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The Washington times., 1918-05-01
THE LOCAL MARKET
NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT ACTIVE.
Ffty-t~o shares Change Hands.
Fourteen Shares Of Merssnthaisr
Linotype Are Traasferres-Pe-
tomss Electric Sc BrIns PR
Aftsr Call.

Norfolk and Washjnston Steam
boat was active at today'a session Of
the washington Stock Exchange.
forty-two shares bringing 155 and ten
bringing 155k. Washington Gas SIS
brought g55s for $500, and five shares
OF the stock went at SO.
Mergeuthaler, Linotype broke si-
lence with fourteen shares AZ 11o1s.
and Lanston Monotype sold at 90 Tor
fifteen shares.
After call Potomac Electric Power
6-s brought par for $4,000. and Capt.
tai Traction dropped off the last sale
when two shares went at l65h.
'"We're In Il; let's win = reads a
Sign in red type under the big pic
ture Of the Stock Exchange behind
the presidents deslx at the washing
ton Stock Exchange. Flanking Il on
the right. in blue type 10 another:
Invest In Victory; Buy Liberty
Bonds
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RALrIMoRE eRAlN MARkET.

BALTIMORE, May 1.-Wheat-
Firm; unchanged No. soft red. s2-22;
No. 3, red winter. 1924; receipts, 9.3S5
bushels: shipments. 4.T32-
Corn-New as to grade and color,
S1.70 to S1.s2: receipts. 65,443; ship
ments, SECS.
oats-Unsettled; easier; No. white,
SO: receipts. 81 ISL; shipments, 5,6T3. :
Rye-ouIet, No. 2 Western: export
spot, $3.50; receipts. 4,6S2; shipments,
none.
Hay-stsady on better grades; de-
mand good.
Flour-steady; unehanEed.
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census
SHOWS 6,G6,316
new members

aChurch members in the United
states numbered 42.O44574 at the
close Of 1915. aceordinE 10 the ten
year religious census. The. figures
showed an increase OF 6.sT6,310 or
.1se per cent over 1906
Larre Pereeusass cathsllra
OF the total. 1874, zo2. or s7.4 per
cent were claimed By thu Roman
Catholic Church. against l4.210.755 IN
1903. Eight other denominations
claimed over a million each as fol-
lows: Baptist. Northern, l.221. as
Baptists, Southern, 2.7l1.5o1: Baplists.
national tcolorsdl. 3.O1s.3f1: Disciples
of Christ .231 .404; Methodist Epis-
copal. S.718.3o6; Methodist Episcopal
South, 2,108.O61; Presbyterian, SIS
O56: Protestant Episcopal. 1.0esdT3.
while In most Protestant bodies =
the Census Bureau reported. "the
term member IL limited 10 eOmmu-
nicants or confirmed members, IN the
Roman Catholic church Il includes all
baptized persons. The figures there
fore overestimate the strength OF the
Roman Catholic church"
Jews show Gaia.
Jewish bodies reported a member
ship Of $50. sss. against 1o1. 457 for
1906. but IT vas pointed out that
then membership comprised heads OF
families only
The number OF ordained ministers.
pastors, priests. etc. increased from
164.S30 in 1906 to 1912 In 1916
The total number OF Sunday schools
reported By the I85,o55 church organ
iEa1ons INCREASED from i782l4 with
.64S ,664 officers and teachers and
II. 6S5, 9o5 pupils, in 1906 20 1926.
with 1.o59,p1S officers and teachers
and 1s.951.675 pupils. in 1915
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TIE BOND MARKET.
co b,a fbOO 6obI.

Washington Gas SIS, S5O0695is.
boat. 2Si5s. iOa155. iOGiSG, 1oSi5S.
lOG155. 10G155A.
Washington Gas, 565e.
Mergsz:saler, 1O6llOh. 4G1loa.
Lanston, 1900.
After caii-Potomac Electric Power
gs. Si,oOOqI0O, SI,OOO9lOO, $1,000
100.
Capital Traction, 29sSls.
The Washington times., 1918-05-01
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINe
OFFICE or THE

OFFICE OF IIIE
LANSTON hONOTYPE MACHINE Co
Philadelphia, April Sth ISIS
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the LANSTON NOSOTYPE MACHINE
COMPANY viii be held AZ the Eiks Home
corner Prince and Royal streets. Alsxabdria
Va. ~ Y O'Clock noon. on THURSDAY. the
end day Of Nay. 1918. for the purpose OF
siec4inE a Board OF Directors 20 serve for
business as may properly come before r.
Transfer books viii be closed on April md
~ o'clock p. m. and VIII be reopened on
Nay fth AZ 10 O'Clock a. m.
b order OF the Board OF Directors
W. ARTHuR SEL.LMAN,
Secretary
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rs INVADED HoME.

