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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Dressed-Turkeys, 38a40: Spring chick
ems, large, 38a40; medium, 37a3S; small,
IS; Leghorns, 33a35; fowls, 34a35;
ROSTERS, IS; ducks, 2sa30; keats, BOA
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 24h; veal,
20; lamb, 80; pork loin, -: fresh hams.
30a32; fresh shoulders, %. Smoked
hams, 30a32; smoked shoulders, 20a22;
bacon, 28aSO. Lard, in bulk, Is; in
packages. 16
Live stock-Calves, 10; lambs. 121za
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market News
lies says (sales to jobbers except where
otherwise noted:
Cantaloupes-Supplies heavy; demand
light. market slightly weaker; East
Shore Maryland, salmon tintS, fats, all
sizes. 40a65; few holdovers low as IS;
standards. all sizes, LOCALS, mostly
around 90; Jumbos, all sizes, 1.25a1.75,
mostly $50. New Mexico, Hearts Of
Gold, standards. flats, Us and 15s, 1.0Oa
lbs; overripe low as SO. Miscellaneous
melons, supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; California and Arr
IONA. honey dews- standard crates, SIS
to 9s. mostly 200; 9s to 12s, 225a2.5O;
honey balls, jumbos, 36s and ass, ASA
$50; standards, 36s and ass, 375a4.00;
broken crates, 1.50a2.00 standards,
Mats, lbs and 15s, 1.35a1.50.
Lettuce-Western stock. supplies lib
eral; demand light, market dull; Cali
fornia. crates, Iceberg type, As dozen,
lair condition, mostly around 400; Col
orado. crates Iceberg type. As dozen,
3.5Oa4.O0, mostly around 375. Eastern
stock, supplies light: demand light, mar
ket steady; New York, 2-dozen crates,
Big Boston type, 75a1.00.
Onions--Supplies light; demand light,
market about steady. Massachusetts,
and Iowa, 100-pound sacks Fellows, q.
.. No. !, medium to large size, 2.S5a3.00.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
pound sacks Cobblers, u. s. No. /, mostly
800; some decayed. 3.50a4.50.
Pears-Supplies light: demand light,
market about steady. California, boxes
Bartletts, fancy. 3.50a400.
Peaches-Supplies heavy and not
cleaning up; demand light, market
baskets Elbertas. u. S. No. 1. medium
to large size, 1.50al rs; few fine quality.
large size. unclassified, LOCAL rs; bushei
baskets Bellies, U. S. No. /. high as 200:
medium to large size, 1.25a150. Della
ware, IS Elbertas. U. S. No. l, medium
to large size, LOCALS, mostly around
125.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, Thurmond Grays, 32-34-pound
average, 75a85c; 26-28-pound average,
mostly around Soc; Virginia Radios
selects. 60a65c; extra selects, 1880
pound; LOCALS.
Lima beans-Supplies heavy; demand
light, market slightly weaker: East
Shore Maryland, bushel hampers, 1.5Oa
Its.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Washington and
oregon, 50-pound crates, 5.50a6.0o;
Colorado. 45-pound crates mostly
around 500.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
light. market about steady; Maryland
and Virginia. bushel baskets North
western Greetings and Peters. u. 8.
No. l. az inches up. fine quality and
condition, 2.00a2.25; Virginia. Wealthys.
U. s. No. /. az inches up, Its.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, August IA P).-Reac-
tons followed yesterdays advance in
the cotton market today with liquida-
ton or reselling reported on the fall
ure of bullish features in the weather
or crop news to have more stimulat-
ing effect on demand. Trading was
quiet. however, with the market cor
respondingly sensitive to comparatively
small orders either way, and after show
ing net losses of about is to 20 points,
fluctuations were somewhat irregular.
The midafternoon market was quiet at
net declines of 10 to 10 points.
Futures closed steady, II to Is points
lower; october. 18.13a18.l5; December.
l8.45al846; January, 1880; March,
1878; May, 1890. Spot quiet, mid
ding, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

In ENGLAND Last year deaths caused
by motor accidents averaged IL day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Wall Street Briefs

