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Evening star., 1923-12-13
SOVIET TRADE PACT
IS URGED BY FREAR
Recognition Should Follow if
Trial Is Satisfactory,
He Declares.

Establishment of trade relations
with Russia by the United States was
urged by Representative Frear, re-
publican, Wisconsin, in a speech IN
the House today detailing his inves-
legations during a visit to that coun-
try last summer.
If fair trial of a trade agreement
with Russia proved mutually bene-
fetal. Mr.. Frear declared, recognition
of the soviet government by the
United States would follow as mat
ter of course. Settlement of the ob-
legations to Russia to this country
then could be referred to arbitration,
Mr.. Frcar said.
The Wisconsin member presented
these conclusions:
Russia measures up with two
thirds OF the European countries in
stability and promise.
Its financial budget system is more
certain and businesslike than sys-
TENS possessed by Il majority of Euro
Respect for law and order pre-
walls.
The laws are well and fairly ad-
ministered.
RlShtS OF rellSlouS worship were
never SO well recognized there as to-
day.
THE greatest cooperative business
concerns in the world are found in
Russia. These concerns are seeking
raw material for shoes, machinery.
clothes, food and other goods, all OF
which we have to sell.
Russia promises to be one of the
most powerful and progressive ma
tons in Europe within a few years,
and her friendship and good will is
an asset worth having"
Evening star., 1923-12-13
PUBLIC RESPONDING
TO SEAL SALE CALL
Many Amusing Incidents
Happen to Volunteer Work.
erS on Streets.

christmas seals! Christmas SEALS
This is the call that first greets the
ears of the steady stream of Christ
mas shoppers that passes in at the
Evening star., 1923-12-13
METROPOLITAN STAR
RUBINSTEIN SOLOIST
Eva Gauthier. French Mezzo-So-
prano, Has Scored Successes
on Three Continents.

Because OF the sudden illness of
Nine. Hulda Lashanska and the con-
sequent necessity of canceling her
engagement as assisting artist with
the Rubinstein Club at the first of the
three big concerts to be presented
this season at the Willard Hotel. Eva
Gauthier of the Metropolitan Opera
Company will be the guest artist of
the club tonight at $50 o'clock
Eva Gauthier, French mezzo-so-
prano. was born in Ottawa, Canada,
astronomer and explorer. She began
singing when only ten years old and
was sent to Europe to study by her
uncle. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. formerly
premier Of Canada. She made her
famous Nine. Emma Albani and since
then has toured the continent. the
orient and Australia. as well as a
coast-to-coaSt tour of the. United
States. Having lived in Java several
years, Nine Gauthier was the first
singer to introduce the wonderful
melodies of Javanese and Malay folk
songs 20 American and European au-
dienCes.
Last season she gave the first vocal
chamber music recital ever given in
New York city, one of the St-talk ed
about concerts by musical critics of
the entire season. As result she
will sing at least thirty-two joint
chamber music reCitals with the New
York Chamber Music Society in as
many principal cities of the United
States and Canada.
Claude RobeSon, director of the
Rubinstein Club. will have charge of
the program tonight.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Every year 475, 1000. 900 tons of salts
and other chemicals dissolved from
earth and rock are carried into the
ocean by the rivers of North America.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
CHILD LAW NEEDS
TO Be CONSIDERED
Guardians Board to Meet at
District Building to Frame
Suggestions.

The board of children's guardians
District building next Wednesday af-
ternoon to consider improvements
possible in the law under which the
board cares for wards OF the Juvenile
Court.
This was announced by W. w. Mil
Ian. president of the board. following
a session yesterday afternoon. Mr..
MILAN said the particular matters to
be considered have not been map
ped out in program form.
Mr.. MILAN stated that any amend
ments to the law favored by the
guardians will be transmitted to Com
missioner Rudolph, VINO he's direct
supervision over the ciilld- caring
agency of the District government.
No DiscOrd In Board.
Both Commissioner Rudolph and
Mr.. MILAN empha tically declared to-
day that there is no discord between
the board of guardians and the chill
dren'S code commission in seeking to
better the laws relating to Juveniles
Mr.. MILAN explained that the guar
dians would merely submit to the
proving the work. and the Commits
sioners would take such action as
they deemed advisable.
Members of the board of guardians
will journey to Annapolis Junction
Saturday afternoon to inspect the
Newbold farm, on which the board
hopes to have established new cot
tage-plan institution for the care of
those of its wards not placed in pri-
Yate homes.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
CHICAGO OPENS new
CONVENTION DRIVE

