Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1924, Page 11

THD RON NGNS OF NARS PGTURED One Travels East, the Other " West, Flagstaff Observ- ers Discover. By the Ausociated Press. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., August 25.—With atmospheric conditions excellent and with the surface of Mars clear, Lowell Observatory experts were able to se- cure excellent studies of the planet in the past two days, during which it was closer to the earth than it had been at any time in the past 100 photographic @nd visual of the two moons adjacent to s were secured by the obsery here in the past 24 hours, in which they made a special study of condi- tions regarding the planet. The Lowell Observatory is said by ob- servers here to Lt situated better than other institutions for the study of M An extended observation of the planet and its two moons was made last night. The smaller of the two Martian moons, according to ex- perts here, circles planet once every eight hours. arger moon is relatively the pared to Mai s the moon compared to the earth. Follow The s and trave the ite Paths. s in the west the larger Oppo: aller moon ris east, while moon moves from east to west, as does the earth’s moon. On account of the small s f the two bodies no deductions can made regarding their action or composition, accord- ing to the observers, although It believed that they are composed of iron. It is also believed that they bear the same relationship to Mars as does the moon to the earth, Although no new information of any importance was obtained during the observations conducted here, the photograph plates and visual observ- ances tend to establish past theori and deductions of the Lowell staff re garding atmospheric conditions and the precence of water, air,and ve tation on the planet. FIND TRACE OF FUNGI. Scientists Consider This Only Can Live on Mars. CHICAGO, | August Nothing | that is not already known has been developed during the current ob- servations of Mars, according to Prof. Edwin F rost of the <University of Chicago, director of the Ye S Observatory, at Williams Bay, Wis Reports of es of the pre ence of 1 water and vapor have merely verified results of former ob- servations, he d. Astronomers have known for some time of the| existence of water and atmosphere Prof. Frost said, discu ng at proof of them just been found for the first time by Prof. Schaer, director of the Jungfrau Ob- servatory, in Switzerland. | No foundation for a belief that life exists on Mars beyond a possible fungous growth has been developed, he declared. Observations at Yerkes Observatory which has the largest refractory lens in the world, have so ulted in no new information the planet, nor its eatel g to the director. He has hopes that trace of a third moon be found during the coming month, when observations will continue to be m resul servers there said on the planct and its dimin ing field of ice. The crimson tints, they , may be caused by desert astes of red sands. suds of vapor were found across the face of Mars which was partly covered with a net- work of canals. These might be the fungous plant, which they consider is the only thing capable of withstanding the extreme heat and cold to which Mars issubject. ILLINOIS A;fiLE CROP IN POOR CONDITION Special Dispatch to The Star, SPRINGFIELD, Ill, August 25. The latest estimate of the Illinois ap- ple crop indicates a yield of 667,000 barrels as compared with 1,351,000 last year. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., August 25. —More than 500 carloads of Jonathan apples will be shipped from the Ozark orchards in the next few weeks. The grape crop, estimated at 400 cars, b gan moving tod { DENVER, August —Condition of the Colorado apple crop indicates an increase of 9 per cent over the 1923 yield. The total is estimated at 3,247,000 bushels, compared with 3,010,000 bushels last year. POTATO MARKET STEADY. CHICAGO, _August —Potatoes trading moderate; market about steady; receipts, 47 total United States shipments, ; Sunday, Kansas sack ish Cobblers, 1.30; few, 1 ed Irish cobblers, 1.00al sacked Irish cobblers, 1. v Jersey sacked cobblers, 1. ; bulk, 1. Minnesota bulk earl s, 1.05a1.15; sacked, 1.10a1.20; f. 2 sacked early Ohi red tints There Is Every Reason Why You Should Locate In Chevy Chase QUINTER, THOMAS & CO. . &as an Ounce of ntion everybody, every day, eat POSt’S bran flakes . Nowyoul like briang, 82.0.00. 