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Right TO the Point
Good RuVS

Dandy little S-room home close IN
i2JJ0.Oo. "a, ,, y, co,h
.,,ae, e.rooms. . full lots. nice trees,
snIonJ,d buy at 81, 80 %.
,.s, Rear Cat OF q 6-room modern
,,ro.f nav home; all hardwood floors
. hlocks from Clas.en, has garage.
servants room, driveway W"
" Nire new s.rooni bungalow with
h..eu{cnt, garage, servants room. 2
lots. all late features 5000 o"y ~
$3.50 90 ,,o
co,rer lois. cistern, garage, all IKE
rrw in paint. decorations, etc, NbOo.
In University addition. a fine s'room
bungalow. $500. -.
,onu, sleepIng porch, garage, 2 room
s.,y.,,,s house. modern 81 200 90.
On the East sidc near Circle farN
a fine b.room cottsSe. 2 fun lots. mod
ern t3,b0OoO. a., .t,,
house on rear renting at $40 90, hero IL
n snap at $500. 90 .
Good 7-room house. basement var
,ge drive. cIstern, o. 10000.
on East sth street, fine 7-Nory y
room house modern. cScehehN nun
and shade, 81, 600 90
In The halter class We have some
very excellent h,ys In lovely homes
he,ter built for less money. real bar
gains, let us figure with YOU.
J. w. Pryer co.
y.,.,,,, Iao kt7-hil CoIcord bldg
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Wutismlu r-nlr'cr IN tnc pioneer
days - 80 hr~ trusted him fuly. th4u
ML.--Nlr.N .-a .I-f.r.-nr- ~.
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4 picnic dinner at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon VIII mark the closing ot the
Jefferson school playground Parents
oi children are 10 bring the dinners
Free lemonade win Dee served and Ice
cream cones viii be sold.
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s. A. Drive Gets 500.

About 500 was received this morning
In the salvation army home service
campaign fund. Dictks Coal and Lum
her company made a subscription ot 700
and Tpsher 4 tpsher subscribed s-'.
The total figure for the drive ID now II
little more than f5s,5oq.
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Mother Nays pies and duughnu's, az
your gruccr. or COS Hudson. tAdyj
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We WASH cars 30, y Biwy. NJ 1921
(Ady }
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market Was slow Good steers were on
hand IN small quantity. with n steady
market, others weak TO steady, with
AN early top ~ tlibO The butcher
market was slow 10 lbac lower Good
cows brought ius2 %. Gamers and
cutters, N1iqb 10. Calves steady with
top price of il2. s,ockcrs and feed
ers active and Atondy.
Closing ouotstt Inns.
Prices Of the various grades ~ cat
tie aro approximately as follows
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BUY used car terms, A G, Adkins
Inc Maple 1871. s1s ~ Bdwy. adv.
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ST. LOUIS.
kANoAs CITY CASH.

KANSAS CITY. July si,-..wHEAT;
Tsiss;asE:s VIII "a = ,jSs ;s; ss a:isf "a ss s'sS
No. ., ii,isM0iiS. CORN unchanged
= ie lower; Ne . MIXED :M1i ~; ~
OATS. unchanged 10 10 lower; No I
white s0xhsic, No. . mixed ib91sc;
No. 2 red 1bo7Sc. RYE; tissei0
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GRAIN
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July si-Althoush rain
here and In various other places tended
At first To- ease the corn market today.
setbacks were not OF a lasting sort OF
ferings proved to be scarce, and an un-
expectediy good demand from commits
sion houses sprang up, Bulls contended
that general soaking rains were needed
and that serious crop damage had al
ready taken place IN many sections.
Opening prices. which ranged from NC
decline TO Nc advance, with Sept tls5
TO Si,sbn and Dec. siss TO fl.6s. were
followed ny rallies that In some cases
reached we'll above Yesterdays finish.
Osts were governed largely by the
action OF corn. After opening un-
changed TO NC lower, including Septem-
berNst 7ek to 7sNc. the market swung
sharply upward.
Strength In the hog market gave an
upward slant TO provisions,
-
st. LOUIS.
At. LOUIS. July si,-CoRN No. 4
II 20; No. Q white t2.i0. OATS. No. 2
sXa77c. No, white IN 67shc.
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CIV FoIk nurt In Wfeck.

Funds advanced Immediately for city
loans Lowest Rates. Cum Brothers
Company. tAdy.J
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onton Election Called.

