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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Music as a Public Utility.
Philadelpbia ledger.


A student of the changes wrought
by wartime and the reconstruction
era cannot afford TO overlook the
altered status OF the art of music.
A few years ago there was gulf
fixed between the knowledge OF the
SPECIALISTS and the intelligence OF the
average audience. Music to be pop
ular' was expected to appeal to an
order of taste comparatively low.
Now that is changed. A visitor 10
one of our leading restaura nts heard
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony"
played by the orchestra and at about
the same time listened to Bachs Air
on the G String" at q theater At
hotel the other day the 'Hy mn to
the Sun" from Rimsky korsakow'e
COG dor" was heard with general
acceptance: and in the moving pic
tture theaters Chopin. Beethoven and
Bach are by no means uncommon.
Some OF the picture places" employ
players OF high standing from the
important symphony orchestras. The
talking machine has had great
deal to do with the spread of intel
ligence and appreciation in matters
musical: the movement for communi-
ty singing has led many to discover
in themselves a capacity for the con-
cord OF sweet sounds. after they had
hicted. by tone-deafness.
1t is no longer thought unmanIy or
little soft" to care for music. The
art has proved in all walks OF life
its singular power to Danish the
megrims and to line the clouds with
silver. With soldiers abroad music
was powerful remedial agency: and
"a new songs measure for grateful
thousands relieved the tedium of the
hospital ward and helped on leave to
bring man back to the normal life
and the world he knew great vio-
linist is right in his feeling that mu-
sic has great work to do in allay-
ing the bitterness OF feeling aroused
by war. Never was participation in
music SO general. never was the love
Of popular taste so high or the pub
lie 80 Discerning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. December lathe
market for coffee futures opened at
decline of 10 to Is points, owing to
lower Santos cables and scattering
Incubation. March was relatively easy
under selling by trade interests and
SOLO at 1889. or about Is points NET
lower and 6o points below the high
level OF Thursday. There was scatter
ed covering. however. and the market
rallied later in the morning on ru-
mors OF favorable peace deyelopments.
with March selling up to 1900. The
close was net unchanged to 10 points
lower, with near months relatively
easy Closing bids: December. I4.45:
January, 1853: March. 1896; May,
Is 10; July. 1881. and September. 1918
Spot coffee, dull; Rio IS. 15al51s
Santos IS. PAX a25E Cost and
freight offers were irregular. ranging
from 1890 to 1880 for Rio IS Lon
don credits. Transactions were re-
ported in Rio IS at 1855 and Victoria
IS and IS at 1885 London credits
which were believed to represent re-
sales.
The official ca bles showed an ad-
vance of 1875 reis in the Rio market
and decline of Is ID in Rio exchange
on London, but the Santos spot mar
ket was 400 to 500 refs lower and flu
lures showed a decline of $50 to 800
reis. Brazilian port receipts, $4,000;
Jundiahy receipts, 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
EMPHASIZES NEED IN u. S.
FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION
Noble Foster Hoggson Says Utmost Output
Is Only Cure for State of Lethargy
America Has Fallen Into.

construction before the war was only
l.aoo.0oo.OOo francs. Now. with lack
Of material. la Dor and money il is
much less than that. So. IL we try To
do this work alone il will take US
more than ter Ne'rS 10 restore ron-
ditions as they existed PRIOR - 1919
in this one item of rebuilding de-
stroyed homes and factories. We
must have C-mrnt-'nanv laolsa nf
tons OF it-from America. also build
ing hardware. steel. wood household
furniture and many other things
w hen the armistice was signed
America faced future of extraordi-
nary opportunity. A year has passed
! in which other nations have made
progress. while we stood sliu " mere
will the second anniversary OF the
srmistice find u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. December 13-Butter-
Higher; creamery, Sass Il
Eggs-Unsettled: receipts. 479 cases;
firsts. 74a75: ordinary tirsts. Sass;
at mark. cases included, 6Sa14
Poultry-Live: unchanged.
NEW YORK, December 13.-Butter
Steady; receipts. 1919 tubs; cream
cry, higher than extras. l3,za74; ex-
ira (92 score). rs; firsts. 81 iea72;
packing stock. current make NO. 2
481ka49.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 6.4O2 cases,
Fresh gathered extras. s1aS2; do,
extra first. 7saso; do. first. 7ea7s:
state of Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery. white. first to ex-
ira, s5ass; do, brown. s5aS6: do.
gathered brown and mixed colors.
81aS3.
Cheese - Irregular; receipts. 1875
boxes. State, whole milk flats, current
make, specials. 32a321a; do. average
run, 31h; state, whole milk mats.
current make specials. 81 14as2; aver
Poultry - Live: nominal. Dressed
steady and unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Wealth of Persia.
From the London Times.


