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Evening star., 1922-02-05

father was at the restaurant drink
ing his tea, a voice that remember
ed said: I want to see the PleiadeS
"But it is June stammered. and
the Pleiades are not in the sky IL
you cannot show them to me- she
said, then II show them to YOU
Alas! A nurse rushed out and the
lady who had bewitched me was bodi-
" carried into the hostelry.
but tho next day I went to the
hotel with gift such as Anthony
might have carried to the queen OF
the Nile; a double cut Of raisin pie,
done up neatly in q brown paper bag
into which I had slipped a few lines
translated from the Fifteenth 1dyl
Of Theocritus' This precious gift I
intrusted to q stately person at the
door.
"A fortnight passed. On the elev-
enth night she appeared as If by
mario Can the Pleiades be seen
toniehtr she asked breathlessly. Her
father stalked up. In tho presence Of
the young lady, shouted: Damoi-
seau! Damoiseau was the greater!
I then picked UP my heels and new
around the corner.
"As passed the hotel the follow
Ing evening, q voice came to me from
the skies Wait it said. I loked
up. She was leaning from q window
three floors up and presently she was
at my side. Through the great hotel
sho led me-the princess and the
pauper, and up we went in a golden
elevator.
NNJOW my knees began to tremble
for we had entered her fathers
room. She presently found q key
upon . ring. Pull on this handle
hard-harder.' she commanded. We
were crouching over q black safe.
The door swung slowly open. And
the little daughter Of my fathers
enemy took something from the in
side. then turned to me with her
hands behind her back.
"Shs ordered mo to lie on the floor
with my face down and my hands at
the side Of my eyes. I did this will
1ingly, near the bed SO could roll
under At tho least noise.
"'C1ose your eyes tight she whis-
pered. I felt her slip something un-
dor my hands Now, open! And
keep on looking until you see some
thing
"Out of tho darkness came a faint
glow lige q nehula and twinkling
point of light! It was Alcyonel
glow like q nebula and a twinkling
point, Electra. Then came Atlas
Maia, Merope and Taygeta. Calaeno
became family visible and imagined
Asterope and the lost Pleione. I was
looking into the autumn skies at the
Pleiadea. -s e..
"Lsaping up from the floor, I sazed
at tho one who had worked this Cos
mic miracle. She picked something
from the door. They are mine!' she
ctantsd. AL mine when I'm eight
een.' Her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
had brought them in a ship They
were hers-the P1eiades-to wear in
her hair!
suddenly, Quick" she gasped.
Help me close the safe" We closed
tho safe with q clang. This way!
And we scurried through a door. and
into darkness There she held me
and listened bfeathlessiy. He has
xons into the room with the booka.'
she breathad. and you can get out
Evening star., 1922-02-05

He was an astronomer all of his life
even when he was boy" and she
added, strangely: John. love and
death do more than keep the world
forever young, sometimes they make
it seem very old. indeed. And
she went quickly into the house.
Toward morning, by the light of
a match. the man counted-three
blacks and a red. He suddenly lean
ed over, plunged his hand into the
box and carried the little red crea-
ture into the kitchen. John lit the
lamp and held the small squirming
animal to the light. Sirius,
Sirius, Junior!" Twenty-six
trillion miles to the nearest star
immeasurable distance beyond that,
and Sirius had found his way back
through the night! "Oh, Creator of
q world that is ever young !"
With no other thought than to
break the great tidings to Evalyn.
John Temple entered the dining room
Of Rockhouse. Stumbling against
the table, he gained the dark hall
and ascended the shadowy stairway.
Beyond was the room of the Pieiad.
He remembered words she had
spoken: "All the world frowns upon
mixed breeds"
When he returned to the kitchen
he was haggard. Extinguishing the
light, he went to the pumphouse and
leaned over the box. All of these
were mixed-breeds. and yet only one
bore the resemblance. Something
must be done. He wrapped his coat
around the quivering little prototype
Of his friend and stalked out into the
green -streaked morning. -.
The three black puppies were the
toast at Rockhouse.
It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon
when Evalyn called Bessie and went
to her own room.
II want you to look in everything.
That ornament I wore in my hair
last nieht-the Pleiades-is gone"
"Miss Evalyn" The color drained
out Of the maids face.
Anything" cried the girl, any
thing I have but that!"
They searched. Evalyn turned to
the maid. Don't mention this to a
soul, but ask DR.. Marsdon to come to
my ROOM"
DR.. Marsdon's first inquiry was di-
rected at the bearded man he had
seen yesterday afternoon on the
lawn.
"John is out of the question"
Evalyn said.
NGARSDoN would look around the
A'A house. Presently he returned
and announced that he had told the
other guests and notified the Bridge
port and Danbury police.
Evalyn was patiently annoyed.
"Its only fair to all OF u.s." de-
clared Marsdon. Everything in the
house has to be searched" He fol-
lowed her to the top Of the steps. Be-
low on the landing were the other
four guests. "This is ridiculous" !"
said Evalyn. There have been
thieves around all summer. They
got in last night. That's all there is
to It"
81 won't be satisfied I didn't steel
it in my Sleep" declared Will Brooks.
until every rag is shaken out. The
only way, Bvalyn."
rAnd want my things searched"
came Bessie's quavering voice from
the top hall. "And that, man .
think his house ought to be search
ed, too. Last night =. heard
him light the lamp in the kitchen.
And heard him in the dining room.
It was q long while before he put
out the light Then this morning I
saw him running up the road toward
the Ridge. And he was still running
| when he came back"
.aThe men will handle this, Dr.
Marsdon was all determination.
Perhaps we'd better wait" sug-
gsstsd wilt Brooks intuttively. - he
! glanced 1t his hostess. "Ths con.
Evening star., 1922-02-05

