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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Around the City
.HERE are two people in this
town good enough to be framed
In gold-meaning an Army officer

" HERE are two people in this
town good enough to be framed
in gold-meaning an Army officer
and his wife.
That they live In the suburbs OF
Vanity Fair signifies no more than
the more luck Of money and Is only
mentioned because Of the thing that
enlistments and war work-house
help. You mustn't say servants, any
more.
One day they got in touch with the
young wife of private In a nearby
camp. She had come from the west,
where everybody works, and. being a
periience and physical condition for
clerical employment. was glad to en-
ter Mrs Omcer's employment in the
fine capacity Of mothers helper"
The young private came whenever he
was on leave and everything srooved
along beautifully until ore day he had
to confde TO Mrs. Onlcer an anxiety
in regard to his wife. He had money
enough for all expenses. but
Mrs. Omcer put an end to his worry
right there. She know moro about
the case than he did-and he was not
to worry; a nice room had been en-
gagged at the hospital and everything
was sure to go right-which it did.
After a bit, the offlcer and his wife
brought the mother and her baby
home and waited on her as tenderly as
IL she had heen their own daughter
and. from the start. YOU couldn't tell
through that hot spell the family
hunted up cool spots in the house
including the drawing roonl-for
cradle places. and when the time CAME
for the girl to take up her duties and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oficer were ready for
tn fair At
house In her care and told her to use
1t IS her own and to have her husband
stay with her when he could get leave.
All sorts of happy luck can happen
to a young couple. 30. naturally. his
being made corporal was just mat
ment Of the baby given by the fellows
from camp who came especially to
see It, but
The really worthwhile thing about the
incident was the reputation by the
oficer and his wife of the salted down
class distinction that puts the mis-
tress q milo above the maid-to say
nothing about the good common sense
of An Army big gun who could see In
a young private something more hu-
man than an autOmatOn wound up to
salute.
4
CHE was 4 "red seal young woman.
- from bronze ties to plume that
was as royalty superior to the feather
of commerce AZ, say. . princess on
her throne--provided princess has
one-is above the poor girl who
gathers faggots in the wood (see
movies).
But she was not pretty. And she
was SO thin that even her gimpe
failed to hide bones that no self-re-
speeding crow would care to pick.
Tho really surprising thing about
her was that she should be riding In
a street car when her place was SO
obviously behind her chauffeur in q
machine that cost as much as
house.
but there she was, haushtily erect,
an If. being q princess, accustomed to
the stiff stateliness Of thrones, she
didn't know enough TO take 1t easy
" hon she got chance. And on hsr
face was such concentrated yearn-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

~HE artillery school at Fort Sfil
has crowded out the infantry
school of arms, which had
found a resting place there
since the training of the great Army
began, and the War Department has
decided upon removing the infantry
school to new site on land already
acquired at Columbus, Ga. 1t is ex-
pected that work OF grading and
building viii begin before October,
and that 1t will be rushed to provide
place for the training of the thou
sands OF infantry officers. commits
stoned and on-commissione'l. who
thcra will take their postgraduate
instruction to fit them to prepare the
greatest fighting branch of the Army
tor the work that 1t must do with the
weapons of the infantryman-the
rifle, bayonet, hand grenade. trench
knife. pistol and the other arms that
he uses against the Hun.
Competent instructors from service
abroad will teach the use of the rife
in direct and indirect IRE, the care Of
that weapon, the making and use of
hand grenades. sapping and mining
toutside the work OF the engineers).
More generally speaking, 1t ~ the
archaeological post-graduate school
OF the officer who already has ac-
CURED the knowledge that Is given at
the training camps, and the place
where they receive technical training
in a, practical way to At them to give
the technical instruction that the In
fantryman must have before he Is
fitted to take up his final practice be-
hind the lines In France.
The number of men that this school
will accommodate has not been de-
termined; neither have many Of the
details Of it's organization; but Its
necessity is so apparent to meet the
requirements Of this Army that the
general staff has issued the decree
that the school Of arms must be made
far greater than II has been hitherto,
and that when It Is established ut Co
lurnbus, 1t must be put upon basis
adequate to provide officers trained
in arms to teach an Army Of 100000
men.
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TWO middle-ased women and a

