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The Washington times., 1924-11-25

"T eighteen this past July year ago / met and
loved who proved the old saying that after you get
what you want Ito be slangy) When say lOved
everything in every way the word implies Now he has
passed out Of my life entirely Fact is found him to
be shirker, and although adOred him and it broke my
heart, turned my mind from him realized he did not
love / did.
But that isn't the problem have since found that he
awoke strong emotions Of which had known nothing They
have taken hold of and command my existence In
other words, I'm weakling. Before go further may
try to impress without conveying conceit few
facts
Il am not bad girl-been raised ovey-spoiled to an
-educated-hold very responsible position-nce
family-taented in musician drive car-swm-dance--
rowpay tennsdo anything within the attractive posi-
bic attributes of Am considered wonderful in
FORM face eyes, mouth hairfeatures very far-and
have beautiful Clothes and attract attention everywhere
CO. Which, sad to state is all unfortunate consider
ing my nature because hound death Does that
sound crazy to youY does to me, because I've read
but honestly couldn't extract fake word out Of
it. It's just true anything I've said or written in INV
life
81 don't know exactly what would like you to tell me-
because know I'm very silly fool and weakling; but
nevertheless the big issue that under that one CON
troll and find long road ahead Of me-
81 wonder if you won't by telling me something
little different than what expect e., that I'm fool
weak, ETC. Telling something will make me think-some-
copyr4ght KinR
The Washington times., 1924-11-25
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DR.. FRANK CRANE.
! MOr0Ls anal HGPpiness.

REAT intellectual powers and great artistic ss1@ as
~ not all inconsistent with gross mmOral1y- ~
~ dozen extraordinary famous could BE- HAma1
Offhand who moral perverts and another hafeua
who victims of drugs, say nothing q thuss uhs
paid their debts.
Overstatement in moral teaching is fatal A@nkg -
not essential to winning the prizes Of earth; 1t sE -
happiness and peace man may be mentally Powsrf1 @
artisticaly creative and yet be wretehed ptabe tas
in himself
Goodwin Smith records. that when he held the ehar 81
history Cornell of his colleagues ''R1ioL wnp
in remarkable way combined criminal proposals IN
literary tastes being great phlOOgist and engaged @
invention of universal language RulOf eomnIr1sd
series of robberies and murders the latter bsgng ~
his wife and daughter On that occasion he escaped Ae
the absence of corpus deficit; Lake Cayuga- INTO 49,
he had thrown the bodies, being undredgeable-
He was finally hanged.
There is hotter torment than that of ineolpsssn-s
it is that of competence. The devil from all aeeouz.s
very gifted and able person.
This thing we call morality is something thai she-s
in the intelligence. 1t is not ignorance that m4kes - ~
moral Neither does morality reside in the nstnrss We
have no instinct that put in By AaEsr 80
which is not good if properly expressed
Morality is entirely matter of those powers 49,
we call the inhibions. That ability % eeseE
regulate and direct ourselves. Inhibition the 81 49,
we put the mouth of the wild horse Of our des1r @
bition is the engineer who sits in the locomotive e a
knowledge, culture and skill.
1t is well to give moral teaching BY nstruetng ehrsn
what good and what bad But strictly spsakg ~
is not moral training it is simply the basis for H.
There is only kind of real moral training . -
practice of compelling ourselves do what do ne w1
to do and Of restraining ourselves from doing What we "
to do When we become adopts in this @a-al
we cannot all do this riding IN cat air. -
way horses or riding in train drawn By loeo@oszss
which there is engineer. The smashup > rHrh<r N
evitable.
We speak of people going to the devil Thls sesG4 ~
refer to people with wrong opinions reprshensloa -
ners The only people who going, slowly e. ra1z e.
cording to circumstances but going inevitably the 8
are the people who do they please.
by
The Washington times., 1924-11-25

