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The Washington times., 1919-06-25
.re There Oysters In Indiana?

Are There Oysters In Indiana!
Let's end this controversy about
Wabash river oysters right now. Oys-
ters of the kind that are wrenched
from their oozy beds in Chesapeake
bay and other haunts of the "succu-
lent bivalve" ibid you ever write
those words?) DO NOT grow in the
Wabash or any other Hoosier or
Middle Western river. Fresh water
clans, commonly called mussels, Do
row there in countless millions.
About twenty years ago dredging
concern that had operated on mus
sci bars along the Wabash from
Princeton to Vincennes began work
ing a bar a few miles above Terre
Haute. This bar was six or seven
miles long and for that distance the
river bed was literally paved with
mussels. They were scooped up,
taken ashore and Cooked" in huge
caldrons. The cooking opened the
shells, and the mussels, when cool,
yUere removed er4 searched for
rarls. Several thousand dollars
worth of these fresh water pearls
were found-that is, first class, prac--
tically perfect ones. Imperfect and
irregularly shaped ones known as
''barodues" to the value Of several
thousand dollars more, also were
taken from this bar. The perfect
pearls were sold to manufacturing
Jewellers in New York, Tiffany being
the largest buyer. The barodues
were sold to makers of pearl orna-
ments, bringing at that time, as l
recall it, S1.75 an ounce. The empty
shells went to factories making pearl
buttons and button blanks, being sold
at around 10 cents a pound. AT that
time I sold several Eastern papers
Illustrated feature stories OF the
pearl fishing industry along the
Wabash. being then in newspaper
work in Terre Haute and lndlanap-
dis F. G.. HEATON.
SAM GRAY. having dinner with
UNCLE JOE CANNON at the Press
| Club Wednesday evening, told me
that there NAV not be oysters in In
diana (which is open to discussion),
hut there have been fine oysters
taken from a salt lake in Cham
Clark's district in Missouri. How
about it, Mr.. Speaker?
TOM CULHANE wants to know
who remembers when the young
fellers stopped parting their hair in
the middle?
I remember when | had a pink
shirt and a pair of white duck
trousers and mighty little else to my
name and was in constant agony
for fear my hair wasn't parted
exactly down the center.
Six more DAYS before general pro-
hibition, and there's a water famine
staring US in the face.
And of there's q shortage Of water
Says ED HUMPHREYS with some
logic, who DO the authorities allow
those fountains to waste tons o.
water hourly out in front OF tht
Union Stationi
Mr.. Roberts went to Kansas City
with a carload of hogs Several Of
the neighbors went In together z
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

Our fellow citizens residing in
the District whose interests are
con6ded to the special guardian
ship of Congress, exceed in num-
Der the population of several Tern
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

Salvation Army pledges from
now on until further notice
should be paid to PERCY FOS-
TER, at room 81. Union Saw
ings Bank Building, 40 18th
street NV. Telephone Main 251.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

CHARLIE ROGERS. GRAHAM
B. NICHOL and L. WHITE
BUSBY were amonk those toddling
about in the rain this morning.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

En- route we saw three Mt
Pleasant cars with seats half empty.
Mirabile Dictu, as old friend Virgil
would have remarked.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

And what does my banker friend
think of the following compliment
to visiting real estaters, as por-
trayed bv our friend and neighbor
The Washington Post:
District Commissioner GGrdiReT
turned the keys of the city oUsr to
the Uisitors. and told them they
tVere WeIcon1e from the Capitol to
the JAIL"
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

President William Henry Harrison way back in 1841,
expressed his belief that Washington should have voice
in the affairs of the nation. Here's what he said:
The Washington times., 1919-06-25
HEARD AND SEEN

JUDGE ]. W. LATIMER, Of
Chevy Chase and the Wilkins Bldg.
picked me up in his Ford de Luxe
this a. m. and hustled me down town
on time. Otherwise ED SHAW
would have locked me for being late.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

