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Evening star., 1924-10-09
INDIAN CHIEF PLEADS
TO SAVE TRIBAL RITES
Senate Committee Asked to Permit
Retention of Ancient Customs
of Pagan Group.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October 8
John Still Day, medicine man.
representing 400 pagan Indians on
the Red Lake reservation, near the
Canadian boundary, protested against
the efforts OF the Indian Bureau to
abolish old tribal customs when he
appeared Before the Senate Indian
affairs subcommittee during its in
vestigation here.
Mention had been made to the SUBJ
committee that the tribal dances were
detrimental to the Indians crops. and
that they interfered with the educa
tonal work among the younger men,
bers of the tribes
Still Day is tall. handsome Chip
pewa fullblood. He did not wear the
gar5 of the tribal healee. but ap-
peared in the attire of the white
man. Speaking through an inter-
prefer. he told the committee that
he was not the chief or the great
speaker, but protested against the
white mans efforts to take away nv
religion
To the statement that the pagan
Indians corn and potatoes were the
worst in 10 years because there have
been too many tribal Dances Still
Day replied that the Indians were
not responsible for the cold weather
and the too much rains"
TIE pagan band lives in a place
isolated from the rest OF the Red
Lake Indians, and it's members still
indulge in the ancient tribal dances
which frequently last two and three
days.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
600 BUNCHES OF GRAPES
ABOUT TWO POUNDS EACH
Famous Vine of Hamburg Variety
in England Yields an Abundant
Harvest.