skinny boy In knee pants stood
in front Of a show window to watch
a demonstration do things with
razor. His work failed to satisfy one
OF the women. who said:
My soul and body, why don't he
peart up and show what his pay-tent
can do? ! like to see people work
like they took some intrust In it,
As she spoke. tho demonstration
gave an expert slide to the steel and
held 1t forward to show the keen
ness of its edge. The audiences Of
his vivacity was explained by tho
other woman:
"Lor. Maggie. he muster heard you
through the Rlass-you sure have
got him going"
Hut Maggie had nothing TO do with
II. The young mans sudden squirt WAS
entirely due to a clean-faced man
who had paused to take in the
demonstration.
You couldn't expect . mere earthly
demonstrator to show of razor
edge to two middle-aged women and
u skinny boy IN knee pants
MAMIE LANCASTER.
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ing. as it she were looking at some
unattainable treasure that she would
who had been enviously staring at
the bronze slippers, the plume and all
the stylish gold-brown clothes of her,
followed tho gaze of the princess to
see. for herself. what royalty could
he craving that royalty couldn't get.
Then she understood. for:
On the opposite side OF the car sat
the faggot girl who had flown the
woods long enough to make date
with a famboyant youngster whom
she doubtless called her fefier.' She
was taWdry of dress One cheek was
cord that strung the far-distant pearls
around her neck was rt-gray. and
her knuckles were grimy. But her
cheek, when 1t got show, WAS the
oval that Greek Phidias put on his
statues. Her neck was like the snow
Her skin was OF the velvety pink of
roses that grow in memory's garden.
Her teeth were white splendors. And
her eyes were midnight suns. All that
and some more.
Nature. in a freak of extravaganza.
had squandered enough beauty OH
the faggot girl to have gone around
economic nt. had skimped on the
poor dear princess.
Which seems to show that Just
being 4 princess doesn't always COM
Densate.
A NAN pushed . baby in so.eart
with one hand and guided his
bicycle with the other. In hts mouth
was a cigarette and as he puffed at
1T his head was turned to watch =
wedding party como out of = church
across the way.
He probably didn't set himself UP
as An illustration of how easy it Is
TO do four thinga at q time. for when
a passing man OH tho street called
out in greeting
Hello. Bob. what you DOING now?"
Bob, still pushing the go-eart and
wheel. still smoking and still watch
Ing the wedding party get in it's
hacks. answered with the discouras-
Ing droop of the voice that goes with
being jobless-
"Nothing."'
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LIVERY scrap that comes from
abroad to tell what our men are
doing or how they are regarded Is
precious, and here In one that comes
in a way that shows by Its simplicity
how real the good opinion Of the
French Is. In a personal letter to Col.
Dercle. on haison duty in the ONCE OF
the surgeon general in Washington. a
friend on duty on the other slide
wrote:
I'VE have seen near at hand on the
field Of battle the valor OF our Amer
lean comrades and We have admired
them since the month Of February
last, the date on which We began to
work with them. a mutual esteem,
which will not end with the war. has
sprung from this asaociation."
Col. Dercle ID u medical ofvic<r who
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that an officer must meet now on the
basis of pay fixed then.
Staple foods which he must provide
for himself and his family, have ad-
vanced from rs per cent to $50 per
cent; officers boots, from $12 to $50
q pair: ncid glasses. from s3o to dow u
$3o apiece. It 10 true that all ehicsrs
with families dependent upon them
receive communication of quarters and
heat and light, bat that increase IN
quickly swallowed up by the higher
rentals
The case Of the higher grade Of
nom reconnaissance officers presents an
even harder state Of affairs. Congress-
promptly doubled the pay Of en,tstea
men, but beyond tho sum OF I'VE
dollars a month has mot Increased
important factor In the success of
company administration. Both prt-
