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The Dolores star., 1921-12-09
Cure for Flat Feet

Are you flat-footed? II you don't
know, the next time you take a bath,
observe the impressions that your wet
ceet make. If your feet are normal,
there will be narrow line from heel
to toe on the outside; If they are fat,
the entire bottom Of the foot will
show.
How can you cure flat-footedness?
Luy handful Of marbles, place them
in two rows, and start picking them
up with your toes. To do this you
mast curl up your toes; as result
the muscles Of the feet will be exsr.
cised and thereby strengthened.-Pop
uiar Science Monthly.
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09
Not Obsolete.

Admiral Sims said at dinner party
IN New York
Youth is always an extremist Take
Cor Instance, the battleship question
We middle-aged sailors are Just now
asking ourselves how much the sub
marine has Impaired the value of the
battleship, but youth has got the ques
tion settled for good and all.
"What Is the value of the battle.
ship today7 said to a naval cade,
At luncheon.
"'No damned value at ALL he
answered.
"TheI he thought moment and
added:
"'Of course. she's got very nice
deck for dancing"
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09
And He Meant II, Too.

On Jimmie's return home from the
birthday party Of girl in the neigh
borhood, he was telling his mother
about her mother. When the children
were leaving she asked them all to
wish her little girl something nice.
Whereupon Jlmmie's mother said to
him: Il trust that my little boy wished
the little girl something nice.
20, YES" said Jimmie, still seeing
ions Of cake and ice cream: ~
Wished her that shed soon have an
Other birfday."
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09

boy is the father of the man. but he
isn't; and he isn't grandmother to the
man, either. You can't study boy
ard predict what sort of man he's
going to be, any more than the official
forecaster can examine his maps and
charts and tell US what the weather
will be like tomorrow.
You observe that my larboard eye
is somewhat dlscolored and l have a
confusion on my brow, and my nose
is slightly out of alignment Yester-
day l was pirooting along back street
on a little errand, when l beheld a
big, husky teamster pounding the saw
dust out of venerable horse that had
seen better days. l went up 10 him
and protested in the most courteous
way, and he said 1t would afford him
genuine pleasure to kick my spine up
through my hat, If didn't go my way
and leave him alone. l informed him
that If he hit that horse again
would push his countenance out Of
place, and he Immediately dubbed the
suffering animal harder than ever.
Il am glad to say that l succeeded
in kicking most of the rind of the
Transfers shins before he got me
down and sat on my head, but sub
NIT that a man who will take such
chances as did must have the cause
of cruelty to animals much at heart.
There's nothing makes my blood boil
quicker than to see an animal abused.
We'll, when l was a boy l had q
wide reputation for cruelty. I used
to delight In tying tin cans to the
tails OF dogs, and In drowning cats.
and in robbing birds nests, and all
such sinful pastimes. The moralists
of that period agreed that l was en-
titled TO the mantle Of Nero, and that
/ would come to a bad end. Yet when
l became old enough to have some
sense. I made pets Of all the dumb
critters within eight miles.
IT that old maxim about the twig
and the tree were any good, It ought
to work both ways, and the sanity boy
always would become a grand, good
man. But as rule the truly good
boys don't amount to much in after
life. Nearly all our useful citizens
were hard citizens when they were
buys. and the shiftless, no-account men
were simply angelic when they went
TO school.
"A boy gets tired Of being immacu-
late after he has tried 1t few years,
and he goes to the other extreme.
And the boy who has been horrible
exemple ever since he left the cradle
gets sick of that sort of thing when he
has cut his wisdom teeth, and he be-
comes so virtuous that there's no liv
Ing In the same block with him.
Most of the old sayings are fool
ish and trifling, and / am surprised
when grown man goes around quot
Ing them. Yet a lot Of fellows think
!iey have clinched an argument when
they drag In bewhiskered maxim.
III order to show that Spoonable's boy
is foredoomed. you spring that old
wheeze about the twig and the tree.
You might just as well say that Mary
/ ad a little lamb, and consider the ar
gurnent closed.
Il know you are suffering to remind
n,e that people who live In glass houses
shouldn't throw stones, but l won't
stand for 1t"
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09

short of a miracle.
Therefore l trem-
BILE for the future
of S on a b les
boy, William Hen
ry. He seems to
be Just naturally
vicious"
You're full OF
excelsior" said the
hotelkeeper polite
ly. IAN those
chestnutty old say
ings are fakes.
I h e patriarchs
used to be always
saving that the
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09
FATHERS OF MEN

SsT HERE il much truth in the old
1 saying. AS the twig IL bent. %
the tree inclines,'" observed the Ne
tired merchant If q boy inclined
TO c-oo-edness grew up to be straight
and reliable man, II would be nothing
The Dolores star., 1921-12-09
Smart,

THAT lawyer Is making a fine speech
to the ladies of the jury"
Hes full Of guile. too
'In what respect?"l
He carefully refrained from ad.
dressing them as the intelligent ladie,
Of the jury and thus avoided the in.
sinuation that they might not be good.
looking."-Birmingham Age Herald.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
IDETROlT CHIEF GOES
! TO AID IN MURDER QUEST
Sicilian Crime Hunt Extends to
New York, Where Seventy Have
Been Killed.

