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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Capital Girl
i'm Health Test

Millions of boys and girls all over
the world, thousands of them right
here in Washington, are being re-
stored to health and strength by the
purely vegetable tonic and laxative
known as California Fig Syrup and
endorsed by physicians for over so
years.
Children need no urging to take
it. They love its rich, fruity flavor.
Nothing can compete with it as a
gentle, but certain laxative, and it
goes further than this. 1t gives
tone and strength to the stomach
and bowels so these organs continue
to act normally of their own accord.
1t stimulates the appetite, helps di-
gestion.
A Washington mother, Mrs. Louis
Wilding, 1852 Florida Ave. NE, says:
Agnes is absolutely the picture of
health, now, with her ruddy cheeks,
bright eyes and plump but graceful
little body and she stands at the top
in every health test.
Much of the credit for her perfect
condition is due to California Fig
Syrup. We have used it since baby
hood to keep her bowels active dur
ing colds or any children's ailments
and she has always had an easy time
with them. She always responds to
its gentle urging and is quickly back
to normal"
Ask your druggist for California
Fig Syrup and look for the word
California" on the carton so you'll
always get the genuine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
CLOTHES OF LONDON CUT
ARE DONNED BY AFGHANS
Members of Parliament Brought to
Capital in Autos-Shaves
Ordered.

LONDON (SpeciaD An eyewitness
gives interesting details of the recent
assembling of the Afghan Parlla aent.
More than 700 members had come TO
Kabul when King Amanullah informed
them of the new changes made.
one of the first reforms was the in
PRODUCTION of Western clothes, applying
only to high officials at first, but made
general afterward. The chiefs OF the
many Afghan tribes were seen clad IN
the latest London cut as interpreted by
the Kabul tailors, who have reaped a
rich harvest.
The members were brought to the
capital in motor cars purchased by
Ananullah in England and Germany.
FIN the central hall the Afghan patri-
archs, clothed in their traditional garb
OF huge back-tilted pugrees with flowing
robes and rope-soled shoes, were re-
ceived by uSherS dressed in red and
blue unifromS as worn by the British
Guards They left the hall wearing
top hats, morning coats, oxford trous-
ers, with the full flowing swallow tails
Tapping and kid leather boots.
1t was found, however, that sitting on
the ground when in assembly would not
go with the new fashion, and they were
supplied with benches, small and I'M
comfortable. But, worst of all, the
King was not satisfied that flowing
boards went well with the swallow tails,
and ordered Shaves. BARRIERS were sum-
moned and soon lage portion of the
assembly was shaved clean to suit the
changed costumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
DIVORCED COUPLE;
WE'D ON SAME DAY
Husband of Socialist Leader
Takes st. Louis Girl as
Second Bride.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, November So
Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare, former st.
Louis Socialist leader and divorced wife
of Frank P O'Hare of st. Louis, was
married in San Jose, Calf. Wednesday
to Charles C. Cunningham, Alabama
landowner, the same day her former
husband married Miss Irene M. Rey-
holds, also of St. Louis.
The marriage of the first Mrs O'Hare,
now Mrs. Cunningham, became def
nitely known yesterday. She is an in
structor in labor college which she
and her first husband founded at Mena,
Ark, and is in California to establish
similar institution on the Pacific
Coast.
San Francisco dispatches say Cum
ningham recently disposed Of phos-
plate deposit for 100000 and was di-
vorced last year, his former wife
marrying William r. Stanton. president
of the San Francisco Labor Council,
recently.
Mrs. O'Hare obtained her divorce last
June in Arkansas. She charged gen.
eral indignities. In 1916 and 1920 she
was candidate for the vice presiden-
tial nomination on the Socialist ticket.
She served IA months of a five-year
sentence meted out under the espionage
act for making speech against the
selective draft for Army service.
O'Hare's marriage to Miss Reynolds
revealed that he has instituted pro-
ceedings looking to the annulment by
the Roman Catholic Church of his first
marriage in order that his second might
be sanctioned by that church, of which
his present wife is communicate.
O'Hare says he was born a Catholic.
Detroit auto plants employ 100000
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
USED CARS ARE SEEN
AS AID TO INDUSTRY
"Saturation Point" in Automobile
Manufacture Is Believed to
Be Far Distant,

