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Evening star., 1925-07-12
BY HENRY l.. SWEINHART.

7 HATS the price of rubber
N today? What did you pay
" " for your latest automobile
tire? VIII the next one
cost more? These are
questions in which millions of people
are interested, and nowhere more
than in the United States, which now
consumes three fourths of the world S
supply of this universally used prod
uct In spite of the 100 per cent in
crease which has taken place in re-
cent months in the price of imported
crude rubber, it is the opinion of we'll
informed authorities that conditions
will get worse before they get better
and that rubber may touch a dollar
pound before there Is permanent re-
lief from the burden of excessive cost
which Is now placed upon the Ameri-
can consumer.
tinuing to locate favorable sources of
new supply and to encourage the
growing of rubber for the American
market which will relieve 1t of the
virtually monopolistic situation which
now prevails. At the same time other
methods, including the chemical rec
lamation of much larger amounts of
used rubber, are being urged to off
set the existing shortage.
Looking to Future.
[ The United States is paving the way
for its future rubber supplies, for it is
believed that the real shortage has
not yet made itself felt. and that this
will not come until 1928 or 1880, when
a real burden will be laid llpon the
American consumer unless sizable
increase in world production can be
secured by that time or shortly there
after. On that account this Govern
ment, through the Investigations
which the Department of Commerce
has been conducting in South and
Central America. Mexico, the Philip
pines and elsewhere. is seeking to
point the way to profitable new ven
lures in rubber production. New
plantations started in any of these
regions even today would require five
or six years before they could make
beginning in yield. The Importance,
therefore, of making a start as
promptly as possible is emphasized.
While the majority of the rubber
today is plantation grown and it is
believed that this will be the ONLY
profitable way to continue its produc,
ton on large scale, still it is pointed
out that there is almost certain to be
an increase in the amount of wild
rubber gathered. especially with the
prices for the product which prevail
today and which are not expected to
go down permanently for some time
TO come. There will be fluctuations.
but authorities on the subject do not
look for continuing low prices until
some radical change has been brought
about in the present world condition.
Brazil, which at one time was the
worlds great source of rubber. and
which stin has vast areas Of wild rub.
Der, has been finding it profitable once
more to gather this more intensivelv.
her output during the first three
months OF the present year having in
creased something like 40 per cent.
Central America Promising Field.
With more than 90 per cent of the
worlds rubber today being of the
plantation variety, as against less
than l per cent 90 years ago. before
the East Indian plantations got under
way, 1t is considered necessary TO en-
courage this method. Among the
I
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Women Keep Flowers
On Bluebeard's Grave

Memories of Landru. the French
oluebeard. who was convicted of hav-
Ing slain II wives and was ex-
ecuted years ago, are very vivid
In Paris. Many women believe that
he was not guilty and was improperly
convicted. He was buried near Yer
sailles, where unknown admirers
nave put over his grave a marble
tombstone on which are engraved
the words Henri Desire
The grave is seldom without fresh
flowers, especially Landru's favorite
violets, brought by women who con-
tinue to believe in his innocence.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
100000 BREAK LAWS
In THE u. S. EACH YEAR
i
Americans, Confronted by Countless
Unknown Regulations, Innocently
Shatter Many Statutes.

never been undertaken. The chances
are 1t never viii be. One might as well
attempt TO count the drops of water
in the lake or the fakes that swirl
with the Winter winds.
Here and there, within the past
week or so, a mayor or a city clerk
has counted or carefully estimated for
your correspondent the number of
local laws governing his city. Twelve
instances have been selected as typi-
cal of replies from so representative
cities. They are the happy mean.
running neither to the highest returns
received nor the lowest. For what
they are worth. the estimated num-
ber of local laws in each of these IL
cities is given below:
Evening star., 1925-07-12


