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The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Tips Illegal? Ha! Ha!

MOSCOW, Dec. Is Tipping IN
Soviet Russia il punishable Of
Tense. Despite warnings, however,
tourists soon find hotel employees,
walters. and public servants show a.
surprising readiness to accept tips,
particularly II no one is looking
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Coffee Market ,

NEW YORK Dec ISL. The coffee
market was 4 points higher to S
points lower at the opening today.
December. 16.45; March, 1856: May,
1870; July, 1892; September, 1886
December, 1925 bid.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Chicago Cotton

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Cotton trad
ing was active today and The
market opened 3 to IA points higher.
January opened at 1858. 3 points
up: March 1856, up; May 1894,
Il up, July 1905 B, up; and
October 17.4Q B, up.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
liberty Bonds
fFurnished 81 w r. HI
OSTRICH FEATHERS
WOVEN m NEW FABRIC

PARIS, Dec. Is. Ostrich feather
fabric viii Be introduced Is New
Year novelty BY Partisan modistes.
This new fabric Is OF ostrich
feathers woven by 4 secret method.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG, Dec. 1s.-May wheat
sold at 1540154k, down 4, at the.
onenfng TODAY.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Foreign Bonds

fF'urniahed b. w. =. HiDba Col
French 4s .4....... IT
Premium Sc 90
British Victory As ............ AS
National War Loan S. ..5......... SCI
War Loan IS .........s.,.i. 49e 1
Italian Notes 1928 ......... a.
italian IS Al
Belgian Restoration SIS ...... %
Premium SIS .,........... 90
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Local Stocks
fFurnished by W. B. Hibbs & CD
SALES

FURNISHED by W. b. Hlbbs q CD
SALES
Potomac Electric first 5s. $1,000
@100ls. 80
Potomac Electric Cons, 5s. $1,000
@100, $2,00O@1QO.
washington Gas IS, S5,O00@9s.
washington Gas IS '33, $6OOW lOz,
81, 1000 1881.
Capital Traction CO., 10000, 80
@1O2.
Potomac Electric Power pfd., SO
104A, 25@105. 10@105, loo los, 90
los, 5@105.
washington Gas Light, 2O074A,
5@74H. 10@74A, 10@74ss, 5974z,
I0@7416, 10@745a, 10@74%, 1OW
Washington Railway 4 Electric
Com, 10m231.
AFTER CALL
washington Gas Light, sS@74A,
1O075.
CAN loans Money, sos per cent.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18

u uEhlsnsus Dy W. -. alDDs q co.
Bid Ask
Anglo American oil Co NJ IS 1914
Borne Scrymser Co ......I2 22 lz27
Buckeye Pipe Line Go. SLY 55M
Chess vorDugh Mfg Co... g81k 691z
Continental Oil Conn.,. 241ki 24%
Crescent p l. Co........3I5 is
Cu1 beFIand Pipe Line....Ii39 40
Eureka Pipe Line ....l 81 61H
altns-signak OIL Co COM. 80 | 81
CO .efs SAg4tai OIL Co pfd 100 los
Illinois Pipe Line Co... 1875 IIS7
Indiana Pipe Line Cod 57El 5s1z
National Transit Co.......i 17Ssi i7N
N Transportation Col so 81
Northern Pipe Line Co....t 69iz 10
Ohio oil Co........i6 5k 66i5
Prairie Oil & Gas Co......1 SAL 54H
Prairie Pice Line Co. I26iAt127
solar Refining Co....,..-. EOS 1912
Southern Pipe Line Co....I IS SIS
South Penn Oil Co.....l172 lI7s
S0uthw Penn p L Co... 50 So
STANDARD Oil Co Hnd9 .....l 66L Sc
Standard Oil Co fan) ...l 33Hl "a
Standard OIL Co (Ky) ..i134Hi134A
. Standard, Oil Co fNeb). 1914
Standard Oil Co IN Y)....I 45H 46N
Standa rdk Oil Co (Ohiol 1864
swan & Finch Co..l "a rs
Vacuum oil Co. ........... 107 z lIO8
Washington Oil Co........I So
Penn Mexican Fuel ........i 10 81
Mexico City has a wireless sta
ton 800 feet above sea level
The Washington times., 1925-12-18

A slide rule has been specially
designed for heating and yentila-
tion problems.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
HUNGRY WIFE JAILED
M HUSBANDS PLACE

