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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

THE brother mounted the two steps to the
with restless eyes. Very much at his ease the
newcomer trumpeted:
Madame. salute you. But tell me. what
Is your name?"
Our name Is Barguenois," said the man.
Then, turning to his wife. he said:
'"The brother IS going to have soup with Us
today"
Nine Baruenois tried TO make excuses:
IF had only known"
Bah! Bah!" the guest interrupted. TT WIN
be all right, my dear lady. Cabbages' carrots
and glass Of water-that Is my luncheon"
Frederick, draw some water from the well;
the pail IS empty" -
THE welll" exclaimed the brother "And
what has become Of the beautiful spring."
1T ran dry last Winter, !" said Barguenois.
because Of an earthquake. Now We have to
30 to the well-down there about so yards"
well, the good Lord has sent me to you"
said Brother Pedal. II am going to find water
for you There Is certainly some under the
ground very near here. in the court or in the
garden" :. @
THAT is true!" said Daiguenois. They also
told me that you knew how to discover springs
with OWNING road"
He went away with the pail
Hunt" said the brother, there Is man
who doesn't look very we'll, Nine. Barque-
noiS. Sick? No? Has the harvest been bad?"
I'VE haven't very much to complain Of"
she answered evasively.
You will think that NEEDLE in things
which do not concern me-" the brother contin-
ued. But, you see, wherever 60 people treat
me as member Of the family. And am not
bad 6: giving advice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
THE DfUintmg Rod
By Lucien Marsant

IT don't doubt It, brother..
we must not live In bad humor; that Of
tends the good Lord. what? what Is the
matter with him? Has he anxieties? They
viii pass rs soon Is he feels well"
I'VE have had some annoyances," she muir
injured. II am astonished that they did not
tell you about them. You come from Sauge-
vile, and they did mot tell you anything?"
mo"
1.-The gendarmes have made trouble for US.
might as wen tell you, because you will hear
about 1t anyway and from evil tongues Last
Spring q man in the neighborhood was muir
dered. He was carrying bagful Of coin and
bills. 1t disappeared. They charged Frederick
with having killed and robbed him. They
same here; they turned everything in the house
upside down. And summonseS to the city!
And interrogations! And confrontations as
they call theml That, brother. has soured US
for the rest Of our lives"
ooh! Indeed?"
Here comes Frederick. Don't tell him that
have been talking to you about these things"
Barquenois returned with the pailful Of water
The wife asked:
Then, brother, you do not care for q glass
OF wine?"
Thank YOU never drink It."
THE meal was soon over. Brother Fedat was
the first to get up from the table.
"Let us go to work haven't much time to
lose"
He opened the gate into the garden-4a little
Enclosure with vegetables and fruit trees and q
bunch of hazel nut trees The others followed
him. With his big knife he cut forked branch
from hazel tree and began to strip it of Its
leaves.
"Is it with that?" said Banquenois.
Simply with that. The branch turns in my
hands when reach . spot with water under
meath"
1T would like to see it before believe It."
"You are going to see it right away. And
viii even tell you If your land holds metals
objects like gold Who knows? One day dis
covered an old box full Of louis feet under
the ground"
with your branch?" the woman asked.
with a branch cut no matter where, Just like
this one"
Listen" said the man suddenly. Thinking
1t over, don't care for that sort Of thing. 1t Is
like trick you do to amuse those who enter
tain you"
mot the least in the world" expostuated the
brother with laugh. "See. am beginning.
VIII you bet find water in this direction?"
The farmer held him by the arm
mo" he said rudely. II don't want you TO
do it. You are trying to make fool Of me-"
LAS you will" sighed the brother, casting
away his divining rod "It is too bad! Well
good-by shall see you again In two years.
BY that time you may have changed your
mind"
They shook hands.
Presently the traveller in the cassock disap-
peared at the edge of wood
Half an hour later he entered an inn, where
two gendarmes were seated at table. They
arose when they saw him and assumed re-
spectful attitude.
We'll, M Inspector" said one Of them.
1--WE have him." he answered. unbuttoning
his borrowed costume He did the murder.
The plumber is buried in the garden"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Translated From the French by William
l.. Mcpherson.

