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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. May 24.-The COM
mittee in charge of the jubilee cole
bration proposed for the second week
in June in honor OF the returning
heroes from overseas has begun active
work.
The first meeting of the executive
committee is to be held Monday at
pm. in the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce.
It is announced by the committee
that funds in large amounts win be
needed. and every one in Aiexandrta
is asked to contribute literally. The
sum OF $4,000 is to be raised by the
committee for the celebration and for
proposed to have for the returning
heroes.
Subscriptions for this fund should
be sent at once to Carroll Pierce
treasurer.
Graves of Confederate veterans in
today were decorated, this being Con-
rating OF the graves was done by a
committee OF veterans appointed for
that purpose by r. g.. Lee Camp.
Public exercises will be held at 8
crate monument At Washington and
Prince streets. The GRAFTON will be
delivered by Charles Henry Smith.
Seminole. MiRstrels held an enjoy
able banquet last night in the West
minister building, which gns attended
was toastmaster. -
Roger s. Sullivan. this city. has been
elected great prophet by the state
council of Red Men. at its session
held in Richmond recently. He has
been chosen also to represent the
Great Council Of virginia at the United
States Great Council for two years.
Madonna day exercises will be held
at 4:30 pm. tomorrow at st. Mary's
Academy. to which the members. alum,
nae and friends Of the Institution are
invited. A special musical program
will be given and there will Be an ad-
drAss by Rev. F. Lyons, c. 8. P.
The Salvation Army drive will end
Monday. Thus far about $4,000 has
been collected. This city hopes to
raise $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
IDEAS.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1912

II u ideas that rule the world.
Ideas raised empires and laid them
low.
1t was an idea that caused the French
revolution. that made the upheaval in
Russia, that Is terrorizing Hungary and
Germany. that overturned the dynasty
in China. that brought constitutional
government in Japan. that keeps Ire
land In ferment, that originated the
American revolution.
1t was an idea that melted the great
war. II was an idea that stopped it,
The league Of nations is but an idea.
Ideas cause crimes and punish them.
Ideas make sins and their forgiveness
Some ideas creep like snakes and
othere ny as eagles.
Some are dominant. rampant and
compsalsng; others are enervating. sopo-
Thefe are ideas of all colors-such is
our f&ncy-so that we call discourage
ment 4lue. despair black. jealousy green,
envy yellow, hope rosy and chastity
An idea may live long dormant in the
soul. subt1y permeating our being COL
oring our moods, bending our purpose,
making of US a hero or a scoundrel.
Or 1t may strike us suddenly as a
sharpshooters bullet.
We are the playthings of ideas. their
marionettes. They pull the strings, we
dance.
They burn souls as fire. rot them as
sepSls.. energize them as electricity,
asppySiaee them as gas, feed them as
brAds intoxicate them as wine, stupefy
them as opium.
AS they enter US they produce mad
ness. nirth. beastliness. piety. honor.
pe&ee.
An idea draws upward the corners of
the mouth, or dries the lips or brings
moisture to the eyes. or lusnes the
cheek with blood. or makes the hair
stand up like quilts upon the fretful
porcupine.'
An idea can turn the stomach, water
the mouth, twitch the fingers, set the
heart pounding. shorten the breath,
paralyze the tongue.
You can kill bodies. imprison and tor
ture them. Ideas you cannot master, no
walls can eonfne nor letters bind them:
they laugh at the prohibitions of law
and mock authority
They are of two kinds, the true and
the false. The true live forever. storms
cannot uproot them, neither is any AK
made that can cut them down. They
grow on until the golden age.
The false are deciduous, they live
their little day and fall, and their evil
fruit with them, and decay and manure
the roots Of truth.
And yet | heard one say the other
day: II cannot accomplish anything
am failure For / have nothing but
ideas"
Nothing but ideas, 1t is as il one
should say he has nothing in his hand
but the sun and nothing in his mind bu,
the will Of Almighty God!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
THOSE TEETH.
ny n. ADDfNGToN BRUCE.
Copyright. 1912