MONTREAL. Dec. 1s.To save
herself from starvation during the
period that her husband might b
in JAN for Illegally selling liquor,
Mrs. David Dubreuil asked To ba
arrested til his place. admitting her.
guilt.
She went to prison today for =
month. Her husband was freed.
.inp saw teeth in mlch shorter
time than usual has been invented
in Europe.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18

Mexico City has a wireless sta
ion 1900 feet above sea level.
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
ON stocks

FURNISHED By w B. Hibbs & Coz
El.l-I I3id 0 AeIr
The Washington times., 1925-12-18
Short FERN Securities
by w. 3. HIDE 9 %.

tFurnishsd By ". 3. AIDss 8 Co
Evening star., 1925-10-04

opinion that the sooner the community
decides on some definite. feasible plan.
gets behind 1t and pushes 1t for all it
IN worth. the better. 1t is. as he says
a matter that the people must decide
Tor themselves.
Great national and International
games that should be staged here are
going elsewhere for lack Of facilities
Pageants and other performances ap-
propriate TO the Capital OF the Nation
are being held here there and almost
anywhere. and nowhere in a spot suit
ed physically for both performers and
spectators IFS and "buts'' must be
discarded; bills must be paid. Some
day the National Capital will have
stadium suited in size and architeC-
ture and location To the proud posi-
tion this city holds in the minds Of
the country. The sooner II is pla nned
for. financed. begun and carried to
completion the better for all con
rerned.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
The Parking Nuisance.

Ira ffic Director Eldridee states that
Cleveland. Ohio. have caused motor
lists to respect the law. and have re-
suited in fewer offenses of this char
acter. He has just returned from that
city. where he made an inspection of
ira ffic conditions and attended meet
ing Of the Ma tional Safety Council.
Mr.. F;ldridge suggests that perhaps
the same remedy might meet with sue
cess in Washington. in view of the
large number of vioiators. He ex-
motorists here who regard the low
fine imposed by District courts as sx.
ceedingly cheap for all-day use Of the
streets.
Persistent violation of the parking
laws must be, broken up. At first
glance it may seem as il parking for
more than the allotted time is only a
minor offense. but 1t clogs traffic. de-
lays business and harnesses both law.
abiding motorists and merchants.
The one-hour parking law in the
downtown section Of Washington is a
liberal one There Is ample time for
the average citizen to shop or dine.
Considering regulations in other cities.
motorists OF the National Capital are
getting all the best Of it.
1t is not the man or woman who
stays ten or fifteen minutes over the
hour who should feel the heavy hand
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Build the Stadium.

Col. Sheriff.. director Of public
buildings and public parks Of the Ma.
tionai Capital. has completed tentative
plans for a great stadium here. He
has addressed letters to the heads Of
local civic bodies asking them to meet
with him MonIay in order that he
may ascertain their opinions on push.
ing the proposition to a definite con
ciusion.
Washington wants that sta dunn 1t
needs it. There should be unanimity
Of opinion on the part of the heads of
these organizations; there should be
linanimity OF opinion on the part of
the various memberships when the
proposal is brought before them. In
these times big city without an ade.
uuate stadium, the uses Of which are
SO valuable and so varied that they
need no enumera tion, is like big city
without park. an opera house or
evan q theater.
There have been made. as Col. Sher.
rill points out. number 81 sugges,
tions in recent years a. to methods
ot constructing q stadium here. or OF
remodeling an existing structure to
take that form. but none has ever
materialized. The director IL Of the
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Praises DR.. Rischof.
To the Editor OF The star.

