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The monitor., 1928-09-28
Composition of Fog

The dense fogs which during the
winter months. especially, are apt 10
afilict great maritime cities are In
their essentials, merely cumulus
clouds resting upon the ground. or
puritles they hold in solution that
cause them to be unpleasant sea
fog is the same thing minus the i'm
purities. Being composed of particles
Of watery vapor, II is clean and though
dangerous to shipping, 1t is not par
ticnlarly SO TO breathe. Low-lying city
fogs are usually shallow, though some
have been found by aeronauts to ex.
tend upward to height Of $500 feet
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Under the Ban

Music was prohibited during certain
hours In the precincts Of the college.
but one undergraduate found the saxo-
phone more engrossing than his stud
les.
Next day ne received note from
the higher authority:
Much against my better judgment,
and for purposes Of discipline only.
I am compelled to regard your saxo
phone playing as music. Exchange
The monitor., 1928-09-28
In Other Words, MOI

Priscilla. dear asked the visitor,
won't you recite, Mary Had Little
Lamb for meY
The small girl looked at him in ST.
fence for a moment before she replied I:
Really, would like to please, but
! don't care for that poem. To be
frank. ii has little, If any, literary
merit. and in addition 1t is not true
TO life nowadays Owing to the high
and eyer-rising prices In the meat
trade. I doubt II Mary could afford to
buy whole lamb At the most, ex-
pect she only had chop i"-Exchange
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Righteous Indignation

ITS lie! r cried the politician
when confronted with evidence which
purported to show he had appropri
ated funds which did not belong t.
him. IT'S an internal lie, wicked
prevarication, an insult and SANDER
| never took the money | shall moi
let this charge so base and yet Sc
baseIess besmirch my name. know
nothing of what became of the dough
| shall fight 10 clear my name, and
before they get through they will
realize they have tackled the wrong
party. didn't take the money, and
shall fight the charge that I did to
the last ditch, even If it takes every
cent of t"-Exchange.
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Optimisfs and Pessin,ists

Optimists and pessinists have each
their uses. We know how often the
minor difficulties Of life may be de-
feated by mere cheerfulness. But when
the difficulty is big. bigger effort is
needed; you have TO get down to
causes and effects, and recognize what
is wrong before starting to cure IT..
Nothing is more foolish than to shlrk
swallowing an unpleasant medicine.
because two or three trifiing and SUI
perficial symptoms seem for a mo-
ment to belle your disease
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Fortunes to Writers

Thomas Hardy's fortune Of over
$4,000 does not seem SO large after
all, If we remember that George Eliot
made 100000 from adam Bede"
alone. and that more than one best
seller within recent years has eclipsed
that figure.
Present-day noyelists, however, usu-
ally have cinema payments to add to
their book royalties, and their cinema
totals sometimes exceed those from
the sale Of their books.--Passing Show
London.
The monitor., 1928-09-28
What Is Force Of Habit?

The brain is like a dense forest, and
our thoughts are backwoodsmen bIaz-
ing a trail When once certain
thought has passed through. 1t is cas-.
Ter for the same kind of thought TO
come again. That is habit. Fold q
piece OF paper. then spread 1t out II
is easier to fold II again In the same
crease than in any other way. That
Is habit. So, to create habit OF
cheerfulness. we must send cheerful
thoughts along again and again until
the trail In our minds is thoroughly
bIazed Then II will be easy to be
cheerful. --R. r. Anderson.
The monitor., 1928-09-28

well-known magician, who wore a
goatee and mustache, happened one
day TO see a man who was his perfect
double. The magician expected to use
the double In a substitution trick
when ! jump into the trunk" he
said you jump out Of your chair in
the audience and come up on the
stage. and the people win think it's
me-"
That evening the magician jumped
into the trunk and closed the lid, and
at the same instant the double arose
in his seat and yelled. Here I am
but the trick chopped" miserably.
The new hired man had shaved Oft
his whiskers.
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Might Sing a Duet

She Ito odd-j0b nian)--I want you
this morning to d0uble-dig the kitchen
garden, saw down that old tree In the
corner, chop 1t into suitable sizes for
lighting fire, clean out the two sheds,
overhaul the moving machine and
thoroughly wash and comb Fluffy.
Odd-Job Man-And to ill up the
mornin. shall 'op into the 'ouse and
give yer and with yer crochetf--
Christian Advocate.
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Art of Misqu0tofion

At banquet al the Biltmore recent
iy prominent Proadwayite made a
talk, part of 1t including sentence
by an immortal poet After the speech
the guest next TO Rim whispered: You
had that line Of Keats bit twisted. =
Il did II that way purposeIy-I
didn't want them TO think / had only
read II the day before New York
Evening Journal
The monitor., 1928-09-28
Look on Bright Side

Life should be looked upon with
faith. hope and good cheer. The mind
and the heart should be kept free
from brooding. jealousy and hatred
The sun Of happis ess is much to be
preferred TO the darkness Of doub'
and misgivings. Grit.
Evening star., 1928-06-11

Last year 100000 worth OF bulbs
were imported from Holland.
Evening star., 1928-06-11
STOCK PRICE INDEX
SCORES ADVANCE
Auto Accessories as Group
Have Best Rise During the
Weeks Trading.

