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Evening star., 1924-10-06

Welcome Interruption.
Play ball-while eagerly we live
A while in sportive zest,
Play ball-the great game serves to
give
The candidates a rest!
Jud Tunkins says he can't see that
have proved anything except that the
cow was pretty tame.
Costume.
The seashore now Is shivering.
The cold is growing greater.
They who to scant apparel cling
Must work in a the-Ay-ter.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

.. Why was it that only Shelley's
heart was buried?-B b.
A. The ashes and unconsumed
heart of Shelley twhose body was
burned. in accordance with Italian
law) were buried in the Protestant
Cemetery IN Rome.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

.. Why does a tree die if bark is
cut off all around the trunk
A. A girdled tree dies because the
inner bark and living sapwood are
severed. Vital connection is thus cut
off between the roots, which take up
water and raw food material and the
leaves which transform water and
raw material into plant food.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

Q. Is the grain we call corn known as
corn the world over?-R G..
A. Corn is term often used for the
important cereal crop of a given re-
gion thus in England corn usually
means wheat; in Scotland. oats; in Ire
land, barley: while in this country it
means maize.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
CITY TRAFFIC LAWS
VITAL T0BUS|NESS
Merchants Find Length OF
Parking Hours Big Fac
tor in Trade.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 15.-En-
forcement of parking regulations III
the prominent business centers OF
the country is not the least OF the
traffic problems which face the Amer
fcan nublic at present. In some cities
regulations have met with the most
vigorous opposition OF merchants in
the business sections. In others, po-
lice have been charged with favorit-
ism, and in others penalties have
not been severe enough to secure
strict observance of the rules.
Merchants declared their trade was
being seriously injured and their pro-
.cstS resulted in substitution OF a
thirty-minute time limit within the
zone This also proved unsatisfactory
to them and the time limit was made
one hour between a. m. and PM In
st. Paul. although the thirty-minute
regulation still is maintained in Min
neapolis. Prohibition of parking on
some he avily travelled streets outside
the main business section was tried,
but again protests of merchants were
needed.
Some aid was found by establish
ment of parking areas on temporarily
vacant property and the building OF
upper floors. However, a car ventur-
ing downtown in either city usually
finds no place to stop except blocks
from the desired destination.
Many cities expect to find relief In
subway construction. A subway un-
der 9Th avenue is talked of in New
York Pittsburgh is seriously consid-
ering putting all trolley tracks in the
center of the city underground, and
Chicago, it is believed, eventually will
find relief in subway construction.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
MODERN LIGHT IN ICELAND.
:. v. Hall in Harper's Magazine.

J. y. Hall in Harper's Magazine.
/ descended the moorlands to the
road leading to Akureyri (Iceland)
from the north. Dusk had deepened
to night before / reached the crest of
the hill above the town.
From there I looked down on a
splendid transformation Every house
was ablaze with light; not a window
square, upstairs or down. but patterned
itself in the snow. l remembered then ::
this, was the evening for the opening of
the electrical station. There had been
barber. the bookseller. the postmaster
every one in the course Of every con-
versation was sure to say, But when
we have the new lights" and l had
not realized what 1t would mean, a
little regretful that there would be no
more yellow lampiight.
But lamps require oil, and oil Is
costly and must be frugally used. Now,
1t WAS plain, every one was to share in
a universal aims Of light, the gracious
from the mountains. And to think"
said the old tobocco woman, that we
have lived so darkIy all these years of
winter nights!' Her little shop was
flooded with light, and she almost
garrulous In her excitement You
this button" and she showed me how 1t
worked.
All the children in town were gath
cred before the window OF the hardware
store, whore lighted chandeliers Of
many varieties and colors were dis.
played for sale. Fathers and mothers
walked up and down In front of their
houses. seeming to oubt them their
own. Even before the bookshop win
dow the light sparkled with diamond
points in the snow. This was little
disappointing, for / liked the dim oil
lamp which had hung there for so long.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA, February 10
The National Retail Hardware As
sociation is making strenuous efforts
to simplify style of implements car
ried by member dealers. according to
Herbert +. Sheets. secretary. He said
1t was not uncommon to find as many
as $500 STYLES OF axes In stock or pic
tured In catalogues. and he knew Of
one dealer who had $4,000 styles.
NEW ORLEANS. February IT,
Sales of farm implements In Louis
lana, Mississippi and east Texas are
oEly about per cent ahead of last
year This has been disappointing.
a. increases OF from 25 to SO ger cent
wero expected.
ST. PAUL, February 15.-Esti
mates compiled today indicate the
fax acreage. Of the northwest will
bring from sI0,O00.000 TO $20.000.000
additional to farmers. The increase
Will be largely in North Dakota and
Montana.
HARRISBURG, Pa. February l5.-
The state department of highways
has received suggestion that ce-
ment used In constructing state high
" 'tyS NC icfcai ICi SoiOAc GU
henna or green, to relieve eyes of
motorists from the glare.
SAN FRANCISCO. February 10
An active campaign Is being waged
for membership In the newly organ
ized Pacific Coast Butter. Egg and
Cheese Association. patterned after
the eastern body and devoted to bet
ter!ng the industry through cooper
alton In distribution.
PITTSBURGH, February I5.-De-
mand for semi-finished steel is
stronger and prices are frm. Nuts
and bolts have been advanced per
cent. Makers of wire products re-
port operations at approximately 20
per cent. Tin plate operations are
at full capacity. with prices un-
changed. while the market for rails
continues quiet.
GALAX, Va, February 15.--The
birdeye bean is in great demand this
season. One local merchant has ship
ped sixty-five carloads thus far. the
produce going to every state In the
Union.
NEW YORK. February 1.-THE
hundreds Of thousands of valentines
which passed through the mails
| Thursday did not worry post once
authorities. but the candy bent car.
riers' backs almost double here ana
In Philadelphia. The two-pound box
seemed to be the favorite.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
T0DAY's COTTON PRICES.
Markets Very Nervous After Yes
terday's Big Break.

