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Abe and Morris Discuss Plans for Saving Daylight,

all his generals could make a. Jaw that
straight overhead at IL o'clock noon
Abe"
Don't worry about the sun. Nav
russ" Abe said. THE sun would stay
on the jcb. war times or nc war times.
Nobody is trying to make laws to kid
the sun into getting to work any
earlier. Mawruss. but even with this
war as an argument. there's a whole
lot of people which would be foolish
enough to claim pay for time and
a half for the first hour they worked
il VOC was to alter your office hours
so that they had to come down town at
: instead Of s, although you did let
afternoon
Maybe they would" Morris said.
but it seems to me. Abe, that a great
deal of time and money is wasted by
legislatures making laws for unrea-
sonable people. For instance, il You
change the clocks to save time. where
are you going to topo The next thing
you know. the legislature would be
trying to save coal by changing the
Thermometer in winter. So that the
freezing point from December l TO
March I would be 40 degrees Fahren-
heit. and then when people living in
houses situated in cities of the first
second and third classes kept their
houses IN to SIS degrees new style
which was 30 degrees old style. they
would be feeling perfectly comfortable
under the statute in such case made
and provided. Also legislatures would
be making laws for the period of the
sugar shortage. changing the dials on
spring scales by bringing the pounds
closer together. so that a pound OF
sugar would contain sixteen ounces
new style. being equivalent to twelve
ounces old styler'
TT amt a bad idea at that Nav
russ" Abe said.
1T wouldn't be If the same law pro-
videci for changing the size OF tea
spoons and cups. Abe" Morris said.
'and even then there is no way OF
trusting a bowl of sugar to a sugar
nog in the hopes that he wouldn't help
himself to four or FIVE spoonfuls new
style. being the equivalent of the three
spoonfuls such chozzer used to be put
into his coffee before the passage of the
sugar spoon law. supposing there was
such law"
Sure I know" Abe said "but day
light is different from sugar. The idea
is that people should use more of it,
Mawruss
81 am willing" Morris said. but so
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SAINT GENNARO.

lights burst into flame. Illuminating
the marble and silver draperies of the
statues. which seemed to stand there
awaiting the great mystery. The open
ing of the gilded doors was the sign
for another surge of humanity, the
more favored ones, to pour into the
halloWed circle.
From the SacrSty came a procession
of canons, carrying the vestments with
which to dress the image of the saint
With them, in two long files. came
monsignors in violet robes FolloWed
the Duke of San Vito, deputy of the
treasure, who took d key from the
niche at the right of the high altar
where are kept the bust and relique
of the patron saint.
Last came Mgr. Sanfelice di Acjua-
nella, carrying a red velvet envelope,
which contained the two other keys.
The tinkle of a bell and the door was
opened.
At the sound of the silver tone a
great movement stirred through the
Immense crowd. AS one person. all fell
upon their knees.
The ceremony of robing in rich vest
mentss and ornaments proceeded.
At 10 o'clock Mgr. Sanfelice, inspect
ing the relic. announced that the blood
was dry and hard. He intoned the
"Credo-" Credo followed Credo
Shrieked from the throats of the "rela-
tives" of san Gennaro. was voiced from
the lips of the faithful Followed lita-
MES of the virgin and saints. The rela-
tiveS screamed and moaned their pray
ers, calling the name of their sanity
relative, begging for the liquefaction
of the blood. Tredidation, anxiety
rose to fever heat. The tremendous To-
cusins of thought waves on that con-
gealed blood was reaching the climax
of concentration.
Then the miracle,
This year the so-called relatives of
San Gennaro had no occasion for bias
pheming their sainted relative. From
time long past it has been the custom
for these devotees, old women, weird.
fantastic, young ones. too Ito grow old
in the custom). gather before the altar
rail.
With toothless mouth agape. crying
out prayers to the saint, demanding q
speedy Iiquefaction of the blood. an
aged crone led the other relatives"
Among them was a child of ten Next
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Coal and Breatll"

