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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond & Col
SHORT-TERM SECURITIES.
(Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.

-Close.-
Bid. Offer.
Aluminium Co. of Amer. as 1925. 1929 1924
Aluminium Co. of Amer rs 1888. 107M 1O7h
American Sugar 6s 1887 100 1OOA
American Tel. Tel. Is 1926. 12lZ 122ia
Anaconda Copper 6s 1929. $50. 1857 1O3X
Anglo o-American Oil TVS 1925. 101h 10lM
Associated Oil Is 1885. ....... 161% lO2H
Hell Tel of Canada 5s 1e25.... 99s4 100
Central of Georgia Us 1879. 1925 1921
Central Leather IS 1925. .,.... 1O9R lOOX
Chi, Mil. & st. Paul 6s 1884. 99k 99N
Chi, r. !. & Pacific 5hs 1925. 10ON lOlN
Columbia Gas & FL. LIST 5s 1927. 1OOM 100ls
Coneinental Gas & Ell. 5s 1927. 99H 1OOM
Du Pont TVS 1881. 1............ 107X 1851
Federal Sugar Ref. IS 1884,. 97N 9SE
Fisher Body Corp. 6s 1927.... 102 1O2M
Fisher Body Corp. Us 192S.... 1O1A 1O2M
Goodyear T. d H. IS 1881 A.... 1924 11O
Great Northern Is 1885. 49,. 1898 1O9N
Gulf Oil Corp. Of Pa. 5hs 1928. 10ik 1O2
Humble Oil 5hs 1882. 89& 100
Lehigh Pow. Sec. Corp. Is 1927 1918 101%
M, ST. p. & S. 8. NJ. 6as 1881. 1NK 1OlE
Norris & Co. 71as 1880. ....... % 90
New York Central 8s 1885,. 113h 113k
Oregon Short Line As 1929. 96X o8N
Pennsylvania X. II. Is 1880. :. 1O9M lOgX
Pure Oil 5Es, August. 1895. :. 1OO% lOlM
Swift & Co So 1885,: 94Ia 94h
Tidewater Oil 61as 1881. 102h 108K
Union Tank Car Is l93O...... 1885 104M
q. s. Rubber TVS 1880. ....., 104h 104N
western Union 61as 1886. 49,. I11Is 111I
westinghouse E.. & NJ. Is 1881. l0S 1851
Wheeling Steel e. 1895. called at 102s
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Cotton futures closed steady.

Opening: December. 9 so; January, 23.75.
March. 24.10; May. 24.45; July. 24.4s.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, November 22.-
Cotton futures opened steady. De-
cember. $3.50: January. 1882; March,
240O; May, 24.14; July, 24.o5 bid.
Cotton futures closed steady at net
advance of to points
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BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, November 22.-Following
is a list of today's highest, lowest
and closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
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Houses of steel have been erected
in Glasgow, Scotland
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received by Private The Star Ohce