Saw a large crowd of folks in
Peacock Alley and asked my es-
teemed friend AUG MOELLER, the
maitre d'hotel what was going on.
Real Estate convention" he said.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

Next dav I read that visiting real
estate folks shy at Washington
menu prices. l wish some Of them
would read the prices at Jim Rea-
CAMS Hotel Knickerbocker. 4.
"Braise Lettuce. 80 cents" Coarse
spinach. rs cents"
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

make up the car.-IoIa (kansas)
Register.
In the same mail / received
Letter from prominent Banker
Saying that my editorial After the
Salisbury Law-What?" is dis
tinctly unfair to real estate men
2Letter from Real Estate Man
saying the editorial is safe, sane
and logical.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25
These Bnrs Are Gonerons.

The Plate Printers Union Local
No. smoke fund. originated at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
for Walter Reed Hospital has been
extended to take in boys 1T the Naval
Hospital and ST. Elizabeth's. That
bunch Of plate printers at the Bureau
is a large hearted aggregation. They
turned in $1,000 in smokes, in ad-
dition they went over their quota On
every one Of the five Liberty Bond
drives. In the last bond drive the
plate printers took lie, 100 in bonds
which was one-third Of the quota for
the entire Bureau. They were Just
as generous in the Red Cross and
Salvation Army Drives.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

tories, and no just reason is per
ceived why a Delegate of their
choice should not be admitted TO
the House Of Representatives.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

GARLAND FERGUSON is going
down To y. c. for a vacation
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

JIM HAY has vrittAr another
book, THE Winning Clue" and I an
going to take . night 81 and read X
The Washington times., 1919-06-25
Doesn't Like Medal Arrangements

May | invite your attention to
what seems rather an unreasonable
restriction in connection with the
proposed distribution of medals b
soldiers, sailors, and marines On
July 4, 1919.
The registration cards bear the
information that in order to secure
the medal it is necessary for the
registrant to be present in person
and personally receive the medal
But the day fixed is a holiday on
which a great many Of people leave
the city for a short vacation.
| have served twenty-five months
in the United States marine corps,
and although / was not fortunate
enough to have been ordered to the
other side, 1 nevertheless consider
that | am entitled to one Of the
medals, if they are to be given. But
! also expect to be out of town on
that day.
Two registration officers to whom
have talked tell me that there IS
no provision for receiving the medal
unless personally present. Is it fair
to say We are going to give you
medal, BUT we won't give it to you
unless you give up your holiday and
come to the White Lot and stay for
two or three hours, or more, 70 get
it." A. D.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25
Votes For Washington

President Harrison Believed in a Congressional
Representative
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

Mr.. Roberts went to Kansas City
with a carload of hogs. Several Of
the neighbors went in Together to
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

JIM KELLY, the ex-warrior. has
left the Rainbow Div, and is back
at the law.
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

A special delivery letter posted n
the branch postoffice on F street near
Seventh n. W., at 2:30 D. m. Wednes-
day, June 1S, reached its destination.
at Camp Meade, Nd, at 1:30 D. m.
June Is, a half hour after my son
had received his discharge and left
the camp. The mails are almost as
slow as current kilograms. BILL
The Washington times., 1919-06-25

And of there's q shortage OF water,
Says ED HUMPHREYS with some
logic, who do the authorities allow
those fountains to waste tons Of
water hourly out in front OF the
Union Stationi
, 1919-12-18
Changed His Mind.

Doris-I thought you and George
were going skating7
Marjorie-So we were, but when he
saw I had my hat trimmed with mis-
tletoe he asked me to go for a walk.
, 1919-12-18
DON'T WHIP!
Stop Lashing Your Bowels
with Harsh Cathartics but
take "Cascarets."