Security price indexes advanced
slightly last week, but it was rather
a mixed and featureless market, with
considerable weakness evident at the
close of the week.
The auto accessories as a group made
the best advance, about per cent,
with Stromberg, Briggs and Murray
the high spots.
The motors group made fair gain.
Hupp scored the biggest advance, with
General Motors and Mack close sec
onds.
Some big gains we're made in the
stores group, from So to $l8 share
having been gained prior to Fridays
setback by Shattuck, Montgomery
Ward, Gimbel and McCrory A.
OIL Group Weak.
The oil group was weak during the
period and reacted quite heavily Friday
because OF lower gasoline prices.
The utilitarian group was of little,
with substantial recessions In Ameri-
can Telegraph & Telephone and West
ern Union.
A compact survey of Stock Exchange
movements Is given below by indexes
and per cent OF return:
Evening star., 1928-06-11

Gable advices from London report
that the index Of wholesale commodity
prices In England, as computed by
Crump, were 96.7 last week as compared
with 96.4 q week ago and 95.7 year
ago.
The Italian price was 759 as COM
pared with the same figure the week
preceding and 1877 year ago.
tCopyright. 1921
Evening star., 1928-06-11
Money and Prices

The purchasing power OF the dollar
advanced slightly again last week, as it
has been doing with fair consistency
during the past month and a half.
Higher interest and rediscount rates
have quite naturally accompanied this
advance.
The price level, OF course, receded
with this increase In the dollars pur-
chasing power.
Fluctuations In the general whole
sale. price level and in thep urchasing
power Of the dollar are given below for
various periods. The average for the
year 1925 Is the base used:
Evening star., 1928-06-11
POTATO MARKET WEAK.

CHICAGO, june II A0 UNITED
States Department OF Agricultllrel -
Potatoes Receipts, $50; on track, 357:
total United States shipments satur-
day. 1859 Sunday, 90 cars. New stock
trading fairly good. market very weak:
Alabama. Louisiana sacked Bliss Tri-
umphs. LOCAL ,gb; Texas sacked Bliss
Triumphs, I.76a2,00; occasional fancy
shade higher: North Carolina barreled
irish Cobblers. 3O0as60, according TO
quality; South Carolina slat barrel irish
cobblers. 500; old stock. not enough
sales 10 establish market.
Evening star., 1928-06-11
PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, June II tRl.--Flour~.~
Steady; Spring patents, 7.60ae 90; soft
Winter straights, 7.60a8,0O: hard VIM
ter stralghts. 740a7 ~. Rye ~Firm; No,
Z Western, LAM I. 0, b. New York and
900 family sipors s4so LARD 20 steaay n,e1s
Middle West, ll.Dbal2.0b. Tailow~-
quiet; special loose. y; extra. as.
Evening star., 1928-06-11

Trading on the New York Stock Ex-
change was 10 per cent heavier than
the week before, the average value OF
the common industrial shares changing
hands rising to $246,000,000 per day.
Average s2So,5OO,o0O a Day.
The increase in the rate of turnover
for all stocks was about the same, the
average rising to $3.50, 500, 900 per day.
Trading In perferred shares was SUBJ
stantially lighter than during the week
before and the foods group also showed
substantially less activity, largely be-
cause of the reduced activity in Postum
and Park 81 Tilford, both Of which had
a turnover not far from half that of
the preceding week.
Rails, stores and miscellaneous in
dustrials showed the largest increases
in trading activity.
The average daily value Of trading in
common industrial stocks for the pre-
cedfng week was 1921 10000 and for
the corresponding week year ago was
$112, TOO, 900.
The average daily value Of tradings
In all stocks (preferred and common
stocks conbined) was 1851, 300, 900 for
the week ended June /.
fCopyright 1881
Evening star., 1928-06-11
NEW BANK FORMED.
u. S. Trust Co. OF Maryland Or
ganized in Baltimore.

