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Evening star., 1925-07-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Lessons.

Lessons.
knew my lessons, once upon a time.
1 could recite in phrase securely
taught
The answer which in studied prose
or rhyme
Was to the student confidently
brought.
1 knew my lesson in that earlier day.
But since 1 have asserted Thus"
and 80"
I am compelled to pause and think
and say.
In all humility, II do not know"
Evening star., 1925-07-30

1t is unfortunately impossible for a
man OF good intentions to engage in
controversy without contributing pub
hcity to ideas which he regards as
wicked.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

If Clarence Darrow were a man
OF more constructive inclination the
Democratic party might feel inclined
to solicit his interest in a new leader
ship.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

The ex-kaiser is described as bav.
ing happy home and, thanks to the
transfer of crown possessions to his
private estate. the wherewithal to pay
the rent.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Too Much to Expect .

An epitaph must not include
A trace of criticism rude.
SO who shall lead life by half
Deserving Of his epitaph?
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Higher prices for farm products are
predicted. These predictions would
make the farmer happier If there had
not been drought and a consequent
| scarcity.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Singular Sidelight.
From, the Springfield Republican.

From the cprlHRHefu fsepuUIlcdn.
Mayor Hylans charge that his
enemies are seeking to have him trans.
ferred from the mayoralty to the
bench of the Supreme Court throws a
singular sidelight on the position the
courts In New York City hold In the
esteem of the politicians.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
The New Rivalry.

DO you think votes for women have
helped the political situation?"
II do" declared Senator Sorghum
THE bitterness is gradually disap-
pearing from an election to office and
concentrating itself on the decision in
beauty contest
Evening star., 1925-07-30

There Is now fear that the supply OF
Oil will hinder the artistic impulse by
proving insufficient to support the
scenic beauty of the gas.filling sta
tons.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

In presenting problems China started
with the little matter of nah long
and progressed rapidly to the big war
game the people insist on playing.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

faithful f1ashback- of the old bathrooms.
they would swear off on their modern
contraption at once"
Various features of the up-to-date
method come in for sharp criticism in
the course of the discussion. 1T is
hard to picture bobbed- hair girls
as curtsying, and balloon-trousered
youths as bowling in the graceful fash
ion that was in vogue generations
lago," the Flint Journal asserts. Dane
ing seems to have degenerated by de-
grees from chSrming social games, IN
which many could participate, to
paired-of hugging matches" adds
does not fit we'll into the jazz age"
says the Michigan City News.
"Still the old dances may come back
in time" thinks the ST. Petersburg
Times, which cites the fact that the
! classic dancing of the ancient Greeks
was revived and the Russians put new
life into the moribund ballet
Mr.. Ford has, been able to accom-
plish the most amazing wonders in the
mechanical world, but he may find
that controlling the fancies of the
dancing crowd is a more difficult prop
osition,' is the way the Wilkes Barre
,Times-Leader views the magnitude of
the task, while the Waterbury Demo
crat remarks that dancing teachers
often suggest that this or that method
/ of dancing would be more refined and
appropriate, but they find 1t difficult
to enforce their views" Even more
positive Is the gMiddletown. n. Y.
Times.Press' view that 1.-The worlds
first Millionaire has undertaken a big
ger job than he tackled when he sailed
the famous peace ship"
X X *
-, NT hn h0R NJ ord
has given the world what has been
described as the last word in jazz
mechanics" the San Francisco Bull
letin calls it an interesting paradox
that he has no patience with Jazz
dances The Bulletin believes he is
'likely to find it Is easier to sell the
people a new idea than to induce them
to revive an old dance" Personal
liberty also appears to the Golden
Gate paper, which continues: "In
modern dancing every one is permit
may be chaotic, and ungraceful. but
Jazz would not have lasted so long If
it had not met the need of the age for
freer and livelier form of move
ment,"
Even the old dances had their mo-
| ments of freedom, the Harrisburg
| Telegraph recalls. Henry believes
the modern dance is a device of the
devil, but that the old-fashioned dance
is full of virtue" says the Telegraph.
1--WE wonder IL Henry ever recalls,
what he did when the fiddler who wal
| calling figures uttered the command
| swing your partner Talk about
holding close'-why there were times
when. the dainty feet of the young
| ladies scarcely touched the noor a9r
as much as twice around"
Evening star., 1925-07-30