Governor Robertson today issued =
Evening star., 1919-08-17

Chinese guest in his usual cordial and
very courteous manner, but don't
stop here right in the road. Across
friends Long Tuck e. Co.; they have a
board and spacious veranda there at
our disposal; let US sit down and be
comfortable"
When they had found three comfort
able rattan chairs on the cool brick
veranda and had slipped the tea which
Long Tuck & Co.'S compradore placed
before them, Wang Foo opened his
cigarette case and offered each of his
friends a roll of the famous old Eng
lish Three Castles"
You are inquiring about the philos-
ophy of the firecracker," he began.
"Well, gentlemen, to be candid with
you, there Is a certain philosophy
about it, though we hardly ever dig
Nifty it by that name. The theory-if
theory I may call it's simply this:
the Chinese believe that the air about
them is filled with all sorts Of little
spirits that float about like the notes
in the sunbeams and have to be sup
piled with food and clothing and the
necessities of life just as IL they were
material creatures Of flesh and blood.
In addition to the ordinary tribute
which they expect from all passers-
by upon the streets. they levy special
taxes, as it were, upon all special oc-
casions, such as festival professions,
weddings, funerals, etc. This is what
the people resent and the firecracker
is their means Of showing it and of
securing immunity from the unjust
demands. Whenever a procession
starts down the street, the spirits
flock together and attempt to block
the way. This means that they must
be got rid of and pushed to one side,
and the firecracker does it most ef-
fectively by stunning them with its
short, sharp report and rendering
them temporarily powerless. thus
clearing the road and the air and al
lowing the procession to pass in
peace"
You mean the crackers knocks
these little demons senseless, but
don't actually kill themI Is that the
idea, Mr.. Wang?"
Precisely so.''
WELL" interrupted the consul,
what are the big crackers for? see
that every now and then they set off
one OF these"
"Ah, that brings UP a very interest
ing point" replied the host, as he
leaned over and deposited his cigar
cite ash on the tray, regarding the
organization Of the forces of tho in =
visible world. In the religion OF the
western world, fngelic forces both
good and bad-have their ranks and
Evening star., 1919-08-17

their degrees. have they not? The
demons in the Christian Scriptures
when asked their name replied, Our
name is legion 1t is exactly so in
the Chinese conception. The spirits
of the air are divided into regiments
and companies exactly as the soldiers
are in the native army. They are
similar to the grades in the armies of
imperial Rome, having their hundred
men under a chiliarch. Now, mas
much as an officer is much more i'm
portant and valuable than a private,
it will naturally requre-so the peo-
pie reason-a larger and stronger
f1recracker to stun him. That is why
at every hundredth cracker they insert
a large one to stun the centurion and
at every thousandth still larger one
to stun the chiliarch."
$50 they really knock the whole
regiment down fiat, do they not? Off,
GERS, privates and all? And when they
recover consciousness again It's too
late to catch them. That's the idea,
is it not?"
Exactly so. And that explains why
they do not set them off in the little
square packs that you use in America.
Those are only made for export: we
do not use them here. Those fish
poles as you call them, enable us to
hang a whole string OF crackers in
the air and weave-in the officers in
their proper rank and places. That
is why we call it Fang Pien' or
cracking the whip don't you see?
Now, tell me how mary American
boys who use firecrackers have ever
heard of the Chinese idea of using
them?"
Not one in fifty thousand, Mr.,
Wang" replied his friends in unison,
as they rose to depart and thanked
him for his explanation.
The consul drew forth from his
pocket a handsome silver cigarette
case, and. cfferin. one Of it's perfumed
Turkish rolls to the detective, said as
he did SO, II want you to try one or
these, sir: they are the very genuine
thing, just arrived from the sacred
city Of Mecca and made by the most
famous manufacturer in the city Of
Mahomct the Prophet, sir, not one Of
them to be had for love or money in
all Hongkorg, l can guarantee that.
These were presented to me by the
captain of the British surveying ship,
just back from a cruise in the Red
sea and along the shores of Arabia.
Light one Of them now. sir, and IL
you enjoy it as much as ! do l will
ask you to accept a small box Of them
with my compliments"
Wang Foo reached out his hand and
drew one of the delicately perfumed
rolls Of Turkish tobacco from the
Evening star., 1919-08-17
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case. AS he did so, he suddenly
started and, looking at the case in
tently, remarked to it's owner, why,
that's rather singular coincidence.
isn't it? You and / seem to carry our
little smokes in the Identical kind Of
holder. do we not? Just let me make
sure of it," he added. smiling and
drawing his own out of his sleeve
Yes. Absolutely the same. size. style,
engraving and everything. And see
here" he exclaimed. as he pointed to
a handsome oval piece of red coral
set in the cover, 1.-The inlaid jewel cor
responds exactly to the other"
The consul took the two silver cases
into his hand and, holding them side
by side and comparing them. re-
marked, "Well, Mr. Wang. II they
were human beings l should certainly
put them down for twins, for even
their own parents would have job
to tell them apart. That's quite un-
usual, isn't. it, in a country where
everything is made by hand? I've al
ways understood that no two pieces
OF ivory or silver or anything Of that
kind were ever exactly alike. In fact,
it IL quite impossible ever to, get
real duplicate, as so many European
shoppers find out to their disappoint-
Evening star., 1919-08-17

