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caused all our troubles, and I'm
through. My lesson has been
learned"
"a few minutes later the po-
lice released them. But not be-
fore the two love birds had en-
braced each other and sworn
to be decent from then on. 1t
was all very beautiful.
They left the station house,
arm in arm. The man hailed
a taxi. And one of the candy
butchers on the boat, a tough
little kid who assisted in the
rescue and then gone to the
station house with us, went
home in the cab with them. He
pleaded that he was going their
way.
About halfway to their des-
tination the husband leaned
forward and told the driver to
stop for a moment. He kissed
his wife warmly.
BE right back, dearest he
said. Won't be two minutes
I'm less than five minutes
he was back with a package.
He climbed into the cab.
We were both pretty lucky
today he grinned. You al
most got killed by the water
and I almost got killed by the
cops. That calls for a little
celebration as soon as we get
home. Here. baby
And he handed her two bot
ties of gin!"
Dear Mark" writes Ralph
Stitt from Chicago, heres
something that might be of in.
terest to some of your readers.
1t comes from the lips of Clark
Rodenbach who vouches for it.
Charlie Smith was recently
hailed into court out here and
charged with indecent exposure.
1t was one Of those things that
might have happened to any
man. Seems that middJe-aged
spinster lived directly opposite
him, and their windows were
not very far apart.
"Out Of a clear sky-or a
clear window-She notified the
police that, on many occasions,
she had perceived the unclad
body of Mr.. Smith disporting
itself in and about the various
rooms Of his apartment. Why
he hadn't drawn his shades and
why she kept peeking over at
Charlie are by no means i'm
portant. AS I said before, it
just happened.
Double Exposure
The judge took the spin
ster's tale seriously and paid
little attention to the man. He
finally fined Charlie for in
decent exposure, reprimanded
him severely and sent him on
his merry way.
Charlie, of course, burned
up. He was so peeved, in fact,
that he decided to turn the
tables on the spying spinster.
He spent many long and weary
hours waiting for his revenge.
And his patience was rewarded.
There before his very eyes was
his accuSer in practically the
same state of undreSs as she had
felt sufficient to complain about
when Charles shades were up.
Accordingly, the man hastily
summoned a policeman. And
before long Charlie was the
complainant and the spinSter
was the accused. Charlie went
to court in high glee.
1T happened, however, that
a different judge was sitting
on the bench. His ideas must
have differed from those of his
predecessor. For he duly tried
. the case-and saw matters in
different light. Once more
Charlie was fined, even more
severely reprimanded and sent
on his not so merry way.
"He had been convicted Of
being a 'Peeping Toni"
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into two hours
of picture en-
tertainment, du-
plicate the phe-
nomenal sue
cess which met
the New York
Theater Guilds
experiment in
endurance play
going?
w a S h ington
is the first city
to be calle d
upon to answer
t his question
for Hollywood.
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Were Well Oiled