Word of civic non-partisan move
ment in Chicago to secure the 1924
democratic national convention was
received today by national demo-
cratic headquarters.
George Brennan, democratic ma
tional committeeman for Illinois
telegraphed that he had conferred
with civic leaders of Chicago who
might cooperate with Fred w. Up
ham, republican national treasurer,
to get the democratic convention for
Chicago. Mr.. Upham has been in
charge of similar efforts to secure
the republican convention.
The democratic convention city will
be selected here January 10. at n
meeting Of the national committee.
With Chicago an active bidder. the
competition will be widened to in
clude New York, st. Louis. and possi-
,bly San Francisco, Kansas City,
Nashville and Atlanta. Ed Goltra,
democratic national committeeman
for Missouri, visiting here, said that
st. Louis interests were preparing for
an active effort in behalf of that
city.
Some democratic leaders here ex-
pect the competition to narrow finally
to Chicago, st. Louis and New York.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Nearly all flower scents can be sue
cessfully initiated by judicious blending
Of artificial odors. That of the jasmine
is the most notable exception.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
SIX SLIGHTLY HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Two Children on List of Victims
Reported for Past Twenty
Four Hours

Slight interruption to street car
traffic was caused about lis o'clock
this morning when the automobile of
Melvin Gutenberg, 1872 California
street northwest, was backed from
the curb against a street car in front
OF 1915 U street northwest. The rear
axle and a wheel Of the automobile
were broken, and Irving Silverman,
residing at the California street ad-
dress. occupant of the automobile
was slightly hurt.
Dorothy Tatum, colored, twenty
three, 500 oath street northwest, was
severely shocked last night when
knocked down by the automobile of
Clarence Burge. 4450 Canal road
northwest, at Pennsylvania avenue
and 21st street northwest. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital
Iris Arnold, six years old, 615 F
street northwest, last night was
knocked down by an automobile at
9Th and G streets and slightly hurt
She was taken home
Sherley Goldberg. nine years, 539
Irving street northwest, was knock
ed down by an automobile at Georgia
avenue and Irving street northwest
yesterday afternoon and his left
ankle hurt. He was taken home and
treated by DIR. Robert r. Hotel
Charles Wilson, forty-nine. 736 18th
street northwest, was knocked down
by an automobile near 10th and e
streets northwest yesterday after
noon. He was only slightly hurt.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

entrances of [ h G
leading d e p art
m e n ( ore s,
s p o k e n by the
various ladies who
nave volunteered
on t h e various
I e a m s for the
booth sales from
December 10 up to
Christmas day. So,
~ A1cn IL. tl,
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Lighted Windows
In Form of Cross,
Harding Tribute.

/ In memory of the late President
Harding, two lighted crosses were
executed on the H street and Vermont
avenue facades of the Veterans Bu-
rea building. The cross on the H street
side, composed of horizontal and
vertical row of lighted Offices in con-
trast to the other darkened windows,
could be seen from the White House
through the trees of Lafayette Park.
The crosses We're arranged by w. c.
Black, chief clerk of the Veterans
Bureau, upon instruction of Gen.
Frank T. Hines. the director Similar
crosses are being displayed this week
by many buildings in cities through
out the United States.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Tigers in captivity consume from
fourteen to sixteen pounds of beef a
day.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
AIR CHIEFS PLAN TRIP.
Will Attend Dinner at Dayton in
Honor of Wrights.

Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick, chief
of the Army Air Service. and Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett, head of
the bureau of aeronautics. will go to
Dayton, Ohio. and participate in a
public demonstration Monday in cele-
bration of the first airplaae hight by the
Wright brothers.
Orville Wright, who resides in Day.
ton, will be the guest of honor. The
forthcoming event is under direction
OF the Dayton Chapter, National Aero
nautic Association.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PATRONS OF
the Hospital for Animals 21l5 l4th ST. NV
have opened offices at 100 18th st. NV.
doors above Schmid's Pet store.
b. z. BUCKINGHAM. Animal Specialist.
Drs. l. NJ. Cashell and W. L. Seymour.
ia
Evening star., 1923-12-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL not BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts unless contracted by myself. JOHN W
HANCOCK. 3s17 18th s.. NV. 13'
! WILL NOT RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted other than by myself.
ADOLPH WALDORF. 4s2 4 ST. sw: iS.
Evening star., 1923-12-13

Gatun lake. 1914 square miles, is the
worlds largest artificially formed
lake.
Recent statistics show that in India
there are 945 females TO every l 200
males
Evening star., 1923-04-21
The President to Clarity.

There is cause for qualification in
the announcement that President
Harding will take occasion soon, prob
ably at the annual meeting of the AS
sociated Press next week, to draw pub
lie attention to the details and effect
Of his recommendation to the Senate
that the United States signify its ad-
hesion to the international Court of
Justice. There are indubitable indica-
tions that the country has not fully
grasped either the scope of the courts S
functions or the limitations proposed
to be put upon this country's affilia-
ton with it through the reservations
submitted by the President and Sec
retary Of State Hughes.
The proposition was submitted to
the Senate in the closing days of the
last Congress, when the telegraph
wires and the columns of the press
were burdened with a variety of news
topics, and there was necessarily
limited publicity. The first reaction
from the announcement of the pro-
posed adhesion was a violent protest
against the plan from considerable
element of republicans. This has risen
to veritable storm of opposition from
republicans, which is whistling around
the White House as one prominent
party leader after another voices the
sentiment of objection as he finds it in
his community.
The republican opposition was
probably accentuated by the avidity
with which the rank and file of demo
Gratis jumped at the proposition. hail
ing it as the initial step into the league
of nations. IF the democrats favor
it, it must be something of that kind"
was the thought, overlooking the fact
that Secretary Hughes and President
Harding proposed a reservation dis
tinctly declaring that the United States
6isavowed any legal recognition of,
affiliatiGn with or responsibility to the
league Of nations as now constituted.
Former President Wilson recognized
this, and promptly advised his follow
ers not to favor the Harding plan
with the reservations.
So President Harding is warranted
in making further explanation of the
exact character of the undertaking.
Indeed, he is required to do so by the
circumstances of the case. His words
will be read with deep interest, and
the country will get the correct angle
upon the plan and thereby be enabled
to reach a surer judgment.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
The Robin.

When shadows dark have made the
world seem dreary and monoto.
= nous,
And everything except the sky is
blue,
We fancy that the friends we used to
know have all forgotten us
And sunny days have all been got
ten through.
We think that we have reached a
point where even bald civility
Is scarce where comradeship was
once SO free.
Then we get a salutation from that
prince of affability,
The robin who is singing in the tree.
He tells a jaunty story Of a million
welcome visitors
Who come to join and beautify his
song.
The ghosts Of introspection stink away
like gaunt inquisitors
AS hosts of summer sunshine troop
along.
He takes the sting from every petty
human animosity,
Since Nature, just as kind as she
can be,
Is scattering her treasures with such
hearty generosity
Forlus and for the robin in the tree.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
No Tears Are Shed Over the De.
parting TWo-Spot.