NEW YORK, February 15.-Yester-
days big break was followed by very
nervous and irregular fiuctuation in
the cotton market during today's
early trading. Liverpool fully met
yeste rday's local decline. but there
was a good deal Of covering and con-
siderable trade buying in the market
here and after opening at a decline
of 16 points to an advance OF IL
points, active months sold about )
to IA points net higher. July was
relatively firm, advancing to 1866,
while May sold up to 32.15.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10
Poor cables. caused a drop of 5 to IA
points in the early trading in cotton
today. Traders on the short side
tried to take profits on this small
decline and their buying Of covers
caused a quick rally so that by the
end of the first half hour Of business
prices were to 13 points over the
close of yesterday. March fell to 31.S4
and came back to 32.05, October fell
to 26.45 and came back to 1858.
Noon Bids on Cotton.
NEW YORK. February 15.-Cotton
futures 11:45 am, bids steady. March,
31.40; May, 31.65; July, 1925; October,
27.O2; December $3.50.
NEW ORLEANS. February 10
Cotton futures, noon bids steady
March, 31.23; May. 30.72; July. 29:73:
October, 1921; December, 1915.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
RAIL WAY UP FOR SALE
UNDER FORECLOSURE
Cleveland, Southwestern and CO.
lumbus, Big Interurban Line,
Ordered for Action March IA.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 10
The Cleveland, Southwestern and Co
lumbus railway. one OF the most i'm
portant interurban lines in northern
Ohio. Is TO be sold at auction at
Dlyria March II. an order for the
foreclosure sale of the property hav-
ing been entered by Federal Judge
u. c. Westenhaver on application OF
bondholders and creditors, ii was
announced here. The sale will con-
stitute one of the largest auctions
ever held in northern Ohio. The
property includes 209 miles Of track
and III miles Of right OF way. II
will be auctioned once as whole
and then in thirteen separate parcels.
including divisions of the right of
way, trackage. equipment and roll
ing stock. IT will go to the highest
bidder. subject TO the approval OF
federal court.
The company has outstanding
34,236,0oo OF common stock and So
4I3,000 of cumulative 5 per cent pre-
ferred stock. 1t has been in finan-
cial straits since 1t was put into re-
ceivership January 20. 1922. on an
insolvency petition filed by the Cen
eral Electric Company.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
ATTACKS ON HiROHITO
LAID TO COMMUNISTS
Japanese Minister of Justice Said
to See Link With Russian and
United States Radicals.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 1J-Communist
propaganda Influenced the. recent at
tempt on Prince Regent Hirchitos
lie, according to a statement Toxic
newspapers attribute to Minister of
Justice Suzuki firchito was fired
upon by youth December 81 while
on his way to meeting of the diet
me newspapers state that Suzuki
made the communist propaganda
charEe when addressing a secret
meeting OF the prefectural governors.
AT this meeting, it was said, dan
erous thoughts" were discussed.
The FDWYQJPG xzfffffi 1234561
The minister of justice, 1T Is de-
clared, stressed the gravity of the
menace growing out Of radicalism
and urged the governors to enlist in
the attempt TO suppress 1t. He was
quoted as saying that evidence had
been obtained showing that the COM
munlsts OF Japan were leagued with
those OF Russia and America.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

