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PRESIDENT PURGING
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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then begged that if the President didn't
| indorse Huddleston, at least he ought
| not to deny that he had done so by
coming out with any kind of expression.
| In other words silence by the White
House would be used to curry favor with
those voters who cared about Mr.. Will
sons opinions, while among other
voters, especially those who believed
+! in Mr. Huddleston's anti-conscription
views, support would be asked on that
basis. As matter OF fact, there was a
religious issue involved in the Alabama
contest which helped to mix matters up.
| But again as to whether Mr.. Hud-
dleston had obtained the Endorsement OF
| the administration or was entitled to it.
the President felt duty bound to say
dleston has been supporter of the
sdministra tion."
| II was Mr.. Huddleston who used his
| frank to circulate his anti-conscrip-
| tion speeches after the law had been
passed 1t was Mr.. Huddleston who
| called the war a war of the muni-
| tion makers, and circulated the
speech after we entered the war; But
| the people of his district nominated
| him for Congress and SO far as the
white House is concerned, it has not
! changed its views of him since he
was nominated.
Frankness Demanded.
Not every man who has fought
against the administration is going
to be made the subject of corre-
spondence between the President and
the people of the district where he is
striving for denomination. The only
thing the President demands is
frankness.
| Representative Shackleford of
Missouri, democrat, furnishes a case
| in point. He opposed the administra-
| tion consistently. He made no bones
about it and frankly went before the
people on his record:
Mr.. Wilson was asked to intervene.
| He said, in effect. why. isn't Shackle-
lord frankly telling the people that
he is opposed to my administration
And the President did not intervene.
Mt. shackleford was defeated on his
record.
So far as the White House is con-
tcerned. the people of that district had
an opportunity to know exactly what
they were voting for. There was no
] INTERPRETATION or attempt to ca
: Inoufage by claiming to have sup
ported the administration.
And that has been and is to be the
general rule concerning presidential
Interest In the nomination of demo-
Gratis in the primaries. Unless he had
J done his utmost to purge his own par.
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ty of disloyalists and obstructionists.
the President would not be able to
ask the country to retain its conf
dence in the democratic party in Con-
sress. That is the crux of the mat
Evening star., 1918-08-16
GRAIN QUICKLY MARKETED,
B. R. Administration Reports 131,
9A2 Cars Loaded in Five Weeks.

RAPID marketing of grain this year
is shown by a railroad administra-
tinn report that in the i've weeks
ending August 8, 18l ,a42 cars Of grain
had BEEN loaded in the entire country,
as compared with s7.99s cars In the
same period last year.
Nearly 07.00O cars came from west
of the Mississippi river.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
nAa SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. August 1e.-Bar silver
was Quoted At aSM cents per ounce
here thday.
LONDON. August 1G-Money. : Per
cent, discount rates, sheyt and three
month hills, 8 1889 par cent.
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TE-UP MAY MEAN
FREIGHT EMBARGO
Railroad Administration Con-
templates Limiting Ship
ments to Carload Lots.

An embargo on all incoming freight
here in less than carload lots is immi-
nent-:
Because Of the congestion Of local
| terminals the committee on ferieht traffic
| control Of the railroad administration
yesterday decided to take this step un-
less all consignees Immediately move the
freight now In the city.
| E. T. Wilcox, chairman of the COM
n1ittee. at a special meeting yesterday
ofternoon. appealed to Washington mer.
chants to cooperate with the admin
istration by making every effort to
move freight promptly.
On account of delay in moving ship
ments after being unloaded railroads
are experiencing great difficulty in un-
loading additional freight This is re-
sultfng In such Accommodations that an
embargo will be necessary providing
the consignees do not relieve the situa-
tion.
l Because of the seriousness OF the sit
uation another special meeting Of the
committee has been called for Septem-
ber 5. 1t is hoped that the situation.
will be adjusted by that time, however
Statement Of Chairman WILCOX.
Following is the statement issued
| by Chairman Wilcox:
| Unless the consignees in Washing
| ton Immediately move the freight
that is at the local terminals an en-
barge will be placed on all less than
carload freight. The railroad ad-
ministration asks your assistance.
4 through your organization. in obtain
ing the cooperation of all merchants
and receivers of merchandise or
freight at Washington. Great diff
| ficulty is experienced by railroads
because of delay In removing freight
from the depots after same has been
loading Of additional freight and re-
| sulting in Accommodations, with the
finai necessity of placing an embargo
| against the acceptance of such freight
| for Washington consiRnees.
| The situation at Washington. be-
| cause of the late opening of stores
by merchants and others, coupled with
the early closing and the short day
on Saturday, with frequent refusals
on that day to accept freight, is one
the inability of the transfer compa-
| nies to obtain all the competent Ia
Dor necessary to man their drays and
! trucks.
Would Avoid Embargo.
i We are anxious to avoid placing
another embargo. VIII you not pre-
sent the matter. urging that the re.
moval of freight from depots be given
drst consideration in order that the
accumulation. now approximately 20t
cars. can be relieved and nreven,
the placing of an embargo? The Sc
riousness of the situation was i'm
pressed upon Mr.. Columbus. and he
Is calling it to the attention Of each
member of his organization.
Il cannot too strongly urge the i'm
portance of the business men OF
Washington promptly needing this
request of the committee on freigh,
traffic control. The situation is par
ticularly bad for this season of the
year. and unless a remedy is quickly
had, not only the business interests
but the general interests of Washing.
ton will be ieopardized"
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II you want work feAd <he- want eal-
umns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

