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The OrieinaI Paul Pry.

Thomas Hill familiarity called Tom my Hill. was, says Dr Brewer, the original Paul pry It was from him also that Theodore Hook drew his character of Gilbert Gmney Planche in his "Recollections" says of Hill: His speciality was the accurate infOr. nation he could impart on all the pet. ty details of the domestic economy of his Friends, the contents Of their ward robes their pautries. the number of pots of preserves in their store closets and of the table napkins in their linen presses. the dates of their births and marriages. the amounts of their trades mems bills and whether paid weekly or quarterly He had been on the press and was connected with the Morning Chronicle He ased to drive Matthews crazy by ferreting out his whereabouts when he left London and popping the information in some pa nor"
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-23
Mean Hit.

Gladys-Jack proposed to me so beautifully. Gwendolen- But my dear, look at all the practice he's had.-Ral. timore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-23

Colleges and books only copy the language which the field and the work yard ade-EmerSOn
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-23
COAL INCREASES

Owing to the increase in freight charges on coal oargoes, the price of coal will be increased S1.00 per ton, selling hereafter for $13.OO per ton.
 ALASKA TRNSFER co. S-lO-2t.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-23
Mover GiVea Up.

He-My motto is Never give up" 5he-Ycs; I've frequently noticed 1t in a crowded street ,ar
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
HEADS NEW ORGANIZATION,
Charles H. Thorne Chairman of Ma.
tional Chamber of Agriculture.

The appointment of Charles H. Thorne
or Chicago as chairman of the newly
created National Chamber of Agricul-
ture is announced in cablegram re-
ceived from Senator Duncan l. Fletch-
er OF Florida. who is in Buenos Aires
as member of the international high
commission. The appointment has been
made by Senator Fletcher in his
capacity as chairman of the Amer
lcan commission. which. under its
constitution. deals with subjects of
agricultural finance. production, dis
tribution and organization, the
United States commission appointed by
President Wilson cooperating The
new National Chamber of Agriculture
is to absorb the work of the United
States commission. Mr.. Thorne has had
wide experience in matters pertaining
to agriculture.
The main purpose of the National
Chamber of Agriculture is to produce
better economic conditions for the
farmers. 1t is Senator Fletcher's inten-
ton to secure the enactment by Con-
gress of joint resolution providing
for the federal organiza ton of the new
body.
The headquarters of the organ
ization are in Washington. Dr. Clar-
ence j. Owens will be the active exec
utive associated with Chairman Thorne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady today at de-
cline of l point on May, but generally
unchanged to points higher. Liver
pool was relatively easy and houses
with Liverpool connections were mod
crate sellers of new crop months. but
there seemed to be a little trade buy
ing and scattering commission house
demand which sustained prices during
the early trading.
Reports of generally firm spot mar
kets and the trade buying of near
months probably encoura ged the sup
port of the later deliveries. but gener-
ally business was quiet. and it did not
take a great deal of demand to hold the
market around 12.G2 for July and 12.1S
for October, or about =. points above
Saturdays closing figures. Liverpool
was the chief seller during the early
trading.
Futures opened steady, May, 1888
July. 1900; October. l2.11: December,
1894: January. 1899.
The market was quiet later in the
morning. July sold OFF from 1902 to
1877 under little liquidation or real
izing. but rallied to 1900. with the tone
steady and with the general list ruling
about net unchanged to > points high
er shortly after midday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
INVITATION GOLF TOURNEY.
Chevy Chase Clubs Annual Spring
Event Carded for May Is, 26, q.