BdnlZeu IN baltimore
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. June 11.--A new bank
to be known as the United States Trust
Co. Of Maryland has been chartered
under the State laws with an author
lied capital of 100000 and a surplus
of $650,000.
Robert S. Mooney, one of the or
ganizers Of the Baltimore Trust Co,
will be president and william F. Kelly,
New York banker. chairman Of the
board. Mayor William F. Broening will
be one of the vice presidents and the
list Of directors. which has not yet
been completed, will include a number
Of prominent Baltimoreans and New
York bankers. The company plans a
small loan department
Evening star., 1928-06-11
OFFERINGS HEAVIER
ON BOND MARKET.
Large Blocks Difficult to Sell.
Dealers Shading Prices to
Move Securities.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The STAR
NEW YORK, June lin spite OF
the lower rate for call money it was
again difficult today to sell large blocks
of bonds except at concession in prices
Bids were frequently withdrawn after
standing for some days at levels which
had appeared attractive, and offerings
increased.
There is little doubt but that inStitu-
tions have been large sellers Of bonds
since the Federal Reserve Board issued
Price restrictions have been removed in
a number of syndicateS where bonds did
not move out on the first offering. This
has led to free for all on the part of
| dealers to get rid of their holdings while
there is a profit in them.
Denmark Bonds Break.
The Kingdom of Denmark syndicate
closed today and the Az per cent
bonds, originally offered at 95 in April,
broke under 90. with IS the best bid
| at one time.
Thin markets have been exhibited
by many of the newer 4la per cent is
! sues particularly some of the public
| utility bonds. brought out early in the
| Spring. The action of such issues as Ohio
| Power 4l2s, New York Power 81 Light
4l2s Utah Power g. Light 4l2s, Amer
ican Gas g. Electric IS, Metropolitan
Edison 4l2s. Inland Steel 412s and the
various Az per cent bones of the rail-
reads, including Frisco, Missouri,
Kansas 65 Texas and Wabash, has been
an unsettling feature for the entire
market.
The offer of the Treasury today to
pay 1902 for a limited amount of
United States third Liberty 41as, which
were quoted at par, helped the general
Government list. The fourth 4As were
higher and there were small gains
among the long-term Treasury Ger
tificates.
High grade corporation bonds failed
to rally. United States Steel SIS sold un-
der lot for the first time in months,
Union Pacific 4l2s were of half and
fractional declines occurred In the long
list OF rails. public utilities and indus
trials representing the cream Of the
market.
Speculative Issues Lower.
The speculative issues were mostly
lower. Liquid Carbonic 6s declined 3h
points Hudson Coal SIS were freely Of
fered at 30, American Writing Paper 6s,
Cuba Cane Sugar rs, Andes Copper rs
and Armour 5Ias were all " down.
Dodge 6s held about a point over Sat-
urday's closing. Among the rails the
weakest were Erie refunding 5s, Mis-
souri, Pacific rs, ST. Paul adjustment SIS
and Seaboard Air Line adjustment and
Consolidation IS.
There was very little change In the
foreign list. which continued heavy and
dull Australian Is broke below &C. Re-
Gently there has been a reversal of the
attitude toward South and Central
American bonds, so that the members
Of this group are of from to over 4
points from the high Of the year and
quite few of them at the lowest Of the
year. This reaction has occurred In
spite of the fact that these bonds give
a higher return than any other group
from which a large selection may be
made 1t suggests that the investment
trusts have temporarily stopped buying. !
Evening star., 1928-06-11

Thousands of FISH are dying Of an un-
Known cause In ths River PsHk. Eng
Evening star., 1928-06-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
| (auotations furnished ~ w. u. Hlbbs H. Col
| Nominal gold EelIlnk eheckA
L lhIiLis

NEW YORK, June ii GF.---Foreigr
exchanges mixed: quotations In cents:
0reat Britain. demand, AIT 1918:
cables, 4De 3-Ie; 90-day bills on banks.
4eaM. France, dsmand, 303h; cables.
3ean. Italy, demand, b,2bsa; cables
6.2bM.
Demand Belgium, 1898; Germany,
1893, Holland, 40.32; Norway, 267G!
Sweden, 2gg21a; Denmark, 2982,
switzerland, IO29s4; Spain, 1888:
Greece, l.30; Poland, Ii,2D; Czech0-
sioyakia, 2,96M: JugGglavia. i.T9; AUS
tria. I4l0B; Rumania, .6sa4, Argentina
4270: Brazil, 1903; Toxic, 1850.
Shanghai, 6e,i2lz; Montreal. oa.1s7s.
Evening star., 1928-06-11
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MIetsELLANEOUs.