BALTIMORE. Md, August is 1p.m
quotatiofs): s):-Wheat-Spot No red
wintsr. sarlicky. 2,ssA: receipts. c76. .ss4
bushels: bushels exports. a $4,000 bushels. Corn
standard white. old. 7SA asked; No. 5
white. ole. IS asked. Rye-Quiet; No. 3
western export. new. 1.70: receipts, 1913
bushels. Hay-Steady: No. timothy,
unchanged; No. 1 clover mixed. un-
changed.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. August 1s.-The fail
ure of the weather news to hold out
any prospect for relief from drouthy
conditions in the southwest sent
prices into new high ground during
the early trading in the cotton market
today. Business was not active and
start, but offerings were readily absorb
ed. and after opening unchanged to 8
points higher, the market soon sold
z7 to 43 points above last nights clos
Ing figures on the active months. Oc-
tober contracts touched 80. 80, making
an advance of more than s cents .
pound from the low level OF August I,
while January sold at 1910 on cover
ing, and buying for Liverpool or other
foreign account
Futures opened steady; October,
30.45; December. 29.s6; January, $3.50;
March. $3.50: May. 2s.s1.
esSH Sfsp Srasrs on the
trading was less active and prices
sagged on under realizing. with Oc-
tober reacting to 1910 and January
to 5000 shortly after midday, or about
LIVE STOCK MARKETs.
United States bureau of markets
nf ISnA M Il
conditions here today:
Beef. fresh-Receipts very light; sup
ply moderate: market steady; demand
moderate; fore-quarter meat con-
tfnues dragey. Steers; supply mod
crate; market unchanged: little >bet-
ket weak at yesterdays price; do
mand slow. Bulls, none on the mar
ket.
veal-Supply light: market prices
generally higher; demand good. IA
PorkLsupply moderate: market
steady: demand good.
Lamb-Supply very light; market
strong; demand exceeds supply.
Mutton-Supply very light; market
uneven; demand very poor.
CHICAGO. August 1s.-Hogs-Re-
with yesterdays average; butchers.
1s.soa1s.55; light. 1s.ooa1s.s6; pack
ing. 17.65a1s.75; rough, 17.25ai7.60;
bulk of sales. 17.75a1s.60: pigs. good
and choice, 17.75a13.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; slow
and steady. at yesterdays decline;
calves steady.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; lambs
generally steady; sheep slow.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. August 1s.-Butter firm;
espIs oeipta, s7is Gases: Es arsss. s7ssi 1rs; e.
ordinary. -flrsts, s5aa6N: at mark,
cases included. asas7H.
PouitTy-Aliye. higher; fowls. 2a1xa3o.
NEW YORK. August 1s.-Butter-
Fipm; receipts. 1896 tubs; creamery
higher than extras, 46ha47; extras
,(s2 seore), 46; hrsts, 44a45%; pack
ing stock. current make, No. q. IS.
Esss-Irregular: receipts, 1868
cases; fresh gathered extras, 4Sa4e;
fresh gathered. regular packed, extra
hFsts, 44a46; do, frsts, 41a4a; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby Western
hennery. white. fine to fancy, e2a65; do,
brown. 50a5s; do. gathered, brown and
mixed colors. Ssa4s
'Cheese-FiYm; receipts. 1859 baxes;
state. whole milk. fats, fresh special.
25Aa26A; do. average run, a5lka25x: !.
Peuitry+.AMge' arm; chickens. brefl-
era, 81. fowls. aa; old ROSTERS. ~; tur-
keys. 2Saso; dressed. firm and uns
changed.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas 5s, 81 900 at 951..
Nergenthaler, 3 at 1l2n.
Bid and Asked Prices,
Evening star., 1918-08-16