Kindly give some elementary
information concerning the vtsi-
bility Of objects on the sea with
respect to distance and size
A. ]. d.
"I understand that the curva-
ture of the earth is approx
mately eight inches to the mile.
II this is SO, the farther end
OF a straight line drawn out y
miles would be 216 inches above
the surface of the earth. This
would mean that IL were stand
ing on a ships bridge. my eyes
being PIG inches above the sur
face of the sea, l ought to be
able to see the hull OF a ship
81 miles away. But 1 nave
noticed that the hull OF a ship NJ
that distance was below the
horizon, and only the masts could
be seen. l should be thankful
for enlightenment on this sub
ject.-G. T."
EFF &c. e." had made his cal
culation in the right way he
Il would not have been sur
prised to find that the ship was
invisible. He ignored the essen
tial fact that he depression Of
the horizon increases in proper
ton to the square Of the dis
lance. A straight line tangent
TO the sea surface IL inches
above the surface at q distance
az one mile, 80 inches above az
a. distance OF two miles. T2 inches
above at a distance Of three miles.
and so on.
AZ a distance Of "a miles h
would be the square OF %. l. e..
T29, multiplied by 8, or b.sS1
inches above the sea surface.
Consequently to see the hull Of
a ship "a miles away the OBJ
server would have to have his
eve 4e6 feet above the sea- With
a height of 2f6 inches the hori-
Inn would be only SO miles away.
But this calculation. thoug1
geometrically correct. does mot
give the real height. since IL neg
lects the effect OF atmospheric
refraction. which tends 10 in
crease the distance of the visible
horizon by bending the light rays.
The amount of refraction II vari-
able, depending upon the changins
states of the atmosphere. but. on
the average 1t makes the unit q
depression for one mile about six
instead of eight inches. Substi-
tuting this in our calculation. We
find that the height Of the eye
corresponding to a horizon dis
lance of twenty-seven miles should
be 4,374 inches. or S64h feet. In
order to see the whole hull Of the
ship twenty-seven miles distant.
therefore, &c. T." would have had
to be about 365 feet above the sea
But he says he saw only he
masts. the hull being invisible. Let
US examine this. The ship. he
SAYS. was twenty seven miles dis
tant. We have just shown tha-
at that distance. its entire huii
should have been visible fraFn o.
height OF ASIA inches Huf tn
huh being far below the harsuar
the height Of the 0bservsrs go
The Washington times., 1924-11-25
Religious Craftsmanship?
Why Not2

to stunt preachers and to what he calls stunts circus
trick churches in which some and startling thing is
DONE He deplores especially 'saesmanshp in religion"
The Reverend Mr.. McCOnnells was salesman
ship When he said sarcasticay by their stunts ye shall
know them he good salesman attracting attention
the nobler text.
salesmansp is respectable and necessary in religion in
everything else When Beecher sold the uatto girl at public
auction in Plymouth Church. that was salesmanshp He
wanted to sell the idea that slavery wrong
For well organized spiritual craftsmanship the first
two verses of the ninth chapter Of ST. Luke:
Then he called his twelve disciples together and gave
them power and authority all devils and to cure
diseases
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and
to heal the sick.'
Their mission salesmanship of the highest order
Healing the sick real craftsmanship It convinced
and converted the ignorant crowd that only miracle could
iurress.
The Washington times., 1924-11-25

must have hssn - - Umu
: 3Ts inch@8-hUw zmrn $3.50 -
pend upau the hezwAr 20 90 mmmEN
that we're go E<EEzE ~ -
the horlzuu-
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heen rs fe@G w NM W
then. ~ eur r1ie $780,. mm www
TIRE diseznue $500 el4 -
whence tke $780, - e. -
about ENaen 49, 49, eEzFN1a
F2Iles. Ia rnmMmM shmE 80 wmw
the tops routd hMwe 49, @m a.
distanre - - &c -
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The Washington times., 1924-11-25

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The Washington times., 1924-11-25
, s,g:;E s:.!ss: By ELSIE ROBINSON

thing that will make me sit up and notice
and read long into the night, just as | often
do when things you write strike home.
Sincerely, PATRICIA. J"
No, I'm not going to tell you you are
fool or weakling. In your heart of hearts
you want me to tell you that because that
would give you an albi for the way you are
wasting your life. You never thought of it
that way before, did you? Yet, that is
exactly the excuse you are making every
time you sidestep. You are saying to your
self: II have passions stronger women do
not have. I have reckless streak in me
calmer women do not feel I am fated by
Destiny to be bounded by men in way
palmer women do not exercise I am handi-
capped by weakness of which good women
know nothing"
Xn1, rnrrircs +hocn Ah;n,n.r 70
The Washington times., 1924-11-25
LISTEN, WORLD!