The announcement that the "un-
lucky two-dollar bill" is to be retired
has met with general approval.
Editors, while insisting they are not
superstitious and never have felt the
'jinX" of the unwanted promise to
pay." agreed that there is little place
for bills Of this denomination in COM
mercial life. The one and the five
FIJI the bill, they hold. and the two
can join the now almost forgotten
two-cent and twenty-cent piece and
never be missed.
1t is the opinion of the New York
Evening World that 1T can easily
be spared, not because it is unlucky,
as the superstitious hold. but because
confusing. Four times out of five
the change from 50 comes in one
dollar bills, and when there is a two
1t causes mOmentary confusion and
delay. 1t may cost the government
d trif1e more to print two ones in
stead of one two. but the change will
meet with general approval. as will
the plan for similar designs for all
illis OF the same denomination,
" hatever the source of issue The
has passed. United States currency
is all good money-if you can get
it," The Knoxville Sentinel, how
ever, rather facetiously suggests
Treasury Department., we could tell
it where and how II could get rid
OF all of the bills of this character
without prejudice or objection of any
sort.
The bill is a handsome piece of en-
craving. as the Utica Observer-D Dis
patch remembers il. but lit is not a
neCeSSltv
in handling large quantities of cur
rency it saves time and bulk. With
it's passing will also pass a very
senseless superstition, which is said
crap game in the south One par
ticipant went into the game holding
five bills of the two-dollar denomina-
tion. He lost every throw and was
cleaned out Then along came an
other colored gentleman and cleaned
out the winner. and when he was 60
ing home with the five two-dollar
bills in his pocket, he was knock d
down and robbed. But the supersti-
tion was confined to comparative
ls2 to a 81" The very fact that it
was regarded as highly useful for
raising the denomination" is good
and sufficient reason why it should
be withdrawn. the Mobile Register
says, in approving the general plan
money THE ease with which coun-
terfeit money is passed is attributable
chiefly to the publios unfamiliarity
with currency designs. Persons who
handle large sums OF money, every
day cannot accurately describe the
designs on a paper bill. The adop-
ton of a uniform standard for all
denominations would be a sensible
currency reform. Perhaps such a
change would tend to make people
more familiar with the money they
Evening star., 1923-04-21

modify In the country, they formed a
virtual trust. A jury found them
guilty and the Judge has just put the
penalties in terms that show that the
law Is not absolutely toothless.
The sugar price fixers, 1t is report
ed, are chortling over the procedure
designed to punish their enterprise
in suddenly advancing the rates Of
this commodity. OF course they know
that it is a long way between accusa-
tion and conviction, and especially the
beginning of prison term or the pay
ment of fine. Still, the smile Is
probably forced. They cannot be en-.
tirely sincere in their glee. Indeed.
they are ill.advised in giving any pub
lie expression whatever to their dis
belief in the efficacy Of the present
movements. Attributing the price ad.
vance to natural causes" would be
a more seemly reaction. even though
it would be hard to define any such
causes in terms to convince the pub
lie that the present extortionate rates
are justified by short crops. or exces-
sive demand, or abnormal advances in
labor and other costs.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
The Oil Stock Swindlers.

Ninety.two oil promoters have been
indicted at Fort Worth. Tex, by the
federal grand jury on charges of using
the mails to defraud. The compani
involved, 1t Is stated, have taken in
over $1,000. 900 in cash, and into three
of the companies were merged 458
companies which had sold $136, ,000, 900
in stocks. The chances are that every
dollar of this public investment has
been wasted.
Enormous fortunes have been made
by these oil promoters, who are really
manipulators and not producers Of
petroleum. They are dealers In leases
in promotion schemes. Their best as.
sets are their sucker lists" of pros.
pective stock purchasers and their
shrewd advertising layouts. A favorite
device of the oil swindler is to prom
ise dividends at once and to pay them
for a time, and it has been proved
beyond question that these so-called
dividends are, IN fact. paid out Of the
sales Of stock and not out Of the sales
Of Oil. A "gusher' is once in a great
while developed by accident. Immedi-
ately NEAR wells" are started. For
every dollars worth Of oil taken out
Evening star., 1923-04-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Under Orders.

Under Orders.
The doctor says that exercise
Is something I must not neglect,
And whatsoeer he may advise
l listen to with great respect.
He says that arms and shoulders
should
Be worked until they're almost lame
And so go-it does me good
And watch the pitcher at the game
He says my lungs must oft expand
If I expect to be quite we'll.
I meekly go upon the stand
And use them as wildly yell.
He says my muscles will resent
A lazy and luxurious pace,
So behold with great content,
The men who dash from base to base
Upon the field I may not go
Where these athletic feats I view
But as watch the work l know
Each does more than enough for
two.
And when it's DER wait the night
Refreshed. 1 willingly agree
That doc, as usual, is right
And exercise is good for me.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
Sugar and Pottery.