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August is up.m.
quotatiohs) hs):-Wheat-Spot No red
bushels: exports. 1s9. 900 bushels. Corn
Receipts, 925 bushels. Oats-Unsettled:
standard white. old. 7sh asked; No. )
white. ole. IS asked. Rye-Quiet: No. .
western export. new. 10: receipts, 1913
bushels Hay-Steady: No. 1 timothy.
unchanged; No. 1 clover mixed, un-
changed.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

a ANNUITY IN MUTUAL LIFE TNsUR.
ance Company will give certain income for
ty-three million dollars. Applicat tions received
by THOMAS p. MORGAN. Manager.
Rooms 500 Southern Building.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Damaged Thrift Stamps.
On the Stock Exchange.

Today's transactions on change con-
sisted of $1,000 Washington Gas Com
pany per cent bond at 991a, and few
shares of Mergenthaler at 112h.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
In Federal Reserve System.

The New Britain Trust Company. New
Westfield Trust Company of Westfieid,
n. j., s2,100.000: Iowa Savings Bank,
Fairfield. Iowa. S1-625. 900. and the Swift
County Bank OF Benson, Mimi. $I,45S,-
600. were today admitted to the federal
reserve system.
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DON'T FORGET ITALY.
A Reminder to the Theatregoers o
Her Part In the War.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: About
a week ago a communication Of Mr.
Caruzzi relative to the failure Of due
respect being accorded to the italian
national anthem at a certain public gath
ering appeared in your columns. But
this Is not the only kick.
I've noticed time and again at the
aires the failure OF audiences to respond
to or applaud Italian army war "mov-
les" VIII you kindly wake some Of
these folks on this point? Do they re-
member tho first battle OF the Marine.
when italy stood neutral. and what such
action meant to France and the civilized
world?
Do they forget the uphill night Of Italy
when all seemed lost to them. evincins
qualities worthy of their brothers in
arms, France. England. America. &C..
and that they still fight shoulder to
shoulder with the Entente In Macedonia
and France as well as Italy?
Remember, she is one Of US!
Mrs. FRANCES CIABATrAAi.
New York, September rs.
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Polk. After further d,scussion ne

Polk. After further discussion he
declared that he would not permit
an officer to perform services for a
foreign Government unless Congress
should authorize him to do so. This
closed the discussion. The Presi-
dents diary records that two days
later Mr.. BUCHANAN called at the
White House and read "the despatch
which he had prepared to Mr.. DoN-
ELsoN In answer to the request of
the German Confederation to be fur
nished with an officer Of the United
States Navy to command the German
Navy" 1t was modified SO as to ex-
press the Presidents views more ex-
actly and was then approved and
ordered to be transmitted.
II the Presidents decision had been
the other way the first commander
Of the German Navy would have been
an American!
1t Is no longer regarded as objec-
'tionable to permit American officers
to render services to foreign Govern
ments-at least under some circum-
stances. Mr.. BAILEY WILLIS Of the
United States Geological Survey
son Of NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS,
the poet-was given leave to serve
the Argentine Republic for several
years prior to 1914 as superintendent
Of the survey Of Patagonia.
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TO CHEER LOAN WORKERS.
A Suggestion That Big Subscrip tons
Be Divided.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH--Sir: It
has occurred to me in connection with
the drive for the fourth Liberty Loan
that II those persons subscribing In large
amounts would distribute their subscrip-
ton to q number Of canvassers the re-
suit would be far reaching. There will
be thousands Of men and women solicit
ing subscriptions. and while 1t Is a pa
triotic work It Is none the less arduous.
and oftentimes discouras1ng. especially
for those who are easily discouraged.
Just picture the citation and enthusi-
asm OF q man or woman who has de-
voted days to soliciting and whose sub
sctiptions total only a few thousand dol
lars in fifty and one hundred dollar lots
receiving a subscription for a thousand
or five thousand dollars Any solicitor
worth his salt must take pride In a duty
well performed. and in the last analysis
the total subscriptions taken Is the cri-
terion.
Large subscribers arrange the fnan-
clal side Of the transaction with their
banks, but this, to my mind. Is no OBJ
stacle In the way Of the proposed plan.
because the canvassers do not take
money and the subscriptions are cleared
through the banks. In my opinion one
who intended to subscribe to. say. $780,
900 OF the fourth Liberty Loan would
bring greater return to his country II
he divided the subscription between
twenty solicitors. because those twenty.
especially II they were canvassing where
subscriptions above 800 were few and
far between. would be sustained in zeal
and enthusiasm. which could not help
but be productive Of more subscriptions
JOHN A KENNY.
New YORK. September 2s.
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The Women on the Tickets.

