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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-21
DAILY SHORT STORY.
MARTHA'S MINIATURE.
BY CATHERINE COOPE.



Alan Dobie sighed heavily as he
hung up the telephone. He had rung
up his frances studio. only to find out
from the maid that Martha was out
and would not return until dinner
time.
which means" Alan told himself
half bitterly. that my sweetheart is
at the matinee worshiping at the shrine
of her idol
For many weeks Alan had been
aware of the fact that Martha had been
drifting away from him. She did not
love him in the deep. true sense of the
word or she could not have fallen a
victim to the undoubted charm of John
Ward. the fascinating actor of the day.
Alan's love for Martha was as undying
as the day itself, and 1t hurt him to
realize that the girl whom he had ex-
pected to call his wife and for whom
all his future had been planned was find
ing her happiness elsewhere than in his
love. Martha had fiirted from time to
time during their brief engagement. but
never before did Alan feel that his posi-
ton in her affections had been leopard
lied. Now. however. it seemed that Mar
tina had really been lost to him.
So completely absorbed was Martha
in the worship of John Ward that she
had painted a most beautiful miniature
Of the actor from Magazine photograph
and wore 1t almost every hour of the day
The exquisite little locket lay against
her heart. constant source of pain to
Alan Dobie. Martha did not know that
Alan had stolen a glance into the locket
during a chance moment, nor that he
wished with all his heart that she could
meet the actor. Perhaps the disillusion-
ment would follow. and IL not then Ger
tainly his fate would be sealed in regard
NQrfha'S nnacfinnc
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots of good
marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices higher.
Lower grades sold for less. Fancy goods cum
manded higher prices.
EGGsarresh, per dot. s1as; do. Southern. PER
EGGs-Fresh. Per doz.. d; do. Southern per
doz, 23a2a.
BUTTER-Best prints new PER h.. 81: tub. per
h. 3: process. Ter h.. TaG under grade per
ID. 24a2l: store packed. per h.. lsals.
LARD-Tub. pure. per ID. l1A.al2: do. COM
pound. per ID. 81 Cottonseed oil. per can. 35.
CHEESENew York. new. Ter H.. Is: fat. per
H.. Il: Swiss domestic. per b. 81: do. foreign.
per H. %
LIVE POULTRY-Hens per h.. Il; ROSTERS.
per ID. 1oall ducks per h.. l5al6; turkeys. choice
per h.. leals: do. ordinary. u: chickens. Per b.
leal9
DRESSED POULTRY-Chickens. per h.. lsals:
hens. choice. per h.. "A: ducks. per H., lsale;
turkeys choice. per h.. lsao fair to good. per h.
l6al7: ROSTERS. per H.. H.
GREEN GOODS-Bcans. per basket, 2.00s3-50
lima beans. per basket. i.50a6oO beets Per bunch.
3a4 do, new Florida. per crate. 20Oa2S; cabbage,
Per 100 lbs. L0oal.25; carrots PER bunch. 2Isa3:
caulifower, Per half crate 10; celery, PER
doz.. 3Sa15: do. per crate l-5oaI.O; cucumbers.
hot-house. per doz. LO0al.5O: do. Florida. per
basket. 25oa5.o: cymbings. per crate. 2ooa3O:
eggplant, per case. 2.5Oaioo; kae. per Dbl, sa
LIS; lettuce. Florida per basket. Looao; onions.
per lOolb. sack. L25ai.O; o&r, crate. 2Oaa0o
peas. Florida. basket 200s4c0: potatoes, per Dbl.
l.5osl.s5: do. Northern. per sack. 1.ioal6o: do.
per bushel. Eoa6o: new potatoes. per Dbl. 3ooa
80; yams. per Dbl. 22a275; yellow sweet potatoes.
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The actor drew unpardonably near
to her and showed her the fine en-
craving within the locket Marthas
name and address had been deliber-
ately carved therein.
She drew Il swift breath and her
steady eyes held off the fowery
speech that was on John Ward.
lips.
Il have no idea how my address
came to be engraved there. | have
painted miniatures of all our we'll
known actors for a friend of mine
who is an inveterate collector" Mar
tina lied glibly. She knew that the
situation required drastic measures il
she were to extricate herself grace
fully. Il will have 10 that that ivory
out of the locket now" She looked
quickly at John Ward and laughed
softly as il at good joke. How
very funny" she added. 1T almost
looks as if some person was trying to
make trouble between my tiance and
myself as well as putting you to a
great deal of trouble to return the
locket."
John Ward bowed himself not I'M
gracefully out of Martha's studio. He
felt, and not without reason, that he
had made a great mistake in thinking
the girl capable of hopeless passion
for himself. Martha has played her
part well.
When the elevator had descended
with her caller Martha dropped into
the nearest chair and pondered with
all her might Who had taken her
locket from her studio with the de-
liberate intention of bringing John
ward and her together? Some one
who desired tossee her engagement to
Alan Dobie broken. OF that Martha
tai he
what prompted her to go immediate ly
to the telephone and call up Alan.
DO YOU happen to know anything
about my miniature of John Ward"
she asked with the frankness that had
first endeared her to Alan.
Il am like George Washington"
Alan's voice laughed back at her. Did
he turn up? was most anxious to
hear how my little scheme worked
out. l have known all along. Martha.
that you wanted to meet him. You
are not angry, are you Alan had
controlled his voice SO that Martha
felt only that he was DESTROYS of her
happiness and not that he was fight
ing for his own.
DO you want to-to let-to break
our engaEement-so badly In spite
of herself Martha shrank from what
Alan's loved voice might say. She
gripped the receiver with hands
grown suddenly weak. After all
there was no one like Alan in tho
whole world. and all the actors on
Broadway were not worth one hair
of Alan's head. If Alan, big, generous
Alan, who had ung his happiness to
the wind and striven for her own, did
not love her enough to come straight
up hand tell her so. then-Martha
ceased to think nationally and found
that she was putting her thoughts into
words over the telephone and that
Alan, who had flung his happiness to
up and tell her so. then-Martha
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IN THE DISTRICT COURTS.