This is the season when the fate
of nation is apparently dependent
on the amount Of enthusiasm an
orator can command at New York
chowder party.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Europe is amazed at the Darwinian
discussion. Europe always takes Amer.
lea either too seriously or not serious.
ly enough.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Mussolini did not hesitate to bounce
a reporter out Of Italy. Critics may
know what to expect IL they do not
happen to like his play writing.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Thanks to the recent controversy,
many people who have hitherto
neglected their Bible have at least
read the first chapter of Genesis.
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Values.

II can remember when you thought
you'd be happy II wheat sold at
dollar a bushel.''
THAT was in the old days." an.
swered Farmer Corntossel, when a
dollar represented square meal for
the family instead of only tip to
the waiter"
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Ihe chinese are a proud people and
perfectly willing TO keep their war
as exclusive as possible.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

New York is beginning to regard the
reelection of Mayor Hylan as a time
honored formality.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Argument seems necessary to some
folks" said Uncle Eben, same -
playtn' checkers L. TO others
Evening star., 1925-07-30
Distraction.

Which seemed to be engaging one
and all;
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Jud Tunkins says the less a man
knows the longer it takes him to
tell his suspicious.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

And science grew 50. interesting that
I very near forgot about base ball.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Q. What is the most valuable hotel
in New York City?-F. S. K.
A. The 1925 tax department as
sessed valuations (subject to revision)
listed the Plaza and the Pennsylvania
at $11 500 900. The Biltmore and
Commodore followed with an assessed
valuation Of S10,00O,000.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Q. VIII you please tell me what
cangue is?-B. r. E.
A. This is a heavy wooden collar
or yoke, worn around the neck by
convicts in China as "a punishment.
It is sometimes combined with a cage.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Q. What is the average height OF
an infant at birth?-R. F.
A. The average height is between
19 and %. inches.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

@. Do both male and female mos
quitoes bite2-L. E. A
A. The male mosquito does not bite
because of the fact that the mouth
parts are not sufficiently developed TO
enable them TO pierce the skin. Both
sexes buzz. although the pitch varies
with the species as well as sexes.
Evening star., 1925-07-30

Q. Which of the tropical fruits at
tains the greatest size?-G. s.
A. The jack fruit Is probably the
largest. Some specimens are said to
weigh 80 pounds and be feet in
length
Evening star., 1925-11-18
COMPLIMENTS LODGE
DELEGATES FOR WORK
Attendance of French and Pen
talpha Representatives on Board
Praised by Grand Master.

lnauGurating the sixth week of the
series OF grand ViSitationS to the CON
SItuent lodges of the local Masonic
jurisdiction, Grand Master Roe Full
kerson Monday evening called official lly
on Benjamin +. French Lodge. No Is,
at O'Clock. and on Pentalpha Lodge,
No. %. at $50 o'clock. He was vel.
coined To French Lodge by Charles w.
RlSSln. master. and to Pentalpha
Lodge by }. Fred Huber. master
The chief criticism in which the
grand master has INDUCED during
the present series of grand visitations
has been in reference to the lax at
tendance of the representatives of the
constituent lodges at the meetings of
the board of directors of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home,' which is the
chief charity of the fraternity here.
The lodges visited last evening, how
ever, Were highly complimented for
the reason that the representative of
B. B. French Lodge had attended
eight of nine meetings during the last
Masonic year. while the representative
of Pentalpha Lodge had not missed a
meeting. The visitation to Pentalpha
Lodge, which had the ''long end of
the evening, was followed by enter
talnment features.
Fisitations last evening were to
Evening star., 1925-11-18
N0RBECK DEFEATED
IN HIS OWN COUNTY
South Dakota Senator and
Governor in Close Fight for
Control of State.
BY the Associated Press.

