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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-29
NATION WIDE ARE
PLANS FOR GREAT
HOLIDAY, JULY I

Nationwide plans for gigantic cele-
brations on the part of the foreign
born of the United States on July 4
have been formulated at the National
Capital. Representatives of % ma
tionalitles have appealed to President
Wilson to issue a proclamation calling
upon all native Americans to unite
with the foreign born in observing the
national holiday, which in this crisis
takes on a new and significant mean
ing.
20 Nationalities Represented.
Forty-six societies representing %
nationalities have prepared plans for
monster celebrations, parades pa
! geants and speech making in all the
principal cities of the United States.
Representated in this group are Ar
menians, Assyrians, Belgians, Chinese,
Czecho-slavs, Danes, Dutch, Firms,
French, French-Canadians, Germans.
Greeks, Hungarians, Italians, Japan
csc, Lithuanians, Norwegians, Poles,
| Portuguese, Russians, Roumanians,
South SIavs, Swedes and Swiss. These
| people represent the sons and daugh-
tiers who have come to this country
drawn by the same ideals which caus-
ed the founders of this Republic to
begin the movement for human Hber=
| ty 142 years ago.
President Issues Proclamation.
| 1 have read with great sympathy
the petition addressed to me by your
representative bodies regarding your
proposed celebration of Independence
Day; and 1 wish to convey to you, in
reply my heartfelt appreciation for its
! expressions of loyalty and good will.
Nothing in this war has been more
gratifying than the Tc1anner in which
our foreign-born fellow citizens, and
the sons and daughters of the for
eign born, have risen to this greatest
Of all national emergencies. You
have shown where you stand not only
by your frequent professions of 10y
atty to the cause for which we fight,
but by your eager response to calls for
patriotic service, including the su-
preme service of offering life itself in
tbattle for justice, freedom, and dem
| ocracy. Before such devotion as you
have shown, all distinctions of race
vanish; and we feel ourselves citizens
in a Republic Of free spirits.
I therefore take pleasure in calling
your petition, with my hearty COM
mendation, to the attention of all my
ifellow countrymen, and I ask that they
unite with you in making the indie
the principles to which we stand
/ eif ,,Sf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-29
RATION CARDS FOR SMOKERS.

New York, June 29.-Ration cards
for smokers have been introduced in
Austria. says a Vienna dispatch pub
hshed in Berlin newspapers. Each
smoker is allowed six cigars and eight
cen cigarettes or half 2 package of to-
bacco.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-29

The war labor policies board recon-
mended that all mechanics and labor
ers employed by the government be
paid according to the eight hour day
scale and time and a half for over
time
Evening star., 1918-01-14
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