The golf committee of the Chevy
Chase Club has issued invitations for
the sixth annual invitation spring
tournament to be held May % % and
81. The tournament is open to mem
bers of the club and specially invited
guests on the opening day a quail
fication round of eighteen holes will
be played The following day the first
round of the match play starts at $50
and the second round in the afternoon.
Saturday brings up the semi finals and
finals of the different matches and in
addition an allday handicap over
eighteen holes
The following prizes. numbering six
teen, will be given to the lucky ones
who finish one-tWo in the different
groups:
For the first sixteen. replica of the
trophy presented to the Chevy Chase
club by former President Taft for
winner the winner also to have his
name inscribed on the trophy. For
the runner-up, a replica of the trophy
presented to the club by the late Vice
President Sherman. also with his name
on the trophy.
The other three siXteens will have
prizes given for the winner and run
ner up. A prize goes to the golfer
making the lowest score in the quail
fication round. In the handicap the
best net and gross scores will be re-
warded In the different groups of de-
feated Fights the winner will secure
prize.
Entries should be made in writing to
the chairman of the golf committee by
Monday. May 80. accompanied by GER
titled handicap and par of home club
course. The privileges of the club are
extended to all entrants from May -
to 81, inclusive.
The new course has become very pop
ular and it is expected that every
golfer in the club will be among the
entrants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Saws He Sat Beside Her.

Glennoriss. according to the reports
received by the local police. said he was
positive the woman he helped bury
was Miss Arnold. He sat beside her.
he is alleged to have declared, in an
automobile from her home to the West
Point house. and not only was able to
identify her by pictures printed in the
newspapers. but also from the descrip-
ton of the clothing and jewelry she is
said to have worn at the time of her
disappearance.
Police officials said their investigation
of the alleged confession. while Yet far
rom being complete. already has re-
suited in the confirmation of several
of the details According to the po-
lice records, GlennorriS real name is
ActovUS Ginonces and he was at one
time on the stage. He served sentences
at Elmira and Sing Sing. These con-
victions he is said by the Rhode Is
land police to have admitted.
Miss Arnold disappeared from the
home of her father, Francis r. Arnold
| a wealthy importer. December IL, 1910
and the most thorough and far-reach-
| ing inquiry failed to develop a tangible
| clue to the mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Denies Harvester Interest.

Alexander Lesge. general manager of
the Internal ional Harvester Company,
introduced statement denying that
his company had any interest in Irvine
except to supply it to the farmer at the
lowest cost, with d reasonable manu-
facturers profit. in order to increase
the advantages and economies of the
company'S machinery. He denied that
the company had sought to profit finan-
cial1y from the cultivation of sisal and
charged that if the Yucatan commits
sion were approved by the Investigate
ing committee it would be able to fix
any terms of credit and prices it
wished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
LONDON MAINTAINS GOOD TONE
Gilt-Edged Securities Get Most At
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Idly Steady.

LONDON. April 17.-Money was in
moderate supply and discount rates were
steady today Paris exchange responded
to the news of a French loan in New
York and closed lower at % francs % !.
centimes.
The stock market maintained a good
tone with an active business. Specula-
tive stocks. Rubber shares and Katfrs
were especially prominent and shipping
shares were good despite the number OF
boats lost. Gilt-edged securities received
attention. but Chinese bonds weakened.
American securities were idly steady
awaiting further political developments
Prices closed around parity
Insurance rates for the shipment OF
securities have advanced to l per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
IN GOLF
Players Mind Quickly Reflects the
Good and Poor Work
Forthcoming.

