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Evening star., 1917-05-24
Membership Passes 1900 Mark.

With the addition of 141 members
Yesterday, the total membership OF the
chamber of Commerce, passed the 1900
mark. Those in charge hope to see at
least 1000 members in the organization
by the time the membership campaign
is ended.
Yesterday, at which reports were made.
was the presence of several Of wash
ineton's business women. of whom
many have Joined since the beginning
of the campaign. One of these. Miss
Mary O'Toole, who has been one of the
most enthusiastic workers, brought in
four members to add to the 131 an
nounced earlier by the teams. Other
women present were Mrs. Maud b.
Budd, Miss B. B. Parker. Miss Katie
Dunn, Mrs. Jeanne Kafka. Mrs. Edith
Bauer. Mrs. Bramlett. Mrs. N. r. Street,
Mrs. Hamilton Adams and Mrs. NJ.
Brooks ReitZ.
Following is a list of the members
brought in yesterday. In few cases
only the firm or an individual is named
who represents two or more member
ships, the individuals for whom plural
memberships" have been taken not
having yet been designated.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
"SERVICE" TO BE AIM OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Policy for Future Part of the For
ward Washington" Campaign
Fathered by Organization.

How the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce can best serve its members
is to be the object of survey TO pc
made in the near future. TINS marks
another step in the Forward WASH
ington" campaign which the organiza-
ton has undertaken.
Service" is to be the great ann OF
the Chamber of Commerce in the fu-
ouarters Of the organization today.
Those at the head of the. Forward
Washington" movement declare wash
ington has opportunities unequaieo py
ali Washingtonians should do their
best to bring more business here ana 70
awaken interest in general In the
survey which is to be made the mem
hers will be asked to designate ways
in which they believe the chamber can
best help them. They will also De
reaus in which they are especially in
tereSted.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
Master BARRIERS Organize.

The Master Barbers' Association of
the District of Columbia was formed
at a meeting of committee of twenty
five barber shop owners Tuesday evening.
Every barber shop owner in the Dis
trict was elected to membership by
commission. The objects and purposes
of the organization Is to promote closer
relations between the members and
better working conditions. Permanent
officers are expected to be chosen at
the next meeting, scheduled to be held
Friday evening. June 1, at old Masonic
Temple
Evening star., 1917-05-24
WEATHER.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. fair. continued cool tonight.
Tomorrow. fair. warmer; moderate west
and southwest winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight. Tomor-
row. fair, slightly warmer: moderate
winds. mostly southwest.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide 4:31 am. and sos
PM; high tide, 10:1S am. and 1850
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 5:1s am. and
5:5f pm; high tide, 11:03 am. and 11:35
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 4:47 am; sun sets.
1921 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:47 am; sun
sets. 1922 pm.
Moon rises. 7:42 p.m.; sets, 1914 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterday, 4 pm, 65:
a m. 4s; am, Sc; IL noon. "a; pm. 50.
Maximum. So, at pm. today; minimum,
4s. at $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. II; minimum. 5s.
Barometer-9esterday, T a, ne s1 pm. 2e;7s;
4 am, 29.s1; am. 1880; II noon, 2974 !;
? PM, 29.70
Evening star., 1917-05-24
WI to Form Chinese Cabinet.

jPEKING. May 24.-President Ii Yuan
Hung has issued mandate dismissing
naming DR.. Wa Ting-fang. former min
lister to the United States, as acting
premier. and empowering him to form 4
new cabinet. This action probably will
end the deadlock in parliament ana make
possible declaration OF war by China
against Germany.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
Sends 500 to Red Cross.

Samuel Smith OF the Soldiers Home
has sent to the Red Cross check for
500, stating that the money is to be
used for the benefit OF the soldiers of
the United States. Mr.. Smith served in
the regular army for twelve years. seeing
service in that many years Of warfare
against various Indian tribes in the far
west. He has been at the Soldiers Home
since 1911.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
63; condition, Z. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. IS: condition at north
connection. 5; condition at south con-
nectlon, 6. Georgetown distributing
reservoir-Temperatur 64; condition
at infiuent gatehouse. Z; condition at
eff1uent gatehouse, Z.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
Presbyterians to Meet in Columbus.

