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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Tollgates Are Disappearing.

FREDERICK, Nd, August 9.-The
end Of the tollgate system in Frederick
county is just around the corner. This
week the county commissioners pur-
chased the holdings of the Liberty and
Libertytown Pike Company. eight and
a half miles. extending from the north
eastern section Of the county into Car
roll county, and dating from September
1 will throw open three gates on this
road. After September there will be
but three tollgates in this county. Orig
inally there were twenty-nine of such
gates, from which road companies de-
rived their maintenance and upkeep
fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
District Supervisor Of Census.

WINCHESTER, Va, August s.-Jo-
seph M. Bauserman. prominent
Woodstock lawyer and formerly
state hospital commissioner, has been
appointed supervisor of the census
for the seventh congressional district
of Virginia by the Secretary of Com
merce on recommendation of the di-
rector of the census at Washington.
The district is composed of the coun-
ties of Albemarle, Clarke, Frederick,
Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahan-
mock, Rockingham. Shenandoah and
Warren and the cities of Charlottes :
vile. Harrisonburg and Winchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
BUSINESS COLLEGE MOVED:
Drillery Quarters Changed to Prc
Building, on 14th Street. :.

The Drillery Business College los
moved from the quarters which II
had occupied for twenty years at 1is.
New York avenue northwest to thu,
Pope building 81 fith street. IL <
college was forced to vacate the Nes-
York avenue building to make room
for the new Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis railway terminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Shine Parlors" to Close Sundays.

WINCHESTER, Va, August 9-Be-
cause the police authorities refused to
allow certain candy and bottled soda
water shops to keep open on Sundays.
as were bootblack establishments which
sell candies, tobacco and pop as side
lines, the former threatened to install
shoe-shining equipment so as to be on
an equal footing. This resulted in an
order being given today for all such
establishments to be closed on Sundays.
Only bona-fide restaurants will be per-
mitted to remain open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Raises Rent for Use of Auditorium

LYNCHBURG, Va, August 9.-The
city has increased rents on the city
auditorium from $25 to $50 for each
night. with a sliding scale up to $125
when the revenues from the use of
the auditorium amount to more than
$500 a night. Conventions bringing
one hundred or more delegates from
out of town get the auditorium free
Of charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
DANCE aoLD-T1ME" STEPS.
War Camp Service Club Enjoys
Change From "Ja-Da" and "Blues. )"

A revival of the old-time square
dances was taken up last night at the
War Camp Community Service Club,
91S 10th street. under the direction
of Mrs. Genevieve Turner Holman.
Great interest was shown in these
picturesque dances. but the modern
"jazzing' still held first place in pop
ularity. However, when the orches-
ira opened up with Dixie" and
Turkey in the Straw" in opposition
to ia Da" and all the Blues" it was
question to which tune ones feet
went faster.
These dances are open to all men
in uniform, former soldiers and all
government war workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
France Gets U. s. Army Stocks ::

PARIS, August S.--An agreemeBt.
for the sale of American Army stocks
in France for 100000. 900 was signed
yesterday. says Marcel Hutin in ,tlie.-
Echo de Paris He declares that ar
rangements were made for a long
time credit so that France will hot
have to bear the high rate of ex-
change which prevails at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Endorses Richie for Governor.

FREDERICK. Nd. August s-The
democratic state central committee of
this county has Endorsed Attorney Cen
eral Albert C. Richie for governor of
the state. This action was taken fol-
lowing the public announcement by
Emory L. Coblentz, Frederick, that he
would not be candidate for the Office.
The committee originally Endorsed Mr..
Coblentz for the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Strike Curtails Furnace Production

LYNCHBURG, Va, August Son ac-
count Of the railroad strike the man
agemen. OF the Lavino furnace, here,
has announced it viii be necessary to
curtail production for the present. 1t
is hoped that conditions will enable
the company to keep the plant in
operation. It went into blast last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Miss Harrie Bronson WEEDS.

LYNCHBURG. Va, August 9.-An
account of the marriage. in Manila. Of
Miss Harrie NJ. Bronson. former
school teacher in Lynchburg. to Ar
thur B. Latham has been received
here. The wedding took place in
July. They will reside in Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Presbyterians to Build.