To the Editor nf The Star:
Through the Kindness Of friend
am In recent Of copy Of the
Washington Star Of recent date con-
tanning resume of the life Of Or
John w. Bischof and as you have
Justly stated. one of the most re-
markahie men and eminent mu.icia ms
this or any other country has pro-
duced. As former nupil of DR.
Bischoff. may indulge the hone that
YOU will permit me TO express my
heartfelt anpreciations to Won for
that splendid enconinm. as I am sure
every member Of his past student
BODY would like to do q, 'his time.
After two wears vocal study IN
Boston. Mass. I considered myself
fortunate to have heen under the
BischoH instruction for the wears 'ss
and 'SS. Also held tho rosition Of
sopra no soloist and leader of his
choir in TIC E'i"st congregational
Church during that time and assisted
in the Bisrhoff concert course for
two sea sons.
Many Of the songs mentioned in
your article are still familiar and
dear to me-such as "Marcery." an
echo song: Katie" which !
sang almost when fresh from the
press: Good Night. Sweet Dreams
and "Silken Bands" when "in manu-
script" just before their publication
with the additional honor of singing
GD with orchestral arrangement hv
John Philip Sou:>'s Marine Band
during a morning rehearsal at the
barracks.
My testimony is not needed to spea
in terms Of DIR. Bischoff's great abil-
ity a a musician and composer. but
he WAS man Of such high culture
Of mind and heart that 1t was ever
an inspirat tion to be in his presence
and despite his life affliction he
radiated cheer and refined GOOD will
to his hosts Of admirers and loyal
friends. His high ideals We're re-
vealed not only in his daily life. hut
he possessed the faculty Of trans
mitting lofty sentiment and ideals.
through expression and medium OF
sonE. which ahides with those who
once were young. but now do not
forxet a good influence lives on.
DIXIE CROOKS POTTER.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Everything connected with crime and
criminal tendencies is unromantic.
That is where great deal Of the
trouble lies. A halo of roman is SO
frequently thrown about I'll. criminal.
He is pictured as the lone wolf hold
ing his pursuers At bay when he ought
to be pictured as the lone rat irving
to steal the cheese from the ira p. Mod
ern journalism should be thanked for
the huge strides that the more pro-
gressive newspapers have taken in
this matter. We all remember the
glowing accounts of the James hovs
and Harry Tracy which appeared in
the papers in our youth Today they
would get far different treatment AT
the hands Of the greater portion of the
American press.
n Practical T'hiIa nj nthropist
Police Commissioner Richard f.. En-
right OF New York City was profuse
IN his praise NJ the work that Mr..
Collier. has done for the Police Depa RI
ment. He says: Barron Collier sees
far ahead. and his method of ana,vsjs
is source Of wonder to many of us.
His vision is unusually keen. hut he
Is ny no means visionary. Far from
II, he is one Of the most practical
philanthropists il has been nv good
fortune to know and he associated
with
1T is, Of course. too early to trace
direct results to his crime prevention
campaign. but thus far practically
every city of any size in the country
mas demonstrated an active interest
in the idea. l know that many have
asked for the campaign for their own
departments.
Mr.. Collier has working INSIGHT
into the mainsprings of human m
actions and desires which few men
possess. Just a little more thzn rwo
wears ago he told me that safety in
our streets was largely matter of
consciousness. and that he could ad-
Vertise 1t and sell it to the people Of
New York
AS special deputy commissioner in
rhar2e Of the Bureau Of Public Safety
or the Police Department. he ha c
made good on that statement. Pro.
v1dinG the funds from his own pocket
ne conducted an advertising raunai-n
devised To waken what he Describes c
Sa1etN Consciousness with sucb
etnclency that. whilc thousands upon
thousands Of dollars have been snen,
each 3? has resulted in tho So wing Of
a precious human life. and Zach -
cents has averted \ vehicular accident
w our crowded streets With record
IKE That before mo Won can under.
stand why have p -roa, deal of faith
IN the efficiency of this nav effort of
his. which. like his Sa fetv work he ,s
financing himself
Evening star., 1925-10-04
DANGEROUS PROSPERITY.
Proverbs. i.32-"The prosperity
fools shall destroy them