Both of them were plastered
to the gills. The man, in fact,
was so drunk that, as he
handed over his tickets, he fell
flat on his face and had to be
helped to his feet. We consid-
cred refunding their money,
letting them sober up and hav-
ing them return by train. They
seemed to quiet down, however,
so we let them remain.
"No sooner had we sailed on
our return trip than a storm
came up. 1t was honey while
it lasted; one of the worst I've
ever encountered in this bust
ness. We had been out about a
half hour when, to the accom-
paniment of great excitement,
somebody went overheard. We
all started for the rescue. And
by some sort of modern miracle
it was accomplished.
Imagine our CONSERVATION
when it turned out to be the
drunken lady whom we had
wanted to leave behind. We
brought her around. And from
her and the other passengers
who had been standing around
we learned the story of what
had happened.
"She and her husband had
gone up to the hurricane deck
and started an argument be-
tween themselves. 1t waged
wildly for a few moments, and
the husband brought it to con-
cluSion by handing his wife a
pretty slap on the jaw. She had
then come downstairs, watched
the water for a moment and
before anyone could stop her
she had leaped overheard.
1--WE did the best we could
for the woman and then started
out to find her husband. We
found him locked in the mems
Mushroom, crying like a baby.
We hauled him out by sheer
force-and he was too drunk
to do anything but cry.
Confiscate Gin
Because it was necessary to
make a report of the thing, we
decided to turn them over to
the police when we arrived at
the pier. We had confiscated
what was left of some of the
vilest gin in all history, Not
because we wanted it, God
knows, but because it was ex-
cellent evidence in case there
would be any denying on the
1ady's part.
"At the police station the
man renewed the battle with
his wife. And on what grounds
do you suppose, Mark? He &C
cused her of trying to scare
him to death! The cops finally
stepped in and spoiled the fun.
A doctor had been summoned
to determine whether the
woman would be taken to a
hospital for observation. But
the medico evidently figured it
was all due to the bad gin, and
decided to let her go.
"a detective took the husband
into another room and began to
talk to him in a fatherly way
with a few fatherly cuffs for
good measure. The husband
finally broke down and unbur-
dened himself of his story. 1t
was the same old thing. A tough
life with his wife and their two
young children. Arguments ga
lore. Little happiness. Too
much drink. And that's how it
all happened.
But now" cried the husband
suddenly, 1--WE learned my les
son. When realize what al
most happened today, 1 think
we both must have been crazy.
love my wife more than ever
now. and I'm never gonna take
another drink as long as live.
I mean that. Drinking has
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O'NEILL IN THE MOVIES
Success Record
Expected to
Continue
Bx ANDREW R. KELLEY

Will movie audiences accept Eu-
gene O'Neill as a favorite screen
author?
Will Strange Interlude," the
six-hour marathon play capsuled
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other characters sat, as it were,
in frozen silence, not listening at
all. Would the audiences catch
the distinction and differentiate
between the thought-speech and
the conventional dialogue? Audi
ences did and liked the innova-
finrn
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Chevy Chase Lake
Dance Carnival

Chevy Chase Lake will bring
its most successful season to a
close tonight by giving big
dance carnival" with Bernie
Jarboe and his Night Hawks
furnishing the frolic and music.
Eddie Carr, manager of Chevy
Chase Lake, promises to make
the occasion a memorable one,
and has arranged many surprise
features for the frolic and dance
with Bernie Jarboe and his band
of Night Hawks tonight.
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Boulevard Topics

Harold Lloyd eXpecCS 10 SIC ITO
picture, Movie Crazy" open IN
six European cities: London,
Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid
and Rome. The bespectacled
star leaves here tonight for New
York a week ahead of his family.
A great baseball fan, he wants
to get in couple of worlds
series games before he sails.
What is this thing called love?
Dorothy Lee and Marsh Duffield
have made three trips to the
harbor to sail on that ship OF
chance, the S. S. La Playa.
They've missed it every time.
Even Lon CLANCY never
equalled the complicated makeup
of Boris Karloff in "Omhotep."
One day last week the star was
IN the hands of the makeup man
from 10:45 in the morning until
6 at night. During this time,
they converted him into a
little matter involv-
ing $50 yards of tape, wringling
processes, deadening of the hair
and a busting with cement pow
der. After sitting in chair for
seven hours and Is minutes, Kar-
loft was carried to the set where
he worked until midnight.
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Late Stage News
From Broadway

NEW YORK, Sept. 21-The
opening of Belmont Varieties" a
vaudeville revue, has been set back
until Thursday night at the Bel
mont Theater.
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Dolores Del Rio
Sought for
Fox Film
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1892, King Features
Gypdirata Inc