We have received from Secretary
of State HUGO the full official list of
candidates to be voted for In this
State at the November election. The
list ranges through about twenty-four
hundred names, from that of CHARLES
s. WHITMAN for Governor to that Of
the Prohibition candidate for Coroner
In Yates county. What will be noted
as of special interest In the official
list Is the appearance Of about 80
names of women. There Is q woman
candidate for Governor, there are
woman candidates for Congress In
several Of the districts, for the offices
Of State Senator and Assemblymen
and for the minor posts In county
aud town in considerable number.
1t appears from our hasty count,
rendered uncertain in one particular
by the circumstance that a given
name apparently belonging to the
elder class of voters may really be-
long to the other sex and vice versa,
that only between and 6 per cent.
of the candidates in New York State
at the coming election are women.
Among the political, organization they
are thus distributed:
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Tell the Truth.
From LeSlss's Teslls,

Tell the truth.
Though It rives your heart with pain,
Though It rends your soul In twain,
Though 4 makes the friends you love
Every other friend above
Pass you with averted face,
Though II means your deep disgrace,
Though your enemies defame
And the public scorns your name,
Tell the truth.
Tell the truth.
Young and old and rich and poor.
Celebrated and obscure.
Teacher. preacher. author. sage.
Soldier. statesman. prince and page,
Every color. every breed.
Every government and creed,
Bear this axiom In your hearts
TIL the breath OF life departs
Tell the truth.
Tell the truth.
When the dust has cleared away
Prom the debris and decay
OF the old and musty thrones
Founded on the peoples bones.
Truth will stand immortal there
with the stare upon her hair,
ROBBED In glory like the sun.
She and Liberty arc one
Tell the truth.
Toll tho truth.
Truth II not as stories tell
Al the bottom OF a we'll:
Those OF US that have not quailed
To behold her face unveiled.
Know that she 10 Freedom dressed
In the vestnients God has blessed.
Truth will make nation fres.
To success Il IL the key.
Let Us then from A TO 2
Tell the truth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
THE IRISH OF 1T.
A Word Expert Puzzles Over Gaelic
Sources of "Skedaddle,"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. Pro-
lessor Shaemas OSheel is to be thanked
for the additional light which he has
shed upon the Gaelic sources Of "ske-
daddle." but they would be more con-
vinoing II he could cite the source Of the
material which he supplies.
None Of my books gives "scedad uile."
but find "scaipim." I scatter; "sceite,"
scatter, and "sceithte." scattered, in the
Irish dictionaries Of Lane and OReilly.
As for the Gaelic. Dwelly on page 815
of his "Gaello Dictionary" (three vol.
urneR. published 1911). gives "sgaoll,"
scatter. dispense. spread; "sgaoileadh, -
scattering. the act OF scattering; "sga-
oilteach." scattered. and ''sgaoilteachd. Z"
the state of being spread or scattered.
On page s92 he records ''uile," all, and
although he gives number of com.
pounds under "uile," he does not include
among them "sgaoilteach uile," all scat.
tered.
VIII not Professor O'Sheel favor us
with some definite literary reference?
DR.. SrNrAx.
New YonK, September rs.
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A BONDS OWN STORY.