DETROIT. August 1s.-Lieut. Bert
Mcpherson, chief Of the Detroit black
hand" squad. is on his way to New
York to assist the authorities there in
rounding up the gang alleged to have
been responsible for numerous Sicilian
murders in New York, Detroit and
Chicago.
" Mcpherson plans to interview Bar
follow Fontano, former Detroit barber,
whose revelations to the eastern au-
thorities cleared up the mystery sur
rounding the murder of eight men
here since 1917. If Fontano is iden-
titled as having been associated with
local Italians who have come under
police suspicion, officials here believe
they will be able to obtain other in
formation concerning the seventy
murders that have occurred in the
Italian colony here since 1917 that will
lead to additional arrests.
Mcpherson is of the opinion that
Fontano has been in custody here. but
police records do not show any charges
were preferred against him.
Local authorities are compiling a
mass of data concerning the murders
and bombing outrages in the Detroit
Italian quarter that will be given to
the eastern officials for use in connec-
ton with their investigation. No ar
rests have yet been made here as the
result of Fontano's statements.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
ALSATIANS PAY H0N0RS
TO U. S. WAR VETERANS
Civil and Military Authorities
Give Welcome to American
Legion Delegation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STRASBOURG. Alsace Lorraine. Au-
gust 1s.-Civ1l and military author
tiles. delegations of veterans associa-
tions and a company Of infantry with
colors and q band paid henors to the
American Legion delegation when 1t
arrived here this evening. Great
crowds Of Alsatians gathered ana
cheered them.
En- route to Strasbourg the legion
aires stopped off at st. Die. proceed
ing to a point familiar to thousands
Of Americans, in the rear of the old
Luneville sector, where they placed a
commemorative tablet on a house
which is called the "Baptismalfont OF
America" 1t was in this house. ac-
cording to tradition. that an Alsa-
tian monk. Waldsee Muller, wrote
letter suggesting that the continent
,be named after Amerigo Vespucci.
Capt. Rene Fonck, the French ace.
now a deputy, was with the author
tiles who welcomed the Americans at
St Die.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Viii Sprinkle Chalk
To Brand Lovers Who
Make Spoon OF, Steps

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, August 19.-As
n result Of complaints that
young couples were parking
themselves ON the steps and in
dark corners Of public school
buildings here in the evening",
ssto love, make love and be
loved" as he expressed 1t, Pro-
batiOn Omcer Earl Stumpf~ has
announced that white chalk,
ground to powder. would be
sprinkled thickly over the steps
SO that the lovers would be
"branded, that the world may
know who they are"
"It would be better that per-
sons with loving natures either
use the young lady's own front
veranda or borrow one from the
neighbOrs and remain Mt a safe
distance from school buildings"
Mr.. Stumpf declared. "These
are not all young people. either,
for 1 am aware Of several cases
of mature persons who seem to
think, having n lot of young
ideas, that the school steps were
erected for hOneymOOninE.o
Evening star., 1921-08-19
WOULD FORCE PAYMENT.

Albert D. Esher was appointed today
by Justice Hitz Of the District Supreme
Court as receiver for a Packard auto
mobile worth $4,000 purchased by
Murhl Taylor from the Luttrell Com
pany, on which there is due note for
$3.50. The bond of the receiver was
fixed at $1,000.
Herbert H. Schoder complained to
the court that he has judgment for
$1,000 against Taylor which he has
been unable to collect and alleges
that Taylor to defeat his judgment re-
fuses to pay the last installment of
$3.50 due on the machine, the title to
which, under a conditional bill of sale.
remains with the Luttrell Company
until the final note is paid. He joins
Taylor and the Luttrell Company in
his suit. Justice Hitz ordered the
plaintiff to pay into the registry of
the court $175 to cover the last note
and interest and directed the receicer
to take possession of the car pending
a final hearing on, the matter.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
MUST REDUCE FREIGHT
RATE AS FARM RELIEF
Wallace Said Railroads
Should Share Economic Burden
With Agriculturists.

