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Plans Rate Reduction.

BALTIMORE August % Especially
Its business having been adversely
affected since the State made the Havre
de Grace Perryville Bridge toll-free, the
Rochester Co. yesterday asked the
public service commission for permission
to reduce its rates for the transporta-
ton of autos across the Chesapeake.
The amended schedules call for fiat
rate on passenger autos Of $3.50 each
(including drivers). as compared with
the existing rates running from $3.50
to $3.50, according to the size OF the
car
reduced schedules for the transpor-
tation of trucks also were filed giving
unloaded trucks differential rate Of
from so to 81, according to tonnage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
Russ Army Improving.

Russia now has 100000 trained SOL
diers and many more men who can
fight but could not cope with a first
rate military power. Thus declares a
British military man who commanded
the chief Russian unit during the 1919
campaign In Russia. He says that dur
ing the last three years the Russian
Army has improved very considerably
toward being An efficient organization.
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AVIATION IS AIDING
OTHER INDUSTRIES
Growth of Flying Creates Demand
for Products Used by
Pilots.
BY J. C. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Airplanes
and other new products of industry
are breaking down old marketing
methods and transforming the entire
marketing picture for the commodities
each needs. This has been emphasized
strongly by the announcement of the
introduction of new engine oil pre-
sented to the aviation industry during
the Cleveland air race week. Wider
distribution of this lubricant is promised
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. August % especially =
An unfavorable weekly report and the
end-of-the-month private estimates. in
dicating a loss of several hundred thou
sand bales in crop prospects, stimulated
activity on the Cotton Exchange today
and prices declined quarter of cent
at one time. Prices showed gain OF
10 to 20 points on the day. Spots were
advanced 20 points to 1890.
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Gard SHARPER Dies Poor.

NEW YORK. August % LP.-FranKie
DWyer,. who was known TO police on
both sides OF the ocean rs a trans
atlantic card sharp nd confidence
man. is dead. In recent years he was
in comparative poverty, his eyesieht
and self-confidence and engaging ap-
pearance having deserted him. Often
he wes arrested. Never was he con-
Victed
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CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, August % (P.-Butter
steady: receipts, e,sss tubs; prices un-
changed.
Eggs steady: receipts, 1880 cases;
prices unchanged.
Poultry-Alive. weak: receipts, 3 cars:
fowls. III: Springs, 27 Springs, No. 2,
10: broilers, 81; turkeys, 20 to 30;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, 10 to 81; Spring
geese, 19.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. August % tHD.-Copper
steady: electrolytic. spot and future. 10.
iron steady: unchanged. Tin easy:
spot. 46.12: future, 1852. Lead steady:
spot, New York, 675; East St. Louis,
6.55a6.57. Zinc steady: East st. Louis,
spot and future. $50. Anthony, s.87.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. August % Pl.-Call
money firmer; per cent all day.
Time loans steady; 80 days. 8A to 9:
so to 80 days, 834 to 9; 4 to 6 months,
s.. to 9.
Prime commercial paper. 6 to 6l4.
Bankers acceptances unchanged.
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PRICES ON PARIS BoURsE.

PARIS, August % (P.-Prices were
Arm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes. 70 francs so centimes. Five
per cent loan.' 1903 francs SO confines
Exchange on London, 1913 francs 86L2
centimes. The dollar was quoted at IS
francs 55h confines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
Blue Goose Hangs High.

OTTAWA, August % F).-The blue
goose has been shown up. 1t was seen
every Summer, but whence it came was
a mystery. J. Dewey Soper, Govern
ment investigator. is on the way from
Baffin Land with blue goose eggs, blue
goose nests. blue goslins.
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Pa Striblings Ballyhoo.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August % (P).-
Perhaps Pa Stribling is trying his in
genuitv at ballyhoo He announces
that his son has signed up for three
fights in Europe and that father and
son will fly across the pond If some
body will provide plane.
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Commodity Notes
Oil.

