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LEARN HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS
CAROLS ADVISED

The Learn Carol Day Cam
paign" being fostered by the Play
ground and Recreation Association of
America for this Christmas Season
is meeting with hearty response N
many West Virginia communities.
Two of the ten historical sketches
prepared by Professor Peter w. Dy-
kema of Columbia University of the
best known carols are as follows:
One of the finest Christmas carols
of the less traditional group is 80
Little Town of Bethlehem" by Phillip
Brooks, the beloved Boston divine,
(1S35-1899.) This was written for
Sunday School singing when the com
poser was bishop Of the Episcopal di-
geese of Massachusetts. He ft
sent it out anonymously, but Is ee
hymn gained favor the authorship
came known.
The words Of this carol well n
tray the spirit of simplicity and
guilty of Bethlehem, and its in =
itants who so little suspected tha q
King was in their midst Although
written especially as a Christmas
song, it IS Of such nature that 1t IS
often used on other occasions.
Many musical settings of this beau
tiful poem have been made but the
two that are most used are by the
English composer Joseph Barnby,
(whoes Sweet and Low is univer
sal favorite) and the American COM
poser Louis II. Redner, (1S21-190S.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing is
credited to Charles Wesley, younger
brother Of John Wesley, the founder
Of the Methodist denomination. He
shares with Isaac Watts, the honor of
being the greatest producer Of hymns.
Wesley is credited with the author
ship Of over six thousand hymns, in
Guiding such we'll known favorites as
Love Divine All Love Excelling,
Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Jesus
Lover of My Soul, and \ Charge to
Keep | Have. While his hymn book
accompanying the Church Of Eng
lands Book of Common Prayers is
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. The
original hymn was published in 1899
and has undergone many changes IN
the hymn book just mentioned.
I The music is by that distinguished
Jewish composer, Felix Mendelssohn-
Bartholdy, and hence was written
long after Wesley died 1t is an apt
setting for the text and raises to
high point of exhultation the glori-
Gus song of the heavenly hosts.
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annual report of Secretary Hoover
of the Department of Commerce.
The report states, among other
things, that the American standard
of living is now the highest in his
tory, and that the prosperity Of the
people of the United States as a
whole, has never been surpassed by
any nation. There is almost no UNI
employment in the United States, the
report continues, and the volume of
production and consumption exceeds
the figures Of the period during the
World War. There has been general
Improvement in agriculture during
the year and although there are still
some unsatisfactory spots in this
industry, the general trend is upward.
Conditions in Europe are also grad
ually improving, the report sets out.
The condition of the country at this
time is the best proof of the effect
iveness and soundness of the con-
structive national policies which
have been in effect during what is
generally called our reconstruction
period. The policies have included
protective tariff, program Of econ
omy and sensible tax reduction, and
an international policy which has kept
the United States free from foreign
complications, enabling us to center
our attention activities on the pro-
gress and prosperity.
In spite of those international Am
orleans, and fortunately they are few
/ in number, who decry what they call
our national spirit and seem to find
something better in European ideals
and civilization, the American nation
has come into general realization
that these policies are right. 1t is
good indeed to be an American in this
twentieth century, at time when
American civilization and material
prosperity have reached level which
surpasses anything before known in
the history Of the world.
And in spite of the dire predictions
of the pessimests who said that our
American policies would send rs to
the dogs, there is no reason to be-
lieve that the American standard OF
living will not continue to go higher
and higher as time rolls on. Our
progress viii continue because of our
constructive policies and our own eff
forts, and not because we are exploit
ing unfortunate Europe" Europe
is on the upgrade too, and it will
continue to improve if the nations of
that great continent will pay less at
tention to mutual recrimination and
distrust and adopt part of the Amer
lean idea for their own.
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NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
MEMBER, NO. 1912
REGULATIONS AND
LIBERTY

"Jay-walking" against the sema-
phore at street intersections is just
another of those neutrality-suspicious.
of the spirit of our institutions"
Regulations, designed to protect
their rights life, liberty and pursuit
of happiness under modern conditions
and in the light of modern knowledge,
are looked upon by intolerant natures
as restrictions upon their personal
liberty of action. They walk where
they please, though it be in the jaws
of death, in the pursuit of sorrow
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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On Safe Ground