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 21.-Don't
be surprised if Dolores Del Rios
next picture turns out to be the
Flagg and Quirt story that Fox is
planning for November.
Harry Eddington, the Mexican
stars manager, likes to surround
his business deals with mystery,
but negotiations are on and I've
bunch an announcement will
be forthcoming before long.
1t would be quite fitting for
Dolores to take this part, because
she was the girl in What Price
Glory" first of the series in
which Edmund Lowe and Victor
McLaglen played their now famil-
lar characterizations.
Since leaving R-K-O, Dolores
has been vacationing at her home
near the beach. Some time ago,
she intimated that she would sign
a new contract in about three
weeks. The time is nearly up.
It's chuckly story Benny Ru-
bins tells about the impetuous
sutton of a Broadway chlorine.
First time he met her, the
chap went into this kind of hys-
teriac Your eyes are marvellous,
your lips are beautiful. your nose
is adorable, your hair is spun
gold"
Finally, the bored chlorine cut
him short
Say, what is this-a proposal
or on inventorVp"
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Whatever your wants may he, there
Is always a possibility that they can he
satisfied through the many services ad-
Vertised in tOday'S Classified Section.
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The settings for II Loved You
Wednesday," which Crosby Gaige
is producing, will be the work of
Raymond Sovey. The play, by
Molly Ricardel and william Du
Bots, will open next Monday eve
ming in Newark.
"Son of Satin" a play by Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Whitehouse Cor
tbs, is announced to go in re-
hearsal on Wednesday morning
under Mr.. Cortis's direction. The
play was in preparation last sea-
son, but was withdrawn before
its opening.
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GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Jan. 2.-Nothing since
the Russian revolution shook the
world as did Great Britain's sus-
pension of the gold standard on
Sept. 81, dragging dozen countries
with her and imperiling the cur
rency positions of many more.
AS the year drew to a close, the
government was facing financial
Waterloo in the struggle to save the
internal purchasing power of the
pound sterling and safeguard the
people against imitation. The pound
finished the year worth about 30
per cent less abroad.
Faced with a prospective unfa-
vorable trade balance of 100000
pounds, compared with last years
favorable balance of more than
100000 pounds, BUY British"
campaign that amounted to a vir-
tual boycott of foreign goods was
started. Drastic anti-dumping du-
ties were enacted and clamor for
a general tariff developed.
Two gold transfusions from the
United States and France, amount
ing to 130,000,0O0 pounds, failed to
bring the country through the Sep
TENDER crisis, although the parlia-
ment was in the act of passing new
taxation measures to meet the
budget deficit of 7O,7OO,0OO pounds.
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BONDS JOIN STOCKS
IN PRICE DECLINES

Unsettled events abroad acceler-
ated the decline. Conspicuous
among these were the abandon
ment Of the gold standard by Great
Britain and other countries, the
thorny German reparations Situa-
ton and the prospects of war in the
far east.
Railroad bonds were among the
weakest. The carriers continued
poor earnings prevented most roads
from qualifying their bonds for re-
tention or the legal lists under
present restrictions in most states.
Action to modify these require
mentS was initiated late in the
year.
For a time there was a brief rally
when an application for Is per
cent increase in freight rates was
placed before the interstate COM
merce commission. The full in
crease was denied, but another de-
cision was awaited, which it was
believed, would be favorable to the
roads.
The famous Hoover "debt holi-
day." o52e-year moratorium on all
war debts, provided a temporary
Stimulant to the bond market, par
ticularly to many foreign loans, but
this petered out when it became
apparent that the relief afforded
was inadequate to help the foreign
financial situation to a great ex-
tent.
Suspension of the gold standard
in England in September and wide
fluctuations in foreign currencieS
we're factors that depressed foreign
obligations. The recurrent DOGGY of
an extremist regime in Germany
combined With the acute economic
depression in that country to I'M
settle foreign loans.
A sweeping reaction in South
American bonds as a result Of
numerous refaults was one Of the
big events IN the foreign list.
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AT DAYTON O.-Manuel Castro. Mexi-
gan lightweight. easily outpointed Al Calm
nf Columbus winning all of the ten rounds.
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PORKER MART
SELLS OFF ON
LIGHT DEMAND
Cattle, Calves NominaIIy
Steady; Sheep Show
Little Action.

