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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
CAPT. MATHEWSON BACK.
Famous Base Ball Figure Coming
Here to File War Report.

NEW YORK, February 17.-Capt
"Christy'' Mathewson. base ball star,
who returned today on the Rotterdam,
started Immediately for Washington
to file a report on the chemical war
fare service. He said he was con-
cerned at present with that report
rather than with his own base ball
fortunes. He added that many base
ball players will still be in France
when the season opens here.
The French, ne said. consider our
national game a savage Institution
and no Frenchman could be persuaded
to act as catcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
CHARGES TO BE PR0BED.

Charges that thousands of lives OF
American soldiers were lost. but par
ticular1y in the Argonne forest, will
This conviction grew today when II
became known that the House rules
committee after hearing Gov. Allen Of
Kansas agreed informally that the in
vestf9ation should be held.
1t is charged that there was a need
less slaughter of American lives be-
cause adequate supplies and airship
reinforcements were not provided.
Charges regarding the embarkation
camp at Brest and conditions under
which American soldiers are held
there win be included in the investi-
CATION, aceor1fng to a member Of the
House rules committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
FIFTH DISTRICT ASKED
FOR THIRTY MILLIONS

| The sum of $4,000, 900 is called for
from the fifth federal reserve district,
| comprising the District of Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,
North Carolina and South Carolina, by
| the Treasury as the subscription to
the current issue of Treasury ce-ttfi-
Gates of Indebtedness in anticipation
of the victory loan. The fifth district
has overssubscribed its quota under
the second and fifth issues OF these
certificates, but did not reach its
quota under the first. third and fourth.
The result is that the chairman of the
war loan organization of the fifth
district points out that the district is
! sS.2e3, 500 behind its combined quo
tas for the five issues of certificates
already closed. He is urging ti:c
banks to make UP part CO the def;cit
by largely oversuhscribiHg the current
issue
The pressure which the Treasury is
bringing upon the banks is quite ur-
gent. The chairman of the war loan
organization for the fifth district in
his latest circular letter to the banks
and the public says:
I'VE need $4,000. 900 this time. This
will be easily subscribed If every
bank will take at least it's minimum
quota. of which each bank in the
District has already been advised"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
NO RAILROAD HEARINGS


The House interstate commerce COM
mittee unanimously decided today to
hold no hearings at this session of
Congress on the bill to extend the
period Of government control of rail-
Dads for five years.
It had been regarded as a foregone
conclusion for some time that Con-
gress would not attempt to solve the
railroad problem before adjournment
March 4. but extensive hearings have
been held by the Senate committee.
and tho House committee expected to
begin an inquiry on its own account.
A bill by Representative Sims of
Tennessee, chairman. to extend the
period OF government control for flve
years, and other measures are pend
Ing.
Members Of the House committee
decided that hearings would be USE
less, as there would be no time even
for COMMITTEES action before the end
of the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
1T Lightfoot Dies at Falls Church

Mrs. John Z. Iightfoo.. died early
this morning at the family home at
Green Station, West Falls Church, Va,
aged twenty-nine years. Prior to two
years ago he was in the United
States Navy. when illness compelled
him TO leave the service Besides his
parents. he leaves n brother, Archie
e. Lightfcot, who is a member of
the District Are department. No ar
engagements haxs4yet-be BEEN madeN for
funeral xerHcea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Suit Follows Accident and Death,

SUIT to recover $4,000 damages has
been Med in the District Supreme
Court by Mrs. Lottie Joyce. as admin
istratrix Of her husband. Fred Joyce.
against ]. Edward Chapman. 1t is
alleged that Joyce was Injured Feb
r,lary 1. 1918, when a team Of horses
owned by Mr. Chapman collided with
him ~ he was boarding . car at lth
street and New York avenue He died
February q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

NEW YORK. Febral-y II Flour
Unsettled spring ia. 1O.50a
1880; spring clears. ae.50; win
ter straights. 10.00a1o.5o; Kansas
straights, -10.60a11.00.
Pork-F1rm; mess. 49.o0a4s.5o; fam
lily, 53.00a55.00: short clear. 43.00a
Lard-Strong; middle west, 25.s0a
$500.
Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal.
crushed, 1925; mold A, $50: cubes,
9.75; xxx powdered. go; powdered,
s.15; fine graduated and diamond A,
SOC; confectionery A, $50; No 1, SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
GET AFTER THAT
COLD RIGHT NOW
Got right after it with a
bottle of DIR. Kings
New Discovery.