Oil.
LANSING, Mich, August 28.-State
revenue received from the severancastax
in oil production shows that there was
s1.sl3,084 worth Of oil produced in
Michigan for the month of July, from
the Mount Pleasant Midland. Saginaw
end Muskegon fields. From this the
state received revenue of approx
imately $32,500.
Cotton.
FORT wORTH-Cotton fields In
scattered areas of Northwest Texas are
being abandoned because of the con-
tinued drought. Rain has not fallen in
some of these sections since May Is.
The cotton came up. but the plant has
withered. It would not produce now
even with bountiful moisture. If rain
falls in September, these fields will be
put in grain.
Grain.
ENID. Okla-Farmers in this vicinity
arc being delayed in planting of the
Winter wheat crop. 1t has not rained
since the middle of July. Heavy rains
Just before the harvest, followed by hot
winds shivelel and ripened the grain
prenaturely. have already taken
heavy toll from the wheat producer.
Unless the crop can be planted soon.
next years production may be material
ly decreased because farmers will be
unable to plant normal acreage.
Coal.
WILKES-BARRE. Pa.-The anthra-
cite coal shipments now going out from
this field are showing an encouraging
increase. These shipments are running
in the neighborhood of Is per cent
larger than In the. corresponding period
of 1928.
Fish.
SEATTI E.-The Washington State
fisheries department announces that
the salmon run in Washington streams
this year is comparing favorably with
that of prosperous years of the industry
in the past The packers are busy with
the pack of pinks up to this time over
100000 cases.
Iron and Steel.
1TTAWA.-Pig iron production in
! Canada is running the highest in years:
The output of pig iron for the first half
year reached a total of g518,557 long
tens, the largest since 1877, when the
cutrut rcached $4,000 Hlong tons.
Pic:n9tion since has been extremely
l1;e 4. $40 ats tf91sF ls-5
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 28-Following
is list of stocks and bonds traded in
on the New York Curb Market today,
with the volume of sales and prices up
to and including the close Of the
market:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28

Japan is breaking all at It's steel
producing records.
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Sales in STANDARD oIfg ISSUES AND FOR.
shares. MER SUBSI6dARIES-5TOC
500 A A o We eeDs ..... asa y 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

Post once Department and the Federal
courts can do little to protect this class
Of citizens. They refuse to be warned.
Penniless widows complain Of the In
justice Of brutal Government towards
the ingratiating statesmen. who have
mulcted them of the savings Of life
times and write letters to the President
pleading that these men be pardoned.
These persons, 1t seems, have q
ludicrous and pathetic faith in the
printed word. They are convinced that
anything they read in print must. ipso
facto, be gospel. The more extrava-
CANT the claims the greater the i'm
preston on the intended victims.
An oil stock guarantees 400 per cent
return within six months. That is
Just the sort Of proposition poor old
Mrs. Jones, living hand-to-mouth ex-
istence In her attic room, IS looking for.
1t never occurs to her to question the
good faith Of the promoter. Is not his
promise in print"
The months slip by and the promised
dividends do not come. She writes to
inquire the reason and Is informed
that the hackers Of the scheme now are
in jail for using the mails to defraud.
That explains it all, she reasons. OF
course, the poor men can not make good
their promises If they are in jail. They
honestly intended-she has their letters
as proof-to make everybody rich and
happy. The Government, run by the
international bankers and the Standard
OIL Co., does not want everybody rich
and happy, she reasons. It is opposed
to any fair distribution Of wealth and so
1t Is crucifying these idealistic friends
Of the poor.
Five or six years later the swindlers
are out Of jail again. Mrs. Jones has
saved up q few more dollars in the
meantime. She clutches eagerly at
the chance to buy some more Of their
stock. She is bound to be given the
opportunity, for her name is on the
sucker list"
Hundreds Of such cases actually come
to the attention Of the office of the So
licitor Of the Post once Department.
Human nature Is human nature.
Government neither can change 1t nor
very effectively protect it.
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Censorship of the Classics
Appraised as Literary Gain