Burden Of the present economic situa-
ton must be shared by the railroads
with the farmers by reduction Of
freight rates. Secretary Wallace said
yesterday before the Interstate Com
merce Commission, which is investigat-
ing rates on grain and hay.
High freight rates practically have
stopped production, the Secretary said,
adding that If the present situation con-
tinued production from the farms would
be reduced materially.
I'VE cannot afford to let our agricul-
ture be destroyed" he declared. 'In
attempting to relieve the distress Of the
farmers we are dealing with great
economic forces. All our people ought
to share the burden Of the present de-
preston"
The farmer now is bearing more than
his share of the economic load, he added,
because the purchasing power of farm
products is below the average of other
commodities. He presented figures to
show that in Iowa the purchasing power
Evening star., 1921-08-19
BY PHIL 8. HANNA.

Special Dispatch to The Star
DETROIT, August 19.-Although there
have been some trade recessions in this
territory. the motor industry continued
on the uptrend and business progress in
general has been maintained. Bank
clearings here for the last week were
$105. .0O0, 900. compared with $141 1000. 900
for the corresponding week in 1920, but
in view of the lowered scale of prices.
this is taken to indicate a decided in
crease in comparative volume of busi-
ness. Deposits in clearing house banks
are up $4,000, 900 and borrowings from the
federal reserve are at the lowest point
since April, 1919.
The difficulty Of most manufacturers.
however, lies not in securing money, but
in getting orders for goods. A few fac
tories outside the motor field find the
margin between cost and sales price so
narrow as to be almost unnoticeable.
One lumber manufacturer declared to-
day, cit Is getting so my customers treat
me like an approaching mendicant.
Automobile manufacturing continues
the bright spot in the situation. and
activity has been accelerated this week
by price cuts on Hudson, Essex and
King cars. The Pere Marquette railroad
handled 1,7s5 carloads of automobiles
from Detroit and Flint in the last two
weeks. which compares favorably with
peaktime shipments.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Trade in st. Louis Area
Is Comparatively Steady
BY J. n. FINING.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. August 19.-Commerce
here is settling down with compla-
cense and confidence for a steady
drive over the last lap Of the read
justment period. Notwithstanding
that manufacture and construction
remain inert, the situation in general
commerce is better now than at any
time since the reaction began, and
there is every reason for certainty
that betterment will be progressive
for the remainder of the year.
The policy of retail merchants Of
buying only as much merchandise as
they need, but of buying frequently
and choosing a variety Of goods. has
showed that trade will be compare
lively steady with the sales stretched
out over several months. 1t is fore
cast that these sales ultimately will
total a fairly large volume.
Some improvement has been noted
in manufacturing. but so fay it has
been light. Grains are selling easily
in this section. Quantities of cotton
from the southeast and southwest are
being sold abroad and arrangements
for financing increased shipments are
being concluded. Diversified agricul-
ture has been both pronouncedly sue
cessful and encouraging to farmers.
who are liquidating their loans or
preparing to do SO within sixty or ninety
days.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
RESERVE BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, August 19-The state
ment of condition of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York at the close
of business August II shows: Total
gold reserves, $3.50, 390,221; total re-
serves. ss12.35s.s66; bills discounted Sc
for members, $40. .099, ,160: all other for
members, s195. 5.43s, 1888; bills bought in
open market. s2O.26S. 742; totals bills on
hand $3Ss, ,405. DOL; total earning assets.
$A7, 7,20S, 401; uncollected items. $780,
Isl, 1888; due to members reserve ac-
count. $61O, ,152.2 .27s; total deposits. $685.
567,279 Federal reserve notes in actual
circulation, $637,644,500. Ratio Of total
reserves to deposit and federal reserve
note liabilities combined. 72.2 per cent.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Big Upturn Is Predicted
by Georgia Cotton Factors
BY RALPH SMITH.

Special Dispatch to TheStar.
ATLANTA, August 19.-Cotton fac
tors in Augusta, second largest inland
cotton market in the world, predict
a big upturn in business within the
next four, weeks. when the new cotton
crops begin to move. They believe the
staple will command at least Is cents,
and that the price will encourage
further liquidation among the farmers
and act as a general stimulant in all
lines of business activity. This con-
fidence Is shared by cotton merchants
in Savannah and other ports. Prob
ability of resumption of commercial
relations with Germany is viewed
with much satisfaction in the light of its
effect on the export of cotton.
The apple crop in the mountainous
sections of the southeast promises to
be as successful as were the peach and
watermelon yields. Reports from
Gainesville. Toccoa and Tallulah indi-
cate a record crop with a quality Of
fruit such as to command high prices.
The larger retail merchants of At
lanta are conducting cut-price sales
attended by unusual patronage. The
Georgia farmers congress at Macon
today adopted resolutions urging
farmers to eliminate cotton as a crop
in 1922.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
PICNIC FOR SCHOOL BENEFIT.