Everyone must occasionally give the
bowels some regular help or else suf-
fer from constipation, bilious attacks,
stomach disorders, and sick headache.
But do not whip the bowels into &C
tivity with harsh cathartics.
What the liver and bowels need is a
gentle and natural tonic, one that can
constantly be used without harm. The
gentlest liver and bowel tonic is "Cas-
carets." They put the liver to work
and cleanse the colon and bowels of
all waste, toxins and poisons without
griping-they never sicken or incon-
venience you like Calomel, Salts, Oil,
or Purgatives.
Twenty-Five million boxes Of Gas.
carets are sold each year. They work
while you sleep. Cascarets cost sc
little too.-Adv.
, 1919-12-18

to watch in all the chlmneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even
IL they did not see Santa Claus COM
ing down, what would that prove? No
body sees Santa Claus. but that is no
sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? OF curse not; but that's no
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the won
ders that are unseen and ~unseeable in
the world.
"You may tear apart the baby's rat
tie and see what makes the noise in
side, but there is a veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united strength Of
all the strongest men that ever lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the
supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is
1t all real2 All, Virginia, in all this
world there is nothing else real and
abiding.
mo Santa Clausl Thank God, he
lives and he lives forever. A thousand
years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times
10000 years from now, he will con-
tinue to make glad the heart Of child
hood"
, 1919-12-18
HAD ITS REDEEMING QUALITY
Small Girl Evidently Looked on An
noyine Smoke With the Eye
of a True Artist.

a small girl was watching the smoke
pouring from the smokestack of n fac
tory. The sun shone back of the
smoke, and this, with the clear blue
sky, seemed to appeal to the child. as
she exclaimed: "Oh, mother, look Mt
the pretty smoke"
why, the very idea !" said the
mother. Then she proceeded to tell
all about the iniquities of smoke. She
explained Mt great length the great
fuel loss, the injurious effect of the
smoke on the lungs and, worse than
all this, how terribly dirty it is. and
how she had to slave from morning
until night, scrubbing and securing
and washing, in an effort to get rid
of the coal SCOT from smoke.
The little girl listened dutifully, but
her gaze fingered on the opal-tinted
smoke pillows. When her mother had
concluded she remarked: Yes, moth
er, but you can hardly blame it for
being pretty, anyway, can your"
, 1919-12-18
Is There a
Santa Claus?
Classic Answer Of . NesU
York Journalist Affirming
q Little Girls Belief

NE Of the finest things ever
written about Christmas was
the editorial printed 20 years
ago by the New York Sun in
, 1919-12-18
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
The important Part.

Spike says to me last night" began
Heloise of the rapid-fire restaurant.
HE says"
"Ps-s-s-stI" interrupted Claudine of
the same establishment. whats COM
ing off, up there in front?"
Jaw, n guy pulled Il gun On another
guy-talked about killing him for run
ming around with his wife, OF some
thing of the sort-and the rest of the
gents ire trying to mold him till the
cop comes. Spike says to me, Honest
t. glory, Kid he says, you sure look
sweet t'nightv just like that !"-Kan-
sas City Star.
, 1919-12-18
Historic Arizona.

The Spanish Trail association hat
proposes to re-establish through the
Southland, from Florida to the western
sea, the main highway Over which
came the earliest of the white men,
will find especially interesting the
route through Arizona.
Within the land now known as Arl-
IONA most of the travel of early days,
dating back to 1888, IA from New
Spain northward, though Cabeza de
Naca, in 1886, managed, on a more
southerly line, to encompass the dis
lance that lies between the Gulf of
Mexico and the Gulf of Cortez. t. us
known as the Gulf of California.
, 1919-12-18