DETROIT CP.-Talk of the "satura-
ton point" and the used car evil" finds
little sympathy with r. H. Grant, vice
president of the Chevrolet Motor Co.
The 'saturation point is far dis
tant, and the used car is "the greatest
blessing in the industry" he says.
1.-The automobile industry is not
threatened by anything now within the
comprehension of man." Grant asserts
I"Human beings must travel, and they
must travel in the. main over the
ground. Ten years from now it will be
not greatly different. The demand for
motor cars will continue. and already
the idea of two cars to the family has
been quite thoroughly sold"
Grant holds the next step is to sell
the idea of car for every member OF
the family qualified to drive ano
financially able to own an automobile
He believes that ultimately this idea car
and will be sold to the American public
OF the used car evil' he believes
that whatever losses come out of the
used car market are made up five times
over in the market thus created fol
new cars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

snowplows are to supplant horse teams
and shovelS in breaking the mountain
like white barriers which have taken
heavy toll of suffering, privation and
even famine and death in the far
reach of the timber country.
Just as Winter, with its ice packs,
has wrought havoc to shipping in the
upper region of the Great Lakes, raging
billiards. have spread peril on land.
Lumber camps and villages have been
isolated from the outside world, and
disease, starvation and death stalked
behind the high walls Of snow.
Mindful of the plight of Detour, small
community in the st. Mary's River VAL
ley, so miles from a railroad, which
last Winter was snowbound for weeks
during which its 500 inhabitant were
on short rations, State ard county Off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
PROBE INTO TEXAS
ELECTIONS TODAY
Contest Brought by Wurz-
bach to Be Investigated by
Congressional Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

bS Tie ASSOClaJeO fEeSS.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, November 30
The congressional committee that has
just finished an investigation of the
Texas arrived here yesterday to look
into the contest brought by Harry M.
Wurzbach, Texas only Republican Rep
reSentative, who on the face of returns
from the fourteenth district (San An
tonio) was defeated by Augustus Nc
Closkey. Democrat. The count gave
McCloskey only a slight plurality.
Although the committee had been re-
oueSted to make complete investiga-
ton of the fourteenth district congress
SIGNAL race, the body decided soon after
arrival here that, in view Of a grand
jury probe of the race now under way,
the congressional body collect only
enough evidence to supply a possible
contest of che race later before Con-
gress.
This evidence will be collected by the
committee at a one-day session today.
The grand jury investigating the dis
pute is in recess until next week.
\Committee members are well worn by
travel and Jumps about the country.
They want to get back to washington.
Chairman Fred Lehlbach said the COM
mittee plans to leave here tonight.
Inc committees lnVeSGlSdllOu III
Southern Texas involved the reelection
of Representative John N. Garner of
the fifteenth district over Sid Hardin,
as well as local Democratic officials over
an independent ticket composed of Re-
publicanS and non-regular Democrats.
The committee found no evidence of, ir-
regularities in the balloting or count.
The principal clause in the commit
tees findings at McAllen eXonerated
Representative Garner of any suspicion
Of fraud, and expressed confidence in
him in view of his long record of ell
Gent service in Washington"
Garner charged that the american
Taxpayers' Association had brought
about the investigation in an effort to
prevent his return to Congress. This
Organization, Garner said, had opposed
him for his efforts toward enacting leg
islation calling for an inheritance tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

Gals have taken steps to prevent a
repetition Of that condition.
To avert snow blockades this year
the State has widened and Strengthened
highways in the Upper Peninsula, and
has brought improved and more power
full snowplows into the region. Volun-
teer snow fighting forces have been re-
cruited, and certain sections of road
way assigned to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
JAPANESE FORECASTER
RESIGNS AFTER ERROR
Typhoon Causing Considerable
Damage Upset Prediction Of
Fair, Warm Day.

