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v zelos of Greece has recovered from the indispos tion with which he was seized during the initial session of the new as- semblv and seems to be planning to be- come Foreign Minister in the new cahin- et, says a despatch to Reater’s from Athens today. He is declared to huve become optimistic regarding the achieve ment of unity within the nation and to be iizhly satisfied with the conversations he has so far nad with rthe opposition leaders, Everything. adds the desoateh, points to the definite ov rthrow of the Glueksbury Dynasiy. NEw Yo=K, Jan. 7th. Fiour, (hard winter clears $4.90. - hard winter straizhts $5.50 Meal, Kiicdried per 100 counds $2.20 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.40. Heavy Mess Pork per bri §26 00 Sugar—Crysials maximum per 100 lbs. $7 03 Mclasses Sugar 89 maximum 6.00. Cotton, Middhng, Upland, at Liverpuel per lb. 19 24-100 d. : Exchange. New York and London, 6( days’ sight $4.27 (unchanged) Kxchang: ~new M ork and London, sight $4.29% LoNDON, Jan. Trh. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per ewyt. 675. od, —T7Os. od. ‘* Muscavado nominal per ew~ 48s. 48s. od--51s. od. ““ White Java’s cits United Ki. gdom 50s. 9d nom:nal, Demerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, good middling red per ewt. dUs, od. Cotton, good medium West Indian Sea Island at Liverpcol, per lb. 24d. nominai. Bank of Engiand Rate of Discount per 4 Consols 8514. Three -percent. Rentes in Paris Fes, 58.10. ‘WETS’ JOIN NEW °‘CITY BLOC’ ORGANIZING IN CONGRESS. Washington, Dee. 18th (C. N. 8.) The “‘eity bloe'’ is organiziug in Congress io supplem>nt th2 oth:r num-rous bdlocs, The tfather of ¢he idea is Corgressman Robert H. Clancey .of Detroit. Clancey said the eity bloe will not an- tagonize legislation in the inerests of the tarmers bat will aim (o effect closer undersianding among spokesm:n in Con- gress from the larger cities on such is- sues as public buiidings and largergdevel- opme 1t o rivers and harbours. Some of those expeeted o atgn themselves with the new bloe are Iden'ified with the “*wet’’ wings of both the Republican and Democraiic parties.— Boston Awmsr- ican, December, 18th CARDINAL BANS DANTING IN QUEBEC. Montreal, Dec. 18.—Consterpation and resentment throughout tie Province of =y L H 01l 3 Ay 1= Quebec ares evidenced following the edict of Cardinal Baein, primate of the Catho lic Ciureh in Conada, placing a ban on dancing in Quebeef S.cial eireles planning darces and theatre parties during the holiday sea- son, dancing masters, hotel and restaur- ant proprietors and the younger set throughout the province have voiced in- formal protest. Taronghout there appears to be a soirir of rebellion against the ediet and its ban on what has been considered ““harmiess recreation,’”’ althougb the cardinal Is not without his supporters in his aititude toward what he terms “neapazanism.’”’ The fox trot, tango, one-sten, pika, and even the waitz, are mention=d in the deerce as falling in the category of “*laseivious’’ dances.”’ Motion pictures nnd theatres are hrest- ened with being banaed uaiess they e improved. ““We caution you against bad plays, which are invading more and more bold!y the theatres and twe screens,’’the decree eaid. “"We also positively forbid lusci- vious danees, whatever may be their names, in order to oprose an effective dvke to the rising tide of neopaganism. “You krow, very beloved b ethren what vigor the fathers of the chureh stigmatized the passionate dances that were in use in the pagan world. Since the mode'n world wishes to resurrect those kir ds of dances we must mwake use against thea of the same arms which the fathers used to preserve our souls against the contagion.”” —lbid. RUM RUNNERS LAND ALE DESPITE GUARD Buffalo, N. Y.. Dee, 18 —The Ameri- can power launch Dawn, which tor a week has evaded a Coast Guard cutter, has landed her cargo. said to he 250 cases of Canadian ale, apparently on American rervitory, Canadian customs oflticials de- clared.— Ibid. THE APTNESS OF FRANKLIN. A person who has a familiar know- ledze of the Bible is fortiflad with allu- sions for all occasions. When DBerjamin Franklin, as a young man, went 1o London he applied for a job asa type- setter in a printing office. The fore- mar, however, was very scornful te- ward him and expressed doubt that anrone from America could set type or do anything else well. : Franklin made no ecomment, but, step- ping to a ‘‘ecase’’ at once set up the following verse from John [:46: And Nathaniel said unto him, Can there any ocood thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said unto him, Come and see.” This was done promiptly and without an error, and so impressed was the foreman with Franklin's ability and wit that he gave him a job atonee.—TYie Pathfinder !’\t"\,'. .’.".";11, Countee . Cullen, a n2gro student or New York university, took second prize in the Witter Bvnner undergraduate poetry contest. Culien was one ol the 700 contestants representing over 60 colleges. The contest was held under the auspices of the Poetry Society or Anierica. ‘the judges were Carl Sand- burg, Alice (orbin and Mr. Bynner, Cullen’s contribution, entitled '‘The Bal- lad of the Brown Gil’','" is 200 lires lonz., Its theme 1s: Oh. lovers, never barter love 'or gold or fertile lands, For love is mext and love 13 drink, And love heeds love’s commands. And love is shelter from the rain And scowling stormy skies: Who easts off love must break his heart And rue it till he dies. it contains a moral inasmuch as it deals with the woes of one who permit- ted gold to outweigh affectiom when ne had to choose between .the two. Cullen, who is 20 vears old. is the son of a Meth- o4iat clergyman. Many of s contribu- tions have appeared in mavazines, His writing first attracted attention when, as a high school student, be won the poetry prize offered by the Federation #f Women’s Clubs. His effort for ebhai contest toek the form o, a parody on Alan Seeger's immortal 'l Have a Ren- dezvous with death.”” Cullen culled his poem ‘I Have a Rendezvous with Lire.”’ It follows: I have a rendezvous with Life, In days | hope will come lire youth has sped and strength of mind, Ere voice sweet grow duinb; I have a rendezvens with Life When Spring’s first heralds hum., Sure, some would crv it better far To erown theiv days in sleep, Than face the wind, the road and rain, To heed the falling deep. Though wet. nor blow, nor space. | fear, Yet tear | deetly too, l.est D-ath should greet and claim me ere 1 keep Life’s rendezvous. [®id: DESTROYER OFFICER ACQUITTED The court-martial at San Diego Cal., acquitted Lieut.-Com. Richard H. koot of charges of pegligence in councetion with the wrecking of seven destroyers on Point Honda in September. Bootn was the last of 11 navy officers to face court-martial. IThree of the offizers tried were fouwnd guilty in some degree and eight were agquitted, lue degrce of guiit will not be m=zde pubiic untiy the proceedings arve approved by ithe navy department.—/hid,