LYNCHRURG, Va, August 9.-The
Presbyterian Church of Pulaski will
let the contract shortly for the erec-
ton of a 100000 brick house of wor-
ship. The building will be modern
in all of its details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Lynchburg's Share Of Baptist Fund

LYNCHBURG, Va, August S.-The
apportionment of the Lynchburg Bap-
fist churches In the SIS, 100000 drive
in the Southern Baptist Church, has
been officially fixed at 100000. The.
quota for the First Church will be
half the amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

While our method of washing leaves clothes
and other things spotlessly clean it adds to their
length of life as well.
Instead of depending on rubbing and scrub
bling to remove the dirt-as is necessarily the
case where washing is done in the home-we re-
peatedly souse and rinse everything in frequent
changes of pure water and snowy suds until
every trace of dirt is gone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

day troubles without adding to your present
costs.
In making collections and deliveries pune
tuality is the watchword Our drivers call at
the appointed time-:never varying more than
fifteen minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

The women of Russia are said to be
the best need1eworkers in the world:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

\ Six hundred women were executed
for witchcraft in France, in 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
noWonder The
Sad 9rons dreGldd

Elite Family Laundry Service has relieved
both sad irons and housewives of more than
half the work of ironing.
Not only has the work of ironing been great
ly reduced, but all the drudgery and heat and
nuss and bother of washday are things of the
past with those we serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

The minimum charge for Elite Family Laun-
dry Service is 75c. The average charge for the
thousands of bundles handled last week was
$1.37.
You will do yourself real service by learn
ing how we can relieve you of all your wash
Evening star., 1919-08-22
0VERCHARGE FOR SUGAR
TO BRING HEAVY PENALTY
Revocation of License in Cases
Where Dealers Exceed IL
Cents a Pound.

Retailers who charge customers
more than IL cents a pound for gran
ulated sugar are to be punished by
revocation of their licenses and cut
ting OF their supplies of sugar, ac-
cording to announcement last night
of the food administration and the
Department of Justice.
The announcement followed an
agreement between the food admin
lstratlon and the Department Of JUS
tice that the former would immedi-
ate1y revoke licenses Of firms or in
dividuals' dealing in sugar when it
had been guilty Of charging more than
the IL cents fixed as the maximum
Revocation of licenses will make it
impossible for firms or Individual
retailers to obtain supplies of sugar.
Basing maximum price on the own
ership of the entire domestic and Gu
ban sugar crop by the United States
Sugar Equalization Board, sugar
should reach consumers at approx
mately II cents pound it was de-
c1ded. The board is selling sugar to
refiners at 7.2S cents q pound; re-
fners are under contract 10 sell at
cents, less 2 per cent discount for
cash; wholesalers and jobbers are al
lowed a maximum of 50 cents per 100
pounds for handling, and retailers are
permitted a profit of from I to Ia
cents a pound. these figures rnaEAE
up the IL cents a pound maximum to
retailers have purchased sugar sup
plies at an unreasonable price," due
to misunderstanding in the trade.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN
COMMERCE IS URGED
President Wilson Asked by Senator
Owen to Take Necessary
Steps.

President Wilson has been urged, in
letter from Senator Owen, Okla
homa, ranking democratic member Of
the Senate banking committee. to
take steps to protect the foreign COM
merce of the United States and bring
about an extension of credit to cover
European purchases. The letter. as
inserted in the Congressional Record,
also proposed that means be provided
to pass upon the validity of European
securities offered for sale in the
United States.
unless Immediate steps are taken"
Senator Owen said, ito accomplish
ness reaction will take place in the
United States by cutting off a large
part of our foreign market for our
surplus products, throwing these
products back on the United States
and causing a very serious recession
of prices. due to overproduction. 1
agree that prices should come down,
but the reduction should be by the
elimination of excess profits artifici-
should not come down by cutting
down the wages paid to labor. There
Is natural increase in prices in the
United States. due to the expansion of
our currency by excess gold imports
and by the development of federal re-
serve notes against commodities
which have taken the place of gold
as basis of note ISSUE"
Senator Owen in his letter declared
the New York banks have opposed
bills pending in Congress. which they
claimed would deprive them of the
opportunity to speculate in foreign
exchange.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
IA. M. PALMER CONFIRMED
BY MISTAKE IN SENATE
Nomination of Attorney General
Approved. Along With Postmas-
ters, Without Reading.