~ EMEMBER that sore toe you used to
develop when Mother wanted you to
~ go down town after the round-steakR
Gosh! how you suffered! Of course, if it had
been football game or Jimmy wanted you
to 60 fishing! But who wants to go
after ole round-steak on hot day?
Most of AS have sore toe complex when
we don't want to do something we ought to
do. And the older we get the more elaborate
that complex becomes. We develop all
sorts Of inhibitions and repressions and in
herited tendencies as alibis. We didn't 90
to the right school, or we weren't fed prop
erly, or our glands aren't normal or grandpa
drank or-the excuses are endless. Here to-
day is typical alibi frame-up. And the
answer goes for you-and meas well as
fnr patrinio -
The Washington times., 1924-11-25
GARRETT P. SERVISS TELLS OF
WORLD BEHIND HORIZON

Shin Twenty-seven Miles Distant ShOuld Be Fizlh8
From Height of 4S74 Inches.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, May / Omitted States
Department of Agricultural Hogs
Receipts, $4,000 head. Mostly 1Oc
higher. Lightweight, 10 to IS up; big
packers inactive: bulk good and
choice 25O to 900 pound butchers.
7.35a7 As: top, $50; bulk desirable $50
to 22J pound weight, 7.25a7.40 better
grades, 140 to $50 pound averages,
largely G.15a710; bulk packing sows,
s.eSa6.S5;, killing pigs unchanged: :
bulk good and choice 12O to $50 pound
avera ges. 6.00a6. 40; heavyweight hogs.
7.25a1.50 medium. 7.20a7.45; light,
6.9oa7.40; light light, 6.00a7.25; pack
ing sows, smooth, 6.70a6.S5: packing
sows, 6.55a6.7o; slaughter pigs, 4.5oa
$50.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head: kill
ing classes mostly strong to 25 high
er; beef steers and better grades fat
more; liberal share of last week s
decline on better grades beef steers
regained: fed steers Of value to sell
at $50 downward at highest point of
weight, 1.349 pounds: several loads.
11.O0a11.15; bulk fed steers, 9.00a
100: few carrying much weight to
killers under 500; grass Texas, 1.25a
40; stockers and feeders. strong TO
higher; qualified half fat kind aver
aging around 1900 pounds. 1925:
others, 9.00a9.50: country demand ac-
tive for well bred rather meaty. zoe
to 500 pound stockers, at I.JOaS.5O;
lower grades fat cows, Gamers and
cutters rather dull; few heavy bo-
logna bulls. 40 and above: bulk, 4.50
Ass carly: few choice vealers up
ward to $50; these 25 higher: general
run medium to good grades light and
handyweight calves, 7.50aS.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: fat
lambs fairly active; steady to strong;
sheep steady; few early sales fat
wooled lambs, 16.25a16.6 some held
higher: good clipped lambs, l4.ooa
1925: fat woolcd ewes, $50; choice
clipped ewes, 80.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
8,700 BARRELS DAILY
CRUDE OIL INCREASE
Weekly Summary of American Pc.
troleum Institute Shows Aver
age Production to April &c.

NE" YORK, May 1.-The daily aver
age gross crude oil production of the
United States increased $500 barrels for
the week ended April 26. totaling ,94l, :
$50 barrels, according to the weekly
summary of the American Petroleum In
stitute. The daily average production
east of the Rocky Mountains was
1884. .45O barrels, an increase of 7.400.
California production was 646.6 500 bar
rels. an increase Of 1900.
Oklahoma shows a daily average pro-
duction of 1901 barrels, increase of
15e: Kansas, $3.50. increase Of 100:
north Texas. 74.200. increase of 1900:
central Texas, 198.S50, decrease of 1850:
north Louisiana $50. increase of $500 4:
coast, $500. decrease OF LOO; eastern
103, 900, increase of 1000; Wyoming and
Montana $780, 500, increase of 1850.
Daily average imports of petroleum
at principal ports for the week ended
April 70 were 226.714 barrels. compared
with 260.714 for the previous week.
Daily average receipts of California
oil at Atlantic and gulf coast ports were
1o9,143 barrels, compared with 99,2s6
for the previous week.
There were no changes reported in
crude oil prices for the major districts
midcontinent being quoted from s1.10
to SIPS a barrel. according to the gravity
Of the oil: Pennsylvania crude, Brad :
ford district, $3.50. and all other grades,
81; Gulf Coast crude grade "A" 81:
grade B." $1.70 a barrel, and Cali
fornia crude ranges from 81 to Sl.40,
depending upon the gravity of the oil.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
HEAVY EARLY BUYING.
Short Interests Bid Up Prices
Against Each Other.
Br tho Associated Press.