Attorney Wilton J. Lambert. Of
counsel for Samuel J. Masters and
John Il. Kinnear. convicted Friday
night of embezzlement from the Mod
ern WOrkmen of the World, announced
yesterday the case will be carried 10
the Court of Appeals. il the lower
court refuses to grant new trial
Justice Mccoy yesterday ordered
Emory L. LASER to pay his wife. 1sa-
bel e. LASER, $50 n month alimony.
the latter having instituted a suit for
maintenance and reasonable support.
The custody of the child is awarded
the mother.
A suit for maintenance was filed
yesterday by Celia Friedling against
Harry Friedling. The plaintiff. through
Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert and
Frederic II. Whippler. alleges cruelty
and the desertion of herself and her
four children. The couple were mar
ried in Russia in 1904.
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BIG INCREASE IN EXPORTS.
Excess Over Imports Three Time.
that of January Last Year.

Exports in January. 1915. aggregated
500, sCl.51O compared with S2o4. .Gg3 In
January of last year. and s221 932 $50 in
January, 1913. according to a statement
Of the Department of Commerce yester-
day. Imports in January. 1915. totaled
ST.. 265. 261. against slJi. 923 in January,
1914. and 1858, 0t3.i3S in January, 1913
Comparing the months trade with the
low points touched in August last, ini-
ports have decreased 81. 5O2 DO, or SO per
cent. while exports have increased sI57-
1885, or 1926 per cent.
The excess of exports over imports for
the month was sli5.536.1G3 or practically
three times that of January last year
and more than double that of January,
1915. Inthe SIX months since August last
the monthly trade balance has shifted
from an excess of Sl9 4S.396 on the i'm
port side to an excess of sl45,536, l03 on
the export side, exceeding that shown by
any previous month in the country
history.
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MARKET RALLIES
after BAD BREAK
Support Late in Day Reduces
Losses on Many Issues to
Attraction.
BONDS FAIRLY STEADY
Specialties Suffer Severely-B. & o..
Hangs at Official Minimum.
Copper Shares Dull.
BONDS FAIRLY STEADY

