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Sea Will Succor World.

From the Technical World Magazine.
1t is just ten years since Sir William
Crookes president of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science, pre-
scented his alarming array of statistics
proving, to his own satisfaction at least,
that by the year 1923 the entire popula-
ton of the globe would be face to face
with starvation, or, at best, short ratiOns,
for the reason that the production Of
wheat could not possibly keep pace with
the progressive increase in the worlds
population. Sir William failed to take
into consideration the neglected and I'M
gathered harvest of the seas. In the great
Sargasso sea alone. in the North Atlantic
ocean, sufficient nutritious vegetation
hourishes and decays to support the en-
tire population of Europe. If it were har-
vested and prepared in manner fitting it
for human consumption. On the sea
beaches of the United States enough pro-
teids are cast up by the waves. and al
lowed to decay and dessicate into their
original elements. to take the place of the
whole product of the northwestern wheat
fields. If the worlds teeming millions ever
face wholesale hunger 1t will not he on
account of any niggardliness on the part
of nature. or any shortsightedness of
Providence. but because mankind lack the
wit to utilize the food materials that ex-
list in superabundance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27

Sir Oliver Lodge in Modern Views Of Electricity.
Throughout the greater part of space
we find simple unmodified ether. elastic
and massive, squirming and quivering
with energy, but stationary as a whole
Here and there. however. we find specks
of electrified ether. isolated yet connect
ed together by fields of force, and in a
state of violent locomotion. These
specks" are what in the form of pro-
digious aggregates. We know as mat
ter: and the greater number of sensi-
BILE phenomena, such as viscosity heat
sound, electric conduction, absorption and
emission Of light. belong to these differ
entiated or individualized and ASSOCIATED
or electrified specks. which are either
flying alone or are revolving with orbital
motion in groups. The matter so con-
stituted-built up of these well separated
particles. with interstices enormous in
proportion to the size of the specks-must
be an excessively porous or gossamer-
like structure. like cobweb, a milky
way or a comets tail; and the inertia
of matter-that is. the combined inertia
of group of electrified ether particles
must be mere residual fraction of the
mass of the main bulk of undifferentiated
continuous fluid occupying the same
space; Of which fluid the particles are
alphabetically composed. and in which
they freely move.
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Reasons for Decrease.

"Other articles classed as foods show
decreased expectation, continues Mr..
Murphy, 'fbut the decrease in almost
every item may be properly accounted
for without reference to the pure-food
law. Exports of brandy, for instance. fell
off in 1907 as compared with 1906 to the
amount $11 ,2S5. but the records show a
much greater falling of i'm 1906 compared
with 19Oo-no less. indeed. than $lO6,5l5.
The decrease in preserved fish, which was
considerable, was due solely to the prac-
teal failure of the sardine fisheries, the
packers dhere having been utterly unable
to supply a hundredth part of their
American orders. Exports of fungi fell
off in 1906 to the amount Of $61.417, as
compared with 1905. while in 1907 the
decrease was but $25.Si2, compared with
1905
LAS for liqueurs with slightly decreased
export in 1907 the falling off is due to
the provision of the pure-food law for
bidding the use of certain coloring mat
tiers, and the difficulty the manufacture
ers have found in finding proper SUBJ
9titutes.
considering the financial depression of
1907, the showing seems rather remark
able. 1t leads to the belief that instead
of hampering trade. the pure-food law
has benefited it, and 1t seems to have
carried with it greater respect for
foreign labels
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Hold-Up Across the Counter.

from the technical World Magazine.
1t is really astounding what an amount
of trustfulness there Is in the human fam
lily. especially in that part Of it inhabiting
this country. 1t can be.taken for granted
that we take most things as assured,
and this is why INSCRIPTIONS ones wax
rich and fat at the expense of the con-
fiding persons with whom they do busi-
ness. To realize the almost incredible
amount of stupidity-no. can it trustfuI-
ness-that exists. it is only necessary to
inquire into the doings of a comparatively
recent addition to civic departments. the
bureau of weights and measures i'm New
York. Few cities have such a bureau.
One or two have followed the example of
New York. but the vast majority of
towns have absolutely no check OH the
millions Of small tradesmen who are do
ing business across the counter with the
representatives of American families
1t is not necessary to embellish the tale
1t reads sufficiently sensational as q plain
recital of actual happenings. In millions
Of homes just now ice is being delivered.
1t is supposed TO be sold by weight The
ice cream man weighs it, or appears to
weigh it. Does he?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
NEW CITY POST OFFICE SITE.
P. M. g. Meyer and Others Inspect
Locations Near Union Station.