gotten out of the jurisdiction of Mas
sachusetts, the better for the importer
To be sure, Candide did not kiss the
baroness, only an unmarried girl; but
any kissing is particularly calculated to
arouse the suspicion Of the Bay State
censorship authorities"
Pointing out that this classic has
been used for decades in American
colleges" the Chattanooga News sug-
geStS: Perhaps now we may expect q
flood of the classic, and the public,
which abhorS text books, will want to
see what the censorship is all about
And libraries, no doubt, will have to get
new copies to replace those which, I'M
doubleday, have been overly thumbed
since the Boston arbiters Of literature
baniShed Voltaire. Until we can get a
few customs inspectors with Chester
fieldian taste in literature and art, We
suppose intelligent Americans will have
to continue to read the classics without
the advice of censors."
In view of the effect of the reversal
OF the Government decision, the New
eral satisfaction at the result: Harvard
professors will no longer have to boot
leg this volume of Voltaire to their
classes. The rest of the country can
continue to beg, buy, borrow or steal the
book-but without the extra thrill of
knowing it is under the ban. Washing
ton has proved itself broader than the
Modern Athens'-and what Washing
ton says goes. So, in the words of the
immortal DR.. Pangloss, CANDIES tutor,
all is for the best in this best of all
possible worlds We can rejoice and 20
back to our cabbages."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
Nerve-Burning Cure
Is Watched i'm EurOpe
BY E. E. FREE, PHI. ID.

Nerve burning to cure neuritis, rheu-
matiSfn, some kinds of paralysis and
other nerve diseases Is the new "Asuero
cure" now attracting attention in
Europe. Named for its inventor, a
physician of the Spanish town of San
Sebastian, the method claims thou
sands of cures and boasts equal thou
sands of enthusiastic testimonials.
Patients from all parts of Spain flock
to DR.. Asueros operating room, where
over so day are being treated. Some
independent surgeons report eQuiva-
lent successes, for DR.. Asuero makes
no secret of his technique. Others deny
real value to the idea and ascribe re-
ported cures to mental suggestion.
DIR. Asuero finds a certain sensitive
spot inside the upper part of the nose,
just over the trigeminal nerve. He
burns this spot with a hot wire The
shock to the nerve is supposed to act
in some way to stimulate and improve
the whole nervous system. The idea, it
may be noted is not entirely new. A
New York ear specialist, DIR. Paul v.
Winslow, uses a somewhat similar pro-
cedure of stimulating nerve centers in
side the nose to improve some kinds Of
deafness.
The late Prof Wilhelm Fliess of Ber-
lin proposed nerve burning to treat
some kinds of paralysis. Injection Of
alcohol into one of the nerve ganglia
is a recognized treatment for one va
riety of facial neuralgia. European
physicians soon will make certain,
doubtless. whether DR.. Asuero has ex-
tended these methods usefully or has
not.
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A Deserved Tribute.

A well deserved tribute to Thomas A.
Edison Is paid by the President Of the
United States, who says:
He removed an untold burden OF
toll from the backs Of men and women
for all times"
This appreciation was voiced in con-
nection with Lights Golden Jubilee
in worldwide celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the first electric light.
Mr.. Edison not only let the light of
his own inventive genius shine afar,
way beyond the flash Of the "shot heard
round the world" but he brought
permanent relief, for centuries yet I'M
born, to all humanity from the drudgery
Of toll, while opening up new industries
for the employment Of his fellow men
at profitable and healthful occupations
which oftentimes stimulates latent in
ventive, constructive ability, giving new
ambition and zest to living.
That profitable industry has resulted
is as 1t should be. An aid to humanity,
it must be backed by assured profit
from its development in order that it
may have permanence in popular use.
Here, Mr.. Edison's inyentiveness has
stood the supreme test in affording
profit to invested capital, as well as
employment and q larger future to the
industrial worker, and safety and con-
venience and relief from untold toll
to the great mass Of people throughout
the world.
Half century Of benefaction!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

simple check-up on this source Of dam
ger. can accomplish much.
Little difhculty should be experienced
in securing motorist cooperation for
such campaign in the District. No
hardship is involved. and there are few
drivers who would not be willing to go
through q test Of headlights and brakes
In order that they may be protected
from other users Of the streets. Dis
trict authorities could with benefit to
the community investigate the posi-
bilities of q similar check-up In the
National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
An Automobile Check-up.