Surgeon General Gorgas announced
today that 113 sick and wounded soldiers
returned from the American Sxpedition-
AIRY forces were landed In the United
States during the week ended Friday,
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rWo rRAINMsN KILLED.

SCRANTON. Pa. May 1.-Two
trainmen were killed when a light
engine crashed into the cabOose OF
freight train at Nayaug
today. The dead are within Green.
OF Binghamton, N. Y. and
James jennings. hagman. OF 'seran-
ton, Pa
The Washington times., 1918-05-01

Unele Sam n today the auaFtermas-
ter Of the world. He h playing the
game square, and expects every Amqr-
ieaa 70 Do the 'sanls,-D.' G. Fsod A.
uinistratoF,
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FOUNTAIN PElg-ruereay srenlns between
BIS ~ ~ W and l1Ei pa ave-. LIBERAL
rseaEa n rsfnlned . 1913 4. y. ".
cUFF ,BCIrolg-Fiain r6ld between ana
o'ciock Tlo1daN IN 0eorgetoNn. Li1er1l
ngard given. CAL West -
pm Diamond star pin. silhsr n Fso1Eall
4 LolhroD'I o. On lin o., between ard
r. Llbslai rsaart q raturnsd % ll1l klng11
BLACK patent leather purse,
near or at drug store 1lth
st. Sc. and Lincoln Park, con-
tanning 81, etc. Liberal re-
ward. Return 124 18th st. Sc.
Phone Lin. 351S.
PURsE-smaii black. containng s bI1. r1naa
chanfe and kay8; Lot SATURDAY. CAL
North illl reward
FRATERNITY PIN Win lniAn diaurrl
snail Deltal Upauon. gold: ilberal reward
f1r return 10 MS Corccran 81 Apt 4 E1cI1
Nolth eoll-
and furquoise. n envelors win
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Aurll - IN o. outside the Dlgtrlcl 1ul1IrE-
kindly rstufu % 1l1I Conn. ave, rssarl.
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st. y W aain -.
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WANT 40 RATES
lea WORD

Ninir1um ctlrTa o cents e1ch ln--I'
sdr N foll1Uint claa1llraii1ne;
HELP WANTED
ROOMS FOn RENT
LOST AND FOUND
FOR SALE NfECEII-kerEOuI
STU ATOMS WANTED
COUNTRY BOARD
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
POULTRY. PATS Algu. LIVE 1EooA
WANTED IIaCELI.A llEou8
Advnsl1s1neni1 ~ n y pclnt als c1a-4.-
~ AZ lho. rlIa u 5 11nI1 pr alal1 iI14I t'
Inc 81 l1r1s iype % rollil sclaIl Eve A-la
- 1man type (aErtal.
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USE A RESULT GETTER
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Hoped For InspIration.

Congress and official Washington
may be somewhat impatient. but they
hay hoped Mr. Baker would bring
back a perspective on the war that
would be an inspiration to greater
effort everywhere. Tomorrow he has
another opportunity when he goes be-
fore Congress. Another such state
ment as he once made before the SEN
ate Military Anairs Committee before
he left for France. but enriched now
with actual contact with the things
he then pictured would go far toward
cheekmatihg the criticism ana spirit
OF complaint heard on Capitol Hill
The demand for q larger army-the
largest that can be trained and trans
ported in the shortest possible time
= insiatent.
Germany may not have counted on
the effects OF her Offensive on the
western front IN countries other than
England and Ffaace. but she has done
more In one month to Intensity the
war spirit here than all our own ex-
hoftations IA the preceding twelve
months
The Washington times., 1918-05-01
COTTON MARKET.

Furnishes The Wash.nEton Times b. y. L.
carpsnt,F 4 Co, New York. Branch oftiee.
Woodward bldg. Herbert H. Brown man
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BREAD couNTER-One for niEht WorE
Apply a. once, HOL.lBERl4EtS'8 BAKERY.
1870 TN 81. n. W. myi
BOY-stout coiored: B Or II years TO maka
himself generally useful about store. Ap-
ply III IN ~ ~. W. IL
BOYS for anpIeniicsl to isara hakinrs q -
TlfEIDER BARlSc Co. tit Ese =
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DYESPANSION
OF AMERICAN ARMY
IS BAKERS POLICY
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Continued from First Page.)