New York, Feb. 20.-Prices on It's
stock exchange broke point or more
in the early dealings today. carrying
MANY quotations to the lowest level
vet recorded. On the drop support
developed with rally at the close
that reduced the losses in many issues
TO fractions Baltimore and Ohio hung
at the official minimum. Remarkably
mild weather has cut the consumption
of coal to 4 degree that Will affect
earnings. 1t has been bad winter
for anthracite, with a big saving TO
the consumer.
Soecialties suffered severely. Inter
national Harvester Corporation SOLO
at 80. loss of - points. Loose-N lies
first preferred dropped on the poor
statement of earnings. and American
Cotton Oil lost more than point.
Motor Issues were heavy. Maxwell
shares, Studebaker. and General Motors
all showing declines. Virginia Chemi-
cal Drefcrred WAS weak, with loss
of L..
Southern Drops Heavily.
In the railroad issues Southern Rail-
WAY preferred lost nearly ; points
Union and Southern Pacific were
strong and New York Central ended
with a gain. Copper shares were dull
with small net losses. Tennessee Cop
pcr. after selling at 20 5-S, MADE
good recovery at the close
Bonds were active and fairly STEADY
with less pressure for foreign account
PENNSYLVANIA 41-2s were easier ana
New York Central debenture is steady
The week proved discouraginS 10
holders and dealers in securities. Inc
market at times displayed a lack OF
support that discouraged the small
outside buying that had found its way
10 the commission houses. Bond deal
ers find the markets for new securi-
ties considerably upset by the steady
pressure for foreign account OF the
older issues and "over-the counter
business" has been much reduced
Perhaps the most important develop
ment of the week in financial circles
was the collapse in the price OF for
eiyu exchange that carried the rates
for sterling to 4.79. a figure never ap-
proached since the great panic OF
1873. No satisfactory explanation Is
offered by the experts in the foreign
exchange market for current quota
lions. For during the time when the
exchange was closed the opening was
long deferred for fear that the sale of
foreign securities would bring high
rates and heavy shipments OF gold that
would seriously deplete our hoard OF
the yellow metal
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PRICES FIRM; TRADE SLACK.
Potomac Electric Power bonds Sell
mt % Ii on Exchange.

Although prices remained firm, there
was comparatively little business on
the Washington Stock Exchange yes
terday. Two Potomac Electric Power
consolidated per cent bonds sold at
90 IA. An odd lot of five shares of
Railway and Electric pre-
ferred brought So.
Pictures of the New York. London,
and Paris exchanges. presented to the
local organization by it's vice presi-
dent. Charles J. Bell. have been placed
on the walls Of the exchange. The ex-
change will not be open Monday.
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New Orleans.
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago Feb. D.-Lbwer prices ruled in all the
grain pits on the Board of Trade today. May
wheat WAS taken by the larger houses in the trade
The market closed with loses Of rsc for both the
May and July. Sentiment bearsh not only
for wheat but for the other grains. There was q
lack of buying power the soft spots. while
there were testing orders on the selling side, and
the matter Of prices was le.s of object than was
To he es.licr in the week. There was no
change in the spot market at Liverpool today. with
the effect Of the weakness in Chicago On Ffiday
Offset by strength at Buen1 Ayrcs where the eI-
port call reported quito urgent.
Com and oats showed much weakness during the
first hour Of he session. which was followed By .
good rally. but the strength was not fully main
tanned. Some Of the pressure on the selling SIDE OF
com and oats came from hedging against weekly
bids hut offerings pretty well absorbed BY the
commission hu.ses Shorts bought both d theso
grains wherever = profit in sight.
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Cincinnati Hospital Dedicated.

Cincinnati. Ohio. Feb. 9.-Cincinnati's
new municipal hospital. which cos>
A,OoeG. was dedicated today. Dr. H.
e. Pr.tchett. chairman of the board Of
trustees of tho Carnegie Foundation. de-
uvered the principal address.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Feb T.-Money call through the
past week easy. with rates quoted at 2b3al&
per cent. Loans were made on Monday at 70
and II. per cent. on Tuesday at ~ and 2. on
wednesday at 81. and 2, on Thursday At 2 and
IL. and Friday at and Is.
Time money, in the closing days. became easier.
This the result Of increases In the local
bank deposits and the continued apathy of the
demand which largely caused BY the easy
tone Of call money. Rates:
Two and one-half at and thrcefourths per
cent Off sixty days. 2ka3 rer cent for ninety
days 3s3E per cent for four months, 3s3s per cent
for five and si1 months.
Mercantile paper taken in moderate amounts
this week. The supply was not supcrabundant
but nevertheless some attractive names were seen
As noted below the rates were goyrned by the
maturity OF tn pypr. Rates 3ta3A per cent for
prime PAPER of short rnaturities; per ccnt for
similar PAPER Of long nIaturites.
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New York Feb. n.-Trading at the oTening this
morning quiet with prices generally steady.
Stewart mining continued active and firm. There
was little interest in New York Central rights.
and the bond department. which for the past
week has been the most lively spot on the curb.
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A government survey has resulted in
ranking the Yukon River in fifth place
among the great streams of North Amer
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NEW YORK COFFEE.