The wholesale prices this morning ar
ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Fancy. strictly fresh. 6sa70;
average receipts. 66; southern West
Virginia, 65.
CHEEsE-New York state factory.
new, 27a28.
BUTTER-Elgin print, "a; Elgin tub,
ID; process. "A; store packed, 29a30.
POuLTRY-Live hens, per h., 27:
ROSTERS. per lb., 20; turkeys, per lb.,
30a31. chickens. per lb.. 80; keats,
young. each. 35a40.
DRESSED PoULTRy-Hens. choice,
per h.. so; spring chickens, 32a33 per
lb.; turkeys. per lb.. 33a36; ROSTERS,
per h., 19a20; geese, per lb, 22a25:
ducks, 25a2S.
GAME-Rabbits, No. l. per doz, 800
as.5o; No. 2. per doz.. 1.s0a2.00.
GREEN FRUITs-Apples. per bbl.,
2.00a6.50; per box, 12basO0; California
oranges, 4.o0a5.o0; Florida, 4.50a55 SO;
lemons. 6.50a6.50: pears. per box; 2.00a
400: grapefruit. crate, 3.50a4.25.
VEGETABLEs--.P OF toes. No. 1.
cormicks, s75a4So per standard bbl.:
sweet potatoes, 6.50a7.50 per bbl: No.
2. 3.00a4.00 per bbl., string beans, per
basket, 6.ooa1ooo: peppers. crate. s.oOa
$50; okra. per crate. S.00a4.50 radishes.
.
cabbage, per 100 lbs. sooa3.25; beets,
bunch. 4a6; lettuce, 1.00a2.25 basket
celery. 30a1.0O doz.; celery, crate, 2.50a
900: romaine lettuce. 1.00a2.25; squash,
2.00a3.0o crate; spring onions. 1.5Oa2. 90
per 100 punches; onions, per sack. 2.5Oa
800; spinach, 4.00a6.00 per bbl.; kale,
25oas.oo Dbl; turnips. per box. 1.ooa
1.25: per bbl.. 2.50a4.00; caulif1ower, per
crate. 2.00a2.26; tomatoes, Florida, per
crate, 3.00a5.00.
LIVE sTocK-sheep. per lb., 7as;
lambs, spring, 16a17; calves, per h., 1S;
medium. per ib.. 17a17k; common, per
lb., 12a13.
PoRK-small. % lb.; medium. 22 lb.;
heavy, 20a21.
SEEDS-Red clover, 18.25a1s.50 per
bu.: alsike clover. 15.00a16.o0 per bu.;
crimson clover. 12.5oa15.oo per bu;
timothy, 3.s5a4.oo per bu.: red top, 14.OO
| a15.00 per 100 lbs; bluegrass, 300a
$50.
GRAIN-wheat. milling. per bu.. 2.1o
a2.20; new corn. per bu., 1.60; oats
white, 93a95; mixed oats, Sass; hay.
No. !. 28.o0a29.00; No. 2, 27.00a28.00.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, January 14.-An irregu-
lar opening was followed by renewed
steadiness in the cotton market today
on covering and continued trade buy
ing. Some of the people who had sold
toward the end of last week on the
Introduction in Congress of the bill to
restrict trading in futures appeared
to be among the buyers and there was
that there was little probability OF
drastic legislation. January was IS
points higher at the opening. while
other months were 1 to 13 points low
er. but prices very soon rallied and be-
fore the end of the first hour were
about 10 to IL points net higher. with
March selling at 31.30 and May at 1895.
Futures opened steady; January,
3170; March, 31.1o; May. S0.75; July,
BOAT; October. 29.30.
There was enough Wall street and
western selling to cause reactions OF
several points during the second hour
but the market firmed up again before
midday on continued trade buying and
renewed covering. The western belt
forecast for generally fair Weather In
Texas was doubtless disappointment
to some of the early sellers. and stop
orders were uncovered on the advance
which carried March up to 31.62 and
May to 1924, or about SO to As points
net higher
After midday the market was less ac-
tive, but in the absence of any increase
in offerings prices held generally firm on
the basis of 31.57 for March and 31.24
for May. Southern spot market re-
ports indicated that holders were re-
fusing to make any price concessions.
NEW ORLEANS, January 14.-Mod-
crate selling pressure, inspired to some
extent by the continued rains in Texas,
caused a recession of 21 to 81 points
around the opening of the cotton mar
ket here today. A fair demand sprang
up at the decline and the market re-
covered, standing l to 3 points down,
net, at the end of the first half hour Of
business.
Futures opened steady: opening bid.
January, 5000; March, 1906; May. 2s.70;
July, 29.46 asked: October. 2S.1o.
Continued ffrmness was reported in the
spot department, and his made for u bet
ter feeling In contracts. In the trading
up to noon prices went 90 to "a points
over the last quotations of Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
THIRTY WIN SERVICE PLACES
Appointed Assistant Civil Engineers
From List Of 233 Candidates.

Thirty candidates who passed a re-
cent examination have been appointed
to fill ten vacancies and twenty tenn
porary positions in the grade Of assis-
tant civil engineer. Uniter States Navy.
The strength of the corps of civil en-
gineers, formerly composed of thirty
civil engineers and thirty-six assistant
civil engineers. is now increased to
ninety-six.
The 233 candidates who took prelimi-
nary examination represented sixty-five
colleges, universities and technical
schools. coming from thirty-seven
states and from England, Canada, Rus
sia, France Switzerland and the terri
tory Of Hawaii. OF that number thirty,
representing nineteen colleges and COM
ing from twelve states. qualified in this
final test, and have been appointed as
sistant civil engineers, with the rank
of lieutenant, junior grade
None of the permanent appointees
were Washingtonians. but Of the twen-
ty temporary appointees, the following
named are residents of this city: A.
G. Bisset, 1922 Spring road; Charles R.
Johnson, 1471 Irving street. and John B.
McTigue. 927 K street northeast.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
PERUVIAN SENATORS QUIT,
Two Special Sessions of Congress
Exuire for Lack of Quorum

A strike Of the minority members of
the Peruvian senate, which caused two
special sessions of congress to expire
without action because of inability to
obtain a quorum, was reported today
in official dispatches from Lima
Election disputes precipitated the
walkout of the legislators. The lower
house put through a bill confirming the
election of the majority party's repre-
sentatives from, Lima. Foreseeing de-
feat il the matter came to a vote, the
minority members of the senate march
ed from the building and remained out
until the session expired. The president
Immediately called a second session.
which never convened, as a quorum
was not obtained. A third session now
has been called and the majority is
securing the country for ibsentees to
permit organization.
A revenue bill for new export taxes
Is one of the important measures to be
considered by the session.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
RUN WATER, WASTE FUEL.
Householder Add to Coal Shortage
Running Faucets to Prevent Freeze.