y
PIERRE. :. Oak. November IS
Returns from more than half of
South Dakotas counties indCa1 ed
last night that the contest between
Senator Peter \orheCk and Gov. carl
Gunderson fer control of the State
Republican convention here pecem-
ler ! will he carried to the conven-
tion floor.
Elections were held in % county
"cAtS TODAY To designate three pro-
l,osal men for each party to represent
The counties at the State convention.
although they ordinarily are of sim
liar political Ilt@nmentS, differences
have arisen between the governor
ana Senator Norbecll over investiga-
ton of rural credits.
:. W. Clark of Redfeld, a candi.
date against Senator Norbeck for the
Senate, won a decisive victory in
Sphinx County, the home of both
George j. Danforth, Sioux Falls, was
Endorsed for the Senate in Minnehaha
County.
senator Norbeck won many of the
West River counties and defeated his
third senatorial opponent. James G..
Mcfarland, WatertoWn, in the Cod
inGion County election.
Many of the county Republican
conventions adopted reSolut ions com
mardin~ President Coolidge. The
contests in the Democratic and
Farmer Labor parties were negligible,
Evening star., 1925-11-18

tition for his removal, signed by sew
eral Montana Indians and sent to
President Coolidge. had shown they
were initiated at meeting of IA Mon
tana Indians, none of whom was a
representative of tribal councils.
Mr.. Burke made public letters from
three tribal superintendents in Mon
tana in which the nature of the meet
ing was explained a copy of minutes
Evening star., 1925-11-18
Lieut.. Miller Retired.

First Lieut.. Robert w. Miller, Suh
Cavalry. recently stationed at Fort
Bliss, zen. has been wholly retired
from the Army. to date from Novem-
ber Il, 1925. That officer was found
by an Army retiring board "incapaci-
tated for active service on account of
diSa bilitN which is not the result of
any incident OF the service" which
finding. il is stated in the special or
der. was annrnNed hN The President
Evening star., 1925-11-18

Arminius Lodge. No. 25, at s o'clock,
and to National Lodge. No. y. at $3.50
o'clock. Both lodges met in Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue.
Armin Roth is master of Arminius
and John w. Tiffany is master of Ma
tional Lodge. Special music featured
the call on the former and an address
by John H. Bartlett, First Assistant
Postmaster General, the proceedings
in the latter lodge.
The schedule for this evening calls
for a grand visitation to Washington
Centennial Lodge, No. "a. at o'clock
and to Osiris Lodge, No. 26, at $50
o'clock.
Ceramics made in Czechoslovakia
are winning favor in this country.
Evening star., 1925-11-18

of the meeting which were admittedly
signed by all the Indians present, Mr..
Burke explained, bore the signatures
or the marks of IA, at least ) of whom
were from the Blackfoot Reservation
Evening star., 1925-11-18

from the same field in one year on
certain alluvial lands of the Philippine
Islands
Evening star., 1925-11-18
EXPLAINS INDIAN PETITION
Burke Says It Was Signed by Only
Id individuals.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Burke said last night that an inquiry
conducted by his office into charges
against 1t contained in a recent pc
Evening star., 1925-11-18