whether or not Secretary Baker will
make IT public or give 1t to the Mill
tary Affairs in confidence Is as yet
not known.
But Major General Crowder. pro-
vost marshal general. has 800 900
men physically fit in Class /. and
they can be sent to the camps with
in a single month II equipment Is
available. Already about 10000 men
Of the second draft have been called,
and the prospect h that men will be
drafted hereafter at the rate OF about
100, 900 a month. though the exact
figures will be given out in day or
two.
In all. the United states should
have under arms more than 2,225,0OO
men by December 81 OF this year. and
q goodly proportion of those should
be in France. Instead Of agreeing
on the SPECIFIC nu iaber TO which the
army should be enlarged, the War
Department really wants authority to
create as big an army as It can. with
out limit OF any kind or the necessity
for making repeated requests for
legislation in the future. As big an
army as II Is possible to train and
transport-this Is the unanimous de-
sire OF the nA1AAf AAG
Of War. the Cabinet, and the Presi-
dent.
Lord Reading. the British ambassador
and head Of the British war mission.
talked at length with. Secretary Baker
today about man-power plans and there
Is every evidence that Americas prep
arations to go the whole hog and send
as many men 10 France as the ships can
carry are gratifying to our allies
Secretary Baker has had very little to
say Of a specific nature since his return
from France, a fact that has caused no
end Of disappointment In Washington.
He has failed thus far 10 give official
ashington-meaning Congress an well
az the War-making personnel-the thrill
they expected to get from his description
Of the needs OF the situation abroad.
Coming as he did from the scene OF
the most vital struggle in the history
Of human freedom, II was expected
that he would not lose the oppOrtun-
fly not only to instill more enthusiasm
in the National Capital, but TO give
the country at large the beneht of his
Judgment OF conditions on the other
side OF the Atlantic.
He was the first Cabinet officer to
20 abroad. He is the responsible head
OF the War Department to which Is
entrusted by the American people
the business OF making war. Mr..
Bakers silence has not been under
stood and has tended 10 give an i'm
preston Of undue eOmplacency on his
part
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From pillar 70 Pont.

-And even II we do find a house
We can rent" said Clarke. who voices
the same sentiment as thousands Of
others, how long will We be there
before Il Is sold over our heads and
we must again tramp the streets?
How am TO do my work under these
circumstances? There are hundreds
The Washington times., 1918-05-01
The BOND MARKET.

Two o'clock prices furnished by ". B.
Iibbs a Co., members New York stock En-
baHra RIA Aak
The Washington times., 1918-05-01
cHIcAco GRAM MARKET.

FNurnishSd the washington Times by n. L.
Carpenter q Co.. New York. Branch office
woodward Bldg, II II. Brown, manager.
ODen. High. Low. p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
Peace and War Issues Take Widely
 Different Trends on Wall Street
By JOHN C. MOSES


 Peace and war shares again fought it ought on the New York exchange at widely divergent courses, with good gains in the former. IndustriaIs encountered fresh pressure in the early afternoon but United States Steel made another sharp rebound. Oils and shippings add ed to their gains of the morning at extreme advances of 2 to 5i5 points; Mexican Petroleum and Marines leading the movement, Advances in oils and Marine, preferred, attained more sub- stantial proportions in the last hour, rails and United States Steel also mak- ing perceptible improvement. The clos ing was strong. Final prices on Liberty bends today were: slks, 9s.eS; first con- vertihle Is. 47,90; second 4s, 97; first con. vertible A., 9S.7O: second convertible 44s, 9e.9s; third 4l4s, 97.20.
 New low levels on the corn crop were made early, due to further liquidation and stop loss selling, but short covering developed later and rally followed to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
BEAR|SH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS ARE TEARING DOWN CORN
The Staple Went to New Low Levels During Yester- days Session-Oats in
 Full Sympathy

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Fresh indications of an unconditional surrender by Turkey, together with many other bearish Euro pean developments, brought about new smashes today in the value of grain. Rallies were numerous, but for the most part failed to hold. Corn closed un- settled. S1sc net lower to 1sc advance, with November $1.12& to SLIPS, and De- cember s1.107s to s1.11A. Oats finished 1Bc down to ssc up, and provisions off soc to S1
 Corn started with severe break due chiefly to the forward sweep of the en, tente armies beyond the Hindenburg line. Rumors that the German emperor had abdicated gave further emphasis to bearish sentiment, and so, too, did talk of a split between Austria and Hun gary. Uncertainty as to the nature and time of the German reply to President duce efforts by shorts to collect profits. Rapid fluctuations that followed gave ample evidence of extreme nervousness, but in the end the advantage remained with the bears, owing principally to the focusing of attention on the likelihood of a Turkish collapse.
 Oats swayed with corn, although stead- jed somewhat by improved domestic demand.
 Provisions were pulled down the ex- treme limit by weakness of grain and hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
New York Futures
New Orleans Cntton

