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FOR SALE-A very attractive O.
room house in West End. also
one S-rocm West End dwelling.
Reasonable prices, moderate
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December 1. 1922, in the chancery
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FOR SALE-Three fine
building lots on north
side Princess street be-
tween West and Peyton
streets in Wheat and
Suffers subdivision.
Close to new High
School. For price and
terms apply to JOHN
D. NORMOYLE. Cor
ner King and Royal
streets. Phone So.
Il &c
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Verdun Medal, without
ribbon; face bearing bust OF
woman with drawn sword IN
hand and inscription Come
Passe Pas" and reverse SIDE
bearing experimentation Of FoTt
at Verdun with GATE Of bot,ie.
This medal is highly priced for
friendship sake by Overseas
Veteran. Reward if returned.
Send in care Of Commando
Howard /. Arnold, Russell MiJ-
chell Post No. 600 Veterans o.
Foreign Wars. TIE
Evening star., 1923-08-19

Deledda, Grazia. Mariana Sirca.
1920. Y35F-D373ma.
Fogazzaro, Antonio. Fedele. 1917.
Y35F-F6S8f.
Pogazzaro. Antonio. Piccolo monde
moderno. Y35F-F6sSp.
Franchi. Anna. Per colui che verra.
Y35F-FS46p.
sole. Y35F-G747.
1905. Ys5E-Gsssb. 0'A'''' i'
Messina. Maria. La casa mel vicolo.
Y35F-M567c.
Panzini. Alfredo. Donne, madonne e
bimbi. Y35F-P196d
Pucc1ni, Mario. Essere o non essere.
Y35F-P963e.
Yiddish.
Asch. Shalom. Gesamelte shriften.
II V. Y61-As2.
Auerbach, Ephraim. Far grois in
klein. Y61-Au37f
Bassein. Leon. Fun di kleine kinder's s
wegen. Y61-B297f.
1919. Y61P-B62Si.
Broyde, Leah. Unzer emeser ponim.
Dostoevskii, F. NJ. Orime menshen.
nd. Y61-D747o.
Dostoevskii F. NJ. Varbrechen un
strof. 2 v. nd. Y61-D747v.
Hirschbein, Perez. Ueber America.
1918. Y61-H617u.
Hugo. H. NJ. Der mensch wos lacht
HurwitZ, Samuel. Yidishe neshomos.
6v. 1861. Y61-H94Sy.
Jews Liturgy and ritual Hagadah.
Form of services for the first two
nights OF Passover. Y61-J559.
Evening star., 1923-08-19

organization embodied in this drama.
Intensely dramatic and interesting,
whether one does or does not see eye
to eye with the author.
THE THRESHOLD. By NJ. w. A. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
Ill, this writer found the time to
think about life, an experience denied
those who spend their days running
round and round in frenzied pursuit
of it. What is it? What Is it's es-
sence and support? How does it pro-
gress and what is it's future? These
are some of the questions that came
ana went before this woman of so re-
nectlVe and meditative a mind. And
lying there, she worked out answers,
and tried some of them, recasting
mere, accepting there, until there sum-
med out of these reflections a work
ing philosophy of individual exist
ence. And the exercise, the will to
do this wholesome piece of thinking,
.hls almost lyric piece of writing,
brought reward worth any ones hav-
ing. This journal is proof of the vir-
tue OF any sort of self f-affirmation; from
the interest in death 1t has become
Itself new interest in life; from be-
ing legacy of my spiritual poverty
IL has become an inventory of pos
session, showing me how rich exist
ence is. For a book, livingly allied
to its writer, fed with life-blood.
riches like creation; nothing
strengthens exertion; everything one
makes ones self And in that l see a
Key to the ever-fresh, undepleted,
self-eductive activity of the Cosmos"
Worth being sick for, worth drawing
near to the threshold" itself. if one
can pull out of such an experience the
hopeful and robust philosophy that is
so beautifully set forth here.
LILLIAN SIMMONS, or. The Conaic,
of Sections. BY Otis NJ. Shackel-
ford, author of Seeking the Best"
etc. Kansas City: r. NJ. Rigby
Company.
stories, essays, poems. and an auto
Geographic sketch of the author come
together here In projection of one
or another aspect of the general
meme that so obviously possesses
Iully the mind and heart of Otis
Shaekelford. This theme is the negro
IN his industrial. political and social
relations to the rest of the citizenship
or the United States in both the
north and the south. Sincerity and
earnestness are the manifest personal
attributes under which these various
forms of invention have been pro1
Iected: Himself a negro. the author
feels deeply for his race And these
feelings he has turned into the chan
nelS or dramatic writing for the pur-
pose or inspiring and helping his
people. Born in Missouri where a I'm
other northern localities the sparse
ness of colored population made seq
resatlon or the race to a great extent
inexpedient Mr.. Shackelford's atti-
tude in his writings has partaken of
general contact and intercourse One
trdS this thread of segregation RIM
ming throughout the book in a line of
regret and tacit protest. However.
Evening star., 1923-08-19

