.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
CHICAGO GRAIN.
b. JOSEPH. +. PRITcHARD.

Chicago. May h.-Ths bulls in corn were
routed completely today. Those who are be-
ie,ed TO be in the July future led in the
early buying and TSices were advanced for
May. June and july futures On the up
turn there was heavy selling by commission
houses and reselling spots for the day showed
declines Of 4 for the July and u for June
The May was not only well sustained, but
1t closed at advances Of KaH cent.
The cash market here was upheld by local
industries, who bought fair amOuntS Prices
were unchanged to 10 certs higher.
Exporters at Chicago repoCted the export
trade at a stAndstill and with bids somewhat
out Of line. Cash corn was up la2 cents but
the trade was small. Spot premiums were
unchanged Oats futures were up nsaIS cent
during the session. but the closing was slightly
under the precious day. There were losses for
hoss productA Pork was of 81 and lard and
nbs each 20 cents This was the result of q
notice received from Food Administrator Hoover
that packsfs will. not Be allowed to charge
retailers a higher Price for bacon. hams and
lard than was cha .ged. On May L
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

FOR RED CROSS
WEEK'SDRIVE
Arrangements Complete,
With COMMITTEES Named,
Says Chairman.

An the arrangements are nov prsc-
ucally complete for raising next
week the minimum 500. .0oo 20 be Civ
en- through Washington 10 the sloo.-
100000 fund asked Of the country by
the. President for the varied service
Of the American Red Gross a. the Of
fcial war relief agency Of the United
States. Eager enthusiasm appears In
this community undertaking, says
Henry B. +. NacFarland, chairman
War Relief Func Of 1914
Friends from other cities here for
war work who are asked 10 give at
least in part through the nationsf
capital to the common cause are gen
orally cooperating heartily. We are
asked by national headquarters not
only for minimum SSgo,00e. but -.fof a
gift according TO means by every man.
woman and child in Washington Red
Cross week. The united effort Of ali
viii win success.
Many Busy BeIplne.
Hundreds Of patriotic men and
women arc giving all or much Of their
time in special service. Corcoran
Thom, vice chairman, and the mem
bers OF the executive committee. Mil
ton E. Allies, Charles Henry Butler.
Myer Cohen, william J. Eynon, Will
lam T. Galliher. George f. Hamilton.
John b. Larner. Charles CoIfax Long.
B. +. Saul. Arthur Peter and Cuno
II. Rudolph. financial secretary. are
leaders in this service. Thomas BELL
Sweeney, executive secretary. has
given his whole time as a volunteer
at campaign headquarters, Is2 r
street. ever since il was opened April :.
The campaign committee, made up
Of 800 representative men and women.
is divided into subcommittees under
the Craftsmanship OF members OF the
executive committee. and into tears
under team captains for the actual
solicitation next week.
ChaIrmen Of C0mmIttee.
William 7. GaIliher IL Chairman OF
the committee on civic, fraterual and
other organisations: John B. Larner
is chairman OF the committee on
churches, clubs. colleges and SCHOOLS:
William J. EynOn ie Chairman OF the
committee on government ennployes:
Myer Cohen is chairnafr 6f The com
nittee on other large groups Of en-
playes; b. F. Saul is chairman OF the
committee on publicity; Charles Col
fax Long Is chairman Of the commit
tee on meetings and speakers:
Charles Henry Butler is chairman Of
the committee on personal solicita-
ton, under which Is the organization
Of thirty team captains, each with a
team OF twenty-five members who will
do the work Of special solicitation.
Melvin c. HBzen is chairman Of a
special committee on the parade Of
the District chapter OF the Red Cross,
TO be held next Saturday afternoon.
in which all the uniformed corpS,
the uniformed auNiliaries, th4 RED
Cross nurses and many OF the others
in the $500 membership OF tae Dis
trict chspt2' will march,
Announcement Of the route and de-
tails will be made tomorrow. II
promises - be The most beautiful
procession ever seen in Washington.
says Mr.. MacFarland. An elAbora.e
program OF. meetings, with dIstin-
guished speakers and singers, has
been prepared by the committee On
meetings and sfeakerS
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
GUNS HELD FOR HUNS.

