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URGES ]. S. To TAKE over
PRIVATE UNIFORM STOCKS
Senator Jones Would Protect Gov.
eminent From Profiteers' Excess
sive Charges.

Communicating by the government
Of the stocks Of all private concerns
selling uniforms and other equipment
to military officers was urged today in
the Senate by Senator Jones Of Wash
ington. who earlier in the week intro
duced a bill providing for the selling
Of equipment at cost by the War De-
partment after he had denounced prof
iteers" for asking excessive prices.
A letter from Secretary Baker; stating
that the question Of allowing Officers
!of the Army to purchase uniforms and
other equipment at cost through the
Quartermasters Corps was under con-
sideration. was read to the Senate by
Senator Jones.
He has introduced a bill directing
that such course be adopted SEN
ator Jones, when he introduced his bill.
denoupced the ''profteers'' who are SELL
ing officers uniforms at exorbitant prices.
Secretary Bakers Explanation.
Secretary Baker explained that the
officers have been accorded the right to
purchase through the Quartermasters
Corps in the past, but that this righ,
was suspended SO as to have all avail
able supplies go to tho privates.
Senator Jones continued to urge TODAY
that officers uniforms be provided for al
cost by the government. He said thai
there was apparently plenty Of cloth foI
their uniforms in the hands Of the pri.
vate concerns and he suggested 1t be com.
Wandered by tho government.
Senator Smoot insisted that IL the
officers were given the right to pur-
chase the same kind of overcoats as
are furnished the privates. they would
not do so, because they were of an in
ferior quality to what the officers de.
| manded.
! This brought from Seator Jones a
criticism of the course Of the War De-
partment in allowing uniforms for prt-
Yates to be made largely of shoddy
He said, too, that the uniforms which
officers wear should be specified by law
land that officers of the same rank then
would have to purchase uniforms alike e
land the rich man would not be able tc
deck himself In a uniform very much
handsomer than that OF his poorer
brother oficer.
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CLASSIFICATION MADE i
OF 1000 REG|sTRANTS
Local Exemption Boards Mail Cards
To Each Showing Status in
Draft Lists.
.,

Approximately 1000 registrants have
been classified to date by the eleven
local exemption boards of the District.
lit was estimated today. Postal cards.
showing the class into which the regis
to the men.
Day by day the boards are forging
ahead with the classification work.
While 1t is not estimated that the work
will be completed as soon as the War
Department expected. classification 10
proceeding satisfactorily.
The selective service regulations call Tor
the classification Of a man four days after
the return Of his QUESTIONABLE. This rul-
ing is being observed as far as possible.
but 1t Is tacitly understood among the
boards that this rule Is more for the
guidance of boards than an absolute, iron
clad law.
Involves Impossible" Task.
Several boards would have to classify
200 men a day, an impossible task, when
it is taken into consideration that care
full care which every man must be given IL
the process of classification shall not de-
generate into a mere rubber stamp" pro.
ceeding.
Inquiry among the boards reveals
that the board which has classified 200
men 10 Q9lS mas DecH uOiu6 VIGIL. Az
solute justice to every resistrant-and.
therefore. to Uncle Sam-is the motto.
The boards are taking up the Ques-
tionnaires according to the per cents
in which they were mailed out. That
is the questionnaires mailed December
Is are being considered first OF all.
then will come the consideration OF
those Questionnaires mailed December
IL. and so on, In order.
Will Cause Delay.
Consequently. registrants who re-
ceiyed their questionnaires late will
not be classified for some time to come.
When a registrant is classified by his
local board, as has been stated. he is
mailed a card showing into which one
of the Ave classes he has been placed.
II the registrant is dissatisfied with
the classification given him by his local
board he has the right to appeal his
case to the district board for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
This must be done within five days OF
receipt of classification notice from the
local board.
The appeal is made by the simple
process of going before the local board
and signing the blank provided for that
purpose on the sixteenth and last page
Of the questionnaire.
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PRICE OF COPPER
FIXED AT % 1-2 CENTS