An average, it is found. of 2,672
local laws for each city in the lot.
100 VS.. 100000.
That average is a sane one. 1t may
be taken as typical of the PTS cities
of 10000 or more inhabitants. Ex-
tremes have been avoided in selecting
the ~ communities. On the one eX-
treme, in other returns, we find Kan
saS City, Mo, whose mayor estimates
the number of local laws at 140 900; on
the other, Boston with 100 local laws.
In more than half of the cities can
vassed, the mayors could not even es-
innate the number of local laws en-
trusted to their stewardship. No at
tempt, apparently. has been made in
any community at any time to count
the laws In operation. AS an instance
OF intelligent estimating, however,
may be cited the figures supplied by
Mayor Nelson of st. Paul, who ad-
vises this correspondent:
Saint Paul was incorporated in
1854. and the first ordinance intro
duced covered the regulation of steam
boats at the port of st. Paul. In the
SO years from 1854 to 1918 there We're
3,222 ordinances introduced.
In the year 1914 the city adopted
the commission form of government
and in the II years from 1914 to date
1888 ordinances were introduced,
making total of 6,505 ordinances
since the city was Incorporated. De
Quoting the approximate number of
ordinances amended and repealed,
there are in effect in this city at the
present time about $500 ordinances"
Taking the average of 2,672 local
laws, as obtained above, and applying
fn oil of lor o{t
find the total number of local laws in
effect in those communities to be a
few short of 100000.
Laws of Small Towns.
There remain about 5000 smaller
cities, towns, townships and villages.
Many of these have more local laws
than larger cities. Most of them have
fewer.
If the average were the same as the
larger cities, these communities would
boast grand total of nearly 35, ,000, 600
local laws. If it were but half the
average of the big cities, the total
would be 17,36S,000. If there is an
average of only 900 local laws opera
tive in each community of less than
10000 inhabitants. which probably is
more nearly exact, the total runs to
100000
it's little set of laws. Not so little.
either, in some cases.
If their average were the same as
the larger cities there would be
100000 county laws. If Ii were half
the total would run to 100000. If it
runs to only 100 for each county-an
ultra conservative estimate-we have
100000 county laws.
Thus the most conservative total
reads:
Big city laws. 100000
Smaller city. town. townships and
County laws. .................. 3OO, 900
4otdl 300 600
The mind connot grasp there figures.
Some idea of their magnitude may be
obtained, however. when it is realized
that II one were to start now to count
local laws at the rate of 100 a minute
and worked eight hours doing so every
week day, he would not complete his
counting task until November l next
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Berlin Stops Raphael Sale

An American, whose name is being
withheld, wished to purchase
"Giuliano de Medici," from a
citizen Of Berlin. The city board has
just voted to ask the minister of the
interior to refuse a permit to export
the picture. According to law passed
December II, 1919, a permit is neces-
sary, and as protest has been made
it appears that the American will not
be able to remove the painting, and
therefore will not make the purchase.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
BY HENRY w. BUM.

II HE following is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended July II:
Evening star., 1925-07-12
BY JOHN L. BALDERSON.

ONDON-The Dawes repara.
ton settlement is admittedly
the one definite achievement
Evening star., 1925-07-12
League of Nations Character
Changed by Latest Proposals

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-07-12

w 7 HATS the price of rubber
M today? What did you pay
Wv for your latest automobile
tire? VIII the next one
Evening star., 1925-07-12
British Empires
Fate in Balance

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Central America Promising Field

With more than 90 per cent of the
worlds rubber today being of the
plantation variety, as against less
than per cent 20 years ago. before
the East Indian plantations got under
way, 1t Is considered necessary to en-
courage this method. Among the
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Congress May Cut Number
Of u. S. Disbursing Agents

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-07-12

'-T9lSey.-Ihe Chester group. e,
Admiral Chester and his American
Evening star., 1925-07-12
BY WILLIAM p. HELM, Jr.

7 AWBREAKERS throughout the
United States number not less
Fl" than 10,0000 900 a year. Indeed,
- the numher NAV be twice as
Evening star., 1925-07-12

The mind connot grasp there figures.
Some idea of their magnitude may be
obtained, however. when it is realized
that If one were to start now to count
local laws at the rate of 100 a minute
and worked eight hours doing so every
week day, he would not complete his
counting task until November l next.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-21
Jonathan, Jennie and Chickie Are
Reunited by a Timely
Visit