LONDON. October Six hundred
lunches of black Hamburg grapes,
some of them weighing more than
two pounds each, have just been cut
from the great vine at Hampton
Court Palace.
This grapevine, like ,Ephraim
Bulls original Concord vine. which
still fiourishes in the Massachusetts
town, is one of the most famous in
the world. 1t is more than a CEN
tury and half old, having been plant
ed In the reign of King George IL,
and its enormous yield is a matter
Of great interest in England. The
vine requires constant pruning. else
it would exhaust itself in bearing
more grapes than it would be able to
nourish. 1s
The sale of this vines enormous
yield provides tidy sum for charity,
as the grapes fetch $1.50 a pound.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
SWEDISH SEA TRADE
SHOWS STEADY GAINS
Shipping Companies Order New
Vessels for Domestic and
Foreign Commerce.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, October s.-Encour-
aged by the fact that the total gross
income of the Swedish merchant ma
rine last year rose to $50, 100000, as
against S60.500,o0O during the previ-
Gus year, and that the total foreign
trade of Sweden rose to value Of
1861, 700, 900, an increase Of more than
i9 per cent. a number of Swedish
shipping companies have taken def
mite steps to start new passenger and
freight services on overseas routes,
especially between Sweden and ports
in North and South America.
The Svea Line, which has hitherto
piled it's trade chiefly between Sweden
and England. will start new regu-
lar freight service to North America,
and has just purchased two steam
vessels in England and a 7,200-ton
seagoins motorship in Sweden for the
service. The Swedish North Star
Line, usually known as the Johnson
Line. is increasing it's fleet in trans
oceanic service. and has just ordered
from the Gotayerken shipyards in
Gothenburg two motorships of 100
tons each. equipped for combined pas
senger and freight eervice to South
America.
The Swedish-American Line, which
will soon place a fourth passenger
liner on the Gothenpur Ha ll1aX- y eW
York route, has announced that in
cooperation with the Swedish Amer
ica-Mexico Line and the Swedish
Transatlantic Steamship Company it
will hereafter operate a feet of five
fast freight ships direct between New
York and Helsingfors, Finland
The Swedish merchant fleet added
per cent to its tonnage last year
and has since been inceras sing through
purchases and new construction, so
! that at the beginning of August this
year it aggregated a gross tonnage
of 1,360,500. The fleet now consists
of 1874 steamships. totaling 1,017, 800
tons: 9S9 motor vessels, totaling 1885,
4s4 tons; and 702 sailing vessels,
totaling S6,377 tons.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
GENEROUS AUT0IST
IRKS TROLLEY HEADS
Running Business Of Street Cars
by Picking Up Prospective
Token Droppers.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, October 9.-Gen-
erous motorists who give free rides
to neighbors. and strangers who reg
ularly solicit lifts" rather than pay
car fare. are seriously injuring cleo
tric railway receipts, James w. Welsh,
secretary of the American Electric
Railway Association, today declared
in a statement Mr.. Welsh is here
to open the association convention
Tuesday.
So serious has the situation become
that many companies are resortlng
to advertising in newspapers and
their cars to offset the lift" prac-
tice Small city properties are sut-
fering most, Mr.. Welsh says. Failing
traffic is bound to mean higher fares,
if nothing more serious, he insists.
Advertising, now being used to off,
set the lift habit stresses these
points Motorists gain nothing by
giving free rides and are responsible
for accidents to their passengers;
free motor rides drain railway re-
ceipts and compel curtailment or
abandonment of service; curtailed or
abandoned service affects property
values first. and many motor car
owners own property; many persons
solicit free rides solely to save car
fare.
Put, Trolleys Out.
THE cold facts are that kind
hearted motor car owners unthink-
ingly are helping to drive small cleo
trio railway properties to the wall
by their misdirected generosity,
Mr. Welsh continued. THE assoc1a-
tion is in contact with virtually
every electric railway in the United
Cfof lnr m
them say great inroads are being
made on their receipts by the free
ride practice.
Two classes of persons are prey
ing on the motor car owner in this
connection. They are neighbors who
just fall into the habit of riding
downtown with him, and the out-and-
out ride panhandler who waits along
the roadside and openly solicits free
rides. The neighbor problem is the
hardest one for electric railways and
motorists to compete with. Motorists
generally, most of whom understand
the primary economics of business,
admit that they know giving free
| rides is hurting electric railways, but
they say they dislike to say NO
to their neighbors. Many do refuse
rides to the regulars who hail
| strangers along the roadside.
The industry has attacked this
| problem with display advertising and
| will continue to do so. We do not
| question the right. of any motorist
| to give free rides, but we don't think
he should enter into competition with
| his electric railway when he has
| nothing to gain and can only injure
his community by his generosity"
Other problems to be discussed al
the convention, which will draw elec-
trio railway men from all parts OF
the United States, include co-opera-
tion with buses, financing of electric
! railways and traffic congestion.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
THOUSANDS OF GYPSIES
ASSEMBLE FOR FEAST
Great Dance Is Feature of Cele-
bration of Fete Day of St.
Mary the Virgin.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DRAGALEVTSI, Bulgaria, october
e.-The old monastery in this village
on the slope of Mount Vitosha, near
other day of many thousands of gyp-
sizes. They arrived on horseback, on
donkeyback or on foot. During the
night their bivouac fires twinkled all
over the mountain side.
From many towns and villages in
the Sofia District they arrived to
celebrate the fete day of St. Mary the
more ardently than the Christians
despite the fact that the day marks
an event in a religion they do not
profess.
BY nightfall the inclosure of the
old monastery began to fill with men
and women of dark complexion and
great vivacity. The women were
picturesque in their baggy trousers
of bright -colored calico. Having
cooked their stews. they seated
themselves around the steaming pots,
each person dipping up the food with
a wooden spoon.
Many horse deal, it is suspected,
was closed while traders broke the
black loaves of bread together. The
feastinG and talking went on all
night, till the fires began TO be
blotted out and the dawn appeared
over the Sofia plane.
1t was then that the main event of
the gathering took place. The gyp-
sizes started the dance as the sun
was peeping over the distant noun
tains, men and women holding hands
and dancing in long lines while the
violins worked industriously in minor
keys.
The closing ceremony had to do
with bread. The patriarch of the
tribe held a black loaf before him
and asked the men, can you see
me?"
The loaf is SO large we can hard
ly see you was the reply in uni
son from the men and women
Here's hoping that next year the
loaf will be SO large that you will
not be able to see me at ALL" was the
patriarch's benediction.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
HOBO ASSURED HAVEN
IN Mr.. HAGERTYS BARN
Fire Razed Altoona Structure
Once, But Owner Never Put
Ban on Tramps.
BY the Associated Press.


