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Evening star., 1923-08-12
ITALY LAYS CLAIM
T0UN|QUE DIAMOND
Seeks to Recover FIorentine
Jewel From Former
Empress Lita.
BY the Associated Press.

-! 'Ht hSSNlatpu PreSS.
BERLIN. August 1.-THE family
rows for the possession of the Floren-
tine diamond, which is now claimed
by the Italian government, date back
many centuries. The stone was well
known to the European royalty of
ether days, for because of it's pecu-
liarly brilliant ravs it has at various
times adorned the crowns of many
rulers. At one time 1t was owned by
Francis 1. who. in 1745, was crowned
Main.
Until the abdication of the late
Emperor Charles the diamond re-
posed among the Austrian crown
Jewels. 1t is now supposed to be
Iita in Spain, having been taken to
Switzerland by Charles in his flight
from Austria.
Italy Seeks stone.
With a view to obtaining posses
SION of the famous stone Git weighs
1873 rarats) the Italian government
through international channels has
italy on the ground that it belongs
there. The Italians cite historic
documents to prove that the diamond
IL the rlghtful property of Italy. and
IN thclr argument go as far back as
the fftccnth century. when ii is con-
tended. the gem was in the hands Of
Pop" julius II. This pontiff is said
to have purchased 1t from Duke
Lodovico Moro of Milan for 5000
ducats.
Tradition has it that the diamond
came originally from India and that
IT once belonged to Duke Charles the
Courageous of Burgundy. who lost it.
with all his other effects, when de-
feated by the Swiss in 1875 The
stone was found on the battlefield by
Swiss soldier. who thought it a
piece or glass and sold II to a priest
for almost nothing. 1t then passed
through various hands in Berne and
Genoa. finally coming into possession
of dealer in the latter city, who sold
it to Duke Lodovico Moro.
Purchased by Pope.
Pope Julius purchased it from the
duke. After the death of this Pope
the diamond again began making the
rounds of the dealers and the nobil-
ity. 1t led to many family disputes
and duelS. but was eventually bought
by the famous house of Medici, re-
naming in that family until the name
died out. 1t was through this chan
mel that the stone came into the pos
session of the Grand Duke of Tus-
cany. who presented ii to Queen
Maria Theresa when she became his
wife.
The phenomenal glitter of the stone
came from its ancient cutting. which
gives 1t brilliant rays that form nine
pointed stars. This feature il DOS
sessed by no other diamond in the
world.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
M|DSUMMERDR
IN STEEL INTEREST
Market FeatureIess, But as
a Rule the Undertone
Was Steady.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE steel
market was featureless during the
week. rejecting the usual midsummer
,dullness, in business. Although few
sellers were inclined to offer slight
concessions to effect sales, as a rule
the undertone was steady The gen.
eral movement toward an eight t-hour
day. by increasing production costs.
Will presumably enhance values, and
there was also disposition to antici-
pate revival of buying operations In
the early fall. Pig iron was quiet,
although occasional fairly large con-
tracts were placed. and the tone was
steady owing to reduced production.
Copper Quiet, Prices Lower.
Copper has ruled quiet with prices
lower. Domestic consumers are
showing no disposition to anticipate
their requirements and offerings of
small lots at lax for electrolytic
have attracted few buyers. Large pro-
ducerS are not pressing for business
under present conditions. The de-
cline in raw metal has been followed
products.
Review of Other Metals.
F.. lin is below the import cost, but
consumers are not inclined TO antici-
pate any material betterment in fall
trade.
Lead was steady here, but easier in
the west, where prompt offerings
were larger.
Zinc reflected better inquiry from
dealers. in contrast to continued
light demand from consumers
AHtimony firm. owing to the
strength in the Chinese market.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, Md. August IL. (Spe-
ciaD.-The live cattle market shows
little change. from last week, with
receipts being ample at both stock
wards and the wharves. While cat
tie of, first quality finds ready sale
the average receipts of common to
ordinary stock are slow to find favor
even at discounts. Quotations today
at Light Street wharf:
Beef cattle-First quality, to 9.
Medium, to :. Bulls, as to quality,
4 to 6. Cows, choice to fancy. to
6. Common to fair, o1a to 4. Oxen. as
to quality, 4 to s ~ MIX TX COWS seCa choice
mon to fair, 5000 to 5000. Calves,
veal. choice. 10 to II. Ordinary to
medium. to 10. Rough, common.
thin, 6 to s.
sheep-Choice. to 4h; Old bucks,
3 to 4. Common, 2 to 21a. Lambs,
spring, choice. IL. Fair to good. 10
to IL Common, thin, 8 to 9.
Hogs-Straight, Z to 8. Sows, 8 to
6. Stays and boars, to, 5. Live
pigs, as to size and quality, 10 to IL.
Shoats-As to size and quality, 8
to 10.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
new PLANET FOUND
BY OBSERVER. HERE
Prof. Peters Discovers Minor Star
Revolving in Orbit Near
-. Jupiter.

