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Evening star., 1924-07-20
SAYS SUICIDE SPREADS
AMONG THE WEALTHY
Magazines Figures for 1923 Also
Show Increase With
Minors.
From the Spectator Magazine.

rom the spectator hdgHZlne.
The suicide record of 1928 reveals
a growing tendency toward self-mur-
der for life insurance; a greater in
difference to human life and a higher
rate of suicide among the wealthy
and highly educated than in former
years.
1t is pointed out also that the num-
ber of morbid children increases
steadily, with the result of more child
suicides and attempted suicides, but
the report declares there are no
Der of child suicides in this country,
nor the tendency toward self -deStruc-
tion, constitutes. at present. a serious
ly alarming symptom of social dis
order"
San Diego, with a suicide ratio of
sos per 100000 population in 1928,
led the entire country, as it did in
1922. The statistics are for eighty
American cities and show no change
in the general average over 1922, or
rate of 1872 per 100000. San Diego
and other Pacific Coast cities head the
list of high suicide mortality, San
Francisco having 33.6 and even Sac
ramento, 31.3, as compared to Man
hattans 1914.
High tribute is paid to the report
to preventative work by the Save-a-
Life League, under the direction OF
Rev. II. NJ. Warren of SSS 7th avenue.
in cases where there is a
marked tendency toward suicide. In
1923 the league had 1850 visitors, 912
of them would-be suicides. many of
whom were directed into useful lives.
Comparatively recent suicide statis-
tics from abroad are illuminating
compared with the American ratio of
1872 per 100000. Japan. where sui
eide is popularity thought of as a sort
of fanaticism. has but II seIf-mur-
derers in 100000 population; Italy has
9; SaXony leads Europe with 35; Eng
land and Wales have 9. and Ireland
still maintains one of the lowest re-
corded rates with 2.5.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Solving a Scotch Problem.
ON the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph
Scottish laird used to get befuddIed
every Saturday night Then with his
servant Saunders, in the same condi-
tion, he would mount his horse and set
OH for the castle. While fording the
stream one night the laird fell into the
water. He got to his feet and sputtered !:
saunders, mon, something fell Off Did
ye moo hear the splash 90
'Thot l did" admitted Saunders and
ne climbed into the water up to his
waist OF course. he soon found his
master Why, laird. it's yourself he
No. no. Saunders insisted the laird
stoutly. 1t can't be me, for here / am.
Saunders helped the laird to mount
again, but in the darkness faced him
the wrong way round
Thank We, mon; now give me the
reins" 4S
Saunders funbled around the horse
finally got hold of its tail, and cried in
a shocked voice:
Laird, laird. it was the nag's head
that fell off There's nothing left but
the name"
Evening star., 1924-07-20
DUTCH GIVE U. S. NAVAL
MEN CORDIAL RECEPTION
Vice Admiral McCully, Staff and
400 Cadets Guests at Luncheon
at The Hague.
NJ the \ sSociatci Press.