the work itself contains much of in
terest and much of suggestiveness to
all readers of whatever race. Thou
race questions, but in the meantime
the honest work of such negroes as
this author will have it's effect upon
those for whom this book is designed.
THE DEBUTANTE. BY Edna Walker
Malcoskey. New York: L. F.. Dut-
ton & Co.
This is the story of a young girl
who went to France to serve in the
war as so many thousands of girls
actually did go. What happened to
her there and thereafter comes to us
by way OF the faithful diary, which
she has generously turned over here
for our entertainment. A forecast of
adventure less stern than that of war
lies in the young woman's prompt ad-
mission-to her diary-that she is
both young and beautiful" This is
a safe forecast for, the war ended,
the young woman finds herself pos
sessed of two determined lovers-one
of the villain brand. the other clear
hero Taking herself and life and love
most seriously, this heroine goes
through many periods of storm and
stress before settling into the quiet
waters of matrimony. Interesting?
Uh-huh--in a measure The next story
will be more interesting, for the girl
will then be less young and less beau
tiful, less self-absorbed and more worth
while.
Evening star., 1923-08-19

Kalrsehiner, J. L. Arum mir. Ys1P-
Kaseyish' p,tsh' !. I. Heimishe ofos. Ys1-
K'oomok. Isaac. Derzeilungen. 1921.
Y61-K696.
Kobrin, Leon. Di erwachung. Y61-
K793e.
of the United States Constitution.
1909. Y61-L252
Observation-Disclosures beruh m e r
manner. V. 19101s16.. Y61-
Levin, j. L. Dl naie yidishe shul.
pit. 2. 1919. Y61-L577na.
Levin, J. l. Di naie yidishe shul.
V. 3. Y61-L577nb.
Levin. zeb1llon. Koplowiz. 1919.
Levin, zebullon. Koplowitz. 1919
Levin. Zebullon. lei zeinen.man un
weib. 1919. Y61-L579z.
Nusshbaum. II. ID. Melo ha-komez.
Opatovsky, Joseph. Hebrew. Y61-
Dish.
patovsky. Joseph. In poilishe well
der. Y61-Op1Si.
osherowitch, N. Umruhige neshomos.
1919. Y61-Os43.
Ribot. Theodule. Ha -dimyon ha-
yozer. Y61-R352h
Rogoff, Hilel. Wi asau America vert
regirt. 1918. Y61-R626w.
Schmerler, Elias. Hayye Graetz.
Y61-Sch43.
Schweid. Mark. Burstinene shislen.
Setter, S. IL. Reb Isroel baal shem
tob. ". 1919. Y61- -Se7sr.
Tolstoi, l.. y. graf. Krieg un frieden.
Y6l-T5SSk
Evening star., 1923-08-19
CAR MEN GET RAISE.