NEW YORK. January II. - Copper
producers here received word from
Washington today that an agreement
had been reached with the federal au-
thorities for the fixing Of the price of
copper at 2sh cents Q pound for the
nsxt four wonthA
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PLAN FOR FINANCING
CUBAN SUGAR CROP
New York Bankers Consider
ing Outlay of s150yW0,O0o
for 1918 Output.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January ia plan un'
der which New York banking interests
would finance the next Cuban sugar
crop, involving expenditure Of sum
as high as $50, 100000, is under con-
sideration here, it was learned today.
The Importance Of assuring the coun-
try an adequate supply Of sugar. to-
gether with shipments required by the
entente allies. was placed before a
bankers committee by the interna-
tional sugar committee, acting for the
National Food administration.
If the plan natures as the commit
tee desires money will be assured to
finance the next crop in Cuba. expect.
ed to be the largest in the history OF
shortage such as the one Of recent
weeks would perhaps be averted.
Reserve Bank Expected to Approve.
Local bankers. it was asserted today.
would not be likely to take the sug-
gested action without the consent of
the federal reserve bank, but 1t was
assumed here that this would be forth
coming, inasmuch as it was the ma
tional food administration which sug-
gested the plan. It was believed also
that the government would make
every effort to supply the tonnage nec-
essary to transport the sugar to Ameri-
can ports.
Syndicate Proposed.
Bankers interested in the plan have
conferred here with members of the
international sugar committee. The
proposed syndicate would include the
National City Bank. the Chase National
Bank and the Guaranty Trust Com
pany. Charles NJ Sabin, president of
the Guaranty company. is chairman of
the bankers committee considering the
plan. No indication was given today as
to how soon this committee would re-
port to the sugar authorities
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Policemen Shot by Gangsters.

AKRON. Ohio. January 11.-Patrolman
Edward J. Costigan was shot to death
and Patrolman Joseph Hunt seriously.
II not fatally. wounded last night whom
three unidentified gangsters ambushed
them within two blocks from the poitee
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The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect IAXA.
TIVE BROMO QUININE can be taken BY any
one without causing nervousness or ringing In
the head. There IL only one '"Bromo Ouiuine !"
E. ". GROVES signature is on box. soc-Ad-
yertisement
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BILLY SUNDAY ILLUSTRATES
POWER OF SIN OVER WORLD
Noted Evangelist in His Sermon Today
Scores Unworthy Fathers and "Frizzle-
Headed. anicured-Fiinger-Nail'' Mothers

"StudentD night" VIII be oh
served at the Tabernacle to-
night. Although students will
be the special guests, everybody
tS welcome.
Two sermons arc ON the pro-
gram for today. The Arst. at 2.3O
o'clock this afternooa, will be
ON "C1eansing the TempIe.o This
evenings sermon, at 1850 O'Clock,
is ON "Forces That VIM
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Saws Steel Trust Blocked Plan..

Charges that 'steel trust" officials block
ed q plan by which the government was
to get steel for ship plates at one-third
less than It 10 paying were made before
the Senate committee investigating shin
building yesterday afternoon by I. r.
Feathsrstones presidant Of the Texas Stosl
rCompQpY, 8oaxSa6e0k T0L
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Wanted to Protect Baby.
Senator Brady Stricken.

Senator Brady OF Idaho was stricken
with an acute attack of heart disease
last night. but was slightly improved
today ana nope. tor his recovery were
entatAined hy his phyulcjau.
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F. H. BRIGHAM AND WIFE
FILE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
Charged With Making False State
ments Here in a Claim for
Draft Exemption.

Frederick H. Brigham, formerly en-
ployed in the government printing office
and his wife. Mrs. Florence May Brig
ham. today pleaded not guilty when
arraigned before Justice Stafford in the
District Supreme Court on the charge
Of having made false statements in
connection with q claim for exemption
from the selective draft. They were
represented by Attorney James A
OShea.
Brigham and his wife were arrested
December II, last. in New York, and
brought to Washington in custody OF
deputy marshals. Brigham declined to
make any statements.
Mrs. Brigham seemed anxious to as
sumo the whole responsibility, pleading
a mothers love for her child, She said
her husband made the statements at
her prompting.
The grand jury alleges that Brigham
swore that he was married to Florence
Mary Brigham June 20, 1916, which
statement. it is alleged. is false.
Wanted to Protect Baby.
At the time Of her arrest Mrs. Brig
ham said she wanted to protect the
weeks before rsEistration day. to cover
up the relations that existed between
her husband and herself previous to
their marriage.
This is contradicted by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Arth. who said that the
child had been given in the care Of ST,
AIMS Asylum, and that no efforts were
made by the Brighams to pay for It's
support. When they left this city for
New York, Mr.. Arth said. the asylum
authorities. suspecting q getaway, fol-
lowed Mrs. Brigham in an automo-
bile to the post ONCE, where they over
took her and insisted on giving the
child into their custody.
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marshaled 100000 OF

