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Evening star., 1923-12-16
Wonderful limitations

THOSE engaged in the imitation of
precious gems often copy Nature
with conspicuous success. zircons are
composed of silica and zirconia. Their
luster is deceptive, a means having
been discovered Of extracting the color,
thus leaving them diamonds TO all ap-
pearances. although their falseness
promptly proclainls under test.
Precious stones are often dyed with
such thoroughness that, II is claimed,
the stone may be broken without dis
covery of the process, that is to say,
by the uninitiated.
In Oberstein, in Germany, the sole
industry is the manufacture Of inita-
ton jewelry and the dyeing OF chalce-
dony and other stones. The onyx, car
nelian. bloodstone and agate may be
enriched IN color by immersion in the
dye pot. The stones are placed in yes
sells containing the coloring matter and
are then subjected to great heat for
periods varying from a few hours to q
week or more. In the case Of chalce-
dony, which shows bands Of different
degrees Of intensity, certain Of the
bands take the color and others do not.
The stones then receive a further
stewing in pots containing other dyes.
Fluospar is capable Of great improve
ment in tint when subjected to a heat
ing process. and crucidolite is given a
hue of blood-red by a similar method.
The emeralds and the cats-eyes are
of all stones the most easily initiated.
One family at oberstein is said to pos
sess the secret Of converting crucidoIite
into cats-eye- Cat's-eye may also be
made OF aragonite. some of the horn
blondes, and even OF flbrous gypsum.
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Watch Screws.

CERTAIN OF the screws used in max
ing watches are so tiny that 1oo, 900
Of them could be placed in a woman's
thimble. These screws are cut by a ma
chine from steel wire that is only four
Of an inch in diameter
and as the chips fall 1t looks as though
the operator were simply shaving the
wire for his own amusement. No screws
can be seen, and yet a screw is made
at every third operation. Studied
through microscope. 1t will be seen
that each little finished screw is evenly
grooved at the proportion of 260 threads
to the inch. 1t is estimated that
single machine turns about a million
a month. They are polished in whole
sale fashion--1o,00o at time. They
would never be finished taken sepa
rAtely, s&
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Why the Salmon Is Pink.

FOR long time men of science
were puzzled to know why the
various salmons and trouts have red
or pink flesh. Now they believe that
the color comes from the food they
eat. All of the salmons are particu-
larly fond Of shellfsh; and trout Gag
erly feed on fresh-water shrimp. II
Is well known that when Holsters.
prawns and shrimp are cooked the
flesh turns pink; similarly the pro
cess OF digestion turns shellfish pink
When shrimp is found in the stom-
ach OF salmon or a trout the gas
trio Juices Of the fish have turned II
almost as red or pink as II it had been
boiled. Therefore, even IL we had no
definite proof, we might believe that
the color of the flesh OF salmon and
trout results from the considerable
quantities Of various small shellfish
that the fishes eat
But there is definite proof. Severat
years ago Prof. Leger OF the Pisci-
cultural Laboratory at GrenobIe, in
France, made experiments with trout
to determine what gave their flesh its
color. He separated the eggs from
one trout into two lots and Matched
them in different troughs. He fed one
lot of young fish exclusively on fresh
water shrimp; to the other he gave no
shrimp whatever. At the end of the
second year the trout that had fed on
shrimp had salmon coiored flesh, but
the flesh of the other trout was per
fectly white.
But IL may be asked: Why is the
flesh OF shellfish red or pink? That
is harder question to answer. Per
haps the color comes from the food
the shelifsh eat
Not long ago chemists OF the De
partment Of Agriculture at Washing
ton examined some pink oysters that
had been found In Long Island sound
and declared that they were delicious.
The chemists suggested that possibly
the bright hue of the flesh was
caused by food that contained Wild
yeast baciln and other similar micro
Iorganisms.
Evening star., 1923-12-16