Adv Rumiey....
Air Reduct (t5).
! Allied Chem (4).
Allis Chain 90.
Allis Chin pf co
Am Agricul Chm
Am Ag Chm pf.
Am Beet Sug 90.
Am Bosch. ......
Am Can (t6)....
Am Can pf CO..
Am Car & F (12)
Am c G. F pf 90.
Am Chain A (2).
Am Chicle. e......
Am Chicle ctfs.
Am Express (6).
Am & F P 25R G..
Am F p T pf (7).
Am Hide & Lea.
Am Hide & L pf.
Am Ice (7......
Am Internatl.
A m La France ~
Am Linseed pf.
Am Locomo (6).
Am Metal o..
! Am Radiator t4)
Am SAT r (50c).
Am Snl & Ref (5i
Am 4 r pf 90.
Am Stl Fdys (3).
| Am Sugar.
Am Sugar pf "a.
Am Sumatra
Am T & Tel co..
Am Tobac 90.
Am Tob B (14)..
! Am Water Wks.
Am w w pf (6).
Am W w 1st 90.
Am Woolen.....
Am Wool pfd (7)
Am Zinc pf.
Anaconda.
Asso Dry G 90.
A $50 D G I'd 90.
Asso Oil (1h)..
At r & 8 Fe (6).
A r & S F pf (5).
All Birm & At. =.
Att Coast L (t8)
At Gulf & w I pf
Atlantic Rehnini
Austin Nichols.
Baldwin L CO..
Bal & Ohio 3d..
Bal & oh pf %.
Bayuk Cigar.
Beechnut (f3)...
Bethlehem Steel
Booth Fisheries.
British Empire.
Bkl Edison (S).
Brk Man Tram.
Brklyn I'm G 90
Brown Shoe f4).
Burns Br B (2).
Butte Cop (60c).
Butterick Co.
Cal Packing (6).
Cal Pete t1A)..
Calf Pet pf Cd.
Callahan Zinc. :.
Can Pacific (10).
| Case Threshing.
Case Thresh pf.
Cent Leather. :.
Cent Leather pf.
| Century Rib CD.
Cero d Pasco (G
Certain-Te ed. -
Chand Mot 3D..
Ches e. Ohio %.
Chicago & Alton
Chic & Alton pr.
Chic & East Ill.
| Chi G. E Ill pf. -
Chic CIR West. =.
Chic CIR West pf.
Chi NIL & st P.
Chi Mil & S P pf.
Chi g. Nwn o..
Chi r / e. Pac...
c r / & P pf (6).
IC r I & P pf 60.
| Chi st P NJ & O..
| Chi Yellow c 90
Chile Cop (2h)..
| Cleve & Pit 6 3h)
| Cluett Peab go.
| Coca-Colo o..
| Colo Fuel e. Iron
Colo Southern :.
Colo Sou 1st (4.
| Colo Sou I'd %. i.
Col G & e (2.60).
| Col Carbon o..
Com Solv A o..
Com Solv B. 49,.
Congol- Nairn CD
Consol Cigar. -.
Con Cigar pf CD
Con sol Gas (5).
Consol Textile.
Cont Can (4).
Cont Can pf %.
Cont Mot (80c)..
Corn Prod Co..
Corn Prod pf Cd,
Cosden Co.
Crucible Stl (D.
Cub Am Sug 80.
Cuban Cane Sug.
Cub Cane Su pf.
Cuba Dominican
Cushmans (3).
Cuyamei Fr (4.
Daniel Boone.
Dawson Chem.
Del & Hud o..
Del l. & w (6).
Detroit Ed o..
Doug Pectin (1).
Dull S S & Atl pf.
Dome Mines CD.
Du Pont (s).
Eastman 7h),.
Emmerson B pf.
End-John Cd.
Erie.
Erie 1st pf.
Exchange Bf t2).
Fairbks (2.6o)..
Famous Pl (S)
Famous pf 3D..
Fed Mines pf CD
Fid Phoenix t6).
Fisher Bdy (10).
E,ak Rubber....
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tPartIy extra, Playable in preferred stock.
Dividend rates rs given In the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
IiyidspdS are not included
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

touotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
Nominal Selling checks
gold value todsy
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Increase in Failures.

a moderate increase in commercial
failures in the United States this
week brought the total to 424, r. G.
Dun d Co. reports, which compares
with 405 last week and the same
number year ago. Decreases were
shown in the East, West and the Pa
cihc Coast, which were offset by a
large increase in the South
Evening star., 1924-04-27