, Jennie wanted to discuss. She had
longed and longed to know. but that
time six months ago she had been
afraid to ask. One morning as
Chickie brushed up all those stray,
wispy locks with a small brush
dipped in bandoline, Jennie said;
Are you happy, Choke dear?"
OH suppose I am
Are you pining for anything?"
Chickie's throat frightened: mo
no, I'm not"
Then softly: "Chickie. did that
boy ever offer to come and marry
your"
1t was eloquent Of theiD faith in
her that they never doubted who
the man might be. The day after
the inquest Jonathan had said only
this--and she had shivered at the
ominous, steely quiet of his tone
he had said: IT want you to answer
me the truth. Chickte girl-do you
want to marry that lad7"
She answered, not raising her
eyes: "No-oh, no; I don't"
"Thank God for that! I wouldn't
want to give my girl to such a one!
But if you want him-if that will
make it easier. he'll come out here.
Be sure Of that?'
She didn't say to Jonathan that
he was even then In the city. Nor
did she ever say that he was mar
ried.
Now-putting a pin slowly in Jen-
MES meager twist of hair she said,
trying to speak lightly: 1T didn't
want him, mother"
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fast and over the long walk she
took Sunday morning with Wilde.
Coming back to the boarding house
she thought: They'll be alone again
these holidays. Thanksgiving and
Christmas last year they were alone
Coming in the house, Mrs. Janis
met her. She said in a flushed
way: "A gentleman in the parlor."
Chickie stepped back toward the
door: "Who?" and then in a
hushed whisper: Say that I'm gone
for the day"
Then a step; then Wilde giving a
thunderous bark. then a sweeping
Of giant arms and Jonathan's old
face pressed down on hers; iona
than's deep voice chuckling-saying
tender foolish things:
Your old dad, Chickie girl! What
-orying-come nowr' and raising
her chin in his palms, looking a
long, long. while in her trimming
eyes. Till finally she drew his
rough head down and cried with all
her heart against his neck.
And couldn't look at him at all
darling. darling Jonathan-oh, he
couldn't stand it any longer? Oh, it
was hard-was it-ah- She felt a
thousand melting tears rush through
her veins. They made her heart so
full-eo bursting full
All this time. MISUNDERSTANDING
at her eyes,, Jennie sat in the par
Tor. What-Jennie, too? Come all
this way? Why Of course! Didn't
they have a carr Nice little honey
moon for Jennie. Jonathan was the
boy to show her the sights, indeed,
nowl
Jennie only reached Chickie's
neck. The soft, gentle hands wound
about her. Jennie's lips moved, but
she couldn't say a single word. She
just kissed Chickie again and again.
She just kept patting Chickie's
face.
Chickie felt a strange, golden
warmth, as though Life were rush
ing again radiantly through every
pulse, as though there were a heart
and a glad spirit uppermost again.
She tried ton say this to Jonathan,
but the wordsegot mixed with tears,
He laughed at her and at the
mother: you two silly girls! Why,
Jennie up and cried the whole way
here"
Chickie said: "Oh, it's lovely here.
I'll show you every blessed thing.
You'll stay and stay-oh, a long,
long timer
She saw Jennie's hand go swiftly
up and hide her face. She saw
that hand tremble. Jonathan said,
swinging his shoulders: Now
mathematician
And in a flash Chickie knew that
he rtesting had come.
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XXXVI
Sacrifice

They came to her, those two, be-
cause she was the only thing they
had, and they could no longer let
her go this lone, blind way. They
wanted her back in the cottage; they
wanted her voice in their ears.
They never said a word of this,
but it was in their full. warm looks
and in the catch so often at their
threats. They had no thought to
weight the cross she carried. But
this was what they did.
All the time she knew it, yet all
the while she laughed. For it was
merry, the three Of them jaunting
here and there, and, just think, six
months since they'd even seen each
other. She walked along, holding
fast to Jonathan's arm, touched, yet
glad, because he strutted so-proud
old fellow.
Jennie said to her timidly, You're
just as pretty, Chickie, dear"
But Jennie seemed hitler than
ever. Her face had a thin, white
look, though now 1t was forever
flushed because Of her great exotic
ment. Little Jennie. who had never
stepped into the Palace, who would
have been frightened to the heart
entering the Murat back home, must
now go here and there, sit in lob
bies, ride past long rows of fabulous
priced mansions, eat in restaurants
she who had cooked every meal
she had tasted in we'll nigh thirty
years. She, was more Hurried than
a girl.
Once for dinner Jonathan ordered
steak, specially prepared. 1t came
on with mashed potatoes running
like a white ribbon around the edge
and bananas fried in the gravy.
Why-Jennie couldn't believe ia
steak cooked like that. She touched
the walters sleeve, almost coquet-
fish in her eagerness-'Now could
he get her the recipe for that2"
Another time they had lunch at
the Blackstone for Jonathan meant
to blow them to the skies and
boosted Of 1t. Jennie's Eyes were
everywhere.
They took the room in the board
ing house that Chickie had wanted
for Elena Castenada. In the morn
ings Chickie combed her mothers
hair as she used to do on Sundays.
Then Jennie talked. She seemed
Just starved for this intimate, small
gossip that Is such a relish TO a
woman's soul and SO meaningless to
a mans.
For instance, there was the wolfe
waist-such q bargain. Jennie was
standing in line at 9 o'clock Friday
morning-dollar day, you know. She
was the first one there and think
Of it, the salesgirl was so sweet
she picked her out the very
prettiest. And in a whisper tolt
that it had been marked down from
two ninety-fve and was the only
one they hadl
Jonathan had dismissed that peer
less triumph with a mere chuckle
just saying Jennie was pretty smart
and that was why he married her
But she wanted to talk hours about
1t.
There were other things. too, that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-21
Sour Stomach
Phillips Milk of Magnesia"
: Better than Soda