@N NE of the finest things evei
" written about Christmas was
- the editorial printed 20 years
SRl ago by the New York Sun in
answer to the earnest appeal of a little
New York girl to be told whether
Santa Claus really exists. Its author,
Frank p. Church, was an accomplished
Journalist and wrote much on many
subjects, but his fame will rest chiefly
on this beautiful setting forth of an
eternal truth. With DR.. Clement Clarke
Moore's "a Visit From st. Nicholas"
1t is one of the great classics of the
Christmas season.
The answer to the eternal question
as printed in the Sun follows:
1--WE take pleasure In answering at
once, and thus prominently, the COM
munication below, expressing at the
same time great qualification that
its faithful author is numbered among
the friends of the Sun:
Dear Editor-I am eight years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says: If you
see it in the Sun it's 80. Please tell
ma h truth; is there a Santa C1aus7
"'VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
Tie West N~inety-first Street
virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think that nothing car be which is not
comprehensive by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
mems or children's, are little. In this
great universe of ours man is a mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as COM
pared with the boundless world about
him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole truth
and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there Is a Santa
Claus. He exists Is certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
to your life its highest beauty and Joy.
Alasi How dreary would be the world
II there were no Santa Claus 1t would
be as dreary as If there were no Vir-
ginias. There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no romance, to
make tolerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment except in
sense and sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world would
be extinguished.
mot believe In Santa Clausi You
might as we'll not believe in fairiesl
You might get your papa to hire men
, 1919-12-18
France.

Nearly $3,OoO,OOO,OOO is proposed to
be spent by France for Improvement
of ports, interior navigation and rail
roads.
, 1919-12-18
Christ Is Born
by
Louise +. ElrnendOr3

The World, late racked Nth pain
through bloody years,
Has climbed its weary long-pathed
Calvary,
Where millions died, as Christ
that they might free
Others from Wrong. and black OPP
p~ression'S tears.
Once more mow through the World
m to ears
The song of all the ages, Christ
is born"
Mute tongued to notes of joy haze
been the bells,
And only childhood and old age
dared try
To sing, so near the threatening
battle sky.
The song that told. though dulled
by shrleking shells
Whose bursting turned a thousand
homes to bells,
The wonder of the ages, "Christ
is born"
Our faith in God has brought to Us
tho goal;
War-weory lands haze peace on
earth again;
And in the SCARED and fire.
purged hearts of men,
Made sweet and strong by suffering
of the soul,
Through travail of a World once more
made whole,
Anew in human hearts the Christ
is born.
Dear God. the Christmas songs are
fraught Nth prayer
That Thou aoiH be Nth those
whose tears still pay
That We may haze the glory of
this day;
That men may Eoe their thanks;
that lives may bear
Eternal witness for Thee, every
where
Procldiming that IN us the Christ
is born.
Changed His Mind.
Doris-I thought you and George
were going skating7
Marjorie-So we were, but when he
saw I had my hat trimmed with mis-
tletoe he asked me to go for a walk.
, 1919-12-18
PLANNING His Future,

The Proud Father-I'm sure of it.
The kids going to inherit m looks.
The Fond Mother-That will be aw.
full. Can't you make a will and disin.
herit him?
, 1919-12-18

To a dressmaker, fitting a dress is
q mere matter of form.
, 1919-12-18

A little learning is less dangerous
than n vivid imn"inntinn.
, 1919-12-18

Deafness in women is due to theil
failure to practice the art of listening
, 1919-12-18

Married people are like shoes-if e1
actly alike they are not n fitting pail
, 1919-12-18
That Depends.

"Don't you adore what the poe
calls the voices of the night?"
Not If the baby has the collie"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-22
DATE OF THE
WINTER QUARTER
AT THE u.
A.C.

Announcement Of Monday. Deem
Der as the opening date for the
Utah Agricultural College winter
quarter has just been made by
President +, G. Peterson. Registra-
ton dates have been set for Decem-
Der 4, S and 6. This quarter should
see an increase in registra ton at
the state college OF some 500 stu.
dents, according to President PIER
son. In a statement just Issued by
the president. the U. A.C. winter
quarter is characterized as the most
important period OF the school year
THE matter OF education in ag.
riculture, in home economics, in
cmmerce and business administration
and in the mechanical industries and
the general sciences is very clos,
to the hearts of the people of Utah
and the intermountain west" says
President Peterson. THE Utah Ag
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-22