BY the Associated Press.
July sales of the John r. Thompson
Co., operators Of o chain of lunch
rooms, totaled $1,301 $40, as against
$1,162,972 in the corresponding month
last year.
The Rubber Exchange Of New York
has been advised that dealers stocks
Of crude rubber at the principal pri-
mary markets in the Far East totaled
36,6S1 tons at the close of July, rs
against 5000 on hand June 30.
The American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute reports that production of pig iron
in the United States during the first
six months totaled 81, 404, 664 gross tons.
Production for the corresponding period
In 1928 amounted to 1e,Sl2,34l tons.
Building and engineering work con-
tracted for in the metropolitan district
Of New York from August to August
totaled $40, $685. 900, an increase Of 43
per cent over the same period in 1928,
r. W. Dodge Corporation reports.
New financing totaling approximately
$50, GOO, 600 Is being contemplated by
Tri-C Continental Corporation. an invest
ment company. sponsored by j. q w.
Seligman q Co., 1t was learned in Wall
Street today. Information as TO the
nature Of the financing was withheld,
but it was said that the additional capi-
tai was to be sought In connection with
expansion plans. An announcement Is
expected In the next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
OIL STOCKS ACTIVE
IN CURB DEALINGS
Trading Highly ctive-In-
vestment Trusts Are Also
Strong Feature.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, August 14-Trading in
the Curb Market today continued Sc
lective affair, following on the heels Of
q speciality market on the big board.
Crocker-Wheeler, the floating supply
of which is small, scared again, this
time to another peak of 498 on renewed
reports Of an impending Split-up. Some
time ago it was rumored that General
Electric was seeking control, but this
was denied Earnings are understood
to be running at high rate.
A conspicuous feature was the buying
In the high-grade oil Stocks particularly
Gulf Oil and Humble, both starting the
session nearly points higher. Standard
Oils also came in for attention. It was
reported that the oils are on the eve
of an advance which may carry them
considerably higher Production of
crude In the United States for the week
ended August 10 showed decline of
about 10000 barrels, the first intimation
of lower output in three months, while
California fields produced about 10000
barrels less for the third consecutive
week.
Investment Trusts.
Among the investment trusts May
territory at IS. Tri-Continental Cor
poration was under pressure on news
of plans for doubling its capital and
which will involve $50,000,000 new
financing. insult Utilities investment
continued strong and at one time was
a point above the previous closing
A weak feature was the continued
selling pressure applied the Marconi
International Marine, which sank to
new low ground.
Heavy trading developed in Consoli-
dated Gas rights and transactions ap-
peared on the tape at times from TO-
600 to $4,000 at a time, and at q new
high level. By noon there were nearly
400, 900 rights traded in. Heavy trans
actions also occurred in Electric Bond
81 Share rights around 8. Trading IN
Duke Power rights was small, COM
pared with the other two. Stock of
Electric Bond g. Share also was active.
A block of $500 appeared at the OPEN
ing at a decline of nearly a point, but
the stock strengthened later.
Other Fav0rites.
United Gas Improvement was we'll
bought. Electric Investors also was
active and opened nearly 3 points above
the previous close. Profit-taking gave
the stock an irregular appearance.
Standard Brands, Inc, was rather
quiet.
Motors were neglected. In the min
ing section Newmont stood out with
rise of nearly 3 points. Newmont Min
ing has in its portfolio stocks of many
other companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Markets at q Glance

NEW YORK, August II R.-stocks
irregular; United States Steel reaches
245 before reaoting. Bonds irregular;
rails mixed In dull market. Curb ir-
regular; Croker Wheeler rises 10
points. Foreign exchanges steady; ster-
ling improves. Cotton easy; lower ca
bles and profit-taking. Sugar higher;
Arm spot market. Coffee advanced;
Brazilian support.
CHICAGO, August n (R.-Wheat
firm; reports frost in Canada. Corn
firm; ,bullish crop advices. Cattle steady.
Hogs weak to lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Picture Sale Plan Ratified.

NEW YORK, August IA (P).-An
agreement for sale of sound pictures
by adio-Keith- Orpheum Productions,
Inc. to independent theaters on the
basis of the capacity of q theater to
pay has been ratified by officials Of
R-K-O and of independent exhibitors
In % States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
PARIS BOURsE PRICES.

PARIS, August IA (P).-Prices were
arm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, "a francs SIS. confines; IS
per cent loan, 100 francs 80 centimes.
Exchange on London, 1913 francs 961a
centimes. The dollar was quoted at IS
francs SIN centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, August IA lP.-Bar sil.
yer, 521z. Mexican dollars, 3eA.
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PROFITS IN STEEL.