While the sugar price boosters were
laughing at the action Of the govern.
ment in moving in court for their
punishment under the antitrust laws,
federal judge in New York was en-
gagged in imposing sentences of prison
terms and stiff fines upon a number
Of men and corporations convicted Of
violating the law by fixing the prices
Of sanitary pottery ware. True, the
prison terms are not long, ranging
from six to ten months, but they are
nevertheless calculated to give pause
to any person contemplating a price
combine. These pottery companies, it
was proved In the course of the trial,
had entered into q close understand
ing to establish the rates of their
wares, for the restriction Of the output
Of their plants and for the suppress
sion of all competition. Representing
a majority production Of this COM
Evening star., 1923-04-21

of q real producer tens and hundreds
Of dollars are taken out Of the pockets
of credulous investors lured by the
offers of cheap stock and the prospect
of early big dividends.
A few years ago q man named Mil
Ter made killing" in New York
with a get-rich-quick scheme, offering
So per cent profit to those. intrusting
their money to him for investment or
speculation His scheme was somewhat
similar to that Of Ponzi. who. followed
him. 1t was definitely proved at his
trial that he had paid the dividends"
to some Of the earlier comers out Of
the takings from later Corners. This Is
the game that Is being played in the
Texas and New Mexico oil fields.
Reputable newspapers have refused
to carry the advertisements of these
oil stock swindlers, but they have or
ganized their own press in the field
itself under a thin camoufiage, and
are thus enabled to gain background
of print publicity for their stock selling
promotion work. in' which they must
use the mails. These indictments at
Fort Worth are based upon the en-
ploymnnt of the mails for the promo
tion of the frauds.
The report that 45S companies, later
merged into three. have sold $136 ,000.-
900 in stock indicates the scope of
these operations. There Is no telling
how many little fortunes have been
wiped out. absorbed wasted. Most Of
the investors in these schemes are
people of small means, seeking quick
doubling Of their money.
The old green goods game was virtu-
Gus compared with this oil-stock swim
die That game was predicated upon
the willingness and desire Of the vic
tins to work a swindle upon their own
communities by the circulation Of
counterfeit money. There was never
any sympathy for those who We're
stung in that fraud. For the victims
of this oil game there is a profound
pity. They have been deluded by false
promises, stripped of their means and,
what is worse, have by their losses
been made suspicious of legitimate in
vestments which make for the whole
some prosperity of the country and
their own moderate, safe profit.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM

Miss Newton comes honestly by her
agricultural leanings. Her grand
father. Isaac Newton, WAS first COM
missioner of agriculture. from 1861
to 1857. Possibly she got the apple
instinct from the famous Sir Isaac
Newton OF old. That learned gentle
man. you may remember. got q very
valuable tip from an apple.
But what are these models or fruit
for and how do they assist in the
work of the Department Of Agri-
culture?
It's like this. A newcomer to a COM
munity buys a farm on which there
is an orchard. The first autumn, he
gets an assortment of apples. many
OF which are strange to him. He asks
his friends the names. but gets con-
fiicting answers. Since it means
money in marketing his fruit to
know what kinds of apples he is
selling, the farmer sends few speci-
mems to Washington to find out.
The apple sharks at the Depart
ment of Agriculture can usually spot
the different kinds Of apples. but
you must remember that more than
1000 varieties grow in the United
comes into play. A strange apple
is taken to the model case and com
pared with the apples there. Usually
the stranger loses its strangeness
and the orchardiSt who sent In the
apples learns what kind of apples he
has.
But here are six models of the
Delicious apple" 1 said. "and they
all look different"
Yes" she told me, "the fruits vary
even in the same variety. No two
apples on the same tree look exactly
alike"
Here was a greenish one. and
learned that it must have grown
where the sunlight did not reach it
Climate, soil and topography change
the look of the fruit even in the
same variety. and that is why it is
quite essential to have models to &c
by.
There was a time when compare
lively few people knew what kinds OF
fruit they grew. The Department OF
Agriculture corrected this by send
ing out boxes and asking people &c
send in samples of their fruits FOL
identification. A rushing fruit bust
ness was the result Imagine tn.
Joy of the apple tasters at this turn
of events.
Many fruits there are to tempt one
to bite-of waX-but of them al
the apples. the luscious, living. livid
apples, fashioned with the deft and
skillful touch of the artist, tempt
most.
NO wonder Eve FELL" You think
With apples like these. even in the
garden of Eden. would II"
Even SO.