The check-up on the condition Of
automobiles, which has been under way
in Maryland for some time, could well
be duplicated in the District with bene-
fetal results. The owner Of every car
bearing Maryland tag must report for
inspection. Brakes, headlights and
other parts Of the car are checked by
experienced men. The motorist with
his car In good condition is given a
small and inconspicuous sticker to paste
on his windshield, while the driver
whose car fails to meet the require
ments faces an ordeal with the commits
sioner Of motor vehicles department.
The State of Pennsylvania follows a
slightly different procedure. While in
Maryland only Maryland cars are SUBJ
jected to the test, Pennsylvania looks
over motorists entering the State
regardless of the tag carried on their
cars. At some convenient point near
the State line two members of Com
missioner Eynon's courteous motor
cycle squad wave all cars to a stop.
"Please put your emergency brake on
is the first request. The car Is then
rocked to ascertain whether the brake
holds. please turn on your head
lights" is the next. II the motorist
passes this brief investigation he Is al
lowed to proceed on his way. The
whole operation takes less than fve
minutes.
To bad brakes may be ascribed many
accidents. Also to bad headlights or
the burning Of only one headlight can
be laid the blame for mishaps. The
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Fire Insurance Rates.

Appearing q few days apart. the an
nual reports Of Fire Chief George s..
Watson and Insurance Commissioner
Thomas M. Baldwin, r., constitute an
other brief for lower rates on fire in
surance In the District, q matter that
has been agitated for many years with
only partial success. Chief Watson
shows that the Fire Departments
efficiency has brought the fire hazard
down another notch. A per capita loss
from fires of $2.05 in 1920 has been
reduced to $1.S9 in the last calendar
year.
Mr.. Baldwin's report again empha-
sizes the need for O reduction in fire
rates. 1t reiterates the high margin
of profit on fire insurance written over
ten-year period In this city. the re-
vised figures showing the average loss
Of 1876 ~er cent on the premiums re-
ceived. For the last year covered the
loss was 23.1 per cent. Despite the re-
auctions in some classes Of fire in
surance rates. voluntarily made effec-
tive January ]. of last year by the I'm
derwriters' Association Of the District,
Mr.. Baldwin renews his recommended
ton for the appointment Of an impair
tial commission to study the whole struc-
ture Of fire rates in the Capital. The
Bureau of Ef1ciency's report pointed
out number of ineQuities. Mr.. Bald
win believes that the bureau might
undertake yet another investigation.
The board Of governors Of the Under
writer's Association. in announcing last
December its adoption Of some changes
in fire rates. intimated that this first re-
duction in fourteen years would be fol-
lowed by continued study Of conditions
that would lead to other changes in the
schedules. II the underwriters pursue
this policy to the desirable end, and do
it voluntarily. they will show q COM
mendable spirit of cooperation in help
ing to improve condition that has been
the ground for well merited criticism
over long number Of years. Washing
tons fire hazards have been steadily re-
duced. improvements In building con-
struction, wide streets, greater efficiency
in the Fire Department have been fac
tors that should have been, but are not
applied to revising all fire rates down.
ward.
Mr.. Baldwin again asks for q new
and complete insurance code for the
District. In this demand he Is Joined
by trade and civic organizations and by
reputable insurance ofhcials. There is
need here for a new insurance code that
will adequately protect the public. The
code should be drawn as q model for the
country, advantageously using the sue
cessful features of codes in other locali-
ties.
Decisive action on the part Of the
Commissioners should be taken now.
There is increasing demand for 1t.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is a special department devoted
to the handling of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organi-
zation in Washington to serve you in
any capacity that relates to informa-
ton. Write your question, your name
and your address clearly and inclose 2
cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send
to The Evening Star Information Bu-
reau, Frederic j. HaSkin, director,
Washington, D. c.
@. Does a voice actually travel over
telephone wire?-H. w.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that the voice does not travel. The
motion Of one diaphragm controls an
electric current which moves another
diaphragm, thus reproducing the voice.
@. What is the Abraham Lincoln
Foundation?-N. C..
A. 1t is a movement toward the es-
tablishment Of Abraham Lincoln Uni
yersity. 1t is planned to establish the
university within the metropolitan area
Of New York City, in Westminster
County. A scholarship endowment and
building fund Of $66,000,000 is to be
raised.
@. Is there such a thing as a blue
rose or blue hrysanthemum?-H.P P.
A. A blue rose has not been developed
A blue chrysanthemum is not known in
this country. 1t is rumored that one
has been developed in Japan and is
jealousy guarded by Buddhist priests.
@. What causes atomic radio-activity
and diSintegration?-O.C c.
A. Atoms of radium are distinguished
from atoms of non-radio-active sub
stances by the property of spontaneous
disintegration, which, in the case of
radium, consists In the election of an
alpha particle which Is small piece of
the central core or nucleus of the
radium atom. This process transforms
the radium atom into an atom of an
other chemical element During dis
Indignation atoms of radium also emit
radiation similar TO x-rays.
c. Is it true that the eel has two
heartS?-G. D.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says
that the eel has an organ in its tail
that pulSateS, and fishermen consider it
a real heart. On the other hand, If an
eel is struck in this region it has the
same fatal effect as blow across the
heart.
@. What does zoom mean in airplane
parlance?-B. w.
A. Zoom means to climb for a short
time at an agile greater than that which
can be maintained in steady flight, the
airplane being carried upward at the
expense of kinetic energy. The term
is sometimes used as a noun to denote
any sudden increase in the upward
slope Of the flight path.
@. Is the money coined for Canada
A. Newfoundland has separate
coinage.
@. When a man marries q widow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