President Wilson knows just so uuch
about the law of supply and demand
as the coal operator does. Mawruss, and
when he fixed the price OF coal, you
could bet your life. Mawruss. he made
it an even break for The supply peopie
as well as for the demand people.
And what has all this got to do with
setting the clock ahead one hour in sum-
mer. Abe. which was what you was
talking about in the first placer" Nor
ris demanded.
Nothing. except that setting the
clock ahead so as to save bills for gas
and electric light and limiting the
price of coal so as the public couldn't
be gouged by the coal operators. so far
as l could see, is two dead open and
shut propositions. Mawruss." Abe said.
which. of course. 1 admit that I'm an
ignorant man and don't know no morn
laws than police court lawyer, Yum
derstand. but at the same time. MasA,
russ. ! must got to say the way 81
looks to ME. it amt the ignorant nte~
which is blocking the speed OF this
war. For instance. who is it when Mr..
Hoover wants to save millions OF bush
els wheat by using whole wheat bread.
that says whole wheat bread ir-itates
the lining from the elementary canal?
The ignorant man? oser. He don't
know the elementary canal from the
Panama canal. and if he did he couldn't
tell you whether elementary canals
came lined with satin or mohair. or
just plain unlined with the seams fell
ed. Then again. who is it that when
any order is made by the government
which is meant to help along the war
takes il Ike a personal insult direct
from Mr.. Wilson? The ignorant mani
No. Mawruss it's the Teller which
thinks that what's the use of having
an education if you couldn't seize every
opportunity Of putting up an argument
and using all the long words you've got
in your system
"All right. Abe Morris said TN
converted. Rather as sit here and waste
the whole morning I'm content that
you should pass law saving day.
lipht if you want to-.
Don't do me no favors Mawrusx7
Abe commented.
'.And while you're about it, Abe"
Morris concluded. ''if you couldn't save
it otherwise. have the legislature pass
another law that people should save
something else for the duration of the
war which they ordinarily couldn't live
without
Whats that" Abe asked.
Breath" Morris said.
Copyright 1918. by Mcclure syndicate)
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The Most Remarkable Church Festival Celebrated i'm Italy

her was an ancient bag. bent double
with age. All shouted. cried, mum bled
their prayers. their litanies. From time
to time the monsignor raised his hand
to still their babble.
Their calls and prayers were again
taken up-more and more insistent.
And woe betide San Gennaro if the
blood had delayed to liquefy,
In other years when this dire calam
lty happened, imprecations. curses,
hoWls of rage, disappearing were hurled
against the saint who withheld the
sign of good fortune for Naples, the
working of the miracle.
Inc demoniacal shriekS coming from
the grotesque. toothleSs faces were like
an incarnated cartoon by Gustave Dore.
But this year the relatives" burst
forth IN shrieks of JOY at the sight of
the handkerchief waved from near the
Hysteria reigned supreme. Naples was
augured another prosperous six months
free from diSasteri
Inc symbolical booming of the cannon
70 announce the liquefaction, following
the outburst of music was a relic of
papal days, when the Castel San Elmo
was in the hands of the Popes and when
the working of the miracle was given
more importance as a religious and
temporal event.
But important enough is its signif-
canoe today. Weeping men and women
of all classes. sobbing aloud. the clap
ping of frantic hands in a fervor of de-
lirium, the roar of joy, the screams of
Thanksgiving, carried on a still greater
wave, that of hysteria relieved from
nervous tension, made a picture, which
was indeed not a pleasureable thing to
see. But it was tremendous and over
towering, that sea of upturned faces,
distorted by emotion, in each face writ
ten the hope of a better future. in each
a hidden sorrow caused by the war
And while the devout were surging
fha Hof al
PoZZuoli the faithful We're beholding
their own miracle. 1t was here the pa
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BY MONTAGUE GLASS.

