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The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
COTTON MARKET.

New York, Feb. Talk about government
rrice fixing continued in cotton circles today.
which, with the disturbed feeling in the coffee
trade. forced general liquidation Of contracts
and broke the market sharply: Covering and
spinners' calling rallied the list at times.
Switching from March to later positions was
fairly active.
Aside from March contracts, which opened s
points higher covering orders, the market
opened a trihe easier this morning, with prices
unchanged to points lower.
Recoyeries Of Il to Is points followed q vio-
lent early afternoon break but the undertOne
remained feverish and unsettled throughout the
last hour. New buying continued restricted,
owing to the fear Of the government regulation,
although late phone messages from Washington
stated emphAtically that cotton was not to be
included in any price-nxing program. Weekend
hgtires were bearish Tho choice was steady at q
net decline Of IS to 4s points.
The receipts at the ports for the day were
n,i9 bales. against 1857 week ago and 1883
bales year ago.
Stocks In New York warehouses are is, ,767
bales, compared with III. no bales a year ago.
There were no exports for the day. For the
season tn date the clearances amounted to
2.s9.0n bales, against 37i2,ee2 bales for the
corresponding period last yeaf
Spot here was quiet at q decline Of IS points,
at I'D. There were mo- sales. Spot at New
Orleans was quiet, with middling unchanged AT
3oh. The sales were rs. Receipts at some o.
the leading ports were: Galveston, 3,i74; New
Orleans. 7.fS; Savannah 3,5e9; Norfolk, 1i,
Augusta. rs; Memphis, 197 st. Louis, $50.
Furnished by n. L. Carpenter & Co.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
DEMOCRATS APPOINT
WOMEN ASSISTANTS

With plans for the formation Of
woman's national advisory COMMITTEES
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, announcement was made yester-
day Of the appointment OF members
representing every part of the coUn-
try. Among the women leading the
list are: Mrs. Gertrude A. Lee, Dem
yer, Colo; Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacl0-
er, Of Austin, Tex; Mrs. ]. A. Cor
bett Of Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs. John
X Ottley. of Atlanta, Ca; Mrs.
Frankling S. Richards. Salt Lake.
Utah; Mrs. ]. Frazier Bonnie. Louis
Vile. Ky: Mrs. Henry L Sherlock.
Helena. Mont; Mrs. A H. Hartman,
Leconis, n. H: Mrs. William r. Pat
tanEall, Augusta. Ne: Mrs. Theresa
Graham. Coeur d'Alene. Idaho. Mrs.
George Bass. of Chicago. will be
chairman Of the woman's advisory
committee.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Wheat Conservation
Exhibit to Continue

The exhibition at the Public H.
brary on wheat conservation ard
the. use OF corn meal as . substi-
tute for wheat -four will continue
into February. A striking poster
by c. X Bergman has recently
been added TO the Nail display.
New recipes are being constantly
Tested and are then placed in the
exhibit cases. accompanied BY
samples OF the resulting daIutfeb
The February feature win bal a
series of practical DEMONSTRATIONS.
Wednesday afternoons In charge af
Miss Emma NJ. Jacobs. director iof
home economies in the DFrrift
schools and recently appointed 10
n similar position an the f1edeitl
Food Administration OF the Dfffrltst.
Mrs. Harry Hetsel vii speak we'd
nesday. at o'clock and show
Victory Bread" processes. All home
makers and helpers are urged 10
be present
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
.BOOKBINDERS' WAGES
MAY BE INCREASED
Scarcity of Labor Causes Delay al
!. U. S. Printing Office.