| thing that was pushing like a dog
against his legs.
II can't quite get past you,"- said
the little girl in her high. clear
voice. Thank YOU. Didn't you know
I was just behind you when you
stopped?" She advanced to the writ
ing table. Are you my dear Uncle
Henry"
who are your demanded Mr.. Bas-
sett. He might have been addressing
burglar.
I'm your little niece. Lucy"
Mr. Bassett set his hands upon, the
arms of his chair. ''Lucys child!"
He turned his hard glance sharply
across the room. rect out Of here"
he said to Cleggs. He said to the
little girl very roughly, What nom
sense is this? Where do you come
FROM
From London. I've come to stay
with you. Have YOU got something
in your mouth
TT will be time for you to ask
questions" said Mr.. Bassett, "and
not rude or stupid questions. when
you have answered mine"
THANK YOU" said the little girl.
Il only asked because you hold your
lips pressed up like I hold mine
when I have cod liver oil and can't
bear to swallow it. What was your
question:"
MY question was what nonsense
is this9 Where is your mother?"
The little girl swallowed before
she spoke. MY dear Uncle Henry,
please don't cry. but be brave. My
dear mamma is dead"
The proprietor Of Bassett's Paper
Mills said. "Lucy-dead."
rShe's with God" said the little
girl and sighed an enormous sigh.
I'm not to cry and haven't-feel my
handkerchief"
The proprietor of Bassetts Paper
when did she die?'
''On Tuesday"
who was there?"
"Only me-
rwhere was she buried"
'.At Kensal Green"
who was there?
only me-"
The little girls lips were swiftly
protruded and withdrawn. Il find
If pinch my nose it's a great help"
she said. 'I think 1 will"
No: tear stole down Mr.. Bassett's
grim, cold cheek. AS a child he had
been devotedly attached to his sister
Lucy. In youth she had kept house
for him. He had quarreled violently
and tyrannically with her; and the
hard Tut human fact is that his
childhood's affections and the i'm
pulses Of his youth were screwed
and battened down beneath forty
years of brass-bound, water-proofed,
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Author of "If Winter Comes,o etc.

noble. You are enshrined forever in
the hearts of this great CITY,"
fOh. well" said the noble strike
breaker, and sat down, dazed, and
tried to look noble.
But that's not fair" cried the new
little fairy with the rosy mouth.
peeping. That's not fair! Why, 1t
wasn't anything to do with him at
all!''
"Tfsh and tush!' said the elderly
fairy with the grim. stern look.
That's nothing to what they do
down there sometimes. What does n
matter. you stupid little scrap, you?
Just look at Henry Bassett, with
little Lucy. Stand on this sunbeam :"
Copyright. 1e23)
Evening star., 1923-12-16

steel-enforced, iron-clamped triple
locked self-interest.
He did not even vince. only
you" he said solidly. only you?
Your uncles, your aunt, they were in
touch with her. where were they7"
The little girl was still pinching
the bridge of her nose. "If you can
see any tears" she announced. its
the pinching. My dear Aunt Vic
toria and my dear uncles said it was
most unfortunate for them. but you
can't put off a wedding just because
any one is i'll; and afterward my
dear aunt came and explained you
couldn't put it off for a funeral. II
was my dear Cousin Kates wedding.
and my dear Uncle William said 1t
was a most important catch-no.
match. Would it be catch or match? p
rCatch. if I know my dear sister.
Victoria" said Mr.. Bassett.
"A most important catch" con-
tinued the little girl. land it would
have looked so strange if they weren't
there And my dear Uncle Barnabss
said 1t was the most unfortunate being
the same day and
"Ah, like them, like tlrem?" inter
polated the proprietor of Bassett's
Paper Mills. II can see them; I can
hear them.
rCan you?" said the little girl, and
stood on tiptoe and looked along the
line Of her uncle's sight.
He laughed.
LIE laughed and-lisren to this-it
was his laugh, and no groan,
a creaking of the massy baulks be-
meath which his childhood's gerer-
Gus qualities lay. He laughed. His
thought was, What an idea. What
a child. What thing to be SO in
genuously simple as that! Imagine
1T, If one could be a child like that?
Ay, me, If one could!'
He laughed: and all the new little
fairies hoped and skipped.
All Mr. Bassett said. swapping of
the laugh, was. Where were you
living-in lodgings?"
The little girl nodded. I'm our
lodgings, yes. Do you know-Do
you know, our Iandlady's -grown-up
daughter was in the pantomime.
She was, She was in the fourth
row and her mother said she would
have been in the front row only she
had thin legs on her fathers side.
Which side Of you is your fathers
side?'
He laughed again. this time a full
and free laugh; and all the little
fairies hugged themselves for joy.
swell. you're all on your mothers
side" he said. if that's any e1-
PLANTATION to you. And he ended
again, to himself, "Ay, me.'-not be-
cause he was thinking Of her mother,
Evening star., 1923-12-16
Not a Single Men
ton of Christmas, but
a Story Foil of the Real
Holiday Spirit

Fl, veg, there still are fairies
and here is a case in point;
but have to warn you that
a story with fairies in II
Evening star., 1923-05-05
SMALL TRADING IN
LOCAL SECURITIES
Railway Common NominaIIy
Soft-0ther Shares Steady.
Bonds Hold Firmly.

