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The sun., 1918-09-22
Uncle Abner'S Alert Nephew
AS Melville DAVIDSON Post He Is Well and Favorably Known
to All Lovers Good and Exciting Stories Skfully Told

1t remains to add certain embel-
lishments One is a circuit rider OF
the hills who has prayed to his God
that fire from heaven may be sent
down to STAY Doomdorf, the moon
sinner. Another is a little woman,
a foreigner, the pitiful victim of the
dead devil. Your circuit rider be-
lieves he has killed Doomdorf with
his prayer for Divine wrath upon
him; your child-woman believes that
she has slain him with a needle
thrust through the bosom of tiny
wax fgure-the medieval supersti-
ton of killing by proxy.
And now to tell the story and tell
it well. You may take a few hun
dred words to get started. Let Uncle
Abner and Squire Randolph arrive
together to deal with DOOmdorf,
whose vile liquor has caused drunken
mischief, rousing the country. Let
them find sitting on his horse in the
courtyard the circuit rider. Let
them find within the house the
frightened. faded woman creature.
Let them find in his room with its
door bolted on the inside, with its
windows closed and the dust on them
undisturbed, with its gun lying neat
" in the forks on the wall, Doomdorf,
and him murdered. Then let your
reader see the business in all its
mystifying aspects, in all its curious
and terrible condolences, as it I'M
folds itself to Abner and Randolph.
Let Randolph be the obtuse and ordi-
nary man; let Abner be the magma
tive man reading the riddle with I'M
canny ease and proving the truth OF
his reading by rcenacting the killing
the next day!
Not Methods but the Result.
The sun., 1918-09-22

anu lie Was tHt Only HAL III thC toVOih
who could ride a horse. Abner belonged to the
church militant, and his God was war lord.
This is as long bit of characterization as the
reader will find in Mr. Post book for Mr.. Post
knows how tremendously effective speech and ac-
ton can be made. So speech and action he pro-
vides and very little else 1t is consummate art.
It has the cleverest moving picture scenario backed
to the wall
The Art of Mystery Stories
The art of mystery stories is no more single than
any other art, though the purpose must always be
single and there must be sngleness of effect You
may write a mystery story based upon mere alb
straet dea as Gilbert X. Chesterton did repeatedly
in his stories about Father Brown; or you may
write a mystery story based upon popularity OF
habit or conscience in the life OF an Individual as
Anna Katharine Green did in Dork HoIlow; or
YOU may write whole chain of mystery stories
founded on principle-nOt on an idea nor an In
dividual, though Uncle Abner threads them alias
Mr. Post has done in the book before
Chesterton had only to be logical to be paradox
cal and therefore upsetting. His flaming magma
ton can make pantomime out of an abstraction
any time Mrs. Green had only to let single pc
cularity break the surface of her consciousness
and record the widening, almost endless rippes it
created And Melville Davsson Post had only to
remember my father, whose unfailing faith in an
ultimate justice behind the moving of events has
been to the writer wonder and an inspiration. "
Yes, says our reader, what you say impresses me-
but out of the idea Of an ultimate justice no one
can evolve eighteen smashingly fine mystery
The sun., 1918-09-22

THERE is one book that will not
i go begging for readers among
this falls publications; although
readers may go begging for it. A
collection of short stories by Melville
DAWSON Post means a notable book.
Such a book is Uncle Abner: Master
of Mysteries.
All of these stories have had maya
zine publication, apparently, but
such is their quality that no one who
has read some of them in the last half
dozen years will feel cheated One
and all these are stories that bear re-
reading. In the first place they are
mystery stories so ingeniousiy con-
trived as to be freshly marvelled over
time and again; secondly, they are
extremely dramatic; thirdly, they are
told with the highest skill. Actually
there seems not to be single super
fluous word in them. Not even the al
Turing number of cents word paid by
certain magazines has persuaded Mr..
Post to stretch out his variations.
The stories, in the main, are told by
a half grown lad whose Uncle Abner
is the centre of each tale And who
is Uncle Abneri A Virginian of the
earlier part of the nineteenth CEN
fury; man of six feet and more.
He was one of those austere, deeply
religious men who were the product
of the Reformation. He always car
ried Bible in his pocket and he read
it where he pleased. Oncs the crowd
at Roy's Tavern tried to make sport
of him when he got his book out by
the fire; but they never tried it
again. When the fight was over Abb
ner paid Roy eighteen silver dollars
for the broken chairs and the table
II - ,,,oc xbo ool,- NOV, ~ tho 70 uorv,
The sun., 1918-09-22
MELVILLE DIVISION POST
,oe OF UNCLE A6NER -A4S7ER OF MYSTERY

stories Can't hei Why, reader, you could do it
yourself if you took long enough over it. You
haven Mr.. Post s training, it might take your
lifetime You haven't his expertness so you might
never tell your stories as effectively he, nor even
effectively at all.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Steel Buying Heavier
But Orders Are Not Large
Enough to Offset Cancellations

