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Evening star., 1922-03-20
BACK F0RD's OFFER.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 90
Every section Of the state was rep
resented here today at the formal
initiation of the Alabama Muscle
shoals Association, the announced OBJ
feet OF which. is to back the offer of
Henry Ford for lease and purchase
trate project at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
EDUCATION BY PHONE.
New York University to Spread
Information by Wireless.

NEW YORK. March 20.-College
educations soon may be- acquired at
home through the wireless telephone
medium.
plans for the establishment Of q
broadcasting station at it's Wsshln9-s
ton Squire division, from which classes
In all its courses will be conducted.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
SENTENCED FOR WRECK.

MORRISTOWN, Pa. March 90
Walter Yeakel and Charles l.. Evans
were sentenced today to six and nine
months imprisonment, respectively,
for criminal negligence in the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad wreck
at Bryn Athyn, Pa, last December.
in which twenty six persons perished.
Each man also was fined $500.
Evans and Yeakel, members of the
crew. of one, of the colliding trains.
were found guilty February Is. tho
fury recommending mercy. A motion
for a new trial was denied.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
DIVIDENDS. ,

Fay Stock OF
able. record.
General Fireproofng Co,
quarterly. 81 on common
and ia 60 on pfd.........April l Mch IL
Lawentide Power Co.. quar-
terly, 1Lfe.........:...Ap April Is Mch 81
Singer Mfg. Co., $l.25.. April l Mch. Is
Duquesne Light Co.. quar-
terly. S4.75 pfd. May 1 April 1
Philadelphia Co.. quarterly,
75c en- common. April 20 April
Also semi-annual. $1.50 on
pfd. ............ May 1 April
Alabama Power Co., quar-
terly. 1A 90 on pfd. April 1 Mch. 81
Kolb Baker Co., quarterly,
1NTs on pfd. ............April 1 Mch. 25
Mutual Bank, quarterly, SO April / Mch. %
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Co., quarterly. Soc on COM
mon and 1Aes on pfd.. April Mch. 20
Bank Of the Manhattan Co.,
quarterly. SO ...........April 1 Mch. IS
City Investing Co.. quarterly.
1875 on pfd. ............April Mch. %
First National Bank. quar-
teriy, SO April Mch. II
Evening star., 1922-03-20
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, March 20. Foreign
bar silver. 64S; Mexican dollars. 49ss.
| LONDON, March 20. - Bar silver,
33 sd per ounce: money, 3N per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, 3Is per
| cent; three months, 7-16 per cent.
Evening star., 1922-03-20

NEW YORK. March 2o.-Foreign
exchange easy. Great Britain. de-
mand, 1879; cables. 4.s7A; sixty-day
bills on banks, 4.34s. France, de-
mand, s.s7; cables. s.97R. Italy de-
mand, 5.07; cables. 5.071a. Belgium.
demand, S.44; cables. 8.44s. Ger
many, demand, "a; cables. .34h. Hol-
land, demand. 37.s7; cables. 1890.
Norway. demand, 17.43. Sweden, de-
mand, 1854. Denmark, demand, 21.2o.
Switzerland, demand. 1880. Spain.
demand, 1858. Greece, demand. 4.38.
Poland, demand, .021a. Czechoslo-
vakia, demand, LA. Argentine, de-
mand, 36.s7. Brazil. demand, 1887.
Montreal, 96Z.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
BOND AND CURB MARKETS.
Curb.
nv fhn AosnoiafAH D,as.

ny KIIc 7A6bVCIHIeV IIeS9. .
NEW YORK, March 2o.-Followins
Is a complete list Of today's transac-
tions ON the New York Curb Market
up to 2:15 p.m., with sales Of each is-
sue and the high, low and last prices
lNDUSTRIALS
Evening star., 1922-03-20

Call Money!. 81 81 W
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS,
II am. 800. 866 100 IL m. ..... .6l2 800
1p.m..... 81 100 2p.m..... ssl do
Evening star., 1922-03-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Coz
Selling checks-dollar values at noon today
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
SHARK FISHING IS EXCITING
In Australia the Element OF Danger
Adds to Its Attraction for
the Sportsman.