10 EVERYMAN’S INVESTMENTS BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. SIXTY-FIRST ARTICLI Facts About Forelgn Bonds. The attention of American investors has been turned toward foreign bonds in greater degree recently than in any time in two years. The ques- tion arises then as to how far the securities of other governments than our own are desirable investments. Now a foreign government bond can- not be judged by the same standards that we apply to a domestic railroad or industrial issue. Two factors have to be considered, one political and the other financial, in judging the soundness of a foreign government security To any one who has followed the market for foreign dollar bonds dealt in here during the past few years this is self-evident. Take the case of French bonds, for instance. Quota- tions have fluctuated over a wide range as the outlook varied for an agreement on the reparations prob- lem. When the French first invaded the Ruhr the bonds made their low record and political news has gov- erned the price movement -more or less ever since. Brazil Bonds an Example. Or consider the bonds of Brazil. A month or so ago when the cable dis- patches announced a revolutionary the impartance of which impossible to estimate in this country, there was a sharp break in the market price of the bonds. Doubt- less in both instances a good many stors sacrificed thelr holdings at a loss and vowed never to invest in a foreign security again. It follows then that investors likely to be dis- turbed by this sort of fluctuation ought not to consider foreign bonds Great Britain, The problem one a adviser can upon which make up his nvolved is not pri- anker or an investor solve It is something every one will have to vn mind. The other factor which governs the investment rating of foreign government bonds is more susceptible of analysis. That is the financial position of the par- icular country in question, The un- fortunate people who bought German k securities when it was very plain that if Germany kept on print- ing paper marks without limit that there could be only disaster ahead can readily understand this now. Reputation Also Factor. Finally there is the question of character. A country has a reputa- tion for keeping its pledged word just as individuals have, and this, too, ould be taken into consideration. As a matter of fact It s the exception for any government permanently to default payment either of principal or interest on its exterior debt. Any such default makes it almost impos- ible for that country to borrow until the default has b remedied. I do not intend to d courage foreign investment. For some people foreign bonds are doubt- less highly desirable and certainly the return is very attractive. No one, however, ought to buy them without fully understanding the nature of the investment. (Copyright, 1924, by Consolidated Press.) LOW-GRADE HAY HARD TO SELL AT ANY PRICE| The hay market held steady during the week ending August 23, states the Department of Agriculture in its weekly hay review. Unusually good pasturage continued to restrict the country demand for hay, but the de- mand from other quarters was more active and the offerings of good qual- ity hay moved rapidly. Low grades of all kinds were in excess of buyers' needs and were hard to sell except at_cut price: Receipts at 12 principal markets for the first two weeks in August were more than 50 per ceat heavier than for that period last year, mak- ing up for the lighter movement in July of this year. However, the re- ceipts At these markets July 1-Au- sust 16 were 10 per cent heavier in 1924 than in 1923 and the same pro- portion hold for the receipts January 1-August 16. Eastern markets and Cincinnati, Chicago and Kansas City have received considerably more hay this v han last, while Minne- apolis, , Omaha and St. Louis have received less. Quoted August No. 1 timothy— Boston, $30.50; New York, $30.50; Pittsburgh, $20; Cincinnati, $19.50; Chicago, $25; St. Louis, $24.50; Kan- sas City, $16. No. 1 alfalfa—Kansas City, $20; Omaha, $16; Memphis, $26. No. 1 prairie—Kansas City, $11; Orgm“a, $13; Chicago, $19; St. Louis, 31 5 So It Winds Araund the Gears THEY’'RE NOT ALL ALIKE EBONITE 1S NOT A GREASE, IT'S ALL OIL, in shredded form. No other gear lubricant can perform like it. It will not leak out. It stops noise and grind, lengthens the life of your car. One filling with EBONITE is enough for all season. At dealers in five- pound cans, and at service stations from the Checker-board EBONITE (1T's SHREDDED OIL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND DIFFERENTIALS PIMPLES SPREAD ALL OVER BODY Itched So Badly Had To Tie Son's Hands. Cuticura Heals, “My son suffered with small pimples that broke out on his face and spread all over his body. They itched and burned so badly that we had to tie his hands to keep him from scratching. His clothing irri- tated the breaking out, and at night he could not sleep and cried a lot. “I read an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and purchased some, and after using two cakes of Soap and two boxes of | Ointment he was healed.” (Signed) Mrs. L. A. Harper, 618 Jones St., Petersburg, Va. Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum promote and maintain skin purity, skin comfort and skin health often when all else fails, Iwm Mail Address: “Outicurs Lader. ! M‘.m-‘l, Mass." Sold - 2Be. Ointment 25 and §0c. D~ Try our new Shaving BT THE EVENING lPI.ANS RECLAMATION OF LUBRICATING OIL New Firm to Build Plant in Bal- timore—Product Now Being Wasted. | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 25.