Continually evidence accumulates
as to the Importance OF keeping the
teeth in good condition as a proven
tive Of possibly serious disease In
other parts Of the body. And more
and more we hear of astonishing
cures wrought by the simple device
Of giving proper treatment to teeth
that have been neglected.
Thus Philadelphia dentist. DR.. A.
Dental Cosmos the case OF middle
aged woman who suffered so severely
from rheumatism that she could not
walk unaided.
Her trouble had been Of three years
gradual development. In that time
cess had been without result. The
unfortunate woman seemed doomed to
life OF invalidism.
Finally it wac observed that her
teeth were In bad shape. There was
considerable decay, and examination
showed the presence Of great deal
Of pus.
Extensive dental work was ordered.
Soon after its completion a marked
Improvement in regard to the rheu-
matisn became evident. Three
walk without the slightest aid. and
was clearly on the way to complete
In another case. also reported by
DR.. Etreeker. woman Of fifty-five
began to experience sharp pains in
her left eyelid, and noticed that 1t
twitched curiously. After a time this
lid became paralysed. the pain in.
At nrst her trouble was attributed
to nervous weakness, az she had been
under a severe strain about financial
matters. But treatment for the re.
establishing Of nerve control had no
beneficial effect on the pain and pa
ralysis.
Dental work happening to become
necessary. it was found that one Of
her upper teeth vas in an uncom-
monty diseased state. pus flowing
and the surrounding tissue treated.
Almost Immediately the eyelid
ceased to pain and the paralysis de-
parted.
In still third case an entire side
Of q woman's face was paralyxAd.
scessed upper tooth. Upon its extrAc.
ton the paralysis gradually cleared
away.
OF course, dental decay is by no
means the only cause of rheumatism.
facial paralysis. chronic indigestion
able to diseased teeth. It would be
foolish to expect to work unfailing
cures in such maladies by radical
dental work.
But the point is that whenever they
are present the teeth Justly come un.
der suspicion and should be carefully
examined with the aid of the x-ray.
And. of obviously equal Importance,
the proved relationship between these
diseases and decayed and .abscessed
teeth should serve to reimpress on
all the great desirabilfty of system
attic care OF the teeth.
AS some one has well said. "a clean
tooth surface never decays" Daily
cleaning of the teeth and periodical
visits to the dentist should, for
health's sake. be the universal rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
AUTO COMMON CARRIER. +
JUDGE MCMAHON RULES

A personally owned automobile ope-
rated for the interstate transportation
of intoxicants is common carrier, and
as such is subject to provisions of the
Reed bone-dry amendment. according to
q decision made by Judge John p. Nc
Mahon in the United States branch Of
the Police Court yesterday. =
Transportation fof wines, whisky. beer
or other intoxicants by common car,
rier railroads, express companies, cleo.
trio lines, steamboats,. privately owned
automobiles. buggtes or other Convey
ances into the District, is prohibited BY
the Reed amendment, declared judge
Mcmahon. This Ia q well fixed princnlN
of law, he said, secured by the prepona
derance Of authorities
The fact that man goes to Balti-
more and there purchases whisky or
other intoxicants for his personal use
and TRANSPORTS 1t into the District in
q personally owned and operated auto.
mobile 10 no defense in q case Of viola.
ton Of the Reed amendment. since. thA
mode OF conveyance il declared to be
the same in q case Of an automobile -
in that Of railroad train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
SALVATION ARMY AMONG
BENEFICIARIES BY WILL
Frances g. French in Documents
Stated She Had No Relatives
and No Friends in Need,

The Salvation Army, the Associated
Charities and the firemen, police, con-
ductors and motormen's relief funds
of this city are to benefit from the
will Of Frances G. French, who died
May Is. The testatrix says:
Il have no relations; I have no
debts. and my friends are all better
off than myself"
She directs that her personal effects
be sold and the proceeds given to the
Salvation Army and the Associated
Charities. The remaining estate is
devised to the American Security and
Trust Company, with Instructions to
divide 1t into three parts.
The interest from the first part ia to
found the Frances G. French scholar
ship for the education for practical
life of an Impoverished girl of good
parentaee, the second portion to be
known as the Walter 8. French schoi.
arship for furnishing a college edu,
cation to deserving boy. The third
portion 10 to be distributed among tho
fremen, police. conductor and motor.
men relief funds. =, !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
Philadelphia Streets.

