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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

TRUCK DtIitdIu dH'
A fair demand prevails in most lines
for native and nearby garden truck,
but prices generally favor buyers and
the market rules easy at the following
quotations: Stringless green beans, 60
to rs basket; beets. 2.00a3.00 per 100;
cabbage and carrots, 2.00a4.O0 per 100;
corn, 10a20 dozen; cucumbers, 7oal.2o
basket; elephants, 35a4O basket; 1ma
beans, 60; onions, 1.50a2.25 per 100
lbs; peppers, 25a35 basket; spinach,
30a35 basket; squash, 30a40 basket; to-
matoes, 20a30 basket; packing stock,
40 bushel.
Under very light receipts of native
and nearby fresh gathered eggs, the
market has ruled firm all week under
a good and constant demand for stock
showing quality for which buyers do
not hesitate to pay a premium over
quotations. All eggs of doubtful quail
ity. however, are slow sale generally
even at sharp discounts and prompt
shipments and careful grading are
necessary to command top values.
The market closed today at 80 cents
dozen for flrsts in free cases, an in
crease of cents dozen over opening
prices Monday and 33 cents a dozen
for current receipts which is also an
increase of cents a dozen.
Poultry Market Steady.
The. general live poultry market
rules steady to firm under fairly
good demand for large fat stock, but
small, thin fowls are slow sale at in
side prices and shipment. of this sort
is not advisable as it tends to lower
the value of the better stock. Spring
chickens, pounds and over. clean up
readily at "a to 27 pound, but small
err stock and Leghorns are not 50 ac-
tive at 20 to 25. With the approach of
the Jewish holiday, demand for Old
hens is showing an Improvement, but
stock must be large and fat and not
under 3ta pounds to bring top values
Of 90 to 26, as all lighter fowl and Leg
horns are generally slow sale at Is to
IS. Old ROSTERS in ample supply at Ia
to Is.
Demand is good for large fat ducks
A pounds and over, which clean up
readily at 20a22, but smaller, as well
as old ducks, are slow sale at 15a1S.
Demand for guinea fowl has eased off
and values show a decline at 40a1o
each and shipment of birds under l Il
pounds not advisable. Pigeons con-
tinue to hold steady at 20a30 pair
for both young and old.
Cattle Prices Very Firm.
The general live cattle market rules
very firm under light receipts, es-
pecially beef cattle and desirable
weight calves. Market on these two
lines is very firm and all first-grade
stock meets with ready sale at full
values, but all under grades are SLOW
sale at low and irregular prices. Quo
tations today at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, ga
10; common to medium, 5aS; bulls, as
to quality, Gas; cows, choice to fancy,
Gas; common to fair, 4a5; oxen, as to
quality. Gas; milk cows, choice to fan
Cyl per head 50.0Oa75.00; common TO
fair, 3000a5000; calves, veal, choice,
pound, lax; large. fat. 10a1212 large,
rough, Sac; rough and common, 6a7;
sheep, choice, 4a5; old bucks. 3a4;
lambs, Spring, choice, 13a1312; fair to
good. 10a12; common, thin, 7a8: hogs,
straight, 10a11: sows 7a9; stays, 5a6;
live pigs, 13a15; sboats. 10a12.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, September 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-Closing grain quotations
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, spot, 1.39 a ;
No. red Winter garlicky, spot, 1.34 12
Corn-Domestic, No. ., spot, 1.20; cob
corn, $50 per barrel nominal. Oats,
No. 9 white, spot, SIS nominal; No. 3
white, spot, "a nominal. Rye, nearby.
1.05a1.10.
Market for white potatoes continues
to hold steady under moderate receipts
from all sections with a good demand
prevailing for well graded stock, but
inferior, sunburnt as well Is ungraded
potatoes are not desirable and all offer
ings of such move slow even at the
sharp difference in price. Eastern
shore, Maryland and Virginia whites
are bringing 800 to % barrel. and
so to 200 for No. 2s which bushel
stock sells mostly 1.25 as to quality
and condition. Demand for sweet
potatoes and yams continues light and
under fairly liberal receipts the market
rules generally easy at 200 to ESQ
barrel with No. 9 stock selling mostly
half price. Stock must grade No. 1
to bring top values, however, as all
small or irregular stock is hard to
move, while culls are not wanted at
aDv Drice
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HAS FAVORABLE BALANCE.