Yates and non -conmissione0 of8eers. II
they have dependents, have family al-
lowances. but the commissioned Of
ficer does not: there II NO pension for
for which they must pay.
Little complaint has been heard
from officers Of the Regular Army.
for IN most instances their advance
in rank has been very rapid. and
most Of the newer of'lesrs. coming
their present pay with what they
were earning In civil life or with
what pay officers received before the
war, although It may be hard upon
those with dependents, particularly
upon those who are more than forty
Ave, and may come into the service.
What the fate Of Congressman Dyer's
bill may be remains to be seen. but
1t Is certain to have the best wiahss
of the officers Of the Army.
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'THE adoption by the War Depart
4 ment OF . special insignia to be
worn by chaplains Of the Jewish
faith, a. might have been expected.
brought up the same question IN the
Navy. However. the Navy has but one
chaplain Of that denomination, ana
when his view was sought a. to tine
propriety of wearing the regular ma
val chaplain's insignia, he expressed
the opinion that he would have great
err influence upon the men Of his faitn
II he were permitted to wear devfce
other than the cross. The bureau o!
navigation adopted this We view 9 ana ma
insignia to be worn by Jewish chap
lains In tho Navy.
From all reports ohtainable, ootn
the Navy and the Army have foand
men Of all denominations not only to
administer the comforts of religion 10
the men of the military establish
ments, but to live their lives with
them and to be their friends.
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STAKES OF THE WAR. BY Lothrop
Stoddard, A. NJ, PHI. o., author Of
"Present-Day Europe; Its National
States of Mind" and Glenn Frank.
b. A. New York: The Century
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Ferber, author Of Dawn OHara."
etc. New York: Doubleday, Page &
Co.
Edna Ferber max es her cheerful and
breezy short stories out of material
that, by story writers. is. as a rule,
looked upon as negligible. Old maids.
Tough boys. plain workwomen. rather
pathetically gay old men, cheap stage
folks. the gum chewing brand of shop
sirl--theae do not. upon the surface,
lppear like subjects calculated to
Tempt the writer of entertaining mar
fatives. And upon the surface" they
pay not be such subjects. but this
particular writer pays the least pos
ibie attention to the outsides of her
Story people. Her first move Is toward
The sun., 1918-11-08
RAW COTTON PRICES
WILL NOT Be FIXED
Committee Says Such Action
Is Unnecessary and I'm
practicable.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Fixing of prices
OF raw cotton Is unnecessary and i'm
practicable President Wilson will be told
by the cotton investigating committee of
the War Industries Board. This an
nouncement was made tonight by DR..
Thomas w. Page. chairman Of the CON-
mittee.
The committees conclusion, Dr. Page
said. was based on the fact that there is
no prospective shortage Of cotton and
the belief that the cotton distribution
committee can secure a proportionate
marketing OF the lower as we'll as the
higher grades OF cotton more effectively
by other methods Continuance of the
work of this committee is recommended.
Or. Pages statement was said to en-
body the essential points Of the report,
which the committee will present soon
to the President. II said that there
would be no way of enforcing a fixed
price except through "the readiness of
the Government to purchase" the entire
cotton crop.
This. the statement continued, would
involve the closing of cotton exchanges
while merchants, bankers and other in
termediaries would be seriously affected
and many probably put entirely out OF
business. The establishment at grea,
cost Of Government system OF inspec.
ton and certifcation also would be nee.
essary. II was said, IL price fixing were
undertaken.
The sun., 1918-11-08
CHICAGO GRAIN PIT
WILD OVER RUMOR
Prices Plunge Downward
About 6 Cents a Bushel on
War News.
REACTION COMES LATER
Severe Losses to Traders Re-
suit Both on Break and Sub
sequent Rise.