Instead Of soda hereafter take a
little Phillips Milk ofMegnesia" In
water any time for indigestion or
sour, acid, gassy stomach, and relief
will come instantly.
For fifty a genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia" has been pre-
scribed by physicians because it
overcomes three times as much acid
in the stomach as a saturated solu-
ton Of bicarbonate of soda, leaving
the stomach sweet and free from all
gases. It ~neutralizes acid fermen-
tations in the bowels and gently
urges the souring waste from the
system without purging. Besides, it
is more pleasant to take than soda.
Insist upon Phillips" twenty-five
cent bottles, any drug store.-Ad-
vertisement.
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'Bui did he go away and leave
you, knowing Of it7"
"No-he didn't know
"Anc didn't you ever let him
knt didn't you ever ask him to
core back"
Chickie shut her eyes. After a mo-
ment she repeated: 1T didn't wan.
him. mother"
This was more than Jennie would
ever understand. Yet. at the last,
1t was the truth. Jennie said: II
thought you were waiting down here
to give him a chance. And you
would come back to us then with it
all righted-"
Ho-rightedl Such old-fashioned.
book ideas as Jennie had. Hide be-
hind a name-truckle to the world
like that! They would say it was
all right then, would they? They
would pat her on the back?
Ito Be Continued
fConvrfRht King Feature qvndicatal
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The
to

Chickte (Helenal is the only daugh:
indianapolis. To start life anew
after her child dies and Barry Dunno.
her sweetheart, Tits her to marry
wealthy Ia Moore. Chickie goes to
on Sarah 81 9h.sa. tgs Abbott sisters.
Blake McPfKs. Ssnina Knowles and
wealthy Jake. Munson are Chtckie's
hometown friends.
hes s4Pm Who Bln ssin e ,o ,Ss.lde 6R3skis sweet ss,
Chick1e refuses the friendship OF
Edgar Manx. fellow boarder at Mrs
Ct5ickts goes to. the home Of her
sor SfEs aa M9fR wn Bsrbas q 00 Rss, Els
MRS. Dirk POTTERY secretly loves
Chieiie is asked to. be bridesmaid At
the wedding, Of Barbara Snd Ieu
sss sSssi A. c sAs Fshs snd ssll Ma Edits Si9 e
leave. Lee attempts suicide when
Chickie confirms the story.
She accepts a position In q o4lce
Of George Edgeman Where LUIS La,
RaGfo. fT Mhfis' T SRs IS IS away vi Ia
means nothing to him. The. climax
comes when he inSinuates that be-
cause OF him she is receiving 2
sa6asy u rnf her ' Check %0a me y leaves S1as QUO
Though unemployed Chickie de-
cides to give financial aid to- Elena
Castanady, a youthful unmarried
mother, and consults with Eva. the
"a \ WITH TUE STORY
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~ "a INV IN WITH THE STORY
BY Gilmore Meherin