DALLAS. Tex. May 24.-The general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church
unanimously today to hold the 1913 as
sembly at Columbus, Ohio. Atlantic
@.ity was the only other city seeking
the assembly, but as It was held there
fin 1916 II was decided to give the
Injecting to the Ohio capital. which last
teatertained the general body In 1907.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
LITTLE STEEL TO 1871 II;
NEW HAVEN LOW, g 5-8

NEW YORK, May 24.-Steel common.
throwing off all lethargy. wiping out
all previous records and made new
high for itself today-several of them.
in fact rising to 131Ih, a mark that the
stock has been trying to reach for
many weeks, mark that its best
friends believe will some day be very
: cheap and low, mark crossed by the
preferred shares but once and which
was wiped out by the common when 1t
turned 1907 in the first hour of the
afternoon session.
There was a whirlwind of excitement
and enthusiasm the old reliable. the
market leader for many days, crossed
the new high, with many large lots
sliquidated at the 130 mark.
In 1909 the preferred stock made its
top price. 49, the high last year being
-l.3 and today it is points under the
common.
Some of the traders profess to see in
the order for the rehearing of the case
supreme Court indications of decision
against the company. which would
mean that the preferred shares would
be liquidated at par and the common
stock would come in for melons ga
lore-with eyes at this time turned to
liberty bonds as the first ripening
melon.
New Haven Another Sensation.
The other sensation of the day was
the smashing of New Haven, which
closed at 37s4 yesterday and was ham
mered down to 33 this afternoon. Den
yer and Rio Grande was also under the
-triphammar of bear effort. breaking
points.
All the Independent steels Joined
with the leader in the upward trend,
the coppers also joining in the advance
to the extent of " to a point, but
yielding when much profit-taking was
tndulged in. Utah Copper gained near
sly points. Smelter H. Can rs, Corn
Products g and Republic Steel 2A.
The motors were again under press
ure and were weak
. Chesapeake and Ohio was one of the
firm rails for Y advance, with Union
Pacific also higher, but these improve
ments were shaded
Evening star., 1917-05-24
Money to Loan
Your Money

No fake or Questionable adj
vertising is allowed in The Star.
Millions of dollars are saved
by people who have been wise
enough to consult banker be-
fore investing in worthless Sc
curities. You should do like
wise.
Evening star., 1917-05-24

Capital punishment for murder will
den signs a bill passed by the legis-
lature. The death penalty still could
be inflicted for treason and for kid
napinR
Evening star., 1917-05-24
DAIRY MARKETS.

3, 100. Other articles unchanged.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. May 24.-Butter-Higher
creamery. 35a391a.
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 26.512 cases:
firsts. 34a35; ordinary firsts, 32a33; at
mark. cases included. 32a35.
Potatoes-Steady: new, receipts, ten
cars; Florida, barrels, 10.50a11.00; Ala
bama, Texas and Louisiana Triumphs,
3.00a335 old. receipts five cars; Idaho.
Colorado. Oregon and Washington, 3.25a
$40.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
NEW YORK. May 24.-Butter firm; re-
ceipts, 1921 packages; creamery. higher
than extras. 411aa42: extras t92 score), Al;
firsts. 3s1a4o Y; seconds. 3ska3s.
fresh gathered extras. ssMass; fresh
gathered flrsts, storage packed, 37a38 ::
fresh gathered firsts. 3sa37; seconds and
lower grades. 321aa35 "; state, Pennsyl-
vania and nearby western hennery white,
dne to fancy, ssa4o: state. Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery browns. 3Saa391a
Cheese-Unsettled; receipts. $3.50 boxes.
including $3.50 in transit for export.
State fresh specials, colored, 26a26A do.
ored. 25& a26: do. white, 26.
Poultry-Alive, weak: chickens, broil-
ers. 42a43; fowls. 21a22; turkeys. 1sa2o.
Dressed quiet chickens. 24aso; fowls.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO. May 24.-Hogs-Receipts.
| $4,000 head; dull; bulk, 15.75a16.20;
| light. 1491a16.10: mixed. 15.55a16.25;
heavy. 15.50a16.3O; rough, 15.5Oa15.65;
pigs 10.5Oa1450.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; steady;
native beef cattle. 9.50a13.70; stockers
and feeders: 7.eoa1o.s5;: cows and heif-
| ers, 6.6Oa11.50; calves, 9.60a15.50.
| Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: strong:
wethers, 12.25a14.75; lambs. 13.OOa17.25;
springs, 15.00a21.00.
! COTTON MARKETS.
| NEW YORK. May 24.-The cotton
| market was rather nervous today
| There was also some scattering liquida-
tion of May, and the opening was 80
points lower on that delivery, while
21.00 and October to 20.63 shortly after
the call. or about 3 to points net
higher.
Futures opened steady; May. 21,oo
20.61: January, 20.63.
Covering by belated shorts sent the
price up to 21.50. or thirty-flve points
above last nights close. and within
five points of the seasons high record
established last November. Later de.
liveries firmed up with the strength ir
the spot month. with July selling al
21.14 and October at 2077. or seventeen
to nineteen points net higher.
NEW ORLEANS. May 24.-Poof cable
and realizing by recent buyers caused
decline Of 13 to 10 points around tn,
opening of the cotton market here today
At the end of the first half hour Of busi
ness the active months were 1 to-2 point
under yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening bid
May. 20.35; July, 20.39: October, 1886
December. 1899; January, 2o.0s.
Evening star., 1917-05-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, May 24.-Bearish crop re-
ports acted as a weight today on wheat
prices The nearness of general harvest
operations counted also in depressing
values. Opening quotations, which
ranged from l to lower. with July at
2.25 and September at 200. were fol-
lowed by little rally. but then by
sag further than before.
Enlarged country offerings weakened
the corn market. Commission houses
led in the selling. After opening ss off
to Il up, prices underwent a setback
all around to well below yesterdays
finish.
Oats turned downward. owing to ia
vorable weather. Holders of the July
delivery manifested quite a general de-
sire to unload.
Weakness of the hog market was re-
f1ected by provisions. Special selling
pressure on lard continued.
Raw sugar Nominal: centrifugal.
596; molasses, sos: sales, 1000 bags,
June shipment. Refined sugar, steady;
fine granulated, 750aS.50.
Futures opened steadier on covering
and buying by trade interests. Reports
that the government was considering
the Communicating of coastwise yes
sells seemed to be responsible for the
buying movement. At noon prices were
IA pnintS higher
Evening star., 1917-05-24
CURB STOCKS,