ming from January 26th to FebrrF-
, airy 7th will be convention OF
, scoutmasters. The last week OF tue.
convention will coincide with tbaa
annual roundup so that those at
tending will secure the benefits OF
both conventions. Methods OF han
dlling the boy scout troop will bss
taught.
The Annual Roundup. The big
gest Roundup ever held at the U.
A. c. will take place this winter
from February End TO 7th A moss.
elaborate program Is in process OF
preparation. Experts from all over
the United- States will be brought to-
Logan for this important convention
The Annual Housekeepers Confer
.ence. Like the Roundup this con-
ference will be held fFdom February
End to 7th. II will be bigger than
ever before and will give the wo-
men of the west an opportunity to-
meet authorities in home economies
Crop Pests Inspectors School. A
very important convention of crop
pests inspectors will be held at the
u. A. c. from January 10Th to Feb
ruary 9TH, thus including Roundup
week
The work of the Winter quarter
has been very tcllingly placed be-
fore the people of Utah by means of
of striking poster and clever
booklet The circular, which repre-
sents forceful announcement OF
the opening date for the quarters
work, is printed white on blue from
large wood block. The design
was conceived by Prof. ID. e. Robin
son who is in charge Of theDepart-
ment OF Information Service at the,
college. The drawing was made by
Prof. Calvin Fletcher, head Of the
Department OF Applied Art and the,
wood block was carved by Mr.. Dav-
i'd Hughes, expert wood carver in tho
employment OF the institution. The,
circular, written by Professor Robin
son, has for it's cover a reduced re-
production of the poster. 1t con-
tans full information concerning the
winter quarter and Is well illustrat-
ed. 1t will be sent free upon ap-
plication.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-22

Bjorkman at her residence, where a
splendid program was given. Mrs
Joseph Quincy gave the main top
ic, an address on art. Music was
rendered by MISS Sarah Blair and
Mrs. Dave Thomas gave a reading
which was enjoyed by all At the
conclusion the hostess served refresh
ments.
y . 8 g.
Miss Geneva Wells entertained
her brother Mr.. Dick Wells of Salt
Lake City at dinner last Monday ev-
ening at the Practice House.
. y . .
Nj. J. e. Jacobs Of Oregon was
a dinner guest at the Practice House
last Friday.
Miss Nadine Foutz Is entertaining
her mother this week at the Practice
House.
. = e =
Miss Louise Bird has her sister
Miss Jesse Bird of springville as her
guest this week end.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-22

ricultural College for thirty years
has dealt in the class room and in
the fields and homes throughout the
state with these fundamental con.
captions. The whole state is the
campus Of the college.
Beginning December 6, the college
begins its winters work. Students,
farmers, housewives, business men
and mechanical workers can find at
the college very profitable work at
the same time work FUN OF interest
and pleasure.
I'm the new day which has dawn
ed upon civilization America is to
lead the world. Utah with its great
history, its social cleanliness and
orderliness Unsurpassed in the world,
may lead America. The call Is very
urgent to those it'll superior blood
in their veins"
Two hundred sixteen courses Of
collegiate and vocational grade will
begin with the opening Of the win
ter quarter, These will prepare men
and women in some 60 professions.
Aside from the many courses they
, open to new students, there will be
held a number of extremely import
ant conventions during this period.
These will comprise the following:
Tractor School A tractor school
will begin January 10th and run for
two weeks. Instruction will be Civ.
en- by members OF the U. A.C. fac.
ulty and experts sent out by the fac.
tories represented by the various
makes of tractors. Twenty differ
ent types will be used In instruc.
ton. Eight hours work each day
will be provided but those who wish
to spend one half time in tractor
work and one half studying in poul
try husbandry will be allowed to dc
so.
Poultrymen's School. A schoo
beginning January 18th and run
ming for two weeks Will teach thu
care and breeds OF poultry, Stool
selection, breeding, caponizing. the
use of the incubator and breeder
feeding and related problems will b.
discussed. This school will be open
to both men and women. Eitht
full or half time may be spent
Scoutmasters' Convention. Run