, through an exchange of stock on the
basis of four shares Of Mutual for
one Of Continental. This will bring
the new capitalization up to $40, 0,O00.-
900. Independent oils likewise We're
pressed for sale. but some OF the
lower priced issues showed fair re-
sistance.
Buying operations kept on again
today in Hazeltine Corporation stock.
Later the stock came off somewhat
with the rest Of the market.
The recent upbidding of the new
Grand Stores common proved to have
been overdone and the stock came OF
rather sharply. losing point be
tween sales. Cuba Company, selling
ex the 81 dividend, more than regain
ed this amount. Other industrials
were mostly lower.
improvement in the copper and lead
markets has stimulated activity In
the mining group and these sIocks
again today were dealt in on a large
scale but with prices little changed
A block Of 1900 shares of Unity Gold
Mines changed hands an eighth unoer
.he Drartous close.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. February 15.-Selling
Of the oil stocks on the curb market
today appeared to be due to nothing
more than the desire Of holders to
be free Of this class of commitment
pending the outcome of the naval
lease. Unloading Of these stocks re-
Gently has encouraged operations on
the short side.
Covering orders had their effect
early, but heavy selling broke out
again and carried the standard stocks
down anywhere from / to points
Prairie Oil and Gas, Swan and Finch
and South Penn were heavily sold
and another bad break occurred in
Standard of Indiana, carrying 1t be-
low so again.
The expected merger of Mutual
Oil and Continental Oil was reported
as having been consummated, but the
market discounted this consolidation,
and these stocks went down also
Mutual win take over Continental
Evening star., 1924-02-15
five FIRMS TO GET
SHARE IN $4,000
Judge Rules in Worthless Check
Case Involving Former Ma
rine Corps Major.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special i'lspatch 10 1 ne star
BALTIMORE, February Is. - Five
stock and brokerage firms, from
which Louis r. De Roode, former
major in the Marine Corps. obtained
more than $4,000 on worthless
checks last year. will receive a pro
rata share of the $4,000 found In his
possession when arrested, according
To decision of Judge Morris a. So
per In United States district court.
here yesterday. Each firm will re-
ceive about = per cent of the money
which De Roode obtained from them.
Walter L. Clark, representing the
Carrico estate of southern Maryland.
presented a claim for the money. de-
claring that De Roode, as adminis-
TRAITOR for the estate. miSappropriated
$4,000 worth of It's funds. Judge
Soper, however, decided that he had
spent the money before he defrauded
the local brokerage houses and that
the money he had when he was ar
rested belonged to them.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
NUNNALLY EARNINGS.

NEW YORK. February 15.-The
Nunnally Company reports for the
year ended December 81. 1929, net
profit OF Sl47,4os after charges and
federal taxes, equivalent to 80 cents
a share on the 100000 shares Of no
par stock. against $117.445, or 73
cents a share, in the previous year.
After dividends of s160,o00 there was
a deficit of $12,592 for the year,
against a surplus of s37.445 after
we're s1,533,5S9, against s1,444,s33 in
1922
Evening star., 1924-02-15
MAXWELL's EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, February l5.-The
Maxwell Motor Corporation reports
for the year ended December 81, 1929.
net profit of S2,677,S51, after interest.
taxes and depreciation, against sS3l,-
6b2 in the previous year. This Is equal
to S2.06 a share on the 60S.000 shares
or no par stock outstanding after
dividend requirements on the A stock.
Earnings for the previous year were
at the rate of $4.S3 a share on ST.
1Ss.3oO class A preferred stock Of
Evening star., 1924-02-15
NEW AUTO PRICES
IN EFFECT TODAY
Increases by Other Concerns
Are Now Considered Like
Iy in Detroit.
Special DIspatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, February 1.-Two i'm
portant Increases in the prices Of
automobiles went into effect today.
The Oakland Motor Company increas-
ed its prices $50 car. Dodge Broth
ers have announced an increase Of
SIS a car on open models, with no
change on other models. These ad-
vances. which followed that of the
oldsmobile Company earlier this
runners OF similar action by many
companies. While sales last year
broke records, the profits in the last
half of the year were not in pro-
months. General Motors. for example:
made only $20.000.00o in the last half
Of 1923 on sales OF $4,000 cars.
whereas they made s41.o00.00O in the
first half Of the year on sales of
$4,000.
Mexican Trade Resumed.
NEW ORLEANS, February Is (Spe-
ciaD D.-Trade and shipments to Vera
Cruz and Tampico are being resumed
since the Obregon government has
declared these ports open. but go
much goods Is piled up on the Mex
lean wharves from previous ship
ments. that the movement is not eX-
pected 10 De large 1oF some time.
Street Car Earnings Jump.
ST. LOUIS, February Is (Special).- -
Tho United Railways Company,
which operates street cars here. had
a net income last year of $S09.745. ar
increase of S296,653 over the preced-
ing year. This Is taken AZ an ac-
curatc Indication of the business sit
uation which prevailed In this sec
ton.
Weight Of Bale Fixed.
ATLANTA. February Is Especially
Five hundred pounds of cotton con-
stitute a bale. the state supreme
court has ruled in case brought
by local bank. In which II was
claimed warehouse receipts given as
collateral were for cotton bales in
quantities less than 500 pounds
which the trade is accustomed to
expect"
Evening star., 1924-02-15
EARNS $14 PER SHARE.