Translated From the French by William
l.. Mcpherson.
"owARD noon on sunny day In Novem-
Der, 1912, an ecclesastic knocked dis
cTeetly at the door Of little farmhouse
lost In the woods He wore heavy shoes
and soiled cassock. His face was open and
smiling He had not shaved for several days.
cried:
"Pere Cruet!"
The door opened little. suspicious per-
son appeared in the aperture.
The ecclesiastic took OF his old hat and held
1t above his head In surprise.
Isn't n. Cruet here?" he said blinking his
eyes.
The man explained:
1.-THE Crue.s left the farm last year. We are
the tenants now"
The visitor, surprised for q moment, recov-
cred his pleasant smile
Then" he began, ~I hope that you will treat
me as Papa Cruet used to do. I am Brother
Fiedat. I come by here every two years to
beg"
The other shook his head.
I'VE are not rich"
Il don't ask you for money" said the brother
"But 1t is my custom to stop here'and eat some
soup. win you give me some?"
He spoke in the rustic manner, with an &C
cent which created confidence. And he laughed
like big child
Come In" said the farmer q little regret
fully II know who you are. The country
people have talked to me about you"
He withdrew, crying:
"Felicie!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

IT'S strange that one race in the more than
1000 that I've ridden should remain fixed
In my memory and my heart IS the greatest
and most thrilling of them all. It was not n
great race, as stake races 60. nor was the mare
the highest class thoroughbred with which I
have ever won. I've ridden and won on such
horses as Crusader, Mars, Sarazen and Black
Maria, but never got the thrill out of winning
a race on one Of those equine giants that did
that day back in 1913 when I rode to victory
m the little Dominion Handicap at Fort Erie,
Canada, ON the back Of the gallant little mare
Flora Fina.
She was just nice handicap mare, but thk ?
don't cane any gamer or more willing TO g,-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15

pending on the weather. From Petersburg the detachment will con- tihuc to Ketchikan where it will base for several weeks before re- turning to the States
 It is expected that a naval de- tachment will be sent to Alaska again within the next few years tc base at Cordova and do photo graphic work in that vicinity.
 To Meet Soviets
 A message from Admiral Lewis Mutton, Commander in Chief oi the U. S. Battle Fleet, to Lieut. Commander Radford requesting the detachment to lend all possible as sistance to the Soviet fliers whC expect to reach Sitka on August g, has been received here, and ir case the Soviet fliers arrive at Sit ka, they will be met by the Maya fliers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
BOYS AND GIRLS MAY HAVE FREE
 SEAPLANE RIDE

Ten lucky Juneau boys or girls will have an opportunity to enjoy a free ride in the Alaska Wash ington Airways seaplane Ketchikan when the contest announced today by Anscel C. Eckmann, Alaskan representative of the company, ends on September first.
 Two Prizes Offered The contest is open to all boys and girls under IS years of age and five who guess closest to the number of miles flown by the Alas ka- Washington seaplane Juneau and Ketchikan, in Alaskan waters, from the nonstop flight from Se- attic to Juneau made by MT. Eek mann on April D, to August l5, will be given free ride in tue Ketchikan to Taku Glacier. Another prize consisting Of a ride over Mcndenhail Glacier, is or- fered by MT. Eckmann to the i've who come closest to guessirg the number of passengers carried by the seaplane from April Is to August Is.
 Replies on Coupons Replies to the contest must be written on the coupons which will appear in The Empire from to- morrow night to the end of the contest, only one guess to be writ ten on each coupon, though those entering are not limited to one guess each, but may send in as many as they wish, during the two weeks before the contest closes.
 Those entering the contest may cut the coupons from the paper i write their guess on them and mail them either to The Empire or the Alaska Washington Airways office here.
 The purpose of the contest is 10 permit the many boys and girls who are interested in aviation to have an opportunity to enjoy free ride l in the Ketchikan, MT. Eckmann said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15