Tepece Dining Room Suite of Walnut
66nc Buffet 8oot Extension Table, secosed China
closed Server, five Side Chair, came panel
Slip tapestry $25:
Evening star., 1925-09-04
.NEWRULESSOUGHT
. IN GRAIN TRADING
On Jardine's Advice, Steps
Are Taken to- Halt Wild
Price Fluctuations.
Ry enc Assoclated Pre,,.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 4-Members
of the Chicago Board of Trade, by a
vote of sol TO 2Sf. yesterday author
lied the board of directors to submit
rules and amendments calculated to
prevent erratic price fluctuations in
future contracts, as suggested by Sec
retary of Agriculture Jardine.
Modern Rules Needed.
The vote was not upon a specific
amendment. but merely on the propo-
sition of authorizing the board to
proceed in the work of formulating
suggested rules under which a mod
ern clearing house system would be
established.
Whatever rules finally are decided
upon after hearings. in which all
members will be privileged TO offer
their suggestions, will again be sub
mitted to the membership.
The present clearing system of the
Chicago exchange developed gradual
ly with the growing grain trade here,
and is held by some traders to be
inadequate for present-day trade con-
ditions.
Great Step Forward.
Other exchanges, notably Mime
apolis and Kansas City, have more
modern systems, and IL is not un-
likely that the new arrangement here
will follow more closely the rules on
those floors.
Frank L. Carey, president of the
board, declared the action was "a
great step forward, which will benefit
every one interested in the marketing
r.f IN
Evening star., 1925-09-04
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Advance i'm General Motors One of
Late Features.