Proverbs. i.32-"The prosperity OF
fools shall destroy thsm."
What can he done to counterac CT
the baleful and dangerous influences
that proceed from our present un
precedented prosperity"
This question was recently pro-
pounded TO group of some % or 80
reflective men and women who We're
the guests of an acknowledged leader
I'm the world OF finance. At first there
seemed to he some reluctance to dis
cuss the question at all. but as the
discussion proceeded II became in
creasingly evident that many. men
and women were thinking seriously
along the lines which the question
raises. The test of the individual As
Of the body corporate is disclosed in
days OF prosperity more than in days
OF Adversity. II has been said that =,
touch Of pity makA the whole world
kin. Frequently community or ma
tfonsl misfortunes compel all inter
ests tn coalesce and all hearts to re-
spond To common appeal. 1t is a
curious and striking fact that we
submerse all our differences and Tor
get all our personal animosities ard
cOnceits in the face OF disaster. Pos
sibly our very helplessness is the oc-
casion for this. The past 25 year.
have been distinguished by far-reach-
ing changes that affect the whole
course and habit of our life. Doubt :
less we live at swifter pace, accom-
plish more in given period Of time
get larger results for our outlay and
effort. see more and think less tha II
our fathers did. In the rapid move
ment Of life we are prone Ia be less
reflective and to reckon with less care
as to the results to which our present
tendencies inevita bly, lead. The stiff
fleming and strenat athening of our
moral nature grows ont of Self-im
posed discipline and the reasonable
exercise of sacrifice-a bstinence
In one form or another.
Recalls Old Poem.
The poem that we heard most in
youth. in describing those who had
attained z degree OF efficiency. de-
clared concerning the worlds great
leaders
They while their companiors siept
Were toihnf upward in the night.
The question Of whether our prese mt
prosperity Ia developing finer qualities
Of manhood and womanhood. stronger
and greater powers ~ resistance. is
one that reaches out To every home
and freside in the land. When the
crisis came 10 England and she was
overshadowed by great conflict. one
Evening star., 1925-10-04
An Unprecedented Scene.

The United States gladly welcomed
the lnterparlia mentary Union to II.
Capitol. The denunciation by Brit.
ish delegate. however. of the United
States Government because Of it's ex.
clusion Of Saklatvala, British Com
munist and delegate to the Union
was in questionable taste. to say the
least. The basis of the action Of the
Government Of the United States in
the Saklatvaia case possibly il not
clearly understood hv many OF the
members of tho Interpa rliamentar
Union now gathered In Washin ston.
which may. in part. explain the un-
precedented scene in the Capitol YES.
terday. when cheers greeted the dis.
courteous remar Of the British dele.
gate.
Under law of the United States
enacted in the building where the In
terparlia mentary Union now sits a
guest, Communists are excluded from
this country. The United States is
governed by laws. Violation OF one of
these laws. even in the interest OF a
potential delegate to the Interpa rlia
mentary Union. could scarcely be ex-
pected from the Government itself.
The han against the admission Of
Sa klatvala followed the laws govern
ing admission Of aliens to this coun.
try just as closely as though he ha d
been afflicted with communira BILE
disease. II is a new doctrine. indeed
which ASSERTS that because a man Is
2 potential member Of the Interpa rlia
mentary Union. or any other interna.
tional ORE niZation. his status in rela.
tinnship TO the laws Of this or any
other country ia in any way altered.
There is respect in the United States
FOR the lnterparlia mentary Union and
for the cause for which the Union Ia
laborins. the perpetuation Of interna.
tional peace. That respect is just now
enhanced by the fact that it's members
are our guests. But an appreciation Of
that fact. and Of its attending obliga
tions. should he mutual.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
This and That
Bv Charles E. Trace,ueH.

Much AS men painted for the North
Pole the cat Jack Spratt sighed to
mount the mantel.
1t was the only high place in the
house whereon the cat had not re-
posed at some time or other. Often
he was Ia he seen stretched at full
length on top of the bookcase.
There he made most admira BILE
study. whether asleep or looking
down as if To s"r. We'll. what are
YOU going 10 do about ii?
The kitchen ca hinet once possessed
mighty appeal for Jack. until he
had managed 10 spring to its top.
where he sat washing his WhiSkerS
amid various glass and china articles.
not one Of which he disturbed.
\ cat. left tn his OWN devices. sell
dom knocks anything off a shelf. II
is only when he is admonishod that
he gets reckless.
Jack had once attempted to spring
To The top of the phonoGraph. hut the
smooth polish Of the wood had been
too much for him. His sharp claws
could not catch hold. so he deftly slid
off. eaving behind several Ions marks.
Every table every other article of
furniture that had any height AT all.
had been thoroughly explored by this
feline Amundsen. Not "A thing in the
house there was. but what he had
been upon II. either to sit or to sleep.
There was just one place left un-
conquered. and Jack Spratt was true
TO his cat nature. Like the little boy
in the old "ad." he wouldn't he happy
until he got it.
A mental map of the manteI must
he presented in order that this par
ticular adventure of Jack Spratt may
he thoroughly followed. (By the way.
"mauteI' is just mental with the
"a and 'e' reversed0
Looking at the mantel. his objective,
Jack saw large vase on the left: in
the center. a large picture, framed
and behind glass. leaning against the
wall: smaller vase of asters. sitting
in front of the picture, and. to the
right. a vase.
This was all the mantel held--for
the present-with the exception of a
very small green dog. of glass. sport
ing blazing eyes of white glass. The
green dog sat. collar and all, to the
immediate left Of the picture.
This was the field of exploration for
which the feline soul of Jack Spratt
painted as the hart did after the
water brooks. What difference did
1t make to him that the bookca ses
were tremendously higher?
He had sampled the bookcases. and
knew he could get there easily. by
Springing from chair. and then
radiator. This mantel, however, was
different. Not only was it forbidden
hut to date there had been no way Of
getting there.
In case of necessity, OF course. he
could have sprung the entire distance.
1t was not beyond his strong hind
legs. But now he was carrying some
Is pounds Of weight, and no mouse
or other incentive appeared.
Jack preferred an easy mounting.
II only some one would move a BILE
or something close to that left end!
Jack WAS idly paving at his catnip
mouse. when the thing he desired be-
came an established fact. A small
table had been placed to make just
the proper stepping stone.
Although Spratt continued to paw
the mouse indifferently- all the time
he was revolving over in his head just
what he was going TO do when every
one left the room.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