KIT amt a bad scheme at that
w M4wruss." Abe Potash said as
IL he laid down the paper which
contained an editorial on daylight saw
Ing. The idea is to get law passed
by the legislature setting the clock
ahead one hour in surnmre time and get
the advantage of the sun rising earlier
and setting later. so thai. you don
have to use so much electric light ana
gas. y'understand. because it's an Old
saving and a true one. Mawruss. that
the sunsline's free for every body
Except the Eeller in the raincoat
business" Morris Perlmutter added.
Also. Mawruss.'' Abe continued. evad-
ing the interruption. There's a whole
lot of people which amt got enough
will power to get up until their folks
KNOCK at the door and say it is half
pas: seen and are they going TO lay
in bed all day. understand. which in
reality when the clocks are set ahead
Maursss. it woul1 re only half past
sin
BIT. don't you suppose that lazy
people read the newspapers the same
like anybody else. Ahe9'' Morris asked
Them i.Ilers would know just as good
as the people which j. trying to wake
them t.p that il is only half past six
und,r section "a Of chapter "a Of the
laws oil 1915. entitled ar act to save
daylight m the state Of New York for
cities of the first, second and third
class. understand, and they will
turn right over and 70 on sleeping I'M
til : o'clock. old style. which is two
hours after the sun is scheduled 10 rise
in the aIrnan;cs published by kidney
remedy companies from information
furnishsd by the United States gov
eminent in Washington.
''Of course. lIawrues. I ain't such a
big PHILOSOPHER like YOU. understand"
Abe sam. but. 50 far as could see. it
ein't going to do bat of harm if you
could =eJ down town one hour earlier
in the summer time even though it is
going I, take an act of the legislature
to do it
"Ard it would also be a good thing
If the legislature would pass an act
making a half an hour for lunch thirty
minutes long instead of ninety min
utes the way some people has got into
the habit OF figuring it. Abe" Morris
retorted. hut anyhow. that amt here
nor there. This is republic. Abe. and
- the people wants to kid themselves
by Putting the clock ahead instead Of
getting up earlier. Abe. the gov
eminent could easy obliee them. yum
derstand. but not even the kaiser and
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or anything else that people is work
ing to produce for living and not for
the exercise there is in it. y'under-
stand. such people would leave off pro-
ducing it and go into some other line
where the prices amt regulated"
They would be suckers il they
didn't" Abe commented.
And the consequence would be that
sooner o. later. on account>of such low
prices. understand, everybody would
have the price. but nobody would have
the COAL" Morris said. and that is
what is called the law OF supply and
passed by any legislature. Abe. It's
a law which made itself. like the law
that if you eat too much you'll get
stomach trouble. and if you spend too
much. you'll go broke. and you couldn't
sidesoA any of them self-made laws by
consulting those high grade crooks
lion-dollar fees out OF finding loop
holes in the interstate commerce law
and the antitrust laws. because there's
no loopholes in the law of supply and
demand
But there amt no loopholes in the
law OF supply and demand. maybe"
Abe said. but when Mr.. wilson gave
the order to his coal administrator to
lower the price of coal. it's my idea
that he was trying to punch a few
loopholec in the law of the public be
darned. which. while it was never
passed by no legislature. Mawruss. it
amt self-nlaie, neither, understand,
but was made by the producer to do
away with this here law of gravity. be-
cause under the law of the public be
darned prices goes up and they never
come down. but they keep on going up
and up according to that other law
the law OF the sky's the limit. which,
no doubt, a big philosopher like you,
Mawruss. has heard about already"
I'm the company of igneramuses.
Abe Morris said. "a Teller could easy
get a reputation for being a big phil
osopner and not know such an awful
lot at that"
Il give you right. Mawruss," Abe
agreed heartily. but even admitting
that you don't know an awful lot. Nav
russ, there's something in what you
say about this here law of supply and
demand"
Will, now that you indorse it. Abe
that makes ii anyhow an argument"
Morris commented.
But it looks to me like one of them
arguments that is pulled by the supply
end to put something over on the de-
mand end Abe continued. Because
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The Rich Suitor.

