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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
G. O. P. RALLY AT FAIRFAX.
2. J. Ryan of Washington Is
Among Speakers.

A republican rally was held last
night at Willard's Hall. Fairfax Court
House. Va. w. A. Thompson was
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements.
Speakers included P. J. Ryan of this
city, vice president of the Harding
Democratic Club; Harry T. Whelan of
New York city and H. Mason WEIGH of
Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
HIP POCKETS ROBBED.
Two Men at Union Station Report
Total Loss of $412.

A pickpocket was working at the
Union station last night and succeeded
in stealing SAP.
E. Kemp Troupe Of Relay, Nd, told
Detective Lynn that his pocketbook
containing 1882 was taken from his
hip pocket. He furnished descrip-
ton of the man he suspects Of taking
it.
Charles l. Ottinger Of Newport.
Tenn, was the other victim. His
pocketbook, containing $40, was also
taken from his hip pocket, he stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Earl Goodwin Elected President o.
Cleveland Park Association.

Earl Goodwin was elected president
of the Cleveland Park School and
Community Association at the an
nual meeting in the John Eaton
School Friday night
Other officers elected were: Rev. H.
H. Sterrett, vice president: Mrs. r. L.
Ghormley, secretary: Commander Ed
ward N. Sherman, treasurer, and E.
B. Carrier and Edward 81. Weeks,
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
A committee was appointed to con-
slider the need of the Public Library
for larger force with higher pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
GOES TO TAMPICo HOSPITAL.

DR.. William L. Tower. q. 8. A. for
the University OF Chicago, after hts re-
turn from the army Of occupation in
Germany. and reeently discharged from
the same. sailed en- September IS for
Tampico. Mexico, to assume the direc-
torsliip Of the pathological, bacterieloai-
cal and x-ray laboratories Of the hmert-
can hospital at Tampico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
STOCK BRINGS 100000.
War Department Announces Big
Sale Of Hospital Supplies.

Sale of supplies. bandages and alb
sorbent cotton to the Thomson & KEEL
ly Co. of Boston for more than ST.
100000 was announced yesterday by
the War Department. The stock In
cluded was estimated by the depart.
ment to be a years supply for all
surgeons and hospitals of the coun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
ENGLISH GOLD ARRIVES.

NEW YORK. October 23.-Gen. VII.
liam Bramwell Booth, head OF the Sal
walton Army in England. and Viscouni
Aston arrived here today on the STEAM.
er Mauritania, which also brouSki
2,000, geo pounds in English gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
400 Washington People Present.

More than 400 local financial men
with their wives and friends accom-
panied the party. and the consensus
of opinion among them on their re-
turn to Washington last night was
that it was one of the biggest enter
prises, if not the biggest, ever under
taken by a single corporation in this
section Of the country.
Estimates of the total cost of the
excursion varied, but it is thought
that $4,000 will hardly cover the ex-
penSe.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
FOUGHT CHICKEN HAWK
An Unusually Large Bind and Il hat|
lOto u Skunk,

An Unusually Large Bind and Il HAD
Lets u opvnk.
John Fox Of Junction City, Kan, re-
ceived q number Of bad cuts In one
hand as the result Of q fight with .
monster chicken hawk.
The hawk. an unusually large black
bird. had been killing farmers chick.
ems In the Milford neiEhborhood for
years. brf has always proved gunshy
and too wary for the hunters who laid
for him. Recently Fox and Joseph
Moritz. one OF the farmers who hnd
lost many chickens through the hawk.
were driving along the road In the lat
ter's car and saw the big hawk ahead
Of them.
They chased him In the machine. but
he kept out Of range until the machine
was put at full speed. Running
abreast with the flying hawk. NORTH
brought his car to . sudden halt and
Fox Jumped out, shooting the hawk
through the wing. When Fox at.
temped to pick him up the big bird
put up q nght and finally had to be
killed before he could be touched with
safety. He had a wing spread Of four
feet.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
THREE SETS OF TWINS
And In Each Family There wsrs Al.
ready Four Children.