TOXIC (SpeciaD DIR Sakuhei Full
wara, chief of the Central Meteorolog-
ical Observatory in Toxic, lost face"
recently when he predicted a fair, warm
day for a Sunday and a strong typhoon
appeared from nowhere and dashed ia
pan for two days, leaving thousands OF
houses under water. 100 dead and sew
eral millions of yen worth of damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

The next day he announced his re-
tirement as chief weather forecaster
for Takio. He declared that he felt
too keenly the damages suffered by lack
of preparations for the typhoon and he
could make up for his error only by
retiring.
Weather forecasting is difficult in ia
pan, even with the aid of all known
instruments, DR.. Fujiwara said. I'm
all right" he told reporters, but the
weather is all wrong. Honestly, /
hadn't the slightest idea that typhoon
was coming when I predicted a fair,
warm day. I think good rest will
do me good. I may come back some
time, but for the moment cannot face
the public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Clipping Bureaus in italy.

ROME. Especially The clipping bu-
reau whiNh plays an important role In
the life of those American individuals,
corporations and institutions which
WOO or fear public opinion, is gaining
favor in Italy. A clipping agency has
begun operation in Rome. For some
time a Milan agency has scanned the
italian and foreign press for references
TO its clients
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Village in England
Yields Skeleton of
Three-Eyed Reptile

BY the Associated Press.
BENNINGTON, England, No
vember 30.--The skeleton of a
three-eyed plesiosaurus has been
found in the neighboring village
of Harbury. The bones measure
80 feet by 10. An expert of the
British Museum estimates the
specimen is at least 100,000,000
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

to return. He has retired several times
previously, the most recent being last
Summer when he continually predicted
the end of rainy spell for the next
day only to have the rain continue
until it set a record for Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Hunter Kicks Up Bank Loot.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, OP).-A local
hunter, angry because he had missed
a quail, kicked windrow of leaves and
uncovered a pile of bank notes-part
of the loot of Niangua bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Couple Married 70 Years.

PETERBORO, Ontario, CP).-Joshua
Anderson, 90. and Mrs. Anderson, SO, of
Anderson's Island in Murray township
recently celebrated their 73d wedding
anniversary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
MICHIGAN READY
TO BATTLE SNOW
Trucks and Snowplows Modified
to Keep Highways Open
During Winter.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. GP.-
Michigan's romantic wooded Northland
is arming for its annual battle of the
SHOWS.
New fleets of trucks, tractors and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
soc
Hi-Wav Henry.

This toy is sure to bring lot of Joy to
every little kiddie. Painted in bright COL
ors with strong spring mechanism. The
funniest thing on four wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Painting Sets
.SI.OO

These painting sets will prove a delight
full as well as instructive children's gift
The. set is complete with IS different COL
ored paints, crayons, water bowl mix
ing block, protractor, brush and blank
pictures to be filled in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

The wild fireman is making every effort
to reach the fire, but his machine turns
and twists every way. The fireman on
the ladder is in a dangerous position with
his ladder moving round and round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Bobby Bath Boat
I DC

Every bathtub is an ocean of Joy for
each little girl or boy with one of these
little boats. Just breathe hard and down
the tub Bobby Bath Boat goes sailing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

Tie meCnanlcdi toys that
move and make noises
every one a delight to
the Riddles.
Mothers and Daddies
will like to shop in our
stores, where unique toys
and lovely dolls are at
tractively displayed to
make selections easier
and remember, you save
more on toys at our
stores. A large assort-
ment from 25c to $l0o8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Fire Alarm
Snoopy Gus,

You turn in an alarm on this box j
as If there were really a fire. Turn
crank and the bell rings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30

Detroit auto plants employ 100000
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-30
Christmas Shopping Tips That WiNSaue You More
Headquarters
for Toys