NEW YORK, September OP).-
The closing was strong. Heavy ac-
emulation of General Motors, lift
ing the price to 931s. was extended
by marked improvement in other
prominent industrial shares in the
late trading. American Can, du Pont,
Brooklyn Union Gas and Kelsey
Wheel extended their gains 3 to
points. Sales appropriated l 200 900
shares.
Buying of the rails was stimulated
by the excellent group showing made
by the class l carriers in July. with
the best gains being recorded by the
Southwestern and bitpminous coal
carriers. The traditional selling on
the good news following the an
nouncement of q stock split-up by
the General Railway Signal Co., sent
that issue down over 20 points before
1t met support. West Penn Power
crashed 514 to d new low for the
year at 1904. and Frank G. Shattuck
recorded n similar loss in the early
afternoon.
Some of the outstanding individual
strong spots were Il. n. Macy & Co..
Pittsburgh and West Virginia. du
Pont, Burroughs Adding Machine and
bennington Typewriter, all of which
sold TO AZ points above yesterdays
final quotations.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
GENERAL ACTIVITY
IN foreign BONDS
Several New High Marks
Made Today-Domestics
Also Show Firmer Tone.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 4.-Today' S
bond market was firm for investment
issues and strong for speculative and
semi-speculative obligations.
More attention was paid to foreign
issues, in which group there was al
most uniform improvement. German
rs were the leaders, making a new
high above 98 on heavy transactions.
There was a sharp upturn In French
cities SIS, all three issues, amounting
TO nearly point and a half. Each OF
these bonds also made a new high for
1925.
Large Yields Are Factor.
The only explanation for the buying
of the French cities 6S was that the
maturity yield was larger than that
optainable on the direct obligations of
the French government. Czechosloyak
IS retained their gains of Thursday.
Most OF the recent speculative
favorites among the rails were again
in demand. The leader was Denver
and Rio Grande Western 5s above 66
for the first time on this movement.
st. Louis-San Francisco incomes and
New Haven debenture 6s of 1e4S were
both strong. New buying came into
the Florida Western and Northern Is
and the Chesapeake and Ohio con-
yertible 5s advanced nearly 2 points.
New Seaboard financing is understood
to be scheduled for the near future
fractions in Heavy Demand.
Z Among New York City fractions.
Observation-Disclosures Transit IS were
in heavy demand above 90. Selling at
80 today they were still 2 points below
the high of the year. There was no
further weakness in the sugar bona&
OF the oils, Skelly Gas were up ovef
a point at one time
Evening star., 1925-09-04
CORN GETS ABOVE ST
IN FUTURES MARKET
Adds Nearly 2 Cents Per Bushel to
Yesterdays Rise-Drought
Is Cause.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, September Corn
jumped over the dollar mark today for
ordinary contract deliveries made any
time this month. Some Of the earliest
trades showed September at nearly
cents bushel gain as compared with
yesterdays finish, 9eat cents. New
crop deliveries also scored a material
fresh advance. Continued drought
and heat kept the market tending
higher. Initial quotations 4 to cent
up, September 1.00K to 1.00s4 and De
cember sS to ss1s, were followed by
something OF a reaction, but then by
rise that lifted September to 1.01 p
and December to SSZ.
Wheat was easier, Influenced by
relative weakness of prices at Liver
pool. Opening at II cent off to Ss up.
December 1.54 TO 1.54A and May 1.5SA
to 1888, the market here underwent
moderate general setback and then
recovered somewhat.
Oats sympathized with corn. Start
ing unchanged to 4 cent higher. De-
cenber 43 to 43%, the oats market
held near to initial figures.
In line with hogs values and with
corn, the provision market was
higher.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
RELEASE ON WRIT
DENIED PARkHURST
Youth Charged With Assaulting
Girl Must Remain in Jail
Till November.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Speclal sO1ep6JCu TO Inc star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, September A..
Release on habeas corpus was denied
Robert S. Parkhurst Of Berwyn. Md,
charged with assault of Mary Eliza
beth Price of Silver Spring, at hear
ing before Judge Robert B. Peter this
morning.
The court dismissed the applications
after hearing an extensive argument
by NJ. Hampton Magruder, attorney
Of Prince Georges County. He held
that inasmuch as the girl had posi-
lively identified the prisoner and
there were indications an assault had
been committed. the laws eXactions
were plain. He did not want to appear
as trying the case, but merely of safe
guarding the interests OF the coni.
plainant.
Parkhurst will remain in Jail here
until about the middle of November.
when the grand jury will be ready to
hear the evidence.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, Md, September 4
tSpeciaD.-New potatoes, per 10o
pounds. 75a2.50; beans, busheI, 40a75
beets, 100, 1.5oa2.00; cabbage, 100, 8 0C
500; sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.0oa3 so
yams, barrel. 1.00a3.0o; carrots, 100
2.00a4.00: corn, dozen, sa20; celery
crate, 1.00a2.0o; cucumbers. basket, 25a
35; eggplants. basket, 25a35; lettuce
crate, 1.00a3.oo; lima beans, bushel
onions, 1.50a1.7S; squash, basket. 15a
25; tomatoes, hamper. 25a40: packing
house stock, bushel, 3ea50.
Apples, barrel, 1.00a3.50: bushel, 50a
1.5o: damsons, basket, 85a1.o0: canta-
loupes, basket, 3oa75:. grapes, basket,
50aS5; huckleberries, quart, 20a25:
pears. bushel, 175a225; basket, 6oa
Ito; watermelons, each, 6a3o: peaches
bushel, 2.25a3.25.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. spot
domestic, 1.54; No. 2 red Winter, gar.
licky, 1.50.
sales-Bag lot of nearby at wharf
at las.
Oorn-Cob, yellow, spot. 5.5oaS 90
nominal, per bbl.; track yellow. No. I
spot, 1.12.
Sales-None
Oats-No. 2, new, Az No. 8, new, s46
Rye-Nearby, new 90aL10; No. 2
rye, spot, no quotations.
Hay-Receipts, tons. The. demand
for new hay is rather of a restricted
character, the trading at the moment
being mostly In less than carload lots
For the better grade of timothy and
choice light clover mixed hay there is
a fair demand in a jobbing way, but
all heated or damaged hay has nc
definite market value and is hard tc
move at any price.
Quotations, per ton, today: No. ]
timothy, 21.50; No. 2, 20.5oa21 90; No
3 timothy, 17.00a1S.00: No. light
clover mixed, 19.50a20.e0; No. 2, 100
a1S.00; No. clover. mixed, 1S.50a19 90
Straw-No. 1 wheat, 11.00a12 90; No
q nat II nfa g 90
Evening star., 1925-09-04
SINCLAIR OILS INCOME.