Although q considerable amount of
buying has appeared during the last
week, the real test of the ability of
the iron and steel trade TO cope with
rcadjustment problems is yet to come,
THE Iron Age" finds. This is owing
to the fact that mills are still to q
large extent engaged on war work, and
cancellations have not yet been in suf-
tlclent volume to bring a shock
Sentiment in favor Of continuing
government control Of prices after De-
cember 81, it is pointed out, has stead
lily diminished, and ene conference be-
tween the manufacturers committee
and the War Industries 2 ,"~ n
Washington on December IL promises
to see the end of the chapter of price
hX.ng. Tue lrou Ace auus:
Pig iron production again fel. Off
in November, being 3,354,074 tons, or
1882 tons day, against 3,4S6,941
tons in October, or 112, 2,482 tons a day.
A good deal is heard of pig iron nego-
tiatlons for export, but little has been
done as yet"
Regarding the expected removal of
view" understands that this matter
rests in the hcnds of the steel indus
try itself, and adds: During the last
few days the conviction has crystal
lized that the transformation of the
industry from an abnormal war to q
normal peace-time basis can be best
effected by a return to open market
conditions"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
raiscrs rank next in number of appli.

raiscrs rank next in number of appli-
cations.
The magnitude of the work of the
Capital I.sues Committee was indicated
by the report that since its organlza-
ton last May II it has examined nearly
1000 applications from prospective
lssuers of securities, aggregating about
81 $50 100000.
about 20 per cent of these applica
tons were dlsapproved," said the re-
port, land these were mostly of q char
acter involving new extensions which
would not be contrlbutory to the win
ming of the war. The prevention of ap-
proximately $3.50 100000 Of unnecessary
issues which could be postponed was an
important contribution to the conserva
ton Of the nations resources"
MI. McAdoO took the occasion to en-
phasze again the Importance of hasten
ing enactment of the revenue bill now
pending in Congress-
Revenue Bill Passage Urged
"Unless the measure becomes a law
in the near future" he said, ait will not
be physically possible for the Treasury
to frame the necessary regulations and
to print and distribute the necessary
1orms uetore the returns and taxes will
be due. The enforcement Of the law
will necessarily be imperilled.
"The wisdom of such action is en-
phasized by every sound economic con-
slderation and wise tax policy. 1t is
desirable and necessary from the view
- o. me treasury in condensing
the period of readjustment and from
the viewpoint of labor and industry
generally"
Mr.. McAdoo reviewed the financial
practices of the year, including the
floating of short-term certificates of in
debtedness in advance of every Liberty
Loan to prevent the disturbing of the
money market by the loans and to OBJ
tain the money needed by the Treasury
in advance Of loan receipts. He said
the war savings movement had resulted
rot only in gathering in 1894 900 ,O0C
tor war purposes up to November
but it had helped to teach the Ameri.
can people thrift and economy
This wartime experiment has beer
so successful he commented that i,
is hoped war savings certificates will
become continuing feature or the ma.
toms financing even after the restora
tion of peace"
The report explained at length that
feature of the Treasurys policy ir
/ distributing the $8,171 900 900 credits
to Allies during the year had been tC
stabilize foreign exchange rates ane
oring the dol ar nearer par in Euro
rean countries, but did not mentor
the specific acts undertaken by the
= Treasury to accomplish this. In ex
change for credits France gave tn,
United States credit in France of S63l,
! 275,000 for army purchases. Grea
Britain established similar credits O
| Sis 633 900 and Italy $5,284 900.
The report Diseases that Libert,
Loan conversions have been made a
To-. ows; rlrsu Liberty Loan 31a pc
cent bonds exchanged for per cen
bonds, s568,320 900; first Liberty Loal
3 12s and As exchanged for 44 s, $183
$4,000; second Liberty Loan As ex
changed for AIS, S1,541 ,s6l O0O Thi
indicates that most bond buyers hav
failed to take advantage Of the Treas
ury's offer to cow IT past issues. int
bonds bearing a higher rate of interes-
1t is now too late to convert.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Wall Street Items