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star., 1917-05-24

NEW YORK, May 24.-Lard weak
middle west. 22.45a22.55. Hay barely
steady; No. l. 1.15a1.20: No. 2, Ito; No.
3, LOO. Other articles unchanged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
Lewis IBo wood
RealGy Co.
CORNER THIRD AND BOSTON,
GROUND FLOOR DANIEL BLDG
1917 IHOMIES

Fivc-room modern, best neighbor-
hood on North Cheyenne. $3.50, with
Cnly $500 cash.
Fivo-rpom modern on South Bos-
ton $4,000. $1,000 cash. You can
move I'm today.
$500, seven rooms on corner lot
ter blocks out This is ncw has
large living rooms. l3X26; nice
mantle, French doors; downstairs
finished in enamel, second floor nat
ural: four closets and pantry; pa
pered; edge grain floors. $500
cash.
$500 cash. five-room modern
bungalow. about twelve blocks out
S2.5O0.
Three new bungalows on the east
side cast fronts, five-room modern,
outside chmnoys, nice mantlcs. dl-
vided light windows $500 to $500
Cesh. Price $500 each.
$1,000 cash, five-room modern
bungalow on North Elwood. See US
IrIHlOMllPSOM
Room over Planters National Bank.
Phone 1896.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
Climbs Out on Shattered
Wing of Airplane to Steady
1t in Drop TO Earth

With the British Armies in France,
Feb. 8. via London, Feb. IL (from
Staff Correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press) - One of the most
thrilling flying episodes of the war was
recorded to-day when the British
observer in a two-seated machine
which had been damaged by German
shell fire climbed out on one of the
wings and steadied the airplane while
the pilot brought it safely to earth.
Two young aviators were leading
an offensive patrol when an anti-air-
craft high explosive shell burst Just
behind the right lower wing of the
riddled. Three of the stay booms
were cut, one blade of the propeller
was blown away and all the controls,
except the elevator, were put out of
action. The machine was further
smashed by the broken propeller
blade and became uncontrollable
Realizing the situation the observer
did not hesitate but climbed out three
quarters of the way on the right wing
tip in order to balance the machine.
The aircraft continued to fan In
spirals until it was about 1000 feet
above the earth. Here the observer
succeeded in balancing it, and the ma
chine glided down evenly. When
about 200 feet from the earth slight
movement by the man on the wing
caused the machine to spin again, but
the pilot was able to control il when
lust ten feet above the ground and
the aircraft landed with neither man
injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
(Continued.)