From the PhilAdelphta Ledger.
We would commend to the men in
charge of the streets a careful study
Of the story about the man who start
cd on q journey without having a
missing nail replaced in the shoe Of
his horse. The tale used to be print
ed in the school readers. For lack
Of the nail the horse cast his shoe,
1t will be recalled. and the man could
not reach his journeys end.
We have been neglecting the re-
pairs Of the streets until they are in
such a bad condition that it is said
millions will be needed to put the
pavements in proper shape. When a
hole has appeared in the asphalt, in
stead Of having 1t repaired at once,
it has been allowed to grow until in
a week 1t menaces the safety Of every
vehicle that passes over it. Then 1t
has been unthrtftily- patched up with
bricks, which in turn come loose and
wear the hole still larger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
TRADE. CONDITIONS.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Bradstreet's
review of trade and business outlook
says:
tivity is revealed in the trade and
industrial reports this week. Cool.
rainy weather and the iateness Of
some of the spr.ng-planted crops,
especially corn and cotton, seem to
be more stressed at the smaller mar
kets, but increased activity, strength
and confidence is revealed at the
larger centers, while in Instances
where weather conditions have been
favorable and seasonable tempera-
lures have prevailed the trend has
been a very cheerful one.
ION balance. jobPing and retail trade
reports show a slight ebbink OF &C.
tivity and collections are 4 shade
slower than last week. but this seems
directly chargeable to weather con-
ditions; whereas the increased
strength of demand in primary mar
kets, especially for textiles. jewelry
and foot coverings, with the, asgrss.
sive' strength Of nearly all prices,
seem to point to q growth Of con-
fidenca as to the future not quite 20
clearly revealed in the recent past"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
HUNS REPLY FORECAST.
Rejoinder to Peace Terms Will
Charge Disregard of IA Points.

BERLIN. Wednesday. May FL (by
the Associated Press).-The German
reply to the allied peace terms will be
in Ave sections, dealing with political
and territorial issues. the league of
nations and financial and economic
questions.
The preamble to the reply will de-
clare that the terms are unacceptable
on their face in that they are q viola
ton Of President Wilson's peace pro-
gram, which, Germany will claim,
primarily accords her equality as one
Of the negotiating parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
HUN DEFEAT DECLARED
CAUSE OF REVOLUTION
Group of French Officers Makes
Study and Finds Military
Disaster Was Inevitable.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
PARIS, France, May ia group
of officers of the French general staff
has completed a study proving that
the Germans on November IL were
on the verge of complete military
disaster which was the cause of, not
the result Of. the revolution.
Reduced by Half.
1t is shown that between July Is
and November IL, 1918, the number
Of German divisions was reduced
from 207 to 1874; that 40 per cent
of the battalions were reduced from
four to three companies each and
that the average number Of combat
ants in each company was reduced
from 120 to so. In other words the
total of the combatants was reduced
by half.
While on July Is there were sixty
eight divisions in reserve. on No
vember IL. although the front had
been shortened from $50 to TOO kilo-
meters $50 to 42O miles) there were
only seventeen, of which ten were
very tired.
The allies reserves in the mean
while. thanks to the United States,
already numbered eighty divisions
and were continually increasing.
Moreover, between the foregoing
dates the number of German cannon
was reduced from 20.3 to $4,000. The
machine guns had been reduced by
one-fourth. the transport and aviation
were inadequate and the munition
production was insufficient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
POWDER STOCKS.
Gets 25 Years for Killing Wife.

James. Arthur Chase. colored. plead
ed guilty before Justice Siddons
Of murder in the second degree in
causing the death Of his wife, nnie
Chase, October IL last. Chase was
sent to the benitentiary for twenty.
Eve years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
New York Mercantile Paper.