She never let a cough or cold
- case Of grippe go until it grew
dangerous. She just nipped it
Wkrn she began to smile or
<eagh before it developed seri-
o8ly.
Men, women and children Of
every age have used this prepafa-
11on for fifty years as a prompt
11e1fever.. All ages are using il
Eloday because Of IT'S positive re-
MnDtS.
0eneroas size bottles sold
|nNefyWhere. &c and SLID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Attend New York Dinner.

The annual dinner Of the New York
chapter of the American Institute of
BANKING Saturday night seems to
have been a very pleasant affair
among those present from Washing
ton were Joshua Evans. jr., cashier
of Riggs National Bank; w. W. Spaid
of Hibbs & Co, Harry v. Haynes,
president of the Farmers and Me-
chanics' National Bank: George W.
White, president of the National
Metropolitan Bank; e. J. McQuade.
treasurer of the Liberty Savings
Bank; A H. Bedford. assistant cashier
of the National Metropolitan, and A.
n Neyius, assistant cashier of the
Riggs National Most of those named
returned to Washington yesterday
and some OF them resumed their bank
duties today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE, BOSTON.
mass.-Life insurance at low cost Dividend
first year. largest values Paid-up and EN-
tended Insurance bear dividends. No stock
holders. Send date OF birth for specime n
policy.
D. FULTON HARRIS. COLORADO BLDG,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
INDUSTR|ALS STRONG;
RAILS ALSO A FEATURE

NEW YORK, February 17.-1Ast
weeks bullish demonstration in oils
was resumed at the active opening
of today's stock market.
Pan-American common was the CEN
trail feature. adding IN points to
last Saturdays substantial gain.
Mexican Petroleum. Sinclair and
Texas Company also rose to-
points,
American Locomotives, General Mo-
tors, American Sugar, Industrial
Alcohol and United Cigars embraced
the other strong features.
United States Steel reflected reailz-
ing sales and rails again failed to
share in the general rise.
Royal Dutch Depressing Factor.
ROYAL Dutch was the one reaction
airy issue. declining So points
Prices on liberty bonds at IL 80
first convertible As. 1884; second As,
o. 60; first convertible Az 8, 94.S4: sec
ond convertible AVS. $500: third a s.,
IS. 06, and fourth ANS, 1918.
Partial Rallies on Heavy Buying.
Weakness of Royal Dutch caused
recessions of / to 4 points in other
oils, rails, equipments and coppers
also falling under last weeks final
quotations..
Partial rallies ensued, however, on
heavy buying of General Motors.
which rose ~ points the activity Of
commission houses in that stock sug-
costing out-of town inquiry.
United States Steel also made a
new maximum for the current move
ment but yielded fractionally at noon
with other leaders.
A three-point gain in Interborougn
Rapid Transit IS featured the steady
bond market.
Buying Is Broadened.
Broader and more substantial buy
ing marked the general rally of the
mdsession.
Oils and motors experienced another
boom, U. S. Steel, American Smelling,
American Sugar and Tobacco products
extended their gains and rails de-
veIoped pronounced strength under
lead of Canadian Pacific and Reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Diphtheria

a sore throat Is good breeding
Deace for Diphtheria germs Protect
&our children by never neglecting a
IRE Throat You can wisely depend
Xvon TONSILINE. Give Tonsiiine
zron the first appearance of Sore
xafoat-don't give Diphtheria a
ek4nce in that throat In its weakened
&ondjtion- When TONSILINE is swaI-
3oRed IL comes directly In contact with
Hhe diseased surface and induces a
aalfhy condition of the MEM IL
!: ]: !:
6eznes--then the system can III
betfer defend the throat il at Id
lacked by Diphtheria germs. ~
Keep T0NSILINE in the house III
WHARF you can get il quick ~
when needed. sc. SOC and III
VIA. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
constipation Corrected

DR.. Kings New Life Pills to-
niNibt mean clear bowels. a clear
Ek6ad, clear thinking, q day well
eEun in the morning. good de
erection, clearing skin. Mild in
oetiou, but sure and comfortable.
az drug stores everywhere. zsc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Eugene z. Thompson Appointed.