with a child does the child take his
name?-W. f.
A. The child does not take his STEP
fathers name automatically. Tbs
| court may be petitioned by the mother
or next friend for the change to be
| authorized.
Q. Why are the members Of some
religious orders given the title Fra?-
A. B. G.
A. 1t is an abbreviation. of frate, an
| Italian word meaning brother.
@. How were the slaves managed in
! ancient Rome?-J. H. B.
| A. The vast numbers Of slaves were
| carefully split up into decuriae, or
squads of 10.
Q; Is the expression go slow" gram
| matical?-E. H. B.
A. Since slow is both an adjective
! and an adverb the expression 90
slow Is correct. Go slowly also 10 used.
9; When were fire extingujshers in
A. An eXtinguisher was brought into
successful use in London in 1913. In
1887 William A. Graham applied for
a patent for a similar apparatus in
the United States. /.
@. Please tell something about the
curious Winchester House in Palo Alto,
Calif.-D. M. W.
A. The Palo Alto Chamber of Com
merce says THE Winchester House
was built by Mrs. Winchester, the
widow of the famous firearms man, who
was spiritualist. She claimed the
spirits told her she would not die as
long as the sound of hammers was
heard In her house, and as a result she
kept building and building and chang
ing and, when the spirits told her, left
of one section half finished and started
another. 1t is estimated that at least
structure, and parts of it have not been
explored. The house is some three
stories high-that is, it looks to be that
but there may be five in some parts
where it is built in miniature sections. I
There are several wings, and the archi-
tectural style Is largely that in fashion
rs years ago-very ornate and ugly.
Only the best of material was used in
the wood parts. and the furnishings,
truly magnificent. One room. the one
in which she communed with her
spirit guide, was furnished and hung
entirely in black velvet. Others were
masterpieces in satin, and there were
closets full Of the best linens, silks,
etc, for the entertainment Of her spirit
guests. She lived alone with her niece
and nurse and never had visitors. In
the house itself there are staircases that
lead to nowhere, ending in a blank
wall. There are others that break on
and end some feet deeper. There
are rooms / foot wide, and there Is
tiny balcony with doors about feet
high leading to It, There are other
staircases with pinch risers. Surround
inc Of iy7o
are tall cedar hedges and a nondescript
garden"