NEW York. May 24.-Mercantile
paper. 5Aa5A; sterling. sixty day
bills. 4.e1: commercial sixty-day bills
on banks. f.Sek; commercial sixty
day bills. 4.S0A; demand, 4.s4A:
cables, 4.65H: francs, demand. SAT;
cables, 6.As; guilders, demand, 3ex !;
cables. Ssk; lire. demand, s.56; cables.
$50; government bonds, Afmi ratiEead
bonds, firm.
Bar silver. 1.o5k; Mexican dollars,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Warrington Market Cold Storage IS. $1,000
at o..
Capital Traction, 10 At sSM.
Washington Railway pfd.. s at 63k. 5 at
6Sh, at 6h. at dSA, s at 6SA, S at 68A.
Warrington GGs. 10 at 81, 10 ut 81, % at
81, 25 at 81.
Columbia Graphophone conn.,, 10 at 800. 10 At
zoe, 10 at 297.
Columbia Graphophone pfd., 10 at o7k, 10 st
97h, 10 at Oh, at 81. so at on.
After call:
Washington Railway pfd., 5 At 6sA, 10 at
S8A, 8 At 68h.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24

PARIS, - Friday. May 2s.-Prices
moved irregularly on the bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes. So francs
s confines. Exchange on London, 30
<Eaaesb.-30. -esattnnesrI-E3xsa.zp er~.cert
loan. - francs Is confines. The dol
lar was quoted at s francs 57h CEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
The Facts.

From the New Haven Register.
Doctor. why is it that some people
no are perfect wrecks live longer
than others who are strong and welIo"
"Er-well-you see the others die
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
THE WEATHER.

The District OF Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, partly cloudy, with &C.
casional showers probable tonight
and tomorrow; no material change
in temperature; gentle to moderate
southerly winds. -. .--..
West Virginia, showers probable
tonight and tomorrow; no change In
temperature.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings
Of the Thermometer and barometer
at the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours beginning at 2
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm.
"a; pm. 70: IL midnight. 81; to-
day, 4 am. SIS; s am, So. Maximum.
Is, at $3.50 pm. yesterday: minimum,
81, at $3.50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, ~: minimum, so.
Barometef-Yesterda 4 pm. 29.7s:
8 pm. 1881; Y midnight $3.50; to-
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast
and geodetfc survey
Today-Low tide. 1895 am. and
1880 pm; high tide, 3:42 AIM and
4:02 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1875 am. and
11:44 pm: high tide. 4:Ss am. and
5:04 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 5s4s am; sun
sets, $50 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises, 5:4s am; sun
Moon rises. 2:1s am; sets 1851 pm:
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
81; condition 500. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. IS: condition at
north connection, 400; condition at
south connection, $50. Georgetown
distributing acknowledgements
81; condition at infuent. gatehouse,
ITO; condition at effiuent gate
house, "a.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
Unable to Attack.

The Germans were unable to attack
and could not easily retreat, for 130
divisions were crowded west. of the
Mouse and would have had to pass
narrow space of seventy-five kilome-
ters (forty-nve miles) between the al
lied front and the Dutch frontier. a
feat which under the allied pressure
would have been next to impossible.
The success of the offensive that
Marshal Foch had planned in Lor-
raine for November Is was 4 mathe-
matical certainty. These and none
other were the conditions under which
Germany surrendered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24

The economic loss from rats In the
United States IS estimated At $780,
100000. a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-24
PUBLIC UTILITY.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY,

American Tel. and Telga. ....... 1854
Capital Traction ............. S6A
Columbia Gas and Electric. ..... 50
Washington Gas ............... 50k
Norfolk and Wash. SteaEi 1oat. 19l
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com 30
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd. '63h
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-06-26
ODD FELLOWS CENTENNIAL
Two Concert Glasses From the Home
at GoIdsboro Now on Their An
nuaI Tour of the State.