CHICAGO, Nov. False reports that
Germany had already signed an arms
tice brought about n savage whipsaw
market to-day in the corn trade. After
prices had plunged downward about
cents bushel violent upturn ensued
and the close was wild. az cents NET
lower to Ia advance. with December
1.21h to 1.22 and January 1.23k &c
l.24. Oats finished unchanged to V
cent lower. The outcome in provision,
was an advance ranging from 10 cents
to s250.
Before the armistice canard put the
corn market into n whirl prices had re-
acted moderately from yesterdays sen
sational advance and were steadyinl
while evidence was awaited that genu.
ina basis existed for current talk thai
gr exports would soon be greatly en-.
lait D. Suddenly a big selling driv,
developed and word went around thai
the armlstlce had actually been signed.
Especially for small dealers Their,
was no chance to stop for inquiry anC
many holdings had to be sacrificed or
the rapid descent of values. The lacl
Of any confirmation Of the armistics
signing finally became too apparent
though. for even the most radical bea r.
and the result was a complete change OF
sentiment. As the session came to ar
end prices shot straight for the zenith
Severe losses to traders therefore re.
The sun., 1918-11-08
MIDvALE QUARTERLY REPORT
Steel and Ordnance Company
Earns $3.50 a share.

The MIdvale Steel and Ordnance COM
pany, according to an official statement
issued yesterday, earned in the quarter
ended September 80 balance for divl-
dends OF s7,7O3.627 or s8ss a share of
$50 par value. This compared with
SS.545.443 or S4.27 share in the pre-
ceding three months and $S.OS9.2s5 or
s4.O2 a share in the same period a year
ago.
For the nine months ended with Sep
TENDER the balance for dividends
amounted to s24.139.411 or sl2O7 a
share contrasted with S23,353,466 or
Sll67 a share In the same period a
year ago. THE earnings for three
fourths OF the year are shown after
the deduction OF 38,ss3s67 for depre-
citation, &C.. an increase OF $2.042,722,
but the statement discloses nothing re-
garding the amount of deductions for
war taxes SO far as the statement goes
Il is not known whether any allowance
has been made for increases in taxation
rates over those in force for 1917. A
wear ago the statement showed that
S22,1s9,5S2 had been deducted for Fed
eral taxes but this time the net earn
ings are shown after provision for war
taxes, without stating the amount OF
such provision.
The sun., 1918-11-08
BUSINESS ON CURB
UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
Outside Market Forced to Close
Early Because of Peace
Enthusiasm.
STANDARD OIL STOCKS UP
Industrial List DisplaysStrong
Tone-War Shares Under
Pressure.

Around midday the unconfirmed re-
ports that an armistice had been signed
with the German delegates was received
With wild enthusiasm by curb brokers
and there was active bidding for the
peace stocks. while the war shares were
under pressure. Although demonstra-
tons hindered trading somewhat. bust
ness was on the most active scale for
some time and commission houses did
an active business in both war and peace
issues Business stopped at 2 40 o'clock.
The better grade peace issues were
tie most prominent In the afternoon
part OF the session. Standard Oil stocks
advanced sharply on the active demand.
A gain of IS points was recorded In
Standard OIL OF Indiana and advances
in proportion were recorded in the other
stocks In the group. In the independent
oils section Midwest Refining made a
late advance Of 4 points
The war stocks, which opened higher,
reacted sharply and sold back to the
low levels established in the trading on
Wednesday. In the Industrial list the
motors displayed a strong tone. United
rising to a new high for the current
year. while an advance Of more than
10 points was shown in Chevrolet. Cities
Service common and preferred shares
made substantial advances.
Bonds were strong. especially in the
last hour. Canadian Government Sc
curities featured the list. rising sub
stantially. American Tobacco serial
notes moved to new high levels and
Russian Government externals rose more
than a point.
Total sales and range Of prices follow
The sun., 1918-11-08
COTTON PRICES ERRATIc.
Fiuctuate About SO a Bale on
Armistice Rumor.