NEW YORK, September 10 R).-
Foreign trade of the Soviet Union for
10 months of it's fiscal year ended
August 1 over the European frontiers
shows a favorable balance of S37 $780,
ass, the Soviet Union information blu.
reau at Washington reports. Exports
increased 17.7 per cent over the pre-
virus corresponding period, and i'm
ports decreased IS per cent. Agricul-
tural exports were 1907, 900, a
gain of II per cent. Industrial ex-
ports gained 1875 per cent. Grain ex-
ports advanced $50 per cent in value
and 1879 per cent in quantity. Ex-
ports of oil products went up "a per
cent, but flax exports dropped more
than so per cent.
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DIVIDEND rs CUT.

NEW YORK, September 10 CP).-
Yokohama Specie Bank declared a
semi-annual dividend of per cent
against the previous semi-annual dis
tribution of per cent. A substantial
addition was made to surplus account.
Balance sheet of June 80 shows an in
crease of 100000 yen in reserve fund,
now totaling 96,500,OO0 yen. Capital
was 100,000,000 yen. A balance of
6,179, 045 yen was carried forward into
the next half year.
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CONSTRUCTION INCREASES

NEW YORK, September 10 R).-
August construction contracts in 81
States east of the Rocky Mountains
are calculated at $552, 4S7 900 by f. w.
Dodge Corporation, an increase of 3
der August, 1926.
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OPENS ANOTHER STORE.

NEW YORK, September 10 R-
Sears Roebuck & Co. has opened a re-
tail store in Milwaukee, making Is
retail stores in operation. It's six
teenth store will be opened in Chicago
next Saturday, and another is planned
for Minneapolis.
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Bank Examinations.

The reports of the bank examiners
from January, 1917, to september,
1921, showed no unusal condition
of affairs and contained no more than
the ordinary criticism found in the
rcports of examina tons of almost any
bank in the country. In September,
1921, however, it appeared from the
examiners reported that there were
four or five excessive loans, and a
large amount of loans listed as
slow and doubtful paper. The loans
to practically all Of the directors and
concerns III which they were inter-
estcd were criticized as being too
large, and this condition continued to
be commented on unfaVorably up to
October. 1923. when the bank failed.
1t was also shown by the stock
holes that the directors did not
make examinations of the affairs of
the bank twice in each year, as the by
laws required. The bylaws also pro-
Vided that such examination consists
of an examination of the paper and
the credit of borrowers and soundness
Of the loans. 1t was proved that the
directors employed expert accountants
to make the examinations, but that
the accountants simply prepared a
balance sheet, and did not examine
the borrowers to prove that the loans
were sound.
1t was also proved that on two oc-
casions the director declared divi-
dends, although the bank failed to
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The Washington Loan & Trust Co.'S
hip addition is practically completed
and moving Of the various departments
will take place soon.
The Federal Trade Commission has
postponed from September II to No
yember Ii, the effective date of its or
der requiring the famous players
T.asky Corp, Adolph Zukor and Jesse
T.. Lasky to discontinue certain I'M
fair trade practices in connection in
the motion picture industry. Block
hooking was the chief practice OBJ
3ected to.
A comprehensive display Of railway
signaling DEVICES since the first signal
of 1884 will be among the exhibits in
the hall of transportation at the fair
of the iron horse, centenary eXhibi-
ton and pageant Of the Baltimore &
I Ohio Railroad at Baltimore, from Sep
kspnber "a to October 8.
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Secured BY first deed OF trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph /. Weller 4a Rls wash 9Th 4 T H%
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her sisters hands, rolled it up and
laid 1t at the foot of her bed.
My stars" she cried, her eyes
blazing. "If that isn't Just like
you-cutting up a good dress!
What do you think I'm going to
wear to work? Tar paper? Here!
If you want to do any sewing you
might get busy on thesep' She
had opened one Of Miles dresser
drawers, and was flinging pair
after pair of holey stockings at
her. Mend those, If you're so
full of pep, and want some work
to do!'
"Childreni Children!" came Mrs.
Jerome's voice from the open door
way. Birds In their little nests
agree'p'
Every now and then she seemed
to forget that her children were
grown, and talked to them as If
they still were the tiny things they
had been years before.
In the hall behind her the tele.
phone trilled, and Millie bounded
out to answer it. The one and
only time when Mile moved
quickly was when she Fought one
of her "sweeties" might be calling
her.
'He-e.ello!' she said now, in the
honey-sweet drawl that made men
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What Has Happened So Far:

Becky MeCey and gSOdlOOng trying make her
realizes beautiful
profits Becky made
she joins Broadway At Aberd
EtabOOk,
he kisses her. She expected
different
her ne win
n She meets Man, EabrOOks
Scarlet forces introduction makes violent love
letters and with
confrOnts them, cOnVnces Nan that Scarlet
blackens
tells Becky he loves her, but in such she magines he
leave the country and educate herself abroad Becky sundends
The
viii be deposited and leaves him hesrtbrOen Scarlet follows
who throws herself into the
apartment after Feviving
Mans letters
offers him
Scarlet viii
ne husband
the letters After Becky
Del
robbed wonderful
Ests0rOOk visiting Nan,
country EsabrOOk himself
blame driving Becys friend
tells her Scarlet has stolen the jewel Becky promise
return the tells that
once Scarlet leaves Paris and pretending his automobile
down at Mans home him 10
snend fha ngh -NN "
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NOtV Go On With The Story.