Furnished The Washington Herald by y. l.. Car
renter & Co.. Woodward Building.
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Total Gales L .466 shares. against 1875 yester
DAY lS3 IL week ago and 1885 year ago.
From January to date sBl.Gs. against H. es ga a
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FuTAhed by n. L. Csrpente- & Co.
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STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished by ". II. Hibbs 4 Co.
SALES.
Potomac Electric cons s., 100 at 9si. 100 a,
sss
Washington hallway pfd. 5 at IS.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Baltimore, Feb y.
CITY SECURITIES.
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,taI sales, s.. 10000. against 81 ,166c yesterday
:. ESQ 4 week ago and 81. $500 year ago.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-17
NOTICE OF LAND SALE.

By virtue of decree of the Superior Court
of Guilford county, in special proceeding en-
titled Henderson Anderson VS.. Henderson
Anderson ct al VS. Ed. L. Raglan ct. ALL the
undersigned commissioner, having sold the
said lands herein referred 10 on the 9th day
Of June, 1915, and since that time having re-
ceived a ten per cent bid on the same, will
again, according to law and order of court,
offer for sale on the premises, ia the City OF
High Point, N. c.. in the section OF said city
known as ''Moon Town. on Saturday, the
10th day of June, 1915, at o'clock P M :,
said bidding to start at $435 90, offer at pub
lie auction to the last and highest bidder for
cash the following described real property,
situate in said State and county. described as
follows: Being lots Mes. II, II and 10,
block &C." Moon plat. Said lots front on the
South side of West street and are so feet
front by 125 feet deep. Also lots Nos. and
l, block 3d." Moon plat. These front on
north side of Railroad street and are so feet
front and run on north side ia teet deep
and on east side Ill feet deep.
For further and better description of all OF
said property see deed of conveyance of said
lands from Campbell to Anderson, duly re-
corded in the office of Register of Deeds tor
Guilf1rd county, N. G in Book 1ez, pages
or and 675, etc.
This the 9th day of June, 1915.
D HI. PARSONS, COmm'r.
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Not a Single County Has Re-
iected Plans.

The Boys Road patrol, which was
authorized by a special act of the
last legislature, in which the board
of agriculture was authorized and
charged with the duty of organizing
them, is growing in popularity. Not
a county heard of where the COM
missioners has turned it down when
brought to their attention. A num-
Der of counties have lined up and
have appropriated money for the
demonstration of the patrol. Among
the number are Mecklenburg, For
syth, Catawba and Iredell. The ef-
fort is to get the patrol started in
blocks of counties where there can
be continuous stretches or roads I'M
der patrol
At a recent meeting of the board
of agriculture it was decided to make
the patrol a regular part of the de-
monstration work of the state. The
movement received the entire sup
port of every member of the board,
many of the members inviting the
worker in the field to their county.
1t is fact that not a county in
the state has a plan of maintenance
of roads which is adequate or salts
factory to the county. The Boys
patrol, while in it's inception, is be-
lieved to be on the right principle,
that of making the boy On the road
realize that a part of the road is his
and that he is to have care as to its
upkeep, getting on it Immediately
after rains when the road is in most
need. Georgia has become interest
ed in the measure and will likely
have the matter up at the next legis-
lature.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-17
WAISTIINES- NOW NORMAL
A Direct Result of Full Skirts
and Nipped-in Corsets---
Blue Taffet a Fa-
vOred Fabric.