There were very excited and erratic
fluctuations of approximately IS a bale
IN the cotton market yesterday. After
selling at 29.4o early, January broke
to 1890. rallied to 1920 and closed at
2S7S, with the general list closing
steady at net decline OF lie to az points
The midday rally came very quickly
after reports reached the ring that Ger
many had signed the armistice and for
a time during the middle OF the after
noon business was virtually suspended.
while brokers devoted their attention to
celebrating. pending confirmation OF the
reports. This was not forthcoming and
later advices from Washington denying
that the armistice had been signed
were followed by reactions. although
there was evidently feeling around
the ring that Germany's submission was
only a matter OF hours.
The sun., 1918-11-08
New High for Texas and Pacific.

Texas and Pacific Railway Company
on sales of more than 5000 shares made
a new high record yesterday at z4h.
This road has a connection with the
National Railways Of Mexico at El Paso
and railroad experts say that 1t would
benefit to large degree from a resump-
ton of active business between this
country and Mexico. The Governments
guarantee on this roads stock. II Is es-
timated will run between 3la per cent
and per cent. a year. In addition the
road in its other income expects to in
clude profits from oil exploration. The
road runs from New Orleans across the
northern part OF Toxos and taps the
new oil fields that are being discovered
In that region. OF course the railroad
could drill for oil along its right OF way
through the ranger field and II is I'M
derstood that its board of directors con-
templates oil exploration.
The sun., 1918-11-08
Sinclair OTIS Quarterly Report.

Stockholders in the Sinclair Oil and
Refining Corporation were pleased with
the announcement that for the quarter
ended September 80 last net earnings
from operations were s4,761.709. com
pared with s4.407.661 In the June quar-
ter and $1,9s5,440 for the three months
ended March 81 last. After allowing for
Federal taxes and proposed increases IN
taxation under new legislation as well
as fixed charges. depreciation, &c.
there was q surplus OF S2,t1s.542. COM
pared with s2,4S7,649 in the June quar-
ter and s561,26S for the three months
pt~iod ended March 81. 1913.
The sun., 1918-11-08
COTTON STATISTICS.
New orlean. Cotton Market.