THE HAGUE. Holland. July 10
Vice Admiral Newton Alexander Nc
Gully and a large number of officers
and cadets of the Wyoming and
Arkansas today visited The Hague and
$CheE eninsean, the municipal au-
Ihoritie$ of which gave luncheon
to the admiral and his staff and 400
cadets The guests included Aineri-
can Minister Tobin and the Dutch
civil! military and naval authorities,
maFing a total of 400 persons.
BurEomaster Patyn and Mr.. Tohin
cNcha cordial speeches, empha-
sized the friendly relations between
the two countries and drank the
health of President Coolidge and
queen Wihelmina. Aftcrward the
party visited the peace palace and
other places Of interest.
In the evening Mr.. Tobin gave a
dinner at the legation to Vice Ad-
ujraI McCully, the commanders of
the Wyoming and Arkansas. Minister
Of Marine Westerveld. the burgo-
masters of The Hague and Rotter-
dam and Judge John Bassett Moore
of the Permanent Court of lnterna-
tiouHl Justice. At SCheveningen the
municipality entertained several
hundred sailors and commissioned
officers with Il ball and theatrical
entertainment
Evening star., 1924-07-20
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, July 19.--Native and
nearby tomatoes, corn and lima beans
made their first appearance on the
market this week, and met with
ready sale at top prices. Tomatoes
native white Norfolk and Potomac
varieties sold at 1.50a2.50 per two
basket carrier. Corn. while rather
small ears. cleaned up readily at
20a35 dozen, while lima beans are
in good demand at 4.O0a5.00 bushel.
Other native and nearby garden
truck in only fair supply, and the
market rules steady under a good de-
mand at the following quotations:
Stringless green and wax beans,
beets and cabbage, 3.00a5.00 hundred /;
carrots, 4.0Oa6.00 hundred; cucumbers.
75aS5 per 4-s basket; Norfolk egg
plants, 5.0oa5.5o per strawberry
1.5oa175 bushel; peas. 2.o0a275
bushel; radish, 1.5Oa3.0o per hundred !:
spinach, scarce and wanted at 200
bushel; squash. 75a1.o0 per As
basket.
Early June apples continue in
ample receipt, with most arrivals too
small to meet demand. which is CEN
tered on smooth, large fruit at 1.50
a3.50 barrel, 50a1.75 bushel, and goa
SO per As basket. Blackberries in
lair ueIndnu dl IVdlf quart, BooSe-
berries, 4a6 pound, and huckleberries,
15a18 quart. Raspberries also con-
tinue in good demand at 10al5 pint
for red, and 12a15 quart for black.
Cherries are in ample supply and sell
mostly sails pound as to quality and
condition. Plums in only fair supply
and demand steady at 50a1.00 per As
basket. Market for new potatoes has
ruled steady the past week. receipts
being fair and the consumptive de-
nd hut oh ant iral
No. /. well graded stock, which sells
1.75a2.75 per barrel, 100 per bushel
and 1.50al.75 per hundred pounds. No.
2 stock, all sections, sells mostly
half price.
The egg market has ruled fairly
steady with receipts of native and
nearby stock running light, which
under a good demand has kept all
desirable stock closely sold up. Mar
ket closed firm today at 27 cents
dozen for firsts in free cases and
more liberal shipments are advisa BILE
for next week. Shippers are advised
however, to use more care in grading
eggs, as they are now sold entirely
as to grade and offerings that do
not measure up are slow to find
favor. Eggs shipped in cases re-
turned bring from 4 to / cent per
dozen less than quotations.
The general live poultry market
continues steady under a good de-
mana especially Tor spring chickens
two pounds and over of which there
is no oversupply at AZ and 40
pound. while small to medium sell
mostly 35 to 40 and Leghorns 80 to
80. Demand for old hens fairly good
but centered on fat stocks at % to 26,
white small and poor and Leghorns
will not bring over IS and 20 Old
roosters in ample supply and slow
sale at Is. Spring ducks are in fair
demand at % to Is, but old ducks
are not wanted unless large and fat,
which sell IT to 90. while small and
poor are slow sale at Is. Pigeons
in ample supply and not much de-
mand at 30 and 35 pair for both
young and old.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
MANY HIGH RECORDS
ON CURB DURING WEEK
Petroleum Issues Depressed by Re
ductions in Prices of Crude
Oil,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, July 19.-lndustrial
issues, including public utilities. main
tanned the most prominent position on
the curb market all through the week
and a number of stocks in the various
groups rose to new high records.
United Bakeries were bid for in large
blocks at times and rose from II to
ST. Ward Baking A ranged from 80
to 95. A number of chain stores were
also prominent. National Tea selling
as high as 245. Local fractions were
in urgent demand "a feature being
Brooklyn City Railway, which sold at
the highest price touched since the
dissolution of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit system. Radio issues con-
tinued to move to new high records.
Dubilier advanced points to above
40 and a gain of 4 points was made in
Ware Radio. HaZeltine also made
new high record. American Light &
Traction rose 6 points to above l40.
Petroleum issues were depressed by
reductions that came in crude oil dur
ing the week Prairie Oil sold down
from 20Sh. to 1874, but had sharp
rally from the low level. Standard
Oil of Ohio yielded from 2s6h to 276,
South Penn from 123k to lis. Ind
Ohio Oil from 60A to 58h. Miscel-
Ianeous oil stocks were fairly well
held. There was special buying of
Lago, which rose from u to 4A.
Mutual and Royal Canadian were
steadily bought all through the week.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
VOLUMES OF EVIDENCE.
Fraud Charge Against American
Author in London.

LONDON, July 1s.-Brought up on
provisional warrant charging him
with participating in the commits
sion OF the crime of fraud by a bank
er or by an officer of a company"
John Wesley de Kay; author and
American citizen, again appeared AT
Bow street police court.
Appearing for the Government of
the United States, Mr.. Harry Myers
said the papers in the case had nov
arrived: There were seven large vol
umes of evidence, and it had been inn
possible for him to prepare the case.
In the circumstances he asked for a
further adjournment for month.
he suggested that as this was a very
serious case the defendants hail
should be increased
The case arose out of an accusa-
tion against the president of the Ma
tionat Bank of Providence, who was
accused of defrauding
The accusation against the accused
was that he aided and abetted in de-
frauding the bank of an exceedingly
large sum.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
SEAROARD STOCKS UP,
Railroad Shares Have Forged Into
New High Ground.