CharlOtte.-At the recent session OF
the Grand Lodge Of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows in North Caro-
lima, which was held in the city of
Asheville May 1922 the following Of
ncers were elected: Grand master, c.
O. McMichael, Wentworth; deputy
grand master, D. H. .Tillitt, Camden;
grand warden, L. w. Moore, Whining
ton; grand secretary, John D. Berry,
Raleigh; grand treasurer, VIM. L.
Smith, Wilmington.
The grand master and grand score
tary were authorized 70 employ a man
for all Of his time in field work among
the subordinate lodges OF this State.
This officer is to be known as assist
ant grand secretary. His duties will
be to visit among lodges and drill de-
gree stats, to instruct in the secret
work and to stimulate interest among
the members, SO as to increase the
membership during this year which
marks the centennial of Odd Fellow
ship in America. The appointment of
this officer will be announced within
the next few days.
In order to appropriately commence
rate the centennial of American Odd
Fellowship the Grand Lodge author
lied the launching Of the centennial
movement and directed the grand
master to appoint some proficient
member of the order as general chair
man Of the centennial movement who
shall serve without pay and shall Sc
lect his aids and assistants to act in
conjunction with the grand master
and the grand secretary in directing
such campaigns as they see fit for re-
vtving interest in the order, charging
It's membership, strengthening its
finances and supporting it's institu-
lions. Hon. M. L. Shipman, past grand
master, has been selected as general
chairman and the centennial move
ment will be actively launched within
the next few days.
The 1920 session of the Grand
Lodge will be held in Gastonia May
1921 and it is expected there will be
a great revival OF activity in Odd Eel
1owship in the vicinity of Charlotte
and Gastonia with an increase In
membership in this section during the
year.
Two concert classes from the Odd
Fellows Home at Goldsboro have be-
gun their annual tours. They are pre-
senting very attractive program this
season and it is expected that they
will realize the net sum of $4,000 for
the support of that institution.
At the last regular meeting of the
board Of trustees Of the Orphan Home
Is new children were admitted.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-06-26
THIS HEAD WORTH $4,000
London Doctors Eager to Examine
Brain of Man Known as.
Human Encyclopedia.

OF course you have heard Of Datas,
the human encyclopaedia man
who can memorize and reel off dates
quicker than the fire of a machine
gun; the man on whose head the doc
tors have placed a price Of $4,000?
"But am not anxious to sell it yet
for dissection" Datas told a writer
for London Tit-Bits the other day.
ut is worth more to me than $4,000"
Datas has lately been devourfng
war facts and had just added a couple
Of thousand in two and half hours
to his repertoire when we met.
For an outlay Of twopence," he
said, II bought a little book on a
bookstan, called Two Thousand Facts
About the War I bought 1t and read
the list through in two and a half
hours and then knew it by heart"
There is no doubt about it. test
ed Datas with the book in my hand,
and no matter what question asked
him-dates of battles, air raids, names
Of ships sunk, famous generals ca
reers-he answered them without hest
tation, says the writer.
Datas has had many amusing and
curious experiences, but the most ex-
traordinary was the friendly dinner he
shared with John Lee, the Babbacombe
murderer, and the late James Barry,
the executioner who tried to Hang
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-06-26
Dobson's Duuout.

Dobson, home from a visit to the
duke of A., was insufferable. He
couldn't open his mouth without let
ting fall a countess or an earl; his
sWagger was too ducal for words.
''There!" he said, exhibiting to his
family snapshot of the historical
mansion at which he had been staying.
What do you think of that? This
was Lord BIS room; this was the Duke
of AS room; the bishop of x. slept
here; and"
He was about to add that he himself
had slept in the next chamber, when his
young brother pointed to a small build
Ing in the distance and asked for in
formation concerning it.
"That?" said Dodson, impatiently.
Those are the kennels. Now"
"Oh, those are the kennels, are
they?' repeated his young brother.
And which was s?"-London Tit
Bits.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-06-26
Salute Wasn't DispIeasinq.

An overseas guy, cited for some stunt
In the ArgOnne, was home on furlough,
hospital surgeons not being quite ready
10 lndorse his discharge papers, and his
eyes were downward as he walked
down Main street. Within his range of
vision came pair of officers shoes
and puttees.
Right off I lifted my lamps and
pulled snappy salute" he said a few
minutes later, when the reporter halted
nlln to inquire the cause Of the bushes.
We'll, didn't the shavetail major or
whoever he was return it?" asked the
newspaper chap.
Nope, nothing but a mischievous
smile" he replied. "Y' see, it was on
me, Tor the shoes and puttees were on
d little peach in riding suit. Brock
Ton Enterprise.