By Gilmore Meher1n
Chickie answered without intro
duction: IT want you to get this to
that Elena. VIII your"
Eva stared at the crumpled notes
Chickte had thrust in her hand:
"You must be out Of your mind. If
you've got so much spare change"
"You can tell her that it's the
custom Of the hospital. And I know
a room"
livelihood on a bit. I think she
was to leave today" Q
Chickie trembled. Then she grew
angry: st told you J. wanted to do
this"
"Well-wait a minute-wen see,"
Eva went on with her dressing. say
ing with a long drawl: You're
awfully foolish. After she spends
this, she'll still have the problem
to meet"
IF she comes and stays where
I am-well-what about that-it
would be easier . . :"
Eva shrugged: tive v tried
the guardian angel role but I don't
think too much Of it"
She was ready at last. AS they
went up to the ward Chickie said:
'rHow can she go out today? She
was in bed yesterday"
Shed been up since early morn
ing. Wasn't that about 5? She's
been up four or five days"
Then Chickie said brusquely, Get
a move on, Eva!"
Elena's bed was freshly made
unoccupied. Eva lifted her Shout
ders. "I1l ask at the Office"
At the office the girl said. "Oh,
yes-she went out around IL. No
no one was with her except the
baby-I don't know where. She
didn't give any address"
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IL way"
Chickie answered: Yes"
But for days she thought of Elena.
She kept seeing the young eyes,
frightened yet defiant as the girl
walked down the steps of the hospi-
tai, carrying her baby.
Where had she gone? Would any
n offer her a place? What was
going to become of her What be-
came Of the dozens who were like
her and went out into the world
with the same hopeless burden
Could they stand up against it?
Oh-how? And it seemed now to
Chickie that the whole world ached
with pain that was al great as
hers. But no one cared; no one
bothered to relieve it.
Now, passing a young girl with a
baby, she stared at them. She
thought pityingly: ooh, you, too?"
1t was a Saturday afternoon
three weeks alter. Chickie mad been
working as a substitute with an in
surance company. Eva came to
lunch. She said: Remember that
little Spanish girl, the one who had
the baby? / know where she s."
Chickie wouldn't rest till Eva
agreed to go with her and visit the
girl.
. A lean woman, dry and brown,
answered their knock. She became
instantly excited and poured out a
staccato TRADE in broken English,
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CHAPTER XXXV
Upward or Down?

r. VA said: you might as we'll
r forget her. She's on her
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Skin Breaking Out?
Purify Your Blood

Blotches. eruptions, sores and sallow
complexion are the usual signs of poor
blood. saives. lotions and cosmetics can
lot give real relief. Get at the cause,
you can't have clear, healthful skin II
your liver Is torpid. your kidneys weak,
your bowels constipated and your whole
system poisoned and rundown. Neglect
can bring on rheumatism and other seri-
Gus troubles. Viuna has corrected this
whole condition for thousands Of people.
1t can maxi you feel like q new person
vigorous, healthy, with a clear skin, a
real appetite, and a new enjoyment of
living. VIII you give it a chance2
" L u A
The vegetable regulator
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-21

There is a ~six-letter word having
only one vowel which can be divided
several ways. If the first letter
only, the first and last letters, or
the first two and last letters are
dropped, a familiar word will
emerge. While If you cut 1t in
two, a second part will be a shoe
makers tool.
What is the word?
Last puzzle answer:
New Britain herald., 1925-11-24
fierce RIOT At
SPORT FESTIVI7Y
Northwestern Univ. Students in
Wild Orgy Of Joy

Chicago, Nov. "a up, -- Dcfying
police pistols. tear bombs and
streams from fire hose, 5000
Northwestern university men and
women students last night ccle-
brated the prowcss Of their football
team by rampaging all over quicr,
aristocratic Evanston. Before their
enthusiasm waned early today, a
vacant fraternity house was in
ashes, policeman had two broken
ribs, four students were in Jail,
scores had black eyes and cracked
heads and Mayor Charles +. Bart
lett, nursing a bruised head, de-
clared Northwestern would never
have the new stadium It has
planned.
The police and Aremen were
helpless when the arranged
jubilee began, about 9 o'clock. The
cops were stripped of their badges
and made the victims OF their own
maces. Firemen, dashing to an
swer numerous alarms, most Of
them false and others resulting
from bonfres, had their hose
knotted and cquipmen dumped
and scrambled.
New Britain herald., 1925-11-24

mothers house, Mrs, John Kiley, 4SS
Union avenue, and Rose Kerensky,
-, daughter Of MIR. and Mrs, John
Kercnsky, esq HOLSTER avenue, was
also stabbed n short distance from
her home, barely five minutes from
the time that the first stabhing took
place, Neither girl was severely In
iured, although both received medi-
cal aid from family physicians In the
neighborhood. Both girls. however,
were suffering greatly from shock.
The mysterious assailant employed
his same tactics as on the previous
occasions and without a doubt Is the
same one the police declare, They
received the most accurate doscrip-
| ton of the stabber from the two
girls this evening and have rodou-
hled their efforts TO apprchend this
person who has caused terror IN the
/ hearts Of many young girls. He APP
/ preached both of the girls on the
run and after striking them with
I his weapon, which police and doc
tors claim to be knife, ran away
and disappeared into the darkness,