NEW YORK. July I9.-Whlle spec
ulative attention is pivoted chiefly
on the low stocks of the railroads
operating in the middle west, sig
niticant movement iS in progress in
the lowest priced stocks to be found
in the southern rail group. Both the
common and the preferred stocks of
the Seaboard Air Line forged ahead
into new high ground for the year
under quiet but persistent buying.
Seaboard stocks have been looking
up ever since the MANAGEMENT an
nounced that the company had made
new banking connections last May
The improvement is said to be based
however, not on the new banking
Affiliations, but on the change for
the better in the company's tinan-
cial status as result of larger
earnings.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Washington City of 'sTrusts,''
With Very Little Free Property
EUen People Cunning Homes Carry Mort.
cages to Make Real Estate Sales
Easier and Quicker.

amount desired. This has brought
| the real estate notes into the mark ct
, ana they really haye a high standing
with the trust companies, depending
largely on the property and the back
ing behind the notes. Second and
thlrd trust, notes carry much higher
rates of interest until they have
brought the saying, the higher the
interest rate the less the security and
the safety" 1t requires the money
of many to provide funds for some Of
the great trusts running from $500, 900
to millions of dollars.
Mortgage money may be obtain ed
| today on the most desirable property
with mortization agreement at
regular stated periods at 5 Il per cent,
some per ment
The borrower in addition to the rate
of interest also pays / per cent com
mission to the broker securing the
loan.
Bankers in First Trust Field.
During the period Of great activity
in real estate, realty operators and
trust companies were greatly him
dered by ina bility to get quick action
from the title companies, and even
now these corporations are generally
In trouble to keep pace with the de-
mand for reports and certificates Of
titles, necessary adjunct to all
trusts. Investment bankers are be
ginning to invade the trust field in
rates than they can obtain in the
bond markets with uniform safetv
and satisfaction in first trusts,
Moreover they are insured the in
tangible tax, which but few bonds
guarantee.
The s2,0oo.0oo mortgage bonds
f1oated by the Wardman Park Inn a
short time ago, provided for the nav
ment of the intangible tax; indeed
they are the only bonds listed on M,
local stock exchange containing that
provision.
Looked Big But
Many interested in financial mat
ters were greatly Interested in the
faring advertisement the other dav
regarding bankers shares in some
1850 stores. including all of the mos,
successful in this line-United Cigar
"oolworth. A. & p. Tea and MANY of
the greatest successes of the day.
The ad looked like a mighty conso1i-
dauon of successful institutions. but
IN reallty was d great blind pool
proposition HN-
The proposition was that the back
Evening star., 1924-07-20
$42,O()O,o)0 ADDED
TOLOCAL REALTY
Figures for Year Bring Total
Assessed Value to
s8OO,OOO, 900.

total of approximately $42.O0o,0oo
was added to the assessed value of
real estate in Washington during the
last fiscal year, as the result of new
building operations. according to a
, report compiled yesterday by Asses
sor William +. Richards.
This brings the total assessed value
of al! real estate in the city to more
than $SO0.GO0, 900
The task of assessing new property
neCeSSitated the inspection of about
10000 places during the l2 months.
and notices have been sent to the
owners regarding the assessment.
When allowance is made for build
irgs RACED and others exempted dur
ing the year, the $40.000,o0O net is
obtained
Assessor Richards estimated that
his field workers travelled 5000 miles
during the year in making assess
mcntS. Sesenty- four apartments were
entered on the list IF aSseSsahle prop
erty: @.i9S brick dwellings, and SS2
frame dwellings, More than 1000
garages were added
Evening star., 1924-07-20
WORRY OVER FARMERS
ENDS IN WALL STREET
Sensational Advances in Commod-
ity Prices Greatly Change
Sentiment.
By the Assoeia ted Press.


NEW YORK, July 19.-Wall Street
suddenly has come to the realization
that in the far northwest 1T has a
situation which until now has been
overlooked. The threat of wheat
shortage in Canada and its effect on
the American markets for this COM
modify has been borne vivldiy to
mind in series of sensational prlce
advances in western centerS which,
market analysts believe, augur well
for the stock market.
Much of the current absorption of
securities, especially among certain
of the rails, has been attributed in
financial circles to the west, and the
demand for these securities, it is
said, appears as yet to have been far
from satisfied. Quietly and for sew
eral weeks there has come. into the
Street a changing sentiment among
the northwestern carriers, notably
Northern Pacific and Great Northern,
and the close watch Kept through
field observers on crop conditions
| doubtless played it's part in this
shifting opinion.
No more does Wall Street hear of
the plight of the farmer This
change has been effected by the
higher prices now prevailing through
the entire grain list, with wheat and
corn the leaders.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
FEAR OF THUNDERSTORMs.
What Causes Dread and How Some
Try to Ignore It.
From the Fall River News.