Confirmation of A. Mitchell Palmer
to be Attorney General was made
Wednesday by the Senate through
mistake, it was discovered, and the
error was corrected yesterday. While
there has been opposition to Mr..
Palmer. favorable action was unani-
mously reported by the judiciary
committee and the Senate had been
expected to approve.
1t was explained that when the ex-
ecutive session of the Senate began
Wednesday a long list of nominations
of postmasters was sent to the pre-
siding officers desk. A motion that
they be approved without reading
was adopted. By mistake the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Palmer was included. but
this was not discovered until exam
ination of the executive clerks rec
ord. Meantime official announcement
of the confirmation of Mr.. Palmer had
been made in the Congressional Rec
ord for yesterday.
Senator Sterling. South Dakota. re-
publican member of the judiciary
committee. later submitted to the
Senate, the committees report upon
Mr.. Palmer's nomination. but as it
was OF an executive nature it was
not made public.
1t was understood. however to be
virtually complete vindication OF
Mr.. Palmer's administration as alien
property custodian. Action on the
nomination, however was Temporal
rily postponed.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
SHOES PILED IN COURTROOM.
Packers and Workers Debate Prices
in II. C. 1. Inquiry in CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. August 22.-The bench
Of federal Judge Alschuler was heap
ed with shoes and other wearing ap-
parel yesterday while opposing sides
in the hearing on demands for in
creased pay Of stochyard workers
argued the high cost Of living ques-
ton.
Counsel for the packers brought
into court articles Of clothing pur-
chased at big downtown stores in an
attempt to upset contentious that 1t
is impossible for the workers to pur-
chase serviceable clothes with present
wages.
James g. Condor. representing the
packers. produced new shoes. which
he said were purchased at from So to
s4.25. Mrs. Anna Koutesky of the
Morris & Co. employment department
said she purchased high quality shoes
for children at $2.17 a pair and wom-
ems shoes at from $2.77 to $4.93.
Mrs. Anna c. McQuillen, speaking
for the workers, told Judge Alschuler,
who is federal arbitrator in the case,
that children's shoes cost at least 81
and women's shoes $3.50.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
PRESIDENT INFORMS
SENATE ON COSTA RIGA

The Senate YVES informed yesterday
by President Wilson that the United
States government was not aware OF
any armed interference by Nicara-
qua in Costa Rican affairs and that
the State Department repeatedly had
urged Nicaraguan officials not to
make any such interference. The
Presidents message was in response
to a resolution by Senator La Fol-
lette, republican, Wisconsin.
Answering another part Of the same
resolution with reference to why
Costa Rica was not permitted" to
sign the peace treaty, though she
had declared war on Germany, the
President said the Tinoco govern
ment in Costa Rica. having never
been recognized even in a de facto
sense by the United States. was con-
sidered illegally existent" and,
therefore, not to be treated as bel
ligerent.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Corrects Wearing of Stars.

ment has been called to the fact that
discharged soldiers are wearing sill
yer stars on victory ribbops in some
cases under conditions not justified
by the regulations. An order was
issued pointing out that these stars
must not be worn unless the soldier
had been cited in orders from his
headquarters for gallantry ~ action.
and that If other decorations had
been awarded for the same citation
the star could not be legally used.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Libel Proceedings Against Armour.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, August 22-Libel
Proceedings were begun by the gov
eminent in the United States district
court here yesterday against Armour
& Co, for the seizure of 1865
2l0 pounds of frozen poultry. Much of
the poultry is said to be stored in a
Duluth warehouse and government
agents charged in the complaint that
come of the food was stored tS,re for
a ahteen months.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Admits Combine for Purchases.

OMAHA, August 22-Charles c.
Trimble, produce commission mer-
chant, testifying as the first witness
in the states inquiry into marketing
conditions, admitted yesterday that
seven commission merchants of
Omaha and Council Bluffs meet in his
Office daily and decide upon pur-
chases of fruits and vegetables, plac-
ing a single order and then dividing
the shipment on percentage basis.
He said that these firms handle prob
ably so per cent of the business in
Omaha He denied that the purchase
agreement extends to sale prices
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Urge u. S. to Send Delegates.