s0NH night Q man crossed the
~ street. and holding to his hand
was . child. At the curb the man
stopped short scowled. then laughed.
we'll he says, how are you, Pro-
feesor Temple Ny father made no
rspiy, but I knew he was angry. 7
want to see the moon and the Plei-
ades,' insisted the child. She was
hardly more than eight, while was
then thirteen. Tho man dropped her
hand In order that he might shake
his hst. MY father was no longer
Silent pamoiseaui Damoiseau!' he
cried. While the big man beloved.
Ponsseoulantr Trembling, lodged
in between them. The large man
HAsaled and crossed the street. I
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Chicago Market
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Liquidation was
on in the grain markets TO some extent
Saturday and with a lack of aggressive
support, prices declined readily 10 a
new low for the week. At the finish,
wheat showed a. net loss of IA to 20
cents, with May S1.15B to S1.l5A and
July S1.06B to S1o7.
Corn was off ia to 1%c; oats were
81 to 1Ac down, but provisions varied
from unchanged figures TO Is cents
higher.
A break in values at Liverpool on
Increased pressure of Argentine wheat
the start Of the market here. AS the
session advanced, bullish news failed to
develop and finally scattered liQuida-
tton set in with some stop loss orders
caught on the way down. The market
showed little recuperattve power after
Ire earlv decline and the close was
almost at the low point of the day In
tarest Of shorts was somewhat played
ont because of the bulge in values
Export demand for wheat was fair,
but as a whole the market appeared
to be badly in need Of buying,
Action of corn and oats was similar
to NAT of wheat. Southwestern and
the Omaha territory was not as ag-
gressive as of late, and country offer-
ings were not large. So.
Provisions. were higher In line wlth
The prices of futures ranged as fol-
Open High Low Close
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
New York Market
n

New York, Nov pa, wave of SELL
ing orders, sweeping into the stock
market in the last half hour and carry
ing prices down one to six points below
Fridays closing levels, provided of
the busiest half holiday sessions in
recent weeks.
Spectators for the decline found en-
enlargement for their operations in the
continued lack of public support, in
activity of pools in representative
reaction as expressed in prices, that
the term of the Bethlehen-Midvale
steel merger had upon market traders.
There was a belief in some quarters
that while operations were at a high
rate in the steel industry the sharp
competition for business was having
its effect on the earnings Of indepen-
dent companies, and that an effort to
reduce costs was a propelling force in
bringing ABOUT the new combination.
Bethlehem B" was depressed as low
as 601a, but later rallied to 61a where
day. Midvale's net loss was rs. United
States Steel common got down to 101 n
its low level of the week, n IL
points under last nights close. Vana-
public and Crucible Steels all closed
figures. Standard Oil of New Jersey,
which was weak from the start, got
down, as low as 1898, but moved up to
1S45s, where it represented q net loss
Of six points. Other weak spots in the
Industrial list were American Locomo-
tive, Houston Oil, Columbia Gas, Corn
Products, Standard Oil of California
and Union Tank Car.
Railroad shares also participated in
the decline. but not as extensively as
the industrials. Announcement hat the
pool formed In Rock Island early in
February would dissolve December !
and that 10000 shares Of the stock
would be distributed at s45 a share
caused heNy selling OF that issue,
which got down to 31h for a net loss
Of 1sB. Losses Of 1 to 2 points also
were noted in Atchison, Atlantic Coast
line, Canadian Pacific, st. Paul pre-
ferred, Chicago Northwestern. Lacka-
wanna louisville and Nashville. Mis-
souri, Pacific preferred. New York Cen
trail Northern Pacific and Union Pa
cific.
Foreign exchanges were firm, de-
mand sterling again getting just under
the $3.50 mark while French francs
lowered around 7.15-
Canadian exchange was back to par
The clearing house statement showed
increases Of $1,000, 900 in loans, dis
counts and investments, SIT 100000 in
the reserve of members in the federal
reserve bank and S26, 103, 600 in net de-
Aggregate reserve totalled $5o6, $50
nG0, reducing the deficit in reserve
from $40 42, 500 to S5,56s,01o.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
BOND PRICES BOLSTERED WITH
MONEY FROM u. S. FIRMS;
BOOM SCHEDULED, SAYS SELLERS