New YORK, June is, 1915
For the first time in three Ions
years, waistlines return to their nor.
NAL place. A logical review of the
past few months disclose two dis
tinct reasons for this change in fash.
ion; first, the full skirt, and second
the corset. 1t is not surprising that
the waistline capered about when
corsets were trico and the silhouette
straight up and down; but now that
skirts are voluminous and corsets
real stays nipped in at the sides,
the joining of the waist and skirt
naturally comes at the smallest part
of the form, namely, the waistline
as nature placed it.
1t has taken many months to
bring about the evolution, and even
yet there are those who are loath to
give up their stay-belts and back
to nature corsets. When Joseph, in
the early season exhibited silk frocks
with normal waistlines. many ad-
mired this couturier's courage; but
few recognized the step as a style
prediction so soon to be realized.
Today, smart frocks have trim
waists, definitely marked. Whether
you are summering at Hopatcong,
escaping the heat at beach resort,
or passing the early season in town,
it is impossible to be oblivious, to
this one feature, at least, of the
mode. Again and again, fashion re-
peats herself in the ever prevalent
blue taffeta dress. Wherever the
New Yorker goes, you see it. If
any one thinks she can dodge the
clothes issue by packing up and
hiking off to the country, the noun
tains or the shore, she is sadly but
surely mistaken. In the Adiron-
dacks you will find all the style of
the Avenue. There are the girls
with their summer furs, wide sailor
hats and Japanese parasols, trans
planted whole from New York, with
out the veneer of style spoiled or
blemished.
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fuller than the one before, gathered
at the top and corded to the section
above; the bodice was plain save for
an inverted V-shaped ' est of organdy
and soft organdy collar; this was
product of a New York dressmaker,
perfect SO far as style was concern
ed.
So incessant is the demand for
blue taffeta for these dresses, that
the stores have difficulty in keeping
it in stock. The craze is apparent
in every department. Hats are of
the French sailor type; on these the
brim is slightly wider at one side
than on the other, and they are worn
a trif1e tilted. Of blue straw, blue
taffeta, or blue French crepe, they
are trimmed with wings, a single
bead ornament, or gauze flowers.
wired in shape. Pumps are shown
in navy blne leather, smartly piped
in white, and even dark blue gloves
in gauntlet style have been intro
duced. But these are not as popu-
lar as the white silk gloves, finished
with the Queen Elizabeth frills, and
worn oh the outside of the dress; for
even blue, to be really chic, must
have dash of white for contrast.
The fancy for the popular blue
will be restricted, however, by the
shortage of dye material in this
country. One manufacturer made
the statement that we may be
thankful to get any color at all if
the war continues; and this, no doubt,
accounts for the makers of silks try
ing to force black-and-white effects
far midsummer and fall. Already
we are seeing, here and there, III
these new, normal waistline dresses,
smart black-and-white effects. One
silk manufacturer is showing a great
variety of Grecian designs in black
and white, and black and gold. So
unusual and original are the patterns,
that they have taken the trouble to
have each copyrighted, lest manu-
facturers of inferior materials dupli-
cate the designs. If this house
successfully launches these silks on
the market, and from their record
in past seasons they undoubtedly
will, women will soon be wearing
frocks with silhouetted Dicky birds
and checker-boards the conspicuous
theme of the material.
The dyeing and manufacturing
Question. however, is a chapter by
self After all, what does it matter
whether the dresses with their new
found waistlines are white, black or
colored, so long as the result is
what the French term chic?
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New Friends Pastor.

Rev. Sylvester Newton, of Pasa-
dena, CAL, has accepted the pastorate
of the High Point Friends church to
succeed Rev. Lewis w. Mcfarland,
resigned, and will arrive here to as
sumo his pastorate inDearly August.
Several weeks ago Mr.. McF arland
rendered his resignation as pastor to
accept the position of church extern
sion and evangelistic work for the
North Carolina Friends Yearly Meet
ing.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY.

By virtue of a decree of sale made by the
Superior Court of GuiIiord county in an ac-
ton brought before the Clerk Of said county,
entitled H. F. Wright VS. Mary A. "Younts.
Viola Yourts ct al, We, as commissioners
heretofore appointed by said court, will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for cash,
in the city of High Point, N. c.. at II O'Clock
M. on the 18th day of July, 1918, in front of
the Home Banking Company, the following
described tracts of land, to-wit: Beginning
at stake on the east side of Fayetteville
and Salem plank road Gin the city of high
Point), Henry Pettiford's corner, running
south with said road to a stone ITO feet;
thence east 200 feet to a stone; thence north
10 feet to a stone; thence west zoo feet to
stone on side of plank road to the beginning,
containing three-quarters Of an acre, more or
less.
There is on this property two dwelling
house, and the lots will be sold separately,
fronting IS feet each on South Main street,
running back 200 feet each.
This June 10th, 1915
DRIED PEACOCK,
E. D. STEELE,
i1O-4t Commissioners.