They inquired about his trip abroad.
He began enthusiastically but stopped
short. HAS any one here been to
Europe?' No" well. then, can
speak freely. Boston Transcript.
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HONEY FOR SALE

Western extracted white clover
honey for sale, 5-pound buckets sl0o
per bucket at house or by mail s1.15
prepaid.
1t + w DAnIcAshhr
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PROSPERITY

OUR
PROSPERITY
Every American will take pride
and satisfaction in the information
which is gathered together in the
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Evening star., 1926-12-17
B. K O. PLANNING BIG
EXPANSION PROGRAM
Purchase of Reading Shares Part
of Future Plans Of Road-Stock
Issue Expected.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 17.-Sur-
plus earnings approximating $26,l2S.-
374. or about II per cent, on It's
$l51 ,945.Ss4 common stock, promises
to be the record of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for 1925. Incl
dentally, il the figure mentioned Is
realiZed-and officials OF the company
believe that it Wilt will be the
largest net income in the history of
the system. .s.
Bankers say the financial position
OF the company and its prospects are
such that it can easily float a sizable
issue of common stock at a price
above par, and officials OF the com
pany do not deny that the next time
additional funds are needed common
stock will be the medium for provid-
ing them.
Purchase of the New York Cen.
trails holdings of Reading Railroad
stock, which is said to have been
tentatively arranged, will involve up
ward OF $40. 600, ,000 it is said. The
Baltimore and Ohio's rights to sub
scribe to the stock Of the Reading
Coal and Iron Corporation have a
present market value of nearly $12,-
600, ,000. These rights will be exer-
cised before the end of the current
month, 1t is said, but it is probable
the Baltimore and Ohio will arrange
for the sale Of the certificates within
six months and use the proceeds In
part for the acquisition OF the Reading
Railroad stock.
There would still he $2S,000.00O to
be provided to carry out the purchase
Of the Reading stock, and 1t is said
that at least this amount of commc 4
stock will be floated by the Baltimore
and Ohio in 1927.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December II Omitted
states Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; early
trading mostly to shippers and yard
traders. 10a25 higher than yesterdays
average, big packers bidding sparing-
w: strong to 10 higher; bulk better
grades, 1870 to 800 pounds early, 11.55a
lilo; bulk desirable packing sows,
10.5Oa1O.75; pigs, 25 higher; bulk,
11.25a11.50. top, 11.70; heavyweight
hogs, 11.35a11.7O: medium. 11.35a11.65;
light, 1125a11 65: light light, 11.25a
11.65: packing sows. 10.25a11.00;
slaughter pigs, 11.00a11.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; in
between grade yearlings very slow,
uneverlly lower: other killing classes
mostly steady: bulls strong; a steer
run plain: best yearling early, 100;
heavies. mostly $50 downward to 8.75;
numerous loads of short fed steers
without bid medium bulls upward to
SIS in instances: feeders and stockers,
mostly 625a7.25: vealers. 10.50a1200;
mostly 10.50a11.00 to big killers.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; very
slow, fat lambs opening weak to 25
lower; early bulk wooled lambs, 11.25a
1859: holding strictly choice lambs
above 1855: culls, 8.00a9.00; sheep,
steady to weak; fat ewts, 5.00a6.50:
feeding lambs, weak; comeback feed
ers, early, 11.00a11.75; holding best
around 1900. ...
Evening star., 1926-12-17

founder of the packing business of
that name, also chronicled in the
current issue of System, are as
follows:
You never made any money on
business you didn't do.
You don't make a profit on
shortages.
IF you're going to lose money. do
1t. But don't let 'em nose you out.
There's no use handling poor stun
or dealing with the wrong sort or
people.
Never try to sell a customer more
of anything than he can get rid. OF
quickly.
Sell off the odds and ends first.
cut it up and scatter 1t out.
Infinite are the ways to para disc
and the roads to success. Occat-
sionally. however. the advice OF a
successful practitioner will stimulate
the Independent thinking of new
adventurer.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
PULLED WOOLS ACTIVE.

BOSTON. December II (SpeciaD.-
Pulled woods are more active in the
Boston. market and the higher values
are fully up to levels of last month.
Good double az woods are held at
1.05a1.10 and fine "A" supers at 1.00a
LOS. ."B" supers have been active
around So for choice lots, with some
offerings as low as 80. Lower prices
for territory woods very apparently
have stimulated mill buying. Sales of
fine woods in original bags have fea-
tured purchases of territory sorts by
worsted mills.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
SILVER STOCKS DROP.