1t seems untrue to the golfing mind
when one mentions temperament that it
has any effect beyond that of heights of
abnormal brilliancy. Temperament, in
the ordinary links sense. Immediately
gives one the impression of supersensi-
| tive and highly developed organization
While a man is going good. having one
of those days when the ball is hit beauti-
fully and when the hole seems as large
as pail he accu,nulates a lot of sur
plus self-confidence OF course, he says
to his friends he has only resained his
true form. Then comes the fateful period
when the mashie shots begin to be =
little sclaffed and the puts to go little
to one side or beyond the hole. These
trying times for the golfer \ tiny
wrinkle shows itself between his brows
and he leaves the last green bemoaning
the breaks that did not come his way.
ers. Instead of diagosing their peculiar
style of play with the determination to
develop a game Of their own they beWail
the fact that they are off their game. The
golfer is intelligent and keeniy DESTROYS
of improving his playing. Perhaps. too
much So being liza BILE to be led astray by
some item from among the great mass
of theory and conjecture with which the
When the player is going good his
swing is largely automatic. That is, in
stead of thinking about it he let's his
muscular organization take care of the
stroke. When he begins to break little
he commences to think and usually finds
himself worse off than before.
Playing in the finals of a western
tournament player found himself de-
velopng the alarming habit of socket
ing his mashie shots. On talking it
over with the pro he found that he had
allowed himself to fall little onto the
ball in desire to get a little more
than was possible out of the shot a
too keen desire to win. AS he was a
Young player he had endeavored to eX-
tend himself and do more than was
necessary.
George Duncan, the famous British
professional. has days of Superhuman
golf. when it seems if he is inspired,
but he has his corresponding off days.
Duncans off days are better than the
average players best. Duncan has
what is called for lack of better word
golf temperament. He probably is the
fastest player in the world. One wag-
gle of his club and the ball is gone. 1t
is all done in beautiful style and seems
largely automatic. He acknowledges
more carefully he might do better
Duncan has improved in this matter of
speed and pose and it can be expected
on the termination of the war that he
will sharply challenge the supremacy
of the British triumvirate
Charles (Chick) Evans, jr who has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1.-THE cot
ton market moved in an uncertain
manner in the early trading here to-
day. brokers and operators generally
not knowing how to take political
news. Again, the drought continued in
south Texas, whereas conditions over
the remainder of the belt appeared to
be favorable for the new crop. After a
rise of to points the market fell tc
a net loss of l point.
Futures opened steady. May. 11.6s
July. HISS; October, 11.9J: December
1907: January, 1919 asked.
Favorable accounts from the spot
department stimulated moderate buy
ing. on which prices moved upward to
a net gain of points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. April l7.-Butter-
Steadier; receipts, 4.364 packages
creamery. extra (ninety-two score)
36l2: creamery thigher scoring). 37a
3712 firsts. IS y a36; seconds. 34a35
Eegs-Steady: receipts, 3i.3OS cases :;
fresh gathered. extras. 23l4 a24 regular
packed, firsts. 2Ui:a22: seconds IgI,a
20A: nearby hennery whites. fine to
fancy 2i1:a2J; nearby heunery browns.
23l2a2i.
Cheese-Steady. receipts. 900 boxes.
state held. specials. Ny fresh, spe-
cial. Il: do. averaS. run. l6i.a16s. ;
Wisconsin. twins. heid. IsalSIy
Dressed poultry-Steady. chickens.
17a30: fowls. lag, turkeys, 2sa35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Sugar Market Is Firmer

NEW YORK. April 17.-Raw Sugar
Firm: centrifugal. 500: molasses. 5.25
refined. firm: cut loaf. $50; crushed, SIS
mold and cubes. 1.65: MIN pow
Iered. 40: powdered. 7o5; fine granu.
lated. 1.l3: diamond A. rs; confec
TONERS A. 1.O5: No. l. 100
Sugar futures opened irmer on con
tined strength in the spot market ant
at noon prices were about point.
higher on light trading and limited
offerings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
CHICAGoLIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO April 7.-Hogs-Receipts.
$4,000 head: weak: bulk. 9.S5a9.95: light
aoOa10.O0: mixed. 9.35a1000; heavy,
9.40a9.95: rough. 9.40a9.55: pigs, 1.40a
$40.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000 head: weak;
native beef steers. 7.9oa993; stockers
and feeders. 5.S5aS.53; cows and heifers
4.OOa9.10; calves, 7.25al0.50.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head: weak
wethers. 6.90a9.15; lambs, 7.65a11.65.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 17.-Cotton-Spo,
irregular. Good middling, sos: mid.
ding. 1.s5; low middling. 7.61; sales
5000 bales; for speculation and export
1000 bales. Receipts. 5000 bales. Flu
lures closed steady. April. 40: April
and May. 1851; May and June. 1868 -
June and July. I.66; July and August
1.64: August and September. 75s; Sep.
TENDER and October, 1902 October and
November. 7.4s12; November and De-
cember. 7.45: December and January
40: January and February 1881.
February and March, 1.39 Il !; March and
April, 1.39ta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
POWDER STOCKS.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April 11.-ButterAtnset-
tied: creamery. 31a34.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 1852 cases;
frsts. coz a20a. ordinary ,firsts, 1917 a
20: at mark, cases included, 1Sa2O12.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts, ~ cars:
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota white. 75as7; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios, 10a1I.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls. 1872
springs 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Mrs. Hennessy's Funeral Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs Frances
OReilly Hennessy. wife of Capt. Fred
erlck Hennessy. L. S. A. who commit
ted suicide Saturday at the home of
her mother, 1925 Q street, are to be
held there at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon 1nterment is to be at Ar
lington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
French Soldiers May Wear Armor