enjoyed the trip immensely and a number made the train journey into Lake Bennett. On Tuesday night the Dorothy Alexander or chcstra gave a Gannet Dance in honor of the officers and men of the detachment. Ideal weather was enjoyed by the members of the party while they were away. Many commented enthusiastically on the beautiful flowers in Skagway and large armfuls were brought back to Juneau by them.
 The irsigna of the Detachment designed at North Island, San Diego. before the detachment left for the north, which consists of a large seal, a snow capped peak and an iceberg, was painted on ths cliff by the railroad station, where the names of many Alaskan steam CTS appear, while the party was in Skagway. The name of the Gannet had been painted on the rock three years ago when the first Alaska Aerial Survey Detachment visited Southeast Alaska.
 Present Plans
 Present plans of the detachment are to leave Juneau for Petersbure ,ithin the next three days, de-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15

of voyage. If the ship sinks the bond is forfeited.
 A sum advanced by Q purchaser to seller, to bind verbal bargain between them, is earnest money.
 When the stock list is soft, it means that prices are easily dentcd. Firm is generally used as the an- tonym.
 Ballooning IS wnaJ happens when prices have been pushed too high for safety and beyond real values.
 Pinholed refers to that condition a bond or security is in after~hav- ing dozens of sale tickets pinned to it.
 Dumping is the practice of selling goods in foreign markets below the price in the domestic market. It also refers to the offering of large blocks of a stock for sale in such quantity as to depress prices. Manipulation of the stock market in a way to force security owners to sell, is called shaking out the market.
 Bunched is applied to an opera tion in which several brokers com bine their orders. This is for bidden by the New York exchangs.
 Bucketing means the sale or purchase by a broker of securities against the sale or purchase by one i of the brokers customers.
 A flier is a speculative purchase of securities by one who is regu- larly engaged in some other busi- ness
 Commercial Job printing at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
WALL STREET TRADING DIALECT
 CROWS ENOUGH TO FILL VOLUME

NEW YORK, August 15-Wall Streets special vocabulary contains hundreds of words and phrases with strange and complicated mean ings which would tax the ability of experienced linguists.
 Window dressing, wnipsaw d washing, long and short pulls, dead stock, crowd, bottomry bond, going long. earnest money, soft, firm, easy, going short, ballooning, pyramid ing, by the lot, carrying, dear mon ey, pinholed, professional, shaking out, bucketing, bull, punched, flier bear, and iron clad note are a few of the words of financial dialect that has grown until it would fill a book.
 Window dressing is applied tc
 the action of banks in calling in tloans in order to make their cash
 balances appear large i'll their per iodical settlement.
 WhipSawed means that loss has
 been suffered both in buying ans
 selling.
 1 Washing is the way Wall Street describes the operation of buyine and selling the same stock simul- tancously for the purpose of mak- ing quotations and generally fo, l the purpose of inducing speculation | Long pull means the buying of ar issue for the purpose of holding i
 geveral months or years. Buying flor the short pull is the purchase i of stocks with the expectation O Ia quick rise, enabling them to b, resold at a profit.
 l Bottomry bond is a mortgage o, la ship which is payable at the ent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15

The low the Interior southeast ward and the high the Pacific building Precipitation has occurred the generally the Northwestern portion Kodiak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
Barometer Temp,

FOCAL DATA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
HALIBUT LANDINGS

The Tern, Capt Andrew Rosness, came in with load of 5000 pounds of halibut which were sold to the Alaska Fish Brokerage for 13.3O and 9h cents.
 The Mable, Capt Ole Jackson brought in 800 pounds; the Alpha, Capt. Ingyald Sunderland, brought in $500 pounds and the Margaret, Capt. Pete Hildre, brought in 5000 pounds, all of which were purchas- ed by the San Juan Fishing and Packing Comfany DOT 1874 and 9A cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
EXPRESS TIME
 WILL BE MADE
 BY NEW CRAFT
Stannard Says Mexico Will Operate to Alaska on
 Express Schedule