Church that marshaled 100000 OF
Christendom.
This nation owes 1t to itself to dis
cover whatever is jeopardizing and as
saulting our homes: and whenever a
nation refuses the request of the moth
ers and then turns around and refuses
the mothers the privilege Of defending
their homes, because they deny them
the right to vote then. sir. sure OBJ
ltvion awaits"
Lauds John Howard Paine.
The evangelist closed his sermon with
a glowing tribute to John Howard
Paine. author Of ''Home. Sweet Home"
During his sermon last night the
evangelist spoke heartily in favor of
an increase in the salaries of teachers.
He characterized the present salaries
paid teachers as a disgrace to the
country. He emphasized the importance
OF teachers in regard to the upbringing
of children. calling their services in
dispensable.
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Attacks. Independent Dealer.

That the independent print paper
dealers had caused more robbery" of
newspaper publishers last year than the
manufacturers combination was assert
ed by Mr.. Harding. adding that a pub
lishers' panic, in a scramble to secure
paper, contributed. In view Of present
spruce wood pulp supplies. Mr.. Harding
said. az cents pound is q fair price
for news print paper.
Although the manufacturers' combi-
nation, Senator Harding said, was
rightfully prosecuted for violation Of
the antitrust law, the action against
them, which dissolved an agreement
for distribution of their stock, cost
publishers 100000 last year.
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Recent Arrivals of Coal.

Arrivals of coal in Washington for
the Neutrality-suspicious. period ended at
Z o'clock this morning were: Anthra-
cite, forty-two cars, containing 1855
tons; bituminous, sixty cars, contain
ing 2.967 tons.
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ALL|ESTOGET WHEAT.
DESPITE SHORTAGE
Food Officials to Release Ad-
ditional Grain to Meet
Insistent Demand.

The food situation in Europe is re-
garded here as so critical that the
food administration is planning to re-
make up the 100, 600. 900 bushels promised
the allies. despite the fact that the
normal export surplus had been shipped
by the middle Of December. The Amer
ican people will be asked to save to
make up tho deficiency.
The demand from the allies is 80 in
sistent that the food administration
has decided to take chance on a
shortage in the spring to meet in part
their needs. II consumption is not re-
duced, officials see possible shortage
Of -four in the United States in May
before the new wheat crops come in
June.
May Ask for Legislation.
Some food administration ofIicials
think slight flour shortage next spring
not only would not cause suffering here.
but might have a wholesome effect in
causing the people to turn to other
cereals.
The shortage OF food abroad probably
will bring an early determination Of a
policy respecting the balance to be main
tanned between food and troop ship
mentS. A decision Will De lefI largely
to the allies, since they best can deter
mine which will be the moro useful to
themselves in prosecuting the war.
Food administration officials are Sc
riously considering asking Congress for
Legislation to enforce wheatless days
and are taking up with millers and
bakers the subject of mixed fiours and
the baking of war bread.
Representative Lever, author of the
food control bill. is drawing legislation
now to make wheatless days compulsory
and the food administration, II 10 un-
| derstood. has given its approval to the
new measures.
Transportation q Problem.
Although the inter-allied conference
at Paris agreed to turn over ships for
the transportation Of American troops
food conditions have reached such q
state that many officials are Of the
opinion the allies may. for the pres
ent prefer foodstuff4
So far as known, however. there has
as yet been no change In policy. and the
food administration has been given no
more ships for moving food than called
for in a schedule prepared some months
ago. A determination Of the balance
between food and troop shipments will
be left by the American government
largely to the allies themselves.
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NOMINATION REFERRED
TO SENATE COMMIT TTEE
Early Confirmation Of Commissioner
Brownlow Expected-Appointee
Showered With Congratulations.