HRANCKLYN RUTHVEN said at
u luncheon at Hot Springs:
IAN old banker here last week confided
to me that he was going to propose 10
Gaby Delicieuse, the beautiful hula hula
dancer of Broadway. He seemed very
much in love His hand shook and his
voice trembled as he told me Of his lover
like hopes and fears.
"'Mr Ruthven,' he said, do you think
it would be morally very wrong IL 1 de-
ceived her about my age?'
why, no. said /.
I'm sixty-four,' he said. Don't you
think my chances would be better if I
told her | was-say-fifty?'
The bankers brother happened along
just then He heard the last words and
snarled
Tell her you're seventy five or eighty,
George. Then she'll accept you surer"
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was one who could not see the red
liquid within the glass phals.
The miracle of San Gennaro had
been accomplished in fifty-two minutes
before a crowd of devoteeS overflow
ing through the cathedral doors into
he Piazza. Never before had the
mass of worshipers awaited with such
fearful anticipation.
Before sunrise the Cathedral Square
was rapidly filing with the faithful
From the arteries of Naples busy life
streams of devotees poured toward the
Duomo. Then the doors were opened
The crowd surged in. pushing. strug-
Cling. Straining toward the chapel con-
tanning the relic. A thousand candles
CLEANED throughout the church. but
still greater light-the sun-fiooded
through the high windows. turning to
sparkling gold the massive bronze
candelabra, the richly decorated affairs.
Through the three naves in this golden
light surged the people. new streams
from the Piazza striving to gain ad
mittance.
At 9 o'clock the gilded doors of the
chapel were thrown open. Hundreds of
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they got their names in the papers.
they don't care how hard they work.
which if you was to allow them fellers
to regulate the hours of daylight by
legislation. Abe. SO as to encourage
lazy people to get up earlier. Abe. the
first thing you know. so as to enconr-
age aviators to fly higher. they would
be passing an act suspending the laws
of gravity for the period of the war"
We'll. believe in that, too. Nav
fuss" Abe said. Time enough we
should have laws of gravity when we
need them, but what is the use going
tually have something tc pull a long
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face over. Am I right or wrong, Nav
russ?"
Tell me. Abe" Morris asked, what
do you think the laws of gravity is
anyhow? No Sunday base ball or
soraetning?"
Well. amt ito" Abe demanded.
So that's your idea of the laws of
gravity" Morris exclaimed.
Say" Abe retorted. When I got
a partner which is a combination of
John g. Stanchfeld. Judge Brandeis
and the Teller what wrote -Mamafteach.'
should worry if 7 don't know every
law in the law books, SO go ahead,
Mawruss. I'm listening. What is the
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far as 1 could see. there amt gong
to be no more daylight after the law
goes into effect than there was before.
and as for setting the clock one hour
ahead anybody could do that for him
self without the legislature passing a
law about it."
Say" Abe protested Legislators
don't get paid piecework. They draw
an annual salary, Mawruss, SO If they
went TO pass 4 law about it, let them
do a little something TO earn their
wages. Mawruss."
Don't worry about them fellers not
Legislators is like actors. SO long as
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laws of gravity"
The laws of gravity is this Nor
bail up in the air, why does it come
down."
Because I couldn't perform miracles
exactly" Abe replied promptly
Neither could the legislature" Nor
ris said. because even though you
would understand the laws of gravity.
down according to the laws of gravity,
and even though a man does under
stand the laws of supply and demand,
y'understand, if he gets busy and sets
a low price on coal, potatoes, wheat
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A Sniff Rebuked.

TT HE late Maj. Augustus P. Gardner.
u whose death at Camp Wheeler
shocked his fellow congressman and the
nation. used to go in for yachting.
A rich and snobbish Bostonian once
came to pass the week end on Mr..
Gardeners yacht. The yacht was mod
est, and the rich man. looking at II.
shifted:
bigger than it is"
NO" said Mr.. Gardner. Its no big
ger than it is"
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tron saint of Naples was martyred I'M
der Diocletian in 30o. In the Pozzuoli
Church there is the stone upon which
the Bishop of Benevento (San Janua-
rius) was beheaded. The PoZZuoli mira =
Gle which brought relief to hundreds of
faithful hearts through its maueriaai2a-
ton consists of blood spots appearing
upon the gray stone. The blood stains
appeared at the same moment as the
liquefactions in the Naples Cathedral
and Pozzuoli is content
* *
The miracle of San Gennaro is one of
the most remarka Die church festivals
in Italy. 1t is an evidence of faith
which has attracted the pens of writer's
for many years. No matter what disbe-
lief or skepticis,n may permeate the
thoughts of an individual behoider, the
tremendous force of falta, evidenced in
the sea OF knee!ing, praying people
makes an indelible impression.
non liouefaction or the blood, prosper
inv or disaster believe the faithful.
awaits Naples. The miraculous blood
was collected, says tradition. by a
Christian matron at Pozzuoli and. when
sent in two phials to the Bishop of
Naples. it Immediately liQuefied, and
ever since its liquefaction has been con-
sidered necessary to the fortune of
Naples.
This year a special prayer was offer
ed by the faithful:
20. San Gennaro. may the sign. Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
BY ALICE ROBE.
Special Correspondence of The Star