Local securities. while in no manner
affected by the smashing declines Of
the week on Wall street. have not
shown either life or activity
Would-be investors, sensing de
clining trend are holding off, and will
be ready when bargain prices are
reached, IL the soft market is to con-
tinue
There really is not so much weak
ness as tNere is dullness. disposition
to hold aloof and let those who are
anxious TO liquidate get out the best
they can.
halfway common shows more weak
ness. but not on important sales. Bid
today, Sc; asked, 81.
Actual transactions were limited ia
Washington Gas shares at 50as, Capt
tai Traction at SO, so far as stocks
were concerned. Railway As brought
u a a7ls -, Potomac Consolidated S.
cent notes at 103.
The call of the unlisted department
produced no changes from the figures
prevalent a week ago.
Branch Bank to Open.
The American Security and TruSs
Company, will open its branch instiS
tuition in the Security Storage builC.
ing. No. 1140 10Th street northwest. ).
on Monday morning ~
Personal Mention.
Dean. Onativia and Company an
nounce Gen. George +. Downey is now
associated with their branch Office
in the Woodward building. Gen.
Downey recently retired from the
Army in which he served with dis
tinction. especially during the war.
Before entering the Army Gen. Dow
ney was engaged in the banking bust
ness, and even throughout his army
career he kept in intimate touch with
banking affairs. and all classes of
finance Connected with conditions in
the United States government.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
PREDICTS EARLY REVISION
OF 300 FREIGHT RATES
Southern Association Official Says
New Tariffs Will Soon Be
Announced.
By the Assoc .ated Press.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 5.-Freie hi
rates on approximately 800 commoc-
ities on trunk lines leading to south
ern and southeastern territory will
be revised within the next few
months, D. NJ Goodwin, chairman Of
the fourth section committee OF the
Southern Freight Association, de-
clared here In an address on railroad
development in the south at the sec-
ond days session of the semi annual
meeting of the American Short Line
Railroad Association.
Bird NJ. Robinson, president OF thc
association, described the organiza
tion of the National Transportation
Institute, plans for which he said
would be completed within the mex
few weeks.
Such an institution is necessity" "
Mr.. Robinson said "if the transporta
tion problems confronting the coun-
try are to be solved effectively. Ther"
is at present no place in Ameries
where the transportation situation. il
all its complicated aspects, is being
studied from an impartial point O.
view"
The fact that the general public
understands little or nothing about
transportation affords radicals an op
portunity. Mr. Robinson said. to max Q
any changes they please without any
body being able TO contradict then
successfully by the presentation a.!
concrete facts.
Flfty-two presentatives OF agri-
cultural. business. industrial and labo~
interests will compose the board -
directors of the institute. he stated,
Evening star., 1923-05-05
BARES MANIPULATION
/ OF HOG MARKETS
Bought Late in Day, Says Witness
at Government Hearing of
= Packer Merger.
BY tho Associated Press