Shark fishing Is a sport in Australia
that has found many devotees among
Erglishmen because of the lure
Of danger. AS the native practiced 1t,
there were times when the sharks
had all the fun, as in large numbers
they could transform the sport to
native hunting. remarks an exchange.
Fishermen are sometimes the victims
Of the vicious tiger sharks, most dan
gerous Of the species, with their
swift lunges through the water and
powerful jaws. They are hated and
feared with equal intensity.
An English sportsman describes his
efforts to catch q shark and his fall
ure after all his hooks were gone. The
shark would take the hook, allowing
himself to be drawn almost to the rock
where the sportsman stood Then the
sharks sharp jaws would sever the line
and he would swim slowly about until
another hook could be dropped In. A
stout hook was attached to a line by
chain, and with this the shark was
drawn half way out Of the water Then
a wave tossed him about and the line
passed through his jaws, to be cut at
one slash. After this. several hooks
attached to a brass line, were taken
by the shark, but could not hold him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
GRAVES THINGS OF BEAUTY
coek ks Esthetfc Sense Must Be Graft.
fied-lnartistic Surroundings
Produce Depression.

Housewives have wondered why
Bridget. the cook, packed up and lcft
without giving reason for her action,
Now the secret is out. 1t was. in all
probability, Dudley Crafts Watson
interior decorator. says, because her
esthetic sense was not gratified In her
.inartistic surroundings.
Perhaps the coloring and design Cd
the wallpaper did not strike mar
monious cord in her spiritual makeup.
MANY cook has left because OF
the pictures in her room" Watson SAID
TN q recent lecture in Milwaukee. the
Milwaukee Journal reports. mo old,
Anartistic picture should be hung In
her room. The wallpaper should be
warm, rosy, full Of jolly color and OF
graceful design. She needs beauty.
In order to keep the cook from be
coming dissatisfied and leaving he Of
ters the following advice:
'.If your cook enjoys your finest
painting or rarest print hang 1t In hel
Euom."
Or, in case enc is fortunate enough
- support a gallery, the problem. n
Asubt, could b simplified BY MOVING
= Z bed and turning the gallery go
y the cook.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
ANCIENT WRITER'S AS MODELS
Moderns May Learn Much From Au.
thors Whose Works Are the
Greatest in Literature.

Whatever our conjectures may be,
we cannot be sure that the best mod
arn writers can afford US as good mod
els as the ancients; we cannot be
certain that they win live through the
revolutions of the world, and con-
time to please in every climate, IN
der every species Of government,
through every stage Of civilization.
We may still borrow descriptive power
from Tacitus dlgnifed; perspicuity
from Livy; simplicity from Caesar;
and from Homer some portion of that
light and heat which, dispersed into
10000 channels, has filed the world
with bright images and illustrious
thoughts. Let the cultvator Of mod
ern literature addict himself to the
purest models Of taste which France,
Italy, and England could supply, he
might still learn from Virgil to be
majestic, and from Tibullus to be ten
der; he might not yet look upon the
face of nature as Theocritus saw It;
aor might he reach those springs Of
pathos with which Eurlpides softened
the hearts Of his audience.-Sydney
Smith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
HEAD AND HEART OF LONDON
Great Financial Area Is One and Ira.
falgar Square 10 UndenlabIy
the Other.

There can be little doubt that Lon
dons head Is that area of the city
which contains the Bank of England,
the stock exchange and other great
financial and business houses.
But London's heart Is not there, says
London Answers. There Is a coldness
about the city which does not appeal
to the stranger. He stands in awe
Of it. He looks upon the teeming
traffic and the hurrying folk with d
feeling Of unrest.
Put that same stranger in the neigh
borhood of Trafalgar square, where
he catches glimpse Of the houses Of
parliament, the towers of the ancient
abbey, and sees England's great sailor
on the summit Of his lofty monument
guarded by Landseer's wonderful
lions, and he will expand at once and
say: Nov, this is a hit, all right 7"
In Trafalgar square there is a sense
of companionship and merry conrad
cry. That Is probably why SO many
folk congregatc there with apparently
nothing much to do. Even the traf-
fc seems to be playing a game Of puss
In the corner or general post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Bible Thoughts For the Week