Talbot Wards challenge to Frank
Munroe to a personal encounter to de-
termine whether Munroe is lit to make
a trip to California i'm search of gold
is accepted Munroe gets hammer
lock on Ward and wins the bout.
They choose the Panama route.
Ward, it Develops is an old campaign
er. On board ship they meet Johnny
Fairfax and Yank Rogers The four
become partners.
Arriving at Chagres. Talbot Wards
knowledge of Spanish and his firm
treatment of the native boatmen help
wonderfully The party enters trop-
ical forest.
They reach Gatun. and, after pass
ing through several villages where
Ward always automatically handles
thhe natives. they arrive i'm Panama.
Ward forces steamship agent to re-
fund passage money because ship isn't
available.
Yank has provided accommodations
for all on board a sailing ship. They
arrive in San Francisco.
But we can't stand Sc a night for
these things expostulated Johnny.
Lets try over at the other place"
'Try ahead. boys" said the propri-
etor quite good naturedly. You'll
find her the same over there and ev-
erywhere else" He arose. "Best leave
your plunder here until you find out,
Come down and have a drinkT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
(Continued.)
SYNOPSIS

John Carter who has been translated
twice to Mars, returns to earth and leaves
the story Of his adventures with his neph-
ew, then goes again to Mars,
Carter aids a Martiah warrior lighting
horde of plant men. He discovers in the
warrior an old friend, Tars Tarkas.
Carter and Tarkas escape their enemies
by entering a hollow tree and making
their way to a cliff cave above.
They explore the cave, and through
secret door enter n mysterious chamber.
Unseen voices threaten them.
The tree was hollow to an extent OF
about fifty feet in diameter, and from
its fat, hard floor judged that it had
often been used to house others. AS
raised my eyes toward its roof to note
the height l saw far aboye me faint
glow of light.
There was an opening above. If we
could but reach it we might still hope
to make the shelter of the cliff caves.
My eyes had now become quite used ia
the subdued light of the interior, and
as 1 pursued my investigation l pres.
emily came upon rough ladder at the
far side OF the tree.
Quickly l mounted it to find that it
connected at the top with the lower
* series of horizontal wooden bars
that spanned the now narrower and
shaftlike interior of the trees stem.
These bars were set one above another
about three feet apart, and formed a
perfect ladder as far above me as
could see.
Dropping to the floor once more,
detailed my discovery to Tars Tarkas
who suggested that l explore aloft as
far as l could 80 in safety, while he
guarded the entrance against posi-
BILE attack.
AS l fastened above to explore the
strange shaft l found that the ladder
of horizontal bars reached always far
above me as my eyes could reach and
as 1 ascended the light from above
grew brighter and brighter.
For fully 800 feet I continued to
climb until at length l reached the
opening in the stem which admitted
the light, 1t was of about the same
diameter as the entrance at the foot
Of the tree and opened directly upon a
large, fiat limb. the well worn surface
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
Rv noRoTHY DIX

Generally speaking, a woman is
guided by one of two considerations In
selecting a husband.
She either thinks he is little tin
god, before whom she can spend the
balance of her life on her knees burn
ing incense, or else she looks forward
TO turning matrimony into REFORM
atory, in which she will experience the
supreme joy of making over her nus
band according to her own taste. =,
Neither of these expectations Is
often realized. Hence the frequency
of the domestic dissillusion.
Women's imagination has caused
half of the trouble of the world, ana
nowhere does it get in its deadly work
as completely and fatally as when IL
induces lovesick girls to glorify oroi-
nary, commonplace men into deml-
gods, and marry them on that plat
The Wife Often Deludes Herself Into
Thinking Her Husband
is n Demigod
This is what leads women to expect
too much of men. and most or the as
appointments of married life result
from 1t.
The wife has clothed the husband in
the garments that her fancy has woven
and crowned him with a halo.
She has figured him out as a grand,
noble being, who will move through
existence in a sort of spiritual haze,
ana Wnen S1e Illus OUT ILSlI hS 10 Oil
everyday man in tweed clothes and a
derby hat, who is finnicky about what
he eats and can swear a blue streak
when his collar button rolls under the
bureau, she means out that she is the
most unhappy of her seX-that her
heart is broken and her ideals shat
tered, because she has discovered that
her idol has feet of clay.
All of which is tommyrot, for the
poor man not only had feet of clay.
but was constructed of dirt all the
time.
Furthermore, he never pretended to
be anything else. His name was al
ways Mud, and it was the woman her
self who rechristehed him out of the
depths of her romantic vocabulary.
Marrying a Man to Reform Him is a
Low-Down Trick Upon the Man
A long step will be taken toward
promoting domestic felicity when
women stop marrying men under the
impression that they are plaster saints,
or Booth Harrington heroes, and pick
out husband because, while he may
average up pretty small in a collection
of tin gods, he is the man who will
make his wife q good living, and be
willing to do his turn of a night when
the baby has the collie.
When q woman does marry a man,
though, she is in honor bound to ac-
cept him as he is. The meanest and
the sneakiest thing a woman ever
does is to wed a man with the deter
mination of reforming him.
This is taking an unfair advantage
of the poor, ignorant, unfortunate fell
low that can only be compared to
robbing blind beggar, or taking PEN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
Fashions of To Day By May Manton