NEW YORK. August "a (P). The
advance in United States Steel common
this year from low price Of $157121z
to q record high price of $245 today
has swelled the fortunes of George r.
and Myron Taylor.
George F. Baker, who has made mil
lions this year in the advance of First
National Bank stock, is the largest in
dividual Steel shareholder. He owns
10000 common shares and 500 pre-
ferred, while his son, George F. Baker,
jr., owns 10,001 common shares. Mr..
Bakers paper profits this year on steel
amount to $6.43S,500. while his son has
added $987,847 to his fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Opening: January. 1850; March, 1880;
May, 1898; October, old. 1898; October
new, 1921; December. 1872
Evening star., 1929-12-04
''Third Party Talk
Is Held Idle Patter

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Senator Caraway, Democrat of Ar
kansas notes the talk in some circles
that the present coalition of insurgent
Republicans and Democrats may lead
to new party alignment. There al
ways is such talk under the circum-
stances, and preceding presidential elec-
tions there almost invariably are some
suggestions of third party. OF course,
third parties Of considerable dimen-
sions have occasionally appeared, but
seldom with results to give them per-
rnanency. So Senator Caraway, on
being asked If the South and West are
to form a new party, replies:
mo, indeed! In 1882 the Western
States will be right back in the Repub-
lican fold, where they have always been
Tradition is a powerful force, you know.
We are Democrats and Republicans be-
cause we are born that way"
1t Is noted, of course, that individuals
bearing the same party name may be
very unlike in different sections. Frc-
quently Eastern and Western Repub-
licans have difficulty in understanding
the language of each other, while q
New Orleans Democrat and New York
Democrat may encounter the same
hardship. But 1t has always been pretty
much that way. =
At any rate, national third party
movements seldom sprout three years In
advance of presidential campaign.
Evening star., 1929-12-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The other section of our friends
library of peculiar interest was that
devoted to French literature. In
another article the tranSlations Of the
ancient authors were described. Here
we found the most representative list
Of French books we had ever seen.
These, too, were in translation, for
the owner, though a man Of unusual
intellect, had always found the mastery
of foreign languages extremely difficult.
This Is q matter in which continental
people excel. It is no trouble at all for
q Frenchman or n Pole or an Italian
to learn to spsak and read half-dozen
languages.
The average American finds the case
entirely different. 1t has been charged
against us as a people that we are too
egotiStic to make any real effort to
master the language Of any other race.
The criticism Is beside the point. There
is a constitutional defect Of the mind,
II 1t may be so called, which makes the
acquisition Of foreign language by an
American an extremely diff1cult task.
We speak, Of course, Of the great bulk.
Every high school and college sees sew
eral men who take to foreign languages
like bathing girls to water. Most Of us,
however, are content II we can speak,
write and read English tolerably well.
e Ignorance Of foreign tongue, how
ever, does not prevent one from enjoy
ing and appreciating the best literary
work Of other nations. Not nowadays.
The melting-pot activities Of America
have made sure that many of our pub
fishers are of foreign parentage and
these specialize In presenting the best
literary work of their native lands in
good translations. The success Of these
ventures has led other publishers to
seek out the works of the best foreign
authors, so that today book Is pub
lished In New York as soon as in Paris,
London or Berlin. American publishers
ransack the world for novelties. A
striking instance of the present cosmo-
politan aspects in letters was the
simultaneous publication recently In
five countries, In each In the languags
of the country, Of the collected plays
Of Ferenc Molnar, declared by David
Belasco to be the greatest living play
wright.
A superficial knowledge of French
did not keep our friend from knowing
and enjoying the literature of that
country, He had no sympathy with the
view that 1t is impossible for trans
lation to be as good as the original.
The little knowledge which he had of
French made him sure that an ade-
quate translation was to be preferred
to laborious reading in the original.
He had plowed his way through sew
eral collections of French short stories,
including those of Daudet, and all he got
out Of it was the knowledge that such
f1rst-hand reading must be left to those
better equipped. He saw, however, that
here was delightful reading. He bought
the same work In translation. and found
1t good. Here was the beginning of his
enthusiasm for French literature. From
this humble beginning he went on tt
the great novelists, BalSac, zola, France,
Proust, Dumas, and so on.
In his collection he had possibly
more Dumas in English than could be
found in any other library in the Ma
Evening star., 1929-12-04