The National Park Bank of New yorL
has organized foreign trade depart
ment IN connection with its foreign de-
partment and H. R. Jolles has been
appointed manager.
II. Rein, formerly connected with p
M. Snecker & Co.. has become asso.
ciated with Alfred r. Risse as baad
Of the bond department.
80 harms, Forbes & Co. are Offering at
S912 and interest. netting about s d 5
per. cent, 50 SAT 900 Utah Power and
Light Company first mortgage 5 per
cent gold bonds dated February 9. 1914
cue February /, 1914 and secured by
hrst mortgage on the companys prop
e'tv N Utah and Idaho and through the
deposit of securities by first lien on
property in Colorado.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
~ WeaItI, Markets and
Big Locomotive Orders
Contracts Aggregating $40, ,OOO,'
600 Are Awarded

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Contracts
ror the construction Of 500 standard
locomotives we're awarded to-day by
the railroad administration to the
American Locomotive Company. Di-
rector General McAdoo said this order
is in addition to one for 100 Mkado
standard locomotives recently placed
with the Lima Locomotive Works Lima,
Ohio The two orders involve the eX-
penditurc Of approximately 100000
The contracts provide profit to the
builders of per cent of the cost and
protect the government against any in
crease Of the stipulated prices on ac-
count of wages or overhead expenses
The cost of the principal materials
will be regulated by the government
through the price fixing committee.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

ments put into effect on November L.
Otherwise it was considered as being
important only because it indicated 9
disposition on the part of the bankers
to let down the bars.
A most vital point in Mr. Strong's
letter, according to the opinion Of the
Street. was his assertion that it is not
probable that additional funds will be
available for stock market loans 50
long as the government continues 10
be a borrower on the present large
scale. In some quarters it had been
lntlmated that all restrictions upon the
Stock Exchange money supply would Dc
removed before the end of the year
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
No Change in Utah Dividends'

A statement attributed to a direc,0l
of the Utah Copper Company yesterds!
was to the effect that no change IN 'hs
dividend rate is contemplate =. 'ns
near future. This, it was said, also ap.
piled to Nevada Consolidated, but WIFE
respect to the other porhpyries Inv
situation was sad
able When directors meet tomorrow
it was limited that reduction IN tns
quarterly d4sDursenoA. =
Ray Consolidated may be ordered
compilation of the earnings Of tnes'
companies showed that all except Ne
vada earned their present dividend re-.
quirements during the nine monlns
ended September 80. That COMPANY:
costs mounted to 20.70 cents pouno "
he third quarter. the highest IN '"'
history of the mine.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Relevant Comment
Opposes Regional Regrouping7


julius Krutschnitt, president an'
chairman of the Southern Pacific, in
statement yesterday said he was Op,
posed to President Wilson's announced
policy regarding the railroads, partlcu,,
larly with reference to the Regional
grouping idea. He said III part: MY
objection to the regional plan as
understand it is that it would star
with forced alienation of the prop
critics at what would no doubt be sac
rifice Of values. and would result in q
practical destruction of all competl.
ton. For what purpose? Apparently
for the purpose of securing the bene-
fits of unified control and the efficiency
of Federal operation"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
To Settle Oil Tax Dispute

LIMA, Peru. Dec. 4.-The Peruvisn
Congress virtually has agreed that tns
long standing taxation controversy De,
tween the Peruvian government ana
the International Petroleum Company
be seat to an arbitration board for seq
tlement. The board would be appolnF
ed bv Peru and Great Britain. Forty
one thousand claims are involved.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Bank Clearin8s.-Bank clcarings yes
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Apart from a firmer tone displayed
by some of the neutral exchanges yes
terday, dealings in the local foreign ex-
change market were devoid of feature.
Sterling and francs were steady.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, follow:
(Quoted dollars to the pound).
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
J.k.R ce, Jr & Co. Buy & Sell