Postmaster General Meyer, Assistant
Secretary Winthrop of the Treasury De
partment, and J. Knox Taylor supervis-
ing architect of the Treasury. today Wis
tied and inspected the sites that have
been offered around the Union station for
the new city post office. They spent some
time looking into the strong points ia
vorable to the various sites.
1t was stated by one of the three that
the figures for the sites that are desira-
BILE are too high, and that nothing will
be done until opportunity has been given
owners of the property to scale their
prices. Should nothing of this sort be
done, condemnation will be resorted 10.
1t is asserted that there Is no particu-
lar site appealing to the authorities. and
that any one Of two or three sites would
be acceptable. If necessary there are
one or two others that could be utilized
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PARIS, August 27.-The weekly state
ment Of the Bank of France shows the
RAILWAY MEN CAUTIOUS.
Not Spending Any More Money
Than Necessary, Says. Shonts.

CHICAGO, August 27.-"We have not
spent a dollar that we were not obliged
to spend during the year, and our future
expenditures will depend entirely on how
the country is going to treat the rail-
roads," said Theodore p. Shonts. presi-
dent of the Alton and Glover Leaf rail-
roads, last night. when questioned con-
corning what the railroads would do in the
way of employing men and contributing
to the general prosperity of the country.
Mr.. Shonts is here on a tour of inspec-
ton.
1--WE have not laid a ton of steel during
the year" Mr.. Shonts continued. 'It is
true I bought 1000 steel cars for the AL
ton. but we had to have them. Friday
at the home gathering in Centerville.
Iowa. my native town. 1 am going to
make a speech giving my views on how
the railroads ought to be treated. tell
you the future of the country depends
much on this statement"
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Currants and Gowns.
nm the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
Between the color of ladies' dresses and
the price Of black currants there is ap-
parently no connection, but in a little
Buckinghamshire village the writer has
lust learnt that one really exists. Black
currants grow only on new branches
thrown out by the bush each year, and
are therefore dearer and scarcer than
red currants. Cottager5 obtain more
money for black currants, which they
send to Manchester, than for those sent
to London, because Lancashire dyers use
the fruit in certain processes of their
trade. Therefore this week from one
small village alone the inhabitants have
combined to charter a railway truck for
Manchester rather send The fruit forty
miles to London
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Gerrymander.
from the London Chronicle

Gil tactics as 'jerrymandering" has pro-
yoked inquiry as to the derivation of the
word. 1t celebrates the name of Elbridge
Gerry. a governor of Massachusetts. who
was an adept in the art of SO arranging
election districts that his own side had an
unfair proportion of representatives. The
story goes that Russell, the editor OF the
Continent, had in his office an election
map of Massachusetts, I'm which the
painter Stuart thought he saw a district
in the shape-Of a salamander. and point
ed ii out. "A Gerrymander." answered
Russell. and the word became a proverb
and soon acquired the alternative spell
ing of "jerrymander."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27

Dismissal for Revenue Collector
Enoch Hammonds Of Kentucky.

Enoch HammOnds. storekeeper and
gauger. internal revenue service, eighth
district of Kentucky, was today dismissed
by the acting secretary of the treasury
upon recommendation of the civil service
commission. for alleged pernicious po-
litical activity.
The Offense is said to have been COM
mitted last fall. Hammonds is said to
have taken part in a local state sena-
tOrial fight, going so far as to collect a
contribution from postmaster and one
or two others. Hammonds. according to
the civil service commission, which in
vestigated the case for great length of
time. was exceedingly active in his eff
forts in behalf of one of the candidates
as to what an employe of the government
should do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
LEAGUE NEEDS HEARST.
Indiana State Convention Of New
Party Postponed Indefinitely.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August 27.-The
state convention Of the Independence
League which was scheduled to be held in
this city Saturday has been indefinitely
postponed. Notices are being sent from
state headquarters in this city calling for
a state conference here September B.
1t IS hoped to have Mr.. Hearst here
when the convention is held and the post
ponement of the date was made to make
his presence a certainty. Thomas L. His
gen, the presidential nominee of the par
ty, is expected here September 3.
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Old English Sundays.
From the London Chronicle.