ment. How about that, Mr.. Wang?"
You are quite right, Mr.. Consul. our
native workmen rather pride them
selves on the fact that no two prod
ucts Of their skill are ever exactly
alike. There is resemblance. but not
identity. We Chinese dislike the cold,
hard, mechanical duplication Of ar
tistic wares-the kind you turn out
by hundreds in Birmingham, for in
stance-we say 1t violates the whole
law and system Of nature. No two
stars in the sky, no two birds in the
air, no two flowers in the field, not
even two human faces among all the
million Of mankind are ever identi-
cally the same
WELL then, how do you account for
the fact Of these two cigarette cases
being exact duplicates, the one Of the
other?"
Il beg your pardon, sir they are not
duplicates. though at first sight they
might appear to be so. There Is a
striking and a most important and
significant difference when once your
attention is called to it. Look. Do
you not see it now?" And as he spoke
the words he held the two cases up
to the light.
II must confess it is too much for
his head. please point it out to me-"
"Why. don't you see that one is right
and one is left, just like pair Of
shoes? Look at this one; the coral is
on the right, isn't it? Now look at the
other; the coral Is on the left"
$50 1t is. Why, it's strange didn't
notice that in the first place. How did
1t happen to catch your eye, Mr..
Wang?
well, you see 1t struc.s me as rather
unusual that the two cases should be
so very much alike, and, knowing that
when that happens 1t is nearly always
because they are rights and lefts, at
once suspected that these were two
separate parts of the one whole. If l
place them together now"-suiting the
action to the word-"you will notice
that they open like a hinge, as you say
in the unpoetic west. or, as we say in
the poetic east, like the two correspond
ing shells upon the seashore."
You mean, then, that these are
really parts of one set? In word,
they belong together and should never
have been sold separately, sir?"
"Of course that sort of sentiment
doesn't appeal very much to the aver
age tourist mind, but no Chinese-and
/ may say, no Japanese, either--ever
would have knowingly separated them,
There is deep and mysterious signi-
fcance In the symbol of the double
shells which nature has Joined
: together, and ill-luck nearly always
follows the man who attempts n
Evening star., 1919-10-15
Wedding in Epiphany Church.

"eou1nH IN 6papnany Chucch.
Society en- masse was present at noon
today to witness the marriage cere-
mony of Miss Adelaide BELL Heath of
washington and Virginia. and Capt.
| Church OF the Epiphany. Offieial.
| diplomatic end resident society filled
| the pews. with an unusually large
number Of Army and Navy men and
women present. The Rev. Roland Cot :
I ton Smith, rector Of st. Johns Church.
| officiated
| There was an artistic and airy dec
! oration about the altar of palms and
| ferns and loose clusters OF white
| chrysanthemuns and cosmos bios
SONS, the same flowers ma rking the
ends of the pews occupied by m e1nbers
| OF the families.
| The bridal gown was exceedingly
beautiful and original in its fashion
! ing. Of soft. W hite chiffon, consider
ably draped, the bodice cut with one
| of the new fashioned square collars
and with long. flowing sleeves. The
| court train was of soft white satin,
! and over 1t fell a tulle veil arranged
| over the brow in simple folds. held
by a bandeau Of orange blossoms: The
brides colonial bouquet was made uI
Of bride roses and dainty ferns. with
cular edge in a full shower.
| The wedding party was large one
| Mrs. Thomas Wilson Bowers appear
ing as matron Of honor and Miss
| Elizabeth Heath as maid Of honor
both wore gowns Of orchid colored
| chiffon, with Fnench blue and silver
ribbon girdles and purple satin hats
| fashioned with soft crowns ana silver
| ribbons. Their bouquets were Of pur-
pie asters in two shades ana two
| shades Of blue delphinium.
The list OF the bridesmaids included
Miss Virginia Mackay-smith. Miss
Carolyn Nash. Miss Leonora Finley
Miss Elsie Downing, Miss Julia Whit
ing and Miss Eleanor Johnston. They
ali wore gowns Of French blue chiffon
hats fashioned after those of the ma
tron and maid Of honor. all of them
having a soft finish of chiffon about
the edges Of the rather wide brims.
Mr.. Charles c. Glover, the godfather
Of the bride. gave her away COZ: C.
| w. Baird was best man for Capt
Doig, and with the ushers. most all OF
whom were in full dress uniform. add
ed color to the bridal procession. The
ushers who seated the large company
were: Lieut.. Col. Thomas Cook. Col
Arthur Campbell. Maj. c. Lacy Hall,
Barton. Lieut.. Col. Gilbert Martin
Maj. Edward 8. Harrison and Mr..
| Blaine MallAn.
The bridegroom Is the son of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert Doig Of San Diego. and
the only members Of his family pres
ent for the wedding were his brother
in-law and sister. Commander and
Mrs. Edward Woodwork. the latter
wearing 4 costume of black velvet.
both the gown and hat being fashion
ed of the material.
Following the church ceremony, Mrs.
Ben HELEN entertained the entire
bridal party, relatives and out-of-
town guests At a breakfast in her
home.
| When Capt. and Mrs. Doig left
Washington later in the afternoon,
the bride wore a simple tailored suit
of dark green cloth with 4 hat of
black velvet and nuh and stole of
| beaver.
They will spend some time on the
| first lap Of their wedding journey at
nearby resorts and will return to
Washington on October % to stay for
q few days before going to Takofna.
Evening star., 1919-10-15