Are YOU afraid of thunderstorm
Don't be afraid to say SO. For most
| of us are
that alarms Us. 1t is the dread ap-
nearance of an angry nature that
causes the uneasy feeling with which
most of us view one of these tenn
nests" as the old folk call them.
The darkness that comes when the
black clouds lower; the distant, pow
erfuI trembling of the very atmos-
phere as thunderclap follows thunder
clan ard the storm approaches; the
frequency of the forked terror of the
vivid lightning as 1t cleaVes the sky
these are all calculated to prey upon
the imagination. Even though there
were no possibility that the lightning
might strike us, or near us, we should
still be fearful and in measure awe
struck by the demonstration or tne
power of Iature in the presence or
those who have named themselves
lords of creation
There are people who assert that
they "just love" thunderstorms-and
of course, they may be telling the
truth. They may be as extraordinary
as they want us to believe they are.
But it has been noted that they ap-
near to be as much relieved when the
storm passes on as the rest or US.
Like the old lady who told every
body that she wanted nothing, so
much as to "go home to her dear
Lord" and who. wheL taken sick in
the night, shrieked, Send for the
doctor. send for him quick or I shall
die" they are not quite as brave as
they would have us believe.
"Were you afraid of the storm?
one woman asked another after a ter
rific thunder shower had passed on.
"Oh, no; not at ALL" was the. ar
swer. '1 just took the baby and HID
in the closet, and l couldn't see the
lightning at all.
Cen. Grant was walking up and
down the corridor of a. hotel at in
the morning. A friend met him. Il
hone you are not ill. general" he in
ouired Not at all" was the reply.
"but this thunder makes me nervous.
There may be people who Just
love" them. Maybe!
Evening star., 1924-07-20
GETS $1oo A TOURIST.
Sweden's Total Last Year Was
About Five Million Dollars.
r,,r the Kansas City Time.

From the Kansas C1Iy Times.
About s5,ooo,000 was spent in
Sweden last year by some $4,000 tour
lists, according to estimates compiled
from data collected by the Swedish
Traffic Association. 1t has been pos
sible to estimate from the business
done by hotels, steamship lines. rail-
roads, the larger places of amuse-
ment, etc. that the number of foreign
visitors in Sweden has risen from
about $4,000 in 1920 to about $4,000
in 1929. Last year. according to the
officials of the tercentary jubilee ex-
position in Gothenburg that fair was
attended by about 10000 Americans,
many of them emigrants from Swed-
en- who had taken this opportunity
to revisit the mother country.
The money taken into a country by
tourist trade is usually spoken of
vaguely as part of the invisible
trade balance of the invisible
Sweden are now becoming interested
in estimating these expenditures per
capita
1t has been computed that the
average expenditure within Sweden
by tourists are about 500 for each
person.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
TO TRY RADIO TO MARS.
Scientists Prepare for Test Wher
Planet Is Nearest.

ZURICH, July 19.-Scientists are
preparing for the great experiment
of wirelessing to Mars.
The day of the attempt will be
August 30. Mars will then be 80, 2,6O0,-
900 miles from the earth, or nearer
than at any other period during the
past hundred years.
Apparatus of great electrical power
is to be erected on the summit of
the Jungfrau, in Switzerland, and sig
nails at wave length of $1,000
meters will be transmitted into space
at carefully gauged intervals.
Scientists who believe that Mars
is inhabited declare that the earth
may receive return signals.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Overcoats for Sheen.
From the Kansas City Times.

from the hansas Clty Times.
An announcement which at first pro-
duced laughter and badinage on the ma IT
of the sheep and goat raisers of Texas
was made by II. Fl. Rieck, owner of the
large Maynard ranch near Roosevelt
Tex. at the meeting Of the Texas Sheen
and Goat Raisers' Association held at
San Angelo recently. Mr.. Rieck told
the assembled ranchmen in ali serious
ness that he had invented and patented
waterproof coat for sheep and goats
This coat, he said, fits over the animaI
covering its body and legs and shielding
1t from rains and cold. He declared thai
the manufacture of the coat will he
started on large scale soon, and that
he believed a big demand for 1t would
be found among the sheep and goat
men. not only OF Texas but Of other
paris OF the United States. The expert
upon the Maynard ranch had been sue
cessfully tried, he asserted. Usually the
cold weather of winter causes heavv
losses to the fiocks which Craze UPON
the open range, but by putting an over
coat, as 1t were. upon the animals sucb
losses are prevented.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
OIL MAN is SUED
FOR HEAVY HEART BALM
Society Leader Asks $3.50, 900 From
George G. Priestly, National
Political Figure.
Nv The Associated Press.