or d planet comes between US and
star, satellite or planet of smaller ap-
parent size, we apply the term occu-
lation.
Transits of Mercury are not COM
mon events. Thirteen occur during
the present century. The last one
occurred in 1914. and the next two
are in 1927 and 1910. The transit may
last from a fraction of a second to
nearly eight hours, according. as the
planet barely comes into contact with
the sun or crosses its disc centrally.
The average length is four hours But
even in the case of the longest tran
sit, is is not visible even in part from
all parts of the earth. Clouds inter-
fere with the view in some cases.
Thus the number seen from any one
place is not large. That of 1927 will
not be visible here. Part of that of
1870 will be visible in the United
States. That of 1858 is the next and
may be seen well.
.as explained last month. TIC t-"1-
SITS occur either near May or 20
vember 10. Those in November are
much more frequent OF the thirteen
which occur this century, only three
occur in May-the present one and
those in 1857 and 1870. The transit
of November, 1927, follows this one
in the briefest possible interval be-
tween transits. That of November,
1910, follows that of November 1927,
by thirteen years. which is the longest
interval which can separate transits.
The details of the present transit
are shown in Figure 2. Sections Of
the apparent paths OF Mercury and
the sun near their point of intersec-
section is called the node. Mercury
passes the node at 1880 pm. eastern
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May or November TO- 1t is also
necessary that Mercury be near the
node. Mercury moves from it's node
back to the same node in eighty -eight
days. The sun passes Mercury at in
tervals Of 116 days on the average.
Usually Mercury is SO far above or
below the path of the sun when the
sun passes it that no transit occurs
Thus, i'm Figure 2, had the sun been
east of position c when ii passed Mer-
curry, no transit would have occurred.
1t is for this reason that transits are
not frequent, for both the sun and
Mercury are in the region where a
transit could occur but a few hours.
and seldom at the same time. In
this case the sun was in the region
for thirty-one hours and Mercury
twenty hours. The average inter
val between transits of Mercury is
less than eight years.
In figure 3 the path of Mercury
over the face of the sun is shown.
The times in this figure are also
eastern standard times of the phases
of the transit as it would be seen
from the center of the earth. The
times and appearance will differ very
slightly from those of this figure
wherever ii is seen. To express in
central, mountain or Pacific time,
one, two and three hours. respec-
lively must be subtracted. At Phila-
uetphih uiSS hTSt comes
into contact with the sun at hours
AZ minutes 80 seconds pm. (6:42
daylight Saving), and the entire disc
Of Mercury will be on the sun three
minutes later. The sun sets at Z
o'clock, so only the beginning of the
transit will be seen. and that with
the sun near the horizon. Mercury
will appear to start it's transit very
close to the uppermost point or top
of the sun. AS seen from the west
ern coaSt-say Pasadena. Calif.-the
transit starts at 1:43:12 pm, Pacific
time. and the sun will set at 1902.
The transit will be seen for a longer
time and under more favorable con-
ditionS as one goes westward. AS
the transit requires hours 54 min
utes 36 seconds for it's completion.
there is no place in the United States
from which it's entirety is visible.
1t may be from Alaska.
As may be seen from figure 3, the
track of Mercury passes quite close
to the center of the sun, SO that the
duration of the transit is almost as
long as ii could possibly be. Had
the track passed exactly through the
center, the track would have been
but slightly longer. For comparis
the tracks of the transits of Novem-
Der, 1907. and 1914 are shown. AS
these tranSitS occurred at the other
node. the direction is different and
as the transits are not visible with
out a telescope, none We're observed
before the invention of that instru-
ment. 4 glimpse of the transit of
1881 was had. That of 1877 was the
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THE STARRY SKIES IN MAY


The principal astronomical event Of
the month is the transit of Mercury
on May I. Transit is the term ap-
piled by astronomers to the event Of
one body coming between us and a
body of larger apparent size. Thus
we speak of the transits of Mercury
and Venus or of comets over the face
of the sun or of the transits of the
satellites of a planet over it's face.
When our moon comes between the
earth and the sun we always apply
the term eclipse, but the event is very
similar to transit. When the moon
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Goats Cross Path
OF Ye POuz,drnuster;
Freedom, Costs So

Two goats that meandered off
the premises of their owner, in
the Southwest section, yesterday
were unfortunate enough to cross
the path of Poundmaster Smith.
After leading a dogs life" at
the District pound for a few
hours. where they mingled with
lowly mongrels and thorough
breds Of the canine family. they
were bailed out by the owner at
a cost of 81 each.
1t was explained at the health
department that it is not unlaw-
full to keep goats in the District,
provided they are not allowed to
roam at large.
This is not the first time Pound
master Smith has gotten some
ones goat. Last year he captured
two, and his record for that year
also included several hogs.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

help pick out an inspector of well
fare and police inspector for Maj
Butler.
An inkling of truth came when i,
was found that a letter of the civil
service commission of Philadelphia
had been incorporated into police
records of correspondence. This let
ter rendered hearty thanks to Mai
Sullivan fSr conducting an examina-
tion f.- the position of inspector OF
welfare and for the post of inspector
bureau of police. The letter further
stated that only through such CO.
operation could the civil service
commission of the Pennsylvania city
hope to establish the merit system
effectively there.
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SULLIVAN AIDED BUTLER.
Philadelphia Visit Explained in
Letter to Police Head.

Mystery surrounding the visits of
Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintendent
of police, to Gen. Butler, cleanup
director for Philadelphia, has been
cleared up.
While speculation was rife for a
time that Maj. Sullivan had been
asked to assume control of the per-
sonnel of Philadelphia police depart
ment, today's discovery reveals that
he really went to Philadelphia to
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standard time. The sun passes it at
7:15 pm. The position of Mercury
and the center of the sun at other
times are as marked on the tiagram.
At 4:44 pm. Mercury, moving west
ward in its path. comes into apparent
contact with the sun moving east
ward at "A and the transit begins
From that time until 1879 am. of
May s, the position Of Mercury lies
within the suns disc. At that time
il passes off the disc at "B."
In order that such a transit should
occur it is necessary that the sun and
Mercury be near the node at the same
time AS the sun makes the complete
circuit of its apparent path in year,
it is at any point of 1t, such as this
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first to be properly observed. None
has boen observed of as long dura-
tion as the present transit.
Mercury will be seen as a very
small. intensely black circular spot
on the suns disc. 1t can be seen
with small telescope, with proper
protection from the suns glare. Mer
curry at this time is IL seconds in
diameter. This is 1-15Sth as large as
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SouTA