NEW YORK, February I5.-Net in
come Of the p. Lorillard Company for
the year ended December 81 last
amounted to s5,03s.041. after charges
and federal taxes equivalent after
preferred dividends to $14.ol a share
earned on the $30,306,420 common
stock outstanding. This compared
with $6.ssS,444, or 320l1 a share
earned In 1922.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
ISCH0ELlkOPF JEWELS
NEARLY ALL RETURNED
1928 900 Worth of Stolen Stones
Returned Piecemeal by
Mahan, Purchaser.
By the Associated Presa

NEW YORK, February l5-John
W. Mahan, who has returned 10 the
police most of the s22S.000 collection
of gems sold to him by bandits who
robbed Mrs. Hugo G. p. SchoeIlkopf
on New Year eve, 1922. last night
set out to recover the last packet
diamonds weighing S7.68 carats.
Police said there was no parallel
for the manner in which the loot has
come back. Mahan, indicted, but free
from surveillance while locating the
gems, wanders out each nightfall to
secret haunts. He has returned stones
worth S223.000 in separate collections.
The police ask no questions
Past fifty and half paralyzed,
Mahan Is convinced that he Is dying
and is obsessed by the desire to re-
turn all Of the jewels before death
comes.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK. February 15.-Eggs,
unsettled; receipts, 1861 cases. Fresh
gathered, extra firsts, 39a40; do, firsts
37ha38A; do, seconds and poorer,
35a37; New Jersey and other hennery
whites, closely selected extras, 45xa
40; nearby hennery browns. extras,
44a46; Pacific coast whites, extras,
t4ha461s; do. firsts to extra firsts.
42a44.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
JAPAN'S BUYING PLANS.
Deals for Materials in q, S. to Be
Made by Private Firms.

NEW YORK. February 15.-Pur-
chases in the United States of ma
terials for the rebuilding of Toxic
and Yokohama from the proceeds of
the sale of Japanese bonds here will
not be made directly by the govern
ment Of Japan, but such contracts
will be executed through Japanese
firms having connections in this coun-
try, according to H. TSushima, secre-
tary to Finance Minister Mori. These
purchases will be spread over about
FIVE years, as the reconstruction pro-
gram, which has been mapped out by
the Japanese engineers, covers such
a period.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
ROADS EARNINGS IMPROVE

BALTIMORE, February Is (Spe-
ciaD.-Estimated earnings Of the
Western Maryland Railway Company
for the week ended February show
an increase of $1,263.37, as compared
with 1923, the amount being S4lo,-
SS2.52. Earnings for the year, to
date, show q decrease Of s52,23I.98, or
2 per cent, however. being s2,0s7,-
159.T, as compared with 32,139. s91. .i5
for the same period of 1923.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Not to Be Put OFF.

From the Kansas City Times.
The minister had come home with
the Browns for dinner When they
sat down to the meal Mr.. Brown
asked the guest to say grace. This
he did. However, the preacher talk ed
so solely that those at the table did
not hear his whispered Amen"
Freddy, though, had been watching
the minister out of one corner of his
eye. so when the family still sat with
bowed heads after the grace was An
ished. Freddy exclaimed: "All heads
up and let's go to eatin!"
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Weight Of Bale Fixed,
SPRING ORDERS FALL OFF.