She had always thought Of
herself as a home-maker as well
as q wife and lover. She
had imagined herself working all
day long in a little house with
Q little garden somewhere. Get.
ting together nice little sup
per that wouldn't cost much
but would be deliciously cooked.
Rushing upstairs at the end Of
the day to powder her nose
and fluff UP her hair for the
return of a husband husband
who was certainly not Ted Sloan
IN her widest dreams!
That was Sally's idea of mar.
xiage, and it had no part-time
office job in it. Why, getting
married to Ted and working at
two Jobs would be almost like
life as it was now. Never enough
time to do anything well. Never
enough money to do anything
as it should be done.
''But even that wouldn't be
90 bad If loved him." thought
sally.
She turned and put her strong,
capable little hands on his shoul.
ders for just an instant.
''Ted, we're such very good
friends-can't we stay friends
and forget all this love stuff"
really care for me. I'm sure
Of it. You just think you do"
He shook his head silently. She
didn't know what the little mega
tive movement meant, and while
she was wondering he turned
and went padding down the
steps to the porch below.
"Oh, you poor paiuka! Sally
called after him cheerfully. She
felt more cheerful, somehow, now
that he was going. ooh, you
poor paluka; why don't you let
well, enough alone?"
In the little bedroom with its two
beds set close to each other, Mile
was waiting for her.
She was sitting beside the open
window, letting the warm night
breeze blow in upon her half-dry
hair, and she was peacefully rip,
ping up Sally's black satin dress
with an old safety-razor blade.
christopher Colombo! What
are you doing to my dress?" asked
Sally, her eyes wide.
Mile lifted her head. Cant
you see, Dumb DolIy?" she asked
In her slow, slippery little voice.
'Rippin' up this dress you threw
aWay.S
II threw away! Why, I never
did any such thingP' declared
Sally. "And you know it! 1 told
you 1t wasn't any good the way it
''And you said you were through
with itE' broke In Mile. She
placidly ripped q few more inches
Of seam with her blade.
I'm goin' to make q bathing
suit out Of it, she added. Its no
good for anything else. You can
have what's left for your scrap
bag"
II can have what's left for my
scrap bag! Well, that's good, isn't
it?'' asked Sally. She was scarlet
with indignation. She had been
counting on wearing that dress for.
another two nonths-until it was
cold enough to buy a cloth dress
f,sr the winter.
She rushed across the room and
pulled the shining black stuff from
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Her voice sharpened with fear as
she said: ''Why do you use that
tone? Wasn't It fate? Wasn't it
an accident?" His dumbness was
an answer. you did 1t on pur.
pose" she cried accusingly.
yes. I did it on purpose! And
why shouldn't /? I've been mad
wanting you, thinking of
you all this time. Why shouldn't
I come? Did your love die over
night? Did it? Did it"
Let me go, Dan. You must.
You can't do this to me-" She
struggled away, her white hands
beating helplessly against him.
Let me go or III call for help
I'll call Godfrey"
You know you won't" said
Scarlet. ''You know you don't
dare. You'd only ruin yourself"
CHAPTER 43
There's a bench here" said
Nan. 81 think I think I'd
like to sit down.
Wen sit down together and
talk. There's no use being hys-
terical." Scarlett bent down and
picked UP her shawl, which was
lying on the ground. Folding it
about her shoulders, he gave them
q light pressure, saying: cit
needn't be dreadful at all, I'M
less you make IL So"
Nan sank down on q marble
bench, and although her voice
remained steady enough he could
sense the thickness of pent up
tears behind 1t. ITS dreadful on
the face Of it your coming
at ALL" she explained. Cant
you see :? Dragging up
ghosts of the past"
you were always so brave.
Man," the mockery was distinct
now. Surely you aren't afraid
Of ghosts?"
I'm afraid Of anything that
will destroy the peace of my life.
do you understand? I'm afraid of
any ghost that threatens Geof-
frey, that threatens my home. I
won't have Godfrey hurt, not
at any COST
That" said Scarlet, Sis valu.
able information. But no one has
threatened to hurt Godfrey yet"
Your coming is a threat. Your
daring to think I might welcome
you. A threat and an insult"
Really? Very high and mighty
these days aren't you, Nan? And
you expect a lot OF consideration
from a person for whom you
showed devilish little"
Nan clasped her hands. and the
dim pallor which was her face
turned up to him like a flower.
Il can't afford to consider you
now, Dan. It's Godfrey and
and-our future and my love for
my husband"
Scarlett, pacing the enclosed
garden with his hands deep in his
pockets, flung savagely: you've
grown damned considerate Of late.
Damned fair. But you never gave
me chance. Such pretty pro-
tegtattonS Of DEVOTION you made
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, tractiveness then? Am I ugly,
horrible?''
You always were handsome,
Dam" Nan answered grayely.
But only fit to attract a fool
ish kid who wanted q fling, Ell?
You can't understand how you
ever felt"
Nan interrupted, tossing the
sprig OF lockwood away as though
it symbolized the whole past: ''Nos
/ can't. Less every moment"
Perhaps you win forgive me on
the grounds that / understand my
own feelings better than ever
you are a very beautiful
woman. No don't 90
away, mean it. I've dreamed Of
you many a dark night, my Lady
Travers, and still you are more
lovely than even my sweetest
dreams"
Nan, softened in spite Of her.
self, replied: That's q very gal.
liant answer. I was too quick.
Let's : " what's the old phrase?
oh, let bygones be bygones." She
held out her hand. Let's agree
to forget"
Il can't forget. There's you,
and your Godfrey, too, to remind
me. And even before / saw you
couldn't forget"
Mans l1neasiness was return
Ing. But she managed to say
rather lightly: "Y0u mustn't flatter
me you know. / can't believe
you've thought Of me all this
while with no reminders"
Scarlet watched her steadily as
he said: 81 have had the tender
est reminders in the world"
You have? But can't imagine
what you mean"
Have you forgotten the sweet
letters you wrote me. Nan?"
''No but surely you've
destroyed them?"
He tapped his pocket. t'7ow
could /? Your love letters. You
do me an injustice, Nan. carry
them over my heart"
The woman, struggling against
her agitation, paced hack and forth
Jerking at her shawl. "Why did
You bring them here2 It's 80
silly
why. are you afraid Godfrey
will find out?" She made no an
swer to his sharp question, but
no answer was answer enough.
Scarlet, still hooking, said: ''You
want them back?"
"Of course, do" She turned
on him, relief seeming to drop
about her like a cloak. IT should
have guessed you've been
Raging me all this timer"
ST? Raging? It's my turn not
to understand"
you came to give. back the
letters, didn't you?" She held out
her arms. MAY I have them,
now?"
Scarlet folded his arms over
his chest, and stepped back. 1t
was Nan who was eager.
You may" he said. AT Q
price,
In the silence the gurgling Of
the fountain seemed loud as that
Of 4 rushing torrent. But pres.
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The moon was just rising in a
clear sky, deep, distant and cloud.
less. Its pallid light was cut off
from the terrace by the gables q
the house, but it illumined the roll.
ing green Of the distant downs,
turning them to silver, making a
phantom veil Of the road by which
Scarlet had come. In the dark
ness Mans face was blurred, mys-
ferrous, but the pale chiffon Of her
dress outlined the contour Of her
body.
A maid came out with a fine silk
shawl, and Nan, with a little
shiver, drew it close about her
shoulders. In silence she walked
on through the gardens. They left
the terrace, on which the kindly
light from the dining room fell in
long rectangles, and went down
into flat ground squared off with
high lockwood hedges. A fountain
gurgled softly, rising In bubbles
only a few inches above the basin
from which it emerged, dripping
silently ON the soft, moist earth
about it.
0CdflcLJt JuEuIIAS SuuuS1iy1 Caught
Nan by the shoulders, forcing her
to face him. And Nan, throwing
back her head and meeting his
eyes, said: "No-don'L. / beg you
to leave me in peace"
"Peace?" Scarlet reneated the
word ontemptuously. How much
peace have you left me?"
Nan drew back.
whats the use Of talking about
it now? Why drag up the dead
past, Dan?" He made no answer,
but she could see that ne was smil-
ing sardonica1y. "Oh, / Know
it seems that fate's done it. Your
car might have broken down any
place in England except this one"
Eater"
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An Amazing Narrative Of the Trials and
Pitfalls That Confront Our
Girls of Today
What Has Happened So Far:

sally JEROME 20 and clever and pretty the and main
arated from her mother for nine years.
The family consists
ML1E daughter and Sally herself Mrs. Jerome sennLinya
JIG, Sally the
PEEVEY downtown :
the fiat below the lives
1Gve with Sally Mrs Jerome afraid that Sally WIZ him. but
ene girl interest with
estate office
g0hn hires Mile
put Immediately called
her -
Mile is a SIREN She has dozen with her. rarely
Dgs them to the flat She she loses all her jobs because
employers want to make love o
twin?
Da DOrroWs all the
OF ms girl MABEL WIIMOT she
buying things
things that she has to end.
mgnt after the pair of them have quarreled the purchase
Beau wants can't
say on the back porch the fiat and starts talking
MIN that must
% 90 her mother must be helped into bed and Mile
has shampOOed. - ' $3.50"
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think what nice, good.natured
little thing she was. "O-o-oh, its
you, Mr.. Davidson? O-o-oh, I'm
just f-i-ine--'
Sally set her lips and shook her
head in honest wrath.
Look at that!' she said to her
mother in a low intense tone.
Cut up the only between-seasons
dress own to make a bathing suit
out of it! Ever hear of such a
thing? Now I've got to sew it all
together again.
When Mile came back to the
bedroom she had evidently decided
not to be on speaking terms with
her sister. She pretended not to
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the wax melted in the flame Of
your-quite possibly righteous
rage. You would have killed her
you killed what love had
instead. had been trained to re-
spect honor. You = 80
Don't finish,' he said harshly.
That's quite enough. I take it
yo4 never thought Of me after
that night?''
She broke off twig of box,
twirling It between her fingers.
THAT wouldn't be true. 1t hurt
for a long time. But Geof.
frey was 50 awfully kind, and in
time the wound healed. / began to
see that the steady, gentle friend
illness felt for him was really
love. You were a child's fling at
freedom"
"You overcome me with compli.
ments." Scarlet. Juggling at his
mustacle, tried to be flippant.
"Am I totally devoid Of real at
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By RAYNER SEELIG