Stirred by the growing scarcity Of
bookbinders In the Government Print
ing once. members OF Congress are
giving serious consideration to the
bill recently introduced by Represen-
tative William J. Carey, of wiscon-
sin. which would increase the wages
Of this class Of workers from 20 to 70
cents per hour.
T. Frank Morgan, superintendent of
work at the Government Printing
once. has admitted that Il is practi-
cally impossible to get men to iii the
vacancies in the bindery, causing the
hardship Of q twelve-hour day 70
those now in the shop.
Information has been sent 10 Con-
gress intended TO prove that unless
this substantial increase IL granted
Il may be difficult for the GOVERNMENT
TO retain its present force. as wages
are advancing rapidly in many large
cities and bookbinders cannot easily
be obtained.
Many bookbinders IL is declared. ap-
pointed during the past year. have
resigned and returned to their home
towns, as they found the wages paid
did not equal the amount they re-
cetved in their old positions.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. I-DREssED PoUL-
TRY-Fowls. Il to box, drypicked. fancy, Sc
lccted, s3h; weighing ~ Ib< and over apiece,
3; lbs. slHa32; Slh lbs. apiece. 2saso; lbs.
apiece. 5aH; in barrels, fancy, dry-picked,
weighing "a lbs. and over apiece. s2lk lbs,
Sr1 smaller sizes, 29aso. Old boosters. dry
picked. .. Broiling chickens. weighing lza2
lhs, apiece. Jersey fancy, 4as42: Va, fancy,
Ha3s; other nearby. 53a35; Western, 33a35
roasting chickens, Western, n boxes. weighing
~ lbs. and over apiece. 3la32 lbs apiece. %
" lbs. apiece, 2sao9: s1za3 lbs. apiece. 2ea27.
Roasting chickens, Western. in bbls.. weighing
w lbs. and over apiece, 30: 3ikaI lbs. apiece.
4aas; 2ka3 lbs. apiece. 2a7 Capons, per
d., weighing sal0 lbs. apiece. g: smaller sizcs
asS. Turkeys. nearby, dry-pieked. fancy, 3aio;
fair to good. 32as7; Western. 'dry.picked. fancy.
Ha&; fair to good. S2a3s: old toms. s4a35; COM
mon, 70. Ducks. Westtm, weighing 1 It's. aud
over. soa32: smaller sizes. 2sa2s. Geese, nearby.
&a2s; Western. Sag
LIVE PoULTRY-Fowis, extra quality.
WEIGHING lbs apiece and oser, per h.. SlaSe
small to medium. 3saso. Chickens, soft -rneated,
SA0. Stacy young roosters. 25a26; old roosters,
za3. Ducts Pekin. 13aaz; Indian runners. "a
geese. Hs3e; gnineas. pair. 5oa7o; pigeons,
Old, pair. 3as; young. pair. soz22
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
CHICAGO GRAIN.
BY JOSEPH r. PRTrCHARD

f.
Chicago. Feb. l.-When the amount q oats
liquidAted today is taken into Consideration the
nrice Of that grain held up fairly well. The
losses wcr only lSa%e. and this. too. in the face
Of millions Of bushels being brought in scat
tered lots into the pSt. Under ordinary condi-
tons the market would have sold downward ~
TO SC. There are some spots in the Western
country where the growing Of corn is given con
siderable attention and where these are com
plants of scarcity Of cars
According to special report issued by the
Modern Miller today the winter wheat plant Is
generally covered with snow. with the possible
exception Of the extreme Northern part Of Texss
and a portion Of Oklahoma. In the latter
stats freezing weather caused some damage in
January.
There were declines Of nc TO Sc for the de-
ferTed corn futures while the nearby was un-
changed. The market was narrow and there was
some selling on the weakness in oats Receipts
were small, and better grades met with a good
demand at advance Ct SC foU the best. Low
grades were slow and barely steady.
Hog products were a shade higher. and the
oeerings in the pit weIe al no time excessive
while the buying was Of good character. Trade
in cash reported as small
Furnished NV uih1s n,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Market Reports on Dairy Products

The Bureau OF Markets is establish
ing a market news service on dairy
products. and daily bulletins will be
issued from the Washington office
and the various branch offices which
are being established in New York
City. Chicago. Boston. Philadelphia
and other cities. This market report
ing service has been inaugurated in
accordance with authority provided by
Congress for the securing and dis
tributing OF market informa ton which
is of benefit TO producers, distributors
and consumers.
In the form of market bulletins.
daily summaries Of market conditions.
market receipts, market shipments,
cold storage movement. market sup
plies and prices will be issued at each
Of the local offices. Interested parties
will be furnished these bulletins by
mail, without charge. upon request.
This information or any portion Of II
desired. viii be sent by telegraph 20
those who viii pay Transmission
charges.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb. l-BUTTER-F Firm; receipts
s.SS tubs: creamery, higher than extras "a
s2s: extra De scorcl. 5lls; hrsts lsa5l; seconds
4eassh
EGGS-F1nn: receipts, 1888 cases; fresli-gath
cred extras. s5a6S; extra rsts 641sss5; firSts "a
seconds. ssas3; State. Pennsylvania and nearly
Western hennery. white, fine 10 fancy, Sass
State. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery. bsown
esaeg
CHEESE Steady; receipts As boxes; State
whole milk. fats, held, Specials. 3s9siss do,
average tun. z5Ha8
LIVE PoulTRf-steady: chickens. Ss3
fcsl< ra5s. turke,A "a
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
twenty-five National
Banks Increase Stock