New York. May IA report that
100000 Mauser rifles and machine
guns and much ammunition are being
held somewhere in America for Ger
man account has been brought TO the
attentiop Of Attorney General Lewis
Of this State. who announced late
Yesterday that he win start an in
vestigation.
His inquiring will be instituted at
the request OF officials OF the army
intelligence bureau.
knowledge Of the alleged stored
weapons and ammunition has been
attributed to some sixty persons whose
identity is known, and all of these
will be examined.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, May H-Butter steady; receipts,
Zig tubs. Creamery. higher than extra, ~
IN; creamery extras lse score), fssiats1i; frsts
tsasso; packing stock, current make. No. Z, Sos
EGGs-Easier; receipts, u.sd cases; fresz
sse packed. hrsts, J7a1iz; do. regular packed
extra nrsts. 1aT1; do. hrsts. 35isa35ik; state
fennssfyania and nearby western hennery
Whites. hns 70 fancy. oakz: do. browns, 3ssl0
90. nthertd browns and MIXED coless, 3sa57ss
ChkksE-steady; receipts, s.oes boxes; state
.; STATE whole milk fats, fresh, specials. q;
do. ayeraee MN. Exz25s.
PoULfRY-Lise unssttied: no prices settled
Dressed hrmer; prices unbalanced
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, runi.hed ne Washington Herald By N. I
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. May N.-Aouey On call opened at
4 per cent; hish. per cent; low. Z per cent
close, 5 per cent. Most Of the days loans were
made at per cent. Time money was traded
in 10 q limited extended. A small business was
done at 81 pct cent for thirty days chiefly on
Industrial collateral. There was . fair demand
for all maturities at about DEF cent. Mer-
camille paper was sold moderately and the tone
was rather apatbetio. Six per cent was pne-
tically the minimum rzte. ~
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
FORT HUNT men ENTERTAINED

Enlisted men stationed at Fort Hunt
were entertained by visitors from the
Comp Community Service last ni-ht
with songs. mOnologues and recita-
t'"ns under the Chaperonage or Mrs.
Fairfax.
Miss Florence Sherrer. Theodore
Howard. Miss Messing. Miss Eliza
beth Nung-Kwai. Austin Howard.
Georee Wells, SeTgt. +. Iefferts and
his partners. Sergt. F. Farley and
Bill Foster took part in the evening
OF entertainment furnished the men.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore. May H.-wheat-Spot. No. 2 red
and No, 2 red winter. unchanged; receipts. !, $50
Corn-Receipts. sSa bushels.
Oats-Fimer; standard white. $laslIac; No !
white 1s<aso; receipts. 12.7T6 bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. Western export, not
quoted; receipts. li3 bushels
Hay-Easier: No. timothy. 81. 5oas2,oo: No
! clover. mixed. ga s0Aa.oQ
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
THE CURB MARKET.

New York, May H-The volume OF business
On the curb today was Of smaller proportions
than In the preceding session, due largely to
prodt-taking. which caused irregularity in price
movements throughout the entire list Of active
issoes. Aetna Explosives was less active but
was ueady after the early decline Submarine
Boat was OF about q point from the close OF
yesterday and Wright Martin was steady at .
snail los. .-
Furnished b. W. B. Hibbs and Company.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
rate RAISE REPORT
lSENDSUP M0STRAILS
Wall Street Sees Underlying Strength
IN Federal Plan. =
By. BRoApAN WALL.

New York. May A.-veryy- heavy
I iprofit-taking failed to, day TO cause
more than a moderate reaction in the
stock market. Being largely a profess
sional market. and being Tuesday, a
reaction was expected. The close was
steady. and with the net losses lin
tied to fractions where there were
losses. s.,
During the day new high records
were made in all the leading railroad
issues as a result Of the freight adj
vance recommended by the govern
ment. Pools took profits. not because
they believe the advance ended, but
simply to feel their market.
+ stocks Buoyant. s.
When railroad stocks became buoy
ant. Wall Street began to realize
what 1t meant TO have the govern
ment in charge Of the market The
government is influencing the market
In the direction of strength and activ-
ity in every legitimate way possible.
That Ii the big fact behind this mar
ket. ,..
Bankers who were doubtful ten days
ago are now convinced that some
thing unusual is under way In Wall
Street. The fact that all conditions
are favorable for a rising market is
not sufficient explanation, for they
were favorable weeks ago. The tie
ory that the government is behind the
market explains everything. It seems
to be a market OF the people, by the
people and for the people.
Industrials having become a little
tired as a result of the weeks ad-
vance. it was deemed wise o an
nounce from Washington that the
railroad advance would be made to
cover extra expenditures of about
800. 900. 900 for wages, Sl20, 100000 for
coal and $20o, ,000,O0 for cars.
Everybody knew 1t would be done.
but the official announcement that It
might mean twenty-five per cent iu-
crease in freight and passenger
charges sent New Haven up ~ points
to the high record price OF the year,
and other railroads up an average Of
. points.
Low-Priced Rose, Too.
The low priced railroad stocks went
up as much as the higher priced unes,
but the percentage of gain was more
than double the percentage in the
standard issues. Thus, for instance,
Wabash A. was up ~ points. Name
apolis & st. Louis !. which was 10
per cent Of the market price. Rock
Island 21a per cent. etc.
Specialties such as American Su-
matra and Distillers were strong
again. with new high prices. Tobacco O
products made a new record. as diu
American Can. American Sugar was
put on a 10 per cent basis.
Butte and Superior responded with
an advance OF two points.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