emily Nan spoke in q gasp: 'You
mean I must-buy them back?"
my Lady Travers understands
perfectly, / perceive."
She atammered: But I
you want money!"
He nodded.
She moIstened her dry lips
looking at him fearfully.
"oh, $5O,00O-they ought to be
worth that"
Impossible. where could I get
such q big sum?'
"Take your choice, Lady Trav.
ers. Shall I give the letters to
you or to Goeffrey?"
Nan was shivering violently.
81 don't know, can't think. Oh,
I can't, / can't CHI Geof-
frey ." She pressed her
hand over her eyes. az think
I'm going mad" she went on at
last in q still voice, 'My heads
going round round &c
Please &c Dan, for PHYS
sake, give me a little time"
He hesitated, then shrugged.
''I1l be here tomorrow. There's
something scheduled for the morn
ing with Godfrey and
your brother. believe. You'll.
have your answer ready when we
come back"
YES" whispered Nan.
And now, IL you'll take my
arm think we had bet
ter join the rest. We don't want
Godfrey to be jealous. do
We = 2"
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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'No, the guitar, you simp." an
swered Beau, who had very little
sense of humor.
He could play 1t, too. That is.
he could play one tune on it, and
that was an old one, called Miami
Shore"
1t was a lovely, lifting sort OF
tune, however. and the sound of
1t brought Sally from the Kitchen,
where she was hurrying with the
supper.
PLAY It in double time, and
I'll show you a new dance that
Ted and I made up" she said. her
night-blue eyes dancing. PLAY 1t
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in double time" And as he did.
she started to dance.
To see Sally dance was a Joy.
For she loved to dance, and any.
one who lookd at her could see
that she loved it. She frolicked
like happy child on breezy day.
She whirled lightly as a leaf in
the wind. Dancers are born, not
made. and Sally was born dancer.
Alta girl!' she heard a deep
voice behind her say, and she
stopped dead in the middle Of the
living room floor. Against the
shadowy background of the hall
stood a man she never had seen
before. A good-looking blond man
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in gray suit and a necktie striped
like a candy cane. The kind Of
man who knows everything there
is to know about some things. A
man about town is what we usu.
ally call such a man.
"Oh, you must be Miles Mr..
Davidson" said Sally, all out Of
breath. And then she saw that
Ted had come up the stairs
drawn by the sound Of music and
dancing feet, no doubt-and was
standing just behind him.
Come in, both OF you" she said,
and left Beau to introduce them.
She rushed back to her bedroom