PFof. George II. Peters of the T. {
Naval Observatory has RECENTLY die
covered a new minor planet revolv-
ing in an orbit that lies between Mars
and Jupiter.
IL Is said that Prof Peters dis
covery. just announced, is accom-
panieu win rather an Unprecedented
astronomical feature. i'm thai ~ fs
very close to an asteroid Ed;hor
fl5, previously known and whose 70
turn 70 visibility was heretofore nre-
ulcteo py former computations More
over, Doth asteroids have the same
.naenitude and similar apparent mo-
tions.' Both are picked up in the
heavens by telescopic observation
and located by their motions T., -
spect to fixed stars.
Inc certainty of the identified tions
or the two minor planets is to be
Herlneo by a series of additional OBJ
servations. which will deyelon the
question of the similarity of motion
ana brightness of the asteroid Edi-
Dersa and the one Just discovered
and yet unnamed
frof. Peters regards the similarity
~, y, ene TWO minor planets so near each
other as very remarkable and an un-
usual coincidence in the astronomical
observations OF the heavens. In his
work or observing and discovery of
asteroids for twenty years or more.
TINS as the hrst instance of apparent
duplicity that he has found.
Prof. Peters uses the 1O-inch re-
tractor telescope of the Naval Oh
servatory for his Photographic work,
and 1t Is on those Photographic plates
he finds the minor planets.
sometimes those tiny planets that
appear on his Photographic plates on
astronomical computations prove to
be lost planets" perhaps returning
to visibility after their discovery
nifty, seventy-five or a hundred years
ago. -;
AS was announced some two years
ago, Prof. Peters named one of his
discovered asteroids after a tribe of
Indians that once roamed over the
District of Columbia, known in his
tory as the Anacostia tribe. !
The local astronomer at the OBJ
servatory has the two minor plan
cts, which, he notes, are about twen-
ty-five miles in diameter, under OBJ
servation and will give an interesting
account of the development of their
apparent duplicity.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
FAMED PARIS WINES
PRICES STILL HIGH
Only Rich Can Enjoy Vintages
That Have Made Nation Fa-
nous Despite Bumper Crops.

PARIS. August 11.-Frenchmen
may look upon wine when it is red
white or yellow, but that is about
all in the case of the famous vim
tages unless they are wealthy
notwithstanding that last years
crop was heavy and this years prom
isese to be a bumper one. there will
be no fall in prices for score of
reasons. the principal one being, ac-
coroing to the growers. scarcity and
high price OF labor, and incidentally
of wine casks, which before the war
cost 20 francs and now sell for 175
francs.
Ordinary persons will have to be
content with the thinnest of thin
ordinary wine to wash down their
beefsteak and French fried potatoes
which, according to the investiga-
tiOns of those statistically inclined
toward astronomical subjects, is the
most popular dish in France.
A hundred-franc note now lust
about covers the cost of a bottle of
fine old wine in the best restaurants
and the tip that the wine waiter
demands for himself The French.
however, can enjoy their usual post
prandfal smoke without the fear of
prices being Immediately raised, and
they do. The daily consumption of
cigars is now nearly one million.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
RUSSIA REOPEN|NG
DOORS TO VISITORS
Foreigners Now Arouse No
Curiosity in Moscow or
Petrograd.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW. August 11.-Russian iso-
lation is ended. Three years ago the
presence of a foreign visitor in Mos
COW or Petrograd was sufficient to
cause the native populace to stare at
him as if he were being from some
other world. Two years ago for
eigners were still so rare that the
few American and British newspaper
correspondents scented a story in
each of them and tried to interview
all who came TO Russia. Last year
they were still sufficiently rare to
arouse some curiosity.
But today Moscow. Petrograd and
the other principal cities are thickly
sprinkled with foreigners: daily
trains from the outside bring them
in by the dozens, and they arouse no
more interest than they would in any
other European m capital. During
ed Petrograd, and even more. per-
haps. came to Moscow. Most all of
them We're business seekers.
Tourists Are Restricted.
Hotel accommoda tions in Russia are
still so limited, particularly in Mos
COW. that the government has not yet
found il advisable to admit large
numbers of tourists. Every one must
have some legitimate business reason
before he can secure his wise.
Within a short time, perhaps in
1924, hotel accommodations are to be
improved. and it may be that Rus
sia's interesting revolutionary scenes
will become a Mecca for tourists.
Only a year or SO ago travellers
coming into Russia faced an uncom-
Portable trip. with crowded and ir-
regular accommodations. They ar
rived in Moscow with the equipment
of polar explorers and much bug
powder. expecting, and In some cases
anding. considerable hardship. Even
today some travellers roll into Mos
COW or Petrograd with equipment
devised for primitive life. much to
the amusement of those who are
there.
Trains Well Equipped.
The trains to Moscow, both from
Warsaw and Riga, are now well
equipped There is either a dining
taurants along the line, and upon ar
rival in Moscow or Petrograd the
visitor finds reasonably comfortable
and fairly clean accommodations.
In overcrowded Moscow he may
not be able to get a room for several
days. in which event some fellow
countryman tucks. him away on a
tells are spacious, he can get as good
accommodations as in Berlin or
Vienna.
In Russian provincial cities. how
ever. the hotels may still be full of
insect life. Most of them always were.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
CROPS ARE DIVERSIFIED.