Twenty-Five National Banks in
creased their capital stock in the
sum of S2,595,OOO last month, the
Comptroller of Currency announced
yesterday.
In the same month last year,
twenty-four banks increased capital
stock for S1.S75,OO Only one bank
reduced its capital January 1918,
while last year one bank reduced
its capital $5o,e0o. Sixteen appIi-
cations for charters were re-
ceived last month. for new national
banks. with capital of $4,000 In
the same time last year, forty an
plications for charters had can't
tal Of $3.555,O0O.
In general the condition this year
OF national hanks is much better,
as Indicated by comparative figures,
than last years showing.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
u. S. Worker Caught with
6 Pairs of Soldiers Socks

New York, Feb. 1.-Dan Meskowitz.
engaged in government construction
work on Governors Island, had six
pairs of soldiers socks in his lunch
box. They were discoverd when all
the employees were lined up TO be
searched. When the inspectors turn
ed about the ground was Uttered with
all sorts OF wearing apparel taken
from government store houses, but
everyone but Dan maintained inno-
cence.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Restrictions in Effect
On Foreign Exchanges

Far reaching restrictions on the
business OF handling foreign ex-
change transactions and the sale
of securities for foreign account,
become effective February ;.
The Federal Reserve Board dis
tributed regulations yesterday COW
ering the businekS or buying, SELL
ing, or dealing IN foreign exchange
or securities.
The regulations are issued under
the Presidents order OF January is,
which prohibits all foreign ex-
change transactions. export or
earmarking of gold and silver coin.
transfers Of credit unless wholly
within the United States between
this country and any foreign coun-
try.
The object is to prevent tran
sactions which might aid the enc
mics of the country.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
INCREASED TRADING
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE

Steady prices and a fair share OF
trading characterized transactions on
the Washington Stock Exchange yes
terday. The Washington Railroad and
Electric group lead in volume of busi-
ness.
Washington Railroad and Electric As
brought 20 in lots totaling 1900, while
Potomac Consolidated IS at "a sold
$1,000. Potomac Electric Power Com
pany IS sold 5000 at par. After call
Potomac Electric Power Company
81 900 SIS brought a.
Capital Traction in a small lot
brought 81 IL. while Washington Gas
sold at IS IL.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
AMBULANCE DRIVER
SCORES HUN CRUELTY
Lester B. Scheide Tells Of Atrocities
:. Committed in France.

Take all you hear and multiply Il
by Just as many as you want to, be-
lieve all that, and you still won't
have any idea OF German atrocity."
said Lester B. Scheioe, OF the Amer
ican Ambulance Corps. who addressed
the Vermont Association Thursday
night. Mr.. Scheide went TO France
with the first Yale unit I'm May and
has experienced all the thrills Of war.
from being selected for a special tar
get by the Huns, TO being badly
"gassed."
There was a French doctor whom
I knew well His wife and daughter
were separated from him two years.
and during that time he never heard
from them They were in a little
town which had been taken by the
Germans. When he finally ala IND
them they were both absolutely insane
from the vile treatment they had re-
ceived at the hands OF the Germans,-
said the speaker
Mr.. Scheide told Of the bombing OF
hospitals, and Of one instance IN
which the Huns had set IRE 20
mattress on which a bed-ridden vom-
an was lying when she was not able
to comply with their command to
move.
'Germany-once a respected nation.
which lead the world in many things
has oegenerated and become de-
graded beyond recognition" he said.
You people here" concluded Mr..
Scheide. say that our boys are going
over there because IL is their duty.
But on the other side they don't 20
because it's a duty. They 20 because
they want to go. as every decent man
on the face Of the earth who knows
what Germany has done must want
to 60"
Mr.. scheide viii return 10 the front
within a short time. He is telling of
his experiences as an ambulance
driver in the principal cities Of the
United States under the auspices OF
the National Council Of Defense.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
All the Latest Financial Neus uh the --latest Stock Market

tai investment which cannot be
fully matched In the United States.
Mr.. Lamont regards the increase In
mutual confidence, in common re-
speet each for the other nation. and
In admiration for the achievements
of each since the war began. as pos
sibly one of the most beneficial of
the influences which the war has
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
special TO The w.sbiputop H,rald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Nd, Feb. i.-Closing prices on the
Baltimtre grain market:
WHEAT-No. . soft ned. 2.22; No. red win
ter, 81.
coRN-cob corn. ssOas.7, per barrel. nearby
prime yellow. on SPOT.
oATs-standard white. i.Olaics; No. white.
1o0a10l.
RYE-No. 2 Western export. spot 2@. Bag
lots nearby ne as to quality. l.s5a20o
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Funeral Fans" Put Stop
To Sermons of Priest

Southampton. l.. I, Feb. L
Funeral fans" were scored by Faith
er Cherry, OF the Church OF the
Sacred Heart OF Jesus and Mary,
when he announced he would preach
no more funeral sermons. He said
many regulars who occupied front
pews seemed to take a morbid pleas
ure 10 listening to words OF comfort
and announcement to relatives,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
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NEW YORK
WEEKLY BANK cLEARINGS.