The nomination Of District Commits
sioner Brownlow to succeed himself
was referred today to the Senate Dis
trict committee. Early and favorable
action upon the nomination by both the
committee and the Senate is expected.
District officials and employees and
scores of citizens called at Commissioner
Brownlow's Office today, and others
kept his telephone in almost constant
use. in an endeavor to be among the
first to extend congratulations upon his
reappointment by the President.
AS his term OF Office does not expire
until January %, the early sending of
mis- name to the Senate to succeed him.
self everywhere was regarded today
as compliment to his conduct of Dis
trict affairs since the beginning Of his
In 1915.
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More Nations Recognize Finland,
COPENHAGEN. January ll.-Den.
mark and Norway have officially recoe.
nized the republic Of Finland.
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Is Youngest D. c. Commissioner.

Inc youngest Commissioner the Dis
trtct has ever had. Mr.. Brownlow, who
will be thirty-eight years old next
August, likewise has the distinction Of
having served through the busiest
period ever experienced by any board
OF Commissioners; Starting his term
plunging into their added duties as
members of the public utilities COM
mission. Mr.. Brownlow has been at the
helm of affairs from the moment it be-
government and District citizens for
their part in the war.
Some Of the big tasks Mr.. Brownlow,
in conjunction with his colleagues on
called upon to meet have included the
establishment Of valuations for pub
lie utilities and consideration Of rate
cases: settlement Of the street car
strike: organisation and conduct of a
food inquiry: organization of the Home
Defense League and the District coun-
Gil of defense; registration of District
citizens OF military age and conduct
of the draft generally. and fuel and
transportation problems.
responsibilities Increase.
With the resignation of Former Com
missioner Newman Mr.. Brownlow was
missioners. and when former Engineer
Commissioner Kutx was recalled for
war service he became tho chairman of
the public utilities commission In this
capacity he has been conducting the recent
utility rate cases argued at public hear
ings before the commission. He also is
chairman Of the District penal commits
sion. He was the only member of the
board who had had previous experience
in the framing tho District estimates
whom the annual budget, now under
consideration by Congress. was pre-
pared last fall.
There had been no intimation from
any quarter that Mr.. Brownlow would
be selected by the President to succeed
himself, and his appointment yesterday,
though coming earlier than had been
expected, oocasioned no surprise in the
District building.
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COAL FAMINE PAST
FOR WINTER, CLAIM
Director McAdoo's Aid Reports
to Chief on Improved Trans
portation Situation.
WATERWAY development

So improved has the transportation
situation become under government con-
troll of railroads that no further coal
famines need be expected in any part
of the country this winter.
| This is the guarantee given by A. H.
Smith, assistant to the director general
in charge of eastern lines, in a report TO
Mr.. McAdoo yesterday.
| Local shortages will be inevitable. MIR.
Smith stated. because Of abnormal con-
ditions now existing. But indications are
that no important industries will be
forced to suspend from lack of fuel and
the supplies of householders will be met
Mr. Smith added that this statement ap-
plies to New York and New England.
| where the coal famine has been most
acute
| Necessity for developing waterways
| transportation was directed to the at
| tention today of the director general OF
railroads by the war conference poaro'
composed Of the cabinet members VINO
form the Council of National DeIense'
the fuel administrator, the food admin
istrator and the chairman OF the war
industries board.
Mr. McAdoo was urged to use part OF
the $5O0.0 100000 which would be appro-
priated in the pending railroad bill for
constructing barges and towboats ana
adequate elevators and terminals.
Additional transportation raciiitles
were said to be necessary to permit the
| use of waterways which now do not
render full service to the public. ES-
pecially is this true of the New York
| state barge canal. barge routes to New
England, the lower MISSISSIPPI the
Ohio and the Warrior river. in Ala
bama. A fleet of barges already Is
under construction for use on the up
per Mississippi
| Educational work which has been
done by the Department of Commerce
will be discontinued to permit the CEN
tralization of waterways development
activities under the director general of
railroads.
May Control Express Companies.
Whether operation Of express companies
shall be assumed by the government was
discussed with the railroad administra-
tion yesterday by heads of the four prin-
cipal express companies, and 1t was said
Director General McAdoo'S advisory board
in few days would recommend that gov
ernment control be extended to them. The
express company executives were repre-
sented today as not opposing such move
inasmuch as their earnings this year have
fallen rapidly. and the government guar
antee would provide more than their prob
aOh0 income, even II Ino Interstate COM
merce Commission should grant the pend
ing request for 10 per cent increase in
rates
Express company executives partici-
pating in the conference were 6. C. Tay-
lor, president Of the American William
NJ. Barrett, president Of the Adams B.
D. Caldwell. vice president Of the Wells
Fargo; e. NJ. Williams vice president Of
the Southern; C. W. Stockton, vice presi-
dent of the Wells Fargo; P. B. Harrison,
counsel for the American and Adams. and
R. c. Aston, counsel for the Southern.
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No Better Friend Than Mother.