interview.
the country" he said. Il am sur
prised that the same condition does
not prevail here. But 1t will come.
throughout the United States the
coat Of foods has fallen almost %
per cent. Beef on the hoof has gone
down SO low in some localities that
the producers are protesting.
Evening star., 1919-10-15

The national womAn's party has
started a drive to obtain ratifcat ton
OF the suffrage constitutional amend
ment In order to allow women all
over the United States to vote in Ne
yamher
Evening star., 1919-10-15

THE campaign in Pennsylvania
for lower prices will have a similar
effect"
Evening star., 1919-10-15
PREDICTS DROP IN H. c. L.
Attorney General Palmer Says
Costs Will Fall Soon.

PHILADELPHIA. October l5.-Liv-
Ing costs will fall soon. Attorney Gen
eral Palmer predicted yesterday in an
Evening star., 1919-10-15

Wash. where Capt. Doig is ordered
for duty
Among those here from other cities
for the wedding were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis A. Lewis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis A. Lewis, third: Mr.. and
I(pnt!nued en- Ninth PageD
Evening star., 1919-10-15


IL ~ nivereary is being Quieti!
celebrated at the White
u House today. where she has
! spent her entire time with
! the President.
! Many boxes and bask cts OF flowers
| and mysterious packages have been
taken into the White House for her
J congratulaton. 1t has been the
Presidents custom to make something
little out Of the ordinary for each
| birth anniversary in the family, while
to Mrs. Wilson he gives a beautiful
present. A member of the White
House staff was delegated and in
structed by the President in the selec-
| tion made today.
! The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane were hosts at a large ban
| Quet and reception last evening, given
in honor of the delegates to the in
dustrial conference. of which Mr.. Lane
| is chairman, and their wives
! The Secretary and Mrs Lane re-
| ceived their guests in the Secreta rvs
suite of rooms, and the banquet was
served on the top floor of the Interior
Department which was elaborately
decorated for the occasion with palms.
ferns. roses and dahlias and large
American and Interior Alrtment
flags hanging from the walls at either
end of the great room. Throughout
+ the evening the Interior Department
orchestra gave delightful program.
Among the guests were the Secre-
tary of Labor and Miss Agnes Wilson,
Mr.. Bernard NJ. Baruch. Mr.. John ID.
Rockefeller. jr.: Judge Ebert II. Gary,
Mr.. John Spargo. Mr.. o. e. Bradfute
Mr.. Ward VI. Burgess, Mr.. Henry S.
Dennison. Mr.. II. b. Endicott. Mr. Paul
l.. Feiss, Mr.. George " James, Mr..
Thomas n. Jones, Mr. and Mrs A. A.
I-andon. Mr.. and Mrs. Gavin McNab,
Mr.. l.. %. sweet. Mr.. Louis Titus Mr..
Charles Edward Russell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Forester. Miss Lillian -. Wnld. Miss
Gertrude Barnum, Miss Ida NJ. Tarbeli,
Mr.. Ernest 7. Trisg. Mr.. Herbert F.
Perkins. Mr.. John J. Raskob, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer l.. Ferguson. Mr. j. "
Tittemore. Mr.. c. s. Barrett. Mr.. Ed
gar j. Marston. Mr.. and Aira. Frank
Morrison MIR. Daniel J. Tobin, Mr.. r.
A. Rickert. Mr.. Jacob Fischer, Mr..
Matthew Vol. Mr.. NJ. +. Tiehe, Mr..
and Mrs w. G. Lee. Mr.. L. E. Shep-
pard, MIR. Frederick =. Fish, Mr. j. w.
O'Leary, Mr.. s. Pemberton Hutchinson,
Mr.. Edwin Farnham Green, Mr. Leon
or Fresnel Loree. Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Ashton and Mr.. Carl r. Gray.
The ambassador of Spain and Sc
nora de Riano entertained a number
OF guests at dinner at the embassy
last evening, the company including
members OF the staff.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-20
CROWDED SCHOOLS.