am a Liberty bond Not one OF
this wonderful Fourth Loan that I
hear about, but a member Of the first
Issue. have been in this dark. warm.
comfortable safe deposit box for
months. Like all Liberty bonds. I
have clairvoyant powers and know
what little / did. Maybe you would
like to hear it.
Mrs. John Wilkinson subscribed for
me at a theatre one night and agreed
to pay for me at the rate of 81 a
week, being only a hundred dollar
bond. Her bank, cooperating with the
Government, was glad to make this
arrangement with her for easy pay
ments. The bank held me In It's vault.
and every Monday. when the door
happened to be open. I saw Mrs. Will
kinson come and pay the 81.
The bank turned my purchase price
over to the Government. The Gov
eminent paid the money-and that Ii
an important part of me--to factory
in Connecticut that makes machine
gun ammunition. My money was tbs
last payment on a shipment Of 100, 900
cartridges. AS a girl who packed the
last box put the last cartridge into 1t
she took a pin and scratched on the
cartridge: Get Hun. Agnes Dunn"
That was a long time ago. Week
after week watched Mrs. Wilkinson
come in and pay the instalment on me
to the teller. For a while she looked
pale and worried. But she paid for
me regularly and finally she got me
and took me away. I was kept at
home for a while. and then Mr.. Will
kinson took me and put me In this
steel box where he has some other
letter in the box and I squirmed
around and read 1t. 1t said:
DEAR MOTHER: I am in the hospital
but will be out In a couple of weeks.
We were in the fight at the Ourcq
and Eddie Mcguire and I took our
machine gun through the brush down
| to the river. About twenty Germans
who hadn't got across popped up and
we opened on them. We had been
| away from our company all morning
and had only one belt Of cartridges
left. There were two Germans left
when I got hit in the leg and laid ou,
and Eddie kept on working alone. He
got one Of the fellows and then the
other one got a bead on me where
was lying behind bush. Eddie got
him with the last cartridge The shell
Topped over near me and I picked II
UP and am sending 1t toDyou as a SOU.
venir. You will notice that somebody
scratched on the brass: Get a Hun
Agnes Dunn Some poetess!
| Your loving son,
| JOHN WILKINSON, Jr."
I guess that's all of my story ex.
cept that I pay ~ per cent. a veal
for the rest OF my life.
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One-fourth Of Three and q Halt Il
Not One and o Half.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Mr..
Hoover says I may now buy four pounds
OF white flour with every pound OF nom
wheat cereal. Fine! I go to the gro
GERS fnd that he sells white flour In
bags which contain three and one-half
pounds. Well, decide. shall not split
hairs; shall be generous and buy with
the bag OF -four pound of other cereal.
"Ah." says the grocer. "all our nom
wheat cereals are in packages contain
Ing pound and q half"
The Food Administrator is willing that
my white -four and substitute be bought
on an 1920 basis. The customs OF the
grocery business force me to buy these
things on a 1890 basis
guess shall limit my shopping to
bonds. In that market you get 100 per
cent. Of what you want
A HOUSEWIFE
New York, September 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
The Capture Of Yankee Soldiers By
French Girls.

Several Of THE Suns correspond
ents and some Of the special writer's
of our evening contemporaries have
exhibited concern over the reports
that have come from France to the
effect that the attractions of the
young women over there are too much
for many of the members Of General
PERsHINo's host, and that the John
Smiths Of Altoona, Cedar Rapids and
Walla Walla are being or about to
be led to affairs abroad by the Ma.
thilde Dumonts. Certain Of our psy.
biologists have sought to see in the
reports a reflection upon the culinary
abilities of American girls, or at lea st
Qualification Of the French girls
skill with the omelet pan. Comes
now that acute observer Mr.. CHARLES
EDWARD RUSSELL, Just home from Eu-
rope. He does not deny the soft Inn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
Play the Liberty Game Fast!

A veteran football star, now serv-
ing his country at the battle front,
very simply told the story Of the
success Of our troops: "They play
such fast game"
Young, strong, gallant and hot,
they 60 forward swiftly and hit the
enemy line hard. They keep on go
ing. After their first rushes have
VENT the foe spinning, he no longer
xaits for their smash. When he sees
them coming he wants to get out Of
their way.
Here at home let the Liberty loan
army strike the way the boys over
there strike. Pile up subscriptions
with a rush. Play the game fast!
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AdeSte. rdeles

Come. o ye faithful Rally ye all from
the ends Of the earth:
He that assemblies you ranks not His CO.
horts by race or by birth,
Knows not one higher than other. ennobles
you all by His test,
Sounding one sovereign note. attuning the
heart in each breast,
Adeste. Hdeles-adeste!
Hark ys the testing: The Freedom Of
Peoples in jeopardy standsi
Pawns In the game OF q robber the long
harasssd cities and lands;
10. how their jewellers are broken-slaves
that despot has bound
Swear ye to strike till ye shatter the force
that girds them around!
Adests. ddeies-adests!
They that long brooded this evil. bleeding
the world for their gain.
Craving dominion Ger all---through you
shall their boast be made VAIN
Forth. from tho four winds ways. ye are
called that His will shall be done;
Ye OF strange speech to each other--the
speech OF your swords shall be one f.!
Adeste. ddeles-adests!
Come ys from isles OF the sea tyet never
so far that It's wave
Cried not to you OF crime II had known,
that NO waters could iaveO,
Come ye from Asian plains. from the sands
OF Rarca arise:
Now are the East and the West uniting
In Brotherhood ties!
Adeste. ddeles-adestsi
Ask not II Christian or Pagan-here your
ono faith be revealed:
"a
on yon ultimate feldi
Surely. o Children OF Light, We shall con-
ouer and what II ye fall,
II Is for your faith that ys dle--ye shall
hear from the Height the sweet
call
Adests. 6deles-adeste!
EDITH NJ. THoMAs.