The Mexico recently purchased by the Alaska Steamship Company will go on the Alaska run next season as the finest ship in that company's fleet and the equal of any ever operating in these waters declared E. T. Stannard, Vice. President and General Manager of the company and the Kennecott Copper Corporation. He, Mrs. Stan nard and w. B. Sprague, purchas- ing agent, are. passengers on the steamer Alaska enroute to Seattle
 The Mexico, which will be re- named, will operate on an express schedule" Mir Stannard said. Il will be completely rehabilitated anc altered to suit the conditions of the Alaska trade
 MT. Stannard expressed keen in terest in the Taku River mining developments and wanted to know all about the latest developments It is possible representative O. the company will be sent there i'm. mediately to look over some of thu reported strikes.
 MT. and Mrs. Stannard visited Fairbanks, Anchorage and Seward lin addition to Cordova and tn, Copper River communities. He saie conditions seemed to be very good Anchorage reported revival O. business and industry. Cordova ha. experienced one of the best yearI in it's history. The interior is goinl ahead with it's mining developments in substantial shape.
 | He complimented Juneau on it civic improvements and said tha lthe towns progress was apparent, steady and substantial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
FEDERAL. COURT PARTY SAILS FOR KETCHIKAN

The Federal court party left to- day for Ketchikan for a six-weeks term of the United States District Court in that city. It was able to obtain reservations on the steam CT Alaska.
 The party was headed by Judge Justin w. Harding, who was ac- companied by Mrs. Harding, and includcd Clerk of Court John H Dunn, Deputy Clerk N B. Cook and Court Reporter J. F. Newman Mrs. Cook left with the party ant will continue on south, going, tC Oregon to visit with her mother,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15

NOTE-Observaons at Alaska mainland stations, except dova and Juneau pm, Juneau time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
CANNETRET TURNS
 FROM SKACWAY; TO LEAVE SOON
Party Enjoyed Trip Plan to Leave This Week
 for Petersburg

The U. s. s. Gannet, Capt. T. Macklin, which is here with the Alaska Aerial Survey Detachment under the command of Lieut.. Com mander A. w Radford, returned yesterday afternoon at three o'clock from a trip to Skagway on which it had been gone since Monday morning at am. The trip was made to allow the officers and men an opportunity to visit the historic town and make the trip into Lake Bennett.
 All those who went to Skagway
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
WHITEHORSE EXCURSION
 FROM HERE CANCELLED

The projected excursion from Jul neau to Whitehorse to attend Dis covery Day celebration was called off today by the Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company. Inclement weather conditions was the cause of this decision, it was said Not only is the local weather unfavorable but the same brand was said to prevail at Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
ELFIN R..i.IGS SALMON

The Elfin brought in a load of salmon to the Juneau Cold Storage Company today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-15
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S.
 Weather Bureau

for and vicinity beginning today: Showers tonight Friday; southerly winds
 FOCAL DATA
The daily worker., 1929-11-27
CLEVELAND CHALLENGES DETROIT!

THE (Ceveand) District (Detro
days the District Buro Of
discussed the membership and decided cha
District Now read in the Day
Detroit comrades challenged Pitts
bugh District Why look enemy hundreds of miles
and ready fight with you? Are the
Detroit afraid enter with in revolutionary rivalry?
Detroit District The field of operation
district have millions workers Our
territory Oho W. Virginia and Kentucky In
territory great automobile chemical fac
of the and the of rubber industry
We determined Party these gigantic factories
hundreds these basic industries After this
membership drive have entirely basis for
this district We hope have the overwhelming majority of
the membership in shop nuclei by FEBRUARY TO-
this district have of thousands of Negro workers.
exploited section of the working
They big They forced do the hardest
paid Therefore concentrating attention
advanced revolutionary workers
this membership drive We have already dispatched
E. Williams young fighter the mining section
Party among Negro
miners
wHAT-NEW YORK ASLEEP?
young comrades have challenged the New York district of
their membership propoonay but they
reply that the New York comrades have accepted
before the fight Our League
unociay have members
shop They
the field
the spirit of Revolutionary Rivalry challenge
members build shop nuclei
DAILY Worker We
to wnl j. ADAMS
The daily worker., 1929-11-27
Francis Urges Negro and White Workers to
Fight Bosses Together

"The pace Of advance of the work
ling class movement in America de-
pends largely upon what progress
is made in winning the Negro mass
es," Rothschild Francis, editor of
the Emancipator, of the Virgin Is
lands, declared today completing a
tour for the international Labor
Defense.
He spoke in eight industrial GEN.
ters to mixed audiences Of white
and Negro workers, and invariably
discovered Negro workers were anxi-
Gus to join the international Labor
Defense in their fight for all class
war prisoners.
"Negro workers in Washington,
Philadelphia, Chester, Media, Ard
more, Boston and Stamford came
up to the front of the hail." Francis
said, "and applied for membership"
The daily worker., 1929-11-27