New York. Feb. blank clearings in the
United States fOr the week ended january 81. as
reported TO Brsdstreet's Journal, at New York,
aegiesate S,las5s.co against ss,s7s.57e.ooo last
week and S.l6. .lse 600 In this week last year
canadian cieaTances aggregate, 500. .4ts.o0O, as
against ieo6 s.coo last week and Slse ~ 900 in
ihis week lat year. Following are the returns
for this week with percentages Of changes:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New Ysrk Feb l.-Low-priced oil stocks were
the center Of large interest on the curb today.
bcause Of sharp reactions from the finals Of yes
tsrdaS. both Ces Il OIL and Queen Oil declin-
ing 10 the lowest Ieyels that have been reached
since initial apIeArInce on the curb.
The balance o. the market was strong at the
start.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Railway & Electric 4. Loo at
90 Sl.Oo at 20. 600 at 20
Potomac Coma IS 500 at ~
Potomac Electric Bower IS. 81 600 at 100. 81, COZ
at 100.
CAPITAL Traction, 4 at slH.
Washington Gas. at 51a
After call:
Potomac Cons IS, 81 900 at 81
n.n
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

lateral were quoted at pr cent and sz per
cent was bid for mixed collateral lozns.
Mercantile paper was also rather quiet The
attractive names were seen Rates were 5ssasx
per cent for highest grade q four to six months
single nameS
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Feb. Mooney on call on the stock
exchange opened at per cent: high, 6 per cent /;
low, per cent close. psr cent, Most Of the
DAYS loans were made at per cent
Time money was unset and unchanged, with a
moderate size business Rates On industrial col
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
coTT0NsEED MARKET.

: New York. Feb. i.-rrsding IN cottonseed oil
was little more active, bat mostly in the Nay
Of switching from March TO May.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
The Safest Investments

Are thcss that So not flncfusts during dis
narksta first deed Of trust uofs tnrsf
norRgcsl. ven senrsd 90 re.i estate y
edxs~ inr4tments. and DO uof depent upoc
he snsnciJ rrsponsiblity Of lndfvidlab q
enrporations for ther stability. We can
sIpply .rneh in!ssf.mnfs 10 sncunts from 80
Losns s1d fnp.sfmentk"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-23

These amounts are equal to the ex-
cess amount of money now in the treas
ury credited to these funds. No pro-
vision has been made to pay for these
excess portions in the ordinances auth
orizing the bonds.
The matter of appointing a village
marshal was postponed until the
meeting next Tuesday night. There
are four applicants for the position:
A. F. Hange, Fred Eckert, Bert Nc
Donald and Arthur Garfield.
F. L. Harding was appointed health
officer for the mexpired term of A. L..
Sedgwick.
The question of granting the Me-
dina Gas & Fuel Co. the privilege to
increase it's rate in the village is still
unsettled The State Utilities Com
mission, whom council requested to
investigate the situation here and
make a recommendation, has turned
the question over to it's engineer, who
later will submit an opinion.
The report of the company's busi-
ness for the past two years submitted
by it's agent, Fenwick Ewing, two
weeks ago, with the view of proving
to council the urgency of granting the
company's request, was submitted tc
Mr.. Pallent, a certified accountant
at present employed by the A. I. Root
Co. Mr.. Pallent stated to council
Tuesday night that in his opinion the
report is not sufficiently compre-
hensive, in that it does not itemize ex-
penditures, which, if done, would ex-
plain why the company, as it claims
made earnings two years ago of more
than $4,000, while it sustained loss
the following year of more than $90,
900. One item of expenditure listet
was for 100000, which Pallent think!
should be analyzed before ggrantint
the company the privilege Of increas
ing it's rate. Council was of th'
same opinion and will call upon tn
company to submit a comprehensive
audit.
There is to be another meeting O.
council next Tuesday night.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-23
PAVE SITUATION
NOW CLEARING UP
CONTINUED from page one)