NEW YORK, August 11.-Therecent
announcement of the Southern rail-
way that 1t would run three textile
trains. a day out of the south has
drawn attention to the fact that the
south Is succeeding in Its efforts to
diversity It's Industries. While this is
only a straw indicating the direction
of the wind. it is enough to direct
the attention of railroad men to the
earnings of the Southern roads. Com
sistently, month after month, these
roads have been showing an increase
over last year. and have at the same
time been showing steady business.
This. in the opinion of some railroad
men, is clear indication that the
railroads of the south are no longer
dependent wholly on the movement of
a single crop like cotton. and that it
Is evidence that the movements in
the south to diversity farming and
industry have been meeting with
success. .
Evening star., 1923-08-12
COTTON SHOWS A RISE
OF FULLY 81 A BALE
Market Alarmed Over Continued
Dry Weather-Distur Also
by Boil Weevil Reports.

NEW YORK, August 11.-Alarmed
over continued dry weather in Texas
with no prospects for relief over Sun
day, the cotton market rose fully 81
per bale, October and December ad-
vanCing to 23.S0. This represents
over s13 per bale advance since gov
ernment reports were received from
Texas telling of deterioration. and
bulls declared the crop in that state.
could not exceed four million bales
and might be considerably less. The
eastern belt prospects also have been
unfavorably affected by boil weevil
activity.
NEW ORLEANS. August 1.-THE
forecast of fair weather for the en-
tire western half of the belt was
considered extremely unfavorable and
1t caused heavy buying. The close
was SO to SO points net higher on
the day, October closing at a range
of 2334 TO 23.43.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
MODERN MOTHER HIT
FOR SPOILING CHILD
Small Families Develop Exagger-
ated Ego in Offspring, Says
Chicago Physician.
By the Associated Press

Dy lne Associated PreSS.
CHICAGO. August ia clinic for
unruly children. second of its kind in
the world. is to be established at Rush
Medical College here. according to DR.
{. q. Grulle. head of the children's de-
partment Of the school
There is too much mother in the
modern family declared Dr. Grulle
That is the reason unruly children in
american homes are more numerous
than ever before. In former days fami-
lies were large. Nowadays when we
have one and two children in a family
the youngsters get too much attention
They become self-centered and conse-
quently unruly. Pity the only child !,
He is the product of modern civiiza-
ton. and he is social and medical
problem"
The new clinic at Rush will specialize
In neurotic children between the ages of
three and fourteen.
Nurses and physicians of the new
dispensary will investigate home condi-
tons hrst In a majority of cases.
they say. the trouble is not with he
child. but with the home. Nine times
out of ten he has developed an txagger-
.ated ego. He has been petted TOO much
If you "et at a child's environ
met, you change his whole life"
said DR.. Grulle. Small families are
bad for children. If thev spend a
short time in the company of other
children they get their minds off
themselves and are cured COM
plctely.
The cause of undernourishment
usually is this same Cxaggerated
ego. When child stops eating or
eats sEaringly he soon learns the
whole family is upset. He enjoys
being the center of interest.
Ihe behavioristic clinic has as its
object the correction of obstinacv
Sulklne%s and other faults Likely
as not the child is bored We trv to
give him something to think about.
We -et him interested in something.
we DO not scold, but if We promise
punishment. we do not weaken
MID |oon learns when his PARENTS
threats are not to be feared
The. only other clinic in the world
ipectalizing in the behavioristic prob
lens or children is in Boston.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
BRITISH EXPERT TO VISIT
U. S. INDUSTRIAL WORKS