Persia bids fair TO become one OF
the richest mining countries in the
world. Its mineral wealth is almos,
inestimable. but as yet scarcely
touched. In addition to the oil fields
already tapped. there are others
awaiting exploitation. There is much
gold. lead, silver. copper and coal.
The difficulty hitherto has been with
transportation, it being necessary TO
carry ores several hundred miles over
the mountains on the backs of camels
or mules. which ate up all the profit
A very good start has. however. been
made on building railroads, and as
the roads are suitable for heavy motor
traffic it ought to be easy to install
mining and reducing machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK. December 13-The
sugar market was again unsettled to-
day, with the trade generally await
ing developments in connection with
government control. Operators. how
ever. were in the market and sales
were reported late Friday of 5000
bags of Cubas for May shipment at
S&, and 5000 bags for April shipment
at 11-l6 f. o. b. Cuba, for their ac-
count.
In refined. prices continue on the
basis of for fine graduated. AL
though there is very little old-crop
sugar left The demand continues
active, but the distribution by the
committee is limited. owing to the
small supplies. and not much relief
can be had until the new crop COM
mences to move in volume
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
ASLEEP At THE SWITCH.
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE.
copyright. 1912

Reformation is a matter OF switch
ing.
After running along one track we
switch to another.
That is all there is to any change
in man or his institutions: il is the
method in political revolution. bust
ness readjustment or religious con-
version.
1t is the trick OF changing over
from one habit to another.
We all run in ruts: We are ike
railroad trains. not like automooiles,
for we run on tracks
Our mental wheels are Hanged. and
| if We get off the track, and don gel
on another. we usually are dItched
Tragedy means the victim has got
A., off one track. but has not succeeded
| in getting on another track.
Now when we want to break bad
habit. say drinking. or idflng or
gam bling. or profiigacy. or ugly tenn
per, or petulance. or any such thing
one trouble is that. while we see
We do not form definite idea OF The
track We want to go 10.
1t is not so much ceasing the use
of alcoholic stimulants We should
keep in our minds. not this negative
idea. but the pleasure. comfort. health
and vigor that come from consuming
wholesome and rational nourishment-
Many a man has fully made up his
mind to quit booze. but merely sticks
there "all dressed up and nowhere
to 60
Nature abhors vacuum.
The soul abhors don't.
Show us what to do,
And it is important. not only to
have another track ready upon which
to go when we leave the old one.
but also to attend to the switch.
That is TO say. in supplanting bad
habit with good one the attention
should be concentrated upon the act
itself OF changing.
For instance. in breaking yourself
of fits of ungovernable temper or OF
sulking. it is not enough to use your
Imagination to depict to yourself how
much better you would appear IL you
had poise and self-restraint. and il
you remained calm. unruff1ed and
cheerful under all provocations: you
must also use your imagination. ana
your will and judgment as well, to
picture for yourself your right course
Of action at the very moment or temp
tation.
from now. or when you get old. that
YOU want to know and to practice.
but how to act at the particular juno
ture of time
In other words. YOU must learn how
to throw the switch deftly. how to
get suddenly from the old road and
habit to the new without running
off the track.
If. you want to change successfully.
concentrate upon the act OF changing.
think of that. study that practice
that aud DO not waste all your moral
enthusiasm in thinking how well you
are going TO get along after the change
mas been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Prime Mercantile PAPER,

NEW YORK. December 13-Mercan-
tile paper. 5A az. Sterling sixty-day
bills. 3.63A: commercial sixty ay
bills on banks. 1881: commercial
sixty-day bills. 3.62S4; cables. 3.69'4
Francs, demand. 11.35: cables. l1.3O.
GuiIders. demand. 81; cables, 31A
Lire. demand, 1852; cables, 1880
Marks, demand, EOS: cables. 30 Gov
eminent bonds steady; railroad bonds
IRREGULAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Pastoral Turks.
From the Detroit News.