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 2s.--Surgeons consider
the success of the new helmet of the
French army so effective that the pos
sibility of a return to the old days
when the chest and abdomen were also
protected by armor is being seriously
discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
DOROTHY ARNOLD CLUE
POINTS TO GIRL $ GRAVE
Convict in Rhode Island Prison Says
He Aided in Her Burial Fol-
lowing Illness.

NEW YORK. April IA confession
said to have been made by prisoner
in the Rhode Island state prison at
Cranston, x. l.. that he aided in the
, burial of Dorothy Arnold, the rich
young woman who mysteriously disap-
peared from this city six years ago,
was being investigated by police de-
tectives here today
The confession is said 20 have been
made by Edward Glennorris. who Is
serving a two-year sentence .ne:e. He
is alleged to have told the nn,horltieS
in Rhode Island that Miss Arnold was
taken from a house in New Rochelle
by a maj whom he had been hired to
protect. and removed to = house IN tue
outskirts of West foiut, wh"re sne
died after brief illness The next
niIht accordine to the story OF tie
prisoner. he Went TO the West t'oilt
house and helped bury hey IN a grave
IN h cellar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Some Profitable Hobbies.
III.-Raisi1g Goldfish.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

The center of attraction in a Phi1a-
delphia pet store a few days ago was
an aquarium filled with brilliantly col
ored little fish. whose abnormally de-
reloped tails and fins foated and wav-
cred about them like fairy draperies.
So perfect were they, and so purely
decorative their beauty. that they SEEM
ed less like products of nature than of
some fantastic Imagination
Presently a man who was gazing at
them with rapt attention indicated that
he had chosen the one he wanted to
buy. 1t was carefully captured and
put in a little tin bucket The onlookers
then sasped with amazement as they
saw the purchaser count out $3.50 as
the price of his two-ounce fish.
AS matter of fact the price was
nothing unusual. The goldfish has re-
Gently been taken up by fanciers all
over the United States. and his popu-
larlty and his value are growing rapid
~. Ihere are plenty of goldfish in
The country worth more than their
weight in gold. and some of the prize
S3oo each. The growth of the fad may
be gagged from the fact that the
American Federation of Gold Fish
Fanciers. which was organized in 1913,
now literally covers the country with
its local organizations. This organiza-
ton distributes literature on the care
or goldfish. and otherwise does every
thing that it can for their improve
ment and propagation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
Transformations Worked
at Almost Magical.
if neglect

ed. he will revert quickly to MS D. inlI-
tive type, though perhaps retaining
here and there a freak characteristic.
This was illustrated by the collection
of retired Chinese merchant in New
York, who built home on Long Island.
with a splendid fish pond in the yard.
Breeding goldfish was his hobby and
he spent his declining years producing
marvellous collection of fringe tails,
breads and telescopes of dainty proper
tions and fiowerlike tints. Then hhe
died and his fish pond was forgotten.
A short time ago some one stumbled
upon it. 1t contained nearly thousand
fish OF the common carp type. Some
of them retained the brilliant golden
color. while others had lost even that
Many of them had one telescope" eve.
five good goldfish specimens in the
lot. 1t was an impressive illustration
of the tendency of nature to breed back
10 the normal. the average. as soon
as the guiding and selective hand of
man is removed.
This growth in the popularity of the
goldfish has naturally provided a great
many persons with profitable occu-
patton: Women have been very sue
ceSsful at the work, and Hugh Smith,
United States fish commissioner. re-
CARDS it as an excellent hobby for them
If you go in for goldfish it pays to buy
the very best stock you can afford, for
their lifetime seems almost unlimited
There are goldfish in various parts of
the world that are known to have lived
more than a hundred years. Further
more. the value of high-grade fish
increases with his size, while a cheap
fish never improves.
The selective breeding of fine gold
fish. however, REQUIRES cOnSiQera hi
knowledge and a great deal of patience.
On the other hand, the raising of one
variety for home aquarums is COM
paratively simple. and there is grow
ing demand for fish for that purpose.
A fish may seem an unresponsive pet,
but he is very ornamental and extreme
ly safe. as he carries no diseases.
Furthermore, the goldfish is by no
means unintelligent. Hugo Mullert, the
scientist, trained one to ring a bell for
its meals. He suspended little silver
gong operated by a cord over the wa
ter. Al first a bit of food was attached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, April 17.-Bar silver. 80 9-16d
per ounce. Money, 4a4h per cent
Discount rates-Short bills and three
months, 4na4x per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotatio furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