T TERE is an eminently
II girl-like frock perfectly
adapted to the small
women of girl-like figures as
we'll as to the girls themselves.
You can make it of a light
weight wool material or you
can make it of silk and you
can trim it with a contrasting
material, as it is here, or you
can braid or embroider the
trimming portions. Soutache
braid applied over stamped
design is being much used and
would make a handsome trim
ming for this frock while it
comes easily within the reach
of any woman who can sew, or,
if you like you can make the
body portion of the dress of
charmeuse or of some such ma
terial and the skirt of thinner
one, or, you could use a serge
body portion with a charmeuse
skirt to be pretty, using the
charmeuse again for the trim
ming.
For the I6 year size will be
needed, as yards of material
SO inches wide, ~ yards A.
with $s yard SO inches wide
for the trimming.
The pattern No. 1927 is cut
in sizes for 10 and Is years. 1t
will be mailed to any address by
the Fashion Department of this
paper on receipt of fifteen cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
Observation-Disclosures

nies away from a child; for we'll every
mothers daughter of us knows that
never, never. never would we ind a
man who would accompany us to the
altar If he had even the remotest sus-
picion that we were inwardly resolved
to interfere with every taste and habit
and amusement he had enjoyed for
twenty five, or thirty, or forty, or fifty
years before he met us.
Suppose, in the days of courtshlp,
Angelina should casually remark TO
Edwin that as soon as they are mar
ried she will break his cherished meer-
schaum pipe and put stop TO ms
smoE ing. Suppose, in the antenuptial
days, Maud should tell Jack that after
hey are married there will be no more
highballs for him.
Suppose Mary, before the ceremony,
should reveal to Tom that she will eX-
pect him to turn over to her his pay
envelope every Saturday night, and
that in their household she will be 1T
so completely that he went even dare
10 ask to go downtown of a night.
What would happen?
1t doesn't take a prophet to tell.
The wedding would be called suddenly
and violently off, wherefore women
subtly conceal their purposes.
They make man believe they think
him perfection until they get him, and
then they go to work and cut him over
and make him over according to their
ldSIe-Wnlcn is mighty uupl6ttSeliAl anu
surprising to the man.
Wives, Don't Insist On Taking Your
Husband Apart and Rearrang-
ing His Habits
Here again you find a potent source
of discord in families. and it is alto
gether the woman s fault.
No woman has a right to marry
man unless she is going to take him
as he is.
If, as he stands, with all his faults
thick upon his head. he doesn't suit
her, in all decency and honesty and
kindness she ought to let him alone
and permit him to enjoy himself in
peace in his own way in single blessed
upon whom his weaknesses will not
CRATE.
No man lives to the marriageablA
age without hitting upon the scheme
of life that he finds most agreeable,
and ascertaining the kind of clothes in
which he is most comfortable. and the
things to eat that agree with him.
1t is simply criminal for a wife to
interfere with these, yet the majority
of women are no sooner married than
they set to work to reconstruct his
whole plan of life, from his politics
and religion to the way he cuts his
hair and the kind of collar he wears
The wise wife is the womaG @ho
takes her husband as he is and who
does not veX either herself or him by
trying to idealize Efrn into something
he is. not or fashion him over into
something ne can never be.
A great deal of comfort and happi-
ness can be gotten out of a very
mediocre article if you make up your
mind to be satisfied with it.