Sir Thomas Oliver. a member OF
the anthrax committee of the league
of nations, is to visit the United
States the last week in September or
the first week in October. 1t is said
Sir Thomas will make industrial in
spections of oil refineries. by-products.
coke ovens. steel works, asbestos
mills and potteries, of which he has
made a special study. He will also
visit the whitehead works, sugar re-
nnerleS. limestone mills, packing
houses. wooden and cotton mills. rub.
ber factories, paper mills, etc. -.
He is to arrive at Boston in time
to address the American Public Health
Associa ton, after which time he will
visit Harvard. Yale. Johns Hopkins
and Tulane Universities
The itinerary of Sir Thomas is in
charge of DR.. Frederick l.. Hoffman,
consulting statistician of the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance Company.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
FOREIGN ISSUES
OF BONDS WEAKEN
Severe Reaction in French
and Belgian Securities.
Francs Greatly Deprecated.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

SpeC!al l4spalcn 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK, August 11.-Next to
the frmness in the high-grade rails
and industrials interest this week
has Centered in the reaction of for
eign bonds TO the more serious news
from abroad. 1t is true that the for
eien issues dealt in on the exchange
are practically all dollar bonds and
so not directly sensitive to exchange
rates. There is, however, certain
sympathetic connection in that doubt
as to financial outlook for a foreign
country is generally reflected in the
payable. in our own currency. Some
thing of this sort has been going on
this week, but not so much s might
have been expected.
French and Belgian Issues Drop.
| Both French and Belgian bonds are
! lower, but the decline has in no de-
gree Corre@ponded to the extreme
weakness in Franch and Belgian
francs. There are certain technical
reasons which operate to support
some Of these foreign bonds. For
instance, there is always the large
sinking fund in the case of the
, French SIS and the French 72s. In
the case of the SIS there is the specu-
| Iative possibility that the investor
will benefit by the drawings which
! begin in 1925.
The Austrian IS. now selling below
the offering price. recovered a part
! Of their loss this week. possibly in
response to the announcement that
the customs receipts and internal
taxes pledged for the service of tie
! loan were sufficient in the first six
months to cover the full years
charges. Sentiment. however. has a
! good deal to do with the market price
of an issue like this.
| New Financing mt Low Ebb.
New financing has been at low ebb
this week. Total bond issues amount
I ed to only S3,450,O0O, and all the Of
ferings were state and municipal
! The most important were the North
=; Dakota rural credit and farm loan
/ bonds For tax:exempt securities the
yield at the. offering price seems high,
! being SOL per cent. 1t is doubtful
whether there will be much new busi-
ness until after Labor day now.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
TWELVE SLIGHTLY HURT
WHEN CARS JUMP TRACK
Engine, Mail Car, Three Day
Coaches and Two Pullmans
49,. Derailed in Florida.
Ry the Associated Press

y
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. August IL
Twelve passengers were slightly in
jured when three day coaches. the
mail car, engine and two Pullmans
of Atlantic Coast Line train No. 80
were derailed one mile south of
Loughman, Fla, according to advices
received at the railroads divisional
offices here None was injured seri-
ously. so far as Is known here, it was
stated.
The train was en- route from Tampa
to Jacksonville. Two of the day
coaches turned over, as did a Pullman.
according to advices. The cause of
the derailment has not been learned.
The passengers were transferred to
an improvised train for Jacksonville.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
COPPER WIRE OUTPUT GAINS

Copper wire production by the
Western Electric Company for the
year 1923 will be approximately %
per cent greater than last year. ac-
cording to estimates, made public by
the company yesterday. Figures for
the first six months of this year
show that the company manufactured
11.572,265,o0o feet of copper wire.
which forms the communication con-
ductor In the telephone lines used In
the manufacture of cables.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
N. Y. LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Receipts. 435 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts. 5S7 head: steady:
Veals, S.0Oa14.00; culls. 6.OOa7.Oo:
southern calves, 7.50a12.0O; ordinary
western calves, $50
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 4375 head.
steady: sheep, 3.5Oa6.50; culls, 2.0Oa
500; lambs, 9.00a14.O0; culls. 7.00aS. 90
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head; steady:
medium weights, S.60aS.S0; pigs and
heavy hogs, S.25aS.40; roughs, 5.50a
600.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
U, S. DOLLAR UP IN SPAIN.