Hogs ranged from steady to 20
cents lower this morning at the
Union Stockyards, classes over 100
pounds showing the loss. The bulk
100 to 1926 pounds, sold for $40 to
$425; early top represented by the
$4.75 figure. Receipts were esti-
mated at $500; holdovers were not
reported.
Cattle were nominal; receipts
numbered so. Vealers were off SO
cents at So down. Calf receipts
numbered 100.
There was little action in the
sheep market, practically all re-
ceipts being billed through direct
Prices were quotably stead. Re-
ceipts were 600.
At Chicago hogs were about
steady with Fridays average to
shippers; few 100 to 20O-pound
weights selling for $3.50 to $3.50;
early top, $3.50. Receipts we're 5000
including 5000 direct. Holdovers
were 1000. Cattle receipts were
200; calves, 100; steady. Sheep,
1000; steady.
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TRADE LEADERS
PREPARED FOR
UPTURN IN 1882
Drop in Production Seen as
Base for New Era of
Prosperity.
BY RICHARD L. GRIDLEY
United Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-American
business entered the new year to-
day, strengthened by the last thirty
months of economic readjustment,
and with its eleaders confident OF
the future.
Restrained optimism was appar-
ent in year-end forecasts of various
business and banking heads. They
pointed out that the necessary
groundwork for new prosperity
was being formed rapidly. The
principal element lacking, they said
was confidence.
Confidence will be supplied as
soon as it becomes apparent that
banking difficulties were ended
Failures have been smaller in re-
cent weeks. Hopes are entertained
that they will decrease farther.
Expect New Ford "S"
While there are no surface indi-
cations of a miraculous return to
prosperity, business is shaping itself
for the seasonal January upswing
that inevitably follows the year-end
industrial Shut-downs.
Steel and automobile operations
both will be stepped up materially
next week. The improvement will
be felt all along the line.
Whether the early January i'm
provement will be lasting will de-
pend largely upon events over the
next few weeks. The. automobile
industry, upon which rests a large
portion of the economic welfare of
the country, is proceeding cautious
ly. 1t is prepared to step up oper-
ations sharply.
Much interest attaches the pros
pective new Ford motor model.
Trade papers indicate it is an
eight" ready for delivery early in
the spring. Quantity production of
such a car would swell industrial
operations Immediately and force
rehiring Of thousands of workers
throughout the country to produce
materials.
Rail Prospects Bright
Railroads enter the new year with
improved prospects. On Monday
the 3 to 4 per cent freight rate in
crease, designed to swell railroad
revenues from $1OO,0OO,OOO to $685.
100000 annually goes into effect.
Later in the month active negotia-
tons will be resumed to effect the
proposed 10 per cent reduction in
wages.
The oil industry is cheered by the
current Sunday shutdown move
ment that already has clipped more
than 100000 barrels off the weekly
crude oil production figures and
brought production more in line
with actual needs.
Retail and wholesale merchants,
on the other hand, having shared
fully in the Christmas buying sea-
son, are suffering from the usual
after-holiday buying slump.
Financial affairs enter the new
year slightly improved. A check on
the liquidation of leading stocks
and bonds came last week. Better
markets are predicted in many
quarters. Much, however, will de-
pend upon developments in foreign
countries
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GERMANY