DETROIT, Mich, August 1s.-Plat.
form employees of the Detroit Street
Railway system were awarded wage in.
creases ranging from % to 7E cent
an hour, depending upon length of scrv.
ice. in "a decision ANNOUNCED today by
board of arbitration. The increase
effective for six months, is retroactive
TO June / last.
The men had requested an increase
about 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1923-08-19
LANGLEY FIELD PLANE
MECHANIC BURNEE
Machine on Way to Bangor Forcei
Down Near Provi-
dence.

BY the Associated Press
BANGOR, Maine, August 13.-Two O
the three Martin bombing planes which
left Langley Field, Va, yesterday, ar
rived here at 2:25 this afternoon, com
pleting their scouting trip in advance
of the fleet of twenty-seven planes due
here early next week for maneuvers.
The third plane, piloted by Lieut.. IL
i. Craig, was forced by engine trouble
TO land at South Attleboro. near Provi,
dence, II. J.. today. Floyd Ray, mechanic
was burned in climbing to the nose al
the plane for repairs while in flight
Lieut.. Craig was not hurt
Evening star., 1923-08-19
The PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recent accessions at the Public
Library and lists of recommended
reading will appear in this column
each Sunday.
BOOKS IN FOREIGN LAM
GUAGES.
German.
EbeTs; Ti-r, GeSrg 5eS9s; Fine frage. 1904
Fontane, Theodor. Eor dem sturm.
Y47F-F736v.
Hebbel. Friedrich. Die Nibelungen.
Y47D-H356n.
Heyse. Paul. Err soil dein herr sein.
1908. Y47F-H516e.
Theissen, Friedrich. Lorenz Baum
gartner. 1910. Y47F-T344l
Wildenbruch, Ernst Won. LachendeS
land. Y47F-W6494l.
italian.
Amicis. Edmoudo de. Noyelle. 1920.
Y35F-Am324n.
Amicis. Edmondo de- la vita mill
tare. 1920. Y35F-Am324v.
Bernardini. Adelaide. La signora vita
Ia signora morte. 1920. Y35F-
Borio Maria di. lie memorie di una
sovrana. Y35F- B647m.
Chartres. Mrs. A. V. Naja tripudians
1920. Y35F-C3s7n.
Chlesa, Francesca. Racconti puerili.
f35F-C433r.
Evening star., 1923-08-19
TWO KILLED BY BOLT.
Mother and Child Die as Lightning
Strikes Them at Well,

WINSTON SALEM, y. c., August 49,
Mrs. Alithia Adkins, thirty-two, and
killed by lightning in Surry county
yesterday afternoon. They were at a
well at the time and no storm was in
progress. although there were some
clouds overhanging that section. The
husband of Mrs. Adkins nearby was
stunned by the lightning. All the
bones in Mrs. Adkins arm were splin-
tered.
Evening star., 1923-08-19
REPORT DISASTROUS FIRE
Lawrence, Mass, Blaze Reaches
Serious Proportions-Aid Asked.

LAWRENCE. Mass, August 18.-
Fire this afternoon in the building oc-
cupied by the Continental Products
Company assumed such dangerous
proportions that assistance was call
ed from surrounding towns. The
flames spread rapidly to other build
ingS,
Evening star., 1923-08-19

Tripitaka. Hebrew. The teachings
of Buddha. BZDZ-T736s.
Verbitskaia, A. A. Il. Der damen-
held. v. 1919. Y61-V5S3d.
Wisenshaftliche bibliothek. v 4. S.
Y61-9W75
Evening star., 1923-08-19

GLOUCESTER BY LAND AND SEA.
BY Charles Boardman Hawes, au-
sthor of The Great Quest" etc.
Drawings by Lester G. Hornby.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
TODAY'S COTTON PRICES.
Early Advances Quickly Met by
Heavy Selling Orders.