Eugene E Thompson has been ap-
pointed by the Washington Stock Ex-
change a committee of one to collect
and coiIate certain information for
compiling tax returns. Dividends
paid during the first sixty days of a tax
able year shall be deemed to have been
made from earnings or profits ac-
cumulated during the preceding tax
able years, and the question has been
sent out to all corporations whose Sc
curities are listed on the Washington
Stock Exchange: From which years
earnings were these dividends paid?''
Under the terms of the federal rev.
enue act of 1913 dividends paid dur
ing the remainder of the taxable year
shall be deemed to have been made
from earnings or profits accumulate
between the close of the taxable year
and the date of distribution to the
extent of such earnings.
The Washington corporations and
listed on the local exchange have been
asked to define from which years
earnings the dividends were paid IL
not from profits of 1913.
On February 5. 1918. Eugene E.
Thompson, chairman of the special
taxation committee of the exchange,
made a report showing the dividends
paid during the year 1917 out Of earn
ings accumulated in 1917 or in prior
years on stocks of corporations listed
on the W aSnlngton STOCK Exchange.
That report proved to be Of gree. value.
and the information gathered from the
local corporations this year, when
compiled and digested, will be put in
printed form by the stock exchange.
On the Washington Stock Exchange
today $4,000 Washington Gas SIS sold
at SO, eleven shares of Washington
Railway and Electric common at As
and seven shares of Washington Gas
at 81.
After call two fve-shal lots and
one three-share lot of Mergenthaler
sold at 1872, and $4,000 Riggs Realty
long SIS at S71s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia-Generaily
cloudy tonight and tomorrow; prob
ably snow or rain; warmer tonight
temperature slightly above freezing:
gentle southerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17

5000 LIFE POLICY-$57.3 5.
Age 40. One hundred fifty million assets. Estab-
iished 1865 M LIE Roy GOFF. Insurance
Service. Woodward bldg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Savings Banks to Sell w. S. S.

Nineteen thousand savings banks in
the country have pledged cooperation
to the Treasury Department in the
sale of war savings stamps during
1919.
At a recent meeting of the savings
section of the American Bankers As-
ISOLATION a telegram from Secretary
of the .'-easury Glass was read. in
which he expressed the appreciation
of the government for the co-opera-
ton of the saving institutions during
the war.
Savings banks as a whole have not
suffered loss of deposits as a result of
war financing said Secretary Glass.
''On the contrary. gains have been re-
ported. and ] am informed that deposits
in savings banks are now rapidly in
creasing. I am confident that the saw
ings banks of the country will patriot
ically assist in the great task of helping
to hQuidate the war bills of our gov
eminent"
Nineteen thousand savings institutions
affiliated with the American Bankers
Association have pledged their support
of the governments campaign to pro-
mote thrift among the people of the
United States and to carry on the sale
of war savings stamps during 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
LOCAL MEAT MARKET.

Report Of meat trade conditions in
Washington today by the United
States bureau of markets:
Beef, fresh-Receipts liberal, early
to strong; demand good.
veaIWestern dressed-Receipts
light, bulk frozen, market fairly
steady, demand slow. Local slaugh-
tered-supply light. market firm. de-
mand good.
Pork-Receipts liberal. bulk frozen
market firm at Fridays close, de-
mand fair.
Lambs-Receipts moderate, some
frozen offered. market steady at Fri
days close, demand good.
Mutton-Receipts light market
weak. demand poor.
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO February 17.-Butter-
Higher: Creamery, 4oabsh. EgEs-
20; ordinary firsta 3Ssa3s; at mark,
cases included, 3S1ka3Sk. Potatoes
Lower; receipts, 75 cars; Wisconsin
Michigan and Minnesota. hulk and
sacks. 1.55a1.60. Poultry-Alive, high
err; springs. Is: fowls, so.
NEW YORK. February 17.-Butter
Barely steady: receipts. s,211 pack
ages. Creamery higher than extras.
5sAa57: frsts. 4Sa55: packing stock.
current make. No. 2, "a.
Eggs-Ftrm: receipts, 1880 cases.
Fresh gathered extras. 47a47h; fresh
gathered regular packed extra firsts,
zsa4sK; do ffrsts. 44haAsh &; state,
heunery whites. flne to fancy. 5sas7:
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry whites, ordinary to prime, 5la55
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry browns. 49aS0; do. gathered
browns and mixed colors, 45a47h.
Cheese - Steady; receipts. 2.57e
3OaS0H do. average run, % 1kazSM.
Dressed poultry - Firm. Chickens,
storage 24a27: fresh, 2sa33y fowls,
.3s3Aa33. old rooGtess. 34a15; turkeys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
Thermometer-Yeste pm. 80;
8 pm, 80; IL midnight, 80. Today. 4
a. m, 80; am, 90; u noon, 81; pm.
40. Maximum, 40, at Q pm. today, min
imum, 20, at s am. today.
Maximum. "a: minimum, Is
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm, 1898
pm. 5000; IL midnight. S0.o5. To-
day, am, 1905; s am, BOIL; y noon,
30.0S; 2 pm, 30.03.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Victory Loan Feature.

