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LEHrGH VALLEY DEFICIT.

NEW YORK. May % LES--A deficit
Of S173.216 after charges is reported
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the
,rst quarter Of 1928. In contrast to
surplus Of 81 1.s2ss1s in the first quar-
ter Of 1928. equal to S1.ee q share.
Gross revenues declined to $15,9ss ,5s7
from 21s,les,40a A year ago.
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BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Private

NEW YORK, May 25.-Buying op.
erations were renewed In the oil
shares on the Curb Exchange today
and at times Improvement was pro.
nounced.
Traders were paying little or no At
tention to the slight increases in do
mestic crude Oil production reported
from week to week. and were giving
more consideration to the improve.
ment which has taken place in the
industry as whole. and the favor.
able outlook for the future with gaso.
line consumption running at an un-
usually high rate. The increase Of
11,0s5 barrels daily In crude output
for the period ended May %. passed
unnoticed so far as the market for the
oil shares were concerned.
Prairie Oil and Gas. Standard Of
Indiana. Galena Signal. Humble and
Vacuum were the prominent members
of the so called Standard issues. Con-
siderable activity in Gibson Oil fol.
lowed the report that the company
had brought in its number one Kings
NEW YORK. May 25.-FollowinE
10 an nfRrfa1 lie, ~ hnoIo opH afocke
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WON'T EXTEND TIME.

NEW YORK. May % R).-Stand-
ard Gas and Electric announces tha'
The time limit expiring May 81 IN
which shareholders OF Philadelphia
Co. Pittsburgh Utilities Corporation
United Railways Investment Co.
and California Railway and Power
Co. may exchange their holdings fol-
stocks Of Standard Gas and Electric
will not he extended.
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AMERADA EARNINGS.

NEW YORK May 25 fP).-April ne,
earnings of the Amerada Corporation
are expected to exceed $s00.0hn. an
proximately three times the average
monthly net earnings in 1925. The
company'e current production is re-
ported At about 14.soo barrels daily
Net earnings for the hrst quarter
were at the rate Of s27H,S47 monthly.
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CALL MONEY STEADY.

NEW YORK. May 25 @.-Call
money steady: high, 4; low. 4: ruling
rate, 4: closing bid. 4. offered at AZ
last loan. 4; call loans against accept.
ances. 31a: time loans steady: mixed
collateral. 5000 days. 4; As months, 4:
prime rnercs ntile paper. 4.
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
Washington Rr-. Elec. $1,000 At
CApital Traction Co.-30 al 103t.
Washington Rvy. Elec. pfd-20 at 80.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5e-S1 900 at
Washington Gas Iisht-l5 al 6sh 4 at
esl.
Monev-CAll loans. 3 and ger cent.
nnMnc
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
tCuotations furnished By ". B. Hibbe Co.
Nominal Selling checks

NEW YORK. May Is R.-Foreign
exchanges easy. Quotations in cents.
Great Britain, demand, 4S6 1915;
cables, 466 7.16; S0.day bills on,
banks. 4S2 lie. France, demand.
s.23i1; cables. 3.24. Italy, demand,
$50; cables. 3s3%. Demand: Bel
gium, SPAN; Germany, 1850: Hol-
land 4o.14; Norway. 21.6s; Sweden,
2s7s: Denmark, s6.25: Switzerland.
1895; Spain, 1892; Greece, 1885: Po-
land, 900; Czechoslovakia, 2.se:
Juseslavia. 1.7e4; Austria, 14.12S:
Rumania, .3s; Argentina, 4o.1s5; Bra.
zii, 1910; Toxic. 47.125; shan nshai.
u; Montreal, 10Q.0sh.
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GASOLINE ADVANCED

NEW YORK. May IS @.-Sin-
clair Refining Co. has advanced the
wholesale price OF gasoline in tank
cars u cent gallon to IL cents at
New York. Philadelphia and Allan
tic Coast terminals.
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MINING STOCKS.
BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, May % tSpeciaD.--
New York bank clearinss. 1914, 900. 900:
New York bank balances, $SS. .000. 900:
New York Federal reserve bank cred
its, $S1, ,000, 900.
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Have You Been Stung Yet:

Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau
tious in making investments. Before
YOU rvest--investigate!
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NEW YORK. May 25.-FollowinE
is an Official list Of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market TODAY
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Second Trust Notes Purchased

Funds Immediately available for secnnd
trust notes on d. C. ard nearby Maryland
william K. Harfune 4 Company
I tOQ 18th Street NV. MaiN S7g
Evening star., 1926-06-20