that the Senator from Massachusetts
has spoken rarely during his tenure OF
office. When he has spoken, II has been
briefly and to the point. II his example
were followed more closely in this mat
ter, the senate's average for construc-
tive work might be higher even than it,
reputation as deliberative body.
The voluntary retirement Of Senator
Gillett from the field is likely to be
followed by a scramble for the Rspub-
chusetts does not hold It's senatorial
primary election until September, 1880
but there have been signs already that
a contest for the nomination Is brewing
Former Gov. Fuller is credited with
senatorial ambitions. There have beer
runors that William M. Butler, former
Senator and former chairman OF the
Republican national committee, would
not be arerse to entering the lists
There has been q campaign, too, In
one section OF the Massachusetts, press
for the election Of former President
Calvin Coolidge to the Senate. Mr.
Coolidge, however, has so far evinced
no interest in the suggestion and his
friends insist that he will not become
a candidate for this office.
The Democrats now have one sen-
ator from Massachusetts,, David 1
Walsh, who was triumphantly reelected
last year. Massachusetts, is looked upon
by them as a fertile field. Assuredly
they will make q strong effort next
year to place second Democratic
Senator in the Senate.
Evening star., 1929-12-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

stop q minute and think about this
fact. You can ask our information bu-
reau any question of fact and get the
answer back In q personal letter. It Is
a great education idea introduced into
the lives of the most intelligent people
in the world-American newspaper
readers. It is part Of that best pur-
pose of a newspaper-service. There Is
no charge except 2 cents in coin or
habit of asking questions. Address your
letter to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. C.
@. What is the name of the theater
in New York City which shows only
news reelsp-E. r.
A. The Embassy, In New York City,
specializes In news reels, including the
sound effects.
q. How many people are there In
slavery In the world?-G. T.
A. 1t has been stated that there are
over 100000 persons being held In
slavery. The countries In which the
trafnc still exists are Abyssinia, the
Sudan, Arabia, Sierre Leone, Liberia,
China, Burma and Nepal.
q. Who won the Doubleday Doran
contest for the best religious novel;
e. L. K.
A. The prize novel called Bethel" is
by Eli Millen.
O. Was Helen Keller aided by the
Braille system?-M. l.. r.
A. Writing In the New York Times
Magazine, Miss Keller says: 80 long
as the memory Of brave men Is cherish
ed in the world, there shall be warm
gratitude to Louis Braille, who was q
light to stumbling feet along the paths
Of knowledge and intelligence. Gladly
I acknowledge my own indebtedness Ia
Louis Braille. His system has baen q
most precious aid to me In many ways
II made my going TO college possible
1t was the only method by which
could take notes of lectures. All my
examination papers were copied for me
In this system. I use Braille as the
spider uses its web-to catch thoughts
that fit across my mind for speeches
messages and manuscripts"
@. What denominations are repre-
sented in the chaplaincy of the military
service?-F. T.
A. The various denominations are
represented in the Army chaplaincy as
follows: Baptist, North, o; Baptist
South, s.; Baptist, colored, 2; Congrega-
tional. Q: Disciples of Christ, q Evan
! selieal, l: Lutheran, o; Methodist Epis.
copal II: Methodist Episcopal South
g.; Methodist Protestant, I: Methodist
| Episcopal, African, 1; Presbyterian
U. S. A.. 10: Presbyterian, u. S., q;
Presbyterian, Cumberland. / Protestant
Episcopal, 8; Reformed in America, 1;
Reformed in United states, /; Roman
Catholic, 20; Unitarian, 2; Univeralist, q
Q. How many people are employed by
| the New York Telephone Co.?-J. M.
A. There are $4,000 employees OF the
New York Telephone Co. OF these,
2o,700 are telephone operators.
@. How cid was DR.. Eliot when he
became president of Harvard?--I. D.
a. He was but 3S. He was president
for 20 years, then president emeritus
until his death.
@. Where can an aviation teacher
take a course in order to obtain his
! license?-R. A. M.
A. Teacher training courses are now
being given at New York University
These classes in aviation are organized
with Department Of Commerce co-op-
Grafton and the department will exc
anime all who complete the courses.
Q. What is the meaning Of James
Evening star., 1929-12-04
Russia Rejects, but Makes Peace.