This seasons assortment of me-
chanical toys is unusually attrac-
tive and interesting. Amusing lit
4ta r,,acb,,;c,1 $50. 4Lo4
Evening star., 1928-12-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, December "a F9 UNITED
States Department of Agricultural -
Hogs-Receipts, 27,000; market mostly
25a40 higher active at advance; top,
800 paid for choice 190-260-pound
weights; butchers, medium to choice,
25o-300 pounds, 8.65a9 90; 200-250
pounds, 8.65a9 90; 10000 pounds, 8.50a
800; I30-16O pounds, 8.00a8.25; pack
ing sows, 785a8.35; pigs, medium to
choice 90-130 pounds, 7.50a8.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; calves,
1000; fed steer and yearling trade
largely SO higher; stocks more; largely
a shipper market; supply insufficient to
go around; most fat steers, 12.00a14.00;
best, 1925; slaughter classes, steers,
good and choice, 1,300-l 500 pounds,
13.25a16.25; 1,100-1 300 pounds, 13.25a
1880; 950-1,1 100 pounds. 13.00a1700;
common and medium, $50 pounds up,
900a13.00; fedA yearlings, good and
choice, 750-950 pounds, l2.50a16.25;
heifers, good and choice, $50 pounds
dunn, 775a10.75; COWS, good and choice,
S.25a1050; common and medium, 675a
S.25; low cutter and cutter, 550a6.75;
bulls, good and choice (beef), 9.25a
1925; cutter to medium, 7.00a925.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; fat
lambs active, 25a50 above Friday; bulk,
14.75a15.l5; top, 1925; yearlings, 12.00a
1880; sheep scarce; steady; feeding
lambs nominal; lambs, good and choice,
90 pounds down, 1385al5.35; medium,
1250a1385; Gull and common, 9.00a
1850; ewes, medium to choice, $50
pounds down, 5.50a800: Gull and COM
mon, 2.25a6 90; feeder lambs, good and
choice, 1300a14.25.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
Public Utilities

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24-With
gross earnings amounting to $2,370, 1913
for November, Penn Ohio Edison Co.
shows gain of $221,19 or 10 per cent,
over November, 1927. The balance for
common dividends and retirement re-
serves was $442,0s7, making a proper
tionately greater increase of 46 per cent
over November, 1927. For the IL
months ending November 80, the system
reports $26,610,625 gross and a surplus
balance of $3,678,377, gains of and "a
per cent, respectively, over the figures
for the preceding year.
Southern Indiana Gas g. Electric re-
ports gross earnings for November of
S28O,252, contraSted with $258,814 in
November, 1927, and gross income of
$1l6,338, against $115,019. For the IL
months ended November 80, gross earn
ings were $3,153,831, compared with
$3O33,310 in the IL months preceding;
gross income 81 ,349, ,803, contrasted with
81 .287. .394, and balance, after dividends
on preferred stock and provision for re-
tirement reserve, $4l2,540, against
1868 928. =
Evening star., 1928-12-24
WHEAT PRICES SAG
IN EARLY DEALINGS
Bearish Reports of Big Supplies
From the South Depress
Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 24.-Persistent
bearish reports regarding big supplies
Of wheat to come from the Southern
Hemisphere gave something Of down.
ward trend to wheat prices early today
On the other hand, the actual amount
OF wheat on ocean passage showed de-
cided curtailment Opening unchanged
to II lower, wheat declined little all
around. Corn, oats and provisions like
wise were easier, with corn starting un-
changed to "a off, and subsequently
undergoing slight general setback
Today's wheat trade advices centered
a good deal on news from below the
Equator, where newly harvested wheat
now is beginning the main movement
to importing countries. In this con-
nection the combined surplus available
in Argentina and Australia was esti-
mated today as aggregating $50, 100000
bushels, compared with 100000
bushels cleared this season from both
countries.
AS against this showing, leaders on
the bull side Of the wheat market said
today that the apparent deadlock which
prevailed regarding wheat indicated
full recognition of all bearish factors on
one hand, and on the other current
idea among professional traders that
these bearish factors were too power
full to allow the market to advance
Meantime European consumers were
buying only for immediate needs, and
were not accumulating stocks during
this period OF heavy world shipments.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
ADVANCE IN CURB
ISSUES CONTINUES
Prices Are Generally Higher
in Trading-Ford Stock
in Demand.
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
ecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-Today's
curb market session, coming between
the week end suspension of operations
and the Christmas holiday, lacked the
aggressiveness that has characterized
recent trading. However, 1t was not
without feature and the line of least
resistance still lay on the side of ad-
vance.
The new Ford Motor, Ltd, dominated
the trading, advancing to its highest
since listing More than 10000 shares
were dealt in last week. This reported
practically half the amount of the en-
tire capitalization involved in the re-
cent financing of the issue. The price
opened at a new high record of IT'S
today, with a block of $4,000 shares
involved in the initial transaction. 1t
subsequently advanced we'll across the
18 level, where it compared with last
weeks close of 1919.
Public utilities were prominent on the
side of advance, notably Electric In
vestors, United Gas & Improvement,
Federal Water Supply A, Electric Power
& Light option warrants and United
States g. Foreign Securities. North
eastern Power was in urgent demand
among the low-priced shares.
The oils appeared to be held back by
the current heavy output of domestic
crude. but this no doubt was warranted
by the heavy increase in the demand
for gasoline during the past few months.
Motor shares generally moved SYM
pathetically with Ford, Ltd, and Ford
of Canada gained some additional S
points.
Included among specialties making
new highs were Haygart, Atlas Port
land Cement and Douglas Aircraft.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
Plants Prove Poison's Presence.