Sure Guidance-In all thy ways
q acknowledge Him, and lie shall
d lract thy paths. -Proverbs go.
Safe FROM All Evil-The Lord
sill ali preserve thee from all evil:
lie shall preserve thy soul. Psalm
1871.
Death Or Life-To be carnally
minded is death; but 10 be spirit
ually minded is life and peace
Romans S: 6.
The Supreme Ruler-Exalt ye
the Lord our God, and worship
at his footstool; for He is holy.
Psalm 90: 5.
A Morning Prayer-Create in
me a clean heart, 0 God; and re-
new a right spirit within me
Psalm 81: 10.
The Way TO Peace-Acquain'
now myself with him, and be al
peace, thereby good shall come
unto tliee-Job %: 81.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
WAS MARRIED TO BEST MAN
Odd Happening Recorded at Wedding
bridegroom Willing to Allow
Bride Time to Consider.

Not so long ago strange error
occurred at a church wedding. In
some way the bridal party became
confused and at the close of the cere-
mony it was discovered that the bride
had been married to the best man.
Further complications arose from the
fact that the best man was already
engaged to the brides younger sis
ter. The register had not yet been
signed, and there was nothing for
it but to perform the ceremony over
again. The mistake had arisen
through the best man undertaking to
make the necessary response for the
bridegroom, who was SO nervous as
to be unable to remember them him
self. At a wedding which took place
in a country village a few years ago
the bridegroom, on being asked the
customary question, "Wilt thou take
this woman to be thy wife?" scratched
his head reflectively, and, turning to
the bride, asked: "Will ye clean my
bootsr' The query was met in the
Affirmative. and the ceremony pro-
ceeded. A laughable incident once
occurred at a village wedding. When
the bride had reached the church she
had forgotten her gloves, and fatty
refused to be married Without them.
adding: BE quick, lest ! change my
mind!" Two hours later the bride
groom was discovered seated In the
local INN. calmly pufang away at q
cigar, waiting, as he explained, to see
q III beidf rea11y would change her
go.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Parents Problems,

Parents, as intended by nature, are
the ultimate judges Of their own sons.
declares Good Housekeeping. They
are the courts Of last resort. They
are the guardians, with the double re-
sponsibility Of protection and guild
ance They must not faN in the di.
rection Of growth. In order that per.
sonal prejudice and constant contact
may not warp their attitudes, the boy
must become to them a laboratory
problem. He must be analysed to dis
cover his hereditary, physical, men
tai and environmental constituents.
His composition and the materials that
enter into 1t, his actions and reac-
lions, the thought-processes that 60
into the creation Of his mental be-
havior, the capitalization of habits Of
doing feeling. and acting-all must be
considered effectively, and controlled
during the devious process Of boy.
formation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06

Beaded lizards are seldom seen by
day. In the dry places where they
live they lie hidden until the GOODNESS
of evening brings them forth. During
the hottest part of the year they re-
main in a state of torpor. They eat
frogs, worms, centipedes, ants and
other insects, as well as the eggs OF
frogs, birds and other lizards. In good
times the extra nourishment is stored
up as fat in the tail. When food is
scarce this fat can be absorbed and
carried to the hungry cells through
the blood, and thus the ella monster
may go without other food for sew
eral months. In midsummer the fe-
male lays from six to thirteen soft
shelled eggs in hole scraped out Of
the damp sand near a stream, and
then covered After being incubated
In the sun for about four weeks the
young are Matched. They are four
inches long and brighter colored than
| the parents The mouth is armed With
many fang-like teeth arising from the
inner edge of the jaws. Four teeth on
each side Of each jaw are grooved
deeply on the front surface and slight
ly on the rear. A poison sac opens
| between the lip and the base Of each
| grooyed tooth of the lower jaw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
STILL MYSTERY TO CHEMISTS
covered the Real Nature Of
the x-Ray,

It was In 1895 that Prof. Conrad
Roentgen, the famous German physi-
cist. announced the discovery Of the
fact that If a current of electricity
be passed through a certain kind Of
glass bulb, from which the air had
been exhausted, the resultant Eight"
ESQ called in spite Of the fact that it
Is not apparent to the eye), would
penetrate the flesh and other semi
solid substances and reveal objects
on the other side. For want Of
better name to give to this disturbance
Of the ether, Professor Roentgen
called it the X-ray, *" being the &C.
copied symbol for an unknown quanti-
ty.
The real nature Of the X-ray is
still undiscovered. The ray itself is
generated by a battery, the wires OF
which are connected with two cleo
trodes one of which is concave
disc of aluminium and the other a
fiat disc Of platinum. The current
is then discharged through a glass
vacuum tube and produces the ether
disturbance which renders flesh or
clothing semi-transparent, while glass,
metals, bones and mineral substances
are generally Opaque to it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Medicine Men.