that there was surplus of something
like $500.
North Court street it must be un-
derstood stands in one respect in a
class by itself. Up to this time the
village could raise money for the inn
provement of this street only for the
shares of the village and abutting
property owners, the G. S. & C. rail
way company, whose tracks run thru
the street not falling legally under
the classification of an abutting prop
erty owner. The company had re-
fused to bear it's share of the improve
ment, and a law suit seemed immin-
ent. Later, however, the village sub
mitted a contract to the company
which seemed agreeable to the latter,
whereby the company would waive its
rights and be classed as an abutting
property owner, providing the pay
ment of its share of the improvement
should be distributed over. the same
period of years as the other abutting
property owners. This proposition
was accepted by council Tuesday night
and Assistant Solicitor VanEpp was
instructed to secure the company's
signature thereto.
The company's share was approxi-
mately $7750. For the village to OBJ
tain this extra money with which to
go ahead with the expense of the COM
pany's share, it became necessary to
borrow that amount of money. The
village had already sold bonds cover
ing it's own share and that of the
abutting property owners, amounting
to between $4,000 and $4,000. Tues
day night an ordinance was passed re-
pealing the one authorizing the for
mer amount and embracing the
amount represented by the railroad
company's share, in all $15,750, to be
obtained by the issue of notes in an
ticipation Of special assessments to be
levied.
Contractor Kellogg has his own ex-
planation of why there is now enough
money for tar filler which is as fol
| lows:
On North Broadway the engineers
estimate carrier the following items
For village portion, $4567.11; property
owners portion, $9,423.O3; total $13,-
99014.
| In the property owners portion
there was assessed against the Boare
of Education $1174.54, which the sta
tutes say shall be paid by the whole
village. This amount was added tt
the village portion of $4567.11, making
this amount $5741.65, and bonds were
issued for that amount. This schoo
assessment was not however, deducted
from the special assessments ant
bonds were issued for the whole sun
of $9423, thus having two issues 0,
bonds against one assessment.
The same process was repeated OF
South Broadway and Smith Road. Oh
South Broadway grout filler has gon'
in and SO no tabulation was made O
| it.
On Smith Road the school assess
ment of $1216.62 was issued in bot]
the village portion bonds and the spec
ial assessment bonds, thus having tw,
issues Of bonds against this one as
sessment.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-23
WHOOPING COUGH PERIL
TO BABIES is SERIOUS

Whooping cough, which promises
this year to break it's past records for
cases and deaths in Ohio, is interfering
seriously with the work of saving the
states quota of 4,510 baby lives dur
ing Children's Year. the State Depart
ment of Health stated this week.
During the first six months of 1918,
reported cases of the disease totaled
6,792 and deaths numbered 406, of
which all but 20 to Is were of children
under five years old. July reports, as
yet incomplete, promise to bring the
seven months case total close to $500
and the deaths above 450. It is esti-
mated that if present prevalence con-
tinues, the years totals will be in the
neighborhood of $4,000 cases and 700
deaths.
The highest whooping cough totals
on record for the state are those of
1913-10,000 cases and 668 deaths.
The average of past years has been
8,577 cases and 473 deaths. Ordinarily
95 per cent of the deaths are of
children under five.
I Strict enforcement of the new regu-
lations for the prevention of whooping
cough, recently adopted by the health
department, will help to overcome the
serious menace which threatens Ohio's
babies, the departments statement
said. These regulations require quar-
antine of all whooping cough cases
a matter which formerly was left to
the discretion of local health authori-
ties.
Reporting of cases by physicians
and others, as required by the regu-
lations, was emphasized as a neces-
sary feature of whooping cough pre-
vention. Comparison of death re-
ports with case reports, it was said
shows that during the first five months
of the year % per cent of the deaths
had not previously been reported as
cases.
Complete reports are needed, say
the health officials, to give accurate
information as to the spread of the
disease. Physicians failing to. report
cases are punishable by fine or i'm.
prisonment or both. If no physician
is in attendance the parent must re.
port the case.
The aid of the local child welfare
committee of the Council of National
Defense is being enlisted to bring
about enforcement of the whoopine
cough regulations by local health off.
cials. The weighing and measuring
tests of children recently conducted by
these committees have disclosed
many children who are under-de,
veloped as the result of the after
effects Of not-fatal attacks of whoop.
ing cough.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-08-23

County Food Chairman L. H.
Randall announced Thursday after
noon that his Office had mailed out
practically all of the sugar cards for
those who had already registered,
1000 in all. There are many more
to be sent out as soon as those who
thus far have failed to register, do
so. Chairman Randall on Wednesday
received certificates from Columbus
for $4,000 pounds of sugar to be used
for canning purposes only. These
certificates will be distributed amongst
the grocers of the county, from whom
the sugar can be obtained. Any one
who has already had rs pounds or
more pounds of sugar for canning pur-
poses are not eligible for this new
consignment.