NEW YORK. December IT (E).-
Stocks Of silver in the United States
November 80 dropped to PAP 900 fine
ounces from SAB .o00 the month he
fore. the American Bureau af Metal
Statistics reports. November produc
ton in the United States was 1920.
600 ounces, against 5,ll4, 900 in Octo-
Der. Canada produced 2. .093, 900 ounces
Peru, .T3I 900. Australia, 509 900; Ro
liNia. 10000, and Burma, 400 900
ounces.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
VOTE ON SPLIT-UP..

NEW YORK. December II CP).--
Stockholders of the Bucyrus co. will
vote March / on proposed stock
split-up through an increase in au-
thoriZed common stock from SIS .000,-
600 of 500 par to $4,000. 900 of S25
par, divided into 320, 900 shares and
to issue TO holders of 10000 shares
of 500 par common 100 600 shares of
s25 par. The 3uthcTized preferred
stock is to he reduced from $4,000, 600
to S3 900 900
Evening star., 1926-12-17
POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO. December II LAol -pota-
toes.RrceiptS, - cars: on rack, 209:
total United states shipments 345
cars trading fair: market ~to:'a'.- va.
consin sacked roa"' "a! -.
few fancy, = IunesOta sacked
round whites ..3J4l2 -: Idaho sacked
rus&ctS 270a3 90, occasional fancy
higher; mostly 270a2S5.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
BALANCE FAVORABLE.

NEW YORK. December II R).-
Foreign trade Of the Soviet Union
FOR October ON European frontiers
shows favorable balance of SO. 798.-
100, the Russian Information Bureau
reports, exports Of $33.7 .72S 600 con
trasting with imports Of S29 $50 500.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
DIVIDENDS RESUMED.

NEW YORK. December II GP).-
Dividends on the common stock Of
sharon steel Hoop Co. were resumed
today, after seven years, with dis
hursement of so cents a share, pay
able January Is TO holders Of record
December 81. The regular quarterly
of . per cent on the preferred also WAX
authorized.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
Wife Sues Polo Player.

LOS ANGELES, December II GAp).
Mira Adoree Lacey, sister Of Renee
Adoree. motion picture actress, filed
suit for divorce here Yesterday
against Henry G. Lacey, polo player,
said TO be a member of wealthy
Argentina family. She charged de-
sertion and non support. They were
married April 4, 1925, after meeting
in Mexico.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
Ynur Banker Knows.

When in doubt about security
consult your banker. 1t is equally as
much his interest as yours to protect
your savings. You trust him with
your deposits ~ why not trust him
with your investment problemsZ
Evening star., 1926-12-17
POULTRY MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO, December II R).-Poul-
try alive, steady; receipts, cars;
fowls, 1Sa23h: Springs, 18a23a; tur-
keys, 80: roosters, 1Sh; ducks, ~;
geese, 20a21.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
COTTON S1EAD|ES
AFTEREARLYD DROP
Liverpool News and Better
Weather in South Are
Factors Today.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
cotton market opened easy today at a
decline of 7 to ID points under further
liquidation combined with local and
Southern selling, which was encourag
ed by easier Liverpool cables and re-
ports of better weather in the south
The decline to ! 30 for January and
12.40 for May brought in some trade
buying, however, and the market
steadied upon reports that Memphis
authority estimated ginnlngs 10
December 13 at 15,550,000 bales, or
somewhat below figures recently
talked Of in the trade here. January
rallied to 1876. with more active
months showing net declines of 10
points at the end of the first hour.
Private cable advices reported hedg-
ing with local and continental Hqulda-
ton in Liverpool, but that owing 10
unsatisfactory observance OF snort
time schedules. restrictions ON work
ing hours had been withdrawn In the
Manchester mills spinning American
cotton.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS. December II w
First trades in the cotton marker
here today were to points down
Prices advanced a point or two after
the call, but soon eased off again un'
der pressure of hedge selling and
liquidation. The weakness of the
Northern market also helped the de-
cline. At these lows January was
trading at 1900. March, 1914, and
May, 1890, or 9 to II points below
yesterdays close.
Liverpool cables were lower and
the opening tone of the market here
was easy.
Liverpool Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, December II P).--
Cotton spot, quiet; prices easier;
American strict good middling. 7.62;
good middling, 1927; strict middling'
6.97; middling, 662; strict low mid
ding, 6.12; low middling, 557; strict
good ordinary, 5.22; good ordinary.
4.57. Sales, 5000 bales. including
$500 American. Receipts, 10000
bales; all American. Futures closed
steady December, 6.42;~ January,
SAG: March. 6.54; May, 6.64; July,
6.74;l October, $50; December, $50.
Evening star., 1926-12-17