Barber & Ross, Inc, ehe...... .94n 9SM
chestuut Farms Dairy elzg..... 1924 .....
Chevy CEsGge Club EgzE, ..*.4... 1914 s....
Pot Joint gGocE III Bk. ss..t. ;. fo0 80.
Wash. Market Cold Storage Is. ~ .s.,.
Wash. Cons Title eS.t......,.. 100 tgz
WsYcEasH PARK Hotel thzs,..,.. 1874 lei
Evening star., 1928-06-11
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Elec. go pfd.-9 At IiIl2, / at
11IIz.
Potomac Elec. 51z% pfd.-5 at 1914.
National Metropolitan Bank-4 at 403.
Riggs National Banks at $40.
American Security & Trust Cos at ass.
Union Trust Cog at 3l3.
Natl. Mtge. 6s Inv. pfd.-~lo0 at 5A,
100 at So.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Eiec. 5h % pfd.-30 at 107ls.
Wash. Rwy. IL Elec. 4s-S3 900 at 93s
washington Gas 6s "A"-$200 at 1882
Capital Traction co.. at 1922.
Washington Gas Bs "B"-Sl00 at los.
Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd.--2 at i04la
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd.--l0 at ia.
washington Gas 5g-Si 900 at 1052z.
washington Gas Light--IO at 051z.
Chevy Chase Dairy pfd.--i0 at 1861.
Natl. Mtge. 81 Inv. pfd.-I00 at 5Js.
Money Call loans, 5 and per cent.
Evening star., 1928-06-11
BRINGS I'M NEW WELL.

NEW YORK. June II tAa).~~ Rich
field Oil Go. has brought In well In
California with daily flow OF a,a40
NAfftiE o. SntgvayitH eJlt i .ssA ssasHt 4
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
.New Beauty Parlor
 Management Coming 70 Seward Saturday

Lovers of beauty, especially of the female sex will be delighted to hear that Stewards Beauty Parlor will reopen immediately with the arriv- lal Saturday on the s. s. Yukon of Mrs. Anna E. Gibbs of Seattle Those who know Mrs. Gibbs speak very highly of her abilities in the oeautification line as the result of 2O years experience. She will take ever the parlors recently vacated by Mrs. V. Hardy who went to her nome in the States and is expected to have things in readiness for treatments within a few days after ler arrival.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
WHOSE DOWNHEARTED

There may be greater countries of opportunity than Alaska but if pressed to name one we would certainly be forced to the wall following the reports that have come in recently from Nuka Bay, Canyon Creek and Valdez Creek to say nothing of fveyea record clean up at Nome, big pans at the head of the Kuskokwm strike the Koyukuk heavy hardrock and dredg- ing ceanups at Fairbanks the Copper River country and bigger hard rock operations directly North of Seward
 This is record year that if checked should convince even the warped and confirmed pessiis who gets Nanny" bv crying about the days of yore
 There days of yore, it is true but the days of the present rich and promising that it is difficult to fpure how anyone in this glorious country should be doWn-hearted.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
BELIEVES 2O-MILE PAY

Nick Bruhn, who is mining on Six-n1ile a tributary of Canyon Creek in the Moose Pass district, loft this morning after a short Stay. That story of a 2O-mile pay streak on Canyon Creek and her tributaries, was a humdinger and expressed my idea exactly" he said
 Just keep your eye on Canyon Creek"
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04

"Gordon's" store has just had fine inscription affixed to the building by Artist Gerhard John sen, one of the best stucco Wor- kers in the United States, bar none.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
THE UNKTND WORD

There is misaling the deep significance of this expression from Walter F. Meier, member of the Grand Forum of the Elks:
 - ,1~. :. cuts deeper than the sword, Its wound to0 is much more difficult to heal than is any physical wound MHnv narson will sua2b the unkind word blinoino roieo1v into the life of ano+her who Wcnid not think of dawir~ the sword And tho unfOrtu na+e thinn oh01t # al is that 7vonl ond T7iH with uryind word f,rniehne i&hrpnt Tho rarnntrntor is left free 70 rcnoo+ bic wick sd deed oroir cnd aoain.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
HAS QUARTZ

Jack Baldwin, who is in from Hope at the Hotel Seward, has a rev quartz proposition that ne thinks mighty we'll of. He plans C. velopment as rapidly as possible.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04
BROADWELL BACK

Fred Broadweil, miner as we'll as interior decorator is back from the Outside and expects to go into busi- ness here.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04

JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCK OF ALASKA FAT HERRING.
 SEWARD TRADING CO
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-04