Br tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Reduction in
the rediscount rate of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York from az
10 per cent stimulated a vigorous
rally in stock prices at the opening
of todays market.
Heavy buying orders for both ac-
counts flowed into the market, with
= gainst themselves in an eofrrt to
retire commitments.
Initial strength of the market, Gre
ated by the cut in the bank rate,
failed 10 hold, but the general list
offered good resistance to profes .
sional bear operators who directed
attacks against weak spots with re-
neWed vigor. The argument that the
change in the rate was official recog-
milton of the let-up in trade and was
made for the expressed purpose of
short selling OF some of the motors.
forcing Chandler, Yellow Cab and
WHY'S Overland, preferred. down a
point OF so, while several specislties,
such as Congoleum and Du Pont
dropped more than points. General
l2,000-share block, dropped to a 1924
low at 1874. Action of pivotal is
sues. however. reflected the construc-
tive influence of the new rate. Ameri-
can Can and other industrial leaders
holding gains of better than a point
Call money opened at Az per cent.
The coppers and low-priced rail-
roads, which had Jagged during the
early burst of strength. were given a
whirl upward in the faternoon, and
independent steel shares also came up
strongly when United States Steel
nm n hn
tion of the motors and few special
ties prices recovered quite generally
TO about a parity with the high fig
ures of the forenoon or above
Evening star., 1924-05-01
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The cotton
market opened steady today at a de-
cline of IL points to an advance Of
points, near months being lower
under overnight selling orders, while
later deliveries were Influenced by
the storm news from eastern belt sec
lions. Liverpool was relatively firm
however, and, after initial offerings
here had been absorbed, the market
ruled steady on covering and trade
buying.
May advanced from 1886 to 1858
and October sold up from 24.25 to
24.47, making net advances of about
to IL points. No further notices
much demand for May, apparently,
and the bulge met some further
liquidation.
On the impression that the worst
OF yesterdays storm had been in sec
tlons where it would do little harm to
crop prospects, selling continued and
the early reaction carried May off to
29.3S. October sold down to 24.23.
making net declines of about to
il points. but later there was a furry
OF covering by near-month shorts
which sent prices up to 1868 for May
and PAS for October, with the active
positions showing net advances of Is
to % points
NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-The cotton
market opened quiet, first trades show
IiIS Irregular gains OF Is points on
May, and 8 to on later positions
Liverpool was very favorable, and all
news developments were constructive.
such as the reduction in the rediscount
rate OF the New York federal reserve
district, private reports of heavy rains
and cold weather and expectations of
liberal exports again today. After the
opening prices fiuctuated somewhat aim
lessly within a range of 10 to II points,
July trading at 1856 and October at
1913 at the highest
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-Cotton-Spot,
fair demand; prices steady; good mid
ding, 1916; fully middling, 17.71; mid
ordinary. 1886; ordinary. 1886. Sales,
5000 bales. including 4.200 American
Receipts, 1000 bales, no American. Fn-
lures closed quiet. May, 1902; July,
1913; October, 1929: December, 1885:
January, 1872; March, 1851.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
SHARP RISE is NOTED
IN THE BOND PRICES
Market Influenced by Federal Re-
serve Bank Cut in Redis-
count Rates.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Today's re-
sponse to the announcement after the
close of business last night of a cut
in the rediscount rate of the New
York Federal Reserve Bank was the
sharpest advance in the government
bond market in any one session this
year.
Prices jumped directly at the open
ing to new highs for 1924 and in one
1947-52, so-called MELONS," to a
new high for all time. The trans
actions were very large. These ex-
treme high prices were followed by
however, still left quotations far
above the previous close. The tax
exempt 312 S sold at par for the first
time this year.
Same in Other High Grades
The same cause produced the same
effect in the market for other high
grade investment securities. L. S.
Steel sinking fund IS made new
high record for the year. American
Telephone and Telegraph debenture
5 512s equaIed their high for the year.
Union Pacific SIS and Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy IS were very
strong. In all these cases there was
subsequent DuI not eHOuS
to alter the charC cter of the market.
Dealers reported a rapid cleaning
up OF recent new offerings. Instances
were the Western Electric debenture
SIS, brought out in March. Grand
Rapids Railway first 7s offered last
month went to a premium in the out
side market today. In seasoned bonds
few large blocks were for sale, and
the floating supply of desirable is
sues was smaller than in a long time.
Middle and Second Grades.
Middle and second grade bonds.
such as st. Louis-San Francisco prior
lien "A" 4s, Southern Railway gen
eral As and Chicago and Eastern llli-
nois. 5s. were all in demand. Bethle-
Item Steel 6s sold down to conform
TO the price at which the additional
$50 000. 900 of series IA were offered
today. Speculative rails were more
irregular, the favoriteS being the Sea
board adjustments and the New
Haven IS. Utah Power and Light
So were conspicuously strong among
the utilities.
Foreign bonds participated in the
days Improvement to a less extent
than any other class The leaders
were still the Jugoslav SIS.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, May l Especially
Poultry-Winter chickens, pound. 40
a45; springers. 45a55;- leghorns, 4oa
so; young stays, 25; old hens, 27a2s;
leghorns. old, 25a26; roosters, old. 16
all: ducks, 22a2S; pigeons. pair. Asa
so: guinea fowls. each, 40a6O
Eggs loss off)-Native and nearby
firsts, dozen. 21&; southern, 20l2
duck eggs, so.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy,
36a39: nearby creamery, 39a41; prints,
33a36: ladies, 2Sa30: rolls, 26a2S:
store, %; dairy prints, 26a2S; process
butter, "a.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
BANK OF ENGLAND REPORT.