Detr0Il NeWs.
From time immemorial the peoples
of Turkey have followed the pastoral
calling. The keeping Of fiocks and
herds is an industry throughout the
mountains of Kurdistan and the ad-
joining hills. Great fiocks are kept all
along the edge of the desert and in
Central Asia Minor. This industry OF
stock raising. besides supplying the
people with a large amount of food
and clothing. furnishes for the expor,
trade hides and dairy products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
Paris Bourse Trading Quiet.

PARIS, December 13.-Trading was
quiet on the bourse today. Three per
cent rentes. 60 francs So centimes; eX-
change on London. AZ francs Is CEN
times: per cent loan. So francs S
centimes. The dollar was quoted at
II francs 421& centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
r.. NJ. Wolfe Assistant Cashier

Ralph NJ. Wolfe has been elected as
sistant cashier of the Citizens Savings
Bank. Mr.. Wolfe has been an active
worker in the American Institute of
Banking. and was one of THE organ
izers of the local chapter of the Amer
lean Legion.
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$24.50 Is "FkIR PRICE"
FOR A SUIT IN CHICAGO
Clothing Subcommittee of Illinois
Body Makes Reasonable" List
for Dependable Apparel.

CHICAGO. December 1.-THE first
fair prices" on clothing were listed
yesterday by the Chicago clothing
subcommittee of the Illinois fair
price committee to show that de-
pendable mercha ndise can be bought
at reasona bic prices. The prices were
not fixed maximum or minimum
figures.
AS long as present stocks last. wom-
ems suits can be purchased as low an
s25. dresses at s15.25, shoes at AS:
mems shoes at 1886, suits and over
coats at S24.o0 each. These prices
were made by the subcommittee, con-
sisting of five executives of some of
Chicago's larger stores, and their
statement said the figures were fair
prices for serviceable articles in the
various lines mentioned" but that
| replacement orders at present mar
ures.'
The price list follows:
Mems suits. s24.50 Women's shoes s4.es
Mems shoes. -. 5.95 womens I'M wear Is
Mems hosiery. - Boys suits. 800
Mems underwear 1.35 Boys overcoats.. $50
Women's suits. $500 Childrens hosiery 80
Women's dresses 1925 Children's unw'r .7s
Women's coats. 1890 Childrels shoes. 3.9s
The first effect of the fair price list
will be to bring about drastic de-
crease in the prices of suits. overcoats,
hats shoes and all other staple ar
ticles of clothing. the committee de-
clared.
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Weeks Range Of Prices, New York Stock Exchange



New
nwuh egvmoH 81
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Meanwhile America is marking time.
though the rest of the world is Fastening
to make up for the losses of war In
stead of productiveneSs We have ieth-
argv and a continual procession OF
strikes caused by vague spirit OF I'M
rest which ignores vital needs and
chases after rainbows in addition 10
the Unprecedented current demand for
goods Of all kinds on the part OF Ameri-
can buyers. a large part of the outside
world stands ready to buy whatever We
can produce.
The opportunity for world trade SO
long sought is here. but production is
tagging instead Of increasing to meet
the demand. France. after her hard
est efforts in her own behalf. has
finally come to a realization mat she
needs the help Of American business
men to restore her pre-war prosper
ity. Capt. Hector Franchomme. one
of the leading manufacturers Of Lille,
was recently quoted as saying:
I'VE have lost in destroyed buildings
alone 1o,5o0.000.0no Traces worth of
property. Our full opacity for new
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
BOOZE IN MEDICINES
TO FOOL THE SICK

Read the label You can bank o. il
if The label reads Is 70 20 per cent al
cohol that such medicine depends
on its whiskey effect to sell it. Most
of these wonderful tonics and mas
Ter medicines" make the patient feel
temporarily better from the stimulat-
ing effect while at the same time they
are undermining the health.
Number 40 For The Blood con
tains but 9 per cent alcohol aud YOU
can not drink it lad libitum.' One
teaspoonrul is dose for an adult
It is an old doctors prescription and
has been successfully employed in
blood poison, mercurial and lead poi
soning, scrofula. rheumatism, eatarrh,
constipation, liver and stomach trou-
bles. Under its use nodes. tumors,
goitre and scrofulous swelliags. that
have withstood all other treatment
disappear as if by magic,
Made by j. C. Mendenhall, 30 years
druggist. Evansville, Ind
Sold. by Corbus Drug Store.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