IN all times some degree of healing
power has been aScribed TO the priest
hood. Mediterranean, mystery-men, sha-
mans, or by whatever name they might
be called, were to be found in every
tribe Of North American Indians.
Some of these knew the medicinal
qualities of roots and herbs and prac-
ticed rude surgery, and others were
"fakers" A medicine-man of the
Walapai, Yuman tribe on the Colo
RADIO river, says John G. BOurke in an
article on the Apache medicine-men,
would cast bullet in a mold contain
ing a small piece Of paper. The healer
would have an Indian fire this bullet
at him and the lead, because Of the
paper, would split into pieces and DO
him no harm.
Another would secretly fasten the
end of a roll of sinew to twig, sval-
low the ball and hold the twig between
his teeth After the sinew had
softened and expanded because of the
heat and moisture of the stomach the
magician would astound his friends
Adventure Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Why Cardinals Wear Red Hats.

The custom Of wearing red robes
and red hats by the cardinals or
princes of the Catholic church dates
back to the early days of catholicism
when the ambassador of the pope took
precedence over royalty Itself, for he
was regarded not only as representa-
tive of a temporal ruler but also as
parsonage whose spiritual power was
superior to that of archbishops. Just
as purple was the color worn by the
emperors of Rome, red was, during
the Middle ages, the distinctive color
throughout the Christian world.
Kings and princesses dressed them
selves and furnished their palaces in
materials of scarlet hue. and as "the
father Of kings and princes" accord
ing to the ritual of his coronation, the
pope ranked with the most influential
sovereigns his ambassadors were en-
titled to wear the same royal color.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
TOO PRONE TO EXAGGERATE
Many Figures Of Speech Employed In
Ordinary Conversation Are RI
dicuIous When Analysed.

A judge in the courts the other
prone to use exaggeration and employ
figures of speech.
The judge remarked that it was ah-
surd to say that "the accused was
beside himself with rage" and that
"he flew at the other man." He
wasn't two people and he hadn't got
wings.
When you come to think Of it it Is
absurd. We wallop our children for
saying that there are hundreds Of
dogs in the garden, but then they
hear US say that we are "driven to
death with work, or that somebody
has "set the ocean On fire."
Equally untrue is 1t when we say
that a steak Is as tough as leather"
the coffee las cold as ice," or that the
cake Is las heavy as lead" One re-
suit Of this sort Of thing Is seen when
the child asks his sisters young man
If he has any prizes for running, be-
cause the child has heard that he's
always running after Sissie.
The fact is that we are ever look
ing for something out Of the ordi-
nary.
When hailstones fell during June,
they were In a few cases the size of
eggs but everybody told everybody
else that all Of them were as big as
footballs.
It's time that we went back to sim
pie description. No day is ever 50
hot as to be baking" or we should
all be dead. No man drinks like q
fish,"
Fishes, anyway, don't drink lot.
They see SO much water that they're
probably sick of it. And no soprano
sings "like q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| Express.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Geography of Planet Venus.

Venus appears to be a mountainous
world. Gray shadings may be seen at
times in the midst of high pressure
areas. Their positions and outlines
change with the shifting clouds, but
when a composite drawing is made OF
several observations they appear fixed
to the surface of the planet. From the
fact that the darkest ones are also
the most often visible, it is inferred
that the gray spots are the masses OK
continents dimly visible.
The behavior of Venus storms also
confirms this belief. They actually
shun the regions where dark shadings
are seen, and mainly keep to the
spaces between. Storms on earth hnd
1t VIGOROUSLY hard to cross divides OF
land. The Venusian seas seem to be
hot and steaming, and from their sur
faces rolling clouds Of vapors arise.
Venus shows phases like the moon.
She lies between US and the sun, and
20 q portion of her night side is almost
always turned toward us.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Nenezuela's Pearls,