And In Each Family There Wsrs Al.
ready Four Children.
Race suicide has had q terrible set.
back In Topeka since October II. for
between that day and October q
three sets Of twins. all healthy and all
thriving. were born In Topeka. In
each Of the three Topeka families thus
biessed there are four children older
than the twins.
Margaret Maxine Thompson and
Max Reeve Thompson were born on
October II to Mr.. and Mrs. James d.
Thompson. No. 1880 Kansas avenue.
Four other children are In the Thomp-
son family.
Robert and Charles Council were
born on October II to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert I. Council. No. 7S2 Madison.
There are four children older than the
twin babies In this family also.
Frank and Fred Coffee were born
on October q to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Coffee. No. 1l35 North Quincy street.
Here. also. there are four older chill.
dren.
The Oldest mother Of the three 10
thirty-nve. the youngest twenty-five.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
RECRUITS BURST CLOTHES
Marines Grow Husty After Few
Menth3 Training.

Marinss Grow Husty Aftsr Few
Menths' Training.
Marine corps recruits become 80
husky after their training at the re
cruit depot here that they literally
burst out Of their clothes.
Brig. Gen. Ell X. Cole. commandant
Of the depot At Paris Island. 8. c..
has been obliged to Issue q special or
der dealing with the problem Of cloth
Ing these young gianta
Recently the genera, Inspected q De
tall Of recruits about to leave for for.
sign duty. He found that many coats
would not hook at the neck and that
buttons were strained to the bursting
point. Even the sleeves, IN many In.
stances. were too tight for the well.
muscled armA In the future unifosms
issued to new arrivals will be Just Q
little large for them. leaving room for
expansioo.
I'm issuing clothing At the receiving
barracks" says the order. particular
attention must be paid to the physique
Of each man. In order that clothing
actually issued upon his entry Into the
service will probably at him sfter he
has completed his training"
The state herald., 1920-03-19
Continued from page o.

extending to IT. civil and commercial
or industrial stage. Flying In igner.
ance o. disregard Of meteorological
conditions and warnings IL at times
suicidal and destructive Of costly
property. Even before flying increas.
ed 50 greatly within the United States
the weather bureau inaugurated q
service Of flying forecasts. effective
December I. 1918. which Is conducted
In cooperation with the chief signal
oaieer Of the army and for the benefit
at nrst Of the army training posts and
the aerial mail service Of the post
once department. and later destined
to BE- extended to all aying In gen.
eral. Much development work is
needed to make this service the most
effective possible. ali Of which may
be accomplished. ~ flying develops.
through existing agencies and chan.
nels Of cooperation between the pub.
lie and the branches Of the govern.
ment concerned.
Mstssrs'ssy fse Military Operations.
Clsssiy allied to neteoroiogy fos
asreaauties. the expsriences Of the war
have created . demand for q service
to supply Information for artillery, gar
warfare. and other kinds Of military
operations. each In jts way different.
The influence Of winds upon the flight
Of projsctiles has long been recog.
mixed, but In the past methods Of oh.
serving the actual motions Of the free
air In the various attitudes were little
known and less used. consequently the
allowance for wind I'm the older form.
ulae Of the artillerIstic was largely
academic or mere approximations.
whereas nowadays the ballIstic wind
Il not matter Of guess or estima.
tion. but Of definite and direct 0bser.
vations by meteorologists employed
for the purpose and using pilot bal.
looms or other aerial apparatus which
meteorologists have developed and em.
plsyed In the advancement CT theli
own science. -
On q peace-time basis these needs
are being met by co-opentive work
and arrangements existing between
the chief signal officer Of the army.
~ = result Of which limited number
Of stations are maintained by the
army. while others constituting n use
full coordination OF points are estab
lished and maintained by the wealth
er bureau. Observations mt these sta.
tions consist chiefly of the flight Of
small rubber pilot balloons. The re.
suits are used locally as required and
telegraphed TO the centrnl office Of
the weather bureau for the use of the
ohhcial forecasters In the issue OF ny,
Ing advIces and other Information.
Marine Meteorological obssrvatiena
The submarine menace brought on
with the war soon Terminated the pro
gram Of observations which merchant
vessels plying the several oceans Of
the globe were long accustomed 10
furnish with the object Of supplying
data and Information concerning the
climate and meteorology Of the
oceans for publication ~ aids to nav.
igatisn (marias) on the pilot charts
It The hydrographic once. This ssrv.
Ice 10 bsing restored gradually. and
Id Importance u enhanced % account
e ~ policy Of extendias the msr.
chant marine Of the United States,
and also extensive navigation Of the
air ever the oceans. which the future
. ssrs 10 see accomplished.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
AVOIDS soss AND WORK
PsWnsyivsnia Man AeeempiIshss Il BY
"0urylne" sslf Alive.