—A new industry, that of reclaiming lubricat- ing oil, will shortly be established here with the completion of a plant now being erected on the Washing- ton boulevard at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's west Baltimore sta- tion. The concern, which is incor- porated as the Provident Trading Company, will have an initial capacity of 30,000 gallons per month. The lubricating ofl will be manu- STAR, WASHINGTON, HOW TO TORTURE YOUR HUSBAND— OM, DurICAM! BRING “ThE HOSE BACK HERE A MINUTE | WART 7o PUT SOME WATE R 1M THE CAR! THE, RADIATOR NEEDS ABOUT A QUART To FILUAT uP! factured from crankcase oil for the most part, drained from automobi and trucks and collected from the various garages. This oil has heretofore been ed as waste material, po cor mercial value B means of a new process the plant will reclaim this oil and put It again into use for lubricating purposes. PARIS MAB.IEET UNSETTLED. PARIS, August 25.—Prices moved irregularly on the bourse today __ 809 -1I"St. N.W. Mourning Blacks Dyed 24-HOUR SERVICE Carmack Dry Cleaning Co, Main 1344 egard- ng no Three fr D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 25 1924 By WEBSTER. per cent rentes, 54 francs 20 es. change on London, $2 §5 centimes. Five per cent francs 85 centimes. The r was quoted at 18 francs 39 FOR MEN ONLY Coming! Only 4 more days of the HaltYearly Furniture Sale! Until Friday, this Simmons metal bed is priced $21.75. After that, $29.75-- eHecht Co F Street at 7th szginning September 6th, Store will be open all day Saturdays. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY CLEVELAND, August 25.—A geL- eral increase in operatigns has taken place in the steel mills in this sec- tion. Some furnaces are running 100 per cent of capacity, as compared with 65 to 70 per cent a week ago. The heaviest demand is for bars and pipe, while call for wire products and uuto sheets is low. SEATTLE, August 25.—Alaska red salmon have reached $2.50 per dozer one-pound cans, the highest price for many years. Production was cur- tailed by the new Government regu- lations. The big jump in price is at- tributed to the recent drastic order closing waters south of the Alaska Pehinsula to fishing immediately. SHREVEPORT, August 25.—In the last week oil production in Louisiana and Arkansas reached the lowest point since 1918. Daily average pro- duction dropped about 30,000 barrels to 189,000. Only eight new wells were brought in, adding 1,135 barrels to initial production. ATLANTA, August 25.— Georgla yams just now are the most profitable crop of the State, the first shipments having sold as high as $3.50 a bushel, Chicago. The yield is not so large as in 1923, as acreage was curtailed. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., August 25.— The Bridgeport Business Men's Asso- ciation has started a campaign in aid of the retailer to check the sale of hats direct from factories to con- sumers. NEW ORLEANS, August 25.—The sugar crop in Louisiana has not im- proved, owing to unfavorable weather. Refifiers report an unusually good de- mand and have advanced prices to 6.90 cents a pound. turnover. POINT TO HANDICAP IN AIDING U. S. SHIPS Shippers Say Foreign Buyers Usually Want Cargoes Sent Under Own Flag. Special Digpatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 25.—Declar- ing that practically all foreign buy- ers stipulate in their contracts the flag under which their cargoes must be transported, local shippers say it is impossible for American ship own- ers to aid the Shipping Board in its call for more support for ships flying the American flag. Even where conferences have fixed rates this clause prevents American competition. Forelgn exporters to the United States usually have a com- parative monopoly of the articles of export and may shut off the supply if a similar clause 1s inserted in their contracts. This, at least, is the way George S. Hinkins, manager of the local offices of the Dollar Lines, ex- plains the situation. He said: “Where the shipper is not bound by a sailing clause we almost invariably get the business for an American ship. I have not known in several vears of an instance where we did not get an open contract for Ameri- can ships. “Ships of other nations may employ saflors of any nationality. American ships are restricted as to employ- ment. Designed to furnish ample employment for our seamen, this law eventually will result in virtual an- nihilation of the American merchant marine. It is simply a case of killing the ioose that lays the golden eggs. “Capt. Dollar, head of the line, estimates the difference between op- erating one of his steamers for a year under the American and the Y| THE MANS STORES OF WASHINGTON Annual Sale Famous 1724 Pa. Ave. b O Consequently coastwise ships fly the. 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