The dual character the National Marking
large extent also explain the sometimes
icy of Marking Although Chang Kashek chiefly leans Amer
lean Imperialism the fact that the Yangze valley primarily British
influence together oblge
f nfrequenty with his British and japanese
times ne doesn't hesitate to pass night with either of the
two The capuaon the Tnan recognition the
famous Nhhaa loan and the British naval
of the well products Overnight
Chang primarily course Chang
Kaisheks occasional Britain
Americas confidence him. However, expects
pee fidelity from his So
masters approaches and his Wishes kind
from the master be assured Thus despite Chang
shek infdees America still gives him help his trouble
The American bogeoe realizes that the Chinese market
from England Japan without
start the struggle smaller SCALE by helping her China
Inc tng OF the arms embargo which makes legal for foreign
sell China, through government
naturally greatly strengthens Chang Kashek The
from Marking of the
the the opposing
Importance outcome the war It NAV be mentioned
here that almost the whole China Chang
direction organized with American capital he nterests)
and under the command the famous American
Hail. masqueradng General Chang"
Times of November carries the that e Marking
negotiating Company aemptne raise
1o0OO0O0 Mexican OO000 god advance giving
70 cent rebate We do not know the
aion but the fact that negotiations going certainly
that American mpaists have up hope
ting Chang Kahek leading capital
t the part of the i'm
periass The New York Times not
supporters aserthe only hone
OF Chna it has succeeded longer than
tanning sembance of order in China The New
Oct 49, 1929 outspoken 1t writes "Chang
seemed to symbolic civil and national unity that
successive evols against his have collapsed
this oveconfdence Chang Ka-she does
not that Chang Kae dogs influence
IN CHINA will with him. lmpeasts agents
when the old has served its But meantime Think
the evidence hand imperialism
has not abandoned supporting
him.
Ito be continued)
The daily worker., 1929-11-27

Francis returns December a to-
the Virgin Islands, where he way
imprisoned for a year and a hay
charged with contempt of cou}t
and libel" He demanded full right
of the Negro populace of those
islands, which suffer hardships and,
ignominy under military rule of the
United States.
"With 100000 toiling NegroA
in the U. S. A." Francis said, "tl
advance of the labor movement de
pends largely upon the cooperation
of the white and Negro workers
One cannot advance without thu
other"
Francis made a plea that all Negro
workers join the /. L. d. and fight
shoulder to shoulder with white
workers for the rights Of all workers
alike.
The daily worker., 1929-11-27

dent policy of its own, but always
follows the lead of big business"
The Music cri. 4 is peddled so
that Music can fool the workers
into the belief that he has some diff
ferences with the Greens and Wolls.
In reality Music is merely the Sec
ond line of defense within the A. F.
of L., ready to carry on the func-
tions of his masters the capitalists,
the Wolls and Greens, when their
wholehearted espousal of Hoover's
cause will completely discredit them
even among the aristocracy Of labor.
The daily worker., 1929-11-27
Music Wants to Take Green's Place in
Role of Betrayer
ITO be continued)

A. j. Music, leader of the fake
progressive labor group" which is
trying to bolster up confidence in the
reactionary American Federation of
Labor, issued a statement in which
he slightly disagrees with Green's
statement at the Hoover economic
crisis conference, in which Green
said the A. F. of L. would not pro-
tect the standard of living of the
workers.
Music said that Green's statement
shows "that labor has no indcpep-
The daily worker., 1929-11-27
The New Reactionary Civil War and the
Prospects of the Revolution in China

along the line bourgeois the civil
China be from the point
of of Marking The Chang clique body
the independent bourgeose of China; like Marking
bloc is also bloc allied composed of Chang Kshk
himself representing the Shanghai bougeoe controlling Kangu and
Chekiang the marists
Human Fuan and of Honan Such civil of reaction
Marking victorious bring the real
unity Chna The Tenth Penum of the
diagnosed the Chinese situation quite correctly the phrase e
the ruling clique China diametra opposed
interests of the national unfcaton of China npreco Vol
No. 46, p. 975l