ALTOONA, Pa, October e.-Al-
though it's only an old barn, it has a
reputation throughout the United
States. 1t is known as Hagerty's s
Barn, and it is located on the out
skirts of Altoona.
Years ago man named Hagerty,
who lived just outside the limits of
this city, owned the barn, which be-
came a favorite stopping place for
the knights of the road travelling
along the route of the present Lin
coin highway. Mr.. Hagerty never
objected to the hoboes stopping in
his barn, even after fire, believed to
have been started by them, destroyed
the original building. Mr.. Hagerty
built a new barn and when he died
enjoined his heirs never to close the
buildings doors to tramps. The heirs
have done his bidding.
Every night from two or three to a
dozen hoboes stop there. Meals are
cooked nearby. Frequently the visi-
tors do their laundry and string the
clothes on ropes near the barn.
A resident of this city. travelling in
the west this Summer. was asked by
a man from California If he knew
where Hagerty's barn was located.
The Altoonan replied in the affirma-
tive, and the Western man said he
and many travelling friends" had
stopped at the place.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
CHINESE LOSE SAMPAN
BUT BEAT THE DEVIL
Steer Craft in Front of q. S. Ship
So Crash Will Save Crew From
Pursuing Monster.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VICTORIA, British Columbia. Octo-
ber 9.-As the American liner Presi-
dent Grant was leaving Hongkong
harbor on the voyage which brought
her here recently Chinese small boat,
OF sampan, suddenly cut across her
bows. The big passenger ship crash
ed sQuarely into the tiny craft. 1t
sank in a few seconds and the men,
bers Of the Chinese crew were taken
aboard the American ship. To the
amazement of the ships officers, they
appeared delighted with their expert
ence.
Inquiry through an interpreter
ELECTED the announcement that the
President Grant had done the Chinese
a service of incalculable value-it had
destroyed a devil which had been fol-
lowing the -sampan insistently for
months. The important thing was
that the devil had been killed for
good. When the Chinese got a new
boat they would be able to travel
without a monster trailing them.
The sampan, the crew explained,
had been guided across the bows of
the liner purposely. When a Chinese
boat thus crosses a big ship, they
said, the devil naturally is cut away
by the towering bow of the liner.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Flower Show Is, Success.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, October
9-The Fredericksburg flower show,
given under auspices of Rappahan-
mock Valley Garden Club, was mark
ed by a large attendance and many
attractive exhibits. Mrs. r. H. Stu
art brought from Westmoreland
County a large box of vari- colored
blossoms gathered in the old garden
of the Lees. Many other flowers were
brought from points in surrounding
counties as we'll as from Fredericks-
burg. A number of we'll known Rich
mond women came up to the show.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
PAPER CONCERN HIT,
Second Cut in Newsprint Paper Re-
duceS Earnings.

NEW YORK, October s.-Interna-
tional Paper's earnings necessarily
Will be affected somewhat by the cut
in the price Of newsprint paper to
$f0 a ton. This is the second cut
MADE in the last few months, the first
having been made June ~ from sTs
a ton to s73 ton. The InternationaI
Paper Company has been meeting the
situation, it is stated, however. by
diversifying it's paper production.
Last year nearly 35 per cent of the
total production was higher grades
than newsprint paper. Net earnings
for six months this year were more
than S1,50o,000, which is the amount
required for the full years distribu-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
CITY IS RESTORED
BY OLD CLOTHES
Discarded American Ap.
pareI Becomes Currency in
Armenian Town.
BY the Associated Press.