FROM the lOnuOn OuTouiCic
However easy Sunday may have been
in the reign of Charles I, writes a CORE
spondent, the seventeenth century saw
some very stringent regulations as to the
Sabbath. It was. for instance, illegal to
take walk Sunday except to church,
and a man was not permitted even to kiss
his wife on that day, while the church au-
thorities had power to search private
houses for those who abstained from
church. AS to Sunday trading, an act Of
James I which prohibited the sale of
milk also forbade the cooking Of food.
The sale of fish, as being perishable was
permitted by James !. forbidden by
Charles II and then again permitted by
William III.
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Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock market the TO
lowing stocks had changed in price sin,
ABOVE quotations. there being no chans
in balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, tbs.
Am. Beet Sugar Co, Il.
Am. Can Co.. pfd., 81
Am. Cotton Oil Co. Sc
Am. Ice Securities, 29ls.
American Locomotive. pfd., 1O7.
American Smelling. 97ss.
American Sugar. 1I57k
america Sugar. pfd 12S
Anaconda, 4Sh.
Atchison, Top. & S. Fe, S9E.
A.ehison. Top. & s. Fe. pfc. 94s4.
Atlantic Coast Line. 81.
Baltimore & Ohio. 05H.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 5sls.
Canadian Pacific, 176la.
Central Leather 28.
Ches. & Ohio, l42;s.
Chicago. Mil. and st. Paul, 1861.
Chicago and N. W., 1922.
Colorado Southern. 30
Con. Gas, 10.
Corn Products. pfd., -
Delaware and Hudson, 172.
D.. L. & W.. 5l7k.
Erie. common, 24s4.
Erie, LIST pfd., 30%.
Erie. I'd pfd.. 80
General Electric. 146.
Great Northern, pfd., 1857.
Illinois Central. 1891.
Interboro Metropolitan, 12h.
InterbOrO Metropolitan. pfd.. 331a.
Louisville and Nashville, 10.
Mackay Co.'s. pfd., ID.
Mexican Central. 1GA.
Mo-, Kansas and Texas, COM, 33.
Mo-, Kansas and Texas. pfd., s..
NJ. s. P. and s. 8. M. 1885.
Missouri Pacific, 50.
National Lead, S5lz.
New York Central. 105k.
n. ", Ontario and West, 49,.
Norfolk and Western, IS.
Northern Pacific, 144A
Pennsylvania r. R.. 1851.
Pressed Steer Car, So.
Reading, 12S9s.
Republic Iron and Steel. 23a4.
Republic Iron and Steel, pfd, 1914.
Rock Island. COM. It's.
Sloss-Shefield Steel, 62A
st. Louis Southwestern, pfd., IL.
Southern Pacific. 1O41x.
Southern Pacific. pfd., 119a,.
Southern Railway, 20.
Southern Railway. pfd. 1875.
Toledo, st. Louis & Western, pfd., 56ls
Union Pacific. 1875
Union Pacific. pfd.. s63s.
L. s. Steel. pfd.. 10.
Utah Copper. A.
Va. Car. Chem. Com, %.
Westinghouse Elect Man., 1871.
BONDS
Rock Island As, SIS
United States Steel IS 100.
Union Conver. As. 979s
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Where the Octopus Abounds.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
''The rock coast Of Brittany" said a
lifeguard. "abounds in octopus-the pieu-
vre. as they say down there Walk at
Breton beach at low tide-the beach Of
st. Luaire. for instance-and you will
easily find in half mile a score or more
of perfect cuttlefish of those friabIe white
bones that birds love. They are from
six inches to foot or more in length,
snowy and very prettily shaped; they
make nice ash trays. The peasants
gather them for bird food, for ash trays,
and also, l believe, for cigarette cases.
They are bones OF the octopus, and their
abundance is a convincing proof of the &C.
tOpus in those rock-strewn waters of
France.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. August 27.-AOn lower cables
and liberal receipts in the northwest De-
cember wheat opened at IS to 95h today
and sold off to 94aa94N. December corn
opened at 66$ to G6%a661a and sold at
661a December oats opened at 1875 and
sold at 4914a49%.
In the provisions market prices at the
opening were from 2k. to 10 higher than
yesterdays close. Trade, however was
quiet.
Buying of the September wheat delivery
by cash houses caused a rally toward the
middle of the session which carried the
price OF that option up to 81 December
in the meantime advanced to 9jN. The
market weakened later on liberal selling
OF December by several leading longs and
closed barely steady. with prices NaA
higher to % lower. Final quotations on
September were at 941a and on May
9Saa9Ss4.
The distant corn deliveries displayed
considerable firmness during the last half
of the day. because Of crop damage re-
ports. December advanced to 86N. The
close was firm at net gain of Y to e.
hnal figures on December being at G6ss
Close: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 94k; Decem-
Der. 94a4a94N; May, 0s5sa9SA
Corn-September, 77as; December 66ss;
May. 64a4.
oats-september. 40Aa49a4: December,
49&a49s: May. 51A.
Pork-september, 1856: October. 1465;
January, 1875
Lard-september. 9121k: October, o.40a
3.42h: january. 927h.
Ribs--september. $50; October, ss7k;
January, $50
Rye-Cash. IS: September, 75a76.
Barley-Cash, Glaze.
neutrality-suspicious.. $50; October. 3.45
Observation-Disclosures
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FRANCE EXPORTS PURE FOOD
NO FALLING OFF IN COMMERCE
Due TO NEW LAWS.
Consul Murphy at Bordeaux Shows
That Exactions Have In
creased Business.