Washington householders who make
a practice Of opening the plumbing
faucets and allowing the water to run
in order to prevent freezing have added
to the coal shortage situation. water
department officials stated today. The
more water wasted in this manner the
more coal must the District burn In
pumping an equivalent supply.
Where plumbing Is comparatively
modern and in good condition there is
little danger of freezing, and an aper-
ture just large enough to permit OF
slight trickle would accomplish the
same results obtained through opening
the faucets wide, 1t is stated.
In December. according to records of
the department, Washington's average
daily consumption Of water was 56.-
100000 gallons. During and since the
recent severe cold weather the con-
sumption ran as high as seventy-one
and half million gallons daily. the
excess being attributed to wastage.
Whereas the department burned about
eighteen tons of coal a day in Decem-
Der. it frequently since has been re-
quired to burn as high as twenty-six
tons day. in order to pump sufficient
water to Offset the amount wasted.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
WEATHER..

District of Columbia and Maryland.
snow and warmer tonight; tomorrow
snow or rain and warmer: moderate
southerly winds. increasing tomorrow.
Virginia, snow in north. snow or rain
in south portion tonight: warmer; to-
morrow snow or rain in north, rain
in south portion; warmer in east por-
ton; southerly winds. probably increas-
ing.
West Virginia and Ohio. snow to-
night and tomorrow; warmer tonight.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
rmometer-Yesterday, 4 pm, 22;
s p.m, 21; midnight, Is; today, am,
20; am, 20; IL noon. 81; PM. %.
Maximum. %, at 2 pm. today: minimum.
Is, at IL midnight.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, Al: minimum, 20.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 Pm. 5000; s
pm, 1905; II midnight, s0.07; today.
am, 30.0S: s am, 30.0s; 12 noon. S0.08:
p.m,, 30.03.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
U. S. A. BEST CARED FOR.
Less Than Per Cent of SOC, 900 Ex.
amined Found Tubercular.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Less than
per cent of the 100000 men examined
for the United States Army were found
to be tubercular, Col. George M. Bush
nell of the surgeon generals depart
ment declared, in addressing a war con-
ference called by the National Jewish
Hospital for conspmptiyes at Denver.
Measures were being taken, Col
Bushnell said, to keep infected men
from entering the Army by draft and
from remaining in the Army after the
disease has been discovered He de-
clared that the United States Army was
"the best cared for in the world"
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Want Assurance of Return.

Leading railroad officials are making
an effort to pledge the administration
to n return of the railroads to the man
agement of the corporations owning
them and the accredited officials at the
close of the war.
1t was absolutely necessary for the
conduct of the war that control should
be assumed. No private corporation
can be counted on TO speed up the trans
fer of even the most-needed essentials
through shifting of the load and the
provt connected with its transfer to
competitor in the same line.
Hence ii was necessary to adopt new
regulations to cut the very red tape
in the shape of legal rulings, that pre-
vent pooling of profits and of systems.
and to get the very best through service
regarding the interests of the nation
first and corporation profits not at all.
BY doing this the government gave
assurance to investors: gave assurance
that millions of maturing securities
would be cared for and made conditions
safe.
But the railroad officials. evidently
having present and future in mind, are
anxious to put the government on rec
ord in the matter of the return.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
PUBLISH WILSON ADDRESS.
German Newspapers Use It In Full,
Is Report-Printed in South America

President Wilson's address defining
war aims of the United States has been
published in full by the Berlin news
papers and by papers in other northern
cities of Germany, according to re-
ports made to the State Department
from Copenhagen. The department
probably will now cease efforts to
distribute the address in Germany. 1t
had been expected that. even If the
address was published. it would be in
such garbled form and with such elm
nations as to rob it of its full value.
Reports to the State Department
from South America are that wide
publicity has been given to the ad.
dress in almost all capitals. especial
prominence being given to it in Chile.
Peru and Argentina. So far as report
ed to the department, the comment OF
the press In all those countries has
been an Endorsement of the Presidents
views.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
ASK REPEAL OF WAR TAX LAW.
Labor and Farm Leaders to Hold
Conference Here Tomorrow