DARACHICHAK. Armenia, Octobe
Old clothes contributed by Amer
ica's ever-c charitable familiss hav
literally rebuilt this city, which be
fore the war was prosperous ant
happy community living within TIL
shadow of Mount Ararat. Scores o
shattered buildings have been re
stored from the proceeds of discard
ed garments which, to the half
naked natives, We're of greater valu
than gold.
In a country swept by war AM
afterwards ravaged by the Turk
possible to obtain when America
relief workers came here to rescu
the last vestiges. of the Armenian
race. The city was in ashes: none!
was worthless. food was difficult t
obtain. There were 80 deaths dali,
from starvation and disease.
In order to relieve the situation
the Americans were forced to reSor
to the primitive method of barter. IL
return for ola clothing they received
from inhabitants all kinds of frag
ments of houses from ruins OF th'
larger neighborhoring cities. Stream
of half-starved natives carrying tim
bers, joists. doors, windows and load
of bricks on their backs poured int
Darachichak from distant points. ant
received in return warm coats, blank
cts shaWlS and shoes from th,
cargoeS Of relief supplies sent from
America. Police guards became eN
hausted in keeping the hordes o
people in line.
Mightfer Than Millionaire.
For once the ragman was mightiei
than the millionaire; an old pair o
shoes or winter before St's dis
carded overcoat had greater purchas-
ing power than the American dollar
The natives had no incentive to worl
for mere money, they could have
made no purchases with gold or sill
YER, for there was nothing to buy il
the devastated country. But will
clothes to be had at the end of ;
hard days work they turned to Will
a will, toiling under the weight o
heavy timbers and loads of brick!
and stones. The shortage of building
materials soon became a surplus. Th'
town which the Turks destroyed wa
restored, and even enlarged by th'
construction of large buildings tt
house the thousands OF orphans wh'
sought refuge with the American re
lief organizations.
Darachichak. the old-clothei
town." is known throughout the Nea'
East and Thomas Mills of New forl
City, the Near East Relief worker
who was in charge of the district be-
came known as the head of the Ma
tional Bank of Old Clothes.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
FAMOUS PLAYERS STATUS.

NEW YORK, October 9.-ForeiGn
business of Famous Players is run
ming 33 1-3 per cent ahead OF last
year, according to F.. f. Shauer dl-
rector .of the company's foreign opera
tions, who said he expected business
outside of the United States in a
short time would exceed the domestic
volume. The company was operating
on a larger scale than ever before,
he stated, and thought earnings
would reflect the expansion.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
LIQUOR DISAPPEARANCE"
TO BE PROBED BY U. S.
Hundred Barrels Mysteriously
Missing From Philadelphia Ware
house and Bricks Substituted.
By the Associated Press

By the Associa ted Press. ~
PHILADELPHIA, October s-Act-
ing under orders from United States
District Attorney Cole, four agents of
the Intelligence unit, prohibition de-
partment, yesterday began investiga-
tion Of the disappearance of 100 bar
rels of grain alcohol from Govern
ment space in a local warehouse and
the apparent substitution of bricks
sand and water.
The alleged purloining of stored
liquor was reported yesterday IN
Federal Court at the trial of the Penn
Distilling Company and three indi-
yiduals accused of conspiracy to di-
vertsit to illegal channels.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
TODAY'S BOND ISSUES.

NEW YORK, Octbber 9.-New bond
offerings today totaling about. SEA
600, 600 were led by SIS, ,000, 900 Wheel
ing Steel Corporation first and re
funding mortgage sig per cent sink
ing fund gold bonds, series A, due
194S, priced at 49, to yield more
than 80 per cent. Another large is
sue was 34.000.000 Little River Drain
age District, Missouri. 81: per cent
bohds, maturing 100000 annually in
July. 1937-1944, priced to yield $50
per cent.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Concrete Houses for China,

Concrete roofing tiles made in the
American manner by American ma
chimes are taking the place of the an
cient clay tiles in China, according
to the Popular Science Magazine for
October. In Hongkong 250 houses are
being constructed by American meth
DDS to relieve a housing shortage SO
acute that every house was sold be-
fore completion.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
The Rainiest Spot.
From the Youths Companion.