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE outstand-
ing event in Germany's economic
history in 1881 was the collapse of
the country's credit, both foreign
and domestic. The credit crisis cuI-
minated in July, when all banks in
the country had to be closed for
two days by decree because they
were unable to meet depositors' de-
mands, stimulated by an unprece-
dented panic.
Eventually, the acute crisis was
overcome and normal banking trans
actions restored after three weeks,
but the ensuing moratorium would
not yet be ended and the restora-
ton of normal credit conditions
was still out of sight at the end of
the year. Thus, Germany entered
the new year with two problems I'M
solved on which her future, poll
tically as we'll as economically, de-
ponds; first, the problem of short
term debts, and secondly, repara-
tions.
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GiIt-Edged Securities Are
Lowered by Heavy
Liquidation.
BY OTTO E. STURM
United Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The past
year was one of the most reaction
airy in the history of the bond mar
ket. Not only lower grade bonds,
but even gilt-edged securities sue
cumbed to the effects of the world
wide business depression.
Persistent liquidation of bonds by
banks which in normal times would
have been the markets prime sus-
tanning influence was an outstand-
ing factor in the situation.
Another was the universal dis
trust of securities of any kind and
the general desire to hoard.
Forced by distressing economic
conditions to keep assets in a thor
oughly liquid condition at all times,
banks had to sell bonds steadily to
be prepared for extraordinary de-
mands on the part of depositors who
were frightened by the epidemic of
bank suspensions that marked 1881.
While in the early part of the
year liquidation by banks was con-
fined to the lower brackets of bonds
and much of the effect was mitigated
by switching into higher grade Sc
curities, the growing acuteness of
the business depression forced sell
ing of all grades of fized interest
bearing securities later.
BY the end of the year most OF
the old line, strictly investment
issues, had joined the junior and
speculative descriptions which had
been going down all year. Even
United States government issues
sold of to new lows during the
final months Of the year.
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AT CHARLOTTE, N. C.-Sammy Baker.
New York welterweight, lost in ten rounds
local lightweight. outpointed Herman GER
lick of Kalamazoo. Mich. in ten rounds.
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swine PRICES
DISPLAY WEAK
TREND IN 1881
Prices Decline so Per Cent
From January to
December.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Increased
supplies and decreased consumption
during 1881 sent prices for hogs,
cattle and sheep on a sharp down.
ward sweep that carried livestock
values to successive new low levels
up to the closing sessions Of the
year.
Hogs fell steadily throughout the
year and by mid-December had
scraped levels not seen in thirty-two
years. On Dec. II hogs sold at
$40 per hundred weight at Chi
cago, just 5 cents above the low
mark set in 1899.
The peak was reached in January.
when a price of $3.50 was secured.
These prices compare with a high
of $11.9O in August of 1880 and a
low OF 1925 in December of 1880.
Consumption Small
Aiding in depressing the price was
run of 7,509,544 hogs, of which
2,495,7 came direct to the pack
ers. In 1880 the supplies were
7,467, 541, and the packers bought
2,555,884 direct from the country.
The shipping demand in the same
time dropped from 1854, 400 in 1880
to 1908, 1852 this year.
A further depressing factor was
one of the hottest summers in his
tory. The warm weather extended
well into the spring and fall and
further reduced the amounts of
meats consumed.
In cattle markets the same price
cutting was noticed. The demand
was the smallest in many years.
Increased receipts were the rule
here, too, 1881 bringing 2,217672
beeves and 528, 299 calves to market
as compared to 2,159,820 beeves and
$50, 760 calves in 1880.
New Low Since 1908
The top price of $14.25 was
reached in January, but was we'll
under the 1880 top of $16.75 also
set in January. A new low since
1908 was set when the value of cat
tie fell to So in May as compared
to a low of $10.85 in July of last
year.
Sheep markets experienced the
same curve that was displayed in
the cattle and hog divisions.
Dropping from a peak of $12 for
the new crop Of lambs and $1O25
for old crop stock in May, the price
reached a low of $685. in December.
These prices compared with high
OF $14.75. In January, 1880, and
low of $685. in October.
Receipts of sheep at Chicago
tota1ed 4,295,505 as compared with
4.171 .636 in 1870
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FRANCE

PARIS, Jan. lizard times
were a long time reaching France,
but during the last quarter of 1881,
French commerce, industry and
finance felt the edge of the tremors
which shook the financial structures
of the United States, Great Britain,
Germany and other commercial ma
tons several years ago.
Increased unemployment, re-
duced commerce, an unfavorable
trade balance, reduced car load
ings and a growing deficit in rail-
way exploitation and a decrease in
tonnage actually carrying cargoes to
sea, all reflected the changed bust
ness conditions in France.
Gold continued to pile up in the
Bank of France during the yeah
and the country became the worlds
second largest holder of the metal.
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ITALY

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE outstanding
features of the financial year in
Italy were the successful launching
of the national 4,OOO,OOOOOO lire
loan. the merger of the country's
chief shipping companies, creation
of the new National Credit Institute
for financing industry, and the
measures taken for defense of the
currency.
Business, as in other countries,
was under cloud all the year and
the proportion Of failures showed
an increase.
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SPAIN

MADRID, Jan. 2.-Business, in
dustry and commerce touched new
low levels of activity in Spain dur
ing 1881 as a result of a series of
adverse circumstances, combined
with the unfavorable psychological
situation which the revolution
brought with it. It was estimated
the year closed with deficit of
5O0O0O,000 pesetas for the national
government.
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KIRSHBAUMS IN ACTION

Kirshbaum Center basketeers will
meet Goldstein Brothers company
quintet at the Kirshbaum gym Sun
dav afternoon at $3.50. Kirshbaums
have won four and lost one this
season.
Fast-stepping Kirshbaum Bull
dogs will tangle with indianapolis
universals at 2:S0. Budcogs are
claimants of the state junior title.