Fish in aquariums have frequently
become SO tame that they will swim
into the hol-
Fish in Aquariums low. of the
Are Readily Tanned. rs s and
allow themselves to be lifted out of
the water for moment
The goldfish seems at a glance to be
about the most useless creature on
earth. and for a long time he was bred
solely for his ornamental value. Re-
Gently, however. very practical use
has been found for goldfish in the de-
struction of the mosquito. For the gold
fish rapidly destroys the larvae which
the mosquitoes deposit in fountains.
ponds and other still bodies of fresh
water This fact has given rise to a
great demand for goldfish on the part
of municipalities, corporations and in
,dividuals. and the United States fish
commission will distribute many gold
fish fry this year.
The goldfish used for exterminating
mosquitoes is not an imported variety.
but is native to many ponds and rivers
in the United States. 1t will stand a
lower temperature than the fancy va
rieties and requires little care.
Goldfish may be Matched either in
doors in an aquarium or in outdoor
ponds. but direct sunlight will hasten
the process. The young are a silver
gray and gradually become gold. some
times in few days and sometimes not
for year. Some of them remain silver
fish all their lives. while others turn
pearly white. A gold fish is mature in
a year. but it may go on growing as
long as it lives.
Despite it's long life and its fecun-
dity. the goldfish is primarily A domes-
tic animal, which seldom survives with
out the protection and care of man. Its
brilliant color is anything but protec-
tive and it is subject to a number of
diseases. Its real home is in the orient,
and especially in China and Japan.
where it is protected by royal favor and
has been bred in captivity for centu-
ries. There is one goldfish farm in
Japan which has been breeding fish for
sale since 1867
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17

Seeds terminate rapidly under the
influence of violet and blue rays. but
flies and other insects do not like these
colorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-17
No Other Animal So
Completely Changed

other animal has over been so swiftly
and completely changed by mans con-
troll of the principles of selective re-
production. Goldfish are really of
very plebeian origin. being near rela-
tives of the carp. At first they We're
distinguished only by their brilliant red
color. Now their tails and fins have
been developed to extraordinary pro-
portions. Lace tails. fringe tails and
ribbon tails are among the varieties
judged separately at the shows Their
heads and bodies have been strangely
distorted. the telescope" eye which
projects sometimes half an inch from
! the head being the most striking va
riety.
The Japanese deserve credit for some
of the most unusual effects in goldfish
They have produced one variety whose
immense tail and brilliant colorinS
aquatic butterfly. To the brilliant red
from which the fish derives its name
the Japanese have added blue. purple.
yellow and notified fish. The so-called
calico fish" is just now a favorite
with breeders, who are constantly try
ing to produce new color combinations
The lionhead celestaf' is another
creature recently added to creation. 1t
has fringe about its neck which
gives it a fancied resemblance to q lion
The increasing popularity of fish
shows. where the pets are judged by
fixed standards, like dogs and cats and
medals. ribbons and cash prizes award
ed. has brought into being. a class of
champion fishes, with considerable rep
utations. Thus. the goldfish Prince
kusa is known to every fancier in the
country. He is a Japanese broadtafl
and his mother. who had been mated
with a famous fish. brought a record
breaking price. Prince kusa and his
brothers and sisters are remarkable
family. They have brought their owner
several hundred dollars in cash prizes
and a number of ribbons and medals.
Tho form and color of the solrish
NAV be changed with an eaSf. that S11.,.