NEW YORK. September 4 C9.-7
Net income OF the Sinclair Consolidat-
ed OIL Corporation available for sur
plus and reserves in the first half or
1925 totaled s10,260,4S6, compared
with s9.053.104 in the corresponding
period last year. Gross earnings, for
the first six months were s6S,444,1S6N
Evening star., 1925-09-04
fractions in Heavy Demand.
GOLD BASIS MOVES
LIFT FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK, September 4-The
continued advance in Italian, Nor.
wegian and Danish currencies had a
common cause, namely, preparations
for return to a gold basis. italy can
only do this by devalueing the old
paper currency, quite likely on a
basis OF TO /. which would be rep
resented by the current quotations
for Ira. Denmark is pretty we'll back
to old-time parity. Norway has
made such progress in recent weeks
that the final closing of the gap is
readily predicted.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
CLOTH PRICES FIRM

NEW YORK, September (Special).
Cotton goods were quiet today, but
prices were firm. Print cloths were
quoted at 91s cents for 64x60s and
1oss for 6Sa72s, the latter an eighth
cent advance. Raw silks advanced 5
to 71a cents In active market. The
top price is now $3.50 for Xx-A 20x22
denier.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
NEW YORK. Septernber I "a

NEW YORK, September CP).-
Foreign exchanges irregular. Quota
tions in cents): Great Britain, demand,
4s41s; cables. 4S47s 60-day bills on
banks, 4S1; France, demand, 4.68K:
cables. 4.6S%; Italy, demand, 3.99;
cables, 1884,. Demand: Belgium,
4.44la; Germany, $3.50; Holland, 4o.24;
Norway, 21.S5; Sweden, 1851: Den
mark, 1926; Switzerland, 1881; Spain.
.14.23Ia: Greece, LAG; Poland, 1915;
'Czechoslovakia, 2.96; Jugoslavia,
1.78h; Austria, .00i4A; Rumania,
49%; Argentina, 40.37; Brazil. 1926;
Toxic. 403s; Shanghai, S0%: Montreal,
100.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
FOREIGN SALES ADVANCE

NEW YORK, September Gp).-
Overseas sales of the General Motors
Corporation in the first half of the year
totaled AL 1872 cars, compared with 33,-
e56 for the same period of 1924. The
figures include both export sales and
sales from foreign assembly plants.
Subsidiary corporations and assembly
plants were established by General
Motors last year in London and Co
penhagen and early this year in Ant
werp, Buenos Aires and Sac Paulo. =
Evening star., 1925-09-04
FANCY PEACHES HIGHER.

NEW YORK. September 4 (Special).
Fancy peaches were in light receipt
today and prices advanced. Elbertas
from the lower Hudson Valley district
wholesaled at $3.50 per bushel basket
Most of the New Jersey Elbertas were
very irregular in condition and sold
from S175 to $3.50 per bushel basket
Evening star., 1925-09-04
T0DAY'S METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, September CP).-
Copper quiet. Electrolytte, spot and
futures, 14&a14s. Tin firm; spot and
nearby, 57.75: futures, $3.50 Iron
steady; prices unchanged. Lead
steady; spot, $50. Zinc steady; East
ST, Louis spot and futures, 7.65a7 70.
Antimony, spot, 1925,
Evening star., 1925-09-04
DEEPEST WELL BROUGHT IN,

ELDORADO, Ark, September ~
Special).-Interes in this section has
shifted recently to the Gallon district
in the old east field. where q 150-barrel
we'll has beenbrought in at 2.s70 feet
on the Ezell lease. This is the deepest
we'll has been brought in at 2,s70 feet
the third Smackover sand.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, September Up
Butter firm; ! receipts, $500 tubs.
Creamery, higher than extras. 47a471a; ;
do, extras t92 score), 46ils: do, firsts
(8S to 81 ,scorel, 43a46; packing stock
current make, No. 2, 36.
Pacific coast, whites. Arsts to sxtrs
firsts, 421zaSs3z.-