For years there has been a popular
notion that such is the skill of the French
chef that he can take almost any old
thing and by the secrets of his art make
of it a delectable dish for the daintiest
appetite.
Time out of mind the assertion has been
made that. so-called French wines import
ed to this country are really not wines.
but mysterious decoctions compounded by
skillful scientists and daring French
chemists to delude the American public
and make it pay for something 1t thinks
it generally gets. but does not.
Dominick 1. Murphy. a Washington
man.; who is the United States consul to
Bordeaux in a report published by the
Department of Commerce and Labor. con-
tributes information which may tend in a
large measure to correct this erroneous
impression.
He says there has been no diminution
at all in the export of French foods and
food products to the United States conse-
quent upon the enforcement of the pure
food law. On the contrary. the declared
values of such exports during the first
years operation of the law have actually
increased.
What Mr.. Murphy Finds.
Referring to France and it's exported
products. he says as follows:
LAS its exports to the United States
consist chiefly of wines, oils, preserved
fruits. vegetables. and fish and other
foods, Bordeaux would naturally be one
of the first places to feel the effect Of
changed conditions under which such
products are permitted entry.
Many inquiries are made here as to
the effect of the law on Bordeaux 8
trade, and surprise and qualification have
frequently been expressed as to the sta
tistics. OF course for a time after the
law became operative January l. 1WO
there was some confusion i'm the minds of
shippers as to its provisions and some
disturbance of trade, but the result has
been on the whole beneficial
The following table. showing declared
values of foods exported from Bordeaux
to the Tilted States i'm 1906. compared with
1907, accompanies the report:
Inern
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. August Enclosing: Cot
ton-Spot in limited demand. prices four
points lower: American middling fair,
80; good middling SAB: middling, OBJ;
low middling 4.99: good ordinary, 439;
ordinary, 800. The sales OF the day were
1000 bales. of which 100 were for specula-
tion and export. and included !, 800 Amer
fan. Receipts. 10000 bales including $500
american. Futures opened steady and
t&osed steady. August. 81; August and
September 4.S41z; September and October,
4 "a; October and November. 40; Novem-
Ger and December. 4.67h; December and
January, 4.66: January and February,
= &c. February and March,, 4671r: March
and April. 40: April and May, 40; May
and June, Al.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 27:-WHEAT-Dull:
spot contract. 97AasdH SPOT No 2 red western
9715: December. Local COY; steamer No. red,
e4AaS4h: receipts. 637l0 bushels: exporcs
242 800 bushels: southern by sample, 02a93;
southern on grade. 84a4s97s4.
CORN-Dnli; spot mixed. g; September. S3ls;
year. 67l4 bid: receipts. s,3Ss bushels: southern
white corn 7SaS5: southern yellow corn, S3aS5.
OATS-Firm; No. 2 white. 53a53ls; No. 3
white Sass: No. mixed. 51a5I1a; receipts,
go bushels.
RYE-Firm; No western domestic. sOaS1.
HAY-Steady: new No. timothy, 14OOa14. 80;
new No. / clover mixed. 12.00.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Duli; rates to some ports
are lower, unchanged
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DEMANDS JURY TRIAL.
Defendant Accused of Violating
Smoke Law Gives Bond.