LONDON. May 1.-The weekly
statement of the Bank Of England
shows the following changes, in
pounds:
Total reserve decreased 10000.
Circulation increased 760, ,0e0.
Bullion decreased 2.3S2.
Other securities decreased 14S.000.
Other deposits increased 2,616,000.
Public deposits decreased 3.11S,00O.
Notes reserve decreased 1890
Government securities increased
$4,000.
The proportion of the banks re-
serve to liability this week is 1880
PEI cent, last week it was 1885 per
cent.
Rate Of discount per cent
Evening star., 1924-05-01
LANSTON M!ONOTYPE
INCOME $715,531.93
Earnings for Year Ended February
90 Made Public at Stock.
holders Meeting.
TREASURER'S REPORT TODAY
Year Ends With No Second Hand
Machines in Stock.

Net earnings of the Lanston Mono
type Machine Company for the fiscal
year ended February % last amounted
to $7lJ,53l.93, Joel G. Clemmer. treas
urer of the company, reported to
stockholders at their annual meeting.
held in Alexandria today at noon. The
net is approximately 100000 in ad-
vance of that reported for last year.
The company closed its books for
the year with no accounts payable.
Bills payable were reduced $3.50. 600.
current dividends were met. and cash
remaining on hand amounted to
4S5,OGO. as the report of the treasurer
disclosed.
Report of Treasurer
Ine report of the treasurer follows:
Increase i'm Cash Sales.
"hIie the printing industry was
DeioW normal in volume of business
Tor the year, cash sales show a
marked increase, indicating a sound
financial condition in the trade
In September, 1928, the company
began shipment of the new monotype
material making machine. More than
IO0 OF these machines have now been
- .
hces and trade compositors
Orders have been received from the
Inlted states government printing
office and from the Boston city print
ing plant for large number of i'm
proved keyboards to replace key
boards of older type which have been
IN use in these plants for many years.
Through the work of Frederic W.
Goudy, art director of the company and
leading type designer of the present
time, the monotype has established II
commanding position in modern ty-
Biography. During the year eleven
new type faces were completed, along
with a large number of decorative
initials. borders and ornamental de-
signs suitable for use with these new
faces.
Profit for Adding Machines.
The Barrett adding machine again
shows a profit. Important improve
mentS in construction have been com
pIeted. Ihe company has concluded
contract with the English corpora
tion for the sale of BarrettS in the
entire eastern hemisphere. Shipments
under this contract are now being
made, including the new sterling
money machine. The Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company has ordered
zoo Barretts for immediate delivery
This is one of the largest single orders
for adding machines aver placed, and
is in addition to 40 Barretts already
in use in the Metropolitan Offices.
Shipments of casters and keyboardS
to the English corporation have been
made regularly throughout the year.
Financial conditions in Europe show
Improvement and the report of that
corporation is most satisfactory
The year closed with no second
hand machines in stock and none held
for rebuilding. Demand for rebuilt
Monotypes is larger than can be sup
piled. A few machines recovered have
been resold in the field without loss
Many improvements in factory
equipment have been made, and DUR
ing the year a number of valuable
patents were issued and many new
applications for patents were filed.