are going to destroy the value which
protects good bonds. Government
ownership and operations would not
do that. And some day the leaders Of
the agricultural bloc will realize even
II they do not at present. that neither
the farmers nor any one else can be
prosperous if the railroads are not al
lowed to earn enough to provide them
selves with adequate equipment to meet
the transportation needs of the cour-
try.
Also if the other factors which have
adversely affected quotations could BE-
removed and the general course of the
whole market be reversed the prevail
ing unrest as to the railroads would
likely be dissipated.
Favorable Outlook
Meanwhile if we get away from the
atmosphere of the security markets
the outlook continues favorable. 3he
wholesale dry goods trade continues
active. Automobile manufacturers are
expecting good business in the spring.
The department of agriculture be-
lleVes 1t possible to wage a successful
war on the boil weevil. The cotton
grower is marketing his product stead
lily at prevailing high prices. Many
NoI~i eSpoHdent are including dividends.
Considerable is available to merchants
on reasonable terms. The trend Of
prices is upward which always breeds
! optimism.
IShe demand for labor. especially
unskilled labor. is increasing. Prob
ably some attempt will be made to
modify the present immigration re-
strictions. While no boom is in sight.
neither is there any Indication Of d
depression. Opinion as to the conse-
quence Of the attitude of America
toward Europe is still very confused
1t can hardly be said that the visit of
Clemenceau and his speeches have
helped much. Many foreign bonds
have held the gains they made last
week. French issues improved their
position, 1T is an open secret in bond
circles that powerful interests have
come to the support Of certain foreign
obligations. 1t is still true that ex-
traordinary high yield rewards the in
vestor courageous to buy and hold for
eign bonds.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
WEEKLY r A REVIEW.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Big new esti-
of the Argentine ~exportable
surplus have had much to do with Civ
ing a downward slant to the wheat
market this week. Compared with a
week. ago, wheat Saturday morning
was Bc to 1Bc lower. with corn off
sc to IL, and oats showing a setback
og Il to rs toHe. Net changes in
porivisions varied from 45c decline to
32c advance.
According to the latest figures, Ar
g~entina will be able to export 37,000.-
900 bushels more wheat this season
than had been deemed probable and
the enlarged estimate was given par
ticular notice in view of advices of
favorable weather to the Argentine
harvest at present in progress. Re
duction in estimates of the Austria
Ian wheat surplus acted subsequently
as more or less of an offset, and so.
too, did a bullish construction which
in some quarters was placed on Presi-
dent Harding's reference to proposed
legislative measures in aid of farm
ers.
Disquieting reports about the unem-
ployment conditions. however. as well
as hearish adyices concerning the out
look for the winter wheat crop in this
country led to a fresh decline and
abatement of car shortage tended fur
Their to ease values. On the other
hand, as the week drew to a close the
wheat market gave considerable evil
dence of rallying power that was as
eribed partly to gossip about plans to
finance European broadstuff purchas-
ing in the United States.
Corn and oats receded with wheat.
It was asserted that feeding demand
for corn had lessened inasmuch as hogs
were selling below the value of corn.
Packers buying made the provision
market hold relatively steady.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
By STUART p. WEST