That George Mason should he
destined to play the role he did would
seem to have been fated by his an
cestral background. On the score of
birth, his position was of the high
est. His remote ancestor, whose
name he bore, was a member of Par
lament in the reign of Charles and
from the time of the landing in
America of the first George Mason to
come to this country the succeeding
heads of the family had exerted a
powerful influence in the Virginia
colony as members of the House of
Burgesses and otherwise.
George Mason's great-great grand
rather, flying from the field of Wor-
cester, landed at Hampton Roads in
1861, soon followed by his family.
He settled at Acohick Creek, on the
Potomac, and began the creation of
plantation upon which he is buried.
In 1876. in the year of Bacon'S re-
bellion, he commanded a force against
marauding Indians and the same year
he represented Stafford County in the
House of Burgesses. So the line ran
down to the George Mason of the
Bill of Rights, who. as prosperous
Virginia planter. reared high on the
banks of the Potomac just below
Mount Vernon the mansion which is
still standing and which he named
Gunston Hall in honor of the seat of
his material ancestry in England. He
was the neighbor and intimate friend
of Washington, who was, accordingly,
a frequent guest at Gunston Hall,
scene of the colorful hospitality that
distinguished the homes of Virginia's
aristocracy of that period.
Physically, Mason was of striking
appearance. Born IN 1925. he was
30 at the height Of his achievement
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and a cotemporary writer thus de-
ScribeS him:
Though his once raven locks were
touched with gray and he had just
recovered from a smart shock of an
heredity disease. gout, he appeared in
the full vigor of manhood. lie was
nearly six feet high. of a large and
sinewy frame and an active step and
gait. The love Of his gun and of the
sports of the field kept his limbs in
fine play. Exposure had deepened
the tints of a light brown complexion,
and it was impossible to behold his
athletic form and his grave face
nghted up by black eye which
burned with the brightness of youth
without feeling of respect approach
ing to awe. His bearing was in the
highest degree cou rteous but lofty
and he seemed at first sight to be-
long to that class of which Washing
ton belonged, of such high and noble
qualities and Of such august presence
as rather to command the admiration
OF the beholder than to quicken the
gentler feelings of affection and love-"
George Mason's attainments as a
speaker were openly recognized by
Jefferson in the strongest terms, and
an equally competent judge. who had
often beheld his forensic efforts and
who had encountered him in the
greatest parliamentary discussion OF
that age. the cool and critical Madi-
son, pronounced him the ablest man
in debate whom he had ever seen.
Although he had been active in
conversation and with his pen at a
much earlier period, such was the
modesty Of this eminent patriot, and
such his love of domestic life, that
it was with difficulty that he was
persuaded TO entar upon a. public
Evening star., 1926-06-20
"I'n be over" he told her.