Repeal of the war revenue law. coll
pied with a deamnd that the privileged
classes of the country and the benef,-
Charles of war expenditures be COM
PEELED to pay fair part of the cost of
the war;" is to be the subject for dis
cussion at the conference on democratic
financing of the war. to be held at the
National Hotel tomorrow. The confer
ence, 1t is stated, has been called at the
request of leaders in labor organiza-
tions in the cities and farmers or
ganizations.
Arrangements have been made for a
delegation from the conference to
see Representative Kitchin of the House
ways and means committee and Sena-
tor Simmons. chairman of the finance
committee of the Senate.
The opening session is to be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, with an
afternoon session at 2 o'clock and an
evening session at o'clock The public
is invited to attend all sessions.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Origin of Assassin. "
t;,e Iondon Chronicle

From the LONDON Chr0nIcIe.
The drug. hashish or Indian hemp,
for which Egyptians will pay such a
high price, has given US our word,
assassin" These desperadoes formed
originally a secret society in Persia, in
the eleventh century, members of which
were under a vow of blind obedience to
their chief. They were called upon to
perpetrate the most atrocious deeds,
and before these ruffians were sent out
to perform their grewsome tasks they
were given hashish. by which they
were thrown into kind of ecstasy or
intoxication. Hence they We're called
"Hashishin." meaning hemp-eaters. The
word became part ofwestern Languages,
but was changed into "assassins'
Evening star., 1918-01-14
SAYS PEOPLE CAN'T BEAR
REDUCED FLOUR RATION
Vienna City Council Threatens to
Resign and Disclaims Further
Responsibility.

ZURICH. January 1.-THE munictpaI
council Of Vienna threatens to resign and
disclaims all further responsibility for
feeding the city. declaring that the Der
manent reduction Of the flour ration can
not be borne by the population
Bitter complaint is made by the Neue
Erie PreBe Of the action in cutting in
half the dour ration of Vienna. which, it
says, is likely to be permanent. because
In six months from the harvest -four for
Vienna is lacking. Die Post admits that
the last harvest was very unsatisfactory.
The Arbiter Zeitung declares that of ell
the belligerent countries Austria Is suf-
ferin9 most in the matter of bread and
-four supplies.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Senate Confirms Committee Changes.

appointment OF Senator Smith OF
South Carolina to be chairman of the
Senate interstate commerce committee.
and Of Senator Hardwick of Georgia to
succeed him as chairman of the immi-
grafton committee, as recommended by
the democratic steering committee, was
confirmed today by the Senate. Sena-
tor James was elected to fill the inter-
state commerce committee vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator New
lands of Nevada. Another committee
change was appointment of Senator
Jehnson Of South Dakota to the public
lands committee.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Germans Take Belgian Statues.

Bronze statues in Belgian cemeteries
have been taken for war purposes. ac-
cording to official dispatches here to-
day. A semi-official estimate Of the
economic depredations Of German invad-
ers in Belgium places the damage at
more than eight billion francs. Of which
1.44O, 900, 900 was in cash up to last
August.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Kaiser Seeks Quiet Birthday.

LONDON, January 14.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says Emperor William has ordered
that his birthday, which falls on Janu-
ary ~. be celebrated in a quiet manner.
The dispatch adds the emperor is ex-
pected to appoint a number of poll
ticians, including DR.. Georg Michaelis
and DIR. Won Bethmann HollWey. Former
chanceliors, and DR.. Johannes Kaempf,
speaker of the reichstag, as members
Of the Prussian upper house in order to
secure a majority for the Prussian
franchise bill.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Semblage Of Human Equality.
From the Atlantic.

Thomas Carlyle thought that ii you
were to strip a roomful of people OF
their clothes, the essential democrac,
of man would be demonstrated. But ar
easier way. and one more in harmony
with the requirements Of modern do
corum. would be to put a number OF
men into motor-dusters: and IL suci
coats should be sodden with rain, tbs
complete.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
! VERY LIMITED TRADING
IN LOCAL SECURITIES
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Business at the regular session OF
the local Stock Exchange was extreme
1y light. The attendance was about
the same as usual, but few orders were
In evidence Investors were doing lit
tie or nothing. The variance between
bid and asked prices shows the con-
cessions that must be made before any
activity can be expected.
Correspondence from all sections of
the country was greatly delayed. wire
service was poor and the day prolific Of
little business.
Sales included but 5 shares of Mer-
Eenthaler at 124 and one full one-thou-
sand-dollar bond of the Potomac Elec-
tric Company, consolidated 8, at 95A.
Francis ]. Kilkenny Over There.
Francis ]. Kilkenny. for many years
connected with the office of the con-
troller of the currency, but later Chi
cago business man, is over in France
with an engineer regiment. President
Dawes of the Central Trust Company,
a great personal friend of kilkenny's.
obtained a commission. and the former
Washingtonian crossed over with his
superior officer.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
No Irish Conscription.