MADRID, August 11-Financial
circles are discussing the rise in the
dollar. Catalonian and Bill
bao interests are buying American
exchange with which to purchase
merchandise. These interests assert
that apparently the negotiation of a
Hispano- American commercial treaty
will be a long and difficult task.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Wed 44 Years,
Man Kills Wife
In 5O-Cent RoU

BY the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. August IL
When Stephen Pellath. seventy
two years old. asked his wife for
SO cents yesterday for a shave she
upbrafded him. a violent quarrel
ensued and he struck her on the
head with an AK, causing her
death. He was held today without
bond for hearing
He told the police he had begged
his wife to stop "nagging" him and
when she paid no heed lost his
temper. The couple had been mar
ried forty-four years.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
COTT0NsEED OIL FIRM.

NEW YORK. August 1.-THE cotton
seed oil market was quiet but firm
as result of bullish cotton crop
and weather news, closing z to 90
points net higher. Sales, S,1O0 bar
rels. Prime crude. nominal; prime
summer yellow, spot, $50 bid; Sep
tember closed, 9.97; December, $50:
March, $50, all bid, =. =
Evening star., 1923-08-12
TAX OF $1,000 IMPOSED
ON EACH LABOR AGENT
BY the Associated Press.

ZabSOCIHltu FIpsb.
ATLANTA, August 1.-THE Georgia
house of representatives today adopt
ed an amendment to it's general tax
act under which each labor agent op-
Grating in the state must, In addi-
ton to paying a $1,000 tax, give a
bond, approved by the state commits
sioner of commerce and labor, to pro-
tect creditors of each person sent out
Of the state as labor recruit.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

have improved sentiment in the farm
ing sections and have encouraged a
more favorable view of the agricul-
tural situation.
Price Trend Declining.
The price trend in most commodi-
ties, however, is still in the direction
or decline, as Dun's list Of wholesale
quotations demonstrates, and evidence
is not lacking of sharper competition
Tor orders In some quarters. Instead
or the feverish demand of the early
months this year. which was largely
to replenish depleted supplies, current
buying is mainly along conservative
lines and more hesitation is shown
Exceptions to this condition are not
absent. but the second half of the
year thus far has been marked by an
abatement OF activity. and seasonal
factors apparently do not wholly ex-
plain the change.
RnnEe of Unlisted Issues.
The following latest bid" and
asked" prices for issues of the un-
listed department of the local stock
exchange are printed herewith for
the guidance of holders Of these Sc
curities. They are not listed under
exchange rules.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

A Nebraska woman, suing for d.
vorce. petitioned for custody of the
family COW.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

There Is reported to be more beg
gars in Moscow. Russia, than in any
other city in Europe.
Evening star., 1923-08-12

c. f. Jacobsen. cashier of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank. today be-
gins two-week vacation with his
family at his summer home on Chesa-
pcake bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
Philippines a Nuisance.
rom the Chicago Tribune.

rom the Chicago Tribune.
It is our belief that the Philippines
are nuisance of which Uncle Sam
would do we'll to divest himself.
There is. of course, the doctrine that
we ought TO keep them for the sake
of the Filipinos. but the most artiru-
late of the latter do not hold this
doctrine. W. can stay and keep the
peace at our own expense. killing
Moros who want us to stay and pro-
tecting Tagalogs who want us to get
out. We can hold the islands until
the Japanese want them, and then We
can fight a long and costly war to
keep something We don't need and
ocn't want. But why?
At present we have no real policy
respecting the Philippines. Under
Wilson the Tagalogs were taken into
the government and their appetite
for more jobs was whetted. They
have a chance for good government
and accelerated progress under n
gifted colonial administrator. But
they don't want them. They want
the right to misgovern themselves,
and we cannot see that we have any
duty or interest to deny them. But
they ought to misgovern at their own
expense. not at ours. That is how tho
situation is now developing. and it
will get worse If we drift as we are
going now. 1t is our conviction that
we ought TO get out.