BALTIMORE, February Io (Spe-
cialt. - While manufacturers and
wholesalers here report a large num-
her of orders placed thus far for
spring delivery the aggregate volume
is smaller.
Merchants seem committed to policy
or smail-iot buying today. In other
words. they purchase In smaller
quantities. but more frequently.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
ARREST 1900 IN ST. LOUIS
DRIVE UPON CRIMINALS
Only One Robbery In Day Said to
Show Value of Campaign
to Clean Up City.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. February 15.-The police
cleanup drive started Monday has
resulted in the arrest OF more than
1900 persons, with a new record yes
terday Of go apprehended within a
fifteen-hour period and seventy-siX
saloons, dives and resorts raided.
That the drive is bringing results
was shown yesterday by the fact that
only one robbery was reported, police
point out.
Haunts of criminals are reported
virtually deserted with closed doors
in many cases. The drive will be
continued indefinitely, police author
tiles say.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
PARIS MARKET STEADY.

PARIS, February 15.-Prices were
steady on the bourse today Three
per cent rentes. 81 francs.
exchange on London. S6 francs So
centimeS.
Five per cent loan, 6S francs 35
confines.
The dollar was quoted at % francs
46 centImes.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
OIL DEAL COMPLETED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, February Is
Especially l).-Negotiatio by which the
Mutual Oil Company. producer and
refiner, takes over the Continental
Oil Company of Denver. marketing
concern, have been completed. The
combined company. with a capital of
$50, 100000, will operate more than a
thousand tank and service stations In
the middle west and Rocky mountain
regions.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
The Cow Elephant Leads the Herd

rIVIu tHc AVuVVH OPueIc.
There are few animals moro inter-
esting to study in their wild state than
the elephant. One generally pictures
a herd Of these great pachyderms ma
jestically led by some splendid old bull
with fine long tusks and all the attri-
butes OF the male, but in reality the
gives the alarm for the herd to move
when danger threatens, the old tusker
following meekly in the rear.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Mozart and Others.
From Harper's Magazine.

From Harpers MaRaZfne.
A certain music composer Of
much talent and popularity--we will
call him Jiffers-has a happy appre-
citation of his own work, as his
friends all know.
So highly does he estimate Jiffers'
compositions that some Of his friends
were much startled the other day
when he said gravely: Did you ever
notice that the names of all great
omposers begin with M"
Yes, NJ" said the composer, Mo-
art, MendSlssohn, Meyerbeer. Mo-
szkowski-and Me-
Evening star., 1924-02-15
SOUTHERN CITIES LEAD.
Per Capita Expenditures for Build.
ing Largest in Nation.
especial u spatch TO The Star.

especial Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, February II. - Per
capita expenditures for building In
1923 were larger in southern cities
below 20C.0O0 population than in the
same class of cities in other parts of
the country, according to supply
dealers here. The largest expendi-
ture in any southern city of more
than 100000 was in Atlanta, where it
was S135 per capita. Louisville spent
s72; Baltimore, s64; New Orleans, S33
Among the smaller cities are: Hous-
ton. Sl3S; Miami. s244; Shreveport,
s21o; Asheville. $l60: ST. Petersburg,
Fla, $500; Orlando, Fla, s352
Evening star., 1924-02-15
LIVE STOCK PRICES SOAR,

PORTLAND, Greg, February Is
(SpeciaD.-A new high mark for live
stock prices has been touched this
week in the stock yards here when
steers sold for 1925 hundred. Con-
tracts have been made in central
oregon for March delivery up to $3.50.
which means better than So here
Evening star., 1924-02-15
STOCK TRANSFER MADE.

DENVER, February IS The
Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney Dry
Goods Company of st. Louis, which
has bought rs per cent Of the stock
of the Denver Dry Goods Company
for approximately $5.000.000, will take
over control April /.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
LEAD PRICE ADVANCED

NEW YORK, February 15.-The
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany today advanced the price Of
lead from S.21 to $40 cents per
pound.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON, February 15.-Bar silver,
33H pence per ounce.
Money. 2$ per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, 3M
per cent; three-month bills, 3s q
3 11-16 per cent.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange
AFTER CAT.Y,

AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas IS '33-22O0 at l0I. $500
at 1Ol, 500 at 101, 500 at 1O1.
Capital Traction-1 at 94Ia.
Potomac Electric 1st 5s-S1.OOO at e7h.
Riggs National Bank-2 at 293, at 293, .
at .,93, 8 at 2s3.
Money-Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
LIVE POULTRY LOWER,

CHICAGO. February 15. Poultry,
alive, lower; fowls. 20a221a; springs,
"a; roosters 16; geese, Is.
Evening star., 1924-02-15

NEW YORK, February 16.-Tollow-
| ing Is an official list Of bonds and stocks
| traded In on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1924-02-15

Before You Invest-InvestiEate.
Ever notice that the fellows who
try to get rich quick are always
broke?