node, once a year, namely, on May Z.
transit might also occur at the
other node, where Mercury moves
from below the suns path to a posi-
tion above it. The sun passes that
node on November 10. Thus a transit
could only occur near these times,
Evening star., 1924-04-27

rection OF the Arrow Line Through
the Center.
the sun. Hence. the disc is too small
to appear as a disc in either figure
or figure 3. While the transits are
very Interesting events. they are not
Of great Importance in astronomy.
The position Of Mercury is thus OBJ
tairable when Mercury ia not other
wise visible. Some facts regarding
the physical condition of the planet
may also be learned.
VENUS.
Venus. the most brilliant of the
planets, is at it's best in the western
sun each evening. but this is bal
anced by a slight increase CT bright :
hess. 1T reaches it's maximum of
brightness on May "a, but tie change
during the month is slight, and it is
month il will decrease rapidly in
brilliancy and also be closer to the
sun. Venus moves rapidly, so that
both its position at the beginning
and the end of the month is shown on
figure 1. Saturn is in Virgo, not far
from the bright star Spica, at "A, "
figure /. Saturn is the brighter.
The position of Neptune is also
shown, but this planet cannot be
seen with the naked eye. Jupiter is
in Ophiuchus, Mars in Capricornus.
Uranus in Picea At the very end OF
the month Mercury may be seen in
the east just before sunrise.
SAMUEL g. BARTON.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-07

A bill providing for the establish
nent Of a judicial council fer MARY
and has been prepared by Albert S
,. Owens, Baltimore. attorney. Ac-
cording to the present plans Of Mr.
Owens the bill will be presented to
the State Senate by Stephen W. Cam
brill. State Senator from How srd
county.
The proposed judicial council, col
sisting Of nine members, shall report
% each session Of the General AS
sembly Of Maryland the work Of the
various branches Of the judicial sys
EN- in the State, according to Its out
line Of duties in the bill. The coun-
II shall also present its recommenda-
ions for modification OF existing con-
iitions.
1t may submit suggestions for the
consideration of the judges OF the va
-ious courts with relation to rules,
practice, procedure and the general
management and conduct of the op-
.rations OF the courts AS the coun-
Il may prescribe. the clerks Of the
'arious courts shall also make reports
o the council on such matters.
The term of ofice for members first
appointed to the judicial council is
hree years. according to the bill.
Their successors, however, arc to
erye terms of two years
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-07
'DAUGHERTY TO STAY /
UNTIL GIVEN TRIAL.
Wants Written Demand Before
He Will Resign
PRESIDENT BEING PRESSED
But Leaves Secretary And His Counsel
Without Promises-senate Ae-
tion Is Threatened-Fights
For Post.

Washington.-"It is not nv
purpose to even consider tender
ing my resignation as Attorney
General until after a fair hearing
on charges preferred against me.
Leaving this statement to be made
public three hours after his depart.
ure, Attorney General Daugherty left
Washington for Chicago. From Chi
cago he expects to go to Florida.
The statement was given out. how
ever, only after two conferences over
1t by Paul Rowland. his personal
counsel; Bill HALEY, clerk of the
Ohio State Senate, and Warren +.
Martin. Daugherty's executive assis-
tant.
Throughout the day he fought
AGAINST overwhelming odds to retain
his Cabinet portfolio 1t had been
definitely decided at the White House
to convey to him the suggestion that
his resignation would be acceptable
This was done. He declined to heed
the hint and declared that II he
acted, it would be only upon the
specific request Of the President in
writing.
He again insisted that he was not
getting fair deal and would take
his case to the public. He left the
conference without any assurance
and after lunch returned to the
White House for definite state
ment.
Immediately after Daugherty left,
his special counsel, Paul Howland,
came to the White House to pre-
sent the legal status Of the charges
against him and to declare that
Daugherty would face impeachment
before he would retire.
When Rowland departed. Senator
Willis, Ohio. renewed the demand Of
Senate Republicans that Daugherty
be removed from the Cabinet.
While Daugherty steadfastly de-
MED he wac to get out, the White
House kept a discreet silence.
The only statement available was:
"The matter is not settled. Anything
may happen now
In formal statement the At
torney General declared he was go
ing to Chicago on business for the
Government.
But at the same time he prepared
another statement, which was being
withheld. This statement, it is
learned, was to follow the expected
announcement from the White House
that the President had acted.
Before the first statement was is
sued and after his second long con-
ference with the President, the At
torney General rushed to the Chi
cago train. 1t had been held up Is
minutes so that he could make the
connection. It was learned when he
left that he himself did not know
what the President would do.
He directed that the first state
ment be issued to show that so far as
he is concerned he is going about the
duties of his office. II the President
wishes to interfere with those duties,
1t was indicated. Daugherty would
put the responsibility on the Execu-
tive.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-07
ROW LIKELY IN
SALVATION ARMY
Order to Quit Secret Societies
Causes Stir
LINKED WITH OLD DISPUTE
Workers Regard Mandate AZ New e.
fort To Gust American Head
And Take control--Asked
To Quit Society.