A man isn't necessarily bashful be
cause he declines to meet his obliga-
tiOns. ..
Evening star., 1926-12-17
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star ONCE
INDrSTRIAI&.

Following is list of bonds and
STOCKS. traded in on the New Work
Curb Market today.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
Money to Loan

Secured by first deed of trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph |. Weller 4so go. Wash; :t,, /; TW TrSs'
Evening star., 1926-12-17
tQuoted in dollars per million m

&sl. @ " ps q ~ : sif7S Jan. Jan. bsS: bsS. Z e
i ii ,pf. Q Ia. g Jan. Dec. 81
cor 21s rf In stock.
t40ft In stock.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

fouotations furnished by W P Hihbs & CO..
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e1Re> Reform atorY K1tchcnU

enthusiastic about the new system
and is recognized as an ideal man in
the position, especially on account of
his previous experience under the
discarded system. '.' r
Mr.. Edison and Mr.. Barnard know
that there are just about Is prison
ers in each 900 who cannot be
trusted. and that prisoners. are a
fair cross section of humanity
The system they have developed at
Lorton is the first distinctly con-
scious effort to revolutfoniZe the care
of prisoners of all classes and for all
kinds of offenses-not merely the
TRUSTEES. not just short-te men.
but all kinds-by taking them out of
the. caveman arrangements that for
many, many centuries have been dis
tinguishingly characteristic of pris-
ons, and letting them live like human
beings.
THERE are $500 acres in the prop
erty occupied by the reformatory
at Lorton and the workhouse at Oc-
coquan. The former institution occu-
pies 1900 acres and the latter 1,100
acres. Occoquan was started in 1910
and Lorton in 1916. There is brick
making plant on the property, where
the prisoners make the bricks, which
are laid by other prisoners working
under a skilled paid overseer. Thus
they are putting up their own build
ings.
The Lorton plant is being built on
an extensible unit plan, with central
mess hall, kitchen and bakery. These
central buildings are we'll along to-
ward completion. They are sanitary,
scrupulously clean, with abundance Of
fresh air and natural light
On either side Of a large quadrangle
Evening star., 1926-03-14

between the administration building
(yet to be erected) and the mess hall
six dormitories are on the plan. and
four of these are already built Back
of the central buildings are to be four
disciplinary barracks, two of which
have been built, and a number of
shops-electrical. carpenter, paint,
etc.-three of which are erected
These buildings, put up by institu-
tional labor and with institutional
brick, are of a type of permanent
structure which wins hearty approval
of leading contractors of the country.
The prisoners also have built the
roads on this reservation.
There is a power plant, with docks,
on the property. supplying abundant
light, heat and power
There is stone crusher, which sup
plies crushed stone for District of
Columbia construction work
There is five-mile railroad which
forms a transportation link from the
docks to the main line railroad sys-
tenn. This has proved an efficient aid
to distribution of supplies and will be
a permanent factor in distribution of
prison products.
Individual beds in the dormitories
have replaced wooden platforms on
hinges in cells. a rest room is pro-
vided in each d6rmitory, where the
prisoners are allowed to mingle freely
and talk together.
The entire institution is develop
ment and exercise of this truth-the
prisoners environment should bring
out the good that is in him rather
than the worst. If he is abused, left
to sit idle in his cell, he grows lazy
and morose and vengefu1. If his days
are made comfortable and happy and
he is taught regular habits and in
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gke RefoyMatOYNcBakefVP