One of the features of the victory
loan campaign, soon to be launched,
will be the tank. The Treasury an
nounces that baby tanks will be used
in the campaign for the victory lib
erty loan throughout the country to
advance the sale of bonds.
In all there will be 204 of these
tanks in use, manned by a total of
4eS men. For the fifth federal reserve
district, of which Richmond is the
headquarters. and which comprises
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
North and South Carolina and the
District of Columbia. there will be
twenty tanks. and while present plans
have not been completed it is con-
templated to use these tanks along
the same lines that were used in the
last campaign.
William e. Cadwailader. who was re-
Gently elected cashier Of the CONNER
cial National Bank. assumed the duties
of that Office today. Mr.. Cadwallader
was formerly controller of the federal
reserve bank of Richmond.
The advisory council Of the Federal
Reserve Board is meeting in Washington
today.
The directorate of the Federal Ma
tional Bank win hold a meeting Thurs
day when an assistant cashier will be
elected to succeed Victor B. Deyber.
who has been elected cashier Of the
Second National Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-17
Buying Is Broadened.
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas IS, 81, 600 at 9s, 81, 600 at
9S 81, 900 at 9S.
Washington Rwy. CON-, IL at 40.
Washington Gas, at 81.
After call-Mergenthalef Linotype, at lS2,
at 1872, 3 at 1872
Riggs Realty uong, 5s $1,000 at s7h,
81 GOO at 97a.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
pupr yr, YyTII JTsv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
MAY HAVE BEEN ERICSSONS
Interesting Speculation Arising From
Discovery OF Ancient GaIIeys
Buried in Norway.

A traveller in Norway has been look
Ing at the two ancieE. ships, In one
OF which, though probably in neither.
Lief Ericsson may have reached the
western world five centuries before
Columbus. Nothing proves that either
OF them was Ericsson's galley; moth
ing proves that 1t wasn't. The ancient
pagan custom that buried the craft
or the sea-liero preserved the galleys
away in tie soil Of Norway, thanks
to a covering Of potter's clay, and q
twentieth century farmer recovered
the second one. The savants looked
1t over, and dated it from the ninth
century, contemporary with the ad-
venturous Ericsson, possibly his own
ship. About seventy feet long, the
vessel is shaped not unlike a double
pointed .rawboat, fiat and low, with
forked uprights for 10 pairs Of oars.
and the conventional dragon carved ON
bow and stern. Under the floor are
the compartments where the vOyagers
doubtless stored their provisions. One
can imagine the watcher at the PROV.
The helmsman tugging at the tiller. the
galley master high in the poop beat
ing with his great hammer the rhythm
For the thirty oarsmen. 1t is far more
difficult to imagine how they slept and
ate in rough weather.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
SYMBOL OF BRUTE FEROCITY
In All Ages the Tiger Has Been
Famed for Its Strength, Daring
and Deep Cunning.

1t is said that the tiger has never
been made the basis of royal emblem
except by Tippoo, the famous sultan Of
Mysore. TippOo himself was as fero-
cious as wild animal and kept near
him mechanical toy representing q
hfe-sized tiger worrying the body Of
a British soldier. When the toy was
wound up the tiger growled and the
soldier groaned and Tippoo smiled. ~~
1t may be that the tiger, though the
ideal of brute symmetry and power,
has never attained unto the dignity Of
a royal emblem for the reason that ia
every language the word for this ami
NAL is synonym for stealthy, cruel.
strong-limbed ferocity.. Nature has
made the tiger unequaled in The COM
bination of speed, strength, cunning,
daring and physical beauty. a tigers
first bounds are so rapid as to bring
it alongside an antelope. and blow
Of its paw will stun charging bulk.
1t has been known to spring over
wall five feet high into cattle pen
and to Jump back with a full-srown
animal in its Jaws. SpOrtsmen ay
that they have known it to carry away
the bait while they were putting up
the shelters from which to shoot it,
New York Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
TRIPS MADE BY MAYFL0WER
Famous Vessel Continued voyages
Long After That oneNof So Much
Historical Interest.