A meterolegist who has been hunt
ing for spot that has a greater an
nual rainfall than. .Cherrapunti, in
India, where it is 424 inches, believes
that he has found the place, on the
Island Of Kauai, in Hawaii. There
the central mountain peak is under
a. thick blanket of clouds from one
years end to another, and the gov
ernment rain gauge has recorded a
rainfall that averages 455 inches a
year for the last IL years.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Some Rare Duck.
From Eyerybody's S Magazine.

1t must have been an Irish preacher
who was vainly endeavoring to impress
his congregation with the necessity of
more <ear2est attention to his pearls Of
thought He said.
Trying to impart knowledge to some
folks Is like pouring water on ducks
ether"
Evening star., 1924-10-09
STOCKS EX.DIvIDEND
REPORTS GOOD EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, October S.-American n
Car and Foundry is operating at rs
per cent of capacity and its business
is better than early in the year, W.
H. Woodin, president, said on his re-
turn from Europe. He expected a
moderate demand for equipment to
continue for some time, and that
earnings this year would be as good
as last year when $I4 a share was
earned on the common stock.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
TOBACCO CROP LATE.
Yield, However, Is Reported Good
in Maryland.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. October 8 Mary
land tobacco is, on the whole. very
late. John Dennee, agricultural statis-
tician, reports. In Charles County
about so per cent Of the crop still Is
In the fields and is very green, owing
to the wet and cold weather In
Prince Georges County tobacco is of
good size, but also is very late.
Sowing of barley is under way in
Carroll County, where over half the
acreage of Maryland is produced The
potato crop in Maryland looks good,
although late. Condition Of buck
wheat is mostly good. Orchard fruits
are good, with the exception of apples
Evening star., 1924-10-09
Mrs. J. Y. Brinton Wins Divorce

PARIS, October 9.-A judgment de-
livered June u granting divorce to
Mrs. Jasper Yates Brinton of Phila-
delphia was published yesterday. Mrs
Brinton. who before her marriage was
Miss Alice Bates McFadden, brought
the suit against her husband, who de-
Tended the action and lost.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
L. E. N. REPORTS EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, October 9.-The Louis
yflle and Nashville in the seven
months ended July 81 earned surplus
after charges of $5,526,319. its report
to the New York Stock Exchange re-
veals. Gross operating revenue was
$76.520. .000: net after taxes. $10,051 2S5,
and total income, $12,471,209.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
The Test.
From the Sydney Bulletin.

From the Sydney Bulletin.
Theatrical manager-What's your
line, anyhow?
Miss Tootle s-Aiiything in the line
of tragedy.
"Righto! Let's see what you can
do-make me sob like . child
Evening star., 1924-10-09
ROAD SEEKS NOTE ISSUE.

BALTIMORE, october tSpeciaD.-
The Washington. Brandywine and
Point Lookout Railroad Co. has made
application to the Maryland Public
Service Commission for an order per-
Ynitting the issuance Of $4,000 face
amount OF notes.
Evening star., 1924-10-09

A Denver policeman who has won
fame as a song writer does his com.
posing while tramping his beat s
Evening star., 1924-10-09

fPart]y extra. Payable in preferred stsck.
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
divide pds ale not included.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received by Private Wire Direct The Star Office

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Evening star., 1924-10-09
New York Stock and
Bond Averages.

Wednesday. October y.
STOCKS.
Total stock sales, 4ss,4O0
shares.
Twenty industrials averaged
10107; net loss, IS.
High. 1924, 104.13: low, s0.27.
Twenty railroads averaged
1855; net gain, .06.
High, 1924, 93.15; low. s1.00.
Evening star., 1924-10-09
BONDS.

Total bond sales (par value),
$9,030,000.
Ten first grade rails averaged
1921; net gain, .0S.
Ten secondary rails averaged
S7.sS; net loss, rs.
Ten public utilities averaged
91.21; net gain, .16.
Ten industrials avera ed
$3.50; net gain, .07.
Combined average. $3.50; net
gain, .os.
Combined average month ago,
3o.43; year ago, 1851.