DoVybUU oSW AItSes
When you desire TO avoid the boss
during working hours all you have TO
do Ia TO bury yourself alive. THIS
brilliant idea was recently conceived
BY a workman at Mlddletown. Pa. and
II worked until fellow workman
gave him away.
The workman (hls employer re-
fused 10 divulge his nnme) was much
needed for = certain job one after.
noon and his foreman searched every.
where through the plant. but the
search proved fruitless. Al the end Of
the days work he was still missing.
and II was believed he hnd been taken
III and had to go TO his home. fA
Next morning the missing workman
reported for duty with u plausible c1'
plnnatlon for his absence on the pre-
ccding day. All was well until his pnl
began TO squcni. Hc declared thin,
the workman buried himself IN a heap
Of shavings. hcnd md nil. md used o
straw ms n breathing tube.
The state herald., 1920-03-19

Delegates Of District No. IS Of the
United Mine Workers Of America, In
their biennial convention at Colorado
Sprinss. adopted q new constitution
for the Fifteenth District, which IL sim.
liar In most major points TO that un.
der which uaion mine workers In NJ
'nois operate.
A. G. Townley. while sweeping the
snow of tho roof Of one Of the build
inss at the Camp Bird mine at Ouvay.
~as caught In IN avalanche Of snow
from the side Of the nountain. aSainst
which the building was constructed.
asd hurled 70 his death BY the slide.
The state herald., 1920-03-19

Answer rhess Psrpisxins Questions.
That perplexing task of selecting
Christmas gifts will be materially aid.
Cd By reading the advertising columns
Of Crit this week. II you send your
order now you will have plenty Of
time to secure the goods before Christ,
The state herald., 1920-03-19
to operate ON the wounded man.

to operate ON the wounded man.
BLOOD TRANSMISSION will be necessary
to save his llfe." they said.
Take me-" pleaded Mildred.
The girl was found at for the test.
A pint and a half of her blood was a.
lowed to fiow into her fathers veins.
II am 30 glad was able to help"
she said later at her home. where she
was taken. II would give my life for
daddy"
The state herald., 1920-03-19
WOULD DIE FOR DADDY"
Chicago Girl Gave Blood to Save the
Lie OF Her Parent.

when Mildred Pratt, 10 years old,
learned that her father. n Chicago po
llcemnn. was Sighting for his life In u
hospital In TINT city. nfter having been
shot by negro, she hurried 10 the
hospital whore the dociars Ind begun
The state herald., 1920-03-19

es~sr o. lHsans In scotland.
There was 4 decrease Of 681 insane
persons 10 Scotland last year. due.
according to the board Of control. ts
higher wages. almost total disappear
ance Of unemployment and the nun-
bef Of men In tie army.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
csaIIes. Farm.r, eurnIna Corn.

For the hrst time in a quarter Of .
century. Nebraska farmers nre burn
Ing corn. Notwithstanding the fact
that the grain Is worth Si.s5 q bushcl
The farmers say they are compelled
to use the corn for fuel. having nc
The state herald., 1920-03-19
coal.
steIs PennI.s Frem Peer Box.

Caught In the act Of stealing % pen.
nies from the poor box Of church In
New York city. John Perino was ar.
rested BY the police. Perino. It is al.
legged. was using q corset steel. tipped
with adhesive gum. to nsh the pennies
from the box.
The state herald., 1920-03-19

England Has . Woman Grave Digger.
Any women grave diggers who can
beat Miss jamie Beechinsi She says
she Is the only one In England. and
can ding the earth up to the surface
from q depth Of seven feet. In the
busy season she works BY candle
light.
The state herald., 1920-03-19
Street Cars PrefK a FrIsee.