the civilizing influences of a normal
community life for the prisoners.
How different this is from the SEN
timent expressed in the report of the
New York Senate committee in 1882
ITO make any impression on the
minds of either convict OF the public
there must be sufferings Ton the part
of the inmate. and, to make any ade-
quate impression, such sufferings as
will excite feelings of terror"
Recently, when a powerful New
York lobby was working at the Capt.
tol to put across for the District of
Columbia a law based on 1.-The New
York plan for mothers pensions.
Justice Walter S. Mccoy. presiding
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District, was incidentally asked about
the Lorton ReformatOry, and he said
it was doing wonderful work and set
ting an inspiring example to the rest
of the world for a distinct change in
prison methods. Only a few days
later Associate Justice Frederick L.
Siddons similarly testified. He knew
intimately and from personal knowl-
edge whereof he spoke, for the work
at Lorton was instituted during his
term as District Commissioner.
Each grand jury visits this institu.
ton and the present grand jury was
there last week.
There are five different kinds of
prisons, and the workhouse at Deco.
ouan and the reformatory at Lorton
are two of these-the first of their
kind in the world.
The workhouse is for petty Of
fenders-assault and battery, drunks,
thieving, drug addicts Oboth men and
women).
The reformatory is for the peniten-
tiary class-embezzlers, manslaughter,
felonies of all kinds. Here are mostly
the younger men and first offenders,
with hopes that they may be reform
ed. They are kept there to prevent
their close association with those who
have offended repeatedly, SO that they
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may not be hardened to crime through
such association.
X X
TT was nearly 20 years ago that
the seed for the reform was plant
ed Justice Stafford, at a banquet
in the University Club, in the course
of his speech pointed to the need
for improvement in the physical ap-
pointments as well as in the rules
governing the care of prisoners who
had so offended against society that
it was necessary to deprive them of
their liberty This found fertile
ground in the minds of his hearers.
A few days later resolution was
introduced in Congress and promptly
passed authorizing the appointment
of a commission of three men to visit
the penal institutions of the country.
Mr.. Edison urged the then Attor-
ney General, Charles j. Bonaparte,
that he should nominate for chair
man of the commission Judge STAFF
ford, who should be impressed into
service as q public duty, because he
conceived the idea and had valuable
knowledge gained during many years
duty in the courts. Then President
Roosevelt sent for Mr.. Edison and
insisted that he also serve on the
commission, because "for about 40
years he had been honorably asso-
ciated with nearly every practical
movement for social betterment in
this CITY," The third member was
Robert v. La Dow, then superintend-
ent of Federal prisons.
Mr.. La Dow represented the old
school of penal administration, while
Judge Stafford and Mr.. Edison came
in with inquiring minds, yet guided
by practical common sense and
fine zeal to have prisoners bettered
rather than embittered under re-
straint. The commission visited and
inspected jails or warehouses; in
Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
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Setting Type in the Refofmatory~

health is built up by regular work out
of doors, so that he sleeps well and
eats well. All Of which means more Of
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Lorton Reformatory System an Example for the Countr

Ottan Prison h CntuyCr ohnJo Edison
of Justices Advocate dSuhM P Treated Human Bg
Enjoyment d dO Opt t. Her
pi y Re- lhg gIma n Srera
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dustry. he thinks more cheerfully and
goes out happier man and ready to
Evening star., 1926-03-14
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

w YASHINGTON is setting an
n I example ehich every State
NA in the Union is watching
and copying, and which
many foreign nations are
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-23
ed an increase, and kept their rela
tive standing. They We're:

ed an increase, and kept their rela-
tive standing. They We're:
1926 1925
No. 8 west Robbinsdale 6304 1882
No. IL west of Hopkins 6199 1916
No. south White Bear 5535 $3.50
No. 10 East of Wayzata $500 1914
No. SO S. of Minneapolis 1850 4151
The lowest count both last year
and this year on No. II between Pei
land and Baudette. The count, how
ever, increased from 100 to 120.
There We're six stations with counts
less than 200, II with 200 to 500,
IS with 500 to 1000 per day, "a
with 100 to $500 per day, II with
1900 to 1000 per day, IA with g.
600 to 5000 per day, and six with
more than 5000 per day.
A comparison of the August and
January traffic checks leads to the
conclusion that the average daily
traffic for the year around is at
least 75 per cent of the daily traffic
in August, except ON a few roads
which carry large proportion of
tourist traffic. The August census
showed approximately 1,700 miles
of trunk highway carrying more than
1000 vehicles per day and about A.
500 miles that carry more than 500
per day. Allowing 25 per cent de