New Orleans, October 10-While fresh declines were scored today in cotton, the market suddenly made a display of strength late in the session, rising a cent pound from the low levels of the day on a burst of short covering over the holidays to follow the close tomor- row, hastened by the war and political news of the day. During the greater part of the time the market was under selling pressure similar to that which has been felt for some time past.
 On the opening the market was higher and the improvement continued until the trading months were 22 to 24 points up. Heavy selling developed and gradually the pressure was increased until the advance was lost and prices were forctd 26 to 31 points under the close of yes. terday. In the afternoon the market re- acted, moderately at first, but strongly toward the end, standing at the highest A to 73 points over yesterdays final prices and closing at net gain for the day of 59 to 6S points. Some irregular ity occurred at the advance.
 Technically the feeling was stronger, and when shorts entered the market for covers in a large way they found a comparatively small supply of contracts. Moreover. bearish claims that peace would bring a lower market did not bring as good an audience as formerly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
COTTON RALLIES IN FACE OF UNSETTLED
 MARKET CONDITION
General List Closed Steady at Net Advance of 16 to 37 Points-There Was
 Much Covering

New York, October 1o.-The cotton mar ket was unsettled and irregular today, but on the whole showed a tendency to rally on covering for over the approach ing two-dav adjournment and trade buy ing. The general list closed steady at d net advance of IS to 37 points.
 The market opened steady at a decline of points on December. but generally ' to Ss points higher on firmer Liver pool cables, covering and moderate demand from trade sources October sold up to S1.2Oc or 70 points above last nights close and later deliveries showed net gains of If to 25 points right after the call with January selling at 2931 This bulge met a renewal of the recent sell ing movement. Notwithstanding the firm ness abroad Liverpool was again a good seller here, presumably against purchases in the south, there was further southern selling and considerable pressure from Wall street and local sources.
 The bearish view of improving peace prospects was again in evidence with the hope of peace encouraged by rumors that the Kaiser had abdicated and by midmorning active months were sS to 45 points under last nights closing figures with october selling at SO.42c and Jam uary at 29.25c. At this level the mar ket was steadied by renewed covering and turned firmer in the late trading on buying attributed to the French com mission.
 October sold up to 31.S5c and January to 3035c, making net advances of about S6 to 4S points on the active deliveries, with the close showing reactions of to 10 points under realizing.
 People around the ring said southern selling was less active than earlier in the week and there were scattering re- ports that holders of spot cotton were preparing to resist the decline. The bulk of the buying, however. was attributed to covering promoted by the possibility of political developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
TWO EXTREMES
 IN L|MELIGHT
 |NSTOCk TRADING Peace and War Issues Play On Widely Divergent Courses, With Former
 Making Gains

New York, October 1o.-Peace and war shares again pursued widely divergent courses in todays stock market gains in the first-naned division far outstrip- ping irregular losses elsewhere.
 Trading assumed wider NE larger proportions, although the greater part of the days transactions concentrated in shippings, oils, and allied issues. Next 10 United States Steel. which closed at gain of IS points, the stocks most in demand were Marine, preferred, at 5- point advance: Texas company, which rose 6ta points, and Mexican Petroleum in which the extreme gain was slightly in excess of 10 points.
 Striking features in the utility group included Peoples Gas, American Tele phone apd8Nestern Union. the wire companies deriving further strength from their guaranteed status under federal control.
 Rails were an unceptain quantity most of the day by reason of Canadian Pa eific's irregularity, but Union Pacific and Reading strengthened on the bet ter demand of the last hour; Atchison. common and preferred, also contributing Fools resumed bullish operations in the motors and tobaccos at moderate ad- yances for the most part and such in active specialties as United States Real ty, Sears Roebuck, National Biscuit and General Electric registered extreme gains of to points.
 Exchange on Paris yielded slightly. rates to Holland also reacting. Bonds of all descriptions, including Liberty issues and Internationals, were appre- ciably higher on more extensive trad ing. Total sales, par value, aggregated $10,650.0Oo.
 Old United States bonds were un- 7 changed on call. On the curb Russian 5As and S1ks advanced 5 to ' points, respectively. on heavy buying in the last half hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
Rabbit Farm Offered