President Wilson, in a communication
to Congress, yesterday urged acceptance
of the invitation of the French govern
lnent that the United States send dele
gates to tho conference at Paris, Sep
tember 80, to consider the proposed re-
organization of the service for exchange
OF meteorological information. Secretary
Houston also recommended acceptance.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Food Released at Key West.

TAMPA, Fla, August 21.-Twenty-
seven carloads of food, ordered held
up at Key West en- route to Cuba from
Jacksonville, has been ordered re-
leased. Attorney General Palmer
wired District Attorney Phillips that
there was no evidence that it was
being boarded or being sent away to
escape investigation.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Reports Good Outlook for Tobacco

The Department of Agriculture an
nounces that this years tobacco crop
promises to be about the same size
as last years record d-breaking one,
but that Virginia and North Carolina
prospects are for a slightly smaller
crop. A total prospective crop of
1.335,052, 900 pounds for the country
is forecast.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Bankers Ask End of Food Seizures,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 22.
The Chattanooga bankers Joined in
a petition to the Tennessee delegation
in Congress yesterday asking that
seizures of food in cold storage be
stopped.
They also ask that the return of
railroads to private ownership be
fastened
Evening star., 1919-08-22
5000 Pounds of Lard Libeled.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 22.-
Six thousand pounds Of compound lard
stored in a warehouse in the name of
Jack White, local butcher. were
]ibeled yesterday by the United States
district attorneys office.
Evening star., 1919-08-22

Constantinople.-Sult Abdul Mira,
Shah Of Persia, has arrived here aboa I'd
an English cruiser on his way to visit
Europe. While here he Is to live at the
mansion of his father, The former shah.
who abdicated in 1909
Evening star., 1919-08-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.


THH THIETY-FiRsT sI.Mi-lANNUAi. DIFi-
0eud Of two and ;'nehalf p-r cert te1."l has
ben declared the preferred stock OF the
payable December 1si 1919. All holders OF
certificates OF said preferred S.cck of rrcor,! on
the 18th day OF August. 1919 bearing stamp
dividends thereon from semi-annrally TO quar-
terry shall receive one-half of said semi-annual
dividend on September Ist, 1919. Books for
The transfer Of the prefcwed stock will be
closed from the close of business on the 18th
day of August. 1919. to the opening OF business
on the 9th day of August. 1919.
S. r. BOWEN. Secretary
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UN-
ter>igned has sold ma jority of the stock OF
The MAYNARD CAFE. n corporation Owning
the restaurant located at Gil 10Th st. NV, to
Charles Lee and Lee Ouan. All persons hav-
ing claims of any kind against said corporation
are requested to present them within thirty
days, and all persons otherwise interested in
said transfer requested to take notice
thereof.
HARRY Z. MAYNARD. -23'
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
That Edwin G. Jones is about to purchase from
A. c. Bosselman the business conducted at
No. 473 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. known
as the New York Souvenir Company. All pfr-
sons having any claim Whatsoever aGninst said
business the owner thereof warned 20
present such claims TO the undersigned as
attorney for Edwin G. Jones. before
the 26th day of August, 1919.
JAMES 4. PURCELL.
G1f 11th st, NV. Do
Evening star., 1919-08-22
Do the big Five Control
The Meat Packing Industry!

Cover Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
Senate said 1--WE have found that there great packing
corporations in this country which Individually and collectively control
the great packing industry of the country There indpend
of considerable and small We find that
Evening star., 1919-08-22

what I like about Ford is
that you can hear tn door slam
with your ears covered" said
Miss Tawney Apple t'day.
1t seems like Sunday t be out
O. debt.
Evening star., 1919-08-22
SAYSPR|CE-F|X|NG
.|SCOMM0N CUSTOM
Agreement Between Whole
saJers, Middlemen and Man.
ufacturers, Grocer Alleges.
HEARING on LIVING COST
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Carrier. who is about to retire from
the presidency of Lansing wholesale
grocery firm. testified before the Mich
igan investigation into the cause of
the high cost of living here yesterday
| that price fixing agreements between
wholesalers middlemen and manufac-
furers is being generally praCticed: :
that there is speculative market in
nearly every commodity handled by
the wholesale grocers. and that the
present price imitation in foodstuffs is
regulation.
Charge Against Association.
The witness charged that various
associations controlled the price, of
canned goods, dairy products. sugar.
tobacco and cereals. naming the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Association, the
Wisconsin Dairy Association and
Swift & Co. in that connection. The
packers. he said. he believed. con-
trolled the salmon and tuna fish indus
,rles. while there was price agree
ment between sugar refiners. and ce-
real manufacturers sold their goods at
such close margin to the wholesaler
that that at-dealer was forced to accept
"a suggested price,
In nearly every line, Mr.. Carrier de-
ciared. brokers operate SO extensively
between the producer and the whole
Saler that IT is all but impossible to
do business without dealing with a
middleman.
Evening star., 1919-08-22