San Francisco, Calif.-The municipal
railway Of San Francisco during slight.
y more than seven years. operation.
has earned nearly $4,000 900 In excess
OF operating costa, according to figures
given out by the chairman Of the H.
nance committee Of the board Of super.
ylsors. Gross receipts from Dec. -,
1912, when the lines began operation,
to Jan. 81. 1920. were &l2.a98. .sS7 =, y
Operating costs during the same perl
Cd were $S.OO1. .l79.6+. leaving an ex.
eess Of e4.&e8.ol1.5S
The state herald., 1920-03-19
M.rine strIk.s cs.t U. 8. s,z .ooo, ,oo.

Strikes have cost tho shipping board
SI.0oO.o0O since Jan. !. The estimate
includes marine and harbor strikes,
iongshocmcn's and shlpynrd strikes
on the Atlantic, Pacific and gulf
coasts. but does not include tho coal
The state herald., 1920-03-19
Plano kIiisd TIVE spectator.

Plane KILLED Two opeetAtoes.
Two persons were killed and s|
score injured when an acceptance
swsfvsd Into 4 crowd Of spectators at|
iandins neld iu Chattanooga. Tenn
Tho pilot was unable to manage the
plane because ee broken steering
The state herald., 1920-03-19
eHeCOUNTRY
GENTLEMAN

time it is local enough to treat
ofmethods and practices section
by section. Subscribe for a
year! 1t will cost you $1.00 for
So big weekly issues-and many
a farmer has profited $4,000
from hints in a single issue. If
you say 50 we'll charge your &C.
count Sl.00 and see that your
subscription begins at once.
We mean it
The state herald., 1920-03-19

In a recent investigation among
farmers the question was asked:
What helps you most?" One
third answered: "My farm
paper" They were able to put
a dollars-and-cents value on the
advice they read. THE CouN-
TRY GENTLEMAN is National
broad enough to cover the
United States and give Nation
wide viewpoint: and at the same
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05
r. F. Beasley.

Mr.. Beasley, who is a native of
Monroe, began his address of an
hour by defining his title: that
of State Commissioner of Public
Welfare. He has Il county SUI
perintendents, the other counties
having the school superintendent
as welfare officer. The welfare
work is supplementary in a
broad sense to the work of the
schools, church and to all agen,
cies that tend to make for better
men and women.
In 1917 IS per cent of children
| of school age were not even en-
rolled on the school books. Ju-
venile delinquency is widespread
and increasing; the cause may be
attributed to the continual break
ing up of the old home influences
lack of control, lack of whole
some amusements and allowing
children to run at large" with
out proper restraint.
1t is a fact that those who
continually commit crime are
abnormal. Heretofore there was
nothing to do with a wayward
Continued on Page IL.
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o. C. Reynolds.

Mr.. o. G. Reynolds, the County
Supt. of Public Welfare. He
pleasantly prefaced his remarks
by saying he was mindful of the
audiences welfare and therefore
asked them to stand for a minute
and rest. He then outlined his
work as probation officer for the
county for the past 8 months. II
cases, 10 white and 7 colored,
have been handled, these varying
from vagrancy, assaults, misde-
meanors; it is not the purpose to
inf1ict punishment, but to act as
a friend and guide for these boys;
they were placed on probation at
home, but are required to report
to him showing good behavior.
His reports show that they have
become more obedient and res
pectful.
He then introduced Mr.. Beas-
ley.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05
EDUCATIONAL, MEETING
Continued From Page 6.