New ORLEANS. Nov. Wide fiuctua-
lions, first under bear pressure and then
OH the report that the German armistice
had been signed. featured the trading in
cotton to-day. the market moving over
an extreme range OF q cent and one-half
a pound. Advances were not any too
we'll maintained and prices eased of
late in the session under official advices
that the armistice had not been signed
The net results for the day were de-
clines of 80 to 4S points December
es.71c. January. aisle. March. 27.7Sc.
May, 27.40c. July. 2T.20c. Spot steady
and unchanged; middling. 30.3Sc.
The sun., 1918-11-08
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BEENES--Reccipts 1850 head, mainly
consigned direct to local slaughterers. No
trading OF Importance: feeling steady.
Dressed beef higher at Il d sSisc. per ID,
for native sides.
CALyEs-Reeeipts, $40 head, $50 on
sale. Feeling fun steady, Veals !lId?O
per 100 his; Cu'e Sil4le: common to
fa rm SSs y.. R5G' s %ASS'
country dressed, do. lsg?Sc.
sales-H II. Hollis: 81 veals. l59 lbs
average, $50: :, i5i: SIS; J. q, Curtis &
S IT, ~, vf g. ss H. 81, &C. ~ .i ts;o
SIS: :. 1874 So; s. Judd & Co. So West =
ern calves. :f9. slO.s2lg; $ Sanders 81
ySsls; ~, SIS calves, 243 az; IS ouils.
SHEEP AND LAMRs-Roc.lp,s 1880
head; 1875 cars on sale sheep steady
lambs duh and generally 2jc. lower. Sheen
sold at s675a9 per 100 lbs; no prime do.
offered; culls. $3.50: common to choice
mutton higher at l20 zoe per ID; dressed
ssles- Newton 4 Co; 2?t West Virginia
Ginia. sl, SIS; Is cuis, 20, SIP; l0s state
! sheep. 80, sS2H Krrns CommlKsion 60
Ss6 West Virginia lambs. So, il675; 9O9
" ,tE' a. 81: rs , = .? s. 30 3d. 9GS
/ 10 cuis so. sis 8. ~. ,il: IT, 81 SO: 4
ys year. l'S, NI; u sheep, 100, IS ga
2S Pnc snS%p o. go VS. w., 4" ,&;S
lambs, 90, $40 %; 1907. O.. SIG Tobin &
shannon: ca sheep 100. $40.
Receipts. 2,5?5 head half a car
on sale, Market steady, Primo medium
| SIS, rouEhs, 'i6Gl6,io. Country dressed
| hogs steady.
sales Kerns Commission co: 10 state
hogs. is2 lbs ar%rase. .lS5o; roushs
226, SO,
The sun., 1918-11-08
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Federal reserve system has admitted the
following State institutions; Georgia Saw
!ngs Bank and Trust Company, Atlanta,
capital 800, 000 First state Bank. white
Deer. Tex. $4,000; Minerva Savings and
Trust Company, Minerva, Ohio, 1000;
First State Bank. stratsford. S. Dak.'
$4,000.
Tho cashiers section of the New York
Stock Exchange committee OF united war
work will hold a meeting In the governors
room OF the stock Exchange at $3.50 to-
DAY.
Greene Cananca Copper Company reports
production for October OF 100000 pounds
~ copper, 1850 pounds OF silver and
1850 ounces OF gold.
Lindsay Light Company has elected the
following new officers: George r. Gilman.
president; Joseph NJ Sherbourne, vice.
president and treasurer, and Howe q. Bax-
ter. secretary. Mr., Gilman succeeds
Charles r. Lindsay. Jr.
The sun., 1918-11-08
COFFEE MARKET.

Liquidation OF outstanding coffee
contracts was less active yesterday.
which might indicate that most OF the
contracts had been evened up. although
holders have until November 0 to make
settlement at maximum prices In some
quarters 1t was believed that the re-
leasing OF coffee through forced liqu'-
dalton might ease up the spot market
TO some extent, but at present prices
are firmly held. with an advancing ten
dency. A good business was reported
in the spot market. mostly between i'm
porters and jobbers. and it was said
that the Government was taking all
Santos SPOT offerings. Rio 7s were nomi-
nally quoted at 1o%c., with Santos As
at hc,
Brazilian cables not received. Bra
lillian coffee statistics:
The sun., 1918-11-08
Exports From New York.

Exports from New York included {:
Wheat, $4,000 bu. oatmeal. $500 pkgs. /:
-four. S.2ls bbls. lubricating oil. 2js.-
600 gals.
Exports from New York last week
included: Wheat. 434.933 blu. bacons,
7,39s.7s6 lbs. rye. 231.s04 bu peas,
1.l4j bu. beans, l.45l bu: -four. 49,
$50 bbls, rye -four. s.634 bbls.; corn
meal, 7,717 bbls. feed. $4,000 lbs. ont
meal. 20,335 pkgs.: bran. 2s2, 900 lbs.
grass seed. ESQ bags: hay. 1910 bales
oil cake. SSs.775 lbs: pork. 3,l0S bbls.
beef. 1000 bbls. corn. 4,301 bu. oats
l7t,lS6 bu.: barley. ~ bu,: hams. 575,-
ss7 lbs. lard. 1.236.574 lbs; tallow
5o.alO lbs ; butter SSs.sS3 lbs. cheese
244.70s lbs: c3ttonseed oil. l,5ll,4O6
lbs. 1ubrlcatlng oil. 3.l6s,7s0 gals. tur'
peniine. 1908 gals, rosin, 2o,5if
bbls. refined petroleum. l9,s23.6l4
gals naphtha. 5,957.l39 gals. gasolene
7.753 296 gals.