RusslAS response TO the American
note, sent simultaneously to Moscow,
through the Paris government, and to
Marking, is. as was perhaps to have
been expected, q rebuke to the United
States for intervening in the affairs of
q government with which it has no dip
lomatic relations. There is no occasion
for surprise that this contretemps has
occurred. But any official chagrin that
may be felt on the score of the Russian
rejection of American influence is al
layed by the assurance, given In the
Moscow reply, that negotiations for the
settlement of the differences between
Russia and China have been opened
with Manchuria direct. 1t is now more
than likely that the dispute will be set
tied and that peace will prevail.
Reports that Mukden-meaning the
tri-provincial government of Manchu-
ria-was negotiating directly with Mos
COW for settlement of the trouble had
reached Washington before the Ameri-
can note was dispatched to the two gov
ernments Of China and Russia. But it
was not assured that Marking, or the
Nationalist government of China, had
approved this procedure on the part Of
its officially subordinate subdivision. The
United States cannot recognize Nam
churia as an independent power, cam
not in the slightest degree lean toward
such recognition when in oficial fact
Manchuria remains as an integral part
of China.
The gratifying feature of the case is
that hostilities have been suspended
and dealings are under way for a settle
ment Of the differences. The danger of
conflict that might spread to a wide
area and involve others than the initial
parties has apparently been averted.
The United States has not lost in pres.
tige through having addressed itself to
this question only to have its good
offices of reminder rejected. 1t has not
laid itself open to the charge Of mixing
into Asiatic affairs, for its action has
been merely one Of admonition to the
two powers that were drifting into war
despite their participation in the Kel-
logg treaty agreement, for which this
country is sponsor.
Evening star., 1929-12-04
Two Elder Statesmen Pass
AS France and U. S. Mourn

Almost simultaneously France and
the United States lose their most con-
spicuous elder statesmen, Clemenceau
as world leader and Senator Warren as
builder Of the American West. Both
are recognised examples Of lifelong, pa
triotic devotion, unyielding and loyal to
unchanging ideals in a changing world
OF the Senator from Wyoming, the
Lansing State Journal, after deScrib-
ing his youthful migration to the from
tier. says: THE West Of that day was a
colorful conglomeration. of miners, cow
boys, fighting Indians, ticket-of-leave
men and all sorts of adventures. It
took personality to survive these con-
ditions, and Francis Warren did survive
and flourish by the sheer power of per-
sonality." OF the Tiger" Of France,
the same paper declares: when 1t came
70 holding nation, by the sheer power
OF nerce. unrelenting personality, to the
supreme test Of war. It is dificult. to
pick out one who has succeeded more
strikingiy than Clemenceau.''
II ~
Occupying position like that of the
ancient patriarch" says the San Anto-
MO Express Of thea American Senator
"he was also the father of a State-for
the history Of Wyoming Is largely the
biography OF Francis E. Warren; and
the Express describes the Tiger as "a
COLOSSAL hgure Of the war, who never
feared defeat or compromised to gain
ming News sees the Frenchnan as "a
great ngure Of man," asserting that
even IN his age his roars were needed
py the timerouS," and views Warren as
man Of action and Of few words. :"
whose title OF Father Of the Senate
befitted him."
Similar parallels appear in the trib-
utes OF the Scranton Times the salt
Lake Deseret News, Syracuse Herald and
AlGoona Mirror. Clemenceau was the
nvlng representative Of the 'Marseil-
Telegram. with the thought that he "is
destined to succeed in history Ia the
title, ".the Greatest FrenchmsnS and
the conclusion that ut Is worth much
to have the lessons Of Georges Clemen-
ceau-the man who was able hv the
size OF his completed Job, to teach the
world that those who are working have
no time to stop and pose" That paner
views Warren as one who might Be an
epitome OF the West" and states that
those who helped to build a ciyiliza. .
tlon In the West are entitled to a per-
manent place among the greatest"
The French leader is viewed by the
Atlanta Journal as more like a char
acCer from Balzac than a figure of our
workaday world" and the Journal adds: !:
Fighting duels. fighting everything,
challenging emperors, going to prison
shaking ministries down, molding and
leading public opinion, always riding
tne storm, pouring his indomitable
courage into the veins of v,or.uo,.x
nation until glory famed up from its
weary chickering's and crowned him the
Father OF Victory'-who else in the an
nails OF our age lived so strange, so
eventful history?" The Atlanta paper
concludes with the tribute: "Implacable
old fighter. inimitable old statesn1ane
strange old forgiven, mysterious and sad
old peerer into the unknown, wherever
thy ghost may wander or rest today,
the stars glitter more keenly for thy
coming, and across the void Of the great