Montgomery, October 10-(Special) Ali Essendrug of Chicago. who asked the market clerk, F. o. Hooten, at the state capitol to locate person who had a tract of land suitable for the proposed Belgian rabbit farm" has received an answer rom man who lives near Camp Mcclellan, Anniston. MT. Hooten Wednesday morning said the McClel- Ian man read in the newspapers where Essendrup wanted to start a rabbit farm. Not having the street address of the Chicago man the letter was for warded to MT. Hooten, and later sent to Chicago.
 Essendrup proposes to subdivide about 5000 acres of land. using each division as the home of Belgian hares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus. Miss, October lo.--Priyate T. w. Golding, son Of MT. ana Mrs. '' O. Golding, who reside in the Dunbar neighborhood about 10 miles southeast Of Columbus, is the first local soldier 10 be claimed as a victim by spanish in- fluenza. Private Golding died few days ago at Camp Humphr1es, near Alex andria Va, but his parents do not know when his body will reach Columbus. Ma thaniel Golding, a brother of the de- ceased. who left for Camp Humphries as soon as the family was notified of the young soldiers illness, has returned home, but states that officers could give him no definite information as to when the body would be shipped.
 After having served g president of the Tombigbee Cotton mills, one of the most inlportant industrial enterprises in Col umbus. for nearly two. decades, T. O.. Burris. Sr., has rendered his resignation, and the directors have named E. M. Shropshire, formerly superintendent, to succeed him.
 Lieut.. O. L. Perry, who is now sta- toned at Payne field, near West Point, MISS, put WIiOSC ilOhc AS iAi AiSAShes Mont, and Miss Jeannette Riddell, who also ic, a resident of Helena, were mar ried at St. Marys Catholic church in this city this morning. the ceremony having been performed by Father J. Yoerg, priest in charge.
 Spanish influenza is epidemic in Col umbus. as it is in many other cities throughout the country, and a joint meet ing of physicians, municipal officials and members of the local Red Cross chapter was held at the city hall last night to discuss the situation. Nurses are badly needed, and it was decided to request all who will serve in this ca- pacity either gratuitously or for mone- tary compensation to register their names at the city marshafs office in the municipal building. Physicians will also register all cases of the malady which c1me to their attention, and in this way shs city authorities will be en- abled to keep close check on the epi- demic.
 Miss Carrie Morris, student of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and Col lege, whose home was at Hattiesburg, died at the college infirmary this after noon, her death having resulted from typhoid fever. Miss Morris was i'll when she arrived at the college at the open ing of the session, and bacterial ex- animation of her blood revealed the pres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
New Concerns Incornorate

Montgomery, October 10.-(Special) The secretary of state Wednesday re- ceived incorporation papers for two new concerns. one in Montgomery and the other in Sylacauga, Talladega county. The Crescent Shoe company of Mont gomery, with total authorized and paid in capital stock of $10,000, was organ lzed. The incorporators are Charles II. Harrison, Carrie w. Harrison, Mary L. Curtis, w. w. Curtis and J. T. Davis.
 The other concern was tho Landham- Shinn Furniture company (Inc.) of Syla- cauga. The authorized and paid-in capital is $12000. The incorporators are J. A. ShinI, Elizabeth Shinn, W. M and Mrs Lena Landham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
Over Stewart,s Wire

New Orleans October 10.--Liverpool was 20 to 30 higher than due, which would indicate that the market parity is con- sdered narrow enough for the present.
 Our market developed an advance or 20 to 30 points in the opening trading. Pressure was absent which, in conjunc- tion with spot reports suggests a more resisting attitude in spot circles, while the bullish technical conditions created in our markets by the recent heavy sell ing, acted as brake here.
 Holiday covering was a probability on fear of bad weather developments over Sunday, while the possibility of a broader spot demand at this level had also to be considered. But the market Is timid and gives way on any signs Of renewed pressure It looked strong and hopeful around 29 cents for December when sudden break of 40 points occurred on advice from New York saying Wall street and certain interests again heavy sellers: crowd thinks peace not far off and will be bearish; considerable south- .ern selling" This shows that bearish action is now based on educational ef- forts to bearish views of peace. This view meets with considerable opposition. While it is granted that there might be a temporary derangement of mill con tracts, it is a fact that there Is no re- serve supply of civilian goods, that civil- ian goods prices are higher than gov ernment limits and also the probability that army needs 0ill continue for some time after peace comes and that de- mand and consumption should broaden with the opening of shipping and ter ritory. The feeling of victory and re- lief are hardly to be anticipated as bear ish in their effect.
 Generally cloudy weather prevails over the belt and rain was general over the northwestern quarter and Tn Loulsiana and Mississippi Temperatures in the Atlantics under 50 are against late growth. Indications are for cloudy, un- settled weather.-John F. Clark x Co.