Show me people without mines and will show you people deep in the mire of poverty and thousand years behind the progress of cvzation states Repre- sentative Englebrght of California.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
City Items

Officer Clarence Lanpher has re- sumed duty after several days ill., ness.
 Stella Rebekah lodge will open it's meeting at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening and a Christmas celebration for the children Of members will follow with program of songs and recitations by the children. Santa Claus will distribute gifts.
 A Nash suit or overcoat S22.90. J. Ryan. 1S4 North St. Tel. c9os.- advt.
 Patrick Hanrahan of 2sl North street, foreman at North & Judd's. is patient at St. Francis hospital, Hartford. He underwent an opera ton at the institution Saturday.
 Miss Alice Schenck of New York City is visiting her parents. Mir. and Mrs. John Schenck Of South High street.
 Mir. and Mrs. M J. O'Neill oi Stamford are visiting Mrs. O'Neill's sisters on Black Rock avenue. Mfr o'Neill is now doing jury duty in civil cases in Bridgeport.
 The police were notified at s:1s Saturday night that "peeper" had been about house at 21 Lenox place about 6:30 o'clock.
 Lovisey Moore Tent, No. l2, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will hold its regular meet ing in Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A social hour will follow.
 The minstrel show recently given by members of the Boys club will be repeated on Friday night, Jan iary 27, at the Stanley school. The presentation will be under the aus pices of the Parents and Teachers association of the school
 The Kiwanis club will sponsor a motion picture entertainment at the Boys club on Monday. January 30.
 The State Trade school baske etball team will play the Meriden State Trade school quintet in that city to- morrow afternoon and will enga ge in q return game here on Saturday morning, January os
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
Weeks Activities in
 Catholic Churches
St. Anxlrev's Church

The banns of marriage were pub
 lished for the first time yesterday at
 St. Andrews Lithuanian church be-
 tween Vincent Varkelin of Hartford
 and Magdelene Zilinskas of 3s Har- ward street.
 i Requiem masses this week are as
 follows: Friday morning at 7:30
 o'clock, anniversary for Adam Mi
 kalionis: Saturday morning at 7:3o
 o'clock. the anniversary of Anthony
 Zaznelis and Saturday morning at S:3O o'clock. months mind for Thomas Razaitis. former trustee of l the church.
 l Envelopes for the Catholic Far East Relief were distributed to members of the congregation yester- day and these will be taken up at the masses next Sunday. The Rosary Sodality will hold a
 supper in the parish hall on Febru- ary II. Tickets have already been distributed.
 St. JOseph's Church A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. Joseph's
 church Wednesday morning at s clock for Mrs. Abigail Dawson.
 The Junior society of the Children of Mary will meet in the parish hall Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Wednesday evening at o'clock Miss Conway. national director of the Girl Scouts will address the members of the New Britain Chapter of the Connecticut Council of Catho- lie Women at a meeting to be held in the k. of C. home on Franklin Square.
 St. Mary's Church
 A votive mass in honor of St. Antony will be celebrated tomorrow morning at o'clock at St. Mary's church. There will be first anni- versary mass of requiem Saturday morning at : o'clock for Mrs. Rose McVeigh.
 The promoters of the league of , the Sacred Heart will meet tonight at o'clock.
 A Unity Octave of prayer will
 start on January IS and will close on January 25. This Is a special period of prayer. The New Britain Chapter, Con- necticut Council of Catholic Women will meet Wednesday evening at s o'clock at the K. of C. home on ! Franklin square. The meeting will be addressed by Miss Conway. na- tional director of the Girl Scout movement.
 St. Peters Church An anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. Peters church tomorrow morning at s o'clock for Ezella Mandl. The annual meeting of the St. Therese society will be held Tues day evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
 parish hall. Officers for the com
 ing year will be eIcted and other important matters will be taken up. St. Johns Church A card party and cake sale will be given by the Altar Society of the church of St. John the Evangelist in the parish hall Thursday evening at s o'clock. Rev. Cornelius Curry of Mobile.
 Mo, a native of this city, preached at the masses yesterday. He oitl- i ciated at the last mass.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-16
CENTRAL JR. H. $. NOTES

The sectional officers and the off cels of the Central Junior High school met in the auditorium this morning to listen 10 the speeches of Presidents Machado and Coolidge. sent by radio.
 The ninth grade Of the Civic league met in their home rooms this afternoon for their weekly meetings
 The pupils will do their banking iolnorrow morning during the open ing period.
 There will be q practice dance for tha 9-2 graduating class tomorrow afternoon at 4: ii in the school audi toriun. Two ]aucing instructors will be present to teach those present ,,ho io moi know now to dance. f,i.