The island of Margarita, of the
coast Of Venezuela, is one of the most
celebrated centers of pearl fishery.
The Spaniards, In the days of Column
bus, found the natives Of Margarita
and the neighboring mainland decked
out with pearls, and the pearl-produc-
ing oysters Of that locality have never
since failed in their productiyeness.
Metal scoops are dragged over the
oyster beds, and the interest OF the
search eliminates when the shells
thus secured are opened. A black
pearl is a rarity commanding high
price. Fine white pearls, If Of good
luster, are also very valuable. A
company Of Frenchmen enjoys con,
cession from the Venezuelan govern
ment to fish for pearls with diving
apparatus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
SIona of Splendor.

In a Richmond household a negro
woman by the name of Clarissa comes
in occasionally to help for the day.
She had been clearing the dinner table
one day after plentiful repast which,
among other delicacies, included
huge watermelon, and as she passed
through the doorway carrying in each
hand a well-flled can of the glisten-
ing melon rind, she rolled her eyes at
the lady Of the house and asked:
"'Scuse me, Mis- Alice. but would
yo' all mind eff I carried home one OF
dem cans?"
NO Clarissa," was the reply, "but
what on earth do you want with It'll
You don't keep pigs or chickens. do
you?"
"Lawd, no, Mis- Alice, I don't keep
no animals. What I wants to do Il
jes to make dem neighbors of mint
jealous. Dey don't never have SIGH
garbage as dis a-settin' outside dere
front steps !"-Harper's Magazine
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
ODD POWER OF STALACTITES
Walls of English Limestone Cavern
Reverberate to the Beating of
Explorers Heart.

G. F. D. Long Of Caius college, Cam
bridge, and York, has made a thor
ough exploration Of the Stump Cross
range Of limestone caverns near Dry
gill, on the high road between Pate
ley Bridge and Grassington. He
carried out his underground journey
during the night, and alone.
One notable feature of Mr.. Longs
later discovery is the bell-like notes
of pure musical tone given out by the
vibration Of stalactites on being
gently struck. In one cavern the
colors Of the stalactites ranged from
yellow to red, and grayish blue, sug-
gesting iron and lead impregnadon,
and some were Of the purest white.
All were translucent
Another feature was a series Of
grottoes, where the walls reverberated
to the beat of the explorers heart,
producing the effect of huge stetho-
scope
The vertical extent Of the caverns
from the entrance to the deepest point
reached was between two hundred and
three hundred feet, and the lineal cx-
tent, allowing for the many branch.
ings and spirally defending loops, was
probably not far short of a mile.
London Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
Revealed GAntus In Youth

GaInsborough's another encourage
her sons first attempts at drawing. Al
twelve he was filling books With
sketches of flowers and clumps OF
trees in the Suffolk lanes and woods
He showed so much talent that the
family decided to send him to London
to study painting.
The occasion of the first portrait he
painted was very romantic He was
working on q landscape when a young
lady came unexpectedly upon him. He
Immediately began to transfer her to
his canvas. This took some time-long
enough for painter and model to fall III
love. When he was nineteen he mar
ried her
His work became so much the rage
chat his friends jovially punned upon
his name and dubbed his house Gains
Borough" Though he disagreed with
Reynolds and others of his famous
contemporaries, they all saluted him
as q brilliant man and great painter.
Designer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-10-06
CALLS FOR SOME DISCRETION
Power Of Attracting Birds May Be All
Right In the Country, but in
the City!

One Of the best ways of attracting
birds, according to the authorities, is
to place the lips to the back of the
hand and make a violent kissing
sound.
Apparently this has some resem-
blance to the cries of a wounded bird;
and, according to one of the bird books,
one may enter an apparently deserted
thicket and, after a few minutes Of
this sort Of thing, find oneself sur
rounded by an anxious or curious
group of its feathered Inhabitants
This is valuable information, but to
be used with discretion. In Central
park, for instance, one is just as likely
as not, after trying this little ornitho-
logical experiment, to find oneself sur
rounded by an anxious or curious
group of gentlemen with blue coats
and brass buttons. Better keep these
tactics for the open country.-Freder
lex L. Allen, in Harpers Magazine.