Five charges of smoke-law violations
We're filed against Louis Levy of 18th and
d streets In the Police Court today as
a result Of observation of the establish
ment the earlier part of the month by
Inspector Whitaker of the health depart
nient The defendant entered pleas of
not guilty and demanded trials by jury.
Pending the calling of the cases he Is
under bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
WATER ELEVATES ITSELF.
An Automatic Means Of. Generating
Power or for Irritating.

The device shown In this cut embodes
a new invention by which 1t is proposed
to make a moving stream OF water ele-
vate itself to a point where the fluid can
be made use of either for irrigation pur-
poses or for power generation. The ap-
paratus, as will be seen, consists of a
float on which an endless chain, supplied
with buckets at regular intervals, is
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NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., August 27.-J. Ell
wood Cox Of High Point was nominated
for governor and Charles F.. Toms for
lieutenant governor.
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Treasury Statement.

Today's statement of the Treasury
balances in the general fund. exclusive
Of the $15o.0Oo.O00 gold reserve. shows:
Available cash balance. Si91 III. 1872:
gold coin and bullion. $31 200, 636; gold
S2S,S76,530
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Gold Sent to Canada.

NEW YORK, August 27.-The agency
of the Bank of Montreal made today.
shipment of 100000 in gold coin to Can
ada This brings the total to 81. 750. 900 in
gold sent to Canada on this movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
Exchange Committee Begins Probe

Knew YORK. August 27.-The New
York Stock Exchange committee began
york today investigating the eXtraOrdi-
I,ary business done OH the exchange last
saturday. resulting in the suspension of
a. o. Brown & Co. II was learned that
st least twoscore members of the eX-
change will he called before the commit
,ae as we'll as number of outsiders
The investigation is expected to continue
for a. least TWO weeks
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Saskatchewan call. 12 o'clock noon-Capital
Traction, ? at 40.
Washington Rwy and Elec CON-. 5 at 35
Washington Gas. ; at 65l2, % at 64k p at
6i1s.
United States Trust. 10 at %. 10 at 9J.
After call-GeOrgetOwn Gas IS. 500 at 10.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., at S31a
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mounted. The wheel around which this
chain revolves at the lower end also takes
the form of a paddle-wheel. the paddles
being acted on by the motion of the wa
ter. AS the wheel is turned the water is
taken up i'm the buckets and raised TO q
point where it is deposited in a trough
and carried away to some point where IL
may be availed Of as indicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
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eady, % 13-lGd per ounce.

Bar silver steady. % 1850 per ounce
Money, Ka1 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills IL 1ss per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills Is IL per cent.
"Ex-dv
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Doubles Capacity of Alaskan Cable.

The chief signal officer L. S. A., today
received notice Of the dupleXing of the
final section of the Valdez-Seattle cable
This will double the capacity of the Alas
kan cable throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27

There was a heavy frost all through
that section of West Virginia in. the vi
entity of Thomas. Davis and Parsons
Tuesday morning.