An all-day old-fashioned picnic will
be held at Forestville, Fairfax county,
Va, tomorrow to raise funds to pur-
chase materials for the building of
the neG Forestville High School. The
for the school already has
been dug by the citizens of Forest
Vile. The picnic program will in
clude athletic sports, base ball games,
trick horse races, community singing
and speaking by prominent public
men. Refreshments will be served.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
LEAF TOBACCO MARKET.

BALTIMORE. August 19.-Net re<
ceipts for the past week totaled 2,3S0
hogsheads, which is the largest Of the
season. Sales were 1,627 hogsheads.
The market ruled firm for all desirI
able grades. with 42 cents being tho
top price for few fancy hogsheads
Quite a lot of the early planted too
bacco is now being cut and harvested
and while there is not much very
leafy. it will make good. servtceabld
tobacco. II favorable weather cont
tinues and late fall. the late plantS
ing may still exceed the previous uni
favnrahla
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Of oats is 4s per cent Of what it wal
from 1909 to 1914

Of oats Is 4S per cent OF what It was
from 1909 to 1914.
Reductions in freight on the COM
modities under investigation, especially
on hay, the Secretary said, would be re,
fiected in larger volume of traffic and
therefore in greater revenues for the
railroads. The prosperity of the rail-
roads, he added. depended in a large
measure upon the prosperity Of the
farmers.
Many young farmers purchasing land
at high prices during time Of abnormal
prices were foreclosed when the depres-
sion came, the witness pointed out,
causing a situation which should be a
matter Of public concern because Of re-
duced production.
: In reply to questions by attorneys
for the railroads the Secretary said
that wheat from Argentina could be
laid down at Atlantic ports and in for
eign ports at less than the price Ameri-
can-raised wheat must bring under
present conditions.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Notes,

9ITTSBCRGH. August 10 (SpeciaD.
w H. Walker, vice president of the
PITTSBURGH Chamber of Commerce
Housing Corporation, stated TODAY
that within two months work will
be started on more than 200 new
dwellings,. The corporation has an
plicatlons for assistance in erect
ing 500 homes. The Pittsburgh school
poard is receiving bids on five school
buildings and in one day ffty-fiya
lots were sold in a single plan for
nome building offered by a local arm,
ST. LOUIS. August 10 (SpeciaD.-
manufacturers of this section are
nooding Congress with urgent ap-
peals that the Winslow-Townsend
railroad financing bill be passed at
the earliest possible moment in the
hope that orders from the railroads
Tor material and supplies will en-
aole them to operate their plants at
least on part time and hold their
hoped the program Of repair and
maintenance work of carriers will re-
duce the number of unemployed
DETROIT. August ls (SpeciaD.-
the so,called "titney" service be-
tween Detroit, Lansing and Grand
loads of passengers since the service
started this week. 1t is believed to
be the longest passenger-carryinc
auto line in the country. The fare
20 lansing IS $S25, as compared with
$3.50 on the railroad, and the rum
ming time is within twenty minutes
Of the fastest Pere Marquette trains.
Hourly service from S am. to pm.
is maintained.
NEW YORK. August 10 (Special).-
Garment manufacturers continued to
discuss possible action in connection
with letter alleged to have been
distributed by the Retail Research
Association. an organization includ-
ing nineteen large department stores
in various sections Of the country,
This letter was interpreted BY manu-.
facturers as outlining . plan to in-
form members Of the association OF
any financial difficulties Of manufac-
turers and 30 enable them to take
advantage Of those difficulties to buy
goods at low figures.
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Commodity Reports
From Manifestations
Cotton.