Five thousand Denver children at
tending school in basement rooms
1000 in temporary shacks, hall spaces,
crowded corners and other unfavor-
able quarters; 5000 getting only half
day teaching because there is not
room for them all day; $1,000 in poor
ly lighted rooms; 10000 in poorly ven
tilated quarters and 10000 without
fair-sized Fairgrounds.
These are some of the conditions eN-
listing today in Denver's schOols-all
for the need of a special tax of ten
cents year on each 500 of assessed
valuation.
This dime year per 500 worth OF
property assessed, the school bond
election campaign committee points
out, would be ample TO pay interest
and principal on the SS,OOO,0oO IN
bonds needed to give Denver's school
children as good an educational chance
as scores of other American cities
have been providing for their children
several years.
These bonds, if authorized by the
city's taxpayers-men and women
will be issued only as needed instead
of all at one time, thus holding down
the amount of interest required.
Denver has outgrown its school sys-
TEN, which has wretched buildings
more than forty years old-all the
school buildings having an average age
of twenty-four years. The city needs
new schools, it is pointed out, just as
badly. and lust as naturally, as a
growing boy needs new clothes when
he outgrows or wears out his old
ones. The bond question will be voted
on next Tuesday, September 23rd.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
The cammeI Undertaking Company.

Beatty-NIiss Josephine Beatty de-
parted this life at a local hospital Sat
urday, Sept. 18th. The funeral serv-
ices were held Saturday, Sept 26th,
from Campbell Chapel, A. M. E.
Church, Rev. I. S. Wilson Officiated :
interment Fairmount. She leaves to
mourn her loss mother, grandmother,
two sisters and number of other rela-
tives.
Turner-Baby Turner, the infant
babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Turner,
departed this life Sunday, Sept. IA,
1919 at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Lewis, 1865 IvanhOe Street. In
terment, Riverside, Thursday, Sept.
18th.
Pierce-Mrs. Georgia Pierce depart
ed this life at the residence of her be-
loved sister, Mrs. Mary Walker, 171S
w. Fortieth Street. Funeral services
were held from the Cammel Undertak-
ing Co.'S Parlors, Thursday, Sept. 18th.
Rev. A. w. Ward officiated. Interment
Fairmount.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-20
YOUNG SOCIETY GIRL VICTIM OF
APPENDICITIS

MISS JOSEPHINE BEATTY, one of
our young social members of the com
munity passed into the life eternal last
Saturday after an operation for appen-
dicitis at local hospital. She was
very popular among the young set and
was of disposition that endeared her
to the large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances she formed during her
lifetime. Her loss is deeply regretted
and the sympathy of the public is eX-
tended to her mother, sisters and other
relatives who are greatly bereaved
over her almost sudden death. The
deceased lived with her sister, Mrs
John Sharp, % Washington Street.
Funeral services will be held from
Campbell A. NJ. +. Church today at 2
o'clock, Rev. l. S. Wilson officiating.
Interment at Fairmount. Cammel x
Co, undertakers in charge.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-20

posed to the bond issue, the officers
and members of the Mothers Congress
urged that the school children be
asked to tell their parents in regard
TO the overcrOwding and the actual
conditions at their own school. rms
was done in order that the parents
(many of whom are taXpayers) should
not be obliged to guess at the truth
from conflicting public statements, but
shoHfdslearn from the lips of their
own children the actual conditions un-
der which they are attending school.
Whether this method of bringing
home to parents the truth that they
ought to know, be called machine pol
itics'' or not, the Mothers Congress ac-
cepts full responsibility.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
(Signed) Mrs. John Oakes, President !;
Mrs PierpOnt Fuller, First vice
Present; Mrs Richard Crawford
Campbell, Second Vice President !;
Mrs. A. T. Arthur, Publicity Chair
man; Mrs William Ramsey, Former
President of Congress and Member
of Original Survey Committee; Mrs.
Charles Roe, Membership Chairman
Mrs. A. c. Fish, Editor of Official
Publication.