NAPLES, January so, 1918.
M L miracolo. II miracolo.'
% A wave of sound tremendous.
overpowering, swept through the
q cathedral. 1t was emotion, tense,
hysterical suppressed. breaking bounds.
Sobs, cries, signs convulsed the air.
Men and WOMEN wept openly and UNI
ashamed
The surge of excitement drowned the
organ pealng forth the TIE Deum Ihe
booming of St. Elmos cannon, the peal-
ing of bells throughout Naples, was lost
within the cathedrars sea-like roaring.
A man. middle aged. we'll dressed,
crepe band on his arm buried his face III
a black bordered handkerchief. His body
shook with weeping. A woman. smartly
gowned wiped her streaming eyes with
hands that trembled.
Near the altar. where the officiating
prelate held high the sacred reliquary con-
tanning the blood of San Gennaro est.
JanuariuS), Il priest waved handker-
chief
was the signal that the blood of
Naples patron saint had liquefied-the
miracle had happened,
The shaking hands of Mgr. Sanfelce held
the reliquary closer to our eyes as we
crowded about him. A scientist, a Russian
prince. a French diplomat with the Duke
of St Vitus, were among those whose gaze
was fastened upon that silver-incased
glass. watching this Neapolitan mystery
From the altar where the miracle was
.sgnaled back to the doors, through that
sea Of devotees a delirium of ecstatic joy
broke forth. And through the religious
denomination. which is century old was
that throbbing undercurrent which pull
stated through the delirium. The thought
burning in every mind of the immense
crowd proclaimed the significance Of this
years miracle.
San Gennaro" The working of the
miracle loosed from 10000 hearts this
passionate note.
Victory for Italy and the allies-an
Not for years has it liquef1ed SO
beautifully. 1t is a magnificent omen,
said young priest. his eyes upon the
blood of the martyred SAINT
oh, yes: it means peace, / hope-d
peace soon and honorable. sighed
woman. well dressed-onc of those who
had been admitted into the chapel be-
hind the altar rail
Back in the crowd two women. their
gray, disheveled hair falling about
their asted threats, were beating
their shrunken breasts.
My Sons-nly boys-all dead. crled
one. San Gennaro, bless me-
oh. my sons cried the other
At the side of the chapel stood an
other woman. Those gathered about
her, listened IN awe. as with staring
eyes she gazed upon the rcliGuary.
san Gennaro," she cried. YOU see
a mother left alone-a mother desoiate
at Col di Lana. My baby. my one re-
naming boy is in the trenches of the
Carso. San Gennaro, save him for n.e-
a mother all alone"
a l,1r1 har
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So at the age of forty-eight and
twenty four years after going into
Cripple Creek on foot. he is one Of the
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00 0HEN he alighted. at station
MAN. in the mountains. from the
WY local on which he had been
" a passenger Daniel CONWAY
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n17T amt a bad scheme at that.
w Mawruss," Abe Potash said as
IL he laid down the paper which
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-01
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The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-01
GET CULTURE AT HOME

For much too long a time we were content to let the young people of this republic think that they must go to Germany in order properly to com, plete their education in science, mt. sic, philosophy, political economy and other intellectuals. Possibly our schools were lacking in some respects but 1t is more probable that the su- periority of German educational in- sttutions was largely imaginary. However that may be, it becomes our duty now to see that hereafter no Americans shall have any good req son to leave their own land to com plete their education. Citizens under a republican form of government should not pay tribute to an autoc- racy.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-01

theater. Much credit is due to all con cerned, and especially to the leading spirit of the enterprise, Mrs. Mac Cornell, for the pleasure given their fellow townsmen and women, while at the same time doing their bit" for a most worthy cause.
 The only regrettable incident in connection with the entertainment was the fact that many persons, and especially those who arrived on yes terday's boat, were unable to obtain tickets for the show. The limited seat ing capacity of the theater was never more~fn evidence than last night.