LONDON, January 1b.-Sir Auckland
Geddes told the house of commons
this afternoon that the government
had decided not to introduce conscrip-
ton in ireland for the present. nor to
change the military age limit Great
Britain and the colonies. he added, had
raised 100000 men.
Evening star., 1918-01-14
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. January 14:-corn prices
eased down little today. owing to
miIder weather that promised some
abatement of the railroad blockades.
casts pointed to more snow. Besides,
receipts here were next at9 to ,non nothing. Ing
changed figures to u lower. with Janu-
sry 1:27'a and May s5al 1:25a1.2s aoa,,nw =, were
Oats tended to weaken with corn. On
the downgrade. though. commission
house demand increased and checked
bearish sentiment.
Higher prices on hogs gave strength
to provisions. Arrivals Of hogs were
much less numerous than the est1-
mates had called for.
In the last half Of the day provisions
depression set in as result Of absence
of demand and because upturns In the
hog market were not Of a lasting sort.
In consequence Of the crippled condi-
ton of wire service, corn trading was al
most entirely local Rallying power fall
ed to develop and the market closed un-
settled at the same as Saturdays finish
to IsaA lower, with January 1.27h and
Nav 25A IA
Evening star., 1918-01-14
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Metal e.-
change quotes lead firm: spot. SSH:
srelter quiet: East st. Louis delivery,
spot, 7.75a8.00.
At London. spot copper. f110: futures,
futures, s2SS los: lead, spot. E29 los; fu-
lures. E2s los; spelter. spot. E54: futures.
ESQ
Evening star., 1918-01-14
WALL STREET MARKET
INACTIVE, IRREGULAR

NEW YORK. January 14.-Today's
stock market was slow and uninterest-
ling. At no time was there anything
approaching activity in the trading,
various influences working against
extended operations.
Peace rumors, although more or less
far-fetched. were unsettling, and the
anxiety of railroad officials for an ex-
preston of intention on the part of
the government to return railroads at
the close of the war also caused some
uneasiness.
Then. too. the street had report
of a German submarine operating In
the Atlantic on this side, the report or
"a steamer hit amidships." and this,
with other influences, tended to un-
easness.
Despite these unfavorable influences.
the market did not give such bad
account of itself for the first three
hours of the session, for the losses sus-
tanned in the first hour were very gen
orally regained. Mecantile Marine went
off IN points on one phase of the days
s.umors.
Strong Stock on the List.
Mexican Petroleum was the strong
stock on the list, making nearly points
net gain on the great demand for oils
and products.
Steel common at one time was off
nearly a point. but recovered fully to
921a, Saturdays closing. Bethlehem B.
likewise dropped u and made recovery.
Industrial Alcohol was one of the
leaders on wars demands, selling up
TX points. Distillers firmer. General
Electric lost 3 points.
The rails We're slow throughout. but
the changes were unimportant, al
though Baltimore and Ohio lost q and
st. Paul point. while Union Pacific
dropped a point and came back to 111A
or ts net loss Reading and the Hills
were practically steady.
Evening star., 1918-01-14

NEW YORK. January 14.-Flour-
Quiet; springs, 1055a10.70; winters,
10.2oa10.60; Kansas, 10.60a11.00, govern
ment basis, 95 per cent in sacks, to ar
Pork-Unsettled mess, 5o.ooa5o5 so;
family, 54.oOa55.0o; short clear, 50.o0a
$500.
Lard-Firm: middle west, 24.90a25.0o
Hides-Quiet; Bogota, 3S7sa4o1s' Cen =
trail America, IS.
Leather-steady; hem1ock firsts 81;
seconds, 40.
Raw sugar steady: centrifugal. 6.005 !:
molasses. nominal: refined steady; cut
loaf. $685. crushed. $40; mold A. 7.95
cubes, $50; xxx powdered. 7.65 pow
dered, 760: fine granulated, 7.45: dia-
mon A. 7.45; confectioners' A, 7.35; No.
/, 7.30.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, January IA q pm.
quotations)-Whe No. red
soft 222; spot No. 2 red winter, 2.24:
receipts, 2o472 bushels; exports, 1866
bushels.
Corn Receipts, 1929 bushels; ex-
ports, $4,000 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, 30; NO.
white. 95; receipts, 1900 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export.
1.91a1.92; receipts, 9,597 bushels; ex-
ports, 10000 bushels.
Hay - Firm; No. 1 timothy, 29.50a
1000: No. l clover mixed. 27.50a28.00.
Grain freights-Steam to Liverpool.
per bushel, not quotable; picked ports,
per quarter, not quotable.