"I'll be over" he told her.
She followed her father into the
house and up to Charlotte's room.
Looking down on her mother, she real
lied how desperately Ill she was, and
her heart seemed to cease beating as
she waited with her father for the doc
tor. He came at last, only to intensity
Lucie's fear.
with care" he said. "and utter
rest, she'll pull through"
What can / do?" she asked him.
Make her stop worrying, if you
can," he said. "She's been living on
her nerves to keep this house going.
She'll have to get good nursing now.
Shall l send a nurse?"
She nodded and he went on:
''You'n have TO take the full burden
of household responsibility away from
her. Can you do that"
Yes" she said.
She went 6ack to her mothers room,
sitting beside her father while Char.
lotte lay in a stiffness which appalled,
them. IN about an hour--a time when
it seemed TO Lucie that her soul was
stripped Of every non -essential-the
nurse came. sending them both from
the room. They went downstairs TO
find Jud and Waller asleep in their
chairs. Lucie sent them TO bed and
sat down across from her father.
II don't know what we're going to
do" he said wearily. Il suppose you'd
better get some one in To look after
the place"
I'm going to look after it." she
said.
Your mother said you We're going
away, she thought, tomorrow"
I'm going to stay right here" She
strove to make her voice gay. I'm 60
ing to take care Of you and the boys
and mother, and even Aunt Frances.
Don't you think | can do it?"
"Of course, l do" His voice echoed
a great relief. There's good stuff in
you. Lucie. Early American. 1 guess.
You'll pioneer if you have to-
That's it." She caught the idea
eagerly.
IT'S better to have it in your spirit
than in your drawing rooms. Dad
she urged him, IF we need money,
and we do, why don't we sell the La
fayette silver? l know some one who'd
buy II -"
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1--WE won't yet. I'm beginning 20 see
light at the plant, and il you can look
after things here well pull through.
Besides" he went on. II don't like the
idea OF selling ones symbols. We don't
realize till we get Older how much
they've done to build our character.
Perhaps it's only junk, after all, but it
keeps us reminded of what our people
have done. Then when our own test
comes we meet il with some thought
Of living up to their record. No, /
guess We'll keep It, Lucie."
Wen make the grade" she told
him.
She was up at dawn, and busy
about the house when Mark Bramley
rang the front-door bell.
Your mothers all right, isn't she?"
he demanded blithely. And you'll be
ready at liz"
"She isn't all right" she told him,
"and it'll be a long time before she
will be. I'm not going"
"Lucie"' His tone was authoritative.
Let me get nurses. doctors. They
can give her better care than you
can"
It's my job" she persisted.
Wont you let me help you in IT,
NO" she said. At the sudden hurt
in his eyes she felt compunction for
him. II like YOU too well, Mark, not
to tell you the truth. ! don't love
you. and I won't marry you without
loving YOU"
There's some one else"
Yes"
Il see. Well. good.by. little girl.
| hope all will be we'll.
ut will be-sometime.
She felt. though, that the time was
far distant, as the day with its many
duties wore on. She had two com
fOrting thoughts gladness that she
had been forced to study domestic
science at Shirley. and a relief that
Aunt Frances Loring was held to her
room upstairs. II was evening before
she had to go to her, but Aunt Fran
ces had saved her queries.
where's that man." she demand
ed. as soon as Lucie entered the
room.
Gone"
"Alone?'
mo, with the crowd
Has the Wishart girl gone?"
How did you know about her."
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career. He had never been a member
of the House of BurGesses. and il was
not until the meeting Of the Nir-
ginia convention of July. 1875. that
he appeared in the public councils.
He became a member from Fairfax
in the place of Washington, who had
been deputed TO Congress.
When the convention reassembled
in 1916 he was made q member Of the
committee of safety, and to his lot
fell the task of drafting d declaration
of rights and plan of government
after the Virginia delegates To Con-
gress had been instructed TO propose
independence Of the mother country
The declaration. in the handwriting of
Mason and now universally accepted,
as the product of his brain. came be
fore the convention on June 8. and
after discussion and some alteration.
was finally adopted on the 18th of
June, 1875. Thus came into being
George Mason's immortal Bill OF
Rights.
The words that flowed from Mason's
quill have been called the quintessence
of all the great principles and doc
trines of freedom which had been
wrought from earliest times. compare
BILE in it's sphere with the Magma
Charta. To have written such a paper
required the taste of a scholar. the
wisdom of a statesman and the in
spiration of patriot That il should
have been written by a planter lately
summoned from his fields To take his
place in the public councils only adds
to the !uster of the achievement.
Contrasting Mason's Bill of Rights
with the Declaration of independence
that was to follow it less than a
month later, Grigsby. the noted Revo-
lCnutinusd on Sixth PageJ
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to the main street, and she watched
Judge Wakemans Office building in
the hope that Roger would come out,
but he did not appear. With desire
for solitude, she took the road which
led up around the lake to the hill