NEW YORK. July 11.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady; July. 2720; ,Oc-
tober. 24O0; December, 1852; Janu-
ary, 231S; March. 23.12. The market
opened at an advance of 81 to 26
points in response to relatively firm
cables and continued apprehension Of
drought in the southwest or boil weeviI
damage. July sold up to 27.20 and
october to 24.03 on the call. but the
higher prices met a good deal OF
southern selling and realizing which
caused more or less irregularity dur
Ing the early trading.
futures opened quiet. July, $3.50: Oc-
tober, 1925; December, 23.00; Janu-
ary, 22.S7; March. 22.65. Better
cables than due and a more favorable
view of foreign political conditions
caused q rise OF IL to "a points in the
price Of cotton in the early. trading
today, but favorable weather over the
belt and expectations Of at least fairly
favorable weekly weather and crop
reports from the government caused
q reaction.
NEW YORK. July 1i,--cotton flu
lures, HAS am. bids. steady. July.
1878; October, 23.s4; December, 23.15;
January and March, 22.7f.
NEW ORLEANS, July 11.-Cotton
futures. IL am. bids. quiet. July
1854; October. 22.9s; December. 22.s9;
January, 22.74; March, 22.86.
NEW YORK, July 11.-Cotton flu
lures closed barely steady; July,
2s.s4; October. .2s.7oa3372; December.
23.22a2S.2; January, .92a22 80 !;
quiet; fniddling, 2776
Evening star., 1923-07-11
PRICES OF WHEAT :
AGAIN GOLOWER
Yesterdays Break Followed
by Another Today Under
Dollar Mark.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July II. - Although
wheat opened today at 81 or above
per bushel. the price soon dropped to
below the dollar mark. a rare event
since before the world war. and for
the first time this season. On the
initial decline this morning July de-
livery touched 99% cents and Sep.
tember ssB cents.
Dollar -bushel wheat arrived on
the Chicago market with the first
carload OF the new crop. Cool
weather In the northwest, with less
|pessimistic crop reports from that
section and less aggressive support
for the market, resulted in an irreg-
ular break of 2Jk to 3k cents
bushel, the September delivery drop
ping to an even dollar.
The increasing movement of new
wheat. weak export demand and
hedging sales also contributed to the
price break. Messages from Kansas
indicated the big movement of the
four leading southwest interior mar
kets had aga cars OF the new crop
yesterday, making more than 700 in
two days
The government crop report. indi-
eating less production than last year,
was. more than Offset by the oppos-
ing market factors.
Corn resisted the depressing effect
Of the wheat crop, as did oats. for the
most part. but rye and provisions
dipped with wheat. Experts say that
at 81 a. bushel for wheat the farmer
will get less than the cost of pro-
duction
Forced Selling Expected.
Subsequently, the market under
went a moderate fresh decline, largely
az result of selling on the part of
houses with northwestern connec-
tions apparently iiquidating wheat
which had been bought some time
ago on account of the scare about
black rust. Rallies ensued later and
the market closed unsettled, u to u
cent net lower. September. sss to
99A. and December, 1.02ia to 1.02ss.
gone conclusion among wheat trad
er5 that the market today would sink
below 81 a bushel. and no special
furry took place. Yesterdays sharp
decline in price resulted in commits
sion houses last night calling upon
clients to furnish additional funds as
margin against possible losses.
Such call for margins naturally
forced additional ceiling today and
caused further drop in values.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
HOW COAST LINE WILL
EXPEND S26, 900, 600
Largest Item Is for Freight Cars.
$4,000, 900 Set Aside for Ninety
Eight New Engines.