'Now this nation has no better friend
than the mother who will teach her
boy or girl to pray. This nation has
no worse enemy than the one that
Jesus Christ and his truth. The moth
ers are the home makers and the home
keepers, and the place where we are
treated the best is the place where
Bob Ingersoll said. Tt takes a hundred
men to make a company. but only one
woman to make a home
"The greatest men were mother-made d
men, Augustine the Great, Martin
Luther, Constantine. Oliver Cromwell.
Susanna wesley. oh. she was not only
the mother Of John and Charles, but
she was the mother Of the Methodist
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
Labor and the
War
4,
BY ROBERT GRANT
OF The Vigiiorfes

(Robert Grant. Judge of the Probate
Court OF Boston, author Of Unleavened
Bread, The Chippendales, An Average
Man, and other novels, and one of the
overseers Of Harvard University, Is
one of the most distinguished members
of the American Academy of Arts and
Letters.)
Only two classes have been benefited
financially by the war: the people with
material or products essential to Its
conduct and the men and women
whose earning power has doubled or
trebled through the departure overseas
Of the young, ablc-bodied men of the
nation. Some large sums have been
made by the dealers in supplies which
the government required; but congress
may be counted on to take care of sur
plus profits henceforth until the re-
turn of peace. Yet for every profiteer
Ito prepetuate an ugly word for
lack Of better) Ia munitions or mer-
chandise there are hundred thou
sand working men and women who are
on easy street for the first time la
. lutlI llNcS DNNtuoC VI 'hN tN'ehNN 49,
wages. While people on fixed In
come, such as clerks, school teachers
and letter carriers. are having difit
Guilty In making two ends meet, nu-
merous employees of one kind or an
other are, comparatively speaking, In
clover.
The sensation Is an agreeable one
.,,l hpur,,I r1c ~ IN thnTn
tainly not in the first flush of prosper
ity when the desire TO buy things,
which they have never been able TO
afford and always hankered after,
makes the dollars burn In their peck
cts. One has only to inquire in order
TO ascertain that business In many
lines Is going on as usual, not through
the purchases Of old customers but OF
a brand new set intent on diverse
minor luxuries that one associates
with a full purse.
The Heyday Of Labor.
In n sense this war period Is the hey
day OF labor, for the reason that ar
army of people of small means are
better off than they ever were before
But 10 these wage earners are to emu
late the patriotism of their brothers
who are giving their lives magnifi
Gently In order TO crush soul-stitlni
miIltarism and safeguard democracy
their watchword must be thrift, not in
duIeonce: they must inculcate saving
not spending, Except by rigorous IN
divllual self denial ana the dedication
of 'ne savings of the mass tn III
cause of world liberty the war can
not no won. We are all Of us In tn
trenches or can be II we choose by do
ing what the government asks OF MS
and the Stacker Is he or she who hay
inc tho opportunity for service Is to-
sorl,l or light-muded 10 rise to II.
IN the first place we are asked Z
forcyo or ~ he nhstemious In usin
certain foods,ufrs so that onr soldier
and their allies may have ell that the