The presence of plants in the house
often proves a guide to the sanitary
conditions existing within the domicile.
If room is so badly ventilated or
dark that plants will not thrive in it,
it is certainly not healthy room for
human beings. Plants are very sensi-
tive and react quickly to any poisonous
gases that might be in the air. The
begonia is regarded as guide tt. health.
1t was recently demonstrated when a
begonia doing decorative service in a
dining room was found to wilt In a
few days. Being replaced by second
one. the same thing resulted. and it
was suggested that there must be some
thing wrong, a leakage of gas perhaps.
An investigation being made, a tiny
gas leak was discovered under the floor.
The volume of gas was not sufficient to
be detected by smell, and yet it was
great enough to have an immediate
action upon the plants.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
MONEY OUTLOOK
/ SLOWS UP BONDS
Likelihood of Firmer Rates
Prevents Large Buying in
Leading Issues.
BY CHARLES F. sPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-With
money rates pressing down on the
market today and likely to be even
armer before the end of the week there
was no encouragement to buy high
grade issues. Declines of moderate size
occurred, including those in United
States Governments and in the legal
rails and public utilities. The market
was of small proportions and after
midday had a holiday aspect.
The convertible issues were quieter
than they have been and showed lr-
regularity in prices. Following the ad-
vance in metal stocks the copper con-
vertibles were higher. Andes rs advanc-
ed 8 points, selling more than double
the figure at which they are to be
redeemed in another week. Anaconda
Copper rs were Influenced by the divi-
dend action on the stock today.
Public Service of New Jersey 4l2s
gained l1s points. International Tele-
phone Abs lost a point but rallied.
Reports Of a merger for the cement
companies Influenced an advance OF
over point in International Cement
SIS, but Gid not help the market for
AI1leTlCdI1 GeHlellt o-2S, "lAASAl
were within a point of their low of
the year.
A large number of industrial and rail-
road bonds are currently quoted at the
lowest level for 1928 Among the con-
spicuously weak industrials the last few
days have been American Ice 5s, Lorll-
lard 5l5s, Certainteed Porducts 5i2s.
Pacific Coast first 5s. Schulco 6l2s,
Victor Fuel S. West Virginia Coal Co.
6s. Consolidated Coal Co. IS, and OF the
public utilities, Manhattan Elevated
second As and Haven Electric 512s.
score or more of highly rated railroad
bonds were selling today under the
previous low level established in August.
The foreign list was quiet, but with
distinctly heavy tone in South Amer
lean and European issues
1t will be interesting to follow the
course of the market after the first OF
January and to see whether year-end
liquidation or high money rates has
been the dominant factor in causing
the decline this month.
Evening star., 1928-12-24
JOHN M. COULTER, II,
EDUCATOR, IS DEAD
Hardening Of Arteries Fatal to
Former President of Univer-
sity of Indiana.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
YONKERS, N. Y, December "a
John M. Coulter, former president of
the University of Indiana and Lake
Forest, Ill, University, died of harden
ing of the arteries yesterday at his
home, Gleuwood Lodge. He was II
years old.
Since 1925, when he retired from the
University Of Chicago, Prof. Coulter has
been engaged in botanical work for the
Boyce- Thompson Institute for Plant
Research, in Yonkers.
Prof. Coulter was born at Ningpo,
China, November 20, 1851. He was
graduated from Hanover College and
Indiana University and was made pres
ident Of Indiana University in 1891.
Two years later he went to Lake Forest
University as president, remaining there
until 1896.
His widow, Mrs George Coulter; two
daughters, Mrs. Ralph Yarnelle, Easton,
Pa, and Miss Grace Coulter, Chicago
and son, Merle Coulter, professor of
botany at the University of Chicago,
survive.
The body will be sent to Warsaw,
Ind, for burial.