Try the Free rrader-Jourual Want Ads
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

hat he had been acting smart for q
org time.
Il went over to him and he said
/ scmething to me hit him as he
s: nt in the chair. and then he jumped
dp and went out OF the pool room
> heehan and | followed him onto the
IS treet.
Just as / reached the entrance
{ he fellow, who stood along the crrb
ON Madison street pulled his gun
and shot me. ran away from him.
cutting across Madison street to-
,fard the hoe shining parlors. Whom
was ABOUT i'm the middle of the
$ hcct. he shot again That bullet hit
ne in the hip. Going through my
limb.
Neither Of the shots knocEaI re
down, and I was able to walk to the
hospital with the aid of James Boyle.
who helped me reach here.
do not know where he fired the
second shot from where he stood on
The curbing. or whether he followed
me out into the street. The Whole
hing happened in a few seconds time
and, having ben dazed by its sud.
denness and the pain OF my wounds.
! don't remember much about whas
occurred in the pool hall
Donaldson appears the picture of
health and admitted he was suffering
little pain as the result of his wound
Picked Up Pool Ball
\ story received by the alu!- ori-
ties. but which could not be cor.
federated by either of the witnesses
examined this morning, was thar
Sheehan and Donaldson were having
a friendly game of pool when Cora.
zines walked pass the table and pick
Il up enc Of the balls He said moth.
ing TO Donaldson when told to put
the ball back, and Donaldson went
over To Einl, The fight started then
N which Donaldson had little trou-
lie showing the mastery over the for.
'igner. Neither Donaldson nor
,heehan could throw any light on this
Tory. Others in the pool hail prG-I
'Ioragines as having gone
round With chip upon his Shout.
Ter edai-er in the evening evitently
ooking Tor trouble.
Worked as Cook
Coras ines formerly was crlploycd f.
S q nj ght cook at the Andan restau.
ant. .He was preparing, it,is said (
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

to take UP the management of q fruit
and vegetable store about 10 be open.
ed on North La Sale street He is
said to be consumptiye and possess
ed OF an evil temper He came 10
Ottawa three or four years ago bGt
This is his first police case.
Donaldson of Sturdy Stock
Prank Donaldson, is the son If MI
and Mrs, Frank Donaldson. Of 5l4
Fourth street. He is robust healthy
young man with every chance in -.
world OF recovering from the effect.
Of the bullets He enjoys a repu
tation of being a sensible. cool
headed youth, who was never before
in trouble Of any kind WheI
asked about his wounds at the hos.
pital he said, "Oh, they don't bother
me very much and smiled the while
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

giles Sheehan could throw no light
on what originated the trouble be-
Chief Of Police George Zurich. I'M
tween Coragines and Donaldson
We were in the Grand playing a
game OF pool" he said There was
some trouble. what about. don't
remember, and the Greek went out
onto the sidewalk remember
nothing OF Donaldson having struck
the fellow After Donaldson stepn-
ed out the doorway with Carr and
] following him, the Greek be gan
shooting.
He fired a second time at Donald
son and their Carr and | took up the
chase As we crossed Madison St.
toward the court house, ha .red
three times at us. | do no.. know
whether any of Il e bullets cam e close
TO US or not We trailed him. at top
speed through the Walsh saloon hall
and baroom, and then out int The
alley.
From there the chase led down
Court alley, around the Post Office
corner to Metzger's house. As we
cane up 20 the Greek AT Metzger's he
pointed his gun at us and said, If
you come any nearer III fili you both
with lead" Being utnarmed we
made no move to go clt ser to him
until he had jumped insi, lie the door
slamming it behind him. We tried
10 force an entrance to the h0tEsp /
but could not get in. | guess Mrs. /
Metzger thought We were burglar |
for she would not let us in. She
called the police. That is all know
about the shooting
Attempts to freshen his memoir I
brought firm statements from Shee
han that Se rememb cred nothing o. I
any trouble before Coriganes and
Donaldson went out onto Madison
street.
Wounded Mans Story
Donaldson. who appears to be suf.
fering but little pain as the result
of his experience, was interviewed as
he lay upon his cot at Ryburn Me
mortal hospital, by a Free Trade
Journal represe NATIVE, He said
'Sheehan and | were playing
gTme of pool. We had just gone into
the place a few minutes before.
Carr was Watching the game. Some
one told me tn at the Greek was go I
ns around looking for trouble, and !
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
Lucky Youth,