NEW YORK, August 10 (SpeciaD.-
The cotton mills are rapidly reaching q
position firm enough to resist any at
tempt by buyers to force prices down:
Consumer buying. it is anticipated. will
have become sufficiently general by the
first part of September to be reflected
back to the mills with another increase
of buying orders.
BOSTON, August 10 (SpeciaD.-Me-
dium count cotton yarns are being
bought freely in this market and has
been followed by advance of asking
prices BY the mills The thread trade is
having increased business and is buying
more literally.
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. August 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-Operations were renewed this
week at the Cannon mills here, which
have been closed on account of labor
company expects to have $4,000 spindles
in operation shortly.
Knitted Wear.
NEW YORK, August 19 Especially
Opening of spring lines of knitted un-
derwear for 1922 indicates that these
garments probably will be available to
retail buyers next spring at prices about
one and one-half times those current
before the war.
UTICA, N. Y, August 10 Especially
The wages of 1000 employees Of the
Utica Knitting Mills will be reduced 10
ner cent September I. The mills will
increase the working time, however.
Lumber.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. August 19
(Special).-The Pennsylvania railroad
has ordered 100000 railroad ties from
southern lumber men and has con-
tracted with the Eppinger & Russell
Company Of this city to creosote 300.-
600 of the ties. The remainder of
the order will be shipped uncreosoted
Hosiery.
PHILADELPHIA. August 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-The fashion of wearing gray
hose with black patent leather shoes
and with black dresses has revived
a strong demand for gray silk full
Fashioned hosiery in all shades among
the retail stores here and this de.
mand is reflected in sales Of manu-
NEW YORK, August - Especially
Some mills producing woolen hosiery
are sold up to the first of the year
and demand continues brisk with
prospects for q good fall trade.
Live Stock.
SEATTLE. August 10 (SpeciaO.-
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Shoes

PHILADELPHIA. August - (Spe.
ciai).-Shoe manufacturers in this
olstrlct report an increased demand
Ior women's shoes from the south,
black Kid and patent leather shoes
are much in demand for fall wear
NEW ORLEANS. August 1s (Spe.
c:iaal.-IraVelng statesmen in this ter
ritory report that it is easier to sell
good bills of shoes in this section
than at any time this year. Stocks
are low and belief has become more
general that prices have become
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Pafnts.

NEW YORK. August 10 (SpeciaD-
Ihere has been a tagging demand for
most pigments here, and prices for
Ii1nopone. which has showed some
pound to SA cents in bags and 6h to
6& in barrels ~
Evening star., 1921-08-19
Rubber.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, August 10 ,s,e-
ciaD have been starred
at the plant OF the new Lehigh Rub
per Company, where 1000 tubes and
ooo tire castings a day are being
turned out under direction of Frank
"A. Seloerling, president OF the cons
OF the Goodyear Company.
KANSAS CITY. August 10 Especially
The sales Of Hood tires in this dis.
trict Tor July exceeded $4,000 and
collections were IS per cent, accord.
ING to announcement today. Walter
LInoon. district manager of the comA
pany. predicts a tire business for hid
company next year of $500, 900 in this
Evening star., 1921-08-19
MOTOR, INDUSTRY SETS PACE
FOR ALL LINES IN DETROIT AREA
Traders Find Getting Orders for Goods
More Difficult Than Securing
Working Capital

Live stock prices continued weak this
week. choice native steers selling at
IS to Sc a hundred pounds as cons
pared with $8 in 1913.
Tho -four market here has beer
very erratic this week, although
mlllers declare that the price or
wheat Is not likely to go much lower
II the economic Importance of the
FARMER is to be considered.
NEW YORK. August - (SpeciaD.-
reports that the export tax on sisaf
nper from Yucatan is to be reduced
no,,ns SIX 70 two centavos per 220
shipments OF that commodity. because
OF the large stocks of sfsal now held
IN this country.
PHILADELPHIA, August 1s fSpe-
claI).-Having failed to find basis for
an arbitration arrangement between
garment manufacturers and workers
oHsr demand for a 25 per cent
~euuctlon ~ IN wages. both sides are
ng ,narhing time In the hope of further
nesotlatlons. A strike of 5000 work.
ers is threatened il the proposed cnt
IN IN wages and increase in the work
lHs week from forty-four to forty
eiehs nours are put into effect
Canned Goods,
SEATTLE. August 10 (speciaD.-
frlces Tor the 1921 salmon pack ouote
Aiaska red tails at s225 a dozen.
hlngs at sl:75. pinks at $l15 and
chums at $1.05.
bLACkBIRD. Del, August 1s (Spe.
ciaD.CCanners who declined to con-
lrace tor tomatoes this spring now
are sending agents among the farm
ers attempting to buy the present
crop. Farmers. however, are refus-
ing TO sell at so cents basket and
are holding off for prices ranging
between 20 and 80 cents.
PORTLAND, Me. August 1s (Spe-
clai);-Mafne corn Gamers have en-
1oyed good business on their new
pack. One prominent Gamer has al.
ready withdrawn, while others are
prorating their pack among regular
Evening star., 1921-08-19

Live Stock.
SEATTLE. August 10 (SpeciaD:-