Especial Correspondent of The Tribunel
copyright. 1922, BY Great Falls Triblncl
New York, Nov. 25.-The course of
stock exchange prices has been at a
variance with developments in the sit
uation outline again this week. Home
trade has been uniformly favorable.
The steel mills are employed to nearly
so per cent Of capacity as against 10
per cent a month ago and 80 per cent
the low of the summer when the fuel
shortage had compelled a general shut
ting down of plants.
Statements of the copper companies
have shown that in the third quarter
of the year there was a decided i'm
provement in the earnings of these
companies owing to a reduction of
costs. and it is quite certain that this
Improvement will not only be main
tanned, but increased in the fourth
quarter
Refined sugar prices have again
touched the high of the year and he
raw producers who - months ago had
marked down their product below two
cents a pound are not willing to sell
for less than four cents. There are
proofs in three of the most repre-
sentative lines Of industry that the
trend is distinctly upward.
The stock market and to some ex-
tent the bond market also, continued
ITO ignore these facts. There is no rea-
son why this should be so. 1t simply
has to be remembered that when a
Wall street situation is called upon to
undo excuses, when the authorities are
forcing houses and individuals carry
ing too many stocks to unload, out
SIDE conditions are temporarily lost
sight of and values count for little.
"A readiustment within the market
itself is still the main thing there is
to be seen in the recent decline on
the stock exchange.
Now and then predictions are heard
that 1923 after all will not be Il good
year for business and that the Wall
street markets have been preparing
themselves accordingly. These, how
ever. are the statements of individuals
opinions unsupported by any convincing
reason and entirely opposed to the
feeling of the great majority among
the leaders Of the business world.
European Conditions Better
In the same way, despite the many
proofs to the contrary, many persist
be affected by the economic crisis in
continental Europe. This is put for
ward as another reason for the de-
cline in the last two months in the
stock market. The truth is that on
the me hand. European conditions are
distinctly better than they were the
middle of September and, that on the
other hand whatever happens abroad
the foreign demand for American prod
ucts is down TO the minimum. beyond
which it is not likely to go and that
~ present commercial life during
the past year has become adjusted to
the losses in the foreign trade.
No doubt it is true that the $375.-
100000 export total for October. con
slderably the largest of any month
this year, was due to the recent rise
in farm prices plus the seasonal in
crease in staple shipments to the other
side. But two important disclosures
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Pilotless Airplane
Performs in Air
by Ground Control

Paris. Nov. 25.-(By The Associa-
ted Press.)-A system of pilotless air
plane control has passed a two days
test satisfactory to experts who su-
pervised the trials with a 300-horse
power passenger-carrying government
biplane that flew over Etampes avia-
ton field on Wednesday and Thurs
day for several hours.
The plane. going aloft with no one
aboard, responded to control by Hert-
zen waves from the ground, performed
at the customary evolutions, and then
landed safely. In the tests the ma
chine was frequently lost from sight
in haze and clouds but it was always
under control.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
DIGEST
= THE WEEK i'm BUSINESS
BY The Tribune.
BY The Tribune.

were brought out by the October fig
ures. One was that in the first month";
under the new tariff schedules, the
foreign demand had not been adversely
affected. The other was, that despite
the depreciation in continental cur,
rency since the first of the year n
despite the supposed d~iIninution OF Eu-
ropean buying power, foreign negoa aao
tons were able to take S10o,ooo!ooo
more American goods in October thah
they did last January and FEBRUARY.
Foreign Buying
The fact which alarmists critics con-
t~inually set aside when referring, 70
Europe's economic troubles is their
possible effect upon the United States,
is that even if a country goes bank
r1pt it does not mean an entire loss
of ability to buy. Such a country is
still producing and selling its products
abroad. 1t therefore still has the means
TO buy the necessities of business life,
fo~odstuffs and raw materials. An an
alysis of what continental Europe has
been purchasing from America for
the last - months shows that 1T IS
down pretty well to these two neces-
%saries. and the conclusion from this IS
that further curtailment is quite I'M
likely under any conceivable cIrcum-
stances.
Further reduction in French bank
note circulation. accompanied by a
further recovery in the franc, the sus--
tanned improvement in Italian lire and
the return of the pound sterling to
within three cents of the highest of
the year are all favorable symptoms
ii the financial situation of the week.
On the other hand the point must be
borne in mind that the decrease of
over 1900, 10000 francs in French
| paper issues during the last two months
has only been made possible by large
repayrnents by the government TO the
bank of France.
Difficulties
These ~repayments cannot be expect
ed to continue while France is operat-
ing at a difficulty and consequently the
doubt will be raised whether the defla-
ton, that has occurred since the sum
mer, will urn out to be more than
temporary.
J Railway stocks and bonds have gone
down more than other sections of the
market during the week and this ma
tufally raises the question of how much
owners of railroad investments are
disturbed over the recent political
changes and over the probability that
these will lead to more agitation for
the amendment Of the transportation
act. The proposal of the radicals is
that the provision guaranteeing rates
that will permit the roads to earn nj
least 51a per cent upon property value
be cancelled.
In addition to this, the attempt will
be made to make mandatory a cut in
freight rates on farm machinery. and
a more sweeping reduction affecting
many other. lines. If this is done.
roads which during the last few years
have been falling behind or at least
barely covering their fixed charges
would undoubtedly go on the rocks.
Quite possibly this thought has been
behind some of the recent selling on
the rails, although the bulk of this
selling like that in the rest of the
market is ~assignable to the fact that
spectators are hard pressed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
AT KANSAS CITY