from a county standpoint, and
not merely as a district problem.
IF we start another year with %
one-teacher schools, we are 60
ing to be in a worse fix thannow.
| don't know where qualified
teachers are coming from"
He then explained that the
matter of certiication of teach
ers does not rest with him, but
with the State Board. The
people seem to think that the
power ofissuing State certificates
rests with him, and he has the
power to raise salaries, but this
is a mistaken idea; he has not the
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05

of main highways, and connect
ing link to serve hest the CONSOLE
dated school districts" He stat
ed that before the county opens
up new roads, it must be definite
ly settled that the new roads will
serve in the most efficaclous
way-referring to the inevitable
one-teacher school consolidation.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05

be just as successful as the
measure of the committeemen's
cooperation IF our people will
do away with the idea that each
man must have a school at his
backdoor, we will have a better
school system. In closing he
assured the committeeman that
the School Board stands ready
to bring the largest measure of
efficiency to the school problem.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05

power.
In closing he congratulated the
committeeman for their unself-
ish service, and he felt assured
that these splendid men will face
the one-teacher problem with
courageousness, feeling that if
80 1-3 per cent of such schools
can be elimated without another
building, it should be done.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05
J. P. Gibbons.

J. P. Gibbons, of Hamlet, of
the County Board of Education,
next spoke. "Our ability to CO.
operate is the test of our civil
zation-as Clarence Poe or some
one else has so aptly said; and
if they didn't say any such thing,
they should have" I'VE are to
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-02-05
B. F. Reynolds.

Chairman B. F. Reynolds
spoke on behalf of the County
Commissioners. He advocated
the consolidation Of schools, so
that greater efficiency can be at
tanned. 81 would like to see
Richmond county with a system
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-05

sharks: Rex Reckbrook also n former
Pedagogy man. and Furncss.
A week from Sunday Manager Jasppn
will corral his players to meet the
tam from the West Walnut Street
Tennis Club. Those matches will be
played on the Woodford courts in Fair
mount Park At a later date Wood
ford Is to play the Stenton team, City
Playground champions.
On August 2S the Woodford Club
will hold tournament for the East
Park championship. This is sane
toned tournament and will be held
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
and District Lawn Tennis Association
Paul Gibbons will act MS official ref
cree. a handsome cup has been offered
by the WOOdford Club for this event, to
be won three times. not necessarily in
succession, to become the permanent
possession of the victor.
Among those who are expected to
play iu the tournament are W. u.
Rowland. I'lul Gibbons. Thomas Gratz,
\. +. Pirolct. II. T.. lIeine, Percy Os-
borne. II. II. Martin. George Powell,
iHHy CraviS. Gus Amsterdam. f.. Cohen.
j. Oser WcXciblatt. II. Bates, George
Paul. Rex R"ckbrOolI and most of the
members Of the Woodford Club.
Entries for this event, which is an
open one. can be sent to George Paul.
3131 Powelton avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-05
MILO MILLER IN FINAL
70 Meet Winner OF Bow. Myers
Match at Shore Tomorrow

Atlantic City, n. j.. Aug. 5.-Milo
Miller. of Penn Charter, defeated John
Iszard in the semiinal round yesterday
in the mems singles championship of the
Atlantic City Yacht Club, G-1, 6-2.
Miller played smashing net game.
Horace llaydny. of Philadelphia, lost
to Walter T, Bow. of Atlantic City, in
the unpayed match Of the second round.
Bow meets Ralph Myers in the other
semifinal match this afternoon Miller
plays the winner tomorrow afternoon.
Miller and Robert Lee. of Havcrford,
meet Richard Horstmann. Georgetown
University, and Ralph Myers In the
final round of the doubles championship
today. Miller and Lee advanced by de-
feating +. +. Adams. former star of
the University of Pennsylvania, and
John lS2ard in the semifinal round.
In the first round Miller and his rart .
ncr defeated Thomas McNIullin and w.
ii. Coffin, both of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-05
HornSby Cost Cards
the Large Sum of $3.50

Rogers Hornsby, the st, Louis
Cardinals star player and leading
batSman Of the National League.
was purchased by the Cardinals for
The munifccnt sum of $500. And this
year Branch Hickey announced the
player could not be bought for
$3.50, 600
Miller Higgins was manager of
the st. Louis Club when Hornsby
was discovered and dragged into the
senior major league. Higgins got a
zip from a travelling salesman about
promising looking youngstcr and
sent scout to look Hornsby over.
lie was then playing with the Hugo
Club and could have been bought for
goo
The deal was not put through
. however, and during the winter it
was discovered that Hornsby was
the property Of the Denison Club of
the Oklahoma League. a deal was
finally arranged with that club and
Hornsby became Cardinal for $500.