NEW YORK. July 11.-A statement
issued to stockholders Of the Atlantic
Coast Line yesterday gave in detail
expenses totaling s26.ooo,ooo which
have been authorised by the company
in an effort to increase its transpor-
tatfon facilities AS in previous in
stances where the roads have laid
their case before the stockholders an
appeal Is made by Coast Line direct
ors that the security holders do all
within their power to aid in present
ing to the public ''the true facts about
the railroads. including their present
condition and financial need"
The largest item in the expense list
Is $4,000, 900 for 1891 freight cars,
while $2S00.000 has been appropri-
ated for 10l passenger cars and
s4.50o.oo0 for ninety-eight locomo-
tives. The remaining items include
S., 100000 for double tracking and
grade reduction. s1,soo.000 for shops
and shop facilities. s1,Soo.ooo for
yard and other facilities and $780,
600 for rails.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
PREPARATIONS STEP
HELD PREMATURE
Wall Street Opposes international
Conference Now, But Has
Many Observers. r
Br the Associs ted Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July IL. While
Wall street regards reports of an
international economic conference
to decide the reparations problem
as premature. the financial COM
&unity has a large number Of OBJ
servers abroad or about to sail.
These include Otto H. Kahn of Kuhn.
Loeb & Co.; Charles Sabin. chairman.
and Francis Sisson. vice president, of
the Guaranty Trust Company who
sails Saturday; Willis Booth, vice
president OF the Guaranty Trust
Company and president of the Inter-
national Chamber of Commerce; Ed
ward r. Tinker, president Of the
Chase Securities Corporation. Fred
Kent. vice president of the Bankers
Trust Company. who went abroad
several months ago to attend the
International Chamber Of Commerce.
meeting in Rome and has since been
making a study Of foreign banking
for the American Bankers Associa-
ton; and Andrew Mellon, Secretary
of the United States Treasury. -.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

DENVER, July thames Duce,
state oil inspector. estimated today
that July importations Of gasoline
and oil would show an increase OF
between two and three millions gall
Ions over the usual July importa-
aons. Dealers desire to fill every
available storage space before August
when the state tax jumps from / to
2 cents a gallon.
ST. LOUIS. July l1.-Missouri is in
better condition to move her wheat
crop this year than every before. ac-
cording to c. B. Dee. transportation
expert for the Missouri Public Serv-
Ice Commission, today. More than
10000 freight cars are on sidings.
The railroads. although moving an
unprecedented amount of freight, re-
port a car surplus.
FORT WORTH, July 1r.-This
years Texas wheat crop. which Is
now moving under ideal weather
Will be worth s3o.000,000 to growers
on conservative estimates today.
PITTSBURGH. July 11.-six weeks
OF the present demand would badly
both hand and machine plant ware
houses. An unusual volume of busi-
ness was handled in the first half OF
the year.
ATLANTA. July 11.-Auctions Of
bright tobacco will be held in al
Georgia markets July 25. The croI
this year Is unusually good in quality
and quantity.
KANSAS CITY. July II.-Trade In
farm implements. especially in re-
pair parts, is extremely active as the
wheat harvest moves northward. and
the harvest season of harvesting
other crops approaches.
HOUSTON, July li.-Texas can al.
most hear the cotton money jingling
In its pockets as a result OF rains
after the government crop report
Barring disastrous break in the
market the state should receive the
largest sum Of agricultural money ir
Its history this fall.
NEW ORLEANS, July 11.-Plans
are being made by the Governor OF
Louisiana and others for the boil
weevil conference here in September
All those commonwealths which man
ufacture farm implements, fertilizer:
or cotton textiles will be urged tc
send delegates.
JOPLIN, July 11.-Fifteen thousand
miners are still idle in the tri-state
lead and zinc fields, where 80 pei
cent Of the mines are shut down
Some will reopen shortly, especially
as the price Of zinc has gone up, but
production will be curtailed IS pei
cent. owing to lack of demand.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
DENY VAN SWERINGENS
BACK NEW RAIL DEAL

NEW YORK, July 11.-Although the
new chairman and two members of
the board of directors of the Pitts
burgh and West Virginia Railway
Company elected at yesterdays meet
ing are described as representing
important Cleveland interests" de-
malls continue that the Van Swerin-
gems, who control the Chesapeake &
Ohio and several other important
lines, are back of the recent purchase
by the Tuttle-Harriman interests Of
the holdings of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company in that company.
Clarence E. Tuttle after the meeting
reiterated that there was no signih-
canoe in the choice of the three new
directors.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
. Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