Kansas City. Nov. 25.-Cattle receipts
200 for week; Better grades beef
steers very scarce; steady TO strong;
top 81 on 1,75S pound steers: larger
steers weak: shorn fed yearlings and
better cows Is to so cents lower: can
ners and cutters steadyt TO strong; veals
around 81 lower.
Hogs receipts 1000; active to packers
Is to 90 cents higher; top s7.95: 40 to
100 pound averages mostly S7.65m7.75;
bulk desirable 100 to $50 pound $500
7.95: bulk of sales $7.7097.95; packing
sows steady; mostly 81.
Sheep. no receipts: for week; Lambs
about steady; top $1425.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
livestock
AT CHICAGO.

AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Nov. 25.-Hogs-Receipts,
5000; market 15c higher; bulk ITO
to 225-pound average $50 to ss.15;
mostly S8.15; good and choice 225 to
~270-pound butchers, $500; top, $500;
packing sows, szoo97.7o; desirable pigs
around 1925; estimated holdover 5000
W nea ! y We eashs % s7;sogsoo; med Ii N
@s15; light light ss1o@s.25; packing
1sows , smooth, s7.4o9775; packing
So sS 'ooas rough q s7.15@7.soi killing pigs,
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; compared
WITH week ago., strictly good beef steers
aha better grades western grassers,
lower grades western grassers largely
5oc OFF; .stockers and feeders, rs 10 40c
aoWer; extreme top matured steers,
sls;oo; best y%earlings, $13; beef cows
ana heifers practically steady; lower
grades beef cows slow; Gamers and
cutters strong to Is cents higher; bulk
largely loc lower; veal calves mostly
81 lower; weak bulk prices, native beef
steers, S7:5o@10; western grassers large
~ =. 5og6.5o .stockers and feeders.
s2S5g3.5o: veal calves, ss.25@8.75.
sheep-Reeeipts, 1000; compared
with week age, fat lambs steady to
Ioc lower; fed yearling wethers n
sheep, 30 to 81 lower; feeders. steady;
evIEeme top fat lambs, $14.90; to city
butchers; closing top fat lambs, S14.65
10 packers; bulk. S1435914.60; culls,
steady at S11.o0@11.50; desirable fed
clipped lambs, $12.75@13.o0; choice fed
yeariing wethers. s12; heavy and strong
weight fat ewes, S5.o0G6.00; lighter
weights upward to $3.50; bulk desir-
able feeding lambs, s13.5O@14.0o
AT SOUTH ST. PAUL
South st. Paul, Nov. 25.-CattIe re-
eelpts 900; compared with week ago.:
Beer steers and butcher stock mostly
steady; common and medium beef
steers S4.50G8: bulk under S6.25; butch
er she stock S3G6, or higher; bulk I'M
der S425: Gamer and cutters strong
to slightly higher, s2.25G3; relatively
rev under $3.50; bologna bulls UP %
none; compared with week ago around
IS cents lower; packer top on best
lights at close ST.
Hogs receipts $500: market averaging
steady to 10 cents higher, range $3.50
l.T5; bulk better grades S7.75; mixed
loads s7.40G7.60; heavy packers S6.7567;
best pigs S7.75: run about $4,000 hogs
this week, heavies for several years.
Sheep receipts 100; market today
about steady. Compared with week
CO.: Fat lambs steady to % or more
lower; closing bulk good kinds around
$3.50; heavy lambs this week S10.501
ll.50; fat sheep mostly SO cents lower;
bulk handy weights at the close S6.25;
heavies $3.50; best western feeding
lambs this week s13.25.