overlooking the town.
1t had been a walk which she and
Roger had been wont to take in the
DAYS of last Summer before his anger
at her had cut off their friendship. and
she trod it with mingled thoughts of
| remembrance and regret.
IL won't run after him." she told
herself.
Then. suddenly, on the turn of the
path just below Doanes', she came
face to face with him.
He stopped. as confused as she by
the meeting. II brought some papers
up to Mrs. Doane from the Office" he
explained.
as Cara home?" she had to ask.
YES" he said. "She sent for them.
She's quite-executive, isn't she?"
Yes"
"Going to be home all Summer"
There was more than polite interest in
his voice. but she hardly dared accept
it's import.
II don't know"
He fell into step beside her. They
passed the gate into Doanes' and kept
, on to the low hill which had so often
been their destination. AS they went
there came to the girl a great con-
tentment. All the worried intensity
which had been the undercurrent of
her social triumphs fell away from
her under the spell of the Tate aft
ernoon and Rogers presence. Without
pretense she let herself be happy,
swinging back to the state of mind
of the girl she had been before she
had striven to make herself part OF
the scheme of Doanes and WishRrts
and Spencers. 1t was only when they
turned to go back that q shadow fell
| between them.
Miss Doane told me you're going
to Alaska" Hallam said.
81 haven't decided" she told him.
'Sone people 1 know in the East
! want me to go with them"
IT should think you'd like it." he
said
Are you going to come to see me?"
she demanded as he bade her good
by.
That's for you to say" he told
| her.
why not you?"
Don't you know
''Know what?"
"Know that / care for you too much
| to let you drag me around unless
you care for me?"
"I've never dragged you around"
''Qhs yes you have ha said
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| of her fathers lace she knew that
Aunt Frances had spoken the truth.
BY dint of the charm which had
never failed her in the school associa-
tions, where il had been her most
potent asset, she tried to lift him from
his reflections, but after his first happi-
ness in greeting her he slumped back
into gloom. Nothing she could say
brought him out. She saw that the
boys accepted his attitude as a matter
of course, Jud hurrying through din
ner to get out to tennis. Waller i'm
mersed in audible speculation as to
how he could make $50 buy fourth
interest in $500 car.
Would you be willing to put In
twenty-five?" he finally asked her.
We'd ride you around lot if you
II can run our own bus" she said.
Dad sold it," Waller told her.
She thought he was joking, remem-
bering the explanation her mother
had made for meeting her at the sta
ton with a taXicab. but the look in
Charlottes eyes told her that Waller
had spoken the truth. She made up
her mind that she would not burden
her father more than she had already
done. She was wondering how to put
into effect this code when a motor
horn honked. and she looked out TO
see Cara Doane at the wheel of a
cleaning new roadster.
Come on for a spin" Cara bade
her. I've u hundred things to talk
about"
"Nothing's happened since we came
in this morning"
Nothing will happen this Summer
if you don't play with me-" There
was portent in her voice which deter
mined Lucie. Wen have to cam
paign If we're going to get any whirl
in this place" she went on as Lucie
slipped down beside her. I'VE might
as well put the cards on the table.
You and | are going to play against
Grace and Adelaide"
But why?"
"Ninny. Didn't you get Adelaides
bid?''
Yes"
And you didn't see that the Wish
arts had the battle plan all mapped
out?"
For what"
For her, of course. And doesn't
Mrs. Spencer do whatever Adelaide's
mother wants? And isn't my mother
as good as nothing in managing any
thing? No. my dear if you and | are
going to pick anything out of the
Summer. Wen have to bait our own
hooks. and cut the bait, at that.
but / don't SEE
"Oh, Lucie, wake up and listen to
me. Mrs. Spencer has made up her
mind that Grace isn't going to marry
Ben Riddall. and she's going 10 see
that Grace meets every eligible man
along the shore this summer Mrs.
Wishart has made up her mind that
Adelaide is going to marry a very
rich man. her engagement TO be an
nounced with her debut, and all that
sort of stuff My mother doesn't care
whom ! marry as long as he hasn't
criminal record. but I'm not going to
let that crowd get away with muir
der. How about you""
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good-by TO Mark and his money--and
his money. The inevitable association
of the two ideas made her Shudder at
herself, but the attitude of both Wish
arts and Spencers toward her made
her grit her teeth into determination
that she should make them regret
their patronage.
She still had not yet decided when
at IL they went downstairs, to find
Mark waiting to take Lucie home. In
the Wishart motor he wrapped her
coat about her. Il might as well get
used to taking care Of you," he said,
and with his eyes dared her to protest
She sank back in the corner Of the
car, thrilling 10 its luxury. If she mar
ried Mark she would have cars like
this. a house like the one on Long
Island. go to hotels like the place in
New York where they had reveled in
splendor. go abroad, have servants.
gowns, jewels. She closed her eyes in
enjoyment Of the thought of material
possessions, but opened them suddenly
as Bramley bent TO kiss her.
Don't" she said. with a swift sense
of having been unfaithful to Roger.
Don't"