KANSAS CITY. Mo. May THE
closing day of the government hear
ing here on the effects of the mr.
cnasinS OF the physical assets OF
Morris d Co, by Armour & Co.
was marked by telegram received
by Judge 3. T. Hainer. chief counsel
for the government. from Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace to "leave
nothing undone to prosecute this case
with Vigor. Judge Hainer haid that
this was not sham battle and tina I
the government is proceeding with all
possible vigor and thoroughness."
The government closed its case
here late yesterday after Introducing
about thirty witnesses since Nom
doy morning. The hearings will he
resumed in East ST. Louis Monday. it
was announced. and from there the
attorneys and Chester Morrill,. who is
conducting the hearings. will go to
Omaha. 1t is planned to- start the
hearing at st. Joseph. Mo-. May IA.
The case is the result of charges
of the Secretary of Agriculture that
The buying of Morris q Co. by the
the packers and Stockyards' act. and
that it tended to produce monopoly
in the livestock industry.
Eugene r. Kern. for six years
prior to July ]. 1918. hog buyer
for Armour & Co. presented the most
he bought hogs under orders from his
superiors and was told about what
price he should pay for them. After
he was told to try to buy for less
than the other packers were paying.
Kern said his Instructions came from
the Chica go office and that many times
he was told to stay off the market
until late in the day.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
SIDE ADJUSTMENTS
AID FILM PROFITS
Federal Trade Commission Told at
Hearing, However, Pictures
Must Be Good.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 5.-First-r4n
moving picture theaters 90 not de
pend entirely on the quality of the
picture they show for financial sue
Of the Al Litchman Corporation and
said at the hearing of the Fedora
Trade Commission investigation of
the Famous PlayersLasky Corpora
ton, which, with its subsidiaries, Is
alleged to constitute a trust.
Other entertainment features on
the program, the music. size of the
theater and the management are of
great help, he said.
The management of the Capitol
Theater in New York" he declared,
claims 1t can take in $4,000 a week
whether they have a good picture or
not. If such theaters persisted in
showing pictures of poor quality they
would lose their patronage, how
ever"
Elmer Pearson. vice president and
general manager of the Pathe Ex-
change, Inc. said that the construc
quality of pictures shown figure in
The showing of pictures of inferior
quality for two months straight
would seriously affect the reputation
Of such a theater. he said.
Louis ROsenbluth of the Fox Film
Corporation. said that he had tried to
get his pictures into the Rialto and
Rivoli Theaters, but was told that
they were using Famous Players pic
lures and had no open time.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 5 Omitted States
Department of Agricultural Cattle.
receipts. 500: compared week ago beef
steers of value to sell at 9.00a9.75 10
to Is lower: spots more; lower grades
together with strictly choice kinds
about steady: top matured steers and
yearlings, 1925: better grades beef
cows, % lower; other grades and
classes. she-stock about steady: bulls,
Is to 25 lower: veal calves largely so
higher; StockerS and feeders uneven,
mostly 25 to 40 up; weeks bulk prices
follow: Beef steers and yearlings.
S25a9G5: stockers and feeders 7.00a
500: beef cows and heifcrs, 5.75a7.75:
Gamers and cutters, 3.35a4.50; veal
calves, S.50a9.25.
Sheep, receipts. 200; market for
week: Fat wooled lambs, rs to so
higher; weeks top. 1885; clipped
lambs, so to as higher: extreme top.
1910; next best, 12.S5; few under
1900 sheep supply very limited; handy
weights steady to % higher: weighty
kinds draggy, bulk follow: Fat wool
ed lambs, 15.o0a15.25; clipped lambs.
12.50a12.75: not enough sheep and
yearlings to warrant bulk quotations;
beginning Monday. May I, quotations
for Chicago will be given on shorn
basis.
Hogs, receipts, 1900: steady to 10
higher; light weight up most: top.
s. 30; bulk, 1.60 to 2.25 pound averages,
S15aS2J: 240 to $40 pound butchers.
7.SOaS10: packing sows mostly 6.5Oa
SIS: desirab BILE 10 to 130 pound pigs.
6.15a7.50; estimated holdovef. $500;
heavy weight hogs. 7.50aS.10: medium,
7.S5aS.2J; light. 7.S0aS. so: light light,
7.00aS.15: packing soWs. smooth, 6.65a
7.10: packing SowS, rough, 6.00a6.75; !;
killing pigs, 6.00a7.50.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
SUGARS LEAD RALLY
IN STOCK MARKET
Short Covering Cause of
Partial Recovery From
Present Collapse.
BY STUART II. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May Sugar stocks
did the best of any other group in
the stock market today. Sales of
Cuban raw sugar for export were re-
ported at $50, which was some i'm
provement over the low of SIS Friday.
The main reason was the sudden
awakening to the fact that Cuban
companies have already sold a large
part OF the 1923 crop and therefore
have little 10 fear from the attempted
boycott.
At the same time reliable estimates
as to how the Cuban producers would
come out even with scent sugar made
, decided impression. Cuba Cane pre-
( ferred, on this basis. would show Is. 90
share earned. while Punta Allegro.
ZOO. i u average o' - "ou'" S"'"
These two stocks were the leaders
today. Al their best prices they
were up between and points from
the lows or the previous days.
Copper Starts Active.
Copper stocks stood out strongly
! at the start of the dav. reaCting.
however. later. Kennecott and Utah
! were the leaders following the story
of another big copper combna ton
Of which kennecott would be the
head, while Ray ard Chino would
form the constituent parts. As Ken
necott and Utah arc now virtually
one and Utah owns control of Ne
Vada Consolidated the last named
also figures in the deal. So Of course
do Braden andsMcther Lode. both of
which are controlled bv Kennecott.
j Moreover. as. according to official
statement, Kennecott is earning its
present So dividend twicn over. it is
regarded as quite probable that the
rate will be raised to 81 at the June
meeting.
Shipping Stocks tgnin Weak.
Shipping stocks were weak again
respectfully Atlantic. Gulf and West
indies. Consolidated Gas opened
sdown point on the passage of the
dollar Gas bill by the New York state
TeslSlature. but it rallied later. fol-
lowing the promise of gas company
representatives that if this law is ap-
proved il would be contested to the
end in the courts
Among the equipments American
Locomotive and Lima showed better
support hut i'll Baldwin Locomotive
there was more uncertainty
Tn" buying in General Motors. un-
DER hich the stock touched l.. was
again in process.
Selling Renewed at CIose.
III th' last quarter of an hour pres
sure WAS renewed aGainS, some of
Ine leaders ike Baldwin Locomotive
Stuneha ktr. The Steel shares ana
Phillips Petroleum. This was :, DEM
onstratcn evidently intended by the
pear 1rty I" influence public s4nti-
ment over the week end II did
have the effect of efacins. most of
the early gains and hrins:n about
a series of moderate net losses at
the clcse. but the, final selling move
.. I
origin and did not seem 10 In.licate
any renewal of actual l.qu: ton.
The week end trade reviews Nv
the mercantile acts.Cies confirm IL
the railing off in wholesale lines
nut spoke enthusiastically of the err
I Ient N"iume OF retail business. This
later statement had it's .fIec, uno,,
wall street sentiment. Nothing else
OF consequence develored in tn. ont
side situation.
In the foreign exchange. sterling
francs and marks were all slichtIv
higher. my
Evening star., 1923-05-05
H0WAT FIGHTS TO WIN
RIGHT TO ENTER CANADA
Deposed Mine Union Official
Threatens to Take Case to
State Department.
By the Associated Press.