Mr.. Sol. Creenwald, President Of the
Greenwald Packing Company, independ-
ent packers, Of Baltimore, before the
same Committee was asked the follow
ing question:
QUESTION-Have the big packers
interfered with you in any way in your
business?
MIR. CREENWALD-No sir, not at
all.
Evening star., 1919-08-22

Cochran Hill Company Independent packers Of
Baltimore August 2o before the Committee Agriculture and Forestry United
Senate u t questions fromth Commtte
QUESTION Mr. HILL have built business by buying competition
with the packers and in selling in with them markets?
MIR. HIL-Ys..
QUESTION Of competition against
MR.. Hu-None, whatever.
QUESTION Have the packers tried to unden for the of
driving out Of business?
MR. HILL have that disposition Their competition exactly the
4 meet with everywhere else
QUESTION the who have been buying for made
plant that their hampred
the aokymd?
MR. HLL-Nevef have not idea they
QUESTION your experience would
believe the packers control the market?
MR. HLL-1hey cannot do it,
QUESTION not?
MR. HL-Thre buyers You look a 'Droves'
Magazine and will that outside buyers purchase Chicago all
the large packers together In other words there coming
make the marketsfo the big
Evening star., 1919-08-22
IS THIS A FACT

Read the Statements Made by the Smaller Packers
Remember These Men Speak from Actual Experience
After Years of Direct Competition
Evening star., 1919-08-22

l.hc Nlca
There is offered to the Sen
ate a bil-the so-called 'Ken-
yon Bir''- which purposes to
regulate and control the meat
packing industry.
1t is a radical bll-an ex-
heme licensing measure
which, if passed, will mean
practical government opera
ton Of a large and complex in
dushy-in which voters have
a deep personal concern.
Therefore it is important
that there be no misstatement
Of the facts upon which this
bill was based.
In the interest Of accuracy
and fairness these exhibits are
offered.
The membership Of this in
stitute includes well over
hundred meat packers Of mn
portance, in addition to the
so-called @big five" We be-
lieve that to a man they share
the same feeling as expressed
BY Messrs. Hill, Greenwald
and Smith. Many Of them ex-
pect to say as much to the
Committee on Agriculture Of
the Senate when called upon
to state their personal expert
ences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
.ENSLEY HIGH MEETS
 TUSCALOOSA ELEVEN
Yellow Jackets Getting in Trim for Their Next
 Games

Coach Craig and his Ensley ''Yellow Jackets" are very happy over the defeat they handed the Central High school Monday afternoon. However, they have not let up on their ractice, for they have two very hard games. coming in sue cession when they meet the fast Tusca- loosa High school and the Bessemer High school. Coach Craig thinks that they can easily defeat the Tuscaloosa bunch
 but he is taking no chances on the Besse- mer aggregation.
 The "Yellow Jackets" were very lucky in the Central game, as there were only one or two minor injuries sustained. Bell is carrying a black eye as the result of a central man stepping in it. but that will not keep him out of the Tuscaloosa game on October S1.
 Coach Craig thinks that he has d find in Peck the star end This is Peck's first year at end, and it looks as though he will stay there for the remainder of the season Last year Peck was a sub quar- ter, but he didn't have chance to show what he could do, as Captain Walker was in every game.
 Coach Craig will devote most of his time for the next week to strengthening his line, as most of Centrals gains were made through the line. with the excep- tion of few forward passes He aNp may make some changes, but they will be very few.
 The students are not so enthusiastic over the Tuscaloosa game, but they are looking forward to the Bessemer game on the 14th.