Have you paid your income tax?
Kick in ana help TO kick the kaiser
out.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15
Low-Prieed Rose, Too.
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Warrington Gas s.. 81 900 At %.
Capital Traction, S at ISL.
Washington Railway and Electric conn.,, 90 at
rs.
MerFenthaler. 5 at 10: 10 at Ilo, s at llc,i.
5 at 10, 10 at no.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

Tell your wife tonight that you have
paid your Income Tax.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-15

II YOU hold out your income tax on
l ncle Sam YOU may have to nay the
Kaiser lateT-and with interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18
BAN and Manhattan Shirts are season.
ably and reasonably reduced.

you readily realize what a sale of
B&M Shirts means, knowing their repu-
tation for Quantity and Quality seiec-
tlons. We have always boasted of the
prettiest and largest line of Shirts in the
state-values from S1.5O to $3.50.
Reduced from 1.2O to SS35.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

from the hospitals with view to
having them carded, catalogued and
tabulated so that the most instant in
formation can be given to all in
quirers. The hospital records, Mr..
Baker said, will be brought here
weekly by courier from France, and
thus it will be possible to give the
exact nature of the wound or the
disease from which the men are suf-
fering. The information will be
available through the Adjutant Gen
eral.
The task of installing the system
will be big one. but the war secre-
tary believes the information should
be available, for in thousands Of
cases it will relieve unnecessary dis
tress and doubt which follows ap-
pearance of the names of men on
casualty lists as wounded, degree un-
or severely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18
How Champlains Are Equipped.

Washington Star: The follow
ing supplies are furnished by the
Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts
to its chaplains in military service:
Communion and recreation tent, mo-
ton picture machine with screen.
two rubber trunks for carrying mo-
ton picture outfit; portable altar,
cross and candlesticks, stationery
with name of regiment, talking ma
chine with attachment to play any
record, large typewriter, small type
writer and autotruck for motion
picture equipment. These articles
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

respondence so that if the child
should fail to receive its remittance,
the donor would be notified by the
child or member of its family.
Ten cents day to save French
baby, just the price of a movie, a
soft drink or two, carfares-how
pitifully small a sum to exchange
for life.
Ten cents day to keep life in the
child of a French hero who lies un-
derneath that carpet Of pain"
Ten cents day for the heir of
brave Frenchman who has succumb-
ed to the unspeakable tortures of a
German prison.
Just ten cents a day to cement the
bond between France and America
that will mean lasting friendship
after the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18
ADOPTING TOTS
WHOSE FATHERS
DIED IN FRANCE
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED
FOR FATHERLESS Chill
DREN OF FRANCE FUND

A number of subscriptions to the
Fatherless Children OF France Fund
have been made since the appoint
ment of Mrs. II. c. Potterf, chair
man Of the local committee. An ac-
tive campaign for pledges will be
begun within short time. Ard
more should pledge to support at
least 500 of these fatherless chill
dren. The local committee compris-
es, Mrs. Potterf, chairman; Mrs.
Charles Won Weise, secretary; Edgar
Sandlin, treasurer; Mrs. Max West
heimer, Mrs. l.. w. Burrow, Mrs.
w. d. Potter, Mrs. c. c. Lynch and
Mrs. Errett Dunlap.
The state committee was so i'm
pressed with the following article,
written by Edith c. Johnson, that
permission was asked of the contrib
utor to have it reprinted in various
Oklahoma newspapers:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18

air" said senator speaking at a
dinner in Washington.
whats eatin' ye, Jim?' his
crony asked. You look up against
it.
Volunteer Jim gnashed his teeth.
:" Sod you look up against it, he
said. if yeu'd seen a Stacker snug
glin' up to your best girl in box
at the movies and fannin' her with
his exemption card"