HOCLTON. Me-. May 5.--Alexander
Howat. deposed president of the Kan
sas district of the United Mine Work
ers of America has filed an appeal
from the decision of the Canadian i'm :
migration authorities refusing to adj
NIT him to the Dominion. He madA
this announcement last night when
notified of the action of the Canadian
department OF immigra ton, and add
ed that if the appeal failed he would
go to Washington and place his case
before the State Department.
Howat.s detained at McAdam juno
ton. ". B., while on his way to ad
dress meetings of miners in Cape
Breton. came to Houlton to await the
ruling of the Ottawa authorities on
his case. Charles Stewart, Canadian
minister of immigration. announced
that Howat had been refused permis-
sion to enter Canada.
81 am an American citizen and have
committed no crime to bar me. from
entering Canada" Howat said last
night. Il will fight for my rights TO
the bitter end"
Officials of the miners union in
Nova Scotia have appealed to the
Canadian commissioner OF immigrn-
ton on behalf of Howa&
Evening star., 1923-05-05
|. c. c. FIXES VALUATION
OF OREGON RAILROAD

A tentative valuation of sl29.S1o.-
913 has been placed by the Inter
state Commerce Commission ON the
property of the Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company,
that being the value of the system
on June 80. 1916. The companys
own book estimate of the value of
its investment was given as S156,-
642,559, while they corporation has
outstanding stocks and bonds with a
total par value of $15e,s4o,671.
The company is one of the largest
subsidiaries Of the Union Pacific. The
figures cover the values attaching
to 2,220 miles of railroad in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
The finding will be presented to
the Union Pacific company for con
sideration and criticism and if Anally
adopted will become the basis At rate
fixing policies applying to 1t.
Evening star., 1923-05-05
GREATER F|RMNESS
IN BOND MARKET
Liberties Do Better-French
Issues Feature-Sugars
Are Irregular.
by GEORGE r.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 5.--The bond
market as a whole was trifle f1rmer
today. but changes were not large
nor was trading on an extensive
scale.
Liberties did better and high grade
bonds generally held their own fairly
well. Atchison general AZ. for In
stance, were up fractionally.
French Issues Higher.
The feature SO far as there was
any was furnished by the French is
sues which were active and higher
Whether this represented a new for
ward movement or whether it was
founded on confidence in the eventual
settlement Of the reparations problem
cannot be said
good deal of the buying in for
elgn securities is coming from
abroad. The attraction is not only
the high yield which these bonds Of
fer. but their exemption to foreign
holders from the United States in
come tax. Doubtless there has also
been foreign buying in American
rails and industrials. but it has not
been as conspicuous as in foreign
government and in such other for
eign issues as the Anton Jurgen IS.
Domestic Bonds Qulet.
Fluctuations in domestic obliga-
tions were small and of little i'm
portance as far as the trend of the
market goes. Some St. Paul issues
were up and some were down. The
st. Paul report for 1922 made public
today would have made very dismal
reading had IL not been for the as
surance that earnings in the last
-
for that period. Missouri. Kansas and
Texas adjustments were as usual
largely traded in but without much
net change.
The convertible sugar bonds moved
lrregularly.