from these little change occurred. =
Gillette safety Razor made fair
response to the statement that earr-
ings for the first half year broke all
previous records. The company de-
claTed the regular quarterly dividend
Of So a share in cash. and the usual
fSmnu Msrninrs FOR tha per NrSs S" ~. IN monsh: Tdx
were S4.244,ss7, against s3,69S,S77 in
I the same period in 1922. ~
SQ1e or two stocks Of the copper
producing Companies resched htsher
Ing derfiand4 forrthe" metaE and the
slight hardening Of quotations today.
Ohio Copper ran up sharply for a
gain Of points on what appeared
to be short covering. Independent
Lead was another Of the mining
group that came in for attention, get
ting UP to 40saEain on official reports
that q new ore body had been uncov-
cred At the company's property In the
Coeur d'Afenes.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
UNCOMMON ACTIVITY
IN LIFE INSURANCE

HARTFORD, Conn, July n.--Hart-
ford life insurance companies in the
the best periods in their history. There
10 . general expectation this year will
eurpass the banner year, 1920, In life
insurance.
In regard to fire insurance, opinion
is divided. Premiums in this line have
increased 10 to is per cent over those
Of same period last year. but some
executives fear slackening In the fall.
II Is pointed out that with the building
boom in various parts of the country
and the resultant Increase in insurance
there has been increase in fires with
consequent increase In losses.
SO far this has been a banner year
for group insurance. The tremendous
increase in the manufacture Of automo-
biles has also been reflected In insur-
ance.
Evening star., 1923-07-11

clared a quarterly dividend OF 81 on
common stock. The last quarterly
dividend on common was rs cents
Incoming orders of the Westing-
house Electric Company for the first
quarter of the fiscal year totaled oyer
$47,o00,Go0, as against $32,119,000 in
the same period of 1922. There. was q
decrease in June this year compared
to the two previous months, but that
it was seasonal is indicated by the
fact that bookings thus far in July
are ahead OF those in June
Sales OF Schultze Stores. Inc, for
the first six months of the year total
ed s13,422,046, as compared with s1O,-
75s,S28 In the corresponding period of
last year ~ -. -
British perremanganese producers
have reduced prices $3.50 a ton to
s1iaoo Sesr from The ID price had risen
more than $40 of the increase rep
resenting the higher tariff.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
BY WILLIAM r. HErrrRNAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE market
on the curb exchange today moved
irresuiariy. Further selling made IT
self felt in the oil stocks for q time
during the early dealings and brought
about sympathetic weakness In q
number of industrial and mining
SHARES. Professional efforts to. do
Dress the general market met with
only temporary success and the list
subsequently hardened.
Trading for the most part was
quiet and the market appeared to be
awaiting the outcome OF develop
nents In the foreign situation on
reparations. Special stocks were in
fluenc6d by favorable newsregarding
the companies themselves, but aside
Evening star., 1923-07-11
:, PURkELLS WIN PLEA.
Michigan Judge Grants Permission
to Appeal Case.

GRAND RAPIDS, July 11.-JudRe
John E. Safer has filed an order in
the United States district court here
granting the request Of Benjamin and
Mary Purnell and the Israelite House
of David for permission to appeal
from his decision In the case. of John
Hansei. - 3,
Hansel was given q verdict against
the colony for the value of his work
as we'll as that Of his wife and his
children while members OF the House
|H. T. Dewhirst and w. J. Barnard.
attorneys for the colony. have filed
an assignment Of errors tabulating
fifty-seven items in contention that
oyerruled. Chief among them are
that the court had no Jurisdiction and
that the court erred In permitting
testimony regarding the alleged i'm
moral conditions in the colony.
Evening star., 1923-07-11
DAIRY PLAN FINANCED.

BALTIMORE, July 1.-THE perma.
nent financing plans OF the Western
Maryland Dairy. Inc, have been COM
pleted. The corporation will issue
$4,000 per cent ent first st. pref.earrceedd .a ced
shares OF no-par common stock and
sS7b,600 first mortgage per cent
convertible sinking fund gold bonds.