OF the law. 1t is the all.day parker
who is interrupting the transportation
or large city. He should he hailed
into court and given a stir dose OF
iustice.
With the comprehensive records
now being kept by the Police Depart
ment II should not he hard to single
out this type OF motorist. especia lily
If he is arrested more than once. The
other type. the petty violator. who Ia
delayed for few minutes for some
good reason. should escape with only
warning. Police should not take up
their time and the time OF the business.
man on these cases.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Uncle Sans Big Fire Menace.

w ltn fHe-1EFNentlpH "Fek StdI'lnS
! today. by procla ma tion Of President
! Coolidge. Uncle Sam mus, set a nota.
| hle exa mpie in proof OF good faith and
sincerity He, himself is the Nation :
! worst offender.
! Uncle Sam must clean mp his own
! back yard Of the litter Of Ia msha ckle.
himsy buildings left over from the
war. the underpinning OF some OF
which Is rottins and crumbing away:
! he must clean his cellars and attics
and corridors in many Government
owned and some fourscore OF rented
| buildings OF the accumulation OF old
pa pers which now tempt the flames.
| In the first of series Of articles
printed in The Star today the fire
menace which daily surrounds and
permeates one Of the most important
agencies OF the Federal Government.
the Internal Revenue Bureau. which
has charge Of the collection of taxes
ia shown in detail. Careful investiEa
tion establishes the fact that in this
one unit Of the Government service
alone about 5000 employees are In daily
peril of their lives in what are known
to he hrAtraps. while extremely valu-
a hle business records are exposed to
The "a me hazard.
In succeeding articles similar condi-
tions affecting other great agencies of
the Government will he pointed out.
In these articles il is' first clearly
demonstrated in detail. and then
emphasized, that Uncle Sam now
maintains. and has for years con-
tinued most amazing fire peril in
the National Capital
He daily places in jeopardy the lives
Of many thousands OF employees in
firetrap ps. of unsafe structural condi-
ton. which no private employer would
be allowed to do.
He leaves unprotected from fire.
ravages OF time and theft. year after
year, the most important business
pa pers of the biggest business in the
world-that of the Unite States Gov
ernment-and the basic documents
and memora biiia OF the greatest Ma
ton that ever existed.
He assumes a fire risk that the most
foolhardy private business man would
not dare to carry.
In his Fire week procia-
ma ton President Coolidge said:
To State and municipal ofiicials.
civic organizations. school authorities
and all citizens and organized bodies.
improving conditions. There is need
for earnest study Of the principles Of
fire protection, as a practical measure
Of national economy.
President Coolidge is well aware Of
the threatened holocaust in the Ma
tional Capital. The Public Buildings
Commission has for years been insist.
emily urging a cleanup Of these condi-
tions through 4 practical housing pro.
gram for the Government workshops.
The people Of this country, in states
and cities. organized and unorganized,
10 whom the President appealed for
concerted observance Of Fire.Preven-
ton week are now looking to Con
gress for action.
The people, the taxpayers, the
voters want this most disgraceful fire
menace in the National Capital, the
most beautiful city in the world re-
moved as a practical measure Of ma
tional economy"