\ boy was up before an English
magistrate for stealing gooSebcrrieS.
The clerk was absent 50 the magiS-
trate had To look In an alphabetical
law book 10 see what he ought 10 do.
Presently he turned to the boy and
said: MY lad, it's lucky for you it's
gooSeherries, and not a goose. For
a goose its Il month without the OPP
ton, butt can't find any reference to
Gooseberries. You are discharged
Try the Free Trader-Jourual Want Ads
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

arrived home from Franc. too late 10
see his four months old l"Ay alive.
lie had never seen it. The child 1ird
a few days trfur he returned
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

springfield Fort three cases OF
the new sleeping disease" has been
reported in Illinois, Chicago has IS;
Evanston 3, Wilmette 2, Springfield,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Bloomington-H O Pritchard has
resigned as president of Eureka Col
lege To become secretary of the board
of education OF the Disciples church
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

Peoria-Teachers and pupils of
schools here struck when au order
compelling smallpox vaccination was
issued, ecause Of threatened epidem-
ic They refused to be yaccinatgd de
claring there was no occasion for it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

Waukegan-Minto, collie dog, be-
longing to w. s. Keith. deceased mil
liouaire, and for whom the latter left
a thousand dollars, has disappeared
There is a suspicion the dog has been
stolen and is being held for ransom 20
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
THE PURPOSE

BY a
OAAA Voh
standard Of eq dopp this pier
! d line O echndse
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22

/, and one each at Bressr. Marjiuvil.a,
Glencoe. Paxon Marseilles. Alton Tai
lula, Olney. Versailles.
Urhana Invitations have been re-
ceived here for the ninth annual athi@
tic meet to be held ut Cnar=t9n. I'll.
May 10, under the auspices ut the
Eastern Illinois State Normal School
Athletic association. Charles p. LantA
Charleston is in charge of the event.
Camp Grant Camp Grant men will
NOT have a Cantonment baseball team
this season Captain Lewis Omar ha,
announced there Will be m-ermurai
sports instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

-
ing such q violator has forfeited
ali rights to the uaual privilege OF
meeting the officer In court or de-
positing collateral at his convenience.
In explanation Of the order. Mai.
Pullman said:
More complaints are coming in
about the worst OF the noise fends.
the fellow who uses the mumer cut
out.
People must have their windows
open these warm nights. and it Is not
fair that they should have their sleep
broken up by thoughtless people who
think that 1t is funny to make others
miserable with noise from mufier
cut -outs.
.'In the suburbs and within the ere
limits on some streets many motor
lists step on the muff1er cut-out as
they approach a hill, not thinking one
bit about how much they are dis
turbing Woodworking people who
have a right to quiet rest at night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
TEACHERS UNION ELECTS.

r. n. Mattingly was reelected
president of the Armstrong; Dunbar
Teachers Union at q meeting held
this week. Others chosen were:
Vice president, n. H. Thomas; secre-
tary. S. E. Compton; treasurer. Julia
E. Brooks; executive committee, E. B.
Henderson. Jaunita p. Howard. Ote!ia
Cromwell; legislation committee, N.
H. Thomas, NJ. NJ. Morton, G. H. Muir
ray; delegates to Central Labor Union,
S. E. Compton, r. n. Mattingly, J. NJ.
Carter. Lucy D. Stowe, Charlotte
Atwood; pension committee, DIR. H. l..
Bailey Anna ]. Cooper: publicity
committee, E. B. Henderson, w. G.
Chase. jr., c. NJ. Thomas.
Election of the board of education
by the people of the District was
approved and NJ. NJ. Morton and n. II.
Thomas were chosen to represent the
Armstrong Dunbar union on the joint
committee which is working for such
a law
A propocal to make Miss Rose
Parkman of the city an associate
editor of The American Teacher was
jndorSed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

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