There Is matter Of interest to May
flower descendants, and Americans IN
general, in the recent discovery OF let
ters written some $50 years ago by
John Eliot, the "Apostle to the In
dlans," to his friend, Rev. Joseph Han
mer of Barnstaple, England. BY these
old letters it appears that the May
flower continued making trips to Amer
lea, and that very many Americans
nowadays might justly claim that their
forbears crossed in that famous yes
sci, although not mentioned in Gov
ernor BradStreet's passenger list. The
Eliot letters, however, do not name
subsequent passengers, although they
indicate a bill-of-lading showing that
the Mayfower continued in the ship
ping trade with New England and was
bringing over merchandise 80 years
and more after the landing of the Pill
grims. incidentally the humorists who
have often asked how so much ancient
furniture could have come over in the
Maytlower are answered by the his
tOric fact that the good ship kept
coming and going.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
SalZburc,

Salzburg lies on both sides of the
SalZach river, hemmed IN on either
bend by precipitous mountains. A
large fortress 'overlooks it on the
south, from the summit of a perpen-
dicular rock, against which the houses
in that part of the city are built
The streets are narrow and crooked,
but the newer part contains many open
squares adorned with handsome foun-
tainS. The variety of costume among
the people is very interesting. The i'll
habitantS of the salt district have a
peculiar dress; the women wear round
fur caps, with little wings of gauZe
at the side. l saw other women with
headdresseS of gold or silver fiiSree,
something In shape like Roman he'll
met. with a projection at The back CT
the head, foot long.
The most interesting objects in Salz-
burg to rs were the house of Mozart,
in which the composer was born, and
the monument lately erected to him.
Bayard Taylor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY
County and District Officers:

County and District Officers:
Henry w. Holt, Judge of Circuit
Court, Staunton, Va.
Terms of Court-4th Tuesday in
April, I'd Tuesday July, I'd Tuesday
October.
Edwin B. Jones, Commonwealth At
torney, Monterey, Va.
W. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey, Va
Hubert Smith, Sheriff, Hightown, Va.
Willis Gibson, Treasurer, Vanderpool
Va.
j. H. Pruitt, Commissioner Of
Revenue, Monterey, Va.
l. L. Beverage, Co. Surveyor, Monte
rey, Va.
Walter Muilenax, Supt. of Poor, Crab
bottom, Va.
r. E. Mauzy, Supt. of Schools, High
town, Va.
Blue Grass District
J. W. Hevener, Supervisor (Chrm.)
Hightown. va.
]. C. Herold, overseer of Poor, High
town, Va.
]. F. Colav, Constable, Crabbottom.
Va.
D. o. Bird, Justice, Valley Center, Va.
q. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey, ,Rt1
G. D. Dudley, Justice, Hightown, Va.
Monterey District.
A. J. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble, Va.
D. G. Samples, Constable, Monterey
Arthur Heyener, Overseer of Poor,
Monterey, Va.
J. II. Samples. Justice, Monterey, Va.
L. D. Gutshall, Justice. Yanderpooi,
Va.
j. H. Burns. Justice, Bolar, Va,
Stonewall District.
J. II. Armstrong, Supervisor. McDow-
ell, Va.
r.. w. Simmons, Constable, Headwa-
ters, Va.
Chap. Pitsenberger, Oyerseer of Poor
Doe Hill, Va.
e. M. Pope, Justice, Doe Hilb Va.
G.. A. Propst, Justice, Mcdowell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-09-12
ITS GLORY ALL IN THE PAST
Passage of Time Has Left Quaint Old
Welsh Town of KfdweIly
Far Behind.

Kidwelly is quaint old town In
Wales. 1t is dreamy little commu-
nifty set in snugly between broad
marshes and Carmarthen bay, and di-
vided by a curving river with an un-
pronounceable Welsh name. Old Kid
welly lives largely in the past. 1t has
been the scene of battles and sieges.
1t has castle whose turrets and
round towers still stand bravely, their
ageSkindly hidden by the vines that
enfold them.
1t pretends to remember well the oc-
caSion of the Welsh princess who
stormed the town at the head Of her
army. 1t tells the story proudly,
little sadly at the end, for the warrior
princess was executed by her enemies.
It is a dusty, unromantlc climb to
the battlements, but the view from the
castle top Is worth the trip. The
quaint, tumbledown houses at the foot
of the walls are a mere skeleton of the
old town as 1t was in its prime. Be
yond them are marshy fields rolling
away to the next village. Far below
is the river once thronged with ships
of trade that long ago deserted it for
richer ports. It's streets are almost
empty, and its old-fashioned residents,
primly oblivious to new improvements
and styles of architecture, testify loud
ly to it's age,