But he held her close. and she ceased
TO struggle. Nevertheless his kiss left
her cold.
You're going to be mine, aren't you,
little girl?' he pleaded.
She drew back in disgust with her
own lack OF responsiveness rather
than with his ardor.
you're coming with us, aren't YOU?
he went on. Give me the chance to
make you really love me. Out there. in
the moonlight and the starlight. you'll
find that"
The car had drawn UP at the gate
and Lucie moved TO rise.
Don't go in yet" Bramley said. !
won't let you go until you've"
From the veranda her fathers voice
suddenly rose. is that you, Lucie?
was just going to telephone for you. :"
What's the natter" she cried,
springing out past Bramley.
Your mother. She's been taken
sick. We've sent for'the doctor We're
waiting"
Isn't there anything can do?"
Bramley demanded. Cant I get some
thing? Go for some one?"
There's nothing" Burton told him
I'm telephone you IN the morning"
Lucie said
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THROJGH luncheon he talked
l. Americana with Charlotte. After
luncheon, led up to Aunt Frances
Loring's room, he talked 1t to the
old lady, who surveyed him with ap-
praising eyes, signaling to Lucie her
opinion that he was better than ner
expectations of him. Then deftly he
managed to get Lucie to himself.
Coming with us?" he asked her,
making his query inclusive OF more
than the journey.
II can't decide" On the spur OF the
moment she felt that she owed him
honesty. INV fathers had a bad time
at the factory. My mother isn't WeH'
tn be hard on them to have me go,
and I don't know that l should.
"But you can't stay with them for
ever" he urged. "and / can't see tnat
you'd do them much good by staying
now. You're tired after your school
year. Better come"
''I think that Z
1--WE don't go until noon tomorrow
he said. Don't decide till midnight.
Let's hold the books open TIL then.
"All right" she promised.
Through a day crowded with gayety
attendant upon the Bramleys' visit
Lucie put off decision. Going up to
the Wisharts' with Mark, she felt in
Adelaide the hostility which Cara had
foreseen. 1t was only Laura Bramley's
refusal to see that Adelaide wanted to
go with them which kept the girl from
Joining the party. Laura. always
friendly, was, Lucie felt, playing her
game for her. If she fell out of the
running, though, Laura would include
Adelaide, preferring her to any of the
other girls whom Mark had squired
In his philanderings. Unless she went
with them tomorrow abe could say
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cara Burton told me. Did she
go?"
Il suppose So"
Huh" the old woman snorted
'Will you telephone Roger Hallam
that 7 want TO see him.
For what?"
II want to make my Will"
Your will?"
''My will" she said. pompous. as II
she had the giving of the wealth of
the Indies. Are you going 70 call
him."
No"
Then l shall
\ i <
Az hour later Lucie thought that
- Aunt Frances must have made
good her threat. for Roger Italian
was coming up the veranda steps.
i heard your mother was ill., he
told her as She opened the door, II
brought her these" He handed her q
great bunch Of peunies. she always
liked them" he went on formally.
then. seeing how white was Lucie' -
face. seemed 10 relent in his stiffness
Isn't there something l can do for
you?" he asked her.
Yes. she told him over the flow
ers. You can come in, and hold my
hand and tell me that
THAT ] love YOU" he said. Flowers
and all, he took her in his arms. Il
was a brute" he told her. and I've
been sorry every minute since then. /
lost my head at the thought I'd lost
YOU Lucie, dear, will YOU wait for
me-
I'm waiting" she said dreamilv.
They sat together on the shabby
couch beside the Duncan Phyffe table
which Bramley had 50 eXtravagantly
admired. She looked down at the
hands which had scrubbed, and swept,
and cooked, and washed dishes
through a hectic day of toll. Then
she looked up at Roger.
I'm 50 happy" she said, and he
gan to cry.
Only when the honkinE of Cara
Doane's motor horn broke the still OF
the evening did LuCie speak. shall
we answer" she asked him.
NO"
I'VE are not at home
Not yet" he whispered to her, "but
we shall be-soon. "
Soon" she said. and lifted her lips
to his ardent young kiss.
tCopyrisht. 1925
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awakening 10 tile TcdhDotioAA
that their village had just
been the scene Of a determined stand
against the tyranny of George III.
But they could not have compre-
hended the far-reaching results that
were to accrue to that action--the
adoption by the Virginia Convention.
sitting there, of George Mason's Bill
Of Rights.
Because Of the fact that the Decla-
ration Of independence was subscribed
to by the patriots of all 13 colonies,
that document naturally In history
overshadows the one which preceded
it and represented only the senti-
ments Of Virginians. Nevertheless,
George Mason Of Gunston Hall ranks
with Thomas Jefferson as one of the
mightiest pens Of the Revolution, and
without detraction from the latter's
glorious achievement comparison or
the texts of the two documents will
show that many of the dominant
phrases of Jefferson which have won
an immortal place in history were de-
rived from the production of George
Mason.
Many years ago there was rather
inept and half-hearted attempt to
prove that Mason was not actually
the author of the Bill of Rights, but
the verdict of time, predicated upon
all available evidence, is that he not
only penned the bill that was adopted
with slight amendment, but also
drafted the first Constitution OF viz.
Giniaa