New York.-Contention so bit
ter that it may result in secession
of the American branch of the Sal
vation Army, it is predicted on
good authority, will follow dis
semination of orders recently ap-
proved by Gen. Bramwell Booth,
in London, calling upon all the
army officers to quit any secret So
cieties to which they may belong.
The ban also is projected into the
future:
This action is interpreted as one
more chapter in the struggle of Gen
eral Booth to oust Commander
Evangeline Booth, his sister, from
her post as chief of the American
Salvation Army; to abolish that Of
fee. and to make tributary to Lon
don the three rich divisions now
under her
1t is pointed out that the connec-
tion between secret societies and the
army is especially strong here. Also
1t is recalled that when General
Booth proposed to end his sisters
command four years ago it was large
ly through their insistence that he
was induced to change his mind.
The Masons, the Elks, the Knights
of Columbus. the Young Mems He
brew Association and all such asso-
Citations, admittedly are included in
the order, and they are spoken Of
disparagingly.
An article approved by General
Booth in a recent issue Of the "Staff
Review" the international official
army organ, speaks of secret So
cieties as Openly worldly It men
tions the free use of intoxicants in
them; of secret functions. at which
to be present is to scondone habits
too often at variance with our teach
ing and standards
4 Inc luuel dAucul duullic4d VI any
of these orders" the article says.
would not attempt to argue that
their functions are conducive to the
search after God'
The writer concludes:
II have the authority of the gen.
eral in stating as | have done in this
paper what is the official view Of
the army, and, recognizing as l do
that the officers who have entered
into such associations as l have re-
ferred to have done so in good faith
or In ignorance, l am constrained
to believe they will now dissociate
themselves without delay.
steps will be taken Immediately
by which the army's views upon this
matter shall be. made known to all
its officers and to those wishing to
become officers, and from this time
it will be contrary to our regula-
tions for any officer to join such
society"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-07
ADMITS KILLING
PRISON MATRON
Inmate Captured After Escape
From RsfOrmatory
KEYS ARE MURDER WEAPON
Fled With Money Taken From Victim
ARRESTED AS She Tried To
Meet Man--kilIed Matron
With Keys.

Indianapolis.-Miss Gladys Ell
lis, alias Rodgers, 2S years old,
confessed that she killed Miss
Louise Richards, aged 20, teacher
and hatron at the Indiana Won
ans Prison here, as q preliminary
to her escape from the institution.
Miss Ellis, who is said to have a
long criminal record, was captured
by squad of detectives as she
alighted from a taxicab in the down
town section. where she had an ap-
pointment with man. The officials,
following a tip that a young woman
answering the description of the fu-
gitive. who was stopping at a down
town hotel, had made the appoint
ment. had stationed themselves at the
spot.
Miss Ellis became hystericaI when
arrested and officials were several
hours obtaining a coherent statement
from her regarding the death Of the
matron.
The young woman, in her state
ment to the police, said she had
planned her escape from the prison,
where she was serving long SEN
tence for forgery, several days ago.
She said she had succeeded in picking
the lock in the cell for ineorrigibles,
where she was confined, and in the
same manner had obtained access to
the matron's room. She declared
she had been going into the matron's
room for several nights in the hope
of obtaining the latter,s keys for
the purpose of gaining her release,
but had been unable to locate them
until last night
She secreted herself in the ma
irons room, according to the state
ment. and the matron entered short
time later and retired for the night.
When the latter appeared to be
asleep, Miss Ellis said she attempted
to take the keys, which had been
placed under the matron's pillow. AS
she reached for them Miss Richards
awoke, the woman declared, and
grappled with her. She then struck
her across the head with the keys
and after taking the matron's money
and some clothing unlocked the
prison doors and made her escape
from the institution.
She said she had purchased an
outfit of clothing with the money
taken from the matron and then
went to hotel. where she spent the
day. In the evening she called
young man and made an appoint
ment to meet him.
The police learned of the appoint
ment and arrested the woman as she
arrived at the place..