Air Reduction a
Amer scan Chicle Com. & Pf6.
American Meter
American Piano Com. & Pfd
American SNUFF Com.
X. w. Bliss Com.
Canada Foundrss & Forgings
Chase Natl Bank stock
tb'tcs Restaurant Com. & Pfd
Columbia Trust Co. stock
~ &c 4 Coal
Famous Plav.rs-Iasky
Farmers Loan d Trust Stock
~ieiitN 4.
Great American Insurance
Greeley Square Hotel Pfd
James Butler Pfd.
Jones Brothers Tea
Lehigh Valley Coal Sales
Mohawk Valley Co.
National Fuel Gas
Penna. Coal & Coke
Port Lobos petro.eu Rights"
Remington Typewriter STOCKS
K. j. REYNOLDS Tobacco stocks
Singer Manufacturing
Texas Pacific Coal n Oil
thompson -Starrett Com. l. pfd.
| White Rock Water
we have good markets IN unlisted and insc.,
Securities and respectfully invite inquir.es.
:, .K.Rice e,Jr.&CO.
>hones 1000 70 401o Ioh, o. WI, (. - <
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York has put in force the following
schedule Of rediscount rates which ap-
ply to bankers acceptances: Maturities
UP to IS days, per cent; 1s to Go
days, inclusive, 44 per cent; 81 to 80
days, inclusive, 41a per cent
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
News Digest
Foreign

Foreign
Paris Bourse.-PARIS, Dec. 4.-Trad-
ing was quiet on the Bourse to- day
h~oo per cent rentes, 90 francs 90
centimes for cash. Exchange on Lon
ON, % francs 80 centimes. Five per
cent loan, 81 francs 95 centimes.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Finance Economics
elephonc
Hanover 65t4

fair demand for bank acceptances at
the following rates:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per centPer cent.Pes cent.
E igible
m m ber
banks. .4H@4 4f@4fs 4h h@4I4
E igibl
non-meTn-
Der banks 414 4@4Is 47s@4M 4as@4A
Ineligible
bank bills.5Ia@5 51a@s 5h@s
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent
Eligible member banks. ...... 4is
Eligible non-member banks. ..... 4h
Ineligible bank bills. ls....... 8
Discount Rates.-Tho lowing table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper for all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

Nominal.
Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

Commercial Paper.-Condition in
this market were unchanged yesterday.
Most of the paper offered continues to
London Money Market.-LONDON,
Dec 4.Money. per cent. Discount
rates. short and three months bills,
917-92 per cent. Gold premium at
Lisbon, 90.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
$2,847,0OO
Utah Power g. Light Co
First Mortgage SO Gold Bonds

First Mortgage SO Gold Bonds
are
+ o r r.
Vice d o the Pow ny.cop-so
ut sn sta tk
The Utah Power Light
with electric light and growing
rich agricultural and mineral Utah
Idaho. Through its subsidiary The Western Colorado
Company also southwestern Colorado
Lake City and Ogden Utah which
The population the
and increasing rapidly
charges
These bonds the MORTGAGE
the the
and through the deposit Of securities, BY
ed Colorado The Mortgage provides Sinking
Fund which became operative December 81, 1916.
Price S9h and interest; net Ing about 5000
We recommend these bonds investment and
mi circular
Harris, Forbes & Con1oany
Pine Street, Corner William, York
Harris Forbes Forbes g. Company Harris Trust and SAVINGS
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05
Money and Credit

Although quoted rates for money
were unchanged in this market yes
terday, bankers reported an easier un-
dectone. At the Stock Exchange call
money ruled at 6 to OK per cent
throughout the day.
Offerings of fixed date funds were
moderate, with the rate holding at 6
per cent for both classes of collateral
on loans up to sixty days.
Ruling rates for money yesterday
compared with year ago, were as
follows:
Yesterday. Year ago.
Per cent. Per cent.
Call money:
On mixed collateral 6 3N
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

Bank Acceptances.-There was
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

ewith Natin
New-York tribune., 1918-12-05

On mixed collateral 6 81,
On industrial cl'tl. 6Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-05
COUPLE NOT SATISFIED
WITH CIVIL RITE WEDDING

Robert NJ. Kellogg of Chattanooga,
Tenn, twenty-three years old. said to
be closely related to the millionaire
Kelloggs of Battle Creek. Mich, Sc
cured a license today from Col. VIM. A
Knoll for a religious marriage cere-
mony Mr.. Kellogg and Miss Hazel W.
Gault, nineteen years old, were united
in marriage about three weeks ago by
a civil ceremony at Chattanooga. They
came to Washington recently and de-
cided to have the marriage VOWS re-
peated before a clergyman.
DIR. Edwin c. Wilson applied for the
license and stated that he understood
Young kellogg was about to enter the
military service of the United States.
Rev. Enoch NJ. Thompson. an Episcopal
clergyman is named to officiate.
Col Knoll could not recall today
similar application for religious cere-
mony when the civil ceremony had not
also been performed in Washington. 1t
is not unusual. he stated. for persons
of different religious beliefs to secure
two licenses, one for a civil ceremony
and the other directed to some clergy
man, but In all the cases he could re-
call both ceremonies were performed
on the same day or on following days.
and never separated by an interval of
three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-05
Cough Nearly Gone
in n Hours
That's the usual experience with
this homemade remedy.
Costs littIc-try IL.