CHICAGO. July 19.-George G
PriestIy. wealthy Philadelphia oil
man and a nationally known figure
in politics. was served at his hotel
here today with summons in a
$3.50, 600 suit brought by Mrs. Florence
Powell Gill, Buffalo, \. ", society
woman.
Attorneys who filed suit for Mrs
Gill refused to state the nature OF
the case but it was reported to be
an action for breach of promise.
Mr.. Priestly characterized the
sun as 'hlarkmail.
Priestly was Il friend of the late
Theodore Roosevelt and was chair
man of the finance corporation in the
late Mr.. Ruosevelts campaign for
President on the Progressive ticket
of 1912.
While holding this position, he
said he had made it possible for
Mrs. Gill to engage in politics. His
wife died last February and he de-
clared he had never proposed to Mrs.
Gill. Mrs. Gill is a divorcee and has
one son.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
WOMAN REPORTED SLAVE
Message Carried by Bird Arouses
Greek Newspapers.

PARIS, July I9.-The Paris Mathis
correspondent in Athens says a swallow
caught on the Island of Arlli, in the
AZ gean Sea, had the following dramatic
message tied round its neck:
Marie Guiia. Christian woman. is
slave at Thira, in Asia Minor, in the
harem of the Aga"
The bird was caught by a peasa mt
woman named Argira Cambola. whose
attention was attracted by small piece
Of paper around its neck. The communi-
cation was mailed to the Athens foreign
office, where it is believed Marie Gula
is one of many Greek women still in
captivity III Asia Minor The whole
'ireeE press is vigorously demanding
that steps be taken TO put an end to
what is described as "first-class
scandal"
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Alarm in Oil Circles.

NEW YORK, July 19.-More than
any other individual industry the
situation was today con-
sidered in financial circles to be the
most prominent because of the un-
certainty lowering above it. A series
of price cuts and continued prorating
of runs were held to be admissions
of an unsatisfactory condition, and
talk of wide differences among GER
tain of the so-called leaders as to
measures was another con-
ct rect.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
PULLMANS IN DEMAND.
Business Doomed 116 Conventions

Between November and June OF this
year 116 large conventions and spe-
cial gatherings requiring an extern
sive mobilization of Pullman cars
were on the calendar of the Pull
man Company.
Pullman News announces that for
the fiftieth Kentucky Derby at Louis
vile 365 extra Pullman cars were
necessary; for the meeting Of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine at Kan
sas City 468 extra cars were needed.
For the Republican convention at
Cleveland 130 extra cars were used
and for the Democratic convention
at New York 200.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
FURTHER INDICATIONS
OF BUSINESS REVIVAL
speci,, Dispatcb to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 1a.-Bearing
upon business activity, the weekly
statement of the 74S member banks
Of the Federal Reserve system is in
teresting. 1t shows a gain of $685.
100000 in commercial loans and dis
counts and a falling off in total in
vestments of $49.00o,000. Compared
with a year ago, the gam in CONNER
cial loans is only S84,000,00o, indi-
eating that most of the increase in
the demand for money for business
is comparatively recent. This report
is always a week later than the Fed
eral Reserves own statement, but as
far as it goes it is at least encour-
aging.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
RAILROAD RATES CUT
13 CENTS IN 70 YEARS

In an advertisement published 10
years ago, the Pennsylvania railroad
modestly announced in the Nashville
Union and American of June 80, 1854,
that it would haul freight from Pitts
burgh to Philadelphia or Baltimore
at the rate of 80 cents per 100
pounds.
In 1924. first-class freight moves
from Pittsburgh to Baltimore for II
cents hundred pounds and to Phfla-
delphia for 70 cents-a cut Of 13 and
IL cents, respectively, in the rates of
20 years ago.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Chicago Grain Rates

CHICAGO, July 1s.-wheat, No. !
hard. 1.26A a1.27h; No. Q hard / ~
a1.27H. Corn, No. mixed, 1.1iHa
liz; No. ? yellow. 1.12a1.I2h. Oats.
No. white. 56h assn: No. 8 white,
54a56 Z: Rye. No. 1, &c. Barley. AZ
asa. Timothy seed, 6.75a8.25. Ciover
seed, 12.00a20.50. Lard, 12.42. Ribs.
1862. Bellies, 1852.