ANY one who tries this pleasant
tasting homemade cough syrup will
quickly understand why it is used in
more homes in the United States and
Canada than any other cough REM
edy. The way ii takes hold Of an OBJ
stinate cough, giving immediate re-
lief, will make YOU regret that you
never tried it before.
Any druggist can supply you will,
~ ounces Of Pinex COO cents WORTHY.
Pour this into pint bottle and ill
the bottle with plain granuIated
sugar syrup. The total cost is about
IS cents and you have full pint of
the most effective remedy you ever
used.
1t promptly heals the inflamed
membranes that line the throat and
air passages, stops the annoying
throat tickle, loosens the phlegm and
soon your cough stops entirely.
Splendid for bronchitis, Group,
whooping cough and bronchial
asthma.
Pinex is highly concentrated
compound of Norway pine extract,
and is famous the world over for its
healing effect on the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask for
"zEs ounces Of Pinex" with full direc-
tions and don't accept anything else.
A guarantee of absolute satisfaction
or money promptly refunded goes
with this preparation.
The Pinex Co, Fl Wayne. Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-05
D. C. POLICEWOMAN BRINGS
PRISONER UNASSISTED
Mrs. Farling Goes to Baltimore and
Returns With Woman Charged
With Receiving Stolen Goods.

Mrs Sarah V. Farling, policewoman n,
has made her first trip to another juris-
diction and returned with a prisoner
tective. When the question of going to
Baltimore and bringing back a pris-
oner was discussed by Inspector Grant
and Mrs. Farling the former asked If
the latter thought she cou!d make the
trip alone.
I'll bring her ba ok said the police
woman without the slightest hesita
ton, IF the Baltimore police Will turn
her over to me-"
Armed with a warrant charging Hat
tie Jones, colored. 1146 Pennsylvania,
avenue. Baltimore, with receiving
from a department store during the
Christmas holiday season, Mrs. Earring
went to the Monumental city and made
q request of the Baltimore police for
the surrender of the prisoner.
Hattie Jones, who gave her age as
twenty-one years, offered no objection
to returning with Mrs. Farling. There
was no reason why she should not
come here, she stated. having COM
mitted no offense. She had bought the
coat in the usual way and paid for it,
she said and she had no reason to be-
lieve it had been stolen.
Policewoman and prisoner went to
Union station and boarded what was
scheduled as q fast train on the Penn
sylvania railroad. not taking in con-
sideration the question OF government
control or war period transportation.
1t was exactly Lao o'clock when the
train pulled out OF Baltimore and it
was 6:45 o'clock when it pulled into
Union station here.
The train was scheduled being only
for passengers, but on its way here nu-
rnerous delays were experienced, and
when it reached this city it was more of
freight train than a passenger train.
Wearied of the treSome trip, the police
woman and Hattie were glad to rea en-
their destination, and the accused was
given quarters at the house of detention.
While a charge of receiving stolen
property was preferred against the young
woman, it is stated, it is highly proba BILE
that she will not be prosecuted on that
charge, but. merely be used witness
against the woman who is alleged TO have
stolen the coat and sold it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-05
Dates Back to Christmas.

The history of the affair dates back
to Christmas day, when school teach
err from Norristown. Pa. Miss Emma
Miller. dened the blizzard and came to
the reservation to wed Charles A
Cramer. private in Company 10, Sd
Training Battalion Of the Depot Bri-
sade
They hunted high and low for a
preacher without success. largely be-
cause they did not take many people
into their confidence. The bride to- be
was compelled to return to her home
without having the knot tied.
But Cupid could not be bafled in that
manner, so he urged Miss Miller to try
again. She did. On New Year day, she
and Cramer sought r. W. Ricketts,, a
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A, and ex-
planned their plight.
Il know man who will do IT. re-
sponded the secretary. Come with me-
They rushed to the train terminal
Just in the nick of time to intercept
Lieut.. P. NJ. Holderman, the chaplain OF
the Si4th Infantry. who was on his way
to Baltimore.
Have you a license?" asked the
chaplain.
Miss Miller had obtained a license a
few hours before at Annapolis. So the
quartet marched off to E Bungalow
and the bond of wedlock was solem-
nized,